THE FOREST REPUBLICAN
U pabllthed Trt W.dneid.J, by
J. E. WENK.
Offloo In Smearbaugh & Co.'a Building
XLM STRXRT, TIONKSTA, Pa,
Terms, .
N. subscriptions recelred for a short period
than thre months
Oorrntpondenr solicited from an parts ef the
Country. No nolle will b. takaa of anonymous
ovninnlcatloa.
Alaska cost only $7,000,000 anil tha
revenue to tho National Treasury ia ex
pected to amount to $3,000,000 a year
for the next twenty years.
All facta seem to prove that while tho
extreme scarcity and high price of fuel
in Europe at tho present timo may be
normal, yet, measured by demand, coal
ia becoming constantly scarcer in Eu
rope. '
United States officers recently made a
raid in No Man' Land and levied on sov
cral largo distilleries with a large amount
"of machinery and whisky. Tho distil
leries have been doing an enormous busi
ness, supplying not only Northern New
Mexico with whisky, but also portions
of Kansas.
Ono of tho flourishing industries of
New York is the insurance of babies.
More than one'eompnny is engaged in
tho business, nnd it produces a lucrative
income. Tho sum paid is usually fivo
cents a week on each child, and collec
tors have to trot about in lively fashion
to earn this.
A Cnnlon (China) paper estimates that
7."0,000 people die every year in China
by tire aud flood, but it is not satisfied.
"Tho fact is," it remarks with cold
blooded cynicism, "tho great need of
China is tho sudden removal of two or
tbreo million inhabitants to make elbow
room for those who are left."
The poor potato has its tips and downs
like everything else. A short time ago
the distinguished doctors of Europe were
condemning it as productive of throat
diseases, and now they have gone wild
in recommending an cxclusivo diet of
potatoes and milk for stomach troubles.
The potato is a good thing in its proper
place.
Claus Fpreckles, tho sugar king, has
been in Florida, and suyswlut astonishes
him most is tho richness of tho black
lands in certain localities in tho State, and
their peculiar adaptibility to Bugar grow
ing. This land, so long under water nnd
formed almost wholly of decayed vegc
table matter, he regarded as capablo of
producing five or six tons of sugar to tho
acre.
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A triumph of engineering is reported
from California iu tho lifting of the
Feather Kivcr, a fust-flowing stieam.'fifty
feet and carrying it for more than half a
milo in an artificial bed at that height
above its own channel. It has been ac
complished in a little less than a year.
The object was to drain tho river near
Oreville, in order to reach the rich gold
deposits believed to exist iu its bed.
A French court has just refused to
recognize tho American citizenship of a
young man who, at the ago of twenty
one, had taken out his naturalization
papers iu this country aud then returned
to France to reside. Ho has been ar
rested, and will bo tried by a military
court for breaking the law which re
quires every" Frenchman to serve so
many years under theflag.
At the Winnebago paper mills, in Wis
consin, a workman was sent to shovel
now from oil the roof. In jumping from
one roof to another he ulighted on a sky
light, which was hidden from view, lie
fell twenty feet, and dropped iuto the
working parts of a 300-horso power en
gine. The horror-stricken employes
rushed to tho spot to recover enough of
his corpse for burial, and as they looked
they saw hiin creep under a crank shaft
nd walk-out uninjured.
There has been a terrific fuss at Con
stantinople, Turkey, in consequence of a
German photographer having rashly at
tempted to take an iustantaueous photo
graph of the Sultan us his Majesty was
proceeding on horsebac k to tho mosque.
He was detec'.ed by a functionary,' and
tho guard i.t once rushed upon him,
smashed all his instruments to utoms, aud
dragged him oil to prison, where lie dis
covered that ho was iu a truly serious
plight, for tho Koran strictly forbiiis tho
depicting of the human form, and his at
tempt to photograph tho Sultan was
therefore regarded as high treason of a
peculiarly diabolical kind.
Th3 Washington Star declares that
"Chicago bus uu immense an almost ap
palling task to do. It lias come before
. the American people aud announced its
ability to inuko tho World's Fair a suc
cess. To do this it must interest aud at
tract tho exhibitors of tho the three
Americas, of Canada, of Europe, anil of
the East. It must not only do this, but
with tho exhibits secured, it must secure
the attendance of tho civilized world,
and when this is done, take care of them
in a deceut way at a reasonable cost, make
their stay pleasant and prevent tho pi
racy aud brigandage of local harpies
who hope to enrich themselves at the
expense of tho throng. Most of all, it
must send its guests away feeling that
they have seeu, not a provincial show,
but, as was advertised iu tho bills, a
World's Fair."
Forest Republican.
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JUST HOW IT IS.
