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WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Absurd Storloa Sont Out by Nows
papor Oorroapondonts.
The I.nll (if tlio Limit Am Hotter Hop-
rcHiuiloil lit tlin National Cupltul
Tliiui tlio aimi Homo Alum-
lug NtorlfMi
(Bppctnl WanliliiKton Letter.
' This system of writ hit' for newspa
pers at space rates in h vicious one. It
induces writers to pud their work at
tlio Expense of voraeitj null strict re
liability. It in particularly noticeable
that the Washington correspondents
of papers conducted upon tlio space
ratu plan are habitually giving to the
jeoplc of this country erroneous 1m
prosslons concerning the national cap
ital. For example, in a jnetropolltan
newspaper the following item was
printed under a Washington date line:
One of tin most prominent society
dames of Washington went to the grand
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opera recently. She had simply an ad
mission ticket for which she had paid
two dollars, lint seeing a vacant seat
ihe proceeded to occupy It. When the
man who had bougbtltenme along, pro
denied his check, and the usher polite
ly nuked her to vacate, she bluntly re
fused. The head usher was summoned,
and he asked the lady to move. '1 will
not,' she said, 'and 1 dare you to touch
me.' A policeman was appealed to, and
he discreetly declined to interfere. The
result was that the grand dame, held
her ground and the young man who had
paid six dollars for his seat stood
through the performance."
That, story is absolutely false. It is
possible that some tlashily-diessed
'woman may have taken a seat at the
grand opera which did not belong to
her, but it is not true thM she wns "one
of the most prominent society dames of
Washington."
Stories of that character are written
by the. yard with little or no foundation
beyond the vivid and diseased Imagina
tion of space rate writer!. To say that
one of the society leaders of Washing
ton was so ill-bred as to conduct herself
in that manner in the Grand opera
house is to state as a fact something
which is actually impossible. If such
n woman should by any artillee sceuro
admission into Washington society site
would soon lose caste by her ill-breeding
and could never become one of the
"prominent society dames of Washing
ton." Of course then are a great ninny i II
1rod people in this city as there are in
all cities, but they are not lenders in
society, nor can they over bo referred
to as "prominent dames." It is kmcIi
reckless journalism as this which con
veys to the people erroneous impres
sions concerning their national capital;
mul the readers of country papers glean
from such writings the idea that Wash
ington is a sink of sin and iniquity.
Once upon a time a lovely western
woman by an accident of political for
tune was dragged from her quiet little
three-eourse-dinner village and brought
into the snares of fashionable Washing
ton. She thus relates some of her expe
riences. "I ate my strawberries with a spoon
and left the little jabber lying alcng
fclde of my plate."
'"Horrible! What happened?"
"Oh, nothing: the people were well
bred; bitl discovered my mistake when
J saw my husband nourishing tlio
fiendish instrument and regarding me
with a mournful smile.
"Hot and cold ohlllB played hide nnd
seek throughout my entire system, a
mist rose up between mo and tlio cor
rect and elegant hostess, my new din
ner dress was a failure, my partner wns
n block of ice, and the strawberries
were Dead sea fruit.
"1 got through my oflleia! calling very
well," she continued, "as I had only to
lieep a correct list of addresses, put on
my best clothes, hire a carriage and
Ktart out. Of course the calls were a
bore, and at times embarrassing, but
when I concluded that the women who
received were as much bored as I was,
1 felt as competent to discuss the
weather, to find fault with the cold,
or heat, or rain, whichever it happened
to be, as the wife of a cabinet oilicer.
Then I got through receptions very
well; wo never went early, so I could
just look around and do as the other
women did. It was th" first dinner par
ties, however, that pretty nearly ruined
me in my own estimation."
"Did you never see anyone else make
mistakes?"
"Oh, yes, indeed; and now that I'm nn
old-timer nnd give entertainments my
self, I often sit and feel sorry for some
other little rival soul who uses n largo
bfiife when a butter-spreader is' before,
bvr, and eats her oysters with a dinner
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forft, nnd is finally run Into a corner by
having to eat peas with an oyster fork.
However, I am not quite so solicitous of
the improvement of my guests as to
imitate one of our American money
queens, who was dining one of our
American war heroes.
