Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 17, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 October 1886 — Page 6

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WOMAN AND HOME.

»N AMEITCAN &IRL'S OPINION OF HER I BRITISH S18TER'S COSTUMES, U-

"Tomboy" at Womanhood—Physical Calturo Overdone Care of the Little One*—Woolen Underclothes—Hints for the Honwhold—Note* and Items.

If only the younger Englishmen were guilty of locne knickerbockers, coarse stockings and hob-xxfled shoes it might be consia«red ns a youthful folly, but middle-aged, white-haired, bald-beaded Britons, men of years and eminence, grandfathers and celebrities at home, go about Norway in clothes that a servant would despise. The Germans and the other people who come in, and the Norwegians themselves, go about dressed as gentlemen in proper clothes, and likewise the Americans, with a very few glaring exceptions of those led astray by bail English company, and who wear the beggar's costume soleiy btscnufcc "it's English, you know.*' I overheard one ufi terrified American girl calmly ask a picked-up acquaintance on a fjord steamer: "Whj' do you Englishmen wear such scarecrow clothes when you travel here You are none of you very pretty in them," "Ah. these? you mean growled the youth, •spreading out the hands that h« always carried in his pockets. "Why, theso are my fdiooting togs." "Weil, don't you wear them tr. America, or they'd shoot you on sight," said the flippant miss. "All, really? don't the fellows wear tbem there?" he tusked, blandly, as if the pert American hud not said anything ut all out of the way.

Am this girl evidently bad views and was noticing things its she went along, we planned to got her opinion on tho costumes of English •women, and she poured out a stream of opinions and illustrative nnecdobs: "Oh, yes, they wear their old clothes here, too. My grandmother may remember when the cut of thein was in style. They all leave their bustles at home, but they bring their silver jewelry. I can tell them a mile off And their feet! Did you ever see anything like them? And the way their dress skirts ban Any one of theso English women could draw a crowd on Broadway. They're always talking, too, about how strictly their young 'gellij' are raised and what models they are for us American girls. Well, there was one at the lost station with a foot bigger than my father's, and she wore heavier hoots than bis mid without any heels. Sho wore a lank dress without, any ovei-skirt. and It, was four teen inches short of covering those feet No bustle, of course, but big silver breastpin, like a jKilieemHii's star. Then she pulled and slicked her hair straight buck into a classic knot al»out the size of a hickory nut at the back of her head. Oh. she was nicc one. I assure you. Well, what did this piece of pro priety do but get up at 4 or 5 o'clock in tho mornings and go climbing to tho top of mountains and glneierx all alone with guide who couldn't H[Htak a word of English. Now, I don't call that paiticulurly proper."-St. Lotii". Olobi:-Democrat

Tho Del Sarte System.

"Omeofulness," says La Rochefoucauld, "is to the body what good sense is to the mind," iu:d to judge I mm the suecessof the Del Sarte system, this is ulso the opinion of fashionable women. But while good sense ia verily jjift of the gods, tho followers of Del Sarte lcHeve grace to be a mutter of cultivation. At any rate, tho popular teacher of this accomplishment. finds tho hours of the day too few to accommodate her pupils, and society IB quite flooded with young women who move »y rule, and whoso overy gesture has been acquired at so much a lesson.

It is very mousing to watch the antics of thess) accomplished ynHiigf *pera!'is, and one quite long* to stand a dozen of them- into line, and note how nearly their movements are I lie same. They make the most lewitcb ing little pictures, enter and leave a room, or carriage, to the admiration of all behold• «srs salute their acquaintances and friend* •with just the proper shading of cordiality, walk correctly, stand correctly, seat themselves artistically, ami are. in fact, such models of grace that the most impartial ob server is moved to say "Thank you," to the author of all this perfection. There is a suggestion^ (ill this of the method* of Dickens' Mrs. General, with her "jrnpn, jtotatoes, poul try, prunes and prisms.''Hutterkin" in Chicago Journal.

