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VOL. XXI. NO. 40. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1889. S1.50 PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN
I pat-fished every Wednesday, by
J. E. WENK.
Offlot In Bmearbaugh & Co.'a Building
kLM STREET, TIONE8TA, T.
ST
The electric light system Is corcrlng
the whole country with a new vaiioly of
bugs never seen before
An Indiana doctor hits succesfully
removed a patient's rib. Though tho
oldest one on record, tho operation is
extremely rare.
In 100 years England his nided her
merchant ships to the amount of $27,
i oo.ooi', itud her privnto shipyards to tho
nmount of $100, 000,000.
Tho hind buttons used on tho coats
with iu America cost, according to the
! t oit Frte Viet; f ?,2:)0,000 a jcar.and
art of no earthly account.
The oitirons of Harbor County, Kan.,
have petitioned Congress tc send a copy
, -of thu Conjm-.i-m' 11 eo.d to each
i.hool district in the Stato.
: It appears that thero aro only three
State in the Union producing sugar
frflmtho canoin Louisiana, from sorghum
in Kansas; and from the beet in Culi
. fornia.
t . .
The Chicago Anarchists nre growing in
numbers and organization, and, I he New
M'ork Onii hi- intimates, they may hold
tho balance of power at tho city election
. in tho spring.
Tho 'development of the Krupp guo
lias been one of astonishing rapidity.
In thirty yoars that firni has delivered
2H,000 guns divided up among thirty
four different Governments.
Ti;o Secretary of War has ditcctcd
thai nluu desurteii a.c restored to the
Brmy, expenses for apprehension and re
turn shall bo Untiled to $10 per mouth
until it has nil been canceled.
Whoever thinks of Louisiana as t
lumber State? asks tho Now York -Vai'i
eui.i Krjire . And yet last year she pro-
I need 450,000,000 feet of lumber, an in
rrease of :i00 per cent, suico 180.
' A law has recently been enacted in the
. German Empire prohibiting tho use oi
tin alloy in tho manufacture of cooking,
eating" and drinking utensils that con
taiumore thau ten per cent, of le id.
At Pittsburg, I'onn.,. a woman his
asked tho .agent of the Anti-Cruelty
Society to help her pel,, redress in the
-courts from a man fFhns exercised
inOjucric influence oveirier for tho pas'
trine years, and . which, she alleges, it
gradually killiug her.
V-'The t:ix-pnycr.i of Europe may wel
. .' wonder, observes tho Detroit Fret Pr. tr,
" whether Kings and Emperors aro worth
' ' Having at the price. Americans with o
leflearniy. of ilO.OOD men c m hardly real
L'Uedthat thero aro I ."i, 000, 00!) trained
irVsoldors under arms or on the reserve
.: corps iu Euroj e.
"?umo of thfe IcadiiiL' citiyena of Wash
Vlou .have determined ti . found t
4 National park in the Kock Creek Valley,
'.one of the most picturesque localities in
the environs of the Capit.il. The site
has been selected, and legislation will be
asked by Congress while the land cau be
had at a reasonable price.
Says the Boston G7oV: "We loam
?.sfroui the St. Albans (Yt.) M.ne.iae.- that
V', . that the town fathers arc thinking ol
' changing tho name of the poor house tc
. ' Invalid' retreat,' because tho name
'poor house' is o. tensive to its inmates.
... Thiais what tho 'Coorgcitel might cali
jirogToss and poverty."
- : '
r Iudiaus in the United States las't yeat
cnltivated 227,'JU.i acres of laud and
,iseir'l "5S bushels of. wheat, M,W2
1 Bushels of coraU.-HT bushels of oats
land barley; 0'2 1,010 bushels of vegeta-
bles,'and 101;J3S tons of .hay. They
" " . also owned horses and mules.
1 11,407 head .of cattle, 10,471 twine and
4,117,973 sheep.
. The American Colonization Society
was organized seventy-three years ago.
During its cxisteuco it has sent over
IP, 000 coloredV'peoplo to Africa. At the
celebration of its anniversary the . othet
night, in Washington, Dr. Lulher iu.
dorsed Victor Hugo's predit'tiou that
- "Africa is to be the contiueut of the
twentieth century. "
The njan who claims to be the most
celebrated horse thief in- the world is
tpw under arrest at I.oiensberg. Kan.
If is name is Washington Waterman, and
he is seventy eit'ht years of age. He ac
knowledges the theft of lOvi hor,es in
Kansas alone, and the authorities of the
State me willing to admit that he has
made off with live tiuies that manv.
ffe production" of oatsln the Cuite!
Stutes shows a great iueretise. In thi
last eight years the averago cip has
been 54t)00i,0'i0 bushels, against au
average of 314,000,000 for the ten years
prcciing This increase, asserts tho
New York OU t o r, is owing to the re
ouiremeuts'of tho increased number of
horses, to the substitution of oats for
corn. in the South for feeling horses, and
for man. The area of the oat tip, Is
,so increased proportionately more
;liat of wheat aud torn, and the
a less proportionate decline,
9BS,
ctrpin trii ... sirr.
