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THE M'COOK TEIBUNE , SUPPLEMENT/ VcCO'lK. NEB FACTS ASD JFANIOES. Helena , Montana , is to have a min ing exchange. Baked apples are finding more favo on .fashionable breakfast tables. Buffalo , with 225,000 people , has 250 patrolmen , and wants 100 more. Agnes Harn , a colored woman , ol Arlington , Ark. , is gradually turu"u ° white. Extensive experiments in growint : tobacco and rice are to bo made in "Tularo , Cal. , the coming season. During the past season tho height oi Iho Mormon temple of Salt Lake City has been increased by sixteen course.1 of stone. The best way to stop brcach-of- promise suits is for tho girls not lo consider themselves engaged uutij they are married. A curiosity at Allentown , Pa. , is a melon vino growing in a melon. In the heart a seed burst its shell , and a ininuto vine in full leaf is visible. A graduate of a theological seminary in New York has been refused a license to preach because he lived too expen sively and dressed too fashionably. Tho young man who quotes "Love is enough * ' to his girl never saw dry goods bills "her father foots , and is un acquainted with , her capacity for beej steak. It is related of a California legisla tor that in 1869 he received S75.0JO for his voto , which was needed to pass a measure important to tho Central and Union Pacific roads. Two men and a woman were thrown down the stairs of The Missoula ( Mon tana ) Times office the other day. They had called on the editor for sat isfaction with a cowhide. A fashion item startles us with the information that "all the mantles are ahort except those that are very long. " We supposed "that all mantles were long except those that are short. Dio Lewis says that for thirty years he has worn an ordinary silk hat with nearly thiee hundred holes through tho top. Ho says the ventilation is perfect and his hair is perfect. The latest innovation in hat lining is a map of the city printed on silk , so that any stranger or gay young fellow may Cud his way home. It will bo ne cessary , however , to put a compass in. the top. Manitoba is fillipg up with people. The number of schools there in 1871 was 16 , in 1881 it was 128 , and in 183i it reached 359. Tho school attendance was 816 in 1871 , 4,919 in 1881 , and 13- G41 in 1881. A mild journalist expresses sur prise that no woman has yet appeared as the editor of a successful daily newspaper. It is because her femi nine instinct leads her to use the scis sors too much. In Butle county , California , several fields of sugar-cane have been cultiva ted and are in a flourishing condition. \VitL a favorable season it is believed that tho culture of sugar-cams would be very profitable. f "My dear , " asked Mrs. Mullethead , looking down the market report , "what : s meant by the expression than -wheat is heavy ? " "I can't imagine , " , lie growled ungraciously , "unless it -refers to a loaf of your bread. " " * \ The Lad.es' Monument association ofKichmond , Va. , have nearly ac cumulated funds sufficient for a statue and monument for Gen. Lee and have advertised for competitive designs. The monument will cost about $200- 000. "Have you read the 'Descent of Mun ? ' " asked Clara , looking over the book shelves. "No , " said George , a " ' for it but little timidly ; "don't care ; I'd like to get the assent of woman. " It is currently reported that he got it the very next Sunday night A darkey in Prince Edward county , Virginia , ascribes Gen. Lee's election lo the fact that ho carried charms. He savs he "seed 'em. " When asked what the charms were , ho said the left hind foot ofa grave yard rabbit , a vial of stump water , and u coon bone loolhpick. A "notice" worded as follows is said to appear on the door of a well-known business office : "Tho hours of attend ance inthis office are : To canvassers for church subscriptions. 10 to 2 ; book and insurance agents 2. to 4 ; commercial travelers , beggars , and advertising men all day. Wo attend to our busi ness at night. " The prollibitionists of Atlanta were victimized in the late election to the extent of $1,000-or more. They of- fcred to pay the taxes of every negrc who would vote for prohibition. On election day two hundred negroes , anti-prohibitionists , disguised with blue ribbons , were inarcheddown , and received tax receipts , but when they came to vote tho prohibitionists were mad. mad.The Weatern Druggist thinks that to prevent the dispensing of morphine for quine a strip ot steel should be firmly rivited over the mouth of the vial containing it , the neck being first plugged with a torpedo so arranget as to explode and shatter tho steo' when tho poison la taken in hand. H the clerk survives he will know that tho shook meant morphine. iALjL. UKNllANb. SliVrme JlLo chlljnm with tbelr garments torsi , All the comely leaves of Ihclr rnindncsj sliorn , Crouched in the ! le ( died mid shudd'rlug grass , 1 find them to day as I Idly pas , ' , Blue cntmt e. Ch'ldren ot frost of winds snow-kissed , Nurtured In travail In sleet and mif t , Budd'ns and blowing In the chilling rain , With l.tt'e of gladucss and much of palu , Poor gcutiaus ! [ n pity I hnd and gather each one , And bold thm up to iho pitying BUD , To give them a glimpse of a fairer day , Before they shall droop in their qu.ck way , Bad gentians. And I hold them close to my eager face , And the tender lines of their being trace , And I count their gomluess to conic so late , When no flower is left lo be their mate , Loru gentians. TLough tbc year of my life wane drenr and cold , , tfay this k'ndness be left , its hand ? lo hold , Timt some/loner of love as a tender sign Hay bloom as a token of summer time , Sweet gentians. S. / ? . ITcJTanus , in The Current. BOARDING HOUSE There were two other ladies at the table with me a mother and daughter wealthy people , as 1 supposed ; and ; ho girl was the most exquisitely pret- ; y creature I had ever seen. She was so tall , so slim , so round , with such a 'air , frank brow , such shining brown eyes , almost startlingly dark , with her > right hair and fair complexion ; such a sweet mouth , such dimples , my aeart seemed to go out to her at once. And she was so charmed with every thing , so full of bright chatter. Her mother was a great contrast ; she was a little , plaintive , aggrieved- coking person one of those people who , I think , take a kind of pleasure n being unhappy. And there was an odd looking man a very odd looking man somehow tall and largely made , with a rugged , air face , very wide open blue eyes , and aline head , held very high. Some- low ho was not like the usual run of our visitors , and strangest of all , he jrought in a dog with him a hand some pug , if any pug can be called landsonie who preceded his master up the room , his wrinkled nose suifling ; he air and his crooked eyes looking u every corner. I looked at my pretty girl. Her 'ace was all dimpled and flushed. "The dear old doggie. Do let me lold him for a little while ; I am so 'ond of dogs. " Her mother moved uneasily and pro tested feebly f'Ahcc , dear. " The stranger turned and looked at her. "Thank you so much , " he said. Do you really like dogs ? Most ladies are afraid of Jack. " * * v * * n "Some day , some day , some da } ' , we hall meet , " Miss Verinder sang. I remember just how she looked. I ould not wonder at the passionate ad- niratlon in the jouug men's eyes. ) Id woman as I was , I found her a > leasaat sight. "A sweet voice and a sweet face , " aid some one beside me. It was our neighbor at dinner. He had come oflty across tho room , holding his log's lash. Ho stood a moment by me , and then he sat down behind the ) iano , took his dog on his lap , and hrew back his great head , listening vith evident enjoyment lo the music. I thought again what a strange look- ng man he was. Miss Verinder inished her song and turned round vith all the pretty light on her face , le crossed over then and thanked her , vhilc the young man looked rather .uperciliously . at him. "J felt sure you had a singing face , " ic said. "Are you well off for music icre ? " "Xot very , " she lold him , and then jhe asked if he played. "Yes , " he said ; "it is almost the snly solace I have. " He paused a moment and then went on in such a low , hopeless kind of voice , "I am al most blind. " "Oh ! I am sorry. " Poor man ! I thought it ought to be kind of compensation to see the sweet tenderness of the bright young face , to hear the soft pity of her voice. Ho said something I did not catch what it was and then sat down to the piano. Play ! I should think he did play. Never had there been such music brought out of our piano. A great hush fell upon the room. Even those who did not care for music for its own Bake were silent from astonishment. As for Mr. Gorst himself , the mus'c seemed lo Iransform him. He shook back his hair , and his grave plain face brJghleued up. "Jack , " sitting at his feet kept his eyes steadily fixed upon him , as if he understood it all ; and as for Miss Ve- rindor , the pretty color grew brighter in her cheeks , and her eyes shone. She was passionately fond of music. "Odd man ! Don't 3-011 think so ? very , " whispered Mrs. Colquhouu the greatest gossip in Ihe house to me. "Not a gentleman , decidedly ; actor , I should think ; professional , certainly. Dreadful flirt that girl is , to be sure. Do you admire her ? No , surely not. " 1 held up my hand to silence her , 1 did not like Mrs. Colquhoun. I knew her mischief-making tongue of old , and I had caught ft flash from Alice Verinder's soft eyes. Mr. Gorst was going to sing for us. As he played tho first bars of The Message , Jack gave a kind of strangled howl. vHe is wonderfully fond of sing- inging , " his master explained with pride. Clearly