-
' 10 THE ( KM-AHA DAILY 1VKR : 'SATTillAY , XOVHMRHU 7 , 181)0 ) ,
8PK01RL I\OTIGES ,
Alverlleiiienf for llii'iit
will tie tnkcn iinlll lUiHO | i. in. , for tile
cvpnlnir nnil until N p. in. fur tin *
mornliipr nnil Sunday edtlloni.
Ailvrrllxcrn , liy reiticMlntr | n Jiiim-
chcel ; , i-nii lin i IIIIMVIT * ml-
to it iiiniitirriMt li'lli'r III curt *
of Tinlh > ( > . Ammo no nililrrnHiMl
rrlll delivered on iirrnruliitlon of
the elieek only.
Itnlcn , I l--'f u uonl llrif liiM-rllom
lo n wuril Ilirrenflcr.olhlnn InlciMi
for lex * limn SHi- for Ilii ? llrnt Inser-
tlnn. 'I'lii'icnilvprllHciiiriilH mint ! >
run consecutively.
SITl ATIOX U'AVrHH.
KxriitiK\ftu I.AHV sTr.vnfin.vriiKU PR-
lrr a | rm n nt po-ltlnn. c' n furnish tlio
very foot nf infirencp * an to ability , rtc. Au
di-cm A , Heo. A !
AV.\VH-I : > _ MAM : HUM * .
WAN'TKi riiiT\l"wiTo iiAN' THINK oi- '
* omo simple thlni ? to patent ? Protect your
IJoflC. they mny lirlnir you wnllh. Write John
" \Wttterhnrn A Co. , l-ot. ) V. , Patent Attciney .
WaMiliiKioit , I > . O. , for lliclr Jt.H'O prize error
nnd n ll l of 300 Inventions wanted. n-IOS
WANTKU. TllAViUNrj HAT.IVMAN POIl
rlsnm ; rid rclliililo IIOUSP ; expt-rrn ! imnoecn-
ary ; extra Inducement * to cuctomers ! ti < L >
tlio per month nnd oxpviircs. Chan. C : 'l' ' ' r."P
/it Co. , St. Louis. 11 MSjl-MC
"
WANTniJ. AN Acrrivn MAN AT iii.on
weekly nnd cxjirnsc * ; no fntluno hunter walite-l ;
will gunrantco pt-rmnncnt pf"l"1 " right ; If
. "Mnnufnrlurer. " P.
Inlrremnl a-l-ir tii | iilrl.ly
O. llox M'H , CoHtin. M.IM. H-MJBS-I 1
WANTifn-sifvniiAit Kxnnnr.Tic nova on
yotniB men to w rs ! In Hi * city. I-'or fuillipr
Infotiiiatlun cnll at I'M St. Miiry'H Ave. , city.
II 2.0 i
WANTitJ. AOn.STS ; M.M \VEKK SL'P.i : TO
workern ; new noocls ; ntw iilun ; It's n winner ,
every family nco.la It ; wlls nt clRht. II. fa.
Co. , llox 121 , L'liiclnnnll. Ohio.
WANTKO."SAI.IWMI.V : I.V IJVIMIY DIHTIIICT ;
new neason ; immples fruo ; salary or conimlM-
nlon , with expenses from oturt. I.ulio tiros.
Co. . Chicago. _ 11--M3S5J *
WANTIIl ) . MiTO I.RAUN DAlini-
only clKht weeks iHiulred by our new nnel
tirnctlcnl ryutctn : WIIKI-B Sotunlnys while Icarn-
Ine ; no trnilc nfTriii liotler liiiliiri-niente : r.oft
wages tlm fiillru > i-nr : wo dunato comiilete
ouint of toola to wioli Kmiluiitillliiatrati'il ;
ciitalotcuo ninlleil flee. Mnler'H Hailier School.
SSI Honth Clark i-treet , nik'imo. II MK7 3 *
\VAXTKU-FKJIAM : IIKM * .
ron aooi ) , uisricTAiii.i : : oiitt.9.
Bcimd. V. M. O. A. Home , MIS n.ivpnjxirt.
C M7EO-XII *
WANTII > . otitr. rott IIOITSKWOUK. . w.
cor. , Mth ui > J DouglnH Kte. C SfJ
WANTHO. I.AIHKS AND C1KNTI.iMiN" ; IN
tclllKeiil , .nrne t wnrki-m , fur rlty and coun
try ; K ° d t iy Kiimnnti'f ! ; InvmllKatc. A l-
dress or call 516 Ur.iee strrct. Counell Illuffii.
C-MWS 7
itr.vr uoisis. :
JIOltHKS IN AM. PA UTS OP Til 13 CITY. THE
O. F. Davis Company , 1505 Furnnm. I ) 103
IIKNKWA & CO. . 10S N. 11TH ST.
D-110
iiousi : * . c. A. STAHII o : : N. v. un :
. D 111
CHOICi : IIOUSKS ANDCOTTAC1KS AI.I.OVKU
the city , ( * > to > ; 0. Fltlcllty , 101 Knrtmin.
LAItni : LIST OP HOItSIW. mi :
llecd Co. 212 S. Hth St. D-1IJ
WAU.ACI : , IlllOWN Dt.K. . ICTIt
ixnd IMiiglnn. U-111
nmitr-itooM MOURUN riiAiin.
2713 Poptiletou avenue ; rholec ; KO.
10-room modern brlelc , 020 N. 23il , I5T..OO.
9-room moilern lirlrk , oil B. 2 ! > lli , J23.00.
12-room in < ulern , 2Mli niul Wnolwort'.i , $ i2.CO.
C. A. STAIUl. M3 N. Y. Life lllJff.
D-M1I6
FOR mNT. SW N. 19TII ST. , 10 P.OOMS , MOD-
trn , HO.to.
1903 California St. . 7 rooms. 115.00.
2327 I > a\i npcrt Bt. , 7 rooiiin , JM.OO.
Houses for rent In nil luirtx nf the city.
IIUINNAN-I.OVI : Co. . < jo p.txton Mk.
D-MS41-N10
nouses. Fitosi jH UP ; iTTum : UST\
Investment Co. , IMG lo.l c St.
D-MTC3
A IlEAtJTIFUIj HOMB IN I.AFAYIrTR
Place ; S-roums ; all moilern ; rplcmllit condition ;
never l en lented licfoie ; now offered nt a
low rental to llrnt-clans tenant. Fidelity Trust
Company. 1702 Karnam St. D-MS38
SIJIT13 OF 5 ItOOMS. MODRIIN. 2921 MiAVRN-
worth. J. W. Siiulre , 2 S llee llliltf. D-931
HTPAUIC AVi : . . KINK UiSlURNCR. IJAIlN.7S.
S13 S. 2Cth Bt. , 15-room brick , ino < lern . II'i.CO '
U07 Kainnni , 10-rnum house and barn . HO. CO
1SII Fnranm. S rooms . Sll.'H )
Kew Steam heated Hat. ISth nnd Kariiam.IO. 0
JOHN W. UOIIIIINS. '
If 02 Farium ,
D-003
TWO JIODKIIN lUtlCK. 10 & 11-UOOM RRSI-
ilcnces ; nnk Moors and llnlsh : mantels. Kralcs.
laundry ami every cnnvlnenre. 1023. 1031 So.
30th Ave. Inaulro ot owner on premises.
D W7
BTIUCTI.Y MOHRHN 10-UOOH COTTAOR. N.
