Bloomington Progress, Volume 16, Number 34, Bloomington, Monroe County, 6 December 1882 — Page 1

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We looted toward the deep dark bhw, Bntid the window inns Ji.i . "ftP alliour dteariklDg lrew.. .. The epirft OS the sUr. T

1MM xsee-th wortt cale?, '? We were already there! we did net find thaway go steep . ToeBmhtheirtyiitah-. : Aid Mot at first aid fltfauv. Then aweet-aad 8hrUlnd ucar We heard eternal harnny That only angeh hear. We nw beneath afatnt and far Tho Htde otoadteta atrewn, Audi became waaw-riia; star, Aad you became mj . Ah, have yon found our tarry akie?, where are yon aU then "!? t Oh, artoon of many memories,' - h, star of many tear!

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BUU'fWb Belli'

Fveaeen then aaata, I once Set. die. A- tw bream ateod by, , Hj whi'Peren a word.. And the beautiful years nor more attpeared. ' He whlnpeiwl a word. And t s aoan.l In irata wak'gtronKaraspetl, - - For that wont was "Youth," Vo will atay here nowP lit no votee rep ted, t I -aw th-m fads - i 4J throou mVterat. Tuey were d-uni th.maerrea. These btavaci-fol yearn.

IN DEAD EARNEST FQB ONCE.

Am tfr k-.ila i C1W tdwlaoae Buy SewaX. reporter, indeed! "Well, th" is r ew it happened: I had been country Torrespondent for several metropolitan -papers, and, believing' that a sit a re- . porter on a city daily would be about V -J ?Br "frwaga I went to B. . full of newsgutheririg notions -6 my 66' in anarch of a pooitioa. . It took me seven long months, notwithstanding the cre- ' deatiafcr i-nad bronght with me, to soli yara won. third-rate ait ; but, asn ring I falf thi jgrtat ambition, founded en s tanaH liegmnrags was highly arjpropriBVi wejnfj tf work with tin enough to Iravideetiwyed the entire mfrueiiee-of the DaUy B.ossom had I been given .. , ., iita . nodMement, which, nataraUy, I ' 'aiwrfrycraved. n ' 1 eeerhtcmr foremost reporter wag taken sick. Some one yu wanted to take his place, and wett, the happy 'MotfeUtome: It my mewbry serves me, my heaEtdidflTttter then. , Vhr.it tood still, then gave an- acrobatic leap, the bite of which I have never exper-

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BLOOM INGTON, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1882.

Sew Scries.VOL.XVI NO. 34

.. Abont 9 o'dook tlaafterening, m mr feverish chase eWa,rI discovered a bright light in t te weft. Of course reporter see these thing first, thonb I directly afterward observed thai aqn-tds of people were discussing the phenomena on the street corners. la a instant my heart gave another thump, and before I wat uware of my wickedneas I was raruely hoping that the fire Send, dreadful to some, might burst forth as renlendmt as my elated self. An alarm had n- r ret sounded, and with patriotic alert ness I bounded away toward the liijht, which was every moment becoming brighter. The tall Bhurch spires were growing red- with Che glare, and in their majesty seemed to give a heightened color to my impetuous desire to oatdo the other papers with this bit of news at the least Ik soon beeame. evident that the fire was out-ide of the city, jnst over the bluff. Quickened instinct taught me that no weather-worn reporter would venture out so far, and who knew but I, upon this very night; conld feather my cap, and on the morrow rank second to none in my chosen profession. At any rate, I was going to the lire. It was nearly two miles to the bluff, but what of it? Tho hoar was early, and, I would have ample tune to get "back ami. fix up matters at 'the office before going to press. Begardtas of alluring paths and highways, I kept the firelight direcMy a'jead cf me, crossing open lots and fences, evading lanarling dogs and policemen, until, with en almost shocking abruptness, I came to a bauik of fresh earth, to surmount which wouH" require some vigorous climbing. But ni I - darted, with the firm belief that the fire would be in full view when

I reached the top. Jns as I was about to grasp the sot above I felt the earth giving away beneath me. I gave a aud- . fen leap, to save myself, hut no, down I ' ' ffamHed'witfc. -fins Twiiabw and-iKde, . Wlr;awalV;'mywrw bat lay half Touf SJt nrnoi. I was no in a' ' tirfti:

i9rtef , Vv the a d of al

-9venuuia;iuaj aspi; jjtr, m. sueeeeaea m

the nage of tte niH. But be-

ttMsre was another blaff

and the fire f- With a ou'et

determination I resolred- not to be baffled in this way. There wa-t the firie directly ahead of me, and why not' go Ha itf Well, I dilnt even' step to ask tbe.guej-tton. CljNbjng a rail fence

aurtea across a piece of plowed ground, through a corriEeld. in which the 'rows'

mmmi'imh. and

nun. Mere i encountered some 1

nnderbluah, tlnrough-, which"

.liglit.. gleamed fainfly and

erackled in the oraino'js stillness" as I

i ieredmTwMa4enliI,ike painted

-warrior I kept' the one object sought,

.befon raechucUug over the assurance - that the farther, away the fire, the less ! --iptwwjide'Etbtfcer-T ' .' the news. Tet when I reached the top of the f il3H inrrr'trc-fH were, not ended. A -' -dense woo.l -fll hid ths fire from view, but through this I eagerly started, - - eonririgat" last to an open field, where I mounted a fence to reconnoiter. As sureait I then lived and preserved myreportoriaf fdeutity, those deceitful flames were not in sight. Wit'1 this inglorious' - "' " ' 'Wedtty eefore ate, I wijied the perspiration from my aching -forehead. A re- . porter! Bah! I could hare fought a whole bribe -of savages rather than suffer defeat. In the strictest confidence, dear reader, I knew not de- . leas. Such trilling, annoyance ought 'viclxirV'seenwd wntterfm huge letters of .gold all along th tre tops; and

WWtlMavatriJtmgly dramatic parallel J. sHmxs , rrom ..my perehr, ad great

-WObW ma Mtmvamt ta ma ay

t '-aay Jaeels were eleavm-j the air.

ami my- head wan chtjeked into a dead fmtw, and in another mstant I lay at fall length upon the earth, star-gazing.

