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RIOT AT CINCINNATI.
Xndlcnant Taxpayers Mob the Count
Treasurer'! omen.
Cincinnati, Dec. 10. Tho sconei
about tho courthouso Friday morning
reminded ono of tho riot of 1881. In
tho present caso thn mob consisted ol
property owners clamoring1 for an op
pcrtctiiiy to pay their tuxes beforo the
penalty went In force. Owing t
changes In county boards and
tho delay in assessing tho val
"liics and correcting mistakes tha
tax duplicate, which should have
"been In tho treasurer's bands by Do
ccmbcr, 1, did not reach him until last
Wednesday evening. It was necessary
to havo tho dupllcato in ordor to know
tho amount of taxes due from each
property owner. Tho law provides
that if taxes are not paid by Decombcr
20 a penalty of 5 per cent attaches.
Tho treasurer began taking taxes
Thursday, but only a few were aware
of tho fact, tho announcement being
"brief. Tho news spread and Friday
morning by 7 o'clock tho big hall In
front of tho treasurer's offlco was
packed with men, women and children,
.and the crowd extended far out in tho
.street. Thoro were fully 2,000 persona
clamoring for admittance, and tho
throng was constantly increasing.
When the doors were opened at 8
o'clock a frightful crush ensued. Worn
en were crushed in tho jam and cloth
ing torn, while tho air was filled with
screams and curses. Tho treasurer's
office, which is a large hall with a con
tinuous counter and glass paititlons
around three sides, was soon packed to
suffocation with tho struggling mass of
"humanity. Tho clerks started to take
money at their windows, but had to
.quickly give up the idea.
In the meantime the crowd was con
stantly increasing, and the pressure be
came so great that men and women
began to faint. Tho excitement grew
intense. Several of the glass windows
-above the counter were smashed, and
tho crashing added to the excitement
until a perfect panic prevailed. Faint
ing women were passed through tho
broken windows and doctors sum
jnoncd. At one time there were four insensi
ble women in the treasurer's private
office and as many more out in the big
"halL Airs. Bertha Wrampclies, Mrs.
"Elizabeth Patterson, Mrs. Mary Fox and
Miss Mary Ucrrard were among those
-who fainted and in tho confusion were
trampled upon and severely bruised.
The safes bad been opened and the
money laid out at tho desks prepara
tory for business. A rumor started
that a raid was contemplated on the
treasury by thieves. The money was
hastily thrown into the vaults, while
guards with drawn revolvers were
placed at the door.
A riot call had been sent to the Cen
tral station and a detachment of special
-police under Lieut Gill had been hur
ried to tho scene. The entire force of
'watchmen and other employes about
the courthouse were called in for the
protection of the county funds. Men.
apparently to avoid being trampled
to death, had climbed upon tho
partition, but good grounds existed
lor the belief that they were awaiting
.an opportunity to plunder. The police
.arrived in two patrol wagons and
-charged with their clubs through the
crowd. After effecting an entrance
they drove out a sufficient number to
allow the closing of the big doors.
Order was then restored among the re
mainder, but it was necessary to use
some of them roughly.
While the panic was at its highest
the county solicitors and commission
ers met and resolved to extend tho
time from December 20 to January 10.
Speeches were made to the crowd, and
the announcement of the extension did
much to restore order. It was 0 o'clock
j. m. before the last of the crowd left
-the treasurer's office.
GEN. BOOTH'S WORK.
ats Procrcnj and What It las Coat Dnr
liiC Twelve Months.
London, Dec. 19. Qcn. Booth pub
lishes an account of what he has dona
the first twelve months for tho redemp
tion of the masses. The total expendi
ture on capital account is given as 90,
000, but a liability of 10,000 in addition
has been incurred on the strength of
jsuras promised but not yet paid in.
Tho farm colony has cost 34,
000 and the working expenses
of the food depots and shelters have
been 2 J, 140. The receipts havo been
.20,570. Thero have been 2,500,000
meals and 347,200 nights' lodgings given
-to the homeless. Slum work has cost
2.807, less 370 donated by sympa
tlietlc ''shimmers." The workshops
" how a deficit of 1,140 in spite of the
fact that some of tho branches show a
profit. For instance, the sale of
matches has netted 475, knitting work
JE100, and book binding 400.
- - . SLAIN IN A TUNNEL.
