TIIE MIPDLKDUUGII POST. T. U. IIAUTF.lt, Kditcb Ann Pko'r. MU'lH.h. ::r i:c, fA.. .-iff;. , i!. Tho vciiimMc Mrs. Polk in now tiu only livii: ,' w ido.y of a iYi sidrnt fromthf k-outhcru State. Tii'1 Ti--t io:i of womi :i Fitting i County (.linn iN in England lct ti do tided in tli" ii( !'iitii'. Ho' li France iimi! (iii.it Britain lead tint l'niti '1 Stall s s i f.ir as exports to South Ami riiv. arc concerned. Dunn',' the iirst six months of the 1 ir. -i-n I icar I ." .'. mil s of new tr.i'k were laid by the urioiis i:ilro::ds i:i the toit'itry. Tlir question of lepro-'y i'i India i ;;. f-u!. i i 1 1 a k linn.; t aaia' t'T. It is r. ported th.it a British liri.i'lli i' i Jural li '.she, n M 'it home v. itli the disease. t.eidai'- li:iai.ci..l !'.iilhoi il i- s report lii: t t!' rr m-N'T v. :" a pi:in when . I.;tvh Snv'-ting v.!i- g-.';i.-;- in in purely industrial i . ..i.i.i r. i.il i Ic I.' j r. y Y.: --. in Norway ' i i,i i.i;. a v nir. It i. a in miliary ill-- ! s'. I It il - o.it t'"e I'hiM, -i j 'I Sr i!:. '.Flavian ,-ctih .s in Miiaie-. ! iv' '.i in ami Illi'n.i-;. i The I .. r of ;-.i.i i ti:;s Miij!e sei t!,i I.i.t ,u i .hi i .u; . a in hi . i : . i : . ' i i -. T)v ve re thr ' yea: ' al'i.u! ti:..' l : ; i ' ' i : i 'i.i'lill.. : of ill!, l;.)'y hi the UK-Mil.. o -iij la il.e l!:otlc jn-ov ia.-j'.s. Til;: Voi!'l's Siii:iViy- ;, li )i I ConvtM ; .i. rti c ntiy In M in London, was at- j ;, ;t il ly 'an, I f.,r, ',;ti l"l".,'.il'. :,il.l of I' '. in uvre frola t'.e I'liitcl Sf.t..:. 'in" ! o".t c! :: ,i"iti'i;i vill lio l."hl i:i thy I . nitfil S' .K., in yx Says the Wa .l.ingh.u !!.): Talk t'.out alien l.inuh'.lihTs in Irei.tml, ii.tiv .'. t ! as much laud owncl by nli "is i:i the I'ldted Siatisus tin p: is owned by I :i'. li'ln. it'ii in I i-fl;' :n1 . Tliink of it! Mlv than '.., (MHI.ODK lu-ri. of hud .wicd Iiy ;:,( n in lltif j .i-1"' Now i cut ,s Mr. Dahl A. AVeH;;, o!. 'rves the ilo-to'i ;,,.', nml alloivs t! at. j :i" would ile ;j,airof filir; into I'olh ;-,t lowaiinys wi re hu reijiiiivd to ikis ujioa the r:iiiiii:i:;;ioiin that yount; men aro tailed upon to pass before thry rcei-ivo their rntranre I'liprrs. And yet Mr. AVclln is ivrkoaiil n lisamcd n:au, and Harvard lav juKt inndi' him nn LL. 1). A novel exhibition is to bo made in Chicago this fall, namely, n horse show, Id lie held in the big K-sjii'sif iiin Build-in;.-. It is predicted to lie the lines': slmw Mt this kind tver In ! 1 i;i tho lnited States. IYiy.es will iliini)iitel t'.ir lac lust, hoists itm. j 1 1 i j ! 1 1 -r 1 1 .-. ; a-1- -liitges :i!.l vehicles of v. in..;;-; d"-i .-;is will i!v be included in the. c!:il.klon. There litis lately lieej IC preredenti i) art i vity in I iiiidi'i;; new o.i- in i d oil mills. of hieii are ind -laient oi the t'otion ''.! 'i'rii-t, tho-.: -h tin- Tni-l I ;is, it is :;"in"al!v ie;n.rn.l, ri i .'i,'i i;-- tne.lly M'.uivd e.ii.trol oi ti;e Soai'.rrn ''II ' 'o:i;pany, v.ilh iliii.ul.t larei mill-'. Tie' I Mm, in. n h in i .. i," ,'r , f 1 I ; Ml ;...i .r,', ' 'in lit-iie.Ml Complete li-.i of h!1 l!ie colt. .11 M'cd iilin!ll. ill the Smth. sh-ai;;'' Vl.i tnilN, w ith tin a-'oictra!" e;. i t .1 of a!' "at I t--.'(, i.i'il.'l'MI, ii,M .'in tail! 4, v.ilh ;; i vapital ol h".' 'H.iitM, in 1 j M'ilh all our li.iti ;1 sen n'.ili: pn -r. v really know very li.lle, nv.i rts tiie -an Krauei -co ('nunir'i , of tho laws of inch urology. A'c can tneaure the foivj tnal intensity of tlio wind when it iih, , i, and j-'iue the rain v.l.eu it fail:.; hut ::s for ioreii'llin,' a v, iud-storia or a rain Morni we do not know mue'i mori' ii'iout it than the untutored Indian, v. ho wnii-in s Ihe rhipmuiiks a'id icu.ki'.in and makes l.is pronostiraliiiils in areorlauee with their movements. Kvell the l:j r.i:ieli r lakes freaks uiiil ! unieliai'le at tinas, ii:;d then we are all at sea as ri uar.is what is comin;'; next, except t'aat v.i shull irohalily have a ".