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Dr,:Talmage to Women,
Every, wmitati NVIL its tO be happy, end 1
W011111:1114 re her n04111111 my wily, 1 would.
give )tou tnetuointin of reittlere, emelt
and ()Very one oftyoll, everything your heart,
desires, 1 -Irani(' !MVO you ptililiess all pool.
btu worldly jprosperity. 1 would have for
etteh One 0, garden, a river emoting through
gerttniume and 14111111mi Int the tuel
*the grass anti timers 11H livallt if 111 :et though
the rainbow bed fallen, I would have you
a !mune a splendid nonillion, and. the bed
filuitilt1 be covered with npholochtry dipped
the molt Mg Hun. 1 \meld have every
hell in your house set with statuettes end
altothess and then I week! have the four
quartere tof the globe pour in ull their lux-
uries on your table, mad you Rhould have
fork:: of silver and knives of gold, inhold
with diamonds end amethysts. Then you
sin:unto:telt one of you have the !Meet horses,
and your pick (4 tho equipages rof the world.
!Piton ovould have you live a, hundred and
fifty Yt'arat and. you Should not have m Tilde
or twit° until your last Mesta). Not (suds
one of um 1" you may. teeth one ter yeti.
" Not to ytour enemies 7" Yes ; the only
difference 1 usould make with them oseetld be
that I wmild put to little ex Dia gilt ton their
walls, and a little extra embroidery on thei
slippers. But you may, " \ loy does not thel
give us toll these things ?" .Ah I het hink
inyself. Ho is wiser. It would make foole
and filuggarde Of us if wo had onti way. N
man puts his best pieture in the portico or
vestibule of hie house. (Iodine:tut this world
to be only the vestibule of heaven, that great
gallery tof the 111111.0190 toward which we
are aspiring. 'We meet not have it too
good in tine ovorld, 01' We would. want no
heaven.
But I cannot carry out, nty personal wishes
with yon, and so I meet coutent myself with
-Wiling you hew you may bo happy, loud in
Whitt 1 shall write I may perluops tulthiese
myself more particularly to the younger of
my readers, though my words will not Ito
harmful to the oldest.
511TE IIAPPIESI"r1ME 1.101/1,
And lot ono hero uttered. tho popular im-
pression that people tore happier in uhild-
hood and youth than they 0V(1r will be again.
If we live aright, the older wo are tl
happier. The happiest woman I over kne
was to Christian octogenarian ; her lig
white as white could be ; the sunlight of
holism late in the afternoon gilding the
peeks of snow. Lame say to all iny yonng
readere that the most miserable thne you
are ever to have is just now, As you ad-
vette° in life, as you come out into the
world and have your head end heart all Eton.
of good, honest, practical Christian work,
then you Will know, What it is to begin to be
happy. There Iwo those who woold. have
us believe that life is chasing thistle -down
and grasping bubbles. We have not fowls'
it So. To many (if 118 it has been discoveries,
diamond:: larger than the Kohinoor, and I
think that our joy Will continue to increase
until nothing short of the everlasting
jubilee of heaven will be able to express it.
It is reasonabie to expect it will be um The
longer the fruit flange on the tree, the riper
and tome mellow it ought to grow. You
plant one grain of uorn, tond it, will send up
E1 stalk with two ears, each having nine
hundred and tifty grains, so that one. grain
planted will produce nineteen hundred
grains. And ought not the implantation of
a grain of Christian principle in a youth-
ful soul develop into a large crop of gladnesto
on meth, and to a harvest of eternal joy
in heaven 1
11 MKS 01, A 0.151 1IONNIILF, LTI114.
of raitchts ; hike all hour and to half and serve QUEENSLAND'S WONDEHEUL WELL.
with crown eaten+, which made toe follows:
One pint 'of eretim, to small telpful brown 'iltrous a Pennant—a ta; Wager a esetrodretit
sugar, anti a half a email ;intim% grated,
Into the ele.
l't ere.. Take to pint of milk, and when
it boils stir in its lintel] flour as will :make it
thielz bat Ler, A dd three weillataten eggs,
and tWo (Jr thou drops et oil of einuantra,
lei any other flavoring. limit a large Ilet,
plate oral) flour, then ovith a ilent itllgoW
The arteelest well tot Clettileville, on the
Warrego River, Qnetsucland, IN the newest
;Lod Most rolliallhattlit illstailue 11i natural
re:mute:en oi mart ellous Aeon rolie. 'rite so ell
18 011/111110,1 unite near the railway station,
but in tone oi the num unlikely platieti thItt
It the batter In the (grin of be le or frntere,
mei tiro') them into boilittg elarilled dripping
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V41,4 1411111i ,n1 the top tif sitiody lininutock ?
of suit butter. Boil end elerVe it With It .‘yet ss it, is. Tha sits was shsssa by ols
eweet Ramie,
hydrettlie engineer, J. Ilentlerson, for
ilisterreses -Mix to half cup, four mitosis, eengons only knewn to himself, but which
ef grtonalated sugar with a half petite' ttf ,rnply justgh„1.
