in :- 1 eiffiel eiitte , F. 80HWEIEB, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XLIV. MIFFLINTOWIS, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1890. NO. 38. iiiiiti Praaeryed FrTrtnc. ' The rose-strewn garden path ars constant auggestions of the beauty and fragrance for which w will long and waii during tha months not far off. If we could only preserve this wealth for tha time of poverty, we would enjoy the present more and add anticipation, to present pleasure. The ""Decorator and Furnisher, " always so auggestive of the beautifa in the home, give the following re cipes for "rose jars and confections:" "Subtle, suggestive, and dreamful as is the fragrance of flowers, it is a won der that housekeepers do not manufac ture their own stock wherewith to dis till odors delicious ad those from Arabv the blest.' It takes but little time and attention, and the result is extremely satisfying. Among the recipes tried and not found wanting are the follow ing: Gather fresh roses in the morning as soon as the dew is off, or even before, if it be oppressively warm, in which esse thy should be plucked from their receptacles and dried before packing. See thut no insects are concealed be-1 neath the leaves, and discard yellow centers and green sepals. Such frag rant roses as the old-fashioned damask are best; but all roses contain some essential oiL Then in a Urge howl of glass or china place a layer of petals, then one of line pure salt, nightly sprinkled, bet it. well covered, in a dry shadr plaoe, and add to it day by Jay all the petals that can be secured. Stir up the rosea be fore adding a new layer, and so con tinue until the blossoms have disap peared, or long enough to make at least two weeks from the first gathering. By this tiiue the roses will be 'cured,' and will appear moist wet, perhaps, if they were not perfectly dry when plucked. If there is a quart ia all, you have the foundation of a good potpourri Now transfer the stock to a glass fruit jar, on the bottom of which you have placed two ounces of bruised al. spice, and as much stick cinnamon broken into 1 live pieces. The water, if any, should be first drained away. Here al low it to remain one month, closely covered, sdirring it up thoroughly every day from top to bottom. It is now ready for permanent preservation. The blue and. white Japauese jar is best to hol.i it, for it preserves the fragrance. Now have ready au ounce eacli of mace, cinuamon, cloves, and allspice, coarsely ground; the Mine quantity of t-liced giUKer root and nutmeg; half as much anise seed, and four ounces of musk with six ounces of dried lavender flow ers. Again strew the rose leav. s in the permanent jar, alternating with these mixed spice, moistening from time to time with pure alcohol, usin about one gill in ail, und tue jtr is complete. "If desired, other flowers may be added, a they open, such as violets, heliotaope, mignonette, rose geranium, and tuberoses. Thin mixture makes a veritable olla pudrid in which all frag rances are blended like strains of music from ninny instruments. jmiimII iitiMti; itirs of the attar of rose may lie collected in this manner. i'ro cure two tia-s jars, one small enough to St in the neck, of the other. Half fill the larger j.ir with rose petals; in the smaller plaoe a piece of very fine, clean sponge soaked in pure olive oiL Invert tue larger jar over the smaller, and set them in the euushine. The rare volatile essence of the tlowera will be concentrated in the end; as the petals dry, replace them with the fresh. After a while squeeze the sponge for a tiny quantity of th attar it contains, and preserve in a tightly corked rial, or, better still, rinse the sponge with pure alcohol and preserve that. "One of the first confectioners in this country describes in this way the way of making rose-leaves preserves, those confections which are served in Turk ish harems. Take a jar of which the mouth aud bottom are the same size ( like a Dundee marmalade jar, ) and in the bottom sprinkle a layer of crys talled sugar; over that place a layer of rose leaves; then alternate with sugar till the jar is filled. Be sure that sng tr ia the top layer. Paste two thicknesses of paper over the top and set in a cool, dark place till falL It is then fit to turn out and serve, and nothing can be more delightful for the eye or palate. Those who have used this confection once will never fail to prepare it after- warUS." UtPLICIT OBEDIENCE. I spoke to a lady the other day of her sister-in-law, who is one of my es teemed neighbors. "How well she is managing her four children without mar nurse!" I exclaimed. "She looks calm and untroubled, and yet I know she is delicate." "She is a woman of great decision o character," was the answer. "She has a system about the children. She never allows them to question what she says, and you know that saves a great deal of fret and worry." The next morning I made a short call on the subject" of our remarks. The lady came itdo the parlor, and, after shaking hands with me, turned to a chair, and found that the two-year-old baby had followed her. "Why. baby, I did not know you were here. Boa out to brother." "So, me don't want tol" "Ou, yes!" was the smiling ans wer. "Brother will play school with you." The baby retreated slowly, till she reached the middle of the room, and there she stood with her finger in her mouth eyeing her mother closely. The mother had turned in her chair away from mef and was watching the baby smilingly. It was evident that the caller wis entire! v forgotten for the moment; it was of the first importance that the babv should mind. 1 made a little note of the fact, too, that there was no "prunes and persimmons' ex pression on the mother's pretty face. She had simply spoken, and now ex pected the baby to do as she said. "No," burst from the baby. "Oh. yes," smiled mamma. "Brother is all ready to play with you." The baby stood a moment longer, finger in her mouth, studying her mother's face, and then ran out of the room. Ti.en, and not until then, did the mother mve me her attention. This incident made such an impres sion on me that I want to write it for young mothers. I began with the theory that the best way to bring op a child was to reaon with him, and in that war teach him obedience. I abandoned that theory long ago. and wish now that I had never held it for a day. When "implicit obedience was brought to my - mind. I rejected it, largely because, under my new re sponsibility, I was newly conscious of mr own fallibility. . 