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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1881)
I. I CDK snort n n, f , i b ,1 niglA' idoj ' 1 toi' uomi retia flDe:i .eon yet i i roa,,' on r i .it1 0,1 aviij,-dodtj 'lIlXXEK THAT WALKED OIT. - SV OUVI TIIOHSE. way it began, IlannaU was tross Jay. For one thing, she had a big ksgiving baking to do in an old ened house, where pie and cakes made by the quantity, n, while she was out of the kitchen fjient, Margery, iu a frolio with puna, upset the churn with it load of n all oer the snow-white floor, inado plenty of extra work; but the -ping disaster was to find, wheu she kto the pantry for the beana she in 91 to bake, that a bottle of brandy she bad kept lust summer to bathe ankle, which sho had sprained in ag down the collar stairs, had been i. Btood far out of the way on tho top f. but. unfortunately, the dish of wnt direcuv unuor u. uu m dy had dripped over them, Booking a bo thoroughly that it was not possi- nt ui ) to use them, "gti at the worst was yet to come. On iugjn ling the beans ruined, she simply hener tiod tliera into the pail whioh stood at the kitchen door, and, washing her ndl hn i'Jn, wt to work to knead her big pan mm No tlie kitchon-door opened into a s ? -.ashed, and the osh-pail, with the ean,lK on on top, was supposed to bo safe t kfti -ogh; but unfortunately, tm this in ( . cittl afternoon, tho outsido door was it " 'llio beans had not been there long be r v. fc i the turkays came around to be fod, , .an sual;and ouo of them, of a prying t li position, noticed the open door, and ,i t probably remembering the good things er tUt came out of the door.quietly hoppod 0flrt n the step and walked in. Kothing to bo soon but piles of wood 'fuf tho season, now getting severe, and in" yes a pail with something in it. ' yot J. a 1,1 now that looks eood: I'll try 89 i it' thought the curious turkey (no ? t'iubt). liiho did try it, and, not boing sensitive V' ill either biste or smell, she never stop jd trying it until she had swallowed nil the top ones, soaked in brandy, aud pot then turned to go. i d' j The effect was sad. a I l.io,l whirln.1 armiTlil. it is BUD- " .y Uvi Unu " 1 7 v posed; atony rate, her logs refused to um hold her up, ana sue ieu 10 uie gruuiiu lift, iHcanDiKlA iuwuoiwiw epl I Half an hour later, IlannaU went out en for more wood to replenish her fire, and ia the gathering darkness stumbled over the turkey still lying there. i k n-lonna at. tllfl fowl, to BOO that 8116 was not outwardly hurt, and another at w the pail, told the shamoiui Biory. i "Here's a fine bit o' work!" exclaimed i.irr ia limn tnrlfPV over. Ti,airiint lia orono 0.1x1 killed herself entirely with those beans! I'd like to know who loft open the door! Well, well. I want a turkey for Thanksgiving, niid flu's one died bv accident, and its jifeat will be as good a if I'd wrung her .neck. f I mnHnn'nlt anil flrm tT.lll 1 II DT tO )iCT t I u " " " D O asllf, after fixing her fire, sho attacked the turkey, for though she was sometimes Xaqq aim was ftlwavs economical, and lie knew no questions would bo asKea as i how it came to its enu, proviueu u was ,t, and roasted well. In a. few minutes, she had tne learners off. except those on the wings and tail, n,l sIia laid the Dickod turkey on a k.nni tn onnl almt.Hnir the door to keen ut the cat while she finished some other work. Meantime tea-time arrived; the family .onma inmo ami wpra all at the table. when the door burst open and Hannah rushed in, evidently frightened out of Lerwits. i "Oh, Mr. Winslow," Bhe cried, khi,.' onmnfliinff in tlifl wondduea all I kUCID D TJlilv.-.-,, in white, and it ran after me when 1 went fnr anmo wnnd. and I daren't K0 out 4l.nA it wnit nlft'n!'1 i Mi- tvinalnv. Hiinnosincr some animal had got in, left the table, and, arming himself with the poker as he passed tlirnnorh the kitcnen. uirew vvvu mo door. ami rlavt'TlPafl nTllv. I Yet in a moment came on audible 1 ... 