THE MIPDLKTJUKGII TOST.
T. H. IIAllTER, Kmiou and pjto'n.
Milii.f:t:n;;, ... .i.v. io. ihmi.
' I?o BMinrrr, who was appointed
pago iii the United Stales Senate,
iion the motion of Daniel Wol'Strr,
f'.fty-apsen years ago, is ht'll connected
with that b nlv, noting ns r.ssiatiitit
door-Loepcr. He is w riling his romi
niMronoe of p tiblio ine'i. A number of
icii:Vers of the J resclit Coign wero
once ni's, Senator (Sorimin being
among t)i 'in. 'I I i' 10 aro no belter
soh ols in the country fir sharpening
the wits of n bright boy than tin two
Louse of Congress, i xecpling n'wa-jii-r
oflircs, wIhto hoys aro likely b
rec eive a Lottt r Miml training.
Ors. II h-tii, head of the Salvation
Army, hi in I pen il'-vct'iiu' liiuiHt'lf to
tl.ts effort of popularii'itf thn methods
f his full .wvrs i i Califm'tiit. llo has
Tul mi t villi grout hucc m. Tim hood
lums cf ;-ati Fran i'oo li.ivo proved
t'Mi .i;! Mils f T t'lo S:tl vat totiistn.
I'.'X't ll lill . li:l 1 to Ii.iV Lil!l-clf at tlio I
head nf a chap-it g iil uu'ia l umber (
of tillleM, I'l l OVi ii Ins II' lui-lll has not I
I 'i I II e 'la! to till' t.i'.u i I nv ot c oning j
th" Cal i fornix lu ll a. iiy. llo ith,
lnr.''s luirrvtt;" is :i f r.orite l as- i
niitrv :i mi tlio st ri'i t nr. hiiis when- i
owr tl o Siilvi.ti'-n t otnM. m.b r hh iw.s
liiliU'df in public.
A ckvnk has cure forward in Koys-
ill--. N il., who cliilivi to have iIIh.'oV-
i ii' I a nil tc iMlo;;ii nl un c i proving
tuat l.en.'umiii JLn rin . w ill not sur
vive his I'rc.'i li" ti il t. nn Itamnvol
on tho l'.'tli of Nov i:nl r in ton year
whrii lM-njiiiiiiu Hani ion's yrand father
:n il it.. I to tho I'ri'-i.'u'iiry. H
nir wed i n Nov. 1 in thi' sears w hi n
Tulnr unit (iiii tii 11 wire r m ctively
i-bctcd to tl.t high n i.HVciu the Ian 1.
Nc in-nf tln'so lin n livi'.l t filliill his
ii1iiiiiiist rati 'ii. As it m iwi il mi Ni'.
I'.i this yi'nr tlio Kcvmille nagi di'duecs
tho ooiii-liiiiiin that 1! iijainin Illinium
has not lour ycnr.t' leasn of life. All
of wh.oh it ioii4fiim.
Tiikrk nro probably very few pooj'lo
who ki.O'.v ih name of tlio inventor of
tho v, Ins lhairow. Tho iculptor,
painter, nicl.itoet, engitii or in fact
niiiny-siili il . n i i : s anil uriivi-rsnl srhol
iir, l.ronaiiV) l.l Vin -i, oflta'y -tho
limn who paii. toil tlit I'liiiuil 1 ii'turo
of "Tho l,ut Supjirr' is tlio inventor
of tho who 11 anow. His J', rlilo liri.in
loncrirvil tiio ith a a-.out tlio time (.'o- j
I'loiliiis Ui"oji.tpJ A-iKTi'-a. Jt is
linrilly p.inilih to think of a man who
w.is toni luil villi th. i iii; hot onh r of
tln uivino ort of pi.intin.T l vinpiiiK l.iin- j
m'lf down to tlf diiiiiii ti i.'iill y opposite
utinly of a himplo iiioi'hriniiMil invciitioii,
iiut Hiiih is tin case, miv.s hist rv.
():;i: oi the proofs of the emin nt re
spe.'tahi'.i'y of these Unit il Slates is t
that we have ti iloji for evi ry thren in-
h il itanis. H costs us Hl,ln)(l.0ll0
i riiunnm to Hiippi rt o'ir "lt,t. to. iVH)
ilojfs. The foi il jjivf.i to ii n av ruvo
iloj; every nr wouhl u retnrn of
s-Kt if f.'.l to chickens. Our hi;'ll to'icil
do;;s many of t lit in e MiMir.1" n.t.l'e than ,
worklns people, an! niovo in the very
li. st society. J! ii r. any htraiifn pui- ;
th man ven.iue-i t so' foot within tho j
'.ites i f a Sou'hi in l;.nt tiim he w;.U '
r. spe ifully till the h coiiif t to tho ;
a'nl int ro.lne.-s him to his do,'.
