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THE CONSTITUTION THE UNIONAND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor- and Ihroprtotor.
B. P. HOHWEIER,
MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1892.
NO. 10.
VOL. XLVI.
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A WI.'S ALLOWANCE.
Fire whole dollars a week !
Seventy-one cents a day !
How I envv the beggars who stand,
Hut In h.'ind.
On tne shilling side of Broadway!
For nut of that paltrv amount
Must come l envy the Oiutest)
More thliiKS than I care to count
lntliliiL', tHiniiets and boots
Church dues aud doctors' bills.
Bounty to servants and tramps,
l'otions and plasters and pills,
faper and postage sump.
Car tare and lunch for Irlenils,
Charltv. tips aud Ritts
The catalogue never ends,
Ihe welsht of it never lilts 1
Who would not be a wlM
With every energv bent
All the day-t ot her life
Toward saving half a cent?
Striving, with puzzled brain.
To make a dol.ar do,
By some strange legerdemain.
Double the work of twol
The struggle that strains her nerves.
And twangs them early and lata.
Is to see that a shilling serves
The purpose of seven or eight t
Ard It's O, for a happier sphere
Bet oud the stars away.
Where monev will never appear.
And there'll be no bills to payl
W here wings will answer for gowns,
And stay in fashion a while.
Where bonnets will yield to crowns
That never ll go out of style!
Five w hole dollars a week 1
Seventy-one cents a day!
How I envy the beggars who stand,
Hat in hand.
On the sbilllug side of Broad wayt
1 WHY I MARRIED YOUR MOTHER."
A Father's Confidential Chat W ith His
Da lighter.
BY ESTELLB MKSDELL.
"Come here, Mollie, said the Rev.
Mr. Harrows, in his most persuasive
voice, but with a merry twinkle in his
dark eyes. "I wnnt to tell you why I
married yonr mother."
"Why, papa Barrows! what do yon
mean?" asked the girl in undisguised
wonder, at a proportion so irrelevant
to the matter in hand she was simp;y
asking her mother which dress she had
best wear to the concert that evening.
'What has your marriage to do with
this, pray? I guess your 'bout' with
Deacon Mufller this morning must have
(lightly unbalanced your mind."
Nevertheless a half c onscious blush suf
fused her faje.
"lour father's head is fairly level
yet," sraiiVd the pastor, drawing his
daughter into the chair beside him.
"Is it a long story, papa?" trying to
calm her feelings; "Mr. Austen will be
1 ere soon."
"Xot very," stroking the soft, plump
hand.
It was nothing unusual for the Kev.
Mr. Barrows to indulge in a cozy, con
fidential chat with his daughter. From
the time his children there were
fthree, Mollie being the eldest could
talk, he had considered it as one of his
Snout sacred duties to have a confiden
tial chat of a few moments with each one,
before retiring. In these talks he adapt
ed his thoughts and words to their
plane there was nothing stilted or
preachy and, indeed, the dear little
things never suspected the wonderful
lessons they were thus receiving.
It must not be inferred that Mrs.
Barrows was remiss in tliesa matters;
bat her husband possebsed a power for
entering a child's heart, which though
as loving and faithful as he, she did
not have.
Mollie Barrows was a womanly and
aooomDiishcd girl of eeventeen the
pride and joy of her father's heart
she had for some time been receiving
the attentions of Robert Austen, a poor
bnt nnnsnallv promising young student
at the university. lie wa. now In his
second year and his plans were laid for
a long and most thorough coarse of
sttdy.
The Rev. Mr. Barrows was not a
little interested in the young man, as
he was in all trying to row against ad
verse winds. He watched him closely
especially of late; and from certain
things in nim, reminding him of the
shoals on whioh be had nearly ground
ed his own bark when a yonng man, he
felt he must ntter a warniug. His own
experience likewise suggested that he
could best do this through hii daughter
hence this story t i her and us.
"I have told you," Mr. Barrows at
once began, "that I was a poor boy
and had to work my way through col
lege; and you know the romance that
grew out of my wicked hazing, by the
timely rescue of a strange Miss, for I
have often repeated the story to you
bo we may open at chapter two or
three. "
"I see, cried Mollie teasingly,
"mamma saved yonr life and so you
married her that is ao old, old
toryl"
"Iot exactly," laughed her father.
"I hope to show yon a deeper and bet
tor motive. Well, as I have intimated,
onx friendship began at this time, and
It continued to grow in spite of the
fact that Miss Phelps was the daughter
of a wealthy merchant, and I, only a
poor, awkward, country boy, boarding
myself and doing all the odd jobs I
could find to help pay my way. To be
sure I did not have as much time to
study as some of the boys with more
substantial backing: but just the same,
I stood at the head of my class and
could feel that my tutors admired and
respected me.
"But some way, every time I saw
Miss Phelps, my coat suddenly looked
rustier and more ill-fitting than usual
my pants crept several inches nearer
the tops of my coarse cow-hide boot',
while my toil-stained hands seemed as
big as palm leaf fans."
Oh, what a picture!" laughed Mol
lie; "it is worthy of Nasi."
"Bnt I have not exaggerated; and
yaA these most uncomfortable feelings
too. in spite of the fact that Miss
Phelps always gave me the same friend
ly smile, whatever she found me do
ing. "Leap Tear Day of that first year
will ever be a red-letter day to me. A
dainty, perfumed note, asking the
pleasure of my company for a ride
pat my heart in a terrible flntter of
ecstasy; bnt glancing down at my
threadbare, und now, alas! patched
nit the only one I had no money,
' no credit to get a new one, I was filled
with unutterable dismay and chagrin.