Ilene, turn it On IL marble 0101) or Meat plate Crossing the switinpy flat loading to this
and make ro hole in the center ; pet int. it liummotik, tottentien is drawn to a wide ellen-
wit e"""" 1"ltter, th" );,"Iki'l "I 1 eel eut threngli the drift saw!, and it it' ex•
mid a italt teitePi"mild plaitted that the outflow tof wator had done
th" butte, mid yget`l iiigeth"ri the', grad- t hie tire the epietrattis for ernitrolling it bad
molly week fit the Item and sugar. el ix alai been olitained. The bore itself leeked
kil""d well with the hand°. via'" lig" harmless enough kind of thing. It might
dough tioll it out tuttlet, the hands Imo hage iak„, for n, rm.)," pi 1),.
rope -like hem, about thretequerters of placed in au itlintin position in the 'triton'
ittch in diameter. Mt it into Pieeee , of to hole sixty or seventy yards long, thirty
two inchem long, roll the ends of these pieces ' benste end tea feet deep, littt menteut e
so that they will be smaller t ban in the mid- eigereadee „hewed that the harag,„„.„1„„k.
(Ile, place in "rei","1- in" When- , her standpipe made the hole. As a met •
i" gl."" (""ili wit 1' at, pgg 1""11." 1 ta of fate, the water when it 10110 tapped
up with a little sugar, then with m sharp ;rushed up in meth volume that it washed
knife melte a ;nit in the °cuter rti each eake „„.„y the sand around this bore in a ft, W
lellgtlIWitie, about threeeptiorters through, !whom tee and eleatted out the foundations of
and btoke in a quick oven until a golden !the derrick mid threat meet te wreck the
brown. 8011•43 cold. whole contrivence. If they had not got a
'1/A11 TO.1:04-1 Irate some cookedlinet, phlg, ill it pretty soon, it Weald 110.00 111141581
1111 egg Well beatell, 11. S1111111 !does of boom. Charlevillo bite the NVarriee) 0 J. f tl
and to little cream, mix all together toed etir pipe there has been fixed t'C'efeilitgloiniVe"I'mou'lu,
over a btu Mad hot ; fry slices of bread in to 1st, that the water be totruod in any
little blotter, and pour the mixture over direetion.
them. 'When the visitors tie. el at the bore it
Humus, OYsirens. -Drain the oysters; was seen that the wrote, teas trickling in to
frem their litinor loud (ley them in a napkin. ;tiny stream front his bend into the thirsty
Heat and well buttee to grelitent, season 'seed below, but in a few minutes tho
the oyeters well, lay them tet tontl brown was changed. She \ Votelley of the tetteene-
both sides, Serve on a vety hot dieh with laud inning contpany, width sunk the well,
opened the valve, and with every turn of the
wheel the thin stream thielzened and deflect-
ed. from its former perpendicular course,
biectot, Inul tine a trusty recipe. Rub Oradually the volume of -water increased
a tablespoonful of butter into a quart of end began to rotor through the pipe almost
Hour, into which a teaspoonful of salt has:like ste:om blowing front to saloty valve.
been sifted. Disolvo an even tetospoonful Every monned, the sight became more inter -
of soda in to large cup of buttermilk, mix °sting, and when the valve was fully opened
very soft, handle as Itttle possiltle, roll it WW1 to spectacle to wonder at. Rushing
out at 01100, CUt lilt() 812111111/1611111t, nald bloke from the bore coml by its own foreo ejecting
in to quick oven.-[CloodHoueekeeping. itself for to distance of thirty feet in hote•
melted butter.
1307115B1111 I Lk Biscurr.-Thone who mom.
bee the " good, old-fashioned" buttermilk
AMA,. FRIT108101.---Prwe two largo apples,
cut them in slices half an inch thick ; core
them with a round cutter ; put them in a
/11811 and pour brandy over them, let them
lie for two hours ; make a thick batter, using
two eggs ; have clean lard, and make it quite
hot'; fry two at a time, to nice light brown ;
put them on the back of a sieve on paper,
sift pounded sugar oVer them, glen them
with 0 shovel or salamander ; dish on to nap.
It is beliet with many young wrtmen
that happiness is often built upon inert,
social position. Let me tell you, my young
reader, thatt the position which mere society
gives you is ono of the sometes of least satis.
faction. 1 will tell you the story of a young
woman who bad this belief, and carried.
it out in her life. Her father's bootee was
plain, most. of tho people wile came there
ware plain; but, by a change in fortune such
as sometimes conies, a hand hail been offered
that led her into a brilliant sphere, All tlui
neighbors congratnlatad her upon her grand
prospects; but what an exchtonge 1 On her
side it was a heart full of generous impulse
end affection. On his side it WU a soul dry
and withered as the stubble of the field.
Oil hor side it was a father's house, where
it1011 Was 11011011311 and the Sabbath light
flOUC1011 the rooms with tho vary mirth of
heaven. On lois side it was a gorgeous
residence, and the coming of mighty men to
be entertained them; but within it, wore
revelry and goalleseness. II:molly had the
orange blossoms of the marriage feast lost
them fragrance thton the night of discontent
began to cast hero and there its shadow,
The ring on her linger was ouly 9110 link nf an
iron chain that was to bind her eternally
captive. Cettetties and unIzindness changed
all those splendid trappings into to hollow
mookory. The pilot:tote ofsolul tho cas-
kete of p1111/0 gold, the bond -dross of gleaming
diamonds, were there ; lout no God, no peaue,
110 kintl words, 110 Christian sympathy.
The festive m visit: that broke on tho eloptive's
ear turned out to be a dirge, and the ovreeths
in the plush were reptile mile, and tho up-
holstery that swayed. in tho ovind was the
wing of m destroying engol, Lona the bead-
drep1 On the pitcher wore tho sweat of ever-
lasting despair. 0, how many rivalriee emit
unlotoppinessesemong those who soolt in social
life thou chief 'happiness 1 It matters not
how fine you have things, there are other
people who have it finer. Taking out your
watch to tell the hour of day, some one will
correct your thole -piece 'by pulling out a
watch more richly ohasod and . jewelled.
