$l)c l)ntl)ara ttrcorfc.
(f.lbr
tarn
II. A. LONDON,
EDITOlt AND I'KOriUETOU.
HATES
A DVERTISINC
One square, one insertion- II.
One square, two insertions 1.68
One square, one month 2,'0
For laryar advertisements liberal con
mcU will be made.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
$1,50 PER YEAR
Strictly In Advance.
VOL. XIV.
PITTSBORO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, JUNE !, 1802.
NO. 11.
'f,angh n Utile Bit."
Here 's a motto just your lit:
"Iniali a little Ml."
When ymi think ymi 're trouble hit,
"l.riuli n little bit."
Iionk Misfortune in the fire,
llruvetlic hi'Mam's rujc Rrimnee j
Ten to mie 'I will yielil its place
If you have tiie 'ril and wit
.lust to a little bit.
Keep your face wild sunshine lit
'I..nili n little bit."
lilnoiny shadows nil' will Hit
If you have t c it ninl ijriL
.lust tn n little bit.
'lieri-li Ill's a sacred writ:
'biii-di a lill'e bit."
Keep il with Mm, sample it;
'I.aii,'li ii little b t."
l.iltie ills w ill sure beliile you.
Fortune tn:iy imt Ml bisidi you,
Men may nnick n ml Fame ileriile volt.
Hut ymi II iiiliul Ibeiii nut :i whit
If ymi kiugli a life bil.
J. I'Miiiiiiii V. Conk, in St. Nicholas.
THE EDITOR'S WOOING.
iiv in I i.n muwKsr ins w i s.
The editor had lighted Ids cigar
j'ist ns It'Vi-l light glimmering
through his by no means iinmnctihito
"sanctum" windows, indicated tlmt
Hie gl il ium orb of day, somewhat
obscured in fog ami iicl lojioi i t itn
smoke, whs :ili ml o disappear ln'liiml,
not exactly the western hills, but
what rami! to I ) same ibiug in a city,
tho western roofs ninl cliiiniii'y tups.
Kail lt':ilieus, tin; . I i t f tit tin:
weekly Shiner, was a lull, bright look
ing in in of iliirly yens, one of those
imliviiluals whose vi y fare and feat
ures indicate Dial they me born to
conquer destiny, lie bad been very
IICi'CKsf ill Ihrnugh life, bill it Was be
came be bad den amled success willi
a conragiom pcr-islci.cy I hat would
not be denied. Brown-haired, with
careless, wavy hiek, drooping low
upon bis forehead, and lai k-brown
eye, verging upon black, ho was not
liand-oine, yet the eye rosled with
pleasure 11 in n his fare, ami in bis
light cdliurial mat, some" bat worn
At I lie elbows ami shiny al the seam-,
and the velvet cap, la-so cd and
braided wiili gold, ho looked every
ineh tic chivalrous iiml f rank-lionrlod
American. (., we might phrase it
"gentleman," did wc not secretly be
lieve that the f irmer li'.lo i-i fur '.he
nobler and more coinpichousi -o of ibe
two.
A wo said before, Mr. lliibens was
just drawiir; Ihu lir-t inlial it ion i f his
Havana, whim lb" d ior opened soflly,
and a bcaulifu! young lady rustled in;
a you 1 1 ' 1 y whom be ha I met a
score of tiuiiM in tho gas-lighted
drawing-ro im of "society," whose I
beauty he had worsh'ppcd afar oil',
and whom lie bad unconsciously ns
nssneialed in his mind with diamonds,
pearly silks and Itillo draperies, looped
Hp with hol-!iiiiise 11 iwers.
lie started up, e during, ami thrust
in;,' his Weed. behind a pile of "ency
clopedias." "Miss Ainslie!"
"Am I Interriiplittg you, Mr. Bu
llous?" him asked, s.ifily.
"Interiupting me? Not in the least
iiilhe world; in f ', 1 feel very much
honored by by pica-u lake a
chair."
And Kail tipped a heap of yet uii
scissored newspapers nil Ibe nearest
clinir nnd drew it eagerly forward,
lilitneho Ainslie hat down, her pale
blno silk dress subsiding round her
like the billows of a -applinc sea.
