Kansas editors excel in the selection of eccentric names for their papers. The Prairie Do#, the Astonisher, the Paralyzer and the Thomas Cat aro con spicuous among othors. Judge Caldwell, of the United States Circuit of Appeals, recently decided at San Francisco that it is fraudulent to put a foreign brand or label on spirituous or vinous products of do mestic growth and manufacture, and that Buch goods are liable to seizure. If all the heavy hauling wagons in all parts of the country districts were fitted with tires four inches wide the roads would be twenty-five per cent, better, expert road-makers claim, than they are at present. France ha 9 tine roads, and in that country four inch tires ure required by law. The Bobolink of tho Northern States becomes the rice-bird in September, wheu ho reaches tho rice fields of South Carolina, and the buttor bird a few weeks Inter when he arrives on tho island of Jatnuica and impresses tho natives as being fat as butcer. From Jamaica be goes on to Venezuela, there to spend the winter. A writer in tho Loudon Sketch says that the only true and adequate statue in all civilization is that of Admiral Farragut, in Madison Squure, New York City, whoso conception and exe cution immediately lift tho spectator from the bustle of the city streets on all sides to the tbunder of the bat teries at New Orleans. The sociological canvass recently made in the Fifteenth Assembly Dis trict of New York City by the Federa tion of Churcheß and Christian Work ers revealed the faot that there was only one bath tub to every 7.9 families in the district. Does thiß fix tho Fif teenth District as the residential por tion of tho "great unwashed" ol Gotham? That much discussed animal the "great American hog" has been foun at last, or, at least, its fossil remains. The remains have been recently dis covered in the "bad lands" by an ex pedition led by Professor John E. Todd, State Geologist of South Dakotn, and are said to prove that the animal must have been as large as a medium sized elephant. A correspondentjinforms the New York Post that tho career of the pres ent Governor of Washington, John H. McGraw, is an impressive illustration of the possibilities open to every boy. Born in a poor family in Maine, he concluded to try his fortunes on the other side of the continent, and began as a street car driver in San Francisco. From California he went to Washing ton, where he became a policeman in Seattle, from which position he rose to be Chief of Police in that city, Sheriff of the oounty. President of a bank and Governor of tho State. The Boston Transcript tells a good Btory about a consignment of goods made in Germany to a large Boston china store. A representative had ordered in that country a variety of goods, and among them a lot of cups, which are beautifully labelled, "To My Brother," "To a Friend," and so on through the list of human relation ships. He had ordered with the rest n lot of mustaohe cups; they were well and duly made, but great was his astonishment when tho consignment arrived to find the greater number of tho oups so contrived to protect the beverage against the masculine hirsute adornment labelled thus: "To My Sister," "To My Mother," "To My Wife," "To My Betrothed !" A company in London which oper ates 1000 omnibuses has determined to do away with horses altogether and adopt motor omnibuses instead. The 'bus has been "from time immemorial" one of London's "institutions," and no doubt will continue to be for along period, but the change to the motors will, with this first move in that di- rectioD, increase as time wears on. It ! ■will no doubt be a change for the bet ter for the new 'buses will take np less room than the old and the amount ot cleaning will bo materially lessened. But what is to become of the horse? wonders the Atlanta Journal. With the bicycle, the electric car, the steam carriago and steam plows supplanting it in every field of pleasure and use fulness, some of the present genera tion may live to see this faithful and useful animal doing service alone in the circuses, But if this comes to pass it will only provide for the "whites" and the "dapple grays." And then, perhaps, a fickle public will prefer trick bicycle riding to the daring feats of the tinselled "bareback" per formers, who have thrilled us from a tender age. Seriously, what is to bo come of the horse? SONG. If love woro not, the wilding rose Would in its leafy heart inclose No chalice of perfume. By mossy bank, in glen or grot, No bird would build, if love wero