Two Lives Lost as the Kciult of a Mis
take on a Hallway In Pennsylvania.
Catawissa, Pa., Dec 10. A terrible
collision between two fast freight
trains occurred in a tunnel on tho Phil
adelphia & Reading railway early Frl
day morning. Tho company is keeping
tho matter quiet, and details are un
obtainable. Engineer Fisher and rire-
jrrnuh Smith are reported killed,' and sev
eral others are said to have been
fatally injured. About 3 o'clock a. m.
v. west-bound freight received orders
to pass an eust-bound train at tho first
switch, a mile from the Big Mountain
tunnel. A mistake In tho orders
caused the two trains to meet in tho
htunnol, when both were running at a
high rate of speed.
THREE BISHOPS APPOINTED.
Encumbents for the Vucant American Dio
ceses Named by tho Pone.
New Yomc, Dec. 10. A cablo dis
rpatch from the Home correspondent of
the. Catholic News announces the
appointment of Very Rev. Ignatius F,
Uorstmun, D. D., of tho cathedral
-off Philadelphia, as bishop of Cleve
land. O.; Rev. Sebastian Messiuer, D.
D,, profensor of Canon law in the Cath
jollo university at Washington, as
bishop of Green Bay, Wis., and Very
, Hov. James Schweback, vicar-general
of La Crosse, Wis., promoted to that
vacant see.
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CONGRESS URGED TO ' ACT.
Thn Wntorwajs Convention nt Detroit
Requests tho Government to Construct
a Deep Ilouto from Chlcnco to tho At
lantic Detroit, Mich., .Dec, 10. When the
dcop-waterways convention reassem
bled Friday tho committee on reso
lutions reported a lengthy memorial to
tho senate and houso of representa
tives, Betting forth tho history of lake
navigation nnd dilating upon tho im
portance of tho 20-foot channel from
Buffalo to Dulnth and Chisago. The
memorial abounds in interesting sta
tistics, all of which go to show tho
advantage to bo derived fiom the pro
posed action, and earnestly appeals to
congress for such legislation as will pro
vide for tho immediate beginning of
work at each of tho required localities,'
bo as to insure the completion of a 20
foot channel along the whole lino by
tho time tho works now in progress on
tho St Mary's river arc completed.
Tho resolutions accompanying tho
memorials and which wore adopted,
urge congress to authorlzo immediate
commencement and speedy completion
of an unobstructed channel not less than
B0 feet in depth and sufficient width
through the lakes and connecting wa
ters between Chicago, Duluth, Superior
and Buffalo, and that tho secretary of
war bo authorized to make contracts
for the entire work, and a sufficient
sum of money bo appropriated there
for, as every consideration of prosperity
In time of peaco and protection in
time of war demands the construction
of a watcrvvay of sufficient capacity
to ullow the free passage of vessels
drawing 20 feet of water through
our own territory froiu the great lakes
to the Atlantic ocean. Tho convention
strongly favors the improvement of
the Hudson river to a navigable depth
of 20 feet from Coxsackie to Troy. It
respectfully urges upon congress tho
necessity for tho most liberal ap
propriations for the establishment
and maintenance of all needed light
houses, fog signals, buoys and beacons
throughout the entire chain of lakes, to
the end that added security may bo
given to life and property.
A committee of legislation was ap
pointed to place the matter before con
gress. There is a general feeling that the
best results have been accomplished
that were feasible at this time and tho
Lake Ontario people are satisfied in
the prospect of having the merit of tho
Niagara ship canal further looked
into by experts. The convention will
do good. The sentiment represented
here has been broadened and actual
progress has been made. A perma
nent organization has been effected and
when the 21 -foot channel has been pro
vided for larger work will undoubted
ly be out out While the matter has
not developed as far as the sanguine
could wish, good seed has been planted
which will bear future fruit
FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY-
A Brookljn Man, In a Fit of Insanity,
Rliootn Three Persons, and Then Kills
Himself One or Ills lictlms Is Dead.
