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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1895)
m trnM n r f - . i .11 ir i J. v sr i " i,j ROCT one of the greatest trouhlt-8 tu Wdllll'll Wilt) are factors In the social world Is that tlit'j- have to struggle against 'the HeUMeleKM CU8- toui of Introduc ing half -educated ami tliiileveloieil I girls Into the worhl of dinners ami dances be fore the buds have more than unfolded. No girl of IS Is calculated either physically or mentally to cope with the strain that a round of social duties entails, and It la much more det rimental to her to appear as a full fledged woman ls'fore she really Is one than If she were kept In the school a few years longer and taught, lioth from books and her own developing experi ence, a manner and hatilt more In keep ing with those with which she will nec essarily lie brought In contact. No mind, no matter how cultivated, 'an recelvp and digest a first-class edu cation Ix-fore twenty or twenty-one. Men keep on at college until they are twenty six or twenty-seven; the wom an, but little more than a school girl, U Introduced ut a large tea and the crudities will but naturally militate largely against her success. No girl -can be supposed to lie llnlHhed In men tal detail dimply because Hhe halt arrlv- MODISH d at an age when custom declares that he take up her position In society. At that time usually she Is more fully equipped to study to better advantage than to fence with the worldly knowl edge of those many years her anperlor. To the woman who has gone through many seasons, and Is, in fact, a battle scarred veteran of society, these raw recruits entering the rank of society year after year are the most unpleas ant Item of sis lal existence. Tliey ex pect recognition and consideration, yet they are not companionable, they are riot on a mental equality with those whom they meet day In and day out, and after a while the wise mother roc-ignizi-s the great mistake she has made In Introducing a daughter at an age when she cannot help ap)eBrlng to dis advantage. It is useless to press upon society these unfledged sjiecimenH, for despite the fact that sentiment pro claims In favor of youth, the real feel ing la for the niatiirer mind and more subtle Intellect Keep the girls In the school until they prove conclusively that they are able to appear well In the higher college of social ambition. If they need recrea tion let them, with others of their own age, enjoy little dances and their own reunions, but for their sakes and the sake of those who entertain the most keep them out of the swim, the mael strom and the whirlpool until they are uble to strike out boldly for themselves with no fear of being overpowered by others of larger and more certain ex perience. Philadelphia Times. Man's Flaw. Talk of the Inconsistency of woman! It doesn't even approach that quality as possessed by man, though the latter prides himself greatly on his mental -equipoise, his Just Judgment and his thoroughly well-balanced opinions. A man before he falls in love will declare that the woman he will marry must be gifted Intellectually, and of a sensible turn. Yet six months after he hns made this statement he will march down the aisle of a swell church Joined for life to a girl who Is as frivolous as a butterfly. He will declare that a woman to be a good wife must be a good cook, and yet what kind of a wife does he bring home nln times out of ten? a pretty, stylish creature who doesn't know bread dough from a chicken croquette. Yoti ctln never tell what a man really does expect of the opposite sex. He Is always In favor of a woman dressing well and will prate glibly of the gentle Influence that a daintily attired wife exerts and what a pleasure to the eye It Is to be greeted In the evening by a pretty woman becomingly gowned, jret If be falls In business his first cry will be that It waa bis wife's extravagant foodMM for drat that rained him. In fact, daaplto hla unswerving faith In hla own power, ha la a very nnrslla- laitMd, as4 may Ja a I J 1 1 1 f i 'siawaam ' -i 'V -. n ! iHrnrrl well keep quiet when the subject oi consistency U brought up. Man Is a noble animal In many respects and proves his KUerlor qualities In many ways, but there are flaws In the armor of his own completeness and one of these has leen pointed out Kngared Pop Corn. Tick the com over, taking out all the hard ones; take one cup of sugar, one half cup grated chocolate, a little suit; dissolve In hot water (Just water enough to dissolve nicely), then toll un til It will groin; have com lu a nice pau mid turn the mixture over it, stirring all the time so the sugar will reach ev ery kernel; If lolled enough the mix ture will sugar as soon as cooled a little; the chocolate