not, No flower complacent bloom. The sunset clouds would lose their dyes. The light would fade from beauty's eyes, The stars their flres consume, And something missed from hall and cot Would leave the world, if love were not, A wilderness of gloom! —Florence Earle Coates, in the Atlantic. ELLEN. EY MINNA STAN WOOD. t BS. ANGIER often V& said she really did m V Ji JJa not know how she B \ /,'/1 ever to take 8 £ Ellen, and those I %k\\Y \illt E khew them i both wondered I rvi\! (3 o I to °' or rß ' 1 3 Angier was sharp, | — Vfay ra fe prim and elderly, R H S and Ellen was— . well, the laßt girl in the world that one would suppose could suit Mrs. Angier. When Ellen stood before her with her great frame drawn to its full height nud fixed her expressionless blue eyes ou her face, little Mrp. An gier said she never kuew what to do. This must have been a novel mental conditiou for Mrs. Angier who had always ruled her household, which had hitherto consisted of her daughter, and her one maid, with a rod of irou. Her traits were so well known that the girls in the Select Employment Office always shook their heads wheu invited to go and talk with Mrs. Angier, and never took the place except as a last resort. But Ellen, the Swedish girl, was not afraid of Mrs. Angier nor of her work, and from tiio day she set her ungainly feet in that lady's house to the day she left to go to live with Mrs. Angier's daughter in the city there was no trouble. "I get the meals, I wash the olo'es, I clean up, cleun up, clean up. What more you waul? I ain't no slave to work nil time!" blazed Ellen, one af ternoon when Mrs. Angier attempted to expostulate with her for sitting so cosily in the kitchen crochoting her endless cotton lace. There was a dull red flush on tho girl's high, bare brow and Mrs. Afigier retreated from the kitchen with barely a trace of her usual prim dignity. It was Ellen's gospel to whicb she lived religiously that there was a timo for everything, and that everything should be done in its time. She got the meals by the clock, utilizing pro visions to an extent that surprised even prudent Mrs. Angier, did certain work on a ertaiu days, week in and week out, and every one saul that Angier's spick span house had never been in such a f-tato of spick span-ness as during Ellen's reign. But she was a law unto herself, and this was the sharp thorn in the side of Mrs. Angier who had always found the greatest joy of her life in directing every least movement of her maid. She always experienced supreme delight iu order ing any portion of the work done over, aud in-the almost inevitable al tercation which followed. But she would never dare tell Ellen to do any thing over—indeed, there was no need. But Mrs. Angier's occupation was gone. Sue felt like a boarder in her own house. A boarder, too, who was treated with a sort of half antagonistic toleration. If she would prefer gra ham gems instead of corn muffins for breakfast, sbo never dared say so, for she was afraid of the way those wide eyes with tho lashless lids would stare. She thought of speaking to the min ister; even of broaching the subject beforo the Dorcas Society, never dreaming that that body found the tyranny under which slio lived the choicest topic of conversation before her arrival. One morning Mrs. Angier, with a letter in her hand, eutered the kitchen where her maid was noisily washing dishes. Although Ellen had never broken or even chipped a dish each click of the china touched a tender spot in Mrs. Angier's soul, and she spoke sharply: "Ellen, I wish you would bo more quiet." "Ain't I quiet?" demanded Eilen, facing around. "Oh, yes, you are. But about tho dishes, 1 mean," faltered tho mistress, avoiding tho eyes. "Ob, Ellen, I came to tell you that I have a letter from my daughter, Mrs. Morrill, say ing she is coming to mako ine a visit. She will be hero to dinner. I wish you to get her room ready." Ellen had resumed her dish washing and made no response. "Did you understand, Ellen?"ques tioned Mrs. Angier, fearing tho girl was displeased with the news. "Ma'am?" returned Ellen, lifting her h6ad. The tone implied such perfect com prehension that Mrs. Angier left the room without further remark. When tho station carriage contain ing Mrs. Morrill stopped beforo the house Ellen appeared, quietly put lit tle Mrs. Angier aside, went down the walk and relieved the visitor of her traveling bags. "I hat feller on the waggin's dumb !" she remarked, casting a wrath ful look at tho driver, who was regard ing the two with cheerful interest