THE M1DDLKBURGH POST.
V. B. IIARTER, EDrrea aud Pr
Minni.r.urn;. r... jan. y-
"A lew years ago, American-made
violins were hooted at and culled fiddles.
To-dy, liowti the Boston Cultivator,
they rival thosn ma lo in Kurope aud an
fouud in our best orchestras.
The discovery of a now chemlc.V
compound for the reduction of refractor)
res promises, announces the St. Louis.
SUr-Sayings, to materially increase tin
sit put and conao piently lower ilic price
of silver.
Tbfl lUltiniore A merit: tn tltirik it has
found a way of restoring baseball to the
confidence of tho American people. It
remarks Unit tho only way to elevate the
game and mako it once mores popular "ii
to weed oat from the raiks of the play
crs all men who arc u disgrace to it.'
Tho Scientific Commission appointed
to select a site for a new capital for Ilr i
ml, consist of five civil engineers, twe
astronomers, a tiiitvir.it i"t und n espcrt
in hygiene. The commission has startc 1
for the cert nil plateaus of the rcpuli'ic,
whcrei it hopes to fin 1 an id" il site foi
the future "greatest city of South A tier-
In his great speech in t.ie tiermu
Hcicnatag in opposition to t.ie Ar.uy
bill Kugcn Ilii-litcr in l ie the striking
statement that a'realy the Herman la
borer havs to work a month uti I a half to
enable him to pay his share of tho cost
of tbe army and navy. It is litttie won
ler that Chancellor Vo:i Capriv.
"twirled his thumbs ncrvou-dy" while
Kichlcr wss speaking.
"Perhaps one reason why tiie rucat
i.'iiilcan loan was so ipiickly taken in the
Enron an markets," suggest the New
V'r l'ost, "was that it was designed,
n Urge part, to enable the Chile in cur
cney to Iks put on a gold Kims. Tue
ill authorising the loin ilirectel that
Jic proceeds should he use I to call in
iiie depreciated paper note outsta'i ling,
rhich are gra luully to he retire I until
luiy, lS'Jtf, when tiicy arc tic:uso to ho
i legal ten ler."
)u'. in the Inland of 8t. lle.e-ii t!iey
aave taken u- the silk worn indmwy.
nd aro pjsniu it with great energy,
icarna tho Boston Triaseriji'.. Litclj
t'i.OOO youuj Diuiherry plants were seat
'ere frotn JFrancc. Jtm that thers
are two hatching of tho worm? innually,
an' io orJer to utilize th.j i'llutry of
ipioners it is Dcjcs'-iry to h ivo rea ly
leaf on which they can fi. : I. Not lotu
50, one grower lost a larje ntuiih:r 01
worms throiii,'h ijnirancc of t 'i-.-i r iia!i!,
cot having ai'.anth'j or inu'-htrry Ievo
to fee l thc:n when they were li .t'die I .
SI. Heicia is a fairly busy pi 100 at times.
The vetaraij
!e Academician, J lie
a r-ccnt artie: : iu ti
nimon, 11, is in a r-cent artie: : lu Ic
aria IV diSouw 1 t'..- V .r,:,',,. :..c
of the tiire ittuin de 1 n ilitiori
Vance. He to a ure.it c-xte:.t a'triluU-
llitfl phenomenon to the three ynr' s t-
eice in the armv hi the vooiu men a-
;S; ae when nitur illy they v ii! l hi
MjKt'.e 1 to marry atn csta'.dish familie.
uid homes of their o .va. Sim - of hi
iLatjstic are startling. The rr ruber of
narriaet in Frt'ice, in I S -i 'J.i:,
55, bat in lrJJ it was only 't'),:ti.
la rerd to the percentage of marri a, -.'
to ths entire population, I'ianco uoa
scenpies the eleventh pive ,i'inr,' thv
Nations of Kiirope. Oa the other Liu i,
the nurub-T ot divorus have stea lily ia
creased. In 1? 1, thers were 1 ' 7 ; in
1890, there were 5 I. "17. The number of
osilhs hat dceretsul ) ),)')) in ten
reais.
Ilabhits were tirt inro 1 :cs 1 into A js
'ralia by a Mellonrue gpia'ter, wrj)
Uiouht a jia'r o! them wrj'd rcn.in J
aim uf the old country. I'.o n this pa:t
iKegrct A'i-!r'.ii'i mob.t pia,' le arose.
A sio-le ps r of rabb.ts c.n -;i t.tiply ia
.'our jeir mto 1 ,"'") J.'JJ'I. T.ie cabinet
fKydieyin tie yeir 1"W dc-trjyed
!5,3J!J,y "J ol taeu, l.r.via,' pt3i
JJ,50'',OU'J in f' ir yetr to mit 'a'.e tht
e;t. Mr. Co,'ht-.:j y that l J'JyO,.
