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fj artc will b UkQ of uonjmous
i ail Station.
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Melbourne, tho Capltnl of Victoria,
Australia, claims a population of 400,000,
ono-soventh of all the people in Aus
tralia. m
, New York city will upend $850,000 thm
3 car in improving tho buildings occupied
by her charity charges and providing
thorn with more wholcsomo diet.
Twenty of tho lending restaurants and
tafos in 1'nris are being united into a
company. Its capital will be (1,300,000
in (100 shares, 13,500 of which aro to bo
offered to the public at par.
Denmark is an immense dairy. Tho
export of butter last year amounted to
4 1,000,000 pounds, and its quality is
tid to hare been excellent and wonder
fully uniform. The business it conducted
(in sclentiflo principles.
The liussinn Government lins in re
cent years displayed great activity in
improving tho harbors of tho Kmpirc.
JV coio Yremyct proposes that tho cost of
otrh improvements be met in the future
!y tho collection of tonnago duos.
Fvory niinsto six hundred pounds of
ool grows in this country, nud we havo
dig sixty-ouo tons of authracito coal
.tl ono hundred tous of bituminous
whilo of pig-iron we turn out
. elvo tons, and of steel rails three tons.
A converted Hindoo is reported to
live said at a public meeting in India:
"The very lowest caste in India is the
obblers' caste, and it is remarkable that
. cobbler from England, William Carey,
iuuUI bring them the tirst tidings of the
iipel."
The British' Consul at Dilboa reports
it Spain u :.i -te i 'y and rcniark-
!c progress in commaicial prosperity,
'go shipments of minerals are mado,
i extensivo iron manufactories havo
mi been established. Railways aro
Itiplying and industries in general
en tho increase.
;o death rato of the Georgia roniton
, as shown by tho report of tho
i 1'ttl keeper, is 17 to tho thousand
average for tho hut two years, is
Vui the average death rata of
ui cities; and tho past year's
of 11.0 per thousand is less than
rtality in tho most favored cities.
havo the greatest number of miles
road track of auy railroad country
world, proudly declares tho
ii'rt American, but the Argentine
'jiio can boat ui and every ono clso
iking theirs straight. On the, roe
P.ucuos Ayres to the foot of tho
les is a stretch of 211 miles without a
Tho greatest national dobt among the
.linns of tho globo is boruo by France.
is about $0,250,000,000. Russia
nes next, (ll.GOO.OOJ.OCO; then Eng
d, with (',500, 00,000; Austro
"gary, with .,,43,00 ,00l); Italy,
ii ('2,325,000,003; Spain, with (1,
."100,000; aud Prussia, with (1,000,
),U00. Forty-six of the prisoners in American
cititcntiaries last year were over eighty,
..ud 2811 over isvcnty, and tho New York
('barter recommends as an act of justice
mid humanity the establishment in our
criminal codes of a deiiiite ago, on arriv
ing at wh'ch every prisoner should be
a'lowcd to no free., regardless of the
uaturo of his crimo or the length of the
scutenco pronounced against him.
. i
Fnthor "Schleycr, parish priest of Con
stance, Switzerland, and inventor of
Volnpuk, is dead, but his verbal or rather
tinrriinl invention is so vcrv much alive
o -----
that tho whole commercial correspond
ence of mauy large French, German,
Italian aud Spanish houses is even now
carried on in it, and tho number of its
students in the United States is put
down by the New York ftnuicmiil Ad
urtiter at 100,000.
"The Austrian manoeuvres at Bcllovar,
which the Friuce of Wales attended,
were perfectly farcical," says London
Truth. "The squadrons of cavalry were
certainly a grand sight, but they charged
with batteries of artillery before them
and on e ch side of th mi, so that in real
war every man and horse would have
been destroyed, and the guns kept blaz
ing away, so that the effect to practical
men was highly absurd."
There ought to be a law, asserts the
Detroit Free l'rtu. prohibiting the shoot
ing of alligators. If such a law is not
toon passed the chances are that the
saurian of the South will become as
scarce as the buffalo of the West.
"There is very little skill in alligator
shooting and no danger," sayi llirji
That is true enough, and it only serves
to show the cowardice of tke "sport."
Up the St. John's River, in Florida, it is
now a rare -thing to see an alligator
where foimerly they were plentiful. A
fellow in Palatka hist winter shot a big
harmless '.gator from the wharf at that
city. The body floated to the shore and
lay there. The authorities promptly
pounced upon tho idiotic shooter, and,
although they could cot tiue him for
what he had done, they had tho body
towed down the river and made the
hooter pay (10 for the job.
IN DARKNESS.
I will ho still;
Tho terror drawing nigh
Shall startlo from my lips no coward cry;
Nay, thoiiKh tlio night my deadliest droad
fulfil,
1 will be still.
For oil! I know,
Though niifToriiig hours delny,
Yet to Eternity they pass away.
Carrying soinetliiiiK onward as they flow,
OnMnxting woe!
