THE FOREST REPUBLICAN
Ii published averj Wtdne tAwj, bf
J. E. WENK.
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BLM ITREET, TlOfs'ESTA, fa,
Term. l. 00 per Year.
No inhKriptlnni received for 1 ihorter perlcrd
Inan three months.
Onrrreponelenre ollclteel from ill parti of tlio
country. No nolle will be Ukea of anonymous
aiiluslcatlon
Tho famous broiul of Turin, knejjvn m
Ornssini, through its inventor, is ft pecu
liar feature of fonffgn life lately intro
duced hero by a Swiss cook.
Tlio licv. Nathan Smith, of Ack worth,
Ca., has preached tho Compel for more
tlun fifty years. Ho is ft well-preserved
old gentleman of seventy fiyo.
An autopsy on the body of Nelson
I co, who was killid in ( harlcsloon, W.
Yt., a short time ngo, allowed that his
i '-.;rt was situ'i cd on lie right side of
Vis breast.
Catsaro found to bo tho best extermi
nators of rabbit in New Zealand. Tlicy
do great havoc among tho 'young ones,
in d in some sections scarcely a rabbit is
in be seen.
Parisians have been nm as'ng them
Ncs wilh ft "Ham Fair," at which
oths were tilled with sausages, hums
.d lard, and nre now enjoying a "din.
,vtbre:id Fair," say tho correspondents.
I lantutions of roses on ft largo scilc
are to bo establish d in tho Caucasian
provinces of Kutuis, with a view to in-
reducing there tho innnu ncturc of nttnr
f roses, for which liusshi now has to
J 'jiend upon llulgnria nud Turke.'.
1 ho llusiuti census reports state Unit
population of tho Empire is H!',
'II, 00 J. There woro 4,2:U deaths by
i lonco, r?,0')0 firc, 2:177 distilleries
;',( 0 wine and beer shops, '.Ml sugar
'iiicrics, S universities, .":t 1 Ortho
x churches, T.M7 Catholic, 70S Trot -'int,
1149 synagogues, and 3.r.
; pies.
n alien may voto in Wisconsin.
iesp:n, Alubunu, Arkansas, Colo
. Flori it, Indiana, Kansas, Loui.i
Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ore
andTc.a. 1 csideiiee in the State
tlirco months only is 10 piiicd in
'dgaii. Minnesota and tho other
re.juiro cither six or twelve mouth.
.0 other States only cit'..ens uio per
:cd to vote.
nee tho wnr, remarks tho S'i n'i !
inn, tho Vankeo sa lor lias grn lu
disappeared, thero being no more
i ment or prio money in tho life;
;h there is good reason for tho be-
Juit the fact that ho could, b .'cause of
intelligence, earn more money ashore
i much todo with his uultting the
At tho present timo tho Yankee
!i o'-war's man is almost as extinct us
dodo.
l ire than half of the people of the
led Hates-men, women ami chil
n : i wear shoci that eomo from Hoi
;. "'' it is the headquarters of the
it, Sdiistry for the whole
'. f from which tho
'M'taMe"p"TTnin: of the great iiianu-'
iring towns thereabout is dis
ntcd. The population of tln-se towns
-tiioBy ia le up of workers in tho
e shops, which turn out foot geir at
rate of nearly 100,0011,000 pairs
.ryyear.
0
'Since Mrs. ClevelaniV-nmo the
indent's . wife,'-' says Chicago
ra'J, "she has to ww loves two
os larger thorn sho woro fr sho was
irried. Her loft hand is very little if
iy larger, but tho right hand, which
.a done so much shaking in its ollicial
ij.acity,' is noticeably larger than the
other, and sho recently told a friend that
it waj impossible for her to wear her old
nurnbor in gloves. Tho sa ne is proba
bly, truo of the President, but as men
wear their gloves so much looser than
women, ho might not know it by that
means, but if ho compares his two hands
ho will-see a difference."
It bos been decided to mark tho spot
' in the old hull of tho I nite 1 Stales House
of Representatives where ex-1 resident
John tiiincy Adams, ieu a member of
the House, fell stricken with tipiiopluxy
on February 21, 181). The architect of
lie Capitol has beou able to locate the
.ttCt spot then occupied by Mr. Adams's
leskj by which ho was standing when
vTie was stricken don, and he has pre
pared a small round bronze table bearing
the inscription: ",'olm (J. Adams
February 21, lN-IV'and i'l tho tenter the
word "Here," which will be tlxed in the
tiling of the llonr. This w ill appear like
answering a roll call.
Tho NewYoi k brunch of the Hydro
graphic Ollieo of the I'nitcd States N"J
has received roports from sumo twenty
sh pcaptuius who recently sighted w ha'es
ki t he waters ncur tho coast from the
Grand Banks to Capo I I.Ttt eras. Captain
1 Owens, of tho steamship Iowa, saw eight
largo whales in one day, in noith lati-
tudo forty-two, vest longitude sixty
one. A great number of la ge wlialea
wero seen in the course of a i!a,' sail
lug by Captain Fox, of iho steamship
Istrian. Others report schools of largo
sperm whale moving in various direc
tions. The obje t of this iceoid is to
study the movements of whu'et and oilier
sea fishes. It has been ascertained that
tho temperature of the water has tin ini
portaut influence upon their movements,
aud an especial study will bo made with
mackerel, iu the hope of ascertain
ing data that will solve thequeslion why
they are so abundant one season ami so
scarce the next,
OREST
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VOL. XXL NO. 17.
