There ore 20,O!)0 Chcrokccs, 8000
CWtaws, r000 Chi kasaws, and from
) I to :jy0 ) Pminoles In the Indian Ter
ritory. Tlio Clocks number about 800
to 10,000 ou!s, but t ia thought about
. half of thee nio colored.
It in stated by the Cimmeriint A-lrer-titer
th:it tin! fourth centenary of tho
discovery of America will bu celebrated
at Ci noa by the revival f f nil opera by
Moil ici hi, entitled "Christ' foro Colom
bo," comp i-d iu lsi?.
The census of lso rnncd os miners :
miii! ;!l,2s pet sons, n-t including
9.110 oil well operator, ntld not count-
ing at all tho-o engaged in the euro of j
Mining machncry. It would probu'dy
Im safe, remarks thg ' A, to put tit !
30,0i)'l tho number of those who arc i
directly engaged in all departments of
mining industry, and such u calculation
nny at least servo as a busi.-i for determin
ing the productive taluo of tho nrmy of
lalsoiers thus employed.
The great lick telescope In California
promises wonderful discoveries in tho
kies. Profc-sor Ilolden is very cnthii
iastic over its revelation', and snys tint
be has had views of the planets, tho
Mars, the milky way an I tho nchul.u
that no other astronomer ever beforo
had. 'Hie telescope resolves llrt nclul e
in Lyra inti wnathi of "sun stull"
which are in the process of developing
into solid bodies, and the observation of
.lupiler pi ionises to
olvo soma of the
curious .pic-lions nboit that plain t.
A ii!iyic!a'i LMt on a train at Quaker
town, reiiti.,tiiking with him a iiiutitity
f i ther, whidi he inteieli'd to ue whilo
M'r!ori'iin a s c ii (ieratiiii at an- ;
oilier plai t, lie had imi gone v ry far,
bo Aevcr, befoto the b.ittie emit. lining it
".pl'iile l, and tie.' ear was .soon tilled ,
v-.i:li thu escaping v.ipor. A rush fur
til! doors was t!ie;upfitl tnado by tin."
f(ta:t ed pasi'iigers, bill those who were ;
uiia'd"! to get on the platforms, it in re- I
lii ti d, were visibly nlTectcil by the ether
a i . 1 1 beiMiii" rem iikiili y hi'iuioiis, so
mueh so, in f:l' t, that they acted as if in-
toieated. Tho inll'Srrice of the druif.of j
course, soon wore o.,, an l i,u.tt was ro
eloieii. The New York II ",-.' declares that !
tkmui aragitatmn ism progress ia .Annuo-
eot.i. ( er.ain wouiea in that State aro !
litti inptnig to have n law passed compel-
ling a man to declare his intentions
, , i , .
with,,, four weeks after paying his lirst ,
srihit to a young women. iuch a meas- j
nro would bo based on iujustice. A !
cnan who knows his own mind regarding
a girl within a month ufter meeting her
is rare. This is to a groat extent tho
fault of the gentler sex. Tho nnturo of
woman is sccrctivo,
is secretive A young woman
,o u.. l.e.nnd bi'.eh.l ufter a
to weijied und la. eled ufter a
cannot I
few weeks' acquaintance tho must bo
studied along while beforo her desira
blity as a wi.'e can bo approximately
. , , , . ,, . ii.
judged, let Mmuc-oia legislator.!
careful how they deal with thu subject.
A Paris philanthropist ind. I. -el a
number of geneious merehauts, iniuiu
facturers, and trades people to t ike into
tin ir i I'l'il yiui'iit, states tho Niw York
"!.., Kin ii uin"np oved men a liesiiounl
send ni:h letters of iccomint ndation.
I i .'ti he a Ivertised fur men out of work,
"..t tie;.- I.cr a :;teat throng, talked to
t!.i in of dignity of labor, the hlo-ii.gs
i t ''emioiii y. the dagger" of inteiuper
i:, e, nil I tlicu diice.id them to Call for
.'elti rs i f ic. oiiiinetidation which would
p.i: th' m in the way of yetting work at
t!. minium rate of eighty ;;ts u .lay
jiiii.c (liately m ire th in half of his throng
( i'JV unemployed men disa pear;d,
nit i tliiit was the
. . r,. .,-
1st ll saw ol them. 'I
th" icmiiiidi'r some took letters and
.oeurire-tnted tl.ein ; somo worked hilt;
a tl.iv and then wanted the wages of that
time, and at tho end of three days only
cighleeti we.e nt their
........ .....1 ll......
j.-i., in..! 11. :
were a. I gcnuiue ai t.san.s and laborers.
Tho recent instigation into the
Indian troubles 011 tho keetia Uivcr,
Hr.tisU Columbia, lnu brough' to light a
tie, p'.y laid plot, bv which, at twoseciet 1 51'0 U1". ,10t '' 1 ' 01110 lll''o y i"rc.