1 mstiing on tne wooupno, uu u - that Margery couldn't hurt it, and was not ao frightened as it had been hut night; so when tho little girl took it in her arms it made no objoction. "Now you must have a namo," said Margery, softly, carrying her new play thing off into her own especial corner of tho big kitchen, wliere worn ami nan nuh never come. "Let me see," she went on, "I'll name you after my lovely doll that got broken Kristino and I must make you some clothes, so you can walk around, and not be hobbled up so." With the help of mamma, the busy littlo girl contrived a sort or cot for Kristino. It was made of on old shawl, and was bright scarlet, with black and white plaid. It came pretty well up on the nock, and of course covered the naked lgs; the wings wero left inside. It was fas tened togothor at the breast, and was re ally ajrctty good fit considering. ' As ornament Margary sewcu some vi the fringe of the shawl around the neck, liko a ruff, at the odges whore wings ought to be, and around the legs. So, when dressed, the unfortnnato, or rathor tlie naughty turkty looked likod a new plaid variety of scarlot tlamingo, with side-pockets ond fringed drawers. The appooranco oi nrisuno siaih.uiB around in her new suit was very funny. How the boys did laugU! ana even papa had to wipe away the laugh ing tears. In this dress, tlie next morning, after she had been fod daintily, Mar gery introduced hor to her old friends of the poultry yard by opening the kitchon door and letting her walk out where the turkeys wero taking their breakfast. Margery thought they would be plod to sco her, but olas! this distinguished stranger in gay ottire was not recog nized. Tlicy stared and scolded at her and tho old gobbler rufllod up - hi feathers, ond dragged his wings on tho tho ground, and came to her, saying, ongrily " . . . m 1 1 1 tit "Uobulo-gobuie-gouuio: Kristine seemed to be disheartened at this coolness on the port of her family, and slunk into a corner, os though oshomod of her fino dress. Then the family crowdod around hor to pnniiih hor impertinence in coming among thorn, and actually began to pee ai uer. . Margery, who was watching from the window, could ha'dly boliove her ey at first; but, yes, they wero actuaiiyi pecking at the poor outcast, who finally tied, screaming, across the yard. Mar gery flew to the door, and Kristino hur riod in, just in time to escapo the whole family, who were close upon her. lou poor, ueur mbuuo i dud ffli'mnoa rt anmotllltlff wllitA. A UUVb gllUlj'OU v 1J"'' O " n n-;r,rr tha liVlit. TTannahl" called Mr I i Winnlnw bfl1 tAlrintr a candle from hor ' ; trembling hand, he led the way to the i'' "It's a white why, no, it isnt! he 1 (interrupted himself, as lie arew uuurer fritrlitned thinff. "It's r' , w tua uuiitviiiiQi "O w f i I declare, it's a picked turkey 1 Where I 1 .ii it jon eanu " Rcreamed IlannaU 'Sure, and can it be the one I picked this evening has como to life ? 'How did you kill it r osseu iur WinolAtff "I didn't kill it ot all. The botherin' ciater killed itself oting beans that got soaked in my brandy, and I had to stop "Well, it evidently was not dead," said Mr. Winslow; "out, now h s urea lc(tnr nut. nff its hpftil." "Oh.no, papa!" cried Margery, who stood on tne steps. wu v .m iu thing ! I'll take care of it somehow. "But it'll freeze, dear," said papa, go ing back into the kitchen. "V, I'll flr it. nn: I'll make it some j thing to wear. Please let me!" pleaded , Margery, earnestly. . , ... "Well, I don't care, child," said her . , father, laughing. "Do as you like, and dress it up. I want a fat gobbler, and J not a five-pound hen-turkey, for 1 hanks f giving." . . t ' kttar anm trnnblft. the shivering. : I naked turkey waa caught and carried into the warm kitchen, it was careiuuy ..wrapped in on old skirt for the night, an3 iIaA irin a Viaalrpf. , The astonished creature rebelled and . , fought ogainst the indignity of wearing a : ttonnni skirt- Vint cnlil nnnnuered it. and ; at last it cuddled down quietly in its ; strange new bed. Tl.rr,nrh tllH lfinff RntlflftT that follOW auavwqu . kont close Dnsoner. ' and by the next morning many plans bad been thought oui ior in cuunun. That wos a great day to Margery, who was confined to the house by delicate lungs, and who longed for something to pass away the hours wheu lessons were over and the daily sewing -uai uu IDUCUt athinir to do! The new ret was fed, and tha lessons and sewing urried through, ao that by noon aha was free to earry out her plans. By this aim the turkey had found out oions, nil A IK reallr occul f-1 neda,T. n4 prepared for what ngu conduct bad been iw weeks, there came a uau had another scare. She declared thdt tram)) or thieves were AfL.tr thik t ttoinK on for ' day whon f U'" up in the wooii-i ho,i chamber; she heard them and she dif red n.,t go up. While she sttxi in the wood-shed toll Inir Maraory il a wuupor about it the ohild heard a) fop that vhe knew. American I.iiml- for iln i Our Consul-Oer tuI J Shanghai writes at follows coj ,f ruiti -he markets for lumber in Chine. iul 2 ability of our lumbermontoi iimiy f aniue. The subject is wortliy i f i nott serious lonhidcration of ou .