I thought ho was n thorough old bachelor , and his dog was wife and child to him. Well , I have heard many fine voices , but never one , I think , like Mr. Gorst's. As tho passionate , beautiful words of . "The Message" rang out , I felt my very heart stirred within mo. A great hush fell upon tho room as ho finished. One could well believe such a voice would "pass through the golden gale. " I saw a strange moved expression on Mr. Hardynge's face , the quiet old bachelor I have men tioned before ; and as for Miss Ver inder , I did not like to look at her ; I knew that there were tears in her 'bright young eye ? . And after "Tho Message" he gave us "For Ever and For Ever , " and "The Distant Shore. " Ho would have sung all night , I think , if tho loud clang of the tea bell had not sounded out , bringing us all back to the world around us. He diopped his hands from the keys quite startled. "Oh ! it's only the tea bell. Are we expected to eat again ? ButI have in flicted myself upon you. " "I could listen forever , " said the girl , with that soft lovely light still on her face. I am a foolish old woman , I know ; but I caught myself hoping he was not too blind to see it. "Miss Verinder , will you not let me get yon some tea ? " broke in the Cam bridge man , Mr. Hoare , as I found out his name was. He had been watching the changes in the girl's face all through the singing. Well , he was old enough to bo her father , and he was almost blind , and was grave and odd-looking besides , while she was the sweetest , freshest bit of womanhood. Young even for her twenty years. ' And yet somehow those two , Mr. Gorset and Alice Vcr- iuder , wore drawn lo each other from that very first night , I think. Perhaps it was Jack , perhaps it was the music , or that child's sweet womanly heart was moved to pity the lonely afflicted man. She was so watchful of him at meal times , would try in her pretty way to interest him , to drive the shad ows from his face ; would pay him such sweet deference. Ho was al- as quiet , always silent and reserved. It did not seem to me that he took much notice of what would have rais ed a young man to the seventh heaven of happiness. I came on them one morning out among tho flowers ho walking up and down slowly and care fully ; as an almost blind man does , sho springing out in her joy ous way , gown all milled with embroidery , a wide hat shading her sweet face , the sunlight on the mass of crisp hair beneath. They said "Good morning * ' to each other , and then she spoke lo Ihe dog. Between her two admirers Miss Veriuder ought to have acquired much useful information during that sweet summer holiday. Young Hoare took possession of her at once. I heard her blithe laugh as she answered some remark of his. They made a hand some couple , I.thought ; sho so fair and slim , he so tall and dark and broad shouldered , and both with that wonderful light of youth on their faces. "Ho is a handsome fellow , " Mr. Gorst said ; and I knew he had divined my though Is. He was wonderfully sharp for all his blindness. I scarcely knew how long I had been writing. It was a letter to a dear old friend of mine , and I had for a little while forgotten my surroundings , when Mrs. Colquhoun's wearisome voice forced itself on my attention. She had exhausted her newspaper , and Mrs. Verinder having just come in , she had a thrilling piece of gossip to unfold to her. "Quile shocking , Mrs. Verinder ! I was so frightened I could not sleep again. Mr. Gorst , you know , he came down the corridor last night perfectly drunk , stumbling over everything. He tried to burst into my room , but fortunately I always keep the door locked ; and he felt about tho room and talked to himself half the night. Quite shocking , is it not ? These pro fessional sort of people are always unsteady , and being blind seem to make it so much worse. Kealty , Mrs. Verinder , don't you think we ladies ought to take some steps to show what we think of such conduct ? " Mrs. Verinder made some feeble sound of horror. I was too petrified to say anything. If this was a story , it was rather a worse one than usual ; if it was true But what was tlrs indignant young figure that started up from my side ? "It is not true , mother I am sure it is not true. Oh , it is a shame , to tell such stories of anyone ! 3fr. Gorst is a gentleman ; he would scorn to do such things. Oh , itis cruel ! . People ought to spare him , at least ! " Tho child looked transformed , her cheeks blazing , her brown eyes spark ling."Alice "Alice , Alice ! said her mother. "It is the injustice of it , mother- that is what I mind. " Mrs. Colquhoun was straightening her spectacles and looking up at Iho indignant girl with a mal cious smile. 1 knew what a story she would make of this , and though I could not but admire Alice's generous cham pionship , I felt sorry she could have drawn this woman's unscrupulous tongue upon her.