- TOE FOREST REPUBLICAN v b poblUhed erery Wednesday, ky . -j- 1". . J. E. WENIC. Ho In Smearbaugh & Co.' Building LM BTIUEBT, TIONESTA, 1, Terms, ... si.BO pr Year. For RATES Or ADVERTISING. On Squire, on Inch, on Insertion f 1 00 On Sqnare, on Inch, on month 1 00 On Squire, on Inch, thre month. 00 One Sqnve, on Inch, on yrlr 10 00 Two Sqnaree, on year IS 00 Qnarter Column, one you 10 09 Halt Column, on year so 00 On Colnmn, one year 100 00 Le?al idrcrtltementi ten cent per lln each In ertlon. Marrlagei ind death notice gratia. All bill for ypirly adrr-rtliMnentt collected qnr Icrly. Temporary adrertliement mult bo paid In adrance. Job work cash on delirery. PUBLICAN NoinbrorlptloM received for a shorter period than Ihrv nmnthe. OnrrmtioiKlrnr nollelted from til parti of the ennntry. No nolle will b taken of anoay moue nwiuuiilcallou. VOL. XXII. NO. 17. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1889, S1.50 PER ANNUM. EST NT r f ,The war cloud in Europe is darkening ngnin. i nig railway companies nro now the order of tho day. Mr. Gladstone is confident that tho Church of . England will bo disestub Jbdied. Tho Atlanta Constitution declares thai tho greatest mon this country has pro duced had tho ndvantago of starting loor. Fred Douglass, tho United States Minister to the Huytinn Republic, says that the pcoplo of Itayti are black Frenchmen. England is profiling to tho amount of $300,000,000 nmiunlly by the decline ia the price of food products. Tho people of England nro said to be very enthusiastic over tho marriage ofthfJ Prince of Wales's oldest daughter fKb iLnglisbmim. I An English Admiral coutends that all tho biff guns of over thirty tojis are prac tically useless in action. Twenty rounds will finish them. ' Tho firms who have been doing busi ness iu Philadelphia for 100 years and over have organized an association called tlip Centenary Finns oPPhiladelphia. J The duck is China what tho codfish is to tho rc.-t of tho world. They eat duuk raw, cooked, boiled, fried, baked and cery other way, and they worry over tho duck crop the samo as we do over wheat. ' A census of liorscs is being takch in Tnris in order' to give tho authorities some idea of tho animals availablo for military purposes should need arise. At the last census Puris contained 98,0S0 horses and SS mules. I T""""""P ! Missouri is down on trusts, according to the New York Voice. A law has been passed making cvcYjuigreement or under- ending to fix price, or restrict produc tion a conspiracy punishable by heavy Hues and forfeiture of franchises. ; 11. P. McGregor, of Ohio, tho deaf nude orator who made thenddrcss at the .unveiling of the Oallaudet statue at Washington, was accompanied by a Reader, and tho effect of this simultane ous delivery was extremely striking. I Tho senior class, graduated from Har vard University this year, numbered 217 members. Five men were mado Doctors of Veterinary Medicine nnd seventeen ;J)ovtors -of Dentistry. These figures mhow a gre;rgaiii in tho number of grad uates iu these departments. ! Noiseless powder is said to be fiuding favor with military authorities abroad. That will tend to make war much more generally popular, observes tho Washing ton Star, . for raw soldiers report that, next to being killed by a gun, tho most 'disagreeable tiling is to bo frightened to death by the noise. j . John K. Mooro claims half of the city iof Sau Francisco, or $300,000,000. "No 'matter how just his claim may be," as. : sorts the Atlanta Constitution, "he will I never get what ho sues for. Defendants Jn possession of i-'300,000,000 worth of property cau keep the ' plaintiff out until doomsday. Mouey talks." During tho Arthur and Cleveland ad ministrations tho room in tho Whita House where (!ai field spoilt long days of ugouy before ho was carried to Elberon was kept closed and unoccupied. Tho demands of the present nnd enlarged Presidential household have, however, brought the apartment into use again. ' Says th'-New Yorlc Commercial Adixr tiser: "Tho admission of colored men fo the jury in tho Mellow murder trial at Charleston, S. ('., is a fact worthy of note. ls a rule, colored prisoners pre fer to be tried by white juries, but it is very Unusual for a white man to allow blacks to sit as bis judges without a chal lenge or protest." SJrange to say, there aro but two pure ly amateur athletio field sports which have become popular iu this country. They are lacrosse and tenuis. The first, hefwever, is the Canadian national game, while tho latter, it is thought, would not be so popular were it not so exclusively uuiuteur, professionalism having not as yet entered the ranks. Very queer advertisements aro at times seen in the daily papers, nnd a perusal of the "want" nds. will Bkow some in teresting opinions on the value of labor, remarks