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, THE SENTINEL.‘
SOUTH NUR\VALK. IIIARCH ‘35.
HOUSEHOLD IAT'I‘ERS.
Recipes. .
‘Sorr Conn Basso—A heaping pint
of good. fresh corn meal. piece of lard size
of small egg. half teaspoonful of soda. hut-
termilk to make thick batter, one tea~
spoonful of sugar. salt to taste; beat two
eggs on very hght; stir into the batter.
Then from} boiling tcakettle pour in
water till batter is very thin.
earthenware and serve in same dish with
spoon.
(‘nrcxun Pin (‘nrsrx~—One egg. six
tnblespoonfuls of nicltcd butter. onccup
' of sweet milk. two cups of flour. three tea-
spoonsfuls of baking powder. This makes
just. enough for a pie made of one chicken.
After the chicken is cooked. put it, with
gravy slightly thickened. into an earthen
baking dish; stir the ingredients men-
tioned above. together, and spread over
the chicken.
V‘nnmanu Sour. Sramsn STYLE..—
Takc one large. but lcan-mcatcd soup~
bone, cover with one gallon of water. and
boil for three or four hours. carefully
skimming the same. Then add a quarter
of a pcckrbf tomatoes, or a tumblcrful of
canned tomatoes. half pound of vermicelli.
and a large piece of ginger root. Season
to taste, preferably with cayenne pepper.
Saoo Promxo.—t)ne pint of milk,
three teaspoonfula of gago. one-half cup
of butter. one cup of'sogar. four eggs.
Soak the $321) in water two hours. then
put the milk on the stove. nndstir the
sago in; add the butter and sugar after
it is cold: stir in the whites and volks of
the eggs beaten separately. Bake.
(‘03:po forum S.\I.rn.~Suuill pota-
toes. which are wasteful to pccl and cook
with larger ones. should be sorted out
for salads. Boil thcm in thcir skins. and
(while warm) peel and slice them thin.
Mince chives. parslcy and onion very tins
and strcw it over the potatoes in the
salad-bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pop-
per. pour over two or three spoonfuls of
oil. and moisten the whole with vinegar
and water mixed. that it: may may not. be
too sour. Chivoi or onions may. of
course. be omitted. Several things are
mixed with potato salad. both for flavor
and appearance. such as pickled beetroot
sliced, a fresh cucumber sliced as usual,
a Dutch herring cut up small. or a few
sardines 'minccd. Only one of these
things. be it understood. and it should
be mixed with the Pulliltii‘s before the
oil and vinegar.
Things to Know.
t‘istcrn water may bc puriticd by char~
coal put in a bag and hung in thc \vatcr.
Whiting or ammonia in the water is
preferable to soap for cleaning ‘wiudows
or paint.
The lustre of inorrocco may be restored
by varnishing it with the whitc of an egg.
Apply with spongc.
To prevent drain pipes from stopping
up poura hot solution pf potash into fbe
pipes every luonth or two. ’
The most otl'cctual rcmcdyfor slimy and
grcas ‘ drain pipes is copper-as diasolvcd
andgfift to work gradually through the
pipes. , i
In sweeping carpi-ta use \vct newspapers
wrung nearly dry and torn to pieces. The
paper collccts the dust-but. does not. soil
llu‘ t‘til‘ltt‘l. .
l'sc great care when pickling or pre-
stn‘ing in a brass kcttlc. Scour the ket«
llc just before using. and never let food
stand in it after it is cooked. -
Galvanized iron pails for drinking
water should not he used. The zinc
.coating is readily actcd upan by water,
forming a poisonous oxidc of zinc.
Coats and cloak should be hung away
on the little wire. fmmcscmting from tive
or ten cents. which comes for that pur«
msc. The frames should first be cov-
ered with some soft matcrinl to prevent
tlxc garments from breaking over their
edgvs. - '
Ivory may be cleaned with a new soft
toothbrush. soap and lopid water. then
dry the ivory and brush well. dip the lab
for in alcohol and polish the ivory‘ until
it has rcgainmi its former sheen; If the
water gives the ivory a yellowish tint,
dry the object in a heated place. If age
has yellowed it placc the object. under I
bell jar. with a small vcawl containing
lime and muriatic acid. sci the whole in‘
the sunshine.
Dissolve a teaspoon of alum in a quart
of water. \thn (wild. stir in flour to
thicken and a pinch of rcsin. with half a
doren cloves. Ilavc on the fire a tcacup
of boiling water; pour the flour mixture
in stirring well. When- the consistency
ofmnsh pour it into an earthen vessel,
lay a cover over. and set. it in acool
|
place. When needed for use take out 3
portion and soften with warm water. This
. paste will keep a year.
___
A Soldier‘s Thrilling Escapes.
“I have been twice prepared for burial. .
Ily’rightarm was shot 01! and a shell
took ed a large slice of my chin and
knocked out five front teeth,“ exclaimed
In exi‘onfcdemte veteran yesterday.
The kev was. during the War. as
Orderly L ~rgeant in the Third Georgia
Regiment.
“Yes, I saweome pretty ten *1: fighting
durin the War,“ continu the one-
arm veteran, “and had many heir~.
breadth escapes I was engaged in a
hand~to~hand conflict with a Yank at the
Battle of Gettysburg. who had succeeded
in putting a bullet in my right. side. It
was a fierce struggle. but I got the drop
on him and he fell in his tracks with a
ball in his heart.
pital afterward and dropped into acorns-
tuse' condition. and was reported dead. I
was all ready for burial when I awoke
and convinced the attendants of their era
mr. llv sister had been previously Id-
visedcf my death and she went into i
mourning.