may be omitted and any flavoring substituted after the mixture is boiled and ready to turn over the corn. I)on't PrfM Children Alike. There Is a regular ebb and tlow In fashion. Oliver Wendell Holmes says: "Keep any line of thought ten years and some other will Intersect it." The same rule applies to manners and customs, although a score of years marks the change oftener than a dec ade. Twenty years ago children of the game family were dressed precise ly alike, to the color of a hair ribbon In girls and the turn of a Byron collar In boys. The English have always kept up this style, but It had complete ly died out with us. Now one Is be- COIFFCREB. ginning to sec It ngnln among the smart set particularly. The custom is not a pleasing one, and for several reasons. A garment, or a color, mny look pretty In moderation and prove tbc proverbial too much of a good thing If related. A still more Important reflection Is that what Is becoming to one Individual may le most trying to another. A pert, saucy face may seem bewitching In a coquettish headgear that will only cull forth unfavorable criticism on a demure little saint More than all, It makes one's children look like an orphan asylum. Don't do It Transformation Hklrt. The new costume for ladles, as seen In the accompanying picture, Is de signed by Mlss Halle Pearson, and claims to be a charming combination for ease, elegance and economy. It Is specially adapted for all outdoor exor cise. The first picture shows the cos tume as an ordinary morning gown. The skirt Is buttoned on each side, and may be most easily converted Into cos tume No. 2 by throwing the skirt over the arm and buttoning on the shoulder, thus forming a cape, and leaving the legs and feet perfectly free. For golf ing, cycling, mountaineering, and gen eral outdoor life this costume should prove Invaluable. Doubtless It will be a very welcome addition to any lady's wardrobe, being calculated to meet the most fastidious of tastes. London Sketch. Olrla VUltina- Card. A young girl's visiting card sheuld have her name on It In full, always pre ceded by Miss from Uie time she" Is al lowed a card of her own. The first year a girl la In society ber name Is gener ally pot on the same card with her mother's. When two or three girls In a family are In society at once the eldest simply uaea "Mlaa" prefixed, while the others appear aa Mlaa Dorothy, Mlaa Margaret, or Mlaa Gladya Anna. II VI j I A ASSIST. roH OUTDOOR Mr. ADVICE TOa YOUNG BLACKBIRD , Ah, there you re. "t !! alone at last. I re watched your gamps on lor mime days part: Though jou luay tryto hide your youth hy rlleek, I know your age; you left the i-st last week. Come h-re and let nie give jou aoine ad-vii-e. It shall lie useful, kindly and concise; For your ne life liua jam a well as joys. Ami there are cats and catapults and boys. When on the lawn be vigilbnt and firm. Ami deftly learn to laud the unwilling wiirm; When times are hard and every lawn is drv. Give up the wnial worm and try the fly; Keast through the aumiuer; but, wnen autumn comes, Abstemious be but chiefly with my iilum. Thank man In winter for bis crumb and grain, And, in the summer, praise the Lord for rain. In nesting time don't build too near the sod. Choose a thick holly, and then trust in (iod: Get a good mate, with kindly heart, and tail Managed with grace, not flaunted like a flail. When you fall out. as will do hena and hubs. Don't make it known by scolding through the shrubs. And now ulioiit your singing. Jnart a word; Practice for skill, not merely to be heard; Yon ought to hare a voice of some repute. Your father's voice, you know, la like a flute. Keep your aong low, and warble from the chest A mellow, rich contralto suits you best; Whate'er you do don't trifle with the air, But work it out with conscientious care. "Give yourself airs," hut don't "go on the street," Or your best passages too oft repeat; At early mom a cheerful voice maintain. But In the eveuing sing your teuderest strain. Work hard, be true, and fur perfection search. Then in your art you'll take the highest perch. Think over what I've said; remember that Where'er you are, look out! here comes the cat! The Academy. THE KOSEMONDE. As If he had been a veritable king, the Ixrd of Pomerolles possessed In his feudal castle all the necessary depen dencies -servants Innumerable, men at arms and retainers of noble birth. The battlements of his high, square towers were visible afar over the plain, telling of steel and fire and causing terror nlike to timid peasants and war like foe. Iu front of the lordly dwelling ex tended the mall, bordered with lime trees, century old; then the falconry at the entrance of the acacia wood, and the smithy and foundry where the steel for making cuirasses was hammered