An Ohl-Fnshlnneil I.ota Hong. Tell me what within her eye Make tlia forgotten spring arise, Anil nil the day It lcinl she looks, Flow to ii tunc Ilka tinkling brooks; Tell me why. If but Iter olec Fills on men's cars, their souls rcjiicei Tell mo why, If only she Doth come Into the eotnpanlo, All spirits atraiKlit en kin. I Id are, Ai If moon lit up a star. Tell me this that's writ above, And I will tell yon why I love. Tell me why the famish wind Is to her tres-es ever kitut, Only blows them In such wise As lemls hrr beauty some surprise; Tell me why tin (hanging year .'an change from spring, it she appear i Tell me why to see hrr face Hcgcts In all folk else a grace That makes them fair, as love of her I'U to a gent ir r nature stir; Tell me why, If she but no Alone across the ticl Is of snow All Tamil's ot the springs of old Within a lovers breast grow bold; Tell me why, when her he sees, Within hlin stirs an April brec: Ami all that in bis secrt heart Moat sacredly was set apirt, Ami mo-t was hidden, then awak'M, At the sweet joy her coming makes. Tell me what Is writ a'ove, And t will tell you why I love, ' 11. V. Ittinner. THE NEW COOK, 'Tliero ii ouo tiling you tuustu't forgot Tom !" "Wl nt thai, Kmni.-i?" "To engage ii took. Tho now girl is good for nothing, mtil I In other can't ilo everything. Young or old, man or woman, 1 don't care, only end mo a competent took by eleven o'clock tills morning." 'Ion'i look so desperate. Kmnin, I'll remember. I want things myself in pi-oily good style for Maxwell ; he is usod lo It fond of good dinners; I'll send a tlrst-class man cook," and Mr. Thomas Sou i li disappeared with Ati assm-lntr nod. Ho hud a nrovcrbi- n - ally poor memory, as pretty Km mil South knew very well; yet lu this des- , pernio emergency site was obliged lo trust hi in. During tha two years she had been in charge of her widowed brothor' family they had been blessed with a skilful cwk; but June lmd reeently married, and her place was supplied 'by ouo who proved incapable. Just at (ids juucluro Mr. South ro oeived tidings that his deceased wife's -favorite brother, Arthur Maxwell, who had just relttrued from abroad, would visit him. From the first Mist South had been nervous over the 'responsibility of entertaining this re ported olugant young mmi whom the had never scon. It wilt hnlf i hi st eight o'clock when Mr. South left his home. Ho was ex peeled to return with Mr. Maxwell at half past four. "There," sighed Lmmn, when two hours after her brother's dopurturc, the house was in its usual exquisite order, and the materials and flowers for dinner .. hail arrived, "if Tom doesn't forget, mid if lie sends a good cook, everything will be lovely." Sho hardly (lured think of Tom's poor memory, or of the possibility that a cook might not arrive, l're. cisely ut eleven o'clock tlio door boll rang. Site answered the summons iiorsclf. A medium-sized, well dressed, modosl-looking young man tood at the entrance. "I am glad you arc to punctual; I feared wo should be disappointed," ho said, leading llio way to tlio kilchou. ''We are expecting com pany from abroad and mutt have a first-class dinner. What is your name?" The man's reply wnsfuiiit, but Miss .South thought she understood it. "Mac? Why, you do not look liko n Irishman. Are you a competent cook?" Tlio BinllA of the vountr man win puzzling at ho replied, "I'll do my best." There' nothing lu the house but cold chicken," continued Emma, un consciously wringing her lltt.e hands at the continued to address the new cook, who certainly littonod very at. tcutively. "But my brother has sent aome pigeout to bo roasted, I tup. pose?" Yet'in." "Can yon mako a calory talad?" "I think to." And Mayonnaise sauce for the cold chicken?" "Yet'in." "Cati you mako French toup?" 'I cau." "Oh, well; I thiuk thou you will Jo." "Be ture tlio vegetable are not overdone, end the coffee good my brother I very particular about hi coffee. And we will have a Floren tine pudding?" with au Inquiring look. "YtVm." Tim new cook, girding himself with one of the while towels that lay on the dresser, turned his attention lo the imiiito lire. (juito reassured, I'.mtim graciously added : "I will lay the tnhlo today, Mite, also intend to the fruit and tlawers;' and the young liousakeepur with drew. Sho piled the dishes With rosy pears, golden oranges and white grapes; tilled tlio vases with rosos, lilies mid ferns, and placed dainty glasses, tilled with amber jelly on tha table. "I'll not go neur tlio kitchen. Mac ought to be capable and 1 ba.ieve will prove a treasure," Kiiiuia commented ns she went to her room. "I wonder If Mr. Arthur Maxwell Is, very fastidious in the muter ot dress," alio mused, standing bofore the glass, and what his flrt impress Ion will be. 1 should like to have poor Ally's brother like me." At li'iigth the bracelets were clasped, mid the Inst touch given to her toilet, nnd Km ma repaired lo the drawing-room. Carriages passed, but none stopped at her door. At tho usual hour Mr. South' latch, key rattled lu the door.aud the dinner bell rang. "Has Arthur come?" he asked, as (junta went to meet him. No," she nusweied, "and I am so di-siippoiuted." 