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THINGS YOU
DINNER. TRAINING
Entertaining Tour Guesta Which
An Kot Commoopljwwt
It is very hard to invent anything now
that -will help to make a dinner pass off
-weu ana mage it remembered. If one
Has money enough and braine it is lees
nmctut, but there are always bo many
people who have more money and croite
as generous an allowance of brains who
Aave done the thing before and done it
bo much better.
The gastronomic part of the dinner ia
not considered that is a matter for the
cook; but there is orach more to a good
dinner than food, although some people
win deny this and call it absurd. .There
is a great deal in making the diners at
ase with one another if they chance to
be strangers, and that cannot be done
by substituting Little Neck clams for
oysters. Bnt it was done very cleverly
the other night in this city where some
bright young people of New York were
to meet some as clever young people
11 um two otner cities. -
When they seated themselves they
iumwi a, large, square envelope at each
plate addressed to each of the dinner
party, and with mutual bows of . the
head they opened them with some curi
osity and read them with gradually in-
-creaBmg' smiles.
Each note began abruptly as follows:
-Jay JJear Miss," or "Mr.," as the case
was, "This is to assist you getting along
well with the man or girl on your
ngni. iiis run name is , and he is
interested in , noted for , talks
well on , and becomes tiresome on
his special hobby, which is Then
followed a warning not to speak of such
and such topics, or to refer to this or
that political, religious or public ques
tion in terms of disrespect.
Of course the notes were at once passed
- on to the man on the right, and so on
around the table, and the ice in conse
quence was broken at once. It is just
as well to remember, however, that the
writer of the notes should possess great
tact, and not too keen a sense of humor,
because the slightest jest which might
offend would be fataL
The opportunities in the way of din
ner cards and menu cards are vast
Sometimes they can be made very pleas
ant reading by clever quotations under
the names, which compliment or satirize
the diners, and sometimes they can be
made very valuable by autographs and
sketches by clever artists.
One man in Philadelphia, who is noted
for this sort of thing, gave a dinner to a
theatre party who were going to see
Henry Irving, and had the menu cards
made of photographs of the actor,, with
The Hospitals in New York City Which
men ana Women tow Nursing.
ine ueUevue Training School for
Nurses wes started on May 1, 1873, with
a superintendent and five nurses, having
five wards under their care :
In 1880 the school had 62 pupils and
had graduated 845;. while as a direct out
growth of that modest, beginning there
are inree otner great schools in New
York alone. These are the New York
mty, which has 64 pupils and has Gradu
ated 263; the New York hospital, with
48 pupils and 193 graduates, and Mount
tunai, with 50 pupils , and 111 graduates.
xnere are also smaller schools in the
city, but, great or small, BeUevue must
always be honored as the pioneer. Her
graduates are at the head of most of the
important schools and hospitals in the
country, and have even - gone so far
aneia as Jujgland, Italy and China,
lhe next school to be established was
tne mew York citv. which wa owwi
by the commissioners of charities and
correction in 1877, and is entirely sup
ported by the city. . Until 1889 it was
known as the Charity Hospital school,
because it began there, but AM it o-nrar
its work spread, until the old name was
misleading and had to be changed.
It is now the largest and in some re
spects the most important of all rh
schools, as it nurses five different hos
pitalsCharity and Maternity on Black
well's Island, the Infants hospital on
Randall's Island, Gouverneur. at Onn.
verneur Slip, and Harlem, at the foot of
East One Hundred and Twentieth street,
the two last being- accident
hospitals, while at Charity the cases are
largely cnronic. .Besides the nrmila
me scnopi there are thirty-two perma-
iicuu traineu nurses at Chantv anrl Ran
dall's Island, making nearly a hundred
in an, lor whom the superintendent is
uirecuy responsible, and over wrmm av,
has full authority. The other schools in
the city are supported from the funds of
ine nospit&fr, which they nurse. Mrs.
r reaencK jtninelander Jones in Scrib-
ner s.
