mi OP ADVCRTlftirtV m mm republican b pKMMfcot every WdnrtT, bf J. E. WENK. OMo la Smoarbaugh & Cts.'a Building BiM rntlRT, TI0NE8TA, r. Thvii, l. BO per Year. We Awlrtloni ptcelTP for a shorter period. tha ftme viomlie. Oartapanann ollenecl from til putf of the eeevtro. Xn nolle wilt be taken of saoamoiia' orest Republican Ob Be.ua, n be", m lertte.vi.4 I On Sqnsre, oa Inch, on. month On 8qu.r, on Inch, three month. ........ H On Sqotre, on wm. Two SqnsffS, on . " J Qnsrter Column, on resr. " Bslf Colnnm, on rear K On Oolsm. on J" ..J I.enlaT.rttaMioBUtmooBtipoTlta och h eertloa. Murk ob4 Seeta notice V- AS btlta for Tr1J advertleneeats oollort ewe. odnae. Jot vOTh-euh on MOrvj. VOL. XXI. NO. 16. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1888. S1.50 PEH ANNUM. Alining operations in mcial nnd conl novo begun with great eucrgy in China. The lumber used in John Brown's gal v low is still preserved In Harper's Ferry, and tho owner wants $1")00 for it. Alines of mica, said to bemoro profita ble than gold, are now in rourso of largo development near Moscow, Idaho. Tho terms of twenty-six I'd i ted States Brnators thirteen Democrats and thir teen He-publicans will cxpiro next March. n is statcMl that thero are 000,000 men : Slnois between the ages of sixteen ud forty, of whom .Vm, OOi) arc not mem bers of tho Evangelical churches. Tho announcement is mado that the I'.ltish Empire is about to annex a largo "ction of Central Africa containing a pulation of 1-', 00 J, 000 and great tiado ossibilitics. Two dogs have been decorate! for iravory and fidelity by tho Society for im Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in i'aris. - Ono saved its mistress from a lirglar, end tho other its mister's child ivoin drowning. - John Johnson, of New Hampshire, ive $11,00) in cash out of his pocket vrt yoars ago for a Fourth of July celo i utiou at Concord. It was a big one d a grand ono, and he has been at irk on a farm for $18 per mouth ever iCC. Georgia's Commissioner of Agrioul Henderson, thinks that the Span peanut will revolutionize the State's l aadry, ns by moans of it the farmers raise cheaply moro tin i all the meat He, and for which they now se.id ins to the Northwest. '.lis is Presidential year in several . icm republics besides tho I'nitcd s. Mexico will soon have its Presi- , ,d election, nnd Ceuernl Diaz will looted for a third term. Ecuador. had its elect'on; sj has Venezuela. via also c'c.Mcd a president recently, supposed to have done so. . Alphonso I onomaiid, a French en r residing in Cri aba, Mexico, has cded In making of g.irapo, the ieutod cane juice, u red wiuo in imi- ")U of Bordeaux", a white wino resem- ing Sautcrne, and a species of cognac, lichif developed promises an impor t industry in tho future for the :tatc. it appears that besides having ships h no guns, England has cavalrymen 'i no horses. Fr example, tho Third intent of Household Cavalry has but horses for t ::' men, nnd 17,00) rooii8 and hussars havo but 10, liorscs. In the German army tho 1 proportion is 1000 horses to TO) new Stato is abmt to bo admitted (he sisterhood of nations. Letters lit have been granted t "The Brit Must Africau Company," giving them i power to erect and maintain a gov oieiit, with taxes ami army. It lies of tho (ierman East Africau Soci ,. , near Zanzibar, nnil iucludcs come of fiuost land in Central Africa. "Greece is lamenting tlu sad fato of famous briguud chief, Nico," says the ow.York S'in, "who, with nine of his aUjitt,- has ju-t been killed in a tight with soldiers. Nico's boit known exploit was tho capture, a few years ago, of Colonel Stager, iot whom ho obtained a ransom of fS0,0o0. Wnco then tourists havo lucn shy, and civilization has advanced in Greece, so that Xico's life of Uto has not bceu all beer and skittles." Tiic railways cf tho United States, if placed continuously, would reach 'more than half-way to . tho moon, Thomas Curtis Clarke declares in S-rioiur't .Vaji;ine. Tho'r bridges aloao would reach from New York to Liverpool. "Notwithstanding tho number cf neci, dents, we reatl cf in the da ly papers, statistics sh w that less persons are killed annually on railways than arc killed annually by fatliu out of wiu dows. Tho commercial "travelers of th's country now number over 2j0,O00, and leaeh in their j.mrneyiiigs every town nnd hamlet in this count y ; they uro the greatest distributers cf goods, shipping about :i00,000,coo tons out of 400,000, 000 tons now carried yearly I y tho rail roads, aud they spend over f l,?."i0,000 per day, or ablut ")8-J,l'0?,O0t per ttavcliug year of nino months, which is distributed among tho carriers, hotels, shop keepers and producers. Iudian slavery is said by the New rk JSmi, to have rrjdaccd African slavery in Bia.il. Mr. Wells, a great Ilraz'diaa traveler, says that "in tho wildest regions of the tributariis of the Aua.ons bands of India-rubber gather ers carry on an iniquitous tratlic with many Judiati tribes, from whom they acquire captives from other tribes. The