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Pasteur's Nine Anti.Cholera Rules.

All table water must be boiled, and
bottles half filled with it. Before being
drunk the water should, to aerate it, be
well shaken. The pitchers or other
vessels in which water is generally
stored in kitchens ought. before they
are each day replenished, to be heated
to 100 degrees centigrade, or a higher
temperature, if possible. Wine should
be also heated to 55 degrees, and drunk
out of cups which have been freshly
plunged in scalding water All food
should be thoroughly cooked. Under
done flesh and raw vegetables promote
cholera. The gallipots and other YES
sells in which jam is to be kept, are to
be prepared for its reception by pas
sage through a furiously hot oven.
Bread is to be cut about twenty minutes
before it is wanted, and toasted hard,
or rebaked quickly. All sheeting and
clothes ought to be scalded and rapidly
dried before being used. Water for
toilette purposes is only safe when 1t
has been first boiled, and then dilateSi
with THYME acid dissolved in alcohol,
or carbolic acid, in the proportion Of
two grammes per litre. Hands and
face should be frequently washed WITH
this mixture. Plates, knives, forks,
etc, are to be taken straight from the
boiler or oven to the dinner-table. TIE
ninth rule is the least practicable, il,
unless, indeed, fashion takes it up. In
this event, it would be found bv all the
the ladies easy and delightful. Pasteur
has drawn it up for the special benefit
of doctors, nurses, and persons who
reside in houses or neighborhoods Wis
tied by the epidemic. 1t prescribes the
wearing of mask made of two thin
sheets of brass, fitting well into each
other, but not soldered together. A
layer of phenolized wadding is to be
placed between the metal strata. The
operation of breathing is to be per-
formed through mouth and nostrils
covered with wadding. Louis XI. stood
greater danger of being assassinated
than any healthy person stands Of
dying OF cholera. Yet we laugh at the
precautions he took to escape from the
assassin's knife. They were less irk-
some to follow than the nine rules Of
Pssteur.--L London Truth
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Advantages Of Pasturing Hogs.

The improvement of the soil whici
may be effected by pasturing hogs is
well worthy of considerate attention.
There is much land in the older settled
portions of the country which is worn
out by long cropping and for the resto-
ration of which the manure supply is
limited. By applying enough fertilizer
to these lands to produce a good crop
of clover, the land might then be past
ured with hogs and its fertility so in
creased as to greatly improve its pro-
ductiveness. A glance at the fertilizing
material contained in clover will make
plain how beneficial such a course must
be. A moderately good stand of clover
would afford two tons of hay in one
season, and a good growth would afford
three or four tons at two cuttings. But
suppose the clover produces at the rate
of two tons of hay per acre. These two
tons according to analyses by Professor
Voelcker, of England, would contain
112pounds of nitrogen, which at twenty
cents per pound would be worth $22. 40;
twenty-siX pounds of phosphoric acid
which at ten cents per pound would
be worth $3.50; and sixty-seven
pounds of potash which at seven
cents per pound would be worth
$4.69; making total of 5000 as
the value of the fertilizing material COR
tanned in the hay of one acre of clover.
By having this clover consumed hy
hogs on the ground nearly all the fer,
tilizing elements would be returned to
the soil, as no very large amount would
be removed in the flesh of hogs. Three
very decided advantages would attend
the pasturing of hogs; the fertility OF
the soil would be rapidly improved, the
cost of production would be greatly di-
minished, and a superior article of pork
would be produced. Are not these adj
vantages sufficiently great to induce a
more general adoption of the practice
of pasturing hogs, instead of shutting
them up in filthy and small pens? The
flesh of the pig when reared in a cleanly
manner is unexcelled in flavor by that
of any domestic animals reared on the
farm. By improving the wholesome
ness and flavor of the pork the con.
sumption would be increased, so that
farmers would find a ready market neal
home for all that they could produce.
The bacon made from pasture-fed hogs
would be decidedly better than that from
the over fat-hogs. On the whole, there
| is much to be gained by pasturing hogs
instead of keeping them in pens
! Mirror and Farmer.
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FARM AND PRESIDE.


