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TfAC1NO THE DEVELOPMENT
HOUSEHOLD FANCY WOflK.
OF
A fllography of the nab Care of the
j Finger Kails ftlmpW IJf for Children.
Working lot Humanity Coward I e.
Hlcte for tbo Iloaaefcecpor.
I It U quit stud j to trace tho development
of what U colled women's fancy work. If
one take np an old boo It on the muttei It U
found to contain variolic chapters on loathor
work, was work, and paper flowers, picture
frame made f (Man anil rU-e, landscapes
composed of pebble, mow and pieces of bark,
and duralcomauie pictures There ue to lie
manual of knitting, tutting and crochet
work. Every girl had to have a knitted
purse, a tatting set of lingerie ami crochet d
edge for trimming underwear. Hbe should
how to knit suyjteiiders and smoking
'caps for her future spouse, tidies and bed
spreads for her mamma, and afghaus and
ftutrU for ber baby friends In those days
. pie Client chamlvr bad match boxes aiul
motto made from perforated card board
HO.J worsted, a fly catcher or air cnrtle haiig
f 'iX from the chandelier; worsted lamp mats
Irixl Jaya canvas toilut sets; all in aw u.auy
-nrs ta tho rjiiibow. The young lady's
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work banket tjeiu a
Xransforuied into a worsted landscape, por
S trait of a poodle, or gorgeous bunch of flow
ers. On the walls hung a newspaper banket
manufacture! from old boopskirt wires, a
stiir shell picture frame, and a most excellent
unlikeness Lu crayon of some member of the
family.
But there were somo things the girl of the
period produced that will always remain
beautiful. The pressed sea mosses make just
a interesting a little portfolio today as when
they graced the somber old parlor of yester
day. Tho dainty embroidery on muslin and
crass cloth, the graceful vines and flowers
worked out on soft flannel, the fine hem
stitching, the drawn thread work, handed
down to us from nimble fingers of bygone
nays, are as beautiful needlework as uuy
thing we enn da
The herbariums of flowers and loaves
pressed in some old book have developed into
work with a llowcr press, and such art ar
rangements as the stationers get out to con
tain pressed flowers as souvenirs of different
localities, leather work has been supplanted
by wood carving full of life and beauty. The
conventional worsted work has given place
to embroidery on beautiful texture that takes
high rank in art work, and Is essentially
feminine. while it vies with the grand
mother accoinpliHhments with the needle in
it delicacy and finish, it has gained strength
in breadth and boldness of design, of arrange
ment of color, and warm tones and variety
of fabrics. The deathly wax flower art has
rtsei into war and clay modeling, and
whereas the caller used to be entertained by
SKeicn books or old castle and ruined
bridges copied from unnatural landscapes.
to lay he looks on a painted screen radiant
with groups of natural flowers, a silken bun
w wnu a uit-ukv uiru singing oq a swinclne
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vine, a canvas on toe easel tilled with nod
ding paroles; bits of life gleaming out here
and there and everywhere.
In the shop windows can bo seen most ar
tistic embroideries and paintings effectively
worked up into ail kinds of article f cr home
adornment, from toUct articles to parlor
qrspenes ana hangings, ail the product of
feminine fingers and fancies. There are so
cieties of decorative art where one will find
tiles, wooii carvings, designs in bronze and
plastic sketches, the results of women's fancy
for art work. The societies of associated
artists design and manufacture rare textile
fabrics for embroideries aud pointings.
fcvery Industrial association and charitv
ehool for girls has its department where art
U taught. .New York Sun.
A ISIography of the Baby.
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a pleasant custom, taat 1 am suro more
mothers would like to observe if they knew
of It, U that of .keeping a brief record of
baby's Ufa, Our children's earliest years
must ever remain a blank in their memory.
and who can tell with what delight they may
in after years peruse the pages that may give
them a clue to the happenings of that won
derful period I
Once, when looting over some rubbish in
my mother's garret, 1 found a package of old
letters, some of which bad been written by
granamotner to my motner wncn 1 was a
tiny infant, and never shall I forget the
eagerness with which every word referring
to taat renuu-lcablo baby was devoured. The
color of bair and eyes, weight at birth, a sug
gestion concerning the name, etc., all were
Invested witb a strange charm forme; yet
the facts were pitifully meager; and when
my own sweet baby came, I resolved to keep
for ber future gratification a systematic
record of ber progress and achievements. To
be sure there isnt time to do much at once,
but 1 plan to write a few lines each month.
even though baby has to sit on my lap during
the operation.
it takes but a few minutes, and. if the dar
ling, when grown, shall value her baby his
tory, surely the reward will be suflleient.
