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Tlioro lire 25,000 workmen engaged in
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ttircrs represents a capital of $:).", 000, 000.
The nnnunl product is worth f 100,001b
000. .
There has been prepared a table of roy
al salaries yearly paid in Europe, which
tho reader may do well to keep for refer
ence in case of an olTer of one of the po
sitions. Here it is: Emperor of Kussia,
. ' R,500,000; rjiiltan of Turkey, $0,000,
000; Emperor of Austria, M, 000,000;
King PruBsia, $1,000,000; King of Italy,
2,400,000; Queen of England, 2,200,
000; (,1101111 of Spain, (1,100,000; King
B":Tf nclgium, 500,000.
The following are the populations of
the United States for every census taken:
171)0 3,3,S27
18(10 r,:s.:!7
IRlff ." 7,3:i,SI4
1830 0,0.'IS,lll
1830 12,R(l0,70i
1K10 17,017,723
1850 2'l,l.il,87tl
1800 31,335,120
H70 :W.781,.V.17
1880 SO.l.W.SiKI
The Governments of Sweden and Den
mark aro considering plans for n railway
tunnel under tho Sound between Copen
hagen, in Denmark, and Malmo, in Swe
den. The tunnel, as planned, is to have
a total length of seven and a half miles;
that is, two miles between Amager and
the small islands of Sitltliolm and live and
a half miles between Saltholm a.d Mal
mo. Tho cost of construction is estimat
-a en
V:
ed at about $0, 000, 000.
Mr. Eugene O. Blackford, the New
York Commissioner of Fisheries, has
been investigating tier condition of the
oyster, and his report contains much in
teresting information concerning that
bivalve. In 18110 tho vast majority of
tho oysters sold in the markets of this
country was from beds of oysters of nat
ural growth, while to-day sixty per of nt.
of the anuual product of oysters is from
planted beds. Of the 409,180 ac res of
, land available for oyster growing but
15,580 acres contain oysters of natural
growth in sufficient quantities to pay for
tho cost of gathering them. The natural
growth bods of Hhodo Island and Con
necticut are practically extinct, und even
the great beds of Maryland und Virginia
are being rapidly exhausted.
An Internation Exhibition is to be
held at Glasgow during the summer of
1888. The guarantee fund already ex
ceeds 240,000, aud is being increased.
The objects of the Exhibition, ns stated
iu the prospectus, are ''to promote and
foster industry, science und art by incit
ing the inventive genius of our pciplet)
still further (development in nrls and
manufacture,; and to stimulate com
mercial enterprise by inviting all na
tions to exhibit their products, both in
the raw and finished state." Promises
of support have ulso been received from
.Amcjica, India, the Canadian, Austra
lian, Capo and other colonies. The site,
which has beon granted by the Glasgow
corporation, extends to sixty acres, and
tho buildings will cover about ten ucres
The patent medicine trade is a great
and growing one in England. During
the year 1881) 179,071 was paid by man
ufacturers of those nrticles to the Gov
' eminent in the shape of stamp taxes. In
1805 the sum paid was only 53,33:), and
"pi 1875 it was 114, 323. The quantity of
medicine placed on the market in the
ten years 1875-85 did not iucreoso so
largely as it did in the ten years from
1805 to 1875. The Pall Mull Gazette
says that as the value of the stamp or
abel is one-eighth of the total value of
tho article stamped, nn approximate esti
mate of the total value, of the trade iu
those, goods is possible. On the basis
given the above journal says tho expen
diture of the people for this clrss of medi
cine has increased in twenty-one years
from 407,997 to 1,011,03!).
Now York's aqueduct, which will prob
ably bo completed this year, is regarded
as one ot the greutc-CTritimphs of mod
ern engineering. Ayw general figures,
says the New York Sun, will givo a
better conception of this work tliuu now
obtains. The aqueduct is in reality a
continuous tunnel, thirty miles in extent,
with a sectioual urea of 155 J feet, or suf
ficiently large to ucroinmodate an ordi
nary train of cars. It traverses a broken
country, now beneath lofty hills, again
crossing deep valleys; diving at times
under broad rivers; most of the way
cut in solid rock, its average depth be
neath the surface being about 150 feet.
Excepting where it is curried under wa
ter courses, it maintains a perfectly regu
lar thobgh slightly descending grade, and
yet will deliver its vast river of water ut
the highest elevation on Manhattan Isl
and, thus giving a head for distribution
which will carry it to tho tops of the loft
iest buildings. The present aqueduct hits
a sectional area of but 53 feet, or but a
trifle- more than one-third of the new.
Thus the uew will be capable of fur
nishing the city three times the volume
of water which the old aqueduct could
' iiuvey even when pressed to its utmost
capacity, as it has beeu for several years
past, to the greut anxiety of the engi
neers and others concerned.
neer
VOL. XX. NO. 20.
PARABLB.S.