JiX) acre of Ian 1 hive ! e:i more or !oi
(oj'irel tiy rebbi'.s. 'j'o ( Ii t'c tutir on.
wad luarch a fe'ioe of i lu.'.t-,, be
twtco t"i! M 1? 1 1 ri an 1 Dar.'o j li.vir,
was mi ic a, a cuit i' 12 ),JkI )t aaoti.er
of 3IC ui.iet Jrorn the Murray li v-i
storlh tr I ; auvtber of 2' ) u,i:i on the
oitheto line of Q ueuslm ! ; ano.her l
30 miles fr m A'oiry t jthu Mic jmrie.
Hut the rabbits broke throj Tui
umber of labliit tkia exprte i aver
yearly frTii NVw Sutii Wales, 15,
U05.W.1; from Victoria, Z,'))),:u), tut
eabiuft of wjieh Auttninn c":y
vpea l J73,0'J J a eir in ksilia rabbit.
iouUi Auitralie '. tipirU l')1)') bi'.K
f skins annually, td N Z-Un J, 011
iX ateieye. C.OjO.OW kiue every )r.
THcaevll sever treu tbe ruin who
Is mdiD9 to La tifod la Cod'aVa.
IWEETEN LIFE WITH KUK
A rnod-bya kiss It a little thins.
With your hand on the door to g
Put it takM tbe venom out o( the Unf
Of a thoughtless word or a em 4 flmj
That you mad an hour ago.
A kins of greeting U iwwt anl rar
After the toil of the day,
Aud It smooths the furrow (lowed by
eare,
The linn on the f rehad you ones ralle I
fair.
In the rears that have fljwn awiy.
1 it a llttie wins to "?. " O'l are Kind,
I love you, my dear," each night,
But it vends a thrill throut li tbe heart, I
Hnd;
For love is tender, at love Is bltn I,
As we climb life's rug jod hllit.
We starve each othtr for love's oroi
We take but we do not give;
It semis m easy some soul to bleu,
Hut we dole tbe love gru Jif dly, loss an I
less, '
Till 'Us bitter au 1 hard to live. '
Phi'a lolphia Inquirer.
THE SAVINGS BANK
by tiLR'ruurp nnvra-
rH" know tint
a I losi. my father
V ' and mother in
tny infancy, and
thai f not a
relative in the
A u-nrl,L I vm
,('V''J'!;" 1 I thou -h ties
y')tiJ--Urr when I hetjan
lts Z.S-" rnv at)trenticc.
t 4
hip as a lock
smith. My m is-
ter ws, on tho other hand, a itrave, re
acrved man, so that a very fw words
from him were important. When for
the lirst time he paid me a week's w a ,
he said- ''rctcr, you do not need tuore
than half of what is due you; the other
half I will hct asida fcr Uie savings
bank." Ami so it was.
On I'ulm Sunday, before mus, In
went with 1110 to the savings hmk. My
name was written in a hujje register,
and they gave mc a book, on the first
paio of which was iuscrihel my
name, and on t ho second my
deposit, seven crowns. I held my little
book lovingly, anil lookel often at mv
! oiiuiQ and the amount of tny capital. I
I was so enchanted with this li r st opera
j tion that I became avaricious. I reformed
I iny bahit of smoking, and ave myself
I no rest till 1 had another small sum to
; deposit. When I passed tho hank build
! iny;, I would sny to myself, -There is
I my ;ood money briny;ini internst oiiht
' nd day. Very yood. I will add to the
, aiiioutit."
j Would that I had continued to talk
. sloue to myself I But I sooa coufl ied in
a nompauion from the Palatinate, and
whom for that reason we called the I'ala
tin. To amuse myself on Sunday, I
would 'takTj- niy 'oVml Tn doj,
and would try t. ...... are nriciselv
I how much a mont my twelve
! crowns would brm me. The
I'alatin, who was a skilful accountant,
! told me exactly, and then ha began to
make spori of the trilling amount, and
, toved my hook into the air, exclaiming:
1 'Look at the fortune of
! Capitalist, l'eter Werner 1"
the great
! Tiie little hook feil on my toid, and
teemed to nie to have suflered insult. 1
wiped it, put it back i:.to tlic box, an 1
did not show it to my lo iipaniou aiiu.
i Just before Christmas there was a
1 oeiore v;i.;;mis mere was a
I at lire in the city. The building that
contain.-il the savings bank w 11 con
turned before aid ejuld he brou 'lit. 1
; was greatly excited wiieu I learned that
' thv re-jti-r ;f ileposit "re burned.
i '"' ' aiutin. iiowtvi r, li'iaeO beam:
VoU fooll'' tal I he, "what are Voii cry-
I iii',' for? Tue city has ;"i irautie i the de-
ioiits made in the iavms bauk. Yoj
have your .rece':;it. The State must pay
you.
