THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; StTNPAY. AUGUST 14. 1887. TWELTE FAGE&
AMERICA'S ' NOTABLE WOMEN ,
I Higher Education For the Gcntlo
Box.
FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT.
jk Woman' * No When to Ho Hncccd
' The Hello or Slnlnown A Hravo
Woman Mrs. Hccchcr's
Mow Vocation.
A Woman's No. '
San Frinctsco Mii p.
one had a parcel , small and round ,
Ono lovely afternoon last summer ;
1 offered , us In duty bound ,
, To take It f torn her.
She thanked mo with a graceful smllo ,
As swe'et as rosv lips could make It ;
It was so small 'twas not worth whllo
To let me take It.
Again I offered as before
Of that slight burden to relieve her ;
She'd rather not : "Pray say no morel"
'Twould really grieve her.
I erased to plead ; she seemed content ;
The thing was small and neatly corded ,
And so along our way wo went
To wliere she boarded.
But when upon the stoop she stood ,
And ere our last adieus were uttered ,
ftlio eyed me In a roguish mood ,
And softly muttered.
As swung the door to let her through ,
And left mo tlieie all unresisting :
' 1 don't tl.ink much of you
For not insisting. "
, Higher Education for Women.
The number of candidates at the Lon
don university examination increases
each year. At the summer matriculation
last year the number of candidates ex
amined was 1,010 , and of these GUI satis-
tied the examiners. This year as many
as 1,200 have boon actually under exam
ination and the lists just published show
that 75 ? huve passed. Last summer there
wore 188 lady candidates of whom 128
wore successful. This year 215 ladies
havebcnn examined and 137 are now
matriculated students , so that , although
the actual number of ladies who have
succeeded is larger , the proportion has
become somewhat smaller. In the Lon-
.don university the highest examination
In classes is that for the M. A. degree. It
would seem that classics are in special
favor with the ladies m London as well
a * at Cambridge , but tlic London univcr-
illy has not yet adopted the method of
classification and subdivision employed
in the Cambridge classical tripos lists , so
that in most eases it is not easy to say
more of the London M. A. than that ii is
ft mark of generally light attainment.
Independence lor Women.
There have been many methods sug
gested for improving the condition of
working-women , some of them excellent ,
andyot in most cases these measures
have been no more than palliatives.
Homes for working-women , special leg
islation regarding hours and sanitary
conditions of work , provisions for scour
ing payment of wages and care when
lok are all slops forward and entitled to
the warmest encouragement. And yet
the question comes first , whether the root
of the matter cannot bo reached ; whether
women who are obliged to work oaunot
be BO equipped as to bo sclf-suQiclent
and independont.
The story of the suffering caused by
starvation wages is sadly familiar , and it
has been brought home with now force
by Mrs. Helen Campbell's Investigations
among the poorer working-women of
New York. Those disclosures were fol
lowed by suggestions that these women
hould change their occupations , that
they should take to domestic service or
what not. but in almost every case there
was an obstacle in entire lack of train
ing. Pitiful as their condition was and
is , the law of supply and demand which
regulates the wages of men and women
cannot bo ignored. With an abundance
of cheap , unskilled labor , the price of
this labor must be low. The untrained
laborer cannot earn the wages of the
laborer with technical skill.
Good Advice.
Should a younc lady allow a gentleman
whom she Is quite well acquainted with to
place his arm around her waist while walk
ing homo from a party , it bolng quite dark ?
Duwimoi' .
If ho seeks your love honorably , says
Emily Boulton , in the Toledo Blade'it
.will DO time enough for you when you
have accepted it to allow him to put his
arm around you. If it is only a past-
time , suoh as young men frequently in
dulge In , then YOU certainly do not want
to grant him a privilege like that. He
Bay mean you no shadow of harm , but
personal familarity , founded upon no re
lation that makes it sacred , is always un-
Mfe. Many a young girl would have
Mvcd herself a life-time agony had she
steadfastly repcllm ! these advances ,
however innocent at first their meaning.
There is nothing , my young friend
4 yen ihould guard so scrupulously as your
, * wn womanly delicacy. Brush the bloom
ff from a pooch , rudely touch the waxen
; , Mtla of a lily , and half of their beauty
} M jp > ne. It is impossible for you , or any
I iMr woman , to allow yourself to bo
j eamwd by your young men acquaint
ances without losing somewhat of that
, 'furity and modesty that you should wear
v always as a queen her robes of royalty.
' Too. will bo sure then to preserve not
f wily their respect , but what is of far moro
. fasvportanco , that of self.
Nor need this preservation of personal
t , dignity savor ono whit of prudery. You
MB bo jtiRt as bright , as merry and
friendly , while saying by your manner ,
tfconld It bo necessary , "hands oft' , " as
you can possibly bo by permitting these
popular demonstrations. They are not
ecessurylto the good comradeship , which
M all that should exist or appear to exist
Between you and any masculine friend
until you are sure tiiat yon possess thu
Irao and fonder love of thu ono man who
IHUI mmlo'hlmsolf your heart's king , a
love which holds you sacred , as every
true man holds the woman ho would
taako his wife and the mother of his
children. And bollovo me , oven if you
are aot yet certain that the prince loves
you as you desire to be loved by him , ho
will not bo any easier won should you
field to caresses prompted by a passing
mood , but rather repelled from you , for
H U human nature not to value what is
Jy uiutvhcaply obtained.
Tlin Hello or Slnbtown.
is now agardon ot
fair women , wntns'H Pcjwor , Col. , corre
spondent of the Globe-Democrat. Ten-
json's dream of thorn might have boon
located here. Hound-faced , largo-eyed ,
reao-chcoked and fine-figured divinities
direct the destinies of its homes or load
Mle hearts a merry dance through thu
azes of love. Thorn are thousands of
them now ( but thuin was only one of
them In 1800 "lied .Stocking ! : ! , " the belle
I Hlhbtown. In thu heart-corners of
otae of the old Pike's PoakcM I'll bet a
' wtnory of "Hod Stockings" and her
? -hittrous eyes and beautiful fact ; still
tamers. She was a beauty of the most
bewitching typo. She oamo into the
ip nobody know whence and she
' Oamo to conouor and capture it. She was
, ' om\j \ a girl of medium height , and wore
< fc r long , flowing hair tied up with rod or
' Dink ribbons , that floated down over her
i queenly ahouldorx. She liad a clear coin-
fteiloB , and her face WHS as pretty as n
, Iream. Nature had dealt very lavishly
.With her in the matter of womanhood's
nraeM and charms , and they used to
Mflk there wasn't a ouccn on a throne
s r M angel in heaven that wouldn't give
I m k r treasures to bo as magnificently
[ MMUomeat "RodStockingsM _ was ,
. , , A Drave Woman.
