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New-York tribune., 1891-05-01
Hlnsiral 9nstrnmeuls.

fflnslral 9nstrnmeuls.
A N ASSORTMENT Of secondhand Grand, Upright. and
Square Pianos Of make in perfect condition
fully warranted. Also number Of secondhand Pianos
OF other prominent makers at very low prices.
WM. ENABE & CO.,
las jTII-AVE.,
NEAR 20TH-ST.. NEW.YORK.
The rustler., 1891-08-14

run to tell IietNecn us ~. bad DONE
what We cotiid as nnccauiiuuaff mcas'
ures. thourh this was little cuuuvh.
lie was prepared fur what followed
~ much prepared that b. made me
write hts viii iur him the moment uc
r,.-cntered the hut ] did j. on . piece
- common tissue paper. the unly avail
able material The swelling al the
time was getting worse and worsc; n"r
svas his agony In the least ahaicd by
the Cat and oil which Wan Tan rubbed
upon h.
The poor fellow died az eleven
o'clock. after suffering fearfully. Al
most his last words were these. with an
attempt az a smile that nearly set me
CRYING. 'What an as, was. 10 be sure.
old fellow
Before ! left the place, and when We
/ had buried him. ! made NV way again
/ % the spot where he had met hir doom,
and pulled down the spray uf passion
flower which had droopcd over him
when he was bitten. This flower,
dried. and under glass, !. one of various
articles that serve as mementpes ut in
cidents Ia my carccr-incidents. ! am
glad to say. not always ~ tragical as
this Chambers journal
The rustler., 1891-08-14

AS a gladiator trained the body so
must we train the mind TO self-sacri-
flee, ito endure all things to meet
and overcome all difficulty and danger.
We must take the rough and thorny
roads as well as the smooth and pleas.
ant ones: and portion ut least of our
daily duty must be hard and Disagree
able. for the mind cannot be kept
strong and healthy with perpetual sun
shine only, and the most dangerous OF
all states is that of constantly rccur'
ring pleasure, ease and prosperity.
Most persons will find difficulties and
hardships enough without seeking
them; let them not rep'ne, but take
them as "a part of that educational dis
cipline necessary TO fit the mind tc
arrive ut its highest good.-N. Y
Ledger.
The rustler., 1891-08-14

"a ths night anve or dead-th.as >
clear thiur."
"Na n. please. don't tl,ink ~ IL ]
entreas,d swait till yours a hli
stronger. and then n YOU like vel dc
nothing else but hunt this crawling
b, anstalk. or whatever u Il"
"A am a. strong as ever ] vas Il ]
may judge by my feelings and - you
may as well make up your mind 10 my
going Remember. Randolph. that I'm
your senior In the service. and ! won't
pat mp with dictatiou from yoa or any
other man of your time ~ life"
could only shrug my shoulders aud
suggest 10 him as casually a. possible
that Of course had no right t. inter
fcrc with his movements, bui that for
his own sake he ought not a. 90 OF In
"pyjamasr again. as he dia before.
.'Yes. that was indiscreet." the dea-
old fellow observed. with a smile.
We humored him for the rcst Of the
evening. and at length he fell asleep In
his bamboo couch-chair, and we COW
CT, d him lightly and arranged the mos
quito curtains Co protect him a. much
as possible
hut had no intention of going to
he'd Somehow or other, ! fancicd he
would wake and start OF into the
woods. Just as he had done before. Al
the back of my mind | confess, too,
there was thin phantom Of curiosity
about the shape nine feet long. with
flowers upon IL. which had lifted -
well with lammond's ideal of a creep.
ing plant
Accordingly, lii my pipe and read
the North China Herald until begaI
To feel drowsy. The paper had dropped
from my hands. and | was pondcrini
weakly about the likelihood Of SOM
good-naturcd senior in the service re
solving 10 retire or To die FOR the goo'
OF his juniors, when ] heard rustling
My eyes opened sharply. Yes; IT wa
as. with electrical promptitude, ! ha'
surmiscd: Hammond was bolt upright
staring ut the moonlight outside an
pushing the curtains away from him
! did not move, bu: watched him b,
tween my half-closed eyclids
Consciousness seemed to come upo
him all in n moment. lie hounde
from the chair and made for the door
Then, with look shall never forge
he turned back and snatchcd up th
same blue blanket had wrapped hii
The rustler., 1891-08-14
AT $50 p. NJ.