“My second perilous adventure was at
the battle of Spottsylvania. I had been
offered the Captaincy of the company.but
position. ‘
declined, having a much better
Well. as it hap nod, the Ca tain had
been killed, an .I took the cad. We
found our path obstructed by a line of
Federals. the leader of which picked me
out for a target. Ilia aim was unetving,
for my right arm was shattered from the
ellmw down by three minio balls. I felt
mad. you may besnre. and with my left
I biased away at him. putting a bullet.
right square between his eyea Just then
a shell exploded within a few feet of
where I was standing. tearing away part
of my chin-ind some front teeth. Once
I was taken to the hospital. re~
maimed unconscious for a whole day. and
when I awoke found myself about to be
thrown into aditch that had been dug as
a -. .forthedead; ' _ ' 1.7
“I: been said that a‘ soldier in bub
tie is never sure of his aim. but those two
Federals I shot and killed when within e
I: w feet of mo."———Atlam Constitution.
Bake in ‘
I was taken to the hos; 2
A" flow.
hue-omenobkdeedtbatyoumydot
Some point. to gain on high.
7“ now. and thus unto thyself be true,
I Tomorrow you may die.
I. there some cheering word that you .mey-
While day is priming by!
00, let that. precious wool the silence break,
Tomorrow you may die. ‘
' I: there some grievous wrong that you may
g r‘ght.
f 0r hush some deepdraum sigh.
Member, while so swiftly (011108 the night.
‘ .Twmormw you may die.
00. pour sweet balm into some wounded
4‘“ heart;
Go. wipe some tearful eye;
I40 not the act. undone with day depart.
Tomomiw you may die
Yea. g0. and make your 9&‘69 with God and
man
Ere on your couch you lie;
Secure a crown of life. ‘tis wisdom‘s plan,
Tomorrow you may die.
G. IV. Crofts, in Infantile-mu.
HOW Elfin MIiIAGED.
BY' HELEN FORREST GRAVES.
“Pack up your things as soon as you
lease. my dcar.“ said Mr. C‘hcsney.
‘Wc‘re going to move on Saturday."
Mr. and Mrs. (‘hcsncy were a matrimo-
nial firm—~thcrc, was no t ncstion about.
that—but Mrs. t‘hcsney had always been
I silent partner in the same.
(“If ever I get married.“ mid Elma. a
bright vcyed girl of seventeen. “I won‘t
be put n ion as Mamma is!“ "Papa isa
rewular despot that‘s what papa is!“ de—
cided “'ill. a tall stripling of tiftccn.)
"Where. my dear?“ asked Mrs. Ches~
ney. with a little start.
“Into the country.“ said the family nu~
tocrat. “I‘m tired of this city business.
.to. I‘m told you can live at half the ex-
pense in the country.“
“But.
tion?“ _
“There‘s a very good district school in
the. neighborhood, not more than a mile
distant.“ explained her husband. "and
exercise will do them good.“ »
“And what are we to do for society?"
“I‘shaw!” said (‘hcsmy “I wouldn‘t
five a hip for people who can‘t be socicty
or themselves.
Work to do. you knowfiinobody kccps a
girl in tlic country—and plenty of chores
about the place for Will and Spcncer. I
for thc stationis half ‘ a mile from the
place. and I‘ve bargained for a couple of
cows and some pigs.“
Will and Spencer looked askancc at
each other.
“It‘ll do us good to walk a milc to
most have a home to carry him balfa mile
to the station.“
“'l‘hat‘a father‘s logic all over.“ ob—
Icrvcd Spencer. _
While Mr. L‘hcsncy explained to his
wife the various advantages which were
to accrue. from the promised movc.
. “ It‘s unfortunate.“ said he. ” that
Elma and Iloaie arcn‘t boys. Such a lot
of women folks are. enough to swamp any
familv. Men. now. can always earn thcir
brcad. But. we must try to make cvcry-
body useful in some way or other. It's
so healthy. you know.“ added be. "And
the rent won‘t be half of what we pay
here.
“Are there any modern conveniences
about the place I“ timidly inquired Mia.
Chesncy.
“There‘s a spring» of excellent water
about a hundred yards from the house,“
said her husband.
Mm. (‘hcancy grew pale.
for every drop of water I want i“ said
the. '
“ And a large. rainwater hogahcad
under the caves of the house.“ added Mr.
(‘ltcsncv. “ And I‘m already got a
bargairi in kcmscnc lamps.
I lllll given to understand that the good
housekeepers thorcabouts make ‘cni them-
selves in tin molds.
likc cconomv. Now I do bcg to know,
Abigail.“ In: added. irritably. “ what are
youllooking so lackadaisicai about 3 Do
“in expect. ..
hands. while I do all the work? hive
run a woman for sheer natural lazi~
ness'l“ ,
“ I am not lazy. tlcorgc.
wife. with a bewildered air;
this is so ncw and strange at. first.
\
“ butuull
But
my very best.“ ~
Nevertheless. Rosie and Elma and Illt‘ll‘
mother shed many a salt tcar into the
trunks and packing‘boxm. on top of the
woulcn blankets and rugs and piles of
domestic linen. '
“ I hate the country l“ said Elma.
“ I‘d as soon go to prison and done with
W.“ i
“ 0h. Ellie. don‘t. talk so.“ said Rose.
" There are wild—roses and robins there,
just as one sees on the. painted plaques in
thestoro windows. And perhaps we. can
have a tiower~bed. and some dear, little
downy chickens ‘.“ ~
3 But the first sight of Mullemstalk Farm
‘ was dispiritlng in the expwmc. Between
I rock and swamp. there was scarcely ms- .
’ ture for the two lean cows that Mr. C ea-
nev had bought at “a bargain.“ and the
l hollowsbackcd horse. which stalked about
the premises like some phantom Bucepha-
us.
The epple~trees in the orchard were
threequarters dead. and leaned sorrow~
- fully away from the last winds.nntil their
boughs touched the very ground; the
fences were all gone to ruin. and the
front gate was tied up with a hemp
string.
“Is this home?“ said Elma. with“ an
indescribable intonation in her voice.
“We‘ll get things all straightened up,
after awhile.“ said Mr. Chesney, bustling
to drive away the igs, who had broken
out of their pen an were squealing dis-
mally under the window. ~
Mia. Chesncy cried herself to sleep that
night. and awakened the next morning
with every bone instinct with shooting
ins.
“And no wonder.“ said Spencer.
