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I hear from plushy marshes A strange, mysterious cry ; A lonesome bird is calling J low liko to that am I ! And now the rain lulls softly. And now the wind is still; Uut wordi which ocean whispers Art opeu to my will! Vhi'thtntl Isttthf, Irish Pca.su nt Customs. I he almost universal diffusion ot at least a measure? of education throughout the kingdom should, by this time, us we should think, have worked a revolution in the minds anil manners of the Irisli peasantry, but such is not the case. Thr children of tlr present generation attend school regularly; their immediate predt cessors have shared similar advantages; yet still each household clings to ts super stitious lore, and adheres to its ancient code of customs. I can, however, at this moment, recall to mind one way in w hich these Celts are now beginning to depart from their old habits; and, unfortunately, in this, the lovers of the picturesque ami weirdly wild have cause to regret- the change The graceful longclouk, made of the finest black cloth, nnd having the hood lined with rich satin, which funned so becom ing a national female costume, and the possession of which was formerly the principal object of ambition of every growing girl, is now seldom worn by the young, who have discarded its use in favor of flimsy finery. Thev have no idea of how much they los? by so doing, but if they hail they would not care. Gaudy artificial flowers and streaming ribbons me "the rage." at present. among their kind. Beautiful faces and there are many of these to be seen in Ireland looked doubly attractive pecpingout from under their sombre, handsome coverings, and the artistic folds in which these cloaks hung, always gave an air of mod esty, dignity nnd respectability to the wearers. With the long black cloaks of the Iri-.h women, the habit of "keening" at Celtic funerals is also going out of fashion. This fashion was so much in vogue that per sons who had a talent in that way learned the art of lamenting quite as a matter of business. It was a sort of female profes sion.and good "keener?' were continually hired' to attend and give effect at burials. Now the sad procession very often ap proaches the graveyard in silence; the next of kin driving in the cart which beais the coffin; the rest arriving, some on foot, many on horseback, the women riding on pillions behind the men, in primitive fashion. The elderly coup'es make a picturesque appearance. The old men wear knee breeches, swallow tailed coats and high hats; while their wives are enveloped in the cloaks, upon the disuse of which, hy the young, I have lcen lamenting. The jogging motion of the heavy steeds causes the large hoods to slip ilown on the wear ers shoulders. Thus the fresh-colored, cheery, weather-worn faces are exjosed to view. A white frilled cap is always worn on the head by these old dames, and oyer this a gay-colored, small sijtiaro shawl of woolen stuffis invariably put on, and tied down in a large loose knot under the chin. The pedestrians, are remarkable for one peculiarity. The women all walk well and gracefully, while the men slouch along with a lazy, awkward gait. I have often considered as to what can occasion this difference, and can only conclude that the superior bearing of the female portion of the community results from the necessity w hich exists that they should hold themselves erect when carrying bur dens upon their heads, as it is their cus tom to do. A growing lass will taken considerable walk with a jaunty, dainty air,. perhaps sinking as she goes, while she supports and balances in this position a large .pail of milk or water, w hich she could not lift unaided, in her arms; and I have known a girl under twenty habitu ally carry on her head, when engaged in laundry work, an enormous basket con taining a weight of folded linen, which few men would relish being constrained to bear upon their shoulders for a doy.cn yards. The Irish nature is so excitable that whore grief is felt nt all it is generally exhibited with vehemence. When death has occurred in a family it is often, as one poor woman said, "every mornin' a sit'in'up, an' a clappin' and a screech ing," but as a rule there is more bonhomie und sleepiness than sorrow displayed at funeral?-. The indifferent laugh and talk ; the real mourners are either stupefied with weeping or have drowned their troubles for the time in strong drink. All are more or less worn out by keeping the festival ot the recent wake. I cull the long sustained vigil by its right name. I honestly believe that a death affords far more enjoyment to the neighbors of the deceased than a wedding could give; partly, of course, because the pleasuring is so much more prolonged In the former than in the latter case. Uomanists and Protestants throng alike to the honsesof mourning. They eat and drink, smoke and talk, to their heart's content, at the expense of the friends of the departed, who frequently lavish their all in giving what they call "a decent burying," and w ho would far rather con sent to turn out of doors as beggars w hen the entertainment is over than to stint the