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b published verj Wednesday, by
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VOL. XXI. NO. 2.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1888.
S1.50 PER ANNUM.
English Innirunge, it is n sorted,
' Ken moio correctly in tho city of
lin, Ireland, Ihnn in any pnrtof Eng
i, not excepting London.
: hero liavo bocu nine powder mill ox
' ms in tho I'niteil Slates Inst year,
l'.a loan of twentyrevrn lives and
0,000 worth of property.
' Butler, -of North Carolina,
' (1 tstica that mote In toxical inn
ruined in tho North than in
i in proportion lo population.
d bunted that 78,200,000 is "pent
( nr' for liipior in. Pennsylvania,
onf)iit in anthracite, coal, tho
t indij'try, amounts to
. U made that there, arc at
Im',1 successful fcinalo
on the road, mainly rcpro
In Chlc'ng.i, Cincinnati, St.
Louisville.
t.ish government hns destroyed
' which was at one tiino so
' i' to Key West, Flo. ; but
' "" generous enough to pur
"kjatthe fishermen's own
father offered his book
ed educated young man, $2"
'i.irnJhu schoof lcons ret
Ivc years old in tho time oh
i:jJ tlio bookkeeper made a
;iui iu tho African Mctho
( T.iUioMoii, G.i.k iii 1801,
"'"x services having been
sinve. Such another
a protrafcud religious nicet
iown, '
' 'o -.liy, of Elgin, III., is'
ht during tha past win
s i t men and four-footed
... iUntly a to attract much
''Ji indicate tluit sho ,h,s
a- a sculptor. ,
i AijtitvtturM lias an
that a laga proportion
hor.-toj, cows and swino
i i. anted from the National
.'.nd -it is proposed to have Con-
-r !hc lUHlculty
n uncs for money in tho language
u;,'nlialla bioux nro interesting.
ni.uts ska-zi, literally, "yellow
n ,'l eilvcr is mascs-skn-ska, or
i "'ecdia -ks are minuediu ipi
, "j uper that talks white
;, Law, Cliicf of the
i Industry, of New
an inquiry about tho
ami beings from cattlu
: euro pneumonia, says that
of tho ox is nut, under uuy
lit ons, conuuiini alilo to
' i to be Sot oral gypsicj in
, wlui arc worth upward of
A prominent CU cago
"f ;j'p:y parentage, mid
"i.v hi tifty eminent pro-
in C'unud i whose parents
.e daik-s-kin :o 1 Ilohciniiiu
iiumliur of MormoiM have
! i in in elves in Arizona, where
, appropriated the most fertile
1-1. Whrlu tho ambitious Ameri
iiac b.en seeking for mineral
.:'h, thee pooplu have iiiittly eu
ij.cd upon the- choice agricultural ta-
.ail .
' ' States Consul at Gothen
, Lul:u3 informed tho Depart
r'e thut emigration from Hcan-
i t in unusually early this
MiinlHr of emigrants is
-itiir, which fact the Con
' ' t.) a fnir that Congress
i net lcitrictiug immigration.
':.' 'owu Of Algora, lovn,js making
rn: nts for the erection of a great
; ice, which will bo a feature of
County fair. "The sides of
tins w',11 be built of baled hay
: r:-? rnof will be thatched with prai
. i The building-will be hand
.l.f.ij 'decorated, and will undoubtedly
h unique attraction.
M or Hctvit estimates tho population
.New Vmk City to ho divided as fob
' linuU-d jiopulation, l,.WT,Sr4
alivo p.ireiituge. ; tl.'.l(ia
foreign tiorn, . .'. 5'.S,oj7
n tit ives of (oreign pareut ige tXi:),U H
li born '. .". -Js,-J45
' in born 'JOiIVi
.h.'li born H ,T1J
-i) aUint; l,'.Mft,711
1 ii sjwaking StU,iri
v vcgctublo new to American markets
has been infioduced in New York. It is
sunn thing like one hundred years since
si a k ilo camo to bo mud as u food in
I nglaud, although it was eaten by the
.mi icnt Iiomans. in this country it has
irccly been known until now. The
iM'iubUs is a delicious one of the
..blago fuuiily and grows wild on tho
v .uo.iMa of Km ope, and in sonic manner
.- mid lutcly to have made its appeurauco
. long our American coast.
THE FURROWED FACE.
You speak of your dimpled darlings,
And I own It Is nice to feel
The littlo arms around your neck,
While a kiss from your lips they steal.
I own in their childish prattle
There is soniftliinK one enn't explain;
It soothes like the old time pal tr
On the roof of the falling rain.
There is none who loves more fondly
Tho darling with dimpled cheek,
Htill, in wrinklos there's a language
That the dimplt s must learn to speak.
I look on he form thnfs liended,
On the face plowed doop by enre,
And gather a lifelong lesson
From the truths that are written there.
In the dimpled face there's pleasure,
And I joy in its childish glee,
Hut the face that tftne hns furrowed
Will forever soom best to me.
