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BLIND MAN. hoiseholb
An Iowa judge lias decided that a
man cannot muke cider to be mod 1
"lis own family.
A young Arab in Algiers has discov
ered in a hole in a rock napoleons to tho
value of $100,000.
Something now in Chicago. A doctor
of that city makes dimples for young
voraoo at $30 a dimplo.
Seventy-fivo miles an bour or a mito
n forty eight seconds is tho astonish
ng rate of speed which hns just been at
(alned by the British "West Coast Ex
press. "
France will tako prompt and encr-
tic measures to stop tho uso of her llag
id of papers in her namo by native ves-
'. engaged in tho slave trado between
omba and Madagascar.
Since oyster-planting and tho leasing
f oyster beds ha been regulated by tho
lovernment, tho industry bus grown
,,pidly in Importauco, until now in New
";rk Btato about 7000 men and $0,0)0,.
00 capital are employed in it.
" "Rattlesnakes bavo been unusually nu
nious In Georgia this year, and their
reuse is attributed by tho newspaper
" tho State to the enforcement of tho
u k In, which prohibit tho hog, tho
tlesnuko's greatest enemy, from roam
; at largo.
nionumeut to tho memory of Dr.
ha Mitchell has recently been erected
tho summit of Mitchell's l'eak, in
th Carolina. The mouumont is of
nzo, mid is probably the highest mo
i.d shaft in the world, this mountain
ig a gieatcr altitude than nuy east
ho Itoekios.
Another fortunnto follow has got a
i efsion from tho Hritibh. Crown.
1 chard Morgan i his namo, and his
ce-sion Is tho right to dig for gold
where in a tcrrito-y ot flfty-nino
ire miles in County Wicklow, ho
i. Ho thinks that gold reefs cross
1 Wales under tho channel.
1 re arc still on tho pension roll ol
ountry tO i moil who served in tho
it 1M2, which ended scvouty-thrco
ago. It has lejn computed by the
v York World tlvit if a proportion
y large number of soldiers of tho Into
live for a like poriod thoio will be
0 surviving vcteraus in l'.l3J.
, Pari correspondent speaks of having
-iy seen a paper left by M Lo Vcrrier,
-! astrouo:per, on a probability of nu-iu-r
partial dolugo arising from nn uc
imulation of ico at tho Nor.h l'ole.
1 hia is certaiuly a curious idea, observes
i Chit ago Hi mil, and one to tho con
Uration of which scientific, persons
''lit well direct their attention.
HEAVENLY MESSENGERS.
Oh, lnvoly sunbeams through the meadows
dancing
On golden pinions all the livelong day,
Kissing young leaves, on crystal streamlets
glancing,
Changing to living gold their silver spray;
Woe amorous elves, coquetting with the rosos,
Wooing tho daisy in her grassy bed
Till tho shy flower unconsciously uncloses
Her dew-gonimed leaves, and blushes rosy
red I
Gilding gray rocks, on rugged mountains
streaming,
Bidding tho flower in sholtored nooks
awake,
Calling young song-birds from their happy
dreaming,
Waking tho laughter of the dimp'ing lake;
riavinff "Bo-peep" amid the white Luis
blowing
In pearly clusters on the hawthorn troe,
To the round eyes of wondering childhood
showing
The rapid journeying of the wandering
boe!
Shedding a halo bright on youthful tressos,
Bidding young hearts for very rapture
sing.
Touching tho brow of care with kind caresses,
Or glinting lightly on tho skylark's win?.
Ah, mnrrv sunbeams, like sly Cupids straying
In the glad footsteps of the rustic lass,
On sun t limed cheek and snow-white kerchief
playing,
Twinkling l ko fireflies in the emerald grassl
Oh, lovely sunbeams, like blest angels glid
ing
Through courts of squalor, sickness, want,
and gloom.
Telling of clouds like goldon chnriots riding
rroudly majestic o'er a world of b oom!
Of winding lanes, and milk-white homesteads
peeping
Like modest virgins from secluded bowers
Of shallow pools, and baby stream'et) leap
ing
In giddy gladness 'neath down drooping
flowers.
On the poor children playing In the gutter,
Nut-sod amid hardship, bitter tears, and
rglin.
Kissing their rags like loving friends ye
flutter.
Warming their limbs, and sparkling in
their eyes!
Wbon from the dust they raise their beaming
faces,
Once pinched and wan, now radiant with
delight,
Yo love to show a thousand fairy graces
That want and squalor have no power to
blight
Punce, lovely sunbeams, through fair coun
try meadows,
Bathe hall and cottage in your holy light,
From city shuns go chase the mournful
shndows
That 1111 jioor homesteads with eternal
night
To those who pine in ignorance a:id sorrow
May all your ten lerest, holiest gifta be
given,
That sorrowing hearts one ray of hope may
borrow
In the sweet knowledge that yocome from
heaven.
Chamber! Journal.