, . witn ternnea snoru, a hnge beast was t making for the open field, from whose tools Ireeeiveda lump of earth full in mj-aoe. With i. re-x)rters elearnees , of vision, I Mwit all now. like amid'jght sssjisin, I had pounced down upon a harmlesa cow which had taken p -sight's rest in the fence corner, and, as I had eome down astride her

W Bat w$h seareclya thought of my deV.xmnAe 1 pieked myself up and hur--rjed on orr the feagn ground, ocenIfi'l Jku-stumblintr Ih-adlong into a fnrroWnleharjniafpsjBSukfarnTl filled with stones mn& toots, as though reyorters. like artists, most be made to

safler tna ajmonc mnDearaoie oneneesof weD followed pre

Down into a meadowed valley I went, but, to add st iU more tomy misfortunes, I anddanir foond myeelt foundering ia

ai-tiekv mire, the nuddy water tnck-

hfatorrylwjc4vtheb)

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seemed riveted to some ponderous weight below. Failing to free myself at once, it oeenrred to me that if I sat down on

grassy knoll at my side I might be

ante to pnu one leg out at a time. But, horror of horrors I it wasnt a grass knoll at all. It' waa a deceitful bit of

weeds which overhung a tub sunk in

the prouiid, and into ton tub, filled te the brta-Twilh water, I had sut with a humility-that ought, to ha'. , glorified a

saint - With a chilling iatr-.itude I

snatohed my dripping sell .jat, and again stood upright. The wet compress at my back and the fever in my head

ajmabrr contrasted by me as i

k. - ssj surronndingfr. But; inglorious as was my position, the fact that the fire just .then be

gan to show signs, of flagging galled

me to tne ojucs. wnat u 1 should

never reach-the scene of the disaster?

But now,aa I relate these faots,let us be frank. Who .ever heard of a reporter being at his wit's end? I had not up to that moment, and with a grip of Hercules I bent over and pulled the tub frenk its setting f which, by the way, proved to be a barrel) and laying it upon its side sat down upon it to think.

llaopv thought I Over the cask I bent

my form in a truly sjientiflc manner, and reaching Art at arms' length grasped

some stout bushes, and when m readiness

rug-rod -ruroroualy to free my feet from tho obetinAtftf soil- So,iingenious was mv device that the third grand effort

did die work, and I had the pleasure of roHipg ttandsomely out of my peril, leaving, but one boot in the mire to mark the spot of this my latest difficulty. To any candid philosopher I submit the belie! that a trnfy inventive min seldom suffers from the clod of cirainstaTices, considering, I mean, the happiness I experienced while fishing thnt...bpot out of the mutl. Soiled clothes were quite in harmony with what I gained, all of which would make my tri-amph oh the morrow the more marked, etc., etc:; but why stop to consider a glory not Tfct fully earned ? What did I do next ? Without waiting to improve my toilet I pulled on my boot and began my ascent of the third, and I hoped the last, hill between me and the fire. I met not the shadow of a hindrance until arriving at the top of the bluff. Incidentally let me remark that the fire was not in sight because of a thickly-grown hedge fence surrounding a grave yard. Now who ever heard of a hedge fence around a grave yard before? This was no doubt another dodge to perplex a well-meaning member of the press. An artist, under favorable conditions, would have stopped and sketched it. . Bnt I -well, when I found a suitable place I crawled under -it, the best I could do under the circumstances. It was a long-, narrow piece of ground, thickly dotted with headstones and colnmns, all of which were yet ruddy with the still-glowing light of the fire. Spectral-like I hurried over the silent graves, for as long as the hedge on the other side was before me I conld see nothing beyond. Just as I was making my way around a wired melosure, another - ingenious thought struck me. Stepping up to a large monument, I sprang upon its pe dest-d, climbed hastily up to the let-, tered colnmns, and soon found myself able to clasp to my embrace the raiment covered urn at the top. With a most .daring spirit I climbed further, -a i stood on the toppf this deserving work of art, from whence I cast a longing- look in the direction of the light Could I believe my eyes? Certaraly, oertainly ! Self-congratulations came into my mind without numbers. They fairly groaned for utterance. They said: scrape the mud from thy boots, put new stiffening in thy hat beg the cow's pardon, and withhold not thy self-esteem, for, Cliff, you're a ti map! There's the fire in full sight

not more than a mile away, directly

across a beautiful stretch of plowed

nd and buclpvbeati Had there

bje room for me I would have danced for' -JeligKt. As it was I clambered down and hurried on with a new hope, actually hopping from grave to grave.

and. m thirty toilsome moments had

traversed the entire field of fallow and

gflarh-3 coming at length to a road, an

it I might have ohenshed had I

thought of one before. Here I met groups of people coming away from

tne fire, which was now but a flat heap

of glowing embers. Past these dent-

1 -atns Tsakfd, more, the object of their

onaprpe upon tne . back of my head,

mV' arms awmarmo in a wrav that

: O . denoted my intense interest in my callmQDdnbtless several lar?e barns," lytaci etc:,- faadcbeen destroyed, and! o-n$4B Jlii&nee next to the-rrJad had been saved. To the rear yard I went, tot was surprised to.find but.one

person present to answer my greeting, he an elderly man. who. sat smoking and

staring comfortably at the ruins. The

g'ance ne gave me was proof that the fellow had never looked upon a truly dilapidated renort-jr before. To my queries he found courage to say: -You're a little late, ain't ye? The man as lives here, bein' a widderer, is away te the city, am I've coma over from Kibble's to watch the fire. Maybe

you're prospecting hereabouts V

I tola him my mission briefly, and he

replied that bain' a stranger in these parts himself, he didnt know nothin

about tne fire, only -edging from appearances, -an' them's apt to be deesivm', sometimes.

