- THE FOREST REPUBLICAN I pnbllihcMf eiery Wednrsdar, bf " - J. E. WENK. oms In Bmaiirbaugh A Co.'a Building XUt BTRKKT, TIONESTA, Pa, RATES OF ADVERTISING. On. f't0re, one In-h, o in.i-rtlon. 1 1 One ?-piare, one Inch, one month. . ........ I Uno Square, one Inch, three monrh. IN Oi Square, one Inch, one year 10 SO Two S-piar. a, one jeer. 18 00 Quarter Column, one year 80 OS iln'f Colnmn, one your so 00 One Colnmn. one year 14 SO l!rel sdvertlaementa ten eenU per line etch k Sertlon. Marriage end doth notices gratis. All bill, for yerly etTrtlnvnUi eollertee: qnar lorlr. Temporary ederlfement mu.t be paU ta aaance. Job work cub on delivery. PUBLICAN. Trm, . tl.80 prYr. No ntwH-rft't'"" nftelved for a shorter period thun mmiltm. r C.rpor-nre oltelten' from aO Mrfl of the -m.r.try lo notice will be taken rfuninoM wiimeSvatlona. VOL. XX. NO. 32. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1887. $1.50 PEE ANNUM. Re FOREST ' Tho fnrmcr-t' losses through drought llone i'ji.1HH7, 1irv Iocn estimated at $:K)0,voOO, and-they will probably exceed (hat enormous sum. -London Jim a grant problom. It has "2.010,000 people unablo to got Into a """of worship. In central Loudon, with ,,-,'iplotion of 3,000,000, there ara only eA-oxtmodations for 600,000. Indians hare built up a considerable carrying tradu along tho Pacific coast. In their largogjj hewn out of the solid trunks of Immense trees, they carry dairy nd farm products Iot the settlers and ro. turn with groceries and other supplies. An Icjwa woman filled a long felt wnnt In her neighbmhood by cJcaning out, unaided except ty a stove lifter and a lively yellow dog, n gang of four tramps that had been terrorizing thericinity for ( k.;he will probably be asked to umpire Jtf professional baseball clubs. ' It is estimated that the wealth of the billowing countries is increased annually , by tho sums named : Germany, $i00, rfOO.OUO; Great Britain, $:J2.1,0(0,000; ' -4f""E.n. $373,000,000, ' and the United . :f-tat f 873,000,000. The United States is already tho wealthiest nation in the world, and, as tlTe above figures show, its wealth is Incrcassng the most rapidly. Tho prize of $10,000 olTcrod by tho French Government for the most valua ble discovery relating to tho utilization of electricity is to be awarded soon. II is for any use or application of electricity, namely, as a source of heat, of light or ol chenu! action, as a means of transmis " ,'on "X"!'hanical power, or of verbal "tonimup.L.Jlon in any form, or, finally, as a curative agent. ' A German paper says there is no lohgci any sword-mnking Industry in Damascus. What was once known as the sword trade Is now occupied with Converting the blades of old saws and pieces of or. dinary iron into daggers; and cheap words and rifles of Solingcn and Bir mingham make are brought up, finished and decorated in Oriental style, and put upon the markot as weapons of Arabian and Damascus origin. The number of hogs in the United Btatcson January 1, lt87, was estimated . at 44,612,830, against 40,002,000 on ,j January 1, 1880, and 45, 143, 840 on Janu ary 1,1883. At principal packing points the average slaughter ranges between 18.500,000 and 15,000,000 each year, be . . slides, every farmer packs one or more bogs for domestic use. A short corn crop even will not much diminish the Dumber of swine in the country, until a year hence. A writer in the New York TrOmm recommends the appointment of an ex pert in all banks, who will be capable of 'taking the place and doing the work of any man in the concern, from the presi. dent, down. lie is to be empowered to ay to-the president or cashier, "I will go over your assets to day," or send the teller or other employe on a short vaca tion at any time, while he takes his place. By this plan no one would dare 3 abstract a dollar from the bank, at he could not tell at what moment the ex pert would examine his books and dis cover tie shortage. . Mont Blanc,tho giant of the Alps, hai been climbed by sixty-one women. The first t wo were French women, one ol aristocratic and the other of plebeian birth, and tU 'e were followed by thirty two En Jish, fifteen French, four Bus lian, throe American, two Swiss, on Prussian, one Danish, one Hungarian, oae Italian and one Austrian woman. A faithful record is nude of the asccnts,and a cross Is set against the name of cry one who fuiU to reach their journey's end. There have been thirty-two excursion's to the summit this year, notwithstanding the evil reports of the accidents in formei years. One of the most appropriate and use ful vocations intg wh ch women are en teringin some numbers is that of nursing. Every year, says the Boston Couri'r, the training scftools for nurses are graduat. log larger classes, and the supply is' yet far short of the demand. The profession of nurse is oue of great importance, and , while it demands health, ability and devotion) it is- welUpaid and whoever , fisjlifu'lly fjl'ows it" may enjoy the con sciousness m being of greut use in the ' world; while it is happily fiee from that publicity which in so many of the avoca tions into which women have pushed themselves so hopelessly hardens them. " - George Alfred