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USEFUL FAMILY RECIPES.

Indian Cakc-Three cupfnls of meal; one
cupful of flour; one pint of.Sour milk; soda
10 Sweeten it; two eggs; two large spoon
fuls of butter; one cnpful of sugar.-[L l.. X.
H., Huntsville, Ala,
Indian Meal Mullins - One cnpful of
meal. scalded in one pint of milk; butter
the size OF an egg; one tablespoonful of
sugar; salt; one egg; half cupful OF yeast
and -four enough to make a rather stiff bat
ter Bake in Il quick oyen.-[ R. NJ, Wal
ON, KY ......
Omelet-One cupful of milk; two slices
Of bread, broken into it and softened; a
small piece of butter melted: a little salt;
volks Of eight eggs; lastly add the whites,
well beaten. Drop into hot pans and set
in the oven until Drowned on tops. s.,
Oxford o.
| Tomato Soup Five cents worth OF
bones two quarts of water; put on at lC
o'clock, boil slowly; at put in two onions
and one can of tomatoes about fifteen
| minutes before dinner sIain, blend Two
tobIespoonfuls of flour, boil fifteen minutes
| strain again, ready for the lable.-[M. f.
| L., Funkstown Md.
To Bake Fggs-Put saucers in the over
for a few minutes to heat; then put into
each one q small piece of butter, and cove
he saucer with it. Break two eggs int
each saucer, put into the oven for few
moments, until the whites are set, and serv,
in the saucers They are very nice, NV
L. g., Muscatine, la.
Boiled Custar1-Take six eggs; beat th
whites separately; have one quart of mill
boiling; add four tablespoonfuls of pow
. dered sugar. one teaspoonful of vanilla
nut the whites in tablespoonfuls to boil
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
MESSED A WORD.

It's Mr.. c. i'll ?" asked q gentleman
of the maid who answered the door bell at
house in FELTON, not long ago. mo,
sir, he's not in, replied the girl, who had
not been long from her village fire
side ''Will you call again, or leave your
name ?" she inquired. ITS of no conse-
quence," he said, ''but am Mr.. Ward
he added. Soon after Mr.. G. came in,
and the girl told her master that gentle
man had called. "Did lie leave lis
name ?" he asked. ooh, no, sail the gi !;
and don't know what to make of him., for
he said he had missed word, but what
word he did not say. .'-Neucastle (Eng.
Courant ....., ,...... .....,...
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
PREPAlsED F0Is TEIE WORSE.

A French gentleman anxious to find q
wife for a scapegrace nephew, went to a
matrimonial agent, who handed him the
list of lady clients. Running this through,
he lighted upon his wife's name, entered
as desirous of obtaining husband between
the age of 2S and 35-a blonde preferred.
Forgetting,his nephew, he hurried home
to announce his discovery to his wife.
That Lady was not at all disturbed. 20,
yes, said she, ''that is my name; put il
down when you were so i'll in the spring
and the doctor said we must prepare fol
the worst" This was at least an homes
confession. Chambers Journal.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

Ghy dcnt marryi look around you,
Sec the loves all hard ashorel
Remember, there are but few
Who would the venture hazard DER.
Once loved maiden, truly,
Thought her sweeter than a flower,
But, too much praised, she grew unruly-
No more hoped for peace with Eer;
So. said-'You others fancy,
Leave me to myself, pray;
/ can livs without you, Nancy,
do not like your heartless way
Better SO than yoked to SORROW,
Murmuring ever ut my lot;
Better TO escape this horror;
Better you should be forgot"
"Just as you please. sIrl' nlifred, said she,
"rhere's fish plenty to be cauSAti
SHOULD indeed. a suppliant be,
To bea of'you kinder thought;
Ikuow my points, what can do;
There are a number want me bad;
Ia, urg d mo to get rid of JoI
This news will make them, oh, so gladF'
She left me, then; in scornful mood,
One OF the darlirgs OF the times,
Whom / SO teHderly had wood.
And freely spent on her my dimes.
Why don't marry it's the fear
might mistake the foul for fair;
And wed instead of Joy, tear!
Instead of pleasure thankless care.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