Earth sings her parables of loss and gain
In boldest speech,
Vet height sublime which spirit shall attain
Rhe cannot reirh.
Aerial v. liliri flint o'er land and son,
" It dr.th not yet appjnr what we shall be."
Hot royal purples and hor crowns of gold,
Her white attire,
Hie sceptred lilies which hor summon hold,
With ftamea afire
All fail to show the glory we shall see
" It doth not yet appoar what we shall be."
Who from unsightly bulb or slander root
Could guess aright
rhe glory of the flower, the forn, the fruit,
In summer's height f
rhrough tremulous shadows voices call to me
" It doth not yot appear what we shall be."
Triumphant guesses from the s?er and sag.
Through shadows dart,
And tender meanings on the poet's page
Console the heart.
0 songs prophetic! though so sweet are y,
' It doth not yet apiear what we shall be."
QUATREFOIL.
Some two or three years ago any one
passing through Fifty-ninth street about
uine o clock on pleasant mornings might
lutvo seen two girls on horseback, at
tended by a staid elderly groom, enter
the Eighth Avenue gate of Central Park,
and presently disappear under the leafy
trcliway winch forms the entrance to the
Uridle itond.
These two girls were my cousin Leslie
Efllughnm and myself, Louise Marie Ar
uuthuot, usually known to all my inti
mates as Lou Arbuthnot. Leslie was a
tall, slender girl with straight classical
features, marble white complexion, and a
perfect rope of hair, "yellow like ripe
:orn." On horseback, in her perfectly
lining habit, absolutely moulded to her
figure, she was one continued sinuous,
irmceful outline from head to foot.
Moreover, she was very clever, studious,
and well-read, and had but one serious
fault in my eyes, that of being morbidly,
incurably shy, and especially with men.
One would have thought every man was
wolf in sheep's clothing.
In this respect, as in most others, I
was a perfect contrast to Leslie, as I was
hurt, plump, nnd rosy-cheked, with
;urly brown huir, and 1 have been told
often that the dimples round my mouth
nd uuder my eyes urc Hut there 1
What is the use of repeating things?
At that lime I had been advised to try
riding for my health, and Leslie, who
always went out every day, had invited
me to accompany her regularly. To this
flaulhad but one objection the fact that
am, aud always was, an arrant coward
on horseback.
Although by dint of instruction I
learned to ride well enough on a quiet
horse, and even to sit a plunge or two, I
was afraid all the time, and if the ani
mal is at till positive about having his
awn way lie is sure to get in with me.
To this day I prefer to ride a trotting
horso, because when a horse is trotting I
tin sure he is not running away.
No words can tell how I hated an
feared my black pony Sprite, and well
iid the little wretch know it, and take
l (vantage of his power. Perhaps three
mornings out f four he would go along
piietly enough, the fourth he would shy
it every baby wagon, cart, drain cover,
ar bright pebble he could see, kick at
imaginary Hies, squat like u rabbit if he
iuw a bicye'e, then leap up and scuttle
sway iu the same fat fashion. Worse
(till, though he had absolutely no fear of
the elevated road, at such times he would
not go uuder it, but turning short round
and rising placidly on his hind legs,
would give me the option of getting off
over his tail or surrendering at discretion.
In vain did Leslie urge, scold, coax,
and ridicuio me; fie result was always
the same: her groom had to come up and
lead Sprite.
Leslie, who in the saddle knew no fear,
could not realize my timidity. Her own
j horse, a powerful bay thorough-bred,
seemed to me it perfect terror, liablo as
he was at any moment to jump an un
known number of feet oil the ground,
lash out viciously while in the air, then
landing a dozen feet farther on,
canter away as quietly as before; but
Leslie liked nothing better.
I One morning late iu April we rode up
to the end of Tenth avenue, and turned
into a field to jump, while Leslie sent her
groom off on an errand, saying that mean
time she would give Koushan Key some
practice over a stone wall. I jumped
Sprite over the low rail-fence that di
vided the field from the road, and this
feat satisfied all my ambition in that
line.
Leslie put lioushau Hey at the highest
part of the stono wall, which he cleared
grandly, but broke away on landing, and
I Les could not at once pull him iu. Sprite,
I thinking himself deserted, rushed at the
, wall, stopped short, then, rising on his
hind-legs, planted his forefeet on the top
stone, aud stood, calmly but firmly re
fusing to move. I screamed to Leslie to
1 come buck quick, while Sprite only
whisked his little docked tail, cocked his
ears, and actually wriggled with . enjoy
ment of my dilemma.
At my cull Leslie turned her horse
round to come to inv assistance, but Kou
thait Hev, alarmed at the curious specta
cle, refused to come near me, rearing
Angrily ut each attempt Leslie mailt to
force him up.