'Very strange," mused Iter br3lher, leading the way to the dining-room. "1 hadn't tliu least doubt Why, my dear fellow," seizing by (lie shoulder the new cook, who, ulso aetod as but. Ur, was u-t placing a soup tureen on the table, "my dear fellow, how Is thi? Kmmrt said you didn't come." "Tom," she gasped, "is that Mr Maxwell? I I thought it was the new cook." "I camo earlier than I expected In time to mako mysolf useful," and Mr. Maxwell, divesting himself of the white towel, bowed und extended his hand. ''1 was so anxious I didn't look at you twice. Oh, Mr. Maxwell, cau you excuse me?" stammered F.tiima. "If in y dinner is n success tliero will be nothing to ex cuse. I have enjoyed till little Joke exceedingly," ho replied. "I lenruod to cook when a student In Purls and hare been rather proud of my culinary skill, but am a little out of practice now, nnd thercforo not quite ture of tha pudding." F.mina," cried Mr. South, "what docs this mean?" "Why, Tom, you promised lo send me a cook." C.asplng his hand tragically he re plied, "Emma, I forgot nil about it." "Mr. Maxwell came at eleven o'clock. Supposing he was tlio cook you had sent l ushered him Into tho kitchen, among pan nnd pots, ordering him to soi ve a first-class dinner, as we were expecting company from abroad, sob bed Knima, hysterically. Mr. South' surprise had given place to merrimont. 'The best Joko of the season I" ho cried. "Eiiimn, foolish girl, don't weep. Arthur is unquestionably a better cook than any I could have ob. tained, though we will not keep him longor in such a capacity." 'Mis Emma won't cry when alio tastes my soup," rem irked Arthur, ladling it oat with nil air of pride. Tlio soup was eaten, also tlio pigeons and pudding, all sea soiled with laughter and spiced with jokes, in which at Inst even Etnma Joined. At the conclusion of tlio tuoal sho said: "This ha taught mo a lesson. I will learn how to cook." 'Will you permit me to loach you?" laid Arthur. Sho did. Homo and country. Ostiirli-Kurniln; In California. Most people have heard something of ostrich-farming lu South Africa, but few, comparatively, know that within the last ten years ostriches havo boen Imported Into out horn Call fornln, and thrives well in that beau tlful climate. "I was lately staying," write a correspondent from Cull f omits, "on au ostrich farm, owned by au Englishman, lit Norwalk, Los Augole County, California, and look some Instantaneous photograph of these Interesting big birds, with their attitudes queer and quaint,' a well a tome aketche. It was a tight well worth teeing in the morning when tome fifty blrdt were let out of the paddock, where they had passed the night, Into the pasture or field. The whole troop with wings outspread, tholr long white plume waving, rustling, and almost whistling through the breeze they made, would race lu a body aevoral time round the field at a puco that would leave a good race horse nowhere at tha fiuiah. "This would Invariably be followed by some of the finest kicking I have ever seen and by some very entertain iig waltzing. Some well-aimed kiakt would resound here and there; but their powers of taking arc quite equal to their power of giving, and I never aw one kicked Into au Invalid. When going amongst tho birds, it is some time necessary to carry a long forked stick, and if they should show tight, they are literally "choked oil" by the application of tho fork of tho stick lo their necks. Their diet Is varied by giving them choppod-up sugar-beets, maize and alfalfa liny, cut lip and well moistened, and thus even a small farm of twenty acres, highly culti vated, can well support one hundred ostriches. The eggs are hutched in Incubators, for though tho birds will set" after laying llfteo'i eggs, double that number is obtained by their re moval to au Incubator. "The first plucking from