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, 1884-01-31

Several weeks ago the late James Burns
told how, In 1895, Daniel Webster paid a visit
to Detroit and was given a reception by the
citizens at the old Natic&al hotel. 81 was
about 26 years DID, said Mr.. Burns, oand
had just risen to the distinction of being in
business for myself. For that reason. 1 sup
pose, at all events I know no other cause, /
was invited to be privately introduced, with
a lot Of other young business men, to Mr..
Webster.
"We1, sir, I went fully impressed with the
greatness of Mr.. Webster, and 1 con-
Tess, somewhat elated over the honor
thus accorded me. We all assembled in the
parlor, fifteen or twenty In number. Pres
emily Mr.. Webster entered tho room,
and we were introduced. A social, general
chat Of perhaps half an hour ollowed. Mr..
Webster talking all over the room and with
no one in particular, after which we took our
leave. The remarkable feature which i'm
pressed me was the fact that Mr.. Webster,
who had met fifteen or eighteen ordinary
young men for the first time and that in a
general way, called US all by name and with
out hesitation or mistake as we took our
leave.D
"Tve heard that memory Of names was one
Of Daniel Webster's strong points"
@But the story isn't finished" said Mr..
burns- rour years later 1 was IN new
York, buying goods. I had not seen or
hardly thought of Mr.. Webster In that time.
l had just returned from Wall street to go
up Broadway, when I saw a magnificent
figure walking ahead OF me. Confident that
1t was Mr.. Webster, l quickened my pace,
passed him, and at the next corner stopped
to get a fair look Mt him. l was not mis-
taken in the man, and I was Immediately
filed with a desire to speak to him, but l
was held back by the thought that he would
not remember a young chap like myself. l
followed him a block before I could make up
my mind to accost him. Everybody on
Broadway turned and looked admiringly at
him as he passed, and finally l thought it
would be in keeping with western character
to be a little forward. So with "How do
you do, Mr.. Websterf' 1 stepped to his side.
Turning slightly and half stopping in his
walk, he looked intently into my face an In
slant and said: why, how do you do, Mr..
Burns Pm glad to see you, SIR And so we
walked together up to the Astor house. l
actually believe he inquired after every man
he met at his Detroit reception, and that he
called each man by name as though they
were his intimate friends. From that hour /
knew the value of a good memory, aud from
that hour l began to cultivate my own
, 1884-01-31

I'LL oiAkuhu4 VhIu-l
In the centre OF the kitchen stands its most
important factor, the metate, for t~ortilla-
making. 1t is a followed stone, the size of
an ordinary bread bowl. having two stone
legs, about sr inches high, ut one end, which
inclines it at an angle OF as degrees. The
tortilla-maker kneels on the dirt floor at the
elevated end of the metate, and, the corn
having been previously boiled in weak I've,
and still quite wet, she brushes It into paste
with a stone rolling-pin, the mixture gradu-
ally sliding down the inclined plane into a
dish placed to receive it. When a quantity
has been thus crushed, It Il rolled into balls
and left until required. 1t IL astonishing
what an amount OF corn a family OF ordinary
DIE will consume in q day. In the form OF
t%ortillas, the Mexican staff OF life
When a meal is on the taps, the last act In
the dramA-the tragedy, we feel inclined TO
say, when suffering the after pangs of in
digestion-is to heat the griddle, or moro
commonly a smooth fat stone. Then the
cook takes a very small lump at once Of tho
prepared corn paste and shapes 1t into thin
round cakes, with a little water and much
loud ~spatting OF the hands, with a sound ex-
actly like spanking babies Tn cakes are
then baked brown In a Jifry, and, as . sub
stttuts for bread, one might go further and
fare a great deal worse than subsIst ON
tortillaA
, 1884-01-31
the MS. neadc@. Missed It

