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FURNITURE MAKING. ni. furniture ""Ml" ln CWW , , . r course to catch the I,, of the !"' and. nso itlv it li "I the medium and lower '"'des The BVe,1,fe ''itlz,-'n here 5n!' not want expensive (roods. As a " ..,. buying t-tt.-r lunii- ' .111 m..i'.. thun Hvs i.,.f but Mill r of i i'"pi nw '"'' ttnr ihm!? Tai mnv be ''lt''1 P'''V- P"-;r,-u iiImiuI tlie average price '' . , 1 1 , I. ...... mU. ij f,,rii i(eurooiiiui.-" mm fi.u L i Kit would (,t 1)6 ,ur 0,11 of ,ne na T . ..!.. ,.M I... fur me iiviwub i""" aarlor wiles ' ' IM T,l0,,,' "'- ... Mm see. arc 1110 ut0' llnd ,'nce Urt ! aa In llllltinif t In , r v " I s tin' nunn w iiui' ti.1l ti nrottv straiirlt mum'- I'"1"" " - ton ol the olrcuuistanoee of the poo P'l,, L,r,.at trouble with our furniture ntt that it in niai'hino made-nil the mds OB tOe traue are, nr huh '"" J UA iii'iOllilii-ori ! Ill I for. ana l"" i"-J- 2to, irork li (eat disappearing, but tonuse the lumber to fcot thoroughly ,1 )i.-fore being made up. The . . 1- ..U 1 I.... .. 1.11., 'rreen lumoor is suon-u w ' ,j.,v and ll then put on the market as Aheirli tables "nu tno 1"ie' hundred big io-day are transiormou into a Ihn'l-uuil ''iirooill suues lo-iiiiiriuw. ghrinklngi warping and cracking are Inevitable, and the durability of the furniture U consequently impaired, fan far as machines are concerned, many of tjiem do work equal tO lirsl-c-t, band work, and at a vastly lower in-t Th prohts of the furniture busi- i i ... .ti.,,,,1., On l.l.rl.. n,.UI'' narn i - ,- , . . : .. .. i , : . i.. - Clll-S genus 1"" n'" ""v - Ii ti,., influeaee of competition is not itrong in nrlicles of Him.' quality. L. -II MUUMN ,,,.,! tillWl. Vfft tlltt fll'.ll' I ' I . mw Hot priidts would not run more than from tlve per cent, to ten per cent Our mat drawbaek Ui tho cost of our Ixlp. Bhlpplaf.olerktj packers, labors t-r mid the like are needed la jft'ciit i.-. Our Ktuck is bulkv and . , ... ....I.. I J I i I I I ' W ..II I I . I I I I 1 1 t I'll yi - 4'iiilV dsmaifi'd and inadequate help v. ... i . i be ateaetroua r uruer, peopn ....... lit- liiii-e distorted notions about boreal magnitude or value of furni itive. We reo ill re a (food deal of room ..j .....1.. HMn. lit ltii.iiu r tin. miu j" 1 r I " vsliie of stock by the premiss it oo- euptea Why. Marshall Field could have inure l'ek, on the basis of net mil boot, on n sinle t))irty foot shelf than almost any furniture dealer In the city has In his whole Mtablllhawn The value of the average torekeeper'j tH-k in OUrbuilaeai is far below what Mgeral report muke-iit Thi bulkmess and awkwardness 01 furniture, you can readily understand, can not help but whittle down our prnttts. Begteb come enormoualy hij,'li. There are bedroom sets, for in utani i'. sold nt so low ii H',,IS: protit that the help required to bundle them practically leaves no profit at all. t Drastically sell nothing that ire do not have to send one or two men to deliver. To il- Instrate the difference between differ ent kitulnif business. ndry-oods clerk ... ,, . l 1. .!.(.. Alu mil sou a iaoe nanuiiereiuoi 101 tnor ond the lady will take It home io bersatehel; we sell a bureau or side board fur the same price, but at a low- l II Mil. IIIVI. Ill 4, ,1111 II out by a couple of men and a horse and agon, Then the annoyance and the n .1 .,.. Ui.,.- !',.. t..i,.;..l mat. u it. lUIJ'T ' i ' . uttut nit Mil hiw ten is ufleii enormous. 1 have had to Isend several miles, for example, to OVOfT an inch from a bed-slat, which the lervaci gin nigm aare out on with lli.. ineat-saw. The mere waste of tiiii.. fti lliis i'hc nmh.'ihlv tixik (iff iqiisi ei we prow oi i no saie, aiiu una esse i nnlv one of soorai 1 iniL'htiuen- tlna. 4 hicayii ews. K E E P I NG THINGS N EAT. Clran lip Hi Put-in mill Tlit-rt1iy Ailil l fu ValttC iiml .tiirarmi. Allowing bushes to frow in a past- peart to be UO excuse for allowing then In grow ill mowing or cultivated fields. If there is any thing that de Uacla from the appearance of a farm, it i- bating the sides hv the walls and fences covered with a growth of weeds. We have been past farms where, in cimsi'.iuence of sprouts, bushes and Weeds, il was almost inipossib'e to even t-et a glimpse of the Held it bordered. Wren though it was clear beyond. Ban ... t .., . .t i . j r irimn ranis oust mere i- uow H reform, and there Is uo better sea- min t,t 11... I. t ,,.,..f,,..ttt . vuu j VIII ill it III, ii put w. till- 1:UM- lit 1 . .-1 r-1 1 1 f :iw:iv 1 1 t niltMtlii'tt tiian tlin winter. O.d hedge-rows can pe cut down, the brush piled up and pnrned, and the improvement in tho boles of the Held will more than pay for ail the labor required. This con- ili,;.. 1.. . i." t a u. 1.. .Ua I Tt-i 1 1 1 i . tl.u .... ! if n..ilt MBfll I J i.-.u.t v. rt ' ' hardly possible with tho plow to aft ak up th- sivj close to a fence or W.ll 1 ." . . . ! . ,. .VI. miu in iar loo inai-y iwwnugi Htm arrow strip is allowed to remain un. touched during the entire period of --.v,,.iiiwu mm is uiu -!, ytmmtm Where fnul weeds will lodge and finally Igcrmina e. and we hardly ever hud a e'd li ft in Unit utiit. hut tlnit It he. I.lirix i.t... I,.. ... .1 ......... .,..11. 