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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRA1
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YALE-NTINB , NEBRASKA.
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Any fish will bite"if you have the
right bait
A cigar in the pocket is worth a box
ful In the store.
It Is always safer to tell the truth if
you are sure you can whip the other
fellow.
Sir Tommy believes But haven't
we heard something to that effect be
fore ?
It would take a man all his life to
learn the names of the different kinds
of cloth women wear.
The American people drank more
than $70,000,000 worth of coffee last :
year , but slept fairly well in spite of it
If Miss Pauline Astor winds up by
marrying a man without a title it will
probably be over the dead body of her
father.
The Polish who refused to sell'his
title for $100,000 was as idiotic as the
perverted American who attempted to
"buy it.
Lucky Kentucky ! The United States
has paid its war claim amounting to
$1,400,000 , and its bonded debt is only
$1,000,000.
Even wireless telegraphy has its
drawbacks. It is being employed in
chess matches between vessels many
miles apart
The name of the new British minis
ter to Venezuela is Heiiry-Outrain Bax-
Ironside. Probably this is intended as
an offset to Uribe-Uribe.
The South American republics pro
pose to have a Monroe doctrine of
their own. But there is none genuine
without Uncle Sam's name blown in
the bottle.
A novelist is to go on the stage to
learn how to write plays. Now if some
players would go some place to learn
llow to write novels the proper balance
might be preserved.
T hree hours from proposal to wed
ding is the record of a Chicago couple.
rThe success of the experiment will de
pend on the length of acquaintance
before the proposal.
A Moscow hustler who spelt only
four hours out of the twenty-four left
8100,000,000. Then there is hope for
our baby.1 He is satisfied with four
hours in the daytime.
Tlie German Emperor has ordered
that fire engines need not stop on their
way to a fire , even though they delay
his progress. And yet there are people
ple who contend that the world doesn't
move.
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\ It seems a great pity that many of
the things that are the tutti-frutti of
gilt-edged perfection in theory often
turn out to be the cold pancakes of
stern reality when the attempt is made
to put them into practice.
A physician has come forward with
the startling statement that grip vic
tims must not kiss one another. This
prohibition seems to be wholly unnec-
jessary , however , as most grip victims
are sick enough without kissing.
According to vital statistics , the baby
born in 3903 has three times as good s
chance of living as it would have had
jf born fifty years ago. However , the : fi
baby born fifty years ago. if still alive , i
will probabljr be satisfied with the t
Chance that came his way. o
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So far the discussions of the race tl
problem have contributed somewhat to TKd
the public understanding of its serious TKh
ness and In lesser degree to locating h
the responsibility. But in the main tiP'
matter of finding a solution for the P'di
problem the field is still clear. diCJ
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In view of the establishment of the CJd
Department of Commerce and Labor , d
It may be interesting to note that the te
internal commerce of the United ir
States last year has been estimated by
the government statistician at twenty
billion dollars. Fifty years ago it was
only two billion dollars. The manufac hr
tures of the United States are nearly ci
double those of Great Britain and Ire- tr
hand , and about equal to those of ot
[ France , Germany and Russia com or
bined. rrf.
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Lord Cromer , speaking at Khartum te
tof the needs of the country , recently
said , "Except sand , crocodiles and hip to
popotami , of all of which there appears ei
( to be a somewhat superabundant sup- ha
foly , there is not enough of anything of
Sn the Sudan. " If the region could a
( exchange its hippopotami , crocodiles ing
end sand for railways , educated na- eq
jtives and "dust" to use a colloquial tli
ism for money it would be reason CO
ably happy and prosperous. This is the sh
[ problem of commerce the world over of
to exchange what one does not want
'tor what one needs. /
For at least two thousand years the U
act of fighting against one's fellow ou
'countrymen has been called treason. yoga
; The word the Romans used for traitor
( meant one who took up arms against
! the State. The law in force in En-
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jgland' , which was passed in 1352 , in
Itho reign of Edward III. , specifies gan .
many offenses as constituting the crime g'J
of treason. Among them is this : "To r
'levy ' war against our lord the king in * for
his realm , or to be adherent to the
king's enemies in his realm , giving
them-aid and comfort In the realm or
elsewhere. " The Constitution defines
treason in the United States as "levyj
ing war against them or in adhering to
their enemies , giving them aid and
eomfort" Statesmen have held that
such laws are necessaty. They used to
believe that the punishment of traitors
should include torture. Even when
they did not advocate boiling in oil , or
some other horrible penalty , they in
sisted that the punishment should be
made as disgraceful as possible. But
the enforcement of the death penalty
has not been common in recent years.
