THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY , JULY 29 , 1891 TRUMPET OF DAME CRUNDY A Beautiful and Wealthy English Woman Writes on racialism , LONDON JOURNALS COMMENT ON HER WORK True I.OM-'II Wnyunrd C'oiirno How Hymen Dcfi-iiti-il In T o limtnncr * by Trilling Incldi-titH frill * of I'vtulnlnu Fitnlilun , Ttic most talked about book Usuc < l from the London press this season Is a great COO pane volume entitled , "The History of So cialism , " by lloalrlce and Sidney Webb. Tlie London Times says of tills book : "Mr. and Mrs. Webb's book Is a masterly piece of work , and even those who utterly dis sent from their underlying assumptions can not afford to disregard the facts and figures they li.ivo accumulated , " While the. Dally Telegraph Is of the opinion that "from many points of view It deserves to be attentively considered , not only because - cause of the conspicuous ability with which It has been written , but owing to the vast amount of labor It has Involved , and the extraordinary accumulation of facts , which , In the course of eomo COO pages , It has epito mized. The whole subject Is laid out by the authors In a masterly and comprehensive manner. " Ileatrlco Webb , whose name stands first on the title page , first become ttirnous as Beatrice Totter , and Is the richest and most beautiful woman * In the ranks of the so cialists. It Is said Henry James had her In mind when ho wrote "Tho Princess Cas- eamasslma , " and that she also Inspired William IJIack's "Sunrise. " She Is the youngest of the nlno "Pretty I'otters , " as they were called In London Bomo years since nlno sisters , all dark and handsome and the children of a wealthy Lancashire manufacturer , and of the woman ivjio was the most Intimate friend Herbert Spencer has ever known. Her mother was a woman of remarkable learning. Though giving birth to ten children ( the only son died young ) and being the very , competent head of her household , she had a profound knowledge of Greek and Latin , read her bible In He brew and was the chosen Intellectual com panion of George Eliot as well as of Herbert Spencer. She was , however , decidedly ec centric , one of her horrors being of any ex cess of flesh. She looked upon being fat as only short of being criminal , and declared It was Impossible for her to cither like or respect a person who had any excess of adipose tissue. It Is said that no one ever eaw a fat person In her house. She al lowed herself and her children only a fixed number of ounces of food a day , and having as certained what weight of food was necessary to health , she was of the opinion that an other mouthful more was mere grossness and not to be permitted. Whatever one may think of this theory , It Is certain that the nlno daughters grew up tall , < wholesome , ruddy and beautiful. They Tvero all women of superior Intellect and marked talents , and the eight elder sisters married men distinguished In law , tnedl cine , literature and politics. The youngest , Ilentrlce , was easily the most gifted and beautiful of them all , and Hr. Spencer was so delighted with her In telligence.'that he made her education his special charge and strove In every way to de velop all her capacities. It was supposed , her health , beauty and brains being con- nldercd. that she would probably make the most brilliant marriage of all the sistcra , and might look for a coronet. It Is certain tliat1 she was a 'great belle for several sea- eons , and had distinguished offers , but be fore she was 23 she was suddenly seized with a disgust for her brilliant surroundings and began to visit and work In the slums nf * Sast London. She became excited over the condition of sonio of the workers , and finally putting on the. garments of a worklnrj girl , sought em ployment In the shops where undergarments were made. Her experiences were carefully noted , and Blip tried a week or ten days In each of four or five trades. At the end of , | ier explorations she wrote a trenchant story 'of , her experiences , giving the exact figures she had been able to accumulate , sent It to a leading rovlcw and went away for a. walking tour In Switzerland to clear her mind and lungs of the foul airs and sights of the East End sweating shops. Her , article was printed at once , and all England was aghast. Parliament took .the matter up and appointed a committee to In- vestlcato her charges ; with the result that a whole series of laws were passed regu lating the employment of labor by the "sweat- icrs. " Miss Potter returned to England to flnd herself famous , nut she refused to re turn to her old life or associations. She joined the ranks of the socialists and de voted herself to the task of overturning the present constitution of society. ' All the long-haired political refugees became her friends , the Kusslan exile. Prince Krapot- Idne , among them , and she took up her resi dence In a cheap hotel In the East End , Where she was always In conference with trades unionists , reformers , and the whole racoi'Of those who had a grievance against society. When Ileatrlco Wcbbb's friends read Mrs. Humphrey Ward's story of "Marcella , " they eald : "How llko Beatrice ! If only she could liavo ended like that ! " "Stranco what little things- will turn the course of true love , " said ono of the promi nent members of the Porch club to an In dianapolis Sentinel reporter. When urged to explain she continued : "Why. I know two splendid matches that were broken off by the simplest things In the world ; " ono was the whistle of an en gine ; the other mustard plasters ! " Her hearers looked Incredulous , and she went on ; "It was last summer , and I had a cuest whom I Introduced to one of our young men , and he took a great fancy to her. Of course I did everything In my power to throw them together , and among other things gave a buckboard party. They sat together In the back seat , and were getting along finely. Ho had reached the point whore