DOSE LIFE OF THE CARLYLES
Ecoolloctions of a Visit from the Noted
Author's ' Wife.
HER APPEARANCE AND PECULIARITIES
lxllo JiIircTMlnrxn anil Self *
slon I.iiiitcM of Memory
r < -i Aliititnl AtTcTtloii
of tlic
Iti the summer of 1SC3 I had the pleasure
of meeting Mrs. Cnrlylu at a fi ( end's liouso
on tlio outskirts of London , invs a writer tn
ltulcicn ) > lcnt Slio remained In charge of
her house , ns vv is her unual custom , while
her husband's library was In tlio hands of
painters and decorator * . Times vvcro
changed Mnce the early days when , In
similar circumstances , she took refuge In her
hack guidon from workmen , having put up
tht-ro u ti-nt by" " tncnns of clothes-props ,
with u lltjlit carpet thrown over them. Hur
fiypsy Initlmls failed her on this occasion ,
and the election tell to pieces upon her.
Now thcro win a trusty housekeeper at
Cheyne How , so all that wai Incumbent was
nn occasional visit to note progress 'Mr.
Carlylc was with his relatives In Scotland.
Letters came from him cMry day , nnd they
vu-ru nad with eagerness My place at the
luncliron-tablu was always beside Mr ? . Car-
1) It1 and one day a letter from her husband
being opened by her , I could not avoid sec-
ing the llMt \ \ ordiMy own dearest " One
of those Utters contained it small pattern
of twtid eloth , which she showed me , sayIng -
Ing "Hu wants my opinion of this , and to
knov. . uUliiT I nilvlsi * him to have a suit
made of It " Generally , she said , such mat
ters weru entirely settled by her ; so much
BO that when the tailors man came to trj
on a frock ( oat , he ahsnjs auKeil for her
derision. Turning to her ho would say
"Should you like a velvet collar , madam ? "
Unfoi Innately , long years of bad health
Ii d left her vury much an Invalid It was
on effort to walk iiuicli and her hands were
weakened liv rheumatism , so that It was
Impossible for her to make any return for
th letteis dalb roc-elvH She was wofully
thin , and the ( .harm of hir early days could
only bo Imagined. Hut she- dressed In a
rich , nil Int style , and bright glowing eyes
lit up her face I never suv her enter a
room without thinking that some gracious
figure had stepped out of an old Spanish
plrttire One could unckrstand why It had
been said to Mr. Carlvlo that his wlfo was
extravagant In dress , the more so that she
vv > s known to employ a couct dressmaker.
Ills reply was "My wife Is the most
economical woman In London" On such
Mihjcots hiiE'bamls ' are not alvays the best
Judges , but we may give him the benefit of
the doubt As It was difficult for her to
ascend the stairs , I , then joung and active ,
was on the watch to save nor this trouble
nnd to get for her anj thing she had for
gotten In acknowledgment of these services
she gave me her photograph when wo said
goodby , kindly expressing the hope that
should I ever become feeble like her , I might
also find .1 willing helper This photo re
calls her vividly , a delicate piece of rare
lace being the charming substitute for a
cap.
A'MUSI.N'O ' STOUritS.
"When speaking of her husband , Mrs
Carlylc never nu'de UHO of his name , but
only of the pronouns he and him and very
amusing were some of the stories she told.
"I like , " she said , "to give people presents
anonymously that they may guess from
whom they come ; once I gave h'm an um
brella as a birthday gift , but ho Is so stupid
that ho used It for a whole year without
knowing who was tlio glvor. "
A pathetic tale was told of a llttlo dog
that fllmred their homo shortly otter their
settlement In London. Ca.ljle seemed to
hate this dog and was In the habit of showerIng -
Ing abusive i-pittiets on It , b ? much so that
every imleivor was made to keep It out of
his sight In older to Insure Its having
Fiifllcient cM'ictao the pvitn.un was In tlio
habit of toklng It with him , by Its mistress'
request , on his morning rounds One da > ,
alas' ' It vv-is inn over nnd was brought home
tndly Inj'iroil amd ncur di-ith The sight of
It thus hint affected Its master so deeply
that he shut himself up In lil.s room for the
lemalnder of the day. for , notwithstanding
all awcrtloiw to the contrary , ho had dearlv
loved the dog If farlylo could thus deceive
his wlfo as to his feelings It was no wonder
that ho deceived others nnd led them to see
only the afTt'i atlon of Indifference that
covers deep feeling as snow often covers the
volcanic. Tills Is clwr-ictcrlstlc of his nation
To botny one's Inmost emotions Is to a
Scotsmen an unpardonable- and unmanly
sign of wcThncss
sn.N'smvn TO SOUNDS.
