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H xh-3R Ti Jolim Cmlr.
H. M&wife lay dying. And I , who had
H 'called on the Mob * High from beside
fl < sonmny deathbeds , could pray no
H f 'longer.
' | I.married her in no carnal desire ,
Hp 'butWause ' I thought I and she
H | 'together could serve God better than
i 'she and I apart. There was no beauty
HI .In 'hor face , other than the soft light
H | "Of kindliness.arid health of soul. . But
fll ' * all tho children in sthe village ' loved
1 ilier , and after she became jny wife I
H ; • ttcnowj.did more .good than I had
fldone boforo.
9 . Then there came a child of our own ,
9 Tto love and to. rear in thefear of God.
H But it was taken away and in that
fl'hour of common sorrow I learned to
9' love Mar } ' so that she became more
L\h beautiful to me than flowers. And
flf "Still we did our work together in the
9f "village , Iamong the men and women
K -she among the children.
Hj Then she fell ill. I fought death
fli fiercely , and prayed to.God tmceas-
fl Sngly. But she grew weaker always ,
fl ' and at last my wife lay dying.
fl * All my prayers and my nursing , all
H the tears of people who loved her ,
B -could not cool her hot head could
H .not even make death easy to her.
B I-went into the empty churchj.w'here
H * the cool light of the early morning
B hown through nn opened blind , and
H the motes danced in. a shaft of sun-
9 "beams " over the table where tho Bible
9 Hay. I threw the book on the floor ,
9 i-andi standing on it I cried , " 0 Satan ,
9 H turn to thee , for God has failed me.
9 3 have much to offer thee the record
9 of along service of the unjust God
9 xamind trained in turning " men to
9 'God. Give me Mary's life , and I will
9 * 'devote my soul to thee. Only spare
9 \ tfier , give her health , and let her still
9 t serve the God she loves , and whom
9 liencefqrth I hate , and | will be thy
m JL r * cse vaift ; forever. " #
9 I left the Bible lying there , open at
9 'the Twenty-third Psalm and torn by
9 myheel , and wentto Mary's room
H igain.
M "Hush , " said her sister , "she is
H -asleep , the doctor says it will save
H Iherlife. Give thanks to God , he is
H svery good. "
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fl "When she was quite well again , I
M * told the people of the church that.1
m "was in theneed of rest , and they gave
m ane four months in which to recover
H | my strength. I had a brother amis-
m tsionaryinthePijis , and ve thought
B .it best to spend our vacation in
M -going to visit him. "We took passage
m in the bark Seamew , from San Fran-
1 /cisco.
m "On " the tenth n ght out from port I
B "lieard a great rioise of tearing and
1 -crashing , and then a heavy shock
m threw us from our berths , i helped
B ilary up to the deck , , and saw the
1 mate standing there , cutting to"J'
m It was bright moonlight.
H "Well , Parson , you brought us
B rparsori's luck , " said the mate. "The
H rest is off in a boat with her bows
H , istove in , but I'd as lief drown here.
H The Dutch fool that run us down is
H - a mile away by now , and showed no
H side-lights , cuss him. "
H He lit his pipe , and turned away to
H > ' watch the water creeping up the
H -sides of the vessel almost "up to the
H -deck now.
H "Mary , " I said , "we have not long
H to live , Kiss me. "
H She put her arms around my neck
H , and said , "John , I must tell you
H -something before the end comes.
H Touusedto say I loved you more
H ' with mocher-love than anything else.
H | But , lately , since you have been ill ,
H * 'everything is changed with me. I
H ilove you now in a way that , would
H tiave seemed wicked to me a year ago
H and John , I am afraid I am not
H . going to heaven. Something has
H gone wrong with me ; I tell lies , and I
H think mean thoughts , and I have
H -only pretended to say my prayers
H since 1 got well. I don't care as
H long as you love me I think it's be-
H cause I worship you so that I have
H tlost God. Don't turn from me I
f .know I am not good enough to die
I y your side , darling , but 1 love you
H I love you. "
H The bark gave a sudden lurch by
H- "the bows , and we were in the sea. I
H > saw Mary's face for a moment , but
H before I could swim to her she sank.
H' A boat from the German vessel
H \ picked me up. I am back in the
H village again , preaching and praying.
And the mark of my heel is still on
* the Twenty-third Psalm. The Over-
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I Disordered Hearing * .