SOLITUDE.
On sought a place to do a rrimn
Bo lone, not even God should be aware.
God gave his wish and drew nloof ;
Yet not alone lie found himself ill proof,
Since li is own soul was there 1
.4ro lhittn, in Scrihnrr.
THE GIRL WITir AN IDEA.
r-ehool was over, and a knot of tho
"big girls'' lingered in tho cloak-room,
whiio they indulged in girlish gossip,
llnrdly to bo called gossip, cither, for
they were discussing, with much viva
city, their hopes and plans for the
future.
"I'm going to Vnssar," announced
Hello iVo'lain, with much dignity.
"I ots of stlish girls go there, and nm
says it will help me along in society."
"You're always talking about society,
as if ours weren't good enough lor yon," -said
May Webster, with even more dig
nity thun Hello displayed. "I'm going
to btay hero until I graduate, then 1 shall
go to (he normal sc iiool, ami become a
ti in her, anil I think I shall bo ever so
much mure useful than a lady of so
ciety." I
Hullo, who was good-natured, in spite
of her vanity, laughed at little May's dig- ,
nily. as she suid :
'Well, Maysie, I guess you'll be ue-
ful whether you teach or not. What are
you girls going to do? '
"I don't havo to work," said Jean
("union," so I guo5s I'll have a good timo
till 1 get married."
" I hat's what I'd like todo,'' pensively
remiukcd a tall girl who wus curling
her bang before a cracked piece of looking-glass,
"but mamma says I've got to
bo a music te.tcher, and 1 just hate it."
"It seems to mo girls generally have
to do what they don't want to do," taid
Mollio Itamsden, illustrating her remark
by giving "iltilliou's drummer" a vicious
shake. "Here I've got to poke along at
school to see if I can't learn enough to
teach, when I desni'C grammar and
'rithmetic, and all tiicc horrid things
that 1 can't remember, and all I want in
this world is to dig around ill tho gar
den, und make things giow."
"Hut girls don't do that; it i-n't
lady-like," faid Helle. "Why, you talk
ns if you would like to work on a farm ."
"I don't wnrt to grow cabbages and
all those homely things," objected Mol
lio. "Hut I do want to grow dear little
uy roses ami lilies ami theso )uccr,
lOVcIV things that KrOW 011 trees 'V.nV Oil
somewhere where it s hot." with business-like ngility, or taking or-
"Those nre air plants," said May, UOr rc'ativc to eggs and butter with a
pro. d of her superior knowledge. "You ravo attention worthy of an expert
could never crow them, .Mollio, you'd ,.-,l -mi,,iiinn mnrph.inr Mnllin win
havo to study years and yean till yo i
Knew a'l aiiotit them.
"Somebody must grow them, or else
they wouldn't bo in the florist's window.
And I don't see w hy 1 shouldn't do it as
well ns nny one else," answered obsti
nate Mollie, us sho gathered up the de
spised school books and trotted olf.with
a boyish nod of farewell to her compan
ions." "What a boy sho is," said elegant
Helle, us sho buttoned her gloves.
"Yes, but she's so goou-natuie.l, and
real cle-.cr, though she does hate lessons,"
returned .May. "Sho knows nil about
plants and where they come from, and
le i.ciiil ers nil those great long names
that won't st.iy in my head twoseconds."
Meanwhile sturdy Mollie was trotting
home, lmusiuir only be:ore the one store
I w indow she c ould never pass w ithout a
luotruetca looK tho liotist's. Jheio
: wore the usual roses and violets a lht
mass of ilapline on a mosxv mat.
601110 s ender spikes 'of lily of the valley,
I Above, bunches of dried immortelles,
I and geometrically shaped grid-irons of
! gieen wire, which, under tho florist's
I skillful bunds, blossomed out into club-
orate designs. Mollie looked and looked,
, and wished, for tho fiftieth time, that
she had been born a boy, able to dig and
delve with a clear conscience. And then,
grasping moro (irmly the despised school
books, which persisted iu sliding out of
her hand, she started homeward with a
very sober laeo. Home, though always
a place of mutual lovo und kindliness,
whs oppressed with a shodow of anxious
enre nt th s time. .Mollie could not un
derstand tho troublo with the wisdom of
her thirteen years; she only knew that
some mysterious commodity ca led
"stoeks 'hnd suddenly become worthless.
1 bringing vrcck and rtitu to many ; that
u great Somebody had gone nbroud to
j spend a fnrlunc, whilo an army of small
Nobodies were left penniless.' Among
them' Iter father, a gentle,, dreamy man,
who hud somehow fallen behind the
ranks iu the battle of life; he had been
forced to givo up his store, even his house
itself, that ho might begin lifo again
I w ithout the shadow of a debt. A hard
1 thing for a mail of middle age, even
when aided by n wife who possessed the
New Knglund quality we call "faculty,"
and an ambitious little daughter who was
burning to distinguish herself by her
usefulness. Advised bv his clear-witted
wife, instead of attempting business on a
more ambitious scale, ho had made u be -
ginning iy supplying country produce
to his old customers.
Mollie entered the house in rather a
depressed mood ; lilies and roses soemcd I
further off than ever, and she took her i
mother's kiss of greeting rather sadly. !
After putting uwuy her hat aiulcoat. uml
indulging iu a slight lunch -consisting !
of a cruller, two pickles, and an npple '
tliu sat down to her books, attacking ho
algebra w illi a vigor which teemed to I
i ir j i nib ' and V as a personal:
enemy.
