RECONSTRUCTION OF TILE A'AVT.
Wliat the House Committee Has Decided in
. , Regard to the Natter.
The members of the ho use committee on
naval affairs hold an informal meeting , nt
which the question of rehabilitation of the
navy was discussed and , an interchange ol
views on the subject was had. So far as
can be learned ic was the unanimous opin
ion of those present that the navy should
be reconstructed. The committee will meet
to-morrow and will probably agree upon a
report which will be presented to the house
without delay. The recommendations will
involve the expenditure of eight or ten mil
lion dollars. They will recommend the
completion of the monitors already begun ,
and a liberal appropriation for naval ord
nance ; they will advise thu construction ol
from fifteen to twenl.y torpedo boats , and
a large expenditure for torpedots , and will
. provide for the construction of BIX or seven
Hteol belted cruisers of 5.000 to 0,000 tons.
These cruisers are to be the main reliance
of the navy. Their.features are swiftness
and the power of their ordnance.
There is a difference of opinion as to
whether this work should be done in the
navy yards by the government or by con
tract , and both plans will probabjy bo
given a trial. AH ordnance work will be
done in the yards , and most , if not all , w
be done in Washington. The construction
of ordnance will be almost the exclusive
work of the Washington yard , and ib will
be the aim to have it thoroughly equipped.
The committee will recommend a very
thorough torpedo system. The boats used
f are not expensive , costing about § 60,000
each , and are considered very effectual as a
means of defense. The committee do not
favor the construction of heavy iron-clads ,
which are considered less serviceable than
modern fast cruisers armed with powerful
oiduauce.
. A. amen NEEDED
One that Would Have Greatly in Vie Trant-
] > ortation of Grain.
Washington special : Mr. Murphy , by
direction of the committee on railways and
canals , to-day reported favorably the bill
for the construction of the Hennepin canal ,
and it was placed on the calendar of the
committee of the whole of the house. The
bill reported is that introduced by General
Henderson of Illinois , and provides for ac
cepting the offer made bv the state of Illi
nois of the Illinois and Michigan , canal.
For the construction of the work contem
plated from Hennepin to the mouth of the
Koclc river the main canal would be about
seventy-five miles long , and the feeder to
Dixou thirty-seven miles. The report of
the committee presents a comprehensive
explanation of the Hennepin enterprise ,
showing clearly that it is in no sense local
in its nature , and the great benefits which
will follow its construction will be shared
by all sections of the country. Being a
work that will distribute its benefits to the
country at large it is held to be national in
character , and therefore its conhtruction
should be authorized by congress and
directed by the government. The cost of
the work is estimated at § 9,000,000 , of
which SO,073,000 is for the construction of
the canal and feeder , and § 2,298,000 for
the enlargement of the Illinois and Michi
gan canr.l. Statistics are used in the re-
poit to show that the saving of expense in
the transportation of grain to theseaboard
would in less than one year pay for the
construction of the canal. It is the pur
pose of the committee to call up the bill for
consideration at an early day , and to make
an effort to have it made a special order.
Friends of the measure are hopeful that the
bill wrill receive the approval of , the house.
ANOTHER GRAXT OF I.ASD.
Same to be Given to the Cinnabar and
Clarli's ForJt Railroad Company.
The house committee on public lands has
agreed to report favorably a bill granting
the right of way to the Cinnabar and
Clark's Fork Railroad company across the
northern border of the Yellowstone Na
tional Park by the nearest practichblo
route from. Cinnabar ; the Clark's Fork
mining district in Montana , by the way of
Yellowstone river to its junction with the
eastern fork of that river ; thence along
East fork to Soda Butte creek ; thence
along that creek to the Clark's Fork min
ing district. The location is to be ap
proved by the secretary of the interior ,
subject to the act of congress of March 3 ,
1875 , granting the right of way through
public lauds. The bill provides that the
grant shall not exceed one hundred feet on
each side of the center of the road , except
at such points , not nearer than seven miles
apart , as inay be designated for station ,
buildings , depots , " machine shops , side
tracks and water stations , at which points
spaces 200 feet in width and 2.000 feet in
length are granted. ' No "timber or other
materials for construction of the railroad
are to be cut or taken from any portion of
the Yellowstone park , except within the
right of way. " If the road shall not be con
structed and in running order within two
years after the passage of the act that fact
works a forfeiture of the grant.
