Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 26, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 December 1886 — Page 4

)^THE|MAIli

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Snow Bound at Eagle's

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ferns and berries, or from keeping bar calm gray eyes open to certain practical changes tymt. were taking place around her. She bad noticed a singular thickening in the atmosphere that seemed to prevent the passage of the son's rays, yet without diminishing the transparent quality of the air. The distant •now peaks were as plainly seen, though they appeared as if in moonlight This seemed doe to no cloud or mist, but rather to a fading of the sun itself. The occasional flurry of wings overhead, the whirling of larger birds in the cover, and a frequent rustling in the undergrowth, as of the passage of some stealthy animal, began equally to attract her attention. It was so different from the habitual silence of these sedate solitudes, Kate had no vogue fear of wild beasts she had been long enough a mountaineer to understand the general immunity eqjoyed by the unmolesting wayfarer, and kept her way undismayed. She was descending an abrupt trail when she was stopped by a sudden crash in the bushes. It seemed to come from the opposite incline, directly in a line with her, and apparently on the very trail that she was pursuing. The crash was then repeated again and again lower down, as of a descending body. Expecting the apparition of some fallen tree, or detached bowlder bursting through the thicket, in its way to the bottom of the gulch, she waited. The foliage was suddenly brushed aside, and a large grizzly bear half rolled, half waddled, into the trail on tho opposite side of the hill. A few moments more would have brought them face to face at the foot of the gulch when she stopped there were not fifty yards between them.

She did not scream,' she did not faint she was not even frightened Thero did notseem to bo anything terrifying in this huge, stupid beast, who, ui rested by tho rustle of a stone displaced by her descending feet, rose slowly on his haunches and gazed at her with small, wondering eyes. Nor did it seem strange to her, seeing that he was in her way, to pick up stono, throw it in his direction and say simply, "Sho! get away!" at she would have done to an intruding cow. Nor did it seem odd that ho hould actually "go away" as he did, scrambling back into the bushes again and disappearing like some grotesque figure in a transformation scene. It was not until after he bad gone that sho was taken with a Blight nervousness and giddiness, and retraced her steps somewhat hurriedly, shying a little at every rustle in tho thicket By the time she had reached the great gateway she was doubtful whether to be pleased or frightened at tho incident, but she concluded to keep it to herself.

It was still intensely cold. The light of the midday sun ba4 decreased still more, and on reaching tho plateau again she saw that a dark cloud, not unlike tho precursor of a thunder storm, was brooding over the snowy •peaks b*yv*..l. In 'spite of tho cold this singular suggestion of summer phenomena was still borne out by tho distant smiling valley, and even in the soft grasses at her foet It aecmod to her tho crowning inconsistency of the climate, and with a half serious, half playful protest on her lips sho hurried forward to seek tho shelter of tho house.

GASTRONOMIC VALUE OF ODORS

VChy the Appetite Come* While Eating. The Art of Epicurism. The stimulating effect of gastronomic odors explains tho French saying that the appetite comes while eating, as well as our habit of reserving sweetmeats, nuts, cheese, etc., for tho end of a raenl, when rich odors are needed to brace up the (lugging appetite. So great anil salubrious is tho cfToct of gastronomic (Kiel's in stimulating all tho glands and functions of tho IHXIV, that a dinner of savory, fragrant courses may pmlnce in the diner a feeling of warmth and exhiliraUon resembling the effects of wine, but with none Of tho depressing after effects following excessive Indulgence in that liquor. And, thus itcomcanhouttlmtthe epicure in search of "ignoble pleasure" finds it the source of health and of general contentment with tho world.

