Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1894 — Page 10
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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1894-T WELTE JTAUES.
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TRAINING OF CHILDREN. THK PirORTfK OP PKOPKRLV. HÖING IT A Tactfnl KmprrM flritivh C'ompl imtion of Itank The "HetweeiilteV n .11 R. Anthony and llrr llka unci I.aoe The Fcmrr of Aprons. "Oh dear, I am completely discouraged about that child! lie really is Retting quite beyond my control," eaJd a nervous and foolish mother of a three-year-old boy. And it was not at all difficult from tlie way In which she said it and the expression on her face, to conclude that sh rather thought the speech an extremely brlght one and the situation a sort of serio comln bit of domestic byplay. To be sure, the child paid no attention to what ehe saM and followed his own ?wrt will, kit-king and screaming whenever he wanted anything that was denied him and making the neighborhood hideous until, by hook or crook, he got It. There iw not th lat bit of smartness in ,a speech of that kind. It simply shows a conspicuous lack of rapacity on the part of the parent who makes it. A child under the age of fifteen years who refuses to obey the commands of its parents is in need of most wholepome discipline, and it might be said in the sane connection, that the parents are quite as badly In need of training as the child. People who bring up their children in this way have a very grave responsibility at their doors. Th children under fifteen years of age who cannot be made to mind belong to the class from which paupers and criminals are recruited. One of the most necessary parts of education is to learn to recognize fixed laws. Failing to do this in infancy, the child continues to prow more and more Intractable and less Jikely to yield to discipline of any sort. Such children develop very restive natures, never satisfied with what they have and continually straining after the unattainable. With no habits of industry they lay no foundation for material prosperity, and as a consequence are more than likely to come to want. Thr have nothing and are in want of everything. Therefore. those who jjossess the good things of life are to them objects of hatred and envy and all uneharitableness. From the time a child begins to notice objects of any sort whatever a decided course of education should begin. First of all things, it should learn to respect authority and obey orders promptly. To teach this lesson there is not the least necessity to indulge in any cruelty of any sort whatever. The properly trained child never knows that there is such a thing as disobedience. It is held as a fact by many persons that if the training of children were begun in proper season such a thing as punishment would be entirely unnecessary, and all of the scenes and struggles now so common in families might be avoided. To do this, however, requires a great deal of firmness and a steadfastness of purpose rarely found, especially in young mothers. It is. so nice to let the little one do all sorts of cute and smart things, and it se-ms so dreadful to hurt it by any punishment, ilisdirected affection is responsible for nine-tenths of the bad children in this world. It is, to be sure, very piety to watch the pranks and mischief of a baby, and it is a source of endless amusement to note the development of its intelligence in various ways; but, like a great many other things in this life, the consequences are quite likely to be disastrous. It may be questioned whether love, like a great many other of the good gifts of this world, is not a bad teacher. Certainly justice, firmness and a clearheaded recognition of authority are much the safer for the after life of the pupil. One of the important lessons to impress upon the mind of a child is that under no circumstances must it inflict pain upon its fellows or upon helpless creatures. Many a child hurts insects and domestic animals merely because It has not been taught any better. It does not realize what such pain means and should be taught by the only possible method, that of actual experience. It seems hard to inflict pain upon little children who know nothing of the causes or consequences of it, but it Is the onlyway to cure them of various mischievous tricks. A mistaken idea of tenderness and a too firm belief in moral suasion have sent many a child on the road that endd in the penitentiary or the hangman's noose. It is by no means difficult to impress the little ones with proper ideas. Their minds are full of inquiry, and their curiosity leads them to endless experin;nt. Satisfy their interest in a legitimate way and teach them the proper bounds of it, and one of the ground principles of success and a comfortable career is established. To refrain from correcting evils because the child mav be made unhappy is like refusing to pull a thorn out of its flesh lest it may cause pain. It is much easlor to have the whole thing over, and with all the events impressed on the mind, than to allow mischievous disobedience to grow until it dominates th entire nature. The mother who would have her child a crorlit to society and an honor to h-r training must under no circumstances admit to it or herself the idea that she cannot do anything with it or that it has grown out of her control. X.' Y. Ledger. The -HetTreenlten." It is astonishing how mvch can be accomplished in the "!etween times." Marion Ilarland. in one of her housewifely books, quotes a correspondent who pointed to a set of embroidered chair backs which she, although a very busy woman, Faid that she did in the "betweenlties." And George Eliot, in "Daniel Deronda," rpeaka of the lack of leisure for anything found in the day that in't marked off into fixed hours of work. It was once upon a time advised a girl who did not suppose she had any superfluous hours at her disposal that