from his seat ou tho box. "Or perhaps ho ain't got no legs," she added scornfully. "He never was very attentive to his passengers," returned Mrs. Morrill, pleasantly. "Be you her daughter?" gasped Ellen, devouring Mrs. Morrill's face with her eyes. The lady smiled fearlessly into the eyes and answered, "yes." A dull flush slowly mounted to Ellen's brow, as she said, "Why, you are blonde, and she's—eak !" Ellen stood by and watched almost greedily while the ladies embraced, and followed awkwardly when they entered the house with their arras around each other. "Would you take them up to my room, Ellen, please? One at a time if they're too heavy for you." "I could take you too," returned Ellen, starting on. "How odd she is, Mamma. Where did you ever get her?" exclaimed Mrs. Morrill, dropping wearily into a chair. Mrs. Angier clo3ed the door softly, took a chair beside her daughter and poured out her tale of woe. There was something so extremely ridiculous in the idea of her deter mined little mother living in subjec tion to that rawboned, gawky girl, that Mrs. Morrill laughed outright several times during the narrative. "I never heard anything so funny in all ray life. But don't fret, Mamma dear, such an unnatural state of things can't continue. Affairs will adjust themselves, somehow, see if they don't." "But you haven't an idea what she is," objeoted Mrs. Angier, patheti cally, whereupon her daughter laughed again. Mrs. Morrill became*an object of intense adoration to Ellen, who let slip no opportunity to show her re gard. Tho house was kept in perfect order, aud Mrs. Morrill's room re- ! ceived many extra touches that kept it in a delightful state of daintiness. 1 But it was upon the cooking that El len expended her supremo eHbrt3, and each successive meal had some unusual delicacy to surprise and please the guest. Mrs. Morrill received the girl's at tentioDß*good-huinoredly, aud spoke many words of kindness and sympathy which uover failed to bring to the girl's face that unpleasant flush which always appeared when she was much moved. One evening Ellen knocked at Mrs. i Morrill's door, and without waiting to be bidden entered the room. "I knowed you was crying," she said, hoarsely. "What's the matter?" "Ellen!" exclaimed Mrs. Morrill, aDgrily. "Don't said Ellen, calmly. "You cry every night you do bo here." Mrs. Morrill raised her tear-stained face and regarded the girl with a min gled look ot amazement and terror. "Is it her?" demanded Ellen. "Her 1" "Yes, her !" repeated Ellen with an energetic jerk of her thumb toward her mistress' room. "Mamma? O, no!" "Thou tell me!" cried Ellen, fling ing herself to her knees before Mrs. Morrill, and clasping her arms around her. "Tell me who's the dumb thing tills I kill urn." "You frighten me," exclaimed Mrs. Morrill, recoiling from such violent sympathy. "I wou't hurt you. But I'm goin* to settle your hash. Who is it now? Vill I have you sitting roun' crying out those eyes? You what spoko vords kine to me. You only vuu. I guess not. Think I'm dumb?" "You are very kind, Ellen, and I thank you, but my unhappiness you oau't do anything to lessen," spoke Mrs. Morrill, sadly. Suddenly Ellen stood, aud demand ed, sternly. "Where's your mau?" "My mau?" repeated Mrs. Morrill, in amazement, "Oh, you mean my husband? I haven't any now—l fear." "What's that?" with a thrust of the hand toward a photograph on the bureau. "Yes, that's Mr. Morrill. But—why, really, Ellen you have no right to catechise mo iu this way." "Yes, I have. Goon! Goon!" But Mrs. Morrill arose and threw herself at the bed-sido in a passion of weeping. Instantly Ellen was beside her clasp ing in those great arms the quivering form of the woman she loved. "There a, there a, there a, there a, there a," she said, soothingly, "Notting's vorth it. No, no, no! No, no!" And because she didn't know what else to do Mrs. Morrill sobbed out on that broad breast the whole story of her misery. How with the love of her happy girlish heart she had married her husband, and had tried, for his sake, to live with his people, who de spised her simple, unfashionable ways, and treated ber meanly; but at last, thinking ber husband, too, bad turned j against her, she had left them all and came home to stay. How sho had newer told her husband her intention, and had not the courage to tell her mother, and how wholly miserable she was. "Y(u shut up now, aud go to bed. There's a girl of tho name Ellen got a hand on this. You flue it out!" and with these extraordinary words the girl left the