Ukw York, Dec. 10. Michael Har
vey, 34 years old, a boarder at No. 183
Van Dyke street South Brooklyn, be
came suddenly insane Friday after
noon and shot John Connerton,
Sam Dickcrson and Mamie Dick
erson. Catherine Duffy jumped
from a second-story window to
escape him and, broke her
ankle. Connerton and Sam Dicker
son wcro dangerously injured and were
taken to the hospital, but Connerton
died in the ambulance shortly after
leaving Van Dyke street Mamie Dick
erson was shot in tho arm by the des
perate maniac
After shooting the others Harvey
placed tho muzzle of tho revolver in
his mouth and pulled the trigger. Tho
top of his head was virtually blown
off. Only two days ago Harvey was
discharged from tho Flatbush insano
asylum as cured and immediately
went to bord with Mrs. Duffy at No.
183 Van Dyke street
Shortly after noon Friday while at
dinner the crazy fit came suddenly on
Harvey again. Ho jumped from the
table, ran to tho bureau, and snatched
from an open drawer a 32-oalibrc Brit
ish bull-dog revolver. With this the
mad man began firing into the crowd
at the tabic
The first shot struck John Connerton
in the head, and in less than five min
utes ho as dead. The second bullet
laid Samuel Dickcrson low. Young
Dickerson and Mary Dickcrson had
come on a visit to Airs. Duffy.
Dickerson was shot through
tho right arm, but made for tho win
dow, and beforo tho maniac could fire
again jumped to the street Miss Dick
erson's turn came next Tho crazy
assassin's bullet tore a hole in her right
hand, and sho ran out in tho hallway
crying murder. Mrs. Duffy, who was
in tho next room, hearing the shouts
and the cries and suspecting tho truth,
jumped out of tho window at once, sus
taining painful injuries.
While sho lay groaning with pain,
vainly trying to crawl out of tho reach
of the murderer, tho fourth and 'last
shot rang out. It rang the death
knell of the maniac. Being alone at
tho sceno of carnage, ho had put tho
pistol in his mouth and blown out his
own brains.
Policemen McCabe and M,urphy ran
in, and tho street began to fill with
wildly excited and yelling men and
women. Ambulances were summoned
and came at a dead gallop. The three In
jured wero at once removed to tho hos
pital. The mad murderer and his first
victim wcro deud.
SLAIN IN COLD BLOOD.
A. Husband nnd Wife murdered by a Cow
ardly Gang lu Louisiana.
SuitEVKi'OKT, La., Dec. 10. An old
man named Juck Smith quarreled
with Wright Poland at Buckhorne,
BleDvlllu Parish, recently. To get
revsnge Smith with his three
sorjs and four other men rode to
Poland's houso in the night, sum
moned Poland and his wife to the door
and shot them dead. Mrs. Poland was
about to become a mother. Smith, one
of his sons, and three other men have
I been arrested.
A VACANT CHAIR.
The United States Honuto T.osrs One of
Its Moit Not oil Members Sudden Death
of Senator Plumb, of Kansas A. Victim
of Apoplexy Gossip Kcgnrdln; Ills buo
cessor Ills Career.
Washington, Dec. 21. Senator Pres
ton B. Plumb, of Kansas, Is dead. IIo
was stricken with
npoplexy at an
early hour Sunday
morning, and after
lingering some
hours in an uneon
n clous condition
died a few minutes
before noon. The
senator returned to
this city late Sat
unlay nf tern oon
from a visit to his
SENATon plumb, son in Philadel
phia, having gone there on Thursday.
Ills apartments are in tho houso of Mr.
Jennings on Fourteenth street
About 2 o'clock Sunday morning Mr.
Jennings was aroused by a call from
tho senator. When he reached tho
apartment of Mr. Plumb tho latter
was disrobed and lying on tho bed. In
rcsponso to the inquiry of Mr.
Jennings he said: "I have an excru
ciating headache." Ho was holding
his head in his hands and swaying it
from sido -to side Mr. Jennings im
mediately called Snrgeon General
Wales. The doctor gave the patient a
hypodermic injection of morphia. The
senator in a few- moments becamo
quieter, and, the pain decreasing, he
fell into a deep sleep, which continued
for some hours.
Dr. Wales left about 0:30 o'clock, and
a few minutes later Senator Plumb
jumped up. Mr. Jennings sprang to
his assistance. The senator had a vio
lent vomiting spell and was then as
sisted back to his bed. Ho seemed to
be in great agony, tossed his head
from side to side on the pillow and ex
claimed: "My God, my God, my head!"