Yos, something won;
The harvest of our tears
Sotiielliing unfailing, plucked from fuling
yenrs;
Something to blowoin on beyond tho sun.
From sorrow won.
Theasony,
Ro hopeless now of balm,
Khali sloop at last, in light as puro mi 1 calm
As that wherewith the stars look down on
tlieo,
tieth.iemano.
Florence t'oatei, in Harper.
'WHERE (iLKNNIE WAS.
IIY JOHN II AIUIKHTON.
'Twns down in Louisiana, not mauy
yeais ugo," to quote from an old song,
that several companies of us wic'.icd
Yankees were posted in a small town
just far enough from iNcw Orleans and
other important points to be of no strate
gic coii9euenco for its own sake; yet,
being on a direct route from tho enemy's
lines to the Mississippi Kiver, was im
portant as nn outpost. The war was al
most over, so we were not as vigilant as
wo might have been had wo been sta
tioned in front of Lee's nr.ny. Tho
natives wero loyally rioutliern, every
man of them perhaps I shouM say every
woman, for the only men in town wero a
few who had passed their three-score
years and ten, one physic nu, aud ono
preacher, liut the natives did not allow
us to feel uncomfortable. Tho doctor
disagreed radically with us on principle,
but he took professional and even friendly
intCicst in such of us as had more mular.a
than our regimental surge. in could man
age; the preacher ga o us a sermon that
reminded us of Sundays at homo, and tho
old men would .-moUo and chat with us
all day long, so long as wo did not say
what wo believed about the future of
military events.
"As for tho women bless them 1 they
wero exactly liko thomajoiity of women
everywhere else very tenacious of their
opinions so far us the war was concerned,
but othcrwiso hospitable, gracious, and
charming. They didn't mean to give us
the tiVrct of Jocul society, but souk how
we got thcro just the same. Wo did it
so quietly that none of them knew how
it begau or who began it, and I tlou't be
licvo that after the first twenty-four
hours any of them took pains to inquire.
Wo allowed no mainu i.nir, woro clean
clothing, purchased enough supplies to
set business buoming, and were on our
good behavior in every way.
The consequence was that wo ollicers
soon knew everybody worth knowing,
and were entertained with as much
cciirtusy aud self-possession as if tho
-rraldve coffee had not been burned rye or
other substitute, und tho table-cloths
had not long before been turned into lint
or buudages lor Southern hospitals. Wo
found inolTensivo ways of introducing
real .lava, white sugar, Oolong tea, and
other din ng room specialties dear to the
feminine h art. aud we unloaded count
less novels and newspapers in eager
hands. More important than all else, I
believe, we could ta!k. So could they,
but for some reason women's talk with
womeif 'Sid not seem to havo been en
tirely satisfying. We talked so iudus
triouly, and to such good ciTcct, that
any chance visitor who might have
dropped into town in the middlo of our
tirst week would have thought from ap
pearanco that wo wore lifelong acquaint
ances. Every regiment had somo ofliccr,
generally a young lieutenant, whoso
ability, appearance and spirits compelled
his comrades to ptonouueo h'm the
flower of tho flock. Ours was Will
Olennie. 'I ho natives approved our
choice of their own a- conl, aud we ac
cepted their dictum without a bit of
jealousy, fearing only that the youngster
might cause somo fruitless heartaches.
Hut ho didn't, lie was ollicer of tho
tirst picket line wo threw out, aud so
impressed was he with tho defensive
possibilities of tho place, that wo were
glad to have him relievo us of some re
sponsibility, by taking chargo of tho
slight earthworks it seemed advisable to
erect. Ho spent a full half of every day
outside the lines, looking for additional
points of vantage, nud as no enemy had
been in the vicinity fur weeks, he never
cared for a guard.
Time passed so delightfully for a fort
night, that there was little but roll-calls
and picket duty to remind us that we
were soldiers. Everything was too picas
nut to last, so one day a rattle of mus
ketry warned us that there was trouble
on the picket line. By tho time our
bugles had recalled us from our hospita
ble lounging places, nud hurried us
toward the fiont.a soldier with a broken
arm came in and leported that soma cav
alry had tried to force tu'ir way into
tqwn by the westoin road, and, being
repulsed, had dismounted, and were dis
agreeing, in the usual military manner,
with the p ckeU, who had fallen back to
Glennio's breastworks.
"liless (ilennie for the breastworks!"
exclaimed our Major in command, after
he- ha 1 shouted "Double-quick
march !"
The resistauce made by our entire
force seemed to disgust the enemy, for
in a couple of hours they ceased tiring.
A special roll-call showed that none of
our men had been killed, and only two
or threo woutided, but a Captain ap
proached the -Ma or aud said that Lieu
tenant Gleuuio was missing. Ho had
gone nearly a mile to the front, to a little
Hjovution, wfcero he had thought a how
ithsr might advantageou-ly be posted
gono two or three hours before tho enemy
appeared.
