w
tVtiat tlie FlT-Speaker XnMn'l frt.
Tt i the lltrittn law of tho HOBM
of Representatives that M ei-HppakPr
ah all not tnkr the clwir. Tt wan bor
rowed from the unwritten law of the
Iritih Parliament. It was first
ennnoiateil in the house by Henry
Clay over seventy yearn ago. Clay
was speaker seven years. On his re
entry to the House he refused a re
eleetion to the chair. When after
wan! askeil by the Speaker to take the
ehair temporarily, he declined upon
the ground that it would be a violation
of the nnwritten law.
UlectrW- Onran.
Klectricity ia used to operate A newly-designed
pipe orgnn. the keys clos
ing circuits which operate magnetic,
roils to control the air valves, ami the
stops being operated by switches ar
ranged above the keyboard.
The old log cabin in Front Hoyal,
Va. , in which ( io.rge Washington lived
while snrveying between 1 74S and 1 7"2,
is still standi-. i! in fair condition and
is used as a spring house.
Oh. Whst Slrnll1 foflr.
Mr. fltntman. Williams Co., III., wrlti'S:
"From one nantagn flalaflr'a fill mat QpffM
Berry costing 15.- I grew 300 His. of Mtti r
eotTce than I can buy In stores nt 30 OMtl a
lb." a. 1
A package of tlds cortVo ami big seeil nml
plant catalogue Is sent you by f Oka A.
Kalr.er Heed Co., Lit Crosse, Wis., upon re
ceipt of 15 eonts stamps aiid this notice.
The' coal output of West Virginia forlH97
amounted to 13,500,000 tons.
atlOO Itennnl. Olno.
The readers of ILI paper will lie pleaaed to
learn that there Is at feast one elreafb-rt fliwHse
that seienec has lieen able tn cure In all 111
stages, aiel that Is I'ntarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is tin- olllj isisitlvi- cure kn-v it to tin-
tit' i
meillral fraternity, Catarrii being a
i mnal disease, requires a enlist itutiunal trmi
ment. Hall'e Catarrh i 'ure letaken internally, i
acting directly on the blond and mm
faces nf the s 1 tem. thereby destroying Iho
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing Its work. The
proprietors have so much fa th in it- curative
powers that they offer fine Hundred Dollars
for any case that It fails to cure. Mend for list
of testimonials. Address
K. .1. Ciirsr.v Co.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family 1'IUs an- the be-t.
Tho agricultural products of Kansas for
18!7 amounted to 230.410.U3.
Florida.
Florida literature secured free upon appli
cation to .1. . I. KarnsMorih, KasCn Pass. Ag'l.
Plant System, Ml Broadway. X. Y.
About thirty-two percent, of the tillable
laud of Arkansas Is under cultivation.
Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoko Sledge Cigarette.
Tho supply of grnnite In
lieved to bo without limit.
Missouri Is bo-
Sciatic
Rheumatism
" I have been troubled with selntle rheu
matism and hnvo boon taking Hood's Sur
saparllla. I Improved every day ami now
am as well as I over was in my life. I fool
five yonr.-i younger than I did before taking
Hood's Sarsnparlllu." Wst. O'Urikn, 2515
4th Avenue, West Troy, New York,
Hood's8 parilla
Istlio best In fact tbcOncTruo Blood Purifier.
Hood's Pills euro all Unr UN. Hoente.
The King's Bounty.
King Humbert recently visited an
Italiau hospital and left a sum of
money with tho directors, so that tho
patients might each have some addi
tional delicacy in honor of the event.
One of the sick men, hearing of this,
complained that his dinner had been
no better than usual. The nurse ex
plained to him: "My good fellow, the
state of your health doesn't permit of
any change in yonr diet, but the doctor
had ordered yon a dozen leeches, Mid
as u treat, we are going to apply eigh
teen.'' London Sketch.
"Surprise Furniture."
"Surprise furniture" seems to be
the rule rathei than the exception
nowadays, but the oddest of all odd
pieces is a pretty little round table,
upholstered in old brocade, with an
arrangement for showing one or two
miniatures. The half-top (it cannot
be clearly defined) revolves with a
touch, revealing all the necessaries
for writing n hasty note or telegram
and pockets for Isttsri and cards, and
another turn discloses jusl what is re
quired for a 5 o'clock tea in lovely
china.
Try Grain0!