- -r.Ml engaged in this great brunu' i of t oxport trade, We havo long It i, , ,Hlod that the world has murke , cn.iiH to consume all tho lumber liicjnur forests can yield, but we mr -t mi 'at we have not Wn satisflod wit '!i,. j jrgy and efforts oi iho exportcri Ti Jousiil-Uonoral says: l ' Ibolievotho tmdJ one whioh 4o servos the closoi t atiiion on tho part oi our merchant. Iina ia extromoly poor in wood; tuo fo region extend ing from tho lOtilown to the 30th northorn parallel, J from tho sea const westward inland ar as the romoto provincos of Szeohin and Kansu com Kris bopplVlown to, the top stop of the stairs wli(iJi led W the room over head. After ft momunt she honped to tlie next, an9 4fter hur como, one by one, twelve babyj turkeys. Margory f preainea wun ueiight, aud ran to eaten ion ana pet the whoio fam ily, whilo U 'uuuh rushed up stairs in dismay and H a siIit that sliockod her more than tljb fear of tramps. In that r'ljia trunks and things not in uho wero fwteu, ana a moum or inoro ago IlaD:! had carried up there a largo, ann -re, squaw basket with a prising, roucblv i ulatod, an area of cover- r n,ko unch as the Oneida In- 4:1J,000 square mil way be said to bo dianaof yw iorK Muto make for vari ous hon f'ld uses of their white sis ters. ; Thi basket was nearly full of tho winter so.Vly of woolen stockings, all neatly m'tdfj and luid away till full. In this bank t, on tliese soft stockings, had MmlnniA iristine mado her nest and hatci' d 0t her interesting family. She a, (liavo found tho door ajar, ami (managed to pry off the cover, which lny n oni i,le, and here she had hidden all tboe eeks. TLa room was put in order and tho Vor cloed, and Kristine was provided with, a l'l'Wie in tho yard. Everyday t iwindercd off with her babies, but Fl,.tevt ttarted until hho had visited H,v ir,!Jast table with her whole tr-wcM? (jet hor regular morning meal. M pr. u was iunny 10 see them run entirely bare of tie'- When it is con siderod that this f ion is thickly popu luted, that lumbl i largely required for building puros, for furniture, for agricultural iulJmonU, and last but not loast, for co Ja, one may easily form an idea of tho eruioub consumption of lumber, Leaving out the question that part of the countryiich practically is situ ated beyond tl radius of foreign trado, I shall' conir any further remarks to the markets !f from the sea ports. TheNorthi provincos of Shantung and Cliihli jiw their supplies chiefly from Coreai'y junks, which load at Taku-shan, Chinese port adjacent to the Coroa ffntier, and thence proceed to Ticntsiiaud tho different harliors alnnir tl liiintnnir iirnninntnrv TKia - i o i o i J ' M(v,iftianapica:upcrumos, but as they province fvell as those contiguous to iit began to bo troublesome to have it, dopenJw thoir lumber upon Japan iii,v,i'"j"i luinu an uuiua ID I and i'OOiy W. Tfca SohooU of tk TJnlt4 8UU. We havo rccoiyed from tho Com- American Fisn, " Tain't no use talkin', dar ain't no plaoo in de world liko 'Merica for fish," said an old colored cook recently, The truth of her asseveration mar be confirmed any day by a visit to one of ..ims.onor ot JSducation his ninth an. nunl report of tho condition of chooU in tho United States. It is a volume of mnr tl,nn ?nn ..j is crowdod with interesting iuformo. iho ?reat 1ltoa a,kot J!811.''0'1801' lion 'miPhin,. k i i i- I, n lnRpootion of tlio limit evs vanotr .n,:?. Cl s th0 choolii of the ou-orod to purchasers. Itut while nature u J "ri'oars irom it that tho school population Is, for thirty-cMit States, 14,418,923, for nine Territo ries, 157,200; tho numbor enrolled in publio schools is, for thirty-eight Mates. 