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HENRY A. PARSONS, Jr., Editor and Publisher NILi DESPERANDUM. Two Dollars por Annum.
VOL. X. BIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1880. NO 41.
Guided.
tTp the ioiir, slippery elopes wo toil and strain,
Amid the ice Bod snow,
Untrodden heights above ns to attain,
UntroJrten depths below;
Danger to lolt and danger to the light,
All wearily we go.
Cruel and beautiful the Mue crevasse
Yawns close beside the way,
The avalanches topple o'er the pass,
Their eold, white torrents stay
Only a moment ere they roar and plunge
To rend and whelm and slay.
Each following each, we mount, as we are led,
Up the lone, steep incline;
Our Guide walks calm and tearless at the head
Ot the long laltering line,
And sbows the narrow path where safety U
By word and look and sign.
Marktrg His footsteps, treadini where He trod,
Clcso following on His track,
We cannot la'nt or tall or miss the road,
Though deep the snows, and black
The precipices yawn, and rough and steep
The lorward path and back.
Intent ou Him, we do not mark or see
These linrd things by the way.
It is enough that we are led, and He
Whose guidunce we obey
Has gone belnro and knows how bard it is)
What He has done we may.
Abovo the mists wo catch a faint, lar chime,
And elin:pses heavenly lair
Sliino through, and siem to beckon as we
distant, bright they ate!
Dear finidc, lend on! We do not ask lor rest
Would God that we were there!
.Susan Coolidgc.
UNAVAILABLE TALENTS.
My wife nnd I looked at eacb other in
blank despair. We are such lively peo
pie that it is very seldom we are both
blue at once, hut this time we had good
and sufficient renon. We had come t
our Ut dollar. We had no certainty of
getting any more monry.nnd we were
too honest to wish to be in debt. This
was an extraordinary position for us,
us we were considered by all who knew
ustohnsrc'i "uncommonly talented''
peopl. I whs always told in college
that if I would apply myself I might
easily Ft and first in my class, though in
point of li-.ct I stood somewhere in the
twenties, I believe I have since some
timf s wi.nrtered if application may not
be iue'f a separate talent, instead of be
ing within (he reach of all. as is often
ciippospii. My wif was always the life
of ar. j c m. any. She was as pretty and
1 1 ru a we m m ns you would wish to see.
ami sLe sang ballads with really won
derful expression. I never saw a
woman who appreciated a joke po
q lickly, and in amateur theatricals she
was ivreMibV. Her talents went even
fnrtlT t'in this. She read poetry s
beauti'ully fit t "everybody cripd ; and, on
the other h'nd, she w.is so fond ot
mathematics that she studied cmic sec
tions one winter by herself, " for fun."
We were both vtrsatile, we were both
lively, we wore both mercurial.
Now, however, we had no money,
and very little flour in the house. M
wife had made a nice johnny-cake lor
the delectnion of the children at supper,
and they had gone to bed content, and
were row peacefully sleeping. Mean
time it became absolute! necessary for
us to fucc our fate. I was a lawyer. I
chose ttiat profession, not from any in
nate sympathy with it, but because I
could not bp a clergyman, and would not
bi a physician. Of course I began to
pracice in the city; for though there
seemed to be no opening tncre, i liked
to Jive in the city. You know the
theater, and music, and books, and pic
tures, and society, can hardly be had in
the country. K I had been less talented
a mre c'.olhopper I could have
cone without the refinement of life and
been happy. As it was, it did not orca
recur to mo that I could live in the
country. I need not say mv practice
amounted to nothing. Those who have
tried the same experiment know thai
some years eiap3e before a maintenance
can be counted upon. However, I lived
meanwhile on a modest legacy which
had descended to me from an aunt, and
married a wife. Florence had no money
and no experience of housekeeping; but
I hope I should not marry as I would
select a servant. We got on beautifully
in spite of the quicksands which already
present themselves to the reader's mind
In the first place we had no end to good
times together, so our lifo was a success
so far, and I know we were so happy
that we made everybody arou- d us
happy too. Aud we lived within our
means, email us they were. We would
have liked a million, and I really t'jitik
we could have spent it profitably ; still
we were not extravagant, and both ot
us were honorable and conscientious.
We were at peace, with all the world,
and considered ourselves noble in char
acter and talented in mind.
Unfortunately the failure of the bank
in which my legacy was invested
changed the aspect of things. We
smiled at first, because we thought we
should respect ourselves more if we
were brave. Ana our friends said we
bore it charmingly. " But of course it
is not as if you had not your practice.'
This was very well, but privately we
know that the practice would hardly
keep us in boots and shoes; and then I
had practiced long enough now to find
out I hated it. 1 was not meant for a
lawyer, and, to speak after the manner
of the Methodists, it would have been
"indulging n false hope" to supoose I
ever should succeed. It seemed imper
ative that I should look to some other
source for an income. I had written a
play for the " Grecian Club," to which
we belonged, the year before, which had
been received with prolonged applause;
but r.ow, when I wrote another, aud
oil'eied it to th? manager, he declined
with thanks. I had also written vers
de societe which had been pronounced
by good critics as witty as Holmes'; but
when I sent them to the magazines, I
received a neat printed circular saying
that, "owing to t' e overcrowded state
of the market," they could not accept
anything nioreat present, but urging me
to believe that ' want ot literary merit"
had nothing whatever to do with their
r'jij.'tlon.
