Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 5, 1889, Page 5

THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER. News and Gossip ot the Tourlats of % the Wost. THE MAN WHO WON THE RACE. A Traveling Man's Little Adventure fn the Wilds of Arkansas—Bilo- graphical and Personal—Gos- siped at the Hofe The Man Who Loat the Race. 1 wus hoofing it along & highway in Ar- kausas, my horse having gone dead lame and being left with a farmer, when & man driv ing a horse and buegy overtook me and in- vited me to ride, says a writer In thu New York Sun. 1 was only too thaukful for the offer, and when I got in behind him I liked his looks. He offered mea cigar. W changed names. He was informed on poli- tics and current eveuts. It was a spavking horse he had, and he kept a steady gait for mile after mile. The ounly thing about the man that puzzled me was the way he had of looking behind every few minutes, andI finally inquired: “Ale you expecting some friend to over- take yout” “Well, no—not a friend,” he replied. “Enemies?” “It may be that the sheriff and his posse will be fools enough to try and overtake me.” “My friend," I said, after swallowing the lump which suddenly gathered in my throat, “4s there any good reason why tha sherift should want to overtake you! This is rather blrnt, L1l admt, but if I hurt your feelings I am ready to beg pardon.” 0, 0o harm done,” he laughed. “I bor- rowed his horse and rig about two hours ago without the formality of ukln%. and the ownor may hope to recover it. Don't give ‘nllrull any uneasiness, however. I run W orses and not to highway rovbery.” Three miles further on, as we rose a hill, he looked back and then pulled up and said: “We must part here. The sheriff and half s dozen others are in pursuit, and every pound of weight will now tell.” “ “I am much obliged for your kindness." 0, not at all. Your society bas been re- ‘ward enough. I would suggest that you enter that thicket and lie close until the party gets by. When an Arkansas shoriff gets after a stolen horse ho means to hurt somebody, and his crowd isn’t particular who it shoots at. And, say, you needn't make any special of- fort to report that you have scen me, Savey i I won't," “Then good-by." He put the horse on a dead run and was out of sight in two minutes. I secreted myself as directed and in a few minutes the posse thun- dered by n a cloud of dust. I followed at a leisurely gait, and at the end of two hours came upon them groupsd around a tree. Hanging from a limb was the lifeless body of my friend of the road, and they were now waiting for the blown and exhausted horses 10 recuperate. A Uose Buyer. A traveling man's experience would make 8 racy story if be had the time and disposi- tion to write it out, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrar. For instance I will men- tion an adventure I had some years ago down in the Indian Territory. It was late in the fall season when I had finished work- ing Texas that I met a fellow-traveler in Denison who told e that a certain party in the territory had been making anxious in- quiries about me, that he wanted a nice bill of holiday goods, and that I should be sure and call on my way north. With this pointer I checked my trunk to the town ‘where my anxious friend was located. I arrived Sunday afternoon, and after supper dropped i, as it were, by chance, and ted my would-be customer Pleasantly. frer setting up the cigars wo talked pleas- antly for an hour or so without any mention of business. I left, saying I would see him nextmorning. After an early breakfast I called and stated that I had ‘a big line of goods and would be glad to show him my lay- out. Heo replied that he was going to markeu so0n, and 1t would be time wasted on him. This' was a damper on we, but L thought he was playing to see if I had received his mes- sage, 80 1 changed the subject and acted as though I believed his statement that he wus going to the city. The train wus to loave at 10 o'clock. Nine o'clock came and I was bo- nning to get fidgoty. Again I referred to my ne line of swmplee, but still he insisted that he did not wish to place an order. As the clock struck 9:30 T shook hands all round and started for the train. He said good-bye coolly, and feeling very much disgusted I sought tho depot. Justus I was chocking my baggage my customer came .puffing and blowing up and asked what I meant. [ ex- plained that as he was the only custower in the town and he wanted no goods there was 1o use for me to stay longer. ‘'Sentl your trunks bacx,” said he; “I only didu't want you to see I was anxious to buy.” He was afraid I wouldn't give him’ close prices. Some men are built that way, you see, “Let Us Have Peace.” To the Eaitor of Tis Ovaua Bre—I have ‘beer: requested by a number of Omaha trav- eling men to say something through your columns about the object of what we call Drummers’ day, of Mercnants’ Week. The fdea seewss to huve gone abroad, spread un- doubtedly by a few not well posted individ- uals, that Drummers’ duy was gotten uv by the Omaha traveling men for their own ben- efit. 