-- She was still standing there with her f rlj young figure drawn no. and her scornful face , and Mrs. Colquhoun had just opened her lips for a crush ing retort , when behold standing amongst us Mr. Gorst himself , per fectly calm and unmoved to all out ward appearance. Had-a thunderbolt fallen amongst as we could not have looked more as tonished. Mr.s. Colquhoun's face flushed crimson , as well it might. Poor , pretty Alice grew snow white , and all the lire went out of her eyes. "I can not thank you sufficiently , Miss Verinder , " ho said , "for taking the trouble to defend mo. Pray let mo apologize. " he went on then to Mrs. Colquhoun , "for having uninten tionally heard so much about myself. 1 was writing letters in the other bay , and had no intention of listening when my own name caught my ear. It is a fulfilment of tho old proverb ; but I have no doubt you will be greatly pleased to hear you have made a most uufortunote mistake. My room was changed last night ; the gas was not lit ; my luggage was all about in the middle of the floor. In my half or three-quarters blind condition , I cer tainly did stumble a good deal about , and had to speak a good deal to my dog through the night ; he is always restless in strange quarters. As for being drunk , I have been a water drinker all my life. I must express my regret for having so disturbed your rest , but I am. sure your distress of mind last night must le more than compensated this morning by your re lief at finding out I am not such a de praved character as you had feared. " * * * * It was a very narrow path , just room for two people to walk very close together , consequently , I sup pose , it was called the"Lover's Walk. " There were seals at intervals , and it had many unexpected turns and twists , as it wound round the hill. Coming suddenly round one of these sharp corners , what or rather , who did 1 see just in front of me only a few yards away ! Alice Verimter and Mr. Gorst , and he was holding both her hands in his , and bending over her the inevitable "Jack" sitting be side them , his foolish tongue hanging out , his leash lying unregarded on tho damp ground , an express'on on Ins face as if he would say , "this is a nice piece of bus'nes * . " Well , I take great credit to myself , I neither start ed nor screamed ; luckily neither of them had seen me , and I turned swiftly round the way I had come , hur ried round the corner , almost ran the whole way home , never stopping for breath until I found myself safe in my own room , where I sat down to think over what I had seen. It was an hour or two later , and I was still sitting in my room , but ready dressed for dinuer , waiting for tho bell to ring , \ \ lion there was a little tap at my door and Alice entered radiant , blushing , happy. I remem ber just how she looked , in a pretty dress of some shining green stuff , she always dressed so prettily , with a square cut bodice and elbow sleeves showing her fair , round arms , a bunch of white roses in the lace of her bosom. She stood looking at mo for a moment , and then she closed the door and crossed the room swiftly , and came and knelt beside me. "I saw you to day , " she said softly , "and you turned back because you saw us. " How can I describe the sweet radi ant light in her face ? I bent down and kissed her. "My dear , " I said to her , "are you sure of yourself ? Do you really love him ? " But there was no need of an answer , I could road it in her eyes. "Oh ! Miss Brown , I am so happy , so happy. Do yon think , " she said then with a little wistful trouble in her sweet faee"thatlwill . be able to make him happy , that 1 can help to make tip to him for all his troubles ? " "My dear , " 1 told her , stroking her bright hair , and feeling tears not far from my foolish old eyes , "you will make him tho happiest man in Eng land. " "And only think he was going away , and would never , never have told me , if it was not for to-day , and that horricd woman. Oh ! Miss Brown , I am a happy , happy girl. " HODK Chimes. ' .Message to Heaven. A three-year-old "pet of the house' some months a o lost Ins baby broth er , and has missed him very uuiol ; ever since ; he was told when , the child died it had gone to heaven. Re cently , when death was again hover ing over the same household , tho fol lowing conversation took place : Child Grandma , you're going tc heaven soon , ain't you ? Grandma- Yes , dear , 1 hope soon. Child Well , then , grandma , when , you get there you'll send home Gcorgie , won't you1 Monirenl Gazette. Lad ml a i.i EnKl.mil are ccuains : to pay POEP01SK FIMIINO. How the "Pulllns Pigs of the Sea" are Snc- , cessfully Captured. The only firm engaged in porpoise hunting as a business in the known world is tho firm of Cookc & Sparks , of Capo May and Philadelphia , by whom the skin of tho big fish are tan ned into