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EUGENE CITY GUARD. t. k cammelu rrenrleler, EUGENE CITY. OREGON. HALCYON PAYC Thma are iwr hcli-jon dry, my lore) These n our halcyon Uuynl Oriole cirullnK the (Alee above, Mppllug UuKliWr, wun echoes pror BuillM oa the front of a favoring Jora These an oiir halcyon doyil The are our halcyon day, my ! Tbnv are our balryon day I A world of blutuoini about our feet, Toub blood bouiKllnir with rhyUimia beat, While waltiing bourn lilt fair and floe These are our halcyon day I TbM are our halcyon days, my dear) Tlimn ara our halcyon dayil Clasp them cluw, for In dreama appear Prophetic iliadee of a darkened year, When low they will lie on aloneaouie bkr Thi are our balryon dayat -Philadelphia Ledfer. THE CONNEMARA GIRL Bar Dreea, Her Food, Her Charm ana liar On Dream In Life. The Connemara girll Blio weighs About 180 pound. She wean two woolen petti coaU woven by herself, and over her bead and serving the purose of both aliawl and hood 1 a white petticoat, held in place with ber left hnnd under her chin. Th red petticoats reach only half way down ber calve. The stride of this child of the bog la amozonlnn, yet very graceful. Iler davs are sueut In carrying seaweed for ma- Dure, turf for the lire, and water. Some time! the carries the turf a distance of two ile on her back In a wicker basket Her load usually weighs about 100 pound. Her stocking have no aolua and alie la too poor to buy hoea. Hut ihe wears the legs of heavy woolen locking to protect ber ealvea when the edge of the heavy petticoat, wet with ea water, ami against them. Her banda reaemble tauued leather, they are so bardeued by toll. The brown cow that browaee In the bog la no more Innocent than thla maid of the crag and bog land. Such a wealth of color, auch satiny akin and such vigorous health are not aeon In America. In the evening, aftur this maldun baa worked like a donkey, she goes bome and eats a supper of potatoes (bulled potatoes), nothing elae. Her father and mother may drink a cup of tea, but this luxury is de- tiled to the girl. The tea cost too much. When the potato skins bave been fed to the pig the Connemara girl beapa on the turf, for there Is plenty of It there, and Hods herself to sleep In the chimney nook. Or. it may be, If there are vlaltors or neigh' bora In the house, she will Hit or bum for them to dance by on the hearthstone. This lilt Is one of the quulnteat thing beard In Ireland. ' The sound resemble closely those of an Irish plw. Thuy are produced by the vocal organs In conjunction with the tongue. The tune is usually very rapid, and the liltur catches ber breath fre quently. And what do you suppose the Conne mara girl's dream by night and by day lsf 'lis that she may gather FJ0 together so that she can go to America, the land of catarrh and pneumonia; of Indoor work, where she will lone her satiny skin and splendid vigor; where her eyes will ache foraaight of the Twelve 1 'Ins or Uoune mara; where but, pshuwl she'll cross ths oe when she gets her passage money. f.ew York Sun. On the Elevated Hoad. But the prettiest illiiHtrntlon of all OO curred on the Sixth avenue elevated road. Men seem to consider It a little more their privilege to be churlish on the elevated roads than lu the uilace ears, aud a gray haired woman, rcsioctably dressed, but un mistakably a working woman, with a bugs bundle In her arms, hod hung swaying on a strap all the way down town lu front of prosperous looking, carefully dressed In dividual, with Ike Hiearaiice of a gentle man, who was enjoying bis paper puir utly unmindful of her discomfort A lady came gliding down the, aisle In all the freshness aud daintiness of a faultless toilet, and at once the man folded hi paper and reliiiuulshcd his place, with uplifted bat and courteous salutation. The lady thanked blm, and then turning to the tired woman, whoae gray hair hml promptly ap pealed to her consideration, the lady said, with sweet graciouaucss: "Pleaso take ths eat; you bave been standing longer than 1" "I don't want It," said the other, sul lenly. "liut please take It," urged the lady, with a still more gracious smile, "lteally, I don't mind standing at ull." "No," said the woman, a little mollified by the smllo. "1 won't take It Just to spite him. He meant that seat for a lady, and he didn't offer It to me, anil I won't sit In It," and so she rode on, itolidly clinging to the strap. And the lady said, after it was all over, "Well, I don't blame her any. I like ber pride, but It was a little embar rassing for me," New York Bun. The Care of Shoes. To tare your evening shoes and slippers Invest In a pair of while Deuce lined arctlo boots, which will cost fj, but save ten times that aiuouutlncarrlage hire and medlciue, Sot to mention the shoes theniHulves. Af ter removing your shoes put them In cor rect position by pulling up the upwrs and lapping the flap over and fastening one or two button. Then pinch the Instep down to the toe, urlnglug the fullness up iuslead of allowing It to sag down Into the slov enly breadth of hulf worn foot gear. A boot that is kicked off and left to lie where It falls, or Is thrown Into the closet, will soon lose shape and gloss. Helen Jay la Ladles' Home Journal. The Khedive's Wife, The household of the khedive of Egypt Is a happy one, for the khedive himself Is sensible, kind hearted man, very popular with his people and very fond of his wife. She was the granddaughter of an ex-eullan of Turkey, aud, it U whispered, holds