Try Grain0!
Ask you Grocer to day to show
you
a package of GUAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes tho place of coffee.
The children may drink it without
injury as well as the adult. All who
try it, liko it. GltAIN-O has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java,
hut it is in ule from pure grains, and
the most delicate stomach receives it
without distress. the prioe of coffee.
15 cents and 25 cents per package.
Bold by all grocers.
Tastes like Coffee
Looks like Coffee
Insist that your grocer gives youQItAIN-0
Accept no imitation.
KLONDIKE!
When, where, sod b
lyaafely. The cost.
t 10 get there quick
Ext mon! ina i y induce
BUM for able-bodied ou-
with little
Cat pi til
World' fatten atettiuboal oned oy lata com
pany. Moat complete lranporutton fa-tlttlM.
Ownlug gold .Ir.t;. can clear llu.uuo tu W
000 a day. llfllrera of cutni-any include
Aaalatanl Secretary o! Wnv Hun U D Metk
lejobu. ex -Senator llUckl.urn, ex-Oommls-loner
of Penrluui lion DomlLlrk Muiphv
Jack HcQueatln, for N year, and HatiL
Saamera, for 11 yean. reitdt-Da of Klondike
action. Write, lnctotlng Cc. In manpa, for
complete ni t-c luf-rtnatlcn
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Living Tnrti. es a .lewels For Womrn
Living tortoises, with their backs
covered with jewels, attached by a
gidd chain to women's dresses, are
the rage in Paris. They coat about
$. The Society for the Protection
of Animals is agitating the matter.
Women I'astnr In This Conntrjr.
There are said to be 20X1 regularly
ordained woman pastors in this conn
try belonging to several denomina
tions. They nrn divided as follow:
L'niversalists, forty; Disciples, forty
six; Free Will liaptists, thirty-eight:
I'nitiirians, twenty-four; Congrega
lionnlists, twenty - three; United
Hrethren. twenty-one; Protestant
Methodists, eight.
Toronto Favors
The lirat woman ever to hold the
office of President in tho Toronto
Chriidian Kndeavor Union is Miss
Lottie E. Wiggius, who was unani
mously anil enthusiastically made
President at the election of officers
held a few weeks ago. Miss Wiggins
was formerly Secretary for the Union,
an office she held for three years, do
ing the work no faithfully that not a
dissenting voice was heard from the
-''B"t thousand members.
A r., ...ntul Obi Age.
Mrs. (,'owden-Clarkc, now in
eighty-ninth year, ia still hale
her
and
hearty and living a beautiful old age
in peace and tranquillity. With a
mind unclouded and n body wonder
fully active for her years, she finds
much pleasure in recalling to a few
select friends reminiscences of her
early days, when she was the constant
associate of Mary Lamb, and mingled
frequently in the brilliant company of
Shelley, Coleridge, Charles Lamb,
Keats, Leigh Hnnt, Hazlitt, Douglas
Jerrold and Charles Dickens.
On li Faratle.
An ncnte observer points out that
men are less conscious of dress than
women. Of course a man iu poor
clothes appears ill at ease in trying to
! make his wit or other natural gifts
outshine his raiment ; hut that is not
to the point. At an ufternoon recep
tion, or better still, at a picture ex
hibition, the eagerness with which
most young women try to show the
j men how they are dressed is interest
: lag to contemplate. The men stand
! discreetly near the centre of the room
or walk slowly in au outer line, while
the women fintuer close to the pictures.
Occasionally a good-looking, well
groomed, youug mail or an artist
looking chap will find the same wo
man between him nnd the picture he
is looking ut eight or ten times in go
ing the round of the room. He should
make no mistake and not lose his
baa 1 in thinking that she is person
ally interested in him. She simply
has on a new gown, and courts his
! nt admiration, but nothing more.
New Kltucti In i vi iiiiiu Waul.
Evening wuists have rather a square
outline, witn tne blouse enect in
front, as one of turquoise satin em
broidered with gilt, silver aud tur
quoise beads and spangles ou either
side and edging of sable fur; bust
drapery and tiny sleeves of mousseline
with fur and violets on the right, and
fur and a bit of the euibroiderad effect
on tho left.
A second toilette in black has a
skirt of satin duchesse with round,
baggy waist of accordion-plaited chiff
on, studded with aluminum spaugles;
short sleeves of two ruffles. Bust
drapery of white chiffon and passe
menterie of jet aud aluminum sur
rounding the square neck, with leaf
ornaments at the corners and on the
shoulders. Belt of jet to correspond.
