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VOkV XXI. NO. 1.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1888.
SI. 50 FEIl ANNUM.
""nrcim
dies do not talk to ench othci
y go shopping. They do not
i store as tho proper place in
-vtrrtiiin their friends.
: n oV.'idcd to permit trial by
U selection of tho Jury is to
i 1 li government prosccutoi.
Uwaid step forward.
'iivnt on foot ia Mext
encgration of Gcr
Ui iucrcaso tho produc
tho northeastern part
it lms coined the phrase,
:'-r.. !-,," 09 applied to
i'-. v, and Connect!
i 1 by tho metro-
.-i-k.
1 nk president:
- v. ho stole $1000
. y not bo proccutod,
: u public excitement
dit of the bank."
in moro than one
' tho world ia growing
c -ation of ono of
i f church property
( A I frod the Great.
lore thy Civil War,
u fairly predicted
y new arts," he
A lucl and we are
'.dr. Tho uu
:':! organize tho
!i sad ml years tho
V'i 0 nercsof land
i v reclaiming It
v 'i k is ttill progress-
, u'.c .1 that eight acres
i. tured to cultivation
country.
i -w.k ac'onUha-
lust seven
. thirty percent, of
' ii-' iijro. . It takes a
sf'il canvasser,
k dritpMe, and
dlo in getting
.''.. in the Lou-
;f ihc movement
...i union between
I i;ited States fuiij, it
. : y amie ation. lie bo-
ilay will come when tht
raoo on the American
'.'in' p"op!c
f cf ironocliism, as-
'".'..'i.ii. ' A cold-
i -.niiei forward to
: i' U t, celebrated
t- i-iply an iron
i.lt iiKcd mass oJ
! 'Initio lihliinet-s,
: iiiicrolio and bac-
- j -)'e.sions left by
, i uo Vs!iington
i ;.o collectioQ of
. :. y out.iin tho
1 ! y, llum'ooldt,
''Rts, and they
il uuture, being
I himself.' Some
i unwritten history.
: cresting curiosities
i.i u liece of niosniu
- templu to Aaturtc,
n Mt Curtilage, which
Nitiionul Iuscura at
' i 2')i!0 years old, and
H.)r lion in the act of
I'yi S teoth, blood spots,
l by bits of stone.
. .1 a i:cn feet sijuarc,
; .Mich fiuvant, poiatj
Lii Js of the human
i il lcUtively small
i i.i- milt-s (about one
::i alia), divided into
" fein, cetitial , and
o (about 24-1,000,000 ol
3 , 'd "j 1,000 stjumo miluk);
til.'i,0t)0,ooo of in-
d !
:!MH,oor sqimre miles);
ih '!itliiii ia und Japan,
inhabitants and 1,544,.
. ) The most papulous
id e.long the great rivers,
i the coa:.u. Coal basins
i far more tliau valleys,
; c, rcise a sort of mag
, ; : v i t ating iutlueuce on
, ' y,-' it is predicted by the
i r - ',-, w ill soon become the
.ii !. ii. k iu this country. It is taid
tiioniatie, non-i.ntoxicuting, nnd to
i licink ul pioperties and produce
! effects not uulike those of tea
It enables a person to go a
without food. Viscount
i-ul General for Franco,
dinned in Paraguay, South
i i several years, bays that the
ii ccy" is a universal drink
! iu tho valley of the liio de la
anil k littered to all visitors as
,i they pa-s within the portals of
it'ttioii, richorpoor. It is served
i a Iioh I and is drunk through a
lie bays that it is uot at all im-.-uiit
to tho taito ut fust, and ono
ii y.'iii i nu aut.iiaiuinru lu il iiiiL IE
1 bu bttdly missed if not offered.
OOOD-NirsT AND OOOD-MORNINO.
Oood-niRht, for the shadows are fallinj at
4 !antk
And twilight draw near with th dusk in
IU train.
And th faint ting of day In the fat ...
tins pasrad,
It buildod and bloomed and it blossomed in
Tain-
Good-night for th stars that !ove u are
tot
Hsve ra?ignd their bright sqnadrons along
the dark sky, - '
And th red clover tops with the dew-drop
are wet.
While the night wind goes murmuring,
whisiering by,
Good-night .
Good night, for the glow-worms, their lan
terns have lit.
While afar th lone whip poor-will plain
tively calls,
And ai bats thro' tbe darkness slow sig-ssg-Ing
flit
From tbe gloom that divides us your dear
answer falls,
Good night '
Good-night the door close, fon shut out
the stars
A hand-clnip a kins for the best friends
must part,
lis the coming that make and the going
that mars
And a but echo lingering say to my heart,
Good-night, good-night.
W parted at dusk, yet we're' meeting at
dawn,
When the day in his might put the dark
' neas to (corning,
For th sunlight pours down and th shad
ows hav gone;
They fled far and fast, yet they whispered,
good-morning,
Good-morning.
