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What They Have Fought For. Bob Burdottc, tlio well known hum orist has written, for tlio Gospel and Tcmpcancc Echos, tlio following lec ture. It contains many humorous ideas: My dear boy, men havo fought, bled, and died, but not for beer. Arnold Winklorccd did not throw himself upon the Austrian spears because ho was or dered to closo his saloon at nine o'clock. William Tell did not hido his nrrow under his vest to kill the- tyrant becanso the edict had gouo forth that the, frco born Swltzor should not drink n keg of beer every Sunday. Freedom did not shriek as Kosciosco fell over a whiskv barrel. Warren did not iho that beer might How as tho brooks murmur, seven davs a week. Even tho battlo of Brandywino was not fought that whisky might bo free. No clauso in tho Declaration of Independence declares that a Sunday concert garden, with five brass horns and ono hundred kegs of beers is tho inalienable right of a frco people and tho corner stono of good government Tea mild, harmless, innocent tea; tho inuch-sneorcd-at tempcranco bever nsrc, tlio fccblo drink of cireminato men and good old women. Tea holds highor place, it fills a brighter, moro glorious page, and is a grander figuro in tho history of this Uuitcd States, than beer. Men liked tea, my boy, but they hurled it into tho sea in tlio namo of liberty, and they died rathor than drink it until they mado it free It scorns to bo worth fighting for, and tho best men in tlio world fought for it Tho history of tho United States is incomplete witli tea left out. As well might tho historian omit Fanouil Hall and Bunker Hill, as tea. But there is no story of heroism or patriotism with rum for its hero. Tho battles of this world, my son, havo been fought for grander things than froo whisky. Tlio heroes who fall in tlio struggles for rum, fall shot in tho neck, and their martyrdom is cloud ed by tho hnunttntr phantoms of tho jim-jams. Whisky makes men fight, it is truo, but they usually light other- drunken men. Tlio champion of beer does not stand in tlio temple of famo; ho stands in tho police court. Honor novor has tho dolirium tremens, Glory docs not wear a red nose, and Famo blows a horn, but never takes ono. Leaving Paradise. Ob, laurels in tlio muuntnln glade, Oh, pure breath of the mountain pines, Oh, sweet Deep creek in the alder's simile, AVhero the trout snllTcd coy at our lines; Ob, laughing lawns and wliiillng walks, Oh, turtle-dove's tender coo, Ob, morning strolls and midday talks Without you what shall I dol Must I begone, enchanted park, The very bower and fane of love! Here, clearer than the duwu-hcard lark, Is heard the cooing of the dove. Here, breakfast done, I smoke cigars While birds trill love-lays In tho wood; Hero life seems ono clear shining star, Ami all, Including cooking, good. Farewell, wild glens nud bashful rills, And Youghlogheny Bun-sprcut lake I They call mo back, those euned bills; Tho spell must end, tho charm must break. Shrlna of bright hours, where rural l'au Spreads nil fair dainties that aro his, I'd live end die a hnppv man Within your walls but Mr. Is bid My life must sink to colder proso From these clear heights of rapturous song; Cottago where honey suckle gro, My heart Miull keep your memory longl Tho lamp of true love lights my way Aud makes high noon of midnight mirk; And yet tho devil take tho day I leave this hcuv'n and go to work! The Wardrobe of the Baby King, A lady correspondent of 'J'ho London Kcwa in Madrid writes: It is not otl quotto for a queen of Spain to nurso her own child, and Maria Christina lias al ways been deprived of this pleasure Sho wished to nurso her first, little Mer cedes, and bogged hard to bo nllowud to do so, but it was not considered to bo "tlio tiling," and sho had to givo lior up with a sigh to a mountain "ama" (nurso) .so swarthy and dink that they called her in tlio paliico "La Afrioana." When Sagasta hud presented tho baby king to all those who awaited him in n largo hall next to the queen's chamber, ho handed him to tlio Duchess Medina do la Torres. Thu duchess, who is a groat fnvorito of the queen, carried tho babo to its mothor, saying, "Kiss your king," Maria Christina gave her only son a long, fond kiss, aud said, with hor oyos full of tears, "If anything compensates 1110 for all I have sull'ored it is the birth of my son." Tho two little Princesses, Mercedes and Torosa, wero delighted to havo a little brother, nud asked their English nurso "who had sent him." Thoy wero quite satisfied when sho said, "their papa from heavon had." Tlio ltttlo girls wanted the baby aud tho now "ama" to share their pretty apart ments; but this could not be, ad tho king of Spain must have his separate household, with u host of ayas, nursos, chniuborlaius; and a magnificent suite of rooms wero ready for him close to his roynl mother's. Tho now king is a houlthy babp. Ho is very dark and flhowed strength by crying loudly dur ing his presentation, much to Don Mateo Prascoldes Sagasta's discomfort. Tho layqtto of tho llttlo king is very simple, Ho oven uses many little things that havo belonged to his slstars befora him. Maria Christina is fond of simplicity, find often of an evening of lata ke has made