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VOL. 11.
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4/ : foil” orled (Jer-
mS. 'Mi ‘ tr,us I'os‘jor,
*4ssrt,
■fact," returned her brother, ooollyT
•'Wit what we you going to do about
fir , • .
The tor ng man was lying In a ham
mock, sy. ung at the end of the piazza;
his sisfer was seated near him, in a
rockir gohair, which she kept In vigor
ou r.iotton, as though thereby trying
to ccenluate her remarks concerning
tMi letter she held in her hand.
A boy, about (sixteen yxmrs of age,
•was lounging on the steps, with a novel
before him, but the contents of that
epistle had apparently taken away his
interest In the story, tor he was not
reading.
•'You surely are not surprised, Ger
trude,” continued the occupant of the
hammock. “1 have been noticing for
some, time the care father took in
Us toilet, when he went out on busi
ness. Iltuiitc**!" laughing derisively;
“my stern parent never fooled me
much. 1 thought he was going a-woo
‘ng."
“lint an old maid, Jim!" said his sis
ter "A woman probably full of freaks
and fancies. It is all very well for you
and Harold, but f have to ho with her,
at home, all the time.”
"Only three months, my dear," re
(tormsl Jim. "Remember- my future
brother-in-law comes home Uwlay, and
that you will soon be a blushing
bride. Rather a bad doy tor his re
turn, though," he adt.ed, looking over
the hammock at the landscape before
him, half hidden by the heavy veil of
rain. "I do not think I ever knew it
to pour harder."
"Ves," assented Gertrude, medita
tively. "That is my one consolation,
if it were not tor Dick, I would go out
nd hunt for the position of a governess
to-morrow—”
("Which you would be quite incapa
ble of filling,” interpolated her brother,
SOtto VO(|C.)
i'or I haven’t the patience to put ur t >
with an old maid’s quips and cranks."
"Ibdufwl” said Harold, who had not
yet spoken, “1 think an old mabl far
preferable to a widow. She will prob
ably be so grateful to tatucr lor marry,
log lier that she will behave very de
erntly. Generally an old maid’s chief
4ault is romancing about her to rmer of
rfers. and Mrs. Foster will probably not
ido that, now she has really htrl one.”
“That is so," chimed in Jim. "Where
as a widow is always resurrecting her
dear defunct, whenever his substitute
docs anything to displease her. Ohl
undoubtedly, things might be worse,’”
“Yes,” returned Gertrude, “but how
csn a man with a heart fall in love
H’ in so soon, anyway?”
"Maybe she was his first lave, from
•whom he was separated by a (misunder
standing." said Harold, pritting his
Handover his heart senljnrcntally.
"Hello! The rain stopped—and
there comes a livery stable carriage.
How dramatic! Rijn stops. Knter
hero! Come along* Jim, we would not
be here to embarrass the greetings of
two young and 10-vipg hearts.” He dis
appeared through. t),e door while Jim
slowly followed, in his lazy, languid
way, saying; “Tell Dick I will see him
at supper.’*
tk ' B time the carriage had en
n * ,ates lin<l ™ coining rapidly
P the I„ng avenue that led to the
**• I 'Hc Fosters prided themselves
■ ‘. r we 'l - kept grounds, especially
* drive from the lodge gate to the
ojsc, which was bordered on either
by maple trees.
They gave a delightful shade during
e summer months, and their gorgeous
o age in the fall made the Foster
P ace the glory of the neighborhood.
"V nc *ther Richard nor Gertrude
ought of the maples as he was driv
o’xlbr them that afternoon. He
.. , en abroad two years his only
'ought was that, at last, he was really
be with his ./toners once more, while
; orgot her father's second mavriage
lc J°y °1 seeing her lover again.
‘t, after they hod been together an
I— or two, Gertrude remembered the
„ cr ' nn<l Her face fell.
() H. Dick!” she said, "father in
ret * Nr*ln. I received a note just
Abates before you came, telling
h, *^” 11 H - Ho said he should be
hn. * a lew <la y*’ and wanted mto
cver ylhing done to make her
oouie-corr.ing pleasant,”
• wlii .. looked grave-then replied:
bn,., 1 ’ ,l 'I' 1111)0 only for a little time,
right nff eC i r / ully ' wlll Hah® you away,
‘ ht °ff. If you like.”
