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VOL. XIX.
PITTSISORO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, OUrOrJUIl 8, 18.
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(ioldoii.Rod.
On tho liasy Mil it blows
In n splendor gay and dreamy,
A 'id Hi" twilight softly glows
In its texture tli'h nnil creamy.
lio.md It light as ether drifts
When tin' iiiail begins to will itlo,
And tlio pensive light-wave shifts
All tin' silver of tlio thistle.
Litll i fnlry gi-ien tree
In the mcalow nayly wttvln,",
All tlio huidsonpn vividly
With a llond of sunshine, lavlug.
Tliou -li It blows In siimuw-tlsno,
"lis tho torch of gorgeous yt'llow
Timt nhliiKo In luituiim'ti prlmo
Sets tho woodland brown and mellow.
1!. K. Munkiltrlok lu Harporx Weeily.
THE ARTIST'S STORY.
"I lull .you, InilioH," declared band
pomo ntul cynical Wilton Roboloy, tho
nrtist, "a fortuuu. toller showed nio tho
imago of my wife two yenrs before I
ever saw her in tlio flesh nud thou
sands of miles from tho luco I first
met her."
"You tiro tho lust mini iu tho world
whoso mind I would think obscured
by the clouds of mysticism," replied
tho rich Mrs, Aitslyn, his friend und
patron. "You have never shown nny
jmlii'iieo with tho charlatans who pro
tend to expose anil expound tho so
cretH Unit 11 wmo Providence has or
diiiued wo should not futhoiu. And
yet you nro taxing our credulity w.th
11 statement that wonld bo marvelous
if true."
"I must iti-int upon my veracity in
tin-, instance," smiled tlio artist.
"Now don't stop to argue, mamma,"
lired the elder of tho Aunty I) RU'l".
"I'lu ro is 11 story in thin, nnd after
Mr. Robeloy lias told it you can re
claim him from tlio darkness of bin
superstitious and air your theories.
Now do tell us all about it;"iinl three
pii t!y sistels sightd their curiosity ill
dim u.
' .1 list ko, you don't us!; mo to ex
plain," said tho artist with a quizzical
look. "1 shall give you the remark
able fuels and leavo you to wrestle
Willi t In-111. Eight years ago I was in
I 'in in piirsinn.; my studio, and lived
the life of a li.diemiau from ehoiee,
rather than from necessity, Wo fel
low a held tho responsibilities of life
very lightly and laughed at all human
'heiioiiiena that would not yield to
the tet of materialism. I whs chief
11 n 1 1 11 r ll-.o scoll'er.s, ii'id found bare
faced fraud iu corything from cluir
voy.iuey to tho piercing of tho future
through the meiliiim of tea grounds.
'Then as now I occasionally broko
entirely 11 way from my nv.ml sur
roiinnings nnd was one day sauntering
alone through line do Houses. As I
passed olio of tho mo.it pretentious
houses I was startled by a scream for
help mid (hi-he.l through tho open
doorway to lind a woman buttling with
flames that with great leaps und flash
cs wero consuming tho whito draper
ies of what struck 1110 ns n couaccruted
altar out of place. Our combined
efforts h ion mustered tho incipient
conflagration. As tho woman anoint
ed my hands with some soothing lo
tion I saw that slio was as dark ns a
gypsy. Jfer hair rippled back from
b'T forehead iu waves of bluo black,
her eyes were brilliant in tho eamo
deep coloring, and lior strong, even
teeth suggested 'polished ivory. She
was 1111 niuazou iu size, yet tho sweep
ing curves of beauty wero such ns to
fiin'inato the artist whilo hor motions
were supple and graceful as tho30 of n
tiger.
" 'You nro a genth 111.111, and
there is but 01:0 way in which
I can ofl'or return for your services,'
she said as I turned to leave. Her
voice was soft as the notes of a Into
and her ucccnt gavo unsuspected
charms to my mother tongue. 'I was
born of royal blood iu Iiali?.