small garments for her child; so have her slstera-ln-law, the Infanta Isabel aud Kulalia. Bismarck's Religion. Bismarck in his youthful days tried dissipation, and abandoned it because ho found it a weariness. Ho -illowcd himself to drift in the current of caprice and humor, until ho became disgusted witli lifo. Ho had novcr come in contact with religion, in tlio true sense of the word, until ho met Johanna Von Putkammer. Tlio acquaintance ripened into n deep and lasting affection. Tho young lady's parents wero quiet ami religious per sons, and when young Bismarck asked lor their daughter s hand, tney wero Greatly surprised, and knew not what answer to return. His marriago brought him in contact with men and women who led blame less lives, who did good work in tiio world, and who yet lived as if they wero in the presence of a Judge, a lather, and a Friend. His young wifo brought him face to faeo with a new jiowor, and discovered to him a now motive of lifo personal loynlty to a personal God. From tho day of his marriago ho seems to havo been swayed by a motive power that had hitherlo been wanting in his lifo to do his duty before tho living God. Four years after his marriago ho wrote his wife, from tho scenes of his former dissipation aud foil: "I cannot understand how a man who reflects upon himsolf, and who neither knows God nor desires to know Him I cannot understand how sucli a man can enduro a lifo so burdened with ennui and self-contempt 1 cannot toll how 1 used to bear it; if I wero again obliged to live as I once did, without God, without you and tho children, I really do not sco why 1 should not cast this lifo aside like a dirty shirt" Twenty-threo years after, ho wroto her, in tho excitement of tho French war "If I wero not a christian, I would not servo tho king another hour. If I did not oboy my God and put my trust m Him, my respect for earthly rulers would be but small. If I did not be lieve in a Divine Government of tlio world which had predestined the Ger man nation to somotliinc good and great, I would abandon tho trado of di plomacy ntonco. I do not know whence my senso of duty should como excopt from God. Titles nnd decorations havo no charm for me. Tako awny from mo my beliof in my personal relations to God and I am tlio man to pack up my tilings to-morrow, to escape to .Varzin (his country-seat), and look after my crops." Doubtless, llko all who try to live by faith in God, Bismarck, being a man, has fallen short of his idoal. In tho opinion of many good and wiso men, he has again and again mado sorious mistakes. But admitting theso errors aud short-cominirs, this significant fact nppours: One of tho greatest statesmen of the ngo confesses that ho has been swayed in his statesmanship by his beliof that ho was carrying out a Divine purpose. Tho most successful statesman of tlio age says that thoughts of God and im mortality havo lifted him up above tho praises of men and tho sollish gratifica tion of liis pride nnd all mere personal ambition. Gladstone, like Bismarck, acknowl edges his reliance in tlio unseen and directing hand. Faith is tho strength of truly great minds, tho motive power of unselfish action, and all truly great and fruitful endeavor. 'Trust in tlio God that made thee, aud follow the sea that is silent," is tho limguago which a great poet makes the sontiniont of Columbus. It represents the purposo of tlio sound mind and truu heart Youth's Companion. Novor Saw tho Liko. "What was the nintter with your son when ho died?" was asked of an old negro. "Notlilu' do mailer wid him when ho dlde, boss, only dat ho wuz dead." "Yes, 1 know, but what caused his death." "Olo age, Hah." "What, your son dlo of old ago?" "Yas. sail." "How, then, is it that you havo not died of old ago?" "Ain't olo ornull', I reckon." "Then how could your sou die that way." " Caso ho wuz older don mo." "How do you mako that out?" "Llbod faster, sah; libed faster, sides dat I b'lobes dat l'so ono o' tlo 'nlntod. Boss, wush yer'd gin me or piece o' dat olo cheese. Too olo fur white folks tor eat. Thankeo sah," ho added as the storekeeper turned to tho clieoso, "thankee, sah," putting a couple of mackerel under his coat Tlio grocer gavo him the checso, smiled in a disguised wav aud asked: "What coat?" havo you got under your "Nothln', sah." Arkansaw Traveler. A Conceited Husband. A Galvestou mau is in tho hnblt of getting up very early and going in bathing, Yesterday morning at broak fast his wifo said: "1 am so anxious while you aro away bathing in tlio mornings that 1 can't sleep until you come back." "Oh!" ho said, lightly, "thoro is no danger; I know how to swim." "It is not that," sho responded, "but I am afraid some thief seolng you go off, will sneak In and steal tho spoons. You have no idea how it worries me." Texas 8iftiiig$. DOMESTIC HINTS. LETTCCH SALA1J. Thrco large heads of lettuce, wash, squeeze dry and chop not too lino; add one cup of vinegar, salt and pcpp.