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He Unity Ties.
TRENTON, GEORGIA.
The necessity for the artificial applica
tion of water'is said to be far greater rr
California than in the older countries oi
Europe.
A statistician asserts that twhhtj
Princes and Princesses of the reigning
families of Europe have been treated for
mental disorders.
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New York is agitating the proposition
to establish free kindergarten schools to
take the place of her present primary
system of instruction.
Pago-Pago, the Samoan port granted
to the United States for a coaling
station, is the most easily defensible
harbor in the Southern Pacific.
German literature lus been added to
the curriculum of the college of litera
ture at the Imperial University of Japan.
Two German professors will, a native
paper says, be shortly added to the staff.
The. Wilmington (N. . C.) Mmenger
gives an itemized statement showing
that the theft of a chmken valued at
fifteen cents cost the taxpayers of that
State *(!0t.?0 cents before the State was
rid of the offender.
John S. Scott, a South Carolina cotton
planter, has been appointed by the
Russian Government superintendent and
instructor of a large cotton plantat on
owned by the Govenrment in one of the
Southern provinces.
Mackerel and halibut, it appears from
the fishery reports, are deserting tht
waters of the New England coasts. Foi
the year 1888 there was a falling olf oi
about six million pounds in the catch of
these two kinds of fish.
In a suit for damages for loss 6i a son
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided
in favor of the Philadelphia Steamboat
Company. The court held that a row
boat is not a vessel within the meaning
of the navigation laws, and that a steam
boat is, therefore, not bound to get out
of the rowboat’s way.
Garden and Forest urges the Govern
ment to withdraw its forest lands from
sale and place them in the care of the
army. The Philadelphia Times indorses
the suggestion, and asks the States to
take immediate steps for the preserva
tion of the forests before all our great
rivers shrink into shallow little streams.
It is against the law in Mexico for
any one to read a newspaper aloud; but
no one cares for that, observes the New
York Tribune , as few j people want to
reiid them anyhow. You can get more
news in Meisico by sitting down half an
hour at a popular cafe than you could
get by reading a Mexican paper for a
month.
In Michigan University “a larger pro
portion or woman than of men are tak
ing by choice the full Classical course.”
President Angell reports. Men are be
coming scientific rather than classical,
on account of the new openings in
scientific professions, while women study
Greek and Latin, to meet the require
ments of teachers.
In England, France, Germany, Bel
giuui, Holland, Austriaand Switzerland
there are 221 cities having stieet rail
roads. Among these 118 are in England,
43 in Germany and 23 in Frame, there
being no city of less than 20,000 inhabit
ants having such roaus, while in the
United States they are found in cities oi
not more than 1000 inhabitants.
According to the Catholic Wdrld there
are ninety colored Catholic schools in the
Southern dioceses and two colored sister
hoods—the Oblates, of Baltimore, and
the Holy Family, of New’ Orleans, which
provide teachers for the schools. The
number of Catholic colored churches,
Hie WWW says, is not more than twenty,
and there is but one colored Catholic
priest in the country.
Deaths from mining explosions in Eng
land for 1888 were only forty-three.
This is the lowest record since 1851,
when the number was first officially given.
The lowest previous to 1888 was sixty
five deaths in 1884, The highest record
in the past thirty-eight years was in
1806, when 650 lives were lost by ex
plosions—36o of . these being covered by
the one casualty at the Oaks Colliery.
The great river of Egypt has not sent
down its accustomed floods this year,
and the people who depend on that for
their food indulge only the most gloomy
anticipations for the future. There will
be no corn in Egypt this year, and the
ancient granary of the world must itself
buy of more prosperous nations. Some
believe that the great feeders of the Nile
have been cut off by growths of vegeta
bles choking off the passage of water.
Another theory is that the large flood a
year ago left dams which now obstruct
the water, as was the case some years
ago, and which were not cut through
until 1880.
A FRIEND.
Assanp; the voices in the courts above,
Moved by the Lady’s shining mien and
grace,
“Lo, here comes one who shall increase our
love!”
So cried my heart when first I saw thy face.
