WOMAN AND HOME.
LIFE OF THE TENEMENT HOUSE
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BABY DURING THE HOT SEASON.
.tlulcs for the Young- Housewife Wrimett
in Literature The Voire nf Children
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Marriage Crime' Ileglinilngn A Drink
for Ituliy Odils mid Kntls.
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Bat how farm It with tho biiby of the, tone
tientf j
Tho tenement baby, llko Its aristocratic
lompeer, awakes early in the morning, too.
it la awnko nt ddwii ami then dozen off into
fretful sleep nguiu. It awakened at short in-;
.tcrvals during nil tho first part of tho night
And roused its tired, impatient mother with
jits peevish wailing. Its lip nro parched and
lit 3 thin hands hot; its eyelids but half closed.
,lt rolls its head now and then in a fceblo way. j
.It seems eonsinncd with heat, but when its i
(mother puts n spoonful of water between its
(lips tho weakened stomach refuses to tako tho
liquid.
' Tho father, worn with his day's toil, Is
angered nt tho suffering innocent disturbing
his sleep. Harshly. crhnps, ho chides Ills
iwifo for not hushing tho child. Sho gives to
It an empty breast from which it turns witii
renewed wailing. Then sho tries another cx
ipedlent. She hastily prepares koiiio milk and
water and feeds tho linby u few spoonfuls.
.She knows it li gcwJ milk. Did sho not buy
it. 1 .i ..r T.. i. i. . f. .
, nerseii oi on on, w no i.ecps lour cows in a
irear shed, and sells tho iacteal fluid they
eupply so much cheaper than sho can get it
fit a milkman f To bo suro tho jioor kino
.stand day after day, from week's end to
week's end, from ono month to another, in
tbo same stalls almost knee high in offal.
But she is certain it is good milk, real cow's
milk, for did sho not see Jacob milk tho
cows?
So she gives it to her baby, trotting ic up
and down on her knees tho whilo. It is
jtectUing, und tho summer heat makes it ilL
Sho is so worn that scarcely can sho keep her
weary eyes opsn till sho has finished feeding
her offspring. Thou sho takes it back into
tho bed occupied by hersulf und tho fattier.
Ho turns over as sho lies down, and testily
"hopes tho young 'un will keep still, now it's
got its stomach full."
Scarcely has tho mother fallen asleep lieforo
another cry m ouses her. Tho milk and water .
put down tho littlo ono's throat has boon ro- J
jected by its Htonmcli. Again sho rises and
turiw up tho wick of tho smoking keroseno
lamp. Sho dandles tho child up and down,
for bho knows not what to do to quiet it.
Its walling disturbs other initiate of tho
(tenement. Out ot n window a neighbor
woman puts her head and call3 to her:
"Reach out your hand," sho says; "I'vo
;ot a bit nf medicino that will quiet tho
baby."
Sho gives her a botllo and bids her admin
ister u half truspoonfiil. It is n brown liquid,
and has a strango smell. Sho gives it to her
infant unhesitatingly. Then it fnlls into n
heavy hit up that lasts till dawn. When it
awakes it frets, but it does not always tret.
Its eyes nro heavy and havo a glazed look.
"Th' clilldren'ti eyes nlways do look bad
when they'ro tccthln',"fnystin old damo who
comes i.i to Iioitow a lmlf cup of sugar.
Tho tenement baby's hands and faco nro j
not sponged v. hen it awakes. Its mother is
very busy getting breakfast. Instead of fresh 1
brocr.es tho cdor of sizzling salt pork conies '
to tho nostril.i of tho elck Infant. Tho father, j
or nn older child, feeds it crackers and water '
"to keep it qu'i't'' until thy morning meal is j
on tho table. Tho mother eita down with it j
in her lap. Itftutis now and then a "blto of
potato" or a nip oi coiieo, lor it is a iinnu
fod baby.
Tho ilioi littrj; around it, covering its soiled
robo r.nd llghtiu:; on its foverith mouth.
Soniolinso during thodcy its molhor will
wash tho hand fed, tenement baby uwl
cbaugo its clothing if clio lias tho garments.
Sho will te.'l her neighbor that sho cannot
keep it clean, for "its victuals will not stnj
'down."
Thu? tho tenement baby frets and fret
through tho summer dayu. If by chanco an
unusual nHownneo of constitution carries it
through, it is with diseased dlgostivo organs
which may effect its life.
Tho tenement houu.', 1 ,:id fed baby may
bo n worthless drunku..! or a criminal, be-
causo during tho Arsi ' .tvo years it mod it
was half utarved for fot.l and fresh oir.
Tho tenement house, tiurtl fed baby may
lx a corpso lieforo halt tlio summer is run,
bocauoo it xrta quite st. rvud for proper food
nntl tho blessing of he:
free and tas-y to ge;
News.
von, which nhould bo
fresh air. Chicago
MlUioutl I -nil os us Nodi ilea.
They made- n great tloal of noiso in New
York about tho appointment of n lady com
nts3loncf, at li mtch a thing was n novelty.
In thlue'a'o wo hf.vo ludf u dozen notaries.