.' 1 . . 1' . 1 . . ..: 1 "in going to play again for you. Now
to. clings held at hntniiwx l..st wiuttT. it ,,0,jktol)kJ "'
wuh urrai ged among the Indian tribes in
that sect. on to masacro nil tho white
ffttlcrs. The mas aero was averted by
one of the Indians, who, lit tho risk of
his life, threatened to warn tho t'Overu
went unless th') idea was abandoned.
T he J-kcctm Indians aro described by tho
New York l'"'1 on of low Mature, and
degraded morals. They are all heathens
and .tardily refuse to embrace Chris
tianity. They are all wild and lawlon,
with no more notion of fairness than a
wolf, who-o character they exu.-ily
jia'a h I, ina-mui li as when they como to
tho store a! .no they aro almost vex
utiously meek and lowly, but when they
t ollect iu numbers they ure loud-mi.uthed
And ineuaeiiig. Their fines consist
mainly of mouth and check bonus, with
t.inall, llat noses.
largest Selio iner Allout.
A schooner building ut Wu'iloboro,
Me., is expected to be the largest vessel
of its kind niloi.t. It is of the center
board pattern, and will tarry livu masts,
iter length of keel is ,'.'.) feet, hor
liicadih is .Mi fee', depth of hold twenty
ono feet, and her measurement will be
lsi 0 tons. Her masts will be of Oregon
pi no, nnd her foremasts, mainmast,
iiii..enmast, spatikoi mast ai'd jigger w ill
l: each ll.i feet in length, hu will
Ii ive two lull decks running thu cntiio
icngth of the vetsul uud bino hutches.
THB HEATHER ON THE LEA.
Green ire the woods, with tholr gray moss
and lichen.
Yellow arethn sands in the sun by the ten,
Dewy Is the dale with its fre.h fern and
bracken,
Put, o!i! for the heather and the whin on
the Ion.
Fine cones and leaves strew the mould 'nnath
tlm brunches,
Rweot Is the smell of tho balsam and pine,
Fink the ile-p flush on tho p t.!s of tho wind
flow.-r,
Nestling in lnehis of tangled woodbine.
Farln tho distmeo tho seigtills ara circling.
Iijl n their wings In tiie crest of the
wove;
Down In the green depths tho swec Is float
darkling,
Tho kelp on the bl.ck roe'is the wild
waters Rave.
Dotrn In tho dale blue violet are opening.
Whore tho fresh grass Kro. green by the 1
ri,, :
.. ' ' . , .
Conslp. tholr cups turn toward the light
inu;hmg i
And tho white lily float on the waters so j
,t'"'
The Umny purplo heather, glinting in the
sunlight, I
Trieklv gorseani furze, nn l whin sweet
for i
,.... ik. i , , '
hero the bree,o sweeps as free as tho cool
air at m night j
nmi mo iar nuum nor mt in tue b-atber
en me oo.
Wo.i'.m Transcript.
NATHALIE.
- '
I enw tier tTst carrvin!? n rreat fat
"IT"' V'i1' "."lv,,,r XUnn l"-r.scll-
n uiiii. Bin i i need g ri. looking ul.out
ten y his old, but. ns 1 afterward found
out, nearly thirteen. 1 sluill always
inuiK .tnwiiuia was stunted lv a li
a i((.r.
pctml baby burden, for her aunt, w.th
w hom he lived, had iifieuuent addition
io hit laiiiliv. mid .Mitlialiu lia 1 mused
I I V ... I. . I 1 .1 .... t
i, ii ii' i .miiiuiiu na i nuiseii
baiies since she was seven vents old
a not-1 wiat nine i.er inoiiicr d.ed, iiml
.... ...... .m,..i.., nin .iimuii upon mo
" ' .
'la.iame l oir. n was stout, red-faced,
I...,., ,,, , u i, nun w ui. tic ruling passion,
that all mound her should tarn their salt
bv constant work.
Mm would hue liked t rise at mid-
ni:;ht, nnd ni t hi-r hou-chold thrjr tasks,
but as that was impossible, sho
contented herself w ith beginning at
daw n
llcr husband was n fanner anil miller
near the little town of .Maplu'oii; her
two e ibst sons worked in the Colds
with the other laborers, and woe t ) anv
of tlioni who diil ii..t o! ey the imperious
-lame. Mio did not snarn her.i If frr
wliinie. Mio did
constant employment was her ri-li.rinn:
hut uhe had a fr ime like iron, and the
.iv ..I. t ..
" ",llu-
si, fcl,n i -U T? i!"5011 fr
'c balnea Mm was required to keep out
of tho way, she would have been driven
to tho grave by tasks impossible for her
Pllny frame to perform.
jjj, jj10
dn it nun, i"liu IIIC lier IllirriCd lllea s
with tho everlasting babv on her Ian.
whom sho was expected to feed at inter-
yalx, and attend to tho wants of tho ,
twins, about two years old, ho sat be-
T . " . , nvc" 0,,r' w" 11
. ,hre?,c 1.,,,,n.. t. be kept out of tho
Uny until dinner tiim.