chicks six months' old averages 91 per bird at wholosalo prices, after which the birds me plucked every seven months, the second plucking averaging $12.60, the third and after, t-'O. until the birds are full grown, when the annual pro reeds from the feather of au ostrich ure over $X. Owing lo some eggs being unfertile, it I difficult to esti mate the increase; but this might fall ly be placed at eight chicks a year from a pair. Tho unfertile eggs are blown, nnd have a ready sale at 1 15 and upwards n dozen. Tho admis sion fees of visitor to the ostrich farms are another source of prollt. One man can do all tho work on such n twenty-acre farm, but at plucking- time extra help is advisable. A duty of twenty-live per cent, levied on raw feathers imported Into the 1'nlted States gives tlio ostrich-farmer ihero mi additional advautage." Harper' Weekly. A Denier In Volcanic Dust. In nil tho largo centre of tho world there are a few dealers who make a business of collecting miuernloglcal specimens and other material illustrat ing nutitral history. Their customer are collector who make a hobby of getting together a line assortment of specimens. In New York and Brook. lyu there nro u number of very Hue private miueralogical collections. A man lu Loudon ha recently been making something cf a specialty of tho collection of volcunio dust. He ent a trustworthy agent a while ago to tho great Andos of tho Equator, and now ho is advertising dust from a number of fumotis volcanoes. He sell the material lu bottle at about 35 cent a bottle. Kuril sample con tain one grain or more. Among these collections is volcanic dust from Cotopaxi, which fell nt Quito on Juno 30, 1877, aflor a journey through (lie air of thirty-four mile. Then ho ha dust from Cotopaxi which wus ejected to a height of 40,000 fool above the level of the sea In 1880 and foil ou Chlmborazo tifior a journey of sixty four miles. The finest purticlos of tills dust weigh less ttitr.it one twenty-tlvo-thousaudth putt of a grain. Then there Is dust from tho terminal slo e of Cotopaxi such as I dully ejee cd by tho volcano ut the height of 19,500 feet abovo tho level of the sea. Tliero are many specimen of lapolll from Ambalo, mostly pumice. Tho town of Ambiito is built upon a do posit of till material. Fino volcanic dust has boon secured from Muchaclil, where It exists as a continuous stra tum leu Inches thick, tho product of omo unrecorded eruption of great in tensity. It consists largely of felspar and hornblend, and Mr. Whimper say that it is "almost ns soft lo tho touch as cotton wood." Fine pumice dust from tho tamo volcano form beds many feet in .thickness. These volcanic dusts form many Interesting and instructive objects of tho micro scope. The tame dealor ha flue and coarse dust from Mount iEtim and typical lavat from Cotopaxi uud Chiinbirazo. lie also cell piece of pumice from Krukatoa which wore washed aslioro, thousand of miles away, on Ilia coast of Madagascar, and volcanic dust from St. Lucia which fell on a ship off Burbadoe. Now York Sun. What a Mistake of One figure Nay Do. Mr. Urayuea Young man, u it yon who published the tory thl morning that I made a clear $50,000 in the wheat pit yesterday? Reportor Yes, lr. It wo a clean (weep, too. Mr. Graynes (with a groii) Clean tcoop I tho right name for It, young man I It wat only $5000, and when I weut home thl afternoon I found that my wife had soon tho item and had spent tho day buying laoe mid jewelry on a $50,000 basis I-s ("Chicago TrlbitD'i. Pennsylvania Legislature. Twmtt-Hixtm Day. -Both houses con vened after a ten-days' rest. Tbe Senate did no business, but adjourned out of re spect lo the late Senator John N. Neb. In the Motive Mr. I.ytle, chairman of the Committee on rules, offered a resolution, which was adopted, providing for sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from to a, m. to 1 p. m., and from 3 p. m. to 8 p. nt. Among the bills introduced were the fol lowing: Mr. Hewitt, of Blair, providing punishment forgiving false alarms from telephones. Are alarms and telegraphs; Mr. New man, Uradford, to provide lor the de ducting of liens on real estate by assessors in fixing the value thereof for taxation: Mr. Ilroiisi.n. Chester, to prevent and punish the making and posting of brutalizing anil other crime Inciting circulars and hand bills Mr. Talbot, I heater, authorising records of id deeds and muniments of title dated prior lo ls) at th expense of the State; Mr. Ilurdlck, to provide for the compilation of