“Therefs afoot of water in the cellar."
"“‘e must have it. drained.“ said Mr.
Chesnev. with an uneasy 11001:; “but
there‘s plenty of things to do first.“
‘ And now began a reign of the strictest
economy. Mr. Chesney himself paid for
own-thin: with checks. and not an nrti~
cle Cillllc intoythe house or came out of it
without his cognizance. New dresses
were frowned upon; spring bonnets were
strictly interdicted; orders were issued
that old carpets should be reserved, and
broken dishes repaired with cement and
quicklime. .
“Save, savoksavel That is the chief
thing,“ he kept repeating, briskly.
“Women—folks can‘t earn ; they should try
their beat. to save. “
“It‘s an very well for papa,“ wled
Will. “He goes to the city everyg and
sees something besides the, pigs and the
dad apple—trees. He orders a new suit
a
when he needs it. Look at mamml‘e
patched gown and Rosie‘s dyed bonnet-
stringel Why. the can‘t even go to
church. theyare su objects! Afle gets
his lunch at a restaurant. and we eat cold
beans, and drink dandelion codes and
sage tca‘.“ _
"Boys,“ fluttered Rosie. “I‘ve an idea.
Mary Penn, who lives on the next farm‘
you know. came to see Elma and me yes-
terday. Papa is earning his living; we‘ll
earn something. too.“ ‘
,“I should like to know how,” muttered
Spencer. “I might hire out somewhere
as farm hand. if it was‘t forn that. wretch~
ed old horse. and the pigs, and the wood~
chop \ing. and—-" . ‘
“0 i. but there is something that won‘t
interfere with the. chores. nor with
school 2“ said cheerful little Rosie. “Just
listen all I ask of you is to listen 2"
, And the. weeks grew into months, and
“PHILATELISTS.”
wnicu HEARS sum who cor.-
mac-r coarser: swamps.
A Mania With Which Many Persona
Have Been Seized—Big Prices
Paid For Rare Poet-
sco Sui-Ips-
The man who has the mania for collectv
ing postage stamps is known, technically.
as a philatelist. The word is derived from
the Greek, and is translated. “love of a
tax.“ Mr. Itogert.
happy one that could be procured; but.
as it. has gone into general use, both in
President of the 3
National Philatelical Society of New;
York, thinks the title is not the most*
m ‘0‘! ~m0l
Cuntlve Power of Water.
There is no remedy of such general ep-
plieetion and none so easily obtainable a
water. and yet nine persons out of ten
will pass it by in an emergency. to seek
for something of less efficacy. There are
but few cases of illness where water
should not be given the highest place as
a remedial agent.
A strip of flannel or napkin folded
lengthwise and wrung out of hot water
and applied around the neck of a child
that has the croup will usually bring w
lief in ten minutes. A towel folded sev—
eral times and quickly wrung out of hot
water and applied over the seat of pain.
1 in toothache or neuralgia. will generally
afiord prompt relief. This treatment in
colic works like magic. .
\Ve have known cases that. have re
——
BUDGET OF FUN. .
awontms sxmnns F30)!
vanxous commas.
AClewer Brawn n; Even-Rough
on Guakeplying in Rhyme-
Re Did Know—Amus-
ing a Millionaire.
He paid his dollar at the door and took his
seat. deluded man; and sulxaquontly to
explore that crowd for beauty he began.
And ‘twns a pleasant sight to see so many
maidens at the play; and glad he was.
indeed. that he came hither for his boh-
day.
The subtle perfume in the air—sweet. smiling
lips, e ks nisybued—bewiidcrmxly
“Itisindeed.mb. Deb‘boi’lem
Trude-diam.” -
ee
‘ me some."
When the waiter ured it out it was
so cold that it dribged slowly into the
glassendsent up a milkwhitem‘ntal.
mostasthiek asthefoam that raced to
the top of the glam, while the de'.3?u“
cred in beads on the bottle. The billion-
aire smiled gently as be gazed at the
champagne, and then he glanad at the
ting waiter.
.“IVonld you like to
he asked solemnly. .
“Me. sub?“ said the waiter Int]: 1
chuckle. “IX-re aint not‘in in dis hath
wuld ud make me shivah t'night," uh—
no‘n‘deedy."
“Uh. yes. there is.“
“Sense. me. salt. but. I'm roastin‘. I
um. ‘11 I don‘ b‘licve I‘ll evah be ool'
again.
shiver, Thomas!"
a».
g the red leaves eddied down in little
i swirls. from the maple trees. and‘ “pig-
killing time“ came. and. with the aid of a
this and other countries. it. is too late to
change It. There is an impression among
the general public. that stamp collecting
E sistcd treatment for hours yield to this in
ten minutes. There is nothing that will
2);,th thew, enough to urge ‘ "mum: k “I‘ll make you shiver in two minutes
by the watch, or I‘ll give you'fifty dol-
The music thrills. the lights are dim. the cur- lure."
It. costs a great deal more than it comes l
“ gasped Mrs. Clicsriey. “what ‘2
In to become of the children‘s educa-f
'l‘hore‘ll be the. housc‘ .
shall keep a home. .if Ican get one cheap. ~.
school.“ muttered the cldcr; “but father.
“ Have I got to walk a hundrcd yards j
.-\s for candles. .
There‘s nothing,
to sit. still and fold your;
‘ said the poor
I‘ll trv to get accustomcd to it~~I‘ll try ;
lame. onc~cyed man. "Mr. ‘Chcancy laid
down his own stock of pork and sausages
for the winter with the sense of being
triumphantly economical. _
The family had left off complaining
now. Apparently they were resigned to
their doom. But. therc was some things
that Mr. Chcsucy could not explain at
all.
A new rug brightened up the dismal
‘hues of the parlor carpet; Rosie had a
crimson merino drcsaJrimmui with black
‘ velvet. bars; Elma‘s fall jacket was edged
lwith substantial black fur; and—grand
L grand climax of extravagance—Mrs.