-.pell of wi.ithcr.'' North Carolina has had had luck with Iter histories, remarks the Atlanta (V'i hl:lntio:i. The Wev. I)r. ilawkes, Hpfiua life tiniL' colh'ctiu; irittcrial and writia; the early history of the State, lut after his death all his collections were sold to Ihe New York liisiorical i-iociety, Mr. lluli Williamson collected ninny valua ble historical document Imt they haw lilt disa)ipeared. Judijc Martin v.t.s cheeked in his historical work hy t ho damage: nuKtnined by Ids p:ipers on a kc:i voyage. Colonel John II. Wheeler made extensive and valuable, collections, bn. Ilicy were sold at public unction and scat tered throughout the country. All thN i i noah to make a writer pause before utteiiiptitij; u hibtory of lliu old North to. SLEEP. Then best of &' Clod's rhol.-est b'.e-nin'i-, Sleep; Bettor tiinn F.artU cin afford -woalth, power, frmn: Thy riiKiigu, ilneny; t'l'il alt-rays art tho Ml'iia; TurmiKlt nil the yvar.i thy frishnesj thju lst ke -t; Over nil lands thine even p itlotw awpp;). The si'-!;, tlu worn, tin- Wine!, tiio lone, th la-no, Hearing thy tranquil foot-t 'ps, bksj thy n:ll!; Aiiiriinh is utli"!. wiriM.r forsntu to wen. Thou opis'st the eniit.ve'g oi'il h:ul biu'st hi ll ro"Tu; Thini Kiv'st t!io hunt"'i rcfut?, f.-c'st tho sliv, fhowt the nute.t t plly, eallst tho exilo ll'inio; H.'cr ir ami liini; tliiao riiiiil lil"ti!ig'i iv.im. We for onr lo.c l oiioh wealth, Joy, Inui'M- erave; Til.ttio'l, '.I.. rIvo'Ii Hik lvloveil !ee). Thni.fi S-l:.n I'mjr, in tit' tVni'i'. A WILD GOOSE CHASE. Mr". .Trntwr !t; I5nrrou!1:s, f r many yi'ia-n a -li.'i:t of I'ae law-firm of Jliiiilca .'; Ilohh n, in w lioe. oiiii e I was nailer elerk, was at. la.st ile;-.'l; i-ml hy a will li.nl left the greater j.ait of her nui-fort-111" litth" Jut ; .-rt y t t a rertain Mi'hj Kin ma Ilro'.k. ho v.vi fo live jv:.m live w itli her as I'o'.on inion. Me. lli'l'leii was ajiioin!".I (;., '.i!or of t!e' w ill, in i w hieii r io 'eily it lieeainv :eei's',iy ta:it he sin nil 1 ii;,ine.ii.:tely l oliinniiii, rile with Miss llro'.i.e's; hut here an mi"-.;. eeteil I i ti:Mii : v jti m nt"l. Kverylmiiy ki:i".v that 1 1 1 yimn l.nly had h ft Mis. IJoval Mime is innntliH t im e to take riiare of her father, who j IkhI In come lilitnl nii'l paralyznl ; lint, lie jonil t!u fact that, she was in New York, j nothing wi.s known of her inhln s. ,'l vertis "ii'iits v.rri' in-.; l in the :i per.; ; ' lint, u niter t wo weeks no an.-wi r was rec ived, Mr. I lol-l.'ii li 'ran to think of ! crnjiloj inif :i mi teetiVf to li iiit out ;tiu tnit-i-inif leu'ate. It wm juvt at tliis inom.-nt t:i "SU. lioVal's '!t,' rook .sa hhnly tc.'ni Inhere 1 that shortly :if;.'r i-he lier.elf ranie into the Imlv': s '.'.viee, 5:'o(ies hail Visited ii relative in (in vnville, wiioui she culled "Cousin Mary !i.on." II re was at last a l ine, a;:d Mr. 11)1 den ' !: .;! -lit w ay direcied me to proci cd to C.re"iivilk', and there hunt up Mm. or Miss Mary );xon, and throif.-li her aseer t -li it t!"t wIt':!i,houta of .Miss Milium llrooiv s, As liicnvil!, tliouli a coiiid'rable town, roul i not boast of a directory, I had n.i other alternative but to canvas the pi n e as il were; and thus, aft-r a day's arduous work, learned from a cler gyman t lint ii iie'inbi r of his cniiirii'i. tioa bore the name of Dixon, and also, lie. thou .it, tii'! Christian name of Mary. She was a widow, and n sided oa Or chard street, lie did not remember the number, but the street bunt; a short one 1 could easily timl her. Thu indeed I did, for tho first person of whom I iinpiiri'd on the .street in pi(s lion a small boy not only pointed out to mo the house in which In said Mrs. Jlary Dixion resided, hut volunteered to arouse tho inmates, which ho did by a visoroiw pounding on tha door, until 1 bout-lit him oil with Uiu present of u nickel. In answer to tho summons, a licit wo man presented herself with a broom in her hand, which she ipiieily dropped at firdit of me. I apoloj-ied, explaining that the per formance 0:1 the door had not been mini', and il ipiired if Mrs. Mai v Dixon lived there. "Ye.:, (be lives her.'," the woman re plied. "She owns the house and I and my son rent pur; of it from her. Do you w.'