company while it lasts. The peasant speaks with horror 01 the inhumanity of the manner in which the upper classes, as they consider, treat their dead. They would one and all break their hearts with w'eepingand lamenting if they had reason to imagine that they themselves should be shut up alone in a dark room so soon as the breath had left them. They think the churchyard is a natural, and by no means a solitary place to be laid and left in; but until that resting place is found, they trust to the kindness of their friends that their 1 todies shall never, for one instant be permitted to remain in gloomy loneli ness; and, in the meantime', they honestly and honorably do toothers as they woult be done bv. Thev think much of how they and all belonging to them will look when dead A beautiful and well-dressed "corp" is, by them, considered the most interesting of all spectacles. They very often save up money for years in order with it to pur chase a suit of clothes, which they lay aside carefully for use at the last scene of earthly display in w hich they are to take part. I have known a w oman to fall into enthusiastic admiration over a piece of stuff suitable tor a gown or apron, be cause, as she said, "it would look so hand some on the table. It is also considered a ma'terof the ut most im(ortance that the dead should lie with their limbs extended in mi attitude of calm repose. To secure this, treat ment which we should call brutal is some times resorted to by thej 'lying person's attendants. Headers may find it hard to believe that a peasant woman famed for turning out tine corpses, could boast of having sat upon a patient's legs, to hinder them from becoming distorted, for days before the poor soul left the sutferin body; ami yet this is, nevertheless, a fact. Prototants share this weak regard forats- pearances equally with the Romanists. The ignorance as well as the obstinate prejudice displayed by the lower class of Irish, even w here better things in the w ay of some small enlightenment, might reasonably be looked for, is i tten sur prising, and even ludicrous. A respectable girl, a member of the Church of Ireland, was dying of decline When the end was thought to be drawing near, a messenger w as sent w ith a request tor the loan of a volume ot "comfortable hymns," by the reading of which the pa tient s last days might be soothed. I called at the house and saw at once that leath was fast approaching. The poor sufferer was evidently much distressed about something. It was explained to me that she would insist on keeping her knees up in the bed. Sshe was continu ally urging her attendants to put a pillow or some kind of support under them, to enable her to do this, saying that she felt so much more eay in this attitude than when lying at lull length. Her mother ami aunt, however, not only declined to enconrage tfie fancy, but even almost re fused to allow ber to draw her feet thus up; telling her and me that if they ier- mitted her to do as she wished, she would look "a most terrible figure when dead." In fact thev plainly declared that thev would be ashamed of her, as her limbs would inevitably contract.and this would destroy her appearance "on the table." I tried in vain to convince these cruel. and yet really loving sick-nurses that the present comfort and relief of their patient was the great and inuortar.t point. But the Irish are peculiarly unpersuadable; all the more so because thev almost in variably agree, by word of mouth, with each proposition as it is stated by a su perior; their minds the while remaining unshaken. They are even quite ready to echo and appear convinced of the truth of two exactly opposite remarks, made one after the other. In matters indifferent to them, however, this can hardly be called insincerity; it is rather the result of the virtue of politeness carried to excess. Paddy is the most civil and good-natured poor tellow in the world, and lie cannot bear to disappoint anv one. All interference with the dead by care ess or indifferent hands is held in horror by the Irish. For this reason most of them have a great objection to hospitals, infirmaries, and workhouses. Dire neces sity indeed, alone drivesthepoortothe.se last-named refuges, the inmates of which sometimes using these establishments as hotels, sheltering them in wet and stormy .veather, and coming out during hue' sea sons to beg about the country. Sick per sons often prefer to endure their suffer ings at home, without alleviation, and their relations like to keep them near, rather than run the risk of giving thedoc- tors and surgeons opportunity ot holding pout mortem examinations where death re sults. When sudden deaths occur, neces sitating inouiry into their cause, the crowner," when he "goes away on an insect is regarded with anything but es teem or respect. The peasants sometimes try to cheat him by hurrying on the wake and funeral, and then grumble greatly at finding this avails them nothing, lor, of course, he causes the coffin to be exhumed. thus giving the relatives "the trouble, en tirely, of planting the corp over again," as a man lamented angrily of late. This "planting of the