"I'nptuteti, then, of course," groaned
the Major. '""Confound it, gentlemen,
for the good ot the sei vice I'd rather have
been captured myself."
Most of us felt the same way, aud we
were too dismal for the remainder of the
day to rejoice at having repulsed the
enemy. Tho entire force went out as
skirmishers for a mile cr two, asking
questions at every plantation house and
cabin, but uo oue could toil whether or
no the enemy, as they galloped away,
had a Union ollicer with them.
Wo felt so ugly at our loss that wo
feared to face tho natives when wo re
turned to town. AVhat would they think
of us, as soldiers, when they learned
that tho o'licer whom wo all cheerfully
acknowledged was tho nblnst soldier
among us, had fallen into tho enemy's
hands. Tho Ma or was so amazed that
he actually bit oft tho mouthpiece of his
pipestem in a fit of anger; but this se
vere action did not return to us tho
tiowcr t.f tho regiment.
Just before sunset a sentry on the road
startled all of us, as wo lay behind tho
works, by shouting:
"Ollicer of the guard! Flag of truce
coming I"
Wo nil sprang upon tho pnrapct, and
saw emerging from the forest, nearly half
a inilo away, a horse, a rider, and a tiny
white rn. Tho Major raised his glasses,
peered through them a moment, dropped
them, mid exclaimed:
' That flag is carried by a woman?''
Then all of us wished wchad glasses.
Tho rider advanicd slowly, until we
could see that sho was not armed: then
that she had a fine figure, and finally
that sho was young and pretty.
"Wants protection for her property,
I suppose," growled tho Major. "Those
raiders nro probably cleaning out tho
family's barn and smokehouse, there
being nobody at home but women and
children. AVhat do they -suppoo a few
infantry c in do against nobody knows
how many cavalry:"
Nevertheless ho went slowly out,
nlono, to meet her, at which Glcnnie's
Captain exclaimed
' This isn't nccordingto custom. Who
knows but she's a young man, disguised,
and will drop tho Major with a pistol;
Come on, boysi
Several of us followed him. As rra
saw him twirling tho ends of his mus
tache atul tipping his hat slightly to ono
side, wo followed his exnmplo in theso
resne.:ts also. We overtook tho ma;or
just as tho rider halted, lookod very
pale, nud said :
"It wasn't his fault, sir really it
wasn't."
"WhoFO fault, madam?" said the
major, raising his hat.
"Mr. Glcnnie's, " said tho girl.
"Oh! Confound it! I mean so
they gut him, d.d they?"
"oh, no, sir, but ho wishes they had.
And they would havo done, only
only-"
'"'Well, madam?"
"Only they were prevented." '
"Indeed? How was that;"
"Why, you see, sir, he stopped at our
house, just for a drink of water, nnd
while ho was standing by tho well, the
Rangers "
"Pnngors?"
"Yes," sir; tho Texas cavalry they
came across the hill just then. Ho
started to run this way, but but "
"Well:"
The girl looked down a moment, tfof
orcd, raised her head, and then said
rapidly:
" I told him ho would never get thoro
alive. 1 said they w'erjJiuivdffl- to
one, and he'd surely buKillfcdr Fin o
true Southern woman, sir; my father is
Captain Grayson, of tho artillery bat
tal.ou, but 1 don't believe murder is war.
So I made him cuno into the hou3e. He
declared ho wouldn't; death was noth
ing to duly. Rut I mado himcomo in."
' Indeed.' What arguments did you
use, may I ask?"
Again tho girl looked down aud col
ored deeply. Somo of tho young ollicers
began to exchange winks.
'He declared he wouldn't," tho girl
resumed, "but 1 made him. Ho strug
gled with all his might, but "
"I beg your pardon for interrupting,"
said thu .Major, biting his lip, "but ho
escaped, then;1'
"Yes, sir, but not a second too soon.
I hadn't mora than got him into the
hogshead "
"Hogshead.'"
"Yes, sir, a big sugar hogshead, in
the cellar, that we had mcaut to keep
sweet potatoes in wheu two of tho
Rangers came iu tho front door. They
said they'd seeu a Yankee at the we'll,
and wauled him. I told them he had
seen them, und made a dash for his own
lines. Ho really did, you know, for a
step or two, when when "
"When you warned him of his dan
ger." "Yes, sir. Well, they took iny word,
when I told them who my father was,
and they went away. '
"Ah! Whcro niethe Rangors
now ;
"They went back I don't
know
where hours ngV
"And caught him as they went;"
"Hi, no, sir: they couldn't. Rut he
was iu a dreadful excitement. Ho said
ho had no right to be outside tho linos;
he could be court-martialo 1 for it, aud
disgraced, and maybe shot, if things
went wroug in tho tight. He went on so
that I wouldn't listen to him, and I was
afraid some of the Hangers might come
back and hear him, so I wouldn't stay
and listen to him."
"Rut why didn't he return after they
retired .'"