'How can I." I would say to myself, "alwavs know the right command to enforce?" Now I say to myself, "Be as nearly rigtit as yoa can, but go ahead.' Implicit obedience lovingly enforced is the only way to bring up a child, and "eternal TigilanCw is its jxrioe. CAHrj Unto, A New Silver Law. The most important law passed by Congress daring its present session is the silver law, whieh is so concisely stated in the South' Companion, that we quote it at length. i Since February. 1878, the law has re quired the Secretary of the Treasury -to expend each mouth not less than two mill ion dollars and not more than four millions in the purchase of silver, which he is requested to coin into standard dollars. The Secretary is also directed to issue silver certificates in exchange for silver dollars, and the coin is re- ! tained to redeem the certificates when ! presented. A complete change is made bv this system by the new law. The Secretary i is required to buy four and one-half ! million ounces troy of silver each month I at the market price, but he is not to I pay more than a dollar for so much 1 silver as is contained in a coined dol- ' lar. From the present time until July next two million silver dollars are to be coined each month. After July 1, 1491, only so many silver dollars are to be coined as may be needed to redeem silver certificates presented. The silver j pu renamed and not coined is to be held by the government in the form of bul lion. Gattificates are to bo iesuej to the exact amount of the cost of silver bought by the Treasury. The certifi cates will be full legal tender for all purposes, except for the pavnient of debts where another mode of payment ia agreed upon in the contract. The government undertakes to redeem the certificates, when presented, in coin, either gold or silver at its own option. It will be seen that whereas, under the old law, the issue of silver or of certificates representing it diminished as the price of silver in the market ad vanced, the issue will hereafter increase as the price advances. At one dollar anouncethe government receives for two million dollars silver enough to make almost two million five hundred and eighty-six thousand silver dollars. At one dollar and ten cents an on nee it receives enough to make only two mil lion three hundred and fifty-one dol lars. Under the new law, if it buys four and a half million ounces at one dollar an ounce, it will issue four and a half million dollars in certificates. If it pays one dollar and ten cents, it will issue certin.-ates to the amount of four million nino hundred and titty dollars. Another fact which is to be noted is that the new certificates will represent, not the certain definite weight of silver in a dollar, but so much silver as was worth a dollar in the market on the day it was purchased. The new law was the outcome of a very long contest in Congress. There was a stroui; demand for the measure known as "free coinaze," which means that any person misfit take to the mint a quantitv of silver, and receive coin for it at the rate of a dollar for each three hundred seventy-one and a quar ter grains of pure silver. Free coin age was supported by nearly all the Democrats in each House of Congress, and bv a few Republicans. The bill as passed received no Democratic votes in either House. There is one class of opinion that was not represented at all on either side, for there are many people who do not think that a more extensive use of sil ver as money than at present is either desirable or safe; but those who hold to this view were iu so small a minority that they were forced to yield their convictions and "compromise" inorder to prevent the passage of a bill provid ing for free coinage, to which they were most of all opposed. Unfortunately, political maneuvering has had too large a share in the framing oi the silver act. The country enters upon a truly novel currency experi ment, the effect of which only time can determine. Table TalK. gus, the best known plan to keep it in good condition, is to place the thick ends in water or bnry half length in sand. Lettuce has a sedative effect on the as well as druggists' preparations of it. may ue succeDsiunj o of insomnia. Although most persons are reason ably fond of pastry, very few care for that which is made at the pastry cook's. Here is a method of making a most de licious dessert and one which is not to be purchased in shops. It bears the the simple title of cotlee charlotte russe, and requires more patience than skill in the making of it. Sweeten and flavor one pint of thick cream with coflee. Beat stiff with an egx-beater. Soak one tablespoon ful of gelatine in one tablespoonful of hot wa ter. Strain into the cream. Stir well Line a mould with lady-fingers, j, Pour in the cream and keep on ice. One ta blespoonful of water will not cover the gelatine, so it must be fctirred occasion ally so that it may all become softened. About three tablespoonfuls of powder ed sugar will be enough to sweeten the cream. Have the coflee very strong for flavoriug; one-fourth coffee and three-fourths water boiled will make it right. Beat the cream until it is thick, setting the bowl containing the cream on a pan of ice; this will make it thick en quicker. The gelatine may be dis solved in hot water or hot coffee, and then strained through a coarse cloth or wire strainer into the cream. The ob ject of using the bit of gelatine is to keep the whipped cream stiff. Cut the ends of the lady-fingers square across, bo they will stand up iu the mould; leave a little space between them. Pour the cream into the centre of the mould, trim the fingers evenly around the top, so when the russe U turned it will keep its proper shape, aud set away on ice for an hour or more. Sponge