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JIAKD FACTS.
IJIVOKCE NEWS.
A rather depressed looking kind of
a man, who was formorry 0:10 of the
leading citizens of Austin, went into
tho office of a young lawyer and
3aid:
"I livo very unhappily with my
wife, and I como to you for relief."
Tho young lawyer thought ho was
going to gtjj a big fee iu a divorce
suit, so ho said, gleefully:
"Yes, 1 think I can get you a
divorce, which will mitigato your af
fliction." "I don't caro to put you to all that
troublo. Just lend mo a quarter to
oiako mo forgot my woes."
AMICAMA ADJUSTFD.
"Do you mean to call mo a liar?"
asked ono rival railroad man of anoth
3r railroad man, duriusra dispute they
had on business.
"No, colonel, I don't moan to call
rou a liar. Un tho contrary, 1 say
rou arc tho only man in town who
tells tho truth all tho time, but I'm
Dll'oring a reward of twenty-live dol
lars and a ohromo to any other man
who says ho believes mo when I say
rou never lie," was tho response.
"Well, I'm glad you took it back,"
replied tho other party, as tho tigor
lio look of ferocity fa'ded out of his
features, and ho looked around for tho
nearest saloon.
l'OHEIGN IXTIXLIGUSCK.
Gilhooly and Gus Do Smith wcro
raiking in an Austin restaurant.
"How about tho war in Europe?"
iskod Gus.
"Tho situation is very alarming, al
lliough just now everything is iu statu
710," replied Gilhooly.
Ono of tho most intelligent citizens
if Austin got up from an adjoining
lablo, and approaching Gilhooly, ask
;tl: "Would you ho kind enough to toll
am whoro that stato is?"
"What stated"
"Statu quo, 1 believe you called it."
"It is in foreign parts sir."
"Thanks. Much obliged."
A CONSIDEKATK COLOKUH MA.
Hotapped tho egg gently with his
knife, and it popped, and people all
over tho houso began to examine tho
gas fixtures to seo if tho gas was pro
perlv turned oil.
"This ogg doesn't scorn to bo quito
Ircsli," remarked Gilhooly, having
opened tho window.
"L spcotod dat egg wasn't all right,"
remarked tho colored waiter.
"Why then didn't you tell mo so?"
exclaimed Gilhooly.
"Hokase, sah, 1 wasn't quito suro ob
hit, and l'so always willing to gib a
goinmen dobonelit ob do doubt."
"Hut you told 1110 tho egg was per
fectly fresh; that it was laid yoster
dav." "f tolo yer dat bekaso I didn't
wauter bo too provious-liko in spiling
yer appetite."
IMPORTANT TO KX-OFFICI2 IIOLDKltS.
A young man," named FolsouP How
ler, applied to a wealthy Austin stock
man for a position 011 his stall' to go
West and hurd sheep at 10 a month,
but the stockman said ho was not hir
ing anyoody to herd sheep.
"Havo you all tho shephreds you re
quire?" asked Folsom liowser.
"No, I am needing several, but I'm
going to wait until tho l'resident has
iiiado his appointments."
"What has that got to do with herd
ing shoo)?"
"It has a great deal to do with it.
As soon as Cleveland has made his ap
pointments, 1 can havo my pick of
disappointed applicants who will bo
willing to hire tor nothing bfft thoir
grub, just to get out into tho coun
try." Tho shoop industry of western Tex
as is suffering from tho tardiness of
tho President. Texas Siftings.
Short Talks with tho Hoys.
"I am a farmer's son and am not
satisfied with my surroundings."
This paragraph or a portion of it is
certain to bo found in four out of every
livo loiters received from tho country,
and it is a matter which should bo in
vestigated. Our statesmen and jour
nalist and philanthropists aro continu
ally praisingagrieulturoas a vocatiou,
and tho idoa that tho farmer is inde
pendent and happy prevails in ovory
story of rural lifo.
W'hal has dissatisfied farmers' sons?
Why is it that so many of thorn want
to leavo tho farm for any work which
will bring them a living? In most
cases the troublo will bo found with
tho farmer instead of his son.
It is a curious position in which an
old-fashioned farmer and his sou are
placed. Tho old man is content with
somo improvements on tho ideas of
fifty years ago. Ho can't seo why any
ono should want anything bottor than
baro lloors, Windsor chairs and cow
hide boots. Ho would as soon go to
mooting without a collar as with ono.