"Because he couldn't, sir. I wouldu't
let him. I didn't want him to be court
martialed and shot, and all of those
dreadful things, sol thought it would
bo only right to come and tell you it
wasn't his fault."
"The enemy has been gono for several
hours," said the Major, turning with a
suspicious look tous. "I'm afraid there's
somo ruse iu this." Then he turned
again to the girl and sternly said:
"Young woman, if your story is true, he
should have returned by this tiino. He
knows ho has nothing to fear, and there
is nothing to prevent him coming back,
if ho kuows tho enemy havo disap
peared." "Oh, yes, there is, sir; there's a cover
to the hsgshead anil a'pndlock beside."
"Oh h h!'1 said the Major, with
many infections. "He's your prisouer,
is he? Rut, heavens, madaine, if he has
been locked in a hogshead all this time,
he's probable suffocated. Confouud "
' "Oh, no," said tho girl with au assur
ing smile "There's a big bujig-hole to
thu hogshead, and I know ho has sense
enough to breathe through it, becauso
when, I went down and whispered
through it that the Rangers had gono
' home again, he "
i "What did he say :"
! "Nothiug - he but I know he was
alive and just like his old self." Then
; the girl suddenly dropped her eyes again
aud colored deeply, while a very young
! lieutenant murmured :
"I'm:"
'I see," drawled
slowly. "Atteu-fioit
deploy as skirmishers.
the Major, very
First C ompany,
Forward '."
Tho girl turned her horse's head
quickly, looked backward, set her lipi
firmly, nnd exclaimed :
"You're not going to court-martial
and shoot him :"
"SunnoEO I wore?" said the Major, as
the men began to file from behind tho
"curtain" that commanded tho road.
"Then," said the girl, "I'll gallop
ahead, nt tho risk of my life, aud let
him cscapo on my pony."
"Madam," said tlio Major, lifting his
lint, "I give you the word of a toldicrf
nnd a gentleman that you shall bo his1
sole judge."
Tlio skirmish line advanced, and tho
officers of tho other companies followed
tho girl and tho major, Th) latteil
should havo ordered us to remain with
our own men, but ho didn't. Wo
reached tho house, more than a mile out
side the lines, without anno; anee, and
when tho girl ha I lighted a candle, wd
followed her nnd the ma or to the cellar.
Tho major's suggestion that tho girl
should first whisper at tho bung hole and
see if the captive was still alive, was not
acted upon. Instead, sho said cheerily,
as sire turned tho key and raised tha
cover:
"You've nothing to fear, Will."
" 'Will.' " murmured the very young
lioutcnant,
Just then Glennio's faco appeared abovo
the edge ol the staves, and seemed some
what disconcerted at tho grinning faces
before him. Several pairs of bauds helped
him out, nnd as ho stood before us, with
crystals of light brown sugar glistening
all over his uniform coat, the major re
marked :
"You're a swecVIookingSkrjefttl'' .
Miss Graysom smiled as if she thought
so, too.
. "You st'CMjjor " bogr.n Gleunte.
"Yes." saiiT"nieajor, "I certainly do.
I see, also, that one of two things must
be clone, for the good of the service
Either our lines inust be extended a mile
or two farther into the country, or ycu
must persuade this lady's family to move
to town."
The family moved,' Miss Graysom
finally moving nil tho way to Now York.
Tho wedding present from tho bride
groom's brother o:llcers was a miniature
sugar hogshead, in gold, with a rosebud
for a padlock. Oiue-A- Wtck.
' WISE MOUUS.
Hot sup, hot swallow.
Eaten bread is forgotten.
Never omit to perform a kind net.
Light suppers make long life days.
He sups ill who eats up all at dinner.
Many a drop of broth is mado in a pot.
Contention finds no chair at n well
spread tabic.
Learn to say kind nnd pleasant things
whenever oiniortuuitv oilers.
that vulgarity has its
origin in ignorance or sollishncss.
A merchaut should familiarize himself
with every line of goods IfoTiandles.
Never speak or act in anger until you
i havo prayed over your words or acts. ,
I Remember that, valuable ns is the gift
J of speech, silence is often moro valua
ble.
We should not imagine that nil aro
friends that flatter, or enemies that cen-
i sure.
Never retort a sharp or angry word.
It is the second word that makes tho
quarrel.
Men love to Lear of their power, but
have an extreme disrelish to be told of
their duty.
It is good for a man to love his ene
mies, if he can do so without injuring
his friends.
Never urge another to do anything
against his desiro unless you see danger
before him.
The safety of tho spire is not in tho
thinness of the top, but in the solidity of
the bottom. Jt .
He who is unwilling to sifDmit to un
deserved blame should remember to re
fuso undeserved pra-lae.
Habits aud Long Lire.
The information which the blanks givo
ou the subject of habits coincides with
the opinion of most people, formed from
observation, that longevity withoul
regularity of habits is rare. Theso ol I
people, men and women uliko. are put
down as early risers aud retiicrs, almost
without exception, mid fully nineteen
out of every twenty havo observed this
custom throughout life, except perhaps
at somo short period in youth. Meals
havo been eateu regularly, three each
day, with dinner at uoou, tho exceptions
being so rare ai to indieuto notning.
