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The LeapIng Salmon of Canada.

The salmon rivers Of Canada are all
streams Of swift currents, whirling rapids
and high falls. The salmon setms to
make its way up these streams with a.
much ease as he moves down. One Of
the sights in the vicinity Of Quebec is
the salmon leaping at the Falls Of To-
vette, and during July many persons as
semble there TO see it, The falls are q
succession of steep tumbles and the water
rushes over the rocks with great velocity
The salmon gather at the foot of the
lower tumble, ard, with marvellous leaps
up the very face of the rushing waters
make their way to the summit without
apparent difficulty, gliding up the swift
chutes like flash and mounting each
successive tumble until the grand sum
init is reached. The native Canadian
will tell you, with n straight an solemn
face that when there was no legal inter
ference with spearing, the Indians were
in the habit of gathering at the foot Of
the falls IN their birch canoes and cast
ing their spears at the salmon as they
leaped up the torrents, making their cast
with such marvellous skill that the sal
mon aimed at was invariably stopped in
his vaulting career and fell back impaled
by the Indians cruel barb. That may
be true but know for fact that they
tell the stranger many queer things in
Canada. FhiQdeIghid Mans
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career. and at that time foral design
must be made as smoothly as il the fiow-
ers were ironed into place. Mollie
wanted TO put them together in loose
artistic grouping, and Mr.. Colby cruelty
called her work ''scraggy."
Mollie was n tall girl of twenty when
she formed the bold idea OF beginning
work on her own account as grower Of
flowers; she was accomplished in prac.
tice as well as theory by tins time, and
her first greenhouse, a very modest struc-
ture, gave her fragrant crop that she
was fully able TO harvest. That single
house grew as well as the flowers, and il
gradually became known that the quiet
woman florist possessed taste that made
her decorations perfect dreams, as the
girls say.
Nowadays IL you go 10 the western
town where Mollie made her start in
life, you will see handsome store-or
rather. studio, for it is not by any means
an ordinary, everyday ''storen-bearing
the sign "Mary Ramsden, Floral Artist. -
There is an imposing range of glass, and
a large staff of workers, men aud women
both, and over them all presides W ,ul
Mollie, now acultured woman of gracious
presence. We hear often of self made
men; here is self.made woman, who
followed her bent until she had attained
full measure of success. And IL we
cannot all be Mollie Ramsdens, every
girl among us has the possibility of n
career-if it is only to keep house and
sew on buttons better than any one else.
-SttHshi1e
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Imnromntu Lunches.

A pleasant practice growing in popu-
larity with ladies is 10 offer TO occasional
callers a cup of bouillon with head straw
or a cup Of chocolate with lady fingers.
Perhaps nothing is more instrumental in
giving woman good reputation as a
housekeeper than to be always ready to
serve mp at short notice an appeti1ing
little lunch 20 her own or her husbands
friends. Sandwiches can always be
quickly prepared If fresh bread be in the
larder; dish Of preserved fruit is most
excellent accompaniment TO them, rel-
ished by both men and women. A jar
Of preserved cherries is like fruit cake
keeps forever, is always ready. grows
better with age, and helps many house.
keeper in an emergency A little cake
with bit of cheese, and cup of coffee,
complete the impromptu lunch which
increases husbands faith in his wife's
resources and capability. Those little
secrets concerning the management Of
houses and husbands only known TO the
initiated, would be well for neophytes
10 look into. DIUghttrs Or Amoriod
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South aud West

