The Ottawa free trader. [volume], April 23, 1887, Image 2

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Exchange Gossip-
Oh toftly the lover did lute on hU lute,
'NeittH the Pl. K""e llht "f U,e moon'
Rut he swiftly turned no 1 began to M't
When he uotlcfd the ilangerou, large
fcl.eil hoot
Of the inun who came too oon ;
Alai.to'HiU.
Jhmton l tiiir.
Lust Thurmlay was the twenty tilth atita
verwiry of the U.ittle of Shlloh.
That wasu't n very lml one tlmt the thief
got off when they weie leading hliu uwny
after the j .ilgo luul i-enti'iueil him to three
yearHt Jollet: "Oh," he kiioY'tliereV no
use of crying. We will S ng Slug and he
Juliet."
A nouthern Illinois mail ha.' a lei broken
"while Inking up poultry." Me ought to
congr.it ulare hitn-elf upon e iiiing w
ily. Many a man has gut nix montha tor
"picking up poultry."-;'.
The following l.-cllM ed from i.n artirle
In the Lock port an I is a pretty
good (le.-crlptioii:
Kverylxaly In K.msa City U a dealer In
real ehtate. They lire w ilil over real entate.
They Uik of nothing eUe; they walk on
It; they wade through it; the) breath" It;
they dream of It; and to tell the truth,
they eat and drink u good deal of it as
well. Their iliiiik'ng water is supplied
frui the Kiiumis river, mr-l every guest I
fuini-hed with a lemon MUeer tit the
hotels. Tue winters bung Jim water in in
uuie chunk and the uin-st put tliein in
the lemon sipiee.er and eMlart the liipiid
by main strength.
An Omaha man lired at a burglar the
other nlirht. but his iile Ha saved by a
puck of c.iriU In hU Vest mh ket. The bid
let stopped ut the ace of spades.- A''.
Here In a conducive, argument in I'uvor
of pi -lying carda, or it might Indicate that
the burglar' heart was as black as the we
of spades, or It might mean that the burg
lur wasn't good enough to die, or there are
htlll other translations possible.
The Chicago Moral Kducation Society
his jub'Icly thanked Mrs. Cleveland fir
wearing hlgh-n'cked dresses at parties
and reception. Mrs. Cleveland showed
her good sense by wearing that kind of
dresses, and her example should be lid
lowed by all who would looK well.
A man muy chin
And a man may -work
For the temperance cause all day ;
liut he can't go uli.shiu'
And observe prohibition
I'.ecause he ain't built that way.
A wife rlchtly bred nukes a good loaf
but a ulrl bred to loaf will not make a
good wile. Ex.
Yes. Hut ou the principle that half n
loaf Is better than no bred, u girl rightly
bred may loaf half the time, and still be
better than no wife.
Only four marriages In Macon county
last week.
Adam had a spare rib with apple sauce.
Mutton J'okI.
Little grains declining,
Little drops in stocks,
Make the sea of trouble
Swallow up the "rin ks."
- T id-Hit.
The Peru Cull stalled n new daily last
week Wednesday. Ills a very heavy af
fair, about (1x8 Inches, and makes the
startling announcement that Cleveland Is J
dead. It does beat all how fust journalism
goes now a days.
Heading, Pa., has two thousand cases of
ineiHea. We are not informed as to the
number of measles in a case, but It Is to be
hoped that there lire enough to go 'round.
hh.
That must be a ineanley sort of a place.
China deals more honorably with the
United States thin the I'nited Mates deals
with Child. Which of these two great
countries should send inNbiiiiitios to the
other? Ltmixi-iiU Courier Jonrnnl.
The .Streator Daily Mux iter, in describ
ing a colored dance, spells hinux be a u s.
Now this Is too much. Our Streator friend
is in too much of a hurry. He should
take a little more time to get over it before
he trusts himself to write.
Among the other eiTects of the inter
Btnto commerce bill, the effect it will have
on theatrical companies is ipiite noticable.
Theatrical compaules have hcietofore been
allowed reduced rates, and this bill, in
compelling them to pay full fare, will
drive the poorer companies from the road
entirely, while the more wealthy coin pan
lea will be compelled to confine their en
tertainments to the larger and more paying
cities. Thus the smaller cities and the
villages will be deprived of the ten and
twenty cent theatrical exhibitions which
havo been so much enjoyed by the middle
classes.
Wife (4 a. m.) I should think you
would be ashamed to hear the cocks crow
on your way home.