A few widely prevalent erroneous notions concerning epicures must be corrected in this place. One is that they incline to gluttony and intemperonca But a true epicure would 110 more dream of takiug away the sharp edge of future appetite by overindulgence than a barber would be of opening a tin can with a raxor. He weighs his pleasures and pains too nicely to be caught in such vices. Another is Hint an epicure always needs the choicest delicacies to stimulate his appetite. On the contrary the art of epicurism consists In the ability to get pleasure out of tho most commonplace articles of food, by preparing and eating them properly. Of course, the epicure prefers Chambertin to Macon, and canvas back to roast gocwe, for the same reason that he prefers the fragrance of a wood violet to that of a xmra hot house flower but, on the other bail.!, he alone knows what an Oriental rose garden of magic perfumes may be found in the simplest crust of whoi© nwal or Graham brawl and butter then :h ordinary mortals may easily convince the .«lve» of their existence by eating a rike and allowing the exhaled air to pas* slowly thr jh the ivm an

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agreeable aliments may be divided into two ctaeww—tli which are more fragrant externally, ui 1 those which develop superior odor* fiter they arc crushed by the teeth or tongue. Strawberries, apples and peaches have a more refined awl flower-like fragrance before they are pat In the month than after. Cheewa, on the other hand, aw not genewlly regarded as fragrant until they are being •Men. The odor of Limbu is irnupportable to tftany, who, after uuy have once courageowly smuggled it past the naaal fortm*. find it very appetising and good.—Costemporary Review.

Cleaning Mmi. Tfawmre awl Farwltmr*. After a stove has been blackened can be kept looking very well for a long time by rubbing it with paper every morning. Rnbbtng with i*tper amuch nkar way of keeping the outrtde of teakettle, coffee pot and tea pot bright and clean than the old w*y of washing them with sadbk Robbing with paper is also the best way of polishing knives, tin war* and spoons they shins like new sQ"T*r. For polishing mirrors, windows, lamp dhliiiwym.*e., paper is bsttar than a dry it—nratwur. -ntl V£

A DELSARTE BOW.

AN ACCOMPLISHMENT WHICH AN* LADY CAN ACQUIRE.,

Grace In Salntation—Setrrct of the Seeming Ease With Which Many Society Women Move and Sit—Hints for the

Awkward. "That was a Delsarte bow," said a lady ber carriage to the friend at her side, as another who was hastily passing gave them recognition. "What do you mean by a Delsarte bowf How does it differ from any other bowf "You noticed my friend was graceful, diu you not? Well, the initiated know how she comes by that grace." "Will you be pleased, then, to enlighten the uninitiated?"

The lady who questioned was from the country. Her hostess was city bred and in the full tide of the latest fashions in study, dress, manners and mode of thought "I will, gladly. But tell mo first what you noticed out of the ordinary in Mrs. A.'s styie and grace." "She moved, somehow, like a bird on the wing." "That is ft, exactly. Sho knows how to walk, and together with that she bowed walking. You saw her just now out for ft 'constitutional,' going at afresh air pace, but she will move down the length of the most spacious drawing room, slow as a funeral march, with just as much poise as now. That, you must understand, is quite a different thing. To move slowly and to have arm3 «W body in perfect rhythm, with no angular constraint at elbows or shoulders, requires the breeding of a duchess." "But how is one to havo breeding who lives all her life in a little country townf "Study Delsarte. Rachel, Bernhardt, Terry, were all pupils of his method. You know it takes Bernhardt anywhere from one minute to fifteen to sit down. She is so flexible that there really seems to be no material body inside her costume. She seats herself liko a silken gown, with loco and furbelows tossed indifferently and languidly over a sola Yet it is all by rule all studied." j** "But about the bow?"

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"I could illustrate it better than I couldtell it There should be no motion of the neck in a bow—a nod is inadmissible. The inclination is really from the hip joint The body must l»e passively erect, not rigid nor strained, and you sway like a tree blown by the wind to the front, to the side or backward, as the case may be. Meantime, eyes level fronted and a cordial light in them, if you wish to express friendliness or, if you desire formality, leave expression entirely out of the face. Try it"

The country lady included neck, waist and shoulders in ber effort. They both laughed. "I never thought before that a bow meant anything but 'how do you do.'"

