f A LAST ESSAY. Youth, aelow with li.ippy dreams. Conscious of Its waklnr powers, Wiilks by lever falllnit streams Banker! by iever-ytnii tlowerii All the Douudlejs future lies A9 a realm to seek and win. Ever sounds a yolce that cries, "Conquer thou, and enter Inl" Early manhood, irrayer grown. Less of hope, but more ot pride 6niwin In its mien and tone, , 8ais 10 rivals ; "Stand aside Power and knowledge, wealth ana tame. Shall be vassals to my will : All the Rlfis that man can claim. Mine by rluht or strength and skill!" Now. as towards Its downward course Slowly moves, the westering sun. WldeninR thought, but IcssenliiK force. Speak of hall the journey done; Gone Is youth's aspiring g.'Z. Karller imnhoot's liaunuty brow. Anil arotiml the thorny ways Few the gifts that linger now. Yet, as veter ins worn and scarred. Arm them for their latest Weld, Be the struggle tern and hard, lileiiehmg not. though cravens yield; We. for lifers hist effort 9t. Nerve i.ur mlnils to hold throt n all. And. whatever fate he met. r'lghtiue win. or fighting fall. A CHEAP DINNER. The secret of the economical excel ierjce of French cookery, is the alter nate use of the cheaper cuts of meat and the least expensive fish, poultry nd vegetables with the most costly. Americans, who are accustomed to the daily use of joints, chops and steaks, one unending succession of heavy baked, fried, boiled, broiled or roast meats, know as little about the real en joyment of food as about its economical value. Wherever the Trench ideas have be come localized the very bet.t use is made of every particle of the food bnpply. 'Without always being an un usually intelligent person, the trained French cook applies the most exact conclusions of chemical science to tho everyday routine of cookery. From the MrBt day of his seven years' prac tice until the proud hour which rinds him the diplome of the school of Careme he works npon scientific ground, all the methods of the school of la haute cuisine being based npon the most thorough chemical and physio logical investigation. This so called "plain livinc" is far more expeneiivo and less wholesome than the combination of soup, side dish and salad, which may be familiar to some of our readers as tho nuisance or nonsense of French cookery, and to olhers aa its chief excellence and charm. It requires bnt little marketing ex perience to convince the housekeeper that the material of this sume French frivolity costs about one-third less than a plain dinner of roa;,t beef or broiled steak. Jiesides, the fact may be con sidered that .- tho careful housewife generally has on hand some small bit of cold meat or dish of sauce which can be mnde to do duty in some new form without adding materially to tho cost of the meal which is being pre pared. MENU. Fnree of Teas. Sturgeon Cutlets with cream Potatoes. Flank Steuk with Tepper Dumplings. Peach Pudding. Wafers and Cheese. Coffee. PUREE OF I'EA.4. This is the French pea sonp served At Delmonico's and other of our finer restaurant. InsteaJ of soaking the pe-is over nigl.t, according to the Amer ican method, thev are wnucd, put over the fire in half the reipiisite quantity of water and when scalding hot the rei-t of the water is added gradually, thus ellowincc tl.e repeated heating of the peas, 'lliis process softens thom completely without destroying any of their nnrishrt:ent; when they are soaked over night, especially in warm weather, more or less fermtntiition takes place, with a consequent loss of nutritious substr.nce. The gradual ad- j dition of trie cold water softens the peas, so that tbey are tender enonirh to rub through a colander in a little over two Lours. According to taste they mnybe seiisoned only w ith salt and pepper, or by tho French method the flavor can be heightened by boiling with them an onion, fried brown in jut enough butter to prevent burning, and a carrot peeled and sliced. These vegetables nre rubbed through a colan der with the pens so soon as they nre tender, and the soup is thickened slightly by st:rr!ng with it for each quart one-Lalf ounce each of bntter and Hour rubbed to a smooth paste; this prevents the settling of the soup, and after the addition it is allowed to boil live minutes to cook the tlonr. The reasoning of salt and popper should be made palatable, and the sonp served with little dice of bread fried brown in enough smoking hot fat to provent burning. Some American housekeepers boil a ham bone or a piece of salt pork in the soup. STCUUEON CUTLETS WITH TOES. CREAf TOTA- The fresh sturgeon may be cnt liko veal cutlets, or the smoked sturgeon sliced. The fish should be simmered in euongh woter to cover it while the potatoes arc bring peeled, sliced and boiled until tender, and a cream sauce is being made according to the follow ing leeipe: Put in a saucepan over the tire four fable spooufu's of butter and two of tlonr, and stir them until they are smoothly blended; then stir in a pint of cream or rich milk, a salt spoonful of powdered mace, quarter of a salt spoonful of white pepper, a dust of cayenne, and a ievei tcaspoouful of salt; l.-t th" suuee boil for two or three minnfes, when it will be ready to use. Tl e po'ato s. drained from the water in which they nre toile I, nre to be moistened with rrcini suuee and serv.il with the sturgeon cutlet, which also is tal en from the water in which it h:is been simmering and served on a dish with the potatoes. funk st r a it. v. 1 1 a Tho flunk ste.ik, bi low the thiu end costs in tho lower PKPl'BIt Dl'MlT.I vs. which is eut from of the sirloiu nud market about ten cents a pound, becomes under this treatment both tender and savory. Cut the steak iu three iuch pieces, brown it with an onion peeled aud sliced and euongh of the s'eak fat to prevent burn ng. Alter the et. uk is brown dredgo it thoroughly with Hour, season it highly with suit and pepper, turn it a' out iu the pan until the flour is brown, cover it with boiling water, moving the steuk ubotit until the flour forms a goo I gravy; season the gravy highly with silt and pepper; let it boil and pnt into it pepper dump lings, which are made by using prepared rlonr or by sifting baking pow.ler w ith flour. An ounce of short ening may bo