Husband 'Fl went f bed (hick) 5
o'clock, I'd crow too. That's kiudo' rooster
I hta.l'urk.
A new scheme has recently been sug
gested to assist a young man in rising with
the sun, by preventing him from sitting up
too late with the daughter. An ingenious
contrivance connects the parlor clin k w ith
a "God Bless Our Home" motto ou the
wall. The machine is set so that at 11
o'clock the motto unfolds and this legend
appears: "Gas out and dog unchained at
1 1 :05. Good night !" At the same time a
lever connected with the clock pounds
vigorously and repeatedly on a gong.
A gushing exchange asks: "What is
warmer than a woman's love ?' ' Now, we
don't know just how warm anything has
to be to fill that bill, hut we think a mus
tard plaster might do pretty well.
"I started West," said a penniless young
man to the chief of police In Chicago. "I
bad $2,000 when 1 left New York. I paid
f 22 for my railroad ticket and took my
meals in the dining car." "Say no more,"
exclaimed the chlet. "That's what's gone
with the rest of your aowy:'Durdtte.
"There Is always room at the top" Is said
to have originally referred to ladies' even
ing costumes. St. Paul Herald.
"Why la a small boy like a woman"
aald a certain manto his troublesome wife.
No response. "Because he will make a
man grown," said the conundrum 1st. Ex.
The remedy for all pains, Salvation Oil.
2-Uta.
Itoolulloii nl K'.ert, In Memory Ol
.lutiti Kiiiuir! luiiglirth.
ti. f.illnutnif resolutions were adopted
l y tlie Irish American Clubof O tawa, III.,
mi h meeting held Maich 27, 17:
WllKUKAS.ihe Almighty won mine ev
eiclse of his divine wisdom has been idea
ed to call Ir- in our midst, our beloved und
honored brother, member John Linmet
Dougherty, Into that le ineof eteiiml rest,
from which no travel- r returns there to en
jiy the peip'tud happiness promised
lh faithful of tldsi arlh. and tin rely has
deprived our oriMhi.itioh ot a most laith
ful memiier, denied our com puny of a most
exempb-ry "lllniiil"i', tli kt-ll a kind and
Invinix family with a gilef iiivp.ral.le,
Htlil t ikell liOiit the Co lUlii'V. a mtllnh'
and a lilmtv ..ing ciii. n, who. while he
dearly b'Vtd the 1 Hid of his hlitli, swu
pat hi ed wiih a sincere heart in tin If nf
n( the country of bis ncestors to t-luike of!
the grasp ot a fore I mi nppies-or, ah I attain
her destined pin e am hi,' tne uti"tis;
Therefor be it
Ifaolrnl. That while we humbly bo-v ti
the will ol our Heavenly Father, we eMei d
our sincer- spmpathv to the bereaved ptr
eilts. lillei timi t' sl-ter Old liAln-X brother
of the liecea-e-l. Ill this their hour of allltct.
Ion, and assure ti.em that not they iiione
but all who Knew him ni"uin on rutv
demise, and cherish within their hearts a
recollection of his many u'0"d ti'Uiti"s oi
heart and soul, his affectionate di-posi'ion.
his amiable temper, his eem-mus nature
and his admirable companionship wuiiu
endeared him to the nieiiUieis of this so
cietv iimiI all I-Is :ic()u:iint..ni es.
,'...', That these, resolutions be
Mir-.id ii. hiii the m'liutes of this society,
published n city papers, and a copy sent
to eel I.OIlliV of the lle. eised.
Wil l. P. I.K.UIV,
.InsKIMI KkNNKI.I,,
Patiuii. Maiionky,
Committee,
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Vicinity liens.
One more new Sumbiy school, at Aurora
Good lishinu Is reprt-d at I.s kp rt III
Scarlet Tever Is getting a start In Peoria
The measle epidemic in Juliet is increas-
The Seneca Mttmyrr U now a dally, and
IWrU 14 ii-lreil over the election of
u'liool I iisiiiii tors.
"Wanted, a fennle girl," rends an ad. in
one of our exchanges.
Gus IV.terson of Streator, was serenadei
l.v AtUen's b-HMl recently.
'Wenona Is at present enjoying a little
epidemic of the mumps.
A pleasmx card party wns that
Hales In Streator. last Friday.
at A. K
Fx sheriff Perry of I'eoiia, has been ap-
i.dinted Demitv I'nied Mates Marshal.