leather in this city. Until within a few years it was as serted that tho porpoise could never b > captured. It is an amphibious an imal and belongs to tho mammals , suckling its young like the cow. Por poise hunting was begun at Cape May two years ago , but the company failed having lost two steamers in conse quence of tho strength of the tides there , old wrecks lying around , and other causes. After that the present company was started , and its opera tions are confined to tho Southern sea board. "We only fish in tho winter time , " said Mr. George L. Sparks , one of the firm to a News gatherer yester day : "Porpoises are warm blooded. They come north in tho summer and stay south in the winter. Our fishery is oil * Cape Hatteras , situated between the shoals and the inlet.Vo have an immense seine , or net , which wo had patented. It is one mile and a half long and twenty-four feet deep. It is made of 42-thread cotton-tarred - - mar- lino. We employ eighty men. Tho seine is pulled in by hand. I have seen 250 porpoises in the net at one time , but when it was brought ashore only twenty-five fish were secured. They often plunge clean through tho seine. They weigh from 400 to 1,200 pounds , and to see a school of them in the not plunging , snortlmg and mak ing a peculiar whistling noise is a grand sight. Porpoise die either by drowning or for the want of their na tive element within two hours after we laud them. We generally har poon them with a long steel prong , on the end of a pole , which tho "tar- heels" call a "killer. " The porpoises are then skinned very deftly , in pretty much the same way as a hog is dressed. In fact their na ture is about the same as swine ; the sailors calling them "pulling pigs. " Last year we attempted and succeeded in curing and smoking the meat just the same as dried beef , and sold 25,000 pounds of it. The meat is considered a elelicac3r in Europe , "fit for the royal table. " It resembles venison in taste , and in texture is lino , tender and not thready. We remove all the fat and bone before curing it. The fat or blubber which is attached to tho skin is rendered into oil. This is called , body oil and is used as a lubricator in tanning and for machinery There is a valuable oil distilled from the mar row of the jaw bone called "porpoise jaw oil , " which is used for line watches anil the most delicate kind of machin ery. About four ounces of this oil are fourd in the average porpoise. It is very expensive , and worth about § 60 a gallon. The skins of tho porpoise , the aver age length of which aie ten feet , arc dry salted , packed and brought to this c.ty , where they undergo the tanning process , which requires about seven mouths before being fit for the mar ket. We spoiled hundreds of skins be fore we succeeded in tanning them properly. There was , in fact , "but one man in this country who knew the secret , lie wanted § 10,000 for it , which wo would not pay , and by a series of experiments we have succeed ed in producing a splendid water proof , fine grained leather , far better , finer and more durable than French calfskin. Here's a pair of shoes 1 have worn for a year , " said Mr. Sparks , and there's not a break in them. The ordinary calfskin can be tanned by feome processes in four weeks. The bone of the porpoise is used as a fer tilizer , and the fins are boiled up into glue slock. "Tho porpoise , it must be remem bered , is one of the most voracious destroyers of food fishes that swims in Ihe sea. A good , healthy porpoise , with an unimpaired appetite , will eat 100 mackerel a day. It thus reduces the supply of that lish for our mar kets , and , of course , enhances the price. "The big trap seine to catch the porpoises was invented by John A. Cooke , one of the firm. It has a great opening in tho center leading into a big trap. The highest number ever caught at one haul was 120. We have captured thus far 2,108 , and expect to go at it again on the 1st of the com ing month. The men who handle the great seine are a hardy race of North Carolinians , inhabiting tho sandv slrelch on Cape Hatteras. The seine is put into tho ocean from the beach just as soon as a school of fish is sight ed. It is laid right across their track. In a little while the animals are in the meshes and beating against the wall of the knotted twine. The fishermen then plunge in the sea up to their necks , and amid-'t the furious : Kid powerful lashing of the waters the porpoises are hauled in and safely landed on Iho Leach. Many C5cape before the shore end of the net can be got in'oshoal water , but none of them leap over tiie top , as was supposed they would do. The people we employ are water-locked , isolated from civilization , hardy and brave and of tender natures. They are extremely hospitable , but their ways and customs are of a hundred years ago. They dress in primitive i . and picturesque garb , are apparently for comforts nappy and care nothing 7 i- and luxuries. In addition to tbo new industry of catching the purpoise , tanning his hide and selling his oil , tho firm has started a shoo manufactory in Phila delphia , where tho hides of tho "pigs of tho sea" are turned into wearing apparel for the feet "Porpoise leath er shoes , " said Mr. Sparks , "bid fair to take tho place of French en Jkin | shoes. Years ago , In Engalnd , when I an occasional porpoise skin would find its way into the tan yard and thonco into tho shoemaker's shop , a pair of shoes therefrom was looked upon as a curiosity and generally sold for a big sum of money. Now they bring about the same price as a fine French calf skin shoo. Philadelphia Times. An Athlete's Diet. 1 eat , and always have eaten since I was a boy , a plenty of nourishing , generous food , and I am very wide in my choice , eating as a rulo any good food that tempts my appetite , and that is hearty'enough to be easily tempted. For myself I am not especially fond of what you call made dishes , but pre fer food"in its plainer forms. For meats , I eat chioily mutton and beef , and " 1 use a good deal of bread , of course being as careful as I can to get the best. My own idea is that so long as you have sound , sweet food , it doesn't make much difference what kind it is or how much you eat of it I am very particular to eat slowly. I eat three times a day. Breakfast is a , light or hearty meal , according to how I feel about it at the same time. Lunch in the middle of the day is al ways light , and dinner at 6:30 or 7 is the principal meal of tho day. I al ways lake an hour for that. If I haven't an hour to spare at dinner time I put off dinner till 1 have the time. I find , though , that aside from meat and bread I must have plenty of vegetables. No man can make any kind of an athlete without eating plenty of vegetables. I take all kinds , and pretty much of all fruit , too. Fruits are good. A man can't stay without that kind of food. lie has no endurance. Yes , I'm Scotch , and I believe in oatmeal , but 1 don't think you ought to cat too much of it. I have it at breakfast about throe times a week. I am fond of milk , too , and am especially careful to drink it slow ly. It's excellent foot ! , but it's very bad to drink it fast. And it isn't good to take too much liquid at any time , especially at meals. I have a habit of always drinking a glass of water when I first get up spring water , if I can get it. I don't exactly know why I do it. I don't know that it is verv good for mo. I guess it is because I like it. There's no accounting for taste , 3011 know. Tea is my greatest stimulant. I don't drink much eollee but i do lake considerable tea black lea al ways ; I never use green and I take it with sugar and milk , and never take it iced. I don't meun when E say it is my greatest stimulant that I never take any thingstronger. I very seldom do , but sometimes , just before a race , for instance , if I need it , I take some brandy ; no malt liquor. That's bad , especially lager. Lager is very bad. In training ? Well , I make no differ ence in my diet in training. I only try to keen more regular hours , es pecially in slc'epinir. And 1 take no physic. Physio is bail always. Jn training it's fatal. Wallace Hots in ( he Cook : JIc Knew. "Look here , young man , " said the leader of Ihe choir to one of its mem bers , "do you think that young wo r man's hand is a lemon ? " "IS'o , sir , " replied the blushing youth. ' Well , 1 should judge so , by the wav you are squeezing it. " "Oh , that's a chestnut , and a mouldy oue , too , " replied tho yoiinirmau , who had recovered his equilibrium. I consider such an act iudecorus , ' said the leader. "Of course , it is in-do-chorus , and nowhere else , " replied the youth. "I know where I am. " Na'.iowtl Weekly. Most Sentimental But True. "Is it right to tell lies ? " asked a Sunday-school teacher who had a clas ; of small boys. "No , sir , " responded everyone. "Why isn't it right to tell lies ? " "Coz you git licked for a-doin' it , " came from a little fellow with a so're back near the foot ot the class. Pitts burgh Leader. A Michigan Milk Punch. "Yaw , " said the passenger from Michigan , as he straightened up and jammed the cork in and wiped his lips , "yer right , stranger that's pnrtv quick likker. It sarches out the riglit suottarnal quick. It's right smart lively likker , that is , but it can't hold a candle to sonic milk punch I've had on my farm out to tho oak clearings near Jonesville. " " 1 thought milk punch was a mild drink ? " "Mebbe 'tis tho way city folks makes it ; mebbe 'tis. But 'fain't with us ; no , siree. I wish it was. The last time I milked that old black and white cow of mine she up with her off leg and gave the pail an' me a milk punch that knocked both of us inter tho mid dle of next week. " Chicago Herald. i.