12 TBDB OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , MARCH 11. -SIXTEEN PAGES.
A WOMAN'S REASOi
* C7hy She la Willing to Talk For
Publlo Print.
Bt\o \ Thinks Kroryliotly Oujilil loKnow
It A Notable Itcsult Easily
Obtained.
"Vci , Indeed. I thlnlc my wife will 1)0 pleased
lo Uilk with you" n ld Mr. deb. Jolmnsou to the
writer , who chlltd ntliHlimlio. corner of Trt en-
t vWrentti nmt lltirdetto streets. "Kor my own
part I think thnt her experience ought to bo
irfitcle known. I think U uileht help a peed
wnriv others to Imvo It publMied nnd It would
ccrtiiinly be no more th.it > right. Hut you can
GicMri. Johnnson heriplf. " . , , , , ,
'incrcowlth tny htubnmV1 flMd that lady to
iv liomtho writer ni shortly afterward Intio-
iliiced , "nnd m nulto willing to tell you my
ediry forpiiWIcntfon. "
"S&tlmtlltb Indeed became almost ix burden
U'lilrcmvrK'from ( Mrs. Jolmnsou pnrtlculatly
attracted the writer's notice ,
\Vnspxplnlnciliisfilii ! went on. "lou.ncr-
Imps Will liurdiy Imnclno how one can drimtilo
men a Kioto. Tliero nothing tragical about It.
You don't fall into dcipnlr In n moment.
"Jt la a gradual. . steady pro i ess. Tll < HP who
rxwrlencu It ntitt I am not alone In Ihaexperl'
nuo by any means-will hay J list in ] have said
tlmt there la a time that comes at last w Inn llfo
S | Canyyoull rIbo It to mo ? " queried the
ECr ) ( ?
Uhsscrlbo It ? " she wont on , "lltera iMi't very
much to describe. There w iw sevoial yeius In
my llfo In which 1 was n miiroror-rtniirewed.
low' spirited. losing all the tlmo lu strength and
colinW foi llni ( as if 1 couldn't live loug If 1
Vlinlil , and I wouldn't If 1 could.
' ' lloforo that , how Ions mr trouble had been
ironlne on without my kmrnJiiRlt. I cunnottell.
Tlieroaro coldi. Always In thn ] > rlim nnd
tall I would have a cold , nnd alter a w hlle It Rot
l < 6 that I vns In a continual state of cold soiiio-
limes couRhluK or BUcor.lnt ; . oy6s watery , a itu-
clinrco from the nose , and and sometimes a
swelling nud n Bareness In my throat. "
MIIS. OKOIKIIMOIIANSONT.
"Ileforo long 1 begun to cough a great deal ,
bringing up at times with great dllllculty , a
touch ktml ot mucus , Boinellines ropy mid
fitrlngy , sometimes whit' > yellow ami sometimes -
times a greenish color. "a Foamed to bo
n dripping from the bend Ii. se throat , sometimes -
times watery and ncrid , i tinu-s thicU
unit tenacious , so It would almon choke me. I
liail illlllculty In breathing , mul there would bo
n wheezing sound when 1 would draw my
lireath. At night 1 was especially troubled in
this way , and sometimes I would hturt up , fear
ing that 1 was going to choke to rteath.
"My sleep was broken , and In tlie morning I
woulil feel moro til oil and languid than when I
vent to bed at night. Daik rings would form
unilor my oyos. I began to have night sweats ,
nnrt my llnibs wouliVache andfeol numb and
cold.
"jriilswlth a constant dull pain In my foro-
liead , ilnglng In my ears , eyes weak and blood-
fihor. pallia In my chest oxhMidlng through to
my shoulder blades , nosa nud head nearly al
ways stopped up. 1 nlbo had a constant reeling
nsirthciouasiilump In the buck pan ot my
throat. Hut my worHtJroublo seemed to bo in
my stomach , and thnt caused mo the moat mis
erable feeling otio ran Imagine , My stomach
was so sensitive that tlio slightest jorwoulil
puock my entire body , I had n burning sensa
tion tn the pit ot my stomach which -would
sometimes shoot up Into my clinst so that 1 could
liardly get my bieath nt times , bitter and sour
water would rlso up In my throat and I would
belch nludfiomniystoinach so that I nearly
always had n disagreeable taste in my mouth ,
thetamallcst quantity'of food would cause me
distress , and the slightest moot would often
cause a sense of fullness which was very un
pleasant , and would occasionally make me slrk
atnty stomach nnil make mo vomit. Mycoufll-
'tlonbecamofcolmil that I was afraid to oat and
'l.was frequently' ' bedridden for ( toys unit was
fast.becoinlng a contliiucd invalid ;
"lp yon wonder that 1 said llfo was a burden
to me ? At times spells ot .faiutnoss . and dtzzi-
iiess would ovcrcomo me. *
' ! \\fas T treated for it ? Of course 1 was. My
husband had mo examined and treated. Doctor
utter doctor made mo the subject ot oxpprlmcnt
until Jlost faith in physic and physicians.
* U look volt now , you say ? well , 1 am well ,
nm fa t gaining my former health and strength ,
continually gaining in welgth. I sleep wel
und eat heaity. Tlio palna in rny head and
throat and cbest Imvo Utsappeared. My eyea
nre as well as they -woro when I was a little
" * * " ' "Has it taken along tlmo ? It has taken some
time , but I hnvo bdeii patient and regular In my
trrutuieut. My trouble was growing upon mo
for a good many years , and 1 didn't expect a
miracle tlmt would rid mo ot it In a flay. It w as
about three months ago , I think , that I first
went to Dr. McCoy's olllces In the Itnnige Imlld-
Ing , corner of Fifteenth nnfl Hnrney streets , nnd
was examined and began the use of his treat
ment at onco. Ho didn't promise to cure me ,
lint that Is what I am confident ho has done ,
rtild it is because I am thankful and because J
reallv think that everybody ought to know Jt
thatlnm willing that you should publish what
I have said. "
As stattfd above , firs. JohaiiBon lives at the
corner of Tweuty-sevelith and Hnrdotfe Mreots
her featuras nro fairly well produced In the portrait
trait which accompanies this sketch , and the
Interview can easily bo retllled.