Her hostess then gave her example* of different. bows, which could safely be done, as they were driving along a very quiet street "But how about that walking bow—that sweeping, side deflection while in motion?" "Yes, that is difficult You must first be able, without premeditation, to relax all tensions of the body. They are fatal to grace, and nearly every one has some fixed habit of the kind. Watch children at play. They are never awkward. They are unconscious, and their bodies respond to every nvMital phase. Their emotions are transmittal to their motions anger, merriment, fright, haste, affection^. aversion, are not more in their words and voices than gesture and attitude. As soon as they are made conscious it is liko a brake put upon a revolving wheel, which binders and embarrasses. A bashful child shrugs her shoulders, hangs her head, puts her finger to ber mouth and does no end of ungainly things, every one of which says, plain as a placard: 'lam self-conscious, and therefore ashamed.' No child need act that way. Those habits are within control of mother or teacher by the very simplest rules." "But the bow—tho bow you forget." "Yes—tho walking bow. Suppose you are passing along the street, as my friend was just now* and meet acquaintances in a carriage, as we were met You do not come to a halt to deliver your greeting, nor yet duck your head as if dodging a missile. But you incline the body at the hips (the rest remaining erect) just as the foot toward your object Is lifted from the ground. The body bending at that juncture—as wo call it, 'over the weak jeg—gives just the proper inclination. And while tho body is inclined the foot takes its appropriate step forwn-d at the same gait as before, and tho bow is made." "And tho backward bow?" "1 see that puzzles you because you still cling to the old notion that the chin has most to do with the recognition of our friends. If you were rigid from the base of the brain to to the shoulder blades you could still fulfill Delsarte's idea of a bow. Backward it is simply a bending that wny, while the eyes and smile do the rest This bow is suited to the theatre or other crowded places. And there is still another low if you wish to include a number of people, say at a public table. Beginning at the first one, let the glance impersonally include, without pause, the eutire table, ending the bow at the last It should be like an inclusive wave of the hand." "Are there any more?" "Oh, yes, all phases of dignity have their specific pleadings and gradations. There is the forward impulse of greeting and the withdrawal of adieu. These differ only in the small matter of which foot the weight of the body is poised upon—in greeting it is the forward foot, and in taking leave the back foot Then there it the bow of superiority, tho deferential bow, the reluctant, the condescending, the alluring. Believe me, good manners have their laws, and so have grace and courtesy."

A rian Worth Thinking or. Would it not be a plan worth thinking of for every lady, at the outset of a note writing career, to choose her own style of paper and tondbere to it, as xcrapulously as might be convenient, through life? Then the fashion might change all it would, it ooukl bring no change to her, no trouble, no uncertainty she would be always in fashion, being always a law to herself. Her note [»per would be as much her own as her eyes or ber mouth it would be apart of ber general style, hers as ber name is hers, as ber crest or coat of arms might be, fcn^wn and recognised and never to be found fault with, no matter what new notion was to be had at the stationer's—HarPcr'aBaiar.

Short Sighted Idolatry. N

In the course of a talk at GetnuMtovs Marion HaHand said: "Our girls should be something more than the pet and toy at

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father or the idol of the mother, hung all over with laces and jewels she cannot afford. These is too much short sighted idolatry in American homes. Mothers are to blame for allowing daughters to grow away from them. It is their duty to understand their daughter^ affairs, to be merciful to ber escapades* tolerant of ber crudities. If motben have forgotten their own youthful foittse would be well to inwcl aad review th—.~Phfla 4eipMa Thorn

TERRS HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

A FASHION WRITER.

THE STORY TOLD BY A PRE-EM-INENTLY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN.

Bifid Disciplinarian in the Command of Her Own Forces of Mind—The Beginning of Basinets Cwreen~Wagee of Writers.

lam blessed with the acquaintance of a woman who makes a better iscome than hundreds of lawyers, doctors or businessmen, and simply by scratching her clever pen. She is pre-eminently a successful woman. Young, interesting, bright as a gold coin fresh from the die, with a face no man will ever forget if he talks to her ten minutes, and with all her triumphs still preserving that intangible touch of femininity without which womanhood has no charm. Men whose names are familiar as writers speak of her as one of themselves. She is a bonne camarade without the taint of bohemianism. Sho neither cuts her brown hair short nor her gowns scant She is a woman of society, whose acquaintance is a favor to the man upon whom she bestows it There is not the faintest suggestion of the blue stocking either in her manner, dress CM* conversation. Purely, sweetly, completely, she is a woman, with all the tenderness, the helplessness, the willfulness of womanhood. Yet when business nlAimg her attention there is no more rigid disciplinarian than this woman in the command of her own forces of mind, and brain, and character. She is a woman who writes, whom everybody reads, and who does her work well and conscientiously.

