Bohemian "sportsmen" during tho j pear 1895 shot and killed fifty men, women and children, and wounded j 2101 persons, chiefly gamekeepers. - Over 20,000,000 of packets of seeds ! were distributed by the United States ! Government last year. Iu ten years j over a million dollars were expended j for this free seed distribution. One of the dry goods stores in Bos ton has substituted the cry "teller" for "cash," to the great delight oi I the local purists who seem to think it a choicer word for use in a cultured f city. ______ Physical degeneracy 111 Italy is il tustrated by the fact that the Wai j Department at Rome has been reject ' iug 520 out of every 1000 young met j of twenty years of age as unfit foi | military service. Mayor Joues, of Toledo, Ohio, wlic was elected to office last spring by tin people instead of the politicians, be lieves that all contract work in munici palities should be abolished, states the New York Independent, In one o the sessions of the recent Battle Creel Civic-Philauthropic Conference hi brought out this point, very clearly For, said he, contractors' pay mutf come either out of the inferior work 01 out of inferior wages; and money thui ! spent on contracts or contractors goe: ! not to the people but from the people ! This is true, and its general accept j ance will hasten the time when the i city shall be in truth a "model em 1 ployer." Acid food, in the view of Dr. W T. English, of Pittsburg, is our latest excess, the acidulous habits oJ tho body marking a distinct stage ir civilization. The consumption ol acid fruits, pickles and acid drinks if- • increasing at an astonishing rate, the production of tomatoes baring multi plied ten times siuce 1890, while the quantity of acid drinks taken hae doubled in the same period, every year. The tendency of the acid diet is held to bo to destroy the action ot the bile and pancreatic juice by neu tralizing their normal alkilinity and'to lessen resistance to infection by re turning the alkalinity of the blood ; and other bodily fluids. The effects | may be far-reaching, deranging es- I pecially the nervous system and the j aeart, and even temporarily causing 1 Intellectual confusion and incoherency af thought. Dr. Bernard Moses, Professor of History in the University of California, urged a large audience of students to ihow their patriotism by combatting ;he spread of luxury and the rise of a feudal aristocracy of wealth. Tho lecture was the last of a series of four >n "Democracy aud Social Growth in the United States." Professor Moses said that "a republic may bo preserved snd yet he further away from democ- [ racy than any kingdom. As a nation we stand committed to a representa- t five republic, based 011 democracy. There is 110 other alternative but an oligarchy or 11 military despotism. We Hold that the establishment of this Government represented a step for ward. tt represents certain principles which we believe will abide, no mat- j ter how the outward form may change. We should contend against retrogres sion or the taking up of some outworn institution. The feudalism of land lias passed away; but in the past fifty I fears there has arisen in America a new feudalism, based on wealth, no less far-reaching in social influence, j There have been recent accumulations of enormous fortunes. The modern feudal lord holds people in subjection by the power of extraordinary aggre gations of wealth. The modern feudal lords have obtained possession of all the more important means of produc tion. To the extent to which America is driftUig toward the outworn form ol fend&J'organization she is going con trary to her destiny. The old feudal ism was supplanted by the centraliza tion of power in the hands of a monarch. The feudalism of wealth may he overcome by centralizing the power in the hands of the people. Another retrogression is the departure from a simple style of living and the prodigious attempts to draw class dis tinctions. Tb-day we are conspicuous among tho nations for our lack ol simplicity of living and our desire for sociul position. Wealth is made the measure. There is need of a revival in political affairs. Politically we have fallen 011 barren times. It is au af. fcctation of the cultured classes to assume a disregard for patriotism. There is need for an awakening ol genuine patriotism. Redemption comes not by form, but lpy spirit. There tis imperative need of a reviving force to awaken the nation to look once more on the ideals of the found ers." MY SWEETHEART. The tears f years lmvo made snow* while Your golden hair of long ago; Your footsteps, once so quick and light. Like mournful songs are soft aud slow; Your thin pule hands are worn and weak Aud tremble as thoy rest in mine; Your eyes are dim. but when you speak They beam with love I deem divine; In you my dear. I most am blest, For you're my sweetheart first and best. ."My dear old mother, friend so true, 'Tongue cauuot tell my love for you. My heart's subliraest song is this: I love you, mother