J. SI. Hill.
JEAN LAFITTE.
JIT P. U. IlltASIIKAn.
The most conspicuous name in the an
nals of modern piracy, nnd ono which
rinls in proinineiice even thoe of Cap
tain Kyiid and Henry Morgan, of tho
seventeenth century, is that of Jean
Lntitte.. a
I. ti lit to was a Frenchman by birth, and
Mas born about the year 17B0. He was
the eldest of three brothers, all of whom
were seafaring men. bhoi tly after ar
riving nt his ma cnity he was commis
sioned by tho French Government as a
privatccrsmnn in the war with Spain.
Afterward lie visited South Americ.i,
where' ho was commissioned by New
Carthagenn for similnr servic es against
Spanish vessels. Giving great latitude
tcuhis commii-siou ho attacked and took
not only Spanish vessels, but nil othors
wlncti were unalile to withstand his su
pcrior force, nnd flushed by suece scs
and encouraged by the accumulation of
power and riches soon degenerated into
absolute piracy. Selecting tho Gulf of
Mexico lor Ins depredations, lie soon be
came a terror to its wn.ers.
. ' I.alitte became mil h attached to tho
principles of government of tho United
Mates, and, it is aul, directed that no
attack be made by his forces on vessels
sailing under the American colors.
The principal rendezvous of I.nfittc
was now the Island of Grand Terro (since
known as llairataria), on tl.e coast of
I ouisiana. A "visit to tho island shows a
tret h of laud about two lunacies in
length and three iu bicadth, lying enst
and west and nearly parallel with the
lino of ( oast. Ou both sides the island
rises abruptly from the sea, in strong con
trast with the cont'gaons coa-t country
of Louisiana. Siueral eminences scat
tered over the island aro covered with
live oak giove. Lut few genuine trac es
of tho pirate are now to I c seen on tho
island, though the older of the fishermen
who inhabit it abound in yarns of dis
coveries made fifty or more ycais -ago,
nail of trees with cabalistic siirns, and of
searches wh'ch have been made for trea
sures, which aro even yet believed to lio
buried where only some interpreted
cryptogram may muke them again be
come the propel ty of man. This island
defended a small hay lying to the north
iiud reached by narrow passes between
tho island and mainland.
Within this bay, I atitte's vessels dis
charged their cargoes, which were thence
taken by way of ml nccnt bayous nnd
creeks, navigable only for sha'llow-bot-toiiicd
boats, and known to smugglers
and pirates alone, to within a few miles
of New Orleans, where they finally ar
rived nnd were disposed of to merchants
who asked no questions
Another retreat was situated on the
coast of tho Island of San Domingo.
This place, well concealed among the?
natural caves and high, rocky shores of
the island, was strongly forliticd..
I.atiito possessed also u hiding place
for himseli and treasure in an uninhab
ited portion of New Carth.igena.
1 rom t bo so pla es this daring bucca
neer's vessels issued and spread terror
and devastation among the commerce of
the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and
parts of tho Atlantic Ocean. , Some se
vere naval combats were hud in the West
Indian sens between tho pirates and
French and Spanish mcu-of-wnr.
JJAbout this time Mexico was the sceno
of numerous revolntions, and many
refugees from newly ucquirud supremacy
fled tto the West Indies, taking with
tlicm large treasures iu gold, silver ami
jewels. Much of these riches wcra
was raptured by I.alitteon the high seas.
Often the freebooters were bold enough
to attack the dwellirgs and p'.antatious
of those wealthy Spaniards in obscure
portions of tho West Indies and rob
them of the wealth they had brought
from Mexico. The military were fre
quently called from their posts to defend
life and property iu rases of this sort.
Tho wealth acquired by I.alitte from
this source is taid to have been enor
mous. A great many writers assert that
the amount in value of thJ treasures car
ried away from Mexico about this period
by refugees and exiles exceeds bplief.
The rendezvous at Hnrrnluriu (then so
called by tho Americans) becoming
notorious and tho interference of I.alittc's
vessels with Spanish nnd French
merchantmen having nearly demoralized
tho commerce of New Orleans, tho Gov
ernor of I. ouisiana issued a proclamation
offering a reward of .100 for tho head of
tho pirute chief. I.alitte returned the
comiiliiiieut by offering f lo.UO I for the
head of Governor Claiborne, and shortly
afterward visited New Orleans in dis
guise. In the early part of his piratical
course he visited Charleston, and falling
in love with a French maiden slew his
rival in a duel.
In the latter part of 1811 the intention
of tho British to attack New Orleans
became known. It was muc h feared that
tho Bairaliiriuus wo ild ally themselves
with tho iuvadors, allow a pas.-ago
through Barraturia Bay (the ascent of
the Mississippi being deemed hazardous),
and, with their thorough knowledge of
the neighboring territory and waters,
and ns istanoo of men and artillery, plact
tho city w ithin the power of the enemy.