1. f,i,i 'n ill tt.Tii iiiiit;u n nil I. i". i?ri)A"tll of i-iinL- v t up himties. A - ino igh it requires a little extra labor U ' I.k . 1. i j iibiiu I I t frab out fr ni the feooti tina mwmiy wo y tlie siides ol wails. m 111. 'I i in 1 1 1... Ik., wiai i lit tr" Tl I lit BjliriBCB VI III Way !),. i.'u.tivat( and kr ulean. Ths.n j j .:n Isa - - w ii. i (1, ,j (Jl)WIl IIIIMT Will no uTiMirlitlr hede rows to be lrft to " ' i' ai -nim more convenient Me- iin '11 i . l iL. ' -i - i r r tiT.-d in lime llarni Kneourago your rhiMren to come itri U tl. IV, n U' ill' I tlieV racli them the right from the wrong. M -:t.;i tb-ir minds that thos-) atagl which i heir playmates want to aade to tiktai which "must be kept r'iie irom mother, are generm.j :,r""i! and must be shunned. -House- JtO.il. liftiH-n bors in the Pittsburgh : in cooking. - - 1H,1 MIU. ' lH., IW AFTER-DINNER WALKS, rii r IsstkpeataMo io ihr riiiiiii tion i,l lliihu.i r ,,hj "After dinner sit awhile, after sup. per walk a mile.- That was suitable advice for tho good 0d times" when dinner was taken at oon. The wise man changes hi, mind." We moderns have changed ours. nd our habits too- Tlie couplet may be changed to suit the now circumstances. "After luncheon sit awhile, after dinner walk a mile." This advice Is bv no m. ans universally followed. It may b- doubted whether it u universally given or believed in. One thing, how. over, is certain; the "mile" and much more ought to bo walkjd some time during tho twenty-four hours. Nay, it mSt be wulked if hoalth is to be maintained. In-door air can not bo breathed all day long without serious injury, nor can a tuffloiea! measure of physical exertion be dispen-nd with. VatUM Is stronger than all the doctors and drugs in tho world, and she will not let a man bo well who persistently disobeys bur. Hliu has made our limbs for movement and our Inn.'s Im pure uir. If we do not use the limbs sufficiently and breathe enough of per fectly pure air, she insihts upon stor ing up quantities of poisonous wasu ill the sjslem, and makes the arms and legs us limp a a jelly lish. Men ol business and profosimml pjeej seem to have no time for walking ami "Inking he uir" except ln theeveatng. Hut how can a man walk after a heavy dinner? Most true; und therefore a tiiau should not eat a "hoavj linger" habitually, Whether he walk ur not, the "heavy dinoc" M do him lothiug but harm, und uli the mote harm if he djoaj qot ulk. Most men eat a good Bjeai luin-V tfiiijy lake both meat and pudding) in fact, to uil intents und purposes, they 'dinn.'' ny do not then need a heavy meal III the gventng, After a substantial luiichtft ift dw. a moderate dinner at six or seven is tl fljat is required. If such a meal be tnken. fniiflgej at nbOUl jight o'clock by n cup of hot eogoe, thf puts who lias not been overworked luring 1 1 day, should feel perfeotlj froshfora wsll uJ S;:I0. If he then goes out und walks until t 3V, lie will soon begin to 11 rid his walk u fpgal pleasure, und the advantage to bis health will be marked, Indeed. Uo,i lie feur the "night air?" That is non sense, ftlght air is us good us any other u'r. except tM it is a little cold er. Me cull provide ugiift !nt by wrapping up a littlo more, tot r,.i- tin&rlu of the oaras of the d.u. for producing a pleasant sense of relaxa tion, !i)r purifying the blood, for rail ing the spii-i4, for encouraging sound ami refreshing sleep, then j; nothing bettor than an evening wnlk ufter .. moderate' tftupgiv To those who have not pructic d tli habit the first few walks may prove fatiguing and i( -appointing: but let them give it u fair trial. Perseverance will amply justify what some may consider rather novel advice. - London Hospital. CARC OF SILVER-WARE. Some tsefiil TlitiiKs All Hpjseksepers SlmuM Know. Whenever silver or plated ware Is used it should afterwaril be washed in clean hot sqds; a soft dish-cloth being taken to rub It "oil- t IA0UUJ m-xt be rinsed, and then wiped dry with a flno, soft and parfdOtly dean towul. Onlv a few nieces should he washed at a time, fared for in this wuy your ware will keep bright four times us long ns it will if carelessly Washed. When there is need of polishing the silver, bus u pound of whiting, and. ufter rubbing it through a very line sieye. put it m a box, reudy tor use. After carefully washing und wiping ench piece of silver us directed ubovc, nut n small uutintitv of the whiting In one s&upur und a tobleopoonful of aqiM iimmiinii and three tunlespoonluls ol cold water in another; also put a large sheet of thick pnpor or, tin: table und another sheet on a largo tray, ii R piece of soft Hnniiul in the ajnajonls water und then In tho whiting, und. ufter rubbing tho silver, piece by piece, plaoe it on the trny. When ail the silver bus been polished. rubolTall the whiting with a piece of soft cloth. I'seu soft brush to remove the whiting that remains between the tines of the forks, or on any part of the silver that i, nraamanted. it is very important that this rubbing-otT of the whiting shall be thoroughly done. .Now wash the silver in clear.sonpy water and wipe dry with a soft cloth. Silver cleaned !. this wav will not