“° h! 1 * neas 1 can
in’Ut s h .F r , e * ence “ ,ew w ® ek . hut
r :-j readful— tor a man to get mar
a second time?”
tioaT.!’” hc returned, with conce
rn van aft er “second’s pause; “I
cen tio “ f rule: ot ooorse there are ex-
Caß ? B ' That rea >' n <** me,” he
y Martonr Wd ° f
/lecmn th Uat Wh .°’ V ° U “S'-
in your
°! n * be married. I sup
when i'!! . he,r aII “houtit to-night,
know ’” he con-1
M noa felHn u man T “go Aunt
in ‘ho ~ loVe ’ She boarding
though he rlj at the time ’ and ’ al ‘
they had t , lprocate<l her affection.
attacb m ,.nt° c * n t es sed their mutual
came to bon- i"^ 6 ,”. her deares t friend
fouag lad,, alo h ° *, a,ne place ’ Thi *
%lue genllnrn Was taaclnated by the
Wr c r' an ;‘ W * an *> think
onld supplant my aunt in
®te Ho (hunt (Sclm.
bLth of nU . mb * rl "' ,a, " eh o<l" to
snaee Of .. ' ?" and in a short
twernther provok,!< ‘ qnarrei b< -
sensitw l Mario . n was ver y proud and
Zr lZrr'. "° M P l,n * tll >" from
Ss i”, tr"' ,r “ w
* ycar , ** two she heard of their
tie mT “I wt ’ o, i her eyes a lit,
nZtST*.'* ff irllsl > friendship
T . W ° • VCara a *° "he
a leltor f rom this woman,
d *’ in *' confessing
™ whole truth. Nhe also left an ex
planation for her husband, which ho
Iwhfte W A e V WaH lIPMI After
tZ AUnt Marion ace<id to
the widowers repeated entreaties
m B, i° Wed to call—and in a
months they wore engaged I
ffness my prospective uncle mile me
other woman a good husband, but ho
did not really love her, for his wife
wrote that he had never forgotten his
Hrst love, and only married her in grat
itude for the sympathy and tenderness
tHlin * h ™ y aunt
had deceived him. 1 think," continued
Richard, • that I would never have
made known the truth. If 1 had been in
her place. Hut 1 suppose the voice of
conscience gets very loud in the pros-
Uon*, though!*" ItW “ aUrdy re,ara -
..i/'wi’ ' vh “ t * your aunt's mime?'’
asked Gertrude, abruptly.
"Why the same as my mother's. " ho
answered, somewhat astonished at the
fiuestlon; “Moore. Marion Moore.
I rctty name, isn’t it?" he added. "Too
pretty to change, I think. Why. Gertie,
what is the matter? 1 ’
Jr th ® *f* rl grown deathly
white, and did not seem to hear his last
remark.
Nothing, she said, at last, making
nm effort to recover her self-possession,
!/">• <‘>mt m— tnjf uttpmothfr."
‘ What!” ejaculated Richard. “Aunt
hi anon your stepmother! It ennnot 1m
and yet—l never knew her lover’s
name, never hoard it. Is that her
name, Gertie? Are you sure?”
"Here is my letter; you can read for
jours 6if,” aho answered, faintly. He
saw there was no mistake and won
dered how in the world he could recall
ids words.
am SOrr y’ (3cr tlo>” he. said, at last.
. UI oourse you know I never would
have told you had I dreamed of such a
I dare say I exaggerated. I
never heard Aunt Marion say anything
about it All my information came
WATCHED THE OAKKIAOK DRIVE DOWN
THE AVENUE,
from her sisters, who did not like your
—her friend. Just forget all about it
Gertie.”
Gertie was weeping as if her heart
would break, but as he finished speak
ing she handed him her ring without
looking up.
“What is that for?” asked Richard,
aghast. “I did not mean to hurl you;
surely, you are not going to punish me
like that, when I offended so uninten
tionally?”
“No,” sobbed Gerti ude, “it isn’t that,
only I shouldn’t think you would want
to marry the daughter of such a
mother. ”
Richard laughed, as hc took the ring
and placed it on Gertrude’s finger
again.
“What a silly child you are!” hc said
fondly. “It wouldn’t make any differ
ence to me if every relative you had
was in the penitentiary. You would
not be responsible for their sins. Re
sides, I suppose your mother thought
she had every right to try and win your
father. He was not engaged to my
aunt, you Itnow, and, they sky, all is
fair in love and war. So think no more
about it—and wc will never mention it
again.”
Gertrude never did mention it again,
but she thought about it many times;
and when Mr. Foster brought his wife
home, hc found everything arranged to
his liking.
He had said to her; “The boys will
bo all right, and if Gertrude docs not
treat you well let me know,”
“Never, James,” replied Mrs. Foster,
“tor you might be tempted to tell her
the history of the years that are gone,
and children should reverence their
mother’s memory, whicli I doubt if she
could do, knowing ail.”
But there was no trouble. Gertrude
treated her stepmother with the utmost
respect and courtesy, and behaved in
such a way that Mrs. Foster actually
dreaded the girl’s wedding day.
