TIIE RED CLOUD CHIEF, E1UDAY, DEC. 25 1896.
H
If
lit
CATFISH IS AFIGHTER
HE KNOCKED OUT THREE MEN
ON DRY LAND.
n Transferrin!; tli futlWIi from lll
;iM In tin- rnlr H t tic Mute llutiliorlis
lie Hrnlu' Lome anil MImmI Thing t'l
for While.
WlMMINU lazily
nlmiit In u tank
with extra heavy
glass tides In the
state huchery of
Nebraska, at Oma-
Ili ha. Is 11 member of
W&OtV tllr pW lr!be thnt
'SftvO VfSr ,,as H u d d n ' '
wSnfi? i-,i",rt 1,lt() ,,RCn-
,H yssft torlul fame iih a
-man smashing"
ratflBh.
It Is beyond question that this la the
anly catfish caught In Inland xviitcm ,
In tho world which has a record of l
knocking out three men on terra tlrma.
tnd which Iihh lived to be feaied and '
it the Hiunc time admired by his hti-1
niun vIctlniH. I
Ichthyologists are, selontlllcnlly '
ipeaklng, unueepiulntecl with the up. I
relation "man smashing." No denl-1
tun of the water Is classified by them j
under that forcible term but Usher-
aien nnd attaches of aquariums are
fery familiar with the slangy but ex
presslvo title, just as circus employes
know and dread a man-killing ele
phant. This "man smashing" fish has Justly
arnod tho strange name by actually
smashing In throe, ribs of one man
md painfully bruising two others, one
30 less n person than the state rom-
THIS
in doner of Nebraska, Lew May.
v'.ne he not the property of tho stale,
no would, doubtlens. be. widely sought
3j museum agents and exhibited from
3110 end of the country to the other.
As It is, Heveral of theso enterprising
;cntlcmcn have unsuccessfully on
Je.ivored to secure his lordship.
Thoro have been plenty of instances
jl a llsh knocking a man out when both
ivro in the water, but for even a big
llsh to accomplish that feat on land
is .crtalnly a novelty.
Tho catllsh wcIrIis 110 pounds. A
ifitflbh that weighs n t.nod deal less
ban that Ih an ugly customer to han
dle, for be has vim and 1 ounce enough
for a dozen of some varieties of his
urethral). They are all weaklings
vhen compared with thin 110 pounder,
as tho otory of bis achievements
shows.
I lo wan one of the big attractions
u tho recent state fair at Omnba, for
ever since a plucky flshinnan netted
'r.im out of the Missouri river at
I'lattsmoiith, he has been growing
larger and even handsomer, as llsh go.
Ho showed hiich a reemd as a fighter
that his captor. Instead of keeping
lilm and EOixing him up to
hungry customers, put lilm Ir. a
ank and uwnlted developments. They
a mo soon enough. From being
i big llsh he wns rapidly becoming nn
enormous ono nnd each day Increased
the troubles of his unfortunate captor.
Ho was geflng loo big and valuable
mis a curiosity to kill, and, at the same
time, bin destructive habits threatened
to force his owner into bankruptcy.
Almost every day he managed to break
tho light wooden tank In which ho was
fit first kept Into a greator or lew
amount of kindling wood.
When the fnlr ended It was decided
to transfer tho big fellow to the hatch
eries. This was the beginning of
trouble. The big jawed leviathan
rather liked to be on exhibition. He
seemed to look at the proplo Just ns
much as they looked at lilm.
So, vhen It came to retire
ment, he objected. How ho did
object! Kven tbe venerable Hol
mnn. In tho days of his dictatorship,
couldn't hold a candle to lilm.
His catshlp's homo at tho fair had
been a narrow tank, so thnt ho would
not have much of a chance to swing
JjJb tall with milllclent power to do
any damage. Ills reputation for amia
bility wan not above par, and when
It came to moving lilm precaution wns
taken to prevent lilm hurting any one.
This precaution consisted In wrap
ping a folded cloth around tho llflh'.s
licad before, nr-y efforts were made to
lift lilm out of his abiding place. The
cloth wan made fr.st, It was supposed,
and then tho word was given to those
nsBombkd to perforin the task to
heave v.;w.
