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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-11

College of Music.
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

If nutmeg is grated and mixed with
the ginger in hard ginger bread pi-
quaint flavor is given to it.
One way to cook summer squash is to
cut it in slices about an inch thick and
boil in salted water, using just as little as
will answer When done drain it well
and without mashing; serve it with but
ter and pepper, and salt.
The late peas are sometimes thought
to be improved if when cooking small
piece of ham or bacon or corned beef is
cooked with them. Remove the meat
before serving and thicken the soup
with -four or arrowroot.
If your tomato vines hang very full of
green tomatoes few may be picked and
be picked, and those which are left will
grow and ripen more rapidly. These
green ones will make excellent pickles,
and are nice canned for use next spring.
They are so firm they will keep perfectly.
An excellent pudding is made of tart
apples stewed, and then put in layers
with fine cracker or bread crumbs.
While the apples are still hot stir sugar
and little butter in with them. This
should be baked for half an hour. A
little sweet cream is great addition, but
it is good without any sauce.
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Atmospheric Influences.
Texas Sihings.

A convocation of commercial travellers
was assembled and gathered together on
the b reezy veranda of the Beach Hotel
Galveston. An itinerant beggar, who
had once been a wealthy and respected
citizen, but who had become impoverish-
ed by lack Of deep water and his efforts
to counteract the atmospheric influences,
approached the group in a sidelong man
ner, something after the manner of a
crab, and by display of the transitory
wit, which so delights drummers he
charmed the entire circle. The drinks
which he inhaled were numerous, and at
the expense of the drummers. Finally,
as he was about to withdraw from the
canvass, one of the drummers inquired,
just as if he really had some doubts on
the subject:
"Don't you want ten cents to get a
drink with in the morning."
The tramp did not accept the nomina-
ton viva voce; but, after a pause, re
marked that he thought there was no
legal obstacle to the drummer making
that kind of an investment.
81 will advance you the money, ifyou
will promise not to spend it until to-
morrow morning, and then only for a
drink"
As the Cotton Exchange was closed for
the daS, it was impossible 10 use the
money in futures, so the tramp readily
promised to carry out the trust imposed
on him.
Here is your money"
The beggar, impecunious no longer,
took the money, and was about to convey
it to place of safety, when an idea seem
ed to strike him with considerable yie-
lence. He turned back.
81 say, gentlemen, | hope you under
stand | am a man of my word"
80, certainly"
81 have promised not to buy a drink
with this money until tomorrow morn
ing"
"That's the understanding"
"Just so but the Bible says never put
off till tomorrow that which you can do
to-day, and"
"You are not going back on your
word"
80, no but was just thinking that,
as capital is so insecure, the dread of my
Icing robbed in my sleep will keep me
awake all night Now, if | had another
drink righ. now, sort of night-cap, you
know, wHld sleep as sound if | had
no cash balance on my mind. | tell you,
gentlemen men of wealth have their
troubles, as well as the poorer classes.
Before | became the Gust Ian of that
ten cents with which you have so gener-
ouslv endowed me, had no occasion to
resort to artificial means to produce
healthful slumber My sleeI was like
that of an infant, so calm"
80, pshaw Here's another dime to
get nightcap." ..r ..
The proposition was accepted on the
spot, and the ten cents was utilized in
procuring an antidote against the atmos-
pheric influences which are said to be
more deletorious just now than at any
previous epoch in the history. of the
Island City.
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05
FASHION.
White is very much worn.

White is very much worn.
Shot silks and satins will rage in the
fall.
BY some fashionable people very lit
lie is worn.
Polonaises are much worn; so are
stockings BRAIDED in pearls.
Hats are worn far back on the head;
bonnets are tip-tilted forward.
Pulled sleeves, Queen Mary's style are
seen upon new dresses.
Waistcoats for women have been reviv-
ed and are worn under cutaway jackets.
The darts Of the corsage are now made
short to give the figure an easy grace.
In low cut shoes and slippers, dark
red is the prevailing color.
silk stockings are embroidered in
front with colored steel beads and silk
chenille.
The latest lace pins are in design OF
the Brooklyn bridge.
Large squale neckerchiefs, folded in a
lIlItt ~ '''''''N VI hAlh
muslin.
Belts are worn quite narrow. They
are fastened with snowy buckles of OK
died silver, cut steel, or stamped leath-
er.
The latest novelty in writing paper is
called photographic" and is quite ex-
pensive, being made in imitation Of old
discolored parchment.
"Tel-el- Kebir" is a new cloth for cos
tunes, resembling albatross cloth, only
very much thicker. II comes in mono
chrome patterns and also in brocades,
some of which are very gorgeous.
One of the most novel arrangements
for the neck is plating of lace sewed
down one side of narrow band, reach
ing from the throat to the bust with a
succession of loops of baby" ribbon,
or rows of velvet down the other, form
ing heading.
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05
ALL SORTS.