corp" is almost always effected without the aid of a "So garth," or priest. Unless the relations of the deceased are wealthy, ami can afford o pay large sunn of money to secure clerical attendance, they dispense with uiy religious ceremonies at their funerals. The greater number of mourners distR-rse as soon as the graveyard is reached, and seek out their separate family burial- ilaees, where they kneel down and offer up prayers tor the souls ot their dead friends. If two melancholy processions are so unlucky as to reach their destina tion at one ami the same moment, aquar rel is likely to be the result, for each party becomes immediately intent upon being the first to inter the coffin under their charge. The reason of this is, that, ac cording to popular superstition, the soul of the "corp" planted lat w ill be obliged, for a long time, to employ itself in draw ing water, in purgatory, lor the benefit of its more fortunate neighbor who was buried first. Another fertile source of dispute at funerals is the difficulty there is about owning one grave in the over crowded churchyards w ithout infringing upon the rights of another. There is nothing an Irishman is inclined to guard more jealously than his last home. When the mourners return home, it is believed to be of great benefit to the de ceased if one of the next of kin pnton and wears a suit of clothes in memory of him or her. Articles of attire are often bought new for this purpose. The wearer, while thus commemorating the dead, is bound to be circumspect in his conduct, and must endeavor to keep soIrt. I have known a voung man, so circumstance make a long circuit w hen going a journey in order to avoid passing n public house iesi ne siiouui oe overcome oy tempta tion It might xz supposed that their lKlief in purgatory would have the effect o making the ignorant Uomanists look for ward with much dread and anxiety to death, but they seldom display such feel ings. it was ttnnpi to some remark o this kind that a shrewd observer coolly said that Protestants have more cause to await the hereafter with alarm. "They go farther and fare worse." The Irish iR'asant is, in fact, quite philosophic when discussing his own departure, or that of a relative. There are very many strange sujrsti- tions afloat alout the last and moot im witant act of life; namely, the yielding up of it. If any feathers plucked from a wild bird make a part ot the bed uion which the sufferer lies, some of the Irish peasants beiieve that the soul cannot cs cape from the Ixnly. I was gravely in formed myself of this fact. Then there are luekv and unlock v days on which to die. For instance, we had a man-seivant who helil that any person departing this life within twelve days of Christmas, either way, was sure of eternal salvation An old female retainer put her chief trut, it would seem, in Iteing made, at the last moment, to lay her hand on rme drew belonging to some order of which she w as a member. Another kindly Romanist was so fortunate as to possess a small piece of wax candle which had been blessed by the Pope. She Indieved that if this were burning by her w hile she w as in the act ot expiring, her salvation was secure, and vet, with lmoiu generosity. she lessened her own chance by cutting off a piece of the precious tajRr for the benefit ot her Protestant mistress, whom she loved, and for whose future she was in dread. The old theory of transmigration of souls has also a little hold, it would ap pear, in Ireland, as I have heard a woman assert that it was very sinful and impious to kill crickets, the spirit ot the dead be ing in them. The advent to any house of these troublesome insects, immortalized by Dickens, is considered a very impor tant affair, as the peasants believe they bring with them, to the inhabitants, either good fortune or terrible ill luck. The Irish txMr are very Toor, and en dure many hardships, even though they keep a merry heart through all; but thev do not often seem envious of their richer brethren. A life spent in luxurious idle ness is sometimes called, "having Christ mas every day," and those who are con tinually stinted can scarcely comprehend how any grief can touch persons so situ ated. " "i "is a wonder now that the great people dies at all, at all, only I suppose tis the way they has the death in em, 1 icard a girl say once, in a meditative manner. J he truth is, However, that The weather-beaten peasant is far more tena cious of life than the wealthy gentleman. Cases of extraordinary longevity; coupled with hearty health, and a sturdy enjoy ment of existence, continually come be fore one s notice in the country districts. Old men and women rarely know their own age. it is often a matter ot otlence to suppose them anything but young. 