Ho "rayther likos" tho music of an
organ, but if ho buys an organ ho
won't feel like building that addition
to tho barn. Ho can't really see how
any ono can sit down and get interested
in books, and why Ilenrv and William
should want "real elotlf" collars and
cutis is a dcop conundrum. When 8
o'clock oomos ho gots ready for bed,
and can't seo how tho boys and girls
can "aboar" company who keep thorn
up till until 10. Tho farm is conduct
ed after tho fashion of a qunrter of tho
lastcontury. Tho house may bo painted
onco in five yoars, but tho chances aro
that it is allowed to go ton. Tho
barns havo needed Oroiinirs for
oast, but it's cheaper to loso a ton of
nay oy tho leaks than to buy uow
shingles. Tho ionces aro rotting down,
but noxt wintor will boa good time to
split rails. There are half a dozon
panos of glass nccdod about tho houso,
hut if tho broken lights wore renewed
thoy might bo smashed again. Tho
democrat wagon hasbeon "about worn
out ' for tho last livo yoars, and that's
thoexcuso for not having it painted.
Tho harnesses will hardly hold to
gether, but thev must answer for an
other yoar. Tho boys aro hold to
"serve thoir time," liko so many
slaves or convicts, and tho amount of
cash finding its way into thoir Dockets
yearly would not keep a bootblack in
stock to do business.
. La Uio picture overdrawn? I can add
twentr por cent, to tho strength of
each assortion and then not exceed tho
truth.
And now what is tho matter with
farmers' boys? They livo in a new
world tho fathor iu an old one. No
matter how little schooling they havo
had, they aro butter educated than ho
is. Nc matter if tho father refuses to
do more than subscribe to a weekly
paper, his boys aro fairly posted on
tho dailv happenings a'll over tho
world, lie wants to farm after old
ideas they after new ones. Ho got
along without knowing whether Eng
land was east or wi.t of tho United
States without grammar, orthogra
phy or being able to inoro than write
his namo without collars or cull's or
neckties without books or papers or
aniusemonts. and he is quito certain
that tho boys can do the same.
Tho number of fanners' sons who
aro leaving homo, cither with a half
hearted consent, or running away, is
greater than you dream of. Thoy
Hock to tho towns and cities to learn
trades; to accept of menial positions;
to tako anyjvork which will nay thoir
wav and prevent the necessity of re
turning to farm work.
Tho farmer who realizes this must
askiiimself whero tho blame lies, aul
then seek a remedy, is there a rein
ed v? Let us see.
In tho tirst place, fanners! sons
,'orworkod. There is no doubt t
:iro
overworked, inero is no douot thai
tho farmer is, too, but that docsillt
alter tho coso. When you rout a boy
of 14, TO oris out of lied at 4:30 or 5
o'clock iu tho morning, and work him
(tjill 7 oralialf-past, you are making a
whito slave of him. You not only
peril his health, button deform his
body. That's tho cause of so many
sons of farmers being lop-shouldered,
bow-backed or otherwise deformed,
and tho origin can bo traced to over
exertion while growing.
'I'linrn isn't a. farm in thl-j nnnntrr mi
which the hours ot labor couldn't bo
shortened to ten hours without causing
a loss of $a por year. If ton hours is
enough for a ditch-diggor it is all that
a fanner's son should bo called upon
to endure. If there are two hours be
tween G o'clock and darkness on a
summer's evening the bov can tako up
a book or paper, or put it to good uso
in somo oilier way. As it is now, liu
knows ho is expected to slavo from
daylight till dark, and when night
comes ho is weary in body and aggra
va'Qd in spirit.
And tho remedy is not altogethor in
shortening tho hours of work. Tho
boys must havo things to interest and
amuse thorn. They want books, mag
azines and newspapers. If there's a
clianco to fix up a bowling alley let
tho boys go ahead Jfnd make one. Tho
gamo of bowls is a healthy exercise,
and furnishes plenty of sport. If ono
ofKhifcboys has a tasto for music help
him on with it. Lot him havo iifiddle,
accordion, organ, or whatever instru
ment he feels ho can bring music out
of. Both boys and girls should bo en
couraged to sing. To this end they
should be encouraged to get up sing
ing classes, which might meet, around,
from houso to house. A young peo
ple's social club, to meet in tho same
manner, would prove very interesting.