ho had told her he could not live with out her , etc. . when the road took an ab rupt turn , and the whistle of an approaching train sounded. It seemed right upon us , though It really was on the other side of the hill. Well , ho flow out on one side of the \vagon , and she out on the other , and when wo turned around to look at them they had disappeared. Ono of the boys Jumped out and helped her back Into the wagon , and some one rescued him , but she was so Indig nant to think that he had Jumped without carlni ; what became of her that she hardly epoko to him again. So you see that match was spoiled. "Tho other thing happened In the east. I liavo a friend who gets fearfully seasick every time she Is on the water. Well , she was going to take. a. trip with a young man , who had been very devoted to her all sum mer , and she was bound she would not spoil the trip by being seasick. So she did everything any one told her. Took several kinds of medicine , took any amount of BinullliiK salts , lemons and other things with her , and to crown all got flvo mustard plasters. She put ono on the back of her neck , ono on her chest , one on her stomach and ono just above each knee. She stood the trip splendidly , but never thought that they would go right from the boat to the train and rldo on the cars for live hours. As soon us they got on the train she began to suffer agonies from the mustard plasters , and , though she smiled and trlid to look natural , the squirmed and twitched In a manner frightful to behold. Finally her escort said : 'Why , you arc the most restless girl I over eaw. Can't you sit still for flvo minutes ? ' hWfll. she had to pretend It was all natural , and said nho didn't know that she wan any more restless than she always was. He Bald nothing , but after that ho was very cool to her , and finally went away without sayIng - Ing good by to lier at the close of the sum * incr , "My husband asked him one day what was the trouble between them , and ho said ; " 'Well , I bellevo that girl Is a lit subject for a sanitarium. I took a trip with her ono day , ' and she Is the moat nervous girl you ever * w , Juit twitches all the time. I don't Intend to marry a woman who Is that near nervous proatrat on It 1 know mj-.v'lf. A woman with nerves llko that ought to be taken to a hospital. ' "So you nee what trifles will break off matches nowadays. " Talking of matrimony , here Is a curious matrimonial advertisement published In an American newspaper In 1737. Whether the gentleman of "easy temper , " whose only mode of restraint was "stinting" which every woman knows Is of all schemes the most diabolical found a lady possessed of all the enumerated perfections who was willing to hide them cannot , at this late date , be ascertained : "A mlddlo-aged gentleman , barely turned 60 , and as yet unmarried , Is desirous of al tering his condlt.on. He has a good es tate , sound constitution , and easy temper , and , having worn cut the follies of youth , will be determined by reason In the choice of the lady he Intends to make happy. She must bo upwards of 15 and under 25. Her size must be moderate , her shape natural , her person clean , and her countenance pleas- > K. She must be lively In her humor , but not smart In her conversation ; sensible , but utterly unaffected w tit wit ; her temper without extremes , neither too hasty , and never sullen. Then she must Invariably observe all forms of breeding In public places and mixed company , but may lay them all aside among her acquaintances. She must have no affectation but that of hiding her perfection , which her own sex will for give , and th" other more quickly discover. She shall be rcstra.ncd In nothing , the gen tleman having observed that restraint only makes good we men bad , and bad women worse. In some things , perhaps , she may be stinted , which Is the only method he will take to signify his dislike to any part of her conduct. Any lady whose friends are of opinion ( her own opinion will not do ) that she Is qua ! fled as above , and has a mind to dispose of herself , may flnd a purchaser by leaving with the printer hereof a letter di rected to C. D. " "After having kept house for more than a decade I have finally learned how to wash flannels satisfactorily , " remarked a young housekeeper the other day to a New York Trlbuno man. "The way I gained the knowledge makes quite a little story ; and as It helped me , I w.ll tell it for the benefit of others. Every one knows the maddening directions that 'experienced housekeepers are wont to give for this most puzzling problem ; some tell you that the water Is to be bolting hot ; others that It must be almost cold ; the soap Is to be prepared beforehand , or not used at all ; ammonia enters Into the fray ; the Irons are to be of a certain tem perature , etc. And In splto of all and every precaut on the flannels grow beautifully less every time they are washed. Well , about a year ago I happened to be stopping with some friends In England who were im mensely Interested In a little school which they had established for household servants. They took ten girls and educated them In different departments , and then found situa tions for them a most beneficent work , by the way , which helps the employer as well as the employed. "As luck would have It , my visit occurred on 'washing and Ironing day , ' and we were taken Into a model laundry , everything 'splc and span , ' and shining with neatness. The members of the little class were Just re ceiving their Instructions before commenc ing practical work. 