NINE Steamboat hands were scaldcd to
death whilc asleepin the cabin by the OK
plosion Of n steam pipe ON tho towboat
Canary at West Point, Ky.
HICKS CARMICHAEL was hanged al Knox
vile, Tenn. for the murder OF Deputy ShoriF
Shipc.
GENERAL THOMAS L. YOUNG, ex.Govornor
OF Ohio, and n member OF the Forty sixth
ana forty-seventh Congresses, died recently
at Cincinnati
brewer were drowned i'm tho Platte River, at
Belowood, Neb, while bathing.
THE Kansas Prohibition State Convention
has nominated for Governor tho Rev J. ID.
Botkin, and also put in the field full Stato
ticket
Cross AND wHrTE, tho Raleigh, IN Cl
bank officers who He'd 20 Canada with tho
funds OF their institution have been tried aud
convicted. Cross was sentenced 20 seven
years imprisonment and White to five years.
SABINA NITUALLA, n young Italian girl,
fatally cut her throat in Youngstown, Ohio
az the house OF the mother of Giovanni Man.
gino, who was soon TO become her husband.
r. w. Henry, a prominent politician OF
Hopkinsville, KY, committed suicide 10y
shooting himself three times in tho breast.
FouR mon wero killed by n boiler explosion
in coal mine at Zion, Ky.
JOSEPH MASON, treasurer OF n Rcdding
Cali mining company, committed suicide
by nioWlng nlnlSeu INTO atoms with nifty
pounds OF giant powder
A SEVERE storm struck Sandusky, Ohio, n
few days ago The wind bew a gale, and
rain and hail fell In torrents Trees were up.
rooted, corn and other crops were damaged,
while fruit was literally stripped from tho
trees. The damage is estimated at 500, 000
CHARLES SooNs and William Berry, of
Little Rock, Ark. went TO the cellar OF o
friend TO got some wine. There were two
kegs, one containing wine and arsenic for ny
poison and the other pure wine They drank
freely from the wrong keg and died within
an hour
GENERAL WILLIAM g. WIoKHAM, Vico-
President and Receiver OF the Chesapeake aud
Ohio Railroad and n distinguished COnfed-
Richmond, Va, from heart disease.
THE ninety-second birthday of Cleveland,
Ohio, was celebrated by the unvoiling OF n
bronze statue nine feet high of General Moses
Cleavelaud, OF Connecticut, the surveyor OF
tbe. .WssteTD Reserve. and-the founder Of th@
A. LuND, his brother and four friends were
drowned while fishing near San Pedro, Cal
FIRE destroyed tho coal mining town OF
Roslyn, Washington Territory, rendering the
entire population OF 1900 homeless Nothing
was saved. The loss Is 100000.
TnE SIX story shoe factory of Krippondorf,
Dittman a. CO., Cincinnati, has been burned (;
loss $4,000
WIsCONsIN's Labor party has been I'm sos
sion at Oshkosh. and DIR. William Powell OF
In Crosse. better known by his title OF
"Whito Bezver.N formerly an Indian scout,
was nominated for Governor
A DIFFICULTY occurred between Aaron
and David Cunningham brothers, OF Ian
caster County, South Carolina, in which
| Aaron was shot dead by David. Tho latter
| had been drinking and was trying TO shoot a
neighbor's dog, when Aaron interfered.
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10TH DAYTIME conference report on tho
BiYer aud Hnrbor bill rpas., Ilrssspted Tbe
for the Portage Lake Canal was stricken
out. or tho New York appropriations, the
following, stricken out by the Senate, were
restored. Sheepshead Bay, $1,000; Canarsio
Bay, $1,000, and the appropriation OF tho
unexpected balance for Grass River, at Mas
SEM. The appropriation for Buffalo Harbor
was reduced from $3.50 600 60 S225, 900, and
that for Dunkirk HRrbor from $1,000 To $751;
600. The following amendments, adopted
ia tho Senate were agreed TO; Increasing the
appropriation for Charlotte Harbor from
f2j O00 20 S45, 600: Gowanus Bay. from e30,-
600 60 100000; Plattsburg Harbor, from
$1,000 TO $1,000; Glen Cove Harbar, from SlO,.
600 10 $40 000 and the addition of The Arthur
XIII $40 000
iGsrH DAY. The Mills Tariff Reform bill
was considered during the entire session and
upon vote being taken 10 passed by vote
OF 1872 TO ll9. Mr. Mills then made motion
so reconsider aud table which was carried.
lG9TH DAY.-rhe House passed the Senate
bill 20 perfect the Quarantine Service OF tho
United States. The conference report ON
the bin realring tho Pacific Railroad Com
panies TO op rate separate telegraph lines
wns agreed TO. Mr.. Springer introduced
bill TO tax the products OF trusts 10 provides
that in addition 10 the taxes already imposed
upon any product manufactured by trusts,
/ there shall be imposed an internal revenue
| tax Of 40 cents. The President transmitted
n report showing the work accomplished by
! tho Civil Service Commission this year.
bin providing for an additional associate
| justice OF the Supreme Court Of Dakota,
| which states that the bill now provides for
/ two additional Justices, was agreed TO ....
| The Senate bill was passed apprOpriating
! 500 600 for the erection OF public building
| In Chicago 60 be used ns an appraisers' ware
| house The resolution for the employment
/ OF nm electrical engineer 81 make plans and
/ specifications for lignting the House and
/ Committee rooms by electricity and tosollcit
| proposals for the work was adopted Tho
Senate bill was passed prohibiting the trans
| mission through the mailsi In transparent en-
| velopes OF matter which would be prohibited
| III printed or written on the outside OK the
| envelope The House Committee on Com
| merce reported fayorably the bill 10 prevent
| discrimination In selling Of literary matter,
| newspapers, magazines. etc, on railway
| trains or steamships and In stations
17lsT DAY.--The House Is doing business
/ virtually by unanimous consent there being
no quorum present "A bill to es ablish n
| Unitod States land court, and 70 provide FOR
| n judicial investigation ond settlement OF
| private land claims In New Mexico and Colo
| radO was passed A night session was
called for tho purpose OF oonsidering bills re-
| ported from tho Committee on War Claims
10 which there was no objection. Every
measure proposed was objected 20, however,
and tho House adjourned at 9s20 o'clock
without having transacted any business.
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TONATO BUTTER. Stew fair tomatoes
with the skins until they can easily be
rubbed through a sieve. To one bowl
iuil Of strained tomato put two-thirds OF
4 bowl full Of sugar. Then boil TO the
consistency Of catsup Flavor with cin-
1amon.
PIE Plant JELLY. Cut the pic plant
lp into small pieces without peelinQ.
Add Just enough water 70 begin the
cooking, then boil until tender and
strain. TO each pint Of the juice add
The same amount Of sugar Boil slowly,
until upon trying little it will be found
IF the right consistency, then pour into
umblers and seal like other jellies.
BRoIbED PoTAToEs. 49, Cut cold, boiled
potatoes ia slices q third OF aD inch
ihick. Dip them in melted butter and
inc bread crumbs Place in a double
brOiler and broil over fire that is not
too hot Garnish with parsley and serve
)n a hot dish or season with salt and
pepper, toast tin "a delicate brown, ar-
range on a hot dish and season with
butter.
TuRMp Pm.-Boil sliced turnip.
Gin tender Then make pastry, not too
rich. and line the sides but not the bot.
tom Of n large tin pan. Place on the
bottom layer Of turnip seasoned with
alt, pepper and butter with the addi.
ton Of meat gravy II you have it. Then
q layer Of pastry, alternating thus until
the dish is full, making the top layer OF
pastry. Bake till the pastry IS done.
ARRowR0or OR COHNFLOUH CrsTARD.
One pint Of milk, two ounces Of arrow.
root, or cornGouf, two ounces Of sugar
one egg, o small piece Of butter csscncc
Of lemon OF havorug 60 taste. Put
thrce-fourihs pint Of milk on 10 boil
mix the arrowroOt quite smooth in th,
remainder add TO 30 the beaten egg and
mgar, and pour into the milk wher
boiling Add 5uttcr aud boil five min
utes, stirring constantly. Flavor, poul
into dish, and brown before the Gre o
in a brisk oven
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BASE BALL