'This is decidedly an error. While to Omaha traveling men helongs the exclusive right to the term *‘Drummers’ day,” they being the first to muke o successful 'use of it, yet all who attended the meetiugs to ar- range for the same koow that it was not intended to have it an Omaba day, b day for the entire- fraternity of traveling men, Omaba was not mentioned in connec- tion with Drumiiners' day excepting as 10 the int where the traveling men were meet. At the second mecLing, when the committee on badges reported, different col- ored bilyges for Omaha traveling men and visitors Yiad been selected, Lho weeting uuan- amously voted that there should be no dis- tanguishing badge for Omiaha traveling wen, ‘but that all should have the same badge and all be treated alike. So particuir were the Omaha traveling “men that this decision should ve carried out to the letter, sud no distinguishing mark allowed for any of the 1ocal flrms, that they were compelled upon the day of the parade to refuse to allow the represuntatives of one ot Omaba's loading Airms to participate in the first division of the procession becausy they had, through orror, arrsuged a featura which might have given local coloring to tbe parties particl- Ppatiog in it. v “I'he Omaha traveling men are now arran g- *Ing o repeat their last year's success, and Drumnwmers' day this year will be interostiug and agreeable to aill who attend. The arrangements which will tena to make “Morchants' Week” atiractive to the mer- chunts in the west on account of the extra amusements that the citizens are preparing ill also make Omaha u very desirable point or all drumwers traveling hi the west- ern country to be in attendance at that tune, and Drummers’ day should be attended and celeorated by doublo the traveling men that were present last year. Watch the papers and prepare to be present ou that understand that some of the craft rep- resenting houses located at Lincoln think that the boys want to lead the merchants to think that Omaha turos outall the men in live. Gentlemen, that is a mistake. We don't mean anything of the kind, and should Lincoln adyertise for Traveling men’s day, all that could possibly come would do so. Of course, wo dow't wunt you to lose your posi- tion on the road for one day's amusement, but would like to see you present that day. LCome in u body und take space by yourselves, weo will guaranteo you will have more men in your parade from Omahs thau you have in your city. Come, bury the hatchet and don’t have any foeling between the two cit o8, s far us the traveliog men’s friendship is covcerned. Let us have peace, Yours, respectfully, A DRUMMER INTERESTED, H. A, Hougbton. Oneof the jolliest and most sucoessful traveling men that mnkes western territory Is H. A. Houghton, representing the large paper and stationery Louse of the Wabash was born in Renseller county, New York, March 24, 1557, His father was engaged in the general merchandise business in North Hoosick, and in his early youth he attended the village schools. the city schools of Troy and Albany, grad- uating from the Albay high school with honors in 1874. He carries with him edal which be prizes very highly, which he Won at two succossive contests in oratory in in 1871 and 18i2. His subject was “‘Edu- cation™ in the last contest, which was de- livered to a packed house in the old Twed- dle hall, After his_ graduation he took a 1 the book and stationery store of Gray, in Albany. A year later his hoalt failed him and he weat onto a farm with his unole, remnining two yoars, He then went on the road for a jab printing establishment. In 1881 he came west, locuting at Omaha, vhere he traveled a_year for the wholesale P y house of E\ C. Morzan. But he longed for his old line, and in 1852 cepted a_position in the statione went of the State Journal compar coln, where, by patient and industrious work he built up an_ immense trade. On January 1, 1888, he left that company and engaged with the Wabash Manufacturing compuny. His territory comprises Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montina, where he sells to the best people. In 1880 hie was myrried to Miss Frank Rogers, in Groton, Tompkins county, New York. His family, which comprises his wife and three interest- iug daughters, resides in Denver, where ae spends as much of his time as possible. Just Common Cl * Chicago Mail: The clerk said there was one small vacant room on the fifth floor. Bill Nye said that would do. The clerk, still suspicious, said the eleva- tor was not running. N ye said he didn’t care. He could climb. The clerk had one more show to turn him out. He sprung it, ‘‘You will have to pay in advance,’’ he said. Nye swid that was all right, and was told in reply to his question that the tariff would $2.50. Nye reached for a roll and threw outa $100 bill. The clerk stammered. seeing that he had made the mistake so often fatal in this country. Then he said he had no change. Nye pulled back the $100 bill and threw out a $§0. The clerk manared to preak that one, and, 8s he did so, the lines of good nature expanded all over his face and tickled ots of his hal He had been entertaining an angel unawares. Nye gazed at this_wuroral display of humor on the clerk’s face, and said: “You remind me of clay.” The display of vanity and good nature on the clerk’s front would have been worth a good price as an attraction in a window at that moment. “Indeed,” he said, ‘‘Henry Clay 1" +No," replied Nye, ‘‘ust the common, every day man, yailer clay, out of which thoy malto bowis and plattérs in a country portery.” A hen he sought his couch, Prohibition on ‘he Cars. A commercial man writing to a_contempo- rary says: ““We nevor experience any trouble in get ting all we want to drink in Kansas or Towa, except on the cars, where the Jaw is