Townsend gives thefol-' ' lowing accouutof tho origin of the great Lelaud StaifTord University in California: On the night on which his only son d'ed of fever, at Florence, Italy, Senator Stun foid, worn out with watching, lay asleep in a room adjoining that of the patient. The doors bctweeu the rooins were closed.and while the futhcr slept the boy died. In his sleep Senator Stanford heard his soil say toliiiu: "Kathsr, don't say you have nothing to live for; you have a great deal to live for. Live for hu manity, father. Senator Fauford awoke and tuld his wifo of his dream. At that uioinout, it may be said, the Stunforj University was born, j STARLIGHT. A myriad stars have guided men to fame, Have kept them pure by looking to their light, And in the blackest depths of sorrow's night Have been to them eternally the same, Filling their souls with truths unchanging llnme. And rousing weaklings up to deeds of might, Inspiring them in life's unceasing fight To keep thetr purpose free from bh or blame. So limit thou be, my love, my star and sun, To guide and light me through my life's Short day To be in Joys or palhs my rest, my stay, And If perchance before my course Is run A victor's crown shall fall upon my brow, Thou still shalt be my star as thou art now. Thomae O. MarguU in the Current. CROCIRSSA'S LACE. BV l.t7CT BI.AKR. High up among the Tuscan mountains, not far from the borders of Lombard y( is a tiny hamlet called I'iutico. It has a church, and tho few strangers who visit the quiet littlo nook and enter the humhltt sanctuary wonder at the handsome lace decorating the Madonna's blue silk petti coat. All the rest of the ornamentation is so tawdry nnd poor that the delicate fabric looks strangely out of place. How came it there? is a question the old woman who unlocks the door is proud to answer. Amy and I had put np fof tlie hottest summer weeks nt the barn-like old post inn at 1'iatico. Often during our walks through tho chestnut woods," or up the bteep paths of the mountain-side, we met a toll, slim girl of eighteen, with strik ingly beautiful dark eyes, which haunted us by reason of their extreme sadness. She wore a skimp gown of homespun, its ungmai color a matter of conjecture , only; her well-modeled feet wcro bare, uu u was usually in ctiarge of seven sheep and one littlo lanin black lamb. Sometimes we saw her under a tree knit ting an interminable blue stocking for other feet than her own, evidently while the sheep grazed. Or, in the 0en field, in the pourm? rain, this irtinst.likA girl would sit on the soaking ground, huddled under an old green umbrella this to restrain a neighbor's cow, getting ; her supper of g as, from invading an ad jacent cabbage-patch. The girl alwayi ' gave tis a Rracious "liood-day" as she jessed, and seem pleased when Amy mii(7 ni uki iu return. "Who is she!" we inquired of the mis tress of our inn. "You mean the girl who drives the sheep with a lnme black lamb among themf answered our hostess. "That is vrocitissa, poor girl, the convict's daugh ter. Hers is a hard lot among a little community where none lie on roses, I assure you. Her father, Sandor, has a bad history, and the shadow of it darkens the girl's life. ! "Oh, tell it!" cried Amy, dropping down upon a stool beside the comfortable-looking old dame. j "It is soon told, slgnorn, tho story of most sins is short; it is the misery of them that drags on so wearily. W hen j Saudro was young, he killed a man in a ! passion of jealousy a woman at the bot tom of the airair, of course slabbed him from beh'nd in the dark, and then threw him down into the Lima to drown if the wound was not deep enough to give him his death. They were a year or more fastening tho murder opon Sandra, but he confessed it at hist over a glasss too much of t hianti. He was sentenced for twenty years to prison and hard labor. When his time was out, strangely enough, he chose to come back here to Piat co; and, stranger i-till, be found a woman foolish enough to marry him, knowing all about hiscrimc. This poor weak thing died when t rocitissa was born, and tho child's lifo has been so wretched, it occuis u.pny hue uiu not aio too." "Are they so very poor?" ".Miserably; and because of the father's disgrace everybody e'luns tho daughter. Cruel, isn't it? But that is tho way of the world. I should make one exception when I say everyone turns the cold shoulder upon nor. Perhaps the saddest part of CrocifiWs history is that she has a lover whom she can scarcely ever hope to marry." "Is he so poor, too?" "His name is Heruo, a very good fel low, but no luck. Ho makes a littlo money with his donkey, carrying fruit and vegetables to the hotel at Abetone, but he has a bliud old mother to help, and he can tave nothing. Crocilissa earns a few francs spinning and knitting stocking, and the profits from the sheep put a scanty supply of bread in the mouths of tho convict aud his daughter, and keep a crazy roof over their heads. Croeiiissa can make beuutl ful luce, but fhe hurts her eyejs at it, and a doctor told her she would go blind if she made any more." "She has such lovely eyes 1" said Amy, enthusiastically. Yes; with a bit of happiness to brighten her, she