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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1892)
siMgh.nn?i-iwM m...; -ses. ..tSKin,! i! "! H,B!..i - - - i nnw in HWliiili iiiJIiiiilMMrBilWiiil ni i "ii ,mtmmmmmrwnKWnmr'nii ilMBMMMT'HMnBroTiTrTWrriMMlFTWirnMrTr ' i I mi I ill n-nn m nr Ti iiw innin jf i ' - .xiimm wic(. m i , an - v , ' - ' !-. - --- . ,.i m w THE. KKD CLOUD CHIEF.! A. O. H03MER, Publisher. RED CLOUD, NEIlllASKA. US. SNIVELY hud always kept tv board ing house. At least, I have never buun & able t o 11 u (1 Snlvoly bcirun to keen out when Mrs, a hoarding llOUSO full bouse. Though she hud u of lodgers who iinld well. she wtis always poor and did till of the work, cooking, swooping uuil the rest of It. I have beard guesses concerning u departed Mr. Snively, wbo did not carry his debts with him, but that's neither bete nor there. The night before Mrs. Grant hud told her that aim proponed to spend the next day with her daughter In a neighboring Tillage, nnd would Mrs. Snlvuly have tin early breakfast, so that she might catch the train? (The train left at nine, but Mrs. Grant was nervous). Strangely enough, old Mr. Grumpy had informed her that be also would bo absent on tliu morrow, belli,' invited to dine with u friend, and would she feed his parrot in his absence, precisely at noon'.' Then nt breakfast, early break-fast, young Mr. Lovelace bad said In a very hesitating way with rising color, that ho had an engagement, oh! er that he would not be there at dinner, would be elsewhere, that is, in fact. Fur thermore, Mr. and Mrs. Gowell and their three children were observed making preparation for departure ubuut ten o'clock, and when Mrs. Suivo ly ventuivd to ask then their plans she learned that they proposed to drop in on the minister's family at dinner. And wouldn't they be surprised! That left no one in the house but old Miss Lu Croix, and she was confined to her room with rheumatism, so that Mrs. Snlvoly washed up the breakfast dishes with a strange feeling of leisure. Thus she soliloquized: "Let's see. What's to-day? Day be fore yesterday 1 made bread. Or was it yesterday'.' Vestcrd'iy. So to-day's Saturday and to-morrow's Sunday. Let's sec. Last March a year ago, it's fourteen lasting months since I've been inside a church. (The hard Y working little woman's meinnrv was ,jap not good, but this was undoubtedly ly1 true.) How good It would bu to. hear the benediction again, 'Now unto him who Is able to keep,' and to see thorn take up the collection, so pleas ant like. And let's see. How does Coronation start'.'" and the cracked voice quavered through the grand old tune, as the dish-wiper polished the chinaware. "I'll go to church to-morrow, Provi dence permitting and nothing hinder ing. Now. for tliu llrst time in four teen months, 1 have a chance to get u day's work ahead. Wo can have a cod fish dinner to-morrow. How can 1 man age now'.' Chtekeu I can warm up In a minute. And pie, too." Hero Mrs. Snlvely's meditations entered a sacred realm Into which I do not dare follow her. What busy hours suocetlcd, prepar ing for the expected church-going on the morrow! She swept and dusted and tidied up the house for Sunday, bo cause "the folks wouldn't be back till too late to muss things up again, thanks bo to goodness'.' People in passing looked r.t her very queerly as she beat her rugs out of doors and washed tho parlor windows. "I suppose I urn a dght to behold." she confessed, looking down on an indescribable housekeeping uniform. There were not quite enough potatoes for Sunday's dinner, so she went out to n largo garden b.iclc of the house a garden in which the thrift woman did most of the work and dug a pock of her very best. Didn't folks over see a woman handle a hoe before?" she In dignuntl;, soliloquized, observing how poop'.o in the street stared at her and v turned around to look baclc at her, laughing rudely. Mrs. Snlvoly felt lonely and ill-used ns she tugged the basket back to tho house and begun to prepare the Sunday potatoes. She took up her dinner on a neat tray to rliHiimntle old Mis Lo Croix, who must have felt particularly cross just then, for she snapped out': "Who's been raukingill