The music ~ the distant sea
Sus murmurs thruugh the halmy air.
No longer butterfly and be-
Pit round fhs flowers here aud thero
The nrsi whits star Is IN the SKY.
The hoptoad rests beneath The wcsA
And In a heap
Tue cos as.eep
Upon the bosom Of the mead
The Ia l. cirellng Wild anu free.
The frog q cfuakinr loud aud long
Nine ear. mcthinEs, discovers the
Mosquitoes rude. uuhalluwed song.
hear the shrlcklng whip peor VIII
That keeps Il up with spartan spunk,
While on ypn pane.
A wild refrain
The June bug Fues 'kerplunk kcrplunk y
The banner of the mellow corn
Now ripplcs like a silver lake
Beneath the rising moon. whose horn
Keeps your Internal dog awake
The dewdrop's on the lily bell,
The hoIlyhock's asleep. and hence
tn tiit my chair
Ia comfort rare.
And rests my heels upon the fence.
The night IL grand. no cloudlets sail
Across the star besprlakled sky
The turkey roostlng on tho rail
l. not one eighth as GLAD a. l.
Oh golden rapture brims my cup,
dream on Pleasures pearly shore
Now there squalls Joe,
Which means a 20.
Asyouploase all night upon the floor.
Puck
The rustler., 1891-08-14

in before. lie flung ii over his shoul-
ders and sped into the open. | followed
him. And had to be brisk, or else !
should have soon lost sight OF him; for
the dark limbs of the trees were thick
enough 10 hide him for n quarter of
minute at "A time. IL was strange
chase, this in the murmurous night,
with ever and anon the startling cry
from n parrot or monkey resounding
in the air. A barred tail pheasant shot
over my head with n whir that would
have made a man unused TO such noises
wonder what was happening. Bats,
too. went to and fro in the moonlight,
now and then eclipsing the planet com
pletely.
don't know how long ! followed
the poor fellow; ! knew only that
was much torn by the thorns on the
rose bushes which inpeded my move
ments. How sweet was the perfume
of these blossoms in the cool, humid
night air | can recall ut this moment
distinctly.
It was almost by accident that ] ut
length came upon Hammond. He was
STOPPING and pcering here and there
about n small spot of common grass
with holes in the ground and thicket
of bramble and clematis Mt one side.
did not notice it at first; but there was
a woof OF passion flowers hanging from
one of the boughs of tree Just over
him. One OF the flowers was u superb
| IuZ-IfNfr .at.stlln
Standing in the shade watched him
lie began to poke among the brambles
with bit of stick. Then there was q
movement, and with an exclamation ot
"Did / not say so!' Hammond stepped
tenderly aside while-a great snake
crept forth with an angry hiss and 1
poise of its head. | had time to SCI
that it's body from the shoulder wa
beautifully marked much as Hammond
had described his plant; but time fo
no more. The poor fellow had ben
down and made q snatch Mt the reptile
at the same instant the snake hat
darted at him and bitten him over tn
eve. And when had rushed to tn
place the snake had gone, and Ham
moud was holding beth hands TO hi
face and looking about him with al
awfully dazed expression. The shoe
had brought him wholly to his righ
mindl
On our way back he commented o
his folly us II IL had been the action q
some one else. But the pain of til
venom in him had already bs
The rustler., 1891-08-14
COMBINATION GOWNS.
suggestions For Making Neat aud Dressy
Costumes.