I At this moment I saw a horseman com
ing rapidly toward us, evidently intend
ing to jump. At my shriek he checked
his horse, just glanced at Leslie, but see
ing that she needed no assistance, he dis
mounted, threw the reins on the neck of
his horse, aud came toward me. I called
I to hiin to "run, please," but he was too
good a horseman fur thut. Advancing
quickly, he made a slight detour, swing-
ing himself lightly over the wall, and
coming quietly up to me, slipped onearm
' through the pony's bridle, and passing
the other round my waist, lifted me from
the saddle, and placed roe gently on the
ground.
I The next momeut Master Sprite found
himself on his lour feet, with a man
firmly seated on his back. Not liking
the change, the pony made a sudden at
tempt to kick the new rider olf; that
failing, tried to get rid of him by turning
short round and blunging sideways, a
plan which proved equally unsuccessful.
Sprite was a pony of much sagacity, and
always, if he could, avoided any personal
OREST
TIONESTA,
snbmit, and even jumped the wall at the
signal, though the vicious kicks ho gave
on landing were calculated to unseat any
one, unless like a Centaur he had lwen
indissolubly joined to his horse. I think
Sprite deeply regretted that piece of
treachery. The lesson he re cited it did
me good to sec, and when at length he
was allowed a pause to recover breath and
spirits, a meeker, sadder, more injured
looking pony it would have been hard to
find.
I hnd long since recognized my chnm
pion as Mr. Walter Dcverctix, a class
mate of my elder brother Clarence,
though I had not seen irm since class
day, when he beguiled !iie out of five
dances. I thanked him warmly, and
Leslie quietly, for his assistance, though
1 was still thoroughly scared at the ride
before me.
As Mr. Dcvereux talked he kept Sprite
moving up and down, und seemed to be
adjusting the saddle. Suddenly he lifted
it off the pony, and before I realized
what was going on he had his own saddle
on Sprite, and was buckling mine on his
horse.
"What nre you going to do?" I asked,
hastily.
"With your permission, Miss Arbuth
not, I am going to put you on my mare,
and ride your pony back myself," was
the answer. "Pet Marjorio is a perfect
ly trained and steady animal, nnd just
now you are not in a condition to contend
with that wilful little pony of yours."
Leslie looked very much as if she
would have liked to object, but did not
well know how to do so. Nothing could
be urged against Mr. Devcrcux except
her general aversion to men, and sne was,
besides, I think, a good deal mortified at
having failed to get Koushan Hey up in
tune.
Mr. Devcrcux was therefore permitted
to join us on our homcword ride. Sprite
was a marvel of propriety, though an oc
casional shy or swerve made me glad I
was not on his back.
Somehow nf ler that it came about that
Mr. Devcrcux often accompanied us on
our rides. I was more timid than ever,
and Mr. Devereux undertook to give
Sprite some much needed leRsons in sub
mission to his lot, begging me meantime
to keep Pet Marjorie exercised, as he
wanted his sister to ride her later on.
Once or twice Clarence went with us, but
he and Leslie never got on well together.
Les did not like chaff, aud had no Small
talk ; indeed, I am afraid she was often
bored by the incessant banter that Mr.
Dcvereux aud I kept up; but then she
could always abstract herself, and find
sufficient company in ltousham Hey.
It was not long before I knew that
Walter Devcrcux was over head and
ears in love with me, while I well, I did
not want to define to myself what I
thought about him. For the first time
in my life I wus curiously, strangely shy
with a man. I did not want him to go
away, still less did I want to be forced to
any decision, for life was so bright and
happy just then I dreaded any change.
Though we met often elsewhere, the rides
were best of all trees,birds and squirrels
tell no titles.
One morning after a brisk canter up
the west tido of the reservoir, we pulled
-up at the north end, and turned out on
the east drive, meeting face to face a
horseman who was trotting leisurely
down the drive. "Walter 1" "Murion!"
broke from the stranger nnd Mr. Deve
reux simultaneously, as the two men
clasped hands. Then, turning to us,
Walter Devereux nsked permission to in
troduce his brother Marion.
Leslie, I could sec, was utterly discon
certed, and instantly relapsed into one of
her most desperate tits of dumb shyness
an infirmity which had been gradually
disappearing under the influence of
Walter Dcvereux' sunny, cordial man
ners nnd bright boyish ways. Nevertho
les she did her best, and after a few
words had passed we all continued up
the east drive. Leslie leading with Walter,
This arrangement did not altogether
please. Though Marion Dcvereux made
himself very agreeable, his big gray
horse, Vindex, was too frisky to suit me
as a neighbor. As we were turning
around the north end of the park, Pet
Marjorie did something or other that
caused me to' give a slight scream and
drop my whip. This brought Wulter
back at once, and caused Vindex to
dance and prance in a way that at once
excited Leslie's admiration, while the
abominable capers that Koushan Hey im
mediately proceeded to execute as evi
dently tilled Marion Devereux with re
spect and approval.