I knew thy spirit was to mine akin,
Dwelling anear on some eternal shore;
Time, Sorrow, Death, their filmy threads may
spin,
They bar no shining path we shall explore.
Enough, though here we may not meet, since
we
Once stood together on that blessed height,
When, through the mists that veil eternity,
Truth's Haming star burst forth upon our
sight.
And though our circuits lie worlds separate,
We smile and part, for surely, O my friend,
Their lines shall intersphere or soon or late,
And move together to the journey’s end.
If now we met, perchance the hateful mask
Of finite vision might obscure our eyes
And dim Truth’s fixed star. No boon 1 ask —
We have mot once on hills of Paradise.
—Annie Kent, in Harper.
HELD BY A ROPE.
BY I.EIGH YOUNGE.
Egypt has been called the Gift of the
Nile, and everything in the land is con
nected with the movements of the great
artery that is the life of the country.
-The seventeenth of June is the “night
of the drop,’’ and is celebrated as a fes
tival. Moore in his “Lalla Rookh” tells us
of the power of
“ I he drop that down from the moon,
Falls through the healing air of .June.”
According to the ancient legends, Isis,
thei goddess of Egypt, weeps over the
aridness. of the country, and the tear
falling from her eye into the Nile causes
tiie overflow whicn brings renewed life
to the land. The Cairenes spend the
night beside the river, either in the
open air or in houses near the bank, and
practice all sorts of ceremonies. Each
member of the family places a piece of
dough on the roof; if the dough rises,
happiness is in store for the fortunate
one who placed it there; if not, it is an
ill oyien.
Tpn days later the river slowly begins
to rise and the Nile crier goes through
tiie streets every morning with the latest
bulletin as to the height of the water.
The great festivity of the year is the-
Wefa or the cutting of the dam, which
takes place between the tenth and four
teenth of August.
Egypt is now no longer a vast lake
during the inundation as it formerly
was. The water is conducted into a
net-work of canals and reservoirs, and
distributed as it is needed, and engi
neers are appointed to see that there is
no loss nor waste. 1 evens -are budt, to
keep the waters within bounds, and
many of the villages am connected bv
these, while others can only bp reached
by boat.
When we reached Egypt, in the middle
of October, the inundation was at the
highest point, higher than it • had been
for years. To attempt the journey to
the pyramids was. we were told, mad
ness, the whole face of the country be
tween Ghi/.eh and the city being under
water. But the flood would not abate 1
for weeks, apd we could not wait, and
so decided to try it.
Selecting our donkeys with care, we
started out, a party of four, including
the dragoman and the little animals,
which are ;he street cars of i gypt. The
donkey boy, a very bright little fellow
of fourteen years, was a family man,
he told us proudly, with two wives and
four children, and he supported his
whole establishment on the one franc a
day he earned by taking ;cftre qf the
donkeys.
On past the. city out into the open
we rode, congratulating ourselves that
we had not heeded the advice given us.
Our route lay along a high embank- 1
ment beside one of the numerous canals |
which encircle the city, and a more !
beautiful scene cannot be imagined. The ;
water wa< almost up with the banks, and
in the sunlight glittered and glistened.
Tail reeds and rushes with waving
plumes beautifully green lined the shore,'
and the reflection in the water gave back
every leaf and twig.
Then suddenly and abruptly the, dyke
was cut off, and before us was a sheer
descent into the yellow water. The
force of the waves had undermined the
foundation, and it'had sunk. What to
do next was the question.
Yussqf got down, and went forward
to explore. Finally he came back with
the intelligence that there was a boat a
little way back,- which would take us if
we were willing to, go in that way.
Turning, we roj|p • tos where a curve in
the embankment formed a tiny cove, and
there was tjie boat, a long, dirty,
wealher-beaten craft, with the immensely
high mast, and the odd-shaped sail that
thgy use only on the Nile.
Leaving our donkeys to the bpy wpo
was to take them back to the city, we
embarked and pushed off. The little
boat rocked and reeled with the force of
the curteut, but the boatmen seemed to
kn w their business, and piloted us
safely enough, tho igh it < was no easy
task . The tallest-trees were ha f under
water, and the stual est were wholly sub
merged ;.and when one least expected it,
he was apt t,O run up against-one, for the
water was so thick with mud that noth
ing could be seen below the surface.
