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President Cnrnot, of Franco, is a car-
penter by trade, but ho is a poor Cabinet
maker.
Canadian reports sny that deer anil
other largo gnmo aru getting very scarco
in thitt section.
In thirty-sovon year the incrcaso in
the number of native-born Frenchmen
has brcu less limit 1,500,000.
There is a porfect carnivnl of suicidoi
swooping over the country just now. A
sort of danco of death, so to speak. '
Tho official statement of the National
Socialist voto shows that only one per
cent supported tho Foc;a!ist candidate.
One of tho promised sensations of the
Paris Exhibition will be given by a man
. win will make daily balloon ascensions
mounted on a hor.iv.
Tho American railroad companies
claim that tho present tariff of rates on
freight will load to inevitable bankruptcy
of their corporations.
St Petersburg is tho only cinitnl ol
ITttri-ttriel in n-l.tnl. . ..I..:-- !.
--"pm " "utva ..iu l.ui'uiiiiiuu it
steadily diminishing. During tho lnsl
- j , vn Jai.i wiu IllllIIUIUIUlS Ol UUll Cll
have (lecro.iscd by 85,000.
A'hiladorfilila newspaper olTors $50
to the person who Will guess correctly
tho next Cabinet. Hero, says the Savan-
llnh fGn. jVifl. ia h fliiiiipn fnr n.dinriil
, Harrison to coin a little money.
In 187.0 South Carolina cast 13,000
votes for Presidential electors. Since
then fh" :i ::;.Vr Im d-elined steadily.
I.iist e cctiou it win but 8J,0'J0 less
than half what it wai a dozen years ago,
Hussia proposes to- whip all of hci
neighbors if they will lend her enough
money to pay for tho powder and shot
At last accounts her oTcr to accept a
f 10,00.), OyQ.loan had not been ncccpted
According to the gossip of tho Lou
don Bar, tho Parnnll Commission cost
precisely $13 a ininue. This calcula
tion includes the wholo expenditure cl
all tho parties concerned, tha Stato in
c'.udcd. '
The cause of woman's rights in France
has progressed to tho point of tho intro
duction or a bill to crant to trades
women paying licenses (ho right to vote
at elections of Judges of tho Tribunal
of Commerce.
It is estimated that thero nro in tht
cast of London nlono 31-1,000 person cn
tircly dependent upon casual labor. A
great proportion of this number live e
dull, hopeless, shiftless and fad life on
tuo vorgoof starvation.
""iiot far from a million tons of wheal
Tirtnw aro annually burned' in Missouri
"to get rid of it." It will not bo long,
inc-uicw me rurm. full ttnl titorLrnan.
before wo shall hear tint tho soil of thai
Stnto is becoming exhausted. '
Dakota bases her claim to admission ai
a Stato on an nrea of lol.OOO squan
ipilos, a population of C.00,000, a crop o.'
whejit of t'O.OOi'.OOO bushels, of corn ! 0,
00.1,000 bushels, property worth $137,
000,000 and a banking capital of if 10,
000,000. '
Our Postmastor-Gcneral takes grounc
in favor of the establishment of a sys
torn of postal or Govormont telegraphy,
and (-ays tho no ossity for it is urgent.
llo.dosircs that Congress shall appoint i
-scientific commission to erect short ex
purimcntnl lines.
Sam Sloan, the distinguished authority
on railway management, nays tho only
way for the railroad to get higher rates
.is to put them up. It is refreshing, con
futes the New Vo;k Urujjhie-, to find
some one who seems to really under
stand tho railroad problem.
. It is estimated by tho Macon (Ga.)
TcleQiujth, that tho value of tho annual
. forest product of tho I nitod states is
. son, 000,000, or nioio than double the
value of tho cotton crop. Tho increns
ing demand for lumber has mado gieat
aviiges on our forests, and tho move
neat to prevent their depletion is worthy
' 'f all encouragement.
The amount of tobacco grown in Gcr
nauy of late years has been considerable.
The direct upon American trade has Lcen
'fit to some extent The German pro
luciion in' lSmi-'dr was 17,000
pounds.'whilo tho average production
Tor fifteen years has been S'.:;0l,0u0
pounds anuually. Poor crop conditions
in lS8ti-'f7 caused a falling oil in pro
duction. 1 he c omplerion of a line of railroad in
fcthe Chintso Empire, from Tieu Tseu to
I.ubal, eighty-one miles in length, has
led to a current statement that this is
the first railway ever built in the Empire.
That is hardly correct. On Juno ", 1S7I),
line of forty miles long was opened
"from Shanghai to Woosung; and, for
- jinCtitmy a coal line lias been runniuo
cutiuo nai-piu: iiiiues anu Jio
'. Put tho Government has always
ir i -'t-d progress iu it s direction.
' are vet no marked signs of a
!-'--l?cy.
THE TWO BROTHERS,
(from th Talmud.)
In ralostlne long years ajo,
Ko runs tho lrgend olrl,
Whore Kerlron's sparkling waters (low
Across their sands of gold,
And Mount Morlah lifts his head
Above the sunny plain,
Two brothprs ownod as one 'tis said,
A field of golilnn grain.
