The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 06, 1896, Image 6
TETS OK A LITTLK OUEKN.
Tho present of tho Queen Regent
of Holland to Queen Wilholuiinu, on
her sixteenth birthday, was a beautiful
team of four horses. Tho little
Queen is devoted to riding ami driving,so
that her delight at her mother's
present can bo well imagined. All
her life her greatest pleasure has been
her pets?pigeons, dogs, cuts, ponies
and poultry having all interested her.
Silo is also extremely fond of flowers,
nud lias a fair knowledge of gardening.
H er Majesty is sturdy in ligure,
and lias a sweet, serious face, stamped
with good sense.
Chilean women wiio work.
The brunette is the more common
iype of beauty ju Chile, though a
magnificent type of blonde is not uucoinmon.
The brunettes have clour,
olive skins, their features are liuely
chiseled and their eyes, big ami black,are
lovely beyond description. In both
Vulpnruiso and Santiago women act as
conductors on tho street cars. The
cars are double-decked, and tho conductor,
who wears a smart uniform,
lias a seat on the rear platform. There
she sits and collects tho fares of the
pnsscugcrs as they get on, aud she
rings the register, with which all tho
cars are fitted, without leaving her
Beat. She is aft'ublc, polite, even tempered
aud accommodating to everyone.
somr toilet novelties.
Unless you have a bit of Hobcmian
glass on your toilot tabic you have no
right to flatter yourself that you are
up to date.
Thero are auy number of oddshaped
Bohemian glass salvo boxes,pin
trays and hairpin-cases, but as yet the
brush with a glass buck has not been
seen. ,
Iyofv toilet articles decorated with
gold arc much iu favor with those
who cau afford them. Upon a highly
polished mahogany table they look
very beautiful.
The B dietitian glass puff boxes are
ex?piisito affairs, and much less expensive
than the gold or silver ones.
The puff looks very pretty, showing
through the glass b >x.
Toilet articles of tins delicately colored
glass are one of the present fads
of the society woman. It is not the
plain Bohemian glass that she favors,
but the glass that is studded wit la imitation
jewels and wrought with gill
designs.
ran wintku rosrnirs.
There is every indication that fine
qualities of l-'reuehaud German broadcloth
and Venetian and ladies' cloth
will be in great use during tho winter
for entire costumes, princeeso dresses
rcdiugotes, capes and jackets. The
finish of those textiles this year is tho
iiuest that has ever beeu produced.
Amazon cloth in another fashionable
material. Those goods diil'or from
broadcloth in having a noun-twilled
nurfaco which is not distinct,
nud which does not permit of the
lustrous tlnish characteristic of the
high-grade broadcloths. They are
from lifty to fifty-four inches wide,
ami cost from $1.40 to J$1.7o a yard.
The taste for soft, delicate woollens
like India cashmere aud Henrietta
cloth is never wholly lost, although
their attractions may bo temporarily
obscured by the more pronouuced
novelty of rough shaggy, crinkled, or
repped goods, not a few of which are
rather deceptive as to durability, as
many have discovered. The refinement
that is characteristic of these
aoft woollens now marks the fashionable
dyes among textiles noted above.
? New York Post.
THI". VTW TK.Iir sI.KKVR.
favorite sb i*vo for the plain cloth
gown which admits of littlo garniture
lias the firm lit to i iptite snugly aliilo-t
to the i!i > ibler, nurr .win-/ down to
absolute tightness at the v. ri.it whole
it HJirtMlils OY T til! him i in two
dorp points Tiio only fij 1.::i of to
hlecvf pui.i oil u' th" si<o'ii1 i : , .ii.i! :
no! at ai! in a tiro > \ ' any, ! i*
aggr^ssi v.';. as il :n ih i up i |
t he I in* -i of <|U i.::.! y. ' ) ! ? !? I ; i . y it!
of h ft vo is in i ! ' Up in v- .y ' im h
olotli gown, to i lii. lis i at, ; .
wrist by a volt Jnii o! ye'.
i-$8S5i
low lace. A far moro dressy sleeve is
shown in a style suitable for a hand- j
some dinner or reception rowu, where t
more or less elaborateness is cm- |
ployed. Over a ti^ht lining of silk is ;
puckered thin monssulmc do soio iu
black or white from the putV which*
tops the shoulder to the frill liuishiug
A 1 T a n?? IV : 1 r .1
ilie wrisr. j. no j>ii 11 is ninac oi me :
dress material, and is made to statul 1
out as still)v as possible, tinished oddly
with a huge loop and long end of
the silk stulY caught at the top of the 1
shoulder by a fancy button, and nl- ;
lowed to llntter away at the buck.
