Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 18 October 1895 — Page 5

■ 1 ' I ■ II . . I. GRAND Cloak Opening Friday, October 25th, Saturday, October 26th. AgL I * ■ <*W «ya go cxJ S--1 » F-s== * crd . . HIWK =ss gg <=n ccs *r*— 1 -r— —...| <=» •z=s WWoRwP® 00 a=> ";' WK fc.,.A M We will have a line of Cloaks from one of the largest manufacturers and that with our immense line will give you the largest assortment that was ever brought to Decatur. Fur, cloth and plu<h capes, cloth jackets, misses and children’s garments. Do not forget the day and date, Oct. 25th and 26ih. All are cordially invited to attend. JESSE NIBLICK & SON.

LINN DROVE. Amos Duffey, of Dora, Wabash county, w<jß making a business call here last week Daniel Stauffsr and wife of Whitside county, Illinois, are with their people here Charles Revnolds moved his dwelling from the farm of Levi Heller on a parcel of land of his own, and moved into it last week. & Theodore Schlagenhauf, D. Forest Hoffman, Milo Sales, Frans and Samuel Nusbaum, are taking in the Fort Wayne Centennial this week. Died, early Wednesday morning, Catharine, wife of Charles Rowe, of Linn Grove. A good wife, mother and neighbor has gone in the prime of life. She leaves a husband and three children. Her father, Mr. Charles Twigg. pfeceeded her in death one month ago to the day Het age was about thirty years. Lewis and Bart Reynolds, Wm. Wetter, Wm. Wechter, John Crisman, John Toomas, Fred and Peter Hoffmann, Eugene Runyon and B. F. Kizer, were in attendance at the District meeting of the I. O. O. F. at Decatur last Monday night, 1 Mrs Fred,Hoffmann and Mrs Eugene Runyon haVe for two weeks past been visiting in Ohio, the two hubbies being informed that they were on the return, so like unto boys whose Ma had promised to bring their first pair of new bools, no time was lost to meet them at Decatur, from whence they escorted their better halves home with that pomp that would characterize these honey moon trips, and have now once more settled down to business. The visiting brethren, and they were many, were preferred guests to two par excellent suppers at the banquet hall of the 3t. Marys Lodge of I. O O. F. at Decatur, Monday evening. Supper was served at 0 and 11:30 o’clock, • and for sure eclipsed all former efforts. In behalf of the Linn Grove Lodge, we extend great big thanks for the hos pitality given us bjy the Lodge in which the Rebeccas,were the principal factors However, had we been of amove tender age. or of a nature, they might have been responsible for a life when doing an act of kindness. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. A «... Decatur Cemetery Association to Phoebe France, lot 262, D C. s*2s 00 Daniel Weldy to Henry Breiner, % acre Kirkland tp....; 300 00 David Warner et al, to John ley et al, 120 acres Jefferson tp.... 3000 00 John 8. Peterson to Homer P Moses X part inlot 311 Decatur,..... ... 400 00 Jerry Meyers to F 11 Meyers, 4 acres Monroe tp ... 750 00 F H Meyers, q c d, to Henry Meyers 40acres Monroe tp... . ' 750 00 John J Elzey, q ed, to Thomas J Elzey, 83 acres Root tp. 300 00 Marie Elzey, q c d. to Thomas J Elzey, 41X acres Root tp.. ... .. 100 A Beeler, q c d, to Wm McHale, 80 acres Hertford tp .. DI 00 Mary Smith to Robert E Derickson, §5 acres Jefferson tp ». 1000 00 Joel Hirschy to Jos D Wintereg, inlot 142, Berne 200 00 John D Edwards to Jennie Edwards, inlot 208, Decatur 135 00 Anu Burkhead to Marie Amrine, IX acres Decatur 200 00 “ Henry Trim to John A Trim, pt out lot 85, Dccatu r «,•••••• 50 00 George D Wherry to Jos IMBarkley, 20 acres Monroe tp 500 00 Headache bad? Get Miles’Pain Pills.