Supper was rather a silent inenl, for ;
Mr. b'iimsdcu looked tired out, und Mrs. I
lium-den was usually u silent woman, j
Tho meal was almost over, when Mr. I
Kamsden said to bis wife: j
"I'm afraid I shull have to get some 1
help pretty soon, for I can't do my out- I
of town marketing and deliver orilers to I
my customers, too. I must get some re- i
liable boy to drive out with the orders."
"That will be another expeuse," du- j
biously returned his wife, "but I don't j
sec how you can avoid it." ,
"Ho needn't be a very large boy," con-
tinned Mr. I amsden, "but he must be ,
honest ami energetic." 1
"1 apa, am I honest and energetic?" i
aked Mollio, with deep emphasis.
"Why, daughter, what's troubling j
you ?'' asked her father, with a smile. j
'Won't yon try mo instead of a boy t j
I do so want to help you." she continued,
breathlessly, "und 1 shall have to go to j
school for years ami years before 1 can I
leach, und men perhaps noi Know
i. -.11 1 1. . T
enougu ujicr ni, nun jruu auvw i euu
TIONESTA, 1'A.,
drive about On errands didn't I do it
often for ymj when you had your store?"
"Why, Mollio:'' exclaimed her mother,
reprovingly.
"Little daughter, do you suppo c, poor
as I am, that I want you to do boy's
work?" said her father.
Hut wilful Mollic was not to bo re
pressed by sin h nn argument: she pleaded
for her net idee which, truth to tell,
she had been revolving in her busy little
bead for some time until her parents
finally agreed that sho should tnko upon J
her the n lb n of errand irirl ns 8 ion as
her the o li o of errand girl ns s ion ns
vacation time rnme. During tiio in'er
vcninir months sho must Work industri-
ou-lv at her books; rather a disappoint- i
I ment to Molly, who hud hoped for nj
I more speedy delivery from her irksomo
tasks. Vou see, Mollio was not a book
i heroine; though bright and energetic, I
I she whs ns wilful ns her own curly locks,
l which no comb could reduce to order, '
i anil in her young days she bated every '
book, save the one gn at volume nature
: spreads before us, with every changing
season. Hut sho ha 1 a tenacity of pur-,
pose few girls possess; the work she
wished to enter upon was but tho first
step toward a final purpose, so she went
back to her books with renewed deter
I ruination, until her parents congratulated
i them elves with the mistaken idea that
she had forgotten all ahout her odd fancy.
I Hut she hail not forgotten it, and sho
camo dancing in after school, on thcclos
ing day, w.th an air of exuberant gaiety
i which her mother could easily account
' for.
"Please, ma'am, will you give the er
rand boy a jumble," sho begun, giving
her mother an ciiorg tic hug as she spoke.
Tin glad you are happy, child, sai'l
Mrs. Kainsdcn, rnther seriously, "but
what do you suppose the other girls will
think of your fancy"
"Why, of course they all think it's
nice for me to help father," responded
Mollie, unconcernedly, "all except Hello,
and she doesn't count, 'cmnc sho thinks
everything is utihid.vlikc except sitting
around iu line clothes and doing art
needlework."
"Well, it's a (pieer way to spend your
vacation, ihild," said her mother, "but
you'll make up for it by working extra
haul nt your books when schools begins
again."
Mollie smiled to liere(f, for she had
decided in her own. mind that her re
lease from school would be final, but she
did not contradict her mother. And as
time pas-ed on, people became accus
tomed to the sight of a bright-fa ed
girl with n ma s of rampant brown hair,
,.; in n,l not nfmlnlivxrv wnmin
wouderfully improved, everybody said;
sho had lost her boyish angularity of
manner, nnd she actually displayed some
interest in books, to her mother's great
nstouish.ncnt. And she was so bright
and helpful, so full of ideas and enthusi
asm, that even dignified Helle, whose
ambitions began to tend toward that in
dclinite Woman's Sphcro w hich is al
ways written in cnpituls, invited her to
one of her own particular luncheons.
Hut as Mr. Hamsdcn's prosperity in
creased, so that hired help Lccarae a ne
cessity nnd a right, Mollio was seized
with tho fear that she might, after all,
be shorn of her dignity ns a business
woman, nnd brought bac'.i to her old
prospects; a scholar now n teacher in
lhe future. She had not by any means
into the florist's window as' much as
she had manured to strike up
intance with the big, good-1
foiirietor o.' that enchanting i
place, i-o, when one morning she re-
ceived tho news of her retirement from !
octivc business, and was told very teu-
der.y, it is true that sho must procure
for school again, she took the informa
tion very quietly, and asked leave to
go out for a w alk. Her request granted,
she trottod down street, until she came
to the fascinating window, gay now
with big roses and starry narcissus. She
stood looking nt the flowers for a min
ute or two, trving to regain her flutter
ing breath; then walked boldly in to
where stout Mr. Colby stood bunching
buds und blossoms into dinner favors.
"Well, Miss Flora, have yon conio to
help us ulongi" asked tho florist, wilh a
paternal anile.
"Oh, 1 wish I could!" her carefully
irepared speech slipping entirely out of
icr mind, as such things have an ex
asperating habit of doing. "Mr. Colby,
do you don't you waut a girl to sweep
upaud stem flowers, and do little things
in tho greenhouse?"