Michael .ivitt i ljco ilo 1 i.e. I with
"leat chi.p.e ico :m 1 ei.Vet heloro a :
lal'e atnl le-.peeiali'io !' Voi'k lUl'l i
t ik'o that livian I Ma, the only eotinuy
Ii the v ovM where oi o could travel
for null s throns'ii th country without
ever heelne; a do. "Alas," ho Miid,
"npiOjiio liviie? on tiie must piodu'- j
tive mil in Kiiii'ie, far less thinly,
.op'.ihi'.u 1 than Mit.oa. IiUKttts, eiiimol j
i.hord ih for they r.' ml the fo. 1 :
tho.i.s' l.es." No wond- r .fr. l'an.e!l 1
rcM'iit.i tl. latest Tory '.th-ce o. lin;;-
land to devote jl'.'i.Ooo.i.o.l t . tl o force 1 (
pui'chas) of fiirins liviil htiidlord.'i.
'l'he '.vror.s of ire', in I en never ho .
p itched iivi r liy au ii d duivu nnike-i
bhiits. loit thi y hhow tliat the fear of j
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i I t ,4U( n mil i niuiii'i'uii ,a iil-ivi l.Vfl
ihem any r. st.
Tni" winter has no t. rror for the re- I
nlar army even in the far Noithvvcs'.
Uncle Sam is m oj enhand d with
t.i t'iii u to his soldi rs as with stoves.
Tiny nr.- uhv.iys to 1j lia 1 for the nuk
inj.', un I i-ometiiues with iiit. Soino
years UK", w In n the i'ifti cnth Infa'itry
wilt ordered to tak.i po-.i-ewoil of a
tie-.erti d Tut i:i New M -xioo in tho
lo ut of MUiine r, i. ill ii keo of nails
eoulil In) procured from tho depart
ment lo ad piarters to help repair tho
barracks, h it lo) stoves, ut all times
useless in tint climate, came, promptly
to Land. The nun lUuVulty thetiov
ernn.ent is meeting in providing winter
eupjili. s for its troops in liakutnund
Montana is to tin I Homo biiLhtituto for
tl o LiHl'alo rol.e. which has now disiji
1 eared from tho market. Tests uro
tiotv I i-itir mail ) of various fuis in
eoml'inatiitn w ith i.tout cuuu with a
view of j-eplueini; it.
I'alnt your buddings, vehicles tud
tool
A MOUNTAIN STORM,
VTs hst left fr Imhlnd
Ths Moort whrrs ths tirarkrn grew;
About un tha frenhntnn wlml
In glints from tha gray livlghts blsw,
And tlii la m I low plaint
Came awfatljr faint
From tha paxturrs damn with dew.
IV'low lay thn Inks alnp,
Hy the mountain hrtoa iinstirrtHl;
Ami hit;li or Itt lioa nti tlmp,
WtKvlnd an. I warr.ol and Biiurrnd
WiM prnks ur'.t
In aiiprpnia rep iiw
lly th racing clou. In unliliirrl.
An l mi.l.li n, or ever wmlrmiiKxl,
A we gnlnn I thn gramlmt l:i'li;lit,
Whili the fur tn'ps (In I ami gloaniod
With nl.'int.nit ainlxT litit,
Alii'V" nutprei I,
AVitli onifii ilie.i l.
A Htorni w rack ilarH an night.
'.St-ntli n lK)i,priiiirt l ami gray,
W ln' Hie tiinp t ravml iiroiin.l,
Ami li'nek.'iii I the bruwtif tiny,
Anil ali'ititi I witli angry miuiiiI,
We rrotii'ln. aiel in,
In I rcntlili-ut anii,
The rnln ilroj Ifiip hii I Ihhiii'I.
With a xhrii-h like n until In pain
Tho piiih's w in I rtiOinI by.
An. I am- pin,; tin t,. ip am tin,
Ke-i eai". I its r;itli III cri
l"iir. (nr lu low
A il la wet,
The valleys mieln ifily.
H it nt lut it lull tln r.i c iiiik,
Ami hite ruin cms il I ) (nil;
I ill" p'lili was lliishe 1 Willi Ibmi.
'iliea Hie Highly iii Mini. ml wall
I'l l. in en-t to tvett
1'laie I, ci-fst on crest.
Till tho -p ciiiliir t;.ir..i.l nil.
Ati'l n Ihiw of promis" siiinii.t l
lis I riHi.int arc m mr, ,
Thnt le 1 fifiin tii lulot in I I in I J
l..ke a heiiM nwnril-r.'.'i l.nii? slair; j
Th" I't'i.l wituN iliiel,
An. I fVr in wnlti
1 lie ilmne of the Vsy grew fair.
- V lit'eii . o,',iri, in Cicr.iM.I Monthly.
JUDGING TOO HASTILY.
"Here's that sipiawkin' h'rd o' your'n,
Murth" mid .Mia. rjjiliun. "I nl
wajs kiiowei it would conn: to that at
last."
