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Thn lowest csl invite places tho wraith of President Harrison's Cabinet at 112, 2011,0(10. Geologically nnil m i itir 1 1 t; 1 1 v , Nic aragua in said to ho the richest sj ot in America. Thorn were '11,1100 divorce in tlio United States during the last twenty years caused liy drunkenness. Tho project (if neutralizing th banks of Newfoundland during the fishing ,,ou is exciting piililio intercut. It is SHiil that unless thr present con il it ions urr changed tho complete ! atrtiftiou if tho Adirondack is incvitn Me. ' l'oui'lcen ox-Senators are said to in habit, tho Kansas Penitentiary, thong! only ij' of them ovit conducted Icgisla ' tive business in the interest of that State - Australia has just. tnah' to n projeetci! milroail a grant of 1(1,000,000 acres, ot 20,000 acres u milo. Tho (.'runt to Hit Pacific railroads amounted to about G10( acres n milo. ' Tho Dnkntas himc themselves, accord ing to tho Commercial Alrrrti r, upot artesian wells of such foreo and nnnlei us to make manufacturers of all sorts well withiu their possibilities. Dr. ('hai'le, the w ell-known statistician tti ." t'l.it liKMivi.. .0 12." 4if woinnn ii longer than that of man, and in most Jirts of tho I'ldtcd States woman's ox juration of life is greater. There are, it. is said, fivo men it Anie.iea worth t?.V), 000,000 etch, rift worth $10,000,0011 each, 100 worth 15, (100,000, 200 worth &1.000,000, f0( worth $1,000,000 anil 1000 worth $500,. ( 000 each. . Tho Atlanta ConnCitntion believes that Spain holds on to Culm as n matter ol national pride. The island has proved an expensive possession. In the insur ruction from IStiS to 17S 20,000 live! wn lcfet, and tho total cost to Spain wa about $"00,000,000. "Lift) is a delicate possession, aftei till,"' concludes the Detroit 'nv PnM. "A'Michigun child was recently falallj t injured by falling upon a lead pencil, . and last week un English actress win killed by the uccidenlal puncture of hej neck' with a Knitting needle.'' ' Miss Hose Porter, the well-known write! (religious bonks, is a most rcmarkabli oman. Although au invalid, and forccii "sjietnte from her bed, she lias ulreadj .Ansome 11 ft ecu books, all of which have had extensive circulation. She livci iu a pretty brick house in New- Haven, Conn., and i.s miich thought of in that city. Tho .Albuquerque Jkmocrat says "New Mexico covers a vast lake, and as dwells ait? being suifk in ilitfeivnt parts ol fthe Territory this fact is lcing assured. A-well sunk at Gallup has penetrated ti body of water sixty feet iu depth, and wherever a hole Is sunk to tho water it is found to exist in inexhaustible quanti ties." . Tho wide-embracing arms of civiliza tion are rapidly .stretching out to take iu the wholo world. One of tho latest nota ble illustrations of this is tho announce ment made the other day that a cable will boon be laid from Bermuda to Halifax. In a short time, therefore, one cu no longet fret out of the world, so to say, by inakin a voyage to tho Bermudas. In a recent talk w ith a delegation oi clergymen and others w ho called upon him to urge a more Christian policy iu dealing with tho Indians, (ieneral Harrison said emphatically that he should do his best iu the direction named, llo added, how ever, that ''tho Indians with whom ho must bo most concerned at present wera not on the frontier, but hero iu Washing- ton." It is generally predicted that Oklahoma w ill be settled up with phenomenal rapid ity. The Oklahoma Valley is ouo of thu finest in the United States, w ith au abund ance of timber and an altitude of KiOO feet above tho sea. If any cattlemen are ill advised enough to yi in tho Territory, observes tho Kuiv Turn Httin; they may expect short shrift from the boomers, who will have many old scores to settle. The San Francesco Chronirlc says: The Hiiuese Mandarins wlio liavo hail charge of. tin) impairs to the banks of tho Yellow fiver could give Caucasian boodlcrs ponds in stealing public money under tho guise of doing Statu work. Tho notori ias California brush dam frauds are en tirely eclipsed by tho Chinese ollicial, m coolly buill au embankment of millet "auddirt on tcp of the ico which A on the It-ilou" Kiver, and then i d that the great breach was satis 'y closed. THE LITTLE PERSIMMON-TREE. A little perslninion-troo stood In tlio road, Oh fair to eeel Llko Toiwy It "nover was Ixirn but It growod,'' This lit tin porsUntnnn-trm. By anft winds nnrtiiml, by sweet dews fed, T IU bright Inavfts trembled In constant drend, Iicst soinn wicked raltifT should cut on" its head, l'oor llttlo xmlininon-treel "It haa eomer hold the llttlo trep, one day, Oh fair to aoo! "lo1-lly, oh bonny Muo sky, for aye," Had little