"Well, 1 don't know about wanting
nnw irirl " nnawnrprl Mr filltw with n
comfortable chuckle, "but l' think I
want you. I've been watching you for
a year past, and I like thy way you skip
iu and out of tho wagou. You look like
business, and you seem fond of our line,
so I'm ready enough to try you. Thougu
1 guess folks w ill think it queer at first,
for there isn't another florist iu town
who employs girls."
Oh, .Mr. ( olbv! if I don t work and
I do my best'' and hero Molly choked
down soino hysterical tears, and turned
a deep crimson with her mingled feel
ings.
Well, you just talk it over with
your folks, and if they're willing, why,
I guess they know I'd do tho fair thing
by you," responded tho stout I'.orUt, us
he initialed a poor rose wilh a ideen of
wire so us to twist tho stem the way it
didu't wuiit to go.
Mollie renewed her thanks, und then,
after a brief survey of the sunshiny
greenhouses, which sho already looked
upon with the calmly critical eye of a
professional, she sturled home, enriched
by a little nosegay of Homan hyacinths
and Mario Louise violets.
That evening the e was a lengthy dis
cussion in tho itmnsden houscho d. Poor
Mrs. Kamsden, sho wanted to drill Mollie
into a prim little school ma'am, aud here
was her perverse duckling taking to tho
water in spite of muternul wishes! As
for the father, lie saw where Mollie's
talents, as well as inclinations lay, and
after a quiet talk w ith Mr. Colby, and
some very good advice to Mollie, the
would-be florist begun her apprentice
sir p.
Mollio lost a good many illusions during
the next fow months. Sho learned that
iot try and seutiimuit count for lit tlo, hard
work aud practical knowledge for much,
and there were times wheu she wi-hed
that inassacreing aphides and capturing
uiculy bus-'s were not a part of the triple.
And sho was in much tribulation over
her "Making up. it was soino years
a . .
j ago mm iiu umP'!!"10 uorisi begun her J
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1888. S1.50 PER ANNUM.
Career, and at that timo ft flbral desir
must l,e made ns smoothly as if tho flow
ers were ironed into plft'c. Mollis"
Wanted to tit them together in loose
artistic grouping, and Mr. Colby Cruelly
railed her work "scraggy."
Mollio was a tall girl of twenty when
sho foinicd the bold idea of beginning
work on her own account as n grower of
(lowers; she Was accomplished ih prac
tice ns wull as theory by this time, and
her first greenhouse,!! very nioUest struc-
ture, gave her a fragrant crop that sho
was fully nblfl to harvest. That singlo
house crow as well as tho flowers, and it
gradually became known that tho quiet
woman llorist possessed taste that made
her decorations "perfect dreams," as the
girls say.
Nowadays if you go to the western
town where Mollio made her start in
life, you will see ft handsome store or
rather, studio, for it is not by any means
an ordinary, everyday "store" bearing
tho sign "Mary Hamsdcn, Floral Aitist."
There is nn imposing lange of glass, ond
a large staff of workers, men and women
both, and o cr them nil presides wilful
Mollie, now ncultured womanof gracious
presence. We bear often of self made
men; here is a self mndo woman, who
followed her bent until she had attnined
a full measure of success. And if wo
cannot ail bo Mollio Hamsdens, every
girl umong us has tho possibility of a
career if it is only to keep house and
sew on buttons better than any one else.
t'Uiv-ltinc.
Life in the Halinuiiis.
Sponging has all the attractions of a
gambling adventure. Should tho cruise
bo successful, the profits nro large;
cuough money may be mndo in a short
time to insure the enjoyment of mouths
of idleness. And idleness is a real lux
ury when a man can recline under the
shade of his own gunvu or orange tree,
aud have the latest news from tho pass
ing neighbors ns they saunter along,
their fanners (round flat baskets of palm
leaves) piled with glowing tomatoes,
largo green avocado pears, or red one!
vcl.ow iiepncrs, for sale in town orelso
chew sugar cane or smoke a pipe, as the
spirit moves him, taking no thought for
the morrow, which is pretty sure to bo
sunny and balmy us to-day. Dwellers
in the dark a id sombre north can hardly
realize the charm nnd joyousness thnt
seem to rndiato fioin earth aud air in tho
lotm-eating southern climes. The mero
sense of existence becomes in itself a
happiness; one can understand what
; animals probably feci in pleasant pas
' turcs on brilliant days. Then, as the
sun sioks slowly downward, the golden
heaven glows over a rejoicing earth,
flushing every moment into richer
beuuty beneath the departing rays, while
rosy beams of light streaming upward
like so many auroras is a singular and
very bcaut'lul ellect often to be seen in
a llahaina sunset. When the sun has
sot new beauties appear, o ery bush and
tussock becoming nlive with thousands
of fireflies; and when a silvery green
moon ri-cs in the calm deep s;.: phire
sky, it is dillicult to decide whether
night or day be tho more full of loveli
i ness. Hesidcs the tiro flies, a fire beetle
j -one of tho Elytra is a singular insect
j with a brilliant green phosphorescent
light proceeding from two ro nd spots
on the thorax, added to which, when
I excited, tho insect has the power to
' emit a reg itiir blaze of light from tho
segments of lhe abdomen, of such
l brilliancy that one ca:i read by its light,
i In Cuba ladies fasten these elvtra ns
! ornaments in their hair, or let them Hash
! beneath the folds of tho tulle dresses.
yinUetnth V nlur;'.
Tho Leaping Suliuou f Canada.