'I'p to forty," is the answer sometimes given py an ancient individual wno is asked the number ot his years, although at the same time, he may le very near his allotted threescore and ten. It is very probable that the use of the Celtic tongue will eventually tlie out. It is by no means so much in vogue with the rising generation as it w as with the former. There are but lew persons now. even among the old, who really "have no hnglish, as the phrase goes, although many will pretend that tl us is the case, for purposes of their own. I believe also that the peasants would by no means wish their superiors so learn their speech. Nevertheless, they will express approval and admiration of any efforts made in this direction. Both Protestants md Uomanists mutilate and distort the Saxon language in the most wonderful manner. I hey are as fond ot long and litlicult sounding words as the negriR?s ire said to 1r'. Thev are even ingenious enough to mount polysyllabic terms, on the spur of the moment, when memory ails to bring forth any couiixmnd suffi ciently startling. "Oh, sir, you gave us i very fine allegation to-day, a respect ible man said to his clergyman once. Now, if the time had not la-en inunedi- itely after morning service, there might have been some difficulty in discovering that the subject of commendation was u sermon. A maid-servant on one occasion an grily called a troublesome child "the most ecclesiastical boy she had ever seen in her life," as the greatest term of re- troach she could think of and the same woman described a Fenian gathering as "a wonderful triangle of people." Then, when one ot the gentry was ill in a coun try neighborhood, there were many in- juiries made as to w hether he would Ir' likely "to intercede, ' meaning were there hopes foi his recovery. A dispensary becomes an "expensary ;" the excise scr- vice, "tne ouisiue. io expect is to "in spect," and tice tema. A cypress tree is "cypher;" a surplice, a "cypress;" an iun, "an end;" and so on, ad infinitum. The staple malady and cause ot death in Ireland is a pain or stitch in the heart; but the peasants also suffer cR-casionally from "a great impression, and a "fluency on the chest." The most grateful heart can find no richer or more elegant mode of express ing thankfulness for some favor done than to wish the patron "a blanket of glory in heaven." There is a great ueai oi lniiueuiy some times to be met with among the lower classes in Ireland, and, on the other hand, there exists much genuine, simple, and rightly-directed faith and reverence, even among the most humble and illiterate. The Lord is spoken of w ith bated breath, and in tones of love that J'rotesiams would do well to imitate. An oleograph copy of a great picture representing the Savior crowned witn thorns was recently exhibited in a shop window. A crowd of admirers gathered around it. Presently an old market woman came down the street. Her eye was caught at once, and she remained riveted to the sjK)t ujton which she stood. Tears rolled down her cheeks. She swayed her body backward and forward, as a person in great grief is wont to do, and she unconsciously set up a low wail or keen of sorrow for the sufferings of her Master, whom she thus saw represented. Iler genuine feelings were most touching and instructing to lehoId. Home Jour- mil. Xiht Session, of thtKiigllsli Pui liu incut. In England the legislature has reversed thf curfew. That ImrIv docs not begin to awaken until after cfght o'chK-k in the evening. It has realized Addison's sa tire on the customs of hi time, when the daughters were busy at crimp and basset while the grandmothers were asleep, whereas it used to be, he says, that the latter were wont to sit up last in the family. Some one. speaking of this cus tom of nocturnal delileration in Parlia ment, thinks that the Parliamentarians are the worst ruiers ior it, as ineir neaos are muddled with wine. It is regarded as another line of separation from the people, who generally use night for sleep, and the spirit of dissipation and fashion conspire thus to render such members sorry guardians of liberty. They are called a parcel of drinking, gambling. nervous, gouty men, unfit to wage war with corruption, at two o'clock in the morning'. The Parliament House, it is confessed, has a dingy daylight, and the aspiration to sjR-ak by gas is too great to l.c lost. Disraeli last June threatened the Home Kulers with day sessions on the Irish bill, so as to hurry the debate to a conclusion. Is it a harsh judgemnton Parliament to say that nocturnal sessions unfit it for business? But it is Leigh Hunt's judgement, and to be taken cum grano taUt. e pit against hi in Douglass Jerrold, who says that the owl, "the very wisest thing in leathers, is silent all the day. Like the scolding w ife, she hoots only at night. Since the hours of ow ls and legislators in England are alike, we leave the reader to settle the question between Hunt'and Jerrold-night and day. It was in the carnival night sessions, iu 1W, that l'itt and liunuas laiMjred under the scandal of sometimes appear ing drunk in the House of Commons. Out of it grew the famous cpign.m : I'itt. "I emmot see the Speaker, Ibd, run your Dcnoas. "Not see the Speaker! d n me, I see two:" But it is a significant commentary on our Time that the old Parliamentarians met at 8 a. m. In the time of the Stuarts the sessions ran till "candles were brought in." Late hours nnd luxury go together. flie industrious are at their dreams, nnd egislators are cheating the scale of la!xr o help the scale of