9.29 1.3 1G. for ten 'IVri-itArin. TO O-n. l ' . ' o.oij, mo numbor In duilr attend. anco is, for thirty-ono States, 5,093,. -J3, lor flvo Territories, 38,115; tho has done so much, the wronghcadcdnesH of man' often brings fish upon the table in an unsatisfactory conditition. It is tho aim of this article to give a few plain and simple directions for the pre paration of fish for family uso, without entering into a rocital of elaborate re cipes and sauces. Tor much of the in formation acknowledgment should bo made to Fish Commissioner Lngcno C. number of nunils rcnortod in nrivnte I lllackford. who is an undoubted author -l i- . I. . L-uuois is, ior twelvo States, 280,492, for four Territories, 6183; tho total number of teachers is, for thirty, eight States, 209,132, for nine Terri tories, 2012; tho number of molo teachers in thirtr-four States is 100.. 878, in eight Territories, 789; tho numbor of leinalo teachers in thirty lour States, 141,780, in oicht Torrito- .:.. t fr . is . . . its, iu i ; tno publio school income ity on all niscat-jriun matters. rishormen thomselve harm their own, interevls and tho palates of their custo mers by allowing fish to struggle thoir lives away in gasping agony oftor they havo been caught. All fish should bo killed as soon as ta'con from tho water by making an incision in the back of the nock with a small blade of a knife and cutting the backbono. Many dealers prefer to have livo fish on their stands I - ! . . .. is for th i-itr ni.ri.f vi.t.. cocmi oecause mo napping attracw attention. ii Lit I St .o Aq I'' A flf,h lwly Jinf. however, becomes -t. forten lerritorie8,89J2,837rtho feverish, and tho fiosu tends to resdy , DU.,UUI vifciuuuiu jo, , iui umiiuogmiion, uecoiuing sou ana naony thirty.oight States, $79,052,533, for and crumbling readily whon boilod. An ton lcrritorios. 8877.405: tho norma, excellent way of killinur lobsters, which . . . ' ' . . I -1 It 11... 1 li. il... f school fund lor thirty-two DUUUIU l"n uo 1'"' "no 11,0 uuo BllV6 IS t It puso. bo mamma made a new law tin, Kristine ond her family must be fed tit door, att tl ' .t er that, hor hfo was liko that of jtiir turkeys, only Bhe knew her name nd would come when called, and nover OiJ to run up to Margery whenover i'lt'taw hor. i ; ind the dinner that walked away last yir supplied twelvo dinners this year, ! provided Margery with a fine lot of p et money for her pains. Ifhajitcr from the Cbroniclcg or Tut- i? itinn . There was a man lived near Putman, lass., who had a favorite dog, a Maltese ross cat, and twenty-nine hens, with heir natural guardians and consequent murea over nor wueu ouo uuu ou.v.joroods ana accompanying enemies. in arms. "iJia tuey pecs you r "'Something nightly invaded this man's naughty things! lou shant go wuppaiatiai hennery, sucked a few eggs, them any more ! You shall Btoy with nv ftmi ato a tender weetling little chicken in the house." ; I now and thon. The man investigated. So it came to bo at last, liaiina ino robber was a terrible enemy of hen si ktii mhlnd a little, but. of tor all, couldn't fay much, for it was by horpv fault that the poor tuing iosi us owu w- tor cot. ISefore long tne lamuy ar quite attached to Margery's pet, wh' name they shortened u jv.nb. f On hor part, Kris was a very bri' bird. She would como when callodr name, ond she never failed to be on,ll at meal-times, when she wouldK around the table and receive ddl bits from every one. Wliiln lmr lit.tlo miHtrCSS W08 Btttllg nr Qoninrr Kris would stand and If at hAr. turnincr her knowinsr head firf no side ond then the other, and sc savinir. in a aellective way: "Onit,r l As soon as books ond work oway bIio was ready for play, she enioved hor Btrange life and crrew fat under it, so that tr tho boys begau to tease Marprj gestmg that her pot was rt her wlace on the table. The only time she seomo comfortable was when t kitchon was scrubbed. No sooner did Hannah ap; scene with the Borubuing-br down on hor knees to poll: than Kris would hop, by a which one of the boys had n up to a corner of a high : firenlace. ond there she humuod up ond miserable. was done, or until hor came and took her into th The place where Kris v spend tho time oi ner on the vard was ft large ch woodshed, which was kej kitchen chimney, ona tn bed or roost was prep where she was shut up ( she was so lonely and un m I101-I tn it At. nnt. and tnnA nf W fnr a nlavmat' "be gen erolly got down bofore bp and did not go back until beif bioh is at ci id cat coops, the American P. ft. or the Arotio polar cat. The man carefully openod two or three eggs; ho poisoned thorn with Paris green and strychnine, and laid them on the floor of the hon-honso. At a late hour tho next morning he got up, and