Through study of tho sucrod Vedas
mid the pure doctrine of Karma I at
tained tho power of divination. Your
people would classify mo among for
tune teller? ; but I am polos apart from
tho vulgar humbugs that tnido upon
ignorance and Hiipcrstitulioii. Prom
ise you will come tomorrow, for
I am tipHot by this accident. Then 1
.nil be both your historian and your
prophet, I shall count ou you,
lll'sclir.'
"Though I mentally sneered at Iho
woman's pretensions and lay nwuke
halt' tho night assuring myself that
1 would never seek her out, 1 was at
her door ton minutes before tho ap
pointed timo uext day. I wiil not
ile-cnbo tho 'Inner Temple of Mys
teries' to which she conducted me,
but iu tho weird fifect of its hangings,
mirrors, grotesque carvings and myth
ical symbols it challenged I he mist
hardened skepticism. Throw lug the
white light of a go'd mi lamp upon inv
fiieo with a powerful riiKctoi, she
jetiernhzed upon tny past life as any
shrew I judge of human nature might
do. Thou suddenly knitting her .ows
and loaning closer sho slowly spullod
out 'Muroia Arnold.'
" 'That is tbe name of tho girl you
will marry, 'she nnnouncod iu adrenmy
voice, ',nd thcro you seo bcr. '
"With that the lights fa do. I to tlio
dim n cbs of deep twilight, and there
followed tho darkness of the dnugeon.
Opposite rue as if iu life was tho imago
of tho sweot and beautiful woman you
kuow ns Mrs. Roboloy. Never beforo
bad I been dominated by the toudor
passion, but there I was fathoms dcop
in love with what might have been nn
enchanting illusion or a superb paiut
iug. Bo deeply wns I impressed that
ufter leaving iu a bewilderment of
doubt I sketched tho luagliilioout
crtaturo so indelibly impressed upon
my memory.
"Eighteen mouths later I was iu
southern California enjoying tho
medicinal virtues of the climate, and
finding subjects iu som) of tho delight
ful ecouory. O110 morning I had my
onsel at the edge of a wooded precipice
overlooking n charming spread of
landscape. Tho velvet carpeting of
grass and moss had failed to warn mo
of approaehiug footsteps, and whou 1
turned it was tho startled movement
caused by a half-suppressed scream.
There wero two Indies, tho elder
anxiously supporting tho youngor,
whoso face was blanched and whoso
eyes wero fastened upon mo as though
I were a terrifying apparatiou. It was
tho girl tho Indian sorcercs had
shown mo iu Paris; but what did sin
know of me? As she sank down under
tho weight of her emotions, I hastened
to a near-by spring for water, nnd
when I roturuod her eyes wore upon
mo iu that same lixod nud troubled
look,
" 'What can bo tho matter, daughter?
You h.ivn always been so stroug and
vigorous.'
" 'is your name Houry Morton?'
asked the younger of me, without heed
ing the mother's question.
" 'It is Wiltou Koboloy,' I respond
ed quietly. At that instant it tbished
upon mo that in a desiro to conceal
my identity I hud given the name of
Henry Morton to Iho fortune teller.
Then with tho inspiration of an nux
iom lover I added: Mint I have a
cousin of that uiimo who boars a strik
ing resemblance to me.'
"My immediate reward was a revival
of strength nud spirits 011 tho part of
tin; young lady. The mother intro
duced herself as Mrs. Oilsen, nud then
said: 'Lucy, wo had best got back to
the hotel.'
" 'Lucy CSilson?' and yet it wns her
presence that had bueu conjured up as
my bride to be. She was the girl of
my sketch and my dreams. Tho next
day I culled at tho hotel to inquire
ufter her. I called often. Wo walked,
drove, painted nnd boated togethor.