I The senses , in their normal action ,
I- "never deceive ; but they are all liable
I to distiirbing influences of various
M tkinds , which cause them to act ab-
I- mormally. They may be painfully
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exalted in sensibility , or the organs
If -of sense may be so blunted astobe-
; ; -come partly or wholly incapable of
W , anforming their usual functions.
i- . They may even give rise to. sensa-
e , . tions that are absolutely false. The
l | ; eye may "see" bright lights , beauti-
ful scenes , forms of familiar friends ,
i ; * 6r monsters of hideous shape see
ithem as clearly as we see anything ,
ml , - ind yet the apparent objects be whol-
§ r , ly unreal.
g' Jisorders of hearing aie the most
I p. common of all. Kinging , or tinkling ,
ti 'rumbling , roaring of beating , as of
k- ' an audible pulse , are heard in various
p : "disturbed states'of the system.t Th %
j | > is a frequent result or the misuse , or
F- -overuse of"drugs , as by the large
Ip' 'dose of quinine taken in malaria.
H * . False voiceB may be heard , so dis-
lp | tinct that the person does not once
Ipk suspect their objective unrealty.
wWy These halluciations of sight and hear-
- - " , Ing combined. He says :
IK' " "I was broad awake ; my eyes were
| PiC /closed , and yet I saw with perfect
wmL distinctness the whole scene going on
HE' " Ducrow .
nn the theatre , performing.
1 - Hub wonders of horsemanship , and
| g | : - ttbe assembled multitude , among
ISP. * whom I recognized several intimate.
IBP" iiriends. When I opened my eyes the
IB ; • whole scene vaaished ; when 1 closed
ip- ; { -them , it instantly returned. #
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p rthespecfcacle , I found it impossible to
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get rid of the accompanying muIc
This was the grand march in the
opera of "Aladdin , " which was per
formed by the orchestra with more
superb and imposing effect , and with
greater loudness , than I had ever
heard it before. "
The Boston Medical and Surgical
Journal lately described a case duo
simply to marked constipation of
longstanding. At first the voices
were heard at night. They seemed
to bo the voices of three persons , who
persisted in tormenting the patient
with offensive talk. .
At length they annoyed her by day
as well as night. They would sing ,
yell and quarrel among themselves ,
and at times command her to * do
things that affrighted her. Sleep was
impossible day or night. She was
wholly relieved by a few days of care
ful treatment , which regulated the
bowels and secured sound sleep.
Youths' Companion.
Women's Work and Pay ;
It is not true , says the Dry Goods
Chronicle , that steam power applied
to sewing machines lessens the labor
of the operatives. It merely increases
production. When foot power was
used the operator could rest , in a
measure , by working at a slower
. With steam power no such
fmce.
atitudeis possible. It is a continual
drive to keep up. A half-hour is al
lowed for lunch. Occasionally three
or four minutes are allowed absence
by permission , from the room , but a
minute over this time brings its fine.
The contractors for cheap work
five out the finishing of coats by the
ozen for four cents each. The fin
ishing of a coat is understood to
mean everything but the machine
work. A mother and daughter , coat
finishers , by working fourteen hours
a day , were able to finish a dozen
each. That is to say , twenty-eight
hours labor earned ninety-six cents.
This is a good record for such work.
Coat finishers , for such goods as
are sold by the larger Broadway
houses , receive eighteen to thirty-
five cents. How neatly and carefully ;
such work is done the weavers of
these coats know. It would be a very
expert worker that could finish more
than two of these coats in an ordi
nary day's labor.
Coat finishing is done under con
tract. It is , perhaps , fair to the well-
established houses to believe that
they do not know the conditions un
der which it is done nor the prices
paid. The contractor is indeed em
ployed to spare them thought and
annoyance in the matter. Here is a
specimen case seventeen men and
women are huddled in a small room.
There is a roaring fire fortheirons.
The room rocks with heat and the
steaming odors from the workers.
These , on account of the heat , are
scarcely decently clad. The oppor
tunities for breeding diseases and in
fecting the garments are limitless. It
is not only the cheap shops which en
danger the public health.
Awoinan , for making a pair of
cheap trousers , receives nine cents
apiece , the usual price. By working
all day and into the night she can
make two pairs. On the eighteen cents
a dayshe earns she supports herself
and four little children , for she is a
widow.
Fully one-third of the working
women of this city are out of employ
ment. From day to day they watch
and follow the weary trail of the ad
vertisements in the newspapers. Such
are the changing conditions of labor
that women who used to earn from
§ 15 to $18 a week as feather curlers
can now make but from § 10 to § 12
a week. The same rate of decrease is
seen in other trades.
A Queer Family.
From the Van Wert News.
There is no more peculiar family
than the Gleenf two sisters and a
brother , who live in Urbana
Ohio. All are unmarried , and John ,
the brother is a study. There were
once three boys. The father were
odd. He would never go in debt.
Once he went to buy the boys a coat
each , but his money gave out and he
only got two. He told John the cir
cumstances and said he wouldget
him one next time. John got mad ,
said he need never buy him one , and
that he would never wear one as long
as his father lived. Going to his
room , John remained fourteen years
without a coat , and no one ever saw
him out of that room. His meals
were sent to him and he sat there
and read and thought.