added to a pound of rlour if desired. .Mix the flour to a soft uongh witU water or milk and pnt it by tubleepoonful with tho steak. The dumplings should be allowed to boll in the sauce until cooked through, which will be about twenty minutes, whiu nil cau be served together. Can ned eepes or boletus may be fried with the steak nu I ouion to the great im piovement of the flavor of tho iI:h1i. Tirr.RF. aic men who will walk five tulles to lead a meeting, who cannot te induced to go across the street to watch with the sick. .i.in.i makes tlio devil more trouble, than to conic face to face with a man who cannot be frightened away from bis post by the fear ot a UUiina- - - lhe HigMoT the Fire. BY DOROTHY HOLOOMB. Snmn iB afraid of a mouse; and that night she woke me op out of a sound J sleep, and begged me to get np and light a lamp, and search the room, and ; drive him out. 1 mean, tne mouse sue said waa there. "O, Dorothy! do, do, DO! Jnst this once more. Ton are not afraid, and yon know I can't help it. I know there U one thia time. And fasten him out, won't yon, Dorothy? Pnt a chair against the door.' Ohl I wish there was a lock on it.' 1 was ont of patience, 1 own, for I was sleepy, and there never in a mouse. We have no mice in our house. It is all Susan's imagination. And it cer tainly was ridiculous, if she is my sister, to have her implore me to put a chair against the door. Hut then, things would have beoi very different that night if she hud not got scared about a mouse. There' would have been a fire any way, but they could not have stoppod it before half the village had burned up. There were two men there when it began, bnt they were stupid, and they would not have given the alarm till it was too late. Susan begged and entreated, but I suppose I have searched for a mouse fifty times just to satisfv her that there was not one, so at first I did not start. I used to pity girls who were fright ened at every little thing, who were afraid of a mouse, afraid of a spider, afraid of the dark, afraid of staying alone, but I don't now. Probably they suffer, but I think they are foolish, I don't mean Susan, for she is a sensi tive, delicate little thing, and she does try. But oh! a monse! Of course I would not let her lie there and quiver with terror, my owu sister, so I sprang np; bnt instead of searching for a monse, I drew aside the curtain and looked out of the win dow. It was open, ana the night was so lovely I sat down on the floor, leaned my chin on the sill, and listened to the autumn crickets. It was in Septem ber. Just then I saw a fire blazing out at the door of a shop down below onr house. Two men were talking about it, and one was saving, "Oh! I guess we can put it ont." I had had an awful experience about a house afire once, and I knew better. So I told Susan to bo calm, for there was something worse than a monse. I will say for Snsan that she is eqnal to the occasion when the subject is really a serious one. She would never, never do as thft Newbury port girl did. It was a long time ago, in my grand mother's day, and she knew the girl. There was a tire broke out, and thia girl discovered it, bnt she was so scared she did not rouse an v body. She said afterwards that she just cnrled down and buried her head in the bed-clothes. And so the fire got nnder headway and raged and flamed np, and nobody else saw it till bouses and stores were burn ing. It was an awful fire, and that foolish girl might have prevented its spreading. Bnt she said, "I was so scared!" I told Susan where it was, and I said to her, "Now yon go down to Uncle Barnabas's bed room and wake him gently." I cautioned her in this way because he had been sick, and I wished to be careful about startling him. "Tell him there is no cause for alarm, bnt he might as well get np. Then go and wake Aunt Malvina. I am going to ring tuo Episo al bell and rouse the town.'' "Good 'or you, Dorothy!" Aunt Malvina has had to be ready for emergencies all her life-time. Sue sometimes says 6he has been a "minute maL," or a "minute-woman." She can always sturt up aud dress herm-lf while some people woilJ be waiting to think about doing it. So Suse.n and 1 fell into the way of doing just as she does. We never leave onr things scat tered about when we go to bed, bnt we have our clothes where we can put onr hands on them in a minute, just as she does. i e always have a shawl at hand and our wrappers and onr slip pers. I know it seems prim and no tional for two girls, but I don't care if it does. Aunt Malvina encourages it, for she says in case of sickness in the honse we shall be ready. She means in the future, in our own father's fain ily, where we can be very nsefnl in emergencies if we know how." 1 was ont of doors quicker than 1 ever weLt before, aud ran down to the church, right by those men and by tho f re that was blazing fearfully by tuut time. They did cot see me. I heurd them say, "There is not mnch water, and if we can't put it out, I guess the whole of this side of the street has got to go." How cold the wet grass was on my bare ankles! I had put my slippers on, but not mv stockings. And how out of breath I was! i I knew how to pet into tho church. ! The sexton's danuhter and I were close I rends, and she bad shown me. I don't sappose anybody else could have got in without bursting the door iu. I mean anyboUy bnt the sexton, aud he lived away np town. She ami I used j to go in and sit In the church some times. I never even told Snsan how we did it The sexton knew about it. i so there was no harm in it, for he did not object. It was his own danghter, and he said he did not care if we would keep it to ourselves. lie always liked me, aud ho knew he conlJ trust me, even not to tell my own sister. j lhe way to get in was easy enough ir anybody knew. The two doors bad : a fastening nt the bottom where a bolt was shot into a socket in the floor. I . am not explaining this very well, and I do not suppose anybody oonld under stand it without seeing how it was. At any rate, the socket was worn, and if you gave the door a little pnah and then a little shake, and then a sudden yank, it wonld open. It made us think of a combination lock. You must have the push and the