'And now , girls , ' said the capable , d > gntfled-looklng matron , 'what will happen If you rub flannel long and hard ; does any ono remember ? ' A chorus of voices replied , 'It will turn Into felt. ' I be gan to prick up my ears. How often had * my flannels to my sorrow turned Into felt ! All through the little lecture I received hints which were worth remembering , but nothing so Important and so useful as that little remark about felt. I believe that the keynote to flannel washing Is 'never to rub or wring ; ' and the other conditions will not affect the case. The water may be hot or cold ; the Irons , which are more or less rub bers , should be used as sparingly as possible and should therefore be used very hot ; the soap must , of course , not be rubbed on ; and to put the whole matter Into a nutshell , 'Lot there be no rubbing or wringing,1 and there w.ll bo no thickening or shrinking. " A Httlo boy of 4 was on his knees looking back at the passengers , the conductor beamIng - Ing upon him over their heads , and , as It Is only occasionally that that sort of a conductor Is encountered , the passengers who saw him beamed upon him In turn. Presently a woman who sat next to the boy signaled to the happy conductor to stop the car. Ho did so and ran along the side to assist her , and , feeling that It was a good time to be pollto and obliging , picked up the boy and hurried after her to the walk. He deposited the Infant on the curb , and , evidently realizing that a good action is Its own reward , waited not for thanks , but swung on his car and snapped the bell to go on. At the same moment ho was confronted by another woman , excited and Indignant , who , standing with arms outstretched to ward the boy on the curb , cried eagerly : . "That's my child , conductor , that's my child ! " Meantime the woman who had left the car pursued the even tenor of her way , all unconscious of her following , and the small boy stood bewildered where ho had been placed. The unhappy conductor started his car with a Jerk , rushed back , picked the boy up , and restored him to his parent , and , with a disgusted expression on his face , took his position on the platform , remarkIng - Ing to an amused spectator ; "It's always the way. Whenever I try to do a good- natured thing I put my foot In It. I'll let the women take care of their own children after this. " Then the car rolled on , the passengers continued to enjoy the zephyrs and the ro- unltcd mother And sou sat very close to gether. The "new woman" Is served up In this particularly ungnllant fashion In Jerome K. Jerome's paper , Today : "In the west end of London there are plenty of vapid , brain less , heartless , overdressed-ln-the-afternoon and underdresscd-ln-tho-evcnlng little ani mals , that , there being no other name at present for , wo have to call women. They are vicious , selfish and Idle. They Bell themselves for money and then do not carry out the terms of , the bargain. They marry , but they are never wives , They are blood suckers on the unfortunate men who liavo been asses enough to undertake the responsibility of feeding and clothing them. They will ruin them In business and worry them Into early graves rather than go with out an extra new dress. Th y have chil dren , but they are not mothers ; they have not oven the Instincts of the better class brutes. Self-indulgent and stupid , they drift through life , everlastingly whining and posturing , a bore to themselves and a curto to every one who knows them. They cry that they are misunderstood , which would be the most charitable thing that could happen to them , and they talk about their soul with as much assurance as if they ready possessed one. They take all they can get , they do nothing for It , and they are never satisfied. Hut I should bo sorry to take them as types of their sex , and to talk about them as the now women. They are types of nothing but a social disease. " Poor Mine. Carnet has left the Klysee ! She has not been long In packing up , and as neither she nor her husband liked bibelots , the baggage she will take with her to the apartment In the Avenue d'Alma will hardly nil a couple of vans. There was univer sal sorrow when she went , for everybody loved the gentle , strong-willed woman , who managed her household , and particularly her husband , -with such unfailing tact and clev erness. All the qualities of a good wife were hers by Inheritance. She has English blood , but that does not necessarily account for her tine common sense , of which all French women possess so much. Perhaps It explains her piety. Her French grand father was a robust peasant from Plcardy , named Corbie , who started In l.fe without a farthing , but became proprietor of the Hotel Meurlce , which he kept for many years , and where , by the way , the Carnets still stop when they come to ParU. His clever man agement noon made him a rich man. From the Uupont Whites Mine. Curnot Inherits a strong strain of philosophy , In which Fourier nungles with John Stuart Mill , a srt of gentle bourgeolso socialism Kosseau modi fied by Adam Smith. Hut uhe Is none the less a fervent Catholic , and , In spite of her ambition and love of management , c'est una ame exquUe. Had It not been for her , Carnet not would never have c.mo out of his shell. One of the things housekeepers flnd diffi cult at this season Is the disposal of k.tchen refuse. The caution Is emphasized at least to keep It dry. The change which takes place when water Is mixed with food waste la very different from that which It under when kept dry. The one I * putrefac tion dangerous , capable of causing Illness If Its gases arc breathed by susceptible sys tems ; the other Is nature's moda of dispos ing of all things of earth , a true decomposi tion , or nitrification , n process of give and take , worked out by living organisms. If the refuse pall Is kept In the open air and all liquid kept out , practically no harm can be done ; but the heat and steam , of the kitchen accelerate putrefaction ; the pene trating power of steam , greater than that of dry heat , goes deeper Into the refuse pall than Is realized. A handful of earth should bo a house keeper's ever ready sanitary aid , especially In city houses. Taken from the surface In any back yard , It will be teeming with In visible life , ready to