onjv look brilliant at once, but will n.innin so for u con siderable time. Silver that is not in constnnt use should bo wrapped in soft tissue paper. ...i mo In boxes or Canton flannel ui" I'" bags-never in bags made of common flannel, because that cloth is likely to contain sulphur, which will tarnish the metal Be careful, also, to keep it auinu from rubber, water and the ga-pipes. A uloseW where neither gas nor beat comes is we mm pnum store it ln. A word before closing. In regard to ivory handled knives. They should never be dropped into hot wuter. Hold them in the hand to wash tho blades: wiping the handle with a dry towel. Heat Will crack ivory hnndles; therefore the knives should be kept In a oool place. In a house that is heated by a furnace this Is in .ome closet. If the blades aru steel. 1 all the knives are nut in slant ,..lect those which an- to lie put away and. after dipping a bit of cloth in Uttla -w eet-oll, rub it over the blades, and then wrap each Made In tissue paper. This will prevent the steel from rustlng.-Marial'arloa, in Bote wife- , . 9 ALL THE RAGE NOW, T-h, Wrmor, ll.pTTuml.rJ the l.ll Vrtm. fore young man who is pos-cssed of a laudable ambition to have UajeeH remembered In the weet subsequent !v"bv the young ladies with whoa. quaintance he Is favored will lose m UM in making a liberal Ok and satin finished ribbona H will also tind it to bis advantage to pay ,ome attention to colors, so that h. I118y tell at a gl.nce. as It were whether a young My would prefer delicate pink, lavender, olive, grn W r.sJL eaaeet Hw wnite. oream. orange, Prussian n.ueor a gorgtsms yellow ribbon. Of course. If one wore to ask her what color she prefers she would very promptly answer that it makes no difference; but it does, nevertheless, and if the young ninn makes an exejulajta "selection" he will bo very npt to hear a few compli ment r remarks which might very properly come under the head ol flat lory. Tho young ladies of Kansas t'ity arc now adding to their geucrul collection of brlo-u-br-ic a gorgeous und some what novel ornament called a "mem ory hoop." Wheiv the idea originated is not known, it sprung into exist ence in some my-terUus manner and tit some unknown point, an. I then it Spread all over the country with almost the rupl lily i: Bash of lightning spans the htaveai One might truthfully aaj that Itorig hutted slm ilt in msly lu all the cities of tho country. Hut no matter as to that. The essential fact is ihi erase bus rouched Kunsu-. t'ity, and it has evidently eotne to s ay. The memory hoop about eight or leu inches in diameter and will hold from thirty, to forty buws or knot.- Stripped of ribbona it is a very iusig alfloanl looking ornament, bnl with tho ribbon nttaohuenta It Is u thing ol beauty, lit to adorn any parlort It Is not only ornaincntal. but il serves as sort ol a constant reminder of former friends, und in years to como the ladjlpj will take the hoop from its hanging plage and. separating the ribbons out- by one, say: "So and so gaVI me this; ho is now hammering theological thoughts Into the narrOW bruin of some heal hen where a tropical sjm beats do WO upon u pnrdhM earth. T his one was given by u young man who eloped with a cook and afterwards died from a seil Infllptad wound This other one mark urn its da'lpatp Sh4e "as tin gifl of him who now meekly follows my advice In every thing perl juinglo this household." Tea, the memory hoop will proven' splendid ornnmeql to dissect in the )nwi-i; conic, and for the present it is i "fad" ns dear, pethape, to the young man who gives the ribbon ns to the young lady who receives it. For fhe benefit of the former it may be sinl'iil lliat the proper length of tin fibbaj for a memory Ipiop is a half yard i und the width should be one half inch. Batln-faoed ribbons ifaon up well, but most any kind und oolol is acceptable. In fact, the aim is to get us great a variety of colors us pi"- afblej Tbe different shades of blue, red and pink in: always in demand but yellow and light fPOen are not prime favorite The memory hoop fad has oaueed a marked increase In Ihe demand foi ribbon, uiiij sonic of the dark-eyed ladies behind the eounti i have been at a loss to understand why so many j;inng inch have recently inspected n stock in vhioi) they usually take little byteyeat Right herg n may be stated that some Very amusing sennus have been witnessed at ribbon counters since y-Miing men begun clothing memory hoops ill bows of variegated color Tlie average young man knows us lit tle uIhiuI the dilfereiit shinies of am one uoluc ns he does about puiupki pic. and nine cases out ')f ten he pick" out green where he wants u peculiar shade of blue, As n result he pur ohaaae urwiaely wat ))e doesn't wani and whul he tolu the young, lady he would not get Kansas ( ity doupnal Lire in"a"bee-hive. Ati tateresttni Dreerlptlon of ins Uttls lnsets mill Tlit-lr HabltSi Whilu in Its physical make-up tin bee Is in many respects the opposite ol man. in his habits and tricks he verj much resembles the lord of creation and were bees to be transformed Into men some would undoubtedly go inti the -police force or in the board o I ilderiiicn. where there would