When yon grasp tho hand of fortune,
And lightly stop along,
The hours glide on like the numbers
Of a heart-cheering song.
Your pathway is lined with faces
Where smiles and pleasure blend,
All the world will oflTnr service
When you don't need a friend.
Yon may sneer at fair discretion,
When solid at the bank.
Your rudeness is mere pleasantry,
And quite the thing for rank.
Men will trust upon your favors.
And fawn and condescend,
Till you wonder at your kingship,
When you don't need a friend.
They will shout your name in meeting,
And vote you into rump:
They will load your board with presents
Of bric-a-brac and game.
They will strain themselves In showing
What kindness they intend,
When sunshine floods your atmosphere
And you don't need a friend.
But wait and note how comical
This self-same world can be,
When the sun throws not your shadow
And your hopes go to sea.
You may have heard the cucumber
Has arctic chills to loud
Well, the world drops under aero
When you do need a friend.
William Lyle.
BESSIE IN THE BLIZZARD.
BY K ATI? M. C'LEARY.
"Oh, dear I" sighed
dreary itull looks!"
Bessie,
'how
And indeed tho view seen from the
window of tho big, white, Western
farm-hcusc was anything but cheerful.
Hare, brown, treeless prairio all around;
a sullen, wintry sky overhead, aud not a
living creature in sight, except a distant
speck of scarlet down iu the "draw"
liaby Willie at play.
Indoors it was pleasant enough. Bes
sie was a brisk and tiny little housekeep
er. When, immediately after dinner,
her father had brought round the team,
and ho and her mother had driven olt to
town to do their regular weekly shop
ping, or "trading," as they called it,
Bessie had bustled about at wonderful
rate. Sho had washed tho dishes, and
put thcui iu a shining row on the yellow
pine dresser; sho had polished the stove,
and brought in water; sho had swept the
room, and straightened the rocker cush
ions; she had Bet "spongo" for tho bread
that was to be worked at night, and
baked early in tho morning; sho had
shaken the gay Btrip of rar carpet, and
dusted tho clock-shelf, aud ranged the
chairs by tho wall with mathematical
precision. Then sho hud washcit her
face and hands in tho bright tin pan
kept for that purpose on a backless chair
near tho door, and brushed and braided
her soft, brown hair. She took oil her
apron of blue-checked gingham, put on
one of a snowy nainsook, hung a clean
roller towel on the ruck, and put n kettle
of water ou tho fire. Then she had taken
up her one dear story-book, and sat down
to read.
It was a tremendously attractive book
to the girl who had been brouiht up in
tho lameness mid monotony of prairie
life; it was nd about great, good aud
bravo women; about Florence Night
ingale, anil Joan of Arc, and Grace Dar
liiii' aud Ida Lewis, ami heroines of
every time and place. A beautiful book!
But Bessie laid it down with tho con
sciousness that she had been intruding,
that the company iu tho brilliance of
whoso deeds sho had been basking was
altogether too lofy aud magnanimous for
her.
So she went over to tho window ami
leaned her head against tho pane, and
thought how hard it was to be a heroine
in Nebraska. There was no war here,
no plague, not even any Indians now.
Aud nothing ever happened.
And pondering over this had caused
her to give a long sigh, and voice her
discontent over tho dreariness of nil
creation.
It was no wonder her lifo was a wee
bit lonely. 1 he nearest neighbors lived
a milo away. Willio was too young to
be company for her. What did ho care
about her vague, delightful dreams
about her heroines? And her parents
had decided she was not strong enough
to go to school that winter. Indeed,
were she permitted to do so, tho girl
would find it a recreation ; merely that.
For she kucw quite as much as her rather
inefficient young teacher could attempt
to teach her.
Sho was a slender, delicately formed
girl of sixteen. Her hair, of a crispy
silkiuess, was parted over her forehead iu
old-fashioned style. Her eyes large,
hazel, dreamy hud a certain quiet, di
rect way of regarding one. Her rather
clumsily made gown had a frill of home
made crochet at the neck and wrists.
How the windmill was creaking 1 And
how tho bare, suow-ball brauches in the
frout yard were rattling! and what a
brisk tattoo the skeleton sunflower by the
back-door was playing on its pauels !
But Baby Willie was enjoying himself.
Shu could seo him ruuuing up aud down
tho "draw," dragging his little wagon
after him.
j Sho turned away. Sho sat in the big
j wooden rocker. She curled herself up
i like a comfort-loving kitteu. Aud rock
ing and thinking, somehow or other, she
i rocked aud thought the cozy kitchen
away. Sho didu't live in Nebraska,
within fivo miles of the town of Hubble,
i Shu was not Bessie Lilian! at all. She
! was a brave woman iu a frail boat, out
' on a stormy sea. Sho was a helmcted
, heroine, leading hosts to battlo. She
was
I What a deafening noise ! Was it the
clang of a coming army? Was it the beat
of drums, the clamor and clash of swords,
the tread of marching feet f
No, not any of these. Only the creak
lug of the fan of tho windmill, which
was whirling at au astouishiug rate.