Such a record could conveniently be kept in
a small blank book and in any way desired.
Aline begins with a newspaper notice of
baby's birth, and is followed by a minute de
scription of the interesting little maiden.
Then in order of occurrence are chronicled
the principal events of her babyhood, to
getbei with many hopes, reflections and
prayers of ber mamma. When baby was a
few months old we printed her tiny hand and
foot on one page by carefully rubbing ink on
them witb a sponge and pressing them on the
paper. What would not you and 1 give if we
today could see tha imprint of our own baby
Lands or feet I
A lock of silken hair graces one page, and
here and there throughout the history are
short poems clipped from papers and maga
zine-1 by way of variety, and which are of
course appropriate for baby. Other features.
to make the account interesting, could be
added from time to time as taste or ingenuity
might suggest, and the history itself could
be as lengthy and complete as time and in
clination permitted. But if no more than
five minutes in each month could be devoted
to this purpose 1 would earnestly recommend
every mother to do so much for the future
happiness of ber little ones. -Ladies' Home
Journal
Care of tb Finger Nails.
Our Cnger nails grow out about three times
a year. They should be trimmed witb scis
sors once a week, not so close as to leave no
room for the dirt to gather, for then they do
not protect the ends of the fingers, as w&s de
signed by nature; beside, if trimmed too
cluM" at the corners, there is danger of their
growing into the flesh, causing inconvenience
and sometimes great pain. The collections
tinder the ends of tbe nails should not be re
moved by anything harder ttan a brush or a
soft piece cf wood, nor should tbe nails be
craped witb a penknife or other metallic
substance, as it destroys tbe delicacy of their
structure and will at length give them an un-
natural thickness.
We are not favorably Impressed as to the
cleanliness of a person who keeps his nail.
trimmed to ux quick, as it la often don tc
prevent dirt fathering there; whereas, if
margin were allowed, it would be an index
to tt clen:ilinesa of the bands, from which
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vu roiKxuom unacr tne linger nails are
made. Lra ve a margin, then, and tb mo
men you observe that these collections need
removal, yon may know that the hands need
washing, when they and the nails are both
cleaned together.
Moht persons are familiar witb those tron
blesome bits of skin which loonnn at the roots
of the finger nails; It is caysed by tho skin
adhering to the nail, which, growing out
ward, drags tho skin along with It, stretch
ing it until one end gives way. To prevent
mis, me fctln siiotild be looftened from the
nail onoe a week, not with a knife or scissors,
but with something blunt, such as the end of
an Ivory pa per cutter; this is beat done after
soaking the fingers in wurm water, then
pushing the skin back gently and slowly; the
white sjxx.-ks on the nails are made by scrap
ing the nail witb a knife at a point where it
emerges from the fkin.
Biting off the finger nails Is an uncleanly
practice, for thus tho unsightly collections at
the ends are kept eaten cloant Children may
le broken of such a filthy habit bv causing
them to dip tho ends of their fingers several
times a day la wormwood bitto:-s, without
letting them know tho object If this is not
suflleient, cntno them to wear caps on each
finger until the practice U discontinued.
Hull's Journal of Health.
Simple Life IJct for Children.
Happiness is tho natural condition of ever)
normal child, and if the small boy or girl
has a peculiur facility for any one thing it is
for self entertainment, with certain granted
conditions, of coursa. Ono of these U phys
col freedom and n few rude and simple play
things. Agreeable occupation is as great a
necessity for children as for adults, and be
yond this almost nothing can bo contributed
to tho real happiness of a child. -
"1 try hard to make my children happy,"
said a mother, with a sijjh, one day, in de
spair at herefforts.
"Stop trying," exclaimed a practical friend
at her elbow, "and do as a neighbor of minr
does."
"And how fa thatf sho asked, dolefully.