Hide in a carriage that ectst you eight lmn-
deed dollars, and before you got around the
park you will meet with one that cost two
thousand dollars, Have on your wall a pie,.
Gm by Cropsoy, and. before night you will
hear of same ono who has a Tooter° fresh
from the eludici of Church or Bierstadt, All
that this world can de for you ht ribbons,
in :silver, in gold, ill Amine:ger .pltuilt,
Gobelin tapestry, in wide halls, ta lordly
aequaintanceship, Will lint give yoot tho ton -
thousandth part of a gram of solid setts.
faotion. Mom social position will never
give happiness to tG W01011,11'8 soul. 1 have
walked through the halls of those who de-
spise the eminnon people : I have mat at
their banquete ; I have had their frieuelehi ;
yea, have heard from their OW11 1 1110 t lc
story of their disquieted.° : anti 1 tell you, '
young women, that they who build their
mulsrimmornd happiness on more social post.
tion aro building on the sand. -Lettfies'
Home Journal.
Bome Tested Recipe%
111,wwftona, Touvrous AND el 111/1010.,-
C/00k the maear oni till tender ; make rb Nam
of tomatoes seasoned with pepper and snit,
grate soma tluteS11 ; 1111Ve reedy a ltot ditch,
rot in a layer of macaroni, 'next eln'in kin
with cheese, then add a layer of tomato
sauee. fit:tree at once.
mno Ximm.14 a quart o
of boiling milk etir a temente. oi ear:mien&
lot it stand till lukewarm, then stir in fcntr
well -beaten eggs, an 01.1110 of butter, a
trader of pound of sugar, MI half a pound
zontal direction came a, coltunn of water,
white as milk in appearance, Ito a second
or two it churned up the sand before it into
coffee -colored muck
This was the first singular thing noticed,
for the falling ovhite torrent driving before
it, as it seemed, the brown mud, produced
a whimsical effect like the pouring of milk
and coffee into the Mane cup t4t the SILITIO
thne. But this did not last bong. In to very
few 111011101AS a little pond was formed.,
which filled up until the level of the
The Comfort of Plairmese. surrounding ground was reached, a,nd then
Give men of women minds big enough, and there W1151 SOC11 at firSt a rivulet, and then a
they will not thing of and the week' will not stream rushing down the hillside. When it
worry itself about their faces, though they is said that this well fills a 400 -gallon tank
may be as plain as Cbtorlotte Cushman, as in thirteen seconds it can be readily under -
rugged as Ralph Waldo Emerson, as ugly as stood that all this did not take long. Tho
George Eliot. Poor, little misshapen Pope , valve was next closed and tile right-angle
said : "The inind's the standard of the Ines'," bent removed. On the second. opening of the
and the world said "Amen !" He had the valve there was witnessed a spectacle at
mind. It is useless arguing with a young once beautiful and majestic, and which was
girl that beauty is not a. blessing. It is m well worth the long jolumey from Brisbane
her IlatUre to Walit 10 be pleaSing and ail. to Sea l'hO water rose in a snowy column
mired. She 80041 l'OHOS 101-041. 41101 ween be- lilze a stalagmite of wool to a height of
cameo they tore beautiful, aud ehe would be. thirii3' feet, and descended in a hissieg
of them and with them in the mete -leaf long- torecut 00 heavy and close as to quite ob.
Mg times of her Spring in the world, Home. settee the pipe itself. It wtts a marvel of
ly girls have sat lap nights to cry end, think. betouty, and 114 picture that will never he
effaued froin the memories of those who
ing of fairer &Leis that' have been more court-
ed because fairer, have fallen asleep on pi!. wil'"an3na itt
lows Wet Witil tears that have come front Subsequently a nozzle, one inch in dito•
Itindly oyos and dropped from homely cheeks' meter, was attached to the pipe, and ovinet
i to sympathy. Tell them that beauty is °lily i tho water Was tetanal cal it ascended. iii an
eltin deep, 0111 that it bring.: unhappiness, even jot to a height of nearly ono hundred
and they will still Rob : tt eii.,, „„ the feet, returning. to earth in to heavy shower,
beauty," It is like tolling to poor, tired, or dissipating ou mist Clouds through which
overworked man that " grertt wealth only the rainbmvs played with an ofibet that w
twinge nusery. Ile will still wish to take as betontoful us it 'MIA WOMICHIll. It Seemed
the chences on a little wealth. But. all the that the visitors would never tire of looking
sante there is lots of comfort for the homely. at it. They ;simply stood and peed, hardly
They can be good and wice and, hav- saying a word, foe in the presence of this
ing mooch tame awtoy from their mirrors marvellous phenomenom speech seemed poor
oond their flatterers, can think and do grettt and commonplace and the mind. somply gave
itself up to cloildlike wonderment.
Making Play of Work,
In Englend a company has been formed
appreciative would call lotoppy, f i to I ict i
° ' n' I for the manufacture of toys, which were
fact I thank God, as it has helped ono to talc°, formerly imported into the country tot the
on the whole, to hopeful view of life, as well almost incredibly largo sum of $2,000,000.