"Take heed! Take heed I I come with sped,
For I've just new-strung my bow;
My quiver is full; If the abaft I pull,
Koine arrow may hit, yrm know.
"Oh, pull away !" did the maiden say
"For who'd be the coward to mind
A bow that la strung by a coward ao young,
Who In both of his eyes Is blind!"
The bow be drew, and the shaft It flew,
And the maiden was heard to cry,
"Oh! take this dart from my wounded heart,
Dear Cupid, or else I die!"
He said, as he smiled, "I am but a child
And could have no power to find
With both of my eyes where the dart now Una,
And you know, dearest maid, I am blind,"
Afrs. J. Shepherd.
A nranjiifn to his wire
'Twas not the moonlight and the rem,
The days of June In old lang syne.
That brought me suppliant to your feet.
Praying to be your Valentine.
These so borer days the blossoms blow
As fragrant as In old lang syne,
And still In spirit and Iu truth
I pray to be your Valentine.
Mrs. T. W. Dewing.
l.ov'g RESUME.
The Sun, the Kom, the Lily, the Dove
I loved them all in my early love,
I love tbem no longer, but her alone
The Pure, the Tender, the Only, the One;
For alio hervelf, my Queen of Lore,
Is Rose, and Lily, and Sun, and Dove!
Ileint.
KllOS.
The sense of the world Is short
Long and various the report
To love and be beloved;
Men and gods have not outlearned it;
And, how oft soe'er they've turned it,
Tin not to be Improved.
Emerson.
OnANDMAMUA'S VALENTINE.
Two little birdies after one fly I
Wonder If maybe they mean you and I
, Will-Boy and Jlraf
Two little b'udders, that you can see;
And if one of 'em's you anil the other is me,
Wonder who's him!
Butteriliea la such ex-euliar things!
Nothing at all but just two little whips.
Guess they must be
Quick winkle tnlnltles! Wonder if this
Isn't a think, or a dear flying kiss,
F'om g'annie to we!
K'pose we can catch it? And then If we do
Is one half for I and the other for you I
Or s'pose we just look
A fly doesn't want to be tored Into two.
And a kiss is us good, when you know it has
flew, .
As if it was took.
Mr. A. D. T. Whitney.
THE WHOLE WIDE WOULD.
Not from the whole wide world I choose thae,
Sweetheart, light of the land and the s.-a!
The wldo, wide world could not inclose the?,
For thou art the whole wide world to me.
Itichard Oittler.
TRIl'MPU OP CHARIS.
See the chariot at hand ben of Love,
Wherein my lady ridel h!
Each that draws Is a swau, or a dove,
And well the car l ove guldetu.
As she goe, all hearts do duty unto hey
beauty,
Aud, enamored, do wish, so they mlg.:t but
enjoy such a sight,
That they still were to run by her side
Through swords, through seas, whither she
would ride.
Den Johnson.
HER CERTIFICATE,
11 V EMMA A. OPPEH.
The monthly teachers' examination of
Black County was about to bo, 'in.
Milly sat in a corner of the big room,
biting her pencil and gazing at the mot
ley assemblage of teachers and trembling
aspirants for first certificates in antique
shawls and hats in vogue five years ago,
aud dresses Milly bad not known that
anybody ever wore.
Milly was an aspirant for a first certi
ficate, but she was not trembling. She
sat erect and bright-eyed and charmingly
stylish in an obviously city-made suit
and a wicked little cap to match. It
wae clear to the most casual observer
that .Milly was not indigenous to Black
County. She was a bright oasis in the
desert of Black County styles.
The young man in the next seat ap
peared to think, so. He looked at her
with quite frauk approval. Millv could
not help knowing it. r-he looked down
at her snug gloves and pulled a petal
from the yellow asters she wore, and
.finally dropped her pencil. He picked
it uu with anxious baste.
"Thank you!' she said. He looked
at her still, but rather bashfully. "What
a lot of them!" she said, taking pity
upon bi:n.
" .'es. What do you think of them ?"
he responded.
She uotieed that his light hair curled
thickly, and that he had a fine chin.
"I I don't you think they're rather
frumpy?" she said, seriously.
He laughed explosively, bringing his
hand down on his knee.