"Whv alia cinml t , , J'
rv ""'l-'jr tw uer cnuurec crow
and develop naturally, onry directing their
e,-v....u r, i-, ,j. naa always throwu
viictii, us i or 3 practicable, uncn their owr
resources, taugUf them to wait upon them-
""w uow many servants she
mm ana to construct their own playthings.
ueu sue returns borne from an absence
they await but ono thing their mother's
jss. r natever has been brought for thorn
is bestowed when the needed, time comes
Nothing exciting is allowed to them at nlzht.
unu tney go to bed and to sleep in a whole-
",uo suite mat insures restful slum-
ri by 6rC taught V loTe nature, and tc
noining arrayed so finely
mu unu, me oeea and the but
""i lut-re is noiuing so mean as a lie
nor anything so miserable as disobedience';
Horace io bo sick, und that eood
r-v , fcvw. ktiu aim caon umnp rnma
from plain food, plenty of sleen. nn,i
In Atvlan V: M 1 .
v hji n u, luiiurea renmrn a ran.
uiin amount CI "lettin!? Alm n R.n.A
unu in toe motner, lew tors, no finerv
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tue best tlungs for makinz thwn hannv
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A Woman Working1 for Humanity.
lou are distributing tracts or makine
domes lor me poor, or visiting tbe sick, or
tnrowmg yourself Into this cause or that
aiovement with all your body and soul
mignt and main.
Madam, you are not dolnjr nearly as much
good as you think you are. You are only
feeding and clothing a few bodies who will in
all probability be just as hungry and ragged
next year at tne same date, and come to vou
ua usuui, wim mcir moutns and rent car-
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ments both wide open. Or. you are workiuf
to push a movement when possibly you need
lar mora to puaa yourself in every direction.
x ou are expending a vast amount of force
and enthusias'ja in attendine excitinr min
ings, listening to speakers, cood. bad. indlf
ferent and all other kinda, beinz Dossiblv one
of the lot yourself, and you get up in tbe
morning too tired out and fagged out to get
up any interest m anytnmg.
You wonder where your strength has cone
10. vny, innoam, it went into Thursday
night's public reform meet in nr. It was a
part of the enthusiasm which prevailed there.
You cau't get up such a good time as you had
lucre on empty benches. There, must be
people to fill them, people to talk, peonle to
applaud, people to clatter canes and boot
nocis wnen tuey are pleased, people to feel
excited or Indignant, and talk excitedly or
inaignanuy, as the "tyrants or wronr
doers, whoever they may be, are held np to
buw uuujuuvo a a Liu n. x COL11U mUSb CX-
pend strength to do this. Nor can they fill
up again in an hour, nor In five hours. You
are ono of those people. You had a good.
warm, exciting time at last night's meeting.
aau now you must pay lor it. l ou were on
a mental spree, possibly, at tbe temperance
meeting, along with the rest, and now you
feel tho reaction, just the same as if you'd
taken your stimulant out of a bottle. Pren
tice Uulford In New York Star.
A Case of Cowardice.
A woman came to me one evenins and told
mc that a certain neighborhood was all ex
citement because of the constant and cruel
boating of a child by its adopted nannt
lhey whip him constantly," said she, "and
one can hear the little fellow pleadincr and
begging for mercy between the blows." "So?
Aud you s:t around and listen, do you?" said
L "v ell, to my thinking, you are just ex
actly as bad as the doer of the cruel deed."
Think you the Lord is going to hold you and
me guiltless, if the day ever dawns when be
makes up his accounts, that we have been
such sneaks and cowards that we dared not
be about his business down here business be
has left in the bands of the faithful to dot
If I were a girl and engaged to a million
aire doubly endowed, who promised to keep
mo on noney uew and clover all the days of
my lire when 1 married bun, I would break
the contract and starve on a crust if I found
him out a coward, for of all things detest
able in tbe sight or good women and angels,
a flunk is the worst. And what is any man
better than that who stands around with bis
hands in his pockets and watches, without
protest, a brute pounding a horse? And what
is any man or woman but a partaker In the
crime who allows the inhuman beating of a
motherless child in bis or her hearing, and
never lifts a finger to interfere! Up with
you and find your birthright to a soul I Off
with the habiliments of men if yon have the
natures of mice I Do not masquerade any
longer as human beings when you put hu
manity to shame I if Uod had Intended you
to carry yourself in tbe world as an oyster
be would have put you In a shell and planted
you underneath tbe tides of tbe sea.
Pretension and Cheap Ornamentation.
It is at comparatively small expense that
tbe average housewife must adorn her home.
