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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04

Jedburgh abbey are among the venerable
fabrics still picturesauely in evidence in
spite OF rampant Scotch Presbyterianism.
Far to the south, but in sight of Berwick
on-Tweed. lies Holy Island, or Lindisfarne.
the cradle OF Christianity In the north OF
England. Within sight OF Lindis:arne
scarborough Castle juts out on bold prom
!nence into the sea, aud between Balm
borough and the border counties OF Scat
land there are many strongholds celebrated
Norham. described In few terse lines in
"Marmion." Old twelve-foot thick keeps
abound, for in those times OF tribal strife
and cattle-raids, when the borderers ''st0le
the beeves that made the broth. from Eng
land and from Scotland both" the keep was
the solidwalled fighting castle where the
besieged defed the besegers as long as
their provisions and arms held out.
IL we were to take Turner's portrayal oil
Berwick-on-T Tweed as fact and not Ideally
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04
IT HANGS like A PAIL.
Cholara's Fierce RaVages in
Russia.
IN THE INFECTED DISTRICTS
How the Psople Live and Die and How They
Feed the Dissase-How Cholera News
Is Kept Out Of the Papers.
TN THE INFECTED DISTRICTS
Correspondence OF TIE MORNING CALL

The skeleton OF the cholera now hangs
over Russia, and the reports Of the horrors
of It's ravages along the lower Volga are
brought here daily. They are kept out OF
the newspapers as far as possible, and 1t is
not known 10 just what extent the plague
has spread, but there is no doubt that it is
rapidly marching up the VOlga. andit can
not butdesolate the famine-stTicken prov
inces l first heard of it four weeks ago
during s stay that I made at Nijni-Nov-
gorod. l was entertained there by Mr..
Zevecke. very wealthy ship-owner. who
owns the largest line of steamboats, on the
Volga River. and whose business is the
carrying of freight from Persia and the Cas-
plan provinces up and down this Russian
Mississippi During my stay Mr.. Zevecke
was in telegTaphic communication with
Astrakhan. and he told me that the cholera
had already manifested itself there. and it
was feared that 1t would march on into
Russia. A short time after this l visited
SaTatof SimbiUsk, Samara aud kaZan, ali
Of which towns are now in the cholera re-
gions. and it was only q few days after l
left SaTatOf that the cholera broke out
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they were making hurried descent the
thunderstorm burst upon them and gave
rise to the gravest fears as to their safe re-
turn. In spite of the binding hail and wind
the lower hut was reached and Zermatt three
hours later. Nearly seventeen hours were
spent on the mountain, aud Mrs. Farrar
has indeed reason to be thankful for the
presence oil mind shown by the guides; had
they wavered an instant she would have
succumbed TO the perils which were suffi-
cient TO test the powers and endurance Of
experienced climbers. The dangers conse-
quent upon the fall of stones and the light
ming playing on the ice axes must have been
appalling; the courage OF women, however.
and the desire to explore regions which men
for the most part have hitherto monopo iiZed,
seems steadily on the increase, but can
not say that | think these hazardous aud
useless exploits are TO be commended.
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there. There is no doubt that the whole Of
the Volga regions Will be devastated by Ii.
and in order to understand its dangers II is
necessary to know the character Of the
country and the life Of the people.
Tie VOlga is as wids as the Mississippi.
Ii is 23G0 miles long ard Il has as great
trade as any river in the @orld. Ii flows
through q fat country and the lower hall OF
It passes through an almost treelesS region.
Upon these great plains the hot sun OF the
tropics is beating down with relentless
vigoT. There is absolutely no protection
from it, and the women go about with
nothing but haudkerch ELS on their heads
and children boil their brains under the
suns burning rays with no protection what
sOever The men wear heavy caps, and the
houses are so built that they are like
bake-0vens at this time Of the year. At
Kazan and SRmara l saw hundreds upon
hundreds of half-naked men lying on the
roadside and sleeping with this tropical sun
beating down upon them and with the
smells of decaying vegetable matter all
about them, SaratOff has system OF
water works. but most OF these NolEa cities
have no sanitary arrangements whatsoever,
and the village OF Russia which possesses
WaterclOSet is one OF a thousand. The peas
ants, among whom the cholera is the worst.
hava ehSoiufeiv 10 know iedga OF the rule
of health, and their diet and habits would
naturally breed the cholera and cannot but
increase 1t. Their faVOrite soup is made OF
green cabbages, and old men and babies
eat this by the gallon. They eat carrots,
and one Of the chief articles which you find
peddled eveTyw here and which is consumed
In large quantities is the green cucumber,
which is eaten raw. just as II comes from
the vine, or, more often, after II has become
wilted and stale from lying about under the
hot sun.
In the province just above Saratoff great
deal OF the famine bread is still used. l
saw some of this stuff while l was on The
Volga and il would be the ruin of any man
whose bowels were al all delicate. Its sur
face is Of dirty gray, and when you break
1T open ydu find that lis inside is Of deep
brown. 1t is salty and sandy and tastes
more like clay than bread II looks as
though It were made Of bran and husks,
and il is as gritty as the apples OF Sodom.
There are thousands OF people who are
eating this bread to-day, and while L was on
the VOlga / found them ready to dey0ur
anything. DR.. Hubbell, the American Red
Cross Society agent. was with me, and in
speaking Of tss corn which was spoiled in
crossing the water ne told the relief people
that il could be dried and used for the
cattle. They replied that they were driving
il and using it to feed the peasants and that
the most Of il would % very we'll
The natural condition OF these people Is
bad beyond description, and | was shown
to-day "reminiscences OF the cholera 10 the
shape of photograph of the interior of
hut on the Volga. Beside a loom, in which
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house supplies beer and any other tipple
the warfarer can pay for.
That old bridge over the Till, over which
the English marched and outtlanked the
Scotch, still stands, just as strong appar-
ently as when the masons left off work. 1t
has very pretty arch viewed as an artist
would like IT, but is stiff for teams. All the
valley down 10 Wooler there is lovely
scenery, set off by the background of
Cheviots superbly purple in autumn.
Tweedsdale is dull for many a reach, yet
never nude Of features Of interest, but the
moment the CheviOts are in sight. espe-
cially on the Northumberland side, the So
journer has his eyes filled with visions Of
loveliness. But to sea the country as Scott
has seen it-never! The age of rapid travel
and comparison has blotted out the age of
revere and hallucination.
DECAY MACKART.
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cows and sheep in the open street, and
brewing teddy for farmers Oh market day,
Berwick is only humdrum town, depend
ent upon salmon and behring's. For the
herrng-iishery boats come from all points
Of the British Isles-from the Isle OF Man,
the Firth of Forth, the Moray Firth, Devon
shire and, Cornwall 1t is pretty sight to see
the boats, with their brown sails, work out
or in and tack across the estuary. The rail-
way communication gives ready access to
all markets within day. But salmon
fishing for Berwickers is the work of the
year. Half the year the strappiDg. broad
sbouldered men who toll at the nets in great
semi-circles swept across the river are paid
wages by company. Not very nigh wages
perhaps 81 30 week at the highest.
They row out across stream In
boat, pay out the net of deep mesh,
wait few minutes, haul in the
net at both ends and bat on the head any
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04