As she watched the caneage that con
tained her nephew and his bride drive
down the maple avenue, now re
splendent in its autumnal coloring, she
sighed—then turned toward her hus
band, who was standing near. “I
never thought to have loved Louisa’s
child so well,” she said.
Stub Ends of Thought.
With some of us hope never comes to
the full bloom.
The tears that come easy go easy.
Trust is the strongest link in the
chSin of association.
Not one time in a million are a mans
tears dishonest; what may be said of a
woman’s is different.
Everybody would be perfect if every
body else thought so.
Matrimony Is love’s eye-opener.
Gossip is the bullet in the gun of idle
curiosity.
Honesty is not contagious.
It’s a long way around to reach Heav
en by acme churches. —Detroit Free
Press.
AY ST. LOUIS, MISS., SATURDAY, NOVKMUER IS, IB9X
A WOMAN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
The study Of Household Selene. as Mlelo
10 Proper M„. C e lU e n ,. ■" e,p
manage'n'io' 4 "l * P T i ," Ce to control and
TsTwl 6 . h ° UW “ hold - Whether she
itself K y ° r Un ' vißel y rests with
il l Ter ni N ° T. elHe can absolutely
stud u P T ' She houU ‘. therefore,
study the phnws of homo affairs with
t e same oppllcation'and assiduity that
would give to a difficult problem
™ t U o“ y re l U ‘ re ln ""fhs, even
ytais, to work out, but which in the
end must be solved.
wiM,'m" ?'u T * th ° ~rena of hnsiness
M all. , PUrp, ’ W of being master
thntli' '** ,e 11 n, h* r takes. Me knows
0a" H • UCCeC : <I - Reputation, so
. poaition, comfort, progress, the
uppiiicss of his family, even life itself
may depend upon his efforts. If worn
, n u,r —•— ~r,
™2 a 1 pdl ° her home—that she must
henlti' 1 ? n, akiug it a peaceable,
he ith-gUmg, moral-giving abode, and
would never waver until she had ac
complished it we should reach a
suite of advancement ,in the un
derstanding „f ]lf „ whlch cx .
*° me ln tho cultured
asses, is not general to-days I do
not mn ntaln that the study of honsc
hold science will enable woman to do
Ibis, but such study will help
greatly, perhaps more than anything
else, toward that end. It is one of tlm
Important factors in that result, and
.1? ° J thcr ro “° n ‘ban that it will
make life for women in the perform
ance of their household duties pleas
anter. more satisfactory, sweeter,
easier, it Is more than worth trying
1 o work in Hie dark is ever per'plex
ng; to work in the light of intelligent
understanding is one form of happl-
in nl ho ’ l#,,o, 'l science, taken
in its full and broad sense, leads into
boundless fields of research. The
phenomenon of heat, the currents of
the air, the life and chemical nature of
the products of the earth, the mystcrl
ous and complex processes of nutri
tion, fall almost without mention into
such work; the sciences of chemistry,
physiology, and bacteriology are its
foundation stones; in fact, whatever
bears up,,,, ttie physical life of man Is
included In it.-,Miss M. A. Roland. In
Popular Science Monthly.
AN ARAB’S COSTUME.
ArtlcUs Which Arc Found In the Ward
roh*ft of tlits Poorer Horf.
They all dress alike—Arabs, Berbers
Moors and the rest. Hem; “One
hilcd rag”—not the Idled rag of the
wild and woolly west, but a piece of
cotton cloth actually sewed up bag
fashion, with holes cut in it for head
and arms, now and then affording the
luxury of short sljovesj and wtiich un
“lilb3” m ontii .ngr lias withered and
custom staled it into actual rags. Item:
If well-to-do, a sleeveless buttoned
vest. Item: Real “bags,” to adopt oar
young hunting swell's terms, for
ttousers. ' Sartorially speaking, these
arc made of cotton, and are literally
like a hay, whose depth is equal to a
little moic than the distance from the
waist to knee, and whose width equals
thrice the distaive a man can stretch
apart his legs. Cut out the two corners
of the bottom of the hag. step through
the holes, and gather up the mouth
round the waist, and you have the
pants du pays. There is thus
left pendent between the Arab’s legs a
bag big enough to hide himself in. The
origin or utllit|r of this leg-gear it were
vain to Inquire. Item: One scarf to
go a number of times around the w aist.
Item: If cold, an additional shirtlike
garment of woolen g<>ds coining down
below the knees. Item: One burnoose
of white or in Tunis blue woolen goods,
with a very roomy hood, exceedingly
loose so us to wrap about one and throw
over the shoulder. Item: One fez. with
some cotton cloth twisted, rope-fashion,
to wrap round it into the guise of a
turban. Item: One pair of shoes, from
woven rushes to Morocco leather. In
this dress, or so .much of it as he can
afford, the natives live day and night,
from curly manhood to old age. When
he dies he is buried in it, or the drc fIS
goes to his son and heir. A vc-; f cw
working city Arabs wear
clothing from France, ILhgland, per
chance America. Mo>* j* the pity. It
sounds the dcath-lo?,.]! to nationol aos
tumes. —Col. T. A. Dodge, in Harper’s
Magazine,
Odd Hindu of HendMrhe.
