Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1901 — Page 5

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WHAT THE WOMEN EAT.

‘heir Diet Said to Be Shown by Their Complexion. A mossy old legend runs somewhat 0 this effect: “Tell me what you cat nd I will tell you what you are.” It &eems to me that to reverse this nd read it: “Let me have a good aok at you and I can tell you what ou eat,” is more to the piffllt. . At least this is the opinion I have hvays held, so 1 proceeded to put it nto practice the other day. I lay in wait for prey as I was e-ating iy lunch in one of the delightful rc-s----aurants furnished us by the large deart men tstores. A girl came in and seated herself learbv. One glance at her face told he tale. Her figure was heavy and ler complexion bad—dull, and of the drdseye maple variety. “Something very sweet and rich,” 0 I prophesied her order would be. I stened intently. “Some bread and butter,” said she, ‘a glass of cream and a plate of tutti rutti ice cream.” I had hit it the first time, and after hat it was easy sailing. A woman with a hawk nose, fierce ye and belligerent expression I aarked sailing in. “Something hot and spicy,” I murnured to myself. “A deviled crab,” said she, withdeision. “with some chow-chow, and iringalong the catsup.’’ A portly person with deep lines tinier his eyes next caught my attenion.

“Lobster, 111 wager." This was a lit in the bull’s-eye. lie ordered foiled live lobsters. A pale, nervous and preoccupied Sdividual hurt-icd in. ‘Tie,” thought I. “and milk.” * Another bit. For in a miraculous nanner pie and milk were bolted and le departed. Now come in, cool and comfortable, middle-aged woman, with reasonbly good skin and bright eyes. “Now here,” thought I, “is the senible woman.” She took her time and finally crlered a roast dinner, with salad and ruit dessert. The pale, thin girl was easily potted as the pickle-eater, and so on d infinitum. It seems queer that people do not talize that two-thirds of their physcal ailments proceed from their aulty diet. They hug the delusion to heir hearts that what they want is i-hat they should have. The stout terson proceeds with her sweets and >emoans her girth at the same time. Perhaps you wonder what I was ating while watching my poor fel-ow-mortals. I do not mind stating that I whs onsuming a luxurious bowl of bread nd milk.—Philadelphia Telegraph.

AN EFFECTIVE HINT.

’lacard That Had Desired Effect on the Apple Looters. In the Horticultural building at he Pan-American exposition there is to exhibit which attracts more attenion from the average visitor than hat of apples. They anedisplayed in uost simple and yet attractive fashion >n plain white plates—four apples liled on each plate—within full view ind easy reach of the thousands who rnter the building daily. During the *arly days of the exposition, owing to he ignorance of some and theappeite and malice of others, the apple exhibit suffered greatly, and the •hoieest products of the farms of

western New York began to look like an East side fruit stand. Other specimens were brought to supply the places of the stolen apples, and signs bearing such peremptory commands as “Do not handle,” and “Hanetroff,” were posted in "conspicuous places, but despite the watchfulness of the guards and those in charge of the ex- j hibits, the apples still disappeared. Finally somebody hit upon the suc-ces-ful plan of a large placard inscribed: “Yield Not to Temptation,” which serves its purpose admirably, both as a reminder to the ignorant and forgetful and as an honorable appeal to those who think that such ap- i pies are more beautiful to be eaten than to be looked upon.—N. Y. Times.

Most Durable Bookbinding.

The recently-published report of the committee appointed by the Society of Arts on bookbinding condemns the use of calfskin and Russia leather as most liable to decay. Of replies from 39 libraries, 31 recommend morocco and pigskin as the most durable.. There is a general agreement that the use of gas in libraries has a most deterioratingeffect on the bindings, the electric light being preferable.

LEARNING TO LIKE PICTURES.

