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LOGGERS AT
HOW LUMBER IS CTT AXD
RAFTED TO THE SAWMILL.
Tfie Metis—‘Composition of th*
ging Ganjfb-The Brow—Afloat
the Stream—The Agile Hafts
man—At the Boom.
, Manv r of , the , lumbermen ,__ along .
taws and on the Quebec streams
nada are Metis. That is to say.
Fr icestors, roving the
: continent from the great
• k. cs -f Hudson Bay, and
find white women enough among
its, < en married squaws.
a ft* tis is heavy faced and is duller
m TS mre Frenchman, but he is skilful
S- ft
A g of lumbermen consists of
to fifty en as a rule, and about
lowed to each team of
is the driver, another
wn t tre _ another U .‘sled tender
i to sav, he rolls the log out of
to where the team can reach it,
h the driver to put it on the
e fc is the ‘ swamper,” or
i makes the roads for the team.
obliged to fill dangerous sa?. holes and
•es out of the At an
b ul, of sav a mile, one axe can keep
an of horses going. Twenty logs
>m thirteen to fourteen inches in
HU ter at the butt and from ten to
in hes At the top would be a heavy
work for one chopper
iu r b sr f T ,k '“.‘''“" a r
like the Ottawa, the St. John, the
goochc or the Mirsmicbi. As the
are cut thev are hauled on bobsleds to
side of the river, or, as it is called,
brow, where they at® heaped up to
the opening of the stream in spring.
man called a “land tender” is
at the brow. The trees cut and
to this brow comprise spruce and
but if the gang is engaged at
timber it will also embrace maple,
and beech. No unsound logs are
and none of an under size. By not
stroying the small trees, which
pay to cut, the ground can be again
over in from eight to tcu years. In
of the lumber regions there is a strict
Against destroying the shanties when
men are leaving them in the spring,
to manv a huntsman or trapper has
eosey old shanty been a ° godsend on bit
. ter n.ghts. • x *
As soon as the snow begins to meit m
the woods and you can hear the merry
dripping of every tree open space, be
gin to appear in the streams. Sometimes
, heavy rain storm comes, carrying the
ice out of the rivers and streams, mak¬
ing the way clear for the drivers. Then
every man except those who have to take
home the teams seizes his “peovy,” a
Sfdog” arrangement. is"^ ead ’ a " d “
The first dutv to get the logs into
the stream, which is done by freeing
them at the brow, when they tremendous go, thou
sands of them, with a
plunge into the foaming stream. In a
short space of time there is not a log that
is not in the stream, lunging, rolling and
tumbling onward over level stretches and
headlong dowu roaring falls. There is
little difficulty in stream driving if there
is plenty of water. Now and again a
log will get ashore, but the “sacker”
comes along with his “peevy” and sets it
adrift again.
There may be two or three operators
along the same stream, so the logs of
each bear a mark by which they can be
assorted when they reach the boom. But
the flow' of water is not always sufficient,
and the logs ground iu hundreds in the
shallow' parts of the stream. This is the
most laborious time for the drivers.
They must be kept floating while it is
possible to float them, else the winter’s
work w’ill have been all for naught.
When the waters fall very low the logs
stop and are then said to be “hung up.”
If the weather should become very warm
and bring much water from the melting
snow in the woods off they float again,
or another rainstorm sets them jog
?ing.
The distance to be driven is sometimes
not less than a hundred miles, and for
days and weeks the drivers may not know
what it is to have a roof over them. \
boat follows them with food. Their skill
is at the highest when “riding” the logs.
One man can manage a large number by
jumping from one to the other with his
pike pole in his hand. He has iron spikes
in his boots, which are necessary in order
to stand on tlic log. Sometimes the log
strikes a rock aud begins to turn. Here
the unskilled driver will go into the
-i ream, but the expert will spring up from
the log, again strike it with his feet and
so on till the stick stops turning.
I have often seen a man cross a stream,
where to fall in would be exceedingly
dangerous, on a log, aud I have
seen him lose his balance. Should he get
into the water he must come to the mid
of toe bg to get on*again, for seizing it
by the middle it turns round and round,
and he can never get upon it.
\\ hen the logs reach the mam
like the St. John, the Miramichi or
Ottawa, they can care for themselves
float leisurely down till intercepted
the booms placed at some desirable
Here are some hundreds of thousands
logs, contributed by half a
streams anil capable of yielding
upon millions of boards, scanting
deals. To these booms come
of men, each with a peevy or pike
picking out and putting together all
logs of like marking. After this is
rafting commences, and in due time
logs are taken away to their
mills, where they are sawed and
for market .—New York Herald.
Economical Hollanders.