Thcro 13 nothing in tho statutes or nt coin
moil law to prevent a woman from nerving
in such capacity, and I am glad Governor
Marmaduko umdo tho innovation. Governor
Crittenden would not appoint ladles us nota
ries. I tried to get him to npjKiint a young
Jauy, ami nnilo no admitted Unit her itulorso
mont wo i.l rong enough, ho feared to make
nn inunv.it i 'it. His successor, nioro gallant,
has hail no l.iitauey in glfhig them notarial
twwers. T h"u is no reason why u woman
should not boh' notary, nud there aro some
casea of delicacy where a great deal of
trouble would bo avoided, nnd people would
feel more, comfortable if a woman could take
an acknowledgment. Women keep secrets
just ns wo. I ns iiieu w hen there is ti matter of
importance involved.
A notary also has many responsibilities of
which lils t'lU'iit.s uro not all uuure, and hence
people of morality should bo appointed. For
instance, liero is a caso that has just occurred
where I could Invo made $10 by taking ad
vantage of li woman's ignorance, of tho law.
Bhe bent for mo to write her will, nnd after
writing her vniious legacies I found out that
sho had only n dower interest in an estate,
nud vn" trying to bequeath that. I quickly
informed lier of lu r error. A man with on
eye to fit) only might have allowed her to
continue in blissful ignorance of her mistake,
arguing that tho will would work no harm.
Francis Ynllo in 01o1h-Democrat.
Tim Vol co of Children.
Much cm bo tlono by mothers and teachers
to cultivato tho voico of children. Instead of
tho nasal s!iic!.s used by so many childreu
encourage them to use pure, round, smooth
tones. Tta.1i them to ojx'ii tho mouth nud
not to nun ' ' I t'ot to sixak through the
nose. I'.v i d .:. unpleasant habit of
Jiiimibll.'., '.nn ill humor, as well as
ladnctu or d. iim of tho muscles of tho mouth
nnd juw. Cheerfulness is a good lubricator,
nnd thu duty of cultivating n spirit of cheer
fulness nud tho desire to pleiuo should be iin
iwswl upon children by ereept und habit.
' Tho disagitvable na&al tones may bo
avoided with due earn. See that children
havo a sufllcieut supply of handkerchief mi l
insist tqiou their use. 1 here is physiological
reason for this. If tho real passages ait) not
freed it will eventually lead to catarrh and
disease of thy throat, nnd so thu nasal habit
will bo confirmed. Tmcu thu children to
keep tho mouth closed except when peaking,
und then to lot tho voice come clear nnd pure
cut of tho mouth, and not through thu uote,
instead of reversing the process breathing
through tho mouth und talking through ths
nose.
Tho rudo boisterous singing (?) indulged in
nt many of our public schools cannot fail to
bo injurious to youthful voices. A wonl to
mothers, teachers and nurses. Keep your
own voice down, avoid shrill, higli tones.
Poor old Lear in his deep distress at tho death
of Cordelia, could say nothing moru pathetic
than "Her voico was ever soft, gentlo and
low an excellent thing in woman." Mary
Edwards in Atlanta Constitution.
We All Hreiilt Down There.
Ho was ubottt to die for n cold blooded
murder. Standing beneath tho gallows ho
inailo a short talk. Ho spoko of his impend
lug death with slight emotion. Then of "his
peoplo" with somo signs of team. Thou of
bis wifo with sobs and a trembling voice.
Then of "his old mother" and thcroho broko
down completely and gavo way to uncontrol
lablo grief.
Ah, yes! It is right thcro that wo all break
down. At tho thought of "tho old mother,"
with her graying hairs, her kindly faco, across
which timo and sorrow aro cutting their fur
rows, and her faith and affection that never
wavers or doubts. It is to "tho old mother"
that man's heart turns nt last when troublo
or nillictlou or rcmorso overtakes him.
Other loves may bo stronger and the jkissIoii
of other loves may objure this for a time,
Tho wifo clinging in ubsorbed happiness to
tho arm, or littlo ono clambering, fond uu:
trustful, alout tho knee, may effaco nil
thought of "tho old mother." But when a
grout crisis comes and tho strong man Ls
bending beneath n burden too grievous to bo
borno tho vision comes to him of one, idealized
in his heart at least, who never doubted, who
never wearied, but who loved nil tho timo
w ith a lovo that passcth understanding. Tho
wife, wondering ut this at first, uccepts it at
last, quietly acquiescing, but happy in her
mother's heart to know That from her own
children in tho days to cocie this samo mira
cle shall Ihj rendered unto her. Atlanta Con
stitution. Ahead of thu Squire.
Ill n suburban town not ten miles from tho
gilded domo tho great question had been for
months, Shall wo have a public library? Tho
sewing circle favored tho proposition. Tho
Young Men's Literary association, which fre
quently took tea with tho sewing circle after
tho latter had inado tho monthly shirt for tho
heathen, cordially concurred. Tho tops of
tho flour Lnrrels in all tho groceries caved in
under tho weight of tho debating village
statesmen distu-sing tho valuo and constitu
tionality of public libraries. At last tho tlay
camo when tho partisans of the library and
tho strict constructionists met in forensic
combat on tho floor of tho town nail. Tho
arguments wero gone over again, and Squiro
Spiko closed tho case for tho conservatives.