08 Of h11111011 nature. Now, aro these women,
When it ovas learned that most of the work
blessed as many of them are with devoted of menufacturing the toys was accomplished
Intsbentle, oheorfulhomes, cultivated society, by little children, who enjoyed their em-
end leisure for the exercise of any :mutual ,
pooyment So Much that they preferred it to
talent they may possess, beautiful woman?
play this company established their mann-
With ono oe tem exceptions, no. Indeed.,
fthete'ry in the midst of a crowded district of
more than n, few of them aro positively plain,
if featum only is considered, while front tho Birmingham, and edvertised to teach child-
ren the work free of oast. As 50011 as the
rest I can singlet out but one or two or three
whose feces and ligneas oedema to any of the ogihg,0„
people teemed of this offer, women end
recognimed etude:els of physical pre•fection. besieged the place in such numbers
Bat they are loved, they are honored, they that the street was literally pacized with
aro deferred to, While not eliciting the maul ei- applicente, and the police had great ditli-
lotion of every passev-by they have mom iro 1, colony to fome their way through the throng,
through the form, the sweetmeats or origin- The children after learning how to do the
, ; work tore allowed to take it to their home ,
talltiottoYeoitivlitnisTeehaicoph=ietttloT0'utlronafPetli'sreh°cinu'iotir°-ton°d told, surrounded by DOW comforts and bleu-
happinese, and coneequently their days pess !linos. p4roloaaed by the peoceeds of their fagot -
in ton atmosphere of peace and good will estu enmloymont, amid the refining in -
which is as far above Goo delirious admir- fluencos of home hundreds of busy little
anon accorded to the simply beautiful as the hands aro employed in delightful work. To
. . call out lite most intelligent workers in the
Plaeid. sliming of the sunbeam is to the
phenomenalbliee of an evanescent flame." Geode the compeny latmed a list of peizos to
things, Let a woman speak. One writnigfor
the Ladied Home Journal says : "In my
life I have known many women well. Among
them is a fair inttjority of what tho teuly
Abuses in The Chinese Army.
be oompeted For by the ohildren under 12
years of ago tond awarded to the child who
sloall construct the best outfit for the com-
A recent Pekin °melte contains a ottri. sonny's pepor doll, The largest prise is Re,
ous cleuree from the Lempotior respecting the the smallest ;22, and other prize lists are to
cond ition of the army. It bath's by refers follow presently.
ring to the immense expend ture incurred
yearly in establishing armies for defensive
purposes in the various provinces, and says
that to create a proper feeling of spieit and 110--" My dear unidam, allow me to exs
enthusinsom in the wetly it essential that mese my gratitudefor your kind invitation,"
every detail connected with the pay and (Aside ; What an infernal hove this is.)
numbers of the troops eliould be earefully ' She-" 1 ant delighted to see you. ou cc more,
checked. Of late, however, it hag' :tome to iny dear doctor, I was afraid you might bo
the Emperor s knovvledge ' that 111/11808 are prevented from conitng by busmess. (Xsode:
of fie (pent occurrence; that hobo returns The old. fool, Ho never declines an invitation,
are made of the number Ana payment of the wan hoping he would stay au rose)
soldiees; that tho Gioneral ht commend leads lle-"I ant tof raid, my dear nondant, that
a life of dignified elute said comfert that I truspassonyourhospittoliqe" (Aside ; If her
reviews tiro hold very kregelerly, and that, husband wasn't Roll mid sockly, six polices
in feet Goo wloole military oi.ganimi ion has mon couldn't shove um into this house.)
fallen into to state of disordet, and effeteness 1
very little short of what formerly prevailed hoSnahiTly " yott know you aro
I hope you are will"
in the ormy of the Grace Standahl," Hence (Aside I wonder how long he is goiN to
the Emperor, "being deeply pained at this keep this tip? He looks weak on his punt)
state of things," commands all Manohool 11,e, --"I ten well, There is no necessity
Generals ni Vuteroys, and Govetinore , for asking after your health. "N ou aro
to exercise a constant; and strict surveillance gettleg youn 'see tuul more roRy every year."
over the troops in theie re:Teethe juriedie. 't (Aside : It, molly stu prising ltow all olfl
tieing, and to denounce tho strongest term lin,g can rehmentote Inn self with red point
tiny abuses they may discover. The Board naid cotton battieg.)
of Wat, by imperial orders, has, time after' Sho-" Oh, you flatterer 1" (Aside I'll
time, called for returns of the various mill.; say this much for him t he knows a, pretty
trmy etatfene, but these inetructions have woman when Ito sees hot
been whelly dieregtorded. and no report of . lices"I never flatter, You know that."
the kind has been received. Wo command' (Aside :In tny business a manumit lie some.)
I that within two months from the!, see yott again al the supper
date of the receipt; of this decree, full table" (Aside I Perhaps he will tithe the
lists of the ak,ovo tieulars be forwarded hint anti go )
to es, and wo further order that all changes! kfe-"I shall ne mily ten happy," fAshIo:
he reported trout time to time f m the int -0.111 give ten dotftrs if I could sneak away
motion of the other land go to the olub.) -Vexes 8iftings,
Social HypOntisy.
wilisistoocas
ili‘1, evq-s ate 4L11 Au tot (elm- Pine:crated
gentitt Mt:11We emerotimidesel,
'^.1Tio eountry 1.1 thelite oi ht is more pre: ili,
ie the 1 tensile, tqctrinoi, thou that pert Mu of
i sict mutton e new it an ti s 1 what; Te,. rite, y
Sot apert ton It is by 1 he peottlial li. Iv, cc to
United Status “overninent as an nowt,. ,ta
eta empire, placed beyond the readi of rlir
osmium taint Mal law save in eittselv rest Ott t .