Blanche Ainslie was ten handsome,
with n 7.11 re cj es, and bright, chcslnii -brown
hair, white her complexion,
although rat her pale, w as clour ns
ivory, and her fcaiu es wero as dcli
cale as if she had been u (Greek girl in
the days of old lYaxilclcs.
While Kir! uncoiisciou-ly noted
tlic'c things in bis uiiiid he was mar
veling inwardly what lucky cbaiico
bad proem rd him Ibis visit. lid she
mean Id inviie h'ni to one of the
oireos of her once, the rich old
broker, or was emuo surprise party on
the Inpis, loo exclusive for the or
dinary medium of cards or hcenled
paper? For Mr. Unbelts rather prided
billiaolf upon the entree be was bo"
ginning lo gain within ti e enchanted
portals of New York society. Almost
at the same nioiuenl tranche locked
lip.
You arc wondering what brings
mo here," she haid, half-smiling.
"Whatever il was, I can but thank
the opportunity," Karl nnsw ercd, with
prompt gallanlrv, nlihoiigh he could
feel Ibe tell-tale blood ri-iitg lo his
cheek.
"And i niav ns well tell ymi the
whole li uili at once," sni I llliinobe,
her voice falicring s ighliy, mid two
red spuls glow ing up hi her temple-.
"My I'm-le (ie.ngc f.ii'ed last week,
Slid we are goin to be very poor." I
railed!" echoe I Ku I- "Sur-ly ill
can'iot be pes iliic .il lea-; III il is I
hud not beuid of it!'' I
"lint it ir Into, ncvcrlholcis," Mis
Ainslie suiil ; "and all the world will
know of it but too soon. And Mr.
Kubcns," she a bled in a lower and
more, liesilaliug voice, "I must do
something for my own support cither
leiieh, mv, play companion to an in
valid iady, or earn my living in oine
way not unbellliing a gentlcma.rs
daughter ; and I have cinehulod to try
and write for the papers."
'Indeed!" nuiil Curl, not knowing
what el so to lay.
'Will you givo inn a chance in the
columns of II. e Shiner?" tho asked,
with a very evident effort. "I be
lieve I could write ns good Modes ns
some of tliiiso that you publish nnd
pay for."
Mr. Iluhcns was sorely puzzled what
to sny. Now could he lell this pretty
creainre sitting there before him, in
the halo of her yo ilh and beauty and
liigh social position, that she could no
moro bopo to succeed ns a sketch
writer than u man could expect lo
build a lionso or construct a steam
cngino wilhoul an hour of practice or
experience? I lad she be mi a shabby,
spectacled old lady, or a middle-aged
fcmnle with iiiou gloves and high
cheek bones, il would have been easy
enough. As it was, her blue eyes,
shining wistfully into bis, seemed to
paraly.o the very nerves of bis
tongue.
"I have got a little story here,"
went on III tnche, producing a neatly
folded packet, ' which I have worked
very bard upon, and if you would
kindly look at it, and givo me your
unprejudiced opinion "
"Certainly," said Karl, recovering
bis self-possession, and bowing ns be
look i he packet.
"There are some verses, loo," sai J
II nut he, reddening, "and a little es
say or I wo, written as spicily as pos
sible. Shall I cmic tomorrow to get
your opinion ?"
"lly no means," said Mr. Unbelts,
politely. "I will not trouble you lo
count down to Ibis unfashionable lo
cality. Jf you will allow mo to call
and see you "
"1 shall bo so much obliged !'' said
Miss Ain lie, eagerly, and Karl knew
ih .1 she meant it.
Blanche Ainslio went away, leaving
an intangible little ecent of attar of
roses behind her and the sun dipped
down behid the chimney tops, and the
sanctum became dark and gloomy all
at once.
"Mow prclty she is!" Karl I'ubeus
thought; "but, pshaw! the idea of
her writing for iho papers! Poor
child, hiw lillle idea she has of the
life t tint lies before her. However, I
w ill take the papers to Di, mid see
what she says aboul 'em."