lawlessness of their proceedings is fully admitted by tho Dra.ilinu Government, but over the va- t areas in the dUt.iut regions through which they roam it is absolutely impossible to maiutaiu any check over them," THE OLD RAIL FENCE. tiet others In tlielr songs reliearsa Th beauties thoy may see, Anil build a monument in versjj Ho that it fitting- be. But I will raise ray voles to sing A fact without pretenee. That much despised old fashioned thing, The homely old rail fence. What would our dreams of childhood lie H ithotit its ftiKtag path And there what Honors we used to see I'eforo the aftermath! The fields are there; like grass ablaze Tho 11rewel flaunt from thenee, t But almost gone from out our gaze Wo find the old rail fence. Th rapid march of progress has Kriisi d the landmarks old; It is to day a thing that was, A story that is told The pruning knife of Time has cui, ' With energy intensa, Willi other childhood relics, out The honored old rail fence. It w as the squirrel's safe retreat; The chipmunk's chattering oft -. Hade us advaii"e with hurrying foot Where he was ercliil aloft. Thero Nature stored hor wtmlth away, And oft we carried thenoe A thousand jewels in a day, Found by tho old rail fence. Arbutus, mullein, goldnn rod, Kelt its projecting care, And though with hands full homo we trod, We hail a world to sparo. Lifu gives, I kno.v, so much to-day Tho pait to recompense, But with swewt niemorlos laid away I keep tho old rail fence. .4mfn'ca. ".MISSUS." BY KATE A. IIKADI.KT. "I say, Missus, d'ye want onythin' from tho storcf I'm goin' to town to git th' mare shod agin the phnvin' tcmoncr." ".Missus" looked scornfully over tho waBhtub at tho shifty, uneasy ligure in the doorway. 'The mare! Mic's gono with only ono shoe a good three mouths, nu' no she must lie shod agin the plowin'! liut thet's only nn excuse to git with ycr low cronies iu town, nn' ye mought as well take thct asanuthi?r, fer ye wilTgo, spito of nil thct I kin say. Yes," she snapped as an after-thought, "you kin bring mo a yard of eight cent ottou unbleached, mind. Now git out, an' spend the rest o' ycr moruin' loaliu' round some bar room." Mrs. Loud, or, as she was more generally called by her husband and few scattered neighbors, "Missus," watched him drive slowly o.T down tho road behind tho patient mare without takiug her arms from the suds. "I'oor, shiftlo-screcturi'tdie muttered ; "nuthin' but a nuisance ennj way. Ain't do moro use than a last year's bird's nest. Whatever I kuni to marry him fori don't see." tdie wiped the suds off cither arm with her thumb and forc limjer. "Sum Loudi" she called, opening tho door kharply, "cf you ain't back fer yer dinner you don't git cutiy here, that's all." "Thar!." she exclaimed tifter a few moments of steady rub-rubbing up and down over tho board, the rhythmic mo tion keeping timo to "tin .Ionian's r'termy Hanks I Maud," which was ruu uing through htr mind, "Thut lazy mortal's dean forgot the pail o' wa'er I told fiim to git half an hour ago. Ef he never kum back 'twould be a 'tarnal marcy !" Sam did not turn Irs head as Missus launched after liim her parting threat, '"jt Jefo1''' "lowly O", niusiug to him self. "Ef Missus 'ud only give a feller a (banco! rui tin tho mare needs shociu' bad; an' a man's got to see how things is in town sometimes though I can't never make her see it tb.it way, komo how. "A yard o' eight-cent cotto '," ho ro pcated aloud, to lix it more tirmly in his unstable memory. "An' mebbe I kin find some little thing to sort o' pa 'fy lcr, cf so be't as how 1 can git tho mare shod afore noon. An' I declar' for t ef I didu't furgit thet pail o' water!" A man, a stran-er to Ham, -was xvalk ing along the road a littlo way ahead. At this point he stopped and looked in tently up and down tho broad, straight highway, stretching iu sight for miles either way. "tiood d iy, my man," ho said, as Sam rmnu up to him; "canyon give ma a lift, as we both seem to be going tho same xviiyP "Hcckon I kin.ifyou ain't tew hefty," returned ram, cheerfully, pulling up his horse; "fur a spell, 'sfur 's 1 go.'' The man, from his clothes and man ner evidently a gentleman, climbed to a place beside Sam ami listened silently to that worthy's garrulous conversation. "Thct little red buildiu' on yer lcf, stranger." he was just saying, "was whar I fust lamed ter stic k pins in tho scliooliuarstor's cheer, and ter "Here tho man broke in suddenly. "Tell inc. isn't that a waon on the road a mile or two back?" "Thct speck 'way back by Tim Bio emu's place? It's a xvagin, suro 'uuH, but it's a good live miles away. You kin seo it so plain kusu thecr's a hill thar " "Isn't this branch road we are just coming to tho road to Kiugslow?" the Btianyer asked. "Sped it be," drawled Sam, regard ing him xvith slow surprise. "My man," said his compauion, hur riedly, "if you will drive with all your might to Kingslow, I'll give you twenty dollars if you get me there iulime." Sam made no reply. "If twenty isn't enough, I'll make it forty," said tho inau, watching t-am'.s tu c an xiously. "(ih, 'tain't the money," said Sam at last, leisurely, "though I'll allow 'tU tonic indeuscmciit to a man who's got a wiio to hum. 