FRORABLT ESCAPE THE PLAGUE.
Zh : Hamilton UtinJts the Cholera Will Ifot
Disturb Us This Year.
Chicauo dispatch : The eurseon-goneral
of the United States marine hospital is in
the city. In an interview concerning the
prospects of a cholera epidemic this season
in the United States he said : "It seems
probable in view of the precautions we
have taken and shall take that Amer
ica will escape the plague. The ap
propriation at our command will enable
us to take substantially the same precau
tions that did so good service last year.
We shall station inspectors atall the Euro
pean and Asiatic consulate ports , with in
structions to watch all passengers booked
for America. There is a balance of § 279,000
at the command of the president , to be
used in an emergency , and this amount
will , I think , suffice for all needed precau
tionary measures , such as temporary quar-
'
antine'stations , etc. The best preventive
of cholera is cleanliness , individual and
municipal. But even this will be of no
avail unless there is also a thorough sys
tem of inspection of emigrants at foreign
ports. Can cholera be cured ? I refer you
to the mortality reports in countries where
the disease has raged. The death rate
among the rich is 50 per cent ; in the hospi
tals , G5 per cent. Modern scientists say
the disease is due to the presence of a cer
tain germ , which may becarried'from place
to place , and in favorable circumstances is
capable of self-propagation"
Mormon Mis3tonaries Mobbed.
A number of Mormon missionaries are
canvassing upper east Tennessee for con
verts. Two of them attempted to hold
services in a new church , at Gunntown ,
Hawkins county , Tennessee , but were
chased out of the neighborhood by the
members of the church. Their steps were
hastened by showers of stones , sticks and
brickbats , and one ol the elderswas se
riously if not fatally wounded by the in
furiated populace. _
Three hundred girls employed In the Iron
ing department of Miller , Enll & Hartwell's
collar shop in Troy , N. Y. , struck because the
proprietors refused to discontinue the use of
A objectionable machinery. The girls recently
joined the Knights of Labor.
EDUCATION UT THE WESTER * STATES.
Report of Out Commissioner of Education for
1883 and 1884.
The repor J of tho commissioner of educa
tion for 1883 and 1884 has just appeared.
It contains the following summaries of
western school statistics :
Illinois , with over 1,009,000 youths of
legal school age (6 ( to 12) ) , reported in
1883-84 = an enrollment of 720.G81 in tho
public schools and 485,025 in average daily
attendance , or about G8 per cent of tho
school population enrolled and nearly 40
per cent in average attendance. There were
also 75,821 attending' private or church
schools , which , added to the number in
public schools , would give 75 per cent of
school population under instruction during
some portion of the year. Nearly 12,000
public school children were taught , tho
average term for the state being 151 days ;
and § 9,108.108 was expended on them.
The statistics , as for j'ears past , continue
to show an advance in nearly all the items
reported.
Michigan , with about 557,000 youth (
within the legal school age (5 ( to 20) ) , re- '
ported that over 400,000 , or 70 per cent ,
were enrolled in public schools , besides 27.-
230 in private schools. Public schools
were taught for a term of 125 days at a
cost of over § 4,030,000 in school houses
valued , with other school property , at
nearly § 11,000,000. The figures show an
increase of more than 13,000 in the num
ber of pupils attending public schools , and
of about4,500in the attendance of pritato
schools ; of four days in the average public
school term throughout tho state , of about
§ 509,000 in the valuation of public school j I
property , and of § 370,402 in the amount
expended on public schools. There was
also a slight advance inthepay of teachers ,
the average monthly salary of men being
§ 1.1)3 ) more and that of women § 1.10.
Wisconsin statistics show that of 528-
750 youths of lesal school age (4 ( to 20) ) in
1883-84 nearly 317,000 , or about GO per
cent , were enrolled in the pubilc schools , an
increase for the year of over 7,000 in the
enrollment , and 18,052 in school popula
tion' The reported attendance in private
schools (15,015) ( ) decreased considerably
during the jrear , but these statistics were
incomplete , many large cities failing to re
port on this point. About S3 per cent of
all children between 7 and 15 years of age
attend the public schools , an increase for
the year of 3,400 , and for two years of
14,021 ; and thesuperintendentthinks that
the fuller statistics on this point would
show that nearly all of that age attended
during some portion of the year.