the corporation laws from 1H74 to 1!3, to- f ether with the laws relating to railroads, leginningwith the act of 149; Mr. Mans field, Hlair. for th creation of municipal liens In boroughs, A r.uid exhibit by h federal Govern ment at th World s Pair Is suggested. TwrNTv-WKvKTTil 1 T Considerable tlm was consumed in the senate lo day In pre senting petition and remonstrances, th latter protesting airsinsl i roposed changes In the Holiday laws of 1701. The following tail's were Introduced ; Snyder. Cheater Authorising Courts of Common Pleas to issue writs of mandamus to comity officer, and the Court of Dauphin C.lltittf f,i ts.na ttiam Id nil Slut nineties except the Governor, also requiring persons j to prodiiee lo the Itegisti-r any testamentory writing in their possession within ;0 days alter information of the death of the person who-e act the writing purports to lie. Klinn, Allegheny To give boroughs au thority to provide tor public salety on rail road crossings; also, to empower clerks in the employ of City Controllers to administer j oaths in probating wins. Kline. I.iiierne To provide for relief of needy, sick, Injured and, In case of death, burial, of indigent Mior ersons Whose legai place of settlement is unknown. Maker. Do awsre To provide for ascer tainment and assessment of damages to ti e business owners, lessees and others, having estates of Interest in funis taken by munici pal, railroad and other corporations: also, to give husbands nnd wives all the rights and I lowers ol unmarried persons in buying, loldiug ami selling real estate and personal property. Mr. Penrose cflered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the President of the I'niied states to see thai p-ompt meas ures are taken to put into effect the plans of the I'lilled States Murine Hospital Service fur the improvement of the quarantine system in the Delaware bay and river. The senate then adjourned. In the House Kepresen'a Ive Kow receiv ed the following from I. It. Mullinnf Alle gheny: " Those bills to inodity our Sabbath laws would tarry iinaiiim msly in hell; but II Is a disgrace to our Stale that they could ever be presented In our Legislature, The laws of tlod are not debatable The 8undav 1ress is anarchistic, and tit only for luel in lell." The following bills were Introduced today In the House: Foils To authorize the assessment anil Collection of taxes for local purposes on th real estate of railroad, canal, telegraph, tele phone and pine line companies. I.ytle Governing and detining mercantile agencies as those who earry on a similar business, levying a tax ou the same.nbliglng them to appoint a s'atement. make annual reports ami procure a erlitlcate for all their agents in this State. ileHtsit security with the State Treasurer and make them liable for damage. Muchbronner Fixing the second Tuesday of January as th time fur the License L'onrt to meet. Kunkel Making it a mi-demeaner for any person to place any culm, coal dirt or like substances in the streams of this Com monwealth. The following bills passed third reading: Fixing th standard weight of a bushel ol onions at AO pounds; making it a misde meaoer for any person to represent or ad vertise himself ns the agent of an unauthor ised or fictitious Insurance company within the Commonwealth; providing that eight hours shall constitute a day's work In th coal mines of this Commonwealth. and mak ing it illegal for any laborer therein to con tract for mora than that except for payment of overtime at the same rate'; to provide For the belter protection of tenia's ii.aane pa tients in transit; detining fraternal, bene ficial and relief societies and their status, authorizing them lo create subordinate lodges, to pay benefits upon the sickness, disability or death of their members from funds collected by dues and assessments therein; providing for their registration in the ofllce of the Insurance Commissioner, requiring that they shall make annual re poila lo him, and exempting them from taxation and trom the supervision of the Insurance Commissioner; authorizing thet elec ion of Chief llurgess for three years ine the several boroughs of this Commonwealth and that he shall not beeligible to the olllce for the next succeeding term; To prevent county superintendents of common schools from engaging in the profession of teach ing during their term of olllce unless it shall be done without compensation. The House then adjourned. Twcsty Kiwimi Day. In the Senate to day bills were re orteil lavorably