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The National tribune., 1882-10-19
Twinkle, Twinkle. Little Star.

The grave and learned scientists of the
British Association found time at their recent
meeting at southampton for a little of that
nonsense that is relished by the wisest men.
One of the philosophers, in the midst of pro-
found dissertation that was being delivered by
a brother member, perpetrated the following
which he solemnly avowed was cradle-song
with which he had been luIIed to sleep in his
babyhood years:
Scintillate, scintilate, globule vivifc;
Fain would fathom thy nature specific,
LOftily poised in ather capaciOus,
Strongly resembling gem carbonaceous.
When torrid Phoebus refuses his presence,
And ceases to lamp us with fierce incandescence,
Then you illumine the regions supernal-
Scintillate, scintillate, semper nocturnal.
Then the victim of hospiceless peregrination
Gratefully halls your minute coruscation;
He could not determine his journeys direction
But for your bright scintiuating protection.
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Did YeZ Run?

An Irishman belonging to the First Massa-
chusettes cavalry, returned to his home in
Chicopee, Massachusetts,, at the close of the war;
AS he had been gone over three years his friends
got up party as a sort of reception for him.
At the party, after the negus had passed
around three or four times and everybody's
tongue got Ioosened, the Irish wit began to
sparkle.
Mike" asked one old man, with the map
of Ireland stamped on his face, did yez see
emmy rebels while yez waz there?" "Indade,
but 1 did," said Mike. "Did the bloody ma
gers fire at yez?" says the old man. "Indade,
but they did that same" said Mike. "And did
yez run?" queried the old man. did run ~
exclaimed Mike, q" be jabers, them as didn't run
is there yet"
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REDEEMED FROM DEATH.
Miraculous Dice that Saved the Life of a Pru,.Ian
Soldier.
Belfast ErGrnS,.r1

miraculous Dice that Saved the Life of a Prussiau
Soldier.
belfast Erqmip.r1
This story IS authentic 1t is found in the
memoirs of a Prussian officer of distinction
who gives a simple, unaffected narrative If the
scenes and events through which he passed
and who betrays nowhere the least disnosition
to exaggerate. The following remarkable in
cideut he gives as it came under his own obsar-
walton. He was at the time on the staff Of
General Winterfeld, one of the most skilled
and competent captains of the day, and Win
terrified was the general in command at ths
time spoken Of. Two soldiers had been con-
demned to death. In drunken condition at
night they had assaulted an officer Of the line,
and one of them had drawn a knife upon him.
but which one could not be told. The officer
had seen the knife, but he could not positively
say which of the twain held it. And the men
themselves did not know. Neither of them
remembered anything about it. So both Of
them were condemned to be shot They were
both excellent soldiers, and only one of them
had been guilty of using a weapon. The off,
| GERS of the division, including him who had
been assaulted, asked that the men might be
[
pardon one of them. Only one had held a
knife, and only that one ought to die. He
would pardon one, and the men must them
selves decide which of tIfcm should be shot.
How should the decision be made? "Let us
shake the dice" said one of the condemned.
And the other agreed to it. And anon it was
| agreed to by all interested. The two men took
their places by the side of a big drum, and
were to throw the dice upon its head Two
dice were given them and a proper box for
shaking. The first man threw two skies. He
groaned in agony He felt that he had con-
signed his comrade to death But when the
second came to throw he also threw two skies.
| Wonderful" cried the lookers-on. They
were ordered to shake and throw again. This
time the second man threw first-two aces
Ho! Good You will live Peter" But when
Peter came to throw, the dice presented the
same two aces. And now the beholders were
wOnder-stricken, indeed. Another throw was
ordered, and Peter threw five and deuce
The other threw five-deuce After the ex-
element had again subsidized the men shock
once more. The first threw two tours. ooh!
now throw fives, and save yourself, Peter"
Peter threW-twO tours. At this point the
Colonel told them to stop. He went and re-
ported the marvellous result to Winterfeld.
Said he: Clearly, General, Providence will
have those two men to be saved" and saved
they were. The General dared not oppose the
wonderful fate of the dice. 1t did seem provi-
dential and so he accepted it. And the re-
deemed soldiers lived to prove that the saving
fate had given back to Prussia two of the very
best and bravest of her sons.
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-9U... 4n4o ID improved by adding teaCup
of stoned raisins when the cold milk is added.
Serve with cream or hot sauce.
To Steam Fish-Place tail of fish in its
mouth and secure it, lay on a plate, pour over
it half pint of vinegar seasoned with pepper
and salt let stand an hour in the refrigerator,
then pour of the vinegar, and put in steamer
over boiling water; steam twenty minutes, or
longer if the fish is very large when done the
meat easily parts from the bone); drain well,
and serve on u napkin garnished with Curled
parsley.
To make Cream Oysters-Take fifty shell
oysters, one quart of sweet cream, butter, salt,
and pepper to taste. Put the cream and oys-
tiers in separate kettles to heat, the oysters in
their own liquor, and let them come to q boil !;
when sufficiently cooked, skim; then take
them out of the liquor and put into q dish
to keep warm; put the cream and liquor to-
gethcr; season to taste and thicken with pow
dered cracker; when thick, stir in the oysters.
To make a Nice Delicate Pudding Take
three tablespoOnfuls of corn starch dissolved
in little cold water. Have one pint of water
boiling on the stove in this stir the corn-starch
and the well-bcaten whites of three eggs; let it
boil up once; pour it into an earthen pudding
dish which will hold three pints; steam the
pudding for ten minutes. For the sauce use
the yolk of three eggs, one cupful of sweet
milk, and small piece of butter; boil for few
minutes; when cool, flavor with lemon or va
nilla. The pudding also, is to be eaten cold.
Something New in Beets-Bects are familiar
enough boiled and sliced, either served hot with
butter pepper, and salt, or picked; but a
novelty is beet pudding, made by mixing a
pint of cooked sugar-bectS, chopped, with four
eggs, quart of milk, little salt and pepper, a
tablespoonful of butter, and baking them about
half an hour; cold boiled beets sliced and fried
with butter are paatable; to cook them so
that none of their color shall be lost carefully
wash them without breaking the skin or cut
ting off the roots or stalks, and boil them until
tender, about an hour in boiling sailed water.
The National tribune., 1882-10-19
Cutre Mer.
by james K. Dgfy.I