strictly enforced. Directly a train crosses the state line the buffet is closed, and for the uninitiated one there is nothing to be had stronger than ice water. The obvious rem- edy is to watch out for the fatal hour and secure suflicient supplies ahead to supply all needs. But the business has been got down to a fine point now. Each man gives his or- ders and his cash to the steward, who takes charge of what 18 ordered and brings it out in installments as wanted, and thus the law is observed and no one suffers the slightest inconvenience.” Is it not about time that laws which so inad- enuately fulfill their function should either be strengthened or abolished altogether? What practical gain to temperance is there woen a man. if only he divides up his stock of fire water into smaller parcels, can get all he wants to drink at_whatever time he feels liko it. ‘ihe difference between getting a light drink at the car buffet, and swigging away at a bottle previously planted, is not in favor of the rabid enforcers of sumptuary laws. They only bring themselves and the legislaturcs which they con into con- tempt.. Surely the authorities can find means to enforce the laws. If not they should repeal them. hev Got the Chickens. Neb.,, August 4.—[Special to Last Friday quite a number of prominent busiuess men of this place, think- ing to whnile away the time and perchance cutch a fow “'snipe,” hired a team ana drove 10 the country. The party was scen as they, drove away and a practical joker raised a purse among the “boys” tosend spotters after them, Accordingly a couple of Omaha drummers were induced to go, and they shadowed the would-be sports. In a few hours of successful work & large sack was filled with ‘‘chickens,” and when all the hunters were away from the team the spot- ters swooped down upon them, An exciting ruce ensued, but the now desperate hunters won, but, were followed so closely that, tak- ing & roundabout route howme, they reached the outskirts of the city about midvight, when, alas, they were met by supposed fricnds, who advised them to yive up the team and game and walk home. This the now thoroughly disgusted hunters *readily agreed to, and the jolkers breakfasted on their ill.gotten gains.” The unfortunate hunters are around town trying to find the “gpotters,’ but as yet without success. The Binding Twine Bus ness. S. L. Willard is a portly, good looking New York traveling man, who said yester- day that if his city should succeed in getting the Americas exposition it would be a great fizzlo. letween the various political and business factions thero could be no hormony, consequently the enterprise would fall into incompetent hands, receive no support and result in disgrace. - Mr. Willard represents Traves Bros., manufacturers of hammocks and t spoaking of the business he said : asmall amount of binding twine this year trom jute, which proved so much of a suc- cess that prices may before another harvest comes on be brought down from 20 to 25 per cent. Jute is 50 much more plentiful and cheaper than sisal or manilla that it can be used to better advantage and prevent any possible chance of a trust being organized to keep the price of binding twine up. Sisal is @ product of Mexico and Central America and is nsed chiefly in the manufacture of hammocks, of which this firm makes a speciulty.” Mr. Willard reports business good every- where, The best sign to him that such is 80 is the fact that hundreds of business men are away from home enjoying themselves at sowe summer resort. Who i4 the Aut FRraNkLIN, Neb., August of Tuk Be) Tue Bee of July 20 contained a poem, “Tue Female Drummer.” [ desire to use this poem in the way of publishing music with it. The music is composed, but 1 wili not use it without permission from the author, Kindly give me the name of the author, if you have no objection to my using it. ‘The obe who wrote that piece is able to write a libratto for comic opera. 1 want his address also, Provably I am now addressing the writer, 1f 50, let us make a bargain. J. M. BLosk. A Drummer Scarecrow A merchant in Florida has adopted a novel way of sceping the traveling men from “annoying’ him. He has purchased a small rip. a sample case, and & silk hat. These © piles upon his counter, the hat vn top, of courso. ‘Iraveling men come in, see the grip and hat, and, supposing the fold to be already oceupied, withdraw, Omaha's Sunday Guests, Among the traveling men who Sundayed in the city yesterday were the following: &, E. Chapmun, Chicago; C. E. Braslau, Min- ncapolis; G. H. Attwood, Chicago; M. H. Fresh, Chicago; A. L. Metzel, New York; H. C. Enos, Boston; J. Lyons, Chicago; W. H. Hayes, Cincinnati; George Holden, Clucago; H, Carter, New York; G. H. Gils, Chicago; E. Pomeroy, Newark, N. J.; A. Manufacturing company, of Chicago, Harry | L He afterwards attended | rold | idesdorf, New York; P. J. McKinney, St. Lobis; R, B. Bush, Chicago; ¥ e Hayden, Milwaukee; 8. I Wiliard, New York: George W, Parker, New York; C. Dobriner, St. Joseph; M. B. Pike, Chi- cago; Frank Williams, New York; Geor Spangenberg, Boston; K. M, McGillen, Cleveland Chicago; F. 8. uchs, Chicago; I, Schad, New Sheogreon, Chicago; J. A, € Chicages J. T. Murphy, De- u J. R Church, St~ Paulj O. B. Starkweather, Chicago: C. R. Tutile, K Sanders, Now York; D\ Y Munson, St. Louis; M. B. Kitt, New York; E. G, Gritith, New York; Jumes Marshall, Chicago; D. 8. Her- rick, Peekskill, New 'York; K. W. Daily, New