These were tho last words ho uttered,
for in a few moments he again fell
asleep, breathing heavily and laborious
ly. This sleep lasted until 11:25 o'clock,
when his respiration became heavier,
and death ensued at 11:40 o'clock.
There were present at his bedside
when death occurred Dr. Wales, who
had been called some time before, Mr.
Jennings and Mr. Flanagan, the sen
ator' i private secretary. After the
vomiting spell the senator never ad
dressed anyone, and his last words
were those of pain.
The news of his death spread rapidly
through the city, and was a great
shock to the public Indeed, it was
hardly credited by his associates, being
regarded as a rumor. The matter of
breaking the sad news to Mrs. Plumb,
who is in feeble health, was a delicate
one, and was done through a telegram
to Maj. Hood, president of the Emporia
national bank at Emporia, Kan., where
Mrs. Plumb now is.
Undertaker Wright arrived soon
after 12 o'clock, and under the direc
tion of the physician and the senator's
friends the work of embalming was
begun. About 2 o'clock a message was
received from Mrs. Plumb requesting
that the body bo sent home as soon as
possible. The sergeant-at-arms of the
senate had been notified in the mean
time, and when he arrived took charge
of the dead senator's papers and effects.
Topeka, Kan., Dec 21. Senator
Plumb's death created a profound sen
sation here and has been the sole topic
of "conversation among the politicians.
The hotel lobbies have been filled and
every possible contingency discussed.
Gov. Humphrey left the city Saturday
night but will return to day. Those
who know the governor best say he
will be slow in making an appoint
ment Under no circumstances will he
call an extra session of the legislature,
as it is overwhelmingly alliance.
Nearly a score of possibilities have
been mentioned about the hotel lob
bies. Those most frequently men
tioned are: Ex-Gov. George T. An
thony, ex-Congressman E. N. Morrill
and Chief Justice Albert II. Horton.
Ex-Senator Ingalls' name is but little
spoken of. Other names mentioned
... T T, T...t . .
Abilene, who was a bitter opponent of
Ingalls; ex-Congressman S. R. Peters,
of Newton; George R. Peck, general
solicitor of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway Company; J. K. Hud
ion, editor of the Topeka Capital; and
ex-Gov. Thomas A. Osborne Hayes,
minister to Brazil. The legislature
which will elect a successor to Gov.
Humphrey's appointee convenes in Jan
uary, 1803, and will be elected next
fall. There will be no holdovers either
in the low er house or senate.
Senator Plumb was born In Delaware county,
O., October 12, 1SS7, bo that ho was In Ills 51th
your at tho tlmo of his death. lie was not a
college graduate, but left tbo common schools
for the printer's case.nnd In pursuance of his vo
cation as a lourneyman printer In 18.10, In the
bloody days of the history of the newly organ
ized territory of Kansas, ho walked Into that
territory. He plunged at onco Into the thick
of the political strife which then was waging
over the slavery question. Ho at once
went to tbo front and soon becamo a
member of tho Leavenworth Constitutional
congress of 18)9. He was ntailttcd to the
bar In 1S0I, when tho placo of his adoption
became u stato of tho union; bentd in the log
IsUturo lu ISO.', was chairman of tho judiciary
committee, and subbcnuently reported tbo su
premo court. When the war brouo out no
entered the army as second lieutenant In tho
Eleventh Kansas lufanliy and served
successively us captain, major and lieu
tenunt colonel of the rogiment, aud was
tominlssloned a colonel of tbo regiment
In August, 1603. After tho wur Mr, Plumb, re
turning to Kansas, was elected a member of
the Kansas houso of representatives, and la
187(1 was chosen United States senator to suc
ceed Jamus M. Harvey, republican. He took
his scut In 1877 and has represented his stato
as a senator ever since that tlmo. His term of
oOlce would have expired March 3, 183.').
DEATH BY DYNAMITE.
The Head of Una Man Illown Off and the
Heart of Another JSIovrn Out.
GitAcrcvir.i.JS, Minn., Doc. 21. Ira
ell and Henry Gordon met death in a
torriblo manner 8 miles southest of
this place Saturday afternoon.
