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Many Syrian Arab mendicants are
Dork lug to tliis country. It Is snid thnt
nearly 8,000 aro nlrendy here, nnd they
are coming In steadily increasing num
bers. , -
Tlio Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Primntoof tho Knglish Church, says that
one of tlio greatest evils by which the
working clnsscs aro nfTlictod is tho cus
tom of early mniriaes.
I Kerosene lamps turned down so as to
burn low soon posion tho nir of a room.
This practice should never bo allowed
in a house, and ccrtuinly not In sleeping
rooms or sick-rooms. Tho New York
Board of Health gives special warning
agnlnst tho practice.
. ! Tho annual (Jpokcry exhibition re
cently opened In Paris. Tho finest ex
hibit was a composition sculptured in
mutton fat and lard of tho "Suicide of
Vatel," tho famous cook who (stabbed
himself becnuso tho fish was late for the
dinner given by Condoto Louis XVI.
' Of the 6000 Presbyterian Ministers in
the United States there aro not quite
COO who aro disqnaliNcd by age or sick
ness for regular work. These and their
families receive from the general church
. fund an average of $300 each a year.
The purpose of tho proposed $1,000,000
fund is to double this yearly pension.
" There Is a wonderful brown and
golden bird in Mexico, a species of beo
martln, that was a remarkably expert bee
catcher. Ho has a way of milling up
the feathers on top of his head so thnt hit
crest looks exactly like a beautiful
flower. ' When a beo comes alougto sip
huncy from this delusive blossom it is
snapped up and devoured.
Tho introduction of natural gas at
Pittsburgh has dUplnacd the use of 4,
900,000 tons of coal a year. One-half of
the 60,000 housos in Pittsburgh use the
natural gas for fuel and light. The
capacity of the natural-gas pipe liucg
reaching Pittsburgh is about 500,000,000
cubic feet every twenty-four hours.
During tho winter reason all this g.is is
consumed, while in the summer there it
surplus.
Tho fear that Franco or Germany, In
tho eent of war, will attempt a rush
through Belgium, has inspired the Bcl--guns
tu tremendous exertions to prevent
auch a calamity. The new fortitieutiotis
on the Meu.se have bceu pushed, uutil
now tbd builders have arrived at the
second stage of construction. At the
two forks of tho river, to wit, at Numur
and Liege, there have been erected
enormous works with steel facings brist
ling with guns.
Tho woman who kept tho shop called
tho Hasurd do Lafonrchettc, in Paris,
where the poor resorted for most of their
supplies, hnsgiod in a small retreat.
An enormous iron pot was kept con
stantly boiliug at her pluce with a great
deal of water and bits of all kinds of
meat, chicken, game, bones and vegeta
bles, all of which had been given or
bought at restaurants. For three cents
you had there a chance to dive into the
pot with a long iron fork, and, if lucky,
were also favored with a chunk of bread,
and might thus get a meal.
The British Consul at Baltimore, in a
report to his Government on th'e oyster
.fishcAe of Maryland, pays: "In some of
,.T Jhe lower counties, down the Chesapeake
Bay, oysters pass as current money, and
in one town which boasts of a weekly
neawspaper a large percentage of its
readers pay their subscriptions to it in
oysters; thus the editor receives from 1"i0
to 200 bushels of oysters yearly, which
he is forced to consume in his own fam
ily, and, as oysters are declared by the
faculty to be most efficacious in produc-
, jng and increasing brain jiowcr, it is to
be hoped that the subscribers to that
journal get good value for their oysters.
The announcement of an "infallible
remedy" for seasick uess, observes the New
Yock Commercial A I verting, ought to
prove tidings of joy to a great many
people who in the pursuit of business or
pleasure, are compelled to experience
this tribulation. The latest cure is an
artificial alkaloid of great powei,
which, some four years ago, Doctor
linorr, Of Germany, extracted from coal
' tar. Whether the drug is pleasaut or
disagreeable to the taste is not men
tioned. But as it is scarcely possible for
any medicine to bo more nauseous than
the illness it is intended to prevent, this
circumstance, cannot be of great import
ance. Carroll V. Wright, Chief of the United
States Bureau of 'Labor Statistics, stys
in illustration of the inaptitude of well
informed peoplo to estimate properly,
that a railroad Presideut and several con
servative business men recently guve it
as tiir deliberate opinion that three
thousand men were out of employment
in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a city of
thirty thousand inhabitants. Careful
sear h by the Hoard of Labor could find
only three hundred men who wanted
work. lie ul.-o calls attention to the
fact that the State Hoard of Charities of
Massachusetts ollicinlly announced that
the e were sixty-two thousand trumps in
the State. An accurate census discov-
d only one thousand one hundred.
BYOONE3.