by james K. DWfyl
A specll of white in the boundless sea;
a fieecy mote in a sky of blue;
And the wastes that stretch round me
Are fieclled with thoughts of you
A crimson streak in the evenings gray;
A lonely CLEAN through the starless night;
And you abide in the ray,
And in the golden light.
A cadence soft from the night winds moan;
A diamond drop from the sullen rain;
And ghosts of your tear and tone
Invest my soul in pain.
Out of my life the fairest thing;
Out of my heart yearning sigh;
Till the mocking stretches ring
With my Unavailing cry.
Till reaching grOpe my spirit hands,
And spanning time, and fate, and sea,
They reach To other lands,
And draw you unto me.
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An Odd Family.

A little round house in red and green;
Seven little sisters who never are seen.
Quiet mice when the cat is about
They never come in, they never go out.
Never sign of life they show
Till their house is spoiled, and they're buried low
In the moist brown earth. Awhile they lle
Till the sun shines warm in the summer skyi
Then up they spring, slender and tall!
The same green raiment is worn by all
But they throw il aside when the cold wlno plo"s'
And stand unclad mid the winter SHOWS
The little round house with the little folks IN 1t
Johnny-the rogue i, eating this minutei
-Wide AlpGEe.
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ontlr when we'd Just had such big meal Of

stoutly when we'd just had such big meal Of
that good cheese"
Cheese, Ell? Where did you get it?"
"In the village yonder. We ate whole
shopcul in passing through. I've got bit left
yet, if your ExceIiency would like to taste"
And opening his pouch the veteran displayed
to the old Generals astounded eyes half
gnawed piece of ye7oO soap.
A roar of laughter, which even the presence
OF the Commander-in-Chief could not restrain,
broke from the staff officers around, and for
many day after the 'good cheese" of Ander-
matt was their standing joke.-Ha,psr's Young
People.
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many handsome evening dresses this fall and