room. Presently sho put her head in the door and asked: "Name Tom?" "Why, Ellen, what difference can it mike? His name is Thomas G. Mor rill." "Tom. All right. Go to bed." The next morning the youth in the elegantly appointed law office of Mor rill & Gates, handed the senior partner a telegram addressed to "TomMoril." Tho superscription so surprised Mr, Morrill that he raised an enquiring glance to his clerk, on whoso lace the look of amusement quickly gave placo to one of unconcern. Tearing open the envelope, Mr. Morrill read the following : To TOM MOBIL: Sho wat is left is (lying. Coine to huston. ELLEN. The remarkable naturo of the mes sage admitted of no delay,and Mr. Mor rill started for the next train, with all speed. When he stepped from the train at Houston he was approached by a wo man of massive proportion who said in decided tones, "You're him I Hev man." "May I ask your name, Madam?" "Vy, of course. I'm Ellen." "I really can't say that I'm much the wiser for that information, replied Mr. Morrill, who began to think him self the victim of somo practical joke. "Don't be mad. Come along," re sponded the girl, cheerfully, taking possession of Mr. Moirill's satchel. "No, I lug it. Vat you tink? She dying? 1 said that to make you come. She might could die. She might could cry those eyes out, an' spoil that pooty face. Yon care?" "If you mean my wife, certainly I care. But I confess the whole thing's a great myßtery to me," replied Mr. Morrill, regarding Ellen suspiciously. "You'll find it out. Sherunned away an' then got sorry again. How you let all them wimmens sass her? Pooty capers if tho do be rioh mugs." "Itun off? Of whom are you talk ing?" "Mis' Morrill, A pooty one like her ain't going to Stan' a peck o' cats clawin', You fine it out. Here take your truck. Igo this way." And Ellen thrust Mr. Morrill's bag into his hand and disappeared down a side street. The intimation that his wife had run away from him was a great surprise, and altogether alarming, and caused Mr. Morrill to take a review of his brief married life as he walked slowly toward the home of his wife's girl hood. Although he thought her ohoice of a confidante in rather questionable taste, and wished she had seen fit to take a different course, he was forced to admit that his mother aud sister wero rather trying, nnd he found him self saying, "Poor little girl," as he turned into the familiar path to tho house. Ho was not surprised that Ellen should answer his ring, nor amused by the ceremony with which she ushered him into the parlor and asked tho name, for he began to be touched by a reflection of his wife's misery. Mrs. Morrill was so overcome by Ellen's tidings that her husband was in the parlor waiting for her that she could not control herself sufficiently to go down. With deft lingers Ellen touched up the bright hair, nnd slipped a fresh handkerchief in her belt, then drawiug Mrs. Morrill's hand through her arm, took her down to the parlor. As she softly closed the door, she heard Mr. Morrill say with a world of tonder reproach in his voioe, "Luoy I" and her face mantled red as she said to herself, "That'll fetch her. 'Twould me. It's all right now. 010 cat don't fine it out." The outcome of it was that young Mr. and Mrs. Morrill had a home of their own in which Ellon served a be loved mistress in all the fidelity of her strange, warm heart. Mrs. Angier heaved a sigh as of a slave set free when sho saw the carriage door close upon Ellen's broad back, and descend ed upon Ellen's suocessor.—The Housewife. Blenheim's Mew Pot Bog. The Blenheim spaniel is in the as cendency now, with tho grandest dames in the English aristocracy, who lancy canine pets. And to the Van derbilt duchess of the house of Marl borough belongs the credit for restor ing him in favor. Nearly every one knows that the curly haired little spaniel had for its ancestor a dog of unknown antecedents, who had the good sense, as well as the bravery, to frisk at tho heels of "Handsome" John Churchhill, the first Duke of Marl borough, during the entiro battle of Blenheim, which won for the general dukedom. Churchill was nffected by the little spaniel's attention and devo tion, and lienooforth ndopted him as tho canine pet of his household. Lillian, the previous Duchess of Marlborough, did not, it seems, take to tho little doggie. But the present Duchess has been reading up on tho past of tho Churchill family, and when sho touud out the connection of the littlo spaniel with the history of tho house, sho adopted it as her favorite lap-dog. She