When the father died John came
out , put on a coat and went to the
funeral. The Glenns are Scotch-Irish.
The coat-of-arms ornaments the sil
ver , china and front door. The old
man had money and bought largely
of land , and the estate-is one of the
most valuable in Campaign County.
After the father died , the children ,
none of whom ever married , although
all had been carefally educated , de
cided to have the house frescoed.
For ten months an artist worked at
the house , and the walls and ceilings
are covered with grotesque , figures ,
serpents and animals.
The large sitting room represents
Bforest , and about the walls climb
vines. From holes in the tree tops
owls and squirrels , and birds are
Eeep the branches. Dogs owned by
prominent citizens are frescoed about
the house. At the head of the broad
stairway is a life-sized mastiff owned
by the family. Besides these queer-
paintings there are panels inlaid
with expensive woods , and altogeth
er as elaborate as possible.
John , gofcjmad * once about these
decorations and shut himself in' ? 'his '
room for four years , coming out to
attend the funeral of the brother who
had provoked him. Mary , the.
youngest sister , has charge of the
finances now. John is 65 years old ,
and bleached white by confinement.
Eeally Dangerous
A Philadelphia physician warns
people against examining the naked
arc of the electric light with the nak
ed eye lest they be attacked by
blepharospasm , central scotomata ,
or chromatopsia , etc. , accompanied
by intense photohobia , lacrymation ,
and conjunctival congestion. Thare
is also risk that their eyes may be af-
ffcted. Boston Transcript.
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OUttre tke Condition of Cthet.
Feed the calves carefully , says
Orange Judd Farmer. With cheap
corn the young things stand a good
chance to be "crowded" this winter-
"Blackleg" is claiming victims al
ready , to our knowledge , right in
mid-winter , strange as it may seem.
It is always safe to give the calves ac
cess to sulphur and saltpetre at all
seasons of the year , if they are fed
well , and no other plan pays. Bettor
lose a light percentage of good ones
by disease than to lose heavily on all
by neglect in their growth. The
farmer who studies tho details of his
business , however , will have very
slight losses from the disease sug
gested , if he makes use of the knowl
edge accessible to him.
Feeding Horses ,
We have always been taught on
the farm never to feed a horse when
too warm or immediately after a
hard day's work , says a writer in
the Nebraska Farmer , but it occurs
to me that there is much more to be
said in horse feeding than this.
Physiology tells us a man needs
rest for a time after eating that the
gastric juice may have time to flow.
If we eat a hearty meal and at once
go to work or exercise violently , the
gastric juice does not flow properly
and the food is not rightly digested.
The same is true of the horse. In
stead of being so extremely careful
in feeding a horse at the end of a
journey or at the close of his day's
work when he has time , take more
care and do not feed with grain just
previous to a sharp drive or other
violent exercise. There is a great
danger to horses from over feeding
in this way , which is not fully ap
preciated. It is nob so great with
farmers' .horses whose work is more
.gradual and gives more time for
digestion.
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About Tigs.
Our improved modern pigs are the
result of the infusion of Chinese and
Siamese blood with the pigs of En
gland and Ireland of 100 years
ago. The Chester Whites and Po
land Chinas of this country are not
thoroughbred in the strict sense of
the term , that is they do not always
reproduce their ancestors. The Po
land China breed is the best one for
the practical farmer. In my experi
ence in breeding swine I find it best
to select good , clean-cut sows , with
plenty of bone and constitution , bet
ter a little coarse in bone than too
fine bred , and breed them to finely
bred Berkshire , Essex or Yorkshire
boars. The pigs will combine the
fineness of the boar with the consti
tution of the sows. The farmer can
not afford to breed thoroughbreds
for pork. The pigs bring most net
profit when sold at eight or ten
months old.
It is a great mistake to assume
that pigs do not require good treat
ment. They as well repay warm and
clean quarters , with pure water to
drink , as any other animal. I teach
my pigs to drink when two or three
weeks old. It is very important to
warm the milk up to the temperature
of 95 ° to 100 ° , and to feed at least
three times a day. If the leedis given
but once a day the pigs are so hun
gry that they drink too fast , and in
digestion results. It is best to feed
four or five times a day.
I have largely substituted crushed
oats and oilcake for bran. I com
mence to feed clover as soon as the
pigs are weaned. It is important
not to confine youngpigs too closely
but let them r un s ufficient for exercise.
Many of the diseases of swine result ,
from too close confinement , too
much filth and improper food. I can
tell by the looks of the meat when
the hog has been properly fed.
Quality depends largely upon feed.
Our finest bred hogs , with improper
food , would soon degenerate to the
condition , of scrubs. Edward Bur
nett , before New York Institute
Agricultural Koteg.
Culbroot in cabbages is prevented
by making the seed bed on new
ground or ground not used for cab
bage for several years.