dear; And while your sweet old face I kiss, f 11 gently draw you near So every word you'll hear; A queen in truth you are to me, And let my richest tribute be The thought I most revere— -1 love you, mother dear. Some day—the time may not be long— Your eyes will close In endless sleep, l'our spirit greet the angel 1 hrong That o'er you now their vigils keep, Then 'twill be late, you will not hear The words my childhood lisped for you, Those words to mothers' hearts most dear, What bliss to feel you niways knew. And while you linger here below, Your heart may joy, your cheeks may glow, When softly o'er and o'er again I whisper in a sweet refrain: My heart's sublimest song is this: I love you, mother dear. And while your sweet old face I kiss, I'll gently draw you near So every word you'll hear; A queou in Until you are to me, And let my richest tribute bo The thought I most revere— I love you, mother dear. —l\ I). MeKendrick, in Detroit Free Tress. PONGO. / - A MADE the ac frrir , quaintance of v jtigHi * on °' w k° wfts /p- j I " huge baboon, w ..__ r [< K j I on a large sugar j II estate 011 the jg Island of Cuba, 8 ==-. where he had al- H ready been a res- ji f Ql ' several maa ter, Don Jose, I learned the story of his capture, and his sub sequent history, which I will give iu the words of the planter: "The last voyages I made were from a northern port of the United States to the coast of Africa. "One day, while up the Rio Fougo, I was waited upon by a messenger, sent from the king of one of the upper native towns, with an invitation to come to his place, aud open a dantica, 01* make an offer of trade. I always preferred to deal directly with the na tives, rather than through the knav ish agents, whenever I could, and gladly availed myself of the invita tion. "It was a long pull to Quomono's town; first up the river, and then through a deep, narrow creek, com pletely arched over with mangroves and vines. As we pulled up the river, our ears were saluted with loud and angry chatterings of innumerable monkeys, whose siesta upon the over hanging brandies we bad disturbed. "Among these noisy fellows we oc casionally caught sight of a very large species of baboon, who kept a respect able distance, as if suspicious of the kidnapping proclivities of the white visitants of that region. "After arriving at Quomono's town, and making dantica with his sable ma jesty, I expressed a desire to possess myself of one of those large baboons [ had seen 011 my way. '"Oh! notin' so easy, bnckracap'n,* said my interpreter. 'What you gib for nice one—good for black soup; good for roast monkey; good for eat, anyhow; what you gib, ha! massa cap'n?' "Having held out a satisfactory in ducement, the man went to his hut, and soon returned with an empty cal abash. " 'Now, massa cap'n,' said he, 'gib me one bottle rum and plenty sucre. Make him sweet, eap'll!* "Supposing the fellow wanted n dram for himself, I gave him a bottle. "He emptied its contents into the calabash, and, stirring in the sugar, tasted it, aud, with a smack of approbation, said: " 'Dis good for Jocke! Hira lub rum snore like dis.' Then turning to 1 me, the man continued: 'Now, massa | cap'n, you wan tee fun? Come wid me!' pointing to a thicket a little dis tance from the palisades of the village. T followed the man to the place, and saw him deposit the calabash 011 the j ground behind a fallen tree, w*ben he withdrew to a little distance, beckon ing me to do the same. "We had not waited long when sev eral large monkeys made their appear ance, attracted by the smell of the liquor. But one larger and fiercer looking t hail the others leaped in ahead, and, dealing them here a Mow and there a bite, snatched up the vessel and placed it to his ugly mug. With grunts, expressive of the utmost satis faction, the creature drained off the rum, ami then proceeded to wipe out the saccharine dregs with his fingers, which he licked with signs of the most perfect delight. "After A few moments the monkey dropped the calabash to the ground and, springing to his feet leaped to the trees, and went through a variety of gymnastic feats outrivaling all the punchinellos of the circus I had ever beheld, all the while gabbering and chattering like any other boozy fellow. "These amusing antics the monkey continued till, after awhile, tho sopo rifle effects of his overdose began to tell upon hilft. By degrees he became less lively, and his uncertain steps in dicated that he was now really drunk. "The rum traa too much for him and before he could recover his position he lost his balance and rolled from his seat to the ground, where in the in sensibility of 'beastly drunkenness 1 he lay stretched as if dead. " 'Him all right now. massa cap'n,' exclaimed the native, as he ran up to i the spot, and, being provided with thongs, proceeded deliberately to tie j the baboon securely. Ho then lifted the motionless creature to his shoul ders, and, having thus secured our | j prisoner, we moved on to where the • i boat lay among