KARWINO A UVdG.

She received her Visitor in an apartment which appeared to hesitate in deciding whether to become a boudoir or a reception room. A slender, graceful, girlish figure, great eyes that fasten you'with their intensity. a pure complexion, white with a student's pallor, and the smallest of kid boots peeping from under the hem of a tailor made gown. The charm was in listening to her, for there was music in the cadences of her voice. "Will I tell how I began to write? With

"When!" *J "Just six years ago, without any previous training or experience, I suddenly found that I would have to earn my living, and determined to make every effort to succeed. I had no recommendations or introductions, but I went to the head of a large publishing establishment, and applied for something to do. I was asked all sorts of questions. Could I write anything? And as it was the only specimen of my composition available, I produced a letter I had written. It was decided to give me an opportunity, and then the question of salary was discussed. It was settled that I was to get $10 a week. My hours were to be from 8a.rn.to5p. m.,aad I had one hour for luncheon. "The first few days I spent looking around, observing the other people at work and reading back numbers of the magazine published by tho concern. At the end of that time I wrote on article on the very womanly subject of 'Fans.' Other work came into my hands, and although when I began I scarcely knew cashmere from camel's hair, I deter* mined to learn the trade thoroughly, and tof day I know from the most practical proofg that I am rated as one of tho beet fashion writers in New York. Before my first year was up I was earning $20 a week, and I had, been shown, by their thoughtfulness for my comfort, that fully acppreciai

KKXPINQ BUSINESS HOURS.

"Until a change was made in my hours, so that I might do a great deal of my work at borne, I never failed to be at my desk at 8 a. m., and to this positive adherence to work, a a rule against which many women complain, and to tho fact that I never broke an appointment I credit my reputation as a good business woman. Then, too, I never forgot I was woman, and for that reason mon were always courteous to me. I simply did my work in the best way possible, spoke in the frankest way, and made it an absolute rule not to let social and business affairs intermingle. I have no home, but the impersonality of my pen to-day pays me regularly $55 a week, which sum, by a couple of poems, has often reached $100. I gave no Wares away if they are not worth buying they had best be destroyed. Where giviug is concerned, 1 prefer giving my money to giving my works." "Is tho social standing of women affected by her being in business?" "Positively no, if their friends are among a good class of people and the offensive talk of shop is dropped after business hours. A man does not entertain the woman ho takes into dinner or with whom he dances the cotilion with a history of his working hours or the rise in the price of leather, and there is no reason why a woman should not copy her superiors in this respect What are the best lines for a woman entering literary life to pursue "Among the women who wrfoe those who are making tho most money, which is, aftei all, the basis of success in the business world, are the women who write upon fashion, household matters or stories for children, all subjects eminently adapted for the female brain, which, while it may be quicker, certainly does not possess the reasoning faculty of a man, I know two women who write who get $20 a week, and another who gets $15 a week, and their work is not hard."—Cor. New York Star.

Zulus In Central Africa.

When the missionaries began their work on the shores of Lake Nyatsa, 1,000 miles from Zululand, they were surprised to find a great tribe on the west side and around the northern aid of the lake who wore the dress and used the weapons of the Zulus. They spoke a dialect of the Zulu language, ard some pt their children after attending school could understand many things which they read in Zulu books. This tribe, in fact, are Zulus, who very long ago are supposed to have crossed the mountains of south Africa and made new homes near tho central African lake.

Another stm greater tribe, the Matebeles, who live south of the Zambesi, are abo emigrants from Zululand, and sinoe England broke Cetywayo's power they have been Car stronger than their kinsfolk, from whom they went forth early in this century. The Zulus, therefore, can be cited as a ccosplcoaas example of those African tribes who have shown thwnswlves capabie of ssnding out strong bodies of cotonists to drive away or enslave other tribes, and permanently occupy desirable lands that are hundreds at mOm from thetr old homes.—New York Son.