Tbe film on th clover, the dew on the wheat,
That shone in the moonlight, the night-
qtteen adorning,
Have melted away, as too modest to greet
The first breath of day as it murmured
good-morning, .
Good-morning.
I saw the long hedge-row flash emerald
. green,
Like waves In the sun when the crests are
slow turning,
And the -billowy wheat with auriferous
sheen
Bent low a It curtseyed a silent good
. morning, .
Good-morning. .
Pork night and fair dawn, you are dear to
me both,
Tbe pi-onilt-e of dawn, and the twilight's
till warning,
Bwaetheart, wuc they last we shall never
break troth,
' I kiss you good-night, and 1 bid you good-
mornlug,
Good morning.
'. " Cni'cuyo Intrr-Ocean.
A MUSIC PUPIL
BY MISS EMMA A. OPrER.
"Yes," said Mrs. Lansing Gibjon, ris
ing and shiklnc out her bilkeu skirts.
with gracious smile, I am perfectly
H.-uisijcu miMS wumaKor. i was certain
that 1 should bo, after Mrs. llalscy'g
rccjommcuaaiion. i am sure your play
ing is charminir. You will cive Gen
evicre her lirt lesson on Monduv, at four!
Very well. You will find her tractable.
I hope you will be mutually pleased with
each other."
And Mrs. Gibson went smiliugly out
of the music-room, leaving her little
girl's. ncwly-oiigaged music-teacher roll
ing up her inusiQ and putting on her
gloves.
It was raining when she put on her
rubbers in the hall; tho 'drops were
splashing down oa the window. Letty
bit the end of her music-roll in con
sternation. , bho had ou a new dress,
and new dressis were not a common oc
currence with her. She was wondering
whether she might not wait in a corner
of tho big ha 1 till the rain slackened,
when somebody cams bounding down
the. t win-three steps at a timo It was a
gcii:un'ccd youujj man, in hat and over
coat, and with an umbrella.
Letty's fuir check jiiukened.' This
was Kuynioml Gibson, sho knew, (she
hud seen-ttimmften enough on the street,
and at church, whTthK sat in a central
front pew, with his dignified VM.rcuti',
aud hi. little, plush-cloiiked.be-ribboiicd
Bister; and where Lctty was sometimes
substituted for tho organist, who had a
habit of taking a rest when he felt like
it. Hits had heard Miss Taylor, to whom
she gave lessons, talk about him to her
bosom frieud, detailing his good looks,
tlve amount of his father's fortune ai.d
hit general perfections,, and declaring
thut ho was by ar the most desirable
' catch" ia town. And. Letty had come
to have a ccrtaiu timid consciousness
concerning him, because he always
looked at her so steadily when ho met
her, not td say stared. . She looked up
at him now iu tremulous shyness.
"Oh, I'm so glad!" cried young Mr.
Gibson, breathlessly. "I was afraid
you'd be gone, .Miss Whittukcr. You'll
let me take you homo, won't you ? It's
raiuing hard, and yon haven't an um
biella. I've been in the librarv, listen
ing to your playing, and I cuu't sny how
much I've enjoyed it, Miss Whittnkti.
I'm sure Genevieve is awfully lucky to
get you."
1 hey wero going down the (rent steps.
He had her uiusio roll, ami had otleied
hi arm, nnd was holding his umbrella
so far over her that his silk hat was get
ting rained ou.
Tye en joyed your playing in church
so much, Miss Whittak.-r!" ho went on.
eagerly. "I with I'elerson would i'.ay
away all the time."
"t)h," I.etty protested, with her eyes
on the wet street, ' I'm a very poor sub
stitute, Mr. Gibson!"
"Indeed you're not I" said the young
man, earnestly, "I prefer your inicrpro
tatious, really your touch, your expres
sion, everything. I'm always delighted
when I'etcrsou' away. How muddy
it's getting ! Let's cross tho street, Miss
Whittakw."
They met Sadie Mcrrilt ns they t rossed
it. Sadie was in the Gibson ' set,'' aud
she gave the little limbic teacher aud her
t scoria blare of amazement.
Lctty felt somewhat frighted as they
walked ou; but Mr. Gibson seemed to
gain enthusiasm. .
"Do you like music teaching?" he said,
helping her across a puddle. "I suppose
it's a bore?"
"I do get tired sometimes," I.etty ad
mitted. "But I like It, I've a nice
clnss."
"All aaca, 2 suppose?" paid Mr. Gib-
ion. .:-
"Oh, res! from six to twenty. From
tho first lesson In the instruction book
up to Chopin." Lctty rejoined.
"You take beginners then!" .
"Yes."
The Wileoi carrlntrc was approaching,
and the Wilcoxcs wore particular friends
of tno Gibsons. Letty was glad thecor
ncr of tho street was so nenr.
'I have always liked muHic," said Mr.
Gibson, hesitatingly. "I I suppose I'm
rather eta to learn, but coula you take
another pupil?"
lie stammered over the inquiry, and
Letty looked bewildered.