"Recovering a little, I felt it would
be a burning insult to her to accept
this delightful invitation in my condi
tion, and I at once sat down to svsn a
refuted. I spent some sixty mir&fc.'S
nd nearly a quire of paper trying to
nme one that suited me; and after all,
a my weakness or strength, which
was it, dashed off a short note of ac
ceptance." Good for yon, father, I always
knew you were brave," exclaimed Mol
lie clapping her hands.
Of coarse I had to go just as I was;
only I blushed and sponged my clothes
till they were several degrees thinner,
and made tor old, coarse, mended
boot faiily glisten. And mini you, I
had not a white shirt to my name, just
gingham ones, but inking my rusty
black necktie and donning a paper col
lar, I resolved to make the best oi it.
"Dear, dear I and some sympaioeuo
tears stood in Mollie s soil Drown
eyes.
Well, 1 naa a very aeuguuui ume,
for Miss Thelps was cordial and friend
ly, and being dressed very plainly the
contrast was not as glaring as i nau
feared. Once or twice after this. I
called to return books she had kindly
lent me, and saw her no more until the
beginning of my second year.
"That vacation I worked for an uncle
on a farm, hoarding np every penny I
earned, and usid-t every leisure mo-
ment for study. Perhaps I do not
need to tell you that I often found mj
self thinking of Miss Phelps; and re
solved that she should have no occa
sion to be ashamed of me the coming
vear."
"But she hadn't been," interrupted
Mollie warmly.
"Xo; but 1 foolishly thought she was
just a little, you know, or at least that
she would eniov my company more if
I was better dressed. Then I wanted
the bovs to look up to me. So 1 in
verted some of my scanty, hard-earned
wages in a real nice suit of clothes,
some ten dollars nicer than I could
afford, got a half-dozen white shirts.
fine shoes and stylish hat, together
with the many other et cetera of a
trenteel outfit I also resolved that I
would not 'chore it' any longer, though
much to my chagrin I saw that I must
continue to ooard myself. However,
I wisely chucked my old clothes into my
trunk, in case of an emergency."
"And did it come?" was the deeply
interested inquiry.
"Oh, yea, and before the year was a
quarter gone; lor, you see, me ooys
tiudinir the 'rust' pretty well rubbed
off, became very agreeable; and in my
assumed role of a 'genteel,' "well-to-do
follow.' there was no end to the de-
mands on my slender puree. I was
'bled to death.' Then, too, I felt that
I might now become more attentive to
Miss Phelps, and the concerts and lect
rims were thick and expensive, with
reserved seats, 'bus fares, etc."
Mol lie's face, poor girl, now began
to redden, her eyes drooped, but her
father, without appearing to notice it,
continued:
Uf canrse I soon grounded; then
for the first time, shame to my com
mon sense! I saw that I could not go
on at this rate. I became anxious and
uneasy, could scarcely study, and
heartily wished I was a 'poor boy'
again," smiling, "but I could not beat
a retreat now 1 had not the moral
courage so I wrote my unoie ior a
loan of S.J00 to help me out I at once
received a check for $10, an ont-and-ont
present to me, aud a half sheet of
the most wholesome, concentrated ad
vice that a young man ever got also
gratis," the pastor's eyes twinkling at
the remembrance.
"But weren't you angry?" put in
Mollie.
"Why, yes; I felt just that impor
tant that 1 actually pnt the check in an
envelope to return it, when my eves
fell on my livery and laundry bills,
that this would only a little more than
cover. That settled that matter, but
not the main question of what I should
do.
"That evening I was to take your
mother to a lecture. I know I was not
very agreeable company, I was moody
and restless. She noticed it and tried
to fathom the cause. 1 finally told her
1 was seriously thinking of giving up
mv collece course. She was greatly
shocl jid and insisted upon knowing the
reason; but my replies were very evas
ive. How could I make a truthful
confession after all the st tie I had been
putting on?
"But thanks to yonr mother's quick
discernment and promptness to act,
she said to me as we were riding home
(in a carriage, mind you), '.Mr. Bar
rows, may 1 have a plain talk with
yn , ,
'w by, yes, l repneu, inougn no a
little startled.
'And will you try not to think me
forward or meddlesome?' a quaver in
her sweet voice.
"I am sure 1 cannot,' I said, 'in view
of yonr past record.'
" 'Well, I can but feel,' she then con
tinued, 'that I am to blame for this un
fortunate state of things.'
"In vain 1 protested your mother,
yon know, does not take ground she
cannot maintain" a facetious smile
lighting np the pastor's fine features
"a few more simple, straightforward
bnt kindly words, and I was convinced
she thoroughly comprehended the sit
uation. " 'I have beoujvery weak, yes guilty,'
she continued, 'in allowing yon to
take me to so many entertainments and
snend so much upon me in other ways
I never could see why custom de
mands so much from ayoun man when
waiting upon a young lady, bnt i nave
not been brave enough to say so, tint
led von on to "the verge of ruin,' her
voice getting husky.
" 'Oh. no.' I stammered, 'not so bad
as this, but wishing with all my heart
that an earthquake would swallow me
up.
" 'Well, what docs giving np your
course of htudy and preparation for the
miuisiry mean, but the ruin ot your
aims aud prospects,' was her earnest,
convincing reply.
"I fc my cheeks redden with shame
and was glad the street lamps were lew
and far bet we. n. 1 said nothing at
this and for some momenta there was
to me a deep and awful silence, broken
only by tbe rnmoleof the carriage over
the pavement
Mollie laughed outright and hid her
blushing face in her hands as she asked,
"And did you retreat, papa?"
"I did, my daughter, and look back
to that act, costing more resolution
and humiliation than any one will ever
know, as one of the bravest and
noblest acts of my life. It was a crisis,
a turning point in my course. Still I
can claim scarcely a particle of credit;
it was yonr mother's good sense and
unfaltering championship turougn it
all that saved me."
