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STRIPED BASS,

One Who Knows Describes the Best
Manner of Cooking That Fish.
Striped bass having been planted in the
waters Of California in order that it may bs
raised and added to the list of food fishes
to be offered to consumers, many persons
will be pleased to know how to prepare it
for the table. A keen angler and careful
observer of fishing furnishes to Forest and
Stream the following as the best manner OF
cooking striped bass: 1t has taken O fish
sharp Just twenty-five years to learn how to
cook and serve striped bass, and the trick
was discovered by accident.
lie caught three-pound striped bass IN
the Hudson River. killed it and removed It's
entralls Immediately after securngi 1t. Inc
Inns and scales were not removed, ana IN
sending the fish to the kitchen he neglected
to order the bass scaled. Salt was rubbed
on the inside of the fish, then butter in bits
was placed on It's side, a fish-cloth was
wrapped snugly round its graceful form
and 1t was put in the steamer, where u
cooked an hour and q quarter. Steaming Is
far superior to boiling bass.
When the fish was placed on the platter,
to the surprise Of the company it retained
its beautiful appearance. The character
istic stripes were almost as distinct as IN
life, and the whole genera; appearance OF
the dish was more pleasing to the eye and
more appetizing than any bass they had
ever seen before.
Then came the serving of it in such
manner as not to scatter the scales over the
flesh. This was easily accomplished. Inc
flsh-knife was inserted along the back,
shoulder and TAIL and the skin was lifted
off without any difficulty. or course, this
could have been done in the kitchen, but
the serving of the fish intact is an ocular
advantage.
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partner round in the air, brings her down
and dances around her, meantime making
his heavy boots rattle against the boards
with noise seldom heard outside of ~
rolese dancing-hal.
The capital of this country Is Innspruck,
q little city in the heart of the mountains,
and having pretty site on the River Inn.
The town has the grandest natural sur
roundings of any city in the world, for on
every side rise snow-covered peaks, from
5000 to 10, 900 feet in the air, while away to
the northeast appears a rift in the noun
tains, through which the river forces its
way to join the Danube. Innspruck is very
famous in history, for many sovereigns OF
Austria made their residences there. Maxi
milan l designed the grand cathedral for
his own sepucher, and erected a gorgeous
monument, which he was destined never to
occupy.
From the capital it Is but an hours ride
on the railroad to BrixeD, on the Adige.
which In this part of its course is known as
the Elsch. Brixen Is famous as one OF the
strongest fortresses in the Austro-HuDga-
nan Empire, though the fort is not located
Immediately at the town, but just to the
south. in the gorge through which the rail-
road passes. Franzensfeste covers the en-
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The Most Remarkable Section of
tie Austro- Hungarian
Empire.
HOMES OF CRAVE MoUNTAINEERs
The Franzensfeste = Castle Val,
Typical Fortress = The Village
Churches -Innspruck, the Capt.
tai - The People and Their
Homes-A Brave and lndepend-
ent Race of Soldiers.

she extreme western portion Of Aus
tria comprises region which for the
sykSS glory of its natural scenery and the
peculiarities of its inhabitants lis not sur
passed by any part of Europe. TO trav-
elers. says the St. Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
the section is known by the general name
of Tyrol, but the district which passes I'M
der tbatname Is comprised in several adj
mfnistratiye provinces, of which Vorarl-
berg, Tyrol, Salzberg, Carinthia and Syria
are the best known. The Tyrol region is
really an Austrian peninsula, the extension
of the Austro-Hungarian Empire into West
ern Europe, and the district in question be-
ing surrounded by Germany on the north,
Italy and Switzerland on the south and
west, is almost cut off from the empire.
The mountain districts OF TyIOl are con-
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now FAIR THE SCENES.