the New York Sun. For in stance, a big dry goods firm advertises for a "thoroughly experienced double entry .. keeper who must furnish best i f , ,IWuiie Salary 11 per week." vfLtly fyjV.iug reads: "Wanted, a 'SalV'ja; gjm-y fb'O per nioiith, with rd .flfj paging." I A SONO OF THE ROAD. C'omo, comrades, since the way Is long Lot's 'liven It by tune and song, And greeting give to all we pass; To white-of-head, to llght-of-head, To matron gravo and laughing lo3. Hurrah for lone and by-way, For distant path and nigh way, For fripnds we greet, for foes we meet, Along the world's broad highway I Tin morning-break; lithe limb are strong;',; VVIio ilreains of crime and guilt and wrong? Yon youngling and his violet eyes? Nay, lightof-mlnd and love-so-blind Are wisdom-proof and folly wise. Hurrah for lane and by-way, For distant ath and nigh way, For friends we groet, for foes we meet, Along the world's broad highway I Tis noontide; let us spend an hour Urenni drinking ere we lose the power, And all our pleasure disappears, 3iuce slight-of heart and blight-of-heari Have sworn the goblet smacks of tears. Hurrah for lane and by-way, For distant path and nigh way, For friends wo greet, for foes we meet, Along tho world's broad highway I Tis night nnd low; foul thieves have mobbed The weak ones here and left them robbed l)f hoiio, and faith, and love, and rest; But sure-of-soul and pure-of-eoul Still fold their treasures to their breast. Hurrah for lane and by-wny, For distant path and nigh way, . For every one w hose journey's done, Who's gained the distant sky-way ! Julie. M. Lippmann, t'u the Century. . THE PATRIOT FUGITIVE. A TALE OF TIIE REVOLUTION. Comely Mistress Sally Suydam sat on a low bench beneath the appic-trco in her back yard, shelling peas. Delicate petals from the fragrant blossoms overhead dropped upon her; tho bluebird perched upon the hollow stump hard by sang to her a song of spring and sunshine; the fresh morning breeze that made ripples all across the golden surface of Flushing Hay to mark its progress, camo to lift carelessly tho soft, brown curls on her temples. Bcforo her, on an upturned pail, rested a gaunt old man, with white hair, and long, bony fingers that were interlocked over his knobby knee. "Indeed," spoke Mistress Suydam, con tinuing her conversation, 'it is hard that Aln.o. .1.i.l.1 1. 1 if m I would 1 nn trim Amor-m ,iw i. . "his wife's apron string when his couutry uas nceu ot mm. Ana, of a truth, In stead of repining I should rejoice daily that he is .still alive nnd at liberty. I think I would rather hear that he had fallen on tho field than that he was a prisoner in the cruel hands of the Brit ish " "In that Jersey prison ship. Verily, it is wondrous that men endure to live in that hell upon earth if the half that is j told of it be true." "Tiio half of its horrors hath not been j told 1" exclaimed a suppressed but dis ' tinct voice, from the clump of lilac bushes behind Mistress Suydam. The good dame gave a little jump and an exclamation of alarm, while the gaunt niau sprang to his feet. Peering iu the direction of the voice, they saw under the bushes, close to the ground, tho haggard, yellow face of a mnu with great wild eyes and tangled hair and beard. "Who arc you, and what want you here?" demanded Mistress Suydam, stoutly. "ltobcrt Jameson; a fugitive from the Jersey prison-ship am I, and sore in need of all that man may need to live." "Come forth, inau; come forth. You shall need U3 longer here," responded the old man earnestly, going toward him. "Back back! Keep your distance, maul There is death in my garments the poison of the prisou-fever. Stand aloof ; but I pray you lay some food where I may get it without coming auigh you." While ho spoke Mistres Suydam re fleeted, and when ho had ceased, quickly took the ordering of affairs iu her hands. Giving to the old man who was uoue other than tho patriot-parson Egbert El lis a suit of her soldier-husband's cloth ing, she instructed him to sco that tho fugitive, after casting away his infected garments, bathed in the creek at the foot of the garden, and then put on the cleau raiment, by which time she would haven good breakfast ready for him. When Jameson's hunger had been ap peased, he told his story : "I was taken prisoner through the running down of the boat I was in on the ' Hudson, and was put aboard the prison i ship three .mouths ago. The night be fore last I sprang overboard, being will ing rather to die than live longer there; but coining ashore a little below the tide mill, I managed to make my way into the couutry, and since then, hiding when I could, uud running when I dared, I have fled thus far, eating nothing until now. Dow anxiously I listened to your speech, to learn if ye were friends or foes P "Is life on the prison-ship