"But tell me just how you did
itemize," persisted Mollie, with an in
terest very gratifying to her father.
Well, yonr mother was the first to
break the silence, by sajing in her
sweet, earnest way, 'And now, Mr.
Barrows, I am sure yon will not think
hard of me if I refuse your company to
entertainments after this; or, rather,
ask yon not to invite me unless you
will allow me to pay my own way, as
Elizabeth Cady Stanton says her father
always insisted that she should. And
remember, always, that I respect you
for what you are, no matter what your
circumstances may compel you to
seem.'
"As she bade me good-night, she
gave me her hand, and asked me not to
be offended if she had spoken too
nlainlv: and I blubbered out some
thing about it being all true, rd 1
thanked her, sad that I hoped I should
r
yet regain her respect which I now saw
my folly had lost me.
"I did not sleep much that night,
but foucrht that battle out. The next
morning, bright and early, 1 donned '
my colored shirt and old clothes, and
applied to Professor Oilder for the posi
tion ot chore loy, Knowing ma uu
help had left the day previous. He
kept a horse and cow ana was very
fond of a garden, so I found it a pretty
good and paying kind of a gymnasium.
But it was tough! The Professor was
surprised, of course; said ne snpposeu
some kind friend mast be helping me
this year, I seemed to be getting on so
much better, etc., and 1 had to explain
as the best I could.
"And the boys, didn t they wonder?
inquired Mollie.
"Of course; ior a time my me wan
most sorry and bitter penance, but by
your mother's help, I stood my ground
and triumphed."
"And did you wear yonr oiu cioiues
all the time, now and never take
mo.ner anywhere again?"
"Not exactly, though 1 did mane my
folly suit' last me for best the rest of
my course and for graduation; while
for every day I bought only what I
could atlord. Your mother would not
allow me to take her to an entertain
ment only very occasionally; and then
she always insisted upon playing the
part of Elizabeth Cady Stanton with
"Then this is the reason you married
her, I suppose?" with a mischievous
smile, and a tweak at his iron-gray
mustache.
'I fear you will never make a logi
cian. Mollie." laughed her father, kiss
inn- her soft rosy cheek, "if that is the
conclusion vou draw from my story,
but I am sure you have inherited your
mother's eood sense and courage.
more serionsly; and without - further
pointing the moral of his story he add
ed, "You will have to make a quick
toilet now, daughter, for I see I
have taken most of the time."
It is gratifying to add that Mr. Bar
rows was right Mollie was a brave,
conscientious girl, sjrd heeding this
timely warning took: care that her
friend and lover was not wrecked Dy
those expensive courtesies which most
young ladies accept, if not demand of
their gentlemen friends, and so fre
quently, too, at a period as in the in
stances cited, when their time is more
valuable than gold; and their purse
oh, so slender! Union Signal.
HOW
TO RENOVATE GENTLE
MEN'S CLOTHING.
I will give you a wTinkle before you
discard old clothes as past all hope of
wear. Look up the best of them and
put them on one side. Separate the
sheep from the goats, and it they he
not torn or worn white at seams, they
may yet do you good service at trilling
cost and little trouble. The modus
operandi is to enlist into your service
for a short period until you know
how he suits you a lad of broad shoul
ders and well-developed biceps. You
need not go beyond the shoe-black
brigade in search of a recruit Provide
him with the following tools: a cane or
limber switch, a hard brash, and a
clean kitchen table. Let him thorough
ly dust and brush your clothes once.
then, to make sure certain, make him
reneat the process, until you are satis
fied no grit remains behind. This
must be done "with a will," and the
switch well laid on, even as prison
warders flog garroters, not as if whisking
flies off the back of Venus, l on may
now snpply him with the following
chemicals and the means of using them:
liqnid ammonia, spirits of turpentine,
and benzoline. With a piece of cloth
list or flannel dipped in ammonia, every
speck or spot of grease must first be
carefully removed by dint of hard rub
bing. Then a pad is made of clean
flannel same color as the cloth to be
operated upon filled with cloth shreds
or cotton-wool to the size of an ordin
ary white turnip. Take equal parts of
benzoline and turpentine in a soup
plate, and with the pad half saturated,
rub from collar down one way all the
ga- ment over.
'i his work is no child's play. The
mixture must be freely used; every
part of the cloth must be hard rubbed,
and elbow-grease must not be spared.
When your clothes are thoroughly done
they must be hung up in a draught or i
open air, and a week will elapse Deiore
they lose their smell. Then look them
over, and any worth keeping must be
sent to your jobbing tailor for buttons,
repairs, etc. ; and last, bnt not least, a
thorough damping and hot-pressing
with the iron.
I am dead against sending soiled
coats, etc., to scourers. I bave often
seen it tried, but never with success.
I grant they send them back beautiful
to behold, but they are not worth the
cost Scourers have a knack of rub
bing np the pile and getting a peach
like bloom upon it This is fleeting
and transitory, and after one shower
of rain or dust, the garment is done for
beyond redemption.
N. B. -Always have liquid ammonia in
your possession to remove stains on
your coat front caused by trickling
from mustache or beard.
Before putting away your clothes
after snmmer or winter for the next
six months, have them well dusted anil
sponged with benzoline. This will
effectually stay the ravages of moth.
I have tried pepper, salt, mustard, and
all the round of the cruet, without
success; and I verily believe that
Worcester sauce and pickles added
would be powerless against their
fret
WORLD'S FAIR.
OENKRAli INFORMATION.
Jackson Park and Midway Plaisance
the Exposition site are in the south
eastern part of Chicago, and embrace
6451 acres, with a frontage of about a
mile and a half on Lake Michigan.
Forty -five miles of boulevard connect
the site with the general park system
of Chicago, which embraces fifteen or
more parks, aggregating 2,000 acres.