I notice in Hodand that the men
E carl V aU the trading, the eggs
-
chickens 1 alone , being left to the
Tne costumes of the latter are
unous, the different provinces each
urg somewhat different attire.
ln 1’urniercud the usual headdress
‘ broad gold band around the back
the head from ear to ear, ending on
temple with a spiral wire
something like a spiral wire mouse
Over this a laee cap with long wings
worn. Some of these gold head
piugs arc worth from §60 to §80 iu
lion and have been handed down
generations, and are priceless value
the-wearer on this account. Some of
richer farmers’ daughters, who
these so proudly, are still unable to
the subtle influence of the more
able Sister, for you see a
French bonnet clapped on the top
this old-time national head-gear.
1Ue "omen sewn more robust than
men and have large, ample figures,
tne men would not average larger
more robust than such as are usually
av j oi ou a ay street in Philadelphia.
INothiu^ it Dad died is wasted. natural death 1 saw sold
n a as
uemned meat tor a few cents each.
suggestions that this gave rise to
rauc - unpleasant to one taking his
at a public restaurant The wages of
.arm uauds are about $100 a year for
if found and $40 a year for the
-M, .tae tarer
^
The Loudon market is largely
—’
A Plneky Marchiunes#
The news that the Marquis De
had fought a duel with some
French editor, recalls some of the
ventures of that erratic nobleman
1 j this country. of the The Marquis De Mores
the son Duke of
I and after catching a wealthy
I wife in Paris, came over to the
I States, where he succeeded in
I a large amount of the dowry in t
I | velousiv short period 1 of time. P
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«*? ^ , t upOD ™ ,ns ln ereS ’
little of Medora, Dakota, ti ,
town
I of the Marquis’* most disastrous
tion. Medora, so named after the
| of the Marquis, is situated in the
of the Bad Lands, and more
place it would be hard to find,
and volcanic scoriae: stunted tree md
j few scanty leaches of bunch grass:
the spring time a sluggish alkali
| which disappears completely upon
' approach of summer. The forlorn
| tnb mark " t ** l he of place * n alto where 8 ether tbe Mar( ^ *, U ? at
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1,18 Wltc . set “ p tbnrkamebolu -
* 1 ^ange a " me te " from yea ™ Paris.an 8 ‘. n . ce ’ salons f“ Kly . but 1 mauj 8
f™"' 1 ' out from Frsnw, an<m«
hou8 f ot tb * Marquis wias fill A .
£V < ' Si \ ° f * h<>r S '‘ l fl0nida ? (> If'
Tbe r ™ tcred , , <-nthus.a,t.cally
lnto “ « re f pack,n " and 8 J.** 1
j eI am » borat ° u « « of patk,Dg money b was ? U!, f spent S 8t Medora in erecting Tht
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Ml through, however-inexpc
r.enced pernaps oran inability to grup
ple wlth * he cnan 8 ed f” dl t‘ on * ®*
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yla ^ u,! , !“ ', he ” ad r I ' aad *\ for , b# i w88 ‘
I ’K 1 s P lrl ‘ i 111 emperi man. am.
of £ raln- ‘ en ‘? "* ok 11 ‘ ,c , ” 1 -^“ la< ! ei against ls tr ' aQ tin H
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?i P*J , P 8
8on ) < lf r 11 ra ati< 1 '' , a ‘
“cky that he returned to I ranee when
be * d * Toward lie end of hi* stay at
* e or ? c 'P*, 1 .® 1' ainsmeii ' n. <
118 1’ ea " a ‘ 1 18,1 0 I 1 " ,D ( * u
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; s, ' rva ' ,ts “* the Mar< i“ . ,s were
a ai< ' in elr : " . orK a 011 ie p , al;e
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Th f fMchioness ,. too, was a bold and
“ rd °, u /’"f ,], l' a '«^ d a
18 ,8st ° eni ’ l |P on H ‘ ru -'“
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ier< er sopping >e ore u muse ami
cmp servant yln '\ ls ln .*° . lf I , ®f’ , ° 11 ° u
w o was ggmg m a 1 * E l(
nduriatcl Marchioness appeared upon the
a< en< ,UJ< op ^P 81 r<!1 1 iruue,llI 'S
Winchester. , The herder , got away with
a bullet m hiK leff, but afterward the
servants did their work in J peace The
, ,ir uls , tr * rar . ' v<n 8 lclc
j ‘l '*
^ was interested . in . a railroad construe
*" J ^ l ' Tr'luii l " >f '
Larra: as Food.