Do you
up
ran
The pnirof trousers wh'ch J. "V.
iggance, of (lallatin, Tonu., wear on
ite occasions wero made for him by
i molhor in lfilS. Site gathered the
ttoa on her own farm, spun it into
,t; n, dyed it and wovo it. Thetrou ers
com to bo in as good a condition as if
1 hey had only been made last year, and
Mr. Ilriggauce is proud of them.
A DOMESTIC EXPERIMENT.
Two English syndicates own 7,500,000
a ics of land in Texas. Another own
1,1-00,000 Fir E. J. Feid, the famous
English naval constructor, has ?,0;)(',000
acre in Florida. Two London firms own
8,050,000 acres. An English company
h s 700,000 acres in Mississippi a id an-
olher company h is 750,000 acres. In
dividuals and companies of other nation
alities are a!so large holders.
The Aini'rLcirclo in London, so an
English is, Is beginning to attain
an important position, owing to tho fact
that so many American ladies have mar
ried Englishmen of title, "and are, on
this accuuut, us well as for their personal
atti actions and accomplishments, well
received everywhere Ultimately tho
American circle will, if it manages with
tact, and consents to glide, become a
great 'influence' in London."
.As there are over 153,000 milos of rail
way in the United Statm, on which 10 ",
000,003 wooden tic3 are laid, nnd assum
ing the life of an average tio to bo six
years, it will be seen that one-sixth must
bo renewed each year, which will tako
07,000,000 tie i for renewals; estimating
that 8000 miles of new roads are con
structed yearly, requiring 21,0)0,03)
tie3, the tojal yearly tie requirement are
found to amount to 8H,0)0,OOJ t'.e
These tiguiei a e startling, remark
PMic Opinion, and make the subject of
metal ties one of live presoat interest.
According to an English paper, if tho
children of Israel ever return to Jerusalem
they will have lo drive out the Germans
who are cutting out everybody 'else
there. They havo invaded the Holy
Land as the Goths of old did the lauds
of Southern Europe. There they settle
und there they stay. Th -y are teaching
tho people better manufacturing habits
and a love of German wares. The trade
of Jerusalem is now done lurgely, and is
likely to be done almost exclusively,
with Germcuy. The Germanization of
l'alestine is proceeding so rapidly that
the P.fitish Consul ut Jerusalem calls the
htteution of the Government to it.
11Y HICI.KN KOUKEST GRAVES.
"I don't think," aid Mr. White, "that
hay crop ever promised so tiucly.''
"InuccU. saia ins wile ausenny.
"And if their isn't any fall in tho
prica of fruit," he said, "our peach
ore-ha d is going lo net us a cool hun
dred dollars."
As he spoke ho flung his homespun
towel with which ho had been wiping
his hands over the back of tho chair.
"Oh, t-'corco, do hang up the towel,"
said .Mis. Wluto, "the nail is just as near !
as tho chair-bark, aud I have enough I
steps to take in tho course of the day
without waiting on you."
"You are nlwav grumbling about
n.,iniLi,.i l D.,i,l vni.iin fnrnlltr na I
he jerked the towel to its nad. "lucre!
Docs that suit you;"
"Here is a letter from Cousin Dora.
Gcorfio," said Mrs. White, w sely avoid
ing tho mooted question, "ho wants
to ome here and board here for a few
weeks, '
"Well, let her come," said White. "It
won't cost us a great deal, and a little
extra money always counts up at the
year' cud."
"Hut, George, I was thinking "
"About whnt;"
"Why, I am so hurried with the work,
and there is so much to do "
"That is the perpetual burden of your
song," said Mr. White, irritably. "Wo
men do beat all for complaining.'
"Wcn't you hear mo out;" a!d Mrs.
"bite. "Sol thought it would be a
good plan to givo 1 ora her board if she
would help me with tho housework a
little. It would accommodate her, aud
It will accommodate me."
"Hut it wou't accommodate me!" said
Mr. White, cavalierly. "Jcal'.y, I etty,
yon are getting abso'utely lazy."
Mrs. White crimsoned.
"No one ever said that of rao before,"
raid he.
"Lut just lcok at it," said the
farmer. "Tell mo of any other woman
in the neighborhood who keeps a girl!
Why, they make a boast of doing their
own work."
"They all have sitters, or mothers, or
grown up (laughters: 1 huvo none."
"1'shaw '.'' said White "iiidiculous!
Of course you have to work. We all do,
don't we? Hut your work don't amount
to a row of pins I don't know of any
woman who has it easier than you do."
"That issll you know about it!" said '
Let ty, in a choked voice.
"Wiite to l'ora that we'll board her
for five dollars a week," said White,
authoritatively. "We must earn all the
money we can while there is a chance.
Make the hay while the sun shines, eh)
And I guess you'll do 113 well ni other
women do, l.elty. Now run up stairs
to tho garret, dea-, and get me my blue
jean overalls, that's a good girl!"
I.etty obeyed, but the tears were in
her eyes, and a big round ball was
rising up in her throat, and she could
ha'dly seo the jean overalls, as they hung
up high on the end of the Leums.
As sho reached up a loose board in
tho garret floor tripped her; her foot
slipped through on tho laths and plaster
below, and, with a groan, she sauk to
the floor.