W. earner 2Sth ami Jackson ; IIITKO lot ; half
price. J. W. Squire , 218 llee. I ) 170
FINK S-IIOOM AM * JIODKIIN IIOUSK. ON
Ilanrcom park line ; furnisicj. Fidelity. 1702
Faniam. D 1W
MODKUN IHllCK ( CIIHAP ) . SCO ! CAPITOI.
avonilt . D-M229 10
KIO11T-UOOM MODKUN DWKI.I.INO : HOT AIH
furnace and laundry In basement ; lartc barn ,
lawn , etc. ; In sooil rep.jlr ; 701 ( Jenrcla avenue ,
near Leavenworth street. Apply J. It. Kelken
nuy , Kuiluch bull.lineD-.M238 8
MOURItN TIIN-HOOM HOUHK , ON
Etrcct ; tlO.CO ; also modern ID-room IICHHM. J1S.OO
per month. Apply to J. A. Hrott , ut Umahn Nil
tlunnl liiink. D-JI2J3
Moiiit.v : 7-uooit HOUSK NIAII PAHK. ir.
H. 2Sth St. D-217
KOH UKNT-ONI : SI-VIN-HOOM COTTAOK ,
centrally located. AuMn-ns Hoom < 3G , Ilonnl of
Trade. D-2II '
IIOUSKS & FI VTS. QAUV1N IlllOS. , 1C13 FAIL
H-210
FOH HUNT. 8-UOOM HOIJSK AT 2215 DUUT
st. ; all conveniences ; low rental. Inquire of
K. K. Xlmnierman , at county clerk's nlllce , dur-
Ini ; bunlilejs hours. D M250
NCAUI.Y NKW FIUST-CKASS S1X-UOOM
ln.uc ; bath , hot and cold water , cUteni.
Hiiwer. ronl bins nice lawn ; $15.00. 2731 Sew-
ard. Iiiqulro 2MO Seward. I ) M2t1 ! &
itou. > i.s.
FOR HKNT , UOOMS WITH OH WITHOUT
boarJ ; Rlcani lu-at. elrctrln llclit. cluvntor ,
free bat In ; rates reasonable , llnuuwlck hotel.
U 117
I FUUNISHKO HOOMS FOIt HOUSKKKKPINO
for man and wife. Itent taken In board. 319 N.
17th. E-MU7G
FUIINISIIKD AND I'NFIIHNISHKD UOOMH ,
modern. C2U4 S. 19tj. ! 1-M2S9 S *
riJii.MHiiin itooxs AND IIOAIIO.
FOH HKNT. FUHNI8HKD UOOMS. WITH OH
without board ; Bteum heat and all modern
Improvements ; > pcctiil low rates for the winter.
Midland hotel , ICth and Chicago. M. J. Tranck ,
properltor , F 900
HOOM AND IJOAHD ; STKAM ; f,02 S. 13TH.
F-.M971 N21
MODKHN , FIHST CLASS MIIAl.H ; HKASONA
ble rates. 1S1J ailcano St. F-yjl NC
Mo"rKHN FUHNISHKD HOOMS. HOAHO J3.W )
week. 6H North 19th. F MIOt-V
riiii-J"MADISON HOTKL WILL MARK oboi >
rules to families for the winter ; rooms all
stenm heated and electric bells. F M200 12
FOH KUXT STOUS AXI ) OK PICKS.
FIHST-CLASS lllllCIC STOIti : llt'ILDINO. 1011
Funiam ; three utorU's unJ liiificu'iit : ; will niter
to null tenant ; low rent. 311 in Nat'l irk \Mn-
I IIS
POH HKNT , THK MVrOuVlWIl'K Hl'lUlTNO '
ut'tlG Furnani St. Tliji tiulhllinr lim a theproqf
cement bnreintnt , complcto steam heating IU-
lures , wuler on all lloorit , BUS itc. Apply at
the olllce of The He * . 1-910
AIUJXTS WAXTHI ) .
VANTKI > , ON OUAHANTKKD CASH SALAHY
cunvusulnif ncenls , Imvlnir practical , succe an |
experience In nelllnc booliii by uUJcrlptluii ;
conditions of assured salary nnJ | > oslullltlc
of very larue Income on the wont lucceurul
book IMUOI ! since drain's Memoirs. Addreis.
BtotlnK experience. Hume nnd numl > er of books
' old Mlnry expected , etc , Guarantee Publish.
'X.Y. . Cor. Oilv. and "
AdP.XTN WANTHI ) .
( Continued )
HKMA1II.I ? MAN TO IIANDI.lt A'UINTS FOU
teleplono tHlilet ; | > s m,6 ) . ' n year ; en-
clone stiinip. Vlctoiy Mfg. Co , rie\elnii < l , o.
J-MJW ;
A < : NTS"M A K i : * . nn TO iw \ A v i NT no-
ilin-liiR the "l1 itnet. " the only II snap shot
eRtnera nmde ; tlie nrento t Feller of th" ern-
lury ; nen TBl anil lurnl nBenlii wnnti" ! nil over
the world : expl'ishe ' territory ; write today for
term < unit simple * Alken-Ohtuwm Co. X tS.
la Crciwe. WlA J-MWI 10-
S'l'OIt A
PACIFK : ffrrin.xoK AND WAHKIIOUSC co. ,
M-tlu Jr.net. u iifr l flT.iKe and forwarding.
M -119
oYr. VAN & HTmtAof : . Tiis"FAn'M. TKI , . i > .
M 2D
w\.vni > TO in v.
oTiTAsiT'oiTlipv. riiiTvATOii OF TIN : OH
llftien thoUNind CMpndty in South Platlo
country. Addiees A 21 , care Unuiha P..X- .
N-S11 NM-
SAFK. uF > UNAM.
i APIA NT"iT' JM"W STO'VK"
Write prlcrnnd condition. Adiln > * A . ' ! , lleo.
/ N 2&S 1 *
roil M.\M : _ . i.
. SAI.KFI iiNiTrij3 ioftsFot )
lumivkeoplns. ) .W ; two c lee ilkn , < 10.W.
1121 N. Uth Ht. -255-0'
s.\ii.Misriii\\Kois. ;
rT7iApiwr : iiAUivotii > WOVBN COHN-CHIIJ-
bltn inndo. . .iU. . Ie. I . ! W1 DoiiBlan. Q-120
| \M ) UO.IIJ MII.K l'\NH. 71/1 S. 3VTII ST
Q-M106 7
SKl'ONIJ-llAND SAFKS CIIKAP. I1M FAIINAM
CJ-M172 N3rt
I.AI > I ! Ctl. L'lJOAKK. KiiW. UUKH.1 OOODS ;
ea > .y payments' ; drop postal nnd will call with
rample * . K. Illlsh. olllee Drexel lintel.
Q-MiOl 50
Hill H.\I.I- > -llUTCHKHH' TOUUS. SAWS ,
blnelo , senlix and i-ountci ? , cheupVm ( ieii-
tlemcn. 16th nnd Car * . Q-25S 7
111 , MHVOVAXTS.
Ni : I10NIIST CLAIRVOYANT. I OIVK MFR
readln x from 10 to 7 dally nnd Sunday * . I
make no ehnrue : ' hut pay what you can.
"Omar , " Midland Hotel , IGtli ami rT.lrr.no rlf.
S M233 It *
N. in-rn.
K--231 US'
MAKSAUK IIATIIS. KTC.
M.MK. SMITH. H2I DOffll./.S. HOO.M 1 : MAS-
I-OK'O find ntenm baths. T M'CS ' 7'
" "
MISS AMKS. VAPOir"uATTls7"jrAS.SAflR. 507
U. 13lh St. . room 3. T M2U DC'
IT.KSO.VAI , .
MISS VAN VALKUNIirUO PERTUOVfl PKH-
mnnontly by electrlelty Huperlluuui > hair , moles ,
waits , etc. Hoom 110 , N. Y. Life HMs.
U-121
Itfl'Tl.HK ClMIKD ; NO PAIN : NO liFrrnN-
tlnn fiom biislneas ; we refer to hundreds of
patlrntH curfd. O. E. Miller Co. , Ml N. Y.
Life bulldlnr. ; Omaha , Neb. U-132
I5A1I1U MASSAIIK. MMK. POST. 3ID'i S. r.Tlt.