prrshnmon-lrecl For a man dug round it with might and main, Till It nearly died with the U-rriblo strain, And feared It should never hiok up again, l'oor little pcrslmmon-trcel Hut It woke next morn In a garden grand, Oh fair to see! And it felt tho touch of a master's hand. This little ierhnmnn-tree ! . HieMIng from Japanese seedlings rare, Cutting skilfully here and there, Till tho little tree, marveled how much It could liear, Dear lit t Is persimmon-tree! ears passed It had grown to a goodly height, Oh fair to seel Anil the crimson fruit was a wondrous Bight, On this stately persimmon-tree, And it blushed when the master its story told, And sold 'twas to him worth it weight In gold. And had juiid for his labor a hundred-fold. This noble persimmon-tree! I could point a moral, hat is there need? Oh fair to see! And a moral some people don't care to read, Whether of man or tree. Hut you understand, if yon don't, I tjci, ' " That a little, unlovely child to view, Can with culturo beeomo quite as wise as you, And even more fruitful be. Vnrj A. Drnison, in Youth's Companion FORTUNE'S FAVORITE.. Ho was a happy-go-lucky fellow, my uncle, Colonel Kdounrd tlriffard. Ho wag ever ready to risk his life, tt take any chance, and chance seemed always to favor him. Among his comrades lie was Kiiown as Fortune's favorite. At the ago of forty ho was Colonel of a regiment of Hussars, and an oflicer of tho Legion of Honor. Ho had an in come of six thousand francs, enough to enable him to live well and maintain his position, but not enough to teuipt him to relinquish his military career, llo was high-spirited, bravo as a lion, and well educated, llo was at once gay and philosophical, accepting without a mur mur tho fatigues and privations of a cam paign, and enjoying to their full tho pleasures and advantages of life, in garri son. Ho had fought in the Crimea, in Africa, Italy and Mexico, escaping with only two insignificant scratches, lie had an iron constitution, that tumbled him to endure suffering that would have killed an ordinary man. iSueli was my undo Kdounrd when, in I8C1), it was our fortune to bo in camp together at Chalons, where his regiment, which had been decimated by yellow fever, had been ordered. llo was not more than six years my senior, and ho loved me as though I was a younger brother. One day I was dining nt his mess, and while wc were over our coffee the Sergeant entered and handed him a letter. He looked at tho superscript ion and knitted his brows, and a shadow seemed to llit over his handsome face. "Excuse me," he said. He tore open the envelope, from which fell tho photograph of a young woman. With a ijuiek movement he picked up tho photograph, and gazed at it a moment with a look of admiratiou. Then, hand ing it to me, lie said : "It is Suzanue. She is right, poor girl. I ought to have informed her of my ar rival." Then he handed mo the letter, saying: "What progress she has made!" "Why, of course:" 1 replied, "sho is seventeen years old; you forget that." 1 read the letter, which was as follows: "JIv Dear (U ahdian U it right for you to act thus lowar 1 a jmh ir little prisoner who has only you in Hie world and who loves you so much!1 Only one lull try letter since your departure for Mexico! And I have had to re ceive from one of the Sisters of thu Couvent, the news of your return to Kraiuv. For the past eium days every tune 1 have heard the liell announcing lhoari ivjili.fi, visitor 1 have thought it was you who had come to see uiu. lint 1 was always mistaken. The visit was always fia' some of the other girls, sisters of thoolliocrs who havo made this eiuiiuo'-;ii with you this cuiniminn during whi.-h 1 have wearied heaven with prayers for your protection. Fortunately I shall pas a "irt of my vacation with your sister. Come and see uie at her house, aud hacrilico a little of your tiiuo to your little Kcxanxa." From that time my uncle was not the jovial lnau ho had formerly been. Who ho received that letter it was nearly time for tho summer vacation, and his sister, my aunt, had invited Mile. Su zanne to spend it with her and her daughters. "Ah! yes, they make rapid progress, these young girls! Tlio little girl who was lank aud awkward in short skirts, whoso complexion was dingy and whose hands were red, becomes a beautiful se ductive creature, with golden hair and a sylph-like form, like that of Psyche, an incarnation of the spirit of spring time. We both obtained leave of absence in order that we might visit uiy aunt, who had a beautiful estate iu tho valley of Chevreuse. Soon after our arrival at my aunt's home 1 noticed that w henever my undo was in tlio presence of Sujinno ho was cold and reserved. At times ho would pass his hand over his