Tho time passed on, nnd Gcorgo
White grew tired of waiting. ,
Ho shouted up tho stairway:
"Look alive there, Lctty!
mean to bo all day '"
Hut no answer came. lie
stairs to find Lctty lying on the floor,
with one leg broken just above tho
nnklo.
"Now you'll have to get some one to
do tho work," snid Lctty, not without
spice of malice, as ho lay on tue
calico covered settee, with her poor
ankle duly set and bandaged.
Not if I know it," aid George
Whito. "Hire a lazy woman who'll
want a dollar and a half a week ana
her board into tho bargain to do tho
work of this house? I guess not! '
Hut what are you going to do?"
asked Letty.
"To da it myselt, to De sure, nan
an hour every morning, and half an
hour every evening ought to bo enougn
to square up accounts."
'Well." snut .Mrs. mute, "l sniu
like to seo you do it."
"Then you'll havo your wish," sua
her Ini-band.
Ho roe early the next morning and
lighted tho kitchen fire.
"l'sliaw, saia ne, as no pi ca on me
sticks of wood, "what does a woman
amount to. anyhow? What's tho next
lesson. Lctty?"
"I nlwav skim tho cream and strain
the milk." said I cttv. who was bolstered
up on the lounge, and was combing her
hair with more deliberation than she hart
practiced for a year.
"Well, here goes then," said George.
And a period of silence ensued.
Presently ho shouted.
"I haven't got milk-pans enough!"
"Of course you haven't," said Lctty.
'You must scald your yesterday's. You
know you snid you couldn't set up a tin
sh p when 1 asked for a dozen moro last
month."
"They smell like a fat-boiling factory,"
said George, disdainfully. "What ails
'cm!'
"You should have scalded them lat
night," sighed Letty, wishing that slio
had wings like a dove that she might
soar into the milk room, aud restore
orderout of tho chaos.-
"Here's a go." said George. "There
isn't hot water."
"Oh, George, you've forgotten to put
tho kettle on ."
"So I did," snid her husband. "And
tho sticks, hang 'cm, are alt burnt out!"
"'ou know I wanted you to get a ton
of coal." said Lcttv. "but you said as
long as wood cost nothing but tho chop
ping and hauling, wood it would be."
"Have I got to wait for that con
founded water to heat?" groaned
Georce.
"ldon't know anything else for you
to do." remarked Letty, drily.
"Humph!'' observed that lord nnd
master. "What's for the breakfast?"
"Ham and eggs, I suppose."
"Well, I'm up to that part of the pro
gramme, at least," said ho, cheerfully.
"Oh, the dickens! What is the uso of
keeping your knives so sharp? I've
nearly cut my thumb otl ! Where do you
keep the oatmeal? 1 can be nttending to
vour old milk pan while the breakfast
"is cooking, I suppose. There is nothing
like economy in work."
Hut it was a mortal bour before tho
milk was stra;ned and tho pigs fed. aud
by that tiino the house was blue with a
sort of a smudgy smoke.
"Hullo," shouted Gcorgo, coming in.
"What's all this is tho house on tiro."
".No," said Lctty. calmly, "ouly the
breakfast has burned up."
George uttered a long sigh.
"Who M havo thought the tiro was so
hot?" said he. "What am I to do now;"
"Jes' as your order is,"
Ann.
"And I say, Letty!" ho added.
"Yes! George."
"Write to your Cousin Dora. Tell her
we'll bo glad to board her if she will as
sist you about tho house."
"Hut you've hired Mary Ann!"
"There's work for 'em both," paid Mr.
Whito.
And he sat down and took refuge in
last week' paper whilo Mary Ann
wrestled with the charred remain of
tho breakfast and cut fresh slice of
homo-cured ham.
In this world there are bloodless bat-
ties and victories won without a clash of
steel; nnd in this category may be
classed Mrs. White' victory over her
husband, in respect to the question of
hired help."
V HELPFUL
THE LACK OF EYESIGHT DOES NOT
MAKE HIM HErLESH.
Celery's Mcdicinnl Qualities.
New discoveries or what claim to bo
discoveries of the healing virtues of
plants are continually being made. One
of the latest is that celery is a cure for
rheumatism; indeed, it is asserted that
the disease is impossible if the vcgctablo
be cooked and freely eaten. The fact
that It is always put on the table raw
prevents its therapeutic power from
being known. The celery should be cut
into bits, boiled in water until soft, and
the water drunk by the patient, l'ut
new milk, with a little Hour and nut
mei. into a saucepan with the boiled
celery, serve It warm wan pieces 01
toast! cat it with potatoes, and tho pain
ful ailment will yield. t-'uch is the
declaration of n nhvsician who has acain
and a;ain tried the cxperimcnt.and with
uniform success. Ho adds that cold or
damp never produces but simply develops
the disease, of which ncid blood is the
prime and sustaining came, and that
whilo tho bbod is alkaline there can be
neither rheumatism nor trout. Statistics
show that in 0110 vear (18 TO) 2U40 per
sons ditd of rheum itism in this country,
nnd every ense. it is claimed, might have
been cured or prevented by tno adoption
of the remedy mentioned. At least two
thirds of the cases named heart disease
are ascribed to rheumatism nnd its agon
izing ally, gout. Small-pox, so much
dreaded, is not half so destructive as
rheumatism, which, it is maintained by
mnnv physicians, can bo prevented by
obeying nature' laws in diet. Hut, if
vou have incurred it, boiled celery
pronounced unhesitatingly to be a speci
fic. Tho n oner way to cat celery is
to have it cooked as n vegetable after
the manner above described. The writer
makes constant uso of it 111 this way
Trv it once, nnd vou would sooner do
without otiy xegctubics, witu tne single
exception of the potato, rather than
celerv. Cooked celery is a delicious
dish for tho table, and the most condu
civo to health of any vegetable that can
be mentioned. L eUi hmjland) Mercury,
auothcr, I suppose," said
"Cook
Lcttv.