"The word was made for them I" he
declared. "You see I'm not of Block
County, though 1 intend teaching here,
and I don't feel traitorous. They are
funny." He looked at her with puzzled
iucredulity. "Are you going to teach?"
he murmured. "I bea vour pardon.
but "
"Oh, no, don't," cried Milly Was he
too tall f No, indeed! And his nose
was like Napoleon's. "I'll tell you
about it. 1 I ke to tell people; it's so
funny. Ye, I'm going to teach if I
can pass the examinations. You see, I've
been staying this summer at my I nele
Hidgley's, out on a farm. Well, the
teacher in that district was taken sick
the other day, and what did my Uncle
liidgley do but hire me for the fall term
me : He's one of the school directors,
you see. lie said it would do me good
to 'spunk up' and do it. He's always
deplored my not being able to make pie
crust and weed onions, and he worte
iuune himself and got permission lor
u, e. I know I'll en oy it it'll be such a
cow experienre-but i'm fuu 0f awfl
VALENTINE
qualmi. I've never taught, and I don't
know how. And my certificate I'm in
fenr and trembling. I've been at boarding-school
and all that, but I'm dread
fully rusty in the common branches."
Sho finished breathlessly and laugh
ing, and he laughed too.
"Arfor me," he said, In pleased ro-
turn of her confidence, "it's merely n
means to an end, my teaching. I want '
to study law, and I wnnt to do it by my
own exertions. Thnt sounds rather
goody goody, doesn't itl Hut I do.
I've taught a few terms in my own
county, and now I'vo a school engaged
In yours. I ve
But a formidnblv fat examiner rapped
on the platform desK, and sent a thinner, !
but equally awe-inspiring, colleague in
and out among tho seats with the arith-
metic questions in purple type-writing;
and tho Hlack County applicants sharp-
ened their pencils and wrinkled their '
brows studiouly and went to work. 1
Mllly opened her lunch-basket, three
hours later, in the small roo:n provided I
for tho purpose.
There was enough for three men, she
mused, as she attacked a sandwich.
A bony young woman in red and
lavender hat just shaking oil tho
crumbs of her ascetic repast of soda
crackers and pickled pears, regarded
her with stern amazement as the with
drew. Through the door she passed through
came the young man who sat next to i
Millv.
"Oh, are you here?" he said, with a ! f nclo Itidgely was disappointed. But
shallow pretense to surprise. , there were gratifying recompenses. The
He sat down near her, with an expres , first was that Milly was persuaded to
sion of very frank pleasure. tny nearly all winter, though she didn't
What was it that made him look so . take the school, and learned to make pie
handsome when he smiled.she wondered , trust after all; and the second, that that
his merry eyes or his white teeth? I young school-teacher she married, that
"How hv vnu ant. .m J" h noon. , she'd never have known if she hadn't
tioned
lunch.
. .. e.. 1 - . '
sympathetically, opening
jjg
I
"Horridly," she admitted. "I'm worse
that I thought. I've forgotten every
thing." She looked at his scanty bread
and butter. "Please have one of my sand
wiches," she said, shyly forcing it upon
him. "Everything, positively. I'm
shocked at myself. I'm afraid I shan't
pass at all; and then, what will I'nclo
hidgloy say? I made terrible work of
those cube-root and brokerage problems,
l Know l did.
lluw I envied you, you
looked so perfectly unnustereu over
them! And now the geography 1 Good
ness me I think I did pretty well wi h
the Hebrides and Yucatan and the Oiu
Kiver; but, ob. dear! what aro the
isothermal zones?"
She made her lips and her smooth
brow into a ludicrous pucker as sho
looked meekly up at him.
He laughed, with that enjoying, boy
ish slap of his hand on his knee.
"Don't you know, honor bright?" he
ejaculated.
She shook her head solemnly. "I
haven't the faintest idea. I never did
cs re for physical geography,and it's gone
right out of my head."
Sho bit a tart ruefully. "Wou't you
take one of theso? You see how much
of this I could never cat! No. I don't
believe I'll get a certificate at all!"
He ga.ed at ber with poignant regret
In his eyes.
"Oh, 1 hope so!" he said, sincerely.
"You've handed in vour papers, haven't
you?" ho added, vaguely.
She shook her head
"No; I was floundering through the
end of it when I got hungry."
They looked at each other with wide
eyes, startled by a common idea.
"Oh, no, no! you mustn t! itwoulun t
be right or honest!" sho gasped, half
laughing, half awed.
"Abstractly, it wouldn't," the young
man responded, reflectively. "Ordiuar
ily, I shouldn't dream of doing it, in
deed; but, you see. you aren't adopt
ing teaching as a profession you're not
going to teach but one term, aud that
for the sake of its being a 'new experi
ence,' and to please your uncle and it
would bo a pity for a paltry certificate
to prevent you, and I don't feel that I
should violate my conscience by helping
you to It a little, and and theisotuer
mal zones are spaces on opposite sides of
the enuator having the same mean tem
perature and bounded by corresponding
ing isothermal lines "
Milly sprang from Uncle Hidgley's
buggy, two weeks later, and rushed up
the walk like a small cyclone.
She had been to the Eostorfice, and
she held a blue envelope in her hand, or
clutched it.
"I've got itl" she cried
Aunt Kidgley was sweeping off the
front porch.
"I've got it! My per cents, were'nt
very good, you know, but I passed.