she should try to secure a few moments, at any rate, each day for solid reading. She was not deeply intellectual, but she happened to be fond of Maeauley's sonorous sentences, and she had his "complete works" on her bookshelves, into which she had scarcely looked as yet. So she took one volume down in the basement dining-room and left it on the .shelf there, at hand when she should have a few moments of leisure in waiting for tho family to assemble for the meals, which it was her place to prepare. They were not more dilatory than many people, but it was surprising how many pages of Maeauley she read in those odd minutes. Before the third winter was over she had finished everything he had written. nann It. Anthony's Silk und l,ace. If Susan B. Anthony has a weakness it is black silk with joint lace. The memory of thds g"nTntion runs not as far back tu the time when this famous lady took to wearing these costly, elegant textures. Although a very busy woman, she Is quiet an1 restful. ITer clothes never wear out, and as she ivconis to follow the fatdlon her dresses and rufH-s and lace capes and scarfs !at foppver. None of her gown Is trimmed, the expense for that item being put In the material. As a result, ome of the straight, round ulkrta are I
made of satin and silk thick enough and stitf enough to stand alone. She wears nothing but black. When she wishes to change the character of her toilet, she changes the lace of her wrists and throat and the little shawl that drapes her shoulders. JIfcs Anthony reads no newspapers but the marked copies sent her by her friends. She alleges that newspaper reading is a great waste of time and a great detriment to the mind, making a sieve of the menu ry and perverting the Uterary taste. She depends on gossip for the news and upon her friends for the advancement of thought. She Is in the eventide of life, and her time is passed in company of books and friends about which and to whom she writes a great many letters. N. Y. World.
Tactful Kmprf. The empress of Japan being that sweetest of all creatures,- a womanly woman has upon many occasions openly evinced her deep Interest in the wee ones of Japan, giving freely to all institutions that exist to benefit them in any way, even practicing all sorts of touching little economies that she may be able to swell her contributions to certain charities that most interest her. The conduct of this ideal woman upon I a certain sad occasion her devoted sub- 1 jects are never weary of describing. ; Prince Iwakura, a fearless Japanese leader in the momentous days of the crisis, from which the lovely archipelago is still trembling in its subsidence to what seems assured stability, lay dying in his yashiki. The empress announced her intention of paying Iwakura a visit in person. The poor prince, weak and, as I have said, about to die, was thrown into a dangerous state of excitement ' upon receiving the news, but he managed to borrow from some hidden nervous force sufficient strength to grasp his writing-box and brushes and paint her an urgent but most respectful request nrt 1n thlnlr fif enminp tn him H forced upon her as excuse for declining so great an honor the fact of his rapidly j approaching death and his consequent inability to acknowledge her visit with even a sixteenth part of the homage it
demanded. He begged her to deign to interest in auv of the "woman" movekindly consider how ill he must be when j The j(J,d ,
1 ""F; '" " "7" "' the malady even ior ner enien.unmeni. "I come not as your emproys. but as th daughter of your f.-md well-wisher 1 and coadjutor and as your own anxious j friend." Shorn of all ostentation and disP'ay the enmress arrived and remained be- 1 side her grateful subject until his final summons. Harijer's Bazar. llritioli t'omplicn t ion of It 11 it k. A duke's daughter, even though the w ife of a plain "Mr." takes prectlenc e of a countess, while a duke's vouneer son's wife comes below a countess. Thn a countess takes precedence of thf daughter of a marquis, too, but the latter precedes the duke's daughter-in-law. It is worse than th multiplication table. When people of identical rank are in company, it is needful to know which peerage was the elder "creation." At a gathering at which her majesty was to be present I was once standing talking to a dowager marchioness when her daughter-in-law, the reigning marchioness, who had the management of things, cam to her mother in great anxiety: "Can you tell me which is the elder creation Downshire or Drogheda? Lady Downshire and Lady Drogheda are both hr. and which should go first?" Th elder peeress was "sure they were near together, but could not remember," and it was evidently a most serious difficulty. At last, though very reluctantly, th hostess had to ask themselves to tell her, not having her peerage at hand, and the ladies were perfectly ready with the information. Mrs. Fenwick Miller writes that she was much impressed with the importance of such matters when she consulted that precious volume herself and found that the marouisate of Bownrhire was created in ! 17 1789. and that of Drogheda in 17SI. It seemed rather droll that three marchionesses should lay stress on such a matter among themselves. London Letter. The Power of Apron. was after long and "It serious , thought," said Millicent. who is to be married soon and who was showing her belongings to an admiring coterie, "that I I decided to have all these aprons." j "But why?' demanded one of the j girls, looking at the bewildering collection. "Because I have discovered that noth- j ing appeals to the masculine mind so t much as en apron. announced Milli- I cent. "I wore my have observed that when I . painting rig Henry found me
irves-istable. Those two high-necked, is sure to work out and cli"g to the surlong sleeved, pale blue things are artists' I face of the floor covering in the most aprons, girls. When we have come into I candid and obtrusive manner.