would be the prettiest cirl in these parts. . As it is, her good looks are little use, poor thivgl" "Can t Itemo hit upon a more paying business than doukey-drivir.gf" I ask. "He wishes to go down to the Maiera ma, whoie he would get good wages and bo able to put by a little, ,but Croeiiissa will uot hear of it. She is right, I think, for Hemo is not strong, and the marsh fever would be sura to carry him off. Few people have been kind to the girt nd no dog ever loved his master as Croeiiissa loves Itemo." "i'oor girl what a pity they cannot make each other happy 1" "If they hat a little capital, two or I three hundred fiance, to hire aud fur- I nish a room, they could manage to live; j but hundred franc pieces do not fall 1 irom the clouds. Life at Paris being dull and bare of incident, we felt much interested iu Crocirtssa's utory, and cultivated her ac quaintance upon every occasion. She gave us flowers and berries gathered in pretty littlo baskets improvised by her self from chestnut leaves, and with her eyes bent shyly uu her knitting, talked to us of her simple, uneventful life. When Bemo, her lover, was under dis cussion, which was Ireijueutly the ease, Crocitissa's large eyes glowed wiih a soft, happy light, and she became beau tifuh But the brightness vanished quickly at memory of the sordid misery encompassing them both, How we longed to be able to give iho pobr girl the paltry sum which would change her di''l sdrrouhdings into a paradise. One niorriiiig, as we sat sketching on the brow of the hill, Crocifissa timidly approached us, carrying a small package under her arm. This she unwrapped, disclosing about four yards of unusually beautiful lace, six inches or moro wide. I was not much of a conrtolsseilr in such things, but Ieotlld recognize tho unusual merit of this piece. "Why, Crociflssftl" I exclaimed; "where did you get such a prize?" "I made it," she answered, modestly, ''at the Convent of La Speranza, where I waited on the nuns for live or six ycars( They taught me to make it, but I can't see to do any morts" "But, child, why don't you sell this Incol It would help you a long step towards buying furniture and marrying Remo." "Alas, signora, I hove often tried, but nobody will buy it. The nuns say it is worth a gcat deal of money, perhaps fifty francs: but I shall never find any one willing to give that sum, and t would let it go lot much less.' She, .of course, wished us to make some low offer for the lace, but I knew it would be a great wrong to the girl to allow her to sacrifice her work for a trifle, and I assured her of this. Because we could not afford to pay a fair price, we had no right to profit by the poor child's ignoranCM. "Tho nuns would offer tip special prayers for trie if I gave it to the con vent," continued Crocifissa; "but praytrs will not buy furniture at least they have not, so far." "Don't despair of your prayers yet," said Amy; then to me, in English, " There is Mrs. Webster, the rich Ameri can lady at San Marcello; you know she is mad over bric-it brdw, antiquities and laces especially laces. She has heaps of monejs nnd I believe she would buy this lace if she saw it." I thought the suggestion an excellent one, and so eager were we to try if the sale might not be brought about,that we returned at onoo to call our hostess into consultation. The result of this interview was. that the next day Crocifissa was dispatched to San Marcello with her lace, and a note to the landlord of the hotel where Mrs. Webster was staying. In three hours Croc:flsa returned, jubilant, because the landlord had promised to show the lace to all the guests in his house likely to be interested in such thitigs. We scarcely dared to break to Cro cifissa the good news that came three days later. Mrs. Webster had fallen in love with the lace, as Amy had predicted, And at the lundloru's suggestion had prom isee to pay two hundred and fifty francs for the piece, on herdeparturo a month later. In tho meantime it might remain upon exhibition behind the glass doors of the padrone's cabinet of curiosities. It made one feel young and happy at'ain to see the bliss of Crocifissa and Itemo. The latter was presented to us, and the good fellow seemed ready to risk his life to serve us. Amy might ride on the fruit-donkey at any hour of the day or night she cho,e, and it was borne in upon me that a particularly glaring pair of magenta stockings in process of con struction by Crocifissa was for mo. Tho fortune of the betrothed couple being now secured, negotiations were entered upon for the desired outfit of clothes and the necessary furniture. A charming pair of rooms, in Crocitissa's eyes, were bespoken, at the back of the carpenter's house, and the wedding-day was set early in October. All was going merry aa the anti -lpated marriage bells, when the day arrived for Crocifissa to go to San Marcello and receive her money. On her first visit she had seen only the padrone, and was about to be given the price of her lace and dismissed at once by him, when, on second thought, he decided to detain her. "You had better go and thank the lody for her kindness, yourself," he said; "it looks more civil." Crocifissa was shown