Plattsmouth weekly journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1881-1901, November 29, 1894, Image 6
MEET IX CLEVELAND. Twonty-First Convention of the National W. C. T. tJ. Frances E. Wlllard Reviews the Work Delegates Oocupy the City's Pulpits Vivisection Opposed Election of Officer Platform Adopted. Cleveland, Nov. 19. The twenty flrst annual convention of the National Women's Christian Temperance union met here Friday at Music hall. Representative women are present from every state and territory and from Canada. Mlu Willard's Address. Interest in the opening1 session cen tered in the address of President Frances E. YViilard, who ably re viewed the whole field of thought and action for. women. The address scintillated with bright thoughts and saying's. Miss Willard referred feelingly to the death of Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, of Chicago, cor responding secretary of the society, and to the loss of other good workers in the cause during the last year. Keports of Officers. The annual report of Mrs. Helen M. Barker, treasurer, showed receipts: Dues, S14.704.99; other contribu tions, $11,314.20. Total. S-26, 010.25. Disbursements, S20.338.07. Balance in treasury, S5.0S1.13. There are no outstanding bills. The receipts of the 3-ear were in excess of several previous years, and the dues showed an increase in paid-up member ships over last year. The annual report of the late Mrs. Mary Ii. Woodbridge, who was for tuany years corresponding secretary, and which she had prepared prior to lier sudden illness and death, and which was read by Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, set forth that the organiza tion had over 1,000,000 on members on its rolls and is organized in forty-eight nations. At the afternoon session the conven tion discussed the relations of health and heredity and sanitary and eco nomic cookery to the battle against intemperance, and reports were made from each of the depart ments of the educational group con cerning the growth of total absti nence habits and sentiments. Women In the Pulpit. Cleveland, O., Nov. 20. From near ly every pulpit in this city Sunday the voice of an earnest woman was raised iu the cause of temperance. The lo cal ministers almost without excep tion allowed their pulpits to be occu pied by delegates and visitors to the convention of the W. a T. U. The congregations were large. In the afternoon at Music hall an evangelistic meeting was conducted by MissF. W. Greenwood, evangelistic superintendent of the National W. C. T. I J. The annual sermon was deliv ered by Rev. J. W. Bash ford, president of Wesleyan university, Delaware, O. Fully 5.030 people attended the serv ices. Immediately following the evangel istic meeting a gospel sufferage meet ing was held. It was one of the most notable gatherings of the convention. Rev. Anna Shaw, of Boston, presided. The speakers were Susan B. Anthony .and Iiev. Joseph Cook. Needless Cruelty. "Cleveland, O., Nov. 21. At the ses sion of the W. C. T. U. Monday among the reportsread was one by Mrs. Mary F. Lovell, of Massachusetts, for the de partment of mercy, who spoke against .the use of birds for the adornment of Jadies" hats, against killing of seals for -uie in cloaks and urged her hear ers to look into what she termed the horrors of the slaughter house. She offered a resolution which was unanimously adopted urging the creat ing of a sentiment among the young people of the country against the practice of vivisection which she de nounced as cruel and unnecessary for the promotion of science. Offlcers Elected. Cleveland, O., Nov. 22. The Na tional Woman's Christian Temperance union on Tuesday reelected Miss Frances E. Willard president. The president was then presented with two travels sent by the Woman's Christian Temperance union of Churchill, N. Y-, the wood being taken from the house where Miss Willard was born. She made a brief address of thanks for the continued confidence reposed in her by the union. Mrs. L. M. Stevens was unimously elected vice president. For corresponding secre tary Mrs. Katherine Lente Stevenson was elected, and Mrs. Clara Hoffman was made assistant secretary. The election of Mrs. Helen M. Barker as treasurer was effected by a rising vote. The afternoon session was devoted almost entirely to a memorial servHe in honor of Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, the recently deceased corresponding .secretary of the union. The Closing Session. Cleveland, O., Nov. 23. The W. C 1". U. convention adjourned Wednes day night. It is considered to have been the most successful meet ing in the history of the union and the delegates are loud in their praises of the hospitality of Cleveland temperance women. Resolutions, of which the following is a brief summary, were adopted: Allegiance to the principles of total absti nence and prohibition are reaffirmed: they call upon all executives ot the law. as well as upon all moral and religious people, to unite in