Miss liiina Kubeiis was a strong
minded young la ly, of a certain age,
who read C.ulyle, Irausl.iled Ilebicw,
kept bouse for her brother, and did
nearly as much of Iho "heavy work"
of Iho Weekly Shiner as did the editor
himself.
"Fiddlestick!" said Miss liana, ns
her brother, over his evening cup of
lea, tossed lint manuscripts toward
her, and related his story. "I.inle
HI niche Ainslie could no inure write
for the paper than any canary bird I
Hut every woman thinks she's a born
authoress, and nothing but personal
experiences will grind Iho idea out of
them !"
Then Miss lina read tho neatly
written pages one by one.
"Scented wiili rose," said she,
scornfully. "Slull'and nonsense!"'
"Well?" said Karl, at lat, looking
up from his own writing, as Miss
Pinna laid the packet down, with a
loud "Horn!" which signilied iho
completion of her I ask.
'l idilleslicks!" was the brief yet
significant reply.
Karl rubbed bis nose willi the end
of his pen-slick, evidently a lillle dis
appointed. "Y"ii think Ihcy won't do?" said
be.
"Of course they won't," said Miss
Ii. "!iahwn!cr and adjectives
trash nnd sentiment what arc the
girls thinking of nowadays? If she
bad (cut me a few good lablo recipes
now, or a way ot cleaning marble or
taking out mildew; but an impossible
love story with Iho hero on (tills nnd
the heroine mere milk and .vnter.
Pshaw!"
"Tour child !'' said Karl, compassion
ately hut be never thought of mi ap
peal from hissistei'H decision. "And
she was so sure of success!"
"They always ore!" said Miss Iij.
Karl li u hni s was a 1 i 1 1 lo provoked
at bis stioiig-minded sister, but be re
membered, ns a palliating circum
stance, that Miss Diana had never seen
It anclie Ainslie.
The cditcr did not sleep very
soundly that nllit. lb; could not
help thinking of the beautiful girl so
suddenly reduced from luxury and
w enlili lo utter pivvriv, and when a ,
Inst ho foil asleep, it wan to dream of
bl no eyes, and chestnut hair braided
with shifting lights of gold.
Kul had nlwnys admired tho
broker' pretty nices from a respect
ful distance. Now It seemed ns if sbo
were fairc nnd more attractive than
ever. In fact our editor, although ho
was not fully aware of it himself,
was hovering dnngeroutly near the
magic ground of love.
Ho called at Mrs. Aiuslie's the next
evening with tho condemned manu
scripts in his pocket, nnd I do believe
bad he not stood in righteous fear of
his strong-minded sister I liana, ho
would liuvo (old Miss Ainslie that
her productions were "ncceptcd," mid
secretly bu-ucd them in tho sanctum
lire. As it was, it wn too Into for
any such sly system of double deal
ing. Itlanche was at home, sitting among
the sploudor that was to bo hers so
brief a time now, aad her bright, up.
ward look, ns he entered, went to his
very henrt.
"I feel like ('lookback Kiehnrd," ho
thought, "going lo murder the inno
cent little princes in tho Tower." -Tf
And when he told her, as gently ni
he could, that (ho stories nnd poetry
would not pass muster, she burst into
tears.
Mr. Ilubens could not endure tho.se
blight sparkling drops.
'lilauche!" ho fullered, "don't cry.
Iiuur Itlanche, il is not worth ill"
And before Ihcy purled lint even
ing, lllanebo Ainslie bad half prom
ised lo consider tho psssihility of
accepting Ibe editor's love, since Iho
editor could not accept her contribu
tions. "The idea of supp rling yourself is
very i idiculous," said K il l. "It's a
great deal better to lot mo support
you.-'
And so Blanche Ainslio became an
editor's wife and Iho happiest of little
matrons, ni.d to I his day Karl keeps
the liltle nekct that was "respectfully
ib dined." The Weekly.
Cause of Viirh'KHtion of Leaves.