Me i were at work upon the embank
ments strengthening them, and a busy
scene the green terraces rising up out of
the yellow water pre-ented. Where the
rush had swept the dykes completely
away, they were throwing connecting
bridges. 1 was forcibly reminded of the
scenes at home, when . the,- Mississippi
bursts its bounds and breaks through the
levees. very available ' force on the
plantation is set‘to work to Strengthen
the carrier that keeps off the waters.. It
was all the more striking, as the fellahiu
and our Southern negroes cjpsely resem
ble each other.
Our. little boat with its great sail
brought us finally up to the elevated
plateau where the pyramids stand, and
we landed, glad to be on terra firm a.
No one ever forgets the view that he
gets from the top' of < heop«, where die
seems to feel the centuries go by. The
drawback to the pleasure and awe which
the place inspires is the chattering, the
qua' relinc and the clamoring for bak
shish of ibe swarms of Arabs that haunt
the place. Thank*, however, to the
«t>vtr otr, none but otir own party were
there, so we were left in peace to the
desolation of the scene.
Below us lay the waste of water with
the winding line of the embankments
curling like a great green serpent, and
from its - bosom seemed to rise the
minarets and denied of the distant city,
while overall the tail columns of the
Mosque of Mehemet Ali kept ward. At
our feet crouched the sleepless Sphynx
brooding over the scene as she has done
for fifty centuries.
We explored the Tomb of Numbers,
and the temple in ruins, lunched at the
pavilion built for the Prince of Wale«,
sunned ourselves in the sand as we
watched the granite monster, and wished
a genius was there to unseal those tightly
closed lips, and disclose the things that
those eyes had seen.
Then as the shadows were lengthen
ing, tired and worn-out we returned' to
the boat. Whether the current was
stronger than in the morning, or whether
the crew were tired I cannot teil, but cer
tainly the boat did net obey the helm,
but drifted at the mercy of the wind,
and rocked from side to side. The great
danger was,of course,in running against
a snag, but providentally, though she
bumped many times, the boat did not
strike heavily, and we drifted on in the
right direction, for she seemed to be en
tirely out of the control of the boatmen.
The situation was perilous in the ex
treme, night was coming on, there we
were, miles from any chance of succor,
wholly at the mercy of the current, and
liable at any moment to be overturned.
At last we drifted toward one of the
bridges which had been thrown over the
canal, and immediate y we were sucked
into the current that poured with tre
mendous force through the opening.
Just as we went under, the sail which
they had been trying to take in fell with
a crash, and swept one ot the boatmen
into the water.
With a shriek he threw up his hands,
and went down like lead. Every effort
was made to keep in the middle of the
culvert, which was twelve feet across,
and in that we succ ceded.
The bridge was about fifteen feet high,
and just as we rushed along, the top of
the must caught on one of the timbers
of the bridge, and held fast. Back and
forth rocked the boat in the rush of j
waters, but the hold of the ropes never
relaxed. From side to side we were I
tossed with a dizzy, sickening motion,
just escaping each time being dashed
against tiie rocks which formed the s;de
of the bridge, and expected every instant
to be capsized.
I have heard of the Eastern indiffer
ence to death, but it certainly was not
manifested there, for the Arabs shrieked
with fear, and called upon Allah to de
liver them.
The boat was half-full of water, and it
took all of our efforts at bailing to keep
her from filling; but the men were of no
use, they sat down in the water and
rocked from side to side, bemoaning
their fate, till the Captain, losing pa
tience, administered some kicks to them,
telling them to go to work and stop their
howling.
One of them slyly took out his pen
knife, and approaching the rope was just
about to cut it, when I, seeing what he
was about,to do, called to hint to drop
the knife. The fellow got closer, apd
had just touched the rope when I pulled
a revolver pocket saying: “If
§ touch that Fope, I’ll shoot you."
lc outstretched arm dropped as if
lyzejfjand the knife fell in the .
r l
See chance of life, and it was but
one. in the bolding out of
There were men working on
above us, we knew, and if we
ebufflr only attract their attention, it
might be well with us yet. But, of
course, the chances were that the rope
would wear away, and then the almost
certainty was we should be dashed to
pieces.