Si.ine:t lie utile are troubled about hens
running looose in the garden. Kill 'em
I Ion. M. Ii. Ca-itle of the Sandwicli
.Urix, spoke ou "Suffrage," at Galva last
week.
The Mendels-olin Oulntette club e.xhibi.
ted at MendoU Api il 21 . W ish they would
come here.
Jacksonville-, III., has voted to become a
city, nnd will obtain a city Charter us soon
us nossihle.
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I.n Saile will celelirate the morions
Fourth. Seems as if they are rather early
In netting started.
The Congregational Sunday school or
Lacon, are rejoicing in the possession ot a
new library of about 100 volumes.
Phil Armour will establish a branch pork
packing house at Chillicothe, next fall, that
will plve employment to l,(i00 men.
The Jollet Steel Polling Mills offers to
contribute handsomely toward the erection
of a nubile library for Juliet. Next.
The protect of establishing an industrial
. - . . . . .!
school is beinir disci ssed at Juliet. It U a
good plan and we hope P will succeed.
They have a hunter at Wenona, . W
Ju tln'tance by name, vvno caught a fox the
other day by throwing a la.'soi.ver lis head.
A three year-old child fell from a three
story window at Ugin the other nay, anu
getting up, went to playing, apparently as
well as ever.
Aurora proposes toenforce her ordinance
in regard to the driving over hrhliies faster
than a wa k. She lias lined three such
tratisirressois in the past week.
Peru lots a society know n as the "Front
Gate .Swinging Society." We should Think
that society has had a great future before
it, and a helper to boot behind It.
The Streator Tim man, is feellnir good
over a straw berry shortcake, and tiiat's all
right. I f he never feels frisky over any
think worse than strawberry shortcake, he
w ill die happy.
Mr. J. 11. Smiley of Kalamiv.oo, Mich.,
has been engaged to do editorial work on
the Ottawa Fkkk Tuahku. The gentlemen
Is well recommended and we welcome him
In the l,a Sallec.ouuty fraternity. Jfoeru
.!! porter.
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It would make a stone Imago turn green
with envy to observe the expression of pro
found dlgust that fettled down on the fact
of the den-tor when ho hears his patients
praising Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
From Earlvillo
Fahi.VM.i.k, April 11. Tuesday of last
week was a pleasant day, and for an elec
tion day was also a quiet one. The candi
dates were the first ones to put in an ap
pearance in the morning, and the eager re
ception accorded to voters as they came up
on the streets made them happy for the
balauce of the day. In contrast to elections
generally this was not confined to party
lines at all, but rather to the men them
selves. There was no opposition whatever
to W. H. Norton as supervisor. J. AV.
Turner for the position of town clerk and
A. 15. Anderson for commissioner of high
ways were also without opposition. Sam
Lynn was elected assessor, 11. A. Chase
collector and L. Bacley constable.
J. M ore, L. Golden and It. Dudgen, of
Mendota, paid our village a flying visit
Sunday.
Miss Sue Hall spent Sunday visiting
friends In tow n.
Miss Kate Moran. of Ottawa, who lias
been visiting with Miss Donagh, returned
home Tuesday.
John Harris and best glil were out en
joy Ing the cool brvees Suuday evening, as
was also Dr. Standard.
Will. Delameter is learning the black
smith trade w ith S. K. Snow.
Mr. Crawford says "O'Biley's" Ideas are
a trifle too rapid.
O. I). Edward is the owner of the finest
span of black pacers in the state.
The Misses Jennie and Katie Corcoran,
of Wallace, were visiting in this vicinity
quite recently.
P. McManua has leased the Wilson farm
north of town. Doc.
Old lady (to street urchin) "Wouldn't
you like to be a gwxl little boy and go to
Sunday school and be taught not to swear
or say wicked things ?" Little boy "No'm.
Me fadder' goln' to git me a job on de
canal to drive mule soon' navigation
opens, an' 1 musn't do anythin'to interfere
wld de buziness." Xtw'Yvrk Sun.
WHAT SHALL WE WGAlif
TAILOR JACKETS, YACHTING JACK
ETS AND COVEP.T COATS.
Lure Kiirhlni;. IHe I'lllls mid llemleil
I'liiilhi's (iir the N- k - n.istniiii '"l
( liriMisettes lit Ueiir Over I'Uiu Hull
ires mill with 0it-n Corsage.