And whan the autumn days had coma
And all tho shorka and sheaves
Stood waiting for the "harvest homo,"
Among the withering leaves,
The elder brother snid one night:
"I'm stronger far than Haul,
My younger brother, 'tis but right
That 1 should give him all
These ahi-nves upon the plain
We own together, so
I'll put with his my stacks of grain,
And he will never know!"
Bearce had ho left the sheaves of wheat
When quietly there rnme
Across tho field with stealthy foot,
And errnnd just tho same
The younger la-1, who said: "I sea
My brother Simon's need
Isgreater far than mine, for he
Hath wife and child to feed;
And to to him I'll give my sheaves,
It is but right, I know
And he will never think who leaves
Tbeso wheat stacks on his row!"
Next morning when tho brothers twain
I!ogan to count their store,
Behold 1 eaoh found his stacks of grain
To rtumber as before!
"Why! how is this?' in great surprise
Kaeh to himself then said
"I'll watch to night ami see who tries
Theto tricks when Tm abd:"
And so, half way across the plain '
They mot each one bent o'er
With shocks and sheaves of goldon grain
To swell his brother s store!
Good Saul and Simon ! Would to-day
More brothprs might bo found
Who seek each other's good a I way, .
Aud in kind dee Is abound.
Youth's Companion,
A PLOT THAT FAILED.
In tho year that our civil war broke
out I left Honolulu for a trad.ng trip
among the islands to tho South, but be
ing moro particularly bound for the
Paumotu Islands, which lie to tho sou'h
cast, on tho Tropic of Capricorn. There
are fifteen or twenty groups of islands
in thu !?outh Pacific, und while tho resi
dents of somo are civilized and livinr
like white folks, there aro others in
habited by scoundrelly gangs. There
aro about thirty islands. dargu and small,
in tho 1 aumotu group, and in lam there
wasn't n native among them, who was
cot a thief and a liar when dealing With
wh.to men. I think there was two or
three Knglish missionaries on the larger
islund at tho dato 1 mention, but their
influence was limited. The natives were
a sneaking lot, always playing for somo
point of advautago, and were rather hell
in contempt by the traders. They would
cheat,steal and lie, but no one supposed
them bruvo enougu to attack a vessel.
Our craft was a fino, new schooner,
built on the model of a fruitor, and one
of the fastest crafts ever propelled by
wind power. She wasalso easy to handle,
and carried a dry deck through seas
which would have wet a Tfin- it n film nii.S
aft. Mio was cominnmli.ii l. ,,(..;..
had thLuLeUr B?t n'Un' Whi'
wa, a Mr: she; 1 V" , .T.
before tho mast. Wo
., i --; "..n oiaiiiuu
we e loaded with
article) of trallic. and
sisted of one six-pouuder on a carriage
and a dozen swords aud muskets. The
Captain had mado two previous voyages
to the islands, aud he had a V.cry poor
opinion of tho courage of tho natives.
Vg had an uneventful voyage to with
in one hundred miles of thu islapds, when
we encountered the brig 'i-'risco, which
had also been on a trading voyago. !?he
showed a signal of distress, and I was
oidered to go aboard in lesponsc. Her
original crew of tea men had been re
duced ono-half, and the Captain was in
need of the services of a suigoon, havin"
a bud scalp wound and turn
clw.,,l.l... ti i V ---
w TJ y' bcforM tho lriic
mil co.npleted her cargo, the natives
had made a determined odort to capturo ,
,i ? hLT trt,w iud bcu" k N"1-
one drowned, and a tilth carried olf a
prisoner, and only one man of the live ro.
inaining had escaped being wounded . In
repe hug he natives thirty or forty of
th( m had been slaughtered, and the
Captain s aav ce to us was to aent snm.
auv ha ln reUr ,OTretll0bJ,ii''
any ha d, but we fixed iTp the woundei
RS WCll as We COUld. our r'nnlum
nhfluHl to hear tho iurticulnra nf th
H.rl.t n..,l ...1 . .1 ' . -. ....
riflil, auU when the veiso i.Mori.,fl mD
held to our original cour.-e.
1 am not to be seared out bv his
..... .UK.-U, - mi saatomo. "1
musu .IUI.VU-. UUU 1 Know Ihilt.
tney uaveirt the courage of sheep. I
suspect that the ciew of the brigand the
nativos wont on a biar drunk i.roil.o
and that whisky broughtabout a quarrel!
in which sailors knifed each other "
llut it won t be much trouble to take
proper piccautious," 1 ronl.ed.
"(ill. 110. You will havn full ,.... '
when we get on truding grounds, as I
will have to look after the barter. Tlc
such precautions as you like, though I ,
think it will bo trouble for nothing." !
iiy uump of caution is decidedly
promiueut. As a sailor I always pro - i
furred to tuug dowu and store away be- ,
fore the storm broke
i got up the cut-
lasses aud found them about as sharp as
spades. The muskets were rusty and
out of repair, aud tho caps aud bullets
stowed away where 1 had a long hunt to
find them. Wo were in sight of tho
isianus before 1 had tho anus in onn.l
snape, ana the ( nptain hart lndulfml in 1
n.w.o man uuu uiutmu over my eitorts.