Florence, getting desperate, advertised
for private pupils in mathematics; but
the only one who appeared was bent on
studying logarithms, which she bad
found so tedious when a ic-i.oolgirl that
she had skipped them alwjr titer. This
wai too bad, for the is icthy a splendid
mathematician, as far as the principles
go, and that is the reason probably she
hates rternal figuring sc much.
With her music- ttie contrary Is true.
She knows nothing about the theory,
but her practice is exquisite; so of
course she cannot give lessons.
She sews very well, I believe at least
we are all kept neat and whole and she
has good taste; but she says her
stitches will not bear examination, and
if she tried to sew better, she should
work so slowly that she could not earn
her salt. Her housekeeping is very
pleasant, I know; hut we have a hun
dred little idiosyncrasies which would
make taking boarders impossible, even
i f it were not intolerable, so we have
never seriously considered that ques
tion. It will probably be thought cold
blooded in me to speak in this way of
my wife's earning anything, especially
when, now we had dismissed our girl,
she had everything to do for the chil
dren and for me; and, in fact, I did not
mean she should do anything, but she
was always pondering the matter, and
in some darit momen s I gave in a little
myself. I thought I would commit
uicirte, aud let her support the chil
dren! It is obvious that now neither of us
felt as sure of our elevated character or
of our talents as before the legacy was
lost, and we had at last arrived at the
above-mentioned state of blank despair.
" It is really too bad," said Florence,
at last; "it would take so little to make
us happy, and yet we can't have it."
"There is nothing under heaven to be
done," said I, gloomily, " but for me to
go as a day-laborer in a factory ; and as
I am unskillful, and very old for a be
sinner, 1 cannot earn enough to support
the family, so I think, my dear, that you
had better go into the same factory :
that is, if we can find work, which I
think doubtful in these times. And we
will apprentice the children to the trade,
so they will be better able to tike care
of themselves than we were when they
iro w up."
Florence made no reply to this re
mark, but shortly after began a short
catechism.
"Van, are you aristocratic?"
" No, not exactly," said I ; " I like the
things aristocratic people have, you
snow, but it is not for fear ot losing
caste that I object to the factory."
" I thought not," said Florence, com
placently; " but of course you object to
the ' grind,' and so do I. Now the ques
tion is, what are the necessities ot life
to you?"
"Oh, yes," said I. "First, you and
the children; second, a house that does
not leak to cover us; third, corn cake
and salt fish; fourth, a good fire in thr
vinler; fifth, a warm woolen suit foe
acli ot us; sixth, some light active out
loor employment, which will not re
duce my spirits to such a point that I
jan't enjoy your society when I have
.eisure to sit down in the evening."
" And you would like to keep a
horse P" said Flor.nce, confidently.
" Why, yes." I said, rather surprised ;
" but since wo have never kept one since
c were married, it seems to me we
might dispense with it now."
' Unless it came in the way of busi
ness," said Florence, calmly. "Now
that I know what your real views ot
lie necessaries ot lite are, I have a plan
which I had hesitated to proposo be
fore, thinking you might demand more."
She unfolded a newspaper, and poinfd
to an advertisement.
FOR S ALE The horse, cart and complete
stock tit a tin oo Idler. Excellent rou'e.
business piy well. Sells only becau-e himi'y
mutters require a removal to the West. Terms
easy. Address A. Wicks,
Plainville
I felt a spark of hope. " I suppose
you are in fun, Florence," I said ; " but
I really think I should not hate this a
much as anything else I see any pros
pect of trying. However it will proba
bly amount to nothing."
It then appeared that it was several
days since Florence had seen the notice,
and jhe had ttken paias to inquire into
the matter before speaking to me. Stic
Knew some one in Plainville who had
learned all the particulars. It really
was true. The business was good, that
is, of its kind. "Of course," our in
formant said, "it did not pay anything
like the law;" and we honed he was
right. The peddler really was goini
west, lor lie had money enough to live
on, and his wife's health demanded
change of climate. He would sell chean.
and let us pay in installments, and wo
couia r?nt his cottage for a very small
sum.
It did seem providential. Riding
about the country, even in a peddler's
cart, had far more attractions for me
than toiling in a factory. Besides, 1 had
a secret assurance that I had no capacity
for "toil," and I knew I could drive
any horse in PI dnvil'e at least Then
the selling, my goo i looks (I believe I
forgot to men' ion that before), my gen
tlemanly manners, my goou-nature, my
persuasive address, on which l had
been complimented again and again,
would all be of the utmost service to
me in this business; and here I had
been almost tearing my hair in my
anguish at thinking that none of my
powers were ot the least avail m the
bread-and-butter Question.
