Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1876, Page 10

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 18T6—TL.i PAGLS. Second Letter from the Ex- his plorer of Mid-Africa. How o King Outwitted His People, and Lont Stanley Canoes. govere Punishmont of the Na- tives of Inhospitable Bum= birch. Torty-two of Them Killed, and Over One Hundred Wounded. Furtlier Acts of Friendship from the Grea$ King of Mtesa, Correspondence New York Herald, Ponr oF Douo, Bousnwestxnn UaAxpa, Auvg. 156, 1876,~The Anglo-American Expedition has arrived at last in Uganda, but it rematns to inform you how we camo hero, which will make a laltor second In Intercet to nono I have yet dispatched from Africa, Tclosed my last letter with s do- scription of our reception at camp by the soldiers and porters of tho oxpedition. When Thad glven tbrlefly the news of our adventurous exploraifon, I demanded the report of Frank Pocock of what hed occorred in camp dnring my Jong absence. ¥RANK PGCOCK'S BTORY, Tho principal {tems of this report woro s rumor, that had obtalned consldorable credenco in camp, of the bont having baen forcibly seized by tho na- tives of Mags two doys aftar we lad lefs cawp; upon which ffty soldlors had been dispatched to . eflect onr solasan, peacoably if possible, forcibly it necessary, ‘This rumor was, of course, falec, nothing of the kind Laving transplred anywhero near any part of tup conat washed by the watera of Speke Gulf. TOW STANLRY AND I8 MEX WERE RILLED, The sccond Item was s roport of our fght with the Wavuma, considerably exaggerated, and In the main falsc, becauss it described the manner of our deaths and tho forco that attacked ua. A DOLD NATIVE CONSPIRAOY. 2 ‘The third ftom was the discovery of & conspiracy to attack our camp and eapture tho goods of the expedition,” Tho conepiratora wera Kipingirl, Princaof Lutarl; Kurrereh, Peinco of Kayone!, and the Chlof of Tguss. Tho plot, howover, was (isgovered to the Captalns of the camp by Kadu- ma, the Prince in whose villoga of Kargoly! the ox- pedition wasoncswped. The Captaine took Im- mediato measures to meet the conspirators, dis- tribated smmunition to the soldlers, and sent out . The conspiracy, however, was mipped by APt ath ot the @ WL Touse and the contauacy of Kurroreh, 1N THE NIOK OF TINE. ‘Tho fourth itom was a meoting hold by the sol- dllers and portors of the cxpedition, at which 1t was determined that, if the +Bana Mkukn* (tho Great Mustr), did not return within fifteon doys from that date, or tho beginning of the naw moon, oy would atfike camp and_march for Unyanyamibo, arrived ot camp tha last day df the old moon, with- in onc day of the intended depnriare. DEATI OF FREDERICK BARKER. The fifth item was the deathof Frederick Barker, ten nys befors my neriva), Desldes Darkor, stont fallows Lind” died of dysentory and fover. Young Larkers doath eaddencd mo véry mucly a2 1o was a vory promising young man, with suicleat intelligenco to appreciate the work of exploration, and likely to continuo in it out of tmore love for it. 1loft him cnjoying excellent health, and io all ap- pearance Lsppy. On my roturn I found a monnd of stones, which his companion, Pocock, pointed oul as Harker's grave. A CONTRAST OF COUNTENANCES, ¥ could not help contranting the colur of my fon- tnres with thosa of my Europosn attendant, Po- cock. The latter's complexion, from living much indoors, was of tho color of milk, whilo mine mignt b comparcd to, s red Indian'e; {ho equato- tlal un of Africa hod painted my fica of an in- tente lory tiuc, while my noao was fan times pecl- ¢d, and my eyes were as bloodstiot as those of tho moat savoze Audalusian toro ever matador killed. MAGABSA DOES NOT ARRIVE. 3 1 deemed 1t not only necewsary, Lut politle, to rematn {nactivo for mmodfi:,-lor 1 hoped that the dilatory drand Admiral Magassa wouid sppoor with hla canoes. Indend, I could suggost no renson, desplte aur experience al Bumbirch, why ho should not arrive, ife had haen tw Usukuma ot o visit some montha previons to my sdvent in the country, snd ho was accompanfed bz two of my ‘est men, who, of conrme, would do_their utmost to stimulate iiin to make renewed offorta Lo roach our camp, Bub, when nine doys had passed and Maj ad not mado his appearance, it bocama sbyloua to us nll that he wonld not como. Prepa- ratlons wora thorefors mede o march overland to DUgunda along tho lake ahiore. FOUSIDDEN TO CROSB ‘lgmolu;ad COUNTRY, A we wore about rosdy 10 came an cmbsasy to camp from Iawol 1ug of Bouthern Tizinza or Mivera, bearlnga me: © from him to me. The messoge ran, sccording the (nterprot- er, 04 follows: *‘Ruwoms sonds ealasms o the wiite man, He docs not wnntthe whito man's tloth, beads, or wire; but the white man must not 38 through his country, Ruwoma doos ot want ses hun, or any othor man with long red hair down o his shoulders, white face, and big red eyes, Ruwoma fa mot afrsid of him; but, If the white man will come near iifs country, Ruwoma and Mirambo will Aight him. * A DILEMMA. ero, Indoed, wae s dilemma. The lako-jonrney to Uganda waa imposaible, becausa Magassa proved a recreant to tho trust reposed in him by Mtesa; the land journiey now becamo fmpoesible because Tu- woma forbade it. We know enoughof Rawoma {o Lnow that ho was able to repnisa two snch expedi- tionu ns ours, Ho possessed 160 mnuskets of his own, snd had several thousand Apoarmen and bow- men. ealdes, Mirambo was Lut o day's mnrch from Urimn, and but thrce dsys from our camp, To force o pnun?& through Ruwoma's country was, therefore, out of the queation. Byon if the feat wcrndpnsllble. 1t would be bad policy, because the expedition would lose too many valuable lives, withont whom the expedition would become a wreck, What was to bo_done, then? Tum away away from the Albert “I{‘n“' and direct our coursg for the Tanganylka, Jeaving the former lake 1o be explored by Gordon's officors? Who, then, would explore tho dobatablo land lying between the Albert Niyanza and the ’l'n:f-nyl.nl Again the queat{on eamc—~What 1s to bo done? THY KING OF UKEREWI TUK MAN FOR BTANLEY, If canoen could bo obtained. Ugnuda, the Isko-routo to Uganda would at once resolva the question. But w conntry or King could supply mo with """I or forty cunoes on de- mand other than Ugandaf I instituted inquirica respecting the wmarilimo power of each tnibe and nution borderlng on Bpeko Gulf, by which I obe tained some curlous utatistics; but tho most valu- ahlu resnlt of mi inquiries was the information that Lukongeh, King’ of Ukerewo, would ba the ‘most likely porson to do rue the necessary service, Falling nctlonln 111, the result of exposure on the h Jake, added to the present anxiet; 10 acad Frank Pocotk and Brinee ey w0 e King of Ukerewe with & suliable irt, to roquest rogq the loan of forty canoes to convoy the expedition to U;,'nmlu along tho Uzinza coast. me x;l:‘u lbuo':lén of twelve days Fronk and Kaduma roturned with fifty canoces ond somo_300 Wakerowe; came, according to tlie Ring's lustructioris, vey the expodition to Ukerewe. The King's broth- cr, who had charge of the canoes, was to}d by me that, if lnlnnfinh gave ma all his laud, and slayes, and” eattlo, tho expedition should never go to Ukerowe; ihat Lukongeh maet lend me cances to 10 by 10y 'road, and no other; and that I was yoing mysclf 1o see Linkongeh, aud he (the King'sbroth. er) might return to Ukerewe a8 aoon as ha'pleased, g B S 1 elng sufficlently restored to health, T sot safl for Ukerowe, and on he sscond day feom. Kagenyl Janded néar Lukongeh's capital, “Not ignorant of the importance of first impressiony, I was furnished this time with proper gifts and the best apparel my wardrobo affonled, ant, equipped with the beat srms, tho expedition progres e socond dny aftor our arrival waa fixed for sudien When the hour had come ho crew of the Alice wera mustered, dresecd in thelr smar ond the bugle suunded the order to march. minutea brought ua to a ptatu, on & knoll In_which Lukonkeh was scated 1 siate, aurrounded by hundreds of bowmen aud spearmen, ‘The King, a0 amiable, 1igbt-colorvd yuung man, was con- spicuous from’ his robe of red wud yolluw silk damask cloth, and, though be did pothing at first but good-naturedly stare at me, I percelycd hio waa & nun disposed to asslet me. NEGOTIATING FOU A NAVY. A private message boforaliand had informed him of tie abject