Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 November 1886 — Page 6

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WOMAN AND HOME.

~$A PEN PICTURE OF THE OLD PARLOR WE USED TO KNOW.

•a&L Each Home Take Care of It»elt

Valn»l)l« Hints for tlic I^uudry—Taslcinjf Children GlrlV Kdneatiou —A lloilcl Wife—Uelpfttl Hints.

There i.i usually A parlor, with sometimes a wood stove, quite often with no heating apparatus, which, exespt on state occasions, is a cksod rootn. It is generally somewhat detached from the remainder of the house, a hall dividing it from the sitting room. The bliuils and window* are tightly nJiut and the •dark shades pulled down, and as you

A (drl's laugh, idle, and

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in the doorway the atmosphere chills even in midsummer, ami the dim light through which you xm tho ghostly folds of the laco curtains makes you feel 3-00 are entering a solemn pl^Ce. Here you will find a Brussels carpet on whoso dark ground are strewn rotps and pinks modeled after those which might havo furnished fragrance to the inliabitaa||ppf Brobdinguag. Thero area sofa an|»bair|pf haircloth which have not yet ncquiw^uo individuality which even fiiruiturfe gains from being set in families, but look just as little at home as they did in the rooms of the dealer in th^ neighboring city,~M/l'hero is

tab! with marble top, refunding one of a gravestone, ^hereon i|j#' lamp with sparkling pendants^flctw a dainty mat of shaded green, and a few books placed at proper angles. One in an album which belonged to the mistress of the house when a school girL Wot urn over the leaves and read the weak •entiments of tho faded writing on the yellow pagcw, and congratulate ourselves on the wofch of idea*. But soon tho critical mood disappears, for out of the l»ook steals a gentle influence as suggestive of a sweet past as tho txior of dried rose leaves. Wo comprehend how much mil feeling the lines represent and the pleasure they afforded we imagine over them a girl's teai-s dropping and catch tho 1 echo of a laugh

foolish,

and sweet.

Here, too, is a vohnno of selected poetry, •also largely sentimental. On tho fly leaf, in studied schoolboy hand, is tho name of the oldest daughter of the family, wlio, we liave been told, died in her ISth year, with tho words, "Philopena, Present from her friend, C. T. 1)." We recognize iho initials as belonging to a neighboring farmer, in middle life, with a bustling wife and a troop of rosy children. We have heard the report that he "waited on Eniniellne and took her death hard," Here again are the traces of romauflfl tlii* time with a touch of heartache. TflJP' 'is aNi 'i'ho Mother's Magazine, a periodical* which bears the date of 1840, Ixmnd in red, "Baxter's Saints' Itest," the familiar photographic album, and the latest edition of Longfellow's poems.

On one tlio walls is a hair wraith, "made by Emmeline." Opposite hangs a portrait of a lady with a face which reminds one of Martha Washington. Her plump throat. i3 encircled by a string of gold beads, which now are treasured in a bureau drawer of tho spare chamber as a precious heirloom, As a companion plcco to this is tho portrait of a gaunt, stern looking man, who holds a tuning fork to lite ear of a 10-year-old boy iu an outlandish costume. Neither from the expression nor tho position of either can one determine whether the elder is inclined to amuse or inflict cor|xrul punishment, but the family tradition explains that tb vision of childish innocence is an early picture of the master of the house that tho elderly couple are his jarents, ho being a child of their old ago that the worthy gentleman was a'singing master of much local repute, and that this was a happy thought of tho artist to suggest his favorite pursuit. Tho lines were evidently not traced by a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds or Gilbert Stuart tho eyes a 10 never detected in following you about tho room they are, nevertheless, very interesting. On another Hide is a group of a half dozen family photographs iu round gilt frames, and letwecn the windows a long mirror with frame much too massive for U10 low ceiling abovo it. On the mantel area pair of ancient silver candlesticks, each holding a pair of wax candles. When the four used to bo lighted at. once, the younger memtiers looked on with feelings akin to those with which they now regard a presidential illumination. Besides, tIkiv are a vuse of driod grasses, apiece of iron ore, a gift cup, and a basket made of sawed butternut shells hea]ed with wedding invitations.

We And much elalxrute fancy work in tho shape of tidies and ottomans, and a sofa pillow so bright and fresh that one knows it never harbored an aching head or tearstained eyes. On alight stand in one corner rests the great family Bible, iu black and gold. It is a "show" volume, and since tho day it was brought home it has only been opened when it was carried iuto the hall for the use of the minister on funeral occasions, and when a writing master who once boa riled hero wrote in flourishing hand the family record. Tho blessed contents, vrc know, ore the same, but otherwise it is not half so valuable a* the old leather covered look in the sitting room which "Father likes," but of which tho rest huvo growu ashamed. This has figami at family worship for a hundred years, and, wsthin, three generations have recorded their births, deaths and marriages, not in the round, meaningless, uniform baud of the writing matter, but in tlie cramped stylo which speaks of Angers unaccustomed to tho pen and stilt from holding the plow.

