THE FOREST .REPUBLICAN
It pabllrtiod tverj Wednesday, by
J. E. WENK.
OMoe la Smearbaugh A Co.'i Building
ELM STREET, TIONESTA, Ps.,
Trmt, II.BO ptrYttr,
No inhaetlptlons received for S short r period
than thera monthi.
Oorrmpondenr solicited from all narta of lh
ennntrv. No nolle will b taken of uonymoiii
1 The season is at hand when cureless
people get too familiar -with unappreci-
ntive guns, nnd afterward gotothedoo
tor for repairs.
United States statistician Dodge figure
Ihe wheat crop of this country at about
420,000,000 bushels, tho yield per acre
being about one por cent, loss than last
year.
A new swindlo upon fanners has been
perpetrated. They are iuvited to sign an
agreement not to kill birds lor a year,
ami the pledges, with a little manipu
lating, turn up In tho form of promissory
notes.
Douglas County, Mo., comes to tho ,
front with three sisters whoso aggregate '
weight is 625 pounds. They nro aged
respectively 14, 13 and 9 years. Tho
mother weighs 170 pounds. On each of
the two younger children are bIx fully
developed fingers.
A little pamphlet advocating a new
system of condensed printing states that
it costs the London 7'imei $2,500 a year
to use tho superfluous " u" in tho Eng.
lish spelling of such words as favour,
colour, endeavour, etc., counting mater
ial, labor, aud space at advertising rates.
' A California court has decided that a
deed to real estate from a husband to a
;fV .1, riPA if Iaka n.1 -IT ! It
V . .
named as thn mnanlnreit ., AM ir
parties do not live in harmony, there be
ing no valuable love and affection in that
case, and the statute requiring a valuable
, consideration.
; Tho advantages of advertising are well
proved by a letter on file at the New
York PoStofficO. ill nliee-li tlm nu nan r.1
,jv certain medicine offered to pay the ( lov
erumcnt $10,000 lor two months' use of
wTkV canceling which should send out every
letter from tho office during that time
with the name of tho patent medicine
stamped upon it.
The Government of Japau has invited
several scientific bodies to appoint a joint
committee to- examine and report upon
the type of buildings best calculated to
resist shocks of earthquake. This is iu
view of the fact that whereas
. houses were formerly constructed ol
wood, masonry is now coming largely
Into use, especially in the construction ol
public MBMing.
Thieves are absolutely growing senti
mental. A Western burglar refused to
-.-. k(T I 1... 1 -. ,
w. jiiuiuii-i juiui a nuuse aiier tie
discovered that its owner was a mason.
A Georgia tjjief grew conscience stricken
and retuaried a large sum of money. And
ow, ro cap the climax, comes tho case of
a New Ybrk pickpocket, whose tender
CV woul1 not allow ,lim t0 kepP 0
t waicn wnicn contained an inscrip-
- L..rom a father
his daughter, and
who returned
through Inspector
llyrues.
Statistics show that blindness is in
creasing very rapidly in the United
States. Between the years 18T0 and 1880
tho population increased thirty per cent,
and blindness 140. . It costs i25,0OO,OO0
a year to sustain an anny of over 50,000
ifiirid people on the lowest basis of cost
aud wages that would have been earned
Tho chief cause of the . rapid spread of
this infliction is said to be contagion
assisted by immigration, which brings
many infectious diseases of the eye into
the country.
Twelve Mormon families have already
Settled at Alberta, in the Domiuion of
Cunada, aud others will soon settle at
Medicine Hat. Tho Toronto Glob has
heard that tho Mormon rulers have
been in correspondence with tho Ca
nadian Government on the subject of
roloniring in Canada, and that the an
swers they received were not such as to
prevent their endeavoring to effect their
purpose. We don't wish tfiem any harm,
.says tho New York Tribune, but all the
same we should rejoice to get rid of the
Mormons.
The preservation of forests is a favor
. ite theme in this country just now. As
the Richmond State well says: "Hardly
a week passes that wo do not read of
large tracts of laud at the South having
been bought simply for tho timber that
is on them. It is only a question of a
few years when tkere must be a timber
famine in certain sections of the South.
If the waste places and worn-out lauds
arCplanted in trees tho day will couiu
when the tree crop will be a most vulu
able one." A few days in each year set
apart by Southern laud owners for arbori-
culuro would prove time well expended.
The "champion" hangmun in the
United States is George li. Malidon, of
Fort Smith, Ark., on the border of the
IndianTerritory. Ho has been acting as
an executioner for the United States
Marshal there since 1873. The United
States Court in the Territory is scarcely
more than a criminal court, having juris
diction of all crimes committed in that
region. This man has, in his official
capacity, "worked oil" fifty-two mur
derers,, hanging forty-two on the same
gallow;. This celebrated executioner is
fifty-two years of age, a Bavarian by
birth, but an American by residence for
the greater portion of his life. Ho is
suid lo be a jolly good fellow.
VOL. XX. NO. 28. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1887. Sl.oO PEIl ANNUM.