. Fish with Brau Labels.
If any one engaged in sea fishiner should
capture fish with brass labels tied to their
tails with aluminum wire or a riWfc oiiv
i-oru an explanation will no .doubt be
somewnat eagerly desired. There are
nunareos or nsh so treated in the sea,
and it need not be concluded that
tical jokers have been at work. The
brass label is an indication that the fish
wearing it has been m the hands of the
grave men of science who are investigat
es me uarara, tne rood and the growth
i madam I am not
Repudiating; Hl Own Mother.
The recent death in Canada of Mra.
Sterling, mother of Charles M. Sterling,
who was executed at Youngstown, O.
for the murder of Lassie Grombacher.
has unveiled the facts concerning an In
cident that occurred shortly before his
execution. His mother came from Max
well, Can., and though he had left home
when but a lad with maternal intuition
she recognized him. When bronght to
his cell Sterling without the quiver of a
muscle said:
"You are mistaken,
your son,
She implored him to recognize her, but
ne rerused, and she returned home half
convinced that she was mistaken. To
nis counsel Sterling said: '
"She is my mother, bnt I could not
break her heart ' by tellins her that har
son would be hung. Keen it secret nn
she dies." - ' - ' , r .
Her death caused his attomevl W a
Anderson, to break the seal of silence.' r
it was the most dramatic scan a I oinr
witnessed." said Mr. Anderson. "I
seen all the tragedians of the past quar
ter of a century, but none that comnsuwd
to the scene on that occasion. The
mother, every line in her face showing
the most intense adt ering, and her heart
nearly broken, while the son, knowing
that the truth would kill her. stood HI
a statue, his face showing the pallor of
death, assuring her that she was mis
taken. Such intensity of action was
never produced on any staea. It
not be. "Cincinnati Enquirer.
. - .MknA nbUOLU-
ment.
In the event of the fish beinsr
tured by any one who will give informa-
neatn. At another time he save a din
ner at the Rittenhouse club to a dozen
men, on which occasion the menu cards
were printed without punctuation and
in a solid block of type, something like
ma: JjicuenecKciamspeasoupwhitebait
ifthestewardcannotgetwhitebaitbroileds
meltslambsbrains, etc. The card end
ed with, "Cheeseandtheusualsweetthings"
coff eeandlargef atexpensi vecigars. "
Some menu cards now have places for
"the autographs of the diners, and some
time during the dinner they are started
around the table with stylographic pens,
and every one present signs his name to
every other person's card until he gets
his own back again. New York Even
ing Sun.
A London Method.
London is covered with houses which
have been huddled together anyhow by
the speculative builder, on borrowed,
money, and without much, if any, re
gard for the comfort or convenience of
the. persons who are doomed to inhabit
them. How the thing is worked was
-briefly explained the other day in the
bankruptcy court A receiving order
was made against a builder who began
business thirty years ago, admittedly
without any capital In due time he
became a bankrupt That, we may as
sume, did not hurt him very much.
At any rate, we shortly afterward find
him carrying on his business again, and
then in the course of another nine years
he once more found his way into the
bankruptcy court On that occasion
there was the cheerful payment of one
shilling in the pound an unusually
large dividend under the circumstances.
On he went again, more gayly than be
fore. Then he "worked" several build
ing estates with a firm of solicitors, but
somehow or other that did not answer,
and consequently that enterprising gen
tleman made his third appearance in the
court Thus do the. gods sometimes
persecute those whom they love. Lon
don Herald. .
Wood Like Steel.
jarrah wood forms the subject of an
interesting article in The Kew Bulletin.
This wood, a native of western Australia
and a species of eucalyptus, has several
valuable properties which fit it for special
uses, but it is so hard that it cannot h
easily worked with ordinary tools. Were
not ior the fact that ships are now
mostly built of steel jarrah wood would
. form a valuable material for their con
struction, for vessels built of it have after
twenty-five years' service been found as
sound as when launched, although they
have not been sheathed with copper.