and where gun metal was melted for t.ie foi'ndlng of the bombards, which for fifty y ') bad replaced the old- time cs,tpultx. The Ird of Pomerolles was prepar ing for war, but he hoped for the pro tection of heaven, and, to gain It, bad taJten pious counsel of the venerable abbe, whose famous monastery stood upon the summit of a neighboring hill. The abbe had promised to put np prayers for the Lord of Pomerolles, who had vowed, on the cruciform pum mel of his sword, to give to the church a liell as large as the bourdon of the Cathedral of Rt Hllalrn. And, as a lit tle daughter had Just been born to him and bad been named Rosemonde, It waa agreed that the work of the bell founder should bear the name of the In fajit Then the Lord of Pomerolles re turned to his castle and gave rigorous orders that the work of fabricating arms should be suspended and nothing thought of but the casting of the prom ised bell. But for the due accomplishment of such an undertaking the ordinary workmen of the castle were not suf ficiently skilled. An artisan was need ed who was experienced In all the dif ficulties of this particular kind of work, capable of combining the proportions of copper and tin best calculated to pro duce the greatest volume of sound, and to put In practice the thousand details furnished by experience and trans mitted by the corporations from gener ation to generation. , So the Lord of Pomerolles sent to the great city for two famous workmen. Jehan and Mathlas went to the castle of Pomerolles. Both were young and strong, accustomed to the fabrication of fine swords, bare-chested, In front of flaming fore flres, to strike In cadence the glowing blades, keeping faithfully the secrets of the old master founders, and knowing well how to guide the flowing of the terrible liquid metal from the cauldrons to the casting pit By order of the castellan Jehan was made master of the foundry, with Mathlas for his first assistant and the old workmen under his command. The preparatory work was begun, but an Incident occurred to disturb the harmonious relations of the two chiefs, which had been perfectly maintained to that time. A woman came between them. It waa Annette, the daughter of the head butler, a maiden pure and calm, who In the porch of ber parents' home, piled her spinning wheel, while singing an old refrain; "Alas! alas! a don-don-dell Why may not a maiden tell A-don-don-dell, a don-don-dell? Why may not a maiden tell When soft sighs her bosom swell? Alast alas! a -don-don-dell P Jehan and Mathlas both bad learned this song, listening to It In the Inter vals la the clash of hammers beating the sparkling Iron upon the anvil tops. jehan, tail and mnaenlar, opened hla big black amber eyes, surmounted by heavy and almost meeting eyebrow. Be looked at Mathlas weighing Ingots f eogear ) Dm seaJaa IgokaJ at Mka hatefully, without daring to show his hatred. He bated him because he had seen Mm speak to Annette, who had laughed thile listening to hiiu and shown her range of Ivory teeth. Would lie wiu her love this comrade with the blue cyet. and blonde beard falling upon his chest like a sheaf of ripened outs? He, Jehan, had spoken to Auuette, and she had greeted him with a pleas ant smile. Hut perhaps she had only turned on hiiu a simple glance of scru tiny, as a stranger from that distant city about which she had heard vugue ly, as one of the wonders of the world. tilled with gigantic palaces and churches, with spires piercing the sky. And as he worked Jehan asked him self whether he could bear to live far from this woman who had suddenly ap peared upon his road of life, and he thought he loved her even unto death. One day, while he and Mathlas were In the casting pit kneading the loam and road dust which was to serve for the paste with which the mold for the bell was to be mude, be suddenly raised his head and said: "Mathlas!" "What Is it master?" "You love Annette, do you not?" Mathlas blushed at first astonished at the question ; then, looking Jehan full In the face, he said, unhesitatingly: "What you say la quite true. How did you come to know It?" "I suspected it" "Master, I love her more than my life! I love her as If she was a saint descend ed upon earth " Jehan turned frightfully pale, and Mathlas, breaking off, gazed at hira painfully. They said no more for awhile. Alone In the pit Into which later on the mol ten bronr-e was to flow; alone In this hole, seemingly roofed In by a strip of blue sky, they glared at one another like two wild beasts. Mathlas had realized their rivalry, "You, too, love her then?" be asked. "Yes," replied Jehan, "there are two of us." Again they fell Into silence. Then, In the blue space above them, sounded the well-known rhythm: "Alas! alas! a-(!oi:-don-dell! Why may not fj w.tlden