Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 January 1897 — Page 7

THE SPELLING CLASS.

8tand ap, ye spoilers, now and spell, Since Bpelling matches are the rage. Spell phenakisto scope and knell,

Diphtheria, syzyjty and gauge, Or take some simple word, as chilly Or Willie or the garden lily. To spell such words as syllogism And lachrymose and synchronism And pentateuch and saccharine, Apocrypha and calcndine, Lactiferous and cecity, Jejnne and homeopathy, Paralysis and chloroform, Rhinoceros and pachyderm, Metempsychosis, gherkins, basque, It is certainly no easy task. Kaleidoscope and Tennessee, Kamchatka and dispensary Would make some spellers colicky. Diphthong and erysipelas And etiquette and sassafras, Infallible and ptyalism, Allopathy and rheumatism And cataclysm and beleaguer, Twelfth, eighteenth, rendezvous, intrigtnr And hosts of other words are found On English and on classio ground. Thus Bering strait and Michaelmas. Thermopylae cordilleras, Suite, jalap, hemorrhage and Havana, Cinquefoll and ipecacuanha And Rappahannock, Shenandoah And Schuylkill and a thousand more Are words some first rate spellers wias In dictionary lands like this. Nor need one think himself a scroyle If some of those his efforts foil, Nor doo» himself undone forever To miss the name of either river— The Dnieper, Seine or Guadalquiver. —E. P. Dyer in Good Housekeeping.

LIZA-A SKETCH.

She was a thin slip of a girl, with pale, sallow cheeks and a figure as fragile as the flowers she oarried in her basket

It was her eyes and her hands which marked her off from the oommon herd, fiad these been of regulation pattern, there would have been nothing to dis tinguish her from any dozon of hercomanions. But her eyes, which were brown oolor, were large and lustrous and had a provoking hubit of drooping the lashes when she looked at one. Whether calculated ooquetry or native born man lier chiefly concerned would have puzeled an export to decida That it was "fetching" few men would have ven tured to douy. Her hand, small and well shnpod, boastod tho tapor fingers and filbert nails generally associated with birth and breeding.

Sho sold flowers in Oheapsida Her station was tho steps of the Peol statue, and every morning, week in and week out, as the clocks of the city wore striking 10 she would deposit hor basket at the foot of the column and prepare for tho business of tho day.

From 10 to 6 sho plied hor wares, dil igently, pushing the sale with all the tact which a life's experience had taught her and all tho wiles which a woman's wit oould suggest But euch evening, whon the weary city was fast emptying and tho bell of tho grout cathodral was still echoing overhead, her eyo would sweep tho long ligth of crowdod asphalt with eourch.tig glances, and as she scannod tho teeming multitude pouring westward a spot of crimson would suddenly show in the wiui, white cheeks and the dark brown orbs would flash and kindlo with a ourions mystio light

He ""lys oontrived to bo in Cheapside between 6 and 0:80. It was thoir custom to walk togother down Queen Viotoria street to Blackfriars bridge. At this point they separated—she crossing to tho Surrey side, he taking a "turn" through Fleet street and tho Strand before following in tho same direction. They had commenced the practioe in midwinter, had continued it throughout the spring, unil now they had reached midsummer.

From afar sho could distinguish his barrow amoug the throng of vehicles wliioh filled tho thoroughfaro. Wlion he had "doubled" tho corner and got into tho comparative "slack water" of the churchyard, sho crossod over and joined him. A nod that was almost imperceptible, answered by a smile that was bright and sunny, was all tho recognition that passed between them.

Tho girl's glance wandered involuntarily to the burrow. It was the season for cherries, and she noticed the long array of empty baskets. "Boon 'avin a good day, Joe, ain't yer?" "Middlin like." "W'y y'ain't on'y one 'molly' left." "P'raps I becngiviu 'em away. The tone was unmistakably surly.