On a lower shelf of this stand wo find ranged rows of daguerreotypes. Here is tho most attractive feature of the Whole room. Wo see "pa and ma before man g*" ami "pa and ma after marriage babies 11 all descriptions little iprb in long pantalets and mitts, and little boys in blouses, white tmd«rdsaves and belt* young ladies In striped cut "low necked," and with their hair in curtains young men with fc!:e throats swathed in yunls of cravat^ eviwtly to relievo the pain occasioned by their strangling n»llars, and with the emls of their hah' tacked under with xuueh prvvfefcm, wHV on the top it tears itself iuto an aHoiu-: teg crest. Thero are v.ith cap* aa«i frouts covering their ow.i sVfttl white ©fet men \r :h

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«o» ghastly KI,

imHs -5-i dradL We rwogntee soine of these, re a countenances havo fcuv a on lints of |ja:. /c and decision in «un» case*, la other «a-»* have groan ban! and di wwabie. «'.so can read mwch of family h-ury by these records of the sun. —J& J. Underwood la Good Hnfc*ekecping.

Den't Warrjr Nor llttrr).

Each hour will take eatn of and only toOtWIX*--!4 '1 '*«f e.x*k ji fce?!, oventrahwii "it ts very wiil to thrartK, hat wr to put yoor theoriai Inpraetlee 'i1* so ta«ch to (10 done ami if thia.s go wro&R yoa'ra *a canfaHL xxkoro himlnuw than a belt*.' ^8a I see Wttknc for it hut to bear the bartiwa

I can, and break down if I mart.*

iM U& stop aad think a BKxacnt are all of Jthw* bardmu pat upon yoat Kooa of them latlf'laipaMd? kthadsar ttttla haby oUiged 4«» haw raAwi, as w«U as tois, artmnd its SplaiaardfoMMf Wfil ffcaoilwanry b*l

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•mrcet with trimming on neck and sleeves rtuly? Ami will not this afford you more rinifi to mate, and consequently more pleast^^uymaking, a few dainty little robes, such eyes of loving mothers' So, ioor for tl» larger children: is not a simplydressed litw schoolgirl, with bright eyes and snowy apron/just as attractive asafussedup maiden, happiness is wrockcd if she cannot baycjtf^.'rything as thie as Mrs. So-and-SoSB efiiildrenl

Is it absolutely necessary to male rich, elaborate dishes, damaging to both health ond^mse that the luuus should bo stuffed thc^|)udding -boiled for hours, and tho pre-sertx-.s buch One specimens of calling that it seems sin to eat tlicm? l)tx« the virtue, peace or comfort of the family dejiend uixn having the washing on Monday or tho ironing finished at just the yii.il hour, and even Uiougli unforseen circumstances render it at that time almost selfmartyrdom to accomplish it? lam a'great believer in system, that- oiler of domestic machinery but in the laying out of your plans, if possible, allow for interruptions remembering that they are all apart of God's great plan, in which there is in reality neither hitch jioj- hindrance.

In time, take time!

It isWaltb, comfort and sunshine, against luxury, weariness and clouds I L. W. Roberts in The Current.

l-'urniftlilng tho Ijiiiiulfy.

Every home should have a laundry separate from the kitchen. It should be furnished with a stove, stationary tubs, a lino for drying clothes in bad weather, ironing table, and a closed closct for holding irons, ironing blankets, etc.

Besides the stationary tubs, there should be provided three buckets, a movable tub of tho smallest size, two large tin pans, two small ones, one tin pail of medium size, one large dipper, one large anil one small basket and two wooden spoons. It is wise to paint ••Laundry" on each of these, and to forbid their being tuken into any other part of the house. There should also be large mid small clothes liars. The closet should contain a good supply of clothes pins, bags for straining the starch in and for holding small pieces when they are'being boiled, boxes of starch and gum arabie, a lxittle of kerosene, of washing fluid and of blueing, a knife, a small cushionful of pins, a shallow tray of clean sand, a lump of lxjeswax done up in cloth, ironing blankets and sheets, a bag of pieces of clean old muslin, a skirt board, a small board about eight inches wide by eighteen long for ironing shirt bosoms on, a tin clothes sprinkler, large and small clothes lines, one polijWng iron and half a dozen irons. If they haTOWit movable handles, at least four well padded but not too thick iron lioldei-s should bo k«'ptSo that a cool one can lie taken whenever the ono in use becomes heated through. As two persons are often ironing at tho same time, four will not be too many. Tho holders should not be any thicker than is needed to protfsct tho haud, ns reaching around too thick a ono is very tiresome.