Suggestions from • Non. Professions! Picture Lover. The following suggestions, of you please, are not from an artist, nor even from a the writer being nothing iqore than an ordinary picture lover. In general the principle to he followed is to get as much in an atmosphere of pictures as possible. Always go to museums when you are traveling; and if you live near enough make occasional picture-vis-its to Boston. Chicago or New York. Do not make tin- mistake of staying too long in a gallery; you only tire yourself. Half an hour is quite long enough; hut do not endeavor to look at every picture in the gallery in that time. Look long at a few good ones. And let t hose you look at he t hose you like, or at least those which you prefer above the others. Also ask yourself why you prefer them. Always get a catadogue. Sometimes the pictures are not marked, and you, as a student, want always to know the painter of your picture.—-Frederick if. Smith, in Woman’s Home Companion.

Why Passengers Stand.

President Vreeland, of the Metropolitan street railroad of New York city, tells why New Yorkers must stand up in.the street cars or go afoot at certain hours of the day. “The overcrowding of cars,” he says, “isdue to the peculiar geographical formation of Manhattan. Travel in the rush hours is all in one direction. It is an actual fact that if every lineal foot of track in this city was filled with cars placed bumper to bumper their seating capacity would not accommodate two-thirds of the people who wish to travel up-town between five and six o’clock at night.”

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END SEEMS IN SIGHT

Schley on the Witness Stand,'and the Last One for the “Applicant." WILL BE THEBE FOB SOME TIME, Two or Tlu-ee Days, It Is Expected;— (Question oi'.iie uiial Not Vet Settled. Washington, Oct. 24. —Admiral j Schley is expected 10 t.-ike the witness' stand in the n.iva. coiUt of inquiry, which Is investigating i-- : conduct in the Spanish war, s . i.e time during to- j day. Tins untimia.~.’.stent i.-* jttst.tied by the progre.-s matte yesterday in the 1 examination < f wicnc ses called to tea- . tit'y in the adui.i trs bclni.f. Eight 1 wuuesses were lu .mi, and there are only three more names on , e lot preceding t lk* name of the u .m’.rii him-1 self. Of these three only Captain; Clark, of the Oregon, is expected to testify at any length. The admiral will be the last of the witnesses to be heard in support of his side of the controversy. It is now considered probable that he will in* on the Stand for two or three davs. Agio \Vltn♦*•*»©• in K«butUl. rt Is not yet possible to say w bether I any witnesses will be called in rebuttal by the court, but it seems probable that ,a few persons may be summoned for this pnr|K)se. The testimony yesttrday led fudge Advocate I.crnly and 1 Hanna to decide ujton the catling of ; at least one' rebuttal witness if lie can 1 lie found. This is Sylvester Scovel, j whose testimony is desired m eonuec- j

SYLVESTER SOOVEL.

tion with the incident of the meeting of the press boat Somers M. Smith by the scout boat St. I'atil while the latter was off Santiago in May, 18118. The | first of yesterday’s new witnesses, .Tame Hare, photographer on the press boat, stated that Captain Sigslvee, of the St. Paul, had told the correspondents aboard the Smith on May 2d or 27 that Cervera's fleet was not inside the harbor at Santiago. Bcovsl Wa» on Hoard the Smith. Scovel was among the correspondents on the Smith, and if he can be found he wiii be asked to corue to Washington and give his testimony on this incident. It is also probable that an effort will be made to rebut other portions of the testimony given in Admiral Seliley’s behalf, including Lieutenant Scars' denial of a conversation concerning Admiral Schley, which the lieutenant is alleged to have taken part in on hoard tin* Massachusetts on May 11. Name* on th<* Lilt. Other witnesses in addition to Hare who testified yesterday were: Chief Boatswain William L. Iliil. Gunner F. T Applegate and Major Paul St. C. Murphy, of the marines, all of whom wore aboard the Brooklyn during the Cuban campaign: Lieutenant Commander Ilailow, who as executive officer of the Vixen made notes of the battle of July 3. and three otl'n ors of tin 1 Oregon—Lieutenant A. A. Ackeimnn. Lieutenant E. W. Eberle and Lieutenant It. G. Johnstone. Lieutenant Ackerman had charge of the after thirteen-inch turret, and Lieutenant Elverle of the forward thirteen-inch turret of the Oregon on July 3. and Lieutenant Johnstone was signal officer on the Oregon at that time. lilil Not Gei That Marini. .Johnstone testified that tie did not receive any signal from the Brooklyn to fire her thirteen-inch guns at the Spanish ship Crlstolatl Colon, and all the Oregon’s officers who testified expressed the opinion that the Oregon and the Brooklyn were practically equi-distant from the Colon when that vessel went ashore. Some of them, however, were Inclined to think that the Brooklyn was a shade nearer the Spanish ship. While Boatswain Hill was giving his testimony, which was very complimentary to Admiral Schley.* as to his coolness and bravery in action, tliehre were two outbursts of applause. These were promptly suppressed by Admiral Dewey.