AARON BURR'S VVOOINO.
From tho commandant's quarters on West
chter Height
. The blue lillls of Ramapo lie In full sight;
Ob their slope gleam the gables that shield
his heart's queen,
But the redcoats are wary the Hudson's be
tween. Through the camp runs a jest: "There's no
J moon, twill be dark
I Tis odds little Aaron will go on a spark"
And the toast of the troopers is: "Picket, lie
I low,
And good luck to the Colonel and Widow
I rrevost!"
, Eight miles to the river be gallops his steed,
. Lays him bound in the barge, bids his escort
I make speed,
Loose their swords, sit athwart, through the
! fleet reach yon shore:
Not a word! not a plash of the thick-muffled
oar I
Once across.once agin in the yat,and away
Five leagues are soon over when love has the
say;
And "Old Put" and his rider a bridle-path
know
To the Hormitage Manor of Madame Prevent.
Lightly done! but he halts in tho grove's
deepest glade,
Ties his hor to a birch, trims his cue, slings
his blade,
Wipes tho dust and the dew from his smooth
handsome fae
With the kerchief she broidered and bordered
in lace;
Then slips through the box-rows and taps at
the hall,
Bees the glint of a wax-light, a band white
d small,
I . . ..w .
uiibarrel by herself all
aglow
Half in smiles, half in tears Theodosia Pre
vost. Alack, for the soldier that's buried and gone!
What's a volley above him, a wreath on his
stone.
Compared with sweet life and a wife for
one's view
Like this dame riw ami warm in her India
li.hu f
8he chides hor bold lover, yet holds him moie
dear,
For the daring that brings him a night-rider
here;
British gallants by doy through her doors
come and go,
But a Yankee's the winner of Theo Prevost.
Where's the widow or' maid with a mouth to
Iw kist,
When Burr conies a wooing, that long would
resist!
Lights and wine on the beaufet, the shutters
all fast.
And "Old Put" stamps in vain till an hour
has flown past
But an hour, for eight leagues must be cov-
ered ere day;
Laughs Aaron: "Let Washington frown as
he may,
When he hear, of me next in a raid on the
foe
Hell forgive this night's tryst with the
Widow Prevostl"
E- C. SUdman, in Harper1
THE GRACE OF LOVE
II V OHACK DENIO LITCHFIELD.
A great while ago, there once lived a
very beautiful and. very rich littlo Prin
cess. So beautiful and so rich she was
that suitors from ull parts of tho world
came flocking in shoals to her palace,
wearing out pantaloons by tho million iu
protracted and agonizing kneeling at her
tiny feet.
NotwithstandingJlie glory of it, how
ever, the littlo l'rtuccss did not much
enjoy this sort of thing; for whereas
other young ladies could spend their
time iu making delightful slinners and
comfortables for their fricuds, this poor
iiinu uiiui Jiau lO enilllov nil hers in
knitting everlasting mittens (which are
very awkward, disagreeable things to
. (. -
"'""'. I'l-mucs uL-ing never pleasantly ac
cepted i, so that many a time did she
wish she might only have been born mar
ried, aud thus have been spared this con
tinual worry aud vexation of soul. For
she was a proud, fastidious little Prin
cess, and had declared that she never
would marry until she had found
oue who was in every way her superior,
as was, of course, all extremely right
and proper; only, though all kinds of
paragons came to woo.somehow or other
none of them ever proved superior enough
to succeed in winning the little Princess
for his bride. It really was pitiable to see
so muny fine fellows turned off daily ; but
the Priucess wus become so accustomed
to it that she grew quite callous-hearted
on the subject; and when she heard that
of the thousands rejected, seven or eight
shot themselves, and five or six felt
bad, and three or four cut their wis
dom teeth, and one or two staved single.
all for her sweet sake, she never shed a
tear.
But one day, as a hundred or so stood
in the outer court of the palace, squeez
ing on their gloves, and practicing ten
der glances aud sighs peparatory to en
tering the fair one's presence, a young
man, of very different appearance from
me rest, came quietly up and joined
them.
"Well, fellow," said the others, "what !
errand brings you here?"
"Tho same as that on which you
come," answered lie, tranquilly. !'huve
that I shull succeed where you will fail. I
come to wed the Princess."
"Vou!" they exclaimed in chorus,
looking at him with scorn, for he was
plainly dressed and of unimposing as
pect. "Vou! You pretend to be her
superior? You indeed t"
"I am," he replied, unmoved. "For
I love her, aud love euiiobles."
Whereat the other laughed contempt
uously. "Just hear the fool !" cried one. "This
graceless beggar dares to love !"
"Put him out:" screamed another.
"The cut of his mantle is antique, and
he has no buckles on his shoes, nor pow
der to his hair. Bah! It is scandalous
to have him about!"
"Let him stay," said a third with a
shrug. "It is as well to have a valet at
one's back."
The man at whom these sneers were
ra-st smiled composedly. "Fortunes
change," he said. "Vou
U Who Call 1110
valet shall yet see me carrv off the Prin-
cess to-night before your very eyes."
a murmur oi uerjion ran through the
crowd.
