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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1888)
WOMAN AND HOME A MISSIONARY FIELD TO WHICH OUR GIRLS WERE BORN, t Xo Mnko Match Scrntchent Hanging Plct urcs Women Who Aro Not Jealous. Mother ami Child To Select ft Wife. Tho Tongue Hints ami Helps. While a great many of our young girls, having finished their nominal school studies, nro restless and uneasy, half longing for a novel field of labor, for an opportunity to do something that shall holp tho world along, Bomo missionary Held or alsoluto errand of their own in lifo, thoy aro In somo danger of forgetting that n flold for their usefulness lies directly within their own gates a mis sionary field to which they wcro born, and whoso neglect will Injure far moro than any effort thoy can mnko in other directions un less very sux:rlativcly gifted for work in thoso directions can help tho world This field of which wo speak lies in their own homos, nnd is nover so well cultivated ns in tho season of cold weather and bright fires, long evenings nnd bright lnmps; nnd in homes where there Is a father, an undo, maylxi, nnd certainly somo brothers, our young girl is tho priestess of tho mission sho desires. Tho girls of a family havo it in tholr powor nt all times to do n great deal of work in Ixv half of tho male members of tho household, or of their acquaintances, who nro out in tho rough nnd tumble, and among nil tho tempta tions of the open world; but tho winter 'weather affords them ampler opixrtunlty than all tho out door days of boating and shooting nnd lawn tenuis nnd picnicking do, Cor it brings nbout n closer and moro con stant contact, a much fuller vision of flno qualities, and a much more effective ground for their exercise. Young girls, then, who understand this Will soon find that thoy have all thoy want to do, If thoy will undertake to make tholr homes so thoroughly delightful that not only other youths will como to sou them there, hut thoir own brothers will contentedly and proudly prefer to stay therein. Hurler's llazar. To Make Match Ncrntcbers. ' Japanese figures aro always ornamental ono wny is to mnko match scrutchers out of them. Cut out card board the shnixs of a full drtiMcd Japanese figure; paint the fnco and hands and tho everlastingly accompany ing fan; then paint bright strips and orna ments along tho edges of tho gown, leaving tho whole of ono uuornnmonted side to bo 'coated with thick gl io or varnish, over which sprinkle white sand. If the face, hands, fan nnd ornaments aro all allowed to dry thor oughly tho figure, which has just been coated nil over tho plain places with varnish or glue, can be laid face downward in a box of sand, to that it will uduoro moro evenly to tho sur face. Talking of match scrntchers, I have mado b number of original ones out of iiand pajxir. They save the wall and aro quite ornamental. Ono of tho simplest is a sheet of the sand pa per painted to represent an old mill with a storm coming up over far away hills. In pointing those uso an old worthless bristle brush, as thu grit of tho hard sand soon tjears it out. I uso either oil or water colors, preferring tho former well weakened with turjxjutlno to make it How easily. Another design is a desert scene, with camels drinking from a stone trough under a group of palms. Away in the distance tho pyramids are seen, giving it a truly Egyptian apixvirauce. Tho water trough is a box fastened to one-half thu bottom of tho sheet of sand paper and tho camels' heads reach down into it, npjiarently. Another design Is of a girl carrying an um brella painted with half a market basket In relief, this is to hold tho matches. Tlieru Is a street scene with a corner and lamp post, Hid tho more ono scratches tho sand paper the more thu picture looks as if the rain were really coming down, for overytiino a mutch Is lighted it leaves a long streak across tho picture. A design of n fat old lady selling melons In market is a cutu ono. In front of her is a half of a big basket like a round bushel basket while all around her lie big green nnd yellow melons and pumpkins. Over her liead Is painted a big um-rollii, mid no mat tor ho iv many matches aro lighted across her smiling, fat visage, she never seems ono bit ftfrnld of gettii.g wut. Tho basket holds the matches, of corn-so. Eva Best iu Detroit Froo Press. Ahout Picture Hnnclng. Most people who are fortunate enough to ho the possessors of oil paintings know that they kliould never le hung in a strong light, for if so hung they soon take on a faded, washed out npixwiineo; but xrhuis these enmo iH'nplo do not know that olironos suffer iu the same way If exposed for any length of tlmo iu a strong light. Tho word chromo