While linen collars nod cu!fsi-o;itinU' to Is)
hoi ii wuli slris-t mi-1 traveling die-x-s,
I'lirh-
in-s an I hii-I i ills are io gn-.-it il
:oiise wear mid for the lic'ls and
'o us fur intern. ion mid evi iiin
-mail! I lor
sleeVeM of
Oi-i'llsioUS.
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1H TIIINOS lull TUB NIVK.
The demand for I. iee frills and plaiting
tii- t by mi inlinit-- variety, iie lu-biM mini'
inn materials-, such as tulle, i-rai'. nets urn
"iileiicieiiiH-N nnd otln-r I.k-'x. The e;i here
uivi ii shows lour dilo-reir A vies of the m-w
bended ne hiir.-.s, lit. the present time popular
with New Voi-U ladies. Ill em- lUiliv Is rep
,...Mi...l ii fiiil or imrrow Viileneieimes Inee
t.hiit.sl in a'antini: i.lnits w iih U pearl bam
ut the too of each plait. Inaii"lher Illinois
shown a band of feather ed -ed while ribbon
edged lit the top with narrow (Jit ailooiiand
U iuhd with Ht el U-ads. Y. t another llgure
shows unicliiii com) nisei! of double folds of
white crape lads wilh sinull sUs-l U-mls at
the uoiH-r isl-e. I lie remaininij ll::ure is
box plaited Valenci n-s laco frill, with large
peari beads set Im-Iwis-u t:iO pluita
I'lastron ami t'heinlsettii.
Bouallv fashionable with the l.-ce and
headed frills deseribed alnive are plastrons
mid chemisettes, whieh iill'ord to a plain cor
wig.- a very dressy elfeet.
milk
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MI.K ClIKMIsKTTn LACK I'LAsrUOX.
The laee plastron show n in the eut is do
hitmed to Ut worn over a plain sill; corsage or
inside III! (ietl dress, and is compos. 'd of blaek
tKiint d'esprit. tulle. It is attached ton st.uiil
W' collar two inc hes deep, which N composed
of tuiltt folds nnd a hand of jet lace motintei
on ii still lining. The tulle loi- the plastron
is twentv inches loii); id t went y-nine wide,
mid is ed''ed with tb inch trimming bice
across the bottom. The net back or foimda
tion utMiii which the tulld is gathered is six
indie wide at its widest part, and narrowed
to four inches nt the neck mid two inches at
the waist. For u spaco of eight inches nUivo
the, laco edgitu! nt tho bottom the tulle is
phiiUsl flat against the back; tho jnot
iiliovo forms a drooping puff, which termi
nate)! under a jet band. A shorter j t band is
set across at the waist, and u tuft of long
loops of narrow black feather I ryd ribUm
is placed at one side of the top where tho col
lar is fastened.
The silk chemisette represented in the same
cut, is designed to U- worn with an open
corsage, und is made of light gray nnd white
Ktriissl surah silk. Apiece of tho silk, half
n varil wide and n little longer than the
length from throat to waist, is phiited in a
bi'oud ilouble box plait.. 'J'lie top is attached
to a high, well stilfened standing collar of the
sumo silk, w hich is fastened aL I he back. At
(he lower end the plait is sloped an inch
shorter toward the sides, and is attached to a
pointed girdle three inches deep. Thedesigns
and descriptions of the a" - vc- cuts arc. taken
from Harper's lhizar.
Spring .liiekels.
Jackets nr" in demand by voting ladies,
misses and others wilh lithe, graceful figures.
The inos-L stylish jacket is devoid of much
trimming, U-hig characterized by a neatness
of finish. The spring jacket, is tight lilting,
of medium l"iiglh and very plain, and is
inado in medium and light weight, cloths, the
checked nnd hair striped Fnlisli ivoolcus be
ing very stylish. '1 he smooth l-rench cloths,
the broad and narrow wool diagonals mid the
fine broadcloths that come in weights de
signed for ladies' wear are iiUn favored ami
(hushed with a narrow' binding of silk braid
or single stitching.
A very stylish spring jacket, tun! one that
promises favor is a tight titling shape in the
back and I'M iso fronts. It is fastened with
one button only at the neck, or it may have
the neck finished with coat la-lsand closed
with ribbon strings at. the lower point of the
liiiel. This looks well made in thin cloth or
cashmere in any of the dark shades, wilh a
silk lining of some bright color.