be not n few uei'BSOQM tq Juke Sharp and ti tho inexperienceil youq toughs who get clubbed by the poliee and are then sent up til Hie penitentiary for dis honesty mid general "sass, she oo Bupattoni of walking delegate add oTudi mashers are also found in apiarian loclety, The littlo liee, thai is the worker, is ii hoi-ny-skinned child of toil. He is in cused in rings and shield- of smooth horn to shield him against attacks of his own species, and he toils as longa there is light. He has not got back bone like u man or a mule, but Instead he has a little sling that serves bis purpose just u- weil. nndtbus manage to maintain bio rights, petwaen hl tongue and sting there is a ooqplioated mcchunism thut is of grout isu to the farmer und to nature. Aside from hi hnnejf thut he distils, and which is worth thousands of dollars annually to the fanner and to eoiiiinei ee, his habit of poking his head Into flowers and covering it with pollen, which In brushes off in other flowers, render him n beiiefu tor Io nuture in fortiliz Bg flowers. Before the advent of tbi nee in Australia it wus impossible to get any seeds of red clover thora, ti course, his proce-s of iimkinj; hone; might not suit tho most fastidious taste, for honey is partially digested cane sugar, mado so by Ihe aid of bee saliva, but as the bee la a perfectly clean little animal that revels inns-tar all day long, these Hill irregularities must be overlooked. Hesides ho uses u different mouth for the honey. The bee is a good flier, hut ns his -.viiiga aru smaller in proportion to his body than are those of the eagle to the king of birds, he has to flap them more frequently, so he flaps away nt tin rate of 44 flaps to the minute. He has no lungs, bat a lstem of tiny air iulx-s extend through all parts of the body, snd those he p.vks with air when he wants to fly. Neither has he a heart, but a dorsal Veooel thai pomps the blood to the head. The head is not a bcauti'ul object, und as it is not the center of tin- nervous system, he would not mls It wiry much If cut ai if it wore not for Ihe eyes, two of which have 4. Imo leaees se ito see the honey flowers afar off. and two others to as it in doing the microscopical work U) the hive- The entrance to the hive are very carefully guarded by sentinels, and every bee on arriving at the dsr Is challenged by them with their anten na- If he ,-ail give the oounler-ig i . is admitted to the sanvtuary, but If be can n t he Is In danger, for boos tea very nervous In-ects and draw stings on the slightest provocation. 1'heap plieunt must Is' a thief, und old thieves lire deteeted by experienced sentinels, but the form of challenging must be gone through first. The old thief Ins is fat and slock and shining and very suave. If caught by sentinels he will nt eiice try to make a deal and offer the polioemOO some sugar, and while tin y are eating it he either slips in und Ills up ut the cells or he retronts and tries another hive. If the sentinels nro in OOlTupiible the thief humps himself, drawl Ins horny shields tight afOUnd him. mi that the stln.s of the police men mnv not penetrate, and runs. A young thief stands up to tight and guts clubbed, lie learns by experience. The queen bee has not got such a very ea-y t me. She has plenty to out and eats it. and flies very little; but us she bus to lay all the eggs of the oolony, and often lays more than her weight in eggs in one day, the In-,-, beg m Ige her nothing, hut let her have hay own was every wMarOi Tlie drone is tho dude and walking delegate of the hive. He is not very numerous, however. Ho is fut. ami spend. Ills Una cuing hiiiny. flirting with the girls and Ihaqureo mid then takes a quiet nap In the sun When hi- ohamu M longer please he is driven out. und if he can not gel u berth in another hive bo starves. The little worker, however, docs not fun mush, butler. She lives for about six wool,-, when she becomes feeble, her wings get lorn and fringed and she lie down to die lu the lleid. refusing Io return to the hive and become a bul lion on the colony. John Aspinwull, in X Y. l imes. THE SKIN IN WINTER. nu Dfw)FeuK) Tniiii Qeed 'rs t' Ti,i laiaestaat urum. What n curious organ ltu human skin Is to be sure! I know that ul mosl every one looks on it with con tempt, as u sort ol well-litting wrapper for more precious goods beneath. That is, unless ache or sonic other dis Dgurer comes along and sets up busi ness with tho skin ns solo backer Really there ii. no organ of tin; body so ioqg Millering und so ubusei us this same jexlbleoqverlug of ours thut has so no. .ill lo ito. li -iUHi.ir. wl.dii not oppressed with heavy, IlLventllated clothing. It is ulways perceptibly busy; in cold weather excretion continues, lit being in form of vapor, is not noticed. Kew persons arc aware how much work Ibis orgnn does. In cool seasons the average amount of sweat exhaled from itn adu't is !o MUnde, this amount Increasing up to four pounds nn hour. Ihe latter enormous quantity having been measured upon workmen exposed to the lBteueehel of gas-v.nrks furnaces. Night ami dag, every hour of our lives, this wonderfil s,ieyo Is ut work, taking from the blond qsoleos und nplaooous