into Mrs. Web ster's room, a marvel of ornamentation from all parts of the globe, aud of various centuries more or less authentic. Mrs. Webster had, as Amy had main tained, an idolatrous fondness for all things apti-pie; a hideous jug with a rrack upon its dirt-ingrained sides was lovel er in her eyes than the most skill fully worked vase of modern times. She willingly paid fabulous prices for rubbish of a bygone day, but was implacable if she discovered fraud in the dates of ap parently antiipio treasures. Iu very bad Italian, she addressed Crocifissa, who, not understanding, re plied in a few words, which the elder ladv failed to catch. The interview being mtner a trying one lor Doth parties, Mrs. Webster was about to end it by dis missing Croeiiissa, when the girl's next words, understood this time, alas! all too plainly riveted her attention. "What did you sav?" she exclaimed. a spark of something like anger glowing iu uer eyes. "If the signora would like some nar row lace of the same pattern, I would try to make it. My eyes are better now than when I uul that wide piece," repeated Crocifissa. "Do you mean to say you mado this piece of lace?" said Mrs. Webster, with suppressea rage. "Yes, signora; why not?" CrociHssa regarded the now infuriated lady with blank amazement; she had ex pected praise for her handiwork, instead of these flaming eyes bent angrily upon her. Mrs. Webster rang the bell with sharp violence, aud demanded the instant pres ence of the padrone. "How dare you," she cried, as he appeared, "try to cheat me so outrageously?" The padrone, mystified as was Croci fissa at the lady's excitement, stared in helpless silence. Presently he found voice enough to falter: ''I do not under stand; will the signora please to ex plain?" "You finished rascal, you know very well what I mean! You showed me this lace, letting me believe it was old, and now this girl she is innocent enough confesses that she made it herself. What have you to say for yourself, sir I" "Diomio! "Why I thought but it is old, signora behold, it is quite dirty. I feared the signora would desire a fresher piece, and my heart was light when she seemed to wish to have it old. The signora did not mention how old it must be, hence this misunderstanding, which I regret deeply." If occasionally tempted into falsehood. like the mOsl 6f hi kind", the piuirdnk bn this occasion spoke the truth; H was a simple follow, ignorant of the craze of tho elegant world for antiquities; he had not troubled himself to inquire the history of Crocillssa's lace, but had satis fied his conscience by asking its value of an old woman of the village,an authority In such matters, But the Irate Mrs. Webster Was not to be appeased. The padrone had tried id cheat her as egregiously as any hardened rogue in the lowest of junkshops. "Here," to Croeiiissa, "take your lace; I have changed my mind, and will not have it!" and she tossed the dainty work into a basket on the girl's arm. "Hut, signora!" cried the poor child, but ing into tears, arid extending both hands imploringly. "Leave the room at once, both of yon !" said Mrs. Webster, callously. "I cannot have a scene hero. The way of the trans gressor is hard, you know, and you must take the consequences of your evil deeds." Poor Crociflssftl Iiowsha retraced her tired steps to Piatico, empty handed, With the unlucky lace in her basket, she hover knew. The situation was really deplorable all the necessaries for their humble housekeeping n Imos t in their possession, the rooms engaged, and not a franc to pay for anything. The little Community was loud in its expressions of rage at the inhuman woman who had so deceived C'rocitissn, but this mended blatters not at all. A day dr two later Remo sought ds out, despair on his handsome face. Cro cifissa was ill, of grief only, but so low and miserable, that Remo feared the worst. The poor girl was really in a pitiable state, and after our visit to the hovel where she lived. Amy and I de clared we would not see another sunset before we had tried to set on foot some project that might benefit the unhappy child. There were crowds of strangers at the hotel' at Abetone ; why should they not know of the sad little romance at I'iuti co? With the assistance of our kind hostess, the affair was made public, and we arranged a lottery by which to dis pose of Crocitissa's lace. To our great delight, tickets to the value of nearly three hundred fjancs were sold, the money of course, being poured into the lap of the bewildered Crocifissa, well nign beside herself with these sudden transitions from despair to joy twice repeated. The modest trouiteau and furniture were paid for, arid there was it little sunt left over for a rainy day. Amy and I delayed out stay, to be present at the wedding in October; and a very merry affair it was, thanks to the change in public opinion, which now regarded Remo and Crocifissa as the hero and heroine of the village. The old hostler at our inn won the lace. As he had not chick nor child to give it to, and one or two old sins on his con science, he gave his winning to the Church. And thus it came about that tho Madonna's silken robe is so richly decor