Walter found that Pet Mar jorie's girths
needed tightening, and I took the oppor
tunity to adjust my hair. Perhaps Walter
need not have spent so much time but
toning my gloves nnd arranging my
skirt, but men are silry creatures, the
wisest of them.
When we overtook Leslie and Marion
they were half-way up Seventh avenue,
walking their horses slowly forward nnd
chatting like old friends; and next
morning, when Walter and Marion np-
f wared together, there were no black
ooks or freezing glances from Leslie
quite the reverse. Once get a shy girl
started, and what apace she will go!
Iu less than a fortnight Les aud Marion
had neither eyes, ears, nor tongue for any
one but themselves. Shakespeare says
something about making a pair of stairs
to love (ut least Mary Anderson says it,
if Shakespeare didn't), but what "these
two mado was a toboggan slide. If I
hud acted so !
One day lute iu Juue we all met ut the
riding school for the lust time before
separating for the summer. This ride
we meant should be a long one, but the
day was very unpromising. It had
rained the whole night through, the
roads were very muddy, and the sky
anything but clear. Nevertheless, after
much discussion, and sitting around
the parlors, and going to the door to
look at the weather, "out" wus the word,
and the horses, which had been saddled
and turned round since nine o'clock,
were ordered down.
A new delay 1 Koushan Bey had rub
bed the buckle of his halter into his eye
during the night, and could not be rid
den. Leslie, always ptompt, atouce sent for
an old steeple-chaser belonging to her
uncle, Mr. Chiswick, which wus kept ut
a stable just across the street. He bad
never beeu ridden by a lady, but this was
rather an attraction to Leslie; though,
after one look at the white gleam in his
eye, I would have ordered acotlin and a
shroud sooner than mounted Quasimodo,
as the beat was called.
REPUBLICAN
PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14, 1887.
In no wise daunted by the fact that the
horse kicked at her the moment he saw
the skirt, adroitly evading the kick, Les
signed to the groom to put his hand
over Quasimodo's near eye, stole qnietly
up to the horse's shoulder, nnd barely
touching the hand Marion Devereux of
fered, sprang lightly into the saddle.
Drawing the reins gently through hci
fingers, -she ordered the groom to back
the horse out into the street without
letting go his head. On the way to the
Park Quasimodo behaved well enough,
but the moment he felt the dirt road be
neath his feet he lashed with a violence
that mado me turn faint, made a couple of
awful buck jumps, and went up the
West Drive in a succession of mad
plunges, snatching angrily ut the bridle
and taking every bit of rein. I saw
Leslie's light figure braced well back,
yielding just enough at each plunge to
ease the jar of landing, I heard her clear
voice ring out: "Steady, boy! steady,
sir!" and Marion Dcvereux's "Well done!
welt ridden '." when Walter.layinga hand
?;ently on my rein, checked Pet Majerie's
orwnrd start.
"Your coutfin is all right," he said.
"Do not follow her too closely; it would
only upset Pet Majorio nnd spoil Miss
Leslie's pleasure by anxiety for you."
In fact, some twenty minutes later,
when we came up with the other two,
Quasimodo nnd Vindex were calmly
walking side by side, rubbing noses, and
doubtless discussing the quantity of oats
and quality of hay as earnestly as their
riders were arguing the often-mooted
question as to whether Omar Khayyam
were Omar Khayyam, or if Omar Khayyam
were not Omar Khayyam, theu who Omar
Khavvam could be.
No further prnnks on the pnrt of the
quadrupeds marred our long and delight
ful ride, until, as we were returning,
some one proposed that we should take
the hurdle four abreast. This was most
successfully accomplished, and aftei
jumping we halted under the bridge just
below to let Marion Devereux dismount
and take a stone out. of his horse's foot..
He was bending down, thus engaged,
when Walter cried out: "Take care,
Miss Eflighnrn!'' Hut in a second, be
fore Leslie could gather up her reins 01
use her whipf Quasimodo calmly lay
down on his left side, thereby allowing
Les time to twist herself from under be
fore he rolled over nnd over in the wettest
place he could find, smnshing the saddle
to bits, nnd covering himself with mud
from head to foot.
Stately Les was a spectacle as she rose
from her undignified roll. Her shining
yellow hair was plastered with black
mud; hat, habit, and boot were one
mass of sticky wet clay, but her good
humor was unruffled, and she joined
heartily in the shouts of laughter which
greeted her as she rose.
Needless to say, Walter and Marion
both sprang at once to her assistance, but
beyond wringing out her hair and wiping
off the worst ot the soft mud, little could
be done. Such incidents as this never
troubled Leslie; but when the saddle was
fonnd to be a hopeless wreck, the question
was how to get home. Leslie refused
point-blank to go up the foot-path and get
on an Eighth 'avenue, car, saying he
would walk to the entrance of the park
and let the groom ride on and lead
Quasimodo back to his stable. Marion
Devereux at once proposed to put Leslie
on Vindex (she could ride quite well side
ways on a man's saddle) nnd walk by her.