The variegated color of leaves, a in
some kinds of geraniums and tl.e
colons, is believed to bo duo to soma
kind of disease or defective growth.
This vui ii g ition is calltd sporting,
and is not propagated by seeds, but
only by cuttings of the plant. In tho
ease mentioned, in which a variegated
geranium, cut back (o tho ground,
throws up a number of new stems, of
which some bear green leaves and tho
oiheis while ones, iho sporting take
another form, ami as these stems all
proceed from buds in the main stem
some of iho buds arc evidently .stronger
than the others, but why ihcy sh iiid
extip'ly alternate it is diilicull even :
suggest. It may be possible, however,
that iho plant, so severely cutback has
inaibi a natural cll'o t lo nil vivo the
injury and has produced a more vig
orous growth from some of the buds,
and lliese more vigorous steins bear
iho green leaves. There are often
cases analogous to this which go to
show (hit plants possess tho samo
power us animals lo make an unusual
tlbni to exist under unfavor
able circumstances, and this seems lo
be an instance of this cla s. Tho green
sti lus are l lie larger because Iboy tiro
the strongest and this ih also Ibe reason
why they are green. A curious ca'C
allied lo ibis occurred in the writer's
experience lately. A potato which had
a pretty i urplc striped blossom, but
which had never be wr, known lo bear
a heed bali, had a bloom cut for a
bouipict nnd afterward was set in tho
ground in Ibe garden. It took root
nnd made a seed ball nnd a small po
tato at the root. Mere was a case of
nature's otiurl to survive and perpetu
ate the plant under unusually depress
ing circuuislnnces. At least wo look
t il in that way. And us the tuber
wni a very weak one, the small plant
produced a seed ball with seed. Mow
Yolk Times.
Salmon Mnn (he Hay of the Buffalo.
It looks as though the salmon fish
eries of the Columbia Kivcr, which
have ndded enormously to he wealth
of the Northwest, would in tho course
of a few years become extinct Tho
fate of i lie Columbia will probably
be that of the Sncrnmento river, from
whiclif ivcr the salmon hnv .".!:noet
disappeared. Fish laws may be passed
and an nttompt bo mado to enforce
them, but il is not thought that any
thing can be done in this way that
would suffice lo save the fisheries. It
seems that tho salmon will not remain
in rivers tho waters of which arc fre
quently disturbed by steamboats, and
that 11 iw through thickly inhabited
countries. The salmon tishi ng of tho
not very distant futuro will likely bo
almu-t entirely confined to British
Columbia and Alaska. Ienver
(C.!.) Republican.
CATTLE TRAILING.
An Interesting By-Gone Feature
of Western Life.
DrivinR Big Herds of Cattle
Thousands of Miles.
Tho b'ub-wiro fences shut oil" (he
treat trails that stretched from Cor
pus Christie through tho l'.m Ilundlo
of Texas, and on up through New
Mexico and Colorado and through the
Indian Territory to l)udge City. The
eomingf (ho railroad also made Ibis
trailing of cattle to tho mnrket super
tlurotis, and nlmosl destroyed one of
Iho most remarkable features of the
West. This trail was not, of course,
mi actual trail, and marked us such,
but a general driveway forty miles
wide nud thousands of miles long.
Tho herds of caltle that wero driven
over it numbered from BOO to .Wio
head, and were moving constantly
from the early spring to tho bile fall.
No caravnu route in Iho far Kasieru
countries can cipial this six months'
journoy through three dilloront Slates,
nnd through nil changes of weather
nnd climate, nnd in the face of con
slant danger and anxiety. This pro
cession of thousands of calth: on Iheir
slow march to Iho North was one of
Iho most interesting ami disliue ive
features of the West.
