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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR.
EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892.
VOL. LVII. NO. 13.
; Tho County Board of Education at
Morganton, N. 0., has gone back to
Webster's old Wu? baok spelling
book,_ ?
i Five hundred tons of light Eteel
rails were recently sent from a Mil
waukee (Wis.) steel works to japan by
way of Buffalo and New York. Brit
ish experts say their pull v?.-h Japan
is lessening.
; It is stated "on in d isr cpu tab lo au
thority" that Maceo, the leader of the
insurgent foroes in Cuba, has an army
of 20,000 men, well fortified in tho
mountains, and that among them aro
four companies of women soldiers)
who are as effective in tho field as any
ot his troops. It would seem entirely
out of place for women to bo fighting
in the ranks, and to unsex them and
cut them off from the sympathy of
women claewkoro ; bat when tho faot
is learned that they have sought refugo
from the brutality of tho Spanish
soldiers, it entirely changes tho aspect
of the case, observes the Trenton (N.
J.) American. They prefer fighting
on the battlefield beside their husband
and brothers to boing thrown into tho
for ts at the mercy of Spunish soldiery,
and they should be honored for their
choice. ,
j Apropos of the discoverv in Dr.
Jameson's trunk of tho secret; cipher
used by the TJitlanders, Jamos Pi. yu
says that tho only thoroughly unde
cipherable cipher is also the simplest.
It consists of two duplicate books
any books; one in tho hands of the
transmitter of the cipher and ono in
those of the recipient. Tho first let
ter in tho first pago is taken for "a,"
the first letter in tho second for "b,"
and so on till tho ond of the message
is reached ; supposa it to consist of
twenty-four words, twenty-four pages
of the book will thus have been used ;
for the next message tho first letter of
the twenty-fifth page will bo used for
pa," tho first letter in tho twenty
?sixth for "b," and so on. Even tho
{possession of one of these books would
'not help the would-be decipherer, un*
less he suspects some virtue in it, but
without the book tho cipher would rc
main absolutely inscrutable.
Twenty-five years ago, recolla the
New York Observer, at a little inn in
Frankfurt-on-Main, the treaty of ponce
was signed between France and Ger-"
. many which gave the lotter Power tho
RW-M fair provino^ of Alsace said Lor
wxtn miternesn and hatred wMol
lapse of these years hos done little to
quench. The long series of patriotic
festivals and anniversaries which be
gan in Germany last July have now
been brought to a close, and tho press
is philosophically occupied in reckon
ing up both sides of the account
what Germany has gained and what
she has lost by that famous treaty.
The milliards of war indemnity have
'been spent long ago in costly develop
ments of her huge army, but the pro
vinces remain, and average German
opinion is firm on thiu peint--Alsace
and Lorraine must remain an integral
"par t of the empire. There can bo no
longer any doubt about the attitude
of the people in Alsace-Lorraine.
While hostilely criticising tho German
Government and many details of their
somewhat strenuous administration,
they are gradually accustoming them
selves to be German subjects, and to
take part with undivided heart in their
local affairs. A German official of high
standing the other day assured me that
French as tho language of the common
people was rapidly dying cut, and was
only retained by the tipper classes,
not, however, from patriotic motives,
but as a token of superiority. In the
Social Democratic organs the peace oi
Frankfurt is alluded to as the beginn
ing of tremendous evils which will
eooner or later envelop Europe in a
fearful catastrophe. Vorw?rts,- the
brilliant Democratic paper of Berlin,
says that the ink of tho treity was
hardly dry before Europe saw ?he dark
cloud of a Franco-Russian alliance on
the horizon. It was no bigger then
than a man's hand, but what is it now :
It mean?the continuance of tho Triple
Alliance and the existence on a peace
footing of nearly ten millionsc f armed
men in Europe. Had Germany
magnanimously surrendered those
provinces Frenchmen and Germans
would bo brothers to-day, and Russin
?instead of being the arbiter of Europe,
I would be impotent.
Uses for Ozone.
Ozone is becoming"! an important
industrial agent. It ar ti ti cia.ly ages
liquor, removes the effect of oily beans
in coffee and improves tobacco. In
its late application to the rapid sea
soning of wood for sounding-boards
and mueical instruments it increases
the resistance of t?e Jwood to temper
ature and moisture and adds to its
acoustic qualities. It thickens linseed
oil for linoleum in a few days, where
as the old method of oxidation often
tooK several month?. It bleaches
linen in less than a third cf the 'timo
required by sunlight. It is also val
uable in chemical and techuisnl pro
cesses, especially in purifying starch
derivatives from undesirable color,
odor and taste.