of my visit, but my tuterpreter ro. quested that 1 abould be permiticd to state it in porson to kimeelf and & fow weloct Cllefs. ~ As- senting to this request, ho atopped forward to o pilo of wtanes & shorl distance off, whither he in- d hl elect Clitole and wy party. Uere tated clearly, with everything that o uumber O} canves roquired, the had to travel, and the Teiy distance wo 10 e givon by rae 1o the King should b fis that wers sist o, Tho Klng lletencd attentive'y, was very aifable and kind, deprecated the vslue of hls cances, sald tiat thoy ‘Wora rolten, unft for & long voyego, ond he feared tiat If he gave them to mo 3 shuuld losen #ront many things, and then 1 would certainly Abi Lukeogel s bad; hlams him and say o Knve me rotlen canoes that I might love m: ple and property,” 1 raplivg a1 ,mu' aud vroperty Linjght blaws the canocs, bul 1 cerfuiniy oot think of blaming him, At the eod of U conferenca he sakd that Lo should give me ua anany caocs as § wanted, but in the weantine the White nau's pusty must rest » few days aud taste of Liukonguh's clicer, HOYAL HOBPITALITY, Lukoogeb, tha very auiailo King of Uk was o niggard In i hospitality, Beov ud il wid egus, ba d green, came fn abundatico (o gue cump? nuiluee verw Jargo wupmlics of mative beer wanting o cheer the crow during our stay in ' the fand, OF¥ YOIl USUKUMA, Finally, on the fifteenth doy, Lukoogeh came to tuy teut with hae Chief Councilor gud {mpatied to aua lis secret instructions and advie, Lo sald he | had ordercd ffty canoea to depart with mo to Usn- kume, nt he danbted mach w ether that number woplo had heard would feave hin country, an his Jganin, to which 1t reported that I was going to country no ono was willing to go.” Ae ho desirod {0 8anlat ine to the ntmost of hin power, lie. tind heen obliged to have reconrsa to s Jittlo stratexy. He lisd caitned it to be roported that he had pre- vafled on me o comn lmhlve in Hilalnnd; It was therefore necesary for me to sccond his strategy. On reaching Usnkimo, asnoon os all the eanoes had been drawn on shore T was to seize them and secure the paddies, and, having rendered tho Wakerowo unable to roturn, 1 waa to explain to them what I wanted, 1aving promfscd that T wonld implicitly obey all his Inatructions, he sent Tife Prime Miniater and {wo favorites to aasiat me in the project, nud, after an esrnest of whut [ prom- iaed was given, e wero permitted to depart. BEIZING TILW HOATS, On arrivlng at oie camp in Usukuims I found nmy twenty-three canoea como ashors, and, though theso wore quite Inadequato to convoy the exped(- tion at ono time, 1 reralved to make the heat I ocould of even thia small numbor, and ll:wrdlntfl; whispered ordors to the Captaina of the expedition to muntar np thelr mon and felzo the canoes and Paddren: Phia was donic, and the eanoes drawn far n 1and; but the Wakercwa, on_befn told why we had soactad, declared war againat us, and boing an airong 1n numbers anwe were, and armed with ows nd aheaves of arrows, wero vory [lkely to do soma damnge {f Tdid not tnke cnergetic measnres to prevent them. Aeconlln&lz cvery soldier of tho oxpedition was suminoncd by buglo-sound to pro- pare for battle, and, haviug saen each ano propetly oguipped, I draw tha men i line, charged on the akgrew witl, tho muzsles ofsur guos, end forcibly ejected them out of camp and the vicinity of tho pork. A DLOODLESS BATTLE, A few harmloss shots wore firod, and the people of Lukongeh sudered no other injurics than a few sore ribe from our gun-musxzles, On tha third day after thin bloodices affair 1 embnrked two-thirds of 1l ox¥:dlllon and propesty fn the canocs, and five days alterward arrived nafoly ot tefuge Island, two ga’ sat trom Wumbireh and half way to Upahn, The mainland was about O mfiles off; and as, on miy solitary journoy In the boat, the natives of the malnlond were not very friendly disposed, I builta strong camp on the rocks, taking adyantage of cach igh rock ns posltions for sharp-shinoters, so that tho camp, duriug 1y abcnce, woald Do fmpreg. nable, I then retarnied to Usukama, after leaving fifty soldiera to defend that fnland, and, after an absence of fifteen dayn, eaw Kngehyl onco more. 1 now prepated to dofent the projects of Kadnma, Princo of Kngnh{l. who wnas more than half n- clined to second hin brother K(nplf.'xrl to selze on me and hold mo_an & prisoner until T shiould pay o heayy ransom, pmlmmy half of our entire proper- ty. Tepuke Kadama falr cacly day, madd stiall sl’n!unh! to his favorite wife until the day came for cparting, aa T wincercly loped forover, from Kagehyiand Usakuma. On that day Kaduina and Kipingirf camio to_the water's chn with o stron) force, but, protending to sec nothing of thelr oy. Intentfons, we mado merry and faughed whife wo loaded the canes nnd embarked tho men. QUTWITTING TIIB BAVAQEY. Whon the wark of embarkation wua nearly con- cluded 1 );rfl:andc\l Ieisurely 1o tho bLoat, and shoved off from tho shoro with my guns anil thoss of the boat's crow ready. Kndima. seeing that [ had Kl)l.nwn{, loft tho port, lcaving Kipingiti to w nct as ho pleascds but this treacherous man, percefving Gimaelf covered with our guns, per- mitted the laat canae to depart without “molesting it; ond, having secn all Mlnl(ofl, I waved the treacheroun peoplo n 1ast farewell, and followed our minlatora fleet. The rolten canoes, buffeted by stoerus snd waves, fast gave out, eo thi, on ue- iving at Rofuge Ialand, woonly lad fiftecn loft. Nothing had occurred on the feland to mar my joy ot acelng my people oll safe, but mach had hap- Tvmed 10 fmprovait, The Kingof tawagumbaand i}ajn, his father, Snltan of all the Ialunds from Ukereweh to Ihangiro, percelying oar lslsnd too well 5m-£mnml and oo atrong for invasion, made friends with us and rmfl lod tho soldicrs with abundance of food at Jlttlo cost. At my request alse they farnished us with a guido to hangiro, Who was to accompany uato Uganda; they also aald us three canoca, After s fow days' reet on Refugo laland we proceeded onco again on our voyage, ‘:ul balted at M-Et‘ylgl Inand, & miles soutl of Bumbirch, ‘and 1 mite sotith of Irobs, which Iay betwcen Malylpa and Bum- bireh, Remembering the bittor fnfuries I tiad re- celved from tho natives of Bumbirch, the death by violenco and atsrration wo had o narrowly ascaped, 1 resolved, unless tho natives made amends’ of thoir cruclty and treachory, to muke war upon them, and for this purposs I campod on Mabyign Islands and went the canoes back for the remainder of the oxpedition, which {na few days safely arrived, PRESENTING AN'ULTIMATUM, Iscnt o mossags 1o the uatives of Bumblreh, to the effect that, {f thoy deliverod tholr King and the two principals under him to my hands, 1 would moko poaco with thom. At the same timo, not tnllt(nfi)qnlux tha Auccess of this, T went & party to Invite the Klnf of Jroba, wha very wmlnyl{ume. with threo of his Chivfa, to savo hia peoplo from tle Worrors uf war. Upon thelr arrival 1 put them fu chafns, and told the canosmen that the prico of thelr. freedom was the cng!nns of tho King of Bumbiroh ond bls two principal Chlefs, Tho ne- tves of Bumblreh treated my messnge with cone tempt, but the wext morrlng the peoplo of Iroba brought the King of Buinbireh 10 me, Who was at onco chained heavily, while the King of Troba and his people were rolcared, with s promiso thal aolther hils or people would bo touched by us. measngo wea also rent ‘o Antarl, Kingof Ibangiro, on tho mainland, to whom Bumbireh waa tributary, requosting Wm to redecin his Isiand from war. _Antar sout hia son and two Chlefs to un--who told us many falsebouds and had treuchory writton on thuir faces—to treat with us. A PRINCE AS LIOSTAGD. ‘They brought a few bunches of banan: earuest of what the Xing futendod to glve; thought that such a bind In my hand n would bo worth a thousand tedlous promiscs, and accordingly hls son and his two Chilefa Were solzed s hosiagea for the appesranca of the two Chiefs of Bupibiech, In the meantime sovon large canoes from Mtess, King of Uganda, on route to Usuku- ma, to convey an Arahand his goods o Uganda, appearod at Iraba. The Chiof was_ requesicd not to s‘rucam\ to Usukuma untll we had taken our ex- pedition to Uganda. MTUSA PUNISUES MAQASSA. The Chief, 8abadu, Informed me that as an aasn, the dilatory Grand Admiral, bad returned with tho boat's oara to Micsa, aud