"Another pupil? " she echoed.
should like awfully to learn, you
know!" said Mr. Gibson, engcrly. "And
it shan't be any troublo to you. I'll come
to the house. You do take pupils at the
hoiuc, don't, you? J. should like it im
mensely i '
Letty was dumb with astonishment.
A music, pupil? (Mr. Gibion?) What
an incredible idea! And yet, she was
not displeased at tho prospect.
'Ihcynaa reached Her modest, uttlo
gate, and she looked up with s timorous
smile.
"Why, certainly, Mr. Gibson, if you
ieh," she murmured.
"I crtainly do wish," he responded,
emphatically ; and he looked highly de
lighted.
And when he turned away from the
door, five minutes after, the date and
hour of his first lesson had been ar
ranged, and ho had forced upon his
teacher his first term' tuition.
Letty gave her mother a slight sketc h
of that first term, at its close. She had
gradually recovered from her amazement
at the acquirement of her latest pupil,
and had given herself to his instruction
with nil her usual interest and energy.
If the interest was greater iu this case
than in the case of Juliana Gray or little
Tommy Ducker, for example, Lctty was
innocently unaware of it.
"He's very bright, really, mamma,"
she declared, "uf courso it seemed
funny to have to teach him the very
rudiments. Why, he had to begin with
the staff, and learn the name of tho
lines nnd spaces, just as my youngest
scholars do. It was nil I could do to
keep from laughing, the first lesson. But
bo 1 earns so easily. lie really has good
technic, aud I can see he's going to Lave
lot of feeling for music. He's got along
real well. I know he must pr.icti e aw
fully hard. He can play a little piece
with both hands already, and- he says
he'll play it at the rehearsal Thursday
afternoon. I told him h- Deed n't if he
didu't.want to. You know all my class
arc going to play, aud I'm afraid they'll
laugh, it's m funny to see him playing
it. I!ut he says he'd just as lief as not.
Gf course I'll explain that he hasn't
taken lessons long."
Mr. Gibson came next day for his les
son; he took two a week. He played
his scales through carefully, and then
executed his ' piece" with laborious
t ains, but with great success.
Letty wo delighted.
"If you do as well as that at the re
hearsal I'' she said, with a pretty enthusi
asm which glued her pupil eyes to her
face. "Miss Taylor has offered their
parlor, you know, and I'm so glud, be
cause if all the parents and friends come
there'll hardly be room enough here."
"MUs Taylor i" Mr. Gibson reieated,
somewhat blankly, it strifck his teacher.
Iiut he went on talking of something
else, and talked on till the striking of
the clock made him jump up.
He had fallon into ih-; habit of staying
after his lesson was over to talk; so that
aftei twenty lossons it was not strange
that they felt tolerably well acquainted.
And Lctty had confided to herself more
than once that Mr, Gibson was "uncom
monly" enteitaiuiug and nice.
The rehearsal passed off with all pos
sible smoothness; but Mr. Gibson wag
not there. Lctty had received a note
from him at the last minute, stating his
unavoidable detention.
A bunch of tioweis had accompanied
it, and a white rose shown iu Letty's soft
hair at the reception.
Little Genevieve came and played suc
cessfully. Mrs. Gibson came with her,
aud she smiled blandly - on Letty,
and complimented her on Genevieve's
progress.- She did not mention her son,
and Lctty went home vaguely wonder
ing. She gave Genevieve a lesson next day.
Sue didu't understand why it was, but
I the imposing hall, with its stately fur-
iiisuins, nuu tuu t uariuuigiy -lllipouiieu
music-room,' tomenow depru.-sed tier.
She had another rose from' Mr. Gib
eon'sbouquct in a button hole of her jacket
and she looked down at it rather drear
ily. !jhe had come to kuow him so weil,
and all this grandeur seemed to thrust
her so hopelessly fur away lrom him. Not
that she had that thought distinctly iu
mind. She was a sensible girl, aud by
no means foolishly impressionable and
lomautic. Hut she was dimly unhappy.
It was due to this mood, doubtless,
that she forgot h?r muff, and went three
blocks on her way home without it.
SLa saw youug Mr. Gib?on ruu up tho
steps as she turned back, and she walked
slowly in order to avoid him.
His hat was on a peg when she was ad
milled totlu hall, i.etty looked at it
wistfully. It looked wofully different,
hanging on a mahogany hat-rack with a
long mirror, and lying informally on her
piano top at home.
Th note of the Gibson piano were
sounding, aud Letty listened wonder
ingly. She recognized tho moonlight
scua'a, brilliantly and charmingly ex
executed. Who was it! Mrs. Gibson, possibly;
but I.etty had had the impression that
Mrs. Gibson didu'i play.
She listened with quickly appreciative
admiration, aud with some longing, be
cause the felt certain tbat.lhat was better
than she could have dona.
She went on into th.-music-room, in
eager curiosity.
Her mutt lay on the chair where sho
had left if, but I.etty did not tuko it.