shake au 1 the yank in their order, or you might work away at the door all day and you could not get in. It seems very queer. The reason why we did not get the key and go in at the side entrance was because the sexton's house was a great ways off, and we might take a fancy to go into the chnrch when she could not stop to go and get it I mean his daughter. We always bolted the door and crawled out at a tiny window back; of the organ recess. That seems queer, too, but eirls like to do adventurous things. Some girls do. The pnsh and the shake and the ! yank were nil right that time, and I got m; and by jumping as high as I conld I caught bold of the rope. It was looped up high, bnt I was des- perate, and pretty soon a whole coil came tumbling on my head. i Then I rang and I rang. It waa Delther one thing nor another. Peoplo said afterwards that it was neither pealing, nor tolling, nor ringing an alarm. That boll, they said, went first cangifi clan;;, elangii clang, clung, bang, bang; then ding-dong.dtmg-dong-dong, on and on, as if it was possessed; and the hills echoed it ' back. i i could not hear anything bnt the I din np overhead. It was fearfully j hard work ringing, bnt I kept at it. j I did not know whether the villago was burning np or not, till the sexton I came tearing in, and 1 gasped as well ' us my lnngs would let me I felt as if, they had almost been torn ont "In the street all burned up!" ! For answer he shouted, "Give me ' the rope! No, Dorothy, 1 guess yon have saved it. I thought it was you!" Wide Awake. , A calf in Lumber ton, Conn.,capturer una eats chicKtns. 8TURGC.) FISHERIK3 law M riosh or th. Loping Fish Casta U ! Called; Albany BHf, "Why Is stuKreon called Albany been"' said a Fulton Market flsh dealer to a New York Sun man. "I don't suppose anybody, even la Al bany, could tell yoo why, but 1 hap pen to know. "Sturgeon Isn't as staple a product iu the line of flsh as It was when it got the name of AlbaDy beef, but, there are a great many people who would rather have it to day than salmon. You trace them back, though, and you will And that they ciuie from Albany, or their folks did. If there U any kind of sturgeon better than any other kind it is Hud son Kiver sturgeon, I don't know who the fit st, person was who had the nerve to tackle sturgeon as some thing to eat, but he wa undoubtedly a resident of Albany. I think so, be cauie the Mrst place where the busi ness of catching sturgeon a an ar ticle of food and domestic commerce was Albany. "Feople at large didn't slop over to any alarming extent about sturgeon when It first came on the market, and tho Albany sturgeon fishermen found themselves quite frequently left with more 6turgeon on their hands than they knew what to do with. Thia was unpleasant, and they were in great trouble of mind over it until ther learned that they were making a great mistake In kill ing their sturgeon as they caught thorn. "All they had to do was to keep them alive, and tether them in the river by ropes tied about their necks and fastened to the piles at tha wharves. The river front in time came to bo a regular pasture, so to speak, for captive sturgeons and some one gave them the name of river cattle. "From that time it was easy to re fer to them as beef, and hence the name of Albany beef. 'Albany Is no longer unique as a sturgeon fishing placo. In fact stur geon fishing amounts to very little nowadays in the Hudson River. Lake Erie is the great sturgeon producing water. Lake Ontario gives up a good many, and sturgeon pastures are numerous along the 8k Lawrence River. "Over three mlies of rope are In use to tether sturgeon off Oswego alone during April and May. But they get rid or them all. The meat is all stuoked and sent to the Michi gan and Canadian lumoer reglou where it Is the staple flth diet, "The eggs of the Lake Erie and Ontario sturgeon make the caviare that you are under the impression Russia sends to this eountry. The truth of the matter is that our stur geon eggs are exported to Russia and other countries where the civilization la equal to caviare as a delicacy. "If you ever want to see the tur geon In all Its glory go to Sandusky, Ohio. They catch and dry and smoke and take tha eggs out of something like 3,000 tons of sturgeon there very year." How to Avoid Surtrok A correspondent writes as follows to the Lahore, India, Civil and Mili tary Gazette: "With reference to the protective effect of certain colors gainst the sun's rays, years ago, on my way to India the second time, having already been invalided home once from the effects ot the sun, it occurred to me to try the pho tographer's plan. I reasoned to my self that since no one ever got sun stroke or sun lever from exposure to a dark source ot heat or even to -one which, though luminous, possessed no great degree of chemical energy, the furnaces in the arsenal for ex ample, it could not be the heat rays, therefore, which injured one, but must be the chemical ones only. If, therefore, one treats one's own body as the photographer treats his p'ates, and enveloped one's self In yellow or dark red, one ought to be practically secure; and since the photographer lined the Inside of his tents and be longings with ye. low, it waa obviously Immaterial whether one wore the yellow Inside or out. I had my hats and coats lined with yellow, and with most satisfactory results, for duriug five years and even extreme exposure never once did the yellow lining fail me; but every t:tue that, either through carelessntjo or overcon 11 den co, I forgot the precaution, a very Short exposure surllced to send me down with the usual su'i fever. Many friends tried the plan and all witb the same satisfactory results. Why ioolaadors Bnlgrato. The Interior of Iceland Is a howl ing wast j of sand and ice, traversed by darting glacial rivers, and utterly incapable of supporting more than a tew scattered inhabitants. Grass Is the only considerable orop. The hills and the valley are treeless and afford at best tut s anty pasturage for horses, cows ai d sh;cp. Roads and bridges scarcely exist. The backs of horses are the only means of trans portation across country. Small boats carry travelers over dangerous rivers, while the horses Swim