"The general, who was none other
than William T. Sherman, it Is said, in
the distraction of a red-Ilpped bright
eyed, klssable partner, forgot himself,
and mechanically jabbed a dinner fork
into a large juicy 03 h tor. The hostess
saw the blunder, and, full of hospitablo
intent, but not grounded In the tenets
of society, electrified the company by
tho high-pitched exclamation: 'Oh,
general, use your little fork for oysters.'
It Is needless to nay that the general
took this hint, while he was now far
rosier than the pretty girl ho had been
so gallantly entertaining."
When that little country girl first
tamo to Washington with her husband
and tile strawberries with a spoon in
stead of a little silver jabber, she could
not have been a grand datne of society,
Having been well bred in a country vil
lage she could not of course have acted
with such Impropriety as the woman
mentioned by the space rate corre
spondent. Her own story is the inter
esting talo of one who has grown up
into the social customs of a great city
and learned much of the ways of so
ciety. Her story concerning the American
money-queen, who was so reckless as to
embarrass (Sun. Sherman by her foolish
exclamation, is an Illustration of what
may occur In city society. The wife of
tlie American millionaire was giving a
costly entertainment. (Sen. Sherman
and others of prominence attended the
entertainment out of respect for the
husband and his standing in the finan
cial world. The woman was herself ex
ceedingly Ill-bred, inciting culture but
trving to be agreeable and entertain
ing. She lacked that gentleness and
consideration which can only come of
long experience and careful training
as well as from good heartcdncss and
gentleness of disposition.
Out of respect to his position, the
newspaper writers of this country re
frained from giving descriptions of tho
wife of a certain president of the United
Suites not many years ago. hhe was a
good woman, and as kind-hearted as
any woman upon tho face of tho earth.
She loved her husband and was devoted
to her family. She was, however, what
society calls an exceedingly common
woman, having never been bred to tho
gentle ways of cultured society. The
mistakes which she made in her con
versations with ladies high In social
rank were both numerous and ludicrous.
They were repeated back and forth
among the society men and women of
the day, and of course newspaper men
and newspaper women heard the
stories, but it is creditable to the nuws
paper stall' of this city that nothing
was printed concerning the malaprop
conversations of the llrst lady In the
laud.
lut while newspaper writers mis
represent ladies by telling incredible
nUirles. concerning them, if they would
tell true stories concerning the men
who are called great, they would render
pood service to the people of the land.
The majority of our senators aio snobs.
While they arc in the ho.iseof represen
tatives, or filling some position of prom
inence in their own states, they are
compelled to be of the people, for the
people, and subordinate to the people.
When elected to the United States
senate for a term of six years, It turns
many a head. When the popular idol
of his state comes to Washington,
enters the senate, finds lackeys by the
score bowing and scraping to him, he is
inclined to imagine that ho is a prince
of some realm, better and purer than his
A quiKT gami:.
fellow citizens. If not a gentle man, ho
is not a gentleman; and becomes boor
ish and supercilious.
Whenever you read a story concern
ing a "loading society lady in Washing
ton" who has done or said something
discreditable, don't you believe it. Tho
ladies of thl. country aro better repre
sented in the national capital than tho
men, far better. It is tlie male sev
which supports the barrooms, the
gambling dons, nnd other question
able places. Tho ladles make lit t lu
blunders when they first enter the high
er social circles, but they rapidly learn,
nnd easily keep puce with veterans in
social entertainment.
Smith 1). Fiiy.
I.omlod with Kloiinonco.
An irate female seeks admittance to
the editor's sanctum, "lint 1 tell you,
madam," protests the clerk, "that tho
cdftor Is too busy to talk to anyone to
day." "Never mind; you lot aie in. I'll do
tho talking." TIt-lilta.
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
THE FARMER'S
DAUGHTER.
I.bt tlio
Pour ISlrl Hunt lions
Kiithor
Than it Hmlmntl.
Much has been said and written on
"keeping the boys on the farm," and
many pleas have been made urging
farmers to give their boys an Interest
in some kind of stock or crop, and thus
inako their labor of some pecuniary
Milne to themselves?. Every boy likes
to have a little money that he nny call
his own, and that he can spend as ho
likes. Hut how is it in regard to the
girls? Have you ever seen anything
wrilten In regnrd to "keeping the girls
on tlie farm?" Or are they of so Ut
ile account that tlio only thought is
to get them married oil' as quickly as
summit MitinitmGCfifM
a iikmiouhi: ron Tin: dai;uuti:ii.
possible, so that some other fellow can
support them, and so save that item of
expense? I say to farmers, give your
pirls a chance, and they will beat the
boys all "hollow," not only in the
thoroughness of their work, but in
their enthusiasm for results, and in the
results themselves.