the studio from a walk, and I have put on a long wnite apron and devoted myself to chafing dish cooking, he haa sat breathless with admiration. That's the reason for those big white aprons there. When I wore one of those silly, ruffled, white silk thir gs and sat behind the tea table he was filled with adoration. And it was when I was wearing one of those fancy work aprons and making Christmas presents that he offered me his very large heart and hand and verv diminu- 1 tlve fortune. Hence these aprons!" And every member of the coterie promptly went off and invested in aprons. Philadelphia Times. Kxerrlae for Children. Boys generally get their due quota of exercise. At the same time, they can never get too much, if not of a too sever nature and taken with some measure of moderation, writes Ellen leGarde in the Ladies' Home Journal. Burdette says in reply to the Interrogation regarding his acts: "If a boy again, I would spend a great deal of time in the gymnasium. I am a strong believer in athletic scholarship and gymnastic training. The ventilation in my gymnasium was perfect- The air came in with a free sweep from sunrise to set. There j was sunsnine an m way rrora heaven in the clearings and grateful shadows under the trees. I don't know so much alut gymnasiums hedged in with walls and roof and ventilated by machinery, but I know they are better than none. Live out of d'jors all you can, rny boy. Walk a heap. Th a pen air, the free air and the sunshine are as good as the exercLe better." This advice should appiay to our girls as well. Keep Home rrllh Yon." The real center of the world j t" i is
midday room of our lives. We may ! under side of the part where the needlecome home to live. We may roam over book is placed. Either plain or flowered mountain and sea, but there Is Joy when silk may be used. A. I. W. we get back. Move out of the house if j it is too Small for you and your family, ' Open Air Treatment for Conaamptlon. but always take home with you. An J consumption is a disease often engenwe should make our own home on earthy dered and certainly developed by impure so we should make for ourselves a home ( ar. This Is a conclusion to which Dr. in heaven. The hours of our religious ; pezlv Thome came in a paper read helife should always be kept safe and f or the Royal British nurses's associastrong and unmolested. The eternal tion upon the "Open Air Treatment for home awaits you beyond. Cultivate Consumption" at Falkenstein. Winter
your home. Always keep home with you. Money does not make it; social position does not make it only love, pure, faithful love. Love at home will save many a man from ruin. California cnristian Advocate. I.iitt stone Mt Oherlln. It is Interesting to read of Lucy Stone's experiences In college during her four years' study at Oberlin. She never lost & day from 111 health, and she took the college course with the men and held fair rank in her class. Nearly all the girls in the college at that time were
joor and worked to earn their way through. They did their own cooking, their own washing and ironing, and some of them paid their way by doing j washing for the men. N. Y. Sun. I An KiiRllh A I OTT of Woman' Love, j The folowing estimate of woman's J love for her husland appeared in an Knglish periodical of a quarter of a century ago: "A French wonan will love her husband if he is either witty or chivalrous; a Clerman woman, if he is constant and faithful; a Dutchwoman, if he d" 's not disturb her ease and if Vi.-. w ,, th.ö who incur her displeasure; an Italian woman, if he is dreamy and poetical: a Danish woman, if he thinks that her native country is the brightest and happiest on earth; a Russian woman, if he I rtesplws all westerners as miserable J barbarians; an Knglish woman, if he succeeds in ingratiating himself with the court and aristoracy; an American woman, if he has plenty of money. Kxtravngant Girls. Young girls are prone to buy fancy stick-pins, hair ornaments, candy and soda water and to have their blooming young faces reproduced by the camera. ' and these small vanities run away with more money than the girl finds it easy to realize unless she keeps an account and balances it regularly. Every girl ought to have a fixed allowance and be required to confine her expenditure strictly within its limits, for in no better way can she be taught the necessary , lesson, for ignorance of which many a woman whose girlhood was one of unstinted indulgence has been unjustly blamed the lesson of wise and practical expenditure and before all else of keeping one's outgo within one's income. i Philadelphia I'rss. Tlicy Wenr nn As. One of the lea'ling clubs for women in LiOndon is lht Pioneer, the mpnihers of J which arc Mippo.