For the next 80yards they walked on in silence, tho girl watching the man furtively, tho man pushing the barrow languidly and staring strenuously at nothing. "Ha' yet thorton wot I tole yer?" he said presently, as the girl stopped off the pavement to avoid collision with a parcels boy. The light that had lightened them died out of her eyes, the oolor which had come into her cheeks forsook them, her mouth grew hard, and her faoe lost at onoe its youth and animation.

The man continued to stare into vaoancy and walk mechanically after his barrow. "I can't do nt, Joe. I can't do ut I ain't got no rest these two nights—bnt I can't do ut."

The words came with difficulty and tho voice palpitated with emotion. The man shrugged his shoulders impatiently. "Wot's the good uv 'irn, eh? A dod'riu ole lunatia Wot's the use uv im tor anybody? He orter been dead years ago." "He's me father, Joe," she murmured reproachfully. "Father be blowedl He's dun a lot fer yer, ain't he? Y'ort ter feel proud UT 'im, didn't yer? Pinchin his gal's money—drinkin till he's got the 'devils' an talkin 'tommy rot' 'bout bein a genelxuan an the son uv a genelman. W'y he ain't got no more decency 'an a pig. When ho oan't gorge bisaelf no longer, a pig 'ill lie in the swill trough, an when your genelman father's had a skinful he'll snore by the hour 'longside a quart pot"

He stole a glance at the girl out of the oorner of his eye. The bony, bustling life of London eddied round them the roar of the great Babylon was in tbeii

ears bnt not Strephon and Chloris in the sweet seolusion of idyllic lanes could have been more oblivious to the passing moment than this pair of city lovers in the hot and crowded streets. "P'raps he ain't as good as he might be. But there's wuss about, an—he wara't always so, Joe." "Oh, if you likes to put up wiv' 'im, 'Liza, so do! 'Tain't no concern o' mine —is it?" he added moodily. "I can't sen' 'im to the workus, Joe." "But yer can sen' me to the devil!" he snapped sharply, and an ugly look leaped out of his eyes.

They passed under the railway bridge which spans the lower end of -Queen Victoria street and reached the point where they usually parted. The girl stopped, but the man went on. "Aren't yer goin ter sell out, Joe?" she queried timidly as he turned in the direction of the river. "Wot for?"

The tone and the manner puzzled her more than the words. For a moment they stood confronting each other, the faoe of the man working convulsively and the girl's features contracted with pain.

Blackfriars bridge was crossed in silence. Turning into Stamford street she whiHpered hoarsely: "I'm sorry for yer, Joe but if it's hard on yer it's rough on me. Anything as yer ars'd me to do, Joe—anything as I cud do o' meself like —I'd do ut, mate, without s«yin why or wherefore. But sen' the ole man to the workus—I oan't do that, lad. I know yer think I orter, but I can't, Joe —I can't do ut." "A pretty fool yer made o' me now, ain't yer? I giv' up the booze an out tommies w'en I tuk up wiv yer, 'Liza, but" ye'd see me at blazes suner 'an giv' up that drucken ole wagabone wot lives on yer, an perwents yer havin a man as ud bo good to yer." 'It ud break me heart, Joe, ter 'ave 'im die in the workus." "Yer thinks a bloomin sight more uv a wrong un than yer does uv a right un," said the man savagely.

Sho gave him a look which must have convinced him of his error, but blinded by passion he refused to see. "Well," he snarled, "one of uz 'as got tor scoot—him or ma There ain't room for two.''

The girl made no reply and they went on. But silence was too oppressive and stifling. Near Waterloo station the man spoke again. "How muoh yer tuk, 'Liza?"

The quoat'on was abrupt, but the tone was friendly. It indicated a change of fooling. "Soving an threa

He extended his hand. She put the money into it without a word. "Meet me at tho Qarding in the mornin, 'Liza, and I'll stock the baskit for yer," said he, returning her aine penca

It was a curious transaction, but the explanation was probably to bo found in the despairing utterance of the woman "Ho's 'ad 'em awful bad agen, Joa Lars night it wur that dreadful"— She stopped, warned by the cloud that was sweeping up over her companion's brow.