The salmon rivers of Canada are all
streams of swift currents, whirling rapids
land high falls. Tho salmon scans to
make its way up thce streams with as
much ease as ho moves down. One of
the sights in the vicinity of Quebec is
tho salmon leaping at tho Falls of I.o-
I vetto, aud during .July many persons as
I semblo there to seo it. The fads are a
I succession of steep tumbles and tho water
j rushes over the rocks with great velocity.
The salmon gather at the foot of the
lower tumble, and, with marvellous leaps
up the very face of the rushing waters,
make their wuv to the summit without
apparent dilliculty, gliding up tho swift
chutes like a flash nud mounting each
siicce-sive tumble until the grand sum
mit is reached. Tho native Canadian
will teli you, with a straight an solemn
face, that when tl.erc was no legal inter
ference w it h spearing, the Indians wero
in tho habit of gathering at tho foot of
the falls in their birch canoes and cast
ing their snenrs at tho salmon as they
I leaped up the torrents, making their cast
j ' such marvellous skill that the sal
moil aimed nt was invariably stopped in
I his vaulting career and fell back impaled
by tho Indian's cruel barb. That may
be true, but 1 know for a fact that they
tell the stranger many queer thing3 in
i C'uuada. J'ii adJjJiia .Yum
Two Jamaica Fruits.
The lime is one of the commonest
articles of domestic use among the natives
of Jamaica. They use it a great deal in
cooking, in curries, with fish and oysters,
and as an adjunct to turtle soup, also
squeezed iu tlio Hat, tank water to dis
guise the taste. A cut lime is often put
on each w ashstand to take o 1 stains, nnd
, to rub the nails with, as
its strong acid
ut tho base of
shrinks baciv the skin
1 them, and is supposed to prevent hang-
j nails. Tho giana lillu gitiws on a vine
of a course pass. on lower. Tho fruit
i weighs about eight pounds, und is tho
: size of a mu-kniclon only tho seeds uro
eaten. 1 hey me covered with a glutin
ous, sub acid pulp, tasting a little 1 ku
catawba grapes It is served iu glasses
with a little sherry und sugar. The
rind when stewed with sugar und made
into pie, is a good imitation of green
apph
red.
lc. The flower is a dull purplish
A wiid uriety grows in the forest
culled "Sweet Calabash,'' which is only
used to fatten pigs. Aco lurk Ubtorei:
The Wooilmeu Spare this Tree.
Mr. .1. J. Wolfeiulen, who owns a
plantation a few miles from the city, says
there is a tree on his place that has a
curious effect upon the axnuin, and that
five or six men at different times have
attempted to fell it but failed. He says
when it is struc k withnii uxe a curious
sound is hear I, someth ng like the siug
ingof a lut I Ic snake, that completely nu
nc) ves t lie uwiian, und ho gives up tin
ju'. H" docn't pretend to suy that the
tree can't be cut down, but he knows that
se end attempts havo been made which
fyiled AV'f (.. ( X (".'.) Journa'.
TJBLICAN
A SOUTH AMERICAN SCENE
A VISIT TO AN ESTANCIA IK
CATTLE tOUKTar.
THE
Immense Mstntes Who OntloM
I'oaspsd Great H-rdo of Cattle
Slnii(liteiln lhe Animals.
A I'dro'it Free l'rett contributor de
scribes a visit to a large South American
cstnncia, or cattle ranch. He says:
Tho name estancia is given to those
immense estates, some of will h surpass
in extent the departments iu France,
and whoso owners are exclusively occu
pied in raising hofscs and cattle. Theso
cattle arc counted by thousands their
sheep by hundreds of thousands. Theso
immense herds lie in the open nir and
prnze in the fields which surround the
main buildings; these are usuau uuin
on the most elevated spot in the cstnncia.
Horses, oxen nnd sheep nre watched nnd
cared for bv herdsmen living and sleep
lug continually iu the open air. I.'ach
herdsmen is expected to guard from
2'I0(I to :!000 head of cattle. As to the
main buildings, or estancia proper, they
are bnilt in tho form ot
sipiaro or rectangle; with terraces,
witli no outer entrance except a largi:
gate as thick and strong as that of
a State prison. This is the residence of
the master, tho major-domo and tint
household servants. All the apartments
open on walks bordering the court, in
the center of which is a well of fresh wa
ter. Those wnlks.sholtcrcd by verandas,
arc made of bricks, 'lhen there is
chapel whore a priest comes every six
months to o liciate, and a high tower
from which, as we hae seen, peons
w atched day nnd night over the pampas
Adjoining the estancia are vegetable and
pleasure gardens, tho ranches in which
reside the peons, the corrals, inclosures
formed of wooden palisudcs, in which
are kept the horses in habitual uso, the
milch cows and poultry. The forge, the
whcehvr'cht shops, the vehicles used in
the transportation of produce, the ware
nou-cs wuuwais picrccci uu nuu
di ed holes, in which are fleeces and hides
to be sent to I'ntugonia, Hucnos Ayrcsor
llosario; and finally the corrals, where
the different animals are slaughtered.
wall, four feet high, surrounds all these
buildings nud dependencies; this wnll is
protected by a large uitcn, on wnose
outer edgo is an impenetrable hedge of
aloes, with leaves as long, sharp, and
strong as iron spears. This triple rumpart
forms tho iuclosure of every estancia in
South America. As soon as tho black
flag is run up, all tho herdsmen, .and
other servants who may bo outside,
hasten to regain tho protection of tho
estancia.