NEw YORK is now playing the best ball in
the League.
HOLYoKF, Massachusetts,, talks Of a pro
fessiOnal team for next season.
BosToN's new short stop, Ray, Is showing
up we'll particularly at the bat.
ONLY ono error has been made by Brown,
Of tho Bostons, in nineteen games
HARVARD will havo almost all her old nine
next year and Yale viii have new men.
UMPIRE DoEscHER is accused Of wreaking
bis personal spite upon ball players on tne
field
OUT of 2f0 League games played this sea-
son double figures have been scored forty
nvo times
BUsHowo. OF Brooklyn, is also n believer
in hand ball practice instood Of spring
Bouthcu trips.
Tv eixtv-tvo games At left field this season
H0rnung, Of Boston, made ono error His
average is .U5J.
PRrstDEvr spALDrvo. Of The Chicagos, has
offered Johnny Ward the Captoincy OF bic
Australian team.
Fvrve Bennett and Clements are running
q race 90 acc who win catch tho greatest
number Of games
ArrrR three years 10 tho minor Leagues
Monk Cline. Of Louisville, is onco more an
Association player.
AL Of Pitcher stagg's expenses 90 Yale
College are paid for him. The college gets a
good pitcher ont Of g.
DETROIT acribes accus8 Brouthers Of wait
ing too much for bases on balls, instead OF
trying TO hit the leather.
THE Chicag0s are about all sacrifice BIT
ters. and that accounts Tor their large mum.
ber Of runs on 10 few hits
THs New England League teams are on
playing good ball and deserve the hearty
support of their respective cities.
THERE is o BAH club IN the City Of Mexico
which has in-tesd OF hags0cke on the base,
pilates Of beautiful native onYx.
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Ernit cnnninr nj nnmn.
NTHIN OHHHIUk Ut HOUlN.
In canning fruit the quantity of sugar
needed to quart of fruit as follows:

Two tablespoonfuls of sugar is near
enough to an ounce without weighing
All the fruits on the list, with the excep-
ton of peaches and pears, may be cooked
and seasoned in granite or porcelain.
lined kettles aud dipped out while hot
into the cans these should first be partly
filled with hot water, pouring il out OF
each one as you need the can. This
will prevent breaking, and is much
easier than "fxing them up" in cold
water TO heat on the stove. The water
put in should be rs bot as you can bear
your hand in.
The can should be filed about third
full of juice before putting in much
fruit, as this will prevent small vacancies
being left to fiji with air and spoil tho
fruit. When tho cans are nearly full
take the handle of the tablespoon and
press it down all around the inside Of the
can between the fruit and the glass
BE sure and have the juice run over a
little when you put the cover on.
After you have cooled and you have
frightened the covers stand them up on
the cover, and if no juice oozes out, they
will be safe to put away in dark, dry
closet. Keep watch of them for a few
weeks, and II they do not ferment in
that time they will keep for years.
Peaches and pears should be cooked
in the cans, as in this way they keep
their shape so much better A labor
saving way of peeliug peaches is to put
enough in pan to cover the bottom and
poar beii;.es lot -...s,As- --s,e-- 49,, 49,
ting il remain about minute-if quite
ripe less time will answer--and unless
flawr laa 81 4 olf In,
of, leaving a smooth surface i have
often seen the blush on tho peach after
it was canned, when peeled in this way
Some like the stone left in while others
take them oil out. The peachers should
be halved and put in the can, every
piece pit side down, as they look nicer
and take up less room.
Put in eight even tablespoonfuls OF
sugar in each can and fill two thirds full
Of water Qoo strong Of waterD and leay-
ing off the rubber screw the cover on
tight liza a plank bored with holes
aud put it in your tin boiler, set the cans
on this and fll up the boiler with warm
mot hot) water, as high as the top OF
the can. have read directions that
said half way up the hight OF the cans,
but ! find the fruit Mt the top will not
be cooked when that below II IS. They
should boil from five TO eight minutes,
according to the ripcness Of the fruit.
II does no harm 10 take out a can and
try them.
Take them out and seal them one at q
time in this manner: Remove the tor
and wipe around the edge Of the glass
then put on the rubber Use the table
spoon the same as for the other fruit
and then I'LL up the can to overhowinl
with boiling water aud treat them further
as suggested for the other fruit.
This work is simply repeated for pears
only there is no easy way Of peclinl
them. Two or three nice looking stem
in with the white pears add 20 thei
ooks, though, Of course, there should
not be 50 many as to give an impression
Of canned stems. --Neio York Noics.
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Foreign.