This rcfiec'ion reinsured rae. I showc I
my hook to my companion again, and he
told mo that it w.it perfecth csrreet.
Taut ni'.'ht, when we lay down side
by side to sleep, he said: "Petor, yo 1
,u'' 1 cw ricn. n,l nothiir; to
io but see the world, and let our money
a oik for us " lie ailed that we must
both o to California, where the earth U
full ot sold.
Very noid," I answered, "but who
will ijlvi; us the money to make tho vjy
age :'
"Haven't you your bank book?"
"Vou called it a trirle yourself."
"We will make lomethin better of
;t," he saul. htnkia.; a li'ht. "I luvo
ia idea. G.t up and bho rue your
boo!:."
"Capital'." he cried, when I haJ giv.n
him my baok. "XoboJy will havu the
slightest suspicion. 'Kuceived this day
tive crowns.' ()l 'five crowns' I will
make 'live hundred,' and we will havo
the means of startiu-,' on our travels."
At those- words I be'in to trcmhle.
"My friend," said I, "ih's ouht not to
ue done. I will not permit it."
"L t me alone," replied he; "I will
ihow you how easy it ix."
A fatal curio.Mty awoke ia me, an I I
laid to him: "You can Jo it this way.
Try it oa another paper, or else you will
ipoil my book, aol I shall loit the little
( poutss."
I hopel he would not succeed, and
that his failure would deliver me from
oiy jiud'y cuvetouneg; aud yet I could
have wished him to succeed.
"L' t uie alone," he sharply replied,
"aud do not make me anry; or eho tny
hand will tremble, and 1 shall spoil
tVcrythin'."
I crowd my aro on my chest, and
with trembling I watched him churn; e
the words written in my precious book,
while it seemed as if my heart were
bursting. Then he took a littie knife
and scratched out a few letters. I shiv
ered, and yet I sxid to tnyrelf: "Now
you are rich, and able to grow richer."
I looked at what be had juit written.
'Received five hundred crgwtu." Ko-
bo1y could detect trie least falsification
la these words, aid tbo great register
wss burccd.
We returned to bed. I already aaw
tnjseif across tho ocean, picking up
nupoeU of gold. I had a carriage with
four ins;foi;iccnt horses, and a servant
who o.Tercd me beautiful meerschaum
pipo trimmed with silver, while another
poured my champagne.
Tho next morning at tho tablo I feared
every moment that I might nee an
officer approaching to take me to prison.
I wss so much afraid of littering an im
prudent word that I dared not reply im
mediately to any question. I no longer
dared to cury money to the savings
bank, but ma le long detours to avoid
passing the building in which it had
been reorganici1. Gradually, however,
I recovered a sort of tranquility, ns I
saw that nobody suspected what I had
done. Hut when, on the approach of
Christina", my master's children bcan
to dance around me one morning, Hiv
ing, "We know something we shan't
tell I" their voices pierced my heart like
a knife. They knew tho surprises their
father was preparing for our pleasure,
and were delighted with thoir secret.
On Cbristrms Kve, Counselor Men
nincr's servant came running to our
workshop. I was In the door-way. She
.aid she had come for me, ami that I
niu-t go at once with my tools to her
mister's house.
The c Kinselor's name hal terrified
me. Could my clTenee be already
known? I had decided not to uso the
book until spring, and hail never shown
it. K it I was afraid of everything.
Nevertheless, I went with tho young
girl. She had a sweet, fresh face, and
the pure Christinas liht burned in her
eyes.
"My father sv.is a locksmith," said
she. "St. Peter is our patron, and for
many people tho key to Paradise is tho
key to their money-box.''
We arrive 1 at the counselor's liouiJ,
and t was shown into a richly-furnished
room. The counselor brought me an
elegant ca:c wlnso kev was broken, ami
bade me open it. IIo then told Cath
erine, my guide, that he had other
preparations to make, nud bade her re
in tin with the lockimith.
"It will be hard for you," said I to
Catherine, "to leave theie beautiful
rooms for .some poor little home."
"I havo plenty of time in which to
makeup my mind to it," she replicl.
"I5ut you d uot yet know everything.
Living in a rich dwelling, ono soou
learns that it matters little whether he is
servo! with a golden spoon or a brass
one. The essential thing is to live iu
peace with a good conscience."
At thr.:e words I could no longer find
the keyhole, aud Catherine, began to
Uu'h at my lack of skill. At leugth,
however, I opened the casket, and my
eyes were dazzled by its contents. Upon
a blue velvet cushiou glittered a set of
diamond.
Catherine stepped to til's door and
called her master; but no sooner hal he
glanced at the casket than lie rudely
seized my hand, a lying: "The brooch
wi.ttjSliq larip .diutnpaJ , in the, centre j
gone !"