The farm can bo made plcasant'or
than tho work-shop tho larmjiouso
as full of comfort and happiness as
any homo in tho city. When this
takes place tho farmer's son will not
bo the young man ho is. Ho will bo
jovial, content, and enthusiastic. lie
will bo ablo to appear well iu any so
ciety, to converse with any one 011 the
topics of tho day, anil ho will have
some future outside of the day in and
day out toil which is crooking liisi
spino and thickening up his brains
Ail. Quad, in Detroit Free Press.
Would Not Crowd Them.
Tho other day, down in Desha coun
ty, a littlo negro man with an "old
time aspect was arraigned before a
colored justice of tho peace, having
been charged with deadly assault.
Tho testimony was so direct that the
juslico was compelled to pronounco
sentence.
"Jedge," said tho littlo negro when
tho magistrate had concluded, "dis
heali is awful."
"Putty bad, sah." e
"Ilafter go tor dat jail fur six
mont's?"
"Dat's wiiut lsaid."
"Wy, jedge, I'so been hoah too
launs tor bo treated dat way."
"Yas, I knows yor's been heah too
laung. Dat's do reason yer'd bettor
bo tuck or way fur crwliile."
"Jedge, I doan liko ilia."
"Nor, sah, I persuines not."
"I doau'rhab no fou'ness tur dat
jail."
"Nor, snh."
"Da coops or pusson up an' doan'
gin him crnull' tor cat."
"Yas, sah."
"Jedgo, I'd ruthor gin yor ton dol
lars don tor go dar."
"Whar's yer ten dollars?"
"Kight hoah."
"Wall, gm mo do money. Dat jail's
full, nohow. Doan b'lebo it's right
tor crowd prisoners." Arkunsuw
Traveler.
Canoeing as an Exercise.
Canooing prom'sos to bo a favorito
pastime this season among young men
who aro fond of athletic exorcise. It
is a capital form or recreation. Pad
dling develops both sides of tho body,
strengthens tho chest and hardens all
tho muscles. It is, too, a much more
social manner of getting over tho
water than rowing. You taco the
prow, seo the view ahead iustead of
utm'"a
you, and havo none of that
machino-liko forward-and-back mo
tion which rowing involves. Philadel
phia Bulletin.
IIorse-Flesh in Jlutchers Stalls.
A local government inquiry was hold
recently iu Manchester, Eng., to in
quire among other things Into an ap
plication of tho corporation to impose
regulations on tho sale of horsc-llesh.
Evidence was given that hor30
llesh was largely sold in tho poorer
neighborhoods of tho oitv, dressed like
beof, cut up into steaks," and sold at 5
penco per pound. Much of tho horse
llesh sold was unsound. Tho corpora
tion, who were supported by the
Hutohors' Association, desirod to im
pose regulations on tho salo.
fiEW STILES 15 CAIUUA0K&
Old Gentlemen nnil holies Specially Cared
for HesulU of Fresh Designs.
During tho last few days of favorablo
weather tho roads havo "literally boon
thronged with vehicles of all descrip
tions, and any number of now styles
have boon seen out. Ilenco tho carriage-makers
havo boon put to their
best to supply tho exacting demand for
novelties made upon them anil a num
ber of attractive turnouts havo boon
produced.
For oaso and comfort tluj grand
plnuton is noted. It is an elegant,
high-standing carriage, mounted on
suspension springs, and is very easy.
It is well adapted tojgisplay a lady's
dross. Tho plueton is painted black,
and has a hair-line of amber for dec
oration. In front tho driver's Boat
statu six feet from tho ground, under
which is a French boot. At tho back
is a rumblo for a footman. With a
pair of handsome bay horses, a high
hood, French lamps, and liveried ser
vants, it will make ono of the most
handsome turnouts to be seen this sea
son. Mr. S. J. Tildon and Mrs. George
Osgood havo each purchased one. It
weighs l,I7r pounds and costs $2,000.
A new gentleman's spider plueton
has been made and sells readily. It is
much lightetChrtn the old plueton,
having the seats mounted on Ulio
wrought-iron work in place of tho old
heavy boxes. It can bo used with or
without a hood and lias a rumble at
tho back for a footman. It weighs
eight hundred pounds and costs 5(1,
100. Another very roomy plueton lias
been mado especially for ladies' use.