And so we purchased the business by
selling some ot our furniture, and went
to Plainville to live. I seriously believe
that there is a niche lor every one
Looking back on my time of despair, and
comparing it with my present, l am
gratelul that I can say that while I then
thought I was so constituted that I
could be neither useful nor happy in
lite, I now find that I have been endowed
with abundant capacities for both use
fulness and happiness, and that no
talent I possess has failed of bearing
some iruit. And Florence says the same
ining aoouc nerseu.
Let me elaborate :
The cottage we lived in was not
strictly beautiful, but it was comfort
able, and in a pleasant place, with an
orchard before it, and we trailed creep
ers on trellises about it, and planted
roses and flowering shrubs along the
stone walls. It was a fresh, sweet place
to live in, and the children had a lovely
playground. At first Florence had no
servant, and worked very hard, but sho
wa9 young and well and strong, and she
declared that she did not get so tired as
she had often done i" our old home with
the thousand and one society duties
from which she was exempt now.
"And the balance in favor of this is,"
she added, "that now I get tired in ac
complishing something."
I enjoyed my life even the first day,
for, as nobody knew me, I had no loss
of caste to fee r, and it was amusing to
me to see the puzzled faces of my cus
tomers, who seemed to feel that in lome
w;f I wtr ot to the manor born, and
were evidently pleased with my bum-
Die airs and graces.
I liko to study human nature, and
now F saw much of it at home and off its
euard. This delighted me. Two rules
I observed which made me respected and
popular: first, I never entered a house
unless 1 was invited : second. I never in
sisted that peopie Bhould buy what they
did not want. But I always had an ex
cellent assortment of things, and any lit
tlo novelty I might have I took pains
should be seen at a glance, that it might
recommend itself.
I am passionately fond of out-door air
nnd scenery. I used to enjoy fist
horses, but I have my dreamy side, and
I hardly know anything more exquisite
than to jog leisurely along the country
roads at six o'clock on a May morning,
when the buds are all bursting and the
birds all singing, or to return quietly
home in the late June twilight, just as
the stars are coming out. I like to be
out in a soft summer rain, too. There
is enough to see and enioy in the crisp
autumn weather to reconcile me to the
unwieldly cart 1 ride in. Even on run
ners it is not to be despised. I believe I
like all winds and weat hers. Then I
used to give myself holidays, often in
winter, when Florence and the children
and I had no end ot fun. Of course we
helped Florence to do the house work
first, and then had the day for pleas
ure.
From May to Ootober I hardly ever
went alone on my journey. Every
pleasant day Florence, or one of the
children, or all the family, went with
me on our rounds. How exciting it
was, nnd how happy we were I We
took our dinner with us sometimes, and
played we were gypsies, and camped out
in the roost enticing places in the beauti
ful woods.
if I had to go alone, I often took a
book; sometiir.es I learned a poem.
sometimes 1 even composed one, and.
strange to say the magacines which had
disdained my contributions in the days
when I desperately needed money, now
often accepted my effusions with com
pliments.
In the evenings Florence and I sang
duets, and popped corn, and read novels.
As we had no social dignity to keep up.
we felt at liberty to enioy ourselves even
better than in the law days, which is
saying a great deal, tor we always had
such a good time then.
Then my business kept improving, so
Florence could have a servant. Then we
had more time for "larks" than ever.
We got acquainted with our neighbors.
There was not a person of any literary
pretension in town except the minister
and doctor. This state ot things had its
advantages as well as its disadvantages,
because it is pleasant to be (Jatsar even
in a country village. Florence and .1
wrote a comedy lor the Sons of Temper
ance, and performed in it with great ap-
oiause. l suppose Shakespeare went, to
his grave wii bout such recognition as
we received. Florence sang in the etioir
so swf etly that several people who had
hardly baen to church twice a year be
fore began to go regularly. We formed
a reading club of all the young people
who showed a spark of promise, a' d
they had a deiightlui;time, and thought
they were literary, and we had a de
lightful time, and the modest conscious
ness that we were great benefactors ol
our race.
Once a year we put on our best clotho3
and went to the city lor a week, and
went to the theater, opera, concerts and
art galleries, and came home tired and
happy, and convinced that tin peddling
was a far healthier and happier life th tn
it was possible to lead in the midst ol
such effete civilizations.
Let me be clearly understood. I did
not continue the business when I had
laid aside enough money to live upon
without it. Meantime lean tru y say 1
en joyed it a thousand times better than
I ever did the la-, aud to me a; least it
as a hundred times more lucrative,
and I bless the day when my clever wife
discovered a sphtre in which all our
odds and ends of talent would be avail
able. Harper' Hazir.
Emperor William as u Huntsman.
The Emperor William, of Germany,
has returned from a hunting viit,
to J-iUdwigsiust. use day a stag was
driven past him. He fired, but the stag
hounded away and was afterward found
dead in the cover bv the roval keeoers.
When the sport was over tho emperor
loosed at the game laid out as having
been shot by him, and, pointing to the
stag, a.-ked, with a smile, of the chief
huntsman, if he had rtallv shot that
particular deer. " Most assuredly, sire,"
was the answer. " Good," rejoined the
emperor. " Now let me tell you a little
story liastyear 1 was deer-shooting in
the llartz, where everybody was ex
tremely kind and polite toward m". as.
indeed, is the case everywhere. When
the first day's shooting was over.
iweniy-tiiree luu-grown stags were
shown to me as. my share in tue sport.