The Kew authorities have been in com
munication with some of the London
Testacies, and as a result jarrah wood is
being tried in the London streets for
paving purposes.
Something Like Leather.
Student (from Pontefract; alias Pom
- fret) I say, professor, whatever did
they make soldiers' shoes of in Csesar'a
time?
Professor Of leather, I presume. Was
there anything taore suitable in those
days, do you think?
Student No; but not the kind we use,
you know. 'Ow do you think the h'ides
of March would 'ave answered? Puck.
The Non-Comprehension of a Word.
The Head Waiter Isn yo gwine f
tip me, sah?
Mr. Hayborn Lord, not I won't
touch yer. You ain't been very tentive,
but I don't lay it np agin yer 'nough V
lay hands on yer. Judge.
tion to the scientific cruisers of the Scofc-
tisn fishery board on the Garland thfr
will oe something known about its mi.
gratory naoits. its rate of growth in a
state oi rreeaom may also be investigat
ed. It might be thought that the chance
of meeting with these labeled fish again
would be very small, but it appears that
me vrariana cruisers themselves have re
captured 2i per cent, of the nlaice and
18 per cent of the cod wearing tMr
medals. But only plaice, cod and skate
were recaptured. The experiments are
to be continued on a large scale. They
do not interfere with the health nf ,
fish, which when recaught are plump and
lu swu condition. London Illustrated
News.
John Ia the Qlder.
Among a certain coterie in this citv
more or less speculation was a short
time since going on concerning the rela
tive ages of Senator Charles B. Farwell
and his brother John V., the merchant
prince. It was of no use to consult the
public records, for they differed and
were not reliable. And as .Tnh v
simply shook his head mid smiled in
answer to inquiries on the subject, and
as the senator when in Waahinfrnn in
clined to express himself in writing, the
individuals interested were compelled to
iet tneir tnirst tor knowledge continue
unslakened until the latter should re
turn. When he did return he was ill,
but that was no obstacle, and upon gain-
iuS uih presence me committee put the
question to him. The senator looked at
them for a moment, raised himself on
ms eioow and replied in feeble tones:
was wsrn nrst, but John is the
oiaer.
Then he lay down on his pillow, turned
over, and the committee, bursting with
a plethora of information, withdrew.
Chicago Herald.
From Slavery to Affluence.
The will of the late Roswell J.
ha been admitted to riroht. Sr,
gate Adlington. The deceased was a
slave before the war; and often related
in the prayer meetings which he attend
ed some of his experiences and the inci
dents of his conversion to Christianity in
his early life. Upon obtaining his free
dom he came to this city and bought a
small farm upon what was then the out
skirts of the city, and which has since
been built up into the fine residence sec
tion now bounded by Park avenue.
Brighton avenue. Meigs and Rowley
streets. Although real estate speculators
reaped some of the benefit of the tre-'
mendous increase in the value of this
property, Mr. Jeffries was at his death a
rich man. He lived to the advanced age
of 90 years. His wife and four ehildw,
survive him. The exact value of hi .
tate is not known, but it is certainlv
over $00.000. Rochester Post-ExDress.
Wealthy.
A prominent citizen of St Paul was in
Minneapolis and met a former acquaint
ance whose ordinary condition was what
is known -as impecunious. This time,
however, his face was fairly beaming.
"How are you?" he asked in a cheerful
bass voice as he extended his hand to the
man from St. PauL
"First rate. How are you?"
"Splendid! Do you know" here he
dropped his voico to a confidential key
"I've been given the use for life of a
half million dollar estate over on Nicol
let avenue?,;
"You have?" asked the other man in
astonishment'
"Yes; the public library." St Paul
Pioneer-Press. ...
Walt Whitman's Humor.
Walt Whitman is popularly thought
to have no sense of humor, but one day
a young man dropped in upon him at hie
humble home in Camden, N. J., intro
duced himself as a poet, and begged to
be allowed permission to read selections
from a bundle of manuscripts which he
carried. "No, thank yon," said Whit
man,, courteously but firmly, "I have
been paralyzed twice." San Francisco
Argonaut.