tell A-don-don-de. j-don-don-dell? Why may not a ::ilden tell When soft sigh-: l:er bosom swell? Alas! alas! a rir.i-don-dell!" But by this time tlm voice of the en chantress made th ...i shudder dolor ously. "To work!" cried Jehan roughly. And both gave themselves up anew to their labors, finishing their task without again opening their lips to each other during the day. The time fixed by the Ixrd of Pome rolles and the abbe for the casting of the Hosemonde was come; at dawn the molten metal was to be transformed. AH the preceedlng night the red fur naces were kept aglow, sending up their black clouds skyward. Alone before the gulf Jehan and Ma thias watched the smoking metal. The moment approached when the withering stream would fill the molded pit prepared to receive It At daybreak the trumpets would seund In the castle court, and before the Ixrd of Pomerolles and his vassals, all In festal attire, before the monks sing ing canticles, and the abbe putting up prayers to heaven, the flood of Incan descent lava would be sent upon Its way and the Rosemonde would be made. Twenty thousand pounds' weight of metal seethed In the cauldron; and over this volcano Mathlas stooped, silently watching the color of the copper and tin under the action of the constantly renewed fire of peat, turf and charcoal. Near him stood Jehan, who In turn stooped to examine the liquid metal. At that moment Mathlas whistled an air. Jehan turned upon him, his eyes flash ing furiously. It was the air of Annette's refrain: "Alas, alas! a-don-don-dell!" All consciousness of reality left Je han at that instant, a veil passed be fore his eyes and hideous Jealousy gnawed at bis heart so flercly that, seizing his companion with both hands by the waist he burled blm Into the crater at bis feet Mathlas had no time to defend him self, nor even to comprehend the attack that had suddenly been made upon him. He could only cry: "Help! Jehan " And he disappeared In the liquid met al, and only a blue flame, shooting up from the heart of that terrible volcano, showed where the body bad at that mo ment been dissolved. Home months later, honored and re warded for his successful casting of the Rosemonde, Jehan married Annette, the Lord of Pomerolles retaining blm at the castle as his forge-master. And he was happy In bis marriage, no sense of remorse assailing his heart, filled wholly and exclusively by his love. Nobody had suspected the fst of Mathlas. His disappearance bad re mained Inexplicable. Time passed, and he was forgotten. After some months had passed, with great pomp and religious ceremony, In the presence of the Lord of Pomer olles and the abbe, the Rosemonde was hung In the belfry of the abbey. Jehan, among the ceremonial assist ants, regarded his work. The cere monial bell shone with Its Latin In scription and Its Redeemer on the cross. He now thought of Mathlas. All that had been his companion alept there, Imprisoned for eternity In this cuirass of bronze! But he shut his eyes, trying to forget. and pressed his arms closely about the form of Annette, who tenderly return ed the embrace, for she had learned to know all the love this man had for her, and was beginning to love blm as great ly, In spite of bis rough manners and awkward movements. Lost In th crowd of peasants assem- bled about the abbey, Annette and Jehan made their way dewn the bin ial Into 4 shade sTa Uttts wood near tba ct), seating fasinilvss ay fee side of a lake, on which floated a. Istk. nu mix-r of white swans, the property of Ix)rd Pomerolles. And on that bright afternoon." when the sun cast oa the soft sward the shadows of the scarcely trembling leaves ou a ground of gold, Jehan, his head resting on Anuetie's knees, went to sleep, while she amused hersolf with plucking the wild flowers within her reach and humming her old song. But suddenly, i-uetrating the low est depths of the valley, came the strangesthie most musical sound that had ever stirred the air of that coun try side; the monastery sent forth the first summons of the bell. Piously An nette made the sign of the cross; but Jehan started up with bewildered eyes, open mouth, and In his face a look of inexpressible horror. Carried on the sonorous air, he heard the voice of Mathlas mingled with that of the metal, "Help! Jehan!" Throughout the day, lu sign of Joy, sounded the bell, and all day long the the ears of Jehan with the supreme cry of his companion, "Help! Jehan!" It seemed to him now that Mathlas was there yonder calling to him. Each day that followed was a day of martyrdom for Jehan. The ringing appeal of Mathlas made him spring from his bed. He stopped his ears at the hour of the elevation; forever the lost cry of his friend came back to him, lugubrious, Implacable, "Help! Je han!" In vain he