debris, its labors su vital thut twenty four hours complete suspension me in dent h. Xow in winter, while Its functions are leat and its openings liable to he clogged by presSUrOi by plugging from luck of care, or by sonic disease, it is plain thut much, aye. cxtreiiu pains should he bestowed upon t Every one can not take pagulftr dally baths Qf water, but everyone tain upon getting out. of bed hiiye a hearty, thorough rub down wlih u tough towel not one that is harsh enough to Soratoh and hurt, but a Turkish well, thut will Stimulate und be pleasant. This friction will open skin pores In good shape, set capillary circulation of blood and surfuco nerve flow in full anil i- the very b st possible prepara tion for u winter d iy. Avoid too frequent plunge baths In winter. Kew men. still fewer women, of our n tvoiis Americans have stam ina enough to waste any upon ootd water, as i-, doim when a. plunge i madc into the iiiorulug tub ut ordinary temporal urns. Ill hospitals such baths are used to reduce baal In fever oases, umi It is MWJ W bring it down three or four do- gi s iii u few minutes. This full. which seems so trifling, is in reality something very great when compared with tin- narrow range within whoso ;nnits life it, possible, und such slsiek are Inimical to health. The dry rub blug spoken of before is far better. -- Dr W, V. Hutohtheqn, in Americun Magu.ine. -tti HUMOROUS, Pt'.la Wheelo Wilcox, though a lover of cats, has never devoted olio of her Impassioned poems to Tubiihu or Thomaa "Is the buby strong?'' "Well, rather. Ifou know ghajt a trapumdeui voice he ha-?" "Von." "Well, he lifts thai lV or six times an hour." Harper's Rnaar- -'Oi Mr. Skinner is a very chari table wan, Isn't ho?'' "Oh, yes; of OUtlfSe. I!ut II he ever ca-ts his bread upon the waters you bet lie expects it to e.Miie in.-,; u sardine sandwich. ' The Hatchet Managing Editor "I think wo Cat -tar I another minion editorial. " Writing Kdit'-r "What, minion yet? Weil. I'll w i ilte you a daisy." Blunag Mg RditoV ('aintly) "Su bouquets, please.' Wu-bingtun (Villa Farmer "l'didn't haveany money for tin; paic -, so I thought I would bring you in a load of turnips." Ed itor "Ves: that's as good to me as the money. Er before you go, Mr. nag aeed, there' a -little matter I'd like to speak to you about." Fanner "Well, what is it?' Jilitor -"You don't want to buy a load of turnips, do you?" Judge. Mrs. bullion "I'm afraid, Mary Ann, that yu are Inclined to be ex travagant." Mary Ann Me. extrav agant, Is It? Sure yes are mistaken." Mrs. Uulllon "You burn too many rand ns." Mary Ann "Me, burnin' cand esf Divtl a wan!" Mr, bullion "That's vfliy odd. A' I passed the kitohen door, when the butcher's young man was here iat night, I am sure I heurd him sfieak to you about your tapnr waste America. WORK FOR WOMEN. MmM OseeMtsms r MOeatesi1 fur vu- llrril Youiik l.itillr.. Quite recently we heard a gentlw Wan -tale l hat to educate a woman loc highly wasu more WMte "( tmi". Ac cording to hi idea a womuii wus to lw raareA trained and taught to think that there was nothing honorable for her to do in life hut to marry. Wc wore MNt) to think that nny one in this enlightened age should retain uch a benighted theory for though we luiieve that a woman's happiest Slid Ih-st career Is passed in the fulfill moot of a wife's nnd mother's duties, still We have so often witnessed the fallacy of not educating Amcrioa'i daughters to support themselves If It should bo requisite to do so that wn INdhuvlnoed every woman should Isi taught some art or trade earl" In Ufa (ieniiis, of course, bo-tows her eorrus MtlOOS upon few persons; but there l plenty of win k for the daughters of the middle olasaas to do, if parents will only touch ilnun how to pi-ep-irc for the many employments that are open to them ! and if the girls themselves, when employment Is nt their Oommandt win only frankly nooepl it and bravely Work at It. In-luiil of niaiiti.lei-liig pes- nieiii rubbish about occupations Hint nre not "genteel." For instance. Is It not a national shame tad dlegraoe that good cooks should be -o ICSrOe, nnd that well-to-do people should have bitterly to complain that their lives are miule u burden to them by thut 'Worne thing" which u uerpotually going wronj iii iho kitchen no wrong in del. that when ocpeotalgueetoare en Mrtalned the dinner has to be scut ill from the pastry cook's? Every mother should teach her daughter how to cook, nnd to cook well, then she will huve one unfailing weapon against poverty, for a good cook is ill ways in demand. ,' pro, fesred cook I worth from MM tOfSOQ your, nnd a young lady does not derogate from her soclul position by looepUng such a post, seeing th il the cook la emphatically the queen ol the basement, and nol only her fellow servants, but her employers -If they are sensible folk must defer to her, for she literally "rules the roast,'1 The fnded. miserable old timid who hns let the host yours of her life go bj While s!.e sat with folded bunds wait ing for s,uup'hidy to many bur smuo- hudy who djd nol anpear wakes up in her old age to 1 1 mi hercelf helpless and hopeless. Perhaps the death of her father suddenly rouses her to u