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Tor 8,000 year (here existed but three
versions of the Scriptures. To-dav tlicv
mny bo read In 350 ot tho 0,000 tongues
that arc spoken.
Volnpuk, the new universal language
Is publicly taught In France, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Aus
tna, l.ussiaand Denmark.
In several Now York city schools tha
students aro taught to write ambidcx
trously; aud it has been found that
writing with tho left hand has resulted
in improved writing with the right hand
YVilbcrforee I'nlversity, of Ohio, a
school for colored people, ha? received
from a colored man of Xcnia a deed of
property worth $..0,000. This is the
largest gift over received by the institu
tion.
Of tho 34X000, 010 nonulation of
China, it is estimated that 75,000,000 arc
children j and only ten per cent. of. the
men and one liorcent. of the women nn
read, making about 13,000,000 ablo to
read.
Sir William I'carce, tho famous Enir.
lish shipbuilder, is, according to the
Man and Jutpirtt, constructing a speedy
itoam yacht, and will probably challenge
the American Yacht Club for their
112,800 cup.
It is stated that the auditorium in
Chicago will bo completed before June
17, the date of tho Republican National
Convention. Tho sentini? capacity of
the hall will be 8,500. Tho Committee
on Arrangement haa derided to raise
I'lO.OOOto be expended on decorations
anil conveniences fur the delegates.
It is a curious fact that wasps' nests
sometimes take fire, as is supposed by the
chemical action of the wax upon the
material of which the nest is composed.
I'ndoubte.lly, lcinnrks Pnhlic f'piiiwn,
many tires of unknown origin in hay
stacks and furm buildings may thus be
accounted for.
An English traveler told a Belize
(Honduras), newspaper man that he had
eaten a "scorpion pio" while in Mexico,
and that he liked it. The natives told
him that young scorpions were frequently
Utilized for food by the lower classes,
who dig them from their nests iu hun
dreds, rciuovo tho sting, and make
omelets from them.
' Tho village of Littlo Chute
near Nee-
nah, Wis., is sealed almost entirelv bv
Hollanders, tho majority of whom make
their living by manufacturing wooden
shoes, and all of whom wear them
Several times a year, tays the New York
II orlJ, they have a dance, which last
three days and in which everybody ioin
old and young. These dances are always
held in the day-time, the peop'e believ
ing that dancing at night is immoral.
This is tho season, says tho Chicago
Iri'tune, when the orchid craze con es
permanently before the imblic thromdi
exhibition. An KuglMi importer, who
u probably the king in tho trade, re
ceives in year between three and (ivo
millions of plants. Ho has sixteen col
lectors in various remote parts of the
world j-etting together tho rarest varie
ties. The risks of the trade are fearful,
and the expense amouuts to about $100,
000 yearly.
At a recent meeting in Paris of the
French Cremation Society, the Presi
dent announced that he had received
from the ministry tho assurance that
an edict, rendering cremation legal,
would very soon be promulgated. A
requisition to the General commanding
the army in Tonquin, that French seddiers
dying there might be burnt, and their
ashes sent to Franco for burial, had been
answered by the usual otlicial formula:
"It is not the custom."
Madrid boasts of a woman 109 years
old, with a daughter aged sixty, whom
she takes out to walk every day, leading
her by the hand. All of her life she has
been a washerwoman, and only two years
ago went with tho rest of her craft to
wash a basketful of linen tit tho river's
edge. Tho astonishing thing, announces
the Graphic, is that she lias always lived
in one of the dirtiest streets in tho citv
a very dirty street in a Spanish city is a
terror and the sanitary experts are con
sequently in great despair at the failuie
of their theories.
Robert S. Tarver, a prominent Texas
lawyer, left .Monterey, Mexico, recently,
ithhis wife, to return homo. Ho was
in the last stage of consumption, and
Whcn the train had passed I.umpaos the
(lector who accompanied him discoveicd
that he was dead. The doctor imparled
the sad news to Mrs. Tarver, who sat in
the next seat behind him, but told her if
it was discovered the body would be
stopped in Mexico, and five hundred dol
lars export duty demanded before it
could betaken into Teas. Her foriitudo
Ior the next three hours, which it took
the train tocrosj into tho United States,
was yery great. Dining all that time no
sob or sigh escaped her and the dead body
of her husband came safely to this side
without even the conductor or passengers
beiug aware that there was a corpoe on
the train.
QUESTIONINGS,
Dalslcw in the summer meadow,
Pern leaves In the Woodland shadow
Why they grow and why they blow,
Know'st thou why?
Nay, not II
Dreams of happy days and places,
Visions ot fond hearts and faces
Why they come and why they roam,
know'st thoa why?
Nay, not l!
Wouldst thou stay the flowers from blooming?
Wcnldst thou stay thy heart from roaming
Where the beams of love lit dream
Charm the eye?
Nay, not 1 1
Willi Fletcher Johnson.
IN THE JED ROOM.
BY l.UCY C. I.II.I.IIC.