Excrciso in most cases has been hard
work up to sixty-five or seventy, nnd
' after that period has consisted (when
I tho regular occupation has becu giveu
up) of walking, gardening, or both. Ex
cept in case of sickness these old people
' aro as a rulo us active aud as foud of
constant occupation of some sort to-day
as most men and women are at thirty
five. One of tho most signitlcaut facts
gathered in this canvass is tlu.t regard
ing occupations. Out of 10-lu men,
throughout life, 401 have been farmers;
Vri have been carpenters: 70, merchants;
111, mariners; 4'1, laborers; 4'.', shoema
kers; 41, manufacturers; a:l, clergymen;
2:1, masons; 10, blai ksmiths; li bank
ers: 12 each, iron workers, mill hands,
physicians, and lawyers; and the balance
are divided among nearly all the other
trades aud professions. The list iiu ludes
only one each of the following: lKrmit,
hnuter, chemist, professor, soldier, bro
ker, auctioneer, jockey, contractor.
Nearly all, however, begau life upon the
farm. l'o uljr Science Monthly.
Steering Ralloons..
it is Eald the much dusiied method of
steering balloons has been discovered by
I Commander Ren.ud, of l'rauce. A bal
loon is iu couise of construe: ion at Men
don which will piove thu reality of this
! discovery. JThis balloou will bo fur
nished with a new motor ofl'J kilo-
! grammes ia weight, of fifty horse power.
j which, it is anticipated, will be capable
of producing a speed of a hundred kilo-
metres upward of sixty miles au hour.
I The balloon will thus be navigable iu
any direction und iu any weather, ex-
j cept when it is at tua'ly blowing u gale.
tjueen Victoria's long-time fouduess
for the opal has almost dispelled tho su-
iierstition concerning its bud luck, whh h
las clung to that handsome jewel for
generations.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
How to Cnre for Ivory Trinket.
Ivory ornnmcnts, unless carefully cared
for, become yellow. They aro very
eaily cleaned and with a littlo trouble
will look fresh and retain their luster for
a long time. The simplest way to clean
them is to brush them with a new tooth
brush, but very sharp, to which a littlo
soap is applied. Then rinso tho orna
ment in lukewarm water. Next dry it
and lirush until the luster reappears. A
littlo nlcohol poured upon tho brush will
increase this luster. If the trinket has
become very yellow dry it in a gentle
heat. Tho yellow will soon disappear
and the ornament look ns good as now.
Hail nnd Kjcpre.
Safety in Coal Oil.
Tho number of accidents from coal-oil
lamps is ns large as ever, nud it is safe to
say that in nearly every case a humnn
being, who ought to know better, con
tributes tho sharo of ignoranco or care
lessness which makes the accident possi
ble. The blaze of burning coal-oil cuts
into tho human llcsh like a knife. Na
ture lit once tries to repair tho damage
by throwing oil tho injuicd flesh, but
medical science kuows of no way to pro
vent the contraction which ensues on tho
coming together of tho healthy tissuo
alter the sioughing oil of tho injured
portions.
Few people seem to know on what a
littlo thing the safety of a coal oil lamp
depends, i'he lighted wick causes the
metal of the oil reservoir to become quite
hot, hot enough to heat the oil nud
generate gas. If the gas cannot escnpe,
the lamp will explode. To provide for
its escape tho lump makers put a little
metal chimney by tho side of tho wick
holder, which permits a free passage for
the yas from the oil reservoir to the outer
air. The housekeeper's part consists in
keeping the little chimney open. It is
almost nn invisible chimney, only to be
seen by holding the burner to tho lieht.
Never buy a co.d-oil lamp without seeing
that this chimney is present in the burner.
American Cultictt .r.
A Novel Dictionary.
How many of you have a dictionary
that ha attended over 100 weddings, to
say nothing of parties, teas, etc. ? Not
very many, I'll venture to say, but let
mo tell you about this noted dictionary.
Thirty years ago, when mother was
first married, she began to collect recipes
for n cook book. For lack of anything
smaller she tooknn old unabridged dic
tionary of the largest sic, fiut out every
other, leaf, indexed it, nud began to
pa'stc in the"cooking recipes she cut
from tho papers. For instance, thero
was a chapter devoted to puddings; un
der this healing was a list of different
kinds of puddings nnd tho pages where
they were to be found. Cakes formed
another chapter, meats another and so
on througii the list.
Every week, ns soon as the papers had
I con read, mother would collect tuom
take tho dictionary, scissors acd paste
pot, nnd eareful'y pasto each rccipa in
its proper place.