it is beautifully ornamented with
janc-work on tho body anil has alargo
top extending well forward to protect
them from the sun's rays. In trout is
in olaborato silvor-plateit driving rail
,4 Drnanientod with acorns. It isniount-
Jd on very hno and expensive iron
work, and tho steps aro so arranged
that they are easy to mount. It
weighs soven hundred pounds and
:osts 81, '200. 0 0
A now stylo of brougham called tho
Loniffln is very handsome. Itisinount
5d on heavy wheels painted carmine
ind black. Juilge0lliitonhas purchas
ed ono, and had it richly pointed in
lark colors with his monogram on tho
panels. ltRjosts $l,3t"0. An extension
brougham with octagon front seats
tor four persons has handsome cylin
der lamps and costs $1,4.00. All those
jarriages are mounted on very line plat
form springs. They aro entirely a now
feature, and aro a great improvement
to the carriage. Q
A very hamlsomo brougham is paint
id dak green and canary. It is ele
gantly linished ami furnished witli
iatiu cushions and horn littimrs. It
Filso has oak stable shutters, to bo used
-.1 1 : M l.:, V.I mn
t I1UU 11UL 111 liau. J 111$ LM1313 Q1,'1UI'.
I'ho domi-mall phaeton is mounted
on full Collins axles and has solid
wheels. It makes a very line gentle
man's turnout and lias a rumblo for
;ho footman. Itwoighs 612 pounds
ind costs 1,0j0. 1
Mrs. Onno Wilson, nco Astor, will
bo seen out in a now French victoria.
It is a very hanrtsome carriage mouot
!il on platform springs, and elegantly
apholstered with brown fittings. A
pair of handsome French lamps deo
rate the sides. Tho carriage weighs
$23 pounds and costs Sl.-'uO. Tho
luko of vietoiia can be used as a vic
toria or n lathes driving phaeton. It
has a shifting driver's seat ami shifting
rumble. When used as a phaeton the
mnchman's scat is taken away, ami
when as uifiSctoria tho rumblo is re
siovod. It costs $1 Tho Count
I'Orsay is one of the grandest looking
images mado. It weighs 1,440
wpounds, and the body is mounted 011
leather braces. It is also called the
;ight-spring D'Orsay. It is painted
lark green, and striped with light
yreon and carmine. A pair of elegant
diver lamps give it a very handsome
lppearance. Mr. Cornell, ox-Gov.
Lilden, and Mrs. Osgood havo each
Diirchascd ono of. thorn. Thoy cost
&.800. e
Sovoral now light driving wagons
have boon bought. Mr. Washington
K. Connor has purchased a side-bar
ivagoii, to woigli 200 pounds and cost
F515. Mr. l$lair, of Washington, hits
purchased a very lig ht one. Mr. W.
Vandorbilt has bought a light, singlo
seated wagon weighing 160 pounds,
ind ono for two persons. Tho secret
of tho lightness and groat strength of
those wagons lies in tho axle, which,
instead of being all iron, is half wood.
A vortical steel plato is inserted in
tho wood and forms a perfect arch,
this greatly strenghous and still'ons
tho axle, and causes the wheols to
run plumb and prevent any strain 011
tho spokes and hubs. New York Mail
nd Lxprcis.
Tho Merit ot Lord Ilacon.
It would heap too much honor upon
Lord Uacon should ho provo to bo tho
author of tho Shakespeare piays. Hut
Mich an oxtra award would carry out
tho scriptural "To him that hath shall
bo givon," while from such a poor
deer-stalker as William Shakespeare
shall bo taken away what littlo ho
seemed to havo.
Hut Hacou even if ho was a dramnt
ist did more as a philosopher than as
a dramatist, for his philosophy has
helped to make a great world while
tho plays havo helped to mako only a
great stage. And yot the real truth is
that no 0110 man composed eithor the
Haconian philosophy or tho Shakesper
ian plays. They wore both tho slowcoin
Ing results of a long past. Iu Uucon
and Shakospear tho philosophy and
tho drama reached a final climax and
became ready for a largo service. The
plays aro found far hack of Shake
speare and tho philosophy far back of
Uacon.