She Hood quite ttill lu the doorway,
paiiirg, motiouless and speechlcs., ut the
persou ou the piano-stool
It was liayiuond Gibson. Ho was
ubsorbed iu his occupation. Hi head
was thrown buck, and his eyes were on
the ceiiiujr. lie was usiuif tho nUals
vigorously, and swaying gentljk as he
played.
His music-teacher had stood In the
doorway some three minutes before he
became aware of her presence Then
there was a crashing of the keys.
"Miss Whittakcr!" gasped her pupil.
Letty only gnzed at him. She was
quits stunned.
Mr. Gibson sprang to his feet.
"Don't look like that!" ho entreated,
rushing toward her. "Don't Miss Whit
taker!" But Letty shrank back, her eyes fixed
upon him in solemnity nnd sternness.
"What what docs this mean, Mr.
Gibson?" sho said, with an austerity
which was marred by her faltering voice.
Mr. Gibson pulled her gently inside,
and shut the door. s
"I know you'll forgive me!" hef 1m
p'ored. Lctty looked at him with reddening
cheeks, and then burst into tears.
"What did you do it for?" she sobbed.
"What fori" her pupil repeated, stand
ing very clo.-o to her and getting posses
sion of one of her hands. "Don't you
know, Mis Whittakcr Letty) I've
wanted to know you so for years evor
since I first saw you. And I'd begun to
think I never should be nblo to manage
it. .1 used to lie awuke nights worrying
over it. And walking home with you
that day 1 hadn't intcuded it, truly,
but we'were talking about your pupils,
you know, and the idea occurred to uio,
and I couldn't help it. Lion't be aogrv.
I did accomplish it, you ee. We do
know each other. What's the odds,
dcari"
"You've made me perfectly ridicu
lous!" letty sobbed.
If sho had heard his last adjective, she
ignored it. --.
"No, no I've been care fuh not to!
Nobody knows it not a soul. That's
why I didn't go to the rehearsal the
Taylors kuow I can play, yon see."
He did his best to stitjo a laugh; but
his teacher was laughing, too, through
her tears. The vision of her tail pupil,
laboring through "Little Katy'a First
altz," overcame bcr. s
"You outrlit to Jre nshimed of your
self!" the cried, laughing and crying to
gether, somewhat hystericilly.
"I am I ami" suid Kaymond. "I'm
ashamed ; but I am not sorry. Why,
might not have known you yet if
hadn't" -
Then he paused, palpitatingly.
"What duets we'll have when we're
married, dear!" he said, softly.
"What will your mother say'i" said
Letty, gasping with bewildered joy.
";ay i She'll say I've got the sweet
est girl in the woild. Sho hasn't any
ridiculous notions; nnd, besides, she'll
never think Cf denying me anything .1
waut."
And neither did she. S tturday Night.
Mnkinr Maple Sugar.
Sugar making has commenced in this
Stato and throughout New England,
1 ho firvt thaw starts the sap running
from 1 tic ro?ls, and the enterprising far
iners are ready with their augers to tap
tbe trees nnd atch the sap. lu the days
of our jgiaudfatliers the plan was to cut
in tbe tree a deep gash with an axo or'
bore a two-inch holo in it. Wooden
spouts and tubs were used to catch the
sap, and ox team to haul it on sleds to a
ronuh shanty in tho wood, where it was
boiled dowu in large iron pots hung over
a tire of blazing logs, lluse pots had
to bo watched night nud day to prevent
boilingViver. When reduced to a syrup
it was placed in casks nnd taken to
t'ue
farmliouse, where the boiling was con
tinue; To prevent burning the Inaii3J swe-ct disposition aud a bright intellect
was constantly stirred until it was iro-lLfcy,i,.r Vi-W Li-k,.nn.-
nounced done. It was then poured into
molds, and when cool produced the
solid cakes that wo sec in the market.
Great improvements have been intro
duced in the last few year'.
Instead of injuring the tree by chop
ping or by boring two-inch holes iu it, a
three-quarter-inch holo is bored and a
tin tube inserted to catch the sap. This
does not hurt the tree, as the place grows
over in a couple of years. The sup is
taken to tiiesuKar-riove in neat cans, or,
in some large gro' pipe line is laid
to do this service. sifciiporaUng pans,
that proJueo a vacuum and boil down
twice as much sap, nd use one quarter
the nmotint of fueluow replace the old
iron-kettles. A good quality of maple
sugar uiay bo refined until it is nearly as
white as cut loaf suar. Much of the
sugar that comes into the market as the
first anival of the new croji, is last year'
sugar. Tho first sugar is uot equal to
tliatinailo toward the middle of the sea.
on. The sap is thin and contains le-s
saccharine matter thau it docs after it
has ruu for a couple weeks.
Only tho rock uraple is used for sugar.
The trees are iu groves contu'ning frcni
one bundled to one thousand trees.
Theso groves form whot is callerJ a sugar
bush. The trees are tapped on the south
or east side, the rmrilt trees onuo, and
the large ones two or three times. Laud
sloping to tho south is much better for
sugar nuking than land thut is Hat or
slopr-s in any other way.