'Tain't thet it's why you're iu secii a 'muziu' hurry all of a uddint. So, stranger, I don't b'lceve I kin stand the racket. The boss's only got une shoe on, au' I prouied Missus ter be hum fer dinner.'' lo you Sco that speck back there ou the r.mdr" asked the man, ipiietly. "Well, that speck is a buggy containing two coustables. They aro after me for - pever mind what. Now, my mat), jf you get mo to Kingdow docks in time to cntch a boat waiting thero for mo, be fore those men catch us, I'll givo you fifty dollnrs. If not " The alternative was expressed by a drawn revolver, pointed threateningly at Sum's blanching face. He turned the niare'shead into Kings low road. The minutes and the miles sped by in silence, the stranger watch ful, with his fingers closed on the revol ver, Sam silenly considering his chances for c-capc from the fato he saw only too plainly hanging over him; that of arrest and pcrh i ps imprisonment for helping a felon e cape the outstretched arm of jus tice. "And wdiat wouid Missus say!" Sam groaned. They were close upon Kingslow when ho spoke. "i.ook'co hyar, mister," he said, "You've gone about fur 'nuff with this 'ere boss an' wagin." And ho began to draw in tho nearly spent horse. There was a short struggle, then a pistol ic- Iiort, and Sam fell backward into the ody of tho wagon nnd lay motionless. Slowly nnd gradually tho conscious ness of earthly things began to return to Sam's darkened mind. Ho made an ef fort to turn over and look around him. "Wha whar bo lr" ho queried weakly. "You're two weeks out nt sea, my henrty, and bound for a six months' rrubc to China, on the trimmest craft that sails tho blue,' said a cheery voice beside him. "A friend o' yourn shipped you," continued the voice, afterward proving to belong to the kind hearted second mate, "just after you'd hurt yourself fooliu' with your revolver. He said he'd promised you to, 'cause you had a sick relation or something in China, an' seeing your nnme was on the books, an' he furnishiu' plenty o' money for your nuss n', we had to take you along as we'd agreed. Now go to sleep, au' you'll be well before you know it." Sam had plenty of timo to think out many knotty problems during the weary weeks tint followed. ".Mebbe I war a trille shiftin' an' on-casy-likc for scch a woman as Missus," ho said suddenly aloud one day. ' 'F ever 1 git back, I'm blamed 'f I don't start a new count thet'll please her. But won't tho boys open their eyes when they hear about this!" When the clock struck one on the day Mi-sus watched Sam disappear down the dusty road, she took up her dinner nnd sat grimly down to her solitary meal. That finished, true t her word, she cleared away tho things and went on with her work. Evening came, but brought no signs of the absent ram. When bed time ar rived ihe rose, shut up the house aud went wrath ully to bed. She unlocked the door in the morning, smiling to herself as she wondered where Sam hnd spent the night after finding the house securely fastened nga'nst him. "He'll be along in plenty time for breakfast, with another errant ter do in town shi:llcss crcetur!'' the thought. About noon a neighbor drove into the yard behind the old white mare. They had caught her, h ! said, straying nluno over Kingslow downs, but Sam was no where to bo found. The few drops of blood in the bottom of the wagon, how ever, hinted at a grave explanation of his mysterious disappearance, nnd when, a week later, tho unrecognizable body of a mnu was discovered a short distance from where the horso wai found, no room for doubt was left in any mind, even iu the most reluctant one of Missus herself. From tho day that tho fact of Sam's death became evident to her, she with drew wholly from the society and sym pathy of her neighbors, nnd shut herself up alone with her tiresome aud persis tent rejections. That one half wish kept ringing in her aching cars: "Ef lie never cumrhack; cf he never cjtnback!" And it was wonderful how great the number of things she found herself obliged to do during tho day that Sam, she remembered now, had unassertingly done nnd left ready to her hand. I.'ay after day dragged themselves slow ly across tho burning blue and dis appeared in weeks "and months. Tho nltcrnoon sun lay aslant tho kitchen floor, where Missus sat knitting sad re grets iuto her winter's work. It was easy to see that these months had mellowed and softened her severe nature. She was thinking as she had thought many times before, with, per haps, a touch moro of self-reproa -h now in the thought. "Ef I hedu't h.V ben so ha'sh with him mebbe things would h i' gone better. A man can't bo tied to pots au' tubs an' on' one spot a hit squar', the way u woman kin, au' stay satisfied, I sposc. Though I never thought on't thet way then. Ef he could only kum back now, he,d find things