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The National tribune., 1881-12-17
THINGS TO MAKE NOTE OF.

EGG LoAF.-One pound of dough- two ounces
of butter, two ounces of pounded sugar, two
eggs Beat all well together, in a basin in the
same manner as eggs are beaten, only using the
hand instead of the whsk; set in plain mould
to rise for three-quarters of an hour, then bake
in quick oven. When cut, it should have the
appearance of hOneycomb. This is a very nice
breakfast cake, and will make delicious toast
when stale
PLAIN PUDDINGs.-Bread-crum put into a
pie-dish, with alternate layers of steWed apples
and little sugar, when baked, make an excel
lent pudding, the juice of the apples making the
bread-crumbs quite moist.
SMoTHERED STEAK.-Take one dozen large
onions, boil them in very little water until they
tender. One pound Of steak, season it with
pepper and salt, put it in pan with some hot
beef drippings, and fry it till it is done Take it
out, put it on a dish, where it will keep hot
Then, when the onions are soft, drain and mash
them in the pan with the steak gravy, and add
pepper and salt to taste Put it on the fire, and
as soon as it is hot, pour it the steak, and
serve it.
HAM CAKEs.-A capital way of dispOsing of
the remains OF ham, and making an excellent
dish for breakfast is: Take one and a-half
pounds Of ham, fat and lean together; put it into
mortar and pound it, or pass it through a saus-
age-machine. Soak large slice of bread in a half
pint of milk, and beat it and the ham together.
Add an egg, beaten up. Put the whole into
mould, and bake a rich brown.
ONION SAUcE.-Boil some onions in milk, with
pepper, salt, and nutmeg. When quite done,
pass them through a sieve. Put some butter and
flour into saucepan; when the butter is melted,
and well mixed with the -four, put in the pulp OF
onions and add either milk cream, stirring the
sauce the fire, until it is of the desired con-
sistency.
POTATO NOODLES.-Grate one dozen oI ooleu
potatoes add two eggs a little salt, nan cuPlul
of milk enopgb flour to knead stiff, then cut IN
small nieces. and roll long and round, one inch
thick; f-y in plenty of lard to a nice brown
Poop MANS SoUP.-Put one ounce of butter
into a saucepan, with three large onions, shred
fine and fry them pale brown color; add half q
tahesnoonful of flour, stir for a few minutes but
do not allow the mixture to darken; then add one
ouart of common stock, previously favored with
carrots turnips, celery, leeks, and parsley boiled
in it, stir until the soup bOilS, and season it to
taste with pepper and salt Peel one or two pO-
tatoes, cut them into small dice, and put them
to boil with the soup. Cut some crusts of bread
in long pieces, the size, and half the length, OF
French beans, dry them in the oven and at the
time of serving, throw them into the soup; then
stir into 1T, OFT the fire, the yolks of two eggs,
beaten up with little milk, and strained
The National tribune., 1881-12-17
ALL SORTS.

Man is two-legged animal without feathers,
with broad, fiat nails
The origin of the saying that oysters must not
be eaten during Months without an r is found
in Buffers "Dyet's Dry Dinner" written in 1899.
Young men think old men fools, and old men
know young men to be so.
The world is a comedy to those who think-a
tragedy to those who feel.-Horace Walpole.
Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves
DaCid Gdrrick.
Confidence is plant of slow growth in an aged
bosom-H William Pitt Earl Of Chatham.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing
well.-LOrd Chesterfield.
All that is human must retrograde if it do not
advance.-Edtoard Gibboa.
The writers against religion, whilst they op-
pose every system, are wisely careful never to set
up any of their own.-Edmund Burke.
All government, indeed every human benefit
and enjoyment every virtue and prudent act, is
founded ON compromise and barter-Edmund
Burke.
When bad men combine, the good must asso-
ciate; else they will fall, one by one all unpitied
sacrifice in contemplate struggle. Edmund
Burke.
What will Mrs. Grundy say ?-Thomas Norton.
Conscience has no more to do with gallantry
than it has with politics.-Sheridan.
Not if know myself Lamb.
It requires surgical operation to get joke
well into Scotch understandng-Sidn Smith.
We live in deeds not years. in thoughts not brcaths
In feelings not in figures on dial.
We should count time by hearthrobs. He most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest acts the best.
Philip j. Bailey.
Small habits well pursued betimes
May reach the dignity of crimes.-Hdnnah More.
Care to coffin adds nail, no doubt,
And every grin, merry, draws one out.
John Wocot.
Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt;
Nothings so hard but search will find it out.
The National tribune., 1881-12-17
ALMANACSr