THE MARKETS TO-DAY. (Corrected dally for The Democrat.) Wheat No. 2 new ‘ 57; old 58 Corn, new. 72 lbs 20 Oats No. 2 new 18 to 20 Rye • ....... 40 Clover, red prime ••••• 4OU Clover (Alsyke) 3 80 Timothy 2 Flax.. Butter .-. Eggs 12 Lard & Potatoes 35 HanG l (l Shoulders & Bacon . .7' Wool, unwashed 10 to 14 Wool, washed 17 to 2c Cattle 3 oo to 3 50 Hogs ............. ....*? 3 25 to 3 75 5heep........ 2 OO to 2 50 Hay »10.00 to 112.00 PHOSPHATE MINES, v... —— A Collapse In the Industry Caused by the Competition of Florida. The phosphate mining Interests -of Canada are In a state of utter collapse at present, and to remedy this state of affairs the Canadian Mining association, which meets in Quebec, proposes to endeavor to Induce the Dominion and provincial governments to introduce the general use of phosphate fertilizers on Canadian farms through the agency of the experimental farms, says a Quebec special. As an illustration of the stagnation of this branch of mining, it may be mentioned that three years ago 3,000 men were employed in phosphate mining In Ottawa county alone, while today not three-score men are thus engaged. The cause of the collapse is the competition in the English markets o.f the phosphates of Algiers and the highgrade product of Florida, which can be worked and marketed .much more cheaply. The mining men point out that lands in Georgia have advanced In price from $3 to S3O an acre through the use of fertilizers. Many, in fact most, of the farms of Quebec have been exhausted by the wasteful and unscientific farming of the habitants, and so the necessity of doing something to Improve their farming methods, and thus relieve the phosphate miners, will be pressed upon, the government. Phosphate was mined extensively in Canada until recently. The principal mines ' were in Ottawa county, and the output I averaged from 20,000 to 35,000 tons. The > higher grades were shipped to Europe and the lower found a market in the United States. The large profits led to the opening of new mines, and considerable of a boom> took place. The excitement culminated in the formation of the General Phosphate Corporation, Limited, with a capital of £1,000,000, and 2,660 acres were acquired in Ottawa county at an outlay of £98,000. High-salaried and inexperienced men were engaged both in London and at the mines. \ Then followd the development of high-grade phosphates In Florida and the'flooding of the European markets therewith caused a big drop in the price of Canadian phosphates. The, mines were compelled to suspend or reduce operations, and the shipments fell j from 30,000 tons In 1889 to 6,000 tons In 1894. This year there is practically nothing dojjig. Naptha for Scouring. The employment of naphtha as a cleansing substance in the scouring of wool Is a new method favorably com-, mented upon by the scientific papers. *By the use of a pump the naphtha is forced through and through the wool, extracting all the natural oil, it being also claimed that the naphtha does not injure the fibre of the wool, as does alkali cleapslng, but leaves the fleece in an actually better condition than When cleansed by any other process. A further valuable feature mentioned of thia method Is that the greece that Is extracted from the woo! In a pure state, thereby becoming valuable as a medicinal agent or for a saponification into the purest of soaps. A plant following this method la said to have scoured 500,000 pounds of wool and had saved' a product of 80,000 pounds In pure wool eU.

THIRD TERM IN PRI ■■ ’■ ■ Young Man Only Twenty Years 01 With an Unenviable Record. YOUNG HAUGHEY ON TRIAI. 111. Company la "Baid to Hava Honored la Oeoerooa Share of the Bank's Aaaeik Jumped From a Thlrd-Btory Window. Salt to Restore Church MembershipMinor News Items. Richmond, Ind., Oct. 17.—Frai k King, a young man who has figured n several local police affairs, has beense iteuced to his third term in the penite itiary, although he is but 20 years o! I. He was released from the prison at J, ffersonville only two months ago, aft t serving a term for larceny, and no w goes up again charged with the sail ife | offense. There Wan Gas In the Well. Muncie, Ind., Oct. 17.