L' 1 °ltxs , book ‘ Among thi
^atinibitls, . , contains this extract: Om
The c.^ wCnot “la^. "and waa^low
c °l d and 'l alIl l>, and thus not very invit
in 8- We had but its naked itones for i
couch ’ for tb, ‘ re was of course u0 Rrass tc
be found iu the scrub. A big tire war
kindled; outside it was pitch dark. Mj
blocks bad found in a large fallen tret
somt! larva: of beetles on which we
feasted. There are several varieties of
fhese edible larva:, and all have a differ
CB '' ,astv ' Pbe best one is glittering
white, of the thickness of a linger, ar.d is
found in the acacia trees. The others
live in the scrubs and are smaller and
not equal to the former in flavor. The
natives are so fond of them that they
even eat them alive, while they pick
them out of the decayed trunk of a tree
—a not very attractive spectacle. The
larva; were usually collected in baskets
and so taken to the camp. The Austra¬
lian does not as a rule eat raw animal
food; the only exception I know of being
these colcoptera larva;. The large fire
crackled lustily in the cave while we sat
round it preparing tbc larvae. We sim
ply placed them in the red-hot ashes,
where they at once became brown and
crisp, and the fat fairly bubbled in them
while they were being thus prepared.
After being turned once or twice thej
were thrown out from the ashes with a
stick anil were ready to be eaten,
Strange to say, these larva! were the best
food the natives were able to offer me,
and the only kind which 1 really en
joyed. If such a larvre is brokeu in twe
it will be found to consist of a yellow
and tolerably compact mass rather like
an omelet. In taste it resembles an e<*g,
but it seemed to me that the best kind,
namely, the acxcia larva.’, which has the
flavor of nuts, tested even better than a
Europeau omelet. The natives always
consumed the entire larva, while 1 usual
ly bit off the head and threw aside the
skin, but my men always consumed my
lcavin g R with great gusto. They also
ate the beetles as greedily as the larva,
simply removing the hard wings before
loastiu g them.
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Can Fish Hear?
It has always been more or less of -
disputed question whether or not (is!
possess the sense of hearing Some in
terestiug experiments were once made in
this direction bv Mr. John W Masurv -it
his trout hatchery at Eastport, L. 1.
There were present on the occasion Mr
William C. Barrett, Mr. Frank 11 Pal
mer aud other noted anglers The trout
were iu a narrow stream which traversed
the building from end to cud. At the
lower corner was erected a screen, be
bind which the operator took position
Every variety of noise was made by the
person in concealment and amid it all the
trout remained perfectly motionless - but
as soon as a handkerchief was waved
above the top of the screen the fish
darted toward the upper end of the
building at a high rate of speed.
Some fishermen who set their nets in
our estuaries and bays have a habit of
making a noise by striking the sides of
their boats with an oar or stick while
moving toward the spot at which their
gill nets are set. This is done with the
idea that the hsh hear and are frightened
by the fracas into moving forward. Some
of these fishermen, while thev follow the
practice, maintain that it has no effect
whatever, unless the fish arc iu sight
Then it is the movement of the oar or
' stick,, which is visible to them, that
j drives them onward. Iu the face of the
| learned authorities that have maintained
j that to fish positively do hear, it would the be presumptu
ous assert contrar,-.—
j New York Sun.
!
! An Alligator’s tjueer Nest.
j Alligators, as a rule, have a
place of retreat iu the bank of a stream
! ; or tarn, says the Outing. This is exea
vated with their fore paws, and the dirt
is carried away in the mouth of the en
giueer, who hacks into deep water and
disgorges its load, then returns to
the operation, until it has made itself
capacious home under water.
This will readily account foi the ,iz
the mouth, for it must not only
food, but also act as a mud scow.
female adopts the same method for
ing her nest,and not only fills her
i but also takes a load between her
legs when she is in a hurrv. She can
this means accomplish much work m
dav, it for she never seems to tire
j j is quite amusing to watch a
mother build her firrt nursery, she
on/ fussy and vigdant. but
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i ass. "»*
WOMAN’S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE
FEMININE READERS.
THE GERMAN :xrREM*a coirrruE.
The thirty-one-year-old German Em
press appeared at a recent state
with her blonde hair hanging down
back in two long Marguerite braids,
w.th Antwerp lue ribbon. This,
first glance, inav not seem
but it has been -cnously taken in
as a notification that the loyal
woman will no longer twist her tresses
top of her head in slavish imitation
the French, and so the coiffures of
Central Europe, perhaps—who bs
—of the world in general, may on
brink of a revolution.
J j woman and bek foot-wear.
<<If thm jg latent tendency tc
‘crankery’ or strong-mindedness any
; where in a woman’s clispositioj it comes
out i n her selection of her shoes.”
