u 7 -m- mil 5"! Yl r...hriii : -"- -Acl verti hi ii Rates. The tmrreand rel-aria .in-.i.t... . v. -. " o imm laveraeie ouo.tderaiiua of i1m1 er aoe lavars will be uwerted at the ici:wir,c low rates: an A K.WH . m . ... J - . . . . . . . . I J" ' 1 ie 1 inch, 3 months. ........... , XJM I"0!!"? ,,,0,, ..V.V.'.." A-te I Inea I er. ........ k.o I !:! . t!"joxi" -".v":. a Inrhea. uutiUi. ,t-e Incbea. t year "i... eolurnD. montbp. ......... ..... ....... ! S eolumn.6 nonthF.....l - S . ..... .... ....... .. WJH Xcolnaa. I rear ... 1 column, nonti.4 xn na 1 column, I yew ti 0 Uurlne Item., f.T.t lturtJaa. ine. er Ua ratwequeni ;n-ertiot s, fc-. pr line Auditor ,.uce iM tray and .tmilar Notioe. x M o.."r!M'lu"on' " l,r--l'ai ! aay evrpora tton or roriety and Cum-nua.t1vn. oenlsoVe la ca.ll at teut n.u to mi matter el Incited or ladl Tidaal interert must t-e paid ler a. advertl.tneata. tVK-s and Job t rir.iiB of all kind oeaUy and eteniooMy eteeete-- at the lew eet prices. Ana - 1,200 ietJ emulation. hb.rrtH Unlet.. '!'!.h.i'?.il within 3 months. 1.75 ,!. 111 1 . . .iil.(n t manthii. '1 Hi! do " n". ,.,.t m,tl.iu Ue year.. ""& li i h'-- i - .-i.linn outside of the county TrwnIi" ir ye" c""itl to I.-" .twill the aoove wnui o-j "- L,, , tr,,.ie wno don I oonnun ineir Ll ' .'vtn 1" H.lvano mum not ei ritfrt1 . n th iHtin as thoe who I "-"L. ifl "n " 7. .1. nn,1rr4tMXl trod JAS. C. HASSON, Editor and Proprietor. "Hm". 18 A. TBKKM AN "WHOM THK TRSIH M1IKI FRBI AND ALL. AUK B LAV KB BK8IDK.' 81. BO and postage per earln advance. NTJMBEB :J7. Is':, art - ' Wr,,T,.i.e' Mtore yotwtop It. If stop rrCn?u' -::"' do otherwise.--flit. nt .... i In.. KnOTt. VOLUME XXX. EBENSBUKG, PA., Fill PAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1S96. A TRAINING IN CLEANLINESS IS A rnRTUNE." COMPLETE The Indestructible SAPOLIO BICYCLE. I " -w' fTKE. a""-- VmVV Model No. 5 XCV . I Feh. "it. IK"! PATENT". ;IV l7. ,ki -Jtinre"'!" N jfi,.' ifrnv-T-sr ati'i Tim-. fn - I .-vie of material that is 'nn. :. int tiL'i-t her: Ins low pi.rts: ,t- 1: 1 ri.t-r" 1 riKf.. -ii ait 1, in an a- ci 1. in . 110 110. low Oct. 3. 1S!3 .fan' 1. IS!)."? ; i. - i.reki-n; so m::.w .11.0. n 'i)'-"'s r'" : - n. connectluu part; a one ! m flaee ..f a .lo, !i parts: :iiays re.uly to iriye reli.il.Ie ami rapid transportation nwln"""-1"'"1 ;"K' Hr""L' st nn'.fci ir us v.tniit. Knmvnl; joined together with "!.a t.i. mi-- ntT ititTH in sii.-li :i ii'.inn. r tlmt ll is imperii, I,- ti In c:.k or an v part work ,nlri,l.,M:..v.-::y. siiiii-lHMi y :m.l uii:l.ility: tin; i;ri-;.t-t conn, ination of ingenuity " k!i n. to Imil'l a frame vvitliont brazen joint s ami tiibinir. ax you know Ci'I.U-11,111 ' ..... - r. .tin' I -'- --" ". 1. iiii.i'i nnu, iiai)o wire tanirt'Dt Hpoken nil'l'l' 11 i-.il..-. 11. r fj:it yuu lc K. p tir. or m.uu- oth.-r lirst tiMTl.- ' - , ... tlllli .,...1 ...r.-f illlV r.-rilllil r;n.i ti:ir.l..nf..' f ll tlVti i,n ivi'' r-. r- :ir f'l untuifUt. t . AM nut ceiclni.tod iiiH'-pjcco crank, fullv pro-.rltvrv.!'.r-;u.-"rt.T puis. UK "H -Sho--tot. iih !i.-s: 'inmost.. :7 inclit-H. KA K Hii r'iKK -1 iiilt-wt ruc-ti t-li: fork imn nimlo iri-iu jnit-t.arrrl stei-l. IIANDI.K fiu-lvn t 11:11 i-"" .Mi.ni.-i.cn in ni posiu ii-.n (lemrru; ram a norn rnr 'R ' . i...ik.- n .!. . -11 1 i u ... ...ti ...... . . . . 'tTrtp or rui'lx-r: fill 'all i-.ii inir. HMII r.ni.ineitii in I. lack. nil all lirltrht parts 'ill ulMi-'l l-'1' H'i'Vi-l' rompli t-- with tool bne. piiirip. u rencli an.l oili-r. Weight, ac- -uwttotirf. 1 l:i!s. s:vl ll.-s. t-tc. to :i pouncN. lid lii oar -.peri l! WliolMal I'ri-. Never lwforf- sola .tMt .Timnii'klv mtro.liH-.- the -N-itwihmI" l!iiy.:U-. we r t-i m.ikt- a si-ri.il coupon ortrr. fivip.tr every i..f -hi n;.-r a i lrine-- to net a iiist-clsn w lit-e! at the r n;r--ri'.i. 'ii re.;eiin. .r i- ... .....j mil -nil- t.i aiine t lie aoov.- Hievel.;. t-ecuri-lv cmreil, iituirint-H- tr i. lir-rv. Munev -eiuti.te.l it not na r'T.r.l aft-r arrival ami examination. We wil ship l with i rivili u'f exatninat ion. for ?:". no and 10111.1m Tided i" "'lit itli ord'-r as a triiaranie.- of irix..l laii h. n'ten bin lirn: warranty w ith e.-.eh lliovuie. Tins is a uur o(hf .-time and von ennnot atfor.l to let the por ji'flis. AJ'lr-ss all orders to CASH BUYERS' UNION. Ml Wert Van Buren Street. Bx ?Con CICArrs IT L. TRIAGE End fcolil to conximfri lot ll 3 ear, t;i. tlii'ii! I.; denier h proUt. Wo ur the O.ti.'-t i&u't 1 -i ir-l iiiniiulrtclurer in Ai:itr .i '1 ri i liit l a H'd 1 inriii' this way- ?iiip n ..a p.'i ih'i'c Vi exniiiint before any iisoney 1a I V. 1 iy fr.iLiit iMth WKVMif not Katmfar t -rv. Vr.rrnr!t fr :ir. Why pay an Rueni 10 t ?.! r. irirr f.r ymi? Writ your own order, r iftrree. We lake alt risk ol damage in ....p.ii,,. WHOLESAE prices. Spring Wagons. $31 to $50. iiuaranteM t-a . t ji, -t-ii i.-i r-Vit...-w.. Surreys SG5 to SlOO a fr fiUO tt fop Buggies, S37.SO, as finoai 54Ui f.r Phar-tons,S66 to S!DO. Farm Wagons, Wasronettea, Milk Wagons, Delivery Waffons an ' Road Carts, lilt tt LKS IOR t, HOU II1LUK . I . IT. rjrrpf liarne-a. :u3.oo No. 1, arm Himeis KIPIMi 8 VUIH.F." and ! i nt. olT fop rK.h . tth up. to p- io-af-f an 1 AiJrcM W. E. PRATT. Sec'y, EU'.HART. SD nilT flBIAFlP Mini . UUI rnlljld ERMftTfiR in recent times originated a new idea in Windmill and Company. Water SuddI v Goods. Hiirv.--; Sin Pr-u. Who sells low to CU - f- Worth. and have therefore i-a l-.k'ii.o. Trx.: Lm- since 'So. reduced Tnroneh eratitudc. safest to deal : 5--.ut tr of all that tower, ui a i c i i r-a .' .lr.m O in low nrici.-s. I lwi.k, W.i. hand with Ion? L ir :Bg?Alo.Mf. l ?2.64. We prepay Hew ..rk C.