Only the noise of shaking windows
frames, duly the clatter of milk-pails
i piled outside the door.
Slum I Bang!
I Btssie sprang from the rocker. Erect
I sua stood, dazed, bewildered, still half
asleep. A shutter had been blown vio
lently against the window. Had a storm
begun while she slept! Rhn rushed to
tho casement, looked out rather, she
strove to look out. Ten feet beyond tho
pane sho could see absolutely nothing.
The whole world was white, wild, whirl
ing. "A snow-storm!" gasped Bossie
But it was no ordinary snow-storro that
had blown up; It was the terrific, the
memorable blizzard of March 12, 18SS.
Suddenly she cried out, such a fright
ened, quivering cry :
"Willie I Baby Willie!"
Quick as a flash she Hung a heavy old
shawl of her mother's over her head, nnd
unlatched the kitchen door. The furious
wind tore it from her hold, and dashed
it fiercely back against the wall. Vainly
she strove to close it behind her. The
snow was driving in, swirling over the
floor. She loosened the storm-door.
That, tho wind dashed into place just
after she had made a frantic plunge iuto
the storm. Oh, such a storm ! Bessie
had lived on the prairie since she was
a baby, nnd had seen the elements in
their many moods ami caprices. But she
had never seen or imagined anything
like this. From the four quarters of the
earth tho wind seemed blowing. The
snow had not the softness ono associates
with snow. It was a dense, enveloping,
impenetrable cloud, filled wilh particles,
icy, stinging, sharp as needle points.
The cold was intense. Objects ten feet
away were absolutely iiidistinguisablo.
Ten? Nay, they were mere shapes at
live at three.
From the rear of tho house a narrow-
wooden sidewalk ran down, past the
barn, past tho paddock, toward the
"draw."
In that direction fled Bessie. The
shawl was torn from her head. She
held it iu her fingers as sho ran. Sho
would need it when sho found Willie.
But soon she was oil tho walk and
floundering along through' rifts aud drifts
of blinding snow.
Whero was the barn? She strained
her eyes to muko out tho familiar struc
ture. It was blotted out. All tne
world was blotted out. She could feel
nothing, sec nothing but snow nothing.
here was the paddock! She was an
swercd by running into a barrier. She
flung out her hands as the shock sent her
reeling. Her palms were cruelly la
cerated by contact with tho barbwire
which formed tho pasture fence. She
knew now where she stood. About two
vards to tho left bci;an tho descent to
the bluff, iu the ravine of which she hud
last seen the child she sought. Her shawl
wound itself around her body iu a man
ner which impeded her progress as she
stumbled on. She could leel sec was
going down the "draw;" feci, for sight
was useless in such a storm.
Tho dear little lad! if sho could only
find him! She imagined him crouching
down, trembling, sobbing, frightened;
and growing stark and helpless with
cold.
Sho tried to accelerate her speed to
rush dowu tho incline. She tripped,
fell ; but she was up again in a second
and battling ou.
Down at last. Here, in the hollow
between the prairie slopes, tho blizzard
raged less fiercely than above.
"Willie!" she called.
She could hardly hear her owu voice.
"Willie!" she shrieked.
But the wind swept tho word from
her lips, and its sound was soft as a
sigh.
If she could only see 1 She put up her
hand aud rubbed her eyes. The lashes
were wet with freezing sleet. Her hair
was one still, matted mass. Her feet
ached with the sharp, biting cold. She
tried to prav. "Dear Ood, Baby Willie!
Oh, dear God. Baby Willie!" That was
all she uttered.
All at once she stumbled over some
thing something scarlet iu tho snow.
Eagerly she grasped it. " She dragged it
up to her breast. She wrapped, as best
her cold hands could, the shawl around
it. Dead? Oh, no, no! She could feel
the shivering pressure of the little limbs
us she cuddled thciu to her.
Oh, for strength to reach home ! Or
would they both freeze, and die dowu
here, and be buried iu tho snow ?
A heavy burden for her slight arms,
for her freeziug bauds, tho sturdy baby
she carried ; a burden made still heavier
by his present semi-stupor. She gripped
her numb Augers around him. She bent
her head. Beaten, swayed, buffeted, she
made her way up the hill. She reached
the level. She could not go much farther.
Her hold of Willie was relaxing. He was
slipping from her, or so she fancied. The
bitter, bitter cold! her very heart was
paining with it. Her whole slender, un
protected body was rucked with its
agony.