tho nows that 1 And m; rew wero dead, for which ko -had beon chainod, ut subsequentiy released and asnt by land, with a laro party, to lunt up cactalu nows uf wg. Boli- du was induced, after s little persuasion, to acceds W wy reqacst. MOVING ON TUE ENEMT. Two daya after his arrival Babada sont his Wa- gonda ta Bumbtreh to procure food. Tho savagus would nat givo thewn sny, but sltackod thm, wounding eight and killing Chiet of Kaltawss, a nelghbor of Antart, which gave me another atrong reason why Bumbireh should bo punishied. ~Ac- cordingly niext morning 1 prepared & force of 240 ien, GO moskets, 230 eparmion, and placed thom in eighteon canoos. Aboot noon wo set off, and, #s Bumblrel waa 8 miles off, wae did nat _rantls the ialand untll 2 p, m. The natlves of Humbireh seemed 10 know by instinct that\his was toboa day of troubls, far every holght had ita lovkous veady, and, when they asw tho forco 1 had brought pitli, to doubt many of thom tegrettod that they had boen 80 prona o atiack mmalflc utran- gerd. Through my dold-plass 1 obsoryed messcn- gers ranning fast to A plantaiu-grove that stood on & low hill commanding a clear, upen view of & lt- tle port ot the sonthérn end’ of the {land, from which 1 concluded that the main force of tho sav- agen was hidden Lehind tha grove. Calling tho cannous togathor 1 tald the Cliefs to follow my bout and steor exacily ea 1 stoored, and by no means to attompt to taud, sa I did pot intond that a singlo wou! with ma shontd be hurt. T wished to pun. ish lumbiroh, ot to punish myaclf: and, if a ab- Ject of Mteaa was Josi, how should I presont my- solf to him? And 1 could not adford to Jose a sin- glo soldier of my owa. TN DATTLE BEGINS, Accordingly 1 rowed straight to tha port, the ca- Docs fotlowing closoly, sid wo Lecame bl trom vluw of those in the plantain-grove sud of all look- outas then, turning west, we skirted close (o the Innd for a mife, untit wo came to & cape, after rounding whichi we eame in view of a uoble bay, Into which we steered, My this mancuvro 1 mai- aged to came behind the enemy, who wna rovoaled i1t 0l his strength, Feroelvimiz'that tho savages of Tumbirch wera t0o strang for in to attack them In tho plaintain-grove, I stuered for tho opposite shors of the bay, whore there wero bary slopes of hills covored with short greon prass, The savagod, per- celving my fnteution to disembark on the opponite ahors, rosc fromn thelr coverte and run mlong the bill.afopes to meet us, which was precisely what [ wished they would do, and accardlugly I ordered my force to paddle slowly soas o give them time. 1n nalf an bour the navages were uil asserubled on the bare alope of a hill iu knots and ¥ruu aud, §ter appronching within 100 yards of tho shore, ¥ formed ' my line of ‘batily, the American and Englisi fiags waving as our ensigns, snchored each canoe 80 sa Lo turn s brogdside to the shore, Tordered & volley to bo fired at one ‘muEn ‘which numbered nbout ifty, and thoe result Was ton killed and thirty wonnded, Tho savages, perceiving aur aim and the dunger of standing in groups, separated homyolves along the lakesbore, and advanced to he watar's edge slinging stoncs and shoot{ng arrown. 1 then ordered the canocs 10 advance within 60 yards of the shore, and to 24 1t thoy wero lhfla’llng blrda, After an hour the savages lnw‘lhtt Ahey could nut defond themnalves the water's edyo, and retreated up the Lill-slopo, where they continued still expoucd to our bullots. THE BATTLY ENDS, Another hour was pasaed {n thismanner, I then ordored the canoes to come together, and told them to advance in & Lody Lo tho shore as if thoy wero about to disembark. 18 caused tho eneiny to make an effort ta rupulic our landlug, and, sccard- ingly, bundreda eame down with the 1o ready on' {he launch. When they were clons to the water's edge the bngle sounded & halt, and another yolley was Gred into the dense crowd, which had such dleastrous sffect on Thom that they ratircd far up the hil), and our work of pusishiment was con. sumested. 2 KILLED AND WOQUNDED, About 700 cattrioges werg fired, but, as the say- sgus were oxposed o0 & alopo covered with onl ort grass, aud as the w10 the afternoon waa df. Tectly belnnd uesnd In thelr faces, thelr loss was very groat, Forty-two wero counted on the Hold, Iying Quud, and over 100 ware saen to retiro Wound: e, whils on our side only two men_sulfercd cons udions from siones wluny at us. . T § had uot only tho King und one Chiof af the Bumiblreh {n my wwer, but I had the sou of Antarl sud an impor- [int Chiof of bik 8150, beaides punivhing the nafives s0 sovercly. BONGS OF THIUMFIL Whon our forco saw that the savages wero do- featod, tho Chiefs begred carucstly tuat | would peemit them o land and destroy the people alto- gether; but Trefused, saying | kud not cone to de- stroy the fsland, but, (o puish them for thelr treachiery sud atfemptod murdee of mysulf und the bual's crew, when we had pud dalith{n - thelr pro- Sessed friendstip. It wan dark when wa arrived at our eamp, but st the sound of our bugle lights few all over onr _laland Camp, where we rrnu:mly ar- riyed with shouta snd songs of trinmph, A LECOTURE TO TIIR BAVAGESR, The next morning, mot cnnoes Laving arrived from Uynnda, 1 embarked the ontire expedition, and salled from Mshylga Islond. Our flect of cannen now numbered thirty-two, snd, as we steers cd closs to Bumbireh I had an oppartunity of ob- serying the effect of the punlshment oa the Batives, and I was gratified to sec that their boldnem an andacity wers complelely cruehed, for ono bullot put 1o ilight over 100 of tiiem, whereas tho day be- ore they hnd bravely stood hefora a voiley. Othera Wwho came down to the shore Legged s to go away, and not {0 hunt them any more, which gave me an opportanity to preach to ther that they hrought the puniehinent on thelr own. heads for altempting tho murder of peacefnl sirangers. In the evenin wo camped on’ the msiniand, i the tarritory of King Hattawa, who treated s most royaily for avenging the murder of his Chilef by the people of Bumblreh, PROPITIATORY OFFERINGS, After atopnlng with s day wo camped on Msirs leland, where the Wagands, under the Grand Adiniral Magnsa, so shamefully deserted mo, This 1nland la neatly opposite Makongo, where the na- tives bad thought to attack s on our firat journcy, But the famo of what I had done at Bumbirok com- yelled them on thin ocearion o bring me five eattlo, our gaata, and 100 Honches of bansnas, besidoa honey, milk, and eggens 8 propitistory ofering, Kayocza, (h6 Klng of Unnorfurs, 812G vend word (o me that he had glven hin peopld orders to give mo whataver deatred, even £o 100 cattie, 1 1o1d him Tnecded nono of Hils cattle, but, 1f ho would lend ma ten canaes to carry iy prople to Uganda I wonld eonsider him sasfriend. Ten canoss were sccordingly brought tho noxt day to mo, witl thelr crows, Habadu, tho Wagands Chicf, carneatly re- quented that I would sitack him, as Kayozza had committed soveral nhurdnmul acts on the Waganda: but I refored, eayifig that sitscking black peoplo when they desfred poace was not the custom with whlw‘penple. and thet 1 would not have attacked Bumbirch had they shown that they wero sorry for at they had donio to me, with whiich Bubads was wh satiafiéd. AT DUNO_UGANDA. Flve dayn after leaving Bumblrels the expedition tanded and camped at Ditmo_Uganda, which §s two days' march north of the Kagera lilver and two days south of tho Kn(nlll‘;\ River, This camp I ae- lected for the expedition because it was intormedi- ate, whenes 1 conld siart on 8 northwest, wosl, or southwest courac for the Albert Niyanzn, afteras- cortnining from Mtesn which was beal. For bo- tween tho Victoria Nlyanza ani the Albert Niyanza nre vm:( aworfal trifics, tho Wasagara, Wa Roan. dn, and Wasangorn espoclully, whoare continually at war with Mtesa, DEATHS AND ACCIDENTS, Our 108s on the lake during our travel by water {rom Usakuma to Duma Uganda, a dlstanca of nearly 220 miles, was six men drowned, flve guns, ondl one caso of amunition, Threo of the fidmg asac a0 dled from belng bound fn the conoes, which lcaves me now bt one. Ten of oar canocs beeamo wrecks aleo, The lime accupled by the lnke Journoy wns ffty-alx days; bot - as 200 miles’ of the ~jonrney = wore tra- veraed throe Mimes it will ‘be meen that wo teavolod n fifty-alx daya ovor 720 miles of wa- tor, During fifty-ons days the corn I had brooght from Usuknma in the conoes waa almost entirel; tho means of sustaining tho expedition; for thoug] wo _receivodifood from Ttawngambn and Kijaju of Komel:, we reccived it becanue 1t was thelr good will tuat gave it to ua, Excepting twenty dotl of cloth given to these two K) no other cloth waa usud, so that we lived nearly two monthn on the bale of cloth which pnrchased the corn in Usukn- ma. 1 havo, therefore, every reaeon to feol grati- fed a1 tho reanlt of this ]un§ Journoy by water, though the lom of my men iflnn ivoa mo seri- ous rc&ml., augd the Joss of nll the riding nesca isa. calnmity, = Onthe other hand, had 1 farced my wa; overland throngh Mirambo and Bawoma, 1 shonls have been eithor dead or o ruined fgitive. INTENTIONS FOR TILB FUTURE, Aftor lrrlvlflnx tho camp I intend to vist Miesn on¢o more, who may 10 to give me guides to tho Albert Nyanza, for doubtlees ha Lna soveral men who bave traded with the natives bordering |h?; lnkla., )hly fi:mpuml sl;rvnnt.dlt‘mnk l"ndgck, enjoys his heaith amasingly, aud secma lo have ‘bocome acclimated to Africs. THE HOME. POISONED BUGARS. To the Editor of Ths Tribune. Laxn Fonusty Aug. 11.