Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 15, Number 48, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 14 February 1894 — Page 2

IT BRINGS DEATH. The Wide-Sweeping Blizzard Finds Many Victims. Lom of Life and Great Suffering iu Oklalioma—Trafllc Interfered with and Business at. a Standstill in the No. thwest. c' . < HORRORS OF THE STORM* Guthrie, O. TANARUS., Feb. 14. —Reports come from the strip of great suffering among the homesteaders residing there. Several persons, it is reported, have perished in the storm, among them two families residing near Cross. No particulars can be obtained. Hundreds "ofhead of stock were frozen to death. Many people are still living in tents and as fuel is scarce the condition is awful. James Mulligan, living 4 miles south of Perry, was found Mondayevening frozen to death, and his partner. Harvey Newcomb, died from exnosure and cold fifteen minutes after being found. At Ponca Mrs. .Jennie Cramer and two ehiklren, Lizzie and tiallie, were discovered frozen stiff in a coyote's burrow, 10 yards from their abode. *\ An Awful Alternative. Word comes from Cross Stone and family, consisting of wife and five children, were found sitting about a stove with their throats cut from ear to ear. The following note found on a table near by Stone gives a horrible story of murder and suicide in connection with the storm,"Wood all pone. Moll it- frozen to -death, the rest of us freezing.- 1 have killed my family and now kill myself to prevent further suffering. God have mercy on Us." Stone w as a homesteader and lived in a tent. It is thought that after the enow melts hundreds of dead settiers will be found, along with the remains of thousands of cattle! c Other Fatalities. Col. Henry Melton, a cowboy, who was with buffalo Bill at the world's fair, Was discovered by a party of hunters early Monday morning dead under his hors.*. At Anadarko two Indian pr.piis wer? found Sunday evening buried under a snowbank. Upon being taken po a house one of the children imm l u iatcly ex p i red. The o ther, however, .showed signs of recovery. A report has reached here that a family named Sears, residing on a claim near W'oodWaoJ. was found frozen to death, but no particulars can lx* obtained.

A .Hissing School inu’aui. Miss Jennie Johnston, a young Indian teacher, who came to Alva re•ceutly from Scranton, Pa., le e t her school Saturday for her t carding house. iShe has not been seen since. No reports have been received from other west side towns, but it is certain the suffering is great, as the west side people are living mostly in tents. All trains are delayed. Miss Johnston's case is rather a romantic one. She recently fell heir to $20,000 at her old Pennsylvania home, and was immediately surrounded by a score of admirers. Miss Johnston, of course, thought all of her lovers were mercenary, and, feeling piqued, gath- . ered up her effects and came west, where she secured a school. A courier just in from Alva, another strip town, reports great suffering among the homesteaders near the river. One hundred head of horses and cattle were frozen and volunteer relief committees are now scouring the country gathering together the people and caring for them in the sehoolhouses. Worst Ever Known in Kansas. Emporia, Kan., Feb. 14. —The worst storm ever known here began Sunday and lasted through the night. - Not less •than 2 feet of snow has fallen, and it has drifted so that in places it is 20 feet deep. Railroad traffic is stopped, trains being snowed in at numerous points. Thousands of head of cattle are endangered and a great portion of them will die of cold and lack of food. Wheat raisers see a gleam of hope in that the snow covers their crops and protects them. Trains Snowed In. Wichita, Kan., Feb. 14. —Train service in this section of the state has been abandoned since Sunday. The Missouri Pacific and St. Louis & San Francisco trains stuck in the flint bill and are still there. The storm has been extremely severe, and by reason of high winds 0 the snow varies from 1 to 15 feet in depth. Worst Since 1883. Racine, Wis., Feb. 14.—The worst blizzard that has struck Racine since the memorable winter of 1885 has raged here with terrible fury. A fierce gale has swept over the city and vicinity from the lake, driving ice like snow particles, so that pedestrians" were nearly blinded, street car traffic is paralyzed and since $ o’clock Monday night no car has been running. Great banks of snow nearly as high as the doors block the entrance to many business houses, while on the other side the walks are swept clean. The steeple of the First Baptist church, one of the handsomest structures in the city, was blown down, involving a loss of $3,000. John Janaschauck, 48 years old, while intoxicated, undressed upon the public street and lay down in a snowbank to sleep. He was discovered and taken to a hospital, where he died inside of an hour. In Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 