Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905, June 30, 1904, Image 2

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A geniii ip just sn ordinary man
lib k t ii W in hi mind.
Woman' inhumanity to man make
tiuntlrt lawyer happy.
After a man leaves tbe marriage
dur it's a cse of boss or be bossed.
There is nothing in tbe theatrical
J ne that can draw like a murder trial.
One-half the world doesn't seem to
iare whether the other half live or
M.
When a man is content with what
le is. he Is never content with what
le hag.
Rome men think they are phllan
liroplc when they give back what
Ley have stolen.
A girl may be able to pose as an
mgel during courtship, but after mar
Sage she sheds her wings.
The Mormon church is spoken of as
great religious trust. Poes the chair
ear a motion to strike out the word
'religious"?
In the last census of India one man
,ve his source of income as 'begging
Ironi relative.' That's the hardest
iork there is.
If a "coed" of Cornell kisses a man
t will cost her $2. Still, with reason
ble restraint, Bhe can dodge the fine
y letting the man do all the kissing.
Marriage may be a civil contract,
lut some people certainly behave in a
fery uncivil manner, after the con
tract has been duly signed and seal
Id. In proof of Prof. Toe's assertion that
aseball is a part of the religious life
f a boy, it Is only necessary to point
V the career of the Rev. William Sun
lay. The survivors of the Variag and
Korietz have shaken hands with their
sar. and doubtless are convinced that
io higher earthly glory can possibly
Some to theui.
Tbe mother of ten children may be
Jonsidered a better citizen than her
lusband, providing she does not give
lie country a Nie-.lermcier, a Marx, or
I Van Iine. High authority to the
rontrary, it is purely a question of
inality, not of numbers.
Tity the poor Briton with an Jn
tome? .The tax gatherer continues to
ear down heavily oh him. A year
tgo his tax was reduced from 15 pence
Ji the pound to 11 pence. Now a penny
e added again. That is to say, 3 per
!ent of a Briton's income must be
landed over to the government in time
f peace. ,
Colonel Higginson, in a recent tnaga
rtne article, speaks" of the House of
Lords as a set of brakes not wheels
in the practical action of the British
government. Not only legislative
odies, but methwij of procedure and
persons, may be divided Into wheels
ind brakes; and the service performed
y one and the other is almost equally
tseful,
"When Adam delved and Eve span,"
runs the old line. Now the conditions
ire reversed. The son of Adam
learns In school to sew and darn, and
lie daughter of Eve has adopted dig
ging as a profession. Some exceed
ingly Interesting and important areb
(ological discoveries have lately been
nade In Crete by a young Boston wo
nan, a graduate of Smith College,
rho has been working for the Ameri
an Exploration Society. Her prin
tfpal achievement Is the discovery of
lie town of Gourmed, which consists
f a small palace, with its surround
iig courts and numerous bouses. Au
thorities fix tbe date at about sixteen
lundred year before Christ, and pro
" (ounce It tbe beat preserved town
tnown to archeologists of the present
ay.
A British visitor In St Louis is
uoted with painstaking accuracy as
Expressing one yiew of American
ewspapers that la interesting if not
intlrely new. "The American news
papers," be is reported as saying, "are
I great power for good, but they treat
Irirulnals too well. Why, they make
feroes of the bloody burglars, murder
Irs and such. They make such 'eroes
-If 'em that others are led to commit
irime so the papers will make 'eroes
If 'em too." This humble but frank
frltieism will be recognized as not
fc-ltbout cause, but we must emphati
cally call for some effort on the part
H foreigners, be they highly educated
,tr not, to distinguish between the
tlnds of American newspapers. Some
It not make '"eroes" of criminals,
rhile some do. Papers that have ait
fitment of readers who think a train
lobber Is a " 'ero" naturally play to
their audiences. The bigger the head
Vie and the stronger the details In
Mat Ion to crime the more uncultured
Sd uninformed tbe readers of that
Mpcr, By their prints shall ye know
"I know men and women," said
' jfc?a. A. Edison the other day, "who
. let food drank all tbe time." "Food
' tick" to a new term. But It ex
' casta an Met feat Is old. It d
rZsm a toasHtton tsat to notorious.