the mangroves. I " 'Now, massa cap'n,' said the inter- ! preter, 'he sleepy good one—two hour. | TaKe him board brig. When him gel sober, him tight hard. Tie him good!' ; "Having paid the man for his serv ices, and calling together my men, we j • nice more started down the creek and : river, toward my vessel. "On account of the bar oft* the j month of the Rio Pougo, which will I not admit the passage % of vessels of any considerable draught, and the shallow water for a great distance from the j shore, my brig lay some three or j four miles oft', and it was a pull ol ! some hours from Quomono's Creek to j where she was anchored. "We had reached within a mile ol 1 the brig when, as I sat in the stern ; sheets, with my face to the bow of the j boat, where the dead-drunk baboon I had been carelessly thrown, I saw I that the crptive began to show signs j |of returning animation. He opened 1 | his eyes and looked about him. At j | once he seemed to be aware of all that had transpired, and of my intentions toward him. For a few moments he was furious with rage, and beforerthe ; men could secure him to the ring-bolt j of the stem, as I ordered, he had torn j the thongs from his limbs and thrown j them overboard, grinning fiercely, and j gnashing his savage, doglike tusks to- 1 get her, stood upon the defensive. "I reached over the heads of the men with my clubbed tiller and at- j tempted to knock the growling baboon i to the bottom of the boat, so that he 1 could bo secured and lied. Rut now j completely sobered, and fearless with j rage, ho leaped over the men and fell upon me, fastening his powerful jaws upon 1113' arm. Taken completely by 1 surprise—so sudden was the assault— j I i'eil back upon the seat, while my fierce assailant kept his grip upon my arm and attempted to reach my face with his claw-like hands. "My men rushed to my rescue, and thick and fast the blows from their fists fell upou the monkey, aud he was ; obliged to let go his hold, and turned 1 ujion his new enemies. "So savage and powerful were his attacks that the sailors, having noth ing but their hands to defend them- ; selves with, were finally forced to I spring overboard; and then I found ! myself alone with the ferocious brute. ! Resting awhile in the bows of the boat, i us if to gain strength for a fresh tus sle, ho once more sprang upon me. "I raised the tiller once more, and# as he made his leap, I struck with all my might. The blow would have crushed his skull like an eggshell, j but the cunning animal dodged it, j and the stick flew out of my hands i many yards away upon the water, aud I received him upon my outstretched arms and with all my strength forced him back again among the thwarts of the boat, and, following the example of my men, leaped into the sea. "The baboon had now 'cleared the decks,' and was master of the boat. This victory seemed to be all he de sired, for, chattering an insulting gib berish at us as we floundered in the water, ho sprang into the sea, and, like a practiced swimmer, struck out boldly for the shore; while we, half amused and half angry, clambered back into the vacated boat and pulled away for the brig. "On visiting King Qnomono on the following day I told the people what bad occurred. They laughed heartily at the story and promised to recap ture the baboon forme. Accordingly, another calabash of rum and sugar was furnished, and the result was that Pongo, as the sailors christened him, found himself that night a prisoner on board the brig; and before we gainod our homo port he had become as gentle and gentlemanly a baboon ever made a sea voyage. 1 brought him to Cuba with me, where, you per ceive, ho is as well contented as if among the mangroves of his African homo." Giant Ilrdwoodn. In the several California groves where the giant redwoods have been found there are mai?y trees from 275 to 335 feet high, and from 25 to 34 feet in diameter. The area of Mari posa Grove is two miles square, and it contains 427 of the monster trees. The largest in the Calaveras Grove is "The Keystone State," and is 325 feet high, and its girth six feet from the ground is 45 feet. There are some in the Mariposa Grove which are not so high, but which have a greater circumfer ence, "The Grizzly Giant," being 93 feet at the ground and over 64 feet 11 feet above. Some dozen miles south of the Mariposa Grove is the Fresno Grove, which is said to contain about GOO trees, the largest 81 feet in cir cumference; while about fifty miles north of the Calaveras, in Placer County, a small grove has been dis covered. Ylsli Which Clothe Themselves. The ocean contains several fisb which clothe and adorn themselves. The most conspicuous of them is the antennarius, a small fish frequenting the Sargasso Sea, which literally clothes itself with seaweed, fastening the pieces together with sticky, gela tinous strings, and then, as it were, holding the garments on with its fore fins. Kroivn Velveteen In Vogue, Brown velveteen is considered dressy this season and will