Martha l ophain was vigorously Kit h
inu' away nt her sewing inachine, by the
window of tiie I. tile sntin r. loin, where
the mi en ami eohi lights sifted thronoh
the leaves of the scarlet runner I tans,
that were tra iled there on strings, when
the door opened, and oinethinij fell,
with a dull, henvy .sound, on the lloor
roiiii'thiii;; that Mrs. I'ophiim, who ul
whjs did tliiiiu's by iks, had fluiif,' in.
It wa ii bund c of iridescent blun mid
preen and "old fcatliors u limp, life
less pea ock.
"It's Juan :" cried Martini. "It's ray ,
poor peacock !"
"Well, I puess you're about riftht
iherc." said Mrs. I'oplmiti. "With his .
neck wrunj,', I found linn a layin' in tho !
beet hod, closo to Marry lerry's fence. )
I always told ye ho eat up the. corn and
craektd feed away from ,rj. perry's I
hoiis. und scratched up her tiowor scuds j
like all possessed. I tlunno how on earth I
tho Pcrrys have stood it a lon s they !
have. I don't feel to blamo Harry I
much, nrtcr all. Uolks has feclin's." j
"Mother hat Harry Perrv done this ,
cruel thin-fi"
"If he hain't, I don't know who has,"
raid .Mrs. Pi pham, indilforciitly. "Hut, I
fjnicioUH me, child! tlon'r take on so!
ubout it ! A peacock ain't a human I
creetur, no matter how jou can lix it."
Martha had left her msrhinc, and was ,
kneeling on the floor hosido the confused ;
heap ot iridiseent feathers, holding in j
her hand the poor, crested head, that
riling down so heavy. The tears were
dropping on the sheeny not k ; her lower
lip was cjuivcrmg.
"lie was my pet!" she sobbed. "I :
brought him up from a little chick ! I
love. I him: 1 will never forgive Harry
Terry for this so long as I live."
And when it was glowing duk she
took the little oarden spade and dug a
grave for her fnonte among the phloxes
and tall tiger lilies by tha garden path,
mid burittl him tenderly, with roots of
trailing myrtle above the mound.
Harry I erry canio in that same even
ing as the sat mending her mother's I est
lace colinr by the lamplight.
"Martha,'' mid he. "here's the second
volume of '.Middleniarch.' Mollio is
through with it now, and alio thought
you would like to seo it."
"I don't t are for it," said Martha,
turning hor face resolutely away. "I
don't get much time for reading the.so
days."
Harry stood a minute by tho door, but
Martha neither smiled upon h in nor
asked him to sit ttown.
"Well," said he, tentatively, "I must
he L'oing,"
Martha made no response, and he went.
Hut he w as not thus easily tlist ouruged.
Tho next tiny he again put in an appear
bin c.
"My cousins, from New York, aro
coming up to spend the day, Martha,"
fh'hI he. Will you como over and go
with us on a day excursion to SpiUerwcb
I alls f I'll ask the minister, and Mr.
Yolliei k, ami '
"I would rather not go, "said Martha,
without lifting her eyes from tlio crowd
of lato chickens which she was feeding
with i. aided meal.
".Not go.' Hut why not:"
Manlia put diwu tlm bowl of meal
with Honi': emphasis.
"1 do not know," said sho, 'that I am
bou ml to rentier an account of my feel
ings to anybody."
"if tlit day is inconvenient," said the
perplexed Harry, 4 I could change it,"
"Vou need not change it forme. I
rhould not go, anyhow."
Harry looked at her iu amacinent.
"Martha " said he, "what have I done
to lex you."
And. by way of reply to this, sho got
up and went into tho house, leaving him
there alone.
"Come; this will do," said Harry to
him. elf. "1 don't think I should bo a
man to require, uny more decided rebutl
thanth s! I've always heard that women
wero full of tricks and caprices, but I
did think that Mattie I'opham was
superior to thn rest of her sex. If they're
all alike, then here's an end of it!"
rctty Lilian Tuft ran in that evening
to borrow Martha's new checked silk
parasol.
"I'm goh g on a picnic Thursday."
Said she, witu the dimples dancing ill
around her mouth aid chin, "to Spider
web i alls. With Harry Perry's folks
from tho city. And my parasol isn't lit
to carry. Ilsrry nked nie himelf. We
are to go in tho tarriagn to tho foot of
the motintnin. and t walk therct of the
wsy Won't it bo funf 1 wonder they
ilid'n'l ink you ."
Lilian was a fair-lisitvd, ba Until
companioned young girl, with blue,
wondering eyes, and an infantine inno
cence of expression.
Martha looketl at her with a sudden
pang of tlisiiko nml jealousy. .
"Hero Is the parasol," said she curtly.
"t h, you'ie vcxetl, aia t youf" a d
Lilian, with a t rai klinir laugh. "Well,
of course, you know they can't nk
everybody, and perhaps they may have
miiiiu moie picnics before the enson is
o e.. I'm much obliged for the parasol.
I'll be very cileful of it."
Anil awny she went, a creat confusion
of lliirg yellow t nil, d tuples and pink
muslin gown.