ou abca I. Hardly anything that ministers to comfort, to say nothing of luxury, is produced In Ice laud. Every nail in an Iceland house, every Insignia ant bit of fu nlture, has to be transported laboriously from one of the seaports to its desti nation. That the seventy thousand In habitants of Iceland are poor goes witnout saving. There is little or no home nir. ruet, for every Icelander has the same product to sell as his neighbor. Money circula tion is small and the farmer barters a certain number of horses or sheep or rolisof dried tlsh or bales of hay for a supply of groceries and other n( ccs sarieof life. LkoisIiatuhes, as is well known, are great foes to corporations, and especially to the railroads, which have a bad habit of insulting mem bers by sending thsm parses. It oc casionally happens, however, that the railroads get something through which lenefits them and bears heav ily on the public This was the case a few days since in New York, where the Legislature passed a law outlaw ing all claims for damages against railroad companies unless suit Is b oujh'. within two years. Watchful us Legislatures are to punish the rail loads, this bill slipped through and the Governor had to veto IU An eccentric PhilaJt-lphian whose a ill was probated no -utly stipu lated that ti e m. tire ettite, valued at nearly SSJO.OnO, be converted into gol coin. it is because we bate the grave that we try to hide it with flowefs. Wa never find out light is nntil we have ia the dark. how bright the been for a while THE NORSEMAN. BI BXFRIKD DBS B, OTOS). The recent celebration of the cen tenary of the discovery of America lends additional interest to the mem ory of the bold Norse navigators who nearly four hundred years ago before ' the birth of Columbus not only dis covered America, bnt actually settled in Iceland and Greenland. As early as A. D. 87G, voyages were made by the Norsemen from their own ragged coast to the shores of the continent. Their visits, however, were so tran , sient, that form any years the benefit ot the discovery was lost both to them selves and to the cilvilized world, j Nevertheless they left tbeir impress I upon civilization, and it ia probable that Columbus himself must have , heard of those old northern tales, told ! from father to son, of how Eric the ' Red, journeying westward many days, bad planted a colony in that land be i vond the sea; of how F.eif, his son, in heriting his venturesome spirit, con- tiuned to voyage until he came to an ; island whioh be named Helluland (Flatstone Land), sup edto be New foundland; next, to Marklaud (Wood i Land), supposed to be Nova Scotia, I then to Viuland (Vmelandi, supposed l to be the coast of New England, the . mild country where grapes were grow j ing, and where the hillsides were cov ered with rloweis. It seems certain : that some of the ancient Sagos were I translated into French, aud thenoe j found their way into Italy, the land of nulture and progress at that time. It ! would not be safe to sav that Colnm bus did not pore over some ot the an ' o ent translations, whether he got his ' original ideas from them or not. What wo can bo sure of, in that a "History ! of the Westward Voyages of Erio : Handerson" was published in Italy ! prior to the fifteenth century. Leav ing to Columbus tho merit of an ! original conception, wo may still be lieve that he was encouraged in his task by a sight of some ot these works. i'robably no raco has contributed more to the piuturesqoeneas and romanoe of history than those magnifi cent old warriors of the north, the Vikings. Their undaunted bravery, their snperb physical development, tbeir love of conquest, and tbeir bril liant daring made them both respected md feared even by the Roruan,wuo per mitted them, for the most part, to dwell in peace in their ragged strong holds and settle undisturbed in the lands of Gaul and Britain, which were theirs by sheer force of arms. From its earliest history, the life of this northern race was distinguished by a degree of civilization far in ad vance of the other nations of Europe, exoopting always the Byzantine em pire, which retaiuod a meretrioions re finement until tho full of Constantino ple before the Turks. The Norsemen were neither savages nor barbarians in the common acceptation of the term; their laws, customs, training, their methods of warfare by land and sea, the trappings and equipments of tbeir ships and armies, showed remarkable intelligence and considerable technical knowledge in the arts of government and warorafb The Eddas and the Sagas of tbeir early literature, are full of wil I and thrilling tales of fierce bat tles, stormy voyages, and glowing de scriptions of the splendor of their dress and riding equipments, the richness of their armor, and the magnificence of tbeir vessel". Gold was everywhere in abundance with these people; yet its use, although lavisn, was marked by both taste and discretion. But the profnso decoration of their war implements never detracted from their usefulness. It is only in recent years that even a fair decree of know ledge of the lives and habits of these Norsemen has been unfolded to ns. We ranse in astonishment before the evidence of their taste and skill asro vea'ed in the fine collections in the museums of Copenhagen, Stockholm, Christinnia, Bergen, Lund, and Go ten burg. Their weapons and coats ot mail tiive ample proof that they ex celled in iron and 6teel working. Some of the beautiful damascened swords to use a technical term dating as far back as the early port of the Christian era, demonstrate that the art was prao tioed among them long before its in troduction into the rest of Earope. The remnants of clothing, beautifully em broidered in gold and silver, show I heir deftness in weaving. Large cups, nrns, and other vessels, wrought in pnre gold and silver, testify to the sumptuous taste, though our connois seurs would doubtless regard it as at least semi-barbaric, of those early times. The proo s of their knowledge of the arts of writing and gilding, and the specimens of delicate intricate re-ni-msse work in iron, bronze, gold, and Silver, are astonishing. Twenty cen turies bave not been able to tarnish the splendor of these