The British ship Star Of Greece, Captain
narrower. from London, was wrecked in
Aldinger Bay, Australia, and twenty persons
drowned.
FoURTEEH drunken half breed lumbeTmen
made foOlhardy attemptto shoot tho Mat
tawan MaelstrOm, in Canada, and were all
dashed 70 pieces on the rocks.
A DISASTROUS wreck OF n construction
train occurred on the Mexican National Rail
road in which fifteen men wero killed A
relief train was sent out from Saltlllo.
HFouR HUNDRED robels attacked village
near Wady Halfa, Egypt. Colonel Wodo-
house, Of the British Army, after severe
fighting, repulsed the robels, inhicting n
severe loss Twenty villagers we're killed or
wounded.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, Of Germany, reviewed
tho Russian troops at &C. Petersburg, and
was heartily cheered by the soldiers.
THREE boats loaded with native fugitives,
who left Wady Halfa, Egypt. during the re.
cent attack Of the dervishes sank in the river,
and 80 persons were drowned.
DISASTROUS fires have occurred in tho lum
Der regions Of Northern Sweden destroying
the town Of Sundosvall and two noighboring
villages. The loss is estimated at $1,000. 600
and az the majority Of the inhabitants ars
very poor, great suffering was thereby en-
tailed.
GENERAL BOULAN0ER was defeated In hii
candidacy for n vacancy in the French Cham
bor Of Deputies His opponent. NJ Ialllfer
received 1850 votes, and bOuiangor only
4G45.
gEvEr THOUSAND collers at Pont-y-P Pridd
Wales have struck for an increase in wages
sEvrT men have been mTocated BY n fr,
iu n coal pit at M0ntceau les Mines, France.
Az extradition treaty with this country
has been sanctioned by the National LcgIsn
tive Council Of Colombia, South America.
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The Woodmen spare lhls 80.

Mr.. J. J. Wolfenden, who owns
plantation few miles from the city. says
there Is q tree on his place that has n
curious effect upon the axman, and that
five or six men at different times have
attempted to fell 20 but failed. lie says
when 10 IS struck with an axe a curious
sound is heard, somoth ng like the sing
ingoi a rattlcsnake that completely un-
nerves the axmau, and he gives up the
Job. lie doesn't pretend TO say that the
tree can't be cut down, bat he knows that
several attempts have been made which
failed Ns,r Ber0e ~ C) Jsurna.
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Report Of the United States Com.
missioner for the Fiscal Year.

ltGpOrt OF the Onlfeu states OOm.
missioner for the Fiscal Year.
The United States Commissioner OF Inter
nal Revenue has male preliminary report
II the operations of the Internal Revenue
Bureau for the fiscal year ended June 90
1888. The total collections for the year were
Sl2i, ,32G, ,47f as against sllS, ,S37, ,SOl for the
previous fiscal year. being an increase Of
-, ,4sg, 178. Tho cost OF collection for the
year was e8 ,gS3, 900, exclusive OF the amount
expended for the printing OF internal rev.
enue stamps. The percentage of cost OF col
lection Is about 32 por cent. OF the amount
collected.
The collections wcro made up as follows.
On spirits tOJ, ,3O6, 1866, an increase of g. 47G,
S45: on tobacco 3OGG2, 43i, an increase OF
$3.50, ,864: ON fcrmented liquors f23, 1921, ,2i8, AN
increase OF sl,4O2,03i; on oleomargarne
1854, 40, an increase Of $40, 1872; banks and
bankers a. POS. a decrease Of SS6; on mis-
cellaneous flG5,3lG a decrease Of 4Sf, 172.
Tho collections were greatest in Illinois, New
York, Kentucky aud Ohio in the ordel
named, and smallest In New Mexico, Ala
bama, South Carolina and Arkansas in thi
order named There was an increase o
275, 22O, 800 cigarettes and 56,42l POI cgari
manufactured during tho year.
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Washington.