Costumes.
II possessed of n striped plaid or
checked skirt that is in good condition,
and the bodice to 1t worn out, just make
IL into fan-plaited back, or one trip e
box.plait, with plain front and sides.
and bias ruffle gathered and doubled
at the top to form its own heading,
which reaches to the back width on
each side. For the bodice have coat
BASQUE Of one of the darker shades in
the skirt, using either lightweight
cloth, camel's.hair or Henrietta, with
an edging round the neck, wrists and
lower part OF the basques, or hip pieces
of gilt and silk gimp. The basque may
be made very dressy by adding small
square or V-shaped plastron of crepe in
plaits, which may be white, OF one Of
the light shades Of the skirt A coat
BASQUE of black silk or lace skirts. One
OF liyht-cream brocade makes lovely
evening dress for n matron, and may
give several changes by wearing 1t with
different skirts
Coats and pointed basques of plain
wooden goods are worn with sleeves
and skirts of figured materials Sleeves,
hnsques and bias skirt border of ben
galine, faille or silk brocade, will trim
up an old-fashioned Henrietta so that
It's owner will scarcely know IT, Cor
respondents asking about reno del
ing old silk gowns will be safe II
adding the brocade, n trimming of tin
sci and silk cord and n plastron o
white or light-colored crepe, which
may be strapped across with the pass"
menterie. II the dress Is for young
lady, II is pretty idea to cut the basque
low in the neck and fill out with yok'
of China silk, surah or crepe, eoginI
the low neck and wrists with tinse
galloon. This is equally stylish for
dressy wooden gown intended for III
house. Entire skirt fronts and sleeve
of figured material are worn wit
basques and plated back of plail
fabric.
The rustler., 1891-08-14
LAZY MANS PARADISE.
The slothfuI Live. OF th. Peasants Of
Paraguay.

The slothfui Lives OF the Peasants OF
Paraguay.
Butter is very rare in the Paraguayan
capital. because the peasants viii not
attend 10 their cows, lead them 10 good
pasture and work churn. Al Asun-
cion we have seen the cows turned out
into the street To Craze, where there Is
next 20 nothing Ia eat At Villa Con-
copcion the ease is the same. whereas
| II the cows were led half n mile Ia the
edge Of the town they would find
abundant pasture and give good milk
| This is only one instance out of a thou
sand. Take, again, those old and
Young women we saw squatting in tht
market with little scraps of produce
spread out before them. suppose they
sell thiR for ten cents. they have
enough to buy mate, tobacco and
mandioca. which are their chief ALI
mcnts: and thus they keep the house
hold going. with the help of oranges,
that lie in many places foot deep on
the ground A caustic observer has
said that the Paraguayan peasant lives
ON mate and the smell of creased
rag. The creased rag is an eXaggera-
tion. Mate, mandioca, tobacco, sugar
cane, oranges aud cana rum a.
a luxury. such are the ordinary
and extraordinary articles of con
sumption With poor food such a
this, the men are naturally weak
and indolcnt; and being at the same
time the lords of creation, they pass
their lives i'm meditative laziness, and
leave the womon to do what little wort
is absolutely required to keep n roo
over their heads. These Paraguayans
poor and ignorant as they may be, ar'
proud and susceptible; they never sal
thank you except as formula ot r..
fusal; II Is useless to order them about
they must bc treated with gcntlenes
and persuasion, a. equals, and evci
then not much can be got out of them
So | was told by dozen men who hav
had varied experience in that country
The educated paraguayans themsclye
admit this much, but without notabl
! dsapproval; and with an impatien
click of the tongue against the teeth
: and much writhing and struggling q
1 neck and shoulders, they will protes
! against Amcricanism, progress, an
r doing things quickly lit is not in tn
< character OF the nation, they will say
a "lt is in our nature to go ON slowly
4 quietly. without effort; and fortun
!, comes to us almost while we are sleeT
v ing" - Theodore Child, in Harper
K Magazine.
The rustler., 1891-08-14
rousEnolo sREvrrIEs.


