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 ,. ':
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And spoiling ami t,j,, e- j
And I Ion for the ,l,r -.
For a dreamer liv tl li
Anil a fainr. ,!: ,
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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
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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 ,-..
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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.
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Two Chicken I"-1
A curious feature nf ";
ported from Eckint '
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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.