Chcsncy had a new shawlvin place of the
old broche garment which had been her
i mother‘s before her! '
He looked over the housekeeping books
, with rein-wed vigilance; be consulted the
stubs of his checkbook with a glance
that nothing could escape. , .
l “I ~— don‘tfiknow’howv—they»-man~
3 age it,“ said he. scratching his nose with
l the Icad~pcncil that he always carried. "
lhnte mvsterics. and I mean to be at the
‘ bottonfof this before I‘m an hour older."
He teak his account-book under his
‘ arm and marched into the kitchen. where »
9 his wife was clearing away the late sup—
per. ‘
“.-\bigall.“ said he. "how is this? I‘ve
3 given you no money. You‘ve long left 05
» asking for money. How have you man‘
aged to smarten yourself and the children
; up so? I won‘t. be. cheated by own wife I"
Elma set down the pitcher which she
: was wiping. and came and stood before
, her father with glittering eyes and checks
stained with crimson. like a flag of battle.
.“I‘apa.” she said, “you must not s wak
I to mamma so. Mamma would not c icnt.
. you nor anybody else. It‘s money that
§ we have earned ourselves. There! Now 2“
.\Ir. (‘hcsncy stared at the girl with in-
credulous cvcs.
“And if you don‘t believe it. come and
sec how.“ said Elma. flinging down her
towel. ~“Mary l‘eun showed us. She
1 told us everything. and gave us the first
swarm of bees. There are fourteen hives
down under the south wall. ' Spencer
sold the honey for us; and wcplantcd all the New York Post um.» with a face
the nice flowers that grow down in the 3 value of five cents. This latter stamp
meadow. that you said was too stony and T can be bought now for $2.30 Thu“. 0“
‘ barren cvcn for the sliccpto pasture upon: the isaue of 15:2 arc worth $75.
and Will dug and lined around them The first stamped envelope: issued hr
after the chores were. all done. and we Sardinia in ISIS. if usul and in murder-n.-
‘scnt boxes and bouquets of lilies and . dition. bring $30 each. Among the
. vcrhcuaa to the city every day by Mr. 2 rarest and most expensive French slumps
bumps wagon. And we gathered wild 1 is the vermilion onc franc of 1349‘ Worth
is confined to boys and eccentric men and
women. T his impression, however. is
wrong. A great many bankers and brokers
in this and other cities. who have proved
by their business successes that. they are
posscm‘d of sound judgment, are enthusi-
ast ic stamp collectors.
run up into the thousands. and a book of
is required to catalogue them. The
United States government issues at the
present time 209 stamps of different kinds
(not including revenue stamps). which
range in value from one to ninety cents
apiece. A complete collection of these
and other foreign stamps. of recent dates.
unused. is worth in thc philatclic market
about twice their face value.
Just now stamp collecting is booming.
Never before in the world‘s history were
there so many engaged in it. There are
in Paris 180 Wholesale dealers in stamps,
and a large number of periodicals. A
single wholesale dealer in the southern
part of France imported last year 3,000,-
000 foreign postage stamps. Three years
ago a son‘of the Duchess dc Gallina )5-
305511] a collection of stamps for whic he
had )aid £70,000. and his library Con~
sistt of nearly 300 volumes. M. de
Iiothschild's collection is valued at £10.-
000. and. it is shown only to special
friends. At the Paris Minta large (‘DIIP"-
tion of postage stamps is kept. LI. Philip
Farran owns 1.500.000 stamps and he cm—
ploys two librarians to limp them in
order. The best collection of English
postage stamps belongs to Mr. I’hilbrick.
Q. C. The Duke of Edinburgh isa nota-
ble collector of stamps.
The first postage stamp of which there
is any rccord was i~sucd by the British
Government in law: Switrcrland and
liraril came next in 1843. and the first
postage stamp appcarcd in the l'nitcd
States in 184?. In 1542. howmrr. the
Postmaster in this city issued a few blue
colored oval stamps. bearing the inwrip.
tion. “I'. S. ('ity Ihwpatch.“ and a picture,
of \Vavhingtou. for his own co‘Jvcnicncc.
Also. in 1845. a local snunp was is~ucd at
strawberriflg‘gorc the sun was up. and . $50, Old red Hruyiliun stamps are worth
l3“ “WWI“ “‘1 0f the “bl latic. 3““ the i to the collector from $25 10*30. IIuwaiiS.
‘ money is all ours-A—evcry cent of it l“
“Honey. ehl“ said Mr. (‘ht-sney, star-
ing at. the row of hives, for ,Elmn had :
dragged him out into the November ;
moonlight. to the. scene. of action. “\Vcll. ‘
l
I
1852. are valued at $515 and rare Canadian
and Newfoundland \tampa fetch $50 and
$55. An Island of Mauritius stamp fungi
in 1S4? rcadily yields its holdcr 850,
But they are scnrcer than hen‘s teeth.
Stamps have rcvcntly been issued bv
the Congo Free State of the dcnomiug.
tions of 5. 10. ‘35. and 50 centinies.‘ Tin-v.-
are printed in a bright tint. and bear llfe
expressive features of King Leopold 1L
.‘ In connettion with these a vcrv neat
' postal card has also been issued. .
And after that be regarded his family . Among American stampa those ixaued
.wilh more respect. The mere. fact that . by the postmaster at Iiraxtlclmro. \‘t.. in
they could earn money had elevated them 1848. are very rare. and rcudilv brinn
immensely in his sight. ,3190 in this city.’ If attached to the
l Ilut when spring came he lost his able . original envelope the fortunate possessor
ooudjutor. ; can gettfitl futonc of them. 'l'hcre arc
Bliss Elma incidentally announced to
I‘ve seen these many a time, but. I al-
‘ wavs s‘ vised they belonged to Squire
Tl‘ciiu‘s inlks. And flowers. and wild l
bcrrit‘S! Didn‘t think there was so much l
i money in ’cm. Guess I‘ll try the busiucss :
; myself next year. Queer that. the women-
~ folks should have got the start of met“
him one day that she was goin g to he f
married to Walter I‘cnu the next week. ‘
, “And manuna is coming to live with .
with us.“ added Elma. “She can‘t stand '
the damp house and this hard work any
. longer.“ !
llut Mrs. t‘ltcx‘ncy did not go to the
Penn Farm. Mr. t‘licsncy bin-d a- stou’t .
scrvingumiid. and laid tiniiti~pipcs under :
. the “WIN" 8‘““I” E $350 “Ilit‘vv. There is a Goliad. Texas.