Half a million dollars has already
been expended in grading Jackson
Park and dredging extensive water
ways throughout it Hundreds of
thousands are yet to be spent for land
scape gardening, fountains, statuary,
pleasure boats, etc. A number of ob
servation towers, from which excellent
views of the buildings and grounds can
be obtained, will be erected in differ
ent parts of the Park.
According to present plans fully ISO
restaurants and cafes will be m opera
tion in the various buildings and about
the grounds. These will be conven
iently distributed, and will have an
estimated aggregate seating capacity
of 6,000 or 8,000.
Midway Plaisance, connecting Jack
son Park with Washington Park, will
be occupied throughout its entire
length by special Exposition features
largely oi a lortuni character, wo.cn as
the "Bazaar of Ail Nations," Street la
lairO, O Ll tJtJ il 1U UVUUU1UUUI1Q
"Moorish Palace," "Maori Village,"
etc., to which concessions have been
granted, and which in their produc
tion will represent the expenditure oi
hundreds . of thousands of dollars.
Panoramas, cycloramas, the sliding
railway, eta., will also be located there.
A single entrance lee, probably ou
cents, will entitle visitors to see the en
tire Exposition proper, the special
attractions on Midway Plaisance will
make a moderate additional charge.
The hotel accommodations of Chica
go, already very extensive, are being
augmented by the erection of fully
twenty new hotels, some of which are
very large. Two million dollars or
more are to be spent by the city and
the park commissioners in putting the
streets, parks, etc, in presentable con
dition against the influx of visitors.
It may be said to be assured that the
exhibits at the Exposition will cover a
wider range and be far more numer
ous than were ever before gathered to
gether. They will present a picture of
the condition and industrial progress
of mankind in every quarter of the
world, and of its achievements in every
branch of the sciences and arts. The
Exposition classification embraces 12
departments, 176 groups, and 867
classes. The application for space by
intending exhibitors in the United
States alone, numbered 2,082 on Jan
nary 1. The number at the Philadel
phia Centennial on corresponding date
was 804. Applications from foreign
exhibitors are reported very numerous
aud rapidly increasing. It seems as
sured that the exhibitors will outnum
ber those at any previous world's fair.
The allotment of space will be made
about Jane. The reception of exhibits
will becin November 1, and continue
nntil April 10, 1893. No charge will
be made for space for exhibits.
I The Exposition buildings, as required
bv Act of Congress, will be dedicated
! "with aDnronriate ceremonies," on Oo
taber 12, 1812, the 400th anniversary of
the discovery of America by uoiumous.
The exercises will occupy tnree aays,
betrinninir on the 11th and closing on
the 13th with a grand dedication ball.
The Committee having the matter in
charge has planned to make the cere
monies most impressive in cnaracier.
Something like $.500,(100 will be spent
to secure this end. The President of
the United States and his Cabinet, the
Senate and House of Representatives,
the Governors of the several States
with their staffs, and representatives of
all foreign nations will be invited to be
present. The mobilization of 10,000
militia and several thousand regulars is
planned, as is also an imposing civio
and industrial display. In the even
ings there will be a magnificent display
of fireworks, and in the Park water
ways a pageant of symbolical floats,
representing the "Procession of the
Centuries." In the dedicatory exer
cises on the 12th, the completed build
ings will be tendered by the President
of the Exposition to the National Com
mission. President T. W. Palmer will
accept them on behalf of that body and
will at once present them to the Presi
dent of the United States, who will fit
tingly respond. The dedicatory ora
tion will follow. Much attention is be
ing given to the musical portion of the
programme. This will include a dedi
catory ode and orchestra marches
written for the occasion. These and
other numbers, including "America"
"Star Spangled Banner" will be ren
dered with full choral and orohestral
accompaniment.
In April, 1SIM, a grand international
naval review, preliminary to the open
ing of the Exposition, as provided for
by Act of Congress, will be held in
New York harbor. Arrangements for
this are now being made.
The Exposition will cpen its doors to
the public on May 1, 1893, and close
them on October 30, of the same year.
Care of Vehicles'.
A carriage should be kept in an airy,
dry coach-house, with a moderate
amount of light ; otherwise the colors
will be destroyed. There should be no
communiiciition between the stables
and the coach-hous. The manure
heap or pit 6hould be kept as far away
a4 possible. Ammonia cracks varnish,
and fades the colors both of the paint
ing and the lining. Whenever standing
for days together, a carriage should
always have on it a large cotton cover,
sufficiently strong to keep out the dust
without excluding the light. Dust,
when allowed to settle on a carriage,
eats into the varnish. Care should be
taken to keep this cover dry. When a
carriage is new, or newly painted, it is
better for it to stand a few weeks be
fore being used. It will stain or spot
even then, unless care be taken to re
move the mud before it dries on, or as
soon afterwards as possible. A carri
age should never, under any circum
stances, be put away dirty. In wash
ing a carriage keep it out of the sun.
Use plenty of water. For the body
use a large, soft sponge; when satura
ted, squeeze it over the panels, and by
the flowing down of the water the dirt
softens and harmlessly runs off; then
fiiui.-h with a chamois. ever use a
spoke brush, which, in conjunction
with the grit from the road, acts like
sandpaper on the varnish, scratching it
and destroying the lustre. If persis
ted in, it will rub off the varnish and
paint even down to the wood. Id
cleaning brass or silver work, no acid,
mercury or grit should be used ; the
polish should be obtained by friction
alone. Keep a small bottle of black
japan and a brush always handy to
paint the treads and steps when worn
by the feet ; nothing helps more than
this to keep a carriage looking tidy.
Lay on the japan as thin as possible.
As a general rule, a carriage with
gentle work retains its freshness better
than if standing for long periods in a
coach-house. If the latter be neces?
ary, draw the vehicle out occasionally
to air.