While preparing to lower a charge
of dynamite into a well which
they wero boring the giant explosive
was accidentally bet off. Bell's head
was blown entirely off and to a distance
of 15 feet. Gordon was htruek in the
loft side, tho heart being blown entire
ly out of his body. Gordon's relatirea
live ut Grand Rapids, Mirh.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
"I auoposo the baby Is a delicate
pink oh, Bronson?" "No. "uVs a ro
bust yoller,'' replied tho projjd and.
sloopy father. Harper's Basanr
Wife ''I went toa'new?dry goods
storo to-day." Husband (sadly) "I
suppose, as usual, that you opened a.
new account there?" Wifo "No.
They didn't know me, so tho things aro
coming C. O. D." Cloak Rovioyv.(
Tea is no'w adulterated with hops.
Tho hops are grown in England and
shipped thence to Japan or China, where
they are treated by a proccs3 similar to
that of drying tho leaf of tho tea plant,
and then mixed with the tea for tha
English and American markets.
The ship Challenger, of Bath, Me.,
recently arrived at Havre from Port
land, Ore, after a passage of 114 days,
breaking all sailing records between
thoso ports. The same ship has mado
tho run from San Francisco to Liver
pool in 00 days, the average passage
being 130 days. The average from
Portland to Havre is 140 days.
Tho health officer of tho port of
New York holds that preparations oughl
to bo made for tho establishment of an
international system of quarantine.
The health officers of different countries
could notify each other of tho prev
alence in their respective jurisdictions
of any contagious disease, bo that a
timely check could be put upon its
spread.
Lady Sutherland's: One quart of
flour, three eggs, ono piece of butter
tho size of a walnut, three enps of
sweet milk and a tcaspoonful of salt
Beat very light after you mix the in
gredients. Bake quickly in small tin
patty-pans. Make as shortly beforo
these cakes are to be served as possible,
lest they fall, and lose their delicacy
with their lightness. Harper's Baar.
In fishing for sturgeon near Kala
ma. Wash., the fishermen do not use
bait They have hooks about a foot
apart on a rope that is suspended a short
distance from the bottom of tho river.
A fish, rooting along the bottom, gets
caught on ono hook, and by flouncing
about (rets caught on one or two more
hooks. The fishing grounds extend as
far as the Dalles river in Oregon.
A Columbus, Ind., musical freak is
called "Singbilly," though his proper
name is William Isintrigger. He plays
in a peculiar manner with his lungs
any tune with a distinctness and clear
ness that brings out every note as fully
as it can be brought out on any piano
or other musical instrument by tho most
accomplished, performer.
That curious plant commonly called
the mother-in-law obtained its name in
a queer way. An expert of botanical
gardens attached to the Smithsonian in
stitution, in explaining the curious
properties of the plant to a reporter,
mentioned the fact that it had the pow
er of paralyzing tho tongue "A goo'1
thing for a mother-in-law," said the
reporter, and then and there the name
mother-in-law was applied to tho plant
Farmers on the Pacific coast arc in
terested in a discussion of tho useless
ness or usefulness of a pig's tail. One
side argues that it is as useless as the
letter p in pneumonia. The other side
asserts that the tail indicates the exact
physical condition of the animal. If it
hangB loose, it indicates that the pig is
not in condition and that its feed should
be changed. If it is coiled tightly, it
indicates contentment and good health.
While ascending Pike's Peak by
the new railway, about one person in
200 is affected by the rarity of the air at
the high altitude. Tho indications of
distress are itching and redness of tho
nose and then blackness under the eyes.
A woman who was dying apparently on
a trip recently was sent back on the lo
comotive to the foot of tho mountain,
where she recovered. The summit is
14,400 feet above the level of the sea.
As no official provision could bo
luade for the entertainment of properly
accredited persons who visit Chicago in
the interest of the Columbian exposi
tion, a reception committee of leading
Chicago society women, of which Mrs.
Gcorcro L. Dunlap is chairman, has
been formed for this purpose. The
members of this committee aro each
pledged to extend in turn tho hospital
ity of their horae3 to such guests as the
management of the exposition shall de
sire to havo entertained.
More Trouble, "Siuco you think
yourself so smart," said the exchange
editor,glancing backward overhis shoul
der, "perhaps you can tell me why the
letter 't' is like Lord Byron." "I don't be
lieve it is," retorted tho financial editor
belligerently. "Tho letter 't' is like
Lord Byron," said tho exchange editor,
raisinn1 his voice, "because it gives to
immorality immortality." And tho
other man, with a hunted look in his
eye, raised tho window nnd btuck his
head out to get fresh air. Chicago
Tribune.