Can Catarrh lie Cured ?
The past ago mlgut" calle.it a superstition
ono. The present can moro properly DO called
nu'nge of bilrprlscs , for nittny things once classed
nmong the Impossibilities ImVo now become
everyday possibilities. It would bosupcrtluoua
toenmnerutotheni , lint imvowo reached tlio
utmost limit ? Have we ? Physicians who claim
to mikko certain aliments , the human body is
subject ton special study , and claim to bo nblo
to euro finch discuses , are pronounced by other
Belf-satlstledpractlonersns presumptuous ; but
toes their guying so nmka it to ? The man who
ran COmo the neiuest to oyoi come the f > ocinlng
impossibilities ot others Is now nil the ruge , um
well docs he or they deserve the success , thoj
Have labored so hard to obtain. Dr. J. Cresai
McCoy orhlsttsioclates' do not make claims to
anything marvilous , mien ns raising the 'dead
nndgmngthemnowllfoneither rte they clnln
to glvu bight to the lilltul ; but by
their uow mid scientlllc method of treating
catarih they Jiavo cured and do euro caturih as
vrell as hrouchlal and throat troubles. They
jnlike catarrh 'n specialty , because It is one ; of
the most prevalent nnd troublesome disease ,
thattho people of this cllnlata are heir to , Sluct.
Dr. McCoy and his associates have located In
. , this city they have treated with success him
tit. ( jieijHotpersons whom other physicians have
| f tel < ! their fll'seiibo was classed among thu in
ciirnulos. 7)o they not publish ftom week to
weak In the dally papers testimonials fron
Come ot their many grateful patients , giving lu
each case the full name nnd address of thn per
fion making the Htatumeiit that the doubting
nnd skeptical may i'Ml nnil Intel view the saU
people pilorto.vlsltlng the doctor's olllci'sfor
consultation. The people advertised as curei
nriibyno means obscure or uuknoun , but Ii
thu majority ot cases mo citizens well known
by the business people anil community nt large
nml It will moio than lepay any ono buffering
from cntarrhal alloctloii to visit those whoso
statements nro published , or consult with thu
doctor or hlb associates at his ollice.
An Inipnr wt Jitter ,
Itcad what u prominent citizen of Haucock
Minn , has to say ;
T < i Whom It May Concern :
lUxcogic , Minn. , J'eb. $ , im-Dr. .1. C , Mo
Coy iKwSlr : Ulild Is toceitlfy thnt I have/fa
the laijt four j-eais been more or less sullerin
fri > nt n disease nf the heart. I hurt a contlmiu
pain In the region ot the heart ami was very
uhort ot breath , Bonmch no thnt at times I conk
not \ralk ten rods without ranting. 1 have doc
UTiHl with fotirl ( ) dltrerent physicians withou
success , getting woreo instead of better , until
few months ago 1 consulted you. J began to Ini
movft nnd have blnfce continued to Improve untl
to'ilay 1 nm almost entirely w ell. You can pub
IsU this letter if yon so dunlre. Jlespcctf ully ,
. N. 0. DICKINSON- .
Dr. McCoy and his associates liropcrmauentl
located in the llanige buildingwliero they can b
< ; oii3tl\teit \ iiny time betneert u anil 11 a.m. , " to
anillto Bp.iu. Consultation at the ofllcuoru
opinion by mall } 1. No lettersanswercil unles
nccoiniiiinled byI coutit In btanips. All mat
suouUlbo addieMsed to Dr. J. 0. McCoy ; itoom
UW andUll , Uunigobullilliig , Onmlui , Nel ) ,
SUCOKSSFUIj ACIIIKVUSIKNTS.
TJio WundmTiil Hosulta Attnlncd b ;
an Imminent Sncclnllst and " * "
"AHSoolntcs.
*
Dr. J , Crosep McCoy and UU associates have
become faiulllaily.know ute aluu > t everreadv
h of thu dully imptri as reliable and akiUful ph }
s , ana have uow become jermuneut res
of thU city , doing n good and tinIviu .
busluehs , ui > Is Indicated by the immense nun
tiurot patlentatheytientnt each oluoe aess
Uhoy not only treat buccvsafully iltseabos of
nose , throut nnd lungs , Iiu ( ulso dyspep
ihiuiuiatUin tuul nil nervous diseases. No ex-
pvnsehas bi'eu epared in obtaining the latest
anproveil methods forthe siu-cessful treatment
of couBumptlon , Hright's disease , diabetes and
lioait trouble. All diseases peculiar to the eexea
a specialty. Consultation ut ollice or uq oplu-
loubymatlll.OU.
Many diseased are treated successfuly by Mr.
Hr.Coy and his associates through the mutls.aiul
It U thusposalble for those \inublu toiniikoiv
Journov to obtain B successful hospital mat-
meiit at their homes. Corn-spondenio receives
prompt attention If accompanlvd by four rents
liibtamps , ivnd shou'.d be addressed to Dr. J ,
Crrsap McCvy at his ollice , royuia U10 ttua itll ,
J * lluuiiie block , Ouukha , Nub.