Thry henxed right royally and so
did the ll?h. At last he bad room ac
cording to bis tall. Over went men
and fish on the lloor nnd the number
of rcxeil'itlnns the teirlble tall made In
a tnoimnt would put nn trspoctable
lly whrel to shame. All hands rollul
around the lloor, the llsh lam'.lug
every time he struck. It was the pet
tiest fight Omaha ever witnessed. The
beauty of It was. too. the police
couldn't stop It, not even the llslt'it
tall. If Slim key should ever hit Cor
bctt with anything lll.e the force with
which that llsh struck his antagonists
thcie would be a new champion light
away.
There wcie really thiee men in this
boat and a ptetty had boat It was to lie
In Tl'e more the ilrh st niggled, the
Flronger and wider he seemed to get.
Presently his tall went sldoways with
a swish. A second later .lohn Mere
dlth. of the State Fish Hatcheries,
found himself up against the Hide of the
building with tliloo broken ribs. Sup
erintendent Oiliiou, of the hatcheries,
went head over heels fiom a blow of
that powerful tail on one of his eyes.
State I'lhh Commissioner W. L. May
never knew what hit him because It
came so quick and hard, but It drove
bl m some distance along the lloor and
caused him to feel an If be had experi
enced a sudden mid lolent attack of
muscular rheumatism.
Then tho great, big conquering llsh
began to tire. Tho absence from his
wonted element told on him. The tierce
strokes of the tall became less and
less often until at last they ceased al
together. The monster lay limp and
apparently lifeless upon tho lloor.
This was the coveted opportunity.
One man went forward, and to show
bill courage patted the fish. Then he
turend In triumph and the -well,
then there was a sudden s-w-l-s-h and
zr 'jr 1 no jv ,,v -rn"r
CA'lTISIl THAT WHIPPED THREE
the man of courage went Into space as
If he had been Inspired by a full grown
catapault. It was the tall again tho ,
tall or the biggest Huh Omaha ever
saw.
There Is an end to all things, and
so, after awhile, the llsh capitulated,
was wrapped In a blanket and carried
in triumph to the hatcheries. When
they dumped him into a tank there be
deliberately iiank to the bottom and
refiis-ed to move. Whether it was
sulks or exhaustion, no one knows, but
to sco Just how he nppcai'B glance at
the accompanying Illustration.
The llsh strangely enough he has no
niiino of his own baa always been con
sidered rather dangerous, ever ulnco ho
began to npproach bis present size.
For days at a Mine be will sulk, for all
the world Just like a child, and then In
a moment Fcem to teach a fury of pas
sion and do his best to disturb his sur
roundings. Wisely, though, he In so quartered
that that powerful tall of bis can In
flict no danger. If It was not for that
there would be no tank In the bntchcr
les of sufllclent strength to hold him.
A hlnry uf .Xnlilllioi Hi iiniiii.
There are many stories told of the
late Archbishop of Canterbury. One re
lates to his Wellington College days.
The Prince Consort, attended by a sin
gle equerry, rode over to Wellington,
and arrived Just ns tho doctor was
about to address his boys. Tho Prince
expressed a wish that tho master
should proceed with tho address In his
presence. Having with bare head, as
etiquette demanded, shown Prince 1
bc rt to a seat, ho turned to the boys,
nnd, replacing his hat, began his lec
tin e. Just then tho equerry wont up
and touched him on the olbow. "Or.
Iienson," sild ho, "his Royal Hlgh
ress Is present." "I nm proud to know
It," was his roply, and tho doctor se
renely continued with his Interrupted
address. Scarcely had a dozen words
been bpoken, however, boforo the per
sistent courtier again broke In with,
"Dr. Benson, wo nil remain uncovered
In his Royal Highness' presence." "I
am his Royal Highness' most liumblo
and devotod scrvnnt," rejoined tho fn
lure archbishop, at the samn time bow
ing low, with uncovered hend, to tho
Prince; "but," said ho, replacing his
head covering, and turning to the boys
once more, "I nm also my boys' head
master."