Twists of velvet, fastened with fancy
buttons, liuisU the bottom of the ! '
shouldtr pulf and the wrist.
Tnr.'ri'Ein.o women".
"The TTieblo-ludiau women are often j <
very pretty as girls,and some of them i
make stately young mothers," writes j
Hamlin Garland in the Ladies' Home !
Journal. "They work geuorally ia J
groups of three or four, cooking,
whitewashing, weaving or painting
pottery. They seem to have a good
deal to chatter about, and their smiling
faces arc very agreeable. They
have most excellent white teeth. Their
ceremonial dress is very picturesque,
especially the costume of the Aconia '
and Isleta girls. All burdens nre ear- *
ried by the WQUien of Acomn, Isleta *
and Laguua upon the head, and they '
have, m conscqucuce, n maguuiceut !
carriage, oven late in life. The old
women of Wulpi, on the contrary,
are bent and down-looking. They |
carry their burdens on their backs ,
slung in a blnukot. The girls of Islctn ,
wear n light cloth over their heads ,
Spanish fashion, aud manage it with ,
hue grace and coquetry. The every- ]
day dress of the Hopi women consists
of a sort of kilt, which is ,
wrapped around the hips and fastened
with a belt (a modification of the
blanket of wolf-skin) ; above this a
sort of chemise covers the bosom.
Their hair is carefully tended, but is
worn in an ungraceful mode by some j
of the women. The women of llano j
cut the hair in front ikquaro across ,
about to the line of the lips, while the j
back hair is gathered into a sort of |
billet. The front hair hangs down 1
over the far , oiteu concealing cue j
eye. The unmarried women in Walpi
wear tueir hair in a strange w?.v: j
They coil it into two big disks just
above the ears?'The intent being to !
symbolize their youth aud promise by \
imitating the squash tl >wer. Tho j
matrons correspondingly dress their j
hair to symbolize the ripened squash.' i
Some of the maidens were wonderful- j
ly Japanese in appearance."
FASHION NOTF.S. I
A now French eollet lias two yokes. I
l'earl gray in the correct color for 1
new stationery. ! '
The tilltl* collars ami cull's are to ho
with us all winter. 1
Frog green is the latest tone 1q 1
leather card eases ami purses.
Swiss embroideries possess nn
appealing prottiucss irresistible to j 1
woinnnkiml.
i?ow much less one feels in doubt j
to owe one big bill rather than a score '
of little ones.
Though it is predicted that the
piiet colors will be the leaders, the
plaids in the wiudows are siitlieietitly
gay to make one doubt the statement. '
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Silk handkerchiefs in subdued blue, |
green and red tints are used as ve.ts
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in the new l.oiiis Seize coats, the
pointed ends of which, luce trimmed,
lull below the wide holt of black satin.
Moat of this nena <n's coats are
braided, ns well us the capes. A black
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broadcloth coat .shown the other dav
i i
had a back of three l?o\ plaita falling I
from a braided yoke.
Tho whole tendency in this Reason'* j ,
dress materials is Romcthiny trunspar- ,
ent ? :???it ?ii to necessitate u siik lining
? which, whether shot or ciintnciuoti |
? yives tiie d oit. I elloct id' brilliant!
c liorine. i
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! i; ii' w en i!- Lav.,, '..in- backs ami:
! >it'i. A I'.iris model in a l. i line.
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FOR THE HOUSEWIFE* (
^veticioua oitAxtiR dessert.
Bhred half a dozen juicy oranges,
leaving all the pulp. Pile these small !
pieces up in a china bowl. Make a .
rich syrup by boiling a pouud of cut j
sugar in water and a little lotnou
ju:ce. Pour this syrup over the
oranges aud sot away in a cool place.
Bofovo serving spread over the top a
small qusutity of whipped oreum.
This makes a delicious dessert for
either luncheon or dinner.?Ladies'
llome Journal.
mutton sol'p.