York; Holdaway, St Lows} Robery Hoouch, New York; (Henry Hahn, Chicago; J. H. Yo it Lake; H.D. Food, Chicago; W. D, Stockman, Chicago; C. R. Draper, Boston; N. Guettel, Chicago} E. H. Madican, New Yor J. Baum, York; Jai Reed samp cs. ¥ J, T. Andrus, who travels for D. M. Stecle | Co., was in two days last week, seling a large opening stock. Joo is & worker. George Savage has been in town two days doing his trade some good. Jim Aiken, of D. M. Steele & Co., is in town, laid up with two felons, one on’ cach thumb, But maybe they are pieasant. OUR FIGHTING CAPACITY. The Comparative Valor of Northern and Souther Troops. In his address at Orange, N. I., on Memorial Day, General Horatio C. King. in speaking of the frequent asser- tion that the southern troops exceeded their northern brethren in valor, said: “It is sometimes claimed that the valor of the southern was superior to | that of the northern soldier, I do not know upon what grounds this claim is based. Fighting on interior lines ana generally upon grounds of their own choosing our opponents had frequent success. So long as they remained on the soil where ninety-nine-hundredths of the people were friendly to them, they necessarily possessed superior fa- cilities for information, of which they were quick to tuke advantage. But when they came upon northern soil, whether in smail or large parties, the tables were turned and they were in- variably defeated and compelied to re- tire. The gallunt charge of Pickett’s division was surpassed by the heroic charge of the Sixth Corps on Mary’s Heights; and no braver or more despor- ate righting was ever done by any troops than by the Army of the Potomac under Burnside 1n the unfortunate first battle at Fredericksburg. The bat- tles of the Wilderness exhibited a tuck and endurance unsurpassed in nstory. The ‘‘Bloody Angle” at Spottsylvania is immortalized in the annals of war, for their the bullets fell like hail until the very trees were mown down and hell itself seemed to have usurped the fair fields of the mother of presidents. Can the south furnish a parallell to the charges at Vicksburg and Port Hudson, or the ferce assault at Wagner, when' the gal- lant Shaw was buried deep under.the bodies of his brave negroes,of whom the rebels, yea, and many northern men, declarea thav they could not be made to fight? It s said that General Hooker early in the war insisted that he had never seen a dead cavalryman, but he suw plenty of them at Brandy 'Station, and the reckless daring of Colonel Kin- ley, of the Ponosylvania cavalry, at Kront Royal, and Farnsworth at Getlys- burg is as worthy of an epic as was the charge of the Light brigade at Balak- lava. Tdo not mean to underrate vhe valor of the men who contested the ground with us for four long years. They were Americans and it goes without saying that they were brave and enduring. ~ On the fields of Mexico north and south won equal hounor, and shoutd a foreign war ever come (and God grant to avert ail war from this nation!) the united north and south will be invincible. The southern soldier was more impulsive, more excitable, more fiery, if you please, but the northern com- batant, it always seemed to me, had equal courage and better staying quali- ties. Was there ever another such ex- hibition of persistency as that exhib- 1ted by the indomitable and immortal Grant and the Army of the Potomac in the march by the left flank from the Rapidan to the James? The attempt to reach Richmond by the direct route met with daily repulse and with an un- precedented slaughter that would have disheartened any other army in the world. It is estimated that 90,000 men were placed hors de combat in this torrible march (the returns were in- complete), and the officers whose abil- ity was never questioned counselled withdrawal after Spottsylvania. But the wion notes of Grant’s *‘We'll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer!” revived the disheartened, and the army pushed its way to the James river, depleted in numbers, but unimpaired in morale and esprit du corps—as noble u hody of men as ever bore arms in defense of liberty and right. God bless the Army of the Potomac; yea, and all the armies of the United States; for there can be no in- vidious comparisions in a struggle in which all were inspired with the same high purpose and did their whole duty as men and patriots. Their’s not to reason why, Their's but to do and die, 1nto the Valley of Death Rodo the six hundre —— A Divinity in White. A pretty blonde young woman who dives and swims with fearless grace off the long pier at Narragansett dresses herself for these water gymnastics in white from top to toe, says the New York World, Her golden locks are securely t ed under a coquettish white oil silk cap with a little white tassei bobbing on the crown. A white twilled flannel goods interwoven with silk forms the blouse shirt and tunic skirt of the suit. The trousers are gathered at the knee to cover the tops of the long white stock- ings, and finished by a strap and small buckle. Where her wide sailor collar turns away in front is laid a flat vest of flannel barred with bands of white wool braid. No sleeves protect the round white arms raised high over the white capped head as their ownerstands poised a moment taking a header into the cold, clear water. e — An Egvptian Girl's Necklace. “The Value of an Egyptian Girls Gold Necklace," is the title of an article by Rev. Dr, Charles