many handsome evening dresses this fall and
winter.
Cloalzs of plush, brocade and velvet are more
frequently lined with satin or plush than with
fur.
Lace of every description appears on new
costumes, in neck lingerie, and on fine under
wear.
Capote bonnets are made longer and more
pointed in the brim in front and shorter in the
back.
White wooden stufs, veilings Chudda cloths
and foule goods will be used for winter festival
dresses.
The blouse waistcoat in satin surah appears
on many stylish suits of velvet and plush for
little folks.
Nothing can be pretticr than the use of the
new high art colors in the fall and winter gar
ments Of little people.
To mingle two kinds of lace on one costume,
bonnet, or piece of neck lingerie, is good form
and correct taste at present.
There is fancy at present for house dresses
composed Of & solid-colored jacket and bright
plaid or novelty fabric skirt.
On the richest fur-trimmcd cloaks the fasten-
ings are metal chains Iooped over heads of
animals in fine carved woods.
Black velvet corselets, shaped very much
like French corsets, are worn over white CASH
mere or nuns cloth dresses.
Antique heads of bronze or dull silver, cocks
of copper-tinted silver, and diamond-shaped
designs of Rhine brilliants are the clasps for
winter wraps
POppy-red is in fashion for cloth and cash
nero dresses and imported blue cashmere
dresses are trimmed with bands of poppy
colored velvet.
Hussar-blue cloth dresses are made with o
plain skirt bordered with velvet, above which
is military braid, and plain redingote with
braided wheels down the front and pleated
fullness behind.
New dresses are less clinging to the figure
than they have been for years. Skirts are cut
to give a fuller appearance, and the pulled
drapery is very large, as it is mounted on a
cushion of hair sewn to the skirt lining.
Rich brocades, or corded silk with plush or
velvet spots of large size, Will not lose favor
this winter. They will be used for the skirt
&c the overdress, in combination with plain
material, but not for an entire dress.
Gay house dresses for young ladies have the
waist, sleeves and skirt of blue and red striped
cashmere, with a corset bodice, deep cuffs, and
bunched-up overskirt of red cashmere seal
Topped on the edges and bound with blue braid.
THE KITCHEN.
To make Breakfast PufS-On baking day
take up little dough, pulling out to thickness
of doughnuts; cut two and one-half inches in
length, drop in boiling lard, and fry like dough-
nuts; to be eaten with butter, like biscuit.
Some cooks work into the dough little butter,
and let it rise before frying in the lard. They
are delicious with coffee for breakfast.
To make Breakfast Rusks-One cup sweet
milk, one cup yeast, one cup sugar, one cup of
flour When well mixed set in a warm place
for about five hours to rise. Then beat in a
tablespoonful of butter and two eggs, reserving
white of one, beaten to froth, to spread over
the top. Form in small cakes, let them rise
again. Bake fifteen minutes in hot oven.
Tomake Ecnroroi"ofr =. ~r---a ...4
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went down before the heads were entirely filled.
l need not tell you how much easier the former
was to cut than the latter. The yield was de-
cidedly better, and, in addition TO these advan-
tages, l found the clover on the part to which
the mixture had been applied larger and finer
than where it had not been.
If these facts are worth presenting to your
readers, they are at your service.
Z. ROBERTSON.
STFURFN Co n Y
The National tribune., 1882-10-19
HOME, SWEET HOME.
Something About WOman'S Work Above
and Below Stairs.