An "I'lillit" for Ibis expedition
would consist of as many cowboys as
wero needed to bold the herd together,
a wagon, with the cook mid the tents,
and extra ponies fur the riders. In
the morning the camp wagon pushed
on ahead to a suitable resting-place
for the night, and when tho herd ar
rived later, moviui.', on an iivernjjo,
fifteen miles a day, and grazing ns it
went, Iho men would find Iho supper
ready and (lie tents pitched. And then
those who were to waleh that night
would slowly circle around tho great
army of cattle, driving them in closer
and closer together, and singing as
iboy rode, lo put Ihem to sleep. This
seems an absurdity to tho Kasieru
mind, but the sound of something
familiar ipi'icled and sntislid- theso
great stupid minimis that can be
soothed like a child with a nursery
rhyme and when frightened cannot be
slopped by a river. The hoys rode
slowly and patiently until one and then
another of the herd would stumble
clumsily to the ground, and others
near would follow, nud nt hist the
wholo great herd would lie silent and
immovable in sleep. But Iho watch
fulness of the sentries could never
relax. Some chance noise the shak
ing of a saddle, some cry of a wild ani
mal, or the scent of distant water carried
by a chance lirei zi neio-s the prairie,
or nothing but sheer blind wantonness
would start one of tho sleeping mass
to his tret w ith a snort, and in an in
stant the wdiole great heard would go
tearing madly over the prairie, tossing
their horns and bellowing, ai d tilled
with a wild unreasoning terror. And
then iho skill and daring of ihu cow
boy were put to their severest lest, ns
hi; saw his master's income disappear
ing towards a caiun or a river, or lo
lose itself in the 1 rush. And the cow
boy who tried to head ll and drive
back this galloping army of frantic
animals had lo ride a race that meant
his life if his horse made a misstep;
and as Iho horse's feet often did slip,
there would be found in the morning
somewhere in the trail of the stam
peding cattio a horrid mass of blood
and llcah and leather.
lo you wonder, t'.rm, that after
this half-year of weary, restless riding
by day, nnd sleepless anxiety and
watching under tho slars by night,
when tho lights of I i.nliro City showed
across the prairie, the cowboy kicked I
his feet out of his stirrups, drove the
blood out of tho pony's sides, nud j
"came into town" wiili boih guns J
going at once, and yelling as though
the pent-up speech of ihc past six )
months of loneliness was striving for
proper utterance? Harper's Weekly.
The Bhuhiui Industry.
South American people do not re
gard the banana as a luxury. There
is a "banana patch" in every garden
just as surely as you find a potato
batch near every Utile cabin in the
United Stales. Some kinds grow wild
in the woods, but Ibe fruit of such
plants is almost always (oo bitter to
eat.
A growing banana plant looks, from
a lillle distance, somewhat like nu
immense cnllu lily. Tho rows are
started from young shoots which are
cut oil' and set in the ground just as
wo set geraniums. Soon Ihcy send
up two long leaves, which are curled
so lightly together thai lliey look jut
like a round slick. After u time the
haves uncurl nnd bang down like
branches, and others, curled uuile w
lightly, tnkc their places. This the
plant keeps up until, with a dozen or
more great leaves spread out, it begins
toluok quite tree like. But the trunk
is not hard wood liko Ihc oak or pi no ;
it is nothing but. leaf stems, so
sheathed and folded and hardened to
gether as to sustain Iho great weight
above.
At tlie end of nine mouths a deep
purplo bud appears in the centro ol
the leaves. As it lengthens and
droops downward it looks like a great
purple heart. When this opens it
-hows within number of rings of
bright lillle buds arranged around Iho
stem, and by ami by each little bud
burais iutoa yellow blossom. (Gradu
ally the fruit develops, from Iho
cluster of liny green pods to tho
bunch fioipieutly weighing ono hun
dred pounds.
After bearing fruit the old plant
dies, and from the new shoots which
spring up from its roots young plants
arc started.
At Trinidad, in tho West Indies,
bananas tire dried nud shipped in largo
quantities.
The variety which yields the best
result in drying is the "CroB Michel."
There is every reason to believe that
dried bananas will soon be an im
portant item in tho trade of tho West
Indies. This article can be conveyed
to mnrket from remote districts over
bad roads without injury, and the risks
of handling ami sea voy ges aro
small.
The banana is one of the most pro
ductive of fruits, lis yield is esti
mated ut forty-four limes that of the
potato, or one hundred and Ihirly-oiin
times (hat of wheat.