14. —The storm which raged here £ll day Monday was the worst ever known in the line of blizzards in this vicinity. The wind blew at a rate of from 50 to 70 miles an hour. Business came to a standstill, while the wild storm tossed .mountains of snow across deserted streets and boulevards. It swept the city during the early hours ,of morning, heaping white mounds across car tracks, filling basement stores and swirling up heaps along the sidewalks. By 8 o’clock nearly all the street car lines and many suburban trains had been choked to a standstill. The oldest inhabitant could not recollect when street traffic was blocked as it was on Monday. Horses and drivers suffered equally, and not a wagon more than tvas absolutely necessary was sent out Express -companies delivered only perishable

freight and valuable packages yester day and most of the wagons were drawn by four horses. Hundreds of wholesale and retail stores did not send out a wagon. A number of persons were blown off their feet by the high wind and seriously injured. By 11 o’clock p. m. the storm had died and a cold wave enveloped the city. lather Point!* in Illinois* Dispatches from various points in this state tell of the effects ofvthe great storm. Street car and other modes of transportation were paralyzed and business completely blockaded. Indiana Snowed Under. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 14.—A blizzard, the worst Indianapolis has experienced for years, raged for eighteen hours. It sleeted, rained and Snowed alternately. The snow is over 1 foot deep. Street cars have been running only occasionally and traffic is practically suspended. What is true of Indianapolis applies to all points in this state. In Ohio. Cleveland, 0., Feb. 14.—The blizzard which raged with such severity throughout the' west Sunday night reached this city at 7 a. m. Monday. A fierce gale, accompanied by a heavy fall of fine, cutting snow, is in progress, and the storm promises to be a severe one; At noon tlio street ear service was demoralized, only an occasional car managing to get through the heavy snowdrifts. On the Lake Shore road trains were reported as more or less delayed from the west’, with a prospect of serious blockades. Four Men Killed. Toledo, 0., Feb. 14. —A special to the Blade from Bellevue, 0., says: Two freight trains colrided On the Wheeling *fc Lake Erie road in the storm 2 miles west of this place. Three men were killed. The

trains were running at full speed, the blinding, snow preventing the engineers from seeing the danger. The collision , was terrific, both engines being smashed into scrap iron. The freight cars were, broken into splinters and piled up iff utter confusion. A wrecking train with physicians was sent from Norwalk. When it arrived the trainmen were still in the wreck,, and were extricated one by one. The following were either killed outright or have died since the collision: Engineer Connell, Fireman McMullen, Engineer Sam Stow ell and Bra Iceman Johnson. fo*\va Ge*s Her Share. Burlington, la., Feb. 1 .—The worst snowstorm of the season began here Sunday evening. Eight inches of snow covers the ground and is drifting badly. The weather is very cold and all trains are delayed. Dubuque, la., Feb. 14.—The worst blilzard experienced here for some years struck this city and raged furiously all day. Railroad people are looking for serious trouble unless the storm abates, as the wind is rapidly filling the cuts. One of the street car lines is abandoned, | In Michigan. Grand Rapids,. Mich., Feb. 14. —The blizzard which arrived here early Mondry morning was the worst in several seasons. It was accompanied by muck snow, deep drifts and high wind. Railroad traffic is much delayed and business was practically suspended. In Great Britain. London, Feb. 14. —A heavy gale has prevailed in some sections, much damage resulting. At Teignmouth*, in Devonshire, a church in course of erection was entirely destroyed. The spire of St. Mary's church at Shrewsbury, county of Salop, was blown down. At Peterborough, county of Northampton, the pinnacle of the parish Church of St. John was blown over and the glass roof of the Great Eastern railway station was destroyed. The English i Presbyterian church at Holywell, i Flintshire, Wales, was also among ; the buildings wrecked. A boarding j school and many dwelling houses in the , town were also blown down. At New- j port, in South Wales, the roofs were i blown off a number of houses. Several j vessels have gone ashore off Margate and Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, Devon- j shire. At Dudley, in Worcestershire, | a number of factory chimneystacks were blown down. In two or three instances the falling chimneys struck the factories, causing great damage. In this town many persons were injured. Scores of houses were unroofed. Communication between London and the continent is completely cut off. KEARSARGE CREW SAVED. Taken from Uoncador Reef