A I'm' for lKK".
Calico print works use 40,000,000 doz
en eggs per year, wlno cinrlflers uso
10,000,000 dozen, tho photogrnphers and
j other Industries use many millions,
and these trndo order3 Increase moro
! than table demands.
I.oi'iikli In Ant-Mitlnc.
i Argot Mini is reported to bo overrun
1 with locusts, which nro destroying tho
I crotpa,
HLR ASHES JN A CAN.
Willow r l.i lir ( iirrlcn Hit' It rum In-, uf
III- XXIfe Wherever III lne.
For t,crnl years l.ouls Lehr. a la
boring man of Memphis. inn.. has
can led with him as his constant com
panion a cm looking much like an 01
dltiary paint or oil receptacle with a
top which sciews on, but which, so fai
ns any one knows, has never been ic
moved. says the New York World. If
he had been hccii with the can only
once or twice or a dozen limes It mlgh'
not have attracted attention, but when
those who knew I.ehr found that this
cotnmonpl.icc object was the constant
companion of his life, night and day,
they began to wonder what It con
tained. Some of them asked him
about it, now Jokingly and again se
riously, but he never had any satis
factory answer to give. The first thing
when he got up In the morning lxiir
got that can. He carried It to the va
rious points about the city where his
duties called him. He stood It while
he workid where be could nee It con
stantly, and going home in the evening
he can led It caiefully with lilm. At
night ll stands on a little table close
to Ills bedside, whence lie can we it
readily when he wakes. The longer
those who knew him watched this
performance the more mysterious did
it seem and the more lively wns their
curiosity. One d.iy last spring some
fellow laborent thought to play a Joke
on l.elir by removing the curious little
can when Its owner was not looking
and hiding it. When the usually quiet
and reserved man discovered that the
pieclous object was gone It changed
him Into something like a madman.
The two culprits, alarmed by his ex
cited state, confessed their Joke and
returned the can. If It had not been
for the Interference of others I.ehr
v rjrcA
,;(.?j
.MEN.
might have gone to the gallows for
that day's work, llerore help could
reach them both men were felled by
an lion bar that stood handy and a.
It was thought at the time, fatally In
Juiecl. They leeovcred afterward, but
Mm incident showed more clearlv than
ever the Intensity of Ldir's feelings
about the mysterious can. It now ap
pears the can contained the ashes of
his dead wire. At her death she had
requested that her body bo cremated.
I.ehr carried out her wish. anil, heart
broken at her death, determined never
to be separated from her ashen. Thin
accounts for his constant care of the
tin can. or urn, as It has proved to be.
Tno Much for lilm.
The horso beheld the bloomer girl
And straightway jumped n fence,
And folks decline- who watched him
Micro
It showed be had hoive sense.
NOTES OF THE VOGUE.
Tho old-fashioned pointed waist Is
in again, ami even Mio stllf and un
graceful stomacher Is seen on some of
tho newest evening gowns.
It is to bo a fur season than which
nothing in prettier or moro becoming.
Nnirow bands will be used not only
for street costumes, but for evening
gowns and tea gowns as well.
Hlack satin and velvet ribbons In
various widths are used luvlshly for
dress trimmings, and are particularly
pretty to Mulsh the bolero jacket or
vest, either sewed on plain or plaited
In a frill.
Tho fur vest will bo much worn thU
winter, whether In Persian lamb, chin
chilla, sablo or economical astrakhan.
A sensible fashion, which gives Just
the needed warmth to tho useful coat
and skirt gown.
The newest skirt models arc. trlmmod
at the bottom, paneled at the sides,
draped with the effect of an oversklrt
and inado with tubllor fronts two
kinds of material being Invariably
iiFed to mako a harmony of tones.
If you want to bo In tho very top
notch of fashion have a touch of red
on your winter gown or In your win
ter lint. Paris ins declared In favor of
that long-neglected color, nnd It prom
ises to bo the modo par excellence.
I.lttlu bolero Jackets of fur are a de
cidedly now fancy of tho moment, nnd
even girdles and belts of fur nrn seer.
on some of tho smnrtest walking gowns
a fashion, however, rather unbecom
ing to any but tho slightest figures.