Was that the house? Directly before
her something d irk had loomed up. She
tottered against it. A haystack. At its
base she sank exhausted. Oue step farther
would bo simply a physical impossibility.
Tighter she wrapped Willie in the shawl,
and held him to her. Then, with her
back against the haystack, her head
bowed forward, her face hidden, siio
crouched there iu torture, which drifted
iuto drowsiness drowsiness that was
deadly as delicious !
"Willie! '
This was tho first word sho said, en
deavored to say, when the long,
wretched delirium of fever was over at
last. Where was she? Not out on the
prairie! Not iu that awful white whirl
wind! Not at the foot of the haystack!
Surely this was her mother's room ! Sure
ly she was iu her mother's bed. The
brilliant patchwork quilt, she knew that.
The tir(j of corncobs in Uie tiny stove
sinelled familiar. And the voice was her
mother's. She could uot dream a voice.
'He is well, darling, safe and well.
Hush! you must not talk yet."
When she woke again, Doctor Hen
derson was standing by tho bed, aud
just behind him was Willie's wee, rosy,
roguish fuce.
"You will be better soon now," the
doctor said, "though it is a wouder you
lived. You were unconscious wheu your
father found you ou his return from
towu."
Just then her father came in. Ho said
very little, but ho stroked tenderly the
thin hand on the gay calico counter
pane.
"And Willie?"
"He was not much the worse, thank.s
to you. You had him well protected.
Come here, Willie."
He lifted the little chap on the bed.
Sbosmilcd as she felt the clasp of the
rar.11, strong arms.
"Is it snowing still?'1
The doctor laughed.
"Dear child, it is May," ho Said.
She looked bewildered.
"It was an awful blizzard," the doctor
went on; "the worst ever known in tho
West. The papers were full of it. Many
perished. Some peopld were very brave
and unselfish, and saved the lives of
others. Their deeds, at least those that
came to public knowledge, were praised
all through tho country. Yours was as
grand as any. You are a heroine, Bes
sie." He was a young man, a good-looking
man. . " A powerful smart doctor,
averred tho Western people, nmong
whom ho had elected to practice. It
had taken the exercise of all his skill to
save Bessie Linard's life, and now he felt
correspondingly elated.
"Oh, no?" said Bessie very slowly and
seriously; "I thought no oue could bo
a heroine in Nebraska."
"Gracious!" exclaimed Doctor Hender
son, aud he looked gravely at tho wan
sweet face on the pillow.
"Besides," she went on, meeting his
glance with that quiet, direct, convincing
gaze she had, aud with just a flicker of
rose-bloom coming iuto her cheeks,
"heroines do something very wonderful,
aud I I only did my best!"
That was two years ugo. Bessie is
eighteen now, and taller, healthier and
prettier than ever. She and her mother
nrc busy sewing; for this year there is to
be a wedding iu tho old farm-house.
When it is over Bessie Linurd will not
be Bessio Linard any more, but Mrs.
Doctor Henderson. If they were fash
iouablo people Willio would be pressed
into service as n page. But as they aio
not anything of the sort, he will figure in
the important ceremony merely as a boy,
in a new corduroy suit and a silk necktie;
a boy who possesses a" fond pride in his
sister and a tremendous appreciation of
wedding-cake. The Ledger.
Necessary Precaution?.
In order to guard against constant
larcenies, the wholesale dry goods houses
of the city have an ingenious system of
checking, which is in force alike for
every employe of the houses aud for
every patron and visitor who enters
their doors. Before a parcel can bo car
ried from the building it must first pass
iuto the hands of a private clerk, who
informs himself accurately as to its con
touts and puts a check murk upon tho
wrapper if it is found to contain nothing
contraband. At the outer door the pack
age passes again into the hands of a door
keeper, who must see hrst that it has
been properly certified to by the clerk,
aud second that tho check Is properly
canceled before it leaves his hands, in
order that the wrapper may not be used a
second time.
So rigorously is this system enforoed
that if a visitor enters any of theso es
tablishments with a package no matter
how small iu his hand, ho must give
the doorkeeper the privilege of remark
ing upon its outer wrapper, in Ins luero
glvphic way, that tho package has been
brought iuto tlie building, and before tho
visitor is permitted to take himself oft
the doorkeeper must be allowed to cancel
his remarks.
Aud so with tho employes; if one
wishes to make a parcel - of a superfluous
wrap or pair of overshoes to carry out of
the building, the clerk must be notified
of his purpose, must examine the pack
age, it must bear his private check and
then puss for cancellation into the hands
of tho doorkeeper. And yet, with all
this precaution, the larcenies committed
annually are said often to aggregate
thousands of dollars. Aete York bun.
A Petrified Hand.