The Burglar Alarm. Customer
"Is this tho latest stylo of burglar
alarm?" Clerk "Yes, sir.'' "What is
the principle of it?" "It rings a bell
when the burglar raises the window,
and by means of an indicator tells in
what part of the hpuso an entrance is
being attempted." "And am I supposed
to get out of bed and grapple hand-to-hand
in tho darkness with the burglar,
or burglars?" "Yes, unless you can
got your wifo to do it instead."
"Humph, 1 guess we'll make the old
style burglar alarm, the dog, lost a
little longer." , M
Tho three tribes of tho Fort Bert
hold reservation aro included in the
nino tribes in the United States that
have never been at war with tho gov
ernment Of tli c so three tho Mandans
are the smallest numbering a little
over 200, small-pox having ajmost de
stroyed thcm.iaboutjJ853. But they aro
the most interesting., There Js a story
to the effect that they aro descended
from some Welshmen who sailed west
from Wales lu tho eleventh century and
wero never heuid of nfterward. Tho
story is that the party reached tho
mouth of the Mississippi and worked
their way up that river. Many of their
words resemble tha Welsh language,
and thev are of much Ikrhtet complex
ion than Indians usually ure. 'Inert
aro full blooded Indian almost white
among them.
QUEER BRITISH CUSTOMS.
One nf Whlrli Dealt With Southdown nnA
the Other With the Queen's Hook.
Whilo 1 was inEnglnnd.'lt really be
came quito a question witlVmo how tho
English managed o get such decorative
results out of tholr sheep, so persist
ently did I find, wherever I wont, tho
Southdown "effect" in tho landscape.
Whonover I wont to pay a visit to tho
country, there, in iullviow of the drawing-room
windows, wero tho everlast
ing Souiiclowns tho lambs without a
frisk, the subdued mother helping to
complete tho soft, soothing tone of tho
perfectly finished lnndscape.
I grew sometimes almost to long for
something half finished that ono might
watch, as we do at home, tho progress
of tho world. Tho finished look of
everything wearied mo occasionally.
Tho hills, so smooth and polished, tho
pomaded and woll-eombed lawns, awoko
in me a wish to see a baby cyclone of our
territories hurling througli tho air on its
progress to some of tho most glos3y and
well-groomed grass-plats, and whero
generations had pruned and clipped and
mowed. I longed for tho wand of the
magician to transfer ono of tho wild
exultant dalles of the Columbia or a
section of tho bad lands of Dakota that
out-Doro Doro In their wolrd, uncanny
shapes.
But whilo these revolutionary senti
ments lay under a conventional exterior,
tho peaceful sheep browsed on in much
the same place; oither remaining there
from preconcerted action on the part of
the timorous creatures who wero willing
to contribute themselves to the scene, or
becauso of invisible tethering.
I finally asked my hostess at a house
I had visited what soothing sirup they
used to keep their Southdowns exactly
in range of the windows.
"Thoyaro very accommodating, aren't
they?" she said, "and I've noticed, also,
that my daughter's pony has a way of
joining the group whenever it would bo a
most successful time for him to appear."
If we Americans soem to bo lacking
in the bump of veneration, it is only in
speech, not in deed. I visited in a charm
ing household in Kensington one day,
where tho young people were wishing
to do us honor. They lived in London
and enjoyed.it, but they still spoko the
language of tho United States and had
not lost the national capacity for en
thusiasm. The houso they rented was
full of heirlooms, and the book-shelves
and cupboards and closets stuffed with
books, old and choice and many of them
presentation copies. On the fly leaf was
often the autograph of some distin
guished person that would fetch guineas
at a sale.
There seemed to have been no effort
on the part of the house-owner, who, it
goes without saying, was a person of
distinction, to preserve or even put
away these priceless volumes. Over
the tea-table tho vivacious American
girl gave us a little running account of
some of these treasures. "What do you
think we have unearthed now," she
said, "from away back in a closet that
seemed given over to rubbish'.' Noth
ing less than the Queen's book, and on
the flyleaf written, 'Albert wished it"
There was not a trace of awe in her
tone, only a girl's happy laughter; "and
you can't imagine what a state we are
in to decide what ho wished."