Half-mad with fear, oiie of the men
jumped into'fhe water, to. try and gain
the embankment- He was a tail, power
ful man and a magnificent swimmer, bgt
the water tossed him about like a.p eca
of, cork. We saw witli horror his red
1 fez go up and down on the waves, until
his unturned, agonized face drifted by
us, and lie sank to rise no more. Horror
stricken we sat silently thinking that the
next moment such might he tlie fate of
the rest of us, particularly as I thought I
saw signs ot the fraying of the rope
where it worked against the mast.
We fired oil two or three shots in rapid
succession, and then shouted at the top
of our v.qices, but no answer came, save
the .ru-h of the waters.
(ffieof oqr party rose and threw off
bis coat. ; . ' . ■
. V What is that for ?” I t-skod.
“lam going to try to swim to shore ;
: I believe i can do it.”
“ With Abdallah's fate before your
eyes. ?” I returned. .
“ Yes,”lie said, “1 will try it, and
not be killed here.!’
, “ It.wouldffie suicide,” I replied, again
taking out my revolver, “and I will fire
if you make a motion to leave the boat.*
We will take our chances here.”
' “ But wh )t chance have we here ? ”
“ Ypry little, but none in the way you
are trying.” :
Silently he dropped hack ip his seat,
A loud exclamation from tho captain
startled every one, and we.looked up to
where h s finger pointed. There shin
ing through a crevice in the flooring of
the bridge was a round, bead-like eye
looking down upon us, aud presently,
finding a larger'fissure, a coal-black face
beamed upon upon us.
Never was apparition more welcome,
In a few words thecaptaiu explained the
Situation y?e were in, and told the man
that a couple of English noblemen vyere
there, and he must hasten.
Like an arrow the fellow flew.away tq
where -a pos-e of nic-a were meffiding the
road, and they hastened back; but how
to get at us was the dLriculty. Hope
after was flung in vain '; we WCre too far
. under to catch it. At -last they tied a
a heavy stone to the; rope, and allowed
it to drift under with the current. It
came nearer and nearer. We held our
breath with anxiety, fearing lest some
fiddv should draw it away from us; but
US it equip past, onp of us, holding to the
mast, reached out and caught it.
A prayer of thanksgiving wept up
from our hearts,' while a shout testified
to our rescuers that the rope had caught;
to make it fast to-the mast, and cut the
other, which was now almost frayed in
two, was the work of a moment, and
slowly we were drawn from our danger
ous position, and towed around to a
point where we could land and climb up
the embankment.
The engineer is held responsible for
the safety of travelers, as it was his
business to keep the road in order, and
when he heard that some of the boat’s
passengers had been killed, he came to
us in consternation and distress.to know
how many and who they were.
““ WheYThe liMnUthat one was an Egyp
tian soldier, ansr the other, a. boatman,
■“BismiUah,” he cried, turning'on his
heel, “I thought they might have been
Franks.” i
So little is native life counted among
them. Youth's Companion,
A.Terrapin’s Beseeching Eye.
David Burnham, living in a near-by
town in New Jersey, is exceedingly fond
of terrapin stew, but he does not think
much of the savory “diamond baSk ” in
any other form. Nevertheless, a pet ter
rapin that' some months ago almost
iniraculously escaped the pot wanders
around the plot of ground on which his
house stanas and sleeps in his kitchen
every night.
Las October Mr. Burnham invited
some friends to supper, served to cele
brate the fifth anniversary of his wed
ding. For six dollars he purchased in
Fulton Market a five pound terrapin, in
tending to regale his friends with his
favorite dish. He left orders that the
terrapin should be sent by express to his
house, and supposed that it would be de
livered in a condition better understood
by the cook than the butcher. But the
little creature was by no means in the
soup yet, and when it was laid doyrn for
a moment with its. ight side uppermost
in the kitchen it proved that it was
keenly alive to the situation by waddling
at its highest rate of speed toward the
door.