ated. Frank LeslU't. Wild Ponies on the Southern Coast. On the banks or sand bars that divide the Atlantic Ocean from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, just inside the light house that marks out to the mariuei dreaded Cape Lookout, there is to be found a hardy race of ponies known as "Bankers." These ponies have lived there as long as the tradition of the old est inhabitant dates back. Entirely sur rounded by deep water at all ssasons, having no communication with the main land, aud being barren of vegetation save a scanty growth of sedge grass and low shrubs, the banks have remained unin habited except by these ponies, which seem to thrive and multiply in spite of the hardships to which they are exposed. How they first came there, or of what origin, is conjecture, and tradition mere ly hints the story of a violent storm, with its attendant shipwreck and loss of all on board, save a lot of ponies from some European port, which were cast upon the sands, and surviving the storm became the progenitors of the race of Banker) now so numerous. Having to rely on in stinct alone, these animals are a subject of study to the naturalist, as they are a prey not only to the driving sands, bul to the storms of the Cape, that break upon and over the narrow sand bar and change with each recurring hurricane the topography of the country. The ponies, choosing the protected side of the sand hillocks, burrow deep into the yielding sand, nnd stamp out a protected stall where they take refuge from the storm: and, while many are destroyed, theii number has increased American Agr eutturint. Pine-Bark as a Diet One article of subsistence sometime! employed by the Indians is only resorted to when they are driven to great strait! by hunger. Around many ot the watering-places in tho pine-forests of Oregon and California the trees of Piuus pon derosa may be seen stripped of theii bark for a space of three or four feet neai the base of the trunk. This has been accomplished by cutting with a hatchet a line around the tree as high as one could conveniently reach, and another lower down, so that the bark, severed above and below, could be removed in strips. At certain seasons of the year a mucilaginous film (the libur n urn) separates the bark from the wood of the trunk. Part of this film adheres to each surface and may be scraped off. The resulting mixture of mucilage-cells and half-formed wood is nutritious and not unpalatable, so that, as a lust resort, it may be used as a defense against star vation. Tho frequency with which signs of its having been resorted to are met with is a striding indication of the un certainties and irregularities of the sup ply department among savages. lar Science Monthly. Only ft Crown. King George II. was the last of the monarchs who made fixed residence at St. Jaaies's palace. It was histjueen, Caroline, who, being a stirring kind of a woman, planned all sorts of improve ments about the royal parks and palaces; among others the exclu-ion of the public from all royal enclosures. !-he asked of the Prime Minister what would be the cost of this Inst arrangement. "Only a crown, madam," replied the politic man; and tho Cueen took warn ing aud stayed her band. All the J"r Jiuund. SOME CMIIOUS IMPORTS. 5dD ASTIOLE9 SENT TO A OBEAT COMMERCIAL CUT. Hindoo Money to Attorn Toyp A Vee for naffalo Horns Hard Wood " Doll leu," Ktc. In Liverpool) which is one of the greatest centres Of mercantile industry in the world, there are some two thousand articles of import and export upon which dock rates and town dues are charged. Some of these heads contain many items. There are at least five descriptions of feathers, each with a separate value on thcril for rating; ten kinds of hair; eight een of nuts; twenty-tvto Of empty pack ages; twenty-seven of gums; thirty-four of bark; seventy-two of iron; and one hundred and thirty-six of wood, includ ing wooden articles. The very names of many articles of merchandise would be as Greek to the classical scholar, and their Uses ns the Elenslnian or Kosicfucinn mysteries; yet the merchant must understand all about them, the lsrids which furnish them, tho weather which rtiles their prdductidnj the habits of the people who prepare ahd pack them, the kind of ship which alone it suitable in which to bring them home or convey them out, and tho chances for their meeting with a market on either side of the world ; altogether no small matter. TO persons unfamiliar with the imports of the world it may be surprising to le'arri that the little shells called "cowries," used asmoocy among the Hindoos, should be a regular import. They are only found, in considerable quantities, on the shores of the Zulu group of islands.in the Eastern Archipclngo; nnd are brought to Bombay in exchange for rice. During the slave-trade they were exported from Bombay to Africa for the nurchase of men, but now that they are useless in J that way, tho wonder is they should be worth the carriage to England simply for the purpose of covering toys nnd boxes. This, liowever, is less their destination than to be ground np for the manufac ture of some kinds of porcelain and enamel this last for mnking watch