"And what next?" demanded George,
fiercely.
"Why. set the tab!e, and then clear it
away and wash tho dishes."
With this cut linger?" complained
the husband.
"I was obliged to do it all the weeks
I had a felon 011 my littlo fincer," re
marked Letty. "The young geese and
the turkey ought to have been let out
and fed long before this; and tho three
calves in the bnrnyar.l to be attended
to. And then there are tho kitchen and
sitting-room to be swept and dusted and
tho beds to maUo. and the string beans
to be picked, and tho bread to bake.and
the hu' kleborry pies to make, and your
white vest to be ironed, and the potatoes
to bo pealed, and the preserves to be
scalded over, and tho cheese to bo
turned, nnd the table to be cleared and
the dishes to be washed "
"Hold on!" cried George, "you've said
that once. '
"Very likely, but it -has to be dono
three times a day and the chickens to
be looked after, the linen pillow-cases
to bo nut to bleaching, aud tho windows
washed, and your trousers to be patched
nnd the stockings to be darned, and the
tire to be ma to up again, and tea to be
prepared you know you always want
something hot for supper. And there
the night's mi k to be brought in and
strained, and the pans scnlded and the
geese and turkeys to bo fed and put into
their coops: and, oh, dear! I forgot the
churning! That will take nu hour at
! least. Hut, dear George, I am gut tang
j hungry I and I don't seo tho least signs
of breikfast. George! Where am you
going? 1 want my breakfast."
For George had disappeared in the
1 midst of her exordium,
i In twenty minute or so he returned,
' and by hi side trudged Mary Ann Pult,
I . J . 1.1 A ... -.1.1
the nearest neiguoors iweuiy-jcar oui
daughter.
"I take it all back," said Mr. White.
"I lower my color, Letty. Your work
is harder than mine. I'll be everlast
ingly blest if it ain't. Why, I couldn't
take care of the milk and cream for the
wages a girl would ask. I never real
i ed before how much a woman had to
do."
"Are you quite sure that you realize it
now, asked Letty, mischievously.
"Well, I've got a pretty fair idea on
the sub ect," nodded George.
' Hut vou should be here on washing
day," said I.etty, "or on ironing day, or
ou the day when we chop sausage-meat,
i or mako soft soap, or "
j "Stop, stop." shouted George. "If
! you say another word I'll go for Mahalia
' Hinks, too. Haven't 1 said 1 11 take it
all back? What more would you have:"
i "Wal, 6quire," said Mary Ann, who
by this time had removed her hat and
shawl, "what'll I do flints"
"Do!" echoed Mr. White. "Do every
thing and let me get otl to the hay-tidd
I as fast as I can." ...
Origin of Two Invention!".
Several years ago a member of a firm
of glass manufacturers was trave.ing
through the West. While on a railway
which skirts the shores of a great inland
lake, he observed that tho pinto glass
in the windows of tho Pullman car was
marked with mysterious figures, unde
fined in shape, but ot a singularly airy
aud delicate lightness. On inquiry, ho
learned that the marks were made by the
sand, wh'ch was blown against the
windows f:om the be'. n as the car
passed. Upon returning home, he be
gan a scries of experiments in directing
11 shower of fine sand against the surface
of glass in tCetiuite shapes. The result
was tho dis -ovcry of the sand-blast, by
which the most delicate figures are out
lined upon gliv-s with exquisite lightness
and accuracy.
Tho discovery of a nrorcss of engrav
ing was due to similar keenness of ght,
aud readiness in using a hint. Prince
Kupert, a quick-witted, scientific man,
who lived in an unscientific age. once
stopped at a forgo to have his horse shod,
und laid his gut upon a damp bench
whilo he waited, until tho blacksmith
should have finished his work. When
he took up the g.in he observed that a
piece of white paper on tho bench bore
in line dotted hues the name of the
maker which h'j cut on tho metal. Out
of this hint, ho evolved the process of
etching on copper known as .Mezzotint.
Yuutk'i Companion.
Punishing Wooden Idols.
In Foochow, China, a prominent mili
tary man died suddenly a short t;me
ago. The people believed that his death
was the work: of the idols i.i one of the
temples. These idols wero supposed to
perform feats of vengeance for all those
who were afraid to go into the business
personally. The Viceroy of Foochow
ordered the arrest of the guilty idols.