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doors were thrown open, and the court
herald announced in a loud voice that her
royal highness would now deign to re
ceive offers; and that going in suitors
would please take the right hand door,
and coming out the left-hand door, that
thus collisions of a-painful and disturb
ing nature might be avoided, and that,
furthermore, no suicides were allowed in
the roval presence. An immediate rush
ensued toward the entrance, which
opened directly into the great hall where
tho Princess sat upon her throne, with
thousands of cushions lying before her
over the floor, that suitors miidit not
catch cold from kneeling too long uporf
mo marine pavement, wlulo huge hogs
heads, filled with highly-colored and
various-sized mittens, were piled up
artistically in the background.
"Beautiful" is no fit word wherewith to
describe this Princess. Had Webster or
Worcester or any other dictionarian
seen her, he would certainly have in
vented some word on the spot more ca
pable of expressing the charm and grace
and perfect proportion of feature, form
nnd soul which went to make up this
raro and wonderful maiden.
And now, one after another, with dif
ferent degrees of assurance, ecstasy, sen
timent and pride, the crowd of suitors
made their efforts, extolling their several
excellencies and advantages over each
other and everybody else, and modestly
bringing into view those points wherein
they bid defiance to tho human race at
large and aspired to be divinities. But
to-day, as yesterday, none was found
superior to the Princess. One after an
other was duly admitted and dismissed
with a consolatory cigar, and the promise
that his name should not he handed in
to Mrs. Grundy, who, pen in hand, satin
the reporter's chair; and still the little
Prinress waited smiling and peerless,
upon her throne, in royal but wearying
single-blessedness. Yet all this while
the strange young man, who had come
lu with the rest, said never a word to
press his suit, and while the others were
praying and groaning and making no end
of a to-do, he alone stood upright and
silent, and held his head straight and
high as if in proud disdain.
I lie little 1'rincess was only a woman
after all, so, of course, she grew piqued
at la-t.
"Pray, why do you come here, you,"
she said, pointing hertiny ivory finger nt
him, with an inimitable mixtureof grace
and scorn, "if not to woo mo with the
rest!"
"I come to wed, ladv, not to woo," he
answered gravoly, and moved forward
with unbending head.
"To wed?" echoed the Princess, with'a
laugh that rang forth so deliciously
sweet, that to hear it was to think only
of tho ripple of silver waves against
shores of the purest crystal. "And pray,
friend, is that your wedding garb?"
"She whom I love will look to tho
heart rather than to the raiment," an
swered he, as unabashed and gravely as
before; and the Princess felt rebuked,
aud bit her sweet lips.
"Yet you bring no gift in your hands,"
she said. "How dare vou ask aught of
me?"
He looked at her and smiled, and she
saw that his smile was sweet.
"Lady, I claim but gift for gift. I
bring you my heart. Give me therefore
yours."
"Yet you do not kneel in tho nsking,"
she said. "How may I listen to such a
praver?"
"Lady," he answered nnd he looked
tall and noble standing upright alone,
amid the sea of bowed heads around "I
do not kneel, because I come neither to
beg nor to pray, but to demand my
right."
"How dare you!" eriedmPTincess,
frightened at language so straugcly un
softcned to meet her delicate royal ears.
"How dare you?" '
"Love dares all, or is no love," an
swered lie, and smiled still
'I have sworn that I will wed none
save him who is in all my superior,"
said me rnncess, and looked at him
curiously. "Do you call yourself my
superior? Are you so vain?" And she
drew up her exquisite head, and laughed
a low, gurgling laugh.
"No," he answered! "For love is
humble; yet as humility is superior to
vanity, you are inferior to me in so far
as you claim superiority."
"Ami vain, then ?" asked the Princess,
in a grieved surprise.
" Xo!" thundered the crowd of suitors
behind. "No! Xo! No! To the death
with him who affirms it! No! No! A
thousand times no !"
"Yes," said the young man who stood
before her; and though he spoke so low.
she heard him above all the rest, and
hung her lovely head.
"At least," she said, "how can you vie
with me in birth? I am a princess and
sit upon a throne; and you "
"Vour throne is senseless marble and
cold, dead stoue," said he, "and mine is
a woman's heart."
"You are poor," said she, "and I am
ricn."
"Xay, it is you who are poor." he re
plied, "since earth's sorest poverty is the
naviug only sell to love: nud I am rich,
for loving is wealth, aud I have loved
: long and well."
I " But I am wise and learned," said she.
I "I have studied much and profoundly.
"Yes," answered he; "for I have
iu ymt kiiow more man if"
learned that I am ignorant, and earth's
nignest wisdom can teach no more."
" But I am beautiful," Rhe said, with a
blush that spread over her face like the
i sunset glow over a lily. " And vou "
j "A beauty that sees but self isblind,"
he answered, " and blindness is a de
formity. It is I therefore who am beauti
ful, for you so fill my heart that wherever
i I am, you are present."