with tlie Lost of But One Life. Colton, Feb. 13. The crew of the United States cruiser Kearsage was rescued at noon on Saturday. One man was >drowned. He was a second-class fireman wu/sLip wks ■abandfjned on lioncador reeg with the stars and stripes still flying at her peak. The steamship City of Para with the crew of the Kearsarge on board will leave this port for New York on Wednesday next. Washington, Feb. 12. —The navy department has received advices confirmatory of the Associated Press dispatches announcing the arrival of the steamer City of Para at Colon, with the crew of the wrecked United States cruiser Kearsarge. It is believed that the Kearsarge has broken up, otherwise Admiral Stanton would have made some effort to save her or asked instructions about her. There is great rejoicing in the navy department over the safe arrival of the Kearsarge’s crew. Rich Find of Silver and Gold Ore. Brazil, Ind., Feb. 14.— Two expert from Chicago, who have been in the city the last few d#ys examining the ore found on M. W. Carpenter’s farm south of *the city, claim it is rich with gold and silver. In examining the location where the ore was found they discovered the ground was full of the precious metals. Gold buyers from the west had previously examined this and tried to purchase it from Mr. Carpenter. A company of local capitalists is being organized and preparations for mining tiie ore will be made at once.

HUNDREDS SLAIN. \ Battlo Between Brazilian Troops and Insurgents. Tbe Rebels Repulsed at Nictheroy—Five Hundred Men Reported Slain in the Fight— Insurgent OlHcer* Are Captured;— * A BLOODY CONTEST. Rio' Janeiro, Feb. 9, via Montevideo, Feb. 13.—The insurgent fleet attacked Armacao at 8 o’clock Thursday evening and continued the fight daybreak. The insurgents landed troops and destroyed the beach and hilltop forts of the government. With six heavy guns „and two magazine guns they swept the streets of Nictheroy, but finally were forced to retreat before the superior numbers of the government force. The government admits a loss of 200. The correspondent at Nictheroy says 500 is bearer the true loss* The insurgents succeeded beyond all hopes, having destroyed the government position most menacing to the fleet, and having lost but 270 men in all. Montevideo, Uruguay, via Galveston, Tex., Feb. 13.—The correspondent in Rio Janeiro sends word that the fighting at Nictheroy, where the rebels lan.led troops at Areia point February 9, was fierce. It could hardly bo decided which force came out victorious. Many were killed and many others wounded on both sides and the government troops comm a uded' by. Gen. Argoll o, inude a valiant defense. Confirmation of the news of the landing of the rebels at Nictheroy reached here Sunday. Although the large army long expected to reinforce the insurgent fleet lias not appeared. Admiral do Gama has gained- strength recently. Many men have joined the fleet, arid abundant supplied have reached him from the near-by country. The insurgent fleet has ceased interfering with foreign merchantmen aiul a small amount of commerce is carried on. Buenos Ayres. Feb. B*.— Dispatches received here from an official source at Bio do Janeiro say that the government forces at Nictheroy have repulsed the insurgents ami captured many prisoners, aluoitg whom are several naval officers. In Rio Grande do Sal the insurgents have captured I lasso- F undo, Alegivtc, Monosay, Uruz Alta and Soil ad. FIREMEN BURNED TO DEATH. Flight '.Men Kill***! in Baris and .Seventeen Severely Injured. Paris, Feb.- 13. — A fire occurred Sunday in the Rite hie-Keuiliy. While the firemen and workmen were engaged in the basement of the burning building a carboy of sulphuret of carbon exploded. The flames completely enveloped the party. Eight firemen were killed and seventeen workmen severely burned. The men were called out to a fire in a building on the Rue de Neully. The fire started in the basement, which contained much inflammable material, besides a large quantity of drugs, chemicals and oils. They had great difficulty in getting at the fire, which was slowly eating its way among the casks and packages. The firemen broke into the basement and with the workmen were hard at work removing goods in order to give them a better chance to fight the fire. They had succeeded in getting an opening and were playing on the fire with a line of hose when the carboy exploded. The stuff ignited at once and filled the basement with flanies and suffocating vapors. Pieces of broken casks flew iu every direction and added to the horror. The eight men working with the hose line were completely enveloped by the flames and vapors and were all dead before assistance could reach them. The w orkmen, many of whom were near the carboy, were horribly burned and disfigured. None is known to be fatally injured, but the attending physicians are apprehensive lest several inhaled the flames or received dangerous injuries from the vapors.