The man's countenance had suddenly darkened, sparks from the nether fires danoed in his eyes, the old, hard, vin dictive look had returned. "I wish he may die. I wish he wur dead I" he muttered fiercely. "Oh, Joo, Joe, if yer love me, dun say thim words," entreated the girl. "I says 'om cos I loves yer cos it's on'y 'im wot's a keepin yer fruin a man as wants ter make a 'appy nman uv yer. I says 'em cos I means No 'fense tor yer, 'Liza." "Y'ain't a bad sort, Joe," said the girl, turning hor swimming eyes full on him, "but yor a bit down on the ole man. He gave tho barrow an unnecessarily vigorous shove. "I'm goin intor the 'Cut,' 'Liza, ter finish. No. I ain't dun so dusty"—answering the question the girl had put to him half an hour before. "I started out wiv a dozen, an this yore's th' on'y one leff. He emptied the oontents of tho basket on the board. "I shall knock 'em in the 'Cut' at freppenca 'Tain't orf en they see cherries like them in New Cut They're city fruit, they ara Try em." He filled a bag and gave it to her. "I'll look roun after I clear out

As ho walked away his eyes followed her. "She thinks a bloomin sight too much, she do, o' that drucken ole scamp, her father," he growled, staring after tho retreating figure, "but I ain't all a fool, mata Grit's wuth gold."

In the third pair back of a tenement house in Lambeth a girl was kneeling by tho side of a bed. A pop bag was lying on the coverlet, and st fries had fallen on the floor. On lay the body of a man. The room reeked with tho fumes of whisky. The long, lithe fingers of tho girl's right hand were clasped oocvulsively round the hand of the motionless figure extended on the bed. "Joe!" sho moaned. "Joe, lad, ye've got yer wish. The ole man'11 never rile yer any more. I love yer, mate, dearer than life, but it's thim wc rls o' youru as I shall hear, an not parson's, on the day yer takes me intor church."—St James Budget

Helen Oould.

Miss Helen Gould has a superb library of the best works of modern English and American authors. There are more than 6,000 volumes in the library at Lyndhurst, besides manuscripts of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Miss Gould is only 86 years old, but she has crowded many beautiful deeds of philanthropy into her short life. Many charities are the recipients of her bon^ty, but she gives quietly, and the wur id at large knows nothing of her largest achemcs.—New York Tribune.

The crate for crests if inrrca j:£. not content with blazoning it oa stationery, it is now tin uot to it exquisitely hand paiu&d on ment, framed and hn»g in a co eras place in ball or library.

TEBKE HAUTE SATURDAY EVE:

The Bine and Brown Combination. Blue and brown are usually delightful in combination. A pretty gown seen on the street was of brown cloth, with a pouch vest of pale blue chiffon. The brown was a not very dark tobacco •hade. The skirt was edged with a narrow band of Alaska sable around the bottom. A bolero effect was given in front, with vehet of a darker shade of brown, with flaring points faced with a light, dull shade of yellow. From the neck of the gown embroidered jeweled points of gold extended down upon the obiffon, a band of the embroidery went down the front of the vest, and there were bands of it a' little inside the edge of the velvet on either side.

The jacket effect was emphasised at either side of the back of the bodice, where the velvet bung loosely. Down the middle of the back was more velvet plaited in tightly. There was a orush belt of the velvet fastening in the back. The sleeves were plain and bunched a little at the top. Flaring cuffs lined with the pale yellow satin fell over the hands. The oollar showed a line of the dark velvet at the top, a broader band of the blue below it, and a still wider band of the pale yellow joined the gold trimming of the vest. There were flaring bows of the velvet lined with the yellow at the back, and inside of them, standing high, were raffles of the blue ohiffon.