If his \vit‘c really understood her busi~ . stamp worth :93; a Baton Rouge \vcrth
f ncss so well. it mm worth while to keep ? ‘50; St. Louis. ‘55; and several who“.
. her well and active. he considered. valued at $50 each. At a tvccnt auction
A Baltimore stamp of 1846. rcccutlv
turned up in this city and \VM scut tb
Europe. whcrc it was sold for $100. 'I‘Jic
most valuable stamp“ are usually sent ito
Europe because better prices are got
thcrc. There are not more than three
of the famous Alexandria. Va. tivc~cent
black stamps .on a butl‘ envelope) in cx~
istcncc. and thcse three :il‘t‘ valued at
t
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. “1 (‘mlliln‘t \vvll lcavc plum, you .sale the collection of the Rev. Mr. "00.
S know.“ said Mm. Chcsncy to Elma. “lle ‘ ncckc. of Milwaukee, brought “an111 Of
l"means well. and now that Rcbccca Beckel
, is coming here. and the kitchen is dry. we
* shall get along nicely. I wouldn‘t go
2 back to the city for anything now.“
“Nor I. either.“ said Elma. “And oh,
lmamma. I shall always love those bee-
: hives under the holly-bucks. for it was
‘there that Walter asked me to be his
wife!“ /
And Mrs. Chesncy tear-fully kissed her .
daughter. She. too. had been happy ‘
once. and had her dreams.
It waste be hoped that Walter Penn
was made of different metal from George
. Chesney. ‘ »
3 To Elma. however. all the world was
conleur do rose. Ilad she not the eternal
talisman of Youth and Lovel—fltturday
Night. .
“.500.
Eleven stamps. in denominations of
from two to twenty cents. \vcrc issued bv
the (‘onfedcrate States of America during
the years 1861363, inclusive. Of these
.the most valuable is the ten-cent blue.
1863; an unused one is worth $2; used,
#3. An unanthcnticated story is told to
the effect that previous to thisiasue by
the Confederates. a local xmtmaster made
a stamp for his own use from a stamp
used to impress the trade mark on the
soles of shoes.
From the nature of the mania for the
collection of these little bits of paper. it
is hard to estimate how many are engaged
in it .in this city. but Mr. Le Gary; an
amateur collector who lives in Leonard
street. and whom this passion has con»
plotely absorbed, said that. speaking
from” an experience of twenty years. he
thought there were at. lea-st 20,000 people
in ‘tIllS city en ged in chasing the
philatelic butter y. There were some
twenty dealers, employing from two =to
twenty people. ”and almost innumerable
collectors who went around buying up
old paper and sorting it over for rare
stamps. Stain issued by telegraph
companies. he said, had a commercial
value. and old stampson medicine bottles
brought good prices. Some of the latter
were aflixed to bottles worth ”add 35
by
a.
A Level: Headed Chemist.
What might have ved a very tragi-
cal occurrence was a roitly nipped in the
bud the other day by a Parisian chemist...
An elegantly / young woman.
wearing a thick veil over her face, went
into a pharmaceutical establishment .at'
Cliehy and naked for a phial of vitriol.
The chemist, whose auspicious were
aroused by the mysterious manner of his
fair customer. asked her some questions,
to which she returned evasive replies.
He then gave_her, instead of vitriol, a
bottle of fumed water. and directed a “El-3.. while the stamps were valu
man to allow the fair damsel and to philateltsts It 03—13769 York SM
watch her movements. The amateur de-
tective did so, and soon saw the wo-
man take up her ition at a street;
corner, phial in ban . After having care-
fully uncorked the bottle. she , waited.
and. as a young man well known in the
neighborth by, she flung its
contents, with a yell of triumph, in his
face. The man received the perfumed l
water in his eyes. but. although it out 1“: never been put to any very valu’ible
made him smart for a moment. he roa use, and Edison has only gained from it
like a hull of Basluin. and cried out that l a few thousand dollars in r0 alties from
he was blinded forever. Meanwhile. the ; exhibitors. But he utilized it to make a
emulator of Marie Beer, who thought she i collection of famous voices. Since he
had inflicted a terrible punishment on her . became famous his visitors have included
false-hearten Adonis, ran~ away with the 5. hundreds of celebrities. Instead of “1;.
speed 0‘ l“ Atalanta, “le ursued ‘3 ing them for their antogra or photo—
some of the bystanders who he witness - graphs, he has, in two or ree hundred
the scene. The chemist‘s man, however, mstanceg, requested them to speak . few.
set everybody‘s mind ateaseby dgscfibing sentences into a phonograph. He has
the pious fraud employed by his master kept the plates in ambinetmnd occasiOn-
Jr the prevention of another Panama 311, be mm mm. of them through a“,
mil-“M" P0"- machine, which sends out the words ex-
' aetly u uttered. Edison is probably the
only man who can revive the silenced
miso- lay sun a... Beecher-‘1; Voice
In the house of Thomas A. Edison, at
Llewellyn Park. is a remarkable memento
“Beecher. The inventor‘s phonogra h‘
for impressing on a soft metal sheet the
utterances of the human voice. and then
emitting it again by turning a crank,
Green and heliotrope are a favorite
combination which is worn by fashionable
The postage stamps used in the world .
seventy—four pages. printed in fine type. _
jless than a score of thcm in existence. *
so promptly cut short a congestion of the
i lungs. sore throat or rheunatism, as hot:
water when applied promptly and thor-
' oughly.
in hot water and kept up died to all sores
and new cuts. bruises and sprains. is the
y treatment now adopted in hospitals——
Health and Home.
Wisdom in Eating.