Nleo ltraln Food for the Children. In The Archives do Pediatrics Dr. Warner remarks that in every attempt to control bruin nction in children, or to aid in its action, two factors arc needed—nutrition and forces acting upon the brain directing that nutrition A loss co-ordinated, steady, uniform kind of action may lx desired that is, tho child may bo healthy, but stupid, fat and very slow, strong, but inert in which case town life and more stimulating food may he needed.

As to nrtlckw of diet. Dr. Warncr says that moat broth and beef tea appear to produce a stimulating eireefc upon tho nerve system of children, increasing tho quantity and brainstimulnting quality of the blood. It may bo specially useful in some cases of dull-brained children. But farinaceous foods, in contrast to meat, offer the choice of a dietary of great importance, being less stimulating, moro quieting, less suitable to excite brain evolu lion, more adapted for cases of nervous eicHahility, especially if combined with fatein

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case hydrocarbonaceous, rather than

nitrogencous, diets lieiug needed.—Exchange

Training of Vlrnn* Ctrl*.

Tho system carried out in Vienna for educating girls is entirely worthy of notice They are kept at their studw* until they are 15 years of age. Then tbev go through a course of teaching in the pantry and the kitchen, under *m»e member of the family, sometimes under trained cooks, for a year or two years. Thus they lenrn to do everything themselves, and to know tho value of things long before they commence housekeeping on their own account and though they may never be required to cook a dinner, they Income imtependent of cook* nnd servant*. The Austrian women are most affectionate wive* an! mothers. They are as accomplished as any English governess, are as witty in society as a Parisian, and are among the most l+atiU.'ul women in Europe.—Cor. Buffalo Court+r

Mr% Frank L«*IIe** Sntmi. Speaking of Mm Prank Leslie as a publisher reminds one of a recent example herself as a bnsitwsi wonwm,

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bought machinery and establfe&Kl a bindery of her own, arguing that if the binders could make money she er*M as easily aw it In the ilrst w*4vti ma: -s tbs paid for all her bindery aed cteared the entire price of macbsnery—fl' A «hr*«3er. irpe*.a&d withal akin -jr and more char tg woman never lived than Fkreno« Leslie —New York Graphic. ______

Physical Cnltur* IMaf 0«*rd«a«- I By

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tare ft being dons to death, and what BOBsettss It generally 1*1 I have beard long tootares on iU advantages, bar* looked at the mistress of the prtndpie, and eoodaded that, ptyrrtaaUjr, wovld maala •acuilmwd IA

prsfflirence to having a horsey ratoer tban a wojtoanly look. Just thinlc over the list, end sc^tyou can rcmcmbet* one of tho people who have this tad who Is fifi to look at. They may cultivate their muscle, but gentlewomen are not going into tho busSoesa of trunk lifting. Good walks in the sod—-walks that are pleasures—good times and plenty of gpod food—form the bet physical culture imaginable. Flat shoes tlat hurt one's feet and are hideous are part of *his crankiness, and underclothes with no ijje of grace are usually insisted upon, and they are absolutely immoral Getting out of them almost meaa3 taking off your skin, and^pven in the interests of the nation a self-respecting woman should refuse to wear «such beastly affairs.

Dolly, I once saw a physical culture woman undressed, and she looked exactly like tho clown in the pantomime, the one whose white clothes are always tremendously big for him, and she told me that I had no idea of comfort. But, poor soul, she knew no better— while, as for ber husband, physical culture, as practiced by ber, drove him to cultivate the society of a young person utterly devoid of the knowledge of the meaning of culture, but who dressed like a Christian. This was the result of au ism J—"Bab" in New York

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HVooten Underclothes for Women, jf# Every on- must have noticed bow suddenly and frequently the temperature has cbauged all through this last spring and summer. Maud and I were continually having colds, fneeaebe and toothache, ntftl some one told us that by wearing undcrclotliing with some proportion of undyed wool in it we should completely counteract this tendency to cold catching. As it was excessively disagreeable to lie constantly subjoct to faceache, which is not only painful, but disfiguring, I tried the new plan fnr,t, and it succeeded so well that Maud soon fo.lowed suit, and we really felt immense benefit from wearing it. The sort we have adopted is called Guntborpe, and is wholly undyed, dyes having been found to be very injurious in garments that come in contact with the skin. As it ia not all wool, but a mixture of that and cotton, there is not the disagreeable, fluffy sensation that attends ordinary woolen underclothing. It is mado into urticles for men's wear, as well as women's and children's. I wish you would try ifc. It is not at all expensive, and as we fan vc derived great benefit from it, I am sure you would, too.—London Truth.' -Kip-'