Theio weio threo or four rulers distrib
uted about the groups, but the head man
recognized by the traders was known by
tho liiloof "ld Lop." His left shoulder
was badly down and he was old and
ekiuiiy. Instead of being culled lou-i-houldered,
the sailors gave him the
briefer and luoree.vprussivo uicknameof
"Old Lop." Ho lived ou au island
known to us in those days us the Horse
shoe, aud this was ubout the centre of
the group. There were safe channels
among tho isles, and a craft lying off
tho Horseshoe was perfectly sheltered iu
auy sort Weather. W
e woie a whole dav
lllkKmr An. ...... tl,.n,...U . I .
....... ri . riij uiiuujjii tuo luauuoie,
and it struck me ai very curious that all
I tho native boats kept woll out of hail.
We sighted a score or more of them, but
they wanted nothing of us. In three or
four casos where the Captain bawled at
them through his trumpet we heard their
defiance in answer.
When we reached our anchorage- it
was nearly dusk. Only one boat came
off to us, and the native who boarded us
acted to me liko a man bent on some
errand of mi'chief. He said that trode
wasdulland old Pop s'u k of fever, but
that ho would see on the morrow what
could be done. Our Captain was the
only one aboard who could talk the
lingo, and for reasons of his own he did
not lot on that he had encountered the
brig or had a suspicion that anything
had happened. As soon as night camo 1
put tho watch under arms, and twice
during the night we heard sounds to
prove that we were being sp ed upon.
Next morning, however, things assumed
a different look. Several boats came oil,
the Captain was invited ashore, and a
messenger f'om Old l.op said that trado
would be good. Wo wanted dyewoods,
roots, barks, cocoanut korncls, and other
products, and when tho Captain landed
lie had assurances that we could fill up
In a week. Not a nativo had a word to
say about tho brig, but the Captain soon
saw broken heads enough to satisfy him
that thero had been a row. Old Pop had
been knocked silly by a blow from n
capstan bar, instead of having fever, and
tho women had blackened their thumbs
as they never do except when in mourn
ing. - We lny at anchor a quarter of a mile
from tho beach, and when the Captain
returned ho gave order to have the
schooner taken into a little cove within
biscuit throw of the sand. The natives
had complained that it was too much
work to pull the cargo out to us. I
asked the Captain if it didn't look like
a plot to get us in a helpless situation,
and he laughed and replied:
"Tho row with the brig will last
these fellows for a good while yet. They
don't seem to cry for mo as they did
when here before, but there's plenty of
trade, and we'll get 'em good-natured
after a bit. You've got charge, and you
can point your guns as you like."
We pulled tho schooner into tho cove,
and for tlnee days the natives brought
us stuff as fast as we could stow it
away. Tho Captain spent most of his
time nshore, aud whenever he carao
aboard it was to announce that tho na
tives were in better humor, and that we
need not bo apprehensive. Had I not had
all the men with me in my suspicions I
should no doubt have relaxed my vigil
ance. Pach sailor, however, by catch
ing on to this or that, was satisfied that
danger menaced, and was only too glad
to sco preparations made to meet it. I
had tho cannon loaded with whatever
would answer for canistor, muskets and
cutlasses kept ready, and would not al
low over ten natives aboard at once.
They had bows and arrows and s; ears
and clubs, with now and thon an old
musket, and each ouo who camo had to
leave all weapons behind. On the third
day I saw no less than three of them cut a
notch on a stick to reprcsont each ono
of us, and those who came aboard had
a smack of tho impudent in their de
meanor. On tho fourth morning not a native
camo oil to us, and when the Captain
went ahoro with a new stock of liquor
to propitiate Old Pop ho found that it
was a holiday with the poople, and that
all were excused from work, lie sent
, mo word to let all go ashore who wished,
; and when I mado the announcement
i A..n.n i i ,r . .
jJmaSt mAn na,,le,1 Varker a J, Ulid
itijr uami was un exccni OUC A lore
I ?n'.,."? tllat 1 t0
us Hoi i mac no mii'in Keen me comnanv
and wo had scarcely boon left alone
when ho said:
".Mr. Winters. I heir vour nardon for
being so bold of speech, but I don't like '
tho looks of things ashore."
"Nor I, either."
"I am glad, sir, that we aro agreed,
for I thiuk there'll be throat-cutting
done before night. I haven't been easy
at all siuco we dropped anchor here".
I've been among the Pecjee, Tonga,
Phi nix, Puion and other groups, nnd
these chaps are too saucy for men who
haven't got a plot on hand."
"And what do you think of tho holi
day r
.-xil uiuuiiaiuiiD, air. ii. is nil excuse
to get all of us ashore. These native,
have a holiday every day in the year,
so far as that goes. It isn't for the likes
of mo 10 Kivo advice, but I think we
should get ready for a row."
