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a WEED GOOD TO EAT.
Common Pussly Is So Nice That Ben LIE
Feyre Cultivated 1t,

Common Pussy Is So Nice That Ben LIE
Fevre Cultivated 1t.
One of the most abundant and most tooth
some plants is the homely weed called
pussly, says writer in the New York Her.
aid As table vegetable it is not to be
despised The succulent stems, with their
leaves, are boiled tender and dressed with
butter, the same as spinach. The French
market gardeners cultivate it regularly and
have different varieties The young plants
are used as salad and are very good when
served with bacon dressing and one or two
hard-bOiled eggs chopped fine and sprinkled
over the salad. Pussy flowers are some
times called wax pinks. When the plant is
stripped of their leaves, tied into punches
and served as asparagus. The leaves are
cooked as spinach and by many are consid-
cred superior to that vegetable.
A story is told of Benjamin LIE Fevre in
connection with pussly. AT his Ohio home
the genial ex-Congresman had vegetable
garden, which the more he cultivated the
more luxuriantly grew pussly. He finally
gave up the attemps at gardening and per-
mitted the pussly to monopolize the prem
ises He was one day bemoaning his i'll
luck at trying to raise vegetables from Gov
ernment seeds, and was roundly accusing
the Agricultural Department of putting up
packages Of pussly seeds instead of beet
seeds, when a friend Informed him that as
an article of food the pussly was more valu-
able than the beet. Whereupon the dis
tinguished gardener telegraphed to his head
man to weed out the beets and cultivate the
pussly. The order was carried out, much to
the surprise of the man of all work, who
had never before heard of any one eating
nusslY
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CAMELS IN AMERICA.
How a Prospeetor Brought One Down
With His Trusty Rifle.

How a Prospector Brought One Down
With His Trusty Rifle.
Helena Journal
c. w. Cannon tells story about drove
of camels that were used here in early days
for pack animals. He says they were i'm
ported from Asia by the Government for
carrying supplies to troops over the plains
of Texas, but were sold to an enterprising
citizen after the Government had done with
them, and this man brought them to Helena
loaded with provisions, and the grand old
ships of the desert sailed over many a
mountain trail carrying goods where wagons
could not go.
They were taken out to Craze in the hills
adjoining Helena, and one day Jim Mcneil,
a well-known character Of those DAYS, caught
sight of one of the camels as he was coming
in from prospecting tour, mistook it for a
moose and shot it down with his rifle. The
herder was promptly to the rescue and made
Jim put up all the collateral he had with
him as security for the animal. Each camel
was worth about $40, and in spite of the fact
that Mcneil did not know Montana had sud-
denly become q camel country, he'll to
pay full price for his big game. The herd
was afterward taken to California, Mr.. Can
non says, and has thrived and increased
there,
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CHAPTER XVI.

Unorna drew one deep bseath when she
first heard her name fall with loving ac-
cent from the Wanderers lips. Surely the
bitterness of despair was past, since she was
loved and not called Beatrice. The sigh
that came then, was of relief already felt,
the forerunner, as she fancied, too, of a hap
piness no longer dimmed by shadows of fear
and mists of rising remorse. Gazing into
his eyes, she seemed to be watching in their
reflection magic change. She had been
Beatrice to him, Unorna to herself, but now
the transformation was at hand-now it was
come. For him she loved, and who loved
her, she was Unorna even to the name, in
her own thoughts she had taken the dark
woman's face. She had risked all upon the
chances of one throw and she had won. So
long as he had called her by another's name,
the bitterness had been as gall mingled in
the wine of love. But now, that, too, was
gone. She felt that it was complete at last.
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FANTASTIC TALE, INTRODUCING HYPNOTIC THEORIES
BY F. MARION CRAWFORD
of Isaacs" Czaudus" "A Roman Singer and
Mann Stories Taken Rank

WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH.