forehead, as though his thoughts troubled him. Kvcry morn ing by 5 o'clock ho w as on horscbm k, and it was often 10 before ho returned, his horse always showing signs of having been ridden hard. Suzanne's position was will known in the family. An old friend of my uncle, a Captain in the Third Cuirassiers, had, on his death bed, named him in his will as tlio guardian of his daughter Suauue, then a girl of eight years, a pupil iu a cou-vcut. One morning my uncle aroused me early. Two saddled horses were waiting for us, and I accompanied him in his daily ride. Wc were riding side by side when, sud denly turning toward me, he said : "Why do you not marry?" I laughed and replied : 'Because I havo not cared to do so. And you? "Ah, I? I run too old. What do you think of Suzanne? "She is one of tlio most beautiful and fascinating girls I have ever met." "Very well, I wish you to marry her." I looked him full in the eyes. He was confused. "That is not true," I said. "You lovo her." Ho laughed with a forced lnugli as he replied : "Nonsense! my ward! Why, I am twenty-three years older than she! I would be mad to think of marrying her." "I do not know whether or not you are mad, but I know, my dear uncle, that you aro trying to deceive yourself." "It is not so," he answered. "If I thought it Was generally supposed that I wished to marry her 1 would leave this place at once." "Ah, well, let us say no more about it," I said. During breakfast I observed my uncle and Suzanne. Her manner toward him was winsome and attentive, while ho was reserved and severe. After breakfast, as the morning was beautiful, wc all went into tho garden. As wo were leaving the house I told Su zanne that I wanted a few words with her, and wc walked apart from tho others. She bcuiinc a little pale as she ex claimed : "Ah! already!" I perceived that my uncle was casting R"nnrl-usiliywam us. It was Suzanne who flint spoke. "My guardian," sho said, "told mo of his plans yesterday. I do not know whether or not you agree with him; but before you tell nio, I wish to say that I shall only marry a man whom I love, and I do not love you. "1 thank you for your frankness," I replied. "I do not, however, agree with .my uncle, and 1 approve of your sent l ments. I cannot understand why lie should be so anxious for us to marry.' "It is not dillicult to understand," she answered. "He wishes to rid himself of a troublesomo ward, as he himself desires to marry. Ho evidently loves some woman. But why doesn't lie marry and leave mo by myself? I will not trouble him. I can remain as a teacher in the convent where 1 am studying. That is my choice." A tear rolled down her soft thcek 'You would not like to sec him mar ried?" I said. "I! sho exclaimed. "It would be nothing " Sho did not finish the sentence; a sob choked her. Then, suddenly turning I mm me, she ran down into the garden, leaving me standing alone. "How she loves him!" I exclaimed. That evening I weht to my uncle's chamber aud related the scene So him. lie was pale us a spectre. "You have done a bad thing," he said "How so, since I have revealed you to each other ami shown you how to be happy?" "Happy!" exclaimed tell you that I would be should marry Suzanne!" . I was dumbfounded. my uncle. "I a monster if I Ho made mo promise that Suzanne should never know what he was about to reveal to me. felt that I was growing as palo as my uncle. "Do you know how the father of Suzanne died;" ho nsked. "Do you know that: His emotion was terrible to sec; he trembled like a leaf. "I killed him! Do you hear? Ho was killed, ami I was his slayer. And I love his daughter with a passion that is kill ing ine that is mv horrible expiation Oh! yes, I know tho duel was fair. I challenged him. Ho waa an old wran gler, jealous and envious. He was ill favored, disagreeable und had no chance of advancement. I was handsome, popu lar, and rose rapidly iu the service; I was envied; I was Fortune's favorite. Ho insulted me. Fortune's favorite to the last, 1 killed him. Fortune's favorite t4i the last, I love his daughter and she loves mo. But w e cannot join hands over the dead body of her father. On his death bed he called mu to him and gave me his written testament in which lie made me the guardian of his daughter, who was henceforth alone in tho world: and as he gave it to me he said: " 'Vmi have killed thu father; you will watch over the child.' " In le)s than a year from the time my uncle told ine of his duel with Suzaunc's father, the battle of Wierth was fought. Our forces were in retreat, ami wo were approaching Niederbronn. I was gallop ing beside my battery, doing my utmost to save my guns. "Make way there ! make way !" cried my guides to a troop of hussars who were crossing our path. 1 rccoguized thu regiment by the color of their uniform. 