Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1892 — Page 5

THE WOES OF FARMER VRHJL. •BY PLEASANT KIBKMHUUB. Lord Byron Junes fttafame Orlando Homer Frill, 'To poetry'has lately turned, While I the land must till - ’Attuned to nature’s harmony, Inspired by autumn’s breeze, ■■His tender verse my poet weaves, Nor hoe nor spade he Bees. ' Of country life, sweet rural scenes, And happiness galore, 1 He’s- ground off “pomes” enough* to reach From here to Baltimore. “He sings of “brown and rustling’ leaves In dark and shadowy wood”- ! '’Now,' I’ll admit in ’tater hills Brown leaves are mighty good. * In* frenzy line he rolls his eyes, i While I roll up my sleeves; ‘ He sings of autumn's autnmness While I rake up the leaves. Of “wildwood nuts now falling fast, With soft; seductive sound”— Bed better help me goobers dig; , . ‘They’re wasting in the ground. ■ Of “lowing kine”he sweetly raves — But ne’er milks he the cow; The “glory of itfarmer’s life”— But ne’er drives he the plow. * He sings of “birdlets by the brook” -And “flowrets’in the* fen” — ■Twould better pay, I think, to feed The piglets in the pen. > I tell you, folks, I’m gettin’ riled, ’N’if Lord and-so-forth Frill { Don’t hump himself, and get to work, I’ll cut him in my will 1 ; [Detroit Free Press.

THE IMPERIAL DRAGON

The combination of circumstances that - served to bring Miss Damon to L—moneyless but determined was known to nobody. All that anyone knew of her; was imparted by a brief statement made ! by the editor of the Dispatch to the effect that on a certain blustering afternoon in January she had walked into the office and asked for employment. He had declined her services with thanks, i but she came again and again, until one day she found a vacant desk, sat down at > it, and had been there ever since. She wrote two or three caustic articles, struck at one or two local atrocities, and in a little while made an enviable reputation for bitterness and cynicism. Her name got out and after that everything malicious and pungent that appeared in the paper was unhesitatingly set down to her credit. She was not known outside of the office, but the impressions that prevailed concerning her were not flattering. It was generally agreed that she knew too much to be young, was too cynical to be agreeable, and there was a theory current among the paper’s readers that she had been crossed in love and disappointed in her literary aspirations. She did her work in the daytime and was little more than a myth to the men who spent their nights in journalistic harness. They were frequently questioned about her, and they generally answered all queries by the broad but meaning statement that she did not “run with the gang.” Soon after she began her- mark in her new sphere a book of verses appeared, written by a gentleman of L , Getfrge Lawrence. Copies were sent to all the papers, and one of these fell into the hands of Miss Damon. She prefaced her criticism with the remark that the verses were not uniformly bad, but ranged from bad to very bad, and then mercilessly impaled the author to the extent of three-quarters of a column. Lawrence had never forgiven her. He referred to her ever afterward as “The Dragon” and the “Imperial Dragon.” The name seemed appropriate and it was generally adopted. The criticised versifier experienced some satisfaction at having thus baptized ner with indignation, but he by no means considered himself avenged, and‘at the mere mention of her/ name his muscles grew rigid and every artery throbbed with a wild desire for vengeance. Being clever with a pencil, he made a sketch of her which embodied the popular impression that she -was a shrewish person of uncertain age. and it was a source of endless amusemeDt to himself and friends. It must be confessed that Miss Damon’s was not the only adverse criticism, and Lawrence was a good deal depressed, but not wholly subdued. He did not intend to be snuffed out in this summary fashion, however, and though for a long time he attempted nothing in a literary way, he was casting about for a fresh motive, resolved at no distant date to make another, effort. “The Dragon” had recommended proSe; he would try prose. • • • • * * *