indeed so terrible as meu say?" asked Mistress Suy dam. "Only the dead have learned all its horrors, but tho living there know enough to madden them. Twelve huu dred men me crowded iu a space that would not sutlice for tho healthful keep ing of one-fourth so many. They are scantily fed upon tainted meat and vermin-infested bread, so that violent and fatal disorders aro rife among them. The dreaded fever hath broken out, and so rages that at times as many as two hundred die of it iu a night. ' Through sheer malignity the British officers refuse wutcr even to those parched with tho fever, and find sport in seeing their burn ing thirst drive them mad. Often in the inky darkness of the lower gun-deck, where they aro couliued at night, the startling cry is heard: 'Look to your selves! One here hath gone mad and he hath a knife.' And the madman, kuow Ing not what he does, slashes right and left with his weapon, until iu self-defense Oiey must kill him and all that in thv dark. And that much amuses the British officers. "Lord, let death seize upon them, nnd let them go down quick into hell," ejaculntcd the pastor, in fervent quota tion of the psalmist. "Amen 1" responded Jameson between Ids clinched teeth, continuing his narra tive. "It is a common sport with them to cast apples among the prisoners to set them fighting. The wretched men, whoso minds are weakened by their suf ferings, seem maddened, at sight of the tempting fruit, nnd will beat ami tear each other, with claws and teeth, like starving, ravenous beasts, to get posses sion of it whereat tho British officers laugh heartily and enjoy themselves mightily." "Lord, let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the lire, into deep pits, that they riso not up again," broke forth the parsou. "Men arc shot down like dogs by the sentries, who act under orders, excuse therefor being found in the slightest breach of discipline." "Woe unto the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him." "Again and ngain n cartel hath come for nn exchnngo of prisoners, and those upon whom Death's hand is already laid have been sorted out to send away, while those with more life in them were put back with the cruel jibe: "You have not been here long enough ; you" ore too well to exchange.' " "Lord, how long shall tho wicked triumph?" Mistress Suydam's cheeks were yery pale, and her eyes blazed with indigna tion. Each of tho excited parson's scriptural quotations wero expressive of her sentiments, but she did not open her lips until he uttered, as a prayer: "Lord, root them out of the laud of of tho living; pity them not, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them utterly." Then she earnestly ejaculated: "Amen!" All that day Kobert Jameson lay in hiding among the bushes back of Mi3tress Suydam's house, resting, sleeping and rapidly regaining his strength, while she watched over his safety and fed him. Parson Ellis went away. Before tak ing his departure, he told the fugitive: "I am over here on a mission in which it may be (iod's will that I shall lay down my life, and, indeed, the chance for it is so great that I set small store by tho boat that is moored in the bay near tho mouth of this creek. If I come off alive, I shall easily find another boat. This one you had better take, and, as soon as the moon hath set to-night, sail for New London, whole you will bo safe. Oo not before, lest you be overhauled on tho sound and recaptured." "I will never be taken alive," an swered Robert, limdy. "You nro a brnve man, and I do not doubt your intent, but we nro all in the hand of God. If yon reach New London safely, give the boat in charge of Ebene zer Holden, whom you will easily find. And now, farewell." ltobert feared to remain in the home, lest bo might be surprised by a party of the British dragoons, who as he was in formed, were continually scouring the island. Near nightfall Mistress Suydam came rushing down to him from tho up per window where she had long been sit ting, watching that she might note the approach of an enemy far off. "The dragoons are comiug!'' she cried to him. A dozen of them were coming down the road at an easy, swinging trot, with Captain Tilestou at their head. Of course the fugitive imagined that they were in pursuit of him, but they were not. He was supposed to have been drowned and eaten by the sharks, numbers of which savage creatures were attracted to the vicinity of the prison-ship by the prey that was either tossed to them or that voluntarily leaped overboard. Tho dra goons had quite another object than his capture in their coming. But he thought ouly of flight. He rau swiftly down the brook crouch ing below the line of rank grass that margined its banks, until he reached the bay, where he plunged on and disap peared. Day was ended