"They say 1 am good, stammered the
little Princess as a final plea. And tears
stood in her wonderful eyes.
The young man came nearer and smiled
, again, and in his smile were only pity,
and tenderness, and love. " Vet by your
own showing, you are selfish, and vain,
and weak," he said softly.
I "And you?" asked tho Princess, trem
ulously, yet smiling up at him as he
spoke; "are you so much better than I?"
"Yes," he said, "for I am Love him
self, and what is there upon earth that is
truer and stronger and purer aud better
than Love'!"
And the little Princess, looking at
him. linllll'ltlTUtwIl rAiil rrlnrv fl,.ul. .,t
in his face and hia oninf t,Urh ..'n
and he stood before her clad in robes of
scarlet and gold, and a kingly scepter
was in nu hand.atid lie had wings such
as
we dream angels hav, and his name,
"Love," stood like a icweled crown
above his forehead. Ami the Princess
hid her face in her hands and soblxd for
very shame.
"I have found Love at last," she said.
"It is he for whom I hive waited to
long, and searched so far aid wide. Only
Love dared claim me. Oily Love knew
how to win me. Only Low; could teach
me to love again."
And then iove bent over her, and
folded her in his close, strong arms, and
flew away with her right into the far-off,
wonderful Seventh Heaven, where none
but those who Love have rver liecn.
And tho suit rs stared behind with their
mittens and their cigars, and their prom
ises that none should ever know theit
names, and were sulky, and pretended to
outsiders that "they never could tell w hat
it was so immensely superior that the Prin
cess saw in that fellow i" Only luckily
the world's echoes cannot reach so far as
up to the Seventh Heaven, and the little
Princess never heard what they said.
Independent.
Human Remain) as Medicine.
In truth, to this dny we find among
ourselves some survivals of the old super
stitions still lingering in out-of-the-way
corners. Thus it Is only a few years
since the skull of a subide was used in
Caithness as a drinkinr-cup for the cure
of epilepsy. Dr. Artlur Mitchell knows
of a case in which the td v of such a one
was disinterred in order to obtain her
skull for the purpose.
It was, however, accounted a more
sure specific for epilepsy to reduce part
of the skull to powder and swallow it.
Even the moss which grew on such skulls
was deemed a dertain cure for various
diseases. Nor was this simply a popular
superstition. In the official Pharmn
cojxeia of tho College of Physicians of
London, a. v. 167s, the skull of .a man
who has died a violent death, and the
horn of a unicorn, appear as highly ap
proved medicines. Again, in 1724, the
same pharmacopeia mentions unicorn's
horn, human fat, and human skulls,
toads, vipers, and worms, among the
really valuable medical stores. The
pharmacopeia was revised in 1742, and
various ingredients were rejected, but
centipedes, vipers, and lizzards were re
tained. Kor were these strange compounds
prepared for human subjects only. i
tho "Angler's Yado Mecum," publis...d
in 101, anglers are recommended to use
an ointment fr.r tho luring of fish, con
sisting among other horrible ingredients,
of man's fat, cat's fat, her.n's fat,
asafii'tida, finely powdered iiummy,
camphor, oil of lavender, etc. ; and it was
added that man's fat could be obtained
from the London chirurgeons concerned
in anatomy. Popular t:ienee Monthly.
A Sailor's Wonderful Escape.
Captain Walter Thompson, of the pilot
boat Mary Odcll, brought to Savannah
recently the news of a remarkablejescape
of a sailor from ft horrible death. The
Norwegian bark Tclt'tnacli- wai lying at
Venus Point waiiiug the arrival of Cap
tuitt Thompson to pilot her to sea. A
sailor named Tobias Turklccen, a Nor
wegian, was sent aloft, and while he was
on the maintopgaliant yard he lost his
hold and fell. During his rapid flight
to the deck he struck the rigging several
times, but at lait fell Jn distance of 30
feet clear, touching nothing until ho
struck the deck. The Captain and sail
ors rushed to him, ejpecting to find no
thing but his mangkcl remains, but in
stead they were surmised to see him arise
and stand up. He was as pale as a dead
man, but no bones wero broken. Turk
lecen was too badly scared to sneak for
a while, but ofter a moment he said ho
did not feel hurt anywhere. He had not
lost a arop of blood, and he did not
seem to be suffering from anv internal
injuries. He was stri mud ami cnrnfiillv
examined, aud the only marks upon him
were u iew red spots f tint Had been made
by the ropes where he struck the rigging.
The Captain wanted to send the man
back to Savannah, but he protested
against being left there, and finally he
was permitted to continue on the voyage
to Buenos Ayres as an able bodied sea
man. Turklccen is a very lurge man,
weighing in the neighborhood of 175
pounds. He fell 00 feet.
Land of Darkness.