the enforcement of existing laws for the preven tion of Sabbath desecration; iavor comomeu mid persistent effort toward securing the en fr.iuchlsenient ot women; Indorse the heroic action of Kentucky women In aiding in the overthrow of Impurity In htU places and demanding the annihilation of sex In moral standards; deprecate the so cial amusements of card-playing, theater Kointt and promiscuous dancing as having an iipaioral tendency; while appreciating the v line of athletic and outdoor sports as having a Ut.ucEcy to aid physical development, the res olutions disapprove of football or other games require the presence of a physician as being injurious to physical well-tern and brutallz-l-ig iu their moral tendency : they protest against i lie custom of inter-collegiate athlotlcs as demoralizing to the legitimate work of college Ule and calculated to encourage the spirit of -ambling; refuse to recognize institutions for the restoration of the drunkard as a sure for Abe saloon evil; urgo 9 ot Poaal Influ ence with the editors and publishers of our daily press to suppress the details of murders, suicides and the dreadful personals and pre tended medical advertisements; urge concil iation to prevent strikes, and arbitation to put an end to them: pledge support of the ballot, when obtained by women, to the "home pro tection party." by whatever name called. Resolutions were also adopted deploring the Armenian massacre and advocating interna tional ptotection; thanking the populists for the suffrage plank in tho platform In Kansas: thanking the republicans for the same thing in Colorado, and thanking the democrats of the south for bringing a large area under local option laws. A report presented by the board of managers of the Woman's temple in Chicago shows the financial condi tion to be flourishing, and the proba bility of the reduction of its floating debt to S25.000 by January i, 1S95. The rent roll now amounts to S150.000 per annum. STANDS AGHAST. Europe Is Indignant Over the Blood Curdling Reports from Armenia. London, Nov. 19. The chairman of the Armenian l'atriotic association. G. Hagopian, has sent the following let ter received from an'Armenian, whose name is not given because it would jeopardize his life, to the earl of Kim berly, the secretary of state for for eign affairs. The letter is dated Oc tober 9. It says: "The so-called rebellion of the Armenians in 1303 was a got-up affair, for the repression of which the chief magnate got a decoration. This year the Kurds carried off Armenian oxen and the Armenians' appeal for their restora tion was refused. A fight ensued. Two Kurds were killed and three were wounded "The Kurds Immediately carried their dead before the governor, declaring the Armenian soldiers had overrun the land, killing and plun dering the Kurds. This furnished a pretext for massing tho troops from far and near. The troops were commanded by a pasha and a mar shal and were hurried to the district. The pasha is said to have hung from his breast, after reading It to his soldiers, an order from Constantlnop'e to cut the Armenians uproot and branch and adjuring them to do so If they loved their king and government. "Nearly all these things were related here and there by soldiers who took part In the hor rible carnage. Some of them weeping claim the Kurds did more, and declare they only obeyed the orders of others. It is said that luo fell to each of them to dispose of. No com passion was shown to age or sex even by the regular soldiery, not even when the victims fell suppliant at their feet. "Six to ten thousand persons met such a fate as even the darkest sges of darkest Africa hardly witness, for there women and tender babes might at least have had a chance of a life of slavery, while here womanhood and in nocence were but a mockery before the cruel lust that ended its debauch by stabbing women to death with the bayonet while tender babes were Implied with the same weapon on their dead mother's breasts or perhaps seized by the hair to have their heads lopped off with the sword." JAPAN'S ANSWER. Courteously Declines the Friendly Offer of the lnlted States. Washington. Nov. 22. The state de partment has received a cable reply from Japan, through Minister Dun. at Tokio, to the United States' sugges tion of mediation. The Japanese le gation at Washington has also received from the foreign office in Japan a cable stating that the reply had been made and giving its terms. Both were received here Sundav afternoon. The cable to Secretary Oresham shows unusual dignity and formality, in having the imperial sanction of his majesty, the emperor of Japan. It is rarely that the emperor speaks in dip lomatic negotiations, so that his ac tion in this case is evidence of Japan's desire to express its appreciation of the course of the United States. The message is in two parts, the first giving imperial expres sion of good will and saying that the success of the Japanese arms had been such that China should