perform specific func tions and reduce all to Its own kind , earth or dust , Whether In earthworms or bac teria , they serve as agents of sanitation , and avert danger of rising gases , as welt as defeating these pestilential scavengers , flies. A covering of earth Is a cleaner lid than ever tinsmith made. College girls were discoursing the other evening upon the various queer things which appear on college menus. One was a des sert of dates and milk , n thing popular at Wcllesley , and another was peanuts mixed with figs. These horrors recalled a summer dish which sounds equally queer , but Is really very good. It Is maple sugar served In various ways. Yes , until you have eaten maple sugar and cream on strawberries , rod and black raspberries , blackberries and peaches you have not lived. The writer has Introduced many epicures to these dainties. Each one was dubious and unbelieving. Each timorously took the first mouthful. Each closed his eyes and sighed an Ineffable rapture. A shortcake Is quite as delicious , while orange , red and black raspberry short cakes are almost as good. With oranges , however , powdered sugar should be used. A dainty and refreshing desert for n hot night Is made of sliced oranges , bananas and pineapples , thickly powdered with sugar and kept all day In the Ice box. Serve with whipped cream. Never cut pineapple. Shred It with a silver fork. A little Incident which happened at an English school not long ago ought to be told for the kindness of feeling that It shows. An American boy , having been called upon In class the first day to say who was the first Norman king of England , did not know. The class laughed uproariously. But the master , rapping for order , ald : "Fair ploy , boys ; now , let the next boy tell me who was the first president of the United States. " He could not answer , so the little American no longer felt shamefaced In the presence of his schoolfellows. It was not many days before the master was called upon to settle a dispute between them , for more than one English lad Insisted upon It that New York was the cap.al : of this country , and the American could not understand why some of the largest towns In England are towns and not cities , and shook his head In a puz zled way when told that to be a city In England the town must have a cathedral and be the seat of a bishop. He couldn't understand why the boys eyed him suspiciously when he told them tliat his uncle belonged to a mlll- tla until he found out that what we call the militia are the volunteers In England and the militia there are the lowest and most degraded class of regular soldiers. So you see the Ignorance was not all on one side. "Oh , dear , " sighed a woman , opening her mall , "this letter must be answered on the Instant. It's not so dreadfully Important , " she went on to explain , "but Its from an Englishwoman , and Englishwomen are so offensively punctual. If I may be allowed the expression , that one does not dare to be otherwise. " It undoubtedly Is a trial and often a sur prise to us lax American women that we are expected to reply at once to our notes. The Inelegance of beginning a note with an apology for not having written Is so very common that at the private schools It Is considered necessary to point It out for re form. An Englishwoman would as soon think she must be told not to eat with her knife as to need a caution of this sort. A note of any sort is a sacred obligation to be at once discharged. A system in one's cor respondence would much reduce Its burden. Her want of training in-this respect Is one of the handicaps , by the way , which the woman who begins a business career without It finds. A woman physician has been saying In print that few persons know how to cook water. "The secret , " she says. "Is In put ting good , fresh water Into a neat kettle , already qul'e ' warm , and setting the water to boiling quickly , and then taking it off to use In tea , coffee or other drinks before It Is boiled. To let it steam , simmer , and evapo rate until the good water Is all In the at mosphere , and the lime and Iron and dregs left In the kettle bah ! that is what makes a good many people sick and Is worse than no water at all. " A critical taste , goes on this authority , will detect at the first mouthful , If the nose has not already demurred and given warning , the faintest trace of dead water In tea , cof fee , porridge and many other Items designed for the stomach. She concludes with the advice that If per sons will drink tea and coffee let them at least have It as nearly free from poisonous conditions as possible. That much benefit may bo derived by many people from drinkIng - Ing hot water Is not disputed , but the water should be freshly drawn , quickly boiled In a clean and perfect vessel and Immediately used. The times of using , the adding of milk , mint , lemon , or other fruit Juices , Is a matter of preference or special prescrip tion. Dinners were handsome and very social , the talk delightful , but the balls were sparsely furnished with light and chairs , says a writer in Llpplncott's , depleting so ciety In 1849. The Illumination was of wax or stearlne candles , which used to send down showers of spermaceti on our shoulders. Dress was vary much plainer. I remem ber my father calling me to him one evening , as I was dressed for a ball and saying : "Well , my daughter , you look very nice. How much have you cost me ? " I said " $5. " I had on a tarlatan dress of white , which I had made myself , and a camella In my hair , which somebody gave me. One hundred dollars a year was considered a handsome allowance for a young girl to dress on. I am afraid I have never looked so well since ; cer tainly my costumes have never cost so little. An old lady once showed mo a brocade dress , which she said she had worn since General Jackson's time. Women did not throw away or alter dresses then as now. They bought good stuffs and wore their