It was then turned on its back, and the
cook was invited to slaughter it. Bu
this she emphatically refused to do, and
as the other servants shared her objec
tions Mr. Burnham nerved himself to do
the butchers work himself. Armed
with the family carving knife he en
tered the kiichen when the rest of the
household had retired for the night, lie
says that he knelt down ilpcm the floor
and was about to slit the terrapin’s throat
xvhgn the succulent creature, lying on its
diamond back, gazed at his face with
such a human, beseeching expression in
its mild, bulging eyes that the knife
dropped from his hand, and he deter
mined to spare its life.
The terrapin has shown itself grateful,
but not demonstratively so, for the
mercy extended to it. When Mr. Burn
ham approaches its usual resting place,
under a great chestnut tree, it e.oaks
cheerfully, and slowly moves to meet
him. It will take a piece of bruised and
softened meat, a small fish, or even a
piece of water-soaked bread from his
hand, but its appetite is not large, and it
sleeps most of the time. It .is growing
fat rapidly, and swells beyond its shell
with a posterior and an anterior
plethora—at least so Mr. Burnham says,
and he has studied Dr. .Johnson’s mode
of expression pretty closely. It does uot
fear the cold, being warmly clad.— New
York Times.
A Roman Treadmill.
There will shortly be on view, it is
hoped, at thg British Museum, the very
remarkable Homan treadmill for raisilig
water which was discovered in the work
in, sof the Kio Tinto mine (Bpain),
where its woodwork was preserved in a
very perfect stato by tho action of the
copper in the water. It may be of in
terest to mention,' in connection with
this whfeel, that the Homan remains dis
covered in and about the mine, 1 whic h
were at first unfortunately, dispersed,
are now preserved by the Kio Tinto
Company with praiseworthy care in-a
small museum at Huelva, belonging to
M. Sundheim of'that place, who takes
much interest in its arrangement. There
may be seen the fetters, dollars, and ank
lets (of the modern suape) of the slaves
employed in. the mine who worked the
§eries of treadmills, pne above nqothqr,
by which it was drained. ‘ Instead of.
leanin on bars, as in the modern tread
mill, thqy appear to hive held on to
ropes (lice bell ropes), of which por
tions still_remain. The extant wheel (4Y
metres in diameter) is so construct d as
to utilize their weight in the most ski -
fnl manner.. The pickaxes in the same
collection are so modern in
shape that it is difficult to realize their
antiquity, while the curious hoe like
spade of the Spaniard finds here its pro
totype. Thd sanle survival may be de
tected in the “herring bone work” of
the Homans of whi h specimens have
been fqund at Kio Tinto, which reap
pears in (lie GjraJda at Seville, gad is
still in full use. Among the other metal
objeots are. two bronze urns and some
stamped pigs of Homan- lead, with a end
tube. —London Athemum.
An Increasing Diplomatic Family.
, The list of repre*entatives of foreign
Governments resident in Washington
has considerable lengthened during the
last year. The new circular of the State
Department shows that it is interesting
for other reasons than its increased
length. A year ago there were 27 Min
isters and Charges d’Aflaiyes entitled to
recognition. Now there arp 32, repre
senting 33 countries. The seven new
representatives' are Minister Don .lose
Marcelino Hurtado, of Colombia; Minis
ter Pak Chung Yang, of Corea; Minis
ter Don Felix Cipriano C. 7 egarra, of
Peru; Minister Hadji Hossein Ghooly
Kalin, of Persia; Minister Don Francisco
Laiuticsta, of Salvador, who is also Min
ister for Honduras; and Minister Jean
Gennadius, of Grecce.' The increase of
the list will make it necessary to extend
the tqble qt the White House State din
ner. 1 ast year, when there were only
13 ladies on the legation list to invito
and About 48 poverg wore laid, it was
necessary to invite lady guests who were
not connected with the dip omatic corps.
Now there are 17 ladies attached to tho
legation, and the difficulty would be to
provide comfortably for all of them.—
JNe- c York Times.