Having sj long struggled to obtain quiet
for her husbind , Mrs Curljle declared that
she hail become as sensitive to sounds as ho
was. Proof of this was not long lacking A
terrier , belonging M our host , of a most
piclfle and friendly nature. bcn > cned to baric
ix little on the night of her arrival. Next
morning she said she must return home for
a night In order to recover from the effects
of sleu > k > ssniM On her ruipnearunco the
dog was banished to a safe distance during
the remainder of tier visit
HOT carriage came dally that she might call
at Clioyno How On one occasion I accom
panied her , and thus had an opportunity of
seeing the Interior of the house. It had
tlio coay , old-fashioned air , which is given
by Scottish furnltiiro In middle-class TJng-
llsh hoi'aes , everything seeming too largo
for the goneril proportion. What struck mo
incrtt was Mis Carlvlo's bedroom , on the
third floor facing the Hont. On entering
you eaw nothing but a largo four-post bed ,
with scarlet curtains. It had been made
for a largo ro-nn with high celling , such DS
nro common in Scotland , and it seemed lu
dicrously out of place In this small , low-
ocllod , London room , where thcro was barely
space to walk round It. Fortunately a tiny
dressing room opened off It , so one's mind
was set nt rest as to the wpaco needful for
comfort
The brightest tlmo for , Mre. Carlyle's talk
was dm ing dinner. Day after day she poured
forth witty stories , most of which I have
nlmost forgotten ; but In any case , It would
lie desecration to attempt to icpeat almokt
any of them The characteristics of living
inun and women were often dashed off in n
f ( > w pithy words , not without satirical
touched fieorgo Henry Lowes was not one
of her favorites , bait I noted with pleasure
the way In which she epoko of the wonderful
transformation effected l > ) the influence on
him of tfoorgo Kllot.
A LU'SH OP MEMORY.
Ono of her experiences was when visiting
A sliomr.akir'a fchop to make u purchase * , at
the time when euiilalcd shoes wcro worn ,
llko thoip reprrsentcil In the original llluj-
tratlocia of Ilcken ) The sandals were of
black ribbon , uncut uitil the rihofa were
worn b ) the purchaser at homo Mrs. Car-
) > lu tried on many shoos , and each tlmo
that n tdioo proved unsuitably she uneon-
eclousl ) slung it on her left aim lleini ;
at luct suited and , having paid her bill
elm left the shop , and had walked a llttlo
nay when she heard a shout behind her
Lee Ii Int ; r > ick ho saw the shopman running
after hur. much exclttd. and Insisting on
her returning the stolen ahow. Looking
down slip nvv. to her surprise , a number
of < < hoes dMigl'nig from her arm The man
Indignant ! ) aiked her ramo and adJrfas
Her astonishment was siuh tl.at her name
was obliterated for the tlmo from her mem-
or > and all she could recollect was her
ma Id on name , "MUii Welsh" The humor
In this tnl was enhanced to these who knew
her from Its be tog BO much out of koep'a ;
with her iwual nhrondnroi ard sclf-posaes-
Blon. that cone could have predicted It of
herHer
Her death sceno. a joar later , when "Mr
fillvoster , " as she named her coachman ,
during a drlu > , turned an 1 looked Into tno
carrlasi > surprised nt receiving no orders ante
to route and ww her flitting llfelcra , vvltn
n pet dog on her knee , has often risen to my
thoughts since that pleat-ant week In her
eoclety
My Btroivor't Impression wag of the deep
mutual love ovMriitly eubftstlng between
Mrs Carlyle ami her luiaband Kvery sub
ject vi o dlsousiyj soe-iued to recall thoughts
of him If the piano were opened ii'i
Bong of the 'Miluo da > " VVIM ro'med to. or
askfld for. If any literary man vvcro men *
tlunod , his rptnlon of him won given , or a
aa told allowing his relation to other
men of note. I f U n * If listening to the
lovo-talk of a youthful engaged couple , anil
when , In Utter days , Froudo opened up a
floodg&to of misunderstanding , I felt as-
mired tliero was a radical misconception ol
the true rtato of affair * . There might bo
outsldo grumbling In the dally life of the
chlldlrfli couple , but at heart there vvaa
only love of the truest and deepest kind.
It Is pleasant to find In one of Drowning1 ! !
letters this sentence "I dined with dear
Carlyle and 'his ' wife ( catch me calling
people 'dear * In a hurry , except In letter be
ginnings ) ' yesterday. I don't know any
pooplc llko them "
IIUSTI.IMJ woitnv TIIHSC.
Wlmt Some AVomoii Arr IloliKV In ( hi *
AVrnt anil HoiidMi out.
A woman Is building a railroad In Tuo-
lumno county , California. She Is Mrs Annie
Kline tllkcrt , and before she took to rail
road building she was a protpector and
miner , relates a correspondent of the Xcw
York Sun. She discovered the Calico silver
mines In San Hornardlno county nnd the
1'lno Illanco , the Ore Madrc and other
gold properties In Tuoltimno county. In this
latter region she owns a number of mining
properties wl-lch her railroad will make
valuable When she began operations many
pcoplo said the road could not 1)0 ) built bc-
cause the route lay through n rough , moun
tainous country covered with forests. Mrs
Hlkert let them talk while she hustled
about , organized her company , set survey
ors and engineers at work , and let her con
tracts. Now the San Joaquln and Tuolumno
railroad Is In actual process of construc
tion. Mrs. Ilikert Is president of the com
pany nnd Miss Maggie llrainerd is Its
treasurer Kour of the six directors ore wo
men.
men.Mrs , Hlkert spends part of her tlmo In the
offices of the road In San Kranclsco and part
nt the sccno of operations. Mounted on her
pony she rides down the line and super
vises the work.
