a j THE FOBEST REPDBLICAN b akllshed avary Wadntiday, by J. E. WENK. Offlo In Bmearbaugh & Co.' Building KM STRICT, TIONESTA, Pa. Terms, . . . CI.DO per Year. Ha HhMriptloni raeatTad for itaorter period ItwdsilirA months. OaaaapimlrnM solicited from 10 Hill of I ho oadfcr. Maaetfce will bo laksa of aaoaymous MiaMlcoUou. RATES OF APVtWTHtWO. On. Sahara, Inch, m laaertloa I 1 tuie Sfaara, o laea, ooo aionUV. .......... I One Hqnare, one Irtoh, Uiwo months. Ot.o Fqasra, one Inch, on year It tt Two 8pnre, oaayear. It Ot Quarter Column, one your. lu f Colama, on. jw.,M ..... to Ot One Colama, out fear ....lot to adTortlMatnu In Mala per Uat oack ta Mrtiua. Maniac aa4 notice patia. AH bin. for yearly awrtlmti eolioetot taaa Urtj. Temporary adertlawal snai be paid 11 adreaea. Job wars eaih aa daHrery. For PUBLICAN VOL. XXI. NO. 32. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 1888. SI. 50 PEIt ANNUM. Tho convict leaso system prevails in ten Southern Btatcs. Forests are springing up on the aban doned mlnos and milling towns In Cali fornia." The Mexican Govcrntncnt is preparing to introduce tho postal money order sys tem iuto tho country. It lm been shown that tho rntio of prlr-oncrs in cities is two and o-o-fotirth times as grent as in the country at largo. The first petroleum spring in England fans just been discovered near North wick. A brewer's well has ccaed giv ing water, and yiolds a copious supply of oil. The Itatian brigands prefer to capture an Englishman it possible, nnd their second choice is an American. They ara about the only ones any considurnblo sum of money can bo sqco?.cd out of. Tho Chinese Government has refused nn English firm permission to sot up roton cleaning machinery in that coun try. The decision is made that foreigners have no right to ttart manufactories on Chinese soil. Tho Czar, ns a memorial to his lato parents, has devoted 750,000 and an estate jrorth 200,0J0 a year to tho foundation and maintenance of an in stitution for tho blind at St. I'etersburg, to be called tho Alexandcr-Maricu In stitute A few years ago tho Argcntino Ito ubiodid not raise wheat enough for inio consumption. Last year it im i fort 7.000,1)00 bushels. Iinmcnso icis of i astu.o n. c uj'ng converted into -,rin land, and tho country is becoming i great grain-growing region. They have just tal.cn a Census in tho !;ss'a' Capital of ft. Petersburg, ere are nearly a million of people re; but above the ago of sixteen yean -a are four males to every three alos. The Cincinnati I'a'jHirer says oght to be a good placo to marry 'a girR the congress of tho advocates of aiou, recently held in Vienna, tho ,ie.ut was brought out that thero . at present throughout the world ; crematorium, most of which are in I'uited States, twenty in Italy, and each in Germany, (Gotha,) England, uce and Switzerland. U has been assorted that tho human re has been heard across tho Strait of ibraltar, a distance of ten miles. At a loiitical meeting held near 1'ortlund, Me., recently, sentouces of thu speech mado by one of the gcntlcmenTpeakiug iu the open air are said to huvo becu plainly heard a mile away. The news that thu Mikado of Japan ns become addicted to alcohol, while ho Emperor of China is devoting moat of his time to opium smoking, is not sat isfactory. Knlakaun is still playing poker with disastrous results to his Na tional Treasury. Really, observes the Grajihif, those remote potentates seem to need the services of au all-round re former. The recent decree in Franco requiring all resident foreigners to givo an ac count of themselves to tho Prefect of Police, is aimed at the vast influx of tho lowest strata of society from all nations, who aro gradually making France au asylum for the thieves, vagabonds ami outcasts of other countries. Moreovor, most of these fofJi tramps come from two nations wli France most hates Germany and IV The famous toad which was dug out alive in England from a stratum of clay belonging to the glaciul period died at the end of three days. A local surgeon cut a slit across the membrane which closed tho toad's mouth in order to feed it, and the poor batrachiau had not enough vitality to bear the operation. Much interest is manifested in the toad, which has been preserved in alcohol iu t'te Greenock Museum. An artic le in the North China Ihruld upon Chinese benevolence shows that it is very generally praucd. Whenever great floods or famine) occur great soup kitchens are established. There are so cieties to provide coffins for tho e who cannot buy them, for gathering human bones which have become exposed and giving them suitable burial, for distrib uting plasters and drugs, and for pre senting "virtue books." Mrs. Sorrenson, of Michigan, declares the New York World, is a woman oi resources. She refused to allow the laying of a railroad track past her house at Manistee and sought to drive tho work men off at the muzzle of a revolver. As the men proved to be proof against feai of a bullet, Mrs. Sorrenson brought out a rocking-chair, placed it ac ross the ties, took her knitting and held