Shortly before the battle of New
Orleans an armed brig, belonging to his
Mujesty's navy, anchored just outside
the l'a-g of Harratarin. A pinnace convey
ing four British officers and a flag of
time was dis atched to the is
land. Before these olliccrs could
reach I atitte's headquarters they
were rudely seized by a crowd
of pirates w ho met them as they reached
tho ahorc. Fear of I.afittc's anger de
terred the pirates from inflicting death
upon tno new comers, out tuny were
mado prisoners as spies and conducted
to tho chief's presence. I.a itte released
them from custody, and calming the
agitation among his men, proceeded to
inquire the object of tho Britons visit.
They presented letters from superior
officers, and stated that they had come
to endeavor to have him unite his forces
(nbout 1000 men) with those of tho Brit
ish army and aid in the attack on New
Orleans.
In consideration of I.nfitte's acceptance
of this proposition ho was to receive
:I0, 000 sterling, with n post capiaincy
in the British navy nnd command of a
frigate.
I.alitte answered that ho would con
sider the matter and furnish a reply in a
few days.
The presence of the British brig at
Bnrrutaria and the visits of its officers to
I atitto soon became known to the State
authorities, who, expecting nn alliance
of the Barrntarians Willi the British, re
solved to nt once exterminate tho out
laws. To this end an expedition uuder
Commodore l'atterson was fitted out to
proceed against the island.
While these preparations were being
made, Latitto, in person, advanced to the
suburbs of the city and forwarded thence
to Governor Claiborne tho lcttcis which
ho had received from tho British officers,
accompanied with a communication
which stated their intentions nnd plans.
The Governor at once convened n coun
cil of the olliccis of the navy, nrmy and
militia. To this council ho submitted
tho documents received from Lalittc.
I'pon examination the council doubted
tho genuineness of tho letters, the Gov
ernor was advised to hold no communi
cation with I atitto, and tho expedition
ordered to proceed.
I.alitte, enraged at these proceedings,
nrranged for a stubborn defence, but
finally dispersed his forces and retreated
to the sea, leaving his fortresses, several
vessels and valuable treasures, all of
which fell into the hands of tho Anicri
cans.
Propositions of surrender were imme
diately submitted to tho Governor by
tho chief of the pirates.
Tho British force, under rakenham,
was now prepared to attack New Orleans.
It was composed of the flower of King
George's army and was fully double
in numbers the largest force that
could be made available for the city's
defence. I he policy of accepting and
relying on Latitte's proffered aid became
a matter of expediency and utmost of lie
cessity. A conference between General
Jackson and Governor Claiborne resulted
in the issuance of general orders inviting
l.aulte and ins men to join tne army.
The invitation was accepted, and the
acquisition of tho outlaws to the Aineri
can army did much toward effecting
the grand results of the tight on tho
field of Clinlinctte.
The number of I.nfitte's forces engaged
in tho defense of New Orleans was about
1)00. all of them brave, and faithful to
the cause which they nnd their command
er had espoused. Many of them were
excellent artillerists and as such were
invaluable to the American forces
Their conduct in tho engagement re
ceived General Jackson's highest com
mendation, and early in 181-5 President
Madison, in a proclamation reciting
their courage and fidelity, granted a free
pardon to .lean I afltte and his men.
But the invetcrato propensity for pi
racy, bloodshed and plunder, and a love
of the sea still clung to I afltte, and with
in a few months after his pardon ho re
organized his crews and again Locarno
tho " common enemy of till nations."
Galveston Island on the coast of Texas
(then a Territory of Mexico) was selected
and fortified as his retreat. On this
'beautiful islo of the sea," ho lived in
almost regal splendor. His authority
was absolute. Disobedience to his com
mands was often punished by death.
Two of his lieutenants, Brown und Fran
cis, having depredated on American
commerce, were by his order publicly
hanged. In order to preserve friendly
relations with him, the liepublican party
of Mexico gave him a commission as
Governor of Texas. His men conferred
on him the title of I.ord of Galveston
Island. His government was well or
ganized. Tho long, low island with its
undisturbed miles of surface, w hich had
hitherto known the presence of tho Ton
kaway and Cnrnchua Indians, soon be
came the homo of a motley population of
French, Americans, Knglish and Span
iards. A large number of houses were
built, Latitte's, a large red-painted struc
ture, bciug principal among them. Here
tho "Governor of Texas" and "Lord of
Galveston Island" lived with all the
luxuries and prerogatives of a mighty
prince. Bulls and fetes nt his "head
quarters'1 were frequent, especially when
a new prize was taken. All strangers
visiting the island in a friendly maimer,
especially Americans, were treated with
hospitality, and were secure from harm.
Old Mrs. Camibell, tho wife of one of
Lnlitte's lieutenants, who recently died
on the mainland near Galveston, de
scribed the great pirate chief as then "in
the prime of life, tall, well formed and
handsome; his eyes were of a hazel color
nnd his hair und mustache very black.