Did I shoot all these?' I asked the
upper forester, who had charge of all
the arrangements. He repeatedly as
sured mo fiat I had shot them, every
one. I could not h lo lauhinir as I told
him that was very odd, for that, quite by
chanco. I had counted the cartridgas I
naa uieo. i uey were sixteen In number.
How I managed to kill twenty-three
deer with sixteen cartridges I must
leave to him to explain."
Hot Ice.
A correspondent of Niture. after sum
erous experiments on the boiling points
of substances under low pressures, came
to the conclusion that it would be possi
ble to have solid ice at temperatures far
abovo the ordinary melting point. He
says: After several unsuccessful at
tempts I was so fortunate as to obtain
the most perfect success, and have ob
tained solid ice at temperatures so high
that it was impossible to touch it with
out burning one's self. This result has
been obtained many times and with the
greatest ease, and not only so. but on
one occasion a small quantity of water
was irozen in a glass vessel which was
so hot that it could not be touched by
the hand without burnine it. I ha.
had ice a considerable length of time at
a temperature lar above ordinary boi
ing point, and even then it only
suonmea away without any previous
meeting, iuese results were obtained
by maintaining the superincumbent
pressure below forty-jix mm. of mer
cury that is, the tension of aqueous
vapor at the freezing point of water.
Other substances also exhibit these same
fihenomena, the most notable of which
s mercurial chloride, for which latter
the pressure need be reduced to only
420mm. On lotting in the pressure the
substance at once liquifies.
The sea ot Galilee oontainsltwelvo
ipeciet of fish.
FARX, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Feed Apples to Farirt Motik.
This year has been cxceptinnallv
favorable for apples, nrd a remarkably
large crop is the result. Tn Onondaco
county, N. Y., ci lorninkers pay five or
six cents a bushel, and the best picked
fruit brings twenty to thirty cen' in
Syracuse, or at shipping stations, fa
buyer cai be found. Near the canal
and railroad, twenty-five ml e east of
Syracuse, a little more is paid by one
mill that works up 3,001 bushels daily
But the receipts were over S.onO bushels,
so that all were refund tl.l the accumu
lated stock was worked In o cider and
vinesrar. What can a farmer with lmn
dreds or thousands of bushels on hand.
do with them? Ho will, of
cou-ge, have raw aomcs, baked
apples, apple sauce, and apple pie
wholesale; and if h- dare run the
risk of making drunkirds of himself,
sons, and hired help, will put a large
supply of cider info his cellar. Rhall
the remainder rotr Can he afford to
pick and draw apples miles and mil's to
a cider mill, and sell for a mill a pound,
oi $3 a tonP Good-looking pork cm be
made on raw sweet apples alone. Hordes
that don't wo'k hard become nlnvful
and sleek o-. straw Hnd the nutriment
and, perhaps alcohol, of good fruit.
Sheep soon learn to like and thrive on
apples. Cows give mor. and ieher
milk when regularly fed a reasonable
allowance; and if horned a-Imals nr
allowed a good range when eating, and
are not suddenly startled, the-e is al
most no danger of choking, as they
pick up the windfalls in an orchard, or
are fed while in a pasture.
Then, while hay is so dear, fodder
so scarce, nnd pasturage so poor.
feed all the bipeds and quadrupeds
all the apples they can digest. Feed
raw or cooked, and store away for win
ter food for every animal on the farm.
Do not tear a tew hundred or thousand
bushels, nor cut down your orchards,
even if one apple Is not sold in low-
priced years. They can bo profltaWv
eaten on the farm. Correspondence Ni;w
lorc Tribune.
Save the FWst Fowl for Breeding.
It is the worst possible nolicv to kill
all the best and handsomest fowls, and
save only the mean and scraigy ones to
Dreea irom. ruts is precisely the way
to run out your stock; for like tends to
breed like, and the result is that by con
tinually taking away the best birds, nnd
using the eggs of your poorest, your llo ik
will grow poorer and poorer everv suc
ceeding jear. It would seem a3 though
it was too plain to be insisted upon, but,
in fact, " line upon line " i3 needed. It
is the crying want of the poultry upon
the farms the country through thi
careful and intelligent seleotion of the
nest tor breeding. iNothing is lost by a
little self denial to start with. Tha extra
pound or two of poultry flesh that you
ii-ttvc tiu us legs, lusueau oi senaing it :o
the market, is as rood as seed, and w'.h
bring forth tenfold and twentyfold in
jour future broods. Save vour best sto -It
for breeding.