fact thut she lepassS) poverty StriolteO und bomelees, Terror seizes her, for A woin.crs ;i -Kri-ry cillirr wiltiotil u hnino. Umgingly Ibis one who has wu-lcu her best yeitrs looks upon her youngei kindred whq steered their burk out in the whirlpool of business life year- In fore. With bitterness such wiimeu gaxe upon the busy little typewriter, Stenographer, book-keeper, (mined aursu und corrosponien. These girls Wot'O nut i eared Ui marry in order to gala their livelihood I bill if Cupid wings his dnrt nt thtn they bravely tako upon themselves the duties of a wife, and to such marriage Is seldom a failure. Which Is the better lot, think you? and decide for yourself il S girl should not he taught some art ortrndo. - X. Y. Fashion Hn.nr. -ffsr- PEHKtLfcVS WITCH. How, An-iii iIiiik In riipiilsr Itt-lli-r, Nli U n- sttiti eiii'ii i' pom "- Usaset Old William of Malineshiiry tells ns that the famous wlteh of Berkeley "put no inodoriition to her sins, bo Onuse she was a- yet on this side of old age. although beating on the dOOf of It with u near fodt," Trouble com ing to her, us It does to a I mortals, her son dying und her family being ruined, she fell ill und summoned her Surviving children, u monk and u mm, to come to her. She confessed he.i'Mtilf tohnve been " great sinner, hut rolled preHy comfortably upon I heir piety to main things belter for lu r. Wh'it her uccult knowledge (might her might bo tho ultimate fate of the body, after the soul hud gone to its just reward, she knew best, but her instructions for its preservation were singulur. She di rected thut It be sewn ill u slug's hide und afterward placed In n stone sarco phagus, the cover of which was to bo fastened with loud and Iron. In ,iM tion, three iron chains of great weight were to fasten the stumv, nnd there was to he psalm singing for tifty nights and tho sumo number of masses In thu duys. If for three nights these pro cuullons tumid keep tho body at rest, oil the fourth It wus to bo buried in tho ground. Hut il wus no use; vows, prayers and tours were equally of no avail, while the strongly bolted door guve wuy easily to the dev ils, who broke through the hand ol singing choirs mid tore usuinh r the two chains ut tlm extremities ut tho stone, the middle one restating their force. 'This was on the first two nlghtsi on the third the whole monas tery aeeined shaken to its foundation, und u tall, terrible man dashed the doors in pieces, advanced to the coflln and culling the woman by numo, com manded her to arise. I'pon her answering she could not on account ol her chains "You shall be loosed," said he, "and to your evil;" nnd immedi ately he broke thmchaia with us muuh casual punk -thread H1, also kicked off thu lid of tho coflln. and. huvini; taken her hv the hand, drew her out of the church In sight of them nil. "before the door stood a proud black horse neighing, with iron hooks pro jecting over his whole back. The woman wax put upon the beast, and toon disappeared from the eyes of the inoetntfirs H-r supplicating cries for help were hewed for nearly four miles. " Newcastle (Kng.) Chronicle. Napier's futnous dispatch from India announced his victory in one word: 'Peccavl" which is. by inter pretation, "1 haveSclnde." Very much of Mm same kind was General de Hour, mont's message to the 1'renoh War Minister in IgfQ, when the Day of Al giers escaped him after being taken i "Perdldl Diem" "I bave lost a ley.'' It is said that Drake, when the ships of the Armada turned their sails, sent to Elizabeth the word "Cantharides" that is, "The Spanish fly." This last la p obabl" a fable. Temple bar. CONCERNING BANANAS. V Hi li his arlrllra ami irlnu. Wlf uf KM- ui i in- Tnwlswl i miu Ordinarily In this country bananas tire eaten rnw, but In the tropical countries, while the natives eat them in like fashion, a more delicate, ami it is said, more healthful mode of outing them is In vogue. The soft, rie fruit, beaten ton cream, with a sufficiency of Amatillndo sherry, forms a very de lightful eppe tiler mid is the fuvorlte wuy of outing tho hunuiiu In certain parts of the West Indies and on the African const. Taken In moderation on first rising In tho morning bananas are said to Im preservative of health, nnd in this respect are ill marked con trast with other tropical fruits, which are detrimental, rather than other wise, to continued good heulth. An Intoxicating drink Is miule from the hananu. und on account of Its astrin gent properties is of considemble medicinal vain in Africa nnd prob nbly in other places also, the banana nnd the kindred tree, the pluntnln, lire in a very large measure tho sole dependence for the food supply of the natives. The hananu, when ripe, contains seventy-four ior cent, water. Of the twenty-sis remaining parte twenty are sugar and two gluten, of flesh-forming Substance. It Is not in itself a perfect IbOdt but requires the addition of ionic more nitrogoiius muUuiul, as leun meat. The pulp tif the banana, but more often of the plantain, is oftentimes squeesed through u sieve and formed Into loaves, which, when ripe, will keep a very long time. In the dried state it has a rcoemblMQO to bread, both in taste ami