U-123
VIA VI. IIOMR TUUATMCNT Poll U'TP.UINi :
IrouMes. Physli'lan In nttendanee. i..m utta-
tlon or henlf.i l ) ok free. JIO Ilcu bldg.
SK13 CAHTKH HAIinWAIlK CO. . 1453 DOPri-
las , for mantels , crate. * , tllcti , mm bio worl ; , etc.
U 121
MOXHY TO l.OA.V Itn.VI. HSTATIJ.
ANTHONY LOAN , t THUST CO. . S13 N. Y. L.
Quirk money at low rates for cholee farm loans
In Iowa , northern Missouri , eastern Nebraska.
W-12C
CITY LOANS. C. A. STAP.H , ? 23 N. Y. LIFK.
W 127
"
MONTIY TO LOAN ON IMPUOVRI ) OMAHA
real estate. Ilrennan , IMC Co. , Paxtnn block.
W 12S
LOANS ON IMPHOVKT ) ftTlNUIPnOVKD CITY
property. W. Furnam Smith & Co. , 1320 Farnnm.
W 120
MONRY TO LOAN AT LOW HATKS. TI1K
_ O.J.\JLavIs Co. , 1S03 Farnam St. W-130
C PKH CKNT MONKY TO LOAN ON OMAHA
real estate & Neb. farms. W. II. Mclkle. Omnlia
W 779
MONKY TO IX1AN ON OMAHA PHOPKHTY AT
lawi.ft r.ili' . " . lIulKllntloana wanted. l''ldellty
Trust eompany. W i32
IIOXKV TO IO.\\ _ : IIATTI-LH.
MONKY TO LOAN ON PUHNITI'HK. PIANT7S.
hori-es , wagons , ete. ; nt lowest rale In city ;
no removal of Roods : strictly confidential : yuu
can pay the loan olT at any time or In any
amount. OMAHA MOHTOAOK I.OAN CO. .
: co so. icth St.
X-131
MONKY TO LOAN. SO. BO. 90 HAYS ; Fl'HNI-
ti.r , pianos , etc. Duft Ure n , 100:11 S , Unrk r l > k
X-I32
HIIHIMOSS CII.VXOKS.
FOH SALK. A1IOUT 2,000 LIIH. MINION TYPK.
700 Ibs. acatu , 1(0 pair two-third rases. 40
double Iron stands for two-third oafe * . ThU
materlat was uto.l on The Omaha llee and Is
In fairly good condition. Will be sold cheap
In bulk or In iiuantltleM In Milt purchaser.
Apply In person or by mall to The llee I'uh-
IWiliiK Co. , Omaha , Nub. Y 7U
JSS AVKH.U1K WKKin.Y NKT INl'OMK WITH
$ KO Investel. Safe , coiifervntlve. rroHpfeliis.
proofs , free. F. Daly , 1293 llrniiilwny , New
York. Y M 3o N12
FOH HKNT A SMALL WATKH POWKU MILL :
can nlio handle grain. Address llox r > 3 , Lin
coln , Ncbraklui. Y M103 N13
HKTAIL DrTtia" " STOHK FOH SALnToitBAT
bargain ; write. Harle , Hans & Co. . Council
muffs. In. Y-MSI2
B SALK WILL SKLL. IN
puhllo auction In the town of Fairmont. Fill
in on ; county , Neh. , at 1 o'clock n. in. , Nov. 12 ,
1S90 , a full stick of drills and Hxtiiies. known
as the Clarendon DIUK store. A. M. Klnna-
iiion , mortcagee , Falrbury , Neb. Y M22S 11
FOH SAIiK IIUAIj KSTATK.
AIISTRACTS. THK IIYHON HKKD COMI VNY ,
_ _ He 133
HOtTSKS. IjOTS. FAHMS. LANDS
Geo. 1 * . Ilemls Heal Kstate Co. , Paxton lllk.
lie Ut
1'HKTTY 5-HOfM COTTAGK AND LOT. 2-319
Davenport ( fnir blocks west of Hlsh school ) ,
partly mtxltin. only SIIOO.GO ; easy terms ,
llyion U. Hubtlnus. 212 So. llth St. UR M230
.11USK , ' . AHT AM ) LA\tIAtill.
t'OH C.KNUINK flAHCLUNS TN PIANOS
dun't fall to sec William II. Hchmoller k Co. ,
31S McCamie bids. ; (225.00 buys a $100.00 up
right ; $10000 a line Grand Stelnway ; baigaln.
US 7
IIHOHC.F. F. OKLLKNIIKI'IC. IIANJO , MANDO
lln ami KUltar teacher. Hoom II. Dee llldi ; .
Tel. 23S. 100
OO TO M. S. WALKLLV FOU ItmilT PHIOKS
nn furnlturo piuklm : , lepalrlng , matlrei > es ,
couches , cmhloiu. 2111 Cumlng. Tel. 1231.
131
li ( lSiSVIXTKII Ml ) .
(1OOI ) SHKDDINO : I1KSTCAHK ; 11.50 MONTH ;
W. F. Snyder , 59th and Leavcnworth ; virile
2C02 Marcy. M-711 N17'
PLKNTY OF FKKD. tMIKDS AND WATKH ;
hoiteH called fnr nnd Jellyrel : rates , 13 per
month. Address Dalley , Crescent City , la.
M 609 N20
lA\'l.\i SCllOOIi.
A CLASS FOIl ADVANCK I'UPIUS IS NOW
forming at Morand's to meet every Mcnday at
8 p. m. ; tUket for 10 weeks , $3 ; xood until
uied. Call at 1510 llarncy H. ; alwaya open.
MFCS N20
SKWIXIi .1IAUIIIXK.S AXI1 Nlll'I'LlHS.
NKW IIOMK. HOl'SKHOLD ' AND WHITK
sewing machine ollke , 1511 Cup , ate , Tel. 1571
137
SHOIITIIAM ) AXI ) TYI'KWItlTIXCJ.
A. C. VAN SANT'S BCIIOOL. H3 N. Y. LIPK.
13J
AT OMAHA HUB. COLI.KCIK. ICTH & DOUULAB
Ml
MAHONVO1IICIOIIIIKH. .
CU\1UC STHUKT.
STHUKT.UCCI
U-CCI Nil *
IIDII.DIM ! AM ) 1.0V ASSOCIATIONS.
SHAHHS IN MPTt'AL L. & II. ASS'N PAYS .
7. S t > r rent when I , 2 , 3 yenrn old ; nlwiiyi re-
Itftl Furiinin si. NnltlnRrr. See.
ln\V TO OUT A IIOMK OH SKc'HK OOOD
l in pavliiKS. Apply to Otnnlm I. , f ; II.
1701 Parnum. O. M. Nnttlnger , See.
SWAPS.
WANTK1' . OOOP IMPHOVKD FAHM FOU A
NA 1 city pivperty. Address A & 2. Omnha lln.
M-2J2 D3
PHYSICAL rt'i/rniK.
KI/ICL'TION-MHS. W. UOUWAItn. 2J N.
i ! > iii. M-err , NII
cPTtONPLKMA FPLLKIt , 1CI3 DOPtl-
ftreet , 1S6 N-30'
OF.T THi : I1BST TYPKWHITF.HS SUPPLIKS ;
repairs 1'nltr.l Typewriter & Supplies Co. .
IGW Parnam Miect. MS30 Juno 50
NIIOIITIIAXIt.
PIITVA1K INSTIircTION IN SHOUTIIAND.
Sp ' lal opportunity. Permanent. SK.'l DKIIR'HS.
2C.7-I2 *
PA\V.MIH01CiilS.
lT JIAKOWITX IXJANS MONKY. 118 N. 1C ST.
13S
HUH mtr.ssiM ; .
pfSSIAN , TIUIKISII AND MKD1CATKD
Ij.ithr. also exclusive ileparlmcnt fnr ladles ;
vtythli'u new ; ladh-H1 hair dressing and hnr-
iH'r shcp In connection : prices low. 107 S. 11th.