The front and back view of a new
FMMMh gown affords several ideas for
early Spring costumes. The skirt has
a seam in the centre front, ditto back
and circular sides, with black braid
three-fourth inch wide applied in
lengthwise rows, each with a bar
iicioss the top, giving au odd effect.
The round waist opens down the
centre with three steel and pearl clasps
and hus the braid, back and front, in
u design to match the iigure on the
skirt. Braid is also over the top of
the close sleeves, on the flared collar
lined with fur and binds the fitted
belt. -Dry Ooods Economist.
Krmilom Aiiiuiik lluruit-at Wnuivn.
Women iu Burmah are probably
freer and happier than they are any
where else in the world. Though
Burmah is bordered ou one side by
China, w here women are held iu con
tempt, aud ou the other by India,
where they are kept in the strictest
MettUlou, !iu:oiese wouieu h..vo
achieved for themselves aud have been
. 1 1 1 1 1 oy uieir men 10 iittain a
freedom of life and action that has no
parallel among Oriental peoples. The
secret lies, perhaps, iu the fact that
the Burmese womau is active and in
dustrious, while the Burmese man is
iudoleut and often a recluse. Becom
ing, therefore, both by taste and by
habit, the money earner, the bargainer
aud the tiuaucier of the household,
she has asserted and obtained for her
self the right to hold what she wius
and the respect due to one who can
and does direct and control.
Things are strangely reversed iu
Biirniah, for here wej see mau as the
religious soul of the nation aud wo
man its brain. Burmese vonien are
born traders, and it is more often the
wife than the husband who drives the
bargain with the English buyer for
paddy harvest, or, at any rute, she is
present on the occasion and helph her
easy-going husband to stand linn. Ho
highly is tiudiug esteemed that u
daughter of well-to-do parents, aud
even a youug married womau, will set
up a booth iu the bazaar, and, dressed
in u blight silk lameiu (skirt) and
white jacket, with a flower jauntily
stuck iuto her colled black tresses,
she will start every morning with u
tray of s eet meats, fruit or toys on
ii-1 head, and, with a gaycty and
grace born of the sunshine MUd the
bouiiteoiisiicss of the laud, will push
a brisk trade all through the short
and sunny day. The earnings thns
made are the woman's own, and can
not be touched by her husband.
Philadelphia Ledger.
OMlp.
There is a plea for Inxnrious Tarkiah
baths for women in London.
The I in. i,, 0f Devonshire has nc
cepted the captaincy of the Boyal East
bourne Ladies, Oolf Club for 189H.
Miss Vaughan-Lewis, of Kan Fran
cisco, makes a profession of tamiiiB
horses, and does it all without whip
or spur.
Miss Jessie Fuller has given satis
factory service as the clerk of the Hn
prerae Court of the state of South Da
kota for some time past.
The richest Princess in the world is
the Crown Princess Louise Josephine
of Hweden and Norway, married to the
Crown Prince of Denmark.
Lady Henry Somerset is very un
well. All her engagements have been
cancelled, and she is to go to Nauhoim
as soou as she is able to travel.
Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, of Boston, the
well-known composer, is ot work on
a concerto for piano and orchestra,
which is to be published this spring.
A Paris correspondent is authority
for tho statement that Harah Bern
hardt is more beautiful at fifty-five
thau she was at thirty, as also is Ellen
Terrv.
Miss Frances E. Willard indignant
iy denies the recent report that she
fainted while speaking last Sunday
evening. She Bays she was never in
better health.
Lea Ahlborn, the famous woman en
graver and etcher, of Sweden, who
died recently, was selected by the
United States Government as the en
graver of the independence medal in
1876.
The best educated Queen in the
world is her Majesty of Italy. She
speaks, besides her own tonsrue.
French, Oerman, English and Spanish
and studies such subjects as theology,
biology, geology and botany.
Dr. Marie Louise Benoit, of Lowell,
Mass., has been appointed medical in
terne in the New York State Craig
Colony for epileptics at Sonyea, Liv
ingston Comity. She is the first wo
man appointed as a medical interne in
the State hospital service of New York.