There arc almost as many kinds of
bananas as I hero uro of apples big
ones, a foot long; thick ones, almost
like small muskmelons, and little
"tig" bananas that aro Ihc best in
quality.
For cooking, bananas nre taken
while yet green, and may lie fried,
roasted, baked or broiled. If taken
when fully ripe they are loo soft and
sweet for cooking. In whatever way
ihey in iy bo cooked be sure and servo
Ihem hoi, for as soon as they begin to
cool Ihcy become, tough. A common
sight along the Amazon Kivcr is the
ramp lire surrounded by groups of
natives ronstiur bananas among the
embers; this is really the must de
lightful way to cook them. Ameri
can (iardeniug.
Africa's (irentest I'est.
All w hile men who visit regions in
Africa infested by tho tsetse lie have
ir nob to say about il. There is now
evidence that Ibe tselso is moving
gradually to more northern regions,
and the cause is supposed to be that
South Africa is depleted of ils largo
game, much of which is moving
northward to get away from hunters,
nnd the Iselse lly goes with it.
The insect is only a little larger
thiol the ordinary bouse lly, and it re
sembles Iho boney-boe. Its sting is
hardly so annoying as that of a mos
quit t, but near the base of its pro"
boscis is a lillle bag which rnnlaiiis its
poison It lives on the blood of ani
mals, mid only a lew species arc fa
tally allectcd by its bite. Caltle,
horses and dogs, however, cannot live
when bitten with tho tsetse lly. Na
tives who herd cattle and travellers
who depend on horses or oxen must
livuid all-- fly regions or lose their
slock. For human beings ils bite bus
no serious consequences.
Mr. Swan, a mi-siunary in Katanga,
near the western head waters of iho
Congo, says that recently the hutl'aloes
of South Africa, which dill'cr from
those of Ibe Congo, hive been moving
northward in u ibe Katanga country.
It is to the biilbilo dial the Knglish
ini-siiinary attributes the prevalence
of the Iselse in Katanga. When
Lieut. L Marine! wenl to Katanga,
m n'e than a year ago, he took a dozen
head of cattle, intruding to leavo
them at tho si a: ion there and raise a
large herd. The tselso was loo much
for ihem, however, and in a short
lime only Iwo of Iho caltlo remained.
Sometimes the poison kills tho vic
tim in a week or ten days. At oilier
limes Ihc animal lingers along for
several months. The symptoms arc
those of blood poisoning. While men
in Africa express Iho opinion that
with the gradual disappearance of
large gaino the Isetso will vanish. If
it does not, it will he impossible to
carry on many enterprises t lint would
certainly thrive in some regions now
infested by the lly. New York Sun.
Ast rononiicnl.
Husband Well, my dear, have you
seen the spots on the sun?
Wife Xo, not yet; can I see them
now ?
II. Yes, if you will run upstairs
ami look nt Wallace. He has the
vicnelcs. Truth.
FOR THK IIOI'SF.WIFF..
Kltl' AssF KII TlttPK.
Cut a pound of tripo in narrow '
strips, put a small cup of water or
milk to it, ndd a bit of butter tho eiz
of an egg, dredge In a huge teaspoon
ful of flour, or work it with the
buitor; season with pepper and sa t,
let it simmer gcully for half nu hour,
serve hot. A bunch of parsley cut
small .'mil put with it is an improve
ment. Boston .'nltivalor.
A Ml II' NT A IN HIM AKFAST I'lMI.
In Hint delightful middle-aged book,
"Juits," which the Passion I'luy set
everybody to hunting up nnd reading, i
travelers in the Tyrol are of (en re- ;
galed with sebmarn. Some readers !
wanted quite ns much to know what I
schmaru is as to know about the wood
carvers, so hero it is: Take a half
pound of Hour, tho yolk; of four eggs,
a littlo salt, a toacupftil of 'tigar,
cither nutmeg or grated lemon, with
cream or milk enough to make n
rather thick baiter. The batter must
be light .and smoothly mixed. Lastly,
ndd ihc whiles of lhe eggs w hisked to
a snow. Melt a tahlcspoonfiil of but
ter in a stewpan, place it over n brUk
fire and into it pour lhe batter. Cover
lhe pan and let it stay over the lire
until a nice brow n ri list has formed
ut the bottom. As sit-in as Ibis is
done, break up lhe sehiuaru with a
little iron spatula or fork, and let ii
set anil brown again; then break ii
smaller by tearing it light ly apart , ami
serve it without delay. Farm and
(iardcii.
i.KNI ISI. VXNTI CKI T I IMiWI.K.II.