I' 'HiUdelphU Record : On July U
children were bathing in
Lake Agawam , Southampton , L. I. The
lake is shallow for about twenty feet out
from the shore , then the bottom sliurply
falls downward to deep water , like a
wall. A strong and treacherous under
tow flows through the lake at this point.
Whllo the little ones were splashing
about.they suddenly reached the deep
watur and began to drown. They strug
gled and cried for help. Ono was the
thirteen-year-old daughter ofV. . B.
Isham , of Now York. The child battled
for her life , but WAS becoming weak and
was drifting out toward the middle of
the big lake. At that moment Mrs. Mary
Duane Humphreys happened to drive
along the road at the edge of the lako.
She is a fragile little woman and the
daughter of a clergyman. In an instant
she look in the situation , and , leaping
from her carnage , she ran to the edge of
the water and plunged boldly in , clad as
she was in dress , shoes , gloves and bon
net. Mrs. Humphreys is a splendid
swimmer. She struck out bravely ,
and in a few moments was bear
ing up the sinking girl. A
tiny urchin rowed up in a boat and of
fered to assist Mrs. Humphreys. She ,
bravo woman , was in twenty-eight feet
of water , with her wet garments clinging
like seaweed about her limbs. "Never
mind mo , " she cried , "thiow mo nn oar
and go after those two other children. "
The oar was thrown , and with its assist
ance Mrs. Humphreys swam ashore with
the half unconscious girl. It was a bravo
deed , but the little lady laughed and said
it was nothing.
The Life Saving Benevolent associa
tion , which heard of Mrs. Humphreys'
bravery , at once voted to confer on iier
Its tirai-class gold medal , and it was pre
sented to her by the president of the
association , through her husband , at a
picnic which she was attending on Wed
nesday night. The heroine gave a little
shout of.dolijrht as the glittering badge
of honor tumbled out of the case which
her husband handed to hor. On one side
she road the words : "Presented to Mrs.
Mary Duane Humphreys in recognition
of her courage and humanity In spring
ing from her' carriage and with much
ellbttand peril rescuing from drowning
a girl of thirteen years , by swimming to
her In deep water , at Southampton , July
11,1887. " "I'm sure 1 don't deserve this
honor , " she said quietly ; "tho little boy
in the boat is thu one who should have
got a medal. "
Senator Conger's Romance ;
Mercer Press : When Senator Conger ,
of Michigan , was a young man ho was
engaged to a young woman. They quar
reled , separated , and in time each mar
ried. Twenty years after he , a widower ,
was in conzre s ; she , a widow , sat in the
gallery and listened to his speech. It was
the first time they had seen each other
since their early days. She sent her card
to him ; became at once to the gallery.
After a little talk she asked him to call
on her at her friend's , Mrs. Dahlgreen's.
Ho said ho would call if ho could call as
ho used to in those long past days of
youth. In a few weeks they were mar
ried at Mrs. Admiral Dahlgrcon's resi
dence. _ _ _ _ _
Salvation Army Women.
Albany Journal : Nearly all the women
of the Salvation Army have a heart
worked in India-ink upon the right
shoulder. In case any ono of them is
taken sick or dies away from homo , or in
a foreign country , the sign of the heart
will entitle her to care or a suitable bur
ial at the expense of the entire organiza
tion , no matter whether she is or is not in
good standing.
Mm. Thurber.
Mrs. Jcannctto M. Thurber , whoso
name is known all over the country in
connection with the National opera com
pany , is a handsome brunet with largo
hazel eyes and da/.zling teeth. She wears
her hair combed high off her forehead in
the style known as that of La Pompa
dour. Her skirts are like the skirts of
nny other woman's dress , but' she wears
n coat and waistcoat of the most ultra
tailor-mado style , with a turned down
linen collar held together with u loosely
tied silk tie. Her watch chain is made of
Egyptian scarabs and runs through a
buttonhole from waistcoat pooket to
waistcoat pocket. On her shapely hands
she wears a number of curious and val
uable rings. In the winter Mrs. Thurber
lives in Now York. In the summer" she
rusticates in the Catskills , in a very
primitive style of mountain cottage ,
which she calls "Lotos Land. " Her
writing paper from "Lotos Land" is made
to represent birch bark , and the imita
tion is so good that ono might think she
tore it off of the nearest tree rather
than that it came from a stationer's shop.
Woman' * Plauo In Politico.
Syracuse Standard : Mrs. Cleveland
will accompany her spouse in his tour of
hand grasping and vote seeking. The
president has perception enough to sco ,
that she is a winsome factor in his for
tunes though ho is probably unconscious
how much moro keenness and tact na
ture has given her than were ever be
stowed on him. The politieal influence
of this charming woman and some of the
charming women in England , who take
an ardent interest in elections to parlia
ment should amply prove to the advo
cates of female sutl'rage that it is not ne
cessary for women to break the law and
get themselves indicted for illegal voting
in order to affect politics considorablv.
However , this does not touch woman's '
abstract right to the ballot which she
does not yet demand. t
Howr Women Spend Money.
It is said of women that they delight
to haggle over a bargain , and show a
miserly spirit IK all their dealings that
they patronize cheap restaurants sooner
than pay a high price for a handsomely-
appointed lunch ; and that , if they ever
give to charity , it is in a nigirardly meas
ure. Mr. Howolls , who professes to have
probed the feminine heart to its core , de
clares that they consider all expenditure
oxtravagaut that is not direct towards
dress. In answer to these strictures , it
must bo remembered that , unless a
woman has u fortune or is a wage-
worker she lias no money of her own ,
but is disbursing the income or earn
ings of her husDond. If she has any
conscience or sensitiveness shu feels In
clined to handle carefully Unit which belongs -
longs to another. Miss Wolfe , after the
manner of moat women of wealth in their
own ri ht , gave largely ot her abund
ance. As regards the accusation of Mr.
Howolls , the reply may be made that ,
while the generality of man expect their
wives to dres. ' in a manner suitable to
their station , they do not usually atford
them the moans of giving in charity. In
most cases the money thus given by n
husband is not in the pliano of ah allow
ance , but must bo nskc'd for for'eaoh
separate need , HO that the wife fools
often an absolute sense of guilt iu spend-
ii'C it. _ _ _
' Wlfo.