In the meantime summer had come and Lawrence was to spend several months with some friends in California. When he returned he would go to work in earnest. It was a glorious day, bright and 0001, -though it was the middle of July; the sun was just rising over the eastern rim of the cup-shaped valley; a luminous ■mist shading from pink to purple was rolling away from Pike’s Peak, and the hits of sky showing between the serrated ridges opposite were deeply blue. Lawrence, on his wav to California, bad stopped to spend a day Mauitou,. He had reached'the springs the evening before, and was finishing his breakfast this .bright morning in the great Sahara of a dining-room when the waiter came in >4 announce the carriage he had ordered for the day. For the last half hour •the gallery in front of the hotel had been thronged with tourists ready to begin the day’s sightseeing, and the double line of vehicles drawn up outside were being loaded with all possible dispatch. As Lawrence emerged from the dining-room the last wagon drove up to the door, and a lady wag on the point of getting in when the driver said: “Beg your but this carriage is for the gentleman.” ‘ ‘But I ordered a carriage for this morning.” “Your order was too late. They were all engaged. This was the last one in the stables. I can give you one to-mor-row,” “I shafl not be here to-morrow.” “Maybe the gentleman’s going to stay over a day or two and would just as soon drive to-morrow,” suggested the driver. By this time Lawrence had come up. “If you can give me ahorse and saddle it will answer my purpose just as well,” he said. “I haven’t got a horse.” “As I leave to-morrow on the early train,” said Lawrence, “I can not conveniently postpone my drive. But we are probably going in the same direction, and I should be delighted to accommodate you with a seat la the vehicle "

There 'was nothing else to T» ■dene, fthe accepted with thanks. Lawrence; harided »h« ditto the carriage, v*wd; thought, os their eyes ’met, that-she was) not-an unpromising companion. He was. <a gregarious animal. He hated being alone, especially in a crowd, and a. ohance “acquaintance was not to bede-, spised. He handed her his card. She, looked “at the name, raised her brows slightly, dropped the card into her hand-, hajgjy'and then, looking squarely at him,! “My nameis Vincent.” He called her Miss Vincent at a venture. She did not correct him, and they fell to discussing the points of interest on the way. lit was a delightful drive, and neither regretted the circumstance that brought them together. They dined at the same table, finished up the sights in the afternoon, <and, getting in rather late, took supper tete-a-tete in a corner of the de- : -serted'dining-room. That evening the. rooms were cleared for a ball. He met her at the door as she was about to enter the ball-room. She wo row dress of black lace with a -sleeveless coisage that displayed a pair of superb arms and a smooth, white neck. The-sharp contrast of her hair and dress with Hie singularly fair complexion made her kiok like a black and white cameo and he thought as he stood there looking past him into the ball-room that no carving could be more classic than her profile. “Shall we go in there?’’ she asked. “It -seem S-dreadfully wiirfn and crowded.” '‘Then-suppose we stay here.” “1 believe it is much pleasanter here,” ■she answered. The ball-room was full of promenaders ’They pressed out on the veranda and sat talking in the moonlight. Occasionally they would return and beguile the intervals, waltzing when the music permitted, until the crowd of dancers began to thin and the parlor clock struck 1. “I really must go now,” said Miss Vineent, rising. “There is 1 o’clock and I must leave at 8.” “Which way do you go to-morrow?” asked Lawrence. “East. I must be home by the 20th.”

She gave the name of a village about fifty nules distant from the town where he lived. “I’ll see you in the morning,” he said. “I believe we leave this place on the same train, so I won’t say good-by. And now, just one more dance—the last.” Down the long gallery they floated into the shadow and out into the light, his grasp gradually tightening as they went, her face against his shoulder, and his head bent forward until his cheek touched her hair. The music ceased suddenly, but the arm about her waist did not relax. She gave a furtive upward glance, then dropped her eyes. With a swift movement of his left hand he drew her arm up until it encircled his neck, leaned forward and kissed her. She darted away like a swallow, and he caught a last glimpse of her as she turned a corner of the stairway. When Lawrence came down to breakfast next morning it was nearly 9 o’clock. The early train had gone. So had Miss Vincent. * * * * * *

It was summer again. The work Lawrence contemplated a year ago was finished. He had acted on the suggestion of his critic; he had turned Pegasus out to graze and given his attention to prose. The result wosa novel—thestory of a day—called “Ea Route,” which he assured his friends was suggested by an incident of his western trip. The book had been published, and the reviewers, to use his own phrase, had “let him down easy,’’and he was much surprised to find himself gently and affably treated by the Dispatch. The writer was not surprised to find so indifferent a poet capable of producing a tale so pleasing and graceful, so full of felicitous description, so fresh and unhackneyed. It was understood that the young man was under a solemn promise never again to attempt verse, and, in consideration of this assurance and the promise of success held out by the latter work, it was but just that the public should extinguish its resentment and take the author .to a forgiving and indulgent bosom.