IHiXTISTH.
SAVK MONP.Y 11Y OOINO TO SKYMOPH ,
denllKt. Mi North 21th St. ; lowest charKes ;
\v.ik Riiaranteedi painless extraction ; rxmntnn-
tli.n free ; open t-venliiK * . 9" > N24
I.HST.
flH ( ) . 0 HP.WAP.l ) O.IVKN AND NO QUKSTIONS
Hiked for the retuin of the Jewelry nnd dla-
lilnniH taken from F. P. Klrkendall's resl-
( Unee. Lost MiM 7
SUES & CO. ,
T SOLICITORS
. , ,
° V1 Hco llulltllna.
OiniilKi , Xebr
Advlcu ti ml Pniota mtox
1'UICK.
snux I'oisTv MILKS AWAY.
U'liHliliinloii Moiim-icnt nn Olileet nf
VllHeil Interest.
The distance nt which the Washington
monument Is visible has always been a matter -
tor of debatable Interest with Washington
people. Not a train approaches the city
nor a boat speeds up or down the Potomac ,
but carries a group of people anxious to see
&t just what point they can last see the
whlto marble against the sky ns they de
part or first nnil ll ns they return.
Probably the greatest instance nt which
the monument , says the Washington Star
IH seen Is from the summit of the Illue
Ulilfco nt. Snicker's Gap. a distance of about
forty-three miles In nn nlr lino. The ele
vation there Is 2,000 feet nbo\e the Potomac.
The mountaineers > ears ago with their keen
cyis , trained to long and sharp sight In
the mount Una , detected the white spot
gleaming on the horizon , and they can al
ways quickly determine Its place on the
horizon line. Ilut to city folks , however ,
tin location of the whlto shaft Is not an
easy matter. Thousands of Washington
people every summer Invade that region as
summer boiders. to subsist on fresh milk
nnd fried chicken , nnil Incidentally In their
excursions up on the mountain to get a
sight of the monument. On clear days
It Is distinctly visible , especially to those
who are familiar with Its preclso location.
Hut It Is more easily seen at sunset than nt
any other hour , as the sharp rolc ! < ! tlon of
I he sun's rays brings out the whlto sur
face of Iho marble. The mountain people
are only too glad to point out the monumcn'
to their visitors , and usually tell them the
secret by whlcn they can themselves locate
It. This Is by finding first on the horizon
line the slight elevation ot contour pre
sented by .Muneon's Hill. Then , sllghtl ;
lo the left , perhaps 1 degree , there It U
The point from which the monument \vaf
first seen from the llluo Illdgo Is the moun
tain farm of Mr. Louis P. Shoomakcr , of
tills city end the place Is called "Monti-
in nt View. "
One of the most singular stories that maj
bo told about the Washington monument Is
hardly credible , yet It can bo vouched for
as prfectly true. Thcro are hundreds of
ladles In Washington who wear upon their
hats the plumage of the entire skin of a
bird which has lost Its life Hying against
the tail mass of marble In the dliiinc-sa o !
twilight or daybreak. Every morning one
of the watcl'tncn who spends the night In
the monument finds about Its base quite a
number of birds who have lost thnlr llvcb
In this way. This mortality Is not limited to
t > ny one species , but Includes nearly all the
birds known In this region Strange to say.
few Kngllsh sparrows lose tholr lives by fly
ing against the monument , but the hciiutl-
ful gold finches , cedar birds. BtarlingR , tan-
agrrs , grrrLeaks and many other of bright
plumngo and great rarity have been found.
The watchtran takes these birds uptown tea
a taxlilcrir.lst , who stuffs and mounts the
rarer specimen : ) , which are sold for a good
round price to collectors , nnd the skim of
those loss rare arc piepnred for the milli
ner. Hardly a morning eouies that there
nro less than a score of dead birds about the
base nf the shaft.
Another queer thing to know about the
monument Is that Its height nnd width vary.
It Is tnller in summer than In winter , nnd
In the latter seai.on Its width on the south
side Is about an Inch greater than on the
north , east or west side. This Is duo to ex
pansion under the heat of the sun's rays.
This phenomenon was determined by Cap
tain Greene during the erection of the shatt.
Plumb lines wore suspended nt each corner
of the marble wall nnd the plumb "bobs"
or plummets were suspended In pots of
glycerine nnd molasses. Across the top of
each pot was laid a finely graduated steel
bar , and three times a day nn army engi
neer "took olT" the registration thus made
of the expansion of the walls. It was hold I
that the plummets moved precisely with the
points at which the plumb lines were at
tached to the top of the shaft , and the
glycerine held them firmly without vibra
tion or oscillation , so that the olllcer could
note any change of position. All these reg
istrations , twice a day every day of the
year , wcro recorded In a book during the
coven years that wore occupied In building
the monument.
HIS KATAI. VK
A French 1'lirnse Siull | < > il Illx Clnmecs
for V-.0 < "Umi > .
Ono of them had a real football hcnd of
hair nnd wore n sweater , while the other
wore n carnation In hid buttonhole nnd could
with dlfllculty see over his own collar. And
the girl who sat Immediately back of them
on the grip , relates the Chicago Tribune ,
heard what tluy were saying :
"Yon didn't ecun to get on very well with
that college girl at the dinner last night , "
said the youth In the sweater ; "did she
\vant somebody else to taku her In ? "
"She seemed well enough pleased at flrot , "
said ho of the collar gloomily.
"Then how did you happen to fall down ? "
"Well , oho said Bho despised people who
pretend to be what they are not. "
"And you agreed with her ? "
"Well. I oaw no reason to disagree with a
girl whose father Is worth $2,000.000 and who
Is good-looking enough for a girl without a
cent to her name. "
"Good , old boy. What did Bho say then ? "
"fald die was glad to meet ono person who
was willing to paw for uhat he really was
end not affect to know moro than ho did ,
After that wn got on Ilko a house allro. "
"That must have been before I caught
sight of you. "
"Perhaps It was. Then we got to talking
about a boook wo 1ml both rend , and I made
use of a French phrase which seamed to
dcHcrlbo It better than anything clue. "
"And wasn't she pleased with that ? "
" 1 guess so , but that was the end of It , "
"I'uhaw , yoti'ro off your base , How could
that end It ? "
"Slio said : 'Ohl you speak Kronch , don't
you ? How nice ! ' and began to ruttlo It of ?
Ilko a steam engine. "
'Well , but you "
"I had eald the only French phrase I
Unow. "
WEARYING JHITIES OF WOMAN
I
Projnmiva Steps Along1 tlio Path that
Lertdk to Housekeeping.
LABOR IN LOOKING AROUND A LITTLE
TinProlill'iun of CIniM I'lloliorM nnd
Siinee | > nimiA Truck Lonil of
' 'riie Pntleiil 11 end
( if ' ( lie I'll ill II ) ' .
Al the boarding house at dinner the man
mentioned to his wlfo the fact ( lint ho hnd
tlmt day lint > d the lenso of the house which
they had decided to take , and then told the
cellared waiter that ho would Ilko some moro
hocf. The waiter left the door open behind
him na he went Into the kitchen and hawled :
"llo's hcen nckliiK for more beef ! "
"Somebody's been nnklnR for moro beef ! "
shrieked the landlady's daughter.
"Who's been asking for more bcej ? " de
manded the landlady.
The other boarders looked curiously at the
man who had nskcil for It. A shade of vexa
tion canto upon his face , relates the New
York Sun , and as ho ate nnd choked over
the beef , he remarked to his wife :
"I will bo glad whi-n we do get to house
keeping. "
"Yes , dear , " tald his wife.
"Of course. " continued the husband , "I
don't meiin that I'll Ilku It simply because
then I'll Ret enough to cat , but I'll bo glad
tu have u homo of our own. "
"bo sweet , " murmured his wife.