Shrinkage of Park,
There is a great difference in povk. and
perhaps in other meat also, as to i s ap
pearance on being put into the pot for
cooking and when taken out done.
lome sample.' will come out fre3h and
plump, wlnle others will be shriveled
un to half their origin 1 dimensions
Ihis is particularly the ccse with what
is termed "shackled" pork. The isi-
raais, during a large portion ot the sea
son, are simply vitalizsd frames, which,
when autumn approaches, are conned
and stuffed in order to make quick work
of the fattening process. They swell
rapidly and appear to be doing finely
out wuen Killed ctiSiPDmnt trie ouer
both in weight and quality. Tue flesh
when cooked shrivels un; lacks inviz-
orating power; and the housewife won
ders what ails It. The trouble is just
here : 1 he animals producing the meat
were not properly cared for not suit
ably fed as their frames were expanding.
In carpenter and joiner phrase, there
was no sheeting to hold and sustain the
outer covering, consequently the whole
was shaky and unsatisfactory. Keep
hogs in good heart in su nmer, and when
penned for fattening in culumn give
tticru plenty ot corn in t tie ear or ground
and there will be no complaint of " rot
snnnKage."
Iteclpes.
Chef.se Souffe. This dish mus1; he
sent to table direct from the oven in tho
pan in which it has been baked, as it
talis if kctit standing. Beat separately
the whites and yolksof twoeggs; a id to
the yolks oie tabiespoontui of sifted
flour, two of crated cheese, a pinch of
cayenne, one ot salt and one cup of milk
W hen well mixed add the whites
beaten to a froth, and stir briskly. Pour
into a buttered i-hallow pan, and bake
in a quick oven until a rich brown-
about fifteen minutes.
Pumpkin Pie To a quart of pump
kin, alter it is stewed and sieved, allow
on8 quart of milk, a lump ot butter,
pinch ol salt, two tibiespoontuls ot gin
ger, nnd oneeeg to each pie, or a tab'o
spoonful of flour may be substituted fur
the eggs, tfako in a good paste about
three-quarters ot an hour.
Bed Cabbage. Cut ajflrm hai of
red cabbage in shreds; lay it in a sauce
pan with the following ingredients: One
gill of vinegar, one teaspoonful each of
ground cloves and salt, bait a teaspoon
ful of pepper, two ounces of butter, and
two ounces ot sugar: stew it eentlv un
til tender, about one hour, shaking the
pan to prevent burning, and serve it
hot. anss Corson t Cootny Manual.
Russian Salad Rusian sahd is
made bv cuttine up raw anoles and
every kind of available vegetable into
small lices and laying them in a shal
low dish with salt, a little vinegar an
pepper and the best oil. The dressing
must thoroughly saturate tho mixture
tor at least twelve hours, and the eflect
will be found very agreeable.
Paper, as every one knows, burns well
when scrunched up, but is not by any
means so inflammaole as wood, and in
the form of hooks is somewhat difti su'.t
to burn at all. In the olden time there
was considerable trouble takrn in de
stroying heretical books, which were
placed on large wooden platforms, but
after all the care taken to annihilate them
from the face of the earth, mashes were
found in the embers sufficiently uncon
sumed to be easily readable, and it was
thought this was brought about by the
wnes oi tue evil one.
A St. Louis boy spent a dollar of the
money that he had collected for his
father, who whipped him for the offense
The youngster went directly to the river
and drowned himself.
Catching: Halibut.
Tho halibut season, savs the S&i
World, lasts from the middle of January
to the first of December. At one time
New London, Conn., was an Important
halibut port, thirty sail of vessels hav
ing been owned there at one time. By
reason of the business not paying for a
length of tune, however, the neet nas
Vieen irrarlnallv reduced bv loss to ten
schooners at the present time engaged
In the catch. These are hne going
schooners of fifty to sixty tons, and
there are no better sea boats oi sau or
steam afloat. Their average cost was
about $9 000. They fish on George's
Banks and the coast of Nova Scotia, a
round voyage including the running of
fares to New York, requiring a month.
The more venturesome commanders sail
in January, although it is considered
dangerous to start thus early, and the
more careful masters will not venture
out till later. The service is a very
perilous one, although no men or vessels
have been lost from New London in two
or three years. This good fortune can
not be counted on to continue, and th
hardy mariners verily go forth with their
iives in their hands, une master in
forms us that of the men who were in
the fleet when be first engaged in it. all
have perished on fishing trips. Three,
and even four, vessels have been lost in
a single year. There sre various circum
stances attending the loss of halibut
men, the terrible storms which sweep
the fishing grounds be ng a fearful
element of destruction. Next to the
peril by storm is the danger of being
run down by passing vessels, during
dark nights, or the impenetrable fogs,
which cover the grounds like a pall
during so many days in the year. The
halibut catchers tell of wonderful
escapes from dire destruction through
this terrible agency, which constantly
fill their lives with grave forebodine3.
The ereatest danger is irom the collision
of European steamers as frequently the
damage nroduc.ed by sailing ships is not
fatal. The fishermen, however, exercise
a commei dabie degree of conservatism
in this matter toward the steamers,
averring that in general the steamsh p
captains keep a sharp lookout when off
the banks, and do all in their power to
avert calamity. Often in the darknesss
and fog tho tiny halibut vessels are not
seen until they are almost upon them,
when it requires time to change the
sheer of their long hulls, and very many
times the luckless hahbutmen are run
down and sunk beneath the waves.