approach Japan directly. The second part is more directly from Minister Dun and expresses th e view of the Japanese foreign office that as China has no minister at Tokio China could submit a direct proposition through Minister Dun. The cable to Minister Kurino is sub'.tantiallj' the same as the fore going. Secretary CIresham has cabled Minis ters Dun and Denby to transmit such peace offers a China might wish to make direct to Japan. WOE IN ITALY. Further Detail of the Rnin Caused by ! the Kecent Earthquakes. Rows-. Nov. 23. New from the dis tricts shaken by the recent earth- j quakes comes in slowly, but every dis patch shows that the devastation was far greater than the early reports in dicated. Thirty-eight communes suf fered severely. San Procopio, Oppido Mamertino, Scilla and Palmi, all in Reggio di Calabri. and with a toCal population of some 23.000, are little more than heaps of ruins. Many des titute families from the ruined towns are pillaging the damaged shops and houses. Troops have been posted throughout the unfortunate districts to protect property. The total dam age is estimated now at nearly 7,000, 000 lire. The collection of taxes has been suspended in most of the districts of Reggio di Calabria. The volcano on Stromboli island is in full eruption, and Etna and Vesuvius are active. AN INSANE MAN'S DEED. He Kills Three Members of Ills Family and Himself. Weli.sville, Mo., Nov. 21. This lit tle village was the scene of a horrible quadruple murder early Monday morn ing which wiped out nearly an entire family. Thomas Portercheck, with hia mother, two sisters and a brother, oc? cupied a small house half a mile east of the business portion of the village. The family were Bohemians and were in humbie circumstances. Investigation showed that the moth er, daughter and son James had been horribly mutilated by an ax. It is be lieved that Thomas had first killed his brother, then his sister and mother. It was probably his indention to kill his sister Mary also, but her life was saved by tho screams of her mother. Anarchist Kranch la Executed. Barcelona, Nov. 23. Jose Salvador Franch, one of the most desperate of all anarchists, the man who threw the dynamite bomb at the Liceo theater, this city, on November 7, 1893, killing twenty persons and wounding fifty others, was executed Wednesday mora ing by the garrote, ' A LIFE OF CRIME. Confession of II. II. Holme, the Arch Conspirator and Swindler. Boston. Nov. 21. Mrs. Carrie A. Pitezel, wife af the man whose life was insured for S10.000, was brought here Monday from Burlington, t. by : Pinkerton men and booked at police headquarters on the charge of conspiracy after the fact. She and Holmes were taken to Philadelphia by Inspector Crawford . . . -. rri - i? t . : J 1 01 mat city. inc ponce, aiier njrm questioning of Holmes and Mrs. Pite zel, incline to the belief that the miss ing man is dead, and that he met his death at the hands of Holmes. Philadelphia, Nov. 22. The grand jury found a trtie bill against Herman Mudget, alias II. II. Holmes, now a prisoner in Boston; Jephtha B. Howe, the St Louis lawyer who collected the insurance money on B. F. ritezel's policy for the latter's widow, and the widow herself. The indictment reads for "conspiracy to cheat and defraud." Pjulapklphia, Nov. 22. Arch Con-! spirator H. H. Holmes, accompanied by Mrs. Pitzel and a pretty woman j who calls herself Mrs. Holmes, arrived in this city Tuesday in the custody of Detective Crawford and Special Agent Perry, of the Fidelity Mutual Life as sociation. Detective Crawford detailed the story of the trip, the most important feature of which was the relation made to him by Holmes of the story of his whole life. He told ihe detectives that for the crimes he had committed he deserved to be hanged a dozen times. He was raised in Burlington. Vt-, aud so well educated that at 15 he was a teacher. For some time afterward he went to college there and in Detroit, Mich. Here he became acquainted witli a med ical student. One summer (this was twelve years ago) finding them selves without means to meet their college expenses, the med ical man suggested beating an insurance company. The doctor got his life insured for S12."00. Obtain ing a body in Chicago they took it east, arranged the dctailsof identifica tion, and got the money. They worked the scheme afterward with success, obtaining sums ranging from SIO.OO'J to 820,000. From this time on follows a life of swindling, adultery and probable mur der. In the mysteries of these cases the missing accomplice, Pitzei, seems to be deeply entangle"d. A SUICIDE IN WINNIPEG. Life ot a Former Leader In London So ciety Ended by a Hullct. Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 22. A man registered as "J. Smith, Bay St. Paul," at the Leland house last Saturday evening and was given a room. He remained in his room until Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock when he sat up in bed and w ith the aid of a mirror, sent a bullet from a 32-caliber re volver through his brain, dying short 13' after. The suicide was thought to be but an ordinary- one. Later development show that the victim was Henry Oak ley Smith, a member of one of the first English families, and he was closely connected with English nobility. Twelve years ago he was recognized as a leader of London societj-. ile was surrounded with wealth and social po sition, but lost all through a woman. RUBINSTEIN IS DEAD. Tho I awoui M unirln Pause Away in llussla Ills Career. London. Nov. 22. Anton Gregor Rubinstein, the world's greatest pian ist and musician, is dead. He passed away Tuesday at Peterhof. near St. Petersburg. The cause of his death was heart disease. There is 110 mu sician to take the place of Rubin stein. For years he lias stood alone on a great height, tinapproached and unapproachable. Not since Liszt has. he been equaled. II is death is to be ail the more regretted because he was in the very prime of life. At his recent appearances in public people have been amazed at his apparent vigor and comparative youthfulness. For it must be remembered that Rub instein's had been a familiar name fot more than one-half a century. Yet he was not aged. LAID AWAY. The Hody or Alexander III. IMifJ In the Tomb of Ills Fathers. St. Petersbi iso, Nov. 21. The body of the late C-.ar Alexander III. was placed in the tomb of his fathers, be neath the fortress cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul Monday, seventeen days after his death. The fu neral services were the . most elaborate of any similar serv ices that have ever taken place in Russia, and the last rites were per formed in the presence of an as semblage of royalty and representa tives of royalty such has. seldom or never congregated in similar circum stances under the roof of a sacred edi fice. SOVEREIGN IS REELECTED. Secretary-Treasurer Hayes Also Continued In Office by the Knights of Labor. New Orleans, Nov. 22. General Mas ter Workman Sovereign was reelected on Tuesday without opposition by the Knights of Labor general assembly. Messrs. Bishop, of Massachusetts and Merritt, of Colorado, were nominated for foreman, the place now held by Bishop, and the latter was elected. Secretary-Treasurer Hayes was re elected, although there was some op position. At the session the expenses of delegates to the convention, amount ing to about 82,500, were ordered paid. The next session will be held in the city of Washington. ' IVES IS CHAMPION. lie Wins In the llllllard Match Against Jake Shae'er. New York. Nov. 19. Frank C. Ives demonstrated his right to the title of champion billiardist of the world Sat urday night by defeating Jacob Shaefer. Ives beat his old instructor 8.600 to 3,074 points. Schaefer had no excuse to offer for his defeat, lie wa outplayed. A PUPPET PLAYHOUSE. Paris Miniature Theater Where the Play ers Are Shadows. There is a little theater in Paris which is devoted entirely to magic lantern and shadowgraph perform ances. It stands in the rear room of a cafe, which started out many years ago as an unpretentious resort, but which has of late years become the gathering place for the jolliest and cleverer.t artists and the brightest newspaper men of the gay city. These fellows added such a charm to the place that the cafe is now well known almost all over the world. Some ten j-ears ago one of the artists or literary meo thought it would be amusing to get up a Puneh and Judy show and, by means of it, to make fun of men prominent in politics at the time. The Punch and Judy arrangement was a great success, but one night another brilliant individual proposed a new idea. A napkin was stretched across the little theater stage, a lamp was placed behind, cardboard fig ures of Paris policemen were manufac tured, and, while one man sang the popular song, another made the comic police ofiieers march across the stage by throwing the shadow of the card board figures on the napkin. The artists especially took a live in terest in the little theater, and each one tried to invent strange and won derful scenic effects. The journalists wrote little plays, which were acted by the cardboard actors while the author sjKike the lines. After a year or so the theater was enlarged and the best of magic lanterns were secured, and all Paris crowded to see the performances. The stage settings became very elab orate, being made of stained glass and colored, paper, and the figures were con structed so as to move their arms and hands. Everybody connected with the queer theater tried to invent some new kind of effect to puzzle and amuse the spectators. As the enterprise grew the scenery was built out of tin or zinc, so as to be solid and durable. The cardboard actors finally caine to be regular mechanical toys. Their arms and legs could be moved by moans of strings and these antics often puz zled the spectators, who were not in the secret of the managers methods. It was most amusing from the front to see a paper man walking across the stage