.nf, to .-.ee her particular?" ''I i-'i to see her on a little busin 'ss Vi'lll'T." I "V:i. t sort of busine' sl" " V i:t'e private matt r, which I nil! CM.Iaiu to Mrs. Dixon liernclf." I "Oil, there's no call to be s particular, j I i.-ke.i merely because she ain't at home, j and I thought I could explain w lien t.hr , roiia s buck. She'.s-ione to Middleton to help niir.e her ulster's children, Unit's down with tin1 measles." ! I v.es vexed to lind myself thus balked j ju a as my sc.iivh scenied cro.vned with: Mieei.-t. i, m lucre was no allerniuivc; save to ft ! low Mrs. Dixon to Middleton a ji ureey of two hours by rail and I !i"cordiii; ly inouiivd her c.iidr.'ss in that town. "Well, I don't know the number; it's at Air. John Singh's she's staying. Soinc w her..! mi Cherry Street stay! it may be IVach, 1 dare say my sou's v.ii'e kiiov.s.'' Then lifting her voice, nhe called: "Mnriar!" There was no answer, but from the kitchen came the stroiif.; odor of linking bread, and the woman hurried oil, ex claiming: "Jest wait a minute and I'll send Tom's wife." In a minute, accordingly, there came ipiietly idonir the passage u tail, ladylike yoimK woman, with a pretty child in her arms." She was neatly and tustfully dressed, nd struck mo at once as bcitn,' of an order quite superior to that of her inothrr-indaw. 01111111111; at her from head to foot us she advanced, I noted her handsome, pleasant face and intelligent look, and in my own mind set down Tom us u fortun iiate individual. I took down tho nddrew us she gave it to mo and the next day was in Middlo tou, where I experienced no dilllculty in llndinj,' Mra. Dixon, though tho Undue,' of her relative, Miss Einiim Urookes, s'.'tiued nearly as remote as tver. Mrs. Dixon gavo mo n nccount of tho fainily,nnd described Mr. Oeorgo lirookea n "u gontlenmn-born, nnd ono of those clever uieu who could do crerythiny ex cept work and support his family. His wife hud douo the last, until.broken down in health, she died, and one dftughtor hud married mid gone to Ne braska, ami tho other, Etunm, answered an advertisement for u companion. Shu was a tiue, scll-rcliuut girl, Euiiiii wn, nnrl Mm. Royal hArl lisfii very fon-1 of her; and for her part sh wasn't sur prispd to learn that the old lady had left nor a Wary, for alio had nurely deserrcd it by her kirjilncM nnd attention. But whore to find Emma ahe did not know, except that she was somewhere In Now York, where her father always re sided. He had bc?ti a daily newspaper reporter and in the habit of frcquentin! the publt" libraries, to some of which ahc led heard Kin iui remark, he was a sub seribor. , lVyond tola ?r.-. Di:;o-i could really crivo no informatron; and with this slen r.'..'r r!ii3 I jirocrcdi.'d to New Y'ork. My iinpnry nt the oiHee of the news paper met with no aureess. They re inenibered Mr. George E. Brookes, btit knew rotiiintr of his present place of ahoih1, cxecpt that one of the staff of re porters was positive that he had removed to the country for tho benefit of his health. This was uis,-.T.irainu.but I proceeded to inquire uranntr the libraries Bad here was more successful. a the list of sub scribers to tl.e Mercantile, was the name, "lieortre K. Irooks, No. 8 India street, Green I'oint, Lonir Island," with a date of some si.t months previous. In less than an hour I presented my self c.t the door of the designated house, which I found to be a plain, but respect able bnv.r !inii-house kept by n widow by the name of Miles. My lirst inquiry v.;s : "D.ms Mr. George E. Brookes live hire;" Airs. Mile surveyed me solemnly frotn above her spectacles, nnd replied slowly: 'iie did live heie, young inaii." "Tin a Iv h is rcniiii cd ?" "Yes, lie has been relieved to n better home." "Will yo:i 1 1,- l;!nd c-ioa'.'