Ho lashed himself into a ilno frenzy over tho
inteiruption of tho sweet and holy harmony
of homo which tint introduction of library
bool;s would occasion. Women would read
novels whilo tho hotisowent unswept; hus
bands and wives would disputo over meta
physics mid tho littlo domestic world would
bo turned upsido down.
"Tho husband would return," said Squire
Spike, "and would And his dinner unprepared
or burned up nnd his wifo rending. What
kind of tCbook would ho And in her hand?"
"A cook book I" yelled tho village wag from
tho back seats.
Thenceforward it was vain for Squiro Spiko
to attempt to push back tho 1 ido of progress.
Tho library was established, and Squiro Spiko
has been oven known to tako out. a boo'k now
and then. Boston Transcript "Listener."
AVmiien in Literature.
I remember how great was tho longing
among intelligent women, thirty or lorty
years ago, to do a greater share of tho lit
erary work of tho nation. A few ventured
forth timidly from tho kitchen to do it, per
haps bringing with them in their hands a
now cookery book, llko Ill's. Child and Miss
Leslie, to propitiate tho other sex and prove
that ihey had in a manner woiked their
passage into freedom. Now they still bring
tho cookery book, llko Marion Iinrlaiid, who
has indeed brought 150,000 copies of hers;
but it is no longer needed as an apology,
Mrs. Woods points out that there aro about
'J,fi!U women engaged in literary work in or
near Boston, including, no doubt, all grades
of journalism, Hint out of VS authors on the
publishing list of Kobeits Brothers 77 are
women; that there uro tho mimes of 5.1
women on Tieknor's list, 80 on Houghton's
and SO on that of tho Methodist Book Con
cern. The demand for literary expression
being thus in part satiated, it is tho most
natural tiling in tho world that there should
bo n demand for action as well as literature,
and that tho pressure for executive and pub
lic duties on tho part of women should only
bo increased by tho fact that they have nl-
.rcady free course In the fleld of mere literary
expression. Granted a pursuit, there is still
needed somo other pursuit. "T. W. II." in
Harper's Bazar.
Mar Hugo us an llml.
Tho question of marriage is n serious one,
and because it is usually in the future, how
uver remote, of most young women they do
not us a rule tako us serious i hold of a pro
fession as do young men. When a young
limit begins business ho knows ho will prob
ably stick to it to the end of his days. The
very fact that he may get married makes it
more necessary that ho should devote him
self to inoneyinakiiig. But with a young
woman it is entirely different. I havo knou r.
young women to become very protlcient en
gravers, for example, and just as their em
ployers were liogluiiiiig to depend upon their
wot 1; they get married and laid tho graver
aside forever.
How often you llml parents spending hun
dreds, even thousands, of dollars on the
musical education of their daughters, and
when tho daughter? get married they shut up
the piano, and their musical education is as
good as thrown out of tho window. I have
beard hundreds of young married women
say when nsked to play something: "I nm
entirely out of practice. I haven't opened
the piano since I was married." Whatever n
man does ho does for life; but as a usual
thing when a woman undertakes n thing, in
stead of being for life, it is till sho shall lie
married, Now York Cor. Philadelphia
Record.
Drrorutloun of tho Tulile.
But many aro tho tables at which the
formal "graco" is tho only suggestion of
things spiritual; at such tables the "grace,"
far from elevating the ceremony of eating,
seems rather itself to suffer desperation.
The mistress of the table is not ready for
her place us director of the feast, if she is
less certain of tho tone of temper, of tho
flavor of the mood, of the aroma of tho con
versation which will Ik) served tit her board
than she is of the quality of tho meat and tho
character of tho bread which will bo served
there. Tho appetite for food, as food, U
gross; if that appetite alone is sated at a
table, tho table is but n manger. The eye,
tho olfactory nerve, tho ear, not the alate,
nro siisceptibhrto (toetio suggestions. Such
is I ha subtle connection between smell and
tasto tl'iat appetlto for food is unniMS.1 by
savory odors; but dolightful odor discon
nected from fool is a more refining lullu
eucvj tweet siuelliii flow urn, or, If they w
procurable, sweet smelling spices on a table
or in tho dining room awaken a senso of
pleasure mow agreeable than tho pleasure
wakened by tho odors of foods, and through
this sense ono may learn subtle decoi atluns nf
tho table which, making littlo appeal to tho
eye, yet set a train of refining thought May
Wright Sowall in Dress.
Ittilet for tho Young Housewife.
General order of working for every day of
summer: Before leaving your room throw
open windows, top and bottom; lay pillows
in tho sun, bed clothes to air, and turn back
mattress. As soon as you como down stairs
ojien blinds nnd windows. Light kitchen fire;
tako up ashes; sift them. Brush off tho stove;
rinse and (111 tho kettle. Sweep the kitchen,
tho stoop or piazzas, beating all mats
thoroughly. Ilemovo stale flowers from parlor
nnd dining room, and dust. Prepare for
breakfast, putting biscuits or muffins to bake
whilo you lay the table. Closo blinds on
sunny side. After breakfast clear tho table
as soon as x)ssib)e, putting milk and butter
away at once, Instead of allowing them to re
main in tho hot kitchen. Do not leave tho
white tablecloth on a moment longer than
necessary, as it attracts flies. For tho samo
reason removo tho crumbs from tho floor.