went to look at a dead p. 0. (paloris cnthar ticus.) The first thing ho was a dead dog,his own favorite dog, mid way between the house and the boone: tl i '11 m xie wepi wun griei ana rage, and wou derod who could have been so mean a cruel. The next thing he saw in coroner s lino was a dead Maltest cros dies oat. lie shuddered and said. "I 1 never toll mywifo of this1" Then I found two dead hens, and his heart "it gtve him. He went into the hencrr ..A I ... ... - oountoa eleven more dead heu. ch, I thon ho knew what the dog ond oon oouldn t eat t he linns hml finiuhr.,1 Ha u- picked up six hens that wore inst nnf mcr uikeiinto the crloomv abnilfl of tm u rfiles. And while he gnashed his tooth of 1 re hoarsod little Bpeoches to lumself r saw something with his noso. and liking ofor off, on the sandy hillsulo. hefboord 1 the tho p. 0. that he hated, creepincf along 1 go among the rocks to his solitary lir, like floor, the south wind passing over a link of fish, stealing and giving night looming sonous. "Ah. thus, lie said "from childhood's hour, my fondest hes have passed away; the cake is doughthe milk is sour, a genoral flavor of defiy comes with the breeze from yonder lulls; oh cupof sorrow's bitterest dreip ! Grim death the dog and Maltesojkills and spares the thing that sucked lie eggs This interesting chapter of lhu history is a literal translation froii the true chronicles of Putnam. Burlington Hawkeye. un- rul It nioviturally be askod how can we. from th acme coast, compote with pro ducing J tncts lying so closely within tho rea of consumers as those above named fin renlv I shall noint out a few reason hich I deom sufficiently strong as to li'te our people to give the ques tion df consideration, and perhaps to encode somo experiments, which as a rule 114 to quicker results than calou latioiaud conjectures, namoly: timber in tlio districts is, before felliug, al rcadft costly article when compared to wnaiii, is m urcgou anu uauioruia. Bei'o reaching the ort of shipping it ha4) bo transported over Ionir distan- oefft no light exponso. The cheapness of Jbor is to a great extent counterbal- aiid by extra timo involved, by the use oflie.most primitive tools ond tho total dlegard to diBnatch which characterizes tlChinese workmau. Thon again comes t consideration of freights on this coast; lira japan and roochow to this, vary m one-third to ono-half of the rato ling undor normal conditions for Bail- g vessels from Oregon to this. The lumber from Japan consists lefly of deal-boards varying from GlA 7 feet in length 12 to 14 inches in oadth (but tho broader the bettor) V, 1 inch iu thickness and are of the ommonest quality; they represent tbout 70 percent, of the total imports of 00 nrf . . .... . ."lumber to Shanghai, boing used for par titions, etc., in Chinese houses. Foochow supplies almost exclusively polos from 12 feot upwards in longth and 0 to 11) inches and upwards in diameter. The Corean wood comes in tho shape of huge but short trunks which the (Jhi neso cut up into planks for various pur poses. From the Southern parts, the Straits and occasionally from Manilla we receive a variety of hard wood which al ways finds a ready market, providod it bo of desirablo size and quality. Those who wish to enter this vast field of competition should appoint somo one to closely Btudy the requirements of the country. nont Stutos is 8100,133,343, for ono Terri. lory, 1,BUU,901. Iho condition of tho schools in each State and Territory is carol ullv sot forth. In point of oxco.Mcnco and in the proportionate number attend. ing tho Bchools Massachusetts leads all tho othor States. Thoro aro 15G formal schools with 1227 instruc tors and 39,009 students. Tho Com missioner favors warmly the Normal schools. Thoro aro 129 business col leges, with 527 instructors and 21, 048 students. The Kindergarten numbor 159 with 370 instructors and 4797 pupils. For tho superior in. struction of women thoro aro 225 institutions, with 2478 teachers and 23,039 students. Thoro aro 358 col leges and universities, with 3885 in structoi'S and 57,987 pupils. Thoro aro 90 schools of Bcioncc, with 809 instructors and 13,153 students. Thoro aro 125 Bchools of theology, with 577 tuacliors and 4220 students; 50 law schools, with 195 instructors and 3012 students, and 105 schools of modicino, dentistry and pharmary, with 1337 instructors and 11,830 