DR. HENSON MAY MOVE

Noted H*|>tUt Preacher of Chicago May Go East to Brooklyn. t’hicngo. Oct. 24.—The Record-Her-iihi says: “Chicago and the First Baptist church are quite likely to Rise I)r. I*. S. Henson, who lias beenjMistor and preacher here for ttventy years. A for lnal call is exported to be offered him within ttvo weeks by the Hanson Place Baptist church, of Brooklyn, one of the wealthiest and most Important charges In tlie Baptist denomination. Dr. Henson, admitting the matter Is under consideration, says that should tlie call come lie will “be compelled to give it very serious consideration." It is expected that he will say good-bye to his Chicago congregation soon after .Tan. 1. and take up Ills work promptly ns the successor to the Rev. A. C. Dixon, who accepted a call to Boston some months nv<> Wood's Lock Stands by Hltn, Oklahoma t tty <>. ’l'., Oct. 24. James R. Wood, who drew claim No 1 In the Lawton district, has been dan gerously ill and was r*|K>rted dead tint is recovering.

ALL OVER THE HOUSE. The Value of an Onion Outside the Realm of Food.

The healing properties of she onion are by no means the least of its virtues. There is nothing to surpass its food effects in relieving catarrh. Peel and slice it, boil till tender, strain off the liquor, sweeten it with sugar candy and the result will proye the best cough mixture in the world. It should be taken in dessertspoonfuls when the cough is troublesome. The juice of a boiled onion with a few drops of vinegar will stop bleeding of the nose, and forms an efficacious soothing remedy for insect bites. Last, though not least, there is nothing better for the prompt relief and removal of corns. The onion, after soaking in vinegar for three to four hours, can be tied on to the painful part over night, and will so loosen the hard substance that it can easily bo removed with the hand. It has the same effect on old standing warts, and it is excellent as stickphast 6ince it has .been known to sectire broken metal of all kinds. The article which needs mending should first be thoroughly washed. with soda and water, then the onion juice may be painted on, with excellent and unfailing results. New Bureau Covers. One inch insertions in the new colored lace, yellow, blue, pink, though of rather crude shades, look pretty as a frame round plain transparent muslin slips for the toilet table. Crochet edgings, especially of Irish make, are now employed as borders to muslin covers, embroidered white or in natural colors. Darned net and guipure d’art are once more fashionable for the purpose, with the introduction of tinsel threads and dainty ribbon bows. The strongest i-lips are, perhaps, those consisting of a deep scroll border fashioned with coarse half inch braid and connected with crochet work instead of lace stitches. Crochet likewise replaces the narrow drawn work insertion, sewed along the central hand in linen. Through the openwork is threaded a dainty ribbon, tied at each of the four corners into a bow.' Tacked on to a cheery glazed lining these covers last clean a long time and wash beautifully. Any fancy is admissible for the covers, hence any odds and ends can he utilized and set off with fancy embroidery stitches, neither too light nor too heavy for the material.

Label Your Bottles.