Hacon's meric lios in tho fact that
ho called tho attention of scholars and
thinkers to tho value of earth and mate
rial tciencesj and urged them to gather
up terrestrial data instead of trans
cendental data and instead of seeking
definitions of "mind," "soul,
"angol," "will," fato," "man,"
"horse" and "eternity," theso thinking
leaders should gather up all informa
tion possible about the soils, grains,
winds, rains, instruments, machines,
arts, and appliances of society, and
then draw conclusions that would
compel a general advance Open any
of tho great books of tho old world
and thoro is an amazing omission of
tho domestic arts and sciences and a
wonderful attention to tilings moral,
imaginary, fanciful, romantic, and
fantastic." Angels, imps, nyniuhx.
largo and sniaSMeitios, dwarfs," giants
and ghosts aro born out of tho fertile
human fancy as sparks rise from a
shaken fire, "but in theso thousands of
years no thinking mind touches a plow
or reaping knife or any implement to
make it do more good and witli less
labor. The ground is plowed witlagj
crooke.i stick, tho harvest is cut with
a ease-knife; and while women and
children aro reaping, and thrashing
the one-third crop, tho ten thousand
birds eat Jp a forth part of tho ripo
grain anianothor fourth part is taken
bv tho Tax-farmers who scour the
country liko jackals at night on a. bat
tlefield. Hence great famines and
diseaesscamo and swept away millions.
1 ho so-called thinking men were too
busy in tho region of abstraction and
fancy to admit of their bestowing atw
attention upon the study of harvest
fields, production, implements, disease
and health.
Had not Home gono down under her
military madness and the vices that
resulted from her conquests. Lord
Haeon would perhaps have been
robboji of his laurels and mado im
possible by the sons of Virgil and Pli
ny. Home had begun to study tho de
velopment of material things and was
busy at great wagon-roads,' aqueducts,
drains ami general improvements.
Ca-sar had bogifR to invito men of sci
ence to como to Homo to- rosidiQ Ho
planned libraries for all tho largo
towns; ho was planning a draining ami
filling otho Pontine marshes; lie had
forbidden tho young men of rank to
ride in litters earned bv slaves; ho
had stopped the importing of luxuries;
ho had sot tho oxampb of plain living
andlain dress. Tho Initio mind had
gotten wholly away front ho transcen
dental regions and" had lied &'on a
million deities to almost none atall. In
tho Georgics of Virgil wo seo tho no1
thought and lifo that were passing in
to the nlow. tlio hariow. tho soil, tho
Qrehard anil tiro bee-hive, whilQ in
Pliny we note a study of nature thot
iiiiiQ do credit now to a Walt or C
rranklin oftm Edison.
All things indicated ajora of mate
rial advance. Hut tins awakening
camo too late. Homo was a sick man
whoso constitution was one. Hoasou
canto too lato, and going into a rapid
dissolution, dissolute Homo hgiided
over hor begun sciences and inventions
to tho caro of the Sixteenth Century
in which Haeon was to come. Long
was the interval but ween Virgil, Pliny
and Lord 15ae9n. It was? tilled in chief
ly by the all'airs of religion and tho
lofty decorations of religion,
Christianity did not make tho Dark
Ages. Thoy were manufactured in
the davs which ruined tho Pagan spIon-
dor; and Christianity had to accept of
a wreck of h6r inheritance. Goth,
Vendal and every kind of wild and
torlorn creature were to he round iu
the estate that missed into tho hands
of Constantino. I'ho mysterious Drtiid'gj
were on one border, tho heathen on
another, ffnd tho Niir-emon were pass
ing down through the centre. Tho
Christianity did not know anything ex
cept tho theology; and thus tho human
mind was turned toward tho study of
God and the houso of God. Out of tho
former came theological studied? out
of the latter came tho fine arts. As
for the domestic and useful arts thoy
had no friends for twelve hundred
cars.
Under tho impulse given by Lord
Hacon, mankind began to lot the
angels alono long enough to admit'ofo
a look at the plow, tho fioo, tho orch
ard, tho field. This look was repeated
until now implements and inventions
began to appear. Tho steam-engine
and railway, tho steamship, reaping
machine, have apprJ on tho arena
of man, and while tho angels are not
harmed any by this philosophic neg
lect, tho millions notyot angols havo
profited much by tho transfer of
thought from tilings 111 heaven to
things on oarth. Heaven and earth
will bo equal paiSners iu the philoso
phy of tho future David Swing, iv
CwicaiqCurrcut.
Oir on a Tour.
"Hi! hi!" yelled a boy in an alloy off
Clifford street yesterday.
A second boy, who stood on tho
crosswalk, meandered downjind ask
ed what wns wanted. 0
"Put your oyo to this knot-hi&o and
tell me what you sec."
"Nuthin' but a man sittin' out iu
tho bQuk yard."
"Don't you read tho papors?"
"Courso 1 do."
"Didn't you seo in tho papors throo
or four days ago that this feller got
married? Name's Johu Hlauk."
"Oh, yes."
"And it said the happy cotiplo had
started on a bridal tour to Omaha."
"Yes."