a nice dessert dish - chocolate is
made bv crcamiur together tso ounccs
of batter with two ounces Of sugar. the
yoliss of three Eggs and thrce ounces of
grated chocolate. adding last The veil
beaten whites ~ the errN haSe in .
battered mnld-N. \. World
To test the purity ~ linen
goods. vet ycur finger and touch h 90
the under side of the linen II / i pure
and unmixed with cotton Il viii show
through Al once; IL mixed Il viii take
longer 10 become damp and 4 Il con
tains no linen nj all Il viii not show
through az all
To take iron rust out Of white goods
pour a teacupful of boiling water. stretch
the goods tightly across the top of Il.
then pour ON a little Of the solution of
oNalic acid dissolved In water and rub
a. with the end Of spoon or anything
/ II Il does not come out NJ once dip u
I down into the hot water again. Old
Homestead
-Spiced Cookies Two eggs, two
/ cups sugar. one cup seeded raisins or
currants. three-fourths cup butter. one
teaspoon each Of cinnamon. cloves, nut
meg. mace and allspice three table.
spoons water. two tablespoons baking
powder. Use -four 10 make a sof, dough
Roll It thin and bake in quick oven
Hlousckeepcr.
-Potpourri Fry slightly piece Of
veal, thcn mince It very fine, mix then
some egg plant few Lima beans, q
little corn finely cut n little onion.
mushroom. tomato, potato and parsely
chopped fine. Mince all together with
lump Of butter. put IL in a pan and
fry H. All the vegetables must be pre-
viously cooked. II you have cold
chicken, lobster, crab, etc, mince and
add 10 the dish--Detroit Free Press.
Indian Light Cake. One pint OF In.
dian meal. one pint of milk, two eggs,
one tcaspoonful Of butter, salt 10 taste,
one tcaspoonful Of dissolved saleratus.
Mix the butter and salt with the meal;
boil half the milk, add the dissolved
salcratus and the eggs, after they have
been well beaten, 10 the remaining
half Of cold milk Pour the boiling
milk over the meal and let II cool.
Then add the cold milk and sRleratus.
Bake II in shallow pan.-Boston
! budget
in dwelling houses lighted by gas
r. a frequent renewing Of the air is OF
great Importance. A single gas burner
will consume far more oxygen and pro-
duce more carbonic acid 10 deteriorate
= the atmosphere OF room than six OF
|, eight candles II, therefore, when sew
. eral burners are used, no provision Il
: made for the escape Of the corrupted
A air and for the introduction Of pure aii
|. from without. the health of those In
q habiting such an apartment must nee
! essarily suffer.
!. Boiled Rice.-Wash half n pound o
v rice, throw 1t into one quart of boiling wa
:. ter containing two teaspoonfuls of sal
I, and boil Il fast ten minutes; drain 1t
a a colander, saving the water To use wit
N broth next day; meantime, grease tn
n pot with sweet drippings, put the ric
% back In 1t, cover il and set II on bric
= on the top of the stove, or in coo
- oven and LED il stand ten minutes Z
Ia swell: be careful not 10 burn IT, TIL
n addition of very little butter, sugar
h molasses, nutmeg, lemon juice, or sal
~ and pepper. will give it different iiavor'
a and vary the taste. Springfield Rerut
"a lican.
The rustler., 1891-08-14