LYNCHED BY MASKED MEN, A Colored Man Taken from His Captors at •Icllico, Tenn., and Executed. Jkllico, Tenn., Feb. 13. — llenry MeCreeg, a negro, assaulted Mrs. Taylor Saturday morning near Buckeye and brutally beat her, leaving her more dead than alive. Hundreds of men searched the country all day long Saturday and Sunday morning renewed the search with success. The negro was captured at Oswego by the oflicers, who started with him on the train for Jacksboro jail. At Buckeye they were met by a mob and overpowered and the prisoner taken from them. The officers finally induced the mob to give McCrecg a trial before a justice of the peace. There were two justices in the crowd, and after going through the form of a trial the prisoner was held without bail. Before the mitimus could be written four masked men came out of Taylor's house, where the negro., had been taken for identification bj’ Mrs. 'Taylor, and sdized the prisoner and rushed him up a ravine. The mob kept the officers back until the four masked men had disappeared with the negro. Several shots were soon heard and in a short time the crowd was permitted to explore the thicket into which McCreeg had been taken. They soon came upon his lifeless body hanging from a tree. WILL COST $22,000,000. International Railway Through South America a Feasible Scheme. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 13. —William F. Shunk, who conducted the great survey for the International railway through Mexico and the South American states, has completed his report and will place it in the hands of the international commission at Washington next week. The report will say j that the scheme is entirely feasible, and that everything is favorable. The estimated cost for building roadbeds and bridges is $22,000,000 and it will rei quire tea years to complete the road.

LITTLE CHANGE. No Decided Improvement In General Business Shown. New York, Feb. 12.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review ol trade says: "Improvement in business 'fetill appears In many directions, but it seems to be in part balanjjpl by loss in others. The gradual gain, which began some time ago and was strengthened a little by the success of the treasury loan, has scarcely answered expectations. Reports of resumption of work continue to ludicate that the industries are doing more than in December, and yet the record of their actual gain is disappointingly small. The marked increase which appears in offerings of commercial paper has almost wholly ceased, and tbe accumulation of unemployed funds Continues so that indorsed mill paper has been taker! at per cent. Ihe bond operation has not advanced stocks nor stimulated speculation, and the lowest price ever known for wheat has been recorded. Doubtless the uncertainty which remains, with tho tariff yet in the senate and currency measures of importance pending in the house, has some hindering influence, but there is still seen an increase In the demand for many kinds of goods because of the exhaustion of the stock in tbo hands of the dealers by a consumption which, though less than usual, is nevertheless more than in any other country. "Crop reports wero expeected to cause a great advance in wheat, bnt the price has dropped to cents cash, the lowest •. point ever known in this market, and both here and at Chicago May wheat lias gone lower than ever. Ihe fall in wheat for the week was 2 cents, with sales of 8,000,000 bushels in one day and 14.(XHJ.gJO for the week. Sales of corn were small and the price declined less than a cent. Ilog products artd coffee were substantially unchanged “The volume of domestic trade does not materially increase, exchanges indicating a decline compared with last year of 19.5 per cent, elsewhere and 34.9 per cent sit New York, 'ihe earnings of railways in January were, 12 per cent smaller than last year. "Textile manufactures are gaining a little. Inquiry discloses larger Stocks or cotton goods held by denies than was supposed, and quite Alarge proportion of mills likely to close before long unless orders increase, but the number reported starling is again several limes the number reported closing. "Foreign trade uoes. not improve, domestic exports at last falling below those f the corresponding week last year, though for the year thus far the incroase is 7 per cent., while the imports are 4d per cent, less than last year. "ihe failures for the week wero 38V in the United States, against 22J last year, and tk) in Canada, against U last year, several being of more than ordinary importance.” FAILS FOR A MILLION. The Sign;* Iron Company of Philadelphia Oom Under. I’iiii.adki.piiia, Feb. li>.— The Sigua Iron company, of .this oily, but incorporated in West \ irgiriia, lias gone into the hands of a receiver. Tbe liabilities are .over £1,<I(KI,0:!U. The actual amount of assets which might come into tlie bands of the receiver are said to be SIOO,OOO. The assets Immediately procurable from debtors, •ftrts stated!-afe~?ro,OUO. The floating debt is placed at SlN3,()(>>, aud it is stated that among the liabilities are an issue of S000,00i) debenture bonds. It is related that the company is in default as to the payment of 0 per cent, on tlie bonds maturing December 1, 1 title. The 1 atter default amounts to *15.000. The Sigua Iron company was incorporated April 28, 1890. The authorized capital is *5,000,000, of which *1,000,000 has been paid iu. No dividends have ever been paid. The company’s mines are situated at Sigua, Cuba, where it owns other property, including 7% miles of railroad, with complete equipment. and a pier capable of loading a 8,000-ton steamer in ten hours. The failure of this company is of more than ordinary significance, because of the men connected with it. The Sigua is one of the enterprises of the Tylers, tlie Bullits and the Clarks, who are well known in Northern Pacific railroad affairs, who have developed West Virginia and the Shenandoah valley, and who have a dozen great schemes on hand. There is not a breath of anything else being involved. The improvements imthe Cuban mines swallowed up *500,090 and the slump in business did the rest.

