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DISABILITY PROM WHICH SEX
CAN EMANCIPATE ITSELF.
Matrimonial Effect Would lie Good
Amelia K. narr Buy There I. Only
One Objection to the Reform It Not
Difficult Reform.
UCII has been writ
ton on the. political
and public wrongs
1 of women, but thoy
have a private, per
sonal disability of
great slgnincanco,
from which thoy
c a n emancipate
themselves prompt
ly and perpetually
without tno am or
Interference of men, either m Individ
uals or ns leglBlatlvo bodies, writes
Amelia M. Darr In New York Journal.
For many years I have beon a silent
witness to tho Injury and Injustico of
tho prefix "Miss" when nttachod to
women of mature ago and Judgment.
As soon ns n boy casts off his knicker
bockers and short coats ns soon ns tho
first signs of manhood appear ho dis
cards tho prefix of "mnster" and as
sumes tho prefix appointed for matu
rity. Nothing would Insult a young
man of 1G moro than to call him by tho
Immaturo title of "Master" instead of
"Mr." Yot a woman Is not permitted
by social usago to nBBitmo tho title of
"Mrs." until sho marries. Sho may bo
a woman,of great intellect, of great re
sponsibilities; sho may be tho broad
winner of her family; sho may bo tho
director, tho soul, tho spirit of wide
spread moral enterprises, but If sho has
not succeeded in getting a husband aha
Is forced to rotnln tho prefix glvon to
schoolgirls.
Imagine Mr. Chnuucoy Dopow called
"Mastor Depew" or Mr. Tom Piatt
called "Master Piatt." Yet there Is
nothing more Incongruous In such ap
pellations than thero Is In "Miss"
Prances Wlllnrd or "Miss" Floronco
Nightingale or "Miss" Harriot Martln
eau. In opposition to this Injustico Is tho
equal ono of giving tho title of "Mrs."
to any immature, foolish girl who suc
ceeds In getting married. Much virtue
lies In those thrco consonants, "Mrs.,"
but why should their Infiucnco and dig
nity como only with a wedding ring?
It a woman Imperfect, Immaturo, un
worthy of bolng "mistress" of herself
until somo man mnrrlcs her? Is sho to
bo regarded as n minor until she be
comes a wife? Do not years und study
and travol and Joy and sorrow and ex
periences of all kjnds perfect her ns
well as they do malo humanity without
tho sacrament of matrimony?
"Miss" Is an appropriate and hot ugly
definition of a girl In nor toons, but for
that very reason it Is totally Inappro
priate for a mature woman; conse
quently, thero Is that want of harmony
that Is offensive and this Indicates it
self by a definite want of respect to
tboso who permit themselves to bo Im
properly addressed, no matter how In
nocently thoy suffer. For tho world
takes cognizance only of conditions; it
AMELIA E. BARR.
foes not troublo itself about the rca
tona for them. Thus thousands of noblo
women, smarting under this senso of
tome intanglblo shamo, mnrry unsuit
ably and unhappily meroly to got rid
of tho belittling "Miss." Every woman
of any experience knows this to be tho
case.
Such a belated relic of tho dark ages
ought now to bo forever relegated to Its
ptoper place. Girls may bo "Miss" as
long as boys aro "Master," but after a
certain age, which women can deter
mine by a consensus of opinion, girls
should assumo tho prefix of maturity,
wnewcr mey are married or unmar
ried. Till they do so they practically
assert that marriage, and marrlago
only, makes a woman mistress of her
self. They practically assert that un
til a woman marries sho is a minor In
all things. They practically assort that
Intellect, worth, public and private abil
ity, home responsibilities well filled,
spotless reputation, great social' and
moral reforms, are unworthy of respect
la a woman unless sho adorns some
nan and he Justifies her In assuming
the title of "Mrs."
This is not a difficult reform. The
only point thai could be urged against
K would be that the universal assump
tion of "Mrs." by women out of their
teens would mako social confusion. But
ot moro so In tho case of young wom
en than It does In young men. Father
and son distinguish themselves by tho
Insertion of their Christian names, or,
If that is the samo, tho suffix of "Ju
nior." Girls could stand In precisely
the same relation to their mothers.