Tho prettiest novelties uro j-cen In
neckwear, and theso dainty confec
tions of chiffon, Inco velvet and fut
glvo a touch of eleganco to tho sim
plest costume, while they havo the
further recommendation of being ex
tremely becomiic to tho average
woman.
c WX
MECCA OK Til E CROOKS
WASHINGTON USED TO UE A
REFUGE I-OH THEM.
iirrrr of llir "Iih1ii of r.illfnnilii"
she XXn I'lettv mill 1111 .i.-rri utile
rumi'i- itlonulUt unit liiy Hon
(illllil ( lilt III".
(Washington Inter.)
i:ICKl, yc.tr.i
ago Mils city was
the niei'ca of ml-
Vl'lltllHXM'S, crook I
in petticoats and
conlldciue woiiH.il.
They caiue fitiiii
every point of the
compass and their
victims wcie usu
ally men of high
degree.
Theic
ouiitry
.lie
w bo
many women In
live by their wits
this
mid
roguery
ami lnxni'rtor Holllnberger.
chief of detectives h.ijk the contldenco
women, blackmailers and shoplifters,
who have visited Washington, wcie
found to be equally as sinew d and cun
ning as mules in the same profession.
Photogmphs of some of the most no
table of the.e tricky females, who
hnve piled their shady vocation here,
can be found In the togues' gallery,
located In the Inspector's ofllce. De
tective Joseph Cm ter, one of the veter
mis at headquarters, relntcs some Inter
estlng reminiscences of the "light lln
gered Indies" who hnve "turned tricks"
In this cltv. Perhaps the best known
of these was Ollle Kills, better known
as the "Duchess of California." She
was a native of Cincinnati and at the
time of her in est heie by Detectives
Illock mid Raff, Feb. '?., 1SM1, was 3,"i
years of age The "Duchess" was
plump of figure and pietty of face. She
was also a most accomplished and
agieeable conversationalist and always
woro stylish mid costly clothing. She
came here frc.ni California to escape
the vengeance of lelntlvcs of a million
aire she had ruined there, leaving
him a deiellct on the sea of bankrupt
cy. She Is entered upon Inspector Hoi
Inberger's records as a shiowd conll
dence woman. Her game In Washing
ton wiiB blackmail and her victims
piominciit men high In olllcial life.
She ropicM'iitod herself as a real
duchess mid ptodiiccd mauufacturcd
evidence lo support Mint claim. The
Hi st game she tried to work was on
Col. Snellbaker. Her tight name was
Olive Chuuiley and she was the daugh
ter of a Cincinnati policeman, who was
shot and instantly killed by Snellbak
er, while he was chief of police in that
city. Olive's father charged Snell
baker with being the cause of Mio
downfall of a younger daughter mid
one- clay, In a lit of nige. the patiolmau,
with iiira!sid club, nulled Into Snell
bal.ei's oflico and attempted to brain
him. '1 lie colonel iliew bis pistol and
killed Cliumley on the iqint. When
the "Ouches.-." came beio she called
upon Snellbaker and demanded $1,000
as hitrdi money. He icfuseil to glvo
her tbe money and at mice complained
to MaJ. Dye, then chief of police here,
that Ollle wa attempting to blackmail
lilm. Detectives RalT mid .Malum arrest
ed hei as a suspicious character under
the vagrancy act. Sho wan tried In tho
police com t and found guilty, but hav
ing plenty of ready cash the fair duch
ess purchased a bondsman mid was re
leased fiom custody, being under $-00
security for Iter good behavior for a
period of six months. She was aftcr
waid miestcd three times on the same
charge, for trying to blackmail promi
nent men, nnd served two ternni In
the woikhoiise. Upon her release the
last time the duchess dlsappeaicd, and
has not since been seen in Mils vicinity.
"She cnnio here in purple nnd fine lin
ens, " said Detective Joe Carter last
evening to a reporter, "and went away
bedraggled, holled and forlorn, n vic
tim of her own Iniquity." Dora Stiaw
brldge, alias Cartwrlght, was another
female crook of high degree who fell
into the hands of tho law. She was a
natlvo of Sweden, 29 years of age, and
not very prepossessing in either face or
form when sho wns anested by Sergt.