the matrimoulal rein rather tightly, and kec so sharp su eye Uhu ber hiuband that he has never lakeu a second wife, al though the law provides that he, or any other man, may have four lawful wives. Wary J. Holmes In I-adlca' Home Journal. Try a Milk Diet. If you waut to get fut I tell you candidly there Is nothtug will make you stout like eating boiled bread aud milk. Emma Ab bott told me that she was as thin as p wi lls till ah coruuienoed taking ll, and Miss Annaudale, the contralto lu the Abbott company, also aaid there was nothing like a supper of bread and milk for giving a fine rounded figure to a woman. To Judge from the apiersaee of these Indies, I should say that they found the diet a suc cess. Cor. Toronto MaiL ashes fur Draperies. Where draperita are used the ribbons for tying them back or festooning them grow wider and wider. lbguUr saab ribbons are often seen tied in bow aa big a Yum Yum' best aaah, and very pretty they look, too. Not only are the laue edged curtains to the dresser thus adorned, but such bows are also tied to the posts of the brass bed. Washington Star. Then Was He Ball Cease la It. Daffy I hear Carson brought out tils new play last night Did be make Lit! Griggs No. The audience mad a bome run. Muiiacy's Weekly THE CRAB WAS THERE. The Mtrn;e Adventure of aa Old O tleiuan In a Street Car. U'hsn a linnlvnrd horse car started 1 on It. ...turn Irlll (mm tha ThlrtV-foUrth street ferry it bore a happy family of four children, with a thin woman In commaud. One small boy of the party carried with great solicitude a handk'.rchlef, which was apparently filled with sand. This burden wo laid on a seat mi J quickly forgotum iu the Joy of looking out of the window. The car filled rapidly, however, and at length a benevolent old gentleman with gold rimmed glasses and an ante-bellum beaver cllmlied on board a:id sat unsus pectingly down on the handkerchief. A few momenta later tho small boy proprletoi looked around in alarm. "Mil" "What U It, Miklef" "Have you got de crabf" "No, darllu'." An expression of alarm twined in and out among the freckles on "Mikle's" face, and be looked anxiously at bis venerabl neighbor. "lieen to the seashore, my little manf" Inquired the old gentlumau kindly. "Yen." "Dig Irithosiindf" Mit we did We hriinir amiartof It up in a hunkyau' you're slttin' on de crab, "Whatf" "Guess you've squashed him." "What do you mean, little boyf" said the old man, fidgeting nervously. "Crab lu de Iwink, uud you're on It." "Gracious mo, you don't say so," said the horrified old man, and then he arose quickly for a man of his years, gave one glance at his sandy and crab colored coat Ull and fled. "Ma." iVni.'m s I. id hnr" "De bank bos gone." New York Trib une. On the Train. Mossom (to drummer sitting by open window) Excuse mo, sir, but that open window is very annoying. Drummer (pleasantly) I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you'll have to grin and bear It. Ulossom I wish you would close it, sir. Drummer Would like to accommodate you, but 1 can't. Ulossom Do you refuse to close that win' dow, slrr Drummer I certainly do. Ulossom If you don't close It I will. Drummer I'll bet you won't. Ulossom If I go over there I will. Drummer I'll give odds you won't. Blossom I'll ask you once more, sir, will you close that wludowf Drummer No. sir; I will not. Ulossom (getting on bis feet) Then I will. sir. Drummer I would like to see you do It. Ulossom (placing his bands on the ob jectionable wluduwM'U show you whether I will or not, sir. Drummer (as Ulossom tugs at window) Why don't you close Itf Ulossom (getting red In the face) It ap nea to be stuck. Drummer Of course it Is. I tried to close It before you came In. Harvey Iirown Jr, In Life. tilven Away. Cbolly Fashion (to custom house officer) Now that you have discovered those bn gllsh clothes In my trunk aud examined them I should like to know how In time you found that I was trying to smuggle them. How did you kuow they were in my trunk f Custom House Ofllcer They are jo very loud that 1 heurd them throbbing inside the trunk. Lawrence American. In London, Chapplo You're not woahwlng any joolry, dontcherkuow, Miss De Nood. Iloie those beastly Americans didu't steal yur diamonds. Kelluhs say all the ladles on the stage ovuh there have 'em stolen. Miss De Nood (Just returning from New York engagement) Ohl uo. Thoy were too heavy to bring in me luggage. Com pany charged extra, dontchorknow, so 1 sent 'em on a freight steumor. Muusey's Weekly. Kaslly Kiplalned. "Why, what Is the matter with you, Mr. Qulpr" Mild Marin, as she met Alouxo and Ethel cojilng out of a confectioner's. You used to be as (risky as a colt, but now you're as staid as a family horse." "MatUir enough," growled Quip, "I've Just bee i brukeu." Chicago Tribune. Worth the Money. Mrs. Fouruudred (to her steward) I think this charge for new potatoes in the bill outrageous. Steward (apologetically) Please, mum, they was raised bou Mr. Ward McAllister's farm, mum. They his very hexclusive po tatoes, mum. Now York Weekly. At the Theatre. Strantir (to doorkeeper) You pass the rnfesh, duu't your Doorkeeper Are you couueuted with the stage f "Well, I've held several of thorn upl" Munsey's Weekly. The Wrong Kind. Boy Customer I want to look at some sock. Clerk Fast colorsf "No, blame Itl I am a messenger boy." -Ufa. 8uRlvlenl Unto the Day, Kto. "1 don't tmoke any more cigars tu the morning." "Isthstsof When did you stopr" "This morning." Kpocli. A September