1 C111110 to kuow through tho intuition
of love that sho was not indifferent to
me. One eveniug as wo drifted lazily
through tho water lilies she hnuded
1110 a skolch of myself and asked: 'Is
that a picture of Henry Morton?'
"It's pcrfict," 1 uuswercd though
dumfouuded. A shadow of nnger
crossed her face, nud sho wnsnbout to
tear tho picture to pieces when I
caught her hands and suddenly
showed tho reproduction of herself
that I had made in Paris. It was her
turn to bj surprised, and when I told
her of my experience at tho fortune
teller's 011 Huo do Bougcs, giving her
tho date, sho quickly oxolniincd:
" 'Why, I was there with Marcia
Arnold. Mamma and I did Europe
that season, und wo two girls visited
that Indian princess just for a lark.
That wns where I snw Henry Morton,
whom I was told fate had decreed ns
my future husband.'
"Beforo we rowed homo it was nil
cxplaiucd, and tho sequel of our
strange experience was a happy mar
riage. The diiiky prophetess who had
confused tho mime of tho two girls
wns a cultivated fraud. It was all a
trick of tho mirrors, ladies." De
troit Free Tress.
The Identification Needed.
Mr. William Maydeiibaner of Sent
tlc, Wash., is a woman, who daserves
to go dow n to posterity as one w ith an
admirable so use of good humor. She
became known to f.uuo iu tho follow
ing manner: One day she entered the
First National li.uik and presented to
the cashier, one Turner, a newcomer
in the city, a properly drawu check.
Mr. Turner demurred at paying it be
cause ho did not know her. Ho in
formed her thut sho would have to be
identified. She looked up, and dis
covering that a stranger was waiting
on her, remarked sncciuetly:
"Well, sir, if any identification is
necessary yon are the one to be iden
tified. I have lived here all my life
and never saw yon around hero be
fore." Tne ensiiier cashed the check. l!o
toil Advertiser.
Effective .Matchmaking.
An old custom was revived by tho
Nez Percos Indians nud their visitors
during tho oolcbratiou ou the last
Fourth of July. Tho natives of tho
local tribo uro very woalthy people,
and there aro desiguing mothers
among the aborigines as well ns iu tho
different classes of civilized society.
The young bucks of the Nez Forces
tribo aro regarded somewhat liko tho
soious of royalty iu matrimonial
circles. The maidens from all visit
ing tribes wero brought to Lnpwui to
lind husbands. Tho onstoms of tho
tribos, which wore rovived for tho oc
ension, wero moro effectivo thau the
ISostou man's way.
Tho marriageable maidens woro by
common accord qunrtorod iu a selected
spot in tho valley of tho Lapwni. At
an appointed hour tho young mull w ho
wanted wives to share their annuities,
their homesteads and tho nffuations of
thoir hearts nppoared iu procession on
tho hallowed campground. The hour
was midnight, and the scene was in a
grovo of trcos made fragrant by the
wild flowers, ami every heart danced
to tho music of tho rippling waters.
Tho young men marched forth, and
none but candidates for matrimony
joined tho march. They were dressed
iu their brightest colors, nud each
carried a whito willow cane. As they
approached tho tents thoy chanted an
Indian chorus that was doleful as tho
song of an owl, and kept time by
beating upon tho touts with their
canes. The drumming was dcafouiiiff
to tho distant spectator and must have
boon distracting to the waiting maidens
in tho tents. At last tho bingiug and
the drumming had tho desirud effect,
Tho maidens camo forth, after a do
lay just long enough to satisfy that
universal passion of tho mind of a
woman to drive a lover mad with
doubt. Thcro were moro men than
maidens; tho former kept up tho
march aud tho music throughout; tho
maidens countermarched on tho lino
of tho same circle, each selecting a
husband from the lino. Tho chosen
ones bustoucd to follow the brides
away into tho darkness. Tho iiufor
tunato suitors were loft to despair.
Portland Orugouiuii.
Longevity.