Monument to the Hiimblelonian Sire.
The National Association of Trotting
Horse Breeders proposes to erect a bronze
statue of the great Hambletonian,to cost
not less than S3OOO, as a memorial to
the progenitor of one of thp fastest
strains of American trotting .horses.
The ommittee in charge oi the work is'
composed of J. C. Ilowiand, Guy Miller
and J. W. Gray. Treasurer of the Asso
ciation, who also a ts as Treasurer of
the fund. A considerable sum for this
purpose had already been collected by
E. A. Buck, editor of the Spirit of the
Times.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
A Test for Tea.
a Russian analyist gives the following
as a test by which tea can be proved to
be genuine or not: Take a pinch of tea
in a glass, pour upon it a little cold
water and well shake it up. Pure tea
■Will only slightly color the water, while
a strong infusion is quickly got from the
adulterated or painted leaf. Now boil
both sorts-separately, and let them stand
till cool, and the difference between
them will be most marked. The falser
tea will become still stronger after long
standing, but-will remain transparent.
Whereas the pure tea will become muddy
or milky. This last appearance arises
from the tannic acid which is a natural
property in pure tea, but which in arti
ficial tea is entirely , absent.
Washing flannels.
In washing flannels, make a suds ol
blood-warm water and white soap. Al
low the flannels to soak in this water
. from one-lialf to one whole hour, then
wash them with as little friction as pos
sible, using no rubbing-board or soap,
save what is dissolved in the water:
squeeze the articles with the hands un
til the dirt is forced out as much as
possible, then change to another cleat
suds prepared in the same way and finish
the washing process. Finally rinse in
warm Water, in -which you may put a
very little bluing if yon like. Do not
wring as you do other < lothes, but
simply squeeze Out the water enough to
admit of carrying to the line, and be
sure when removing the flannels from
one water to another that each sue
cessive water is hotter than the lazt
never any colder.
If you wish to restore the color oi
flannels which are apparently ruined by
bad treatment, it can be done by mak
ing a solution of one and ane-hal!
pounds of white soap and two thirds oi
an ounce of spirts at ammonia dissolved
in twelve gallons of soft water. By
dipping the fianuels in this, and wetting
th: in thoroughly in the solution, a
beautiful and lasting whiteness will be
imparted to them, no matter how yellow
they were previous to their immersion.
After being well stirred rouiid for a
short time, take the articles out and
wash well in clean-, soft water.
To cleanse blankets, put two large
tablespoonfuls of borax and one-lialf a
bar'of white'soajj (cut up the soap into
thin shavings'with a knife, before put
ting into the water) into a tub of luke
warm water; when the'soap and borax
are well dissolved, pot in the blanket--
and let them remain in soak over night:
the next morning wash vfoll and rinse .n
two waters; and hang out to dry with
out wringing them at all. —Detroit Fret
Press. . “ .
Home Recipes!
Chocolate Icing—l ut into a sauccpai
half a pound of powdered loaf sugar,
two ounces of grated chocolate, mid
ab'out a gill of water. S|.r on the fire
until the mixture assumes the consistency
of a thick smooth cream. lay the icing
qvcnly on the cake or pastry, with £
palette-knife, and put it into the over
for a minute or two to set the icing.
Corn Oysters—With, two cups ol
canned or freshly grated sweet corn mix
threo beaten eggs, a cup of sweet milk,
half a teaspoonful of salt, opoiigh Hour
for a thin batter, and a heaped teaspoon
ful of baking powder. Have leady some
thin little squares of cold roast lamb or
veal. Drop the batter in tiny cakes on
a buttered griddle, on each cake lay a
bit of the cold roast, and cover it, with
a teaspoonful’of the batter; bake the
same as griddle cakes,' and serve them
nicely browned and hot. this makes a
very palatable imitation of fried oy-ters.