Idyll. "May I kiss your" It was In the orchard. She answered him uot. Picking a leaf from a pear tree near by she handed it to blm. He thought be read her auawvr Leave. Turnlug, be went hla way. She gsjted at him In astonishment, for she meaul her answer to be, "You have leaf." Alasl and so It all euded. Ufa. sued for III lint Wife's Support. A case iu Maine is exciting considerable Interest. A lVaobaoot woman was anut to the elate asylum as insane. Her buabaud procured a divorce on the ground that hla wife was lururable and married again. The first wife waa discharged as cured re cently, but when she learned what ber hus band bad done she beoajne helpless, al though sane. Ths husband refuanl to sup port ber, although he bad given bonds to do so, and the woman is town charge. The authorities are suing the man, who la worth Vtt,0UQ, for her main t nance. W0.IAN AND HOME MYSTERY OF THE ACCORDION SKIRT CLEARED UP AT LAST. fteaalble Bemarks on Drew Dignity ef Housework Women aa Farmer Train the Girls" llauda I'atent for liable. Bow to Wash Laee. It has been the good fortune of report er to find a solution for what has hitherto been popularly regarded as a first class mystery namely, the process of making that manner of garment so beautiful to the eye aud so dear to the fashionable feminine heart, the wonderful "accordion skirt." The method whereby the so called ac cord ion plait is mode has been kept relig iously a secret ever since the introduction of the novelty. You can procure a skirt so prepared from any dressmaker, dry goods shop or sewing machine place; but the work is uot done on the premises. To begin with, there Is a good sized Iron box without a cover, with parallel wires stretched serosa it lu two layers, one layer of wires below the other. The stuff to be plaited Is first wet aud then passed through the wires in and out, over an upper wire, under a lower one, then over the next up per wire, under the next lower one, and ao on until as much of the material is taken up as all the wires will accommodate. These ups and downs of the cloth form the lines of the plaits, aud behind the last of the ptulta is a square iron bur running parallel to the wires, which, being screwed up with a powerful screw, folds up all the wires compactly together like a book, press Inn the ulalts Into the smallest possible compass. It only remains now to dry the material In that shape, and for this pur pose the iron box is taken out of the oven with a perforated top and permitted to bake there, the moisture that evaporate from the stuff going off as steam. When sufllclcnt time lias elapsed to allow for a thorough drying of the cloth, the iron box is tukeu out of the oven, the screw Is un done, and the cloth Is withdrawn beauti fully plaited accordion fashion and ready to be mode up. One Uultlmore man pro duces several hundred yards of accordion plaiting dally, and, inasmuch as the con sumer pays fifty cents a yard for the work, there must be a reasonable profit lu It. No wonder it is thought worth while to keep the method a secret. However, It la likely that this monopoly will be wiped out before long by the plac ing on the market of a very simple contriv ance recently Invented, which any woman can afford to buy and will have ski II enough to use. It wll cost less than (jl to manu facture, will be sold for to, and will do to perfection not only the according plaiting but knife plaiting, the machine consisting of a little more than two long strips of brass adjustable to a tuble and a wooden roller. Each plait, after being folded by the mochiuo, is Ironed separately with hand Iron, and the stud comes out all ready to be put on to the belt, supposing that It is intended for an accordion skirt. Hut, of courso, many other things besides skirts are mode accordion fashion nowa days, such as canes, cloaks, lamp shades, etc. It will be cheering news to the ladies that the fifty cents a yard rate Is not likely to be maintained very long. It will not be a great while before every woman who makes ber own dresses will perforin the accordion process as a matter of course upon the material she buys. Washington Star. Bonis Sensible Remark on Dres Reform. You see we are grown modest aud feurf ul of some nameless, imaginary moral evil. We have become ashamed of the way God mode us, and we coverourselvea up, just as If the human figure were n deformity. Who first Invented clothes which make men look like stiff, forked, sliaieless forms? The ancients showed the lines of the female figure and gave a piquancy to its pliancy, Its graceful flexibility. Today the women put themselves in stays and load themselves with hust les and stick themselves out with all sorts of Improvements until they look still attractive, but falsely, uuhumanly attractive. I don't Isdieve the Urecluu wo men, those from whose figures gisldcivue were modeled, had a bit bettor forms than the women of today. The race in Cullforula is simply wonder fill iu its development of anatomical beauty, Judging by the display one sees any day on the street. Hut it would be a great deal more effective if the costumes permitted the supple grace of nature to lie shown. Every now and again the female lecturer comes along to teach new fad about dress and to air new ideas about hygiene. The principle of all health is free dom of action of the body aud plenty of ex ercise, and the principle of health Is, curi ously enough, the princlplo of comfort and the principle of beauty of form. When In the olden