one, an emblem of Unorna's self, mixing
and blending, too, with self not hers.
"And the sun has risen, indeed, she
added presently.
cam L the sun, dear?" he asked, fore
tasting the delight Of listening to her SIM
pie answer.
"You are the sun, beloved, and when
you shine my eyes can see nothing else in
heaven"
'And what are you yourself-Beatrice-
no, Unorna-is that the name you chose7
1t is so hard to remember anything when I
look at you"
''BeatriceLUnorna-anything," came the
answer, softly murmuring. Anything,
dear, any name, any face, any voice, If
only am !, and you are you, and we two
love! Both, neither, anything-do the
blessed souls in Paradise know their own
names?"
"You are right-what does it matter?
Why should you need a name at all, since
have you with me always? 1t was well
onee-it served me when prayed for you
and it served to tell me that my heart was
gold while you were there, as the gold
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ever, that 1 was mistaken, and that 1 was in
one of the most fashionable places of the
city. l found among the guests many peo-
pie whom knew, and among others Robert
Garrett, the President of the Baltimore and
Ohio road He asked me how long L was
going to stay, and 1 told him was only
going to be there over night and 1 had Just
come to see the place. He replied that ]
should spend month there every year, and
that he considered his vacations at Saratoga
the secret of his vigor in his old age. He
pointed out the score of old men whom ]
knew in the parlors, saying that they all
thought as he did about the life-giving
properties of the Springs, and he advised
me to try them"
About Tobacco and Marriage.
''what do you think of the use of tobacco
as regards health?' I asked.
81 believe that tobacco is injurious" re-
piled Judge Holman. 81 have chewed the
weed ever since l was a boy and am an
inveterate user of it to-day. 1 think it has
injured my health and 1 think 1 would be
better without it. 1 am not teetotaler
and am not sure whether the use of wines
and liquors in moderation is good. I used
to think that the Catawba wines were good
for health, but doubt this now.'
''Do you think marriage conduces to
long life?"
II do" replied Judge Holman. "I was
married at 10 and my wife was II, and
will celebrate my golden wedding in year
or SO. 1 would advise the young man who
wishes to live long to marry young, and I
would urge him to be temperate and to
keep himself as free as possible from worry.
When 1 get worried, 60 to work, and
find rbaf thic ranaroll llxv ouras mo %
Richard vaux and His Cold Baths.
One of the youngest old men in Washing
ton is Representative Vaux, of Pennsyl-
vania. He dresses and acts like the old
time gentleman, and he wears the same
style of pumps now as he had on when he
danced before Queen Victoria nearly two
generations ago. AT "a he is one of the
most industrious men in public life, and he
looks upon himself as being in his mental
and physical prime. Said he to me last
night: "a man ought to begin to ripen at
65, and his prime of physical and mental
condition should be between Go and 75. /
am "a and 1 have never felt stronger in
mind or body than do now"
THAT is new idea, Mr.. Vaux," said L.
"The prime of most men seems to be be-
tween 80 and 60, and l would like to know
to what you ascribe your remarkable work
ing powers and health at a time of life
when many men are feeble?"
81 suppose" said he, ''it is due largely
to constitution and in minor degree to my
habits. 1 am regular as to my eating,
drinking and sleeping. 1 sleep eight hours
every night, and go to bed at and get up
at 8. have cold bath ready for me, and
I jump into my tub as soon as get out of
bed. 1 then rub myself dry, dress and take
a walk of from one to five miles and am
back at the hotel in time for breakfast
His Whisky and Bible Straight.
"Just now start out for my walk before
daylight, and 1 find that this morning walk
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in life even and unmoved. She compounded
her daily bread, compiled her daily flap
Jacks and broiled her daily beefsteak by
that simple and ingenious process, popular
in the Southwest, Of burning it on the grid
dies of her range, and all as composedly as
though Leander never swan the Hellespont
nor Anthony sighed or sung in the ear of
Egypt's queen. Still it was possible that
sgThe Cactus" was a shade less thorny in
her treatment of Rice Brown and Riley
Brooks than of any of the others. Perhaps
she was becoming tired out. Be the reason
what it may, these two persisted when the
others failed and at last were recognized as
rivals.
Two Untimely Deaths Predicted.
stAll I'm afraid of" said old man Arm
strong, the head of the local vigilance COM
mittee, sis that these yere young. bucks III
take to PAWN round for trouble with each
other. AS the upshot of sech doin's would
most likely be the stringin' of the survivor
by the Cinnabar committee on lariats, these
yere nuptials, which now looks some feast
Bile, would be clean busted and the camp get
setback jest that much. 1 wish this we're
maiden would tip her hand in this to some
discreet gent, so a play could be made in
advance to get the wrong man outen the
way. Whatever do you think youse'f,
Rosewood"
'It's delicate deal," said that sapient
cardist, ''to go tamperin' round young fe-
male for the secrets of her soul, but
shorely deems it crisis, an public interest
demands somethin' is DONE These we're
boys is growin' mighty hostile of each
other, which 1 notes last night over in the
Gold Mine saloon, where they was paintin'
up for war, an onless we all interferes yere,
it's my Judgment some of this yere love-
maxim IL come off in the smoke
'Thar oughter be a. act of Congress,
said Tut, the pessimist, ''agin love makin'
in the Ear West an the Eastshould be kept
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