~Uniess the rofiners will comg out, under thelr own hand and seal, snd aflirm Lo the contrary, then wo are justified in the conclusion that they all use the acctato of lcad in refining thelr sugars. If they deny it, then wocall onthem to stats what chemicals they oro In the hablt of using. It they willdo 30, they will confer on us agreat favor, as it will snve us much timoand labor in hunting up In- formation ou the subject; and, what Is of moro consoquence, will prevent ns from moking any mistakes In relation to the process. Wo are {n- quirers, as well sa our readers; and in sceking information from tho best sources that Chicago can afford, we waynot In all cases find it rollable. Therofore, we pray you holp us out of our difticul- fy. ' But wo cannat belfova that we have gonu very far sstray in our fnvestigations. In proof of t, I haye just rocelvod a letter from ond who knows whercot he speaks, Yis statements confirm in the maln my sappositions of the process of manufac- ture. o also gives tho namos of s nomber of chomicals uaed. Tutas tho lotter ks confidontial, 1 do not feel at Nuerty ko aven make oxiracts from it. It i to bo hopod that the desired pormisslon will bo piven, Thinaiatement justifios the romark of a confece tioner, who said that, after melfln{ & barrol of nng‘n‘m Tie found a whole dry, pin the bottom of uifs kettle. Another confectionor said that, on bolling o Larrel of disaolved augar, ho skimmed 2 quarte of bluelng from the top?of it. This is ultra- marine blue, Haot confoctioners do not often Liave occaalon to make such reparks, for thoy ara too woll posted in relation to those brands which are Robighy chomicalized to very often find any of that Class fu thelr possession. Thoy are sure to burclinse thoso which have the loast amonnt of chemicals in thiem, and are free {rom grape sugar. Hut what {u the uss of tho ** ultramarine” blue v It {s profible thet it {a intended l(mpl{ 10 glve tho augara finor color, 8 women blue thelr clothiesin washing. Somo af the refiners must uss it freely, if two quarts could be skimmed from a bLarrel Torliapa the confectioner spoke somawhat at ran dom. " If such be the case, to any gflxl extent, consumars wouid be fn a fair way (o have thelr stomachs made into dya-kottles, A retail merchant called my attention to his tin scoops n his suger boxes, o aafd that most coflee sugarw oxydize tho tin so rapldly, where the scoop coinca tho most forelbly sgainut the sugar, that {¢ is entirely removed, and tho iron Isid bare in a short.time, Another doslor sald thai the most colfee sugars actod on tiu more rapldly than sslt. o also eatd that, If tho scoops wors taken from the barrels, and laid In the dry open air for lwfil\l{-fnnr hours, tho lnfiflt lcno% would thon show the most signs af oxidation, Ol mioist brown sugars of former days would not have such an effect. The latiar statoment provea that the Un was not removed simply by friction, The chemists, of conrse, could givo s mora rellable nrlnlnn why thoy are thus oxydized than any one elwe, Isft'on accountof thesulphuricand olber nclds, which Iiave not buen completely neutralized? It 18 not probable that all brands of coffoo-sugars would have that eficct. We Imsl and trast {hat thore are somo refincrs who wonld not chemicalize to such sn extent. My I‘cl]‘mnflunl of July 20 aoys that chalk fs used to nbutralize the sulphuric seld. Now, If aftor neutralizing process, thore Is onough scid left thy sugar to ronove the Lin from the scoops in \ort perjod, to what extont muat 1t oxidize tho tin of tho vessel fn which the augor {8 made befors neutrallzation. e seums to think that the acid *+will divsolve s very emall quantity of the con. tafning vensol. " Kut{s this probably so? I'resent sppusrauces wonld indicate that thero Is more acld aud aulphato of tin in some brands of coffes-Augars thun our respondent 4s willing Lo conceds, 1 {tia tho acld which thua oxidizes the tin scoops, how must it oxidize human stomachsi Tha philosophy of thosubfect derived frum what we can learn of the process of manufacture would fulla!ulll" the nrhliml of {nvaiide in relatfon to ifs purnicions character. Lot us have charity to belfeve that the class of refiners who have manufactured the suyars whichary the least chemicalized huveasnpposod flm( Ihu{imnlmllmd &l the unwholesome chemicals, forhow can it ba powsiblo that men professing Lo have conscfences wouid for years manufseturo an articlo in daily use h{ milllous sa perniclous as s0mo have renson 1o bedleve the sugors to hot From further tavestigation, I find that my in- formant wus fu error ou ong ‘mlm or that I misap. prehended his meaning. Ve sald that the old iood prucess had beed sbandoned by ail of the refiners, l‘uhnr- mply mesnt that they had abandoned ft v tho exclusive means of clarifying, having modified 1t b{ the addit{on of chemfcata. At all ayouts, the stalemont that Llood has beon entircly abandoned fa su error. — Dlood fs atfll ued by a mujorily of the refiners to & greater or les extent, and ‘only & minurily have entirely aban. doned t. Thurefore wu cau criticias the foriaer class only for adding unwlolesome chemicals to the blood, There hus never been devised a niore wholesome proceea of clarifying than by blood and boue-dust, and perhaps never will be.” Letus hopo that the refinors will return to it, whatever we may liave (o pay for the article, ut holesafe dealurs bave a rosponalbility in rejation to this msiter, for they are fur bettor scquainted with the character of every brand of sugur than tho rotallers, ‘1hey are all well awaro t'jnwmu brands of sugor ate much poorer und. uore cicmlealized than others, it right for i s pieforance Ty use 50 “conts to the commiunity purel trom Bl per barrel cheap it cma be polaviied, 1t vught Lo be 84 little as possls lo, a8 far 08 their fnstrumentalility s concerned, Hllhvy continue o handle the worst, lustead of the ter class of goods, nelther God uar thelr own conaclenceawill hold thew quunw. M consumery wera well (nformed in relatlon tu the charactets of difiorent brauds of sugars, then (horo would bo Somy excuss for the wholesnle dealurs nending out ho poorar class, 1f unprincipled” retail deaters called for them, " Butl s they are not, thersinn anoral reaponsibility resting oo the ahoulders of the wierchaut which becannot shirk, Tholr consclences Will not aliow themn (o put the bottle to thelr neigh- bor's ip. i1} thelr consclcuces allow thcw to scud Into the houscholds of thous who aru ignorant of ita chinracter the woret foriua of alimentary artl- ¢leat itut bave they uota farther responsibility? Qught they not w take mesvurcs to domonstrate more cleatly and fully which are the best aud worst clasa of goodst This can be doue by aalyaing; snd fuwouldwesm proyer tuat it shosid L doua by those whn ore ro extensivoly handling.the seticlo, Will they do ftr 3 1t nof, perhaps thers are thoss among the con- rumers who frel mifiiciently intoreated fa contril nte to pay the chiomiat for doing it L. RoaniTri. OUR BOYSB AND QIRLS, T the Kttor of The Trivun Fonn pu Lac, Wis, Aug, U.