Two pounds of coarse, lean,chopped
mutton (the scrag makes good 6oup
and costs little) ; half an onion, sliced; !
one cupf ul of milk, half a cupful of j
raw rice, two quarts of eold water,0110 j
tcnspoouful of salt. Put tlie meat J
into coM water w ith the onion, and i
siimner four hours; when nearly done '
mltl the salt, set away until cold, then
shim and strain ; return to the pot i
with tiie rice, which has been soaked j
for three hours, simmer half an hour,
Inrn in the milk, which has been
heated, stir and serve.
THE r.l'.sr 1U.KNU OK ('OKI'MR.
One of the best biomls of coft'oo is
.mo-half Mocha and one-half Java.
L lie collee should bo bought iu the
icrrv, and not only ground, but, if
[>ossible, also roasted at home. As a
rule, coflee is over-roasted. The moneut
the berries acquire a golden
brown tint and oily staius appear
[hey should be taken from the ovon,
mil a little pi.-ee of butter ruclted
>ver them adds to the richness of the
l>errv. If they arc left until dark
brown, the oil, which coutaius tho
noma of tho coll'ee, evaporates, and
[ho dark liquid which is tho result of
.wutL-iuauiii^ ? mi imii nt'ii uui I It's in
devoid of perfume ami flavor.
TO MAKE DARIOL.ES.
Savory dariolcs are suitable either
for inucheon or supper ami may be
made with boiled or roast beef, veal
jr chicken. Miuco the meat, season
it with salt, pepper and a iittle nutmeg
; add a small quantity of grated
bam (potted ham will answer the purpose)
aud a few shreds of red pickled
cabbage chopped up aud moistened
suflicieutly to form into a paste with
some liquid aspic jelly. i'lil some individual
molds with the mixture, and
when set turn out aud place each on a
rather thick slice of tomato; serve
around a pile of tin -!y shredded lettuce
drcstcd with mayonnaise. Almost
any kind ol flaky fish can he
us mI >n iht; same way for filling dariole
molds, but when this is done a
b ud-boiled egg should be added in j
pro-rot the ham ami the aspic should
br whisked until frothy witii a small
qiiau: :ty of mayonnaise, before being
in < d with the fish.?l'biiad -lphiu
I'm he L dger.
iiorsr.iior.D hints.
T so hits of stale bread for croutons.
Cut them in small dice ami brown in
the oven. Serve hot with soup.
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All bread crumbs which may bo in
the bread jar should ^?e dried, rolled
line and placed in a i ir or can readv
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to use i 11 escalloping meats, tisli, oysters,
vegetables, or us thickening.
For poison l?v poison oak or ivy,
lake a handful of ?j:iic*k 1 ime, dissolve
in water, then paint the poisoned part
with it. Two or three applications
will ordinarily cure the most stubborn
ases.
The foliage of bouse plants should
never be allowed to accumulate dust.
Dust chokes the plant, uud clean
caves are brighter as well as healthier.
1'lants should be washed at least once
in two weeks.
Fowls which have long si nee achieved
their majority may renew their youth
en! win encomiums as 4'roast chicken"
by being stalled, seasoned, steamed
until tender, th- n roasted a delicate i
golden brown.
To keep tne varnished wood or |
furniture looking fresh and bright it '
should I)" rubbed thoroughly with oil |
from time to time. Only a little oil 1
should lie used, and that carefully ,
rubbed in with a flannel until it seems j
to have all gone; otherwise ii will '
atcli the dust, and the wood will look
ivorse than if it had boon left alone.
Linoleum floor covering may be '
made to look bright and new by rub- j
long it with eipi.il parts of salad oil ;
md vinegar. Hub thor miglilv with a I
janti' l cloth an I d ? not u-j too niueli |
f tlie mixture nor allow any of it to
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remain on I'm; -urface ot t lie linoleum, j
II v. ry inii<-:i .-.oiled, c.'cnri the cover- \
ng by wipii:,' with a cloth wet with j
ap a id i ore ini; the oil i
in I \ in v ir.
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BILL AKP'S LETTER.
TIIK SAGE CAN SEE NO OBJECTION
TO BEING A PLUTOCKAT.
Household Duties Engage II's Attention
at Present.