my heart. We Gro ed rom Annoy 20
Taiwan, big town on the west coast
of Formosa, and made our preparations
for getting well into the wilds. Icu
see. we had both been in China mat
ter of ten years, and could pass muster
very well with our knowledge of two
or three dialects of the dreadfully pro
fuse language of the empire. And so
we expected to get along all right TO
shoot u variety of strange quadrupcds
and feathered creatures, and Hammond
to enlarge his already very copious col
lection of plants and grasses.
| never knew a man more enthusias-
tic about his hobby than was Ham
mond about his specimens. II cost him
many groan to leave them on the
mainland But for the infinite annoy
ance they would have cost us both, he
would have carried them with him t.
Formosa They filled eight boxes "a
big as American travelling trunks
what with their layers of wood anC
thick blotting paper. and the camphor-
wood cases in which the different
species reposed apart from each other
Poor old chap he might have pleased
himself in the matter. ] wish he had
for his interest in the things nigh
have kept him from the craze that
killed him.
For week we had very agreeable
time in the bungalow of certain
Scotch missionary whose name will b.
n familiar memory to every European
who has stayed awhile in the island
lie was-indeed is--a very remarkabl
man. and n credit to the Anglo-Saxoi
race. If every man had his due, hi
ought to be appointed governor gen
.eral Of Formosa; though | doubt not h
would refuse the dignity. This by tn
way. And yet ought to mention hin
The rustler., 1891-08-14

Mrs. Rural Cangrily)-You promised
me when you went up to the city last
winter that you wouldn't go near
Cousin Maggie's.
Mr. Rural-Y-e-s. my dear.
But you did"
IL only took one meal there, my
dear"
~ knew It'll knew you had taken q
meal there or something Murder viii
out"
"What's happened, my dear?"
"She writes that she is coming here
with her six children TO stay all sum
mer."-N. Y. Weekly.
The rustler., 1891-08-14
she Knew Her Rights,

A little tot OF four stood close against
the car window watching The sights
that flashed into view. A lady came
in, and seeing an apparently empty
seat, took possession of it. The child
turned about, and with u troubled look
studied the intruder's bonnet and hair,
and then, in the politest manner,
touched her upon the shoulder and
said: "Someone's sitting in this seat!
The lady apologized and arose, and
tue spectators smiled. IN. y. Recorder,
The rustler., 1891-08-14
THE CREEPING PLANT.
"A Botanist's Sad Death in the
Wilds of China.

D q X II A NJ
NJ O y ID man
aged 20 get a
months leave
nj the same
time as myself
That was how
We came TO join
Euads and ar
vange for the
tr toFormosA
/ wish | had
worked on for a
year longe T
o,v with all
The rustler., 1891-08-14
Wrongly Censured.

"Are you aware sir, said the man in
the rear, fercely, ''that your umbrella
is paking me in the eyer
'It isn't my umbrella" replied the
man in front, with equal ferceness; it's
borrowed one, sir."--Jury.
The rustler., 1891-08-14

If only for the earnest warning he gave
us about the vermin and reptiles OF the
interior. We spent two days in jour
neying from his house to the woods in
which we proposed to camp for fort
night, as happy as Adam and Eve be-
fore the fall.
The forest scenery was magnificent,
but the brake of brambles and flower
ing creepers which matted themselves
between the tree trunks made progress
very slow. We did not stick to the
tracks; otherwise, of course, 1t would
have been different And we were re-
paid for our labor by the strange
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
Making Perfumes.

Chemistry has found it possible not only
to analyze perfumes, that is the ottos or
essential oils, that would seem their final
resting place, but to build up substances
that have similar odors. Rum ether, the
substance to which rum owes its perfume,
whose chemical name is too troublesome
to give, is regular article of commerce in
Austria 1t is made by taking twelve
pounds each of sulphuric acid and black
oxide CT manganese, twenty-six pounds of
alcohol and ten of strong acetic acid.
These Ingredients are mixed and twelve
pints distilled from them.
But yrate of pure ethyloxide possesses q
delicate odor Of pineapple, which, by the
addition of wine or potato spirits, may be
altered to that Of strawberry and rasp-
berry. Nitric ether, fifty grams; acetate
Of amyl and glycerin, 100 grams each,
with ole liter Of purest alcohol, will imi-
tate the odor Of pears, and more compli-
Gated compounds initiate the apple set.
These are not like the perfumers' imita-
tions-apt combinations of substances
whose composition is unknown to him, but
absolute buildings up Of those subtlest of
all thin IS, o-,ors from substances every
one of which the chemist can control and
make out of other known substances till
the ultimate known elements are reached.
Exchange.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09

Hasty Men Are Always Curious.