As a univcmil rule in health, and with
very rare exception in disease, that is bcst
to be eaten which the appetite craves or
the taste relishes.
the quality of food eaten; nature‘s in~
stincts are the wiscat regulators in this
respect. The great sources of mischief
from eating are three quantity. frequen-
cy. mpidity— and from these come the
horrible dyspepsia; which make of hu-
, man life a burden. a torture. 9. living
. death. By eating fast. the stomach, like
abottlc being filled through a funnel. is
f full and overflowing before we know it.
; But the most important reason is. the
.food is swallowed before time has been
allowed to divide it into sufficiently small
pieces with the teeth; for. like ice in a
tumbler of water, the smaller the bits are,
the sooner are they dissolved. It has
. been seen with the naked eye that if solid
, food is cut up in pieces small as half a
‘ cn. it digests almost as Soon without be—
. ing chewed at all as if it had been well
masticntcd. The best plan. therefore.
‘ is for all perstins to thus comminute their
food; for. even if it is well chewed. the
comminution is no injury. while it is of
great importance in case of hurry. forget-
fulucss. or bad tccth. (‘Liccrful conver-
sation prevents rapid eating. It requires
about five hours for a common meal to '
disolve and pass out of the stomach. du-
ring which timc this organ is incessantly
at work. when it must have repose. as
any other muscle or set of muscles. after
such a length of effort. Hence persons
should
hours‘ intcrval.
brain perishcs without rcposc.
force food upon the stomach.
tircd when night contra.
of the body is weary and looks to the bed;
but just as We lie down to rest every
other part of the body. if or. by a hearty
meal. give the stomach live hours work.
which in its wcak state nquires a much 3
Iongcr time to perform than at an earlier
hour of the day. it is like imposing upon
a servant a full day‘s labor just at the
Hence the ;
unwisdom of eating heartily late in the a
'day or evening; and no wonder it has ;
Always break 3
fad before work or c\crcisc. No labor-cm '
clove of a hard day‘s work.
cost. many a man his life.
or active prisons should eat an atom later
'than sundown. and then it should not. be
over half the midday meal. Persons of
scdcntary habits. or who are at. all ailing.
should take absolutely nothing for sup-
per beyond a single
. single cup of warm drink. Such :1 .mp-
pcr will always give better sleep and pre-
pare for a licztrticr breakfast. with the ad-
vantage of having 'thc exercise, of the
whole day to grind it up and extract its
untrimcnt. Never car without an incli.
nation. r-Iflu‘fa‘Jom-mil of Homo.
The Old Women‘s Fan.
S. S. I‘rcntias uscd to narrate an anew
dotc located at Natchez. Miss” when
Prof. Mallit.
almut to pwach there.
The fame of the
gifted orator had preceded him. and,
every pcraon in thc t‘ity of Bluffs was
anxious to hear him. Somchow the news
happened to reach the hovel of an old
woman. who. pcrhaps, had not heard a
sermon for a quarter of a century. and
very seldom \vcnt qut into tthorld.
She determined to bcnr the stranger. I
bring cxcccdingly warm weather at the
time. and having no fan. she started out
to purchase one. She got to a store where
. they happened to know her. and. aware
l of her ignorance. they determined to
have sortie fun. They told her they had
‘ just received a new~fashioned fan, a very
5 beautiful article. and handed her n coin-
mon gilt bellows! She tried its power to
oaisc a breeze and was perfectly delighted
with it. To church she went; the. house
being crowded she took her seat near the
:pulpit. The text was selected. and the
. speaker progn‘samd and wanned with his
f subject. and so did the old woman. who
gnow brou ht her fan to her face and
g commencet blowing away as if her salva-
; tion depended upon her keeping cool.
. This attracted the attention of the. audi-
ence. and the speaker looked down to see
Ewhat was the matter. llis eye caught
2 the old woman; he, stopped and smiled
The old
woman obserged him looking at her and
cried out. “Go it. my magnolia! bress
The audience
at the ridiculous figure she cut.
God. I‘se all attention."
. roared, and Prof. Maflit, bringing his re~
marks to an abrupt conclusion. con»
menced singing a hymn to restore order.
.- Perky mm.
A 8200 Comn for a Parrot.
What is piuonbly the smallest burial
casket ever manufactured was exhibited
at. the salemoms of a New York concern
recently. It was ordered by a wealthy
widow residing In the city. to contain
the remains of a parrot of which she was
particularly fond. The casket is sixteen
inches long and six inches deep outside
measurement. It was made out. of asolid
piece of rosewood and is most ex-
quisitely carved. The inside is lined
with tufted pink satin. and the parrot‘s
head rests upon a pillow of the same
material, richly embroidered, the whole
costing over $200. An incident in the
life of the parrot may prove interesting.
While the family were residing in India
burglars entered the house. Near the
door a cord was suspended, which, when
pulled. rang a gong in the servant‘s
quarters. The parrot saw the burglars
enter and immediately commenced pulling
the cord. thereby alarming the household
and in all probability saving the master‘s
life, as burglars in that locality have a
playful habit. of taking a life or two be
are completing their work.
The monks of St. Bernard. who devote
themselvesas udently to the study of
science as to thereluleof wayfaringmen,
have brought the telephone into th '
‘ voice of the great pmacher.——Plziladdyli¢
Pans. Timer- ' .
service of mercy.
Pieces of cotton batting dipped 1
Persons rarely err in .
not cat within lcss than n tivc- :
The heart itself i< at. ~
rest more than one—third of its time. The ‘
Never ‘
4‘“ lift}
Every musvle l
_ piccc of cold stale
brcad and butt‘cr or as tip biscuit. with a
the great rcvivalivt. was”
tam rises slow then-at; a hen lot appears
in front. of him, aniezden and a monster
hat. '
mimic. mermaids roar and rage: hedmlh‘.
he twists, he wrigglm~ round. but can‘t
see orchestra or stage. J-
“My love. to see thee die at last—ob. death
indeed. thou hast thy sting.“ lle hears
the simthes of the cast, but. cannot see a
blamed thing.