sought forgetfulness by casting culverins for the Lord Pomer olles, or In beating the glowing Iron upon the sounding anvil; never could he drown the resistless voice of the Rosemonde. Oh, It became Impossible to live on in this way! He must exllo himself, abandon this part of the country, re turn to the great city, fly from the sin ister voice of death! And yet It waa but a hallucination. It could Itfive no real existence. Ma thlaa could not speak. Jehan was courageous, Ho had al ways been audacious, He would brave this bell which harassed hiin. One evening the Lord, of Pomerolles had the misfortune to lose his young est son, and mourning fell upon all his vassals aud dependents. Plowiy souinled the sepulchral knell. "Help! Jehan!" soblied the bell. Bareheaded, with faltering steps, as If drawn by an Invisible force, Jehan mounted the hill. lie reached the mon astery, and requested the father bell ringer to allow him to go up into the belfry. Above, the bell swung slowly to and fro. "What do you want with me? Where arc you?" cried Jehan. Stupefied, the father bellrlnger watched him, white as a spectre, mounting the tall ladder. "You are hiding yourself. Where are you?" Jeau cried, amid the tempest of sound. "I am not afraid; show your self! If -iu dare, show yourself!" Higher, higher he mounted, the bell over his head occasionally ringing. Its black; clapper seeming to sway to and rro like an Immense tear! Jehan reached the bell, and, bend Ing toward It grimaced at it and threatened It with his clenched fist all unconscious of what he was doing, mad. Suddenly the monk saw his danger; he could not arrest the colossal Rose monde In Its sweeping swing. "Take care!" he shouted. It was too late. In his madness, wishing to ascertain whether or not It was really the voice of Mathlas that reached his ears, he hod put forward his bead to listen, and the bronze monster had struck him dead. From the French, In the Strand Magazine. Unexpected Good Fortune. Many cases are on record where a simple act of kindness has been un expectedly and substantially reward ed. On the outskirts of Vienna there lived early in 1890 a blind beggar of the name of Fritz. In the same house there lodged a young man who earned a scanty livelihood as assistant to a cop persmith. One day, crossing a crowded street, the blind man was knocked down by a passing vehicle, and the young man happening to witness the accident carried him home In his arms. A friendship sprang up between them and continued until the blind man died, when by his will It appeared that he had left hla bed to the copper smith. As It waa a better one than J bis own, the young man slept for some two or three months upon It, when curiosity led him to cut It open, with the result that bank notes to the value of over two thousand dollars were re- ! vealed secreted Inside. A French priest was accosted by a man In rags who begged the abbe to get him into a mon astry, where he might live and die In peace. The kindly priest took pity upon him and eventually secured his admission Into a Spanish monastery, and hearing no more of him forgot all about the matter. Some three or four years afterward, however, he received a letter Informing him that he had been appointed universal legatee and executor of this very man, whose property In France alone was worth some millions of francs, and ever since the abbe has enjoyed an Income of twelve thousand dollars a year derived from this source. Rome years ago an English stage driver was In the habit of frequenting a certain modest Inn of an evening, where he used often to meet a funny little old gentleman, who, In return for the driver's kindness In seeing him home, used often to promise that he 'would remember blm some day." The driver thought noth ing of the matter, but the old fellow was as good as his word, and duly willed his chance acquaintance some $35,000 a very pretty little reward of merit. It Is very much nor difficult to root tarried woman tfcaa to foot a gtL MUNICIPAL PAWNSHOPS. Tho Hcbcmo I M Old m Civilization Jtnt-lf, nod HmM Itea HuccL-amful. TI.ero are records of a pawnshop rrjp tllated hi tliij Interest of the borro-werSJ In avarla lu JV.1H, aud one In tlie Kran che ( Viiute In l.0, lief ere the first Ital ian iiiontl dl pleta was establlslu-d by a priest at Perugia lu 144), Miys the Con temporary Review. The moveiueut for state-regulated pawnshops received It great Impetus from the action of that BtaU-Huian-monk and social democrat, Savonarola, who liberated the Floren tines from oppression and gave them popular institutions. In no other dlroo- tlon were his services to the people) more successful than in founding mon tl dl pleta. The law for creating his uiontl dl pleta was passed in 1495, and before niauy years they were