that racket about the house this morning?" "The folks were all uwuy, nnd I've taken the opportunity to get a little abend in my work," faltered forth meek Mrs. Snlvoly. "I'm sorry I dis turbed you." "Huh! You'd better make your apol ogies to the Lord," grunted Miss Lo Croix, taking up the prayer book which lay besido her reclining chair, and in v.iitch she nlwuytt read before eating. Mrs. Snlvoly thought that u queer ro mnrk from Miss Lo Croix, but bowed herself confusedly out of the room, car rying Miss Lj Croix's vase to fill It with fresh flowers. When this was done, and Mr. Grumpy' parrot fed, "Now," mild Mrs. Snively, "I'll do my market ing for Sunday, and then cook what I cau all ready for to-morrow." So she put on her marketing garb, a uniform only less wonderful than her housokcrplug attire, and with an im mense baskat on her arm, Mill led forth. It was a beautiful summer day, and strangely quiet. "How pleasant It Is," chirped Mrs. Snively to herself, "nnd how every one smiles at me. This Is a MM chuory world after ull, If I am a for lorn old woman in it. How finely peo ple are getting to dress. I'm sure I don't see how they afford It," muttered she, as a group of young ladles passed her In beautiful gowns of shimmering summer goods. And then she thought of her Sunday silk, lying undisturbed for fourteen months In the trunk at home, and wondered whether It hud be come spotted. She would examine it as soon as she got home. Her cheery mood was dampened by an encounter with the pastor of her church, Kev. Dr. liookster, who seemed to answer her hearty bow rather stern ly. "He needn't look so mod," alio grumbled to herself. "Goodness knows I go to church us often as 1 can. If he hud to keep house for nine cross-grained mortals ns I do, he wouldn't go to church but once iu fourteen mouths. cither." Mrs. Snlvoly soon grew Jolly again, ns u laughing, happy crowd of children came jostling toward her, books and papers In their hands. "School's out early this afternoon," thought Mm. Snively. "And dear me, what sweet little darlings. J'.ut I don't tfctnlc It's right to dress children up so. just to send them to school. Now do look at that silk waist! and that little chap's velveteen. When I was a girl, ealleo was plenty good enough for school. Hut money's getting ubuuduut nowa days. Veptiug In a eftaln tin box I know of." A square or two further she began to come to the stores. "What's the post olllce closed for? Some government holiday, 1 suppose. Governincntsccuis to have twice as many holidays us or dinary folk", anyway. And Rolling way's closed, too! Now I do hope his wife Isn't- dead. She was real bad, last I heard. Why, of nil the worldl" Here Mrs. Snlvely's surprise became inarticulate, for she turned a corner on a long row of stores, all closed and the curtains down. Here was the market where she must go llrst, all shut up and the door locked, for she tried It. "What's wanted, Mrs. Snively?" said the owner, a jolly young man, who lived above his shon and who chanced to come out at this momont very neatly attired. "Getting contributions for the heathen, Mm. Snively, in that big basket?" "1 want to know, .lohn Hoardman," began Mrs. Snively, smartly, "why ull these business houses are closed. What sort of a new fangled holiday is this? You'll have It next so that one can shop only one day In tho week." "Why, Mrs. Snively, don't yon believe in keeping Sunday V" "Sunday! .lohn lloardman, are you telling mo that this is Sunday?" "Of course, it's Suudayt "Why, what did-" lint Mrs. Snlvoly, big basket, market ing and all, a scared, ilultorlng, com ical little figure, was already half n bquaro away, scudding along with a sore heart, half shrinking, half defiant. "Well, no wonder," groaned hhe. "The same life, week In, week out. One day like the rest. No one to talk to except the lodgers, and then only nlxmt eating. 