Miss Helen Lockwood, of Peru,
Ind., was to appear iu a concert at
Frankfort not long ago, bnt missed
the train at Pern. Determined to
keep her appointment Miss Lockwood
hired a horse and buggy and drove
sixty-tivo miles ncross country reach
ing her destination in time to All her
part.
Dr. Belle Reynolds, who was one of
the moit noted characters in the civil
war, is yet living at Los Angeles, and
presided at the Women's Parliament
there. She followed her hnsbaud to
the war and herself fonght in mauy
battles. Her bravery led Governor
Yates, of Illinois, to appoint her a
Major of United States Volunteers.
The Chinese Minister, Mr. Wn
Ting-Fang, is said to be a trifle un
easy about the effect the freedom of
American women may have upon his
wife. It appears that Mrs. Wu is
much pleased with the life led by
American women. The Miuister.
however, is a great admirer of our
women and says they are "the most
beautiful iu the world."
Trimming Mini-.
White spider-net allovers are worked
iu pearls, silver and gold.
New appliques show touchos of
chenille iu the floral figures.
Velvet belts embroidered in beads
aud spaugles are worn with tailored
suits iu London.
Amethysts are prominent in the
newest bead aud embroidered bauds.
They show up well with gilt-steel or
jet.
Tiuy edgings of tinsel cord are set
with a colored stone here and there or
a (duster of spaugles resembling a
flower.
Crocheted garnitures are coming up
well for the spring in Empire blouse
fronts, yokes, skirt pieces uud baud
trimmings.
Rhinestones, silver cup-shaped
spaugles, nud the latter iu aluminum,
are among the choice effects in even
ing garnitures.
Anew round skirt of lisse, net or
chiffon has rowsof lace insertion rudia
ting from the waist-line and covered
with an embroidery of silk and
spangles.
k The day when gnimpes aud yokei'
were confined to ohildreu aud youug
girls belongs to the past. At the mo
ineut they are woru by the young aud
the mature alike, aud make au im
portaut feature of the season's waists.
A black net shows the latest em
broidery as sprays of tulips and leaver
rising from the lower edge; the flowers
show in bold relief, being of iridescent
spaugles thickly clustered with jet
mingling iu the leaves. Dry Goods
Economist.
I'll. Uui-rlble Hlitl jirutn(ue.
Not a few of the scenes a clergyman
il called upou to witness are both
grotesque aud terrible. Au old mau
had been ill for mouths, but cluug to
life with that wonderful pertinacity
which is so commou with old people,
lie was, of course, a great burden to
his two daughters, who had to uurse
him aud at the same time earn their
own bread. Oue day, on beiug asked
how the old mau was, one of the
daughters, eveu while she stood by
the bed, announced, " 'E's just the
same, e is such a time u-dyiug. 1
wish e'd 'urry up a bit, it's s' uwk'ard
for me aud my sister, with our other
work to do." it wus terrible euough
to see natural feeling all but destroyed
by poverty, but there was something
truly awful iu the scene wheu the old
mau gasped over from his bed, "I am
a-inaking astc. am t I? I've got no
call for to live. "--The t'oruhill.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Transpnrrnt Apln.
Six large apples, one cup granu
lated sngar, one enp water, oue lemon,
white of an egg and two heaping
dpoonfnls of powered sugar. Peel and
core the apples, slice the lemon into
the water and cup of sugar and put on
to boil; when boiling, add the apples
and stew till tender; take out care
fnlly, without breaking, and arrange
on a dish; boil the simp quickly ten
minutes longer and pour over the ap
ples; beat the white of egg to a stiff
froth; add powdered sngar and beat
again. Drop in spoonfuls over the
apples nnd serve very cold.
Hplcwl Mnrkerel.
Spiced mackerel is extremely appe
tizing and may be prepared by the fol
lowing directions: Select three or
four fresh, fat mackerel and clean them
without splitting thorn. Place them
in a crockery dish and sprinkle them
with salt nnd pepper, adding three
bay leaves, three blades of mace nnd
six whole allspice. Mix viuegnr nml
wnter in equal proportions nnd cover
the tish with it. Cook for three hours
in a slow oven,
ing dish, pour
and water left
cooking over
Remove to the serv
the remaining vinegar
from the three hours'
the fish, and serve nt
once. If put in n cold plnce the fish
may bo kept for several days. New
York Tribune.
F.gg Tltnbalr.