--ed to take an active : significant of the warlike and revoluj tlonarv ,5,. r tlu weaiYr Along the them say." London Million. Mr. IIa 1 1 1 11 K I ta lloolli. Stroiiy, the New York photographer. sacs of Mrs. Rallinton Hoth: "She a beautiful face. If anv one can . has ! wear an old poke bonnet and the salva- ' tion army chess and look beautiful, j nature is imply defying costume. Put in twenty years her photographs taken ! now will represent her as more lovely han the beauties who are photographed I in me present lasmon. 1 10 not admire j the styles now in vogue, but I supio.se ! the eye gets used to it." Mr. Custer. Mrs. Elizabeth G. Custer, widow of the famous soldier, is an accomplished omiaru piayer. tne grew sKimui at tlu game during her long camp residence on the plains. It is rare to find a woman an aaopi wnn tne mutant cm yet there are few more graceful games and few. too. where the accepted characteristics of women dtlioate accuracy rather than strength are more called iii requisition. Woman nnd lvc. Mrs. Frank Leslie ha, been making a few remarks conc erning woman and love. "A woman with r.o one to love her," she says, "is the m ist miserable of creatures. She loses half her value in her own eyes. She is unable to do justice to the best of her nature. She either ; hardens and becomes cold, defiant, bitter j and narrow. or she withers and ! lantruishes like spring flowers in an east ! wind." i I The Piece Rrk. j A useful "piece bag" is made of any j chosen size and with an interlining. The j outer one is stitched into divisions which j have on the outside attached flap such a j hint of their contents as a loop of black ! braid, another of white tape, several pieces of garment to be made over, and whose larger scraps are inside and other indications that will tell at a glance ; what is to be found and where. . Sprinkling Carpet. It Is sometimes recommended that one sprinkle one's carpets with salt water in order to freshen them and bring out the original coloring. This plan has its drawbacks. In damp weather the brine A llnndy Scwlnsr nag. Tt is really composed of two bags. To make It take silk or wide ribbon, two pieces of either, measuring about five inches in width and fifteen long. Lay the pieces together and seam up both sides to within one and one-half -inches of either end. On one of the seams leave a space of three inches exactly In the center unsewed, and when the seams are done hem each edge of this part. Turn the whole right side out and stitch straight across the silk each side of the three-inch space left unseamed, forming" an oblong, into which may be slipped a needle-book cut of cardboard to fit. Cut two pieces, and when they are covered on Iwith sides with the silk fasten them together on one end with chamois or flannel leaves between and a ribbon loop or two on the other end to pull the needle-book out with. . That part of the ejlk left on either side of this space will form the bags, on? on each side. Face the tops of each with contrasting silk, making places for drawstrings to match. The two bags are for spools and buttons. ! and a place for scissors, consisting of a strap and pointed fold of ribbon in which tVioi.- mav le tint, is f.-ened on th and summer the patients at this German health resort are encouraged to spend the greater part of the day in the 'open air. Even when unable to take j exercise th sufferers are placed out of 4-k9 aa Koini tnlAtt 4ViQr ln j-fciafs4 be sufficiently wrapped up. At night the windows of the bed-rooms, are partially j opened. Baths, especially douche baths, are freely administered, and with favor- , able results. Measures of a most scientific kind are taken to prevent the dissemination of the tubercular bacillus, and Dr. Thome mentioned that the proportion of ascertained eure, both relative and entire. U 24 per cent.