Kx-Scnatnr Tabor's Divorced
Dover Letter to Utica 'Observer : A
tall , well-dressed woman was sitting
near the faro box in a Broadway street
car as I entered it. Site had a hich fore-
Imad , dark-brown hair , black eves and
remarkably intelligent features. A friend
sat beside her and to him she talked
pleasantly. Her tones wuro low and her
English was of the purest. She was ap
parently about forty years of ago. and
my attention was first attracted to her by
the fact that she hud over paid her faro ,
putting in a dime for a nickel. I made
this even by giving her my faro Instead
of putting It In the. box. Aa she left the
car 1 learned she was a woman with a
history , and tiiat she was none other than
ex-Senator Tabor's first wife the woman
who made his big strike for him by tak
ing boarders and keeping the store which
mippllud the feed for the prospectors who
struck the Little Pittsburg mfhc. This
was the woman from whom Tabor got
his divorce , and It wus this woman no
left to marry the present Mm. labor ,
whom ho first wedded at St. Louis ; after
wards another ntarringo ceremony was
solemnized at Washington. She docs not
look like u disappointed womanr and she
is by no moans ono of the frail reeds of
the fair sex. 1 don't think she would
have disgraced her husband at Washing
ton , and I find tlut hero at Denver her
standing is very good. She is in good
circumstances , the property which labor
gave her having largely increased in
valtio. She is wonh at least $500.000
to-day , and she lately sold sixteen lots
out of a piece of forty which Tabor gave
her for 100.000. She has loft twenty-four
lots and a house upon them that cost$45-
000 , and she still owns the Lu Vcta prop
erty. This last consists of fourteen three-
story houses , built in the best manner
and forming good renting property ,
worth about 200,000.
HONEi : FOK THE : LADIES
A Topeka woman made 81,400 by Invent
ing an eitg-beator.
The newest girdles are In jet. Belts are
made In ( lower designs.
China crepe shawls nro employed as table
covers In the fashionable countrp house.
Long wicker-covered bottles ot cologne
arc suspended from the waist In traveling.
Beads about the slzo of a pea made of
Swiss lapis lazuli are favorite necklaces for
young girls.
"Dre.ss" Is the name of a fine new niaua-
zl no. May it bo a long tlmo before It sees the
clothes of Its career.
Women are the state librarians of Iowa ,
Kentucky , Michigan , Indiana , Loulsann ,
Mississippi and Tennessee.
English hosiery of heavy quality Is worn
by young ladles who do any mountain climb
ing , and for tennis purposes.
A now pattern for loco pin or upper patt
of bracelet Is a row of filigree daisies , with
gold diamond-set centers.
Yellow and white Is a pretty combination
always , and for a tennis or boating costume
It promises to bo very stylish.
The blouse waist Is fashionable for youn ?
ladles this season , and lends comfort to the
seaside costume or mountain dress.
Buttercups set on a slender gold wire , with
a com in the center of each buttercup , is one
of the latest novelties In bracelets.
A woman named Mary Stewart , once the
slave of Alexander II. Stephen1" , of Georgia ,
lias perfected an invention for coupling
cars.
cars.Small
Small chocks are Invariably combined
with plain fabrics this season. The cheek
forming the skirts and the waist Is of plain
fabric.
India silks In bandana doslgns are made
as undnrsklrts for plain fabrics ! . These are
very stylish and are sometimes pretty In
coloring. r l
Laundered costumes are little worn this
season. The French and Scotch ginghams
are not made to bo laundered the first season
they are worn.
Open work is seen again on the liner sorts
ot hosiery for the summer , and It is not eon-
lined to silk , but Is also to bo had In liner
lisle thread and cotton.
t M
Youne ladles are prone to adopt the Greeks
knot in the evening coiffure because It Is
such an easy and simple ono to adjust , but it
is very try I nor to most faces.
The brooch has taken the place of the
small cravat pin , and IB worn generally with
the severe tailor-made continues , and is in
harmony with the plainness of the elfect.
Ada Why , one of vour cheeks is red as
lire and the other pale as a ghost. Ella-
Yes. Harry was on ono side , and 1 was
afraid mamma would see us on the other.
"There is evidently a great deal to be
learned about women , " says a Philadelphia
editor. There is , Indeed , and the best way
to learn it Is to ask some other woman about
it.
Fashionable purses grow longer and
slenderer In shape , the corners ot thn Hap
IMstrengthened ( with heavily wrought scrolls
of silver and a heavy silver dtik forms the
clasp.
Quite a number of new dress materials are
promised for the coming season , and if ono
can judge from small samples some of the
Incoming goods certainly aio as handsome as
they are odd.
An English writer says : "The girl of
England stands alone. " The girl of this
country doesn't stand alone. Wo Americans
are gallant enough to eet up and otter her a
seat sometimes.
There aio said to be 127 occupations open
to women. Ono of them is for a woman to
talk with her mouth full of h alrpins , and
we have forgotten the other 120 occupations ,
but wo will bet that she will get there just
the same.
The number of women physicians are. In-
creasin ? all over the country. In New Yoik
city there are now 150. A number have in
comes of S 10,0000 ; two or three make $15,000
or SiO.OOO per year , and one has avoraced for
the last four years 25,000.
Mistress I'm sorry you have to leave me ,
Mary. Mary And I'm sorry to go. There
Isn't anvbody I'd sooner do a favor for. Mis
tress Ah , indeed ! Then won't you be so
kind as to give me a recommendation to
hand to the next cook that applies ?
For a miss fourteen a walking suit has
kilted skirt In the old red , yellow and blue
plaid , with full corsage front of the same-ma
terial The jacket of plain cloth closes over
the bust and is cut-away below , showing the
full front of plaid.
Statistics do not support the assertions that
the women of to-day are less hnalthy than
those of fifty or seventy-live yours ago. In
stead , the cold fact in figures stares the
gau/.y theory in thu taco with the assurance
that longevity in women has increased a
largo percentage during that period ,
The postolTlco department has very sonsl-
blv refused to name a Nebraska postollice
"Old Maid. " A western town which wants
anything better than "Washington , "
"Franklin , " or "Columbua" should be made
to KO hungry for a whllo. And It Ir also1 the
duty of this government to protect the old
maids from ridicule. A
Hat pins and the heavy-headed shell hair
pins , thrust In the hair behind a bonnet to
hold It in place , grow daily more expensive
and ornate. Some of these have heavy pear-
shaped gold heads , In which are set tiny
cats' eyes. Pretty ones , worn with a Leghorn
hat trimmed with buttercups , were many
faceted balls of amber sot upon a shell pin.
Quite an original Idea of a young society
lady Is to have two or three fitted bodices In
colored silk ; over these she can wear at will
ono of two lace jackets her modlsto lias made
for her , the ono beins ; In cream lace , and the
other In black cliantlllv. These pretty con
tentions can bo made morn or less dressy by
the addition of bows of ribbon in any desired
color.