Justin s. -HO5T'W tleu luIueu AaiAeA,
and finally graduated as statesman.
He hangs to his seat in the Senate like
grim Death. For 35 years he has
been in public life and his Congress
EionaI career is more than a generation.
Still, at so he is tall well-formed
aud fine looking, and though his shoulders
ere little bent with age, his eyes are
bright and his brain still works. He is
much averse to interviewing and the gist of
nv conversation with him was that he felt
as young as he used to be, and that he by
no means considered himself an old man.
Too Young to Give an Opinion.
oCome round" said he, ''about six wears
from now and 1 will feel myself fitted to
give you an opinion on longevity. At pres
ent an one Of the young men of the day,
and do not feel that my appearances JUS
tify me in giving advice to the other boys. !"
From Senator MorriPS 1 went to the
house of Senator Eyarts, and l found here
another spry statesman Of three-score years
and ten who decidedly objected to being
called old Said Mr. Evarts as he walked
with dignifed tread into the library: 81
really do not feel fitted to express an opin-
ion upon the secrets of longevity, and you
should call upon Mr.. Morrill, for such an ex-
preston. He mas lived number of years
more than 1, and should be considered the
sage of the Senate"
E'BUt, Senator, said I, 'tyou have lived
three-score years and ten, and would like
10 get the advice of such hardworking young
old men as you are, for the youth of to-day
as TO how they may lengthen their days"
Evarts Cracks a Joke.
''Well, >" replied the senior Senator from
New York, as a smile crept up over his lips
and stretched itself down to his shirt collar
and gradually travelled up to his twinkling
ewes, "The only way know for young men
to lengthen their days is to steal some hours
from the nigh<"
1 laughed, and the Senator went on to say
that he considered his health due largely to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

AANAAeeAANe - AaNhAS - -cpNA
deal of exercise on
horseback. Here my
chief exercise is in
walking in the open
air. L believe that
every man should get
out into the country
or away from his bust
ness at a certain time
during the year, and L
think 1 have been
benefited by my sum-
nler vacations on nay
farm. The same is
true of the rest taken
at the average water
ing place, and i re-
member a visit which
1 paid TO Saratoga
about ten years ago. L
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IS enough to Keep
my body in good con-
dition. As to my
eating, 1 do not take
a great deal of food
and L eat everything
that 1 like. AS to
drinking, 1 believe
that whisky is the
basis of all good
liquors, andI confne
myself to it. 1 take
it straight and like
it. 1 have always
been a smoker and
do not see that it has
hurt me, and 1 con-
sumo on the average
about 20 cigars a
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q good constitution
and a moderate de-
gree Of prudence in
his living, added to
good luck. He then
turned the CONVEX
sation to the doings
Of Congress, and
though he talked
delightfully."- about
the Senate and its
possibilities, s, he
would say nothing
about longevity. As
1 left, l said, "Sen-
ator, l am much
obliged for the in
formation regarding
leriSlati. but [
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
FIND OF A NAPHTHA SPRING.
Only When Closed as a Public Nuisance
Was Its Value Discovered.