THE Senate has confirmed Hugh w. Weir,
OF Pennsylvania, 10 be Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court Of Idaho; Elliott Sandford,
Of New York Chief Justice OF Ut0b, and Ed
mond Mallet, Of New York, Go be indian In
spector.
THE New York Sevonty-frst Regiment
celebrated the twenty anniversary OF
Bull Run on the battle field, and then visited
Washington, where IL was reviewed by Presi-
dent Cleveland
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THE NEWS EPIToMIzED.
Eastern and MiddIc s,atcs.

TnE RSv. II T. Ron, tho popular and
prolific novelist, died sudden,y at his home
IN Cornwall, n. Y, OF neuralgia OF the heart.
AT White Rock station, Penn. Viola ani
victor Ramsey, twins. aged nine years fell
into the Allegheny River while fishing and
were drowned
MRS MARY SCHooNMAWER and her
nephew, James Berrian. while crossing the
track at Sing Sing, n. ", were killed by n
tram on the New York Central aud Hudson
River Railroad.
MICHAEL CoFFEE, an United Statos arsil
ieryman from West Point fell overheard
from a rowboat near Cold Spring, n. y. and
was drowned
THE body Of an infant child OF Mr. and
MIS- Charles Blinn, awaiting burial In
liaVcrhill, Mass, was burned to crisp by
from candles
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SOLITUDE.

One sought place TO do crime
So lone, not even God should be aware
God gave his wish and drew aloof;
Yet not alone he found himself in proof,
Since his own soul was therei
-Ario Bates, IA Scy.ibner.
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Ike Lambert, an Alabama Dospo-
rado, Wnutoniy Kills Three Men.

Ike Lambert, a we'll known white man,
after several weeks Of heavy drink
ing. reached conclusion 20 kin
number Of people in Aount
Pleasant uoghbOrhood Monroe County,
Ala Ho made out "a list Of those he had
condemned o. death, and nrmiug him-
self with Winchester rifle, q shot
gum, and three revolvers started out
on horseback Ho was crazy drunk,
but able 10 move Near Dixie be met
a colored man, William Jackson, in The road,
and without word shot him dead ia his
tracks Tho first residence he came 20 was that
Of ~ ID. Be,te. wealthy citizen Call
ing Mr. Hostle the lac or came out In hs
shirt sleeves and said; "How are you, lkof
For reply lambert said Ny business
here 0day Is 10 kill you" With that
he fired bis Winchester, shooting ~.
Hegtlo through the heart Pursuing big
way he mot co.Orcd man, named
Casey iu tho road and killed him with shot
from his pistol Pursuit. was now organized
by the people. and In half an hour they found
the murderer lying asleep in the roadway
having fallen from his horse. The guns and
pistols were lying by his side. Ho was put
in iail 40 M0nroevilie
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william Rudolph TraVcIg n Long
Distance 20 Murder uis Father.

William Rudolph. n man Of thirty, shot
and killed bis father in the town Of Shawnee,
H. in a quarrel Of which his mother
was tho subject Tho old people did not
live happily together and two years ago
thero was n separation. Young Rudolph
who has been living in Arkansas, heard that
his mother was being abused by bis father,
and came all the way 20 settle the matter,
which he did c0ectually. After The TRACE "
be settled the funeral expenses and gave him.
felf up
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ACTIVE steps are 20 be taken by the Iowa
State Board OF Health 10 prevent immigra-
tion Of persons tainted with leprosy Our
Consul at Christiania, Norway has been
notified that n any more victims of the dis
aaas come from the district Of stavangor
they wiu bo sent back.