The last traitors hanged in England
were the Cato street conspirators , who
plotted the assassination of the mem
bers of the cabinet in 1820. Although'
the youth who fired at Queen Victoria
in 1842 was sentenced to death , he was
only Imprisoned and later released. As
there is no death penalty in Italy , the
anarchist who killed King Humbert
was imprisoned. These facts are interesting -
esting because of their bearing on the
recent conviction for treason of Arthur
Alfred Lynch , a British subject , whor !
fought against his .country in South
Africa , who was elected to parliament
from Galway while still in the enemy's
service. It is generally believed that if
he had not returned to England to take
his seat in the House of Commons his
conduct would have been overlooked.
Although the law provides the death '
penalty and sentence of death -was
passed upon him , that sentence has
been commuted to penal servitude for
life. A centry ago he w"ould have been1
hanged without question. The temper '
of the times has changed , and govern
ments which rest upon the popular wil $
seldom find it necessary to enforce the )
laws made when loyalty and treasoii
was directed toward an individual
ruler rather than toward the people at
large. '
The student of biology hears much
of "adaptation to the environment"
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The phrase is useful not onlj7 in de
scribing the process by which the
lower species develops into the higher. ;
1i but in Hi.iracteming men and women
in i the process of getting used to inodr
ern conditions. Two generations ago
a woman's social duties were confined
rather strictly to her own town. Her
sympathies were called upon by the
poor and suffering of her own church. ]
Their sole extension was to the un
known i < person , for whom she packed
a missionary box of books or barrel of
clothing , and into those packets she
poured a wealth of imagination in the |
effort to picture circumstances which
she was never likely to see. As her
children grew up and married , she
made visits to their homes , where the
daily routine was but a slight modifi
cation of that to which they had been j
t
change has been wrought The morning - '
ing paper brings to the breakfast table ;
iia '
iia famine in India , Armenian atrocities ,
a patriotic speech in Manila , or a fresh ,
revolutionary outbreak in South Ainer0
ica. i < The telephone , with its message
from a distant friend , crowds upon
the : newspaper. Even the remote ranch
attaches its instruments to the barbed
wire fence , and brings its sixty-miles- '
away neighbors within speaking dis
tance. : All these and other things
cause the demands of modern philanthropy - .
ct
thropy : to multiply daily , particularly
in cities where the conditions of life
iit
to < many of the inhabitants become
more and more cruel. The activities i
of the church reach from the service I
of the altar to the care for the foun
dling and the criminal. The home it
self is more exacting than ever , for
Sitl
the newly discovered laws of sanitation -
tlti
tion demand that the housemother.
shall : know every crack and crevice | il
o
ta
for < some injury to her children. Final ?
ly , the stay-at-home has given place
to "the glo'be-trotter. " So life rushes
on. : Thus far the greater number of
women have kept the pace set for
them with a courage and persistence A
wonderful to see. How long they can
do > so is another question. Nature often
helps silently in the process of adapta da
tion , but in this case nature seems a
powerless ' to interfere. Women must ail
do for" themselves by selection and by cr
care whatever is to be done. Evi Its
dently they may all join in Mr. Mere teas
dith's cry , despairing of any less as
tent remedy : "More brain , O Lord ) i >
more brain ! " ta
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For Peace Only. an
It is well known that the Frienda CO
have always been devoted to the prin aa
ciples of peace. As they had a com foi
trolling influence in the public affairs all
Nantucket there was no military ch
organization on that island for several vo
generations. How the matter waa voW
managed is told by the author of "Sep
tember Days on Nantucket" { po
Whenever military companies camel pa
the island for a holiday , young womjl Is
] thronged the windows and waved : bo
handkerchiefs , but there was no rise "a
military ambition in the town. Once1 Ini
coterie of young men formed a trainGr ]
company , and sent to Boston foq'thJ
equipments ; but their elders compelled ! BOI
them to make the first article of theiij ca
constitution read : "This company' the
shall be disbanded immediately in case. boy
war. "
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Both Were Defective. Th
She You make love like a novice. ch
Then we're both defective , ij of
ought to make love like an expert , and I
ought not to know the difference. ' PO ]
Life. "
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People and Acres of Greece. I
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Greece has as may people as Michi bei
and as many acres as West Vir-
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The most natural thing in ihe world mo
a woman to do is to soram. " faie
A gentleman who was discussing
< vith the late Dr. Parker the problem
of a future existence exclaimed : "The
fact is , sir , I am an annihilationist 1
| believe that when I die that will be
the end of me. " "Thank God for
that , " Dr. Parker replied , as he show
ed his companion the door.