The prefect, armed with a warrant, en
tered the temple and arrested tho wooden
gods: but before taking them to their
judges, the o:licial poked out thoir eyes,
so that they wou'd not be ablo to seo
their enemies and do harm in the f u -turo.
Tho wicked things were found
guilty, and tho Viceroy ordered their
heads to be cut olf. IL order was
piomptly obeyed. Then tho bodies of
tho gods were thrown into a pond, aud
the temple in which they wero worshipped
torn down. Scu Yuri; tun.
Poor IT Single, KicJi if Married.
James S. Habcock, of Chicago, has
been left a large estate by his uuelo on
strange conditions. Luther .Tamos, tho
testator, recently died at Waukesha,
Wis., and his will wis admitted to pro
bate at Ann Arbor, Mich. Hy it Hab
cock is left .i0.uil- and the interest on
over $ iV'.OUO. Tiiis arrangement last
for rive years, wheu liiibcock, if ho is
married, obtains control of the e tate; if
not married, the properly will be divided
among tweuty o ic uieces and nepnews.
t1io also uet 15. 000 apiece by the will
Kubciick is thirtv-eiuhl years old. He
was his uncle's piivalo a cretary, and has
had "eneral control of his a lairs for
several years. Xeir York W'-rhl.
ted the ll;y to the '1'lnvslier.
While John Haker was feeding a
threshing machine 011 a farm neur Guide
Pock, Kansas, he was accideiually cut
OU the baud by the baud-cutter boy. In
a ia '0 be grasped the lad aud deliber
ate! fed him into tho mus-hiue. Tho
boy's screams attracted the attention of
the other hands, but before they could
interfere, the boy's body had half dis
appeared in the machine. The enraged
men seized Haker and bunged him to a
ttraw carrier. The boy was tut tii
pieces. .Xc e Yvi b bun.
An Kipert BookVocper, Typewriter
and Organist Ho Can Weigh
Coal and Make Change.
The Hcv. E. H. Donehoo, Secretary of
tho Pittsburg Association, which propo
ses to erect an institution for the in
struction of the blind, has received a
remarkable letter from Aldeu F. Hays,
a prominent blind citizen of Sewicklcy,
Penn. The letter i in the clear and
pretty character of the typewriter, and
us written upon ine iMtiunc j
gentleman himself. In it mt. nays
, nh tn id Mr. inni iau 11 in unu moiwji
. . 1 l..l
tn show wnat wonucrs may o numo
m, i1,r blind nennle bv education
- ., s ,,
iio wtis inreuriu vears n uuim m
Philadelphia Institution for the Blind,
l,nre so nvmv blind girls and boy from
Ailnohnnv were trained. He is now a
. . . ... .1. B-noKa " f a ft I.
man nt niirniL LnirLY-eiuiifc tmiwv. -"
His career since leaving school anu ins
nretiMit mode of life present some mar
velous facts. A few of these ho relate
inVr linnehoo ns an evidence of tho
britrbt fntnre that is possible lor every
. . . " . e 1 i: mltiontarrnl
it mil ni'tson li bcuuuuuk '"""'o
won nnltr mnrfi common.
r lliivs is now. nna lifts vcen iot
nnst. n coal merchant, sup-
J i ... -.1. r I II.
,1 nn-mnst Ol SeWICKICV Willi mei. no
conduct tho entire business Iiiniseu
nriihniit rlnrirn assistance.
He i totally blind, yet 110 writes nu
hi own orders by typewriter lor coai
from the mine operators, takei the car
number when the coal arrives; wcigin
tlin rnnl bv the wagon load for custom
era; gives the drivers properly filled out
Cobxia or makes out the receipts; re
ceives money, counts it nnd makes
change; keep a set of books; walks to
and from his Home wunoui compauy,
and, in fact, goes anywhere in Sewickley
by h'mselt, and without a cane.
He is nn accomplished musician. For
eighteen years past he has been organist
in tho Presbyterian Church, nnd he still
takes every Friday afternoon from his
business to rehearse the music for this
church on Sabbaths. He plays the piano
with even more versatility than the
orgt n,nn 1 hns handled the clarionet and
other instruments for the Sewickley
brass band frequently.
One would never suspect Mr. Hays
was blind to see him in his ollice near
the Sewickley station. Whilo a corre
spondent was present he left his desk to
get a day-book. He crossed the largo
room to a bookcase, fitted n small key
in tho door without hesitation, and
found the right aperture in a moment,
returning with the book. Opening it at
random, he stopped at an entry maae in
February, 1877, about several business
transactions. These ho read aloud to
the writer, rnpidly, but correctly.
'I hia hook is of whito blotting paper.