j. minder ana justs I was there no

nAgMac m hailing diBtssic-ii ? : ,"Bs a;fJI mfle eves to Skimpton's, an they're out In Sprat county a-berxy-

Oriel and -remorse was all there was left to face this stubborn reality. Stop! I know what Fll do. Take myself to town, give a glorious imaginary account of the fire, with revengeful bead-lines, vicious sub-heads, exolamttion points and the like, and No, Ciiff, don't you

do it Write it stickful touehing tijxii

the - Ught in the west its probable meaniBg, and directly go to ' bed. The glory has been earned," but keep ft to

yourseir, aye. s lenttv bury it in your

bosom. Act not rashly, my boy, bnt go home by the road, though it may be

ine longest way Hack. To this day, be it said, I have never known upon what street I entered the

city that night. The moon nad gone down and it was as dark as tjr, and, as I whisked top-stairs into the Bioaxom office, the bell in that sable old tower acroae the street struck 12, long and loud. One thing more. The next morning at 10 I was rudely awakened by the manager, who had eome to my bunk, and s I looked into his face I saw the rage of an inquisitor. "See here," lie fairly ahoated, "ftif JtorHtn? Bkipper

has a full half-coluntn of the fire lost night. What does it mean, young man ? out. with it 1" " Oh, then there was a fire last night ?" I asked, with extreme innocence, clapping my hand to my aching head, and trying in vain to straighten my stiffened joints. The truth was I was sorry for the manager, he was taking it so sorlously, and, had not my heart and bones ached so, t might have felt more for him. But what do you supjiose he did? He turned white, then red, then broke out all- over with a disgusted smile, and went out of the room with a bang. But with all my subsequent inquiries I never found out how, as soon as the barnowner had saved all he could, he had mounted his nag and rode straight to the Skipper office because, he said, he took the paper and wanted the particulars printed correctly. But in the light of human justice, let me ask, who earnea those particulars? Detroit Post

.. Take Life Easy. We arc apt to make life altogether too serious. If we should wake up in the next world and find there was none, we should have occasion to reproach ourselves for many neglected opportunities for a' good 'time lout. "Wo are too ambitions to get rich. And if there is another and a hotter world than this, tnoseof" bur restless, over-reaching toiling rich men, who find themselves where their gold is melting and water is scarce, may regret that they did not make better use of their iiou'ey in a country where it was current, and at a time when it was at par. It was the evident intention of the Creator to make the life of his creatures an enjoyable and a pleasant one. To birds and bears and fishes He gave the air and earth and water for their enjoyment ; to them He gave but little care that of procuring food for themselves and for their young and the young are not too long permitted to depend upon the parents' care. To man He gave dominion over the earth ; nnd through art and science, skill, laboi- and industry, he is to subject it to his use. That use is for the advancement of his pleasure, for healthful, rational enjoyment. The man or woman who does not make that use of life is as unnatural and ungrateful, as wicked and absurd, as the well-fed bird who sits in the sun and will not sing. And the parent who does not delight in seeing children enjoy themselves is as -unnatural as the austere sheep who sulks and frowns when lambkins sport upon the meadow in ths sunlight. There is more sunshine than shadow, if we only . look for it; there are more gay than grave things ; there is more of nvasic and melody, and joy, and gladness in the natural universe than there is of sad, solemn sound and gloomy sight. The bright and glorious orb around which our earth revolves has only here and there a dark spot upon its shining surface ; the moon is always half in light

and reflects more sunshine than shadow, the stars are ever bright, and when hidden by the darkness of. intervening clouds, these are silver-lined. There are Books In the running brooks ; Sermons in the stones, and goo. J in everything. There is music in the rustling wind, the babbling stream, the insect's breathing hum, the song of birda and whirr of cities; solemn anthems' sung in the forests' leaves, and sublimest melody from the ocean wave. There are grand paintings by the Master hung upon the arcliinc vault as the sunset lingers upon

our western sky; scenes uyon our hills

as they change from emerald green to

russet brown ; more gorgeous landscapes in our valleys than. Claud Lorraine

could point; more beauties in the heart of mountains than the glowing pencil

of artists can catch and transfer to canvas. Thw is a jolly world of ours if we would make it so. It is a glorious life spread out for our enjoyment for the three score years and ten of our allotment, if with happy hearts and cheerfull minds we would make it so. Too many of us, ambitious for power, eager to grow rich, annoyed by small vexations, make life a consta":; battle from the cradle to the grave.

Well-Preserred Royalty. It is astonishing how well some people wear when they become corpses. When, in April, 1861, the remains of Napoleon was transferred to the sarcophagus, they were observed to be in a perfect state of preservation. When, in July, 1793, the Nationtil Convention decreed that the tooinbs of the cidevant kings ai the Church of St Denis (five miles from Paris) should be demolished, the first tomb opened waa

thai of Turenhe, whose body was found

in such perfect preservation that it was exhibited for the space of eight-months in the sacristy.. The ftrst body extracted from the vault of the Bourbons was that of Henry IV., and it was exhibited for two days, during which casts were taken of the face. On the some day the bodies of' Louis XIII., Louis XIV., Marie de Modicis, Anne of Austria, Marie Therese and Louis the Dauphin, son of Louis XIV., were disinterred. The body of Louis XIII. was in good preservation ; that of Louis XIV. of the deepest black. The coihns of Charles VL and Isabella of Bavaria, his consort, contained nothing but dry bones. The tomb of Dagobert was opened by torchlight. The body of this king and his queen Nanthilde lay togeteher enveloped in silk. The king's head was severed from the body; the head of the queen was missing.' The customs of the people in Dagobert's time must have made it a rather stirring thing to be a king. Atlanta Constitution. What Yiec-Yersa Meant.