A band of sheep in the mountains
near the head of Tukannon River,
Washington Territory, was attacked by
8 cougar recently, and nine sheep
and a fifty-dollar buck killed. The
mount; ms in the vicinity are said to be
full of cougars. Chicago Tribune.
Col. +. D. Curtis says: Il do not
agree with our chemical brethren,
ycleped professors, who tell us turnips
are nearly all water and of no value.
Practical experience teaches me that
this scientific dogma is a mistake; and
is it not curious that an Englishman
can make the best of beef and mutton
out of water?"-N Z. Times.
To expedite the making of a lemon
pie use hot water in place of cold, stir
the cut-up lemon, the sugar and corn
starch or flour and eggs together. as if
you were making pudding saaee; then
pour in hot water; if the F:til Il ba 81
containing this is then placed i'll q YES
sci of boiling water it will cook in five
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Here is an idea for housewives
afflicted with the pest of reaches: Its
reported that the green peel of cucum-
bers laid along the edge of the floor
where they most do congregate, and
repeated freshly for two or three nights,
will drive every cockroach from the
premises. This is an unfailing remedy,
and the secret is in the fact that the
juice of the peel is alike irresistible and
poisonous to the selfish vermin.
For an oatmeal drink the proper
tons are quarter of a pound of oat-
meal to two or three quarts of water,
according to the heat of the day; it
should be well boiled and then one
ounce or an ounce and half of brow n
sugar added. If thicker than liked add
more water. Before drinking it shake
the oatmeal well through the liquid. Ia
summer drink this cold, in winter hot
1t not only quenches thirst, but it gives
more strength and endurance than any
other drink. If it cannot be boiled take
a little oatmeal mixed with cold water
and sugar, but this is not so good.-M
7. Herald.
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Deer Hunting.


One of the favorite modes of shoot
ing deer practiced is night hunting.
a party oftwo or three take boat on
a dark night and proceed to cautiously
paddle around the lake within rod
or two of the shores The huntsman
who occupies the forward seat wears a
curious-looking head-dress, upon which
is fastened dark lantern. AS the
boat noiselessly proceeds, the occu-
pants remaining like grim statues, the
light from the lantern throws sudden
CLEAN upon the edge of the forest
jungle upon the shore. Deer take adj
vantage of the darkness and seek the
water, and, as the boat comes upon
them unawares, the light suddenly
shines in their faces, which they curl
ously watch and wonder at, not being
able to see the boat and the enemy. BY
this means the hunters are enabled to
get good view of the deer, and when
one is seen in this manner he generally
falls before the unerring aim of the
shotgun. which are the favorite weapons
for this peculiar sport.
Another favOrite mode, as practiced
by city hunters under the tutorship OF
the old hunters and guides of the re-
gion, is to shoot from stagings erected
in trees near deer salt-licks. An old
rotten log in the near vicinity of deer
trail is chosen for the purpose and kept
well sailed, and a sort of ladder is
made in convenient tree and at dis
tance of between thirty and forty feet a
narrow seat is constructed. About sun
down the hunter takes his position on
the tree and silently awaits the APP
proach of the deer, many almost nightly
traversing the woods on their way ia
the lake, and always stopping to lick
the salt from the log, and the hunter,
who patiently waits through the long
hours of the night for the coming of the
deer. is generally rewarded with shot.
and if he be at all proficient is almost
sure of one or more deer in the morn,
ing.
Stagings are also erected in trees
close to narrow outlets joining two
lakes, through which the deer pass on
their night rounds. Where two OF
more parties join for hunt of this
character, each of the stagings indicated
| are manned, and if the night be not too
light and the hunters remain still as
death, plenty of game is sure to be en-
countered. Within q few miles of the
deer-hunting country of Wisconsin lies
the northern peninsula of Michigan,
where deer are also plentiful. In that
State the game law expired ON the 20th
of this month, three months earlier
than in this State. OF course all of the
venison shipped to Milwaukee and
other southern parts of Wisconsin is
supposed to have been captured in
Michigan--and who can tell but what
it was P-MitUGukee EUeRing Wisconsin
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native population is of two kinds-the
Sundese and the Javanese. Each has a
distinctive language, an | both are OF
the Malayan race. Tie Jayanese pre-
dominate, about nine-tenths of the
population being OF that nationality.
The island is the most densely popula-
ted portion of the globe, the census oil
1879 giving the population as 1925
Isl, of which 30,713 were Europeans,
sos, 051 Chinese, little more than 3D.,
900 Arabs and other Orientals, and the
balance, over $4,000, 900, natives. In a
very early period the Javanese attained
high degree of cultivation under the
influence of Buddhists and Brahmans
from India. So ancient is the ciyiliza-
ton of the Javanese that no record can
be found of its origin. During later
years the natives have deteriorated.
On the island are still to be found
works whose magnitude of construction
EQUALS, if it does not excel, the intelli-
gence displayed in the. construction Of
the Pyramids of Egypt.
The most important procuct of Java
is coffee, the island being one of the
principal coffee-producing countries o,
the world. The plantations are located
at an elevation of 1000 feet and more
above the sea, and are under the super
vision of the Colonial Government.
The most important cereal is rice.
Other products are sugar, indigo, cot
ton, pepper, tea and tobacco. During
1881 the exports to Great Britain alone
which consisted almost entirely of sugar,
amounted to E2,662, 872 in value. The
total exports from the island in 1886
were f15,000, 000.- CleUeLand Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-11