The income Of the Church of Englan,

The income Of the Church of England
is put at S22,625,Oo0.
Voltaire's house is used by the German
Bible Society as a repository for Bibles.
S. II. Howard, a colored man, who
died in Brooklyn the other day at the
age of "a years left fortune Of nearly
100000.
Out of respect for public opinion, Gov
ernor Hamilton, of Illinois, has ordered
that the military companies of that State
shall not parade on Sundays, except as
funeral escorts.
Minnesota, according TO a pamphlet
just issued by the State board of imini-
grafton, has still a vast tract of unex-
plored territory within her borders.
Lee Childe, nephew of Gen. Robert
+. Lee, has fallen heir to the estate of the
late Baroness de Triquety, whose niece
he married few years ago. Mr.. Childe
has been livingln Paris for several years.
In a replevin suit at Stevensville,
Montana, relating to a pair of reins
bought at auction for 80 cents, the I'M
successful litieant paid in costs more
than $500. Over 100 witnesses were ex-
amined.
Aaron Stevenson, of Green Hill, Ind,
was SO years of age, and lived alone. As
he was preparing his dinner recently,
his half-wiIted brother, who is ~ years
old, stole in upon him, and with an axe
severed his head from his body.
Two cattle dealers of Bay st. Louis,
nased Odum and Borden, quarreled
under a pine sapling during a storm.
Borden held up the knife to strike his
opponent, but at that instant stroke of
lightning killed them both.
The value of the poultry consumed in
the United States Annually is estimated
at 100000 900, or SO TO each inhabitant.
The value of the eggs consumed is set at
S240,000,000, or $540,000,000 for poultry
and eggs together, or about $40 per year
to each inhabitant. The number of eggs
consumed is estimated to be 1000, 100000,
OF $50 eggs to each inhabitant, which
would allow one egg to each person
every other day.
Lonrdes is being distanced as popu-
lar shrine by Carravaggio. A correspon-
dent declares that "every day at noon a
vision of the Virgin Mary rises from a
dark recess behind pillar in the chapel,
when the shrieks and screams of those
knocked down and trampled on by 9TH
ers desiring to see is appalling. Outside
the holy fountain stand groups of deyo-
tees of every class and condition, who by
due course are lifted by friends into the
Fountain Ever since the Duke Of Nor
folk took his little blind boy to Lourdes,
he has been pestered by letters begging
to take him to Carravafgio.' 7- "a
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smooth in water.

Siiiootn III Nattf.
When tired of the usual salad dressing
try this: Rub an ounce of butter and
nearly teaspoonful of -four together
till smooth, then put it in basin or
stew-pan on the top of the stove with
equal quantities of weak vinegar and
gravy stock-about half a teacupful OF
each should be allowed for the quantity
of butter mentioned. Do not let this
boil but let il simmer gently. When 1t
begins to thicken add the yolk Of one
egg. This is very nice with lettuce and
cold potato salad
A handsome easel can be made at
small expense Have frame of com
mon whitewood made, see that the pro-
portions are good then cover it entirely
with vel yet, plush or satin, or even vel
veteen of good quality may be used.
An easel five feet high will serve TO
hold quite a good-sized picture and will
make ii much more prominent picture
than if it were hung on the wall.
1t is not generally known that the
mint sauce will keep if bottled and be as
good or even better. than when freshly
gathered. OF course do not mean that
it will keep indefinitely, but for a week
or ten days at least This will be good
news to the family to whom it is not
alone the first swallow but the first mint
sauce which makes the summer.
If your lace bedspread and pillow COW
er are soiled, wash them and instead of
bluing them, dip them in some very
weak cold coffee, and they will receive
from it very delicate shade of ecru,
which is so popular for laces just now.
Curtains and other articles of lace may
be treated in the same way.
When in a suit on a promissory note
it is adiudged to be void because it had
been altered in "a material part, the
holder Of the note Can recover on the
original consideration paid for the note
without returning or offering to return
the note.
1t is good thing to save some of
the fat when cooking lamb. Use what
you require for the gravy, and then save
the rest so that when you roast your
next saddle Of lamb you can lay little
lump of fat on top of it when it is put in
the oven, Sprinkle salt and pepper
over it also.
If dried pumpkin is put soaking at
night in sweet milk it will be ready for
use in the morning: if there are any
small Jumps lett in it they can be rub
bed smooth with a spoon.
To quiet the burning of Imprisoned
hands, wet them with hot lime-water.
This will be eflicacious sometimes when
nothing else does any good.
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05
do not have fewer cases OF gapes.