composition, but the ripened pulp is ucchurinc, umi not rarinaeaotta, The fruit, however, of the ban ma is the least valuable part of the tree. I he fiber, which ill some countries is permitted to go to waste, is of value Throughout Central America umi the continent of Afrioa it is used with only the preparation of drying, for sewing thread and Ashing nets. The threads are of silky llncncs. and It wua thought thut us an act ode of com merce it weiild pay lo Import It in large tpiautities. A llrin In llrmlford, England, having got ponscaaioo of some of the llher, wove a quantity of handkerchief! from it, thut mrdalloaoy of Bnteh nnd strength were unexcelled. With u silky sheen nnd remarkably line web, such lu-thios would huve ol tained a ready market, but it was found thut the mode of obtaining th,. tilicr by the natives W 'S tutl slow, and until some machine was invented to -trip the llher quickly the small quan tity would he of practically no use. At Panama Ihe rarest und most de licious of the butiuna species has Its home Small nnd ruddy in color, it Is known Vulgarly ns the thumb bnnuim, and on aOCOUnl of Its delicate flavor Is lunch prinod even there. It does nol bcur trm itp lint Ion wtdl, ulthough It may often ho found In the markets of Chicago and New York. Crossing the isthmus by the line thai oonnoete Pan ama wilh Aspinwull the natives at the vill ges along the isauto innko a habit coming to the train docked In prilll itlye fashion, with garlands of flowers ground their necks nnd flowers in their luilr. und disposing of fruit Here Ihe thumb b nana may 1st eaten lu its per iod Ion. Alia ui i fin nut UNULSIHAULt CARGOES. Iluw Mw-MiK-k I. Nliliiril From Nt-w hi k In I ui .a. i .in I .ui. There is a groat deal of live-stock being shipped to Europe, Many of the Vessels engaged in the trade i i off a- summer approaches and prepare to ihjtre. In the passenger business. It is surprising how the i alt Io m e able to live through the pus sage, carried as they nre on tho upper deck ami subject to all tho hardships of the North Atlantic lu winter time. In heavy weather, when the vessel Is ro line ami pitching, the bellowing of the frightened cattle often rises ubovc the roar of the storm. Muny of them become seu-slck, full down mid are trampled upon by the remaining cuttle iii the pen. As soon us there is u dead Steer in one of the pen-il is absolutely necessary to get him ovarhonrdV Sail ors often have difficult tusks to per form, hut when It comes to sending mil' uf their number into a pen to bend on the I of a hoist to a deud steel's leg, und to do this In the midst of u frightened hiineh of Texns steers, Jack often makes a hud mess of it. Not Infrequently the gtaajre bieak down some of the polls by their shift ing n l H i n t between the rails and nlTi ei seriously the vessel's trim. II this happens in a heavy storm It will likely place the ship ii) imminent danger. There is only one remedy, umi that is to got the steers overboard. A bunch of them lire are shut off us closely us possible, tin- ports knocked down and as tin- vc-sol gives a heavy roil they are fairly pushed over Into the seeth ing water. A big stxinch hawser throws them olt as if they were so many flies. The ports are cloaed, and us one glum es buck over (lie waves the cuttle cun lie soon struggling des pernloly to keep theiusclvea up. The big steamer plows on her wuy, ami perhaps In an hour or so, If there is mora trouble ill the trimming of the vessel, consigns another dozen or fif teen steers to the ocean. All Ihe Hill line ateameni are at nrceenl carrying cattle to London, to -ay nothing of many Hritisb trump vessels. On the other side the cattle ' l"'t. through a short fattening pro cess und then KllleU.-ci. I. Mpccll. . r - In a suit rcoently entered ln the Su pri me nu t of the Territory oi Utah in Oh emery the fact was developed that nun of the infamous practices uf a corporation in existence until March, lW, under the title of "The Church of Jesus Christ of letter-Day SainU," was to impose upon the credulity uf Unsophisticated foreigners and obtain from th in such money and valuables as they possessed, ostensibly to be held In trust, and keep It for the private use of the so-called saint of the church. In the above suit the petitioner, one Carl I. Carlson, through his attorney. ws allowed his full claim, some Ave thousand dot'ars with Interest thereon. y.,.1 mi new was made uDon the re- celver of the defunct corporation for the amount A -1 i I,- ..I Nuptial- Wlo. 1 1 Via, ( ninr Into Ornrrsl Kvnr. It Is reported thut a clerk In 030 oi the Departments at Washington was recently mnriied by lightning to young lady residing in tho western part of this State. The officiating clergyman stood with the bridegroom at the southern end of the tether, ami the lady at the northern. "Are you ready," said the Washington operator, who kindly aclud In the double cap ic ily of electrician mid brldemun. "Ay, ay," responded the lady, as quick us a flash. Five acintillatioiiM, and the thing was done. Two "Will Thottsf two "Yeses," and the cleileal verdict pronouncing the twuin one flesh, i - prised the whole ceremony. Never were a young couple spliced