DESSERTS OF BANANAS.
T he banana is not injured in textur
or flavor by freezing, and as it retains
its delicacy so well can be used in var
ious creams and custards, ine navor
of the banana a'eo blends nicely with
other fruits. Fine ripe bananas, out in
disks and covered with grated cocoa
nut, with a dash of nutmeg, are deli
cious. They are very good when
sliced with sweet oranges and spread
upon any delicate cake, with a nice cus
tard poured over the whole. In the
West Indies bananas, before they be
come fully ripe and are still firm, are
cut in lengthwise slices and fried a del
icate brown in butter. Quite a rich
dish consists of sliced bananas served
with a heavy strawberry sirup, while
sliced bananas with sugar and cream
represent m popular and delightful
mode of using bananas for toe table.
B.B TIWFIR THE LATE KHEDIVtJ Or tcfrv
Bn Morcnbn hOX Died Jwnr, nk.
Tewfik Pasha, the eldest son of the
Khedive Ismail, was born on Novem
ber 10th, 1852 and was the sixth ruler
of the dynasty founded by the famous
Alehemet An i asba. In IN y, Ismail
woo from time to time had disregarded
the admonition of his English and
Erencb advisers, was forced to abdicate
by the Sultan undtr the combined
pressure of England and France, and
Tewfik, who had already been acting
as his father's Prime Minister, was
placed on the throne in his stead. Two
things marked the new reign, the one,
perhaps, -dependent on the other. The
B.B. A&HjS fASHA, Tint MIW KHFDIVI Of ICt'PI
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first was the rnpid growth of English.
together with the decline of French,
influence. After the break np of Arabi
Pasha's rebellion by England, the
Khedive signed a decree abolishing
the Dual Control, and appointing in
place of it an English i inancial Ad
viser. Many things have happened
since then to consolidate .British innu
ence in the country, and the second
marked feature of Tewfik s was, it may
be said, a conseqneuco oi this develop
ment; for the feature was, and is, a
continual, a sustained, and a rapid pro
gress in Egyptian judicature, currency,
and education. Oar portrait is from a
photograph by Strommeyer and Hey
niann. Abbas Pasha, the new Khedive'of
Egypt 18 the eldest son of Tewfik Pasha,
by his wife the Princess Emineb
lianem, daughter of the late Prince El
Hauiy I'asba. His succession to the
Khediviate and to the nominal Sover
eignity of Nubia, the Soudan, Kordo
fan, aud Darfonr is secured by firmans
negotiated by his grandfather Ismail,
in virtue of which the I'ashalik of
Egypt was raised to a Khediviate, and
was made hereditary. He has, more
over, been already recognized by the
Snltan. Abbas rash a is now in his
eighteenth year, and in appearance is
almost as European as his education
has been. During the last five yean
an extremely varied coarse of studies
has been pursued, for the most part at
the Tberesianum Academy in Venice,
where he attended all the classes in
company with his brother Mehemet
Ali. He is acquainted with English
French, and German, and the custom.
ary certificate presented to him by the
authorities on leaving the Academy
speaks in the highest terms of his
proficiency in his studies. He is said
to have shown a special aptitude for
the study of law, and to be well versed
with the French code as at present in
force in Egypt He has received a
competent military training. Oar por
trait is from a photograph by Profes
sor Fritz Luckhardt
HOME-MADE BREAD.
Those who are good bread-makers.
and who make it a tule to bake at
home, will probab'y all agree that it is
an economics! practice in every way,
good home-made bread being more
whnloanmn and more satisfvincr than
ordinary bakers' bread and keeping
sweet and good much longer. Yet how
many homes there are in which a
home-made loaf is seldom seen, or, if
it is, it calls forth the remark that
"home-made bread is so uncertain and
so often heavy. Still, there are many
good and careful housewives who once
a week or once a fortn ght make bread
which is wholesome and appetizing.
and keeps good till baking day comep
round again.
What is the reason of this? Cer
tainly, for good bread we require good
flour, a good oveu, and good yeast;
bnt all these are often present, and yet
the result is uncertain, something else,
then, is necessary; and this, 1 feel snre
is a little knowledge ot yeast what it
is. what it requires, why it is used, and
how to put this knowledge into prac
tice.
But, witnont pretending to any sci
entific theories, let us remember that
yeast is a tiny delicate plant, and, just
like any other plant, needs suitable soil :
and moisture to assist its growth and
development Under a microscope it
looks like a little Dag or cell, i he
plants and cells (so small that 33,000 ,
are eaid to be required to cover but a, j
square inch) grow out of each other !
like a string of bubbles, spreading and
multiplying very quickly if they can
have the food and just the right
amount of heat and moisture they re
quire. As they grow carbonic acid gas
is formed, and the consequent number
less air bubbles, as they appear to us,;
cause the dough to rise. Yeast grows
most quickly at a temperature of about
70 Fahr. At a lower degree of heat it
lies dormant, while a few degrees
higher will kill it altogether.