wealth. Such is the oni plaint in England. And are we not ipproaching the British fashion all too istf By a. P. 1900 Congress will meet after dinner; and then look out for the menagerie! Hon. S. S. Cox, in Harp-ft Nitijiiziue for A omnber. Brother Jonathan." The story of the origin of the alxve term, as related many years ago, to the ditor of the Norwich Courier, by a gen tleman over eighty years of age, who was an active participator in the scenes t the Revolution, is as follows: "When Oeneral Washington, after Ihj- ing appointed commander of the army of the Revolutionary War, came to Massa chusetts to organize it and make prepara tions for the defense of the country, lie found a great want of ammunition ami other means necessary to meet the power ful foe he had to contend with, and great difficulty to obtain them. If attacked in such condition, the cause at once might la? as hoiR-less. On one K-easion, at that anxious jR-riod, a consultation of the of ficers and others were lield, when it seemed no w ay could be devised to make uch preparation as was necessary. Hit Excellency, Jonathan Trumbull, was then toveriior of the State of Connecticut, on whose judgment and aid the General )laced the greatest reliance, and re marked, 4 We must consult Brother Jona than on the subject.' The General did so, and the Governor was successful in supplying many of the w ants of the army. When difficulties afterwards arose, and the army was spread over the country, it R'came a by-word, 4Ye must consult bother Jonathan. The term Yankee is still applied to a rtion, but 4Brother Jonathan has now become a designation for the whole country, as John Bull has for England." Fihks a xn Warmer Cixithino. The glorious autumn weather has come again how delightful, how invigorating! And yet the cool, beautiful days will carry to many a door a hearse w hich might be kept away. And why? Merely for the want of a little fire mornings and even ings, and an increased warmth ff cloth- Do not postiMne undergarments for yourselves, and esjRcialIy do not Mst- xme putting them on the children. Oth erwise dysentery, or typhoid fever that terrible disease or illness in some other form, may enter your dwellings and bear off some loved inmate. Warm clothing; timely tires; warm hearts; cheerfulness; icalth and happiness ; these all la-long together in our autumn. Ex. Ikon deiMjsited by electricity has litherto been too brittle to be useful. Mr. Klien, of St. Petersburg, now claims that he can produce electro deposited iron which is iK;rfectly malleable, emi nently flexible and clastic, and like sheet steel may be welded; iu a word it pos sesses all the characteristics of an ex cellent forged iron. This process is teemed likely to be of value. Tim consumption of butter in' the United States is 1,040,000,000 pounds Tier annum, fo the table use alone, and it !is estimated that one-third more may be added for culinary purposes, making 4 total of about 45 pounds for each person yearly. the p:sss:de Requisite Amount of Food. The absolute amount of food required tor the support of the human ImmIv in health varies with the nge, sex, coustition and habits of the individual, and w ith the circumstances in which he may be placed. No fixed standard can be made applicable to every particular case. 1 he apjwtite is the chief guide for the supply of the wants of the system, but its indications are so often misunderstood, or rather, im joscd ujhmi by many. We are naturally disjMscd to eat when we are hungry, but it would le very unwise to eat as long at we are hungry at times, for this would be going beyond healthful indulgence. Too often persons eat as if their hunger de pended iion the state of fulness or emp tiness of the stomach alone, whereas it ilejRiids t Wiefly on the condition of the general system, the wants of which are often fully supplied ere hunger ceases, Thus the fKxl taken into the stomach will not satisfy hunger at once if the necessary quantity Ir ingested, but will do so with out fail after a little while. But how may we know when the requisite amount of iood luta peen taken f It is when we ex- iR-rience those pleasant sensations of grat ification, ease and calmness of lndy and mind, or when the stomach utters "enough ;" and not to continue swallowing until the appetite is gone, when unpleas ant feelings are realized and the stomach is heard to cry, "too much."' Proia-rly masticating the food before swallowing it will prolong the meal, and thus the sys tem will have time to realize that the sup ply is in progress. Hence, by following up these rules, a better guide is selected than by observing any standard amount to be taken daily, which must needs vary so much w ith circumstances, as already intimated. It is of the utmost importance that no more than the necessary amount ot ali ment be taken, ns every particle of sur- plus not only proves vttlen, but highly mjuriou by giving rise to numerous dis pensing diseases. Jas. M. Anpkiis, In litt ml AVif Yorker. Tahi.k Convkusation. A great deal of character is imparted and received at the table. Parents too often forget this; and, therefore, instead of swallowing the food in sullen silence, instead of severely talking of others, let the conversation at the table la? genial, kind, social and cheer ing. Don't bring disagreeable things to the table in your conversation, any more than vou would in your dishes. For this reason, too, the more goinl company you have at your table, the better lor your children. Every conversation with com pany at your table is an educator f jour fiim if v Hence the intelligence, and the refine- ment and the appropriate U-h.