The Bigotry ef Polities.

I waattosay to each an* ehery one of you dat de bigotry of poQytfcks am de disgrace of |iiwmt imssiinn A party most her monumental cfassk toa?gy dat it includes aU da honest men in its ranks! A man no* be leads lees dan a fool who rsaaons dat Mi way of thinkin' most raids all his friends! An' jrtt, dat am de prevailin* Idea of *day, an* •odd mm am betac slandered an* Bed atwsrt aa'drHgedfrswdemlrs rfmpiy bekaas dsjr

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ABOUT OUR HOTELS.

GREAT PROGRESS SHOWN IN THE HOSTELRIES OF TO-DAY.

The Names Which Are Perpetuated Evolutions of the Hotel—The English Country Inn—The Modern American

Hotel Justly Famous.

Despite the fact that more than a score of new hotels have been built in this city within the past five years, not one of them perpetuates any such names as Washington, Lincoln, Grant, Clay, Sumner or Clinton, while Vanderbilt, Astor, Gilsey, Belmont and even Bartholdi have all been honored. New York is not alone in thus ignoring names made famous in the history of the country, for with the exception of a small hotel at Sea Bright, N. J., called the Garfield house, hotel proprietors throughout the United States have selected every other name for their palatial structures in preference to any of those mentioned above. Speaking of these modern caravansaries, what a change has been wrought in them sinoe the first great andoriginal step forward represented by that massive 'pile of granite known as the Astor house. Could the idle and curious and equally garrulous oracle of the ale house of the obscure country village have happened into this famous hostelry during its early years of prosperity, he would have found little to excite his admiration and awe compared with that which has marsed the rise and progress of the modern hotel since that period. From the public nouse of a provincial market town, the stage tavern of tho mail route and tho dignified city inn, the hotel has evoluted to the complicated and comprehensive thousand guest structures that are now so numerous, not only in America, but throughout the world.

THE HOTEL'S EVOLUTION.

Previous to the distribution of land among many small holders, society required nothing answering to inns. The rich were entertained by some friendly landed proprietor, while the poor were made welcome und sheltered at the monastery of the locality in which they found themselves. Tho establishment of the ale house was the first attempt made at entertaining, but as its proprietors catered more to the low appetites of their customers, the business soon becamo. too vulgar for any respectable person to engage in. With the introduction of the regular mail coaches the country inn sprang into existence, and many of them were made famous by such master minds as Shakespeare, Irving, Johnson, Garrick and Burke.

Though none of the essentials of the well appointed, well kept and perfectly served English country iuns were to be found in the stage taverns of America that flourished in the early days of its settlement, still they were characteristic institutions. Though the cheerful fire, comfortable bed, neatly spread tables and well cooked food of the English inn was wanting, the stage taverns were influential centers for political thought and discussion, and many of the able minds and brilliant careers that grace American history were born, fostered and developed under an old stage tavern roof. All of them were remarkable for some one thing or another. One }uid a reputation for the excellence of the toddy and punch brewed by its genial host, another was famous for the peculiar method of curing and cooking ham and bacon, while a third held an inalienable supremacy for the number of wits and story tellers gathered in. the tap room at night

firm for whom wtyjc^ is JUSTLY FAMOUS. my endeavors.

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rJut *how alV this has changed, and in no country in the world is there more perfectly appointed or rqoro complete houses for permanent or transient residence than in the United States. Less than ten years ago the palm for superiority was awarded to the hotels of Switzerland, but to-day the American boniface gives his patrons a Parisian cuisine plus every other fascination which imagination can devise, together with those labor saving marvels of mechanical ingenuity for which the modern American hotel is justly famous. So general has been the advancement in this particular that to see one hotel worthy the namo at the present time is to see them all. Tho main difference in the hostelries of to-day is the plan on which they are conducted. Some are run on the European or pay-for-what-you-get plan others on the American or try-and-get-what-you-pay-for plan, while some hotels give their patrons the choice of these two systems.