On a certain brilliant' January morn
ing a young man was approaching the
White House, and reading a letter as
well as the hansom in which ho was
being hastened along would permit.
Ho wa a handsome follow in a manly
way, which oven tho fauitlos precision
of his at tire could not make foppish.
Years of foreign life and habits had not
destroyed his native American humor
or alertness, but had given to both
an air of being the result of
ft large-minded sort of civiliza
tion, w hich the young ladies of Colonel
Hale's acquaintance found fascinatingly
Saxon, and which made him among men
regarded as a "good follow all around."
Some Bix years belorc, ho had been
crossed in love. Miss Marion Van
Huren had unexpectedly jilted him,
marrying a man from California, whose,
death, however, had m ii, l,r . ;,.i.
widow just eighteen months ago. Colonel
n.ii; u.iu mauo no particular ellort to
meet her: indeed, had nor far
months cared to inquire her where-
..U . 1... .... .
uuums; out now no told lumscll that ho
was sure his folly would bo quick
ly revived. since he hnd pr nericnp.,1 n. 1.
pleasure when the letter he was now
leuuing reacueci nun.
"Marion is in Washington," tho letter
ran; "she is going to beat tho White
House to day at tho reception; and
am I. Pray come there and rind me as
speedily nsyou can. I shall be in the
red room, and so glad to see you I I
wonder if you can imagine lialf how
Clad. I have Olllv Ill-ell in Wnvhinmnn
a day or two, or I would have notilied
you sooner, ucarraei l believe wo will
talk of nothine- but Richmond rl iiva Itu
sure to Le at the F.xcculive Mansion by
twelve. I hope you'll know me after
these two years.
Halo smiled Benin as ha ronrl !.
words, for a very vivid remembrance of
tho Itichmond days arose, dominated by
the DictUie of the fllHrininolv nn.ttir rri.l
who hid written the letter; a girl hold
ing as it were tne secict of her liappv,
iovous vouthnn her liilsmwl in l..f f,-.. L-
gray eyes; a girl who could sit in the
saddle for a twenty-mile ride and dance
half the night afterward; and yet whose
tiresidint? chnrm was nurelv 'lintnMti.
lor never had she seemed to so bewitch
ing as when she was pouring tea at her
father's liichmnnd vil u .ml ov.mi.m,.
the most utialleuted of hospitality. If
lie unci hoi uecn in love so long and so
bitterly with .Marion well !
"Tjllk of vomun's rnnalnncvtn TTr.li
said to himself as lie sprang out of tho
hansom: "nothing but man's constnncy
ever prevented me frc )m fnllinir mnrllv in
love with I'ortia Iav."
A small company of people were
beiniz udmitte I witliin th ... - A
cincts beyond the While House ve-.ti-
ouie, aim : aio lollowed iu their wako,
ushered acioss tho hall by a polite at
tendant. illtO tlm Kill, rnnm ihrniwA
the doorway of which he beheld the fair
ivuuj iiinins, Ul IUO IllunsJOU, T.OWUOIU
he was crlnd ennmrh in mt, Y,;. ...,..
as she stood there dispensing pretty
bows and smiles, shnking hands with
everV one. and Kftvinir snnn-rlilnif
or good-humored it would appear to
uiusi oi iict guests.
Hale escaped presently through the 1
Green liooni. And th.ne. ori,iinil t tUa 1
lower door of the charming parlor :
whore he might expect to rind Miss I
l urcia uay. i
ShO was standing mrninsr n fnll n..
of ferns, whose g.cen width and luxuri
ance formed a tlttimr liuekcrrnnnil fnr linr
charming figure, in its simple costume
t -. i 1 . .
i .uit gray, wim ornaments at Her
throat and in the clasp of her belt which
limn iu. Min t? in, niiimin i.rmi 4 n .-mo i n - :
with h t queer Oriental stone in dull !
silver setting.
"I am SO triad VOII sent fur mn "' u-uo
Hale's greeting as he took Miss Day's
hand iu his. And "how well you are
looking!" he added.
"Yes," said Portia, frankly, and with
out a trace of embarrassment, "I sup-
fiose I am, since I am perfectly well. I
lave been home from Kurnnn tienrlv uir
months, aud have had neither nervous
prostration nor malaria, and as yet no
one has thought it necessary to recom
mend Florida to me."
Hale seated himself on a divan next to
her, feeling as though the months of ab
sence were suddenly bridtreri nv.r bv liia
pleasure in this meeting.
. . . . " J
.-win so .Marion is coming neref he
saiu. present v. leelinrz it I .est rn nlnnrr.
. ' . : , . j fe
at once, into ihn unli-ocr
"Yes. And now you know, perhaps,
wny i sent ior you. i
"Let us hope you wanted to see me j
alone," he doc lured.
"I don't think 1 ever wanted to see any
one more, ltut wemust talk about Marion ;
at once. 1 ell mo what is your last rec
ollection of Iict:"
".My last remembrance," he said, slow
ly, "isat the liarnctti' ball; she was
looking very beautiful, and it ws just
ft wee after she had broken our engage
ment. Yes, she was very lovely."