-i four large tablespoonfuls of sugar in tlio vinegar, and pour over the lettuce nun one-hall cup sweet or sour cream and two hard-boiled eggs chopped fine. COM) SLAW. Prepare in tlio same way; the cab bagc after being cut should bo squeezed and worked in tho hands till soft; n bunch of celery improves it MASHED POTATOES. Boil in water enough to keep from burning; when soft pour off tho water, set back on tho stove a minute; then tako of! and mnsli well; salt, add nearly a pint of milk, or enough to make them creamy. Do not be afraid of using too much milk; a little cream will add greatly. I seldom uso any butter. When cold they aro nice cut in slices an inch thick, sprinkle witli flour and fry. AVJIITE CAKE. Two coffeecups of sugar, one coffee- cup of butter, tlio whites of four eggs, ono coffeccup of cold water, three and a half coffeecups of flour, with threo tcaspoonfuls of baking powder. Beat tho butter until light, add sugar and stir well, then add whites of eggs (not beaten) and beat well together; add tho cold water, then Hour and baking pow dor. APPLE PUDDING. Ono quart of Hour; mix with a pint of sour milk in which a teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved and a little vo-thirds full of quar- salt; fill a dish two-thirds full ot quar tcred apples, pour a cupful of molasses over thom, put tho dough on top and steam ono hour and n half. Servo with cream and sugar seasoned with nut meg. A PLAIN INDIAN PUDDING One quart of milk, two-thirds cup of Indian meal, tho samo quantity of mo lasses, thrco eggs, n tablcspoouful of butter und a little salt. Scald tho milk and put nil tho rest into it and bako nn hour. LVONNAISE POTATOES Put ono pint of milk into a frying-pan, add a picco of butter tho sizo of a wal nut, somo salt and pepper, let it boil, tako a heaped teaspoonful of corn-flour, mix witli a littlo sweet milk nnd add to the milk In tho frying-pan. Knop stir ring all tho tinio; havo ready six or sovon good-sized potatoes peeled and cut into thin slices; put them into tho pan with a littlo parsley and an onion chopped small; cover thom with a plato and lot thom stow gradually for fifteen minutes. Send to tablo ki a covered dish. IlltEADEI) MUTTON CHOPS. ltub some bread crumbs through a wire siovo; tako ono egg and boat it on a plato with a knife; season tho chops on botli sides with popper and salt; cov er them with egg nnd bread crumbs, and fry in a pan with thrco ounces of molted, clarified butter; fry a light brown nnd servo. CANNED GOOSEIlEItltlES. Romovo blossom and stem without broaking tho skin. Wash clean in cold wator. Then fill the jar with berries Make tlio syrup, aud pour over tho bor ries till tlio jar is half full. Put tho cap lightly in position. Placo in n boilorof warm 'water and cook ten minutes Out of tho contents of ono jar lill oth ers if the fruit shrinks and then screw cap tightly into plnco. CANNED CUIIItANTS. Stem so as not to break tho skin. Wash thom and lill tho jar full. Then add syrup till half full. Proceed as in tho caso of gooseberries. Ho Saw tho Card. A united states senator who, years ngo, used to llirt witli chance, but who has since become a staid and conserva tive citizen, said ono day last week: "Hero is a card story that you won't believe, but it linppened just tho same. Just after tho war 1 was in Washington on a visit and ono night I went around to a gambling house witli sovoral ac quaintances. I happened to know the man who ran the placo nnd stopped in tlio anto room for a few minutes to talk to hint whtle tho rest of the party pass ed into tho card room. In a short tinio I followed. Thoro was n faro lay out there nnd a crowd gathered about it, and as Icamouptho cards had just boon put In tho box for a fresh deal. Tlio instant 1 looked at tho box I saw under tho first card, which you know does not count, tho jack of clubs. It was us plain to my eyes as though tho top card wero mado of glass. Before tho dealer began I nsked him what odds ho would give mo if I cnlled tlio second. Ho looked u littlo quoorly and tho pooplo about tho table laughed derisively. 'That is n curious way of betting,' ho said, 'but I'll lay you ton to ono that you can't. 'I put down ton dollars aud called the jaok, and ho removed tho top card, tho jaok of clubs was thoro sure onough, just as I had seen It, I would have called tho suit, but I was afraid that ho would not bet. Tho cards had been put in the box before I camo up to tho table nnd tho only ono visible was the top card, but it is liter ally truo that I saw tho card undor It. You don't bollevo it? I did not sup pose that you would. Nevertheless, this Is absolutely a fact. Of course, I do not attempt to account for it, and it has never happened since." Washington Hatchet. m POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, xtrctiKth and wholeaomcncss. Moro economical than tho ordinary kinds, nnd cannot bo Hold in competition with tho multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powdorH. Sold only in cans Koyai, JJaki.no iownun Co., 100 Wall St, N. Y. CENTENNIAL HOTEL BAR, E. MILLER, Proprietor. Having fitted up tho Centennial Hotel Bar-room, and removed my stock of WillCS, LiqU01"S S ClIS to that plnco, I am better prepared than ever to entertain nnd rqgnlo my customers, I keep nono but the best of Eastern Liquors. ITIIIwuukeo, 'Walla Walla, ami Union Iteer. Also, tlie Finest Brands of Cigars. COMMERCIAL Ijyery ai Feed OrrosiTE Centennial IIotel. JOHN S. ELIOTT, proprietor. 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