treasures. Among ptlier objects which awaken keen ad miration, are glass vessels, exquisitely painted in patterns, unrivalled even in the museums of Italy and Russia. If we are to credit their poems and romances, the Norsemen were noted for tbeir muscular strength, tbeir in trepidity, their great love of the sea, and their passion for conquest. The mon were giants in stature, and si perbly developed. They were com monly fair-haired and bine-eyed, with massive and handsome features. The women were beautiful, strong, healthy acd virtuous. The young girls lived a retired, industrious life, employing their time in weaving, embroidery, and the cares of the household. The mar ried women were held in great respoct and esteem. The wife was the com panion and help ma to of her husband, and at liberty to join in all his pur suits. In many instances, she accom panied bim on hnntiug expeditions and on the Held of battle. The education of the male children was divided into. First, the athle'io: wrestling, swimming, jumping, run ning, leaping, ba'anoing, climbing, snow-shoeing, and hnnticg. Second. the school of the warrior, that is to say: fencing, spearing, lance or jave lin throwing, archery, and shot sling ing. Third, mental training: poetry, reciting of the Sagas, riddles, oboss, and harp-playing. From his boyhood the young Viking was schooled in every art and exercise which might develop his physical powers to tho utmost, and tit him for the hardship of the campaign, both offensive aud defensive; and meantime, his aesthetio education was not neglected. As war riors they were always ready, it is the key to the character of the old Viking, that he was prepared alike to sing a history of the great deeds of Olaf, or Ordnsson, or any other re nowned champion cot neglecting himself, be it said to the harp, which he might play with as much facility as he handled his blade. Tho Norsemen were almost unknown to other European nations nntil tho eighth century. Prior to that time their battles had been chiefly between the rival tribes of their own race, and neighboring peoples as well, along the shores of the Baltic, the coasts of tbe islands, and even as far tonth as lower France or Spain. With time, however, c .me the desire for larger possessions vud wider conquests. They invaded Germany, Gaul, and Brittany. As warriors they were a'most indomitable, rarely meeting with repnlso or deft at. L.ter on, they led their victorious hosts to Spain, tothe Mediterranean, to Ibily, Sicily, Greece, the Black Sea, IV1 stine, and tvon to Africa. They were undisputed masters of their por ;io.i of tho sua for over twelve hundred j etH. The situation of their country and tutir natural passion for the ocean led the, in to prefer naval warfare. Then nantinal far ahead and i he matters of their approach contemporaries, of the Norse fleets street orrnr la thft hearts of the boldest op ponents. Th ir vessels though small enough in onr eyes were of great size, considering the period, and fitted out on a scale of unparalleled magnifioenoe. In shape tbey were low and cut far down amidships, rising almost to a point at the prow and stern, which were usually ornamented by huge gold dragons, or other emblematic devices, often measuring as much as twelve feet iu length and three feet across. Every part of the vessel waa lavishly orna mented with gold and silver traceri. a, wrought iron, and carved wood-work. In calm weather the vessel waa pro pelled with oars, the larger ships re quiring about thirty oarsmen. lhe longest of these oars so far as is known to day, measured twenty six feet. The Norsemen prided themselves on the beauty of their sails, which were woven of wool and gorgeously embioid- . ered with mythological figures in silver j aud gold. They were square in shape ! and usually bright-colored, often j striped in blue, scarlet, and green, but j sometimes entirely white. strangely , enoneh. many of their vessels were ironclads, and consequently able to re- j sist the weightiest missiles of the t enemy. Their battles were undertaken ; with the greatest care and foresiglit. Aside from their desperate courage, which waa always an important element in tne contests oi tuoae aays, nicy managed their attacks and wheu necessary their retreats, witu con summate strategio skill. They were that compound of the soldier and sailor, : which, in themselves and in the r de- i scendants, has made northern Europe . the controlling power ox the i astern , wold. ' The ordinary oostume of the Vikings waa nf wooL silk, linen, and fur. The '. Kr.oho .unhini. In tliA knee, a shirt ot linen. loose cloak of wool, somewhat resembling the toga of ; the Komane, and immense mantles ' lined with fur. In battle tbey donned ; coats of mail and iron helmets. Their , principal weapons were bnge double- ; bladed swords and heavy spears. Their ; shields were ct leather, embossed witu ; silver and gold. Kvery part of thoir , costume was lavishly laden with golden ! ornaments. I The women ot the better class, wore a long trailing robe of finest wool or silken material, riohly embroidered. It was clasped at the waist by a heavy golden belt, from whioh was invariably suspended a small, riouly embroidered bag. Their long hair, commonly fair, though sometimes dark, of whioh tbey were very proud, flowed loosely over their shoulders. Some of the married women wore a little gold embroidered cap. Indies of tbe highest rank always wore a band of gold aronnd the j hair. j Not the least interesting of the ob- ! jecta which will make our World's Fair ! educational, as well aa attractive, will be the perfectly appointed reproduc- j tion of a Ylkiug vessel, in all iU ap pointments. Not only have tbe best ' authorities been drawn npon, but an ex-ancient ship, in excellent preser vation, so far aa lower works are con cerned, has served as the basis for the model of the "hollow hull that swept the northern seas." After having in spected one of our modern battle-ships, it requires some stretch of the imagina tion to oouooive of such a "hollow hull" as this, practically dominating the seas. Vet uo greater physical courage ever inspired men than that whioh led these sea-rovers to "Dominate the fctormy main, Tet to ihe land beneaih the northern star. Tbe bitter world wbre endlesa Ice prevails. Out ojr-I In shields! fight for your lives, my meul Leave our bold Raven, as she floats amain. DemorcnV family Magazine. WILL. WE HAVE CHOLERA If Mirl. is to be the deplorable tUte of a ITU'". H Kuuld nut be ml- to oretiook an? precau lliiiaty meanurA. Tli cheapest aol best way to tii:,rove the (unitary condition of your homo ve the (unitary condition of your homo ! ape off the old paper and hnve uew put ih to serai on. i lit. 12 Nmth Ktrvenlb .Street. Philadelphia, ans telling jeuU emUosfted paper for 12 and 1A cents. Send 4 two cent stamps for sainyles. In trop'cal forests so large a ro porlion of tha plan's aie of the sen sitive variety t. ar. aonie'lmes the patli ot a traveler may be traced by the wilted foliage. Pon't youuunf to tire money, clothe, time, labor, fuel, liealtnT All the-. can be. 