Caterpillar That Secrets Wax.
It has been found that certain cater
pillars secrete wax. Thus the colls of
a leaf pine Tortrix formed of resin are
lined with wax, as on dissolving away
the resin with alcohol, Dr. Enagg
found a slight film of wax; also a
secretion of wax has been dotected in
?the larva of a butterby,
BELOW DECKS.
HOW AMMUNITION IS HANDLED
ON A MAN-OF-WAB,
Just What Will Happen Under Her
Water Line When She Goes
into Battle-ls Directed
, From Midair? .
-? AA
OF all tho ships of tho new navy
the Texas, which anchored at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard last
week, is in some respects the
most interesting. A great steel fort
spans her decks. At each end of tho
citadel is a turret, and in each tnrrct
a twelve-inch brecchloading ride, a
magnificent monster of dsstruction,
an engine of war that would be terri
ble if we only knew just What it would
accomplish in an emergenoy aimed
against men and oities and ships iu
ABOUT TO FIR!
stead of steel plates and wooden back
ing. Tho Texfl3 ishvt as heavy a ship
as the NeW Ybrk, for example, but her
redoubt makes her a battle ship, and
the New York romains \ ith all her
perfection only an armored cruiser
alter all. If the Texas is only seoond
class among battle ships, by reason of
her tonnage, she ie> nevertheless, th e
prido of her officers and crew, and
Would undoubtedly give a good ac
count of herself in battle.
There ?B a certain fearful curiosity
to know ju :t what will take place down
in tho submarino wells, cells, maga
zines, engine room and stoke holes of
this steel castle of the deep, what vast
energies that have lain dormant will
suddenly be released when Once the
order to preparo for action has been
signaled through the ehip. In old
times the commander of a frigate stood
on the bridge with his glass under his
arm and gayo his orders in full view
of his men, who cheered and ''went at
ern,"
Nowadays, ir. the chilled steel cell
called th 5 conning tower-? far removed
above tho smothered din of tho decks,
^?^^^e^anu^^Tsixty, seventy feet
below bim, here In the iron box called
the shell room, there in tho seething
it callee the fire room J here in the
ungeon of the engineers, there in the
torpedo rooms, far away in tho very
bowels of the ships, where tho high
explosives and mines are stowed, flies
tho mysterious me6sages,rousing every
man and every cngiho to utmost efforts.
In tho long steel gallery, suspended
between the sweat boxes, called the
fire rooms, of the Texas, is tho central
station. Hero a midshipman may
connect tho conning tower, or the
tiller room, br the redoubts, with any
other part of the bhip. There is no
such thing as shouting an order. The
furnaces going, the engines clanking,
tho tramp of hundreds of feet waking
sullen echoes from resounding metal,
tho ohain trolleys bearing their peril
ous burdens of shell and powder and
gun cotton, traveling harshly alone ;
the mysterious awakoning of the com
plicated automata hidden away in
every nook, tho sliding of tho loading
trays frc m the ammunition hoist to
the breeches of the great guns, whoso
muizl?s, forty feet away, are even
how threatening to shatter the air
with the hoarso earthquaking, sea
maddening roar of a discharge that
will do murder twelve milcB away
amid all this diabolical saturnalia what
chance would an old fashioned* speak
ing trumpet have?
The central statioD, in whioh thoso
speaking tubes are concentrated? must
be carefully guarded. A steel pipe,
twelve inches thick, eorricB them Un
der the protective deck. Once there
they aro safe. The side armor, which
distinguishes the battle ship, is, in
the Texas, twelve inches thick, cover
ing two-thirds of her length amid
ships. Tho walls of the conning tower
are only nino inches thick, but its
diameter is 6o small, comparatively, as
to make walls of that thickness prac
tically impenetrable. With tho shell
and round shot, grapo and rifle balls
impinging, bursting, battering on
these circular walls, the fighting boss
of tho ship, perched tbero to overlook
tho enemy and direct the progress of
'.TWELVE-INCH SHELL BEING SWUNG INTO
HOISTING WELL.