advertisements. curious feature OF
Moscow and ST. Petersburg is the police
Journals These belong to THE police organ
ization. and they give fun reports OF the DO
ings Of the police and of all acts relating to
the city. The people are bHldozed into
taking them, or rather they fear that tmay
not be comfortable for them if they do not
take them, and the result is that they have
good subscription lists and paying snbscrib-
ers. The Russians are naturally a reading
people. and * the country had q flee press
some of the largest daily circuiGtons Of the
world might exist here.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 10
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short taeks from the northeast gales. Ber-
wick lives upon salmon. 1t is the principal
river in Great Britain for the supply Of
fresh salmon and trout for the English
Wey. the Ribble, the Forth and Clyde
are all subordinate. Like all rivers
under law the Tweed has close
season. The riparian owners have rights
aud salmon fisheries have rights running
back to the time of William the C0Hqueror,
so that the queerest and most ancient usages
are established In the law courts to-day
between that far-away Norman Duke or
sea rover and Queen Victoria's advisers and
judges. The relationship is mostly palpabls
fraud in legal illegality, for man such as
the Duke Of Northumberland, not Percy.
but Smith, has all the salmon coast fish
cries from the Tyne to the Tweed and leases
them too. and suppresses poachers as IL
they were pirates.
Besides horseshoeing, selling cav es, old
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04
Hints for Housekespers.