New
Ouiuea, probably ths second
island in size in the world, is less known
to civilized man than any other region of
equal size. Until recently even the prin
cipal features of the coast had not been
actually determined, and tho interior
still otTcra an extensive field for explo
ration. During the present year an ex
pedition under .Mr. Theodore Bevau has
successfully sought a water route to tho
inland mountains, discovering two mag
nificent rivers, with numerous tributa
ries. The main streams were named the
Douglas and the Jubilee, and were navi
gated for 130 and HOiuiles. The course
led into a country of superb mountain
scenery, through fertile lands in which
saco, bananas, tobacco, bread fruit and
sugar cane were found to be indigenous.
The island prove. h to be practically
uninhabited except within a few miles
of the coast. Seven tribes f natives
were encountered neur the Gulf of Papua,
the largest numbering 400 to 500 men.
The crimate was not uuhealth, tho tem
perature varying from severty-two to
eighty-six degrees during tht day. Ar
l, ink) it Traveler.
Habits of the Gull.
Mr. William Brewster notes some in
teresting features in the habits of a
young Kittiwake gull of the St. Law
rence. He brought home a young one,
its mate having died of thirst, the other
oue surviving through the accidental dis
covery that the bird drank only salt-water!
Both the birds obstinately refused
to drink fresh water. Observations on
this bird by Professor A. Hyatt showed
how slowly and timidly it acquired the
urt of swimming and flying. The bird
when first forced to fly was thrown into
the air, and, to the fcurpriseof Professor
Hyatt, flew with grrat rapidity and pre
cision, circling about the house and
through tho apple-trees, and, finally,
flew near him several times iu the great
est agitation till he caught the bird,
which was completely exhausted. For a
long time the bird went through this
maiiufuvre, showing that while it knew
how to fly it could not alight, though it
finally acquired this faculty
Hcioice MuntAli.
-Papular
A LONDON fOSTERMONTiEU
A PECULIAR CHARACTER OF THE
BRITISH METROPOLIS
HI Fondness for Bireet Brswls
His Distinct Ores The Over
worked Contermanster Pony.
The costermonger Is a jcttliar ihsrac
terln London life, ny T. Crawford in a
letter to the New York Warl.l. lie is
nearly always London Inirn, and has no
knowledge of anything outside of the
narrow section of London where he lives.
In msny parts of London there are sec
tions occupied by people who have never
been outside of their immediate neigh
borhoods. I am told by old Londoners
that in the Last Lnd there are thousands
of people who have never been as fat
west in London as Charing Cross.
Tha London costermonger generally
wean a fixed kind of dress. His hat is
alway a black derby, rusty from tain and
weather. His cost is generally a rusty
black frock. He rarely wears a waiit
coat. His trousers may be corduroy or
any kind of the cheaper woolen patterns.
His shoes are thick soled and hobnailed.
He always wears a colored handkerchief
tied arouud his neck in place of a collar.
These handkerchiefs are always dirty,
except upon rare Sunday and holiday oc
casions, when new ties are donned. These
handkerchiefs are always of a fanciful
color, light blue and red being the fa
vorites. They are worn high up on the
neck, leaving a couple of inches of dirty
neck showing between the handkerc hief
and the greasy collar of the shambling
frock coat. The handkerchief is really
the badge of the Order. This handker
chief about the neck designates the char
acter and standing of a man in England
as completely and thoroughly as if he
wore a uniform prescribed by act of Par
liament, The costermongers are men en
gaged in street traffic of all kinds. They
are generally dealers in vegetables. They
begin with pushcarts, aud if they are
prosperous and reach the climax of their
ambition tlicy become the owners of small
two-wheeled wagons, drawn by little
donkeys or ponies. The strength and
endurance ol these small animals are phe
nomenal. I have seen from six to eight
grown people on a costermonger s cart
being draw n at a furious pace by a pony
not much larger than a good New found
land dog.
The costermonger never gives his
pony any rest. He works him during
the week in his business and uses the
wretched little animal on Sunday to give
his friends a treat in the shape of a ride
to some cockney resort iu tho suburbs.
The costermongers live in. the street.
They are never indoors except foresting
aud sleeping. A very severe, driving
storm will sometimes force them into the
house, but they generally take refuge
under an awuiug or some gateway. They
are a hardy, tough, coarse-tibered people.
The are noisy and have a perfect passion
for scenes of uproar and excitement. You
rarely ever hear of costermongers mur
dering any cf their associates or of their
usitig knives or pistols in their quarrels.
TuCJ .have ; wjy.of pounding and kick
ing each other when "chgagei! i3 dis
putes, but are rarely arrested, as they
never seem to carry malice, and their
fights generally wind up in a good-natured
way. The costermonger and his
female are very often the chief nctors in
a street broil. When once a costermon
ger has begun to keep company with n
costermonger femalo then she is consid
ered his property. She speaks of him
as her man and she is spoken of as his
"gal." I saw a dispute the other day be
tween a costermonger and his sweetheart
which was fairly illustrative of their
method of settling disputes.