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, ,
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IN.THE FEMININE DOMAIN ,
Items of Interest to the Fair Sox
la Lont.
WOMEN AS BRIGHT AS .MEN.
A AVnrnlilfi lo Girls Mrs. Cleveland's
Portrait Mrs. AVIiltney Snn An
tonio Girls A Charitable
"Woman.
In Lent.
Field di Chicago
Fair Helen , who n day or two'
Ago' , was twinkling iii the germs n ,
Now pciiuiiccTpays for tlioughtlcss flays
By Hst'nltig to a prosy sermon" .
With rapt face.bowed , hid by n cloud ,
Of golden ringlets clust'ring round it ,
Within hor'pew she listens to
The parson praise tlio book and pound it.
The preacher talks of righteous \ynlks ,
Of holy living , holy dying ;
Exhorts Miss Nell to ponder well
Upon her sins and follies crying.
And I am sure the maid dcmuro
Obeys , her chiefcst sin recalling
How young .Tack France she led a dance.
And scorned him at her feet when , falling.
The parson there uplifts a prayer ;
Perhaps her thoughts are all'upon it ;
But I will lay what sum you say
She's dreaming of her Easter bonnet.
AH Smart as n Man.
Written for the Sumlailice. .
"After all women and girls scorn to
bo a bravo lot. In the burning of a
hospital in Now York two girls showed
that in an emqrgencv their heads were
us clear and their hearts us strong us a
man's. " Omaha Daily.
Strange , thutl Remarkable ! A
woman's hoarbas btrong as a man's , and
her head as clear ? Itsecms itnpossiblo ,
but there's the word ot an editor for it
and it must bo true.
Will the time over como -when brav
ery , fortitude and an exorcise of com
mon son sc on the part of women will
cease to astonish the public , especially
the male portion of itr many of whom
seem to onfertain as vague an im
pression of the sex as did the great
sculptor to whom
"All woman have been ns if they were not ;
Or , at most , a sudden rush of pigeons in the
air
A fllutter of wings , a sound and then a
silence. "
To bo sure , a woman will scream at a
mouse , but then a mouse is not an
emergency. It is a pity it takes such
dire extremities to convince the general
masculine mind that women are not
fools. Too bad the daily lives of thous
ands of girls who uncomplainingly face
the world und not only earn their own
living but often that of some male rela
tive who is not clear-headed or strong-
hearted enough to earn his own is not
enough to make her ability and bravery
an established fact. Although she may
never bo called upon to curry the object
of her care from a burning building , or
to show her better sense by forgetting
him , or to risk her life for drowning
sailors , or to freeze her limbs oft in u
prairie bll/.yard in trying to save the
lives of little ones who have been placed
in her charge.
Did any ono over hear of n woman
turning coward in any great emergency 'I
Did Marie AnUoncUo flinch , or falter as
they cut olt her long locks and robed
her , "The Bride of Death , " for the
guillotine1 } Did Jeanne D'Arc weep as
she was being jolted through the'streets
on the way to a cruel placoof execution i
No , even a girl's heart though she had
it , never faltered at death , though she
clasped her hands badly as she passed
through familiar places and sighed.
"Oh I Koucn , nouonl Must I die herol"
And so it really dpcs scorn that the
worn On and girls are a bravo lot after
all. Well , yqs , after all , It really does
seem to bo so. Men will sometimes bo
surprised into an acknowledgment of
the fact , much as it may go against the
grain. And when they admit that a
women is as clear-headed as a man ono
may know they are fully roused , for
tlmt is the highest compliment they can
bestow.
Ono was heard to exclaim on hearing
the story of Miss Freeman ; "Tied the
children together ! My ! Wasn't she
smart ! Why , u man would hardly have
thought of that. " A man , indeed.
JACINTA JACQUES.
A AVitl9\v Wortli Winning.
Atlanta Constitution : Another
'model woman of tlio state' ' ' has boon
heard from in the person 6f Mrs. Phil
lips , n handsome widow about thirty
years old , who runs a farm in Cypress
township , Barn well county. Last year ,
without any assistant , Mrs. Phillips
niado thirty-eight bales of cotton and
plenty of corn , peas and potatoes. She
ploughed witli an ox and did all the
work of preparing , planting , cultivating
and gathering. This year she has
bought a mule and is already ready to
plant.
Take Care , Girls.
There are some things a well-bred
young lady never debs ;
She never accepts a valuable present
from a gentleman acquaintance unless
engaged to him ,
Bho never turns around to look after
any ono when walking on the street.
She never takes refreshments at a
restaurant with a gontlonmn after at
tending the theatre unless accompanied
by a lady much older than herself.
She does not permit gentlemen to join
her on the street unless they nro very
intimate acquaintances.
She does not wear her monogram
about her person or stick it oyer her
letters lind envelopes ,
She never accept ? a scat from a gcn-
loman in the street car without tlmnk-
ng him.
She never forgets her ball room cn-
Tagemcntij or refuses tp dance with one
gentleman and immediately dance with
mother.
She never takes moro than a single
ijlaSs of wino at rt , dinner or entertain
ment.
She never snubs other young ladies ,
oven if they happen to bo loss popular
or well favored tiian herself.
She never laughs or talks loudly in
public places.
'
She never raises her lorgnette and
tries to stare people she doesn't know
out of countpnunco on the street.
Slid never wears clothing so singular
or striking as to attract particular atteri-
tion in public.
She never speaks slightingly of her
mother and saj'9 she "don't caro'1
whether her behavior meets with mu
te frmvl approbation or "hot.
Mrs. Cleveland's Portrait.
