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UNANSWERED PRAYERS Like ome schoolmaster, kind In being torn, flWho hears the children cryluif o'er their States 5And calling "Help me, master," yut helps nut, Since In hi" silence and rcfimul lies "Their self-development, ho (Sod libidos "Unheeding iiimiy prayers, lie in not deaf "To any cry sent up from earnest hearts; lie hear mid strengthens when He unist deny. Tf m ,,a n-nniiliiir nvup lifi.'l hliril HUinH. But, should He dry our team and give the key. What would It profit us when school were done And sot one Iohsod mastered! What a world W thin If all our prayer were granted Ntf in famed Paudoru's box were such vast ill At lie In human hearts. Should our de- ires. IVolced one by one, in prayer ascend to God And come back as events shaped to our wish, What chaos would result! In my fierce youth I sighed out breath enough to more a fleet .Voicing wild prayers to heaven ror ran cled boons. Which were denied, and that denial bends My knee to prayers of gratitude each day Of mr maturer life. Yet from those prayers I rose alway reeirded for the strife And conscious of new strength. I'ray on, ad heart! That which thou pleadest for may not be given, But In the lofty altitude where souls Who supplicate God's grace are lifted, there (Thou shalt find help to bear thy future lot (Which Is not elsewhere found. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in the Cosmopolitan. WEDDING GIFTS. "Pooh! Presents!" said the Old Mnr jrled Man to the bridegroom. "Don't Ithlnk you'll get what you want. I'll tell you my experience. "As the time for our marriage drew near I used to call at tne nouse every available evening and whisper confl- wentlally to the curly head which exact ly fitted my shoulder thait I was the luckiest follow on earth. On one oc- Icaslon Agnes sighed and murmured Wreamlly that that was Just what she relt "That was on the 5th.' - "On the 12th I stopped in a minute at noon to see if she loved me as much as at 11:15 the night before. She replied that she did that love was unalter able but thnt she must hurry upstairs now or the dressmaker would get her skirts flute-shaped Instead of organ- (piped. "On the 14th the present began to ar rivealso the relatives. It became nn unsettled problem which of the two were more numerous; Aggie lind cousins once removed., I had several uncles and aunts. All were well off; In fact, it was a curious coincidence that we were the only poor branches on our respective family trees. I was In Ian Insurance otllee lire Insurance, not tlfe Insurance and when I had com nunlcated to her the news of my re (cent promotion she hud declared in the t'ace of her family's unaccountable irefercnoe for Homy Walker (who was toot so good a follow as I am by nny (manner of menus) that to be Mrs. Uoseph Louusbury and live In n small fhouse on a very small income and bliss was precisely hor Ideal of existence, So we wort not marrying as a specula tion; ui'vrrtlu'less. since marriage' Ironies so seldom in one's life, wo bad hopes that our moneyed relatives would do the handsome thing. "They did. I'Mrst came a complete et of knives, forks and spoons in a polished wood case. They wore from the- cousin Aggie had been named for. I'Huch a senslblo present!' said her mother; 'they will last a lifetime.' "Ves,' said I, 'it will take us a good fwhllo to wear all those out two at a time.' ! " 'Don't you suppose we're ever go ing to entertain any company, Joe 7' asked the girl of my affection, tapping me on the cheek with one of the forks. "The same night 1 hud a note from (her saying, 'Dearest Joe, you ought to bee the lovely at tor dinner coffee spoons Hocond Cousin M illy has sent no two Llll. 1 . . .. 1. .... T ., ., . I. n Itlng7 Don't tell, dour, but I almost lull they'd boon something else, for I til nk some the girls arc going to give ne spoons. 1 lie rest or tins letter was aot Interesting -to you. I "This was the beginning of nn ava lanche of spoons Charter Oak spoons, nutmeg spoons, soldiers' monument npoons, witch spoons, bust spoons, por trait spoons (I called those last our picture gallery, and suggested that jthoy should be framed in ribbons and liung In tho parlor). One of our friends fkMit a pair of salted-almond spoons, lioplng that we would exchange them If they were duplicated, but It turned out tliat those were the only ones we liad. The sugar spoons wore all marked. There wore Ave of them. "It Is a time-honored custom In our office when one of us t married for the .rest to 'combine' and buy a picture; and you could generally tell what year a man's wedding came off by a glance 'at his parlor wall. Williams, who was married in 'fit, had 'Far Away;' Brown's, a few years later, was 'The Three Fates.' Ours was, of course, the