- bust..!. Vm; . Deduniuuy inusiraieo. caiaiopne 01 o(uniic . ... - bll.nhjrc. this appears but once. HO. print our latest mm. rump or 1M B!i?e55fi.hortijand 13 C!-.-?;n.-! ?l.. Philaria. Pa. la I !!,.- ., , -i.'hiw.t fnr Jtni h ' ia! rueUli J ll Short-hand. Ttpe-wnting. Corrp-kpondpnce. Pr3cticul P. ram mar. WMnsl..;). in M:iirtiti citmI ii'l'-iM-.- w nit tiniis - . l.l rHU. i- M. A Vl'IT11' L,Vr WT .flN OBI .HOT. O.n.ln - ,, . r . fa o,- "'.'""'."tiess, .la lice. Dysper rea?"u,!.nheH!fhyIjverthanaiiy rtd i Te'n V'7 f",,Ter 'when yon caa , S-'infonl's Liver Invigor ! nV'r.,,r,lT "1 family medicine. ,"',t hill semv VOC. Occidents of life Write to T. S. QrincitY, I'raw.r l.Vi, ChiaKo, Secre ''iy of the Star Ai;ciif.n1 1"Mmv, for information fnardintf Accident Insur ance. Mention this paper. aii,., ' 50 dome yon can save t, " is paid over $iiU0,IJU0.HJ lot i XFr your wn Agent. 'CAI. EXAMINATION RKQCIRED FRAZER AXLE GREASE . - -r TMB U'A n n In ' '-' -iai... n. w " . 1 fB Mi tmZ J A iL"! t. . any ottMH- -.n.i k,. YOUR EDUCATION WITH "Maywood THIS $75.00 COM HLETE BICYCLE -Inn. 21, 1806 oilirrH I'puiline ii - e ever ma.le. Aflapted for all kinds of to"(,n i-nl nirt; nimple in construction. is of such wiry construction that its parts .muiie 10 cr.isu in at every contact: a frame j . n .1 inc. nic iitiuivit-u ......r, Arii-.ii.-iou noiiif or Jlor- - rlas pnrnrtiativ tire. 'liKAltl N.S Hall Caupon No. 2006 r.ooo pom IF SI5.1T WITH ORDER FOR No. s At ay wood ...Bicycle... KARNESS frlFG. CO. Koad Wagon. $55 FLY XETS. Elkhart ilirjclo. y;n.twl. nrder. i-rii.l 4r. la pnciiinatT llre. we'IU- K - paaiitai - ic1. fft.-el i-.ibicir, dn.p forclnK by the only concern that ever volnnlarilv reduced Prices. E vervthine the farmer sells is low. him ? We have repeatedly refused to iotn. defeated windmill combination, and have. the cost of wind power to 1 what it was. and because we are. price makers, and are with, and because we are the sole originators I is Rood in the modem steel windmill and THE WORLO HASGIVENUS MORBTHAM - rca uiunuii i nusiNrfis. we believe hich trades and larce sales. We make short . oower stroke Dumps, wtin pesi seamier . No. T81, Burrey. $23.50 L . brass tnba rvlinders. lower than iron ones a 3'A 16 inch at J freight to 20 branch booses. Send now for . Our imitators may not nave id plans. INo one Knows (no och rlce until no Knows em. FOR ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING TRY THE FREEMAN. a A pampbl of Information and ah- A u, ... . .. .,. nk t.W Ullll.:tf 1 I.IW IO - L CaZVba r.l.i.F ..lit. . tw. 1 nirf.in iiii!i i.miL' ra.H r . Add. MUNN . UU.J F.,-!v .IBI nriMQWiij, FRAZER AXLE Best in the World! Eet the Genuine! Sold Etenwhere! GREASE WANTED BY SAM'L WELLS & CO.. 67 VINE ST CINCINNATI, a I IRGEST EXPORTERS OF GIKSEMG IN THE U. t SlBrWaSl Viii BETTER LAUGH. Kf you feel like bein 'blue, llettcr lauKh; SIkIik won't liriiiR sunshine to you littler lauKh. You cain't eoi..uer fate with frowns In a liKht of fifty rounds; So in all jer ups an' downs Iit-tter thins to do, by half. Is jist to laugh. When yc-r burden's hard to bear IVttcr Krin. Curses; ain't no cure for care, I tetter Krin. When ymir team 'at orter pull Ilalkst. don't Kit onnierciful An" slash and splash aroun. Fer you'll Find the sur.-at way to win Is Jiat to Krln. V.'hen you think of cussln'. don't! lietter smile. When 'skwlers bite and fishes won't. Hotter smile. V.T yer hook an" line pits stuck On tin? limb, ur some bad luck. Only way to show yer pluck, 'Stead uv KrumliliiiK all the while. Is Jist to smile. Alfred KlliHon, In Chicago Herald. FIGHT WITH A "TIGER." 11 V W. THOMSON. At one perioii of my sumewhat ad venturous life, and wlwn uiitny yeais .vouiirT than imw, I wujienfratil in tlie then lucrative bnsine&ti of inalioany- lilting in Jlritish llomlur-.irt, my eanii lH-in situated on tlie heud waters of tjuesada river, a small aflluent of tlu? lJeli.e, ly which route our loys were, iioated U tlw- jMtrt of t he ame ivame for sliiiinnt U Kurojie. Though this valualile tiniWr more pari ietilarly alxiumlH in the hilly, senii iiHuiiitainoiis regions of the country, exceedingly lare iiulividual trees art o-e:Lsionaliy found in the densely wood ed valleys, and the-s iant s-iec-imens art so highly jirizeil that it often lays to cut a tsHc-ial road through the taiif-ietl, vine-en laced forest to each one. Now it. line time hapjiened tlmt the l.iverjiool dealers to whom my shi-nit-iits were usiuilly consifrned rejtieit ed me to semi tliem at any cost as man.v i.f tl-se etra-sizel lofrs as I could ob tain ii to a certain date. Such were nut to lie found in the immediate neitfh l orhood of our camp, however. Hence 1 one iiuirniiio- mounteii my favorite saiKlle mule ainl rode toward El Hi-monio valk-y, some ten miles away, which my iLaJf-breed (or-man a-ssuri-il inc Hntained a eoiusideruhle numlier of extraordinarily fine, though eeatter iiiff. trees. This place, I was tohl, had In-en christened 111 JK-monio (the devil) val ley ly tJie superst itioiis natives, not only lMcause of its rloomy, ihl-lx'as.t nfesled -liaracter, but aJso lecau.se I here was connected therewith an old l.!ood-cunHin; legend as-to the com pli'tc and sudden annihilation of it ::n.-ient inluibitant-s a prueouie and, probably, wholly ap'ocryphal taie, too lonr to rejH'at here. Afier a wear ride over rufjed hills :ind throtjo-h loiieJy, bru-sh-eiu umlje-red ravines, I arrived at the eljje of the alley, and, securinR- my mule by :i trebled, unbreakable- lariat to a tree, in a comparati vely open spot, set on i to explore the forest, which in Ktm pl.u-es was so matted and iuterprawu w ith clino-iii- paratsiteii an to lie aJmot u:iM-r ions to human pa.ss-are, and ab-.