By means of the Braille system a French
idea - ho can "write" in this book fa-ler
th in penmen who aro in full possession
of their sight. He takes a double ruler,
which is made of brass, about two
inches wide. This is perforated with
narrow slots. A page of tho book is
slipped between the two rulers, and with
a small awl Mr. Hays, with the speed of
an expert, pricks so many dots in each
slot, moving rnpidly from ono to the
other. A combination alphabet of dots
something like tho telegraph system
is the underlying principle of the method,
and, removing tho rulers, he reads from
the indentations en tho reverse side of
the paper by running his fingers along
each line of dots. Files of scratch paper
on hi desk enables him to use the i-ystcm
for nnvlhinir.
Hy 'his manner of bookkeeping he
keeps a complete schedule of car num-Iihi-h.
nn d once he discovered by check
ing olf the railroad company' monthly
state nent by his accounts that the cor
poration had made a serious mistake in
charges. Tho matter was investigated
and it was ac tunllv found that the blind
man's nccounts were more correct than
tho sharp-sighted railrond clerks. iot
only that, but tho loss of misshipment
of two car which the mistake disclosed
wero traced un and found through the
deft discoverv made by Mr. Hays figures,
The blind coal dealer doc an 111s own
corrcsnondenco. using the typewriter.
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lie 1 do expert Willi mis luucmuu iuui
few professional typewriter operatives
can pass him in speed. His lingering is
di lerellt irom that Ol mosi writers. 11
is by tho systematic uso of eight fingers
that ho knows the exact position of every
letter's key. liters w ho see use ouiy
two, fourorsix nngers. lie ins ins paper,
postal cards, cuvelopes, etc , to 1110 ma
chine perfectly, the lining biing beauti
ful. Mr. Hays says the typewriter i
much cas'er to opeiato than a p ano,
because thoio are fewer key.
In weighing coal by tho wagon-load
the gentleman runs his fingers along the
scale bar from figure to figure, and
knowing the size ol each iron weight, ho
is able to arrive at tho exact amount of
the burden even to the smallest fraction.
Tim other dav. whilo a wagon was ou
tho platform, the scale would not settle. I
"Tom, your horse is pulling against
the brea-t'str ip," he called to the driver.
";,'uiet him (low n."
So slight was the horde's movement
that the driver beside the animal had
not noticed it. Yet the blind man in
side tho ollice did.
A customer entered at this moment to
pav a bill of $.:(!. He gave Mr. Hays
j:i"in co ns of all denominations. Not a
word was spoken. Mr. Hays quickly
counted the money -by tho sense of
touch made tho exact change, rattled
olf a receipt on the typewr.ter, and the
customer left the building in four
minutes from the time he entered it.
Mr. llay .'s musical methods are en
tiicly diflerent from those of the cele brated
Blind Turn. The latter learns by
air. Mr. Hays does not, although he
has a tine ear for music. He was a
natural born inusiciau. He bundled in
struments w hen a hild. I!y an accident
when ven eirs old he lost one eye.
Sympathetic influence ruined the other
eye bv 1 lie uiueue wus eiguiceu jcun 01
age, and he went totally bliud. For
efght years he was 1.11 inmate of the
Philadelphia institution. His special
line of study lay in the direction of
music. Iu those eight years he leceived
a most thorough course iu classic music
by the best teachers. He came home as
thorough a piuuist u Ives in the
Sewickley valley. His techuiquo was
prououueed by the critics faultless. Fur
ten years he taught music, aud ouly gave
up the pruloaiou wheu comiueicial busi
fjto pressed him too hard.
AFFAIRS.
Ivory Glos on Wood.
There are two kinds of varnish usei
to produce this white gloss one a so
lution of colorless resin in iiirpeimuu,
the other in nlcohol. For the first, pure
copal is taken; for the second, sixteen
parts of sandarnc are aissoiveu in sm
ticicnt strong alcohol, to which aro
added three part of camphor; ana
lastly, when all are dissolved by shat
ing.five parts of Venetinn turpentine are
added. In order to cause the color to
remain a pure white, care must be taken
not to mix tho oil with tno wnuc potui
previously put on. Best French zino
pinnc mixcu wun mrpem-mc "
employed. When dry, this is rubbed
down with Band-paper, and this i fol-
lowca wun ine nppncuiiuu 01 mo
nish above described. American Culti-tabr.
Game Fowl for the Table.
The Farmer'! Maguzine holds that the
game fowl is superior 10 an oineis ior
tho table. Being a strictly thorough
bred fowl, it has consequently bred true
for more than a hundred years, anti, ns
it has been used for tho pit, the objects
sought by breeders to tit it for such a
purpose have been 'the cause of its
superiority for the table. Hard, coin
pact, but light bono was required, and
therefore the o'Tnl is lessened. Strong
muscular development became prom
inent, and tho bones wero thus heavily
covered with llesh of a rich, juicy
character, the thighs being particularly
so, and the breast full.' There is an old
proverb that "the game possesses more
meat for its weight than any other fowl,"
which is true. Those who have used
the coarse-grained fowls, no matter how
fat they were, will at once distinguish
the flesh of a game fowl, if a comparison
could be made. The games grow slowly,
but they are SDlid and firm, for it seems
ns if naturo intended to pack every
ounce of ficrh on them into the smallest
space. For market, they are perhaps not
as prolitnblo as soino oiner kiuus, utti iu
places where the chicken must supply
the place of the turkey, tho game comes
nearer the desideratum than anything
else.