To my surprise Leslie did not reject
this plan, nor when Walter suggested thut
he and I should ride forward and send a
carriage nnd wraps to meet her nt the
gate did Los raise any objection.
As it turned out, that carriage must
have waited along time. Perhaps Leslie
and Mariou took the "long path" that
our Autocrat tells f the path that it
takes a lifetime to follow to the end.
Certaiu it is that hours pussed beforo
Leslie reached home, ami it wus not long
before the columns of the Gotham Chit
Chat published as a social happening the
engagement of Miss Leslie. Effingham to
Mr. Marion Devereux.
When, where and how-Wulterand I ar
rived at a life understanding must ever
remain between ourselves. Suffice it to
say that this conclusion wits not reached
until Wulter hnd acknowledged thut tho
asking me to exercise Pet Marjorio was a
mere device, that ever since Class Day
he had wished to meet me again, aud thut
he had only deferred speaking so long
from the fear of losing the happiness of
seeing ine every day.
Leslie's ring was a sapphire set in a
gold four leaved clover, und mine a sol
tuire set in the same ,way. We had a
double wedding, which many still remem
ber, but by those in tho secret it was
always called "the quatrefoil wedding."
Harper' Jiuar.
Doing Injustice to the Hen.
This little story Major Hen Butter
worth had from a worthy Scot: "I
visited our agricultural fuir," said he,
"and 1 was disappointed to til id that the
premiums uffercd for the best horses
were so large us compared with the poul
try premiums. Well, 1 was called on for
a speech, you know, and I took advan
tage of it to call attention to the mutter.
I said: 'Gentlemen, it seems to me that
your committee hus made a mistake aud
done an act of injustice to. the hen. The
horse is a noble animal and is worthy of
nny encouragement you feel able to give
him in the way of a premium, lint,
gentlemen, you ought uot to forget thut
our exports of the products of tho hen
eggs exceed in value the exports ol
horses. Besides, gentlemen, your horses,
once exported, are gone. Not so with
the hen. She remains ut home aud keeps
right on doing business at the same old
stand.' Well, you know, that speech
made such an impression that the com
mittee determined to give the hen a bet
ter show hereafter. AVi York Tribune.
A Child's Life Saved Uy a Horse.
At Higgins's Luke, Koscommon Coun
ty, Mich., recently Mrs. Charles H. Pet
tit and her little daughter, aged three
years, were boating when the child fell
into the water. The mother, in her anx
iety and fright, upset the boat, and, as
they were alone, the chanct were they
would both be drowned. Such would
have tM'cn the case hud not their horse,
an intelligent French pony, which had
been turned loose to graze on the shore
of the lake, came to the rescue. It swum
out to them, und when they hud tuken
secure hold of its inane, struggled buck
to shore, a tired but heroic pony. The
animal is inclined to be bulky, and he
never would pull anything but a light
load, but be is a prime favorite now.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Bow to Whip Cream.
Cream should be thirty-six hours old
in cold weather, twenty-four in summer,
and it should be thoroughly chilled be
fore it is whipped. In hot weather the
bowl should lie set in ice while it is
whipped. Under these conditions cream
will beat as solid as white of eggs, with
out any milky remainder. Do not re
move the froth as it rises, but beat steady
for fifteen minutes, or thereabouts. You
will find then your cream is solid.
"Baby Powder."
In place or any preparation sold under
the name of " baby powder " use some
fine starch! Put a few lumps in a cup
and pour over it enough cold water to
dissolve it. After you are sure it is dis
solved let it stand until the starch is set
tled and the water is clear, then turn the
water off. Let the starch dry and then
Eowder it and put it in a soft muslin
ag, through which it will sift out.
This is very healing and answers
admirably any purpose the powder is
supposed to serve. It may lie perfumed
with a few drops of any good extract
put into tli a water iu which it is
dissolved.
Kconomical Meat Hint.
The members of my family are very
fond of sweet-breads, but as that is an
expensive dish and one not always to be
had, I have found an excellent substi
tute in the form of calves' bruins. Blunch
and cook the same as you would sweet
breads. The bones and trimmings from roasts
and steaks (I use the tough end of the
teaks too) furnish the material for our
soups and stews.
I prefer a flitt-bone sirloin steak to a
porter-house. A porter-house steak is
always an expensive cut, for aside from
the small portion known its the filet, it is
usually not as tender as the flat-bone sir
loin, and the end, which weighs almost if
not quite as much us the broad part, is ab
solutely worthless in the shape of steak.
Do you fry your steak? If so, try
broiling it for the next half dozen times
you cook it. If you theu prefer fried to
broiled steak, I shall be disappointed.
I use a wire broiler and make very little
smoke by putting the broiler through the
narrow drop door at the side of the range.
Mri, Economy, in tlie Americrn.
Itecfpes.