The Association for the Advancement of
Women began its second members meeting in
private executive session at Portland, Me,
Friday morning. A new feature was the
statistical reports from the various vice-presi-
dents concerning the criminal classes Of the
various States, as compiled from the records of
State prisons. The following questions were
more or less fully answered:
How many male and female prisoners are
there?
How many committed for great offenses?
Is there any difference in kinds or certainty
of punishments because Of sex?
In the matter of offcnses what is the average
term of punishments?
Answers to these questions were received
from twelve States. All of them asserted that
little or no ditlerenceTyas made in the kind of
punishment between men and women, although
the latter were convicted of crimes, such as
matchmaking, &c, which are seldom brought
against men. The total of all criminal classes
in Pennsylvania is I,6I9. Three-fourths of the
convcts had attended the public schools.
New Jersey reported ten per cent of its crimi-
nails as women. Many spoke of the general use
effects Tho Colorado State pentcntiary has
had only three women prisoners for ten years.
and has none at present. At the public session
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, the president, opened
the meeting by introducing Mrs. G. ii. Sever
anCe, of California, who, after some brief re-
marks, read paper on THE Chinese Question
from a Womans Point of View" She pro-
nounced the Chinese peaceable, lawabiding
and Industrious China had vast collection
of books singularly pure in thought and word.
They had a practical religion and vast numbers
of laws on morals which were read yearly to
the children. She citeda the objections made
once to the Irish, and said the dreaded Irish
man had now come to be regarded as n good
citizen. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe discussed the
paper, saying Cinnamon, as well as animals,
should have friends, and women should be
their friends. Mrs Prof Richards, of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, fol-
lowed briefly, and Miss Eastman read the re-
port of a California physician, who claimed
that Chinamens habits of living were clearly
rs the same number of whites. Mrs. Lita
Barney Ssyles, of Connecticut, read paper on
the history and results of the past congresses
of the Association for the Advancement of
Women. The number of members at present
was given as about $50. The work of the asso-
citation, she said was intended to embrace that
of all reforms, and among its members were
found prominent women of America in all
professions and walks of life. Mrs. Mary E.
Foster, practicing lawyer, of Michigan, read a
paper on regulations discriminating in favor of
single women against married women. This
paper was discussed and the Chinese question
was again taken up, remarks being made by
Mrs. Mary c. Pecl1ham, of Rhode Island; Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe and Miss Eastman.
l,nr1 In,n
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" The Everlasting Yes"

-
My chamber window fronts the East;
The glorious orb of day
Breaks III ut morning on my rest,
And drives dull sleep away.
breathe the odorous air that streams,
From his triumphal car,
And see, above, thy heavenly beams,
Oh bright and morning start
The chamber of my soul, too, fronts
The East from day to day;
feel the air from heavenly founts,
long to soar away.
Oh, break, my God. these numbering chains,
And set my spirit free;
I'm tired of earth and earthly pains,
And long TO dwell with Thee.
When l was young the thought of death
Hung Ger Inc like pail
But now | scorn this earthly breath,
Eternity seems all.
Oh, break, dear Lord, this numbering chain,
And ope Deaths pearly door,
Where peace and joy forever reign,
And sorrow is no more.
The National tribune., 1882-10-19
The DniSY.

With little white leaves in the grasses,
Spread wide for the smile of the sun,
1t waits till the daylight passes,
And closes them one by one.
have asked why il closed at even,
And know what it wished to say:
There are stars all night in the heaven,
And I am the star Of day.
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The Statue

By Frances HOdgsOn Burnett
There was II statue, only common clay,
Which i'll the sunshine stood one summer day,
And just through one brief, magic hour-Pm told
because the sun shone SO, seemed finest gold.
There was hero, hero but to one,
Who had his gided hour beneath Loves Sun.
And then, All me the sunshine died away,
And left the hero-bare, dull, common clay.
LENVoI.
Are you the hero, or are you the sun?
word, mon ami, and my fables done.
If you must blanche just, and blame the sun.
October Century.
The National tribune., 1882-10-19
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers.
WHAT HAVE WE LEA RNED?