Place a saucepan with one table
spoonful butter over the fire, adding
one heaping tnblespoonful flour. Cook
three minutes, without browuing, nud
add one cup of milk, one tenspoonful
salt, half tenspoonful pepper, Aid a
small bouquet. Stir and cook ten
minutes, or until it forms n smooth
sauce, i jTlieii strain it into a clean
saucepan nnd ndd two tablespoonfnls
tine chopped mushrooms, one table
spoonful fine chopped truffle.
Cook ten miuntes longer, ndd six
hnrd boiled eggs, previously pressed
through n potato presser, and three
raw yolks of eggs, cooking the whole
over the fire for Ave minutes. Theu
ndd the three whites, benten to a stiff
froth.
Butter eight timbale molds, decorate
the bottom with n star of truffle, and
sprinkle the entire inside of mold with
some fine chopped parsley. Fill in
the mixture, and, covered with but
tered paper, plnce in n medium hot
oven about thirty minutes, or till done.
This can be tested by trying each
timbale, before they are taken out of
the mold, with n larding needle or
skewer. If it comes out eleau it is
done. Serve with tomnto cream sauce.
The truffles mny be omitted if not
handy. New York Press.
Ilounehnlri HintH.
Buy n boiled lobster only if he has
his tnil kinked up under him, becnuse
that shows that the lobster was strong
and muscular when he was put iuto
the boiling water.
Silk may be restored by sponging,
and while quite damp it should be
rolled ou a broomstick and left until
quite dry. This may take twelve
hours or more. Silk should never be
ironed.
Soiled places on bed or pillow ticks
are improved if covered thickly with
moistened starch and placed in the hot
suushiue. Wheu the starch has dried,
rub the spots which it has covered vig
orously with the dry starch.
Moisten the buttonholes of starched
collars, wristbands' or cuffs a little (on
the wrong side) before attempting to
button them or to iusert cuff buttons;
they will more easily button, and the
buttonholes will keep longer iutact.
Salt thrown on cools when broiling
steak will prevent blazing from the
dripping fat. When contents of pot
or pan boil over, or are spilled, throw
on salt ntonce. It will prevent a disa
greeable odor, aud the stove or rnuge
may be more readily cleaned.
Do not fail to oil the wringer every
time you wash. If oiled often there
is less wear on the machinery, nud less
strength is expended by the operator.
To clean the rollers, rub them first
with n cloth saturated with keroseue
oil, aud follow with soap aud woter.
Always loosen the rollers before put
ting the wringer away.
To eat a soft-boiled egg daintily and
without accident to fingers or napkin
is a coveted accomplishment. A great
improvement upon the china egg cup
is the little graceful affair made of
twisted wire called an "egg-holder."
Ou its standard is the cup proper,
while nt the top rests n tiny circular
knife which removes the end of the
shell smoothly, leaving au opening for
the egg spoon.
Wheu flatirons become rough or
soiled, place a little flue salt on a paper
and rub them Im -k aud forth over it.
Put a little beeswux between twopieces
of cloth aud keep near the ironing
table. If the irous get ooated with
scorched starch, rubbing them over
the cloth will usually remove it. When
irouiug starehed goods, rub the irons
over a bit of sandpaper before return
ing them to the stove.
The broken pieces and crusts of
bread not fit for toust may be put iuto
a pau aud dried, not browned, in a
cool oven. Better leave the door opeu
or you may forget them. When thor
oughly dry roll them ou au old bread
board; sift through a coarse sieve; put
them into a glass jar or tin box uud
stand them aside for breadiug cro
quettes, cutlets or oysters. This w ill
save the purchase of cracker crumbs.
Flannels must be washed iu water
of uniform temperature. Whether it
be hot, lukewarm or cold does not so
much matter, but for the best results
the water must be of like temperature
for the several processes, all of whieh,
including drying, should be conducted
with despatch. Wash quickly, rinse
quickly, dry quickly, is the injunction
for washing flannels. Wooleus should
uever be allowed to freeze dry. Freez
ing injures the fibre.
A Long l i 1 1 Want.
"What I'd lixe to Bee," remarked
the little boy, "is a cart for winter
like we have to sprinkle the streets iu
summer. 1 think a cart that would
upriukle a street with suow about
coustiug-time would be a great inven
tion. " Harper's Bazar.
Dyeing uu AuL'leul Art.
Frcqueui mention of dyed colors in
ine oldest extant writings shows that
dyiug was practiced iu the most au
ciout times.