How fair the scenes. how sweet the sounds
Where only rural life abounds,
Where brook and bank and bush and bird
Are native seen and natural heard;
Where warbling threats Wild music trlll
To open mead and wooded hill;
And bossy grove and bladed field
Content and soothing pleasure yield.
IT'S sweet with these TO careless stray
And while the restful hour away;
IT'S sweet to know that nature gives
Such Blooms to everything that lives.
Leave then the dusty halls of care
For hidden haunts and by-paths, where
The lute-loud lark with ringing voice
Makes all the woods and fields rejoice;
Leave when that rosy light is seen
Marking night and the day between.
When first the star-scroll backward furled
To summers morn reveals the world;
Where lie the parting tears OF night
Upon the grass-the dewdrops bright
And budding flowers are timid seen
just peeping from their garments green:
There wander forth with aimless tread,
BY natures variations led
From hill to vale, from view to view,
To vary change with change anew.
G. L. BROOKS
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q AM growing Old-my once golden hair
HI Is white ike the snow,
HI And live in the past.
In the sweet long ago.
Outlines stand In the door
OF the farm-house-my earliest home
And the sunshine is radiant behind the hills
lam waiting for Colin to come.
Again am little May.
When stand on the doorstep so high;
The hollyhoeks. brillIantwith crimson flowers
Are half head taller than 1.
The wind makes the red clover nod,
The sound of a bell hear.
The cows down the hillside are coming now,
And know that Colin is near.
He was faithful TO me until death,
Then he went to the world OF light;
Alasi I've been lonely for many years,
But Colin seems near me tonight.
am waiting for Colin Away,
He will come in the sunset bright;
Again shall be 'his own little May"
And my hair will be golden, not white.
Denver. Colo G RACE HIBBARD
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A Sensible Precaution.

Though disease cannot always be conquered, its
first approach can be checked. But not only is the
use OF a medicinal safeguard to be recommended
on the first appe of malady, but wise dis
elimination should be exercised in the choice of
remedy. For thirty years more Hostetters
Stomach bitters has been the reigning specific for
dyspepsia, fever and ague, loss of physical sam-
Ina, liver complaint aud other disorders, and has
been most emphatically Endorsed by medical men
as health and strength restorative. 1t Is indeed
wise precaution to use this sovereign fortifying
agent and Alternative in the early stages OF disease.
for it elfectually counteracts it. If the malady be-
longs to that large class which this sterling med
icne is adapted Not only is it ecacious, but pure
and harmless. 20
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MY THREE sIsrEKs-1N-LAw.

My brothers were jolly. right jolly good boys
And them did almost adore
Now my heart is most bereft of its Joys,
For they've given me three slsters-in-law.
Old maidlsh women always have learned
Orange blossoms never have worn;
But nature the maxim seems to have turned
When she gave me those sisters-in-law
They call me fllrt, a terrible firt
Because like fun and the dance;
They never made love to but one, they assert,
OF course they did not, they took the first chance
They say I'm extravagant. they're terribly mean,
They think could do with much less;
But then, to be sure, I'm only eighteen,
Married ladies OF thirty don't need so much Dress
But III get married and settle down now,
Oh dear, it's a terrible bore.
Then love Tom and twill be change allow,
To lose my new sisters-in-aw. L.F.
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HEALTHY FEET.
To Keep Them so Stockings and S
Nz..o. u

To Keep Them SO Stockings and Shoes
Must BE Cons dered.
The best fitting SHOES that one can pro-
cure will fail to preserve the feet in healthy
condition without healthful stockings. The
panied feet often seek relief in thinner
stockings, regardless of seasons or weather.
This practice in winter is to be deprecated,
except in the house, where an equable tenn
perature is maintained The change, even
temporarily, from wooden to cotton is still
more dangerous to health Better put on
larger shoes than to take this risk.
Caution should be used in choice OF col
ors In order to avoid blood poisoning. The
best quality Of hose. dyed in the thread, are
not very apt to part with their colors on
the feet. In the cheap grades neutral tints
are safest, such as the grays. Reds, greens
and puppies had better be eschewed A
safe plan with all cheap grades of socks is
to have them thoroughly washed before
wearing them at all.
In hygientc sense shoes are more per-
fectly adapted to the wants of the feet than
leg boots. There are occasions and sitn
ations In which the latter are preferable.
but as leather is so nearly nom porous as to
permit of but limited escape of moisture
the smaller the area of the body covered
by 1t the better it is for the person. For
persons who walk much on paved streets
the shoe is the thiDg.-Shoe and Leather
Reporter.
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in either direction. Above it on an emil
hence is the old castle. now an Austrian
barrack, and hardly needed at all, for Lam
deck is unapprOac6able by an enemy, save
from the direction of Innspruck.
The TyroleSe towns are usually located
either in an open valley or on the nearest
approach to a plain that can be found. The
town is frequently perforce built on the
side Of hill more or less steep, Mariazell
is one of the latter description, built partly
in the river valley and partly half way up
the neighboring mountain. But it has its
walls, or rather the remains of walls, for
the stones were literally used by the popu-
lation in building residences. The town it
self, like most Tyrolese villages is filed
with merchants, manufacturers ana deal
ers, for the Tyroese population do not live
In towns, but in the country, and usually
visit the towns once week for the purpose
of taking out material and bringing back
finished work. The 1yrol is really one
great workshop, and annually it gives to
the world millions of dollars worth OF glass,
watches and toys, together with most of the
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IF WE COULD KNOW.