"No doubt. And you were very much
in love, I suppose i"
"Yes. It seemed to me as if things
in life were particularly hollow. I'o you
remember all the nonsense 1 talked to
you that evening.-"
The girl smiled beautifully, for tlure
came across her a happy consciousness
that he had made that evening one of
her radiant memories.
"You told me, 1 remember," she said,
"confidentially, that it was very foolish
to start out in life with much belief in
human nature. Jlut, do you know, I
have never lost my faith, and, curiously
enough, 1 have always believed in you."
"I ought to believe in myself, then,"
the young man said, eagerly, "because I
have Always admired your penetration.
I have so often wondered just what it
was intended you should be. I should
hato to think of your making any mis
takes." 8 '
"I. ike yours, for instance," she said,
critically.
Ho Bcemcd a trifle annoyed. "Arc
you engnged, then';" he exclaimed.
She shook her head. "No: nnd yet I
am considering some one. It is Some
one Who has boon a good friend to me
for years, and whom I admire immense-
iy."
"I admired Marion," he said, quickly,
"but let mo assure you that it was not
with very much foundation. Do you re
member my tolling you that evening how
mistaken I was in fancying that a clever
woman was all that one needed in a
wife?"
"Y'es. We were sitting up in the studio."
And that waj tho first e. ening I ever
thought of what there was really to care
about in life. Y'ou seemed, with all the
cynicism you prided yourself upon, to
understand what was really vitally worth
anything. That was just a week before
papa hired the villa at Richmond."
"And two years before I saw you
again."
"Ah, but, my friend," exclaimed Por
tia, lowering her voice slightly, 89 a
large elderly woman, who seemed to have
lost her parly, drifted near them, "what
days those were! Will you ever forget
the mornings on tho river, or the old
inn where we took tea when the thun
der shower came up:"
"And the landlady mistook us for
bride and groom," he said, joyously.
"I remember it all," she went on, and
I am glad to talk to you about it, because
you remind me of the man I am think
ing of accepting; and 1 want you to
tell mo whether evervthincy vou used to
. . r j
suy nnd do in those days was sincere."
Halo did not exactly relish being com
pared to the man Miss Day was contem
plating marrying, but he said, promptly
enough: "Whutever I seemed to be to
you, you may be sure I was. I always
felt happy enough with you to be natural
and true to the best that was in me. As
well as I remember, I said everything to
you that crossed my inind. No woman
ever had a better opportunity of judging
of a man."
She nodded her head brightly. " So
I supposed," she said softly; "and I
judged you to bo more in love thaa you
were aware of."
" I believe," he said, decidedly, "that
I never really cared for Marion Van
Burenatall. If she had not jilted me
and married old Skelton, I would no
doubt hav married her and been pro
foundly miserable."
Portia was thoughtful for a moment,
and then said : "1 am sure that you were
in love, but you did not understand your
self. 1 his man whom I am, as I told you,
considering, has been really in love with
me a long time, blithe is clinging to) an
aiieurd lancy of loyalty to another wo
man, nnd therefore has never had exact
ly the courage to speak. Now I have
thought a great deal about him lately,
and made up my mind to put him to the
test. Oive me your advice. Would you
consider it unwomanly on my part if i
wei o to take some means of showing him
that I care for hirar"
"Y'ou are making things very difficult
ior me," faid Jlale, almost angrily.
"How am I to advise you to show
another man that you love him 1"
"We have just ten minutes more to
remain, I believe," the girl said, in a low
voic e, and laying one of her hands gently
on Hale's arm. "Kcmember you must
find Marion. She promised me to be
here by quarter of one."'
"I shall not look for her," said Hale.
"Hemember,'' said Portia, quickly,
"what you told me once that if she
were a widow you could trust yourself
to meet her. Wait : Let us go into tho
Blue lloom, and if she is there, look
at her from a distance before you
speak."
They rose, and almost at the entrance
of the room paused suddenly, for the lady
they had come to seek was standing a few
paces beyond a tall fair woman, with
something queenly in her manner that
made her distinguished in any place, and
gave her now an air of importance even
in this notuble spot. Hale experienced
a shock which seemed almost physical.
What ghostly thing had ho been cherish
ing all these years and calling it disap
pointed lover He turned to Portia and
almost laughed aloud.
"She is what she always was," he said,
joyously. "Portia, 1 thank you for bring
ing about this meeting; but listen to me.
Do not ask me to counsel you in regard
to this other man. Let mo tell you
what I have had it in my heart and on
my lips a dozen times to say."
iiut Portia s self confidence had van
ished. .Tho girl was trembling and un
nerved. Hale drew her back into the
lied lioora.