George Eliot is going to try farming.
The Marquis of Lorne wears kilt skirt
I Harriet Beecher Stowe will winter i'll
Florida.
Mrs. Paran Stevens has so many lawsuits
on hand that she can not go 10 Europe as
usual.
Mrs. Denison, author of THAT Husband
of Mine, has received SIS, 900 from the sale
of her book.
Mrs Tait wife of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, and daughter OF Archdeacon
Spooner is dead.
Miss Mary Hall, successful teacher and
speaker, is studying law with Judge Hook
or, Of Hartford, Conn.
Mrs, Lockwood, the lady lawyer of Wash
ingIun, called by other lawyers Judge Lock
wood, has practice worth $4,000 ayear
Mrs. Hayes has her two younger children
educated at home, with some little ac-
quainlanees-Mc and Shelabargers-
10 share tTeir studies
| Mrs. Barton. q very charming New York
singer and Il pupil of Signor Errani, had II
great success recently in boston at one OF
he concerts of the Bay State course.
Maria Fechter, daughter of Charles
iTerhter, is said to be a charming actl ess.
| She has taken to the dramatic stage, the
weakness of her voice obliging her to give
up the opera.
Mrs Emma Mollov of Indiana, is making
temperance speeches in England. Whethel
She does any good or no., she seems to bt
creating an excitement only second to thai
aroused by Brother Moody.
lr.. J,,I:, II C..;,I, NJ, O,lo,,o
fhor Of "Wi,iow Goldsm his Daughter" il
in New York. reading the proofs of hel
new novel, Kiss and be Friends She il
visiting her publisher, 6. W. Carleton.
| Queen Victoria, it is reported by the cx
lremey democratic London Echo, help
he authors whose works she admres, by
recommending them to magazine editors
The lates man of letters whom his SOW
ereign has assisted in this way, SAYS tn
Echo, il Mr. Charles Gibbon, author u
Aud Robin Cray" For Lack Of Cold,
and so forth.
Mrs, Mason, daughter Of Gen. Richart
Butler, Of revolutionary fame. and widoN
of Isaac Mason, an old-time iron manufaC
turer of Fayette County, Pa died at he
residence IN Uniontown, in that State, o
saturday night. She was the oldest lady j
/ Uniontown. and for many years the cente
Of tender interest and much admiration, o
account of her revolutionary lineage, am
!, HE many rich endowments Of her head an
heart.
Mrs RouSbv, whose acting was we'll r
4 Ceived i'm this country, has been before
, london Police Court to sue Il Mr.. Bant
mann, an actor, for bruising her arm i'll
SCutfle the two had over some nian:lscril
n at rehearsal. there was doubt abo,
g The manner in which the bruises were o
. aimed, Mr. Bandmann contending that Il
I beautiful Rpusby fell off her horse in
a drunken stupor while playing Joan
j. Arc' and thus obtained the marks upc
= her arm This doubt MFR. Bandmann "
= given the benefit Of and the crowd in Cou
II cheered.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

LORD BEACoNsFIELD, at the late Lord
Mayor's dinner made a declaration
which must be recognized as a solemn
fact. He said that the government of
the world is carried on by soyercigns and
statesmen, and not by anonymous para
graph writers, or by the hare-brained chat
ter Of irresponsible frivolity." And yet,
it is our impression that Beaconstieid has
never visited this country, which is in
contestably the only country on the face
OF the globe, the government OF which Is
csrried on by ''sovereigns and statesmen"
lr point of fact the Premier was guilty
little pardonable bit of tautology
,,,e-c for United States sovereign
NJ essarily statcsman-although most
o.tour statesmen are not worth soyer.
eign or even nickle to their constituents
The effort to run this and other modern
governments framed on the popular plan
BY anonymous paragraph writers" vii
probably always be persisted in, but i
40 harmless as the cooling Of sucking
ssve, But the "hare-brained chatter Q
.sr~yonsible frivolity" is giving our en-
ks-. Republic the back-ache. TIE ex
.smoiary camel Of the desert, when h
ga. himself overloaded, lies down ant
z.tases to bulge until relieved. If, lik
ne patient camel, the government
~eald lie down until we could unloa
Private Dalzell, Gath, Eli Perkins and
few other newspaper statesmen, tn
"savereigns" might resume the legitimat
turctions ascribed to them Ay Lor
Bescons6eld.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
AN oculist in Philadelphia is engaged