"Better mat" cried panl s.o.a.
as Johnny said, three feet in hispocE
cts; " 'She's a frs ate, sfeet. fat q gySn1
Sallie accepted this comnI;ma..
''from whence it came" She En anel !!
expressed unbounded admiration n NJ I !
fairy sister came so often after that f & -
visit that mamma said she should b a,es
to believe in the stories of chanoali 1o.vo
AS for Sallie, 1 heard her saT i,.nss y
Aunt Helen the other day that II isn -
worth while to go around WISHING ~
fairy god-mothers, when you can d. t H.
things yoursef.-AdUance. - 'Ao
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For Young Readers.
4 DOLL'S GRIEVANCE.

Ny name is Lady Ethel;
How d. We do? How d We do?
Ny hair is curly yellow,
My eyes are CLASSY blue.
came with gay old Santa,
So my name he ought to know,
And he called me Lady Ethel
Two long, long years ago.
NV little mamma loved me
From the day that came;
So wouldn't mind her spankings,
If she wouldn't change my name.
At first she called me Ethel.
Then Queen Bess, Rosa Belle,
And Dolly, Polly Adeline-
And they did pretty well.
But since her fine French doll came
Oh think it's so meant
She sets me in corner
And calls me Evergreenl
Our Little Ones.
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Charles Imbleau. employed py :
surveying party in Northern Montan nj
was dismissed when in the field s a.
given imperfect directions o. . % =. -
Route to the nearest town. WIN e
biscuits and pound of bacon ne ~
out on bis journey. Nothing fur Iass
was heard Of him until three w.
had elapsed, when he was found ..i y !
starving condition and almost desu .s,.l
Of clothes many miles from ss sa.-
rnent. He had subsisted on gIas1L
pers, priekly pears and young O
taken from nests Chicago Asrasa
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Aids to Economy.
From the American Queen.