In the very center of Sebastopol naphtha
spring was discovered in the following
manner: For many years spring of
dirty water ran from the house of a. certain
NJ. Korotneff and caused the proprietor
much trouble. At times the spring would
cover the best street in the city, the Max
himovskiy Prospect, with mud.
Of late the spring has become public
nuisance, and the city authorities compelled
NJ. Korotneff to build small reservoir
around it and to lead off the muddy sub
stance by sewer pipes. But as soon as this
was done it was discovered that the sub
stance in the new reservoir was pure naph-
tha.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
A SPIRITED DAMSEL
Causes Violent Disturbances and
BlOOdshed in Cinnabar.
THE WHOLE CAMP FELL IN LOVE
And Two Bucks Shot Holes Into Each Othel
ALI to No Purpose.
SHE SELECTED A HUSBAND HERSELF
WRITTEN FOR THE p1spArcH.l

HE "Cactus" was the
name bestowed upon
her in Cinnabar. Hel
signature, if she had
written it, would proba,
bly, have been Mollie
prescott, at least such
was the declaration OF
Rosewood Jim.
"I sees this yere fe-
male a year ago in Tomb
stone, !" asserted that We
racious chronicler'
"where she cooks at the
stage station, an she
gives it out cold she's
called Prescott-Mollie
Prescott-an' most likely
she knows her name, am
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

A man who is 20 can
afford to be witty,
and he who has lived
to be so, and still
feels well, ought to
laugh and be merry
all day long. Sena-
tor Justin Morrill, is
now 81 and he can
cackle a laugh with
all the vigor of a
,boy whose voice is
changing. He was
born in 1910, began
life as a merchant,
H. @,,oJ far,,,a,-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

had been at Niagara with my wife and
daughter, and We ran down to Saratoga to
look at the place and TO spend a few days
there.
fright near the depot found the United
States Hotel, and l put up there because
thought it would be cheap. l found, how
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

ESTIMATES furnished by sample at resi-
dence on furniture re-upholstery.
su HAUGH & KEENAN,, 80 Water st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
Carpenter Finds Some 0ctO-
genarians Who Don't Know
What 1t Means.
TWO SAGES OF THE SENATE
Objector Holman Approves Cold
Water, but Objects to Tobacco.
YAUX TAXES WHISKY STRAIGHT.
Story of Two Brothers Which Probably
Proves Nothing at All.
PHILOSOPHY OF HARVEY WATTERSON

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcu.l
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Oldest
statesmen in the country are the jolliest
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would have preferred one of your 4OO-word
sentences on old age.
Judge ". 5. Holman ranks with Charley
O'Neill as he fathe! of the House. He is
about 30 wears old, but his blood is full of
iron, his hair is dark, and his ewes sparkle
with the fire Of objection whenever an APP
preparation bill comes before the House.
He is in perfect physical and mental health,
walks occasionally from the White House
10 the Capitol, and has as much vigor as
any statesman Of 30 In speaking of him.
self to me last night, he said:
How Holman Knows He Is Old.
81 feel as young as have ever felt, and
the only sign that L am old is in the fact
that I ind myself looking backward and
comparing the present with the past. 1
keep up with the times, enjoy the association
Of Young men and work just as long and as
hard now as l have at any period of my life.
! believe in hard work. and l believe that
more men are killed by shrinking than by
ovcrwork. I think with temperance in eat
ing and drinking, that the average man is
benefited by working a large number Of the
hours out cf the n I make it a rule to get
about seven hours sleep every night, and l
90 10 bed when ! get sleepy. My retiring
time is usually Il, though L often sit up as
late as or ). l then sleep as long as l can.
Ny average Is from six to seven hours.
4 am Il great believer in the efficacy of
cold water, and for p years of nv life
tool, a cold bath every morning. AT this
time 1 found that whenever was forced to
omit my bath through travel or other con-
ditions, 1 lost my mental and physical
vigor during the day, and felt uncomfort-
able. At present bathe three or four times
q week."
As to Exercise and Vacations.
81 an. Won know continued JUDGE Hol-
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FURNITURE packed and shipped.
su HAUGH & KEENAN,, 80 Water st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
As to Exercise and Vacations.