oQo WOMEN WHO PLAY WHIST. CHICAGO I.ADIKS WHO KOW AnOlT THK filllR. ALL A Soeinl nnil Scientific 1'jmI for fh Fntr e Society luceii Who IMay 1he (in me nntl Tench It Kales of a Lend in kt Clah Tlie Fnlr fe tit Its Heut. AN hist, at present, is one of the lead- ! InS interests of the day. both socially I and scientifically, and no longer enjoyed by the sterner sex alone. Our society women have recognized the fact that it is a great mental development and a MRS. M. S. JEXKS. game of deep interest, in which they have a chance to display their higher mental powers and to force the lords of creation to acknowledge their mental equality at least: hence they are taking ! a i,,vo,y int"rest in 5t The organization of the Whist league and the interest taken in it by the gentler sex have been followed by the birth I of a new profession, that of whist teachinllicted upon a good player who is compelled to devote his entire evening to a tame with a poor opponent or Mor partner. The employment of competent j teachers is the chief prevention of this cruelty, and we are pleased to see that it works like a charm. Professional j whist teachers may now be found in all ! our principal cities, whose classes are i large and continually growing. Society ! . ... 1 ' , . , , , . . , I - 1 - - 1 how. jt is pleasing to note that nearly all j of the professional whist teachers are I women, one of the most noted being j Mrs. M. S. J nks of Chicago. She is 1 not only a teacher of the game, but also the M. S. J. who so ably conducted a X-- j. r toi 0 1--. V.--..V MRS. FRITZ FOLTZ whist column in the Chicago Inter Ocean, succeeding to the whist editorship on the death of Mr. CJ. W. Pettes of Boston. : Her good-natured tilts with J. T. Mitch- ' ell and several authorities on whist I roused much curiosity as to her identity, none for a moment supposing that it was any other than one of the sterner sex. j lu her early wcmanhood she removed : to Philadelphia and soon after mar- ; ried. She became well known in the j best social and higher whist circ les in the Quaker city. She removed to ChiI cago, where she founded a whist school. Here she is vi.-dted by whist students fnm far and near, and many of the best whist players in Chicago are proud ' to have received instructions from Mrs. j .Tenks. In her iwirlois are to be seen ! many of the leading society lif hts, I among others, Mrs. Judge Grefd am. Miss Florence Pullman. Mrs. (ere Adams, Mr O. W. Potter, Mrs. Lynan J. Gage and Mrs. James Scott. During the summer months she .visits some of the well known and ntot fashionaole watering places. Mrs. Fritz Foltz is a queenly woman, whose tieautiful face, softly enframed in the silver floss of her lovely hair, tespeaks an intellectual power that delves into the very depths of any scientific subject. Whist is one of her favorite studies. Hence it has received, for several years, her most thoughtful attention. At the present writing this gentlest and fairest of society's queens stands without a peer In the scientific Interpretation of the game of whist. She has assiduously followed the evolutions of its principles from the universally admired authorities Pole, Clay and Oen. Drayson to Trist and Pettes of more modern date, and now gives her approval to the so-called American whist, taking Cavendish's latest edition as authority. MRS. CLINTON LOCKE, There are many other Chicago society ladies who are daintily climbing the rugged road .to fame in Ihe interpretation of the fasc inating game. Mrs. Clinton Locke, whose wonderousiy wise methods for bringing good cheer to the fireside of the pxr and comfort to the weary-hearted are well known, has become Interested In the study of the game, as a disclplln and balance to her overworked brain, in organizing and directing the many charitable societies connected with the Grace episcopal church, of which her husband has so many years been the beloved pastor. She ha. been herd to say that people are uninteresting to her unless there is demonstration ot some achievement In