smoking a cigar. This was ac complished by means of a rubber tule. which ran up the back of the little figure to the cigar and one of the men behind the scenes smoked a pipe and blew the smoke in the tube. All these mechanical effects are clever and, at the same time, they are very simple. The effect is alwa3s in teresting and even puzzling to those who are not in the secret and who sud denly see shadows walking before them, moving their toy arms or strug gling against a strong windstorm. Uarper's Young People. A STRANGE CASE. A Woman Placed in the Tomb Saved by a . .Sexton lirred. Startling is the case of Mrs. Erskine, wife of Rev. Henry Erskine, an emi nent Nonconformist minister of more than two centuries ago. This person, while the family was living at Money laws, in thecounty of Northumberland, to all appearances died, and was ac tually coffined and placed in the family vault. Mrs. Erskine wore a valuable gold ring, which, as it could not be easily removed from her finger, was buried with her. This circumstance leing known to the sexton, he thought it a pity that so precious an article should le left among the moldering remains. Accord ingly, he opened the grave at night, seized the hand of the supposed dead body, and tried to pull off the ring. Finding it difficult to do so, however, and fearing detection, the fellow whip ped out his jackknife, and was in the act of cutting off the linger to secure the coveted treasure, when, to his hor ror, the lady sat up in the coflir. As may readily be imagined, the grave digger quickly lied, and Mrs. Erskine. thus restored to activity, returned home to tho amazement but subsequent delight of her husband and family. The lady who is stated to have had this extraordinary experience survived many years and bore many children, in cluding Ralph, who was born in ltS5. The son entered the ministry of the Church of Scotland, and, in conjunc tion with his brother, Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, became the founder of the Secession church, which, by a series of amalgamations, is known as the United Presbyterian church. Some doubt hav ing been cast upon the authenticity of this remarkable story, a survivor of the Erskines wrote a jfew years ago, stating that the incident had been handed down from one generation to another in the family, and adding that the ring1 in question was in his possession. Newcastle Chronicle. A Mare's Kuiclde. I owned a mare once that commit ted suicide, said a Cincinnati man re cently. She had a colt of which she was more than usually fond. One day the colt fell into a ditch and broke its leg. The animal had to be killed, and its mother was inconsolable. She would whimper and call for the colt, and, when it failed to come, nothing would induce her to eat. For several days all efforts to induce her to par take of food were in vain, and I was afraid that she would starve. One morning I saw her standing by a bar rel of water from which she was in the habit of drinking-. Her attitude struck me as singular, and going to her I found that she was dead with her head stuck into the water as far as she could reach. There was no other con clusion possible than that she had de liberately drowned herself. Cincinna ti Enquirer. The Japanese Hull. Little Grace I've heard about the American eagle and British lion and Russian bear, but I never heard what animal Japan has. Little George The bull, of course. Everybody has heard of the. bull in th China shop. Good News. A TOMC Or LITERATURE. The Urltlsh Museum a a Repository of Nearly K very thing. The final destination of all things of such as are worth keeping at least is not the grave; it is the British mu seum. The grand, gloomy old build ing seems to stand letween earthly treasure and decay. Even Lady Char lotte Schrelber's fans have come here tosettle down. The battled moth will rage with impotent fury around their air-tight cases: and if it should find his way in, he will probably taste some thing that will make him ill. Even the "handbills relating to Manchester, 1780-1S00," have reached his home of rest, wii.h the "playbills of the Stan dard and Effingham theaters." It really does not bear thinking about; everybody above the degree of a "super" is immortalized, in so far as a line in print can do it. The choice example of a "little-known viper"' from Austria has had to find his way here. His anonymity is gone: they have found a name for him and his passion for the avoidance of the vulgar now avails him nauyht. He was re ceived in exchange. What did they give for him"? It would be very curious to see their list of equivalents in trans actions of this sort. Their ambition as universal providers extends of course from objects to men. They seem to know where to lay their hands on the man for every kind of work. "The manuscript list of the scorpions has been nearly finished;" the "sawflies" have their biographer. But for this the supply of information might fall short of the demand. The public, in