-ivi.or of a family which is given to hospitality. Never feel that the intelligent isitors can be anything but a blessing to you nnd yours. How few have fully gotten hold of the fact that company and conversa tion are only a small pLrt of education, To Rkmovk Mii.pkw. We doubt whether there is any method that is in fallible in nil cases, but the following, which wc find in an English journal, will often prove effectual : Make a very weak solution of chloride of lime iu water (alRHit a hcatRHl-tip teaspoonful to a quart of water), strain it carefully, and dip the spot on the garment into it, and if the mildew dR;s not disappear immediately, . . 1 i' . S . .. . .If.. lay it in the sun for a few minutes, or dip it again into the lime-water. The work is effectually and speedily done, nnd the chloride of lime neither rots the cloth nor removes delicate colors, when suffi ciently diluted, and the articles rinsed afterwards in clear water. Hor Yeast. Put one large handful of hops in a quart of boiling water; boil down to one pint ami set it down to cool When hike-warm ,.,i after it is strainei i... .ifvv; ui HIIMI, and one tablespoonful of sugar. Then stir in flour enough to make a thick bat ter. . Let this batter rise five or six hours in a warm place. Roll out, and cut in cakes the size of a tumbler. Turn them frequently while drying. Dry them ia a weak sun. You w ill find this an excellent recipe if followed correctly. Omelet Sovkki.k. From five eggs re move the w hites of three and put in a sep arate dish. Beat the five yolks and two remaining whites together, add half a cup of milk, and jauir into a frying-pan with butter in it just hot enough not to burn. When this is nearly cooked, spread over the top the three whites beaten to a stiff froth, and set in a hot oven two or three minutes. Fold, overturn on a plat ter and serc hot. A delicious dish. Rice Coffee. This is good foml for children who are suffering with summer I . i: i i. i. I complaints, and is made by browning the grains of rice like coffee, and afterward boiling them. It is not unpalatable, very nourishing, and can be made any strength I that is required. With the addition of sweet cream and loaf sugar, a child ot two or tnrec years win require no otner i fiKxl until the disease is removed. I Corn Socr. Boil six ears of corn in nut water enough to cover them: after J - ... .. . i . . "... I lutiiinrr until ouiie tender, tane out meior reciuu. f.verj imirmiis wie xomuuc corn and cut it from the cob, put the cobs into the water again and lsil an hour, tkA them out and put in a little red in- rwl some salt: tlien add a ouart of . -I per milk, make it loil and add a piece oi butter rubbed with Hour. Rice Jeli.t. Mir one pound or rice flour with a half-pound of loaf sugar into a ouart of iRuling water; let it cook slow ly for twenty minutes and put into a form to cool. To be eaten with beaten cream, milk, or wine sauce. GiNOERSNApa. Put in a cup two ta- blesnoonfuls of water, three tablespoon- fuls of butter or lard, fill the cup with molasses, add one teaspoonful each of I ginger, all pice and soda, a little salt and flour to roll. Sponoe Cake. One cup each of flour and sugar, three eggs, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar and one teaspoontui of soda in a tablespoonful of milk; beat J ten minutes. I Smart Hear Hunters. :! Takes Ik for the Hear, mm4 th A Florida letter writer ay: "Two young fellow," said Powell, "English tourists, were out here .a lew year ago and w anted to hunt bear. I he Florida bear is a very little fellow, not as large ns the black ln-ar or cinnamon lxar by any means. However, they wanted to hunt him and shoot alligators, which i to the Egyptian crocixlile alxmt like a cut to a tiger. However, they got v.-ry glorious over killing one or two of tliein and . . ' ' . wanted a bear, and wc went with them. The amount of lies pumiRfd into these Englishmen alxnit Seminole, pirates, etc., would set up the ew ork Leilyeri "Hie bear U easy to nnd. lie a ways goes one route. It he puts Ins foot mi a log crossing to-day, he will cross the same place to-morrow, nnd puts his foot on the same place. We found a bee gum where he had been, and put one Britisher there, another in the humak above, and joe and 1 and the dog went to look um the Pear. v e got on his trail pretty soon. ... and then we lost linn; lost the dog too, a half terrier and cur, black, curly and red nosed, alxuit as big as a half-grown sheep. Joe and I came down to the hamak and met the Englisher. He had been keeping out the damp air. We asked if he had seen the bear. 