providing for the creation of new counties ol Luzerne and Schuylkill to make the proposed new county ol ilazie, with llazleton as the county seat; to repeal the act for the publi cation of mercantile, appraisers' lists. A few bills of local importance only were Introduced. ' After a long discu-sloti the bill for the ereotion and regulation of proper fences was defeated. These bills were passed finally: To lequire rudrouds uud cuuul companies lo tile bonds to secure payment of damues for taking land and mutenals meases of disputed title or the disqualification of per sons Irom being bargained with. To create the ottiue nf Controller In cities containing l.'tf.Ooo inhabitants and over, 'ntended for such cities as Wtlkesbarre and jtereiiton; lo increase the number of copies of Hinull's Handbook; io provide lor the lection of borougu and township tax col lectors every three years: to enable Lorougbs not divided into wards for school purposes toeatabiiah high schoois. Senator Decker introduced a bill to abolish overhead wires in cities containing lUO.ouu inhabitant and over. Mit of the time in the house to-day was taken up by the discussion ol a bill, called up for second reading, prohibiting the sale ol liquor on Decoration day. It was said that tlio bill was not generally indorsed by the U. A. It. but was bucked oy the W. C. T. I'., and it was con leased that it was the entering wedge of prohibition. It provides that anyone who disposes of liquor ou Dec oration day by gilt or sale shall be punish ed by a tine of f J00 or au imprisonment of three mouths, or both, Altera long light it wus postponed. ltepiesenlative Cessnu's Joint resolution providing for an amendment to th consti tution to have elections biennially passed second reading after the provision had been stricken out requiring voters to number their ballots and one inserted permitting the voter to indorse his ballot in the presence ol any person. Kx Speaker Hewit of liiuir favorubly reported Irom the committee on Iudiciary general the Kearnsanti-l'inkerton ill, which makes it a penal ultense tor any mayor, sheriff ur officer to engage in his pout or as constables any parson not a citi zen of tbe commonwealth. Th measure will not iuterfei with tha act relative to th employment ol private watchmen. TwgHTT-NtsTit Dv.-fn the 8nt to-day th following l-ills passed tinally:To empow er cities to giade. pave iniicadnmizo and otherwise improve public streets, and provi ding lor the assessment of dam iges, costs snd expenses to provide for the appo nt ment of as.inu coroners; providing for tlio payment of checks or demand drafts upon depositors when the drawer snail havo died before their presentation; lo appropriate IIDO.OOO for th maintenance ot the Nation al lluard lor the next two years, to provide for the registration of births and deaths; to regulate the organisation and Incorpora tion of secret fraternal beneficial societies. Among the bills introduced were: To give mtinicip d corporations the right of eminent domain In the construction of water works; to provide for the adoption of symbols ot private stamps by labor unions: authoriz ing natural gas companies to buy and sell artttlt-inl p is. In the house the bill prohibiting railroads and transportation companies from charg ing more than i cents par mile tor passengers and the Anti-Free Pass bill, were reported negatively from the Railroad Com mittee. Among th bills introduced were the fol lowing Amending the Corporation act, extending its provisions to fuel companies, providing for their capital stock and regula tion and giving them the power of eminent domain. The house adjourned until Moil day evening at 8 o'clock. KEYSTONE STATE (MINGS iu i ii oi:rs Tim statu rwMTtxo. H natstii Ro, The Slate board having :harge of the awarding of the contracts for the State printing and binding, met at th i fllce of the seer tnry of the commonwealth the other day. All the binders and their friends were present, several being repre sented by counsel. The contract was award to Clarence M. Iluscli of Philadelphia, at his hill of 7fl.i)l below the maximum price, this being the lowest bid. The contract is for four years from July I, 1S!I.'