—John a id Joseph Stevens and Jefferson Snodgr: ss , were dangerously burned in a natm ai gas explosion on Snodgrass’ farm. Jo in descended into the well to clean it, tut; the odor of gas was too strong. He : is- .' cended and removed all the coverings! to , permit the gas to escape. Before descending again he dropped a lighte *li paper into the hole to see if there wfa> any gas left. Adjacent buildings rockpd and the three men were blown’-50 fefet by the explosion that followed, and all are dangerously injured. Roughly Treated by Robbers. Anderson, Ind., Oct. 17.—Two men on horseback rode up to the home nf Joseph Pendleton, an old hermit living some distance in the country, and, under pretense of inquiring the way to this city, had the old man talking, when he was seized and bound with a ropk A gold watch, a bag of money and valuable relics were taken. Before the robbers left they kicked the old man so badly that several of his ribs were broken. Officers are searching for the guilty parties. Schuyler C. Haughey on Trial. Indianapolis, Oct. 17.—The trial of Schuyler C. Haughey, son of President Haughey of the defunct Indianapolis National bank, is now in progress here before Judge Baker of the United States circuit court. Testimony was given yesterday which showed that the Indianapolis Glue company, of which the defendant was president, was overdrawn at the bank in the amount of nearly $335,000. The assets of the company are said to have not amounted to over $50,000. Husband Held on Suspicion. Logansport, Ind., Oct. 17.—George 1 Sloop, husband of the woman whose ' body was exhumed by order of the cor- ' oner, was arrested yesterday and he will be held pending the completion of the inquest. The coroner found two ugly wounds upon the woman’s head. Sloop was preparing to leave for the south when taken into custody. Jumped From a Third-Story Window. Indianapolis, Oct. 17.—Maurice Perkins, a well known newspaper writer and artist, who has been in ill health for several months, jumped from the third story of the city hospital yesterday .and received what are pronounced fatal injuries. He is thought to have been delirious from pain when he made the fatal leap. Ee died late last night. New Bicycle Factory. Seymour, Ind., Oct. 17.—M. S. Blish of the Blish Milling company has purchased the plant of the bicycle company organized here last summer, and it will be put into successful operation in a short time either by Mr. Blish in person or by a syndicate of home people. From 50 to 60 people will be employed. Young Lilly Disappear.. , Huntington, Ind.; Oct. 17. — The friends of Miss. Mollie Pownell are seri- j ously.troubled.over .her int'sterionsdis-4 appeafance. It is thought by some that she eloped with a man named Earl Klectner of Fulton, this state.. It is reported that the two were seen on a Wabash train Sunday evening. Darning Needle In a Cow's Heart. MboRES Hilt., Ind., Oct. 17.—Mrs. Harriet Goodlier of Aberdeen lost a valI uable cow from some apparently mysI terious ailment. Investigation showed f a large darning needle imbedded in the animal’s heart. Half the Tob:ic<*<> Crop Ruined. Moores Hill, Ind., Oct. 17.—Farmers in tho river bottoms report one-halt of the tobacco crop still uncut and INDIANA NOTES. •. ' < Rensselaer,is to have a new Presbyterian ' church nt a cost of SIO,OOO. 1 The proposition to build a gravel road between Elwood and Alexandria has been defeated by a majority,of 75. Edward Caylor, a young married man of , Noblesville, commit Kai suicide by throw-1 ing himself under a passing train. I Seats for the opening of the new Antler- i son operahouse were sold at auction yes- 1 terday, bringing a premium of from 815 to f ■sso each. ] Under-the auspices of the business men ] of Veedersburg that place is. to have a 5 product exhibition. It. will be held ou*the i 26th inst. . 1 The-coroner of Clinton county held an 5 inquest over the remains of Charles Mar- t tin,'‘who was found dead near Kirklin, and c reported that epilepsy whs the cause of his 1 demise. c The gas war at Elwood has been settled, j the two old companies agreeing to reduce c their schedule to last year’s prices. The > '■Citizens’ company has consequently been c dropped. ■ 1 The fourth annual meet ing of the A neri- f can Association of State Weather Sei vic.es £ -ia-4n- session in—lnd+anepelis;- —Will s L. —s Moore, chief of the weather bureau is in t attendance. \ > ! v The supreme court yesterday a firmed t the judgment of the lower court the, J Winnie Smith murder case. Srniti was a lautenced to 18 years’ imprison melt for d lhe killing at Indianapolis of Westi tn B. | b Thomas of Anderson.