'Ted li you will fry Dobbins' Electric Soap. We rav fry," knowing if you try It one, you "All always use It. llave your grocer order. Tbe Crst electric locomotive has 1 eet built at Lynn, Mans., and la now ir practical operation in the yard of th General Electric Company. The man or woman who ! profitably employ ed I. genera It hanpv. If von a e not happy it my te becam- yoj naTe not found your prop er work, ue earnestly ure all such per out to wrr.e to W. F. Johnson & 'o.. Rlclim ind.V.t and i hiy can show yon a work In which you can be bapt y and profitably employed. The extent of the osc llation of oUlmneys may be exactly taken clo.e observation of tbe shadows cut on tbe ground. tall by tbey POSTAL GriDE FOR 193 Cootalnlnlni all the post offices arranged al phabetlcsliy. In States and Counties, with all other malters relating to post office ad ins can be ordered from B. Palinoek. f. U. Itox. lisi. Philadelphia. Pa. No business man should be without it. Price r pai-er cover wltuniouihly (2.50 cluth cover wlib monthly. Lileblffs tbe chmst. aiys tbe buman body is composed cf air condensed and uncondoned. If afflicted with soreeyes ue nr. Isaac Thomp ion'. Eye. water. UruKKists sell at 2jo. pet bottle. Electricity is now made ui-e of to dry toa leaves in Ceylon. rniin KlUney Care fbr Dropy. Gravel, Dlabr-tes, Bright', Beart,Urlnary or Liver Diseases, Nerv ousness, Ac. Cure suarauteed. 881 Arch Street, Thilad'a. $1 a bottle, Tor 18, or druggist. 1000 oertifloaia. of Bursa. Try It. In Germany and Huneiry magic qualities are attached to tbe lime or liuden tree in some villages it Is usual to plant one before a bouse to prevent a witch from entering. : Fraawr Axle Grease. ! The Fraier Axle Grease received medals at the Centennial. North Carolina State Fair, 1'arl. txposltlon, American institute. New York, and others. , J.ast year 462 mistakes were ma 'e In London by doctors in notifying oases ot infectious diseases lor removal to hospitals, with the result that 102 of the mistaken cases proved fatal. i August Flower' " For two years I suffered terribly . . , , , , ' with stomach trouble, and was for all that time under treatment by a physician. He finally, after trying everything, said my stomach was wornout, and that I would have to cease eating solid food. Onthereo ommendation of a friend I procured a bottle oi August r lower., itseem- ed to do me good at once. I gained strength and flesh rapidly. I feel now uke a new man, ana consider that August Flower has cured me Jas. fi. Dederkk, Saugartiea, N.Y knowledge cf was at all tini e Mr. f Jr. lauer York, re. A Miserable Man VKAL.TII UliOKi: DOWS- IDERrilS SHATTERED julck Restoration to Pertrt B Hood's SarsapariiUs. altb by "I gladly write this statement of my expert ence with Hood's saraapanlla. I bad been alllna about two years with a nervous attack. and was generally brokeu down. I was so bad that at tlmf s I ould fall over with a touch ul vertigo; In fact 1 was not able to go any d s : t--nce fiom the house. I certainly was miser. I able man. Falling to get help from physician ; In llarrlsburg and York. I gut very much et- beartemd. But one day I read In a pnp ; about Hood's SarsxpartUa and I tbeunht I i ought to try It. Tbe day I C'.n.meneed on I bottle Ho. 2. 1 beg in tof el better, so 1 kepi on ' and I am elad to sav 1 feel like a new man. I : am working again, and can be on the go a Hood's518 Cures day lo u, and do not hnve any of oiy b:id spells Boluff'mo more. I have a perfect cure and 1 find there is nothing like Hood's farsa parlUa for me." Ciias. M. Laush. 050 West Market street. York, fa. HuiiU's PILLS cure all Liver li s, llilloui Bess. Jaundice, Indlgestl -n, Sick lleartctie. Every Month many womsn au flcr from Ezcsssivt Sunt Menstruation: don't kn who to confide In to gst proper advice. Don't confide in anybody but try Dradfleld's Fomalo Regulator Spselflo far PAINFUL, PROFUSE. SCANTY. SUPPRESSED and IHflEQULAR MENSTRUATION. Book to "WOMAN" mailed free. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, 6a. Sl kr all Draccbta. jo Yon tdoep Peacefully 1 IN THE1 MAD STRUGGLE! i I fnr Mlrh an ant lot slrht of tbs ri- IbM.i uticress Is not worth the irir a1d fur It, If It ha. L.e obtained at tl fii-r T "ur raiin The aasenre of wisdom Is. Cn.t, honlth; s-i-on-', , moderation: third. w-slth. To hae health jot ' iu tut ha vs sleep. To haa sleep jou only used a iP.LCRS.yi :SPRSftiG BED, wfakb t the biffhevt attnfnm-aot of ue eleoce 3 of brd-m.Ur.inrt. It la made from lfiRhlr Ter-nrr-.! nwi w ire. JI.lFKTIMK. Beware of r!.uap male common .wire uniiBuoua, ir wiiry u uut wii met 3 wen. fcmp.lbU.Kl at No. tl warren street, New Tor. 1 No. 2 flamllt'-n l'larv, p. jiton. For Milr tty ail reltAt'le LH-aier. 8? firaxft1a Ht gifcicred Trademark OS) ai' bend for lioney Sating friroer, tree. Alle Tnck Corpertxtieu, U ont en. , Wabihocbtb"' Ho-t.n, New York. Flilla.lt!phla, C'btr.ir, Hnluiii-'Ti:, fS.in 1 rn.rioio, Lyon. lFAtToaiKto iu:.oii. .H8.; (airhavu, was.. Whitman, Mum.. UuxLury, Ha., f Jn.outb. iu. ff o c u fc-2 3 f-J fi 1 Q Overr omrs bci ra'.i.sr. urn c.mwiitftatwn, tv-?oi- i."-i-t!t i"!, ii SeiuLiAa: freti. o vi-.ncii Tea (.u..wly W. km Cures Sick Headache Successfully Pros?ev;tfs Cloims. Late hTlnclpel Exnvnr V S Penaion Bureau. jjninJMi war, tttiji.m tat.gei.iua, rattv iiuce. FHIL . P. k-atu !,.. UM -'-i'::..r,ordel?fiviiiha-ii i . i W I a . A w K- r bl. ooaiiitauon ir-w Enrir--miu i.ittirtm-..lt4l) -an-1 crooii- M"--P,-I ITmblt Cure In l W a ft S i eV - v tiny-. iay 1111 cartiMi. 