dresses carefully. Very pretty bright chintzes , and what wo called moussellno-de-lalne , were our spring outfits , and always white dresses of cambr'c and mus lin. The Jewels worn by Mine. Uodlsco and Lady Lytton Uulwer were great curiosi ties to us simple people. Housekeepers hold an unjust prejudice to ward cottonseed oil. That In other quarters this prejudice Is gradually diminishing sta tistics abundantly prove. About half of last year's product , 1,000,000 barrels of oil , formed a part of lard ; thousands of bar rels are sent to the Mediterranean and added to olive oil ; Maine uses It for Us sardine (7) preservation ; hundreds of thousands of bar rels go to Holland to mix with butter , and how much of It Is mixed with butter and oleomargarine In this country Is very hard to flnd out. It Is at least pronounced by our ablest chemists to be wholesome and having good food value. Its capabilities for puri fication are so great that It seems Incredi ble that housekeepers should retain any dis trust of It , knowing as they must the free dom from risk of disease In Its use , as com pared with poor or rancid lard. It Is much pleasanter to use the oil of a seed than that of an animal. Some remarkable Instances of ab sence of mind In great men are to bo found In collections of una , A Dutchman seems to have surpassed anything of the kind yet perpetrated. He Is a widower , and he pre sented himself a day or two ago at the reg ister's In a little village near Amsterdam to give notice of his Intended marriage. On being asked the name of the bride , however , he declared he could not remember It , and be had to bo sent away In order that ho might get the desired Information , A medical journal often a suggestion for keeping out ttioso nuisances Iliesi "Kx- pose a little oil of bay In a saucer on your window sill , or coat your doors ami windows dews with any color of paint you like , con taining as little as 4 per cent of oil of bay , which la for from , expensive , and can be had anywhere , and not a ilng'fo ' fly will en ter house. " . your Dm , .f Fnnlilon NotO . n The latest bolero jackets' nro turned back with ecru embroidery on 'Whlft ' muslin. Lorgnettes of silver filigree work are sup planting those of carved tortoise. The autumn bell skirt will bo fuller and wider than the original moiltl , but exactly like It In other respects. , , Very dainty are the dresses of chiffon and printed muslin In delicate shades trimmed with frills and Insertions of lace. Women who have slender' , rounded figures are quite ready to adopt the revived fashion of lacing the bodice In the back. Braiding will be a very favdrlte garniture In rich dresses next season- fig well as on tailor cowns and utility ctastumcs. An opera fan with a round handle of sil ver filigree work In which Is concealed a smellliiR salt bottle Is a most practical ar ticle. ticle.A A pretentious buffet bonbon box Is formed of a full-blown pond Illy resting upon a pedestal of silver composed of the twisted stems. Natural flowers , such as Jack and brldil roses and pinks , are converted Into pretty hair ornaments by a covering of oxydlzcd silver. India cashmeres arc exquisitely fine and silky this year. The three fashlonablu shades arc fawn color , roscy mauve , and golden den brown. Hcoks and eyes , with d double row of tiny "Jeweled" buttons. Is another revival , the buttons sewn on very closely together on cither side of the fastening. The new poplin coats take the place of the dress waists. Some are Vandykcd on the sides In deep points , but are shorter than any of the coats worn a year ago. A white serge gown , suitable for boating and tennis , In trimmed with dark blue and white braid. The bodice Is made blouse fashion , with a collar and flchu of dark blue silk. Among French combinations In dress arc fine India camel's hair of summer weight , made up with India silk , and shephcrd's- chcck silks with draperies and bodice trim mings of black Bilk muslin. The cool delicious gossan cr gowns of mus lin crepp , organdie , and lace have just now u beneficial effect upon society. The very appearance of them seems to lower the tsm- peraturc and dispel some of the heat and humidity. Uusset shades are still favored for boatIng - Ing and outing costumes. They arc more serviceable than the lighter colors , and arc made dainty In appearance by white braid trimmings and a blousa of white Chinese washing silk. Three dominant features will rule In au tumn dress the coat , the pointed bodice , and the graceful redltlgoto or princess dress , the latter so transformed by Its new elaborate draperies and adjustments as to almost lose Its Identity. A youthful tailor dress of mixed diagonal , In a pretty shade of brown , has a square bolero jacket , trimmed to simulate a double Jacket , and buttons and rows of stitching are the only decoration. The full blouse of cream white Is finished at the neck with a full bow. I'uiiilnlno Notes. Although the parents of Mine. Eames Story are Americans , thei , prlma donna was born In China. The latest discovered1 peculiarity of Sarah Grand , author of "Tho Heavenly Twins , " Is the plnkness of her nose , willed Is said to be shell-like In the delicacy of Its tint. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe l7as accepted an In vitation to be present at iho Bryant Cen tennial in Cummlngtorr. August 1C , and will read a poem on that 'occasion. The \vldow of General , Vl\\\ \ \ Sheridan , with her three children , lives In Washington. Mrs. Sheridan Is about 35 years old , having been much the junior of lieV husband. Mine. Caslmlr-Perler , Is .an accomplished and charming woman , , devoted to her chil dren , of Whom she hap two a daughter of 14 and u son somewhat , younger. Mrs. Adeline Knapp , .who has been for several years race track reporter of the San Francisco Call , rides man -fashion. In Turkish tr.ousers , a cutaway coat nd ; a silk hat. She owns a-number of flnef horses. . . < n < < Miss ' -.Ethel Harradan' > a sister of the author of "Ships That Pass In the Night , " has written the music of a fantastic opera entitled "The Taboo. " The work , recently given a first production In London , met with success. The most heavily Insured woman In the United States Is the widow of Senator Hearst of California. The policies on her life ag gregate $300,000. Mrs. E. B. Crocker of Elmlra , N. Y. , probably comes next with $150,000. Miss Henrietta Kenealy , the trained nurse who did such heroic service at Hamburg during the cholera two years ago and visited relatives In this country last fall , has ob tained the diploma of the sanitary Institute after a severe examination. Reprove and punish your children for tale bearing. A child who will bear tales from the kitchen to the parlor , and from parlor to kitchen , Is fairly started to make a gossip and scandal monger. Kip It In the bud. A brotherly tribute Which Is credited to the prince of Wales Is his reply on one oc casion , when ho was aislted who Was the cleverest woman ho had ever met. His an swer was prompt. "My sister , the Em press Frederick. " The diplomas received by the recent grad uates of Kadcllffe college will some time possess great historic value. They are the first to bear the signature of the president of Harvard , which they do In addition to that of Mrs. AgUsslz , president of Uatlcllffe. Mrs. Hoebllng , the wife of Colonel W. A. Roebllng , the chief engineer of the Brook lyn bridge , assisted greatly In carrying out the work. Colonel Hoebllng was broken down by caisson fever , and could not leave his house ; but his wife acted as assistant , BO that that the work of constructing the bridge was supervised continually by Colonel Hoebllng through Mrs. Iloebllng. 1'Jt.lTTLK OF THE VOUXGNTISttS , Ted ran homo to his mother the other day crying with wonderful vigor , though his tears were more from anger than because of any bodily Injury. "What's the matter , Ted ? " she asked. "Nuthln1 , " he answered , rather fretfully. "You shouldn't say that , " said his mother. "It Isn't true , you know ; and I'm afraid my little boy has forgotten last Sunday's golden text. " Ted blinked at his mother through his tears : "Wasn't the golden text the Sun day before that something about a soft an swer turning away wrath ? " "Yes. " "Well , then , I don't bellevo In golden texts any more ! " , "Why , my dear- ! , n > , , "No , I don't ! I shouted ) qt that old Tommy Tlbbets today and hejanswered me with a soft tomato , and I've bcorjj.maij clear through over since ! " , f Johnny had been sUumnp ; his spoiling les son and learning nel yUons , particularly of words with prefixes from the Greek. He had defined monologue.as a soliloquy or "ono man talking to hln elf. " "Now , what Is a conversation between two persons ? " asked hisntcaqlipr. "A dialogue. " ( t s "And between morpj han two persons ? " "A pollywog , " anajftprad ! Johnny promptly. LlttU Dick Miss Afltlftup Is most 40 years Mother I told you" : to. , 01 stop asking ladles their . . ages. "I didn't. " $ \l \ "Then how do youjjiow } ( [ .she Is nearly 40 ? ' ' "I asked her how ma"ny times she bad seen the soventeou-year locusts , " Robbie Don't thosq blue fish go about In schools , mamma ? Mamma Yes , Hobble , why ? Hobble Nothing ; only I was just wonderIng - Ing what the school docs If some fisherman happens to catch the teacher. Johnnie Say , mamma , what does "vox popull" mean ? Mamma It means the voice of the people , Johnnie Then If you wanted to speak of the voice of only ono man would you say 'vox " popullarT" Flossie I'm afraid to go to sleep all alone In the dark. Momma You go right to bed like a good little girl , and remember that God's little angola are with you , Flossie ( ten minutes later ) I can't go to sleep mamma. I guess one ot God's little angels ' wi me. . . . . FROM DERBY TO MARTYRDOM Fcstiro Franco Suddot ly Plunged Into the Deepest Griof. ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT CARNOT An Omnlm Sinn Dracrlbe * the Mcmnrnhlo i : cnt I'linernl lrocc itlnii u Moving Trill u of 1 lourn Trllmtrs to the Dcucl. PARIS , July 12. ( Correspondence of The Bee. ) I reached Paris on my European trip Saturday , Juno 10 , 1S9I , that I might be pretcnt at a very Important meeting ot the Ficnch Young Men's Christian association In that city to do honor to Hon. James Blokes of Now York City , who had given $ GO,000 toward the erection of their new nsrcclatlon building. The next day , Sunday , the 17th of Juno , was the day that was fixed for thd great races , In which Paris and nil Franco weiro Intensely ! Interested and to which many thousands came from other countries. It was what might be termed Derby day for Franco and Paris. Every place In Paris was crowded with visitors. At the close of the Endeavor meeting In the'American church about 5 o'clock p. m. I started with others for the Arch of Triumph at the head of the Avenue Champs Elyseus. When we reached the avenue wo found It filled with the finest of carriages of every kind returning from the races nt Boulogne Park. And the broad pavements on both sides of the avenue were crowded with men , women and children Intently gazing at the moving stream of carriages. Just then President Carnet passed along In his carriage from the park toward his home , where ho had doubtless spent the day nt tlio races. Ho was cheered by the multl- tuds on both sides of the avenue. That we might get a better view of the multitudes that had been at the races we went up on the Arch of Triumph , ICO feet high. The twelve avenues that radiate from this great arch wore all full of persons that had thus spent the day. These races were a great thing In the eyes of the French people , par ticularly the Parisian people , and President Curnot of the French republic waa the cen tral figure In It all this day. The following Sunday , June 24 , was the quietest day of my more than two weeks In the French capital. It