latest thing out. It had a silver frame. I "As the days went by and pieces of liver piled up on us I was more than once reminded of the couple whose courtship was conduced In Brown 'Jugose, and who were fitted out by 'their admiring friends with a drown ing tea set, with quotations around the Jgi", 1h, the little more, and how miK'U It la! The Fords had a run on jciilna, but a good deal of It got broken the first year. Tho Smiths' specialty was etchings; they had enough for ev ery room In the house only, they never had a house; they boarded ever since they wore married. Finally the climax came, wheu my old Uncle John sent us a solid tea set. I hadn't expected any thing from him, unless perhaps a Bible of a Webster's Unabridged, for he did n't enjoy giving anything away. Aggie was getting too tired to be very en thusiastic, but hor mother was delight ed, and It was no use thinking that I would Just as soon hnve had the money. " 'This makes 103, dear nine more' than Susie Fish had,' said her sister. " 'One hundred and two,' said Aggie. " 'No, dear, 103102 came this morn ing.' " 'Oh, I know I shall never get this list right!' exclaimed Aggie, diving for her blunk book. " 'Look out, or you'll be handing that book to the parson for a prayer-book,' said I. "'Wouldn't be a bit surprised, she answered, smiling; Aggie could smile whn she was tired. "Well, we were married. A man breathes easier when It's over with. 'But, Aggie,' I said, as the carriage door slammed on us, 'if It ever happens to us again, let's leave out the heathen superstitions.' " 'I know It,' said Aggie. 'I begged" them not, but they would smuggle some In. See any In my hair?' " 'Some In your bat brim.' I brushed her off, and she seized the newspaper I had carefully brought along to look like an old married man, and conjured with It a minute, holding It out by an Improvised handle. 'Here,' she said, 'the very childeu In kindergarten know how to make paper dustpans now brush the carriage seat.' When we got out I gave the backmau a dustpan of rice with a bill on top. There, burn It,' said I. Did you see him chortle In his Joy?" said Aggie, giggling; 'Joe, do you feel like a married couple?' " 'Lots,' said I. "Our ten days In Washington had only one bogle the blank book. Aggie said she must finish her notes. All I could do was to sit by and fret, and put on the stamps; and she told me I hindered her more than I helped, and she was awfully glad to have me around, It made her feel better. "We begnn housekeeping In a cheer ful way In a little house on a new" street. It wns something like to come home to one's own dinner table. We had so much silver that It looked funny with our plain china nobody had given us a lot of Ice-cream sets and things. tell you, marriage Is a lottery when It comes to wedding presents. I Ukecl seeing Aggie's face in the sugar bowl,' though. Every night the little maluF (Imported, to live up to the spoons) brought them and all the rest upstairs on a tray and we packed them away In the chest we had made and a pretty penny It cost, with its combination look, which went Into the end of the closet where nobody could get at It. One night we came home at 12 from reception, and as we stole upstairs not to wake the sleeping handmaid, Aggie so sleepy herself that she tripped on her wedding gown and I had to bold her, we came upon the whole array on the floor outside our door. '''Isn't It Imposing? so safe!' said I, but Aggie said, 'desperately, 'I shan"t care anything about going out even--lugs any more If I've got to put that silver away after I get home' " 'Lot It stay there.' "'Oh, I can't. Mamma thinks we're so careless. We don't appreciate things enough. She says, If anyone had given her such elegant things when she wns married she wouldn't have dared to close iier eyes!' ' Take more than that to keep my eyes open.' But I helped Agnes shove the tray under a clinir, and drape the train of her wedding dross over It. " 'What on earth are you doing, Ag gie?' I asked, on coming In for dinner one day. All I could see was one foot and a skirt ruille in the closet. "Aggie scrambled up enough to catch me round my knee. 'Oh, Joe, I'm so glad you've come!' " 'What Is It? You're ready to cry.' "That's what 1 like about you; you don't have to be explained to. Henry Walker wouldn't have known I felt like crying If I'd scroninod it at him!' "That made me feel pretty gooi? (though dinner wasn't ready). 'But what? ' " "It's the silver! I came up to change thp forks and spoons so they should get worn nllke, and I've shut the paper with the combination in the chest, and I enn't remember what it was.' "I got down beside hor. It was hot tor than Mexico In thnt closet. I turn ed and tried the lock. 'Do you keep your dresses out of my way, they tickle the liaok of my neck.' No good. 