TWO BABIES CREMATED. Children of Bert Croinan Burned to Death In Their Father’* House. Bloomburg, Pa., Feb, 12.—' The houtfe of Bert Croman, together with Ids two small children, was burned at Light street, a small village near here. The parents had gone to call on a neighbor and had been absent but a short time. A passer-by noticed liHines in their house. He gave the alarm and every effort was made to save the little ones, but without avail. When the door was finally broken open the flames were beyond controL The house was completely destroyed. The bodies of the children, charred beyond recognition, were found in the debris. It is supposed a lamp either exploded or that it was accidentally knocked from the table. BURNED OFF HIS FEET. Robber* Force a Kentucky Man to Dl* close Where Ills Money 1* Hidden. Barboursville, Ky., Feb. 12. —On Leatherwood creek, Cumberland county, NVcduesday night three men entered the home of James Clayton, who does not believe in banks, and, after gagging the family, proceeded to compel him to tell where his money was hidden. They fired pistols close to his head, choked him, burned him with hot stones arid finally stuck his feet in the fire, holding them there until they burned to a crisp. This finally conquered Clayton, who told where the money vyas. The robbers got sl,800 and then escaped on three of Clayton’s horses. Clayton will probably die. Gold Reserve lutact. Washington, Feb. 12.— The gold reserve of $100,000,000 is once more practically intact, it requiring only $0,256 to make it absolutely so. Killed by a Falling Elevator. Chicago, Feb. 12. An elevator in Sprague, Warner & Co.’s wholesale grocery building at the foot of Randolph street dropped from the fifth floor to the basement with lightning speed Friday afternoon. Two men were in the elevator at the time. Michael Lauglilhi was instantly killed and Paul Stern seriously injured. Both wer employes of the company. John Hart to Hang March 10. Rockford, 111., Feb. 12. —John Hart has been sentenced by J udge Shaw to j be hanged March 10 for murder of ! hia two skiers.'