"The road Is to bo nn Independent line , "
shn snld , "and wo arc building It because
wo believe that the people will patronize It ,
nrd that It will bn n paying Investment. I
knew Tuolumno county must have a rail
road , nnd I felt sure that If ono were built
It would pay. I took n compass and a six-
shooter and started on horseback over what
I thought would be the best route for the
road , and eventually made a preliminary
survey from Summorsvllle to Stockton. No :
there were no hardships In an > thing that I
did. I have always been used to exploring
I thn mountains. I have been engaged in
mining for the last sixteen years , nnd I
can ildo nnd shoot as well as most men. I
suppose I am stronger phslcally nnd have
\noto \ endurance than most men who have
not lived outdoor lives I have been ac
customed for the last twenty years to con
ducting business enterprises Therefore you
will understand that projecting and building
n railroad did not look to mo as It would
to a woman who had alwajs lived Indoors
and busied herself with the so-called
feminine occupations. And I see no reason
why there should bo any more attention
paid to this enterprise than there would be
I if it w ere the w ork of men "
1 A femlnlno Jekyll and Hjde has been
evolved by a business hoiwo in San franclsd ,
whose bookkeeper , a pretty and hard-working
young woman , took to running about
o' nights and spending money foolishly. Just
as If she were a man She had worked for
the same firm for several jears and pos-
st > s ? d the entireconfldenco of Its members
She was an expert bookkeeper and received
a largr salary tftan Is usually raid to women
accountants. She was devoted to her wark
nu > arcntly. and was nlwa > s on hand In the
morning , nrotrntly on time , fresh , bright ,
modest and oretty. She worked carefully
and attentively nil day.
Hut li some way the suspicions of her
I employers were aroused and they sent out
' detectives , who found that , the model young
| bookkeeper was leading a double life with
such skill that her associates In neither side
of It knew of her Identity In the other. All
along the Tenderloin she was known , under
another name , seveial names In fact , as n
gay companion , who was always Jolly and
! had plenty of money to spend. She played
I the races , mostly through an agent , and
poured out money to back the horses of one
of her race track associates. When the In
evitable day of disclosure came she offered
to make good any shortage there might been
on the bcoks but did not deny or show regret
for the raint-and-blnner sort of life she had
been living
Two young women named Kenway , wtoo
llvo in Kllckltat county , Washington , have
turned a neat bit of monej as the reward of
t'av'ng ' buulnebs sense nnd being staunch
i republicans When McKlnley was cle--te > l
they rejoiced greatly , and , being sure tint a
! few months more would see a nrotoctlvo
i tailff In operation and wool bringing high
prices , they got together $1 810 and last
! f nrlng bought n band of sheet ) Then they
hired i sheen herder and sent their flock off
to t'.io hills to graze on free grass during the
summer plannlns to sell their newly ac
quired live stock before the winter should
make necessary expensive care and feedlug
As the summer waned they began to look
about for purchasers. They made three
separate sales , receiving for their ishcop a
total of $7.480 Thty disposed of the last
sheep before the cold and wet winter weather
I began and netted on the whole enterprise
[ Just $5.600 That Is. they trebled their money
In n little more than six : monKis Which
shows that the modern Bo-I'ecp Is a much
wiser person that she was in Mother Goose's
Mrs Jennie Wright of Redding. Cal , hna
had a miner rcmarkabln oxnerlenco with
matrimony She ha-s had five husbands and
wan on the point of taking a sixth when she
tx-camo convinced 1'iat ho did not love her
for herself alone and she forthwith had him
airesteJ for grand larceny Mrs. Wright Is
still less than 40 jears of age. slight In
figure , gocd looking and rorlghtly of manner
Her first husband died soon after the wed-
j ding , the socend ran nwiy with another
woman , from the third she obtained n dlv rco
on the ground of cruelty , the fourth got .mid
of most of her oroperty and then absconded
nnd the fifth dc. orled her ten days after
marriage She thinks eho has been very
unfortunate In the matter of husbands , but
she has not lost faith In minkiiid nnd still
thinks there arc better fish lu the sea ttian
any she has yet caught
A I/OR Angeles woman , alone and with
no weapons but her tongue and her rockIng -
Ing chair routed six men and n big cor
poration to boot. An electric light com
pany wanted to plant ono of Its poles In
front of Mrs Multhauf's house , and Mrs
Multhauf didn't want the polo there. SU
stalwart men , employes of the lighting
comvany , dus the hole directly In front of
her house after she hod objected anl
warned them away with all the vigor and
force of which her tongue was capable
When they had finished the hnle she ria-le
another oiwlaught , sudden and unexpected ,
while they were preparing to put In the
polo , and the men , taken aback , hesitated
for a moment She took advantage of the
bieach who had made nnd rushed to the
front with two boards and a ro-klng chair
She roofed the hole with boirds anl
plun'ed herself thereon In the locker , and
with folded hands calmly told the sl\ men
that they didn't darn attack her. She was
qiilto right. They didn't They h 1111,7
around at a discreet distance nearly th > >
whole day while Mrs Multhauf fat and
rocked and glared at them Finally they
concluded to give It up Then they went
meekly off and dug u hole on the other sldo
of tlio street Mrs Multhauf watuhfd and
rocked until the hole had been dug and
the polo planted Then slit- picked up hen
rocker and boarda and marched Into the
house
Ir. Tuehler of Alameda. Cal. , worsted t' ,
thief In brilliant style. Although she U a
successful plDslclan , she Is still woma-i
enough to carry her purse in her hand As
she approached the railroad station. In Ala-
nicd'i a man hurried past her and anatshoJ
her purse. lr Tuchlcr did not cry "Stop
thlof" nor scream , nor pick up her skirts
nnd run after him. She doubled up her
lists , gave one leap , and landed a blow o (
the fellow's J > iw that eent him sprawling
on the sidewalk It was Just such a blow
n.s thosKwith which the only Sullivan used
to bring his rivals to the dual. The man
was completely knocked out and so daze !