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tration tnat great things are possiDie against bitter odds her achievements are many. Miss Florence Pullman is another student, and one that bids fair to stake honorable claims within the ranks of bri:iiant whist players. Beneath her placid, velvety countenance there lurks a depth of understanding and quick perception suited to a whist mind. Her ready capability is manifest in the ever shifting lights of her dreamy dark eyes. Another worshiper at the shrine of the much-appreciated game is Mrsw Gilman Smith, one of Chteago's most charming society leaders. Her overflow of characteristic wit and fun id not daunted by the seriousness of even scientific whist, but nevertheless she is enchanted with its study and lias the highest appreciation of its worth. Some of the finest whist players of the country now' feel that they must look to their laurels, as the ladies are fast becoming formidable competitors in the game and bid fair to divestingj the gentlemen of their victories, or, at least, compelling them to share their honors. Though it is evident that there are more male than female whist clubs in the country, some of the latter are very unique in their way. One which takes the lead in this respect, though not very old is known as the "Sarah Battle Whist club" of New Albany, Ind., and if the whist capacity of the ladies l.s equal to their wits they must be delightful partners as well as dangerous opponents. The above mentioned club has adopted the following code, which Is a very suggestive one, and is a warning to the sterner sex in the same field to guard their honors carefully if they still wish to carry" off the palm, as they are fast being surrounded with formidable foes who do not intend that they shall always be the first in the combat: SARAH BATTLE WHIST CLUB. Organized in 1892. Motto A clear fire, a clean hearth and the rigor of the game Mrs. Battle's Opinions on Whist. PRINCIPLES OF THE CLUB. (Based on Sarah Battle's Opinions.) First Next to our devotions to love a good game of whist. Second To love a thorough paced partner: a determined enemy. Third To fight a good fight, cut and thrust. Fourth To hate favors; to take and give no concessions. Fifth Not to take out snuff-boxes, snuff candles or ring for a servant in the middle of a game. Sixth Not to Introduce or connive at miscellaneous conversation during the progress of the game. Seventh Not to consider the "noble occupation" in the light of a recreation. Eighth To unbend the mind afterward over a book. A. CLARK. Chicago. Ilertihnrtlt l'oinjc for n IMctore, It would be quite as extraordinary for Sarah Bernhart to be prosaic as it would be for certain persons within the knowledge of all of us to be original. Bornhardt has endeared herself to me by calling me "Mon ietit Saronyl" My appointment with her was at 1:H0 o'clock p. in. She arrived, after her proverbially eccentric fashion, at 3::tn. With her came her valet and a number of trunks containing costumes. When told that another appointment should be made, as the liht would beer, me too dim to do good work before we wre half through with our sittirjjs, she turned to my assistant and a.-jked if what I s;iid was true. He said it was. "You have no heart!" she cried out, striking her chest dramatlcaly. She was Imperious, inflexible. She demanded that she have her pictures made on that very afternoon. We complied. In the character of "Cleopatra" I desired very much to catch her expression as she stamped upon the messenger who brought her unpleasant news from Antony. "But I have no messenger," she declared. Some one suggested her man. She caught at the feasibility of the idea readily, and a moment later the astonished valet was dispatched behind a screen witii some drapery to array himself as the imperial newsbearer. Bernhardt prepared herself in the usual manner to receive him. When he came in, the bottoms of his trousers were visible below the drapery. Any other actress would have said in a matter of fact way: "Take off your trousers. They are not consistent with the ancient costume." Not so Bernhardt. She was never more dramatic when actually upon the stage. "Mon Dieu! But take off your trousers!" she cried. When the proofs were shown her, she was delighted. Napoleon Sarony in N. Y. Herald. A llenm rUable Woman. The grave of Mary Benjamin in Ml. i Pleasant cemetery has just been furnished with a monument by a citizen here. She was a notable woman, having died at the remarkable age of 114 years. She was born in Goshen. N. Yr, Nov. 17, 1744, and died in 1S59. Her name was Matthews. She was married three times. Her first husband, William Read, was a soldier of the revolution and died of a wound received in battle. Her second husband was Aaron Osborne, a resident of Goshen, N. Y., and he was also a soldier of the same war and in his army servioe was accompanied a greater part of the time by his wife. Gen. Washington once said to the woman, who was standing on guard: "Woman, who posted you here?" She answered: "Those who had a right to, sir." She was at the siege of Yorktown, passing to and fro like an angel of mercy. Washington said to her here: "Young woman, are you not afraid of the bullets?" She replied: "The bullets will never cheat the gallows." Immediately after this war her second husband died and she next became the wife of John Benjamin, a resident of Wayne county, Pennsylvania., He died In 1826. She was the mothef of five chifdren, all of whom are dead. Honesdale, Pa., Special. A Simple I'ot ometer. A potometer of the utmost simplicity has been devised by Dr. Simonoff for determining how well lighted a room may be and for incidentally serving as a test of vision. The twenty-four pages of a book are colored in graduated tints the first being a clear gray and the last nearly black. On every page a few phrases are printed in black letters of different size. The amount of light is estimated by perusing the contents of each page of the book until a selected line of letters can no longer be read at a distance of about a foot from the eyes. In a well-lighted apartment the characters should be clearly made out to the twentieth or even the twenty-fourth page, but with poorer light the difficulty of deciphering the print may commence at the tenth, twelfth or even fifteenth page. In order that this test may be even more reliable, the power of vision of the person making it should first be compared with that of a second person, and for that purpose the book itself furnishes all the essentials. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Some XeYr Features. Among new features of evening gowns noted by Harper's Bazar is the revival of smaller sleeves and less flaring epaulettes. Some of the prettiest sleeves have a circular ruflle of the material sewed in the armhole without gathers and falling full on a small puffed sleeve of net or chiffon. . A great many draped waists are worn, a single breadth of the rich fabric of the dress being carried around the waist like a wrinkled bodice and reaching up to the armholes, the space above filled in with lace or moussellne de sole. Both square and round necks are trimmed with a narrow band of fur, folds of satin, a ruche or galloon, and with shaped revers or epaulettes rather than the full gathered bertha of lace or of accordion plaited chiffon. While round waists are still preferred by slender women, there are sharply pointed waists for thocie who are larger.
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Standard Horse and Stock Bool . We havejtrst made special arrangements vith the owners of the copyright of Prof. D. Magner's great treatise to supply our readers uiih The Entire Work at a Phenomenallu Lev Cost . . . A COMPLETE Pictorial Encyclopedia of Practical Reference for Hots and Stock Owners, embracing a Treatise on Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Dogs, Bees, Birds, the growth and caro of Fruit Trees, Insects injurious to Fruits, Grafting, clc. The Secrets of Tammg, Controlling and Educating Unbroken, and Vicious Horses, vrith the details of breaking up all B;ul Habits to which Ilorses ar cubject. Tho Abuse of Blinders, FeocÜne. Stab!i::, Care of tho Teeth, Instructions on Shoeing, embodying New ai d Reliable Cares for Contraction, Weak A7ect, Quarter Breaks, Ceres, c-t:. Also tho fullest treatment in Sickness, njurics and Lameners, including tr.nny valuablo receipts hitherto kept as rcat secrets. Cotrprlsic? OTcr 1'iiS pges and I7."iCi illustrations. The result of eighteeu years o; practical experience by Prof. I). Manner. Tha author of this work is widely known as the mo-i succe? sful instructor in the Art of Taming and Educating Horses ever before the American public JTo is endorsed by the most eminent authorities and horse owners as absolutely icithout a peer in this special field. In the department of the werk devoted to the Horse, as rell as that re-'-.tir.g to the care of Stock in general, tho author has had the assistance of the -Aot eminent veterinary authorities in the country, and no pains or expense Luis been spared to make the work thoroughly reliable. r ROBERT BONNER, ESQ., PRGPEIETOR OF THE "NEW TORE j LED'JER," HAS TIIIS TO SAY OF THE EOOS: "I can conscientiously say that it is by far the best work cf the kind tlist, po far as I know, has ever been issued from the press. Every korscmati in the i;f ought to have a copy cf it." how you Mfly OBTfll.'l THIS VALUABLE WORK. The entire Series will be complete in 13 parts, issued weekly. Oa receipt cf 10 cents we will mail you Part 1. Parts 2 to 13 inclusive may be obtained in like manner, or on receipt of $1.25 we will send you the entire Series as fast as the parts are issued. One part to be issued each week, beginning the first week in January. n Copy or cut this out and mall to
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