This applies to every meal. Wash and put
awny breakfast dishes. Darken tho dining
room, jMiitry and all unused rooms. Make
beds, empty sIojh, wash soap dishes, 1111 water
pitchers, fold dry towels, tako away soiled
ones but, if damp, dry them before putting
into tho soiled clothe3 hamiier, as cvervthiug
quickly mildews in hot weather. Darken
rooms after having put them in perfect order.
uootl Housekeeping.
Thu ISi-glmiliiKs of Crime.
I havo made a study of crime for nianv
yeuis, ami have watched its development ill
children who have grown up in my immediate
neiguooriiooa. l have noticed that children
who aro not properly watched over nt homo
commence, by llrst stealing tho marbles and
playthings of their conipinions; then they
learn hoiv to go into unoccupied buildings
and yards, carrying off old iron nnd I0030
articles, which they soil to junk dealers.
After this they get bold enough to enter the
cellars of occupied buildings und get empty
tinttW niwl ..ti,., t.I.u e 11 . 1 1
...... uw.vi ujiij- ui oinaii iiiuu, uuu
it is not very long before they trv climbing
Wo dwellings ovvr the cellursnd carrying
on nuyiuiiig uiey can lay their hands on. I
know several criminals, who uro now serviiur
terms in tho ;onitciitiary, who commenced j
stealing in just this way. They learn grad
ually, anil uecomo more exjiert every day,
end nt the samo time grow nioro hardened as
they get older. Sergt. Lang in Globe-Democrat.
Give tint Huhy a Drink.
Now that warm weather prevails it should
bo remembered that infants require water to
drink ns well as milk. It does not follow that
becauso milk is a liquid it iscapabloof satisfv
ing thirst. On the contrary, being warm as
it is drawn from the breast, it causes thirst
after it has remained in tho stomach for somo
tune, the samo as other food. It is this sense
of thirst which causes healthy, breast nour-
ished infants to often cry for long periods of 1
timo after freely nursing. It is claimed that
there are many cases of indigestion duo to in- !
suilleieiiey of tho child's gastric juice, which
would do grcnuy Donellled, or oven cured, by
allowing tho child occasionally a. drink of de
cidedly cool water. And it "is certain that
nn enormous amount of suffering among in
fants is caused by neglect or ignorance, of t his
simple rule. By "a drink" is not meant, of
course, n largo quantity a teaspoonful or
two is sufficient. Chicago News.
Things That I,l!;hten I.ahor.
There nro other things which make the
work of German housekeeping much lighter
than with us. Teii; is 110 recular washim?
day, very littlo washing being done in the
nouse, mo wash tieing sent into tho country
every llvo or six weeks. This long interval
necessitates a full supply of household linen,
and here is another pretty feature all the
articles sorted intodlstinet piles, held together
with ribbon or stitched bauds of mettv color
anil pattern. Our big ironing days nro
avoided, and our baking days likewise ex st
not. Tims tho weekly dreaded days are
obliterated from tho German domestic calen
dar. It remains for America to find somo
co-operative system that w ill settlo tho ques
tion for us, and while removing tho incon-
venienco and weight ot labor, will still nllow
us 10 letniii our greater comfort and bounty. 1
i.iio .among 1110 i.ernums."
A Series tit Walts.
"How thoughtless men aro sometimes," ex
claimed a lady in one of the fashionable west
sido boarding houses as, seated in tho parlor
directly in front of tho window, sho awaited
her husband's return. "Keep ono of them
waiting for flvo minutes and you never hear
tho last of it, and yet they keep us waiting
half our lives nud think nothing nbout it. A
woman's life," mused the sin-nker, "is a series
of waits. First sho wuits to get on long
dresses and to enter society. Then sho waits
for somo ninn to ask her to marry him. After
marriage what? Why, then sho begins to
wait for her liege lord and master to como
homo to his meals, and maybe she has to
wait for him to como homo nt night. Wait
ing gradually becomes second nature to
woman. And can you wonder" Chicago
Journal.
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Don't .Slice IMiieupples.
Fow peoplo know that pineapples in their
native country are never sliced, but after
peeling they are carefully broken from tho
core in email pieces with n silver fork. If
this way is onco tried no one will ngnin in
jure the ilni flavor by cutting across tho
grain. They should nlways bo so prepared.
both for table and canning. Chicago
Journal.
To Iteiiuito Illooil Status.
Blood stains can bo removed from nn
article that you do not care to w ash by apply
ing a thick paste, made of starch nnd cold
water. Place in tho sun, and rub off inn
couploof hours. If tho stain is not entirely
removed, rennt tho process and soon it dis
appears. Good Housekeeping.
Tho effects of poison Ivy may lie removed
by applying n solution of 11 tablestioonful of
copperas in n small cup of hot water.
The kitten souled women havo an easier
timo of it than the eagle winged and tho
strong.
A teaspoonful of heated camphor is said
to lie n 1 uratlvo application for n stye on tho
eyelid.
Boiling in strong sonjsuds will clean up an
old lumpburiier and make itns good ns new.
Oilcloths can lo brightened, after washing,
by nibbing hard with a flannel moistened
with kerosene.