A celebrated New llnglaiid di-h is
I the genuine Nantucket chowder. 'Ihc
dish usually served under that name, :i
j mixture of potatoes, crackers, e'e, is
more properly a stew or lish f i iciisse,
a palatable compound, but not chow-
dec. This is tho genuine arlicht.
1 Cot a codfish, fresh caught nnd weigh-
ing about live pounds. I)cu't buy it
Unless ils eyes are brig .t and its "ills
a bright red. Have it cleaned as foi
I boiling, leaving the heiul on. Cu' It
into five pieces, the boa 1 funning one ;
I wa It clean and leave picctM m cold
' water slightly salted. T.tko thrce-
quarters of a pound of clean, fat sail
pork, cut this up int line dire, ihc
: liner the be: tor, nud put into a pot
over a slow fire. While il is sl"wly
i frying out cut an onion very tine, and
! w hen the pork is a rich brown f mis in
1 the onion, stirring it frequently, nud
' after the onion is cooked lay 1'ie lis),
! on it and cover with b iling water.
Wet Iwo lablespooiisfiil of corn starch
! in half a pint of milk and add salt ami
1 jieppsr to tasio. When the li-h ha
! boiled fil'lcen minutes add the thii k
cited milk. Boil live minutes nml
seive with pickles, olives or celery.
i Washington Star.
Hoi -I.IHH H HINTS.
To purify water, hang a small bag
of charcoal in i ,
Yinegar bottles may be cleaned with
rrn-hed egg-shells in a lillle wnier.
For loolhache, try oil of sassafras,
and apply il frequently, if necessary.
Scorched spots may be removed
from cotton or linen by rubbing well
with chlorine water.
if the color has been taken mil of
silks by fruit stains, ammonia will
usually restore the color.
A good liniment fur inflammation,
rheumatism, swellings, etc , is olive
oil well saturated with camphor.
To brighten crpefs, wipe them
w ith warm water in which bus been
poured a few drops of Miiimniin.
Acids, wine or ft nils may be ox
Irnclcd by fn si being moistened witj,
ammonia, thou washed in diloriiio
water.
To clean straw malting boil tbiec
quarts of bran in one gallon of water,
and wash lhe mailing w ith tho water,
drying it well.
To remove brown spots from black
fabiics, pour spirits of ammonia on
the spot, drop bv drop, and rub gcul
ly round and round wi h (he linger.
Onions should not be cooked in an
i-on pan; if they are very strong, boil
a turnip with them. They aro always
best scalded before chopping for
gravies or sauce. j
Ail vegetable are improved by lay- j
ing I tic::: in a pan nf cold waicr be- j
fore cooking. They should be put lo
cook in boiling water, nnd quick boil
ing in an uncovered pun will preserve
their color. Never allow them (c stand
in tho water after Ihcy nre done.
For soft frosting, use ten teaspoon
fills of powdered sugnr with ono egg;
bent thirty minutes. Lay the frosting
on with n knife, which if frequently
dipped into cold water, will givo Ilia
icing a gins. A liltle cream of tarlar
rv id hasten the hardening.
The t;rass.
The Rrn'S so little lins to do
A spin re of simple k'reen,
Willi only bullerilirs In brood,
And bees to entertain.
And slir all day to pretty tunes t
The breezes fetcb alomr.
And bold the sun-hinc in its lap,
And bow to everything;
And thread the dews nil nihl, like pearls,
Ami make itself so line -A
(hichess w ere too coniiunu
For such a noticing.