Elijah Glenn has just passed his otio
hundredth birthday. He is oueof tho
thirteen suivivors of tho war of 1812,
nud is as cheerful ns a cricket, with
Iho prospect of many years ahead of
him.
Homo scientists toll us that it is pos
sible, for tho average mau to over a
century, nud the wonder is that so few
try the experiment. Most of us stum
ble along through fifty or sixty years,
carrying a load of rheumatism nnd
gout, while a slender minority are
young at threo score, healthy at four
score and ten, aud not very old or
very feeble whou they pass the cen
tury milo stone.
Every country in Europe produces
a goodly number of centenarians, but
the crop is largest in Roumauiu, where
it is said 0110 man in every thousand
celebrates his one hundredth birthday.
Ono hundred and twonty-tivo years
constitute au exceptional age, but
even one hundred nud fifty have in
several instances been reached.
Tho nerves arc what do tbo business
for us, aud we Americans wear our
nerves ou tho outside, whoro every
blast irritates them. Worry makes us
old, but how can one help worryiug in
a political campaign liko t li if.
Homo time, perhaps, wo shall take
life more easily, aud thou wo shall
livo without wear or toar, aud there
fore live till wo go to pieces liko
Holmes "one boss shay." Without
doubt tho ideal limit is a century nud
a half, but, as in all other instances,
tho idenl is hard toattaiu. New York
World.
Ah Old as Noah.
Mr. Reynolds is a bright and well
pre -ervod old gentleman, but to his
little granddaughter Mabel ho seems
verv old iudecd. She had been sitting
ou his knee and looking at him seri
ously for a long timo one day.wheu she
asked suddenly :
"Grandpa, were yon iu tho ark?"
"Why, no, my dear," gasped her as
tonished grandpareut.
Mabel's eyes grew largo aud round
with astonishment.
"Thou, grandpa," sbo asked, "why
weren't you drowned?"
Bewilderment of grnudpareut
Loudon Answers.
Origin of Colds.
A noted physician says (in Popular
Science News) that instead of colds
coming from atmospheric changes as
people generally suppose, they gen
erally originate by breathing impure
air. Ninety-nine percent of what are
termed colds nro uothiii.' i.iioro nor
less thau the poisoning of the mucous
membrane bv ba 1 air.
LI IIUNGCIIANG.
Somo Facts of Interest About tlie
Great Chinaman.
He Could Have Made Illmsslf
Emperor of China.
Perhaps two or threo timos a day,
when Li Hung Chang is at homo in his
palace at Tieu-Tsiu, his sou, Lord Li,
who acts as his secretary, brings the
Viceroy somo stato duoumeut which
necessitates his taking the brush aud
India ink mod for writing iu China
and rupidly painting bis elongated
signature ut tho top left-hand corner.
This palace, in which tho greater
part of tho work of running the Chi
nese Empire is done, is remarkable.
It has been described incorrectly ss
being furnished iu tho Western style.
As a fact, every apartment in tho im
mense, collection of buildings but 0110
is in Chiuese fashion.
This single room in known as tho
"foreign rvceptiou chambor." Every
thing iu it is foreigu except a Chinese
divan. Circular sofas of the latest
pattern, gorgeous tapestries and gilt
furniture give tLu apartment tho ap
pearance of having been transported
iu its entirety from a Fifth aveuitd
mansion. There is even au artibtic
fireplace instead of tho porcelain stove
universal in Chimi.
It is bore that the Viceroy cuter
tains ditiugui&hed foreigu visitors.
Ou tho walls uro oil paintings of Arm
strong, tho ship builder ; Krupp, the
giinmuker ; the famous Chinese Gor
don aud Li himself. When 0110 of
Li's ons.coincs iu and chats to the
visitor iu correct English or French
the caller's surprise is complete.