"And , " the husband went on with enthu
siasm , that crew the more he choked over
tlio beef , "I suppose we mlxht as well move
In at once , ns soon as we get n few things
wo need , and then we can furnish It prop
erly afterward ns we go along. "
"Of course , dear , " assented his wlfo. '
"Well , then , " said the husband briskly , In
good spirit : ) In spite of the beef , "lot's cuy
you pack tomorrow and we move In the day
after. "
"Hut , dear. " said the wife , putting her
head on one side and wrinkling her fore
head , "do you think wo can possibly do
that ? "
"Why , yes , " said the husband. "I'll just
stop nt u store tomorrow morning and tell
them to nend up what wo need. "
"ll-tn-m , " murmured the wife , slowly.
" \Vcl. ! Just get some things to cook with
ami ont with and sleep on to start with , "
the husband explained , lightly.
"Yes , " returned the wife , with Increasing
doubt.
"Yes , " said the husband. "You might tell
mo now the things to get. "
"Well , " replied the wlfo propmptly , "for
the kitchen wo need " nnd she talked for
five minutes. "Of course , " she snld In con
clusion , "those nro only the most Important
things , the things wo can't get along with
out , nnd I may hnvo forgotten some. Then
there nro the other things wo will bo needIng -
Ing all the time , and the things we'll huvo
to have sometimes. "
"Say , " nuked the husband , wllh the dawnIng -
Ing of nn abyss before htm. "don't you think ,
rftor nil , that It would bo better for you to
step Into the ntoro In the morning nnd do
the ordering yourself ? "
A soft , low light came Into her eyes.
"Very well , " she replied , sweetly.
"And yon can get everything that we'll
need nt once , so that wo can move In the
day after , can't you ? " ho asked a little
anxiously. '
"I'll try , " she replied earnestly and
bravely ; "but you know I'll have to look
around n little to see what I can get. Von
know It would jw extravagant If I were to
buy everything dn the llrst store I entered ;
and yon don't want me to bo extravagant ,
do yon , dear ? " '
"No , no , " said the husband quickly , and
the next morning he deposited her nt the
doer of the llrst of the stores.
That afternoon liu hurried homo from
business as soon as he could get away no
that ho might help In the packing and other
preparations for moving on the following
day. Ills conscience rather reproached him
for having left the labor of shopping nnd
of packing both to his wife , nnd his ronior.se
was IntciiPlfied when ho opened the door
of their room and caught sight of her tired ,
worried face.
"Oh , I'm so glad you've come , " she said
eagerly. "I need your acivlee HO much. My
head Is actually whirling with' ' all I've been
through today. "
"Poor thing , " said the husband penitently.
' I ought to have known better than to make
you do all that yourself , especially as I
really waa afraid of the Job myself when I
shunted It off on you. It must have been
Ireadfnl. "
"It was so puzzling. " returned the wife
with a sigh. "I was trying to make up my
mind about these , " and she pointed to a row
cf glass pitchers on the table before her.
"Did 1 do right In buying these , or should
! have taken china ? "
"Oh. It doesn't matter , " said the husband
consolingly.
"Now , " continued the wife , absorbed In
the problem before her , "they pretend that
thcso are eut glass. You can see for your
self that they are not the best cut , " putting
one of them Into her husband's hands , "but
they say they're German or Kngllsh cut
glass , which Isn't so good as ours. What
do you think ? "
"I think they're glass , " returned the hus
band rather vaguely after an examination.
"Now , " the wlfo went on , ' if they're
pressed glass , I paid too much for them ; but
If they're any kind of cut glass , they were
cheap , one-llflh of what American cut glass
would be. "
"Then. " nMd her husband lipprccalvoly ,
"you did quite right to buy them. "
"Anyway , they'll do for the kitchen , " con-
eluded the wlfo with a sigh of relief.
Her husband looked around the room.
"Where are the other things ? " ho asked.
"What things ? " returned his wlfo.
"Why. the rest of the kitchen and dinner
and bedroom things. Haven't they como
yoi , nr dia you have them sent to our
hoarding hoi'so ? "
"Oh. you mean things for the house ? "
replied the wife. " '
"Why , you don't mippose
I had tlmo to get thorn today , do you ? "
"And wo'ro not going to rnovo In tomor
row ? " demanded the husband , in a voice
eloquent with disappointment.
"Certainly not , unless you think I can
keep house with two glass pitchers , " re
plied the wlfo with dignity and some trace
of Injured feellnps. "I've been going
through one store after another all day long
till I'm dizzy with all the things I'vo seen.
Where do you think I had tlmo to buy any
thing ? " .
The husband begged her to buy pro
visional uteiiEJJs , BO that they could move
Into thulr house certainly in another day.
It was In trembling hope that ho returned
homo on thq following evening. Ho found
his wlfo lying upon the bed.
"I'vo nuch a hcadacho ! " she sighed wear-
The husband looked around the room. Upon
the mantelpiece ho saw the two glass
pitchers of the day before , and at their aldo
"
a vlncgnr"cruot. Ho eyed the cruet hard.
J'Hurai'Ii ! " ho grunted , with strong disapproval
'
approval In' hfs tone.
IIIu wife's eyes had , followed his. At this
repro.vh she arose proudly from her bud.
took Mm by the- arm and led him to the
window. There was to bo soon a heavily
laden truck , from which men and boys were
busily enpageil In carrying packages of all
shnpea and nlzes Into the house. She pointed
to It.
"Thcro , " no said , with reproach and a
hoaducho and forgiveness and unrecognized
morlt all mingled , "thoso are kitchen
things. "
With the unreasonableness of men. ho
bounded from ono oxtrcmo to the other.
"Orent Caeaar ! " ho exclaimed , "you're
bankrupting mo. "
Thu patience of the woman , though tried
sorely , was not upset for o moment. She
displayed a largo roll of bills.
"You misjudge mo , " she nald , tapping him
affectionately upon tlio cheek. "You have
not yet learned to know your wife. Thcro
are nliiuty-seven different packages there ,
and far them I have spent less than $5 , a
few cost 10 cents aplcco and tlia others cost
C cents. So , " she added , with a little
pride , "you see I am not so extravagant as
> ou thought. "
"Pardon me , dear , " fiald the husbat.il , both
penitently and onxloualy. "Then the kltchun
Is furnished and wo can move In tomor
row ? "
"No'O-o , " replied the wlfo , "not quite yet ,
You 5rc , theia things nro only some uf the
things wo need. Pots and kottlPK nr.d pans , "
nho added , with n sweet mnllo. "cost moio
than 5 or 10 cents. '
Tlio husband nlghcil ami resigned hlnnclf
to the boarding house for ntiolhcrveok. . Tlu
history of what has occurred since then U
not worth Klvlng any detail. You can see Iho
wlfo In the stores any day at thin tlmo. She
U still patient , ItuhiitrlouR and nweet nn-
lured. The husband sometimes accompanies
her. Ho boiitn going with her while hr > still
retained the Impression that manly decision
could hasten the slow , tortuous process of
shopping. Ho still Is her companion now
adays at Union , becauo hoIs possessed of
the notion that It may some time bo possible
for him to discover how she spends her tlmo
at the ntoros. but he knows It Is bott tint
ho should not accompany her. The two na
tures of the mule and fcmnlo grate. The
man cannot grasp the subtle distinctions
that nro seised by Intuition by the liner
sense of the woman. For Instance , ono
day she showed him a four-quart saucepan.
"Tho prlco of thla , " she said. "Is111
cents. Now , In the other store wo can got
n saucepan likeIt for 47 cents. Now , which
nno ought wo to buy ? "
"Tho other " said the husband , promptly.
"Hut. " objected the wife , "they are dif
ferent nnd 1 don't know which Is th ? best. "
"Iluy both , " said the husband , promptly.