cake may be put in place of the lady-fingers.. .Wif York Commercial Adver tiser. Soma Ancient Millionaires, The sacred writings tell ns that Solo mon was immensely ncu iu was abundant in Jerusalem, and that in one year the king received from Hiram 300 talents of gold, equal to 16,2oO, 000. it is known that in Assyria there were large masses of gold, and that Darius received in tribute from Persia as much aa $16.2o0.000. In Greece the wealth of Croesus was estimated at 815, 000,000 and that of Pytheus at as Urge a sum. At Rome. Tiberius, it is said, left a legacv of 110,000.000, and Au gustas obtained by testamentary dispo sitions as much as $160,000,000. Xzra be ashamed of thy birth, or thy parents, or thy trade, or thy pre. i-TnloTtnani. for the fceanneesoi port of a-VT I Little Mrs. Miller was making bread ' and ner twin cmuy trays were standing by her side moulding, infinitesimal bis cuits to be baked lor a play-supper. The three were in the highest spirits, apparently, for merry peals of laughter ixsned f rfc-Ti the wide-open mouths of Ned and Ted; and mamma herself was smiling and kneading, and kneading and amiliug, as if the two processes went together. I sat, with my book, in sight and hearing cf this pretty gronp, and forgot to read as 1 watched and listened. The bread put in the pans, mamma began paring apples for pies. Tod and N ed had also disposed of a part of their dough in the proper way; and now, provided, with tiny toy pie-pans, they proceeded, with funny little rolling pins, to "make pies." It was a delight ful occupation, apparently, and one that occupied a good deal of time, for there waa sugar to add to the apples from their own little hoard of groceries; then various spices; then an upper crnst to be fitted, ornamented, and properly punctured before the half-dozen toy pies were completed. The little cooks were enveloped in long-sleeved ging ham ocokiug-aprons, and when the day's cooking was done, they carefully washed in their own little dish-pan whatever uisnes tbey bad soiled. In answer to my questions concern ing tne continuance of the children's interest in this kind of play, Mrs. Mil ler said: "1'hev never tire of it. To do their own play-housework in com pany with my real occupations is their greatest delight. They have their lit tle tubs, and flat-irons, and clothes lines, and other conveniences for wash-in-day." "If they were girls, this kind of work would be still more interesting to them, no doubt," I suggested. "ljuite possibly not, at their age. A jbi'.J is but a baby at three and a half jars, and to do what the mother does is the fact that pleases. Especially is the little heart thrilled with joy and ambition, aud the brain stimulated healthfully and happily, if tho busy worker thinks he ia of use is 'helping mamma.' It is simply putting the be ginnings of energy to the beginnings of service; helping the baby faculties to develop naturally, sunned by love and joy." 1 learned later that Ted and Ned had bought their own store of groceries and toy utensils, earning the money by helping in such small ways as are open to a young child; in some cases by sup pressing their eager, noisy little selves at such times as quiet was specially es sential. They already knew that cer tain graces and selldenials were ex pected of "gentlemen;" that certain hardy traits were "manly." They un derstood perfectly that though a boy might play the wild Indian out-of-doors sometimes with erfect propriety, it was not "gentlemanly" to borough and noisy in-doors. They appreciated the ladyhood of their mother, and the courtesy that they must show her as "little men." All this education was th natural companionship and part nership carried on in the house-hold. A day or two after the cooking scene, the mother and twins were ironing. The boys had their little table, over which they bent faces Unshed and ard ent. The mother was in the midst of a little serial that she kept spinning from day to day. "And then," I heard her say, as I came into tha room, "and then the mis tress gave the orphan child a ten-cent piece, and told her to go for a loaf of bread. On the way, little Meena, whose fingers were very cold, dropped the silver bit through a crack in the sidewalk. She tried in vain to pet it, and at last sank down on the hard stone sobbing. She knew the mistress would punish her if she went home without the money. While Meena sat there, a little lost kitten climbed upon her shoulder, and began rubbing his furry side against her cheek, as il to comfort her. l he poor creature was gaunt with hunger, as Meena saw when sue took it in her arms. " 'Oh! will yoa be my kitty?" said Meena, as she hugged the kitten tight ly in her arms. She stopped crying, and smiled brightly at the thought. Then the tears started again. "'But she won't let me keep yon; oh, I know she won't!'" At tuis critical point the day's instal ment stopped. "Happy children! Happy mother!" thought I, as I reflected upon Mrs. Miller's home philosophical training. Home Maker. Cailyle once paid a visit to the pro vost of Kircaldy, who regularly con ducted family worship. One morning he asked Carlyle to take the reading anil he would offer op the prayer him self afterwards. Carlyle, by accident, oiened the Bible at tue first chapter of the book of Job. He began to read this slowly and intelligently, pausing after some clause as if to meditate on the circumstances and take in the whole meaning. On he went, the servants wondering, the provost "dumfooudert." Yet no one dared to interrupt the sage, as his face as getting all aglow. The time passed on, and yet he was only heating to bis work. After finishing the whole forty-two chapters, he quiet ly closed the Bible and remarked, "That is a marvellous life-like drama, only to be appreciated when read right through. " Carlyle.it is said, used to wonder whv the provost never asked him to reaJ at morning prayers again Nine hundred years have now elaps ed since the lat failure of a bank was recorded in China. During the reign of the Emperor Hi Hnog an edict was publit-hed enacting that in case of a s.milar failure, the heads of the chair man, cashier, and