be worn even to dancing school. Satchels to Match Gowns. Traveling satchels are made to match gowns, so a fashionable woman must perforce own several of snakeskin and lizard skin, with their delicate mark ings; sealskin and morocco are dyed in all the prevalent shapes and fastened with clasps of solid silver and gold. Woman's Hair. It is now said that women's hair is becoming more beautiful in color every year, and is also growing thicker and longer. This is said to be due to the small light bonnets that women wear. Certain it is that air and sunshine im prove the color and texture of the hair. Sun bleaches the hair, and Venetian beauties always dried their ruddy locks in the sun, thereby getting that tint so much admired called Venetian red. Of course, sunshine will not bleach dark hair, but it gives a deeper color to all kinds of tresses and will brighten dull-brown hair. The Hustle a Reality. We are to have the bustle again. There is no doubt about it. All you have to do to be sure is to go to tho dressmaker who best knows tho styles and she will toll you that the newest costumes all have that idea in view. The bustle in its present form is bound to be popular, for it is far from being the monstrosity of a few years ago. Neat and graceful, it is just large enough to round up the hips and give a stylish set to the skirt and prevent its sagging. Tho modern idea is to use tho bus tle in tho only sensible way—that is, to suit tho individual. Bustles are being made iu great variety, both long and short, and some much fuller than others. The stylo most iu vogue is moderately long, and has hip exten sions which will suit the woman who is tall and not too full of outlines. A pad of some sort is essential iu order to be fashionable.—New York Herald. The Gli? In a New Hole. From time immemorial women have, to a greater or less extent, been em ployed in the fields, but never up to this time, we believe, has any direct effort been made to educate them in the higher lines of agriculture. It is very mucli to the credit of Minnesota that she has established schools with this solo purpose in view. One of those has just been opened, in which sixty pupils can be accommo dated, and iu which they will enjoy the highest privileges and academic honors. Women, as far as they have been permitted, have developed splendid capacity to prepare and survey land and carry on fruit and other staple culture and develop the soil in every line suggested by science. They make the best of gardeners, are good architects and are in many instances in the West very extensive and suc cessful stock raisers. Woman's proverbial love of nature eminently tits her for outdoor country employment, and especially does it bring within her purview such experi ments as are necessary for the propa gation and development of plant life. Surely the establishment of tho Wo man's Agricultural College is a move ,n the l ight direction.—St. Louis Star. Massachusetts lias twelve registered women pharmacists, but not one of them does business in Boston. Miss Lisa Eachelsson has been ap pointed professor of civil law at the University of Upsala. £he is said to be the tirst woman professor in Sweden. Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, who is liv ing in New Hampshire, is the founder of Christian Science. Her income is said to bo about 310,000 a year, chiefly from her books. The new President of the National Council of Women Workers in Eng land, Mrs. Alfred Booth, is an Ameri can by birth, and since her marriage has lived iu Liverpool. Mrs. Emily Stevoß3, who is said to be the oldest woman in England, celebrated her 10'2d birthday in the Kingston Workhouse the other day by presiding at u tea party. The Boston Advertiser tells of two women, Mrs. Nellie Kimball and Mrs. Emma Hamilton, who own coal and wood yards. Both women are prospering ami both attend personally to the details of ihe business. Miss Jennie Wertheimer, of Cincin nati, has invented a commerical paper which excludes the possibility of forg ing names or otherwise tampering with its face value. Tho invention lms been sold to a New York tirin for | §25,000. Miss Go-Won-Go is an Indian ! actress. She plays iu an exciting Western drama entitled "Wep-Tou- No-Mali, the Indian Mail-Carrier." Miss Go-Won-Go wrote it. herself and | takes the leading role. She is a de scendant of the famous Red Jacket. Two youug Englishwomen, Miss Grace Fair weather and Miss Ella Col lins, have recently appeared in Lon don as professional billiard-players. : Miss Collins is the daughter of a well known retired expert at billiards, and i lias a sistor who promises to be even u I better player than herself. A young woman of St. Tammany Parish, La., can shear more sheep in a day than any two men in the place, catching, tying and washing them herself. She eau also hoe two rows of corn to the average man's one, and prefers to ride her horse bareback with no reins but his name. Lady Marcus Beresford had a re cent exhibition of cats at the Crystal