"Ilut , " objected the wlfo , "wo need only
ono of thorn. "
"PUp n cent. " said the husband , promptly.
"And perhaps got the worst , " said the
wife.
"Then don't buy cither. " salJ the man ,
promptly.
Of course tlio proper solution of the dlin-
cttlty was to go to a third , store nnd find a
third saucepan of a third prlco and quality ;
but It never occurred to the husband to sug
gest such a thing , nnd as for the wlfo , she
was so confused by the unkind behavior of
her husband that she always failed to ro-
inombor the proper procedure In such cases
until Bho got homo. Then she was accus
tomed to tell her husband where ho had
been mistaken , and Intervals of coolness
would arise between them. So the husband
hnd given up accompanying his wlfe4to the
stores.
Six weeks have passed and the husband
no longer nfiks his wlfo every evening If
she thinks she will be able to get the few
things still lacking on the morrow , so that
they may be able to move Into tholr now
house on the day following. He has Hchoolcd
himself to a point where ho In now re
signed to irako his dinner from one small
pleco of beef , and ho no longer dreams of
the hc.iutlcs of housekeeping. At the came
tlmo hopes have begun to spring up. His
wife Is talking of a trip to the south.
"I'm so tiled , " she 'says , "and I really
neeil to go away somewhere to rest. "
That makes him think that the shopping
must be- nearly over nnd that the next
move she makes will bo to begin housekeep
ing.
AIMIKS AIII-J KM'K.VSIVH.
Cost of till- Troops of the I'lilleil
Stiiles nnil of l iiriiiiiin Countries.
The United States army , limited by law
since Juno. 1ST ) , to 2. > ( lOO men , forms a
very modest land force when compared with
the prodigious armies of Kurnpoan countries ,
says the Now York Sun , yet Its maintenance
costs more than $ r > 0,000,000 a year and the
treasury estimates for next year will entail
a larger appropriation for army purposes , If
adopted , than In any previous year slnco
1S70. when the Indian wars on the frontier
and the army doing police duty as well as
military duty In the south , the total ex
penses of It were $57.000,000. The United
States army nt the present time consists
roughly of 14.000 Infantry. C.BOO cavalry , and
I.BOO artillerymen and engineers , the odlcors
of each service being Included. The United
States own and are put to no expense fnr
the rental of the various forts barracks and
encampments required for military purposes.
The pay of the soldiers Is not on a scale of
extravagance and congress Is moro frugal
than liberal as a rtilo with army appro
priations.
What will become of the Ki2.000.000 asked
for this year ; what lias become of $51,000,000
expended for army purposes last year ? A
very little examination will show Just what
becomes of the money. First IB the Item
of pay , which requires M3.KOO.OOO. Next
comes the Horn of sustenance , which U
$1,000.000 ; next , clothing for the troops.
MIOO.OnO ; then the or.'nnnco department.
$1,100.000 ; then medical supplies. $140.000 ;
cavalry and artillery horses , $1.10.000 ; ar-
fionals. $130,000 ; nnd qnai-tcriiiastonV sup
plies with oilier miscellaneous expenses ,
$ .1.000,000. Kor the maintenance of military
posts , parks , hosnltnh and cemeteries , $1-
000.000 was required. The Wont Point acad
emy for the training of future ofllccrs cost
$500.000. The transportation of tree | Is put
down at $2,500.000 nnd the expenses of the
War department In Washington at $100.000.
All these and many Item * besides bring up
the expense of the American army to more
than $50.000.000 In a year for , as said. 25.000
soldiers , and It requires no elaborate- com
putation to shew how great Is the burden
o' expense abroad with the prodigious armed
forces which are maintained In European
countries.
Russia has an army on a peace footing
In excess of SOO.OflO men. Germany and
Kranee follow with ufiO.OOO each them Is less
than 3.000 dlffcronco between them Austria
with RGO.OOO. Italy with 2GO.OOO. Kngland
with 190,000 , nnd Spain , exclusive of the
army In Cuba , with 100.000 trooptj. In fact ,
there Is no country In Kuropo making any
pretence of having nn army that does not
posses * a larger force on a peace footing
than the United States. Kvcn a kingdom
so Inslgnlllcant as Portugal has a standing
nrmy cf 30.000 and three small countries
nf Kuropo , Holland , Denmark and Ilolglum ,
bavo each of them moro Infantry soldiers
than the entire United Stateo nrmy , rank
and ( lie. The maintenance of the Iluaalan
army costs $125.000.000 and the Kronen and
German armies cost about the same.
.spiniMtsIN THI : AMI.
A SlJiKle Line SITVOM TIu-iu In ( lie
rllUM- ofVlllKN. .
In a communication lo Knowledge on
"Spiders , " Hev. Samuel Harbor dlscucsca at
some length the phenomenon of the dotation
line , nnd Its method of attachment , which
la the foundation of the spider's web. Is
It not evident , asks the reverend gentle
man , that air and probably at a high tem
perature must bo Inclcacd within the
mc-ahcs of the substance forming tlio line
when It passes from the spinnerets Into the
atmosphere ? The creature with this sub
stance lifts It Into the air. U tins been usual
to explain the ascent by the Itlte principle ,
namely , the mechanical force of the con
tiguous atmosphere , but air movements ,
especially on a small scale , nro so caprlclonu
nnd uncontrollable that without a directive
force the phenomena seem quite Inexplic
able.
In support of this theory of a direct propelling -
polling force , Mr. Harbor gives some of
his own observations. Writing ono day
with two sheets of quarto before him he
saw a email spider on the paper , and In
order to test Us power of passage through
the air he hold ono cf the sheets of papfr
about a foot from that on which the creature
was running. It ascended to the cdgn and
vanished , but In a moment It landed upon
the/ other sheet through mld-alr In a hori
zontal direction , and picked up the thread
na It advanced. In this case there was no
air movement to faclllnto. nor any tlmo to
throw n line upward , which. Indeed , would
net have solved the dllllculty. On another
occasion , at a dinner party In Kent , four
candles were lighted on the table , when a
thread was seen to bo strung from the tip
of ono of the lighted candlci and attache1. !
to another about u yard elf , and all the
four lights wt.ro connected In this way , and
tlin ! by a web drawn qulto tight.
The only explanation which Mr. Harbor
can suggest for this remarkable occurrence
Is that tlio spinner was suspended at Unit by
a vertical line from abnvo , and thus cwuycd'
Itself to and fro. from tip to tip of the
candles , It was certain the spider could not
hf.vo ascended from the table , and It was
equally certain that aerial dotation of the
line from u llxed point wan Impossible , ux
It Involved floating In four opposite direc
tions. The- rapidity with which the Initial
movements In forming a web are inado can
not bo reconciled with any theory of a slm-
plo atmospheric convection , and propulsion
appears the only explanation.
DneNii'l Admire Her HIIHIIII | PNoveln. .
It Is tiald that Mmo. Xola Is anything
but an adinlror of her husband's literary
style , and that she makes It a boast that
she never roads his novels. M.Cola , with
admirable phlloiophy , retorts that ho did
not marry hi a wlfo for her Intellect , but
for her heart.
I BITS OF FEMININE GOSSIP. 1
j . * i - . ' * * ' - ' - ' - ' ' * . ' . ' ' i"li'ii * "H * * " .IAr * .1 * . - - - " - . " * * _ " * * * r *
ay.urf' j-rii-g'-Ei't 'i i T - - - * i f-i-r i f-1 | in ij - iLj.iLt L-ti" 11"nn - - - ' '
Slin > r In Yu.iitan. says a traveler , writ-
InK from that far-off country , have a fuuoj
for arraying thftiuelvoi in Rurmrnts pro
clsely alike , oven to the twist of a ribbon
or knotting of A bow. Largo fnmtlles are
tbo fashion In the tropic * , and any ilny
you may 100 girls ont In sroups who bclottK
to the same parents , an tholr clothes testify.