its totality, knows everything, and in due course no doubt Rome one will come prepared with searching questions on the Spanish text of Estevan de Villegas. "On the Life and Miracles of Our Lord." The department of print ed books will be ready for him; the work came in last year. Three Spanish grammars of Indian languages also court inquiry with modest confi dence. "One thousand six hundred and nineteen visits have been rnude to the Egyptian and Assyrian depart ment by students and others. They have been assisted in their researches; and 20,257 objects have been issued to them for study." The f"0 Babylonian contract tablets of various periods mav possibly have to wait; but their turn will surely eorne. O the infinite pa tience of learning! Among the pur chases of the year are two copies of Dr. Daniel Sanders standard German dictionary, with the supplement, "con taining probablj- not less than 10,000 additions and corrections by the au thor, either in manuscrip or cuttings from books and newspapers." Anil () the infinite providence of providence, that even this labor should not be left its appointed hand! London New. DIAMOND-SETTING. How a Jewel Is Placed in tbe Most Effec tive Position. Few people outside the jewelry trade have any idea how the brilliant? they buy and wear are fastened inte their settings, and a great many reta'l jew elers who have so'.d jewelry for years are equally ignorant. The art of setting jewels is eorrpara tively simple, the skill of a setter de pending on his knowledge of the strength of material and the delicate touch required, which can only lie gained by years of practice. There are only four distinct methods of setting a diamond, though ran-int-ings are made which involve two or more of these methods. The most ra mon is th" clamp or claw setting. This comes to the setter with every clamp as straight and square as a fer.ee pioket. He iniled this mounting, whatever it may be, in warm shellac on the end of a stick (six inches of broomhandle is generally used), leav ing the setting exposed. This cools anil holds the delicate pieces of jewel ry firm in all ports, lie then, with a thin file, sharpens all the clamps, bringing them up to sharp points. Then, with a scauper or graver siiaped like a chisel (all of his cutting-toolsare miniature chisels of different shapes), he digs out n boaring or shoulder for the edge of the stone on the inside on each clamp: he now. with a pair of sharp-pointed pliers, bends the clamps inward or outward as they happen, to require, until the stone will just squeeze into the circle of clamps. Then the stone is pressed firmly down until the edge rests squarely ox the bearing of each clamp. This leaves the ends of ihe clamps sticking up past the edge-of the stone. The next step is to push all these ends over the edge and burnish them tight. A pushing tool is u.sed for this, a pieee of soft steel about three- inches long, filed to a small square end and fitted in a round handle. When the clamps are all firm in their places, they are bright-cut, as the term-is. Tbe clamps are trimmed to a point with three cuts, two on the sides and one or the top. The setter cuts away from the stone, and must be careful not to dig too deep into the gold or he will push the whole elamp away from the stone, then, to make a good job, the stone must come out and the ciamp be bent inward again. Some who manufacture the finest goods do not believe in bright-cutting clamps on rings, as the sharp edges left are very severe on gloves worn over them. A setter employed by these firms merely files the clamp to a point, and the polisher buff it round on top when the work gets its last finish. N. Y. Ledger. The Cause of Indigestion. "Mothers teach their children not to bolt their food, because it is inele gant," said the doctor, who was preach ing to a woman's club not long ago. "But I beg you to bear in mind that much of the stomach - indig-estion I come across is the result of insufficient mastication. In the digestion of Btarch foods, in which the saliva plays so large a part, the food must be in the first place well cooked, and in the sec ond held in the mouth long enough to become thoroughly intermixed with the saliva." N. Y. PoaV HOME HINTS AND HELPS. Potato and Egg: Slice cold boiled potatoes lengthwise and fry in smokj ing hot fat. While one side is brown ing, beat three eggs with a gill of milk and season with salt and pepper: pour over the potatoes, stir up lightly with a fork and serve as soon as the eggs are set. Ohio Farmer. Marrow Scallops: Boil a good sized vegetable marrow with its skin on, then peel it, cut in half lengthwise, remove the seeds, and drain dry. Make a nice mixture of minced cold meat, a teaspoonful of chapped onion, ditto chopped parsley, and, if you have them, a few chopped mushrooms. Beat up an egg with a little thickened gravy, and mix into the mice, etc. Place the mar row shells side by side on a baking tin. fill with the above mixture, which must be