, ft n tart know ptopls who
a r constantly gorged wi'b f.d. f)i
the result lLat titeir iiii'l t re -
rldinW ami their bodies tviiumlx d
f jusi a iruij b u lue eic a uao i"-n
1 liquid instead of solid. The in.m lio
I lias hi stoma-b fu!l f food is more
j or j)1S4 gtuw-ried. iiU mind ind i::- v-
He work reluctantly and feiutr i hly.
Hi faculties are dulled and bis fiv-
ings deadened. His condition differ
only In degree from that of the man
drunk with !.-oho! or of the make
that is gorged. It is a common say
tng that if you are going to ask a
favor of a man lirt feed him will.
The philosophy is g.-od. The "well
fed" man Is in condition to grant any
thing rather than dispute about it He
will not question or deny or haggle.
Take anything from him but his re
pose, and he will not object. Eery
one has exj-eriem-ed the mental dis
turbance produced by occasional over
eating. It is easy to see that the man
who is continually gorged Is continual
ly off his mental balance. And if the
proportion of us who continually gorg-
were actually known we wou!d no
doubt lie amazed and dismayed. That
the rich are continually tempted by
dishes that tickle the palate seems to
afford some little excuse In that direc
tion. But those who have specially ob
served unanimously declare that the
most of tbe overeating Is among the
poor. There the stomach is overload
ed with unassltnilable stun" In order
that the necessary nutrition may lie
gained. It is quite possible that we all
might live comfortably and better than
we do now on half what the average
man now consumes.
One of the things which marked the
late Senator Hanna as a man of strong
individuality was his consistent belief
in the practical value of the work done
by the Salvation Army. Though his
gifts to the army vere without osten
tation he did not hesitate to publicly
proclaim his sympathy with the pur
poses and aims of the organization. lie
advocated its cause upon every suit
able occasion. Being a hard headed
business man, it Is reasonable to as
sume that Senator Hatina familiarized
himself witb the nature and scope of
the army's work before giving it suet
unqualified support. A feature of tb
work which particularly appealed to
Senator Hanna and which enlisted his
active support was the "farm colony
system which the army Inaugurated
many years ago and which has spread
into many lands. The bill to create a
colonization bureau, which was to have
been introduced before Congress by
Senator Hanna, proposes a . method
whereby tbe Government may apply
the plan and experience of the Sal
vation Army in putting actual settlers
upon its irrigated lands. Whether
such a colonizing plan, under Govern
ment direction, would be practical or
not, the measure serves to call public
attention to the success of the army's
farm colonies and their remarkable
growth in this and other countries. Th
primary purpose, of course, is to re
lieve the congested districts of the
larger cities by attracting families t(
unoccupied lands and giving them an
opportunity to Iwonie home owners
under favorable conditions. The object
of th Salvation Armv colony is not
to gather a group of cranks or adher
ents of some particular socialistic of
. . ,
religious creed, nor Is it the purpose M
create a strictly farming population.
The army starts a family on a ten or
Jwenty acre ract wHh jl cottage, s
ceam, agricultural implement anu
amult It- flflvaitrftt ail thia and artrrtA
money besides. The settlef pays It all
back In three or foul years out of the
earnings froin the soil, and in the
meantime lias the benefits that come
from living in an organized communi
ty. Farm colonies under the super
vision of the Salvation Army have
been established In South Africa. Aus
tralia and England. In Rhodesia 3.ixki
acres have been turned over to tha
army, and western Australia has set
apart 20,000 acres for its use. In this
country the army has established farm
colonies In California, Colorado and
Ohio. At Fort Amity, Colorado, thd
colony consists of 2,000 acres, and U
perhaps the most successful illustra
tion of the army's plan for drafting the
surplus population of the larger cities
and enabling it toet a permanent hold
upon the soil.
Oar Debt to Italy.