W. H. Jones, of Atlanta, made a re
markable find in Florida a few days ago.
It is no more nor less than a petrified
hand. It was found embedded in the
sand, only a few feet from the surface,
between llocklcdge aud Cocoa, on the
Indian Hiver. It must have been severed
many years ago, perhaps by the Indians,
The fingers are partially closed, the
thumb resting lightly aguiust the fore
aud middle fingers, aud it was a young
woman's hand, oue of the most shapely,
refined uud delicate that could be im
agined. The tapering fingers, nails aud
dainty wrist belonged, one must imagine,
t' a lady of great beauty. Near the
wrist joint is the clearly-defined mark of
a bracelet. Tracing of tho veins, muscles
and arteries, anil the porous condition of
hai
nd uud wrist, indicate that it is the nut-
.i i i ,i l ti..
urul human hand, petrified. The creases
in the palm are perfect. No stone or
marble of which we have any knowledgo
ut present could present such features.
JacktanciUe Times- Union.
Bird Language.
"To my mind, all birds have 'a lan
guage, uud that language is as intelligi
ble to themselves us ours is to us," said
the proprietor of a bird store. "I hav0
a pair of canaries aud I often listen to;
their conversation. In the morning one'
of them gives a 'tw-eet.' 'Are you
awake?' he says to the other. The other'
gives a -tw-eet.' 'Yes; I'm a little sleepy,
though,' aud closes his eyes again. 'But
it's morning.' 'I don't care,' says the
luzy mate, tucking his head under hisj
wiug once more. 'It's time to wake up."
This time there is no reply,.
"Then the other proceeds to iudulge iu
a morning serenade. He carols up and
dowu the scale. Then tho second bird
pokes out her head aud shakes her feath
ers. 'It's really impossible under tho
circumstances,' sho says. 'I hope you
dou't feel cross,' he says. 'Oh, no, only
' Aud theu they patch it all up and iu
dulge iu a charming duet." Detroit Z'r
h'MM.
Household affairs.
FANCY ARTICLES.
A rather unique idea for ft drawing
room pin cushion is a converted tea ket
tle. Take one of the very small, light,
tin ones, bought at nny ironmonger's,
and enamel it all over any color to please
the fancy) then cut out a strong piece of
cardboard to fit into the hole where the
lid goes, pRl this well, so that it is raised
up well toward the middle, and cover it
with a bright-colored bit of plush, also
making a small one for the erjji of the
spout. Fit these and gluo them into
their places, tie some bright ribbons at
each end of the handle, fill the cushion
ith pins stuck in a pattern or initial
letters, aud a novel, cheap little ornament
is made. Black enamel and yellow plush
and ribbon go nicely together, or white
and delicate Shades for a light room.
110X1X0 SHAD AXI) MACKEREL.
It is not a very difficult matter to re
move tho backbone from shad or mack
erel, leaving it ready for broiling or
cooking in any way. Have on hand a
sharp, slender boning-knifc. The reg
ular French boning-knife, which costs
about fifty cents, is the best for this pur
pose. Loosen tho bones with, tnis, us
ing your fingers as . freely to
push tho flesh oil as you can
without tearing it. It is a wonderful
thing to see a regular French chef re
move the bones from a fish or fowl. He
seldom cuts, but pushes the flesh oft tho
bones, using tho bonir.g-knife merely to
sever tendons, and soon the entire skel
eton is removed. It would be an endless
task to remove all the tiny bones of shad,
but the backbone, with all its long,
slender spines, leaves the fish compara
tively free from the chief objection to it
as food, which compels some people who
are fond of it to refuse to cat it. ieio
York Tribune. m
CAME OF CLOSETS.
Closets are not only useful but a neces
sary part of a house. Many housekeepers
think that there cannot be too much
closet room provided. There are many
thinors which are properly put info
closets, and other things which should
never ao into closets. Of such arc nil
soiled undergarments. Clothing that
has been worn should not be hung away
until properly ventilated. In this way
two fertile sources of bad odors iu
closets may be excluded. Many hang
their night clothes in the closet during
tho day. This also should be avoided
unless they have had a thorough airing
before being hung. If the closet docs
not admit of a window, tho door should
be left open for a few hours every day to
admit pure air. Some jicrsons have
ventilators placed just over the door.but
the outside air, if admitted for a short
time every day, will purify a closet where
only clean clothes are hung. No mutter
how clean the clothing in the closet may
be, if there is no ventilation, the clothing
will not bo what it should.
ItECIPES.
Broth A knuckle of veal stewed in
milk with rice, very delicately flavored
with lemon peel, makes a nourishing
broth when beef tea is disliked.