I shook like a pop'ir loaf, aal was
about to throw myself oa my knees,
when I heard Catherine's voico.
"ILjw can. you think '' said she,
"I was here!"
"lie still! We will examine you too!"
He called to his wife, an 1 then, turn
ing to me, said that he would search me,
while his wife lid the oaino to Cathar
ine. And seeing this honest maiden out
raged by bach o iioirs suspicions, I yield
ed myself to his hands. But I uevcr can
tell what I felt at that m iment. I felt
110 longer like a man, or even a .slave,
but like Home vile animal. An act of
cruel injustice had been co.nmitted
H-iaiu't lue. Compared with thio, the
otlence of which I was really jjuilty
seemed b'lt a petty iin 1 childish thing.
My an,'er grew ntill greater when
another -rrvaut sireste 1 tint Catherine
alight h"ve hidden the diamonds in her
hair, and I saw the poor girl as pale as
death with her braids all uuh tun 1.
u: course tho counselor found nothing
0:1 Catherine or me. I remember in that
parting I said to tho young girl: "He
patient; I will make up to you all you
have suliere 1 through me."
The alTrotit I had suilorc 1 paralyzed
my conscience.
I sought often to acs Citharlne, but
seldom successfully. She .was afraid
that, if we were seen together, it would
cause fresh suspicion. Ono day, haw
ever, she met mo with a joyful expres
sion, and said:
"God bo taaokcJ! Wo arc nowcom-
plotcly juhtitied. My master's sUter has
writtoa him that sho for jot to nut tho
brooch into the casket."
"And is not tho counselor going to
beg my pardon !"
"He wished me to do so," sho replied,
"and asked mc to do so for him." At
the same tinio she begged mo to harbor
no resentment because of what had hap
pened to iuo.
"Yo'i may havo committed some so
cret fault," said she. "Accept what you
havo buffered us an utHiettau."
I never bad felt so happy before. I
told Catharine thtt I would yet be rich
and wou'd givo her a beiu'.iful carriage,
baraessed to four horses, and she prom
ised to be faithful ti me, should I come
for her on foot. The thing I had dono
still seeuiel nothing iu comparison with
the humiliation which I had mile red.
Palm Sunday having come, I decided,
at the instance of the Palatin, to iliaw
my money, in order to try my fortune iu
the world and make Catherine tny wife.
I wished the Palatin to accompany mo
to the bank, but he refused.
I entered tho counting room. Coun
selor Meuniuger was there. At first I
was frighteneJ, and then the tight of
him gave mo new courage, lie was tbo
man who had insulted me. While I
waited the sweat trickled dowi my
limbs, and my book stuck to my lingers
us if it never could be f oaken oH.
At last my turn came. Tbe counselor
put on hit spectacles, and looked at my
book. I could bear no tound but the
erf monotonous ticking of the clock:.
My heart Knocked hard against my aide.
You have been Tcry economical,"
Mid the counselor. "Will you have
coin or papcrt"
I said I would have paper, and he
gave me little roll of notes on each of
which was written, "lOO crowns." 1
trembled no that I could hardly hold
these notes in my hands, and when he
asked me if the right sum was there, I
could only nod in the affirmative. Sud
denly ho looked attentively at me.
"Aro you not the locksmith," ho asked,
"whom I summoned ou Christmas
Eve?"
"Yes," said I.
"I am dolightcd to see you again, t
beg you to forgive my unjust suspicion
of you, which must have caused yoc
pain. It would give me great pleasure
if I could render you service. But
what Is tho matter? Aro you ill?"
I fell on rty knees, crying, 'No, no;
I am a scoundrel. Take back joui
money."
And I told him all.
Tho counselor was a good mm. Tie
saw my despair, and spoke to me kindly
My dangerous companion was obliged to
leave tho city. I was alhanced to Cath-,
crine in the counselor's house, and he
aided me to establish myself in the city.
I ought to add that before I loft tbo sav
ings bank I burned my little book.
From tbo German, in Homance.
IliiriT'ft Spy;l.i of All.
The Yerkcs telescope, which will he
the largest in tho world, will be made
by tho firm of Warner A Swancy, ol
Cleveland, Ohio, the builders of the
great Lick telescope, the contract being
just made.
It will succeed the California instru
ment as one of the wonders of tho world.
Tho now telescope is to be tho gift of
Char'cs L. Yerkcs, of Chicago, to tbe
Chicago University. 1 ho gift will aiso
include an observatory, in which tbo
telescope will be placed, the entiro
amount given to the university for this
purposo aggregating $500,000. It is
tho wish of the company to have tho tel
escope entirely finished iu ono year.