Covert coats of dark green or blue cloths,
made double breasted mi l fastened w ith bone
buttons and with a tin ned dow n collar of
vilvetof the same shade, are in style.
The vuchtiug jacket is a very jaunty gar
ment which will Ut largely worn by school
girls and very young ladies nith various
dresses. It is made of navy blue cloth, with
gilt anchor buttons, and has loose double
breasted fronts and a fitted back-.
fashions in Niit.btees.
Thero is a large ilema' d lor silver neck
laces of slender const ru-i ion, to be worn over
velvet bands. A circlet of forget mo nots in
lue enamel, or tiny daisies in w hite enamel,
are very effective whvn mounted on dark
velvet neck ribbons. The fashion continues
for both gold and silver U-ad necklaces, and
then there are silver necklaces and dog collars
in quite -laUirate patterns, and chicly lilting
about the throat. A neck Unit in favor with
j very young Indies consists of a simple gold
chain nt the Uiek and sides, while the front
is composed of gold tassel like pendunU set
with turquoise cr sinull .carls.
ruftlilnn Notes.
Corduroy promises to remain fashion -hie.
1'luids and strijies predominate in many of
the new goods.
Many of tho new passementeries are in
galloon style.
Hen.1 trimmings, including fine jet orna
ments, are in favor.
Hough colored straws are to be much worn
ibis spring.
Fancy ribbvra arc a favorite trimming hi
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In the I.i'lv' I'Mi-loi'.
Tasteful and pretty vestibule curtains may
)s mode by cutting while tarlctuu enough
larger than the glass to admit of an inch wide
hem all around. Cut from largn llgured
cretonne, of satin linish, llowt-rs, leaves and
butterllies if Hssilic. Make u thin starch
paste and pa ;to the figures ou the taili tan in
sprays and wreaths. Turn ou the wrung side
mill press until dry with a lint iron. The light
shines through them and tln-y have tbeetfoct
of U-iug painted.
MWs I'iiilo.i on Itieiil Making.
Always buy Hour six mouths old, say Miss
I'arloa. KememU-r that the U-st Hour is til
ways the cheapest. Mold bread w it u a light
hand, not us if wilh pugilistic intentions,
whi-li s mils the grain of the dough and
makes sudden bread. Don't stop kneading till
the bread is finished, for bread that has
"rested" is not goixl. 1't rolls rise longer
than bread, for they bake sooner, lieing smal
ler, uinl do not rise tr much in tho oven.
Dinner rolls are made in little balls, and a
doll's rolling pin, two and a half inches
throic-h, is pressed uliuost through Ihecenler.
That is how the s-am i.i rolls comes there.
How to make yeast is a lost art hi these
days. A "ili-st class" from an intelligence
olliee i'll'ormed her mistress that 'yeast, was
bayed, it never was made." The crisp, deli
cate colTee rolls, or stick.-, as bilkers call liiem,
are made tlms: )ne lourlh cup of butter dis
solved in a cup of Uiiled milk, one-fourth of
a cake of compressed yen-.t dissolved in a cup
of cold water and tho w hite of nu egg U-aten
to froth, one tahlcs'isiouful of sugar, one
scant teu.-pooufulof salt, mixed with loureiips
of flour. D-t rise over night nnd then make
into bulls the si.-.o of a large F.nglish walnut,
rolling each out u foot long. Let them rise
half an hour and bake twenty-live minutes in
a moderate oven, which leaves them crisp
and dry, which they cannot be if baked
rapidly.
An Oriuiineul.il Mantel I i :i il.
Ingeniousi-onti iv auci-s I'orhidiu ; or rend -r-Ing
unsightly objects ornat, coital are ever
wel.-ome where home art and home comfort
lire considered.
The cut here presented represents a practi
cal arrangement, described in Demurest'
Magazine, for concealing an unsightly fire
place, whe i not in use, and at the same
time furnishing a convenient and ornamental
scat. 'Take u box made of pine U turds, o.' a
proper 1 -ugtii to fit under the mantelshelf
low enough so that alter the top is cushioned
the mantel w ill still U' sullicieiitly aho e th -heal
to prevent interfeivntv ami wide
enough to le comfortable. If pillows mv to
b-used nt the btick arrange the top with
hinges, so t '.ml the box can be used us u re
ceptacle, if ilesiiisl. Cover the sides and
ends with chosen material moreen, wool
sntine, colored Canton llauuel, cretonne, or
any furniture covering laying it sniiiothly
on the ends, or gathered lull in the middl.
and ornamented with a bow or pompon, ns
in the illustration. If the Itox is liist slightly
padded or covered wilhsiiin t thick material
tho outer covering w ill luok better. Make a
cu .hioii for the top, and stuff it wilh hair or
excelsior, or even hay it more convenient,
and cover it wilh the ..one goods us the sides.
