, WOMAN AND HOME.
THE "FATAL FACILITY" OF MAR
RIAGE IN MODERN SOCIETY.
tl in! thy Nerves nml Shattered Vitnllty.
Young Luillcn ns rorelg" Tourists.
Kmci-gencles Luncheon nt Nu.s?'s-.Cure
for Whooping Cough Suggestion.
Tho writer says thnt facility nml frequency
of divorce i not In itself nil evil, but n result
of other evils tlmt lie deeper. If peoplo do
not wi-h to w divorced nil tho laws ntul
courts tetwoen here mid tophet couldn't sepa
rate tlieiu. Divorce U not iv disease, but
only, t the worst, a symptom of preceding
disease, or perhaps nioro truly n desierate
clutch nt a remedy for u desiiernto disease.
This author urges more serious consideration
before eiiteringiiito marriage le'.ntions, mi l
tho remembrance that two ieoplo who are
married have their indivulunl lives to load
none Hit) less because of tho new ivlution, and
mutual concession must lie mudo or d.siuter
in some form will lie tho result. That all in
telligent people nowadays know thnt one
body, more poiveri'ully eonstltn'.od than an
other with which it is closely associated, often
nbKorLn, so to sKaU, tho o! Iter's vitality, leav
ing it li-llos, i;le, steadily wasting away,
and that a liko process, mental and moral, is
not iufriqtiont.n strong niH-tci till will taking
tho color out of nnother individuality, and
nil this without nocsssary rofeieiice to tho
difference of sex, which, w hen added to the
other preponderance, makes the mult, nioro
iliRnstnius.
All tliis voiors a profound truth, and this
author hints vaguely at tho necessity for
nioro complete, judicious, and couimon wiifio
instruciious of the young on themes which
urn connected with tho general subje-t of
mnrriugo. It is d'mbtkss true tint, the scope
of current ed'.i ntiou is not practical enough
ill till) direction, but the chief difllcu.ty seems
tolu tlmt oung jKopw nro not led enough
to apply tho knowledge their education brings
thou: to the practical amis of life, marriage
among others, and iiorlmps most iuioi-lant
..fall. Tlw fait is wo hear no end of snivel
ing drivel talked on the -lrightful facility of
divorce" in our time, and men nml women
lire frantically engaged in t.-yingtocto t bar
riers against it barriers which, liko a con
tinually rising ilnm ugnin-t an accumulating
stream, w id servo only to make the Until in
evitable disaster nioro terrihle.
Tho siniplo truth is that tho fault lies not
in easy divorce, but in tho fatal facility of
marriage in our society. 'With us anybody
may innrr. practically and they do it all
Hint line, wituout thought or calculation or
reflection of any kind uoout relntivv. fitness,
physical, ineatal, moral, social, or any other,
without any thought of initios to each other
or tho world, without tho iainlest thought lor
the future m any way with Uss exhibition
of priulenco or enro than any ono of them
would show m foiming nsix months' partner
ship in the business, of selling tape or ieanuts.
1'eoplo may preach end pray ami snivel and
grortl about u as muji in they phase, but all
in vnm, tor it is a jvj cal and plnio.ophical
bocial neccssil y wlncii no powor on caih can
encapo that, while men and women remain
what they are, if marriage remains as easy of
commission as it is, divorce must bo corre
sponding! easy, or worse disaster will follow.
Tho boiler into which jou force steum faster
thtui some escape can relievo it, will burst,
tio matter how stoutly made. Chicago Times
Book Hoviow.
The Healthy iiikI the Shut tered.
When I see brawny men and strong,
healthy women ridiculing and condemning
tho nervoiisiie.ss of borne delicate woman,
miido (luerulous by daily battles, hotter than
any Gelt)sbu g, I fancy 1 bee a blacksmith's
hammer or a granite bowlder questioning tho
trembling nature of a vvutehspriug. Cara
iiud trouble, that would pass over your he-id
as tho winds pass over mountain pinos, only
bonding the fur tops n little, while the room
tako hold oil tho eternal hi. Is, would sweep
tho delicate mechanism of oilier natures into
chaos. V hat does your lle-.li and blood Ilelx
know of nerves He blood is olixn , her sin
ew s-are liko .stiimg cords, und all her goings
out Mini comings in are timed to the pulses of
buoyant life. She. is a splendid physical de
velopment, a masterpiece of mechaiiLsiu that
works as smoothly as a (rather drawn through
oil. Of course, she carries electric cheer wher
ever she gin's w hy shouldn't she) Hho is
never out of sort why should i-ho bo) A
harp in constant tune gives forth no diseoids.
Sho is never despondent, never cast down
never nervous. An englo (.oaring on strong,
uplifted whig above tho reach of the hunts
mini's arrow is never wounded.
Now tako the woman who has lots .of
babies and a shattered vitality, who was
Hindu a frail and delicnto creature in the
first place, and by chance mid circumstance
has been so reduced that her body is but tl.
transp.inut;istrdl vnso that liolis tho (lower
of life, anil let her lie sunshhi and nil tho
and swott not more than one-third of tho
time. 1 tell 011 that one-third counts more
in tho sight of heaven than the cntiro unruf
Hi d oxUtenco of the woman whoso nerves 1110
strong and wed. Khe shall pass through lifo
with no song of deliverance, no meed of
glory, nich as conqi.ojoi-s know; sho shall lo
found lauit with and despised by jieoplo who
can 110 more understand what sho buffers
than n Inn-dock root can understand why tho
sensitive tilaht shrinks at tho lightest touch
or a btoain whistle why an .olian harp ro-
FjMmds to tho song or tho trouliadour wind.