Matrimonially, the effect would bo
good. A pretty woman Introduced ns
Mrs. Blank would pique an admirer In
to guessing or finding out whether sho
was aald, wife or widow. It he did not
care enough to find this out, she would
know at once Uat- ki Interest was
THE
slight; If ho did trouble himself so far,
sho might troublo herself to Increase
the interest if she so wished it. But
this or that, the question rests on tho
right or wrong of the tltlo.
I contend that It Is right that wom
en on arriving at tho ago of maturity
whether married or not married
should hnvo tho tltlo of maturity. I
contend that it is wrong that women,
entitled by every moral, Intellectual
and soc'al fact to tho tltlo of maturity,
should remain branded ns school-girls,
Immature, unfinished, simply becaunc,
cither through forco of circumstances
or Inclination, they have remained un
married. If this wrong la to be put right, wom
en all over the Christian world must
speak for it, and if tho American wom
en go to tho van other women will fol
low them. Of course, thoro must bo or
ganization, union, a comparison, en
largement or modification of opinions
as to tho definite ago nt which "Miss"
muat bn changed Into "Mrs." And tho
advisability of giving to women ovor
55 or CO tho tltlo of "Mndamo" might
nlso bo taken into consideration. Hut
this is a side issue, nnd would follow
naturally on tho proper readjustment
of "Miss" and "Mrs."
8wlft ns thought tho water level
changes If a slnglo drop Is removed,
and tho removal of that drop affects
tho wholo mass. Tho samo law of unity
holds ns certainly with human aflnlrs
and regulations; so then, this is not
as smnll a reform as It nt first appears.
Thoro Is far moro In It thnn meetB tho
cyo. Of course, this movement will bo
criticised by that rcmarknblo thing
called respectability, as every movo
ment altering woman'B status has been;
for "rcfpectability," tolerant enough
about religion, la In arms nt onco If
clthor tho rights or wrongs, of woman
aro named, and Immediately begins to
talk or wrlto about tho foundations ,of
society and tho sacrcdncss of homo.
Women, howovcr, aro used to such
criticism and survive it. V
CAVE POUND NEAR RED BUD.
Contains n Hlver and n Deep Lake of
Oreat Bite.
PrcpnrationB nro being mndo to cx
ploro n cavo which was recently found
by somo huntora, who accidentally dis
covered it whilo chasing n wounded
wildcat. Tho cavo is situated in tho
region known ns tho "sinkholes," eight
miles west of Red Bud, 111., says nn
exchange. Tho entrnnco la ubout sovon
feet In dlnmotcr, but after entering the
slzo varies, It being from twenty to
twenty-flvo feet to tho celling in somo
places. Tho celling Is studded with
largo stalagmites. Largo rocks pro
ject from tho sides of tho cavo and are
covered with Innumerable white points,
which by n dim light rescrablo stars.
Tho width does not vnry so much, as It
Is about sixteen feet wldo nt all points.
In tho center of thla cave flows a
Btream of clear water, which contains
numerous small, eyeless fish. A num
ber of them wero caught and placed
on exhibition here, but they lived only
a fow days. TJio depth of tho stream
is from twenty to thirty feet. About
two miles from tho cntranco It empties
Jnto a lnrgo lake, which varies in
depth from five to forty feet and Ilea
beneath a colling about 100 feet from
Its surface.
Recently an exploring party had a
small boat mado and attempted to
cross this Inko, but after going nearly
n half-rallo from shoro decided to re
turn. Thoro nro a great many crev
ices In tho rocks, nnd it was In somo
of these that tho sklelctons of wild
nntmals wero found, supposed to bo
thoso of tho wolf. Snakes of all kinds
raako this cavo their homo in winter.
Church and State.
It is for Christians in America to
glvo to tho world an example, and n
proof thnt wo can llvo In peace and
amity na brethren in Christ and chil
dren of ono father. Lot ua bo warnod
by EngllBh history to keop Church and
State soparnte, and to maintain at ev
ery hazard liberty of conscience for all.