times men and women wore clothe that looked odd and quaint iu cut to us, if they sacrificed comfort It was to apaaranoe. Wo sacrifice appearance and get no particular comfort. San Francisco Chronicle. The Dignity of Housework. Clerks in the great banking houses Start there as young boys, getting their instruc tion, of course, from seniors. Something of this kind prevailed In old times, when young girls were taken "to bring up," and were taught by the mistress of the house aud her daughters. It la not convenient now or always to have these apprentices, Just as the changes In other busiuess have done away with other form of apprentice ships and indentures. The orphanage and Industrial homes are furulshlug a small measure of pupils for euch occupation. There ought to be many more. When we can make housework as reputable as shopwork is considered to be, tlieu there will be a change. Many ladles now know better how cooking should be done and can do It better than their hired cooks. The enthusiasm for cooking lessons is helping to put that branch of housekeep ing on a more digulfled plane. The mote the mistress, now, will know bow to do about the bouse the more elevated will that employment become In the eyes of th woman who wants a service place. W are really on the edge of change in that reect, but we must take care that it is not a shelving edge and that we don't tall oft. A wife aud mother of moderate means Is better employed In supervising ber household aud ber children than in w earing herself out and iuto an early grave lie piimiliitf t -wliiir tiftMj-MiiM tit niub their flu clothes, aud iu letting them grow ! up with an Ignorant young servant, while she is sewing and sweeping and scrubbing. Philadelphia Ledger. Wouui as farmer. Farmer who find the busiues profitable owe much of their success to the good mau agenut of their wives. It is conceded by all that a farmer without a wife who Us good hum manager cannot expect to mak uiouey. Aa a general thing farmers' wive are as skillful managers aa their huabauda, and share almost equally with them th burdcus and privations of fnru life. A wouiau who hits bvvu reared iu the coun try finds pleasure and health In overseeing the dairy, the garden ami Ihe poultry yard. well aa looking after her household du ties. When a farmer has such a wife he raa devote bis entire time to his general farm work, and at the end of the year the prollt will be well nigh doubled. 1 her are In Indiana a great many wom en who farm extensively and are aa skilled lu the business a any of the meu. These , women have mad money out of the buai- i new and would not give it up for any other ' calling. Marlon couuty baa quite a num.- ber of woaiea who hav been giviug fartu- mg muco tnougnt ana are equipped to make the business a success. Many of these ladies are members of the couuty ag ricultural aocietlea, and their views are al ways given as much weight as those ex pressed by the male members. Mia Ida Itlchardson, who was brought op on farm south of Indianapolis, be lieve that successful aud enjoyable, farm ing depend largely uon the home man agement by the wife. She would have the wife be a helpmate to the husband in all things; not a slave to work, but a woman who takes an luU-rest In the affidrs of the funn and manages the home so as to In crease the husband's profits. She think the country home Is, or should be, the Ideal on. Indiauupoli News. Painting with the Needle. The nun of St. Louis, Mo., are famous for their ecclesiastic needlework, which hoe uo rivul In the world outside of Mexico. Their favorite material Is a heavy cream white satin, almost rich enough to stand alone, and on this they paint actual ph tures with their ueedles. They use bullion thread only for the scroll designs that out line the cloth or garment, and these are particularly beautiful in dilgn, being mostly copies of the scrolls that outline the page of the most uoteil of the old Illuminated missals. Their specially is the embroidering of faces, which they re produce with an accuracy and delicacy equal to the finest miniature painting. On some of their pieces they have copied figures from tho best of the mediaival stained glass, but generally they are more modern in type, reproduction of faces aud figures painted for the pursue by the best artists among them. One altar cloth, made to llll an order from au English cathedral, was of the same cream white satin with a broad border of gold needlework in a design of oriel windows, and set in the center of each oriel was a winded cherub's head, each one studied after the face of a real child, and each of a dilTcrent type. These heads were ubout three inches in dlunieter, and the brush of tlio most famous artist could not have more perfect ly reproduced their silken curls, their tiny wings, their rosy, dimplud beauty, and the childlike faith and adoration in all the limpid, upturned eyes. Illustrated Ameri can. Train the Girls' Hand. It Is highly important in educating a girl to he an efficient, self reliant woman that ber hand should bo trained to bo usefuL Of course the details of her education should be arranged with regard to the so cial position which she will probably eventually occupy. In ordinary cases the hand should be as carefully trained as the brain; for to fulfill the ordinary duties which fall to the lot of average women a useful hand is almolutely necessary. Girls, who have the advuutage of study ing at our female col leges and highschools, do not, as a