S. Robinson, con- tributed to the forthcoming August number of St. Nicholas. In lecturing on Egypt recently, Dr. Robinson ex- hibited a necklace taken from a mummy, and to help the boys and girls who were nresent to alize what a great while #go thirty-six hundred years must be, he asked them to make this calculation: How much would the money which bought the golden chain, if it had been American money, put out at compound interest for thirty-six hundred years at six per cent amount to-day, if the woriginal price had been $20? The arti- cle contains several answers to this problem, but it may be said they are exprossed in figures so grea' that they cannot be read. —— Although Plawt’s Chlorides is an odor- less liquid its disinfecting power is great, Try it. DAILY BEELSONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1889, HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE How to Make Those Deliclous Boston Oreant Puffs, CAKES WHICH WON'T COLLAPSE They Must Be Carefeily Handled and You Must Watoh the Oven—Some Palatable Her Weather Dishes~Notos. Boston Cream Paffs Contributed. Put one-half pint hov water and two- thirds of a cap of butter over the fire. When boiling stir in one and a half cups flour and continue stirring till mixture is smooth and leaves side of sauce pan, Remove from fire, cool and beat thoroughly into it five well beaten eggs. Drop on warm greased tins a tablespoonful in a place, leaving a space between to prevent touching, brush over with white of an egg, and bake 10 or 15 minutes in a quick oven. When cakes are done, they will be hollow and can be kept on hand. When wanted* slice off top, fill with cream (fresh) and replace top. For the cream take one pint milk, place half in a tin dish and set in boiling water, reserve from other balf two teaspoons to mix with eggs, and into the rest, while cold, mix one cup of flour till smooth; when milk is hot, pour in the flour and stir until thicker than boiled custard, then beat well together the two spoons milk, two eggs, one cup granulated sugar, one level tenspoonhfi butter, one teaspoon- ful lemon or vanilla, add gradually and continue stirring briskly until so thick that when cold it will drop, not pour, from the spoon. Cool and fill hollows. © kes. Contributed. A cake will fall if it is too short and if yourshortening be melted put skimk measure. It will fall if not quite stitt enough. Be sure your oven 18 in good order, so the fire will not need replen- ishing while the cake is baking, for putting frash cosl or wood in the stove will naturally decrease the heat for a short time. Also be careful in stirrin or punching the fire. Do it geutly (‘5 it must bhe done). Do not shake your cake while turning it, do not slam the oven doors, but close easily, see that no draft blows over your cake while look- ing at it. When the cake leaves the edge or side of the tin all around it is done. Sponge cakes must bake much longer and be tried with asplint. When the splint comes out of the cake free of batter or cake in any form it is done. Be sure to have a good place ready to turn your cuke when done. A good cake can be turned up-side down to re- maiu till cool, on a thick cloth. By sprinkling a little raw flour upon the bottom of the ayen you can tell if your oven is “just yight.” If the flour quickly turns a dark-dvown or black and smokes then the oven is too hot. If the flour remains white or as- sumes & dull grayish’ hue, the oven is too cold. Tf the flour becomes a rich golden brown, the oven is just right. Always butter your tins, and line the bottom of them with a thin sheet of paper, also buttered, that it may not stick to the cake,and then placo the tins on hearth or where they will keep warm. [ruit cake, or othar cake con- taining fruit, should be baked from two to four hours, according to weight and size of loaves. Any other cake will bake in 30 or 40 minutes. Be careful not to slip a fresh cake from the tin. Letit cool for a few mo- mwents before you attempt to remove it or it will be rendered heavy by the jar. Rolled jolly cake—Seven eggs, one cup sugar, four cups flour, #ift two tea- spoonsful baking powder in flour three times. Beat each thoroughiy thirty minutes; bake in long, shallow pans. A nice jelly for cakes or floating islands may bé made very quickly from gelatine and claret. Soak an vunce of gelatine in half a pint of cold water un- til dissclved. Put it on to boil and add a Y‘mc of claret, one-halt pint currant jelly, three-quarters of a pound fine sugar; stir until all is dissolved, stir 1n the whites of three eggs beaten light, continue boiling two minutes. After taking from the fire let stand three minutes and pass through a bag. Seasonable Dishes. This is the sort of weather for bouil- lon, which fashion serves in cups of frosted crystal with a slender silver spoon, says the New York World. Im- mediately after pouring the clear broth into the cups an inch of shaved ice is added and the guest is expected to get cool and refreshed. Not so much as a crust of bread is served with it. Another cold delicacy is asparagus, sent straight from the icebox to the din- ner table on a platter covered with a doily. Cold butter gravy or a mayon- naise dressing is served with the plant, which constitutes a course by itself, many ladies using it as a substitute for salad. The manuner in which the vege- table is taken in the finger and mouth is something of a test in table manners, and, as