God speed tho day whon wo shall for
get tho battles of tho Boyno and Join
our forces In tho only warfare against
Bin. Wo want to see our children,
Catihollc nnd Protestant, marching In
friendship nnd unity under tho banner
of our Lord Josub Christ and tho flag
of our common country. Rov. J. V.
O'Conner.
The Old Story.
Police Magistrate I would not like
to think, prlEohor, that you attempted
suicide. Yot -witnesses testify thoy saw
you on tho pier a mlnuto beforo the ac
cident. But why did you go oft "
Tnnkoy Ish tho ol story hlo I
B'posc I didn't know I waahlc load
ed." Buffalo Times.
Doltjr Ate a l'lnt ot Snap. .
Dolly Sommors, aged 17, eloped with
Harry Wlllams, ot Aurora, Ind but
Mrs. Sommors caught them and took
Dolly home. Dolly went to her cham
ber and ate a pint ot 6oft Boap. Sho
was pumped out and Is awful sick but
Is happy, becauso ma thinks it sho
wants to marry as badly aa that she'd
do It. Ex.
Beat Attachment for Hammock..
This in an invention hv whi.k
.-. rf .,v.t4 n nvui
attachment frame gives to tho ham
mock tho shapo of a chair, tho Beat
running longitudinally with tho ham
mock and bolng adjustable Tho ham
mock passes through tho rings which
cross tho longitudinal frame and can
be folded back at any anglo desired.
An Inilnuatlon.
Miss Olotlmor "Kissing is very un
healthy." Miss Pert "Your health is perfect,
Isn't It, dear?" New York World.
RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, APRIL 16 1897.
WORLD'S LARGEST FLAO
It Will Consume 100 Vardt of Hunting
and Will Have n ISO-Pant Pole.
Captain George C. Bcckley of tho
Wilder Steamship Company, Honolu
lu, who nrrlvcd here rccontty to tako
back tho now steamer Hclenc, lately
launched here, Is having tho Inrgcst
flag mado of which shipping men havo
over heard of. It will bo of tho ex
traordinary width of forty feet, and
will bo eighty feet long, consuming
in all no less than 700 yards of bunt
ing, The monster flag is to be raised,
on the Helena on tho mnldcn trip of
that vessel as she leaves hero for tho
Hawaiian Islands. It Is a Hawaiian
flag, of course, and as such will dwarf
every other flag, no matter of what
nation thnt comes Into port. When tho
Holeno gets Into Honolulu tho flng will
bo taken down and will finally bo put
on a gigantic pole, towering in the air
from tho holghts of Punchbowl hill.
Tho polo will bo, ns Captnln Bcckley
tolls, ICO feet long. It Is to bo mndo of
a monstrous Pugct Sound fir tree, nnd
Is now en route to tho Islands on the
bark Klickitat. Tho way Captain
Bcckley happened to get tho Idea of
eclipsing the world in the way of flags
Is peculiar. Ho Is a commodoro in
tho Hawaiian navy, and hns been for
over thlrty-flvo years with tho steam
ship company, of which ho Is a direc
tor. On tho cvo of his departure for
this country a dinner was given him
by tho employs of tho company, nnd
ho received a present of a fat purse.
Captain Bcckley said, as It was handed
him:
"Tho monoy will bo used In tho pur
chase of the largest Hawaiian flng ever
seen In Hawaii. It will bo largor than
tho great flag of the American league,
and will fly from tho foremast of the
Holeno from San Francisco to Hono
lulu. Then It will float from a tall
polo in my yard on the slope of Punch
bowl hill."
This Is why a heavy manufacturing
Arm hero is now busy with tho great
flag.
"It will bo tho biggest flag of which
I over heard," said Captain Beckley
yesterday. "There isn't another one
like it in tho world." San Francisco
Call.
WRITES OF JOURNALISM.
The InventlTo Hniull Hoy Holdt Forth
on Ncw.piiper Work.