The cheap jewelry for sale in the larger
dry goods shops is much of it exquisitely
pretty , and though tlioy are only fleeting
fancies , the desUns show considerable taste.
Them are charming little brooches of silver
frosted in colors and set with rhlDO stones.
Some of the.su are skillful imitations of pan-
sie.s , violets , wild roses or ragged robins , of
which the calyx Is a single rhino .stono.
There la a now make of bisque for the
back. It is full and pleated. The pleats are
caiuht together with elastic so that the full
ness of the skirt throws It up. This is often
bound with velvet which Is carried round the
bodice , covering all Its edres. From beneath
thi ) open Uckrt Iu front came two ploces of
soft muslin or crepe do chlno generally cream
which cross in front and are secured under a
pointed band ot velvet of the waist.
There Is a certain powder much-use4 by
French women , but 1 know a tow Americans
who have Dronght It over , which seems to
have no color , and is used only for the body ,
not at all on the face. When one becomes
in the least warm this powder sands forth
the most delicate and subtle fiagrance , as in-
de clb.\bie as the French pertumu "ambro. "
What a boon to thodancing man and woman
at summer places It would bo during this
awful heat , ,
Little pins for holding the bonnet strlngs'ln
place or fastening the laces about the front
of squaro-neckud and decollate KOWIU , come
iu many charming shape. * : white violets set
with little dewdrops of brilliants , flowers of
green , red and blue moonstones , with a tiny
rhino-stone appear , dragon tlies with silver
filagree wine' , bees set with garnent , little
top.v.es and Hours do Us of pearls. The new
est are a pair of lady bugs of. red and black
enamel , with golden legs and auttmie.
Of all the mntorlals designed for fall and
winter service no fabrics bid fair to be more
favorably received than the stylish clan
plaids , which are alike suitable to use In cre
ating postumes and dresses for the ml and
for the matron , the appropriate qualifications
of the material to form the Intended
suit being regulated or decided bg the slza
and coloring of the plaids , winch are some
times small and In two neutral colors , and
Hvaln the plaids are largo and in dark , rich
and bright hues. .
Clmllle la solid color * , striped , dotted , floral'
or foliated , seems to partake In the general
Improvement ouUceabl * Iu other light weal ,
veiling , canvas goods and the like. Nun's
veiling can now bn had in such a variety of
colon , qualities and combinations that the
infinity of oven French caprice can find
wherewithal to gratify Its changing moods.
Muslins and lawns also follow the load ot
their moro solid rivals in the matter ot orna
mentation , and scow every conceivable var
iety of loom and hand-wrought embroidery ,
nltiicr In close or open designs , and not un-
frequently combining both in ono piece of
goody.
Rubies are extremely popular for rlnes.
sot with two diamonds ot equal size on either
side. These are sot In thrco ways , diagon
ally across the rlnir , straight across or In per
pendicular lino. This last gives a gieater
appearance of slondcrncss to tlio hand. Two
other new fancies In rings are a large shield
of gold which has a narrow light ring , the
shield bolng thin and beaten Into rough
archaic tfgurcs of relief. The other Is a largo
oblong toniuolso set around with a double
edge of very small diamonds. Torquolso
necklaces are coming into favor.
Earrings decline In popularity every season
and many of the younger women have never
had their cars pierced at all. Those who
have diamonds , however , continue to wear
tliomnnd the only ones that find any degree of
favor are small jewels set on a screw and fit
ting close to the loba of the car. All long or
heavy earrings are entirely outof date. A few
women , whoso ears are not pierced , wear
small diamonds with a little spring that
clasps the car on either side and nolds the
ornament In place , but they are uncomfort
able and not very popular.
Among the exponslxe novelties In gloves
are those of line silk and close twill , the
backs of which are covered with a delicate
arabesque tracery In line lot , steel or bronze ,
matching the shade of the glove. These
cloves are brUht and dressj with a suitable
costume , and the wonder Is , as has before
been hinted , that In these davsof deft handi
work more ladles do not attempt this easy
decoration. The beads are so small that the
omnroidery docs not Increase the size ot thu
hand , as might bo supposed. It Is easy to
procure a line design on paper , and not at
all dllllcult to follow the pattern In beads
threaded on twist silk. Tne cost will bo
about half that of gloves In silk or kid pur
chased already embroidered in the manner
dcbcrlbcd.
It Is now the fashion to paint jugs that Is ,
to decorate them with oil colors , somewhat
in Imitatlan of Faience. It Is not a now Ideate
to paint jars , crocks , pots and the like of
stone or eathware , but It Is to paint vessels
of one particular shape. The favorite lorm
to-day is till and thin of the style known by
some as vinegar , mineral water or ciiracoa
jugs. Every other kind is for the time being
thrown completely into the shade. There
are two preferred modes of decoration. One
Is to cover the whole surface with black.gray
ana white , to Imitate a snow scene. The
other calls for a cloudy background , and a
spray of flowers and grasses. The handle ,
rim and cork are gilded. Sometimes a rib
bon Is tied around the neck and a bow fas
tened to the handle.
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DUOP8.
Twin relics of barber-Ism the shampoo
and the machine-brush.
Out In Chicago week before last It was so
hot that celluloid collars exploded.
Jay Gould Is proprietor ot the largest
watering place in the world. Ills ottlce.
Customer ( faintly ) Y-y-yes ; I w-want to
ask you w-where you b-bury your dead ?
A Yale lock Is capable of fAOOO.OOO com
blnatlons , but bank cashiers know 'em all.
It is dllllcult for a drinking man to hold
his breath ; it is generally too strong for
him.
Apoctsavs : "Behind the clouds the sun
is shining. " There is just where we want it
to sill no.
Pueblo barber ( pausing for a moment in
his reckless pursuit ) Were you gomir to say
something , sir ?
Th'o man who cannot make his influence
felt in this world Is of less importance than
a coAVlmon watermelon.
Ne w Yorkers are taking up the mind cure
without stopping to consider whether they
have 'anything to euro or not.
"It Is hard to believe that a few short
months ago men were walking the streets of
this town .vitli ice in their whiskers.
It Is presumed that tlio man who jumped out
of the frying-pan Into the lire was greeted by
the Inquiry , "Is this hot enough tor you ? "
The most cautious man we ever know was
the one who was afraid to buy a.lead pencil
for fear the lead did not reach clear through
Tobacco Is going up but/this / is of no in
terest to the people whoican smoke cigar
ettes , as the cost of making them will not bo
affected.
Every man at some petlod of Ills life Is an
egregious fool , but by avlao dispensation
of Providence no man kaowa exactly when
that time is.
Three million pounds ot floathers are used
everyyear in America fovbeddlm : purposes.