; Thus spoke an observing young woman
ycstt ,, la} ,
“The emancipated, or advanced oi
strong-minded, or whatever-you -call-it
woman always wears the stoutest, broad
eBt . sf)led mo9t hideously ugly boots she
rain find at the bootmakers. With hei
, feetin these she begins to flatter herself
at once that she is superior to the vam
fic< and weal£ncS8e , of her se x. Poo.
sou , ghc ghou ,d ,,, e „ ti tl e d to all the
comfort a superior mind can afford her,
i an
, h „ 3
whole matter is that the shoes them
selves seem to have a reflex influence
upon £ the mind, so that donning them for
a w weckg will make almost any woman
; strong minded. If I wanted to give any
young f girl of acquaintance a shove in the
a(|va ,direction I shouldn’t begin by
pJyjD „ hef , vltU arguments llpon the
equality of the sexes or the abstract right
of w omen to be as poor imitations of men
as they know how to be. I should put
common sense books on her, and her toes
wou]d be turned towar( , the th o{ ad .
| j vatIC[ itl ^jte of herself,
“As long as a woman clings to her
patent leather and her narrow French
j i boots and high heels she cau go to a sci
en tiflc discussion in the morning, a
; WOIlmll - s ri?lll convention in the after
noon and a lecture on Schopenhauer in
evening ^ without a touch of undue
! vl . pair S or of of - mt . Wuukenphast * llect - 15ut let shoes her J - and ,,8t .j don sit
a
down in her own apartments, and her
mill( , wi „ , nKl „„d blossom with all
kinds of heretical doctrines. —New Tori
Sun.
LIGHTNING BUGS.
Society will soon have a new chance to
adorn itself with an ornament that has
attraction of being novel and unique.
bilipD. Martinez will soon go to Cuba,
' K }* rm S Tl ' bgbtmng ) 1P ’' v, . 1! sptiad bugs, 8 which ft ' w “‘S he h ts will inigath- bring
back to this city, to_beworn m beauty’,
ha>r or corsage as the Cuban ladies wea.
,m '
These bugs are the exact counterpart of
those that swarm around here iu the
warm evenings of April aud May, except
that they belong to the unabridged var
measuring as they do from one hall
to two inches in length and from one half
to three-fourths of an inch in breadth.
They have luminous spots on each side of
the head—eyes they are called—as large
as a small pea, which glow with a con¬
stant mellow light. The rear under part
of the bug is also luminous, but its full
beauty is not seen until it spreads its
wings to fly. Then there is a blaze of
golden light, The color of the bug is a
jet black, but it cau be seen by its bright
eyes a square away. These hugs are worn
j by corsage, Cuban anywhere belles in that the ornaments coiffure, on the be
can
worn . The means of securing the unique
gem is simply to push a fine hairpin down
over the bug’s neck, and there it stays,
! ln its Undent struggles to escape, the
wings are constantly lifted, letting out
fu " glow. After the ball is over the
bug is released,put under a glass jar with
a "* cane, and it is happy once
more. The bugs with this treatment
w’ill live about two months and retain
, ' le ‘ r luminous quality, which is so great
that half a dozen in a dark room will
i enable one to read quite easily,
These unique little animals are very
numerous iu the West Indies at this sea
‘ K0U *he year. This is the breeding
month, and next mouth they will have at
mined their full size. They only appear
1 during the night, but they make this in
the vicinity of the sugar mills, when they
i *warnt by the millions, almost as light as
da v - Here they gather to feed on the
.
I crushed cane, molasses, or indeed auv
thing that is sweet. During their season
they can be gathered almost by the bushel.
1 here is a tradition in Cuba in regard
10 l l Rse Img 8 that they will tell the age
“ <T ' t! ! c bu 8 is P laced on
' ve T eated ‘>' will spriug up till
du ' a ^' ,s n,arkl ‘« >'.v the number of
1 plmps '’ ^ MaiUlphui Tones.
fashion notes.
I Liglit, fleecy furs are used for trim
ming house dresses,
For service, beauty aud style, the long
ulster is the best selectiou to make for a
' March wrap.
Linen collars and cuffs are no longci
worn, and the attempt to revive them has
utterly failed.
l’iddle hack chairs, covered with faded
brocade, arc counted among the gew
wedding gifts.
Many of the new dressing gowns foi
dinner aud reception wear are made to
1 asto " iu the l>ack -
I A Vamlyked border on one selvage,
finished fancy nun’s with veilings a fringe, is a novelty'’in
The, velvet sleeves of street gowns are
• lined with chamois, so that the fur cape
maybe worn in all kinds of weather
without any other wrap
it ,'V' ... s 1 eave 'med ■' , with chamois
; 1 ! s are
“* “ a ” amuls waiscoat is worn under the
f”" n ' u,r uul >' s,re « wrap necessary is
be shoulder cape of fur.
l , > -\ b- s!ra< It '! mu is used ' s the fashionable fur in
' ir ia combination with
| cloth, plush aud velvet. Panels, sleeves,
; revers, collars aud bands of astrachan
adorn mantles aud every kind of out¬
door costume.
tin Evening bodices of brocade are some
'' s made of a single piece of silk,
dra " n over a closely fitted under-bodice
of ,>lai k si ' k - When skilfully arrauged
the effect is good, as the pattern is not
in all J’ way destroyed,
A pretty evening wrap for a slender
figure is of tan-colored cloth in Conne
mart. ,tvle. The lower edge and the
front* are edged with pinked-out frills of
cloth, headed with beaver fur. asd the
^ame finish carried around the lower
. | p dge of the yoke, which latter and the
high collar are of velvet, the collar faced
with beaver,
i novel and slender^ f ^. fearment 8
j i voua- fittin/ lady re-ke/ of teffront 5 3ht '
I pointed / i™t, wirk with m
.cried shV l ^h^cSs^'♦
| bon wm^Ieeves Outeide of w^ht puff^
| sleeves
at tfce top, and fall in full graceful fold*
i sssasst.
! HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
BREAKFAST POTATOES.
There is no reason why a
mixture of potatoes and milk should
| ing, pear when or^ ur a breakfast variety of table* delicious every
I may be prepared in a few moments
cold or raw potatoes. French fried
j j tatoes be are peeled easily the cooked. night before, The
can if
i sary, and are considered by some
ties better for soaking in the water
night. In the morning, while the fire
coming up. put over the stove the
of fat, a little at the back; and at
as the fat is melted, draw it over the
i where it should heat till it smokes
over. While the fat is heating, wipe
peeled potatoes carefully if they
been soaking in water, and cut each
lengthwise into eight or ten strips. Put
a pint of potato strip* into a two-quart
kettle of boiling fat, and let them cook
for ten minutes. Be careful to see that
the fat is very hot, as the moisture in the
potatoes cools it rapidly. As soon as the
potatoes are browned a fine yellow lift
them up slowly, to drain, with a wire
spoon, and lay them on a piece of coarse
brown jiaper and shift them on a hot
platter. Sprinkle over salt and set them
in a warm place till another pint is
cooked.
RI PPER FRITTERS OF MEAT AND S1ARROW.
An easily prepared delicacy for supper
is a fritter inclosing a mince of daintily
seasoned meat, Veal scraps or roast
meat of any kind are excellent for this
purpose. Mince the meat and season it
well with salt, pepper and a little onion
juice, if beef is used, or any other suit¬
able seasoning for the meat. Stir it
with just enough gravy to moisten it
well, add a yolk of an egg, and beat it
up over the stove, and set the mixture
where it will cool. When ready to fry,
cut the chopped meat in suitable sized
pieces, and dip each piece in fritter bat¬
ter and fry them in hot fat. An easily
prepared fritter may be made of beef's
marrow.. Take a large piece of beef
marrow, which marrow may be obtained
from the bone of the shank. Put the
marrow in the bones, which should be
cut in four-inch lengths and boiled in
stock or water for one hour. Before
putting the bones over to boil, seal up
each end with a thick paste of flour,
make stiff enough to adhere and not boil
off while the bones are cooking. After
cooking the marrow, throw away the
paste and lift the marrow out of the
bones. Cut it in thiu slices, dipping
each one in rich, thick beef’s gravy. Set
the pieces away, and when ready for sup¬
per dip each one in fritter batter and fry
it. These fritters are very nice. When soup
is made from the shank, the bone can be
sawed in proper lengths,inclosed in paste
at the end, and the bones cooked an hour
iu the soup and set away to be made into
fritters for supper. Fora dish of “bones
on toast” cut the marrow-bones in two
inch pieces, inclose each one in paste,
and when boiled an hour, lift out the
bones and remove the jiaste and serve
each nmrrow-bon ‘ ..ot on a slice of nicely
browned toast .—New York Tribune.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
A gargle of hot boiled milk is recom¬
mended for a cough or sore throat.
Carrots and turnips should boil forty
five minutes when young; one hour iu
winter.
Grained woods should be washed in
cold tea and then after being wiped dry
rubbed with linseed oil.
Silver can be kept bright for months
by being placed in an air-tight case with
a good-sized piece of camphor.
Biscuits can be w'armed to be as good
as when just baked by placing them in
the oven dry, covered loosely with a
tin.
If one wishes to cool a hot dish in a
hurry it will he found that if the dish be
placed in a vessel full of cold, salty
water it will cool far more rapidly than
if it stood in water free from salt.
poured A boiling hot liquid may be safely
into a glass jar or tumbler by
flrst putting a silver spoon in the vessel.
Be careful, however, that a draft of cold
air does not strike the vessel while hot.
Delicately colored goods of any kind
should never be washed without a salt
water batli first, but care should be ex¬
ercised iu reference to materials which
are likely to skrink when immersed in
water.
It is not always easy to start a fruit
jar cover. Instead of wrenching your
hands bringing on blisters simply invert
the jar and place the top iu hot water
for a minute. Then try it and you will
find it turns quite easily.