Jlut you ask: Shall I set my daugh
ter to planting potatoes or hoeing corn?
Or would it bo better to start her in
business by breaking the two-year-old
olt, or the brlndle steers, or feeding
and earing for the hogs? No, my dear
sir; while I have no doubt slit! would
be successful if she undertook to do any
of these things, and would surprise you
by tlie results obtained, still it is not
necessary for her to engage in any such
masculine labor.
Again you ask: What, then, would
you have her do? Let mo whisper in
your ear, tlio one little word, poultry.
Now don't shrug your shoulders and
exclaim: "F.osh!" for if you knew
it there is more profit in tlie "hen
business," for the amount invested,
than In any other stock. And who is
more fitted to attend to such "stock"
than the daughters of tho family? Just
try it, if you have 'one or more daugh
ters that have nothing to do, and are
just eating their heads oil'; invest $130
in poultry, and a house to put it in (the
interest on this will bo but nine dol
lars a year); or perhaps you already
have some building that, with a few
dollars expended for repairs, would an
swer. Let her keep strict nccount of
all eggs used in tlie family, sold, or
used for setting, all young chickens
raised, either for home consumption
or market, figuring the value of drop
pings as worth 25 cents for each mature
'" f 1 0VG TrtOArAitjMtvri'
A CIIKAC AM) KIMIM.K llllXHOUSi:.
fowl for the year. Also keep a strict
account of all feed used, whether
bought or raised on the farm. If you
are not surprised at the result, then
J would consider you beyond all hope
of redemption, and be willing you
should jog along in the "good old way,"
letting the hens spend the winters in
idleness, and the girls hunting hus
bands.
The cuts show pictures of a conven
ient henhouse, which will accommodate
100 hens, and at the same time is not
expensive. It may be constructed of
matched boards, or of unmatched, and
lined with tarred paper, the smell of
which is not offensive, and tends to
keep away vermin. If your daughter
is not well posted on the "hen busi
ness," get for her some good book on
jKJultry. (live her what help you can
by advice, etc., and then let her go
ahead, lly the time she is ready to
buy her wedding outfit, she will have
the money to pay for it, and thus save
you the expense. Ibiral New Yorker.
lontn of tho Poultry Yard.
This is the season for lice, and it is
only the well-kept coops and yards
that are free from the vermin. Lice
will drive the sitting hens oil' the nest,
will force others to lay on the ground
tniLslde, will cause tlie chicks to droop
and die without apparent disease af
fecting them, will invite disease by de
bilitating tlie fowls, and will cause loss
where profit should be the result. Do
not wait for lice to come, but keep tlie
pests away. Frequent whitewashing
of the coops, the rubbing of kerosene oil
on the roost 4, the sprinkling of tobacco
refuse over the nest.s, anil the liberal
use of l'ersl.in insect powder well dust
ed into every crack nnd crevice us well
us over the floor, the nests, and every
where else, will be the only safeguard.
In selecting and breeding horses look
for three t
ilng.s, size, 'lotion and sense.
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FODDEK.
It Ilart Hoon !t with Kxcolleiit
Jtcsnlta
Down 111 3Iniiin.
Air. Walker MoKecn, secretary of
Maine state board of agriculture, says:
"Previous to having a silo we fed quite
large quantities of sweet corn fodder
cured, with excellent results. The best
way to manage this after It Is cut is to
shock carefully and allow It to dry
thoroughly, then dray to the barn and
puck, preferably in a bay, in alternate
layers with oats, wheat or barley straw,
.Make each layer not more than one foot
thick. Tho straw takes up the mois
ture, prevents molding, and is made
better for feed by contact with tlie corn
fodder. Wo never packed corn with ears
on in this way, but see no reason why it
would not work equally well, the only
objection we can think of would be tho
danger from mice. If well packed,
however, and fed from every day with
plenty of oats about the premises wo
should not fear much damage from this
Miurce. Jf you do not care to try this
plan stand as closely as you can in some
sheltered place, being sure to have It
placed in such a manner that It will re
main standing. When feeding if you
huo a largo proportion of corn you will
probably get better results by cutting
or shredding before feeding. If you
have but ti small proportion you will
have no trouble in feeding it by using
a small amount each day along with
other fodders. Animals will do well on
this fodder. One of the finest and larg
est herds I know of kept for selling
milk In a city is fed largely In winter
on this dried corn with cars on, their
owner using a largo cutter, and two
horse power, cutting a week's feed
ahead and allowing it to heat slightly.