Ye doUbU and fears that once we knew,
Ye bitter words of anger born ;
Ye thoughts unkind and deeds untrne,
Ye feeling of mistrust and acorn:
Against your memory wo rebel
We havo outlived your foolish day j
No longer in our hearts you dwell
Bygone, I Bygones! pass away I
But oh, ye joyous smiles and tears,
Endearments fond, and pleasures past;
Ye hopes of life's first budding years,
Ye loves that seemed too bright to last;
Ye charities and words of peace,
Affection's sunshine after rain;
Oh, never let your blessings ceane
Bygonesl Bygones! coma again!
Charles itackay.
SOMETHING BEHIND IT.
nr KOI1MAN 0. STEDMAN.
"Oh, yet, mother! you're always tay
ing, 'There's something behind it.' I'm
glud I'm not so suspicious of everybody
and everything. I beliove there is such a
thing as disinterested friendship, though
It is not as common ns it used to bo. I
give everybody credit for meaning well
till I find out they don't; I'd hate to
think people wcie so selfish as you do;
yon can't take any comfort in your friends
so long as you think there's something
bch nd everything that's said and done,"
and Mr. 'I homas Martin leisurely changed
tho position of his feet on the foot-rest
before tho fire, where, encased in heavy,
gray woolen socks, he was "toasting
'em," and settled himself a little deeper
in tho old rocker that had held his mas
sive form for twenty years, and bade fair
to do so for another twenty, judging
from the iron bolts which had been used
to brace up its departing strength.
Mis. Martin, a pleasant-faced little
woman, considerably younger than her
husband, sat by tho window darning
locks similar to thoso mentioned and
made no reply to his remarks. But he
needed no'response byway of encourage
ment. "Nobody does you a favor, but that
you wonder what's behind it; no one
does anything a little out of the ordinary
run without you say there's something
behind it; I don't tell you anyone came
to see mo without you ask, MN "hat did he
wants' just ns though anyone wouldn't
come tjvsee me unless he had au ax to
griiul. aaou'e said it so much, you're
getting mo ail riled up 'gainst everybody
and everything, and 1 don't want to lose
faith in humanity as you seem to have
done."
"Well, then, I'll say no more about
it, but I don't like to see you so often
deceived as to tho reul motives of people,
who pretend to be actuated by friendship
only. I have not lost faith in humanity,
for the poor souls cannot help being self
ish, and the half of them don't know
themselves that 'tis elfishncsi that
prompts their acts. You say I always
ask, ' What did he want V Well, in nine
cases out of ten, didn't they want some
favor of you, somo help, or tomo ad
vice '
Mr. Martin made no answer.
" I am going into the kitchen now to
show Kate about the baking; if you want
me you must call; if you don't care to
read, take a nap before dinner time."
Left to' himself he leaned his head
back and closed his eyes for a nap, but his
thoughts were too busy with his wife's
words, lie picked upa paper but could
not get interested in it and laid it down
again with tho vain wish thut ho might
be down at tho office, or moving about
the factory. A severely-sprained ankle
kept him prisoner at home.
To his great relief ho heard steps upon
tho walk and, turning his head, ho saw
through tho window the venerable Dea
con Whiting approach tho door and
heard his slow, important knock. The
Deacon was an old acquaintance, who
had moved from the neighborhood a few
years before to a farm some three miles
out on tho prairie, since when Mr. War
tin had seldom seen him.
A feeling of gratified pride in his visit
showed in manner and voice as he called
out: "Come in," and rose, with tho aid
of a clumsy, home-made crutch, to wheel
up a chair for the Deacon.
"Don't git up, don't git up, I kin help
myself," and the Deacon, shaking bauds
very cordially, seated himself near the
fire.
"Tolerable cool weather agin now;
middlin' hurd frost last night; leetle
more snow on ton this freeze, an' we'll
have good Rleighin' an' that'll make
things lively ; folks kin git 'round then
to town and meetin. We had a right
smart number out to meetin' last Sun
day au' I sez then, ar,ter meetin,' I wuz
cummin' to see you, an' then I hcerd you
wuz la d up an' sez I, all the better; I'll
ketch him to hum, sure."
During these sentences drawled out
deliberately, Mr. Martin had been think
ing rapidly. So the Deacon had decided
Sunday to call on him, before he heard
of his accident; evidently then he had
not cone for the sole puspose of follow
ing the injunction, " visit the sick," ami
the horrible suspicion flitted across his
mind that the Deacon had "an ax to
grind." He could take no interest in
tho rambling talk that followed, for lie
expected every moment that tiie "ax"
would be brought forward. Hut no; a
half hour passed and the Deacou rose to
go. Mr. Martin's spirits rose; here was
direct refutation of "Mother's" theory;
here was a case of a friendly call, for
frindship'a sake, not for self-interest.
The Deacon stood with his hand ou the
door-knob.
"Ah! 1 kim near furgittiiig my ar
rant." He came back and drew his
chair a little nearer his friend.
"You see, we're a-tryiu' to build a
meetin' house out in our nayburhood,
an' we can't fix on the spot fur it.