a rule, stamps the elegance of the diner. All cutlery is withheld from the service, and there is but one alter- native to taking the cold sticks up in your flugers—total abstinence. The only trouble is that peonle try to eat too much. One bite is all that should be expected of a stick. Then you escape the string that dabbles your chin and confirms your bad form. ~Fifteon sticks are considered a portion, and certainly that number of mouthfuls should suftice for every woman and any man who does not consider himself a harpy. Fancy cakes are enriche({ by the ad- dition of maroons,, candied cherries, and pineapple disks. A very delicious fruit basket may be made with alwernate 'layers of sliced pineapple, peach, oranfre, banana and muskmelon aressed ‘with a cup of wine and powdered sugar, Over the top of I'.hpd ish a mosaic jp Iresh berries is aid, At the fruit shops; bouquets of peach leaves are kept for the customers who like the flavor in tea and who line the dish from which the fruit is served. Blackberries are sent to the table in little blocks of ice hollpwed out to con- tain about a teacupful. of fruit, The block may be wrapped” around with a folded nupkin and sef,on a dessert plate or sent to table in ice cream saucers sufficiently deep to hold the water if there 15 gas light to increase the heat. . Cantatoupes served in halves are deli- cious with punch or ice cream. Wined melon is made an individual dish, and the servant goes round the table with a tray of caraffes, and claret, sherry or & white wine is dashed over the crushed ice and allowed to flavor the fruit, Sometimes the remnant of a claret or champague cup is used by the hostess who dresses the fruit and sprinkles powdered sugar or candied cherries over it. The aversion toslicing bread is on the increase. One little housekeeper in Ninety-third street, who is au fait on all such matters, uses a silver bread late on which is placed half a loaf, he guest who abhors crust is allowed to tear out & handful of *'soft” from the very heart of the loaf, while the Eng- lish lover of well-done-and-a-day-old breaks off whatevor he wishes. Household Hyglene. vory mother should ntake household hygiene a study, says Christine Ter- hune Herrick in the Housewife. To do this she need not be obliged to insti- tute exhaustive research in technical treatises, but she should acquaint her- soll enough with the leading principles of sunitation to preclude the liklihood of her children becoming poisoned by defective drainage or neglected gar- bage through her ignorance of the doadly influence these exert. Tt may bo safely declared thut whero there are ovil odors, perfect healthfulness cannot exist. If the mother notices offensive smells proceeding from the drain pipes of sinks or basins, if an effluvium arises from the cellar, she may be sure something is wrong, and hor first busi- ness must be to investigate the cause of the trouble. In modern houses the sys- tom of traps used in waste pipes is much more perfect than in buildings erected evon ten yoars ago. Where there isany doubt as to whetner the traps are in per- fect working order, no time should be lost in summoning & plumber. It is bet- tor to puy his bills thau those of & physi- cian, Even when there seems to be mothing radically wrong about the drains and sewer connections, it issafe to use a few simple precautions. One of the best of these is to flush every pipe daily with hot water, if that is possible. To this may be added crushed wushing-soda, household ammonia, potash, or some good disinfectant, Chloride of lime is 80 disagreeable to most people that the remedy gained by emyloying it seoms to many almost worse than the disease iv is to counteract. Copperas water is inoffensive, cheap and_ensily prepared. It must be handled with care, however, for it makes ugly spots and stains, even upon white goods, that are almost im- possible to efface. The accumulation of waste heaps in the cellar or yard should never be per- mitted. What canunot be burned in the kitchen stove with the aid of a hot fire, closed lids and open drafts, should be sentoff by a scavenger toa remote dumping ground, Stores of fruit and vegetables should be picked over at regular intervals, that the votting por- tions may be thrown away. This course not only avoids risk from the decaying matter, but helps to preserve that which has not yet been tainted. he cellar should never be allowed to be- ptacle for garbage of any it is too ensily overlooked in those underground recosses. 1f scraps and remnants are kept in sight, they are much less likely to be neglected than if they are hidden in an out-of-the- way corner where they may escape tho housekeeper’s eye. Children seem to have a natural pro- clivity for unhealthy localities. If there is a damp, heavily shaded corner of the garden, they seek that in prefer- enco to the sunny open. If there isa place where they can get their feet wet, thither they gravitate with unfailing directness. The mother must exercise constant vigilance to prevent the scoeds of sore throats, rheumatism and diph- theria being sown in the baby systems. Childish ailments tnat cannot be es- caped are only too plenty without in- curring the risk of those that care and watchfulness may aid to avert. A Picnic Drink. If you are interested in a picnic this hot weather and uncertainty as to what you ought to provide as your share of the lunch, and if you wish to be known as doing always the