!!, madam, to give me his p.eseiit address f" Sic st.ir.'d at me stonily, and nppro h'.'iidiii'.- t'lut sii" hnl not understood my iOpiiry, I rejieaied it : "AVh 'i.! c.u I liud 3Ir. Brookes at pre-l lit." "Ii" is where I trust you will somo day find him in he iv.-n !' Willi Mime diiiieulty I obtained from her tli." information lliat her lodger had die. 1 s. en" three weeks previous; that In' had been kindly cared for by his daugh ter and a bene'icial society of which he was a member; nnd that after the funeral the young lauyhad left the house, as sie said, to reiarn to the friends with whom she had lived before joining her fatiier. S'.e hud mi nt ioiied the naineof tin' town; but it hud entire) craved tha landlady's memory in the trouble and worry of get ting the two vacat'.d rooms ready for new occupants. An. i thus again had Miss Emma Brookes, will-o'-the wisp-like, cs raped my gtasp just us she nnpeared ac tually in my reach. ' After transacting some business, I next day took the emu for Invito, in tho hope that Mi-.s Brookes, ignorant of Mrs. Koyal's dentil, might have returned to her house, and there learned of what so nearly interested her. On taking my seat in the car, the first person w hom I recognized was the young lady whom I knew only as "Tom's wife," but this timo unaccompanied by the baby. I saw that she recognized me ; and some slight attention in regard to the window sash led us into conversation. Sho replied to my Inquiry that Mrs. Dixon had not returned homo when she left there oa Tuesday, but sho exeeted to find her arrived, her sister's children being now so much better. She said this so sweetly, ami was such a pleasant, ladylike young woman, tiiat I essayed to make myself agreeable by sapient ly remarking upon the prevalence of iiicisles and whooping-cough, and hoping that her little one hud escaped the epidemic. At this she gave me a quick, inquir ing glance and blushed. "1 mean tiie little fellow that you had in your arms when I saw you. I sup posed it v.-'!s yours, as the lady called you her son's wiie." A swii't, laughing glance lighted her face. "That was a ini .take. Mrs. I.nndon's daughter-in-law had just stepped out and left the little boy with inc." It was now my turn to feel embar rassed, though this was almost swallowed up in an unaccountable sensu of satis faction at finding that my companion was not "Tom's wile." "I 'ray excuse my absurd mistake!" I said. "It was only because Mrs. Lan don told me that she would send her son's wife, and you came." She laughed, and we chatted on quito pleasantly, u.ttil at G.veuvillo she left the cars. It was not s! range that I should on tho fallowing day have suggested to Mr. Hidden thu advisability of my going to Greenville to inquire again of Mrs. Dixoti in regard to Miss Brookes, of whom she might have received information binco my first interview with her. It was little more than au hour's ride, nnd a pleasant cxeursiou for a Bummer's evening. On ringing nt the door of Mrs. Dixon's house it was, to my gratification, opened by my fair traveling companion of thu day previous, and 1 was sure that she blushed at the to her unexpected meeting. Mrs. Dixon had not yet returned, sho said, though they wero expecting her by the next train, which would be duo lit fifteen minutes, if I did not object to waiting. Then she showed mo into the parlor; nnd fearing that she was about to leave mo there, I essayed to detain her by en tering into a business talk. "My business with Mrs. Dixon is of rather a peculiar nature," I remarked. "She has a relative a Miss Emma Brookes whose whereabouts, wo arc very anxious to discover. Shu looked up with an expression of surprise. "Emma Brookes?" sho said, doubt fully. "Yes; who lived for somo years with Mrs. lioyal. May I inquire whether you know the lailvi "I ought to know her." she