We had arrived at Lns .Tnrillas just in
time to witness the slaughter of the ani
mals. This is called r uiatadero. It is
an ignoble spectacle, but then travelers
must have the conrage to witness every
thing, livery morning at daybreak dur
ing the whole time that the matadero
lasts, the peons drive 200 or I'.OO head ol
cattle to tho entrance of the corrals.
These animals, who smell the bloo 1 shed
tho previous evening, generally refuse to
enter. Then men on hoiscbaek throw
lassoes over their horns, while other
horsemen spur their horses right on them,
and tho shock throws each refractory
animal to the ground. Scarcely has it
fallen when those who have lassoed it
drug it inside, w here one man throws his
lasso over one hind foot while a second
cuts the leaders of the other. The poor
beast falls forward on his knees, as if to
implore mercy from tho executioners:
but its sufferings are almost over. Armed
with a very long, sharp knife the mata
dor advances he raises his arm a flash
a gleam and all is over. The ani
mal falls as if struck by a thunderbolt.
The blade, buried deep just below the
left shoulder, has touched the heart.
Tho matador withdraws his blade, the
blood gushes from the wound, and mov
ing slowdy on accouut of
the er.ormoiis boots wh'eh encase
his legs tho matador approaches anothei
victim. The animals are immediately
skinned and cut up. The meat and bidet
are salted and dressed. Tho former is
sent to Brazil and tho latter to Kurope,
where they are tanned and serve to
fashion the daiuty boots aud slippers ol
our elegantes. Olio must have witnessed
a matade ro to form an idea of w hat it is.
The swarthy peons, naked to the waist,
with their wild, fierce faces and fashing
black eves and bare nud blood stained
nrms are fearful to behold. Without
pity they slay, and strike again aud
nguin. The slaughtered animals are
heaped upon one another, but what mat
ters it. The sun is sinking lower nnd
lower, nnd they must finish before night
fall. "Hurry, i'epa! faster, Jose I we
must make haste. Curuniba!" And again
tho shining blades are buried iu the bod
ies of the poor animals ,vhose plaintive
bleating! and lowings almost break your
heart. The sun has just disappeared be
low the hori.on. Soon Hocks of owls,
ravens, condors and vultures collect to
feast on the remains nnd offal, which,
but for these birds of prey, w ould poison
the air. With tho last duy of tho week
the matadero comes to an end.
The Fatalistic Moor.
Tho Moors are very fatalistic in their
belief, tho expression: "It is written, ''
is constantly in their mouths. This be
lief is a very comfortable one, and re
lieves the individual ol nil responsibility
in his actions, but the dread of innova
tion, und lhe conviction that "What is
to be. is to be," are stumbling blocks to
enlightenment. An Kuglish gentleman
once had un amusing instance of this iu
his hostler, Mustaphu, a young .Moor.
Mustapha was ordered to crush some
outs for an ailing horse, but lie promptly
refused to do so, buying that if Allah
hud intended horses to eat crushed outs,
they would have grown already crushed.
Com mciriill . I Ut eri iaer.
A Wealth or Verbena' iu Peru.
Once I went to Cupe Town to remain
a few days isuid tlio wife of a Vuukee
w haler), unci met Dr. Livingston en route.
1 think lie was on his way home from his
fust oyage. He w as a young inuu then,
and a very interesting one. I spent some
time at llio .laiieiround remained a whilo 1
in Peru. The principal thing thut 1 re- I
member about the latter couutry is its
wealth of flora. Once my husband lay
down on the ground there, ami 1 counted
iu tho w ild flower-bed which surrounded
him eighteen varieties of verbenas.
Dcucer A'cim.
Many a follow has tumbled dowq
wheu he thought he had slipped up,
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIKS.
tntpfoinptii ltinrli.
A p'ea'rtilt practice growing in popu
larity with ladies is to offer to occasional
callers a cup of bouillon with bcrtd straw
or u cup of chocolate with lady fingers.
, i . . . i !....- :n
1 eiuaps uoiiiiug is iiion,- hisiiiiimuuiui m
giving a woman a good reputation as a
housekeeper tl an to be always ready to
servo up at short notice an npictlzinj
little lunch to her own or ner nusoanci s
friends. Sandwiches ran always bo
itiicklv prepared if fresh bread bo in the
laider; a dish of preserved fruit is a most
excellent accompaniment to ihotn, rel
ished bv both men and women. A jar
of preserved cherries is like fruit enke
keeps forever, Is always ready, grows
better with ago, and helps many a house
keeper in an emergency. A little caKO
with a bit of cheese, and acupof coffee,
complete the impromptu lunch which
increases a husband's faith in his wife's
resources and capability. These little
sec:cts concerning the management oi
houses nnd husbands only know n to the
initiated, would be well for neophytes
to look into. 1) tii'j'iOri of America.
Fruit Canning nt Homo.
In canning fruit the quantity of sugar
needed to a quart of fruit as follows:
rherrieic oz. A
Strawberries 9
HHSiberrli. 4
l.nwton Hi'klivrries..
Field do. 7
(Quince 1
culncc and .Sweet
Apple 1
I'eiichcs oz.
IMiic-applel
t tab Apple
(irc-en l,a-e I'luuis...
WhortVtjcrrtel
!hit:lerrie
I'leplunt
i I't a.-a 4 to
Two tablespoonfuls of Bngar is near
enough to nn ounce without we'ghing.