Won't I'nclo John be glad Where is
lie?"
"Land alive!" said Aunt Kidgley,
weakly. "What yoi? got? He's in the
barn, likely."
L'ncle liidgely was glad. He studied
the small document, with interspersed
remarks.
"I knew you hadn't no call to worry."
"Pretty good:" "Hain't never be'u a
better teacher in this dcestrict than
you'll make warrant ye!"
He took oil his spectacles as he handed
it back.
"There was a young man hero jest
now," he observed, "about the school.
Seems he had one engaged over to Bev-
; erly, ana scarlet lever rjroKe out over
, theie. and they ain't coin' to have no
; school yet awhile, aud he coinoovi-r to
see about gettin' this one. Dave Han
: ley told him about it; seems he's a ;
cousin of Dave's. Took examination '
j two weeks ago, same as you did. Wal. j
I told him my niece bad got the school i
promised to her, ' said I nele itidgely,
I serenely.
j "What did he look like?" said Milly,
with sudden interest.
Mh, you needn't spunk up! He's
goin' home on noon train," said Uncle
I Itidgely, winking. "W'y, good lookiu'
feller he was ; taller'n most, and hair
. color o that cream colored uug and
curly, and a good, strong lookin' "
Milly crushed her certificate in her ex
cited hand.
"Where is he?" she demanded. '
"W'y, over to Dave Hanley's, I a'poe
Dave's his cousin. What are you goin'
to-"
But whatever Mil? was going to do
she was alieady doing bhe was gone,
and she had dropped her certificate on
the barn floor.
Dave Hanley's front door ws opeu,
and reasonably full of small Hanley-,but
Milly stepped over them.
She could look through to the hack
porch, where Dave sat with h t visitor,
sod she ran through the house.
The visitor rose.
"Why why " lie stammered.
lie was bewildered, but his delight
was more than his bewilderment. Ho
took her hand, in his agitation, and
then rembered that he had small right
to, and blushed.
Dave Ilanley, whether from confusion
or supcrfino delicacy, wandered. Into
the yard.
.Miiiy shook nanus, li sne nan tooKea
, pretty in a cloth gown and cap, she was
irresistible in a blue blouse and striped
skirt, and no hat at all, and the young
man devoured her with bright eyes.
"i ve come to tell you," she pantea
she was out of breath "that it's me the
school is promised to; it'shcremy Undo
Itidgely lives don't you see? And
I'm going to give it up for you, in your
favor. I have no right to it, don't you
understand? I don't believe I'd ever got
my certificate if it hadn't been for you.
If I had been a bii lower in geography,
I shouldn't have passed. It was really
you that got it for me, you unscrupulous
person. And I don't need theschool it
was only for Uncle Ridgely and you do,
You want to study law.and well, you've
got to take it."
She was not to be moved the fraction
of an inch. She stood there, flushing
and prettily smiling, and twisting an
end of her blue sash, but she was firm.
"1 haven't anv right to it, end I don't
need it, and yon want to study law,"
was all she would say, though he argued
and earnestly pleaded for an hour.
-. .1 i it v. 1 . u& i . v. .
Blityetl, aim li us umiu fa luuiib iu iuq
"dcestrict" that fall, turned out within
four years to be tho smartest lawyer in
! Black County and a notablo honor to
j the family. Saturday Ki'jht.
A Congressman's Ocean Terror.
The Board of Bureau Chiefs, to which
Secretary Whitney referred Representa
tive Thomas's plans for a coast defense
vessel, has agreed to report the plans
bnck to the Secretary with a rccommen-
dation that they bo adopted by the De
partment. The Board believes tho de
sign has great merit.
Mr. Thomas has had no more experi
ctkit in naval n If airs than he could get
.'is Chairman of the House Committee.
! ' . . business is that of a stock raiser, and
his home is in the part of Illinois called
Egypt, where the only water is in wells
and sloughs and not much of that.
Nevertheless, he bus designed what ex
perts say will bo the finest, fleetest and
most powerful war vessel alloat.
She will be a single-turreted monitor,
a heavy armored cruiser, and the only
war ship in tho world of variable dis
placement. In peace she will stand seven
aud a half feet out of water, with upper
works of wood which can bo removed
on going into action.
When trouble comes she takes in water
and increases her draft three feet, leav
ing but four feet and the great gun tur
ret above water. This four feet is the
segment of a circlo rising from tha
water's edge and presenting a target at
' which the enemy is welcome to lire as
much as he pleases. He can't hit it once
in fifty shots, and if he does hit it no
body cares. Jier steel armor will bo five
inches thick. Her guns will be able to
pierce the aimor of tho best man-of-war
now on the water. Her two ten-inch
breech-loading guns, turret-protected,
and having an nil-round range, will
throw a .iUU-pouuU projectile ten miles.