Tho Y'crkcs telescope will havo an
object g.ass of forty inches clear aper
ture, and the total length of the tube,
with its accessories, will not bo less than
seventy-flvo feet. Tue instrument com
plete will weigh sixty tons. The tube
alone will weigh six tons. The polar
axis, which carries the entire weight of
the tube and it attachments, will weigh
live tons.
Tho driving clock, which is to auto
natically move this immense tube with
a motion corresponding to the exact
apparent motion of the tar being ob
served, will weigh one tou. The col
umns supporting tho mechanism of the
telescope will weigh not less than thirty
tons.
. The machinery affording this variety
of complicated movement necessary can
be operated by the hand ot the astrono
mer or by electric motor at the will of
tho observer. Tbo magnifying power of
tho new instrument will range from 250
t9.a000.diutnctcrj.-Tl f cc""i o.d
third lloors of tho large shops wr I . 'f
partially removed in order to make rooufcii
for tho big instrument during its con
struction. The firm of Warner ft Swascy are Juit
completing a twenty-six inch equatorial
telescope for. the new Naval Observatoiy
nt Washington. This is now theseconl
in size in this country, being excelled
nly by tho irrcat telcicipo on Slount
Hamilton New York Telegram.
Convicted by t lie Mult.
"Ono day last summir ono of our boy
mule drivers mke I 1110 to let him and
: the other boy.s oil the uext day so that
I they could go to a t'linie of baseball,"
I said a Lickawanna Valley (Penn.) coal
I operator. "I told them they couldn't
I n. They quit work, however. When
1 the lire boss went tio.vu the shaft tho
I next morning ho found ono of the mine
I mulct brayiug uear tiie fo it of the
I shaft. Shu was badly burned in the left
hip and shoulder and the tire boss found
that tho mule barn, fifty yards from tho
foot of the shaft, had beon set on lire.
Faiiiiy, tho mule, had yanked her haltet
in two, kicked the door down and run
to the shaft for air. Sunday afternoon
I went down tho shaft to see how Fanny
as getting along. While I was there
tho thirteen baseba'Moviug youngsters
got tho engineer to let them down tbe
shaft. They wantei to see me about
going to work ia their old pluces ths
next day.
"Funny was standing without any
halter on, and whoa tho boys spread out
in a ro v ta talk to me the mule gave a
glance along tho fueei, stuck her can
hick, ut'ertJ a bray of anger, and made
a vicious lunge at the lost boy but two
from the right end of tho row. Tho
lu Is yelled aud scattered, but the mule
kept after tbe one she had picked out,
paying no attention to tho others. She
chased him through the gangway to the
foot of the shaft in spite of me, and be
foro I could get to her she had bitten
the boy's shoulders till tho blood came
through his clothiug.
"Fanny had undoubtedly Been the boy
set tire to the barn and kho meant to gel
even. That was the tlrs; timo the mult
had ever been the least bit vicious, and
her evidence agaiunt the young incendi
ary was convincing to me, cveu though
could not use it against him ia court."
Chicago Herald.
l lifi King FruUe l tho Soap.
Tho King of Sweden popped iu tht
other day at tbe Sailors' Home at Stock
holm just as dinner was boing served up,
and listed 'the permission ot the sailors
to be thoir guest, which, with great con
descension, they consented to. Sud
tlenly hfs Majesty exclaimed to his
Chamberlain, "Why, loolt hore here's
jolly good cabbage soup. I uevcr get
such soup as this at my tabic." "Yes,
your Majesty, the fare at your table is
not first rate." After this the King went
into the kitchen and interviewed tbi
cook. This diplomatic proceeding ended
by the cook being taken into the Klug'l
service New York Jouxusl.
U0USEH0.D HATTERS.
To prevent the juice from pict ni Ti
tling over, thrust little funnels or white
ipspor into the cuts on top, through
which tbe steam may escape anl tue
'juice boil up, and then run back into the
ipio again when it stops cooking. .New
! York Journal.
I TfASni.NO OILCLOTH,
The old-fashioned rule was to wash
oilcloths off with equal parts of ski n
milk and water to insure them being
bright and preserving tho varnhh. The
best way is now to put two tablespoons
ful of kerosene into tho water used in
wiping tho oilcloth. If the varnish Is
worn off ami the oilcloth very much
soiled, it mint be Tory thoroughly
scrubbed with sand soap and water, snd
then rinsed oil with clear water in which
a little ammonia has been dissolved,
about two tablespoons! ill to a pailful ol
water. When this ia done, the oilcloth
must be left to dry thoroughly and then
it should be revaroished with tho best
quality of oilcloth varnish, which comes
tor the purpose. New York Tribumi.
MKNDIXO FHAYKH M.NP.N.
Clean, wholo linen is often a mark ol
the real gcntlonian, at distinguished from
the imitation article that '. so unpleas
antly numerous. Train your iojs to b
careful in this respect, mothers, if vou
want them to bo a credit to their bring
ing up. It is false economy to weal
dirty, frayed collars and cuffs. A boy
often loses his self-respect and tho re
spect of his friends by neglecting sue!)