The average crew consists of eight
men, two men going out in each dory,
of which there are three, two men being
h ft to manage the vessel. 1 wenty-hve
fathom lines are putout from each dory,
to which are attached from 300 to 325
hooks. The men are often lost from the
vessel by the presence of a sudden gale,
or the setting in ot a tog. lue jate
reaty entered into with Great Britain
has operated against the halibut flet,
and the men are hoping to see the objec-
lional features revoked. Our informant
wa? confident that more vessels would
engage in the business ere Jong, ana
hoped to see the Beet bunt up to respect
able size; for, despite its peril, capital
ttius invested pays very fair margins of
proat.
Titles in Russia.
A New York San correspondent says
hat in Russia ail the members of the
ami lies of princes, counts and barons.
both male and female, when addiessed.
are always addressed by their titles. The
members of pnnce.y lamiues ore ad
dressed as Prince, Prince N . N., or
renitv. S ime princes are called Most
Sirem; for instanc, the Suvoroffs. A
count may be addressed simply as Count,
or Count N. N.,or lllustnousness. ihe
serene and hlustrious persons may be
caught in the act of picking pockets (as
30me have baen), yet in court they are
always spoken of and to by their titles;
and if a ludge, for instance, were to ask.
Mr. Doifforouliy, you are accused ot
having stolen hve rubles, what nave
voa to snv f " i'rinoe Dolgorouky would
ke?o silence- until given his title. A
baron may be addressed as Baron, or
Baron N N., or Excellence. All generals
are addressed bv persons ot interior
rank as Excellence, and by those of
superior rank as General, or General N
N. ihe chief generals are addressed as
liiah Excellence. The colonels and
majors are called Height Nobility, and
the oflicers simply Nobility. The same
forms are strictly observed in speasing
to civil oflicers. The bishops are ad
dres-.ed as r.minence, the archbishops as
High Eminence, the priors as Keverence,
and the priests n3 Benediction, jiivc-ry
citv mavor. alderman, or village eldf.
is addressed as Honor. Even plain
c erks pretend on the title ot Dignity
The latter title is liked and much useu
among the me i chants. Persons of tho
same rank, intimate friends, near ac-
auaintances. call each other by the
Christian name and the lather's name.
the latter being a lit le changed. For
instance. Petr Ivanovitch, Ivan Petro
vitch. DerimedoutFeostiriktovitch: and
among women, Anna Ivanovua, Snan-
dulia Petrovna, Filikitata Trankvill
movna.
Rhyming Made Easy.
The Tribune has fitted up a room for
the exclusive use ot its poets, and has
introduced its new system Of rhyming
charts, which are designed t aid these
of our songsters who never have any
difhcultv in whooping up the sentiment.
bat are occasionally a little shy on the
jingla part of their otherwise highiy
creditable productions, rue charts con
tain words that rhyme pretty well, and
are adapted to any kind of poetry, from
the Papa's-stepped-on-mother'e-bunion
U1UC1 bVS 1 11 V Wiv umwuuw
verses of Swinburne. When a poet
wants something that goes along smooth
and easy, like Maud S. or the price of
wheat, he has only to glance at the on
syllable chart, which contains words
like:
Lime, Time,
If he is in'search of something with a
Crime, Dime,
little more get-up to it, he can refer to
tho next one, which contains words
like:
Item, Benison,
Fly-time, Venison,
Redress, Despot,
Maud 8.. Guess Not.
If the Swinburne metre is what ho
wants. Chart No. 3 may be studied to
advantage. It reads:
Asurebky, JJattodirs lilow.
Refrigerator. Sorrel Horse.
And so forth. AU poets are cordially
invited to come in and try the scheme,
Take the ehvator. It may fall some
day. Chiciga Tribune,
If hens b ave a warm house and enough
to eat, and of the right kind, they will
lay in winter as weu as summer.
lOH THE FAIR SEX,
Hoods.
Hoods are seen upon nearly every
style of cloak or wrap, nnd also upon
many bodice waists. Most of these are
gaily lined with scarlet, antique gold or
a mixture of many colors, in plaids or
stripes. A silk cable cord and tassel arc
usual'y added. The Russian cloak is a
treat favorito with young ladies. It is
in the shape of a long casaque, and is
trimmed with twenty or thirty rows of
fine white silk braid. The color of the
cloak is Russian blue, and the long
pointed hood is lined with white sat n
sublime. The trimmines and hood lin
ings of some of these cloaks are made of
bright tartan braids and silk plaids.
Very elegant hoods are seen upon the
white brocaded velvet opera cloaks.
lined with white satin, and finely shir
red around the neck and terminating in
a Maria Antoinette fraise five inches
high. The revers on the hood are
trimmed with white marabout feathers
to match the trimming on the wide
Chinese sleeves and on the bottom of
the wrap. These opera cloaks are
mostly seen with panbr effects in the
bacK.
New and Notes'! for Women.
The bride and bridegroom at a Nash
ville wedding had only one leg apiece.
A voung man died of heart disease at
St. Paul while asking a girl to marry
him.