New York Cor. Hartford Timesl
In the old Pfaffe days ono day at dinner
Charley Webb told me a little story. &C. H
Webb is better known to the reading public
as John Paul" Of The Now York Tribune,
and tho writer OF one or two very funny
books. Ho is a hunlorist OF the highest class
not more than half a dozen from the head
OF the class Mt that) He said that he brought
from San Francisco Mark Twain's jumping
Frog and Other Sketches" and he Travelled
from ono end to the other OF New York to
lnd u publisher. The search was unsuccezs-
full. So he published 1t himself. This wal In
1857, and / have sosn a copy OF the book
with the imprint &c. H. Webb, publisher"
What a strike 1t would have been for the
Harpeu, the Appletons or any big house, to
have taken the risk of that first book and so
secured the authorl / have no doubt that
our New York publishers are full OF such
testh- gnashing "reminiscences and experiences.
A later incident, with a more fortunate
termination, has come to my knowledge. I
hear that when the manuscript OF the first
valums Of j. r. McMaster's History of the
People Of the United States" was rendered to
Appletons, it was submitted to three readers
In turn, and rejected by every one of Thorn.
1t was then given to a fourth readeE,n nm un-
biased Englishman, by tho by, who carefully
read the copy, and then made a written re-
port, giving his unqualified approval Of the
work, from both a literary and commercial
standpoint, and upon that report the manu-
script was accepted. / need not say how
great a success the book has been
, 1884-01-31

young people do not know what real, conn
Portable love Is Never again can / believe
that true love does not run smoothly. 1t Is
the heyday passion of youth that finds OBJ
structions In its course, but the steady cur
rent OF Aunt Becky's love, as she sat there
hand In hand with Deacon Podson, flowed on
as grandly and serenely as a mighty river
out Of torrent time.
At last the darkness closed in upon them
and with Bobby fast asleep in his chair, l had
only to listen. Was It wicked thus to play
the eavesdropperl Perhaps 30. Thought so;
and / doubt not that was my prevailing
reason for doing it.
1How long is it since Sister Podsun passed
away r asked Becky, with quivering tender
ness of tone.
ats nigh on sixteen year now,n replied the
deacon, with a heavy sigh. which was echoed
by Aunt Becky.
@Sister Poison was such a dear, good soul"
said Aunt Becky, softly, ait seemed a pity we
couldn't a'kept her always. But Gods will
DO done"
%Yes, Gods will be done" repeated Deacon
Podson, with another ~deep-drawn sigh
"She was so lovinilike, and good!" said the
dear old woman, without a shade OF that
jealousy which shrivels the heartless compli-
ments OF younger women under such condi-
tions.
"Yes, Sister Boggs, she was"
"Can me Becky, Deacon Poison"
AN you'll call me Joshl"
Eyes, J-JJoshua, y and I know Aunt Becky
put her gingbam apron up to her face. Ten
years of courtship, and 1 doubt not this was
the first time she had addressed him by his
Christian name. / thought surely the deacon
would see his chance and throw both arms
around her neck. fold her to his big breast,
and say: any Becky, my own, own Becky"
That Is about what / should have done, but
Deacon Podson Is older than l and has passed
the gushing point of life.
u hev been a-thinkin' about somethin' a
big, long time. Sister Bo-that is, Becky.
I've been a-thinkin' tbet@
What on earth could the man be waiting
forl Had he faintedi Had his tongue been par
Rlyzsd by the burden thrown pom iti ]
strained my ear, but could catch no sound
Long, long, oh, how provokingly long tue
silence dragged. At last 1 heard a kiss yes,
/ could not have been mistaken, 1t must nave
been a hss-and then a few soft sobs that
told OF tears of joy in Aunt Becky's eyes.
Had their souls read each other in the dark
ness, and flowed together in eloquent silence
as their cheeks lay close against each otheri
It must nave been SO, for after Deacon Pod
son had gone away, Aun Becky stood and
looked out at the window a long time; and
when she turned back and lighted the lamp
to put Bobby to bed there were tears in her
eyes and a happy smile on her lips that
plainly said a blessing from the god OF love
had fallen on her heart
, 1884-01-31
Wet Coal. or DyI