Ecoiomically considered, Italy U
contributing greatly to the prosperity
of America. A large part of her sur
plus population Is digging our tunnels.
building our railways, and supporting!
a multitude of our Industries. This
element has its vices -usually the In
heritance of dynasties of misrule and
coming chiefly from the South of Italy,
sometimes falls to show us the more
lovable nnd gentle side of the people,
But it is a hard-working, frugal, ami
fairly law-abiding race, even here, and,
however It may lie misled for a time,
has no menace for free institutions be.
yond any other ignorant foreign popu
lation; It will lie sad for Italy If her
children shall take back from Ameri
ca to that democratic land lessons of
oppression and inequality drawn from
the purchase of favors before the law.
Until we are sure that we are not
teaching them such lessons, we should
do well to speak more softly of the
degeneracy of the country they have
left or of the dangers to our civiliza
tion Involved in their coming. Cen
tury.
. They Oo Toward It.
"There are some men," said the pes
simist, "whom good fortune seems to
follow always."
"1 think you're wrong," replied tb
optimist "If you were to examint
Into the matter you'd And It Invariably
meets them." Philadelphia Ledger.
Yon can ntrer tell what is In a man
a cigar astll you try them.
THE DANGERS OF LIVING
itb
1 1 1 u : - i
.Man's (kaiun Are Mim.
I'eath lhrim;:!i the ageu.y of a
" !y u;Tt is twt'Oinmjg a thijg mi
iiuiu.on that men hi, longer marvel t
L In fart, it is iu. -t itiisn.siij)e
low in die of any o!iJ fashioned dis
ae. E try thing must Lave a bug in
t. even tu the otherwise empty attic
f a crank. Appendicitis is now i ;a
d as U :u a bug-iirotiioted sfflU-tion.
footbacbe w ill doubles 1 the next
nalady to fall into line. In this con-
tet-liou Mir.;e simple rules for dodging
he tarious bugs that would work ha-
oc In our ilelinitely ailjusted systeunf
Uay tie apprupriate. They are nug
:sted by a ii.iiirilnn..r to the New
fork Sun, who siuus himself High
'rii-e i;uesser. M. !., and are as fob
May I Wg to caution my fellw citi-
tis against using telephones? Tho
uii-rolies ujsjii the mouthpieces are M
4ire cause of Infection. Also against
aking one's meals in restaurants.' No-
Kniy knows who uses tlie plates, cup
Hid saucers, glassware, etc. Also
gainst entering a room where other
erwuis are. The agitation of the air
aused by one's entrance sets uilcrolies
ireulating. Also against raising one's
lat or waving tine's hand in salutn
lon; as these gestures set mid sires
n circulation. Sleeidmr in teds or on
oras at hotels is. if jiosslble, mom
laiigerous still. Sitting in pews hi
hurches or standing in the Bislij H
u'ciile. j
Equally dangerous with these Is the;
iditig in trolley or railway coaches.
fading books from public libraries, or
rweeplng out rooms, or touching news-
tapers or mnguzines. or walking in the
lUblie streets. All these should be
voided. Emits and breadstuff por
bastl at public shops, bre.'i!:fast
otxis, butchers' meat, confectionery.
ill may be fatal. Each and nil of
iee Is and are swarming with bnc-
eria. Writing letters or telegram and
ipening them are risky things to do.
.Vearing clothes made by tailors or
Iressmakers or purchased ready made
and tlu same is true of lioots and
ihoesi should le never thought if. To
iiss a woman or a man or child Is
oluntarlly to assume every miirols
hey possess, In sample not only, but
n swarms. I write this out of pure
ove for my race.
TALK TO MOVING TRAINS.
telephonic Communication May
He
Maintained for I. unit Distance.
It may safely be said hint etet
I'ilice the introduction of the telegraph
is an accessory to railroading tho
iroject of coinmuni' a'.ing dire tly tvit.i
he engineer in his cab has lieen Un
mbjeet of Inventive scheming, says t!i
Slcctrical Review. For some time tie'
iroject of doing away, partially or
.vholly, with fixed signals distrilmt imI
n "blocks" along the railroad trii.-l,
ind substituting therefor so-called
Vab signals." opera led by turres i
ielivered to the locomotive through the
ails, whereby every train In made 'c
arry with its own signals operative
vithin a moving zone of track in front
if and behind the train, has been se
riously discussed, particularly abroad.