II for one brief moment we could open
The gate that guards tomorrow's unseen dawn
And read in a swift glimpse some token
OF what we're destined soon to look upon,
We might prepare ourselves for joy or sorrow.
To meet the coming events OF the day,
From pride or love some strength to borrow
To aid us In the coming fray.
Where in secession await the future years,
With gilt accorded not 20 mortaIs,
We should avoid SO much OF doubt and tears,
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A SUDDEN THUNDER STORM.

A leaden gray is the somber sky,
Low, moaning, the restless wind sweeps by;
A sudden darkness has round us grown,
The sunny light of the day is flown,
And in their nests in the tall Oak-tree
The young birds futter afrightedly.
Hush what sound doth now the silence break,
The voice of the hillside echo wake?
The storm-god's chariot rumblng loud
Rolls over the pavement OF the cloud:
AS his fiery Steeds straight onward dash
In their path the lurid lightnings fash,
The angry sparks that the chargers hoof
Strikes sharp from the ringing stones aloof.
Nature. uplifting her paIlid face,
Breath essly watches the fierce, wild race,
And in their nests in the tall oak-tree
The young birds fiutter afrightedly.
On, on, the swaylng chariot speeds,
Ever swifter fly the untamed steeds,
While forth swelling high, exultingly,
As though gIorying in liberty.
The mighty voice OF the God is heard,
The forest trees by his breath are strr'd:
Shiv'ringIy shrleking in awe and dread
Doth each one bend low his stately head
But presently the triumphant shout
Dies ling'ringiy in the distance out;
The mad galiop rushes feetly past;
One last, stentorian trumpet-blast
Rings forth from over the miSu-wreathed hill
With note OF challenge, piercing. shrlll;
Then, answering, on the air is borne
The long-drawn strain of a bugle-horn.
"Retreatr' it calls. for the foe is nigh
He nears victorious, haste to fiyI''
And all the savage, unruly crew,
The grim storm-king's grisly retinue,
By fear O'ertaken and by dismay
Not for moment doth pause or stay.
As swift as an arrow in its fight
Their ranks dash by and are lost from sight;
The tumult Is hushed-the air grows stIll-
The mist-wreaths fade from the Swallowed hill
And no longer IN the tall oak-tree
The young birds hutter afrightedly.
Lo, where the Storm-king did disappear
Now Apoilo's flaming draws near;
And, change most marvellous TO behold,
The leaden pavement doth turn to gold
With squares where the turquoise blue Is set,
And Others which glowing rubies fret,
And circles where the amethysts CLEAN,
Or the Opal's milk-white pearEtints beam.
With such mosaics of beauty rare,
The floor is inlaid everywhere.
Once again the earth grows young and bright,
Bathed in the waves of dowD-streaming light;
While the sun from Nature doth beguils
The old merry, half-forgotten smile;
And from their nests in the tall oak-tree
Do the young birds carol ioyously.
san Francisco. august, 1880 SELMA SCHMIDT.
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GATHER TREASURES.