In his reminiscences of George
Washington , Dr. Edward Everett Hale
tells * of the general's anger at Mon-
niouth , when he met General Lee.
.
\Vashiugton askeel Lee why such a
column was retiring , and Lee said that
. ,
the American troops would not stand
. .
the British bayonets. Washington re
plied : "You d n poltroon , you have
never tried them ! "
The appointment of Vice Admiral
Lord Charles Beresforel to the com-
inanel of the English Channel squad-1
ron has brought to light a new anec
dote. It appears that he consulted Sir
Frederick Treves , whom King Edward
considers the best doctor in tile world.
"Tell me the symptoms , " said Treves.
As the admiral enumerated them the
doctor became more and more inter
ested. "Excellent charming , splen
did , " cried Sir Frederick , as the symp
toms were unfoldeel to him , and when
titi
the list was completed , said : "My
dear fellow , let me congratulate you.
You have the rarest case of the cen
tury. You are the lucky dog that here
tofore was thought to be extinct. "
The chief wit of the laboratories of
the Sheffield Scientific Schools of Yale
University is a chemist who has an
unconquerable affection for an ancient
tan-colored "lab. " coat that , has long
Ptood guard between sulphuric acul
and its grateful owner ; hence it is full
of holes. Being criticised in a "josh-
Ing" bout on account of his "holy"
coat , the reactionary butt found an
opening for one of his clever remarks.
"Never 3011 mind about the holes In
tny coat , " said he , "these holes are all
right ! and don't you make any mistake
about it. They are the most useful
things in a .coat If there were no
tlhi
holes in a coat , how the devil could you
get < into it , and these holes in particu
lar , they are the most useful holes in
the world ; they save washing ; all you
tlh
have ; to do is to use 'em when you
want to wipe your hands on your coat ,
wai
and you-don't get the coat dirty. If
aiv
you < had holes a-plenty you wouldn't
need any coat at all. "
William E. Curtis says that when a
certain new Senator delivered his first
great speech in Congress , ami was
looking around for compliments he ap- |
preached Senator John P. Jones , the
venerable philosopher from Nevada ,
.
while the latter was smoking his post-
luncheon cigar in the cloak-room of the
Senate. "Did you hear my speech on
the Philippine question ? " inquired the
Senator. "I certainly did , " was the
reply. "May I ask you what you
thought of it ? " "D u good speech , "
'ejaculated Jones. The young Senator's
face lighted up with pleasure at the
compliment as he resumed in a confidential -
fidential way : "Senator Jones , you are
the father of the Senate , and I am the
youngest child , and I should like to
ask your advice. Having heard my
speech , you can see what I am capa
ble of , and I would be grateful if you
would be good enough to tell me I
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whether , in your opinion , it would be
better for me to speak frequently or
hole ! myself 5nx reserve ? " "Young
man , " said the Senator , "you've got a
n good vocabulary , and if you'll
take my advice you won't make any
more speeches until you have culti
vated your intellect up to it"
THE TUNE IS OUR OWN.
Few Remarks Concernissr our Pat
riotic Songs. .
Many Americans in visiting England
Have been surprised and flattered when
British military band has played the
of "America" and the English
crowd has risen to its feet and d'offed
hats. Similarly , English visitors
this country have got up and bowed
to a compliment when an American
and has blared the same tune. It has
taken : time in each case to convince
hearer that "God Save the King"
and "America" have the same air. v > j.
course , the Briton has become indig
nant over the theft of a national air ,
forgetting that the colonies , with their
allegiance to a British king , had a
claim to the melody and on their revolt
ai
volt could fairly set their own new
vrords to it. |
The charge of theft and of musical
poverty in America has inspired a
patriotic association in little Rhode Sfcl
Island ) to offer a gold medal to any cla
body who shall compose a new and
e
better" air to Dr. Smith's inspir
words. Rhode Island denies that wT
Sreat Britain is musical , and affirms
a
that our own country ( whose coon
n'
songs as played by Sousa's band have
captured ] King and Queen , and become U'
< burden of every 'whistling news- ? \
his
; , coster and clubman in London )
he
which even Germany cannot rival.