The sugar maple is a tree pei-ulinr to
tlm country. There are none in Kurope,
aud our inuple sugar is as great curiosity
cn the other side as their beet sugar is
here. Voston Juurnal,
UiironlrolUble Forces.
Every now and then we get a reminder
of the existence of uncontrollable ele
ments bcfoie which man is helpless, and
agniust which no iuvcntiou can ever se
cure safety.
We huve disastrous tempests on the
high ea.
Wo havo destructive blizzards like
thoso iu Dakota.
We have occasional warning of dungcr
from tho slumbering earthquake.
We have cxtraordiuiiry suow storms
which stop tho wheels of trallic and in
terrupt our industries.
We have the lightning that threatens.
We havo the times of baleful weather,
and solur tires that are uluiost con
suming. We are as hclplcta in the presence of
these elemental forces as were the men
who lived wheu lirst tho human raco
took up its pitiable.
Aod i he men w ho live iu the last day
of the carlh will be just us helpless.
Hut this fact need not prevent us from
enjoying the haleyon years, with their
vaiyini? seasons, during tho whole courso
of which man kind lum felt ressuimLily
secure against the menacing agencies
which tiicy cannot touJJ'ol. A.ta ivrh
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Starch for Shirt Bosom.
For starch for shirt bosoms add a little
cold water to two tablcspoonfulsof good
starch and rub with a spoon to a smooth
paste, liicn pour on a pint or more oi
boiling water, stirring briskly to kee; it
smooth and free from lumps. Hoil from
twenty minutes to half An hour, stirring
occasionally. Add a tablcpoonful of
gum arabic solution (made by pouring
boiling water on gum arabic and letting
it stand till clear and transparent1, a drop
of blueing and a piece, tho size of a hazel
nut, of white wax or spcrmaccttt. btrnin
the starch through thin muslin; uso it
scalding hot. There is a gre it "knack"
in starching; tho linen must be evenly
saturated with the sturch.
Taste In Furnishing.
While it is not essential that the carpet
should match the furniture nnd curtains,
there Miould be no violent contrasts, nor
should it be so brilliant ns to produce an
unfavorable effect on the furniture. If the
furniture is all of ono color, say crimson,
a carpet of white and crimson, or wood
color and crimson, will look well. Sim
ple colors and patterns in a carpet are
preferable to the brilliant and showy.
V'erv daik carpets are undesirable from
the fact that every s ck of thread that
falls uponthem shows. Tapestry llrus-
scls carpets, now in vogue, are not al
ways desirable, as the colors are apt 10
wear off. A real Brussels is dyed in the
wool, while the tapestry Brussels has the
pattern stained m alter weaving, ana hi
though when new it loans welt it uoes
not wear. Of the semi-neutral, maroon
ia best adapted for a carpet. Either much
white or muchJilack is on error. Softie
persons object lurDishing in one color
as not affording sullicient variety. Yet
a parlor was recently furnished in crim
son of several shades, the effect be'ug
pleasing. Tho carpet was a deep crim
son, while the satin brocade of the furni
ture was of a lighter shade, the blending
being perfect. Tho curtu'ns were like
tho damask the chat. a, relieved by
white lace curRiius. Tho introduction
of white in such casos is very desiiable.
Fiuntitoo Pott,
Honey.'
Children would lather cat brcrfd and
honey than bread and butter. One pound
of honey will go as far as two pounds of
butter, nnd also has the advantage of
being fur more healthy and pleasant
tasted, nnd nlways remains good, while
butt?r oon' becomes rancid nnd often
produ-.es cramp in tho stomach, eructa
tions, sourness, and diarrhoea. Pure honey
should always be freely u-cd in every
family. Honey eaten upon wheat breid
is very boncliciil to hearhiUojsi;,,p
hency instead of sugar iu almost ewijlJire for "potichomiuTc," ubd this ngnin
kind of cooking is pleasant for tho palate
ns it is healthy for tlic-ioinich. ln pre-
Caring blackberry,.' rar-4C ..xiwBaw
erry shortcake, it is inlinitcly superbr.
It is a common expression that honey
is n luury, having nothing to da with
the life-givuig piinciple. This is au
ciror; honcv is food iu one of its most
conc.cn!.l.l forms. Truo it does not
nJij so-i.urdMa the grow th cf muscle as
doeyrr fstcak, but it doe, impart other
properties no Icbs necessary Ip llwalth and
vigorous physical nnd- intellectual
action. It gives warmth ti the system.
arouses nervous energy aud gives vigor
to nil the vital fuuetious. To tho laborer
its gives strength, to tho business mau
mental forco. lis ell'ejts are not like
ordinary alimulauls. such ns spirits, ct
but produce n healthy action, the results
ti which are pleasing and permanent a
-Fittx, Fit-Id and HUkiaiuJ
Iteifpcs.
Arnicot FntTf Kits'. Cut iho apricots
in halves, cook until quite -brown, sift
sugar over Ibx-m and S"rvo.