That the scheme Is regarded as feai
lie ny some practical railroad it"
icems to give a sufficient warrant f.
he discussion of complete eoinmuoie.t.
Ion, either telegraphic or telephonic,
ntead, nlthousrh the snbstitUMiu '.f
iitaier of these means' of commmm a
tioi for the pab system" used ( de
liver current 1tJ ftacatideseent liimp.';
In the cab wouAlM doubt require de
tailed experiment in any sueecssfu
reduction to practice.
This query naturnlly takes precc
lence as the first question of jios d
bility. The fact that some highly In
fenious inventive work of Phelps, Kdi
on and others has shown a preferen 'C
to use electrostatic induction in te't
Jraphing to moving trains, rather than
ttterupt to make use of conduction
from rails to wheels, does not neces
uirily mean that the latter method Is)
Impracticable. Since the I'hclps inven
Jon was tried successfully on the
Udiigh Valley railroad a number of
fears ago, much experience has been
btained with moving contacts In the
course of the practical development of
iie trolley and of the third-rail sya
em of electric traction, if it is pos
lible to deliver large amounts of elec
tric power with 111 tie loss to a fust
Iioving train, there should be every
fucouragement for the use of moving
contacts In handling telephone cur
rents. It should be not impossible, tc
minimize or eliminate difficulties such
as "noise" flue to variable resistance
between, for example, a shoe and I
rail.
Korean Patriotism.
The Koreans have been called an un
patriotic people. This may be true If
patriotism means a passionate desire
for the welfare of one's country; but
If a consuming desire for the preser
vation of national Identity is pntriot
stn. then the Koreans are Indeed p:i
xiotie. The one thing they fear Is na
tional extinction, whether such extine
ion would mean better government or
lot. They would rather live without
qnitablo government, without sanita
tion, without education, without any of
fie concomitants of civilization, If with
(hose they must also accept foreign
toininntioii. Century.
It Is easier for a man to be a good
fuslmnd, In the opinion of his wife's
siotner, man u is tor ner (laugnter-in-iiw
to be a good wife.
Tbere are a dozen ileuienants of idle
ness for each captain of indust y ia
Jiis world.
Tbe man who frankly admits that he
lacy manages to avoid a lot of bard
a-ork.
4
10YU IS A0VIRSHV.
In theoiMj grt-.it le. use in a little Su
it. id town of the i..iitii lived the great
man of the pl.t . Eiep! f..r smut
Jtiirs sjn-iit in -Virtliern universities h
had t.iHj4 dwelt ill the nidt of the
iiup;e fik among whom lie h id been
trn, Mtid he hid fur twenty yeart
(tui'1''' their affair. Invested theJi
)"""''' argued their law ease f..f
i'1""11 aI ,Hll' nominal fee. Every ow
. comity "er 'lw lud a few dollar,
'" ,,'v4' intrust.tl it to the mastet
.' Ingleside. To keep ace,unt of all
"'ese petty Investments would have re
.quired a sotre of clerks. Sums were
drH'u to n4t emergeu.-ieH and jiaio
bMik a dozen times in a rear: interest
jii small investments was asked for
ail.v chanee meeting, and bandinl ove)
without computation or receipt.
"I'd trust him with every cent I
got," said Harney Maguigau to J obi.
Kahoe. "He'll work the law so's t
I help a mail out of a ncrape, and he'l
lend you the last cent he's got. Whv
he lent me $." oucet, and If he didn't
fake me In to dinner with him the verj
tiext week, jest as if he'd forgotten a I.
about it: You know he Jest pluml
buried ole Mis' Schultz's baby out o
his own jxH-ket. She went to him fet
I the kmn of a dollar, an' he up an
banded her ten. an' he knows she'I)
never see fio again.'
one day there came incredible news
The townspeople went about dazed am:
broken. The niaster of lngieide had
tried to take his life, and was brought
home half-dead; a large amount of thf
state's money was missing. His con
In the inn lor h fill 1.lL'll l-liarifn f til.