A bright little boy who nttonds one
of the city public schools was told b
his teacher u few dayB ngo to write nn
essay on "Journalism," BayB tho A
lanta Constitution, nnd tho next day
ho handed in tho following: "Jour
nalism is tho aclenco of all sorts of
Journals. Thero Is a heap of kinds ot
journals. Journals is a good thing
'cept when they is hot Journals and
thon they is Just awful. My ma, she
takes a fashion Journal what Is al
ways full ot pictures of horrid old
maids with tho ugliest dresses on 1
over saw. Tho fashion Journal Is a
heap gooder than tho hot journal,
'cause tho hot journal stops tho train
and tho fashion journal starts It. The
fashion Journal don't stop nothln' but
the broken window light and pa's bank
account.
"Thero 1b sheep journals and hog
journals and brass Journals, too, and pa
has got a Journal downtown at the
storo and writes things in it about
folks ho don't want to forget. Then we
had a woman 't cooked for us named
Sally Journal. Sho was tho funniest
journal I ever saw. Sho was a bald
headed Journal.
"They ain't no moro Journals that I
know of.
"P. S. I forgot to say that a man
what puts grease on tho car wheels if
called n journalist."
How tho Chlnete Do Tilings.
Everything relating to tho Orient Je
of interest. Tho Chines t do every
thing backward. Thoy exactly reverse
the usual order of civilization.
Noto first that tho Chinese compass
points to the south Instead ot the
north.
Tho men wear Bklrts and tho women
trousers.
Tho men carry on dress-making nnd
tho women carry burdens.
Tho spoken langungo ot China Is not
written, and the written language is
not spoken.
Books nre read backward, and what
wo call foot-notes are Inserted In the
top of the page.
Tho Chinese surname comes first in
stoad ot last.
Tho Chlneso shako tholr own hands
Instead of tho hands of thoso they
greet.
Tho Chlneso dress In white nt fun
erals, and In mourning at weddings,
while old womon always servo as
bridesmaids.
Ttho ChlnoBo launch 'tholr vcssols
sldownys and mount their horses from
the oft side.
Tho Chlneso begin dinner with des
sert, and end with soup and fish.
The Smoker and the Non-Smoker.
From tho Philadelphia Bulletin: Tk
young man who modestly Bmokes his
cigar in the place allotted hint is, In
seven cases out of ten, tho very ohap
that rises with alacrity to give his seat
to the censorious and ungrateful prude
who files to the papers with forclble
fcoblo plaint and platitudes against
smoking. Most, If not all, tho human
(ties nro found in the smoker. His It
a nature for reveries, kindly Impulses
and doughty devotion. While the non
smoker, in Boven cases In ten, is lean
of frame, sour ot visage, finical, exact
Ing, spreads his Bhrunk Bhanks selfish
ly over a double portion of the seat. It
Is ho, as a rule, that makes every worn
an that enters a car stand painfully in
tho aisle, her arms wrenched out ol
shape and in an involuntary exhibition
ot unfemlnlne calisthenics.
POST-MORTEM ACTS.
SOME REMARKABLE INCIDENTS
RELATED BY HISTORY.
thlef't llradlrM Ilodjr Cut Up Canrrt
Some of the Marelt That Havo Iteen
I'reterved to V bjr the Ancient Chro
nicle HE remarkable ex
periment mado
upon tho head ot
tho decapitated
Abb Bruneau In
Franco Is by no
moans without
precedent, says tho
Philadelphia Times.
It is Impossible to
road much in his
tory without com
ing across curious Btorlcs of apparent
sensation nnd thought after execution.
Somo of them go back to such remote
pcrlodH that they nro in general regard
ed aa deserving to bo placed in a cate
gory with tho wondrous discoveries of
Marco Polo and Ferdinand Mendez
Pinto, but Biibscquent explorers havo
verified many things in the narratives
of thoso two which, nt ono time, wero
considered Impossibilities, and sclcnco
may yot demonstrate beyond contradic
tion tho possibility of many startling
events narrated as having occurred at
executions. Tho fact remains that for
centuries tho Impression hns prevailed
among cortaln scientists that tho brain
still retains Its capacity for thought,
and oven action, for some moments
nftcr its separation from tho body, nnd
some of thorn hnvo mado experiments
upon tho heads of decapltatod criminals
oven .moro than an hour nfter execu
tion, and havo met with a certain
measure of success which partially cor
roborated their theories.