Klw bhall lie down in death nt last, as upon
u conch of perfect piacv, tueeUly womleiiug
perhaps whut v.'clcoino her spent and weary
Mini bhull cain f 10111 lunven. Her shattered
liwlythult l laid away with pitying tears
mid boon ..otttn: but 1 lovo to think of
tin) mrprise tl at nwait.i tho dear fcoul there,
"Amiier" in Chlcairo Journal.
V.'liat l.ahliy Thinks Aliout It.
Henry Iiiiboucheiv, in a spocial letter from
Iondon to Tho New York World, Fays: "if
wo sota tlno crop of mosallIanca durin:; ths
coining matriinonlnl season foclety will know
whom it has to think for it. Sir Crlchton
Browno lately told tho National Health bo-
ciety that they could seo moro truo loveliness
in 11 inornings wall: engaged in ctcaiung
doifii the doorsteps than in fahlonable draw
ing rooms. As if this witj iiotenough, Oscar
W1M0 has been informing tho Philistines ut
Bournemouth that the factory girl with tho
bawl over her head and clogs on her feet wa.1
for moro beautiful than many ladles ho had
coh In Piccadilly with h''h heeled show and
absurd bonnets. With bcienco nml art, not
to mention Iady IIoil rton, thus leagued
gaint Imr. what chauco has n marriageable
inaidon who has not tho courage to bo uucon
volitional i"
AVoinen In Umerecnclrs.
It h not always n question of nerves, but
onof habit, whi'.h enables ono person to do
juit Uio right thing under ciitical wndltions,
while another, and far ttronger physically,
staiftn up utterly holplcss. I have seen frail,
dli!t woman, who lookwl as if n bicatu
might How her nwoy, quietly step to the
front and direct those around her in on
einergum'y wjih n wio forethought that
checked poaibltt evil cont4!quonee, whilo
her stronger fiHil wont into hyteries. The1
ouo had kaiuul to coutix)! hti-solf; thi
ithor funply gavo way to n natural feeling of
ti istcrnation.
iS home or family can 1o entirely guarded
jaiiLst the liossiii.'ity of sonio a.uiin.t
winch only i.wtaiit notion can prevent
fruin having fatal tsju.equencs. Sfoiv
iiiin any 0110 else must the motlter
have itMitrol of herself and bo pi-c-pitssl,
no matter how her heart miy
torn with nnguisli nt tho buffering of
oino loved one, to ruov wita cnlniliewi ntn.
precision in the do'ng of the best jHW-iblii
tiling under the circumstances.
it is 110 mark of n delicate lino ludyinn for
.1 huly to scream or faint or go into hysterics
at sonio sudden happening. Tho physical
condition niny Ikj such, it U true, ns to lvmlei
peri'ect .contj-ol over tho nerves an luipossi
ll..ry, lmt these eslnoitions con 11 1 uo pri
e.ited in a majority of cn.ses. Tonipernineut
may also have much to do with tho matter,
but those persons who know themselves to lie
po-sossed of an organization that is enfily
di.:urbel should set resolutely at work u
gain control of it, instead of nursing it into
greater weakness by idulgenre. 1 remem
ber hearing a physician say or a jmlieni w n
civen to fulling into anoniiiug hysteria
at the slightest provtx-alion, that sho was
cured by leing lelt to lio iqwii the tUr
nhi'ix she had thrown herself, and allowed to
stream, and tumble, and faint nd linitutii.
Il.wic treatment, it is true, is not nlwayy
feasible, but in this 0:10 it was effectual.
1 do not want it to bo understood ns hav
ing 110 syimmthy with hysterical people, for
tVy nro often terrible sufferer, and their
situation is tho result of nn overstrained
body, but I do mean to say that i?iiso:is
who nro ordinarily well should Mrugju to
govern thciu!lvcs, nnd that the matter lies
largely in their own hands. Without tl.'s
s.'ll" control all other prejiarAtion which I hu.Vc
mentioncil will lie comntrativcly tlselebs.
Utuily S. IlouUni in 'tledo Ulnde.
A Luncheon -it Tliomns Nasi.
Thomas 1ust, tho .voll known cnricntnrist
of Hnricr's iiublicntions, lives over in llorri
town, X. .T., and a few ihiys ago ho gavo a
luncheon, to which ho invited nil tho best
known caricaturists of this city. Tho lull -h-oonwnspivon
nt his llorristown homo, nnd
thonrtist w ho tells this about a said that ho
nover sat down to a more delightful iv; ast;
bat there was haidly u dainty that could be
thought of that was noj on tho table, and that
everything was cooked in the most perfect
stylo of culinary art.
Mrs. N.ist presided at tho head of the tabl,
and two extremely pretty and attractive
waitresses, in white aprons nnd caps, served
the meal. There was something about these
waitresses that attracted thoeye of tho artisti,
and they gavo thoin much more thought than
they would have done to tho usual young
Irishwoman who performed this olllce. Dur
ing th meal the guests from timo to tino ex
pressed their delight at. certain dishes t'nt
were laid lie faro them; and finally Mr. Nasi
said, as they had been so pleased with his
cooking, ho would introduce them to the
cook. They were prepared to see u denr old
colored nuiifio in her bandanna and 'ke-chiof,
but, to their surprise, Mr. Nnst led a most
charming young lady, who proved to bo his
daughter, into tho drawing 1 00111, who,
entirely unuided, had Rotten up this elaborate
meal. The artists asked to have the waitrissps
brought in too, for they felt pretty sure that
tbev were Mr. Nast's daughters also; but this
hint was not taken by thy hostess. Thoartists,
however, uro convinced that tho unmistakable
likeness of tho waitresses to the host was sun
proof that they also wero members of thu
family. New York Mail and Express,
Injury to l'crsomil Aiieuranro.