AN oculist in Philadelphia is engaged
IN testing the eyes of the employees on all
the railroads centering in that city, in
order to learn their ability to distinguish
the colors OF the various signal lights in
use. Such tests are required by law in
Europe, and as several railroad disasters
III this country have been caused by the
color blindness of engineers, it becomes 4
subject of interest to the travelling pub
lie. Color blindness is a natural defect
Of the optics, and the percentage whicl
the examinations thus far develop il
about two per cent.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

ONE-sEvENTu of the sixteen hundred
and thirty-six convicts in the Illinois
Penitcntiary have been there before
Forty have been committed for the third
time, ten for the fourth, seven for thl
fifth, and Chicago joyGully boasts thai
she has sent one down for his seventh
term.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

THE celebration of the festival Of ST.
Francis Xavier, at Goa, in Portuguese
India, which occurred last Tuesday, was
of unusual interest from the fact that the
remains of that apostle, which had re-
posed for three centuries and quarter
in chapel near that city, were exhumed
and exposed to public view in the Cathe-
dral. There were present on that occa-
sion Catholic pilgrims from all over the
world, including many of the higher dig
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

SINCE the desire to assassinate mon
archs has become chronic distemper in
Europe it is not strange that they want
to saddle some of their old crowns off Oh
Americans It's to be hoped that Gen.
Grant has too much respect for his head
to accept any of their alluring offers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

ADALLAs (Texa9 paper claims that
the exports from that State this year viii
bring back 100000, 900, and other South
ern States report as hopefully. Cotton,
sugar-cane and tobacco kept ON growing
all the same, despite the yellow fever.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

A CoLoRED, Mass, minister is lectur-
ing on "The Uses of Defeat" What
other uses he finds for ode feet" in addi-
tion to walking and lifting ones enemy,
IS not stated.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

TALMAGE lectured in Dayton and
Lebanon, o., this week. While hovering
around our borders he should not have
missed the opportunity to investigate
the "Night Side of Cincinnati"
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

DANIEL E. SLACK, the Maiden, Mass,
insurance defaulter, has been traced to
California. He fed at rapid rate until
he reached the Pacific coast, and then
Daniel E. Stacked up.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

MASSACHUSETTS offers to sell the Hoo
Bac Tunnel for $5,000,00o. Now to any
body in need of a tunnel that's dirt
cheap.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

SCoTCu finances are still furried. The
failure of the Caledonian Bank gave a
bad impetus in the wrong direction.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

Tom GREEN and Crockett Counties,
Texas, are each as large as the State Of
Massachusetts.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

THERE is a slight inclination on the
part of the public to weaken on Edi-
son.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

THERE is hope that all will again he
serene in the Cincinnati Post-ofIiee.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

The fayorite fruit of the Parisian is the
apple, the sale of which is regulated by
law.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

CINCINNATI q WESTWOOD .NAKROW1 GAUGIy5--
Daily, except Sunday.
eve I. IL. 4 D. DEPOT 4:53 p. M, 3p. M.
6:1S y. m.
Leave Robbs rWestwood) 5:43 a m, 7:O5 m.
12:3S p m, 3:53 m, SPIN.
Leave Brighton 6:23 m. 9:oSa IN. 2:ss pm, 5'B
pm, g.: pm.
Sunday trains ft@
Leave Robbs twestwood,, s:e3a m, 1858 a 4,
4:53 p m.
Leave Brighton. s:-3am, 1:5s m, 5:53 nj :
2:SS p m, 5:55 m. '-'7'' 80. ..'-.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-12
A Girl Blown Three-Quarters Of a
Mile.