by this time, but the early-rising moon gave so clear a liiht that he did not dare to attempt reaching tno parson s boat, though it was only lour or five rods from where he took to the water. A couple of the dragoous rode leisurely down to tho bay, and there sat upon their horses, chatting. They were discussing the catching of soies who were supposed to land there from the Connecticut or New York shore. Preseutly Captain Tilesou, with four more meu, joined them. They had stopped to search for rebels in Mistress Suydam's house. The Captain had a plan. "It is useless," he said, "for us to at tempt the capture, upon the water, of those Yankee spies, who have eyes like hawks by day and o Is by night, and could see us long before wo could see them. We must let them laud. As I have sharper sight than any of you at night, I will conceal myself in tho boat aud watch for them. You will hide in yonder clump of woods. When they land I will signal to you, by imitating the plover's cry, which way to dash to fall upon them once for this way, twice for that aud at the same moment will seize their boat to cut olf their retreat." So it was arranged. One of the dra goons waded out to the parson's little sail-boat and drew her iu so that the Captain could step aboard dry-shod, after which he moored her out again. Then the dragoous went away into the woods, and the t'aptajn lay down iu the boat to watch and wait for events. Events wero rapidly approaching him that he had no conception of. A big, flouting bunch of sedge grass drifted out from near tho shore toward the boat, slow ly approaching it closer and closer. At length it seemed to lodge against the boat. Tho Captain did not notice it. He was looking iu tho oppo site direction. Noiselessly a head rose out of the water behind him the head of ltobert Jameson close by the bunch of floating grass. Thu next moment a loujj arm reached over the Iqw side of the boat, and ft powerful hand gripped thi Captain's throat gripped it with such ferocious energy that it cut off his breath, mado the world turn blHck before him, and seemed to paralyze hiin. Before h! could make a movement of self defense, or a sound, a man rolled into the boat upon him, and seizing ono of his big holster pistols that he had laid besido him, dealt such a blow upon his temple that he was stunned and lay as still as if dead. When the Captain recovered hh senses he found himself bound hand and foot with the anchor rope. His captor had stepped the mast. The litle sail was bellying full with a favoring southeast breeze, and the shore was far behind. The next morning he was turned over to the military author ities at New London as a prisoner; and undesirable as that fortuno of war may be deemed, he at least had the consola tion of knowing that in tho hands of Americans he would suffer from no such fiendish inhumanity as was practiced under the English flag aboard the Jer sey prison-ship ltobert Jameson was regarded as quite a hero in New London, where he prompt ly re-entered the service, and fought brnvely until the end of the war Frank Letlic'i. WholcsRlo Desertion. Iu the United States Army there aro about 23,000 enlisted men, but since 1873 there havo been over 40,000 desertions. Iu point of numbers the entire army de serts in about eight years. This startling fact makes it self-evident that there is something radically wrong with the ser vice. As to what it is there is not much room for doubt. To illustrate, a Captain of cavalry re cently wrote to a Western paper advo cating the branding of all army men with a hot-iron so as to make less difficult to ar rest the delinquents. The man advocat ing this barbarous practice commands a post. What kind of treatment would the soldiers get who are at the mercy of this brute? And he is a fair specimen of a good many of the commanding officers. Let any person go to West Point and take observations on the graduating class there and tell how many of them are fit to be entrusted with the control of en listed men. But these young Lieutenants are put in positions which enable them to tyrannize over the privates. Drunkenness among army officers on frontier posts is n common thing, as th records of the service show. Privates ar apt to have a hard time under such men, aud it is nt these posts that desertions nr so common. Privates ore obliged to polish shoe3, do chores about officers', houses, wait on their families und do nil kinds of disagreeable work. That is where the trouble arises. An army board recognized this fact some years ago and recommended that privates be paid extra for work done outside of their regulai duties. To some extent this recom mendation was carried out, and just to that extent was desertion lessened. There is need of further reform in that direction and also greater need of reform ing the officers. They should be taught to understand that they aro mortals and not a privileged class with whom privatel are not worthy to- speak. JVete Torh Setts. How Cotton Is Picked Iu tho South. A prominent Georgia cotton planter, was seen the other evening airing him self in the corridor of one of the up town hotels. "When does cotton picking begin?" 