—Line upon line, precept upun precept; heres littlo and thera alittle,” Lot us carcfully collate facta and then bulld up theorles. Bugar and palt may be fuduiged in to n ** uscless and extrava- gant degres,'” s asserted by a correspondent, but my own observations lead e to conclude that wo need the nutriment of the one and the consoryative effect of tho otlier. Even our cat- tle suffer If deprived of an oceaslonal supply of salt, Differences of opinfon will prevail among the ost carneat soarchers for truth, especlally re- garding different articles of food. “What ls ane’s meat s another's pofson.’ There are no “cast-ron ' rules of dict. We must judge for oursclves, according to our best powers of obe sorvation, 7 am obliged to et my faco againat ples, rich puddings, fco-creams, and cake, be- cause I havo learncd, by repested trials, that 1 cannot cat freclyof them with {mpunity. My neighbor, for & like renson, {8 *‘dewn® onthe frnita that are so wholesome for me and mine, e fastens his falth firmly to Graham bresd, which, to me, 18 8 source of Inward frritation, THe noeds aglasn of wine after dinner, whife I never need any tonic mave a cup of genoine Java every mom- ing, snd & plontitnl aupply of oxygen. ' We may not’ dictatato esch othier, but we may, perhaps, each lcarn something by candldiy *comparing notes. Belonging, myxelf, on my mother's mde, to a nervous, dyspeptic raco, I have aimed ot davelop- ing sonnd ‘nerves and atomachs in my children, Whether orno 1 shail fully succeed rematng to be aeen, This mueh I ha &.lur encanragement, They both woit thraugh sevdte attackn of acarlet fever, and recoverod full strenath, without the use of other *tanica than beef tea, Blx monthis afterward, the 4 whooping-congh " racked thelr systems in a way that wna distroseing to hoor. Loas {hay slx months from thele complclo recovery came '*measies, " followed closely by ** mumpa,™ Thelrvllnlu; wos ol Ao reduged‘that they experienced any of the ¢‘after-cffccts™ of tfieso childinh dfrorders. I suppose il mothera hive a wholesome dread of these opidemies, Thelr dangers, howevor, sre leescned to u chilld whose yitality has been culti- ated, Concerning food, I have learnod that my chil- Qren thrivo beat on the simplest bills of fare, 7oo snuch cooking 18 the bano of liealtli, sy wellzs ade- yourer of tiine. Our breskfnats, from November Uil March, conslst prlncl“fllly of buckwheat pao- cakes, mado of nice soaked brend crumbs and buckwheat flour, mixed with warm weter, raised over night with s Jittle yeant—freeh every time— snd renderod delicioun by adding s very Hitle Just bofore cooking. A, spoontul of sugar, also, stirred In, lves them & beautiful brown cofor and pleasant taate, " Thare, smoking hot from the griddle, moistoned with s Lit of butor, furniehed e with the beat breakfast In the world, The children nse no but- tor, but real maple sirup. Iam confident thore {s nnt.hh.‘z in buckwheat injurious (o the skin except a1, by its heating properties, it may ** drive ont ™ exiating hamors, children havo never had so much 83 & pimple to show as the effocts of its us Barly in the spcing we,commence on one breal fasta of eo{t boiled eggs and oat-meal mush, Tiosst beef, with o nice, thin, brown, wholssome gravy, {ree frowm fat, or & tender, delicious beef- stoak are (ndigpensable for dinner, Tish wo soldom use, except oyaters, snd these only as & firat course or aside dish, Fork we eschew, exce tLvery tarely, & bit of sausage or brolled ham v/ith our ‘*buckwhenats” of & winter morming. Roaet lamb in its scsson occaslonally, 84 well an pouitry, but beef fn some shape thoy seem to roquire nearly every day. Mealy potatocs, \mnll{ Laked, are tho sandard vegetabie, In place of ple or Ildlunfi we have thromghout the eullro summer fresh, ripe berries, with a litls suyar and sometimes swest cream, varled occaalon- slly with & plain custard or plaia pudding, and then, during their ecason, apples, ponches, plums, and grapes, **au_naturel, " sccompanied By a elico of fresh ploin cake. Bupper conalats Inveriably of bread and milk, nice, whits, awcot, home-made bread and real con’s ik, treah from the cow In tho morning, and fresh frow the cellar or mlrlg:nwr at 6 p. m. For drink, pure cold water. hey have nover known the use of warm drinks, nor tho taste of tes or coffee, nor do wo intcud they shall, while growlng. Thoir favorita beverage Is ¢! white coffes, * made of ono part wator, two parts milk, ond’s littic sugar, 1 liava omitted the morning's lunch at 10, con- feco of broad, ulnuni:l 8 drink of milk and a o cracker, or n cookie. Onr breakfast hour isan eatly ong, snd 1do not bellevs in too long inter- yalsof ‘‘empty stomach.” 1 Lave obscrvod shat tho Germans are, phy!lm“{, qur saperiors, note withgtanding their beer and their cofl s 8 rule, yalg‘llg nd old, eat, five tm day, plaln food, and Lut Jittio ot a time, ‘The young of animals, when In 8 siate of nature, take thelr notriment in smail quantities at short intervals, Icara not whosetheory v agsinst **lunches.” T couslder the timo from 7 s, m. 1o 1 y. m, tao loog for u growing child to bo without lood. The lunch, howovor, must come at its rogu- lor hour, Irrogular *‘munching® ot apy orall times of day will ruin the best digestion. Dinner at1, and supper at 8, givo the ntomach amplo tmo to do thorauglily its work efora bedtime, “V.‘Efllll hours for sloep can, I bolleve, becomo habltnal with any child, however **nerva tho umlmnmuul. 'he forming of this habit requires on the part of the mother groat Armitas and ya- tionco, eapecially with somo childroa. 1 felt like tha most cruol monsater in the world whon I first essayed laying my unwoancd boy in hjs Uttla erlb,” W cry himeelt o Aleep. Ilo evidently was of tho same opinlon, snd sxpressed It {n so vigorous and porsisient snuer that 1 fear 1 should huvu(lu ded lind not my husband en- couraged me to hofl out. After the sccond night there was no troublo whintover, and I have lways been glad I nersovered, aithough I confenn to Iying ;w-ku nfiur ly tho wholo nigbt roprosching wmysclf o cruelty. A for clothing, the snbjecthias bees dled by ¢4 A Practical Woman* g . Cook, M. D.," that 1 will only add that, in thia clinate, 1 {ind {t neceasary to m‘; thin fIaunel wrappors vi mi children thronghoat the entire summer. dowant (o put in ono word regarding that {nung man **zich In puro blood" so sensibly pro- erred to *‘John with hin mliillons,” Wero my daughtar old enongh to marry, and wars (L niy pre. rogatlvo to aclect her s husbond (ss it wonlil not be), 1 would choose one (could I find him) Hel In a long lino of ‘Iurumlnndud ancestry, even though 1 knew It would Insure her s ilfo-long atruggla with [mvcn{‘ Frecdom from hereditary taint is a rare herit. age. Twant my grandehildren o be ‘‘men and ‘women of highor ‘than ordlnary type,* capable of rndnnumdl l0d's 1aws in aitr bodlos ks we)l aa n the world sbout us. ™ 'Wo are told that ** moths ers" could prevent **prenatal® discases if pose sesaod of proper knowlodge, Wisor thian Zobeldo they need to bo it upon thom roats the whola responaibl Mty Whontho b\ fath. ¢rs cease to oat sour grapcs ' will '{*the chlldron's tooth ™ consv to be ‘a0t on edgo, G. . —— SERVANT-GIRLS AND KITCIIENS, o the Kditor of Th Tribune. EAv Cramg, Aug. 10.—Somo tnonster has observed that women always hava three inex- baustiblo toplce—dress, diseascs, and domes- tiea—which he abbreviatingly calls #tho threo D's.” Have you reflected long and #ell, Mr, Editor, beforo admittiug these Iato remarks about servant-girls to your columns! Or do you think with us that thu subject demands not, only discusslon but actlon, and so goncrously Five spaces to this ono of the fnoxhaustiblest From tine to time sinca tho savagoe prowl of *4Hacholor," many weeks ago, subdued murmurs snd camplpints relativo to our Ip™ bave heon wafted In, aud now whon ‘‘Heason™ haa pro- nonnced thans [n eo many wonls a fraud, and ** P, L.