Minnesota with 359,300 youth 5 to 21
years of age in 1883-84 , enrolled 223,209
iu her public schools , or 52 per cent , and
had 100.037 , or 28 per cent , of the school
youth in average daily attendance. The
schools were taught an average of 312
days throughout the state at a cost
of § 2,289,711 , in 4,701 school build
ings , of which 301 were new , valued
with sites and other property , at § 5,415-
599. These figures show an increase for
the year of about 13 700 in enrollment and
8,500 in average attendance , asai ; st an
increase of 22,000 in youth of school age.
There was also an increase in the number of
teachers employed , in the number who had
taught three years or more , and in that of
normal school graduates , in the average
pay of both men and women , as well as in
the expenditure for all school purposes ,
and the valuation of school property.
Iowa reported over 021,000 of school i
me (5 ( to 21) ) in 1883-84 , with about 409.- '
500 enrolled in the public schools and 300- ,
000 in average daily attendance. The
schools taught an average of 140 days , in
13,024 buildings , valued , with other school
property , at over 10,000,000 , and about
§ 5,850,000 was expended during the year
for public school purposes. These figures
show an advance of S per cent in the pro-
portion of school population enrolled , and
0 per cent in the proportion of school popu-
lation in average attendance.
Nebiaska , with her 209,430 youth of
legal school age (5 ( to 21) ) reports 137,018 ,
or nearly GO per cent , enrolled in the pub
lic schools , and 81,430 , or nearly 39 per
cent , in average daily attendance , an in-
crease during the year of 11,589 in enroll-
ment , and 10,238 in average attendance.
With 24,379 more youths of school age ,
more school districts were reported and
more in which schools Avere sustained for
six months , the average term for the state :
more school houses were built. The valua-
tion of school property increased , as did
the number of teachers employed , their
average pay , the whole amount expended
tor public schools , and that of the schools ,
permanent ntul 1-pinnornrv
San Good and Charlie two
Ling , promi- ]
nent Chinese residents of Omaha , made ap- <
plication at the district court for the first j
papers necessary to become citizens of the j
United States. Thepapers have not as yet ,
been granted. j
It Is understood that Tseult Dudley , who '
shot O'Donovan Rossa a year ago , and who i
was committed to the Jliddleton insane asylum j
is greatly improved and will soon be released , ji j i
MARKETS. t
OMAHA.
WHEAT-NO. 2 . 62 ® 04 ;
BARLEY No. 2 . 47 @ 48
RYE No. 2 . 44 @ 45
CORN No. 2 mixed . 23 % @ 24
OATS-NO. 2 . 23 @ 23J
BUTTER Fancy creamery. . 27 @ 28
BUTTER Choice dairy . 12 @ 13
EGGS Fresh . 15 @ 16
CHICKENS Dressed per Ib. . . 7 @ 8
TURKEYS Dressed per H ) . . . . 9 @ 10
DUCKS Dressed per Ib . 8 @ 9
GEESE Dressed per Ib . 9 @ 10
LEMONS Choice . 400 @ 450
APPLES Choice . 250 @ 3 00
ORANGES Mesina . 2 00 @ 4 00
BEANS Navys . 125 @ 150 a
ONIONS Per bushel . 70 @ 75
POTATOES Per bushel . 40 @ 50
GREEN APPLES Per bbl. . . . 2 75 @ 3 24
WOOL Fine , per Ib . 14 @ 10
SEEDS Timothy . 2 25 @ 2 50
SEEDS Blue Grass . 130 @ 140
HAY Baledper ton . 550 @ GOO
HAY In bulk . , . 0 00 @ 7 00
HOGS Mixed packing . 3 90 @ 4 00
BEEVES Butchers . 3 40 @ 4 30
NEW YORK.
WHEAT No. 2 red . 93J @ 94
WHEAT Ungraded red . 90 @ 92
CORN Up. 2 . 40 @ 47
OATS Mixed western . 37 @ 40
PORK . 11 75 @ 12 00
LARD . 030 @ G 40
CHICAGO.