There followed a criticism in which the claims of the book were seriously treated, and by the time Lawrence had finished the perusal he was thinking that, after all, he might have been a little too fierce in his resentment upon a previous occasion. There arose within him a desire to make amends in some way for his |own ueriaion of this person, who, however hard upon him at first, was clearly without malice in the matter, and had no doubt in each instance expressed an honest conviction. He wrote a note in which he acknowledged the courtesy and asked leave to call and thank the writer in person. He had a few copies that had been handsomely bound, intended as souvenirs foriiis f riends. He 'would be most'happy to present one as a token of his appreciation. The reply to his friendly overture was written upon a card across the upper lefthand comer of which was the day of the week in gilt lettering; on the opposite corner was a pen-and-ink sketch of St. George in the act of vanquishing the dragon. Below was written:

“Miss Damon will be at home to Mr. Lawrence this evening at 8 o’clock, 705 West Broadway,” This sketch, despite the limited space it occupied, was spirited, and indicated a knowledge of her unflattering sobriquet. As he looked up at his own sketch upon the wall he was conscious of a strong impulse to destroy it. At 8 o’clock that evening Lawrence, bearing his peace offering coquettishlv bound in gilt and morocco, rung Miss Damon’s bell. He was ushered into the patter, and in a lew moments heard a rustling of drapery behind him. As he arose he encountered a slender figure in a toilet of black lace. “Mis Vincent,” he said exulting, “I have been looking for you everywhere. I hftve written you innumerable letters, and I have been four times to that horrid hole of a town when; yon said you lived. Why did you deceive me so cruelly?” “Why did I deceive you? Well, I did not think it would add anything to your .pleasure just then to know the truth.” A horrible presentment seized him. “Then—then—your name—is not Vincent?” “Yes; Alice Vincent-Damon.” “You know me, of course?” he faltered. “Yes.” “Don’t you think you have taken rather a mean advantage of me?” “No; I think the truth would have spoiled a very pleasant day.” In the conversation that followed the purpose of the visit was well nigh forgotten, and the souvenir played a very inconspicuous part in the diversion of the evening. I A week or two later, as Lawrence was sitting in his room, his friend Harrison came in, took a seat on the opposite side of the table, and, after gazing at his host for some time with a most lugubri-

oas 'expression, -sain: “Old man, is this *d!l true tSit f Ire* about you?” “What do you bearf’ “That you have actually naught tha dragon!” Lawrence laughed. “What does Tt mean!” persisted Harrison. “It means that at last lam about t take my revenge. I intend to many her;” Lawrence made this announcement with dramatic intensity, and Harrison, who’had arisen, dropped limply into a chair. After a pause he pointed to the sketch on the wall and asked pathetically : “I say, Lawrence, docs she look like that?” Lawrence reversed a photograph that was standing on the mantelpiece with its face to the wall, and, holding it before Harrison, said : “She looks* like that, and she is the heroine of my story.”—[Waverly Magazine.

OLLA PODRIDA.

Mt. Ararat, the resting place of the scriptural ark, is, in reality, two mountains separated by a valley. The higher peak is 17,210 feet, and the lesser 13,006 feet above sea level.

It is estimated that twenty-two acres of land sustain one man on flesS meat. The sa ; i c space of land, if devoted to wheat culture, would feed forty-two people; if to oats, cightv-eight; potatoes, Indian corn, and rice,, 176; and if to the plantain or bread tree, over 6,000 people.

Common Noons from Namks of Scientists. —Appended is a list of technical tenns, common nouns, derived from the names of scientific men. I shall be glad to have omissions pointed out. Ampere, coulomb, daguerreotype, davv, farad, galvanism, hessian, jacobian, joule, kyanism, lieberkuhn, moncrieffiau, nonius, oersted, ohm, orrery, pfaffian, talbotvpe, vernier, volt, watt, weber, wronskian.—[Notes and Queries. Some Curious Comparisons. —lt may interest the readers of The Tablet to lie informed that Greece is about the size of the State of Vermont; .that Palestine is about one-fourth the size of the State of New York, and that the Caspian Sea would reach from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. Hindoostan is about 25 times as large the State of New York, ‘and the Sahara Desert has almost exactly the number of square miles as the whole of the United States. The Mediterranean Sea would cut the United States in two across its greatest breadth, making an open sea from New York to VanCouver. Great Britain and Ireland have about the same number of square miles as Arizona—not so “great” after all! Madagascar is about as large as New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina combined. The area of England proper and that of the State of lowa are almost identical. How Moors Eat Butter. —A Western butterine company recently wrote to the United States Consular Agent at Casablanca, Morocco, asking if it would be feasible to introduce their product into that country. They received the following very curious and interesting letter in reply: U. S. Consular Agent, *•) Casablanca, Morocco, July 19,1892. [