1 - ... ....
office and was going over papers, try
lag to save something from the wreck
All day the office was liesieged bj
the sympathetic, the curious and tin
threatening. Some went to the old
!inuie.teld, where the wnnched fit mil j
sat in grief.
The next day John Kahoe drov
down the village street, straight tc
the office. "I wouldn't ha' come." In
kild b the major, "1 wouldn't if It
weren't for Jim. I feel as if I owed
it to Jim to know." Jim was the only
son. The major uuders-twsl.
"I know, John," he said. "1'vt
soarvhed every paper I could fluid, and
I'm afraid I've no record of yours.
I'm afraid there were few record
kept.'
The old man shrank together, tint
stralglrtened himself, and pressing tin
major's hand, went out.
The next day John Kahoe went with
two young chickens In his hands v
where his wife was weeding the earl
pens.
"I'm going to the mill for the drj
feed, find I thought I might as well
come home round by Ingleside way. l!
you wouldn't mind tying these togethei
and putting riiem in the green basket.'
They were frying size, plump and
well-ftsitbered, the best of (he few
that the wet spring had tqwired, ani
marketable at a good price.
The major's wife hud gone over U
Ingleside to see ami appease oine ol
the importunate callers. She dreade
each iww face. As John Kahoe camt
over the Uiwn, she nerved herself fo'
linother unpleasant interview.
"Morning. Mia' Alice!" the old mai.
began, "We heard ns how your con
sin wasn't feeling w!I. and my wif
thought mebbe he'd like a bit o' sprinj
chicken," Then he went away.
SMALLEST HAWAIIAN ISLAND.
Niihan, with 70,000 Acres, Owned hj
White Family and a Few Other.
Many of the I'acliic islands are not
placed on the map with a high degnt
of accuracy. But some day the exact
position at least of all the imixirtaiii
isiunds will be ascertained; and this
has just liecu done for Nlihau. our
smallest Inhabited Island in the Terri
tory of Hawaii, and the most western
Island of the group.
This little Island has had a rnthet
romantic history. Unless It has tiecii
sulslivided or sold quite recently, it bin
now been owned for over thirty-flv
years past by George 8. Guy. The
family includes Mr. and Sirs. Gay and
several children, who, except for nu
occasional guest, seldom saw any ol
their own race previous to our occu
pancy of the group, Mr. (Jay made a
comfortable fortune on the Island, ol
which he Is the sole owner. The isl
and Is a great sheep ranch, embracing
about 70.000 acres, and with a mitlvt
population of less than 100, all that re
mains of nearly 1.000 natives who iu
habited it sixty years ago"i
. It would seem that here, if any
where, the conditions were favorable
for the perpetuity of the native race
tMr. Gay did everything In his power tc
preserve the alioriglues from the evili
attendant tqiou civilization, but Id
spite of his efforts they have been rap
idly dying out, just, as their brethren
In nil other parts of the island group
have been dwindling away.
. Living for over a generation In thlt
Isolated spot, Mr, Gay and his family
ilmve seemed to be very happy In theii
retired and quiet home. As long at
llie kingdom existed, Mr. Gay, as gov
ernor of the Island, gave much itn
tion to the welfare of ail his people
ind a sort of putrhirchnl regime ex.nb
Ml there. The while family received
tribute from the natives, who gave
them at stated times a certain amount
of labor and such supplies as fish, c
ron nuts and sweet potntoes, Their chil.
dren had no white comrades to play
with, but were happy as children could
be, making pets of various animals
which they tamed and cared for, and
deriving also a great deal of entertain
mcnt from their pories and dogs. New
York Bun.
8
laving for Ideal.