-olutely so to the sun's cheering rays. In (his rcfion of nearly constant rain, the KV.cllerinjr, torrid heat of the low 1 v::llcy was so oppressive that to avoid the lalnir of carry inp; it, I very foolishly left my reMutinr rifle Hi iiiij,' to the saddle, and took with me only the revolver In-lted to my waist, a iia.sk of water and a J ijj-h t ax; Ihe lat ter for the double purpose of ptiltiiiir :-n einption m:n l.s on selee'ted trejsan.l "blazinif" a line by which I niiiit, w hen ready to leave, find my w ay out of this wondrous wilderness of semi tropioal growth. -For nearly three hours, occasionall eliuibiiiif a lofty tr-e to a Ijel U-r ii vv of my surroundings, I toiled throuirh those terrible woods, and did suecccd in findinp-".'! remarkably lar-e, st raio-lit iiMiluiiniew, t he least of w hich, when broiirht to rt, would 1m wort !i liiimlri-ils of dollars. Then, fearfully tired, and hungry as a wolf, I turned back to rejoin the mule, in whose pan nier was stored a generous supply of food. So far no rain had fallen this day, but now heavy, black olouds obscured thu sky, and 1 knew by the. deadly stillness of the stilling atmosphere that I should -hortly Ik caught in one of those tre mendous lowiiMurs characteristic of the country. Thouph a j;kmI drenchintr was not. likely to hurt me at all, thi rain would inevitably fill the open mouthed haversnck, and reduce to :i pulp the bread-and-b1seuit part of my lunch, besides sjoilin; the modicum of tea and supar which I hail brought alonj" with the intention of building a littk (iii- and brewinpa pannikin of refresh ing drink to go with my meal. Hence, 1 pressed wit h deserate enerpy tlirouo-n the thick undergrowth, hopiuff to rea-h the mule in time to cover those perish able articles with a waterproof cloak, which was strapcd behind the saddle. In those forest depths the light hnd been dim enough even when the sky was clear, but now, though it was only two o'clock in the afternoon, so dark a pall settled down npon the scene that I could hardly distinguish, among their countless fellows, the blazed saplings w hich were my only guide out of thf labyrinth. In addition to this untimely gloom there brooded over all a silence so pro found that not a few wild denizens of the woods, lelieving that night ha I come, liegan to steal softly from their lairs in serch of prey. Several of the creatures approached so close as to catch a glimpse of my intruding form, whereupon they noiselessly slunk away; but I w as fated to discover that all these nocturnal prow lers w ere not so timid. While the threatening deluge w as yet in alieyance, I came to the edg of th.. small, ojien .space where stood the mule, and saw, to my surprise, that the usual ly docile animal was, with fright-dis-tVndetl eyes, straining frantically back ward on his tether, as if bouud to break au-ay. Supfiosing that he, thus left alone, was merely alarmed by the omin ous weather sigus, I cheerily called out: "Whoa, Pete! Whoa, good fellow; it's all right" On hearing; my voice, the tag-acious beast ceased to pull, Pnd stood quietly, though etill gazing- intently ahead, and trembling in every limb. Obviously something more serious than the com ing shower had scared him. IVering a)out to ascertain the cause of his fear, I presently caught sitrht of two luminously shining balls in the edg-e of the brushwood, scarcely '.'0 feet licyond him, a'nd In-hind these 1 could now dimly see the sinuous, slovv creeping form of an immense jaguar, who was evidently lient upon making an easily won. meal otT KKr l'ete, fast Itound between himself and me. Unfortunately I was fully 30 feet away from and on the wrong side of the terrified least on w hose saddle hung my precious rifle. No use making1 a rush for it, Kl tigre (as tlie native llondurian calls the jaguar) could reach hiseect ed prey in atsingle bound, for which he was already crouching. Hurriedly thrusting a hand lieliind me to draw my revolver, it came in contact with an empty holster. The pistol was gone, doubtless jerked, out while I was shov ing myself, feet foremost, through some viuc-bound aperture, too narrow to at onee admit my shoulders, and, pre occupied by other matters, I had never missed it. So there I was, armed only with a tw o-jHjund ax and a hy nting-kuife, face to face with a full-grow n male jaguar, by far the largest ami most ferocious of all American felulae, a beast compared to which the so-called mountain lion (puma) is a mere kitten. There was no time for deliberation. Knowing the generally cowardly na ture of the brute, I uttered a series of yells, any one of w hich would certainly have demoralizeal a human enemy who had an ear for music, and started to ward the mule, hopiiig to save him from the attack. Hut the great cat, with all its bloody instincts aroused, di.l not scare worth a cent. Ilefore I had covered one-half of the 30 yards, it sprang harshly screaming into the air, and, with outstretched talons and gleaming fangs, would have descended fair?, upon old 1'ete's l-oek, liad not he, with almost, human intelligence, or x-rhaps jwiralyzed by terror, sunk flat to the ground; whereupon the monster Missed clear over his body and lighted close to me, yetr not quite within strik ing distance. For one second the laffled brute re mained motionless, as if undecided how to act. Then, with a snarling cry of rage, it once more crouched, glaring gloatingly at me, an if, this time, sure of a victim. With one foot advanced, and the ax held ready for instant use, I watchfully awaited the onset, knowing only too well that if I missed my first b'ow I should never have a chance for another. The suspense was short, however. Again the jaeuar gathered his hind legs well under him, preparing for the fatal spring a spring that, was never