Messrs.: Your favor of June 22 to hand and contents noted; and in reply I am sorry to say that nothing can' be done in this locality with the class of goods you speak of. Native butter is too plenty and too cheap to undertake to oompete with it at the distance you are writing. And, again, you give your goods a very bad recommendation to sell to the natives. You say it won't turn rancid; by that the Moors would imagine they could get no stink out of it, In which case it would be quite tasteless to them. They say of butter: No stink, no good 1 The Moors never pat salt in butter, and to prepare It for use they press it into stone jars, containing from ten $o forty pounds,’the apetture just large enough to pass their fist through; when full, or nearly so, they plaster the top over with soft cow dung, then bury it in the ground, and when it has been there from three to five years it is taken out all ready for use. It then contains all the colors of the rainbow, and as many different tastes and scents. Butter is of no use to the Moor until it is toned up to that pitch, and unless you can conjune up an article that will outstink the Moorish butter when prepared for use, don't write me any more on that subject. Ever at your command, J. Cobb.

Rats That Catch Eggs.

“Do you want to see something funny?” said a drug clerk to a reporter last evening. Of course the reporter was not averse to seeing something in the humorous line, and po informed the mixer of pills atgl powders. “Well, if no one comes in for a moment I’ll show it to you,” said he, placing a basket Of eggs, used in making egg phosphates, from the top of the soda fountain to the counter. “Now stand here and watch the rats,” and the newsman stood where he could get a view. It took but a moment’s silence, and then out popped a hoary old rat, soon followed by three more. They seemed to .understand their part, and climbed nimbly up a box about a foot high, used in covering pipes, and from that to the tray under tie counter where the glasses ere washed. Up on top of another box they went, and then to the top of the counter. They looked around, and began to scamper down. The first descended to the floor, the seeond remained on the box, the third in the tray, and the fourth on the high box. Seeing they were all there, the old rat on top walked to the eggs and picked up one, carrying it with his front legs, walking on hi* hind feet like a squirrel. He dropped it over and it was caught by the rat beneath, who in turn gave it to the one beneath him. This rat jumped down and rolled the egg under the soda fountain. In this manner they carried down six eggs in exactly one minute, when, thinking the fun was expensive, the clerk drove them away. “They will steal them by the dozen if I’ll let them,” said the clerk, “and we have to keep them on top of the fountain.”—[Washington Post.

Sponge Pudding. —Two cups of flour; one tablespoonful of melted butter; one cup of powdered sugar; six eggs, whites only, whipped stiff ; two cups of milk; one teaspoonful of rose water or other preferred colorless extract; two teaspoonfuls baking powder. Rub butter and sugar to a cream, stir in gradually the milk, then the frothed whites, lastly, and very lightly, the flour, which has been sifted twice with the baking powder. Bake in cups or a moV* and eat with liquid sauce.

MODES FOR THE MONTH.

SEEN IN THE SHOPS AND ON THE STREET. Openings Am Bather Late, bat DressMakers Are Busy with Novettles-Ar-tistie Neatness and Finish Is the Motto of Women of To-doy. Fashions f*r Fall. New York correspondence:

lASTERI ASTER Ro ber t Herrick sang of a “sweet disorder in the dress,” but the woman of to-day will none.of it. Artistio neatness and Jfinish is her motto. This we observe not only in the plainly severe tail-or-made, but in the carriage costumes and rich Indoor gown, garniture must not run mad or give any symptoms of "sweet disorders.” I’m forcibly reminded of this fact by glancing at the

high novelty of the moment—-the bodice with rovers, the material of which must be of the darkest shade represented In yourgowu. For Instance, if you select a plaid cashmere, the corsage must be “plain and' Haereverfireach well out bn the sleeve and have two rows of buttons. At the back the corsage has narrow ooat-tails with buttons. The distinguishing feature of this corsage is the broad, round, stiffened belt, narrowing at the back and passing under the coat-tails. The sleeves are tight-fitting in the “plain material, with a shoulder puff of the plaid stuff. There Is something very stylish about such a corsage with its silk plastron and large embroidered silk muslin bow at the throat. Its simplicity, nattiness and neatness make it very suitable, either for a traveling •dress or for a knockabout costume at the country club. With the deepening of October tints fashionable life sets its face toward that Charming institution known as the-ooun-’try club, by means of whioh people in ordinary'circumstances are enabled to enjoy a few weeks of country life dur-

A CHEVRONED CASHMERE.