stu- donts. Thoro are 11 idiot schools, 52 for the deaf and dumb; 30 schools for tho blind and 38 roform schools. Thoro aro 240 orphan asylums. The Commissioner recommonds that a Superintendent of instruction bo ap. potntod, by the Fodcral Govornmont, for each Territory, and imprcssos the neod of tho (Jovcramont taking tho matter of education directly in 'ladder r her, er tho it, oil 3 work listress room. ided to it from ver the by tho ire her her, and ,'ht; but ind tried ry was so TEivSOm AXD (jEJtERAL. A new town in the islmd of Scicily has been named Patti, ator the prima dona. "In tho morning by tie bright light Woll tlio urintfir tJ away ana I wuen uaunei uiows uis' trumpet in feathers under her iiMrcss, and thut tune. . i when the weather becsi'Hi mamma One littlo Long Island town is said to said she must leave off 'ess. and go number among its ros dents 75 persons out of doors with thoir?" iue nrsi whoso ages average 85 years, seventeen real warm day, Margi off the red 0f them being over 90, dress and drove her pi The ltussians are payinar great atten Kris had not forgott 1 ooi recep- tion to the revolver 69 a niean8 of war. fare. Upwards of 60,000 of these handy weupons are being made at Berlin for the liussian army. In a nuie vuia 01 ure et Loire may be real on the portals or the cemetery "By the decision of the municipal coun oil, there are to be buried here only tho ueau wno live in mis eommuno. t.Vn in tlm winter. I nrsi was careful not to go too. tho turkeys, thnnirh tlmv did nof i o her now in her feather-dress. k"ew days she staved most of the lii" thorn, only coming when called, encrally mak- inir a viHlt to lUOTi uouui treats. ted Inis 8he bad not be one morning Marie her. and she was seen her since broil very Bodily, and, aft) came to the sad con atravpil awav and nil flock wandered fair tl riprt mornintr. ttea m-all-Pil in as usi"lud food. Marcery and she ate as th When she ha went out again tie mistress sou she was missing. This now with Kris. Ev hand for her br watching, she v ao that no ona Poor Marge V.n .t thia ten pet, but Hannaiy f "Wait abit,r nice." i But, tkonjhf long when t out to nee No ono hud Margory felt Kail about, hat she had r the whole , But the time, Kris p to bcfi- for find fed her, 9 starved. er meal she abJon herlit- hci, and again e tirular thing nf she was on n spite of fj and hide again. heart-bro- ncyln her nd said: something !;ia( $ ISEL: her suspi- The Ottoman gendarmerie scheme has totally collapsed, and after this there will be an end of the English gendarm erie in Turkey, aliout which there has been so much cry and so little wool. Appreciative sympathy : Hcrr Boko- lnbonski plays a lovely nocturno, which he has just composed. To him (as he softly touches the final note.) I mi ama teur : "Oh, thaaks 1 I am so fond of that dear old tnne !" A tramp woke np suddenly with a cold sweat standing in great beads upon his forehead. "What's the matter?" asked his companion. "A frightful dream ! I dreamed I was at work I" "I told you that last mince pie would give you a horrid nightmare." To Raise thi tuJL on velvxi. When the pile ia pressed down, cover a hot smoothing iron with a wet cloth, and hold the velvet firmly over it; the vapor arising will raise the pile of the velvet with the assistance of a lightjwhisk or olethes brush. to bleed them. This is douo by making an incision undor the last joint of the tail and hanging the lobster by tho head. About half a teaspoonful of thick, semi transparent fluid, slightly whitish.draina off. Death by this method renders tho flesh of tho lobster hardorand considera ble sweeter. Freshly caught fish are somewhat rigid, while stalo fish are soft and flexi ble, with colorless gills and filmy, opaguo eyes. Properly rofrigoratod fish may lie kopt from summer until spring v in good condition, though when tho tem perature is too low tho freezing and thawing dostroy the character of the fish. Fish Bhonld nover be placod in actual contact with ice. . Tho manner in which fish should be cooked dopendH, generally speaking, upon the sizo. A largo fish should be boilod or baked, a small ono broiled or friod. Iu preparing fish for cooking as littlo wator as possiblo should bo used, and tho fish carefully dried with a cloth. According to Miss Corson, in boiling fish those of largo size should be placod in wator cold and well salted, whilo small