Thar's a sandy null in Jake Stone's
eighty acre piece, that he sez he'll give
'em. Now taiut as good a spot as the
cross-road corner in my field, but I
can't see my way to give 'em the land, '
and the trustees sez seein' mine's the
han'sumesi spot, they'll give me a
hun'red dollars for it, if I'll raise fifty
on it amongst my friends. An' I tlio t
bein's we'd idler been good friends,
you'd give me a lift."
The revulsion of feeling was so sud
den aud 60 complete that he could only
say, "Yes, yes. I'll think of it."
"Sartuinly, sartaiuly, you may want
to think it over," but his lace showed a
disappoinment his words belied. "They
won't settle the matter for sometime yit.
Wa'al, good-day, take good, kecr of
yourself,"
"Humph!" gmnted Mr. Martin, slow
ly rubbing his injured ankle and chang
ing tho position of his feet; "I'm glad
the doors were all shut; I wouldn't had
mother hear tho Deacon for a farm."
Again he picked up a paper, but the
silence of tho room and drowsy warmth
of the fire were so inviting to slumber
thnt his head dropped bnck, Ids mouth
dropped open and soon discordant sounds
attested to the regularity of his breath
ing. Mrs. Martin coming in later found him
thus, and was just in time to admit a
tall, cadaverous looking individual, with
pants tucked in boots, a raw hido under
his arm nnd a powerful odor of tobacco
permeating all his garments. He was
the owner of a saw mill on Turkey Creek,
and had frequently sold lumber to the
Martin Harrow Company, and thus
formed the acquaintance of Mj. Martin,
in a business way. This he evidently
thought sullicient to allow his appear
ance at the house of the President of the
Company.
Mr. Martin woke with a start as in
stentorian tones the man shouted rather
than spoke, "Howdy, howdy. Is tho
old man to hum? I heerd he wuz sick."
I'oing very deaf, he had, in common
with til similarly alllicted people, the
firm belief that all other people were
likewise deaf, and he pitched his voice
accordingly.
Mrs. Martin gave him a chair and he
sat down, placed his hat on the floor by
his chair, and began to unwind slowly
a red woolen "comforter," which en
veloped his neck and head. Ho put
this beside the hat and leaned torward,
with his elbows ou his knees and his
hands outspread to the Are.
"I biung a load of lumber up this
forenoon, nn' hcerd yes'day as how
you'd hurt your leg, an' I 'lowed then
I'd cum to see you to-day. How du
times sarre you? Pooty rull, hey t"
Mr. Martin kept up his part of the con
versation, which was limited to nods and
smiles, as best he could and was secretly
wondering if this honest, simplo buck
woodsraau had "an ax to grind" when
tho dinner bell rang. He could do no
less than ask his visitor to dine with
him.
"Wa'al, yes, don't keer if I do.
I 'lowed when I started up 'tware most
eating-time, for I sez to my woman afore
I sot out this mornin', when she sez 'you'd
better take a bite,' that I'd reckon on
strikin' you 'bout dinner-time."
Alas! for the honesty of the simple
millman! Another doubt as to the ex
istence of "disinterested friendship" was
lodged in his host's bosom, nnd ho was
not torry to have his guest depart soon
afterdiuncr.
"There, mother, was an illustration of
your side ol the question; mine will
como later; I've not lost faith yet."
He felt a little twinge as bethought of
the Deacon's call, of which she knew
nothing. Tho short December day was
rapmly darkening when another caller
presented himself. Ho bowed grace
fully to Mrs. Martin, shook hands with
Mr. Martin, begging him not to move,
and expressed great concern for his well
being. He was an agent for a large iron
tirm with whom the Martin Harrow Co.
had dealt lor several years.
Well, Mr. Martin, how l trade? Boom
ing, booming, if half I hear is true, nnd
1 don't see any reason to doubt it. You
folks have got ths best-harrow ever
made, without exception, no doubt of it,
sir. It's the lending harrow all through
the West and Northwest, everywhere
it's introduced, in fact. I just came
from your ollice where the told me of
your accident. Good thing it xvasn't
more serious. Hard fate for an active,
rolut man like you. Why, you don't
look as if anything could allcct yon."
Tlio most interesting topics to Mr.
Martin were his harrow and his physical
appearance; six feet in his stockings,
broud shouldercd and muscular, he was
( tine specimen of manhood. Ho was
never known to express admiration of
any man unless in the words: "He's a
fine-looking fellow, about my size."
Could this caller have known the gates
to his interest and good-will that ho so
readily entered them? It may be; he
bad known him in a business way some
years, and mauy men are read by au
acute observer.
The agent was not slow in following
up the advantage he had gained, and by
easy transition led tho conversation to
tho iron trado.
"Yes, my trado is good, too; can't
help but be good wheu manufacturers
have good trado. I have any number of
orders on my book for this trip. I have
two new customers right here in your
town," aud ho drew his book leisurely
from his pocket and idly ran his eye
down its pages.