. ljp;u'E Cake. Ono nnd one-half cups
oXi.'giir, twojthirds of a cup of butter,
one C'upof seeded fuSr'V"';. i.voyiidi, of.
a cup of sweet milk, threikytrf.,.flour,'
two eggs, one heaping tcaspoouful of
cream of tartar, one-half even tcaspoou
ful of soda, cinnamoD, nutmeg, cloves to
taste.
Hu e Br. bad. Boil one pound of whole
fW in enough milk to d.ssolve nil tho
SrHjristidiug to it, boiling, iu it is ab-sorljcM-.
fynr pounds of flour in a
pan, nud ini v t-riuur the rice and milk,
adding salt and a large wineglass of
yeast; knead and let rise until light.
Slake into loves and bako.
STKiwiiKifitvFooi.. Take one quart of
fully ripe bulled strawberries and put
them into n saucepuu with n quarter of a
pound of white sugar. I ut them on a
uiocTeiate tiro where they may stew
cently, covering the snua-pnu closely
and stirriug them occasionally to keep
them from burning. lien tho fruit
his stewed fcr ten niluutcs remove it
lrom the lire, nnd rub it through tine
hair sieve with the back of a wooden
spoon. Then set it nwuy, nnd when it
becomes cold stir in enough now milk.
or what is better still, cream, to make it
about as thick as custard. Place on the
ice till thoroughly coid aud scivo.
Pkacu Jki.i.v. Muke a thiu syrup with
ten ounces of sugar and half l
water. 'Iheu take ten or twelve lipe
peaches, pure tlicui, cut them in halves
nnd tuko out tho stones, biuising tiie
kernels of half of ttuiu. Now put the
halved peaches, together with the bruised
kernels, into the syrup and allow them
to simmer for lifteeu nijiules, adding,
forfhuor, the c-t of two lemons nud
the juice f three. Then strain the
jelly thiough a jelly Lag, add ten ounces
ol dissolved gelatine nnd pour it iulo a
mold, which should be placed on tl.e
ice until the jelly becomes still encugh
to turu out. The peaches themtclves
nny be used utilized as a compote.
CuctMiiKii Soli'. For a quait of tcup
peel aud grate a medium-sized cucum
ber, put it into a bowl w ith a level tcs
spocuful of salt sprinkled over it, and
let it stimd for au hour; at this cud of
n hour sqi ceze the - tur umber juico
thio igh a fiuo towel; put iu a saucepan
ove r the fire a tablespoonlul each of but
ter and Hour, stir Ihem until they bub
ble, and lln-u gradually stir iq the
cucumber juke and a quart of hot milk ;
let the soup boil for two or thryj inin
iitis, scasou it palatably with salt, white
pepper and nutmeg, und then draw the
b.iu- cpau to the fire where tho soup will
not bod ; beat the yolk of a law c.;
smooth with half ucupful of the soup,uud
then stir it smoothly into the rest; serve
the su.ip hot as soou as tho egg is lidded
t it, y
EUGENIE AS AN EMPRESS.
A LIFE OF LTJXURT THAT WAS
MONOTONOUS AND WEARISOME.
The Whiinnlcal and Vnatiractory
Kfl'drt to While Away the Dreary
Hours Extravagant Presslnflr.
The life of the Empress Eugenie, of
France, soon became utterly monotonous
and weirisome. She rose at about 9:30,
and took the late breakfast replacing the
lunch in France, with the Emperor
alone, at 11:30. At 2 her ladies came.
In Paris they slept nt their own homes,
but in the country residences they had
their stated turns of waiting, and dur
ing that time lived at tho palaces.
Among her Indies, of course, some were
more agreeable to her than others; but
she must accept the Inexorable turn of
precedence, and could not choose her
companions.
Lay after day she drove out with tho
lady whoe privilege entitled her to a
seat in the imperial carriage; day after
day sho went to the Bois do Boulogne,
and bowed incessantly to the crowd ; day
after day she returned just in time to
dress for dinner; and then came the
weary evening, where nobody had any
thing to say, if they had dared to say it
No one could sit down till she gave the
gracious permission ; but this she did in
varlbly in the case of ladies. Her ready
good nature would have willingly ex
tended the privilego to tho gen
tlemen in waiting, but this was contrary
to rules nnd must not be. So the" Indies
sat in a circle and the gentlemen "stood
nt ease," tired out before the close of the
evening. When her Majesty retired
scarcely hud the lost fold of her skirt
passed tho door before all the weary at
tendants threw themselves on the sofas.
The presence of majesty necessarily pre
vented convcrsntion; every one nwaitcd
the pleasure of tho sovereigns. The Em-
fieror spoke very little, nuu in a sou,
unguid voice; tho Empress, feoling that
the general chill would be uubenrable if
she did not take the lead, chatted iuccs-
santly with a sort of feverish vivacity.
Her voice did not seem to belong to that
sweet face; it was the Spanish voice,
guttural and harsh. Sho spoke French
with perfect fluency, but with a decided
foreign accent.