Vegetable Sou*f—This ‘ is ’what the
French call “Soup Mftigrq;” Taxe one
turnip (if small, one each of a yellow,
and a white variety , one large Onion, h
medium sized car, ot, two large potatoes,
Several stalks of celery, aud some sprigs
of parsley, and, after peeling and wash
ing, put themin the chopping bowl and
mince fine. Put a tablespoonful of but
ter in. the soup kettle, and when' melted
add the vegetables. Fry slightly for
five minutes, but do not brown; cover
with two quarts of,boiling water and
simmer for one hour. Now add a pint
of hot milk and half a pint of hot cream,
aud season to the taste. It will require
considerable salt. Serve with thin wafer
crackers, .and sqe if your family ‘ or
guests tjo got call for it second plate.
Moqk Bisque Soup—Put a quart of
either freshly peeled or canned tomatoes
on the fire to stew; heat three pints of
milk in a double boiler,- reserving a cup
ful to mix a large tablespoonful of Hour
with. Assooti as the milk boils, stir in
this flour, whichmust be smoothly mixed
with the cold milk, aud let it simmer
ten minutes. Add butter the size of an
egg, pepper, salt, and a very scant tea
spoonlul of baking soda to thp tomatoes;
rub through a strainer aud add to the
milk. Serve at once, and if there is to
be any delay in so doing, do, not add the
tomatoes to the milk until you are ready
to send to, the table. This is a delicious
&nd cheap soup, as skimmed milk may
he used, although it is not quite so good .
Put little dices of fried bread in the
tureen, or sprinkle chopped -parsley in
the soup just before reuio ing it from
the fire.
Boston Baked Beans—Pick out and.
wash one quart of small white beans, put
them into a deep earthen dish, cover
with cold' water and place; on the cool
part of the stove until th y are quite
swelled; then move the dish to the hotter
part o.f the stove and allow the beans to
simmer very slowl, ( until they are soft,
taking care that t ev remain whole; and
always keep them covered with water.
When perfectly tender put them carefully
into a colander to drain off a 1 the water;
then put them into the baking dish and
place tone pound of scalded aud scored
salt pork intc the water. Mix one cup
of boiling water with one- cup of mo
lasses, one teaspoonful of salt and a half
teaspoonful ‘of soda; pour this over the
beans agd bake in a moderate oven for
two hours, adding a little boiling water
from time to time to prevent the beans,
from becoming dry. Finish by slightly
browning the top. The beans are ge er
ally baked toward night and left in the
oven to cool, - hich process improves
their flavor.— Agriculturist.
It is proposed to make excavations in
the neighborhood of the Kom in Forum
to cost $3,000 000.
There are 13,995 public houses in the
London police district aud 259 co ee
etaUa.
THE MITTEN.
In the sleigh there was only just room for us
two,
Thera was nobody else to forbid it—
The music of sleighbells beat time to my
heart—
And some way or other I did it.
There was love in the air that was breathed;
the white snow
Was tinged with the sun’s golden glory.
Well—l spoke—and she gave me the mitten
point blank!
That’s the long and tho short of tho story-
Tho wild rush of happiness you <lo not know.
You can’t know unless you have tried it,
What’s that? Why, she gave me the mitten
—that’s true—
But her dear little hand was insido it!
. —Frtssar Miscellany.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
A serious blow—A blizzard.
A paper dealer—The note broker.
An old, chronic growler—The lion.
Sign of longevity—“ Old Men’s Home.”
Rent in twain—The double dwelling
house.
The newest thing in the dog line—•
Puppies.
Will not necessarily fall—The girl
in slippers.
The flower of the family is often tho
latest tc rise.
Settling money on a son frequently
unsettles the son.
The grocer doesn’t often show grit.
He conceals it in tho sugar.
A horse knows more than some men,
for it knows when to say neigh.
“I amonly a little shaver,” said the
small boy who worked in a carpenter
shop.
A—“lt is reported that you have in
herited a landed estate.” B—“My dear
sir, it is groundless.”
“Your laundress appears to be very
old!” “Yes; she, belongs to the iron
age.”— Boston. Cazette.
“This is a pretty pass!” remarked the
editor when the ■ railroad company re
newed his transportation.
They stand for office in England and
run for it in America. Characteristic,
isn’t it? —Philadelphia Call.