1 have no Sunday in my life, mid that's a fact. What are yon giggling at, you impudent little brat?" This to an urchin trotting from Sunday school who stopped to giie in undis guised wonder at the big basket. Mrs. Snively went home through bystreet-, feeling woefully conspicuous, and quite like a feminine Itlp Vun Winkle. When she reached her great, lonely house, bho set tho big basket "don't down on tho kitchen tablo and hcrsell on a kitchen chair, and, stout-hearted till then, indulged in a good cry. It was not merely the loss of the benedic tion and Coronation, great as that ills nppolntniont was; but the incident so clearly disclosed her sad, isolated, mo notonous life. Hy supper time, however, she had re gained her natural, brave content, and as all the lodgers returned in good humor from their various Sunday re laxations, she was led to relate with spirit her experience of tho day. Now it chanced that Mr. and Mrs. Gowell wore, like tho most of us, sol flbh only from laziness and careless ness. When opportunity for u kindness was pressed upon them they were warm of heart. And Mrs. Snlvely's comically sad experience sot them to thinking to such good purpose that they got all tho lodgers to agree to a cold lunch, instead of the usual ehiboruto Sunday dinner, nnd quite olcotrlfled Mrs. Snively by saying to her at supper the next Satur day: . "We want you to go to church with us to-morrow,' Mrs. Snlvoly, and wo'll nil bo well pleased with a cold, late lunch. Our carriage will call for us at ten." So the black silk came out from tho trunk, the placid old face found itself insldo a Sunday bonnet once more, the worn hands proudly dropped a ten-cent with the exception of thu Gowolls.upou no moro blessed spirit than hers. Thereafter Mrs. Snlvely's life line Sunday in it, Prof. Auicw P.. Wells, ia N. Y. Observer. til Ami fattKf ! IV XLWflRil 111 VmAWi von nKt.ir.vr. in ki:i:pino bun- , day?" I piece into tno conirinuuon uox, ami, , ,,rcast;d j llU tho col()ri, ot tho straugcly enough, tho cracked voice rll.ubow, trotted sohmmly along, hmid got a chance to quaycr through 'Coro- ln.immi, wearing enormous plaster nation." And the benediction. "Now ,uiu,n They bowed poliUly, and ut n unto nun wno is nine ie ucep, reswu, A MAUCHU WEDDING. rlirNtlnn mul lturlmrl in Kites Curloiwlr 'ommlnt;lcl. All things to nil men Is evidently tho rule of Christian missionaries In Man churia. They ure making use In that vivugo country of the elmraotorhtlo ways and manners of the people, and are engrafting tliu riles of heathendom upon the ceremonies of the church, buch Is the case lit weddings, which, though solemnized by n Christian minister, are conducted according to the ancient customs of the heathen. Such a function has recently been de scribed by n London "D.illy Graphic" correspondent. "Tho invitations to the festivities," he says, "were brought to us on large scarlet cards. Our arrival was preceded by that of our servant bearing a gift of money, for each guest was supposed to contribute a sum, nominally n weeding present, really towards the expenses of the feast, From un c.irly hour the musicians had boon hard nt work, drumming and trumpeting. The two professional cooks had had their share from in imlng till night for three days previously all the time up to tho elbows In dough, grease and garlic. Tor some weeks before the ceremony my old nuwsp ipers had been mysteriously dis appearing. Thu mystery of their where abouts was now solved. My boy, or head servant, was n friend of tho family; nnd the npurtnimt to be occupied by tho happy couple was papered with nuwsp i per clippings. "The bride, shrouded from head to foot lu a long faded crimson robe, with a piece of thick scarlet silk over her head and face, was wated on n mat of red felt red being tho lucky color on tho 'hang,' or brick bed. The bride groom, u youth of F, sumptuously ut- tlroil in plum-colored brocade, a black ollioial hut with red tassel, and high military b.nits, seemed but Utile im pressed by the importance of the affair. His thoughts, indeed, were centered rather on tho coming feast and juvenile I sports with his companions. I loth bride nnd bridegroom being Christiana, the religious ceremony was performed by a missionary. Tliu couple were seated side by side on a bench covered with tsarlet felt, Tho bride wasuccompanled by two elderly matrons, who literally pushed her through the porforinuucc, suircoly leaving her iftde, nnd generally hitching thu nearest p.irt of her gur meut. The ceremony