'Well I guess we'll use the old forks to-day.' said I; "I don't believe they'll fade away yet awhile.' 'Oh, I'm so sorry but they're ev ery one shut up In that chest.' So we laughed. What else was there to do? It was funny when Domini; c.iino homo with mo to tea we'd asked him some days before. It wouldn't have been funny with some girls. The table look ed principally white china, and the kitchen knives and forks didn't go round. F.ver cut omelet with a pew ter shs)U? It Is groat. "It wasn't quite so funny when three hot days had gone by ami we had near ly smothered sojourning In the closet. nml no news of the combination. "Don't tell mamma! pleaded my wife. I be gan to think I should have to call in a locksmith, when one evening Aggie startled me by Jumping out of bed crying. 'I've got it! I've got It I" r.ot what a nightmare?' I've cut the combination! I've been working on it all the time, and It just came to me in my sleep. (!et rialit up. J,m. and bol l the light, and mind you don't sot anything on fire.' In another two minutes the front of the chest fell down and heboid our houshold rnrfa' 'If anybody wauts to steal them be. tween now and daylight,, they can, that's all,' said Aggie; 'but I'm not go ing to shut that lock agaiu to-ulght for anybody!' "In the fall there was burglar scare about town,' and Agues' mother came over and gave her a lecture upon lock' lug the windows. She said wo really ought to have a burglar alarm. To please her, I had one put lu. Election night I went down to town telling Ag gle not to sit up for me, for I should wait for the returns. It was 1 o'clock when I ojienod the front door very softly, not to disturb Agnes. 'B-r-r-br- ke-plunk!' I forgotten the alarm. "Before I had time to say a word or even turn down my coat collar, my wife appeared at the head of the stairs. She pointed a pistol at me. Her hair bung loose, and she was In her well, never mind; but she looked distracting' ly pretty. " 'If you come one step further I'll fire!' she cried. " 'It's Joe, Agnes,' said I, meekly, " 'I don't believe It! Take off you bat." , "I took it off, and made ber a low bow. 'Don't shoot your husband; he's doing the best be can.' "Agnes laughed hysterically. 'Ob, Joe, I was so frightened.' "I rushed upstairs and caught her. I took away the pistol, and wrapped her up in her dressing-gown. 'Do you" think you ought to appear before burg' lars In this costume?' I Inquired. She blushed. 'I never thought of that.' '"And to think you should point a pistol at your own husband.' " 'It wasn't loaded, Joe.' " 'Agnes Lounsbury,' said I, 'do yon mean to say you were so rash as to aim at me with a pistol that wasn't loaded? " 'But I shouldn't have fired It, any way; It wasn't cocked.' "Well, this ends the watchman burg' lar alarm business,' said I. 'We've had about as much of It as we want. To morrow we'll decide what silver we1 want to use every day, and the rest shall go down to the bank.' "We're able to breathe now. The sil ver stands on the sideboard, and as yet nobody has carried it off; If they do Agnes' mother will say she expected It, for we aren't the careful people they used to be In her generation. Once In a while Aggie quarrels with me be cause some dish or other that would make a show for company Is at the bank, and I don't see my way clear to bring it home under my arm. 'You can have them all home and trust to luck If you'd rather,' I say. " 'I'd rather they were at the bank, because then I should have them, you knpw.' N " 'Don't see It,' said I; 'but It's Just as you say. "When our anniversary came around we had a present and a note from one of Agnes' elderly frtenls. The note ran this way: "My dear Mrs. Lounsbury: We send you our best congratulations on your anniversary. . My husband will have his little Joke, you know; and, as some one told him that the Lounsburys had had so much silver given them on their wedding that it was a positive embar rassment to them, he says you ought to be ashamed of being such plutocrats at your age, while the older generation has not even accumulated souvenir spoons, and sends you this little gift to remind you of the fact ' "0h, Joe! It's silver!' for I had punched a hole In the paper. 'No, It Isn't. It's a pudding dish, or for oys ters, you know. How kind. And plat ed, too. It didn't cost much, Joe, did It?' " 'A few dollars-, I should think.' "'How good! Perhaps even less, Joe?' "'Perhaps so; It's rather light weight.' '"Isn't It delightful? We'll have some oysters in it to-morrow night, and ask them over to tea.' , ' 'I should feel dreadfully to have that taken,' I beard her murmur that even lug. " 'What for?' " 'Because It's such a comfort to have one thing that you don't care whether it's stolen or not.' "You're getting sleepy, Aggie. But I know one thiug that 'goes on, goes on forever.' " 'What?' "'Our storage rent. I reckon In a few years we'll hnve paid for the whole outfit, and then we'll fetch It home and keep open house for burglars with a clean conscience.' " 'Don't be ridiculous, Joe,' said my wife." New York Tribune. it TRUMPET CALLS. !.