A multitude of magazine and books are
urging ber on, giving directions how to
make coverings and ornaments for every
article la every room from garret to cellar,
gU&lng tha usOa and the door knobs, making
puw use eoony, and common earth on
ware iiks cnolcert Bevres. How falael bow
ruigari wuat a sham I Uomt made decora.
lions are like borne made gowns; they serve
purpose, but show the lack of ar artistic
band. In nine cases out of ten they are
crude. Inelegant, and In the end expensive.
iney oo not make your borne attractive If
you bare not the qualities; of mind and
heart that will keep your boys off the street
at nignt, Uiey will not be stayed by a hand-
paimea mincing stool tied with a -yellow
satin bow and a Turkish scarf across your
cwuier iaoie; u you have not for youi
irieuds a gracious welcome and hospitable
cueor uiey win not come for the frippery in
your drawing room.
Was there no virtue Ic the substantialness
aud simplicity of the old fashioned perlorf
Is not the personality of a room ofttimcs its
greatest charm I Are not nretension and
cheap ornamentation as much out of nloct
In your home at they would be in your attire!
Then away witb all these snnerficlaJitint
Sweep out the whole array of tinsel and
fringe and rags, ornament? that art no orna
ments, that pervert th taste, that dostrov the
dignity and character of a home, making it
look more like a curiosity shoo than tha
dwelling of refined, cultured people. Dora
V. Stoddard lu (Jour1 Ilousiikeenlncr.
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A Clilld'a Hunger for Love.
Delays are always dangerous, but never so
irredeemably as in the case of loving words
or deeds. It always proves impossible to
speak to-morrow exactly the cordial or atTeo
tionate word which today demanded of us.
A mother whose child had died suddenly
was so entirely prostrated with cnef thnt
some of the too ohiciouc friendt asked ber to
consider if her suflorings were greater than
those of others who had lost friends.
'Oh, it is not the same, it is not the samel-
she cried, "My little girl was different from
other children Vshe was so loving I She used
to come to me and beg me tc V.'s Uyr, 04 take
ber ir my Jap for a mjuute, ad s,p'n,ieVim.es I
WOS busy aq4 tpd hei tc fup a, way ad ui'
'1 hurt her htMe heti k - j
Us llttfe Lav uue it shut up
uee it ought tc have been
axed oien ty the sunshine. 1 shall never
rorgive myself."
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one uever aid rorgive herself, and thougL
she was almost pathetically loving to the
children who were loft, no lapse of time
could ever erase from ber mind the memory
U1 inai intie gin wno was Hungry for love.
Youth's Companion.
Illustrated Cook Rooks.
Home young ladies who have attended
cooking schools during the winter have col
lections of their favorite receipts. Tbe little
books, made by their own hands and illus
trated in water colors, are quite miiaue. Tbe
cover of one has a picture of still life, apples.
uuis, rauiui ono a glass or wine, while
another has the portrait of a rini ntv rvsnLc
with sleeves rolled above tb dimpled elbows
and tumbled curls peeping out from beneath
a iav.-n II ueu lM.lt. in One DOOK W OICD 1 WHS
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permitted to look at the picture that illus
trates salads is a lobster and lettuce leavar
beside a pot of mustard and bottle of pepper.
witn a teaspoon lying near filled with salt.
blices ox lemon and curled lettuce leave?
form a border, in and out of which receipts
are written in rhyme. The picture of a
salmon In another book is a genuine work of
aru Curious little designs aecomoanv each
receipt, and the prettj affair shows sc much
skill one naturally wouders if the same bauds
can produce a real appetizine dish of escal
loped oysters or an old fashioned apple pie.
-ew xork Bun.
Against tbe Crazy Quilt.
If I was a woman and had nothing better
to do than to sit down and cut scraps of silk
and satin velvet Into pieces and then spend
hours in sewing them together a-rain into a
"log cabin" or "crazy" quilt, I'd I'd well.
I d make clothes for a few of the ragged, dis
tressed and forlorn little creatures of earth
who swarm in all cities and are often found
in small villages. A woman could read the
entire works of Dickens. Macaulav and
Hume, and keep up with all the leading mair
azines of the day in less time than it takes to
make one "crazy" quilt; and they are night
marish sort of things when done. A white
spread, costing $3, will give any bed an infin
itely mora elegant and restful appearance.
Tnis is a man's view and may not count for
much. Zenas Dane in Good Housekeeping.
Good and Ttad Manners.
Yes, to become polite and well bred is pos
sible. Some women haye but to bow and
smile to conquer tbe world; others must
study long and patiently to achieve a good
manner. Tho worst manner is born of self
sufficient arrogance; a woman announces
herself a vulgarian by every pompous sneer.