establish ed In all the principal towns In Italy and had spread throughout Europe. The first monti de plete in France waa started at Avignon in 1577, and still ex ists. Their establishment in the Neth erlands dates from the sixteenth cen tury. A Spanish priest Don Francisco I'iquer, founded the mont de plete In 1705, starting with the modest capital of 5 pence, which he found in the offer tory box he had placed In the church to receive contributions for th.' institution. Ry the end of the seventeenth century there were monts de plete, formed more or less after the Italian model, in most countries of Europe. The characteristics of the original In stitutions remain with those of to-day, although they have long since ceased to be inauuged by the priests, or to be un der the influence of the churches. The main object which Savonarola and oth er early founders had In view the pro tection of the poor from the usurers and their relief in periods of distress la still maintained and tho monts da plete In all Latin countries are associat ed with, charitable Institutions aud hos pitals , - . i v; - Weather Prophets. The incredulity of the general public wltli regard to weather predictions which, are k-ientiflealTy made being based oci actual observations over & great extent of country, transmitted by telegraph and the common credul ity as to almanac predictions and those made by charlatans and Ignorant per sons from the stars or the moon, sug gest that, from a mercenary point of view, the "almanac prophets" may be Justified in sticking to their "system.' Some Idea of what this "system'' - is may be gathered from the private con fession made by a man whotfc duty it was to prepare the weather' prognosti cations for a certain almanac of wide circulation. "In a goheral way," he said, "I always used to consult my wife ns to what she thought the weather ought to be at a certain date. 1 " 'Sixteenth of March sixteenth of March,' i said to her once; 'what shall I put down for that day? '.' 'Dry and clear,' she answered promptly." That's the day I always boll my soap-grease, and I shall have to be outdoors,' a . "So I put down 'dry and clear; but knowing the uncertainty of the weath er at that time of year, and remember ing the proverbial 111 luck of Irishmen on their holidays, I put down for the seventeenth of March, 'St Patrick's day, look out for rain or snow.' " The prognostlcator always went to Boston on the first Monday lu each montn, and be invariably put down gtod weather for that day. During June, July and August he put In an Im mense preponderance of fine weather. The farmers, he declared, ought to have good weather then In order to get In their hay and grain. The farmors who looked the aim anas over were delighted with this promise, and bought It In great numbers. "And In the end," said this sage prog nostlcator, "I got the weather right aa oiten as anybody else did." Nevertheless, scientific predictions, made for a day or two or three days In advance, will be preferred by persona of discretion, even If such forecasts do sometimes turn out wrong. jvoraitf yww r tii, v Among the many queer fads of roy fclty Is one possessed by both the lata Czar and b,is brother-in-law, the Duks of Saxe-Coburg-Ootha, namely a erase for collecting models of ships, especial ly cruisers. In the case of Duke Alfred they are all of silver; there are soms sixty or seventy of them, several being three to four feet In length, and they form an imposing fleet In the long gal lery In which they have been placed In his palace at Co-burg. Those of tba late Emperor of Russia, while merely of wood and brass, made up In perfec tion of finish and detail what they lack ed In their Intrinsic value, and one of the iast additions to the collection was a model over seven feet long of the Cttnard steamer Lucanla, constructed at a cost of over 8,000. ' New WsrsMp. Still another type of warship Is to bo added to the British navy In the "fleei cruisers" ordered for next year at A cost of a million dollars apiece. They are to be 270 feet In length, 40 In breadth, with a draught of lfl feetj their engines must develop 10,000 horso power and a speed of 22 knots. Tho armament will consist of quick-firing and Maxim guns and Whitehead tor-: pedoes only, as they are Intended main, ly for scouting service Miniatures. Some painted miniatures are insert ed In every Imaginable article, such aa powder boxes, paper knives, blotters and photograph frames. The newest application Is to havo them strewn among curios, on what-nots, cabinets, and Inclosed In Torn' Thumb metal frames affecting th shape of a trefoil, heart, diamond shape, and resting on f support Philadelphia Press. Irollo Land. Bermuda farms soar tars soccosslr. laonoys I' .TS'-" faaBSSawaWisr''"' 'mn'