Green Pea Soup. Boil two quarts of
green peas in two quarts of salted water
For a half hour, mash and add eight
mull, new potatoes which have been
peeled and soaked in water for an hour.
When ull nre thoroughly soft add a large
cupful of milk or rVilf as much cream,
boil up again, and sfrve with small cubes
of toast.
Tomatoes asd Green Corn. Stew
the tomatoes as usuul, for thirty min
utes, theu add un equal quantity of corn .
cut or scraped trom the cous, nnu coos,
thirty minutes longer, with frequent stir
rings. Season with salt and one large
teaspoonful of butter, or with half a
cupful of rich milk or sweet cream. If
preferred it cnu be boked in an oiled
pudding dish forty minutes. '
Baulky Biioth. To four even table
spoonfuls of barley steeped over night
add one small minced onion and two
teaspoonfuls of salt, nnd boil in two
quarts of water until soft. Make a paste
of a large tablespoonful of butter and
half a teacupful of Indian meal heated
in a saucepan, moisten und thin it with
the broth till thin enough to stir into the
remainder; mix well, add a little chopped
celery, or ccleTy seed, nud serve.
Bk Is- Soi p. Soak a pint of bean?,
either'black or navy, over night. Turn
off the water in tho morning, and let
them come to a boil in two quarts of fresh
water in which a half teaspoonful of soda
has been dissolved; strain through a col
ander, add two quarts of water and sim
mer until soft, adding boiling water from
time to time as it evaporates. Mush the
beans, rub through a course strainer and
add a tublespoouf til of flour and one of
butter cooked together for thickening,
with a tablespoonful of salt und u pinch
of cayenne. Serve with cubes of toasted
bread". Good llouvlveying.
A Landscape on the Moon.
The Sea of Showers is a very interest
ing region, not only in itself, but on ac
count of its surroundings. Its level is
very much broken by low, winding
l idges, and it is variegated by numerous
liht streuks. At its western end it
blends into the Marsh of Mitts and the
Marsh of Putrefaction. On its uortheast
border is the celebrated Sinus Iridtim, or
Hay of Kainbows, upon which seleuo
graphers have exhausted the ad jectives of
admiration. The bay is semi-circular in
form, 135 miles long und eighty-four
miles broad. Its surface is dark and
level. At either end a splendid cape ex
tends into the Sea of Showers, the
eastern one being culled Capo Heraclides,
and the western Cape Laplace. They
are both crowned by high peaks. Along
the whole shore of the bay ruusachaioof
gigantic mountains,forming the southern
border of a wild and lofty plateau, called
the Sinus Iridum Highlands. Of course a
telescope is required to see the details of
this "most magnificent of all luuarluud
scu's," and yet much can be done with a
good tield-gluss. With such uu instru
ment I have seen the capes ut the ends of
the bay projecting boldly into the durk,
level expanse surrounding them, and
the high lights of the bordering moun
tains, sharply contrasted with the dusky
semi-circle, at their feet, and have been
able to detect the presence of the low
ridges thut cross the front of the bay like
shoals, separating it from the "sea" out
side. Two or three days after first quar
ter the shadows of the peaks ubout the
Bay of Kaiobows may be seen. The Buy
of Dew, above the Bay of Kainbows,
and the Sea of Cold are the northernmost
of the dark levels visible. It wus in
keeping with the supposed character of
this region of the moon that Kiccioli
named two portions of it the Land of
Hoar Frost ard the Laud of Drought.
1'oyuLir Science Monthly.
The Bight Kind or a Keepsake.
"You want a keepsake thut will al
wuys remind you of met" she said.
"1 do, durling," he said, tenderly.
"Whut's the matter with myself f" she
whispered.
There will be a wedding shortly.
Button Vo'irier.
$1.50 PER ANNUM.
THE MENHADEN INDUSTRY
FISH WHICH IS TURNED INTO .
FERTILIZER.
How Whole Schools of Menhadei
Are Kntrappeil and Made Into
Product For Farmer's I'ac.
Fatback, menhaden or mossbuiikei
none of them particularly pretty nnrnci
nevertheless represent a fish of considei
able value in other ways than for food.
All along the Atlantic coast,from Net
England to Cape Fear, roam immens
schools of menhaden, and much capita
is employed and many a man makes hi
bread and meat in the capture and sub
sequent treatment of these fish.
Not estimated for food, the fatback t
valuable in his proper sphere and his
chief use is to replenish the earth and
cause it to multiply. To do this he hai
first to be caught and then made into i
fertilizer.
Up Core Sound, just above Cart Isl
and, stands several factories devoted en
tirely to the manufacture of fish scrap
and oil, and here we find the whole pro
cess going on.
But licfore examining into the deta'l
of manufacture we want to see how the
fish nre rnught. Off in the channel arc
lying several sloops and small schooners,
some just leaving their anchorage and
the others wnitinc, with their sails set
for a little more wind and the turn of the
tide. In the dock, with steam up, is one oi
the steamers employed in the business,
and we jump aboard just as the lines arc
enst off and she heads down the sound
Astern tow the two boats tied together,
and each containing one-half of the purse
seme, of which more hereafter.