‘Iim—ban 1 Explosions next en we—a con-
: flagrntion‘s lurid glint; and t en be'mup
tors in his rage. some words it wouldn‘t
do to print it.
such a thing as that! Ah. hat” he cried.
g; think‘ I we: ' a scheme to play upon that.
If" _
“Excuse me. madame.“ next hit-Enid. “but will
you be so very kind and take that business
011' your head, so we may see who at be
hind?“
“Ho. ho! ha. hat" he hears the Strundyhears ‘
, \ i. . . -‘ ' . , :
“I‘ve paid myclollar just tn be shut out by ' hi'id “Em 3’ hid-i “ shuh
uGo ahead. salt I"
“'ithuut more ado the millionaire took
the chaliqmgne bottle from the other‘s
hand. turned it up<ide down, thrust it
calmlv down the back of the darkcy's
ncckiand left it there. while the cham-
pagne drippcd gently down the waiter‘s
5 inc. Then, watch in hand. he waited
while the Ioungcx‘int up, and the wait~
crs moved in from the corridors with
their eyes fairly starting from their heads.
“Dou‘ you shivah. yo fool," said the
foremost of them in a hoarse whisper to
Thomas. “'F v‘ do I‘Il~—I'll kick '50'
3" got a
chance f‘ tcr pay inc llcm saving dollnhs
now. an‘ if y‘ mi»? it I‘ll lam y’-—-I will
fer a fac‘ "
Meanwhile the waiter stood there with
Lpursed lips. staring eyes. and clenched
lfists. His head “as bunt forward. and
his legs spread apart, while his breath
She only turned-and ‘such a look? Enough
to await astatuo flat. And be. poor chapf
be fairly shook—but she retained her
monster hat.
Poor chap! be turned a fiery red.
he exclaimed. “she'll have a fitf“
clapped
for a little bit.
Iqul row then-at. which only makes the
03 that but? 2 '. 2“
words her mind was son.- dish-m, ~ I; for
not. perceiving. she inferred the protest
was to her addressed.
; 80 in confusion she untied her hat and blushed
' at‘ sounds of mirth. “And now." the
sc renting fellow cried, " rha I‘ll t
my dollar‘s worth.“ pe ps ge
—L'hus. .Il. Snyder. in Siftt'ngs.
Getting Even.
Mrs. Dc Ping has invited her relatives
to dinner. in acknowlcdgmcnt cf courte-
sies shown during a two weeks‘ visit the
summer bcfurc.
He (after the sixth (‘t)tlr$t'i——-“I‘m
blowed if I can eat another morn-l I"
She (nudging l’llll under the table. and
in awhiSpcr» «—"Unbutton yer vest. I-erv.
It‘s th‘ only chance \vc‘ll ltcv tcr git even
1 with urn fir another year.“—~Jud§]e.
Rough on Gus.
Something very unpleasant occurred to
Gus Snobberly. a dude. at a fashionable
New York restaurant. and he will go thcrc
no more. The large room was crowded
with people. most of whom knew Gus, so
he said. in a loud. imperious voice:
"\Vaitaw. I or dcrcd some brains a while
ago. but I've not got them yet. I See you
1 have fried oysters. Bring me a duke-n
’ when you fetch the brains."
. hasn‘t got any bntins yet.“called_out the
waiter. in a voice that could be heard bv
’ everybody in the dining-room.——S{r':ingx.
Replying In Rhyme.
what eccentric preacher, who has bccn
holding revival meeting» for some weeks.
Among others who attended was a bust:
little man whose eccentricity ran in the
dircction of port ry. inzomuch that nearlv
everything he said “'33 done up in rhunJ.
His actions one night gave the preacher
mason tothink that he had been think
In . so he approacln d our busy little
, fr end. and grasping him by the arm. said
In an emphatic manner:
“You are tight."
The busy little man looked
up into the
ment‘s hesitation replied:
“I‘m neither tight. nor run I loose;
I'm Johnny huux. from Syracuu-f
—Du.-tsu'llr Breeze.
lle Did Know.
Pater families (who has invited his
daughter‘s licuu to have a little refresh—
mentl—"II'hat‘ll you have. John? A
littletham. cold roast beef, Cold chicken
or— ‘
John (a true Bostonian‘i—“Ain‘t those
baked beans in that dish?“
P.-—“Tliey are. Have some 2"
Daughter‘s Little Brother (who has
been permitted to sit up a little while
longer than ustialjt~—“Ila. Jennie. I‘ve
caught you. I thought you were telling
me a lie at the time.“
J ennie—‘ ~“'hat do you mean,Johnnie i“
Johnnie —“lle picked ‘em out in a
jifgy."
ennie——"Picked out what? \Vho?“
Johnnie—“Your beau. He picked out
the beans himself. and you told me he
didn‘t. know beans—“ ‘
Pater familias (in a voice of thunder)—
“Johnnie. go to bed 2"
Johnnie (bursting into tears‘nA—“She
did, she did. She said he didn‘t
know . s or he would have proposed
long ago."
[Tableau.]-—Bwton (bu-fer.
Amusing a Millionaire.
A famous millionaire sat on the edge of
. table in the Casino at Newport one night
and stared at his boots in dismay.
“Yaw l“ he yawned in an excess of
boredom as he raised his eyebrows and
returned his hands dec into his pockets.
“It‘s slow; monstrous y slow."
Apparently it was. One or two men
in faultless attire smoked near the win~
dow. Others sprawled in languid desper-
ation in the deep armchairs. and an emi-
nent stock speculator added drowsiness
to it all by snoring with subtle but pene-
trating regularity in the corner. It was a
sultry night. and the negro waiters
mogul their black faces as they whis-
pe together in the corridor. The
ennuied millionaire could almost hear the
Iappin of the water in the harbor against
the sides of his beautiful steam—yacht.