The curious in such matters will find
that historians relate a remarkable In
stance of speech after execution which
recalls tho story of the head of the
poet musician, Orphous, which was said
to havo still murmured the namo of his
beloved Eurydlco after It was thrown
Into tho waters of Hohrus. This ln
stanco occurred In tho thirteenth cen
tury, when Conradln of Swabla and
Frederick of Baden were executed on
tho market place In Naples. Those two
young princes had invaded tho king
dom with nn army In dofenso of Con
radin's rights as heir to his father.
Having been defeated and captured by
the forces of Charles of Anjou, thoy
wero held by him prisoners for a year
and then condemned to execution.
Bnrtoned has given a flowing de
scription ot tho death scene, drawn
from contemporary accounts, tho cen
ter of tho market place covered with
crimson velvet, tho king in a distant
tower to sea tho execution of his will,
nnd tho crowd of curious nnd pitying
lookers-on. Prince Frederick's head
was tho first to fall, and tho nearer
spectators wero electrified to hear tho
quivering lips call "twice upon tho
Virgin: "Maria, Maria!" Conradln
was moved by It to forget momentarily
his own coming death. Lifting tho head
he klssod It tenderly and pressed It to
his breast, while he deplored aloud that
tho youthful prince Frederick had not
yet reached his eighteenth year
should havo been brought to his death
through devotion to himself.
Ono of tho most remarkable records
in all history ot action after execution
Is contained in the polico archives of
the Austrian capital. This is tho case
ot the bandit Schaumburg, who, with
four companions, was condemned to
death In 1680 for sundry adventures
rivaling those of Fra Dlavolo. Accord
ing to this seemingly impossible chron
icle, tho chlof, finding he was to be the
first to suffer, demanded ono last favor
of the presiding judge. This was that
his companions should bo placed in
a straight line, several feet apart. This
having been granted, ho then begged
that ho might attempt their reprieve
In the fololwlng manner: If, after his
head had fallen his body should walk
past each comrade In turn, ho prayed
Mint tho Judgo should grant an am
nesty." That officer, who no doubt
thought this quite an Impossible feat,
agreed to tho proposition and tho exe
cution proceeded. Tho robber's body
bent before the headsman, straightened
up after tho head had fallen and walked
up to each ot the other bandits con
secutively before It finally foil. Tho
judgo made hasto to notify tho kaiser,
and his imperial majesty was pleased
to confirm tho promlso ot clemoncy and
to havo tho story placed on rocofd In
the polico archives.
In the present century an Interesting
caBe ot apparent sensation and Intelli
gence after execution has been record
!d by M. Pettlgaud as having occurred
at Saigon, In Anam, where ho witnessed
the execution ot several pirates. His
Interest and sympathy were excited by
tho flno physique and manly bearing
of the loader of tho condemned men,
who manifested no fear and met his
detath with tho greatest courago and
coooraesa.
Tho culprits were made to kneel on
the sand before the executioner, who,
with ono expert blow, separated the
heads from the bodies. The head of
the chief fell almost at the feet ot M.
Pettlgaud, the severed neck resting
squarely upon tho sand, thus arresting
the flow of blood from tho arteries. Ho
was horrified to find that the eyes
kecked up at him with an air ot per
fect consciousness and intelligence. In
order to test tho reality of this appear
ance M. Pettlgaud moved to one sido
and found that tho eyes folowed his
movements. As a further test ho then
resumed his first position and the eyes
turned slightly, but before regaining
their first direction an expression of
agony passed over the face, such as
night have been produced by suffoca
tion, and tho head rolled over on the
sand with ovory nppearance of death.
From flftcon to twenty seconds had
elapsed during these observations.
It was possibly this story which In
duced De Labordc of Paris to mako cer
tain experiments upon the severed head
of a murderer moro than an hour after
execution. In this case blood was In
jected Into tho arteries an dby means
of an opening in tho skull It could bo
seen to circulate. Tho eyelids opened
and upon tho plnclng of a light beforo
them tho pupils of tho eyes grew small
er. Possibly had the experiments been
mndq Immediately after execution the
results might have been much more
curious.
THE LIBRARY AND ITS AT
MOSPHERE. Copyright, 1897.