The first school is sighted soon aftei
the bar is crossed and w e steam as neat
as is prudent, anchor and prepare to
take them in. The fish seem mostly to
swim near enouirh the surface of the
water to be rcadihlisccrnible at a con
sidcrable distance, but do not jump like
bluehsh, mullet and Spanish mackerel
Ihis school, we are told, is only
ordinary size, although it appears to us to
cover at least a couple of acres. The boats
arc hauled up and the men tumble in and
paddle off to where the thousands ol
menhaden are lying almost motionless on
the surface. Going quietly, so as not to
disturb the fish, they reach the outskirts
of Ihe schoaV and start off in different
directions, the seine sliding overboard
ojjr the stern of each as they move apart.
The net is not long enough to take them
all in, but when the boats meet in their
circle round, a goodly portion of the school
is inclosed within the meshes. The endi
are overlapped, the net pursed together
nt the bottom and the crews proceed te
sctwp up the captives with capacious dip
nets. From the boats they are transfer
red to tho steamer and dumped into het
hold. She is fitted with mast and yard
for hoisting, thus economizing time and
labor in the transfer. We did not count
the number of fish hoiked aboard from
that ouc haul, but it was many a thous
and. Several more schools are sighted, and
in nearly every case a luruo number are
captured and go to swell the glistening
heaps in the steamer's hold.
Finally the captain gives orders to
cease fishinir for the dav. the boats are
made fast astern and our prow is turned
for the channel across the bar. A flag is
run up on the mast when '-re are through
the inlet ns a signal to the people ashore
that we are well loaded, and soon wc
bring up in the dock adjoining the
factory. Here wc find that our flag has
been observed and all hands nre ready to
go to work on the cargo. The hoisting
engine is soon b,y running the fish tip
to the top of the building, this being
done to facilitate all future handling ol
the material, each succeeding procest
occupying the same floor with, or a flooi
below the preceding one, and thus, after
the fish are once in the factory, theil
course is always down - never up.
Tho big cooking tanks receive them
first, where they are steamed until
thoroughly cooked nnd softened, so that
when they reach the hydraulic presses
the extraction of the oil will be easy
On leaving the latter, the scrap, now
free from the oil, is pulled to pieces and
transferred to tho drying board, which
covers several acres of ground, and when
the sun and air have done their duty in
drying it is in the condition in which it
anncars on the market.
From the abundance of its ummouiit
it is considered a valuable fertilizer and
has a ready sale, a great portion of the
product being shipped to the North,
The capacity of each of these factories
is from 5l'0 to 600 barrels of fish per day
so it will lie seen that many a fatback
has to give up the ghost to keep them
running at their full cuppcity. Besides
tho catch of their own vessels they buy
large qualities from the fishermen of the
sound, but, in spite of the numbers
annually used here, no diminution is per
ceptible iu the quantity that ea'h year
visit the coast.
The menhaden belongs to the herring
and shad family und is very sinnlur iu
appearance to the wcll-knowu herring or
ale-wife, but is somewnat larger.
The course of these fish seems to lie in
variably from the North when they ur
rive and they return iu thesamedirection
when their Southern tour is over. Al
though the run is variable in its extent
thev never fail to come in consideialiit'
quantities some time from Juue to 1
ccinher. Occasionally they appear i
such numliers thut the factories canno
handle their catch ami another year they
mav not be able to tret cnouili lisli to
keep them running more than half time,
out ailogeuier me nitiusiry is
iug one. JMroit Free l'res.
a flourish
Cornish Fisher Folk.
The Cornish fishermen are a splendid
race; sober, industrious und God-fcur
ing. The Stiuday is invariably kept
with decorum and solemnity. During
mv week's sojourn amoni; them I neithei
saw a tipsy person nor heard an oath
There is no "larking," no horte-play, no
music-hall sonL's. Ihe whole nature o:
the neoole seems to be chastened and sub
dued by their uncertain, hazardous and
luliorious calling, and the ever-abiding
ureseuce of the ereut wide sea. to
hours aud hours they will staud iu little
groups on the quay or beach, talking
gravely, iu undertones, or ga.lug intent
lv ou the scene before tnem, spccuiatin
on the various craft that glide past as in
the silence of a dream. Chamber
Jenmal.
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BE TRUB.
Oh, rear no costly marbled ston
Above my lowly lying head
When I am dead,
But let me rest in peace alone
With wild flowers o'er my op-turned face,
To mark the place.
Oh, do not come to mourn for me,
Nor shed one sad, regretful tear
I cannot hear
The words yon speak I cannot see
You bend o'er my low-lying head,
When I am dead.
But while I live remember this:
Be true as God's great shining stars,
My prison bars
You may not break, my lips to kiss
When, by and by, the grasses wave
Upon my grave.