rule, belong to the wealthy and aristocratic circles where every domes tic duty is performed by servants. The irenerality of such girls will not, when they are married, have a stuff of servants and a housekeciier to look after them; they will bave to be their own housekeepers for the most part, with probably only one or two servants under them. In such a household as this the wife must assist if all is to go well, and her head anil hands must be the chart aud helm of the domestic ship. As an assistance in acquiring manual dexterity, such as Isoftcn required iu house wifery, the teaching of some musical lu st rumen t is not to be over looked. A trained hand can always perform Its task, aud, guided by un educated brnlu of average in telligence, will soon learn to. perform any ordinary domestic necessity well. New York Ledger. How to Wash Lace. In selecting soaps and washing fluids sumo regard must bo paid to the texture of the gisids to be treated. Cure must be ex ercised lu sorting the goods, for lu an Intel ligent treatment of different fabrics a large part of the art of washing consists. Fine hut's, for example, must be treated by themselves. Very fine lace may be cleansed and whitened by folding It smoothly and sewing it Into a clean linen bag. It is then immersed for twelve hours iu pure olive nil. A little flue soap is shaved into water, aud tha lace put into this and Isilled for fifteen minutes. It must be well rinsed, dipj)ed in starch water, and then taken from the bag and stretched amf pinned to dry. Ibices are sometimes whitened by putting them in a bowl of soapy water and set ting them lu the sun. Point lace can lie tacked on a suitable doth, keeping all the points stretched. Then, with a flue brush and a lather of castile soap, it can be ruhlxxl gently. When clean on one side the other must lie treated In the same way. Then let It bo rinsed in clean water, in which a very little alum has been dissolved to take off the suds. With a little starch water go over it ou the wrong side, and then iron It. When dry it must bo opened and set lu order with a bodkin. If not much soiled hu'o can be cleaned by rubbing in Hour or rice powder. New York Worli Patent for liable. Women have patented many things re lating to children, and a California woman Invented a baby carriage which netted her over 150,000. Children's toys form some of the best paying patents that have ever been invent ed, and the man who made the rubber ball attached to a Utile rubber string cleared $500,000 with It. The dancing negro baby gave its Inventor an annual income of 000. Pharaoh's serpents, or those Jointed wooden snakes, brought iu more than t50, 000, and there are tops which have made fortunes. There is a little toy called the wheel of life which Is said to have brought 5OO,0U0 Into the inventor' vest pocket, and I10.00U a year is tho income which is re ceived from the common needle threader. Women have puteuted all kinds of toys. They have made Improvements in baby chairs, and one of the funny patents Is that of a ltostou girl, which consists of a kind of tricycle for dolls, patented in 1879. The patent holds the doll upright and enable the child to push it around the room on wheels. Washington Cor. New York World. Keep Houee In a Doarn Homes. In Philadelphia there Is a little woman who was left a widow two years ago, with DO source of income and three small chil dren to support, who today makes a very flue living by a profession that is uniquely distinctive. She Is a perambulating house kcciicr, and has a dozen or more client on her list, as many, In fact, aa she can com fortably serve. She gnes from bouse to house making weekly visits, and serving two and some times more of her customers In one day. Her duties are lnsicctoral and directors. Fhe goes over a house from cellar to garret, look after the linen, furniture, decorations aud has authority to give directions to the servants or resident hoiiNrkvrper ad lib. She prcimrca a dally menu a week ahead, audits the accounts of tradesmen and very often hiw the entire upervUion over din- ( ner partiea and reception. No detail in the management of a household escape her, and her employers, without exception, pronounce her a perfect treasure, for at a comparatively trilling cost she takes upon her own fair shoulders the worry and bother of that portiouof domestic affairs lilch are to Indies of fashion most Irksome and wearing. New York Journal. Drraa of English ' The English aeem atrangvly Indifferent to dresa. One ran wear almost any kind of , apparel here and not exeito comment. 1 1 have seen things parading the street her in Umdun that would create a riot in th atalea, yet here nolssly paid any attention to t he.nv The more grotesquely a man Is elad the less atUtuttori he attract. At th theatres oue remarkable lights, male snd female. The women wear conspicuous costume. At the Criterion one evening I saw a scrofulou red woman clad in a fiery red gown, the corsage of which was actually plastered over with diamouils not real dia monds, for very few Uidiea wear the gen uine diamond to the theatre. In fact.lt eem to be quite the thing to blossom out in lioste. I have noticed that scrofulous red females are all too common herein London; the redder the face, the redder the gown. Yet there may be philosophy In this. I recollect that Mine. ModJika once told me: "Kcd worn below the face deadens the complexion; worn above the face, heightens the complexion. If, therefore, a woman wishes to subdue