It was Sunday morning. The two had
started out evidently for a holiday. He
was in his best. He was a surly, heavy
jawed tellow, with black eyes, a short
nose and brawny, hairy fists. He wore
a little black derby hat, about three sizes
too small for his great, round head. His
handkerchief was the lightest of sky
blues. She was buxom, burly, of medium
height, dressed iu true costermonger
style. Their dispute grew out of a dif
ference of opinion as to where they
should spend the day. She insisted on
going one way and he the other. They
disputed for half a moment, and then he
turned around and deliberately gave her
a kick, which lifted her about six inches
from the sidewalk, to convince her that
his way was the best. She turned quickly
and began kicking him in return. The
way she brought her number ten ltoots
around against his shins very soon con
vinced him that she wus as strong at
that kind of argument us he. They
kicked ut each other for about five min
utes, the centre of a delighted and cheer
ing crowd, and then tliecosti'iinongcr fe
male by her kili iu kicking c urried the
day. lu a moment or two more he gave
up, grinned good iiaturedly, and the
two walked off together for a happy
Sabbath.
A Japunese Theatre.
There ure two tiers of boxes, the lower
of which is provided with sliding paper
door, funning small rooms like bathing
machines. The pit is divided by low
cross bars into square, reminding one of
the cuttle l tens of old Siuithtield, e ii h
capable of holding four persons comfort
ably. A Japanese family la-nt upon en
joyment engages a compartment for the
day, in a position suited to the purse
in the middle of the house, if well to do,
nearer to the stage or to the back, ac
cording to the scarcity of coin and,
having deposited clogs in the yestiaire,
take up a position ith cushions, kettle,
tea things, smoking tray, and never move
till midnight, except to pay visits to
friends. A Japanese theatrical perform
ance commences generally at early dawn
aud lasts a dozen hours. The sluge oc cupies
the end of the building from wall
to wall. Oddly, the actors do not make
their appearance from the side or buck
(there being no w ingsi, but strut along a
narrow platform over the heads of the
pit by means of iust such a boarded foot
way as is used by Kuropean conjurors.
'aithful to the canon of no illusion, the
performers staud ready dressed iu un
open plac e off the entrance lobby, w he re
all who come in may see them; and when
they hear their cue they pu-h through
knot of loiterers aud marc h lo the stage
along the platform, u. ting us they go.
Indeed, important portions of u "scene
which demand a rapid exit are frequently
gone through upon this nariotv lootwuy
and not on the stage at all. Murray't
Mukjtuiiif,
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
What Salt Is Good For.
When you clean your cellar, add a
little copperas water and suit to tho
w hitcwash.
Sprinkling salt on the tops and at the
iMitioms of garden walls Is said to keep
j snails fiom c limbing up or down.
For relief from heartburn or dyspepsia
drink a little cold water in which has
been dissolved a teaspoonful of salt.
Ink stains on linen can be taken out
If tho stain is first washed in strong salt
and water, and then sponged with lemon
juic e.
For weeds in the grass, put a pinch or
two of salt in the middle of each, and,
unless a shower washes it off, it will kill
the weeds.
For stain on the hands, nothing is bet
ter than a little salt, with enough lemon
juice to moisten it, rublied on the spots
and then washed oil in clear water.
In a basin of water, salt, of course,
falls to the bottom: so never soak suit
fish with the skin side down, as the suit
will fail to the skin and remain there.
Salt and mustard, a teaspoonful of
each, followed with sweet oil, melted
butter or milk, is the antidote for Fow
ler's solution white precipitate of ar
senic. For weeds in pavements or gravel
walks make a strong brine of coarse salt
and boiliDg water; put the brine in a
sprinkling csn and water the weeds
thoroughly, being careful not to let any
of the brine get on the grass, or it w ill
kill it loo.
If n chimney or flue catch on fire,
r1n4t all windows and doors first, then
hung a blanket in front of the grate to j
exclude all air. ater should never be
poured dow n tho chimney, as it spoils
the carpets. Coarse salt thrown down
the flue is much better.
r.eclpes.
Caiihauk Sai.ap. Shrc'l verv tine oue
lieaJ of white cabbage. Make a drcsiug
of one-half teacupful of salad oil ol
melted butter, one half teaspoonful ol
pepper, one teaspoonful of salt, one tea- 1
spoonful of sugar and oue teacupful ol
Vinegar. A few minutes before using 1
mix cabbage nnd dressing thorough!)
together.
Oystkr Stew. One quart of oysters,
one cupful of milk, und a piece of buttei ,
the si.c of an egg. Dip the oysters from ;
the liquor, put them in a saucepan with
the butter; put them on the fire until the
butter melts, then add the milk, with a
teaspoonful of flour mixed in with it;
add a little mace and pepper and salt:
let it boil up once, and serve im
mediately. Swiss Cake. Onc-bulf pound each ol
butter, flour and sugar, aud four eggs.