THE THOUSAND LSLANDS ERIDGE. DOWN IN A SNAKE'S DEN,
.•, -1
Wernhig Shines Across thegeurrentIor 1140
ilocat 148 11,11‘4 reeve.
A dieptetelt from Ottawa, in Lim 1.N. Y.
Thatalil says ; While law untstrwa and/yours
are busily *get:ties meactin hourgbt along the
1,,,rdirre between llamado and the
States, with VieW lemming the inter-
course between two connuonwealths,1 the
per erse tithabiliallts thereof are busily en.
gaged in overvoining wItithwer obstaeles
nature presents to that intereourse. It is
with that objeet in view that the Thous:, rid
Islands bridge props'', lies been submits.' to
the Canadian Parliament. :mil projcetors
will in thie course ask ineorporation Limn the
Un it tel States Coagrees,
The propreted bridge will vet end Been
sone, point bet wool Reel:port and t lantLW
wine tin the Cartadiatt side of the ri 0er/ end
bet 1001/1 1 Alf/1[015 bia Clayton on lu.
Ainerietai aide, The iver tit that point is
thiekly studded with little rotiky phostlittl
outcroppings of the Laurentian formation.
"On the:to stepping stones," said Mr. H.
0. Carter, one of the projetit to, "01.117 bridge
will Walk oVer to the Amerieatt side of the
er. The double island known its
ley island will IR, used as much as pos.dble
and whenever there are'entvigable channels
there to ill be a swintiing span in the bridge.
The height aboVe high water mark will be
fifteen feet more. Of course our plaits
Will have to be a/grooved by the engincera tot'
both governinents. Ottr railway and bridge
will be the favorite means of reaching the
hun.lreds of summer reettetti thet ;ore eeetter-
ed up and down tile Thousand feiands. (if
course, olult plans are not complete yet, to Wu
eau do nothing until we are sure of hemmer -
alien by the gevernments of both eountries.
'Me longest span is the pert that swings,"
added Carter.
" Will there Ind be euermous engineerieg
difficulties to OVersonle 1" I asked.
" Our engineers 5.8511110 there will be
nothing but the ordinary difficulties eneount-
mil in bridging a great river."
" But there le the groat width. Isn't. the
river tobout two miles wide at that point ?"
" The river is very wide," sanl Mr. Carter,
with a smile, '‘ but if you look tot the noap
you. will find that jest at the spot where tve
intend to construct our bridge the horge
island known am 1*ellesley Islancl almost fills
up the bed of ohl 8t. Lawrence. Then there
are smaller islands ill tho channels that can
also be utilieed."
" Well, does this large island that you
:speak of dam up the river and cause the
water to run very rapidly there ?"
" We ere informed that tho -waterflow
there does not exceed four miles an hone.
There will be a greet many sections of the
bridge, but we chi not anticipate any pro-
hibitory engineering difficulties."
A Bear Story.
The prospect of a green prairte was so
pleasing after my long experience of the dark
woodland, and the sun 1008 so hot, that I dice
momited, throwing the bridle -rein itipcon the
ground, which was the same as tolling my
horse in English that he WW1 free to graze,
but was not to stray more than a few yards
from my side, I lighted my pipe, and sat with-
in tloe shadow of a large black walnut tree,
with my back against the trunk. Within a
couple of feet to my right, the ground sloped
steeply to the grassy pmirie below ; to my lef t
was a small bolt of tan hickories, which grew
in the midst of a dense dump of bushes. 1
had been smoking perhaps ten minutes when
suddenly I heard my horse give a snort of
alarm. lonked to my left and belwld him
quivering with terror, close to the thick enl-
ace growth. Wondering what had startled
him so, I was on the point of springing up
when caught sight of something, hag inside
the bushes right in front of me that brought
my heart, as 1 he saying is, into my mouth.
What I saw were two bright eyes and
a nose prominent, mobile, black, ehining,
Dangerous symptoms these of a bear. Keep-
ing my glance riltoted on those two gleaming
eyes, and not daring to move my body, I felt
with illy left hand. for my rifle, which was
luckily lying within reach, and brought it
carefully aeross My knees, 1 kept my pipe
in rny mouth for tho simple reclean that I was
afraid to lift nty hand to remove it. Slowly,
and with the least possible movetnent, I gob
the rifle in both hands, and then without
moving my legs, I twisted my body half
round. I hesitated for ono dreadful inament,
and then, quick as lightning, up went my
gun and -out rushed the bear. The eyo is
quieker than the Mosta. I saw his shining
flank clear of the buthes before I could touch
the trigger. Craolz-orack-a huge black
mass almost upon me. I tom rolling, self-
finug, down tho steep slope like a barrel, yot
consciously guarding iny precious pipo-ru
glance upward fvern the long gra88 below,
and a vision of the bear lying with his head
un the top of the slope -dead. That was
there was to it. He measured close npon
five feat in length, weighed throe hundred
mud ninety-six pounds, and my feet are upon
Ilia skin es I write this.
Reoeiviug a Week's instrnotiona
lira James Fussbudge (about to leave
Immo for &Week 8,1111 saying good -by to James
at reamed depot) -" Lot 1110 1100, only three
minutes until train time. I was BO ttfraid
We'd be left. Have I told you about every-
thing 1 You'll not forgot to otiose the pantry
window every night 7"
Mr, James Fussbudge (anxious for train
to arrive)-" Yes, dear,"
" And put it up every clay 1"
" Yes, yes."
" Aml don't forget about watering my
plants."