In a small German town an inkeeper, to get
rid of boOk-peddlers opportunities, bought an
almanac from him, and putting it in his pocket
left the inn, his wife just then coming in to take
his place. The woman was then persuaded to
buy an almanac not knowing that her husband
had one already. The husband shortly return
ing and discovering the trick, sent his porter to
the railway station after the peddler, with a mes
sage that he wished to see the latter on impOr-
tant business. "Oh, yes" said the peddler, Il
know, he wants one of my almanacs, but really
can't miss my train for that. You can give me
quarter and take the almanac to him" The pOT-
ter paid the money and carried the third alman-
ac to the innkeeper. Tableau!
The National tribune., 1881-12-17
LINES TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER,


BY WILLIAM B. WHITING COMMODORE T. s. NAVY
An old man, dear Caro- who once, long ago,
"A jovial young midshipman,' roamed DER the sea-
Not caring for wreck, so the wind did not blow
With spirits exultant rover was he
Sends greeting, such an old veteran may,
Whose heart has experienced in his heightened years
The bitter and sweet of lifes we'll -chequered way
The pleasures of hope" and the sadness of tears
Who sailed SO gaily lfe's seas
His spars all atanto' his rigging all "taut"
His sails spreading fair to favorng breeze
AS onward he glided, with happiness fraught
Now, sails all worn out, and unrove all his gear
His yards all a-cock-bill ~ that once were so trim
His hull water-log'd," mere float doth appear
That once moved so grandly, so stately and prin1.
The lee-shore is where last he will strand;
His crHizing is over. No longer can he,
AS once was his pastime, the tempest command, -
No longer command both the wind and the
But, ere he breaks up this last cheering he sends
TO you who, embarking afresh on Lifes main,
Seek the Fortunate islands, of Hope, Love, ana
Friends
Where Truth ever prospers and God still doth relgn
The National tribune., 1881-12-17
THE FIDDLER

Sometimes if you listen-listen
When the sunlight fades 10 gray,
You will hear a strange musician
At the quiet close of day;
Hear a strange and quaint musician
On his shrill-voiced fiddle play.
He bears a curious fiddle
On his coat of shiny black,
And draws the bow across the string
In Crevice and in crack;
Till the sun climbs up the Houhtah
And floods the earth with light,
You will hear this strange musician
Playing-playing all the night!
Sometimes underneath the hearth-stone,
Sometimes underneath the floor,
He plavs the same shrill music
PLAYS the same tune DER and DER;
And sometimes in the pasture,
Beneath a cold gray stone,
He tightens up the sinews,
And fiddles all alone!
1t may be, in the autumn,
From the corner of your room
You will hear the shrill-voiced fiddle
Sounding out upon the gloom;
If you wish TO see the player,
Softly follow up the sound,
And you'll find a dark-backed cricket
Fiddling out a merry round?
The National tribune., 1881-12-17

Mere animal courage indicates it, but not the
highest and most perfect type.
A man may charge battery with the utmost
sang troid, and yet upon the lonely picket-post
where he can imagine vengeful eyes ever seeking
him out through the darkness, become veritable
coward.
Or he may rush into the midst of the fight
without one thought of danger, and yet succumb
to his own fears while lying at rest, inactive
beneath the dropping fire from the enemy's guns
Old soldiers have experienced this feeling over
and over again, and so have others, although the
motive cause may have been different
One of the grandest aggregatiOns of "back-
bone," one of the finest exhibitions of endur-
ance courage grit, 1 ever witnessed.was during
the late war, at the battle of Hanover Court
House. The confederates held piece of timber
with heavy force. Running along its edge was
a road; beyond the road, bordering it in fact,
wicker fence, composed of stakes driven into a
ridge of earth thrown up from ditch, inter
woven with brush. Beyond the fence, in an
open field, was the Ninth Massachusetts, Irish)
Regiment. Under CALLING fire this regiment
changed front, marched steadily up to the fence,
drove back the enemy and entered the road.
Here the line was reformed, dressed upon the
c0lors and the ranks moved forward as though
on drill or enjoying some holiday parade. There
Richland beacon., 1881-05-07
FASHIONABLE AFFECTION.