"minor" detail. Tnen, linen, if prop,
cny taken care of, will last a long time,
and even after being frayed at the cdgei
by long usage, can be repaired and worn
as long again. All that I necessary tc
mend fraye 1 linen aitisfactorily is that
after tho starch has all been taken oui
of the goods, and they havo bceu al
lowod to dry, tho original stitching at
tho edgo should be taken out and the
cdi;e turnei again evenly and stitched
down on tho under side. Cue in 1st of
cqurso bo taken that the different thick
neacs of linen are turned carefully on
0110 lino and not creased. A straight
hem may then be stitched on the- ma
chine, usin fine thread ami as small
stitches aa possible. The next time tuc
culls or collars arc starche 1 t'uey will
look as good as new, and your pocket
book will feel just that much better.
Farm, Field aud Fireside.
BnOILINfl A irrKAK.
Never wash a steak if it can be avoi !c 1.
This advico does not meet with t ic ap
probation of somo cooks, but these neat
bodies are very careful it ilia uuit is
given a dronchiug to wipe it perfectly
dry before cookiug. He foro you pine
your steak on the broiler kcc that your
Ore is glowing bed of coals, and Have
close at hand butter, salt, pepper and a
hot platter. Now placo tno cut ou the
broiler and drop it upon tho coals for twe
minutes, when it must be turned. Ic
this way you secure tho juices, and it ii
then ready to receive a more modcraU
I'reat'miuK " nuVfc.
Watch It consti'Uy, and turn sc
d.vi..Aul U.t ! will nAt mnlgn
UvAll I uunij tun if i i t uww jt
scorch. Ten minute is all that is needed
for a rare broil. Take a keen blade and
cut into tho thickest part. If tno heart
has lost its purple tingo transfer at ouca
to the dish. Sprinkle libertlly witu
bits ot butter, salt and pepper. Unless
you havo a hot water disu do not send
tho steak in to the t ib'o until all tho
family aro seated. Tough stoak ma be
mado eatable by laying it ou a board and
making slight incisions i:i tho meic,
when, if I. is rubbed with tho utr.iincl
juice of a lemon and placed on ioe over
night, it will be ready for Dreikfa..
New York World.
A BAHKICT IK AH'I.M.
"What plant we in the it ir--
fnuta that Hliall 111 miiiiiv Juit,
Ami ro'liloii in tho August noon,
And "Irop, When i;ntlo hum eo in bv,
That fan the blue Si'ptumuer -.y,
Wlulo ehildi'011 0111 , witliori'is ot glen.
Anit mwIc tlioin where thu Ira rant, grass
betrays thoir bo.l to tlio.su who p.i.
At tue toot of the apple tree."
It is conceded that there is no fruit in
this country, write M. J. Ashtou iu thu
New York Observer, which can b
cooked in 10 many dillereut ways as the
apple. Free use of ripe apples pre7enti
indigestion. T.vo tipe raw apples catco
every morning will usually cure con
stipation. Dr. ilolbrook informs us that
the operators ot Cornwall, England,
consider the use ot apples as important
(or food a bread.
Coddled Apples Select smooth tart
spplcs, when they aro about two thii.lj
grown. Wipe clcau aid cut tho blowi
out, leaving stems on, mako a syrup ol
sugar and water iu proportion of two
cupfuls of water, to oco and oue-hulf
eupfuls of sugar; when hot put iu tho
apples and cover closely; stew slowly,
10 the apples will keep whole; dish out
m sweetmeat dishes with some of thf
syrup over tho apples.
Peeled Baked Apples Potect medium
sized tart apples, peel and take out the
core, but leave the apple whole, till 1
Dew tin with tho apples, then tilt the
cavities with sugar, place in a quick
oven and bake, remove from tho tin ai
soon aa done; servo in individual
dishes.
Apple Fritters Heat two eggs, add
one cupful of sweet milk and a little
salt, aitt a tcaspoonful ot baking pow
der into a cupful of Hour, stir itito the
mixture slowly nnd add enough more
flour to make a thick batter. Peel,
quarter, core anA chop two large tart
apples, stir into the batter; have ready
a kettle of hot suet, drop large spoonfuls
Into the fat, skim out ami drain; serve
hot with maplo syrup.
Apple Cooked in Syrup Peel, quar
tor and core pleasant tart apples the
Duchess and Maiden Illuih are superior
for cooking. Prepare a syrup ot white
sugar and water cooked together; when
It boils, put in the apples and cook
lowly until they are tender, but perfect
In form; dish out carefully and serve a
you would canned fruit, either warm or
cold.
KELIG10US READING.
v A NATCK.st CONSKQHISt K.