faVes and other ornamental articles, and for enameling ladies' faces. Lately, the amount of cowries imported has lessened very considerably, so let us hope that ladies have learned more sense than to try to be made beautiful forever. Buffalo horns at one time, some ton j years or so ago, were brought home as I dunnage in every cotton ship. Dunnage 1 is tho stowage of articles mound the I sides and in the odd corners of the hold, ! for the better preservation of the cargo ' from damp or other injury. For this purpose these horns were very suitable; but the quantity which was brought home wits far beyond the Tlemand for horn buttons, combs, knife hnndles, etc. What became of tho remainder? They were exported again, this time to Franco and Italy, where they were boiled down and cut into strips, to use as whalebone for umbrellas and parasols. There was ft prejudice against the use of steel or iron wires for this purpose in the -countries named, as very terrible thunder storms occur there, nnd it was feared that they would attract tho lightning. Either the thunder storms are less severe, or the timidity of the French and Italians lias lessened of late years, for this import is now but a trivial one. "Dollies" has, indeed, a very babyish sound, but they are only a sort of pegs, set in a wooden handle, and used by every I ancashire Washerwoman as assist ance in her art. Being constantly wetted in liot water, they wear longer when formed from a hard wood, which is sent from North America, chiefly New York. "Nerves of cnttle," "barrow bodies," "cats of all kinds." and "dead eyes,"have nil a peculiar sound, yet cat gut, wheelbarrows, furs, and pulleys are , all legitimate objects for import nnd ex- fort. '-Bulrushes" are brought from lolland', with wooden hoops for coop ering casks; "cinders," "clinkers," nnd ' "dross," for making ronds, come home al ; ballast, with gravel, ana many kinds o! stone; "ncorns" of a peculiar sort from Italy are used in dyeing. Sew York Ob-terver. The Switzerland of Africa. Like t' e Swiss, the Kabyles have an intense love of their country. They love it for its very savageness, in wJiicn every peak and crag seems to frown de fiance at nn invader. They are as jealous of its independence as the brave warriors of Montenegro. Those who have fought for generations against tiie Turk in the passes of tho B'.ack Mountains, overlook ing the Adriatic, have not shown mor valor than the natives of Knhylia. This courage flames out clearest and brightest in the moments of gieatest danger. One custom they have which shows that tin blood of heroes is in their veins. When tidings of im invasion come to their moun tain retreats, tho whole land rises up at the sound of war. The young men of the different tribes enter into a solemn "league and covenant," which might be called the league of death, since all who jo'n in it swear to die for their country. So complete is this offering up of their lives, that the prayers for the dead are read over them, so that when they go forth to battlo they are already its dead men, and have only to seek the place where they may give up their lies. If, indeed they annihilate the enemy, they may return and lief. But if the' foe it still iu the field, they must seek death until they find it. If one were to flee in the day of buttle and return to his tribe, he would be received as the Athenians received the one survivor of Therinopyfie. He would be nn outcast in his tribe, doomed to suffer a thousand insults worse than death. But for those who arc killed there is g ory here and rest here after. Their souls ascend to paradise, while their ItodiVs are buried apart, in place which i thus rendered forever sacred, and to which pious .Moslems will come and pray over the dust of their heroic dead. S-rihnr'i Mayaiine. Her Preference. "You'll pleaso pardon me" He glaucwl playfully "If really luv qunstion should tire. Do you tare lor men tull, Or those who are email What kind of weu du you admirer" Her lashes quick full And veiled her even well "Mo pardon for such a request; I like mankind all. Both little and UU, But then 1 like Hymen the best" huttu Budget. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. Cooklnjr Cereals. The moin scefdt in tha preparation of cereals, says Gooi IloMirteepiny, is thorough cooking; and this necessitate cooluffw bm slowly, in the proper quan tity of liquid, feff a considerable length of time. A great deal hai been written about preparing rr.ushe for the fable in from two to twenty minutes, and many cooks serve them prepared in that length of time but all cereals are more diges tible and fnilclt liner flavored when thoroughly cooked. The table given be low will be found approximately accurate as regards the proportions of grain and liquid to be used, and the length of time required to perfectly cook the following grains nnd grain products: . Pearled Wheat Five measures of liquid to each measure of wheat. Cook from four to six hours. Pearled Barley Five measures of liquid to each measure of barley. Cook from four to six hours. Coarse Hominy Five measures of liquid to each measure of hominy. Cook from six to ten hours. Fine Hominy Four measures of liquid