As time went by the book steadily
filled, so when anyone wanted a recipe
for any particular dish, tiio dictionary
was sure to contain it. For example un
der the heading of tapioca pudding thcro
wero forty-seven recipes to bo lound,
nud ninety-seven for making tomato
catsup. , ,..
liut nmong so ninny, how could we
tind what wo wanted; you ask. In this
way: When wo had carefully tested a
rccipo nud found it satisfactory wo
marked it by a star, thus . If extra
good it was marked by two stars, nnd if
unsurpassed three stars distinguished it.
Rut if, on the contrary, it was not sat
isfactory it was crossed off by a singlo
line; two lines meant very bad, and threo
lines s'gnilied "positively uneatable."
So by simply glancing over tho pago we
can tell at onco just what wo want.
There is one objection to a cook book
of this sort; it is so useful that everybody
wants to borrow it, and so it is seldom at
home. .Hist make ono and see if you
don't call it a "grand good thing."
D.troit Free Vrtm.
ltedpes.
Fried Mush: Rod corn meal iu water
until well cooked ; pour into a buttered
dish nnd let stand over night; in the
morning remove from the dish whole,
cut in slices and fry browu in butter.
To Com Reef: Mako a brino of a
quart of coarse salt to threo gallons of
water; to this add a half pint of molasses
and let stand a day before putting the
beef in. -Meat thus corned will be fit to
eat in a week's time.
Fried Chicken: Fut in a fiyiug pan a
tab'espoonful each of lard a :d l utter;
when hot lay in the i h'i ken cut open oa
the back: sprinkle with flour, salt and
pepper; when a light biown turn it over
and sprinkle a'a;u; cook slowly until
done.
1'rown Rivnd: One cup of flour, twe
and one half cups of ioru meal, one
half cup cuch of sugar and mohescs, out
teaspoon of salt, two teaspoons ol
6oda, sour milk to mako a thick batter
steim three hours and bake onc-ha'1
hour.
Minced Dried Reef With Eggs: Shave
tho beef and let stand in water ovei
night to freshen; put two table-spoonfuls
of butter into a Hying pan nnd put
iu a pint of the beef; when warmed
through add fmir beaten eggs; stir unti
cooked.
Rroilcd Codfish: I'ick the codfish in
small pieces, soak in cold water ovei
night; boil till tender in sufficient watel
to cover; pour ol thu water and udd
milk; season with pepper and butter and
thicken with rlour stiried smooth iu i
little cold water.
Hickory-Nut Candy: Two cups sugar,
one half cup w iter; boil sugar und watel
without stirring uutil thick enough tc
spin a thread, flavor und set oil lute
cold water; stir quickly uutil white;
then stir iu a cup of hickory-uut meats;
turn into a flat tin and when cold cut
into squares.
Welsh Rarebit: Cut thin slices of
bread, lemove the crust, and toast
quickly; butler it, and cover with thin
slices of new cheese, spread over a very
little made inuMaid, aud put on u plate
iu a hot oven till the cheese i incited,
tlicu cut iu square pieces and serve at
onieou a hot pate: the mu-tard can
be omitted if desiie l. Another way is
to dip the toa-t quickly, alter buttering,
luto boiling water; have suuiu cheese
ready melted in a cup and pour tome
over each slice.
THE HIGHEST STRUCTURE.!
A TRIP TO THE TOP OF WASHINGr
TON MONUMENT-
An t'pwnril Journey Tlint, Takes
Ton Minutei IifirKPHt Idevator
In the World Historic Views.
Tho car has long ago passed through
the old portion of tho shaft and is run
ning ns smoothly as at the start through
tho neat, exact masonry of tho new work,
says the Washing Star in an account of
tho new elevator in tho great Washing
ton Monument. The dark surface of the
grsnito is checkered with white squares,
the faces of marble blocks that extend
entirely through the walls, acting as a
bond to the masonry. Tho corners of
the shaft in this new portion nro neatly
rounded, instead of being squaic, as be
low. At every tifty feet from tho floor
to the roof there is an elevator landing,
tho floors of levels being extended to
meet the car, nnd guarded by a high
lattice gate. Theso occur on alternate
sides, and the car having a door in both
tho east and west sides, exit from the
car is thus provided in either direction.
At 4'i0 lect tho smooth walls are
bro'acn by the projection of twelve but
tresses, threo on each side. These are
tho rib stones which support the roof of
tho monument. At the bottom they
extend about six inches, leaniug out
more and moro as they go up, until at
the top they project about five feet. The
middle ones on each side arc a little in
advance of the others, narrowing more
rapidly to foriu aa arch for the support
of thu capstone. Tho light from tho
incandescent carbon is by this time be
ginning to be dimmed by that from the
outside drifting down from the windows
in the roof. The great wheels that have
been devouring the cables seem to be
falling upon tho car, and suddenly the
conductor gives a long upward pull on
the haudrope, nnd tho car comes to a
stop in the mid t of a sheet iron cnge.
Tho nir is chilly, and as the passengers
step timorously over the threshold they
button their overcoats and turn up their
collars.