All breeding and young growing
stock shouldbe fed verysparingly on
corn ; a mixed variety of feed for them
is much the best.
Cows at pasture after the first
severe frost want something more
than damaged grass. Grain will
come in play as well as in Midwinter.
The sheep shed should be open up
on the south side to admit the sun
light and to allow , of the escape of
the effuvia from the manure under
them , but it should be protected by
a board fence high enough to shelter
them from the wind when lying down.
Many breeders are engaged on the
problem of creating a new sheep ,
says a writer in the New York Trib
une , and it will be satisfactorily
elucidated in due time. Breeding for
wOol and mutton can be combined
as well as breeding fowls for weight
and quality of carcass and quantity
of eggs , which have been so much
improved in the last few years.
The old-fashioned practice of win
tering calves at the straw stack , with
only an occasionalieed of cornstalks
or hjty , is wastgfulVYoung stock ,
well'fed , will show more gain for their
feed than when older. We do not be
lieve in feeding straw mainly for any
stock. K it must be fed , however ,
let something that hasitsfullgrowth
be put on such fare as subjects its
owner to least loss.
Horse manure heats rapidiy , and
even in the very coldest weather the
heap outside the stable deor will be
found warm enough to melt the snow
that falls on it. It is rich in ammo
nia , especially if the horse has been
fed grain. If the manure i3 left in
the stable , and the latter is unventi-
lated , there is not only waste of am
monia but the horse's healthisin-
jured. Many horses are made blind
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from wastage of ammonia in their
stables.
Heavier carcasses and these forced
into prime condition at the earliest
possible age , and covered with more
pounds of wool , will prove a surer
road out of present depressions than
will be found in convention resolu
tions , be they ever so pertinent , or
defences against foreign competition ,
even though placed at figures dictat
ed by the most sanguine advocates
of high tariff.
Calves are good milkers for them-
sevles , but they do not milk for the
good of the cow. A skilful milker aft
er the calf has done its best get a lit
tle. This is the "stripping , " and the
richest milk the cow secretes. Leave
this in the bog , and the cow begins
to dry off. The first milk of a new
milch cow is good for nothing except
to feed the calf. Yet few calves need
what a good , well-fed cow will secrete.
Yet all this should be milked out
clean.
Mr. Douglas , inventor of the Doug- ,
las mixture , gives in Poultry Yard
the following formula , which he con
siders an improvement upon the fa
mous mixture : Two ounces sulphate
of iron , half ounce diluted sulphuric
acid , put in a jug , stirred with a piece
of wood , after which hot water is
added to dissolve , the whole being
stirred until dissolved ; when cold put
into a quart bottle or jug and fill up
with water. Dose , a teaspoonful to
a quart of water.
There is more or less dust in all
hay , and this if taken into the lungs
is very injurious to horses fed on it.
Clover hay and that of timothy cut
in the bloom are especially liable to
be dusty , and often give horses the
heaves when fed on either of these.
Slightly wetting the hay will prevent
this injury. The better way is to cut
the hay , slightly moisten it , and
throw on it a little corn and oats
ground together , taking care not to
give more than will be eaten clean at
each feed. Between meals the rack
may be filled with fresh straw , which
the horse will pick over , and which
may then be used for bedding.
There can , be no sort of question
that much of the attainable profits
from sheep husbandry in the Ufiited
States have been relegated through
neglect " > f the mutton possibilities
within reach of a majority of flock-
owners. Remoteness from markets ,
with few exceptions , can no longer be
urged for exclusive attention to
wool.
A Photographer's Experience.
We were in one of the wildest spots
on the mountains , a seemingly end
less field of ledge and bowlder all
around , snow mountains and rocky
peaks only in the panorama , all
signs of valley or glen , tree or river
far below. I had a moment to reflect
on what I was beholding , and care
fully adjusting the glass again on
those rare creatures , closely watched
them. Our leader crawled up to my
side , and as the quarry showed signs
of alarm I attempted to take a pic
ture , but I was now so excited that I <
took a slide out of one plate-holder ;
before putting the cap on , and that :
ruined piece of glass now lies among
the rocks to amuse the conies and
ptarmigan , while the slide which I
had placed on the camera was whirl- .
sd far away by the strong. wind.
Even so experienced a hunter as my
companion lost his head as the big- <
horn were trotting away , and exj j
claimed"Take "thenf * quick ! " Then * , , j
as they stopped once more and look
ed at us , he called himself bad names , '
saying : "I might have known they 1
would stop again , and that there 1
was up need of haste. " Butlo ! what 3
did tliose sheep do but turn around ,
and walk deliberately toward us. un
til they were within about one hun- '
dred feet. We were fairly trembling i
with excitement , and 1 first took off ]
the cap without pulling the slide.