'ot till the latter part of July, but it is just the time that tho crop is ma turing that we need tho best weather. After the cotton begins to ripen the picking goes forward without intermis sion till the Christmas holidays, nnd sometimes later." "How is the picking done?" "Each hand is supplied with a bis basket uud a bag. The basket is left al the end of tho cotton row, and the bag is suspended from the neck of the picket by a strap, and is used to hold tho cot ton as it is taken from the boll. When the bag is full it is emptied into the basket, and the operation is repeated all day long." "How much cotton can a single hand pick in n day ?" "Tho average picker can mako from 250 to 300 pounds of seed cotton a day, but there are some colored people who have become so expert that they can go away beyond this amount. As they are only paid for what they pick there ii some incentive to work us quickly as pos sible. "But it's not it; the nature of a colored man to exert himself, eveu with a pros pect of making higher wages, and tin majority of them lire fond of 'sojering.' It is no use trying to drive them, so tin overseers let them do about as thej please. So long as we get tho crop gathered in time it doesn't make much difference." AVio York WvrUI. A Remarkable C'yelono Helic. E. S. Wilson, u blacksmith of Ozark, Mo., has a relic of the Maishlield cyclone, which occurred ou Sunday, April 18, lSSO, that is a very remarkable curiosity. The witness of one of tho freaks of th great storm is a black quart bottle, beul by some mysterious force into an ellipse without a crack or break in tho glass that the closest scrutiny can discover. The neck of the bottle actually touchei the edge of the bottom, aud the fact that the glass was not broken in any way by the strange force of the storm is shown by the test of its holding water or unj other fluid. By gradually turning tin bottle as the water is poured iu, it can be nearly filled to its full capacity, so as tc show the perfect soundness of tho mate rial. This bottle was found by Mr. Wil son the day after thu Murshflcld disastei and examined by Prof. Tiro, who soon came to tho scene of destruction to study the phenomena of tho cyclone from scientific standpoint. The famous mete orologist attributed the bending of the boitle to thu force of electricity. The bottlo was found iu the wreck of one of tin Marshiiold drug-stores. Mr, Wilson htu been offered extravagant prices for tin curiosity, but declines to port with tin relic, St.Luul Utobe-Vcnmrut, MARVELS OF MECHANISM. THE MECHANIC'S ART DISPLAYED IN INFINITESIMALS. Some of the Wonders of the World Which Boom Almost Impossible Marvels of Human Ingenuity. The Nurcmbergcrs have always been famous for their many ingenious mechan ical contrivances, but perhaps the most wonderful is t cherry-stone story. At the time of the French Crystal Palace Exposition a Nuremberg toymakcr ex hibited n cherry-stone, within the hol low of which he had built a perfect plan of the city of Sevastopal, showing plain ly 'a railway station and tho famous "Messiah" of Klopstock. A powerful microscope was used by the exhibitor of this wonder, nnd it was estimated by the exhibition authorities that not less than 500,000 people took a peep nt the results of the toymnker's toil, each of whom de posited a franc in tho handsof the ingen ious mechanic, making him a snug liltle fortune. Machines for weight and measures have also been brought up almost to per fection. Sir W. Armstrong, the great gunmaker, had on exhibition in 1878 a machine for taking measurements that did its work so nicely that the millionth part of an inch could bo ascertained with ns much precision as an inch or a foot. At the same .exhibition one A. M. Ob.erlong showed a balance so nicely ad just -d ns to weigh accurately the one thousandth part of n grain. Talk about little wonders not being wonderful. Oswaldus Northingeuus, an artist, who lived during the reiga of Pope Paul V., about 1610, is said to have mado COO plates or dishes of pewter, which were of such diminutive proportions as to admit of the whole lot being hidden upon the i f .1 . . msiue oi uie stone oi a common peacli. Mark Scarlost, a blacksmith who lived under the reign of Queen Elizabeth, made a chain of forty-five links, to which he attached a padlock made of steel and brass, consisting of eleven pieces besides tho key. The chain was so small as to freely admit of being