In the process of bread making the
grains o flour must all be separated
from each other, and the surface of
each moistened and kept apart. The
grains are so minute, that merely etir-i
ring liquid into a man of flour
would not cause this, and therefor Um
dough must be kneaded, so (hat the
moisture is forced amongst the grains
of flour, till all are separated and
moistened; still semi thing more is re
quired to keep them apart, and pre -vetit
them from sinking down again
into a solid adhesive mass, and it is the
growth of they??- which aocomplis' es
this. In the c ical changes which
takes place during the conversion of
fiour 'into dough sugar is formed. The
warm liquid used to make the dough is
mixed with a certain quantity of yrat;
this grows quickly upou the suar
contained in the floor; and s it
grows sends off the air inbi.les
which keep apart the grains of
floor as they are separated and mo'st-
ened if the kneading is tharou hly
and effectually done. The effect of
this is seen by the dough rising, which
it will continue to do nntil the yrast
has consumed all the angar in the
dough. If, however, the dough were
left until this occurs before being
baked, sour bread would be the resu t,
as another chemical change would then
commence. The dough must therefore
be made into loaves, and put into the
oven while there is still plenty oi lood
for the yeast The heat of the oven.
which should be about 410 , does n t
immediately kill the yeast plant, be
cause it takes some little time to pene
trate into the mass of cool moi.'t
dough, kept cooler by the r.ipid
evaporation which is taking place, the
growth and consequent formation of
air bubbles will meanwhile goon rabid
ly, puffing up the dough until the hett
of the centre oi the loaf has risen to a
temperature high enough to kill the
yeaat By the time, however, this oc
curs, the heat of the oven will have so
far hardened the surface of the loaf as ' o
support the mass of dough which would
otherwise fall when the formation of
air bubbles ceases. For this reason,
when baking bread in the iron oven of
an ordinary kitchen range, the loaves
must be placed in the lower or cooler
part first until sufficiently risen, the
shelf, which has served to ward off the
sharp heat at first, being then r moved,
and the cooking allowed to continue.
If placed in the hottest part first,the
surface would be too quickly hardened,
thus preventing the growth of the
yeatt with its consequent power to
raise the dough, and heavy bread would
be the result If fresh brewers' yeast
can be obtained, put it as soon as it is
received in a basin, and stir well into it
an equal quantity of fresh cold water,
and let it r- main in a very cool place
for twenty-focr hours. The yeast will
then be a thic't creamy sediment below
the water, which can be poured off.
This removes any bitter flavor or
im urities the yeast may have con
racted. The following proportions of mater
ials will be found to give most satis
factory results if care be taken not to
chill, nor on the other hand to overheat
the dough while it is rising, and also
to repulate the heat of the oven proper
ly : Each pound of flour requires t oz
of salt, J oz. of yeast, and half a pint
of water, or milk and water. Mix the
salt with the flour in a deep pan, large
enongh to hold three or four times as
much flour as is being used. men
weigh a basin, and weigh the rigtt
proportion of yeast Into it lake hall
the req-dred quantity of a liquid at a
temperature of 7b deg. fahr. for
brewers' yeast, and stir this into the
yeast Make a hole in the centre of
the flour, pour in the mixed yeast grad
ually till a smooth batter or sponge, as
it is called, is formed, leaving a wall
of floor round it and some flour Wow,
sprinkle a little more over the batter,
cover the pan with a warm cloth, and
aet it in a warm place shielded from
draught for three-quarters of an hour.
The snrfaou of the flour over the let
ter will then appear cracked. Now
take tha remaining proportion oi
liquid at the right temperature, and
stir it into the batter, gradually mixing
in all the flour, and oommence to work
the dough, kneading it with both hand
vigorously and continuously for twenty
minutes. Oood flour takes up more
liquid than inferior kinds will do, snd
it is possible that a little extra flout
tuiy oe reqaired during the process ol
kneading to prevent the dough sticking
to the pan. By degrees the doncb
will cease to be sticky, becoming quite
smooth and lithe, and will not adhere
to the hands or to the pan. Warm
cloths must then be covered over it,
and the same care as before taken to
avoid draughts or over-heating. In
about two hours the dough will have
risen to three times the size it was when
the kneading was finished. In cold
weather a longer time may be required,
bnt when risen to that size it will be fit
to be made into loaves. Again be most
careful to avoid draughts. Flour a
board, put the dough on it, and make
it up into loaves, place them on a
floured baking tin or Into greased bread
tins (the former is preferable), and pnt
them at once into the oven, which should
be very hot, 410 i ahr., or (if there is
no thermometer) so hot that flour
spritkled on the upper shelf would
color in a minute or two. In fifteen or
twenty minutes the loaves will have
risen to a good sizepthen open the door
of the oven and quickly remove the
shelf, close the door again gently, in
order to avoid a sudden cold draught,and
in from one to two hours, according to
he size of thb loaf, the baking should
e completed.
Best, or white flour makes very
white bread, but a much more nutri
tious loaf is made if good seconds
dour ts used; in dressing the flour so
highly in order to render it very white
large proportion of the nutritious
qualities is removed.
Roma.
The Whole Truth.
Tt was a horse case. Horse caM are
difficult to deal with, and in the course
of the trial a horsey looking witness
was put in tho box. Counsel asked
him what had happened.
" I sez, sez 1, How about the
hoss'r" And he said he d give uie ten
dollars to say nothing about hiin."
" He did not say he would give you
ten dollars, my good man."
" Yes, he did that's exactly what
he did say."
" He oovrld not have said ' he;' he
must have spoken in the first person.
" No ; I was the first person that
poke. I sez, sez I, How about the
loss?
" But he did not speak in the third
person."
There was no third person
oresent only he and me."
The judge interposing:
" Listen to me, witness, lie could
not have said He would give you ten
lollars to say nothing about it,' but ' I
will give you teu dollars.' "
" He suid nothinz about yon. If he
aid anything about you, I never
uearu
lim. And it there was a third per ton
oressnt, I never saw him."
I'ouit given tig.
TRAILING PLANTS.
BY JOHN UWTS GHTXiTJS.
tloral Park, New Ior.
The beauty and value of trailing
plants for window, veranda or conserv-
Etory decoration is everywhere af -preciated.