' '"' ANiolilIy‘ovi°1'114'io"oir af ter Dicky tbnd cover
his cage cold nights 1"
" Oh yes ; of course, There's the train.
dettoYd"-by, deer -remember :donut lookint
GT,
the basement door at night, Don't trust it
to 13ridget,"
1: Nf.1:));114:17,,d-diet'l write every day, nod-.
oh, don't foeget to turn MT the water at '
night if it sholiVntarigeanit.eolA.0"tmi.1170.,,
'; ite't11-chel. Yon huge, you foiled ib one
cold night last Winter-good.by, clear and
the plumber's bill --goodthy--was at big,
an tl-good.by." ,
:: (CitttlIt'yY ililiagrovinot I said edmitt-"
'''' YAltIns.1;::-.geocl-by," I
li'r(t:iqii(i1;.111YrIttering of leintlerelliefs anti bob.
bing of heads, and final shriek on part of
Mrs. V, who says ; ;
1 " Remuitn-ber-go-o--db-y 1"
Germany's Now MN.
1 IsToxt wool: tho (lo.rdo im Corps will be
equipped with the now sintill.bore reptiatiug
rifle, tied by the 1st of April the whole peace
elfentive ttf Cho Gorman Ariey will bo armed
with the weapon, Those ritlee 111100 been
made in a Gorman manuftletory, so that the
, whole supply made by Gm factory at Nteyer
can bo used for the reserves, Geemany has
thus once more anticipated all °that. antics
' in adopting allow armament.
ivh.t, ;ill eeppoiol Was the 011!Slit of t: I. it
,' lib; comonool they liftAd witb pp,;,., Ekr,r
•.1 11,1% VI 111 11 t Y.' 1411 E , I III ,'f.' tlit1 rOpe
1//1./ i , ,, 1..II. :.i.H! 1 ,.1,,,.1,i P.1 i, flIA11111140 Ser.
pen, , , t. :NI il.,),i,g, bin with the Pap;
..trac -,. . ; : t 1; e :1‘1,.. ; 1;111's ',dm, tia :;,, felt that
they 'had been held again, Lad tvalizeil, as
they had not before, something of the nerrs
a cad requirvd. to reaeli Mu nottom of that
0.ve and dispossess It.) owners. After tido
sollic v..i,at grim joke, cohsidaring the Gm,
;Led 1 ie. eabjeet, tile Marshal tvas hilloelf
llti eases., it has }total for „years 1 lin nalorld brotes111 to the noel:toe, otrityilfig with hint
refuge of the IILW 1/17,,:k1,1,4 in n 11 that vast t
I In` 1,111,i1IS of ille 140 unfortunate people
territory tothoemit, to it. Hurls in the P.m' n ho bad lai011 consigned to thin frightful
Iste.2 the mildews in lint viettlity of dr. t„,„),.
linehle's Mountain, i *it ittlinsaw wit ion, nett, Stovitos's renui.ins were Went Wad 1.y MOWS
rit idol tittle tied again by a part iftidarly bold of s youths!. Weide worn Upon his pistol
I rind I if horso.I hit 0 ; '2,, W110 evidently made beit, 1,) 1 he en us nal foriwit ion of his t taith and
ElriT h"I'll".11',. in Arnn,' ,,1 UV. 1'0,4 n”S'" by solo, pee:War:ties elettit the heels of hie
ot that innate eel, where they found a ready , 6,g. The rem ,.,,,,f Mrs, Sieveits were not
and sit f f : 1,1 ecat f 1/0111 itorstlit, MOO, ill.- ,,,, i.„,„Iily i, ten, iti,,,l, biii ,,,,,,,gli ,A11, ,,I,,,,,,
18'.1'0 '',,,.' ',,,,,'1 ,I, `fil.l'II.nlY ttnII nirTh'ri ' ,t0 1/1'111::, t he murderer duly within the remit
oll''IS iv" I 110Y hal el iloorallsal, and, ;di"' of en outraged 111W, tool in the January fel-
n "oll"riln! over it for soute IOW,. the whole lowilis,it. he paid the penalty upon the scaffold
mai t..4.1114,444441 / 4111 0( i IP' Willa only to 10' re- at It'.att Smith. where so Many of hie kind
called M a startling Manlier. ' ha Vs pais 1 0 t 1/0ir last ttecoullt. The 0/1015
As 10a0 afterward learned the band bad
...inst.:fed 4 a white 1000 known us Walt (.1 the crimes conanitted end for tile won -
ma 4 a wonileri'lil one, both for the taro/
tit evnerl /LnI1 t wo intatrots tutoring t lot ouphoei - of al 111aZitier in wit iell just ie., sottglif out the
rill8 titles 1,f Bully .1 tily and Friday :gravity. 'erinillial„In spit of Ids murderous precautions
Stevens S4'0.8 the 110,,easor of a ehar11111Ig for ,/f...ty, and 111.4 1.x. ontiltit had, pinhaps
young wife, to whom he we,: warmly iti • ,, gro gei. hakes, epee 13,,, ,,apemtitious
ti,'„,"hett, 1v1"' '' , 1 It,"P.1101Y l'",i1"'"'tIrd Ids eihninals .if that wreteited country than any
anection t hat :Me sad given Up eVerythilig other iii its history,
to folloW hint into that wilderness, thole to ; -
share his most untairtain fortunes. II is two
conitAmosis 10 tat Ult. Around the Eons°.