the directors should be cnt off and piled up along with the assets. This edict has never been re voked, and thecapital of Chinese banks has ever since been above par and be yond suspicion. Tbb hits of an egg is stated to be the best application for soothing barns and scalds. It may be poured over the wound, and forms at once a varnish, which excludes the air. It ia also far more cooling than the usual application of sweet oil and cotton. Life s a long course of mutual ed il ea t Wis which ends with the grave. The first complete sewing machine was pab nted by Ellas Howe, Jr., In 1S46. There are just two kind of people in this world. Those who are right and those who are wrong. A Fresh mind keeis the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday. Into a solutioa of gum arabic stir plas ter r Paris nnlll the mixture assumes the consistency or cream, apply with a brush to the broken edges ( cklaa and join tooths. Thai makes a mnmg oa One Mother's Way. M. r. BCTT9. A SUMMER SO NO. BT HELIU X1BIOK BCaSSlDB. A ivrtT. warm world In the sunlight basking Coder tti- wl..e uprrad r fa of blue; A maze of bloooms Ine rrern grass masking. Fragrant and desh with th. morniiig dew. Brooklets slnginir and woudpatlis ringing With musical notes, sett, clear, and true. A full, rich world 'bat o'erbnms with gladness. And beauty, and sweetness, lor you and me; A young, bright world, with no sign of sadness Traced on iu brow that our eyes can see. A world I. love In, A world to rove in. From kuorn till eve, with the bird and be.. Come out. com. out. fiorn tbe dusty city. And roam in the lid wood's shady ways ; Th- sun Is mounting (the more'sthe pity i. Kot long the freshness and fragrance stays. 'Midst soft airs blowmc. With 1... F. Thank God. Thauk God. f or such'tummer days! A LONGFELLOW RECITAL. Arranged by isabex. surrasoM. Our readers who were so charmed by "An Evening with Bryant" in our issae will be equally pleased with the following from Longfellow arranged for ns by the same skilfull hand. To save space only the Preludes and In terludes are given in full, the Tales be ing indicated by their titles only. The Preludti and Finale may be read or recited. Seven characters are required, be sides the Reader. The Theologian is an elderly man, and the Landlord, a middle-aged one; the latter ia to be at tired as a countryman. The musician is fair-haired, tall and straight and must be a good violinist. The Spanish Jew is old and venerable looking, with long white beard, and a thoughtful air. The Poet, Student and Sicilian are young; the latter is dark, like an Italian: PKELCDE. Header. One Autumn night, in Sud bury town. Across the meadows bare and brown. The windows of the wayside inn. Gleamed red with firelight through the leaves Of Woodbine, hanging from the eaves, Their crimson curtains rent and thin. As ancient is this hostelry. As any in the laud may be. Built in the old colonial day. When men lived in a grander way. With ampler hospitality. Now from the parlor of the inn, A pleasant murmur smote the ear. Like water rushing through a weir. Oft interrupted by the din Of laughter and of loud applause. And in esch intervening pause. The music of a violin. Curtain rises to strains of violin, and discovers the landlord and -six guests groued in sun-parlor. Ole Bull, tbe musician, stands near the fire playing on violin. tableau. i Coat-of-arms and sword over the fire-place. ) Around the fireside, at their ease, There sat a group of friends en tranced With the delicious melodies; Who from the far-off noisy town Had to the wayside inn come down, To rest beneath its old oak trees. And while the sweet musician plays Let me in out-line sketch them all. But first the Landlord will I trace; Grave in his aspect and attire; A man ot ancient pedigree, A justice of the peace was he. Known in ail Sudbury as "The Squire." Proud was he of his name and race. Of old Sir William and Sir Hugh, And in the parlor, full in view, His coat-of-arms well framed and glazed Upon the wall in colors blazed. And over this, no longer bright Tho' glimmering wilh a latent light. Was bung the sword his grandsire bore, Down there at Concord in tbe fight. A youth was there, of quiet ways A student of old books and days. To whom all tongues and lands were known And yet a lover of his own. A young Sicilian, too, was there, In sight of Etna born and bred, His face was like summer night All flooded with a dusky light; His hands were small, his teeth shone white As sea-shells, when he smiled or spoke; His sinews supple and strong as oak. A Spanish Jew from Alicant, With aspect grand and grave was there Vendor of silks and tabrics rare, And attar of rose from tbe Levant. There was a mystery in his looks, His eyes seemed gazing far away, As if iu vision or in trance He heard the solemn sackbut play, Aud saw the Jewish maidens dance. A Theologian from the school Of Cambridge on the Charles was there, Skilful alike with tongue and pen. He preached (o all men everywhere The gospel of the golden rule. A poet too was there, whose verse Was tender musicial and terse, The inspiration, the delight, The gleam, the glory, the swift flight, Of thoughts so sadden that they seem The revelations of a dream; All these were his. And the musician, as he stood. Illumined by that fire of wood; Fair-haired, blue-eyed, his aspect blithe. And every feiture of his face Revealing his Norwegian race. Afwician TL. . a is, say friends, a won drous book Of legends in the old Norse tongue. Of the dead kings of Nor re way Legends thut once were told or sang In many a smoky fireside work, f Iceland in the ancient day. I'v wandering Saga-man or Seald; Heimskringla, is the volume called. And he who looks muy find therein, The story that 1 now begin. (plays prelude.) He recites Kixg Olaf and Earl Sio vald, Kiso Olaf's Wab Hobks, ast Kino Olaf's Death-prise, with inter ludes of wild strains of violin. 