* sadly bus fiemly sats them down as a **nocey- sary evil, " the aubject muy bo consfdercd fntro- ducod, ‘The letter published & few weeks uince purporting to bo from the wervant.girl hereolt, do- seri fn[‘.l o repoated swindles to which shie bud been aubjectod at the hands of & rapid successlon of n po ably han- e villainous mistroasee, atrikes rue as boing s romancs . But if true it s something that wight bappen to one glrl vut of a thousand, and then unly once Iy her lifetime, und s of no sccount ma argument agaiuat tli6 one great fact that servant-girie as a far hiclow the standard of man-egrvants, t there 18 no just cuums for the elornal ce of snch ‘inferfority. Tho sorvant. [l i nded Lo gives us i Incldeut merely, which shows that here and thoro fn the world ara women addicted to swindling scrvants oot of o weok's wages —n boomerang wsort of divhonesty that cowcs back opon ite possessar, and must of necemsity fail to And victluis afier while. Dut on tha ‘other hand con be shown that where ohe irl s thus defrauded of Ler earnings there are a housand girla who, without the aligl punction, swindle snd imposo upon the mistresse: who employ thom by accepting fall Wages for work which thoy only half perforta, And this condition of ulfalra continucs, ‘and ls Nkely (o continuo, untii we krand new {vaf and resolve swindied any more, though fora thue I {bo heavens full { will not only bring liu-ller cotn 1o our houies, but 1t witl prove the army uf 'servunt-girls who how go ahllling from place to vlace, complacently assuming that we are to regulaty our waya of - And #ven dhe sizo of our famblies to thelr en sroaching requiremonts, xud easily Ineolent and resuning if wo domand of them tow much integri- y undefliciency, Of course tiurw wro shining vx- 8 lasting bo; d n ceptions. Many of us have had, und are lu iupcl totind sgain, ‘soma fowel of '8 glil—n cMauly Bwede, quiet, doxtrons and atudiou xioue to leassa big- il unto arted Ielsl ) cath, or marelsgel~or & gentle, unncrvous Gers maw; taking kiudly to the children, & hrewer of di- 'lnnn;\flml Aud a 1aakor of wuch brond a8 **John Brent" declarea **ot the stall but tho vaulting poloof lifo ' It Is thewe excoptiony that encours S0 auduplifi tho bowsckouphig aoul, * They show What might bo and what may bo—if wo bul lualst un having god help of none, **Reason” wouders why women #o long subtit to and encourage {neficieut belp while mon retain only such euipliyes as sorve thow with sbility and falthfuluess. Thers sru two or thrco couses, Mavy s wowsn bas u silly **Locror of ber kitchen. A ‘taticky” aancepan or fear of a fluahed face hoing sufliclent to doter her from taking the heln In her own handaand bonneing the caraless pilot who hae presided there and kl’lvl the domestic lp fhumping among brenkers unbil almost any plate 14 ** pweetor' than home, Others are bound hand and foot by emnll bahfer, anid wo feel dependent on whatover fielp presenta liself. ' Others pilosaplic- ally accept indifierent pervice an part of the in. arftable, do Half the work thomecives, make good all the shortcominge of cook and »eeond gied, amla r-y themn their unearncd wazes withont a nintmur, lianking hesven they were no wotso! 1 think it safe (oaay that fftecn outof twenty women keeping help, who may chance to read this article,can clave tloninelves ander one or the other of thicse leadn, One out of the remaining five may be blessed with o betler than the averaye servant, &nd the others I belleve to 1:s thoroughly disgirted and rebolllounand strongly Inclined to prefer o tielp_ o poat fielp. The l’l‘ulnnlm few who h{ grest wealth are re moyed from the contemplation_of domeatic both- erationa are not, of bourse, inclnded snywhero in then remarks, 18 §a the great class of honsekeep- era whowa Incomes have possible 1lmits, and who are pot no far withdrawn into parior or bandofs hut that they feel the jar of the kitchen, that are inter. twined with this hielp quostion, and havo the pow- er Lo bring about something better than we have known. 1f .o many of us would not so weakly succumb, as we do, to cant and hnmbngl The prevalling thought 1s that kitchen-work fs conre and dirty, and that coarsc and uncuitivated {-cnpll are the only ones_fitted to performit. Butin re- slity kitchen.work §s not coarsc; itisonly made 800y the rude and reckless to whom it is given over. Tho besuty aud fiownr of intelligence and culture can make {tsoif sa " po- fn 8 perfect loaf of brend, diant ‘‘pots and ' sweet atmot #ud all tho fine posaibilities In kitchen-work, as In parlor decorations, dresa, conversation, snd man- tiers, Mony will teatity to the truthfnlness of {\mr correapondent **F, L. when the pictares he cocinoes, comfort, and orderly neatness of homen where the work in porformed by the mothers snd daughters. Wilh the exception perhaps of: washing, s much work fa accomplishied 8a whe! servant s [n the house, but with how much less racket, and flarry, and slop, and confuslon! The cake In dolicately baked, the meats cooked with & reference to thefr best qualities, the gltns and ail- v:rl-nnlll"nu}yhfl{ht and—*' P, L." Inrigit—the table-cloths don't get dirty—they go into the wash In deccat conditlon’; the meals culininate serencly, without distress; therc ia less conflagration of fuel, and the kitchen, 1t docs not have the appearance from_carly dawn until 3 o'clock of having been struck by ‘Mghlnh‘xf and then played upon by o Pa heres, several ‘enthutias firo-companies; It kems spic and span, snd fn tho afternoon, with the breeze aling through its vino-draped windows ond sunbeams dancing atra; on ita glossy painted floo’r. there are worse places 1o take one's sewing to; or the poreh outalde—at lcast & purch ought 1o be outside~with it boxes of #age, and lavender, and thyme, and ag old-fash- loned chalr or two—Lecomes a €00l - snd uca- tered retreat fora noontids hammock or & sunset ¢igar, where one can_gratofully Inhale the clean,’ wtiulcmme fragrance of growing u?:ublel and the *'kindly frojts of the earth.’” If thin striken tha reader as being a Mittle too fino aaa phul.nénph of the averago Kitchen without **help,' let roe say that, sithiough some kitchens I haye known ars like it, it's but a dim and cloudy hintof the Kitchen- tlnt-1s-To-Bel Toolong has this important de- riment been Jooked upon as & mera little scol- ery, a fag-end of the houe, given over tosour odors, heat, flies, slow-poison cookery, and bar- baric mlamanagement i-and too long Has kitchen- work a:‘cn eons‘!lflmd too humblo and insignifieant for ‘and Intelligence to focus {tsalf upon. The kitchen t i coming, w ita labor-saving. Improvein artiric ents, Arrangements, immaculate cleantiness, and enlight- ened processes in cooking, will be an elegant and aitractive llbomm(,ln which **akilled labor" will take the place of sl{psiiod fmbectiity, and in which 2 morning hour of stndy and experimant will provo fo wiany a bright lady o thio houss " far "1'"{“"1'“"&"}“1,'3“{“ lb;lz‘(:i“l and in- sipid de of shopping an ng. rowalt (hen fo secklers aad devastating belpt A bull in & china-shop will be juat g8 desiradle aa & girl withont akiil and fidelity intifo New Kltchon, Theoccupations of cook, laundress, norao, A ‘waltress muat fako on the dignity of profesalons —nflqu;{ and falthinlly followed—Instcad of belng accldental condescensions, as is too often the caae, on tha part of the Hllr ol'fflm Perlod; and, ss incantive toa beflnning fn thla dircction, it might be well, after kindness sud falr treatment have falled, Lo reaolvo that no %lrl shail be re- munerated for perslstently remain] » damago, and a rosring llon generaily. Mus. Exiy, ——— USEFUL RECIPES. Tv 6ha Editor of Tha Tribune, MznnorTa, Aug. 8.~1 think Annie E. 8, B, in her article of last week, takes a very sonsible view of the cooking question. I, too, thinlk that when one finds a thing must be done, they naturally wish to do it the dest way, and by per- severance only can this be accomplishod. I be- gan slx years ogo with only s vaguo {des of cooking generally. 1had o old “rats” to get out of, becausc I was fully awaro of my Ignorance; nefther was I projudiced agafnst *‘recipes" didn't **carry 'om all In my head." Thore wasa column |u_one of tho papers which I read thon, called **Homo Intoreats, ™ which I found invalua® ble. I commenced a recipe-book of mz own, where I pot down uvmi{th 1 tried and liked—no mstter whore I found {t; and I s still adding to it. Thero aro & good many cut f1om this **Homo calumn now, 0 Ifm. Marfon Harland’ Com- ‘mon Benso in the Household, " and there s acarce- Iye ‘h{ which I do not uss it. a to it for suggentl every woman cotwldors horself usm‘bln of cooking well, In fhree things I always follow her advico, viz, : Lot vegutables stand In cold water awhile be- fore putting on to cook; pat them Into boilins water, and alwaya salt the water Gh:gl Are cooke in. Ifind it attentlon to the little things in cook- ulx. a4 wall as avorything else, which wmakes thoe wholo a success, 1agree with *'Susan In her sascrtion thata person moy be a \-nrizood cook withoat using any epirits whatever In her mixtures. 