replied, quito gravely. "I am Emma Brookes." blia was not more, surprised than uiy self. What stupid Idiot t had been! If I had only when I first saw her put tha inquiry which I bad just spoken, how easily tho matter would havo been set tled I But instead I hnd been raring about the country in search of Emma Brookes, nnd even traveled in company with her, nnd never found means to ascertain hit identity. I had to explain to her now about Mrs. Royal's death and bequest to herself. She had heard of -her friend's death, she said, a day or two boforo thnt of her father, and in consequence, iasteail of returning to her former home, hud gone to Mrs. Dixon's house, only to find that lady nbsent. There she had nwaited her return, only running tip ouco to New York on some business. Thus ended my amateur detective work. When I rct'irned I informed Mr. Holden that. I had at lengthy found Miss Emma Brookes. lie nctually complimented me, and hinted nt promotion to tho second clerk's desk. I returned to Greenville next day, and brought dow n Miss Brookes to our ofiicc, and after that all was, as regarded my own interests, pretty ensy sailing. I bnd no ditiiculty in convincing my darling of my disinterestedness, for, r.sshe has confessed since oar mnrriage, she knew thnt I feil in love with her that day on the cars, before I had un idea that she was Miss Emma Brookes and Mrs. Boy id's legatee. Sulnnl'ty JWy.f. liomin: rigenns. t ii i i..i.o :. . . "ooiuri ruin isiiroieii 10 lae ( rearing mid training of carrier piiroons, which process it called "homing." In Turkey, where the art is supposed to be carried to its Highest perfection, the pro cedure adopted is this: The person has charge of rearing and training them takes tiie young pigi oas when they have pot their full strength of wing in n covered basket to a distance of about half a mile from their home; they are thru set ut liberty, and ii any of them fail in re turning home from this short distance, they are considered -stupid end regarded as vr.lui'less. Those that return home are then taken to greater distances, pro gressively increased to 1(H)0 miles, and they will then return w ith certainty from tne furthest parts of the country. In England it is riistomury to keep theso birds in n dark nlaee for six hours be fore they are to be used. They are then I sparingly fed, but are giveu as much water as they care to drink. T he paper on which tiie message is written should bo carefully tied round the upper part of the bird's leg, but so ns in no wise to im pede, its flight. In olden times the custom was to suspend tin; message from the wing or round the neck. During the siege of Purls in 1S70 carrier pigeons wero employed to cany messages beyond tho German lines; very long documents printed by micro-photography on films indestructible by water, nnd weighing only a few grains, were thus transmitted with great success. The ordinary rate of flight of the enrrie-r pigeon is believed not to exceed thirty miles per hour, but instances aro on record whero ninety miles havo been covered in that time. Whoa thrown up the bird rises, nnd when it has reached u good flight will nt first fly round and round, evidently for the puio!e of finding somo well known landmark, and then mako off, continuing on the wing without stop or stay, unless prevented, till its home is reached. Thus pigeons, when loosed from a balloon nt m great height, have, after flying round and round, re turned to the balloon for want of object to guide them in their homeward flight. AVio Origin Tinut-Demorrat. Indiana's Siamese Twins. Ono of the most wonderful freaks ot nature ever known in this part of thu country is now causing ii good deal of talk in Kokomo and adjoining counties. Twelve miles southeast of Kokomo, Mrs. Henry Jones had born to her twins, in separably connected at the hips and lower abiioitieu. The two trunks are joined together at the base, with a head at each