right thingat the right time, take with you the mater- ials for making the following delicious beverage, and receive the thanks of your thirsty ds To five gallons of water add one quart of lemon juice. one pint of grated pine- apple, four oranges and four lemons sliced. Sweeten to taste. The Trained Nurse., Tt is proposed that cooking associa- tions be formed for turning out cooks, as nurses ure obtained from training institutions, says the Housewife. But the ‘‘trained” nurse is becoming a most unsatisfactory quality; very expensive, and sometimes more disagreeuble than skillful. Nothing has been invented, as yet, that wili begin to take the place of the famous old aunt, sister or mother, whose gruel and hygienic formulas were all written in her head, or heart, whose patience was in- exhaustible, and requiremeats infinit- esimal. 8. To carve a loin of veal, begin at the small end and cut the ribs apurt. Milk curdled with rennet and served in pretty cut glass dishes with sugar is an easily propared dessert in hot weather, An authority says that fish sauce should always be thick enough to adhere to the ftish. It is better to be too thick than too thin. If you find that your stoves that are put ‘aside for the summer are rusting, rub them over with a little kerosene. Apply it with a flannelclovh. This will prevent rust, Cooking-holders of ticking arc made nearly as long as a towel, 8o that both hands can be used with them. Fully a dozen should be on hand, and they should be washed frequently. The lttle red ants, that are so troublesome in the fmuse, may be caught in sponges into which sugar has been sprinkled; then the sponge should be dropped into hot water. If you have trouble to get your last year's catsup bottles perfectly clean, alter washing them thoroughly in sads and rinsing in clear water, chop a po- tato quite fine, mix it with a little warm water, put this in the bottle and shake it well; this will surely remove any fol D substance. Cleaning rags, with which metal may quickly be polished, consist of a woolen rag saturated with soap and tripol They are prepared in the following manner: Four grains soap are dissolved in water, twenty grains tripoli are added to the solution. A piece of cloth of about twenty-four inches loug by four inches broad is souked in this and left to dry. When washing windows dissolve a small quantity of washing soda in the water, if the glass is dimmed with smoke or dirt. Do not let the water run on the sash, but wash ch pane with a piece of flannel; dry quickly with a solt elean towel and wipe out the corners carefully. Polish with a piece of common chamois skin or newspaper that has been softened by rubbing be- tween the hands. ——— Sonnet—To George W. Childs. J. C. Bowker, Jr., in New York World, Were 1 & Phidias of these days With potent meaus to chisel out my praise Tn all enduring stone— Then would I carve, high in the sight of all, ‘The face of one who waits the Master's call, And listens for whe tone ! Wera 1 a lark, I'd trill at Hoaven's own gate, And make the deep-blue ether palpitate Becauso of his good deeds! I'd sing the roundelay of his great heart, Aud fiing Lo earth the story of art In cementing all creed How vain—the reckoning good acts from his hands, The kuown are legions; unknows, countless sands, SOME BIG THINGS, In the Possession of Which America Takes the Lead, The largest suspension bridge in the world is the one between Brooklyn and New York. The length of the main span is 1,595 feet and Ginches. The en- tire length of the bridge is 5,080 feet Fortress Monroe is the largest singlo fortification in the world. It hasal- ready cost the American government over $8,000,000. The water battery considered one of the finest military works in the world. The loftiest active voleano is catapetl (smoking mountain), thirty- five miles south of Puoblo, Mexico. il i8 17,784 feot above the sea level, and has a crater three miles in circumfrence and 1,000 feet deop. The largest university is that of Ox- ford, England. It consists of twenty- five collogos and five halls. The most extensive park 1s Deer park, fa tho onvirons of Copenhagen, Den- mark. The enclosure contains 4,200 acres and is divided by a small river. The largest pleasure ground in Amer- joa is Ifairmont park, Philadelphia, which contains 3,740 acres. The largest body of fresh water on the rlobe is Lako Superior. It is 400 miles ong, 160 miles wide at its greatest breadth, and has an area of 82,000 square miles, Its mean depth is said to bo 200 feet, and its greatest depth about 900 fathoms. Its surface is 365 feet above the sea. The largest tunnel in the world is that of St. Gothard, on the line of ruil- road between Lucerne and Milun. The summit of the tunuel is 990 feet beneath the surface of Audermattand 6,600 foet Popo- | beneath the peak of the Kustelhorn of the St. Gothard group. The most extensive cavern is the Mammoth cave in lidmonson county, Kentucky. Itis near Green river, miles from Cave City and twenty-eight miles from Bowling Green. The largest trees are the mammoth trees of Califorma. One of & grove in Pulare county, according to mensure- ment made by members of the state ge- ological survey, was shown to be 276 foet high, 105 feet in circumference at the base and 76 feet at a point twelve | feet above the ground. Some of the trees are 376 feet high and 34 feet in di- ameter. Some of the lurgest that huve been felled indicate an age from 2,000 to 