Alexander Dumas' youngest daughter,
Mile. Jeannine, is mentioned as a beau
tiful young creature, with large Intelli
gent eyes and features very like her
father's.
The young daughter of the Duchess
La Torre, who has just been married to
a wealthy Cuban, wore a bridal wreath
made of diamond oranee blossoms, and
among the wonders of her trousseau were
hose of point d'Alencon.
Tim hotel kfiftnera ot JNew uneans.
who have decided to emolov white girls
as waiters, say that they have no trouble
in securing them, and say that respecta
ble families apply almost daily for places
for their daughters. The girls like the
work and give satisfaction, both to em
ployers and their guest'.
A voung lady was asked by her fiancee
on the eve of the marriage what of all
things she would like best that he should
give her as a wedding present. "Pay
papa's debts," said she, "and I shall be
the happiest girl in the woiid." And,
like the dear, good George Aueustus
that he 13, he did it. New York Mail.
At a recent reception in London where
tho Princess of Wales was present many
of tho ladies, including the princess, car
ried bunches of white lilies in their
hands. The fancy among leaders ot
fashion to adopt some one particular
flower and its corresponding perfume
seems to have lost none of its prestige.
All artificial flowers are perfumed with
the odor of the flowers they are intended
to represent. The wood violet very suc
cessfully produces the perfume of the
natural tlower, so that as one innaies a
taint odor of these sweet blossoms one
can reasonably imagine it to be fresh
from tho heart of the vernal woods.
Some one having propounded the
quorv, " What invention would mtst
benefit the community nt larger"' A
auspicious married woman replies: "A
glass so framed that when the husband's
out, the wife, at home, can see what he's
ab'mt.
Fashion IVolet
Bonnet strings are immensely wide.
Beaded , bonnet crowns are all the
rage.
Leonard
sets
are worn by young
ladies.
Plush flowers grow more and'moie
popular
Old-fashioned
mink-tail sacks are
remain the popular
revived
Sealskin sacks
fur wrap
White toilets are in best taste foreven-
ing drcs3
Fur collars and capes have taken! the
place of boas,
Russian and Lapland furs are worn
this winter.
Silver and blue 'fox arc among! the
favorite fancy furs.
A handsome "millinery set"!consists
of a bonnet and muff to match
Lone glove3. reaching above tho
elbow, are de rleueur, with short
sleeves.
The princesso stV.s for.u for chi'-
dron'3 dresses ro.nains the preferred
style,
The Albanl iialong cloak with do1
man sleeves, set in far back, so as to
to give a narrow effect in the back.
Greciau Ivnx and Arica chinchilla
remain the fashionable furs lor young
ladies and misses in their teens
The "American frock " is the favorite
dress of little London eirls. It is a ow
piece garment in sacquo style, trimmed
to simulate a kilt skirt and jacket
The "Mother Hubbard" is a new
English cloak, much shirred about the
neck, back and front, and with elbow
sleeves, also shirred, the skirt long, plain
and close,
Circular fur-lined cloaks continue in
vogue, but aro not in as high fashion as
the fancy fur visites sold under the ni w
names or the Mandarin, Kicneneu, ig
nore. Mother Hubbard, Rajah an!
Medici
Onflftf tha nrcitiest " millinerv sets"
seen tins winter is a oonnet or loquo
Tilush with a earnet satin quiiiea
border in place oi ionm,ww
I I . . , -
ostrich plume lastenea on one mue wu
waving down the baen; on tue opposn-j
si rle nf the toaue are some red plusb.
rose bud. The muff of maroon plush i s
trimmed at the ends with aarnet satia
quilling and red silk laco. On the iron
of the muff, instead of a bow, a red
paroquet is placed flat, iU head covei -
ing the steel clasp of a concealed por -
monnaie. 1 he cora wnica suspenas vuo
muff is of heavy garnet cuenuie
In the Ootober number of the organ
of the German Baptist mission the
statistics of the churches are given, from
which it appears that there are ut
churches in Germany, with 26 658 mem.
hers. 1 407 stations, and only 11 BIJ oar
day-ichool scholars, instructed by 84
teachers, mere are sixteen cuurcnus
with more than 400 members each, one
of these reporting 1,170 members and
another 775. Fifty-me churches nave
a membership of less than 100. an1 a
few of these report very small member
shipsnine in one case, eight in another.
and four In a third.
The Silk Industry In tlie United State.
According to a well-informed writer
tn the Notpmber Atlantic, as fine a
quality of silk can be raised in the
United States ns in any part of the
world, but the silk cannot be produced
here and reeled as eheaply as the raw
silk can be imported from China and
Japan. These tacts are proved by many
experiments in silk culture extending
through more than 200 years and made
in almosteverv part of the country. The
climate of California is admirably
adapted to silk raising. Cocoons and
eggs of excellent Quality have been
raised there. But those who have en
gaged in the industry have found It more
profitable to suip the eggs to France
than to rear them for silk. A well
organized effort to make silk culture
successful and profitable in this country
is now in progress in Kansas. It was
started by Mr. de Boissiere, who came
from France and settled in Franklin
county. He has established a small
mill, and with Mr. Crozier, the author
of atreatise on the raising of silk worms,
is working with hope and enthusiasm
among the farmers of Kansas. But the
success of their experiment remains to
be established.