' It's curious now, the difference in
firms in ordering; some order six mouths
in advance and others run ns close as they
dare. I was talking with the other mem
bers of tho company down at the ollice.
and they say you have about a month's
supply. They didn't order this trip.said
they wanted to consult you first, for you
always ordered the iron, and I'll be round
igain before mauy days." He closed his
book aud sat slapping hiskuee with it in
an absent-minded way. .Mrs. Martin
glanced up with nn amused expression,
but failing to catch her husband's eye,
bent over her sewing again.
Ho was all busine-s in a moment.
"Only a month's supply ? That'sclose
enough to run ; I don't like to run too
low. I might as well order of you now;
we shall want the mi me brand ns before."
'Ah-a-badii't you better wait till you
have seen the other members:"
"When do you leave the city ?"
"In un hour: my business is all done,
and sol just ran up to see you a moment;
it didn't seem natural at the factory with
out you."
"Hut," persisted Mr. Martin, "I won't
sec Mcl.amn until 6 o'clock when he
brin up the mail, and by that time
you'll be goue. I guess I'll order now.
Something might happen, aud it
wouldn't do to get entirely out."
"Well, just as you think best; I'm
always glad to fill an order for you."
He put the book in his pocket with
an order for several car-loads of iron to
be delivered within the month, and soon
left to catch his train. Mrs. Martin
smiled softly to herself after his depart
ure. "What's up now, mother?"
" The cleverness of that mun iu 'grind
ing his ax.' "
Mr. Martin stared.
"Why, he ground no ax; he asked no
favors."
"Didn't you order iron from him?"
'Y-e s, but he didu't ask me tu, aud
didn't seem to care anything about it.
Pshaw ! I don't believe he thought of it
before ho came."
"Nevertheless, I am convinced, he
came for thnt very purpose. Just wait
and see if there's not 'something be
hind it.'"
Promptly nt six, Mr, Mcl amn appeared.
He recounted the events of the day at the
factory and said, ns he handed him the
mail: "linynor, tho iron man, was round
to-day and wanted another order, but we
thought we had better wait till you had
seen Morso Jc Son's letter; they offer
better terms than l'nynor. I told him
about it, and ho said he couldn't do nny
better by us than the old figures until he
had heard from his firm. He said he'd
be round again in a few days, and wanted
us to wait as long as we had a month's
supply. What do you think we'd better
IrW'
Mr. Martin's face was a itudy. Ho
positively could not meet his wife's eye.
"I he came up this afternoon and
I gave him an order, not knowing, of
course, of this. Well, guess we're in for
it this time. It's too bad; I'll look into
things more sharply after this."
That night Mr. Martin had a curious
dream. Ho stood in tho midst of an
open plain, nnd ail the nations of the
earth came wilh shining axes which they
ground upon a stone which he, unceas
ingly, with labored breath and aching
back, turned round and round. Chicago
Current.
He Saved Ills Leg.
E. McKay tells how he prevented the
loss of his leg, writes the Milford corre
spondent of the Boston Glub: He was a
co.poral of the First Massachusetts
Heavy Artillery, and while taking part
iu the battle of Hatcher's Bun, Oct. 27,
ltft4, he received a compound fracture
in the left knee joint from a piece of
shell. The story is told in John D. Bill
ings' volume, "Hard Tack and Coffee,"
the author of which is an intimate
friend of tho subject of this sketch. Mr.
McKay was taken to the hospital, which
stood on Capitol Hill, before the bloody
repulse nt I-redericksburg. One of the
sin geons decided that it would be best
to have the leg cut off. The nurse was
accordingly instructed to prepare tho
Iialieut for this surgical operation. In
lis absence the corporal consulted a
wounded comrade near by, and the re
sult was tho corporal decided that the
leg must not come off. He induced his
friend to loan him a revolver, which he
put under his pillow until the surgeon
and his assistant appeared. The luttct
brought a stretcher and were about to
approach the couch of the patient, when
the wounded corporal spoke up and
asked: "What are going to do?"
"My boy, we will have to take youi
leg off," replied the surgeon.
"Not if I know myself," replied the
wounded man, in lunguage that niadf
the surgeon understand.
This surprised the medical student.
He stopped as if dumbfounded, but soon
demanded the assistants to "take the
corponil up carefully." In an instant
he pulled the revolver from under hit
pillow, and pointed it at the surgeon
and attendants, exclaiming: "The man
who puts a hand on mo dies." The men
stepped back, and the surgeon tried to
coax the corporal into subnii sion, but to,
no purpose. He told him his lite could
be saved in no other way, but the
artilleryman insisted otherwise, and
added that if he died "it must be with
both legs ou." The surgeon lost hif
temper, and consulted tho sugeon in
geueral, iu whose company he soon re
turned to Mr. McKay. Threats were
mude which failed.; persuasion was tried,
with no more bucccss. An effort was
made' to procure the revolver, but the
corporal would not have it, and in a tit
of madness the two M. D.'s turned awny,
one exclaiming: "Let the fool keep it
and die." At this time there was a new
fangled cure introduced iuto the hospi
tal, better known as tho "water cure,"
by which a can tilled with water was
arranged over tho wounded knee so as to
drip on the rubber cloth which en
wrupped the knee. This was to be kept
running day and night, which resulted
in a cure. Usually in the hospital was
employed a class of men known to the
members of the Grand Army as "army
bummers." They were afraid to go to
the front, nnd rather than be compelled
to do that service they would almost do
anything else. When a Burgeon wanted
anything done right he would threaten
these men with active service, and this
was how the can of water over Mr.