that ho looked as If lie did not Know
what had happened to him Dr. Tuehler
Is not a large woman ami does not pcsscsa
more than vuual strength
We are anxious to do a little goal In thld
world and can think of no pleaginter or bet
ter way to do H than by commending Ona
Mlnuto Cough Cure aa a prcventatlve of pneu
monia , consumption and other serious lung
troublei that follow neglected colds.
ASPHALT ON CITY STREETS
Oity Engineer Bosewatcr Discusses the
Problem at Length.
HOW TO AVOID SOME BAD RESULTS
Surface Crncklnfr Olitlnteil 1 > r
nml ninntlc C < nimc lle-
Ilnxo nnil Wcnrlnn Sur-
Chcnpor nnd Hotter.
The annual report of City Engineer Rosc-
uatcr contains n most exhaustive discussion
of asphalt paving. Ho najs
'MJy reference to tabular exhibits It will
bo seen that asphalt pavements In Omaha at
this date cover 2.1.73 miles , with an
aggregate urea of 691,198 square yards. The
condition of streets with wooden block pave
ments , covering 19.G miles and an area of
487,4SS square yards , Is such that they will
all requlro to be repa\ed within the next
two or three years. It Is over eight ycua
since the last of the wooden pavements wcro
laid In the city , n period which covers the
extreme llmlt'of durability of wooden pave
ments under prevalent conditions In Omaha.
Public sentiment favors the replacing of
most of this pavement with asphalt , provid
ing U will not bo too costly. The problem
therefore , that we ore confronted with , Is
how to securoan asphnlt pavement that will
develop the best roadway with the least
numbei of defects ; ono that will bo the most
durable , and at the same time cost the least
In my former reports I have cndivored to
show that with proper precautions pavo-
mcnls of equal quality can be developed with
the use of numerous asphalts , such for In-
stan"e ns are mined In California , Utah.
Venezuela , the Island of Trinidad , and
numerous other localities In nlmost every
spotlon of the globe. With this object In
view , and to preclude monopoly , the specifica
tions for asphnlt pavements were revised In
Omaha In 1S92 , to admit the use of asphalt
In pavements regardless of the source , and
s'neo 'tint tlmo other leading cities of the
United States did likewise , eucli pavements
being subject to stringent conditions of con
struction and guaranties ns to maintenance.
The tesult of this course on the parl of
Omaha may bo seen by comparing the prices
of asphalt pavements from l'S2 to the present
date
" \Vo now come to the question of overcom
ing the characteristic defects developed In
asphalt pavements , The first of these Is the
tendency of the asphnlt surface to crack
within from six months to a few years after
construction From caioful obser-'atlona and
a study of this subject for a period of years ,
I am led to believe that Independent of the
Influences due to the preparation of the
isphalt cement there are several leading
causes which produce cracks. First , the
tendency of concrete upon which most
asphalts Inve been heretofore laid to shrink
within the first six months Second , the
contraction and expansion of the concrete
ba c Incident to extremes of temperature
Third , the uphenvlng Influences of retentive
soils containing moisture caused by their
expansion when exposed to freezing In
fluences and upheaving , thereby cracking the
concrete nnd with It the asphalt Itself. "
SEARCH FOR A RDMEDY.