I thought so. too. We took the cover
off tho mainsail and hoisted it part way
up, ran up the jil., uncovered the fore-
sail, and acted as two men might who
...... . c
All moonshine, sir. It is an excuse
ln' hcadcd tow8rd ,he channel, as tho
tido was running in, and had onlv
.,. ,. ..I..: . . iA
,-,.ri,,i,.ri .k ..i.i a i. ,
w.w VOUID, OUH UACH II lOT
. ,
could have a rakinrr tiro, and w, r then
as readvas wo two men ennl,l h A.l.nr.
all was hilarity and confusion
with
natives marching up and down, and
beating their diums and blowing thoir
horns. We had made the preparations
spoken of, when the Captain sent one of
fthe men off to us to tell
us to como
ashoie, as everybody was having a good
nine, i questioned me messenger closely,
T ,,. ,.) .1,.,. ...;..u.
but be hart seen nothing auspicious. I
but did not iutend to move a foot. Two
h
the tide had' just turned, when old Lop
sent us a pressing invitation, backed bv
a second message from the rmin
The sailor had been aloft with the glass.'
and on coming down reported that our
men were aciing as if drunk, and that
every native appeared to be armed. I
sent word back that I would not leave
tho schooner, and half an hour later
the expo, ted climax came. We heard a
general howling and shouting, and
l'arkcr, who was again aloft, hurried
rinum in
our crew cluobed to death. He had
scarcely gained the deck when about iOO
natives made a rush for the canoes drawn
up opposite us. While we were not more
! man mu leet irom the shore, in water
I about three fathoms deep, the natives
had to swim or take to their canoes.
There were lota of sharks in the coves,
! aud so none of them ventured to plunge
in.
While Parker ran to slip the cable I
ran alt to tho wheel. There was a bit of
' a breeze, and favorable at that, while
1 he run of the tide alone would tak m
slowly out
1 mio was what wo wui.ti-d
aud seeini? that the i-aiw.h. urnra r.. . i.. .
I - CT f J . , . . '.
.novo uu i iramea tne gun a little lower
applied my lighted cigur to the priming.'
and no one discharge from a six-pounder
ever had a greater olloct. It destroyed three
or four canoes, killed or wounded ascoro
of catives, and tho smoko had scarcely
blown away before tho schoonor began
moving. The natives were checked for
tho moment, giving us time to hoist tho
mainsail a little higher, and when they
began the pursuit wo were moving down
the channel at about three miles nn hour.
It was lucky that I had cleaned up the
muskets and prepared a plenty f ammu
nition. Put for tho firearms we would
have been boarded with a rush, for up
ward of a hundred natives ciowded into
canoes to puruo. 'I he channel was nar
row, but well dn.'lned, and while I had
the wheel and kept her going Parker
was busy with the musketB. He fired in
turn at each canoe, and whenever he hit
a man ho threw nil into confusion nnd
checked pursuit for several minutes. IJy
and by he got time enough to reload the
cannon, and this time lie rammed in a
solid shot. The natives seemed to look
upon it as a gun which had only one
speech or report, and though tho solid
shot hit no one, their confusion was very
great. Soon after this Parker killed a
man in the foremost canoe, and then all
fell back.
We now got the foresail on her and
the other jibs, and the schooner crept
along so fast that pursuit was given
over, much to our satisfaction. We
kept to tho southward, following the
channels between the islands, until about
I o'clock in the afternoon, when wo met
tho trading schooner Junto, owned by
our somo firm, which had loaded at the
Tubal Islands, and. was going to add a
few more packages at tho Horseshoe.
We divided the crews and sailed around
to the Tongaswhcre two whalers were
refitting. We here got enough volun
teers to increase our number to fifty,
borrowed muskets and cutlasses, and
returned to Old Lop's headquarters in
the 'i risco. Ho showed light when we
landed, but soon became panic stricken
and ceased resistance Wo first mado
sure that all our men had been murdered,
and then the men were let looso for re
venge. They were a wild lot, and they
felt it necessary to teach the natives a
lesson, and the hunting and killing
went on for three days. Noithcr age
nor sex met with mercy, and the number
of victims must have counted up fully
200. The Horseshoe was, in fact, de
populated, aud since that time no native
in any of the groups has dared to raise
his hand ngainst a white man, much less
plot the slaughter of a crew and the tak
ing of a ship. A'eis York Sun.
Western Uiir Jhvcllersi.
One of the most attractive portions ol
Colorado, if not in the entire West, is
that part of tho State in which are found
tho cliff dwellings of a longcxtini t race.
Tho district in which these ruins are
located covers an area of nearly six
thousand square miles, chiefly in Colo
rado, but which includes narrow belts in
the ad jacent territories of New Mexico,
Utah aud Arizona.
The ruins of this region, like most
others of tho extreme West nnd South,
are the remnants in a great measure of
stone structures. It is evident, how
ever, that a great portion of the villages
and dwellings or the lowlands which
comprise this district have been of
material other than stone, frequently,
doubtless, of rubble and adobe com
bined.
The cliff houses conform in shape to
the floor of tho niche or shelf on which
they are built. They aro of firm, neat
masonry, and the manner in which they
aro attached or cemented to the cliffs is
simply marvelous. Thoir construction
has cost a great deal ol labor, tho rock
and mortar of which they are built hav
ing been brought hundreds of feet up
tnc most precipitous places. They have
a mu h more modern look thau tho
valley aud cave remains, and are probably
iu general more recent, belonging rather
to me ciose man to the earner parts ot
long period of occupation.