Puddings mid Pies.
When boiling puddings be sure that
the puddle" !ag is perfectly clean. Din
it iu hot a 1 r. then dredge it well with
flour. If a bicad-pudding tie it loose;
if a batter-pudding tio it nearly cloc:
fruit middiii:: -. -liotild be tiod nude close,
When you make a batter-pudding first
mix the flour well with milk aud stir in
the other ingredients by degree ; yon
will then havo it smooth and i.uitc free
from lumps. Another good way is to
strain it th ouch a coarse hair sieve.
Ho sure the water boils when you put
your pudding in and that it keeps boiling
all the time. Keep it well covered with
wntcr.aiid move it about several times 01
it may stick to tho kctt e. hen you
tako "it out dip immediately in cold
water, which will prevent it fiom adher
ing to the bag. If you boil tho pudding
in a dish or basin, butter the inside be
fore putting it in; the same should be
done lor a baked pudding or pie.
The quality of pie crust depends a
great deal on the baking. If tho oven
he too hot. paste, besides being burned,
will fall: if too cool, it will be soddened,
and. of course, heavy. Paste should be
made 011 a cool, smooth board or piece
of marble, with a light, cool hand.
Some cooks mix it with a steel knife.
Great nicety is required in wetting the
paste; too little moisture makes it dry
nnd crumbly, whilo too much makes it
heavy and tough. Practice alone can
tell tho reuuired nmoiint lo us.-.
Before commencing to make paste foi
puddings or pies it is necessary to place
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near ut mum u ci jr iu.u8 ii.j ,:,,,,..
lieeucu, iu iii;ii;ii an niu ,
prepare nil the ingredients, and, most
important of all, to wash tho hand and
nail nerfeetlv clean. Always use good
sw eet butter, drippings or lard for paste.
Somo persons think that butter which
cannot be eaten on bread will do very
well for cooking purposes, which is a
ureat mistake, as the b iking or boilin
of rancid fat increases the bad flavor.
Mako two or throe holes in the cover of
.. . m.
pies that 1110 steam may escape. 10
make good puff paste rub a quarter of a
pound of butter with a half a quart of
flour, very fine; make it into a light
paste with cold water; roll out a quatter
of an inch thick, put a layer of butter
all over, sprinkle on a littlo Hour, double
it tin aud roll it out again, repeating
four or live times, using iu all a half
pound of butter. Detroit Free Pre.
CRICKET SONO.
Chirp, mad cricket, in the grain
Chirp, thing garrulous and free;
If thy chirping could be words,
Tell me what the words should be.
Chirp shrill, chirp soft,k.
Pipe high, pipe low;
In vines, aloft,
In grain, below;
Only tell were kind words spoke,
If in words thy tumult broke?
Cricket, would thy words be wise,
Or of tender things, and rweet,
If you sent out verbal song,
And no clatter, from the wheat?
" Chirp shrill, chirp soft,
Pipe high, pipe low;
In vines, aloft.
In graiu, below;
Only tell wore kind words spoke, '
If in words thy tumult broke?
Dealest thou In memories
Dost thou know of ancient thing'
Anyhow, I love thy note
More then any bird that ing
Chirp shrill, chirp soft,
Pipe high, pipe lowj
In vines, aloft, ""v.
In grain, below; -
Only tell were kind words spoke,
If in words thy tumult brokof
OictiaO
IIlilOR OF THE HAY.
A sisterhood A bonnot.
A shocking trie Electric.
A circulating medium Blood.
A dead beat A mulllcd drum.
A gardon party The gardener.
Signal service Flag talk at sen.
A murine auction A sail at sea.
In a regular picklo Corned beef.
A disagreeable chap Hugh Middy.
For crying children The spanking
breeze.
The equilibrist's life hangs in tha
balance.
Notes for travelers Bank notes aro
the Lest.
The oldest verse iu existence Tho
universe.
Well earned The fortune of a petro
leum producer. Pil'Murq Vir ntrfe.
It is the poor struggling attorney who
is dressed in a little "briet" authority.
Somn one savs that w ealth is a shadow.
It is a pleasant reflection to many of us.
There is always trouble whenever tne
red l.ng is run up. 11 means nuctiuu ui
anarchy.
A tree is like the man in a hurry.
When be leaves ho makes a good uso ot
hi limbs.
Whv is it that when a man "erects' a
house he give it a stoop? Dinyham'.oit
l!eiutiltMii.
If. is n oncer coincidence thnt red 1
iniido from madder, and bulls arc rnado
madder by red. .:
The fizzical proportion of n soua
fountain are not to bo measured uy a
tape lino. JJos'on Herald.
To havo one's nose to tho griudstoue
must bo what is meant by grinding
poverty. Al'u Cuttjornia.
There is a great deal of billing turn
cooing dono at the seaside. Tho hotel
men do the billing. Life.
A "Joint" debate ensues whenever a
Chiuese opium den is raided by the po
lice. C'neijO lutir Oemn.