covered with bread-crumbs. Bake for half an hour, or till the crumbs are nearlj- browned. Leed's Mercury. Poached Eggs with Cream Sause: One pint of water, one tablespoonful of vinegar, one saltspoonful of salt, as many eggs as are required. Put the water, vinegar and salt into a very clean fr3ing pan, and when boiling, slip the eggs carefully into it, without breaking the yolks. When set. remove from the water with a skimmer and drain thoroughly before placing on a warm dish. Pour the water out of the pan, and put in a teacupful of cream: rub a teaspoonful of flour and a table spoonful of butter smoothly together, and add to the cream; add a little minced parsey, salt and a dash of cayenne. Boil three minutes, pour over the eggs, and serve at once. Bos ton Budget. Spanish Omelet: Beat the whites and yolks of six eggs separately till they are light and frothy: then mix them together and add a tablespoonful of warm water to each egg. In a chopping bowl put a green pepper, hav ing removed the stem and seeds, a large ripe tomato or two medium-sized ones. After peeling them, add a sprig of parsley and a small red onion. Chop these all together very fine: melt some butter in a stewpan, but do not brown it; put the chopped vegetables in and let them cook steadily for ten minutes. Put the beaten eggs in a small buttered omelet pan, sprinkle with salt, and just when the edges be gin to turn sprinkle the vegetables all over the top. Turn the omelet care fully into proper shape and serve on a very hot platter. Decorate with pitted olives and sprigs of parsley. Farm and Home. To Remove Oil Stains: Oil stains t . :i ..!. i : as cotton, linen, etc., can le removed with solutions of soap and alkalies, whereby the fatty matters contained therein are saponified, and other im purities are then removed mechanically by washing, without materially affeet injr the colors of the fabrics. For wool and silk strontr alcohol, saturated with camphor, has been used with the great est success. Spirit of turpentine, sul phuric ether, soap, yolk of an egg, etc., are all excellent means to remove the grease. The saturated spirit of cam phor, however, one of the best solvents for fpt bodies; but it must be remem bered that water precipitates the cam phor from the spirit solution, and so water must, therefore, be applied in the stuff directly after using the spirit of camphor, as otherwise the camphor present would be set free, and thus re main fixed between the fibers, and fill up the pores of the fabric. The ports must be treated with simple spirit be fore using the water. Lead's Mercurv. THE HANG OF A GOWN. How the Masterpieces of the Modistes Can Jict JSe Displayed. Cultivate a back. The styles of this winter are not meant for stoop-sbeul-dered persons or rounded backs. Of course such women can try to wear them, but. no matter how rich the gowns and wraps, they will not have any style or "air" about their appear ance. An "air" is the best endowment a wonwn can have. She may be rieii. but a failure in appearance. She may le given a face like an houri's, but if she hasn't an "air" she isn't a complete success. One important feature of an "air" w a "back." A "back" is-within reach of almost anj- wonian. When yoa have learned how to stand, every morning after your bath take the correct stand ing posit ion. I f you have chest weights, use those. If not. throiv the shoulders firmly back, till the blades almost meet. Do tliat a number of times. Then put them well back, draw a deep, full breath, and make themtary mo tion with the shoulder joint that is made in rowing. Repeat this- whole programme-a dozen times. Preserve the correct position of the knees, legs, back and shoulders when walking, and remember to think while you are walking and draw deep, long breaths wry often. Persist in this, and you will be surprised to see the change in the shape of your back. In stead of padding the top of the backs of your dresses because the curves are low down even with the bust line, your dressmaker will be compeled to omit it, and fit the backs of your dresses to give you more breathing space-. Yon will be ou the road to acquiring that fine shapely back which is the re ward of women who spend dollars in gymnasiums and swimming baths to acquire it. Insist, moreover, that your dressmaker shall give youoroom across the top of the backs of j-onr dresses. If you do this your waist will seem more slender by contrast. Cincinnati Gazette. Cream Nectar. Take six pounds of loaf sugar, two quarts of water and four ounces of tar taric acid, mix well together and put ou in a sauce-pan. Let it get warm and then add the well-beaten whites of four eggs; le eareful not to let it boil. After the eggs are leaten in remove from the fire, and when cold strain and add one teaspoonful of lemon acid. Use two tablespoonfnls of the above j mixture to 11 glass two-thirds full of I water; add a small quantity of car- bonate of soda and stir until it ef I ferrcsces. St. Louis Republic.