end. and thu lower limbs protrude from each sida of the body, where the trunks lire connected at the hips. No vital organs aro connected, except the spinal column, which is continuous from oue end to the other. Each breathes and pulsates quite independent of the other, anil both are perfectly formed and havo free use of their limbs. Along tho ubilo men there is no lino or mark to show whero one begins and the other ends, ex cept ono umbilical cord, which served for both. The infants r.re very plump, well developed, and apparently ns hearty is any children of their ages. Both rursu from thu mother and bottlo with regular movements. Both are females. Their joint weight is twelve pounds, and they measure, from crown to crown, twenty-four niches. The lower limbs lire of normal size. I hey havo bright, sparkling oluo eyes, mid uro not in the least peevish, and when not nursing or asleep, content themselves sucking their thumbs. Thousands of people uro (locking to see tho infants, the medical fraternity be ing wll represented. Tho mother is getting along nicely. Tho father is twenty-four year of uge, the mother but eighteen, mid the present is the second birth in tho family. Thu mother is a spuru built woman, weighing but ninety HMinds. All the physicians wdio havo made an examination express the belief thnt the children may live, ami think tho indications entirely favorable. Indian' tijKjlU Journal. Ants Make a Tempernneo Drink. "Did you know that ants would rnaka lemonade?" said a Bridge street grocer to a Tribune man tho other day, "They will, for 1 havo seen them do it several times. Tho other day I left a slice of lemon on tho counter, and there happened to be somo sugar not far off, and directly I noticed tho uuts currying tho sugar tq tho lemon juice. I thought it was rather queer ns well as cute, and, to test tho matter, havo tried it several times by put ting a piece of lamou on tho counter and placing somo sugar near by, and the anti never fail to carry tho sugar to the lemon. What do you thiuk of that nowf It il au absolute furt." jf'uma Tribune , nousEnoLD hatters clothes cr-tAJcr-TO. Soiled ami faded black cashmere may be made to look armost ns good as new by washing in soapsuds, rinsing in water, ami then putting in water with so much blueing in it that looks black. The cloth is to lie in this for some time as long as ovr night, if it is much faded. Do not wrin the cloth after taking It from the water, but hang up to dry in a shady place. If the gown is elaborately trimmed, the trimming may be ripped oil and trentcd in this separately. Dark blue cashmere can lie mado to look beautiful if renewed in this way. For silk cleaning, jiajx r and n hot iron is the old and best method. Put brown paper under the greaso sxt, on a board, and over the spot plaro several sheets of paper. With medium heated iron press firmly on top, and several times renew the sheet of paper next to the silk on top. The pncr w-i!l finally absorb all the grease. This method is applicable to any uuw&shnhlc cloth, except velvet, plush, etc. Ammonia is a favorito substance for cleaning cloth. The niumonia should lo well diluted with water fifteen drops are enough in a small basin of water. A piece nf flannel is saturated with this dilution nnd rubbed on the greaso spot until it is removed, after w hich that place on the cloth is sponged nil witli clear water. Dry somewhat, and iron when damp. Ammonia wnter is also recommended to remove the shiny look from a black coat, but it is not good for much for this purpose. Strong black rolTec, to which have been added a few drops of tun moni.i, is said to be good for cleansing a black coat that needs a thorough reno "ating. W. hmi &1ir-Styinij. HOW TO HIY AMI I sK llllooMS. Mrs. J. AI. Milligan w rites ns follows ia the Amrricitn Airirnlturit: It is doubt ful if there is any surer index to the qualifications of a housekeeper than tiie condition of her brooms. In