1 put spurs to my horse und hastened forward. In the centre of the group 1 recognized my poor undo Kdou.ud; he was pale, bleeding, dying, supported iu his Kiddle by a few of his hussars. On entering Nicdcrbrouii I ordered a a halt before the house of a physician, who was a distant relative of our family. I had in y uncle taken into the house, where many of tho wounded soldiers had already been received. Tho doctor shook his head as he ex amined him. The Colonel had received u terrible wound from a lance that had pierced his lucu-t. I wept holding my uiu It's hand, which was already growing cold. I felt his pulse flutter. I raised his head. He gave mu a gUuee which I understood. I put my ear to bis bps. "If you escape," he murmured, tell Suzanne that 1 die loving her; but tell her nothing more. Hememlier your promise." 'l'heu his chest heaved twice ami all was over. I mounted mv Luse hh.1 el. loued awav. Suznnnn has never married. Sho is s teacher in the convent in which she was cducnted. Sho knows that my undo loved her; but she knows not how her father died. Sho is happy iu her memo ries, The Ejioeh. Domestication of the Buffalo. liegnrding, then, tho buffalo as nil animal well worthy conserving, what aro his good and bad points? First of all, ho is hardy, not liable to disease, and on tho plains of the. American and Canadian Northwest ho can forage in deep snow and live in the oien air all winter long. His meat brings nearly as good a price as beef. His rolw; is worth (25 to$40; and his head taxidermized, thanks to tho decorative tastes of sortsmen, fetches as much as the robe, or even more. So much for the credit sldo of the account; now for the debit. Tho buffalo is a strong brute, and of a tomiior at times so tierce that his domestication is a task not seldom accompanied by decided hazard. Ordinnry fences aro as gossamer to a bufTolo bull, especially during the irritable years when he is past his prime and finds himself less attractive than of yore. Still, tho example of well-bohnvod domestic cattle, with which buffaloes readily amalgamate, is very efTootivo. It is not, however, in mere domestication, but in cross-breeding, that tho buffalo's value consists. Iu pairing a buffalo lnill and domestic cow the young are brought forth without any unusual percentage of loss being sustained. The offspring combines good points of sire and dam. It has nearly all its sire's hardiness aud strength, and so much of its dam's tractibility as to bo well suited for draught purposes. When killed tho net weight of itj car cass exceeds that of a buffalo's, while tho meat is better. Such a carcass has la-en known to weigh as much af 1100 pounds net. Its robe is much more valuablo than the buffalo's; for its fnr, instead of be ing chiefly bunched at the mane, is evenly distributed over the hide, nnd Is much liner in quality its present value being from $50 to $75. A buffalo paired with a half-breed cow produces an animal quite as hardy as its sire, but not quite so large. Experiments of much interest aro in progress with various strains of domestic cattle, the outcome promising to be per haps only less important than the origiunl domestication, and subscqont molding, of horses and cattle from their primitive wild forms. Popular Science Monthly. Trained Nnrses. The service of trained nurses lias now grown into an essential part of tho mors scientific and careful medical practice in serious cases. The nurses are in constant demand, especially those who have gained a little standing. Their salary is $20 a week, with board. Hence tho occupa tion furnishes an opportunity for any woman of tho proper qualifications to earn a good living. Tlio successful nurse, however, must combine a number of excellent traits. She must bo well and strong, intelligent, of good judgmeiit,ex)ert iu '-fixing things," agreeable iu a sick room, reliable and conscientious. Her work is often severely trying to the nerves ami temper and to her powers of resource. Tlio classes at the Bellevuo school turn out about twenty nurses each year. Then there aro several other schools, from all of which tho graduates amount to about 100. This is, of course, apart from the religious nurses in the Catholic system. Tho nuns who devote themselves to the sick make admirable nurses, and aro often sought for by invalids of all faiths and of no faith at all. There are no sects in sickness. Said a physician to a New York Sun reporter: "The modern professional nurse has had an important etlect on the practice of medicine. Often wo aro justi fied in a treatment where a nurse, in em ployed that is impracticable otherwise. Tlio nurse is able to carry out orders which