It is a question whether or not it is desirable to use washing machines and wringers. We have found some washerwomen who could bo trusted with either but when their use can be allowed they certainly save both time and work.—llarjwr's Bazar.

Tho Kducation of S 1 rl

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A writer in The Berlin Gogenwart bus recently freed his mind on tho subject of higher education for girls after a fashion that shows that, this grave question is disturbing tho minds of German imrents fully as much as it is vexing tho thoughts of American fathers and mothers. "The triumphant schoolgirl" stalks about Germany with all tho gtojfraphy, literature, science, iuitu*^l history, history mid art of tho world at her fingers' ends to nmazo and confound mankind. She is a walking encyclopedia of •knowledge that bewilders her reason, a magazine of facts for which sho can never havoanyuse. .=

The tendency In Germany, as in America, opiears to lie to pay espial, attention to tho acquirement of foreign languages, to the neglect of tho mother tongue. "I know young girls.'' says the writer hi The Gogenwart, "who havo well nigh mastered English, French, and even Italian, and who cannot write tho simplest German letter without gross blunders of orthography and style, to say nothing of those precious commas, which nro either put in when tho letter is finished, or are conspicuous by their absence." Who does not know that the "high class" educatiou of girls in America tends in this same direction Here we have to complain of the attention iaid to French and German, to tho exclusion of a mastery of English. The American girl is 11 natural born letter writer, and yet it is the exception to find a young lady graduate who does not break down or ignore all rules of orthography and style, while punctuation is never thought of at all.—-Chicago News.

Tasking Children Uucquully. iss The habit of tasking the docile or willing child unequally, sometimes indulged in by busy parents, often leads to serious results and life-long regrets. Tho weary mother who casts at tout for help is not always discriminating as to its sources so it comes, and the obedient child often gets too heavily burdened, ami that without reflection on the parent's part It is right that hev should help mother, but let it bo an equal distribution of tasks as far as it can be

When quite young I saw this so Forcibly illustrated in tlio family of a neighbor that I never forgot it. It so happened that the "good child" was my favorite among several, and while I deprecated the situation in childish fashion, I could not but admire her unselfish unconsciousness of it

Their means were limited and tlie mother was so occupied with maternal cares, and withal so easy in disposition, that her injustice never swrned to occur to her as such. Indeed, she allowed things to take their course without much ntteat i»n to the relative rights ofv girl* so that the work was dona. The was that the family drudge was early saddened 1st disposition, and finally broken hi •.!, a v!*i and mother herself, ,i later ^tr^, 1:0 rc-.'L.aDd the injustice that rendcrsd her teconrvtenfc t*}*r o?m&er own Ufwork

AsprwfV:' hi. :-h*» wtw^lrHl ny» with dc (evi.n that it mi _U l*s» l-ufc she coe.M ur.e forgive h-r lowing li to ttvi ju»t thnt .". Tivt

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her which w, u' have ©tlierv. *.• Prue Palmkaf to De'.nit FTre Presa

On Washing Day.

Tuesday fa the d-.y ha the wvdt for .|.'o sbonld all he gaAmd fvitKsrin «h- fcyiwbon Xvnday, in to jciv jha hu:r«i tinetosoit thesno^ .*nipla -v iu tutis such as are to be soaked ighU Sjakii^t both time a»y mack v.rar aad tear of the clothes by doing away with a good part of the rubbing. The table linen and txmeti used for glass and should he pat into ooe tub. the bed San, towels and mxlercloihing in anoUwr, and the coarse kitchen and dish towels iu a third. Over these should lie peered enough warm water to covar th»m. to which has been added «oap and kcraree proportkni ct one half bar of soup and tahta|iooa telsof the ofl tar ev«ry six gaUom of water rn,tt pnCvntf^lMlf apiatof UgfiMf

washing flivW to the same quantity of gnrater. Washing fluid—Dissolve ouopountha soda our qu

in two quarts of water add four quarts of clear lime water stir, and when all sediment tins settled pour off tho clear water. In on« quart of boiling water dissolve three of borax, and add it to six quarts" water when cold add three'ounces* ate of ammonia, pulverized as sooi dissolved potir off into battles and cork j*

The abovo is one of the best washing and injures tbo clothes less than most, however, prefer the kerosene it docs iwfcinjure the clothes in any way, takes the dPfrgufc as if by magic, and leaves not the faintest trace of its odor on the clothes when try—" Harper's Bazar.