Talk is cheap iu this world, becauso
the supply is so much larger than tho
demand. Unit i more Aineric tn.
"Have vou traveled n good deulf" "I
should say so; I have been around the
world so often that my heads swims."
l!ich Chinamen go to Tartury for their
wives, their wealth enabling tnom to se
cure the very crciiiu ot Tartary.
Siftinyi.
The youth has thoughts of filicide.
Ilpclpe.
Fi.ax Seed Tk a. Cover two tublc
spoonfuls of whole flax seed with oue
pint of boiling water, let it siaud where
it will keep warm for th ee hours.
Strain, add the juice of a lemon and
sugar if liked. Serve ico cold.
Toast Wati.ii. Cut a th'n slice of
stale bread and toast itcaiefuily until it
is well biowned on each side and dry in
the middle; put it iu a pitcher and pour
over it one pint of boiling water. Let it
cool ami serve iced as it is not good
when tepid.
Omu 1 r. Take three egg aud beat
the yolks lightly, add tlnee tablespoon
fols of milk to each egg, a little salt aud
pepper. Hake in u hot, buttered pan;
when done, beat the whites to a still'
froth nnd spread over the omelet, and
brown in the oven.
Bun. Ei) Kick Pi DIUxo. Pick and wash
the rice, put into a saucepan with plenty
jt water; let boil till the grains are
swelled and soft ; straiu oil the water
and set on the back of the tiro till the
nce becomes dry ; put into a buttered
aoid to set, then turn it out and pour a
sweet sauce over It.
Swi El' Potatoes. Half a dozen me
dium ized potatoes, parboiled, skinned
and sliced half au inch thick. 1 ut these
in layers in a baking dish ; between cacti
layer sprinkle about a teaspoouful of
mgar and a little ground cinnamon. So
ouuntil the disli is tilled. Set iu the
oven and wheu thoroughly browned
send to the table in dish it wus I aked in.
These me veiy line.
ItetiOjiTCSstve Fxolisni.
At fifteen it win "I '' The world to nia
Conveyed no meaning of iiiiuieusity.
At twenty-one my scorn enough uucui l'il
To loudesi-oud to suy : '1 ami the world."
At thiity-flve I channe l, I know not why,
My luodo of speech into ' 1 Iib worlj au l J.''
At sixty-odd, with iraghuj! locks of gray,
Aloue, "lhe world, ' 1 urn content to suy.
His heart s received a reu'lar twister; 1
He thought she would become his bride
She can be nothing but a sister.
Hotloa Courier.
First Rurglar "What's your favorito
game;" Second Burglar "Well, crib
btigo, and yours;" First Burglar
"Grub." Iktroit Free Prti.
Old tiriiin, since his daughter has grown up,
Siys he doesn't get any repose,
All the itay time lie's tooling her bills,
Aud at night he is toothix her beaux.
iteltoit tree 1'i tn. '
In French the same wonUneans to
lovo and to like, consequently wheu
mademoiselle says she can uuver lovo any
more, wo may infer that e shall never,
see her likcugain. S'4;..
"TalK is cheap. It is silence that
costs," as tho blackmailer a d when he
acknowledged a remittance of f 10,000
from a man lie knew too well for the
other's comfort. .Se e York Sun.
He "And suppose while lilting
serenely here some onesh mid be wicked
enough to steal a kiss?" She - "I should
certainly scream for help." (The steal
fo'lows. ) She "Carlo, lie down and bo
still." Time.
It makes a man almost sorry that ho
moved when ho reads iu the advertise
ment in llie piper next day tho real cs
tuteugeiit'silcsciiptiou of the advantage
of the resideuce he has just giveu up. ,
Jo 1 null ot Fdiieutivii.
Aggie "ilow did George propose li
you." Nellie "Ho rushed iuto the,
parlor the day after we had been iutro
dm ed, Hung ."o,iOO worth of bonds in
my lap, kissed 1110 eagerly seventeen
times, und cried out: 'Darling.you musfr
be mine!' So I became his.'' lime.
A Dishful Bridegroom.
In Alph.i'-etta, Ga-, Es uire Ludiidgfl
was engaged to perform a inariiuge ceio
inouy. 'Ihe groom was Alexander Jaiue
and thebiido Miss Edith Smyth. While)
the bridal party stood iu the F.squiie'a
otiico uwailing th pel formal ce of the)
(eremouy, Mr. James excused himself
from the company, aud, lU'Uintiug 1
horse which he found outside, gal
loped u ay ut u furious rate. lie had
whispered to tile gi ooms.iian befom
lio lelt that he was usbuin-d to get iiiar
r e l beloie so uiuuy people. Tho biide,
with the utmost compouiu, turned ti
the groomsman andsuul: "Vou helped
lo bung me here, and uow you must tak
h's p'.u.e.'' The groouuuiuu readily did
so aud the marriage ceiemuuy v.'.vt ou.
11- . Iiwi. ii the bride said : "When
I make u.i iuy mind to dj anything i'ou
never let anything Huud iu the w )'.' -A'ce
York World.