There is 0110 moro point upon w Inch it would
perhaps bo well to sjieak, tho nbsoluto injuy
to personal apiearaneo caused by jK?rmittitig
n child to suck its thumb. There is ierlmps
no ill elfect during infancy, but if the habit
is allowed to continue (as in many oases it is)
until tho jaw logins to expand to inako room
for the second teeth, tho sliapo of tho mouth
is ruined for all time. The upper incisors are
pushed outward and their inner edges pushed
upward in many cases, so Unit tho lewer
edges instead of forming n straight liii", us
they should make n "V,'' lesser or greater li
proportion to tho habit and tho ii'iturnl con
lonnation ot the mouth. Where you see
this pis'iiliar conformation of jaw in an ndu!
yoa will in nearly every caw seo n ooriv
sponding lark of symmetry, if not positive
deformity, of tho thumb. Emma C. Hewitt.
The, Marriage Settlement Idea.
The idea of marriage settlements, which as
a general thing is repugnant to Americans, Is
not a bad one. It makes 11 woman independ
ent, and it makes it possiblo tor her to marry
a jioor man, who might bo a much better
husband for her than 11 rich one. When
young men or young women have lcen
brought up surrounded by every luxury at
homo, and then get married and nro obliged
to livo as though they wero in straitened cir
cumstances, when they know nt tho death of
their parents thoy nro going to have all tho
money thoy want, it makes them, I fear, look
forward to tho death of their parents will,
feelings akin, to resignation. If at their mar
riage tv good round sum of money wero set
tled upo 1 tho-n I think tho effect would be
moro sittsfaetorv than is found inautioipa
tion. Philadelphia P.eoord.
Aesthetics In Hosiery.
There nro certain rulos about dressing tin
lefjslhat must bo followed to secure a good
effect. Now, in fancy stockings the lower
part should be dark and tho upper part light.
That gives tho eiroct of snmllness at th- ankle
nnd plumpness at tho calf. Pioverso tho po
sition of tho colors uud tho leg will look as
btrni-.nt and ungraceful as a stick. Thou If
tho dark shado does not go nil around the
lower part it should bo nt tho back and not in
front, for in that c.isu it gives thoanklon
flat look. Tin- hosiery that i3 llgunil with an
imitation boot coming up to tho swell of the
calf gives a leg tho best appearance. Homo
Journal
Thu Girls In Dine.
Tho young ladles at tho high bohool, admir
ing tho military exercises by tho boys, hnv
organized n battalion of four companies, nnd
drills havo replaced calisthenics exorcises.
Tho uniform U a navy bluo flunncl short skirt
nnd blouse, with a felt hat nud a scarlet
feather, although tho headgear Is not full)
decided on. Tho four companies havo Ixjen
thoroughly drilled in tho school of the soldier
and go through their facings liko veterans.
They will next try battalion movements, nnd
inea'uwhil'j arises tho question: Shall tho
battalion bo nraicd with wooden guns?
Boston Budget.
Try It Next Summer.
Next summer uza catMip nnd fruit bottlei
or jugs with plaster of Pails. When the
bottles nro ready to cork up, stir a littlo plas
ter of Paris with w-ator, nud ImUlly spread
it all over tho cork, lotting It coino just below
tho cork to shut out nil tho nir. It is much
nicer thou was. Atlanta Constitution.
Voun I.aillcs ns Tourists.
A Ivmd ot walking womon haa Just Arrived
la Paru that ia ct 01100 original, couragooui
and interesting. ? tonsMs oi Hz young, uti
inamutl women who liavo tramped ncrosa
country fom Owitwland. Too much couH
not lie said in praise of tbo euurgy of these
yonng ladtoi, hardly out of whool, while a
ood deal might perhaps bo said in deprcca
t on of tin lr temerity But nil's well, etc,
nt' 1 the did justiiie, it They have nmved
s 1. 1 :y nnd gained moro fun ni.d txpiiicn -e
t.un they they could in any other way thnt
can lie thought of.
TlK-ir trip took them over tho mountain of
Swi:eilmid, Unrting from tlioTyiol, ihrmigh
(rciievu and Lyon. Thcv had tio escort
whatever, refusing haughtily even the prof
foti-d services of a worthy old lady who
wanted to act as chuptrono for the party.
Lach 0110 wus armed with n staff und over
tier shoulder sho slung n Ikir filled with n
light tru cling outfit. This outfit included In
every enw a hammock, nml when they
iustsl for tho night the hammocks were
svung in the trees nnd tho young tramps
oiled themselves up in blankets nnd went to
cl ep under guard of the moon and the, stars.
There wero days, or nights rather, when tho
wenther was not propitious for this sort of
entertainment; in such cases they conde
scended to put up ntn tavern. Kverywlicio
on their journey they havo created a sensa
tion, and the universal interest aroused in
them was undoubtedly their chief protection
against tun omforiablo adventures.
A copious journal was kept of their oxperi
enisps, each member of tho party taking her
turn at keeping the record of tho day. The
journal contains upward of 1,-00 pages of
manuscript c!o-ely written. Tho suggestion
thnt tho last years of these young ladies' lives
may Iks lmriwvod with 1 In iiimiti-111 Is irre
sistible, but at the prew nt they show no un
happy signs of their winter journey. One
ontinot help wondering, too, whnt their par
ents wero thinking of whon they allowed the
girls to depart, lint, porliups, like their
Amcilonn sisters, they took tho. thing into
their own hands and itsked iieriniswion of 110
lxly. Puns Cor. Philadelphia Times.