Dianas Evolved from Society Pets. All rich people do nob care to livo amid such luxury. It is becoming quito tho fashion nowadays for tho spoiled darlings of society to accompany their husbands and brothefs to tho Adirondack's cn hunting expeditions. They clothe themselves in coarse woolen costumes, mado with Quakerlike plainness, and wear leather gloves aud coarse shoes. Tlioy camp out on the mountain peaks and follow the chase with a true sportsman's eagerness. Th-y return to the city in the fall brown asa nut and recouped for their inevitable round of fashionable dissipation. Tho sleep which they get from their birch bark couches on the mountain sides does much to prove that nature indeed has a sweet res! oi'cr. Could they pass about six months of the year 011 the expeditions the mental and physical standing of tho next generation of rich young New Yorkers would bo about li fty degrees,above tho present high water mark.— Baltimore Sun.

A lllnt to Mothers,

One hour of work trying to givd pleasure to your children's friends will teach them moro of true charity and benevolence than all tho talk in tho wOrld. "I've got tho best mother in the block," said a little chap the other day and when tho other lwys demanded proof ho jxunted proudly to the flag .she had made for the "company," the epaulettes lint adorned every 0110 of tho squad, and announced triumphantly: "And she's a bakin' gingerbread for tho hull of us. Any of joih*^nothere done that?"—Brattleboro Household.

Take a Moment's Host..-

Another littlo secret is learning io rest in the midst of confusion—such confusion, say, as that which follows turning tho pantry loose upon the kitchen, preparatory to cleaning tho former. Stop when that torrible exhaustion comes over you, leavo the kitchen, go to the most restful spot in the house, and there sit for a few moments in absolute quiet, taking in deep draughts of that soothing but invisible influence permeating the whole atmosphere, but which wo cannot receive unless in '•Into of mental tranquility. Household Wunls.

.. To CI0MQ Hair Brushes. Tho bast way in which to clean hair brushes te with spirits of ammonia, as its effect is immediate. No rubbing is required, and cold water can be used just as successfully as warm Take a teaspoonful of ammonia to a quart of water, dip tho hair part of the brush without wetting tho ivory, and in a moment the grease is removed then rinso in cold water, shako well, and dry in tho air, but not in the sun. Soda and soap soften the bristles and invariably turn the ivory yellow.—Boston Transcript.

Fjr the Lanndry.

For a soap to clean clothes without rubbing: Take two pounds sal soda, two pounds yellow bar soap, ami ten quarts of water. Cut the soap in thin slices, and boil together two hours strain, and it will be fit for use. Put the clothes in soak the night before you wash, and to every pailful of water in which you boU them odd a pound of soap. They will need no rubbing, but merely rinsing.— Scientific American.

A Oowl firms® Kradir.ntor. An excellent grease cradicator is made of the following ingredients: Ammonia, two ounces soft water, one quart saltpetre, one teaspoon ful: fine soap, in shavings, one ounce. Mix thoroughly and keep in a covered vessel. This reripo is a simple one, yet it has made millionaires of four men who have successfully controlled proprietary rights to use itBoston Budget.

A Woman's Invention.

A flatiron heater has been patented by Ellen Dillon, of Sioux City, la ft* *)f a horizontal lase and a hollow pyr.uui.kd portion, both made perforate*! sheet metal, to cover both of which and tho irons, when In *d

a stove, a conical sle*^~d ccvr, the sJots to accommodate the baiwi'-- of»he irons,m that the Iwat UU» well confined.—Demorcst's. Monthly. -v.

Too Terribly True.