'Aven't b ?en by this; gone cross lots.' said he, hiccoughing, and then turning to Jim?, 'Damfinever see such a funny dog' yourn funniest sort 'o dog. lou ve seen the dog, then?' said Joe: the liear can t la far oil.' Just then we heard the other Britisher's gun and n doz en or so yells. Yc ran down; he was dancing, snapping his fingers. I ave'jm John; I ave shot the bear. "We hurried down to sec him dancing around not the bear, but Joe's black dog. jh was wrainv. i ten you. uoout a dem fool as didn't know a lR-ar dog from a bear,' whiio the other turned the dead dog over curiously with his fiat, as if it fiad iR-eu a bear or some other curious varmint. I saw he was puzzled. What's the matter?' I asked. Curious,' he said, verv curious Ilow'd he get that white on him?' Aud he rubbed his hand on the w hite star on the dog'ri breast, and looked at his fingers to see if they were chalked. I began to smell something. 4 What is curious?' I asked. Vou know a dog, don't vou?' 44 'ICnow a dog from a lK?ar! No uch fool as that. Only he didn't have that spot, runnies' sort of a dog, though 444 hat did he do?' I asked. "Do? Funnies' sort. 'Hello' says I. hcah, heah,' calling the dog, 4aud he just hopped up on his hind legs; hopied up, ml 'ikc nn '!c circu- ' J ou k,,ow a ""S from a bear, may be,' ""J ' ,,ul .v'u Uo k,now a bear; lor urc n 0i"' ,f J'0" t,,,ot l"g.fr a lear, the other whittled to the liear for a dog.1 You seel know a bear will dothat: lump on his hind quarters if you li ters if you call to liiin ' Snow. "The following is Bret Harte's descrip tion of the Sierra in winter: Snow. Everywhere. As far as the eye cmiui reach nity miles, looking southward from the highest white jwak. r iliing ravines and gulches, and dropping from the w alls of canons in w hite shroud like drifts, fashioning the dividing ridge into the likeness of a monstrous grave, hiding the Pases or giant pines, nnd com ph-tely covering young trees and larches, rimming with jiorrelain the howl-like edge of Mill, cold lakes, nnd undulating in motionless w hite billows to the edge of the distant horizon. Snow lying every where over the California Sierrs on the l.-ithday of March, 1818, and still fall- lug. It had been snow ing for ten days; snow ing in finely granulated powder, in damp, Unongvflakes.in thin, featherv plumes: snowing from a leaden sky steadily.snow- ing uerceiv. siihkcu out oi liuriue-iiiacK i . i . I ' , 1 . . , I clouds in w hite flocculetit masses, or drop- ping iu long level lines like w hite lances V. kill lis t if tn a m as - 1 1 1 'in iitv iu UH1VV4 hum 1 ' rvv 1 1 jiiriisiiin, i But always silently! The wood were a . " a I laden with It. it had so permeated, tilled and jMissessed earth and sky ; it had so cushioned and muflled the ringing rocks and echoing hills that all sound was deadened. The strongest gust, the fiercest blast awoke no sigh or complaint from the snow-packed, rigid hies of for est. Therj was no crackling of bough nor crackle of underbrush; the overladen branches of pine and fir yielded and gave way without a sound. The silence was vast, measureless, complete 1 Nor could it be said that any outward sign oi Hie or motion cnanged tho fixed outlinesof this stricken landscape. Above, there was no play of light and shadow, .t f .. i i . only the occasional deepening of sti night. Below, no bird w Inged its orm or flight across thcw hitcexpanse.no Iwast haunted the confines of the black wood; what ever of brute nature migiit have once in- habited these solitudes had long since Mown to the low lands. I here was no track or imprint; whatever foot might have left its mark upon this wnste, each succeeding snow-iau ooiuciaieu an irace i v : was virgin and unbroken; a million tiny feet Had stepped lino tne iracn and nueu it up. And yet, in the center or this cles . . . I ' I..II oianon. in toe very siroiiLrnuiu ui um grim fortress, there was the mark of hu man toil. Seribner Monthly. IIazino has broken out in n new form at Harvard, and the authorities are at their wit's ends to know w hat to do about it. It is nn old disorder, and comes from the innate barbarism of the animal generally known as Boy, a masculine bi ped given over to all sorts of naughtiness. The only effectual cure for it is hazing. Similia mimilibua eurantur. Let the boy that hazes lie publicly stripped and hazed till all the bad is taken out of him. It does not take long, and a single applica tion takes the distemper out of a whole class. Hearth and Jlonu. The Jews have nineteen congregation! in Now York city. so ciioked wuu it, tne prancnes were soik1-,,u" mm ira unniuicu me J rent Britain and China. An order has been Usued in China en joining the projRT treatment of foreigners, but no tcp have been taken to comply with the demands of Great Britain for the punishment of the murderers of Mr. Margary, and the prospect of a satUfac torv settlement of the difficulty are tndd to have lately grown unfavorable. The delay that has occurred in obtaining com plete reparation has already excited the I indignation of several British journals, I and it i apparent that public opinion In . I . w f r 1 1 . " ureal jxiiain win not consent to luucti more teinjKMlzmg. The policy i to be JJiltioh (Joveiuiiieiit seems