must be intelligently obeyed or tho result will bo tragic. Hence in many cases the treatment will depend on tho presence of a comietent professional nurse. The ordinary conduct of a case, such as stated hypodermic injections, taking the pulse, temperature, respira tion, etc., may be intrusted to her, and her scheduled reports furnish us with a reliable history. "The good nurse leads a hard life. It isn't half as romantic as it reads in story books or looks on tho stage. But in hundred of homes all over town this uight, she is giving comfort and saving life. Sho earns her salary jibout as honestly as any one iu the couunuuity." Fanners' Houses In Japan. The native house of the Japanese farmers is a shell-like affair, built up oil tlio ground, with sliding paper screens for walls, and with no facilities for heat ing excepting the little charcoal lrazicTS by which they warm their hands, while tho feet aro kept warm by sittiu" on them. The only furniture of the house are the thick rice mats or matting, which cover the floor, and in tlio hcttt'r4iouscs the cases of drawers for clothing and the low tea or writing tables. Chairs and sofas are unknown, so that sitting on the floor is the only alternative, and this can not easily bo done in leather boots and trousers or iii the dress of western women. Nor can the Jaimnese afford to ruin these soft mats by walking over them iu shod feet, and so the wooden sandal that can be slips d off at the door is preferable. 1 lie light wallctl, airy, unhealed houses nei essiiate wadded clothing in winter, and this can only be comfortably secured iu the limsf obi and kuuiona of the Japanese tunic. In striking proof of tho iiK iior comfort of the native dress is the fact that native men aud women who wear the foreign dress at . their business duiii'g the day exchange it for the Japan ese di ess as soou as they cuter their homes. K.lahoraliou if) house und dress would involve extra lalmr ami strength aud u consequent i ludgo of dic4. Iu addition to the lisli and rice, bread and meat would le iiccea.sary. These would mi an greater outlay ami -iiiless the money-making lesourees of Japan were corri'spoiidiugly dcvclojied western civili zaliou would ouly increH.se the wretched neis of the country. Mail und ErprtM, I CORNERING THE MARKET. INSIDE TALK ABOUT MEN WHO MAKE FORTUNES IN A DAY. Watching ho Markets Tlicy liny Vp anil Control tlio Supplies anil Deal Them Out at Illjf Profits. Tho ocean cablo has revolutionized commerce. It has w iped out of existence the old-time merchant who speculated in his now odd wny on the rise and fall in prices of the products of foreign countries. Nowadays tho telegraph is too quick for him. 1 he cargoes of goods and nccessl tics on the sea are told about. Tlio chance for big crops arc among tho tilings gossipped about along the wires and the cables every day of the week from Teheran to Boston, let, somehow or other, bright nierclinnts occasionally make a profitable corner in products, in spite of telegraphs and swift steamers, Take the case of Mr. Joseph J. O'Dono, hue. Ho is in a position to-day to dictate the price of tea, not w ithstanding railroads, steamships and cables, for it would take a good month to order teas from China before they could arrive In New lork, and meanwhile the public must buy their teas of Mr. O Donohue or go without. It cost him a cool half million dollars to get up this little corner in tea. It was not done by steady buying, or as the re sult of long cxjiectation, but was largely luck w 1th a small supply on hand and no goods on the way, and the sharp-witted Sir. O Donohue saw a chance for quick turn, aud in a couple of days iMiught up every box of tea in tho great wholesale market. As usual, it was only when the deal had been consummated that the other sHculators saw what a chance they had missed. Mr. O'Douohuo Is now unloading rapidly at a small ad vance upon the purchasing price, but it is safe to say that lie will realize $150, 000 and have all his monev back nt the ! end of the month. Could ho hold up the market for any longer period ho would make a much greater profit, but, fortunately for a public, cubles and fust steamers and rail roads havo brought prices all over the world almost down to a dead level for Staple nrticlcs, and it is only under ex ceptional circumstances that a sniull cor ner can be manipulated, and then it lasts but a short time. It is in the obscure products that active speculators, who de sire to get up little corners of their own, now look for a chance, forthccollniwo of the copper syndicate shows what fabulous sums are needed to inflate the prico of a staple article and how Impossible it is to prevent competition. A year or two ago thero was