It was the Queen's presentation copj
to their landlord. "My brother and I
feel so injured becauso she is so brief,"
sho went on. "Wo dispute whether
Albert wished her to write tho book or
to give it to this especial friend, or
what." There was not a shade of
difference in her tone in speaking of the
Queen from that she would havo used
in speaking of any other woman. I
thought with gleo of my charming
landladies, thoso three loyal, high-bred
English women, whoso tones sank to a
suouueu nusii wnen victorias name
was uttered. O, if they only could
have heard this clever, unconscious, an
imated girl refer to their sovereign as
if she was made of just buoh clay as we
are! Elizabeth B. Custer, in St Louis
Republic.
VON MOLTKE'S JUDGMENT.
Ilia Quick and Unerring Comprehension ol
the Situation.
Any caroful study of tho way in
which Von Moltke, during a long and
anxious period, maintained a firm grip
upon the French capital and maneu
vered subordinate armies over a greal
part of France, serves to reveal his
sterling qualities as a director of war.
Throughout this period he retained a
complete hold of the entire situation.
He knew exactly when to strike, how
much to demand of the troops, and how
far his enemies were to bo respected.
Never once thrown off his guard, never
tempted to underrate his opponents, he
allowed the perfect balance of judg
ment which is unquestionably genius.
It is not pretonded that this was strate
gy in its highor aspects; but there were
sufficient chances of error, and a mind
less great, a nature less patiently care
ful, would have been carried away by
tho tremendous successes obtained
against the regular armies of France.
It is the completeness of tho genius of
tho man which fifty years hence will
impress tho military student
In the diary of tho lato Emperor
Frederick there aro stray notes which
convey a vivid Impression of tho
strength and decision of Von Moltke's
character. On August 20, after tho
great battles round Mctz, wo read of
"Moltke quite cool and clear as over;
determined to march on Paris; ills
marck moderate and by no means san
guine." November 23, by which date
tho activity of the French army of the
Loire was assuming great development,
is referred to as "a moment of exciting
combinations. Moltke explalus the en
tire situation with tlio utmost clearness
and moderation; has always considered
and calculated everything and constant
ly hits the right nail on the head; but
Rooa's shoulder shrugs and spitting,
and Podbielsko's Olympian assurance
often influence the king." On January
15, Von Werdor having expressed a wlnh
to bo allowed to raise tho siugo of Bel
fort, "Moltlto reud this out, and added
with icy and Imperturbable calm: 'Your
majesty will doubtless permit mo to in
form Gen. Von Wouler that ho has sim
ply to remain whero he is and beat the
enemy whero he finds him.'
Moltke appears to me tu be beyond all
praise. ithin a second ho hud settled
tho whole affair." Such glimpses show
tho great chief of the staff in an unmia
Uikublo light Edinburgh Review.
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.
Potatoes a la Mattrs d'Hotol: Wash,
potatoes nnd boll thorn in cold water
slightly salted. When done, peel thorn,
and cut in thin, round slices. Put thomv
into a saucepan with throo tablespoon
fuls of butter, salt, popper, and a llttlo
nutmeg, tho juico of a lemon and a
tablespoonful of chopped parsloy, and,
when very hot servo with the fish.
Housekeeper.
Chocolate Vanilla Creams: Tako
two cups of pulverized sugar and a half
cup of cream. Boll for flvo minutes,
and divide off into balls whilo hot Tako
as much grated choclolato as is neces
sary and steam over a tca-kottlo. When
soft, covor tho balls and set away to
harden. If you wish to havo a vanilla
flavor, add tho extract boforo putting;
on stove. Ladles' Homo Journal.
Spread Englo Pudding. Cut off tho
crust of three good-sized rolls, and sllco
them in a dish; sot threo pints of milk
over the fire, and let it scald, but not
boil; then pour over the bread; covor it
close and lot It stand an hour; then put
In a large spoonful of sugar, a very
little grated nutmeg, a pound of suet,
half a pound of currants, four spoonfuls
of cold milk, ten eggs but tho whites
of five only after all ingrcdlonts aro
in, mix well and put in a buttered dish,
and bake. Boston Herald.
To cure tho very worst cold catch
ablo, take one teaspoonful of flaxseed,
one ounce of licorice, and one quarter
of a pound of raisins Put the abovo
named ingrodionts into two quarts of
water, and over a slow fire boil it dowa
to one-half its original bulk Now,
pound till very fine one-quarter of a
pound of rock candy, add It to tho mix
ture, and finish by adding ono table
spoonful of lemon juice. Drink half a
pint of this upon going to bed, and a.
llttlo more whenever tho cough is
troublesome. This is a sovereign bal
samic cordial for tho lungs. Detroit
Free Press.