The question OF burning coal In a wet or
dry state is still being discussed In the Eng
lish Journals, a large amount OF both theory
and practical Information being sct forth.
Dns writer says that, although 1t is generally
conceded TO be true that wet bituminous coal
viii not produce as large a quantity of steam
IN n boiler as dry coal, there are few figures
to substantiste this The results OF a series
Of tests made recently with much ears are TO
garded as having considerable weight in the
determination OF the points involved 1t APP
peared that q mass Of washed slack, holding
Is per cent Of water and o $40 per sent OF
ash. eyaporated 8 ITO pounds OF water per
pound Of fuel, while the same coal. with only
s per cont Of water, made from 8 to > $40
pounds Of steam. 6aldng due allowance for
moisture by rsducil- TO n standard Of like
quantities Of coal fros from moisture, a direct
loss a u par osnt 70 shown In using wet
coal
, 1884-01-31
Ell MAHDI AND GUN ARABIC.
How the Rebellion in the soudnn
LIS Causing n Rise in the Price OF
Candy.

Chicago Tribune.
The toothsome gumdrop and the rubber
like mashmallow will soon be an expensive
luxury, and all because the "False Prophet"
thousands OF miles away, Is stirring up a re-
bolton In the Soudan. Pure gum arabic
composss 30 per cent Of all tho best confec-
tionery, and comes almost exclusively from
the Souda Khartoum Is its great market
1t is brought there by the natives and bar
tered to merchants from Cairo and Suakin
for guns, cartridges, trinksts, and other arti-
cles dear to the heart of a savage. Once a
year, during October and November, when
the Nile is ut its highest, the yield Is hoated
down barges TO Cairo, and thence shipped to
the four principal markets Of the world
London, Paris, Mnrseilles, and New York
A small part Is taken overland on camels,
TO Suakin, about a three months trip. Tho
unit Of IN IL q bale containing 500
pounds The European consumption every
year is 10, 900 Of these bales, while America
consumes half as many.
Since Ell Mahdi has been disaffecting the
Soudan the price OF gum has steadily been
going up and from the usual price OF 8 or 10
cents a pound it has now rfSen to 20, and
there Is little to buy at that No crop was
brought in this year, and unless the insur
rection is quelled within the course OF three
months there will DO none next. The Cairo
merchants, Of course, will not send their
money into tho Soudan in its present state,
even could their agents get there safely. Be-
sides this there is very little to bring out, az
none has been gathered this year.
The Soudan negroes, having very little OF
the Yankee thrift, will not work unless they
can see an immediate return for their labor.
As Ell Obeid is already occupied and Khar-
toum is likely to be soon, there is no chance
OF bringing the crop out by water, and an
overland freightage would be most expensive,
taking a caravan nearly a year to make the
trip between Khartoum and Cairo. Even
then a bale would be a heavy load for .
camel.
Nearly all OF last years crop was destroyed
by the Egyptian army while they were in
Khartoum. Tho bales OF gum were piled In
large pens waiting for the fall rise in the
liver to be shipped to Cairo. The army be-
ing short Of grain-bags, dumped the gum on
The ground and Appropriated the bales. OF
course the next rain washed Thousands Of dol
lars into the soil OF Khartoum. A Cairo
merchant writing to n firm in this city says
that the price Of gum Ia almost fabulous, aAd
that there are three buyers to every invoice.
Several London and Marseilles firms have al
ready made fortunes out Of is sudden rise
In n few weeks gum arabic will probably be
quoted as high as 90 cents a pound. At that
rate candy will DO worth almost its weight In
Eold.
, 1884-01-31
The Motion Was Carried.

I9lhcOn IN S|lnclnnhU Enquirer.
heard Johnny Haggerty tell the follow
ing story the other night, and l think 1t good
enough to print: mot long since a number
of patriotic Milesians banded themselves to-
gether In an association for the purpose Of de-
vising ways and means OF downing the enemy
OF their race, the 'Sassenach.' As their head
they elected a man of good heart, but great
pomposity. At the meeting following his
election he had a sad mission to perform-to
announce the sudden demise of one of the
brotherhood. Being DESTROYS Of impressing
his audience with his oratorial pow
ers and intimate parliamentary knowledge,
he said: Gentlemen, it is my sad duty to an
nounce to yehs that Brother WEIGH was run
over and kilt by the Little Miami cars sincs
our last meeting. He was a kind son, a good
husband, a worthy father, and in every re-
spect a number one man. Furthermore, he
was m active member of this association and
a straightforward Dimocrat; but that's
nayther here nor there. All we kin do is say
blessed is the will of the Lord, an all In favor
OF the motion will signify the same by saying
AYE" LAM glad to say that the motion was
carried without a mega We vote.H
, 1884-01-31
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, 1884-01-31
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, 1884-01-31