Moore of tho 1st precinct for forgery
nnd larceny on July 14. 1887. Dora
vr 6's
OLIVE CHUMLEV.
was it single woman, but represented
herself to be a widow of a prominent
physician. Her victims were medical
men and n number of the leading medi
cos of this city wero "touched up" by
this crooked daughter of tho land of
the midnight sun. Site would borrow
a fining Infant from some ono at her
boarding place nnd carry it in her arms
to excite sympathy mid dispel suspi
cion. Her scheme was to call upon
physicians, exhibit bogus letters stat
ing thnt sho was tho widow of a promi
nent practitioner in bonio other city, In
destitute circumstances, nnd seek aid,
Onco Inside n house Dora would steal
anything she could lay her hands upon.
Sho nlno managed to got possession of
her victim's signatures, and mmlo
forged bunk checks and orelerB for
inonoy nnd clothing. After hor capture
by Sorgt. Mooro, she wns convicted
and served tlmo In tho Albany "pen."
Two of tho most daring mid success
ful uhopllftcrs that ever did business
Ikim
ft -A "iXS Wffi.J TJ ' - ,
m r ' . - - ..,
'N'2f" TY
-V.'
here were Mrs. Harlow, alias Sarah t.
l.ewess. ami her pal. Kate Friday '
When nrrested by Detectives CimJer .
mid Rail'. Mis. llatiow was Ml yeais
of age, and the Filduy woman Just ..7
Tile latter was a talilv pietty woman,
with petlie llgure, while the elder crook
v as as ugly as a mud fence struck by
lightning. Ilolh diessed well mid pie
Tilled a swell appearance, besides be
ing suave of mniiucr nnd polished ami
persuasive talkeis.
The tlrst lut Imat lou the detectives
bad tin: the shoplifters wcie III Mils
vicinity came from the Italtlmoie po
lite. It was a statement that the wom
en had 'lifted" two sealskin capes in
that cltv, valued at I'.TiO each, ami had
gone to Washington with their plunder
DeiictivcH Carter ami Ran wcie as
signed to the case, mid after visiting
all the hotels the female thieves were
located at the Howard house The
detectives "piped off" that hostelry and
wcie dually gintlllcd to see their game
nppio.tchlng. The women carried two
bilge bundles. They eiiteted the hotel
and proceeded upstairs to their room,
titiM'ly followed by the two "shadows."
Mis. Harlan mid Kate Friday deposited
the two packages on their beds. Their
backs were toward the door mid they
did not see the sleuths peering In
through the opening. The next move
was to raise their outer skirts, disclos
ing a false one, In which were capa
cious hidden pockets. They then pro
ceeded to draw from the concealed
peckets valuable Jewelry and precious
stones. It was while thus engaged In
disgorging their plunder that Carter
ami Raff made their presence known
The women pinfcsticd to be highly in-
Vte-v ' ' 'KI.X
tlrf ifAr3 i 'TM
am m
KATE FRIDAY,
dlguunl at what they termed the "un
vvai ranted Intrusion of men iiiiou the
privacy of ladles." When they were
Informed that the Intruders weie de
tectives, Small and Kate quickly ac
companied them to headquarters. Af
ter they wen1 locked up the olllcers re
cox cumI $1,700 worth of Jewelry, f-eat-skln
coats ami enp.'s. At beadiiiiu"'it
the younger of the sliopliriern refusal
to glxe her name. The older woman
wai- overhenid adcli'-sHlug her a.s Kate
and as the a nest was made on Friday
she was named, at Dotevtlve Carter' si
hiiggestlon, "Kate Filil.iy." It was af
terward learned that the fcnrilc: had
a male accomplice, who had gone
ahead and stopped at Alx.indria. As
fast as mtlciesi were stolen they were
I'xprct-secl hep, irately lo blm m.d bo
hent them to New York or Itnston,
wheie they were sold. The plunder
lecoveied from the women filled a
pinii-cnrt. A handsome sealskin coat
they had stolen from a dealer In Syra
cuse. N. Y., was being worn by K.ito
Fihlny. It wan returned to Its owner.