The cost of a modern hotel is represented by one or more numerals wit.) fivo ciphcrs, according to the ideas of the builder. If less than five ciphers enter into the sum representing its cost it is regarded as a second rate house. Tho carpets of a first class house are purchased by the acre, while the furniture Oftentimes exceeds that owued by the inhabitants of many a country town. The time once was when any man could keep a hotel so long as he knew how to keep a bar, but the man who runs a modern hotel must be a

Napoleon. The value of the first class hotels in New York is estimated at $10,000,000. More than 500,000 people are annually entertained therein, who pay on an average $20,000 a day for their accommodation. An army of men and women equal to five regiments in number is employed in these hotels, while an amount of work is indirectly connected with their management sufficient to give employment to as many more.—New York Mail and Express.

Canning Inferior Salmon. T'Q The Oregon ian says, on what appears to be good authority, that certain salmon packers on tho Pacific coast, not content with the profits of legitimate business, are canning inferior, and even unclean and diseased, fish of the late fall run and since, if honestly labeled, the product would be of small value and'slow of sale, are putting it on the market as "Columbia river salmon." "We regret the necessity of saying," it adds, "that of all the people who havo profited largely by the native bounty of this country, the salmon packers of the Columbia river, as a class, are the most groas and selfish. They camp beside the river and despoil it ruthlessly of a treasure which rightfully belongs to future generations They defy the laws made to protect the salmon, and fish in season and out of season, by fair methods or foul, as whim or interest serves. They are at no pains to preserve the salmon by limitation of the annual catch nor will they even contribute to support works to correct, by artificial means, the effects of thdr own ravages."—New York Tribune.

Mr*. Iss|tfy's Autographs. It Is speaking a good deal for Mrs. LangtryV tin ws'iieas that she has scored a point against the autograph hunter. A week or two since •hegot bier stationer to make* fac-stmile at her signature on rubber, and be treated it so thfllfully that the resulting impression can scarcely be dittlaguishsd from the genuine work at the pea. With this nasistsnre her manager's boy answers fifty daily requests tar autographs without maj trouble.—New York Commercial Advertiser.

At a recent diaaar party the leadlag floral «s a piaos at sod heavy wish with here and then a daisy, bordswi with ndi

THE LAKE DWELLERS.

AMPHIBIOUS LIFE WHICH SOME INDIANS OF MEXICO LEAD.

Peculiar Formation of the Mexican Lakei-Xatare's Floating Gardens. Flshlns For Frogs, Polywogs and Flies to Earn a Scanty livelihood..

Looking towards the lakes one day I caught sight of the spires of a small town on the margin of the water. Inquiring of a Mexican friend, he said: "That is Chaleo, lying at tho head of lafco navigation, oneo a very notable place. Tho town is now dead, or dying, killed by the railroads. Once it was tho point of shipment of the products of the tierra caliente, and great quantities of rum, sugar, grain and tropical fruits were transported thcnco to Mexico, twenty-fivo miles distant, in fiat-bottomed boats, propelled by the Indians with long poles. There are some reminders of tho traffic yet, but a foreigner would probably find more interest in the Indians, who live in a kind of hou9e made of roods, and almost floating on tho water." My friend could not havo suggested an excursion more

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interested in tho indigenous races and their customs. In two bom's' time I had descended from my erov/s nest on tho hill to the lako and was negotiating with tho bead man of tlio town for a canoo and a couplo of stout Indians to tolio mo to tho pueblo of tho Lake Dwellers.

And here a first surpriso awaited ma The lake which I had seen glistening in tho sun from tho elovated post of observation nowhere appeared when I arrived at its margin. In its place was a vast expanse, extending for miles, of reeds, swaying and drifting before tho breeze. Herds of cattlo waded and, wallowed in this sea of green, feeding on tho nutritious aquatic plants and grasses, and their fino condition and sleek hides showed that this amphibious lifo was not uncongenial to them.