At Inast twenty pounds perrannum are used
in bU'Qping car pillows.
A Main street mother was whlppinir her
boy.yesterdav. and as shoapplted the rod she
shouted : "Will you benave ? " "Yes , "
blubbered the throbbing hoj % "it you will. "
Taklna a Hest "I say , < Dumley , " re-
muiUeil Featherly , "you look tired and worn
out. Why don't you taken vacation ? " "I've
jut. : come back from one , * ! replied Dumley ,
wearily.
A Dakota man , while ton his way to bor
row a neighbor's paper , was struck by light
ning and killed. Wo have no comment to
nmke here. To intelligent peopio it isn't
necessary.
"A professor of swimming , " who adver
tises to teach the art in six lessons , was res-
i cued from drowning at a seaside resort a few
days ago. It Is supposed he got beyond his
depth.
tn order to meet the wants of callow youths
who seek nutriment from the handles of
their walking-sticks , it is recommended that
dudes this summer shall carry sugar-canes or
sticks of candy.
"The Uoston bicyclist never takes a head
er , " says the Transcript but If asked If ho
ever was "projected from the periphery of
his circular steed , " a gleam of intelligence
overspreads his lace.
In a moment of extreme confusion , just
after he got well to sea Chauncey M. Depew
cried out to an Imaginary audience , " ( ielitle-
men , you ask too much , ! declare I exhausted
myself ten minutes ago.
Professor In physics ( explaining a compli
cated machine to the students ) Please ob
serve that the slender rod passes over to the
second or smaller wheel , etc. ; while this
[ turning vigorously ! is tlio crank that sets
the whole In motion ! ( Laughter fioui the
students. ]
A hypocrite Is a man who tries to be pious
and can't , with a preponderance of "can't. "
Mr. Talmaeo says the peopio who go to
heaven will have lots to lie there. This lets
out the anarchists.
The halt Lake Tribune cells the Mormon
eldeis "the holy beasthoml. " Nobody seems
inclined to oiler n amendment. It goes.
The Archbishop of Cologne has excommu
nicated two men for dueling. Uood for Co
logne 1 There's scents even in her bishop.
Sunday-school scholar to teacher Did you
say the hairs of my bead are numbered ?
Teacher Yes. my dear.
Sunday-school scholar Well , then ( pulling
out a hair and presenting it ) , what's the num
ber of this one ?
"You ought to be ashamed to lend money
at 0 per cent" "Where's the harm ? " "It is
a usurious rate , and If , as U seems , jou do
not fear punUhmunt In this world , think ot
what you might expect from on high. "
"That's all rl ght The U looks like a 0 from
there. "
When Keltt , of South Carolina , was once
eulogizing the Institution of slavery , and
talking about a pious deacon on his own
plantation , Tliad Stevens grimly inquired
what the price of deacons was'ln ' the Oranse-
burg district of .South Carolina , and whetncr
a nouro would bring any more on the auction
block because ho was a deacon ? When thn
Invading rebels burned his Iron foundry
near Gettysburg during tluiir raid into Penn
sylvania he expressed regret that Leo did
not order the burning of tils liabilities at the
same time. And the ruling passion was
strong In death , for when his doctor said
one day during his last sickness : "Mr.
Stevens. I think your appearance Is better
to-day ! " old Thad dryly responded : "It
Isn't my appearance that troubles me , doctor ,
but my disappearance. "
Mary Anderson has postponed for still
another season her retain to the United
States. She will make her re-entrance on
the London stage at the Lyceum theatre , on
September S , playing Uermiono and I'enllta
in "A Winters Tale. " Tho'maln feature of
thn castn will be as follows : Leontcs , Mr.
KorboH-Hobortson or Mr.Villord ; Polixenes ,
Mr. Mactlln ; Autnlycu * . Mr. Arthur. Stir
ling ; Antlgunug , Mr. \ a ? < l ; Mousa , Miss
Tilbury.
QUITE THOROUGHLY MARRIED,1
- . * -
TwoiHnlsters Officiate At the Wedding of
& Young Oouple ,
HOWCONKEYdOEWAS MARRIED ,
To An Absent Wife Young Mnrrlctl
Women An Unuaual Occur *
roncc The Clilnanmn'ti
llrldc ,
Quite Thoroughly Married.
Chicago Tribune : Jhoro was a wed
ding In Wisconsin Inst week. Weddings
in Wisconsin nro not infrequent'but
there was that about this particular link
ing of two young lives with their accom
panylng portion of this world's goods ,
that served to make it rather peculiar.
The groom , in anticipation of the happy
event , had written oomo time previously
to his father , a venerable down east min
ister of Mr. Wesley's church , inviting'
him to come out and perform the ecrc-
mony. While as yet his coming was un
certain the parents of the bride entered
into negotiations with their homo clergy
man a gentleman of the Univcrsalist
faith who readily consented to do the
joiner work , and , as it seems , forthwith
considered himself engaged. In the full
ness of the time the good Methodist
brother announced Ins intention to be on
hand , and on hand ho was the day before
the wedding was to take place. Half an
hour later it became unpleasantly ap
parent that so far as the olllciating
clergymen were concerned here was in
deed an embarrassment of riches. The
rcsul. was that the Methodist brother
called upon the Universalist brother , ex
pressed the natural desire of the parental
heart to ofliciato at the marriage' his
own son , and ventured to hint that the
latitudinarian brother give way. Wlictli-
or it was a question of pride or the pros
pective fee may never be known , but
the Universalist brother not only stood
upon his rights , but by his learned expo
sition of the Wisconsin marriage law
made it as plain as the way to a parish
church , that if a clergyman purposes to
join two people In the bonds of matri
mony in the Badger state ho must bo pre
pared to show by indubitable testimony
that he is a regularly ordained minister
of the gospel. Now , while the good
Methodist brother's wife packed about
everything else into Jicr spouse's valise
that could by any possibility minister to
his corufort.sho had forgotten his creden
tials. Thfly were at homo and here he
was in Wisconsin.
A ray of light pierced the gloom , how
ever , when it was subsequently discov
ered that in the absence of the creden
tials themselves a minister may act if he
can succeed in persuading the county by
another evidence properly recorded that
ho is a bona lido , regularly ordained cler-
gvman. The groom and one other , besides -
sides the Methodist brother himself , were
quite ready to make atlidavit to sued a
state of facts , and after much tele
graphing back and forth and
a l\ night ride over the county
seat , all lejral obstructions were brushed
aw'ay ' , peace spread her wings , and the
Methodist brother , in the goodness of his
heart , actually offered to let his late an
tagonist ofliciato with him on the basis of
an even divide. The ofl'er was accepted ,
the allotted parts carefully marked and
"cues" agreed upon , and all promised to
go oft' witii the regularity of a new $4
alarm clonk.