1 lately resd pathetic article depleting
he Inst dsvs of a lonely old man living lu
lis msrrled son's fsmilv. No one wss pol
jvely unkind 10 htm, yet they all had their
jiiines, their pleasure, their friends, and
be olJ man was mentally and spiritually
.ne.
We commiserate the rlearlness of such an
ll axe and do not remind ourselves thnt II
nay lo the natural outeoine of the son's
Iresry rhildhooil. There Is a similarity he
ween the condition of little children snd
liHt of o:d men nud women. At both ends
if life there Is need ot sympathy, help,
loopltiK. brooding kindness. Tbe child is
00 v 01111,1 to 'ike hold of Jifet tbe old dsn
laalet no. This lonely msn. wb'im
.it) in the skin b re.i rud to, was probsMy
ili-o. hi''l In ntt'nirs when his son was little
'ti INI. Most likelv he wss too busy to in
julru Into his hsliy needs, to sympathize
lth his baby withies, to iret scojisfmed with
he Pule mind mid sutisfy its bent, to win
he Innocent. eoii!',dlni( liexrt nnd mnke
iitnself a support fur its otitputtinK tendrils.
A lor of t'ln'dreii olten observe the
sind o! trail, ing w uich resnlls In forgetful
-mis mnl (huvhter. A child leans sea Inst
Nie Imhei's kiii e nnd looks up w istfully,
s( In fr I y. He is imslieil nslde, while (lie
rulier noes on with ld work. The nintui
'Hind i ahsorla d illi thoughts of business,
ii Kin 11 r loss, w llli fiir-rcaching plans, ft
n iiy I e with I'md-irs ir hurls. The ap.
l-ro.ii h nf the llttlt Intelligence askiuif to l e
: eiimtied lo mingle ltelf with the father
11I11.I Is fe!t to be an intrusion, a hiu-
linnce.
This unlntf iitloiisl hsrilness to children is
Imw ti lierhnps ns often by inolhrrs ashy
"ni lifts. The mother, intent upon nuking
In-h:i!- irarmeiit. or cooking the dslnly
lisb, 1 r she Is making the house sprick anil
I'i'H for eiiinp:iny. The little one follow!
:.rr about feeiing etui tlv the oine sense o
o'i Hun, of nilnes. that the mother will
i-il.: i-Npeiieiii e by nnd bv when ths
-:mi' 1 iii'i!. a womnn grown, Is unwilling te
-ive h lime nud If for cherishing aud
pi'i-ui' lh" ui-ril ihilil-wiiiunn.
W'!.ai traveler hr nut seen In the Mrs
tiie iiroup t brl.-ht. i-ner. eiiriiins children
iixi' to le Ii Id nl'init this or that on tbe
n '.' The toother, deep in n love story,
cow's, ruiiitiiniid stillness, instead of lov
ingly ali iiiit In rre t up to the little folks nf
iiilei pri li r and -uide. It is dangerous to
hill eien nnee a child's enthusiasm. Mmt
if ihe clinging tendrils of the resetting,
yearning soul be conMnntly unwound from
their natural elinting pliice? The question
mower itself. ;M. t". lSutts, lu Congrega
Uul llilst.
ttik rsi i.r.x Tern.
Walking through a forest agenllcmsn saw
1 inni'l ii'il tree which hnd fallen across the
:illi. The tree nppenred strong end sound;
iliere liud In 101 tin wind or storm. Why bad
the tree f:illen? He looked nt the stock, anj
IhiiimI llmt the whole heart of the tree was
eaten oi t by decay. For scores, perhaps for
hundreds ef years that proeeos ot decay hnd
.'OIK' mi, Mid though the outside rccmed tnu
nnd stu.i.g yit the inward lifeofthetr"
Wit g"iie, mid at lust without Mrcss ot
t-tr'.iii, 1 fi ll by its ow n weight.
How many of the onks of llushnn ti ns gi
ili.iwi! Iluw innr.y 'f ihe giants in tlif
great finest nf humanity fall in the saiin
inaiiiiei '. 1 lutsv ardly fail'. Inwardly f.il-r;
;) 111 11 : 1 y strung, really weak ; with all tin,
n-p. ft uf growth uboilt on the surface, hut
lulu niii'-s and decay within the heart, till at
ii nuth in 1111 iiiiext'ei'ti'd hour the mlghiy
111:111 i'ioikh thundering down before the
hrv.ith i.f a . j hi r. to the astonishment of
ah who had I chi lli his nl'pureiit strength
anl mussiveiiess.