Awarded Highest Honors—World’a Fair, •DIV * CREAM BAKING PWBfB MOST PERFECT MADE. X pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. NOTHING ESCAPES. Brlareun-Llko Clutches of Frenrt. > luxation. The New York World says: How to tax the people sufficiently to meet the fovernmental and military expenses without burdening them beyond their power of endurance, is a task which gives sleepless nights to the statesmen •nd lawmakers of every nation In Europe, and is the cause of countless bitter discussions in the various parliamentary bodies of the old world. The French Senate and Chamber of Deputies have finally finished their tinkering w-ith the budget, and the members have gone home to rest. The result of their labors Is set forth in a recently published report addressed to the Minister of the Interior, in which there are some curious statistics. The tax on dogs brings in 8,500,000 francs, and is imposed on 2,847,000 canines of all breed and conditions, from the two Chinese edible dogs owned by Walbeck-Rosseau the statesman—which are the only ones on the continent of Europe—down to the swarms of dogs without pedigrees which are among the highest prized possessions of the poor In Southern France as well as elsewhere in the world. The tax on clubs aggregate 1,440,000 francs, which are divided among about 5,000 such organizations, made up of 283,400 members. Billiards and checkers are enormously populai games In France, and the 94,000 places where the former diversion may be enjoyed put 1,100,000 francs into the governmental coffers. Checker playing Is not taxed, though attempts have been made to render that game a source of revenue. The quarter of a million bicycles in France pay the State nearly 2.000,000 francs in taxes Two hundred and ninety-nine out of the 2,000,000 whee’s, however, are growing H'sty in the ooms of ‘‘ma tante,“ the Mont de Piete. Here, by the way, seems to be a new and untilled literary field. Several touching poems have been written regarding the sorrows of Arabs, elderly ladies arid other people when forced to sell a beloved horse, but no one has yet portrayed in verse the bitter pangs an ardent cyclist feels when lack of cash forces him to deposit his wheel as collateral security for a loan. Finally, the tax on horses an.d vehicles is an annual resource of 16,000,000 francs. .There Are__Lls6 J ooo horses, 263.189 carriages which go on tour wheels! and 1,068,130 which ipeu two. -| Boiler rust. Best Means of Preventing This Dangerous Condition. Some of the best means of preventing the internal rusting of boilers, as lately pointed out by a German authority on the subject, are—while. the boiler is working—first, removing air from the feed water before it enters the boiler; second, removing air from the water while in the boiler, and preventing its accumulation In pockets, etc.; third, addition of chemicals to the feed water before it enters; fourth, protective coatings applied to th» inside of the shell. While the boiler is standing idle resort may be had to the following: First, removing all moisture from the Boiler, either by blowing it off while hot, or by f producing an air current through it, or by placing hygroscopic bodies inside: | second, direct protection of the shells ' hy painting wlfUTafT varnish, etc,, by cohering with protective paints and such an alkaline, coating as the milk of lime; third, protecting the shells, from i the varying temperatures by keeping the draught in the flues constant, thus preventing, moisture' being- alternately deposited and evaporated on the shell: and fourth, protecting the shell by-com-p’stely filling the boiler with water from which all air has been expelled. ‘ It is of decided advantage that the feeding should be complete before the withdrawal ceases for a day, in order that the water left standing in the boiler over night may be as free from air as possible; an efficient circulation is also to be considered among the means of preventing rusting, as it hinders the formation of air bubbles on the shell, which, if they remain' clinging to it, cause rusting. Faulty construction is however, more often the cause of internal rusting than are unfavorable condl'■•ons of making. , ■ ———a EXPLORATION IN CANADA. The Almost Unknown Region of Hudson Bay. The Immense stretch of country extending from the height of land at the head waters of the Ottawa to James’ Bay Is at last to be explored. Dr. Robert Bell of the Geological Survey will leave In a few days, and Will be away all summer, says a Quebec special. No survey has ever be,en made of this country, vast as it is, though valuable explorations were made last year in much higher latitudes in the interior of Labrador. The country is known only to the Indians and to the French-Canadian trappers for the Hudson Bay company, who obtain from it great wealth of pelts. Apart from these the resources of the country are entirely, unknown, so that interesting discoveries may be looked for on Dr. Bell’s return next autumn. Some years ago Dr. Bell penetrated sixty miles over the height of land tn this country, and there he found a river which he has reason to believe is a tributary of a larger one flowing into James’ Bay. He does not, ’ therefore, antlcipatt..that he will experience much difficulty in forcing his way overland by different waterways to JameS’ Bay.