It seems to mo that the demagogues
are underrating tho intelligence of the
people when they deuounco a candidate
because he is rich or becauso '
ho owns some stock in a national 1
bank. That is all that I havo seen !
charged against Mr. Sewall. Seaborn '
Wright, who was tho choice of the populists,
6poke honestly and frankly when
he said: "I regrot to say that I have
no stock in a national bauk." I dont
suppose thero is a reputable Populist j
in tho country who would refuse to |
own some of it if he could get it j
fairly. This effort of tho demagogues ;
to excise in the, poor envy aud hatred ,
of their moro fortunate fellow citizens
is shamefully disgusting. If a man
acquires wealth houestly ho should bo
commended for it. Abraham was rich
and so was Joseph aud Labnu and Job
and Solomon, aud Joseph of Arimathea, /
who laid tho body of Christ in his own ,
now tomb. Every man who is any j
account is trying to better his condi- j
tion and would got rich if he could, j
So I dont believe that the Populists are ;
opposed to Sewall because of bis ;
wealth, aud when I hear any of their
leaders say they arc, it is my opinion j
they aro lying. They tuik glibly j
about plutocrats nml some of !
them, seem to think that wealth and i
Pluto and hell are all mixed up to- |
gether. The fact is that Plutus, who ;
was the god of wealth, was a very different
person from Pluto. For a long
time he gave riches to the good ouly,
but Jupiter did not like that and smoto
him with blindness so that he could
not tell the good from the bad, and
ever since then everybody has had an
equal chance to get his favors. Mythology
says he was club footed and slow
in movement when approaching a man !
to give him money, but whon he took I
it away his feet took wings and ho '
fairly flew away. They must have gotten
that idea from the scriptures which
say riches take wings nud fly away.
Plutus was a good hearted, clever,
generous god, and I dou't like to hear
him slandered. The boy with the >
cornucopia was his mark, his ensign, I
and I never 6ee that picture but what >
I think of him and wish ho would
come this way and empty his horn I
of plenty. I would like to feel the
feeling of a plutocrat before I die.
But the long agony will sooubeover |
and it will bo a great relief to in all,
whether wo loso or wio. Ouce 1 heard j
Bob Taylor, who was running ugainst
liis brother, make a speech, and in J
(dosing ho urged his hearers to vote for !
him, but said he: "If yon can't conscientiously
do so, then vote for my
brother Alf." If Bryan is not elected
u : 11 l- - ? ' -
ii win ue ii graiu 01 comiort to Know
that some of my good neighbors arc !
gratified. If I possibly can I tun going 1
to rejoice with those who rejoice. Hut |
there are some signs thai 1 do not l:ke. ;
Who is backing up this anarchist, ;
Lauterbaeh, in his treasonable utterances?
Ho says that if there is not
one way to prevent IJryun being president
there is another. Does he tin an
to have him counted out by bribery as
Mr. Tildc-u was? lias he got the i
scheme fixed, ami is it to be done
with Hanna's barrels of money? I
read sometime ago a boast that
$10,000 npicco would buy every eleo-j
tiou manager in Chicago. That would
take only a million to buy 100 maua- ,
gers, and they sny they have got ten '
millions at their command. Is it pns- ;
siblo that so good, so honorable a man
as MeKiuley would consent to such ;
iniquity? I don't believe it. Maybe,
the conspirators have plotted a scheme :
through tho courts to get a bill of in- j
junction and let Cleveland hold over !
pending tho litigation. I wish I did
know what Lauterbaeh means to do in
case Dryan is elected. Jt is getting
vorv close now. close in time and close !
in connt. The betting is about even, j
Two months ago it was fifty to one on !
McKinley. From time to time it
dropped to ten to one, and then fivo
to ono and threo to one and two to
one, and now is abont even and few
takers. I know a New York man who I
writes for a Republican paper and scur- 1
nfices Jiryau awfully, but says in a
letter to me, "Itlooks now like he is
going to be elected."
Well, wo will wait a few davs longer
I
and see. ,1 am prepared for the worst, !
aud for the best, too. I have my con- J
victions and my hopes, but both may
be wrong?but I am no pessimist, I ;
do not fcnr that the nation will bo j
ruined if tilings do not go my way. j
Man is naturally a vaiu, conceited
creature, and when be forms an opinion
be wants things to happen that
way whether it is the right way or j
not. Ho delights to say, "I told you
so."