For convenience sake, if for no other reason, label all your bottles, cans and boxes. In the end labels ore a great time saver. How much better to run tlie eye,along a line of neatly labeled cans, reach the shelf and take ground allspice than to begin at tne.iw numbering eleven or more, touch the tongue to every one ard sniff suspiciously until the correct spice is found. Mistakes often occur from unlabeled medicine Lotties. It is almost impost 1 le to pick up a daily paper which does not contain an account of some unhappy woman drinking poison in place of a tonic. Then narrowing tales are told of the baby being rubbed with a solution of corrosive sublimate in alcohol because the insect eradicator happened to he in a bottle bearing the old label of alcohol. For the China Cloret. Some pretty tilings are being brought out in the new china ware of the season. Among them are some attractive stone jugs. They are made in both buff color and sage green and in two sizes—pints and quarts. One style is in a bamboo pattern, another is decorated with relief designs, illustrating the adventures o-f Tam O’Shanter, while a third shows a bulrush pattern. These jugs are copies of original Ridgway stone molds east in 1833. Can ico china is another novelty that is daintily pretty. It is on the 6ame order as the famous Dresden china, and has a beautiful Dresden floral decoration. Kach piece is elaborately traced in gold. Novelty In Couch Covert. A novelty in Dutch prints for couch covers has appeared. The goods resembles duck and doubtless possess the wearing qualities of that material. The prettiest designs are in delft or navy blue, and in some of the patterns the heavy threads run the length of the goods, producing an attractive barred effect. These prints are forty inches wide and some resemble brocade, others showing designs of trees or landscape. Something to Know. To remove ink stains from polished wood put a few drops of sweet spirits of niter in n/teaspoonful of water, touch the spots with a feather dipped in the mixture, nnd as soon as the ink disappears rub it over with a rng wet in cold water, or there will he a white mark left not easily effaced. Then polish with lecswax and turpentine.

FOOLED THE EXPERTS.

The sultan of Turkey recently played an amusing joke at the expen*; of som n medical experts at Constantinople. When the plague broke o”t in his capital, the sultan asked if anything was known as to the cause. On being informed that it was to he found in the state of the drinking water lie called at once for six empty bottles, which h§ had filled in his presence, all from the same one of the palace wells, placed his own seal upon them and then, without divulging their community of origin, handed all six to a prominent analyst. To his amazement the report sent in was that four of the samples contained plague microbes. The fifth was merely putrid water and the sixtli was quite pure. Abdul Hamid calmly shrugged his shoulders, and kept his thoughts to himself.

The General Wilted.

On one notable occasion the czar reduced a Russian general to a frightful state of consternation. It happened soon after his accession and before his coronation that he was cycling in the park at Gatschina, wearing, as was his wont, the uniform of a colonel. Something having gone wrong with his chain he got off to adjust it, and just at that moment a pompous general from a distant province passed. Not receiving the salute due <4o him the officer stepped up to the supposed colonel and peremptorily requested an - explanation of the seeming discourtesy. “I am so sorrv,” said the czar sweetly, “I have not yet had the honor of becoming acquainted with you owing to the shortness of mv reign, or I should, of course, have done so.”

It Is Hot In the Arctic Circle.

Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond, whose name is more familiar to mountaineers as Mrs. Main, lias been camping at Jaegersvand, by Ulfsfiord, in Lapland, and if any one imagines that a camp within t he arc tig circle is a safe refuge from the heat of an exceptionally torrid summer this lady’s experience should undeceive tliorii, for her thermometer gaylv varied from 55 to S 3 degrees in the shade during the early part of August. Close at hand, too, there is a great lake, from which clouds of mosquitoes rise perpetually, but on the other side are great peaks, glacier clad, rising in white majesty to the silent sky, a very paradise—and almost an unknown paradise—for climbers. London Standard.

A Monster Globe.

One of the attractions of the St. Louis world’s fair, it is said, will be an aerial globe 700 feet high from stone base to roof. At the height of 110 feet will be a s pacious roof garden about 1.000 feet in circumference. This space will contain two restaurants and two theaters. At an altitude of 295 feet will he a huge coliseum, with walks around the globe, giving a complete view of the grounds. Below will he two regular circus rings and a race track. Under the seats will ho a menagerie, viewed from the circular walk.

A One Eyed King.

Norodom, king of Cambodia, a short, fat person, with one eye, is said to he the most wretched man on earth. He has a gorgeous palace, furnished in the most expensive manner, hut he adheres to the customs of his ancestors and sleeps on an old carpet in a kind of shed that has not been cleaned for years. lie is a victim of hypochondria, and all day long heaves deep sighs of utter wretchedness.