Tho dynamite gun in the bow will throw
nitro gelatine equal to 1000 pounds of
dynamite two miles. She will have a
speed of seventeen knots an hour, and
her name will be the Illinois. Experts
say she will probably be able to destroy
England's biggest iron-clad in fiftceu
minutes. Atlanta Cuuttltutiun.
H iiiuli and Habits oftlie (nail.
Iho email (Bob White), so cenerallv
distributed throughout the States, is a
resident over all of the Mississippi Val
ley, except in the extreme West and
Northwest. In .Minnesota it has fol
lowed up the settlements, and in th
eastern part of the State has reached the
line of the Northern Pacific liailroad
about latitude forty-six degrees. Iu
Southeastern Dakota it is abundant, and
has advanced to about latitude forty
four degrees thirty minutes. North
western Minnesota and most of Dakota
are yet to bo occupied by this species.
To tho question that is often asked,
whether the habit quail have of "lying
to a dog" is natural or acquired, Pro
fessor W. W. Cooke, in his report on
Bird Migration, says: "To get a satis
factory answer, one has only to hunt in
different parts of the Indian Territory.
In the region west of Port Sill the quail
never think of stopping when they see a
dog, but run as fast as they cau, and
upon his near approach they flush im
mediately, just us it may bo supposed
they do on the approach of a cayote. Iu
the eastern part of the Tenitory, near
the railroad, the quail lie quite well to a
dog, nod as they are exceedingly abuu
dant, afford excellent sport from No
vember to March. The range of the
Texas quail extends uorthward to We-t-eru
Kansas. In the neighborhood of Sau
1 Antonio these quail often come close to
the rauch and lay eggs in hens' nests,
and at San Angelo they are reported as
raising two broods a year. -Vtia JVrit
WorU.
j lliirhesl Signal Mutton in the World.
Tho United States signal service
station at Pike's Peak is the highest
' signal station in the world, aud is also
I the highest inhauiteu portion of the
i globe, it was opened in the mouth of
' September, 17;;. That it was a wise
Iirovisiou of the Government in estnb
!hi!!g a signal station at this point is
1 uo longer questioned, the facts having
, already demonstrated its practicability,
and the present success promises that
Pike's Peak signal station is yet to staud
at the head of all astronomical aud
. meteorological stations in the world.
'1 his point is wonderfully favored by
i nature for the study of astronomy and
I meteorology. The rarity of the atmos -I
phere brings out a remarkable brilliancy
1 and e'earness to the stars aud ad the
heavenly bodies. The nights are almost
always cloudless, and cloudy days are
the exception. Nine tenths of the
storms are below the Peak.
I The IJojrd of Eduiatiou of Alaska
has abolished Hogging in the public
uchoo.s,
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Anjrel Cnkf).
Tilts popular cak4 was invented by a
St. I ouis baker, who kept the formula A
lecrot a long time. A discharged em
ploye finally made it known. To four
Dun cos of sifted flour add 'one loaspoon
(ul of cream of tartar; rub these through
the sieve four or five times. Beat the
whites of a dozen eggs until very stiff;
add to them gradually three-quarters ot
a pound of granulated sugar, and beat
thoroughly while so doing; flavor with
a teaspoonful of vanilla extract; add the
flour to the egg foam quickly and
lightly. Line the funnel cake pan with
ungreascd paper, pour in the mixture
and bake fifty minutes. When done
loosen the edges and remove from the
pan at once. New Yo. t Sun.
Boiled nice and Bnlalns.
, Wash and boil in the usual way ono
scant cup of rice, adding when half done
a quarter of a pound of Ondara raisins.
These raisins are the best and most
most economical for cooking. They are
largo, almost entirely without stems,
and cost only twelve cents a pound.
A word about boiling rice. Some cooks,
who differ as widely as doctors, say:
"Boil one cupful of rice twenty minatcs
in three quaits of water and drain
through a colander when done." Others
ngain maintain that two cups of water or
twice its bulk is the rule for a cup of
rice. I have found the nicest way to
boil rice is in a double boiler. At first 1
use twice the quantity of water to rice,
adding salt and a small piece of butter.
When the water is all absorbed, if the
rice is not soft enough, I add a little
milk if I have it, water if I have not.
Make a hard sauce with a tablespoonful
of butter and a scant cup of sugar, add
ing a little grated nutmeg. Or if pre
ferred the rice and raisins may be eaten
with sugar and cream. Uout'vife.
Smoked neef Omelet.
For fifteen cents the housewife can
buy a small can of smoked or, as some
call it, chipped becf. It is cut very thin
and ready for use, thus doing away with
the necessity of buying the meat whole
and then trying to cut it with the usually
dull carving knife. Take three of the
slices out of the box and roll them to
gether; then cut the meat lengthwise
once, after which cut across it so as to
convert the meat into stripes. Put it
into a bowl and add three eggs and a
dash of pepper. Beat it up with a fork
and pour "it into a hot, slightly greased
omelet pan. Mip a Knile uuuer it occa
sionally while it is cooking to prevent
burning. If tho top refuses to cook
solid tilt the pan so that it will run oil
and cook on the side of the pan. When
done fold without breaking and turn on
a hot dish. Strew over it a little chopped
celery tops or parsley. I et each guest
salt his own portion, as the meat is al
ready salt enough for ordinary palates.