The hat worn with this gown was of brown velvet to match that on the dress. It was a large picture hat, with black plumes at one side and a large buckle at the other. On the side with the plumes the hat was bent up, anr|f?eneath the wide rim were crushed a' ,tuber of pale yellow flowers.—New /ork Times.

The Corset Question.

If it really is true that the iee of Portugal has ordered the women of the oourt to remove their oorsets, we may look out for afresh assortment of modes. Style in gowns will change, because the fitted frock as we wear it today is not pleasing without stays.

Interest in physical culture will intensify greatly, sinceg*nrith less expeoted of dress, more will be required of figt .8 under the clothing. Modes \^,hats shift with those in gowns. And jle same is true of shoes.

I do not know how muoh influence the queen of Portugal has upon the world of fashion, but I presume it is enough to make other leaders at least pause to think again the harm that the corset does. It is said that this queen's action oomes from the shock which she experienced upon seeing the interiors of some of her maids in evening dress by the help of an ray.

Why would it not be an excellent idea to let all of us see in that way the effect of tight clothing upon women?

Of course oommon sense would revolt against the exhibition, just as oommon sense is and has been opposed to every effort of the human being to become acquainted with himself. But we are not all governed by common sense, thank heaven 1

Let us know the worst about woman and her corsets. It oannot be so bt.d in its effect as not to know it—New York Press.

Alining Pbr Two Reforms.

In Fracoe a lady with the suspiciously Teutonic name of Schmahl is the bead and front of the agitation for women's rights. Oddly enough, Mme. Schmahl is an English woman born and bred, her permanent residence in France having only been during the last ten years. However, neither nationality, raoe nor creed offers any serious obstacle to feminine oo-operaticn in the task of winning equality with man. As ohief supporter of L'Avant Courriere, Mme. Sohmahl has suooeeded in annexing, other supporters, two ladies who atoe ftB widely apart as the poles in religious sympathy and social status. One of these is the dowager Duchess d'Uzes, an aristocrat and a fervent Roman Catholic, while the other is Mme. Sarah Monod, a member of a well known Calvinistic family at Geneva. Their programme is limited to two reforms, which they may hope to compass in one legislative session— namely, the right of women to act as witnesses to all legal documents and the

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Her Wet Day Wear.

A bright, stylish woman, who has to go out every day in all weathers to attend to daily business, has designed her own rainy day costume and wears it with any amount of comfort and pleasure. It is made of Scotch tweed, the skirt being box plaited and the waist made a full blouse. The skirt reaches to tho tops of the shoes, and rubbers and gaiters are always worn with it The whole suit is made large enough to slip over the ordinary street gown, the designer frequently looping up the skirt of the usual street gown and wearing it under the other.

Grand, Gloomy ud Peculiar. The new boots adopted by the Brooklyn Women's Health Culture club are "grand, gloomy and peculiar," according to some of the accounts of them. But they are sensible and comfortable, at any rate, with low, flat heels, thick soles and toes that are like neither razors nor dubs. The boots reach almost or quite to the knees and are laced snugly. They are really stylish looking, and as a protection from the rain and tho mud they area lasting success.—New York Tribune.

Lite InramM For Women. Mrs. S. Gurney Lapbam of Syracuse, who lectured reoently at the home of lira. Russell Sage, in Nev\ York, on "Life Insurance For Women, \wys that II a week invested in an endowment policy assures to a woman not only protection in case of iter death for those dependent a her, bnt if she lives the guaranteed rev at a specified rate of all the money \id and the compound interest, the amSnt of which will prove a substantial prop in declining years.

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I0R LITTLE FOLKS.

TWO LITTLE MAIDS.

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Eskimo Tots Have Been Adopted by an American Gentleman, little Eskimo tots from faroff Alaska have been entertained at Gloucester} Mass., the past few weeks. They are twins, 6 years old, and traveled overland with their adopted father, Mr. Miner W. Bruce, who came from Seattle in order to purchase a fishing sohooner destined for the north Pacific fisheries. Mr. Bruce, who was born in Boston, is a well known scientific and literary man, whose work on Alaska is a standard publication of its kind.