Pittsburg Dispatch : It is a very great
secret , lind must not bo disclosed on any
account , that Mrs. Cleveland is having
her "portrait painted in water colors by ,
Mrs. Mindecliff , a Russian Urtist'otthis
city. Soon after the marriage at the
white house , in Juno , a your ago , tlio
bride of the white house , sat to a pho
tographer in the conservatory. She
gave n n entire day toitandsdmo thirty
negatives were made. The proofs of all
'
of'thorn ' were sontto thepr'osidentby the
artist , oiid after a longandcareful study
and'Consultation with'Mrs. Folsom , the
Xamonts , and other friends , the proofs
were classified. So many were to bo de
stroyed as unlike the president's wife.
Others , in different positions , full
length , three-quarters , profiles , bustb
etc. , were selected for the benefit of tlio
public , and prints from them the artist
was authorized to sell. Then ther.e .
were four negatives , the best of all , o r
rather those which suited the presi
dent best , were kept for the private use
of himself and wifo. These the artist
was" forbidden to print frpm except at
the orders of the president , anil
ho was not allowed to ex
pose them to the gaze of the com
mon herd. A certain number of prints
wore to bo taken , and then the negative
was to bo destroyed. And then , last ,
and most important , was ono negative
which the president selected for his
own particular , exclusive ( private , con
fidential and sole use. lie instructed
the artist lo make just throe mints of
'
it and no more , and then bring'the pic
tures with the negative to him. He
did not want it destroyed for fear ho
would never got another so good , but
ho wanted to take every possible means
to prevent it getting into gpnoral cir
culation. The three prints were made ,
the president gave ono of them to Mrs.
Folsom , a second ho cut up and pasted
in the lid of his watch , for it is only a
small carlo do visile size , and the third
stands upon his dressing table in a little
llllagreo silver frame.-
This is the model from which ho
wishes his wife's portrait painted , and
ho took the photograph from the frame
on his dressing tublo in order that it
might bo so used. Several sittings
have been given the artist , and the pic
ture , which is said to be very satisfac
tory to the president , is" approaching
completion. He is exceedingly partic
ular that these facts shall not got into
the newspapers , and cautioned the artist
and nil concerned lo sa.y nothing what
ever to anyone. He will not allow the
artist to take the portrait to her studio ,
but compels , her to como to the white
house and work upon it , so that it has
taken much longer than need have boon
lo do. No ono has seen it except Mrs.
Lament and Mrs. Folsom , and they pro :
nounced it very good.
Mrs. "Whitney.
Now Yorlc World : Mrs. Secretary
Whilnoy ranks next to Mrs. Cleveland
among the leading ladies of the United
States , and she has done more for Wash
ington society than any woman since
the daj-s of Dolly Madison. Her recep
tions and dinners have boon the won
der of Washington , and she is , in fact ,
a born society leader. Possessing nn-
iminenso income , she has fapont a great
part of it to make others happy , and she
is in her element when , slcniung in her
magnificent house on I street , she has
about her the noted men and the. pretty
wpmon of our capital. Every ono fepls
at homo at Mrs. Whitney's , nnd
Mrs. Whitney entertains you without
scorning to try to do so. She has her
servants perfectly trained , Und there is
never a jar or tv misstep. She lilies on-
tortuining , and it does not tire her.
She said to mo the other night :
"I'm going over to Now York when
the season is qvor for a nominal rest.
But I don't feel that I nped it and I
have the happy philosophy of not letting
things worry mo , and I do the duty that
lies nearest mo and lot the fuuro ) tuko
care of itself. I don't do things \vhen I
don't want to , and it surprises mo to sco
how some people work hard to have a
good time. J see some girls dancing
every night or so , who make such hard
work of it that they might as well bo
in a tread mill , and who evidently dp
notlilfoit. If I wore they I would not
dance , and it is the same with other
things. "
Mrs. Whitney is not what the. West
ern village girl would call a "butterlly
of fasliiou. " It Is true she dresses well ,
and she probably has as many costumes
as Berry Wall has suits , of clothes , but
she is a good wife and mother as well ,
and she watches very closely over the
health of her handsome husband , the
secretary. Before Dorothy was born
Mrs. anil Secretary Whitney might have
been sootr riding on horseback through
the lanes near Grasslands und the presi
dents homo , und she sscs that ho mounts
his horse every pleasant afternoon and
Dime Eden Musee WEEK OF
, Mar. nth
IN CURIO HALL ,
Lizzie Sturgeon Marvelous Pedestrial Pianist.
A lady , who from her birth has been without the use of hands , yet is n
skillful performer on the piano , sewn , knits , crochets and docs cvcru-
thiiiff with her toes that ordinary mortals do with hands *
From Kilcn Mnscc , A'cw 1'orfc CVfy , representing
The Herodian Mystery , A New Illusion.
t % \ \ % \ \ \ % VVrtWm \ WW * \ \ \ * % \ \ * % % \ * \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ % \ \ % \ \ * % % \\\Mi % % t\\u\\m\\\ii
© Deaves' Royal Marionettes , "Little Red
I BBBBBiTt -r T t "
0 RidingHood. .
> BBThe Incomparable Irish Comedian' , John T. Kelley &
Company , In His Original Creation of Roger O'Reiiey ,
in the laughable Farce-Comedy , "Senator McFee.
takes a gallop out in the country. The
result is Secretary ' \Yhitnoy has re
covered his 'old vigor , and ho looks
bettor now tlmt ho has looked since ho
has been at the head of the navy.