dillercnl I reckon. An' he might go to town now an' tbeu in reason." Footsteps were heard crunching their way up the xvalk to the kitchen door. There was a moment's hesitation, then some one knocked, ami as Missus rote uncertainly, filled with vague, undefined expectation, the door was opeued wido and a man stood iu tho do irway. "Sam!" was all she said, as sho stretched out both trembling hands to ward him, but there was a look of lov ing joy in her face such si Sam had never seen before iu ull the davs of his married lite ".Missus," he stammered, "I I furgot ter git tho water but I brung the eight cent cotton!" Detroit Free Vn$a. Flowers in Icy Prison. A big bunch of "jacks" and tea rocs frozen into a cylinder of ice drew the cyo of many a Broadway rounder to a suiinv window on the unner rlnltn Hoses and ico are two good things sel dom seen iu immediate onjuuetiou. ! The symmetrical ice block was about I eighteen by ten inches and round as a mathematician could have wished. It had evidently been iu a mold which in ! turn had beeu in a patent refrigerator, and the perfection of the process was sueli that the (lowers immersed iu the mold full of water had been frozen solid before they had a (banco to xvilt. Along the delicate greet of thestems the ice needless formed a beautiful fringe, each ietal had a waxy immobility, and thu hearts of the buds looked as solid as marble. AVu York W'urUl. When you come right down to the fueU iu the case, it's the loose-tittiug straw hat that shows which v tho wind I blows! At.' r it fcc'u. SELECT SIFTIXGS. A league is throe miles. The Astors own 8000 buildings in New York city. A day's journey is thirty-three and one-eighth miles. A baby has been born In Chicago weighing jti9t ono pound avoirdupois. A pound of pennies Is worth A pounit of five cent pieces is worth 1 15.1.30. A Now York coroner recently narrow ly escaped death from sniffing at a bottle from which a suicide had taken prussh: acid. Snow is imitated for theatrical pur poses by spreading out white cotton, ever which pulvcii.ed mica has been strewn. Baltimore is crowing over her three carrier pigeons, which flew 300 miles in a littlo over six hours, and so broko the record for that distance. A monster frog swallowed a chicken at Oconee, Ga , the other day, Bud seemed to be relishing the bite immense ly when the owner killed him. Mr. Dye, of Jcssup, Ga.. has a cow that is "perfectly hairless throughout Spring and Summer, and only puts ou her coat at the beginning of tho Fall. Among tho descendants of Thomas I'lantagenct. Duke of Gloucester, fifth ion of Edward III., was Stephen J. Penny, who xvas not many years ngo sexton at St. George, Hanover S puare, London. During tho drill of sailors nboard tho steamer Forest City at Iloston recently, they ran from a point between decks, unfastened tho lifeboats and lowered them into tho water in tho remarkably quick time of ono miuute and fourteen seconds. A novel letter was received by a guest at a Cleveland hotel the other day from New York. It was written on a gentle man's linen cuff, witli the address on the reverse side. A l-cnt stamp was attached, and it arrived at its destina tion the same ns an ordinary pistal card "Tho name "Jo-Jo," at present degraded to tho use or theuog-facert boy of the dime museums, was originally coined by the popular Swedish ppet, .lohnnn Jolin (1S18-041, and u?ed by him as a pseudonym, under which he composed dramas and conudies for tho New llieatre of ctockuolm. Charley Lee, better known as "Whist line Charlcv." who died in Cincinnati the other dav, xvas one of the odd char acters of that city. Although eighty-six vous old.ho pushed his handcart around almost to the day of his death, nnd his shrill xvhiBtle could be heard for a block. He had a mania for rings and his lingers were covered xvilli them. The pretty daughter of a Columbus, Ohio, preacher is in a bail fix. She l as eaten pickles until she has dwindled from two hundred to sixty pounds, fcdio can no longer eat. Her tong 10 is as dry nnd hard as a piece ( f leather, nnd her physic'ans say that tho interior of her stomach is as hard and smooth as the surface of polished glass. The young lady is only sixteen years old. A lover of tho "curious in numbers" has arrived at some interesting facts about Berlin. Tho city has 210 miles of streets, so that a person might walk ten days in the capital without retrac ing his steps. If the 1,400,000 inhabit ants should inarch in double file they would form a line nearly 150 milet in length. If the citizens should determine to Btart upon a journey at the same time, all the cars of Germany xvou Id accommo date but two-thirds of the number. A resident of Corey, Ohio, owns a rare curiosity. It is a 1 bill, conti nental, currency. On it is xvhat is known as the wild hog seal a crude cut of a wild hog; while to its left is tho following: "This bill entitles the bearer to receive four Spanish-milled dollars, or the value thereof iu gold or silver, according to a resolution