There is occasionally a good deal of
mutuality in people not wanting to see
each other. Yesterday a handsomely
dressed la,ly called at fashionable resi-
dence on Galveston avenue. There WAS
the inevitable small boy playing in the
front yard.
"Your mother is not in, is she o.
asked the visitor.
eyes, she is in the parlor."
81 thought she always went out about
this time in the afternoon"
81 reckon she would have gone out il
she had known you was coming; she
said so the other day."
Just then the front door opened and
the lady of the house appeared. They
rushed into each others arms-smack /,
smack yum-yum-yum-how glad
am to see you! Yum-you have not
beel. to see me for an age have been
wanting to see you so bad etc.-GaL
restOn NeUs.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-07
THE GREAT SUSPENSION BRIDGEs.

In response to the inquiries of cor
respondent, the Niagara Falls Ga-cNe
gives the following interesting sketch Of
the history of the great suspension
bridges In 1SiS Charles Ellet, brill
iant rather than professional engineer,
built the first suspension bridge over
the Niagara, on the site of the present
railroad bridge. The bridge was only
for carriages and foot-passengcrs. The
towers were of wood, and the roadway
was only about six feet in width, Just
wide enough for one team. Mr.. Ellct
Ill the beginning had offered reward OF
81 to the first person who should get a
string over the river. The next windy
day large number Of boys assembled
on the bank with kites, and before night
one of them, II former townsman, Ho-
man j. Walsh, then a boy of l3 years of
age, landed his kite on the Canadian
side and received the promised reward.
BY means of this string larger cords,
then ropes, and then iron cables. small
at first, but increasing i'll size, were
drawn across, until the large cables were
thus stretched. This structure served
as "A most excellent auxiliary in the con-
struction of the present bridge. This
was built ly Americas great engineer,
John 5. RoeblinS, and has always been
considered one of the greatest of his
works. Jt was commenced i'll 1852, and
the first locomotive crossed it in 1854.
The iron basket now hanging under the
railroad track near the American end
of the bridge was first used by Mr.. Ellet,
and in it the first person who ever crossed
the chasm alive, and Of his own will.
was crossed over There is an old Indian
tradition that resisting chief was once
carried to the opposite side by large
bald-headed eagle who swooped down
on the great warrior as he lay in ambush
on the ground and bore him over.
Ladies have also crossed in tl.is basket.
The suspension bridge by Brooks mon
ument was built in 1856 by T. E. Serret.
The ice jam in 1866 tore the guys from
the rocks to which they were fastened,
and before they were replaced terrific
gale broke the railway, severed the sus-
penders, and left the structure dangling !
in the air. The new suspension bridge,
rs it is called, was built in 1868, the
cables being carried over in the winter
on the ice-bridgc. Its length is over
| 200 feet or full quarter of mile from
outside to outside Of the towers, and it is
the longest suspension bridge in the
world.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-07
4 MESMERIST'S TRICK.

The French courts have allowed
themselves to be humbugged by the
mesmerizers, when they admitted as
proof Of somnambulism the evidence of
a needle being thrust into the nape of a
mans neck without his feeling it. Many
years ago went to q public mesmcric
seance at Brighton. The mesmerizer
thrust needles in the foreheads and arms
of a number of girls who sat with him
on platform, and whom he had mes
merized. l thought that 1 rccocnized
the practitioner, and, onspeaking to him
after the seancc, 1 found that he had
been butler in the family of a relation
of mine. He showed me how to insert a
needle into any one without pain. Moth
ng is more easy. 1t has only to be done
very slowly. Proceeding from lecture
TO practice, he inserted into my fore
head two or three needles without my
feeling anything beyond slight prick.
London Truth.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-07
STR1N0E NENNiTIOXS.