All the fruits on the list, with tho excep
tion of peaches and pears, inny be cooked
and -ea-oned iu granite or porcelain
lined kettles and dipt ed out while hot
into the cans; these Bhould first be partly
filled w ith hot water, pouring it out of
each one as you need tho can. This
will prevent breaking, nnd is much
easier than "fixing them up" in cold
water to heat on the stove. Tho water
put in should be ns hot as you can bear
your hand in.
Tho can sliould be filled about n th'rd
full of juice before putting in much
fruit, us this will prevent small vacancies
being left to fid with air and spoil tho
fruit. - When the cans aro nearly full
take the handle of the table-spoon and
press it ciown an arounu me iiimuuui me
can between the fruit and the glass.
Ho sure and hnve tho juice run over a
little when you put the cover on.
After you hnve cooled nnd you have
tightened the covers stand them up on
the cover, nnd if no juice oozes out, they
will bo safe to put away in a dark, dry
closet. Keep watch of them for a few
weeks, and if I hey do not ferment in
that timo they will keep for years.
Peaches aud pears sliou d bo cooked
in the cutis, as in this way they keep
their shape so much better. A labor
saving way of peeling peaches is to put
enough iu a pan to cover tha bottom and
pour boiling hot water over them, let
tiug it remain about a minute if quite
ripe less timo will answer and unless
they are very green the skins will slip
off, leaving a smooth surface. I have
often seen the blush on tho peach after
it was canned, when peeled in this way.
Some like tho stone left in while others
la ;e them all out. Tho pcuchcrs should
be halved and put in t lie can, every
picco pit side down, ns ;hey look nicer
and take up less room.
Put in eight oven tablespoonfuls of
sugar in each can and till two-thiids full
of water (loo strong of water?) and leav
ing off tho rubber, screw the cover on
tight. Ha e a plank bored with holes
and put it in your tin boiler, set tho cans
on this laid till up the bo lor with warm
(not hot) water, ns high as tho top of
tho can. I have read directions that
said half way up the bight of the cans,
but I find i ho fruit ut the top will not
bo cooked when that below it is. They
should bod from five to eight minutes,
according to tho ripeness of the fruit.
It does no harm to take out a can aud
try them.
Take them out and s al them ono nt a
time in this manner: liemovo the top
and wipe around the edge of tho glass,
then put on the rubber. I'so the tuble
spoon the same as for the other fruit
and then till up the can to overflowing
with boiling water aud treat them further
ns suggested for the other fruit.
This work is simply repeated for pen's,
only thero is no easy way of peeling
them. Two or three nice looking stems
in with the white pears add to their
looks, though, of course, thero should
not be so many as to gi o nil impression
of canned stems. JYie Yurh Aeien.
Ile'iipes.
Tom Mil Hi TTKit. Stew fair tomatoes
with the skins until they can easily be
rubbed through a sieve. To one. bowl
full of strained tomato put two-thirds of
bowl full of su;ar. Then boil to tho
consistency of catsup. Flavor with cm
uamon. Pn: Pi. csr Jki.i.v. Cut the pie plant
up into small pieces without peeling.
Add just enough water to begin the
::ooking, then boil until tender aid
si rain. To each piut of the juice a Id
tho same amount ol sugar. Hoil slowly,
until upon tiying a little it will bo found
A the right consistency, then pour into
tumblers and seal like other jellies.
Hnoil.ni i'.rr VTciKs, Cut cold, boile 1
potatoes iu slice s a third of an inch
thick. Dip them iu melted butter and
line breael crumbs. Place in a double
broile r and broil over a lire that is not
loo hot. Gaini-h with parsley and seivo
in a hotdsh; or sca-on with suit and
pepper, toast till a delicate brown, ar
range on u hot dish and seusou with
butter.
Ti iimp Pik. Hoil sliced turnips
till tender. Then make pastry, not too
rich, and line tho sides but not the bot
tom of a largo tin pun. Place on the
bottom a layer of turnip seasoned with
salt, pepper und butter, wilh the addi
tion of meat gravy if you have it. The n
a layer of astry, ulleiualing thus until
the dish is full, making tho top layer of
pastry. Hake till the pastry is done.
Aiiuow itoor on C 'liNH.m n Crsi auk.
One pint of milk, two ounces of arrow
root, or cornflour, two ounces of sugar,
one egg, a small piece of butter: essence
of lemon or flavoring to taste. Vut
three-fourths pint of milk on to boil .
mix tho arrowroot quite smooth iu the
lemainder, add to it lhe beaten egg und
sugar, and pour into the milk when
boiling. Add butter and boil five min
utes, stirring constantly. Flavor, pour
into a dish, and brown I efore tho tire or
jn a brisk oven.
RATES OF APVtlTISlwa
On Mstrs, toch irtto" 1 J!
One SqnsiOM Inch, onsmonU...
On. Sqnsre, on. Inch, thru month..-
On Square, on. Inch, 0M jeer "
TwoSqn.rrS.onereir -
Quartet Column, on. rear
Half Column, on. year 00
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Mriloa. Maniac a Seats notices fru
terle. lemperarj kjnMmmlM nee
(4TU0.
Jot work eh n atrj.
Ors THE niVEFt
eliding, Bliding, gliding on.
OVr the rippling river,
F.re the sunlit day lie dono,
Kre the stars sliino, ono by onr.
And the shadows quiver;
Gliding, gliding, gliding on,
Gliding o'er the river.
Floating, floating, floating still
Thou and 1 tiRothor
Pews tho royal lilies fill.