a failure in the American bop crop, and importa tions began under a heavy duty. A sharp young man downtown, who was familiar with the beer trade, bought up nil thu nquassiu wood he could lay Ids hands on. This is a wood that is used mainly for medicinal purposes, having a tart flavor that makes it a good appetizer, and the world uses hardly more than a few shiploads a year. Tho brewers, however, rely upon this wood to re enforce their mush when hops arc high, and wheu it is thus tired barely a fourth ,of tho usual quantity of hops Is necessary to give beer the required flavor. This young speculator had tho American brewers at his mercy, and he realized a small fortune out of the deal without the general public hearing anything about the affair. Last year an amateur coin collector went abroad and somehow started a report that several bushels of rare Creek coiu had been found in recent excavations. In stantly the value of these coins fell under this bear movement, when hu quietly went to work und bought them all in. It was soon discovered that tho reported discovery was a hoax, and when prices went up again the amateur speculator was able to make the cost of a European tour out of the deal. Another curious corner was made iu peanuts by an Italian in this city not long ago, and it furnished au immense amount of fun to the Stock Exchango jokers, who labeled him a Napoleon of Baxter street. Iu tho drug trade numburless small corners lire being gotten up all the time, and in many instances tho speculators are wiped out. Quinine is a favorate specu lative commodity that frequently doubles in price. It takes a large sum of nioniy to manipulate these deals in obscure- arti cles, however. It is not long since a London banker was ruined because he at tempted to Conner indigo iu imitation of a rival who made a fortune out of a spec ulation in cochineal, which is a dye that lias no other uso than to color the red coats of tho British army. If Lord Wolseley succeeds iu reforming the red coat out of existence tho cochineal indus try of Central America, which employes thousands of natives gathering these min ute insects, will be ruined. A lot of small booms havo been engi neered in tho bric-a-brac trade, which jiroduees not only curiosities iu ivory but in flesh and blood. Olio old gent It-man iu this city has for years been getting possession of all the floating 1'gyptiau rings which he could buy cheap, confi dent that the day will come when thero will bo a rush for these ornaments, while an uptow n crank says that the Indians arc so rapidly passing away that their relics will in a few years coniitand a high premium, and he is laving iu a stock of arrow heads and dried up scalps. AWo York Star. Selling a Hair of Gladstone. A Naples correspondent gives an anec dote which, he says, desert es to become historical. "Sitting exactly behind Mr. (iladstono iu church I saw a gray hair tumble on to the collar of his overcoat! Hearing once how a lemon squeezed by the Prince of Wales instantly became ot immortal value, it occurred to me that a hundred years hence this short iron-gray hair might likewise attain distinction, so I carefully picked it off and held it be tween my thumb aud linger. The next thing was to bring it home aud preserve it, but on the way I not lost il--but sold it. Meeting au Italian deputy of high position 1 showed him my trophy; hu got tremendously excited, seized mv hair (the gray one), threw me a 5-fiauc piece aud bolted." J'nlt Moll (i,ith: HOrSF.HOLI) AFFAIRS. ItOW TO ItF.NOVATB BLACK CASTTMErtE. Boil a handful of tea or peppermint leaves if you desigu to renovate black cashmere in a pot of hot water, strain, nnd in the decoction wash tho cashmere. When clean, rinse thoroughly, wring nnd wrap in white muslin until nearly dry, which should bo in about twenty-four hours; iron on tho wrong side while damp. Detroit Free Pre. hot wATftn. . Applied to a brulso, hot water will allay pain and prevent discoloration. It has superseded medical "cyc-watcrs" in the treatment of inflamed and aching eyes, An American author, whose excellent eve sight was wonderful, when ono consid ered her age and tho immense amount of literary lahor sho performed, attributed it mainly to tho custom of bathing hoi eyes freely in water as hot as could be borne, night and morning, a habit con tinued for many years. For tho bath, hot water is incomparably better than cold, which contracts the pores and thiu roughens the skin. Florence Nightingale savs: "Ono can cleanse the whole body more thoroughly with a quart of hot water that with tubful of cold. humhine. TO PArEH MMED WALLS. The lime-washed wall is brushed ovel with a strong solution of alum, aftei which the following preparation is