Beat the yolks of the eggs with the sugar
and some grated lemon peel. Add the
lnitter melted, and slowly shako in the
flour, beating it until well mixed. Beat
the whites of the eggs to a froth, mix
the wholo together and beat on for
awhile after the whites are added; but
ter a tin and bake the cuke one half
nrtui.-. I
nKF.D India Pt-nniNO. Make with
milk nnd sifted meal a piiiffcr-iJU' k .C"""
Let it boil until thoioughly scalded, amV
set it away to cool. When c ool mid two
we'.l-beutun eggs.a small cup of molasses,
a tuhlcspoonful of ginger, half a lea
spoonful of cinnamon and a little salt;
add enough cold milk to till the basin in
which it is to be cooked, and a few ap
ples, sliced; place in the oven and when
crusted over add a piece of butter half
the size of an egg. ;
Rirs C cc r wii Kit Pickle. Pare nud
cut in strips ripe cucumbers, boil in walct
until a wooden toothpick will go through
easily, drain well and place in a jar. Make
a pickle to cover them by allowing one
quart of vinegar to tw o pounds of sugar.
Put u teaspoonful of cloves, cinnamon
and allspice, aud half a teaspoonful ol ,
pepper in a bag, boil the vinegar, w ith '
the sugar and spice added, and pour hoi
over the cucumbers: less spice can be used
if desired.
Bkkk Chm sk. This is a most con
venient dish to have in the house, where,
sometimes, a meal has to be served iu a
hurry ; or, if a lunch ha to be taken,
either to business or school, nothing cau
be nicer or more easily got ready than
slices of beef cheese, cut thin, ami made
iuto sandwiches la tween slices of but
tered bread. To make the cheese proceed
us follows: Take three pounds of lean beef,
from any fleshy part of the unimal, with
with half a pound of veal and half a
pound of lean, uncooked ham, ami
mince them together as finely us possihle.
Cut half a pound of fat bacon into small
dice, aud mix it w ith the minced meat.
Sasou plea-antly willi salt, pepper,
finely chopped parsclv, powdered cloves
anil grilled lemon rind. Grease thoroughly
a plain, prct'.y tin mold, press tin
seasoned meat rather firmly into it, just
moisten it with strong, nicely flavored
stock, and bake iu a slow oven four hours. 1
Let it staud over night to stiffen und gel
thoroughly cold, then turn it out, and
garnish pre tily with a liorder of fresh
parsley. It is surpri-ing bow v rt ,
economical beef is when cooked in tins
fashion.
A Valuable Cherry Tree.
Six hundred dollars seems a luige price
for one cherry tree, but that wits the sum
paid for one in Santa ( laru County. It
was required to be removed to make way
for the New Almadcn Hailroad. The
owuer demanded fliou for it; evpcits
were appointed, and it was proved thai
the tree had for years yicldi-el the
owner crops of fruit which kohl foi
sums euia'cnt to the interest on the
amount claimed, lly a compromise f'ioo
was accepteil for the tree. This wdl
give our La-tjn friends some idea id
the value of fruit trees und the prolit de
rived from theiu iu Santa t lara Valley.
lit no (-Vrr. ) Gmette.
A Iteaily-Colued Silver .Miue.
While rusticating at oM Fort Mure y,
near Santa Fe, New Mexico, recently,
Mrs. Humble, wife of the chief engineer
of the Saul a Fe aud Northern liailrottd,
unearthed a ready-coined silver mine.
She curcloal v picked up a ten-enit piec e,
and aJter a little scare h was surprised to
find a houanvu. She ut once sent for uu
express ni, and with the aid of a
pics, aud showi l dug up $1,100 of buried
wealth in the thai- ot silver dollars.
RATES OF APVgWTI8IMO.
On. fcinart, on tacht OM lert,- 1
On. Sq,narn, m Inch, ons month
On. Square, on. Inch, three- moBtbs SO
On. Sqn.re. on. Inch, on. year 1
Two Sqnan t, on. Hf. ls w
Qaarter Column, on. year 80 00
Haif Colamn, one year 80 w
On. Colamn, on. jer 100
I-ciral advert Isementa t.n cents per lino eeKb In
eertlon.
Marriage end death notice gratis.
All bill, for yearly a1vertlemente eoltected quar
terly. Temporary advertiemente nwt b. paid l
advance.
Job work eaih on delivery.
TELL. MB ONCE AGAIN.
Tell me once again 1
With tender, loving voice,
That cheers like sunshine after rain
And makes my soul rejoice.
Tell me once again
When changing years have flown
That in your heart a love will reign
Which I may call my own.
Tell me once again.
Tell me once again
When time's relentless frown .!;
Has chilled the current of my life, '
And changed my locks of brown,
That yet within thine eyes
My own may fondly gaze '
- And see that still within them shines
The light of other days;
Tell me, oh! tell me once again.
Tell me once again
When on my dying couch "
You will be there to soothe my pain
With love's caressing touch,
And kneelingVy me then
Will breathe a fervent prayer
That He who watches over men
Will take me to His care;
Tell me, oh I tell me once again.
Tell me once again
If death's unyielding grasp
"Should gather me into his fold
And to his bosom clasp,
That you w ill on my tomb
A loving tribute lay
And memory's urn implant thereon
To mark my dying day;
Tell me, oh! tell mo once again.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
HUMOR OF THE DAT.
A kidnapper paregoric.