(Showing trolley for conveying sholl from
mngaziue.)
the action, feels secure in his ability
to reach and rally the toilers under
him, for ho knows that every tube that
leads from him to thom is guarded by
twelve-inch steel wnlls.
The order to clear for action haviog
been given, tho eight fire rooms, down
next to the keel, with only a few
inches of steel shutting out the cool,
rushing waters, into which many a
fireman would already like to plunge,
aro crowded with hali naked mon,
forcing to still greater fervor the fires
beneath the four donble-endoi boil
ers of the Texas. There are> perhaps*
fifty of these men, and thanks td their
exertions, tho temperature of those
fire rooms is already 130 degrees.
There are eight men in each of tho two
engine rooms nearby-sixteen fierce
looking heroes, each working in a
pair of trousers ont off bolow the knees,
as if his life depended on it. Many
other lives do. There are two ma
chinists and four or five oilers in at
tendance on each of these engines.
Without her engines tho Texas would
fall a prey to tho first unarmored
cruiser that came along* swift to circle
about the helpless leviathan; ready
how and then to pour in broadside
after broadside, any ono bf which
might disable the 12-inch guns and
pierce tho magazines. Tho engine is
the master machine, and everybody in
the Texas realizes this. There are
ninety men in the engineer's force,
and all bnt twenty of them aro on duty
at the fires, engines and boilers.
! TORPEDO QUA;
Bat what of those twenty ? What a
fateful and all importaut labor is
theirs ! Some of them, by the glow
from tho glass cased electric light
boxes, let down to them from above,
are raising slowly out f rom tho maga
sine bins the deadly treasures bf high
explosive, shell and cartridge. Here;
tho mincB are making ready, tuero tho
torpedoes are preparing, and yonder
in the shell room the vast missiles to
bo hurled from the throats of tho 12
inoh guns aro being hoisted through
the wells to tho loading trays far
above. Wore the dynamos to stop and
theso light boxes to become suddenly
dark; What a horror ol' black muck
would envelop these toilers and para
lizo every energy of "their fraineB. . li;
was euch a casuality ns that which
caused tho collision in kh? harbor o?
Havana some woeks ago by which a
Spanish cruiser went down, wi,th her
crew and captain.
Let's look at the steam steering en
gine, There aro six wheels by which
the Texas can be directed i h her course.
There is one in tho charl; honso on the
flying bridge, jusii over tho conning
in action j a third on the after gait
deck ; a fourth in the sheering room,
awoy down In the after hold. Thero's
a big hand wheel in tho steering room
fdr Use if the steering engine breaks ;
a wheel on the steering engine itself;
in the tiller room. One J disarranged
or broken, tho steam steering engine
is disconnected and tho hand wheels,
any one of them, brought into imme
diate use.
AMMUNITION HOIST-FOB SIX-XNCH GUN.
Bat take a look into the compressor
room, where the air is compressed by
steam for tho torpedoes. Like all
these vital clements, this room is co w?
below the protective dfeck; The tor
pedo Charge is confined at a pressure
Of 1350 ponhds to the square inch, aud
when desired a pressure of 2000
pounds can bo [obtained; The first
will eend & torpodo four hundred
yards at a speed bf thirty-two knots
au hour. Eight hundred yards rango
may bo roached, but without accuracy
of aim. Through the submarine tor
pedo room proper into which tho
three prisons open, tho submarino
mino room is reached. Hero also the
trap doors over the gun cotton aud
torpedo head compartments, euch
reached by a shalt, aro to be seen.
Just forward is tho foro hold, where
tho wet otoreB, lumber, spare gear and
beef are stored.
Down in tho shell room, twenty
feet below the sea levol, eight men
would work in time of action. It is
six feet wide, 0.? feet high, and some
twenty feet long, a steel tunnel, 6hut
in by the wooden partition of the
varions ammnnition compartments;
hero at least wootl may not be dis
placed by steel,owing to the danger of
concussion. ? great square shaft runs
far up between steel walls to the re
doubts, from which the twolve-iuch
guns aro fired. Down thin shaft comes
a car, on which a shell, with its firing
charge of 425 pounds of powder, must
be loaded. The steel it?clf would be
no mean burden, with its bursting
.charge of twenty-fivo pounds of ex
plosive, for it is thirty-four inches
long, 11.90 inches in c.iainutor, and
weighs 850 pounds.