"Just wont as far as Chicago, and
headed back fur homo. Got hero in
tho night and walked up to tho house
to escape observation. That happy
couple has got to put in about ton
days around hero Willi tho front door
locked and the curtains down, and
somo morning you'll seo a great stir
and learn that they havo just returned
after an eujovablo trip. Say, Jim."
"Yes." ' '
"Don't got married."
"Noverl"
"If you ever do, don't try to Omaha
tho public."
"I won't."
"'Cause truth is mighty, and must
prevail, and deception must sooner or
later go to grass." Detroit Free Press.
Eccentricities of Hees.
Very recontly we moved a couple of
bco-lilvos that were sitting on a box
about six inches above the ground and
placed them, when moved, about three
feet from tho ground. Tho bees, on
returning loaded, would light on tho
box about tho height of tho former
box. We noticed, also, they would,
on returning, go to the old placo about
forty yards distant, and seemed per
fectly lost It took them over 11 weok
to learn their now place and sur
roundings. Tho habit even of a 000
controls them when onco formed.
Quitman (Ua.J New SouUt.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
If you wish to paper a whitewashed
wallchriislG3l over with a strong alum
water.
The luster of morocciQs rest$reiPby
varnishing it with tho white of an
egg Apply witli a sponge.
Starch tho pillow and bed ticks
quite stiff after washing them; they
will hold tho feathers better.
A distinguished medical authority
says that coarse salt is effective as
the means of deodorizing sower gas.
Kill shoes can bo kept sift and free
from cracks by rubbing them oneo a
week with pure glycoriuo or castor
oil.
If brooms aro wetlod in hot suds
onco a week thoy 11 last much
longer and always sweep liko a new
broom.
"lo remove egg stains from silver
sfjoons tako a little common salt bc
$oti the thumb nd linger and rub
the stain briskly. Then wash in hot
suds.
A window without a curtain is liko
a picture without a frame. Willi a
neat carpel, pretty walls and tasteful
hangings a room has an air of reUne
nient about it, even Umugh the re of
tho furniture be single and insuffi
cient. A3 handsome table scarf of olive
satin has a design ot two largo discs
on either end worked in .gold-eolojyd
silk, outi disc overlapping tho other.
The upper ono has a vino of rich
crimson nasturtiums extending
around ono side
IthQh bark canoes ot various sizes
are charming lllower holders. One
filled with dark purple ujinsies is ef
fgftve, the contrast of color being de
lightful. V9ry small canoes, sk or
seven inches lung, aro just the things
for hiding violote.
Watch stands aro made of (wo tiny
oars ero-oed. At tho point of contact
is the hook from tvhich tho Qotch is
so-ijiOiided. The lOuls of tliG oars are
p:onted with marine viOCPs. Minia
ture lawn tennis roopietfl fjtu nlso
odaQtoil to the i-cmo purposo.
U enyfiody has (rtiy pO&rheS to pore
the coming summer, it may boa oll to
lOiiiginber that tho richest llttvor is
lost with the skin. They should
haVe tho fur romoved bv dipping
l0kets of tbym a nionienPinto weak
boding, lye ot vood ashes or cogiu&tu
potash and wiping thoift with coar.)
towels.
Fire-gill or gttlv8ni.od articles may
ho cleansed by a solution of 011O part
of borax in "sixtoo$) part of water,
which is tubbed on with a brush or
sponge. Afterward oasli with clear
water and dry with a linon cloth. If
the articles aro warmed before rub
bing, thoir brilliancy will bo greatly
enhanced.
Black Walnut may bo stained lo re
soluble ebony by washing the wood
with a solution of siilphaU of ron
two or three times. Lot the wood
dry thoroughly, then apply two or
three coats ofi strong, solution of
logwood. Afterwiyd wipe the Wood
with a wet sponge and polish it with
linseed oil.
An effective way of drapifig an
ugly white maiiioi is to liiauo 11 lam
Dreqtuu witit inn
curtains beneath to
hide the sides. For a drawuy; room
wo lately saw the draperies of goldon
briSwn velvet with a deeoratroii of
wild roses. For a hod room the
draperies were of ecru felt with trail
ing Imp rines. o
A lemon sandwich is among tho
C novelties for tho HiU'ing breakfast
table, l'tjol a lemon, removing care
fully all tho white part 1$ tho skin,
11'liiiili lo hWfut- vni'V tlitu witli
11 nnuii nmiu, niium tii 1111 niu m-iui.i.