Ing the deliciously crisp October weather. The sticky days are over, and there is real comfort in putting on a moderately heavy dress, which, fitting you like a glove and being shorn of ribbons, lyiches, and ruffles, brings out the beauty of your figure to Its very best advantage. There la no chance for the women to ask, as is so often their wont: “What do they do at the club?" for they are members of these charming clubs, where you walk, ride, and hunt during the day, and dance and play home games during the evenings, while a big log crqckles on the hearthstone, and the birch sticks send forth an odor more savory than any ever distilled by the perfumers. Every year the country olub takes on more of Importance in the world of fashion and cultured leisure. Here, in the clear autumn atmosphere, the toneharmony of a costume may be displayed with that admirable effect attained by hanging a picture on the line. Here, too. a woman of fashion may display not only her tailor-mades in all thoir elegant simplicity but she may exhibit her grace of form in a hunting ecstume, if she be an equestrienne, or In a carriage dress, if she must view tbe ’cross-country rlaers from her highbacked victona. I have some charming autumn jjowds to show you to-day, and even If yon should be so hard to please as not to accept any one as .a whole, yet rthese exquisite novelties can net fail togtve you a hundred useful points as to scheme of garniture and latest styles and make-ups. In my initial illustration you will find pictured .a vary fetching outdoor gown, a foulard stamped with flowerets, the skirt being ornamented with a deep flounce set off with an insertion of Chantilly laid upsn a ribbon of the tone of the flowerets. The corsage is pointed, front and back, and finished with a small ruffle, Tbe

DRESS COAT CORSAGE.

lacs insertions of .tbe yoke and sleeves are made in tbe same manner as those of the skirt. There is a laee ruche at the neck and wrists. The out-door gown represented in the second illustration is likewise an altogether charming autumnal creation in chevroned cashmere \with embroidered dots. The bottom of the skirt Is garnitured with a broad band of the stuff, box-pleated, as shown, and between each pleat there is a boW of ribbon. This handsome gown should have no other trimming than that indicated. The belt closes at the back with a rosette. The

corsage also closes at the back, there being a box-pleat to hide the hooks. Corsages will, no doubt, continue to be trimmed with laoe and ribbon, out the scheme of garniture will be quite different from summer Btyles. The velvet collar and velvet shoulder puff* will be affected, the latter being pieced out by a lace sleeve caught In at the elbow. Closely pleated silk plastrons will be worn under coat-shaped oorsages, with broad corselet belts on stiff material well boned; and then, of course, there will be revers. I show you such a gown In my third pioture, a very lovely creation In silver-gray woolen, trimlmed with silk of a little darker tone and with galloon beaded with steel. The galloon borders the skirt in manner

IN RUSSIAN STYLE.

indicated, and appears also on the revers and sleeves. The pleated plastron, revers, and puffed sleeves are of the silk. The oorsage is finished with dress coat-tails, and the stiffened corselet forms a part of the plastron. The straight ooliar is covered in front with the pleated silk, at the back with the galloon, which in a V-shape extends down to the middle of the back. Where the buttons are usually placed at the back you met two short pieces of the galloon crossed. There are strong Indications that the great designers will continue todraw inspiration from the picturesque oostume of the Kussians. It will be remembered what a success some of the Russian gowns had last winter. They are a very original people, as all the world knows, and in winter especially their long furtrimmed costumes are sure to find admirers. In my fourth pioture you will find presented a country club oostume, made with a long Russian blouse, over which is worn a vest of heavy blaok silk guipure, set off with gold and silver threads. At the back the vest Is In the form of a round yoke. The belt Is fastened with an old silver buckle. The bottom of the skirt is ornamented with a ru<;he made of two strips of the material folded together. At the back the blouse has three box-pleats below the guipure yoke; the stuff falling from these pleats is gathered at the waist. The blouse hooks down to about ten inches below the waist, below which it is sewed. It is put on over the head. There are gathers at the neck and at the waist, which are held in place by the belt. There is a galloon ooliar and cuffs with the same trimming. It is hard to say who Is the more to ba dreaded, the man or the woman with a camera; but there is this about it; In summer you may hide behind a dump of bushes when you see the camera fiend heave In sight, but not so In fall days when you hunt the sunshine on exposed highways. There Is no escape. She snaps her camera at you, and you are fixed forever like a butterfly pinned against the wall or some unfortunate