Until didn't. The Univcrsalist brother ,
upon whom devolved the preliminary
portion of the oeromony , was apparently
minded , like Air. Tennyson's brook , to KO
on forever. Instead"of obeying the
Shakespcrian injunction regardingjjther
clowns , to ' 'speak no more than is set
down for them , " ho not only went through
liis own part of the ceremony , but made
a generous incursion upon the other's.
WJion at last ho finally did let go , it puz-
y.k'dtlio Methodist brother , as it might
well have nuzzled any one else , to know
what was left outside of the benediction.
But the follower of Mr. Wesley proved
equal to the occasion. With a neatly
worked introduction and a regret at
w.hat might seem to bo a repetition of
some things that had already been said ,
ho calmly and reverently proceeded to
marry the young couple over again. It
is doubtful-whether a couple has ever
been so thoroughly married in Wiscon
sin or elsewhere for many moons.
An Unusual Oocurrenco.
Chicago Mail : It isn't often that a
newspaper worker marries rich. So
rarely , indeed , does this happen , that
whnneve.r one of the guild docs ally him
self with money , the fact is the gossip , to
the exclusion of everything else , among
his fellows. It is the sober opinion of
the most conservative men in that very
conservative town , Evauston. that old
George Watson , whoso very charming
daughter Shison Thompson has just mar
ried ; is worth , not less than $1,000,000.
There are , three. children , which will
make the bride rank some day not less
$ .550,000. This can U asserted with just
as much positivencss as if the lady had
the money in hand , for Mr. Watson is a
careful old Canadian , whoso fortune has
never been known to retrograde. He
was for years the managing director of
the very riclt bank of Montreal in this
city. The groom , Slason Thompson , is a
well bred and good looking Canadian ,
who began his work on the coast and
came hero as the , representative of the
Associated 1'rdss. Ho was one of that
group of bright , active fellows who
started the lierald with such u whirl.
For a year or more ho has been on the
News. One of the wedding presents was
an elegant brown stone front in the most
attractive part of the north side.
The Chtnnmun'B Drlde.
Narragansett correspondence Provi-
dunce Journal : If notoriety brings misery
poor Van Phon Leo and Mrs. Y. P. Leo ,
who are at the Tower Hill house , must behaving
having a wretched honeymoon , for when
ever they take their daily walks abroad
they are gazed at by hundreds of curious
eyes. Unlike the ordinary bridegroom ,
who is eclipsed by the hnlo surrounding
his heart's choice , Van , for so one must
suppose his Chinese mamma called him
in infantile days , gets tint greater share
of comment and attention : His early
history he has'sent broadcast in his little
book , "When I Was a Boy in China. "
He comes from a noble family in Frag
rant hills , and was one of the Chinese
youths sent to have an American educa
tion. In .1833 , while in his freshman's
year at Yale , ho was recalled to China
through some misrepresentation , but ran
away soon after and re-entered the col
lege. He graduated the present year
with the highest honors , and President
Dwight , whose , protege ho is said to bo ,
speaks very highly of him. Several lec
tures on China have been delivered by
him , and he has written much , his style
being terse and clear.
Mrs. Yan Phon Leo is young , but not
remarkably pretty. She is very dark.but
has blue eyes , regular features , and dark
brown hair. Shu was much admired m
Now Haven , and although the good-
looking Mongolian was a frequent caller
her marriage was u complete surprise.
Her wedding dress was of whitn satin ,
trimmed profusely with real duchcssu
lace and ornamented with orange blos
soms. Miss Elizabeth Maudu Jerome ,
that was , is an heiress of twenty-four ,
and has a nice little array of live zeroes
captained by a large-sized digit. The
young couple first met at a reception in
Hartford , before Mr. Leo was called
back ( o his native land , and the sequel
shows that the impression then made
was strong enough to causoit sacrifice of
country and CUD. nud Phon Lee proved
that Ikmico dwells in China as well as
elsewhere.
Married n Chlnnman.
A special dispatch from New York ,
July 80 , says : Religious society on the
Hill in Brooklyn was shocked this after
noon when the news of the marringo of
Miss Henrietta Alton Hill to Rev. Joseph
M. Singleton , the Chinese evangelist
whoso proper name is Ju Sing , was cir
culated. Miss Hill was well known as
one of the brightest young women con
nected with the Central Congregational
church on Hancock street , near Franklin
avenue. Ju Sing obtained his first les
sons In Christianity in tins church , and
there became acquainted with the Huv.
K. A. Murray , now pastor of the Second
Reformed Dutch church of Jersey City.
When Sing and Miss Hill decided to get
married they consulted the Rev. Mr.
Murray.andon Friday evening they were
married at the parsonage in Jersey City.
There were but a few friends of both
parties present , among them the Rev.
HuiKui , of Philadelphia. The bride
groom is a rather good-looking man of
twenty-seven years. Through his efforts ,
those of his wlto and of Miss Isabel !
Shirley , one of the largest Chinese mis
sions in the country has been built up in
connection with the Central Congrega
tional churches. Sing took an active
part in the work of the city Mission and
Bible society , the Young Men's Christian
association and union , religious societies
carried on for the benefit of the heathen.
His wife is a daughter of Captain Hill ,
of the Florida linn of steamers. Mem
bers of the church have noticed that the
young Chinaman and Miss Hill worn
very intimate , but hia intimate friends
never suspected that matrimony would
be the outcome. It Is understood that
Mrs. Singleton's friends in the church
disapprove of her action. She is six
years older than her husband.
High Life In Dakota ,
Dakota Sunflower : Among the pres
ents received by the young people were
the following :
From groom to bride , one bull pup.ono
yaller dog , pair of water spaniels , and a
pure meerschaum pipe with tobacco.
From bride to groom , one good shot-
un , one bowie-knife , rifle , and three
§ ogs.
From parents of brldegroom.ono fiddle ,
one banjo , spotted pup , and six pounds
of tobacco.
From the Shotgun club , of which the
young couple were membersone English
mastiff' , and u pair of silver-mounted
pistols.
It is seldom that n young couple start
out in life so well equipped for perfect
happiness , and Jock anil Julo have the
best wishes .of this oflico.
Death and Marriage Superstitions.
Cincinnati Enquirer : The bride must
keep the pins which fastened her wed
ding dress.
"Twice a bridesmaid , never a bride , "
is a proverb that needs no comment.
Marry at the time of the moon's waning
and your good luck will wane also.
If two marriages are celebrated simul
taneously one of the husbands will die.
Fair or foul weather upon ono'u wedding
day augurs a happy or unhappy married
life.
life.If a girl that is engaged accidentally
lets a knife fall , it is a sign that her lover
is coming.