has un uninviting sound, Ixdug associated with tho advertising card; yet them are many very flno chrouios that even tho most artistic would not bo ashamed to hang up Iu their homes. The art of chromo making has reached so near perfection In the lost fow years thnt many of the finer grades of chromo aro much moro preferable to tho in ferior grades of oil paintings. Very often iu pictures such as lithographs, steel engravings or any of thoso that havo i;la over their faciw, dust is observed be tween the gloss ami picture, making an ugly mark on the face or margin of the jwipor. This is caused by thu lmck of tho picture not being covered properly, and owing to a knot hole iu tho boards or tho crevices lxt ween tho boards the dust works its way in. As "au ounce of prevention Is worth a H)imd of cure," it is well to see, Ixiforo tho picture is put in placo, that the Iwek is covered proji crly. Get souiu smtxith wrapping jvqxir, or lacking that, nowspaxr, and some jmsto, Kum nrablo or thin liquid glue. Cut tho paper large enough to cover tho whole liaek Of the picture mid extend to within au inch or livs (according to the situ of the picture, ns a small picture will not require as much margin as a largo one) of thu outside edge on the back of tho frame all around. Paste it firmly all around thu edges, mid there will bo no dust on tho inside of that picture whilo tho paper remains whole. Boston Budget. Women Who Aro Not Jeulum Thwo aro two tyxs of women who are never susevptiblu to jealousy. One is thu jx-r-fectly humble Ixiiug, utterly devoid of Indi viduality, who lives In a state of wondering umazoment that she should bo thu recipient of hor lover's least regard Sho is grateful for a smile, nnd overwhelmed nt a word of praUo, Shu finds greater joy in loving than in being loved, and U a fulut echo of the mas culine mind in all her opinions and ideas. She Is willing to bo thu mat beneath his feet, to eat thu crumbs which fall from his table, to do his most menial labor. She lias tho nature of a serf, the devotion of a dog, and if lio neglects her for other women (as he usually duos) she never complains, as iu his will shu finds her only pleasure, Hor nature it mild, patient and constant and dovoid of passion end Intensity, Tlia other tyjw of womon who knows no Jaalousy Is quite her opiiosito. Sho Is a radi antly happy creature, Jull of self confidence, egotism, nnd satisfaction. Sho Is pleased with life and with herself. She loves deeply, and demands as much as sho gives. Sho ex pects to bo told everyday that sho is the most adorablo woman on earth, and sho is suro to convlnco a man of the- fact. It novcr enters her happy head that another woman could bo n-s charming as herself, or that sho could Ixj displaced In tho affections of any man sho loves. Sho is a woman who has been accus tomed to love and admiration all her lifo, and sho knows how to keep her lover inter ested and amused. Sho is suro that ho finds other women dull in comparison with herself, and sho lends him freely to her friends, cer tain that ho will return gladly to her. Tho majority of tho women who load a monoto nous existenco live in their imaginations nnd grow morbidly sensitive. Ella Whoeler Wilcox. A Mother's Devotion. All tho way through a man's lifo, Ixj It con sumed liko a lxmutiful fabric in unholy pas sion or held aloft liko St. Ocorgo's banner undefllod in tho battlo of lifo, his mother stands by him, nnd yearns over him, aud prajs for him to tho lust. If ho is successful, sho is proud; if ho is often cast down, sho is pitiful; if ho is wicked, sho excuses him; if ho dies young, her hopos aro buried in his gravo, and sho never ceases to dream of what her darling might havo been. Others may lovo him well, but their lovo novcr discounts hors. Others may bo proud of him, but sho always sit in tho front row with thoso who applaud, and catches tho splendor of his achievements boforo it is more to other eyes than a light reflected from afar, or tho noiso of wings that tarry in their coming. Sho anticipates his triumphs and antedates his victories. Thcro is an "I told you so" in her proud eyes long Ixjforo men hand in tho verdict of his greatness, and all his achievements uro but tho prophecies of her lo 'ing dronms. And when sho dies, vhon tho fluttering breath has expended itset in tho last kiss, when tho soft old hands have loosened their clasp, novor lcforo removed since his helpless baby days, when tho patient, yearning oyes havo withdrawn tholr gazo to look their first on God, what loss can ov'crtako a man's lifo like this? Tho dovo that brooded abovo tho household nest and kept ovcry nurseling in t.'io shadow of her wings, has winged her flight to hoavon. Tho everlasting lovo that no