1 scrupulously avold everylliing which reqnires it. T want {0 glvy Aninle 1 5 1 gome recines forpiain ich she naks for: Lay dry bread in the then roll fine, and put a layer n the bottom of terod dlsh; shen put on s layer of nhopgnd sour applos; over this sprinkle sugar, & fow bits of Luttor, snd littlo ground cin- nowon; snather layer of the crumbs, and 80 on Ul the dish la full, having broad for the last layer swith botter in Mitle bits over it Your boillng water on enough to moiaten, and bake till the aps ples are dono. The top shouid be . nico brown: rerve with sogar and butter,—two tesapoons of butter and six of sugar, stirred to s cresm, Chrlatmas plum-pudding for twenty-Gva personas ‘Three cups of fruit; one cup molasses; one cup suet, chopped; two cups flour; one tablespoon sodn, dissolved In a cup of warm water. All kinds of spices, to tasio. Steam three hours, Serve with Hquid sance. ovon Wil some one ploaso tell me how tflJmt down green cora in suit, with the exact quantity of salt 0 use? X. COCOANUT PIE, 10 the Edttor of The Tribuna, FovuroN, Aug. 10.—Have been so busy s tobe unuble to write before, and must ask the for- givenesa of Minnfe 8. for delsying so long the sending of the cocosnut-ple recips which she asked for; also, in the same breath, thank her for the nice recipe for cacoanut cake, sont {n an- swer to my request, ‘The ple recipe was sentdy Mrs, B, ., In the supplement of July 1at, and a8 follows: Tako s teacup of cocoanut. put it inte & coffee-cup, Al it up with swoet mlilk, and lot it rosk afew honrs, When ready to bake the ple, take two tableepoonfals of flour, mix with milk, and stir jo three-fourths of lcu[:’ of milk (or water); place on_the stovo, an tir unti) it thickens. Add butier 'the e of a of ane for tho top, Bweeton (o taste. Add tocosnut, beating well. Pill the erust and bako. ‘When dons, have the extra white beaten ready to #pread over tho top. Roturn to the oven and hrown "u 1t nuskow tho beat coconnut-ple I have ey« o tal . 1. 1alsa send most hearty thanks to Tiattle M. far the cocomnt-cake recia. - Hava fnd aplendid Tuc i fnd It very nice. T am atill tho ** its * thoagh, WHIl some one ploase give me & reclyio for curn-atorch cake? 1 am a1waye yiad when Ealarday ovening comen for it atwaya brings the ¢ Liome, ® and 1 greate Iy inlercetod fnit. I think tho editor, indecd, do. scryen many thanks for this pleasant feature of Tus THIKUNE, and I freely tonder bim mine. 1 huvo uot 8 Pulm pen, #0 cannot Joln in the dis. citialon bg would seivh 10, Bub st and enjay ‘tho scnso and wit of others, and proff by them ® wliat Hetle T can. I will not take ny mnre apace that can oo uestally 1hp thoughta of ot 3 Wi 15 and plossantly ocenpled by ey n&pumfily. 4 AxKIES, e LIQUORS IN ¥OOD, o tha Edllor of The Tribune, ALtgoan, Mich,, Aug. 0.~I want to tel) **Busan, through tho columus of your paper, how glad 1 am that she has 1ftod up her voleo against the evll of putting lavors in the food thot Is put upon the table for the family to cat. 1 think ons of the surest waya for s womanto bring » loved father, brother, or hushaud to a dronkard's grave {s to foed him continnally with the polsen in his food. Sho would ehrink i horror fron pulting arscnlc or atrychinino hufore him, but I cannot ses awtla sinlsany greator. I caunot tell you how shockud | was on reading ** Cora C.'s" long col- uman for Intexicating drinks. I waa surprised with. sl I had expected buttor things from hee. 1f she {a narrled aud Tue & hasband 10 save, et lior sbol. Ioh boe **coollug drinks' at once. 1/ not marrled, bruthier or fatler, for thulr ankes lot f sowe winken could but know bring: upon tholr own hends) Lel 0 40y ry busliknd, my fathor, or wmy brotber s sale, 'I'hu strongest of twun sumetimes fall, aud 1t behaoves the wouisn nearcat aud dearust W thon 10 keep towptation from thelr wuy as for ss les fn ekt powus W do 80, B G T CREAM BEER, ETC, 70 the 2itor of The Trivune. Poro, Ill,, Aug. 7.—I have beeu anxlously waitlng an answer to the mildew questicn; hay- ing spoiled Churlie’s only whito veat with mii- dow, 1an abzious 10 fod something to remove it ‘Will some one lufonn mo? 1 havu beea tioutled oll summer with rod ants, ng a discomtort, . ona in cooking rlge(ab}n. which ncatly. and have tried many wagaof extorminating them, init the only nne naed with any snocens ia by killing them {n the most convenient way. Hailing water ured thoronghly on the places they {nfest haa driv- en them awny entirely, ' Shionld they cowme again, T ahall ues the same romedy, ” 1 bnve learned to 1ok on **The Home* atanold triend where I can alwaya find good advics and in- formation, Would like to send two of my pet re- ipta “L’::: beer: Two ounces tartatfc acid; 3 caps whits sugae; 1 quart wators Julce of one lemon. Boll Mrl:lhflul voe minntea; when nearly o ool mdd whites threa eges, weil beaten, with ono-half cup nnurb ano-half ounce wintergraen eseence, Hottle an keep in n cool place. Three tablespooninls 1o & Iaes of water, add a little soda; drink whilo fonm- This wil be found a moat delighiful bev- cooklea: Three cups New Orleans of molseres; one eup butter; one-half cup land; one Beaped poon soila; one tahlespoon gin&n' one cup hot water. Kol thick. Better afior sianding. ——— AALT-RISING BREAD. To the Kaisar of The Tribune. Tawrico, kL, Aug, 9.—1Iave read your home and bousckeeplng letters In Saturday supple- ments witha great deal of Interest, and found therein many useful ond practieal ftems, a8 well @y many finely-drawn and far-fetched theories. But, among them all I have looked in valnfor any fnquiry or (nforma- tion about making ealt-rising bread. Can some mother in Isracl, or anybody clse, help me in my bread diMculty? Baw & latter iwo weeke ago asking how to keop jams, Jollles, and praserved fruits from molding on top. Catordinary writing-paper o aa to it in. side cloas ta the frait: wet it thoroughiy 1n good whisky, 1sy on the frult under tho orlinary cover, and you will have no troubls with n;,nh.!‘.n AT, 3 2 — PLAIN PUDDING. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicaao, Aug. 10.—'*Annie E. 8. B.” asks for a recipe for plain pudding, Here {s one that 1 use, not only in my family, but also for com- pany, snd I hava been ssked by persons who hare eaten It at my table for the directions for naking it. Cotinge pudding: Onecupof milk: half a cup of butter; half & cup of sugar; two oges; one pint of Tours two hu:onnlnl-n of b.km‘:-'punnug; a little salt. Dake forty minutes in an ordinary cako-pan, and scrve with -weeluuw.u AP POLISIING ZINC. To'tha Bditor &F The Tritune, LA 8atrw, I, Aug. O0.—In reply to your carrespondent who asks for a recelpt to pollah zine in last Saturdsy's {asue, I beg to hand you the following: Take one part muriatic acid to two paris of water; bcour the einc well withthls mizture and fine rand; then dry carefully, and ve & thin costing of oll. Ziac thas pall-luJ will eep in lustes tv':‘- long time. Very l.n’xrly. nil:', ——— CONFIRMATION. Tv the Eaitor of The Tribyne, Cn10Aco, Aug. 7.—There have appeared scv- eral letters {n your Saturday papers entitled %Polsoned Sugars.”” . . . Thestatcments of Mr. Roselter aro undoubtedly true. Since lzn;ll‘ng from my coflce, tes, snd cocos, I have fié‘c‘ufi:}‘efi i mlz:.l}hnnlt‘ul ".'i,rlekngxh.u\muh. wilie c) apectfully, nsing it, waso wrel poctially. [ — INTERNATIONAL DOG-SHOW. Tv the Ediior of TAe Tribune. IXTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1870, Unirap BTATES CENTRNHIAL COMMIBSION, PHILADEL- pr1A, Aug, 7.—The entries for this Bhow will be kept open till Sept. 1, although all entrles mado after the 20th of Augnst will not be in- cluded in the official catalogue. All dogs en- tered bofors Bopt. 1 will be on equality with thoss proviously entered. As thers {s no doutit the Bonch Show will be the grandest ever held In thie Unton, all fanclers shonld make sa effort to be represented by thelr cholcost canlnes. Entry-forms can be had of yours respect{ull; g Bunnxr Lunnn—u,’ Chief of uruu." i “THE LEXINGTON OF THE SEA* Like 8 storm -wzqiilng o'ery Came the newa to Machlas-shore, Telling of the work begnn By the men of Lexington, Silrring up the patriot ize. 1In tho hearts of son and sire, Tiil, before the sun went do ‘Thrests wers hoard in Machias-town, Boding ill to King and Crown, Anchored in the llttle bay, The King-ship Ma y, };’fi',{g“ml“?'