Not infrequently the fair sisters are called
by the name of their favorite ilovver or
color. For Instance , the pretty senorltas of
tlin Hsrtiiozn family are know as the "Km !
Hoses. " bcoau.se they huvo a fancy for wcar-
Inn JMcqUcmlnot rose- . The Gonzales qlrls
are always jpoken of ax "l.as Azulos , " because -
cause tliey weir bl\iu a gro , t deal.
The costnmc of .ibaut nine-tenths of the
small boys of Yucatan , up to thu age of 12 ,
Is Hlmpllclty Itself , an It consists of a straw
hat , generally without a crown , a pair of
homo-made sandals anil a string around Ills
ncelc. weighted with a charm from the vil
lage priest. Kor state occasions ho may
wear a little calico shirt , but he Is des
perately hamptred by It.
A striking feature of the national char
acter la the devotion of all classes to their
homes. Reverence for parents but Increases
with wedded life , and n man or woman Is
never too old to kiss the hands of his or her
ngcd father or mother and to visit them
every day.
It Is not unusual to see several families
living In the name cas.-i , for the reason that
the grown-up sons and daughters , with
their families , cannot be Hpared by the old
folk to make separate homes.
"There's one woman who doesn't eare
whether style changes or not , and to whom
the manager's wishes are but wind. She Is
the tailor-made girl , who wears a round hat
over smooth , shining , parted hair which
never seemed mussed. Sne HOC * to the theater
to see the play , and she never notices
whether or not there are eyes on her hat.
If said hat bothers a man he has only to say
so. anil the hat Is under the chair. She's
a queer girl. She thinks all of us go there
to watch the stage. When the wrongs of
the sex are laid before her she opens her
eyes and says she's horridly blunt : ' \Vell.
one woman pays for one seat , doesn't she ?
She has no rlRht to a whole row. ' It Is
explained to this Impossible young person
how much more becoming a large hat Is
and what a picture It makes , but she only
says : 'Oh , well. If you arc on exhibition
but then you would better hire a hall. '
"It Is not necessary to talk further with
this person. She has no reuse of the beau
tiful. She doesn't think women were made
like the Mowers of the conservatory , to be
l.o.iutlrul and to begaiel on fjr tho'r beauty
Perhaps she works. Maybe she reads like
a man. Anyhow she says sho'a no butterfly ,
and no w.ix doll , and while she thinks the
pattern hats are pretty things you couldn't
hire her to carry one around on her head.
"So you see her opinion Isn't worth hav
ing."She
"She has no sympathy with the down
trodden ostrich and no feeling for the pov
erty etrlcken silkworm. She has even
been suspected of an Idea that women could
do without hats and men without cloves. "
A Scotch minister named Pcttlgrow. on
asking why his Hock wa so regardless of
his exhortation to them to remain awake
during the sermons , was told that lib own
wlfo set the example , but a.i she sat below
the pulpit she was out of the minister'
sight. On this It was arranged that on the
following Sunday the Informant should hold
up his linger when Mrs. Pottlgrow mic-
eumbed to Morpheus.
The preacher bent forward and saw his
consort enjoying a tiling nap. With a tre
mendous blow 01 , the pulpit he aroused her
from her slumber , and as the lady , who ,
according to the legend , was destitute of
both fortune and beauty , looked up , ho
addressed her In accents of wrath : "Sit up
there , Jean I'ettlgrew ! Ye are na bonnle ; I
gat nao tocher wP ye ; and gin ye hac na
heavenly grace about ye. I liae gotten an
unco bad bargain o' ye ! "
The English woman Is nothing if not con
sistent and poetic. She writes to the cor
respondents' column of her favorite paper :
"How can I make my hair , which Is Jet
black , become a nice shade of yellow ? " And
she signs herself "Aphrodite. "
A woman from Leeds says she has no
appetite. Is falling away from llfo at the
rate of live pounds a week , and wants to
know what sort of medicine or food to take.
And ye gods , and little flshcs she signs
herself "Uerkshlre 1'lg ! " As If such it
pseudonym were not bad usage for any one ,
but to choose It for n person who exists
on milk and sympathy !
A young woman of 13 writes to know If
long dresses would not be the proper thlnjc
for her to wear , as she Is five foot live
Inches. She signs herself "Wee Willie
Winkle. "
A repentant person desires a euro for a
bad lumper. She Is "Job's I'artner , " If you
please. Poor Job !
"Hoky-Poky" wants to know who wrote
the "Sonata In C sharp , " and "Wall Flow-
era and Hosea" hungers for a rcclpo for
brightening kitchen tins.
Are Kngllsh women possessed of a SCIIHC
of humor which wo have always denied
them ?
Happily , practical Joking Is no longer
popular , and It l.s now considered bad form
to Indulge In this species of "horso play , "
which Is neither funny nor witty. Still there
will always bo mischievous spirits who IIml
amusement In such silly deceptions , not
realizing that It Is not only unpleasant , but
Is oftentimes actually dangerous , and there
fore wicked. Sometimes the results are
sad. Indeed. One of the most shocking con
sequences of a foolish Jest related in the
annals of society was the sudden and ter
rible death of a young man who , being mar
ried not long before to a girl who professed
to be afraid of nothing , tried to test her
courage In the disguise of a burglar , and
received his death wound from his own pistol
tel , which the frightened woman seized and
flrert.
The Empress Elizabeth of Austria owes
her present position to the Jilting of her
older olstcr by Emperor Franz Josef. Al
most In childhood Helena of Ilavarla wan
afllanced to the present emperor of Austria.
Everything was In readiness for the mar-
rlcgo when , unluckily for Helena , Franz
Joaef saw her younger sister ritah down
stairs , pursued by some children with whom
she was romping. The beautiful Elizabeth
was only 1C , but she was over six feet tall
and had the figure of a goddess. Her
goMcn hair trailed to within a few Inches
of the floor as nlio ran down the staircase
unmindful of his majesty. Sim ran right
Into the Imperial affcctlonn , and FranJoser
Inslsicd on Jilting the older sister for the
beautiful hoyden of 10.
AXV IIA V
The recent visit of the Chinese Htatrs-
man am ! his suite , with thnlr Innumerable'
.lade ornaments , has revived an Interest In
the green stone. We don't take HO kindly to
thumb rlngn as the Chinese do , and the
caprice Is finding expression In huckln
centers , umbrella tops , hat pins , and the
like. Jade Is considered especially lucky
for babies' use , and In consequence the east
ern stone Is found at the moment In rattles
and tooth rings.
If n woman must bo beautiful artificially
she runs great chances of being poisoned ,
which , by the way. Is a very pleasant thing
to think of Isn't It ? This fact N Just at
present occupying the attention of doc
tors , who have discovered a new disease ,
whoso victims are almost exclusively of
the fashionable world. Thn illneano , which
Is called cctimotlc paralysis , first attacks
the unns , then the legs and finally thu
wlioln body. To contract this 'initially ' , It Is
dnclaicd , incnnd > i lingering and otherwise
frightful death. If men of fashion could bo
polled probably they would bo nearly
unanimous In the opinion that the usu of
powders , dyea , bleaches and washes niako
women less Instead of moro attractive. Hut
those who IJHO them would tint hellovo that
and they become moro ami moro reckless
I'-iiil put the coametlca on thicker and
thicker. The powder most commonly em
ployed by the society woman Is pink In
color and makes the skin look smooth when
rubbed In. It seems harmless , but It Is In
fact tnado of ground Htouo , and when ap
plied to thu fuco fills every pore of the skin.
This Is monl dangurouH , tin no perspiration
can possibly escapu , Wlie.n this Is used pur-
{ latently for some lime the small v. > < i
the surfacii become paraljzed. Th' t * the
beginning of the end There are malty
\vjshcn on the market to enhance beauty.