That was a wise old clergyman who
urged bis brethren not to admit young
men to the ministry unless they wer
evidently mre broadmindol and en
thusiastic lu their faith than their
elders. "We must allow," he said,
"for the inevitable shrinkage." The
same allowance Is necessary in every
life for the sure closing in of the real
upon the ideals of youth, and the un
avoidable narrowing of hope and aim
that must come with middle age. The
more idealism we start with, the more
stoutly we defend it against the
shocks It is certain to receive, the
more joyous life will turn out to lie
as we go on living. The dreariness of
the middle-aged view of life springs
largely from the fact that its ideals
are so shrunken as to be no longer a
source of vitality, of renewal. As long
as we believe in life, and in love, and
in friendship, and In heroism, and Iu
other ideal possibilities, life is worth
living, and we are strong to take our
part in it. Living for ideals Is happy
and courageous living. Living with
out them Is "the duil gray life and
apathetic end."
The stHiidMint of the Idealist is
that the Ideal is absolutely true truer
than the surface real. If a friend fails
to come up to the standard of
ideal friendship, so much the worse
for the friend; the Ideal, really, re
mains untouched. When we once be
lieve thus confidently in it, friendship
gains in Insight We perceive the
shortcomings of our chosen friends;
we also perceive our obvious short
comings toward them, and the un
reached standard Inspires only for
giveness and deeper effort. True love
never relinquishes the Ideal, dies for
it gladly in some cases, lives for it
(which is Inciiiteiy harder) In the ma
jority of Instances. Juliet was an
idealist; she could have married Iln
mea, and met the shock of nil his
little ways, and still believed him per
fection. More than that for such Is
the working value of idealsshe
would have educated and inspired him
by her Idealization till, In ' bis lest
moments, he lived up to it, and in
his worst never shamed it. No man
ever comes to his best possibilities.
and no woman, either, until conscious
ot representing to other hearts more
than they dure hope for in themselves.
Children need the nurture of ideals.
A mother without ideals can never
have noble sons. To teach growing
boys and girls to "see the world lis
It really is" is to utterly unfit them
for making Hie world any better by
their lives. It is also to cruelly dimin
ish their chances of happiness. With
thought, with (he ideal, is Immortal
hilarity, the rose of joy," says Emer
son. To keep the rose of joy fresh
and unfading, to scatter continually
Its fragrance to others, is the nio.st en
during charm a woman can possess.
Harper's Hnzar.
In summer the baby should no' go
out during the hottest part of the day.
Early morning Is the best time for his
airing. Take him from his bed, wash
his face and hands, put a light flannel
wrapper on over his nightdress and
take him out. He can finish his imp
and have his breakfast out of doors,
llie early morning air In summer Is
sweet and refreshing, nnd n good
tonic. As the sun creeps higher and
the air becomes warmer you can bring
him in and give him his bath. He
will then probably go to sleep again
In the darkened nursery, thus afford
ing the nurse a little time for rest or
a nap to make up for what she has
lost by early rising. If the weather Is
very warm do not send the baby out
again until late In the afternoon, when
the air again becomes cooler. He can
stay out during the early evening,
but should always lie brought In be
fore the dew begins to fall.
How to Arrange Linen,
Care should be taken when putting
iwny napkins and tablecloths that they
be arranged in sets. In this numm r
they are always ready for use, and
It will be found a much more economi
cal way for all household Jlnen, espe
cially town's and napkins. If they are
used in rotation. Frequently, for con
venience sake, only the upper pieces
are taken off, thus leaving the bottom
of the pile untouched for months. Ity
using them in turn there will not be
the need of replenishing as when only
few are In constant use. In the
laundering of tablecloths, put about a
dozen tablespoonftils of cooked starch
in a pail of the bluing water. This
will give the desired stiffness and gloss
to the cloth without the effect of lielng
starched. Napkins do not require
starch, but should be well dampened
and Ironed until perfectly dry, as ail
linen must be. Iron napkins singly
en both sides, then fold and press
again. Tablecldthes should be folded
ooct for convenience and Ironed two or
three time on each side, the o!!ed
or folded until the desired sitefur tb
space occupied In the linen closet.