"lia, 1 treat the little one well:" Ma- 1
dumo I'oiron would say to her gossips,
mv l,(J,;r his,fr'H I
pny for hir. I work mvseli, I woi
udnldren; but for Nathuiie, all she I
hive
k my
has to
do all day long is t jilay in the woo ls
Willi the little oi.es. It is play, play ail
. i mi. ht in r, aim cat and drinK of
V.- be.,t.
Mad. une I'oiron
what sliu :iid.
believed faithfully
Ii was dilr.ng one
f tlirso "iilav"'
i""" inai i ii r-i t n . tiie iicqnaintaiieo
vi .-.nuia:iu Iliad been walking through
the pretty I. t!o w.olland winch sur
rounded i In. town of Map'eton, w here I
was s, .em i i n tint -iiinmer with n Iricud.
Mnldi lily I enlue Ui two st'Oit, stol il
look ng children. lo..kii'g m no like
iMttih .bills timii nuytbiii.r ,.).. Their
lap. were full of Cowers a id in front of
thei.i was lyin r the baby, crowing nnd
kicking up its hevis.
- .it li die was going through a kind of
nc-oli.iiic pri fi. no nice for tho ninue-
Mefit of her charges,
Willi I the tWIt.S
gravely stared at her with tln-ir I. It i.v.
- . - . , .
lilc-Mioiile .H blue eves. I li a'n k..',,lien
' -
cen any ono so active and darini? ns
'""'I'l' WS " lle sprang from one
T . ' ' 7 ' ,1 . " " ' U"'"L ' 11 h,lul
.... . ... in.
was hidden behind .1 eini.10 of
I.ii-I...... ...1 11:
..ii'ii' uil- 1 iiinireu 11111 1101 seu
me; but 1 noticed the littlo girl's fa. u
'' pule, and big' drops stood (Ml h(T fori'
head from fatigue. heiiovcrslie sto ped
t.i ...a' I In. .1 .11 .
lis..-., ti.u I'll'lll hl' lll ii iinwi,
" h, hudi, .Maneite, hush, Jlarie, or
Tante Poiron will como after us! Then
Mie made a spring to a high vine,
which hung lar above the ono on which
fcho was sitting. Mi.; ini-sed it, and fell
to the ground. In a moment I was bo
fcido hor, and lifting hur up.
.re you nurt; ' 1 asked
"I tlon't know." sho said, rubbinrher
Ik ad. "My hea l hurts, but it has hurt
mo nil day. . di, Hebe, don't cry !" Tho
baby was yelling at tho top of its voice,
and the chorin wiiHswell..,! I.v ih iiniri.
dolls, who were fiigidened by mv sud-
run-
dur-
ueu nppearanco. "Jioirt cry, my
uiifj i j nuiie is coming to you."
Mio rose to her feet, and sank down
again with a sharp cry.
"Ah, my foot is brokcu! I cannot
walk! What will Tunto Poiron say?
hat shall 1 do Oh. what thull I
do?'
' i on will do nothinir but lio hero till
I como back," I said. "It is a short
walk tu your aunt's and I w ill go and
tell her, so that sho can send for yon.
Perhaps these children will let mo tako
them homo." Hut us I approached tho
twins, they threw themselves Cat on
their backs, nnd yelled as if I had been
tho Cinut Uluuderboro, ready to cat
them up.
"fTl ey don t like strangers'." Nathalie
gasped. " madam. 1 must try to
walk " Hut as sho raised ber-tdf, kho noxt day 1 saw Jtio itiuerais leave tlio
sank back almost fainting with ugouy. .cottogo -ono of tho sons and one of the
1 walked rapidly to tho house, and, as I smaller children, Mrs. Hluko did not
noiredit, suw Madamo Poiron in tho know which. Then a few days after
front yard, washing somo clothes. I ward tho heurso stopped again, and two
knew her well by sight, and us I culled small white colli ns wore brought out
her uuuio, sho raised hor monstrous, They held tho poor littlo Dutch dolls.
dripping arms from the suds, and turned
to mo.
" What does madame want?" aha asked
curtlv.
"Your littlo niece has hurt herself
yonder ia the woods, She has cither
sprained or broken her anklo. che can
not walk."
"Oil, the mi-crablo creature!" cried
tho woman. " Forever and forever doing
something wrong! And nothing to do
nut nmuie berse.t all clay I Mas she hurt
my children r" turning upon me fiercely
" .no, but she is badly hurt."
" Faints be praied itls not my angels!
Nathalie is a stubborn, ungrateful girl.
And now to lay herself up, and leave mo
nil to do! 1 it y she hudu't broken her
neck at onco!''
" You ought to bo ashamed of your
self, Madamo 1'oironl" I cried, ind g-
nantly. "If you do not intend sending
help to the boor child, I wdl do so."
" And where does niadame think I can
Pct, h.e,l)J Cal1 ,tho mo" out,0. tho, fiv?ld
"l thl 1,0Ur- ftn,tl lMo much timet No ;
if anyone goes, I must:"
he strode off, and I followed her, for
,omchow , Idea of a dove in a vulture's
,.lawi vwnuctl D,0 whcn j thought of
,,,., trembling littlo Nathalie borne in
tho arms of the unfeeling giantess.