Ho usually wore a green uniform, lie
was kind to his men, but a born com
mander." In spite of the commands and remon
strances of their i-hic-f l.utitti-'a
depredated on American commerce, and
in lSl'.l Lieutenant Kearney was sent by
the I'nited States Government to expel
the pirates from Galveston Island.
Before the arrival of tho American
' man-of-war, I.atilte, having heard of its
! mission, discharged all except sixty of
! his crew, and with them and his next in
j command an Jinglishiuaii nuiiied
! Co bran ho boaided the Pride, his
I favoiite vessel, and in tho summer of
i 181!) left Galveston Island, never to re-
turn.
j But little is kiiowu of his subsequent
j career. His Lieutenant, Cochran, soon
afterward entered the Mexican navy and
rose to the rank oi t ommoclorc. I ulitte
for several years engaged in slave
trading. Iu 18J-I, while eudeavoring to
organize a pirate ciow, he died at Sisal,
Yucutau.
Traces of Latitte's occupation of the
island remained for many rears after his
dcpaiturc. The old red bou-o which he
occupied stood on the island until u few
years ago.
If any of the treasuies w hich were said
to have been left iu such large quantities
on the island by the pirates have ever
been recovered the world bus yet to lcsru
it. Certain it is. however, that strong i
grounds have existed for believing that
treasures were left buried in tno snnuy I
soil of Galveston Island. Indeed, did I
not Old Ben, tho pirate sailor, who lived '
in Galveston for thirt wears after Lnfilto's
departure, nlw iys have a plentiful supply j
of yellow ciouoioonsf lie was never wini- i
out his giog or tobacco money. But I
hence it came no ono ever knew no
one besides Old Ben, though elforts were
mado time and again to follow him to
liis hidden wealth.
Less than fifteen years ago there ar
rived at ono of the wharves in Gnlvcston
a largo and handsome yacht. It was
commanded by a very young Frenchmnn,
accompanied by three grizzly old sailors.
rearccly a soul was spoken to. om nen
was seen in conference with them. Theu
tho Captain, old Hen nnd the crew, ex
cept one sailor, who was left to guard the
yacht, disappeared. They were gone for
two days. About midnight of the second
dny a yawl was seen to glide around a
point, of llio wliarf nnd up to the yaclir.
In tho yawl were four men and two largo
chests. Silently the chests were trans
ferred to the yacht. At daybreak the
a tils of the vessel were spread nnd it
skimmed swiftly over the waters and out
of tho harbor. As the yacht left tho
shore old Ben stood in its stern gazing
wistfully back at tho island. Detrcit
Fixe yVco..
Soaring of Bird).
Tho sight of hawks mounting upward
by a wheeling flight in circles must be a
familiar one to all who have lived in the
country. The eagle, the vulture, and
other birds of prey have the habit of
keeping aloft by tho same mode of
flight. The course described in a-scend-iui;
is a spiral, and it is made with no
apparent effort. The wings and tail of
the bird are kept spread out to their full
extent, that is all. There is no Happing
nor fluttering, and yet the b'rd rises
rapi lly, aside from the speed with which
it makes each successive round. There
is much mystery about this flight. Natural
ists, like Mr. J5eit. suggest that the bird
u-es tho center of gravity as a fulcrum,
nnd takes udvantane of the wind by set
ting its wings and tail something like
the sails of a boat when tacking.
The diHiculty with this explanation il
that the birds are seen taking their flight
in this manner on perfectly still days. To
say that there are currents of nir moving
upalott, where the birds are, is nothing
but assumption, when all the evidence
w e have that such is the case is the flight
of the birds.
Again, if we refer this scaling motion
to the nctiou of the wind, there is still a
dilliculty in understanding how it hap
pens that one bird so much excels nn
othcr in speed, or that the same bird in
creases or slackens its speed so easily as
it docs. We may say that this is due to
a difference in tho extent of wings, and
in the skill with w hich they are set
Kven then it is inconceivable, upon this
theory, how tho swallow, for instance,
attains the speed it does in scaling; ami
this, too, w hen we know there is little
force of wind.
Persons who have observed the alba
tross, tho Cape-pigeon aud the stormy
petrel say that these birds are unable to
lly at nil iu calm weather, except by flap
ping their large wings. In high winds
they keep themselves up with no other
apparent action than that of changing
the positiou of the wings. In this case,
the great activity of these birds in stormy
weather does not involve corresponding
weariness. The winds toss them, and
fondle them, and rock them to rest, if
not to sleep. Naturalists have 'relied
upon the uniformity of nature in reason
ing from the habits of these sea-fowl to
those of our land-birds. Such reasoning
is usually safe, but there aro difficulties
here, as has been shown above.
One object which tho hawk and h's
kindred may have iu soaring is the get
ting into a more agreeable temperature.