Iceland's Cigarette Cure.

The cigarette smoking mania has lately broken out with excessive virulence among boys and girls in Iceland. A proposal to cope with the nuisance is being considered by the municipal authorities of Reikiavik. It will, if adopted, empower any male or female adult to box the ears of a juvenile offender, annex his or her weed and impound the stock of cigarettes.—London News.

Some of Our First Bricks.

The first bricks made on North American soil were manufactured by the colonists of Virginia in 1612. They were used in building the church at Jamestown and the residences of the governor and the more important citizens. A portion of Jamestown church is still standing, and the bricks of which it was built arc iu good preservation and nppeur to have been very well made.

Object to Night Crowing.

This is a portion of an official notice issued in Cape Colony: “For obvious reasons the present cock crowing by night must cease. Residents of the town will therefore please arrange not to have more than one male fowl of a crowable age in their possession after the loth inst.”

CONDENSED STORIES.

Not Exactly the Devil, but Harrlman, That Benedict Met. A good story is told at the expense of E. C. Benedict. During the May flurry in stocks he was a passenger on a commuters’ train into the city over the New Haven road. Mr. Benedict remembers faces well, hut is rather weak at hitching the right name to the right face. He knew the man by sight who chatted with him about the market. “ ’Spose you’re pretty busy on the floor of the exchange now?” said Mr. Benedict, to show that he remembered the face of his companion. “Fairly so, fairly so,” said the quiet man. “Keeps one jumping these days, I suppose, though I must say I haven’t been on the floor of the exchange for some years now,” said Mr. Benedict. “Pretty hustling times.” j “You’re on the floor and up to - your eyes in it, I suppose, with the market cavorting as it is,” contiurued Mr. Benedict. “Well, no; I don’t get on the floor myself, hut I’m pretty busy at times—busy enough to keep me out of mischief,” said the quiet one, who wouldn’t reveal his identity and plainly enjoyed Mr. Benedict’s discomfiture. “I take it you’re looking after the office end of the business,” parried Mr. Benedict. “\Y ell, it needs a good hand and a firm hand at the wheel these days. Reckon time doesn’t hang heavily on vour hands now, does it ?” “Not exactly; I usually get down two or three days each week and look ’em over if I have time. Like to keep the run of the office a hit, you know.” And so they chatted on until the Grand Central station was reached. Then Mr. Benedict rushed up to a man he did know and said: “For heaven’s sake, tell me who that man is over there. I rode into town with him and can’t for the life of mo think who it is.” “That—why, that’s E. IT. llarriman,” said the friend. “The devil!” exclaimed Mr. Benedict. “Not exactly; only Ilarriman,” was the laughing rt plv.

A Tale of Tol-toi. Tolstoi is fond of music and plays well on the piano. After tea his daughters and guests usually arrange an impromptu concert. Once, while a young lady was singing very badly, the little ones made a noise, and the count went to ask what they meant by being so ill mannered. “Don't you like the singing r ’ he asked. “That isn’t singing,” said the hoy—“she howls.” “And you desire to protest against her howling?” “Exactly so.” “ r lhen come with me and tell the lady of vo ir disapproval. It will he rude, bit honest. To create disturbance is indecent.” Always For Yale. Those who know Richard Mansfield’s peculiarities are acquainted with his keen desire that evorv little detail on the stage, especially as regards the “super-.” shall be in harmony. On tour Mr. Mansfield is more at the mercy of the “extra men,” for companies on the road have to depend for “supers” largely on the resources of the town in which they appear. In a college town the poorer students act as supers, and from their number the

"FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR YALE!”

entire ranks of the “army” and tlm “mob without” are recruited. Last winter Mr. Mansfield in “King Henry V.” visited New Haven. All his supers, numbering several score, were Vale students. In the play there is a battle scene, where tlie plumed knightH rush ir*> the breach crying, “For God, for country and King Hal.” One may imagine the awful shock to Mr. Mansfield’s artistic sense when the 200 knights yelled in mighty volume, “For God, for country and for Yale!”—Now York Times.