Shoes that are worn regularly, if cared
for, will last much longer than if ne¬
glected. When shoes are taken off they
should be wiped with a soft cloth, and,
»ftcr airing a little while, oiled or pol¬
ished and put in a box by themselves or
a shoe bag.
Silk must never be ironed, as the heat
takes all the life out of it and makes it
teem stringy and flabby. If, however,
you wish to press out old bits of silk and
ribbon for fancy w'ork, use an iron only
moderately hot and place two thick¬
nesses of paper between that and the
lilk.
Society Pastimes in Washington.
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
is a perfect type of the bustling far
Westemer. In some respects life at the
National Capital is original to him. He
says he enjoys the receptions, afternoon
teas, etc.
“I’ll relate one incident,” said the Sen¬
ator, “that will give you some idea of
the bright society people you often meet
in Washington. I was at a little gather¬
ing a few days ago when, for want of
better amusement, the hostess proposed
that each guest propound a conundrum.
When it came to my turn I asked,
■What’s the difference between a man
going out in the cold and a tired dog?’
Of course, that’s uot exactly elegant, but
it served the purpose. Nobody guessed
it, so 1 answered: ‘One puts on an over¬
coat aud the other pants.’
“The people seemed pleased and one
young lady laughed quite heartily. At a
reception a few nights afterward, when
the young lady who had laughed so heart¬
ily at this conundrum espied me in the
room she exclaimed to a group of friends:
Oh, I’ve an awfully funny conundrum,
md it’s Senator Pettigrew's, too!” Then
•lie told about the man going out into the
'old and the tired dog.
“ ‘Give it up,’ they answered.
“ ‘One puts on an overcoat and the
other trousers. Isn’t that cute?’ she ex¬
claimed.
■Th? narrator was the only one who
smiled. The young lady noticed that
something was wrong, and said: ‘Now.
that’s queer. The joke doesn’t seem half
so funny as it did when the Senator told
it.’ I whispered that she should have
said: ‘One puts on aa overcoat and the
other pants. Tired dog pants, see?’
“Once more she attracted attention,
exclaiming: ‘I made an awful mistake in
giving the answer to that -riddle. Here
it is: One puts ou an overcoat and the
other pantaloons-’
• That was enough to make one weep,
but all laughed for the sake of kindness.
Washington itself is all right, but when
it comte to going on dress parade two or
three times a week, why. after this I'm
not in it.”
HOW IT IS DOSE.
An Outline of the Manner in Which
the Cans os Will be Taken
Everything is now ready at the census
department to begin counting the people
of the United States. The manner of
getting at the number of people
will be very simple. A supervisor has
charge of each district. He appoints the
enumerators, subdivides the districts, and
j jg responsible {or their leal Bnd accuracy. subdi
: y 0 enumerator is to look after a
vision of more thaQ 4.POO. and he must be
„ resident of the subdivision and person
ally familiar with a great number of the
! people. The enumerators are to start out
' Monday, June Those in cities of
on 2.
more than 10,000 inhabitants must finish
in two weeks, while those in the country
are given a month. These men will make
from $50 to $100 each.
Here is the list of questions to lie asked.
With these the enumerator must go to
each family and get answers to alt the
questions:
1. Give Christian names in full, and
initial of middle name, surname.
2. Whether a soldier, sailor or marine
during the civil war (United States or
con federate) or widow of such person.
9. Relationship AVhethcr to head of family.
4. white or black, mulatto,
quadroon, octoroou, Chinese, Japanese
or Indian.
5. Sex.
6. Age at nearest birthday. If under
one year give age in months.
7. Whether single, married, widowed
or divorced.
8. Whether married during the census
year (June 1, 1888, to May 31, 1890. )
9. Mother of how many children, and
number of these children living.
10. Place of birth.
11. Place of birth of father.
12. Place of birth of mother.
13. Number of years in the United
States.
14. Whether naturalized.
15. Whether naturalization pa)>ers have
been taken out.
16. Profession, trade or occupation.
17. Months unemployed during the
census year (June 1, 1889, to May 31,
1890).
18. Attendance at school (in mouths)
during the census vear (June 1, 1889, to
May 31, 1890).
19. Able to read.
20. Able to write.
21. Able to speak English, If not, the
language or dialjct spoken.
22. Whether suffering from acute or
chronic disease, with name of disease
and length of time afflicted.
23. Whether defective iu mind, sight,
hearing or speech, or whether crippled,
maimed or deformed, with name of de¬
fect.
24. Whether a prisoner, convict,
homeless child or pauper.
25 and 26. Is the home you live in
hired, or is it owned by the head or by a
member of the family?
27. If owned by head or member of
incumbrance? family, is the home free from mortgage
28. If the head of the family is a
farmer, is the farm which he cultivates
hired, or is it owned by him or by a
member of his family?
29. If owned by head or member of
family, is the farm free from mortgage
incumbrance?