1 Th:oligian Thank God, thank God! The reign of violence is dead, Or dying surely from the world; While love triumphant reigns in stead. And in a brighter sky o'erhead. His blessed banners are unfurled, And most of all thank God for this. The war and waste of clashing creeds Now end in words and not in deeds. Noise of wind outside.) PoeL Hark! An angel is flying over head. Spaninh Jew. God grant if what yon say be true, It may not be the Angel of Death. This brings back to mv memory A slory in the Talmud told. (That book of gems, that book of Of wonders many and manifold;) A tale that often comes to me And fills my heart and haunts my brain. And never wearies nor grows rid. He recites the Leoe.td of Bes Rab bl Sicilian. Ot,7 Edschi, forbear to night Your ghostly legends of affright. And let the Talmud rest in peace; Spare ns your dismal tales of death That almost take away one's breath: So doing, may your tribe increase, He plays a merry air cn piano, then tarns to Jew. Whil "nu spoke, telling your legend id rv ona 8 ddenl in my memory woke. 1 be tho ght of one no w gone from us. An o d ibate, meekand mild. My ..xend and teacher, when a child. V to sometimes in those days of old, T .o legend of an angel told. it ran, as I remember thus. He recites Kixo Robebt of Sicn-T. All applaud; Landlord stands np. Landlord Listen my friends, and you shall bear (etc) He recites Paul Revebe's Ripe. Landlord (Taking sword down) This sword was in the fight. Poet It is the sword of a good knight. Though homespnn was his coat-of-maiL What matter if it be not named Joy- ense, Coleda, Dnrindale. Excalibur or Aronndight, Or other name the books record? Tour ancestor, who bore this sword As Colonel of the Volunteers, Mounted upon his old grey mare. Seen here and there and everywhere. To me a grander shape appears Than old Sir William or what not. Clinking about in foreign lands. With iron gauntlets on his hands. And on his bead an iron pot!" (All laugh. Landlord hangs np sword). Student--The ladies and the cavaliers, The arms, the loves, the courtesies. The deeds of high emprise I sing! Thus Ariosto says, in words That have the stately stride and ring, Of armed knights and clashing swords. Now listen to the tale I bring! Listen! though not to me belong The flowing draperies of his song The words that rouse, the voice that charms. The landlord's tale was one of arms; Only a tale of love is mine. Blending the human and divine, A tale of the Decameron, told In Palmicri's garden old. By Fiametta, laurel-crowned. While her companions lay around. He 'recites Tbb Falcon op Hbrb Fedebioo. Musician take np his violin. Musician My other story was too long; So now I give yon but a song, An old tradition of the North; Bat first, to pat yon in the mood, I will a little while prelude And from this instrument draw forth Something by way of overture. He plays, and then recites The Bal lad or CauclbamJ. Foot List to a tale of Charlemagne, When like a thunder-cloud, that low ers And sweeps from mountain-crest to coast With lightning flaming through its showers, He swept across the Lowland plain. Beleaguering with his warlike strain Paira, the country's pride and boast, The eity of a Hundred Towers. He recites Charlemagne. Theologian Perchance, your chron icler in writing thid, Had in his mind the Anabasis, Where Xenophone describes the ad vance Of Artaxerxes to the fight; As first the low grey cloud of dust. And then a blackness o'er the fields, As of a passing thunder-gust, Then flash of brazen armors bright. And ranks of men, and spears up thrust, Bowmen and troops with wicker shields And cavalry eqaiped in white And chariots ranged in front of these With scythes upon their axle-trees. Neighing of horse heard ont-side. Sicilian goes to the window and looks out, Sirilian Alas! alas for human greed. That with cold hand and stony eye Thus turns an old friend out to die, Or beg his food from gate to gate! This brings a tale into my mind Which, if you are not disinclined To listen, I will now relate. He recites The Bell of Atbi. Tfteologian Among the noblest in the land Though he may count himself the least, That man I honor and revere, Who without favor, without fear, In tbe great city dares to stand The friend of every friendless beast. And tames with his unflinching hand The brutes that wear our form and face That were wolves of the human race." Applause. Student (Laying his hand on Spanish Jew's shoulder). Wake from yonr dreams, oh Edrchi! Or dreaming, speak to ns and make A feint of being half awake, And tell us what your dreams may be. Oat of the hazy atmosphere Of cloud-land deign to reappear Among us in this Wayside Inn; Tell ns wh.it visions and what scenes Illuminate the dark ravines In which yoa grope yonr way. Be gin! Spanish Jew recites Kambalu. Poet - Now lo, yonr glittering caravan "On the road that leadeth to Ispa han" Hath led ns far into the East, I'ito the regions ot Cathay; Spite of your Kalif and his gold Pleasant has been the tale you told, And full of color. Student- -Tha. at least, no one will question or gainsay. .Sicilian leads Theologian forward. Theologian. Many a legend do I know, ' Writ by the monks of long ago. Who loved to mortify the flesh. So that the soul might purer grow. And rise to a diviner state. And one of these perhaps of all Most beautiful I now recall. And with permission will narrate. (He recites The Legend Beautiful.) Musician plays softly on violin dur ing the Km ale. These are the tales those merry guests Told to each other, well or ill: Like summer birds that lift their crests Above the borders of their nests. And twitter, and again are still. Tableau. Curtain. fsntntiiici is batter than genius. A Natural Mistake. J. FABEKEOAS. Roxie Harrison s pretty piquant face was contracted with anger and her dark eyes flashed ominously. She was very angry as one could have seen at a glance and very unhappy as well as angry down in the depths of her heart, al though she would not have owned np to her unhappiness for worlds. And she had expected to be so happy to-day at the picnic to which she had been look ing forward for weeks. Only ten minutes ago she had been happy, radiantly happy, and now she wondered in the d pths ot her misera ble little heart hot she could ever be glad again. What had done all the mischief? Handsome Will Hammond had escorted her to the top of the glen, had spread his light overcoat