While silk culture has so far prove! a
failure in the United States, the manu
facture of silk has been a remarkably
successful industry. The first mill on
the continent was built at Mansfield,
Conn., in 1810. To-day 27 firms are
engaged in the silk manufacture in this
country, the most of them being in New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Cou
nrcticut and Massachusetts. They have
$18,000,000 capital invested, employ io,
ooo operatives, pay annually more than
f 9,000,000 WBPes ano yearly pruuuue
mnAn worth S27.000.000. The greatest
center of the industry is Paterson, N J.,
the Lyons of America, where tnirty-iwo
firma nra pnfrnfren in tho business with
8 (M10 optatives and an invested capital
0'j $8,000,000. Nearly every variety of
silk manufacture l? renresenieu in iuo
United States, while " the quality of the
work," says the writer aoove cuuu,
will compare with, and in some ae-
partments is superior to, that oi any
other country in the world." indeed.
the goods of one firm, whose mm at
South Manchester, Conn., is the largest
in tho United States, are now imitated
in Europe. The display of American
silks at Philadelphia in 1876 surprised
Americans themselves naroiy less man
foreign experts. Our marked success in
this held is Que in no smau measure vu
the improvements we nave maae in
machinery. In silk machinery the cen
tennial judges declared this country to
be ahead ot au others. jxew ur
Herald.
John B. dough nnd tho Cigars.
John B. Gough, who had faced over
8,000 audiences, acknowledges that on
one occasion, and one oniy, ue encoun
tered an embarrassment he could not
overcome. It W;.s his own fault, he
says, and proved a sharp lesson he
never forgot, in his own woras :
I was engaged to address a large num
ber of children in the afternoon, the
meeting to be held on the lawn back of
the Baptist church in Providence, R. I.
In the forenoon a friend met me and
said:
I have soma first-rate cigars, wu
you have a few?"
" wo, 1 thanit you."
" Do take halt a dozen."
" I have nowhere to put them."
You can put half a dozen m your
rocket." . ...
1 wore a cap in tnoso nay. ana i pus
the cigars into it, and nt the appointed
time I went to the meeting. I ascended
the platform and faced an audience of
more than 2.000 children. As it was
out of doors I kept my cap on tor fear of
taking cold, and 1 torgot all about tne
cigars. Toward the closa ot my speech
1 became more in earnest, ana aitcr
warning the boys against bad company,
bad habits and the satonns, I said :
' Now. boys, lot us givd three rousing
cheers for temperance and for cold
water. Now, '.hen, three cheers. Hur
rah!"
And taking eff my cap I waved it
most vigorously, when away went the
cigars right into the midst of the audi
dence. Tho remainiug cheers were very
faint, and were nearly drowned in the
laughter of the crow.i. I was mor-
tihed and asuameo. and snouia nave
been relieved could I have sunk through
the platform out ot sight. My feelings
were still more aggravated by a boy
coming up to the steps of the platform
with one ot tuoso arcaaiui cigars, say
ing : " Here s one oi your cigars , mx.
Gough."
Bernhardt' Extravagance:
Tho London Henry C Jarrett is known
among theatrical folks as Bismarck, by
reason ot his diplomatic aouiiy. ne is
not the Henry C. Jarrett known to the
American nuhlio in the show business.
He represents Bernhardt, and when she
is at rehearsal ho sits in a chair beside
the prompter. When sho gives a recep
tion fctie leans on ins arm. wnen sue
talks with a visitor who can't use
French ho nets as interpreter. When
she rides out he is in the seat with her.
It is understood tha. ho get a percent
age of her receipts, lis id ugra-uaired,
white-whiskered, solid-looKing man,
with none of the distinguishing marks
of a showman. Ha says that Bern
hardt is not mercenary. If, by that, he
means that sho spends money lavishly,
he undoubtedly tells the truth. Almee,
for example, was grasping to the last de
gree. If she couldn't get money from a
man in any other way, she would invite
him to a game ot poker, and her ptay
was so strong that s te would usually
clean him out. But Bernhardt is care
less of cash.
"It will cost f5i0 to put a bath in
your dressing room," said somebody.
" Vhat do 1 carer 'she responded.
' But you will have to pay it your
self."
" That doesn't matter put it In."
Shejdoes not bulldoze Abbey, by the
way. He is not the kind oi man to
tremble at the word ot his star, even if
she does cost him $8,000 a we jk. New
YorkS.n.
Batter at Forty Dollars a Pound.
Gilhoolv straved into Da Smith's
grocery yesterday, accompanied by his
dog. Suddenly the grocer cried out, as
if in great pain :
Your blame dog has eaten ud two
pounds of nice fresh country butter."
" wen, u it qon t hurt tne cog it s an
right, but I want you to understand he
is a vaiuaoie ooz, ana n ue aies vou will
hive to pay about $4 a pound for that
oleomargarine ." Qnlueton News.
Wooden poets have been broueht"to
premature decy by painting thenijoe
, fore their moisture had evaporated.