Cherefore It is impatient under the
charge ! of stealing the most venerated ,
he
British melodies. (
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It is vain , however , to hope for a
ot
popular acceptance of a new tune for
the
'America. " The present air has been
thor
ung on too many glorious and signifi- thw
thm
ant occasion's to the words of our w
leart-filling hymn to be surrendered to m
British. When we were forced orT
break loose from that oppressive T ]
nether we retained the common law ,
language , t e absurd sr teni of m
weights and measures and whatever ]
seemed to our sires to be desirable. We
retained "Yankee Doodle" and the air
of "America , " putting our own words
to each. More than a century and a
quarter has endeared to us these tunes ,
and we shall keep them. When Gen
eral Sherman visited Ireland he found
that the melody of "Marching Through
Georgia" belonged to an old Irish song ,
but It has been hallowed to us by the
camp-fires of thousands of Grand
Army posts and is ours beyond' sur
render.
Cultured musicians have complained
of the quality of our national airs ,
which include "America , " "Hail Go-
lumbia , " "The Star-Spangled Banner , "
"Columbia , the Gem of the Ocean"
( which suggests that Columbia is an
isle ) and several war songs. Still , they
have not been able to produce a melody -
ody of such conspicuous merit as to
win instant popular admiration. It
may be association alone which endears -
dears "America" to us , but there is
no escape from -the fact that we all
love it and are stirred by it ; and we
shall cling to it in spite of any coin-
. ,
plaints from the unnatural mother
country ( -which undertook to spank us
without provocation and lost us in con
sequence. Philadelphia Record.
BEETLE DIGS GRAVES.
How and "Why It 1 uries Dead Birds
and Insects.
The gravedigger beetle was the sub
ject of an interesting experiment that
a young Philadelphian , a student of
the biological department of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania , recently con
ducted , says the Philadelphia Record.
He secured four healthy gravedigger
beetles and put them in a wooden box
filled with earth , along with a very
small dead sparrow. The beetles no
sooner perceived the bird than they
began to dig alongside of it. For four
hours they dug , and at the end of that
time they had a hole made that was
six or seven inches deep and three
inches square.
Now they went around to the other
side of the sparrow and gave , all to
gether , a good , strong push. The bird
dropped into the grave nicely and the
beetles covered it over with loose soil.
The young experimenter kept the
beetles for a month. During the mouth
they buried five birds , three grasshop
pers , two butterflies and a young
mouse. Their box came to resemble a
cemetery.
< { Why are these beetles gravediggers -
gers ? What is their motive ? "
To this question , which was put to
him by many visitors , the student
would reply :
"Gravedigging is their way of prop
agating their species. They get hold
of some little dead thing , dig a hole
, .
beside it , lay their eggs in its flesh and
bury . it The eggs , after a time , hatch
into larvae. These larvae must de- ,
Velop under ground , and during their
development they must eat Well ,
thanks to their thoughtful parents ,
they are born in the midst of food
they have on all sides of them the car
rion in which , as eggs , they were laiel
and buried and thus thej' feed boun
tifully , and grow big and strong , so
that on their emergence from the soil
they are beetles to be proud of. And
as soon as they emerge they become
grave-diggers in their turn.
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American Prose Style. t'r
A number of American journalists pa
have indorsed the prediction of Prof. re
Brauder Matthews that American ne
neG
writers are destined henceforward to G
set the standards of prose style for
ot
the English-speaking world , says the
London Daily Graphic. The reason flo
given that there are so many of them to
cert-iinly will not bear examination. toW
It might as plausibly be argued that BC'i
the standard of purity for w uer (
should be set by the water of Lake Tl
Superior because there is such a lot of ou
it If American prose ever becomes a bo
model for writers of prose , it must pa
be because the best prose is written
in America and that is not a state of
things to which the process of literary
evolution seems at present to be tend wi
wini
ing. For , curiously enough , American \ni \
prose has got worse pather than bet
ter since - the days of Emerson and
Hawthorne. Its present note , is fluen
cy rather than distinction , and the
voluminous sentences of such stylists
as W. D. Howells and Henry James
seem the work of students laboriously
experimenting with the language , and
not of masters of their material in
stinctively molding it to its proper
uses.
Wise Toad of TV orcester.
Among the favorite stories of Sen
ator Hoar is a tale of a remarkable
toad , possessed of an intuitive knowledge
1C
edge of antidotes.
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"I was out in my garden one day , "
cor
said the senior Senator from Mass.i- .
places
chusetts , "and noticed a toad hopping
ces
along ] toward the veranda. At the
edge of the low flooring was a spider's gei
web straight' across his path. Mr.