The bad manners of the present are the out
cropping or ignorance and selfish indiffer
ence. Until the heart is mended the man
ners will continue bad. Mrs. M. E. W.
Sherwood.
To Tonghen Glass Ware.
Put dishes, tumblers and other glass
articles into a kettle; cover them entirely
with cold water, and put the kettle where it
will soon boiL When it has boiled a few
minutes, set it aside, covered close. When
the water is cold, take out the elass. This
rocess will harden the articles so that they
win not be so easily broken. .Boston Budget.
The best method for cleaning old brass is
to pour very strong ammonia over the brass,
and then thoroughly scrub it with a regular
scrubbing brush. After Ave minutes of
labor, the brass will become as clear, bright
and shiny as new metal. Then rinse it in
clear water and wipe dry.
A wash which will remove the sunburn ac
quired by outdoor sports is made by adding
to twelve ounces of elder flower water six
drams of common soda and six drams of
powdered borax. Applied to the skin, it
will make it as clear and as soft as a baby's.
Do not appropriate the best room for a
guest chamber. Take that for yourself ; your
friend s stay is short. Still, make the room
as cheerful as possible; hang the wall with
pictures, and supply such beautiful things as
taste suggests and means allow.
Hams may be wrapped in paper and packed
In a barrel of ashes. Smoked bam or beef
after being cut can be hung in a coarse b'uen
bag, tied closely to keep out flies, and hung in
a cool place.
Hive syrup Is good for croup or inflnmrpn-
tion of tbe lungs. It must be kept in a cool
place, for If It sours it Is very poisonous.
Damp salt will remove tbe discoloration of
cups and saucers caused by tea and careless
washing.
A teaspoonfal of salt In each kerosene
lamp makes the oil give a much clearer,
better light.
A tablespoonful of turpentine boiled with
your white clothes will aid tbe whitening
process.
Remove spots from furniture with kerosene.
Keep cheese In a tight tin box.
WHAT WE SHOULD EAT."
WHAT PROFT-SSOR ATWATER SAYS
ON THE SUBJECT.
roou of the Huropraa Wac worker A
Question of Nutritions IJIct Propor
tions of Nutriments lo Various Articles
of rood Important Faota.
ine main oiMerenre between the diet of
people of mot l;i utc ineaiu here and in Eu
rope inai me people here eat more moat
and other animal foods nnd more sugar. The
r.uropcan wage worker usually has but little
moat, butter or miar. in Knsland ho off .mi
enjoys a richer diet. I suppose, but on the
continent ordinary Hoplw live mainly iipcu.
tho cheaiier vegetable f.vxls. JleaU and Ush
supply a good deal of protein and fat The
fats, including butter, are rich in eurrp-v
and sngai suppiiot more energy than most
vegetable foods. While the energy in tho
working peoplo'b dietariee in Kngland,
France, Germany and Italy, as reported by
I'layfair, Moleschott, Voit and others, ran-w.
from S..VX) calories or less to a maximum of
5.70L, those that 1 have found is this country
range rrom a minimum of S,.r(X) to 8.0U0. and
even higher The dilleivnces in the protein in
American and European dietaries are similar,
though not quite as large. Without doubt
we waste more of our food than the Euro
peans do, Imt the amount which we do eiO. is
evidently very nmct larger. And tnouch
many of 03 eat for too much meats and
sweetmeat' for the rood of our health or nr
pockets, the evidence seems to me to imply
very clearly that we must keen on ectiri -
more than our transatlantic brethren ir we
are tr keep on wotkiu-j a ii.i. i. iv ...
roductivelj as we now da The Question of
high wnget and short hours Is lartrelv a out- '
tion of nutritious d,ei. Jlvfit,
buttoi and .gm cftU I K" ' miik
money Uj ' .a. whei. there is
.j iot them. They are tooth
je, and heno people who car get them
at a groat deaL They arc easily digested
and rich it proteic and energy, anil hence
sustain a high degree of activity.
The standard- for proportions of nutrients
help tc explain why we need combinations of
different food mulenals for nourishment.