White Sauce Melt two tab'.cspoonfuls
of butter, add two tablespoon! uls of flour,
aud pour on slowly oue pint of hot milk,
iu winch one slice of onion, one slice of
carrot, one sprig of parsley, and one bay
leaf have been cooked. Add ono tea
spoonful of salt aud oue saltspoouful of
pepper. Strain tho milk before adding
to the flour aud butter, to prevent the
vegetables getting into the sauce.
Iudian Pudding One quart of milk,
four heaping tablespoons of Indian meal,
ono tablespoon of flour, one teaspoon
each of ginger, ciuuamon and salt,' one
lemon peel, two eggs, one cup molasses.
Scald the meal iu half the quantity of
milk, add ono cup of raisins. Add the
remainder of tho milk before the eggs,
then the other ingredients, and bake
three hours iu not too hot an oveu.
Potatoes Stewed Au Gratin Cut boiled
potatoes while still warm in neat, me
diuui-sized pieces, cover them with hot
milk, and add suit, white pepper aud a
little butter for seasoning. Simmer in
tho milk ten minutes; then fill au grutiu
tins with the stewe'd potatoes; add a top
layer of grated crumbs, and buke to a
delicate brown. Some like a little
grated cheese added to the bread crumbs.
Bisque of Prawns Cut fine ope quart
of prepared prawns, and put them iu
mortar with uu ounce of butter, a piutol
soaked bread crumbs from which the
moisture has beeu squeezed out ; pound
to a pusto, and by degrees add half a
pint of soup stock ; put the paste in a
sauccpau, and add two quarts of wurm
soup stock; whisk thoroughly; seasou
with salt aud . cayenne, and place the
saucepan iu a pan where it will keep hot,
but nut boll, which would curdle it
Cauliflower with Tomato Sauce
Trim a head, of cauliflower neatly; and
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let it stand iu salted water, head down
ward, three-quarters of an hour; then
put it in slightly salted, fast boiling
water, and boil just long enough for it
to be cooked, but not mushy wheu
pressed between the fingers. Test it with
a long needle. After twelvo minutes
boiling, remove the scum that arises, oi
it will discolor the cauliflower. Let it
drain a momeut. Put iu tho center of
dish a liberal uuantitv of well-made hot
tomato sauce, und add tho cauliflower
Measuring Air Temperature.
A novel method of determining tho
temperature of the air at great heights
has beeu proposed by a German physicist,
uud is to be adopted by the Beiliu
Society for Ballooning. Small balloons
are sent up at uight, each provided with
a thermometer arranged to give Hushes of
light by tho closing of an electric circuit
wheu certuin temperatures are reached.
A so-called "photothcodolito" is aflcct&M
by the light uud gives a photographic re
cord of the temperatures, while the
corresponding altitudes are indicated iu
a luechauical way. A more accurate
idea of the rate of decrease of tempera
ture with height is expected with this
method.
THE ROYAL RULER OF SIAM.
GORGEOUS CEiHeMONIEB IN WHICH
HE PARTICIPATE".
Thei King's Barge rropellcd by
KlRlity McnWIth BrlghtlyPainted
I'addlcs.
Many of the temples of Bangkok,
Sinm, have been dedicated to the King,
and hence are called "royal watts." It
has been the custom, from ancient times,
for the King to have a yearly visit mado
to each of these temples, to carry offer
ings of yellow cloth and other things to
the priests, nnd to Worship the images.
The temp.es near the palace nro visited
first, and to them His Majesty is bornaon
men's shoulders, seated iu an elegant
golden chair of state, sparkling with
gems, nnd followed by princes and nobles
in costly carnages ; anu some oi inese
carriages are filled with offerings to be
presented. After this the temples on the
river, are visited, and then tho ceremony
is made impressive by grand processions
of boats. Sometimes there are over a
hundred beautiful boats, containing over
a thousand men iu holiday dress, and
the confusion, excitement and noise make
a scene never to bo forgotten. These
boats are unlike those used on other oc
casions, and arc scarcely ever out except
durinir the taut katin season.
His Majesty's barge is, of course, the
A most beautiful: but the
others arc nil of tho same general style
It is perhaps 100 feet long, with a great,
gilded, fabulous-lqoking creature for its
figure-head, and a gilded stern that rises
gracefully fifteen or twenty feet high out
of the water. In tho middle of the boat
His Majesty is seated on au elevated,
cushioned platform, under a pavilion
with arching roof, from which hang cur
tains of crimson and gold cloth, which
can be looped back or drawn close, at
pleasure. This barge is propelled by
eighty men with long, brightly-painted
paddles, which they dip in the water and
then lift simultaneously high in the air.