of Con gress passed at Philadelphia, February 17, 177ti. Signed, John Howard." Another signature appears, but it is too much defaced to bo made out. Abolishiug Slavery in ttrazil. The events of the past week in connec tion with the passage of tho abolition act have been unusually exciting in character. There was almost no op position nnd very little oratoiy, nnd every vole was attended by the abolition societies and large numbers of spectators. Tho Senate decided upon a Sunday session to pass tho bill, which was at tended by hundreds of excided, enthus astic people. The Princess Pegent also arranged to come .lown from I'etropolis on the same day to sign thu bill. The streets of the city were gay xvith bunting, nnd the news nper o licet of ltua do Ouvidor were elegantly decorated with flags and flower. Processions carrying banners nnd preceded by bauds of music paraded tho streets, cheering our col leagues of tho press and giving vivas for liberty, the imperial family and the abolition leaders. At II o'clock : M. the Princess llegent arrived nt tho city palace, where nn immense crowd had congregated to sui t tho final act iu the abolition of Brazilian slavery. 'Ihe engrossed copy of the law xvas signed at ;!. 1 i i-. M., the princess usiug a pen richly set xvith diamonds, which xvas provided fov the occasion by a popular subscription, lleuewed vivas were giveu ou the announcement that the act had become law, und the crowd slowly dis- iersed. Tho streets, however, remained nil of people uutil a Into hour of the night, torchlight processions were organ ised, and m any ollices and private resid ences were illuminated. The whole alfair passed oir xvith perfect order aud good temper. Ilia ile Jiiif iro JVt'ry. Chaining a Buy to a I. iom. Instructions have beeu giveu from Dublin to tho police to makes inquiries as to the cases of alleged cruelty against hand-loom weavers iu the neighborhood of i.urgau. In the o llcuil report of the Hand Loom Weavers' Association it was alleged that a child was chained to tho loom by his father, .'times Douglass. Douglass replied to the allegations made by thu committee, and says: "Having t.ied every legitimate lueius of restrain ing Irm without cifect, 1 at last resorted to tho plau of putting a chain round each ankle over woolen socks uud fast ening them by means of a hanging lock to each oue, so that be could not run be yond my reach, but 'hey were not chained together, nor were they fastened to a loom or anything else lumfoii FISHING FOR MACKEREL CUNNINO APPLIANCES FOR EH- 6NARINO THIS WARY FISH. A Large Proportion of the Food of Humanity Furnished by this Rpecles of tbe Tinny Tribe. The mackerel fishing business of the American coast cmolovs some two hundred vessels and 2'(K) men. The an nual catch ranges from 80,000 to 40(1,000 barrels, and the estimated value of the fishisfrom $1,00,000to$t,0(H,ii00. Tho vessels neaily all are built and owned in New England, and their cruising ground extends-from thecapesof Virginia to the gulf of St. Lawrence. J he usli, winch range in weight from three pounds downward, make their np pearance during April, swimming north ward always in schools and by the third week In .MBy they make their entrance into their favorite feeding-grounds in Massachusetts bay. The more adventur ous grsdua'ly work their way farther north, until midsummer finds them in the cool waters of Mount Desert, the bay of Fundy, and the St. Lawrence gulf and not inf reqtiently the cod fishermen on the banks of Newfoundland see them breaking the water in their airy, grace ful fashion. Then begins tho southward movement and by October the last s hool has passed Cape Cod, and the fishery is over for tho winter. When a school of mackerel is descried by a vessel's crew tho great seine-boat, which is invariably iu tow, is hauled alongside nnd nil on board but two get into it. One of tho two boards the unall flat-botto.iie I boat, the dory, and the other, who is the cook, remainf in charge of the schooner. The large boat, manned by eight or ten stalwart men, and laden with the seine, rows away with all speed in the dire t ion in which the fish aro traveling in order to head them oil. When in the proper place the end of the seiue is p issed to tbe man in the dory, who remains ns nearly station ary as possiblo while the larger boat de scrioes a circle "paying out'' the seine as it goes. The seine, which is a bngol network, is weighted wi;h lead on the bottom, so that it sinks ns it is dropped, forming a perpendicular fence, ns it wore, around the fish. Tho upj cr edgt of the seine is buoyed at the surface by cork floats. When the larger boat rejoins the dory tbe purse line which bound! the bottom of the seine is quickly reeved through ihe thimbles around the top, nnd nil bauds begin hauling it in. Thl ieult is (unless the school has taken alarm and escaped) that the thousaudi of fish which were but just now sporting nt freedom are inclosed in a bag frouc which there is no possiblo egress, hlowlj out