The girl who steps , accidentally or
otherwise , on a cat's tail need not expect
to bo married the same year.
The husband must never take off the
wedding ring ; to take it off will insure
him bad luck of some kiud.
CONNUIUALIT1E9.
Never marry a girl who refuses to eut corn
from a cob ; tun to one she has got store
teeth.
Love may make a coward of almost nny
man. it love doesn't , marrligo is pretty
sure to.
An expert clergyman at marryiue could
make about four knots an hour with favor
able wind.
An average citizen never feels tue need of
' his wife sends him
a coat-nt'-arms except when
out to buy "one or u\o little things. "
Tne truly helpful wife is the one who
always returns her husband's pencil when
she borrows It. She has not been born
yet.
yet.A
A man recently astonished his wife by com-
lug home witli two black eyes. "What have
you been doing ? " she snld. "Getting a pair
of socks , " he replied.
"Why , how are you , Phil I Olad to see you
in town. Wliero are you putting up. "
"With my wife , of course : and 1 have a good
deal to put up with jou can bet"
Do not marry tor riches , my sou , but re
member that the husband of an liolresa Is
seldom obliged to get up at 5 o'clock in the
morn inn and build the tire.
Guest Why Is it that Mr. and Sirs. Spooner
are never invited anywhere since their mar
riage ? Hostess Oh , they're so bound up in
each other that we have come to the conclu
sion they bad bettor bo shelved.
Miss lioilleau , granddaughter of Thomas
II. Benton , was recently married in Pisa to
Captain Vldal , of thu French nnny. The
bride looked very lovely , and her toilet of
point luce was deservedly admired.
Time. 8 a. m. Mrs. Jollyboy "Where on
earth imvo vou been ? " Mr. .1 . "I cannot
tell a lie , I've been at m'ofllsh. " Mrs. J.
"That's where we differ. I can tell a lie-
when 1 hear one , " ( Cruel silence , during
which something is heard to drop. )
"Say , " said Herkoy to ills wife jesterday at
dinner , "you didn't say anything to any one
about what I was telling you nluht before
last , did you ? That's a secret.'A. . secret.
Why , I didn't know it was a secret , " she re
plied kind of regretfully. "Well , did you
tell it ? 1 want to know. " "Why , no , I never
thou7ht of it since. I didn't know it was a
secret. "
RELIGIOUS.
The Itev. Or. Storrs is rapidly gaining
health and strength in the Adltonuacks.
The English church congress is to bo held
this year at Wolverhamptun , and will meet
in October.
The monks of St. Bernard have brought
the telephone into their service of mercy.
The famous hospice is now In telephonic
coiiinuailc.itIon with several surrounding vll-
laxes and cantons.
A memoiial toilet has been placed in St.
James' Kplscopal church , Klburon , N. J. , In
memory of Uaueral Uraut Among the do
nors are Mr. U. W. Child * , Mr. A. J. Diexul ,
Kobert C. Wlnthrop and otheis.
Arrangements have been made for the
celebration of the Colonial Episcopal centen
nial on the 1-th Inst. The archbishop of
Canterbury has sanctioned a thanksgiving
collect , with the psalms and sermons to be
used on the occasion.
The Jtev. K. V. Boursand , S. J. , for the
past three years president of Boston college ,
left last week for Home , where no will as-
Eume the otllco of necititary for American
and English affairs to the general of his
society , the Very Itev. Father Anderlody.
The Itev. Fathc * Belangcr , who lias been a
director of the deaf and dumb institute in
Montreal for the past thirty years. Is coming
to New York at the Invitation ot Archbishop
Corrlgan , to take chartco of the Catholic
as > him tor deaf mutes In this diocese.
The Unitarians appear to bo In earnest
about their proposed missionary advance on
Japan. Key. Arthur May Kuapp , late of
Witt or town , has definitely determined to
take advantage of the opportunity which
seems to us open for him In Japan , and to go
as the bearer of messages of good-will from
the Unitarians ot America to the people of
that country.
A peculiar custom which obtains among
the Moravians , Buys a writer In thu Overland
Monthly , may not bo generally known. At
their headquarters In Germany a list Is kept
ef ladies who are ready to become mission-
ailes' wives ata moment's notice ; one of the
elect writes homo for a wife , and thu first < m
the list Is sentwithout regard to ate ; or appear
ance , as the members ol the body mo not al
lowed to express their wishes In this respect
Some baptists In Jennings county , In
diana , awhile a.'o commenced to build a
church and stopped on a large beam which
they found no means of raising to its plnce ,
although they often consulted , over It. Ono
night the beam was raised to its place , but
no one knew how or by whom , Ilit-re was
no llKbt on the subject. It WM pronounced
a miracle. After that everything went can
and inonov was plenty to complete tui
church , which was named "Christ's own. " 7\
Some three weeks ago Mr. Spurgeon war
preaching In E'sox , his native countv , wheisj
availed himself of the opportunity of visiting
tlio scenes of his boyhood. Ho visited tea
arbor which stood In what was his grand *
father's manse , where , as ho told the congrc- '
gallon at thu close of the morning service , hemet
mot the missionary wao predated that ha
would occupy Rowland's pulpit. The mis * ,
slonary cave him sixpence to loam the hymm
"Hod moves In a mysterious way , etc. , anq
made him promise that when ho preached In
Itowland's chapel ho would have that hymn
sung. In course ot time he was privileged
to preach In Stirrov chapeltho scene of Kow-j
land Hill's triumphs , and also at 1'owlana
Hill's church , at Wotton-uuder-Edgc. and oa
each occasion the hymn selected bjr the '
slonary was sung. .
MUSICAL AND DllASIATIC.
Joe Emmet Is sobering up for the fall en :
palgn.
Lillian Olcntt has a new play for the co
Ing season.
John Howson has boon engaged for Lotta'l
company for next season. , .
Another version of Haggard's "Shol" 15
about to bo placed before theatergoers.
Bernhardt , Is having her jubilee season- *
the receipts of tier London engagement
averagini 8'J,500a night.
Frederic Do Jtollovlllo has been engaged (6 (
play the leading male role in Adiimal Porters < <
ters "Allan Dare. "
Minnie Palmer will be Been In eastern !
theatres next fall playing in Fred Marsdcn'3
comedy , "Tho Stepmother. "
Mrs. Langtry has abandoned her Idea of
doing.Shakespeare's . "Antony and CIeo
patra" spectacularly this season
Gits Philips ( Ootty Uooft ) will return to
the stage next season , playing his old pait Ot
Snorkey in "Under the Uasllght"
Salsburys Tioubadours will coiilino them *
Reives next season to the "Uummlnir Bird , "
farce comedy from a ( iermatrsouice.