(. Butch will erect a plant in this city. rori! piktmxs iiiisntrh. HRRtsiu ito. The board of pardons rec ommended pa'ilons for Oeorge Dcllaven of Itutler convicted of assault; Sara'i A. (Irant of Clarion county; William S. Humbert of Herks county, forgery. These applications were refused: Itciijamin Swanbach of llerks convicted of hurg'ary; Hubert Harr of Phila delphia, forgery; D. It. Cnllin of Allegeny, conspiracy; Frank K. Creitser of Northum berland; Joseph Seistich of Westmoreland, violation of the revenue laws. - A WONDF.ItFCL REVIVAL. Sf'SINfSS IIOt'SKS AT WSSIIHOTOH ( LOSS FOB t.vsMiri isric Murnxos. AsurxoTox. Thursday last was a great day in religious circles here. Nearly every business house has lien closed ill Jordcr to 1:1 ve the employes a chance to attend the Fvangelislic si-rvi.-es c oiilucteil hv the Kev. Francis K. Smiley. Meetings have been held in all parts ot ihe town and during the afternoon th Kvangolist talked to large crowds, both in the i ourt House and Opera House. For a week past meetings have held both afternoon and evening In th churches and college gymnasium and un usual interest has been awakened. The local ministers are co-oiierating in the work and committees of prominent business men and members of the bar act as ushers and assist in the furtherance of the work. No uch religious awakening has been known here for some years. NKW PKKSIO tSSI'KS. Pensions have been granted th fol lowing persons. The issuo is of February 10: Original Theodore Kastwood, John Thomas Richardson. Milton, tlateman, Peter Troutman, McCaliis'er C. Herge, William I'ilger, James M. Dartlehaugh, Jeremiah Smith, ( purge W. James, Henry Howmao, Sylves er Nyman, Patrick Burk, Jacob i nick, Juine It. Woodburn, Hazlett M McKlwaio, (ieo. W. Reynolds, Wiiliam Mavherry. Robert It. Morgan, Ixireno Whitney, Frederick Aschmam. Jacob Labor, Christian S. Itoslion, Kliiah L. Schultz. (ieorg Low man, Alexander M. Hewitt, Valentine Hinder, David Lutz, Wil liam It. Louden, Peter Hawkins, (ieorge W. I'arthemore, Harrison Stotler, James New mover, Thomas Laugdon, Thomas lling hnrii Additional Andrew J. Wilkey. Peter Heffney. Ilishop Hortoo, Wiiliam K. Haw thorn. Christchiiu 1'iprnbrink, Robert Ani on. William H. Jones, Michael Orner.Johu Mag i n re. Renewal and Increase Jacob N. Itentzel, Increase Lewellyn 0'. Lewis, Kmantiel lleidler. Merrit S. Harding, (leorge W. Hoffman, Cornelius Hemusr, I'irls Cook, Benjamin F. Di-hev, Jonathan Butler. John McNeel. Reissue Charles W. Bailley, Charles A. Kratr. Original, Widows, etc. Bridget Gray. Mary Devlin, Sarah J. Barne, Klirabeth Muhlenberg, Julietia M. Mcl-'.lwain, Annie K. Stiles. Lucy A. Leonary. Kmina S. ri mer, Mary Jennings, Rachel M. Davis, Harriet O S. Dave, Rebecca Walters, mother: Chrtstianna I looser, mother; Mar vin Thayer, father; Mary L. Davis, mother. ACWTOn OKNBIMI. ORXOO'S RKPORT. Haiiuisbhrii. Auditor General Gregg's first report, just issued, shows the receipts for the year ended November 30, to have been 2,iVI, 401 Ho le than the pre ceding year. I hia large difference is due to the fact that in the revenues for lHfsl was the payment to the State of tl.HM 711 13 and l.3l3,000of taxes which had been in litigation. In the past year there were no revenues of an unusual character. The re ceipts in lstll were 1 13,007, 101 71 and in rW210,74S,7M) 08. two cnti.ioir.s ni-RNtn. Tarxnti'X S. Gleitx and wife attended the funeral of a friend the other afternoon, leaving their two children at horn. Two hours afterwards they arrived home finding their two chiidien in bed with the bed in Haines. Before the tire could be extinguish ed the daughter, aged 8 years, was burned ed to death. There is no hope for the other child. The childreu had beeu playing with tire. ECONOMY B I AND SOLD. BKAVr.it. Trustee Duas, of th Harmony society, has sold to the Morgan Mining company lJUacr of the land at Cannel town, this countv, for 3..VM. This close out the entire track of 2,000 acres held by the society in that sectiv u. At Milesburg John Yncum. a hostler, 77 years, died Friday night. After his death, the facts were recorded that ha bad bought and had trimmed his own coffin, had pur chased his own burial robe, had selected his tombstone and had all th lettering but rill ing in data of death nut on, und had even paid a man U to dig his grave. Though supposed to be poor, he leaves over 11,000. A i. ANTr.RN exploded in the hands of William Hunter, New Castle.while in a hay mow. He was probably fatally burned and tu barn and 12 head of stock consumed. Cuari.bs Atwood of Homestead, on Mon day eveti'ng rolled the largest beam at th steel works that was ever rolled tn tha world. It was rolled from a rive ton (got and finished direct in one heating. The beam is 24 Indies, 100 pounds per foot. Tn Rainbow coal mine at Whlnett It on fire