made, for at that moment the aerial flood-gates were ojenel ; the rain came low n as if from an overturned lake; vivHl lightning played around the steel in my hands, and a mighty crash of thunder shook the, earth itself. The "tiger" seemed appalled. Just as the cloudburst found him, with high raised, arching back and retracted lips. parted in a fiendish grin, so he re mained while one might, erhaps, count three. Then he straightened cower l.v out and writhed partly around, as if to fly. Too late! Though well-nigh over whelmed by the almost solid sJieet of falling- water and half blinded by the iiu-essaut lightning flashes, I hail stasr gered forward until the ravenous lieasl was within reach of my long-handled ax. and, w hile he yet wavered irirre olute licvvildexment, I brought. tlie keen blade down with all my strength on his tawny neck, just. lack of the skull, severing- the spinal cord and lay ing him, helpless and dying, at my feet. Twas a lucky stroke indeed. F.ven a rifle-bullet through his brain could not have paralyzed the monster cat more quickly. Wise old l'ete realized the changed i-ondition of affairs at once. With a half bray, half whinney of tri umph he rose from the ground and gazed at his now ilead enemy with as much pride lieaming in his hotiest eyes as if he himself liad won the victory. It it t all the soluble part of my dinner was spoiled, aud I had to satisfy my hunger on jerked leef washed down w it h plain water; for even if the ounce of tea had not floated off the top of the overflowed pannier, it would now have Wen impossible to kindle a fire. The . tempest of rain soon passed away, ami I then most carefully skinned tlie jaguar; a long and tedious job, as I took great paint to preserve the lieautiful (elt with head, claws and tail complete. With the single exception of one I afterward killed in Hrazil, this wait the largest jaguar 1 have ever seen, its gorgeously ringed and spotted coat measuring from eiwl of snout to tail tip within a fraction of 11 feet. Without further adventure I reached camp shortly liefore dark, and a week afterward, while cutting- paths to the big trees, my men found tlie lost re volver, which, however, was nearly ruined by rust. X. V. Idger. ALLIGATOR PEARS. To Acquire wk Tut. for Thena. Is ia Ea pennlve l uxury. Most int rest iug of all South Florida fruits, because little cultivated, almost unknown outside of the tropics, and most highly appreciated w hen onee in troduced, is the alligator or aracado jiear Ihe ag-uacate of Cuba, says llar jier's Kouud Table. A very few alligator wr trees are grown in sheltered spots of southern Californi-i; but South Flor ida, below latitude 20 degrees, is the only section of the l'niud States where it can be cultivated on a large scale and as a profitable crop. Here it grows as lux ur'mntly and with as little care as the guava. thougih it requires a greater depth of soil. The tree is tall, slender, nnd covered with a d. use foliage of dark glossy green, while the ripened fruit, also green in color, is smooth-skinned and as large as a tmin's two fists. In side is a great round stone or seed sur rounded by a soft, yellow ish-green pulp, which, sprinkled with salt and eaten with a Eoon, or made, into a snLad. is deliciousWyond description. Xoonecver eats an allig-ator ar without wanting another, und the taste once acquireil de mands to l e .gratified, regardless of ex ,.riis?. I have known 5r and even 75 t nt:; apiece to lie paid for these -tears, :.nd when I once asked a Kroadvvay dealer which was the most expensive fruit in hi More, he promptly an swered: "Alligator pears." PERILOUS SITUATION. llardroeks Nsrrow ly feat-apes Scene with Ills Wife. . "I see," said Mrs. llardroeks, as sjie crumjlel up her morn'n--- apr, "that you are advertising for a ty -w riter." "Yes." her hus4nnd replied. "I l:'.d t come to it. My business is of such a lint ure that the en won't do any more." "Humph!" his loving wife returned, staring aUhim hard. "And I see that you say in your al vert isement : 'Must not 1m too old, and niiLt come witJi a gtaid supply of ribbons. I want to know what vou mean by putting such things in the paper over your na me. 1 shall Ik- the oim toh-i.le whether voit tyjK-writer is too old or not and wheth er she has enough riblmns or not. Have you ceased to care for me that you can delilx-ralely" "Pardon me. for interrupting you, Angelina," said Mr. Hardrix-L.s, "but I am merely advertising for a ty in-writing machine- - not t lie ot Jier k ind." "Oh!" tlie lady retorted, "I hope yon don't think it makes any dtlTcrvucc to me whether you Iwive a typewriter or not. or what kind of a oneyoii get." "Oh! dewr. no! 1 couldn't think that for a miiiiite," Mr. llardroeks rt turned. "I know that you are one of tl mvsi sensible little women in Uie world, and that you have the confidence in me that I deserve. Of course, if you don't think I ought to have a typewriter, why, I'll not get one. I guess we could worry along in t he old-fat-hiiHird way.", "Not for the world," his wife said, as she kissed him at tlx door. "Von must hcive one, dear; and get any kind you want." "I!y .love!" said llardroeks to him self, after he hail secured a scut in the car. "I'm almost sorry now that I en gaged that little brunette." Cleveland News-Herald. HIS LEG IS PULLED. The Way s Southern l'nacrwim.D Rc KU.rd-1 Ills Lot. . "Some jieople may think that a con gressman saves a pile of mone out ot his salary," said a well-know n southern congressman, who was talking to a Washington Star r porter on the vicis situdes of running for otlice, and csie cially for coiigress,"biit a man has to lie a small walking bank to accommodate the large iiimilter of his "friends' and