"Never mind where we are," he said,
hurriedly; "no oue will hear us; and
whatever you do or feel, you shall hear
from my lips now that I love you. I
would rather have you for my wife than
any woman on God's earth, and"
Portia's eyes wore i-hiiiing through a
suspicious moisture. "Uo," she sa d,
hastily, "speak to Marion, and then come
buck to me."
"I will not go until I cau tell her you
will be my wife," he said, almost rough
ly. " "If I let you tell her that." said Toi tin,
shyly, and lilting her sweet eyes to tho
young man's face, "will you torgive me
for what I have done? no, wait a min
ute. I will confess my sins. Yesterday
1 heard that Marion was to be here, and
I wanted you to meet her, but I deter
mined to give you the chance first of
linding out not only your own mind, but
mine. I wanted it to he settled before
you spoke to her."
The young man threw back his head
and laughed joyously. "And so you in
vented the story of the young man whom
you were considering''
"Not at all I assure yon he was uo
invention; he was "
'My stupid self? Is not that thecase,
my dearest (" He had her hands in his,
and held them firmly.
Shu nodded her h ad at him. "That
is preci-ely it. 1 am so glad you saw
through it ! But you must never, never
remind me of it in a disagreeable way.
Perhaps you think it was not a womanly
thing to do."
"My dear," he said, lookiug down at
the girl s face, ' do you know that I
think the most womanly thing Juliet
ever d cl was to let Komeo know that she
lovtd him)"
Portia laughed. "Y'ou have forgot
ten, perhaps, that you told me this ai
Richmond. And that was what sug
gested my doing such a forward ort of
thing. But you must be very certain
you do not think mo bold. And now
you positively must go and speak to
Marion. Only one thing: be sure not to
call her Mrs. Skelton, because the was
married again last week. Her name is
Davis." Jl.npeft M'ntlilp,
Washington's Inauguration.
The people of the City of NcW Y'ork
aro already preparing for the celebration
of the hundredth anniversary of General
Washington's inauguration as President
of the I nited States, which occurred on
tho :i(ithof April, 178i.
New Y'ork was then a city of about
thirty thousand inhabitants, and occupied
only the lower extremity of .Manhattan
Island. Trinity Church was regarded as
being "up town," and the rest of the
island was pure country small farms
and market-gardens, wilh here and there
a villa of some pretensions to elegance.
Nevertheless, the committee having
tho coming festival in charge will find it
dillicult to equal the bril.iant and be
coming pageant which the men of 1780
arranged for the reception of the President-elect,
or the impres-dve ceremonial
which accompanied his taking the oath.
Washington living's description of
them, in the fourth volume of his
biography of the Father of his Country,
is written with peculiar warmth and
fluency, for tho author was a boy six
years of age when the inauguration oc
curred, and may have witnessed some of
its striking scenes. He could remember
being presented to the President by his
nurse, as a child who boro the name of
Washington, and he could recall the
thrill of pleasure which he experienced
when the great man placed a hand upon
his head.
Tho New Yoric committee could, no
doubt, find suggestions in Irving's glow
ing narrative. The water pageant was
memorably line. At Klizabethport, in
New Jersey, fifteen miles from the city,
the Committee of Concress met General
Washington, nnd conducted him to his
seat on "a splendid barge," built for that
great day, and manned by thirteen master-pilots
in white uniforms, commanded
by Commodore James Nicholson, re
nowned for his gallantry and enterprise
in the Revolutionary War.
Other barges followed, draped in col
ors, and as they moved along the pro
cession of boats continually increased in
number, until a grand flotilla swept on
toward tho city, saluted as it passed by
every vessel anchored in the harbor.
One joyous moment Irving describes as
though he had seen it from the window
of his father's house. Amid the general
gayety and enthusiasm, while from every
ship came the sound of mnrtial music or
the thunder of " great guns, one vessel
was silent and did not display a single
flag. .
This was the Spanish man-of-war Gal
veston. She remained silent and under
rated until the President's barge was
nearly abreast of her, when "suddenly,
as if by magic, the yards were manned,
the ship burst forth, as it were, into a full
array of flags and signals, and thundered
a salute of thirteen guns." It was a hap
py thought, and beautifully executed.
The other ceremonials of the week
were in harmony with this auspicious re
ception, and the demeanor of the man
gave dignity to every scene in which he
appeared. Certainly the New Y'ork gen
tlemen will need all the time at their
command to devise and prepare a cele
bration that shall bo as worthy of the
wealthy metropolis in 1889 as that of 17H9
was of the little seaport town. l'oulh't
Companion
The Hoop Snake.
Most people have heard of a hoop
snake, uur, iew persons nave seen one.