Toad didn't observe it , and , plump , he A
landed , squarely in it This unceremo fev
nious ' and burglarious entrance nat Hci
urally ' provoked the resident spider , feup
who was strongly of the opinion that refi
home his castle.
was Accordingly , up
proceeded to give the toad a most In
vicious ] bite. Instantly the toad hopped the ;
back on the lawn , found a bit of plan the (
tain leaf and chewed it. Then back bys
hopped and hit the same obstruc oft
tion , with the result that he got an wa :
other" bite. Seren times he repeated the
attempt , each time going back to tnLs
plantain for an antidote for his Fsk
wounds. At last he succeeded in de flen
molishing the spider's web and hopped' ind L
his way rejoicing. " New Yorlc lac
Tribune. be
bea
Never draw a Bight draft on A blind [ a <
man. Jret
Hints for Ifomeuiqkers.
"In my one-servant establishment , '
says a housekeeper , "I have discover
eel by experimenting that the weekly
wash is lesseneel by the use of a bare
J
table at breakfast and luncheon
Square linen plate eloilies are at each
cover , two larger ones , also square , lie
diamond-wise through the center of
J
the table. Between their points is a
smaller round or square doily upon
which stands the centerpiece of ferns
. or other growing plants. 'I buy the
hem-stitched doilies for both the plates
and 1 centerpieces , as they are much
easier laundered than the fringed
ones , keeping , however , one set of the
latter , which are prettier , for use if a
.
friend spends the night or drops in to
luncheon. In this way one tablecloth
lasts about five days , which allows
only three in two weeks to be laun-
elered. The small doilies are more easi
ly laundered than a tablecloth , and
more satisfactorilj' turned out at the
hands of the Inexperienced laundress.
To protect the table I have cut from
sheets of asbestos , pieces round , square
or oblong , as the case may be , to fit
under the various doilies. A little rub
bing of the table with a flannel cloth
twice a week keeps it in perfect con
dition , and the arrangement is much
liked by the household. A housekeep
ing friend has made herself for the
same use two or three sets of blue
eleuini plate mats auel centerpieces.
The plate mats are round and are fin
ished with a white buttonholing. The
centerpiece is a large enough diamond
to cover the whole center , and is simi
larly buttonholed arounel the edge. For
the glass water pitcher a round lac
quer tray which just holds it is used.
Margaret Hamilton Welch in Harper's
Bazar.
Bridal wreaths of orange blossoms
were first used by the Arabs. As the
orange boars fruit and flower'at the
same time It is considered to be an
emblem of prosperity.
A Roumanian girl on seeing the new
moon invokes her thus : "New queen !
In health- thou hast found me , in
health leave me. Thou hast found me ,
unwed , leave me with a handsome
husband. " ,
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In Toledo the Board of Aldermen
has made a rule that henceforward
women shall be debarred from em
ployment as clerks or stenographers in
the service of the citj' . The places are
wanted for voters.
The first needle used in England was
made in Queen Mary's reign by a ne
gro , who unfortunately died before im
parting the secret to any one. In the a
reign of Queen Elizabeth the art of t
ueedlemakiug was rediscovereel by a t
Germr < n , who imparted it to an En c
glishman.
Housewives in Florida scrub their
floors with oranges. In almost every n
town in the orange-growing district f
women ( may be seen using oranges for
scouring. The fruit is cut in half and at
he exposed pulp is rubbed on the floor ,
rhe acid of the orange cleanses thor
oughly and after the application the
boards will be as white as the most b
particular critics could desire. of
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To-Enlijjhten Chinese Girls. jc
To Miss Martha Berninger , of Cata-
wissa , Pa , , has fallen the honor of be
ing appointed the first secretary to
China by the Young ar
Women's Christian
Association. Her
work will be prin
cipally among the
ne
20,000 girls employed -
ed in the silk and
b > e
cotton mills of
he
} Shanghai. These
W (
/ girls receive 10 to
15 cents a day for
their work. In one
village alone there r <
are 7,000 of these ]
girl mill workers , na >
iss BEBNI27GEB. It is planned to es-
blish an association house there and
OV >
nduct night schools on the same
pr
in as that which has proved so sueste
ssful in this country. Miss Bernin-
r will leave for China at once.