It sometimes seems that the hotter the
day, the higher they soar. It is possibly
their way of going to the mountains. It
may be that the spiral course is taken to
enable the bird to scan a wider field than
it could in any other way. If this sup
position "lias any foundation, then the size
of the circles described depends upon tho
extent of vision, and not upon tho wind
or the powers of flight. There is need
of c ireful observation on some of these
points. Youtlt'n Comjunioii.
A Voluntary White Slave.
A correspondent nt Atlanta, G'eorgin,
writes : "A white slave is a strange siyht
in the South, and yet one was seen on
tho streets of Atlanta yc-terday. John
S. Hughes, a white man of good charac
ter, owed (ins Kiiglemarher a sum of
money which ho was unable to pay. He
met Kagleinin her yesterday and jokingly
asked him if lie would nccpt a hill of
sale of himself as pay for the debt.
Kagleinacher agreed, a lawyer was called
iu und the bill fcf m'o drawn up und
properly signed, in which Hughes sulci
himself and his body after death to Gus
Kagleinacher, the said Kagleinacher to
have control of said Hughes ns long as
hu might live and to barter, tell or con
vey him to others if hu chose to do to.
A copy of tho enntrac-t was i;iv. n to
! each party. After the contract was
handed bun Hughes began t i think more
seriously of the matter, and consulted a
lawyer us to its validity. I'pon being
I old" that it would hold good in the
courts, he got chunk and was arrested.
This morning he was lined iu the police
court, and liis ow ner, w ho was on hand,
paid Ills line, and this evening looli him
out to his farm where hu says he shall
work for the balance of his life," Yu o
Uriiiinn l'miy'tne.
Convinced Against His Will.
An inveterate wag walked louud to a
door over which the brazen banner of
Lombardy waved, and, having picked
up a gun marked 'Kb guaranteed''
from the array of goods expose d for sale,
detached the ticket aud walked to the
bac k part of the shop and interviewed
the pawnbroker, reeiucsting a lone of 15
shillings on tho gun. Tho pawnbroker
was soon at work persuading the joke r
that the gun was worthless, and that be
could not leml such a Urge sum on it.
Then the wag tried to sell him the gun,
but the uncle said he was not lobe sole).
The final result of the interview was that
the joker was hurried out of the shop
without an opportunity of replacing the
gun, and fouud him.self in the stre et in
possession of a weapon that hu hail beeii
ussured by the owner wanted new lock,
stock und barrel. .Uvn 'J'iU-JJitM,
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Preserved AVtthout SiiRar.
"A handsome jar of fruit."
A New York Mail ami :'jirs reporter
was examining a display of preserved
fruit iu a wholesalo grocer's establish
ment. "It is, indeed," returned the mer
chant. "It was put up w hole nnd with
out sugar. It is one of the newest Cali
fornia methods."
"What is the object?"
"It keeps fruit sound and fresh for
years, but housewives in general will
prefer to test it well nnd become familinr
with all small details, such ns tho length
of time for boiling different fruits, be
fore employing it extensively. This is
the recipe: Fill c'.can, dry.widc-mouthcd
bottles with fresh, sound fruit; add
nothing, not even water. Be sure that
the fruit is well nnd closely packed in,
nnd ram the corks of best quality
tightly down into the neck of the bottles
until level with the glass. Now tic the
corks down tight with strong twine, and
after putting the bottles into bags stand
them in a pan or boiler of cold water.
Let tho water reach not quite to tho
shoulder of tho bottles. Let vho fire be
moderate and bring tho water to boiling,
gently for ten minutes, remove from the
liie and allow nil to cool."
Hints For Tho Sick Itoom.
Disinfectants should be used accord
ing to the doctor's orders, but it may be
well to state that putting saucers of
various chemicals around a room will not
disinfect the atmosphere. Whatever is
exposed to infection, such as china, or
clothing, or bedding, should be
thoroughly cleansed and rinsed iu some
disinfecting fluid. Tin or galvanized
iron pails aud buckets should be used iu
preference to wood. Such things ns can
not be washed Bhould be properly lumi-
j gated before they can be considered safe.
uisiniccianis cauuoi. inne me pi ace ui
j cleanliness.
Ventilation is of great importance, and
i is very apt to be either neglected or iin
I properly dono. There are many sources
of impurity in the atmosphere of tho sick
room. The breath of both patient and
' attendants, the odor of perspiration, any
uncleanliness of either person or room,
imperfect trapping of w aste-pipes in tho
house, a dirty cellar sending its miii-ma
up through the registers along with
tho necessary heat, nnd the foul
air produced by burning gas
or lamps all combine to poison the at
mosphere aud retard the recovery of tho
sick Tho standard of purity is air suf
ficient to remove any odor, so that a per
son coming in from out-doors will not
be able to detect any unpleasant smell.