"Sam," said an old colored man down at the postofBce to another old codger, "What's de meanin of versa-versaV" "It means tother from which," answered Sam with great dignity. "Idunno," said the firet one, "I think it means upside down." "No," retorted his friiuid, "I'se- done suiih it meann hind side defoah." A third old fellow came by just thon and they appealed the question to him. "I cannot deaplain peiiactly," lie said, "so to meet wid your compredelwiiHiim,

but wiser-versa, am a 'preopriatio l from de Latn and means wuhs and wurk and mo' of it. I members si-umblin' olior it at colledge. It am a liard word to prononce." He ambled along with his buck saw and ths two who had referred to him looked aftor him with respect and admiration, wondering tl.at "one small Mnd e.v.i'd cary all ho know. Detroit Font.

A CrE'iKGIA boy and sold it for f3.

stole a $300 horse

AGRICULTURAL. Culture and Confidence, General observation convinces any one that tho rural population, whether formers or of other occupations, are 'lacking in broadness of views and in practical odnoftt:oni It is true that on the farms We have some men and women of culture and refinement, but there is need for more of them. There are men of good common sense scattered nil throngh our population, but the trouble is these men attend exclusively to their own business. They do not lend their intelligence and influence to elevate and direct their ne:ghborhoed or township in the way of usefulness. They do not wake up thoir neighbors to a realization of their dutios as freemen, but allow interested and scheming politicians to come into their vicinity and sow the seeds of error. The great truth that the less a man knows the more he talks is frequently illustrated in all rural districts. Men who know but little, and that little badly adulterated by some impractical ism or some theory which has been exploded for ages, will neglect his farm or shop to tell his neighbors what to do. But the sound, intelligent man, who has by study and practice "pitted hbmelf for service on life's battle-field," pursues his own business, unmindful of what he ought to do for his neigliliors or his country. This practioal business man is not an office seeker, but his neighbor, whose tongue runs because his head is empty, is always reidy for any position or to do the dirty work of any politician. Hence, if a farmer is elected to the Legislature, or Sheriff, he is of that self conceited, dogmatic, unyielding, cross-roads disputant who loves bird dogs better than honest fidelity to public affnii s. The men in each township, who keep alive by their intelligent, conciliatory, but energetic devotion the farmers' alliance, clubs or granges, should )e largely multiplied. But the men who break up these societies and clubs by their contentions and wrangling disposition who rule or stay awny who abuse everyone who does not agree with them, ought to be greatly decreased in Dumber, and especially kept out of the Legislature. Impractical farmers in that position ruin us. Their measures for the benefit of practical industry fail in the Legislature or Congress ; we are pointed to the cause to the perversity of our farmer representative. Oh, for a large sprinkle of intelligent, broadvisioned, liberal-minded, honet-t farmers, from among whom a few true representatives could be selected. Yet they are among us but disgu ted with the easiness with which the farm r in doliliorative bodies are made the tools and helps of wily politicians. They determinedly pursue their own business, regardless of their own and the country's political interests. Iowa State Register. Sheep Breed for Various g olla. Where sheep have been kept in the same locality for several generations the type becomes very much influenced by the soil on which they are kept On

the light, dry soils or in hilly regions the pos-ure is scant, bnt rich, and the winter keep is generally destitute of succulent food. Under such conditions any brood of sheep will become smaller, finer, and, if on large ranges, more leggy. The wool also varies wiih both soil and climate, becoming lighter in weight on poorer soils, and coarser in fiber on rich soils and in warmer climates. Of course, types as influenced by soil are subject to variations under difference in care and amount of food, as, for instance, a light soil furnishing rich food, though small in quantity, might if but lightly stocked, grow as large stock as rich soil fully stocked; but this would not be the natural tendency under ordinary circumstances. The Transhumautes, or traveling Merino flocks, of Spain were slim, louglegged sheep, considering thoir size, which was due, no doubt, to the scant herbage and the long distance they were accustomed to travel between their summer and winter pasturage. Brought to the United States and placed on small ranges, with better feed and care, they increased in size and decreased in length of leg. The same sheep on the rich, cultivated so Is of Franca, and with high feeding, became very large, more than double thoir former size, in a period of sixty years. Selection h.id something to do with this result, but without the rich food it could never have been accom plishe 1. The various mutton breeds of England show the effect of soils in establishing typos. Tho Southdown in its early his'ory was bred without particular caro in selection, and affords a good instance of what soil will do in establishing a type. They are described as having inhibited the hilly portions of England from the most, anoiont periods of known history of that country. In tho southera part of tho country there is a ranp.e of low hills underlaid with chalk which descend gradually on the south to the seacoast, and or. tho north merge into rich, cultivated lands. These low hills or "downs" havo a dry soil, and tire covered with a rich, sweet, dense herbage. Without special cure this soil produced such sheep us the.e, from a description given of them before Ellman took hold of them. "Long and thin in the' neck, narrow in the forequiirters, high in the shoulders, low behind, sharp on the back and with fiat ribs, their only points being a good leg." Their mutton, however, chiefly from iim excellent character of the pi.sxn.ro, was of the best flavor and highly valued.