Mrs. Whitney is hor&clf fond ot exor
cise , and she has been taking a , number
of long tramps this year. She beliovca
that American girls should take better
care of their health , , and thinks there
are gome English customs in this regard
which they could adopt with profit. She
advocates out of door sports of every
kind , and it has been through her assis
tance that some of the big paper chases
and tally-ho rides have been so enjoyably -
ably carried out.
She could not bo tjio social loader that
bho is wore she not a fine conversation
alist , and those who imagine that the
social leadore of Washington are ndt
women of brains and culture are much
mistaken. The society hero is literary
aild political , and among the-subjects
discussed every evening are the upper
most topics of literature , s.oiencoartand
politics. Mrs. Whitney is well up in
the standard literature of to-day.
Ban Antonio Girls in Danger.
San Antonio Express : A very nice
young man , whoso name always appears
in the list Of those Attending the swell
balls'and other similar social affairs ,
unbosomed himaolltto an Express re
porter yesterday. In commoil with
other San Antonio society men , 'this
very nice young man .has a grievance.
Ho said : ' 'I toll you'what ' , if San Antonio
nio society girls don't mend their > vays
they will lind tlifemsclvos boycotted.
Don't faint , I didn't mean to make a
pUn. I am in dead hard earnest. You
see , we've "stood thlj thing about long
enough. During life dull season.'when
thc.ro are no strangers in town , the
girls are lee awfully , sweet on us town
boys. But now j st keep your ey.e
peeled and observq the change. Wc
get up parties andj balls , and run our
selves in debt very often doing it.
"We take the gicls.there , and pay for
the Hacks they ride _ in. Soon as they
got under the glare of the' chandelier
and on glistening Hoer they begin to
look around for new male faces. Let a ,
drummer como along decke.d out in n
spike-tail coat ajid an idiotic grin , and
tno girls go wild over him. and the
town boy is lucky if ho gets three dances
during the evening. And an army 6H1-
cer is our horror. When a blao coat
and brass buttons heave in sight , the
average Snn Antonio girl grows raptur
ously giddy , and. wo boys know the jig
is up with us. As I said before we have
patiently borne this thing long enough.
There has got to bo a change. " The
very nice young man then wont olT ,
and mildly dissipated in a glass of uioxy
to quiet his nerves.
A. Charitable \Vonirui.
New Yorlc Sun : A woman who has
devoted her life to the business of , char
ity and has achieved a success that has
made her the best known woman in
that line in the United States , if not in
the world , is Mrs. Josephine Shaw
Lowell of this city. Mrs. Lowell is the
widow of Colonel Charles U. Lowell ,
who commanded a Massachusetts regi
ment until he was killed during the
war. Left with only a daughter to care
for and with a reasonable amount of
wealth , Mrs. Lowell turned her atten
tion to charitable work , and for twenty
years has made that almost the sole
business of her life. In 187JI she was
appointed by the governor a member of
the State Board of Charities and Cor
rection , being the first and fora long
time the only , woman to servo on that
board. Mrs. Sarah Carpenter of Pough-
kcopbie , is now also a member.
In 1881 Mrs. Lowell , already well
known among charitable organizations
till over the country , was prime mover
in the formation of the Charity Organi
zation society of this city , and has over
since been ono of its officers and a
leader in its work. She is at present
ono of the council of the society and
chairman of the committed on dibtrict
work , which has to do directly
with the work among the poor of the
city. Ono day each week the commit
tee , which consists of fourteen or fifteen
mon and woman , moots at the central
office of the society , and reports are
made of the results of tho. examination
into each individualboso thnt.is brought
before the society Mrs. Lowell pro-
sides at all of those n actings , aifd is the
general authority in ho determination
ofvjat \ shall bo done In caoh cnsQ , Hop
duties in connection ' vith tlio Organic-
, . . . . sooioty keep her busy at the central
oiHco about three days in ouch week.
Another duy in iv3nl to her otlloial in-
Bpoction of the various reformatory in-
stltutibns of the city. Tlio rest of her
time is occuinejl In the general work of
a member of the state board and in.at
tending to corrcspondonc9t She is rec
ognized all through the country and in
Europe as an authority in matters con
nected with thd fadminibtration of
charity , and lottorf&mo tohqr from a\l \
par.ts 9 ! the world asking for informa
tion and advice.
' Bho is a writer of unusual clearness
and effectiveness , and many of her re
ports have como to bo classics iu the
literature of charity. She also is fre
quently called upon to prepare papers
for'and to personally address conv9ii-
tious and meetings of charitable or
similar organi/ations vpou tno methods
of organization and other matters within
her lino.
1'ersonally Mrs. Loiypll is described
us. a fine looking , oven tempered , mod
est and unassuming woman of middle
age , wholly engrossed In the work to
which she has given her lile , aud al
most unknown in social or other circles
outside oj thpso connected with liQr busi
ness.
All Kccuntriu I'Vmalu Miner ,
' Walla Walla Watchman : Our friend
C. C. McCoy showed us yesterday a
photo of a mining scono. Wo notice
there a lone minor's cabin and in fi-ont
of it stands a female prospector , with an
ax in hand nnd smiling. Mack , when
showing us the photograph , smiled , too.
Perhaps she was his sweetheart in the
days of old , perhaps not ; but hero is
what it says back of that unique picture :
' 'This strange woman has bocomo-nolor-
ious throughout Colorado for her queer
manner of 'living. The cabin is situated
on the summit of Gold Hill , opposite
Bucna Visto , at an donation of 10,000
feet , or about 3,000 , foot higher than Jtlmh
the town. It is very difllcult to npi
preach , so that few 'have been close
enough to inspect it. The cabin was
built mostly by herself , she also making
all the furniture alono. Mrs. Mallon
has lived in this odd place for two years ,
goiiig out in the neighboring town nnd
country to work , aiid when she , had
earned a few d&llars , retreating to her
mountain cabin to prospect for mineral ,
of which she has some- very promising
claims. She carries water a mile for
cooking , and provisions from townofton
carrying a sack of Hour up the stoop hill
for three or four miles , whorp others
can scarcely folloxyompty-handod. "
American Women in Kurope.