More fresh air is required for the sick
than for the well. Iu cases of infectious
diseases, even temperature may bo sacri
ficed for pure air, but in inflammatory
diseases, such ns pneumonia, tho eveiir
ness of temperature is of greater impor
tance. Fever patients do not take col 1
to the extent usually supposed, and their
rooms should be well ventilated. Air
should bo introdu.cd from out-doors
with considerable caution. Never allow
a draught of cold or damp air to come
in contact with the nnticnt. W'ndows
I sho dd bo let down from the top; wire
' gauze might be used wdien the wind is
blowing, or a tall screen could be placed
between tho bed and the window. In
! cases whole the windows must be opened
i wide to let out smoke the face nnd head
! of the patient should bo covered with a
light quilt until the normal tcmpraturo
j otthe room is restored. A good ther
i moincter should always be found in the
I sick room, and tho temperature regulated
, by the physician's orders.
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Household Hints.
Oil of luvendcr will driveaway flies
A few leaves of green wormwood,
scattered where black ants congregate
is said to bo effectual iu dislodging
them.
Don't ask a convalescent if he would
like this or that to eat or drink, but pre
pare the delicacies and present them in
a tempting way.
A good rule for the use of the different
kinds of flour is to use pastry flour wher
ever baking powder is used and bread
flour with yeast.
Never throw away cold potatoes, ns
there aie so many delicious ways iu
which they may bo warmed over unci
miieie into new dishes.
For a gunpowder burn, keep the
wounds wet with a mixture of linseed oil
and lime water for three days, and theu
apply vaseline to hcul.
It is better always when cleaning zinc
under u stove never to wi t it, but rub
often with a dry, clean cloth. When
necessary to wash it avoid using soap.
Do not have any tomatoes in the
bottom of a tin can, but pour them intc
an curtheii bowl till you want them.
Th's applies to nearly all canned vege
tables. When a person is "sick at the stomach"
ice taken into the mouth in small pieces
and allowed to melt bel'oie swallowing
will, iu very many instances, rel eve the
discomfort.
A good cement for mending a stove
that has a crack in it may be made by
mixing silicate of pilash or soluble glass
with wood ashes. This cement will not
bear moisture.
A lump of soda left upon the drain
pipe down which waste Water passes will
prevent the clogging of the pipe with
gieise, especially if the pipe is flooded
every week with boiling water.
For poisoning from phosphorus, us
when children suck matches, give a
tablespooiiful of magnesia, ami then,
fieely, gum arabic water; less magnesia
if only a little phosphorus is taken.
Don't allow any greasy or oily rugs or
papers to bo mixed up with clean clip
pings, or a linger amount of clippings
to remain iu your place Icveu if cleuuaud
in balcsi t hauls absolutely unavoidable.
To cure a wart pluce the thumb upon
the wart und press it aguiust thu bone.
Move the wart backward and forward
upon the bone until the rooti become
irritated or soro, wheu tho wart w ill dis
appear. The nickel on a stove can bo kept
bright by w iping often with a dry, clean
cloth. When a stove is take n down for
the summer always be sure to rub the
nic kel well; then wrap in paper, always
lakingcare not to le t the baud tou -h the
nickel ui'ter it has been rubbed, for the
place so touched w ill generally be fouud
to have rusted.
THE TRADE IN FALSE HAIR
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WIOS
AND SWITCHES.
Americans Have No Locks to Spare,
So tlieSuppIr Coms Entirely from
Abroad Odd Details.
An extensive business in a quiet way
in this country, which draws all its raw
material from foreign sources of supply,
is the trade in false hair. It is chicly
divided between two classes of handlers,
wigmakcrs and dealers in tresses for the
adornment of female heads. In the
lower part of Fourth avenue and other
quiet streets in the vicinity of I'nion
Bqare are many establishments for the
manufacture Bnd sale of tho article in
both theso departments. The operatives
are mosily females, and the details of
manufacture nro such as to require an
artistic taste nnil nn entire freedom
from even such slight tendency to color
blindness as nn enterprising dry good
salesman has it in his power sometimes
to overcome by persuasive loquacity.
Not only in the construction of wigs is
tho skill of nn artist dem indcd, but in
the arrangement of curU, braids, nnd
bangs attractive for ladies of nil nge,
the highest degree of ingenuity is rc
ouired. The sales of false hair, in its various
forms, in tnis city now reach a volume
of about T00.000 a year, according to n
prominent dealer. Iu tho salesroom of
Hie latter, extensive showcases display
"switches" of every size nnd color, t.nte
fully made up, ready to be matched with
and attached among tho natural ticsscs
of any customer, fair or brunette. Why
they are called "switches" no one seems
to know. On the shelves are all kinds
of boxes containing supplies of braids,
curls, bangs, etc., in all manner of
stvlcs. The reporter modestly withdrew
to one end of the floor and ga'ed out of
the window ns an elderly lady entered
and demanded to be shown some iron
gray ringlets to match her own, and of
which bIio took off a sample. Her re
quirements were quickly fulfilled, and
when sho paid $2.70 fora clusterof three
littlo curls thnt hardly covered the palm
of her hand, tho reporter began to under
stand the profits of tho business.