If it ware net for the purity of r*tr women, the race would be in a pit a! hs If wotaea brought to the 1 ri.i ter the same wrecks whHi in?n tK ilw

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Charminc Draperies.

Colored cheese ci tin produce charming dr r.t very aanall cost. When the «i„ crtainsare finished with fluffy tas•eh a pretty effiecfe Is produced,

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Womanhood.

The girl romp, other-win known as the "tomboy," Is an eager, *. 'nipuWrr, glad hearted, kind wukd r^e iiu r«M» ferninin« If her laugh iktooti'^n1 and her torn a trifle too waayhatir, we are willing to

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overlook these for the sake of the true life and exulting vitality to which they are the escape valves and, indeed, wo rather like the high, piessurer natui© which must close off its superfluous "steam'' in such ebullitions. The glano*' fng eye, the glowing cheek, the fresh, balmy breath, the lithe, graceful play of the limte, teU a tale of healthy and vigorous physical development which & nature's best beauty. The soul and be mind will be developed also in due time, and wo shall have before 11s a woman in the highest sense of the term.

When the tomboy has sprung up to a healthful and vigorous womanhood she will be ready to take hold of the duties of life, to become a worker in the great system of humanity. She will not sit down to sigh over the work given her to do, to simper nonsense, or fall sick at heart, but she will ever be ready to take up her burden of duty. In ber track there will be sound philosophy, in her thoughts boldness and originality, in her heart heaven's purity, and the world will be better that she lived in it. To her allotted task she will bring health, vigor, energy and spirits these will give her both the power and the endurance, without which her lifo must be, in some respects at least, a failure. —Cincinnati Enquirer.

Take Care of the Little Ones. A mother said: "I cannot undertake to see that my children form perfectly regular physical hails—that they eat just so, and sleep just so, and all that. Why, it would take me all my time." That mother is now mourning tho loss of a beautiful child, who has just died of spinal meningitis. The mother weeps she is heartbroken. How gladly would she-How attend more closely to these little life economics which save the health capital of children! But day by day the little life was wasted, disease perched upon its weakness, and the child could not endure it

Conserve your own life and the lives of your children—-not only when they are ill and dying, but every day, by good food, plenty of sleep, exorcise and diligent care. They will then have something saved up against "a rainy day"—something better than moneyhealth.—Good Cheer.

The Scratching of 3Iatch.cn.' A writer "Now Remedies," speaking of the defacement of paint by the inadvertent and heedless scratching of matches, says that bo has observed that when one mark has been made others follow rapidly. To effectually prevent this, rub the spot with flannel saturated with any liquid vaseline. "After that people inuv try to strike their matches there as much as they like they will neither get a light nor injure the paint," and, most singular, tho jK trok'itm causes the existing mark to soou disappear, at least when it occurs on dark paint.—Exchange.

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Bran Water for Cleaning Matting. A lady savs that slio bus found bran water excellent for cleaning matting. For an ordinary sized room infuse two haudfuls of bran, put in a bag in half a gallon of boiling water, pressing the bag so that all the goodness of the bran will bo in tho water. Dilute this water, and wash tho matting with a woolen or crash cloth, drying with another cloth immediately. By repeating this process overy fortnight for a room that is much used, tho matting retains its good appearance and is kept perfectly clean.—Atlanta Constitution.

'f" An Ejjflr Coxy. *.*

Anew idea for the breakfast table is an egg cosy, to keep boiled eggs warm. It is a square of thin canvas, worked in the corners with a conventional design in silks and wools, lined with soft, bright-colored flannel, and buttonholed in points around tho edges, beneath which is set a fringe of soft wool tassels lighted up with threads of tinsel. The four cornel's are folded over as in a handkerchief case, to cover and protcct the eggs, and tied at the p^hte with ribbons, tho whole making a bright and, in some coses, useful ornament for the table.

Refractory Lamp Wicks.

Sometimes the lamp wick obstinately refuses to bo turned up in an orderly manner. It will seem firmly wedged at one side while the other runs up in a point, causing weariness and vexation of spirit. To overcome this depravity tako a new wick, dra\y out a single thread near the selvedge and the wick will be found quite tractable when introduced into the burner. The cogs will take it up properly, and it will appear in good form and give an even flame when lighted. —Atlanta Constitution.