If not objected to a little onion may be
added to the omelet. New York Herald.
Bread Making.
, Once, in going down the river to Xew
'Orleans at a dull season when there was
hot much traveling, I found myself en
tirely without pleasant lady companions.
So, after getting tired of reading, 1
asked and obtained permission to see
the taker make his rolls for tea. He wn
very obliging.and I spent an hour or two
out of each day in the bake room, watch
ing, taking dots, and asking bread ques
tious. Since then I have usually gone
exactly by his directions in malting
bread and roils, except the addition ol
n little sugar and the use of home-made
yeast instead of Jjakers' yeast, which 1
iannot always get In the country. I
have tried other bread recipes, but find
none to equal the following in simplicity
and certainty :
One large homemade 'yeast cake or a
small cup of bakers' yeast, two cups ol
milk-warm water; add to this five love)
cups ot flour, measured before sifting,
and one level tablespoon of salt and
sugar; mix this into a dough and work
well; put in a greased bucket, covei
closely and set it to rise in a warm
place in winter, a cool plac; in summer.
When light, which will bo in four oi
five hours, make into two loaves with
out any more working or adding any
Hour, putting a little melted butter on
top and betweeu the loaves. Put these
in a deep baking pan, covered, and let
them rise an hour, or a little longer if
not light in that time. Then bake in a
moderate oven. ..'ust before browning,
a little butter on top improves the crust.
A little more or less Hour than is given
may be used, us some flour thickens
more than others, but five cups to two of
water is as good a general rule as can bo
laid down. Bread may be started iu the
morning and baked iu six or seven
hours, or started at night and baked iu
the morning. It rises faster iu warm
weather. Everybody says my bread is
superfine, light, tender and wholosome.
I'd say so, too, if excessive modesty
didn't prevent. Jjitroit Free 1'riif.
Household Hints.
Boiled starch makes an excellent
pasto.
The yolk of an egg is good to keep
flutirons smooth and clean.
Tho oftencr flour is sifted for sponge
cake the lighter the cake will be.
Iu watering plants, put a teaspoonful
of ammonia into the water once a week.
Salt fish of any kind is quickest and
best freshened by shaking in sour milk.
pish may be scalded much easier by
dipping into bo ling water about a
minute.
liipo tomatoes will remove the iuk
stains from white cloth and ulso from
the hands.
Windows should be opened at both
top anil bottom in order to secure proper
veutilation.
When flatirons become rusty blacken
them with stove polish and rub well with
a dry brush.
Ceilings that have been smoked with a
kerosene lamp should be washed off with
soda water.
A teaspoonful of turpentine boiled
with white clothes will aid the whiten
ing process.
Boiled starch is much improved by the
addition of a little salt or dissolved
gum-arabic.
Use charcoal to broil with. The flum-s
close tho pores quickly and make the
meat very tender.
Because the air is invisible it is no
reason w by pure air la not as essential to
good health as are wholeoome food and
drink,
THE POTLATCH JX ALASKA.
CURIOUS FESTIVAL AWONO THE
NATIVE TRLINKETS.
Tho Blanket as a Social Factor
and Index of Wealth Crema
tion Among Mio Indians.
A "potlatch" is a social institution
peculiar to the natives along the North
Pacific coast. The word means a "big
feast," but that does not signify all that
the same words do to the white races.
Blankets are the signs of wealth among
these people. To have so many blankets
is among them to be just so rich. Theso
blankets are stored up and hoarded just
as the miser hoards his gold, but for a
totally different purpose. Tho idea is to
have a big "potlatch" some time. Often
this takes place when the owner of the
blankets gets past middle life and feels
that the time has come when he can
nford to make this social display. Auain
they are laid up and treasured, so that
a big "potlatch" may be held after the
owner is dead.
Tho Thlinket village just north of and
adjoining Sitka now hog about l.iOO
winter inhabitants, those who are out
fishing and working at the canneries all
summer having come in to stay until
work begins again in summer. Though
they havo been brought under some
civilizing influences they are very re
luctantly surrendering their nativu cus
toms. Among those to which they still
cling is the custom of the "potlatch."
Yesterday at 1 o'clock, says a Sitka
letter to the New York 2Vm., a cannon
shot was heard over in the village, to tho
astonishment of many of the Americans
here. Inquiry disclosed the fact that
one of tho headmen of the village had
just died, and that the cannon shot from
an old itussian t arronada was to an
nounce the death.