FLOUR Choice winter . 440 @
FLOUR Spring extra . 3 70
WHEAT Per bushel . 7S
CORN Per bushel
OATS Per bushel
PORK . 10 75 T
LARD . G 07& 1
HOGS Packing & shipping. 4 35 1a
CATTLE Stackers . 2 75 a
SHEEP Western . . . . 2 00 @ 3 50 i
ST. LOUIS. \
WHEAT No. 2 red . 93 @
c
CORN Perbushel . 35& @
OATS Per bushel . 29 , @ ou
HOGS Mixed packing. 3 90
CATTLE Stockers& feeders 2 75 _
SHEEP Common to choice 2 50 @
KANSAS CITY.
WHEAT Perbushel 73 , * , n
CORN Per bushel 28 @ 28H i J
OATS Per bushel 27& @ 29
CATTLE Exports 5 00 @ 5 25
HOGS Good to choice 3 75 @ 410
SHEEP Common to good. . 2 75 @ .3 75
ATUNNEL UNDER THE SEA.
PJan to Connect Prince Ed-word
Islandwith. . tno Ialn ILand.
A Montreal correspondent of The
New York Evening Post writes : Pre-
| nSer Sullivan and Senator Howlan , of
1 Prince Edwards island , have been bus-
Jy engaged here for the last week con
sulting engineers in reference to tho
rubular tunnel scheme to connect the
aland with the main land , as announc-
jd last Friday. The plans which have
oeen accepted by the local government
jf the island have been submitted to ji
Committee of engineers here , including
Prof. Bull , of Kew York ; William
McAlpine , C. E , , past-president of the
A.merican Society of Civil Engineers ;
Walter Shanly , C. E. M. P. , andfother
Canadian members of the profession.
On Monday the plans as accepted by
; hese gentlemen were laid before the Do
minion government , and wil1 form the
subject of debate at the approaching
session of parliament. Four lines have
this season been surveyed across the
Straights of Northumberland , which
has reeulted in finding a , plane or a
plateau on which the tunnel-tube can
be successfully laid. The proposal is
to build on each side p'iers inside the
"bordice" into which the tube is laid
some 2,800 feet , making the full length
of the pipe , or tunnel 6i miles , or about
5 miles nautical , between the piers
The bottom shows a very good road
bed , varying in depth from 36 feet on
the plane side to about 80 feet in the
center , and thence ashore on the New
Brunswick side to 10 feet. The tun
nel is to be 18 feec in diameter ; to be
made of heavy sections of chilled white
cast-iron , 4 inches thick or more , ac
cording to depth. Mr. Hayden H.
Hall , of New York , is the panetee of
the process . of casting the tubes , as
well as the white chilled metal used. At
the present market price the tubes would
cost about $14 a ton ready for use ,
bringing the cost of the iron for the tun
nel up to about $84 per linear foot , or a to
tal estimated costof between $4,000,000
and $5,000,000. The metal is said to
be non-corrosive in sea-water , as
shown by its exposure for twelve years
in Sydney harbor , Australia. The sec
tions are bolted together by inside
flanges , making a water-tight rust
joint and smooth exterior. A connec
tion with the surface can be maintained
by a vertical shaft if desired , but "as a
railroad can be laid through the tun
nel as fast as it is built , all the mate
rial used can enter that way and plen
ty of air and communication be main
tained with the shore. Where the
depth of water will allowof the ob
struction to the channel , the tunnel will
bo laid on the natural bottom ; other
wise a channel w 11 be dredged.
The advantages claimed for this
method over those heretofore used are
that it brings the grade much higher
than any tunnel through the solid , es
pecial in treacherous material. All
excavation ; is done from the surface by
dredging ( , and no compressed air is
; used. The difference , as explained by
: Prof. Bull , between this tunnel and the
Mersey and the Thames tunnels is that
in j the latter cases the tunnels were
dug , . through the ground , while in the
present scheme an iron tunnel will be
constructed ' resting beneath the Straits
of ' Northumberland. Premier Sullivan
says ! this is the only scheme which
will secure an uninterrupted communi
cation ( between the island and the Do
minion. Immense sums of money
have j been thrown away on the North
ern ( Light and other steamers which it
was expected could force their way
during ( winter through the fields of
Arctic ice. They have proved a fail
ure , and the 125,000 islanders are prac
tically shut off from communication
with the outer world during the icy
months of winter. When the island
entered the confederation one of the
articles of agreement was that commu
nication should be kept up with the
main land all the year round.
Premiers Sullivan , of Prince Eel-
ward island , will leave for England to
lay the grievances of the islanders be
fore the imperial authorities. Unless
the submarine tunnel is built they
threaten to secede from the confedera
tion.