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A narrow waterway leads froth the town, disappearing slowly among the reeds, and upon this wo embarked in the Indian's light clialupe. As wo passed along this canal I noticed that tho water was clear and pure, but tho bottom composed of a spongy bod of yc^ctablo matter. In some places tho Indians bad to get out and pull tho canoo past tho long barges, laden with wood, on their wny to Mexico, and which entirely monopolized tho narrow channel. Thoir weight would submcrgo what appeared to bo, a moment before, firm ground. When tho loaded barges stuck fast their swarthy conductors had tho habit of getting out and springing up and down on this vegetable mass, at tho point of adhesion, securing thus two or three foet of wutcr where nouo had been before.

At times thero would come to my ears strange and mournful sounds from tho encircling reed meadows. "Boatman! What sounds are those liko the monnhig of persons in distress?" "Nothing, scnor! Only the chatting of fishermen and tho laughter of children."

Their statement turned out to be correct. At intervals wp caught glimiaen through the tall roods of intricate passageways, just large enough for tho entry of a very small canoe. In these canoes were womon and children engaged in fishing and tho other industries poculiar to tho lalco. It was their conversation and laughter, filtered through tho forest of reeds, that produced the mournful sounds before alluded to. "But what kind of fish do thoy catch?" wo next, asked. "Mainly frogs, polywogs, worms and insects, senor!" woe bis surprising reply.

It was diiHcult to beliovo my cars, but subsequent investigation proved this to bo the main industry of £ho Lako Dwellers, apart from their peculiar agriculture, of which I shall speak later on. There are three species of frogs inhabiting the lahp. They are pro-pai-ed for tho table, with suitable condiments, ami are sold extensively oven among the well-to-do classes, being especially popular during Lont as a substitute for animal food. The spawn of tho frog, and tho littlo animals so ridiculous and repugnant to civilized tasto, popularly callod pollywogs, are only used among the poor, and are served

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maizo. But tho insect industry surpasses by far tho frog catching business. There is a sort of water fiy, allied by the Indians axayacatl, which frequents the lakes in prodigious numbers, and which is peddled tonlay through the streets of Mexico with the shrill street cry, "Plies for bird food." As the number of birds kept in private houses is very large, a single family often possessing twenty or thirty, tho fly trade is correspondingly bruk. Tho insect i3 about tho sizo of a grain of rice, lies six legs, swims on tho water with great forco and rapidity, and though it has wings has never been known to use them. When caught they arc cither dried or kneaded into a paste, cooked in water with salt, and oaten with much relish by tho natives. Tho eggs and larvce of this interesting creature have equal value. Tho Indians plant the steins of reeds in tho shallow parts of the lake, about a yard apart, so that tho upper end shall projact above tho surface. The female of the axayacatl deposits ber eggs upon these several layers defcp, so that they not only cover the reed stalk, but also hang in bunches from it At regular intervals they are collected, dried on mats, and these form the marketable products called ahuantlc. Thi3, ground and fried in lard with hen's eggs, makes a dish very much liko fish eggs, and is much used when the precepts of religion prohibit flesh eating. When the lama arc hatchcd and appear as littlo white warms they are caught in great quantities and cooked entire or ground into a paste. This dclicots dbh i3 called puxi, and is considered very nourishing.

As wo ncorcd the little Indian village of Yico, which was to bo our point of destination, the boatmen became communicative, complaining bitterly of a kind of floating mass of reeds and grass, called vondoleros. These floating bauks havo a thickness ranging from half a yard to a yard and a half, and are composed of the woven roots of plants, living and dead, the remains of tho creatures that inhabit them, the mud of the lake bottom, and dust brought by the wind. Solidly knit together and at less density than the water, they shift from point to point with tho winds ami currents. It is difficult to account for their fonmtion but nature works with such skill in their construction, and gives them such solidity that, in times at drought, the natives transport their cat* hi to them for pasture, and the banks sustai.i th» weight, only yielding and unking under loot a little—as would to natural—Mexico Cor. Cleveland Leader.

Doctor* Do Xot Like to Dnn. Oh, we get patients enough the trouble is they don't pay. You newspaper men maf crack jokes over toDon1 bills In your funny columns I tefl yon the physician was an abused creditor before men began wearing ckxhes. The trouble Is thats physician can'-t ask patient for a fee immediately after the consultation. A doctor dent like to beadntL It's different to England, where the patient la going out deposits his guinea neatly wrapped spin paper in some convenient spot where the physician can find it later. That saves both the feelings and the cash of the doctor, whfls here both are aft York Xrihuaailatarvtow.