- Horn Hounds a Wornluu Not to tlis Uuredtemod. UU llberaljty not consist hat we give, hut lu what w have left. The man who Is trying to get to heaven alone Is not lit to go. Kvery step tak en with Christ Is a test of both faith aud cour age. Religious hate Is the most relentless of all hate. An honest man can never be a friend to the thief. Crushing a rose makes It bigger than it was before. Don't lose any sleep worrying about God's part of your work. The character of love Is the same in every country and climate. Christ never sent anyone to anybody else who came to him for help. Some shepherds seem to make a spe cialty of feeding the lamlis goats' milk, There Is much of the devil's work that can only be doue by the hypocrite. The emphasis Is put In the wrong place, when a Christian talks louder than he lives. The trouble about sowing wild oats Is that the same baud that sows must do the reaping. Many a boy has turned out bad, be cause bis rattier bore down too uaru on the grindstone. The less people know of the Bible's spirit, the more hairsplitting they will do over Its letter. The devil spikes a gun when the Im pression prevails that the preacher Is proud of his bead. There are people who doubt the Bi ble, who believe everything they see in the newspapers. t, The devil will soon be on very good terms with the man who has begun to admire bis own piety. When a skeptic tells you that so and so Is In the Bible, always ask him for a chapter and verse. It takes the devil a long time to find out that be never makes anything by opposing a Christian. The greatest waste of time we can be guilty of In this world Is to neglect to prepare for the next We best please men when we ask for the least, but we best please God when we ask for the most. Shouting In church Is sometimes one kind of religion, while paying the preacher's back salary Is another. CIGAR WRAPPERS FROM MEXICO Destruction Caused by Bagpipes. A Scotch Highlander, dressed in kilts and carrying a set of bagpipes under his arm, appeared at Bar Harbor the other night and next morning at 8 o'clock strolled up Main street In search of a good place to try the bags on the natives. It is years since the uncanny music of the canny Scot has been play ed there, and It had a wonderful effect the first tune causing no less than five simultaneous runaways among horses and the wrecking of two wagons and sots of harnesses. The bagpiper stopped In the middle of the tune to see the fun, and after he saw the destruction that one tune bad jvronght be let the wind out of the pipes and took the 10:30 o'clock boat for Bangor. Jos-tlp Is a pleasant way of criticis ing yourself. No man over did a thing that you are not liable to do. Half the mistakes of this world are made by people who think they are correcting mistakes of others. About all the people you used to know have lots of children, and ars poor. Nearly all the fat leaner this summer. Their Use Not Yet Increased by the Present Troubles in Cuba. There is a growing Idea among smok ers that, owing to the trobules In Cuba, there will be a scarcity of Cuban leaf tobacco, which will soon affect both the quality and quantity of domestic clear Havana cigars, and a rumor Is preval ent that already many of the so-called clear Havanas are covered with Mexi can tobacco, and that it cannot be de tected by experts. The best-informed persons In the trade deny this rumor, and state that most of the large Ameri can firms have enough Cuban tobacco to last them for a year or more, and that there is little or no tobacco In Mexico suitable for the fnstltdlous smoker. They say, also, that Mexican tobacco is detected easily at sight, and while It may be possible In future years to produce tobacco for wrappers which will compete with the Cuban article, it will be a long time coming, as up to date no effort has been made by the Mexican growers to cater to this mar ket. The Mexican loaf is thicker and duller In appearance, without the rich gloss of the Cuban variety so attrac tive to American smokers. What Is still more to the point, It rapidly de teriorates In appearance after being worked up into cigars. Still another reason Is that all the available Mexi can wrappers worth anything are called for by the Mexican trade, one firm of which Is said to be under con tract with Englishmen for 500,000 cigars every two weeks. The government statistics also give an important hint in this matter. The total export of filler tobacco from Mexico for 1SS3 was only 48,451 pounds, of a value of $11,450; In 1S94. 