For hanging baskets, vas l
and bracket pot) they are indispenta
ble, and no window or conservatory
ran be properly fitted up with plan s
without them. In olden times tie
well-known Wan lering Jew or Trades
rantia was the plant principally used
for Hanging Baskets, etc. This is now
rapidly disappearing and its place n
being filled by nearly a dozen new in
troductions of far greater beauty and
usefulness. We must not, however,
overlook the newer variety of Wander,
ing Jew or Tradescantia Multicolor
with its I eautiful leaves of dark bronzy
creen, nlver, pink and white all beau
tifully iut- rimxed and variegated. II
is a charm ng trailing plant, especially
for positions out of the reach of tie
no, for it does well in shaded corners
where but lew other plants will
hrive,
An.ong the succulent plants, there
are at least three which are very de
sirable and worthy of general cultiva
tion. They xre: Othouna Craasi folia,
beautiful with its slender vines, round
fleshy leaves and abundance of golden
daisy-like blossoms; Sedum Pulchel
Inm, beantifnl both in foliage and
flower and blooming profusely in win
ter when flowers are most needed ;Cereus
Floggelliformia, a member of the great
nd iLteresting Cactus family, wi'h
long, drooping, rattail-like bracchii
aud an abundance of bright scar it t
Mosboms.
Among recent introductions there are
some grand trailers, among thtm Abu-
tilon Eclipse, with slender, wavy
branches which grow downward and '
are clothed with a profusion of dark I
proiusiou oi aara
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also beautiful and are produced all the
vitu wills Tajvw no uiiDouiua ni
year round.
The plant known as Parrrot's Feather
( Myriopbyllum proserpinacoides) is a
brand new basket or vase nlant of
great beauty. Though properly an
aquatio it will grow freely in pots or
vases of soil if kept abundantly wet
It succeeds best, however, in a water
tight hanging-pot, which should be
filled with equal parts of soil and
waer. Its long,graceful vines covered
with a dense growth of feathery
foliage is exceedingly beautiful and of
easy and rapid growth, even in shaded
situations. The species of Fuchsia, F.
Procumbens, which was introduced a
few jeirs ago is an elegant trailer. lis
growth of vine and fobage is delicate
and graceful and its flowers, though
small, are very pretty and produce
freely during the snmmer, being fol
lowed in Autumn with large red ber
ries which remain on the vine nearly
all winter and are very attractive.
The large-flowered trailing Fuchs:a,
"Trailing Queen," which we are forta-
raie to be able to introduce this year.
is a novelty oi great importance inas
much cs it is the first trailing form of
our eomaon large-flowered Fnchsia.
The plant intad of growing upright,
like other sorts; rends it branches out
to the edge of the pot, or whatever it is
growing in, from which point they
grow directly downward. Its profusion
of large, green leaves are when young
rayed and ribbed with dull scarlet or
red and are vi ry handsome. Its great
blossoms are produced in clusters a
the ends of the branches at all times of
the year and are very showy, scarlet
and purple. This is really the queen
of trailing plants. and is one of the most
important introductions of recent
years. The charming Mexican Prim
rose makes a lovely trailing plant
when grown in a hanging pot or
basket. Its abundance of largo blos
soms which are unsurpassed in true
loveliness make it a plant of the greatest
attraction for any position.
W'lNTEB THOtrOHTS.
"The prcat Shepherd lead the favenl
flock
From faithless pleasures, full Into the Ftnrmi
Of life, where le.ng-they bear tho bluer blast.
TJnrtl at lenirth th vernal tun looks fortb,
Bedlmtn, d with showers; then to the pastures
preen
.Te brings them, where the quiet waters glide.
The stream of life, the Sailon of the soul."
In these cold, winter days when all
the world seems buried in snow, when
sickness and trouble hold so many
iu their weary thralldom, life would
seem dreary indeed, did we not know
that every day the "vernal sun" is
drawing nearer: that soon nnder the
now, crocup and snowdrop and arbutus
will be throwing no their sJender
stalks, the hera ds of the Spring. And
so in this "waiting-time" let us, too,
cultivate in our hearts the fragrant
flowers of patience and, as we wait,
"do good one to another," that weary
hours may be lightened and weary
hearts sustained with "faith" the
amaranthine flower; hope, the soul's
calm sni, shine, and peace, the gentle
-tew of the heart
A FLOWER CALENDAR.
In this Inst, blustery month of winter,
what flower or plant can we find, out
aide of our window-gardens to mark
the month? We have given to Jan
uary the pines and evergreens and,
search as we may, no out door plants
or flowers reward our sight. But, see,
when we open our shutters in the
morning what delicate wreaths and
ferns s"'!, blossoms "have grown in a
night upon our window pines! Blos
soms of an hour, evanescent as a sum
mer's mist, but lovely as the fairest
lilies we will give to February the ex
quisite "frost flowers" that come silent
ly in the winter nights, and vanish with
, the sun upon our windows, or melt
when the warm air of stove or furnace
re iches them.
j The crocus has been dedicated to St
Valentine, and in its native fields prob-
' ably blossomed about that season, but
here, we can ssarcely claim the flower
I until blustery Marh has gone. In
' warm, early seasons the fuzzy-willows
often put forth their delicate, gray
1 catkins in the last week of winter and
now and then a nodding plume of
1 alder, but they are scarcely to be re
lied upon, so in our "Flower Calendar"
We will give to February only the
Frost Flowers."
Miss Virginia Penny, author of "The
Employments of Women," and of
"Think and Act," will read a paper in
the small hall of Cooper Institae, Jan.
18th, 8 P. M., entitled "Women in
New and Odd Occupations." Admis
sion, 25 cents
OINOEB PROPS.
One-half cup each of molasses.sngar.
lard and boiling water, one teaspoonful
of alum dissolved in the water, and one
spoonful of soda. Add ginger snd
t A .H- .r
Place dabs as large as walnuts on tins,
so they will not touch; place m raisin
on top of eaoh. Bake ia a moderate
oven.
NEW3 IS BRIEK
Artificial marble grows in use. .