oarries it with her on her daily drives and other fashiona ble women of London have approved of the revival and there is now a con stantly increasing demand for the lit tle spaniels. - M Sequence in Dreams. Dreams are curious things. About a week ago a West Philadelphia girl dreamed thot she lost her watch, and in the morning she looked in the place where she always put her timepiece, to discover that it was gone. This, of course, led her to believe that some ono had actually stolen it, and that she was not dreuming, but was merely in a half sleep. With this dishearten ing suspicion tho crestfallen young woman told her brother of the affair. The brother had to visit various pawn shops and station houses, give a care ful description of the costly artiole, aud was kept hustling around about three or four days vainly endeavoring to get a clue. But he finally aban doned all hopes of recovering the lost treasure. In the evening of tho very day that her brother discontinued the search tho fair loser of the time-piece had another dream. This time she dreamed that before retiring she had hidden her watch in a shoe in the bot tom of a closet. After rising next morning, merely out of curiosity, she went to the place designated in her dream, and to her nmazoment there beheld the innocent timepiece.—Phil adelphia Becord. Took Seven Bullets to Kill This Benr, Whilo surveying a traot of land in Plunkitt's Creek Township, Penn., G. B. Fry and Joseph L. Bobst encoun tered a large black boar. A revolver was tho only weapon tho men had, and with this thoy put seven bullets into | bruin. The bear fought furiously, but was j killed finally. The bear weighed 200 1 pounds dressed. —New Yo>tk Press. "" JNDIAN ARROW-TIP POISON. THE DEADLY VENOM USED BY APACHES AND PIUTES. Obtained From Rattlesnakes of the Arizona Desert When Their Pol- son Is Most Powerful—Poison Tests ~T \ ATTLESNAKES are the chief I element in the arrow-tip poi | \ sons of the Apaobe and Piute (T Indians. To see the savage prepare the poisons and try their ef ficiency on himself is enough to dis tress even a frontiersman's dreams. The bloated rattlesnake of the hot al kali desert of Arizona or the Pan kandle of Texas makes the most pow erful poison. There is no more hide ous and deadly serpent in Amerioa than tho bloater rattler. The rattlesnake of the Arizona desert grows to a length of six feet, nnd attains a girth of five inohes at the thickest part. They have tremen dous sets of rattles. I saw one onoe that was over five feet long nnd had twenty-three rattles in it, and I heard of a snake being killed that had a string of twenty-seven rattles. The head of the desert rattler is an enor mous triangular thing, often five inches long from the thin neok to the blunt nose, and three inches wide, measur ing at tho base of the jawbone. This snake has fangs an inch long, and is frequently fittod with two sets. The poison sues at .the baße of theso fangs are as big as a hazelnut. The snake is a bright yellow in color. The desert rattlesnake is a dreadful enough customer any day in the year, but during August takes on the ful ness of itß frightfulness, both in ap pearance and in conduct. About the middle of August when tho weather is insufferably hot, this snake becomes bloated from some cause until it is a third larger than its normal size. Its appearance is as if the snake had been blown up like a bladder or charged with gas like a balloon. This rattler is always sluggish and slow in its movements, and, like all of its kind, usually makes an effort to get out of the way of intruders, but in Augu-t it simply lies still in bloated ropulsive ness and will not move for anything, being ready at all times to strike at everything that comes near it. At that time of year it is simply a swol len reservoir of venom, and its bite will then send even an Apache Indian to the happy hunting grounds, and quiokly at that. A Piute Indian who wants to lay in a stock of poison for his arrows kills at this time of year enough of these rattlesnakes for his purpose. He cuts off their heads and takes them to his lodge. He places in one oi the rude earthen vessels that are among the Piute household effects, ten or a dozen of these snake heads. To Ihem ho adds perhaps a pint of tarantula kill ers, as the big hairy Texan or Mexi can spider is called; or, rather, he puts the abdomen of the spider in with the snake heads. This spider has a sting that iojects a poison powerful enough to kill almost instantly a ta rantula, whieh is itself about as poison ous