Almost any one kind of food woulc" make a
one sided diet. Suppose, for instance.
workingman is restricted tc a single food ma
terial, at beef or potaUx-A. A pound and
thirteen ounces of roa-sl leef, of the compo
sition cere assumed, would luruisn the re
quired 15 grams 0.2a ib.) of protein, and
with it O.'Zt lb. of fat, hut it har no carbuhy
urates, x ei nature oa? provided lor tho use
of these in his- food. Three pounds of corn
meiJ would yield the protein and with it a
large excess of carbohydrates over two
pounds. A pound and three-quarters of cod-
hsb would supply the same protein, but'it
would have very little fat and no carbohy
drates to tur-iisb the body with heat and
strength. Potatoes or rice would have even
a greater excess of the fuel which the beef
aud fish lack thun has corn uieaL Assuming
that the man need? b,500 calories of potential
energy in his daily food, the one and three
quarter pounds of saJt codtish which would
furnish the needed protein would suppily only
VKJ, while tc get the needed protein from the
fat pork would require 0.8 pounds, which
would supply ounds of fat and over
i2,00C calories of energy I
Putting the matter in another way, we
might estimate the quantities of each ma
terial which would furnish the required
energy. A ration made up exclusively of
either kind of food would be as one sided in
this case as before. The fish would be mostly
portein, the fat pork uearly all fat, and the
potatoes or rice little else than starch. With
almost any ono of these food materials, in
quantities to meet the demand of his body
for heat and muscular strength, the man
would have much more or much loss protein
than be would need to make up for the con
sumption of muscle and other tissues. If he
were obliged to confine himself to any one
food material, oatmeal would come about as
near to our standard as any. Wheat flour
with a little fat in other words, bread aud
butter would approach very close to Voit's
standard for European working people, with
chiefly vegetable diet, but it would need a
little meat, fish, eggs, milk, beans, pease or
other nitrogenous food to bring it to the pro
portions that the American standard calls
for.
Rice, which is the staple food cf a lnrcre
portion of the human race, is very poor in
protein; beans have a large quantity. The
different plants which are together ealld
pulse are botanically allied to beans, and are
similar in chemical composition. W h.n-
here a very simple explanation of the use of
pulse by the Hindus with their rice. Tha
Chinese aud the Japanese, whose diet s al
most exclusively vegetable, follow a similar
usage.
Tho codfish and potatoes and the pork and
Deans which have ions been so much used in
and about New England form a most eco
nomical diet; indeed, scarcely any other food
available in that region has supplied so much
and so valuable nutriment at so little p(t.
The combination is likewise in accord witb
the highest physiological law. Half a pound
each of salt codfish and pork, two-thirds of a
pound of beans and three pounds of potatoes
would together supply almost exactly the
125 grams of protein and 3,500 calories of
energy that our standard for the day's food
of a workingman calls for. Professor W. O.
At water in The Century.
Politics and Literature.
"Why should politics interfere with the
sale of books?" Is a questiou that every pub
lisher is at present asking himself, and finds
no answer. Presidential politics undoubtedly
affect the book market, and while publishers
are ready to admit the fact, they can find no
logical cause for tbe interference. Said a
member of one of the largest houses to me
only the other day: "These political agita
tions, especially in a presidential year, are
ruinous to the book trade. I will not admit
that polities hurt literature, but the impres
sion has goue abroad that out of town deal
ers are cautious about buying, and the result
is almost a stagnation of trade, except in the
direction of paper covered books. These,
being cheap and ready selling stock, aro
being taken in large quantities, larger than
usual by the dealers.
"But there is little or no profit In paper
covered books, and houses like the Scribuers,
Cassells and Haemillans go into the produo
tiou of that class of literature simply because
they are compelled to do so by the action of
other houses in the same direction. But there
is no money in these 25 and 50 cent books
scarcely anything. Take a 50 cent book, for
example, by a popular author. Your trade
discount takes off 20 cents; royalty, 10 cents
more; production, 10 cents, and advertisins
and handling:, say 5 cents. Thera is 5 cent
left for the publisher, and even then the au
thor thinks that the publisher is making more
than he is, when you see very plainly be i3
not This is what politics are doing, driving
the large houses into this paper covered lit
erature because the dealers are afraid to
order and stock themselves up with cloth
lKXk3." William J. Bok in New Yors
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dry place, but loses its flavor if kept after
browning. ,
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Will Le one during which the subjects of
national interest and importance will he
strongly agitated and the election of a
President will take place. Ihe people of
Cass County who would like to learn of
Political, Commercial
and Social Transactions
of this year and would keep apace
the times should
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