In 1893 he established the government reindeer station at Port Clarence, Alas ka, at which plaoe reindeer are brought

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across from Siberia by the government agents for the purpose of propagation for a food supply.

The parents of the little ones were too poor to keep them, and Mr. Bruoe decided he would bring them up himself. They are devotedly attached to him. He says they never quarrel among themselves over the possession of toys or other matters, as some ohildren, nor do they give any trouble to the hotel people, but, on the oontrary, beoome prime favorites with all with whom they come in contact. Neither does the transition in their mode of life nor the ohange of dim ate affect their health or disposition. They thrive in any place.—Boston Herald.

A Snowball.

Teddy never meant to do it, but when Tom threw a snowball what could he do but squeeze up another and toss it back? And how oould he know that naughty ball would hop right over Tom's head and go smash right into the window of Miss Prlsoilla Prim's millinery shop? But there was the broken pane and the glass scattered all over the ladies' bonnets.

Tom dodged around one oorner and Teddy around the other. When Miss Priscilla looked out, the street was as empty rcid still as if there was not one little boy in town. "I got off pretty well," thought Teddy. "If she oaught me, she'd make me pay my whole 87 cents."

Nobody but Teddy knew how many errands he had run and how many paths he had swept and how muoh candy and popoorn and butter sootoh he had not eaten to get together that 87 oents. As soon as he oould earn just 18 oents more they were all to go for the little steam engine in the toyshop window.

Just five minutes later Teddy stepped into Miss Prisoilla's shop with his little i.'ed savings bank in his hand. He emptied it on the oounter, and out oame rolling such a swarm of dimes and nickels and pennies! Miss Prisoilla was so surprised that her eyebrows went right np to her little gray curls. "Say, I fired that snowball," said Teddy bravely. "So I ought to pay for it, 'course, you know." "Well, you are an honest boy!" said Miss Prisoilla. But you are dreadful o&eless."

Teddy went past the toyshop window on his way home, and he could not help just looking at the little engina But he was not sorry for being honest, not a bit—Youth's Companion.

Boya and Girls' Bird Day.

How would you like to spend one day every year studying the birds? The boys and girls of Oil City, Pa., and of Fort Madison, la., have a regular bird day, whioh oomes every year, in the spring, like Arbor day. They have songs, recitations and readings about birds, and in the afternoon they take a trip to the woods to hear the songs of the birds. At the Fort MadiBon school the pupils bring their pet birds, and the building rings all day with their songs. Besides that, the pupils watch the birds all the year through, reporting when the birds come in the spring ani. studying those that remain during the winter Chicago Record. ,£

Brave Girls of Canton.

The most effective oigarette crusade of the day is being carried on in Canton, O., where a number of schoolgirls recently formed a league and went about securing pledges from their boy friends not to smoke cigar^es.—Philadelphia Press. ato|\

The Little Girl That Grew Up. She was sitting np straight in a straight backed chair. There wasn't a snarl in her shining hair There wasn't a speck on her dainty dress, And her rosy face was foil of distress. When I drew near to this maiden fair, She suddenly rumpled her shining hair. And dropping down "in a heap" on the floor Uplifted her voice in a wall most sore. "Now, what is the matter, my pretty maldt" "I'm all grown up," she dolefully said, "And I'm lonesome—as lonesome as lonesome can be— For Hompty Dompty and Riddle-me-ree. "There's Little Boy Bine, who used to creep Under oar haystack and fall asleep, He isn't my friend since mother dear 'Did np' my hair in tills twist so queer. "And the dog and the fiddle, they left me, too, When the baby into a woman grew. The dish has hidden away with the spoon. And the cow has staid st the back of the moan. "The little old woman who swept the sky la caught in her cobwebs high and dry. And Jack and his beanstalk I cannot find Since I began to Improve my mind. "I wouldn't be scared—not a single mite— If the bugaboo I should meet tonight. The bogy man I'd be glad to see. Bat they'll never—DO. never-come back to "I watched In the garden last night at dark A fairy favor to find, bnt—hark! My mother is calling—don't yon heart— Toons ladies don't sit on the floor, my dear.'" •••lion's Herald.