A glance at the thermometer, with
the firo-rooms on euch 6ido of us go
ing full tilt, shows 122 degrees, but
the eight men at work herc don't seem
to mind it. They can hear a deafen
ing din around, above, and below them,
yet they can pee nothing but thc hoist
and tho loading tray and the chain
trolley along which they prupel, by
hand, tho eradlo that enrries the shell
from the magazine to tho open door
of the hoist. There is nothing for
them to do but work; if tho ship were
sinking they wouldu't know it-with
out that warning whisper through thc
tube,
The nmrauuition hoist room proper
or handling room, on tho aflor plat
fotm deok, ia immediateley over the
magazines} for which it is a cover. It
is out off from tho berth deck above
by the battle plates, weighing about
1000 pounds each, and handled by
steam gear. The water line is ten feet
above. .Every hatchway on this pro
tective deck, which covers tho ship's
vitals as a Cuirass covered a warrior of
old, ls supplied with those steel plates,
water tight, which isolato every room
and compartment below from the gun
deck and crew spaoe above. It is the
machinery, not the men, that must be
first considered. From abreast the
Upper bud bf the vertical armor, whioh
does not hover the ends of the ship,
this protective deck begins to drop
down over the precious storchouso of
meohanism amidships. Where it was
only two inches thick, horizontally, it
is now three inches thick, inolining
at an angle of seven to ten degrees.
All the work of tho battle ship is
down in ber midst. Tho forward end
of the ship is used for stowing only.
But this concentration amidships is
curiously contrasted with tho still
moro crucial ralo in a battle ship that
she can eonquer only by division. Di
vided by innumerable watet tight
Walls abd bulkheads she stands j united
in ono whole ehe would fall.- New
York Herald.
Lived Like a Pauper, Vied Kiel).
Miss Elizabeth B. Cook, of Bridge
port, a little hamlet in Fayette Conn
ey, Fenn., always lived as though Bhe
were.a pauper. Recently she died
without medical attention or frionds
present, and the exact circumstances
of the death aro not known. She was
found lying upon tho door somo timo
after her death. Dr. H. 3. English
was made administrator} and he got a
firm bf attorneys \? look around and
feee what her few effects amounted to.
Tho inventory of the estate shows that
she was the owner of over $22,OOO of
bank stock. She also had over $28,000
in cash on deposit, and was tho holder
of ten shares of stock in tho 1 ittsburg,
Virginia and Charleston Railroad Com
pany. Nearly $2500 in gold coin nnd
$100 in silver coin and bank notes
were found scaled tip tight in an old
fruit cab in her borne after her death.
The property will .go to nephews,
n?icos, and grandnephews and r;rand
nieces.-Philadelphia Times,
A Frog a Foot ami a J??rf Tull,
The king of frogs was caught re
cently at Raliway; N. J. Ho weighed
ten and three-quarters ponnds. His
right leg weighed 21 pounds, and his
loft leg.,2* ponnds. lld was eighteen'
inches long and twelve inches, wide.
?ry*3
COMPARATIVE SIZE OP THE MO PROG AND
A SILVER DOLLAR.
The width of his mouth was eight in
ches, tho length of his leg 13} inches.
Tho biggest frogs on earth are found
in this country. Nowhere else* are
frogs so largo a feature of swamp and
marah lifo. A year ago twelvo enor
mous American frogs wero eenii alive
to Europe, where they excited much
wonderj but none of them wa3 as largo
as tho Raliway frog hero described.
? Relio of Washington.
There is a movement on the part ol
quite a large number of tho rcsidonte
of Princeton, N. J., to rescue from
oblivion, the ancien^ structure in
which Georgo Washington resided
during the summor and fall of 1783,
when Congress was in session at
Princeton; It was in the bid Berried
mansion at Rocky Hill that Washing
ton lived and from Which he wrote
his farewell address td the urmy. An
organiza!ion has been formed by the
leading peupl? of Princeton and other
towns, in tho State known as tho
Washington Headquarters' Associa
tion. At n recent meeting a Board bf
Trustees was elected from the promi
nent Revolutionary families of the
State. Measures wem taken looking
to tho purchaso of tho old mansion
and two acres of land adjoining, aud
it is proposed to rostoire tho building
and make of it a museum of Washing
ton relics. At present: the building is
in a dilapidated condition and is sub
ject to further destruction by tho
blunting that is continually going on
in the quarries of tho Rock Hill Stone
Quarry Company, located adjacent.