supporters who need a little money fur semi- urgent matter. In my state we have to m ike campaigns and uppcar be fore the -leople at meetings. Well, I have never- attended a meeting that I did not have some kind of a subscrip tion Hiked into my face. Sonn-lxxlv wants something for a church and for missionary purjx-ses .or for helping some fellow whobaslicen burned out. "You can't avoid subscribing, aud have to head the list with the largest sum. Then aliout the time you think you are t hrough having your leg pulled some lazy fellow will walk up and say: 'llovv do. general? I had ter quit my work ter come out and hear you terday. and I thunk yer mout give me a dollar.' While you have the greater! contempt for the man. you give him the dollar. "When yon leave t he meeting you are out anywhere from $20 to $.'iti. These are just a few instances of what a can didate has to sMud money for. After lie gets through the campaign and is elected he has to furnish every dead lat from his district who should h:iv jen to come to Washington with money. I've actually given theiu money and railroad tickets to get home :nd have them go back and work against me." The ('oriwaut I'rarL The most ieeuliar of all the gems is the remarkable concretions occasion ally found in t-he flesh and other por tions of the common cocoauut. It t:: couioNed of pure calcium carltonate without a trace of other salts or vege table matter, and is capable of takim on a Klish equal to that which an ex jierienced workman can put on a piece of the finest Italian marble. Years ago wonderful stories were told alxnit the cocoauut ea.rls. but they were gener ally discredited by the. liest known naturalists. It was said that they were prized in India anl Africa as charms against snake bites aud thorie of xiis onous insects. The natives of Muliu-c i islands, it was further aid. used them as charms against disease and evil pii its. But- the scientific world laughed nt all tUs as nonsense uptoaliout ten years ago. In isss S. .1. Hickman, an English traveler in the Celebt, ob tained two fine specimens of the cocoa r..ut jH-arl. One of these is row in tlit Kew iardens museum. Iindon. A few years later Dr. J. !. F. Kiedcl collected several of them. It is now no longer disputed that such thing's as- "cocoa nut pears" exist. They are real won ders, too. St. Louis Ke public. THE COOK. A dish of water placed in a hot oven where pies, cakes or puddini's are l-ing-baked w ill prevent them from scorching. When boili.ig a ham see that "the ket tie only sinil -s on one side of its moiil h" i. e., that the water merely simmers. Aluminium kitchen utensils promise to Im in increased demand. They are so prcliy, so light and so easy to keep clean, and they only cost enough more than other '.iuds to make them fash ionable. Complete kitchen out fits, from coffeepot to fry ing pan, are now inanu fact tired. At canning time the filling of jars may Im? greatly ex'tedited by the use of a grocer's funnel, and a small milk dip per is the lst thing for ladling out the hot fruit or syrup. Never use a rub ber the second season if tossihie to pro cure new ones. When old ones must Im employed, drop them to soak a few min utes in lnnling water previous to using. Set the jars as soon as contents are cold in a cool and dark lace. Drinking by Inntlnct- - Some discussion has lately occurred in scientific journals on the question whether newly-hatched chickens will drink water if the mother ben does not set thein the example. Mr. II. W. F.1 !iott. in a letter to Science, answers Kisitively that chickens will drink of their own accord. He has frequently placed a dish of water lM-fore a brood hatched tlie day before, anil observed the chickens, without any maternal teaching- or assistance, putting their bills into the water and lifting- up their heads to swallow it, in the manner of full-grown fowls. IN THE UAH AM AS. BY nlUKill HtMlALL Amougst tlie numerous British col onies there is none, M-rhaps. al-otit which the average Englishman is more -hazy than about the Bahamas the isles of June of the Pink Pearl of the Oleander, as they have l-cii variously styled. Several reasons may account for this. The islands lie apart from the other West Indian lMisscssions. and out of the course of the great steamships; they are in no dirct communication with I'uglaud whatever, nor with Ihe nearest P.rit ish colony. Jamaica, except by means of an occasional sailing- ves sel and from all lM-a! schooners may heaven preserve t Im unwary visitor! Most of the exjMirt and iniMrt trak is w ith the I'nited States, and t he only regular communication w ith the islands is furnished by the American steamers lcaing New York fortnightly, calling at Nassau, and priH-eeding to Cieiif irego on the south coast of Cuba; and by the Bahama Shipping company, which runs a steamer ev:ry three weeks Irt-tween New York and Nsissau. The islands are largely patronized by American visitors during- the winter mouths, who come thither to enjoy the the superb climate: and is a traveling Englishman is quite a rata avis, every stranger Ls assumed to Im American un til he prtM-laims his nat ionality. The llahauias consist of a group of some d..n islands (only "U inhabited), widely scattered, thr ext rcines l-ing something over -too miles apart. Many of them are only partially explored, ami sum.- of the smaller ones scarcely known ; the population is. of course, very P;:inty, the last census giving-only l-l.ooo. of which alMiut ! jmt cent, are colon d M-ople. Na. sail, the capital (and indeed the only t i u wo: I hy the name), is sit uatetl on New 1 'i o idciiee. an island alniut the size and sbaie of Isle of Wight. The finest buildings the town MVs.