Now comes the "potlatch." Ho had
been laying up blankets against tho day
of a royal, roistering "pctlatch" in his
lifetime. Yesterday afternoon a score of
natives visited the trader's store and
bought nearly a ton of stuff for the feast.
Canned goods, boxes of crackers by tho
docn, and everything thatcculd be ob
tained to eat were hauled over by them
to the village on trucks to be consumed
in tho "potlat h," which will last for
several days and nights. A "potlatch"
without something strong to drink is a
comparatively tamo affair. The sale of
whisky to these people is carefully
guarded against, aud when detected,
which is quite often, severely punished.
They buy large quantities of molasses,
however, and from this surreptitiously
distil an intoxicating drink called "hoo
chenoo," with which they enliven their
"potlat-hes."
Tho first night of this ono has just
passed, and the howling and dancing
which went on in tho large house of tho
dead headman showed that considerable
"hoochenoo" had in some way been pro
vided for the occasion. The house has
uo chimney, and tha smoke from the
lire, built in the centre of the floor,
escapes through a hole in the roof. The
walls glisten with black soot. The
danco has no figures, but is simply a
ca.lcnccd step in a circle around the tire,
the time being given on a sort of a tom
,toin or tambourine. When each dancer
gets tired, ho squats down anywhere
to eat and rest. So it goes on all night
long, and day in aud day out, until the
supplies are all gone, and tho blankets
all parted with to buy the means ol
keeping up the "potlatch."
The duration of the "wake" depends
upon the supply of blaukets. The
"potlatches" invariably cud in the im
poverishment of those who give them.
A native who gives a "potlatch" and re
tains any of his property afterward is
disgraced. Tho widow, in this particular
case, has entered eagerly into the festi
vities, nnd yet realizes that it willtake
tho last blanket before it is all over'
Cremation was a favorite form of dis
posing of dead bodies among theThlink
lets. It has been abandoned here, at
Sitka, for many years, but in the re
moter villages it is still practiced. Sev
eral weeks ago I went in a canoe seventy,
five miles from Kiliisnoo to a floonah
village of about Hoo people. They had
ne:.t, comfortablo log houses, and had
abundance of food. Their doctor or
medicine man had died only a fe'.v days
before. The last night beforo disposing
of the body was spent in a tobacco
smoke iu the council house. Nona but
the men attended. Each one brought
his own tobacco and pipe. Thopipeaid
not gD around as among the Plains and
Mountain Indians, but each one smoked,
while some one in a conversational tone
spoke of the merits and life of the de
ceased. All were sitting around the
sides of the building in a sort of a bunk
or bench. The next day a huge pilo of
dry wood and faggots was kindled in
the streets of thu village and ihe body
was brought out aud placed thereon
nnd cremated, with no attendant cere
monies. A Ssulptor Fo )U Hi Captious Critics.
A St. Paul gentleman, who, many
years ago was a -esident of Cincinnati,
tells a story concerning Powers, the
sculptor, which bus probably never been
in print. There were at that time in
Cincinnati two or three connoisseurs in
art, who assumed a sort of general con -sorship
in such matters, and everything
that they said concerning works ot art
wassupposed to "go." 1 hey had unfa
vorably criticised some of Powers'! work,
nnd, as bo did not take much stock in
their dictations anywav, he decided to
show theiu up to the art people of tho
ity. He was working iu aom-5 wav, aud
announced a reception at which ho
would show somo ol ihe latest products
of his yenius. Among the figures was
ono representing the Mayor of the city
It stood iu a niche by itieif, with the
light arrang d, for the host effect.
The high muck-a mucks of the art
world of Cincinnati attended the recep
tion. They evamiced the figure of the
Mayor ami made comment on it "Tho
hands," remarked oue, "do not reveal
any anatomy." "The leKs a:e a tn e
short." said another, "but otherwise 1
consider it a very tine figure." And so
they Went on. i H e ot them finally dis
covered that so uething was wrong about
the Lridge uf the uo-e, and raised his
hand to point ;u: the defect "Don't
you pinch my uosu,'' cried tha alleged
wax "Jigger" to their ustouiohment, cIls
may and complete overth. ow as art crit
ica. The sculptor had induced the re
live Mayor to help him in his littlu
-heme. J'auU'r.tt.
A SJON. v.,
True lovo knows no barriers, )
Laughs at lock and key,
tveeds no tongue interpreter
To ask, "Lov'at thou me!"
Eyes look into eyes and speal
Eloquently, dumb;
Tell-tale blushes on the cheek
IVbisper whence they come
Hand greets band with mute caress,
Lingering tenderly,
Baying thus "I'd fain express
All I feel for fnee"
But when Love, grown brave, would dare
Make some bolder sign,
Then from out a heart's despair
There comes a Valentine.
Demorest'e Magazine.
JlU.MOK OF THE DAY.
The place to call the roll Breakfast.
An under cui rent The Atlantic cable.
A "howling swell" The sea in a
itorm.
A political nobleman The official
;ount.