1 IVknCM.J.STtPHENCLabanon.OhM $75.00 1dSi.iii can bp made monriil) No. 3 South lltli St., H.cliinoii.l. Va v oi m i: ior D. r . UO'inson K U JL CeoBDtnpil'ere a tic, people hi. who bat- weah lungs or Atth ma,ahooldaa Ptso'a Core for Conanmptlon. It tita care ttaoti.Drf.. Ct htii not inj en tuif. it if no i ria 10 n Ulilbe best ciugb rmp. Sold eTerr where. ae. I herb, is rood for thought In the mortality statistic of tho four or five great cities for the year 1392. The death rate per 1,000 of popula tion was in Kew Yorlf, 27.26; Brook lyn. 27.07; Boston, 26.37; Philadel phia, 24.64; and Chicago, 18.23. Chi cago had not always this honorable , place, but within the last two years i that city lias constructed a new sys tem of sewers, adopted a better method of street cleaning, and pro cured an abundant supply of pure water, and the direct result has been .t treat reduction of mortality, plac ing Chicago, In point of healthful ness, at the head of the list. The wonderful InfluHiice of the suit ..a the earth is nhowu by the fact th.ii In less than t! ree minute?, during winch the lat eclipse was total, the temperature fell three decre3. leechim's rills are better than mineral wa ters, beech am' no others. &oentsa box. Lameness i i i orsts : sometimes rtir;u by giving them tbe opportunity t- swim. In swiminlnir the sain mus ;'es are exercised as in trottin.', but without pain to fo t or legs. or Coarse Von Read The testimonial, published In this paper, re- ; luting to Hood'. Sars.iparllla. They show be youu.l a doubt that HtiUD S CCltkS. Constipation, and troubles witb the liver, are cured by Hood's I'll is. An island has Leen discovered In the Atlantic ia latitude twentT-nlne ' ilerres two nrnu'.es north, loi gittnV 137 decrees flity-uine minutes west, j which ia only nln feet across. W - will alve $10J re. arJ for inr essn nf i. tarrh that catii.ot lie c . rod with Hall sCaUirli vure. iak. u i,.teruuy. r.J. tutsit & Co., Trops., Toledo O. . ! v ' ' ClTtlUatlon ts. 8avnee.iT. It is popularly supposed that It is civilization that increases and agra- vates nervous diseases, but Dr. Brin- ton says it diminishes them. Among t he lowest African races, which might 'c suijijiw.-u io ue aevom or nerves, he found such diseases very common. Instead of takinz a trin East, a newly-married couple should go on a r3 EL PAr AMD rtltSEN'T 8TKAM- From our edito Ml Hr.eti:m.'w'ok' ng New Yora'sbeauUful hrboi. there s an ever clmnzi"g panoramn of pnd'.es iutereat. From rmall Govern r's I.-lan ', where a ricKely old fort, half bidJeii in greenery, strive to Imnose itstif upon too coufl:iag publid iu tbe light of a defence; aud ibe a 'II smaller Ljiberty Islanl, where stands Vie grud girt of the Frtnrh nation li ldi ig Ui torch or wtlojme to all nation, and then across tbe sparkling waters to the ireeu and purple bills or New Jersey, all is beautiful and full of life, ny in these WJi'ers contlaually are ciafta of all nations and every size from the iiant Campania to the tiniest steam o' naphtha I n ' But or them all there n no slit' w we watch for with such pie nr Interest as the coming lindgo'b of th bg steameto, winch morning . eveuing mai'Stiea'ly round 13aUry 1'oiDt as they pet .orth upon or return from tlelr trip. through Liong Island Sound. Floating ptlact-s truly are these s'eamen-I Tbey may be excelled Fonae day (all things are possible) bu it h hard for us to conceive of such a thing. Neveithelesa we mudestlv remember that as long ago as 1827 the Benjamin Franklin ot .he Providence line was i-onsiderel by the best Judges of the lime to be a model which coultt never bi surpassed 1 Iet us contrast the Franklin with tbe Counectic.-t which delighted our eyes this morning aa she urandly swept down the East lilver past cur window.-. The Franklin wa-t very his boat for her time, but site was but little more than one-t.'iir l of the length of the Connecticut wit'i not i third of Its carrying capacity. From rctuies of the Rhode Inland and tliei Massachusetts, bo'its ninn years l.t-s thai the Frauklir., Kbtn contms'ed with one of the Connecticut taken four veurs ago, one may jude that Hie much vaunted little 1'rai.k'ln won Id cut but a very small fi jure to-d iy. Ytt ihe, too, must have been a pretty sight t'rom tbe windows of th? arbttuorat c mansion, which se-enely fronted th fashionable promenade ot the Kattery, or fiora those of the few churmli.g country dwellings which crowned tbe lleluhts of Brooklyn, looking down through cedar groves to a broad grav riled beach where now stand long rows of ugly store-houses. There Is no color that shows so well up n the water as tbat which in our youth we were taught to call no color a clear saow white. Uf this we havj I'roof every diy, in contrasting the dark colors usually employed by the trans-Atlantto stearoihips, witb the pure white of our "White Squadron," md that oi the beautiful Sound steam ers. It sometimes almost oazz.es the eye, as if the sunlight were reflected from polished marble, aud adds im mensely to the effect of size, and causes great majesty. A trip u'i Long Islan l Sound in oue i if the boats of tbe Providence & Ston- i tig ton S. S. Co.'s line is one of tbe most del!g tful that can be made, tartin at 5.3U on a summer after noon one may ass between t!ie tnacy places of interest which line Ihe shores of the so-called East River, and get well out into the sound before t! e lo:ig summer evening twilight shall be end ed; and (hen after the shades of night have settled ovrr all what a delightful 'eep shall we get in tbe spacious l erths of the commo-lious stateroom", tilted up as no palace was fifty years tio. and as, in fart, in point of con venience, very few are now. Then if w e wish to go farther we can leave our bout at Providence In the itiomlng and tike a Parlor Car Train ! 'rectly to Boston, or Worcester, or -ven on to the g'niious AVtiite Moui alus, without further change, If we so teslre. Or having stopped at Ston i:igfon Instead we can reach the fash tonub'e .rr.ig.