with greater neatness and dispatch. Noth ing was omitted save the conjugal kiss, which, being untrunsniisslblo, was unavoidably postponed to a BON convenient season. Lei us hope that the magnetic cur rent through which the fusion wus ue compllshed prefigured u sympathetic Intercourse between the parties ns lively, but not quite as evanescent, iih Ihe lightning's flash. Perhaps this style of nuptials may conn- into vogue, nnd the positive mid negative poles of the telegraphic battery I xtenslvcly used for nffirinativu purposes by Indi viduals socking the honornble stuto of matrimony under difficulties. If, however, the endearing phrases of the honeymoon uro to puss lo und fro over the wires, the early stugo of wedded bliss will become somewhat ex pcnslvc; but If the telegraph corHirii lions have any souls -which is doubt ful they will innko a deduction from their established charges in favor of connubial hillings umi codings. Hut a question arises. Are wire woven bonds of matrimony binding in luw. Can u lightning-lasso d husband, who subsequently contracts n marriage In lb.- olil-fnshioneil way, bo success fully prosecuted for bigamy'. Judging from the gross mistakes thut every day occur In magnetic messages, tlie electric fluid Is by no mentis ns truth ful ns little (. W., and In u mutter so extremely delicate, the delinquent would probably be considered entitled to tho h. am H i tif a doubt. The Tnlo gruphle Interest should ut once tnko the opinion of eminent eouiisel on this mutter. It concerns the companies nearly; for If electric espousals nro declared legal, they will undoubtedly provu un important source of revenue on every line, und if divorces could be legltlmiitely accomplished through the snine medium, the prollts would be enormoii- In disconnection us well as connection, consists the wonder working power of Mor-e's invention, und wo therefore think that if applied to merrle.'je it should also be available for divorce. It is un open question, however, and we leave Its decision to the bench and bur. In the ineuntime success to sput-king over the wires, und may Hymen continue to light his torob, when necessarv . by olectro-uiugnetisia. N. Y. Ledger, A MEXICAN STORY. How His Wise Town Cotinrllors of I : I , . s ii.. iel I litor Own I . Once, upon a grout festival, the town council of laigos went to the par ish church to hour the muss. And all the members of the council were dressed in seemly state, In black coats and tight black trousers and flowing clonks, und each wore u wide-briuuncd hut of black felt, over which u feulher gallantly curled. For llieir comfort a leather- ovoeoil bench wus placed be fore the olmneol rull. And when they came to sit each mini In the order f his dignity sut down upon the bench and placed bosido him his bat. Kut when six ol the twelve councilors thus were seated tho bench wus full. Then a whispered conference was hold, unit It was decided that tho bench must bo stretched. So six of them took hold of one end and the other six took hold of the Other end and they piilhsl hard. Then they oame to alt again. And the llrst councilor put his hut liciiDnth the bench, ami tho second did likewise, and so did they nil. And they in nil in comfort sat down, by which they knew thut thoy hud sufficiently stretched the bench. Being thus Minted the Imeoaneilor crossed his right leg over his left log, and so did the second councilor, and io dltl t hoy all. Hut when MUM tho time In the muss when nil must ri-o notonoof tho councilors could toll cer tainly which of tho twenty-four legs were his, for all wore clad in tight black trousers, and were crossed. And each man looked nt the muny legs, among which were his own, und sor rowfully wondored if he ever should know his own legs among so many, und so In- able to nri-o and walk. And while they thus pondered it fell out that the first councilor was bitten by a tl- fiercely in his rearward parts. And the tlrst iMiuncllor slapped at tho flea, and that he might slap the better uncrossed his legs. Then the second councilor knew which were his logs, and so did tho third, and so did they all. And so they all uncrossed their legs and with great thankfulness arose. Thomas A. Janvier, ln Scribner's. A writer in an Kuglish journal says that ho noticed recently while skaters were skimming over the frozen surface of Hound Pond, in Kensington Hardens, that thu lee irave forth u dis- : ,in. m.ii n ,u..,.i. b i i in . . , . K hmulp(1 U rarIoml, VI UI I 111 ,'ll'- ill. Ill) 11, .111.1 llie luin, editor chrnnleled It as ' (SSi transfers uf real estate In one month," Clara "Oh, 'mother, we hail such fun at the party! Young Smith pro posed that he and I should go through a mock marriage oe emony just In fun, you know; and It was too funny for any thing. Afterward, some of the older people who heard of it said we were really married; but we're not, are we?" Doting Mother "Of course nol Hesides. young Smith oouldn't support a wife If be bad one. un. It wasn't that Smith. It was theother j Smith, from Gold City, the one who ' owns a bonansa salne. you know. "Eh? That Smith! My dear, a mar- j riage like that before witnesses la I binding " N. Y. Weekly.