and 140 miners are kept from work. Tita Independent Order of Odd Fellows' hall. Hire dwellings and a store st Boston, were destroyed by Are, entailing, a loss of 13,000. FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. A rF.MKNT KOtt CHINA. To mond China make a thick loin ioti of gum arable In water, then ttir in plaster of pari until the mixture become a alippery paste. Apply with a brush to brokon edges, stick Ihctn together, and In three day the parts trill be io firmly fattened to (other that to break them again In the mine place will be Impossible. Ictrolt Freo Pros. REVIVAL OF THE I.AMmtKQt INI. There I a tendency to revivo tho t)Ul latnbroqtiin draporlc formerly used above the Ince curtain. There Is nothing to commend such drapery except tliat It Is ahl to bo in harmony with tlio French fashion now vogue In houtcfttriilshlng. These lambre quins are chiefly remembered as dust collector. .They havo neither artistic merit nor use to recommend them. As a matter of hygioue the draperies of a bedroom (wherein there I now the attempt to Introduce the lambre quin) should be a limplo as possible. - New York World. HOW TO WASH WASH-SILKS- In these day when wash silk arc in common use a few word in regard to washing them my be of Interest. A silk I tin animal fibre, like wool, it cannot be trcutod In the samo way ns cotton, which may bo subjected to water pf all temperatures without In jury. Silk should be wnlied a rapidly as possible. Kxamlno the articles to be wushud, and If there are any part especially soiled clean thorn with a little hotizlne or gasoline, applied with a flannel cloth. Then prepare a soap suds of luke-warm water and plunge the garment In It, sousing them np and down, and rubbing thorn thoroughly lu tho suds. Itinse them into a water a littlo cooler, and then into a third water dill a little cooler, and o on mail the final rinsing water is perfectly cold. Do not blue them. Wring them out a dry a possible with a machine. Lay them In sheets or other hoovy cloths, and roll them a hard a you can in firm roll. Pul them away for an hour, and at the end of that time Iron them on the wrong idc New York Tribune. PIANO DRAPERIES. Formerly a plush or silken carf over the lop was the only method of ornamentation, but now the plain back, which once was set with uncomprom ising squareness against the wall, I turned toward the centre of the room and mado the foundation for all sort or uovel and dainty docoratlou. A rod across the top from which depend a fall of some rich material, I the simplest form of treatment, and I very pretty, though not us elaborate a tlio festooned scarf, that can be made to do such artistic duty when arranged on the plain background. Ouo ingen ious littlo woman ha a largo mirrot set in the back of the piano, and has arranged potted plants so that tho re flection gives one the idea of quite a vast conservatory. Another uovel Idea i to cover the buck with straight, lengthwise folds of ilk and have fitted agaiuat it a wooden settee, with ld arms, ou which a few cushions are placed. A piano lamp set co a to give light to the player und the reader who occupies the comfortable lounge, will convert the upright piano, with its novel treutmonr, into the furniture of a woll-fl.led, cosy nook. St. Louhs Republic. HECKII'KS. A Itice Oouillon Use Carolina rice. A with all dry vegetublo rice nntsl be put In cold liquid. Cook it in water and tail. For ono quart of bouillon allow one teaspoonful of rice, lioil Ihree-qunrtor of au hour. When cooked drain it carefully, put it hoi in the tuieen and pour over it the boil, ing bouillon. Au Eight-Miuulo Tapioca Use tho imported tapioca culled "lapioc groult ;" it doe not need soaking, and it cooks in eight minutes. When tho bouillon boils, shake over it a poon filled with tapioca; do it (lowly in or. der i but eacli grain fall (epitratoly. Wlion the needed quantity is la (about a teaspoonful for each persou) atlr quickly to prevent lumping. Let it boil slowly eight minute. A Twenty-Minute Vermicelli Do not use the coarse voi tnicelll j the fino i belter; when the bouillon It cold you remove easily the greaso on the ur luco. In currylug tlio bowl do It stoadlly, a there i alway a little thickness at tho bottom which would make your bouillon muddy if shaken. Tut lu u saucepan the uecosiury quan tity of bouillon; who n It boils add the vermicelli crushed in your hand, tir with a spoon, lot boil slowly twenty minute and serve.
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