It seems probable that a rich reward
awaits tho fortunnto archiologist who
shall be able to thoroughly investigate
me Historical recortis tuat lie buneil In
tho masses of ruins, tho unexplored
caves, nnd the still mysterious burial
places of the Northwest. Put it is quite
improbable that any certain light will
ever bo thrown on tho origin of this
curious race which has just been do
scribed, or their history. Cincinnati
Vvmmereial.
England' Y.ga Consumption
About a third of tho eggs and a large
proportion of tho poultry we consume
come to us from foreign countries, says
i.oniion (I'-ngianU) jtt-JJirr. It has been
computed that at least 10.) eggs per an
num are cousumed by each person in the
I'nited Kingdom very young children
only excepted. If, then, tho egg-eating
Eopuiunou oi iireat lintaiu aim Ireland
e set down as numbering 000,000
persons, it becomes apparent that it, 500,
oOO.OOO eggs will bo needed to supply
their demands.
Of these l,08-,:is0,440 eggs were
landed in tho L'nited Kingdom from
Continental places in the ycarlH7. The
money vulue of tho eggs amounted to
f l.i,40?tftii0, Prance being tho recipient
of SV.'oO.OilO.l crmauyof nearly $5,001),
000, and Belgium of over $0i,00ll. The
sums paid to Germany and Iielgium
chietly represent eggs which, in tho
course of transit, are simply brought
through these count l ies on their way to
the larger seats of consumption in Great
Britain; as a matter of fact, nearly all
tho eggs said to come from Iielgium are
Italian shipiod at Autncrp. Tho im
portation of eggs from abroad has in
creased very rup dly of late years. In
IMi the number imported was 07,000,
000, in 1ST8 it bad grown to eleven times
that amount, and the figures we have
given for last year show that no fewer
than three and a quarter million eggs
were i nported on every working day.
A New Game For Church Fairs.
"Changing tho leopard spots'' is the
newe.t scheme in church fairs. The
minister stretches a largo piece of white
cloth across one end of the room. On it
is drawn in charcoal a representation of
a leopard, with its mouth open aud its
tail trailing on the grouud. About forty
pieces of c.iculur black cloth a couple of
inches in diameter are fustened all over
the leopard with pins, "( un the leopard
euaiitfo his spots,"' says the preacher,
repeating tho liiblii al question. It can
by a simple process. Pach one iu the
congregation pays f 1 aud buys a spot
uuti) the leopard lesembles a white calf.
Then the game is repeated until every
body, including the leopard, is perfectly
satisfied with the result. Ct'kagy llt.tgd.
LIFE AMONG THE BOERS.
A STURDY AND RELIGIOUS RACE
OF FARMERS IN AFRICA.
They are Poor, tint Very Hosplfcablo
Their Dwellings' and Industry
Mid-day Bloopers.
Tho majority of the Boers in this part
of the country are wool-growers, and
like tho rest of their kind, are the most
hospitable people on the face of the
globe, writes a correspondent of tho San
Piancisco Chronicle. Although living
in almost abject poverty, they aro ever
ready to exteud a hand of welcome to
every stranger, particularly if he be an
American.
I have now traveled over one thousand
miles by cart in the colony, and it has
always been with tho greatest difficulty
that I have persuaded the Boers to take
from me the price of the corn the horses
would eat.
Por days we rode along without touch
ing at a single village, aud when night
came on mado lor tho nearest farm
house. As the faims are generally on
elevated ground the folks can sec the
cart a long way o.T, and as we pull up in
front of the house the old Poer and his
wife step out to bid us welcome, although
we are perfect strangers, and before we
have done shaking hands the ka lir ser
vants are busy outspanning our horses,
while the good wifej or "frau," as she is
called, hurries away to procure tho best
cheer her humble dwelling a'I'ords.
The liocrs, although so hospitablo,
make a distinction in thoir attentions to
Englishmen and Americans, at least all
my friends and I have found such to be
the case.
A low weeks ago, as I pulled up at a
farm house about sundown, weary with
my long day's ride and covered with
dust, another cart containing four mon
pulled up at tho same time. We were
received in the usual manner, and al
though thero was really no accommoda
tion in the house for five unexpected
guests, it never entered into tho mind ol
our host to hint at such a thing. The
occu pants of the other cart were Eng
lishmen, and my boy, Jan Fat boy, tak
ing in the situation at a glance, and
wishing to procure me the best possible
quarters, told the old man that 1 was an
American. The result was that my newly
made friends occupied two beds, while
I had one all to myself.
No matter how late a traveler may pro
scnt himself, be he Jew or Geutilo,
Englishman or Am"r!cnn, nnd ask a
n gilt's lodging, tho Doer's door will
instantly open to him nnd somo one of
the fr.niily will cheerfully turn out of his
bed and give it to tho stranger, and pos
sibly find another for himself in the hay
loft.