JIcKay's knee.was kept full all tho timo.
Strange to say, Mr. McKay's love
for his limb caused him to be
reduced to the rank of a private, and
as such ho wns mustered out of service.
An African King's Testimonial.
It is not often that circus "artistes"
find their way into the realms of a South
African native chief, but wheu they do it
would seem that their reception is likely
to be verv enthusiastic, bavs the lt.
Jmnta (inze'ti. A 'Strong man" from
a Cape Town circus recently journeyed
to the far-off regions of Amu-Swaziland,
and there gavo a display of Irs skill and
power before Chief I mbandini at his
"great place." So pleiscd was I mban
dini ut I lie performance that he forth
with dictated a testimonial gratis. Here
it is:
"We gladly certify that you have per
formed ut our Koyal Kranal, Swaziland,
on rings, poles, chairs and sticks; that
you also have played with an iron tree,
aud also carried a large cannon on youi
back and tired it off your b.i k iu out
presence. We were astonished and grati
fied at the wonderful acts thut you and
your litile son performed. We do not
believe that you will ever die. Given at
our lioyal Kraal this nth day of Decem
ber, 1-S7. I 'mbandini ihis X maik),
King of Swaziland."
( lose Shave fur His Life.
The barbers' assistants of Naples, Italy,
were out ou a strike. A rich Kngliab.
man arriving at a hotel ask d for a bar
bel. Being informed of the strike, but
bent upon making bis visits w itbout de
lay, he offered ifHMi for a shave. Thut
is mine than a barber nil make by shuv
ing all day long for twelve months at
Naiiles. It is not astonishing, therefore,
that a mail was found willing to break
the rules of the union and pocket oue
year's salary by one .h ive. The fact be
came known to his colleagues, however,
who proceeded to attack the apostate
with stilettos.. He was taken to the
hospital with ,,twcuty-Bcveu serious
wounds. More than twenty arrests were
made.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Dust Spider AVeba.
A ronespondent writes: "I have ob
ferved that many of tho webs supposed
to be the work of spiders arc formed by
particles of dust, which cling to each
other until the thread has gained consid
erable length, w hen a current of nir will
oltcn attach the hanging end to the ceil
ing again, thus making a regular cob
web. Have any of your correspondents
observed the same thing, nnd do they
agree with me?'' Our correspondent will
probably find on microscopic examina
tion that the spiders' webs are there and
hold tho particles of dustlu place. Hem
York Tribune.
Cement, to Mend Rubber Articles.
A lady of Hope, Maine, has given the
world the following account of her way
of mending rubber bags, bulbs, etc.
Get about five cents' worth each of rub
ber dam and red rubber at a dentist's.
Cut a piece of red rubbersay an inch
and a half square in tiny pieces, put in
a small botile, pour a tcaspoonful of
cldoroform on it, and cork up tight. In
ten minutes it will be melted enough for
use. If the hole is large, take a few
stitches in it, then cut a pioce of tho
dam considerably larger than the hole.
Wetthe piece to bo mended with chlo
roform, '.hen as rapidly as possible put on
a thick layer of the nielted rubber on as
largo a place as you have ulrcady cut your
dam. This can be done with a stick.
Now wet your dam with chloroform and
stick it on. If it is a lad hole you can
put on a little more melted rubber and
another piece of the dam. The rubber
In the bottle is ready for use next time
by adding the chloroform.
Secret of Cook ins; Toujjh Meat.
A thoughtful Western lady in a letter
to the New York Time writes: "I have
nhvnys disliked to be obliged to cook
fowls over a year old, because they were
not only tough, but I fancied tasted a
little bit strong. But here is a remedy
and you can nlwnys call them chickens.
After washing and cutting up put them
ii:to the kettle and put in water enough
to cover and add a spoonful of
soda. Let them boil a few moments,
then take out of the soda water and cook
as usunl. Do not add the salt when in
tho soda water. They are very tender
and the strong taste vanishes entirely,
In cooking beans it is very beneficial to
put soda in tho water they are parboiled
in ; it makes them tender and they aro
more healthlul. ns it destroys the ten
dency to protluce flatulency, which is
very objeetionnb'.o to many who will not
use beans for that reason. There ran be
no more healthy article of diet, for occa
sional use, than this vegetable.
Another use for soda in preparing
meats is to boil a tough piece of beef for
a few minutes in water that has a little
soda added. Iu cooking turnips a little
soda will remove the strong taste that is
often observed in them toward spring,
and it is an article that can be used to
advantage in cooking almost any late
vegetable that is inclined to have a
strong, stinnincr taste. Peoplo can
gather up mauy choice recipes and valu
able hints from the dill'ercnt individuals
they associate with, if they will only
keep their eyes and cars open aud notice
the methods employed iu doing work
and preparing food.