"Sl.o thinks iioor I ill Tuft!" snid
Martha to herself "lint I am jealous.
And of her! Am 1 jealous, I wondiT."
wilh n ipi'ck itnp-.il-c of folf cxaminn
tion. "As if Harry Perry could ever
seriously ca c for an cmpy-braincd litibt
iiutte.lly like that! Ami after all, even
supposing that ho did. what dors it mat
ter to me who Hurry Perry tares for and
who he doesn't ?"
Ami feln: 'CAid moie diligently thin
CVef
Hill when Thiirsdiy enme -a perfect
day, with blue skies, and bree'cs Mirier
than fall tho titanic groves in Italian
climes- shecouM not keep herself frmu
followinir. in spirit, the progicss of the
picnic party.
"Vow," she did to herself, "ihey arc
at Wi d Spr.ng, stopping to let the
lior-cs dt ink ; now th y are tlriving. up
to the very hubs of the wheels in daisies
and red t lover blooms, across Long
Meadow; now they get into the purple
shadow of the mountain w here the hael
copses nre, nnd the ferns grow like minia
ture trees; now -oh, pshtw! theicisth)
ciistnnl burning in the ovc ! I wonder
why I can't mind my own Tixd and
letither peop'e's alone?''
Mill her mind dwelt uneasily on Tit
ian Tint's exultant words and looks and
when old Mrs. Hartmoor camo in , that
evening to bring a new pattern f
"cray" patch work for her rnotljor, ami
begun to talk of Doctor Tuft's pretty,
silly tl tuhtcr, she listened caucrly.
' Widow linrtlelt tells me," taid '..al
gossippy old liuiy, "that it's going to
be a tnati h between I. ill an.'"- Ilnrry
Persy; but somehow I can't settle to be
lieve it. They ain't no more alike than
n stalk o' eora ami a cabbage-sprout. I
always supposed well," with a tjuick,
laiiirhing glance at Martha PoplJ n, ' "it
don't matter what I supposed," and she
went home.
He hud scarcely closed tho gardec
gate behind her than another visitor ar
rived -Old Petsy Hlnck, a wrinkled
visaged crone, who gathered herbs on
the mountain, sold pennyroyal, thymo
and burdock-roots to the wholesale drug
gists, anil gained a precarious living by
tho sHie of root-beer and cough-syrup,
which sho brewed herself in tho cellar of
her wretched cabin, down the road.
"I seo yo'vo got more camomMp blow- where she
than you nevdj S)id tltl.Jlclt.VJ,,:X.. jisine, I.e
hain't no Giber use for 'em, I'd like to I is said to'b
bilo'em down, an I'll give you a bottle
of the tea when it's steeped."
"You can have what you wnnt," said
Martha, listlessly. Wo shad not uto
them."
"And I'm dreadful 'bleeged for the
fresh-baked loaf and tho soft gingor
bread you left at my house yesterday!"
added old Hetsy.
'ou arc ipiite welcome Hetsy."
"It ain't everybody would "stop to
think of a poor old body like me I"
snilTed Hetsy. "And I'm right-down
sorry that I be that I wrung your pea
cock's ncckl"
" ou wrung it, Hetsy.'"
Martha wus roused 'into interest at
la-t.
"Yes," admitted Petsy, guiltily,
twisting a stalk of lem ni-lmlm in her
lingers. "llo wns a scratt Inn' up my
now roots o' lettuce, and he tormented
me ever since I first begun to makegard
ing, and I just did it In a minute when
old Satan not posession of me. I dunno
what ailed me. I've been sorry for it
evcrsinco I can't say no more than that, '
can I!"
Hut Mar'ha heard nothing further of
the old woman's excuses and palliations.
Her fare had brightened and gloomed 1
over again in a breath. Sho had risen
up nml sat down again, in a breath. j
So Harry Perry had been blameless, j
after all.
"I have been wrong," sho said to her:
self -"wrong from the very heg'inu'nig.
ok, how could 1 allow myself to be
swiiyed so umeasoningly by a mere Im
pulse? And 'now now, what shall I
ilof"
And according to tho nature of
womankind, sho sat down aud cried
heartily.
Little I ihan Tuft hurst into tho twi
light rorm like a yellow-tressett cyclone
ou a small scale, as Martha sat bewailing
nerseu.
"I've got back." said sho; 'and hero's
the psrusol; nnd I'm everj so much
obliged! There's a little bit of a grass
sta'u on it, but 1 don't think it will
show. Ami oh, Matty, I'm pngaged to
bo married ." f
.Martha felt an ice-cold current circle
around her heart.
"What I might havo expveted !' sho
said to herself. "And my own fault,
into tho bai train ."
"Ho says he's loved me thi long time,
and to think that I nover sljiould havo
suspected it !" rattled on Lilian. "Hut
we're to bo married right off; and I do
hope, Matty, you'll be my b ridesmaid !
I Mr. Volbeck says " ,
I "Mr. Volbeck'." J
"Yes. Didn't I tell yo J It's Mr.