It may distract the attention of those
who suffer from headache to learn that
in early English days there were reme
dies “for headache, and for cold head
ache, and for ache of half the head.”
“Eye work and the fiend’s tempta
tions” are also mentioned in this cata
logue. Ache of half tho head, or Kami.
crania, from which George Eliot suf
fered so much, has been considered a
distinctively modern disease, but there
is nothing new.—Boston Journal.
Heredity.
“Yaas,” said Chollv,“my mother was
a Von Danderbeck.”
“Dear me,” rejoined Trotter, in a
lone of sympathy, “that must worry
yon awfully. May I ask, did she die of
it?”—Life.
—He (wedded for revenue only)—
“Cross again! And this only the sec
ond week of our alleged honeymoon!”
She —“It has been a dreadful mistake.
Why did you seek for ray hand when
my heart could not be yours?’’ He
(calmly)—“Because it was your hand I
wanted. You can't sign a check with
your heart.”—Pittsburgh Bulletin.
—“I guess the day for me to be on
top is past,” soliloquized the battered
derby hat in the ash barrel, “but even
now I am no slouch, and never will be-
Sec?” —Indianapolis Journal.
—A High-Toned Costume.—Mrs. Raz
zam “What did Mrs. Biddle-Biddle
wear?” Mrs. Keedick—“She wore full
dress and her hyphen.”—Judge.
—ln all civilized countries the num
ber of criminals has increased from ten
to thirty-five per cent, in the last fifty
years.
PBAnuHSH IN AtiXi THIKTas."
BANDIT OF THE CAMPAQNA.
Tlbnr.l, l.lke ,fc. thr 1V00|( ,.,
Lov * * n< l Vmpt urr.
Italy at present is nk.ro occupied
than ever by the exploits of the far
famed Tibnrid, who has for a consider
ableperiod terrorized with impunity
on the borders of, Etruria and the
woman Campagna. and whose authori
ty there has possibly had more weight
than that of King Humbert himself.
1 nests, mayor*, minor officials, and
other inhabitants. numbering alto
gether two hundred a(d fifty souls
nave been arrested and imprisoned as
his abettors, and are now Wing tried
in batches of twenty-tlv* at a lime at
Viterbo. The calendar of assize re
lating to the two hundred and fifty ac
cused will extend to four series of
ma.oA U .‘ e firNt of which ,1 " just term-
Inutto in varlvun senumvc- ~f i m .
PCiaooment and fines. The remaining
three series will be taken in turns
shortly at specified times.
Tlbnrxi l.lrnself, who is still free and
langiis at the efforts of the carbineers
to capture him. lias hen assisted in his
numerous raids by a small and devoted
band of followers, who have almost all
disappeared, one after the other, hav
ing either lieen killed in pitched battle
with the carbineers, nr secured, tried
and executed, or aent to the galleys.
, ia * now but one solitnry follower—
his faithful lieutenant—who devotedly
helps him to rule the district, whose
mlialiitanU either wink at or favor his
misdeeds. A price of four hundred
pounds has been set on his head, and
he takes his revenge in killing as many
of the king’s soldiers as he possibly
can.
Hip country-folk for thirty miles
round act an his scouts; they warn him
if the carbineers are in sight; they
shelter him and supply him with food;
and if questioned as to his where
alaints. they affirm that they have seen
him take to the left as fast ns his heels
will carry him, when in fact he is dis
appearing leisurely and unconcernedly
to the right. It is said that the fair
sex especially show great Ingenuity In
devising elaborate plnns for his escape;
while In duo course of time, nnd leisure
permitting, he repays the obligation
by making them some nice presents
and showing them much flattering at
tention.
I iburzi s happy hunting ground Is
known as the Macchia. It is a wide
spreading tract of land, over-grown
here and there with extensive patches
of thick underwood—-a kind of treeless
forest, but nevertheless impenetrable
to anyone except Tiburzl, who knows
every turn and corner of it, and where
he obtains the willing assistance of
shepherds, who supply him with pro
visions when he has to remain there in
hiding sometimes for several days to
ciently cdurngcorfs n\* who feelssn(li
the limits of this fastness In uiefohli
sive hope of capturing the brigand is
sure to be awarded with a rifle-hall for
hfs pains. Tiburzl leads the life of a
grand seigneur, provides for Ills par
ents, travels first-class incognito to
Rome nnd frequents the theaters.