Chicago News : It is estimated that
30,000 American women wore in Europe
last summer and autumn. Twenty
thousand American nion wont along
with the majority to pay their expenses ,
and those who wore not with this ma
jority loft husbands and fathers at homo
'
to kc'ep them supplied with funds. They
went everywhere the women except
to Spain and Russia. A few even
penetrated those countries. But they
didn't affect thorn much. There was so
little chance to shop there. But they
tarried in London , ParisVonicofBorlin , ,
and they shopped continuously. When
they went to any othoi' place where
there was a chance to shop they so t
themselves at "work buying things.
Sight-seeing was of secondary impor
tance : it was oven overlooked in the
pursuit of this fascinating pastime. Ono
ingenious Chicago woman lingered in
the European capitals until after the
holidays. She landed upon the soil of
her own country in a novel costume for
winter weather. Every article except
her boots w < ire of costliest lace. "If it
hadn't been so cold I'd had those of
lace , too , " she declared to her friends.
As she personally wore vt the customs
regulations couldn't take it from hor.
The value of the material in which she
was draped was $5,000.
HONEY FOrTrllE JJADIE8.
Yolce bodtpcs will tuipcar again this season.
Moiunouth , 111. , has a woman who walks
the streets smoking a cigar.
Black and white combinations ore exceed
ingly stylish and very elegant.
Mrs. Hicks-Lord says alio shall devote her
unexpected legacy of $100,000 to charity.
Charming evening toilets have lace skirts ,
with moire bodices with sashes to match.
Lady Are you in f.avorof homo rulol
Congressman I can't say. I'm a bachelor.
Of course Solomon was the wlhcst man. A
fellow with 700 wives has n chance to get in
struction.
English basket plaid stripes with surah aroused
used with black wool light weight for sum
mer dressos.
Ocean gray and old silver are neutral' col
ors which are much admired for cloth tailor-
made gowns.
Gray gloves are worn 1 > y many ladies who
are weary of the long-continued use of tun-
colored gloves.
The hair will bo dressed to suit the charac
ter of the di-ess , bo it simple or elaborate ,
modern or nntiquo.
Susan Ji. Anthony says she is sixty-eight
years of ago. Nobody will bo likely to dis
pute thisBttitoment.
A great deal of repentance nowadays is
done in broadcloth and ushes of rose ? instead
of sackcloth and uslics.
Sheer whlto wooen toilets , made in seml-
classio style , uro very fashionable wuur for
evening und high tens.
The llrst woman doctor in Mexico has late
ly been honored with a complimentary bull
light for her entertainment ,
Princess dress cs nnd polonnisoj are ideal
for any ono slight , nnd Just the tjiing for
those inclined to embonpoint.
Nawly married couples should bo raroful
not to extract so much tnveiMnti.ss from the
honeymoon us to leave only the whacks.
Lady Morcll MaoIConzie , in addition to the
India shawl she recently received from tl\o \
miccii. has several valuable gifts from the
German royal family.
Plalded surahs are exceedingly pretty ,
durable and'inoxpoiiAlve , all of which matte
thorn u good choice for combination "with
woolens lor summer woar. ,
Black silks arc displayed In the durable
and , handsome heavy colored goods in molro
and molro antique ; in satin , surah aud other
weaves familiar to shoppers ,
Miss Sdiigbleu ( Indignantly ) Walter ,
ybu'vo got your thumb in my SOUP I Green
Waiter ( assuringly ) No matter , missj it
Isn't hot enough to bum me.
The excellent taffeta silk , the oven weft
and woof of which make thum the most
durable wear of silken goods known , are
shown in ombre and changeable effects ,
Onu of the most alarming items of news
frpm the west is the failure of a baby car-
rirfgo manufactory. Does not this show that
Infmit industries demand moro'protection ,
Dimples mulco an interesting study , but to
examine thcni too closely and persistently
iray b'e as fatal as it is to look down tuo bar
rel of a guu to see the powder \yhen it ex
plodes.
Low-cut bodices r ro'usually draped with
folds of bilk not. lace , or tu.llu , and Uip ar
rangement and kind of garuituxcs , up each
side , of he bodice front are invariably dis
similar ,
Miroy women in New York toil sixteen
hours every day and. only ieeivo nUty cents
yugos. Its no wonder there is univprsal
despondency amoug them uiid uow and then
suicide.
For afternoon wear are imported some
very stylish and elegant tailor-mudo models ,
handiouioly braided. Ono of golden-brown
cloth is braided with a narrow twisted cord
iu gold aud in bronze.
"You get your daughters Up most
ully , Mrs. Hobo. " "Yes , that is art. " "And
you get them into society"so early. " "Thnt is
mart. " "And you Jhitl rich husbands for
them. " 'VThnt Is smart. " s
"Tho Rose She Wore in Winter" Is the
tltlo of a poem recently written by Louise
Chandler Moulton. The mini who paid for
tlio rose wonders how Mrs. Moulton could
hnvo found any poetry In such a subject.
Twelve states have given woman the right
of suffrage on the school question. Many
women In these states do not avail themselves
of the privilege of casting thu ballot , which
makes people ask , do women want the bal
lot )
Amanda herself "No , Gcorgo ; I esteem
j'ou highly as a dear and valued friend , but 1
cannot bo your wife. I will always bo u sis
ter to " Gcorgo himself , ( bitterly ) -
"Chestnut ! " Wrings his heart and goes out
into the night to think.