Conductor A. S. Parker, Of the Grand
Trunk railroad, who resides i'll Battle
Creek, Mich, by an accident lost lcg
and an arm at Stillwell Station.
The members, severed from the body,
were left lying by the side Of the track,
while the body was Immediately con
veyed to South Bend for medical assist
ance. As soon as he recovered con-
sciousness he began to complain that his
right arm was in a cramped condition.
His attendant, knowing his arm WAS
many miles away by the side of the rail
road track, paid no attention to his com
plants, thinking him out of his head.
He still continued his assertions that the
fingers of his right arm were doubled
under his hand, and asked his assistants
to send and get his arm at Stllwell. BY
his speech they saw that he realized the
accident, and a telegram was sent To-
Stillwell to send the mutilated arm TO its
owner. The request was carried ont.
and the arm sent to him by express. So
soon as it was taken up off the ground,
a few moments after the telegram was
sent, Parker remarked TO his assistants
that his arm was all right now, that they
had ricked it up. Every time q person
took hold of it along the route Parker
would speak of it, and cry out with pain
when it was roughly handled; and when
ever any Of his attendants touched it
while it lay in the next room to him he
knew it as quickly as though the arm
were still attached to his body. Tho
messenger who got the arm said that he
found it inst as Parker had said it was,
with the fingers cramped under it. This
is one Of the most singular yet well-au-
thenticated cases on record, where a man
could feel in an arm which was cut of
and lay many miles from him, and which
had been cut off many hours. The physi-
clans are baffled to account for it, and can
only class it under the head Of the un.x-
plainable phenomenal mysteries which
are met with in the study Of nature.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-07
q NEW FASHION Nv FTNFRtIS,


A new fashion, destined yet To- hccoms
popular, Is being quietly introduced INTO
the funerals i'll New York. For wears
the press and pulpit have shown tho
foil Of cxpcnding large sums Of money
Oh Baskets, flowers and carriage process.
sloiis. While considerable outlay NAV
not affect well-to-do people, the poor.
always 'esirous Of following "thc STYLE"
rs far n: possible, initiate the pomp and
cXtrava; lance Ill II degree that is positive
ly injurious.
In many American cities the Catholic
clergy have attempted to check the in
c:raNing disposition to make a show by
limiting the number Of carriages to TWO,
four or six, according To- the circum-
stances of the family; and Funeral Re
form Associations have been a feature of
social life III Londou and several other
large cities of Englaui for years.
The fashion of putting after advertised
invitations to funerals tie words, at is
Requested that no flowers be sent" was
step III the way of funeral reform; and
'!r more recent adopted announcement,
"Intermcnt at the convenience of the
iamlly, WIS another important one
These Innovations have reduced consid-
rrahly the cost of funerals. the l;is, bc-
mg particularly appreciated Ly rich and
poor alike, as constituting an cil,ctIa
barrier against the professional mourn
rrs, who attend all possible funerals Tor
The sole purposc Of having a ride to the
cemetery and back.
While 1t has been frequently y remarked
TT our business men that they drive
through everything rs if they had not a
single moment 20 spare, even to die. it
sometimes becomes evident that they
have not tile time to attend the funeral
"i partner, friend, Or an esteemed
public servant. To the men who belong
to secret benevolent societies and Trade
organizations funeral of an associat,
IN the morning or afternoon involves the
loss of at least half-day's work; and.
because there are thousands who cannot
afford this pecuniary sacrifice, the r.
mains of men who in life counted their
friends by the hundred are not infrc
qucr!ly followed to the grave lay dozen
or less comrades.
The latest innovation gives all the
friends of Il deceased person an oppor-
tunity for participating i'll appropriate
ceremonies. 1t also does away with the
necessity, whether real or assumed. for
hiring IA long string of coaches To accom-
pany the body to the grave.
The new fashion provides simply for
holding funeral services in the evening.
Business men, society men, employers
and employees can then attend without
losing a moment of Office or factory
time. In the morning the remains. ac-
by the immediate family.
may he taken to the place of intcrmcnt
and laid a. rest.-NeW York San.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-07
PLEASANTRIE&