It was resolved to offer tho company
$1500 for tho building and two acres
of ground, and to refase to accept tho
building on any other conditions than
that it remain on its present historio
site-Atlanta Constitution.
A Heavy Injunction.
Mr. Learner (going very fast and
unable to stop or turn)-"For heaven's
sake, parson, take that rock ont of tho
way, quick !"-New York Truth.
.-, -n?-- ?
Tho area of tho coal .fields of the
United States is almost 200,000 square
miles,
CYCLING COS'?TJMH
SO?VOh? JACKET AND SKIRT
F?lp WUB?UVOMKNi
.r ri
Basque for Kiding the
and far General Wear-*
th Ladles' Waist With
j Applied Basque*
[E Norfolk basque is a favorite
ijarra ont for cycling, shop
ing and genera) we ur, ns its
Irira outline? ate becoming to
a% and S looks comfortable and busi
ness-like. We here present one of its
simplest podes, made of greenish drab
covert myth, dosed with round white
pearl buttons, and finished With ma
chine stitching in tailor style. . The
basque if shaped with single bust dar ts,
under arm gores, and a curving centro
seam in bucle The plaits are gradua
ted at tho waist line, and applied on
back anfl front with a single row of
7
NORFOLK JACKET AND
lines stitching near the edges* or
[bah b? blind stitched oh if so
red. The fronts aro roversed at
jp td form coat lapels that meet
rolling collar in notches, a cheml
) with bow tie being worn at tho
Tho cleeves, in gigot style, are
with two seams, and are of
jnable'eize, tilo wrists being fln
with stitching to simulate Oliffe^
ore decorated near tho book sodm
ii three buttons. A narrow leather
encircles the waist. The graceful
rt is specially designed for wboel
i?D, its distinguishing features bis.
-"i-ftan underlying hoxplait lc4dj? the
contr? of front gore/the edges oTwhlc?T
meet and are flatly pressed, so as to be
hardly noticeable when standing and
when mounted give ample room for
the free action of tho limbs, and pre*
vent the ugly girded appootadco so
Often seen. Tw? backward turning
plaits at tho back co nc cid tho saddle
gore in the centre that keeps tho skirt
in proper position. - Placket openings
on each side of front gore aro finished
by pointed overlaps and decorated with
buttons. Suits in this style can be
made from all.kinds of cloth, tweed,
cheviot, serge, or cycle cloth, and
worn with knickers and legging to
match.
The quantity of material requirod
to make this basque for a lady having
a 00-inch bust measure is threo yards.
To make the skirt it will require 4$
yards of the same Width material;
ORGANDIE WAIST VTTII APPLIED BASQUE;
May Manton says this very stylish
waist, depicted in tho second large en
graving, is mado from white organdie,
over violet silk linings, and is deco
rated with lace, insertion and ribbon
to mutch the color of linings. The
Waist linings are glove fitting and
close In centre ftoht. A nurroW ve3t
trimmed crosswise- With insertion is
sewed to tho right front and closes
Over on the left. Wide box plaits that
taper towards tho waist are formed oh
the edg? of each front meeting those
on tho back at tho shoulder seams. A
blouse offeot is given ih front by gath
ers at the lower odgo of vest and box
plaits. Tho ripplo basque is joined to
the lower odgo of waist, box plaits
meeting those of the waist at the back.
A narrow belt with bucklo encircles
the waist. The crush collar of violet
silk has large fans of lace on each side.
.Fashionable puffs reach to the elbow
ORGANDIE WAIST W
and are stylishly arranged over com
fortablo sleeve linings that can be eui
elbow length or faced to tho wrists, i
so desired. The epaulettes are mad?
from loco mitered at tho edges to forn
three points over the full puffs. Th<
mode ?3 very generally becoming ano
tho ripplo bftRquo or epaulette?, oi
both can bo omitted if not dosired. Al
kim's of silk, Huon, cotton, or ligh
weight woolen^brtc3"ftT0 inJapted t<
develop waists in this style, any fash
ionable garniture being chosen for
I decoration.
The quantity of material 36 inches
wide requlrod to make this waist for a
lady of medium size ie four yards.