Banks are bkrffing, and the hill
Crowned shines with the heather;
Floating, floating, floating still
Thou anil I together.
Silver, silver, silver stream,
Bear us thus forever;
If the glory bo a dream,
Lot the vLsion fadc!e seam,
I,et me waken never;
Silver, silver, silver stream',
Bear us on forever.
Prifting when) Ilia flowerets 1,
Now to slumlier hushing
Tell me, lovo if thou and I
Nevermore shall say "Good by:"
Karth and clouds are blushing;
Prifting on 'neath sunset sky,
Where the Mowers are hushing.
Golden, golden, goldon eve.
Come, enwrap the river;
Sweetest liene lictions leav,
And immortal garlands weave?,
Whilo thy shades down qulvor;
Side by sido oh, golden eve!
Gliding down the river,
-.lf.irtf n-et llajcraft, in CatzlCs Jfei3j
1IU310K OF THE DAY.
Has its ups and downs The barome
ter.
Moves iu tho highest circles
-Tho
moon.
Tho most popular campaign tune is
the cartoon.
Does the dog watch account for tho
barks at sea?
Inspector of light houses Manager
for a star who lails to draw.
The first man to hang out ft "shinglo"
must have been a hair cutter.
It is a great day for garden beds when
the rain comes down in sheets.
Ocean steamers may not bo athletic,
yet they all "'go over the bar."
You can always find the latest craze at
any well conducted insane asylum.
A picture in your imagination is, of
course, enclosed in ft frame of mind.
Why a e sailors egotistical? Because
they are always saying "Aye, ayo, sir."
An English paper asks: "Should mom
sewi" They should mend, but not sew.
His never too lute to mend. A'eie l'ork
Xeics.
Evtn tho champion batter of tho
League .might not bo ublo to make a hit
on the singe or tho lecture platform.
The tdtu.
Tho man who has only ono arm, and
that a left one, knows how essential it
is that he should get on tho right side of
his beat girl.
The safest way for a 'aian to take his
lifo in his hands is to write it himself
und have it published before ho dies.
U-hirUl: Jlruz:
A locomotive, n prohibitionist, n cow
ard, s duck and a lemonade all resemble
each othe'i Ii: that they all take water.
Jliutcille lire ze.
It is supposed that apai'tmcnt houses
are a modern iyvention of tlio Kvil One;
yet Shakespeare said: "Wenry flat. siI.o
and unprofitable." Sine York Xetcs.
".Miss, what is your exact age:"
asked tho lawyer. "When I go out
with my papa I nm fifteen years of sgc;
when I am with mamma, only twelve."
" Oh, d ni't let the word be nay,"
'1 Ins lover cried iu woe. -
" All r.ght, John Henry," she replied; i
" It sha n't be nay, but no."
Harper' llazar.
f tern Father "My son, if it breaks
my heart I am going to b cuk your stub
born will. Dutiful Sou "All right,
father: I'm going to break yours some
day, if it breaks my pocket. llurdelle.
No Soulless Mechanism Needed:
Edison's Ag. ut "Wouldn't you like to
buy a phonogiaph? It will storo up
everything you say ami repeat it to you.
Wunt ones" Omaha Mnu "No; got a
wife." O ua'xt H e-'-.
"Ah, dear!" ho said, tenderly, "how
can 1 lenve you nnd go to my cheerless
und lonely uboelo!" "If you make haste,
George," replied the girl, with a g'nuce
at tlio clock, "you can go by tho lust
car." Xrip York 7..i'-A.
"Madam, "said the landlady, "when you
engaged your room this morning, you
said you had no children!" "I haven't,"
replied niaelaui. "Tneicis a little girl
l i ving on tho floor above. Is she not
yours "No; sho is au adopted e hild."
7' if J.'l oc'i.
Miss Hudiose (get'ing va ciliated)
"Do vou think it w ill lake, Dr. Mon
tague?" Dr. Montague i oululltly) "If
it doesn't take on such an arm, my dear
Mi-s iolct, I shall have but lit lie re
spect for va cine hereafter." Muuu
(ijiilii Tril-uiie.
Captain -"What made you drop thut
pop fly It win an iiwl'ul error."
Sloughtou, .'. "Captain, I got 6o
rattled that I saw six bills." Captain
(crossly) "1 should think you mignt
have caught ope of them, ut least."
JlitrC-ti'd l.itmi' ftH.
The ulinospliKiv with cheers is tent.
The boys outsi.lo the teucj
Are- sure- the) ItinntH will ut last,
The- notie is n iiium-lw.
lint nh : a as for human lioik'n.
The. molt s most joyous rewir
Was only elu to a daisy foul
That struck tho umpire's jaw.
.V w vrk Suit.
"It wus a severe punishment," said
the father, self-reproaehfullv, "but it
answers the purpose it kept Johnny
from running on the street.'' "You
didn't clippie the boy, did you;" "No,
I hud his mother cut his hair for ltm.
You ought to see tho poor boy."
Ciif'i-ji Tit uv.
'1 hunder aiol 1 iglitning. -Lightning-rod
ngctit (to bov i I a that your fatlii r
lying there in the shade, souuy f ' Hoy
--".No, sir. pa's away, un' me and mil is
the only ones to home; that's a dead
book-ugent. D'ye want to se ll in any
thing;'' "Thunder, no," said the light
ning man. Vc A'c'Vi.
Texas has 7,lM,Uid head of cuttle,
valued ut H,0iW,.')V,