The black-faced Scotch sheep, an old breed in Scotland, are another hist mce of the effect of soil and also climate in the production of a type.. They inhabit the hills where Norval'u "father fed his flosk," where wolves and foxes frequent They have a life of continual exposure upon bleak and stormbeaten mountains, cold rains and mists, with deep snows in winter ; covered in drifts tbey are many times compelled to subsist on heather, dug from under the snow. This location and fo.re produces "a horned breed, tho horns of the rams being massive and spirally curved. The muzzle is thick, the eye bright and wild, the body square and compact They are strong, muscular and aotive, although not a heavy sheep in net weight of mutton. On the contrary the low, rich soils have produced tho heavy Lincoln and the unproved Cotswold and the Leicester. Ail classes of stock show this

I adaptation to soil and climate, bat none

so piainiy as sneep. The lesson to be learned from this in that sheep thould be selected with, ref

erence to the soil on which tbey are to be reared and fed. Of course under artificial methods they can be made to do well in localities where they would not do so in a natural state. As a rule tho forage on light, dry or hilly soils, being dryer and the grnss thinner and perhaps sweeter, is adapted to growing fine wool or light mutton of the best qttality, while the heavy soils furnish grass and forage succu lent and abundant, well suited for tho production of larire carcass with early maturity. The idea advanced by a New York dairyman that breeds should be made adapted to locality is a good one, in so far aifctt implies that tho selection of a breed shou d be made with refersnse to its adaptability to the soil. Oi cruras the demands of the nearest and most profitable market must be first taken into account, but, other tilings being equal, the best success will follow the selection of a class of sheep adapted to the soil and c imate where they ate to be reared. Detroit Post.

HOUSEKEEPERS' HELPS.

PcyFTS. One quart flour, one pint milk, two eggs; beat well; butter size of an egg, three taMo-sjioonfuls each of sugar ana Imkinar-poTder; roll out and bake in a quick oven.. Lemon Pbddiso. Mix well two cups of sugar with half a cup of butter ; add two grated lemons, five eggs. Line a deep dish with paste sad pour in the mixture; bake th rty minutes. Quince Jelly. Covor the fruit with water and boil one hour. Then strain through crash ; strain twice if not clear; add equal quantities of juice and sugar and boil steadily twenty minutes. Let tho jars stand one week before sealing. Soda Braoprr. One quart of flour, two teaspoon fuls of eremn-tartar, one of soda, butter the size of an egg, one and one-half cups of sweet milk ; mix with flour, roll out and bake in a quick oven ten minutes. Baked Onions. Warn and boil one Lour, change the water twice in that time, drain on a cloth and roll each in buttered tissue paper twisted at the top; bake one hour in a slow oven. Peel and brown them and serve with melted butter. Yeast. Grate two large, raw potatos. Add one teacup of white sugar, one teaspoon of salt, a half teaspoon of ginger. Pour over thin mixture a cup of boiling water in which a table-spoonful of hops has been boiled. Save half a cup each time to start anew. Crumpets. Take two pounds of bread dough and mix irith three eggs, well-beaten ; gradually add warm water until the batter is ths consistency of buckwheat cakes; beat it well and let it rise. Have the griddle hot and well greased; pour on the batter in small cakes' and bake a light brown. How to Cook Kick. To know how to cook rice so that it will be dry and each kernel keep its proper shape is very simple. The firs' thing to be done is to buy a farina kettle, or to have made at a tin shop two stout tin pails, one several sizes small sr than the other. In the outer pail pu ; as much boiling water as it will hold without running over when the smaller pail is set within it; look over and wash the rice, then put it in the sma ler pail, and put in enough boiling water to cover it (observe, the rice is not to be soaked aud the water is to lie boiling) ; then put the cover of tL inner pail on he outer has no cover; the rice will be cooked tender in from fifteen to twenty minutes if you have a fire hot enough to keep the water boiling. The rice, when turned out, will be dry, and each kernel will be distinct f om every other. Sometimes the condi .ion of the atmosphere is such that -.vater evaporates rapidly, and then boiling water must be kept in thti te.ikuttle so that tho outer pail may bo sup plied from it. It may also be necessary to add a little to the rice. One important consideration to bs-ar in mind is that the rice must not be f. irred at alL Stirring will spoil the shape of the kernels. In India the rice is boiled and served with meat and the favorite curry, and the dish is then called "a curry." A recipe for making the curry powder is here given: To three parts f urmei ic add two parts black pepper, three fourths of a part of cayenne pepper, half a part of ginger root, four parts cumin seeds, six parts of coriander seeds, a quarter of a part

each of nutmeg, ciov-ss and cinnamon. The imported curry powder, which can be bought at lmo-il all large jrrocories, is a very satisfactory preparation. Bnt the cook must rciiiiunber that it is dangerous to put in much at a time, as the full flavor of the, powder is not developed until it has been wet some little time say three or fo ir minutes.

THE FAMILY I Of TOIL

The Old 'ovcl Heroine. The first essential was such perfect beauty of form and f ice that language was wholly inadequate to the description ; the 'moral beauty corresjiondiMl with the charms of the person; she was the most devoted of daughters, the most tender of mistresses the old masters of fiction always dropped the curtain upon the nutrriage the most constant of friends, the most patient of sufferers, always ready to assume tho crown of martyrdom on great or little occasions; lior charity was as bouudluss lis her purse was usu dly limited. She was alwnvs an accomplished as she was

lovclv and virtuous, nltlumtrh it must ! shuffles back and forth from the hy-

be confessed that he:.1 accomplishments ! drant, carrying water for the morning did not extend to conversation, which) wash in old coal-oil cans hung to a stick