IADTEST" AND MISSES' OYJAT SLEEVES,
The demand for smaller sleeves is
I steadily increasing, ladies not boing
I loth to disencumber their arms from
tho weight of material hitherto pre
scribed by fashion. Two styles of
medium sized leg o' mutton or gigot
sleeves for coat jackets, etc., aro hore
given as ono pattern. No. 1, mado of
fancy cloth, is shaped with einglo
seams, and can bo gathered or plaited
at the top. A single bolt plait is kid
at tho shoulder, forward and backward
turning side plaits adjusting the re
mainder of tho fullness. No. 2 is of
mixed dhoviot and is shaped with two
seamp, hr vmg a smooth under arm
portion. When linings aro used they
aro shaped exactly liko the sleeves,
thus giving the necessary room for
SKIRT FOR WHEEL-WOMEN.
the dress eic eves. The wrists are
plainly completed with inside facings.
These sleeves can be mado of silk, vel
vet or cloth, to contrast or match with
tho garment in which they are placed.
In remodeling top garments this put
tern will be found useful and econom
ical.
The quantity, of material 44 inches
Wide required to mako either No. 1 or
No. 2 design is 2} yards for a 36-inch
STYLES IN COAT SLEEVES.
size. To make these sleeves for a miss
fourteen years of ago it will require
1 ; yards of the samo width material.
SILE LtNlNGSL
Transparent fabrics are a pronounced
feature of this summer's styles, and,
in consequence, the silk skirt lining is
of more importance than over before.
Very much of the style and beauty of
a gown is given it by the choice of its
lining, which supplies tho dash of color
now needed in everything but mourn
ing dress.
Plain and dark silks aro seldom
chosen for these linings, but instead
charming combinations of color in
stripes, chine, and changeablo effects,
which are really handsome onough for
gowns themselves. However, for cer
tain occasions-afternoon drives at
I summer resorts, garden-parties, day
receptions, otc-gowns of grenadine,
striped and plain canvas, semi-trans
parent crepes, goat's-nairand otamiuo,
aro smarter than tboso of fancy silk.
Tho skirts of these gowns aro invarl
ITfl APPLIED BASQUE.
ably plain, or at moat have an inser
tion of lace between tho seams-or a
frill of narrow lace down them
through which, of course, the lining
fflints effectively. The sleeves, and
usually the back of the corsage, are
like the skirt, but oftener tnan not tho
front is of plaited chiffon veiled with
embroidered laoe, or of beautifully em
broidered batiste.- Demorest's Mag
azine.
CURIOUS CANINES,
An Odd Breed of Three-Lcjged Dogs
Owned by a Cincinnati Binn.
An odd breed of dogs is to be found
in tho kennels of 0. W. Linn, et Cin
cinnati, Obie. There are six of them.
Fivo bavo only two legs each. Tho
sixth hos a growth about six inches
TnitEE-LEOOED DOG3.
long from the left shoulder, which wue
evidently deeignod for a leg, but which
ends abruptly where 'tho foot shoal?]
begin.
The father and mottler of tho family
aro about Ave years oi ago and were
born of perfect pare at!. Their de
formity has not been accounted for
any more tl an have those deformities
tbat go to make up the many mon
strosities of the animal kingdom.
Tb ero havo been bred eo ven teen
puppies, four of which have had three
logs, but tho third wa? in no caso per
fect, though ono had a foot o? fivo
toes, shaped very much like an ele
phant's. Only one of these has lived.
Of tho last delivery of four tho two
with three logs died soon after birth.
The two-legged dogs have a peculiar
excrecence where tho forelegs should
start from the body, but there is only
a bit of cartilage to be felt under the
skin.
This led to a report several years
ago that the dogs hod been skillfully
mutilated. But there is abundant
testimony that they were born so,
while some of the puppies that died
were directed in tho presence of a
committee of eminent surgeons and
physician.?.
The two survivors of tho last litter
are also evidence in themselves that
they wore born with their present de
formity.
Tho dogs are intelligent and have
been trained to many little tricks.
Thoy mero ereot on tneir hind loge,
but when desiring to move a few
inches thev push their bodies along
with their hind legs with littlo jumps.
The brood of the dogs is a cross be
tween a shephard and a water spaniel.