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Urnnmln thr Horse.
The farm horse ought to have plenty
of grooming, bnt the enrry-comb
ought not to do very much. The most
work in grooming ahoald be after the
day's work is done. His legs and feet
ought to have speoial care. Clean hia
feet out thoroughly each evening. An
old broom will do good work in this.
Give a good rubbing over the whole
body with a wisp of straw, wofking
briskly on his legs and feet. Keep
the fetlocks trimmed closely nud per
fectly free from mud nnd dust when iu
the stable.
Ilran For Potiltrv.
Brau is excellent for poultry nnd
one jioint iu favor of bran is that it
contains a much larger proportion of
lime than any other cheap food derived
from grain, nnd aa the shells of eggs
nre composed of lime it is essentinl
thnt food rich in lime be provided. It
mny be urged that the use of oyster
shells will provide lime, but it will he
found that it is the lime in the food
thnt is most serviceable, because it is
in a form that can be better digested
and assimilated than carbonate of lime.
Clover is also rich iu lime, and wheu
a mass of cut clover and bran is given
the fowls they will need no oyster
shells or other mineral matter as a
source from which to provide lime for
the shells of eggs. Do not forget that
in summer, however, the use of nil
kinds of foods should be made with
judgment. If the hens have a free
range give no food nt all as long as
they are laying, but if they begin to
fall off let bran be a leading ingredient
of the foods allowed. In winter tho
bran and clover is even more essen
tial, as the fowls cannot then secure
green food on the range. Farm News.
'Angora Gouts.
The following was written ior tho
Bleeders' Gazette by J. R. Staudley,
of Taylor County, Iowa: Pure bred
Angora goats are scarce. For killing
orusu aud weeds tho grade goat is an
good as pure-breds. Grades are pro
cured by using pure-bred bucks ou
common goats. The first cross makes
but little hnir about three-quarters
of n pound ; the second cross about one
nndahnlf to two pounds; the third
cross about two to three pounds while
the fourth or fifth cross is for hnir
about as good as pure-breds. Any one
desiring to make goat-breeding n busi
ness for profit should buy grnde does
nnd pure-bred bucks nud contiuuo to
breed to pure-bred bucks. Tho An
gora goat-breedtug busiuess is much
the same as the cattle or hog business
as regards blood. High-grade cows
or sows, if bred to full-blooded sires,
are about as good 'as pure-breds for
beef or pork, but to breed to grade
sires is to go backward instead of ou
aud up.
The pure-bred Angora varies much
in weight of fleece, running all the
way from two aud a half to ton pounds
per head. Of course these nre ex
tremes. A good average fleece is four
to five pounds. The hnir is nt this
time worth about fifteen cents to forty
cents per pound this is grade hair;
pure-bred hair is worth from twenty
flvo to forty cents.
Angora goats mature about the same
time :s sheep aud require much the
same treatment. They breed n'jout
the same the time of gestation is the
same. The weight for grown does is
about seventy to eighty pounds some
weigh more aud some less. High
grade wethers attain a weight of 160
pounds often nud n bunch of choice
ones will clip seven to ten pounds of
hair on an nverage each.
The Angora goat in fleece pays about
twenty per cent, more than sheep, and
for gleaning qualities there is no com
parison between them.
Angoras and sheep do well together
and never cross breed. They do not
do well together in winter (the goats
fight the sheep), but wheu at pasture
they are all right. The goats eat
leaves and weeds in preference to
grass, thus lemoviug the shade and
improving the pastures.
Angora goats are grown largely in
Southwestern Texas, iu New Mexico,
Califoruia aud Oregon. There have
been about 10,000 distributed iu Iowa
this season.
The meat of the Angora is by many
thought to be nicer thau mutton. The
wethers or does if fat sell better thau
sheep, for the reason that the meat is
equal aud the pelt is worth much
more. Angora goat pelts taken iu No
vember or December are worth from
$1 to $2.50 each aud are being worth
more every year as people learn theii
uses.
No Meeting For Him.
"My good man," said the preacher,
"it pains me deeply to hear yon scoff,
Don't you know that there u a here
after?"
"No," replied the wickod one, "1
don't know anything of the kind."
"Well, let me endeavor to convince
you that there is a future existeuoe
where all the mistakes committed in
this life will have to be accounted for.