Tho upper landing is a cold, lonely
place, thu abutting rib-tones cutting it
up into angular spaces, and the bare
floors nnd shining white walls tending to
give it a loncsonio nir. On each side
two oblong windows give views into tho
atmosphere nnd down upon the flattened
earth. The world looks bigger than one
thought it to be; it stretches away on
every h ind to a melting blue horizon,
faintly outlined, with hero nnd there a
hill top intruding its sharp point as if
in claim of recognition as a part of the
sccuo. On tho south side the i'otomac
reaches down toward the sea; silent nnd
steadfast beneath lio, like a map, tho
Hats of tho river front, with dredges at
wor'.c here nnd there. A stcumer is
crawling down stream at a 6low pace,
nud the shipping thinly scattered along
tho wharves is silent, as if ashamed of its
scarcity.
From the west windows a magnificent
view is obtained of tho old Virgiuia
shore, with Arlington showing liko a
yellow spot to mark tho restiug plnce of
tho soldier dead. The Potomac drifts
out of sight around a bend, nud then np
pears again for a moment with a flash,
'i'he ha.e that softens tho hori.on makes
it almost impossible to discern tho l'eak
of Sugar Loaf, thirty-eight miles away,
in the northern sky, but after a moment's
search it appears, the summit seemingly
floating in the atmosphere. The northern
view is first n mass of houses, dull red in
tone, enlivened by a patch of white or
light brown here and thcr.'. with certain
stieets shooting straight out from be
neath until their converging lines lose
themselves.
Ecyond the houses are the heights,
marred at intervals by great red patches
of ex nosed earth, marking the course of
tho Aqueduct tunnel. Off to tho right,
just below the Soldiers' Home, is a
larger patch, tho walls and banks of tho
new reservoir. A country road, some
miles out, suddenly climbs a hill and
shows itself through the trees liko a
steady column of yellow smoke.
Tho city proper is best seen from tho
east. From the bnso of the shaft to the
Capito', standing liko a I huiesu wall,
the mall stretches iu a char.iiing succes
sion if groves, graceful pathways nnd
ornamental structuroi. The Smithson
ian 1'urk is gorgeous w ith tho blushes of
Autumn. Tlio picture is marred, how
ever, by a line of smoke tunl stea n from
the railroad cutting across the middle of
the park.
The spectators nro awed, surprised,
chilled into sileuce, and they occasion
ally glance upward at the inn.e of stones
in the roof, the converging arches and
seemingly light, uiry mode of construc
tion, uud then shudder slightly and
hurry into the car. Some take oil' their
hats and put their heads through tho
w udows, exclaiming at the dwarfed ap
pearance of the woiknicu on the mound
below, and then looking up toward tho
capstone, wondering at the multitude of
lightning rod points which cover caeh
of the four triangles of the loo''. I ho
aluminum tip looks like a dark spot
fringed with points. Then the heads
are withdrawn with a sigh of relit f.
At last the conductor shouts for all to
get on thu car who wish to go below,
and the visitors huddle tlielu-eht-s in
side ami the tl.-wn trip is I eguu. In
about nine minute- tho Siscngcsi iiu'igo
from the shaft into the outside atmos
phere and mentally congratulate them
selves upou their good luck iu .-uiely re
luming to the earth. Then, glancing
upward along the lain of thu shaft,
which seems to be fal ing over upou
them, they shudder slightly and go away
to boast lhat they have been to the top
of the highest artificial stiuetuie in the
w oi Id
Tell minutes are occupie 1 in the as
cent w ith a loaded cur. It remains ten
minutes ut the top and occupies nine
in i ii ut e iu the descent. The number of
I'K-scugcrs avciag.: Ion to "iO ) u day.
Out of the Fryiug-l'aii Into the Fire.
The Portland )r&hninii tells of a pe
culiar sij;ht witnessed thu other day by
passengers ou tho ferry from nucouver.
A seal was in pursuit of a salmon. The
fish darted hither aud thither, aud fre
qucuily leaped out of the water. The
passengers became very much excited iu
walchiug the luce, finally the lith
daitedup to the boat and pimped on
board. A member of thu boat's ciewr
sold it to a farmer, to the great iudigna
tion of the l asseuers. who wuuti.d it
taken to a safe distance and restored to
tha water.
THE BATTLE-BEES.
A TF.TF.n.5 TKl.t.S OK THEIK SWARMINU.
Wero you there when tho columns swirled
about;
Did you hear the cannons' rattle?
I rid you hear tlio regim-Mits' lusty shout,
And tho hum of tho bees of battlof
Tho bees that hummed In tha air woro or
lead;
How they sn'ig through the leafy bowers!
And tho jui'-eof the flowers which they drank
wat red
How the battle-bees fed on flowersl
The flowers of homos In the sunny South,
Of bonins in the North deserted
How they bowed their heads in tho flory
drouth,
How the bees nmong them flirted.
How they swarml in the 'CO's summer tide,
How they flew through the forest singing,
How thpy stung as they sang and the flowers
died
Died suddeuly from the stinging!