The Boer in the construction of his
dwelling docs not aspire to any highei
class of architecture than what
pleased his grandfather and father be
fore him. It consists of four plain walls
of unburned brick. Its floor is the
honest earth with a coating of pounded
ant nests mixed with blood and cow
dung. However repulsive this may seem
to your ideas, it has a nice, sweet,
wholesome s mell. and were it not for the
fleas which infest every Boor's house, I
could find no objection to it, as it has a
very cool effect in the hot, dry weather.
Thero are generally only threo rooms
and a kitchen or "combnsc'' in the
house, the front room opening directly
onto the stoop, with two bedrooms on
cither sido. Tho furniture is of the
plainest kind, tho chief ornament ai
well as tho most useful article, being the
old Dutch clock, which stands majesti
cally in tho corner, numbering the days
as welt as the seconds of tho lives of
these honest men. Mo expensi.e oil
paintings adorn the walls, but con
spicuously resting on an ornamental
table of ancient duto is the family Biblo,
on which evej-y Boor prides himself. I
failed to find any other kind of literature
with the exception of a few school books
and the ". oady Beckoncr," whi h every
Boer iu the country possesses.
These people are chiefly the descend
ants of thu Piotestaut refugees driven
into exile by the revocation of tho edict
of Nantes. A considerable numl cr of
the Huguenots made their way to the
Capo about thut timo. They aro very
religious, and naturally a peaceful peo
ple, but when their rights are tampered
with they rise to a man and show that
although they are ignorant farmers they
aro skilled iu thu u-e of the rife, aud
prove it with deadly effect upon their
foes. They aio very early risers and go
about their work long before the sun is
up. Tho men generally pilu out of bed
about '! o'clock in the morning, and the
first man has to make colfee and call tho
rest. Such is tho unwritteu law. They
work in tho veldt till noon, when they
have the heartiest meal of tin day.
The heat is generally intense at
this hour, and as soon us tho meal
is finished the hou.-o is closed up to
keep out the flies, aud every mau,
woman and child take themse ves oil to
their beds, where they sleep soundly till
the heat of the day is over, wlicn they
resume their work till sundown. In the
evening, after supper, tho people sit
round the room barefootod, when n tub
is passed round and each person bathes
his feet in it. At first 1 used to object
strongly, but found that the refusal gave
offense. Now, however, I take caro to
get ucarest the door, where 1 can have a
better (banco to use the tub first. It is
an old custom uud ono that induces
sleep.
When this foot bathing is finished the
old Boer gets dowu tho family Bible and
the prayers for the night are read. They
sing without hymn books, aud most
lustily, loo, and it is to be regretted that
they know so few tunes, for the only one
1 have ever heard is the tunc of the one
Hundredth Psalm. They follow the
teachings of the Dutch Itefoimed ( hureh,
and every Sunday, no mailer what tho
weather is, the horses are spanned iuto
the cart at an early hour to take them to
church, which iu some cases is thirty
miles away from their homes.
Thero is said to be nothing in all
Euroue to Pntia.1 thfl evtent. unri 1 n lit v
of the flower gardens and fruit orehaids
surroundings the new Hotel del Monte,
at Monterey, ( al., which are said to have
cost the railroad comnanv nwnin.r ilia
, J ....... ...w
establishment $150,000.
Chinese is spoken by 400,000,000 per
sons; lliudostaui by 100,uoo,0oO; Eng
lish by 100,0011,000; Ifussian by 70.0JU,.
000; German by 5t,OOO,U0O; Spanish by
e,0OO,OOO and French by 40,000,000,
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Tarpnlnteil Floors.
Somo months ago the floors of many
Australian garrisons wero painted with
tar, and the results have proved so uni
formly advantageous, that tho method is
be oming greatly extended in its appli
cation. The collection of dust in cracks
is thus prevented, and a consequent
diminution in irritating diseases of the
cyo hns been noted. Cleanliness of tho
rooms has been greatly facilitated, and
parnsites are almost completely ex
cluded. The coating of tar is inexpen
sive, requires renewal but once a year,
and presents but one disadvantage,
namely, its sombre coXoT.llousemije.
Game for Invalid.
After being properly prepared, says
the Ht. .mrV (iiuelte, boil n fine youi
bird until it is threo parts cooked; then
remove tho skin, pick all the flesh from
the bones, and pound it in a mortal
with a little of the liquid in which it was
boiled, three tablcspoonfuls of finely
sifted bread crumbs, n tenspnonful of
grated icraonrind, a sufficient seasoning
of salt, and a grating of nutmeg. When
pounded to a perfectly smooth paste, put
the mixture into a saucepan with a little
more of tho liquid, and let it simmel
gently for ten minutes. When finished,
the panada should bo slightly thicket
than good cream. It will keep quite
fresh anil sweet for three or four day,
aud can bo heated, a few spoonfuls at a
time, and served poured over a slice of
nice, crisp, hot toast, or in a very tiny
;lish with sippets of toast inserted round
about. Nothing moro quickly destroys
the capricious appetite ot an invalid than
having a largo dish of anything, no
matter how dainty.sct before them; they
require to cat often, but only a very littlo
at a time.
Dampening and Ironing Clothes.
Tho clothes should be gathered ai
soon as dry on windy days, as an hour's
whipping and switching iu the wind
will wear them more than weeks of or
dinary usage.