Tliero is no truth in the rumor that Lady
Colin Campbell Is thinking of starting a
lady's paper. Her ladyship is , wo nro in
formed , to bo scon in the black stuff dress
and white cap nnd apron of n hospital nurse
at St. George's hospital
Foulards nnd plain surahs divide the
choice In summer silks. The excellent wear
ing quality of the stamped Indln foulards
has made them popular for several seasons
for morning and afternoon dresses. In plain
colors they may even bo laundricd.
"Weight sociables" are the latest craze nt
Ynnkton. The gentlemen pick their ladies ,
take thenv to tno scales , weigh them , pay a
quarter of a cent n pound into life general
fmul , and then escort them to supper. The
latter costs uot far from six bits a pound.
Watered silks nro extensively imported
this season. There are moires and nioiro an
tiques , the former term applying to the pat
terns of silk where the watered affect forms
distinct stripes , while in moire antique the
watered pattern extends in irregular wave
lilies nil over the goods.
Jlidcr Haggard is the brother of the secre
tary of he British location inthis , country ,
whoso marriage at Washington in 1670 to
Miss Curriq Carroll , u lady considerably
older thun himself , caused much talk at the
time. Tlfo marriage was not n happy one ,
and a divorce the second ono iu thu wife's '
case was the result.
Out in Leadvillo two young mon were in
love with the same girl und she was willing
to marry either of them. They settled the
affair amicably at n match gain * of sovon-up ,
the six best games in eleven deciding. AVith
some this will bp looked upon us entirely ap
propriate , since they regard iilarriago itself
us u game of chance.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard is evidently a
handy young lady , She is in Stuttgart , nud
besides mastering German is engaged in
writing n book , nursing several cases of
diphtheria , helping to educate a host of
nieces aud nephews , translating some of her
works into Frcnch.and Italian , und is becom
ing au expert on the typewriter.
Even throwing kisses is attended with
more risks than is generally supposed. A
Wnterbury ( Conn. ) doctor lias discovered
this to his sorrow. While thus engaged on
the rear platform of a railroad train the
brakcman shut the door , so badly mushing
the doctor's lingers that ho is now prosecutor
cuter in a suit tor § 1,000 damages.
The Coreans composing the embassy now
visiting Wushingtun are truly simple youths.
They bavo been Knocked silly by- the ball-
dressed beauties , and the- older and more
stuid members tire ulnrmcd for the cense
qffciiucs. 1 * . is even hinted that the effect of
their visit hero will bo perceived in a revolu
tion when they return to their uutivo land.
As the last npto of that touching llttlo bal
lad , "Tho Letter Tlmt he Longed For Never
Came , " vibrated on the evening uir she
turned to llnd u tear trickling slowly down
his check. "Ah , Mr. Sampson , " she said
sympathetically , ' you , too , hnvo 'longed' * "
' Yes " ho replied huskily "two
, , , ycnis ujjo
a very dear friend of mine wont west on V3. >
tlmt 1 loaned him , nnd for uuglit 1 know he
may bo dead. "
Among the forthcoming materials for elo
punt summer evening wear , are Qnental
fabrics striped with gold nnd exquisitely rich
colors , transparent null silky , rare moire tov-
tiies appearing like thick watered sil ) skolo-
tpnbed , yet retaining all their gloss and rich
ness of tone ; open-work silk grenadines uml
canvas materials of the daintiest description
and tint , striped with watered ribbon , and
lovely semi-diaphanous bilk muslins from far
Jnuia , llgured with designs embroidered in
gold or silver.
A young woman near Troy , N. Y , , is mak
ing her fortune at selling Dutch cheese. A
neighbor with u stock farm malcs ( great
quantities of butter. Shu bought all his sour
milk at a nominal piIco and began making
Dutch ehceso. Stio made it Into littla pats
and sold them ut 5 cents each. She diova
into the city- eight miles every morning
with a wagon full of shallow pans. Soon she
had a route aud regular customers. Then 'ii
boy took her place an the wagon , while olio
attended to Die making the cheese. She has
succeeded beyond her expectation
The lirst woolens imported by merchants
for dresses for early spring uio Henrietta
cloths in nilk and wool , all-wool chudtiuhs ,
camel's hairs mid Scotch cheviots of silkuu
quality aud featherweight Those arc wut in
enough for the coolest spring davs , though
inuch lighter in weight than the winter goods
now worn : Tho.vuio displayed in a gieat
variety of mixed polors of tie | neutral tints
called "belgo effcctH , " and also in n variety
of plain colors and fancy plaid and cross-bar
patterns. There arc many shades of copper
color in brown and in red tones , Sovros-bluo
colors range from n palo-Wao , less gray than
cadet-blue , to a dark shade us deep iu color
as navy blue.
Among some beautiful costumes lately ex
hibited was ono of ail gld rustyi copperlbh
shade of green cloth , \yhloh was cut in the
princcsse form , no fullness nt all appearing
In front. The two seams , each side of thu
front , were loft open to the Item over 'a
phuted petticoat of ecru faille , but were
caught down to that there was no loose
flying about of tlio panels. Heading these
openings vvcro beautiful ornaments of passe
menterie. From like ornaments on the
shoulders extended a flat braid and cord
trimming down the fronts , of the waist , out
lining simrply a pointed ecru vest , dividing
again and outlining the sides of the panels ,
turning ut the bottom and passiny across tlio
rront pf the skir.t , Tight sleeves , With wldo.
iiuugiu ? , braided cufts , braided collar and
pockets on the hips , u plain , straight , full
back , it made u most taking costuinolf it only
lilted exactly that was tlio point to bo in
sisted upon. Thcso wide cuffs , much longer
than the slecvca , are to bo u popular noy fea
ture ,
There is a climbing rosebush over the door
of Henri F. Gardner's homo iu Orange , Cal. ,
of the whlttf La Miu-rjuo varicty.which covers
the entire front of the house , a surface of & > 1
square fee * . The main stein is fifty-six feet
long and measures 19 > f iuehes iu circumfer
ence.