the color in the cheeks she should wear a red gown or plenty of red rihlions about her throat; oe the other hand, If she wishes to give her face a certain touch of color, let her wear a nil hat or red flowers In her hair." Eu gene Field's London letter in Chicago News. A Monkish Omelet. It I a remarkable fact that the epicures of the world should lie so largely indebted to the French clergy for tho luxuries they ...i,. Tun Inn kivMiuni at Mont St. Michel are at daggers drawn to this day respecting i the right sort of omelet to oe put uerore a hungry traveler who comes their way. One Is Itldel, who holds out for the old Gallic omelette nux fines herbes, while Poulard, bis rival, conteud that the genuine article Is an omelet the secret of which has been transmitted down through ages by the an tique religious order of the place. Such rivalry is an honor to either party. I have tasted both dishes, and it is difficult to de cide between them. Perhaps that of th monks is the more epicurean of the two. It Is easily prepared. The whites and th yelks of tho eggs are not mixed. Th white are flogged up to a creamy consist ency, to obtain which much elbow grease 1 required; the yelks are only slightly beaten. The whole Is poured Into the frying pan and a large lump of butter put in at the same time. After cooking for two minutes the result Is a miracle in Its way. Pari Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean. Uow Agnes Booth Live. "There is one thing I am very particular about," continued Mrs. Booth, "and that is my morning bath. I bathe to my waist In cold water, hut the rest of my bath 1 made In a warmer temperature tepid wv ter. I go out for a drive every day In th year-iu winter at 1 o'clock, but in sum mer later and there is one other habit which I never neglect, and to which I think my good health Is partly due, I take od all my clothes and regularly go to bed every afternoon for at least one hour." "Hut when do you find time to look after new gownsr" I asked, noticing at the same time that, although Mrs, Uooth was in a morning dress, it was of a very pleasing design. ".My gowns!" said she, with a glance ol absolute contempt for the subject, and then, In tones that were almost confiden tial, as if she disliked to admit the weak ness of the sex in general in this respect, she said: "How women can spvni their days in shoiis as they do Is beyond my com prehension. Why, tho bad air stifles me, i and the consequence is i never suop. New York Press. IlaruilcM for the Complexion. A mixture of honey, lemon juice andeau do cologne U exceedingly useful to whiten tho hands when discolored by sun, wind or work, and may be kept mixed for the pur- pose in a small toilet jar. Take a wine glassful of each iugredlcut and mix well; then pour into the jar aud keep tightly corked. This muy be upplied uight or day, and the Inside of tho lingers rubbed with pumice stoue. Herald of Health. Miss Mattle Mitchell, daughter of Sena tor Mitchell, of Oregon, has the reputation iu Paris of being the most U-nutiful Amer ican woman who bus ever Iweu seen iu that beauty loving anil beauty drawing city. Another very handsome Americun girl abroad is Miss Ella Russell, who has many accomplishments, aud who makes her ap pearuueo iu grand opera at t'oveut gar den during the seusou. It Is said that Lndy Puuncefote, wife of the Uritish minister at Washington, was much amazed when, iu answer to an in formal aunouncement that she would beat home on a certain Saturday afternoon from 4 tori, 1,400 visitors presented themselves, most of whom insisted ou shaking hands, although she hod never before heard of their existence. The postmaster general' attention ha lieen culled to the condition of about a hundred women employed in the mail bag repair shop at Washington. They are com pelled to mend forty lugs daily for X) per month. The work Is hard, the building uuhealthf ul and it U claimed that as a con sequence many of the women become sick aud die. Among the popular colors there Is the old fashioned shade known as buff, but now called "butter color." Another old acquaintance Is puce, but its former crude ness issofteued toau agreeable shade of heliotrope. "Ophelia" is a delicate shade of pinkish mauve, which Is a good caudle light color, as it lights up well. Famous a a Lockplcker. Some thirty years ago all the papers were celebrating the exploits of "Ilobbs, the lockplcker." The wits of the day mod many good jokes over the way in which he beat the English experts, and even John O. Saxe told bow At riding and sailing And picking their locks we gave them a whal ing. Well, Alfred Charles Hobbs, long in com parative obscurity, receutly died at Bridge port, Conn., where be was superin tendent of the Union Metallio Cartridge compa ny. Nearly forty years ago Mr. Ura nuth, lockmaker, of London, put In his show window a lock and a stand ing offer of SOU guineas to any one who would open it without a key. Mr. Ilobbs studied It carefully from C. nouns. . the street and then entered the shop with hi little "picker" concealed In his right hand and asked to look at the lock. The clerk banded it to him, turned around and, hearing a sharp click, was surprised to see Mr. Hobbs standing with the lock open in his hand. There was a loud cry of astonishment, and as the news spread every expert la Ixmdon wanted to see Mr. Hobbs at once. He opened the lock again In the presence of a committee of them named by Mr. llramah, who then paid the 900 guineaa The American was