Tho first part of tho procession is com
posed of about fifteen or twenty boats
tomewhat like tho King's barge, but
smaller, nnd not having so many men in
them. Others of these front boats have
bands of native music ; and all this noise
is meant tvo drive obstructions out of hc
way, or, in other words, to prepare the
way for tho King; and tho din and com
motion is very exciting. Following this
is His Majesty's barge ; and, if the cur
tuins be looped back, the King's genial
face may bo seen surrounded oy eitner a
few of his royal brothers or some or uis
little children. Following His Majesty's
barge, nnd near to it, is a smaller one of
ma-znificeht adornments, which carries
tho offerings to be given to tho priests;
and following it nre tho boats of the
princes and noblemen.
When His .Majesty readies mo tempio
landiuu he is received by guards of sol
diers stationed along both sides of the
walk to the door of the temple. W uen
about to enter the tempio he takes off
his shoes; then, with the offerings in his
hands, ho lifts his bauds above his head.
and bows dowu low before the image of
Buddha. Ho then makes similar obei
sance to the superior priests aud bestows
tho gifts. This done, His Majesty again
enters his boat nnd goes to another tem
ple. In January, 1S87, there was celebrated
tho ceremony that confirmed the title to
the present Crown Prince of Siam. At
that time, for seventeen days, Bangkok
was in holiday dress; bunncrs and bunt
ing, garlands of flowers, decorated arches,
long lines of the seven-storied umbrellas
in silver aud gold, with hurryiug crowds
of both nutives and foreign residents, all
reminded one that some wonderful oc-
casiou was going on.
The steumers on the river made a grand
display of many coloied flags during the
day, and in tho evcu-iug were covered
with thousands of tiny lamps that shim
mered and sparkled iu many quaint and
beautiful designs; and in every direction
the picture was completed by displays of
graud fire-works. Processions through
tho day aud theatrical performances
through tho evening were kept up for
several days, nnd at lust tho auspicious
timo arrived, that which wus appointed
by the best astrologers, aud on January
14 the grand "water rite" came off.
A temporary floatiug pavilion, rioUand
beautiful iu ull its appointments, had
been erected at tho bank of the river neat
the palace. The place where the prince
was to go down to tho water wus pro
tected first by a basket-work netting, in
side of that a finer netting, and inside of
that a third netting of fine wire, to keep
out all pernicious animals, vsliilu soldiers
with speurs guarded cuch side of this ex
quisitely-prepared bathroom. Two pairs
of crystal stairs led from the floor of tho
main room of the pavilion dowu to tho
surface of the water.
Wheu the appointed time arrived the
little Prince w as taken down oue 'pair of
the crystal stairs by his royal uncle, w hile
his royal futher stood on the other pair of
the crystal stairs; there they waited, and
as soou as the gold and silver cocoauuts,
which were floating ou the surface of the
water, came uear enough to each other to
touch, theu the prince wus put into the
wuter, the music struck up, artillery fired,
the priests pronounced their blessings,
aud His Hoyal Highness Chow fit Maha
Wajirunhis was hailed heir-apparent to
the throne of Siam.
These ceremonies were brought to ji
close by au evening entertainment given
iu the "King's Gardens" by the families
of the leading princes and nobles of the
Government; und to many who saw it,
this wa the most wonderful part of this
very wonderful occasion. Theso gardens
were arranged, decorated and illuminated
until they were indescribably beautiful,
aud were much more like enchantment
thuu reality. Jkinorett'i Maijiuine.
Four silver salt cellars of the sixteenth
century sold iu London recently for
1700. One large two-huudled , cup ef
the seventeenth century brought 1650,
or over $50 per ounce.
The Thames Hiver in one month pro
vided dailv b2. 666.662 callous of tha
I London water Jupp.ly,
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
On Sonars, ens Inch, ont Insertion .1 1 M
On Bqaare, on Inch, one month ISO
Oo Sqnar, en Inch, Ihre month. 00
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Quarter Column, on year 8 SO
Half Column, on rear 0 00
On Colnmn, on yar 100 00
Leyl advertisement tea tn'j pet Ui each ia
aertlon. Marriage and death notice trad.
All bill for yearly advertisement eollttted (josr.
ten?. Temporary UverlltemeuU mut te paid ia
advance.
Job work eaih on delivery.
THE COUNTRYWOMAN.
Before the blacksmith shop she waits, '
In her hliTta country waRon sitting,
While the good smith with friendly haste '
Her horde's clumsy shoe is fitting.
He pares and measures, stirs his ftre: .
His hammer blows rin? out with surumc-ss
Iuto the August afternoon.
Steeped in its dreamy twilight stillness. '
With anxious eyes she watches linn.
Her busy thoughts are homeward straying,
Shndows grow long o'er Held and road
And weary farmers leave their haying.
High u the elm tree o'er the way.
On sunlit boughs the birils are singing
Their cradle songs above their nests.