In her garden nro found tho old timo" crs which charmed the grandmothers of tfew England years ago. The beds are arranged in th^ most tasteful horticultural fashicn, and are at all times .clean and neat. ©no end of tho garden a little river winds ajong, adding beauty to the charming scene. Here is located the vegetable garden, of which Mrs. Cooke is very fond, ami to which she gives much attention. In theso gardens is spent much of the authoress' time, arranging the flowers, cleaning the walks, mid destroying tho smallest weed that appears among her flowers. It is a charming home, full of beauty and peaceful loveliness.—Tho Current.

Undoubtedly a Model Wife. "You ought to have seen Mrs. Cleveland finishing her husband's toilet," said a woman who saw them at Saranac. "One afternoon he lounged into the parlor, after the nap that ho invariably took. His hair was rumpled, his necktie askew, and one button of his coat was inserted in the buttonholo next b«|ow. Ho was a picture of don't careativeness." His pretty wifo waylaid him at the entrance. With one gentle but rapid hand aha smoothed his hair, while with the other sbowaightened his necktie. Instantly a twist of tho fingers readjusted tho buttoning of his coat, lioffcfed some lint off his urm, and gave a twistlo his moustache. It was the deft work of vbout thirteen seconds, but how radically improving. The president was transformed from a slouch to a state of neatness.—Pittsburg Dispatch. 1. ,T

ltigtits of Married Women. .• It is a and commentary on tho perceptions of equity and justice of civilized man that the Chickasaw Indians recognized the rights ttC married women to havo and hold property two years Ixrfore the law was passed securing the pro|erty rights of married women in Mississippi, the pioneer of common law states in this particular. And it may lie news to many people that in Mississippi this reform was wrought in 1837 by the individual efforts of a woman, Mix. B, J. Hadley, the daughter of Maj. David Smith, an old Indian fighter. —Frank Leslie'm.

Wouinu'n Advance in Kuglaud. Gratifying evidence of the advancement of woman hi England appears iu the statcmcui that of about 1,030 students from The liverpool region examined in scieuco and art at South Kensington, 'more than :.'00 were women. Two joung girls passed in magnetism and electricity, twelvo in inorganic chemistry and two in agriculture. One lady, who passed tho elementary examination lost year in machine construction and drawing, was again successful in a more advanced stage of tho some subject.—Frank Leslie's.

To Clean Carpet.

A carp't can be brightened and cleaned by scattering corn meal or salt over it and giving a second sweeping. It should be thoroughly swept first, however. It will also look clean much longer if a tablespoonful of iearlino be dissolved in a pail of warm water, and tho carpet be wiped with a flannel cloth wrung out of this. Change tho water as often as it gets much soiled. If oilcloth be occasio rubbed with a mixture of beeswax and pentine, it will last longer.—Excliange.

tTCltfeE ^H AUTE S^TUBDiLY EVENING MAIL.

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Itose Terry Cooko's Garden. Just outside tho littlo village of tiHisted, Conn., and situate*! oa one of Connecticut» many beautiful hills, stands the residence of the authoress, llose Terry Cooke. It Js an okl-fashioneil msuision, more than a hundred yeai-s old, and commands from its site on the hill a pleasing view of the valley beneath, with the mountains of Hartland and Colebrook in the distance. Hero the authoress cultivates an old time Yaukeo garden flowers, of which sho is very fond, and which much of her time is spent The with its garden of myriad hued floi tho surrounding scenery form them tiful spot-in that locality.

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A Handsome Toilet.

It is one thing to make dress 0110's whok mm ufe and another to be daintily and neatly attired, and the woman who is so indifferent as not to desire the latter is scarcely womanly. Avoid being in tho extreme of the fashion, as extremes are never popular long, and when once out of fashion aro always ridiculous. Always buy a good article. You will have more satisfaction from one handsome toilet than you will from the same sum expended on two or three cheap suits.—Atlanta Constitution.

xiio First "Cnuy" Patchwork. A certain titled lady, whilo learning embroidery, lost her mind and was confined in a private madhouse. But die still re aiuod her passion for needlework. She spent her time in joining the odds and ends given her from tho scrap bag and invariably vd contrasting colors of silk, and nearl every stitch was different Specimens of htr work found their way outside of the asylum, and thus originated crazy patchwork.—-Atlanta Constitution.

What lorn Women are Doing In Iowa 953 women own and direct fanus, 18 direct stock farms, 5 own greenhouses, 00 manage market gardens, IS serve as county superintendents, 37 manage intermediate institutions of learning, 133 are physicians, 40 are registered pharmacists, 5 attorueys-ct-law, 10 minister*, 3 dentists, 110 professional nurses, and one is a civil engineer. —Chicago Tribune.

The Rmprp** of Japaa.