American visitors to tho Viceroy
wero surprised at his kuowledgo of
polities iu their own country. The first
question ho usually asked was, "Aro
you a Democrat or a Republican?" and
then spoke of affairs hero in a way
that showed extraordinary familiarity
with the system of government He
is particularly Inquisitive as to tho
amount of eorruptiou in politics iu
what ho calls "Ta Ma Quo" "the
great American country."
However, ho cannot look down upon
any corruption bore. The system iu
C'hiiiu is the perfection of extortiou
and bribery. The amount of Li's
fortune is known only to himself. He
is probably one of tho richest meu iu
the world, and owns immense amounts
in Western securities. Allthismoney
has been accumulated by the lies of
every opportunity his position gives
him, to tho uttermost extant. A
mandarin, wishing oven to speak with
the Viceroy, must first pay a fee, and
there is a scale of charges for every
aoncessiou. Too much blame caunot
be attached to Li for thus making
use of his chauco to enrich himself.
It is the reooguized Chiueso system
aud no odium is attached to it there.
Indeed, the whole government is one
vast machine of corruption, from
Fmperor to tho lowest tcrvaut of a
mandarin.
It i little known that Li, bad he
shosen, could have been Emperor of
China. In 1887, when Prince Kuug
was retired iu di.--;raee, a bold coup
would certainly have placed the
Viceroy, then at flie height of bis
power, on tho imperial throne. His
mpporters were anxious that he should
allow himself to be made Eiupsror,
but, probably considering the daugers
continually turrouudiiig the position,
especially without tho prestige of
right by birth, be refused, and plaoed
the present Emperor, Kwaug Hsu, ou
the throne instead.
Tbe blackest and most treacherous
ction in Li's life was tho beheadiug
of the leaders of the Tae-ping rebel
lion. These men came to tho Viceroy's
2amp by invitation to negotiate terms
of surrender. As soon as they were
iu his power ho had all of them be
ueadod. .It is said that "Chiueso"
Gordon was so furious with Li that he
irmed himself with a revolver and
hunted for him high aud low, with the
avowed purpose of taking his life
However, ho relented, no doubt con
sidering in cooler moments that Li
was a Chinaman, and as such unable
to understand Occidental ideas of
honor.
A Surgical Operation.
Dr. Sutter performed a difficult sur
gical opcratiou at the oily hospital re
;ently. Jauiea Hayes, a barber, was
his shop on Park aveauo when the
building was destroyed by the tornado
of May 27th, aud besides other injuries
had bis right arm broken betweeu tbe
tuoulder and the elbow. His arm was
net by a surgeon, but for some reason
tho bone did not grow together, ami he
'.as suffered great pain aud been un
able to use his arm since. A few days
ago be applied to Dr. Sutter and ex
plained the nature of his injuries. He
was told the only way to relievo him
would be to join tho bono together by
artificial lneuliu, so n day wns de
cided upon for the operation. Ho wns
placed on the operating table and
chloroform administered to oim. Dr.
Sutter then made a long incision in
the llk'sli aud bending tli.' arm at tho
broken place, cuu-cd both ends of tho
broken bone to protrude clear of llu
flush, to enable him to operate ou
them without interference. He then
buwkd olf tho lough end of each fmo
tured part, und a smooth, even sur
face was then secured.
He then sawed ench end of the bono
half way through, nboiit :iu inch from
the cud, one being sawed on the top,
nnd tho other on the under side, und
then cut ench end lengthwise to meet
the cut previously made, thus taking
out a piece of tho bono 1111
inch long uud hall' its thickness. ISoth
cuds were then placed together uud the
broken bone was mortised evenly nn.l
smoothly. To hold the ends firmly
together a hole was drilled through tho
bones nt tho point where they were
mortised und au ivory peg driven into
the holo.bindii'g tho ends securely to
gether. The incision wus thou sewed
up uud ill 1 injured ami placed in
splints. Mr. Hayes was thi n revived
nud later in the day went to bis home.