the lion of the hour. Urown, Shipley & Co., the well knows, bankers in Loudon, had a lock Invented by one of the Ann which they proved by mathematics to be proof against all pick era. Mr. Hold opened It in five minutes. Bom Govermmeat. Mamma Sit down, Willie. Do yoa hear mef (Five minutes elapse.) Willie Jones, If you don't sit op you may leave the tablet Harper's Bazar. Mis Nellie Arthur, daughter of th late Pmudeut Arthur, baa becom a pictur esque young lady, with a brilliant com plexion. Urge, soft brown eyes, a gracaful Ogura, and an oriidaal and effective Ut la droav ' BACK FROM HIE T0.1 Are These Ghost Stories Worthy of Belief? STRANGECASEOFJOHN ANDERSON A Murdered Beauty and lt Haunted Hla Waking and Bleeping Hour People Who Hav Been an Ex ecuted Assaaala. As long as the world lasts people will claim to have seen ghost and other people will assert that the claimants have been the victims of self delusion or of deceptions originating with Interested parties. Bo the controversy will go on, never set tled according to established rules of evi dence, but at tho same time possessing a fascination both for the scoffer at and the believer in supernatural appearances. Two cases now challenging the publle verdict are of more than ordinary lm n.,n, Th flint la that of Millionaire John Anderson, a New York tobacconist, .li.wi in Pin-la a decode atro. and whose strange experiences are being recounted In court during the progress oi a sun Drougun by his daughter, Mrs. Laura Appleton, to iOHS ANDETtSOK. secure one-fifth interest in the Plaza hotel site, which belonged to her father. The litigation in itself would not attract general attention were It not for the strong side lights of supernaturalism thrown on the stage of the Inquiry. More years mo than most folks now liv ing care to remember, Anderson bad as a clerk In bis cigar store a girl namea aiary Rouers. who was celebrated for her beauty and fondness for unrestricted pleasure. One dav stranirers found her mangled corpse in Wechuwken. The subsequent hunt for the murderer agitated the whole country, ana the reader who Is desirous for the details is referred to Edgar Allan Poe's story, "Marie Koget," in which, under a thin disguise of fiction, the facts are presented wltn starv llnn vividness. Anderson, as well as others, was accused of being the assassin, but no absolute proof could be brought against him. He was married, tne lutneror a ram lly and not happy in his domestic relations. A fnvorlte sou named William died young, as bo claimed, because of the mother's neg lect. A separation followed, and tho old gentleman "took up" with un actress, who, despite the illegality of their connection, is said to nave maue nts last uays comion nhln. The tragedy of Mary Rogers' taking off and the death of "little illie" materially chunued John Anderson's mental view. Ho began to dream dreams and to have visions. Waking or sleeping the pretty ciuar girl and the lost son wcro his con stant companions, and the fact that he claimed to see thorn and that he frequently called his friends' attention to their pres ence is one of the collateral factors in the present complicated litigation. The case of Tom Guthrie mny more largely interest those engaged in psychical research, because the appearance of the apparition Is vouched for by several repu table witnesses. In 1872 Guthrie, a negro, just about of ace, slew Joseph McXcal, an octogenarian, white, who protected his feeble old wife from criminal assault. The assassin was captured, tried and hanged after making confession. On tho gallows Guthrie closed his farewell speech with the TOM GUTHRIE'S GHOST, remark, "1 will come again." Several weeks after the execution boys at play near the building where the body hod been dis sected heard a voice assert, "I am Tom Guthrie." No further disturbance occurred until recently. Now it is claimed that the ne gro's shrouded skeleton haunts the scene of the banging and of the murder. Writ ten statements have been made to this ef fect by at least three persons. Dr. Addi son Harlan met the spook and fired at it without effect. Professor Thomas Halley, a well known music teacher, encountered It while returning from singing school, and Harrison Gentrey, a planter of excel lent reputation, while driving to a train "saw in the road before me Tom Guthrie as plain as I ever saw blm In life. He pressed his hand to his neck and shook his bead, and while I looked at him began to disappear, aud in less than half a minute there was nothing where he had been standing." Look Out for the Children' Eye. Whenever a child complains that its eyes ache it should not use them for reading or study. From study at these times comes many of the weaknesses of the eyes so prev alent. When these diseases prevail it may be best to keep the children from day and Sabbath school. Dr. G. G. Gruff. To Get Rid of Oil In Hair. By washing your hair with a weak solu tion of borax, the excess of oil in it may be considerably reduced. It must not be used more than once in two weeks; applied of tener, the borax will cause the hair to be crisp, harsh and very liable to break off or fail out. Herald of Health. Catherine Cole, nf The X OrUm P. TUUe. MVS that in eduratlim In nhiUn. 