' Patients healed by divine nld" is the
Iga of a faith cttrist at Boston Highlands.
Atn railroad crossing near the depot In
Adrian , Mich , , is n sign bearing the words !
"Prepare to moot thy God. "
Jones ( who catches his pastor out fishing
Sunday ) Good morning , doctor. Are you
studying theology ! Minister Yes ; ichthy
ology.
The conflict of science and religion is being
adjusted rapidly. Electrical lighting has
been Introduced in St. Paul's cathedral nt
London.
Bishop Potter of Now York has come out
againstituliscriminnto giving. The bishop
need not worry himself. There is not much
indiscriminate giving thcso days.
Kov. Stopford Brooks , oJ London , is lo
come to this country on n lecture tour. It Is
to bo hoped that ho will not bo overcome
with "tho vustncss" of nour domain , as was
Dr. Parker.
Elder Jongs Well , Brother Smith , how
mnny.hnvo-j-ou In your now church ! Elder
Smith Oh , two hundred nnd some odd. How
many have you ! Elder Jones Two hundred
nnd all odd.
Two Indianapolis clergymen attended a
ten-round plovo contest in , order to depict
the brutality of it from the pulpit , but they
failed'tb ' depict. Thcra was no blood aud no
knock downs.
Chang , the Chinese giant of Barnum's '
show and dime museum notoriety , is now n
tea brolter in Shanghai , L'iko the man of
holy writ , ho now exclaims : "Oolong , O
Lord , Oolongl"
A minister of the gospel in Louisiana hav
ing been asked to bccomo n candidate for
the legislature , gives several reasons fordo-
dining to run , one of which is that ho fears
politics would tuko from him much of his
'religious comfort , nnd mnko death hnrdi"
II sometimes think , " said M. Kenan , t' a
other duy , ' ( that from the depths of hell I
shall manage to win the relenting favor ol
God : provided , thnt I nm allowed to talk to
him In French. There I trust that French
will bo-tho language of eternity. If it-is not ,
Inmlostl"
Tliero mustbo gront destitution among tno
numerous Individuals who kept saloons m
Fargo before it wont "dry. " A minister up
there suggests raising n tax for their tempo
rary support , and thinks it would bo a good
scheme for the prohibitionists lo establish
them in Icmouado stands and ngrco to buy a
certain numberof drinks n day.
A compositor in Cnsscll's London printing
office committed suicide recently , after leav
ing the following note for his foreman :
"Dear Mr. Shmucr : Please excuse my leav
ing without giving llm usual fortniclit's
notice , but I Imvo received n peremptory
summons to go to heaven to set the title paga
fo the 'Book of ILifo.1 Yours , H. G. S.
Agnew. "
Mr. Bracelln , of Clam Lake township ,
Mich. , invented a new religion , nnd became
srf absorbed in getting it on the market and
supplying the demands of tho'so of his neigh
bors who wanted some of it , that ho neglect
ed to provide his wife with.bread , bustles
und other uccossai ios of life , for which the
oftlcers swooped'down upon him and took
him to the "cooler. "
Ilcv. Dr. Joseph A. Teiss , of Philadelphia ,
Is giving a scries of lectures on the chaniutcr
of .lob. The principal characteristic of this
biblical ehni.ictcr is generally understood to
bo the great succcbs with which ho rnipod
several crops of Inrgo and painful boils , nnd
the patience ho ox'hlhitcd in lining' obliged to
cat his soup standing. Job was never com/i
polled , eo fur ns history Informs us , to rend ,
htcnituro on n protective tariff , or he would
have becoino very , very weary.
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED Fill DAT
Wushlngtoii born on Friday.
Queen Victoria married on Friday.
Napoleon Uonnparto born on Friday.
Battle of Bunker Hill fought on Friday.
America discovered on Friday.
Joan of Arc burned at the stake on Fri
day.
day.Battlo
Battle of Waterloo fought on Friday.
Bastllo destroyed on Friday.
Declaration of Independence signed on
Friday.
Julius Cicsnr assassinated on Friday.
Fort Sumtor bombarded on Friday.
Moscow burned on Friday.
King Chnrlos I. beheaded on Friday.
Richmond evacuated on Friday ,
Jiattlo of Now Orleans fought on Friday.
HAT IN HAND ,
Wo make our best
bow to the public ,
Ono of UIQ tests of
good tnsto Is n be
coming hat. illiulfur
of the viii led needs of
our patient wo nro
siipplM "Ith huts
jiir tlio spring trnilo.
Milled In quality nnd
Btylu to every purmilt
unit profcBMon Huts
nnd c nps fur t lie t oys ,
linta for thHr ( utliera
uml brothers. " 'l
luouil-brliiimeil hatx
for thoh' Kruudfalh-
era. all lit pilcos
uliUJi must astonish
the public , .
l < rinm Mm/
PEABODY HOUSE ,
1407-1409 Jones Street
Commodious rooms , new furniture , flrnt class
bo.inl. 'ricoa reasonable , Only tlnst tUss board'
era taken. Jtoc I > tl < m room * , viuuo , etc.
Chas. E. Miller , Prop'r.