II the Ratchet is rusty have 1t cleaned at
once. Suppose some Of the family should
be murderedl Those rust stains would
hang you.
II you feel as II you would like to be alone
for few moments, toa,t yield to it, Always
have some reliable person around as q
witness. =.
If you find one Of the family bleeding,
sneak out of the house and run. Should
you rush to their aid you might get some
blood on your clothes and swing for It. >.
Ii You allow yourself to become nervous
and exetable you will be regarded as
lunatic and charged with all the chimes In
the neigh borhood III you try to. preserve
your self-control you will be regarded as
abnormal and get arrested just the same.
Better die.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04
BECAUSE THE ROSE MUST FADE.

Because the rose must fade,
Shall not love the rose?
Because the summer shade
Passes when winter blows
Shall not rest me there
In the cool air?
Because the sunset sky
Makes music In my soul.
Only to fail and die
Shan not take the whole
or beauty that II gives
While yet 1t iiyes2
Because the sweet OF youth
Doth vanish ali too soon,
Shall / forget. forsOoth,
TO learn Its lingering tune
My joy TO memorize
In those young eyes?
II, ike the summer flower
That blooms-a fragrant death
Keen music hath no power
To i've UeyOnd its bresth,
Then OF this flood OF song
Let me drink long
Alb. yes. because the rose
Fades, and the sunset skies
Darker, and winter blows
All bare. and music dies
Therefore, now Is to me
Eternity
RICHARD WATSON GLIDER
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stones phrase-clim bed
the Matterh orn. Mrs.
Farrar, who was accom-
panied oy two we'll
known guides, left her
hotel at 1890 o'clock In
the morning and arrived
at the lower MatterhoIn
hut on the following aft
ernoon.
When they reached
the summit they were
obliged to cut short
their rest as the clouds
were gathering around
the Breuil slope Of the
n1ntI fainl and m m
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still holding the card. the
latter will be kept in
place aud the water pre-
vented from escaping by
the pressure Of the air.
and may even be almost
boiled by holding the
card over a candle.
Place two tumblers
mouth to mouth, fitting
each other, and separate
them only by q piece Of
damp paper. Put a light
ed piece of candle in tha
lower tumbler. When 10
goes out you will see that
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04

The famous $500 sword presented to Gen.
eral Il. M. Prentiss, the hero Of Shiloh"
was recently discovered in a New York
pawnshop and purchased for SOS.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04

The British general elections arc never
on one or the same day, because an elector
has the right to cast q ballot in every dis
trict In which he owns property.
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with strong washing
soda solutions. Partly
fill it with water and. set
In a saucepan, also con-
tanning water, until both
lots Of water boil. Now
put a cork In the flask,
turn 1t upside down and
wait until the water
within ceases to boil. Ii
you now pour cold water
upon the flask from q
Jug the boiling will re-
commence. for the steam
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the tumblers can be both
lifted by the upper one, for the taper has
used up. part of the air in burning, and tbs
greater pressure of the external atmosphere
binds the tumberS together.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04
A DARING WOMAN.

She Has Made a Successful Ascent of the
Mstterhorn.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Another rash English lady, says the
Queen, has under circumstances of great
stress aud difficnltYn-tn adnnt Mr. Glad
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10 the part OF the haSK The lumbar ,,jc,
which Is not filled with
water will be condensed. the pressure will
be reducef, and so it will be more easy for
the watar to boil
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04
SCIENCE FOR THE HOME.

Several Interesting Tricks That May Be
Easily Done.
St. Louis Republican.
Take wineglassful of water and put
thin card over II. II yon lnyert the glass.
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And Scott himself noted. with gratifica-
tiOn that in the vicinity, soon after the ap-
pearance of the poem, some one had made
use OF the lines as public house sign. The
well on Flodden supplies water; the public.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13
goR COFFEE LOVERS.