American loims are Belnp exten
sively used in England.
The highest altitudn ever reached
by a balloon was seven-miles.
In France aad Germany horses are
now vaccinated for the gi-jnriers.
The total number of Br.dJhista la
the world is estimated to be 75.00),
00 J.
It is said that nearly 49,000 men
desert from the German army every
year.
In twenty yars there has been no
counterfeiting of American postage
stamps.
It Is estimated by scientists that
Colorado's cliff dwelera existed 10,000
years ao.
Owing to Its extensive use in elect
ric appliance the pried of pUtinum has
advanced fully 100 pjr cent
California's wine crop this year will
eaualaouart for every man, woman
and child in the United States.
The 124J miles between Newcastle
and Edinburgh, which is done without
a stop, is at present the longest run In
Britain,
Iu Corfu sliftotg of paper pass for
money ; oue sheet buys one quart of
rl-'e, or twenty sbeets a piece of hemp
doth.
It is proposed to unite all the is
lands of Japan oy a sstem of subma
rine tel. gi anli cables. The estimated
cost is $2,0u6,000.
The national debt in Germany,
which is much smaller than that of
any other great countrv In tlie world,
Is, in round ligures JLSO.OOO.OJO.
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A wainni iree ot icei. iu umurawi
and 80 feet to the fir.t branch will be
the uuique exhinit of a Missouri town
at the Voi Id's Fair.
Rich ITill, Mo., has an 13-year-old
young lady who we.ghs 325 pounds.
She is 7 feet 10 Inches Iii 'U and wear
a shoe 10 inches in length.
In Boston that remarkatle shock
of bair which Faderewskl wears has led
scmebody to remark that he looks like
a human chrasaulhemun.
In France a little more than 100
years ago it was impossible for anybody
lo work unless he Joined the union of
his pmticular trade aud submitted to
fts rul;s.
A provincial Brlt'sh postmaster is
In trubli Through a hole in the
rotf of his offioe the rain poured in one
night aud stuck together 'J00 worth
of postaga.
It Is asserted In some Italian and
other medical journals that protection
has been afforded by he.fer vaccine
against measles whooping ecu jh and
influenza.
S xty years a?o only one public
bankli.g comi any existed iu London,
and at the Bank of England private
accounts wer- at that lime opened
rarely and with the greatest difficulty.
The social magnificence of a state
ball at SU Petersburg s suub that on
one occasion tb guests numbered 3,
000, yet there was no crowding and
ever srranpenieut was prefect.
A French phw P V --?rmn--esd
vacc n iiing with steel peas, siuce oufi - -could
eaM y afford to use a fresh one
each lime and thus avo d danger of
infection from the lancet.
in automatic eleoiric gas extin-gul-her
deiien Is on the vaiiatlons In
the eleci:i.-a coni' ctivlty of selenium
when expo-e 1 to light, and turns off
the gas on the arst, appearance of day
light. It baa been etimat d that the m
tive power furnished by the steam en
fine of the world represents the stength
of 1100 millioi.8 of men that Is to say,
twice as many as there are work
men. Count nerbert Bisnnarrk has been
visitiug in London and studying the
labor lroblem. His resmblance to
his great father Is siil to grow
more sti iking as the ears roll on.
A fai m r in M lssonri has a half
gallon jar i f pencil prreerves that have
kept In perfect condition for more
thau S'J years. '1 hey were recen ly
tested aud found to have retained
the r flavor as well as their looks.
Tbe wife of Senator DavL", of Min
nesota, U food of hunting. While a
m re ci.lld the w in trained to handle a
rifle; and she has a small Win
chester that show signs of use
hanging in her Washington home.
Two Oerm-n women of Orange,
Mrs. Auausi, Eidinau and her step
d uhier, recently issued two editions
of tue Orange Volstota entirely alone.
wilting the c py, setting Upo, reading
proof , making up the forms and work
iUtj them off ou a hand pre s.
At a Civil SPerv'ce dinner the
Prince of Wales made a 8eech, at
whioh he Bi d that be wai 'Vlad and
proud to th-nk that the Duke of Clar
ence would marry a woman boru In
this country, living In this country anl
I aving the leel n of an English wo
man. Mrs. Antionetfe Brown-Blackwell,
who hs been called the pointer woman
preacher or A urr'ea, Mv-s lifo of
great retirement at Elizabeth, S. J,
But during thj e.ir bhe w.u uinke uu
appeal for public recoguhlon iu the
form of a book, on which she is now at'
work, ccnceiiu the relation of religion
and science.
The ancient city of Smyrna has
been the scene ot many conflagrations
in past vears. Iu 1703 a fire destroyed
2600 houses, with a loss of f 1 000,u00;
In 1772 a fire ia the same city car
ries! oif SX0 dwellings, a"d 3000 to
4000 shops, entailing a loss of 20,0'JU,-
C00; and In 1776 there were 4000 shops.
mosques, magazines, etc., burcei.
It is said that Confucius, 500 years
B. 0., was the first man on record who
admired and populaxizeJ the chysan
themum. )
A country Judge in R..rtgaT gave a
decision a few week3 a;ro of wiica
Solomon himself milit be proud.
Members of the N zarine sect in fie
town of Gyoma requested his honor to
be allowed to crucify one of their
number '"ivho was a Mesa ai, and had
been called by heaven to pave men.''
The Jud,re for a moment was dumb
fouu ieil. "Friends," he repl eJ, af
ter recovering his senses, "X do net
widi to interfere with your religious
practices If y"1 Messiah wishes to
de crucified let him P' epare himself for
death, lieioember, however. If he daee
cot rise in tlnee aays I shall cause
pvery one of you to be hanged." The
Nszareneg, It is needless to add, alkw
ei taait chief to live.
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