the fort for a whole night and day. Of course, thert was no chance of tiring out a Michigan woman supplied with a rocking chuti and knitting needles. So, after forty eight hours' delay, the fair obstructionist was carried to prison, and the rails wert laid. TiEUHEN JAMES, riirce ships of war had Prublo when lia left tlio Nnplns all ro, ' nd the mighty king of Naples lent lilm seven galleys moro; And never nini'O the Argo floated 111 the mid dle vx Such nobln men nnd valiant liavo sailed in company As tho men who wont with PrvLlo to tho sicso of Ti ImII. Stewart, Dalnbridge, Hull, Ileontur, how their names ring out like gold! Lawrence, Porter, Trippe, Macilonon;rh, and a senre as true nnd hold ; Every stir that Merit their banner tolls the glory that they won; Dutono common sailor's glory is the splendor of the sun. Roulien James was first to follow when lo cator laid aboard Of the lofty Turkish galley and in battle broks his sword. Then the plrnto 1'aptnm smote him, till his blooil was running fast. And they grappled, and thoy struggled, and they foil Ih'sUIo tho ma-t Close liehind them lteuben battled, with a dozen, undismayed, Till a bullet broke his sword arm, nnd ho droniie t the useless blade. Then a swinging Turkish sabre clove his li ft and brought imn low, Like a gallant bark, dismasted, at tho mercy of tho too. Little mercy knows the corsair; high his blauo was raped to slay, When a richer prize allured hiiri whore Io- catur struggling lay. "Help!" the Turkish leader shoute 1, and his trusty couirudo sprung, And his scimitar like lightning o'er the Yankee Captain iirnn;'. Reuben Jumes, disabled, nrmlosi, saw tno sabre flash on high, Paw Decatur shrink bofora it, heard the pirate's tauutin; cry, Saw, In lutlf tho time I tell it, how a sailor bravo and truo Btill might show a blooly pirrstc inl n dying man can do. Quick ho struggled, stumbling, sliding in tho blond u round his feet, As the Turk a moment waited to make ven geance doubly sweet. Swift tho sabre fell, but swifter bent tho sailor's head below, And upon his fencdoss forehoad lteuben James received tho blow! So was suvod our bravo Decatur; so the common sailor die 1; So the lovo that moves tlio lowly lifts the great to fame and prido, Yet wo grudge him not his honors, for whom love like this had birth. For Cod never ranks His sailors by the register of earth! Jaw J. Uochr, in Iloston rost. "Muriel, Muiicl." Tho tone was sharp and authoritative, and .Madam Thorno's smooth, white brow contracted into a half frown ns the leaned out of tho window uud repeated her imperative summons. A foam bubble sparkling on tho break er's brim a butlm!y poising in midair a thistledown careening on tho breeze how shall I descr b!o the airy lightness, tho puVcct grace of Muriel's motion ns sho came dancing, flouting up tho broad lawn and stood before the open window? "Well, auntie f" "Come in, Muriel; I wish lo have a little 4 rious conversation with you." " The 'limpid f;ray eyes shot ' one re bellious lii.sli from under their silkon lashes, and the rich led mouth took an unmistnkalilu pout. "Is it about Lawyer Grant." "Vcs, Muriel. That worthy gentle man has magnanimously overlooked your scornful reception of his avowal of lovo and renews his olfcr of hand, heart and foituue.'1 "And if I refuse." "Then the mortgao which ho holds on liuckdule will be foreclosed immedi ately and you and I will be homeless out casts." "Aud so you propose to sell mo to Lawyer Grant :" Even madam's well-bred composure was not quite proof against the bitter tcorn in tho question, aud sho Hushed a little us she replied: "Don't bo vulgar, child. Mr. Grant oilers you a homo, riches and an honor able name." "Au oiler that 1 despise and reject." Madame Thorno's snowy eyelids wont down, and her snowy bauds weut up, iu token of bur horror. "Ingruto! Traitor! I shelterel and cared for you iu your infancy, kept you from the almshouse; and now you will not make this trilling sacrilico to save my old a;e from want." '.'Not to save your life, or mine!" Tho gray eyes glittered now, and the quick blood binned like a crimson stain in either girlish cheek. ".Not for your sake. Aunt Muriel, nor to save tho whole world, would I thus degrade myself." Mrs. Thome's cold blue eyes fastened themsches on Muriel's glowing face w ith jiitiless scorn. " ill you tell me, Muriel Vance, how you propose to support yourself ? You have no money, no accomplishments and no special aptitude, that 1 have yet discovered, for milking yourself useful iu any way whatever." Muriel gave u little sigh. "I urn u sad scapegrace, auuty I acknowledge it. liut it is said that thero is a special Providence that watches over fools. On that 1 place my reliance. 