During the summer in 1889 the au
thorities determined to surround the,
Macchia and capture Tiburzl, dead or
alive. A cordon of gendarmes formed
a circle, and a body of carbineers pene
trated the underwood. In the sur
rounding villages the inhabitants all
agreed that he had been seen at various
spots early the day Ik-fore the expedi
tion. They abounded in useful hints
and indications; and all the time
Tlburzi was in Paris, spending his days
pleasantly at the exposition. That ho
is liberal, and even generous, to all who
afford him assistance in evading pur
suit and capture is only to state what
is perfectly true. He robs strangers
only, or those whom lie thinks arc rich
enough to pay for immunity from his
attacks. Therein lies .the secret of his
safety; for what interest can the poor
country folk who benefit by his gen
erosity have in betraying hfhi? This,
indeed, is the kind of medienval moral
ity still "m many Italian rural
district”
-If,” said one of the accused to the
presiding Judge during the recent trial,
“your police arrangements were more
perfect, we should probably not have
to compound with Tiburzl.” The wit
ness proved that he could not help as
sisting him to escape, and was acquit
ted. And now during the Interregnum
of trial, while the second batch of
prisoners are waiting their turn, a
moving column of carbineers is beating
up the Macchia and its hiding places
in the hope of successfully trucking this
daring bandit, but it is ten to one *hat
lie is not to be found amid the solitudes
between Viterbo and Civita Vecchia,
for anxious as he may be to escape
from the king's troops, be 1* still more
anxious to avoid the malaria which at
this season of the year is at its worst
in that locality. The probability is
that during .this exceptionally hot
weather Tiburzi is either taking it
easy in. some secluded villa in tho
vicinity of the lake of Como or won
dering peaceably In Switzerland from
one summer resort to another.—St,
James Oazette<|
The "Far of Dlon/slua."
A cunningly constructed prison
cavern, consisting of a largo chamber
connected with one of smaller dimen
sions, situated near Syracuse, Italy,
has gone Into legendary history with
the title of the “Ear of Dionysius,”
The smaller chamber Was unknown to
the prisoners kept In this underground
dungeon, and the tyrant by whos*
name It is known had a habit
of secreting hlmse.,’ there to
listen to the conversation of the con
victs, who were mostly political of
fenders. An ingenious device con
structed at the smaller end of the
larger chamber transmitted the sounds
through the partition, thus enabling
the suspicious ruler to hear even the
whispered conversations of his “sus
pects.”—N. Y. Sun.
Ills Rfdpfl,
The Worried One —But what can a
man do when his sweetheart turns her
back upon him?
I he CaJoi One—Take her in his arms.
—Ti-ptl),
GERMANY'S IRON TREASURES.
Xssf Stores of Army Radons and Money In
Kradlnfu for War.
In the fortress of Spandan there is
stored the celebrated emergency fund
of the German empire—tbs so-called
iron treasure, millions of silver pieces,
roost of them minted with the head of
Napoleon 111. Derived from that co
-1088(11 indemnity which victorious (ier*
many imposed upon humbled France
in the hope of permanently crippling
the hereditary foe. the payment of
which and recuperation of its loss is
the financial wonder of the world, this
hoard of coined money is kept for the
contingency of war. This treasure is
sacred. There is no crisis through
which tha* German empire may pass,
save that of foreign war, which makes
this vast sum available. The Germans
are very fond of the word “iron” in
its sem-o 0 f rude firmness, of harsh en
durance, of severe tenacity. They
have applied it to their greatest hls
tonca character—the iron chancellor,
to his policy of absolute inflexibility
and to their most-prized reward—the
Iron cross—of which There is but one
degree, and which can be earned only
by actual bravery on the field. They
have used the word to designate tho
treasure at Hpandau, and they have
also adopted it to characterize an insti
tution in their minute and comprehen
sive scheme of military organization,
to which they attach great importance.
; v l,en Dorman army is transferred
from a huge reserve of precautionary
power into a massive instrument of
aggressive force, its units, the individ
ual soldiers, are put into absolutely
new uniforms. The purposes of this
step are numerous. It makes the opera
tion of mobilization more simple and
systematic, nnd with the contingency
of prolonged warfare it makes the con
tinuance of military operations more
economical. There is a sentimental
issue involved— the personal pride of
the soldier is stimulated and his zeal in
service increased.
In equipment and aooountermcnt a
similar system is followed. Tho re
sult is that the soldier starts out in the
condition practically that he should lie
theoretically. His eqalpmont is B
heavy one, but tho knowledge that
every pound of weight he carries repre
sents something useful to his occupa
tion and Ills comfort and convenience
wlille engaged in lightens his load.