a member of the animal kingdom as one would oare to meet. The poi son sac of the tarantula killer is in the lower abdomon of the insect, and it is this that the Piute brave mixes with hi 6 rattlesnake heads. Ho then pours in a pint of water, seals the lid of the vessel on with moist clay, and places the vessel in a pit, where he has made a bed of red hot coals. He buries the vessel iu these coals, and, besides that, builds a blazing fire on top of it. This fire is kept burning fiercely for several hours, when it is swept away, and the Indian digs his vessel out of the coals. With a long pole ho knocks the lid off, and does not venture near tho pot until the steam that arises from it has entirely ceased to appear. The Piutes say that to inhale the smallost quantity of that steam would be instant death. Whether that is true or not I am not able to say, as I never saw it put to the test. Alter the fiery ordeal to which tho snake heads are put, a brownish rosidnm is found at the bottom of the kettle. That is certainly the double quines seuce of poison, if its action on human blood, or, at least, Indian blood, is any indication. Tho Piute always tests this poison before trusting his arrows to it. He cuts a gash in the fleshy part of his leg and draws the biood, which he allows to trickle down his leg. Whon the red stream has run down six or seven inoheß he dips a stick into the poison nnd touches it to tho lowor oud of the bloody streak. If tho poison is all right it actually burns the blood almost like hot iron touched to water, and rapidly runs up the triokling stream. Tho Indian has hi 3 knife ready and scrapes the poisoned blood off dry. If it was per mitted to reach the wound it would be all up with the Piute. The arrows are dipped into the poison, and the Indian feels that whatever such an arrow hits had much better not have been born. Tho Apache colleots his poison in a much simpler way. Dreading the Staked Plains rattlesnakes as he does, ho nevertheless makes it his business to go among them at the very time they are most deadly. He placos the liver or heart of a deer, freshly torn from a viotim sometimes not yet dead, in front of a snako, within easy strik ing distance. The snake protests against the presence of the object and quickly sinks its fangs into it again. In a fewseoonds the heart or liver will take on a purplish black hue, so quiok ly does this poison affeot it. When the Indian thinks the receptacle has drawn all the venom from the snake's head it is removed and hnng up in the sun. It is left there until it is almost ready to drop to pieces from putrid ity. ■ If the Apache feels like testing its deadly qualities he runs a stick into the poisoned heart, calls bis squaw, and makes her gash her leg or > arm as the Piute does his leg. As the blood runs from the wound the poi soned stiok is touoked to it. If the venom is aotive the blood will coagu late and turn black and change to a dry powder. The squaw has to look out for her own safety, and wipe away the poison before it reaches the wound, for the brave walks away to steep his arrows in the poisoned heart as ho sees the venom's action on his squaw's blood. After he has jabbed his arrow heads into the putrid and poison charged heart or liver they aro ready for use. —New York Sun. Moonblluk. Three oases of "moonblink" oc curred on the British steamship Aoan tbus, which reached Philadelphia the other day. After tho low-lying hills fringing the shores of Batavia faded from view on the afternoon of July Id for eighty days her crew of sixty-six officers and seamen saw no land, sighted no vessol and encountered no storm. Among the orew are three seamen who,during the run across the Indian Ocean, suffered terribly from sudden blindness at night, the result of that strange disease of the eyes prevalent in the tropios, and known to the sailors as "moonblink." One bright, moonlight night, while the Acanthus wus steaming aoross the In dian Ocean, one of them finding his berth in the foreoastle too uncomfort ably hot, went out and lay upon the deck. The moon was nearing her full, and shone almost directly overhead. When tho watch was changed at mid night he was awakened anil was horri fied to find himself blind. At first the captain thought tho man might be shamming to avoid going on duty,but au investigation was made, and it was found that he could not see, although his eyes were wide open. The calamity was at once diagnosed as a case of "moon blink," nnd the captain cautioned his men against rnuuing such risks. When day began to break sight began to return, and by sunrise he could see as well as if nothing unusual had hap pened. All of that day tho case formed the chief topio of conversation, and when night came two more men de termined to test tho offeot of the moon. After a two hoars' nap in the full glare of the moon both men were awakened totally blind. An order from the captain prevented auy fur ther experimenting in tliat line during the rest of the voyage.