1 ut there, 1 see that you aro angry, so I will say no more." Aud to Mrs. Thome's infinite disgust she be&:;a caruliug a wild, rythmic melody, lur little slippered feet keeping tune, as the hilled down the long piazza iu a perfect m-lee of whirls, pir ouettes and impromptu " de j use inn tion," till at last, with a grand flourish, she stuod before her aunt, Hushed, punt ing aud smiling. "I danced away all my ill humor, dear auntie ' "fucore! encore." cried a wheezy, cracked voice behind her, aud .Muriel turned to see the wrinkled face and leer -iug eyes of 1 awyer i rant. "A light heart makes light feet," he said, chuckling and rubbing his withered Lauds in testacy :" "eh, .Miss Muriel!" JU.t .Muriel hud ded to her ruoui. a secluded little retreat in a remote wing of the great rambling farmhouse. Wher., after an hour's patieut watch ing from her window she had seen her antiquated lover d sapear down the shaded path that led to the highway.ahe prepared to go down to the parlor to jrft tieo some new song. Hut to her dismay she found the door fast locked and herself a prisoner. Th'it night, while sho slept, a plate containing food was placed iu her room, and with it a tiny Mip of paper, bearing these words : Yihi slmll never leave this room until you yield to my wishes. Mi kiki, I hoI'.nk. To which sho returned this character istic answer: Without wishing to lw lmrtinent, t may av that there is a f i iroTt of my outliv ing both of you. I defv yi u. until your death shall release mo. Mi him. Vam'k. For four days the boro her captivity admirably. Mio leaned from her win dow and fang snatches of gay son'S when sho. was sure that her aunt was where she could bear her, and alTccted thu utmost nomhilanco when sho saw .Mis. 'I home and lawyer Grant watch ing her from the lawn. Put on the after noon of the fifth sho begun to give way, and longed with all the intensity of her naturo for freedom. r-hn taw the shining river, frco and unfettered, winding between tho feath ery willows tint lined its Links, and could almost hear it as it gurgled over its pebbly bed w here the cool woodland shadows lay thickest; and the words of tho bravura she was siniring died in an inarticulate sob, though her aunt was in full view, strolling among tho flower beds on the lawn. At last the wi cd away her tears and clinched her teeth firmlv together. "All's fair in lovo ami war," tho said resolutely; "and a ina-terly strategy must accomplish what resi-tam o would fall to do, even if it docs involvo somo deception." Hie watched long and anxiously for Lawyer (I rant that niht. Finally, when the shadows of tho gloaming lay thli kly among tho tr.cs, alio saw a tall form coming up tho path toward tho front door. Mie leaned from the window and crillwl to him in a suppressed voice: "Go to the kitchen porch nnd get tho long ladder you will tind theio. Climb to the balcony under the window at thu back of this room ; I wish to speak to you." A few moments elapsed and Muriel heard cautious footsteps on tho balcony, and then a light tap on the window, Hio Kcutly opened it and stepped out. Without raising her eyes she began in a faltering voice: "Lawyer Grant, when I requested your presence hero I intended to propose an elopement, trusting that nu ojipor tuuity of regaining my freedom might occur, liut I cannot do it. Not even to regain my liberty will I sully my lips with a lie. liut, oil, sir, think of my cruel punishment and pity me. Think of one who has always been lrco and tin tratuclcd as tho very birds condemned to this captivity, and if you have a human heart intercede with my aunt. Think " but sobs aud tears tirrishe I the pfavcr the would have uttered, as sho threw Lcrsclf at his feet. The tall form came out of tho shadows, aud a9 the light from tho room beyond fell full upon him Muriel started to her feet iu muto surprise I It was a strauger's face the gazed , upon a face which invited cantideDCC, ; nevertheless. There was something about I the mischievous gray eyes, clouded just ( now with a slight shade of seriousness : au expression about tho lincly-cut mouth, : which, though parted at that moment ! with a smile of blended amu-cment aud ; pity, teemed to be irresistibly ut . tractive I "Do not distress yourself, I beg," said ho, as ho gazed upon her agitated I countenance "and believo mo when I say that I will willingly afford you all I the assis unco in my power. Liut beforo i you accept my assistance let mo explain i my pre eace in this hou e. My name is I Fenuer Kos-moie aud I came hore to i night to soo Lawyer Grant, relative to ' ret tain unclaimed estates iu Couunught, ! Ireland. If ouo Michael Vatico, who , came to this country twenty years ago, siuco deceased, died without heirs, tho I property reverts to me, as ucxt of kin. I have written to Giant repeatedly, but l failing to get a satisfactory reply, camo 1 over to seo if I could not tind more definite information regarding tho heirs ; of this Michael Vance, who had tho , honor of being sixteenth cousin to my ! stepmother God rest her soul!" , ".Michael Vau el" cried Muriel, her i embarrassment lost in surprise. "Why, that wa my father's name.!' i "And his birthplace;" "Killaroy, Ireland." ! "Accept my congratulation," said : l'ossmore; "for you are not only the most beautiful young lady iu America, but iho richest heiress in Ireland. Aud ' I h pe,"hecout nuod, as ho saw the rosy (lush upon her cheek, "that