HQMDVBAB. J. 11. Fulk waa at Gath last Sabbath Fred Voigt wilt move to Decatur soon. Henry Sovine is able to be about again. Surveyor Fulk was in thia vicinity last Wednesday Win F. Fulk and son were near ' W. list Monday. Many from this place attended the Society at Vera Cruz last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Moziman. of Vera Cruz, were in this vicinity last week. J H Fulk attended the Centennial at Fort’VYayne last Thursday and Friday. John Krepns opened his store .last week, which made quite a change in our burg Houck & Neuen«chwan<ler are sawing out the lumber lor the barn of I’ X. Mills, this week. I. L. Bibcock and J Sprigg returned last Saturday troin their trip to Ohio, where the latter was erecting a residence. On Wednesday of last week while Frank Bibcock attempted to back a w gin >nt<>f the barn, the front wheel -turck the front door post throwing the mngue around striking him on the 'lead, knocking him sensless and leav a critical condition. MONHOE. Last night some person punched a h ole through the .front window of V B. Simcok's drug store. William Urick died this morning at ar 8 O’clock of typhoid fever. He was 57 years old. and leaves a wife and eight childien No morphine or opium In Dr. Miles’ Pain Pills. Cube All Pain. “One cent a dose.” MONMOUTH. Mrs. Jennie Wolford and sister are visiting relatives at Ft. Wayne this week. Reuben Lord and wife will attend tiie Centennial display at Fort Wayne iiiis week, z - Whiljs Fort Wayne can boast of being I‘o tears old. yet she can not furnish a resort equal to "Grav Gables” oi Monmouth Here the young and old meet to have their physical strength renewed. It is equal to the imaginary fountain of xoiith sought after by Ponce, de Leon. On next Saturday evening oysters will be served in the latest style at this, place. R>ot township—their first it stitrite at No 5 on November 2nd John B ittenburg moved on his fariu linear Monroeville last Monday. Ou last Sunday night the passenger train going imrih killed a cow, for Mari : Lord i lhe reunion of Co. F. 130th regiment ’ was a success in every respect. The good people of Ossian gave the boys a ■ grand dinner and supper at the Ilat--1 field hall. •- — Wheat in this locality is" looking as well as could be expected. The com crop is exceedingly large. Wolford and, Kunkle concluded jc take a squirrel hunt last Saturday., but had not gone very far when Wolford discovered that all was not fight in his _ hip pocket-—XT>on—investigation lu found that several tobacco bags had become ignited from his pipe and was rapidly destroying the packet ami lower extremity’ of his shirt. Sue’ movements were never exhibited by a human being before Before the lite could be extinguished it had burned his hip very bad bmokers luck.' • ! ”ADAi’HE.'iin d in2o mi::at;■ Oiy 1 lit • ; in I'ti.Ls. rthie ei'tn ado-,. ' .v d.-tigg-:.;,-PLEASANT MILLS. Dr. Vizard is on the Sick list this week. Grand-father Mcßarnes is Still in a feeble condition. Sheriff Ashbauetier gave this place a business call last Monday. Wm. Porter and wife are visiting friends at Fort Wayne this week. B. B. Winans is kept quite busy plastering the new dwelling hbuses of this place. . ■ ; Albert Roebuck is making preparations to build a dxvelling 'house’in the near future o Stewart Watkins has postponed his intentions and will not, become a benedict this fall. * ' Mrs. D. B. Erwin, of Decatur, is vis- , iting her parents, Henry Martz and wife, this week. Mrs. Pearce, of Willshire, Ohio, was thegtiestofA. J. Wood and family the first of the week. Krout making is in order now, and any pits wishing cahTiage would do well to call on A. J. Wood, lie is receiving it by the car load, and will sell it at a reasonable price Don V forget him when in need of dry goods and grc&eries, for he keeps a first-class stock on band. to

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. ' Experts value Mrs. Langtry’s jewels at over $850,000. Mignon, the 8-year-old daughter ’of Mme. Emma Nevada, is said to have a wonderuG Joice and to be a mar- ■ velous dancer. j Queen Victoria detests the odor of tobacco and smoking is therefore forbidden at Windsor castle, at Balmoral, and at Osborne. I .Lillian Russell, who Is spending the summer pn. Long Island, has rented a I yacht pamed Take Me. According t.. the matrimonial record Lillian has already been “taken” pretty often. The Rev. Father Field, a young Ox-ford-bred ritualistic clergyman, Is devoting his life to work in the negro slums of Boston. J Sterling Morton is the most approachable member of the Cleveland cabinet, just gs his predecessor in the agricultural department was the most approachable of Harrison's secretaries. King Oscar is said to be the only European monarch who possesses the Ideal kingly dignity. He is a very tall and handsome man, with graceful and easy carriage, a striking courtliness of manner, and