He ienliz.es that ho is provided for
every emergency. In ills knapsack
arc his clothes and his store of
cartridges. Each one of his pockets
lias particular purpose. The lining of
the one on the left of his tunic Is med
ically prepared, to bo used when neces
sity arises ns an antiseptic bandage.
In his haversack lid his loaf of broad—
the staff of life—and the (so-called
“Iron ration." This is the institution
♦.r - 1 . a*
his sustenance when deprived of nil
other resources of mess, commissariat
and forage. There is a huge factory in
Mayence devoted to the packing of
these “iron rations.” in small bags,
in a preserved and compressed shape,
these rations consist of coffee, rice,
hard tack and tobacco, In quantity suf
ficient to provide for three days' use.
The cavalry receives in addition
similarly prepared rations for its
horses, consisting of hay and oats suf
ficient for five days. These cations are
to serve only lit Cases of extreme neces
sity. They are sacred whenever tho
trooper is provided by the commissary
department with the necessary food, or
when he con provide it by requisition
or forge. The "iron ration” can not be
touched except by command of a su
perior officer. In the preparation of
these rations chemical science has been
at work, and it is believed in the arti
cles provided the greatest amount of
nutrition has been secured in the most
compressed and endurable shape. In
the grand maneuvers which annually
take place In Germany, and in which
the soldiers are exposed to every con
tingency save that of an enemy's death
dealing powers, the “iron rations” arc
Carried, and their purpose made clear
to the men.—St. Louis I’ost-Dispatchi
ANTARCTIC PENGUINS.
Strange Birds Found In the Vrlghtvorhond
nt i he st*in I'nUi
I’eugulfis are the strangest creatures
ever seen. They arc supremely fiinily
as they qutit-h nhd strut ttbotit With
their padded feet over tho snow, or,
coming to a slope, glide swiftly down
ward toboggan-fashion npon their
breasts. If one lands on the piece of
ice they lire resting upon, they ap
proach fearlessly with a threatening
“Quack! quack!” For their inquisitive
ness they, too. often received
tile handle of the club, fer It
was soon found that their flesh greatly
resembled that of the hare, and upon
them wc had many a tasty and sub
stantial meal. The emperor penguin
is very difficult to kill: he will liva
after his skull has been most hopelessly
smashed; the West way to put an end to
them is to pith them. Six of ns one
day set out to capture one alive, and so
strong was the bird that five with dif
ficulty kept their hold, and, after ho
was bound with strong cords and nau
tical knots, he flapped hia flippers and
released himself.—Popular Science
Monthly. |
"Cow's. Foot-ln-l he. Ml Ik-Fell.”
One of the curiosities of reflected
light from a curved surface is the
"caustic," popularly known as “the
COw's-footrin-tbe-milk-pail.” It is a
well-known property of light that its
rays impinging upon a reflecting sur
face are thrown off to ee to make the
angle between the reflected rays and
the normal equal to that between the
incident rays and the normal. In con
sequence of this law, when the rays of
any light which are practically parallel
are reflected from a curved surface the
intersections of the reflected rays take
upon themselves the form of a cow's
foot. This shadow as reflected in the
milk pail ia given the name used in the
headline. Prove it by taking off your
ring and laying it npon the table so
that its inner surface will effect the
raya of the lamp.—St. Louis Republic
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
—Wake* were religious Institution*,
even earlier than the love feasts of the
first Christians.
—The Chinese Sunday school in con
nection with Rrom field Street church,
Boston, has alioul eighty members.
In the last twenty-five years, so
•ays Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer,eleven
million dollars have been given in this
country to women’s colleges alone.
—The Presbyterian Synod of Penn
sylvania comprises l.lSfTchurches.with
a membership of 1(10,003. Additions
lust year to the conimunlou rolls 11.-
398.
—Prof. George C. Chase, of Bates
college, Lewiston, Mo., has been ad
vanced to the presidency, lie is a
graduate of the college, 49 years old.
During the past ton years he has raised
about 9140,000 for the institution.
The late Miss Surah Benbam, of
Grcenport, Columbia county, N, V., left
by will the following legacies to the
Reformed church: 90,000 to the hoard
of foreign missions; 9.1,000 tothe church
building fnndf to the general synod,
90,000 for the education of students for
the ministry anil 97..1U0 for the support
of the Theological seminary. Upon
settlement of the estate and in con
formity to the Will, each of these ob
ects receives 14 percent, additional, or
90,887, 95,080 and 915,001 respectively
total, 937,877.
—A controversy lias been going on
between the .Tews and the people of
Switzerland in regard to the slanglitcr
injf of animals. The .Tows always take
the life of an animal by bleeding. The
Swiss Humane society prosecuted the
Hebrew butchers for cruelty to ani
mals. The law forbidding needless
pain to animals was enforced against
them. Inasmuch as the .lews had a re
ligious scruple on the subject, it was
considered a great hardship, and they
appealed to the country for relief, but
the people sustained the law in over
whelming numbers. l’rosbyterian
Journal.