O. T. Mason, of the I'nitcd States
National Museum, in writing to the
Washington Slur, emphatically anil
flatly denies that such a creature exists
in the world, in order to open a con
troversy on the subject and elicit infor
mation. Now Conductor Addy Kirk, of
the Pittsburg division, Pennsylvania
ltailroad, atliims most positively that he
has not only seen but had an adventure
with one in Warren County, Illinois,
during his residence there. He says he
was in the woods one day picking black
berries, and having heard of a hoop
snake he observed one rapidly rolling
toward nun. lie stepped aside; the
snake glided past him and stuck its tail
Into a white oak tree whu h was two
feet in diameter. The reptile, havincr
securely fastened itself, whipped itself
on cither sido of tho tree until it was
dead. He proceeded to the house of his
employer, and with an axe they returned
and cut out tuu tail. In live weeks every I
leaf on the tree was dead. The tail of j
the serpent was armed with 11 horn-like
appendage, about oue inch and three- '
quarters iu lcngth.hollow and filled with '
poisonous matter, and sharp like a needle
at the point. The creature he describes
as dark-green in color on tho back and
sides, aud the belly as whito as snow.
In rolling it grasps this horn appendage
in its mouth, t iruing its belly out. He
remembers hearing his father say he saw
two of them iu his time, aud his Illinois
employer three. After this wcll
autheniic ated version of the existeneo of
a hoop snake, Mr. Ma-ou will have to
take to the woods or modify his sweeping
dcuial. Altoona (I'rim.) Triltunt.
TheKlngof Spain' Nurse.
The Asturian Nur-e, says a Madrid let
ter to the Pill Mull liiiz.tte, has a gor
geous attire, Wealthy ladies will spend
a fortune dressing them up. Little
King Alphouso XIII. has one of these
nurses from tho mountains near Santan
der, and her c ostume has always been a
conspicuous feature at court ceremonies.
She wore it when the king was
christoned, and again when he wus pre
sented to the Cortes, it consists of a
rich velvet skirt with two broad bands
of gold around it, a blue velvet apron '
also trimmed with gold, a bodice oi I
black velvet fastened with lovely silvci
buttons, which opens on an inner bmlii e i
of tine lawn with rich lace. Kound hei
neck are rive or six rows of coral bead j
and long earrings of the same. A rich
silk handkerchief is fastened over her
cl uk hiir, which she arranges Madonna
fashion in front.
The number of students iu the German
universities this winter is -'il.til"). The
I niversi'.y of l.'eiliu has 5,47s, the other j
universities haviug a much smaller
number. i
nOtJSEHOIYD AFFAIRS.
Iteclne For sinking Cologne).
Pure alc ohol, one gallon; essence of
licrganvt, two ounces; essence of lemon,
two ounces; essence of orango peel, two
ounces: essence of rosemary, one and a
half ounce: essence of petit grain, 6n8
ounce; essence of ncmli, two ounres; es
e nse of lavender, haft an ounce; tincture
nt benzoin, one ounce. Mix all these in
gredients w ith a tablespoonful of mag
nesia, and flltct ; bottle and let it stand
in a temperate cellar from six to twelve
months, when it will be tit for use.
HttMilt Soup For Invalids.
Cut the rabbit into pieces and soak in
warm water for ten minutes, to draw out
tho blood. Put the pieces into a sauce
pan with a quait of white broth, or, if
you have not this, milk and water. Sea
son with salt, nnd add a few sprigs of
parsley. I ct this simmer slowly until
the meat is vrry tender. Strain, pick
all the meat from the bones, and chop it
as fine as possible, lieturn it to the
soup, and set over the fire, adding a cup
of hot cream, nnd two talilespoonfuls of
sifted bread crumbs. A nice change is
mndo by ndding cither riec, pearl barley,
or vermic elli, which must be cooked se
parately in boiling water or milk, and
added to the soup ju-t before serving.
Small slices of lightly buttered and well
browned toast should accompany it.
This is palatable as well as nourishing.
A jrieul'.urut.
Sweeping and Dusting.
Open your windows before sweeping
(if there is no wind to blow the dust
round i ; usually one or more can be
opened where there will be no breeze.
Dust your ornamen's, a shelf at a time,
and carry them by themselves to a table
in another room. Do the same by all.
Also the books, keeping each lot separate
to avoid confusion in replacing. Take
your draperies down, if easy to unhook
them; if not, tie them up and have them
taken to a back yard and shaken and
neatly folded. Wipe off your pictures,
nnd either turn face to tho wall or cover
them with old newspapers. Dust care
fully each piece of furniture and take
them into the other rooms; then shut
your door, and alter bru hing the dirt oil
the window ledges out into the yard,
and brushing oil the mop-boards, sweep;
take a very slightly damped broom,
beaten till the drops are off, and go
round the margins of the room till clean,
sweeping with the broom in front of you,
aud keeping the broom close to tho lloor.
Don't whisk tho dust up into the air,
lodging it on the walls, to horrify you,
nfter you are all through, with a white
fog settled all over everything. Sweep
slowly. Then when the margins are swept,
take a carpet-sweeper and go evenly and
regularly over the room mot in a zig-zag
way); and nfter the worst is taken up,
take your broom nnd go all over it care
fully, keeping the broom to tho lloor
closely as possible, and sweep regularly
toward some given point, nnd take up
the dirt on a dust pan. When you walk
out of tho room with that pan, remember
that light lint is lyicg loosely all over its
side, and a quick walk will brush it off.