possesses a most Impressive appearance of dignity. ‘ People call the Rev. Dr. F. E. Clark, who originated the Christian Endeavor movement, “Father Endeavor” Clark, greatly to his disgust, for it gives people the Impression that he Ln an old and withered patriarch, while as a matter of fact he is only 44 and-is in the prime of his strength and vigor. William Evarts was going up once in the elevator at the state department when it happened to be loaded with an unusual number of strangers, presumably applicants for ministerships and consulships. Turning to a friend who accompanied him, Evarts said: “This is the largest collection for foreign missions that I have seen taken up for some time.” The late Lord Alcester of the British navy was noted for the scrupulous care and neatness with which he dressed. In later years he was known as “the ocean swell. So punctilious was he about uniform regulations that on one he chased along 1 the whole length of the Strada Reale, at Valetta, a luckless midshipman who was smeking in the streets in uniform. KIDNAPPED BY A TARPON. The Adventure of a Small Boy Who Went Fishing in a Louieiana Bayon. The little son of the agent of the Southern Pacific Company, stationed at Bayou des Allemands, had an adventure the other day while fishing for the gay and ever-biting catfish, says New Orleans Times-Union. The little fellow was out in the river in a flat-bottomed boat, and while handling his line suddenly became aware that something out of the ordinary was at the other end of It. The line, which he was holding rather slackly, became apparently alive, and in a moment was whizzing ■» his fingers as if Old Nick himself waß on the hook. The boy en^ eavore< i to stay its outward dig’.. L , b ut to no purpose, and he b' aa the satisfaction of secins end reached in quick order. ' ®'T,cunately for the remainder of the - story, jtjie end was securely fastened to the boat, and as the line tautened out the little craft began a series of manoeuvres on the surface of the river, alid the boy, becoming alarmed at the unusual occurrence, yelled for assistance. The craft went on with the flood; In the one end the boy, on the other a ..powerful something or another, which, Content with giving a sample of its skill as a beachon propeller, kept its bulk hidden beneath the water. And still the boy kept on yelling, and the boat a-going, until several men on the bank of the bayou, hearing the cries, •- embarked in a skiff, and armed wjth a steel harpoon—they had been there be fore—started for the boy and the boa. and the something another, stlU unde: the water, but occasionally breaking the surface as it wanted to fly. When the rescuers reached the flying craft one of them seized, the’ tautened fish line, sententiously- remarking. “Grande Ecaille,” began to shorten in, and in about five minutes o£ hard work had — brousrlit crti)tn re —w H began cavorting and plunging, throwing the witer iq clouds. Another of the men. seizing the harpoon, watched an opportunity, and in a few minutes more darted the steel into the gleaming sides of the fish, for such-it was. When the bank was reached the capture was taken ashore. It proved to be a splendid specimen of the tarpon, and measured over six feet in length its scales being larger than a silver dollar, and g' lining with a silver lustre and flecked a multitude of other colors • —_l— >r»r«i ■■■ —in . ... . _ — ■ t TAGL" TKICKS. The Old Lady Was Not Up to Modern Customs. Such a dear old rustic lady sat next to me at a dinner the other night, says Louisville Post. It was quite a “swell” affair, in a tine restaurant, and when the coifqe stage Was-reached she declined it and asked for. a cup of tea, which had to be brewed expressly for her. I saw her fidgeting around, so I asked her: “Can I reach you anything?” “I can't'ffin.d my: napkin ring,” she Whispered. “There are none,” was my next remark. “Aj.n’.t none? Merey mel Why not?” “It’s not the custom.” I answered. “Well, it seems .kind o;fr-slouchy,” she Sfiid. “We always have ’em at home.” “A napkin ring implTes that the napkin is to be used again.” I explained, “and that would not considered good „■ form.” Her. tea had come, anti the poor old soul felt grumpy. I'suppose, so this ’ls wluft I got in sections: “Good form! Mercy mej I never saw such a lot of fads as people are getting. s!ust not cut fish with your knife and can’t have butter unless you'ask for it, and having ice cream ih the middle of your-Min-ner.” . .She had receive ! a punch be-' tween the sweetbreads arid the duck. "And no. tea unless ytm disturb the whoIiTTaCTe and four or five kinds of liquor”— meant wine=--‘‘and women drinking it and nnyi smoking right her® before us. and you mustn't take your* fowl in your fingers. Well, I do wonder how I ever lived all these years' not knowing any of these tricKs!” Her tea reached her then and I heard no mors from her. '