To extinguish the flames from kerosene use
flour profusely upon them.
A brush broom is just tho thing to cleau
borsoradUh grater and silver.
Msknig y.vder tiould always mixed
with the lleur Jry
IN THE ASTOR LIBRARY.
QUEER PEOPLE WHO PASS THEIR
DAYS AMONG THE BOOKS.
Habitues its I'ecullnr is tho (Junlnt
Volumes Upon the shelves A Couple
of Crank Gnhbllng the Magazines.
Various Frequenters.
The habitues of the Astor library are, somo
of them, as peculiar as the quaint volumes
upon the shelves. I do not mean the men
who rush In and look into a book for an hour
and then rush nut again to the bustle, of cl.y
life. But they, too, have their counterparts
in books, in fact, all of us have. It Is plea
sant enough to sit at ono of the tables with a
not too interesting book before yon, now
looking at its printed pages and now at tho
varied crowd around. Do you not see re
semblances For instance, the rusty old gen
tleman over there with tho pallid face, tho
convex spectacles and the shiny black suit of
old fashioned cut might be compared to one
of tho dusty, musty tomes in tho top shelves
that are nioro carefully preserved than ho.
Then again that flashy red covered novel
which went through live editions in as many
weeks might lie thought of in connection
with the loud talking, dawdy looking woman
who sits at the next table, while the dainty,
low voiced girl who sits near her reminds ono
instinctively of 0110 of Thomas Bailey Ald
rich's iilyU Thus you might go on until you
found 11 shadow of every one of this curiously
assorted yet w ithal congenial company.
A COUPLE OF CltANKS.
Opposite me at the table where I usually
read, and where I now write, sits a quaint
and cranky couple. At least one of them is
quaint and tho other cranky. Tho first is a
shabby genteel man, who reads dingy, dog
eared books that are themselves shabby
genteel. When I enter tho librnrj at 10 o'clock
every morning ho is there, and when I leave
late in the nf teruoon lie still sits in his chair,
hardly having moved his position all day.
Sometimes I stay until the library is closed
for the night, and then he leaves the big room
like a man who knows not where to go for a
1 ,t,,,f- t.itlr, ,
,, "K '1 ,
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1 here ho sits nil day ns close
s M)ssible, in order, no doubt, to
conceal tho lack of buttons on his coat. Un
der the table his old silk hat is carefully de
posited with a emiy morning paper and a
parcel peeping over the tattered rim. If I
happen to be there about 2 o'clock I will see
him munching something which I have re
cently discovered is bread. Ho tloes not tako
it out of liis locket, where ho lias stealthily
conveyed it from the hat, llko a man who
knew ho was eating a midday luncheon, but
brenks off littlo bits in his pocket und carries
them to his mouth ns if fearing discovery.
Ho knows only too well, perhaps, that he is
dining.
My other opposite is not unlike tho shabby
genteel person in general characteristics,
though ho seems better fed. His apparel,
however, does not show the scrupulous caro
of tho other. Ho generally comes in after I
havo arrived, and so I have nniplo opportu
nity to watch his preparations for the day's
reading. First, he supplies himself with a
dozen volumes of sermons. Theso he will
carefully arrango about him, and seating
himself he will clasp his hands across his
breast nnd engage in 11 half audible prayer.
Then lie will select his subject, settlo down' in
a comfortable po-itiou, closo his eyes and be
gin the da's reading. There lie sits all day
long with closed eyes, his face bent intently
over the book with every evidence of intense
interest 011 his countenance. Whether or not
lie is rending I will not undertake to say-, but
this I know, ho turns over ids pages at regu
lar intervals and now nnd then will open his
eyes and tako .notes with tho dullest of
pencils. '
nonm.ixo the magazines.
Besides tho antique ulready described, there
is in direct contrast the man of tho period.
Hf does not caro for books of a mist d.ifo lm' i
must havo current literature or none at all. 1
His great ambition is to read all tho now
magazines. Ho will get them all at once, nnd
taking them under his arm seek some retired
alcove, where ho will proceed to read them
ono nfter another until ho is through with
them nil. And ns he is generally a slow
reader he usually has them in his possession
all day. In thu meantime other readers may
come in nnd want a look at one of the maga
zines lie has, but nothing short of a pereinp-
tory demand from an oAlcial will induce him
to surrender them, and even then
he does it
with very bad grace.
Then there is a man who wants to read
something, but is not quite sure of what he
wants. Ho looks over the shelves, goes on
forbidden ground, is driven out, and then
gathers a lot of books together, which ho
brings into the rending room nud places le-foi-
him. Ho now proceeds to look through
the wholo lot, and very likely nothing will
suit him. Doubtless ho will end in picking
un the book his neighbor lias just finished,
and in n moment is deeply immersed 111 its
pages.
Another frequenter is tho man who always
h-ants tho book you aro reading. Ho passes
behind and sees the title, anil then 11 wild de
sire to have that volume arises in him. Ho
j takes a seat opposite you, if possible, picks
up un index, idly turns tho pages, nud never
' tiL-ata lii itviva nlf v-mi until fn u.ilf .luf........
you drop the book or carry it to tho libra
rian's table.