siuc o you have deprived mo of my inheritance, you w ill at least grant mo tho liberty of a kinsman's kiss, liy my faith, it would be cheap as the price of tho L'ossmore es tates even. I assure you it is a national ! custom." I Muriel's refusal was accompanied w ith a luughof mirthful incredulity that was so irresistibly contagious that the blended tones of merriment reached the two plotters below. We pass over madamu's iuercdulous scorn and final belief, Lawyer Grant's gratitude at escaping the cowhnling h so richly deserved and the details of the courtship between Kossmore aud Muriel. liut when tho sumachs bcrued like fiery torches iu the woodland glades tht loved HQ well, and hickories and maples thoue golden iu the uplands, Muriel, hei claim to the Hossmore estates duly rec ognized, becaniu Mrs. Fenuer Kossmore. And I urn bound as a veracious chroni cler to record the fact that neither party ever regretted it. A Sarcastic Host. A hotel iu Nantucket has some original rules for warning guests in "ea e ol tire": "Notify tho clerk at ouco he will be asleep in room No. ?'.', just back ol theo i.ee. Notify the proprietor. Notify the night watchman. He will be asleep, as usual, souiewhoie ou the premises, l eturii to your room and throw youi trash aud stuff out of thu window; you can repack them on the piazza or in tht back yard. Now try and discover whert the lire is. In uinety-niuo times out ol a hundred it will be iu some neighbor in;; ouiidiug, not ours. Don't forget tn gbiiek all the time. It will be very o.::'ingtv nervous people. Xeio Yuri THE FRENCH EXECUTIONER AN INTERESTING CHAT WITH THE HEADSMAN OF FRANCE. Mvlng In Strict Itot Irenient Th Cilmxlly Implcnieuts of Hit Pro fosHlon How He Dora Ilia Work. Few pcoplo have ever seen tho public executioner of France, snys a Paris let ter to tho New York World, and it is no cay matter to find him, for tho polico refuse to givo his address, and his name. Is carefully omitted from the directory. Tho dreaded "Monsieur do Paris," ns ho is called by tho lower classes, is, how ever, M. Diebler, and he rents a flat at No. II l!uo Vic d'A.ur, a squalid littlo stn et half nn hour's walk away from Poquclto Prison. This man, who con duets tho ceremonies in which the guliotine playi the most prominent part, is a very quiet person of a retiring dis position, who dreads notoriety and avoids contact with his neighbors as much as possible. There is nothing in tho bed-maii 's appearance nor in his home to denote his giia-tlyoM.cc. After some diiliculty thu World cor respondent secured tho address of M. Peibler and found that tho headsman was not indisposed to tell Iho detail of his une.uviab'e profession. . lie could not, however, I e induced to exhibit even, privately the guillotine, which ho re ferred tons " the m H hino." Ho said: ' Tho machine is ready mounted for use, and 1 may Lo summoned off at any moment. I usually get twenty-four hours' notice in Paris and more thau double that time for the departments, but I hold myself con-tantly in readiness to start oil ut a moment's notice. As a rule I have to spend at La Poquctte tho whole niudit preceding t lie execution. A great deal has to bo done in a very bhort time. Soon o-i the two black vans arrive one containinrz the 'woods of ju tice' and tho other destined to convey the body of the culprit to Ivry Cemetery I hae to superintend tho installation of the machine, which takes upward of nn hour. Tho fixing of the knife nnd of the apparatus itself is nn iutricate job. j There must be noUitch at the last. The instrument ts invariably piuccu on live stones just outside the central door of the Ho quelle I'ri-on. "While I am lixing tho machine," continued the headsman, "Tho Abbe Faure arrives. The Ab!:o Fauro enters La lioquetto and j;ives spiritual comfort to the doomed man. After being left alono with the ch iplain for a short time the culprit is handed over to my assist ant, who brings him from his ceil down the ttono stairway which leads to tho l'epot tho prisoner's last station on earth beforo leaching tho machine vthero ho is tcated on a wooden stool, nnd his toilet begins. This doe-n't take much time, for his n:iir aud beird weio clipped on entering tho prison. Tho man is pinioned, his shirt stripped of its rollar. and ho then goes forth to his death by the central door, when ho is '.rapped to the fatal plank which, top pling over, brings his neck into tho half circular p iriiou of a ring that 1 secure be fore springing tho knifo. Soon as 1 touch a button in one of the upright posts the knife fallsand the head is received in a tin vessel containing sawdust. The body is unstrapped, put into a coffin, with tho culprit's head bctwe 'n his legs, aud tho remains aro then driven oil to lvry Ceme tery, where they are buried." "Ouci life endure nny time after tho head is severed :" "No, 1 think, not," the execution re plied, reflectively. "Tho great loss of blood produce syncope: licsides " Hero M. Pciblcr weut out of the room and brought iu a Lirgo black leather box, which ho p'accd on tho table, u raising