The Two Farmers.
The new Senator from New York
finds many of his old acquaintances
here , says a Washington letter , and
his family renew'the friendships made
when Senator Evarts was-Secretary of
State under the Hayes administration.
To onewho asked him how he liked
this Washington life , having experienc
ed it at different times and in different
capacities , he dryly responded :
"Oh , yes ! I like Washington. It's
cross between college life and a wa
tering place. "
At the reception at Chief Justice
Waite's home the other evening , Sena
tor Evarts brought his dark-eyed
laughter , Miss Mary Evarts , and soon
joined Senator Warner Miller and ex-
Secretary McCulloch , who previous to
that had been discussing silver in the
informal and social way in which the
vital topic is now admitted to all draw
ing rooms. A more congenial subject
for the two ex-secretaries was their
common pursuit of farming.
When Evarts was asked if he mowed
bis own'fields , he said :
"No. Now that the use of the scythe
bas gone out of fashion I find that
mowing is a sedentary occupation , and
that will not do for me. "
"But there's the ax ; you might chop
wood ; that's muscular exercise , " said
his brother farmer.
"All , but that will not do either.
That's Gladstone's own trick , and they
would say I had onlv copied him.
When he quits I will take the ax and
chop down all my trees. " And in this
way the two practical farmers went on. 1
Each of Which is the Bigger.
"Some one has invented a theater
hat that shuts up , to be worn by ladies. "
rhat's all right Now let the same
party invent something that will hold a
voung man in his seat between the acts
and two nuisances will be abated.
Norristotan Herald.
The Chicken Business.
It does beat the Dutch how closely
great men are watched.
By some means the world has pos
sessed itself of the knowledge that I
own an incubator , and the result is that
I am now having excellent opportuni
ties for compiling a catalogue of per
sons desirous of becoming rich in tho
poultry business.
Scarcely a day passes that I do not
receive a letter from somebody want
ing a slice of my golden experience in
the line of speculative knowledge , that
begins with an old hen and generally
ends in the poorhouse , if persisted in ;
and to save hard work and postage I
have concluded to pad this column
with a little information that if judi
ciously applied will stave off old ago
and keep wrinkles in the nextrcounty.
There is money in chicken-raising ,
if you know how to go about it , but
like everything else , a certain amount
of "know how" is necessary to induce
eminent success to come 3rour way.
The man who can't tell a chicken from
a gosling , had better remain behind
the counter , or stay in a bank until ho
learns something.
My advice to the novice in poultry
raising would be. to follow it simply
for pleasure wntil you acquire a knowl
edge that will tell you to go ahead.
Anybody can hatch chickens with an ,
incubator , but it takes a large amount
of science and eternal vigilance to raise
them. Patrick Henry never said any
thing more true than his memorable
allusion to the price of a spring chicken
and the cost of liberty being one and
inseparable. Patrick no doubt kept a
few hens himself.
But to the man who goes into the
chicken business simply to find steady
employment and lots of pleasure , I say ,
"Go it you'll get there in both re
spects. " When the motive is not mer
cenary the pursuit is an unbounded sea
of bliss , with islands of pure delight
scattered through it in great luxuri
ance.
I don't thinkl ever did anything out
side of religious duty that gave me
greater joy ; though it must be admitted
that I made a close carrom toward
bankruptcy in doing it ; and joy , al
though a nice thing to have around
when you want to write poetry , is not
equal to salt pork for keeping a man
up when he has hard work to do.
If you want to be happy and'get your
pay as you go along , raise chickens
unless your neighbor's division fence is
bad but if you want to salt down
something that can be used as collateral
after awhile , don't do it.
I began by trying to raise chickens
for sordid gain that could be jingled in
their pocket , and a more miserable
man yoa couldn't have found with a
constable's warrant. I then gave it a
whirl simply for fun and felt glorious
right away. It makes all the difference
in the world whether your incentive is
moonshine or money. "
When I heard the first chick chirp in
my incubator , and realized clear down
to my boots that I was indeed a mother ,
and had the documents right there to
prova it , in spite of the cold , unfeeling
tact that I was regarded by the world
as a bald-lieadeQ. man of much sadness ,
I felt as though I was worth a million
dollars ; but when , six months later , I
had to pawn my overcoat in mid-winter
to buy corn meal , I felt that I had been
blessed with altogether too much pro-
fuscness in a maternal way to suit the
size of my ilour barrel.