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Won Many Honors.

Miss Anita Hetherington Haggerty, one of the three young women recently appointed receivers by Justice McLean of the New York supreme court, has won honor in everything she has attempted. A graduate of Vassar, who later enjoyed the privilege of foreign travel and study, she took her LL. B. at the University Law school in 1895, ranking among the first ten in iier class, received the degree of master of laws at the university commencement last spring, and was appointed by Chancellor McCracken and the Woman's Legal Education society as assistant lecturer for this year in the woman's law class. Miss Haggerty has had valuable experience in her profession for the past two years in the lav office of De Lancey Nicoll. She retains a fondness for musio and art which has made her skilled in both. Sho is also a proficient linguist

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No patent is granted to a foreigner in Japan. No foreign inventor, by applying tbrorgh a Japanese citizen, can obtain a patent except by fraud. If a patent were obtained by a false representation that the Japanese citizen was the inventor and it was discovered that he was not, the patent would be at once oanoeled. It is precisely the same with trademarks ind designs—there are no registration and no proteotion. The result is that all goods of foreign produce and manufacture, of which the label is worth oopying, can be bought all over Japan of Japanese manufacture, and at a quarter of a fractional part of the oost of the original and genuine foreign made article.—ham's Horn.

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Harper's Bazar IN 1897.

The BAZAU, a thoroughly up-to-date periodical for women, will enter upon it* Thirtieth Volume in 1807.

As a Fashion journal it Is unsurpassed, and is an indispensable requisite for every welldressed woman. KATHARINE DE FOREST writes a weekly letter on current fashions from Paris. In New York Fashions, and In tho fortnightly pattern-sheet supplement, ladles And full details, directions, and diagrams for gowns, wraps, and children's clothing. SANDOZ. BAIJDR and OHAPUIS draw find engrave the newest and finest Parisian designs every week.

The serials.for 1807 will be: The Ked Bridge Neighborhood, by MARIA LOUISB POOL and Father tfulnnalllon, by OOTAVE TIIANET. Hhort stories will be constantly presented by brilliant writers, among whom are MARY E. WILKINS, HARRIET PHKHCOTT SPOFFOKI), MARION HAHLANP. BOTH MCENERY STUART, VIOLA KOSKHOKO, and MARGARET SUTTON BRISCOE.

What Women are Doing in varlona parts of the Union will form a series of special interest.

Other interesting features are The Outdoor Woman, devoted to healthful sporta and pastimes Music, a weekly critical summary of music in New York Amateur Theatricals. Embroidery and Needlework, Ceremony and Etiquette. Good Housekeeping. "What Girls are Doing," "Current Social Events," and Personals gleaned from original sources.

Women and Men. Colonel T. W. HiOGINSON will regularly continue his valuable essays.

Answers to C'orerspondents. Tnl« column is conducted for the benefit and convenience of readers, and all questions received are answered in rotation, as promptly and fully as practicable.

Art. The BAKAB is a notable picturegallery, re prod iR ing the most beautlfnl works of American and foreign artists, um presented in the annual Paris and New York

Every-

exhibitions. Wit and Humor. Evenrbody tarns for a hearty laugh to the BAAAB 8

'"V^LL-RoniCD WOMAH'8 PAPKR-What more appropriate gift can be made to wife, daughter or sister than a subscription to HARPER'S BAZAR? Secure It as a welcome visitor in your household for 1897.

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Pozsom*s COKFLXXIOJT PDWDKB gfvea fresher charms to tbe old, renewed youth. Tryi