For our own use, however, wo should
prefer tlie silo, as there will be a saving
of labor and succulent food."
PRETTY ROOF WINDOWS.
Tho Illustration Tolls tho Wliolo Story of
Tholr C'mwtructlon.
The chambers of many old-fashioned
houses are dark and stuffy. They need
light and air, which can be secured by
letting windows Into tlie roof. Double
roofed dormer windows are not partic
ularly attractive, arc quite expensive to
build, and frequently leak. Besides
they do not gjvo the proper amount 01
100m inside that is needed. A much
better plan for roof windows is shown
in the accompanying illustration, which
tolls its own story of construction.
Here we have graceful lines and the
maximum of room inside, the ceiling of
the room finishing flush right out into
the addition. In front of tho window,
if desired, can lxi constructed a window
box for flowers, as shown. In this case
:i gutter must be placed above the win
dow to catch the drip. The rafters for
such a dormer window can bo cut from
seven-eighths-inch boards, these being
perfectly strong to support tho weight
of the dormer roof, which Is, of course,
very light. Cut from boards it is very
easy to get tho curved roof. Such win
dows can be added to a roof very cheap
ly nnd will give the greatest satisfac
tion, as the writer knows by experience.
Orange .lucid 1'nriner.
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
To plow manure deep is to lose a good
part of the possible benefit.
Very few animals are as dainty or as
choice in their food as sheep.
The health of the animal affects the
quality and quantity of the wool.
The first gait to teach the young
colt is n good, strong smart walk.
Feed tho lambs as soon as they are
able to eat, and keep them growing.
lixed husbandry in gardening und
fruit growing is essential to success.
It does not pay to keep all kinds of
and all sizes of hogs in the same pen
and on tho same feed.
A careless hand will often cause more
loss than ho is worth. Pay a fair price
and secure good help.
Under present conditions it does not
pay to raise mongrel cattle, as they
cost as much as good grades and sell for
less. Farmers' lleview.
ltoHuotlniK Ulovur Itloailmvft.
The Ohio Experiment station is now
planning some experiments in attempt
ing to get a stand of clover on Holds
sown last spring, but which failed to
make a perfect stand, owing to the
drought. The bare spots in these fields
will llrst bo gone over with a sharp
spike harrow, or with a disk harrow;
crimson clover and common clover will
then be sown side by side, and light re
covered In with smoothing harrow. A
light seeding of oats as a nurse crop
may be added on part of the land, for
comparison, but wo expect the best re
sults from seeding the clover alone.
Last season's experience demonstrated
that the nurse crop may prove a rob
ber instead of a nurse, by taking all
the water from the soil and leaving nono
for the clover.
SWEET CORN
IrniHmjJIJgjfl 'fpy y
EMANCIPATION IN EGYPT.
(Slavery a ThlriR of I ho 1'iiNt In tho f.nnd
of tho I'haruohit.
Tlie extension of Kgyptlnn rule now
to the Soudan would be under condi
tions vastly different from those that
prevailed when Kgyptian rule thero
was brought to an end in 1884. At that
time the ollloials were Turkish and
their methods were Turkish that Is
to say, onH, corrupt, oppressive and
tlestniotive of prosperity. Slavery ex
isted in r'gypt, and in a worse form
In the Soudan. It still exists in the
Soudan, but under a decree of tho
khedive in November last, enforced by
the English influence, it has ceased
In Egypt. Every slave In Egypt may
now, if lie likes, demand nnd obtain
his certificate of manumission.
In the consular reports from .March
Consul-General i'onflehl, Cairo, writing
in November last, observes that "should
the Soudan and equatorial provinces
ever be retaken by Egypt thero will
be hundreds of thousands of poor
people to whom the advent of the khe
dive's government will be as tlio un
locking of the prison door to the cap
tive." The advent, In short, of Gen.