Yon dou't know what a comfort it will
be to you if you cau get this belief
thoroughly established iu your miud.
think of again meeting those who I
have gone before; of
"Say, hold ou! Stop right there!
The idea of meeting those who have
gone before is the very thing that
makes me most anxious to keep the
belief iu a future existeuce from tak
ing hold of me. If there's to be any
meeting on the other side I want to be
counted out."
"My dear sir," exclaimed the hor
ror-strickeu preacher, "I cannot fathom
your meaning."
"Well, if you had buried four wives
f guess you would." Cleveland Lead
er. lluanU'n I i - Nobleman.
The land is chaugiug bauds rapidly
in Russia. Statistics of laud .sales
show, says the Loudon Echo, that in
a single year 5,1)40,000 acres have been
sold, aud of this 2,7000,000 acres
passed out of the possession of the
nobles iuto that of peasants, either in
dividuals or co-operative associations,
aud local communes. Some pur
chasers were of the merchant class.
But the important point is tht by this
continuous process the nobles arc be
coming lam Ik - and the class of
great territorial lords will soou cease
to exist. The Russiau census of the
preseut year shows that the popula
tion has risen to 12D, 000,000, and it
is the millions who ure growing yearly
iu importauce. uot the few as heretofore.
Origin of Oxtail Roup.
Among the Protestants driven from
Frnnce by that astute and liberal
minded sovereign Louis XIV were n
colony of weavers, who, all the world
knows, nettled at Spitalflelds in Eng
land, where their descendants weave
silk tc tfcvn day. On their arrival in
Oreat Britain, before the looms could
be set up and a market found for their
industry, the wanderers were reduoed
to the last extremities of destitution
nnd hunger. Looking about them for
nnything thnt could be utilized for
food, they discovered that ownern of
English slaughter honsen threw nwny
ns worthless the tails of the cattle they
killed. Like all the poor in France,
these worthy weavers were excellent
cooks, and knew that at home such
"caudal appendages" were very highly
valued for the tenderness and flavor of
the meat. To the amnzement nnd dis
gust of the English villagers, the new
arrivals proceeded to collect thia "re
fuse" nnd carry it home for food. As
the first principle of French culinary
nrt is the "pot au feu," the tails were
mostly converted into soup, on which
the exiles feasted nnd thrived.
Their poor neighbors, astonished
and envious at seeing the despised
French indulging daily in snvory
dishes unknown to English pnlntes,
nd tempted like "Jack's" giant by
the smell of "fresh meat," began to in
quire into the matter and slowly real
ized how, in their ignorance, they had
been throwing nwny the most succul
ent aud delicate food. The news of
this discovery gradually spreading
through all olasses, oxtail became, nud
tins remained, the Nationnl English
soup. New York Post.
Tho Hainan Note.
A nose thick and flnt is nn unfavor
able feature with men as well as wo
men, usually signifying that the chsr
acter is predominated by materinl in
stincts, while n turned-up nose with
wide nostrils betokens a vain disposi
tion. Especially wide nostrils are sigus of
courage, strength and pride; small
nostrils of weakness and timidity.
Noses large in every respect are usunlly
found among men, nnd when a woman
possesses a large nose it indicates she
is masculine in character.
The nose, the form of which hns so
much to do with the beauty of the face,
is amennble to culture, and we have
it on the authority of n German phy
sicinn thnt it is beyond dispute that
during half an ordinary human life the
nose is capable of receiving more noblo
form. The mental training of an in
dividual hns a grent deal to do with
shaping the uose.
The small, flat nose, found among
women and cnllod the soubrette nose,
when occurring with an otherwise
agreeable enst of countenauoe, iudi
oates a gracious aud cheerful naivete,
combined with considerable curiosity.
Such a nose is seldom found among
men, nud when n mnn is unfortunate
enough to possess it he is character
ized by weak aud deficient sagacity.
Chalky ned ot the Atlantic.
The bed of the Atlantic from 400 to
2000 fathoms is covered with nn ooze,
or very fine chalky deposit, consisting
to a great extent of minute broken
shells.
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The value of tho natural gas produced
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Calcined seed pearls nre considered
n medicine of grent potency by tho
Chinese, and beautiful artwork iu
mother-of-pearl has loug been exe
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the Phillipines windows nre mnde of
mother-of-pearl, nnd in Cnshmere it
is used for iulaying inscriptions ou
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