And even when il dies, lo pass
In odors so divine,
As low ly spti es cone to sleep.
ir amulets of pine.
And then tu dwell in uv'reif;ii barns
And itrenin tlie d.ijs away -The
rra-s -o lilt e has to do,
I i-h I W ere I be lia '
From I'm ins by Minily I 'ii kriisuii.
imioRors.
Teacher What i quickness' Schol
ar 1,'nic.knos is when a person drops
A hot phi o.
"There's nothing like poached
ogira," ns lhe man said w hen he robbed
his neighbor's heii-!iou.e.
Kind Tally What are you trj ing
that way for, little boy? Liltle Boy
'Cause it's lhe only way I know how
to orv.
Iliioir Tompkins is engaged to a
widow, I hear. I', ago Thai's juH
liko him. Tim lay to do any of tho
com I i:.g.
The man who sm In; will welcome
death as a release fioiu a lib- made up
of sorrow geuci ally emls fur four
doctors when lie has a headache.
S. ;t j, always the uiiluairioil
man who knows all about women,
lie -Yes, I b .ve in-tired that the man
who knows till about w "ii docs not
marry.
I eanni't suin lite o'd shium
I sail,- a w hiie a.",.
Fur if I do the other K'lo-' '
1,'nii k ly p't up ami ;;o.
"IIo'.v is your dauohier doiny; with
Iho piano, Silas?' Fu-i-rale. She
kin play with bulb bauds now. Says
she'll be able lo play with her car in
side of six month-."
"Are you pretly w oil acquainted
with your mother tongue, my buy?"
asked the school lonelier of the new
scholar. "Yes, sir," an-weeid Iho lad,
timidly, "m.i j iws a good deal, sir."
Servant This room will he rented
only to an artist. Boom Hunter And
why not to another man? Servant
Becuilso nrlisls are less troublesome
Ihey never want their room put in
order.
(ientloinan But I'm afraid ho
wouldn't make a o,l waieb-dog.
Man (with pup')--Why, l."r' bless
your 'art, it was only las' week that
this 'ere wory animal held a burglar
duwii bvlho throat and heal his Inains
out with his laii !
Hnrnimr lo Brain Workers.
A physician warns brain workers
ngaiiist oveiealiiio, and stales that Iho
breakdown of active brain workers is
oilcu caused by the overslulliug of
their stomachs, when it is aitriliulod
lo brain fatigue. He says I hat hard
work, menial or physical, rarely ever
kills. If a mild amount of physical
exercise be taken, and a judicious
amount of food bo furni-hed, tho
funrtliins attended to, the surface be
protected by proper clothing and a
philosophical nature cultivated, nu Al
most unlimited amount of work can be
done for an ind' finite length of time,
bearing in mind always that when
weariness comes rest inn t bo taken
instead of stimulants, so that there
shall bo no working on fal-e capital.
New York New..
The Innkeeper itinl Ills Tlienrj.
Al a polit iral i il:!:; in Kansas
Cily the other day ex-l Governor Crit
tenden told a story of au old laveru
kceper whose fond ll em y it was that
over) looi) yeais cam.- ilie exact repe
tition ifevcnlsih.it i : d occurred on
the samiMlale lunii years before.
Two graceless camp". tided w illi Iho
host's good rhcer, sought to weaken
bis depeiiib'tico on this I henry by say.
ing thai they won'd pay their bill on
lbald iy lunii years. 'No, you don't,"
ho said; "you're lhe same fellows
that .-.cte hero lom) years ago niid
promised the same ihing.'' Kansas
City Times.
A l.nzy Waiter.
An I'nglish fellow-traveler, willi
whom I was returning from liublinto
Brad lord, said lo me:
"Keally those fellows ore a queer
lot! In Murri-ou's Hotel, where I was
slaying, thorn was a poor waiter, so ill
(hat be could hardly crawl about, mid
1 said of him (as lie stood on the steps
lo see me oil ) to the esrmnn: "That
poor fellow looks shockingly ili !' I
Sure he's been dead these Iwo mouths,
only he's loo lazy to close his eyes I'"
New York Merctiry.