-n-!et P'er, or more jrrandly situated Watch Hill, where th .ic!tn wa es Loom almost at our feet Yet sod'sc ntented Is poor liu r.a'i ia'u;e! we wish for something s'il vtter. We would that we c-'ull naVe thee lieaut.ful trips enti.elv l.j laylighil Tlie eJitortal "we" has r.f re than once Ftayed upon deck all niklit rather ttuui leave the beauty of ihe si'fct.e, vet It Is sj.-.rceiy so beautiful y moonlight as by daylight. We orco liaJ the ir-K3ure iT atrip up t'ie Suiii! in a little U. S. Revenue Cutter by jourtefy of the Commander and hi wife. We went slowlv euoueh. stop ping to board auspiclou. looking cratt. and anchoring in some favorable jhice eao'a night, taking nearlv a week to bo f rom Xew Y'ork to Ktw London. Bu' what a delightful voyage it was! We have wondered, ever since, It there were Lot people enough in our part of the world, who are net rich enough, or however wealihy, who would not wish to 1 e at all the care of owning vaclils, .vho yet would like to take tiiispiea-ure tn a more leisurely way, and, leaving ew lork m the morniug. ston ovw Light on the way I efore pioceed tig on neir j mrny to the luoui.tslns or re- 'iirntiiv' t tbe City, to make It pav to nu t l3;:st one nr two tUY'icht boat between the historic shores wnich ooider our dearold Long IslandJSoun . ? our saucium's windows we ou hope to see tha biave little Vik ig which Is pictured on o r opro-ite ane, and whli h lett Xorwav on Mv lit to tempt the lei rors of the s oimv vi'autie. Siie is exiected to nwn tlirousri t Ii.i S inn.l ru.rl, lonely in the wake or one of our b g j eautlful Sound Mpam-ra. Wiiat a I onini win Da there I Tho little, opea : il boat, covered o:.Iv witti ihe sni -Ms f her .'t-mt-hearted crew, and helped n its p: s vice by oais wielded b Tawny ar-n-i. and the great. iK-acHftiL liixuri .113 vr ift. th llttiinyeml.l rti an I fruit of u odera civilization. TO CLEANSK THE SYSTEM Effectually yet gently, when costlvn or bili ni- or whtn the b'oixl is in n ir or t-lugfei h, to permanently cure habit at o HibiitiaUon. to nwnkru thakiilnev and liver lo a hta'.tay activity, without iiiL ikitig t r weaKeiniig itiem, to dl.spel heidachis, colds or favcri, use Syrup of Figs. Scarred br a Str.k ot t'ttitnlnc. A negro in Washington has the scorch of a lightnin stroke on his )ody a white streak tbat betas be tween the shoulders and runs down the left side. It is wcvijir ;n form ike tbe leaflet stalk ot a vino. Th.s mark, which re ha-i worn fur about thirty years, he rcrlved when he wassittim r-.c jr a tree during a thunder storm a. ways a dangerous plat e at such a Hic- Thovtrh ho was stunned for a momenl i.'Ur bb ing struck, he suffered no lasa.n la conveni ..ce from theshock Another man who was s-rw." whiu sitting e- neatn a tree escaped, nia'k and hurt; out tno soies or both h,s torn off and flung to the Fhoe- were distance Of several yards. 'ew York Sun Uow wi-Lr. I enter the money the cashier skipped with," asked" U.e book-keeper, "under profit and loss''" "No, suppose you put It under run ning expenses.- Society Journal. It He ihat Works Easily Works Successfully, Easy to Glaa.i Hauss With APOL 5. A copy of the Official Portfctio t nf Kitililinua ami . .4. . trsted in water color eSi-ct. b-'L,','1 sny address upon rrceij-t i,f Icc i 21 10 stamps by The. Chahlis a. Vooiii" : fc-wuii... n-auf.-H i.. r - 4 r -".r--" t fLr ' - . - ' r", 1 iF Saf I Do Not E Deceived TJ3 I with rait-. EthtitN ar.i r-ii-.ts w Thi Riiin Sun fi'.ivt- j j. Irum. Durable, atid t or ftlau packase iu. ev it duiu iiyurnfruna Or EcLt bV c;s: : fcadfLOOperpartture. f-irts ftea. MEND. YOUR OWN HARNESS WITH TH0H1S0N'S?RP SLOTTED Lti3 CLINCH RIVETS. No tool n-nmrl. On s r-amraer n-letf to0 sml c inch th-m easily n4 i-iic.v. o el-'c' shso'owly nv.tb. K-ijol-ln n i ho e to M mii. r ih icsilier nor tmrr for t-'.s h vers. T::er are strna" Ittnels and darabl. M ..ion, no ia u. ntn, anlfonn or ..-irtl. 1 -i: tin la )ie,. Asls your dravlrr lor ihrm. i.r n'. Vn. 1. umps for s oox ut Jm). a.ir-.e 1 ,ucs Mui id 17 JUDSON L. THOMS0. MFG. CO. tTHTIItl. - tit l m r m if.-," e " -" v. . Davis Tland Cream Sc p.ir.-uor di Feed Cooker Conibllicd- fi-. Complctcst of outfits for a 4 i zy iurr.T. Thii lachtne has an attach .rr.t v. '.-: . h. -n-h-r. the bow. 1 as been taken out, i drop--; ! in'.r th Sfpatstrrsc iiiat a belt cim run to the r.yjrn. Vr:;eHr f:r-i articulars. Uvis A llankln IlKi-;. and Mfj. I'o., 240 to 234 W. LaUoM., Chlrcffo, IU., Manufacture all kinds of C'rca-r-rr MafJi.-icrjrar.d iJairy Supplies. (Agents wi-.'iieJ in every wunty.) f Vt-J-ft.. .- ' '. . - --"".-l ? -7.-i -4 wt)'1'--;? f3" Stnd 6c ia starts try is- j Ulustrsud cital-ce cf b srt'es, r-rtt . snd sportinff rccds cf every etwrfV! John t. Lsu Am-s Ca so.st. I tlAKDTHE tuo Rfusar to aw ni NY bTHEIi .. .) 1 wjwr','w,i FOR FIFTY EARS! MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP hus two tH hr ni!;ors of Mother for tht-ir chUlren whll;- '..!.:::: I -r fr Fifty Yr. It 4HotbrM tliei-i..:-. f'"'? Burnt, alUys all p.i!n, cur v. in t xlic, ana la lhe bftron:Mi v for li.-r.-l a. TTventy-live Cent a Iioitlr, . IAN IDEAL FAMILY MfcDlC.Nfc tVor Tnlfcetloiu li (Movant i IfendtsM'ht', t oi-t1ii(i.l.,n, J; i'oisinlrilap. llrT.-nai s 1 wi ? iia all disorder of UiO fcL.-zu- ii. -.RP,ANS TABULpS r art irenrJv vtt rro:n..'.v. t- rf : ditfvTrtlon follow tlifir Ut. - oy uruorntH or ncr.t r.yni.nl. li r (8 -nala i, 74o. J'eokn-jo - hoiwl, 4.- !" 1 amiiiCT-HiiiiriMa , i if onr n" ,'ij l,7 i h A SPECIALTY, p oJr j -i"t'--""-' ' ' , t"-" I' ' Jtl..m, psrilU r , ; r'lrantes a,curv arJ our -.a s.-slcd. frw. coos; luiut tol.CliicunJ. 11- AGENTS WANTE0 ON SALARY or commli.lon, t.i (inutile the w rll f 'hltmifVil Inlr t'mi.iiiT 1'i.it.Ml. A? nt mKIIi. $"i0 per week. Monroe Eraser ill's , B..XX.17. Ijl Crosse, Wis. SS 7i3 vsr JUST A LITTLE pain neglected, may hrami RHrUMATlSu NEURALGIA ' SCIATICA, Just, little LUMBAGO. SPRAIN may make a cripple. Just a little BRUISE may make serious inaammati0t Just a little BURN may make an ujly scar. Just a little COST will get a bottle of ST. JACOBS C!L A PROMPT AND PERMANENT CUf(f Years of Comfort against v. of Pain for St JUST A LITTLE. mm CTM. few Ac
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