Mr. Rosewater supports his contention by
quoting from a paper by Oeorge R. Stracham ,
read before the Association of Municipal and
Sanitary L'nglneers at Leicester , England ,
in 1887 , which details the results of exten
sive observations In regard to it ho contrac
tion and expansion of concrete. Continuing ,
'Mr. ' Rose.vater sas :
"This seems to be conclusive as to the In
fluences of shrinkage and temperature ex
pansion and contraction of concrete when
Hid directly upon the nsphnlt as a bas
From observations of asphalt pavements In
Omaha. I'eorla. 111. , and Denver , within the
past three years , I havp observed that pave
ments Inld over retentive soils , such ns
clay , develop numerous cracks In contrast
with pavements similarly laid upon soils
with gravel and sand , which possess the
capacity of self-dralnago. For the above
ren-sons the base of pavements for 1S97 was
designed to avoid , or rather conteract , these
Influences and develop on asphalt pnvemont
In which the number of cracks would be
minimized. In providing for the repavlng
of streets formerly covered with wooden
blocks upon a concrete foundation , to over
come the Influence of sub-base moisture ,
the plans of pavements for 1897 provided for
breaking up the old concrete for a width of
nlno Inches along nnd adjoining the curb on
each side of the street , nnd then , after
excavating a HMlo below this concrete base ,
refilling the nine-inch space with the broken
fragine-nts of the concrete. At each sewer
Inlet holes were provided for In the cast
ings so as to allow the ready escape of siib-
dralnago water Into the sewer , nnd thereby
keep the Immediate surface under the con
crete comparatively dry. Tlio space be
tween the top of the concrete ajid base of
asphaltlc mixture was provided to be filled
with broken strao or slag so as to admit
perfect sub-dratnaro beneath the asphalt ,
and at the same time to prevent the concrete -
crete when contracting or expanding from
affecting the asphalt. Over the top of broken
stone an asphaltlc concrete ono nnd one-
half Inches In thickness was provided as a
binder over which the asphalt proper Is
laid ,
KFFnOT OF THC NEW PLAN.
"In thfs arrangement of broken stone be
tween the binder and the concrete , the nlr-
volds , which are In the neighborhood of 40
per cent of the entire st-ace , will al o check ,
In a limited degree , the- effects of sudden
extreme temperature changes Independent
of the physical features , a very material
advantage attained by the new plans was
that by raising the surface with broken
utono Instead of concrete , as provided In
the former speclllcatlcm ? , n saving of cement
iinl sand In the construction was effected
In the CCTitrafts already entered Into under
these plans this saving amounts to 13 SOO
barrels of cement and 4COO cubic yards of
sand , which In money represents over $18-
000. In this ono Item alone the city engi
neer has naveil enough to pay over six years
salary , or 30 per cent more than the entire
expense of the engineering department for
the whole ) ear. The asphalt pavement on
Hirnam street between Twentieth and
Thirty alxth streets has been completed en-
tit ely upon ono side , and about two-thirds
of It on the o'her chip. Within ono month
after work was closed th'n pavement was
exposed for a period of several weeks to
cxtreirely cold wrather the thermometer be
ing S degrees below zero when there was no
srow on the pavement , and 15 to 18 degree's
below zero when there was from four to
six Inches of srow on the surface. A per
sonal examination of thl j pavement after this
exposure over the ontlro mile and a quarter
of Its length on ono side , nnd nearly three-
quarters of a mile on the other , failed to
develop the pllghtcdt orack upon the sur
face ard I am of the opinion that nhouM
It reach 20 or 25 degrera below zero dur'ng
the next two months It will compare
favorably as to cracks with any asphalt
heretofore laid One defective featureIn
asphalt vavprnento especially notlceab'o In
streets with car tiacks U the creeping of
the asphalt Into wave-like forms , which
seem to ba eau ed by the unbalanced traffic
which Is contlcuoiujy hi ono dlrect'on ' on
each respective side Tl Is < n more noticea
ble where asphalt pavements hive been laid
with EOft mixture to avoid cricking Should
the pavement laid under the now plans
prove successful In avoiding or m'nlmlzing
cracks. It seems very possible that a harder
suifaco can be laid en such original work ,
and thus nUo solve ono of the m < m per
plexing problen-s In asphalt paving. In ad- ]
dltlon to providing new pliw tad specifica
tions for the reravlng of streets heretofore
paved with a concrete base , placs an4 i'ied )
ucations were also provided for original i
pavement upon various mollflcatlors em
bracing the general featuiea of provision j
embodied In which I hove alrend ) referred
to Among these are some which omit the
uro of concrete altogether and provide for a
depth of broken stone eight indien deep
with a binder one and one-half inches arid
aophalt coverlg.arytag from- one and ono-
half Inches upwards accord Ins ; to the traffic
of the tttreet. This will sniffervo the came
purpose as rericrcto bate where the ground
li EUfficlently compacted and reduce the
cost of construction very appreciably
USINO AMERICAN ASPHALT
"In connection with the subject of as
phalt pavements , It U gratifying to note the
Impetus In the development of asphalt de
posits In the United States occaslrned by the
aJmlsston of all asphalts on equal terms In !
epeclQcations for pavements , tlltuuilnous
rock asphalts from California , Utah , Ken
tucky and Indian Territory .nro being mined
and useil with considerable success In vari
ous localities , nml thMr development la
bound to protect the public agnlnst any ten
dency to monopolize asphalt products or
their application for paving purposes. "
Here a letter Is" reproduced from
Henry A. Wise , city engineer of Kansas City.
In which ho gives the history of successful
use of asphalt from the Indian Territory It
wag laid on two blocks on two different
streets A year ago In plncea where It was
subjected to the heaviest traffic In the city.