fish may be put direotly into boiling wa tor. Othors rocommoud that tho water be always cold at first. Half a toacupful of vinogar in Europe claret is usod corrects tho muddy taste of some fresh water fish without imparting any acidity. Sliced lemon and a few cloves and pop per corns or a "bouquet" of herbs will add to the flavor of boiled fish. This "bouqet" of herbs is composed of a little bay leaf, a stalk of oolory, a dozen cloves, aud a dozon pepper oorns tied in a bunch It thefleBli of a fish to bo bakod ia somewhat dry, an improvement will be effected by cutting diagonal slashes alonsr the side and niacin? in each a alina nana in regions wnoro iqo povorty 01 of fat pork. There should bo no water tho pooplo makes it impossiblo for thorn to nurture necessary schools in thoir midst. Tho soundness of this rocommondalion will bo realized by a careful perusal of tho forogoing tig. ures. It will bo soon that notwith standing tho vast sums cxpondod on schools, and notwithstanding tho host that daily attends school, only about halt of tho cbildron ot tho country, tako it all in all, aro re ceiving tho olomonts of ou education. This is not, by any means, a satis- For instance: coffins ore an important factor? sbowinir in a country whoso item; the.quantity of wood used for a institutions bavo no othor founda Chinese coillu is about six timos that tion thim tho jDtolligonco and patri which it takes to make a foreign ono; t 1 . . 1. ...u only stout wood is desirablo for such a """ lu Y , 7- u purpose, ond that is in China tho most run8 a,fc present, the country which expensive kind. The liberality which oxponds most on its schools, expends the middle and better class of Chineso loast for convicting und punishing display for obsoquios is quite surprising; criminals. A slight expenditure on the wood alone for a superior coffin is tho oducation of a child may save a said to vary from 850 to 8300 each. vorv iar0 expenditure. In nursuinir. Household furniture forms an article ,:" . :" . .:i..- tif. which also doserves some comment: from one end of the Empire to the other, the different objects of that category hardly vary in thoir shape and construc tion. A table or a chair that sells in Canton will sell equally in Tiontsin or in the remotest part of the country. Thore is no caprice or chango of taste to contend with; the fashion never changes and in shape they are soclumBy and sim pie that, with a few patterns, the prinoi al parts of a piece of furniture could e turned out on a largo scale by our labor-saving machinery at a low cost, Here it is where our capabilities of com petition must come into play. lo save freight and labor we should be able to supply the rough material in parts, such as legs and tablo tops, chair bottoms, in fact all parts of furniture, boards for coflins. cut into proper dimen sions, and all kinds of lumber shaped to a certain purpose, all of which might be shipped in their rough condition direct from the muls, leaving the finishing and putting together to the Chinese on this side. If produced in this part of our Pacific coast whore timbor is abundant and in close proximity to the final port of shipping, we should certainly be able to compete and build up a largo trade. American Exporter. The following oil is recommended as an excellent compound preparation for restoring and strengthening tho hair: Take of purified beef marrow, say four ounces; punned lard, two ounces; con crete oil of mace, four ounces; oil of aloes, lavender, mint, rosemary sage and thyme, each two drachms; camphor, one rachm; alcohol, one ounce; place the alcohol in a glass mattress, and with the heat of a warm water bath dissolve therein the balsam of tolmu; add the camphor and essential oil. On the other hand, melt together the marrow, lard, oil of mace, and as it congeals add the alcoholic solution made, and stir the hole until it is entirely cooled. Lubri cate the head with oil once or twice ev ery twenty-four hours. Thomas Jefferson, a crippled old shoe black of Yicksburg, Mis., baa just been made happy by $6,643, his accumulated panaoi tor same in the Union army. man. iho first expondituro bears intorcst in good so long as tho child lives; tho latter is a doad loss. And as all tho States of this .Union are indissoluably connoctod, ono State cannot permit its children to grow up in ignorance without wronging all othor