30. If the home or the farm is owned
by a head or member of family, and mort¬
gaged, give the postoftice address of
owner.
If any one refuses to answer these
questions, except, perhaps, as to age in
case of females, they are liable to 6> e
of $100. Superintendent Porter expects
to have a fairly correct estimate of the
population of the states and territories
ready in August, He will complete the
tables necessary for the re-apportionment
of representatives in congress in time for
use in the short session.
Suit for a Pug Dog.
Mrs. Mary Brady and Anton Ilcyer, of
Philadelphia, had a suit for the posses¬
sion of a remarkably ugly little pug dog,
before needing Judge Stockier. during Mrs. Brady,
money her husband’s
sickness, sold the dog to Beyer, she said,
under promise that it should be returned
to her when she had money enough to
redeem it, but BeyeT claimed that the sale
was an absolute one, and refused to part
with the dog. The judge's decision was
in favor of Beyer.
A Fiendish Wish.
“You blame me for speuding my money
as 1 like,” said a capitalist, “It belongs
to me, and is mine to dispose of as I see
fit.”
“Yes, but the enormous wealth which
you possess entails responsibilities—” inter¬
“Oh, I’ve heard all that before!”
added, rupted the with capitalist. “I weariness, only hope,” “that he
infinite
some day you may be rich yourself.”
If we could read the secret history of
our enemies, we would find in each man's
life sorrow' and suffering enough to dis¬
arm all hostility.
“The world grows weary praising men,
And wearied grows of being praised "
But never wearied grows the pen
Which writes the truths that have amazed
the thousands who have been given up by their
physicians and who have been restored to com¬
dies plete health functional by using that safest of all reme¬
for irregularities and weak¬
nesses, which are the bane of womankind. We
refer, of course, to Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre¬
scription, the only guaranteed cure for all
those chronic ailments peculiar to women.
Read the guarantee on the hot tie-wrapper.
To regulate the stomach, liver and bowels.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets excel. One a dose.
In this age of sharp rivalry the man who per¬
mits his wits to go wool-gathering is very lia¬
ble to get worsted.
We moved here recently and the druggist
Slid he didn’t have any Dr. Bull's Worm I)e
s rovers, but when I said I wouldn’t have any
o her, he said he would get some in a few days,
a id so he did. I know what Dr. Bull's Worm
Destroyers will do, and will not give my chil¬
dren any other.-Mrs. J. D. Blair, Burton, Cal.
The ebb and flow of matrimonial felicity is
dependent upon the tied.
Erie Railway.
This popular Eastern Line is running solid
vestibuled trains, consisting of beautiful day
coaches, between Pullman sleeping and dining cars,
Boston. Cincinnati, All trainsrun Chicago, via New York and
during the Lake Chautauqua
season, and passengers holding
through world-famed tickets are privileged to stop off at this !
resort. Be sure your tickets read
via N. Y.. L. E. & W. R. R.
Tired feeling
H*. MT.r b Mn more prerale... .ml more pro,.™.
InirthM now. The winter has been mild end un
healthful, Influcnta epidemic and ferershoT^ Tlsit^d
■earl v all our homee, leaving about everybody in a
weak, tired-ouf. languid condition. The usefulness
of Hood's SarsapartUa is thns made greater ihan
ever, for It Is absolutely unequalled pj a building-up,
strengthening medicine. Try It aafi you will realise
Its recuperative powers.
"I was very much run down hi beUth, hau no
strength and no inclination to do anything. I have
been taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla and that tired feel¬
ing has left me, my appetite has returned, I am like
a new man." Cuamorr Latham, North Columbus,
Ohio.
B. If you decide to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla do
not be Induced to buy any other.
Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
S©Ul bj All droggiata. $ 1 , six for #5. Freporcxl only
by C. !. HOOD t CO.. Lowell, Mm.
IOO Doses One Dollar
Oi
twr S
! Cotton Seal Oil.
For human food olive and cotton seed
I oils are far sn rior to lard, or to any
other animal fat Olive oil has held that
I rank in the estimation if scientists and
I medical men from the earliest period of
recorded history. It is only of late years
.1 at analyses by chemists, experiments and practical in
diet by eminent physicians have
use bined’ by skillful housekeepers <ow
to demonstrate that in every respect
and for all uses the oil of the cotton seed
is equal to that of the olive. This fact
once established, a market will tie made
for pure cotton seed oil that will beco-ex
tensive with that now occupied competi- by olive
oil. It will, indeed, become its
tor in all parts of the world.— Memn/ae
tuner’s IttatnL
New Orlean* Population.
The census of the city of New Orlt-au9
just completed by the board of assessors
makes the population of the city 3:50,938
—an increase of only 20.5T8 over the
United States census of 1880. The re¬
turns for most of the districts, however,
are only estimates, and the Timer-Demo¬
crat doubts their correctness
In time of trial let a man set his heart
firmly upon this resolution: I must bear
it do inevitably, and I will, by God’s grace,
it nobly.