Mr. Wise declared that neither heat nor
cold had scorned to affect It Thcrowere no
cracks In cold weather nor ; softness In the
summer. This pavement consisted of a
two-Inch wearing surface of asphalt on six
Inches of cemtr > with no binder course and
was laid for ? 2 10 a yard.
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SHOUT &TOUIU9 AII OUT AOTVIILCS.
A Lincoln ltpmlul opnep.
In nn Interview a few days ngo the venor-
nblo John A , Dlnghnm of Ohio said : "I
once sat -with Lincoln nnd heard Ulshop
Simpson deliver n lecture nt Asbury chnpel ,
In Washington. Ho made a Brand plea for
pe-nee ; the constitution nnd Just Inwi. After
the lecture ho came down to speak to the
president , nnd , after rccc.lv Ing our congrivtu-
Intl-ong on his lecture , air. Lincoln said :
'Ulshop , I liavo this to say to you. In con-
aldprlng this great country of ours , In dls-
cusMng Its great Industries , Its manifold
resources , you hive fnlled In one thing ; for.
In summing tip tlio grout natural resources ,
jou never struck "llo" once. ' "
MHflrl > pil >
At a gathering of Cambridge iimlerRrndu.
ntes , relates the San Francisco Wave , the
head of ono of the colleges wns the subject
of a number of flippant criticisms. A follow
ot the college- heard the talk ami proceeded
to administer a rebuke. "You nre probably
Ignorant , young gentlemen , " he said , "that
the venernblo person of whom you have
been speaking with such levity Is one of the.
profouridest scholars of our ngo. Indeed , It
may bo doubted whether nny man of our nge
has bathed morp deeply In the sacred foun
tains of antiquity. " "Or come up drier ,
sir , " was the reply of the undergraduate.
rionil VutlmrKj" .
An excellent story Is told In Youth's Com
panion of a former president ot Dartmouth
college. l
Ho one night caught a student helping
hlmsolt ; to wood from hit well tilled shed ,
and , collaring1 tha offender , ho demanded
steinly : "Young man , what authority have
you for taking away that wood ? "
"Well sir , " replied the student , mindful
of his Latin ) syntax , "opus ami usus , signi
fying need , require the ablative. "
The president'1 ! eyes twinkled , In. spite of
himself , but ha snld , gravely : "Take It , my
boy , tnke It , nnd welcome- . Hut when > ou
have need nsaln , como to me , and I will
five ymi even better authority than that.
SliuU < " < iu'iirp t . lltirn * .
At the , close of a lecturei to the members
of a certain literary society , relates Scottish
Nights , the following dialogue between a
Scotchman nnd the lecturer was ovei heard :
"Ye thlnki a fine lot o' Sha'.ce pcare , doc
tor ? "
"I do , Mr , " wa- the cmplntlc reply.
"An' ye. think lid was malr clever than
nobble Burns ? "
"Whv , there's no compvrlson between
tjionil"
"il.ivbp no , but ye toll us the ntcht It
was Shake pearo who wrote 'Unea y lies
the head that wears a crown. ' Now. Hobble
would never have written , sic nonsense as
that "
"Nonsense , sir ! " thunderqd the Indignant
doctor.
"Ay , just nonsense.1 Robbie would hae
kent line that a king , or a queen , either ,
dlsna , gang1 to bo < * wl the crown on tm
head They nnng It ewer the bick of a
chair " The doctor'q face dropped , for he
renllzrd that his lecture has been given In
vain. " i
Mnrl TTrnln'H 'Yfll. '
Mark Twain , nvlien starring on a tour
round the world , told .n Interviewer at
Winnipeg how ho often felt , a desire to "cut
looso" from civilization and to got nway by
hlmsoir where hfc could ruii nnd yell to his
heart's content. In this connection there Is
a story about the humoiHt and Canon
Kingslcy , Walking along the stree'a ' one
day Mark felt the Impulse to yell coming
on him with irresistible force , nnd s\M to
Klngsley : "I want to yell : I must > ell ! "
The canon aUd. "AH right , yell av.ay ; I
don't mind. " "And with tlmt , " said Mark ,
"I stepped hick a few steps , and. throwing
my arms nliove mv head , let out a war
whoop that roiild be hpir.l for miles , nnd in
less time than you eouUl fount ten GJIIOII
Klnprslev nnd mvwlf wore surrounded by a
multitude of anxious citizens who wanted to
know what -w.is the matter. I toU them
nothing win1 * the matter ; I just wanted to
yell , and had yelled. "
iMlVhHc HOIIMP C'nlleri.
There Is perhaps no time or place In which
thcro Is such urgent need of quickness of wit
and kindly tnct as at the public receptions
given by the prpsldent of the United States
and his wife.
When a queen receives her subjects , the
etlquot Is fixed and Inexorable. No one
speaks unless addressed by royalty But
Americans of nil classes , relates Youth's
Companion , crowd Into the nine Iloom ,
many with a question or a joke which thev
have prepared to fire at tnelr unprepared
ruler , nnd they judge by the fitness of his
reply whether ho Is competent to hold his
olllee or not.