To Soften Water-soaked Shoes.

A pair of boots or shoes thoroughly soa^ovl are not easy to dry without being left in no uncomfortably stiff, if not shrunken, .» dition. A very simple device will make thdrying process comparatively safe. The wet shoes should be thoroughly stuffed with paper, which serves not only to keep them in shape, but hastens their drying by absorbing tho moisture.—Philadelphia Call

To Take Out Ink Stains.

The following is the way to make paper take out ink stains Thick blotting paper is soaked in a concentrated solution of oxalic acid and dried. Laid immediately on blot, it takes it out without leaving a trace hehind.—Our Country Home.

To Clean li rum Articles,

It is a great mistake to clean brass articles with acid, as they very soon become dull after such treatment. Sweet oil and putty powder, followed by soap and water, is one of tho best mediums for brightening b»as» and copper.

English milliners «re said to have discovered a way of making bonnets of 'issue paper they cost about as much as if they wero cov ered with bank notes. ,, ,r

Schuyler Colfax's cousin, Harriet, has been lighthouse keeper at Michigan City for twen-ty-five years.

It has been said that anything which makes a woman stronger will make her more beautiful ______

No man efer lo6t anything through being kind to a woman. Women are so gratefnL

Powdered orris root is a cheap and gocd tooth powder it also purifies the breath.

the oViih fs too hot when baking place a «n«H dish of cold water in it

Lard may be made perfectly «weet by boiling a raw pared potato in it.

A Ftiagas In a Mine.

While we are upon the Pacific cnast we will visit an abandoned silver mine in Nevada, where I once came across a remarkable fungus. It was growing from a beam 400 feet below the surface of the earth, and was 3 feet 4 inches in length, and was of a light buff color. It consisted mainly of a three parted stem, two or three inches in diameter, attached by means of

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inches wide. The stem was divided into short branches, greatly resembling in shape and arrangement the yoong antlers of a stag—the three terminal ones being much the most vigorous and oonspkuoos, forming

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trident. This plantsailed by the Nevada miners the "Lily of the Mine," and has bee* M«wi by the natnrm^t first describing

ABOUT BREATHING.

THE SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN TAUGHT BY NATURE HERSELF.

The HSreathiny oi a little Child—Careless Ways of Sitting and Standing. Deep Breathing*—Exercises Which Are

Very Beneficial.

It is a curious fact that, although breathing is a very simple and necessary accomplishment, there are a great many people who have forgotten how to do it in the best way. If you will watch a perfectly healthy baby when it is asleep you will see that its shoulders are quite low and even, that its mouth is usually closed and that it is breathing comfortably from its lower chest. We know that the lungs arc the chief purifiers of the blood, but to perform their duty satisfactorily the air cells of the lungs must bo filled with filtered air and they must have plenty of room in which to work, so we are, on the whole, well satisfied with the baby's method of breathing. In fact, we have reason to believe that the system has been taught by nature herself, and when we can get nature's methods at first band it is seldom worth while to try to improve upon them very much.

But when tho baby grows up, if it chance to be a girl, her clothing is usually such that it interferes with tho free action of muscles that are concerned in enlarging the cavity of the chest, so that the lower part of the lungs, which should be busy taking in their sharo of oxygen to make the blood fresh and bright, are seldom used, and tho blood goes away from the lungs only partly freed from iti impurities, while the lungs themselves do not get exercise enough for their own good.,

NOT THE ONLY OBSTACLE.