BIG DROP IN V&EAT. Lowest Point Ever Reached In New York and Bt. Louis. > Chicago, Feb. 12.—Not since the stormy days of last summer, immediately following the collapse of the Cudahy deal, has there been such intense interest on the board of trade as that of Friday. This time everything centered in wheat, which sold down with a rush to a level which a few months ago, if predicted, would have been considered simply ridiculous. The pit was filled with a j surging mass of brokers, and at times | the situation was nothing less than i panicy. Uappily there was no failures, j although the strain on many operators : must have been intense. | May wheat, broke 2 cents, which, i added to fractional declines during the ! serious weakness of the earlier days of ; the week, made a net shrinkage in j values of 4 cents since last Satur- , day night, the month named regI istering the low point of 00% cents. ! Never before since there has been : a speculative market has May wheat j 6old at a figure so low. Time and again : within the last few months has the record been broken, but the decline of ; Friday was considered by all as serious j in the extreme; | Corn was remarkably steady consid--1 ering the action of wheat, but pro--1 visions broke sharply. May pork sell- ! ing off to §l2 a barrel and rallying but ; feebly. New York, Feb. 12. —Great excite- ■■ meat ruled in the wheat pits of the j New York exchange Friday. Again the low record for May wheat was broken, amid scenes of the wildest excitement, at a price hitherto unknown in the history of the cereal. Point by point wheat continued to drop until jnst after 12 o'clock the unheard of figures of 05% for May wheat in this market and 00% for Chicago were reached. The caused tremendous liquidation of long wheat and* brokers fairly fell over one another in wild efforts to sell. The wires between here and Chicago were kept hot with selling orders for New York account Within ten minutes of the close there came a pause, the excitement was checked and a sharp reaction of just one-fourth of a cent followed,which price was the final one of the day. The aggregate losses of New Yorkers in wheat during the last three months will, it is said, exceed §o,ouo.O; 6. Ft. Lovis, Feb. 12. —From opening to close at the Merchants' exchange Friday wheat declined steadily until 57% cents lor the May option was reached, the lowest point ever touched here. There was little excitement, but some brisk covering by shorts. One speculator bought about 250,000 bushels early in the day at around 50 cents and other shorts covered on the way down.

FIERCE STORMS. They Cause Much Damage In a Number ( of Western Hlateg. St. Louis, Feb. 12. A furious windstorm swept over the city Friday, blowing down a large number of smoke- ! stacks and fences and doing a lot of j miscellaneous damage in various parts I of the city. The most serious damage reported was from the vicinity of j Sarah and Finney avenues, where a number of electric light, telephone and 1 street car wires burned up and caused considerable excitement. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 12. —Reports from different parts of the state indi- ! cate that a terrible windstorm swept! over Indiana Friday. At this point a steady gale was blowing all the after- j noon, which toward evening developed alarming strength. At 6 o’clock the - wind became almost a hurricane. It mowed down signs and shook build- i ings, but subsided almost immediately. I j Peru, Ind., Feb. 12.- A terrible wind- i ! storm struck this city at 2 o’clock Fri- ! day afternoon. A number of large j ; store buildings were unroofed. A \ brick barn was demolished, numerous ! factory stacks were leveled. Great damage was done to small buildings, trees and wires. i Menominee, Mich., Feb. 12. —A terrific wind and snowstorm raged from ! early morn and continued with increasing 'ury. Several lumber piles and a |nua:Ler of sheds have been blown i down. Street travel is completely | blocked. It is tbe worst storm ever experienced on Green bay within the memory of the earliest settlers. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 12.—A heavy storm of wind and rain passed over the state of Michigan, doing considerable damage to farm buildings. Dundee, south of here, reports that wind accompanied by hail did great damage there. The twostory brick building of Joseph 8. Hiltons was almost a total wreck, the wind taking the second story completely off. The German church is also badly wrecked. Reports from the western part of the county show big losses through that section. Many persons were slightly injured by falling debris. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 12. Omaha was badly snowed in Friday, much the heaviest fall of the season, about 10 inches being recorded, all of which fell between 3 and 8 o’clock in the morning. Business was prostrated all day and most of the street-car lines were more or less blockaded. Probably 10,000 people had to walk to their work. The unemployed at Rescue hall were turned out to work upon the streets shoveling snow—2so responding and ten refusing. The storm seemed general all over the statu and as far west as Cheyenne. SLAIN BY ROBBERS. An Aged Tennemteeau and His Wife Mur* dered in* Bed. / Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 12. Snoderly, aged 91, one of the wealtbi- : est farmers of Union county, Tenn., and i his wife, aged 70, were murdered lu i their bed Thursday night by two burg- | lars. A grandson of the old couple, i aroused by the pistol shots, went to | their room and was captured by the • burglars and was forced to assist in the search for money. Not finding the treasuro tlie assassins toefk two horses j froui in* stable and Hiei'f escape.