over, the bridegroom Mvcdlly divested himself of tho finery hired for thu occasion and rojoiued hlsl pliymatas, while Uw bride was con ducted to the sacred precincts of the woman's apartments. Siio was then divested of her crimson outer robe, nnd uppynrcil In all her bridal finery of green trousers and scarlet jacket with cmbroldeied sleeves. She did not pre s.'nt a very attractive spectacle. Her hair, now to be arranged for the first time in matronly style, fell hi wild elf locks over her shoulder. Her eyes were ie.1 anil swollen with crying, and her face entirely free from any vestige of the paint with which theMunohuriun women smear their faces. A friendly argument now urom among tho lady visitors as to who was to have the honor of washing the bride's face. This bing settled, tho newly-made mother-in-l.iw brought water in a shining brass basin, and a pjrtly matron proceeded to operate upon thu unfortunate bride. A small pajK'r, containing a grayish pow der, was next produced, and the powder rubbed on the bride's forehead elo e to the roots of her hair. Tho operating female then b.'g.in to pluck out great tufts of h.wr, so us to pro.lucu the high square foreho.nl considered beautiful In Manchuria. The bride bore tho opera tion without wincing. The next pro ceeding was to dress the bride's hair. It was drawn over a wire frame, so as to produce the effect of a large Alsatian bow. Varlou-ily ornamented silver plus, quivering Insects made of kingfishers' feathers, and artificial flower-, were silicic Into her hair, and tho ceremony was complete. Tho poor bride was now left entirely to herself, no one taking any further notice of her unless to make more or less unkind comments on her pjrsonal appearance. No wonder she looked miserable when handed over to the tender mercies of her now mother-in-law. It is not etiquette for a bride to eat on her wedding day, nor should she display a vigorous upputitu until she has been married for at least a week. "After this the guests arrived fast, and tho Inner apartments became thronged with a crowd of noisy chattering dames j in holiday attire. Scalding hot bowls of green tea, tnu weaucst oi tno weak, were handed round; loiig-stemmcd pipes were passed from hand to baud, or, moru correctly, from mouth to mouth. Children of nil size.-) tumbled about, cried, quarrelled, romped, and were noisy. Tho more Important of the male guests were seated round tables In the outer room, smoking and drinking tea, waiting for dinner. Tho younger ones strolled about outside, or lolled on the kang,' trying not to look hungry, anil making bad jokes at thu bridegroom's expense. Mlpglod odors from the cook houso then came fast anil furious; tables were laid, and chopsticks, bowls, nnd wine cups placed. Warned by past ex perience of Chinese feasts, I bade fare well, wishing, the bridal pair long life, health, and happiness. Music! at first distant, then gradually drawing nearer and nearer till our eurs are deafened by tho blowing of horns, drumming of tom-toms, und clashing of cymbals. People who profess to know bay that tho Chinese scale in music approximates closely to the old Caledonian scale, what ever that may be. Perhaps thut is thu reason why a Chlncso band always has a strong lhvvor of bagpipes about it. In this instance thu band proceeded two queer little pigmies, escorting them to tho veranda steps. A tiny boy and signal from their conductor, the band struck up and the qmiiut little pair be gan to execute a quainter dance. They capered solemnly round and round, with dlllloulty keeping tholr largo heads frem banging together, till, quite exhausted, they dropped breathless on tho doorstep. Thu camera was then produced, und n long wrangle ensued as lo the amount for which they would consent to be photographed, their loader, like ull Chinamen, being an adept at bargaining. The musicians struck up us soon us the photographer's head dlr. ippeared under tho dark cloth, evidently thinking their melodious strains would lend an added charm to the picture. Finally the little pair per formed another p.is do deux, mul then departed hidon with cash. Tho origin of the pigmies Is wrapped hr mystery. "It Is Chinese Now