Many of them , too , through sheer embar
rassment make foolish remarks , the memory
of which probably causes them misery
afterward.
Ono frightened woman assured Mrs Cleve
land , "It Is a mutual pleasure to meet you , "
correcting : her mistake by calling- out ns she
was passed down the line , "I meant to say
the pleasure Is nil on your side. "
A group of students out from college on
a holiday wote presented to the sime
woman just after her entrance to the White
House for the second time. One Ind , a fresh.
man , pile with diffidence , heard himself to
his horror snylnj ; In a loud , squeaky tone
of authority :
"Madam , I think you have just cause to bo
proud of your huslnnd "
Thn other boys stared with nimzemcnt nnd
delight , storing up the "joke on Hill" for all
future tlmo. Hut there vvns not the flicker
of a smile upon the sweet , womanly face of
the first woman of the land.
"Ah1" she said gravely , still holding his
hand , "you brlntr me the verdict of pros
perity1" I thank you. "
The freshman's comrades were delighted
nt the leply and at the opportunity given
to chaff Hill upon the nwkwnrdness of Ills
nddress , but Hill only knew Hint he had seen
whnt seemed to him the kindest woman In
the world.
Tim FOODS \VIJ KIT.
Vnrlniifl Kliidn iimlVlinl They lire
.Severally ( Jixiil For.
Nature supplies us with IMO complete
foods , milk nnd eg u , which contnln In the
proper proportions nil the necessary ole-
mpnt'i for tlio sustenance of our bodies As
thesn nre the only complete foods , says thp
1'lttnburff Dispatch , It Is necessary In the
abuMico to have mixed foods , and it Is In tha
mixing that mistakes occur , because the fat
forming , muFcle foniUiK and other pirts
nnv tnken Inwrong proportions. Homo In
excess und others the revnrse Left to hU
own tnste primitive man Invariably selects
the b"st f od This Instinct , however , Is de
fective at the. piesnnt day. For children
food ili-h In bone-forminK substances u
liefixiry Among mtisBla-forinlns food- *
the following me the bwt mil mo't common
mon- Oatmeal porrldgi * . with rich milk mil
whoU'-meil brend buttered : meat Is n hlsh'y
rondi nsed food of this , i'ln a To men of
sedentary ot-cupulon a' 'free ' use of meat is
Injurious Kor mnn entriifwd ut hnrd manual
labor n generous meat dli-t IB .nlmlrab'p
Vovjotablps contain but'llttlc nourishment ,
but nre- useful ns blogil purifier ; , and also
mipily bulk to the food which ' * > iifceiiary
to give the c imunier iaflbftictlon. Milk
should never IIP taken , H'Hli ' meat , because
they nro both rich In ono substance. TPI
should not IIP taken With meat cither lie-
pause It renders HIP pit-Jlf1 tough nnd Indi
gestible Houf rank * first as a museie-formi-r
and mutton next , I'oVk 'Irukea ' n very d- !
gtstlbo ill.sh nml fowt. Mul bacon are a
\niy uircfiil nnd pilutablo dls-h. Core-alt
enter largely Into our diet Und .no of much
value , hi cause they supply food or stuiPh
n.s well aw muscle food I'otaroes provldo
little nutriment , but with plenty of milk ,
vvhlPli supplies the precl p. livgtrdlenta they
lack , a good diet Is formed.
Suirnr Is well worthy of nollco and the
chlld'.s love of It Is a perfectly healthy In
stinct and should always be gratified In
reason. Krults are good blood purifier ! * anil
should be considered as cw ontUl.s rathe r
than luxuries Heef tea contain * scarcely
nny nutriment whitever nnd IH almost
purely a stimulant A dog1 f d on beef tea
starved to do-ah , lAhllo nnothi-r fed on refuaa
meat throve Tea Inlurlous if tnken
In excess , provides If tnken In moderation ,
a mot refreshingdilnk Many wlentlsts
rwommeml ! U UHO nbout two hours befoie
our principal mval , and without food. Cof
fee Is a stimulant , unllko nil other * In fact.
that It Is followed by no reaction It Htlmu-
latta tlui brain , and Is callol un Intollectutil
drink. Cocoa desi rvcs to be classed us a
food ,
Arnold's Ilromo Ceitry curra neadacuej ,
lOc , 2&c and Cc. All druggists.
KLONDIKE'"WOOL ' SOAP
IFOR THE
NATIONAL WOMAN'
0. F. SWIFT , Prtildent SOAP DEPARTMENT CHlCAfJO , ILL
E. C SWIFT , ttt Vice President KANSAS CITY , MO.
SO OMAHA , NI3H.
L. F. SWIFT , 2nd Vice
Prcildent . ,
KAST ST. LOUI8 ILU
L. A CARTON , Treasurer Swift and Company ST. JOSEPH. MO.
E. HARTWEIL , Secreury 80. ST. PAUL , MINN.
WOOL Union Stock Yards ,
SOAP
for Chicago ,
Woolens ,
Toilet , . Nov. 10 , 1897.
Bath.
It Floats.