tho lid there appeared the bright steel knifo of oblique shape which is fixed to the cross ben in ot the guillotiuo at each execution, and which M. Dciblcr carefully watches over aid cleans at home. Ho took it out of its soft red lining the other afternoon, stroked it with his hand as if to brush the dust off its highly-polished surface, and, turning it over said : "There; look nt tho back of this knife. It is heavily weighted, you see, to muko it fall swiftly aud with tremen dous force when 1 touch thu spring. Now, this is the reason why I think that all consciousness departs from tho brain of a man aft cr the fall of tho head. At tho same instant that tho neck is severed by the blade, the weighty portion strikes so feurful a blow on the occiput that the cheek is often bruised from the fail of the hen 1 iuto the tin vessel curtaining tho tawdust. Vet the head is only raised a few inches above the till vcsel which receives it. Such a blow is, in my opinion, mi l,i ient to drive out any ray of memory, reflection or reai sensi bility that may linger, nfter the decapi tation, iu the brain of the inOit obdurate, bull beaded tr, urinal." 1 lie Gull Stream. Tho main Gulf Stream is taid to end ou the south side of tho 1'auks of New foundland; ut ad events, the stream di vides there, the larger biamh crossing tho At'nntic northward to tho coat ol Northern 1 urope, passing the Nottli Cape and becoming uud stiimni-h iblu near Nova Xembla. The smaller brain h crosses ea-tvsaid, curves southward be tween the A zon a aud Portugal, send n;; out sinallei branches into tho lrih and Mediterranean seas, and joins thu north equatorial current, with w hich it returns, to the Gulf Of Mexic o, aud so toiiipli tcs the (ircut. Thus the Host iiuitbern point leached 1 utar Nova ciulihi, the most southern near the equator. It toilthesthe I 'nit cil State', Newfound land, the llrili-.li l ies, Norway, Port ugal and Moroi co. The equatorial cur leuts touch the eastern co.t ol routh America a id the western roast of .Vin a. The. Japan stream tuui he Japan uud ( oiea, Kamsi h it ka uu 1 Alaska, uud thu westi rn curst of Noi lb A uu : li a and the Mexican coast, flowiug ului i.t a- lar south as the equator. v.i'i i,:,li,i ( ,; . Petroleum for lUrlmr H.finie. A Philadelphia corporation thinks it is smart mullah to Si I the r,i-r.n lie. It is plrpailii'to in.iko t xpi iwuei.t, at Fort Miiiiin, near I hiladciph a, w.th a new method of setting the river oa l.ie. It is proposed to sink perfuiate I iron pipes in the river bed aud appi. h- to the harbor, through hah petioh .in can Le forced to thu suilaee ol the wait i by machinery. In ibis manner I la u.g petroleum can ba tent into the tiuiuv licet and make it uncomfortably hot L-r the proud invudcr. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. Good Way to Cook Tomatoes. A good and unusual way to cook to matoes is tho following: Peel and sllco eight tomatoes. Put them in a coarso cloth and press most of the juice into a bowl. Save the juice. Choi) the toma toes and mix in two tablcpoonfuls of melted butter. Stir up well, put in a buttered mold, fit on the top, set in a pot of boiling water, nnd keep nt a fast boil for one hour. When done turn out on a flat dish and pour over it tho fol lowing source: Heat tho tomato juice, stir in a tablcspoonful of butter rolled in Hour, season with pepper, sugar aud salt, and boil one minute. Sanitary Hodrooms. "Woolen carpets aro filthy," says Dr. John Crowell in lmlar S-ie.itce Xfr, "and it the good housewife docs not be lieve it, let her look across tho room when tin sun is shining throtmh it, and see the dust constantly rising. This process Hoes on night and day, and is unavo li able wdieu tho floor is encumbered with the woolen covering." Hard floors, without cracks or scams for dust and vermin, painted walls, simple furnish ings, because of dust and "germs," an open fireplace, sunshine for disinfecting and drying, no draperies to catch and hold dust, the iron or bra-s bedstead and hair mattress these constitute tho es sentials of a sanitary sleeping-room. The old-fashioned wash-stand is recom mended ns far moro desirable than set bowls with hot and cold water, as these aro rarely trapped properly, and sole come sources of pollution to the Led room. Imics nf Lije, A Suggest ion lor Old Iioxesj. Do mothers and nurses know how much enjoyment and fun can be had out of different stylos of boxes that wo so ruthlessly destroy? If all the members of tho family will save tho boxes they will find, some stormy day when children are forced to remain indoors, that n trip to the attic (where the boxes can be kept) will afford a great deal of amuse ment. The littlo girls of the family will select a good -sized box for n new kind of doll's house, and mamma or nurso run easily teach them how to cut cardboard furniture to furnish this little house. If it is summer time, make a tiny house out of an old cardboard box, and pasto on to it dried mots, then set it on a shingle and have a littlo gravel path leading up to the door. On ono side have