Recipes.
Salad op Lima Beaks. rut lomo
lima beans, potatoes and bents all boiled
tender in a cool place, and a short
time before serving cut the potatoes and
beets into rather thin slices, add tho
beans and dress with oil, pepper, salt and
vinegar. Garnish with a few wuter
cresses. FlIlKD GllEKN TOMATOKS. TttkO
round, smooth tomatoes, peel them, cut
out the hard core and slice them thin.
Have several slices of salt pork fried so
as to have about one-half cup of fat in
your spider. Put iu the tomatoes after
taking out the slices of pork, with one
half enp of brown sugar, and pepper ami
salt if liked. Cook soft and serve hot.
Shout Paste koii Tauts. rut a
pound of flour upon your pastry slab,
with six ounces of butter, and rub them
well together; then make a hole in the
centre, in which put two ounces of
powdered sugar, two whole eggs and a
largo wineglassful of water; mix the
egtrs, sugar nnd water well, then drown
in the flour and mix together and work it
lightly.
1'u ki.i;i Pkai iikk. Make a syrup of
two pounds of sugar to one quart of good
vinegar. Put iuto a little muslin bag
one tablespoonful of each kind of spice,
tie tightly and put it into the viueynr
and sugar. Prepare the peaches as for
canning and cook them in the syrup un
til they are tender, but not too soft;
then place them in tho jar and pour over
them the hot syrup. Put the spice-bag
inio tho jur with the peaches.
Chi:iikv Pi'i'Di.vi. One pint of bread
crumbs, one cup of suuur, four egtis, a
quart of milk, grated lemon nnd, a little
p iwdered cinnamon, uud salt. Mix
thoroughly, butter a mold, and spread
in a thick layer of the preparation, anil
then a layer of cherries, then another
layer of bread and one of cherries, alter
nately until it is tilled. Close tight, nnd
steam for two hours. Lut with sweet
liquid sauce. Blackberries may be used
instead of cherries.
.Iki.i.ikd Hasi'iii-uhiks. Put three
quarters of a box of gelatine to soften in
it half pint of colli water in a warm place.
( rush a ipiai t of ru-plicrnes, but do not
entirely mash them ; add a teacupof boil
ing water to the gelatine wheu it is soft
and stir it ou the stov e where it w ill melt,
but not boil, till it forms a thick mucil
age; put this to tho lasphcn ies. weeteii
with bull' a pint of granulated sugar, using
more or less to tusie, as the raspberries
are more or less sweet. Pour into a
mould and set on ice till next day.
( 'i itiiu:i Ki os. Hoil six eggs quite
hard and when cold cut eaeb in four i
pieces so that they may stand ou the dish 1
points uppeimost: lay aside. Fry two
onions shred very tine, in butter, add one !
tablespooul'ul curry powder, two ounces I
butter rolled in tlouraud by degree half
a pint of milk, let the wholu boil up lor j
a quarter of an hour, then stir iu very I
slowly two tablespoonf ills of cream, sim
mer live minutes, put in the eggs and let
them heat slow ly for live minutes und
serve in the bailee with boiled rice.
In ltJSi the I nited Kingdom Pu ll 1,1
iron steamships, and I - of steel. In
1SH7, thirty-live new ships were of irou,
n I "Ui of bteel.
A SENATOR'S BIG RANCH.
ICELAND STANFORD S WONDBHFT7L
CALIFORNIA FARMS.
A Farnl AVliich Contains BO.OOO
Aerfes What It Grows Tho Sen
ator's IJenedccncel,
Mr. Henry B. f-hackleford, a South
erner in the employ of United Btntci
Senator Lcland Stanford, was in At
lanta, Georgia, recently, and was in
terviewed by a Loin' dti' ion reporter:
"Senator Stanford." said he, "own
the largest ranch in the world. It
contains .KI.OUO acres, through which
run one hundred milc9 of ditching, some
8800 acres nre planted in grape Tires,
and 4000 acres are devoted to alfalfa,
which makes the best sort of hay for
cattle. In this vineyard were raised
countless tons of grapes, which pressed,
made one million gallons of wine. We
have a wine cellar which holds 1,000,700
gallons, in two thousand gallon pack
ages. The crushing machine enn mash
four hundred tons a day. In one bonded
warehouse we now have about 70,0'in
gallons of brandy. This is the product
of the vineyard for this year. The wine
is not for sale yet; is not old enough."
"What about fruit,'"
"We are not in the fruit business ex
tensively, for we have only some 30.000
fruit trees planted. These are mostly
peach and plum."
"Any other ranches?"
"South of the ranch I have described
lies another one, immediately on the line
of the railroad. This is a comparatively
small one, containing 20,000 acres,
wholly plauled in wheat. This wheat is
of superior quality, and extraordinary
crops are made. This is shipped in
bulk."