"This is the time of tho year that
business ought to bo looking up in this
department," said the proprietor, "but I
fear it will be a poor trade this season
There used to be a good trade nnd good
profit about fifteen years ngo, but now
there is too much competition nnd the
demand seems to bo docrcasing."
"Why should business be good at this
more thau at any other time of the year?''
asked tho reporter.
"Well, people replenish their hair
about the same time that they do their
wardrobes, and particularly when tin
ladies aro ordering their spring bonnets
they call on us a'so. Now tho wig
makcr's season is a'l over, for the
manufacture almost entirely nowadays
for thentrical companies, and to a very
largo extent t special orders for tha
various characters required. Mostly all
that business comes in the autumn, of
course."
"What kind of hair commands tho
best prices:"
"Good gray, because it is most difli
cult to obtain; those who have it don't
wnnt to part with it, and a really pure
gray is very rare."
"Which to you sell more of, blond or
brunette;''
"Abm.it the same quantity of each, aud
more straight switches of all kinds than
of bangs, curls or other manufactured
forms."
(F The dealer also mentioned that the
Bsrutt' "length of switches was about
twenty inches. Tho longest sohl is
twenty-eight and thirty inches, but
there is not much demand for long
hair nt present. Switches are all
sold by weight, the prices vary
ing according to tho color and
quality. Common hair sells from
fifty ceuts to two dollars an o incc, but
the finest gray hair commands as high a
Iirice as seventy-five dollars an ounce,
lair is a pre tty heavy article, two, an I
a half-pound switch is by no means a
large one. 1 hu made-up forms in curls,
j etc., are sold at fancy prices by the
piece. Almost all the hair sold hero is
j imported from Europe. It comes chio.'ly
from Germany, Austria and France,
j wdiere traveling ngents collect natural
j tresses from peasnut maidens or other
growers of the article who ure willing to
sell it. It is imported in three grades at
'different rales of duty. Twenty per
I cent ad valorem is paid ou the"inw
material," which iii'-iins tho hair just us
it is cut from the head; thirty per cent.
upon tho " prepared" article, which im
I plies that it has been cleaned and sorted ;
and forty perceut. up in "manufactured''
j hair goods ready for sale. The poorest
class of hair, the dealer said, comes trom
Italy. It is coarse in quality and com
mon in color. There is a little hair
bought from the French-Canadian peo
ple, but otherw ise none is obtaiuab e in
America, for the reason that Americans
won't sedl it they ouly want to buy.
Sen Yvrk Cumnuvdui Ad'trtier.
The Hear linked the Tiller.
An Italian who was traveling through
tho country about Los Angeles with a
bear, which he had trained to wrest'o
and dance, stopped before a fanner's
house lute one afternoon, und after am s
ing the family with his perforniau es
obtained permission to slay ull niulit.
The bear was placed iu the barn for afe
keeping. During the niht the fain 1
were aroused by a terrible noise in the
barn. Some one wus screaming ".Mur
der! Help!" unel apparently engaged in
a struggle for life. The far.ncr hastened
to thu spot, followed by the I tul an aud
I others of the house, and found tho tame
j I ear with a man iu his embraces, liui
I giug him tightly, wink' the poor fellow
struggled fniiitically to escape. The
bear was miuzled, uud could Jo the man
j no serious injury, though he was very
i uncomfortably situated. The m m
proved to be a dishonest butcher, who
had come to the barn to steal a hue calf.
Iu the darkness ho had 'tumbled ovei
the bear, who had seized him and held
him fust. The Italian, learning how
matters fctouel, called out, "Hug him,
Jack!" und the bear continued lo IiUl!
him unmercifully until the fanner cam
eluded that he bad been sufficient ly pun
ished, when he was released. The. story
soon spread aluoad, and the butcher left
the neighborhood to escape the ridicule
to which it subjected him. tan 1'utrc
(Cut.) CliM-tr.
A LOVE STORY. 1
We leave the wintry woods and stanel V-
Beside the old gray wall ; t
"Good-by," be says, and clasps, my hand
And leaves me tin is all. '
To him a walk 'neath cloudy skii?s,
The careless mirth offrWmds;
Tome, a glimpse of paradise
That all too surely ends.
Why need I, standing in my room,
Recall his pirting wonts;
W by dream of flowers and summer bloom,
And minstrelsy of birds!
I know that not a thought of me
Shall fill bis heart to-night,
Yet, as the moonbeams on the sea,
O'er me he casts a light
His are the sunny ways of life,
The blossom and the vine;
Thethom, the struggle and the strife.
The aching heart are mine;
In his n happy grace and ease,
A welcome freshness dwells,
That bids me dream of highland breeze,
Across the heather bells.
I build my castle but on sand, .
I know it soon will fall;
A gay good-by, a clasping hand,
A smile and this Is all.