Dr. Sutter says the arm will be nboiit
uu inch shorter than it origin.iily was,
but otherwise it will give Hayes 110
inconvenience after it knits firmly to
gether, which will take about four
weeks. Tlio muscles, Dr. Sutter says,
will! accommodate themselves to the
shortened length of the arm. --St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Double Shots nt (am
The pride of a sportsman is to make
a good double at game. Take n rulVed
grouse hunter, for instance. He put;
up two of the bird at once. The
go whirring oQ' through the brush 11:1 1
are brought down one after the other.
Thut makes tho hunter happy.
A Texas deer hunter riding along on
horseback once saw a couple of deer
leap from their beds and start oil' on a
jump. Ho dropped both, one with
each barrel; t!uy were bkj b icks.
A huuter iu Wisconsin saw three
bears fleeing away through tho timber.
He killed two of them ami wounded
the third so that ho got it the tuxt
day.
A German hunting hares with a 10
gauge shotgun loaded with No. 3 shot
saw two deer running, one ! hiiid the
other. Ho killed them both at twenty
yards.
Men 0:1 the plains in the days when
antelopes were far more plentiful tiiau
uow used to get within shot of n hunch
aud then, by shooting tho leaders,
manage to get nil tho bunch. It was
the same with elk, while buffaloes were
killed by dozens; but such shots were
not pleasing to the meu who made
them iu any other sense than that they
brought so much motiey. This was
market hunting.
How He Kui'rf.
Bloomer Good morniug, Mr. Hlo..-
SOIU.
Blossom (handing him a twenty)
Here you are.
Bloomer (surprised) Why, bow
did you kuow I was going to us't for
a twenty?
Blossom By the way yon addressed
me.
Bloomer Well, I'll fool yon tho
next t:ms.
Bloomer (the next time) Hello
Blossom 1
Blossom (handing him a twenty)
Takw it
Bloomer (greatly surprised) You
certainly must be a mind reader.
Blossom No; I dou't claim to be.
Bloomer Well, then, how did you
know I wus going to ask yo.i for a
twenty?
Blossom - By the way you addressed
me.
Bloomer That's what you said the
last time, and I addressed you entirely
different
Blossom That may be; but I've
noticed you address 1110 only w hen you
want a twenty. Sun Francisco Wave.
A Reminder.
"Willie, didn't I usk yon to m.ke
less noise?" said Mrs. Still at the din
ner table.
"Y'es, you did, mamma."
"Well, I will have to ask you
again."
"Remember, niiimrai, you told mi
it was impolite to ask for anything
twice at tho table " Tln Statesman.
Yes or o I
"Tell me," snid the young man, pas
sionately, "is my answer to be spelled
with three letters or two?"
"Three," said tho summer girl
shyly.
"i)arlinc. I"
"That is to say it is 'nit,' " Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
FOR THE HOl'SETM'E.
rOT.IHH FOB THU SHIRT UOHOJI.
Melt together ono ounce of whito
wax uud two ounces of speimacetij
turn into a cleau shallow pan. Whet:
cold break into pieces nboiit thu siiej
of a chestnut and put iu a box until
ruinired. When making ladled starch
add a piece of this wax. Ladies'
Homo Journal.
coron M'HFME I'Oll a insiso ItOOM.
An unusually pretty dining room
was furnished iu mahogany nud old
blue. The woodwork was painted to
match tho old-fashioned mahogany
sideboard standing opposite tiiu door.
Ou en?b side of tho door narrow
shelves renching to.thi; t ip an ! fitt ed
with .liauiond-paucd glass windows
served 11s china cabinets. The walla
were prepared with old blue cartridge
paper. A bine Japanese rug covered
the Hour. The windows wero cur
tained iu whitu dotted mushu with
bluo sjiots.
hi'oii.s rur.TTY iMsiir.s.