Under the above heading, Mr.. c. NJ. Hovey,
a well-known horticulturist,- and one whose
opinions are worthy of the hi chest respect, al
though they may not chime with those who
consider themselves progress .onists,-has, by
WAY of comparison with tho returns of the
nresent time. in recent number of the Mas
sachusetts PjouglmaH, presented the amounts of
some of the crops produced sixty years ago,
when agricultural chemistry vTas in its infancy,
and had not made any mark in tho world, and
when artificial manurcs, if we except bone dust,
were unknown.
Mr.. Hovey quotes from tie proceedings of
the Massachusetts Agricultural Society as evil
5cnce Of the results of farm productions at
this. what might now be termed primitive
time. In 1877 this society offered premiums
Tor the best crops of potatoes and corn on one
acre of land. The premium for potatoes was in
ISl7 awarded to a crop of 4O2 bushels on an
acre: in ISIS the greatest crop WAS 49S bush
els: in 1919 it was 1856; in 1890 the premium
crop was go bushels; in 1921 it was 55l bush
els; in 1922 il was 5i7. and in 1923 the award
was given to a crop of 6SS bushels of potatoes
all from one acre of land.
Some of the corn crops are also noted. In
1870 the award was made to crop of Ills
bushels Of shclled corn, raised on one acre.
The premium crop of 1921 was los bushels;
the award was in 1922 given to R crop of lt93
bushels. and among the competitors for the
premium were crops of 116 bushels and 90
bushels of shelled corn from one acre. In 1923
the highest crop was 127 bushels, and in 1924
the best was 112 bushels from one acre.
In comparison with crops at present, these
were very remarkable, and are rarely equalled
now. It may be that, in placing so much con-
1idence in special fertilizers, the best manage
mcnt of the soil has been neglected. 1t is not
a matter of doubt with the best cultivatoTS of
the soil that It's physical Or mechanical condi-
tion-its relation to air and moisture-is of
more importance thar its chemical constitu-
ton. Too much dependence is placed upon
dressing Of guano or some supeTposphate, in
producing crops, and by far too little attention
given 10 the saving Of barn-yard manure and
TO the draining of strong soils. and to deep
blowing and subsoiiing of all kinds Of land.
SALT AND sALT-PETRE on MEAT.
The manner in which salt operates in its
preventative functions is obvious. Salt, by its
strong affinity, in the first place, extracts the
juices from the substance OF meat in sufficient
quantity to form saturated solution with the
The National tribune., 1882-10-19
TIE CABBAGE WORM.

A writer in Home dRc. Fdrm states that a
strong tea made from the leaves and berries of
the Pride of India OF Oh ina tree applied with
a watering-pot, Will ef'ectually destroy the
worms without injuring the cabbage. In
twenty-four hours after its application the
worms will be seen on top Of the leaves per
fectly dead and of a whitish color. Two OF
three applications viii be sufficient for the
entire season. The China tree is the Melia
Ased0rach, a medium zed tree, a native of
Syria, but now found n almost every semi
tropical country. 1t IS much used in cities in
the Southern States as q shade tree. The root
is bitter and nauseouJ, and water in which it
has been boiled Is powerful anthelmintic.
From the appearance Of its numerous seeds it
Is sometimes called the Bead tree. The seeds
are suspiciOus;-case are recorded where eating
them has proved fatal. On the other hand,
they have been sed as food for horses and
cattle, and have been recommended for their
nutritious properties. The leaves, seeds and
oil from the seeds nave been used for medicinal
purposes.
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sELLrSG BY WEIGHT.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
DEAR SIR: My be allowed to ask why it
is that VIC have 10 purchase most Of our country
products by measure, practice that is capable
of great injustice, as every one knows. If straw
berries raspbeIres, blackberries, and even
larger fruits, pplcs and peaches, were sold by
weight the same az beef, butter, cheese, wool
and cotton. pr rchasers would not have any
cause Cor CON plaint of small measures, as we
knew that cXi lerts at the business have adroit
methods of filling measures which are very de-
ceiving. Ind 5ed, the principle should be ex-
tended to all. vegetables, and even to eggs.
There is no propriety in selling small eggs at
the same price per dozen as the large eggs Of
certain breeds Of poultry. / have read some
where that Che practice of selling by weight is
the established custom in Paris and other con-
tinental cities and that il gives general salts
faction; indeed, it is difficult to imagine why
it can be therwjse than perfectly satisfactory
to all parties 1t may be that some legislative
action will be necessary to this end, but it
should be done. 4 HOUSEHOLDER.
SALT AND, LINE To PREVENT GRAIN FROM
LODGING.
Mr.. EDITOR: One of the greatest drawbacks
TO success tul and economical harvesting is the
falling OF lodging of the grain before it is fit
for cutting There is a twofold disadvantage
in this: the first is, shat when grain lodges or
falls before it is perfectly filed, it never fills
well. The second disadvantage is, the in
creased labor Of harvesting Some years since
l noticed in one Of my agricultural papers that
a mixture Of salt and lime would stiffen the
straw of the growing wheat, and, to a certain
extent, prevent it from lodging. 1 resolved to
try tn experiment. / made mixture in the
propo -tion of two parts in weight of lime to
one O., salt permitted the mixture to lie in
the b cap for some four weeks before applying
it, J. then spread it over part of field at
the ate of a ton and half to the acre. The
result was that in that part of the field my
whea It all stood well, while in the remainder it
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NOTES AND EXTRACTS.

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