81 am YOU know" continued Judge Hol-
man, "a larmer and when am home in
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His Whisky and Bible Str aight.

"Just now start out for my walk before
daylight, and find that this morning walk
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-02-20
Cost of Issuing MAGAZINES.

"Few readers of American maya
zines," said New York publisher
recently, know what it costs to
produce even a single issue of one
of the great monthly periodicals
which now stand ahead of publica-
tons of their class the world over.
The illustrations for the Century
and Harper's magazines cost on an
average about $4,000 a month; but
with these two established maya.
zines the cost is rather diminishing
than increasing, as both are using
the process engraving more and
more. With Scribner's, on the other
hand, large sums of money are be-
ing expended upon the engravings,
as this periodical seems deter
mined to equal it's older contempo-
raries at no matter what cost. A
careful estimate of the money spent
in illustrating the Christmas num-
bers of Harper's and ScrIbner's
puts the sum at $1,000 each, as
both contain about seventy PIC
lures, the average being 500 for
engraving. Many of the full-page
blocks cost $500 each, and some
of the half-page illustrations, which
readers often pass unnoticed, cost
5000 to $3.50 each. These prices
are easily accounted for when it is
remembered that men like J. Alden
Weir, Elihu Vedder, Will H. Low,
A. B. Frost, received from 500 to
$3.50 drawing. Ten years ago the
highest price paid for the same
work was $50 drawing for full
page illustration. To come to the
literary matter: The expense for
articles and stories, large proper
ton of which is prepared to order,
costs on an average S25 a printed
page, and l have known 500 a
page to be demanded. The fixed
charges on the large magazine for
literary and artistic matter alone
are therefore from SIS, 900 to $40, 900
month-enough to eat up the
profits on 100000 copies"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-02-20
FINE PRINTING.

The Hawaiian Gazette Company has
recently added to its previous extensive
assortment Of fine type some of the most
elegant new styles made at the best
American and English foundries. Some
of them equal the best steel and copper
plate engraving, and for visiting cards
and invitations cannot be surpassed any
where. Those in want of any kind of
fine printing, such as cards, invitations,
circulars, ETC., will do we'll to call at the
Hawaiian Gazette Office, As Merchant
street, before sending abroad Prices
are below San Francisco rates, and per-
feet satisfaction guaranteed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-02-20
EMPEROR WILLIAM.
His Ear MaIady Threatens to
Become Cancerous.

LONDON, February 9.-The state
OF Emperor Williams health is ex.
citing the most serious apprehen-
sion in court circles in Berlin, but
it is high treason to mention the
subject. There is reason to fear
that the painful ear malady from
which the Emperor suffers is
threatening to become cancerous.
Considering his majesty's family
history, there is something almost
ominous in the official announce
ment that at the recent military
banquet the usual speeches were
dispensed with in consequence of
the Emperor having been advised
by his physicians to avoid speak
ing as much as possible, in conse-
quence of his affection of the throat.
Almost the same notification was
made in the case of Emperor Fred.
srick just three years ago.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-12-25
Childish Faith.

An example of childish faith. Of kind
a dull age wears away, was seen the
other day. A little boy was sitting in
the yard Of an Old country homestead:
on either side of him sat a huge dog, pa
tient and loving The sun shone down
sc0rchingly on the trio, and its rays were
uncomfortable. Shading his eyes with
his curved hand the child looked sky
ward and said, Put in that sun, please. -
The sun shone brightly, and the little
fellow repeated softly, please put in
that sun, man up in the sky; it hurts my
head"
Just then over the face of the blazing
orb there sailed white summer cloud.
then another, and the yellow blaze
turned suddenly to hazy, restful gray.
Turning to the dogs, the little boy, put
ting an arm around the neck Of each.
said: Did you see the sun pulled in.
Romeo and Chieftain? When you wants
anything, if youis good, and you asks God
for it, he gives it to you. The sun hurt
my head, and asked him to put it in
and don't yOu see how he did reach out
and put it in for me?' The dogs looked
wise, leaned their heads lovingly toward
the diminutive little theologian, and
whatever might have been their belief.
kept an inscrutable silence.
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