Palace Cat Show London. It is said that she has the most remarkable col lection of tabbies in the world. All the cats are named, and know when they are called. They are devoted to their indulgent mistress, who has a man specially to care for them. Tlio'season lias developed two fresli speciments of the "now woman" among the aristocracy. Lady Gifford is personally hunting a pack of har riers ; regularly, while tho Duchess of Bedford has established her reputation as a first class shot, and in Bedford shire knocks over high rocketing pheasants with the best shots among the men. Now York Fashions. Ribbon embroidery is in high favor. Doeskin gloves are worn with street gowns. Handsome costumes are much be spangled. Yokes are much worn. They give ths eflect of an underbodice. Ruches for the neck are very full. The most stylish ones show two colors. A striking evening fabric is canvas with phosphoric stripes in metal ef fect. Plain anu figured velvets are in brisk demand. Velvet gowns are the vogue. Chatelaine bags are of silk in color to match the gown, and are secured by gold or silver fastenings. Roman striped sashes are seen in many width and colors. Some are trimmed all round with a ruche of chiffon. Silk underskirts are to be had in Roman stripes. They should be ac companied by corsets in solid color or pure white or black. A lovely novelty is a shoulder cape for evening wear. It is an arrange ment of white ostrich plumes with bou ends forming a border. In millinery, marten, sable and as trakhan are much used as borderings for toques, tnrbans and capotes which have full crowns of velvet. There are some quaint Empire fans listed among holiday novelties. One of white gauze has steel paillettes in close-clustering lines in ihe form of of wee stars. A conventional border is wrought in plain gold sequins. The ivory mounts sua inlaid with gold and silver. Some of the prettiest frocks shown are of gray plaids, made up straight or with the squares forming diamonds; small sleeves, with a top puff effect, and a round blouse cut down to show a yoke of plain-colored cloth, braided, or velvet, with a narrow folded belt to match. A stylish hat is a sailor shape in felt, with the brim bound with velvet. One side of the brim is rolled up to the crown and holds a largo bunch of curled feathers. A scarf of velvet passes around tho crown, ending in a bow in front fastened with a jeweled buckle. Heliotrope in all shades is popular for winter dresses. It is combined with many shades and colors, most of which are anything but artistic. Helio trope is at its best with black, white, a peculiar shade of green very like that of tho elm leaf, and various tints of yellow. The fur blouse which will usurp tho place of both bodies and wrap is one of tho leading novelties of the season. There are likewise fancy blouses for very youthful wearers, made of Scotch tartans and plain vivid- reds of many different shades, but somewhat toned in effect by their velvet trimmiug. Ltttle girls are as fond of the Rus sian blouse as the grown-up ladies. Their preference in this respect is gratified by making up delicious cos tumes of this nature. Frequently the blouse forms tho outer wrap, and is trimmed with dainty fur. A fancy bodice is worn under it with the dress skirt. School frocks are a most, perhaps the most, important factor in a girl's wardrobe, and they must be made of good serviceable material that will staud the hard service of daily wear, says a writer in Harper's. A good plan is to start with two, so that the.v can be worn Hternately, and, if need be, more can be added after the Christ mas holidays. It is a most foolish plan to accumulate many frocks foi any young girl; far better to buy them when needed. Been ill ISedrootn. A bedroom in a house in Morris ville, Vt., has been made uncomfort able for some time past by honey, which ran down the walls to the bed and the carpet. An investigation re vealed the fact that a swarm of bees had located between the boards and laths. Thirty or forty pounds of very fair houey were taken out, and tho bees were induced to enter a hive, where they are living happily. A permanent machinery exposition i will be maintained in Lima. Peru. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. Way to Wash Eiderdown. Here is the way in which to was! garments of eiderdown: Make a audi of lukewarm water and the best laun dry soap. Put in the garment and wash it thoroughly, hsiug careful uol to vub soap on it; that causes it tf shrink in spots and is undesirable ir every way. The best eiderdown will not fade and will bear hard and fro quent washings. Kitchen Odors. There are few of the annoyances o) the kitchen which it is more difficult to overcome than the odors of cooking, which in summer seem to penetrate all closed doors and even cling around the slight draperies of inner rooms fav from the cooking-rooms. A greai many vegetables, including cabbage, "greens" of all kinds, as well as pea: and beans, should be boiled in an un covered kettle, aud there must he som< escape for these odors besides th doors aud windows. The best nrrangenient, therefore, i: a hood or ventilator of metal placec directly over the cooking stove and opening in the outer air at consider ably higher altitude than the ceiling of the kitchen. By such an arrange uient the most penetrating odors o: cooking may be successfully disposed of and left to breezes that waft then to the upper air.