buying brooms those w ith varnished handles are to be avoided, the natural moisture of the hand being sullleient to make them ticky. It is usually cheaper, and will be found a convenience to buy brooms by the half iloeu or more. If kept in a dry place they are not injured by keep ing except in the elasticity and toughness of the brush, nnd this is easily restored by dipping in hot water. Brooms of medium weight nnd tu.c are preferable to tho very heavy or very light ones. Those made of line greenish straw are of better quality than those made of coarse red straw. There should be in every house one or more fixed places for brooms on each floor, three lit least for the lirst floor, so that carpet, kitchen nml scrubbing brooms may be kept distinct. A broom that has not a fixed place is a time waster and n worry. A good simple way of suspend ing brooms is by u stout cord run through holes bored in the upper ends of the handles. It is well to select brooms with tho holes already made, as tho w ood of some handles is so hard that it is almost impossible to pierce them without tho proper iools. There nre sev eral reasons why it is better that brooms should be hung up. If a broom is stood on its brush it becomes an angular, for lorn object, with which it is impossible to sweep easily or well. Wulls arc marred by handles or brush being dropped ugninst them many times n day. An inverted broom suggests a laborious worker; two unnecessary turns of this implement every timo it is used might, in time, prove "tho straw too much." Finally, if a wet broom is inverted, the moisture has free way to the closely-laid parts of the brush and soon causes must mess and decay. Dr. Franklin is credited with introduc ing broom corn into thu 1'niteil States, he finding a single seed in a ladies' brush said to have been imported from India which he planted. There nre now thirty thousand ncres of this plant cultivated here, with au annual crop valued at 4l,DU0,00U. ItP.CUTS. Apple Custaid Pare nnd grate a quart of tipples; stir iu a quarter of pound of melted butter and half a pound of sugur. Beat thu volks and the whites of tho eggs separately; stir in the whites the lust thing. Bake ill u deep dish, lined with pulled paste. Snow Pudding One quart of milk, ono cup of sugar, four tablespoonfuls of corn-starch dissolved in a little of the milk; let come to aboil, stirring con stantly; beat tho whites of three eggs to a froth and stir iu and remove from thu tiro when thick, mid flavor; make a cus tard of tho yolks of tho eggs, put in u deep dish and pour tho sauce over it. Green Com Fritters Cut through tho eutre of each row of kernels, then press out tho centre pulp with the back of tho knife. Beat two eggs thoroughly, nnd add to them a heaping salUpoonful of salt, a pinch of cayenne, ono pint of corn pulp, and flour enough to make a moderately stiff batter. Drop the batter in smoking hot fat by tablespoonfuls, and brown them evenly. Ragout of Beef For six pounds il tho round of beef take a dozen ripe to matoes sliced, three sliced onions, half a dozen cloves and a little whole black pep. per. Cut gashes iu the meat, into which stuff half a pound of salt pork cut iu thin squares; place tiie meat upon thu other ingredients, and pour over them half a cup of vinegar and a cup of water; cover tightly and bake iu a moderate oven five hours. When about done salt to taste ; strain tho gravy through a culan der and thicken with flour. Cauliflower Salad To mako a salad that will sutlico for ten persons procure three heads of cauliflower. Let them be parboiled in salt water, and wheii thor oughly done put them in a stone jar and eover them with water. When they be. come cool place tho cauliflower iu an ice box and let reniaiu till they aro ready to serve. Then strain oil tho water, arrange them in a salad bowl, and garnish with small leaves of lettuce. Pour over one pint of French dressing, and when serv