Meui-iug to the Ixeixoils Forces.
l'ho Mo of tho jxipular "society girl" is ns
wearing to the nervous forces as that of th
v',r'i netres., nml "no "trots on uikkt
theslTr..i quite as fast as does tho point!
dancer nnd vtxulist. The youth who is her
.'avorito partner abates not a whit of his
daily lulior on thu morrow, most of which she
spends in U-d that she may freshen up by
evening. . hat is her business is her recrea
tion. By tho time they join bunds for the
minuet of working day living he lias come to
c aider this style of rooriating his spirits "a
lxe. jou know," nnd ij gluil to try domestic
ity as a change. In onteilng upon their home
life h begins to work, stie to rest. It ought
not. he thinks, to tax the stionj;th of 11 toler
ably healthy woman to keep a well apKiinlcd
jlat or cottage in order und direct tho opera
.ions of one or two servants.
When tho sweet, voico takes a wiry ring,
and the plait lietwisjn tho brows liecoiuesii
crease, when her vivacious chit chut degener
ates into 11 monologue upon wifely woes, her
tpouso is naturally perplex, d, pel-hill's impa
tient, ieradveiitui-o even slightly contemptu
ous. He had thought that sho had nioro
"grit," und some jiuception of tho serious
sido of life. How, in tho name of precedent
and commonest kind of common sense, can
tho poor young wife be otherwise than dis
hcurtened und chronically fatigued A new
set of mental and physical muscles are
brought suddenly into active use. The break
ing into harness ihntseomod in iiuticlpatinn a
uo el and enticing sport turns out to bo com
pulsory escrows. How- sho will support the
expei iciico depends upon her moral und
bodily staying powers. Mm ion llariand's
Ictter.
Adapting the U'oiiinn to the Costume.
I am amused to obscrvo that an Italian au
thority writes ot tho four fashionable colore
tor this season in quite a now vein, it would
appear that the woman is to.ho adapted to
tho oostBine, instead of the costumo to the
wearer For instance, "tlobelius, a greenish
musk color, to lw accompanied by tho silver
hair, tho serene eyes and the delicately faded
facoof an old lady. Sevres, a very delicate
tint of palo blue, slightly tinged witli pink
This requires great l're-hliess of complexion
and Minle, nnd, if K)si,il)le, tho soft clinging
blondo cendro hair of the Slav woman. Clinu
dron, copper color, with golden reilections,
lull of light, which will harmonize ndmiralily
with the palo brunette complexion and
bluo (0 cyo of a southern wrimnii. Verde
estivo, an intense green, lighter than bottle
gieeu. fud of sunlight : thi.-i requires u weaier
of tlio biondu T.tiane.sipie type, joyous, florid,
full of li!V of such it is the glory and tho
apotheosis!" London Queen.
lteineily lot- Whiiopliii; Colih.
The seeil of tho common Minitower i the
best remedy for whooping cough thnt I have
ever known. Brown the seeds slightly, like
coiroo, then grind and stoop, -.vhensulllcientlj
steeped drain clear of tho dregs and sweeten
with lock candy or lump Rigar. Let the
littlo ones drink freely qf it at intervals
thioughout tho day, and especially before 10
tiring at night. In all ordinary eases, where
children nro properly cared for and kept in in
bad weather, no other medicine will bo re
quired. It also has a very loosening elfect, on
n nurd, tight cough, nnd thus it seems that
even tho despised sunflower is good for some
thing. To nny who nro inclined to bo skep
tical 1 would only say, please try it before
you condemn. I consider it so excellent n
remedy that last summer I devoted a con--.itlerabln
portion of my kitchen garden to the
raising of Minitowers, that I might gather the
seeds for medicinal pin poses. Mrs. J. J. U.
in Ootroit Frio Pi os.
Tho Princess Iconise m working Inde
futigably at a series of typical Indian por
traits which nro destined to ! n present, for
tho queen. Her likeness rf Shalibun, th
famous brocado maker, is said to bo an excel
lent 0110.
In ventilating a room ojidii tho .vimlows at
top and bottom. Tho fie. li air rushes m one
way while tho foul air inakoj Its exit at the
other; thus you let in a friend and oxcl us;
enenjy.
According to Mrs. Haddock, of Iowa, 1,000
women own and rnanngo farms in that state,
while In O-vyron there nro bo many women
himilni J: pltuuteu ns to oeca&ion no remark.
If a bei-tid creaks nt each movement of
tho sleeper, removo tho sbts and wrap the
ends of each in old nowspaiera. This will
prove a complete silenco.
A doctor's wifo in Devonshire, England,
supplies "uoico ferns nt Jow but icmuuciutfvo
prices, wilding them by parcel post all over
tho United Kingdom.
If tho car bo big and ugly, n fo'vv curlod
Jc.k.s brushed carelessly baik will hulp won
derfully. Nover comb tho hair right buck
from 1111 ugly ear.
If gilt flames, when now, are coverod with
n coat of white varuUh, all specks can then
00 wushed off with wuter without harm.
Cayenne peppar blown into tho crack.
where ants congregate will drive them uway.
Tbo tamo remedy is also good for mlco.
It U said that a pint ot milk taken every
night juiit before retiring to rest will toon
mako tho thinnest llguie plump.
A skillful wife can feed ber hutbaud into
health or sickness.
COLLEGE FOR GIRLS.