STRIPED AND EMBROIDERED ZEPHYR.

tad pole.off Hoard is alcohol, it la too bad that w« should he made to leave such lasting impressions against our will. However, possibly there are young men who would not object to be snapped at by such a charming-looking Head as I present in my last illustration. She looks so harmless that one ran hardly believe .she would be guiiiy of taking Jaek and Nellie in a pose which they might not want perpetuated. StiH, we are more interested in her costume than in her camera, for it is altogether charming, and does not necessarily call for a camera to make it go. This gown is made up io a striped and embroidered zephyr, the stripes being cream and mauve, and the" flowerets black. The skirt is cut bias and grazes the ground, and may be left quite plain or be ornamented with a ruffle fashioned from a double fold of ihe material. Inside the bottom of the skirt you put a satinette flounce. The blouee is made on fitted lining and hooks in the middle. The jabot-like ruffle falls almost to the wast, and is made from strips cut straight, as are also the puffed sleeves. For rough usage at the country club, such as nutting parties, mountain climbing, and the like, you need a gray or tan tweed, with which you wear no underskirts, but lu place of them a pair of tweed knickerbokere made pretty full and worn under the skirt, a sort of divided garment, which, however dress-reform-like It may sound when described, is admirably adapted for walking. The skirt Itself should be made up very plainly and should be finished all around to a depth of four inches with tan leather. Thus gowned you need not fear wind or weather. Copyright, ISW.

The Pharaoh of the Book of Genesis was long supposed to have been drowned in the Bed Sea, but recent examinations of his mummy showed that he had been killed by having his skull split open. ' Napoleon’s father was a citizen of very humble means.

THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH.

Guard Against Cbuay Nights.— It is these chilly nights which delicate people and little children should be fuarded against. The need of light annels and the wisdom of a hygienic regime in diet cannot be insisted upon too strongly, in cases especially of persons in delicate health. The little sufferer in his second summer, who has withstood the torrid heats of July, quite often succumbs to the warm days and cold damp nights of this season. It is such sufden changes in temperature which are always more dangerous to the health than excess of temperature. It is to guard against such changes that light flannels are uecessary. Another cause for the general illnesses prevalent at this season is the decaying vegetation—the debris of the summer’s use, which lies under the heat of the sun, ready to produce dangerous miasma before the time when it snail be thoroughly disinfected by the winter’s frost. It therefore behooves every good housekeeper to pay special attention to her own immediate premise*. Scrupulous cleanliness at this season is demanded as the price of health. These arc slow, lar.y days when everyone feels enervated by the long summer’s heat, and there is quite likely to be some laxity in the management of the kitchen’s surroundings. A sudden influx of flies is very often the first warning to a household that the presoace of a scavenger is needed. It is especially desirable in such case to disinfect all drains and cesspools by the use of some strong disinfectant like chloride of lime, or better still, copperas, if it is an outside drain where the solution will not pass through metal pipes. It is essential also that th* garbage (mil should be kept scrupulously clean by the use of boiling hot suds and soda and water. The use of abuudauoe of a strong solution of soda and water about the sink and in cleansing the pine floors, greasy dishes, and wherever there is any grease which will resist ordinary cleaning, will lighten the labors of this season. If good order prevails in the household, the dishes of tho last meal will bo quickly clearod away and rapidly taken care of. Tho floor will be carefully brushed up after each meal, leaving no little narticles of food to fesfer in the warm, dark air of the houso.