down on the soft leaves for a seat for her, and had gone down to get the luncheon basket which they had forgotten. And Roxie sitting there alone had spied the corner of an envelope peep ing out from a pocket of the grey coat, and a spice of irresistible curi osity had prompted her to draw it out and glance at the superscription. "Wia" That was all, written in a delicate feminine hand, but it was enough to rouse Roxie's jealousy. Who was this woman who was inti mate enough with her betrothed lover to address a note to him in this famil iar fashion. Roxie turned the envelope over. It was unsealed and, though she hesi tated for a moment, her curiosity over came her sense of honor and she drew the missive forth. "Darling WilL" Roxie's eyes fairly blazed. "When can I see you again? It is ages since you and I have had a real good time together, for it has seemed as if we were fated to have a houseful of com pany every time you called. 1 know yon were vexed at me the last time and thought it was my fault, but indeed it wasn't. If oar engagement was an nounced, people would understand and I could act differently, but, aa it is, I have to treat you like other company when any one else is around. It's all your own fault you dear silly boy, so don't blame me, but come to see me soon. Alwsys yonr Bella. "How dare she, " cried Roxie, quiver ing from head to foot as she thrust the tell tale letter back into the pocket of the overcoat. Womanlike, her first wrath was vis ited upon the woman in fault, then her indignation fell upon her lover who had proved himself so base and un faithful. "1 hate him," she muttered, clench ing her tiny fist, as she reoalled his words and looks of love. "1 bate and despise him, I'll never speak to him again. Never!" She heard the footsteps of her recre ant lover approaching, and springing to her feet, sbo rushed in the opposite direction as rapidly as she could. He called her but she was silent, then after a moment's delay he went down the glen again. "I will go home by myself," she said, and she began to make her way out of the glen by an unfrequented path. Suddenly her foot slipped and she fell to the ground with a moan of pain. In vain she tried to rise, and as she realized her situation, she burst into a flood of helpless tears. Her ankle was sprained or broken, she did not know wbioh, and every movement made her sick and dizzy with pain. Perhaps she would have to stay there all night for it was not likely that any of the party would come in that direc tion, and at the thought her heart failed her. Perhaps they would hear her if she called, and she screamed as loudly as t-he could. A familiar voice answered her call and to her dismny and indignation, for she would rather have perished alone than have called upon her lover for aid, she heard his firm footsteps rapidly drawing nearer. "My darling what is the matter?" he cried, as he sprang toward her pros trate form, and gathered her np ten derly in his arms in spite of her feeble resistance. "Where have you been all this time? When I got down the hill I found I had carried off W ill Morris's overcoat in stead of my own, for they are just the same color, and as he was going home directly, I had to come buck and get his coat for him. Then, when I came back with the basket, I waited and waited for your return, and waa just beginning to be seriously alarmed when I heard your voice. How did you hart yourself?" To his surprise Roxie hid her face on his shoulder and burst into a hys terical mixture of sobs and laughter. "Then that was Will Morris's coat," she gasped, when she could speak. "es." "Oh, Will, I have been suoh a goose. There was a letter in the pocket di rected to "Will," and oh, how can I tell you! I thought it.was to yon, and I was so angry I was never going to speak to you again as long as i lived or breathed. I was trying to ran away from you when I slipped and fell down." "You dear foolish little girl, couldn't vou trust me better than that?" asked Will, with a world of tender reproach in his voice. "Will Morris is engaged to be married, but no one knows it because he don't want it announced until he gets well started for himself in business, so you mustn't mention it. I have a good mind to scold you for being so foolish and suspecting me of treachery, but I will have to forgive you this time since you have brought such a punishment upon your poor lit tle self. Now to get you home," and he lifted her iu his strong arms as lightly as if she had been a child. "I know it was silly. Will," whispered Roxie, as she hid her blushing face on his shoulder, "but you must admit it was a very natural mistake." Our Feet and Our Shoes. MBS W. A. EELLEBM AS. Judging from the predominant shape of shoes worn among us one would sup pose that very little was kown about the foot; since a fine boot or shoe so distorts the foot from its natural shape that its beauty as a foot is gone, and there is often left, in its stead, misery in a very concentrated form. We often see tbe picture of the human body, with tbe words, "I am fearfully and wonderfully made" below it; we read of the "Man Wonderful in the House Beautiful," and we marvel at the beauty and harmony of the parts in the human body. How perfectly the joints fit to gether, with an adjustment adaptad to all the varying motions of th body. fow beantlful ia the atruatar ! tia bones, with the tiny blood vessels rami fying in every direction, and the deli cate covering or periosteum enfolding them; they are aa much alive aa any part of ns. This being granted, let ns look at the structure of the foot. There are seven bones which form the heel and the arch of tbe foot, ailed the tarsus; then there are five more just in front ol these, called the metatarsus. The toes contain 14 bones; the great toe two, and each of the others three, all moht perfectly fitted together, with muscles and tendons so attached as to allow per fect freedom of motion in every parti bnt thongh in art the human foot s; considered beautiful, with its natural carve, its individual toes, and its fine arch, it is only tolerated in every-day life (except in case of infants'), after it