I long at times to sit down and med
itate on things that have made the
world gnaw its beard for ages , but no
man with a loaded incubator can take
much time to muse , unless lie puts cot
ton in his cars , or gets dreadful reck
less about consequences.
An incubator is one of the most re
morseless things outside of boarding
school , and for keeping a man from
loafing with the clouds it can discount
both a failure of crops anfl. an iron
clad chattel mortgage.
When you see a man with hollow
eyes , haggard cheeks , unshaven face ,
and lifeless hair , shambling around in
an aimless , homeless sort of way , look
ing as though he hadn't slept , washed ,
or combed himself for a month , bet
every cent you can raise that he pwns
an incubator , which has just begun to
fire its possibilities at him with a des
peration of energy that will kill him
if he don't blow tne light out.
That's what it means to monkey
with a hen-roost on scientific princi
ples , and as I love all mankind , I want
everybody to know it. When some
body tells you that the easiest way on
earth to get rich with quickness is to
buy an incubator and plunge into the
chicken business , pull down the cor
ner of your eye and immediately give
him a front view of your back. Chi
cago Ledger.
Life is a Cheat.
Life is hut a slimsy bubhle ,
We want you to know ;
And living scarce is worth the trouble
Through which a fellow has to go ;
While the world seems an empty show
To the small lad ,
Who is tearing mad
Because his fussy dad
Refuses permission to the skating-rink to go
Goodall's JJaily Sun.
Didn't Wish to Be Genial.
"What yer bin givin' me in that pa
pers ? " said an excited individual who
chanced to meet the "retzel" on the
street the other day. What yer callin'
me ? "
"I said nothing detrimental , I can
assure you , " replied the pretzel.
' Yes , yer did. " '
"Well , I spoke in the highest terms
of you , " and if you wish me to retract
[ will do so , " replied the editor.
"Distract nothin' , " said the indi
vidual ; "it's out now , and 'twon't
do any good. I ain't goin' to be a
laughin' stock for anybody. "
"But , my friend , there-"was nothing
said in the paper that reflected discred
itably upon you , " observed Pretzel.
"Yes , there was. "
"Well , what was it1 i
"Yer said I was a genial gentleman ,
an' I want you to know I ain't that kind
of a man. I don't want to be laughed ,
at. Yer can stop mv " paperNation - 1
al Weekly. ' i
SAMPLES.
Those people who go about saying
officially that they will imprpve every
thing , jtfve the lie to their speech
by omitting to improve them.
If stump speakers got as much relig
ion in their political speeches , as
preachers frequently.get politics into
their sermons the price of votes would
go down at least 50 per cent.
"I'm going to do it or die , " said a
disagreeable husband to his wife.
"Take my advice and don't do it , " she
replied so significantly that he went
away in a bad humor. "
Queen Victoria ordered that no opera
glasses' be used in the House of Lords
the day she made her appearance
there , but there is no record that she
ordered the bald heads out 6f the front
row.
row.When
When people tell you slighting things
Of Dick and Tom and Harry ,
Be careful how you answer back
For those who fetch will carry.
Some day a woman of noble impulses
and strong right arm will bo granted
to earth , and then the man who is
guilty of looking back over his shoul
der at ladies he has passed on tho
street , will try it once more and then
quit , because that woman is born to
hit him ; and when she does do it he
will only be good for the doctors to
practice on for the next six months.
There's nothing in the country , sir ,
Will split a fellow's gizzard ,
Half as rapid and successful ,
As a fiery untamed blizzard.
"Trust me , darling , " said an impe
cunious but loving young husband to
Iris-wife as he left her to go after the
marketing. "Oh , dear , " she sighed ,
"if the would "
grocery-keeper only ,
and a hush fell upon them both.
All tho spelling reforms of all tho
orthographists in the world will not
succeed in lessening the intensity of
that school boy's affection , who scrawls
on his broken slate with a-stub pencil ,
"i luvyu" and hands it across the
aisle , with a big apple to the blue eyed
little girl who reads in the second
reader.
The preacher was talking in Sunday
School about the power of religion , and
the devotion of the zealous to the cause
and their attendance upon the services.