When I made this blunder they were
all facing us , standing on granite l
pedestals a little elevated above the
1
general level , and in line with the
broad snow-field on the cliffs back of
them , which showed them in relief
with startling clearnessThe next
moment I succeeded in capturing the
picture , and then the animals decided j
to trot off , and we saw them no more. (
Hunters talk of the excitement which ]
a novice experiences wtien he. shoots
at his first buck , but could' havo (
shot those three big-horn without be
ing one-half as nervous as when try-
ing to photograph them. Scribner's t
Magazine. }
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And He Still Has Hope ]
* 'I have been shipwrecked , been i
baked in a railroad accident and '
fired out of a foundry window by a
boiler explosion. 1 was shot in thej -j
neck at Gettysburg , suffered starva-
tion in Libby prison , fell overboard
from a transport off Charleston , and
left four of my fingers in the mouth (
of ashark. Iliad myj right arm broi i
ken in two places in aJNew York riot , j
and stood on a barrel with a halter ]
around my neck in a. . Southern town
at the outbreak of the great rebellion ]
from sunrise to sunset. I was buried j
under the ruins of a building in San 1
Francisco during an earthquake and
dug out after fifty hours imprison
ment ? * I have been shot st three
times , twice by lunatics and once by
a highwayman. 1 was buried two ,
days by a gas explosion in a mine ,
narrowly escaped lynching last year
inArizonathrough mistakenidentity. e
And though I am over fifty , and g
have nearly lost the use of my right
leg , have just had , as I understand ,
all my property , on which there was l
no insurance , destroyed by fire in a t
Western town ; and the doctor in l
New York to whom I went last week T
for an examination assures me thatv
I will soon be ridden from heu-
matism ; nevertheless , " he added
cheerfully , " while I undoubtedly
have met some obstacles in the past , i
I still refuse to believe that luck ia (
t ainst me. " Daylighty Land. [
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W th for tho Face.
Ladies mostly use soap and water ,
but others have adopted moro ex
pensive methods. Helen of Troy is
said to have bathed inwineandmilk/
and Catherine of Bussia in strawber
ry juice. . Simplicity is now the order
of the day , and a raw potato is
recommended as an excellent appli
cation. The method of application
is to wash the face first , and then rub
the face and neck with the raw pota
to. Cut a paring off the potato be
fore using it again , so as always to
have a fresh surface at each time of
washing. Chicago Ledger.
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Earache.
Earache in any form is said to bo
quickly relieved by filling tho ear
with chloroform vapor from an un
corked bottle ; vapor only , not the
liquid.
One who has suffered offers the fol
lowing cure for earache : Wet a
good-sized piece of cotton wadding
with very strong essence of pepper
mint and press it lightly into the ear ,
leaving plenty of cotton o utside for
a purchase in removing the cotton
in about twenty-four hours after ,
when it will have become stiff and
thick with the wax that caused the
pain. Tie up the ear lightly when
the cotton is put in and again after
it is removed. That ear may never
ache again. If the earache proceed
from abscess of any kind the pepper
mint may afford relief and hasten a
discharge.
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VTlij Women Get Short or Breath.
In order to ascertain the influence
of tight clothing upon the action of
the heart during exercise , a dozen
young women consented this sum
mer to run 540 yards in their loose
gymnasium garments , andthen , to
run the same distance with corsets '
on. The running time was two min
utes and thirty seconds for each per
son at each trial , and in order that
there should be no cardiac excite
ment or depression following the first
test , the second trial was made the
following day. . Before beginning the
running the average heart impulse
was eighty-four beats to the minute
after running the above named dis
tance , the heart impulse was 152
beats to the minute , the average
natural waist girth being twenty-
five inches. The next day corsets
were worn during the exercise , and
the average girth of waist was re
duced to twenty-four inches. Tho
same distance was run in the same
time by all , and immediately after
ward the average heart impulse was
found to be 162 beats per minute.
When I state that I should feel my
self justified in advising a athlete not
to enter a running or rowing race
whose heart impulse was 160 beats
per minute after a little exercise ,
even though there were not the slight
est evidence of disease , one can form
some idea of the wear and tear on
this important organ , and the phy
siological loss entailed upon the sys
tem in women who force it to labor
for over half their lives under such a
disadvantage as the tight corset im-
posses. Dr. D. A. Sargent , in Scrib
ner's !
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Poultices For Tho Complexion.
What won't girls try in the at
tempt to achieve beauty ? A young
woman of Pittsburg , who has
snough good looks , if she only knew
it , to make her way in the world , has
fieentrying all sorts of queer and
quack recipes for beauty , according
to the Dispatch of that city. In par
ticular she has set her heart and
mind and her hands upon making
lier flesh soft and velvety , a quality
svhich can no more be acquired by
lostrums than by act of Congress.