But tight dressing, though the mast serious hindrance to the habit of good breathing, is not the only obstacle. There are careless ways of sitting and standing that draw tho shoulders forward and cramp the chest, and it is as hard for the lungs to do good work when the chest is narrow and constricted as it is for a closely bandaged hand to set a copy of clear, graceful penmanship. Then thero are lazy ways of breathing and one-sided ways of breathing, and the particularly bad habit of breathing through the mouth. Now the nose was meant to breathe through, and it is marvelously arranged for filtering the impurities out of the air aud for changing it to a suitable temperature for entering tlio lungs. The mouth has

It is well to establish the habit of deep breathing, if it does not already exist but, in addition to this, the reserve air which is let' in the lungs after an ordinary expiration should bo expelled ami the dungs thoroughly ventilated at least twice every day. First then, see to it that the air in the room is a: pure and fresh as out-of-door air can make it. Then, with all tight and superfluous clothing removed, lie flat on the bock and, with the mouth firmly closed, tako a full, deep breath. Hold it eight or tea seconds, nnd then let it out. Take another, arid yet another breath in the same way.

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After that take a breath into the lungs na slowly as possible, beginning to fill them at tfceir loWesUextremities, and inhaling gradually until they are filled to their full capacity, when the air should be exhaled iu tho same slow and steady manner in which it was taken in. Repeat this exercise three or four times. Now watch and see if the shoulders are kept drawn down and immovable while the air is inhaled, as they should be, or if they are drawn up, and are thus robbing the diaphragm and muscles of forced breathing of half their exercise.

When you have taken this movement again to make sure that the shoulders are in good position, throw your arms vertically over your bead und take another quick, full inspiration, swinging the arms rapidly to tho sides close to the body and back again over the head. Swing tho arms up and down four times on the same breath and repeat the exercise three or four times.

After this it is a good plan to stand erect with the arms horizontal at the sides and vigorously clap the hands from that position over the head a few times. When taking such movements In an erect position always keep the chin two or three inches buck of the vertical.

A few such exercises as these, for five or ten minutes at night and morning, will promote refreshing sleep and give increased vitality for duties and occupations of the day, und it may be noted in conclusion that an anaemic or low conditiou of the blood is seldom found where there is an established habit of full, deep breathing with the mouth closed.-Helen Clark Swazy in St. Nicholas

The Hotels of ISurope.

"The hotels over there ore poor in comparison to ours," said Senator Daly to the reporter. "There is little sociability and too much espionage. Take the Hotel Metropole, for instance, said to the most complete in England und advertising accommodations for 1,000 persons. Now, everything that- goes into that hotel lias to go through one door not more than four feet and a half wide and be subject to one man's espionage. Baggage, ladies and gentlemen, marketing, everything goes through that door. In the same way, passengers, baggage and all go up in the elevators together. You ask the secretary for a room. He looks you over, and if you pass his scrutiny all right he gives yon a number, and thereafter you are known as No. 750 or whatever it may be. There are no rooms for general assemblage and no such freedom as we have on this side."—New York News Interview.

A Very-Carious Discovery. A curious bit of experience has been had recently at one of the leading steel mills in Pennsylvania. A quantity of material for a bridge was rejected by the inspector of the buyers, much to the surprise of tb* producers. The manufacturer* derided to mate an independent investigation, which resulted in showing that the rejected material did not come up to the specification. Further rojrnnrb followed, and developed the fact tlat, for a given number of hours after the material had left the roll*, its physical qualities gradually changed, reaching a period of rest only after a certain time had elapsed. If them facts are borne oat by the experience of others a good deal that is mysterious in seed may be explained.—Boston Budget,

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Agaric** tridau.—Bm a Truman fa Haw York Tint

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"Row did it happen that the church was to crowded to-dayf "Well, III tell you. Yon we the professor of theology pt.acbed and on bis account all the stodents came, 00 their •eccttnt ail tits girls, on their account all the young oaeu, on their account ail the widow*, and oo ttairs afi tha widowers. "—Oiicago BnU,

LOVE'S UBIQUITY

Wero as high as heaven above tho plain. 1] ^jjd you. tny lore, as hiaable ami as low, A3 are the deepest bottoms of the mam, whereso'er you were, with yoo my love should go-

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and when tho air is swallowed through th« mouth instead of breathed through the nose it has au injurious effect upon the lungs. A story is told of an Indian who had a personal encounter with a white man much his superior in size and strength, and who was asked afterward if he was not afraid. "Me never afraid of man who keeps mouth open," w.-us the immediate reply. Indeed, breathing through the mouth gives a foolish and weak impression to the face, as j'ou may see by watching any one sleep with tho mouth ojeu.