do not have fewer cases OF gapes.
: In dry weather the cucumber beds in
bearing should be watered.
DAM ages from late floods at Ontario
Canada, half million dollars.
Thirteen per cent ofthe sheep in Ten.
nessee were killed by dogs in June.
Petroleum has been found in large
quantities in northwest Wyoming. -.
Tobacco is being successfully and pro-
fitably cultivated in many portions OF
Arkansas,
About 100000 sheep have been driven
from Eastern Oregon into Montana this
season.
Bagging grapes has numerous advo-
Gates arlong the best farmers and f.I't-
growers,
Creeping creeping where 10 lie i-
seen,
A rare old plant is the ivy green
Iowa Republicans "favor the creation
by Congress of a Department of Indus
try"
The orange trees all over Florida are
laden with mingled blossoms and fruit,
and present scenes of dazzling beauty.
The crop reports from the eastern sec
ton of Canada are exceedingly favora-
BILE. All crops give promise of an abun-
dant yield.
There is material falling off in the
number of hogs packed at the West as
compared with last year.
The ranchmen of western Texas are
lamenting the scarcity of water and the
parched condition Of the grain.
The great cattle range of Wyoming,
under the military protection of Fort
Mckinney, is about 90e miles square.
Watermelon trains are now as com
mon jim Georgia, Tennessee and kentuc-
ky, us peach trains will soon be in Mary
land and New Jersey.
DO not forget that all kinds of stock
enjoy relish of salt and that ii is bene-
fetal to them.
Look out for the ialve of the peach
borer. In word, prevent egg-laying
during this month and next.
Returns from Nebraska, Iowa. Dakota
and Illinois are favorable to large crops
of corn and wheat.
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05

lift its head between the pebbles. ed
of geraniums and hot house plants in
full bloom dot the lawns. The trees are
symmetrically trimmed. The barns are
clean and in thorough repair.
A pleasant picture of the daily life of
the now famous family was presented to
the eye of the reporter. On the front
piazza in an easy rocking chair sat the
aged mother little grayer, perhaps, for
the experiences OF the two past years,
but looking very cool and comfortable
in the twilight. A little to the east on
the broad piazza were the children seat
ed in a knot whiting. Irwin and Abra m
and the two little Rudolph boys. Around
the corner 10 the east was Miss Mollie,
sitting on window sill and toying with
the shutter OF the blind. In the rear, on
the west side of the house, the family
horse and carriage stood, as if in readi-
ness to take some member of the family
for a moonlight drive.
Mrs. Garfield, Harry and James were
not visible, but are living on the farm,
having returned from Saratoga last week
Tuesday. Here the family now live
and will remain during the summer
There are twelve members in all, besides
the help. Mrs. Garfield, grandma, and
the five children; Mr.. Joseph Rudolph,
his father, wife and two children. Their
Mentor life is by nomeans tedious. The
village is decidedly pleasant one, the
family is provided with every comfort
and there is no one to modest or make
AFRAID. Occasionally trip is made to
Little Mountain in order to escape the
heat of day or two. Last week the
Rudolph boys and some of the Garfield
boys drove over to Kirkland and inspect.
ed the Mormon Temple there. Frequent
trips are made down to Cleveland and
occasional trips to places even more dis
tant, but the family spend most of their
time in Mentor.
The youngsters, Abram and Irwin,
seem to enjoy themselves hugely.
There is stream of water called Rocks
creek Just west of the homestead, and
here in connect nwith some other boy $
of the neighborhood, they have built a
dam, thus causing the water to deepen
and makes good place for swimming.
Here they have some rare frolics. They
also GO on occacional fishing expeditions.
Altogether, the Garfield home is de-
lightful place and its occupants expert
ence no lack of wholesome diversion, al
though living in such comparative retir-
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05
Bill Nye's Hornets.
Laramie Boomerang.