Woro you thero when tho bees came hum
tiling through,
Were you there when they so beset us,
When the honey thoy mode with so much ado
Was sweeter than that of Homettus)
Was it sweet; Ah, it was! So I say again:
Its sweetness was told in story
It was deadly sweet to the nrmies twain
But thehonoy was only glory.
Chicago Tribune.
IIIMOU OF THE DAY.
Not ou tho maps hinin Roy.
Acrobats of tho table Tumblers.
A milky way From farm house to
dairy.
A hard working th ng-Tho stone
crusher.
Tho girl with the sloo black cyo sees
quick enough.
The man who is well off should not
think of coming homo sick.
Ten hing goe-ology with u gad
Ranking steers. Raw, haw I
When a schoolboy begins to write his
inline he makes his initial blunder.
Nature mado tho first pin with a head
to it The terrapin. Iktroit Free 1'rens.
Why is tho North I'olo liko an illicit
whisky manufactory f it is a secrot still.
Painters ought to know more abont
the signs uf tho times than anybody
else.
What is it that will give a cold, euro
a cold, uud pay tho doctor's bill A
draught.
Most of tho pcoplo who come to want,
by the way, do not waut to come. Sum
ertillc Journal.
Will ICnott is a Washington gontlo
man, who, when he is in a hurry, Bigns
his name "Won't."
Why may carpenters reasonably bo
lieve there is no such thing as stone Bo
causo they never 6aw it.
Wife "You nover call mo an angel,
now. .!ohn." llusbaud "I am willing
to call you ono, my dear."
A new brand of baking powder is
called "Old Hutch." It inukes flour liso
so qu ickly. Xorri town lb raid.
Why is a city official like a church
belH tine steals from tho pcoplo and
tho other peals from tho steeple.
AVhat is tho difference between a dog's
tail aud u rich man? Ouo keeps a wag
ing and tho other keeps a carriage.
Christmas is called the timo of good
cheer, which may account for Christmas
being a hollerday. Utrj cr't liamr.
Why was Col ah surprised when ho
was struck by a stone? Lecause such a
thing never entered his head before.
If a church I o ou fire, why has tho
organ the smiu'it chance of escape
Recuuso the cnginu cimuot play on it.
We askeila tor t'other day,
And iiskn.1 it w ithout guile,
"11 u.ke 1 to drink what would you say!"
Ho answered: "I should suite."
Why is it dangerous to go out in
spring Recauso tho trees slioot, tho
flowers have pistils aud tho bulrush is
out.
It roquircs push to succeed in busi
ness, whether it bo running a newspaper,
keeping a country store, or wheeling a
baby carriage.
east "I thiuk Racon is a very gen
erous fellow. How does l.o strike you."
Criinsoubcak "iih, he strikes mo for a
V onco a week."
First wcet (iirl "Whatf Did that
creatine say 1 looked like a simpleton'"
Second Sw'iet (iirl "o, sho said you
acted like ouo." "Oh! '
It a'l depends on tho way it is said.
It makes a gn at difference whether you ,
cal a man a "l.ek citizen'' ora "polished
gentleman.'' ''urn liutttc. Fijrt.
Teacher "diss Ingenue, will you
.'.tic. tnv ii ti'i r v 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i of caoilhirv
I I"--.-- -- - i ---i - - -
I nt'racliou "' .Miss lugeuuo "A hand-
somo mustache." tstumand l.eallur Jm-1-
'
Irasc.blo Wife ito husbaud) "Younro
no match for me, sir." llusbaud
(weaklyi -"If I am not, my dear, why
do you always waut to scratch mo."
.i, re a i-y.
.1. -mi mi, in tho kitchen, waxes angiy
with l ie chambermaid, and frigidly re
marks: "It there is anything that 1 hato
it i .-oiuebod I don't like!" lluAoit
C-titm 'fi'''
A subuihau lloston poet has discovered
that the order of sequence iu courtship
is tirst to g't cn goal terms with tha
girl; sccoud. with thu dog, aud third,
with the paicn:.
All but four of the police of Fernan
dina, I'l l., h ivc had the yellow fever.
In t hi-, they show their difference from
the Loudon police, who never catch
anything " York World.
U'huL i. tha tli.'leivnce now tell us the
liut'i
'Tweeii a inve nt iii;tu line and a xila rotten
t.utli-
I II yiui at oiu o, w ithout any t iivi making,
tllus U keepsake, told theulUcr kei-j aai'lllll.
Mcrcucij.
"Say, Oldlio ;, why iu thunder are
you running for the olljee of Coroner)
There's no money in it." "There isu't,
eh.' If I'm elected I'll start a toboggan
slidu up town and- " "tircat Scheme !
liig head:"
'1 wanted to get anew pair of roller
skates to day," said littlo .lohuuie, "and
1 was ,ust -.tl c ut short." "I don't
euro if jr. u weia," re;. lied Merritt.
' eur sister has list named the day and
you get no more peunie from me."
A'cU' 1 'urt Su i.