IENchanRe.I
At the famous luncheon party on Sir Dom
aid Currio's yacht in tho barbor of Copen-
hagen. say Tho Pail Mall Gazette, Mr.. Ten
nyson, in conversation with the empress of
Russia and the princess of Wales, is said to
have asked by what title he ought rightly to
address those ladies. al do not know, " he said,
"what ought to call you" "Oh," said the
princess, there is no difficulty; Minnie and
Alec, to be sure"
, 1884-01-31

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vessels OF all sizes and constructed almost Gu
tirely under native supervision
, 1884-01-31

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, 1884-01-31

Those of our subscribers out OF Cheyenne
who get the LEADBR by mail should see that
they are paid in advance, as ali subscriptions
not SO paid arc liable to be discontinued.
, 1884-01-31
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

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, 1884-01-31
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-18
HIS Kingdom.

Kaiser Wilhelm Of Germany CLOCKS
every inch a king" He is six feet in
height, wen.proportioled, and weighs
two hundred and fifty pounds. His
mother. the Queen Louise, who beard
ed Napoleon N behalf Of her conquered
country was the handsomest woman in
Europe. The Emperor in his best days,
was noted for his manly beauty.
An anecdote brings to light the genial
side of the royal OctOgenarian.
While staying at Ems to drink Its
famous waters, the Emperor waited an
orphan asylum. After listening to the
recitations of the children, be lifted a
bright gil of six years into his lap, and
said,-
sNow, my little fraulein, let me see
how well you have been taught. To
what kingdom does this belong?" and
he held up an orange.
Looking up timidly into the Empe
ror's face, the little one replied, "TC
the vegetable kingdom"
"Very good, little frauleinl And now
tell to what kingdom does this bel0ngp'
and he held up gold piece.
'.To the mineral kingdom"
"Better and better, little fraulein
Now look at me and say to what king
dom do belong?"
The little girl hesitated. Was the
great Emperor an animal? She looked
at her teachers; they were little start
led. With a half-frightened look, she
turned to the Emperor, and said,-
ITO the kingdom Of heaven"
"Yes, yes, my little frauisin," an
swered the Emperor, with tears In hi:
eyes; 81 trust do beleng to Gods king
dom. And you think it is time wa:
there, do you not? Well, the day Is no,
far distant"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-18
Mrs. Grundy.

Who was Mrs. Grundys 1t seems
strange, indeed, that so little should be
known about the antecedents of Mrs.
Grundy, who is always so anxious to
know about other people, but the fact
must be admitted that Mrs. Grundy 3
origin is enveloped in the profoundest
mystery. Nobody knows who she was
OF how she first eutered society. She
was not even a character in play, like
the immortal Mrs. Malaprop. She
first made known her existence to the
public on the 18th Of February, 1900,
in drama entitled "Speed the Plough, u
by Thomas Morton, where one Of the
characters alludes frequently to her
mysterious influence by the words,
"What will Mrs. Grundy say?" Be-
yond this nothing is known Of her.
There is, of course, the possibility that
she was the wife Of Solomon Grundy,
of the nursery rhyme. who was born on
Monday, christened on Tuesday, ETC.,
and got through his existence on Sun.
day; for the rhyme expressly says that
Solomon was married on Wednesday.
Perhaps Solomon Grundy was solar
myth, and Mrs. Grundy something OF
the same kind. Thomas Norton is un'
fortunately dead, and has carried his
secret to the tomb; and once more the
world, which knows 50 little about 1t,
greatest men, will be deprived Of al
further knowledge of one of Its most IN
teresting women.