Vhon 1 reached them, she had tho girl
''7 tM0 nrm anc 'm lifted her to her
CC.. , . . ,
"None of your airs." she cried. "If
yu try to walk, you can. You are pre-
cndin'ff. stand up !" '
I aught tho child as she fell back.
ftn(l at tlmt moment I saw a man whom
I knew well coming down the road in
his cart.
"Ah, hero is Pisrre lagrangc!'' I
cried, joyfully. "I know he will tako
tho child home."
I'iorre wns a good, humano fellow,
...i i i, -
jft(,l .Nathalie into his cart at onco.
Mn'iamo I'oiron, growing Iko a bear,
1... l i..L..n l ..if it .,ti. ;n
l.r r,, . , n... H.u, !. lnll tLl'iimr
i(,r
nfter
l!ut then this is a bad business for
vm. v,.ii,..i;.. ii..r.n ... i,n in..., ;
' . ' --- - . - - -
..I...... ..-ei.... ..i.l it... . I ...
c o
IMVI) Vim lifiril timiu o
pv,.r have ea-y times, Monsieur
i-crcd, w ith i.er patient ! I ftrt of ,1! furm ' 11 't'g, low ridge, run
rolling dow n her white mug directly north and south, on top of
llrr'.,, sluMiiiswi
vone. tlio tears rolling
f,l( n. "J would wish to bo dead, and
with inainiiiii if t whs not for t... ( hi
dren, but I love thc.n.and they love me." ;
"love you! .lu-t list, n to her! Thu .
littlo utnpites that suck her life blood, i
The tvran's that gut her mote beatings
than I can count: And. iividatuo, you
he ir her say she loves them?'' ' i
"Yes, thcv do love me," sho signed.
"Monsieur I'ierre, they arc nil I have in
the world. Tunto I'oiron is not always
cross. Mio. has good d.ivs, you know,
.. .. . 1 u l,,,t .1.,.,. v,.m ..n tin. l,,w
so many . hlldren, she has lio lovo to
. r. - . ti
n.'- ......:n ... ' i;,,
muttered in hisheavv beard, but wo hx 1
... . .
reuehed the farm -house, and ho llftc i
0,,t t.-mlerly.
"Farewell, miidumc. and thank you,"
she a boro her into tho house,
I thought often of Nathalie during
the nextllew weeks. I heard her anklo
-. ,nrn nm l.i.f l.,.t l.a u-a i n nn
.n n.,i ,... i n tnr it :
was evident that Madamo Poiron had I
taken an inveterato dislike to mo. Hut
I Wlls glad to see tho littlo girl walking
out ono morning with the buby In her ,
; rn. I hu-r.od forward alid inter-
!epted them. Nathalio was thinner
than ever but hor eyes lovely eyes '
they werc-biightmcd at sight of mo.
"Aro vou miito well. Nuthalic." I
asked.
..Mi f.int linrtj ft littlo inn.lnm.
i)Ut can walk. It is the lirst timo I
could carry lb lie sweot liobe:" kissing
enthusiast ieallv tho mist v-faced infant.
We are oini' to have a ( in tho woods.
Helm and I," show .ng liie a littlo packngo
she held in onu hand. " I'hore is a slice
of in and a pkee of cake, and oil,
madamc, w.ll ymi not comu to our f't't:"
I said I would, but I mii-'.t run honi -for
sonu thiiig. 'I'hat something was mi
addition to the lea party in tho shape
of some fruit I had ust lercivcd It
was good to see the delight in Nathalie's
eyes wln n I laid my contribution before
her
"di.Hebe! Hebe:'' she screamed. clap
ping her hands. "liananas, Hebe:
i Manges! and lovely white grapoi! t'h,
thcv are tin beautiful to cat:"
When thu repast was over, Nathalie
ti'r.i. I tfli.it r..tti'i'iw.! i.l l.i.r n i.i'n.i f..r
i . l .1... ,..:....
II. ..ml III..: I., ill-.
i. .... 1....1 I ,. v. ..1, I
1 1111 I'.i'iv ijitiku iiai'i', . ... Mti 11, .
t.i.l
"Happy '. oh. yes, madamo, there is no
0110 "l'l'; man 1 am toaiay. 1- ny
111111K, 1 can wniK ngain nnd nurse ueue.
t 1..,.. ,.11 ..Kli.lr,.., l...t p., .1.1. '. n n..l
.
aii"el of heaven .
I sat thotc wonderingover that starved
vnninr I (it ulmwn nnl V mm I ii-imu nt fill 11
Iight'vvas putty-faced Hube. What was
. .... . ... .
happiness after alii A poor, ill-treated
wad, whoso daily biead wus ilavored by
harbh words, sat thorc under Clod's
blessed sunlight and called herself
i .i i i
uuppv. i gave up inu prooii'iu.
it. ,n. i ,i ...