To Lubricate His Words.
Miss Do Gimp (looking through the
samples of a drummer for a material
house) What do you carry this little
oil can for? ' ;
Drummer I wear that under my
tongue when I tackle a rough customer.
Jewelers' Weekly.
Burled In Perfume.
Passing throngs gazed curious! v at a
strange plant that sprang up in the win
dows of the Chinese laundries Ponr,l
without poetry in their firm 1 ij ?j .-L-1 -i.
hinted that the almond eyed Mongolians
were raising onions. The emperor's
subjects were innocent of t.h ho
charge The essence of human emo
tions was clustered in th whiA oa
yellow petals of the flower. ' '
The plant is called a ChinesA MIt
Chinamen at this 6eason of the year im
port it. from their native land. The.
place it in a vessel filled with pebbles
and water and the flower is in full bloom
till Christmas, when it imparts a beauti
ful odor that fills a room with perfume.
The grateful foreigners have presented
their friends in this city with Drertv
specimens as a token of their gratitude
ior Kindness snown them PiftoKm,
Dispatch. -
Small Bonnets for the Theatre.
The men in town are looking forward
to a delightful winter for playgoing. it
is all on account of the ladies' bonnet.
A year ago they were only comparable
to cart wheels and steeples, but now
they are the most modest, low and snug
little hats. As for the bonnets, at tha
opening night of a new play at the Bijou
two well known bankers and the presi
dent of a trunk line railroad escorted
their wives to front seats, and all the
men in the house felt like breaking out
with applause. This was because these
wealthy men's wives wore honnnta
that -just covered the tops of their
heads little confections of lace that
looked pretty and stole no one's vir f
tne stage. New York Sun.
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Lunoli Counter,
In Connection With his Fruit Stand
and Will Serve
Hot Coffee, Ham Sandwich, Pigs' Feet,
and Fresh Oysters.
Convenient to the Passenger
. Depot.
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Also a
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Orange Cider, and the
Best Apple Cider.
If you want a good lunch, give me a call.
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EleCtrlcity in the French Navy.
The French minister of marine has de
cided that every military port shall send
to "Paris two foremen and two working
electricians to study the various systems
of electric lighting. A further evidence
of the extent to which the government
of France is recognizing the importance
of providing its navy with the fullest
possible instruction in electrical matters
is afforded by the fact that lectures on
the theory and nse of electricity and its
employment for naval purposes are being
given at the Brest observatory, and they
will be continued for four months. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The German postoffice officials have
been experimentipg with the North sea
cable, seventy-five kilometers lontr h.
tween Heligoland and Cuxhaven. to test
the possibility of using submarine cables
of considerable length for . telenhonio
purposes. . The results have been very
favorable, distinct communication hav
ing been obtained at both ends.
Aehave ordered Blanks for Filings,
Entries and the purchase of Railroad
Lands under the recent Forfeiture Act,
which we will have, and advise the pub
lic at the earliest date when such entries
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Health is Wealth !
trade, in securing an open river, and in
helping THE DALLES to take her prop
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Leading City of Eastern Oregon. -
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Some, interesting exDerimentn hon
recently been made in Denmerk in fell
ing trees with gun cotton. - For folli
a tree twenty-five inches in girth it took
two men only a quarter of an hour to
make the preparations, the rule followed
uemg to mate one bore hole for each
foot of circumference.
A pleasant cure for hoarsennM 4a
bake a lemon for fifteen rhinnto.
slow oven, cut off one end and remove
the pulp, and sweeten to taste.. This
simple medicine will often take away
the tightness in the chest which so often
accompanies a severe cold.
A French doctor has recentlv Kn
lecting statistics with regard to those of
his patients who complain of nervous
affections, with the result that he haa
come to the conclusion that the- nrima
cause of all the evil is the Bractim r.f
reading in the train.
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