; Volbeck I am engaged ttjij Who on
earth did you suppose it was:" a littlo
tartly. J
Martha Popham thought! that Lilian
Tuft never would take liij'r departure;
but sho did at length, nnd Ithen Martha
i went over to Mrs. Perry's cvttago.
j Harry stood at the ill ior, looking
thoughtfully up at tho static
: Was his face very sad anN pale, or did
she imagine it f
j "Miss Popham!" said hi , in somo sur-
prise.
'Nr Martha!" she corrected him.
"i think you wo ild have enjoyed It,'
said he.
"And to ak your pardon. Harry, for
all my hor id rudeness' he s it " i.
"Hut but I have lieeit mi h an idiot!"
And she burst out er.ln .
f course, all that remained wa
her to tell h 111 everything all I tie- Hit
fin) knew ihjy were aittuut side ov ilt
tin a I t!e. tese twined Hist r est in du
stanight. with his arm around h -r w iit,
and she hud promised to become h.s
wife.
And o she could not bs p-cttr ' 'I'm
Tuf 'a briilesnuod. 1 1.- mi he wo n
br tie her-elf at nlioiit that t ine.
Hut she is tic cr going to neike up hei
mind too h.i tily again, o she ), ut
Ifilst.- it'iroy Stjht.
IIOUSKHOLU HATTERS.
tllceCooTkett to Perfection.
Ti Ice should be cooked in a milk boiler,
then there is no danger of scorching.
Thore are many methods of cooking th a,
and it is often served as a vegetable.
We have found the easiest way the fol
lowing: Wash one cup of rice and put
on to cook with two cups of told water
nnd a level tesspoonful of salt. Cover
and keep constantly cooking, and at the
end of one hour it is ready for tho table,
every kernel perfect and soft. Do not
stir it: it breaks the kernels. It is a
good plain dessert, especially for deli -t
ate stomal h, with or without sugar
nnd cream aud raisins. Xeic York Ub-icreer.
"I'vo i iima to say how
, didn't accept your iovitat
I ulc. Harry
orry I was I
n to that pic-
K!u? Jit .In In P. ;l.
King 'a .'a, the dep'ed Wet Af I -
monarch, who was capture I sonu .-
month ago by tho mar ries of ih.) lint
ish ii itn-of-war Icarus, is slid a prisoner
on the Islam! of t. tiicent. in t lie We-t
Ii'.'s, where the leatns landed hm.
. ;inif by i he report leientiy brought
In oy ft gentleman urrivin on a est
India steamer, the royal exile is having
a pretty good time, llioiij.h he pinc ne
ciisioniilly fur the ciimpo im s'ui i of the
a xty or more wives le t In-hind li m n
his late kingdom of Ojinpo.
.la .!. it will hi! remeiitlieie 1. m ne
eused of breaking a certain treaty wilh
Pnglnnd. He pun based a couple of
Krupp gun-, it Is said, and bunn
to make prep nations to b!ovv any
blawsted" Pr.tifh-r win trespassed on
his territory to kingdom come." He
was ind te l by llritis'i Consul t'cit r.i!
.Iidinson to ny a visit to the Consulate
nt the n outh of the l.ivt r ' 'pop for ihe
nllegitl put po e of nrrang eg inn'te s.
lie was siitriMin.il d by in nines, a id al
most before he knew it l.c wus on burd
a prisoner.
llo still vigorously p'olests that he
Was nut guilty of violating nay trmty
between his country and l.iigland, but
hahusgiowu more resigned u his ex
ile. "Her Majesty," continued my infor
mant, "has presented the King with a
l ear admiral's uniforu, and he struts
around in it as proud as a peacock.
"Governor l.fewctleti has treated h'm
very kindly, and King. la .'a has been
fuiiiished with a pleasant residence in
King-town. Kvery day l.e rides out in
style accompanied by a mounted orderly,
llo is also said to have become a great
favorite in society,' and he often tlines
::t tho liovernmenl House, where his
broken I ngiish is listened to with great
interest.
"Tho colored people of Kinirstown
treat tho monarch with a great ileal of
respect. His Koyal Highness has a very
careless habit of leaving jewelry scat
tered around loose in his npar'.mcnt. It
is re!a cd that a short time ago wh 1o
King .la .la was enjoying a dinner nt tho
(overnment House, a telegraph mes
ssgo announced the capture of a big
black cirl In thn King's lodging, .la
.'a tin hearing it lumped up and at once
yelled through the instrument a rcpicst
for the immediate release of the uirl.
"The latest news concerning the King
is that ho has finally induced his favorite
wife to join him, and that sho is now on
her way to St. lucent, from Liverpool,
arrived some tune ago. Her
elicve. is Patience, anil sho is
said to hi atibut eighteen yeati 6t ag6,
ami a very plu'-mp creature, with an in
clination to stoutness. Sho is not en
tirely black, And can, I understand,
speak a little Ktiglish. With her is her
littlo brother, who will be ono of tho
King's houi-ehohl," yew York Hi raid.