"Tho Marquis" will succeed "Ermlnle" afl
the Now York Casino on September 17. Thj
"Ermlnlo" company will go onthuioad.
Sarah Ueruhardt left Paris heavily lndcbK |
She has called a meeting ot her en dltoi a ana
will settle her bills before appearing In SOT *
dou's new play.
Ed Harrlgan , It ! s said , will lay the sce.net
of the play on which lie Is at nriMiiit engaged
In the south , and the work will be ambitlouf
and consistent.
"Lohengrin , " which had to ba withdrawn ; .
In Paris on account of the demonstration OS
a crowd of ragmiililns , Is to be given next
winter In Lyons and Marseilles. j
Edcuard Audran , cumpOor of. the ' 'Mas1'
cotte , " is hard at work on a new fantastla
opera called "Mohammed's Paradise. " wlitca
will shortly bo produced at Brussels.
Mmo. Janauschek Is spending thosoasonl
at Newport She takes long rambles In _
blue flannel tallor-uiado dress and ugly , buf
comfortable , English walking shoos. j
Forty thousand people are classed a
Anieilcan actors. Their average pay If
91,000 a year. Considering the average quay
Ity of the acting this Is exorbitant pay. ,
Mrs. Dion Bouclcault and her son Aiitirew
will begin their season at St. Paul ou Auguif
3 , in "Sly Ueraldino , " under the inamga * *
ment of Messrs. Hamilton and liogers.
Of the four Paris theatres that are substL
dlzed by the government only two are pios- *
perous. The Grand opera house for the las )
six months has rolled up a deficit of 830,0001
Tony Hart Is suffering from paresis , and
there is a report that ho has been conilned ip
tlio Uloomlngdalo asylum tor the insanel
\Vorry and overwork are said to Imvo caused.
Hart's mental overthrow. I
It is believed that when the next theatrical
season opens high hats \\ill be worn nt the
play or opera only by ladies of twenty-five ?
or over. All under that ago will wear pretty
little bonnets or Ipw-crowned hats.
Itobeit N. Dunbar , the popular high bnrl-
tone , will probably sing tenor roles next vcur
with Colonel Foster's Boston Ideals. The
tenor roles ot modern lyric opera lie easily
within the range of Mr. Dunbar's voice.
It is expected that about 8,000 peopio
will witness the performance of "As You1
Like It * ' at Manuhester-by.tho-Sea. The'
audience will bu seated ou the lawn and the
performance will bo given In the open air/
Miss F. Louise Shepard , the young AmerN
can soprano , who has been studIng the
direction of Mmo. do Lagraugo lor some
months past , lias just accepted an ndvant- '
ageous engagement for a reason ot opera iu
Italy. .
A. M. Palmer will send two "Jim the Pen
man" companies on tlio road next season1'
One headed by Adit Dyas , will open Its sea
son at the Grand opera house on September
1 , while the other , with May Biooklyn , will
begin its season in New England about'
October 1.
Some unusual accessories will mark the
production of "A Dark Secret" at the Waif
nut street ( Philadelphia ) theater on Satur
day , September 8. The oarsmen Teemet
and llosmer are to appear in thu Henley re *
patta scene , and a steam launch will also
figure in It. ,
Messrs. Hobson and Crane , who are sum
mering at Cohasset , will soon return to New
York to beln rehearsing Broiison Howard's ,
now four act comedy , "Tho Henrietta , "
with which they will open the season at the
Union Square theatre on September 1W
Great hopes are expressed for the play.
Mr. Carl Strakosch Is the manager of tlio
Clara Louis Kellogg Concert and Opera com-1
panv for the ensuing season. Tlio vocalists ,
besides Miss Kelloirg , are Miss Carrie Morsei
contralto : Mr. Carlo Spiuaroll , tenor , and Mr.
William H. Lee , baritone. Mr. Charles K.
Pratt is to be the conductor , The company
will , besides giving their conceit pieces , ap
pear in costume in selections ftom the operas'
" " "Favorlta " " "
of "Trovatore , , "lUgoletlo ,
and "Faust.11
A STRANGE CASE.
A Cataleptic Recovering from a
Seven Months' Trance.
Joliet Dispatch to St. Louis Globc-Dcra *
ocrat : The case of Mrs. John Herbert :
a cataleptic of seven months' standing inr
this place , and which has been noted in
the Globe-Democrat from time to tliwej
has come to bo the most noted case ot
record. For live months Mrs. Herbert *
lay in a sloop perfectly helpluss , eating ]
nothing but liquid food , which wus forced1
down the throat , never opening the eyes
or apparently moving a niuslu.
Her case attracted the attention of Dr.1
Ilomin ! J. Curtiss , surgeon in general of
St. Joseph's hospital , who had her removed -
moved to the institution over' which ho
presides. Ho began a treatment ot elec
tric baths , and the sleeping oatulcptld
steadily gained in llcsh and strength , biib
not mentally. She hud buuu reduced to
almost a skeleton.
The Globe-Democrat correspondent
visited her to-day at the hospital and
found her slowly improving. She rises
up , sits down , and wuks ! obedient to the
will of Dr. Curtiss , but her eyes rciuaiu
closed and shn docs not utter a word ,
She. is like a silent ghost. \ \ luio Dr.
Curtiss was experimenting with her and
compelling her , like an automaton , to
obey his will , ho gave tlio followingstato/
ment , illustrating it'with the patient. Dr.
Curtiss said :
"The patient Is certainly ono of the
most notable cataleptics history records.
She is improving under treatment here ,
Her condition , however , is still catalep
tic. She has gained strength , and walks
about going whichever wiy : she IH led ,
When walking a slight pull or touch on
her clothing or person will turn her
course. Shu walks automatically whoa
told to walk , and sits down whnn told to
do so. or when directed by pulling on
her clothing. Thu cataleptic h evidently
n mind-reader of the .most excellent typo ,
for she follows her leader with great
skill. The touch of a feather on her
cheek or clothing or per on , and even
unconscious inclinations ou the part ot
tlio peopio around her , will alter her
course when she is walking. "
During the past week the cataleptic
has buaun to show Mgns of intelligence
in her volition. She has boon detected
opening her eyes and taking a sly look
around her , and lias boon seen to smila
at a good story. Shn also manifests an
aversion to her dose of cod liver oil , anil
when tlio oil is brought near she turn *
away with an expression of disgust.
\ \ hen the cataleptic wus taken to the ;
hospital she was so emaciated that hen
death was.daily expected , but undo *
skillful treatment shohuttgaiucd to
her recovery is now hoped far.
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