Year und wo want money," was the only piece of Informa tion vouchsafed by their conductor." N. Y. Tribune. JEWELHY AND SILVERWARE. llniiililf it iv rulilim-l.nrr Aiiuuii: tiin YarlniM simpi. The tiny ineillclno cups have a de elded vogue. Incised ornament linn beeot.io cheap und oommouplaec. Chamber clocks In silver, copying thu popular round Wntorbury elooloi, arc maile A brono galleon with s.tlls spread and u man nt thu helm has a chronom eter set iu the center of the sail. Silver jardlulers for tho table lire of pierced work or ure delicately orna mented with garlands lu relief. Silver bowls for Unworn hnve irreg ular edges unil ure lighter on one side than the other, like broken eggshells. Tiny coffee spoons have two silver grape leaves for the handle with tho tapering bunch of grapes In silver gilt. lee pitchers have' frosted surfaces with repousse bands. The shapes are cylindrical. Spiral flutes inaknanothor variety. A new soap rack Is u standard with graceful narrow chased bauds in sort of Greek fret design In whluh an ova' c.ike of soap is held. Lovelv perforated nllver racks are for piv .nl cards; they have two small per forated receptacles at tho sides for two denominations of piHtuvo stamps. lee cream servers nnd spoons have a leaf-shaped bowl crumpled on one side and slightly curved; tho other U knife edged. Thu bowls are in silver gilt, tho handle silver. A tennis racquet with bells on tho sides and an Ivory handle la a baby rattle. Another mousing rattle Is a negro boy In dark oxidized metal with a stiver hull in eacn nana mounted on an ivory handle. Library sets of the larger sort have a nct'tmUr between tho two ponderoiiH cut-glass bottles. This is a squaru sil ver repousse box with a cover. A nice ly modeled animal, a deer or horse, make:! the handle. Silver b jxcs of all sorts are made by one manufacturer, with the body cov ered with alligator markings, and thu covorsstrown with the coins of different nations; sometimes these are silver gilt, but for the moit part they ure sil ver. Colored glass bowls with Bllver mountings are for berries. Some have brackets for tho berry spoons. The gn'utor number havu crumpled edges, and are often of fanciful shape. Thu prettiest have translucent bowls with dcliento ornamentations In colors. There Is thu greatest choice in lierry services. A largo Imposing model held the shallow cut-glass bowl on a high I standard. Ilolow were four brunches holding ench a small berry dish for serving; such a piccu is suitable for an epcrgno, or a presentation piece. Jew elers' Circular. WHAT HE HEARD. Tim Midnight .1U nut tiro of un Kmlnnnt Chliiia'i .liirlHt. A few nights ago Judge , weary with his day's work, laid his head upon his downy pillow and was soon lost in sleep. When he gets asleep ho can gen erally be depended upon to keep quiet hinlll brcukf.tst Is roudy. Upon this night, however, shortly after tho lonely midnight hour, ho was disturbed by snare, unusual sounds. He rubbed his eyes to maku sure that lie was awake. Tho sounds were not loud. They could out uomu from a key saw. As they came to his oar they were: "Chick, chick, chick, thud, chick, chick, chick, thud." He suroly had never heard the likes be fore. It was evident to him that the sounds were inufllcd. Thu judge is a brave mail, and forthwith he arosu uud put on his pants und slippers. At this juncture hu heard a louder thud as of soniuthlng heavy dropping, and it was evident that there was more than one burglar, for there was a sup pressed luugli and voices were distin guished. Should he call upni his wife for aid, or should ho show himself a man and meet the sound uloue? He feared his wife might complicate the ease, and so nftor examining his re volver and placing it In his hip poeket,, he took his trnyty rlllu uud started in quest of game, lie urpt stealthily on until ho detected a light shining under thu dining-room door. It Is a very different thing to niiret a party of burglars iu onn's own housu from what it Is to alt upon thu bench and pass judgment upon thorn. His honor paused und the perspiration started. Finally ho mustered courage to say, In his most authoritative way, "Who's there?" "Only us," was tho