1 ampen the night before ironing by
sprinkling each piece, which should be
lightly roiled up, and then placed in the
basket.
I o not dampen fine starched clothes
until nn hour or two bofore ironing
them, as they will be less stilt if dump a
longer timo. Dampening collars, culls
and shirts is an important feature of the
polishing, as they must be limber but
not wet. Por collars and culTs procure a
thin piece of clokh cheese-cloth is best
perhaps wet it and wring it out. Then
beyiu near one end of it, to lay on it a
cuff: then fuld over tho end without
bending t ho cuff, lay on another piece,
fold again and so continue until all tho
eti ls and collars aro wrapped in the
damp cloth. They will bo ready foi
polishing in about an hour.
To dampen shirts, lny a damp cloth
over tho bosom, sprinkle Iho rest of the
shirt lightly, roll up aud place with the
collars and culls.
Tho ironing table should bo covered
with a th'ck blanket and a clean white
sheet. There should also bo a i-hirt
board six feet long and eighteen inches
wido covered with two or three thick
nesses of cloth, iu order to iron dresses
nnd skirts nicely. A bosom-board is iu
dispcnsablo; this should be nine inches
by eighteen inches, pliuud very smooth,
nud covered with a siuglo thickness of
cotton-cloth.
Keep the smoothing irons clean, and
freo from rust by scouring them well
occasionally with poworcd emnry.
It is to be hoped that no ono who reads
this is an advocate of tho "non-ironing"
theory. So slovenly a practice ns that
of putting away clothes unironed cannot
be deprecated too severely. ( ther care
loss habits will bo suro to follow in tiie
wake of such a violation of tho rules ol
r.eitncss.
ji lime is iinuicu anil strcngin innile
quate, cconomie elsewhere. Seo that
no garments uro soiled and washed un
necessarily. Have fewer tucks and
rullles if need be, but do nut neglect the
ironing.
I uces and embroideries should be
placed wrong side up over flannel, nud
ironed after being carefully smoothed.
Irou tho thinner parts of dresses aud
other starched garments lit at, as they
dry soonest; Icavo gathers and bauds
until tho la-t. Y-u'lt't t'omjiunion.
JCoolpes.
Ai'i'i.K Fiiotii. Pake four large ap
pics very soft, press tho pulp through a
sievo and add twelve ounces of sugur,
tho white of au eggaud the juice of halt
a lemon, or any flavor desirod. Stir to
a froth nnd servo with uiaccuroous oi
any dclu-ato cake.
H .anc- MiM.f. One package of gel
atine soaked for one hour in a pint of
water. At tho end of this time pom
on thu gelatine two quarts of boiling hot
milk; add three Leaping teaspoonfuls o.
powdeied lugar; stir until dissolved;
flavor to taste; strain iuto molds and set
oi the ice.
CiiAMiKiiitv Jki.i.y. Boil tho cran
berries und water the Baino way for fif
teen or twenty minutes t 11 they nro soft,
then strain through muslin close enough
to retain the seed. To every pint of
juice put a li.nht pound of suar, and
boil ten minutes. This ought to bo very
clear and firm.
Pi.i m Prniii.NG S i v. An excellent
sauce for plum pudding can bo mado
from the following recipe: Stir to a
cream a ?up of butter, three cups of
powdered sugar. When quite light, add
thejuiieof ono lemon, two teaspoon
fuls of nut:'cg, and the whites of two
eggs beaten very still.
Ciiicki-.n 8n r. Cut up one chicken
aud put it into two quartsof milk ; season
with suit aud pepper. W hen iibouthall
done udd two teaspoonfuls of barley or
of rle. When this is done remove the
chicken from the soup, tear or cut p in
of the breast iuto small pieces aud add
to the soup with a cup of cream.
Cai i. in o i:u with Cm ksi . Short
en the items of cold boiled cauliflower;
place it ou a flat dish and set it in the
oven; when a little warmed pour over
it an ounce of hot clarified butter mixed
with some grouud Parmesan or other
cheese; put it uunm into the oven, aud
let it brown; serve immediately.
Biiiiii.Ki) Sn noi on. Cut a fino plica
of sturgeon, skin it and divide imo
slices about an inch thick, dip thein into
buateu cng, powder tine bread crumbs,
pepper, silt und chopped parsley over
thtm, fold iu paper aud bro 1 over a
clear tire. St ud to table witli essence of
anchovies, 6iigeor Worces'erdi re sute.
SOLD TO STRANGERS,
The worn out blinds hang loosely,
The paint has nearly gone.
The. creaking gate swings Idly,
The old place looks forlorn ;
The myrtle mound is crass-grown,
That blossomed years ago,
And one by one have vanished
The flowers I used to know.
Tho ancient tree whose cherries
Kejoicod my childish heart,
Stands lifeloss, grim and groaning;
Tho arbor's dropped apart
That arbor in the garden
Where honeysuckles twined;
The once broad path that led there
Is now but ill-defined.
The deer, quaint old mansion,
It held our kith and kin
For eighty years and over,
'Till they were gathered in.