without fail the pursing goes on, and soon the fishermen arc nblo to set the value of their prize. Thero are th fi-h-- large and small mixed in a strug gling mass, their beautiful sides spark ling iu the sun as they leap sometime! a thousand barrels of them, nnd not often less thin a hundred. ' The cook his, by this time, brought tho vessel alongside the boat and the freighted seine is made fast to tho rail. A xvhip it made and the lUh are scooped from tin seine by tho barrelfull and thrown upon the vessel's deck; which, as may be easily guessed, soon becomes nlive with the leaping, panting, frightcucd prison ers. ' . . . S ' if the vessel be engaged iu market fishing, sail is at once made fur the nearest p it nnd the fsh arc disposed o: to tho wholesale dealers; if, however, she is what is technically termed i "snlter," all hands i.t once go about packing the fish. Tho barrels are hoist d up from below and emptied of their salt The men take their statious along the sides nnd tho xvork begins. There is no xvaiting for tho fish to die. With oni cut ot the knife each one is split length wise (tho entrails are thrown overboard; and are thrown' iuto a cask filled wilt sea water. After soaking nnd losing their blood the lish aro barreled a layci of snlt nnd a layer of fish the barreli are headed up and stowed below, aud, provided the vessel's capacity is not ex l.austcd, search is begju for nnothei school. Tho look-out is kept up bj night as well as by day, for tlio phos phoresccnt gleam of the fish is discern i'.ilc to tho practiced eye though a mile away. The dressing of fish is also car ried on at uight, and the writer mucin bus, one night last summer, seeing twelve vessels' crews o f Capo Ann cu gaged in this work by the light of lun tcrn hung in tho rigging. The marketing of tho freshly-caught mackerel is often attended by lively scenes. When tho supply on shoro it light the incoming vessel is watched xvith eager eyes by the dealers on th( wharves. Mr. "Skipper" knows tlu situation outside, lliey know the condi tion of tho market, and the play ol shrewdness which attends tho meeting of these sharp tradois is full of amuse mcnt to the spectator. The skipper tan, of course, only guess at the state of the trade on shore, but ho knows what luck other vessels nre having with the list nnd how soon tli' y make their appear ance iu port. The dealers base theii p:iccou the market; he bases his ou the data at command, nnd often "standi oil"' until cxtraordiuary otfers arc made for Lis fish. The crews of all the ve s-eb being paid a share of the season's pro 'its, tlu ir efforts aro at all times unabated, and it ut unfrequently happens that I crew is fortunate enough to divide if'iul or 101 as tho result of twinty-foui hours' work. On the other baud, wliou the market is glutted, thellsli fie juentlj bring littlo mure than the cost of the ice iu which ll.ey are packed. One ol tho best "streaks of lortuuc" which crew ever struck was a couple of jean ago when a small craft, iu a season ol scarcity, landed a fare in llostou, obtain ing a first class price and then, setting saii for h me, ran across a barrel school i.i the lower harbor (where thest fish very rarely coiuci and, capturing them all, put about and sold them be foie sundown at a similarly high ligure, thus earning f loon between kuurise and sunset. CUi'ii'jo Timet. I'hasrsius (at greenhouse) "What aro you going to do with tho cutting, Dingall.yf" Dingolby "l'ako it home to Mrs. D., my boy." I has.c sius "Ah, 1 see. You intend to give your wife the slip, as it were.' Detroit free I'ras. It has been estimated that during growth Indian coin draws thirty-six times its weight of water from the soil, HOtSEHOLl) AFFAIRS; Iltlincmade Hlott' Birch bark, or the pilpo nl tates it so admirably, makes u iildome surface for decoration. Covers for blot ters are also made pf mounted photog raphed 10X13 inches in size. The back cover may be of plain, still cardboard, and the leaves of blotting paper laid be tween tho covers arc an inch or two smaller, nnd held in place by ribbon bows. At any obliging bookseller's the holes through which to slip the conne t ing ribbon will be punched by an ordi narily obliging dealer much more satis factorily than with the scissors. A pretty blotter his the gray-blue covers decorated with a group of natural autumn leaves carefully gummed in place witli a knot of narrow ribbon tacked upon the stents. Ihtro'l Frtt l'Tt$. rtlll.lng Pea Pods. Dr. .Tacobscn is authority for a ready method of utili.ingthe delicious mnrroxv that lies among tho fibers of tho pea pod, and which is sweeter and bcttet than the peas themselves, which, when of the best sorts and at their best, arc the first of nil vegetables for fine flavor, tenderness, succulence and nutritious ncss. So save for uss all the tender sweet pulp of the shells, separated from the troublesome liber which prevents their use with tho seeds in most sorts ol peas. Dr. .Incobscn directs to boil the shells well in water, to