fastened about the nock of a common cvery-day flea, nnd the apparatus, flea, chain, padlock, key nnd nil weighed but a grain nnd a half when exhibited befoie the wondering royalty on n plate of'polished silver. Tho reader will, no doubt, think these stories worthy to bo taken with the pro verbial grain of salt, noting, ns lie will, that they nearly all bear the date nnd stamp of "ye oldeu times;" but wbat will he say when informed that within tho last five years a San Francisco pro fessor has equaled Mark Scarlost's in genuity in every particular. This Golden Gate grasper after the inlinitessimal ex hibited a perfectly trained team of fleas, drawing a miniature tally-ho coach, mado of gold, with all four wheels perfect, each turning on its axle. All the elite of San Francisco witnessed the professor's wonderful exhibition of his control over theso frisky little pets, nnd all were un sparing in their praises of the queer little team, the professor and the golden coach. The first watch was made in Nurem berg in the cherry stone about the year 1477. Soon after its invention curious gold and silver smiths began to experi ment on what they could do in the way of diminutive time-pieces. One of these, now over 200 years old, is kept as a won der in one of the Swiss museums. It is only three-sixteenths of nn inch in diam eter, but, small us it is, it not only indi cates hours and minutes, but seconds and tenths of seconds, days of the week, days of the month nnd the number of the year. Auother of the old Nuremberg wonders was in the form of nn ncorn, five-sixteenths of nn inch iu diameter, and half an inch long. It was perfect in every particular, kept good time, and was used us a charm on n lady's necklace. One of exactly the same pattern, but provided with a tiny pistol, which was used us an alarm, is now to be seen in the South Kensington Museum, London. King George HI., of England, had a watch not larger than an old-fashioned silver five-cent piece, which had 120 dif ferent parts, the whole not weighing as much as a silver dime. Tho cnginemakers, like the watch makers, have also tried to attain distinc tion in the matter of the diminutive. In 170 John Penn, tho eminent maker of great steam engines, who resided nt Greenwich, England, came in possession of what was then tho smallest steam en gine in the world. It stood on a three penny piece. It really covered less space, for its base plate measured only three eighths of an inch by about thrre-teuths. From tho extreme smallne.-s of the model some of the details were omitted, but not enough to interfere in any way with its going. The screws were only onc-t-ightirth of an inch in dimeter, and these were duly furnished with hexagonal nuts, which ouly could be loosened by aid ot a tiny wrench made for that purpose. The weight of the whole model, without the Ihree-peuny base, was less than the weight of the coin itself. Six years later, time of our Centeuuiul Exhibition, Penn would have felt ashamed of 9s "three-penny piece engine" had he had it on exhibition at Philadelphia. During flic progress of that great exposi tion, Levi Taylor, of fndianola, la., placed ou exhibition, "side by side" with the great Corliss engine, an engine per fect iu all its parts, built on u twenty-five-cent gold piece, und with some of its parts so small as to only be seen by aid of u powerful microscope. The entire en gine weighed but three grains. Iu other words, it would hai-e taken HO such en gines to balance uu ounce avoirdupois. Three of tho Penu engines would have weighed more than 14tJ like that made by Taylor. .Sf. IoiU ltepuMie. Tho court of Pope Leo is said to com prise 1100 persons, nearly five huudred of whom bear the title of Chamberlain. Ho has twenty private secretaries iu bis employ. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest of the President. His height was six feet four inches. norsEnoLi) affairs. WTIITlOTNa lyOHY-HAXm.KD KSiyF.9. To restore the whiteness to ivory-handled knives, wash with soaped flannel and lukewarm water; then wipe very dry. fioak them occasionally in alum water that has been boiled and allowed to cool. Let the handles Ho for an hour in this,' and then remove them and brush well say with a nail brush. After this, take clean linen towel, dip it in coid water, squeeze it out, and while wet wrap it around the handles, leaving them in it to dry gradually, ns, if dried too rapidly out of tho alum water they will be in jured. If properly managed. this process will whiten them. New York l)ipat(h. TO CLEAN TIIE TOTS. The natural color of iron is gray, nnd a little care will keep iron vessels this col or. If they are black it is because they arc dirty. It is a good plan, occasional ly, if you must use ironware instead of lighter vessels, to pluuge such articles