Finally he asked if there was anything
to which the people would go twice
every Sunday and through the week ,
as they did to chinch , and a small boy
on the front seat with a twist in his
tongue spoke out : "Yeththir , " he said ,
"a thircuth would ketch em every pop ,
if they could git in free like they do to
church. " The preacher concluded it
was time to sing.
Poets who have poems on snow ,
which they have not been able to de
liver at editorial headquarters , will do
well to change the word "Snow" to
"Spring , " and wait till the bluebirds
sing in the valley. Genius will keep.
"The great want in Dakota , " says a
paper in that territory , "is marriage
able girls. " Dakota needn't complain ;
the same want is observable all over
the country. What the bachelors .of
this land require is less fashion and
bigger bank-accounts. Merchant Trav
eler.
Wise Women of the World.
The people who are going to reform
the world by taking all the fun out of
it , as you can. the juice of a lemon ,
says a writer in the Weekly Star , are
wailing about the dreadful strain en
dured by a woman of society who at
tends to her social duties. This may
shock them , but it is the trnth. A wise
woman of the world is as well taken
care of as a thoroughbred . racer , and so
she does not break down. With ex
actly the same precision as if she were
Maud S. is she rubbed until her satiny
skin glows , takes her beef tea when she
comes in at night ( in place of a warm
mash ) , and is wise enough , while she
enjoys a good dinner , not to allow her
self to eat too much or too often , She
is not the woman who devours great
quantities of sweets and ices at lun
cheons or teas. Instead you will find
that she is the wit , and , more than that ,
often the wisdom of the affair. She is
not the woman who laces much that
will make her nose red , and her diges
tion bad nor is she the one who never
walks.
While she may despise the bein #
who goes in for buing an athlete , still
the woman of the world takes sufficient
exercise to give a glow to her eyes and
make her conscious of the luxury of her
furs. Why , the most charming women
of the day , those near whom men are
eager to be placed at dinner , are women
who have been in harness all their
lives and seldom very young as far as
actual years go. The crudity of youth | r
is no longer theirs' but in its place they i 1
have something much better , that won3
derful ability of making even the most t
awkard boy comfortable. This has t
come net only from their contact with
the world , but also from the education
which it imparts to those it deems
worth teaching the knowing how to
feel agreeable and the making of one's
comfort contagious. For comfort , like
many a less desirable sensation , is very a
contagious. Chicago Ledger.
Jersey Justice.
Anunrepealed law of New Jersey ,
passed while the State was a BritisL
colony , reads as follows : "That all wo
men of whatever age , rank , profession.
or degree , whether virgins , maids , 01 i
widows , who shall after this act impost
upon , seduce , or betray into matrimony
any of His Majesty's subjects by virtue
of scents , cosmetics , washes , paints ,
artificial teeth , false hair , or high heel
ed shoes , shall incur the penalty of the )
law now in force against witchcraft and
like misdemeanors. " New York Sun.
What wouldn't the average Chicago boy give
if his pa would only send him to the Fort
Wrangle training school in Alaska ! The news
paper of that place says that the boys of the
school last year killed for the use of the insti- ,
tution 121 deer , 11 seals , 1 bear , abcu. 150 wild k :
geese , over 300 ducks , and numerous grouse ,
t ; ]
porcupines , marmots and snipe , and caught all
the salmon , halibut , codfish , trout , herring. f <
flounders , c ibs , and dams they needed. J tl
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
f
Tho "list" edges from flannel or ? |
cloth make good filling for pincush
ions. *
Frosting It is better to frost a cake
while it is warm. If the frosting gets
too stiff it may bo thinned with
lemon.
Mucilago Pat an ounce of gluo
into a bottle and cover it with good
cider vinegar. Add alcohol if you
wish to keep the mucilage for use for
some length of time.
Soft Gingerbread One cup of mo
lasses , three tablespoonfuls of short
ening , one teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in one-half cup of boiling
water and salt. Stir a little thicker
than for pancake batter.
Layer Cake Break two eggs in a
teacup , then fill 'the cup up with
sweet cream , one cup of sugar , ono
and one-half-cups of ilour , two tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder , one tea-
spoonful' salt , and flavor. Beat all
together we.ll.
In making a ham sandwich grato
the ham or mince it line before spread
ing the bread. A sandwich should
never require the teeth to be used as
a knife , or leave the person eating it
at the inconvenience of a large slice of
meat in the mouth.