The empress of Japan

has

given notio© of

her intention to wear Eurot mtln^ ••,) oero-motdWKv:.-».ms. This leaves the iulicsof the court, juwi, all Japaoe lad?'-*, free to discard tht Japanese dross which

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bithc' a bt compulsory upon state ocearioite, and it is rr-sficted that ft will soon be altogether di* ted and foreign fashkwa sabstitated am the better

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Clean irons are oao of the marks of a good housekeeper. If your irons trouble you by droFptegttei specbfrnii ae lop or skks whoa ironing, put them into a psn of warm •oajNfods and give than a thorough scrubblag. Pry them quickly or they will vast

WITHIN THE BLOCKADE.

A Southern Woman Tells of the Tim* When Necessity tras the Domestic Law* 4'herc were ljiany tanneries put in operation during, the war. Yet every fanner could not carry the few hides he might have to tho tajiyafds. .So the question was how to tan them at home. The hides were soaked for It few days in a barrel of water, in which some vefy tweak filtrated from wood ashes, had been mingled. The hair was then easily removed. I may also add that few hides were then passed by as useless. The homo process of tanniug was, perhaps, as primeval as that belonging to tbo earliest ages. A pit of size to suit the number of glides would be dug in the ground near a spring or stream of water. I haw heard many say they never bought better leather than that tanner! by i.}ieir ample method. Saddles wero repaired

made anew, gear of all ki^. ls used ou tho plantations mended or newly made harness for wagons, buggies and carriages to make and keep repaired—tho army wagons and tho outfit for our cavalry, together with shoes for our army and the home ones.

As no shoe blacking or polish for shoes could be bought during the war, the want of blacking was supplied with soot and oil mixed. Tho shoes would then bo painted with the soot blacking. Tins polish, a thin paste ntado of flour, would be applied, and Mien dry tho shoes presented as black and as glossy an appearauctJ as if Sshined" by tho list of bootblacks.

It was perhaps most difficult of all to find a good substitute for coffee, which wife f.25 to $30 per pound, and very few had it or could get it at that price. Some planted large patches of okra, tho seed of which when parched was often mistaken for pure coffee. Yam potatoes, jeeled, sliced thin, cut small bits, dried perfectly and then browned, were thought bv some to be better than browned okra seeds. Browned wheat and burnt, corn made a [mssable beverage. For tea raspberry leaves did very nicely. Many planted the raspberry vine all around the garden fence, so as to gather "tea" when wanted.

As neither candles iior keroseho oil could bo had wo fell back 011 molding candles, which had long lain obsolete. In lieu of keroseno the oil of cotton seed, ground iea oil and tho oil of compressed lord served well tho need of the times. When there was 110 oil for the lamps or tallow for the candles, which at times befell, mother wit would suggest some expedient I remcniler ono evening at a neighbor's house beiug'pleasingly diverted 011 entering the dining room at the improvised lamp for the evening. It was simply tho round "globes" of the "sweet gum" tree, placed in a shallow vessel of oil. The globes, becoming thoroughly saturated with the oil, gave a fairy-like light, beautiful to behold.— Mrs. P. A. Hague iu Philadelphia Times.

'"'''Marked Vropress

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China.

Said A. G. Angier, of the London and China express:

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am on i:iy way home,

having spent the hist six months in t!i er st with a view to studying tho progress nj" 1 uv Asiatic nations. I11 China and Japan the change ifc marked, but mora strongly in tLe former. Oae of the principal beauties in Chinese progression is thf'ir immense adoption of tho telegraph and consequent Concentration of governmental power at Pekin. By tho present arrangement viceroys that hitherto were almost equivalent to heads of principalities, owing to the distanco from the capital and time requisite for transmission of orders or reports, aro now completely subservient to tho powers at I'ekin. China is* threaded by telegraph, 110 one really knowing how extensive it is. The material is purchase*! iu Euyopo or Engjpnd oiid tho work.4ono by tho natives. "Tho Chinese nro lieginning to realize the individuality of other nations. Their idea hat China is the mainland of the world, aud 'oreigners come from surrounding islands, is rapidly being dissolved, but it takes some Ume to leave.11150,000,000 people. Railroads ore tho present stumbling block of the Chinese. Germany offered to lend China money at 4 per cent, the regular rate being 8,10 and 12. This tho Chinese could not understand, aud a prominent mcmlier of the'censors,'a body of unlimited authority and 110 responsibility, made a wise suggestion, saying: 'You offer us money at 4 per cent. Your subjects hero have to pay us S and 10 and 12 when they borrow money why don't you lend it to them at 4 per cent and give them a chance to progress.' The idea had not occurred to tho Germans."—Chicago News.

A Missionary's African ltelic*. The speaker then attired himself in the working dress of tho nutivo African. This consisted of a square piece of cloth 'with blue background, 011 which wero displayed grotesque floral designs v. ith a border of bright ml.