to each measure of hominy. Cook from four to six houts. Coarse Ontmeil Four measures of liquid to ertch measure of oatmeal. Cook from four to six hours. Rolled Wheat. Three measures of liquid to each measure of wheat. Cook two hours. Rolled Barley. Three measures of liquid to each measure of barley. Cook two hours. Rolled Oats (A vena) Thiee measures of liquid to each measure of oats. Cook an hour. Rice Three measures of liquid to each measure of rice. Cook an hour. Farina Six measures of liquid to each measure of farina. Cook half an hour to nn hour. Cerealine Flakes One measure of liquid to each measure of cerealine. Cook half an hour. Water alone can be used for cooking any of the cereals, but most of them nro richer and finer flavored when the liouid used is milk and water, mixed in about equal proportions. Especially is this the case with barley, rice, hominy and farina. The quantity of salt that should be used in cooking cereals is largely a mutter of individual taste, as some people like considerable, and some very little, salt in their food. A safo general rule, how ever, to follow, is to add half a teaspoon ful of salt to each pint of liquid. All cereals can be cooked very per fectly in an ordinary agate ware or por celain lined stew-pan, if carefully watched and stirred; but, as much stir ring renders cereals starchy, and robs them of a good deal of their finest flavors, a double boiler, frequently culled a farina boiler, is much tho best and most convenient utensil for cooking mushes and grains of every kind. To cook cereals in a double boiler: Fill the outside boiler two-thirds full of boiling water, put the necessary quantity of liquid in the inside kettle, add the requisite amount of salt, and when it boils, sprinkle in the grain or meal, stirring slowly until it swells or thickens enough, to keep it from settling to the bottorn'of. the kettle. Then cease stir ring, and letlt troH-blowly until thor oughly cooked. All mushes "tbickfin j cooling, and in preparing cereals to be eaten cold the proportion of liquid should be increased ut least one-third. That is all good advice. Iteclpea. Fritters. Four eggs well beaten, ono quart of flour, two teaspoons of bak ing powder, half tetspoon of salt, milk enough to make n batter, fry in hot lard, sprinkle with sugar, or eat with sprtip, Apple Jiii.LV. Use good sour apples, slice them, skins, seeds, and all, and simmer with one-hnlf a cup of water till well-cooked and soft ; then strain through a cloth, add a pound of sugar to a pint ot juice, boil a few minutes, skimming till Clear; pour into glasses and cover when cold. Oatmeal Pohhioge. Take two ounces of oatmeal und one and one-half pints of water. Rub the meal in a basin with the back of a spoon in a small quan tity of water, pouring off the fluid after the courser particles are settled, but while the milkiness continues repeat the operation until the milkiness disappears. Put the washings into a small pun ; stir until they boil, adding a pinch of salt,, and boil until a soft, thick mucilage is formed. Sweeten to taste. SrKWKn Chops. Broil the chops and let them get cold; then put into a sauce pan with two tablespoons of butter and one of minced onion ; cover tightly and set in a kettle of cold water; bring slow ly to a boil. At the end of an hour add a cup of hot broth (made from the trim mings of chops), seasoned with pepper, salt, a pinch of cloves and chopped purs ley) ; cover again nnd stew gently until the chops are tender, setting the sauce pan directly on the range. Then lay them on a hut dish; strain the gravy, thicken with browned flour, stir in a good teaspoon of currant jelly ; boil oue minute and pour over the chops. '' .,it one and a-half pounds of .. ,. ..tewing beef into-slices, sprinkle a little salt and pepper on it, and luv it in a pot with a tight-fitting lid. Pour three teacups of water on it, and let it come to boiling point; then slice one carrot, one parsnip, one turnip, aud oue turnip, and three onions, and throw them in. Then take three-quarters of a pound of flour, a mltpoonf ul of baking soda, one sultspoonful of suit, and nearly a qiia-ter of a pound of suet nicely iniiieed; mix into a dough with butter milk, knead it into a round shape, and put it on to the top of the meat und fgt-tubles; cover up close, and let it si i incr slowly for two and a-half hours. With seven pounds of potatoes this dish is suiliciout for a large family. Ills Big Bumps. I A gentleman entered a phrenologist's otlice in Bosion und asked to have his head examined. After a moment s in spection the professor started buck; exclaiming- "Hood gracious! you havu the most una -count. ilile coinliiuatiou of al tributes I ever discovered in a human b ing. W ere your parents ecceutric ?" "No sir," replied the all-around character, meekly, but my wife is.J Von needu't pay any attvution to tho larger bumps, sir." U'rlinitnn Fit THB LIOHT. There to no shadow where my love is laid: For (ever thus I fancy in my dream That wakes with me and wakes my sleep), some gleam Of snnllght, thrusting through the poplar shade, Falls there; and even when the wind has played His requiem for the Day, one stray sun beam, Pale