"Catch words" ".Vab," "grab,"
"clutch," etc.
Happy is the dudo who has the mus
tache down fine.
A bank note "Dear sir, you're ac
sount is overdrawn."
There is bat little poetry in a gas bill
when the metre is out of order.
Object to the impediment to their
speech. The Chicago Anarchists.
A woman glass-eater named Eliza, in
Denver dime museum, is known locally
as Crystal lAe.PUUlmrg Chronicle,
Whon a public office-holder comes to
feel that he is a big gun, it is time for
him to be fired. S-Dneroille Journal.
A kiss is often explosive. But we have
yet to sco the lovers who shrink from
this particular kind of dynamite.
I'aciric Stale'.
A man's disposition can often bo
judged by the color of his eyes, but still
more correctly by the color of h i nose.
hitr'ington Free l'rtf.
When the bashful young man finally
come to the point, it cools his ardor
considerably to find, pnrchance, that it
is the freezing point. Time.
The reason why hte dove of neace still
hovers over Europe, Ethelred, is because
she can't find any place sufficiently clear
of bayonets to give her a footing.
How like the ague 1b this boon
Of matrimonial strife!
The fever ends in one short moon,
The chill runs on through life.
Bflford'n Majazine.
"That Campbell family are the very
scum of the earth?" "But, Harry, they
move in the very highest circles." "Well,
isn't scum always found at the topi"
Tim'.
"Well, Tatrick, what struck you most,
during your Southern trip?" "The mule,
sorl" replied Patrick, with a grin that
disclosed the absence of nino molars.
Burlington Free l'rei.
"I aw wahut a tie, doncherknow,
to match my eyes." "Let me see. Blue
eyes and er sorry fir, but our blue
ties with red edges are all sold. Havo
somo in next week." Harper' Bazar.
Monsieur X "I ha, a an invitation to
Mine. Y.'s ball next week." Monsieur
Z. "So have I." Monsieur X. (aston
ished) "Is it possible ! She must in
tend to give a very largo party."
America.
America's madhouses are pretty well
loaded with insane people, but they
can't hold a candle or kororene lamp to
the number of fish that go in. iae-t
certain seasons of the year. Oil City
Jliiaai d.
A Bondout barber, who, it seems, can
never get au "edge" on his razors, was
dumbfounded several days ago when n
customer dropped into the chair and
said "Give me laughing gas before you
begin operations."
"Why not call North Dakota Unca
papa?" asks the St. Paul Pioneer I'ree.
That's it; why rot' Why not call it
Chaubiinagungamaugf Why not call
it Chimquassabaintook, or Molechunka -uiunk?
Xvrieich B'dletin.
A petition is being circulated among
the business men of New York, who
patronize the elevated road, requesting
the guards not to kill more thau oue
member in a family, except iu cases of
absolute necessity. Lite.
The merchant had beeu sick unto
death. "Tell me tho truth, doctor," he
said, "is the danger over :" "Sure,"said
the doctor; "there is uo more danger: the
crisis is passed. And the merchant re
vokes his bequest of .?;ooo tuUia, ha
pital.
Bad Actor du restaurant!--"Waiter,
what do you mean by bringing me such
eggs? They are absolutely rotten."
Waiter iwho bad seeu the actor perform
the night befoiei- "I thought that was
the kind you always got, sir. " Drake' t
M fjatim.
Miss Spinster (to shoe dealer) "I
see that you have marked down some of
your shoes." Mioe Dealer- "Yes; that
line ol ladies' -hues is marked down.
We h ive marKed 'em all down two sizes.
Now Mice's a tidy little nailer, I 1
think will just tit you.' .Miss Spinster
blushes aud buys the shoes. llarp.-r
Btiar.
A patent-medicine vender in a country
village was dilating to a crowd upon the
wonderful e!l'u-ieni y of his irun bitters
' Why, ' said he, "Steve Jenkins had
only taken the bitters one week when he
was shoved into prisou for murder, and
what does Stive do but open a veiu in
his arm and take iron enouirh out of hi
blood to iimKr i crowbar, with which he
pried tho doois open aud let him elf
out:"
Propagation ol Oysters.
inq rtencn metnoj or propagation
consists in susi emtiug tiles in the watei
during the spawning season The ycung
oysters cling very closely to ttieae tiles
The tiles are coated with platter, aud
alter the youu; uysiteia have so; upon the
planter the tiles aretakeu up, the pis ter
ia separated from tun t ies wi'b knives,
aud the tiiea aie used lor the next spawn
iug seasuu. I lie plas'er hldiug the set
is then piaute 1, aud the young oysters
cultivated. 'Ihe French method is much
more trouble- n.o aud expensive and ex
pulsive thau th it in ue iu Luiu Mii
i-ouud. Our refuse
deis, etc. , serve a Colic,. - -I
lue, and the results are s;'enuK. .V. '
Yrk 'iim..