Then there is tlio young man who gets hold
of a funny book, and grows purple in his ef
forts to keep from guffawing out loud over
tho jokes. Beside him sits the cross grained
person, who never smiles over anything, nnd
reads a book in tho same manner that most
people tako a disagreeable medicine. Nothing
suits him, and not even Wilkins Micawbcr or
Huckleberry Finn can make his grim jaws
relax into a smile. New York Commercial
Advertiser.
ItitiiRerous Drinks.
A bartender plaintively bewailed the ne
cessity of having to rub congealed drops of
sticky beer off the bar. "But if I let them re
main," said he, in tho tone of one seeking
compassion, "thoy rot the wood."
"They rot the wood, do they'' flei-cely re
peated a lieer bibber. "Then what in tho
nnmo of common senso does beer do to my
stomach I"
Replied the manipulator of drinks; "It is
beyond me to tell. Of 0110 thing I nm con
fident, nnd that is man's stomach is made of
cast iron. Klsowise how could ho withstand
the fluids ho pours into it f Let mo show you
something." He placed a piece of raw meat
on the counter, and hivpped iikmi it a small
measure or an miKirtet ginger ale. In Ave
minutes the meat had parted into little pieces
as though hacked by a dull knife, Philadel
phia News.
tiolil Ore In A 1 iik I; 11.
There Is a remarkable body of gold ore in
Alaska, It is in u cliff fronting the ocean
and is 250 to SOO feet wide, practically inex
haustible in body. It is n rich quartz. Sen
ator Jones, of Nevada, has a fifth interest in
the mine. Tredwell, the man who discovered
it, owns another fifth. Chicago News.
Tho people of Switzerland, by n tote of
253.71U to 127,471, have approved a law which
gives the government the solo right to mauu
(orUutf xud vet) tpintucus liquor.
FIGHTING FLAMES UNDER GROUND.
now I'rofesnor Agnsslz Put Out tho Flro
In tho Calumet and Ilecla Mine.
Tho extinguishment of the fire which broko
out In tho 1,000 foot level of tho Calumet and
Hecla mine, in Michigan, was one of tho
most Interesting pieces of mining work over
performed in this or any other country.
Owing to the great depth (3,300 feet) of the
mine and tho extent of its subterranean
drift', galleries and chambers it is very liable
to Are, and a Are underground is a most
serious matter. It lias to be fought in tho
dark. The Calumet nnd Ilecla mine contains
more timber than any other mine in the world,
and this timlcr will, of course, burn when
set on flre. The lire was caused by the care
lessness of a boy who was running a donkey
pump. When the alarm was given the fire
had obtained such headway that it could bo
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!u w uu. hi u, mum v jut-mis. 1 ue i;ujiiiij
has a chemical flre engine, which is run down
tho incline track into any part of the mine,
but when tho alarm was given it was too late
to run this Into the mine.
Having learnt from tho disastrous experi -
ence of three years ago what a Are meant, tho !
agent of the company, J. N. Wright, ordered
nil the shafts in that part of tho mine, eleven ,
in number, to Ihj hermetically sealed with
timbers and dirt. Tho work was done quickly
nnd'the flro was left to burn all tho oxygen
in tho mine and go out of its own accord, j
Professor Alexander Agassiz, of Boston,
president of the Calumet and Hecla Copper ;
company, arrived on tho secno a few days ;
after tho flre broko out, and to him tho credit
is duo for devising tho ingenious plan which
extinguished tho flre. Steam, supplied by
several largo boilers, was forced down No. 2
shaft through a four inch pipe which ex
tended 500 feet below the surface. The
necessary apparatus and material wero ,
secured and carbonic acid gas was inanufac-1
tured on a largo scale from sulphuric acid,
limestone and other materials. This was also
forced down No. 2 shatt, where tho Aro broke !
out, by n heavy pressure from the engine. ,
Tho carbonic acid gas, being heavier than air,
sank to the bottom of the mine nnd imme
diately extinguished any Annie with which it
came in contact. The amount of material
used in making this gas was enormous, and .
many million feet of carbonic acid gns was
poured into tho mine.
Jinny believed that the plan was doomed
to fail, but its signal success has surprised
those who caviled at it. When the shafts
were unsealed a few days ago the flre was to-
tally extinguished, and a candio would not '
burn ten seconds when lowered flvo feet from
the mouth of tho shaft. Men cannot descend
into the mine for several days, as the gas is
fatal to life as well as to flame, but bv means
of powerful uir pumps and fans a strong cur-
rent or air Is Demg sent into the mine at 0110
shaft, whilo the deadly gas is being pumped
from the mine through another shaft. Had
tho mine only 0110 opening it would boa labor
of months to clear it of gas; as it is, work
can bo resumed in n short time. The achieve
ment is unique and unparalleled in the annals
of mining work, and by suggesting this plan
and putting it in operation Professor Agassiz
has won the thanks of all who aro interested
in mines or mining. New York World.
Artenluii Wells In New Orleans.
Artesian wells which hnvo been recently
sunk at New Orleans nre considered to havo
demonstrated beyond doubt that there is un
derlying the city nt a very moderate depth an
abundant supply of pure water, the source of
which, The Picayune congratulates itself, "is
forever beyond tho bounds of legislative con
trol and without the reach of monopoly." In
0110 instance a lino flow lias been struck nt tho
depth of less than 7 0 feet, and an analysis
shows the water to bo of excellent quality "for
both domestic and manufacturing purposes.