fomlnino response With his rifle barrel he pushed the door aside and confronted his oldest daughter's host young man, who stood with an enormous watermelon In his hund. Behind catno thu judge's lovely daughter with a bowl of cracked ice. Kvelyn und her schoolmam, who is visiting her, had been to tho theater with their gentlemen escorts. The night was warm and all had agreed that a glass of lctnona.lu und u pice ot watermelon would bo refreshing. Evelyn's lwst young mu. was therefore pressed into service to chip the leu and assist lu oxtundlug thu hospitalities of tho house. . Ills honor, wearing an rmbrolderod night shirt and trousers, wltiout vest, coat or stockings, at the sight of thu melon, haUily stoeko.l hb arms, ami the young folks ngrcu that tho way hu conductod himself with reg.vrd to their lunch would have mado a called pa'aou envious, Chicayo lutor Ocean. SILVER AND OEMS. Niivrl mul HnmUii-ni- 1i-sIkii lit tin- .frtr li'n Cut glass cracker jars have plain silver ooWrs. A flood of cnamolod liow-knots of every hue are In the market. A turtle brooch has a pearl buok sur rounded byolivlnesaudtidlnmouil head, Colled silver snakes, oxldt.cd with colored heads are of every sort for scarf plus. A new powder bo hns the puff tnnunted'iiu n handle and resting on an ornamental support. There Is u I irge demand for small sugars und creamers, und they were never more ut tractive. The large new postal onnls are already provided with charming receptacles of pierced silver. A now lamp Is a silver pitcher with handles on both sides, unit a globe cov ered with perforated silver shade. Tho branching stiver candlesticks uniting iu u common stem crossed with perforated trellis work are a novelty. Coffee and Ice civain spoons, with shell tlt uud shell mounting carried half way down tho gilt bowls, uro pretty. Silver shaving cups have a whole Il lustrated novel as tl were chased on tho outside. Here tire lords, ladles, ter races, bauds uud all tho paraphernalia of a hlgh-olas love story. Harlequin sets of coffee spoons uro made with different flower handles. The pmsy, rose, forget-me-not, pea and thy rest of the garden, with greenish-tinted foliage, coiiki lit sets. Silver buckles ure lu the largest de mand at the present mom out, whether accompanied or not by the silver belt. Those in medallions or flexible wire are preferred to the solid elaborate raised work belts. Why do th6 jewelers all make belt s an mauu noix i ontr.idlellngtho Thcv should bo buckles convex, thus c feminine outlines? concave. I lie Uusstuu uuclcles from I'm is, which aro uoucnve, ure among the prettiest that can be found. This Is evidently the season of corre spondence from the avnhiiiehu of pen trays lu the market, (hie Is a silver feather with an owl upright on thu quill. Another bus a quill engraved on thu bot tom, with tho line, "A word with you." The most attractive, of all novelties nro the silver butterflies In colored enamel. Yellow uud black picdomluute lu tint. They are charming, either mounted on spirals, where they tremble as if for fright, on hut uud hairpins, or as brooches. Kuaineh'il silver pins take chiefly this form of lloweiM. The sweet pea Is beau tifully copied In all Its exquisite- tints. Malden's-ltalr fern and white currants are, two pretty examples. Thu doublu vlolot also reigns, and tlio open-petaled roses und daisies. Jeweler's Circular. MUSIC IN AMERICA. I'urrlRU Crltli'H rronnmicn Our Orolii'Ortu Superior lo 1 linsn til Kurnpii. The flno arts were notsouuiit after In tho early history of our land. Men oc cupied with extensive problems lu gov ernment had neither time nor oppor tunity to glvo to that most divine of all human endeavors, "Muslo, sweet heav enly maid." Fifty years ago, Mullbran and other operatic stars made a brief success hero, but tho general record of musical projects was ono of spirited en terprises and discouraging failures. Still, this could not but be temporary. The struggle with the wilderness and Georga III., with experiments iu popu lar sway and democratic constitutions, gave way to quieter scenes, and unre mitting toll demanded relaxation. To-day there are thousands of our best buildings distributed nil over tho