has been molded in a fashionable shoe. Nearly the whole weight of the body is supported by the arch of the foot; but this whole weight is thrown forward when the foot rests upon high heels, placing the body in the same position it would be in when descending a steep hill or roof. All architects when erect ing a building of whatever dimensions, lay the foundation true and plumb. What a strain would be upon every part of the structure, were some law pro claimed requiring a gr.at wedge to be inserted beneath one side of the whole building! Every beam and rafter would groan in the false position! and yet in the "House Beautiful," which the greatest of all architects has planned, we destroy the harmony of all its parts by wearing heels on our shoes, thus shifting the center of gravity from its natural position and necessarily throwing the body into an unnatural poise. The whole body mast suffer the consequences; tha little sympathetic nerves are ever on the alert to tele graph news to the brain. It is claimed by good authority that high heels are undoubtedly one cause of the round shoulders so common among women and girls; and the lame or weak backs, and the tired feet, are more often due to the strain npon the body caused by the heela on our shoes, than we have any idea of. Mothers pot stiff, ill-fitting, high heeled shoes on their children's feet, ignorant of the permanent injury they are thus likely to cause; and though the litttle ones wail against the inflic tion, bear it they must. No wonder it almost brings them an idea of heaven when the are permitted to go bare footed. The muscles and nerves then recover their normal power; the foot regains its natural shape; and it is largely for this reason that it seems to cause such unusual discomfort when one who has been aoouutomed to going barefooted, is required to put on boots or shoes. "It is mainly due to the special developement of the great toe in a line with the long axis of the foot that man is enabled to exercise the at tribute, in all ages regarded as a noble one, ol standing erect. it is import ant that the shoe sole should allow the great toe to occupy its natural position; but the modern toe la made without re gard to the rights of individual toes; on the contrary, it ia made as if the toe were in the middle with graduated smaller ones on each side. This bend ing of the great toe so far from its normal position tends to enlarge the joint, and frequently bunions are the result, while the amail.r voas auner from corns and painful callosities of variona kinds, on aeoouat of the ill-fit ting ahoe. The pressure of th. shoe upon the foot retards the circulation of the blood, and, together with the inac tion caused by the cramped position, weakens the nerves and muscles so that walking, "that . exercise whloh, more than any other, brings every portion oi the system into healthful activity," is most exhausting for a woman. No one can enjoy this delightful, healthful ex ercise in a narrow-toed, high-hoeled shoe, in which tbe muscles have no free dom of action when the great toe is bent at an angle of 45 degrees, and the little toe and its nsighbors spend their energies in trying to curl thcmselvos into the least possible apace. Many of the diaeasns olaesed under the head of general debility would pass away if only proper ahoes were worn, and walking a fashionable exercise. James Dowie, a practical as well as theoretical Scotch shoe-maker, was so enthusiastic that he studied tho loot under skilful anatomists and sent his journeymen to a course of lectures on the feet. Be enumerates th. principal evils to be that shoes are worn too short; that they are too narrow at the toes, and in the sole, and that the sole does not conform to the inner curve of the foot, and is too stiff and unyielding, while the heel is too high, leaving little to be commended iu them. Dame Fash ion has decreed, in tha late. styles, that the sole shall tura np at the toe one more evil to contend with, for when the sole tarns up at th. toe it prevents the tree action of the fl.xor muscles, in drawing the toes to the ground in walk ing. Speak to almost any shoe-maker against the high heel, the narrow toe, the unlikeness of the foot to the shoe it must wear, and he will set you down as peculiar, to say tbe least. But it is well said that it is a fruitless enterprise to attempt to overrule fashion. We have been accustomed to narrow, high heeled, symmetrically aoled ahoes, snd though we suffer for it every day of our lives, we persist in wearing them. We join with the sculptor ia the admiration of the human foot, and why a shoe to fit it should be an abomination to cul tivated people is a mystery. Why tbe ideal beauty among enlightened civilized people ahould be the small waist anJ little foot is equally an nnsolvable pro blem. We have grown up with the idea that each foot is a separate, single, symmetrical organ in itself, with the great-toe in the middle. But we rea ly have a right foot and a left foot, as much as we have a right hand and a left hand, and the shoes should oorrespoud with this difference, aa our gloves do. Wh.u we look at our bare feet, it seems almost like barbarism to put them into the modern fine shoes. I saw a pair of Queen Elizabeth's slippers in the Tower in London, with heels so high they must have given her the appearance of standing in a perpet ual bow, but sorely we have had time to outgrow the vanities which occupied her mind, and are now capable of standing on a broader foundation. THE TONGUE. "The boneless ton cue. so small and weak, Can crush and kill,1' declared the Gre-k. '1 he tongue destroys a greater horde," 1 he Turk asserts, "than doth the sword." The Persian proverb wisely ss.th, "A lent-Thy tongue, an early death :" Or sometimes lakes this form instead r -Don't let your tongue cut off your head." "The tongue can speak a word a hose speed, I' Says th. Chinese, '-outstrips your steed ;" Wntl. Arab sages thus Impart: "lb. tongue's great storehouse la the heart." - to Hebrew wit tbe maxim sprung Though fast should slip, ne'er let th. toi gu.." Tha aaerea writer orowss the wools Was kaeas ais tangos sots ass