Now I am goiug to quit thinking |
about politics for a day or so at least, j
For my wifo has forewarned me that !
it is the right time to tako up the ;
plants and bulbs and pot them and
put them in the pit. She is very care- .
fill about the kind of soil I plant them
in, and 6o I liavoto take the whcclbar- i
row, which is mo iimcycio now, and J
get some leaf mold from the corners :
of tlto fence. Then I have to get some ;
fertile from the barn yard and mix i
with it and some sand to go on top. |
She bosses it all very kindly, and I have :
nothing to do but the work. I like i
1 list, f t relieve* tuo from r< "ponsibilil v.
If a plant dies in the pit I em say, "I
fixed it just as you told me." She has
given the heifer calf to one of the
children nn I now the old cow is lotting
nil the duv long and the calf is Ideating
at its ucw home and n>y wife is. .so tor
ry for both that she wants them
brought together again. I bolievo she
sympathizes moro with tho cow than
iio calf, for she says that children
oon got weaned from their mother,
'nit tho mother never forgots hor
luld. That is so with human beings,
but not so with animals. Their affecnon
is strong, but thoir memory is
weak. In a few days that cow will forgot
sho over had a culf. Providence
has arranged all these things. It is astouishiug
how many little things thero
are to do nbout the house nud homo.
It took all tho day yesterday to put
down the carpets for tho winter. They
woro shaken and beacon thoroughly
ibbi spring, wnon taueu up, out my
wifo wantod them shakon again. The
furniture had all to bo taken out and
tho books in tho bookcase dusted, and
the old sofa mcndod. The paper matting
nud a lot of nowspnpors had to bo
sprcnd ou tho floors beforo tho carpots
wero put down. Tho window glass
wero wnshcd and everything roncwod .
and hrushod up for the coming winter.
That in nil right, mul I nm glad that is
all done, for it is a power of work. I
dident do much of it, for now I am
like the clown in the circus who always
gets there just too late to help
move the things out of tho ring ; but I !
had the bnck fence to lir. up. '1 he old
cow had hrokon it down to get to her
calf, and I had to go after her and
drive her home. 1 used to have boys 1
to do these things, but they aro all
gone and I am tho ouly hoy left on
the premises now. It is hard, but it is
fate, and I am not complaining. Tho
old marc is 28 years old and ean hardly
travel, the old dog lies in the piazza
and cau hardly wag his toil, tho big
old ?>nk in the back yard is dying at
the top and man cannot escape tho
common iulirmity. The poet says that
"man was made to mourn," but I do
not think so. lie is born to trouble,
but he needn't mourn about it. Let
him light the battle of life bravely. ?
Uil,l Aiu*. in Atlanta Constitution.
msiilideath ;
WHOrCillTJ 1IY A CYCLOXK IX j
SKVKUAIi STATUS.
Kami Houses Demolished, Crops
lllowii Away and Many l'eople
Killed and Injured.
Thursday Tensas Parish, La., was visited
by a most destructive cyclone. The atmosphere
had been sultry and oppressive all day,
tho clouds growing blacker and blacker, and
at 2 o'clock a terrific wind and rain storm
reached Lake St. Joseph. The course oi tho
storm was from southwest to northeast,
striking Brneii Lake at Locust Laud, tearing
down and destroying the public bridge over
Choraw Bayou. Twelve cabins on Locust
I^aud were completely demolished and two
eolored women and a baby were killed by
lightning or blown into tho lake.
The next place reached was Johnson's
Bend, on Lake St. Joseph. Tho scene is one
of desolation. Johnson's Bend is leased by
Mr. A. Bland. The gin house contained a
great quantity of hay and was totally wrecked.
'1 hreo barns coutuing corn were also destroyed
and a great deal of the corn was
blown away. Six cabins were blown to j
pieces entirely and many timbers were blown i
into Lake St. Joseph. Several persons were j
badly cut and bruised, but no lives were lost. |
The tenants living in the houses had their
clothing and household elYeets blown a?vay.
Telegraph and telephone wires are down and
tho pul.ile road on Lake St. Joseph front is ,
covered with fragments of houses, furniture,
clothing, cotton, corn and household eiTocts.