AN INSTITUTION OF WHICH MIS
S:SSIPPT MAY WELL DE PROUD.
ltcsults or a Itotil lliliicatloiiul ltxperl
incnl Ilnclloj: Work With Study.
VarloiM lndustrnil I'm suits Threu Hull
drcd (Slrls In Uniform Neatness.
I pass to Columbus, tho Athens of Missis
sippi, und par excellence tho most lienutifu,
city in tin' state. Before tho war it vvns re
nownod for its nristooruoy. Its oultuie nml
dignity. Tho rcstttks of tho war have some
what changed tho business methods of her
jKOple, but the aristocratic element has not
decayed. It hns descended from father to
son, from mother to daughter. Tlt old fam
ilies were mostly Georgians, nnd their chil
dren are still proud of their Georgia lineage.
When the state nvolved that her girls should
have nn equal chance with her lioys, Colum
bus was easily oho'ii as the place w hero to
erect an institution thnt would accomplish
this end. The buildings nro ns lwiutiful in
llieir design and modest adornments ns tho
300 pupils w ho occupy them. It yvus n lovely
sif.ht, nnd nlnitwt humIo an old limit shod n
tear of ii";ii t that ho could not ivnew his
youth and ixmh1 nuotlter life in hailing dis
taiice of this lovely place. But my is-veri"
was di.pe!lel ns I thought of homo and wife
ami loving children, and thou my fond hoart
was content content to go nlong down the
valley nnd listen to Mrs. Arp ns sho sings:
"John Anderson, my .To."
A POLT) KXPEntMENT.
This is no ordinary fenoilo college. Thero
Is nothing like it either north or south. Mis-
sisnippi has nmdo n new delmrtlll1, a lold
exiieuiuenl. Ww heads have ilivitmi new-
methiHls for tin sc new tiines. Everything is
business now, and we must keep up with it.
The girls used to lio reared by loving paronis
tolk'I.ulics ladies of clegiint loisiuv ladios
.It to li wives und mother, and nothing ek';
but now the wife and the mother must be
onKtliinglse. She must 1 11 helpmate, or
is the Scriptuivs say a "helpmeet," that, is,
slve must help meet tiiooxprnses. Evory whore
1 go I hear the earnest, nnxious inquiry,
"What shall wo do with our daughters They
are willing, they are capable, but whnt can
they dot" The chief aim and end of this in
stitution is to answer this question, to solvt
this problem, nnd if it proves a success, then
Mississippi will deservo the praise.
This college is not yet two yours old, but it
i, so far, a grand success. Nobody doutits it
now. The tuition is locking nt, it, with in
creased interest. Commit toes from northern
st-ites have v isited it ami nro still visiting.
l)r. Mayo, of Boston, was there a few days
ago to wo tho actual practical working of the
institution, and was tilled with admiration.
Tli kc girls nro happily mingling work with
ti.ttv. in ono department thoy uro cutting
and fitting dri-ssos and other garments after
the most approved methods. In another the
washing and ironing are going on inn laun
dry that is operated by steam. The girls uro
trailed to cook, but do not do the cooking,
but they wash the dishes and set tho tables,
and do all the he uscwork. They do not pre
pare the gar . en, but they plant it und culti
vate it, and wore proud to show 1110 tlii.il
several plots. In out largo room they wero
drawing and sketching nud coloring designs
for cai-jKls, designs tor oilcloths and wall
piper and Christmas cards. Many of them
were exipisitely beautiful, and find ready sale
in northern markets. Southern Dowers and
fruits and vines and grasses and autumn
leaves predominate in those designs, and gives
them nioro ready sale.
Monm.iNO in ci.ay.
n another department tho girls wero mod
eling in clay, and their handiwork was seen
in vases and urns and statuary. Hero, too,
iney weio painting on china and quoenswaro.
Typewriting is taught, and Is much more
easily lcnrnitd than is music upon tho piano.
The president's secretary is 0110 of his pupils,
and sho rapid ly answers his numerous corro
epoudouts upon tho ouli.;raph. Phonography
is es)oci.'illy taught, and many of tho ad
vnncod pupils cm easily record 120 words 111
n minute. Two of them recorded every
word of Sam Jones' sermon, und they were
sent broadcast all over the laud, For thi
work thoy each receiecd $-1 a day. Music
and painting, of course, are taught. 1 do
not now recall tlio other industrial piuvuit-s
for my vlit was 11 hurried one, ami with hn
many bright eyes and smiling fares turned
toward me 1 was obliged to forget noutolhiug,
i'lim hundred and sixty girls hi tasteful uni
form gathered before 1110 in the beautiful col
lego ciiaK'l, anil my thoughts ran rapidly as
I woudei-isl, When" nro the boys to "iiatcli
them) WeJl, I don't know, but it seems to
mo if 1 wero a young man T would move to
Columbus and tako my chances for captur
iug one.
Tlio girls pay board here, too, at its prime
cost, which averages fti.ul per month, incliid
iug washing and fuel and water and lights
Everything is in perfectly womanly order
A blind man could not tell that ho was in
their dining room, for there was 110 odor of
prandial affairs. Tho tnblo linen was spot
lossly white, und tho ware glistened with iU
(Icanlinoss. Electrio lights nro used, uud
pure water spoutf from tho faucets. Om
more nit is to bo added to the Industrial pur
suits of this institution for Mississippi girls,
uud that is tho beautiful art of photography.
This Is well. It is a calling that woman Is
oecullarly titled for. How l.tlly she could
arrange each fold and ringlut; how nicely
tuljust tho position, lion- delicately touch the
Imago with her brush und pencil; how sweet
ly quiet the restless, timid children, nnd i
think tho young men would give In r the
preference, mid havu their neckties uwiy that
fho might linger them. Hero would 1k her
opportunity to revel in that harmony ol
color for which nature gavo her lovo and
i:ill more than sho gavo to man. Bill Arp
in Atlanta Constitution.