But with preserverance worthy of a
better cause , this damsel has been
toiling off and on to give her cheeks
md neck and hands the velvety soft-
nees of the peach.
Generally , I have been able to de
tect the course of some rediculous
treatment by the greator or less re
semblance her skin bore to that of
the leopard , who , sensible beast that
lie is , rejoices in his spots. The last
jxperiment , I only know by hearsay ,
[ ins frightened Mademoiselle so badly ]
that I guess she'll hereafter leave her .
: omplexion and her epidermis alone.
In the strickest confidence I may
tell you that the last experiment was
x beautifully simple thing. Before
retiring for the night Mademoiselle
applied to her face , neck and hands , ,
poultices of bread and milk , She
slept all night through how she did • '
t I don't know with the sloppy emi i
bracements upon her. i
In the morning she arose and ran ,
to the glass the first thing to see the '
ivonders worked by the poultices. !
rhere were wonders , indeed ! But not 1
ivhat she expected. Her skin had j
shrivelled up ; it looked liked a piece ,
jf corrugated canvas , or zinc roofj j
ng painted white. In fact she re- s
ninded herself of She after the . final j
Dassage through the fountain of fire. ,
But , unlike She , she recovered her j
Dristino looks. And she has fore-
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sworn poultices forever. Beware ,
3hou also in time. ,
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Hints for the Hoase. 1
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The yolk of an egg is good to keep \
latirons smooth and clean. •
An excellent furniture polish is of '
qual parts of shellac varnish , lin-
lead oil and spirits of wine. (
Ceilings that have been smoked with I
i kerosene lamp should be washed =
) ff with flannel cloth tied over a j
) room or brush. Then cut off a thick ,
) iece of stale bread and rub down (
vith this. Begin at the top and go .
itraight down. ;
To clean the children's teeth when i
; artar has been allowed to form up j
on them take finely powderedpumice-
itone and a little , clean , soft , pine '
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stick , to rub with. Dip the pfno stick
into water and then in the lowdored
pumico , and rub. tho teet i gently.
Afterward wash them with soap and
water , using a tooth-brush.
Colored goods , too , should not ; bo
put into very hot water , and soda
should bo dreaded for them. They
should neither bo starched with hot
starch , nor ironed with a hot iron.
After , washingthey should be rii so.l
in cold water , in which a good hand
ful of salt oralittlo alum has been
dissolved. They should not bo dried
iu the sun.
To polish a piano carefully
wash tho piano with castile soap
and lukewarm water , using a soft
linen handkerchief , then rub hard
with a dry one , then take two thirds
sweet oil and one-third turpentine ,
shaken well together , and rub on
with soft linen. Afterwards rub
twice over with a dry one.
Borax water will instantly remove
all soils and stains from the hand ,
and heal all scratches and chafes. To
make it put crude borax into a large
bottle and fill with water. "When the
borax is dissolved add more to the
water until at last the water can ab
sorb no more , and a. residuum re
mains at the bottom of the bottle.
To the water in which the hands are
to be washed pour from this bottle
enough to make it very soft. It is
very cleansing and healthy. By its
use the hands will be kept in excellent
condition.
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A Wall or Water.
In Marcli last two German officials
landed in the southwest coast of the
big island of New Britain to explore
the island. They had gone there
from Finchhaven , "in neighboring
New Guinea , with a considerable
force of natives. No tidings what
ever have been heard of them since ,
according to the > : New Yofk Sgn.
Search parties sent out from Finch-
haven have sought them in vain , and
there is no longer any doubt that
they fell victims to a remarkable
phenomenon that occurred two or
three days after the3' reached the
Island.
On the morning of March 13 a
sound was heard at Finchhaven as
of distant thunder. A few minutes
a sea receded from the shore in an
unheard-of manner , and revealed to
view , six feet above its surface , a
reef at the harbor entrance that had
never been seen above water before.
Then the sea came back , enormous
waves dashing far up on the land
and deluging a part of the little set
tlement. Awhile after fine ashes be
gan to sift over the coast , and the
German colonist knew there had been
a volcanic outburst northeast of
them.
Two days later the vessel Ottilie ,
sent from Finchhaven , reached the
south coast of New Britain , eighty
miles away. The captain could not
at first recognize the coast , though
he had seen it often. The aspect of
Vulcan island off the west end of the
big island , had entirely altered. The
top of it had disappeared , and it is
supposed that a volcanic eruption
blew it into the sea , and that this
was one of the causes of the mighty
wave that spread ruin along the
south of New Britain.
This wave , judging from its effects ,
is believed to have been about forty
feet high. All the villages that lined
the beach had entirely disappeared.