states for tho purpose of concerts, thu opera, colleges of inuslcetc. These nro hi many Instances managed by men who spare neither pnlns nor expense to secure the best talent tho world cun af ford. St, Louis, Denver, San Frunelseo and New Orleans tins centers of cultiva tion iu vocal and Instrumental music, while Milwaukee and Cincinnati have Irradiated musical culture through the northwest nnd thu southeast respective ly. Even Moiitnnn.Idahoandother west am states ,arocontiniuilly Increasing their fuclll tics for the entertainment und elevation of the people by moans of harmony and song. . Vocal music is not practiced so oxton slvely in, the United States ns in the older countries of Europe. Tiio mas sive ohorusfcs.of tho Crystal palace and Albert Jmll, London, and the lllrmlug ham Triennial festival, England, havo yet to bu heard hero. Hut they tiro coming, and comlnjr apace. As a stone iu tho other pocket, com petent ""Itles, and .foreigners lit that, have pronounced Amerlcnii orchestras superior to Europ'eaii ones. The per formances of Thomas, Damrosoh and Heidi may ccrUilnly challenge competi tion from any ,quartor. And would it not be n desirable feature to provide for an International contest of our best bands at Iho forthcoming world's fair? During the Centennial exhibition ut Philadelphia, such a programme was arranged' Dan Godfrey brought his muirnllleunt guards' band to. this coun try, allowed to do .- by special net of parliament, nnd their brilliant tour through tho states is ircsn in our mom-, orlcs. What a treat to hear GUmoro's, Cuppa's and Goilfroy's bands play in unison, or listen to tho comblnod strains of ThomuVund Sir Charles Halle's art ists. Thero has been for tho pust half cen tury a continual advance in our adapta tion for the best and noblest music The great fair of next year will visibly mark the cosmopolitan progress. Why should it not leave an indelible stamp for good upon the history of music iu tho United Stiites? N. Y. Ledger. A Hititrlflcfi, Intlut-d. "Hut, my dear Harold I cannot initr ry you. You can't support a wife on your salary." "Yes, Maude. It will sufllco for yon, and I well, dearest, I will shift for myself." Puck. "Do you like roe?" asked tho young man, nrtdrusblng tho little brother of tho young lady on whom ho was making iv call. "I don't like you as well ns 1 lllco .lack Jllllboy." "Why not?" "Hecauso ho nlwuys gives mo ton cents to go out of tho room when ho comes to seu nWtcr." .V, Y. Press. FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS. ltrolled Ham. Place slices of bnm Mi a hot gridiron uud boll until the meat Is slightly browned; thoti with n ulfo und fork take from tho gridiron mil drop Into u p. in of cold water; then vturn to tho gridiron; repeat several times; then place on a platter with lot m btts of butter, and serve at ouco. Housekeeper. Veal Soup. Put one onion, half a jitpful of rice, nnd a knuckle of voalp with the bones broken, In two qunrH if cold water, to simmer slowly for two r three hours. Then beat the yolks" of two eggs lu half a pint of sweet cream, with a tenopoouful ofsnltuud u little riyoiiiio popper. Pour this Into the oup; let It boll up once, thou pour through a colander Into u tureen and serve. Housekeeper. Cocounut Pie. Gr.ite n eocxinut after removing the outer shell and t'm Inner skin, and strain the milk It con tains through a cloth; bo it the yolks of three ogg.s, tho rind and Juice of half a lemon, and four tibhMpo'ms of granu lated sugar until foimvt uld a spo infill at a tlme,the grated coon unit, Its milk, and lastly tho whites of tho. es biit"ii stiff; cover with strips of crust, un I h:iho three-quarters of an hour In a go il oven. Harper's U war. A beaten biscuit Is a southern tilth. It calls for two quarts' of Hour, o tea spoonful of salt and two heaping table spoonfuls of lard, uud milk enough to make n stiff dough, Flour It and roll It out, then lay It on u stone slab or firm wooden board uud pound It with a w let or largo rolllng-pln. Thodoughntust be pounded one hour, until 't rises lu blisters and cleaves fro;n the bo ml. There Isu inii'liinu for pounding this dough to be found iu llaltlmorc, where., this Is a favorite bread. Wo tin not know , ;, ,: , -;- wbvthor Kc-hi f.imt ''t--.N. . 