Folcuary 6 "a good month for farmers,
soon 'began caeting eager eyes toward his Wives to work op their carpet and rug rags.
wit'', em,i as kheir advalt,"" were "Idle* rt, The Farm alai Home givto directions for
ceivett they Itegati to mot to put the hits- making hoth a earpet awl rug difrerent front
band out of the way, imagining hint to lai ,„,‘,. ,,,, 1,,,,,,,,,,,,,
their only oh:knelt% With :melt men the ; *Always „„j„, „ ,ae. „„p„t hit 01, miss,
plot, and its tixetiutiint are meets. far seper- seine of the esethest velvet carpets are
ated, and those two fiends Were 15/1 11/11g 111 woven hit or miss, and t hey are beautiful.
finding ton opportunity to eonsunintatti their use a hettle taste in choosing
devilish purpose. As they were returning tiiii,„ 11,d w Odors, sere
late one eight itt May front an unusually weaving its Ittitc.41.,kanTitlIouT"'lltt;;Tvithlthlete sTrAipteod.f
long trip, and While they were following the nuisant:es. A beautiful hit or miss itz made
trail where its windings about Arbuckle by
Mountain coinpelled the three te ride in col:;reel‘,7;ftitilsilfelit;tesslitalillaets, 'criolitlir twaikt°11 lon'eutewhn
eingle file, July, who watt purposely in the
rear shot Stevens in the bitek. The injured tieing very long picees of any one shade in
(or other brewn dye if preferred) and avoid
man fell from ilia horse to tho ground,
where he was set upon by the two conspir- with such a carpet. The " wood uolors'
sevileg. Try it, You C8/11110t 1/11t bo pleased
eters and diearmed. Then, deaf to the
prayere of theie helpless victim, they carried aud darker shades in it harmonize finely,
him to a well -like cavern in the side of the and the effect is very pleasing. Short bits
momitain, which 0:118 knOW11 to be 0 emit- of black could undoubtedly Ito mixed in to
able den nf rattlesnakes, and thrust him in advantage ; mod if you want &border, make
to a horrible death, it of black, red, brown and yellow mostly,
with a gootl deal of black on the outside so
Having disposed of the husband, the next
111000 on the part of the plotters was to as to shade down to the brown of the center.
get, But you will be wise not to make a border,
the wife within their power, and they set
about the performance of this task with an for the carpet is neat enough without it and.
rode up to the cabin, evidently in hot haste oexiito
ran,ketraousl
oilfcitanr tligexovPhe
ingenuity that was truly devilish. July ; thTe insole coolos IT tnpoathyin. g
and greatly togittotod, and told Mrs. Stevens rags of all colors, and as much turkey -red
but the work, collect all the soft woolen
that her husband had fallen from his horse and waste twine as you can find about the
some distance up the mountain and had house ; cut the rags a little finer than ear -
broken lois thigh. A suspicion of the truth pet rags ; saw two yard-aticks apart length -
of this story never crossed tho mind of that WiSe, 01 Make font. yard -sticks ; have ready
faithful little woman, mid filled with a piece of old bed -ticking one yard wide and
aexiety, but with all a trtle 1110111011'S
strength when a loved one is in cleave, she gripes running across to guide the work.
two and one-quarter yards long, with the
gathered un what would niet her In caring Now take these strips of different ecdoted
for hiin and mounting behind the murderous rage, and wind each stick full; as fast as
wretch, wIto wile even then minting a Week -
or crime in his hearts started for the side of color. When you have reached. the end,
one mg is used up lap in another of different
her injured husband. Arriving tot the statue thread a baton -needle with twine and SOW
of the first tragedy she first began to realize the rage in long stitches along the edge of
I
IIICR AWFUL SISMATION , the stick, Place the stick, with this sewed
when sloe saw her husband's belongings celge down, on the first stripe at the edge of
scattered almat a hastily constructed camp. the ticking, and sew the ticking te the rags
She than began to read the 1,eilts tile two on the stielt,-the two sowings being on
vile wretches were casting upon heti, and it the swine edge of the stick. Plesce the second
needed not the confession of their former stick next -the first, the third next the
crime to tell her of her husband's fate or of second, the fourth next the third, etc.,
tlie fate that awaited her, With gloating sewing the t hiking fleetly to the sewed edge
eatisfactiou they detailed the aottit that had of etoch stitik. Next, place, the work on the
been the portion of their friend. anti corn. table. and with a eharp knife vitt the rags
iful niter- along the miaowed edge of the firs.t three
titode, and thee gave her the fees
native between sub a death or eubmission stioke, leaving the. fourth for a guide. Ro-
th them. During fotir long daye and nights 00001' the three StlekS With ragS, zte before
this unfortunate woman, already heart- and repeat nittil tlte tickiug is filled. This
broken by her eruel loss, was obliged to sub- ' will give you a lleantiful soft rug, like
mit to her husband's murderers. -In all that tufted work, with the colors beautifully
Gine she never ate nor drank, and the fright- blended.
ful anguish she suffered finally brought i One way tit save time fin...the busy house -
compassion to the hearts of the demons in keeper is to have the week's supply of po-
human disguise, Then came tile fear of ills. ta,toes washed on Saturday when the obit-
oovery through her, and July overruled his dren are out of schol. One lady we lenow-
compttnion m the determination that she, t used to have her thmteen-year-old boy plot
tore must die. Ife soluinnly promised her ;them in to wash tub =der the pump out
that if she would. eat to little she would be , doers, unless the weather 10118 severe, pump
allowed to go home, and while sho was try- 'water en them and stir them well with an
ing to force down a feW morsels he shot her ' old, long-lin,ndled brush. After putting
through the back of the head. Iler bedy : them through two waters he took them into
was then consigned. to the sante grave as the the kitchen and the lady washed there clean,
husband's, and the murderers rode aWay selected the smoothest ones of uniform SiZO
feeling perfectly safe from discovery. i for baking, put them in a clean basket, and
About eight months later Mondtoy, while those to be pared for boiling in another
en a drunken spree, teltl the story of this basket. Some who have tried this method
double murder to a -woman with tylunn he had think it a great improvement ere the old
become infatuated, and at the same thne way.