Royal Buckwheat*. For generations it has been the custom to mix the batter for buckwheat cakes with yeast or emptyings, retaining a portion of the batter left over from one morning to raise the cakes for the following day. If kept too warm, or not used prompt-* ly, this batter becomes excessively sour and objectionable. Buckwheat cakes raised by this means are more often sour or heavy than light and sweet. If eaten daily they distress the stomach and cause skin eruptions and itching. Instead of the old-fashioned way we 1 have been making buckwheat cakes | this winter with Royal Baking Powder, | mixing the batter fresh daily, and find i the result wonderfully satisfactory. | uniformly light and sweet, i more palatable and wholesome, and ! can be eaten continuously without the j slightest digestive inconvenience. Besides they are mixed and baked in a moment, requiring no time to rise. ! Following is the receipt used: | Two cups of pure buckwheat flour ! (not “prepared” or mixed); one cup of wheat flour, two tablespoons of Royal Baking Powder and one-half teaspoonful of salt, all sifted well together. Mix with milk into a thin batter and bake at once on a hot griddle. Once i property tested, from this receipt, no other buckwheat will find its way to j your table.—Domestic Cookery. LITTLE WOMEN’S WEAR. Pale blue is trimmed with white ' lace and a rich coral pink is appropriately made up with Chiffon of the same color. Chinese silk or closely figured challie9, now so abundantly displayed in i every shop, make very pretty dresses | for young girls. Dark silk dresses,, strange to say, are worn by young girls of school ago at evening entertainments. Many lovely colors are chosen, such as violet, l pansy, dark blue, all shades of red and dark green. j French cashmere, as shown this season, displays very beautiful designs of ! groups of flowers, such as violets, lilacs, morning glories, pansies and daisies. This material makes up very prettily for girls and is much made U3© of; as also is crepon. with or without a figure, and camel's hair, both plain and ‘ figured. For dancing school are charming little gowns of white, or delicate tinted ! crepons, made with straight plain ! skirts, very short full wajsts, giving an empire effect, short puffed sleeves and shoulder ruffles. Very often a bertha of lace surrounds the neck, and : they are worn with or without I guimpscs. Sxirts are as varied as those frff grown-up women. They are in circle i shape, gored in front and on the sides, j and straight. The straight skirts, | however, predominate, and two breadths of double-fold goods or three :of tv/enty-inch are used. The skirts | may be lined or unlined. Most straight ; skirts are simply hemmed.

NICKNAMES OF CITIES. I Providence is- known as Roger Wilj liams’ City. Vicksburg was during- the war named | the Key City. Detroit is tho City of the Straits, i from its position. | H artford is the Insurance City, from its leading business. Lowell, Mass., is the Spindle City, ! from its leading Industry, i Sheboygan is the Evergreen City; most of its trees are cedars. | St. I’aui. is the North State City and | Minneapolis the Flour City. Raleigh, N. C., i3 the Oak City, from ! the nature of most of the trees. Salt Lake City is the Mormon City, ■ from the character of its population. I Chicago is the Prairie City, from the j flatness of the land surrounding it. Rociiesteb, N. Y., is Aqueduot • City, from its bountiful water supply. IinooKLYN is called tho City of i Churches. There are over three hun- | dred. P Uunr.iNOTON, la., is called tho Orchard City, from tho abundance of fruit trees. - 1 - FARM PHILOSOPHY. TnE more you love yourself the less you are sure to love others. ! A trifling dog is generally not half I as trilling as the min who keeps him. Some fellows kick a horse every time j they enter his stall and then wonder why he does not love “'hem. Tiie stalk of corn that grows the tallest and appears the most conspicuous nearly always bears a blasted ear. Prodioality is no sign of generosity. It rather indicates a narrowness of both mind and heart too contracted to comprehend tho real value of things. Is some men would hoe with as much devotion as they appear to pray in prayer meeting they would not have nearly so much complaint to make of I hard times. TnE man who will spend the most time in the harvest season talking ] politics is gcmfrally the one who is of the least account to himself, his neighbors or the government.—American Agriculturist. AMERICAN CITIES. Portland, Ore., is said to hare 120 millionaires. Galveston handles every year 700,000 bales of cotton. Denver was named for Gov. James W. Denver, of Kansas. Chicago has a courthouse and city hall that cost $4,000,000. Troy, N. Y., makes over $4,000,000 worth of stoves every year. Cincinnati manufactures every year 8280,000,000 worth of goods. Jacksonville has two hotels which, together, costovcr 85,000,000. Louisville is the Falls City, from its position at the falls of the Ohio. St. Ai.hans, Vt., is one of the largest butter markets in this country. | Up to 1825 Charleston, S. C., had % larger commerce than New York.