a bit of looking-glass for a pond, and somo branches of evergreen boughs for trees. You can odd whatever clso you like to make it look like an old fashioned farm house. Hi s simplo toy h is kept littlo girls happy for whole summers. Tho boys cau use tho boxet for thea tres, Punch nnd Judy and mony different kinds of shows. Tho baby will be nmuscd with an old tin box, some beans or pebbles put inside, aud the outside covered with somo bright colored flannel after the cover is firmly fastened. This will muko n good rattle, nud if a string be tied to the box it can bo drawn on the floor, or be sus pended from the chandelier aud swung if the baby is too young to walk. All these simplo th ucs havo been he'ps to many mothers nnd nurses on rainy days, when the expensive toys of the nursery have growu old and the lit tle children aro longing for something new. When you go away from homo for the summer put some boxes and bright col ored papers and cloths into your trunk; you w ill hud them userul nud very ac ceptable when the children cannot have their own nursery orthe toys it contains. A'cio Turk Urajiiie. Things Worth Knowing. 1. That fish may be scaled much easier by dipping iuto boiling water about a minute. 'i. That flsh may as well bo scaled if desired bo.oro packing down in salt, though in that case do not scald them. 3. Salt fish are quickest and best freshened by soaking iu sour milk. I. That milk which is turned or changed may be sweetcued or rendered tit for use again by stirring in a little soda. 0. That salt will curdle new milk, hence in preparing milk porridge gravies, etc., the salt should not be added until the dish is prepared. ti. That fresh meat, after beginning to sour, will t weeten if pluccd out of doors iu the cool of uiyht. 7. That dear boiling water will re move tea stains nud luauy ft uit stains. Pour thu water through t ho stain and thus prevent it spreading over the fabric. s. That ripe tomatoes will remove ink and other slams from white cloth; also from the bauds. it. That a tablcspoonful of turpentine boiled w ith your w hite clothes w ill aid in the whitening process. I i. That boiled starch is much im proved by ti e addition of a little sperm or a lit'lo salt, or a little gum arable dissolved. I I. That beeswax and salt will make your rusty fat irons as clean nnd smooth as glass. Tie a lump of wax in a bag and keep it for that purpose. When thu iroiu arc hot, rub them tiist with the wax ra,', then our with a piper or cloth spi ink 'cd ith suit. 1. '. '1 hut blue ointment and kerosene mixed iurqud propoilious and applied to the Li-l-tc l it is uu unfailing bedim ; icinedy, no I that a cut of w liiu-nush is ditto for iha wu.ls of a lox h .use. I. '. Tl.ul kiro-.-ue will o!ti-n boots or khoi l)at hu c Ik '!! h inh ncd by UUter and render llo-m us pl.uble as lo w. II. That k'-:o -cue will make tiu tea kettles s bi'ul.t us low. Saturate u Wooan li,' and inb with it. It will .rso u nlove stains from thu cliuu uini-hed fiirmtuie. 1 ". i ha to d laiuwutcr and so la will it niivu urn I. me grcaiu fioiu Wadiublc Cabi It . I ink j Aul), ltuti. Hilly and Harry. Aiici.' the lot -si n'cr b ys in the ser viioof llie I r-t telei oli e opened r.i i'lttidiuig, Pemi , ciia i wo; four kuixii ii-.i,iiii.y u At'lv, lioh, Hilly u.i I ll.iriy I his qiiui'et h. I.oi.e and lot tune. "Andy" one. o! thu r.i tet men lu Stu'cv "Hob' I tikiruUGi s w m both ( ariic ie is tho I mud llt-tul Aellt Wi.t.iu !,- uud jprrn.t-nd iit ot the vi-iou of the Iruiisylvunia Ku.lioud. "i.i,lv" MorelaiiJ ii ii v Altou.ey i.f I nub irx, and ' I Urn Oliver h i n.ado fuiin.o in ic-1, and nariowly iu:cd a .vl in thu I oiled Mu Senile IN AN OLD RUSSIAN FORT. HOW THE MUSCOVITE FORTIFIED IN ALASKA. At Present a Military Post in Nome Only Mode or Defense furiosi for Ralo liy Natives. Names of places in this Territory which have military designations, says a letter from t-itka, Alaska, to tho New torn '1 imrn, may inspire a scn-e of security to outsiders unacquainted w ith the country. For instance, upon hearing of Fort Wrangcll ouo would naturally conclude that such a post would furnish amplo secusity for a reasonable rcope of coun try. Vet the nearest troops arc nt Port Townsend, nearly one thousand miles distant by water, if we except a small company of murines at Siika. Fort Wrangell is a military post only in name. It is about 150 miles southeast of Sitka by tho waters of the inlet-1, but by tho bi-monthly steamers in a norl beast course its distance is more than five hundred miles. It is one of the old Hussian fcttletuents, and was ono of their mo3t prosperous trading posts. The main part of tho vil lngo is on a moderate slope, w ith n lofty chain of mountains close behind. Thero are not more than five hundred inhabit -ablo acres there, und upon them was crowded all there ever was of Wrangell in its most prosperous dnys. I'n tho north side of tho village is a higher knoll, and on this stand the old de fences of Fort Wrangcll. A high wooden palisade or stockade sur rounded the area tet apart for mili ary purposes; the