Make very thin toast, bron, SQtter,
keou isot, and lay between two slices
of this the rings of lemon, dusted
over witli powered sugar. Servo
quickly.
Creamed Fish Heat and thicken a
ctt$ of milk, llako any cold fish, omit
ting all belies. Inn greased pan, put
a layer of fish, one of grated broad or
fresh crumbs, season witli poppor
and' salt and nutmeg, thon pour over
somo of the dressing. C ntinue this
until the supply is exhausted, ending
with the orumks, gprinkliP it over
with pieces of butter and bakgjjust
long enough to brown.
This delicious sweet dish is oasily
made: Putin a bowl a quarter of a
pound of grated chocohrto, four table-
1 Lili.ii-ii 1. ,i!f. -mi int'l ,1 f r nil f Iwi uniiilu
Lapooiiftils of cream and a littlo rum
Snd Minilla to flavor. Work tho
nvliolo well together so as to make a
paste which you dividu into small
round balls. Dip these into currant
or raspberry jam, melted, then rolj
them in a layer of grated swoot al
monds. When liniMlied place ouch
ball in a tiny paper oaso and floi'vo.
Instead of keeping quaint heir
looms In old silver stowed away In
closets or "secretaries," the fashion
uow is to spread them over an "occa
sional table" in tho parlor. Old
clasps, buckles, watch-cases, snuff
boxes, Norwegian belts and Swedish
rings, snuffers and trays, pomanders.
&c, are put upon a table covered with
uark blue or purblo cloth, which dis
plays tho metal and, like the collec
tions of old china, help to amuse one's
friends.
A very good ox-tail soup Is mado
by this recipe. Chop tho ox-tail iu
pieces an inch long. Set them 011 the
tire with an ounce of butter, stir until
it turns brown, and then turn the fat
off. Add tho amount of broth required,
and boil slowly until the pieces of ox
tail are done; then add three or
four tomatoes, whole, season with salt
and popper; boil gently for fifteen
minutes longer and servo, meat and
all. It liked, a tumblerful of sherry
wine may be added just before serv
ing. Water may bo used instead of
broth, and then carrot, turnip, pars
ley, leek, onion and a few clovos may
bo added.
Jluklng It (io.
"I'll toll you what It la, Jinks,
my wife can make a dollar go very
far."
"That's nothing, Jobbins! My wlfo
can make a thousand dollars go
vory far so far that tho aforesaid
gelH beyond my reach eutlrely."
i'onktn (Jasette,
DOMESTIC HINTS.
SAKDIN'K TOAST.
Drain all tho oil from tho fish, frco
them of bones nnd bruiso to a paste.
Dust a little pepper through and a lit
tle lemon juice, spreading ovor slices
of crisp toasted bread.
INDIAN IIKKAD.
Two cups of Indian meal, one-half
cupful each of rye and wheat Hour,
two-thirds of a cupful of molasses, ono
pint of sour or buttermilk, ono tea
spoonful of salaratus or cooking soda,
ono tcaspoonful of salt.
SriCKIt UKEF.
Flvo pounds of tho shank boiled fivo
hours with celery seed; drain off the
golatlno, and then chop the meat very
line, and pepper and salt to tasto, and
put it into a cloth on a platter. Cover
witli a cloth and press it.
COKFBB CAKR.
Ono cupful of cold strong coffeo, ono
cupful each of molasses iiBfi(jpiigar,
one-half cupful of butter, four cupfuls
of Hour, ono cupful of raisins and ono
toaspoontul of soda. Season with
cloves, cinnamon, allspice anil nut
meg. CAIUIAGK .Tr.M.Y.
Hoil cabbage in tho usual way and
squeeze iu a colander until perfectly
dry, then chop small; add a littlo but
ter, popper and salt; press tho whole
vory closely into yi earthenware disli
and" bake one hour. When done turn
it out.
l'I'MlMCIN I.OAF.
For two loaves tako two cupfuja of
buttermilk, three cupfuls enen of
wheat Hour and corn meal, omy cupful
stowed pumpkin, ono cupful molasses,
half cupful butter, two eggs, ono
tablospoonful oda. Sleam ono
ami a half hours, thon bake half an
hour.
h CKI'.AM Hli:.
The pio isjjuado with a bottom crust
only, and that not thick, but light and
llaky. 'fake ono coffee-cupful of thick,
sweet cream, half a cup of pulverized
sugar, a tablespoouOil of Hour, ono
egg, flavor with lemon extract; bako
until you aro suro tho crust is brown
ami hard, so thalCtt will not absorb the
custard.