as baking-pans, spiders, griddles, etc., in water, with one tablespoonful of soda to each gallon of water, cover close, aud cook them for two hours. Then remove one at a time and wash each piece beforo it dries. You will be amazed at the changed condition of your wares the first time you do it, unless you are one nmong 10,000 of our housekeepers. Washing ton Star. CAP.FETS AND RCGS. The hygienic disadvantages of carpet dust have been considerably overrated. In the homes of wealthy Turks, whero lung diseases are almost unknown, every sitting-room and bed-room is often fur nished with the heaviest woolen carpets, which are rarely removed ofteuer than onco in three years. Dust, under those circumstances, can hardly bo avoided, but of such impurities our respiratory organs seem able to rid themselves by a mere sifting process, and the true lung bane is, indeed, not dust, but the subtlo poison of vitiated gases. The sauitary statistics of European cities prove that teamster work, and even street-sweeping, are by no means incompatible with long evity. Still, iu rooms where dust is apt to accumulate, movable rugs are, on the whole, preferable to large carpets, which, indeed, they have begun to supercede iu the model parlors of many sanibiry estab lishments. Felti L. Osicald, M. D. FnuiTS ni.irRED iiy bi.eaciiixo. Bleaching dried fruits has become quite common, but no good reason can be given for the practice. Tin y look whiter if bleached so does the farmers' hay but the quality or natural fruit-flavor is always injured by the process. It ia done chiefly in evaporators, by adding sulphur or brimstone when the fruit is partly dried. The history of its origin is uncertain. Some one began it , and ua it pleased those commission dealers and toks who prefer whiteness to quality, bleached fruit had a boom in price, and other evaporator owners felt obliged to follow. In some places there is already a reaction. The quality of the green fruit can be told pretty well if it is of the natu ral color, but not if it is bleached. Eva porated fruit is preferable to most sun oi slow dried, as it is cleaner and, in damp weather, much less likely to injury in drying. In future, intelligent and ob serving consumers will patronize evapora tor owners who do not bleach their fruit. Joel W. Smith, If. D., in Kao York Tribune. t'KEAMg. Creams are a delicious dessert summer, being light and refreshiua. Soi and nnd have the merit of being very easily prepared. Creams should lie ice cold when served. They may be flavored with anything desired fruits, chocolate, coffee or tea. Cakes should always bo served with creams. Neapolitan Cream Make custard of a pint of rich milk, the yolks of seven eggs and un ounce of sugar. Let cool. Cut up a quarter of a pound of preserved ginger; cook it in a little of the syrup; let- cool; put two ounces of dried cherries around the sidea of a mold; cover with a littlo melted jelly; cut thin slices of gelatine jelly in strips and luy round, between nnd sides. Whip half a pint of cream, into which stir oitu ounce of gelatine (melted) ; add with the giu ger to tho custard. Pour iu the molds, set on ice ; when cold and firm tuyi out nnd serve. Coffco Cream Make a pint of rich custard; dissolve one ounce of gelatine aud three ounces of sugar in a small cup of very strong coffee; add tho custard aud strain. Whip half a pint of cream; stir with the custard; let cool and pour in a mold and set on ice to harden. , Strawberry Cream Take a pint of ripe straw perries, put them on a sieve and cover with sugar; dissolve two ounces of gelatine; put three ounces of sugar and the juice of a lemon, and set ou tire to heat. Strain the strawberries; add the gelatine; let cool; stir ill half a pint of whipped cream; pour iu a mold and set ou ice to form. Jtaspberries, currant or other small fruit may be used iu place of thu strawberries. Pistaiho Cicam Dissolve half nn ounce of gelatine with three ounces of sugar in half a pint of water; add tho juice of one lemon and two oranges; whip half a pint of cream. When tho gelatine begins to thicken stir it. in. w ith three ounces of pistachiu nuts, blanched and chopjied tine; set on ice and stir lightly until it begins to thicken. Almond Cream Melt half an ounce of gelatine iu a small teacup of boiling water, with half a teacup of sugar; grate four ounces of almond pastu into it, and stir over a kettle of boiling water uutil dissolved; let cool; whip a pint of cream und stir lightly ; flavor the grlutiuu strong ly with lemon; set on ice. Courier Journal. According to the latest figures, more gold is produced iu Montana alone than in all thu South African gold fields. Thu present output of Montana is at the rats of $7,000,000 annually; $4,750,000 un the turures for South Africa, ) "HULLO." 