New Orleans lias suffered much from the
small quniitityof water available in 101110
parts of the city, especially for Are purposes,
nud of lato there has been considerable
troublo between the citizens nnd tho water
company which holds the franchiso for sun-
P'J'i'ig tlio city; there is consequently much
satisfaction felt over tho results of the artesian
well experiments.
If the quality of tho water was alono con
sidered, the peoplo of Now Orleans should be
congratulated on a means of escape from the
water works company. The artesian well
sends forth a clear stream ready for the
kitchen, tlio table, tho bath, the fountain, or
tho garden. The water works gives a muddy
mixture, that is At only, without filtration,
for th purpose of extinguishing Ares. Fire
nud Water.
Ills Artless, Heathen Way.
Wong Chin Foo is a Chinaman who nvowa
himself n heathen without n qualm of con
science or the slightest change in his inherited
color. He has somo heathenish ways, more
over, that distinguish ln'm from ninny of the
civilized und enlightened children of this
Christiuti country. Some years ago, in tho
course of his wanderings in tho wes.t, lie do-
sceuueu on l'eoria, ills., and announced a lec
ture, the price of admittance being Axed at
t wenty-Ave cents. An unaccountable apathy
in regard to Chinese heathens prevailed in
tho metroiHilis of central Illinois, and tho lec
ture, financially speaking, was n failure.
After paying hall rent Mr. Wong Chin Foo
had only f I with which to meet a printing
bill of several times that nniount. InstenJ of
using the money to pay his railway faro out
of tlio city ho turned it over to tho printers
whom he owed and walked out of the city in
his artless, heathenish way. There is a tra
dition in Peoria that he afterward paid that
printing bill in full. Chicago Tribune.
Is Not 1 "111111 of ltiillroaillng.
Baltimoreuns say that they have long pre
dicted that young Robert Garrett would not
remain a railroad president any length of
time. Ho has no liking for an executivo
Iiosition, and only remained at his desk dur
ing tlio short intervals between his flight
hither and thither in pursuit of diversion.
Ho is intensely fond of what are called social
pleasures in drawing rooms, clubs nnd swell
assemblies. If ho had been obliged to depend
on tlio Baltimore and Ohio railroad for his
fortune it might have lieen different, but the
fact is that he would lie a ninny millionaire
If ho had no holdings in that road. His in
terest in th banking house of which he is tho
head is very valuable, and, furthermore, the
Garretts nre to Baltimore what the real estate
holdings of tho Asters havo made that family
to this rity. President Garrett is about 37
years old. New York Sun.
Alxeure of the Smell Sense.
Explosions in mines might happen occn-'
sloiinlly owing to miners not detecting by
scent tho 1 ivsvnceof jtcrilous gases anosmia,
or want of the smell st nse, leitig ns danger
ous in such cuscs as color blindness in the cose
of signalmen. It is perfectly plain that to
place on watch duty in any editlco where risk
of Are Is fe-ired n guardian uffected with
anosmia, or absence of the smell sense, is
practically to secure that the tire shall not lw
discovered in its incipient stage. The Pe
ruvian Indians, so HumtioUU said, could dis
cern the pre-ence of strangers by their odor;
or the Arab, who, ns recorded, can detect the.
scent of burning at n distance of thirty miles.
Chicago News.
It fs MHi vhat 203 pairs of twins were Swrn
In Chicago last year.
JULES VJffifE 'AT HOME
THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER AS
A WRITER OF ADVENTURE.
Iin Owes a Great Deal to Poo anil to
Cooper How Ho Writes n Story A
Terror to the Proof Header His New
Novel.
JuleJ Verne was born at Nantes, In 1828;
to bo precise, Feb. 8. Ho wears lightly his
59 years of life. His hair and beard aro
white, but his face Is young, un furrowed,
and there is nn expression of frankness in it,
anil In his clear, calm blue eyes, that nlways
won ft heart Being a Breton, ho was born
with n profound admiration for tho sea; nt
to tuink of Wl.it(ng stories of sUip.
wrccts
Ho 6mUe1 )a,V) wn3 graduated at tho law
, . .,,, t, ,i, ..u .,i,, t a
' nnn nf' tho vp,.el.abi0 institution created bv
an ordinance of Philippe lo Bel, but behind
the scenes, in it but not of It, liko tho gnlf
stream in the ocean.
It had flashed through his mind that ho
might go to California and seek for a gold
tnino nud And it, and then devote himself to
literature; but ns ho was writing constantly,
tho Gymuuso playhouse found something to
accept in his mass of manuscripts. It was n
comedy in verse, in 0110 act, -Ties Pnilles
Koinpues," and it had been written with
Alexandre Dumas AIs us n co-laborer. Dumas
is his friend. Mark this, for Dumas is not a
prodigal of his friendship, nnd is n perfect
miser nt praising tho work of others. IJlmvo
heard him say. of Jules Verne that if lie wero
n foreigner there would bo nothing too good
for him in France. Jules Verne says that bo
has been fortunate in tho friendship of
Dumas and or an editor, Iletzel, who coached
him, kept him in line, prevented him from
making excursions in tho domain of Balzac,
ever since the day of his Arst novel, "Fivo
Weeks in n Balloon," mado him ablo to livo
by his lien. That was in 1S03. Since then
he has written ACty volumes, two every year.