And now it goes to strangers;
Its glories nil are flat
Since those who built the hearth-firo
Are numbered with the dead
While wo who loved it fondly
Must givs a parting sigh, ;
A farewell look, and sadly
Forever pass it by.
And still the fragrant lilies
May bloom beside the door.
But strangers' footsteps echo
Aci oss the oaken floor.
Iloaton Transcript.
IIU.M0K OF THE DAT.
We, the pcoplo L. S.
A bridal party Tho horso.
A dwarf poar A couplo under sizo.
A romance of the middle ages An old
maid's love allair.
Lost in the outskirts A woman,wheu
she can't find her pocket.
Corners in the stock market may bo
sharp, but they are never square.
"i'ride goes before a Fnll," nnd tho
"Winter of discontent" comes after.
Shades of the departed Those left
hanging when tho lost tenant moved
out.
How to b hanpy, though married -
Let your wife do all tho talking Boston
Courier.
To keep jellies from molding, plnco
them on a low shelf where they can bo
reached by the children.
To write n good etory for tho public a
mau must have a good upper story of
tis own. .em York
Why will a street car c nductor stop a
man from smoking nnd tho next minute
help a woman to alight? X.to York
Ac Ml'.
"Mrs. Smith holds hor ago remarkably
well." "She holds her tongue about it,
if that's what you meuu Huston Tran
Hcrij t.
Tho man who grafted an apple twin
into a pinetrco reports to the Gawktown
Aijriivl'.urist that ho a led to raise pine
apples. "All men nro born freo and equal,"
but unfortunately some aie born equal
to two or threo of their fellows. A'ete
York Tribune.
"Time and tide wnit for no man,"
but when a woman is in the case, even
time and tide must wait or go on without
her. New York IV tonne.
Stranger "May I ask what your oc
cupation is, sir.'" Tally-ho driver (iu a
coliege town) "Oh, I conch the stu
dents." Uurlingtm Free 1'i-e:
Pasily Explained. Old Lndy (to gro
cer's boy) "What makes llie-irico on
them potatoes so stilf, boy!' Grewir's
!oy "It's because there's so inucB-'
starch in 'cm, niuiu." l.ije.
Fienchmnn "Ves, Miss Boston'a, in
tho -Mediterranean I sailed throuch
schools of s.irilines, Miss Botoniu
"Nonsense? How could they swim hi
those heavy tin boxes.'" 'time.
Mrs. Scrumptous "Do not go near
that old mill, my daughter." Daughter
"Why not, mamma;" Mrs. S. "I'on't
yoti kuow that thu Scripturot say that
'tho sound of the grinding is low.'"
Chiniijo Uio'e.
Wife (to unhappy husband "I
wouldn't worry, John; it doe-n'tdo any
good to borrow trouble. Husband
"Borrow trouble i Great Cusar, my
dear, I ain't borrowing trouble, I've
got it to loan.'
"..'ustevre from tho West eh? Well,
how's business out there.'" "i!u-h-ing.
Thirty new towns wore started in
Kansas, last week, and threo of them
have already got a few inhabitants."
Ji'eio Yor'c IP'.
Bessie "In the history class to day
tho teacher spoke about the tri color.
What is the tri color, mumma? ' Mam
ma "I think the teacher must have re
ferred to yellow, my dear. It is a very
tiying color." JJtuliiiton J-'ne J'ir....
Business ways. Clerk "Why do you
want tlies.i apple barieli marked 'open
this end ?' What dilference does it make
which end is opened:" Fruit dealer
"We can't allord to pack largo apples in
bothcudsof the barrel." )'r,iie't Mhji
tine. "George, dear, what a beautiful dia
mond butterfly! It looks ready to fly."
"I don't tee w hy it wants to lly," grow led
( eorge. "Goodness knows it's high
enough now. Thu io'I. plate counter is
at ilio other end of thu siore. Como
ou." Jtirrtin,' II '(. .
Well, William," said Mr. IPi.lhc id to
his new ci n ideutial clerk, "you re in a
tiist c'ass position now at a good salary.
I shall expect you to bo faithlul nud
dilijient iu lact, to make nil my in
terests your own. It won't l e nectsMiry,
however, f.r vu to make love to the
typewriter. I'll attend to her myself."
fine Jliiitu A.iy vs'.
THE W IV I K TIIE WOIU.P.
S!e stno.I upon the platform scalo,
Her lover by her sule;
Her dimpled clo.-ks hi im rosy re l;
H muriniii-e J : ' li my br.,1... "
1 1 It down. ti-t eyes uml lullvi'iug haul
Love's kliiiiiiioit.-i to otw-y,
She pliicp.l a nickel m the slot
And guve herself a weigh.
Tho Glass of Fashion : "Ah," said Mr.
Srourplatc L'riinlv, as he adjusted li'i
necktie, "We avo to put hup with the
airs ot lhe.se society people hall day; but
when evenink comes, ine boy, they show
wot the 1 1 uly genteel is by put link on
the dress that we wiar all day ." "1 hat's
to," lepliid Mr. Crunibi loth, wirii a
giave nud. "You 'ave u oicat 'cad,
Tummis; we waiters be the real leaden
of fashion. '- l.ije.