The dress is wrapped uround tho person a little above the waist and tucked in at the top, leaving tho neck and shoulders bare. By a littlo modification in tho manner of wrapping tho same garb is made to serve as a fashionable dress. With this principal garment a flaming mi hankcrchief is bound about the head, and the toilet of the African swell is complete. Men and women are dressed alike, with the exception of the hair. '•Tho woman's coiffure," the speaker said, "can be better explained by my wife. Tne hair's crispiness is overcome by a heavy ointment, and rolled into a series of windrows. 1 call them, or ridges about the head. The color of the hair is almost lost in the luxuriance of the unguent. A tiger's tooth is worn on a string around tho neck as a charm. It is believed to !c a talisman to lead to prosperity and guards tho wearer from all harm. Tho women wear Ixdls or. their feet and as many brass rings or bracelets as their arms will hold. Tho rings are often so tight that the torture inflicted is even ay great as that which fashion imposes on the fashionable woman of tho civiliaed world."—Pittsburg Commercial-Gaasette.

Habit of Calllornta.

Califottllans havo an almost general habit of walking with their hands in their pocketa Various n-a-wins have hem given for it Some Clitic s-:i t!-: tit is an inherited I,chit, crfsin.r ims-x Uie iashion that the pi^rim f.ir«!nr» bsd of .wearing .their hr.^ds that Wayi&tnvir Itv.r, rV-r»toet!-•»rtR. It reded tlwh-_ivy *lr.ui-.l..-it Othu-say it aris' 03 an in ti va to Keep their ir pocket Even judges cad

money in tL senators hnv States Josti

Care of Iroa*.

Whatever disposition we w^ukl desdra to per cent, have been ctenged «5^08 cnltivate in oar children, we should xnanlfert li»f haenhM-Boteo Budget the same in the tone in which wa addmt

Finger rings will be the only fashionable IwTpfa 8bo has been asking so much rent JsweliT worn this winter in Hew York cflf far her HobenWw villa that noted} .. toodi it—not eTan a roy&j lcrriag nwawa^WO—hwh ftwiff ^-3*,YorkItmtmL

Cue habit I havo seen United Field going along a fashion

a re it is ha us his undignified pocksts The same WiUi Senators Stanford, Farley, Miller, Solent snd Fair.—San Francisco Cor. New York World.

OM and the 3f®w.

Out of tlw 75*2,444 words composing the revised Bible, 721,Gr3 arc the same as foond in the received edition issued hi 1611. Only 9

TSw Beat Estate.'

Queen Victoria drives a hard real estate

ENDURANCE.

We wend our way along this vale of tears With trouble's thorns beneath our shrinking feet On Time's harsh scroll we notch the phantom years.

While life's long toil is left all incomplete. We feel the agony of mortal pain, And writhe beneath the surgeon's probing knife We starve, wo thirst, we wait for love in vain.

And wrestle with despair in deadly strife. Above the graves that shrine our treasures lost, We hare our breasts to Him who dealt the blow. While round our numbing hearts dissolves the frost.

And grief's full fount finds saving overflow. And so we olimb the rounds of care and pain, And servo in suffering till the g»al wo gain. —Elfcsa K. Moriarty.

So nooks for tho Prtor.

Viet.iui. the Icaieser stult, with its population of |50,000 souls and its proud consciousness pfTntellectual superiority, cannot boast of o^en a tiny public libiiuy. Perhaps this is not surprising in a country where nothing can bo had by those who havo not money to pay for their wants, but it would seem that tho intellectual progress of tho jooivr classes would lie more ivadily insured by a public library than by any other means. Circulating libraries abound and offer their literary treasures at the not very moderate into of fifty cents per month, with an additional $1 deiw.*it as security for thu lir&t month. This being a small fortune for tho poor mechanic aud the half-starved shop girl, they are never ablo to indulge in the luxury of reading. Tho university is provided with a lino library, and tho students nro at lilierty to uso all books for reference and study in tho reading lXKjm, but are, under no conditions, jermitted to take a volume from tho room.

The royal house has a huge library of 150,000 volumes, which quietly rest, upon welldusted shelves, and ore displayed to sightseers, who are allowed and expected to 1*3 overwhelmed by tho sight of so vast an amount of tho productions of man's intellect, and who could not, if they would, take one single peep and enjoy what lies buried l»eneath. It does seem as though tho generous spirit which is said to possess the members of the royal house would prompt them to give this great treasure the people, It is doubtful. however, whether the light-hearted Viennese would nppiveiato the value of the gift. Tho Austrian is a lover of art, but beyond the pleasure and interest which he displays in music ami the piny the workingman is deplorably ignorant. Whilo our farmer is well informed upon the important questions of the day, the Austrian never or very seldom reads a newspaper.:—Vienna Cor. Chicago llerald.