Wees you.thc earth, dear love, ahd I the skies, My love Should shine on you like to the sun^ And look upon you with ten thousand eyes,

Till heaven wax'd blind, and till the world were done. —I. Sylvester.

TRICKS OF THE TRADE.

A Successful Cigar Dealer Tells How tho Frofits are Increased. "Holding a trade in this business requires a good deal of tact," said a successful cigar dealer. "In the first place, tho skillful cigar salesman will gradually work his customers up from five cent cigars to ten cent, and some of them from ten cent to two for quarter, or even three for a half, with proportionately greater profits for the house. This is done by playing 0:1 that vanity which is the one universal trait of tho masculine race. Even if a man b?is no vanity about his good looks or his clothcs, it is easy enough to discover that he has one about tho kind of cigars lie smokes. By a word or two delicately dropped hero and there about a man's fondness for good cigars, and his admirable judgment concerning them, the ground may bo prepared, and if this is followed up by handing him out a box of highpriced goods and remarking, when tho mistake is discovered, that you supposed ho always smoked that price, you will ot once discover that vour seed has been dropped in good soil. Tho chances are that the customer will smoico those cigars right along thereafter "Another good method is to stand by when your clerk is waiting on a customer. Tho clerk say, hands out a box of ten centers, when you rush up, jerk the box from his hand, as if indignant that such an insult should be offered one of your customers, and sharply exclaim: 'Don't you know that Mr. So-and-so never smokes anything but tho best two-for-a-quarter Then you got the box of more cxpensivo cigars. The customer takes couplo as a matter of course, nnd at the same time inwardly thanks you for the compliment you have paid him. Thereafter ho becomes a regular purchaser of tho higher priced goods. Of course tho clerk understands you, and everything is lovely. But if a man comes into my store and asks for a cigar, and my clerk should inquire what price, or hand out a nickel cigar, I should discharge that c-lerk tho next inimito. l't is his business to hand out ten centers in such cases, and sometimes two for a quarter. "About holding a trade? Oh, yes. You have to keep a big variety of goods. You want to ask your customers how they 1 iked that last,one, and occasionally invite them to try something new you have received, at. your own expense. Cigars given r.way in this manner make a good investment. Bu: above all you must watch you customers, aim without their knowing it change the brand on them. Nine out of ten men will tire of a brand nftA- sr.iold.ig it week. Without saying a won I to them you want to keep changing them from brand to brand, thus keeping them satisfied all the time und their appreciation keen. This is one of tho cardinal principles of the Cigar business tbat. a good many dealers don't learn, or arc, lou careless to put into practice. iSueh nun urn never build up and hold good tiade-s (.'liirago Herald.

The shark Did Not Return. "The reason why big strikes in pearls don't create a boom, as a gold discovery would." said an old hand at the business, "is bemuso most everybody knows tho danger of it, nn-I if you don't superintend ifc yourself you oro at the mercy of a pack of tho biggest thiovis that ever lived. The principal dangers are sharks, rays and drowning. The sharks are tho worst, and some grounds have old maneaters that hang about them for years nl. least, the men think so. 1 wns owner of an outfit comprising ten men, but when wo got ready not a man would go over. I didn't blame them, as they pointed out tho fin of a big maneater that was swimming about. 1 wouldn't have gone over myself for all the pearls on tho farm, i, "The shark 'had & notch on his top fin, where some ono had put a bullet through, and 0110 man said it had eaten his brother another, that his cousin was killed the year bofore by the samo brute, and you would havi. thought overy man in tho place had lost a relative of some kiiu^, so I concluded it would bo a charity to put tho old murderer on the retired list. I had a hariwon with me that had larbs that fitted into the iron, so that it would go in easily, and then, when a slight pull was made, they would set back. This I rigged to a pole, and fastened ton line about 100 feet long, having it fastened to a keg. .Heaving tho toggery into tho boat, I got one of the men to pull me near the shark, tbat was swimming around and around, nnd as it came by the boat I put tbo speur into its 'ack as well as 1 knew how. Wo didn't bother about hauling in, but just threw over the rope and k- and let him go, and that's the last we ever see of the old maneater. I reckon he ain't stopped yet, as we kept hearing of the keg up along tbo coast for several weeks."—San Francisco Call. gfV