Tho cyclone struck New Orleans, La., on
the river front, just above l'eniston street,
and swept over a distance of about a mile and j
A half, or thirty blocks* The first building :
damaged was the Independence Oil Mill, sit- j
anted at the head of l'eniston street. It was i
unroofed and building and contents were ;
damaged to tho amount of s(?,000. The cou- j
\ eyors of the new elevator <>f the Illinois < 'en- :
iral Bnilroad wore slightly damaged, and
John W. llitemayor and John J. Buck, ]
employed at the elevator, were lifted i
from the ground, dashed again the etc- j
viator fttnl tin* liifti'r u'fiu ui?vi?r??l v )ii?**t
Hundreds of buildings in the tiack of
t he storm were damaged, ninny being partially
unroofed and chimneys prostrated,
trees uprooted and fences blown (town. The
city was left in darkness and the loss of life
has not been reported. f ho property loss is
estimated at $100,000.
LaFayetto county. Mississippi, was also
visited by the cyclone, and much damage
was done. Several injured, but none seriously.
At Delay several houses were dcniol
ished.
ltprorts ffrom Outhrio, Oklahoma, says
that tho cyclone swept over twenty miles, devastating
fnrm, house, etc. Several killed
and injured.
At Wewoka, I. T.. the cyclone destroyed
(lovernor llrown's store, a new church and
four other buildings. Several persons were 1
hurt, but none seriously.
At Mine No. 12. near Krol>, it is reported ;
live persons were killed.
In Lincoln county Mr. and Mrs. John Me- j
l.-tughlin were found dead in the ruins of
.heir home, and Harrison Jones will die of :
his injuries.
At Mndison, Miss., the cyclone did cotsid- ;
ruble damage to property. No lives lost. |
fuel Sugar Kxpcrimcnt.
The Wisconsin Sugar fleet lleflners. tho
only establishment of the kind in the Xortuwest,
has opened its doors for the manufacture
of sugar from 10,000 acres of sugar beets, [
^rown from n i'ar load of seeds imported
from Franco !>v Maukerhn comity farmers. |
The hoots nro heing dolivorod nt Him rato of
1.500 wagon loads pur week, and tho outcome
of the i'xp< riin int is awaited with interest l>y ;
?r<?wcrs and dealers of Wisconsin, Illinois, '
iowu. Michigan and Kansas.
Shot llcrfldii mid Uiislmnil.
Mrs. .1. W.Allen, of Mnrysville, Mont., shot i
it Iter husband with a ri 11 *. hut missed liini
m.l killed her twelve-ycar-olil son. She (
hen || red two more shots nt lor husband. I
mi'had fracturing the skull and tlio other ,
jreakinjr his arm. II" will prohly die. Tlie !
ouple have not been living happily together, j
Mien whipped his son and this so enraged '
Mrs. Allen that s!jo picked u|> the ril'e and j
" gun shooting.
riirenleiieil Willi Disaster.
Montreal, < awnla, is threat- nod with a li-aster
even worse than tlo- .lohnstown llood
owing to th" present coalition of lh" city
reservoir mi Mount. IJojal, overlooking the
city. 'I lie two I ig liasiii.i have I? '''ii h a'.ifig
hndly for v ars and the P a!, age--have In en
inere.i- ing rapidly. As repairs pave l.e' n dc- i
hiye-l tin u| erii'V'-ndeiit oi to w.i'er \V".'ks j
h is !>< me e.of mvf ahi, n- Is. I ha., j
so reported. j
CTJUIOUS FACTS
5?ho blao violet is symbolical of lovo
tni.l the vrbito of modesty.
Westmiuster Abbey is 530 feet long,
320 feet wido and 225 feet bigb.
Germany bas 19,476 postoftices,
England 17,587, andFrauce only 7346.
Twelve newspapers to a population
of 15,000 is tbo record of Caldwell
County, Missouri.
In Germany tbo men as well as tbe
,womon wear wedding rings. When
.either dies tbe survivor wears botb.
An Abilene (Kan.) jury found a woman
guilty on a charge of having
driven her stepson aud her husband
from their home, aud she was fined
$10 and costs, which the husband paid.
A widow was recently sent to jail in
London who had made a practice of
uttending woddings and (dealing presents?.
She was long unsuspected, as
she had good social standing and an
income of $3500 a year.
lu tho various alphabets of the
world l'.io number of letters varies
from twelvo to 202. Tho thorlest alphabet
is that of tho Sandwich Islanders,
which has twolvo lottors, tho Tar*
tc.rinu, tho longest, containing 2Ud
letters.