The Women ! 4.oil Ble»a Them.
What would the world be without women ?
Our mothers, our sisters and our wives—what
would there be without them in life worth liv
ing- horses And yet whom do we neglect so cruelly?
Our and our cattle are carefully shelter¬
ed and fed, and their tlrst symptoms of ailing
given quicit the attention. Hut our best friends be¬
among gentler sex grow thin and pale
fore our very eyes, and because they do not
complain we fan to notice it. Oh! let the mist
fall from our eyes and let us realize how weak
and fragile is woman, and how zealous we
should be in their beh.iif when it comes to a
question of health. Let us remember that for
thin, Sarsaparilla pale wan looking women l)r. John Hull's
their cheeks is just and their will need. It in will make
and lleah .—Gainesville rdsy the> grow strength
Advocate.
Extensive practice at the bar has ruined
old rna my Habeas a lawyer particularly if he is a judge—of
Corpus.
Dcafuess CauH Be Cured
by local application, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way tional to remedies. cure deafness, Deafness and that is is by constitu¬
caused lining* by an in¬
flamed coudition of the mucus of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflam¬
ed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed. inflamation Deaf¬
ness is the result, ami unless the
< .in be taken out aud this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of tea are caused by
catarrh, wnich is nothing but an inflamed con¬
dition of the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness, (caused by catarrh), that we
cannot Send for cure by taking Hail's Catarrh Cure.
circulars, J. free. O.
F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
“They tell me you have had some money left
you,” said Brown. “Yes,” replied Smith sadly ;
“it left me long ago.”
My stomach of disorder and digestive liver organs and were bowels in a
chronic and my so
torpid at times that 1 had to resort to the most
drastic cathartics, which would always leave
me in a delicate condition. 1 suffered irom
general debility and my whole system i became
deranged. Sick headaches and violent cramps
in my stomach were common, as also frequent
skin eruptions, and no woman suffered from
the weaknesses of our sex as I did. I was under
treatment of several physicians and also used
a much advertised Sarsaparilla without the
least apparent relief, but instead my hea th
Bull's became worse. 1 reluctantly consented to try
it Sarsaparilla. The flrst other dose and convinced l felt
me was stronger than any
a warmth through my whole system. Before
I had finished the first bottle I began to im¬
prove. I have only taken five bottles, and now
my and appetite digestion is splendid, my bowels regular, My
headache my other as troubles good as it have ever ceased was.
and anil
J am better than I have been for ten years.—
Ann L. Cooke, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
Love in marriage should be the accomplish
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proves, the end.
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Brown haa a houseful of jfirli and boys,
The/ Rosy and sprightly healthy and full of noise.
And are at work and brij 3RS S5te&
are noted for smartness and
And Brown their is healthy, faces hia wife in fair,
are free from wrinkles and care*
They And never spend no dollar money for for doctors’ powders bills. and pills. *
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The reason the Brown’s are so exempt from sickness is the fact
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sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from its manufaeturi
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Alien Landholders in Ameri a.
Who owns the lunds iu the United
States? Why, the citizens do, or should,
would be the natural reply. But, unfor¬
tunately. it is not altogether so. Some of
the best lands in this country are owned
by alien landlords. Nearly 22,000,000
acres of land ure owned by people who
owe be allegiance to other government*. To
exact there arc 21,241,000 acres of
land under the direct control and man¬
agement companies. of thirty or forty individuals or
There arc 2,720,283 acres of
land in Massachusetts, so that the men
giance living in other countries and owing alle¬
to other powers ow n land enough
to make about ten states like Massachu¬
setts, more than the whole of New Eng¬
land, more land than some governments
own to of support land owned a king. The largest
corporation amount is by any one man or
owned by a corporation
called the Holland Lund Company. Talk
about alien landholders in Ireland'
There is twice as much land owned by
aliens in the United States as there is
owned by Englishmen in Ireland. Think
of itl More than 22,000,000 acres of land
owned by men in Europe.— American
Citric,,.
A Fine Hotel.
A syndicate of Mexican capitalists are
erecting in the city of Mexico a hotel
which they say will be the finest on the
American continent. The lowest esti¬
mate of its cost is $2,000,000. Of this
sum the Diaz government will provide
$1,000,000 in the form of a subsidy, in
addition to granting the importation of
free material to lie used in the construc¬
tion. The hotel will be five stories iu
bers height, built and w ill contain 400 guest cham¬
about a court, the dimensions
of which will be 100 by 225 feet.
Twenty-five thousand tons of steel
rails have been recently imported into
Mexico for use iu the construction of rail¬
ways. This transaction is the first siie
cessf ti competition in Mexico with the
European product.
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