.Several thicknesses of old ingrain curpeting,
tied together at intervals liko n comfortable,
or a thin mattress, will serve the purpose.
Fasten this iermuiu-iitly to the box if it is to
Ut used only for a seat ; but attach it with
hooks und rings if it Ls to be employed as a
trunk, so thut it can bo removed when it is
necessary to raise the cover.
MA.vn:i. iiivan.
The outer drapery can be made as fanciful
ns one may desire, or as simple as necessity
limy demand. The illustration represents a
handsome one crocheted in ufi'han stiteh,antl
the pillows are coered to match. This can
Ut sustcinleil by small rings run on a rod at
the top, that can betittisl into small brackets
sich as arc used lor sluule rollers, i.licre
the drapery meets the s-at sew on t!ie wrong
side a row (if small rings t hat can U' passed
over hooks or small nail., in the back of the
box, driven at such an angle that the rings
will not shjt off easily; or a ril.Um or tape
could be passed over tho outside and tacked
at the ends. An inc-eniotis woman will con
trivo something for the purpose that will just
meet her necessities.
The most inexensive material for this
dra-ry is cretonne, and it can le divided
into panels, as in I he illustration, by bands of
plain colored silcsia or satiue.
How Macaroni Is Mini o.
Macaroni is a dish of which most children
are very toiiil, out how many, I wonil-r,
really know what it is mid how it is made.
Chancing to overhear a con versa! ion between
a small hoy mid his sister ou the subject of
the origin of their favorite dish, I discovered
they thought, it was some sort of product
which grows out of the ground. Xow, in
point of fact, macaroni is simply n mixture
of Hour and water, with a little extract to
give it flavor and a little saffron to impart n
le yellow hue. The paste is mixed in a
huge wooden Uwl, in which revolves a heavy
wheel that stirs tip the mass. When the paste
has biH-n sutllciently stirred it is turned into a
great metal bowl or vessel, above which is a
stamp working by steam jniwer. As this
stamp comes down on tho paste it is pressed
through the Utttoin of tho Uwl, which is a
copjier die punctured with holes the size and
shape of the macaroni, these stra nus are
often several yards King, and are stretched
out on tables or shelves to dry after they
have been cut up into suitable lengtui to
place in the boxes for sale.
Yorkshire I.unrh Cake.
This cake serves for breakfast, lunch or tea
and is reputed to lie toothsome enough to
transform a dysteptie into nn angel. Roll
out rich puff lsiste into a found half an inch
thick and the sue of n breakfast plate;
spivad ftn it u sund of currants ami a little
candied lemon teel ehowHsl and thoroughly
steein-d in ruin or brandy. Over this place
another round of paste und unite the edges
closely. Cut into ipiarters, but leave them
rloM together, ami l-uke iminediuteiy. tn-rve
either hot or cold.
A Small Kuast.
llememU'r that tho smaller the roast of
meat, the hotter should be the oven. The
surface should be crusted quickly to keep In
the juices. In a slow oven the meat jjra tu-
lly dries up. heress it ought to come on to
I he table full of nutritious juice.
OSKIMI AND HIS FATHER.
CRITICAL AND PRACTICAL NOTES BY
PROF. SAMUEL I. CURTISS.
r.e.sitn IV of the I nleriiitl loinil St-ile,
Si-i-oiiil Oiuutei', fur Minibiy. April
Text of the l.ositn, .en-sls xlvll, l-it.
l.ttltlen T-t, rpheslmis l, !.