-csses are the jail, the hospital and the Koyal Victoria hotel, said to lie the l-st in the West Indies. It is only oM-n from Christmas till the end of April, that. Ik ing the times at which visitors come from the states; although as far as the climate is concerned, the rains are over in 0-tolr and the weather is cool and delightful from the lx-ginning of No vember. The thermometer during the winter varies between 70 and t0 de g rees. At other times of the year accommo dations can Im had at the Curry house and at various lioardinjr establishments. The bank, -ost oflice and most of the -hops are in Pay street a long, wide street, planted with almond trues, run ning along the coast, east aud west. The roads around the town and indeed far into the country art excellent. The island cannot iMiast of any special ' In-auty of scenery; with the exception of a very low ranee of hills, the country is flat, in some places swampy. The uncultivated Mir1ions are always cov ered with vegetation, sometimes by an almost i niM-net rable bush, sometimes by pine trees, anil sometimes by many miles of lie. i ut if til palmettos plants without which no Ixmdnn drawing riMim is complete nowadays. At the back of Nassau is a limestone ridge tlinnigh or over which are roads leading to the native towns. These lMing sheltered from the dry- north wind, ami hence Wing somew hat damp er and warmer than the capital. exhibit the most wonderful wealth of tropical vegetation, llach cabin stands in the midt of a ganlen where such utility trees as cocoa nut -.alms, oranges, ba nanas, guavas, and sometimes bread fruit, are sure to Im seen; the merely ornauuntal plants are also not for gotten; every siiccies of rose seems to run wild in tlie gardens, ami in t.his land of pTx-tual summer the trees "keep blooming right along." as an American might expnss it. There are four of these native settlements at the back of Nassau, and to a laitanist nothing- can Im more interest ing t ha n a ramble throug-h the Rtnets, or, more proiM-rly sM-aking, lanes. The list of trees and plants flourish ing on the island seems almost inex haustible; Wsides tlnise lM-forc men tioned, some of the l-st known an: Silk, cotton, banyan, mahogany, elKmy, satin-wotMl trees; pineapples, graM fruit, shaddocks, mangoes, yams, plan tains, sugar cane, etc. The chief anil oldest industry of the place is sponging; an apparenily end less supply of sponge is found on the reefs which surround the islands. The sKnge boats are constantly returning to Nassau w ith their cargMs. and large heaps may Im seen almost any mottling in the exchange. SMnge is sold by auc tion, clip'ted and pressed, wicked in bales, and dispatched to agents in New York and Iiondon. Several species are found, but none of them are of so fine quality as most of the sorts from the Mediterranean. Vast tpiant it ies of live turtle are con tinually Wing ship-M-d. which figure later at Delmonico's and the In.hn restaurants. Another SMcies (the non edible) is also abundant, and furnishes an important industry in Nassau; the shells are polished whole, and form very attractive ornaments, or are cut up to make combs and other small articles. Tlie two great prizes for which every fisherman is on the lMkout are the pink jiearls ami amWrgris. The former are found in the flesh of the large conch (stromhus gigas), a very abundant shell which is -dived for by the boys, who are most exM-rt in this exerci-.e. A pearl of unusually large size was pur chased by a dealer in Nassau latelv for 40.1; as. however, only one shell n a hundred contains a Marl. and then proliably only a small one. jMarl fishing is a decidedly precarious means of live lihood. The natives much relish the flesh of the conch, but it is somewhat an acquired taste. AmWrgris, which is formed by a dis ease in the sjM?rm whale, is occasionally washed ashore on the islands, and a large piece of it is a small fortune to the lucky finder. Puring tlie last ten years an industry has 1mcii started which bids fair to he ofgreat importance; it is the culti vation of sisal, a species of aloe 'agave americana). the fiWr of w hich supplies the Wst material for ro) making. There are several plantations of it in New Providence. Abaco, and other is lands, but Andros is found most suita ble foritsgTOwth. This is the largest of the Bahamas, and the one lying nearest Nassau. It is ".mi miles lonir and -tu n,i i, across tlw middle, w it h a iupul:i; ion of U.tiKi. of which only 2i or Till are white M-ople. It has a rocky soil and is cov- reil almost everywhere with ii:i-..e-t ruble bush. Tlie few set t h-mcii" s are en the cast coast, and the center f the island has never lcn explored. 'I I, Is furnishes f m m! for thesun-rslit i-ms fanciful minds of the tiegnM-s, w re late wonderful tales of a race of L-u.ts ami various supernatural Win-.' who are supMsed to inhabit the interior anil occasionally visit tltc coast at i'L'lit. Almost all t he set t h-rs on t his isi.n.,1 ;. , e eng-aged in sisal cultivation, of -v hich there are several large plantation.-. t lr,t of Mr. Joseph ClianiWrlain, M. P i-. notable. Tlie long straggling island of FZl.-u-thera has also sisal estates, though 1W liM-al KM-cialty is t he raising of ineap- i pies. The island is cMl.-r in s-.n-tn.