There are those for whom the potent
cQfiee berry posse-se. flavor ard n
perfume which no word. can sufficiently
extol. Hut the use IL coffee a. u flavor
ing for variou. delicate Preparations u.
less known than II deserves Ia IL, and
for these habitusl purposes II has H..
own place In domestic economy. \ few
easy and thoroughly practical recipes
will exemplify this suggestion, which
may BE- largely extended.
CorrEE PrDpiNG.-MAke = cup az
strong black coffee by the simplest, best,
and sure.t method, by pouring boiling
water very slowly through finely po~d-
cred coffee Ia muslin bag. Pour TIL.
over pint of fne, dry cake-lady fin-
gers, sponge cake, or similar kinds.
After soaking for an hour or more, put
In pudding di.h, and add q custard
made Of two well-beaten eggs, cupful
of rich milk. and q tablespoonful 81
sugar. Bake for half an hour In mod.
crate oven. Before serving, take sn-
other smsll cupful of strong coffee and
sweeten almost Ia a syrup; mix II with
a pint Of whipped cream, beating well
together. Pour over the pudding or
dish separately.
CORN CRrAM.-Soak half q box 81
gelstine In milk enough to cover II for
an hour. Pour on a cupful of strong
hot COFFEE, aud sweeten With two-thirds
of q cupiul Of sugar. Place IL over boil
Ing water, and ,tir until dissolved.
strain aud mix with a pint of cream.
Beat occasionally until cool, then pour
In mold ne desired. and set on ice, II
possible. Ia stiflcn. The whites Of the
eggs may make delicate cake, very
nice To offer with the coffee cream.
CorFEE CusTARDs.-Either bollei ar
baked custaris are successfully made
and delightfully."- favored by using equal
proportions of coffee aud rich milk. with
eggs aud sugar Ne usual.
RrNNrI CusTARD VIM CorfEE.-
Another variation which makes dainty
summer dessert Il made With rrnnet.
Use strong coffee and hot milk, aud
sweeten To taste; = portion of cream IL,
% course, desirable. when blood-wsrn,
allow a tablespoonful Of liquid rennet To
each quart; stir, Ia mix thoroughly. and
set on the Ice until firm. One ar two
well-beaten eggs To . quart. mixed with
the milk, makes rich custard, but this
IL matter of choice. Whipped cream,
favored With coffee also, may be served
with this custard.
COrrEE FILLING FOR CAkE.-The
ever popular layer cake IL never more
popular than when filed and Iced With
coffee mixtures. For a filling, make .
cup ~ strong black coffee, make very
sweet, aud add = liberal portion OF
cream; equal quantities Of each Il good
rule, u the coffee IL as strong ~ it should
be. For pint Of coffee and cream to-
gether, q good tablespoonful OF gelsilDe
should be first soaked In n little milk,
then Dissolved over boiling water and
added 10 the coffee. Beat the yolks Of
three eggs; pour on the hot coffee, STIR
ring constantly; mix ell veil together
and strain. Tut the cake together when
partially cooled, and Ice with coffee
Icing.
COvvEE ICINa.-Aii that u required
for this excellent fnlsh II half cupful
of strong coffee, Into which 10 stlrresi
about % much pulverised sugar - it Will
take up. Beat we'll, and spresd with
knlfs while The cake u slightiy warm
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13
NOW TO c,rAN JgWGLRy.

HOW 10 CHAN JeWtlNV.
Nearly every one wears more or less
jewelry, and the majority Of those Who
wear Il send &c to . teweler to be cleaned
when furnished. because Of the ex-
pense thus incurred, many continue
wearing jewelry that IL rally unht to
wear. Especially IL this true In hot
weather, when the beat of Jewelry Will
tarnlsh readily, because of the heat and
Precipitation from the body. Earring.
and rings, even watches, unless carried
In . chamois-skin bag, Will readily
taruish. The Jewcler must Get = price,
aud sometimes he sets it pretty high.
No one need wear tsrnlshcd je~rlry,
and no Que need take her Jewelry To be
cleaned. have friend whose husband
has been q practical je~eler for more
than twenty years. One day while !
VAS calling upon her sbe took OF her
riue.-not . single gold band among
them, but all of them containing stones
Of rare value-and threw them Into her
wash-bowl. I asked her what she was
about TO do, and she said she WAS going
TO clean her jewelry.
She poured u small quantity Of water
Into the bowl, then added ammonia until
the solution Was very strong. and then,
With an old toothbrush. che scrubbed
her Jewels, dried them with . towel, aud
drew little piers Of cotton around the
settings, To thoroughly dry them where
the towel could not reach. ! asked her
n that Was the way she always cleaned
her jewelry, and n che cleaned every.
thing In the line Of Jewels In the same
manner, aud she said, "Ses, this IL the
way all jewellers clean jcwelry, only
they drop Il Into . box Of jewelers. dust
to dry Instead of drying them with a
towel, ss I sm doing, because ] happen
Ia be out of the dust"
doesn't this process. ever lnJue GER
tain settings In jcwelryy' asked.
"Not thst ever knew of, aud feel
~ II I could speak With confidence In
the matter, since INV husband taught me
" hat Ia do, and have put his advice
Into practice for years on all my icwel-
ry." 49,.
since then I have investigated q little,
aud find my friend IL right; strong
solution of ammonia and water u the
thing With which Ia clean icwclry. u
never injure. II, and will make u a.
bright as the gold dollar fresh from the
mint. I cleaned q neck chain for q
friend recently-one that was In q dread.
full condition, AZ I thought-and when
got through cleaning u, the solution
MAS In color thick grccnish black,
while the chain Was delightfully."- bright
and pretty. =.
Of course. one. Own good sense would
tell her that watches could no, be
thrown Into solution 10 this Kind, but
the solution can BE- applied With piece
Of soft flannel.
some .sy they know TIL. would injurc
q pearl setting. don't know how TIL.
may BE-, a. did not ask my friend re-
gsrding TIL. particular settling; yet, "
remember rightly, thcr. !. pearl In one
~ the ring. she so roughly handled In
ammonls and water, that day.
~ word Ia the Wise !. sufficient
don't send your jewel. to the jewellers ia
b. cleaned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13
COlO MEAT.