For ten or twelve miles along , the
coast a belt of timber about three-
quarters of a mile wide had been swept
away. Where the force of the wave
began to abate the bodies of a few
natives were found lodged in the
branches of trees twenty to thirty
feet from theground. Hereandthere
on the land were heaped great frag- ;
ments of coral rock and trees , and
thousands of dead fish strewed the
ground. Many of the natives were [
killed , and others had their limbs
broken by being swept off their feet
and dashed against trees.
It is a noteworthy fact that the na- .
tives who saw the wave approaching '
thought it was caused by the evil .
spirit in the volcano of Akaie , and at-
tracked it with showers of stones and ;
ch-ibs just before it ingulfed them. '
The German exployers.it is supposed , i
had not yet started inland , and they '
were overwhelmed in the common |
destruction. The great wave which ;
overwhelmed many thousands of peo
ple after the eruption at Krakatuais *
said to have traveled several times '
around the world. It is probable '
thai this enormous wave at New \
Britain extended its effects in a slight ]
measure to every ocean. ]
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That Fool Husband of Mine.
As a general rule it will be found j
that the majority of the officeseekers <
are men who have been failures in '
everything else they have under- (
taken , and therefore take it for l
granted that the country owes them
a living. Probably the most of s
them absolutely believe that because
they have been failures in the ordin
ary occupations of life they have t
thereby proved their ability to fill t
any office which will enable them to j
handle money from the public treasj
ury. They are read } * to take any-
thing. With equal confidence they j
will accept consulships , Indian ageni
cies , collectorships , postoffices , sur1
veyorships , land offices , receiver- < '
ships , appraiserahips , offices in the *
treasury or any other department.c
If they can't have one they express
bheir willingness to take another. |
The constituent of the Iowa con
gressman who called upon him the x
nther day in search of "the governr
ment job" of minister to Japan , the
duties of which he did not know B
though he was sure "the job" would t
i'jit him , does not present an exagt
derated case. Unfortunately there \
is no restraint that can be placed upf
an them , though now and then a c
: ase occurs like that in the experi- *
mce of Ben Butterworth , who re- °
jeived a letter from an officeseeker's
tvife in Cincinnati beginning : "Send
that fool husband of mine home. .
We have no coal to burn and next to
nothing to eat. ' * i
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AN UNLUCKY qPAL. . - •
Story of a Connecticut Man Whosa ' 9
Wife Wore a Borrowed Rlngr. '
• ' wcoks gpntlf man
'About four ego a t
was stopping with us from Mexico , > • . ; ' 1
says tho Bridgeport ( Conn. ) Fanner. " ' ' 1
• • Ho had with him a very handsome 1
ring. In tho contor of tho setting ia a 1
Jargo opal , surrounded by diamonds of *
a smallor sizo , but making a beautiful < - * '
and glistening ornament. Tho ring " ' *
was his mother's. It was loft to him at ]
her death , and over sinco it foil to him | fl
ho has had business troubles and gen- jij
oral bad luck. Ho was talking about \m \
it one oven ing to his wifo and myaalf. jfl
Wo all laughed , and sho in a joking iM
way said : 'Oh , I wouldn't bo afraid of mi
bad luck if I had such a ring as that. ' Jt'l '
Ho ropllod that ho could not think of jfj
parting with the opal , as it had been . nil
his mother's , but if my wife would like jE ]
to wear it for a short timo ho would uH
lend it to her. I don't beliovo in bor- rl
rowed plumes , but as ho said that ho Jm
should bo in 'Now York for a fow weeks kJ
attending to somo businoss matters be- ' 11
foro returning to Mexico , and as ho v |
would really liko to loavo thoopal with ii 1
somo one for safety , it was decided to j I
leave it here in Bridgeport Wo aro 11
all friends together , and did not think ! i 1
of tho ring oUior than to placo it in' a J1
bureau drawer. , jl
• 'A fow evenings aftor ho had gbno iM
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wo were invited to play whist. My 1
wifo hod sovoral diamond rings , but | i
thought the big opal would look rather •
stunning at a card tablo , so sho woro f-w
it ; from that momont our luck changed. ? !