Is the custom of the Parisians to spend Sunday outside of the city. If possible , particularly In the after noons , thus very materially depopulating the city. While this was true of Paris on this day , the public attraction In France was then In Lyons , where the Chamber of Commerce of that city was entertaining President Carnet not with n great banquet. The newspapers stated that "He- was received with great , en thusiasm by the Immense crowd outside of the building , both on his arrival and on emerg ing to take his departure. " But the day did not wind up so satisfactorily as the first Sunday. For as he was departing from the banquet about 9 o'clock p. m. , apparently well guarded , he was cruelly assassinated by an Italian anarchist , and died several hours afterward. This closed the second Sunday. The news spread rapidly every where. I heard It In Paris before I re tired on that Sunday night. This was a sad day for France. The next day , Monday , June 25 , and ever since the whole country was and has been In mourning. I have never seen a more general expression of sorrow for a ruler's untimely death , not even In the assassination of Lincoln or Gar- field. It was evident that the French peopl ? regarded him as a good man , and truly mourned his death. Durlns the following week all classes of persons ueeineJ to constantly reading the papers , filled with matters concerning him and Issued la frequent extras. This could bo seen In the streets. In the hotels and cafes , a'nd at the homes 'of the peop'le. Evidences of sorrow of every description werd seen evrywhere you turned your eyes. Furled flage draped In mourning stood out from the endless rows of houses , as cars of corn stand out from the thrifty corn In rows. Wherever the president's picture was displayed It was gazed upon by groups of French people In quiet grief. The spectacle was a Bad one from whatever standpoint you viewed It. and It was heartily shared In by all right thinking foreigners , particularly the Americans , The speedy election of M. Caslmlr-Pcrler , a much stronger man than President Carnet not , as his successor on Wednesday after noon , scttleo } all fear as to the stability of the republic , but did not for n moment check the manifestations of sorrow. Even the newly-elected president , strong as ho was , could not refrain from shedding tears of grief for President Carnet , when It was announced that he had been chosen as his successor. What I have written Is not a tithe of the sorrow that was manifested In every way and everywhere In France on account of the president's assassination , wblch occurred at the close of that second Sunday , Juno 24. The third Sunday , July 1 , will not be soon forgotten by any person who was In Paris on that day. As soon as It was announced that the president would bo burled on Sun day , July 1 , nil persons , Catholics and Piotcstants , Frenchmen and foreigners ( and none with more promptness and In tensity than the Italians , who keenly felt the odium that one ot their own countrymen had brought upon tham ) . all persons , I say , Joined In rendering heartfelt testimony to the dead president. Everything waa put under contribution to manifest the respect and sorrow that were entertained for President Carnet and his family. In so many ways did the French people and their friends ( who were legion ) manifest their sorrow that I cannot attempt to specify them. I must content myself with a few particu lars as measures for whatever else was done that I cannot speak of. Perhaps It would be best to speak of two of the testimonials which were especially marked , because of their vastness and peculiarly Intense. In all my life I never saw such banks of beautlfui flowers. There seemed to bj no end to them. It was stated that all the cliolco flowers of Franco wore gathered for this occasion. There were at least ten or twelve crowns , bouquets or wreaths that required a two-hotso wagon each to draw them along In the procession. There were more that required a one-horse conveyance. Hundreds , yes , thousands of bouquets , crowns and wreaths of all sizes and designs , berne by strong men , lads and lasses , made the endless procession a veritable moving train of flowers. Added to this was not only the exquisite beauty of the flowers themselves , but they were made doubly beautiful by the numberless expressive combinations made of them by the artists. It Is said that ono flower shop made 100,000 francs In the last two days before the funeral. Never before perhaps In peaceful times did a larger number ot persons participate ono way or another In the funeral ot anyone ono person. The procession and the crowds an both sides of the avenues were so great as to forbid computation. Those multitudes wore made up of citizens , soldiers , Judges , members ot the national legislature , physi cians , educators , authors and members of various societies , religious , Industrial , scien tific and otherwise. Thousands of men , high up In government circles and prominent In society , walked In the procession under the scorching sun , from three to flvo hours , In full dress milts or other elegant attire which marked their station , calling , or position In government or society. Those who looked upon the procession were no less Intense In their devotion than those In the ranks. There were thousands of In terested persons who stood up all night at given places upon the streets or avenues to hold the places from which they could view the funeral procession on Us way to the great Notre Dame church , and to the Pan theon afterwards , where President Carnot's body wan to bo placed. Many paid large prices for desirable places to view the fune ral procession ; others a smaller sum for lets desirable positions. Ono person It was said offered 30,000 francs for the Louvre balcony. A large window In ono of the most fashion able botelt ) found a bidder at 1,500 francs. Single seats In good localities