—According to the official statistics
the total number of schools in the
whole Herman empire is 56,.'i(1:i; pupils.
7,036,(11)8; teachers, 13(1,082, of whom
15,760 are women. The figures for
Prussia are; Schools, 84.743; pupils,
4,016,47(5, and teachers, 70,767, s,4K| be
ing women. In the entire empire the
scholars are 18.03 per cent, of the pop
ulation; in Prussia. 10,M. In Her
inany, outside of Prussia, there is one
teacher to every Of pupils; in Prussia,
one to every 70. These teachers re
ceive from 8150 to 1500 a year. The
annual cost of educating a child is, in
Prussia, 87.14; throughout the rest of
the empire, 17.6 H.
*~A very careful religions census has
just been taken of Scotland, under the
supervision of Rev. Robert Howie, rtf
fact that out of a total population of
4,025,047 the various denominations hud
2,003,188 in church communion, being
T3O per cent, per 1,000 of the population.
This left 1,002,fi11, or 204 percent, per
1,000 “church loss.” The churches
divided the 2,903,130 as follows; Estab
lished (Presbyterian), 1,140,247) Free
church, 771,031; F. P. church, 455,101;
smaller Protestant churches, 238,010;
Roman Catholic church, 332,747. The
percentage per 1,000 of population was;
Established (Presbyterian).24(l.7; Free,
191.5; 11. P., 118.1; other Protestants,
59.1; Roman Catholics, 87.0. Hut where
else outside of Scotland and Wales is
78.6 per oent of the population to be
found in communion with some church?
—Christian at Work.
BIG FIRES IN THE SUN.
Dlftturbnnc** Which MHlcrinlljr AfTcctcd
tfi Weather n Thl* Planet Recently.
Tremondous fires on the sun's sur
face, exceeding in size and intensity
anything measurable by humau under
standing, recently drew the attention
of all astronomers. 'Phis description
was given by Astronomer Garrett P.
Serviss:
“A stupendous group of black spots,
easily visible to the naked eye when
the latter Ift protected by a dark glass,
was on the meridian of the tun No
less than twelve smaller groups of
spots were risible on the dish at the
same time, so that the appearance of
the slltl’S face was most extraordinary
when viewed with a telescope. The
large group is in the southern hemi
sphere, afid probably a reappearance
of a huge spot seen at pfdvious times.
It showed two main centers of
activity, and the area of the
SiilaF Sltt'fnee eovered by it was not.
)■ than ,u 00,000,00 nqOere miles.
The western nucleus of the group pTC*
seated a vast circular pool, the center
of which was as black as ink. The
diameter of the black center was not
less than fourteen thousand miles,
but its outlines were broken by fiery
bridges projecting into and across it.
One, of these, whose length could not
have been less than ten thousand
miles, was seemingly spilt in two from
end to end, while another vast curving
Hits of flame ran in and across the pit
to join it. The eastern nucleus was
still larger, and showed a marvelous
mass of black chasm crossed and di
vided in every direction by blazing
tongues and bridges. Around the
edge of the great group eruptions of
metallic vapor were evidently taking
place, lifting masses of blazing mat
ter to the height of many thousand
miles. Changes in the details of some
of tha spots indicated that the most
tremendous forces were at work.—
Philadelphia Record.
Fails to Work.
“You mustn't restrain the boy too
much,” said the confidential friend.
"Keep an eye on him, but let him fol
low his natural bent.”
“I do,” sighed the. father, “and it al
ways ends in his getting broke.” —Chi-
cago Tribune.
Medical ftm.
First Young Doctor—Are'you getting
much practice?
Second Young Doctor —Not yet. If I
could only get one patient I'd keep biro
sick until I got another ta take hi*
place,—Texas Siftings.
TERMS; SI.OO Per Annnm la Advance
home hints and helps.
—Potato Cakes; Orate eight or tea
good sired potatoes, season highly
with salt and pepper, add beaten yolks
of three eggs, and beaten white* after
ward. Fry in hot lord, spoonful at a
time. These should be made, fried
and eaten ns quickly as possible. —
Womankind.
—A ripe tomato will remove Ink
stains from the hand* or from paper or
linen. There is no particular knack
about it All that is to be done is to
crush the tomato in yonr hands and
rub the ink spot with the juice, then
wash In clean water and ink and to
mato Juice will come away together.
—Baked Quinces: Take nice, sound
quinces of uniform size, wash well and
place them in a dripping pan. Kill the
holes with butler and sugar, sprinkle a
little sugar over the tops and hake In a
slow oven an hour and a halt, or until
lender. Served with eake or crackers
that have been buttered and browned
in the oven, they make a plain but very
good dessert.—Boston Budget.