Potato Poisoning. Cfood Health says everybody ought to be made acquainted with the fact that there is danger in the potato as well as in many other kinds of vegetables when unripe or when advancing toward decay. When the potato is not fully ripn, its skin contains a considerable quantify of a dangerous poison known as solanine. The same is true when the potato has become old and begun to sprout Such potatoes are wholly unfit for food, and are absolutely dangerous. A Few Simple Remedies. A teaspoonful of charcoal in half a gloss of warm water often relieves a sick-headache. It absorbea the gases, and relieves the distended stomach, pressing against the nerves that extend from the stomach to the head. . Charcoal forms an unrivalled poultice for wounds and old sores. It is also invaluable for what is called proud flesh. It is a great disinfectant. It sweetens the air if placed in shallow dishes around the apartment, and foul water is also purified by its use. For bruises or sprains bathe the part in cold water until you get ready a decoction of wormwood and vinegar. When the herb is fresh gathered, pound the leaves, wet with vinegar, and bind on, and when the herb. i dry put it in the vinegar, and let it boil a short time; then batho the bruise with the decoction and bind on the herb. There is nothing better for a cut that powdered resin. Get a few cents'

worth, pound it until it u fine, put it in i

a cast-off spice box with :periorated top, then you can easily sift It on the cut. Put a soft cloth around the injured member, and wet it with water once in awhile; it will prevent inflammation or soreness. Hoarseness and tickling in the throat are best relieved by a gargle of the white of an egg beaten to a froth in half a glass of warm, sweetened water. Hiccough can be immediately relieved by administering a lump of sugar wet with vinegar. A simple and harmlens remedy and preventive for persons suffering from oar-sickness is a sheet o f writing paper , worm next to the person directly over the chest It is highly recommended and seldom fails. Buy at any drug store one ounce of camphorated oil and five cents' worth of chlorate of potash, and whenever a soreness appears in the throat put the potash in a half tumbler of water and gargle the throat, then rub the neck thoroughly with the camphorated oil at night before going to bed, and also pin around the throat a srat.ll strip of woolen flannel. This is a cheap and a sure remedy for sore throat. If persons suffering from severe headache would tie a handkerchief tightly around the temples they would find relief by so doing in a veiy short time. Hemorrhage of the longs or stomach is promptly checked by small doses of salt The patient should be kept as quiet as possible. A good remedy for warts or corns : Drop a little vinegar on the wart or corn, cover it immediately with cooking soda or saleratus, let it remain ten minutes. P.epcat several times a day for three days and the warts aud corns will bo gone." Life in a Montana Frontier Town. The picturesque features of a life in a Western Montana town like Missoula are best seen as evening approaches. Crowds of roughly-clad men gather around tho doors of the drinking-sa-loons. A group of Indians, who have been squatting on the sidewalk for two hours playing some mysterious game of cards of their own invention, breaks up. One of the squaws f irows the cards into the street, which is already decorated from end to end with similar relics of other games. Another swings a baby upon her back, tiss a shawl arouud it nnd herself, secures tho child with a strap buckled across her chest, and iitrides off, her moccaained feet toeing inward ia the traditional Indian fashion She wears a gown made of a scarlet calico bed-quilt, with leggings of some blue stuff; but she has somehow managed to get a civilized dress for the child. They all go off to their camp on the hill near by. Some blue-coated soldiers from the neighboring military post, remembering the roll-call at sunset, swing themselves upon thoir horse3 and go galloping off, a little the worse for the bad vhisky they have been driukiug in the saloons. A miner in blue woolen shirt nnd brown canvas trousers, with a hat of astonishing dimensions and a beard of a year's growth, trots up the street on a mule, and, with droll oaths and shuffling talk, otters the animal for sale to the crowd of loungers on the hotel piazzn. No one wants to buy, and, after provoking a deal of hvugh'ter, the miner gives his ultimatum : "111 hitch the critter to one of thempiaazer posts, aud if he don't pull it dowu you may have him," This generous offer is declined by the landlord; and the miner rides off, declaring that he has not a solitary four-bit piece to pay for his supper, and is bound to sell the mule to somebody. Toward nightfall the whole male population seems to be in the street save the busy Chinamen in the laundries, who keep on sprinkling clothes by blowing water out of their months. Early or late, you will find these industrious little yellow men at work. One

was usually of the most amiably insipid kind ; if reared in an humble station,

though of course, it always turned out that she was somebody's long-lost child ; nature and noble blcod kindly supplied all her deficiencies ii artificial cnlturo; she was a portentious letter-writer, as the readers to her memoirs know to their cost: herBupply of tears was inexhaustible, nnd in all embarrassing situations where she might have been called upon to show some decision of character she K.ost conveniently swooned ; she seldori ato or drank, and when she did it was only a littlo fruit aud water. She was greatly addict -d to poetry, her ideati were continually arranging themselves "in the following lines," and although steeped in all the misery and misfortune that imaginat ion could invent, she was very ready to apostrophize "Swoet Solitude," or anything else she could commence with a big O. Heroines of the more romantic school sometimes, sang their verses, accompanying themselvas upon thoir harp or flute; and low they contrived to retain these instraments amid all the hair-breadth 'scape, the abductions, tho sudden flights which it was their destiny to undergo, was not the least remarkable circumstance oi" their lives. London QrnpUUs.

balanced across his shoulders. More

Indians sow a "buck" and two squaws, leading ponies heaviiy laden with tent, olothes, and buffalo robes. A rope tied around a pony's lower jaw is the ordinary halter and bridle of the Indians. These people want to buy some article at the saddler's shop. They do not go in, but ssare througl: the windows for five minutes. The suddler, knowing the Indian way of dealing, pays no attention to tliom. After a while they all sit down on the ground in front of the shop. Perhaps a quarter oi! an hour passes be

fore tho saddler askii what they

If he had noticed twin at first, they would have gone awy without buying. The Century. Discovery of Mont Bhtne. Mont Blanc, the highest of the Alps, is, strange, to ray, a modern discovery. At least, no mention is mude of tins colossus of European peaks in any itinerary, or in any literary work whatever, till recent times. M. Charles Durier, in his work "Le Mont Blanc," says: "This mountain rises in the center of the most populous nnd civilized states of Europe; it is, in fact, the axis around which European iv lization hns re-

; volved vl still doeti revolve; its height i jtj couaidtatloj it dominates everything

in its vicinity, and, to make its appearance more striking on the background of the bltte sky, its summit, though pliced in a favored, temperate latitude, is ever covered with a mantle of anow.