'Iribiuio, id elsewhere or -Stewed Squashes. No ono 1,1101111' say that she does not like squash until she has tried the following: Gather summer squashes when thoy are onlj about the slo of an egg, wash their and boll without pcllng until tender; then dress them with a cream sat.ee made. They ure so ill ffcrcnt from the ordinary spiaOi when gathered' sc small that they taste like a different vegetable. The small squashes sold nt the stores arc goad cooked lit this way, but they are not gathured for thu, uiiiv ket small enough to be as dainty us thr tiny one:. '-Christian Inquirer. One of the things which tho coun try farm houso Is not likely to have Is Iced water, or uvea siiulctently cool water. Cool mountain springs read rhythmically, but they often tiujto vorj warm. An oxohaugo'glvos as rather 0 new notion tno 0111 one 01 Keeping water cool In llunnol-wrappbd vessels. It serves, however, us 11 goixl sugges tion ut this time, when almost every boJy has gone or Is going somewhere for the summer. If tho "somewhere" Is not a hotel with all modern Improve ments, ice water Included, got a com mon oaithcnware pitcher, tho com moner thu butter, ns It will bu the inoro porous, wrap It all around, leaving no Inch of It bare, with wet flannel. Keep thu flannel wet und tho water will shortly be us cold us Is good for drink ing purp3os, almost ice cold.N. Y. Times. Sweetbreads. Tako a knuckhj of veal, two onions, a small piece of bacon, and three pints of water. Lot it cook until it has boiled to a jolly, thou strain the gravy from tho moat and add to It n spoonful of browned flour. Cut tho gristle from eight sweetbreads, pour tho boiling water over them, then throw them into cold wator, lard 011 ouu side, nnd salt tho gravy to taste. Place U16 sweetbreads lit a saucepan so as not to touch ouch other, the. larded side down. Lot them stow slowly, turning them when thoy uro done on ono side. Thoy should be turned but once and should be cooked slowly for an hour, then placed In n pan lu tho oven, the gravy poured over them, and allowed to bako until thoy are woll-ghr.cd and shiny. If there is no oven, put them In u pan before tho lire Housukeepor. ,, -, THE TICKET SELLERS PARROT. i:von lit Ailviirilty It Kcmiil'ied True to 4 It Trnlulilir. Hen Lusblo, whd for fifteen years was one of the greatest features of Ilarniun's circus in tho capacity of "liglitrihig ticket soller," had a wonderful parrot, which had been presented to him by ono of tho canvasmen of tho showf who was nt one time a sailor on a "'steamer .ply ing between lloston and Fernanqino, lu the "llahamas. Lus bio used tp havo n way of quieting tho scrambling mob of the tiokul-purohnsors around tho ticket wagon by saying: ."Don't bo In a hurry, gentlemen." "There's plenty of time." "Don't crowd cuoh, other." "Ono at a time, gentlemen," and such like expressions. Tho parrot, which was perched upon tho safe in the yvagon justb.ickof Liiiblo, got to learn thesa llltlu speeches after a season's tour and often broke out in n piercing squawk with one of them, much to Lushles amusement. Tho parrot, which was quite a little vagabond, broke loose from hor fetters ono tliy and ilovr over Into a neighboring woods, near thu cir cus grounds. A searching party wns made up, anil thoy had not pweecdod far before they heard a vast raukot, apparently mado by squawking birds. Hastening to tho scene thoy found poor Poll clinging as best hhu could to the limb of 11 duml treo, surrounded by a screaming flock of crows. Tho parrot had only two or three tail feathers left, und tho hostile crows wore striking, pecking and,pluck lug her right und left. Hanging on as best she could the parrot was surlily screaming: "One ut 11 time, guntle mrn!" "Don't crowd thero!" "Tako your time!" "There's plenty moro loft." Indianapolis SontiuuL HUitriliiinw Vur)i, Mrs. lllllus Mary, you needn't vrasto any tlmo dusting thow balusters. Domestic I thought ya tohl mu Mrs. Guinpus waz a coming thu day fur a visit, ' Mrs-IHllus-iYos, but hor three, llttlo boys uro comluff with her. Ohleajra Trlbuno. II ft l. B ' ! U ie; ie r'i of M t. K e4 it: ed it! Ii- . ( s