Mr. Linn is a bachelor, a brakeman
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton ltailroad. He has independent
moans and hus bred the dogs os a
scientific and philosophical pastime.
Ho treats his pets with fatherly con
sideration, and in some particulars
they aro like spoiled children.
Mr. Linn exhibits the dogs only to
those whom he believes take a seien*
tifio interest in them. -Kew York
World. ?
To Amuse Their Victims, 5
English dentists might 'do worse
than adopt the action of their col
leagues in Vienna. Those practition
ers have formed a society whose mem
bers aro to be instructed in the art of
pleasing conversation with which to
beguile their victims during opera
tions. Anecdotes and jokes will make
a running accompaniment to tooth
stopping, one suggesting another in
tho most natural manner. Extractions
without gas will be the occasion for
bad pane, for the pain caused by the
paronomasia will obliterate that
caused by tho forceps. This schein o
should commend itself particularly ; o
Scotch patients, who will thus have
thc joke and tho surgical operation at
tho samo time.-London World,
Pawing a Church Asanrlcr.
In order to onlargo St. Agnes's Ro
man Catholic Church, which stands on
Masonic avenue, between Page and
Oak streets, it has been literally bi
TirE CaUItCn THAT WAS SAWN ASUNDER,
scctod. Tho western portion has been
moved twenty-five foot further wost
and tho intervening spaco is now be
ing pieced out. The insertion will
doublo tho seating capacity of tho
church.-San Francisco Examiner.
Ho Knew tho Princess.
A London paper says that somotimo
ago tho Princess Maud went shopping
strictly incog. While sho was walk
ing along tho street, sho was accosted
by a littlo street arab who was tho
happy possessor of a pair of largo pa
thetic brown eyes and a tangled crop
of curly brown hair. Ho was busily
engaged in tho absorbing task of earn
ing his living (and, perhaps, somoono
else's as well) by retailing "frosh
spring ilowora, penny and tuppence a
bunch." Tho Princess stopped by
him, and wlnlo choosing some dowers
she was a littlo startled by tho lad say
ing in an excited and familiar whisper :
"It's all right, miss, I knows yor ; but
I'll koop it dark and won't split on
y er." Tko Princess smilingly shook
Lor head in denial. "Yes, I do
kuows ycr (more emphatically) ; "yer
Princess Muwd; I twigged yer di
rectly." _
A Town Under One Hoof.
There exists in Wieden (borough of
Vienna) an immense houso called
"Freihaus." This colossal building
hos thirteen courtyards, thirty-one
staircases and 2112 inhabitants. It
has its own postman, and the letters
if they would reach their destination,
must bear tho Christian name, sur
name and also nickname of tho ad
dressee, the number of his room, stair
case and courtyard.
Tho city of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.;
has bc-on presented with tho sum oi
$50,000 by the children of the late
John P. Adriauco for tho purposo o?
erecting a public library.
MOTHERS READ THIS. ??
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Morbus, Unnatural Drains from
the Bowels, Pains, Griping, Lots of
Appetite, indigestion and all Dis
eases of tho Stomach and Bowels.
PITTS CARMINATIVE
Is thc standard. It carries children over '
tho critical period of teething, and(
? is recommended by physicians as.
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9 Children. It is pleasant to tho taste. (
f und never fails to give satisfaction.
J A few doses will demonstrate its BU
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. ,
TP.EAT.MKNT FOB NEW CHINAT^
China as soon as bought should be
placed in a vessel of oold water, each
piece being separated from another
by a little hay. Gradually heat the
water till it is nearly boiling, then let
it become cold. Take the china from
the water and wipe, and it will be
found that it will be less liable to crack
than if used before being boiled?
TO CAN STRAWBERRIES.
Crnsh one-fourth of the berries
selected for canning, strain out the
joice, and put in a preserving kettle.
To each pint ?of juice add. one pint o?
granulated sugar and one-half pint of
water, lot simmer twenty min?tes,
and remove the scum. Fill glass cans
with tho remaining berries and set on
racks or reata in a boiler containing '
sufficient warm water to cover the
racks. Fill the cans of fruit with the
prepared syrup and sorew on the caps
loosely. After all the cans havo boon
tilled, add hot water to that in the
boiler until it comes half-way to the
top of the cans, put the lid on the
boiler, lot the.wator boil half on hour,
then screw tho caps tightly on tho
cans, cover them with a towel to pro
tect thom from exposure to cold air,
remove from the boiler, and set away
to cool. When perfectly cold tight?"
the caps, if necessary, wrap the oai i
in paper, and keep in a cool, dry
closet. Other berries may be canned
in a similar manner, either with or
without 6ugor. \.t f?. ; ?