And yet, during twenty centuries, noj

historian, no traveler, no s.ivant, no poet names it, or so much us alludes to it. As the sun describes "his daily track, that peak throws its shadow upon at least three countries possessing differ e:it languages, but still it was profoundly ignored." The same author informs us of a map of the region round abont Mont Blanc, published in the second half of the sixteenth cen'nry. but which gives no hint as to the existence of the mountain, which, neverlheles, is visible from all sides at distances of sixty leagues. Saved. The design of wise ar. d humane lawn is to save from crime, as well as to punish offences; and for thin reason a largo nt.mber of cases that ccnie before thu lower courts are left to the discretion of the presiding judge. A few years ago there appeared ona

morning in tho throng of criminals i that crowded the dock of one of our ci'y courts, a young man who evidently did not belong to the ordinary class c f criminals. Among the hardened and brutal faces that surrounded him, his downcast, niolaucholy refined features attracted the judge's attention. His offence was drunkenness; and it wns not the first time he had been brought into court on the same humiliatng charge. His history was a corinion one that of the boy brought v.p by respectable parents in the country, coming to the city to earn his living, forming habits of dissipation, and sinking into a confirmed inebriate. He had been dealt leniently with on previous occasions, but now something decisive must be done. After hearing his case the jud ?e snid to him, "I don t want to send you to thij house of correction; but I don't sec what else I can do. What do you th: uk yourself ? Is there any hope of your reform?" "I don't know," the young man replied, despondently, "I will try." "You will try I So you have said Ijefore, and we see what your trying amounts to. Is there anybody who will take charge of you, and be responsible for you, if I let you off' on probation? " The young man burst into tears. "My father," ho said, in a broken voice, "I do n't know of anybody but my fating." "Well," said the judge, "we will send

for your father and see what can be doae." In two days' time tho father crime a kind, affectionate, deeply-afflicted old man who gratefully accepted the charge, and took his sou away, with the ag-eement bat both aiould return At a certain day and give a faithful account of the tout's conduct during the teim of probation. The father took his son home wth him to the country, and at the appelated time promptly ap iearcd in corrt hopeful and hiippy. lie reported diat hit son had entirely left off his bad habits, and become once more sober, trustworthy aud ambitious. "That is very gratifying," said the judge; "but why didn't you bring him to town with vou?" "I did," replied th father, "I loft him to do a few errands. He will be here in a few minutes; he wi'l certainly be here," he added with cheerful confidence. An hour passed; anil still the son did not come. A half hour more; yet the father firmly believed his bey would redeem his promise aud repeated, "He will surely be here." The son did, indeed, arrive in season, but alas! at the wrorg door, and supported by two police ofllesrs who thrust him into the dock drunk again! The father was in diispair. So was likewiso his son, when he realized Ms situation. Ho had held out until the last hour, .when meeting a former companion on the street, he had yielded to tho temptation of taking "just one gloss," which for hint meant several glssses, degradation and the policecourt once more I Moved by the father's entreaties, the son's renewed pledged, and his own tinmane disposition, the jndgo consented to jive the young man another trial. It waa an almost hopeless leniency. Did he hold out? Yes, it is gratifying to know that this time hn held out not only until the last hour, but passed even that safely, and is now a sober, up right man. But this is cue case out of scores, who never break away f vom the bondage of their fatal vice Youth's Companion. A Dishonest IDcbt. 'Yes, sir, I always pay my honest debts," declared an Aikansaw gentleman of the old school, addressing an acquaintance. "I am glad to hear you say so," exclaimed a merchant who overheard the remark. "You bought n suit of clothes from me some time ago, and you havo persistently refused to pay mo. Now vou blow around that you pay your honest debts." "I still declare tnat I pay my honest debts." "Well, why don't you pay me for tli&t suit of clothes?" "It's not au honest debt" "Why?" "Because when I got the clothes I did not intend to pay you. Consequently tho debt is dishonest." Arhansaxo Traveler-

The Effects of Yellow fever. Tt's an ill wind. It must have been in Memphis. Moae, the younger, sat in the storo reading ti e evening paper, an! all of a sudden he called out: "Faddor! Faddor!" "Vnt ish it my sou?" "A case of yellow fever onlv si's miles away 1" "Moses?" "Yes, fodder." "Pegin to pack up dent coats uml wests ! By to-morrow dot Yellow fever vhill lie in town, und vhill le telegraphed to

want. ' jh-iiv, ui iy iwi imA uT nv IUW

tau una onor to pav twenty cents on der toiler. I vhos looking for it tdl last week." Wall Street Netoa.

The Wise

A worldly father,

Father. vfter the ntyle of

Lord Chesterfield. . ijivmist good auvi'o to bis son, who ii about to enter society. "And, above all, avoid flirtations. B'lt if yon nvvtt flirt r fall in love, sir, bit suro that it is with a pretty woman. It is nlways uafer." "Why?" "Because some other fellow will be sura to lie attracted and cut you out b fort- iiv niuiM 1 wau done." Lonr do) Voni,