Tho Latest London Kail.
Tho courtly kiss upon tho hand, the warmer
osculation of tho lip, havo been thrown Into
social darkness by no less an arbiter than the
Princess of Wales. It apjiears that this lnvel
Fpocimen of royalty was observed kissing her
slEtcr-ln-law, tho Princess Wiildemar, In this
particular fashion whether by accident or
intention the observer fui.it to state and im
mediately tho Idea caught on to tho flattering
crowd of courtiers. When two ladies meet,
or part now it won't lie; "My dear (kiss 011
tho right cheol.), how glad I mn to seo you"
(kiss for tho left cheek); hut tho gushing jiali
will jiibt light 011 tho tips of each other's noses,
liko two birds pecking at a lump of bugnr.
Thi.1 fashionable kiss has its advantage, as
will bo been ut once. There can bo no dis
turbance of "make up." No 0110 understands
thut lKitter than tho lovely princess. The
French kiss on tho forehead, emblematic of
chastity and deep devotion, is routed, foot,
borso nud dragoons, by thU now Ids., which
ought to lx immediately opular considering
it is the latest London fad. Ui,ton Herald.
Antrouoiuy Among tlio Chahtwani.
When Alexander the Groat took possession
of Il.ihylon, In JT1I 1). C, Im found a series of
atruuoinlcal observations taken by tho Clml
d.oins for an unbroken period of l.tXXJ years,
which places the beginning of the observa
tions ua early us B. C Boston Uud&tL
THE DRUMMER DID IT.
A
ln of Honest niol Ihithunlnstlc
Nuisances Who Never Ile.
All investigations by nrc'iasilogists into the
van u rives nn 1 their history break on nn
liioxplionbki i'lfluenco that seems to connect
wid.'ly different places, periods nnd peoples.
Thov flinl old jars i.i us" in India thnt the
mound builders had Ikiv, nnd they romo
noross Iron tcns:oons in tho primeval forest
licds of coot. They nro astonished to find th
gridiron of the north of lrclnnd figuring it
tho social lifo of China three or four thousnni
years ago. Tho licdotiiu Ainb has the nri'iv
bl inket of the Esquimaux, and In the ruin, ol
Pompeii they come nonss peanut shells Ida
what the swerpcr sweeps out of the gMlcry o
the theatre to-day. Well, why is this) Art !i:v
ologists eniinot tell. I can. The lnysteriou
ubiquitous influence that loaves no track sa ,
the article is simply the drummer. It vvn
tho drummer who did it nil. He loft tlnw
curious Grecian scrolls i:i Egypt; ho carvri
.those hieroglyphics on th) m-ksof nncicn1
Britain; lieisth'" man who introduced J'rvucli
candy into lloivulaneiiin and stuck the
mound builders with iron teaspoons.
Do you 1 ver know what becomes of n
drummer) Not lliaV, you euro, lut hnve yor.
ever seen a dead diummer) I don't lieli'v
druuuuers ilie. I lie. lev o they simply tat
themselves into pns. "(las thou art, to gn
returnest,'' was written ot tho drummer. 1
hnve met 0110 or two men who have liecii
drummers, but they do not talk much nboi.t
It. When it drummer gets tired of tnlkiu,"
ho just disappear. I ilt not see how thh
country survivis tho existence of drummers.
You go into u small country place; you stej
into the hotel; you find in the office sixteen
coats hinging up on the wall and tlxtvn
valises in u row on the floor, nnd sixteen im 11
sitting wiih their thirty-two tint up on th
stove, tolling K.xfooit lies about, their Imsiii' R-
iu;d their mlventuros. nil nt ono tune. You
can't gwt what you want in that town. Tin
drummers havo made tho store l:vpors bu
what thev have to sell, and you've got to tak
it or go without. It sooius atincst iiniMwsibl.
to lielieve tlmt a drummer should over Is
utile to liisguise his identity. He is, us a rule
ug'.ti'Ksivo and runs things.
If you sco a man ctinie into the office of n
hotel and step up timidly to the counter mul
ask the clerk if there are any letters for him
1 dense, von inav know that lie's 11 hunibli
private citizen and 11 plain guest. It you mi
a fellow bang onen tho door, stride ill 11111
lenvi! it oiK'ii bohind him. no nud hung liii
coat, on a doc and lam his valise on tlio floor
walk behind tho counter, tako out nil tho lot
tors nnd road tho uddrosses from every box
open the drawer and look in, then you'll know
it's a drummer good for one night's lodginp
and K'veral di inks. He generallv lets every
body know that he's sold a lot of bluff, nnd lit
talks vorv loud about tho fun he's hud some
times. But they told 1110 of ono druminei
who called himself a count, and wotoiilonf.
fur lined ulster nnd 1111 inqiosing foreign look
intr mustache, lie 0111110 in the suiniiier sin
son und stnvi d a long lime. Ilo was tho rage
the girls fell in lovo with him; tho nminniii!
admired him; ho was on theovoof gcttliie
engaged ton haughty Kan Francisco liollo.
when a lady walked into n drug store ono da
and found him with a lot, of samples of soap,
trying to stick tho proprietor with Ids stool;
That lot hhiiout und ho dlsaniwired. But
tho profession disowned him. for ns a rule tin
drummer is u strnightforwiii-il, open, nones
and enthusiastic, nuisance. San Fraiiciscc
Chronicle.