which has been added a little carbonate of soda; then strain through a cloth, and, after adding some sugar to tho liquid, boil it down till thick. The extract thus obtained will keep for any length of time without becoming mouldy, and a tcaspoonful of it added to a bowl of soup gives to it the flavor of fresh green peas, besides add ing to its material quality. JVtco York Mar. Housekeeping In Oltlcn Times. A writer has collected some facts about ve olden time housekeeping, who asks: How does the housekeeping nt this hJut f lull Ol writing compare wuu uiuv vi ivu years ngof Mrs. Papcndiek, in bet "Journal of Court Life in the time ol George III. and queen Charlotte," whic h I have before me, men' ions many curious facts ns to domestic conomy of lT8t. Tho dinner hour was 2 v. ii., oi for company at :) r. m. Tho dishes and cooking were very much the same a those iu middle-class houses now. Malt liquor, cider and perry were the ordinary drinks at dinner, port nnd Madeira be ing put on the table along with the slight dessert. "If tho gentlemen wished tn make a drinking bout, which was often the case, it began after supper." l ew families had more than two female servants. Poonis were very plainly furnished, and ornaments were kept in closets or chests, to be brought out only on state occasions. Little silver xvas in daily use. Silver foiks were only seen in the hou-es of nobles and foreign em bassadors. Forks bal three prongs. Knives had broad ends for eating peal or catching up gravy, as dessert spoons were unknown. Yet thero xvas a much refinement in feeling as now, modern fashion in comfort and luxury having gradually changed. The price of mut ton or beef in 17MH wus 10 cents f pound; bread 8 cents or 10 cents E ciuarter loaf; eggs in spring, 0 cents t elozcn; foxvls, HO cents n pair; loaf sugar. 11 cents a pound. Wages of house maids were to $10, or 8 guineas, with '3 for tea or beer. Washing xvas always done at home. .S L utii H iyi'n . Itcclpcs. BrTTERXin.K Pik. Ono pint of butter milk, ono nnd one half cups of sugar, ono table-spoonful of butter, three ol flour, four eggs; flavor with lemon unci nutmeg; bako with lower cru-t. Tj Dukss Citi miiirs. (Jather ol buy from market early, peel, and put o-j ice until dinner; then slice as thin a possible aud put with sliced onions o i a dish. Salt and pepper freely, pour a cur; of vinegar over them, and lay ice on top. Piiuxk Pik. First make a nice rru t line a pie-plate xvith crust, till in w th i lnycr of pitted prunes, ono tablespoon ful of vinegar, enough of tho juice tc just cover Ihe prunes, a few bits of but ter, n littlo flour, nnd sugar to tastu top crust. Aiti.k Jei.i.y C.xkf. Ono cnlTee cur of sugar, ono half cup of butler, two eggs beaten separately, one cup of indk, threeciips of liour and two teaspoons ol baking powder; beat well; bake in three layers; while hot spread tho apple jelly between and sprinkle powdvrc I sugai over the top. Potato S ri. Cook as many potntoc as nre needed in salt and water, drain them and wash flue, thiuthciu wiihbn I ing xvatcr, and pass the mixture through a sieve, boil a leek and add it to the soup, as xvell as some flower browned slightly in butter, and cook for liv.' oi ten minutes, .lust b.'furo serving add the yolk cf an egg. OisTi.u 1'i.axt Fin n i ns. Make n batter of two eggs, a half i up of milk nnd a little salt, pepper and Hour enough for a thin batter; scrape the roots and throxv nt once into cold xvatcr. When all aro scraped, grute with a coarsi grate r; chop the grated root at onc e iuto tbe batter. Drop by the spoonful iuto hut fat; fry brown and drain iu a colander. . . Yki.i.hxv C vim vi K Pic k i.i:. One peck cabbage, quartered : put a layer cd catibage, then'one of .suit ; let it ieina:u all night, thi n squeeze and put on the fire, cover xvith vinegar and boil one hour; then, ns tho xinegar is apt to be salty, take fre-h; aid four chopped onions, one ounce of tumeric, one gill blac k pe pper, onegili celery seed, a few cloves, one table-spoonful allspice, a few pieces of ginger, one-half ounce mace, two pounds of sugar, four tablespooni made mustard: boil one hour longer. When it is cold it is ready tor the table. Spider Versus Hectic. A big spider was placed on a nek in the centre of au aquarium in a recent ex periment, und a larva of a water beetle put near. The beetle promptly seized tbe spider and pulled it into the water, but after a sharp struggle tho spider broke away and escaped. The beetle eooi afterward renewed th'! attack, and fast filed itself on tho spider by its pine -ri. The spider also got a good hold, and the duel resulted iu the death of both. It ii saiU that if two of tbe larva- aro placed in tho same aqariuut they will fight until ono or the others is dead, and the vict ji will decapitate tho dead one, . THE MAID ON THE BEACH. Chiming a dream by the way With ocean's rapture and roar, I met a maiden to-dny t Walking alono on the shore; " Walking in maiden' wise,' Modest and kiwi and fair, 1 The freshness of