57,840 pounds, valued at $18,50", while the total amount of wrapper tobacco for 1S95 was but thirteen pounds, valued at $7. This country Imported from Cuba in 1803 21,094.891 pounds, valued at $8,940,058; In 1894. some 14,578,000 pounds, valued at $5,838,964, and In 1895 some 20,147,000 pounds, valued at $7,233,474. The total amount of Im ported wrapper tobacco from Cuba paying duty Into the United States treasury during 1S95 wns 28,130 pounds, valued at $38,320. These are the facts in the matter, and as soon as Mexican tobacco begins to come lu for I use on domestic-made clear Havana ! cigars Its arrival will be shown In the weekly tables of Imports published In trade and shipping organs. What is very likely Is that the consumer of Hav ana cigars will soon have to face a darker tobacco on his cigars than he has been wlshiug for lately. New York Sun. Until. The Bishop (to young widow) My sister, I dare say you find comfort in the thought that you made your husband happy while he lived. Young widow Y'ea. Toor Jack was in heaven till he died.-rick-Me-Up. . WOMEN BREAD WINNERS. WOMEN ore steadily, even rapidly, becoming a recog nized factor In the mercan tile life of the country. It may not be ninny years before the United Stutes will be known as tho home of the wom an bread winner, aud while one cannot but admire the pluck which the girls and women of to-day manifest In tarv Inir out their own fortunes, one enunot but reeret 1" e circumstances whlc comnel them to toll for their uauv bread. Perhaps It Is only a feeling of sentiment, but It Is none the less sin rem. Women are essentially of and for the home. That Is their propel sphere and there they should remain, If possible, but unfortunately circum stances cannot always be controlled or shaped as people would like, and thou sands are actually driven to worn. Is a condition which must be respect ed and all praise should be given to the women who prefer to toll for an honest living rather than enjoy an ill gotten one or the bounty or otners, The Increase in the number of women workers from 1870 to 1890, as announc ed by the United States census of the latter vear. was remarkable. There were ouly 84,047 women teachers In 1870 as against 245,905 twenty years later, while during the same period the number of saleswomen had grown from a little over 2,000 to 58,000, and the number of stenographers from 7,000 to more than 21,000. In 1890 there were 888 newspaper women In the country and 1,225 women preachers, callings which were practically closed to worn en twenty years ago. And this marvel ous Increase Is to be noticed In the other walks of life. Some may argue that these figures are lu favor of the new woman theory, but this is not so, They merely Illustrate the independ ence which has always characterized American life among women as well as men, thnt spirit of self-reliance which founded the country, establish ed Its Independence on a blood-stained altar oud perpetuated it until It has become the leading nation of the world, Deslsns Costumes for Opera. Edward Siedle Is property manager for the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. When getting together costumes for a presentation some time ago he found himself much at a loss to har monize certain colors and partly In WHS. EDWARD SIEDLE. Joke, partly In earnest asked his wife's advice about the matter. Much to his surprise she almost Immediately point ed a way out of the difficulty. Her marked ability In this line suggested the idea to him that Mrs. Siedle would doubtless be successful In staging cos tume plays or operas. She turned her attention to the work and now is re garded as most successful. She 1ms staged numerous first-class produc tions, her original Idea being to carry out a series of distinct color schemes. In this she has conspicuously succeed ed, making of each set a separate tone picture. Mrs. Sledle's preparation for her present work was n thorough art course at the South Kensington school in London. Tbe Boys' Prlg.ide. The total membership of the Boys' men seem to bs Brigade for tbe 1 nlted Kingdom is 3- 000 lads, with 2,600 officers. Dress for the Thin Woman. Thin women should dress to conceal their angles and to keep their bones in the background. Plain bodices which permit the collar bones to reveal their presence, tight sleeves which announce the existence of sharp elbows and backs calling attention to conspicuous shoulderblndcs, are all to be avoided. In order to give herself the appearance of gracious roundness of figure, the thin woman should have skirts that flare as mucu as fashion will permit. Scant skirts make ber look like an ex clamation point. She should wear bodices