Heveral weeks passed, and ulthougii I . . A - - ..... .
was often on tho watch. I saw nothing f uow t0 cxit pon the globe. Month
of Nathalie. Tho house where my friou.i nm ' drKc K occur even
nnd 1 boarded, command, d a full view I l;wmber, n mean temperature which
orthoPoirou farm; for some days none ,m? len. observed nowhere clso in tho
of tho men had been working in tho I,oli,r region.; .nd minima of -7o de-
tlcl.ls ntwl the loud voien nf Mda.i.e Kri'l'H. u,u "'') for tho three Winter
.ir.. .ib.nr
"What is the matter over at Poiron's?"
I asked our landlady, Mrs. Blake.
Mm. Hlako turuod very red, and looked
..f,.u..,i
"Well.' tho truth is. I didn't like to
"tJUll, IIIU II. III! I", 1 l III U I. una io
tell you, ladies, for 1 thought you might
get scared, aud thero ain't a bit of dan -
.rt
...t. for thorn's no communication bo
twecn tho farm and any house in town.
They've got smuil-pox there bad. Nearly
all tho ia idly are down with it. Old
I'oiron cnutrht it from a tramn. Two of
tho children w ill dio to-night, and they
bmv tho old madamo can't livo. Thero
4 no one to uttend them but ono of tho
boys nnd little Nathalio."
"Mio is not sick, then?" I said, re
lieved.
"Nathalie? no. Old Durgan, who has
been thero he's had small-pox himself
told Mr. llako, tho child goes from
one to tho other, with Ilebo iu her arms,
Bebo has suiull-pox, too, aud she never
puts it down
I ciinnot o?
I cannot express nil I felt when tho
After that I heard of the gradual re
covery of tho other . patient and that
Nathalie did not take the diseaso.
Nearly a month elapsed, and I was pre
paring to leave Maideton when, in one
of my walks, I came suddenly upon j
Nathalio leading her aunt by thi hand.
"Uh, i n so gian to see you. maoame :
she critd. "We are taking a littlo walk,"
Tante I'oiron and I. tho it gettiug
quite strong again. "
"I am glad to see you out," I said.
'I heard how ill voit were."
"Is it tho American lady, 'Thalia?"
she asked. "I am blind, madamo. I
live, yes: but never to son again I Help
less, useless! ah!" With a groan sho
threw up her gaunt arms, and her face,
torn and ploughed by the dread disease,
was full of despair.
"Oh. hush, Tante!'' Nathalio cried.
"Am I not here to hcip you and do all
you want?"
"Vc, it is io," tho woman criod,
quietly. "Tho ono to whom I was cruel
and unkind, (iod has given mo as my
solo stay. I toll her to go and be happy.
Sho shall have money to live where he
chooses, but she says: 'No! Nol'"
"Leave you and llebo!" Nathalio
cried; "Never! With you is my homo
as long as you want me.''
The woman, still weak and nervous,
burst into tears, and her littlo niece lod
her away. My problem was solved.
If Nathalie was happy in loving and
serving a little child, what will be her
degree of felicity to find herself neces
sary to a wholo family her duties mani
fold, but sweetened by tho love and
trust for which her faithful little heart
hungered. Marie 13. 'UUam, in YuutWt
Vvnipaniou
Thirty Prehistoric Men.
Tho people of Floyd county, Iowa,
have often speculated as to tho contents
of a group of forty curioiisdooking
mounds on tho farm of John Scrimger;
b,'t """c of tlicm hnd curiosity enough
to investigate until I'rofessor ebster
took the work In hand on his own nc
count last week. Tl.c Srcunger fiiiin lies
just noitli of the pretty village of t buries
City, n ml is one of tho most beuutil'ul
sections of tho Stntc. n tho eastern
which are wic mounds, some iorty in
number, about tlirco feet in height, nnd
ranging iron niiecn io tweiny i v leet
" cU,t
hus opened fourteen of these mounds
nnd found the skeletons of thirty people,
1,0 thi",k.H !l ,l!t''.ct ' from any of
1,10 prehistoric remains yet unearthed in
th s country, .lu-t how long the ridgo
and mounds have been tin to .Mr. Scrim
ger can't fay. Neither con the oldest
settler, and neither can the Pottawato
mie Indian traditions which run back
many centuries. That both ridg-nnd
mounds were built by human hit. ids is
plain, from tho mathematical regularity
with which they arc arranged, nnd thu j
li.i.,Hn.a nf .1... ...;1 .1n,......;n. .1...... .
hardness of thu soil composing them,
w hidi is packed firm, like a stone, whilo
that of tho virgin prairie in tho neigh
borhood is soft and yielding.