Kitchener and his Anglo-Egyptian
nrmy will mean deliverance and a now
social and industrial order. The liber
ated slaves will be stout upholders of
the reestablished Egyptian authority.
Administration will bo under English
guidance. Ilegard for justice nnd hu
manity, for the llrst time in tho his
tory of that part of the world, will
characterize th government. Tho pre
dominance of a European power in
Egypt and tlie abolition of slavery aro
new factors that will toll most favor
ably on the future of tho Soudan when
recognized.
The present government of that re
gion is about the worst it has ever had.
The khalifa is supported by two or
throe tribes, who lord it over the
masses. The principle of cohesion is
a gloomy fanaticism helped out by a
spoils system of u very literal character.
Largo areas have been desolated by the
oppressive requirements of the der
vishes, who plunder and slay without
remorse. Population has declined and
agriculture is checked. The subject
races are, it is said, ripe for revolt and
a small nrmy from Egypt may over
throw the khalifale. Haltlmoro Sun.
PIEPLANT
PASTRY.
Din-ctloiiH
for Mnlclnir Homo
Seasonable
Daliitioii.
Pieplant or rhubarb is now 'geneijr
nUy stewed, as it should bo, with the
skin on. Tlie old-fashioned pipkin of
onithenwnre (such as come in a nest of
five assorted sizes as low as 35 cents a
sot) is altogether tho best dish to stew
it in because it is cooked so slowly that
the juice of rhubarb has time to draw
out. Only a few tablespoonf uls of water
aro then necessary for a quart measure
of sliced stems. When the rhubarb pio
is baked in sin upper crust it is bettor to
use raw rhubarb, but where a meringuo
of rhubarb is prepared tlie r.talks must
be stowed. Add the sugar to the stewed
rhubarb after It Is cooked and tender.
It is a great mistake to add flour, eggs
or anything else to thicken it to a rhu
barb pie. The simplest mcthpd is tho
best. Line a good t,in baking plate with
pastry. Use only the best tin for pio
plates. Poor, cheap tin, such as has
been adulterated with antimony or lead,
lias no power of conducting heat, nnd
the tinder crust of tho pies baked in it
will bo sodden despite tlio best plates.
There are no advantages in perforated
pie plates. Take sufficient pieplant to
fill the pie. Cut the pieplant into inch
pieces. Mix about three-quarters of a.
cup of sugar with it and stir the mix
ture. In a porcelain-lined pan over tho
fire for two or three minutes. Fill tho
pie, leaving a vacant place around tho
edge for the juice to run jnto. Cover tho
pio with a thin layer of the best and
lightest pastry nnd bake it for one hour.
Sprinkle it with powdered sugar, tising
a dredge, and set back in the oven for
two or three minutes or till tho sugar
melts.
To make a pieplant meringue, stew
and tsweeten enough pieplant to fill a
pie. Line it and fill it. Let it bake three
quarters of an hour or until the under
crust is done, then take it up, dredge it
with a little Kwdcred sugar and cover it
with a meringue made by beating the
whites of three eggs to a stilt froth and
nddlngthreo tablespoonf ulsof powdered
sugar and the juice of hnlf a lemon.
P.ake the meringue In a very slow oven
for liO minutes, when it should bo slight
ly browned. If it cooks faster it will
le tough, and will fall after it is taken
out of the oven. X. Y. Tribune.
Ormriro CiiHtnnt
Scald one pint of milk, bent the yolks
of three eggs light with one-fourth cup
of granulated sugar. Slowly pour tho
milk on the eggs, and when well mixed
return to farina boiler with ohippings
of the rind of orange. Cook for two
minutes, or until smooth and thick,
stirring constantly. Add the juice of
two oranges, strain and put to cool. If
you desire baked custard, use sumo
recipe, strain custard in cups, stand in
pan of hot water and bake in moderate
oven. Never stir eggs into milk, but ul
ways pour milk on the eggs, and when
cooking in farina bgilor never leave it
for an instant. Tho great seorot of
making custard is slow cooking. In
baking custards it is better to have
them overdone than not cooked enough.
St. Louis Ilupublic.
Hach wrote fugues and studied in
counterpoint before he was nine yeara
old
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