Cell, ('.rant in liUVA.
I find In my notes a description of Gen
Grant written behind Vicksburg in Juno,
lSl'st. It may bo of interest at this remote
il ito:
Almost at any timo ono can boo a smnll but
compactly Luilt man of nliout 45 yours ol
ugo walking through the onmiis. lio move
with his shoulders thrown 11 littlo in front ol
the iH-riK'iidicular, his left hand ill tho pocket
of his trousers, an uulightcd cigar in hU
mouth, his eyes thrown straight forward
which, from tho hazo of abstraction which
veils them, and a countenance plowed into
furrows of thought, would ws'in to indicate
that ho is intensely preoccupied. Ti-o Mil
diers observe him coming, und, rising
to
rheir fis-t, gather on each sido of tho way to
soo lif iti pass they do not salute him, they
only watch him curiously, with n certain sort
of familiar reverence. His iibstructeil nir
not so grout while ho thus moves along us to
prevent his seeing overyt.f.ng without npiiar
ontly looking at it; you will discover tills hi
the fact that, however dense tho crowd
which you stand, If you uro an acquaintance
his uyo will for an instant rest on you with
glance of recollection, accompanied with
grave nod of recognition.
A plain blue suit without scarf, sword 01
trappings of any sort, save the double starred
shoulder strain, an indliferently good Kos
bilth hat, or slouch, with the crown buttered
in close to his head, full beard ln'twecn light
and "sandy," a hqunro out face, Whoso lines
uud contour indicate extromo endurance and
determination, complete tho external ap
pearance of this smnll man, as 0110 sees him
imssing along, turning and chawing restlessly
the end of his uullghtcil cigar. Ills counte
nance in rest hns tho rigid immobility of cast
iron, and whilo this indicates tho uiiyieldiii;
tenacity of tho bulldog, ouo finds hi Ins gray
yes a smi'o and other evidences of tho pos
s j-ion of those softer traits seen upon the
Hi s -.nd over tljo entire faces of ordinary
iicoiilo On horschaek ho loses till tho awk
wardness: which distinguishes him as ho
moves 1. bout on foot. Erect and graceful
hoscciuH a iHirtion of his stood, without
which tho full elfect would bo Incomplete
Along with 11 Ixxly guard of tho general ' ides
his win Fred, a stout lad of some summers.
Ho endures nil tho marches, follows his father
under lire with ull the coolness of an old
soldier, and Js, la bhort, a "chip of tho old
block." "Pollute" In Chicago Times.
A Miner's tihurji I'raellre,
In the room of a mLscr physician, who died
in Now York city n fewduys ago, were found
hundreds of empty bottles anil packages,
which showed that for many months lio hail
II veil on the various nutritious articles widely
advertised in tho medical jotirnaK This hud
1 cost him nothing, for ho had taken advan
tage of tho sharp rivalry In watx-s of this
kind and had written to tho proprietors foi
samples, implying that ho might reijuiro u
largo quantity If tho trial proved sueeessf ul.
His lKiniu appearing In tho list of regular
practitioners, his requests wero freely grant jd
nnd ho obtained all borts of cereal foous,
wines, malt preparations, koumiss and tonics.
II 13 peculiar diet may havo killed him, for he
died of 11 gostrio disease. Chicago Times.
A Valid i:cime.
"My denr," said tho cider lady, "you should
have thanked that gentleman wUo bo kindly
gave you Ids beat."
'.'My falluro to thank blm, mamma, wus lo
caiiso of consideration for him. He may bavo
a wifo und family doicridcnt upon him."
-I don't undertaiid, my deur."
"You bee, mamma, I feared tho ibocU
might bo too grout for blm." Pittsburg Dia
patch ,
An Jlarinarlc.
Iter form la llk tho seulntor'a dream of lovo,
Her spt:eh 1 like tho cooing of a dorr,
Jkr features o'wi an auhorlto4woulil please, .
vi wMwilxMii .t.u I oJjul uhti 0 UofitooefiA
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.
PLACE FULL OF STRANGE AND
VALUABLE ARTICLES.
Painting Worth n Fortune Alexaniler
IlauiHtoli's Dueling Pistols ,V Sonth
crncr'i JtWtuIto .V rnoliago f UUv
inouils story oT 11 Photograph.
"Yes, I have received many curious nnd
antique nrtielos since I began business thirty-
five years ago, said BolxTt Tnggart to n re
porter tho other day. Mr. Tnggart Is n pio
neer in the storage bus noss nnd his establish
ment is lllleil with o'.d objects, each of which
has an Interesting liU'o.-y.
.Now, among 11 vast collection of tine paint
ings which I got in tho course of busi
iicm," continued Mr. Taggurt, "nro two
which I have lisn told time and again nn
irigiimls by Bullous. Ouo represents the
adoration of tho Saviour In the stuhlo of
Itolhleheni. The subject of the other I do
not know, as I havo never met nny one who
could tell mo. There is an inscription on this
picture ill ono of the dead languages, I be
lieve, Irhiuiso 1 have never licon able to Hud
any one learned enough to translate its The
picture represents u queen on 11 magnificent
throne giving ordiis nptmroutly to some of
the royal guards."
"How did you liecoino possessed ot tho
pictures)" asked tho reporter.
"Hie day tho lirst gun was Urea at, l-ori
Minuter n gentleman who was very well
known hero then and tinted equally as well
for his avowed sympathy with the southern
cause came into my place and told 1110 ho in
tended going south and aiding the Conledcr-
ntcs witli his money and every way oho ho
could. Ho asked mo to teko Ids household
furniture on storage.