used, viz. : Eighteen pounds of finely powderen white bole, a kind of clay to bo procured" at the paint or drug stores, is softeneo with water, the surplus wutcr boinfj poured off; ono and a half pounds oi powdered glue are boiled with one gallor of water until dissolved, and this it mixed with tho bole and two pounds ol calcined gypsum; the mixture is forced through a hair sieve by means of a still brush, and is tlu-n diluted with hot watei to the consistency of a thin cream. Thif is laid on the wull, and when it has dried the paper is put on in the usunl way. A good way to make tho paper adhere still more firmly is to first put on the news papers and brush tho outer surface wel! with tne paste as the papers arc laid on the wall paper then adheres closely, Some alum should be dissolved in tin paste to prevent the too common mold which attacks tho paste. JWw Yori Times. CVnltAXTB AtlE SMALT. GTt ArES. A frequent error among those interested in cookery is to suppose that the imported articles called currants, used in fruit cakes, mince pies, plum puddings, buns, and the like, are a fruit resembling oui own black or red currants dried. In reality these dried fruits which we cnli currants aro just as much raisins as any thing that is ''--red under that specific name, lieinix n small dried grape, although af 'ingly small variety, each grape r than a common pea, and each ImL.n nut two or three indict long. These little grape bunches arc picked and dried iu tho sun, and are sc full of saccharine matter that the exuding sugar crystallizes them into a compact form of sufficient hardiness to require considerable strength to open tho masj and prepare tho fruit for packing, thej lieing thou a second time compressed, this time by means of treading with the feet, which process perhaps account foi a good deal of the dirt and gravel usually to be found packed with them. The grapes grow all through tho islands and adjacent rcgious of the Grecian Archi pelago; nnd being exported originally from Corinth, they were called corinths, which word was gradually corrupted in to currants, till the primitive plant und its fruit were forgotten in tho remem brance of the little round berry of out own gardens, which might be dried from now till doomsday without developing sugar to melt them together as we find the Zauto currants melted. Ilarjicr't liitiir. liF.riPEs. r.nu.i!K Cold. Chop cabbage; season with little salt and vinegar. Sweeten with rich cream and turn ovei cabbage just before serving. Boiled Tonock.- Let it stand in water over night, and in thu morning wash out the salt, which is put into the crevices to preserve it. Boil in plenty ol water till tender. liemove tho skin while hot, aud wheu the tongue is served gar nish it with parsley. Asi"Altot s. Cut the heads about five inches long; let it stand in cold watel half un hour, then tie iu bundles; put theiu into boiling water, with salt tc taste, ami boil twenty iiiinulcs. Take them from thu water, drain, remove the string iiiul serve on slices of toast. Bkfksteak am) Onions. Cut the steak three-quarters of an inch thick and fry iu hot butter, and when nicely brown remove from the frying pan ami keep in a hot disli before the lire; have in readi ness a plateful of sliced onions M asoned with pepper ami salt, put them into the pan and cover to keep iu the steam; whi n soft ami brown pour over the steak and serve immediately. SriN m m. l'ii k over carefully, remove the yellow leaves and cut off the euds of the stalks. Wash in four or tive waters, then lay iu a colander to drain, l'ut it into a saucepan of boiling water, with a tahlcspooliful of salt. When it has boiled three minutes strain tin- water off and till up again wilh boiling water. Keep it boiling till tender, w hich will lie lu ulioiit ten minutes; squcizc it dry, lay it ou a dish and cut iu squares. Boast Lamii. I'focure a quarter of lamb, trim and roast in hot oven so ns to bu cooked through and nicely browned all around; make a gravy from the drip pings in the pan, pour this gravy over tho lamb. Chop one large hunch of green mint very line aud mix w ith one pint of vinegar and three-quarters of a pound of pulverized sugar, stir until thoroughly mixed, aud serve. This sauce can also be boiled and cooled again to make a stronger mint flavor. Wash off the contents of two cans of Flench peas. jnit iu a saucepan with a piece of butter, Rait ami pepper, toss over a tire to be wini: thoroughly hot, aud serve. THE OLD VANE. Creak-a-ty-ereak! Crenk-a-ty-creakt Tho' skies bo bluo or gray, Here, from my perch, a word I siwak To all who glance my way. Flushed by the morning's earliest light, Before the town's astir, Kissed by the starry lx-ams of night, With every w ind I