Gather treasures from all nature,
From her grand and gentle strains.
from her chants sublime and solemn,
From her Joyous glad refraips.
ather treasurer from the flowers,
sel-s-.lroslal perfume charms
All VINO seek these 1sssliy garlands
or earths besuty-laden arms
Gather treasures from the wind-harpsss --->
AS they mildly watt above
All the music of our mission,
All the echoes of onr love.
Gather from the sapphire waters
Gems as rare as pearls encased
In bright shells, but grander, nobler,
Not by time nor man deiaced.
Gather from plan so perfect.
That our universe portrays.
Treasures that inspire courage
Through LIES length OF busy days.
Gather from the sunsets glory,
From the flashing blue and gold,
That, at close of day as perfect,
VIII gain for thee wealth untold.
Gather from the blended beauties,
From the sweet, the great and grand,
Treasures all around thy pathways
In this glorious sunset land.
We see everywhere in nature
Traces OF hand divine;
Gather, then, o mortal, treasures,
For all wonders here are thine.
As we pause upon life's journey,
standing reverently aside,''
Let us gather countless treasures
Our Creator doth provide.
San FraIicisco, Hug. 1890. ANNIE c. GRIFFITH
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II we could know the failures must make
OF plans and aspirations vainly tried,
We would renounce ambition for loves sake,
And in humble peace seek to be satisfied.
II we could know when life on earth is over,
What wondrous mystery waits beyond the grave,
The gloom and doubt and fear and wonder
No longer would our thoughts enslave-
But knowing not the secret OF the living,
Nor the strange mystery that the dead have soved'
We still may strive and struggle on, fulfilling
The destiny by years evolved.
Alb, well Gods plan is still the best one,
Since we have strength but for single day,
And II we knew OF trials yet to come
We might, discouraged, perish by the way.
Ldkeport, CdL NELLIE G. DAVIS.
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arabic land be not available in his vicinity
he makes some. Erecting walls at right
angles to the slope Of hill, however steep
the ascent may be. he gathers leaves,
earth, debris from the valley, and fills in
until he has from a half acre to
an acre Of ground, and on this space
raises all the vegetables he needs On sun
days he dresses in his picturesque national
costume, well known on the stage, and goes
to his village church, the same church that
his ancestors attended from 500 TO 1000
years ago, gives devout attention to the
services. goes out and deYOtes the rest of
the day to business or amusement-mostly
the latter, for after he has spent an hour or
two in the queer little church, mostly roof
and pointed windows, and entirely too tall
IN proportion 10 its breadth, the remainder
Of his Sunday is usually passed in dancing.
Not the Tyrolese dancing seen on the
boards. but a genuine national dance. half
waltz, half polka, in which lie swings his
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jewsharps. and not few hand-organS.
which render life burden in all large cities.
A TyIolese village, like mushroom, may
spring up anywhere in your Way with
neither reason nor excuse, FiuStermunz, at
the headwaters of the Inn, being fair
specimen of the class. The road to the
town leads through a gorge with abrupt
precipices on either hand. Far beneath
flow the turbulent waters Of the Inn, run
ming hither aud thither, winding about
through the narrow valley, and at sudden
turn you come upon group of houses on
either side of the road with a sus-
pension bridge across the river lead
ing to the road hewn out of the
rock. There are fortified barracks, an
Austrian guard and the usual castle, but no
especial reason why the village should have
been located there any more than any
where else, save that it happened there.
One of the most singular features of
Tyrol is the prevalence of castles, which
crown almost every hilltop, and are a strik-
ing indication of the density Of its popula-
ton in former times and the greater amount
of travel which traversed the mountain
passes. The Castle Val, the representative
fortress, both in situation, size and sur
roundings, has history much in common
with others of its kind. Once the fortress
of robber chieftain, as times became more
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of cream-white Isle of Wight serge, with a
border of Vandykes about the bottom
formed of alternating rows CT blue and gold
braid. Similar points in smaller size form
a girdle about the waist and an epaulet and
cuff upon the sleeves. And very small ones
enclrcle the collar and the silk band Of the
straw sailor hat, which has fisherman's
striped silk crown with gold tassel. A
wide sash of dark blue China silk is folded
about the hips with long fringed ends hang
ing at the left side.
In the second sketch is presented one of
those striking Redfern reeing jackets which
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A LITTLE CULPRIT.