"What about the stock farm?"
"This stock ranch is known all over
tho world. It is know n as Palo Alto,
and is situated thirty miles south of San
Francisco. Here are to be found horses
of the finest blood; in fact all are blooded.
This collection of horses is worth one
million dollars. Just to think of that!
Here are some of the most valuable racers
in the world. The fastest two year-old,
three-year-old, and four-year-old horses
are here. This ranch contains 12,001)
acres. The cattlo is, of course, of tlio
finest Btrains, and is worth nearly n
quarter of a million."
"Tell me something about the owner
of these vast estates. What manner of
man is lie?"
"Lelaud Stanford, as everybody
knows, is a United States Senator from
California. How much money he is
worth it is impossible to state. He is
rated anywhere from $i0,000,000 to
100,000,000. I do not think this is an
extravagant estimate. He is a man, every
inch of him. A benefactor, ho is always
racking his brain to devise some new
plan for helping the people. Ho has
given to tlw State of California
these three ranches I have de
scribed, and his university, which
cost several millions of dollars. His
home is in San Francisco, but ho has
residences at each of bis ranches. Ho is
always giving to charitable institutions,
and I can truthfully say that he is one
of the best men I ever knew. I am his
paymaster nnd civil engineer. To give
you some idea of the expen-es he has to
meet in running his mammoth concerns,
I will state that he employs nbout four
hundred men. I paid out in January on
his vineyard ranch 1 1 ii, 000. "
"California must be a great country."
"It is. The climata iu some parts of
the State is not unlike that of Georgia.
In Sail Francbco you find the most
equable climate in the world. In the
northern section of the btuto it is pretty
cold, and in the southern part pretty
warm. The immense tracts of land are
very productive, and their owners amii-s
fortunes in a few years. But do you
know the key of the situation, the ono
thing to which may be ascribed the suc
cess of farming in California?"
".No; what is it?"
"Irrigation. But for irrigation many
of the farms which now blossom as the
rose would be dreary, sterile wastes.
Take the San Joaquin Valley for exam
ple. Much of this land was unproduc
tive and given over as worthless. When
the modern system of irrigation was in
troduced it was applied to vast tracts of
this territory. What wus the result?
Why, the transformation was phenouie
naif These barren stretches were at
once converted in fruitful ranches, yield
ing plenteous crops of grain aud hay.
Irrigation is regarded as a necessity in
California. The truth is, it would not
pay to farm but for this mode of arti
ficial watering. And it has been reduced
tc nn art. Now, 1 will tell you some
thing else about its value. Laud which
a fow years ago was untitled because it
would not pay to cultivate it, now is
planted in alfalfa. This is a sort o.f grass
which has been found to make the very
best kind of buy. Here we raiso five
crops a year. Four tons to the acre is
not infrequently cut, and this sells for
$10 a ton. What farming land iu tho
South yields so profitable a crop as this?
The hay is in request by thu ranchmen,
who prefer it to all other kinds 'for cat
tle. It is a greut milk-producing feed."
Milk For the Metropolis.
The milk trade of New York City has
extended its arms to take in Hroome,
Cortland and Chenango counties. The
longest milk route is now '.'Vl miles, re
frigerutor curs being used for the purpose.
Milk depots have been established ut
Cortland, Norwich und nil intervening
points on the Ontario and We-tern and
Delaw are and Lackawanna routes. If the
enterprise proves a success in thesiinmier
further extensions wiil be made iuto
Oneida, Madison, Lewis uud Herkimer
counties. The projectors conidently
believe til it they can bring milk from
Cattarnug is and ( hautuiiqnu counties,
and hem c tiom every point in the State
touched by a railroad. If this proves to
be the case the w hole farming indiist ry of
the state w ill be revolutionized and New
York made the richest agricultural Stale
of the ( nion. The milk trade of the.
Metropolis shows a steady increase of
about seven per cent a year. ';'. n
(.V. i'. ) '. ..(.
A St. Louis mau savs that Man b U
the lucky month for the birth of greal
statesmen, and instances in silppinl ui
his slateiiienl ihu fact that many i f the
Presidents of tho I nited Slates and thu
sovereigns of Kurope were born in that
THE SICILIAN VESPERS
Silence o'er aea and earth " ' '.
With the veil of evening fell,
As the convent tower sent deeply forth
The chime of the reaper bell!
One moment, and that solemn sound
Fell on the willing ear;
But a sterner echo peed around,
Which the boldest shook to hear.
The startled monks thronged up
In the torchlight cold and dim,
And the priest let fall bis incense cup, i (
Aud the virgin hushed her hymn,
For a boding clash, and a clanging tramp,
And the summoning voice were heard.
And fretted wall and tombstone damp
To the fearful echo stirred.
The peasant heard the sound,
As he sat beside his hearth,
And the langh and dance were bushed around
And the fireside tale of mirth.
The chieftain shook in his bannered hall .
As the sound of war drew nigh,
And the warder shrank from tuo castle wall
As the gleam of spears went by.