—Philadelphia Record. Frozen Mutton. The reason why Argentine mutton generally is of inferior price to that of New Zealand has a three-fold explana tion. In the first place, New Zealand possesses to-day a mutton-producing breed superior to that grown in the Plate. In the second, tho New Zea lauder feeds his stook during the win ter time with extra forage, while in the Argentine thesbeep are allowed to graze upon the same bare pampa dur ing the dead season. The result of this is that the Now Zealnnder pro duces an even, well-grown carcass, while there is sent home from tho Plate one upon which a hasty covering of fat has been put during the spring months of tho year. The differ ence between the two carcasses will readily bo noted by anyone who pays n visit to the cattle market. Thirdly, the freezer in New Zealand freezes the mutton on account of the breeder; and in the Argentine the freezer buys from the breeder. The disadvantage ol the lntter system, so long as the breoder has no knowledge of the requirements of the market, is apparent. Tho New Zealand breeder selects his wethers with care, rejeoting auy which will give an inferior weight, or which are insufficiently fattened for the butcher. He remits them in small droves to the freezing establishments, and takes every care that they shall arrive in perfect order. The Argen tine breeder, on the other hand, makes a contract with the representative of the freezer to sell a given number; and tho latter binds himself to remove them within a certain date. - -Now York Ledger. Arlistic S lver Certificates. The new issue of United States sil ver certificates, for one, two and five dollars respectively, rauks, by virtue of beautiful design and effective en graving, as the most artistio paper money ever put in circulation. We do not see on these bills the confusion of titles, portraits, vignettes and lathe work scrolls nnd borders usually found on bnuk notes, but a consistent deoo rative picture embodying a thought wrought out in unity of purpose, which both pleases the eye and makes coun terfeiting more difficult. Thus utility is served no loss than art. In other respects the certificates do credit to the intelligence and Ameri can spirit of tho offioials who havo taken part in their preparation, For instauce, due honor has been done, for the first time in this way, to American invention and American literature, by the excellent engraved portraits of Fulton and Morse which decorate the back of tho two dollar certificate, aud by the names of great writers and in ventors which appear among those of warriors and statesmen on the face of the ones. Thus the vital importance of the industrial and social sides of the Na tion's life are avowod on its ourrenoy as never before; thus, at last, the stamp on money signifies not Osesar only, not authority and force only, but the people themselves. It is well that our,country has led the world in this matter, as is evinced by the praise with whioh the new certificates havo been greeted by the artists of Europe. —Youth's Companion. The general postoffice, St. Martins le Grande, London, contains the larg est telegraph offioe in the world. Over 3001) operators, 1000 of whom are wo men, are employed. UOUSEUOLD AFFAIRS. A NEW WAY TO SERVE PARSNIPS. Parsnips served in an entirely new way in tlie shape of an English walnnt with a nut in the middle. The pars nips are first boiled and mashed fine; to each pint there is added a teaspoon ful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of melt ed butter, a dash of pepper and two tablespoonfnls of milk. Mix well over the fire and when smoking hot add a thoroughly beaten and very fresh egg. Spread the mixture on a dish to cool. Then take the nut of an English wai nut and roll around it the parsnip pulp until you have a good sized nut. Roll in egg and craoker dust and fry a light brown in deep fat that is smok ing. Serve hot.