Did you ever stop to think what curl
Gus hing human nature is? I'll give you
some food for reflection. Every day on the
streets you'll observe men dashing along
as il their very lives depended on their
speed. They rush madly through dense
throngs, and, although naturally courteous
gent emen, elbow their way roughly
through groups of old men and dainty
women without Pardon me-" Observe
those same fellows, who look as if they
were catching trains all their lives-ob-
serve them when the slightest thing out of
the ordinary occurs. They are the very
first people to form the crowds that you see
in big cities. crowds that are formed for rea-
sons, very often, that would hardly tempt
a schoolboy to lift his eyes from his books
l experimental with this phase Of human
nature the other day.
A man stood on the top of the Ames
building doing some painting. Men had
stood on the top Of tall buildings many
thous ands OF times before, and nobody had
ever paused to observe. But / wagered
with friend that could have a score of
people watching that man in five minutes
| simply stood still and stared. Somebody
that vas going by with the rapidity of a
profes sional Splinter stood stock still. He
was joined in two minutes by half dozen
Others and in five minutes a good many
over & score had paused to see what the
matter was.-Boston Cor. St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
A Settled Fact g..

j. j. DeGroot. representing the Postal
Telegraph company, accompanied by ]
W. Waterman. the assistant superintend.
eut of construction, was in the city today.
The board of supervisors have already
granted them the right of way through
the county, and it is practically settled
that the company will have Office room
in the building now occupied by the Adj
ans express company and McHugh's
ticket Office. They expect to have the
lines in operation by November l.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
The Record of the Ball Basters.

CHICAGO, Sept s.-National League
base ball clubs yesterday made the follow.
ing scores: At Bostcn-(First game) Bos
ton, .; Cleveland, 8 Second game Bos
ton, 8; Cleveland, g. At Brooklyn-Cin
cinnati, 6; Brooklyn, 4 Philadelphia
Pittsburg game prevented by rain. Oh
day for New York and Chicago.
Association: At Boston-Bostou, Q, ST
Louis, 2. At Washington-(First game
Washington, 3; Columbus, L. Second
game Washington, Z; Columbus, s. Oh
day for the other teams.
Western: At Sioux City-Omaha, 8;
Sioux City, Z. Kansas City-Denver game
postponed-rain.
Illinois-Iowa: At Jolist-Joliet. L
Quincy, q Last game of the league
schedule
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
NINE PERSONS POISONED.
a Mysterious Case That Is Expected e
End Fatally to All the Victims.


End Fatally to All the Victims.
BELLEvILLE, Kas., Sept. 9-Nine peo-
pie of this place are at the point Of death
as the result of having partaken of poison
in the food served at dinner at the house
of George Gregg. Last Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Gregg, their four children, visiting
relative and Ira johnson. a neighbor, sat
down to dinner. Soon after dinner they
all became violently i'll. exhibiting all the
symptoms OF poisoning.
Thought To Be an Accident.
Shortly afterward the servant, who had
in the meantime eaten dinner, also be.
came i'll, showing the same symptoms.
Since then all have grown steadily worse,
and the recovery of none of the victims is
expected. What the nature of the poison
was and how it was administered are
questions that remain TO be answered
The general belief, however, is that i,
was accidental, though some believe it
case of deliberate crime.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
Going Early into Vice.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Julius alderman,
IS years old William Crowley. ID years
old; John Dooley. 9 years old, and John
Murphy, 70 yea = old, were arrested Mon.
day night, as hey had broken into the
plumbing sup of Edward Hughes, at 25i
Mercer street, and stolen about $50 worth
of plumbing material in the window.
The young burglars belong to "The
Mackerel gang" When searched they
were found to have in their possession a
burglars outfit. including a bag of keys
Eve saws, hammers and chisels.