blockade is gone, but the buildings all remain in a fair state of preservation. Tho fort proper w'nero were the ollicers' quarters and the bar -racks for tho men stands on the north side of the quadrangle, und is a solid log building boarded over aud made im penetrable to bullets. The tiovernmeiit house stands ou the w-.'st si le of the square, is built of the same material, and is now occupied by I'uited (states l om missioncr Shcakley, who was a member of Congress several years ago from Penn sylvania, and by the Deputy Collector of the Port, a Mr.'l'Icmming from Wiscon sin. This building o:i iho ca-t side is adapted for defensive pui oes. ( n the east tide of tho quadrangle is a largo log and boarded building which was used iu the old Kussian days ns a store house, and its outer front was adapted to protective nnd defensive purposes. At the southeast cornerof this square slauds tho mof.t peculiurstructuic of all, undone moro suggestive of tho necessities of de feuse than all the rest It is the block house or bastion, and upou its safety and se curity depended the safety and ec urity of the entire post. It is solidly btiilt of logs, nud is about twelvo feet square at the ground. It rises in thc-e dimensions to about twelve feet, the height of tho palisades, where is a second story of wider dimcusiuus, extending entirely over the margin of the first. Its w alls are not parallel with those of the first, but it is placed diagonally ncross the first, so that its coiners dj not conform to the corners of tho first. In thus being wider than the first story, an I extending over it on all sides, riflemen could de fend it, not only by aiming outward, but downward on the outside of tho palisades. Such defense were common in Pennsylvania, New ork, nud ( hio lul) years ago, but they nie now only h's toric memories, while ihe llussian I lock house at Fort Wrangcll .still exists ns u memento of their occupation, and is rapidly going to ruin. There are only a few llussiaus left at Wiangell, not moro than adoen of mire bloods. There aro quite a number of the mixed race, Indian mid llus-ian, still there, but the bulk of tho denizens of tho place are natives. 'I hese relics of Kussian peasantry and tho half-breeds are, as a rule, more worthless than tlio nutive or Indian. The houses of the old Hussiau settlement arc rapidly disap pearing from lack of care anil through tlio wet climate, which is destructive of timber. About ODD Indians hive their Winter home theio. During the can ning season they go out a long distanco up the inlets nnd take salmon nud other fish for the canneries. When that sea son is over they return to Wrunooll, spending the Winter months iu hunting the mu'e. deer, sometimes attacking the great brown bear of the ad .oining moun tains, but giving over must of their leisure time to gambling. Tlieie uro twelve or fifteen Americans iutlievil !ugi,some iu public employment, some iu mission work teai lung tho Indians, some in saloon keeping, uud the rest in traders' stores. This is thu second point touched by the i'ucilio steamers ou tho way up alter leaving Ntiinio, tho last c iiLng station far down on S am ouver's Island, t uly a fu v supplies are tuU it oil', and suuie ca-es of canned i-a'mou and pi lu i :s taken ou. A remnant of tho old Ku-siun town stands below tho fort ulong what was once pel haps a street. A relic of arouidi wooden sidewalk and some I oatilcl up old-fashioned narrow windows suggest tiallic. On this broken nnd dilapidated walk a score or two old squaws aud de crepit nu n squat and expose tor sale the c.irios with wli'.' h they ho. e to tempt the toiirit. The e natives arc adepts at construction, and oiler for sale nicely formed biaci lets and rinits in tun luct arid from coin silver obta'ued at the canneries for lish. I hey al-o have wno.lcti spoons und bowls for tale ma le fioiu thu beau tiful yellow cedar of this coast, oriia lueuted with carved nil Mi us of curious ilcsign. Ill trading with the Athubu-cau Indians of the interior, iu the llrltish dominions, they procure u while coarse wool from a sort of mountain go.it or beep, nnd this is wo . cu into blankets vuiiousiy colored, mostly gray and white, and rgmed over with oiillin.s and iiodescript figures of a like nature. Alaska for a thousand miles and more is only a stiip of (oast. about thirty miles wide on the mainland. The In dians ol the interior aie never permitted by tlio roast natives to louiu to tide water. The coast nalives have fuun time out of mind constituted themselves the middlemen, uu I Lavu done all the t u iiu r with tlio Indians of ihe lliiti-h domia oils. The wainpuui biu ls which were used by the ln-luiis for coins were so neatly load uud mi ioucuicnt that the iiisl I ur. p1 an svtt'eis used tiieut u'so, ut the rate ol four bla k beads or eight white 1. u.ls f..r m i.eunv. The belts of this . wampum w. re ied to retoid ail iiupor I taut events. LOVE-LIGHT. AU thro' the house I ran hear her voles, Punhin, my Sunshiim, Rcattr-ring Klndn'M, bidding rejoice, My fair isunshino. In my lady's