SOUIICKS OK INSPIRATION.
Had ho caught his inspiration from Edgar
Poe, whose influence, in tho vivid translations
of Baudelaire, lias been great on French men
of letters f Wore tho impressions of the
brothers do Poncourt in 1S50 similar to his
own i M. Verne said yes, that he owed mnch
to Edgar Poo and much to Feiiimoro Coopor,
of whom l.o is nn ardent admirer.
His object was to write books that tho
vounir could read with proflt. Ho had no
j pretensions to
being a
snvuut, a man of
scionce. lie read incessantly. nenever no
was in doubt ho went to town to 0110 who
know. Joseph Bertrnnd, of tho institute, had
been his adviser on many occasions. Iin
would mako errors, perhaps, but sot very
gravo ones. I asked him if his stories wero
not worked backward, liko Gobelin ta)estry.
Ho said that ho never commenced to writo n
story without knowing how it was going to
end. Ho writes the plot, then studies tho de
tails. The results of Ins studies nre in notes
of 0110 word 111 columns, on sheets of paper,
lettty size. Theso words refer to books in his
library or to other notes of ideas or facts.
When ho has liecomo familiar with his notes
) ho writes the story. His manuscript is re
markably neat, 011 tho left of n letter page,
leaving a wide margin at the right for tho
dates. "All! tho dates! they give mo nioro
, trouble than you can imagine." And tho
1 names? His proof reading costs a good deal
of money to tho editor, lie says. Ho sends tho
original manuscript to tho printer without an
erasure, and there tiro eight successive proofs
to bo corrected by him. Ho is fastidious in
tho extremo witli regard to style; that has to
be absolutely faultless.
HIS NEW NOVEL.
Ho goes to bed at 8 o'clock, gets up early
and is nt work until midday in his cozy
workshop 0:1 tlio second Aoor, from which
we saw 11 parade and review by tho division
general of tho wholo garrison. Tho men
march with a swing of tho arm that gives
them dash and light airiness, something that
makes you feel that their heart is in it or that
thoy would throw it over an obstacle as a
rider does to mako tho horse leap.
"What made you write 'North and SouthF "
I asked.
"Fifty lines out of a fow pages of tho
Comto do Paris' history of the civil war in
America. Tho Comto do Paris and I havoiil
ways entertained pleasant, friendly relations,
and I was in sympathy with tho north at tho
timo of the war.
"What material did I use? Everything
and anything that I could find. I regret my
ignorance of tho English language. I havo
to uso translations and translators. Tho story
is interesting becauso it rests upon alibis and
the key is nt tho end of tho story. I have
another work under way. I have thought
that there was room for another Robinson.
There is 'Robinson Crusoe,' 'Swiss Family
Robinson,' tlio 'Mysterious Island.' Tho Arst
Robinson is alone, tho second has a family,
the third is n company of engineeif , men of
learning. I nni writing the story of n Ixwrd
ing school for boys. There nro eighteen of
them; flfteen of them nro English, two French
and ono American. I shall placo them upon
n well Attetl yacht, that shall lie shipwrecked
upon "nu island that is not well known, but
exists. Tho eldest boy 14 years of age, tho
youngest 8. They shall have all tho necessary
tools to tako care of themselves."
"I trust you will inake the American boy a
Alio fellow."
"I always give the Americans my best
parts. I havo n profound veneration for tho
American peoplo. I wanted to seo it landod
as it deserves to lie. The American is to bo
tho practical, progressive boy of the party."
In the hall that leads from the stairway to
tho work room is n large chart of the world,
a planisphere upon which M. Verne has traced
in lilies of different colors tho voyages of his
heroes.
His entire work, when completed, is to bo
tho amusing description of tho earth's geog
raphy. Paris Cor. New York Mail and
Express.
An Knergetlo Pasha.
"The vali is 0110 of tho most energetio
pashas in Turkey," says Mr. Weakley, as wa
take our departure. "You would scarcely
believe that ho has established a small weekly
nowspajter here, and makes it self supporting
into tho baigalu, would youP
"I confess I don't see how ho manages it
ninong these people," I reply, quite truth
fully, for these nro nnything lmt newspaper
suiqiorting peoplo; "how does ho manage to
make it self supporting"
"Why, ho makes every employe of the
government suliscribo for n certain number
of copies, and the subscription price is kept
back out of their salaries; for instance, tho
mulacim of zaptlelis would havo to tako half
n dozen copies, the iiiutnserif a dozen, etc ; if
from tiny unforeseen cause the current ex
penses nre found to lie more than tho in
come, n few additional copies are saddled on
each 'subscriber.' "Around tho World on a
Bicycle.
An Ardent Admirer.
He Are you an admirer of Fielding, Mlsa
Wnldol ,
Miss Waldo Oh. yes. One can't help but
admire It. you knov, when Kelly is playuiff
Riglit,-Niw York BUr.'