as the palest moonlight glimmers seen, Keeps sentinel for bar till starlights fade. And I, remaining here and waiting long, And all enfolded in my sorrow's night, Who not on earth again her face may For even Memory dues hef likeness wrong And blind and hopelass, only ftr this light- Thls light, this light, through all the years to be. H. O. Banner, in the Century. HUMOR OF THE DAY. You may laugh at a baldhendcd man as much ns you like, but you can't nuke tun of his hair. Dantvilt Jirtere. The English bouse of lords now re joices in a new and appropriate title the house of landlords. Chicago Journal. "Why do plots thicken on the stage?" asks a western exchange. B -cause they can't very well be any thinner. That's one reason. Mnil and Exprfts. He was love-struck when first th?y met. And soon was tound the totters ; One year, and she sent baelc love's truck His gifts and all his letters. Carl Pretzel. In a Kansas town. Class in history. Teacher "And what did Washington do when he threw up his fortifications i near Boston?" Bright Boy "He boomed the town." Arkantaw Traveler. One of the most, annoying things in lifo is to think you have found a nickel on a show case, and after making a covert grab for it, discover that it is pasted oo the under side of the glass. t.pch. "There Is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip," A motto that comes very pat, my bnys; There are many slip-ups 'tivmt the flips and . hie cups You had better paste that in your bat, my boys. Goo laWt Sun. There is a good deal of interest mani fested now in the subject of whaling in the polnr sea. The dilTcrence between tlint and the old-fashioned back-shed variety is that in one instance the victim gets cold and in the other he gets warmed. Merchant Traveler. Should Wiggins claim that storms wrU blow, (io sailini;, son, and fear not; But should be prophesy a cairn, Into the oeean steer not And should he soy the sun will shine, Then look for drenching rains out. Ts stranse the killer with hie club Don't knock the lellow'B brains out Washiaijton Uatehet. not runnier. He wears a dapper Derby hut, Which he would call a 'tile; His linen and his gay cravat Are of the latest style. His clothes by Poole, of London fame. Are faultless in their fit, Tbey ornament hrs manly frame - AiKi-he's aware of it "A rrfeetvfiljth," you'd s-iy at onrs- jwnaja r' And get it rTnhtiit,0ml.tfi. For he is just a periy.Tuuuee, ' t" He has a misfit brain. bomerville Journal. . A Wonderful Marching Feat. Looking through history, writes Lieu tenant Hamilton in the New York Post, we find that though in all other particu lars the art of war has made wonderful strides, yet in the actual distances ac complished in marches on foot the an cients were fully equal to modern sol diers. In fact, tho most wonderful feat ever recorded in marching was accom plished by the ancients. In the second Punic war Hannibal lay waiting at Canu sium for his brother Hasdrubal to bring him reinforcements from spain. Facing Hannibal was sr Roman army under the Consul Claudius Nero, while op posite Hasdrubal was another Roman- army under the Consul Li vius. Leaving the main body to hold and deceive Hannibal, Claudius, with a picked body of 1,000 horses ana 0,01)1) foot, matched secretly and quickly to Livius, and, joiniog forces with him, they hurled themselves on Hasdrubal and defeuted him. Claudius then at once murched buck again before Hauul bul was awaro of his brother's defeut. Now. the distance between Canusium and Serra Gallica, the place of the bat tlo, by the best authorities is given at the least measurement as 2'. miles. The march was made each way in six days, or at the rate of over thirty-seven miles a day. But this march is an exceptional one, and, if believed, must staud out like so many other of the wonders of tha ancients. Wind and Endurance la Ruunlnr. The essential requisites of a long-distance runner are a strong heart and ca pacious lungs iuabroad,(ieepaud mobile chest. The reason for this will be ap parent to those who understand the physiology of exercise. To sustain long coiitiuued exertion latent nenry in the musclet used is necessary, and also a ready means of supplying these muscles with an increased amount of oxygen while iu action, und of carrying away the carbonic aid that results from the combustion in the tissues. Hence the necessity of breathing faster while run ning than while walking, and unless this exchange of gases cau bo carried on with su:licieut rapidity and in suilicient quan tities to meet the demands of the organ ism under these trying circumstances, there soon comes an end to further mus cular activity, though the muscles them selves may be far from exhausted. Hc-riliuer'e Mtvjtuine. Courting a Widow. Smith: "I say, Duiuley, you have had some experience in love ulTairs, aud I want your advice. Thcie is u pretty little widow in Harlem whom 1 devotedly love. Ju payiug my addresses how often ouirht 1 to all upon her;" Duinlev: "he is a widow, vou say?" Smith:' ' Yes." Duuiley: "Seven nitrhts in the week, my boy, with a Wednesday ai d Saturday matinee." -V, i Yo-k h'.4, r,. I :' S H it 1 I
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