Thero may bo ono or two countries
where tho percentage of Illiteracy is
lower thon In tho United States, but
thero Is no country moro deserving to
be called n nation of renders than this.
Tho peasantry of other lands rarely
mako a practlco of reading, but In
FEnSFBCl'lVE VIEW.
America the laborer, the artisan and
tho farmer are ardent renders of tho
dally newspapers, and often of class
publications, oven If they do not ven
ture into the field of general literature.
The magazines owe their enormous
circulation to this widespread love of
reading, thero being dozens of them
that sell far more than a hundred thou
sand copies every month, thus proving
that thoy must go into millions of
households. Tho tremendous nnd over
Increasing output of books Is another
testimonial of tho habit of the people.
This growth of love for reading must
to n great extent Influence the lives of
tho peoplo for tho better, nnd although
It by no means follows that a library
will mako readers, thero can bo no
denying tho fact that a convenient nnd
comfortable room with something of
artistic simplicity nnd finish about It,
set apart and dedicated as a library en
courages and fosters the habit. That
this Is known and appreciated by tho
peoplo is shown by the fact that of late
years a very largo proportion of the
houses built contain a room set apart
for that purpose. It Is well within tho
FIRST FIOOU.
memory that when a house contained
two rooms on the first floor in addi
tion to tho dining room, one was called
"front parlor" and the other "back
parlor," or moro euphonious, a parlor
and reception room. At tho present
time, however, one of the rooms Is nl
most Invariably dubbed "the library,"
oven If it only has a beggarly array of
books. Indeed it is not uncommon for
a houso of any pretensions to hnvo a
"study" in addition to a full fledged
library.
It is meet and fitting thnt the library
should bo a general sitting room and
tho place where tho best ot the house
life centers. Most plans thnt are
drawn now, give the library ono ot tho
choicest locations In the house, and
full advantage is taken ot this fact, In
tho fitting and furnishing ot the room.
Inasmuch as the library Is most freoly
used in tho evening, It is not essential
that the room should bo the most boun
tifully provided with natural light, but
still tho architect has given sufficient
windows, If ho understands his calling
so that tho furnishing of tho room may
have a quiet, dignified tone that its uso
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suggests, If througk any oversight the
room Is dark and gloomy,- light colors
must perforce bo chosen, but under
ordinary circumstances a rich, warm
tone is far preferable, especially as it
is the only ono that can be In harmony
with the books that aro to play such an
Important part in the furnishing.
Reds and browns aro tho most pleas
ing colors, but these may be Bhaded
to light fawn color, or terra cotta or
warm yellow it necessary. Paneled
celling and hardwood floor, tho latter
covored with rich oriental rugs, if
means permit. Of course these are
not essential, some ot the moBt de
lightful libraries have merely papered
ceilings and floors covered with cheap
er carpets or dark mattings.
In a new house where everything Is
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planned from the beginning tho prob
lem of fitting tho library Is compara
tively simple. Instead of movable
bookcases, which aro always cumber
some, low Bhelves should bo arranged
around tho walls as permanent fixtures
or they may bo carried up to the cell
ing to fill odd corners. Dust is a great
enemy of bookB, and to keep this out
is tho excuse mnny people glvo for
sticking to the old-fashioned way of
having book cases with glass doors, but
this end Is Just as well obtained by
pleasing cscnlopcd leather valances on
the shelves or hanging nttractively
India Bilk curtains In thos front
of them. Tho tops of tho low shelves
furnish an admirable- placo for the
display of artistic bric-a-brac, which,
If possible, should havo a classic lit
erary significance. It Is needless to
say that this last quality should also
distinguish the pictures that adorn the
room, nono of tho furniture should bo
formal. Tho library should give an
air ot inviting quiet, welcoming tho
lover of books to Its inhabltablo inte
rior. Comfort is tho first considera
tion, nn open fireplace being most cs
scntlol, no matter what heating ar
rangement tho house may have.
Tho central fonturo of tho room
should bo an clegnnt library table for
books and magazines, n desk mado for
writing and not for mere display, ono
or two straight-backed chairs, several
easy chairs, nnd n comfortable lounge.