brought 40 francs each. I paid 3 francs for a position on a poor ladder from which I most Intently viewed the procession for at least three hours , until the Intense heat and iny un pleasant position compelled me to leave the place and go to my hold for real. Two other significant features of that won derful personal demonstration showed the Intensity of tliclr personal regard , One after another of the honored men of France were seen walking In the 1 no of that Immonro procession , particularly n French general , old and lame1 , but doubtless very distinguished , thus testifying their great In dividual respect and lo\e frr their martyred president. On the other hand , many In the crowds recognized them and could not re frain from cheerng , and clapping their hands. Hut the great mass of the multi tude In and out of the procession suppressed their demonstrations as out of place at such n time by n general hlis which stopped It almost Instantly so that the procession moved on quietly as before. I have not space to continue this longer. In conclusion I might say that the facts much more than fulfilled the statement of the Paris edition of the New York Herald , mnde early In the morning. "Today amid booming cannon , the walling notes of the dead march and the clashing of arms , the murdered president , whom Franco mourns , as she perhaps never mourned n ruler before , will be borne to his last resting place In the temple where lie the ashes of his Illustrious grandfather. He will be escorted to his tomb by the repre sentatives of kings , principalities and pow ers of Europe and ot the new world , assem bled to do honor to the memory of n blame less life , to one who did his duty manfully nnd who died nt his post a martyr to the cause of order and justice. "Nor will the great ones of the earth olono bring their tribute to the collln of him who took his place so worthily among them , for the people of Paris , nay , the people of France from the highest to the lowest , will gather today In their thousands to bid a last farewell to the president without fear and without reproach , who so bravely up held the best traditions of his country. " I have written this without drawing any lessons or moral conclusions. Let each reader conclude for himself. I only de sire to show what was done on these three characteristic Sundays In Franco and how I'Msldent Carnet was the center of Interest each day ns well ns to note the different settings ot each day. HOHEHT WEIDENSALL , HKLHIWUS. A sister of the late Mr. Spurgeon recently preached In London. The death Is announced In Sweden of Bishop Johunn Andorssohu , who first trans lated "Faust" and other works of Goethe Into Swedish. General Boath of the Salvation aimy and his captains of cither sex have boon officially declared to be ministers of religion within the meaning of the law. At the opening of the century there were only forty-seven translations ot the entire bible In existence ; today there are ninety entlro translations and 230 partial ones , 320 In all. Hcv. George K. Morris , D.D. , formerly of Philadelphia and at present pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal chuich , Cincin nati , has been elected to the chair of prac tical theology In the school of theoiogy , Bos ton university. The .Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church received during the month of June $22,336 , against $24,48J for June , 18i)3. ) This makes the total receipts for eight months , $ G23C34 , against $ UU5,3G4 for the corresponding pedlod of last year. Rev. Benjamin Kni-pper , a reformed min ister cf Uladdens , Pa. , though 7G years of age , makes a journey of six miles on foot twice a week to preach to a country congre gation. He was ordained fifty years ago , and says he has baptized 2,215 persons , mar ried 454 couples , aud preached 715 funeral sermons. Dr. W. H. Roberts publishes the complete record of additions , on confession of lal.li , to the Presbyterian church , showing that the total Is 74(01 Instead of 71,4711 , as was previously reported. The largest additions were In Pennsylvania , 15,014 ; New York , 1U.70S ; Illinois , 5,22y ; New Jersey , 4,540 ; Ohio , 7,231 ; Michigan , 4,232. Among the presbyteiatu the largest accessions Vero i'hllauelphiu , 2,210 ; PI tsburg , 1,510 ; New York , 1,442 ; Saglnaw , 1.1CB ; Chicago , 1,371 ; Detroit , 1,152 ; Philadelphia , North , l.OGG. Fanny Crosby , the blind Slethodlst hymn- writer , Is now 70 years ot ago. She has written about 3,000 Sunday school hymns , muny or which are widely known. She was bom at South East , N. Y. , In 1823 , and lost her sight when six weeks old through the Ignorant application of a warm poultice to her eyes. She has been an Inmate ot and ttacher In the Institute for the blind In this city since 1835. In 1S58 she was married to Alexander Van Alttyne , a musician , who was also blind. , Her first poem was pub- Iltlied In 1831 , and her first volume ot verse , "A Blind Girl and Other Poams , " In 1841. Mr. D , L. Moody's summer conferences at Northfieid , Muss. , as Dr. Addlson P. Foster has well said , "are a power In the land and are making a great and pirm&nent Impres sion on the religious life of the whole na tion , " and , wo may add , of the whole world , The coming bible conference , the last of the three for this season , from Au gust 1 to 13 , wiil be of unusual Interest. It will occupy the new Auditorium just bel.ig completed , where 3,000 hearers can be ac commodated , and where the various serv ices can bo enjoyed with a comfort and satisfaction unknown before. The lists of speakers and subjects have never been sur passed at Northficld. A I'rl/.u 1'ocin. The Morning Dodo , published at Leaky Dam , Wls. , gave a ticket out of town for the best poem , three out of five , six paces , shot guns. The following poem took the prlzo and called out the fire department , says Peck's Sun. 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