MRS. IIEU3N M. BARKER , Trenj. Nat. W. C. T. U. , The Temple Chicago : DIJAR MADAM
We recently purchased from Raworth , Schodclc & Co. their plant , trade mark , etc. , and ate
now manufacturing the celebrated "Wool Sonp. "
\Ve will make you what we think a very generous proposition that is , for every Wool Soap
Wrapper that you icturn to us between now and January 1st , 1S)9 ) , we will pay you Ic each. Just
think what this means to your Association if each one of your members only purchases one cake of
this soap a week. It means that you will receive $2,000.00 weekly. They could also recommend
it to their friends and have the wrappers given to them , and by working it in this way we think
jua should derive a benefit of at least $150,000.00 the coming year.
There is no belter White Floating Soap on the market than "Wool Soap , " and we will guar
antee to keep the quality equal to what it is at the present time. It is the only soap that will wash
woolens without shrinking , the best Soap for general laundry purposes made , and is unexcelled for
toilet and bath.
We will co-operate with you and give you as much assistance in getting our proposition
known to your members as possible.
Yours respectfully , SWIFT AND COMPANY.
Xot genuine- unless picture of Babies is on the wrapper.
.
FRANCES E WIT.LARD. For God and Dome and Every Land. NEXT CONVENTION
Private Bocretnry BUFFALO , N Y. . OOT. I
Anna A , Gordon , n\anloii. 111. TO NOV. 8 , IC07
Vet l > rMMcnt nt I-nrgi > . NATIONAL.
i.II.MAN N SriIVUNS , Portland , Maln .
Corrc KATHAIU.NT ponrtlnp Fecretnri , RTHVnN'SON. Woman's ' Christian Union
The Temple , Chlcaco , 111. Temperance
Heeordlnir CLARA C. Fecretnry HOFFMAN. KnnsniCUy. Mo.
AeilKtnnt HoeorrtlnK SecrMnry , TIME Or PRATnU-Noontlde. nailso A Knot of White Ribbon.
FIlANCns E HRAUClIAifP , Ixxlngton. Ky. W METHODS-Pr < - \ Kdiicntlonnl , Evnncellsttc Social and t.eeal.
, \VATCH\VOnL > 3-ABtate-Educate-Organize. !
Treaiuier HCLK.V M HARKKR. The Temple , Chlcaco , 111.
Omce Secretary. MINNIC U HORNING. CHICAGO. ILL , USA. Dec i , 1897.
DEAR SISTER :
We have made arrangements with Swift and Company for the sale of Wool Soap , and if wo
can enlist our women and their friends to buy this soap during the next year , and send the. wrap
pers to us , we can gather in many dollars for our work.
1st. The soap is an excellent article , and every woman will be benefited by using it.
2nd. Swift and Company are a perfectly icliable firm , and will keep all their promises.
3rd. Here is a simple way in which every woman can strengthen the State and National
without any financial loss to herself. Please bring this matter before your local union , and ask
every member to buy this soap and enlist every other woman to do the same. Appoint sgme faith
ful , earnest woman to look after the matter , and gather up the wiappers and send monthly to me.
To the woman sending in the largest number of wrappers during the year we will give , as a
pri7e , Miss Willard's "Glimpses ; " to the one sending the next largest number , "A Great Mother. "
To the one sending the largest number from caik State we will give a badge or button with a beau
tiful portrait of Miss Willard. May we count upon your doing this woik thoroughly and sys
tematically ?
This finn will give the National one cent for each wrapper. These arc all to be sent to Mrs.
Helen M. Barker , The Temple , Chicago. An account will be strictly kept with each State , and (50 (
per cent of all receipts will be sent by the National Treasurer back to the State Tieastner. If the
grocers of your town do not now keep this excellent soap go to them and tell them flmt nearly all
the women are going to want this soap , and at > k them to order it at once from their jobber.
The general officers and nearly every State president heailily indorse the plan , your own
State president among the number. The success of this plrtn will depend upon Iheeainestness with
which you take it up , and talk it up , and follow it up , and keep it up.
Money is needed by State and National for literature , for organization , for pushing the work.
Thousands of dollars will come into our treasuries , my sisters , if we will all say a good word for
Wool Soap , and keep saying it. Be careful not to forget to .save and send the wrappers. Go to
work at once. Send a slip giving name and address in full of sender with each package of wiap
pers , so that prope credit may be given to each State and to those who compete for prizes.
Looking for the welcome packages of wrappers , I am
Yours for Wool Soap that will clean.se our ways and make the wheels run smoothly ,
HELEN M. BARKER , Treasurer.
P. S. If your dealer refuses to put Wool Soap in stock , please send his name and addiess to
Swift and Company , Chicago , Illinois , and we will arrange to have you supplied.
,
0J II j
requirements are per
fectly met in Wool
Soap.
There may be more
expensive soaps , but
none better. It is ab
solutely pure. For the
bath it ' is pleasant ,
soothing and delight
ful.
There's only one
soap that won't shrink
woolens. You must
choose between no soap
and
MY MAMA I WISH MIIXJE
USED HAD.