lluristl Societies Among Colored l'eople. Thero is a curious custom among the negroes hero of having burial societies:' organizations for the exclusive purjioseof making display at the funerals of those who belong to them. The average colored man will contemplate the hereafter with much los? dread if he trr5 :I.i that mortal part will bo conducted to the graveliy a long procession of his friends and a bras* band, and this characteristic of the race has l*d to the organization of a number of societies, among which thero is considerable rivalry as to the demonstrations made nt the funerals of their re-

:-je!'l.ivo

members. They ore incorporated

under such lugubrious and fine-sounding titles ns "The Sons and Daughters of Gethse-, mailt," "The Ancient and Honorr.ble Order of tho Gallilean Fisherman,'' "The .Most Ilevoted Brethren and Sisters of the Star of .Uet hlehem," and others of similar sort hold meetings at. brief and regular intervals, and have 'toftttod dP&gns avid fiiystcrt^s?"'They hnve elaborate regalias and paraphernalia of all descriptions, and pay annual dues for the support of the .order. Scarcely a colored man can 1« found in the city who is not a member of ono or more of these societies—the more the 1 icttor if he wants a big time at hit funeral.

When a member dies each of tho brethren aro not only required to pay an assessment to buy the coflhi and pn7 tbo ox)tenses of the funeral, but every blessed 0110 of them must turn out on tho day of tho funeral and inarch iu tho procession behind tho band in full regalia, or bo subjected to a heavy fine iu addition to his assessment. It casts a gfxnl deal more to stay away from a funeral than it does to attend, and 110 ser' of an excuse is accepted except that of illncm—Washington or N S

The l'boto's l'lclilo Fiuni*.

There is a minor among portrait collectors that tho photographs of Edith Kingdon, who married George Gould, and of Victoria Morosini, who has mysteriously disappeared, have all been bought in by the Goulds and Morosinis. A picture dealer said the other day that in liis opinion the families of these ladies havo had 110 part in the disappearance of tho portraits, though they may havo paid the photographers to destroy tho original plates. He said tliat even this trouble might have been spared, as 110 one wants their portraits. Ho said he had noticed again and again that immediately upon tbo removal of a stage lieauty from public view by reason of death, marriage or any other cause, tbo demand for their portraits instant!}* -.-eased. "Pictures of actresses are bought by single men," he said, -from a feeling of proprietary interest. They admire a pretty actress, and are at liberty to go and see her, send flowers to her, write letters to her, dream wildly of a possibility of marrying her, or at least of making her acquaintance. They feel that they have the same right to display her picture that, any man lias. But when she quits the boards they take up some one in her place. It is much the same with public women like Mrs. Cleveland, tbo queen and Princess of Wales, except that the women as well as tho men buy them. But no one will want Mrs. Cleveland's portrait when she leaves the White House, and, on tho other hand, when tbo queen dies we shall order a double quantity of pictures of the Princess of Wales. In nothing that I know of is tho fickleness of fame and of popularity so apparent as in the picture trade."—New York Cor. Brooklyn Eagle.

Touching Instance of Crnlfludc. I met an aged man on street corner a few days ago,

and with a etc la uhcJy smile he told

me that he feared his end was approaching. He t" me profastly for liMJc favors in tho el.-.

sme by,

and said

tin« was

but one

way iii which he could repay me—he would see that I got the exrhwirn notk-- of his death, with a full bkr^rapliicd sl containing facts of romantic niierest. It was a touching instance of gratitude, Tlie little manuscript now reposes in my desk, and when the golden bowl is broke* and the silver cord ia loosed the dusty legend will he nnroUetL—Pkraqpr Press '•Listener.0

A Good Way, Too.

papa—No, my dear, I would not wear taneolored gloves they do not match your

His Heiress-Dear me! neither they do (brightening), but then, you know, jApa, can set a dress and a wrap and a bonnet and pjasol to match the ^ov»-New York Graphic. ____________________

Practical jokes an like ten* trouble Is pain in the jat—LoweQ Otimn.

NORWEGIAN DISHES. 4

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"RUHAMAH" WRITES ABOUT THE COOKERY IN NORSELAND.

A Generous I'so of IJutter mid Cream.. Making a "FiskepudclinR""»Another Pe»ouliav Dish—The "Poor Man's.Jt'ood.**

The success and delicacy of half the Nor-, wegkm dishes is duo to the generous use of

butter and cream, and tbo vigorous and conscientious way in which they boat and stiranything that requires such treatment My curiosity about certain national dishes was gratified one morning in a certain Chi istiana\ kitchen that was bright with sunlight and shining brass and copper pans. The red cheeked cook was all smiles and good nature at having company in her domain, ami my hostess put, 011 an apron and took ixirt in the demonstration lesson given me. This hostess,, too. was one of the tnost charming women I havo ever met, simple, unaffected, democratic and Norwegian through mul through. Sho sjxike the four great languages of Europe— French, English, German and Italian—and had tniveUxl in those countries, and her culture iu art and literature was as thorough asher knowledge of cookery.