to be not to piiRecd to extreme measures until every effort at a jR-uceful adjustment has been mtde. Pet Imps If there had been less for. bearance, the Chinese would have been less Inclined to evade fulfilling their ob ligations with other nations. It mav be. indeed, that the Celestials have become I possessed of inflated Ueas of their pow er and prowess, and believe that thev can give "outside barbarians" a lesson if the latter attempt to be ut all dictatorial. There is no doubt, if this bo the case, that a soon as Great Britain arrives at a just appreciation of the Chinese view, she will be cheerfully prepared to accommodate herself to it. She lias a large fleet in Chinese waters, and when that flewt is re inforced by the ava'lable vessels near at hand, it will constitute a naval force well calculated to inspire terror in the hearts of all Chinamen who can be brought within range of its guns. The largo land forces which can be drawn from India will b able to march anywhere they please in the Flowery Kingdom at least China can interpose nothing iu their way to seriously hinder them. Probably it is because England knows how completely I fchc is master of the situation that she has allowed the Chinese Government to pur sue a dilatory policy. Her patience. however, is nearly exhausted, and we will not have long to wait to hear that China has neceeded to Mr. Wade's tcrius, or, railing In this, that a pci'ttuiptory de mand has been made by Great Britain, A lesson at the hands of a Western power would have a very civilizing Influence ujriii China..Zfcfrt'tt Vret lrt$. Innocence and Obstinacy. The other evening a Detroit Joker s!ipK'd a little piuk love letter into the pocket of a staid old citizen as they were riding on the t.ticct car. Of course the old citizen's wife made a dive for his over coat Rickets as she passed through the , hall, nnd w hen she had digested the love letter she determined to commit suicide. While going up stairs after her bonne , ho got mad and changed her mind. Walking into the room w here he sat be fore a cheerful .fire, she exclaimed : "Loves vou better than her own life, eh?" ' "Who what 1" he inquired. , , f mi "f1"'0 Know llow1lll headed wile of yours gets along, "l reauy i can i ' "And she wants 50 to buy her a set of furs, diKis fche?"' "Why, Mary what are you talking about?" "Oh ! it's come out I've got the proofs?" she shouted making a dash for his hair, 1 he worthy man has sworn the most solemn oaths to his innocenco: offered to let her employ a detective to shadow him; accounted for every hour of his ab sence during tho last year, aud furnUhed fifty theories in regard to the letter, and yet the wife coldly i staying there sol? count.DctroU Free remarks that she is oo the children's c Free Prem. Michael Akof.ij as a Workman. - Through his patience and enthusiasm. Michael Angclo ruined block after block of marble by working with too great vehemence near tue suriace. lie had a wonderful faculty as a mere workman in marble, but his genius and inn f temperament would not brook the op. p""i"" """"""i niirnin. nuu I,:,... f ... I, I1 .....! ..I '.I unfitted him for those first processes of aan ...... A l rougning m nuu simpo me uiock, 1 . I ' ' n Too eager to arrive at a point where his ; . . . I 1.. . II I il marble with such violence, that he often struck off pieces which trenched Into tho just limits of tho surface; and as they couui not imj replaced, ne was torced to finish as he could not as he would. Had ho confined himself moro to elaborating hi work in clay, and then entrusting the blocking out in marble to a mechanical workman, wo should have not only a much larger number of grand works by him, but they would have been freer of great defects. For instance, the back or the head of Moses has ccn chiseled awav until 1t is an impossible head. Again, the David is sacrificed to the exigencies of marble. And the head of his famous hi.. i.a ....i..i...i i Day was probably left unfinished because he nerceivvd it was turned beyond the limit jiermifted to nature without break ing the neck. JJlackvood't Magatint. A hi'mrer of hotel keepers in Chicago who have been swindled frequently now require travelers to nay in advance. They say a man who intends to pay for his ac commodations cannot object to the ar rangement. One traveler, not appreciat ing the change in affairs, was Questioned by a clerk, who said : "You will not ob- jeet to paying before you go to your room, irr- "certainly not; make out my bill." "For how long, Sir?" Well," says tho stranger, "you may charge me for about ten minutes, on the European plan. By the end of that time I think I shall bo at a hotel where the clerks wear smaller diamonds and have moro confidence in human aature." A private dinner party recently given in England, at which the poet Laureate was present, one of his friends quoted a line from his poems a a happy instance of tho natural expression of a spontane ous thought, and the poet said : "I smoked a dozen cigars over that line." Thet who are most weary of life, and yet are most unwilling to die, are such as bare lived to no purpose who kaye rather breathed than lived. V