Round out the furnishing of tho
homo library by lotting tho room reflect
your Individual tastes and preferences.
Do not nttompt too much elegance or
formality, or It will constitute reproach
to you.
Tho attached plan shows that tho
nrchltcct has provided a most attrac
tive library, finished In chorry, with
flooring of maple, the wholo room lend
ing itself to the most artistic furnish
ing, nnd that without a great outlay
of monoy.
The arrangement nnd sizes of tho
rooms are shown by tho floor plans,
tho width of tho houso being 44 feet 4
Inches, nnd depth, Including verandah,
25 feet 2 inches.
TIiIb design can bo built In tho vicin
ity ot New York for nbout $3,500,
though In many sections of the coun
try tho cost should bo much less.
ELIZABETH CREATOREX DEAD.
I'lrtt Woinim of America to Win Inter
national Honor In Art.
Mrs. Elizabeth Oreatorcx, who died
a few weeks ago In Paris, was tho first
of tho women artists in America to
win International recognition and was
tho only woman honored by member
ship in tho Artists' fund. She was also
tho first woman to receive tho compli
ment of election as associate of the Na
tional academy, says the Boston Even
ing Transcript. She was born In 1819 in
Manor Hamilton, Ireland, and was the
daughter of a clergyman, the Rev.
Jnmes Calcott Pratt. Sho came to New
York city In 1840 and nlno years later
became the wife of Henry Wellington
Grcatorex, an English musician. After
her marriage she studied painting in
Paris and Munich. Sho visited Eng
land In 1857, and In tho 'CO's nnd early
'70's was in Germany nnd Italy, and
produced tho book of sketches and
etchings known as "Tho Homes of
Obernmmergau," summer sketches, in
Colorado, "Etchings in Nuremberg"
nnd "Old New York from tho Battery
to Bloomlngdale," the lottor press of
these volumes being written by her Bis
ter, Mrs. Matilda P. Despard. Eighteen
of hor sketches were exhibited In the
art collection at tho centennial expo
sition in Philadelphia. A largo pen
drawing Mrs. Oreatorcx made ot
Duror's home in Nuremberg Is pre
served in the Vatican In Rome. In tho
centennial year sho also produced tho
thrco paintings, "Bloomlngdale
Church," "St. Paul's Church" and the
"North Dutch Church," each painted
on panels taken from St. Paul's and
tho Dutch church In Fulton street.
New York city. Mrs. Oreatorox was an
honorary membor of tho Sorosls. Her
daughters, Kathleen Honora and Elea
nor, both artists of repute la Paris,
survlvo her.
A Itnce of Siin-Worthlppers.
Two Danish officers, Messrs. Olouf
sen and Phllipsen, havo Just arrived at
St. Petersburg, on tholr return from a
Journey of exploration to tho Pamir
country, where thoy reached places
hitherto untrodden by Europeans,
They havo brought back with them
over 300 photographs of the places thoy
havo visited and types they havo met,
among others, tribes who are still flre
worshlppers nnd totally uncivilized In
tholr mode ot lite. Tho mon ot theso
tribes, and even their animals, aro of
very small proportions, tho bulls nnd
cows being no largor than a European
foal, tho donkeys about tho slzo of a
largo dog, and tho sheep about as largo
as a small poodle. The uso ot money
Is unknown to them, and their only
trado consists in the bartering ot furs.
Womon nre bought at tho rato of five
or six cows or fifteen sheep apiece.
These natives aro very timid, and on
the approach ot strangers take to
flight Messrs. Phllipsen and Oloufsen
have also mado interesting meteoro
logical observations. In the course of
their voyage they occasionally reached
a height ot 14,000 above tho level of
tho sea.
Jott One Quettlon.
"Oh, dear Mr. Cocker," exclaimed
Mrs. Gazram, "I am told you are an
expert In dogs. I do love dogs so. I
havo tho deareBt llttlo pug. His name
1b Cupid. The swoetest llttlo thing
Just as fat as he can be. Now, Mr!
Cocker, I want to ask you Just one
question. You will toll mo, I know."
"Certainly, Mrs. Gazzam."
"Is an ocean greyhound anything
like a water spaniel?" Harper's Ba
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