Last fall desired to add to my rare
collection large hornets nest. | had an
embalmed tarantula and her porcelain
lined nest, and | desired to add to these
the gray and airy home of the hornet
| procured one of large size after cold
weather and hung it in my cabinet by a
string. When warm weather came some
thing reminded me of it. think it was
a hornet. He logged my memory in
some way and called my attention to it
Memory is not located where | thought
it was. It seemed as though whenever
he touched me he awakened a memory
"a warm memory with red place all
around it.
Then some more hornets came and
began to rake up old personalities. | re
member that one of them lit on my up
per lip. He thought it was rosebud
When he went away it looked like glad
iolus bulb | wrapped wet sheet
around it to take out the warmth and re-
duce the swelling SO that | could 20
through the folding-doors and tell my
wife about it.
Hornets lit all over me and walked
around on my person. | did not dare to
scrape them off because they are so SEN
sitive. You have to be very guarded in
your conduct toward hornet. re-
member once while / was watching the
busy little hornet gathering honey and
June bugs from the bosom of rose,
years ago, stirred him up with a p ub,
more as practical joke than anything
else, and he came and lit on my sunny
hair-that was when i wore my own
hair-and he walked around through my
cleaning tresses quite awhile, making
tracks as large us a watermelon all over
my head. # he hadn't run out of tracks
nv head would have looked like load
ofsummer squashes. | remember | had
to thump my head against the smoke
house in order to smash him, and had
to comb him out with a fine comb and
wear waste paper basket two weeks
for hat.
Much has been said about the hornet,
but he has an odd, quaint way after all
that is forever new.
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05
CAREY'S MURDERER.
Could "Paralyxe" q Whole County.
Denver Tribune. r..

His Cousin Says that He Is n Dandy and
Could 'sParalyre" Whole County.
Denver Tribune.
"PhiP O'Donnell, who keeps a saloon
on Holiday street, opposite the Grant
smelter, is a first cousin of the man
ODonnell who killed James Carey al
Port Elizabeth. "Phil" says that the
man who killed Carey was his cousin
"Pat." "sPat' was dandy" says "Phil,'
"and with q club he could paralyze a
whole county. He was about forty years
of age, and the easiest man with his fist
that you ever saw"
"They Say that the man who killed
Carey was Captain Phelan of Kansas
City," suggested the reporter.
that's just what ] come to talk
about" said Mr.. O'Donnell, as he unfold
ed morning paper and drew attention
to paragraph which described the mur-
derer as closely resembling the above
mentioned citizen Of that place, who, as
is stated, left about two months ago, os-
tensibly to look after legacy of some
distant relative dying in Tpperary, Ire
land. "Phelan may have gone to Ire
land, but of one thing am positive, and
that ia that he is not the man who kill
ed Carey. Pat has that honor. l
happen to know that my cousin was in
some mischief about week after Carey
testified against the prisoners in Dublin.
Ny sister wrote me that he was away
from home half the time. and of late had
been away most mysterious don't be-
lieve he was alone in this thing. He
had the active support of the Irish So
cieties, and many active in the recent
Irish tronbles in Dublin were constantly
with him before his disappearance about
the middle of June"
"What was Patricks occupation?"
"He was for long time doing labor
ing work about Tipperary and afterward
went into business at Godsall, in the
county of Donegal. He had been in
America, and seven years ago became
natunlized. After getting his papers,
the same which were found in his trunk
ut Cape Town, he returned home. While
in this country he lived in Baltimore
and Philadelphia, and was never as far
west as Pittsburgh. When left him in
Philadelphia he was driver ON a street
car. 1t was not congenial however and
he resigned, and, going into politics in
the Twenty seventh ward, he made him
self so useful that Mayor Stokley of that
city put him on his force, and during the
close of the Centennial exposition he did
duty on the grounds as sergeant of the
Qrlardn ~
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CALLED HER JUMBO.
His Honor and Bijah.