SiUld-Kutlnx Lxtciidlng.
Mr. Blackford' thinks, says a bulletin
of tho I'nited states Pish Commission,
that t'ne inthieiiro of tho Ichthyophagous
Club of New York has had much to do
with the introduction ot squ.il for food,
and says that about three or four years
ago the club Jirst ventured to cook und
serve s piid at one of their annual din
ners. It is a well-known fact, however,
that sipiid are highly valued for food
In Oriental countries, and that an im
portant fishery for them is carried on in
China. It is also probablo that the
Italians, who nre the consumers of this
product n New York, learned to eat
sipiid in their native country before
emigrating to America. Mr. Atkin
Hughes, tf North Truro, Mass., who is
engaged in the trap fishory at that place,
ma scs the following statement in regard
to the demand for sipiid : "When in
IScw York tho three or four years past I
was told that tho Italians used sipiid for
food, but that tho quantity was small
'and tho prico low. Very little on
, cnurHgeincnt was given mo to ship until
the past season II", . when a tUh dealer
in the Pulton Market said to mo, about
October 1: 'If you can ship mo a few
barrels of sipiid occasionally, 1 think I
can sell them at a low price.' Thosuuid
season was nearly over then, but in look- j
ing over my books 1 find that wc shipped
to dealers in New York about fifty bar-
rels in lfisT, which sold from two to
live cents per pound, netting about :t
per barrel. " I nder date of Pecember
.', m7, ho says: "Tho S uid season is
about over. Some days wo have a few
bushels in our weirs, but they have bo
como such an at tide of food among tho
Italians of Now Yoik that we can o .tain
better prices by shipping them there than
by selling them for bait." Prom tho
foregoing it would appear that with the
increase of population in this country
und with a better knowledge of tho food
vsluo of certain species of marine animals
which have heretofore not come into
general use it is suppusablo that tho
food supply from our cccan fisheries can
be very considerably increased.
An Underground Luke.
The luko w hich was discovered iu the
Huachuea Mountains was discovered by
Messrs. bobbins and Hunch, of Ash Can
yon Spring, while follow ing up a ledge
which hud been discovered by them.
The roof of the cave was entirely dry
and the water of tho purest quality aud
as clear as crystal. A number of human
bones were found, also somo relics of an
cient pottery. The csve wa explored
for iitiu feot lu length, out no estimate oi
its extent could be arrived at. Thefao
that it hud not been discovered before ia
due to the entire absence of any opening
cxisting.until the discoverers of the iedge
had picked away somo loose rock at a
point on the ledgo whore work had evi
dently been done many yean ago,
ToihMoh (Arizona) lroi-lor.
Klectricity is the good genius of this
century.
Sovereign Footl for Invalids.
Milk is the sovereign food upon which
physicians depend to nourish their pa
tients througu serious illness. Un into
the room ot the average patient, and you
will find somewhere in it on a chair! at
the head of tho bed, on the "window
sill," or a convenient tablo m'lk which
has boon standing in its glass for a
longer or shorter time, possildy for some
hours. To leave milk in the sick room
is one of the worst htbits a nurso can
have, nnd only the most slovenly aro
ever guilty of it. When your patient
wnnts milk, go to the chest, or suitable
plaeo where it is kept, and pour out into
a glass made ns t itan as possible, the
quantity which you think is needed no
more. I et h m t ike what he wants,
and th n nt once throw what remains
nwuv, und wash out tho glass. Never
leave it in I he sick room n minute. The
same nilc hold vond with nil invalid
food. llroi'k' a dtaen.
quarter of a pound of bacon nndss,--and
place over the fire. Tie tog
several branches of , araley, oneofihr
two bay e. placing within a Jl !
of cloves, and when the nnlnn P
to color place these in the satfep,a
pour in one pint of water. Wsh
and cut in nuarters riirht imni...
on with a pint h of pepper and n'mJ
and add these to the contents ,',("
pan. W'hcn the potatoes are tliortyortk
cooked remove the parsley with iu
ia t),
soiling, mash the potatoes well
pan, and this dish is prepared.
f nvsl... .
with him. I lie result isn't nlwir. j
Rtnrt'lilnn Clothe.
Prepare the starch for tho linen by
nllowing one tabltsjioonful of good
starch to each shirt, collar and pair of
culTs to bu starched, and dissolving it in
a littlo cold water. Add a little dis
solved blueing nnd a small piece of laun
dry wax. A favorite substitute for the
wax is made by melting together equal
parts each of spermaceti, white wax
and piia line into a cake, ami adding a
small piece of this. It at once prevents
the po idling-irons from sticking, and
aids in securing a polish.
Stir this dissolved starch, ami pour
boiling wator over it until it is clear but
stiif. Make this start h i, u. h thinner by
tho addition of water, for starching
dresses, skirts, aprons and laces.