Tho skeletons found by Professor
Webster nro in various stages of preserva
tion, some quite solid and others crumb'
ling to dust, wlnlo in ono mound thero
w nothing but a bed of ashes. All tho
dead had been found in a doubled up
position, the knees be ng crowded on the
" " " v
JT f'"d toward the east. W hile i the
ur bones show thutmost of thcskcli!-
,on ro pcomo about nvc leet eoven
"chl' ta''. re four tho original
owners of which must hava been fully
seven inches tall. The skulls aro thoso
of a race of very inferior beings. The
tops aro abnormally tliicK.aiul tho 'rontal
bones slope abruptly back from tho eyes,
whilo thu lower jaws piotrude forward so
that the under teeth oiue outside of tho
uPP,!r ollc''
In general contour tho
sku ls re-einb'o those i f tho prehistoric
mound iiuilileis fouml in Ohio, Indiana
11111I Wisconsin. Mot of the skeletons
found by Professor Webster show marks
of lire, us if the tle-h had been burned
from thcbonesbcf.ee burial. Another
strange thing is tho entire nb-eneo of
anything like, trinkets, or implements of
war or of tho chase, as ure generally
found in Ins'.erii mounds. The bones
of animal", l ow ing that the friends of
the deceased had celebrated their inter
ment with funeral feasts aro also miss ng'.
The only things thus fur unearthed iu
tiie Iowa mounds, aside from thu skele
tons, is n b t of broken pottery of crude
design and make, including one nearly
wlio.o vaso or urn of nr. haic workman
ship, which Professor Web. lor now has.
-Vc.r Yrk Sun.
The Coolest Toun in the World.
In Xituri; Pr. Ilunii gives un intcrcst-
ing account of the winter tempo. aturo of
Wvrcho.,Aiisk (Siberia i, deduced from
several vear.s' observation. The town,
which lies in tho va ley of thu .Tauu,
about :t feet ubove the level of tho river,
in latitude lit degrees III minutes N.,
longitudo loo degrees ")1 minutes K., and
at a height of about :5U feet a'lovo tho
. r. .... , , .. . .
tnn loiB tlio ir.'i.fir.iur. n..t.fi.p ffil.1 flint ia
.months (December-rebruary), Iu tho
! J'e,ir, 1!N" March a,lso, n n"muin
i )-"r'cs1 and during that year
1)e('?mber ",,d J',n,"K7 nCVCr ,h'Vl.
minimum abov e ill degrees, while in
' ''nry, 1". the temperature of St
. , , ,,. !
lU'rfM Wfts recorded. Theso extreme
1 lnR hardly credible, jet the
uicruiuiiiuiurs iiuvu oven vltiijuu ui-
the St. Petersburg observatory. To add
to tho misery of the inhabitants, at somu
scusons tho houses aro inundated by the
overllow of tho river. Tho yearly ran go
of cloud is characteristic of tho climulo;
in tho winter season tho meun only
amounts to ubout thrco tenths in each
mouth. '
Kreineti's Koluml.
Hut tho quaintest thing in lire men Is
its statue of liberty, the "liohind," as it
is callo 1. It is a colossal liguro. eight
cen feet high, and wus erected iu tho
centre of tho town in 141'.'. In one hug(.
hand tho giant holds a shield marked
' with an euglo (that symbol of liberty in
all ages), iu tho other a naked sword. I
was the gauntlet thrown down to all thi
world that Bremen would bo free, a free
dom so successfully maintained that
even now, though a part of tho Genua. i
empire, Bremen is a free city and has it
fico pert.
UOUSEUOU MATTERS.
To Holt Potatoes nclentlflcally.
' The proper, sens. bio and sclcntiflo way
to boil potato is without peeling it.
Ketaining its skin (though very well
washed, be it said i, it alo retains thoso
possibilities of llavor and llouriness of
which the generality of cooks do their
very be t to rob it Different sorts need
dilieront treatment, but it may bo taken
as a general axiom that potatoes should
boil till they may bo easily pierced by a
fork, and thnt alter everv smallest drop
of watrhas been carefully and studiously
drained away from them, they should bo
stcamod for only three or four minutes
over a hot lire and well shaken during
th:s process. Thcv should then be served
in a dish without n cover, and very hot.
'crimps the potato is the only regulable
that does not suffer from being eaten
from the sumo plate with mcut or poultry.
llrcvklyn L'iliicn.
XntM on Itcnovntlng.
Skim-miU added totwlce thequantity
of warm water, cleans graining, or any
tarnished wood-work easily, and Injures
the varnish less than any other prepara
tion, as proved by many yearn' trial. It
brightens up oil cloths to wash them over"
with skim milk after cleaning. Never
uso soap for cleaning paint. When there
are spots of grease or smoke on tho wood
work a very thin lime whitewash will
remove them. To extract grease from
wall paper, cover the spots with several
folds of blotting paper and hold a red
hot iron near until thogioasc is absorbed,
llorax is very useful for cleaning win
dow glass and mirrors, and rubbing them
with old newspapers gives them a line
polish. Newspapers are tho lest thing
for cleaning Intnp chimneys, l'ut thu
least bit of kerosene on a piece, when
Idling tin; lamps; then rub thu chimneys
until they shine. Itismoie easily and
quickly ilono than washing them in soap
suds, they look us well mid urc much
less liable to crxk. r urie Farmer.
Fancy iiillf.