whir. Ever a message true I speak, Creak-a-ty -creak ! Creak-a-ty -creak 1 Creak-arty -creak ! Creak-a-ty-creak 1 The farmer heeds me well ; Over the fields, his hay to seek, , ; He hies, when rain 1 tell. . Slave of the breeze: yet tyrant I To those who watch lielow; Joy or regret, a smile or sigh, -'. I'nearlng, I liestow. Ever a message true I speak, Croak-a-ty -creak? Creak -a-ty-crenkf ' Creak-a-ty-ereak ! Crenk-a-ty-ereakt 1 watch the snow-elves weave; Keen arrows of tho rain so bleak, r Run lances I receive. , All's one to uie; my task I do, i Untiring, year by year; i A lesson may this he to you Whose glances seek we here I Ever a message true I speak, C'rcak-a-ty-L-reuk ! Creak-a-ly-creak ! O'eoryc Cooper", in Independent. HUMOR OF THE DAY. Dressed hens look chic. Late habits Night gowns. A head gardener The barber. 'V Court plasters Awards for damages. "Words of wuit "Bring that bill next week." Waiter's epitaph He couldn't wait any longer, so he went. Better to be a loan than in bad com pany was not written of our umbrellas. Lie. Evtn the tiger is not without affection. He is very much attached to his paw and maw. Girls who use powder don't go off any quicker than those who don't. Boston Courier. The homely girl is seldom mentioned, nnd the pretty one is also seldom meu ehun'd. Tho railway sandwich is an instance where they never succeed iu making both cuds meat. Even tho most unemotional man can't contain himself wheu he goes to sea. 1'erre Uuiitc Kxjres. A Stray Thought. Do Few "Ihavc nn idea." Yun Hiper "Can't you find tho owner." Munney't Weekly. Tho press feeder sooner or later finds that the press is intemperate. It often takes five fingers. New York Xetct. Tommy "What did your mother dc for your cut finger?" Little Johnnie "Licked mo for cutting it." Ejioch. Lobsters und babies aro alike in one re spect. They both turn red when they get into hot water. Burlington Free Presn. Artist "Wrhnt do you say to my new picture?" Critic "I am not going to say anything to it unless it says something tc uie." 'You can't do anything without money, my boy." "Oh, yes you can." "I'd liko to know what ?" "(jet in debt." Statesman. It is au indication that peppery times aro near when the salts are mustered foi action on board of a man-of-war. Buton Courier. . - A long-winded nrtillery captain had his pocket picked in Denver recently, and his companions speak of him as "another rilled bore." The highest office in tho gift of the President is that of Postmaster at Mineral Point, Col. It is 12,000 feet above the sea level. JYurrintoten Herald. The pretty young misses at church fain" aro continually laying themselves liable to arrest on the charge of robbing the males. JiuchmUr lut-Krjivti. Though a maiden's voice lie squeaky, Yet it cannot be disowned. That the dollui-s of her tluddy Make it very silver toned. Detroit free lYess. A Born Grumbler. "I am tho un luckiest man living. Hero I find a piece of money, nnd it is ouly a uickle. II any ono else had found it, it would have been a quarter." She ' Isu't Miss Ambler a perfect daisy?" Mr. Jonathan Trump "Vcs, they are all daisies, but after awhile they lose their petals in the game of 'lovenie, love me not.' " Lite. "It is the partings in this world that give us pain,-' sadly sings a ioet. It is ine meetings too. It you don t believe this, ask the man who has a note to mcut. Mt.ytiui Courier. The old time rushlight was even dim mer than parlor gas." Still, the young men of those days were very well satisfied with it and didn't call early to avoid the rush. y'lvi JlaoU Oaittte'.. "You say your son is a painter. Mrs. Browne. Is he a landscape painter;" "No, I think not. His last job was on the (ialway flat house, lie is in,. re of a lire-ex aH- painter." IIarr't Ilnnr. "loll upar to be in good health," said a prison visitor to a eont ict. "It is only in appeaianie, sir," replied the con vict, "foi the fact is I mil confined to mv room inure than half the time." sitiuyt. A busy dot lor of Seianton, l'eiin., sent in a certiti-ate of death to the health officer, and inadvertently placid his name ill the space for "eauso id' death." This is what ink-lit be called accidental exact ness. ( 7ie ,eu , ,,, A live mouse fell into a pan full of milk. It s am round ami round in its efforts to u,t out, but in vain. How ever, through the activity of its move ments the milk was at last churned into butter, whin the mouse was enabled to jump out ol the pan mid regain its liberty. (i uitte ,le (J,itneht. The number of places of religious worship in Kiieland ami Wales, certified, recorded, and on the r.-gisterat the i losu of lb8S, was i'5,S57, uu increase of CJ0 iu the year.
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