It is said of several flutes tnken from
the Egyptian catacombs that though
they have been buried for ages, they
tiro still perfect nud capable of producing
musical tones. It is a fact that
violins becotuo increasingly resonant
with the passing years.
A mound of very ancient skulls and
bones has been discovered at tho Oakland
(Cal.) raco park. State University
scientists say tho skulls are of a
very low order of intelligence, lower
than tho Flathead Indiaus, whom
these must have antedated.
David Crockatt's Masonic aprou is
uow in tho possession of Mr. E, M.
Taylor, of Fulton, Ky. It is in excellent
condition and treasured highly.
It was given to Mr. Taylor by a descendant
of a friend, ouo of the old
time settlers, and an associate of
Crockett.
The congregation of the Rev. C. A.
Woody, tho Pacitio coast Secretary of
the American Baptist Home Mission
Society, "look up" to him in more
senses than one. Ho is bix feet eight
inches in height, weighs 300 pounds
ana is sant to bo tho biggest preacher
west of the llockics.
Dogs belonging to J. II. Price, of
3ix-milo Creel;, near Jacksonville,
Fin., reared up u polo eat and toro oil'
a collar it wore. Apparently tho animal
had been domesticated, aud tho
neighbors coucludcd that it had been
the property of a former resident who
ten years ago male a pot of cue of tho
specie;.
A Singing Mouse.
A good deal of scepticism prevails
among tho ignorant as to the fact of
there being siuging mice; but having
kept, such a songster for lour years, I
nm in a position to speak with authority.
She was caught in a coal mine,
was brought up in a "tommy bag" to
tho surface, and handed over to me.
thus commenced an acquaintance,
which soon ripened into intimacy, and
which was only terminated by her
death. There was no doubt about
li r so tig; a pretty, bird-like warble,
rising and falling alternately, and of
sulVtcicnt power to carry from the top
to the bottom of the liouso when all
was quiet. in appoarauce she was
just nit ordinary house mouse, with
the n-.ival well-groomed coat, the usual
e i^cudc of whiskers, the usual beady
black ryes, ami an elegant tapering
tail, like the led of her tribe. It was
her song alone which siuglod her out
from the dumb millions of her follows,
and this song she poured out almost
without intermission during her waking
hours. The speeulatious of the
lour nod have been exercised over this
matter, ami somo have thought that
bronchitis, by narrowing the air passages,
produces a noisy wheezing,
which enthusiastic admirers have dignified
ns a song. Others, with greater
probability, have suggested that every
mouse is a tinging mouse, but that on
account of the dullness of our ears wo
only hear tho bass-voiced vocalists,
while the shriller mclodios of the great
majority are unnoticed. Every one
knows that tho squeak of a bat is not
heard by every one, an.I that one
parly in a conversation on a country
walk may be almost deafened by a
chorus of bats whilo tho other may
hear nothing of the hoise. Certain it
is that dissection reveals nothing abnormal
in the vocal apparatus of the
singing mouse, and doubtless a very
slight dilVerouco in tho quulity of the
vocal cords would result in a iuouso
vim ii vi>iu? suuioieniiy uass to ortng
tho sound within the compass of oar
healing powers.?St. James's Gazette.
Ifoer Piot y.
One Jay lately tho Transvaal HaaJ
debate.1 certain memorials from Krugersdorp,
requesting tho Ruad to pass
an act to prevent charges of dynamite
being tired into tho clouds for rain. ,
A. D. Wolmaraus denounce.1 tho action
of cor tan persons at Johannesburg
as invoking tho wrath of God.
Mr. Birkenstock contended that there
was nothing irreligious in such experiments.
They wore purely scientific.
When lightning conductors were first,
invented the sarno objection were
raised against their use.
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Tho uses of the ejjc are as numerous
ns I lie ways of cookiu^ it. A Into
rccouimcnrfntion for making old
leatbor-eoveroil hooks look like new iH
first to clean the leather by rubbing it
with a jh. ee of ilaunel, then to till up
nny holes with u little pn to or very
thin lent her. When tins ! > necoinplishnl
bent Hie yolk of an well,
rub the cover thoroughly r.nd if tho
ientiicr luis boon n emo^i a ei.e ] n-.s u
but ir"4 over it.
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