The wearino-s of those evenings be
came so unendurable that all kinds of ex
periments were tried to vary their mon
otony. One night the Empiess suddenly
took a fancy to make artificial flowers,
and a chamberlain was immediately dis
patched, at nine o'clock yi the evening, to
procure tho necessary material. Anoincr
time one who possessed the most pcauti
ful specimens of ceramic art that France
could afford, was seized xvslii n violent
mirs.Tf, lui.ieu immeuiaieiy. iitrwimg
ud Wve VtrKscd. But what book
could be chosen lor sucn an assemoiy r
Some proposed "Jane Eyre," the well
known novel. The Empress was amused,
but tho Emperor utterly wearied. Then
they tried "Josephus" and the "Wars of
the Jews." Heie tho Emperor was in
tonsely interested, but tho Empress
yawned, and the.JVuipt was given up
The Emperor was in gcueral more popu
lar in lho Imperial household than tho
Jyupr;ss; his languid gentleness was in
nobody's way, b it the Empress was often
irritable and capricious. Sho was cer
tainly intelligent, but her education had
been neglected, and she cured for no in
tellectual employment ornrtistic occupa
tion. She hated music; she had no ta to
for the fibe ni ts. Even a well-written
play nt the ThiaUa, Francais slid no
amuse her. She wtAilaitWtt: JlkecL -tlfe
ama 1 tltcaUo.T-anythiiig, in short, that
could make her laugh; but this undivi
ded kind of pleasure could not bu en
joyed. Her life had been one of constant
amusement the empty existence of
watering places and now ho was, iu
fact, a prisonor. Sho gnvo state bulls,
but they were filled with such a motley
crowd that she could only dance the open
ings fltladrillo and walk through the
romnsi"!irT.i r-?C"r
Thou she gave select private ba Is, but
the absence of the French neistocrucy
obliged her to invite a largo proportion
of. wealthy-, foreigners Hussians, Wnl
lachiuns, and a so Americans. These were
unknown iu French society, -aud splen
dor of dresi seemed the only means of
being remarked. To attain th's end no
extravagauce soemed too exces-ive, and
tho Empress was blamed as having origi
nated the lore of dress, which spread in
all classes nnd became n complete mania.
So fur as she herself was concerned,
the accusation was greatly exaggerated.
She certainly liked dress, nnd preferred
fragi'e clouds of tul e and gauze to the
hiavy but durable nugnillcenc e of valua
ble la e aud brocaded stuffs woru by
the Bourbon princesses. But tho light
clouds In which the fuir Empress ap
peared like nn Undine or-sylph were
very expensive, aud could only bo worn
once. Every one wished to be like the
Empress, nud nt cveiy lull filmy dresses
costing fabulous prices were torn to
pieces, but had to bo replaced. Hus
bands grumbled, and the Eiupre s was
accused of ruining families by setting
the example of extra agiiuce.-r-VK rjut, '
iltigajinc.
Monster Sea Serpenls.
That there are fca monsters, spoken of
as "sea-serpents," not hitherto actually
raptured and scientifically described ami
classified, secim to bu tolerably' well
established, although sumo naturalists
still regard these creatures as fabulous.
Ouo cf tho latest accounts to cli ng this
mutter is the following: While the bnats
of the bark lloie Ou, commanded hy
f 'utitain Kevmonr wnrtt nn thn uuteh fur
whales oil t Pearl Islauds, bctwecif!
forty and fiiry miles from Panama, the
water broke a short distance away, and
Captain Seymour made ready for u whale.
But a head like thut of a horso rose from
the water and then dived. The creature
was seeu by all the boat's crew. Captain
Seymour describes tbe auimal as ubout
twenty feet long, with a handsome,
horse-like head, with two uuicoru-shupc.1
horns prostudiug from it. 'i'he crent ire
had fo.tr legs, or double-jointeti fins,
hidj profusely speckled wjth largn black
spots aud a tail which appear. U to te
tlivid into two parts. It was seen on
two'iitfereut days, and if whulcshud not
been about at the time, an e Ton wool I
have been made to capture it. l aptu'n
Seymour and his olliceri ugreu hut thu
creature is jvcculiur to tbe I.My, uud
that it couhiyasily be killed with hiuce
aud guns. iUUui'a Cv.HtUuSon.
CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGB.
Fpring chicken, roa.t partridge, '
Broiled woodcock arln"f il
May please the dyspeptifJ
Whose appetites fail; . j'
But, for a man hearty,, i 1 . J
A nd healthy nnil wise,
Tlnln corned beef aod cabbage
Takes always tbe prize. ' - ;
Tbe beef, streak o' fat,
Btreak o' lean, white and red, -Cut
erode wise the grain
And as tender as bread.
With cabbage cooked with i
And mealy potato
Boiled right in its jacket.
Served on the same plate, O,
Is something a man with
An appetite know
Can beat any dinner
French cookery shows.
And when he has emptied
His plate heaping high
He never has room for
A pudding or pie.