What Ia do with the little scrap. 81
cold meat that are constantly being left
from the table, !. To many bousek.epers
the great burden 81 the day. ! have
had a young hou.ekeepcr say Ia me, IL
could very easily get good variety for
my table, u I did not feel that wasted
so much In the odd. that throw away"
II !. the case With every one IL "a, be-
li.ye.
In these days when there are so many
cook. Ia get out books, and get NJ
schools, aud give Lessons II does se.m ss
II everybody ought To know everything.
hut II you will hook through the recipe.
given Ia most, or think I am safe Ia
saying. al Of these books, YOU will md
thsr. hardly dish which Il not too
highly seasoned or too "fussy" for most
people 10 care for. have two or three
Ways for using meats, which are easily
prepared, aud which part 81 my family.
Who are dyspcptic-, can eat without
danger Ia the "dc-plsed organ"
For cold ham, either fried or boiled,
chop fine, aud after Warming IL, pile Ia
little heap. on fiat cakes made of mash
81 potatos. sud fried la butter. u I. q
pretty dish when arranged on . platter,
aud al "a. bits can thu. - saved.
Cut fried ham into small piccc., put
into the frying pan, and break two egg.
on top. Stir ill ID. egg set. The ham
should 20 In long enough hefor. Ia h.
warm when the eggs ar. put In. M salt
l. n"."--sry, aud Ne think pepper u.
useless.
Odds sud ends % steak cook In the
oven In bean pot With cover, keeping
the meat under water all the time.
when the plecc. are soft they may BE-
taken out, the gravy thickenc'i, aud
when dinner Il ready put the meat and
gravy into the dish aud spread = thick
cover II mashed potatoes over u.
have made q sort 81 hash of cold
boiled egg. aud hDely-,hoppcd meat
mixed together and heated, aud then
served With toasted bread dipped Ia hot
water aud buttered.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13

Ihsve been troubled with cstarrh for
ten years and have tried . number Of
remedies. bot found no relief until I pur.
chased hottie % Ely's Crcsm BALM. j
consider Il the most reliable preparation
for oatsrrh aud cold In the head.--Ceo.
X. CrAndall, +. ~. QuonochAwntaug,
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81 don't care said the little girl Who
had not been invited To the party, ~
don't care. will get even With them!"
And her eyes flashed "A she stamped her
small foot. "pray. what Will YOU do,
ny ehildy' asked her mother. "Wheu
I Erow up I'll give great big party
and won't Invite any one"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13

No So-synoopations Bunker hill.
I. Gable. 2 BruiI 8 n.nes 4 A.
her. s Dream. g Cures !. Ap-h-is.
q Loi-r-. o solar 10 Dol-or
No. Si.-Enigma: Panorsma
No Ss2 An Acro-tie; Gladstone. Golf.
Lily. Ape. Dagger. sack. Touion.
Onyx. Nora Elm.
No. 36s Establishments. I. Cream. ram.
. Rear. ear. 3 sage, age. T. Tr. irr.
s Whale. hale
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13

The harsh, drastic pursatives, once
deemed % Indispensable, have given
place 10 mllder and more skIlfully PIE.
pared laxstives; hence the great and
growing demand for Ayers Pills. my
sicians everywhere recommend thru Tor
csstivensss, indigsstiou, and liver com
plalnts.