To stnrch shiit, coliurs or cuTs, lay
the piece to bo starched on a clean,
smooth board, and rub in nil tho stilf
starch it will absorb. Hub off super
fluous sturch on the right side nml hang
up to dry, ns fico from wrinkles as pos
sible, oiiher iu the sun or near a hot lire.
Youth' Comj'anitn.
A Motlrl Kilt hen.
It it possible nowadays, says an
authority, by spending money lavishly,
so to bu.ld a kitehon that the nn st in
genious of servants cannot keep it othor-wi-o
than clean. One need not wasto
upon her un appreciative soul the costly
tiles with which ono lines tho bath room,
but may substitute for them tho glaed
bricks that are as highly polished, ai d
that will make tho lloor, tho chimnev,
tho walls, if desired, aud even tho ceil
in x, as easy to clean as a breakfast plate.
Unco built, no wh.te washer and no
painter would be needed for such a room,
no smnko need cl'.ng to its walla for an
lustant, and no odor of cooking would bo
perceptible iu it, even if it were used for
generations. Anil tho tcinpoiature of
such a room need not reach tho great
height unavoidable with plastered walls,
which permit the warmth of tho chim
ney to bo perceptible through thoir sur
face, and thus both the good health and
tho good temper of tho conk would be
maintained As for coloring, such a
kitchen may bo precisely what rne
pleases, for tho bricks arc made :n all
hu -s, and they may be laid in patterns
or in wide surfaces of one tint from
lloor to ceiling. I a lly, as such a rom
would bu tireproof.u sliding or swinging
iron door would so isolate it that no
kercsone-qii'ckene 1 firo nnd no careless
upsetting of laid could bring destruction
to tho room itself of which a littlo water
would not clear it. S,entih' Ameriuiii.
'-The Man With the l.atitera.
One of the greatest terrors of
Pennsylvania oil region is ''til4
with the lantern." Ho has been httt
of more needless conflagration J
oil wells than anything else, ami h;M 2
the region millions of dollars ii!"
Iiamtllw art nmhtnvn tihriiit
in bine cases out often. nun ofi,
norinnpf nnt1 tnt.j11irfsnro "
I"" s, , t, Qg
persist in taking the chances in pjt'
vititt nnw nml t linn to mmn ir. ! '
' " CflTtlM
oil tank, carrying tho lighted Um
a? rout, but that is not to the creHitrfi
Vim mmn a-(U lis lanltisn t . l
tuv iista is miii iiit? a as j i v; I 1 1 , ( ul
explosion results. If a destruct:,!'
does not follow that, tho fa t stiiU
without prcctdent. Soinetinieuli.n l
..I - n t .1.1- !.!...! ...Ill . ."'''S
vi wk nitj ta mis a.iui win not Is i
.,n .1 t'f.t !.., It i..l.. , i
call of tho employes of that (tarticti
proj unj auu inu iiiKing oi u'l sriati.
trio tool nouso siock to aeertsi i.
i-i iii i. . "
vrtil.e. IIIUIIJTVIII uv IIU Clllplnr 1)
an 1 tlin niiml .n. i.f Innlnm. .
a.a.,.. .... t.iifvi iu.,11.,11-1 .ill'.
una. nun n is Known mm iie (
Willi the lantern hns I een wh itlj
The man with (ho lantern t.rit ,
petired in liitory in I'll. u W(J
.Marietta, oiilo. oiioiiy knew
l.nl W..J In llui.n .la... 1. , J
inn. uni i, iii , ii.Mt ua, Ull llliii
ginga we. I out there once oil was Ktrt
ereil. It was calletl "Ios-.il on" b; d
local savants. There was a great ilri j
g is vvitn ii. a lot oi me ml it r-1
Icete.l iu a cistern no niht the a
with the lantern came stalk 112 nt
sicne. but tho pyrotcc-htiiril Clu
ami siuemiors iiiai were tiispiavrJi-iJ
vicinity lortiays snti ui;;iits urvn:
his visit failed to compeu-ati li ,',
and six small children for his turn!;
ration. lie tmterislize.l widi th
ginning of oil operations in the vicjxj
of I itusville twenty-eight years hJ
. : - . 1 . ..... n .. ... ..... ....
uiniiii-iiii pj "li 1111111 wilt ei)UU!iy(
walk abroad a long as nil Welti Un,
Tho girl with tho oil can lis-
on carin similar to tuat 01 the 1 itr tj
the lantern. iiut her work l .n
formed to tho domestic hearth, t.tiJ
does not concern tho oi. trade I. iK
ness way. Sho is lir-t n..
history back in tho eaiiv !..(
(nek. The Widow Mel :,.
uf the great .Met lintock .'
lir-t one on record who lie'
with tho oil ran with tie' "
since become painfully f.."
through ilYO"sjfl 1 i
ndopteil si
less nnd moi ' ',
less world with (isj-ti,
in from the Mc1 lintock 1
keep the wolf from tl,
Kveryiiody knows how
(Coal il .Johnny") got a
tune tlisappuurerf,
the oil cun thus Mm 1 1
York T.nut.