1t seems astonishing that so many shabby
things are often seen in a house that might
with little knowledge and energy, be made to
look comparatively new, if people did not mind
certain amount of personal trouble and fatigue
For instance, those portions of astone staircase
between the edge of the carpet and the balus-
trade, if they have been painted. are often seen
in a very worn and dingy condition. A few
hours work, and the employment Of the paint
sold in tins, which quickly dries, and which re-
quires no varnsh, would quite change the ap-
pearance of the stairs 1t is not necessary to
take up the stair carpets If the painting is very
carefully done. with a moderately fine brush
and in day anda night the paint will very likely
be quite dry. 1t is always more satisfactory to
have the treads painted. as when they are kept
white with mixture of masons dust, etc. it
comes of so much on the dresses. Nursery and
servants washstands can. for a few cents be
painted over with light stOne-cOlOred paint. and
be made to look as nice as if a good sum had
been charged for the work by painter. The
ebony paint sold. in tins answers admirably
for re-cUloring wicker-work chairs that lave
previously been painted black: and the same
paint is equally useful for furniture producing
a very good effect.
The black leather tops ofwrting-tablcs. If worn
white in places. can be blackened by rubbing in
little raw nseed Oil, and then applying the
polishing brush used for boots Care must be
taken to rub in the Oil until it is thoroughly dry.
and dot It come off on to the fingers, and also
to take the same precautiOn with the polishing
brush. This plan will not be successful unless
the top is real leather, instead of the spurious
imitation SO often sold for it on furniture. The
seats of dining room chairs. if covered with
real morocco leather can be rubbed over with
Oil. with most beneficial results il looking worn
and white. Little points like these, being at
tended to. all help to produce an effect of bright
ness and cleanliness. which cannot fail to be
agreeable to the eye, and the good result being
rapid. it is sure to please the operator. For
small home repairs plaster of Paris will be found
most useful substance. and easily manipulated.
If the marble back or sides of a wasfstand be-
come loose, small quantity of plaster of Paris.
mixed with water into a thick paste, and put on
Immediately it is mixed, before it has time to
set, mends them securely The best thing tor
scrapng oft the portion that oOZes out upon the
surface is a palette knife. Thrust be scraped
over as soon as the edges are fastened together
before the stuff becomes hard. If the glass re-
cever Ota paraffin lamp becomes upset from the
brass base. which SO often happens, owing to
| the penetrating and softening properties OF the
oil. 1t can be easily refiXed at home by means Of
| a dab of plaster of Paris quickly and neatly
| applied.
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The physicians who made pOst-mortem eXami-
nation of the remains OF Captain Webb submit
their official report. They found the body in an
active state of decomposition, but no bones were
broken and none of the injuries, except the
wound three and One-haf inches long i'm the
Uranium, were sufficient to cause death. The
Uranium wound they decided was produced
after DEATH All the blood presented a dis
tinctly red color, showing that it was not deOXi-
died by asphyXia in drowning but that death
ensued prior to that condition. None Of(the
characteristic symptoms of death by
drowning were present, nor was there any local
injury sufficient to cause death 1t was therefore
concluded that death resulted from the shock
from the reactionary force of the water in the
Whirlpool Rapids coming in contact with the
submerged body with such force as to instantly
destroy the respiratory power. and in fact all
vital action. by direct pressure from the force of
contact. The shock was of sufficient intensity
as to para we the nerve centers. partially desc
cate the muscular tissues. and fOrestal death by
drowning. The conclusion was therefore
reached that no living body can OF ever will
pass through the rapids alive. The river-bed at
the Whirlpool Rapids is much narrowed, and
suddenly assumes great precipitancy. The
water strikes the unyeldng banks with great
violence. and by reaction meets with such re-
sistance as to form in the center q mountainous
ride of encroaching waters from twenty to
thirty feet in height. Into this Captain Webb
was submerged after passing the first breaker,
and instantly subjected to the immense pressure
indicated upon his body. This caused his
death.
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baltimore AND OHIO RAIERoAD.
The MODEL FAST LINE AND THE ONLY LINE
BETWEEN
THE EAST AND THE WEST.
A


DOUBLE TRACK! JANNEY COUPLER!
STEEL RAILS!
Leave Washington from station corner of New Jersey
aver ne and street
I Fer {. Shsss q, Cincinnati Louisville and st. Logi:
Through Coaches and Palace Sleeping Cars TO above
points without change; lo:lSa NJ daily to Chicaxo.
For Iiitsburf. Cleveland and Detroit at $50 a. m.
s Snas N % daily 20 E % solid train to Pitts
For Toledo and Detroit VIA MonroeviIe. lo;l5 Am.
daily with s!es.per for Der.it
ssS m daily
~ $50 So sSi o .f ss rs sss $50 $50
ESQ., 3 .Sd ,.:S, suna.,
ForWay Stations between Washington and Baltimors.
For Stations aa'o or MeirS ssS AZ neS
daily exc. pt Sunday 80 a. m t5s and - Z. m.
pm. daily except Sunday.
For l0:l5 dsaly except Sunday. s:A6
Trims aSTiys from the West daily e:2o. 7:ssam.
From New York 1I and Philadelphia. 2ss. $50
From Annapolis, $40 am. i;So. s'sS pm. Sunday.
From staunton. 2:is pm. daily except sunday.
From isa snd R0 sSS s2s a.
except SUNDAY; 1000 am. 800 pm. daily frons
Trains leave Baltimore for Washington at2, 40 go
az sso slS s9S . lSsp Son sso
AntI.ns from washington stop at Relay Station ez-
Ohio Ticket station. 6IS and 1884
win be taken for bassase to be checked and resolved =
Y; y. cIEGESfs y; q T. Baltimore. q .ess.. .,.,.
myl4 &. K LORD. GenrPassenRer Agent.
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The whirlpool.