A correspondent, writing from Column
bus, Neb., says: A peculiar incident &C.
CURED here few months since, the par
ticulars of which have just learned. It
was on the day the memorable cyclone
passed over Lone Tree and Clark's. The
sky was streaked in the northwest with
vivid flashes of light, and terrible rum
ling sound made known that dreadful
storm was imminent. A massive black
cloud was extending whirling finger
toward the earth and sweeping with
great fury whatever came before it. Jen-
ME "A girl who was working at q certain
hotel here-was busy at the stove pre-
pairing, for the next meal. Hearing a
rattle TT the side door, Jennie went to the
door and opened it. "a As she did so she
was caught from the doorway by the
whirliDg wind and carried over the house
turning round and round in tho air as she
went; and after approaching the ground
on the other side she again arose and was
taken by the. whirlings wind over stores
and dwellings q distance of three fourths
Of mile, being lowered so that her feet
could touch the ground a. many as eight
times during the trip. Exhausted. but in
an erect position, she was at last lowered
to the earth as lightly Is feather would
fall, having received no material injury
though almost frantic with fright. The
storm proceeded on its way. leaving hel
in eight of the town, and In half: On houl
sha again put in an appearance at the
hotel, where anxious friends were be.
Iwailing her sudden and mysterious de.
parture.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-12
Not q Good Witness.

A lawyer who was defending case Of
assault and battery in the police court,
the other day, was given to understand
that he could secure q valuable witness
in the person of woman near where the
"battery" had occurred, and he therefore
made call at the house, and requested
her to detail all the circumstances.
well, sir" she began, II sot right
there, holding this ere baby on my lap
and I was singing Darling, am grow
ing DID, The baby he was squalling
great guns, my boy William was making
up faces at himself in the glass, and the
man that owns the house was trying to
get in to tell US that if we didn't pay; up
we'd be bounced"
"Yes," remarked the lawyer.
"Well, sir. all Of q sudden I heard a
rumpus on the street, and I pitched this
ere young I'm on the led, give William a
cuff OF the ear, and ran to the winder
Sech sight as I seed, sirl"
''Describe it, madam-describe the
affair just as you saw it,
"Well, sir, there was Mrs. Perkins, who
never had half the husbands nor educa.
shnn I've had, sailing right by my door
with calico train four feet long, and
never as much as looking at my house
though I lent her summer squash and
two big onions only last night at dark +
"And the fght7" queried they lawyer
"Was there fight, sir? If there was
I'm not 70 blame. sir. I did think al
first I'd go out and puts new eyebrow or
the old jade for putting on style over bel
betters; but William he got the tack
hammer fast In his mouth just then, the
baby kicked hisself Oft the bed, and she
sailed out Of sight around the corner
I'm an innocent woman, sir, and if I'm
token up Ill sue for damages-the worst
kink OF damages, sir.'' r1..-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-12
Marriage by Capture"

Among the Turkomans of Central
Asia, who may fifty be styled the Co
manches Of the East, the ancient and
much-discussed usage of marriage. by:
capture" takes the form Of very sigular
game, which is universally popular with,
the tribes Of the lower Oxus. Il is
known by the curious appellations of
!s'kek- burr (green wolf, name which
has never been satisfactory accounted for.
Tho mode of PLAYING is g follows;
When Turkonan belle finds herself
embarrassed by crowd Of rival suiitsorrse,;
her father settles tho matter by assem-.
bling them Ill in convenient place on
the open steppe. He then brings out his
daughter, sprayed in the pomp Of Turkot-.
man. full dress, and setting her upon. 8
swim horse, pisces II her hand the car
cass Of lamb or hid, we'll gressed from
head to tail. with which she instantly
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-12

gallops away. The young gentlemen
follow her at full speed, and endeavor to
snatch the prize from her hands, any one
who can succeed in doing SO being there
by entitled to consider himself the "happy
man." Itsometimes happens, Of course
that when the cavalier who is the object
of the young lady's secret preference
comes within arms length, she will hold
the kid in such way that he can easily
wrest it from her; but should a less fay =
ored sutton overtake her, she grasps It
with all her strength. and the illstarred
lover gets nothing but a good roll in the
sand for his pains. When all is over,
the father regalei the whole company
with asumptuous feast OF rice and mutton
suet, for which he afterward ''sends In the
bill' to his future .son-in-law, who is
often anything but flattered by this ex'
peasive compliment.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-12
Love and War.