1 thropic work and in the matter of earning a living women bave a better chance in Mississippi thou anywhere else in the Union. Gen. Phil Sheridan' threa littla dsnch. ter are day pupils at a Catholic convent la Washington. The eldest, Mary, 1 M, and looks very much like her father. . nil LilDN'V WORK AFTER SUPPER. How Senator Kvart Found th Km),,, (.'upselty at a Kuril I Hired Man. Up In Vermont it short time ago I liranl it story of Willliuu M. Kvurta, the senator. stHtesiii.in and lnwyerwlio d;. ikn Now England evory summer with Ills agricultural ability lis iiiucli as he doc New York und Washington In the winter time by Ills political profundity. One of tlio hungers on around lii Immense stock farm was Ivory Hall, a big fellow who could eat more and do lem work than uny other man ever known In that region. 8tor!es nlxiut Ivory's wonderful capacity for food came to the ears of the senator, who discrediting them made up his mind to put the to puted champion to a test He accordingly hired tho gormandiz. lug giant for a day, and sat him down to the breakfast table preparatory to going alleld. Food enough for five men was brought on, and Hull had no trouble In clearing tho board. "Now, Ivory," sold tho polysyllubio orator, "we have a long way to go to the field, and U you don't mind I should like to have you eat dinner at this time, so you need not come clear back to the house." "Jes ez leave take my dinner now ez any time," was the willing response. Again the table groaned under tlio load of provisions, and again Ivory swept all before him. "See here. Mr. Hail," said the ad miring statesman, "our supper hour hi 5 o'clock, and I want you to work later. Do you think you could take your sup per now, too, so as to work until sun down r "Sartin," came the quick answer. "Supper and dinner and breakfast are all the sumo to me. I can alios eat 'em." For the third time fresh dishes were produced, and great roasts and stews forthcoming. Plate after plate of Ver mont beef and cabbage and onions and potatoes went down the greedy gullet of the hired man, and after these came puddings and pies and cakes enough to stock a bake shop. Not a moment did Ivory relax until every dish was clean. "If you ore ready now, Mr. Hall," suggested tho duuifounded orator, "we will go to the field and I will show yoa where to work." Then Hall looked at his employer for fully a minute, rubbed his abdomen lovingly and said : "Naw, J guess not I bean't in the habit uv workin' arter supper." Bos ton Olobe. Cheap Turkish Baths, Cut rates, or "scalpers' " rates for a Turkish and Russian bath establishment is rutlier a now enterprise, Isn't itf The "scalper" and ticket speculator has been known to theatre goers and trav elers on the railroads, but I think I can safely assert that there are not five hundred people out of the million and a half who are residents of this city who ever heard of a cut rate ticket for a Turkish batk Competition In this industry seems to be followed with tho usual result how ever, for on entering a prominent sa loon up town this card in relation to one of tho most widoly known Turkish baths of the city attracted my notice: "Tickets for Turkish and Russian baths at No. sold here for 75 cents." I asked the bartender if the bath had changed its rates, which have for years been 1. "No." he said ; "if you go to tho bath you will be charged $1 for a batli. We sell the tickets at cut rates." -Now York Star. Delicate Thoughtfulneu. "Oh, those delicious thiiiibloberriesl'' exclaimed a lady ut a picuio. "How I wish I had somol" A geiitleman of the party immediately scrambled after them, through briars and over logs, bringing several berries back In tri umpli. But the lady was wearing very light and delicate gloves, and no sooner did he see her doubtful glunce at her hands than he stooped and plucked a smooth, satiny leaf, into whose crinkled heart he poured the berries, and handed them vividly scarlet against the pale green of the leaf to her. Now I call that a delicate and charming attention. He was not a dude, but a good, sensi ble business man. It was a trilling epi sode, ifyou will, but between you and me, there is not one man in a hundred who would have thought of it West Shore. Wet Feet. How often do we see people tramp ling about in the mud with shoes soak ed through, and how often do such people when the return home sit down by the fireside and permit their feet to dry, without changing either stockings or shoes. Can we then wonder at the coughing and barking, and rheumatism and inllammationl Wet feet most commonly produce affections of the throat and lungs, and when such dis eases have once taken place, "the house is on fire," danger is not far off, therefore every one, no matter how healthy, ought to guard against wet feet New York Ledger. The Country Crle for It. Professor Strabismus Now, young gentlemen, you have heard a brief ac count of the condition of trade in this country. What Is our most pressing need? Mr. Bloxem, you may answer. Bloxem A really good five cent cigar. Epoch. Too Gentlemanly. Daughter But pa, all the people whom Mr. Nicefello has dealings with speak of him as a perfect gentleman. Practical Pa That's because the young fellow is such a tool that he never knows whpn he's being swindled. Wanted to R Made Whole. "You must bear in mind at all times, brethren, that faith will' make you whole," said a speaker at a religious meeting. And just then an old sailor with one arm and one leg gone stood up and said he'd try some. Life. Wben a person tells yoa that the Isthmus of Panama is a "perfect para dise" cite him the fact that no child born in Aspinwall. one of it chief cities, has ever lived to the age of 21, unless he bad emigrated to come more eoo cenial clime.