1) m't spoil your pretty dishes by
letting them sizzle and soak iu lie
heat of the stove with meat and eggt
nud things like that, for it is entirely
unnecessary. Havo n set of plain
dishes upon which to pi icj the Ihiuca
that must bo kept warm, and us.; them
for no other purpim". Always havo
hot things hut, and cold thiu very
cold, w hen br.oiight to the table. To
heat china, pile the plates mi l dishes
in the dishpan ami pour boiling water
over them, then dry quickly and send
to tho table. You will find that by
doing this you got tho diHhos as hot as
though thoy had boon sizzling for nn
hour iu a Dutch oven.
:oiNd lack ernrAiN.i.
A good housekeeper will ucver put
away her luce curtains iu a soiled con
dition, us the dirt left in them for
sewral mouths is harder to waidi out,
and n ij lires a much severer rubbing
of the de.ieuto fabric. If one has a
curtain frame it is a very simple mut
ter to do them up at home, but it is
by n 1 meam impossible to manage
without one. The curtains should bo
left to so ak in warm, soapy water, so
that they will require as little rubbing
us possible to get them clean, and this
should bo done with tho hands, ns a
board is simply ruinous. Make a
thin boiled starch, slightly blue, aud
dip tho curtuius in, wringing them out
gently. Then take cleau bod shoots
and pin the curtains ou tho sheets to
dry, beiug careful to pin them exactly
in shipj, so that they will bo perfect
ly square and even when dry. Some
people dampen and iron tho curtains,
but it is very bad for tho fabric, nud
they never bnug proporly afterward.
RECITES.
Stewed Onions Plaoo young onions
in boiling water and cook ten minutes.
Pour off water and pour over them
one cupful of milk, nud stew till ten
der. Add salt and pepper to taste,
and a lump of butter tho size of uu
olive.
Frosted Riii-; Boil one teacupfal of
rice in miik till very tender; nd.l
.nltspoonful of salt. Bjat yolks of
three eggs with this in a deep dislu
Beat threo whites to n stiff froth with
two tublespoonfuls of s 11 jar and a
little grated lemon. Spread over rieo
and brown in oven. Put on ico nud
serve cold.
Toast The great secret in having
good toast is to dry all tho moisture
out of the bread before holdiug it to
the fire, otherwise the outside wiil
become browned and scorched whilo
the middle remains spongy. To carry
out this process dry the slices of bread
for a quarter of an hour iu the oven
with the door open. Turn tho bread
once, so that both sides dry cqntlly.
The bread will toast very quickly after
this treatment, and it will be crisp,
yet neither hard nor t nigh. Directly
toast is made it should be stood up
right iu a warm place till served.
Odds and En Is Soup This is made
of any scraps or bi;s of m at ail
vegetables that arc left from t ii or
moro meiil'i as, for eximple, tile
holies of a porterhouse steak, a mut
ton chop, a tablesnoonful of hashed
meat, a hnrd-boilod egg, piece of a
chickon, ono or two cold potatoes,
turnips, two or three spoonfuls of
boiled rice, meat gravy, every kind
of bits of pork, bam, bread, etc.,
may be used. Put all togethor in a
stew pan, except tho bread, cover with
old water aud let simmer for h ilf or
three-quarters of au hour. Then put
in a quart of beef stock, and let it
simmer gently for half or threo-qu ir-
j ters of au hour longer, wheu it should
be served hot with squro pieces of
toasted bread placed in the bottom of
Iho tureen.
The Rnln.
Over the valley, the hill aud tho plain
The raiu! the rain! the rain!
The dusty lilies the drops will drain;
A deepsr uriuisou the rose will stain,
Aud tint world grows glad at tho sweot re
fraia Of tlio bright, abounding ruin.
Over th" valley, the hill and the plala
The rain! the ruin! the rain!
How It dimples the dust of the flld and
lane
And tempts tho vlolsts out again!
How the world thanks tiud for the sweot re
frain Of th bright, abounding rnlu!
L. Slftiitoa.
UUMOROFi.