In the shade OF the headlano, a span from the
{" shore,
The Whirlpool lies cofed In sleep
Who COuli guess that that Slumbering brow ever
bore
A frown that is crafty AMI deep?
Yet tits here In the blast OF the hurricanes breath
That the soui-lafen ship finds a doom;
To the musical moan OF this circle OF death
Do they paSS TO their fathOmleSS tomb
Youth I'm It's bloom,
Age In its gloom,
Mother and father. the maid and her mate,
Master and slave
Finding grave
In this mad magic circle. the whirlpool Of fate!
In the heart OF the city, In turmoil and din,
The whirlpool doth fearleSsiy ride;
In ITS mercil.sS torrent are virtue and sin,
The parsOn and thief side by side:
Here the hand of the peasant is gripped by the
glove
OF the gallant who lives but to lie,
And the maiden to-day who is learning to love,
On the morrow has learnt how TO dieI
Vice with its paint,
Crime with its faint,
Cradle and coffin, the lowly and great:
BilOws OF blood
CreSting the flood
OF this mad magic circle, the whirlpool Of fate!
ARTHUR w. PINERO.
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Invention.

Written for The EVENING STAR
The kettle began it-the Song of Steam:
AS great things all
Up-spriDg from small,
And the grandeSt deed was once a dream.
Some lonely man, by the kitchen fire,
som gO0d-for- nOught,
Much given to thought,
Sang In his soul OF the worlds desired
Beware, GOOD man, lest you give 1t breath:
A thOuS nd foes
Woull round you close,
And mock and torture you down to death
Bide your time. and suffer. and trust;
Your triumph proud
Shall Gene in Il cloud,
And scatter the scOrner5 like useless dustl
Ever che story reads the same,
EverunOre Night
Shall hate the Light,
And dwarfS attack the giant Fame!
Washington -SEATON DONOHO.
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A New Order.

From the Wall Street News.
"Waiter," he began, "you may bring me
spring chicken, piece of lamb, a choice cut
Of"
He was interrupted by the appearance of a
minutes, and then left.
"Waiter how far had I got?" asked the gen.
tleman.
"You were going to order choice cut"
"Ah! Yes. was then under the impression
that the west was enjoying fine weather. and
the wheat was being harvested in nice shape.
My friend says it has been raining every day tor
fortnight, the harvest is delayed and wheat is
being badly damaged. Water!"
eyes. SIR
''Tll make new order, based upon a falling
off ID per cent in the crop. Bring me dish Of
pork and beans and glass of milk"
How Susie Treated the Washers.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
A pretty waiter girl in San Francisco coffee
house told the following to a reporter:
''When it's noon we have a rush which lasts
about an hour and a half; then for two hours
the stragglers come in; after that it's quiet until
we Close
''What do you mean by 'stragglers'?"
''The fellers that like to take their time eat
ing lunch and mash us girls"
''Do they mash yOu?"
''Well, they think they do, which is just the
same. Susie. over there by that table; is ia
vOrite. She isn't married. and hasn't any folks
tOsay where she shall 60 or what she must not
do She's a good girl. though, but the other
day (here she got confidentaD Susie played q
lot Of them little dudes that come in here. She
and two other girls hired a big room up town
for one night, and Susie told every feller she
knew that she lived in that room and that he
could come and see her. One teller she made
promise to bring bottle Of beer, and another
an oyster loaf, and SO on. Well, you'd died to
have seen us-I mean to have seen Susie and
the girls and those fellers. There were seven
teen of 'em, and each one thought he was going
to have the lark all to himself. Trade fell off
here the next few days, but they all came back
when they got over their mad"