Mast statesmen look upon a morning: coqktail as a constitution)! amendment if ScHHEKnnEFXB says 'in'awiage is a means of jgrace, because it led him to repentance. Philadelphia boasts it maw who tried to poison seven eople. In a man who ' isn't a doctor this thing seems extr.-MH-dinary. Philadelphia Chronicle. Yon nevr know how. much wate? an Umbrella i capable of containing until yon accidentally stand it against the w all and on the pearl-colqwd carpet that costs i$ per yard.--.iACfc " A Brooklyn mad no longer asks another; on Suu"ay morainjL-'Areyoii going to church TBell8l)r now is, "Are you going to hear a stump speech this moiuing? jNbiTtiffjjjfi'erau." FniETO "Madder, what is the matter with your nose?" Madr "The only chance for'. an artist nowjli to paint quickly and che&p. I work with liotb hands and blend with my i ose." P'Avk. AS old bachelor rewttly i?ave the following toast: Women the morning star of infancy, tie day star of manhood, the evening star of age. Bless our stars, and may they always be kept at a telescopic dhitanoe. A Denver paper professes to t'dnk it marvelous that a man whose brains. vcre knocked out are living. ! If be tvere out this way be would not only be living, but would be holding some imrtant office: Hartford Times. Young man, don't pay the minister . over $10. You will need all your currency the first time Belena pnte her dimpled srms around your neck and tries to trade off two kisses for a spring bonnet ifeto Orleans Picayune. SQOEAKEKI 0MSM. . CnmnHtcal, says "William &,' Aro they wh . crime and sin noaasaa, Like troMoa, tr casern and spoil. No, If you would the A yll foilIf Dinnio in your sole" you cqooni Jut buy a pair ol squeaking shoot. Puck An examining magistrate questions a criminal and asks him what excuse he can fir d for the murder he hat- committed. "Your Honor," says the accused, "my victim has often said to me in confidence that he wished to die-a sodden and violent death!" "Wiiat ore the nine muses, pa?" asked a littlo boy who was reading mythological lore is the lower clasii. "It in when the home 'nine is beaten in a game of base ball, then the nine muses over it," was the reply. Cincinnati Saturday Night ': Tine bashful young man who aeked lady on the beach if "he coul 1 see ber home," wns much surprised to hear her reply, "that he could go up and see if he wanted to, but she did not think her father wauted to well;" then ehe coolly walked off with the man of . hor choice. One of the New York philanthropists who helped introduce the Eng lish sparrows here has had to remove every bracket from his house and go to an expense of $100 for painting. Wish he bad to live for a year on a spirrow-pie and catch the sparrows himself. .Free Press. "I ravTR I shall have to ask your escort this evening," said a sister to a big brother. "Well, I guess not Do yon suppose Pm going to let folks know Ican't go with any girl but my sister? I'll stay at home first. Then) is a good deal of such accommodation in families. Boston Globe. . A practical mendicant is one morning missed by one of his regular benefactors. But on drawing near to the poor man's usual stand the bonevolent man sees his chair, upon it bin hat, and on tho hat the 'following label: "Kind gentlemen and Indies, take pity on the poor blind man, who has gone to breakfast." Ii was Mike's third appearance ia court within thirty days, and in reply to his usual appeal of clemency the magistrate impatiently observed': "It'no use, Mike, you're good for notbiag." "It's not me sthyle to be brajtRinV tosorted jMike, "but if your Homeur will borry a pair of shellelahs mri stip outside wid me 111 muko it iaconvavr ient

I fer ye to howld that opinion. xfraol lyii Eagle. De humblest man in the world ain't de man dat is fixin' tor be burg, but da : man what hab jist got over a drunk.

He feels like eberybody is a ii"intra' de finger ob scorn a.':, hira, an; when one ob his fren's speaks :f some littlo liar penin' ob de spree, ha bleeds inside. Bnt he uin't entirely cured. After awhile he 'gins ter feel ijig agin an' forgottUV his shame, he gets drunk. Den elierybodv seems ter jc 'gratulitin' him till fie gets througl i wid his foolishness. Oh, I'm been d ir.- Arkaneaw Traveler. ; Influcmte of a Name. When one reflects how much of man's success in life depeuds upon his name how ridiculous hemnybe made by beinjt called Peter Politer, or Ijovelanil Snooks it is really sul that parents pay so little attention to lihe effect of their choice upon tho future of their children. They ill register their firstborn as Mugghj Maepherson, if they happen to have i. rich uncle who I oasts Muggins as fciii surname;, they will spoil a pretty putroaymid 'by christening their child Jeremiah .Seymour or Aminabab Cliib.'d; they will even turn him out anonymously upon the world with such an ap logy for a. cognomen as John Smith or William . Jones, Patrick O'Brien, or Angus Comerou. And yet a little fancy or a little 'care might make an endless difference to his future life. I have knt n a man whose whole career was embit tered and darkened by the culpable cruelty of Lis parents in christening Ion. Barnabas. Be was naturally known us Barabbae from his school days oiwud and nly tho force of great innate integrity can possibly

have saved aim :rovu nnauy turning aasj

a robber and a eut-tnroat As it ma

, - . . i , , i , T 11 .3

ue reiiiwxi Buiijiiuivou tviusHi judge, becousel e could not bear the idea of being addressed as ;8ii Barra-

bas. J. he com lull Maoatine A tfeMfcema. A gentleman is one in whom 1he rig orous and the dolicateis happily united. The soft the retlued that whioh comes from frequenting the society of womtsn of culture lies in the. "gen'ilo;" tho strong, the firm, -Ae stera-Sftliefc which, comes from batting wfejavspieM lies h the "mau;" "gentle" imf bMsjhe possession of all the social, ili of nil the civil virtues; "nutu" is th &svy wine, "gentle" the tasteful goblet; "man" is the sharp, correct drawing, 'gentle" the warm, soft coloring; "gentle" might be the Sybarite who is disturb.! by tSie falling of a rose leaf; "mar." is the Brutus, who, as judge, know not eve his own child. Pericles the bravo, magnanimous, amiable, refined Athenian might lie offered as en exitaph ef the true gentleman. "Gkandpa, does hens make their ews. egg ?" "Yes, indoed tlvsy do, chume. "An' do thev always put the yche in th middlo?" "Guoes they do, Jolunie.,, "An' do they put the s-arch arouud in to keep the yellow frori nvbb tig off?" "Quite likely, ray little boy." Aft who sews the cover on ?" Thisstuiuped the old inwtileman, and he bun icaxled Johnnie's mouth with lollipop. Xott don Society. In a family burial ground at H r. abet N. II., i an imposing Bionmuetr, "Erected to the memory o '.:iwse i. faithful dog,"