-r j than Nassau, and many of lh- inhab itants are glad to escniM from tl;,- i:t-- IrojMilis to Coventor's Harbor an.l tber settlements, where decent accommoda tions may Ik found, which is ii'orr-1 h;i n can W said of most of the other islands, lnagua, the most southerly of t.i group, lying-cloKe to Hayti, issotnt w hat different in character. It Missesse ex tensive prairie lauds aud numerous w ilil horses. Mention must Im- made f San Salvador, which was the first land touched iijMn by Columbus. He sn'o sequently visited New Prov idem-'. Oe toWr 17, 1102, which he ii::ni--d F rnan dina after Ferdinand of Spain. The island was chiefly- cch-hra'd in early days on account. of the deeds of a daring set of pirates who had ti - t-.l on Nassau as their headquarter. Tin reefs and shoals which surround the harltor made a convenient retreat for those know ing the waters, but ext rvme ly dangerous for any unwary vessel that might Im driven towards the shores. Tlie pirates at lenglh attracted s.; much attention that, at the solicitation of British merchants (w-orpe I. dispatched an armament to reduce the colony to oWdietice. Burin the early par: -if tlie American war of indejM-tidence tlu is land was taken by Commodore Hopkins, but abandoned as untenable. It was re taken in 171 by the Spaniard aid Americans, but afterwards restored to Creat Britain. Of course the palmy days of the Baha mas (like the other West Indies) were Wfore the alMilition of slavery: still during the American civil war. money literally- poured into Nassau. It w;rs the principal center for blockade running, ami all provisions and stores were Wught up at fabulous prices. The sights of Nassau are ceriaii-.lv not numerous; there are two, liut-rr which the v isitor should not iiejrleet. Tin" first is the phosphorescent 1 ke which lies two mil-s cast of tin town, and only almut r.O yards from th. sea, with which it is connected by a -5;.-ii-tiel. It is said to lie 1 he most phospho rescent piece of water in tlie won 1. bi:1 the reason of the phosphoresen- has never lieen satisfactorily cj !-ined. The lake, fir pon.l. is artificial, havi- g Wen cut many years ag-o. probai-lv f ir storing turtle. Certain it is that on any dark night the water pns--nts a won derful M-ctacle. A lMiat is there for the use of visitors, and plenty of small W-ys always on bund to dive ttnd. r and around it. As soon as the water ie dis turWd. it apMars simply transformed into liquid fire. The other sight to W recommended is a visit to Crantstown (one of the name settlements) on a Saturday cvenim-. Stalls coven-d with various comestibles Hue the roadway, each one brilliantly illuminated by a small bundle o' c::n dlewood. which forms a splendid natur al torch. Then there are shanties v h. -re haraterist ie ngro sintrinir and -lancing may Im heard and s-on. Surely there never was such a place for psalm-singing as Nassau ; it Mi-mstii Ik the only dissipation of the colored jM-ople. Almost, every night there is a function in the various churches and chaM-Is; if it is not a service, it is a choral practice. The nepTnes are not ably a musical race, and hen th--y haw full opjiort unity of cultivating their tastes :is far as psalmody is concerned. The knowledge of the tonic sol-fa is widely diffused, and the part-singing of tlie jM-oph is really admirable: the quality of the voices often leaves mu--h to W desired, but the singing is correct and always hearty, not to say boister ous. The sailors on the sponge lxiats and other craft, when their attention is not. otherwise n-quinil. usually pro duce their tonic sol-fa iMMiksan l iM-g-in deciphering new tunes, sometimes in two or thri'e parts, in a really extraor dinary way. In short, when the ncgriM-s an not. talking oreatiucthf y- an usual ly singing hymns. Then are several rai-es of negnM-s in the islands, suc cessors of those originally broutrht by 1 he Sjianiards. Some of the African languages are still spoken by the older Mople amongst themselves, thoutrh FneTish is the only language one hears, and remarkably pure English it is. for the most iirt, with but very little slang;. Mosquitoes are a terrible scourge to the island, still from XovemWr to May Nassau is practically free from them. Snakes are plentiful in the bush, but are wr feet l.v harmless. Tarantulas and centipedes may W found by those who take the trouble to look for them. The most brilliant humming-birds and but terflies are always abundant, Pall Mall Magazine. Electricity In Heathen Temples. The temples of India are to W lighted with electricity, the example having Wen set by the great shrine of Siva, at KM-hiearrie, near Mulwail. Tn Ceylon, and is to W followed by the equally vast and ancient foundation of the Na tukotta. in the Fame island. In no long time others will adopt the same im provement.! ill all the holy places of th jM-ninstdt are soequipKd that by pressing- butt ins they ran Im instantly illu minate, like a modern hotel or theater. The innovation is enough to make Siva and Vishnu and even the great Brahma himself gasp and stare. Virtue". Town of Roses. The crown of roses and the title of the Kosarie for one year is given an nually as a prize for virtue in some of the provincial tow ns of France, notably in Nanterre, a little town near Paris. The city confers the crown of roses a ml other g-ifts Uvon tlie fair m iid who has 1mcii pronounced worthy by the muni cipality, who have met id solemn cn-vM-ation to consider the merits of all the maids of the town. SUMMER TEA CAKE. Simple and lt.-titl Article of Uirt. The suggestion of hot tea cakes at once awak. ns us of .iysjM jia bt the imaginations of the average iiorth cri, hou-ekeepcr. Yet there are fevv sotitherii hou.x-holds where hot bread is not the rule, and in spite of this and i h. pn-v.il.-ni-.- :i. frying-pan. dysjM jsi t is much more cotiimou at the north than at the south. In fact. it is gener ally coiic -ile l l.v ii,tell:-reiit physj. ians that the bat.it o'! rood ing over a special iiscasc J.-..-, far la iinlu.,- morbid co:i Itiois that t:tav ii t inie inv ite t he lis-:is,-. S,( tin.s,- ho are fon-ver wateh for inibir.