Fivk Minutes’ Exercise.—' There are a good many men who know they need some physicial exercise daily, but who put oil beginning it, from year to year, on account of the time they think it would tnke away from their business hours. Few men seem to be uware that five minutes spent daily or even throe times a week in exercises properly selected for bringing out all tho principal muscles of the body are sufficient to Bet. tho blood coursing freely to the extremities, to stimulate the heart, to massage the bowels, to stir up the liver,to strengthen the limbs, to straighten the shoulders and increase the capacity of the lungs. This is a good deal to claim for five minutes’ exercise and seems to suggest the use of olaborato gymnastic apparatus. It is not too much, as has been proved, and all the apparatus required is an ordinary walking stick. Elaborate systoms of exercise look more promising of results at the first glance, but as they consume time busy men generally drop them after a few trials. Mr. 0. P. Lenhart, physical instructor of the Manhattan Athletic Club, N. Y., is a graduate of a medical college, but abandoned his practice of curing diseases and devoted his energies for the last toft years to the prevention of them by means of physical culture and the proper observance of hygienic rules, recommends the following exercises to busy men on rising in the morning or just before going to bed at night, in order that all the organs of the body may perforin their natural functions;

“Forthc upper part of the arms: Grasp the cane firmly at both ends with the hands and hold it across the chest, letting the middle of the cane rest upon the breast, just under the chin. Drop the hands forward and down to the full length of the arms rapidly and return to position on the chest, accenting the upward movements. Continue this for thirty seconds. Holding the cane as before, push the arms straight above the head, full length, taking long full breaths. Continue this for thirty seconds more. “If the arms are poorly developed this may be repeated after the other exercises are completed. When the arm is doubled up so that the fist is near the shoulder, the biceps ought to measure about two inches more iu circumference than the forearm. “For Hie muscles of the sides: With the arm* at full length above the head and the hands grasping the cane os iu the end of the last exercise, swing from side to side as far as possible; time, thirty seconds. “Here pause and take two long deep breaths of five seconds each. “To strengthen the muscles of the back and rid the abdominal muscles of fat: Holding the cane as in the last posi tioa at arm's length shove the head, bend forward and bring the cane as near the floor as possible without beading the knees or elbows; then swing as far backwards 8* possible without losing yogr balance. Do this briskly for thirty seconds. “This will make a large waist smaller, if persisted in. It is good for lumbago also, and will help those who bend over • desk all day. “To strengthen the forearm: Grasp the cane in the middle with one hand and extend it at arm’s length, on a level with the shoulder. Then twist the cane back and forth, like the spokes of a wheel, for twenty seconds.

Intelligent Indians.

The Pimas are diligent farmers and most of them wood workers. This year they raised 7,000,000 pounds of wheat, and that is about the general average of their crop.* Of this amount they sell 4,000,000 pounds and hold the remaining 8,000,000 for seed and for their own bread. The Government has erected for them a small mill on the reservation and they grind their own grain. The Pimas are also extensive stock-growers and raise a great many cattle and horses. The Government gives them the enormouß price of nine cents a pound for beef cattle on foot, and from these purchases supply some of flbe military posts with beef. They are more than ordinarily intelligent Indians, and many of them rk English fluently. On the reservaare four stores conducted by white men, but most of the clerks are young Indian men and they make excellent clerks.—[Nogales (Cal.) Herald. Potato Fritters.—Grate four large potatoes; add two well-beaten eggs, into which two Üblcspoonfuk of flour have peen stirred until snooth. Salt and fry Ike oysters

SENATOR HILL’S SPEECH.

I Strong Indorsement of Democracy MHI tho Party Nominee*. Senator Hill's Brooklyn speech to a itrong and telling argument in behaU of the Democratic party and its nominee* —Cleveland and Stevenson. Having stated the historical differences between Democracy and its opponent, whether the opponent was the old-time Federalist, the whig, or present Republicanism, Senator Hill addressed himself to the two great questions ot this time—the tariff and the force bill. The Senator is dear and cogent In bis presentation of the Democratic position with reference to the Republican fraud called protection. He demonstratee the position which Democracy haelong held and wtti continue to hold with reference to the raising of revenue at the customhouses* He assigned good reasons why a Democratic convention denounced Republican protection as a fraud. Theae he enumerated as follows: I. It is secured by a palpable abuse of the taxing power of tbe government. X It Inures to the benefit of the few at the oiDenie of the many, 3. It is based upon favoritianf ot the worst •peoiet. 4. It tends to create fictitious prosperity, to be followed by subsequent business depression. 5. It is deoeptive in its promisee and unsatisfactory in its results. 6. Us principal beneficiaries constitute a privileged class, and their importunities for governmental aid lead to publlo scandal and demoralisation.