know that the baby is hiding
Somewhere in the poppy bed;
For miss the sound of her little feet,
And the sheen of her golden head.
All, babyl the peoples are taller
And over your head they lean;
But catch glimpse OF your wee pink frock
Their bluish-g green leaves between.
No little brown bird need tell me
What rustles the poppies so;
And scatters their silken petals
Like showers of roseate snow:
For see you shaking the peoples
(Yes, shaking the peoples tall),
And laughing for joy at seeing
The beautiful blossoms fall.
What matter since baby is happy?
Stay there, little May, and play
With the birds and the poppy-howers
For half of the summers day..
We call her but an answer,
No sight of her golden head
Till a search through garden finds her
Asleep in the poppy bed.
And there on the warm earth lying
In the slumberous stiffness deep,
She rests, while above are bending
The flowers of peace aud slerp.
Rosy and sweet she lies there:
And her little breast scarcely heaves
While In the soft, bright sunshine
Drift GER her the poppy leaves.
Ill
"Baby, come, baby" waies her:
She opens her drowsy eyes
As the poppy leaves float around her
Like rose-cOlored butterflies;
She toddles along beside me
My hand on her golden head;
al deemed, but l tant remember
The things that the peoples said"
Alameda, Cui., Aug. !, 1890 ANELEH.
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tinuation of the Swiss ranges, and the gen.
eral features of the country closely resemble
those of the little mountain republic.
1t is, in fact, an East Switzerland,
lacking none Of the attractions of its neigh
Dor, having high mountains, portentous
precipices. stupendous glaciers, tremendous
falls, roads through almost inaccessible
places, farms where fOoth0ld can hardly be
found, and 3 contented peasantry on land
that seems as though it would scarcely sup
port family of goats. Like Switzerland
in every respect, it is less known because
fashion has sent travel to Switzerland, and
the latter country is also fortunate in being
far more easily reached than Tyrol. In the
heart of his almost inaccessible mountains
the native of TyrOl finds as much content
ment as it is possible for man to have. Save
when he was a volunteer in the army, he
has never been out of sight Of his native
village, and after his return from army
service. never wishes again to leave
his mountain home. His patch Of
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TO MAMMA.

OH darling, precious mamma,
When the day has gone to rest,
In the CLEAN OF pearly moonbeams
Baby comes and on your breast
Lays his little head still loving
AS he did in days OF yore,
Before the angels took him
To their bright and happy shore.
Oh, yes, still "baby" fingers
Around the dear earth spot,
For not word, or look or tone
Can ever be forgot
For that's the chain SO golden
That fastens round the heart,
And every link Is welded
SO firm 1t cannot part.
his Little angel fingers
Push back the go den bars,
And he opens wide the portals
To the land beyond the stars.
And you catch glimpse Of "baby"
With a bunch of lilies fair,
To crown dear. precious mamma
Below the golden stairs.
IAN FrGnclsco, 1880. DELMA DpsANNE
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ground on the steep hillside. his flock Of
sheep and goats, his donkey, his home en-
pIoyments in woodwork or some other man
ufacIure, are enough for him, and he can
not persuade himself that the world holds
a happier or more favored region than his
own native mountains.
Tie central province Of Western Austria
has given its name to the entire region, and
is regarded as representative of the whole,
as indeed IL IS in some measure, for it is the
most mountainous and rugged, and, to cut
ward appearances, the least attractive, as
place of permanent residence. Over one.
third Of Tyrol is covered by perpetual
SHOWS and glaciers, over one-thlrd more by
dense and almost impossible forests; thus,
less than one-third is arabic, and OF this
only small portion, or about one-tenth OF
tle entire surface, is under cultivation, ana
of the part actually inelosed as farming
land most would be regarded by 9 Western
farmer as not worth tbs fencing But the
lnhabltant Of Tyrol is not particular, II
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FOOTPRINTS OF
BURNS IN DUhFR|ES. :
A Visit to the Old Town Brings
Up Constant Reminders
of the Poet.
INDIVIDUALITY AND coLoRING.

The Ancient Observatory in Max
weltown, the MaxweItown Whose
Braes Are Bonnie, Where
Early Fa's the Dew"-The Scene
of the Poets Life During the
Last Memorable Eight Years.
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SONNET.

The denizen OF San Francisco goes
Abroad to pass the dragging, heated term
And with a gun or hook and line and worm,
He runs far up into the shady throes
OF some deep gorge, and there he seeks repose.
He stretches out at noon beneath shade,
The while the flies across his face parade.
At night he is besleged by other foes
with long harpoons mosquitoes prod him deep,
whereat he raves or says silent prayer.
A colony OF feas will DER him creep.
But still he's happy in change of air.
He mutters not at loss Of blood aud sleep,
But glorles in immunity from care.
Hopland Cal, Aug l. 1890. WILL HuNTLEy.