-siio:, :irv likely to W its 'irsi victims. Ti.es,. no ih will eon sii5!i up. I, rloi- j-otato. s and otirs.--ort:l-.-cf v ith e:.L- rn. ss. under the im ress"nj!i that li.ey are mrtaking .f plain .ln.l whoh-some f.ul. and n fus.. lie '-:o.t feathery birht niliflills u- :.t!,- th.y Wlieve hot bread unwhoic so ie. Nothiiv is mo-- aNi -ptabh- to hcalt'.v s1.ii:i.-...-lis than t-erf--1 i -n;: ,1,- sh-i?t-cal.e. served wit!, fruit, for -upper. P is a mistake to m!;.. -e hoi bread is at article of winter diet. Cold bn-ad is not eiiticins- to the apMtite. as everv llnriir should. Im in summer. Wcau-c t he apM-tite is apt to l.iir at this season, vvhen fiMl is eseially n.- d.il to snji ply the vastes from the M-rsiirat ion -.n I stimul-Me the slreipth. A simpie ca cake, baked in a sheet in a dripping pan or biscuit tit:, offers a chance from shortcake. Sift a quart of the Ws jiaslry flotir twice with two 1;i-...i.-tt:ls of cn-am tartar and a scant one of .-oda. Bub a tabh-sH iiful ,f butter throufh the flour. -md add half a cup of sugar. Put in two .p-o-s ainl milk eiiotijrh to make a stifT t :-iter. Beat th fitter, which sh.tild W as stifTasyoti can stir it. and b.ike it in sh- ets in a lu.t oven. A Cerman -ofTte cake is a ih-li-eious accoin paii i in. nt of fruit. Eatlv 'n the morning rub a heaping- table sMM.nf nl of butter into a quart of the Wst bread flour: bn-ak in an rtrtr and add half a cu;; cf sutrar an.l a half te.i sMMnful of salt. Pour in a cup of milk :h;.t has U-cn Ik.;1iI and colored, and d.-o a cup of w.-.rm water. Add finally h.iif a cup of h-miei'iaile t-a-t .r .i piarter of a yeast eal.e. S. t it at si . o'clock ill the morning for t.-a. At 4:"o - I. M-k JMiur t he cakes into sheets aU ut an inch thick. Brush the cake over thickly with bii't. r. dr.-di-v it thi.-klv willi equal parts of fine four and w ocred su,';ir mived toeth.-r an.l .-t i rise oth- hour. Bake it half .-in hour in a qaick ov.-n. siiMple. .lelici.ms te.i , 'i:Vn is n, ih- of two cups of fl..lT rift. 1 twice. W;ti two t-:isMMilfll!s of ''V'l-r !'iiJiT - v a -!ts;i,.,-nf n' of -.-It. hull a t:-.b'cspoouftil of biitl.T ! hoi 'iie,l v Tl-roitirh the tl.oir and a .1.1 one l'.-'teli cg;r :tv. 1 a cu;i of milk. I '.cat 'he Imtter with a I a rire- si .! pat.-nt r:" 1 :.li-r very rapidly for several mo-m.-m. Prop the eakes into "Teased : oioiti ripo-s n si'ii on a biscuit tin -into more com. hictit patty tins an 1 l ake the mn'i's r:'ii.lly alniut -i' min utes. N. Y. Tribune. GLEAMS OF IRISH HUMOR. Funny Krinarka lopM-d Oat by Witty llvt. "You should ret your ears lopped. Brian." saij a "smart" tourist to an l-jh la-asant whom he was quizviliir: "they're tM la rue for a man." "An" U-ilad." replied the HiWrn-an. "I was just think in y.Mirs would want to W - lade larger: sure they're t.Mi small for an a.-s." "P-arnev" was a noted car driver at a well-kiiowti I rish w at. -ring place. 11- :iehl that the "salt vvatlw-r" was vast ly iinpr.iveil by inixtim- with a "drop if ihe era vt hue." l .n would not i-oiiimu hims-If to the opinion that the luttcr cleiueiit gaine.J anything by the com bination. He son,. I imes drank more of ir "linn" than was w ise or well forth father f his weak family. One hot day -ifter a lonir drive and a liWral far- Barney turned into the Wst bar in town and asked for "a sprinkle, just t keep down the dust." The jfroprictor. v ho would rather have other customers than hi- Barney, came in as the latter was raising the glass. "Barney." h" said. "I'd rather you wouldn't In drink ins", mv Imw. You know you were sor ry for it Wfore. and 1 svptHise you"'l Ik- sorry for this. too. "Bcgorra I miuht." replied Barney: "but. sure, it's safer to Ik- sorry for takin it than for not takin" it." In a certain Irish college the student nt his oral examination has to give a n -swers fnun a pulpit Wfore a lKiard of evaminers. On.-e a student who had no mean opinion of his attainment-; si-endiHl the pulpit with a rat her self -satisfied and hoiM-ful air. The exam iner, determined to "lower him a little, plied him with a series of "stiff" inte--rouations. Hardly a single eornn-t a'. swer was given, and when his time h.i 1 rxpired he des-ended a:id returned t., his place crestfallen .ind humiliatesl. "Now." said the victorious examiner, when he cauirht the eye of his victiri r.train. "if y on had gone up as you came down you'd have come down as you went up." Westminster tiazette. An Asame- Tradition. A curious scan- ran t hrouch the provim-e of Assam, in India. recntly. which it tok the olTicial some t.ime to iimh-rstand. The story was that ltnen Victoria wanted five childn n's heads from ea"h village. The Bctural -oolies went frantic, asking for axs and knivi-s to ilefci.d thi-ir families; fac tories were fort.i fi-l. wateh Wing kept all night, anil in some vilhig.-s all the inhabitants hid themselves. The heads, they Wlieved. were wanted to put under the foundations of a gn-:tt bridge Wing built. It is the t radit ion among- th-se ople that their ances tors placed human victims under the great prehistoric monoliths. Ix.uis ville Courier-Journal. Scalloped rotate One quart of raw, slieed KlntMs, two choppiil onions, a handful of parsley, two teasjMMnfuls of salt und one tablesjMMinful of butter. Butter a deep dish and put in a layer of K1a toes (alaut an inch), sprinkling with salt. M-pper. luitter. onion anil parsley, ami so continue to the top. Bring a quart of milk to the Wil-- g Miut. ald a largetiblesMMnfulof fifur si irre.1 tin til stu.voth in a little co!J milk or water. I Pour over the MiUito-.. and lwike in a hot oven until tender. Good llousekeep- rJU ti rV:!tT K KN iriB- AWo. A.atrTJil larkOUV x 4r ir ii TT
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