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Little Faults in Social Life. hes
L fault In the young is to form some toe
erish admiration for one or two par- ciri
ular friends , often of a so-called age
verier social standing. These are
erred to constantly ; they are held E
as patterns , oracles and patrons. oth
private circles and public places for
ir : names are loudly mentioned in of
hope of and desire of impressing ofwai
; tanders. At bazars , hi the lobbies apE
theaters , at railway stations , in rail- cur
y carriages , and , indeed , wherever line
company may be described as on
ced , this distressing form of what wit
mown as brag is very much in evi- his
tce. The shouting of nicknames paii
Christian names at moments when , und
ordinary intercourse , one would not In
addressing anybody , is also done waj
order to advertise some small dee - you
e of intimacy with the well knoira. I wht
In contrast to these offenders , there
i is the less aggressive t3'pe who Is her
self the leader of a little knot of fol
lowers who are not so accomplished ,
or so happily situated not so popular
and less authoritative than herself. In
all these cases one finds that the leader
speeelily degenerates into a prig or u
tyrant and the followers , from being-
devotees , become , by normal stages ,
critics , malcontents , secret rebels , and ,
eventually , defiant enemies. In the-
early stage of the formation of one of
these social coteries , the followers sit
around an idol , and giggle or stare-
during her encounters with any person
not of that curious circle. A wise moth
er would che k the beginnings of this-
practice , which can be seen even at
little children's parties , where nurses ,
governpsses and fond elders apparently
combine to distort the sweetness and
the' innocense of their young charges
into mincing pretentiousness. John
Oliver Hobbes , in Success.
To One Woman.
You say that you are but a woman yorz
Who are so very wonderful to me ,
You tell me there is little you can do ,
Little , indeed , that all the world can
see
There are not battles on the open plain.
That you can fight as I , a man , can
fight ;
But who shall say your life is lived ia
vain ,
If all my darkened days you have kept
light ?
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Oh , little woman-heart , be glad , be glad
That you are what God made you !
Well I know j
How you have- nerved me when the day
was sad ,
And made me better yea , and kept
me so !
Be very glad that you in your white-
place ,
Your little' home , with folded hands
can be
A silent influence to whose source I trace
The little good there ever was in me.
To bo a woman ! Is there any more
That you have need to be from day to
day ?
How wonderful to have your heart your
store
Of purity and goodness and to say
"One that I love is nobler since I came ;
One that loves me is better for my
sake. "
A woman ! Oh , there is no greater name
Bhat ever on the mortal tongue shall
wake !
Windsor Magazine.
The Healthfnl Turkish Bath.
Turkish baths are out of the reach
of poor people , who , perhaps , need
them more than their richer neighbors.
Superfluous flesh can be kept down by
_
a weekly Turkish bath and many af
flictions like rheumatism and neural
gia Avill sometimes disappear in 'its
warmth and moisture. For women
with weak circulation there is noth
ing like it , and the feeling of lightheartedness -
heartedness and renewed strength is
never duplicated until after the next
bath.
The skin is capable of a high polish
and the boast of our English sisters is
the ] beauty of their skin. To secure it
they ] discarded sponges and soft
clothes , and substituted cocoanut fiber
and rough towels.
Even the flesh , brush was brought
into use , or rough mittens , which
forced ( the blood to the skin surface.
Perhaps this could not be done alj
once , because feminine bodies had
been pampered and the skin was ten
der.
der.But
But the polishing process , which wag
begun with a soft towel , did the work
toughening it , and then rough treat
ment was all the kind that was en
joyed.
An Untidy Petticoat.
For a petticoat that has frayed
iround the bottom , cut off an inch all
ound , bind with velvet binding to
natch , and just above put a couple ot
ows of narrow ribbon velvet of the
iame color , and it will look as good aa
lew. When making a
petticoat , it Is a
rood plan to get an extra piece that can
used for a new frill to put around
bottom when the petticoat Is hall
vorn.
Health and Beanty.
A daily bath is a great protection
rom infectious disease.
Hartshorn will relieve Irritation or
ain caused by the stings of insects.
The immediate
application of cold
ver ( the site of a blow will lessen or
revent discoloration. Raw
meat aa
teak , will have a similar effect
In case of cuts
wash the part , draw
edges together and cover with ad
iesive plaster. In the case of a fin-er
or other part easily so treated "en-
ircle it with the plaster. Then bkS -
and keep the dressing on for somQ
ays.
Keep In"your
your kitchen or In
ther handy place a bottle of
use in case of burns or sc
equal parts of linseed ell
ater , shaken together.
pplied immediately the
ars. Saturate a piece of ° C'
nen In the lining , l
the Injured part and coy *
cotton wool to exclude
treatment will soon
to cease and If the
.disturbed healing wil , soon
case i of severe
burns or scald ?
ays send at once for
, a doctor