Quilts are so popular now that n good
deal of attention is paid to 'hem, says a
wi iter in thu tin t- i: 'I ho beautiful
Crete and Madras flowered muslin bed
covers may be seen on many beds, but as
a rulo worked ones predominate. Some
in Ionian sheeting havo only one corn, r
ornamented: and a favotite .es;gn is. a
thick, boldly worked trellis, with somo
straying leaves and large clematis.
Thero aro iiist thtco or lour crossed
staves, worked in shades of browns and
greens iu the corner, forming tho trellis,
but tho tendrils und flowers extend to
some distance. A bedspread recently
exhibited, and worked by an old wom
an, was of brown sateen, with a design
iu light blue cotton in tho tenter and
round the edge. A fr II of iight llun
pongee silk, about a quarter of a yard
deep, was gathered on all round, nnd
over that a tall of rather coarse l'ico. Tho
effect was excellent. I have td-o 6cen n
gold-colored sateen quilt, worked in
pink nnd brown knitting si lie, with a
deep frill of pink pongee silk.
Catsu;.".
Catsups are cosily prepared, says Iho
Cournr . ourun', and n much more health
ful relish with meats and gumo than
pickles. Whon hnme-mttdo they nro
very economical, and more likoly to be
Cure than oven the best quality that can
e purchased from the manufacturers.
Cold Tomato Catsup Cut ripo toma
toes into thin slices; put in a stono jura
layer of tomatoes and a layer of salt al
ternately until full; stand usido for thrco
days; strain; spico to taste, nnd bottle.
tlrecn Tomato Catsup Take equal
quantities of green tomatoes und
onions, chop lire, sprinkle with salt;
put in a hir; und let hang up o .cr night.
Season with red pepper, mustard seed,
celerysecdaulcto.es, 1'ue.k iu jars;
pour over strong vinegar.
Sliced Cucumber Catsup Ta'e thrcj
do.eti large, ripo cucumbers und ono
dozen small onions. Slice tho cucum
ber", sprinkle with suit and let stand
aver night. Drain: add tho sliced
onions, with red pepper, cloves und all
spice; cover with hot vinegar.
t uciimbcr t atsup lake large, ripo
cucumbers. Pare, remove tho seed and
grate. To every pint of pulp allow half
a pint of vinegar, a tcaspooiiful of salt,
half a tcaspooiiful of cayenne pepper and
two teaspootiluls of grated horseradish.
I irain the grated cucumbers, mix iu the
other ingredients and bottle.
Polled Tomato Catsup Put n bushel
of ripe tomatoes on to boil; boil n'titly
nn hour und n half, then strain nnd re
turn tho liquor to tho kettle and boil
thick; add hall a gallon of vinegar, and
simmer gently for one hour, then put in
half a pound of brown sugar, half a tea
cup of salt, ono ouuio each of black pep
per and allspice, two ounces of mustard,
ono of ginger, half un ounce of cloves, a
tcaspooiiful of cayenno pepper, und half
tcaspooiiful of powdered usafu tida; stir
well und let boil, llottle and soul.
Mushroom Catsup Toko freshly
gathcicd mushrooms; wipo, but do not
work them. Put a layer of mushroi ms
iu thu bottom of a crock, sprinkle with
salt: put in more mushrooms nnd salt un
til the crock is full. Cover with a damp
folded towel, und stand in a warm place
for twenty-four hours; work aud strain.
To every quart of liquor udd ono ounce
of popper cones, and boil slowly for
thirty minutes; add a quarter of an
ounce of allspice, half an ounce of sliced
ginger root, one docn wholo closes, and
threo blades of maco. KoK fifteen
minutes longer. Tako up and sot to
cool, strain, bottle und seal.
Itinerant Kestuurnnt.
Itinerant food supply is a now feature
of Boston life. A large wagon train
currying complete dinners, or viands a la
carte, goes about tho streets supplying
its customers. Nothing is easier now
than to take un apartment, or a room, as
may bo, and order whatever otio may
choore, scr.ed ut such hours as he shall
desire, und the arrangement is tho
apotheosis of household joy. No more
cooks, no more marketing, no more
kitchens, and no moro going out to res
taurant, hotel or private boarding house.
Tho itinerant food supply cuts tho (ior
dian knot. Tho food is said to lie excel
lent, and furnished ut rates fur bc'ow tho
cost of marketing and having it pro
pared, or of restaurant or boarding house
rates. It oilers a solution of many diili
cutties for an increasing number of peo
ple to whom domestic life on tho old
jilun has grown impracticable or undo
irublo. 2 'im Democrat.
LAST TIME AND NEXT.
When last we met the woods were m
The sky was axure, clear and gay,
The glade was dwkod In lustrous sheen,
'Twas In the early bloom of May j
The throstle left betimes his bed
To chant his lay above thy head,
When last we mat.
When next we moot a leaden sky
Hhall frown with mournful portaboTs;'
mouirus biibii ciinm no imiauj,
Nor sing the fairness of my lovej
All mournful shall the bare trees stand,
Btript nf their leaves by winter's hmij,
When next we meet.