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Iteeipes.
CisuKK Cookiks. Two cutis of mo
lasses, one cup of melted lard, 0110 of
boiling water, three spoonfuls of ginger,
w ith flour enough to make a stitT dough.
Hod then aud bako in a quick oven.
Mi KMSH.-One pint of milk, two beaten
CKKS, two ttiblesuoonfuls of sugar, two
j teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, ono tea
' spoonful of soda. Hour enough to make
; a batter that will drop from tho spoon,
j IJiiows BitK.vn. Two cups of mo
lasses, two cups of buttermilk, two cups
of corn meal, ono and ono-half cups of
I white flour, three cups of brown flour,
. two heaping teaspoonfuls of soda. Cover
I up as air tight as possible in a mold, aud
boil hard lor thrco hours.
IIvuik' l'oTAToKs. Cut some cold
boiled potatoes into small slices, butter
a shallow baking dish, put in "potatoes
about half an inch deep, sprinklo with
pepper, salt aud bits of butter, pour
enough milk over to covor them nil and
bake in a brisk oven tiil quito brown.
Wiiitk Mni'M'.viN Cakk. Two cups
of sugar, ono cup ot butter, one cup of
sweet milk, four eggs, four cups of Hour,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Cream butter and sugar together, add
the beaten yolks, thou the milk, t'nur
with the baking powder sifted through
it, and last the beaten whites. Flavor
ing.' Hake in one loaf.
UnowNKi) Caui.iki.owkii. -Beat together
two eggs, a little salt, four tablespoons
Of sweet cream, and a small quantity of
grated bread crumbs well moisten od with
a little milk, until of the consirtency of
batter. Steam the c auliflower until it is
tender, but not fallen to pieces. Separate
it into small bunches, dip each top iu the
prepared mixture, and placo in nice or
der in pudding aisn. mown in an oven,
and serve hot.
Stkamku Si'isAfii. -Wash well and
put it into a saucepan, after it has been
well drained. Ada no water but cover
the pan closely and cook until done.
Then take it front the pan. chop fine,
adding half n cup of cream or milk, aud
a tublespuonful of butter; return to
saucepan and cook three minutes longer
adding a littlo ham essence, If you have
it. If not it is quite (rood without.
Serve and garnish with hard-boiled eggs
cut in slices.
Mashed Potatoks With Bacon.
Cut into a saucepan, iu small pieces, one
An Infant liaised n
Wlnibestcr probably
youngest smoker in tl.'
the whole country. Hi
Lochridgo nnd ho is ' y
months old.
Ho will smoke a pipe 1 .
much ease and appap". '
contained smoker of .!- -craves
tobacco, anu ii. Jr
weed never makes him 1.,
Wallace has smoked ev : ,
year old, his father says
isevidoutly growing on l..
Your correspondent sav
nullinir away at a pipe in
father's livery stable this m Ti
the littlo fellow seemed to r,
narcotic immensely and gre:i
tho great wreaths of smoke, inw-
his tiny Hps. llo seems lone
ural appetite for tobacco, and
deprived of a smoke. He is an us
bright nnd intelligent child. :
looking, stout and robust, and
suiedly a wonder.
A crowd collected in frtit
fathor's ollice, attracted by the!:
pulling away delightedly at the
uicotine soaked pipe, and much
ami wonder wero evinced si tut
siiiL'iilar performance. Thiit'
a remarkable case, and an unu-i
stance of porvatod taste in one M
" hero is no hoax auoui m..
Your correspondent is wrll ir :
n-itl, tl.n lrw bus see II him IU 1
diliercnt times, ns huvc iilsootb'j
nnd knows thcro is no nuiiu'ii!!'
Tim nsrenta of the lllllvl
known and highly respected J
they aro nt a loss to uccuuu.
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tHbvs extraordinary n'
seductive weed. Vhnf.aiioojt
Xact,
A Tusslou lor OrrliW.
TiAfnrrintr to the Hon. Joseps
l.nrl.iin li nroniincnt r.tigl."'
.nnnnlltf moi-pill SieCri'tSrT
daughter, tho I'M Ji" ''k
don. soys: .
lr ia mst nosslulo thill
Iain's headstrong husband m
curb his devotion to orclmb-1-
Is us real a passion to bim,w"
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ing is to Mr. Bright. W
orchid stock book, in wniel
f.,it nto.i frnm timr f
lUICIUIIj MV.w " " , .
nrirM Rnl tho OriL'in Ul '
tlowcrs, as well as the cbsr
blooms. "Tho lly gou oi
ntf " Hreoril ior to .Mr. hw
intends tho birth and rsmi
orchidaceie," and Mr.
while not jtrsoiially tsWf
potting and repotting oi
devoted in his attention to v
worth.
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bought. Thero are nine
by li feot. They are all J"lf
and to the drawing room s
t t l. l..r!eltf.
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the time he first went Inw '1
twelve years since. 1M B ,
'lord of Highbury" U
terra cot ta structure, 1,Ba1,
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