"You won't havo to keep them long," lie
said. "The south will win sure, nnd 1 A re
turn to New Y01 k, for 1 can't live anywls'iu
else.1
KKVKIl OAt.t.KIl lOtU
"I took his furniture, but it has never Ikvii
called for. He raised a regiment south and
Mint Hull Uun with his two sons nt his side,
lie had no iicnr relatives to mourn his lonnd
so I hnve his furniture still. Tlio Buliensei
wero among his chattels and also a picture ot
Murlllo, for w-iiich 1 had boon offered SO),tl00,
There Is practically no price on tho Hulicn.scs.
Besides these pictures mentioned I havu an
lino a gallery of paintings as any connoisseur
would wish to look at. I have always been
fond of pictures mid novi r tried to disposoof
any of them, although soino of them would
bring fabulous prices."
Among other articles which Mr. Taggurt
showed to the reporter was a pair of licatiti
fill dueling pistols inlaid with solid gold and
silver, which 1110 the ones, Mr. Taggurt says,
used by Alexander Hamilton in Ids deadly
encounter with Burr on tho Elysimi fields,
where Woehavvken is now growing up. The
pistols were once owned by Gen. Grant, but
they passed from him to another branch of
tho family, nnd finally ciimo Into tho posses
sion of a Broadway jeweler, who is unfor
tunately addicted to drink. During ouo ot
his pel iodical sprees ho placed tlio pistols,
with soino other projierty, on storage with
Mr. Taggurt in order to raiso money enough
to continuo his debauch, lio never called for
tho weapons and tho man's wifo wants tlaun
sold, as she says sho butt's to soo them lying
around the house whon her husband is oil 11
spree.
" Alvout two mouths ago," sal'l Mr. Tag
gurt, "a well dressed middle aged man rami'
into my place uud, handing 1110 a small
chamois bag, asked 1110 how much 1 would
ask to keep it for him for u day or two with
out, examining the contents. 'Twenty-live
cents,' 1 replied.
AN (IUTRAOEOUH I'lllCE.
"Well, sir, tho fellow kicked liko n mule.
Ho swore ho wouldn't pay such an outnigecus
price, and finally licat 1110 down to twenty
cents for t wo days. Nextday a detective from
the Central office came in looking for Mich a
bag, and told mo tho fellow who had leftit
with 1110 was 11 famous western crook and
that ho had htm locked up in thu Tombs. I
wont down there with the bug, which was
niH'iiod in presence of the judge and found lo
contain diamonds valued nt nearly $100,000:
It surprised 1110 that a man wishing and think
ing ho t ould safely conceal such a plunder
would kick alsnit the cost, esiiecially when
you consider the littlo I asked him.
"Oh, this Is tho saddest thing I over recol
lect," continued Mr. Taggurt, as ho showed
tho rcisirter a photograph of a laughing, fresh
foced, curly haired girl. "Sho oamo into my
place one day alsiut two years ago and put a
few littlo effects in storage. Next morning
she jumiKil from a ferryluiat Into tho North
river. When her body was recovered my re
ceipt for her furniture was all that was found
on her. I buried her and then proceeded to
trace her history. It wis tho. old story. Bhe
was tho darling daughter of a curate in 11
littlo country town in tho north of tho state.
A city stranger mot and xvixxil her secretly
and sho finally consented to eloKi with him.
When they came to this city ho deceived her
further by 11 mock marriage, and when he
flnallydesertcd her sho found out that ho vvnso
gambler. Thou sho determined to kill herself.
Her sad end, which I could not help telling
her father and mother, broke their jioor old
hearts and thoy soon followed her to tho other
world."
Among many other curious things which
Mr. Tnggart has are skeletons, collins, grand
fathers' clocks, horsos, hhocp, cows, in fact ull
kinds of nniii iils and fowl, und ns 11 curiosity
shop hi every respect hLs plan cannot be
beaten. New York Journal interview.
I'ew Know What Thoy Drink.
"It Is a fact," said a somewhat famous
nilsorof fancy drinks hist evening, "thatthcro
aro very few good judges of liquor. It fan
very old chestnut to sot out whisky when
brandy is called for, and not 0110 In ten can
tell the difference. I havo often been told by
n customer that ho hud never tasted iluoi
brandy when ho was drinking a very ordi
nary whisky. There aro fow people who can
distinguish between high and low priced
wines. I lonieiubcr nearly splitting my tides
once laughing at a man who was ordering
chamiiagiie. Ho wus drinking Werner's
American extra dry, and told his friend bow
ho once drank it with M. Werner In Paris.
Ho thought it w as the highest priced French
wluo until he found out that it was costing
him only a dollar 11 bottlo. Then ho wilted.
"Even manufacturers are sold. Onto at n
convention of tho beer brewers of tho coun
try I heard a brewer boast that ho could
name any kind of beer with hU eyes blinded.
We tried him, and when tho handkerchief
was over his eyes wo gavo him nine sips out
of the same glass and heard blm iiiitno nino
different brands. That was very good sjwrt.
As a matter of fact, this telling liquors by
tho taste U very delleuto business. By mod
ern processes distillers can m;o liquors so 11
to fool even tbo old timers. Tho worst caso I
over htruck was n fisherman who rowed mo
down the river last summer. I offered blm ft
bwig out of a Ixittlo containing very lino
whisky. He returned it, saying it vas poor
stuff, I handed him a bottle containing tome
rot gut' I used to clean my gun. Ho took u.
long pull, und said It wn as good Hquor ns ho
over tasted. Buffalo Courier.
Orulned wtxxl should bo wahvd vvi-tb eolti
tea.