Never launder table linen when stain
ed. until an attempt ha been mad
to remove the spots, as it is almost Im
possible to efface any discoloration
after the cloth has Ix-en submerged ii
soapy water. The Pilgrim.
More than Jo.imo Japanese women
have already volunteered to go to the
front to act as nurses.
Mist Josephine Ponce de Ieon, a
lineal descendant of the discoverer of
Florida, has entered a convent at Al
bany. The latest vocation oiened to wo
men in Iierlin is that of Iwlng a
"Roentgen sister," or a nurse iqieelal'y
trained for treating patients with
X-rays, a task which requires much
skill and care.
After long centuries the fashion In
ladles' riding skirts is changing. The
old fottn of side-sjidille skirt Is giving
way to the new style of rlde-nstrido
skirt. Orders are coming iu for di
vided skirts In Increasing numbers.
King Edward recently left some cher
ry stones on his plate at a public func
tion. The moment lie left n crowd of
American ladies scrambled for them,
with the object. It Is wild, of handing
them down to their descendants as
family heirlooms.
The Isle of man granted the e!ec
toral suffrage to women In lvso. The
Madras presidency recognized female
voters In IHfCt. New Zealand gave Its
womankind the electoral franchise In
lKhi. Victoria has passed a woman'
suffrage bill and women have the right
to sit in the federal hoiwe In Australia.
Women have always aspired to be
beautiful and have painted their faces
and "tired their heads" since time im
memorial and in all countries. The
geisha of Japan changes the color of
her lips three times in one evening and
no little Japanese lady ever misses
an opportunity of whipping out the
rouge pot and mirror which form In
dispensable parts of her toilet
Her Father' Hi-Iikt.
A girl whose father is "old and
stricken in years" has grown of late
more and more to take the place of
the son he never had, to net as his
right hand in business. The mnn Is
the owner of a large fruit farm whose
work is simple but extensive and ex
acts much superintendence. As his
health has begun to fall gradually the
daughter has taken something, nnd
then something further and further, of
his duties uimn herself, until now she
looks after the place, the sowing and
weeding, the grafting, the tendance of
the fruit and. In the season, person
ally watches every shipment sent from
the great establishment to till Its or
ders. She Is working almost uncon
sciously nnd without thought save of
the immediate future Into a lucra
tive business that when, as In the
fullness of time must soon come, her
father is taken from It, will descend
to her without clash or detriment to
its interests. She will find herself
openly what she is now In alt prac
tical workings, "the mnn of the fam
ily," and will be enabled to bear her
part gallantly In that position.
Health and Heuuty Hint.
Over fatigue is regarded by Dr. Bur
ton Fanning as the determining cause
ol 10 iier cent of cases of pulmonary
consumption.
One-half pint of vinegar, one table
spoonful of salt, one teaspoouful of
cayenne pepper and one pint of boiling
water will cure night sweats. Mix,
and let cool; strain, and sponge the
patient at liedtlme.
Vinegar will keep the bands white
and smooth and prevent chapping
when exposed to the cold air after
washing In hot or soapy water. Refore
drying the hands rub over them a tea
spoonful of vinegar, nnd the result will
be very great
To Cure Klotched Face. Kosewatcr,
three ounces; sulphate of zinc, one
dram; mix; wet the face with It, gen
tly dry and then touch over with cold
cream with the tips of the fingers; dry
gntly off.
For Blackheads. Dissolve two
ounces of row water, alcohol and gly
cerine, one teaspoouful of bornx; bathe
the face with this night rind morning,
then rub in a Utile of this mixture;
Four drams of soft soap, one ounce of
rectified spirits of wine, one dram of
spirits of lavender, Persevere with
this, and the blackheads will dimip
pear. Hlr Tonic.
Take one pint of boiling water, pour
it uimn a dozen large branches of
fresh sage, or a largo handful of dried
sage leaves, and cover it tightly for
an hour; put Into a bottle one ounce
of Iron filings, nails, or any bits of
Iron, also a piece of borax as large
at a walnut; turn the sage tea upon
It In two or three days It la ready
for tut.