Within the whispering sweetness swinging.
Bhe knows at homo the patient cows
Stand lowing at the bars to greet her,
And anxious goodman scans the road
And sends the children out to meet her.
She knows the supper fire Is lit.
The hearth swept clean, tlie kettle singing.
The kitchen table cleared to hold
The things from town that she is bringing.
And smiles iu honest, rustic pride,
At shrewd, hard bargains she's been making
Of snowy eggs and creamy cheese.
For clotb, and shoes, and "things for
bakin'."
The setting sun lights up her face,
Turning its harshness into beauty
Picture of rustic peace and pride,
Of homely happiness and duty.
Boston Transcript.
IIIMOIt OF THE DAY.
Extracts from tho Treasury Tcn-dolUi
notes.
Cold in the chest When your icc-bos
is filled. Motion Bulletin.
Sheer nonsense Trying to cut youi
own hair. -s'f. Lou in Mfjiuine.
The King of Siam has an umbrella
worth $2000. It has nevcf been out in
the reign.
"Circumstances niter' cases" with somo
people, but w ith the lawyer cases alter
circumstances.
There is no accounting for taste except
on the principle that some people haven't
any. IJoston Pont.
Honesty is doubtless the best policy,
but it seems to have expired long ago.
Laurence American.
Time will tell, but tho ordinary man
with nn important secret won't give timo
a chance. Somervillo Journal.
I'oet "Here is a little sonnet which 1
should like to get printed." Editor
"The job printing otl'tce is next door,
sir." Ii'teket.
"Did you hear of that duel between
those two medical students?" "No.
Pistols or swords?" "Neither. They
practiced on each other." Ii'teket.
Mrs. Linden "But your milk never
yields a particle of cream."' Milkman
"Ah, muin! The cream is so thick it
falls to the bottom." Ilirnird Lampoon.
How many men each day you'll see
Of such there is no dearth
IV hose only mission seems to be
To take up room on earth.
Washington Post.
"Something strange about this," mused
the growing society youth; "ilus uress
suit grows smaller every year, aud yet,
whenever I take it out I find it in
creases. "
"That's one of your patent fire es
capes," us the man said when six of the
ordinary matches of to-day went out be
fore he could light his cigar. Merchant
Traveler.
Miss Amity Bieeckcr "I'm sure 1
can't seo why women should fry to make
a mystery of their age." Mrs. Edgerly
"Nor I; especially when it's out of theil
power." Puck.
"My dear child, what arc you crying
so for?" "OU, dear! My father has
gone and lost me, und I know my mother
will scold him so when he gets home."
Flieijende BUietter.
Bronson "Whut was tho cause of
your breaking your eugagoment with
Miss Barnes? Heart failure " Do Sap
pington "No, not quite that. It wus
her father's failure." Life.
Bobby "I say, Mr. Brill, what do
you suppose Clara said about you?" Mr.
Brill "1 haveu't an idea'iii the world."
Bobby (amazed) "Why, how ou earth
did you guess her very words?" Chat
ter. Mrs. Gazzam "Who was that gentle
man who sat iu our pew to-day? I heard
him tell you that he didn't like short
meter hymns." Gazzu "That was
Mr. Lux, the President of the gas com
pany." Life.
Pompous Party "So you aro tho ex
change editor, young man. Nautically
speaking, you are a clipper. " Searnelle
"No. "Inasmuch as I ply the scissors
for a living, I am a rewnue cutter."
Pitttliunj Jlulletin.
A inuu .was to be hanged, ami was. on
tho scaffold w ith the Sheriff and tho par
son. The Sheriff said to the prisoner,
"You might be seated." "No, thank
you," replied the prisoner, "I can't stay
long." Sioiu: City Journal.
The ileciH-st of gloom oval-shadows the sky
Of the far-seeing youth who ill sorrow lias
tumid,
On counting the "coiiip'ny" and pieces of pin,
I'hut tliero isn't enough of tho last to go
'round.
CUUaijo Uerahl.
Ardent Swain ( object of his affec
tion) "For several weeks past I've beeu
trying to speak to you,Fruulciu Kosu,
but you never give ine tho chance of
putting in a wold. 1 therefore gladly
avail myself ot your temporary bourse,
ness to make you uu offer of marriage 1"
b'lifjemle Hlattter.
Last year there were 3131 calls to fires
in Loudon. Of these 5111 were false
alarms, l'Jil were chimney lire and 'li'Ati
for other tiles, 153 of w inch resulted iu
serious damage. Forty-four persons wi.ro
burned to death. To uxtiuguUu the tires
20, 000,000 gallons, or '.Ki.OOO tons of
wuter were used.
It is reported that the Turkish troops
ate shortly to be uniformed like thoae of
Germany.