Beefsteak bones need never bo
thrown away, as they will make an ex
cellent soup. Crack tho bones in pieces
and put them in a closely covered sauce
pan with just enough water to covor
them; let them simmer slowly a couplo
of hours, then add two sliced potatoes,
two carrots chopped fine and ono sliced
onion. If you want a tomato soup, odd,
half a dozen tomatoes peeled and slicod,
or tapioca or vermicelli. Add as much
water as you will need for the quantity
of soup desired, boil for two hours, re
move the bones, season and serve. N.
Y. Tribune.
Apple Cream Cako (excellent)
Onc-hal cupful each of sugar and sweet
milk, ono egg, one-third cupful (scant)
of melted butter, ono tcaspoonful each,
of lemon and cream tartar, and one
half tcaspoonful of soda mixed with
flour to make a smooth batter, by sift
ing twice. This will make three rounds
in layer-cake tins. Between the layers
and on tho top put a filling made by
grating one largo sour apple, adding
one cupful of sugar, tho beaten white)
of an egff, ono tcaspoonful of vanilla,
and beating together with an egg
beater. Good Housekeeping.
NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES.
The IIIrIi Percentage In the llreakoge ot
Champagne Tiottlos.
Tho quality of tho bottles for cham
pagne is an important matter. Unless
their strength is very considerable
thero is suro to bo terrible wasto by
breakage. Their price is a sensiblo
Item in the manufacturer's budget and,
curiously enough, it is found that cham
pagne bottles can not be used a second
time, as the pressure to which they aro
subjected seems, in somo unexplained
fashion, to strain tho glass so as to
make it unsafe for future use. Indeed,
it is stated that a thrifty manufacturer
who once made tho experiment of put
ting new wine in old bottles, to tho
number of 3,000, spoedily found his col
lars filled with broken glass and Hooded
with wine, less than a scare of bottles
out of the whole remaining intact
Sometimes a solution of cane-sugar is
added beforo the wine is bottled, but
this depends on the character of tho
particular vintage. The grapo juice of
1874, for example, was naturally, in
point of sweotnesb, about equivalent to
that of an average year plus 3 per cent,
of sugar, and in that case, and, in
deed, whenever tlo grapes are not
distinctly doticicnt in saccharine con
stituents, and therefore in effer
vescence, no sugar would be added
until a later stage. After being bottled,
tho wino is at onco corked, the corks
are secured with an ingenious contriv
ance which dispenses with wires, and
the bottles are usually kept in the)
warehouses above ground, at a. tem-
peraturo warm enough to encourage)
effervescence, unless, indeed, the, wino
contains sufficient carbonic acid gas to
make it possible to dispense with thii
stage. Then they nro sent down to tho
cellars, aro stacked in a horizonal posi
tion, and aro left to maturo for a period
varying from eight to ten months to
three or even four years. The loss from
breakage, though muoh less than it used
to be, is still very serious. The average
proportion of burst bottlo" is about
seven percent, but in particular years,
and in particular cellars, it is sometimes
as little as two or three per cent, while,
on tho other hand, there is occasionally,
for no obvious reason, a regular epl
t.'omlc of breakage, resulting in tho
tlmost ontiro destruction of bin after
bin of wino. When the champagne is
considered ripo for the market the bote
t'es are placed in specially constructed.
rack3, with their necks inclining ob
liquely downward, so that the sedlmunfa
may attach itself to tho cork. With tha
object of dislodging tho deposit from
tho glasb to which it lias clung, each
bottle is at this stage turned dully (with
a slight shaku) to the extent of ono
olghth of its circumference, and though
this work is done with extraordinary
quickness, practice makes tho manipu
lation so accurate thut every bottle
completes tho circle in exactly eight
days; in other words it Is just that tima
before tho top sido of tha bottle bo
co, nes uppormobt again. This opera
tion continues for six or eight weeks, at
the end of which time all the sediment
has, as a rule, descended into the neolc
of tho bottle, leaving tho bulk of tha
wino clear aud bright CoruhUl Magt
sine. '