Racing Between Trained Dogs. A race meeting between dogs*Is conducted an a similar principle to racing between athletes. Each dog, according to his fleetness, is given a certain position in the field. If the brute is exceptionally fast he is handicapped' about sixty yards in a 220 yards' dash. The' dogs are "pinned" to their mark by an at tendant The starter stands near the tape line with a huge pistol in his hand. When he discharges this the "slippers" or handlers' throw off the collar and chain of their^ charges and allow them to break away. A, good running dog travels like the wind, some- --J times covering 220 yards in a trifle over sixteen seconds. Whippets, across between the greyhound and bull terrier, make tho best sprinters. It is very difficult to train them properly. They require—and generally re-*"' ceive—a great deal of attention. Sometimes tv they are handled in better stylo than thoroughbred racehorses. They must have the liest of cooked food, such as chops, bard boiled eggs and toast, frequent baths and regular morning trots or they will fret and decline like a six mouths' old infant When trained they are valuable, tbeir price ranging from $700 to $2,000. Occasionally they repay their owners by capturing big cash prizes.— Sporting Paper.

Composition of Coals.

Coals of tho same chemical composition do not always givo out the same amount of heat. This fact has puzzled chemists for a long time.—Philadelphia Call.

There are probably fifty centenarians' in the United States.

"Chill's Meat Supply.

The Argentine Republic is doing a large business in supplying Chili and tho west coast with meat. All the passes of the Andes are said to be full of cattle and sheep waiting for a purchaser.

sj To Itemove Paint.

£qual parts of ammonia and turpentiiis will take paint out of clothing, no matter bow dry or hard it may be. Saturate the spot two or three times, then wash out in soapsuds.

No Fortunes In the ltank.

The Bank of England is in no way custodian of any real property whatsoever, nor has it any knowledge of any of tho property of persons dying intestate, nor of tho proceeds of estates in chancer}', nor of unclaimed dividends on estates in bankruptcy. —Philadelphia Call.

Degenerated Aristocrats.

London sandwich men oro chiefly degenerated aristocrats, ono v?ould think from an article in The Standard. "Many a university man," it says, "soldier, physician, lawyer, or priest, has carried a pair of iKtanls past the windows of tho club of which he wits once an honored member.—Kansas City Times.

England's Dad 1 trend.

Mi's. Beeolier says that the only fault she has to find with England is the bad climate and bad bread, the latter being so hard that it could uluiost bo used for paving material.

Mr. Tildcn's Katute.

Georgo Tiklen, one of tbo contestants of tho will of Samuel J. Tilden, viys that the (State, instead of amounting to S5,000,000, as has been given out, is nearly $15, XX),(J00.

"Go tell it to your neighbora'* that, "Pedacura" will cure their Corns.

Persistent rubbing with oil, night and" morning', will rtlb out a scar.

Our Great Fire.

When old Mrs. Bunsby had got through ading In the papers an account of the last great ttro, sne raised her spectacles

from her oyes to the top of her head, and remarked: "If the firemon would wear the genuine homo-knit stockings, such as we mako and wear in tho country, they wouldn't be a busting of thoir hose at every fire." And if thoy would use Pedacura Corn Plasters, thoy would never have Corns or Bunions, l'or this wellknown remedy, sold by all druggists, is a sure and safe cure forall these troubles.

PERHAPS NO I,OCAI, disease has puzzled and baffled the medical profession more than nasal catarrh. While not immediately fatal it is among tho most distressing, nauseous and disgusting ills tho flesh is heir to, and tho records show very few or no cases of radical cures of chronic catarrh by any of the multitude of modes of treatment until the introduction oLEly's Cream Balm a few year ago. Tho success of this prepation has been most gratifying and surprising.

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Mental and Physical Exhaustion,

Nervousness, Weakened Energy,'

INDIGESTION, Etc.

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