—New York Tribune, On llcdft and Bed-Making. Bo you sleep upon a feather bedl If you do, you are guilty of a crime against the whole tribe of sanitary teachers; you are down ou the blach books of the hvgienists. According to those wise persons, nc sensible being of this enlightened age ever sleeps upon anything but hail mattresses, placed over the spriugs, 80, if you have a cherished feather-bed make cushions of it. Feather-beds iiave been proved to be dangerous to health. They have fre quently been the means of communi cating contagious disease. The feathers seem particularly adapted to holding the impurities oast off by the bod* through the pores. Whatever kind of a mattress you have give it frequent airings. Onct in a month, at least, have it taken tc the yard or to the roof and there let il be blown through by the wind ami beaten upon by the sun until it is thoroughly freshened. Every day let the mattress be aired from an open window. Turn the mnttress daily in order that it may uol become lumpy aud ridgy from being in one position all the time. In making a bed draw the sheets sc tightly that wrinkles are an impossi bility. One can sleep at least twice as well on smooth linen as on rumpled. Lot the blankets be warm and liglil in weight. They should be all wool, as that provides the greatest heat with the least burden. The bedding should be aired for an hour every day.—New York Journal. Oyster Steaks—Cut beefsteak into ; pieces about the size of an oyster, dip into beaten egg, then in cracker dust and fry in hot lard, as croquettes. | Feather Cake—One cup of sugar, one egg, two-thirds of a cup of sweet 1 milk, two spoonfuls of butler, half a 1 teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful i cream of tartar, two cups of Hour, fla vor with lemon or vanilla. | Cottage Pudding—One pint of flour 1 half a cup of sugar, half a cup of i milk, one egg, butter the size of an egg, one teaspoonful cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful of soda, a little nut meg. Steam for half an hour. I Larded Potatoes—Peel and with an apple corer take out a piece length j wise through the centre, insert bits of I salt pork, ham or bacon and bake un j til tender in a large baking dUli. The ! cores can bo used in soups or in | mashed potatoes. Tea Cakes—One cup of sugar, one ; fourth cup butter, two eggs, one-hall cup milk, one aud two-thirds cups of I Hour, one teaspoonful of baking pow | der and one-half teaspoonful of vanil- Ila extract. Bake in muffin pans and i eat while warm. One cup of raisins may be added if desired. Whipped Chocolate—Wet three tablespoons chocolate with a little boiling water. Scald one quart of 1 milk, stir in the chocolate paste and ! simmer ten minutes. Put a whip j churn into the boiling mixture and I churn steadily over the fire until it is a yeasty froth. Serve at once. Cheese With Celery—One-lialf cup each grated cheese, milk and butter, two cups celery cut small, one-fourth teaspoon each salt aud popper. The celery should be in pieces about an inch long, split to look like maccaroni. Boil ten minutes in water to cover, drain, mix in the cheese, milk and butter and bake in a pan. Serve like a vegetable. Lemon. Pie—The juice and grated rind of one lemon, one cup of warm water, one cup of sugar, two eggs, one cracker rolled fine. Bake be tween two crusts, or bake with one crust, using milk instead of water, and leaving out the white of one egg for frosting; beat it with four table spoonfuls of sugar, and spread on the pie after baking. .Return it to the oven to brown. Mock Terrapin Soup—One cup cf calf's liver cut in tiny bits. Boil in hot water with teaspoon salt for half an hour. Then put a heaping table* spoon butter and Hour in saucepan, stir till brown, then add water in which liver was boiled, half-cup at a time, stirring smooth, adding more hot water if needed to make soupriglii consistency—less thick than gravy. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper aud u very tiny pinch of nutmeg, cloves and allspice. Put in sliced liver, let boil just once and servo with dish of sliced lemon. THE GREAT SALT LAKE. RAPIDLY TURNINC INTO AN INLAND SEA OF FRESH WATER. CloKßliiß of the Salt Itoeke Causes a Loss of Saline SlieiiKlli In Utah's Statural Wonder—An Underground Beaervolr of Springs—Peculiarity or the Lalte. The Great Salt Lake is two feet lower to-dny than ever before known in the history of Utah, anil, according to competent observers, it is rapidly changing its chief characteristic and turning into an inland sea of fresh water. Every fall the lake is several feet lower than in the spriug, but this year the waters have subsided to such an extent that many of the bathing pavilions and boatliouses are left high and dry upon the beach. It has al ways been believed by experts that the lake had an underground outlet, but no explorer has yet been fortunate enough to discover any. It is sup posed, however, that outlets exist, and that daring the last six months they have gained noticeably upon the springs which supply the lake. On the northern slopes of the lake's shores and down the western border are numberless springs which have always run pure brine into the inland sea. These springs evidently come through immense rocks of salt in the earth, and by washing through them they make the spring water intensely briny by the time it reaches the sur faces. There have been signs of a change in these springs in recent years. Several times they have ceased to flow as rapidly as usual, and the water they poured up appeared fresher. I hey have now become partly choked up, either with rooks or salt, and they no longer give the same supply of salt water as they did years ago. In sev eral other places—notably on East Antelope, within fifteen feet of the brimming lake basin—there are many fresh water springs that gush up at all seasons of the year and pour into the lake. These fresh water springs have oecome larger and more powerful since the salt water springs became slogged up, and it is snpposed the underground reservoir of water, divert ed from its usual course, is now seek ing an adequate outlet through the springs where 110 salt rocks exist. If this theory is correct, the Great Salt Lake will gradually turn to fresh vater, and the surface will continue to fall until the winter and spring ireshets from the mountains fill it igain. This additional water will add <lO salt to the great sea, bnt make it Iresher than ever. It has been well Jnotvn for many years that the Great Salt Lake is fresher in the early spring than in the summer, and the phenom snon is probably caused by the addi tion of great quantities of water from .ho snows and streams of the mount lins. Those engaged in manufactur ing salt on the lake say that it takes fix gallons of water to make one gal ionof snlt iutho summer and fall, hut ihat in the early spring it often takes leven and oven eight gallons to make the same quantity. There are three large streams emp tying into jthe Great Salt Lake—the Bear, Weber and Jordan Rivers—but :liey make 110 appreciable difference In the saltiness of the lake, except larly in the spring, when they carry ,he melting snow s of the mountains iown to the lake. So long as the li.lerground .spriugs of salt continued 10 pour their brine into the lake it re quired an immense volume of fresh vater to neutralize them. The Great Salt Lake is seventy wiles long and fifty miles across in its widest part, and it has an area of 2000 square miles. Auother peculiar ehauge :hat has taken place in the lake is the gradual upheaval of the bottom. In recent years its greatest depth has lot exceeded forty feet, while the iverage depth is only from twelve to '.wenty. Fifty years ago the bottom ;ould not ho sounded in places, and lines 100 feet long failed to strike hot lorn.—Philadelphia Times. Not Another Like Ilim. Contrary to existing boliof and tliei newspaper paragraphers, neither Ar kansus nor Georgia has a corner on all the rustic simplicity and blissful: ignorance in Uncle Bain's domain.j Squire James Higgins, of Brooklyn Township, Schuyler County, is sixty five years of age. Ho lives on the farm on which he was horn, and has never been farther than thirty miles from his own hearthstone. He never rode on a railroad train, never saw a steamboat, a theatrical performance uor a game of basoball. Mr. Higgins has been a Justice of the Peace for Brooklyn Township without a break in the consecutive links of time since 1801. No decision handed down from his benoh has ever been reversed by a higher court. He has married more than 000 couples, aud points with pride to the fact that none of them ever appealed to a divorce court for a severance of the matrimonial bond. Squire Higgins is a bachelor, liud says that he cannot remember that ho ever paid court to any young woman. He also says that he is one of the few "Andrew Jaekson 1 Democrats" in the country.—Blan dinsville (lii.) Star. The World's Telegraph System. The total length of the world's tele graph system has now reached 7,- 900,000 kilometers (4,908,823 miles), exclusive of 292,000 kilometers (181,• 440 miles) of submarine cables. This mileage is apportioned as follows: Europe, 2,840,000 kilometers (1,764,- 790 miles); Asia, 500,000 kilometers (310,685 miles); Africß, 160,000 kil ometers (90,419 miles): Australia, 350,000 kilometers (217,569 miles); America, 4,050,009 kilometers (2,516,- 548 miles). It will therefore be seen from the -bovo that America leads and has almost double the mileage of Europe.
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