aia souL" STEWS IN BRIEF. Missouri is larger than Georgia by 10, 00 square miles. One million dollars silver coin weigh 5,99.9 pounds avoirdupois. Until 1776 cotton spinning was per formed by the hand spiuuin-wheel. Only one book out of 40,000 In the Boston public library fails to be re turned. The Spanish Main Is the coast along the Northern part of South America. It takes the SulUn of Turksy forty nJnutes to say his prayers in royal form. The first knives were used in Eng land, and the first wheeled carriage In France in lo'J. Criminals are executed by the sword or guillotine in Switzerland. The mode differs in various Cantons. Ludovic Ilalevy, the French writer, has a novel iu haud which he will hardly finish, as he announces his retirement. Tbe lark does not rise until after the cliaCiuch, huuet and a number of other hedgerow folk have been merrily piping for a good while. A 'ask a was purchased from Russia in 1807, for J7,rtJ'i.tHMj, and the United States Government haa already received that sum from the se.tl fisheries. An Ingenious statistician has made tbe Interesting calculat'on that tha women of the Culted S ates use enough paint on their faces every year to paint 37,000 houses. The tree under which George Washington, on July 8, 1775, took command of the American armies stands in Ca Jibiiile, Mass. It is an elm, and is a larjje, vell preserved tree. 'the twentieth anniversary of a wedding is never celebrated. It Is con sidered very unlucky to do so. The Scotch think one of them will die within tne year if the twentieth anniversary is even al:uded to. Oxford Collet, England, has thrown open its medical examinations to women. This, to be sure, does not give to women the certuled right to practice under English law, but it Is one more step toward opening educa tional advantages to women. The Valley of the Auiazon Is larger than that of Hi Mississippi, the former livei draitiug :!,.'M:,(knj bquare miles; the Mississippi 1.214,WJ square mih s. The Amazon drams a greater area than any river ou the globe. The greatest length of the United States from I'.i Atlantic to the l'acitlc, on the parallel of fortv-two degrees, is 2703 tulle; and its greatest breadth from I'olut Isabel, Texas, to the north ern boundary near Pembina, North Dakota, 101 1 f miles. The old magenta red of twenty five years ago is making Its apear.iuce In many different shades and seeing likely to tiecoinu a impular color, al though it has by no means replaced the asser.lve scarlet aud Hie rich, warm crimson, which so far hold their own against all couieia. White embroidery is used on silk dresses of all co.or.s, patterns and de signs. Sometimes the arrangement is In the forua of bretteiles, often It takes tbe sl ap - of a zouave jacket, and more frequently tha open worked muslin is encircled about the arm and puffed into a sleeve head. The last Suitan of Turkey was ac customed to shut i.iui-e!f up with a slave ami his tuvorlUt wife iu a secret room of his palace, and there gloat over his treasures. I'lutigiug his arms in a heap of gold dust and letting It slip through his flngeis seemed to give him more satisfaction than gazing on hla pile of jewels. There is a curious bit of interest ing information that will be new to UlaLy readers. In Afil.a llti prefix serves for the pui jksd that the suffix serves for European languages. For example: Spain; Spaniard, Spanish so in our mother tongue; but in Africa Uganda is the name of a state. Wagau da are the inhabitants thercjf, and Mairauda the language. As a curiosity the i-eusiilve plant is well worth cultivating in the window garden. The leaves of this plant are very ornamental, and so sensitive that wher touched with the hand they im mediately droop and fold up, regaining their former po.-dtiou, bowevt r, within a quarter of au hour or so alter. A bieatli of wind will also cause the leaves to act iu a s milar manner. Hence its commou name. The library of Cornell University possesses au or eutal manuscript writ leu ou palm leaves, consisting of 1U5 strips or leaves, each oeveu by one and a quarter inches, fastened together by a cord passiug through a hole iu the center of each leaf. The writing is done on each side of the leaves by etching the characters with a sharp In strument on the pltu leaves, which have been afterward rubbed over with a black pigment. At average speed a man walks three miles an hour, or four feet per second; a horse trots seven miles per hour, or ten feet per second; a steam boat moves eighteen miles per hour, twenty -six feet per second; a moderate wind blows seven miles tier hour, ten feet tw-r tecoiid; a sti.rm moves thirty kix miles per hour, hfty-lwo feet per second; sound travels 74-i miles per hour, 1U2 leet per second; light moves 19J,0)0 miles per second, and electric ity 2yr(,iMjO miles per second. A ladt called for this mixture at s drug store: One quart of deodorized benzine, one drachm of stilphuric ether, oi'e drachm of chloroform, two drachms of alcohol, aud just enough cologne to make it pleasant. hen she had gone, the clerk remarked to a spectator: "Do you know what she wanted that prep aration for? Vou would not be far out of the way if you guessed that she was going tn wash some soiled gloves. Tnat is one of tbe be-t and cheapest prep arations for cleansing that I know of. you pour a little of the mixture into a clean bowl, and wash the gloves in it as yon would wah anything with soap and water. Wiien the dirt is aliout re moved, rinse the gloves in some clean fluid. Usually one liusing ia enough, but if the cloves are very much soiled rinse a second time. If the gloves ara of a cheap kind it is Ix-st to dry them on the haud, but a fine cloth, after hav ing been rublied with a soft cloth to smooth out tho wrinkles, may le hung on a line to dry like an ordinary gar ment. The preprtion is an excellent thing to have tvindy, not only for re juvenating gloves, but for removing grease spots from clothing and carpets, aud for sjionging coat collars and felt hats. The ladies in this town could save considerab e money by following that one's xamii," A .
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