confeseed that he lived in coestalit fear of
(Jolliet the hands of July, Who WoUld never 'needs in Drugs,
foul safe so long as hello -ed. Ilie fears prov- At ti meeting of the Chemists' Assistants'
ad prophetic, as lie was found the next da
Y :Association some rather disquieting spe-
ehot in the back and dead. 'This act of pre- !entices were exhibited demonstrating the
trt of .htly
Santini] 011 the p; 'existence of " insects and germs" in sunchy
I
0,111 11 Min UM! 'roe LATE, pharmaceutical prepanotions and drugs. The
however, as the woman, enraged over the first was co fair looking. sample of crushed,
killing of her lover, told lois stiorg
United States Marshal, who tot once started wholesale firm, and Itcpt in a wooden cask
l;" iodultutY linseed, recently obtained from a large
out to verify it. The first place visited_ west with a wooden cover. The exhibitor gravely
the °event on Arbueltio's mountain, where 'asked. what would be the effect of applying
the bodies were supposed to be, awl where a poultice containing " th011sendSof illtleCtS '
it was thoUght the proof woUld be foetid to en open wound, especially if the poultice
necessary for bringing this noW three thnes be made from hot instead ot boiling water.
a murderer tO punishment, The only wtoy , The ether specimens, from telonite toot, nue:
to enter the cavern WNW ft) 1
MU. to be by . N-unylee„ and cantharidcs, are perhaps of less
means of a rope, and one of the boldest of importance, till these substances are not mo-
th° party MIS lowered illt0 if. Before lie ployed in the crude state. In the present
had mado fully half of the descent the anxiety to detect microscopic germs and
signal for raising him ont came with nig to render them innocnous it is worth con -
emphasis that could not be mistaken. sit-1min whether we are not in danger of
Upon rettelting again tho sunlight the overlooking morePrvioussonrcee of infection.
thoroughly frightened man -vas only able In the hunt for small deer a different lens
to gasp out"snakes" when lie sank upon is employed, and mental vision is thrown
the ground in a fainting condition. When out of focus for larger glom°, -(London Lan.
he had sufficiently recovered to toll the cot,
story of his brief trip he assured Ins deep-
ly interested auditors that the bottom of Blie Succeeded,
that dark hole W0,8 absolutcly filled with Huthand (to extrtovagant wife) Yon have
the biggest analies ever seen out of dreams, sumeed at last in making something out of
His appearance and welleknown nerve bore mo.
ample evidence to the truth of his stery, i
1 Wife ---I knew I would. Whet is it, dear -
and for a time there was a decided lack 0„,,1
of volunteers tn take his place. Seeing i "
thnt utiles.; ho omen Inward. Ito was in :1_1 ....P.*______,......_
Iluebetrul A min en-
danger of inosieg the eti helm co neeessaro 1
.1 Por the earnest man or W0111011 there is no
to 1118 elnie, blIt Whieh Wai SO well gutirded end to oftbrt. One aim reached and fiat
the marshal announced his determination difficulties surmounted, another will quick -
to make the next visit, to the regions below
, 1 tresent itself to the as firin s Writ • el
himself. in PreParkg 1111' thict vunt no lie ore that is reached other dilliculties
stripped himself of nil superfineus clothing, , must again bo 11101s
and taking a sack in which to gather .,;,,.,.,r emzu_otto curifiti of mtgan. half a
w ni,t. tone t o to o o co i 1 a tc attn. -
ettpful of butter, half a ettpful of Milk, two
ed with a revolver, he gave the signal to om,fols of pastry flour, two eggs, one cof.
lower away. When nearly to the bottom V
fee cupful of chopped raisins, one Of 0110pit
110 Sent book the Signal felt a halt, mid , pod English walnuts, ono teaspoonful of
then calmly bee,an shooting the trot= of tartar, half a teaspoonful of Sella.
TillUiltlfrr Oil TIM RP.PTTLV1 Beat the butter be 8, mane Ala the sugar
that heal had been attracted from the ser. gradually, and, when bght, the eggs well
ronding rocks by the light of his tenth, 'beaten, then the milk and the flour, in
After a fow had hem killed the remainder which the ta11111, and 011e0n1 of tartar imee
of the inablionts a Ode diemit1 den :teemed Immo thoroughly ntixed, Mix quickly and
to he a pude stricken, andexhibitecl OM much ti.clil l'ablilIS alia nuts. 13ake in rather
Ilitfite ill retreat as they had shown in re- !deep sheets, in it moderate oven,. for thirty-
srniNg ti,i,t intr. ' "1./ea i be ee1 ' le. five minutes. Weet, if you please. The
In ft fow moments tater nettrieg ,...... ssse ,,,,.......,iit,,,s tit t, wil ,..,:e for one large ti I •I o -
Shot the expectant crowd about the month 'small sheets. Tf you use baking powder .
of the cavern could feel the rope twitching , instead of meant of tartar and soda, t; a.
a uotice be hoist away, and in ohodicups to ttoaspoonful and a half.