Isabel JMchkiee, in the Current
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Sound advice Preaching through a
telephone.
The shine of cheap summer- hotel
boot-black admits of no reflections.
llotel Mail.
The young man who is to be married
is not the only one who ha "pressing"
engagements. The tailor has them also.
Merchant Tratelcr.
Men differ very much from guns,
As all experience teaches,
Men kirk when kicking, with their boots.
But guns kick with their breeches.
Boston Courier.
"Hanging is too good for you," said a
judge to a condemned man. "I know it
is," replied the prisoner frankly; "and
if you can suggest anything else, judge,
you can't do it, too quick." Drake' Mag
azine. There is a sweet maid at dear Vassar,
The fellows all stare as tbev passer;
She knows each (rreek root,
All slang phrases, to boot.
And at chewing gum none can surpasser.
OoodalCt 6'ua.
"Johnny," inquired his aunt, "what
do you like best of alii," "Candy," re
plied Johnny. "And Wi. 5 after thatf"
inquired his aunt "More candy," re
plied Johnny, after a moment's delibera
tion. Pittthurg DUpatch.
"Swim? Not a bit, stranger, but 1
reckon if ye'd drap mo down in ther
middle of tliis hyar river, I'd reach land
thout much dithkelty." "Yhy, how
' "Waal, I carcalate I'd go right to
to the bottom." llarper't Bazar.
AT A 8CMHER RESORT.
Little bits of gossip,
Very little work,
And a little flirting &
flease the hotel clerk.
Hotel Mail.
A learned professor, after writing a
long article, published in a leading news
paer, says: "I confess tsV I do not
know what produces laughter or wny we
laugh." The professsor has doubtless
been rending some of the humorous
papers. Arkaimatt Traceler.
It is announced that a new paving
stone culled quartzite granite has been
found in Dakota. It is supposed some
body has struck a batch of doughnuts
baked by a .young lady graduate of a
cooking school, and dumped over the
back fence by her mother. NorrUloien
Herald.
A bucluilor one dtrf set JlaVrtfflTiuTilV
lonely abrffit'ttWrffaTes for himself and
an imaginary wife and five children. He
then sat down to dine, and as often as he
Ipcd himself to food he put the same
quantity on each of the other plates and
surveyed the prospoct, at the same time
computing the cost. He is still a
bachelor. 1 tenter Prett.
Sea Lion Against Sharif.'
As a number of fishermen were en
gaged iu netting for salmon and sea bass
on tlie bay between Alcatrnz and Sausu-
lito, near Ntn r rancisco, their attention
was directed to a terrible commotion
under the surface, and in close proximity
to their nets. The occupants of one of
the boats immediately pulled up along
side of tlie naval combatants. At first
it wits thought that two of the Cliff
House peU had disarrreed over the roy
alty of a fresh run of salmon, and were
waging war for supremacy; but, on
closer inspection, it was found that the
battle centered between a twelve-foot
man-cut ing shark and one of the valiant
sea lions of tho Cliff. The water around
where the nuval battle was contested was
stained with the sea lion's blood. The
fishermen state that the liou would on
every opportunity offered sink his teeth
deep into the bock of the shark; the lat
ter would then execute a rotary move
ment which would release him from the
lion's hold. Tho monarch of tho Cliff
finally detecting that it was a useless at
tempt on his part to conquer the hyena
of tlie ocean, made a rather feeble effort
to escape. The shark, true to his vora
cious nature, would not relinquish the at
tack, and, making a final dash at his ad
versary, the twolnonsters struggled until
they got entangled iu the nets. It was
with inuchdillictilty the fishermen landed
their big game. When on laud the shark
was full of life, and the boatmen found
it no small matter to dispatch it. Tho
sea lion wus dead when taken from the
net. The shark, a genuine man-eater,
was twelvefeet long and weighed in the
vicinity of 1,200 pounds.
When He Would Pay.
"Did you see Time A Tide ubout thut
account f"' "Ves sir." "Did you tell
them we couldn't and wouldn't wait a
day longer about it?" "Yes sir." "Who
did you see and what did they say?''
"Oh, it's nil right ; it's all right. I saw
Mr. Time." "Did he say ho would pay
it." "Ves sir; he didu't question the
bill at all ; he was perfectly satisfied and
said right away that they would pay it."
"ll'iii ; I was afraid they'd kick like
steers. When will he pay, did he say?"
Collector looks through his memorandum
book carefully. "I've got it down here
somewhere; "oh yes, here it is; when he
'gets mighty good ready.' "
Accounted For.
"I don't see w hat becomes of all my
circulars," growled a summer-resort Bou
iface. "I had 300,000 on hand when the
season opened, but there's oulv a few
left."
"I know where they've gone to," piped
a bell-boy.
"Well, where?"
"Miss Antique .ued 'em all up for curl
papers, sir." llitel Mail.
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