ing do not omit putting some of the dress ing upoo wery plate. THE CRY OF THTr" I am tiro,! of i..r' Ak In the7n,wdodhw!,!r,,fe)fli':l HoAI-t wnni-T i.t l...n ,. ': ' "u,"I"1i-j I And spoiling ami t,j,, e- j And I Ion for the ,l,r -. For a dreamer liv tl li Anil a fainr. ,!: , . ...... in I am sick of the howT Of. life that lshn;,.Cn' Of tho faces llmxlttith,,' . Inthetl.aoM, .u... "'"c-i From the sloep:,;,,' Iwo..I,lgowhori,th(,; "V v.. a-. - i.. . r'-1,lr. . I . ,,,., iiv. r,irVi .;, And a toiler iliesina' I fiH-1 no pride, but pity For tliobunl,thf r-h There is nothln, n But the patient liv0f Oh tho little ,a,,(ism,ki I ', And tho child mlmli. T Theilnmihter't,rf ""U-J And the fnther's hrt th,T. No, no! from the strcf.-,, u. From trophl.,,,, I WOlllll ft V to tho , And tho mee.low', kin-liT Let mo.lr.iuiiiuifn, !,' An.l ho lovnl t... ... -"'. v i . "r"m ikn. I Flirt! llrpnttlni. II... . I And a toller dins fn ,-.. -'"'iii ;..;, fy,j PITH AND Dining room --An en,jltv ,.. A man cxperictut r ing" w hen he falls ovi rl,.,,.y Volumes of gas imist (, reaniiig. iwimr, .l,,,,,,,,, Motto for the bii..MW ,),.. sftrr taking) "llai.,!- :r."& fr'rre I'rtim. 4 .. .. a isuriington K-u- Vi!lI1 . eleven suitors is fond ( M)joj .in ii mi- uiiiiiirr.. iVirUi.'it.m "Have you any 'h-bir-n f t ii i .... . laniiioru. Anne hut a !, reply. "All right; y ,M' house." Amo-'i C,niri,r. The nroof nf III.. .... l.;:.. ing, ami men it is t . . i,. , typographical errors tint n.at ! Veil. IlitrMT - ), Wlw.n l't,.'i nii'iiinrai tia'., bmre, truthfully, it i,ui ,, w iJU u mil i ill ,-h.,iii ,lirtf "My dear friend, I s:a j Alma's heart is as lnril sinl" pose yon try it with oira r.,lt: J liaiikr taan steel, voii K:ii.w" Uhutttr. The Artist (to his mM , mail) "What's the in:i'!,r. F.r you keep still?" The M ,M. lor. Yez shut a hh:: botihle f hilinit." Timt. The Chicago Idea. -Wi!!'. aiy lot with me?" askul ii, tate agent s daughter. "WUi i front foot" calmly inquin.4 b jreature. Uluerxtjo Mnl. Miss Boston -Pupa. I tbj fessor of pathology inttreitiif' Boston Our what " Mi & professor of patholoe;Y our j-J snow. jVeu i ork tun. Typewriter Agent "I aUl rou iu reference to your tn Would you exchuiii' if joc lomo improvement-! m :an't; I'm engaged to her." a Unite "t icorirc, iie .r. :a; town let us try to nvi i.l Imt pression that we are "All right, Maml: ymi nc valise." A -hruxtii 'i'i J V He's like a .'". t . i h -v.t WhlMM llill II It's lii'l'.'':d-N His'iinsa lie's very k IU -t N lieu he is nwri'iui.vi .Van Vi.irw Mrs. Gabbh "Wliat nn-r ricd. anxious, ih Mi:iiri:,.: l"iq soul has." Mrs. Ihliu die's stopped iloinu' it''1- nns gone to Kcepiier n -Wtrkhj. Sho (in the art i!. :"! elcrk saw Jim, that thmm that there pitcher wire fa L'inia?" He "I don't iw--' whether he said Vipira gin in." .lutl'jc According to the '"f!r an tin. T.oniloo naiii i's. 11 M tiu, when on dn ss iiiiroiuW L'reatly the front w im."'- " ivhi'ii the Hide of llllivl"'"l nil. Xan York lhriit'l. "Court the fresh air," v & vied To it widow quite f ii'M. J hi.Kt. iwr I'fin fur ir',: And shu eily caught wl Eccentric Old Cluh juj rootman) "Now, tlun, t uio a cab." Pat ( lw l-; dodge to try his imwrV' yer honor 1 It's not np ing you any name, ut wl It nearly killed tliej" Itcumono uiuo1 j u.. v. o(i,..r f .ui'WU"'! Hissp'ttteleiliilll1 And so ho ib ";, J To mount thi'i?;!,1fl in c t., . l-rim & I ni viii;, iiiui "Go off. Pistol! i." Thanks, vour hiirli"1'- J be discharged." t-'l:,l'5,l! I I'rince "OH wim ." j Where's your niiim'''1 H don most merrv Frit.'--' pistol go oil without ; 1 Hal faints: Pistol !- fc Curtain slow u'' 1'rem. M Two Chicken I"-1 A curious feature nf "; ported from Eckint ' .. 1 W ll.lU-l IX micro a iiuu -- . . from ono egg, bo'h c perfect state, cxcif. .W torrethor on ouo siU'0' l .-In tho wing. Beyond tl'" nnd feed in the usual - 11 A discovery of tiuol mado at Kansas.
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