Jictter put the pan into a paper, and then
carry your dust 10 an ash barrel. Do
not burn it. The odor of burning dust
is very disagreeable and unhealthy. If
a light dust settles after this sweeping,
take a slightly moi-t cloth and wipe the
cirpet over. Dust the windows and
baseboards and door panels with a cloth
never with a feather duster, except
where it is too high to reach.
lleplace your ornaments and already
dusted furniture, and your hinds will
have nothing further to do. That room,
well guarded from carelessness, will stay
(dean a fortnight at least. Newspapers
thrown over dusted tables will protect a
room enough for ordinary daily brushing
up with a carpet sweeper. Yankee Ulnae.
I'sefnl Hints.
To brighten faded carpet, sponge with
a mixture of one part ox-gall to two
parts water.
Apple sauce is much improved by the
nddition of. a tablespoonful of butter
and requires less sugar.
If you have a good, plain cook in your
kitchen, aluo her at her just worth. Do
not deny heran occasional compliment.
Infants undor three months of age
should not be given arrowroot or other
starchy foods, for they cannot digest
them.
To seed raisins easily, pour hot water
over them, let it remain u moment, then
drain off. The hut water loosens the
seeds and they come out clean.
In preparing food for the sick the first
essential is fresh and suitable material,
next strenuous cleanliness, thorough
cooking and daintiness of serving.
Charcoal is recommended as an ab
sorber of gases iu the milk room wdiere
foul gases aro present. It should be
fp'dily powdered and kept there con
tinually.
Sunlight is often the very best medi
cine especially for children and clde:ly
people nnd the more hours they get of
it the better aro their chances for life
and health.
The best thing for a burn is to wet
the burn with cold water, then cover
the burn with wheat flour so thick that it
will keep out the air; keep it on, it will
prevent blistering.
For promoting the growth of the hair
and eyebrows nothing is better than bay
rum and quinine, in proportion of one
pint to one dram, well tubbed into the
roots once a week.
Honey in a little water is excellent to
smooth the hands. For evcesivu per
spiration in them use a mixture of bella
doi na and cologne wut er,one part of the
first to two of the last.
Tublo linens should always be hemmed
by hand. Not only do l hey look more
dainty, but ih'-re is never a streak of
dirt under the edge after being laun
dered, as with machine sewing.
To cure warts take an Irish potato and
cut a piece oil' tho end unci rub on the
wart two or three times a day, cutting a
slice from the potato each time Used.
Yery often one potato is sufficient for
the curu.
To free black silk from dust, nothing
is better than nibbing with a black
woolen glove. To freshen it, sponge
w ith water intowhii h vim have put a few
drops of urn mi ii i ii until slightly damp,
anil p.e-s with a w uin, not hot, iiou.
Manual training is practised in Swtdisb.
schools with threat success.
A RAIN OF JJOMBSnELia
AW VX CONFEDERATE'S AOCOTJNt
OF THE SlEOK OF FORT JACKSON.
Thirty Monster Sheila Froiif th
Federal fleet. Falling Into the
l'oni'eiferie Work Every Minute
I was drafted to Fort Jflckson, below
New Orleans, about three wce'ks before
tho Federals fired their first attacking
gun, writes nn ex-Confederate in the De
troit Fret Prrtt. To us on the Confeder
ate side the po Itlon seemed absolutely
impregnable. Forts Jackson and Phillip
were almost opposite each other, whjp
the river so obstructed as to prevent any
vessel passing up and to hold a fleet
unclet fire, and the only fear that we had
was that Farragtit would not send a ves
sel neir enough to try otlr cannon. Above
tho raft and forts lay a Confederate fleet
of sixteen or eighteen vessels, including
s ram nnd a floating battery, and it was
the general talk among the soldiers that
We had overdone the business and scared
th'i Y'ankces away before ft shot was
fired. We had, all told, 170 guns, nine
of them of the heaviest caliber, and in
case of a fleet coming up we should have
them nt almost pistol range.
About tho l:ith of the month our
scouts reported that a large Federal
fleet had conic up nnd anchored in tho
bend below, which was shut off from our
view by a heavy forest. The fleet had
not only come up, but the Y'ankees were
towing mortar schooners to posHons,
and it was evident that they were going
to give us a display of fireworks. The
first mortar was tired at us ou the morn
ing of the H'th. I was on sentry duty
at the time, and I plainly saw the bomb
as it came. It tell upon the parade
ground, went down live or six feet into
tho soft soil, and the explosion threw
out a dozen wagon loads of wet dirt.
I was spattered from head to foot with
the muck, and a piece of the shell struc k
my bayonet, bent it double and Hung
the gun twenty feet away. It was
scarcely known what had happened
when the second bomb came. This fell
into the ditch, nnd the explosion scat
tered mud for ildtl feet around.