"SIOP order Whoa
"SoS.n short Pea Jackets.
"I.oNG Oh stalks Sorghum.
WILD oats are the only crop that
rr"No 10y gI>ight.
InE watch rcpaircr is always engaged
IN Nrrlrg cleaning.
y BIRD in the hand il worth two
'."iiar, ami half, if it happens to be
canary.
i'torLE who harbor evil thoughts
-h.uld apply to Congress for harbor I'M
proycIncnts.
IHr m,n who thinks the boy who
llNr, next door to him is a good boy has
A", been foun,,.
"LET 1t be recorded" said a buyer
when ho suspected that his wood dealer
WIS bringing short measurement.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGTrY-ONE
does not resemble IL pair Of lovers OH IA
TntrE was 4 young fellow Of OVID
s.. valentine To- his beloved,
But her father came ont
VIII cub and a shout,
Aul over the fence hc showed
lr is asserted that Vcnnor at one time
was plumber. Well, he's not the only
plumber that makes a good weather
profit.
TIE old lady who mended her hrIs-
bands trousers with n potato patch is
now smoothing her hair with the comb
If a Rooster.
IT may be well to state for the infor-
nation of amateur artists that plaster
,'a>ts of royal personages are not made
Of court plaster.
IDA LEWIS has saved two Grassland
performers from drowning. She never
discriminates against mans calling
when he is i'll distress.
THERE was young man from Havana
Who ate twenty-thrce feet Of banana
When asked how he felt,
He iatted his belt;
81 would tell you," he said, "but how can I,-
MEs. SpRIGGISs was boastinp OF her
new house. The windows she said.
We're all stained. "That's too bad /! But
won't turpcntine or benzine wash it off?"
asked the good Mrs. Oldbody.
PARENTS who contemplate making
railroad men of their boys cannot he
too careful how they bring them mp.
We learn that the cause of many of our
railroad disasters is defective training.
a GENTLEMAN was complimenting
pretty young lady i'll the presence of bis
wife. ats lucky did not meet Miss
Hopkins before l married you, my dear"
" We'll, yes, it is cxtremely-for her.
was tho dry rcjoinder.
A YOUNG lady was caressing a pretty
spaniel and murmuring, 81 do love "A
nice dogr' "Ah" said a dandy stand
ing near, ~ would l were q dog"
- Never mind, retorted the Young lady.
sharply, "you'll grow"
LAST word Of scene with an i'm
fortunate creditor: "No, sir, after the
way you have dunncd me, 1 solemnly
'ow that l will never pay you penny,
IL !, when all honest man pledges you
lis word about anything: that is the enc
e IL ~
Richland beacon., 1881-05-07
VOLUME XIII
FAITHFUL.
BY ROSE TERRY COOKE

iong bare ward In the hospital.
dying girl In tho narrow bed.
nurse, whose footsteps lightly fall
soothing softly that restless head
'i~ih py the man she learned to love-
beaten, murdered and nung away;
None bclleld it but God above,
hhd she who bore it, And there shs Law.
a httie drink Of water, dear?"
Slowly the white lips gasp and sip.
Let me turn You over SO you can hear.
"hiie let the ice on your temple drip
look OF terror disturbs her face:
flrin and silent those pale lips close;
stranger stands in the nurses place:
TEL us who hurt you, for no one knows.p
glitter Of joy is In her eyo;
faihtly she whi-pers: "Npbody did,
Ana one tear chr-tens the loving lie
From the hear, in that wounded bosom hid.
Nobody did ~ she says again;
Nobody hurt Inc.' Her eyes grow dim:
But III that spasm uf mortal pain
She say to herself: "Iyc saved YOU, Jiu'r
LAY by day, ns the end draws near,
l." gent" question or ste:n demand
ohly that one resl"nse they hear
Though She lift to heaven her wasted hand.
Nobody hurt me-" They see her die
The same word rtiii ou her latest breath:
With a tranquil emile She tell, her lie.
Aud glad goes down t. the gates of death
Beaten, murdered, but faithful ft.i,
Loving above all wrong and Woe,
II she has gone to n world of III,
Where, saint, shall we others go7
Even, l think, that evil man
Has hoio Of better life in him
"hen she so loved him her East words ran:
Nobody hurt mel I've saved you, Jip,r