spring in her eves And the fullness of spring in her hair Cloud-shadow and scudding sunburst Went swift on the floor of the sea, And a mad wind was romping its worst, But what was their magie to me! What the charm of the midsummer sklesf I only saw she was theM, A dream of the sea In her eyes And the kiss of the sea in her hair. I watched her vanish in spaee; Y, ' She came where I walked no more; But something had pas-Jed of her grace ' r , To the spell of the wave and the shore And now, as the glad stars rise, She conies to me rosy and rare, The delizht of the wind in hor eyes And the hand of the wind in her hair. London Sptctalor, ' it. HI JIOK OF THE HAY. Plane people Tho carpenters. A bouncing baby A rubber doll. A shaky business Chucking diet ' A party organ seldom gets out of tuns. A fast horse The one that is hitched. . Old maids are not favorable to ad ages. A well meaning man One who digs one. The sphere of the weather prophet Atmosphere. . p - The typewriter is the only woman who takes kindly to dictation., A buckwheat cake and n homo run de pend largely upon the butter. , A yacht can stand on a tack without swearing. Few men can. Button CoUrier. One would think that mod men had struck their calling when they hear tho dinner bell. . For a man to think he will live for ever is the mistake of a man's lifetime. l'icatuic. When n grocer retires from business he weighs less than he did before. Amerinin Ilebreie. It doesn't bother ft lawyer to see break ers ahead that is, it they are law-break--crs. Xurtli tccxteni. The cat is versatile, and if you give her a chance she'll become ft lap-a-dairy. Yotkers Omet'e. An old whaleman, being asked if ho admired the harp, said yes, if it was a harpoon. A'eio York Star. "Throw a big stone at that cat, moth er," said tho sick boy, "or, in other words, 'Hock mo to sleep.'" A (iypsy Lore Society has been formed in Louclou. Is there any lower society than a C5ypy, anylfbw.' aitlimi. Now that tho Sultan of Muscat is dead, what will become of the poor lit tlo Muskittens ? Sue 31r.fc Dispatch. "Give me a light lunch," said a travel er in a Kussian railway restaurant. Ancl they brought him a tallow candle. UUd Moil. Mrs. Fpton Flatte "What are you dusting tho furniture with, Bridget ?" Bridget "Wiv tl.er dust-pnu, mum, what else ?" The war cloud that has been hanging; over Europe for several years must be tiicd by this time. It ought to take a rest. .sijtiitt1. i, A square meat may be served on a round tablo without causing a premature explosion of tho canons of good taste. AVw York Fun. ' "Shoot folly as it flics" ia good enough for a winter quotation. The summer rendition is: "--hoot flics as they follow." Life. In his hours of relaxation from work on the motor Mr Kecly devotes his t.mo to a patent toboggan that will slido up hill. -Vtic York Hun. I saw a cow-slip through the fence, , A house-tty in a store; I saw a woodchuek up the road. And a stone-pick oj the floor. C'lVrWctnd Ileraltl An old man pretending to bo reading in a car does not mean to look over his glasses at tho pretty girls opposite. If he does it is au oversight on his part. I'irttyune. i Tho tenor in a fashionable church choir found to his horror that his voice all at once became unpleasantly thick. He I Eiraincii n, out wiiuoui any goou eueei. Acer lurK J r I'm lie. , Dealer "That lint's worth two dollars nnd a half, but I will let you, as a friend, have it for two dollars." Brown "All right; but say, Iho fifty cents goes with the hat, don't it(" .'. From His standpoint: llutherfor.l (of New York) "Ever been Hast before!" Goldgato (of San Francisco) "Oh, yes! I passed several days in Salt Luke City three years ago." J i I-Hit. "What havo you in the shape of oranges:" asked a customer at tho Com posite Store in a rural town. "Base balls and doughnuts." was tho response. "Which'll you havef" Ac; c York '. 1 ir. Daniel Wilson, of tho University of Toionto, bns declined a knighthood. Ho has no intention of giving some irieereut students an opportunity to cull him a ".-ircuss." .Ycie Yuri World. "It is a pity," said an Irish laborer the other day, as be mopped his brow; 'it's a pity that we cau't have the cowld weather iu the summer and the hot weather iu tho w inter." Hotlvii t'vurUr. it does uot require anything ex traordinary in tho way of intellect to shoe a horse, but thero is a fortune in store for a man who can shoo a fly so that the little pest will stay shod. Ilirper't ll'izitr. Mabel (a strunger in town ) "Is Maude Hilly a girl who cares very much for stylo." Mamie "Myle? 1 should think o. Why, they say tho alTcctcd thing eats her very meals olf a fashion plate. Ai ir linen .V r. W hen pretty, jiouting lips suy"iio," lii n't k" And blow Your bruins all out to simply show How ih' you're pleuigod iu mental woe An 1 pain. Hut hi I in Cupid's ambush lie, Nor cry, Nor suh, .Nor mv all jov has passed you by, And when a ehaucd is olfered, try Aauc. Merchant Traveler, i
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