When taken to the photographcr'a to
havo them "mugged" for tbu logins'
gallery both women mnde a desperate
resistance mid lesorted to all suits, of
expedients to pi event the camera fiom
M'piodticliig u likeness of their fea
tures. They Bciewcil up their faces,
held their hands before their cye,
laughed and madu grimaces,
"One man can lead a horse to tbe
tiough," said Kate Fihlny, icpoatlng
an old saw, "but one thnuc.iiid cannot
make blm drink."
It was learned that they were ex
perienced shoplifters and had commit
ted thefts amounting to thousands of
dollars In other cities. Tbu portrait
printed herewith was found In her pos
session some months later.
Just before their trial in tho Crimi
nal court lieie "Ulack Lena," a notori
ous Italian woman and keeper of a
"fence" In New York, came to this
city and offcied fl.fiOO in cash to any
one who would become- bondsman for
tbe prisoners. She did not succeed In
se curing their release, however, and
they were brought to trial There were
eight counts In the Indictment found
against the women hut they wero only
tried on one mid simtPiiceil to sorvo
four years each In tho Albany peniten
tiary. Ilcfoie being arm over the rond
Kate Friday was hi ought from Jail and
rcwntcnccil, her term being reduced to
two years. She wan afterwards re
leased from tho "pen" on a writ of
habeas corpus by Judge Coxn of Al
bany. She wns next nnested nt thn
Sheopshend race-track by Plnkerton
men, who placed her In chnrgo of tho
notorious political bohs, James Y. Mc
Kane, who was then chief ui polled
and mnyor of Coney Island. Detec.ivo
Carter learned sho was in euiHody
there nnd went to Coney Island to got
poHMWilnti of the woman and bring her
to Washington to answer to tho other
seven counts which bad been brought
against her. Ho found upon his ar
rival that sho was again at lariro. Mc-
Kan, by r.onie hook or crook, had
taken Kato before Judge Hartlctt, in
Ilrooklyn, and she had secured her lib
city for the second tlmo by habeas
corpus writ. Since that time tho Wash
ington police have not heard of cither
of tho women.
Ami (Iitit lilm.
Some folks look out for number one;
That all may bo quite true;
Rut when It Is a widow shn
Looks out for number two.
Trutu.
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MORALS OF THE BATHTUB.
Un liiiinrlmit llinrlni; I'pitu it Mnn'n
Mnnillf) imil llnolm-nt Hnri'i'm.
"It Is very easy to llnd a direct con
nertion between the cleanliness of a
people mid their moral standard,"
write IMwmd W. Role, editorially, of
"Tbe MoralH or the llathtub." In Mi"
Ladles' Home Journal. "Of nil the ex
ternal aids to n moral life none Is so
potent as Milling An untidy man or
woman soon bi'ennicH a moral sloven.
Let u man be cmvlcsH of UIh suriouml
ings, of his companionships, of iiln
dt ess. his general appeal ance line' yf
his bodily habits, ami ll Is not long
before the same carelessness extends
Into the vwiltii of hla morale. We rm
all creatures of our surroundings, and
we work ami net as wo feel. If a man
lives In a home where carelessness or
untidiness In his dress Is overlooked
lie xi'iy i-ooii goes from one Inexacti
tude to another. He xery epilckly loses
himself. The moral fibre of a man,
Hue of Itself, can soon become coarse
if the Influence of his external stir
loiimllugs Is coarse. I believe thor
oughly In the effect of a man's elre'ss
mid habits of person upon his moral
character. I do not say that neatness
of appearance and cleanliness of per
son constitute tbe gentleman or tho
man of honor. Rut 1 do say thnt they
inn potent helps. Ami I would llko
to emphasize the Importance of this
belief upon the women of our homes.
For It Is given them to he an Impor
tant factor In these helps to the better
merit of the world's morality. Thn man
who makes a point of keeping himself
clean, mid whose clothes look neat, no
matter how moderate) of cost they may
be. works better, feels better, unci is In
every sense n better business man than
his fellow. worker, who Is disregarded
of both his body ami dress, or either.