—St. Louis Star-Say ings. PRETZELS. Two quarts of flour, one tablespoon fill of butter, one tablespoonful of salt, one yeast oake, two tablespoon fuls of sugar, two and a quarter cups of milk. Dissolve the yeast in one half cup of lukewarm milk; add one tablespoonful of the sugar, and mix with one oup of the flour to a soft dough. Put in a bowl, oover and let stand till very light. Mix the re mainder of the flour with the salt and sugar, put the light dough in the centre, and mix the remainder of the milk, working in at the same time the butter. Knead until very smooth, put in a warm bowl and set away un til light. Divide the dough in small pieces, roll out in long, slightly tapering sticks, twist in pretzel shnpo and lay in buttered pans. When light, brush with the white of one egg beaten with two tablespoonfuls of milk and bako in a quiok oven. A FAIRY PUDDING, Our littlo dessert oalls for but little material, else it would not deserve its name. One tumblertul of jelly, one Bpoonful of cornstarch, two oggs, one pint of milk, two spoonfuls of sugar and flavoring, are all wo need for thic "dainty dish, fit to set before the king." Any kind of jelly will do, but quince seems to give the most satis factory results; it has suoh a rioh, de oided taste of its own. Empty one glassful of jelly into a bright little saucepan ; add one tumblerful of hot water, aud stir till dissolved and smoothly mixed. Have ready one heaping spoonful of cornstarch blend ed in one tumblerful of oold wator, and when boiling, stir in, aud keep stirring constantly till all cooks to gether for throe minutes; then pour out into a large earthen bowl. When thoroughly oold, beat up till very light, with on egg beater, and add thereto, and beat in the frolhed whites of the two eggs. All will bo perfectly smooth aud feathery, a dolicate color and flavor. Pour into wet moulds, aud set in a oold plaoe till wanted for dessert. Now take the pint of milk, add the two beaten yolks, and two spoonfuls of sugar, with a little salt. Bring just to a boil only, and remove from the fire. Flavor with half a tea spoonful of lemon, and the same of vanilla, and you will be asked prob ibly : "What new flavor is this?" This is the sauoe for the fairy pud ling.—New York Observer. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. The tops of celery dried and rubbed 10 powder are excellent for flavoring loups and gravies. The celory should be dried in the sun or in a very slow > yen. Olives look very pretty when served >n a small glass dish garnished with {lossy leaves and small red peppers. If used in the winter pioklod peppers may be taken for the garnish. Itnb a curtain pole with kerosone 011 until it is perfectly smooth, using > woolen oloth for the purpose. The pole ring 3 will run much more easily if the pole is treated iu this manner. Onion juice may be extraoted by cutting au onion in half and prossing It against a grater. Sa't rubbed over the grater will remove tho onion odor from it, anil may be used in cooking. Every housewife should impress up on the minds of her family that tho best sauoe for any meat is cheerful ness. Laughter aids digestion, and poople should never grumble while eating. One of the best rolishes to sorve with broiled reedbirds is a salad of tart oranges, dressed with salt, pepper, lemon juioe and olive oil. Use the reoipe for Frenoh dressing, leaving but the vinegar and using lomon juice In its plaoe. Milk weed pods mako a fine down for stuffing head-rest oushions. Those fortunato enough to be in the country will have no trouble in finding plenty along the roadside, and can gather enough to bring homo with them for many a winter evening's comfort. The wild southern passion flower, with its oiroles of purple and white and its fringy lavender rim or border, is beautiful worked upon any white substanoe, whether it bo linen, silk or satin. A spray of it worked across an upper oorner of a sage-colored or light-olive hanging would bo very ef fective. 4 Hop pillows are frequently of great oomfort to a nervous person, and will often soothe a hoadaohe. It is well to have one or twQ of these pillows at hand in ease of need. Linen covers, worked with some appropriate motto or a spray of the graceful hops in wash silks, are attractive in appearanoe, and oan always be freshened by being washed. A German has recently invented a simple device whereby plants may be fertilized at their roots. The instru ment consists of a thin and long steel tube, ending in a sharp point. Near the bottom of tho tube are a number of holes. The liquid fertilizer is put into a funnel attached to the top of the tube nud flows out of tho holes nt the lower end.
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