The king of Fgypt, whose ollieial title wan
Pharaoh igreal lioii-e), who is believed by
eminent Egyptian M-huliics, as we have seen,
to hit ve U-eii .epl, lint last of the llyksot. or
shepherd kings, hiiuw'lf a Semite liU J-eph,
tisk a lively interest in the coming of Jacob
and his sous to Fgypt l!en. x!v, bil. To this
end he furnished wagons to convey the old
patriarch, the women mid the children. At
tlrst Jacob could not U-lieve the news thai his
son was alive and ruler or the laud of the
i'huriiohs (V. '.'Oi. It doubtless seemed to 1 1 i III
like a fairy tale, lint when httbiiw the wagons
he could doubt no longer, and t Mil; his jour
ney to Kgypt (lieu, xh, -T; xlvi, U).
lie probably took the usual road, along tho
shore of the Metiileri aneiin. Josi ph went to
tioshi-u that, ho might welcome his father
almost at the boundary of the country, mid
that he might prepare him for his interview
with the king ivs. '.".I ,"4i. This was necessary
because Joseph's fatlu-r and lu-ethren be
longed to the despised class of shepherds, who
were regarded us following a disgraceful
employment. Although the I'hitruoh to
whom they Hereto be introduced belongtsl
to a dynasty which had spruti from kIii -herds,
and therefore would naturally rei-cive
Jacob with more favor than one of the native
i'lgyptiuu kings, yet even this shepherd
dynasty during the 100 or ."00 years of their
power must havo U-conie pretty well Kgypt
iauii.nl. THE I.KSSO.V.
Josttph's Nobility (vs. l-"i. It was, then, a
mark of a imble spirit not only that Joseph
should U' ready to have these brethren come
to Kgypt, I -.it that lie should inform 1'huraou
of their coming and should present them in
person, especially as we see from Hie monu
ments that the shepherds were the objects of
ridicule and caricature, lie did not attempt
to conceal from the king what their occupa
tion was, but tells him plainly that their
thicks and their herds have come w ith them,
lb-takes live of them and presents them to
the king. When the king asks them what
their occupation is they answer, ns Joseph
had instructed them, ''Thy servants are
shepherds, both wo and our fathers." This
frank confession is in striking contrast with
the deception which in earlier years was prac
ticed by his father, his uncle and his brethren.
We may, therefore, praise Joseph not only
for his chastity under temptation, but also
for exact truthfulness when he would surely
be compromised by tho clear evidence of his
ignoble origin, as seen in the occupation of
his brethren.
(Jo.shen (v. 4). Their request that they
might dwell in the land of (ioshen, whieh
was situated in the Tanitic iiomo of tho
delta, U tween the Neheiinytit! and l'elusiae,
branches of the Nile, was a very suitable one,
for this country whs especially adapted for
gracing. Here llio cattle of l'haraoli were
doiihllcss pastured. They would thus l.o
among shepherds and kindred Semites-, far
away from the Kgyptian population, who
would lie offended by their presence, und con
veniently near the Egyptian boundary and
the high road to the land which had been
promised their fathers.
Vs. 5, (I. With Oriental hospitality l'ha
raoli offers Joseph t he liest of tho land as I
their dwelling place, but sjie-ifii.-s Uoshen in
accordance with their request; and since
they must be shepherds he raisen among them
such as may lie cumin-tent to the rank of
rovnl shepherds, by directing Joseph to
choose men from his brethren to superintend
the care of his cattle.
Joseph and Pharaoh (vs. 7-10). Joseph
reserves the interview of his father with I'hn
ro'di until after his brethren have left.
Jacob's U-uring in tho presence of the Kgyp
tian monarch is worthy of tho heir of tho
great .promises made fo Abraham und of the
progenitor of the people of redemption and
of the Messiah. He seeks no favors, but con
fers a favor in the blessing which lie pro
nounces on l'haraoli.
The king asks him how old he is. Tho vener
able man replies that the days of bis pilgrim
age (sojouriiings, lie vised Version, margin)
have U-on I'M years. His answer indicates
three things: di That he has boenu wanderer.
He has not had any settled home. His father
and grandfather dwelt in tents in a land
where they owned no property except a grave
(Acts x ii,. "; compare lien, xxiii, IT;.'!').
Twentv years he had spent with i.abun in
Harau .(Ion. xxxi, ."S, and now he had come,
to ss nd his declining years in Kgypt. He
could not call any country his own. a')
His days in retrivpect seemed few when com
pared with these of Ternh and Abraham
(ilea, xi, '!W; xxv, S). (1!) The days bad
U-t n evil. Through his ow n fault lio had led
a troubled !i!'j when hu luinht have hail a
happy one. Kvcr since the hour when ho de
ceived his lather (lien, xxii, VJ-iM), one flitter
eXTienee uiier another hicl lielallen him.