Russian newspapers relate some
romantic attachments which have sprung
up between Turkish prisoners of war and
Russian ladies of various ages in the
towns where the former have been de-
tanned, leading in some cases to somewhat
sensational and rather inconvenient scenes
upon the departure Of Turks. At Charkoff
. Russian girl, dressed UP as . Turk, took
her place among the returning Moslens.
She was detected on numbering the per
Sons conveyed in the car. At Poltava q
young lady of position and education in
sisted upon accompanying q Turkish
officer, to whom she earnestly desired to
be married. At the same place the de.
psrture Of. one railway train carrying
liberated prisoners led to regular scene,
necessitatings the interference of the
police and calling for orders which have
eince been: given to prevent similar occur
tencesi in future. A crowd of ladies, Young
and old. some only schoolgirls, assembled
on the platform and took leave of the de-
parting Turks in the most pathetic and
administrative Of ways. AL embraced,
all kissed, come burst into tears, others
fainte15sway. All this was done il in pub
lie. The. schoolgirls. taking part in the
display have since been expelled from
their schools. III ]. sa3ss s7F
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-12
A Scotch Effort with the Lon CHOW.

Concerning the long bow, no American
from Scotland:
ut was told that Colonel Andrew
M'Dowal], when he returned from the
war, was one day walking long by the
Myroch, when he came on an old man
sitting greetin' on muckle stane at the
roadside. When he came up, the old
man rose and took off his bonnet, and
said.
"'Ye're welcome hame again. laird
4"'Thank you,' said the colonel; ad ding,
after pause, Il should surely know your
face. Aren't you Nathan M'Cullochf': Il
"'Ye're rieht. decd Gays Nathan, its
just me, laird.'
"'You must be good age, now, Ma:
than,' says the colonel.
"I'm no vera aul' yet, laird was the
reply; I'm just turnt a hummer
"'A hundred says the colonel, musing
well, you must be all that. But the idea Of
a man Of a hundred sitting numbering
that way! What ever could you get tc
cry abeut9'
"'It was my father dashed me, Sir,
said Nathan blubbering again; an he
put me DOT, so he did,
"'Your fatherp said the colonel; lis
your father alive YETI -.
"'Leevin! ay,' replied Nathan; 4 ken
that the day tae my sorrow
"'Where is he2' says the colonel. What
an age he must be-! would like to see
him.
"'Oh, he's up in the ba there says
Nathan; an. no in horrigude humor
the moo, aither.'
"They went up to the barn together
and found the father busy threshing the
barley with the big fail aud tearing or
fearful. Seeing Nathan and the laird
coming in, he stopped and saluted the
colonel, who, after inquiring how he was
asked him what he hsd struck Nathan
for.
"'The young rascal? says the father
there's nae DOOM wi him he's never oot
O. mischief. I had tae lick him this morn,
in for throac;n' stanes at his grandfntherp
Editors Dra,oer, tn Harpsr's Magizine
! for December.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-12
Tho Spinner.
-'---. --&G 1~s~-aL
FROM THR GERMAN OF JOHANN

FROM THR GERMAN OF JOHANN voss.
I sat and spun before my door;
It CHANGED nice young man came by;
His cheeks with red were glowing ore,
And laughter lit his deep brown eye.
stole q glance at him. but ene.t J. a~-.
Then bashful sat, and spun, and spun.
"Good morningW then he kindly said;
And, ere knew it, nearer pressed.
/ trembled SO snapped my thread:
Ny heart beat faster in my breast.
fixed the thread that 1t might run,
Then bashful sat and spun, and spun,
Gently he pressed and smoothed my hand,
And vowed that never such as mine
Had fairest lady in the land, IL 80;
It was so white, so round, so fine,
By praise my heart was quickly won;
bashful sat and spun, and spun.
Upon my chair he leaned his arm;
Bent down to praise the thread 50 fine,
his mouth so near, SO red and warm
He fondly said, ''Sweet maiden miner
While cen his eyes to speak begun;
/ bashful sat and spun, and spun.
His handsome face approached the fame
OF my hot cheeks Of burning red;
Then our two heads together came
AS stopped down to seek thread
All! then he kissed me. When twas done
/ bashful sat, and spun, and spun. III.
Sharply chide his forwardncss;
But he grew bold and free the more.
He dared round me his arm to press,
And kissed, and kissed me DER and DER.
.! tell me, sisters, tell me how
Gould ! keep spinn ng-spinnlag nowp