, There 1" a solemn lesson here. That h'
son I- the iniiiortnr.ee uf ihe Inner life. If
that tri e J:nd bieu strong within, men
nnnht have ha Led nud chopped it till a
lurue portion of it bad been put away, atn!
still It would have repaired its own dam
iigis. nnd stood for geneiatiotis; but when
Ihi'hinrt and the trunk warotterij-ticr ,
"'In Inner v 1 1 a 1 i t Cn sTtn ten o'ul,tilciTv." '
relilalned but n crush f
The men who go down before the breath
of tvuiptatioii.il ho disuppolnt our hopes ami
make us fear thnt hiiiinniily Is rotten to the
core, are men whose lu ai ts for a long time
hnve not been rilit lu the light of nnl.
They may hue lived comet lives, the)
may 1ibv( put forth fair pretensions nnil
professions, but tlieie was something wront
within, and ut lust the Midden destruction
ci 111 s. "t rente in nie a clean heart. O tied ;
snd renew n right spirit within me." Lui
tun L'Urbtiuii.
TIIK MAN ICR AlntCA.
We ivid never forgi t the speech made hj
Win. Taylor en Atrii u, which made him
bishop ol that l ontiiitMit. The (Jeneral ( nn
lereiu e had debated itself dry on tbo ml,
i' ct. Not even a colored member could te
ei'iixi d Into neeriitliig the Junior of an elei
tion to t tint lii-; J . At length Hint tier Tay.er
I'oke. He de-eriln-d the man Africa needed,
one 11 ho fun d adapt himself to the country,
the pi op;e. the wm to lie done, line,
swinging his loi g ui 111 around the semi-.i'-
c!e of bislio s si-nli d 011 Ihe platforr.i, I.'
'iiiii. -'.Nolle nt itn-s-o gebtleineii would 110:
Ai d l.e guv the reasons i by. "There sre no I
luilor-ears there il c nearest approueh to V
lliem being ox-enrts. There ate no ih.t '-'
episcopal residences there ei en a but hi 11 1 ;
sninetiinis a luxury. There arc no hotels. m ,,
hollies of wealthy laymen to welcome even 1
chief otlleer of the great Methodist Kpiv'
pul Church." And no on. He said a gn;t )"
ileal more which was pointed end pracuoi, "
snd presented the case clearly to all present, i
Of course bis sueei h brought down tiie I
bouse. But it also brought It up lo tin!
point of seeing thnt tbe man who bad nm l'f,
It m as the only mini iu the church on tn'it ,
It could bestow the greatest honor it hud t
give, that ol opening up the H111U Cont.i ' n'
to .Methodism, And 1-0 Williatn Taylor IJ
insdu bishop of Africa. r
When ho was yet a young man, snd i ft '
but a boy, we heard hi in slug with a te-'-'tl
inspired by faith : )
"O land of rest, for thee I sigh, t
lien w nl the moment come
When I sba'l luy my armor by,
And rest In peace ut hume'r"
For a third of a century since, at Coi'i
rail, mnl with brave Annie Taylor's conset-U
ns a knight of the Order of the Crosa. he tin
been wandering through the four ipiariri
of the globe, Miiging the same song of ('"'
aud hol'e. -lUultiuiore .Methodist.
now To HrrcKi:t.
The well-known editor of the Phil ad. '.; '
Ledger, (ieo. W. ( hllds, wbil. uy the " f
dot nut publish a undav edition of
pi't'er, gives excellent advice to voiin' ne'l
us liillilK's- Would t-iiit ti-firii tin If oil l V.
kiieeeasy Here It is in three words. Wi'ii
yuii climb the ladder? It has just tl'"
rounds: Industry. Temperance, rroa-e.'
Ilesides these. I huve had (luiintr III V '
lies career the following mottoes: 'I
true;' 'lie kind;' 'Keep out of debt ;' 'I'"
liest and leave the rest:' 'What can't ''
cured must be endured 'The iierfW't man
one who lias n clcur coinini-Muii, an len -
Inii'Hse, a bright mind, and a l eali!' I""1'.!
eau'l bring too great stress on the lin" f
of striet le iiijm ranee, llrinkiug beer, '
or spirits Is a useless and dangerous lialt- f.
It docs 110 good, and if it is persist' 1 " , j.
Is almost sute to lend to destruction ' i
death. You should huve coiirau'u i noiii-'l ''
:iy no, It you lire uski it to drink. 1 " '
no aufl lv ill Tlinileruli, drilibinif. The rtf
u bo touches uleolinlie ill ink ut all is In ,t';
ger. As to soeiability, loll slimilil tr
innke euinpuuinlis of the best people tin' V'
can become nciuuinled with. In oiii,r'
do this you liiiiut have aonif thing in .v'i:'r"
that may bo a return lo them for v. dial 11
give you. A iiiuii Is known by Ihe eeini1'
be keeps. I cannot sum up juy ('v:i'
young people belter than to say the Krr ,
pleasure In life comes from doing
others. Do good coiiatsntly, patient')'
wisely, and yon will never have cause i"'.
that life was not worth living."-.'!
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