Gold Cake One whole egg and yolk
of three , one-half cup of butter , one cup
of sugar , one-half cup of sweet milk ,
one and three-fourths cups of fiour , one
teaspoonful of cream of tartar , and
one-half teaspoonful of soda. White
frosting.
Coffee Jelly One teacupful of very
strong coffee. Dissolve in it a one-
ounce packet of gelatine. Put on the
fire one pint of milk and six ounces of
lump sugar. When nearly on the boil
pour in the coffee and gelatine. Let
all boil together for ten minutes ; pour
into a wetted mold , and keep in a cool
place till stiff.
Bureau Covers Pretty bureau covers
are made of white mornie cloth , and
ornamented with outline embroidery.
The edge is finished with antique laco
two inches wi'Ie. This lace is also used
to border a square of satin on which
some delicate llower design has been
painted , and makes a very handsome
tidy.A .
A Wall Ornament For a wall orna
ment an oblong board is covered with
velvet plnsh of cerulean blue , gilded ,
nail heads at corners , and on this is
placed diagonally a small sheaf of
wheat , and in the space to right a quar
ter moon of yellow everlasting Jlowers ,
the same ilowers in purple forming the
inner edge.
When roasting a chicken or small
fowl there is danger of the legs brown
ing or becoming too hard to be eaten.
To avoid this take strips of cloth , dip
them into a little melted lard , or even
just rub them over with lard , and wind ,
around the legs. Remove them in
time to allow the chicken to brown
delicately.
Parker House Rolls One cup each
of warm new milk and yeast , two table-
spoonfuls each of sugar and melted
lard , one quart of Hour , or enough to
mold firm ; let it rise till light , then
mold , roll out about one-half inch
thick , cut with biscuit cutter , butter tha
tops , fold up , let it rise until light , and.
bake in a quick oven.
A New Pound Cake Is made with
the addition of half a teaspoonful of
soda and two tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice. A pound of other materials
each , flour , butter and sugar , ten eggs ,
the grated rind of one lemon , two ta
blespoonfuls of rose water. The soda
is always mixed with the fiour , and the
lemon juice is the last to go on.
Raised Doughnuts A little less than
one-half cup of melted lard rubbed into
one cup of sugar , one cup of warm
sweet milk , one-half cup of yeast , ono
egg , one-half teaspoonful of baking
soda , a little salt , and nutmeg or cinna
mon ; let it rise till light , then turn out
on a warm dough board , but do not
roll at all ; let it rise till light , then fry.
English Pound Cake One pound of
sugar , five eggs , half pound of butter ,
one of Ilour , one cup of milk , half a
nutmeg grated , half teaspoonful of
soda , one of cream-tartar. Cream the
sugar and butter , and the spice and
beaten yolks of eggs , stir in the other
ingredients , the whipped whites of eggs
last. Bake in a moderate oven one
hour.
A Picture Frame A good authority
says that a pretty picture frame may
be made of common pine wood , on
which you apply a cover of coarse lace
of the proper width ; use mucilage to
make it lie smoothly. Then gild the
lace , or bronge it with bron/e powder.
Ihis seemslegitimate , as the lace
tracery is the right effect you need in
the usual gilt frame.
Stuffing for a Goose ( Soyer ) Four
apples peeled and sliced , four onions ,
as many leaves of sage and of lemon
thyme ; boil in a sauce pan with water
to cover ; when done pulp them through
sieve , remove the sage and thyme ,
idd enough pulp of mealy potatoes to
jause it to be sufficiently dry without
sticking ; add pepper , salt , andstuff the
joose.
Approaching It.
"What is that kerllumidoodle that
foil have on your hat , Mary Ann , " said
father to his would be fashionable
laughter.
"Oh , that is an imitation of a straw-
aerry , father. "
"The divil take the styles , " said tho
ld man , "you'll be wearing imitation
jabbages yet. "
"We have nearly arrived at the cab-
jage point already , " replied the Miss.
"And how near have you got ? "
"We wear a little turn-up on the side ,
low. " National Weekly.
A horrible infanticide is reported from Pa-
huca , In the state of Hidalgo , Mexico. A bas-
cet was recently picked up on the streets of
hat city by the police , which was securely
icwed up , and which , upon beine : opened , was
'ound to contain a new-born child and two cats
hat had clawed It to death.
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