unfalth, nor sin, nor ingratitudo could chill or destroy, has vanished liko tho sun from out tho sky, leaving only a few faint stars and a wan and chilly moon to fill its placo. "Amber" in Chicago Journal. Hoy Doing Housework. In tho training of children, a subject upon which I havo been asked by many to writo, I cannot suggest anything better than that mothers should teach tholr children to bo usoful, and begin tho lessons early from tho first step out of babyhood. Parents would more readily accept this suggestion If thoy would givo it an honest examination. Un fortunately, oxcept among tho jwor, whoso poverty compels them to practice it, this Is a doctrine that receives of Into but littlo atten tion, nnd is in grent danger of Incoming ob solete Mothers who must bo chiefly re sponsible scout at the Idea. Tho excuse Is advanced that usefulness with girls Is jxjssi blo, but that to teach boys to bo of servico is an absurd and hopelusB task. It is suld that Ixiys nro troublcsoiuo, restless and awkward, and nioro given ovor to mischief and play than work. Wo nro asked: "Would you havo us teach Ixiys, as thoy grow older, to run on errands, up stairs nnd down, nt tho risk of overturning everything with which thoy come in contact! Would you try to tench them how to dust a room, to holp set tho tablo, ctcf Certainly I Why not Is any mother will ing to Ixillovo that sho cannot tench to boys what can lie taught to girls Surely, each one, boy or girl, can Ik) very early taught to be useful, and can bo so gently and skillfully guided that thoy will find it all "us good as play" to Ik) ablo to help thoir mother and others, indoors nnd out, and with such teach ing thoy learn to help themselves. Mrs. Henry Ward Bceehor. Druiiiatln Career of Women. Many young ladles ask my advice concern ing a dranmtc career for themselves. Tho play Is a groat factor in tho amusement lov ing world. Wo must 1k entertained, nnd tlmo flies, young actors grow old, old ones die, and tho ranks needs must hn filled. It is n worthy profession, whon worthy natures adorn it. But it is a hard life nt Its cosiest and lxst. In ft dramatic career nioro than any other a woman should fool tho impelling force of great talent or tho oxtroiuo com mand of necessity Ixiforo sho enters upon it. As a ruin it calls for tho sacrifice of all domestic comfort, tho outlay of every particlo of brain nnd body jxiwer, and demands un remitting drudgery for years before tho To wards are obtained. After tho rewards do come tho lnlmr of study and rehearsal and constant appearances taxes all tho vitality of a strong woman and allows no timo for homo lifo, Tho pretty young girl who dreams only of glory nnd riches needs to weigh all theso considerations calmly boforo sho ventures upon this most arduous and uncertain of carvers. So ninny and great nro tho obstacles in tho wny of success in literature or on tho stage, I can but wonder at tho jierslsteiiey of girls and women who, without ability or reason, btand before the locked dixirs of these pro fessions nnd lxg tholr oldor sisters who have found an entrance for themselves to let them In. Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Now York World. How to Select a Wife. Ill tho first place, soo tho girl you intend to honor as early in tho morning as possible, aud note whether sho is fresh and tidy or limp and frowzy. Watch how sho treats her jxufl her dog, her canary, her littlo sisters. Discover what she cat and drinks, nnd mnko yourself certain whether she bathes or uses jxjrfumory. llemomtier if sho nuikcs a habit of walking or driving. Inform yourself whether sho dotes upon Owen Meredith nnd Henry James, or reads Longfellow nnd Fonlmoro Cooixsr. Go to church with her ami see if sho cares more for the preacher than for the Gospel. Mnko a sly study of her anatomy when you get a chance. Walk her up Murray hill as ns fast an you can, and dance a wholo waits through with her, aud mark if sho allows herself breathing room aud wears tight slippers. Famlllarlso yourseii witn ner miners ar- fairs and her mother's toinixr; and then, my boy, when you'vo found a girl who is neat, trim, true, healthy, wealthy and wise, sail in and win her. "Tattler" iu New York Star. A Tux on tint Tongue. A novel club was organized In a town of tho old nutmeg stato hut winter, ono which would not fall to do good In ninny other plural if its plan of operations was faithfully carried out. It was called "Tho Tonguo Guard," and each iiiemlxsr pledged herself to jvay a xjnny into tho treasury every timo sho aid anything against another person, whethor sho absolutely know it to bo de served or took it from mine one's "say so." ThlJ was done by menus of home boxes, and at tho cud of thruo mouths thoy w