In getting out of a carriago sho toro f
Iter dress. At tho whist tablo sho took Jm
hardly a trick. Somebody changed -9
hats with me in tho dressing-room/and '
when wo got home wo found two child- | B
ren sick , and that tho third had fallon \M \
downstairs and received quite severe ' rM
injuries. Tho noxt morning ono of
tho servants loft us. Money matters 'I
began to get involved with us. I could 9
not got hold of enough money to meet I
pressing demands upon me , on account A
of being disappointed in payments that <
had been promised. Ono of our rela- <
tives died. Bills camo in embarrass- 9
ingly fast. Our water pipes got out of ( •
order , and all sorts of discouraging and Jm
unpleasant things havo arisen to annoy . f M
us. At last my wifo was taken sick , jfl
and while lying in bed sho said : 'I jfl
really believe all this trouble wo havo " ( jfl
had in the last four weeks has come fl
about on account of that opal ring. ' jfl
"Saturday bur friend camo up to pass rfl
Sunday with us boforo his return to , vfl
Mexico. Wc gave him his opal and 'jfl '
told him our troubles. 'Well , ' said he , iM
'I have had great luck in New York. 'fl '
Ever since I left hero four weeks ago I fl
havo been making money. Every jfl
thing I touched panned out large pro- * fl
fits. ' Then we all laughed and said : 'fl
'What nonsense ! ' but it certainly was JM
vary funny. , H
"On Monday he , with his opal , bade ( H
us good-bye at eight o'clock in thofl
morning. Now watch what followed. < H
At 830 ; tho postman left a lettor with l9
a check in it for § 50. At ten o'clock I % jH
was paid § 50 in cash , which I no moro | fl
expected than I expected to he shot. fl
35efore night wo had a new servant. fl
The children and my wifo recovered # fl
from their indisposition , and our house- ' | fl
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hold matters began to run smoothly. I
On Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock , . . . -i I
another § 50 in cash was handed to me I
unexpectedly , and the same mail fl
brought a check for § 100 moro. But I
the climax was reached when the oven- fl
ing mail brought a statement from a , ,
New York attorney that an estate had '
been divided up , and that my wife's ; jfl
portion was § 16,200. Inclosed was a } Wi
statement , also a receipt and all tho } flj
papers to sign before a notaiy public. ' fl
She signed the papers , and is going to j fl
New York to get the funds. 1 am not i fl
superstitious , but it coriainly does look ' fl
a * if the opal luid something to do with ' fl
it. Don 't you think so ? " H
Feminine Arithmetic fl
A publisher , writes Arlo Bates in tho fl
Book Buyer , told mo tho other day a 'fl
bit of business experience which is fl
mildly diverting. A young woman fl
brought him a manuscript which , after fl
due consideration , he expressed himself fl
willing to publish in a paper , fifty cents jfl
series , paying the usual ten per cent fl
royalty. The young woman expressed
herself willing to accept this offer , al- fl
though she frankly said that she had , 'fl
hoped for better terms. fl
"But , " she added , thoughtfully , "if jfl
it costs much to make the book , I should 9
not think twenty-five cents would leavo fl
you a great deal of profit. " Twenty- jfl
five cents ? " repeated the publisher , not fl
at all understanding. fl
" " she "there fl
"Why , explained , aro
five of us girls who wrote this together. jfl
Ten per cent of fifty cents is five , and jfl
five times five is twenty-five. - If it jfl
takes a quarter of a dollar to pay us fl
five girls our royalty , that leaves you fl
just the same amount. " sfl
The naivete of tho proposition so -fl
imused the publisher that ho declares ifl
he was tempted to leave the error un- fl
3xplained. He said , however : "But ' 9
of course you can see that we shall not fl
lose so much as wc should if there had fl
been ten of you , for then we should fl
bave to make the book for nothing and. fl
lose the booksellers' discount besides. 9
lieally , though. 1 fear you will he fl
obliged to do with a cent apiece. " And 9
liis proposition was rejected with in- fl
lignation , the amusing part of the fl
story being that the lady who conducted ifl
the negotiations declared if there were fl
only one author ten per cent would do , fl
but that am'body could see that it fl
ivould not amount to any thing divided .fl
imong five people. fl
French Journalistic Enterprise. , fl
There seems to be considerable en- jfl
erprise among the French , judging by fl
; he following incident , told by a French ifl
• eporter. There had been a fearful fl
nurder in tho countiy , and the editor fl
sent me down to form a theory , and' if fl
possible , get ahead of the police in ar- fl
• esting the murderer. Three days 19
ater I returned and reported progress. fl
ind three officers armed themselves fl
md set off with me , and . about eleven fl
) 'clock we reached the spot wherethc % fl
iuspicious-looking person had been in 9
he habit of loitering about. Sudden- fl
y , as wc turned a corner , we almost fl
• an against a pale and haggard-looking- * * MM
nan , answering the description I had _ . ' \
• eceived. "That's the man ! " I cried. - * " " , jfl
L'he wretch started to run , hut was in- > jfl
tantly secured , bound and dragged to fl
he station , l'he commissaire ques- jfl
ioned him and let him go. He jfl
rasn't tho man. "Well , when yon fl
ound you had been instrumental ia \ ! fl
ausingihe arrest of an innocent man. < fl
chat did you do then ? " "Secured him * fl
is c subscriber to the paper , of coarse , " H
-Texas Siftings. fl
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Wc are nono of us perfect in thisworld , /fl /
3Ut a good many of us look complacently at flj
rarselves in the glass sometimes , and cheer- ' H
fully thhuc that we are pretty near ii fl
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