chamber away up stairs, SunshiiiB, my Sunshine, fsh" is chanting simt" le-s of carolling aim, My fair BunsMno, Kh is laughing now in tho children's glee., (sunshine, my Hnnshine, Illithely thn pohon float in to me; My fair Sunshine. In white sho flashes a down the stair, Huushirin, my Sunshine; Her quick, litfht foot patters there, My fair Sunshine. A moment her face shines In at the door, Sunshine, my Sunshine, And the room turns lilit, it is dark no moro My fair Sunshine. With a white hand waved and a kiss air blown, Sunshine, My Sunshine, -She has passed and vanished, my lovo, my own,. My fair Sunshine. Archibald MucMrchait in luuti'i Com panion. H1.1I0II OF THE DAY. In everybody's mouth Teeth. The glazier generally has a pane in Lis chest. Tho dressmaker's draper fhould bo quick at figures. Working like ahorse A lawyer draw ing a conversation. Hearts may bo honest, but they aro always on tho beat. Tho rising generation Folks getting up in tho morning. Why is a doctor never seasick? Lie i used to see sickuess. Sometimes iu a trade a man kicks when there is nothing to boot. The woman question which women are opposed to "How old are you?" It is not generally known that tho wheels of a vehicle are tired as the horse. A pig was never known to wash, but a great many people have seen tho pig iron. In a question of life and death thero aro two sides to take This side and that sido. It is now believed that Venus roso. from the nen to allow the hired girl to make the bed of the occau. DArutt t'rea l're', "Ab," said tho fly, as it crawled around the bottle, "I have passed through the hatching age, tho creeping ago, and now I am in tho mucilage" then it stuck. Customer (to waiter) 1 Some cheese, please." Waiter "Beg pardon, sir; very sorry, sir; cheeso out, sir." Cus tomer "That sof When do you expect it buck!" JJt: Tho title of a book which lies beforo us "Twenty Thousand League) I udcr the Sea" suggests that the submarine development of tlio national game has assumed tho character of a cra.-.e. "Dad cau tell tho time without look ing at his watch," said littlo Johnnie. "VVbeu I ask him iu the morning ho says it is time to get up, nnd when I ask him at night he says it is timu to go to bed." A if) Vc;A iSun. "How nre you getting along." asked ono cyclono of another. "About ninety miles au hour. Uow's yourself:" "o, I manage to keep things moving," an swered Cy. No. 1, nud blew a towu iuto tho lake. Jktrott ' iVcju. It is said to be dangerous to attend church when there is a "great gun" iu the pulpit, a "minor canon" in thu reading desk, when tho bishop "charges the clergy" and when tho choir "mur ders an unthem." Dctr-.U Fie l'rm. Thero was confusion iu the faces of Georgu and .Matilda, who sat iu intimuto proximity ou the sola, as Harry entered. Matilda was the first to recover her self possession. She said "Wo are engaged iu a little game at cards." Harry "Aud it mighty close game, too, chf" JJoduit Tl'llttSCI'tJit. liobert J. llurdctlo re vcutly received a notification at Livingston, Moil., that u dead registered letter awaitod his orders at Washington. He sent the following reply: "if the letter referred to isn't so dead that it is ollcusive you might send the remains to liurliugton, Iowa, whero I will claim the inuimuy iu ubjut a mouth.' A'lW York J'ust. "Miss Maud," ho said, "I havo como in this evening to ask you a question, and 1 have brought u ring with me. Now, beforo yuu try it ou 1 want to tell you that if you feel inclined to be n ? ister to me I will have to take it back, as my lather objects to my sister wearing such largo diamonds." Aud Maud said kl.e would keep tho ring. ,iirti, '. IIV it A 1 ine Compliment. Husband : " Pro fessor Widehead paid you u very line compliment utter dinner lust flight, my dear.'' Wife: "Oh, did her What did be say;" Husband: "He said that uui weren't handsome, but you were one of the most intelligent women he ever met." Wife: "Professor Whnt's-his-namo has received his last invitation from inc. Time. .Millionaire Flood's t.old. Flood's estate is valued by good judges ut .. -,,1)0(1, (MO. At the height of the boiiuiia excitement, when shines ou the leading mines brought if', no uud paid -.o a mouth dividend, Flood's wvalili was rated ut $l(',uun,tK-o, but then cuilK' the gieut shrinkage in Coin stock v ilues, whiih cut down tho for -tunc of u'l the mining millionaires fu ly one-hall, and Flood's losses by tho Nevada Hank wheat deal wete fuLy VV 00 .i.iido. 'he ropcrty will piolmbly be equally divided letweili tho wile, sou and daughter. The latter was alw.ns Flood's favorite, und ut ono timo she posst-5-ed iu her own light d in real estalo and Hoveiumeut bonds. She gave much of this to help her father out ot lii-i einbai russineut a year a,'o, but still owu about li,c ill. liung flood isnhrcwd, but his no stability, and the old luau netcr (runted him iu uay largo deals. S i ' -Lo. A report comes from Los Angeles. Cul., of the discovery of an am ieui tem ple ou tuu Cl.-miulo Island, jut off tug coust.
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