-' '^ffi^h
GOOSEBERRIES AM) THEIR USES. ~>
The objection to the use of the wilu
gooseberries is their prickles, but
those moy be largely removed by roll
ing tho berries, ?a few at a time, in a
fine-meshed wire sieve, tho hand pro
tected with a thick towel or old leather
glove. % - , . '
Cannod Gooseberries No. 1-Remove
the'sfcemi and tops from green goose
berries, wash the fruit in cold watery
drain on a towel, fill self-sealing cans,
and shake down vreit Can boiling
water, when cold pour it over the ber
ries, shake the cans to facilitate the
escapo of air, fill with water to tho
brim, and at once screw on tho covers?
Canned Goosberriea No. 2-Allow
for each quart can a teacupful of water
and a teacupful of'granulated sugar.
Avoid using sugar which has a bluish
tint or the .mit will not keep as well.
Put water and sugar in a granite or
porce?ain linod kettle. When a syrup
has formed put in tho cherries and
cook twenty minutes, or until they aro
soft and broken. Fill cans and screw
on the covers. In ten minutes open
the cans and till them to the brim with
hot boiling fruit and seal at once*
Cans of any kind of fruit if thu? re
filled will be full whon cold, and
mold will not form on the top. ? >
Goscbcrry Jam-Prepare the ber
ries as directed und weigh thom. Al
low two aud a half pounds of sugar tc
every threo pounds of fruit. Put six
tablespoonfuls of water in a kettle,
add the berries and cook twenty min
utes, stirriag occasionally, thou add
the sugar, cook and stir three-quar
ters hour. Now test, and if thick and
firm, fill jolly glasses. When cold, fife
a circle of paraffine paper over the top
of each before putting on tho cover. v
Dried Gooseberries-Put in a kettle
four pounds of gooseberries, scatter
over them one pound of sugar, add
another four pounds berries, and an
other pound of sugar. Set them on the
stove griddle, aud heat them slowly
till the skin? commenco to break, then
take oil the kettle and set it aside till
the fruit is cold. llopeat tho process'
threo times, thou skim out the berries
carefully and spread them on plates.
Boil thc s/rup until it is thick, and
drop it from a tablespoon over tho.
fruit, and dry in tho sun, covered .
with mosquito netting. Pack in boxes
with oiled paper between tho layers.
Gooseberry Soy-To six pounds of
gooseberries add two teacupfuls vine
gar, tbroa pounds sugar, and boil
thirty minutes. Put in pint cans or
wide mouthed bottles and seal bot.
Gooseberry Shrub-Slightly crush
the berries in a jar and pour cn boil
ing water to cover. Tie a cloth over
tho top of tho jar and "leave twenty
four hours or until cold, then pour off
tho liquor, heat it and return to thu
?ar. Whon cold strain, and to each
pint add two teacupfuls of sugar, boil
tivo minutes, bottle and sea1.
Marmalade-Cook ripe gooseberries
until, when cold, a little will ruo
readily from a bottle. A fow whole
cloves dropped in the mouth of the
bottle before sealing will prevent mold
from forming. Bottle and seal while
hot.
Gooseberry Cheese-This is used
with cako for dessert. Mash and heat
ripo gooseberries and rub through a
colander, add half tho weight of sugar,
boil uutil when cold it can bo turned
out of cup or glass, and can bc cut in
slices liko cheese. It will need about
twenty minutes' cooking.
Gooseberry Catsup-Place in a kot
tle tho pulp from four quarts of ripo -
gooseberries, two pounds brown sugar,
one teaspoonful good vinegar, table
spoonful of ground einuamon, table
sponful (scant) of ground cloves and
half teaspoonful ground popper. Cook
five pounds goosoberry pulp (ripe),
four pounds sugar, two teacupfuls
vinegar, ono tablespoonful each of
ground cinnamon and allspice. Wheu
a little dropped upon a plato is shiny
and does not spread, it is done.
TEE eoorct of genuine happiness in
this lifo ia to live upright.