They have the effect of enamels. They
should all be avoided. They all OOIIMIU
harmful minerals , and are. In fact. aim. < .u
entirely composed of bismuth , mereur > and
otlilu of zinc.
The health of every girl should be prcclout
In her mother's eyes. Too precious to bo
saerlilced to any other consideration what
ever. "You mould her character ; let tint
mould her face , and Oed will take r.iro
of her figure. " jion't put her Into stllf cor
sets nor drag her down with heavy skirts
about her hips. Wo dress our girls sensibly ,
with clothing suspended from the shoulders
and with low-heeled shoes until nbom the
tlmo when wo should most surely KCC that
no undue weight nor pressure Intottere
with the perfect development of the foini.
Then there comes a change. The gli-1 hns
hips now , mid , of course , they must have
been meant to hold up her skirts. She Is
beginning to taper nt the waist , which Is
thought to Indicate that she needs help In
that direction , and a corset Is brought for
ward. Her lengthened figure requires fur
ther lengthening , and we add half an Imh
or so to the hrels of her shoes , and afier
all this care on the part of the mother the
girl must possess almost superhuman
strength and powers of endurance If she
reaches the age of 30 In n strong , healthful
condition.
Olrls should lead a very quiet and unex
citing life between the ages of 12 and 17
or IS. How many of them do ? And how
many more are In a constant \\hlrl of eon-
certs. Juvenile parties and other entertain
ments that keep them not only awake , hut
In a state of nervous excitement until tlin
latest hours kept by the grown-up women
of fashion ? It l needless to say that no
young girl may , with any sort of Justice , bo
left to come and go at her own will , receiv
ing company of her own choosing or ac
cepting. Particularly should she be brought
up to know that her parents or brothein are
her proper escorts whenever she requires
attendance , and that lovers , silk dresuen
and Jewelry are things not suitable for
schoolgirls.
Talkers are not those who have news tji
tell. Their mission Is. as Pope desi rlbedA
the poets , to put Into words what oft was
thought before hut not so well expressed
The mind Is unequal to the strain nf taking
Information as such all the time. Wo read
Just as wo drops In new garmcnli * nut IIP-
eauao we are naked , but because wo w.inl
to vary our garments. We read puri'j for
Inspiration , sclcnco for the laws of lit end
nature , newspapers for general InformalInu
essays and history for relaxation ami
basis of knowledge. Any one well ml ! n
these must be an entertaining companion If
the faculty of Imparting the sum of t'lem
bo given : In other words. If he or shr ho a
good talker. I/ord Macaulay , one t f the
best Informed men of his time , waa sn irre
sistible a talker that whole e niiivii | 's at
fur hours to listen. His love of talking v\oa
so Inordinate that a cessation of his vson-
drous outllow was Jocosely all'idi'.l ' in na i
"brilliant flash of silence. " They li.nl. it
Is true , more time to talk hi other .lays
than wo can net aside now , and there \M > -
other occult liilluences not I-'SH eon.Un : o
to engaging garrulity. In those tines the
streets wore filled with picturesque slnpi-s
and colors the nameless grace of risMimra
and equipages now seen only on the mitu.
Xo wonder that , surrounded b > birds of
such brilliant plumage , conns ami kings ,
robes and stars , crowns and belnins vil-
vets and plumes , clashing swords and
rustling silks , our fathers and mothers
talked well. Hut In revenge we have a
vaster field to draw On for uprightly ron-
ver&Jtlnn. The schoolboy of today has n
greater fund of knowledge , by merely learn
ing the use of life's needs , than the best
educated of the ancients.
The queen Is very fond of children Ono
day she WHS out driving In Scotland , when
she saw three little girls who lived at the
iiamo manse thoroughly enjoying themselves
at a gooil game.
She sent a messenger to make Inquiries
about them , and cloalrctl that they mmht
como and visit her nt the castle.
It so happened that their parents w ro
not at home at the time , and although they
were In high g1 o the children < tld not quao
know what to do.
One point which troubled them v < ry imir-h
was how should they address the queen
However , after n little talk , thev de , ided
they could not do butter than address her na
tlio kings of old were addressed In Dih'e ' his
tory.
tory.When they were taken Into her majesty If-
presence , to the qtieon's grrat nmusemPTrT.
they fell Immediately down before her. and
very solemnly exclaimed : "O , queen , llvo
forever ! " '
They spent a delightful afternoon and nil
too coon the time arrived for them to go
home.
Imagine the queen's surprise and amuse
ment , when , on leaving , they again fell ilu\vn
together and said tbU time : y. - .
" 0 , queen , live forever ! And please may
wo conic again another day ? "
Hev. Charles H. Parkhurat , P. n. . < li -
eusfca "Tho Young Man and Marriage" in
the November I.adhV Home Journal. "Mar
riage to a certain degree , " he says , "a yi > ui > ;
man Is to look upon from a uillli n-un
standpoint. A good wife Is so innrh caprul.
She makes him to be , by a kind of grace , a
great deal more then be l.s by nature Mio
contributes the qualities IK riled In order to
convert his vigor Into a nafo as well as
productive pfllciency. She InirodueiH. for
Instance , Into his Intellectual nature that in
gredient of sentiment which Intellect re
quires In on'er to bo able to do Its best
work. Heart and brain nied to conspire In
order to the attainment cf the true , and
without earing to assert that man is natur
ally heartless any more than 1 Hluiuld wish
to assume that woman Is by nature brain
less , yet heart In Its way Is Just as prei-lous
as brain In Its way , and woman , so long
as she is untainted by the passion of want
ing to be a man , will be that member of
thu connubial corporation that will In par
ticular contribute to the capital stock its
nffectlonal clement. Some women may re
sent this , but I u-mfid like to caution young
men against cherishing matrimonial designs
upon any woman who Is likely to resent It
If what you want Is a wife and not merely
a housekeeper , you must keep your eye well
open for a warm bundle of femininity that
will be to you In a personal way what the
flro on the. hearth Is to you In a physli al
way a fund of tropical comfort that wdl
Keep the stiffness out of your thinking , the
frost out of your feeling , and the general
machlnory of your life In u condition of
pleasurable activity. "
Park ) In the paradleo of the ( lres4tnaluT ;
In , that city there nr moro than 7u " "J
persons who make articles of woman's dre a.
nnil f > 'i,000 drcHsmnkcra alone. It Is o'i-
irjated that the money earned yearly In Una
business IH over ? 2.12.72C,000.
The woman nf ) ( ) or thereabout ! * , wliuso
great aim Ir. IITo Is to preserve her flgut'o
uml her complexion , not only pays Hlnrimt
attention to her bath , gymnastics and massage -
sago , but she I.i more careful au to v/ha' ' ti'io '
oats than nn old Unman gladiator Ono
Now York society woman , who at 4& Is fn-
IIIOUH for her gooil looks and gi-ncrully at
tractive and youthful appearance , m-.ir
puts u bit of bread Into her mouth. It
might be rank poison for the Hcant i-
It receives at her hands. Nor dors it
of any kind , sort or dcscrlpilnn over pma
her lips , nor an leu , nor coffee , nor choco
late. What does she cat ? llccf , mutton
and nil vegetables that grow above ground ;
but of theto ; Him cats only sparingly. HO
fearful In mllHdy of embonpoint , that fuu to
youthful appearance.
At thu funeral of a pretty young woman
In llrooklyn the other day u folding coilfir *
wau used , which , when open , presumed thu
appearanuu of a beautiful much. Tlio decora-
tloim wcro carnatloiiH and blue silk drapery ,
A few dayrt ago four women left England
to do mission work In India , iindur the aim-
plcoa of the Wualeyan Missionary noddy.
Their names are Miss Fenilman. Mls.i Hud
son , Miss Ptrtnett and Minn Harris , Mltii
Hall , a friend of theirs , U perfecting herself
lu the language , and will uliortly Join them.