O, corned beef and cabbagel
Your prai.-es we sing.
- For a solid, sqnsre meal
You are truly the king.
You make us unbutton
Our vests every tim
And fill us with bugs
Satisfaction sublime.
We pity the people
Who dwell irrtlie Bats
Who, thinking about you,
Get hungry as rats,
And can't, for thy fragrance,
Which heaven doth seek,
Enjoy you but only .
One day in the week.
H. C. Dodge, in DetauU Fret rress.
HUMOR OF TIlMDAT.
Becf-anning is a put-up job.
A shady set A group of trees.
A fowl tip A rooster's comb.
A paper-hanger sticks to his business.
The last thing in shoos The wearer's
hccL
Out on a striko a defective luoifor
match. Merchant Trareler.
Sleepy Hollow "Good ntght!" over
tho telephone Bolton O dlctin.
' "All roads lend to roam," remarked a
tramp, studying guide board.
Orajitiic.
The butterfly which from the roue
Had tried to ip with deep content I
Thought '"how penurious this tlow'r, I
For it will only given scent:"
Albany RrprtMt. 1
Little Charlotte, four years old, was
learning her alphabet. When she came
to x y e it she looked up, tired and dis
gusted, and impatiently said: "Where's
the rest of 'ems" ' "
Fair Ifutron "Won't you lot your
wife take a chance in this lottery "
Husband "Oh, no; she never draws
anything worth having." "Well, you
kuow marriage is a lottery, sir." "Yes
cr that is well, put her name
down."
His best girl was out walking with
him, nnd he shot a beautifully plumugcd
biid. "Oh, John! how could you kill
the dear creature?" "Why, Susie, 1
thought you would like it for your Sun
day bonnet." "Oh! you dear, good,
thoughtlul fellow." ;
"How many of you are there?" asked
a voice from an upper window, of a
party of "waits." "Four," was the
reply. "Divide that among you," said
a voice, as a. bucketful of water fell,
"like tho gentle dew from heaven," on
those beneath. Cairo Me-axngcr, J
We see by a dramatic exchange.' "that a
Mr. William Tattcison attempted1 the
title role iu ''Hamlet" with tho usual
result i. e., the company walked home.
So at last the time-honored mystery of
who struck Billy Patterson is cleared up.
He was stago struck. Albany - 4. ,
Ho had told her that business called
him to. Europe and that ho might be gone
a year. Willi a pale face and 1 cut;ngtliuart
ho nervously awaited the effect. Finally
the girl spoke: "You seem a triflo
nervous nnd excited, Mr. Sampson,'! sho
told. "Are you afraid of being seasick?"
'1 . i.. ...i.
4 hc rjwrn,
I praised ber beauty rare j
Her luce, her form, her drees i
For she was wondrous fuir,
And knew it, too, 1 guess.
6hotoHsed her queenly hend
With oiiitmn proud anil free,
And sweetly, bravely said:
'"You'll Uud no mes on mel" j
Vleceiaiul Sun.
Bobby was at a neighbor's, nnd in re
sponse to tho offer of it piete ofbieud
and butter, politely sard: "Thank you."
"That's right, -Bobby," said the lady,
"I like to hear littio boy say thank
jou." "Yes, in.i told niu I must say
that if you gave me anything to cat.tvcu
if it wasn't nothing but bit '.d uud
butter." Tid-Uit.
Mnu is largely tho unhitoct f his ow n
fortune, and yet a strong und well de
veloped mnu wuiks hard for Jl.it or
$1.50 per day, while a small, second edi
tion sort of a man with an abnormally
developed wart on tome portion of his
anatomy grows wealthy in a dimu
museum, und laughs the world to scorn.
Vi'y llli.viid.
"Vow thut you ure going to many my
daughter I would like to know something
of your faults." -'Very well, sir." "Do
you smoke or' chew r" vNtver did
cither iu my life." "Do you it;;nk."
"No, sir. I don't drink or gamblo t
putrouizu hgrse laces or swear or read
trushy literutuie. And, now, utter tho
wcuding, w here would you advise me to
livel" "In Heaveu, my oa." Liiuvl
Journal.
Au Aiuleut Umbrella.
' An umbrella t hut was brought to this
country from Holland iu lli.iO has lieeu
on exhibition iu Albany, N. Y. It bear
the name of un Italian maker. It has
beeu iisu'itcd that umbrellas ure a later
invention than Hi 10 nnd that an Knglish.
man hist ftjipcsrcil in the sheets ol Lon
(louiu the lust century with one ti pro
tect him lrom i he ruiu. The fact i-,
however, that uiubielhis wero in Uso by
ihe Egypliiius 4 Wii yeurs ago. 1 he um-
bull. .a seed s
vth clu in ll,u
somel inns attached to a
streets ure seeu pictured
tniou the Wall iirMutniL's of uucient
Egypt.
t
WiUium Jniuet s.iys that Llewellyn
Is pronounced "ilhyiluiiiliu" iu Wcleh.
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