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
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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
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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-
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