We were now called to the guns to re
turn the fire, and our hca. iestordnnnce
was soon directed at tho enemy. Out
side of his mortars he had some eleven
inch guns, which sent their shells at the
fort, but these we had little cnie for.
The shells struck the walls of the fort
and did little or no damage. It was tho
monster bombs which tilled us with dis
may. I'rom the time the fourth or fifth
one dropped and the Federals found
they had the range the fire increased un
til a shell was dropping upon us every
two seconds. Tho air was alive with
their hissing and groaning and sputter
ing, aud tho explosions came so fast that
the ear coul 1 detect no interval between
them. No man in that fort had ever
been under a bomb firo before. There
would have been no flinching from the
fire of batteries or gunboats, but tho
niii of bombs had not continued a quar
ter of au hour when the men were
thoroughly demoralized. In this short
space of time I saw twenty or thirty men
killed, and the destru tion to pro) erty
was great. We were ordered to the
bomb-proofs, and all those not working
tho guns were soon hidden away from
the shells.
Just imagine a monster shell falling
every two seconds, to explode and scat
ter its lire and fragments for twenty yards
around - to fling up a wagon-load of
earth with each explosion to start a fire
wherever thert w as anything combustible
to deafen tho ears and almost deaden
the body by the concussions, and you
will reali.e something of our situation.
Such men as were not wanted at the guns
were obliged to act as a fire brigade be
fore noon, nnd the buildings iu tho rear
of tho citadel were tired aud the flumes
extinguished a dozen times overup to 3
o'clock in the afternoon, when every
thing burned to tho ground. During
the day 1 had several narrow escapes, as
did nil the others. It was no use looking
for bombs in hopes to dodge them. They
were falliug too thick for that. One
came down within five feet of where I
stood, buried itself five or six feet in the
soft soil, and when the explosion came
three of us were lifted up and flung a
distance of twenty feet. One man hud
a leg broken, but tho other two of us
were hardly bruised. I saw a bomb de
sc eud square upon the head of a Corpo
rul who was crossing the parade ground.
1 was looking full at him, but could
never realize just what occurred. He
seemed to disappear in a c loud of smoke,
and the only remnant ever found of him
was a shattered hand.
From the Hilh to the ailh, without an
hour's intermission, wo were aubjected
to this terrible lire, and during the last
two days the men were nearer levolt than
I ever saw them afterward in the Con
federate service. Three or four times
our magazine was in imminent danger,
and was saved only at great risk utid by
uaru woi a, and a great share ol our pro
visions were destroyed after tho first
day. The shells c ut the levee in front
of the works.and tho water cume in from
the river to udd to our discomforts, and
the men shut up in the bomb proofs soon
learned that they were not out of danger.
But for our heaping ou fresh sand-bags
not one of the proofs would have stood
the lire. During the passage of Farra
gut s fleet every man in lho fort wus
called to I lie guns, and then w e not only
had the fire of the vessels but the rain of
I oiubs us well. Whcu the fort surren
dered the Federal ullic ers seemed disap.
pointed ut finding any of us alive. In.
deed, it was a wonder to us Unit enough
men were left to man a gun. From b,.
Oil I to .'tl.illlil bombs, each one bent on
killing at least one man, had alighted iu
the works, nnd wo had received froix
i.U'KI to :t,000 missiles of other sorts,
and yet the; garrisou had not lost a fourth
of its number. I taw Porter himself at
lie c ame to arrange for the siirreude: ,
mi 1 I heard him express his uniaeinenl
to Colonel lliggins that so many of u
Were letl nl ve. The fort was as good ui
blotted off the earth.
Sitting Bull has settled down into
contented loafer, thinking of eating unci
sleeping more th iu aught else. He cau'l
understand w hy ho was so long satisfied
to. le- a w ill Indian and hustle for liu
bread and butter.
The ta-h:ouable rage for turquoise!
tins vcai l as been a I le-sing to levvelen
who happen to have a sto k of the littlt
blue stones. Gems that sold f or $ 1 euc Y
t year ago now fetch (V to $15,
THE ITOVE IN THE VILLAGE STORK,
When the twilight hss deepened to darkn
They gathered from far and from near,
Old farmers who plodded the distance1
As pilgrims their shrines to revere ;
At the shabby old store at the " corners"
They met and they entered the door.
For the Mecca of all these old cronies
Was the store in the old villag store.
It was guiltless of heauty or polish,
And its door was unskillfully hung,
But they made a glad circle around it,
And the genial warmth loosened ach
tongue;
And they talked of th9 crops and the weather.
Twin subjects to gossips most dear,
And the smoke from their pipes, as it blended,
Qav a tinge to the whole atmospoer.
Full many the tale they related.
And wondrous the yarns that they spun.
And doubtful the facts that they stated,
And harmless the wit and the fun;
But if ever discussion grew heated1
It was all without tumult, or din.
And they gave their resp?ctf ul attention
When a customer chanced to come in.