"What must a man do, doctor, to
attain a ripo old age?" "Live."
She--Was there any particular thing
nbont tho town which struck you? no
Y'es ; 11 bicycle.
Girl Weren't yon snrprisod when
he propose! I? AiiotherGirl No. Why
should I be? First Girl Ererybody
e!so wns.
Ono of tho ironies of life is tho fuct
that the man who has money enough
to piy na he goes enn getull the credit
he want!-.
Oid Gentleman You want my
daughter? Why.sbe's only just grad
ii ite l! Young Man 1 kuow.sir; but
she'd get over thut.
Mr-. Quiverful (sternly) What
was going ou in the parlor last night?
E:hel (blushing) --Only my engage
ment ring, mamma.
Biide (at tho wedding to best mau)
Why is marriage often n failure?
Best Man Because tho bride docs not
marry the best iiiun,
"Tell me a story, grandma." "What
kind of a story do you want, Tommy?"
"Tell me a story with plenty of rais
ins nud candy in it and a dog."
Social R sks Why is it considered
unlucky to look at a funeral proces
sion from under au umbrella? "Some
fellow might want to borrow il."
Miss Antique (school teacher What
does w-h-i-t-o spell? (No answer.) Miss
Antique What is tho color of my
skin? Class (in chorus) Yellow.
"There e- a pleasure ia the pathless wood"
Wrote ISyroii, und tin's, simple words re
veal. Although the p""t nature uu lerstood, :
He ,li lift k:i iw u thiug about a wheel. I
"I understand, then," concluded
Iho interviewer, "that your success
was achieved at a bound?" Tho India
Rubber Mau nodded his bend gravely.
No Wonder. Mrs. Talkalot
What does mako you talk so much
iu your sleep, Joseph ? Joseph
(roshl it's tho only chauco I ever
get.
Hoax Poor Bjones has to run all
the errands and cook his own menlfl,
Joux What's tho trouble? Hoax
He was foolish enough to buy his wife
a bicyclo. x
MeScorcher My baby has had i!;3
wind colic for two dnv. Siklcface
What caused tho trouble? MeScorcher
The poor kid tried to cut its tooth
on my pneumatic tire.
Ardent Lover If you could seo my
heart, Belinda, you would know how
fiiiHi Up-to-Date (producing
R icntgeu camera) I intend to sec it,
ti.-orgc. Sit still, please.
"i'm afraid that when Yappy and
that Mis6 Prettyold are niairied she
will run tho whole estab'.1i,buie:.'f."
"And why not? Sho will be ihe touior
partner by nt least 10 years."
Mrs. Jimsmith George, what does
" enrto blanche" mean? Jimsmith
It refers to the way a man feels when
ho hns got $2o iu his pocket und his
wife has gone away for a week.
"Just got a letter from Mildred.
She's crj iviug the country so much.
She says: 'Every d -y at sunrise a
neighboring rooster rouses us with
his rnrly morning lay.'" "Early
morning lay? What's tho matter with,
tho heus on a strike?"
Ail American Flag ot (Jills.
Fifty year ago the American flag
was raised over tha port of Monterey,
Cal. , and it th-n became a United
States seaport instead of a Mexican
tow. 1. The ham's nciiii-ccnleunial
win fittingly celebrated a short timo
ag", and the place was crowded with
V itors.
Ono of tbo most beautiful of tho
ceremoiiies was th ! formation of "Old
Glory" by arranging two hundred
glr's iu appropriate oosturaos. The
r.-d an 1 whito stripes of the living flag
were made of gowns of those colors.
Tho 1 due field was similarly secured,
and the white stars were placed ou top
of immense tlat-toppod bats which the
gir's wore.
Wii'Mi the two hundred girls lifted
their voices to sing "The Star Spang
led Bui tier" the appluuss uwjko the
echoes of the bills surrouu i'lg Mont
erey and drowned the music for sev
eral minutes.
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