The first thing uono was to make a "Piskepudding," which is tho standard and rather n. winter dish of Norway. The cook pmlucetl a fine large haddock "that had been properly cleaned aud skinned and cut it lengthwisointo three long strips. With the point of a. broa 1 knife she liegan with the tail end or each strip and scnqxHl it off in a fine pulp, until all the ilesh had been removed from the bones. This pulp she put in a stone mortar and jMiunded and worked until it wos as. smooth and still as a jelly. She added a littlesalt. and teasjioonfulof butter, worked it for a good ten minutes and put it then into a largo earthen bowl. She changed her pcstlo for a

wo:hIoii

potato masher, and lieating up.

tho yolks of two eggs with a cupful of thick cream added that mixture to lier fish pulp by single sjioonfuls well worked into the mass. After that a half pint of cream and a littlo ground allspice was introduced, the vigorous lieating was continued for awhile, and then the stil'i r.ir.1 frothy mass was turned into a deep buttered tin, that was tightly covered and set iu a pot of lulling water for threohours.

At the end of three hours tlie top was covered with hot coals to brown the pudding, aud it wan ready for tlio table, a stiff, light compound that was served with a rich creani and caper sauce. When not lokcd as onepudding, the fish is molded into balls that aro boiled or .steamed in a covered tin for the three hours, then fried brown in boiling fat,, and served either with or without a sauce. Theso balls nro olso served with curry, orsmall balls nre 1 nit in a thick fish soup. Iu. eating this Fiskepudding-, i: is hard to believe that it is really mndo of fish, as after all the beating and pounding and working the pudding is as tine and smooth ::s Uunc mange. Fresh cod can bo used as well as haddock,-a and i:i its season makes by far tho best pudding. In frying fish Norwegian coo' liavoi" a great way of dusting each piece with grated choose to give it piipmntflavor

Another dish ]e iiliar to alt Sfandinnvinnn is the rodgrod, or red food in literal translation. and this red jelly, with whipped ercciT:, has been a standard dessert at all country inns. To make it they take the juice of either raspberries or currants, boil it with sugar and thicken either with potato," sago or corn starch. Using these thickenings mala* it cloudy instead of transparent, and until' tho potato thickening was explained rodgrod was a great mystery to me.

Another country dish is flodjr m1, or romnegrod, commonly called ''poor 1.tan's food,ntC?l and travelers who go far 'off the 1 ^iton track in the interior, ntul depend upon •icte" and, tho poorer peasant huts for accommodations.. sometimes get nothing else for weeks. This* or an in it a in thickest cream, which is boiled in a tin set in/ boiling water. A littlo salt is added, and wheat flour is stirred in and made perfectly smooth. As it slowly lioils clear buttor ies in drops, and 1 hat. is carefully skimmed o.'l" into a cup as lung us a globule of it can 1-e found. More tloiir is stirred in, and when tho jKirridge is nt its thickest hot boiled milk is used to thiu it. When thoroughly cooked this porridge is eaten with tho butter that ii skimmed from tho boiling cream. It is a very rich dish, and a littlo of it, is satisfying. Travelers who havo had any long

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with flodgrod make faces at tho mei.tion of its name, although they were delighted with their first feasts that consisted of one dish.

The national bread of Norway is tho flu' bro, or flat bread, that is hardly thicker than apiece of paper, and is baked in largo sheets about onco a year and stored away in tho stabburs adjacent to every farm house. It is. brought out as needed aud freshened by lx-ing put in the oven for a few minutes, and a largodish" of fla' bro is always a feature of inik tables. Fla' bro is made either of brown bai ley flour or oatmeal, stirred up with saltand water, and has 110 particular taste or substance to it. It is one of those things that a iierson cats absent-mindedly and automatically, like pop corn and Tom Thumb pretzcls.—Christiana Cor. Globe-Democrat.

Every day adds to the (treat amount of evidence ns to the curative |M»wer« of Hood's Harsaparlla. letters are continually being received from all sections of tne country, tell-.. In* of benefits derived from this great medicine. It Is uneqalled forKenernldebility, anl as a blood purifier, cxpelllntt every trace of scrofula or other Impurity. Now Is the time to take It. Prepared by C. I. Hood A Co« Lowell, Mas*. Hold by all druggists.

BROWN'S IRON t: BITTERS

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TROUBLES I FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS The Gewwfne Im*Tr»d« Mark »nd crated ftad Ihw «a wrapper. -TAKE NO OTHER.