Woe, woe to the stranger, then,
To the chief and mailed lordl
They were gathered there, those doomed men,
To the harvest of the sword;
For the wounded pride of an Injured land
Had burst its iron thrall,
And vengeance cried, with a blood red hauiS,
"Woe, woe to the sons of Oaull"
Proud beings fell that hour,
The young and passing fair,
And the flame went up from dome to tower
The avenger's arm was there.
Then the morning sun, with a quiet smile,
Shone forth o'er hill and glen,
O'er ruined temple and dome and pile
And the ghastly forms of men.
Ayrffthe sunshine sweetly smiled
As its early glance came forth ;
It had no sympathy with the wild
And terrible things of earth.
And the man of blood that day might read,
In language frocly given,
How ill the dark and midnight deed
Became the light of heaven!
HUMOR OF THE lAlf
Fresh heir The new kid.
Ill-fitting garments Lawsuits.
A still hunt An internal revenue raid.
Why call a man a crank, when no one
can turn him?
All men aro not homeless, but somo
men are homo less than others.
It is not altogether strange thnt a bee
trothal should lead to a honey-moon. ,
Gntpltic,
The Signal Service is not always posted
on coming rain, but when a blizzard is
traveling the bureau generally gets wind
of if.
Hereditary gout is a most u-jtist dis
ease. The father has had all the fun and
the son catches most of tho pain. New
York Netci.
A Chinamuu named Ah There has just
gone down to Florida. He likes it so
much he thinks ho will stay there. Actio
York 1'rVmne.
Ono of the Western ranches is owned
and managed by a woman. She is
probably the cow bcllo of tho West
liottvn Mullet in.
Amelia is as neat and trim
As maiden well can lie; ,
In private slio is thirty-one,
In public twenty-three!
Hint on Uudiet.
A Michigan man hns a chicken which
is sixteen yours old. Sea ed propositi
for the purchase of it will be received
from boarding house keepers. UoU
Mail ' ,
Jonos "Fish are spoken of as the
fisherman's harvest. Why is that?"
Smith "Because the fishermen have to
plough tho waves to get them." Button
Courier.
"Yes, waiter, lama maguetist; would
you like to see mo tip the tuhlof Waiter
".No, tali; but, if it's all the snino to
you, sub, tip do waiter." Aao York
Graphic.
THE CRANK.
He wouldn't when he should,
And he would when lie shouldn',
Hu couldn't wheu hu would,
And he would when he couldn't
"Mercy, Bridget! What's tho matter
with theso cakes?'' "1 dun know,
mum." "They tuste of soup." "Yes,
mum. I couldn't find tho soupstouo
griddle, an' so I soaped the iron one."
JJaipcr't Jlmar.
-Mr. Fogy "Dreadful weather, isn't
it, Mrs. Hilly? And one feels tho cold
so at our age, too." Mrs. Hilly "Oh,
it seems quite warm to me, I assure you.
1 am below freezing :)0 lust March, you
know. " A to Jlumi Arw.
The late Dr. llethuno once nsked a
morose and miserly man how he w as get
ting ulong. The man replied : "What
business is that of yours.'' Said the
doctor: "Oh, sir, 1 am one of those who
take au interest iu t lie meanest ol God's
creatures."
Livery Man - Shall I put in one or
two buffaloes?" Dude "Well cr I
think if yuu lould-just let me have a
horse, it would be better. You see, I
have never diiven a buffalo, utul I would
be rather timid, don't you know."
JIdi jei' HViiVy.
Nellie tells her engagement wilh great
pride to iler brother, and conclmli s :
"Now, dou't tell uny oue." Brother
(who iloes uot think o well of it i
"dill you nee, lu t be nl. aid. I'm as
much ashsmod of it as you are."
Jltti't i-'t M i .
"1 liopo I ilou't disturb you. madam,''
ho biiid as ho was. squeezing pa-t her to
go out between the a. t. "Not nt all,
sir," she answered w ith :i chai iiiing smile,
" not at all. 1 am ph ast d to s, e you go
ing out. My husband keeps tl.u saloon
luurest tho theatre." Im'uit '.' .
M..i M...I.1.... ow l. t ,.l il,i..
1 poor -Mr. Smith's death was! Pen bi
may say what they like, but 1 lin.U hm
i believe thai ast operaiiou killed li.m. tor
Now, don't you think so." Dr. His- .
j ninth "Well, no, 1 Min t say 1 do. But
i peihaps I'm pivjiidi. ed you sec, I pei-
i'oimtd the opeial .0:1."
I A good story is told of an Miiglisk
! local prcai her. Me was il. i laiiuiug onu
of Mr. ispuigeou's setiinuis - unknown,
of course, to Ins lieareis iu u bethel u
miniature dimensions, w hich did u- l even
possess a gallery. 'I o aids I he ih.eho
elei trilled the llttic cougi e-a . io.i v. .ih
the benlouce " And uow I turn to you,
lUt AuDUK-Ua in (Iu yatUry."