The Senator showed that there is no purpose upon the part of the Democratic party to do other than raise Its revenue substantially ih the manner employed at present—that is, by custom house duties. There is no purpose of establishing free trade, an idea inconalstent with the existence of custom houses. He quoted Justice Miller of the Supreme Court:. "To lay with one hand the power of the government on the property of a citizen and with the other bestow It upon favored individuals, to aid private enterprise and build up private fortunes, la none the loss robbery because It is done under the formß of law and Is called taxation." He quoted Judge Cooley: “Constitutionally a tax can have no othor basis than the raising of revenue for publlo purposes, and whatever government has not this basis Is tyrannical and unlawful." He slated as the Demooratiu position belief In revenue with Incidental protection, and not in protection with Incidental revenue. So far as the tariff Is neoesrary to meet the needs of the government It may be imposed, and any other benefit which may be legitimately derived from Its imposition may and does necessarily acoompany It. When the Democratic party declares In favof of a tariff for revenueonly it means that the proper, main and only lawful and direct purpose of thetariff is the raising of revenue alone, a logical and correct position which, does not conflict with the idea of such Incidental advantage as necessarily and Inevitably may be received through a revenuetariff. For Illustration of what the Senator says let us assume that a purely revenuo duty Is imposed upon loiTee,, which Is not grown anywhere In theUnited Statoß. Would that afford any benefit Incidentally? It certainly would. The price of coffee being Inorc need by res son of the tariff tax Imposed upon It, just as the price ot sugar is reduced because the customs tax Imposed upon tt has obeen repealed In part, the consumer would look for substitutes for coffee. These substitutes would have the benefit through enhanoed price of the levy of a duty on ooffee. The Democratic party stands- to-day upon this question of the tariff where It stood In 1876. It Is no mono a freetrade party to-day than It was when Samuel J. TUden received more than 250,000 majority of the papular vote. Senator Hill quotes pointedly and pertinently from the oelebrated tariff message of President Cleveland directed to Congress In December, 1887. What the Democratic position would be to-day were it In control of the Government of tbe United State* 1* best Indicated by the latest full tariff bllb presented in 1888, and by tbe separatetariff bills passed by the present Democratic House of Representative*- and. received contumaciously by the Republican Senate. It Is not possible tomake a tariff bill In a plstfown, nor ot.n one in a doz*n statesmen .or publicist.*, er writers formulate a bill. That must bo done in tbe Committee on* Ways andi Means of the National House, but .taking its latest efforts at legislation—the’ Mills bill four years ago erfd the Springer bills of tbe present session—and, as the Senator indicates, they show what would be the Democratic position— « •tsntlsU °* R« should be suba. That luxuries should, bear, the heaviest burdens.

s. That there should he- free raw matanliletor the benefit at ear nuusnfaetutem 4. »at the tariff Mwa maunfaotnrec! strides ihould sea general rule be Uroer where similar ertlolee ere numafastursd fit thU country rAaii upon all manufactured articles (other tEan those which torrid r * MO , n A are placid on the free Met) should equal the difference between the rate of wage* Incidentally, Senator HBI ealls attention to the shifting positions of the sophists who maintain the fraud called Republican protection. Five years ago they were crying that ihe tariff was not a tax. Now they are endeavoring to show that they have relieved ue from taxation by abolishing the sugar duty. He exploded the sophistry about too protection of infant industries, a phrase which every citizen of his age baa heard from his earliest years, and he suggests that it Is high time that the fostering eare of the Government should be withdrawn and the infant Industries permitted to mature. A verdict upon MeKinleylsm was rendered two years ago by the people of too United States, but the Republican party has refused to obey the poputar verdict. A Democratic House of Representatives l has attached the worst features of McKinleyism by passing a fres-wool bill, a free binding-twins bill, and various other measures, but the will of the people, expressed by ite representatives an too House, has been Ignored. It is true, aa Senator Hill says, that the Republican# Insulted the people by asserting that too popular verdict had been produced by misrepresentation, that the people did not know their own mind, and it Is true that we must appeal again In this election to the people, and ask them to renew their expression of disapproval of the McKinley law. , The speech of Senator Hill is In all respects creditable to that gentleman and helpful of Demoera?y and of too canvass for Cleveland and Stevenson. lt will be helpful not only in New York, which may now be reasonably counted upon for Cleveland, but It will also bo of great advantage to the Democracy ol the West.

This and That.

Whisky flies to a man’s head and finds it empty. In the present Dolly Varden state of the fashions it may be expected that the Wall Paper trust will deal In big figures. i If Borne persons were to bestow one-half of their fortunes in learning how to properly spend the other half, it would be money extremely well laid out. Not on«y is it difficult to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.