2,500 years. The largest inland sea is the Caspian, lying between Europe and Asia. Its greatost length is 760 miles, its greatest breadth 270 miles, und its area 18,000 square miles. The largest empire in the world is that of Great Britain, comprising 8, 658 square wiles (more than a sixth pa of the land of the globe) and embracing under its rule nearly a sixth part of tho | population of the world. In territoriul extent the United States ranks third, containing 3, 42 square miles, in- cluding Alaska; in population it ranks fourth, with its 60,000,000 people. Rus- sia ranks second, 8, 40 s 6 milus. The highest monolith is tho obelisk at Karnak, Bgypt. Karnak is on tho east side of the Nile, near Luxor, and odeuples o part of the site of anci Thebes. Its whole length is 122 fee! its weight 400 tons. Its height, witl out pedestal, is 180 feet 10 inches. The Chinese wall is the largest wall in the world. It was built by the first emperor of the Tain dynasty, about B. C., as a protection against Tartars. 1ts length is 1,250 miles. Including a parapet of five feet, the total height of the wall is twenty feet; thickness at the base twenty-five feet, and at the top fifteen feet. Towers or bastions at intervals of about one hundred yard: The largest libra 15 the Biblio- theque National in Paris, founded by XIV. ‘It contains 1,490.000 vc 00,000 panphlets, 175,000 manu- seripts, 300,000 maps and cha and 150,000 coins, 1d. medals. The collection of cngravings .excrnds 1,300,000, contained in some 10,000 vol- umes. The largest bell in the world is the great bell of Moscow, at the foot of the Kremlin. Its circumferenee at the bot- tom is nearly sixty-eight feet, and its height twenty-one feet. In its stoutest art it is twenty-three inches thick,and its weight is computed to be 443,772 pounds. The largest cathedral in the world is St. Peter’s, in Rome. ume; == Cushman’s Meuthol innaler, cures catarrh, headache, neuralgia, asthma, hay Fever. Trial free at your druggist. Price 50 cents. —-—— Had to Tag 'Em. A few nights since, says the Sioux City Tribune, a hucic called to o, sa- loon in Covington at a very late hour. Three men were helped out of the sa- loon into the hack, all pretty much vhe worse for liquor. 1t was correctly ex- plained to the driver that the one in the front seat was to be left at a certain street number , the one on the off side of the back seat at another number, and the third man at anoth address. S0 the hack bowled merrily away down the incline to the bridege, but when it stopped for the tolls the driver made u discovery, and, turning around, darove for the saloon. **See here,” he said to the superintending chomist, “these three gents have tumbled down in the hack and are all mixed up. If you want them delivered you will have to put tags on them.” CALIFORNIA THE 1 AND OF sy Cousts, URES 4@\\&\Bfincmtlsmfi- "\ DISEASESwIHROAT L and > s UNGS +Soid en Gunralig end for civcuhr_‘l.puhnhjtrglfl N (4 C0.0ROVILLE, CAk.. ,lefl\/l_l.l.fi oAl SANTA : ABIE : AND ; CAT: R: GURE For sale by Goodman Drug Co Cres CLoup <FLoarine - Soas. ! V{ APPERS, Lo Laret J!ls s *MARALESS - FOR * SHAMPOOING - I " REMATEADLE CAGH. Tor twvo yoars { hid rhenmatism so bad thd it disabled mo for worl move mysell in bed,was reduced fn flesh from 103 Lo B0 1hs, Was troat- or took Swift's Speciile, and_ adon be . After a while wiia at miy work, roin the cffects of Joux Ray, Jan. 8, 1880, Fi. Wayne, Tnd #00ks on Blood an §kin Diseasen mafled froo. Swirr Srecieio Co,, Athan.e THE RAILWAY TIME TABLES. OMAHA. BURLINGTON HOU" Depot 1ith & Masbn sts. Chicago Vestibule Ex. Ohicago Mail Chicago Local . Denver Vestibull | Arriva Omaha Leave Omuba, Colorado Muli........ Chicago Fast Mail Kansas City Expross, Kan ity |58 BEBEES TE.E&M.V, Depot 15th & W by (N Eic» somsw vid Cit; Norfolk Pass, Fremont Pass 3:40 p | UL P M & 0. | Lo Depot 15th & Webster sts Qll:\;‘l/\el *Stoux City Express ... | 2Emerson Accommodut'n *0akiand Accominod'n. 8t Paul Limited ... *Florence Passengen *Florence kussenge: tKlorence Passence; tFlorence Pissenge *Daily Except Sundaj #Sunday Only BIOUX CITY & PAC Depot 16th & Webstor sts. S, Paul Lifnited., . MISSOURI PACIFIC. Depot 15th & Wabster sts. n 10:15 & m <ro BEEEEEEE o 25358888 Arrive Omahs. Loave Omaha. Day Expri Nignt Expre: Q. R.I &P, Depot 10th and Murcy ats. Don Moines Acco I Fast Vestibulod K Night Expross,. oo oo C.& N.W. R. Depot 10th' & M i roy ts. Chicago Express, Dally .. Fast Fimited. Datly. . *“The Flyer," Daily..... ]| | WABASH WESTERN Depot 10th & Marcy sf No. 8 8t L. Exp. Daily. PACIFIC and Marcy sts 4:15 p m| 13:20 p m Leaye [ Arrive Omaha | Omaha TUNION Depot lith *Papiliion Puss *Daily. tDaily Except Sunday. 0., M. &ST. PAUL. Depet 10th and Marcy sta. SBUBURBAN TRAiNS, Westward, Ntunning batween Council Blufts and Ak bright. In addition to the stations mnl}on.l, trains stop at Twentieth and Twenty-fourth streets, and at the Summit in Omana. Afimml-vfi’m’ Omaba South Qepot. = A Sheely. Omuha/brigh AM, g Scoxeiaoy =B esmm. Sresze BRSFBEBEZERRER 5 S e e 13 & BE8EE £ 3 ‘. Omaha 9:50) 10:60( 10: 12000 12 . COUNCIL BLUFFS, CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIKIQ. Lea: B 0,14..2 0" 9:45 nm A No. 13 T CHICAGO ‘& NURTHW KSTEKN. . am No, 7 9 15 pin No. 8 . ’ U2 pm No. b ins Dally. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAU 178 m| A NoO. 5 pmiA Noi A No, § ‘ i Adatly; B daiyl ox b st Futurdey; O ex Y, 4 y oph wxcept Mouday; *fast mall,