1'UI'IT SNAPS.
Ono and a half cupfuls of 'sugar, ono
cupful of butter, one half cupful of
molasses, three eggs, (gto-nblospoon-f
it 1 of soda, one cupful oTraisins, two
oiuifuls of currants, ono tablospoonful
ot ginger, one tahlcspooiiful of cloves,
ono tablospoonful of cinnani'Bii, ami
ofio tablospoonful of allspice; mix soft
as can be rolled. Theso will keep sov
oral months. 0
KAVOKITK OAK K.
Mako a layer ciiko with two cupfuls
of sugar, two-thirds of a cupful of but
ter, half a cupful ot milk, three cup
fuls of Hour, four eggs, a toaspoontul
of soda, two toaspoonfuls of cream of
tartar; then spread betweon tho layers
and over the op of tho cake a dress
ing of a beaten egg, half a pint of
whipped cream, a cupful of grated
coeoanut, half a cupful of sugar, tho
juice ami half tho grated rind of ono
onuy$o stirred up together.
ai'im.k soukkm:.
Ono pint of stoatufd apples, ono
tahlcspooiiful of melted butter, half a
cupful of sugar, the white of six epgs
and tho yolks of throe, and a slight
grating of nut meg. Stir into tho hot
apples tlio butter, sunr and nutmeg,
and tho yolks of the eggs well beaten.
When this is cold, beat tho whites of
tho eggs to 11 stiff froth, and stir into
the mixture. Htttter a tlirco-pintdish
and turn the souillo into it. Hako
thirty minutes in a hot oven. Sorvo
inuSeiiiately witli any kiniP of sauce
riNKAl'H.K UAVA1IIAN CItHAM.
Ono pint of frosh or canned pineap
ple, one small tuacupful of sugar, one
pint of cream, half a package of gela
tine half a cupful of cold wator.
jjiak tho galatino two hours in tho
water. Chop pineapple lino; put it on
with tho sugar to sinimor twenty min
utes; add gelatine and strain immedi
ately through a cloth or siovo into a
tiirbasin; rub tho pineapple through
as much as possible; beat until it bo
gins to thicken, thou add cream which
has beon whipped to a froth; whon
well mixed pour into a mold and sot
away to harden; sorvo with whipped
cream.
CIIOCOI.ATK l'UDDING. '
Grate two ounces of sweet choco
late; put it ovor tho 11 ro in a saucopan
and melt it by gontlo heat; heat a
quart of milk quickly, stir it into tho
melted chocolate, and let tho mixture
cool; separate tho yolks and whitos of
six eggs; when tlio chocolate is nearly
cool mix tho yolks with it, add four
tablespoonfuls of sugar or more if re
quired, and bako tho pudding in an
earthen dish; set in a pan of hot water
for twenty minutes; moantimo beat,
Uio six W11U03 to a still' froth, mid to
them twelve hoapiiig tablopoonfiils of
powdered suarj mixing tho sugar
very gontly with tho whitos to form a
inorlnguo; put tho meriuguo on top of
tho pudding and return it to tho oven
to color. Then tako the pudding from
the oven and sorvo it either hot or
cold. Iu summer it is best cold.
Hlogniphy Writing:.
Tlioso who havo attained a measure
of reputation which justifies a biog
raphy, are entitled to treatmont of a
reasonable and discriminating kind.
It is not necessary and it is not propor
that thoir private papors should bo
rausackod for piquant details of thoir
intercourse witli friends and acquaint
ances, or that all tho flippant and de
rogatory observations of envious oon
tompories should be ropoatod against
them. They havo a right to justico
not only, but also to a certain degrco
of charity. Hy tho act of bocomiug
noted, they do not authorlzo ready
liborty to bo taken with their personal
records. It is tho duty of tho biogra
pher to sift all tho facts carefully, and
oxerolso a sound discretion as to what
belongs to tho public and whnUs nono
of the public's business, and th'is duty
he owes not less to his audience than
to his tjubjoot. Tho best biographies
aro not those which go into mluuto
particulars, and follow tho theory that
everything should bo told, leaving tho
reader to do his own discriminating
nnd to pass his own judgments. To
toll tho story of a grout man's lifo in a
fair, corroot and impressive manner,
it Is quite us essential to leave certain
things out as it is to put certain thitiga
In. St. Louii Q lobe-Democrat.