1, Wen you see a man In woe. Walk right up and say "hullo ! Say "hullo," an' "how d'ye dot How's the world a-usln' you?" Slap the fellow on his back, Bring yor han' down with a whack; Walt right up, an' don't go slow, Grin' an' shake an' say "hullo 1" Is he clothed in rags? O sho! Walk right up an' say ''hullo!'' Rags Is but a cotton roll Jest for wroppin' up a soul; An' a soul Is worth a true, Hale and hearty "how d'ye do!" Don't wait for the crowd to go. Walk right up and say "hallo!" Wen big vessels meet, they say, They soloot an' sail away. J est the same are you an' mo, Lonesome ships upon a sea; Each ono sailing his own jog For a port beyond the fog. Let yer speakin' trumpet blow, Lift yer horn an' cry "hullo:" Say "hullo," an' "how d'ye do!" Other folks are good as you. Wen yer leave yer house of clay- Wandorin' in tho Far-Away, Wen you travel through the strange Country t'other sido the range, Then the souls you've cheered will knov Who ye lie, an' say "hullo 1" S. IF. Foes, in Yankee Blade. HUMOR OF THE DAT. Jokes on the sun nro too far-fetched. How to remove weeds Marry tho widow. Colleges try to honor men by degrees. Mail and F.rjiress. Tho cucumber does its best fighting after it is down. Sitings. Tho photographer is nothing of an enigma, but he is a good deal of a poser. Bazar. Wealth nnd iinpecuniosity is a mcro matter of cents and nou cents. Mer chant Traveler. The tree that George Washington cut was once a cheery. Now it is a chestnut. New York Neus. The section hand may not be much at repartee, but he is great at raillery. Merchant I'ratclcr. Some reporters become proficient in tho giving as well as the taking of notes. Merchant TrarcUr. In Russian society the question "who is who," is never asked. It is always "vitch is vitch." Bazar. The Siamese Twins regretted all their days that they could never engage in a siugle skull race. Siftinys. "now is it your Tommy is so small for his age, Mrs. Briggs?" "Oh, tho littlo dear always was a shrinking child," ex claimed its mother. New Yori Svn. A Texas horseman, convicted of a capi tal crime, asked tho Judge if he couldn't be hung in his own house, since ho was always good on the home-stretch. Sift ingt. Teacher "Sammie, how many bonc3 are there in tho human body ; your fath er's, for instance?" Sainmie "One; he's tho ossified man at the museum.' Bzar. Mother "Ella, you cannot marry him. Ho has no money." Ella "Why, mother, I saw him give $5 to a beggar!" Mother "Probably an accomplice." Boston lit raid. "Did you get that box of cigars I sent you?" inquired the fiancee. "Yes, dear." "And how did you liko them?" "Tha box was very nice indeed," hesaid, softly. Times-Democrat. House Owner "Have you any pla cards, 'This house to rent V " Printer "Yes, sir. Here are some patent-fibre, woven signs, warranted to wear for two years." Omaha World. Bride "George, dear, when we reach town let us try to avoid leaving the im pression that we aro newly married." "AH right, Maud; you cau lug this valise." New York Sun. Cause and Effect. Mamma "Why, Bobby, you are all over ink. Go and look at your face iu the glass." Bobby (proudly) "Course I am. Wy'vo bad u writin' Jessou again this nioriutfg." iVc.i Me Ijj. A Philadelphia fivak oilers to bet $1000 that ho can eat fifty eggs includ ing shells iu fifty seconds. The Norrit toien. Herald bets him i?2000 that ho can't, if he permits it to choose the eggs. New York AVirs. Well Advised. "My wife is bound to set up housekeeping and has started mo out househunting. I don't know whether to buy or rent either is bad enough." "Well, of the two evils ono should always choose the leased." llartr's Jiixar. Judge (to primmer) "So you wero drunk and disorderly ? What "have you to say ?" Prisoner "I've u good deal to say, your honor, if you'll only givo me time to say it." Judge "Certainly, with pleasure. Sixty days will be enough, won't it? Our object is to please." Wathinyton Critic. Miss Hightono (seeing Hollo, the new Scotch terrier, for the first time) "Why, Sarah, what havo you dono with Duke, that lovely littlo pugf" Mrs. Llewyn (lately a widow) "Oh, I've given him away. I liko Itollo much better; he re miuds me so much of poor dear Alfred, who had such lovely blonde whiskers." Drake's Maya rin e. llosecruns's Peculiar Expression. General W. S. Konucruus, KegUtcr of the United States Treasury, h;w a pecu liar one-sided expression of face which has a history to it. Few people know that General Kosceraus was the first man who refined petroleum. Ho experi mented with it forty yeais ago. l'eo- 'ple suid he was a fool, but he went on with his experiments. Presently as though to prove what they said, his petroleum blew up aud burned his face In a serious way. Ho has suffered from that injury ver siuco. ' 'I
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