é‘ llrumnlngly, ing grim st destiny, While the flag at masthéad bore Kingly stamy of Albion's shore, Flonting thers; each crimson fold Eloguently the talo told: xlfi‘}- :flg ‘blood their power uphold. In,the town that night 'sglu of guns and boastful threat, Abrsve band of men, who swore, Ly the love tholr bosoms bore ‘To the men of Lexington, By the Ere tha No K! They 1In'the early morning-mi = Hra the San tho Bes had 'x‘:hn, Hre the voll of Night was ralsed, Ere the Day In glory blazed, To the shora caine bravely down Four stout hearts from Muchiaa-town, Leaped nbosrd o aloop that la; Near the King-abip in tho bay,— Steered hor 10 tbe f1ttla quay, From tour throats came ringlng cheers, Answered by brave volunteers, Armed with old guns and axos, — Bicel'a the coin to poy laxes, — Tmop‘{ng down, just thirty-five, Bonnd 1o ¥ come allve To Machias:town, unlcss they Would win Freedom on the bay: Well they kopt their oath that day, * Balling swift, tho King-ahip bore Out to sea, and off the shore; Detter trust the rolling wave ' Ry deman's natrow grave; Nature's great olomenta can e no flercer foo than man, oon the tloop hnd proved to be Bwiftest saller on tha ses, Galnlng evor ateadlly. ‘Thon the Dritish Captain Moors Quick began a fire 10 pour On the sloop, aud, short'ning sall, Droached amid a leaden hail. ¥Iveas hand to hand, blow for blow; Stresms of crimson }ife-blood flow, Coursing down the vs alde, Mingling with tha he g tids: "hore, that morning, horaes dled, Thera was joy In Machias-town When the oys came sndling down: ‘There we! outs for brave 0'Brien, t 01 hia race & worthy acion; Manly throats were filled with choers; ‘Wonicn's eyen were blind with tears: War will over Lifo deatroy~ , Pain oreepa into every joy— Purest gold has aome alloy, Jauzs Lavarta, ht of the Revolution was fought ., May 11, 1775, 1 Elected commauder of the aloop by the volun- leers engaged, e —e—— LADY OF HOUSE OF MiRIAM. u\gy of nnl'no of lllrl):mzl % ou may turn your head aws Ly m')’éaulmni n‘s'-n hoar 0 words Lhavo tosay, . You sre prond, my x.my’nr Mirlam, And fit to mate with a king; ‘Your white hands show you are nobly bor, Aud am s lowlier thing, Lady of Housg of Miriam, Yon vtooped from your o‘J‘nhl one day~ ‘No wonder the proud blood dyes your face— Woman, is thal your way? You stoajiod and tonahed my hair B I would not have changod my plag or tho bighoat i the land. 1laye ‘on. Lady of Miriam, And1 daro say this (o you; Tlough ] know what yadr woman's pride le, . 1 kuow what your love 0, White you tura, to the Ij © _ laltanger, woman, of i i & eare, for it's pridv fr pride,— 1, of my mauho nd you, of your name, Lady, Tknow s secrot— Ani Do you wish ma to telit— . 0f & husband's friend who went to his death, And his blood on (his housy fell: A biot that the pride of Biriam. 1uy tried tu cover in valn. Beu! 1hold up the palme of my hands— "oy nre white, and free fron atain, Otin (anri, there met, SUGARN, PURE SUGARS, REFINED BY i WOO0DS, WEEKS & 00, Put up i Harrels and Holf-Darrels, cone hllmnnlmo 1bs. If your Grooor doés not eop theso safo and hoaltuy goods, order them dircat trom tho Hoflnors, No. 2 Wa. Laikeny, Gbio.zu, v BADWAY'S REMEDIES, ELET RADWAY'S Curos tho Worst Pains in From One to Twenty Minutes, NOT ONE HOUR After Roading this Advortisoment Noed Any Ono Soffor with Pain, RADWAY’S READY RELIEF IBA Gire for Every Pain. It was the First and is tho ‘That fnstantly stops the moat ezcructatt; y ungs, Klomsch, Bowe Sunis. Biomach, Bowels, or otkier Kiandy ot organe, IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES. (o matter how violent or exaructatiog the pain, tha fig'aumluc. Hied-ridden, Inonn, Crippled, Nery Neiiraltic, or prosiraced with diséasa thay satter O % WILL Afford Instant Ease. Inflammation of the Kidneys, Inflamma. tion of tho Bladder, Inflammation of the Bawels, Mumps, Congeation of the Lungs, Bore Throat, Difoult Broathing, Palpitation of tho Heart, Hystorics, Croup, Diphtheria, Catarrh, Influensa, Hoadache, Toothachs, Nouralgia, Rheumatinm, Oold Chills, Ague Ohills, Chillblaing, and Frost Bites, The appilcation of the Ready Hellef o tha part DAFLA whera tuc pain or ditioully s N BaaTE Twenty drops In half o tumbler of water wit (R TSRS Sl ‘Wind tn ctio owaly, alt In:ur:n‘é"mufi "':'7"'“""‘ clers. woys e 3 RERDY TEELTEF with Ureine A Tow drops bn saLse i revent sioknoss or pains frdm eliangs of waler. 11 I etter thian French lirandy or Bitters s & stimulant. FEVER and AGUE, Fever snd Agne cured for fifty centa. romdil SaaiT i The wond (HaC R el Toter g ague, and ol other malarfous bilfous, searict, hold, il o o el Vet S a Ly Doyt cf Ly cents per bottle, DR. RADWAY'S: |REGULATING PILLS, Terfectly tasteleas, elegantly coated with sweet gum, purge, roguiate, phrify, clesnsc, and strenthen, ltad- ways iils, forthe care of all disorders of tho Ston ach, Livar, Bowcls, Kidness, Bisdder, Nervous Dis- eaace, ‘tieallache, Constipation, Costivone tlon, Dyspopaiz, }minumru. IitMous oot tho liowols, Pilcs, ard sif Dersugonionts of tha Indiges- Int Viscera, “Warranicd Lo offoct & pasitive ciirc. T'urely Vegotable, contalning 3 dulnmyr(ouldru aining uo mercury, mineral, or Olacrye tio followlng symptams resultlog from [sorders of Lho Digeative Ew’n':f: ax Gonstipation, Inward Piles, Fuliness of the Blood In the Hicad, Acidity of the Gtomach, Nausca, Haartburn, lsguat of ¥ Incas of Wlllglhl-hl the Stomacii, crings in the Pit of the wliiim Hesd, Hurried and Difoult Draatiiniy Fiatioriip ia Heart, Cnakiug or Buf- focating gensatlon when tn & Lyl Postaro, Dimosse of Viston, Duts o Welw Defors tie Sght, Fover and Dull Patn'{s the Ifead, Dedciency of Peraplration, Yeis Iowious of flio kin aid Kyos, Laine n tho Hids, (heat, Limbs, and Sudden Flushes' of cat, Burning In thd Fleah. A tow doses of RANWAY'S PILLS wil - e from Al of e above-named dldorors: PHGTES cuutd perbox. Buld by Drugglsts. Ovarian Tumor Of ton yonrs' growth oured by DR, RADWAT'S BEMEDIES, Thave had an Ovarlan Towmor in the Ovarics and Bowels for Ten Years. Anx Annom, Dec. 27, 1873.~DR. Rapwav: ofliets may bo benshtod, o ke thivatatoment: ey T finve iud Ba OYAFHSh. T s T Lo SvarTos S b ‘yoars, ' 1 tried thio best, physicians of this pitee witigut'aiy bomeds, ‘1¥wid v lug AL sion 1. ity chst T Coltdmot “hawe Tived much bager; "A el o laduced, mo fo sy Nedway's ewelics, i, Bu 3 doitborstion, ] tried tho E" o G lalliy - i { purchisscd 8x batiles of the ftesolvent, twohoxes of mod theso thie Pilis, and kwo bottios of the Helluf,” 1 uy 1 duterined t1ea of the lie £ 5 ax3 3 pounils, continued (o use (he medicin untll | was surs that 1 was untiresy curod, [0k (s edicloo about ave o month uring that time lost forty-Qye pounds, i threa duzen boitles of the fiesol b'f-l\uml ket wot 1% bozes'of 41 i s fuel porfactly well, sud my loatt fp fall of gratitude 10'0a for this Heln TP shictlons Toa s and your woudertul nculeine, ! teaf deéoty ideldod: 25d By prayer i thak. it niay bo 44 mi 10 others us It Lhas boen ta nig. B or ot une, 1473, 'EIM lflmlfitl above staled wera Lo By e e s e e, L Sk o f;udlnuuau, (Higed 1‘ B Lehoit, Drugklat aad Gremist, dno'Afbor, Sicl. ‘This may certify that Mrs, Bibbin, who makes tho * above ceridcate, (8 and has becu for nauy yuars woll 3 o Wi Silhiie wiid betfovd ler statoimont. 0WE Mok QOGRER, i (Blguod) LN, B L MARY COCK R} AR uch of & bleslog DR. RADWAY'S SarsaparillianResolvent, TIE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, Far the cure of all Chronio Diseases, ficrofula or Byphilitic, Horeditary or Conmtaglous, bs it seated fn the Luvgs or Etomach, 6 Uones, ¥lesh or Nerves, Corrupting t! Bollds aud Vitlating the Kluidy, hranie Rieamattem, Scrotuls, Gisadulee Bwelif Chronte Rhieqmatisw, Bcrotule, or Hsckiny Dry Cough. Cancirous Aftsctioua SyphII ""“’L’ffij?fi‘ffié’u'fl&dfhfi‘é‘fih"#fl?& ey n Discises, Mercurial Disoascs, 'Feinals and 1 cth'lnu. outy Drojey, Wakers, al Ui L o Couny uyllun, .{w. laddeg, “Liver’ Gows o PRICT 1 PER B L s Ry IR, RADWAY & 09, 32 Wartet, N, ¥, Read *“False and True.” . letter-ptaw) RADWAY & CO., No, #3 TR R St \ RADWAY'S READY RELIEF READY RELIEF Only Pain Remedy -