The Udltoilal of tho Fntnre. The day? of editorial essays in a daily paper have passed, and what is now wantea are short, snappy expressions of opinion, sharp and'directly to the point, without prolixity. It is a great thing for a young writer to learn to stop when-be gets through, a lesson which some older writers wbo have been fairly successful have never learned. Long editorials are more frequently a sign of laziness than of ability. Of course there are some subjects which require exhaustive treatment, but under ordinary circumstances long editorials are written because the editor has neither tbo Hm» nor the brains to write short ones.

The short editorial, the concise clearly written article, will go to make up tb« model paper of the future. Punctured by a paragraph is more than an alliterative conceit The paragraph is the most formklable weapon iu the editor's arsenal, and tbo long editorial is the least effective. Old fogies may speak with admiration of the "thoughtful" writer wbo turn* the long newspaper columns, but the man who will wield real influence lie wbo can put bis "thought" in afew pithy sentences. Verbiage bits had its day, and in tho bent papers brains are slowly taking its place The Joun.ahst ihi

Oor Foreign Policy.

Brother Jonathan—Soy, Cousin Canuck, are you going to release those schdooers of miner 4

Canada—No, I am not "Weil, I found astray craft up near Alaska, and—" "3ee here, that's oar schooner, and die wasn't lost, either. Now, you give ber tip or fight" "Well I haven't time to fight, but I'm al ways ready for a trade."—Omaha WorkL

Struck Hard Lock.

A traveling show struck hard lock recently la a Texas town. Among its curkmties was an Egyptian mommy, upon which a local corooer insisted on holding an inquest at a cost of $25—just SI more than was taken to at the door.—Chicago Herald.

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How Mrs. Clovelaud Shakes Hands. An old stager who has shaken hands with: many a lady of the White House tells me koj likes tho way Mrs. Cleveland shakes hands, better than any presidem^ lady of tbo past.^ Said ho: "Mrs. Cleveland shakes hands asthough she meantsit She looks you in the eye and tries to catch your good-will beforo( sbo puts out her hand. She grasps it lirnilyj and gives it a perceptible shake. Sbo uses the whole arm and does not shake only from, tho wrist or tho elbow. Mrs. McElroy wu\ too stiff and stick-like, Miss Cleveland turned her face away from you when she shook, bauds with you, and she did not appear to bo at'. ho ne. Mrs. Cleveland feels that, she is doing the honors of tho W bite House and that she has. aright to. She acts as a lady would act whowas presiding over bor own home, and she is. Apparently cs cordial in her gestures."—Washington Cor. Cleveland Leader.

A lteform In School Commencements. It is gratifying to note that tho good fashion of making tho commencement of girls*" Catholic schools as privato as possible finds many followers this year. It is very easy for a school commencement to become merely an opportunity for tho gratification of the vanity of young pecp'.o and foolish parents. A public exhibition of. fine gowns, graceful courtesies, anil musical proficiency can do no good to any school in the minds of people who are the most constant and reliable patrons of schools. An American boy seems to bo doprived of his birthright if he does not get a chance to "orato" on commencement day overtho heads of a hot and sletpy throng but tho American girl ought not to bo encouraged to indulge in public "spreadeagleism."—N. Y. Freoman's Journal.

*,* .-J- AV hy Is It That the sale of Hood's Knrsnprllln continues at such a rapidly increnslns: rato? Is it,— 1st: Hecnuse of the positive inrutlvo vulnoof Hood's Snrsnprllht Itself. ad: Because of tho conclusive evidence of remarkable cures cllbcted ly it, unsurpassed and seldom equnhHl by any other n\entctne. Solid to C. 1. Hood it o., Jjowcll, Mass., for book containing many statements of cures.

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