shirred at tbe neck and at tbe waist, allowing fullness over the bust. The sleeves should be full to a point below tbe elbow, In order to avoid a display of s'-arpness at that crucial point. If wrist bones are prominent, long cuffs or frills of lace should help to conceal the painful fact. Collars should not be plain, but they should be gathered or laid in folds. I Rnby's Clothr. ! Every mother worthy of the name likes her little ones to look well kept Making pretty frocks and doll-like un dergarments is a labor of love which even the wealthiest do not always care to be spared, especially for a first child. A mother sews thoughts and hopes Into every seam; aye, and when her babies bavc- grown to manhood or womanhood she cherishes, folded away amidst rose leaves and wrappings of tissue paper, the little robes that twenty or thirty years before she had fashioned In tbe fullness of her heart, the robes that to day look so incongruous in connection with those who once were their wear ers. Keeping Flowers Fresh. The process of crystallizing flowers is simple and can be satisfactorily ac complished by anyone who has artistic skill. Arrange some basket forms of any desired pattern with pliable copper wire nml wrap them with gauze. Into the bottom of these tie violets, ferns, geranium loaves In fact, any flowers except full-blown roses and sink them In a solution of alum of one pound to a gallon of water. Walt until the solu tion has cooled, as the colors will then be preserved In their original beauty, and the crystallized alum will hold thorn faster than when formed In a hot solution. When you have n light cov ering of crystal i thnt completely envel ops the articles, remove and allow to drip for twelve hours. These basket make a unique ornament and long pre serve their freshness. Flowered Tea Aprons. This dainty tea apron shows how t utilize odd strips of powderlngs of mul ticolor embroidery In combination with bands of white canvas cloth and lace edgings. The embroidered apron Is of white or colored linen adorned In front with floral angles, which are outlined with stem or chnln stitch In Ingrain cot ton In a contrasting shade, matching the rows of nnrrow braid, which head tbe Swiss belt and frame the side fancy aimioks. bands, Broad work, powdered with bright sprigs, insertion In drawn and lattice intersected with raised spots, border In Russian lace. The plaited- sprigged muslin apron Is edged with a deep lace flounce, through which are threaded two baby ribbons In cherry colored velvet. Pretty Dress for an Outdoor Vote. A kimono, or Japanese dress, makes a pretty costume for a girl of sixteen to wear at a fancy dress garden party. Those of wealthy Japanese women are made of very beautiful and costly silk. Inexpensive materials, as flowered cot ton crepe, can be obtained where Ori ental goods are sold lu large cities. Cotton crepon might be used as a sub stitute. A wide, soft silk sash is tied around the waist, and a Japanese fan is carried. The hair is brushed back in a thick roll on the top of the head. and fastened with as elaborate hair pins as can be procured. No bat is worn. A Japanese parasol may be sub stituted for the fan if desired. Ladles Home Journal. FomethlnK Handsome in Crochet. A most useful as well ns handsome design Is presented in the cut. Work separately each trefoil and ring, mean while Joining them together with pi- cots, and add a frame of open squares and Vandykes, through which thread baby ribbon. If preferred, arrange the trefoils in bnnds and triangles for bed spreads, or for the powdering of a satin A SQUARE IX CROCHET. tea cozy or table cover. The square would answer for the top of a pincush ion, trinket box, or, if enlarged, will make a sofa pillow and perambulator cover. Cleaning Ostrich Feathers. Pour boiling water on some white curd soap cut in small pieces; to this add a little pearlash. As soon as tbe soap Is dissolved and the mixture cool enough for the hand to bear, put the feathers Into it and draw them through tbe hand till the dirt is squeezed out of them. Next pass them through a clean lather with some blue in it, and after ward rinse in cold water with blue, to" give them a good color. Shake off the water and dry them by shaking near the fire. Curl each feather separately, when perfectly dry, with a blunt knife or Ivory paper-folder, or hold the feath ers for an Instant over glowing coals. A Famous Hrroini. Miss Kate Shelly, of Moingona, Iowa, who made her way through a raging blizzard at midnight several years ago, and, by signaling to a crowded express train on the Chicago and Northwest ern Railroad, saved It from plunging' through a wrecked bridge, is now des titute and has to support ber aged mother and Invalid brother. Spinach is useful to those with gravel.