But thou, who by thy quoenly grace,
When all around was fair to soe,
Could nature's bravest hues efface,
iVnpito such noble rivalry,
Khalt shine a thousand t linos more fair,
Whoa all around be black and bare.
-Vio York 7t7ius
run anih'oikt.
Irony The wit of the laundry.
Letters of acceptance I. O. U.
The home stretch Tho clothes lil
Prophets of Evil The wages of
To make a long story short Cutawrf
11 but the wisdom.
The French eaters of horseflesh pre:
tho animals curried.
The C.uick and tho Dead The td
graph and the messenger boy.
In going up tho ladder of fame,
meet many coming down. Lift.
The sweetest of sweet girls who
-A !i I
vim ior you is wortn ncr wan in g
It often happens in politics that s
that has "leaked out" ha J never l.j,
in.
Pav heed Io the idlo rumor. PcnW,
the idle roomer may fail to pay his r,
rent.
An early pettier Tho Howery !.!
who has to pay for his lodging Ic!
going to bed.
A physician usually treat his piti
but ho does not treat them well. I
id; Jlrj.n' li iiii.
"Sarah," said the small boy a!
lawn-mower to his nure, "comeou;
lul) mo peel the grass."
The young man who is too fro li g
orally linds himself in a pickle kudu
later. Oil Cry li Utanl.
It is continently asserted, that t.r,
the men killed by falling beams arc
tims of sunstroke. Tiim:
.Judges are the tines who lay d.nvr.
law, and when it is nicely laid d".:
lawyers jump on it. h)o.-i.
The lirst assisted Italian iinin':
to this country was a person i,
Christopher Columbus. J wk.
Tho sacred cow of India is the
representative of tin bovine t rile
can bo classed as a beast of pray. i
lurg Chronicle.
The artist who put up gilt s'jjti!
not uo much of a correspondent, Ir.
turns out some brilliant loners. -chant
Trawler.
Ships aro about the only th't.;
know of that can travel mile after
on tucks and fchow no signs of
Jjiinmute ureexe.
"How fond Charley Roberts is !
father! Ho fairly worships him." '
ho takes after his father in that reip
Uarjier'a Jliuar.
Ho "I wonder what makes tie
so sticky to day r" Sho "I supp
must bo that now fly puperyou Lot:.
Jlirliii'loii l-'ret I'irti.
Mrs, Maginnis "Luk at the st!:r.
tho youngster, Moike!' Mr. Ma.'iL
"Begobs. ef ho knpi s on loiketln:
make a). ark pohiceinun of 'cm.
"Baseball is a game rcquirit::
ski l and courage, is it not: ".
is; thu scorer needs tlio skill :r
umpiio the courage." A' m Yon.
Stt ang'T in liasto asks i.aiiv.'
place whose hr arrived tho night
after dark: "W1ih'' the quick.:
to get to the depot:" t'iiuu, yon'
tiv fon Tim-.
Profcssor "tlretchen! P'ra-t
tho cat out of tho room. I cam
it making such a noise whie I
work. hero is it:" t.relch'ii '
l'rofe-sor! Y'ou ato sitting on it
l-'lii-jemlc llliutu,:
How sweet is t'.io voieo of the f stive
mower,
As it sing-, and converses at un.rn:
How blithely it stutters, now tie--slower,
Wiuld liftviu' the btnrd olT tli
Lady "This lobster, I see, in:
two funics higher than tho other'
is that?" "Well, you see, mi
, happens to be fresh !" replied the i
smiling, as if ho hud sunt i-
natural thing iutho world. l.t i 1
Guest (indignantly) "Waiter,
are feathers iu this soun:" W:i::
speeting it) "Why, so there :
thought I was giving you bt I
it's chicken broth, sir: costs tec
more." (Changes figures on the .
Chicago Tribune.
He was telling the boys that I
never been troubled with corn,
was an ob cot of envy and adnii
but this did not last long, for as w
away the peeuliur joint motion
knees betraved the fact that I
nntcut wooden lees. Acorui
grow on husswood. Atlanta C
lion.
"I'll take your caramels t
drops, Mr. Peduncle," said
didly, as ho pocketed the conft
given to him by tho young roH
I'll tell you rl"ht now that itvnt
home and isn't going to be, ct:
less Mr. Hunkiiison comes. Pbed
girl so herself five minutes ago.
her." Cluca-jo JriOuue.
A JIaniiser's IMleinmi
There is a story going the
about the luto J. C. Kngel, u
K roll'a Ooorii lloiisn. Berlin. 1
two of his stars, Nachbaur and
in unn. into his sanctum, ft""
them to mention their condit:
new engagement. "Well," sa
baur, "you know my terms. J
gross receipt!." 1 1 ulso,"
munn; "1 cannot take loss thw
gross." "CJeutlemen," gravelj
J. C. Engel, "supposing I
you, occasionally, let mo lis
ticket! 1 should like to be uv
my own theatre,"