He works at a distinct advantage. The
external man unquestionably Influ
ences the Internal man. I would glvo
far more for the work done by n man
xvho hns the Invigorating moral tone of
a morning bath ami the feeling of
clean Illicit than I would for tho work
done' by a man who scarcely woflhes
nnd rushes Into IiIh clothes. The time
spent upon our bodies Is never wasted;
on the contrary. It Is time xvell in
verted. A machine of metal and steel
must be clean bcfoie It can do good
work So, too, the hiiniiin machine. A
illMegard of the body and ellsorder In
drei's t-oou grow Into moral slovenll-nct-s."
"THE VOCAL STUDENT"
.Mail. inn' .'Metliit on Hie i:iirlliniit unci
lleH.iriU of ii .Minimi CiirriT.
Madame M"lba add re- scs students ot
tnmile In an imtriictlxn, practical paper
In the Ladles' Homo Join mil. Sho tells
In her artle'e on "The Vocal Student"
of Hie nee ss.lv cf securing a thorough-
ly competent leuiier. of praitlce, unci
the care of the hu h; empli islzes tho
itnpn.'ieu.c of being irilued musician:)
, na well as vocalics; talks of tho inouo-
tury value of u musical training mid
of Futo. "an study. Willi legaid to tho
luminal v m'wiu.ih hi ;i iiiiauiu :imi;:i
Madame Mib.i says: "To a girl prop
erly triiluei nnd quelllled the piofcs
slon of a vocal teacher Ih one of tho
most remunerative, (irod teacheri
me Kcari'K and In great demand, mid
as the fees uie largo air cvollont In
come may be ohl'ilned. Next come.s tins
career of the church sluger. Every
church hns Its choir, nnd In tho ma
jority of cases the soloists composing
It mc paid, and niton well paid. En
gagements as a drawing-room idngcr
eaii be bee ii red In dirge cities when ono
has talent mid faculty, and when tho
voice Is not siiuiclontly larger for its
potseiiKor lo become it concert singer.
The fees of the successful concert
singer aie largo: she Ih constantly In
demand; her lcpcrtolro Is of nongs, not
of entire roles, ami Is moro easily uc
(lulled; her expenses mo limited to
the cost of n lov evening gowns, in tho
placo of semes of costumes. For the
opera singer Micro Is plenty of hard
work, hut for that Micro In tho com
pensation of being associated In many
cases with the fatuous artists of the
world, whom to know Is u liberal edu
cation." AMMONIA.
Door platen should bo cleaned b,"
tubbing with a cloth, dipped in am
monia and water.
To brighten carpets vvlpu them after
sweeping with warm water, Into which
has been poured n few drops of am
monia. To wash you brushes urrd combs put
ono tablcMpoouful of ammonia in one
quart of water, rime, shake mid dry iu
the sun,
A tablcspoonfiil of nmruonla In a gal
lon of warm water will often restore
colors irr carpets mid will also remove
whitewash from carpets.
Yellow oil stains left by the sowing
muchlno may be removed by rubbing
the spot with a cloth wet with am
monia before washing with soap.
By rubbing nickel and sliver orna
ments with a woolen cloth, saturated
with spirits of ammonia, they ih&y be
kept very blight with but little
trouble. ,
It thofc who perfaplre freely would
upe a little ammonia In their bath
dally, It would keep their flesh clean
mid sweet, doing away with nil dls
ngicfable odor.
Spirits of ammonia will often.. r-
move sovero headache, but should be
carefully ui.ed, ns tho constant use ol
falts, ammonia and other strong tscenU
Injures and Inflames the nose.
Equal parts of ammonia mid turpen
tine will take tho paint out of cloth
ing, exen If It bus become hard an?
dry, Wet the spot ns often an u.-ccy-Kity,
unci wash out In eoap suds.
One teaspoonful nt ammonia In
cupful of water will clean gold or sil
ver jewelry. A few drops on tho un
der sldo of a diamond will clean it Im
mediately, making It very brilliant,