A stable government should be one
that is ruled by horse sense. Lowell
Courier'
"I thiuk I'll give this country the
shake," remarked tho malaria, as it pre
pared for business.
Cardinal Newman says: "A gentleman
is one who never inflicts pain." That
settles it, then! Tho watermelon is no
gentleman. Stutetman.
"What is more lovely than a peaceful
grandmother?'' asks an exchange. Her
granddaughter. If this is not the right
answer, we give it up. Omaha World.
He could talk of art and artists
In a manner quite intense;
He could draw a perfect lily,
But he couldn't paint a fence.
ashington Critic.
Miss Blinks "Why do you marry
Tom Blood good He is well off in
years." Miss Jinks- "Yes, but he is
also well oil in money." Burlington Free
Prea.
"What do you sell that ribbon fori"
asked a young lady in a dry goods store.
"Light dollars a week oh, beg pardon
.lo cents a yard, miss. Wathington
Critic.
A New York brewer is said to give
away to his workmen forty kegs of beer
a day. He must bo busy. At least this
looks like an evidence that he has his
hands "full." Uttttetman.
He was eulogizing women. "What is
therein the wide world," said he, "so
pure and noble and lovablo as woman."
- nd just then a voice in the audience re
jdiSlr wo wouien'Jpr-y
A Chicago uopeiui w. - km , . ,
the mysteries of the drama, being asked
to call his papa to tea, went within hear
ing of tho loved, but liugering sire, and
exclaimed: "What ho! base craven,
come hither to thy vesperiun hash."
Jhiluth Piirnijmpher.
It is seriously propospd to provide
each night policeman in Knglancl with a
large dog. It has been a matter of sur
prise to us that this has not been done
iiefore. It is difficult to comprehend how
an officer can dog tho steps of a criminal
w hen he has no dog. The clog supplies
a long-felt want. Texai isirtinyt.
Tortugas Island.
Commander Ullmaun, a retired oflicei
of the Hungarian army, who is now trav
eling in this country, is the owner of the
Tortillas Island, about which tho Huy
tian and British Governments had quite
controversy some time Ago. Tortugas
Island is considered vuluablo for a naval
station, ss it has the best advantages for
the large ships of war and several natu
ral bar Uns. Gri'tit Uritaiu, it was said,
wante d the island for this purpose1, and
the I nited States were also interested in
it for this reason. Tho British Govern
ment threatened toreize the bland on ac
count of a claim of $ 1, 01)0,1100, but thil
was settled by the payment of ,U till, 000.
The llaytiuu Government owned tlx
island, and was in need of fumls. When
they were pres-eel for the chum they
spccelily raie i the money in Paris, and
Hie next thing we hear is that the island
was pun 'bused by CoiiiuiiikIi r I'llmaun.
lie re p erils his pure base a- a valuable one.
Us it c einiuianeU an easy mo le of travel
to ihe Panama Canal. The new ownet
of the islainl is anxious for the United
States to a-sumc the dominion of the
is'and. lb' i:is e, Meii-d tlie Island to this
ioM-rnine iit on ery easy terms. Ths
island is very fertile, und has on it lurg
trae ts of timber land. It w ill be a valu
able pure base if the l'intcI States Gov
ernment buys it. ri'cf.
AdyertLe Well.
A'lverti-ss well! 'tis tho en- ret ef s?ory, slick
to this pi un Itle Iftsl m a les-eh.
Think, ol the, umt tl.al aie Lemon la at.M'y ;
u-Ue-ltl-w we'll IS tier U'i'll Itie.V tette'tl.
Bow ha llle-l, eolllmM-st Ml l Ir a ecailtM1
lion, uiiiitc the world kwallow llu-ir ut
Ireiiiia at ill '
'1 ta tiiul lev esai-t.ieit and aeriocia rvnWtiou,
aUvrrllM Mc-ll la the l lie ik all!!.
AJve-rtls Well ' VHI Will lh- ,-r s-vn( It . Doth
lii iiioiv w is can a Li.iiit-v, iimii tlo.
Stiek Ue tloa motto, an 1 nte-r forift it; ad-
-tiM-well- It Will ltJ yollMtletlireHih.
Adxrltlx- we'll 'lolK't Honk what twill , u4
you. I'ulu'-lier a Li ia art luet lrteiils til
cli-uniM.
How el i vii know what your i-antiou ha 1,m
youf WouUl you tie wealthy, eou nict.s
Stiver li?.
Advertise Wff.ll' tliieie'li Lii-iiksm l waning.
Ill" sllu -ll I lltiBl uilit WIU ill I lite
Villi.
Cp and td'anic' no itewsi Lr rsunpiiiinif ;
a -I lot' nuis, ir , mii! t y our ow n li uu-L
A'ltelttw We'.l' al Leu- Lav. a leiriuu,
Ilottllll( Is-ller ItlilU eer all.l Uik.
ThoUMUiiU wlin linity tin. en. nio aiw ftiHifn
lll. Dil l tliat It lriiir, turn! Iai imuk
ruoley ' bi uik
- 1 uiikei Uiutt't.