—Preserved Orange Peel; Weigh the
oranges, and allow pound for pound of
sugar and fruit Peel the oranges and
cut the peeling into shreds, cook in
water until tender, changing the water
once, and having it hot to begin with.
Strain the juice of the oranges over the
sugar, bring to a boil, put in the peel
and simmer twenty minutes. Put in
Jars. Lemon peel may bo treated the
same way, anil either one 1a very nice.
—N. Y. Observer.
Pigeons With Green Peaa: Roast,
four pigeons for ten minutes. Take
them off the spit and split them, and
lay them In a saucepan with three
ounces of butter. As soon as the but
ler has melted pour in a pint of young
given | ens, add a little salt, a pinch of
white pepper and two or three table
spoonfuls of stock. Ktew for twenty
minutes, shaking life pan frequently
while cooking. Kerve pigeons in the
middle of the platter, surronnded by
the peas and sauce.—Boston Budget.
—Chicken Curry: Fry two sliced
onions in two tablespoonfnla of butter.
Ilralu and fry Jointed chlckena in but
ter—the same butter. Put In pan ono
and one-half tablespoonfulp of curry
powder and two tubionpoonfula hotter.
Kry three minatca and add four raw,
sliced onions. Pry three minutes, add
one pint of stock, one small, chopped
clove of garlic, two green chilUesand
salt. Stir, cook down to one-third, odd
chicken, Imil up and simmer twenty
minutes. Add one-half lemon, the two
fried onions, and sorre.— Good House
keeping.
—Apple Jelly: Pare and core the ap
ples and cut into pieces, put into pre
serving pan with enough cold water to
cover them. I.ct boll for an hour and
pi n ("of JiTi?.(<ltHbW - "tn hr ‘m
pound of sugar, and loil together for
three-quarters of an hour. Remove all
scum ns it rises, and stir jelly often to
prevent its burning. A little lemon
rind may he boiled with ajjjdeis and g
small quantity of Icnutn juice be put In
the jelly if the flavor is liked. It
should be stored away in small pots or
jelly glasses.—Detroit Free Press.
Yellow Tomato Preserves: These
make a delicious preserve. The large,
round are the best, but are difficult to
find in our market. You can use the
small, oral variety, and they aie very
good. Hcald. skin and take ont all the
seeds. I wash mine to insure this.
Take, for seven pounds of fruit, fire
pounds of sugar; use the rind of two
oranges: cut it small; take the jnice of
six and put orange-juice, sugar and to
gether on the back of the range, atir
until sugar is melted, bring totfe*—
front of tlie Arc, and after it begins to
thicken, stir continnslly; when the
fruit Is clear and the juice has thick
ened sufficiently, take from the fire
and put at once, while boiling hot, in
to self-sealing pint jars- glass always.
Farm and Fireside.
Ranh* for Books.
A set of choice books not kept in the
regular ease often ix'comcs so broken
backed by falling from the upright
when placed on's table, that small racks
of wood with room for a half dozen
or more volumes have been devised.
These racks have two upright parts
shaped like a frame, and a slide at the
bottom that regulates the width. They
are most often of oak, and some of them
have ornamental silver mountings at
the corners. The same convenience
has been made by covering small
frames of wood or heavy cardboard
with brocade or leather. They are
then ornamented with the needle or
brush, with an oddly-lettered quota
tion, or sprayaof flowers. The wooden
racks are an acceptable gift to the
traveler who likes to carry a book or
two In his trunk, and have a place to
put them when he unpacks.—N. Y.
Post.
silks for Autumn sad Winter.
Among the importers' samples of new
silks for autumn appears large variety
of stripes or corded silk and velvet on
very handsome arrangements of color,
the silk being, in most cases, of tha
lighter hne. Among the harmonies and
contrasts are those of moes-green vel
vet on silver blue, reseda or lilac and
amber, a rich Venitian brown velvet
stripe, alternating with a silk one in
rose pink shadings of silver; another
of dark petunia with a sheeny stripe*
of almond changing to sea green.
There are a'so some elegant materials
with flower-brocaded satin stripe. OB
grounds of heavy bengaline. Notwith
standing their beauty of coloring, de
sign and texture, they are marked at
rates far below the former prices of
fabrics of similar beauty and worth.
Wherein the Improvement Wes.
M rs. Sauers Among the barbarous
people of the earth a man can have as
many wives as he desires, while civiliza
tion limits each man to one. Now you
can t tell me but that civilization make*
roan better morally.
Mr. Sauers—Not necessarily. It mere
ly nfvrs him better ae W ,-|**|k.
NO. 45.