W hen the evening was spent and the hour ,
For the time of their parting had come,
The rapped from their pipes the inrm ashes,
And reluctantly started ior nome;
Afrreoing to meet on the morrow
When the clay, with its laliors was o'er.
For the Mecca of all tho old cronies
Was the stove in the old village store.
Mrs. A. E. Treat, in Sifting. "
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
The point in question An interroga
tion point.
A marked effect The work of a ship
ping clerk.
A tue is the only thing that haa ita
tows behind.
A Standing Offer "Will you take my
seat, madam:" Life.
We've all heard of angry seas, and
that's why tho waterspout.
The flour of the fimily you will often
find becomes college bred. S atitman.
The smartest detective in America ia
now in this city. Ho arrested a man's
attention the other day, and is to be pro
moted in consequence. Shtinyi.
Sometimes things go by contraries.
Thus the anniversary of tho birth of
Burns was celebrated by a good many
people freezing to death. Graphic.
Mrs. Itenlcstate (solicitously) "Whnt
is the matter, dear? Y'ou seem dis
tressed. Is there anything on your
mind?" Mr. Bealestate "i es. Lots."
"Why am I like a journey longf
He asked hcr.blii-hing red;
"I do not know, unless it's that
You mukc me tired,'' she said.
Xebraaka Stale Journal.
"We don't say 'chestnuts' any more
here,'' said a well known club man yes
terday. "The latest kink is to bawl
'Hawthorns,' for he's the fellow who
wrote 'Twice Told Tales,' you know."
FhiLMphU Cril.
Archbishop Whately wa one day
asked if ho rose enrly, He replied that
once he did, but he was so proud all the
morning and so sleepy all the afternoon
that he determined not to do it again.
Singapore Jlitieic.
Her Cousin "I must say, Emma, that
you've grown quite handsome. There,
now, can't you give me a compliment in
return?" His Cousin "Well, I should
say you were a gentleman of most excel
lent taste." larper't liiuar.
Farmer Bascom "I do wish the thresh
ing machine would come around this
way." Johnny Bascom "Oh, pa, that
reminds me. Teacher wanted me to tell
you ho was comiu' to our house to board
next week." JSurlinyton free Prets.
There lie the remains of poor Ctuistopher
Type, !-
lue rest or him coulcln t be found: -"
He sat on a powder cask smoking his pipe,
While the wind blew the ashes around.
Siftinrjs.
Professor "Which is the most deli
cate of the senses?" Sophomore "The
touch." Professor "Prove it." Soph
omore "When you sit on a tack. Y'ou
can't hear it ; you can't see it ; you don't
taste it; you don t smell it; but its
there." Art Journal.
Miss Porcine (of Chicago) I was at
your office this morning, papa, but rind
ing you out, 1 stepped for a moment into
the killing department." Mr. Porcine
"Yes?" Aliss Porcine "Yes, papa; and
it struck mo that .Mr. Slaughter wasn't
quite at his best to-day. 'I td nt.
Prince Talleyrand was rtartlod out of
his sleep one night by a pKtol shot, and
seeing his mail servant iu the room he
asked him what it wus all about. The
inun replied: "There was a mouse in
your room, Highness, anil fearing it "
might disturb your rest 1 shot it."
Urapl.ic.
Minister "So you go to school, do
you, Hobby r" Bobby "Yes, sir."
Minister "l i t me hear you spell bread."
Bobby "B-r-o d." Minister "Webster
spells it with au a, Bobby." Bobby
"Y'es. sir; but you didn't ask mo how
Webster spells it; you asked me how I
spell it." .e it Yoik Sun.
G ruf ton "A w fully clever fellow, Gag
lev. He might shine in society if it
wasn't for his one infirmity." Miss
Clara "Why, I always thought he wus
correct in his habits " Oral tun "Oh.yes,
he is all that, you know; but his neck's
so ileucedly short that he always has to
wear alum-down collar.'" Lire.
.Airs. 1 lob-on (at a church picnic)
"Tho lemon pie you so kindly contrib
uted. Miss Smith, I find is spoiled."
Miss Smith tin amazement) ".spoiled!
Why, in v dear Mrs. Ilobson, it was made
fresh this morning." Mrs. Ilobson
"Yes; but unfortunately young Mr. Sissy
bat down on it." llari,r'sliz tr.
"Papa," says a beautiful girl, "I found
sevetal cigars scattered about the front
yard ihis morning. Did you drop themt"
"No, they don't belong to me." respond
ed the old in hi. "Shortly after young
Sampson hit you last night 1 thought I
heard a iicn-c ont.idc, and I shouldn't
lie surprised if Nero had been shaking
him for the cigars. F.vidently the dog
Won." : tr .,.
if course we don't want anybody to
go to war cm our account, but if" the
nations jf Furope are ila'eriniued to
have it out in that way with eac h other,
we would like to tall their attention to
the t thai we have a laive aud care
fully selected stock ot bieadstuils on
hand, which we w II take great pleasure
in selling ut our owu prices. .No trouble
to show goods. c ' agj l ime.