Bis horses moved uneasily in the boat
without and rattled the big pole chain
in tiently.
t was nearly midnight in the Queen
of American watering~placcs,end nothing
was going on! The millionaire kicked
his heels peevishly against the table and
motioned to one of the waiters. They all
scrambled forward in such haste that the
oldest. one slipped and almost fell. The
great man smiled, whereut a wave of joy
over the dusky p. and all but
one retired with teeth in full review.
Who is unhappy when a millionaire
mules!
“Is the champagne well iced?“ asked
the man of means, goodunturedly.
l
lixuwt“ g
He 3
his but upon his head, then waited .
Then “those behind" at once begin to raiw an .
fellow grin. "Take off that halt I I Take 1
i
low when in front the maiden board these
In a neighlmring town lives a some»,
t face of the prcathcr and without :1 nm- ,
came in mighty starts. The Ioungen
; were crowding round with their watches
i in their hands, making bets npidly.wh.ile
Ethe time were slowly away. Presently
l the millionaire shouted:
‘ "One minute: “
. “Dbl “ moaned Thomas in a voice like
3 the soulful roar of n cavern by the sea,
g "I‘m agoin. I‘m a~guinl“
“Remember dent sieving dollyehs'. "
There was an awful hush. the sound of
i, the grinding of teeth. a wild “Huh-wu-
wu-whm’xm'. " followed by helpless chat-
;tcring. and Thomas stood shaking like
an aspen leaf.wit'u one eye turned appeal-
; ingly on the SEVcrzrtluliar men, while the
other sought the fuse of the millionaire.
One after anulltr‘r tlic u alters essayed the
test. and for two hours the Casino was
the livelin st spot in America‘l‘hen the fa-
‘ moo» millionaire climbed contentedly to
. the seat of his cart. and murmured as he
I drove homeward in the moonlight "It
‘ wasn‘t so nwmtronsly slow after lil."——
_.‘}~.a I'm-k Ill-r31.
.—
i Superstitions About Birds.
Amt/mg the iicgr-wa the moaning dove
moanyt to save a man‘s soul. To kill one
of these (loves it“ a sign of death. but
more frequently ujlhc death of 8 child.
A buzzard or a/crow on a h0u§~0~lcp is
lmlicvcd by tligéime" people to be an in-
variabhrliigh'nf death or disaster; 8 visit
at thc door from :1 riwsit-r, the approach-
in: visit. of a friend: the uni“: of the
5(‘l‘t‘l‘(‘ll~(-\\ l. or "rlxiu'ring" ou'l. is a bad
omen of many interpretations; while. if
thc common out hunts on your right,
good luck will follow. but bad luck
should he takc up his pi uition on the left
and hcmt therefrom.
In France the handsome white owl.
with its beautiful plumage. is acceptid
. . ’ cvcrvvvhe'e a~ a forerunner of death. The
“A dozen trtcd oysters for the man who re ‘ ‘
putation of all night I)Il‘(l.\._ great or
small. is no bcttcr: but Swain-tn Illittg'
'iuation has dia-ovcml a rum-«Iv for ail
'thcir spells. It t'ulisISI‘ of throwing a
‘3 pinch of salt into the tire as soon as their
. sound is heard.
In the south of Germany the crow be—
speaks good luck: but. in France. any—
thing but that it" Such in the morning.
The same with the magpie will luck if it
flies on your left; if. on the contrary. on
the right. you may be auxin-d that the
day will be a fortunate one. In England
the influence of the aplwarunce of this
siucy bird upon curn-nt events is gov
cured by thv numbers in which be ap-
pears, and is thus summed up:
i "Une for sorrow: ’
5 Two tor north“.
Three for a modding;
Four for a birth ;"
and so on.
If a cliatiimh percln a on your window
' sill bcvvarc of ll‘l'llt hcry.
.In the Tyrul many of the country peo-
. pie wear an eagle‘s tongue in an amulet.
as a pn-servzuiw against giddiness in
climbing the mountains. If you have
‘ money in your pocket u hen you hear the
ctnkoo for the first time. it is agood
omen. and you will have your pockets
" wcll lined during the year; if.on the con-
trary. you have no money. cultivate your
‘ friends. for you “ill be in need of their
assistance lwforc long. .
_ They say in Normandy that the misseb
thrush speaks seven languages; and in
’ Inmguedoc. the shepherd who kills a
wag~tail will shortly witness the death of
like tint-st sheep in his flock. In Sairr
; tonge they believe the goatsuckt‘r hatches
' its rugs by merely looking at them.
'1‘ e blackbird which cmsses your road
l brings you good luck.
. No physician should fail to procure 3
§ bed of partridge feathers A patient laid
‘1 upon such abed. no matter what his dis-
' case. will never die of it.although he will
not necessarily get well.~1t'eie Mara:
Timcsllemwwt.
A “0,000 Gold Nugget.
Louis Blending says the generally ac-
cepted statement that the largest nugget
ever found in California was worth a Iit~
tle more than $21.00?) is an erroneous
one. He says that J. J. Finney. “Old
Virginia." found a piece of gold about
six miles from Downieville, Sierra coon-
ty, on August 21. 1566. that weighed 5..
000 ounces. The gold of that vicinity
was worth $18 per ounce. which would
make the value of the nugget 090.000-
This would mske the Finney nugget the
largest piece of pure gold ever discov-
ered. so far all accounts go. Ilcretofore
the Australian nugget, found in the Balla-
rat gold fields, has been considered the
largest. It. was valued at $30,000. Fin-
ney, or “Old Virginia." as he was famib
iarly called in those days, afterward went
to Washoc when the great silver discovv
cries were made there. and from him the
town of Virginia City took its name. The
man who discovered the largest nugget
in California and gave his name to the
richest mining camp in the world died in
eLi'ttrcme poverty—(1mm Valley (ChL)
”man.
Resemblalee and Dilemmas.
' A at «:1 cause‘ has. . rstoek,‘
‘ it. its
Buttbati’t'sapt in oing 08.
To genuine a [info check;
Egret!» tbo‘. is e dilemma.
.0 w ‘
ban man or women choose duties! K0
morethan they can choose their birfi—
place. or their fsthu‘ or mother.
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