Curiously enough, the big guns of tho
human race are seldom in the condition
to be fired .—-Burlington Free P, ess.
Many a girl thinks she shall Miss if
9he isn’t married, and many a wife Mrs.
it by not being single. Cniatyo Journal.
When the doctors give you up there is
only one way to get well; and that is to
give the doctors tip .—Fligende Blaetter.
Without consulting the market reports,
ono- would naturally .expect “retiued”
sugar to be “quiet and steady.”—Pitts
burg Chi onide.
There would be no objection raised
against any absconding financier settling;
in Canada if he would first settle in this
oountry.— Ringhampton Republican.
Tom—“A new coat, eh? What color
do you call it, seal ‘ brown?” Dick
(thinking of his unpaid tailor) —“No;
dun brown, I guess.”— Yankee Blade.
“Nice girl you 'rfiUe, that Clara,” re
marked Giles. “A,little absent-minded,
I hear.” “A trifle,” ’ replied Briggs.
“The last letter she’s’ent me was sealed
with her chewing gum.” —New Yon Sun.
Airs. Winks—“ Well, I declare! The
weather indications are right for once.”
Mr.-Winks (looking over her shoulder)
—“Humph! That paper that you have
got isa week old.”— P/ulmlephi,: Record ,
'Captain Anson (coaching his players
in a game of ball at the base of the great
Egyptian pyramid)—“Forty centuries
are looking down on you, Williamson!
Ba,ng the 3tutling out of ’er!” —Chicago
Triuune.
Siiid a disgusted tramp to his New
York' associates on his return from a
Western tour: “They said I would find
wonderful advance in the West, but I
d dp’t find a man who would advance
me a cent.”— Siftings.
“I used' to think,” said Uncle Ezra,
“the't this thing of irals kissing pug dogs
was party rough, but sence f come to
town an’see some of the dudes—well,
maybe tpe gals ain’t so much to blame
urter all.”- -New York Mercury.
“Gentlemen[of the jury,” said counsel
in an agricultural ckse, “there were 38
hogs iu that 10t—36. I want you to re
member that number—66 hogs—just
three times the number that there are in
the jury, box.”— Albany Law Journal.
First Eminent Physician—“ But Herr
Windygrat has gout—his lungs are as
sound as possible. Why did you tell
him not to play the trombone for six
months ” Second Eminent Physician—
“ Because, my dear, Herr Windygratz
Occupies the chamber next to mine.”—
Funny Folks.
A spring whose water is a perfect writ
ing fluid has been discovered in Michi
gan. Now all that is needed is the dis
covery of a lake of writing paper, a min®
of postage stamps and a quarry of steel
pens, in the same vicinity, to make that
portion of Michigan a “literary centre.” -
—New York Mercury.
“Will you have a piece of this nic®
mince pie, Tommy?” said Tommy’s aunt,
with whom he wais taking his dinner,
“Please, ma’am,” replied the little
fellow, holding his plate, “but you:
might put two pieces on now; mamma
has taught me never to pass my plate
back fc* the second piece.”
The Australasian Wool Product.
The wool-producing industry of th®
Australasian colonies is one which is
steaslilv growing in importance. The
total number of sheep in the whole of
these colonies on the 31st of March,
,1888, was ,i-. 462,038. Of this number
almost one-half were found in New
South Wales. The totals for each colony
are as follows: New South Wales, 40,-
965,152; New Zealand, 15,235,561;
Queensland, 12,926,158; Victoria, 10,-
623,985; South Australia, 7,254,006;
West Australia, 1,909,944; Tasmania,
1,547,24?. The total of 90,462,038 com
pares with a total of 78,888,710 in 1885.
For purposes of comparison, we may jjive
the number of sheep in some other
ci-untiies. lor the Argentine Kepublie
the figures in 1885 were 76,000,000; in.
Purojiean Lussia, excluding Poland,
there were in 1883 estimated to be 46,-
2 . 3o sheep; in the United States ini
*BB7 the number was. 4,75.’,"1 I; and in>
1886 iu the l nited Kingdom there were
28,955,210 sheep.— ■Ronton Cultivator.