1T wasn't my fault, judgew tearfully
exclaimed Sarah Fenton, as she stood Oh
the mark.
"Well, it wasn't mine, either" replied
the court.
"You see, sir, l mixed some water and
ginger and lemon together, and drank il
for a cholera preventive"
without any cholera within fourthous
and miles of you"
swell, nobody knows how soon it may
come. Then / started down to see Mrs
OReefer, on Brush street. wanted tC
ask her whether to put twenty -foul
fiounces on my new dress or make the
skirt plain. On my way ] was sun
struck"
Pooh ~
Indeed | was, sir, and as | leaned
against the fence to ask myself whether
| was dead or alive boy came along anC
called me Jumbo"
whats that"
upon my honor, sir, think it's some
kind of bird, but | won't be sure. He
meant to make fun Of me, anyhow"
"And you pulled his hair?"
"Did II Well, a person laboring under
a sun-stroke ard cholera preventive i:
not herself, you know"
"And you shouted and yelled and rails
ed a crowd"
perhaps so, sir, though Pm naturally
modest and timid."
"Mrs Fenton | shall fine YOU five dol
lars"
"Oh, Judge, don't do it?'
"But | must"
"If you won't I'll never wor y over the
cholera again.
"Buty you may be sun-struck, YOU see.
"Oh, but | won't 90 out except OF
cloudy days and then I'll tie wet sponge
on my head"
"The fine must stand. You look like
hard case"
"But, indeed, Pm not. I'm one of the
incest ladies in Detroit. Judge take S4.9t
off the fine.
Cant do it. Pay the clerk and fal
back"
With many groans and laments sht
complied, but as Bijah led her to the dool
she clawed and scratched, and bit anC
called out
'If ever | meet you on the docks II
heave YOU into the river and throw clubs
at your bobbing bald head"
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

The perfection to which the drying
and evaporating Of fruit has arrived may
well give the busy housewife pause
The ordeal of canning fruit which, in
addition to much other hard work, is so
dreaded, may to great extent be done
away with and supplies Of dried fruit be
provided instead. Think ofthis and do
not shudder to see the trees so full of
bloom; but one fact must be borne in
mind the dried fruit needs care. to keep
il free from worms and then the prepar-
alton of it for the table must have
thought. Some fruits needs 70 lie in
water all night, some is better if hot wa
ter is poured over it and it is stewed
quickly. The dried apricots which
make such rich and luscious sauCe, gain
bv this process. Use a small quantity
OF water, and sweeten the Juice so that
it will be almost thick with sugar.
Lemon cream which is nice for filling
of a pie or for layer cake, tarts, or in
place of sauce ispnadeiin this way: The
quantity can he indefinitely increased,
but the proportion should be the same;
one lemon with the rind grated and the
inner portion cut up fine with a knife,
not in a chopping bowl for m III of the
Juice is wasted; one cup sugar o. thirds
cup water, oLe half cup butter, and three
eggs. lie. the lemon, sugar and butter
come to boil before adding the well
beaten eggs; when it thickens take from
the fire and let it cool before using. If
eggs are not plenty use two eggs and a
tablespoonful of comJpcn flour rubbed
The Osceola times., 1884-01-05
A Ghost at "a Tryst.
American Recorder.

A young fellow from the country
whose manhood is wreck and whose
finances are more dilapidated, all from
dissipation, had won the affections of a
pretty country maiden and insisted on
meeting her against her stern fathers
will. A few nights ago they met and
were arranging an elopement, The spot
they had selected for their tryst was
near an old family burying-ground snd
the hour was near midnight. They had
made no definite plan, owing to the girls
derverseness, and the fellow was suing
earnestly when a groan wae heard in
among the graves and white form rose
up and advanced toward the couple.
Neither of them could speak OF move.
The figure moved slowly forward, the
eyes seemingly blazing and the bones
clanking as 1t stepped. When within a
few feet of the lovers ii spoke in a
scarcely articulate tone, telling the youth
TO "Begone I" as his object was to destroy
the girls happiness after getting her
money. The young fellow slid on his
knees, promising TO leave if he was al
lowed. He was granted ten seconds to
get ont of sight, when the girl keeled
over in faint and the young man started
on run for home. Then the old man
threw down sheet on which some
phosphorus had been rubbed and some
bones he had picked up, took his girl in
to the house.
The young fellow has left the country
and the girl is quite as gentle as dove.
The old man is happy and gives his
daughter all the presents and attention
he can, but has never told his part in the
transaction, and she has never spoken
her lovers name nor said word of the
terror that drove him from her side.