States. Uonco tho educa tion of the children of every Stato and Territory is a matter of National concern, and Congress should attend to it. Congress can mako an appro priation to take obstructions from a river; it certainly would not bo a stretch of powor to romovo the ob structions which clog tlio brains of I tho children of the country. How People Get Sick. Eating too much and too fast; swallowing iin per fectly masticated food; uning too much fluids at meals; drinking poisonous whisky and other poisonous modicinos; keeping late hours at night; and sleeping late in tho morning; wearing clothing too tight; wearing thin shoes; neglect ing to wash the body sufficiently to keep the pores open; exchanging the wp.ra clotnos worn during the day for costumes and exposure incident to evening partios; compressing the stomach to gratify a vain and foolish passion for dress; liar. assing the mind with borrowed trouble swallowing quack nostrums forev iraacrinarv ill. tnlnnrr fnmilit ut irrpffiJr O 1 O O ' intervals, in tho' baking-pan, but olive oil, fresh butter or salt pork can be usod. The or dinary brown meat gravy warmed will be found excellent wjth baked fish. Brown sauoe, often usod with baked flub, is mado by putting iu a thick - saucepan y for one pint of sauoe a tablespoon? ul of butter ond ono of flour, stirred over the fire until brown, then adding slowly on pint of water, stirring all the time, th it may bo smooth, and seasoning w7 salt and poppor. u uiuutuy Jinn, bllO HIUUIUU BUT.! A.. a..i 1 1 .1 . r a. JUb v iuu mo uiob nun uruiiuu kj brown, whilo the skin side sho, more thoroughly cooked to a dorr V Maitre d'hotol butter is an exoe;. dition to broiled fish. This caf" " ono tablospoonful of butter, oi J. 2 ley chopped flue, one teasV . lemon inina. ono aalfainnnn an n ! pepper, ti...i ..; i i , 1 over the xuia id uiuuu uum iuu .j'1 nsu on coming from the nut , Fish can be fried to the1 in good olive or sweet K th becomes so hot that a l. "t"eaYPr?J orkfls. .Iron the AhI. In J to R fW brown. Ifmuohfryi.1""0 i can be used again'..eft'n- .Lf r I fresh butter or boef-d,,nf."kan' though common J" Ns usod. Many small f " " '"V "i being dipped intocaton y,lk.0,f egg and rolled in k!r cfnm.b8 I II frvina-. All Ma,lA 1ld. 80on 88 cooked, be lailPon brown VW ...i. m -i. Jlie grease, In addition t08e ."ub1t p t fish may st" M,ss JuJwtte tor- son's rel-ipe fft en matolotte is at follows: buff tUo fl8hint t0"111? pieces and 7tLom over the fire in co water cont8 tablesnoonful of sr an onion with cloves and t teUo.no o1- !- S?i!3T toon niinJ" J"" m in a cleol; r" ' flour an.d,ter. sauc '381 hand a An wun two ounces oi , When.w.n """"l"0 u "r mat pint ihng water. Season d ilottith i a tcaspoonful ol Ba Kil quar Baltspoonful of peppe-tbo fir9 pinf button onionB, toss ov . ul. brown, with a teaspoon . mat. uXnd of sugar, and add ' . aftUoe tia tr aimmAr nil a nnnr. " ind The six Methodist churches of lroit wero all in debt a few months f lu sums ranging from $1,100 to $1000 the whole sum footing up $35,0 They formed a syndicate to clear t)o docks and on Thanksgiving they helJu jubilee because t ier had reached I'atl s bianu- ard. who savs to all the diacilos: "Owe no man anything. Senator Bavard lives 1 nil is own house in Washington, and tie residence is crobablv worth !25.(X. Senator Ed mnnda ia his next door neiehbor, who also owns his residence, worth a similar amount, xne two senators aie muui, aa their families are also. te to simmer one nour. ter to , BiWas2$& JSC. locos, he matolotte is dono, od. l 1 " and serve with croutons" .; . . 1 for the lowesD EC Whit a Xatorali' S1"-"-11. lish naturalist, while p-efin813 spiders in bottles ot aioonui, touching exhibition toa- v - forego further expcrimenU. exaniiuo wj a to preserve a large jui- twenty-four oi ner youu UULUSJlllXl. had captured. He pO , . into a bottle of alcohol, j after a few moments shr upon her body, and w' . " put into tne noiue w Lumber I iumon of course, manifested' waa his surprise to fc. Rhinehart h Utn appointed ag herself from her, Sprinytield Mill Co. U cnoffr and gather her yrtr fi;yre for LumW now than ret ..ii. l ... i ii hnil,lin lumber uohr4 IO IU B 1B(J V.n. AU,i-- Ir i.tO insensibilirt Short notica and at very low tons, lame to her.I'ou't failto.ee Khinehart bf.r. ojdw Kr C.ntr(clewhera. We propon U aJl haaUr, a.4 atinot, relear.7,' t"r lt-