A winter sunbeam faint and pal
That bends the snow to kiss;
A winter blossom, small and frail
My h-epe is only this! -
.Yeio Urlean Picayune.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Working on shares Plowman.
Signal Failures Old Probs predic
tions. Some newspapers are too dull to ba
worth filing.
Tho faper hanger mokes money by
going to the wall.
Female carpenters have appeared in
London. Plane women, probably.
Youngstown has a woman faith doc
tor. Sho is rapidly heeling herself.
Wouldn't it bo sweet revenge to lick
tho sugar trust? Burlington Frie Preu.
An old whalesmau being asked if ho
ndmircd the harp said yes, if it was a
harpoon.
It is not impossible to meet with a
plump refusal from n slender girl. A'eie
Uuceu Ifeiea.
Timo flics and stays for no mnn. The
only fellow who can beat it is the musi
c a ii . Mcrh ant Tracclcr.
The electric light in cities is a very
great convenience, but drunken men
find it a long distance between posts.
&)imr?i'le Juuriml.
AYomen nro contradictory creatures.
When they say they will give you a
piece of their mind, they give you no
peace. Yiitkeri Statetmaii.
" Do you attend any post, Doctor?
You were in the army, were you not?"
"Oh, yes, 1 attend post-mortems occa
bionnlly." JVWf Yurk J. urnttl.
The pale face, when his wife is ill, 1
Buys tonic and elixir;
The Indian, when his squaw is 111,
Buys nothing, but he lieks 'er.
iliniruiifes Breeze.
A sentence in nn American novel: "Ho
alighted, and tied his horse to a largo
locust iu front ol the house," was ren
dered in a French translation so that it
read that lie fastened his horse to a huge
grasshopper.
Servant (in boarding-house'): "Ah
Mister Dumley, such beautiful ducks
cuiuc to-day." Dumley excited;: "Ducks I
You don't 'say so, Bridget!" Servant:
" Yis. suit, it's an ile paintin'for the
diniu'-room." yew Yurk Hun.
"There's many a slip
'Twixt, the cup and tho lip,"
Is a saying that's frequently iiuoted;
Hut tiucfrclip to the lips.
Cause the worst kind of slips.
Is a truth that's as freepieutly noted. J
Host mi budget. .
Judge (to dude prisoner) "What a
shame for a well dressed, gentlemanly
follow like you to bo arrested for yelling
ou Fifth avenue ot 11 o'clock at night!
What is your profession!" Dude
"Howling swell." Judge "Ten dob
lurs." nl-Bi''.
They have a way out in Kansas of
bringing to time unruly members of tho
Legislature. Mr. Funstan, member of
the Committee on Agriculture, was lato
at a committee meeting, and tha Chair
muu fined him six cans of corn. Vvm
lutreinl A'liertivr.
Mother "What has become of Charlie!
I haven't seen him once this moruiug."
Daughter "He is in I'ncle John's room.
I'ncio John is taking Charlie's photo
giuph by the instantaneous process, and
that always la'ies him tlueo or four
hours." 'cm-i Sijliitij.
"In tho spring a young man's fancy
lightlv turns to thoughts of love." Oh,
it doe's, eh; In the spring a young man's
fancy doesn't d ) anything of the surt. It
turus to thoug ds of how he's going to
get iu about live thousand hours of four
hundred dollar-a-week fun into fourteen
days of ten dollar summer vacation.
A contcmpoiary asks: "How shall
women ar-y thcr purses to frustrate
th eve-.' ' '"W hy, carry them empty.
Nothing frustrates a thief more than to
snatch a woman's purse, after following -her
half u mile, and then find tltut it
contains nothing but n iccipc for spiced
peaches and a faded photograph of her
grandmother.''
" You an take the witness," said the
prosecuting altorney in a trial before an
Ail ansas l ourt to iliu defendant's law
yer, ".ludee," exclaimed a young niau
iu the biie;k part of the room, standing
upxij) a scat and waving his hands wild
ly, "don't let him take licr! That wit
ness h.iS been engaged to mo for more'u
three years!" .l'iuoH Tiiueltr.
"This is a'eiiiccr-lookiug buildiug, lsu't
it.'" he nsked, stopping iu front of a
house on Lafayette aepiarc. "Yes', it is
cjuite odd iiud quite old," sho replied,
tv nciug iuucIi imcrist, "Is it, very
old:" "Oil, yes; veiy, very old. lean
rcmainber when er e r have you ever
noticed, Mr. I'e Smith, what beautiful
stree ts we mA iu Washington?" H'mA
i,jt4in CiiVi.
Algy "Do you think, my love, that
your l.ithcr will ciniseut to our marriage!"
Angely "Of coiir-e pupa will be very
sorry to lo-e nn, darling." Algy "But
I will say to hiui I hat, instead of losing
a daughter, he w ill gain a son." Angely
"I wouldn't do that, love, if you really
want me. Papa h is three such sons liv
ing at home now, and he's a little bit
touchy on the point. '