Hard work and exposure w hen in the service
of his I nele Labun; . disapX)intinent regard
ing the choice of his heart; bickering arising
from a iKtlvganious relation not contracted
through his own fault; tho disgraceful con
duct of his children; the death of Uai.-hel; the
loss of Joseph, mid the very trying exper
iences during the years of famine had lieen
his lot. Jacob had enjoyed but little, owing
to the bad start which ho made at tfie begin
ning. Vs. 10-1 "i. But Jacob had a spiritual ex-IH-rience.
He had known the i-ower of prayer
in the time or trouble (!on. x.xxii, '-'-'-.'JO; IJos.
xii, 4). Thus the blessing which he could
speak when he first saw I'liaraoli and when
he parted with him was of value.
Joseph's Kindness. Joseph's subsequent
conduct in relation to his father und brethren
is worthy of all praise. He did all in his
power to make them happy. There wiis evi
dently no effort on his part to cause his
brethren pain Itecauseof their cruel treatment
of him years Itefore. Hut they must have de
spised themselves when they thought of the
jiost and of his present kindness to them,
which was liko coals of fire on their head
(Rom. xii, 20). Ha placed them in the best of
the hind, the land of llanieseg, and nourished
them according to the nuinlter of their little :
ones (Revised Version; or, Hebrew, according
to the mouth of tho little ones). While the
little children of the Egyptians might have
an insufficient supply, thechildren of Joseph's
brethren had an abundance.
IOlXTS TO II K nEMEMUEREO.
1. As Joseph w as not ashame 1 to acknow l
edge his brethren, although they followed an
occupation which was the butt of ridicule
among the Egyptians, so we should never be
ashamed to do right.
2. We should never utter an untruth for
fear of lieing disgraced.
U. We should nht lie ashamed of a useful
calling. It is better to I a faithful employe
than an unsuccessful employer.
4. "Heirs of God and joint heirs with Jetu
Christ'' have a better inheritance than any
earthly monarch. It is better to be Jacob
than riiaraoh.
ft. New rrpHtnrps in Phl'Ut mnt. &nff'r frvr
their triors like those who are not Christians.
A uaUlak ciaJe iu youta often caU drk
I
alidow over the entire life of hiinwhoha
i-pfs'nteil ami iKtin forgiven. (Sunday School
World.
Mullhitlon of Tra.le Itollam. "l)
There will Is) considerabht delay In the re
ilemption und payment of these dollars, and
those w ho thought thut all they would liar
to do was to go niitl get their money will b
ladly di-apointed, and it may lie a longtime
U-foie they mo waited iisai. The rapacity
for counting the dollurs is only f lon.iHK) per
day. They have toUt received, counte.1, and,
if found correct, then certified to uiul paid.
Hence the delay. Hut a new and big cause
fur aim in among boldeii of the trade dollar
hrw Jll'well If llutt tlcjtrll' fill tliM tli,.lA
dollars coming back from China (ire mutilated
or "clipped," and these are only bought aa f
bullion and not redeemed foi f I. The i
Chinese had a habit, and it lias proved a bad f
one, of "rlipping," or marking wilh some of
their out kunlish characters each dollar that
came into their iHissession.
These marks told of the character of silver
and weight in each coin. Thousands of
the dollars havo as many as six or eight
different I 'bluest) stumtiK, or "dips," on them.
All thus mutilated are no good, except oa
bullion. Now, us the trade dollar was coined
for the Chinese, it is probable that a large
majority of the coin is thus mutilated, and
that is what iiikes the count at thi assay
'. ofiices so slow. Another scheme of mutila-
tion was the disfiguring of tho Goddess of
I.iU-rty on the face of the dollar. On soma of
tho coins sent to tho treasury here, tho poor
goddess has U-en almost denuded of her
flowing robes, and placed in awkward posi
tions. A large number of sample have been sent
to SiH-retnry Fairchild and Treasurer Jordan,
and tho artistic sketches are remarkable.
Ti'piisiirt-e Joril-ill hw ft hll-wi tmnil ! nf nnitm
mutilated by the Chinese. All coins in tbs if
least mutilated, scratched, or punctured ar 1
...r.i.,.1 nt,.l,,lir aeenf tt.wl nu l.tli.t Tl.Ia J
decidou has alarmed some of tho seculatora
north, who went in heavy and purchased
millions of dollars' worth of the trade dollar
all the way from 8.1 to !" cents, and they ar
anxious now to close out their lots at
preferring to lose tho half cent now than lose
more when the coin is examined and found
mutilated, for advices received here are that
many of the millions to be redeemed are
in such a condition that they will only be
purchased as bullion. Baltimore American.
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