ere carried fo headquarters, and tho contents utilized for charitablo jiurposcs. It would require, of course, a great respect; for ono's word to keep tho pledge, since many pennies collected In tho box would stamp ono as ill natured or n gossip, but this mortification was probably prevented by having all of tho boxes exactly aliko and without mark, so that they could not bo identified. The mere matter of bdng I obliged to put a penny in tho box when thoughtless remarks wcro mado would bo cu- rativo, Ixjcauso of its inducing tho habit of ininKing wnen speaKing. Cnre of the Ilnlr. Young girls di tho present day completely destroy their hair by crimping it with irons nnd twisting it up tightly with thick, hard hairpins. This treatment may inako the hair look pretty for tho tlmo lcing, but no thought is given as to tho ultimate result and tho apjxwranco it will present a fow years hence. Tho hnlr should 1 well brushed every night nnd morning with a moderately hard brush brushes mado with short, un bleached bristles aro tho lxst--and on retir ing to rest tho hair should bo drawn back lightly over tho ears, plaited in ono long plait, and allowed to hang down tho back; it should not lo fastened up with hair pins, nor Hiiould any cap or covering bo worn on tho head. This method makes tho hair bright and glossy, without tho aid of oils or pomades, which aro lest avoided. Tho fowcr hair pins and ties used ir. dressing tho hair tho letter; and twisted hair pins nro injurious. It is not well to contini.o tho samo stylo of dressing , tho hair for too long n jerIon, ns that is apt to make it thin in somo places; a littlo cliango is a relief to tho head and othcrwiso advis able. Cutting tho hair occasionally is necos sary, and should not bo neglected. Now Orleans Times-Democrat. Sun Flonrr Itomedy. Tho seed of tho common sun flower is tho best remedy for whooping cough that I havo over known. Brown tho seeds slightly, liko coirec, then grind and steep; when sufficiently Bteeped drain clear .of tho dregs and sweeten with rock enndy or lump sugar. Let tho littlo ones drink freely of It nt intervals throughout the day, and especially beforo re tiring nt night. In nil ordinary ca&cs, whero children nro properly cared for and kept in in bad weather, no other mcdiclno will bo re quired. It also has a very loosoning effect on a hard, tight cough, nnd thus it seems that oven tho despised sun flower is good for something. To any who aro inclined to bo skeptical I would say, pleaso try it beforo you condemn. I consider it so excellent a remedy thnt last summer I devoted a con siderable ixrtion of my summer gardon to tho raising of sun flowers that I might gather tho.seeds for medical purposes. "Mrs. J. J. C." in Detroit Froo Press. A Hoy's Knrly Training. I bcllovo thnt from tho outset of a child's career tho appeal should Ixi constantly mado to his manhood. It may 1k truo that wo in herit n large heredity of tho brutal sort; but there is also in every ono, or in most, a largo heredity of tho noble and good. All tho progress of tho ages has not gono for nothing. It is in our blood. It can Imj felt as instinct. It can Ixi npix-aled to nnd used as a f ulcrum to movo tho boy to generous deeds. I do not Ixiliovo in nppenls to a boy's avarico and greed, whether it bo in tho way of applo tarts or paradise. Nor do I believe in nppenls to his fear, whether in tho way of rawhides or eternal bonfires. Hut from tho beginning, and continuously, lot us call out tho noble and mnko tho mean a sourcoof mortification. Our young men nt 10 would then go out of tho fnmily with courngo of convictions, nnd an abhorronco for selfishness. M. Maurico, M. D., In Qlobo-Democrat. Tho American Girl. Tho American girl is not nn ideal daugh ter. As a rulo, sho is something of a tyrant in her homo, nnd is inclined to rebuke her parents if thoy displease her in any way. Sho has Ixxjii roarod to regard herself of foro most importance, nnd sho exjxcts evcrylxxly and everything to conform to her wishes. Onco taught resect to her elders, sho bo comes tho most devoted of daughters. At a seaside resort, last summer, a young lady who was deemed ono of tho belles was constantly scolding her doting mother for the most trivial things, ns wo havo heard a cross nurso scold a refractory child. Had sho heard tho comments of disgusted listeners sho might havo been surprised nt the estima tion in which her belloship was hold. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Scnsonnd Stove Wood. Green wood is easier choppod than dry wood. But tho forehanded man will chop tho green wood whilo it is green and havo it seasoned nftcrward. Stovo wood seasons rapidly when it is in a dry, airy plueo. Though tho wood must bo burned as cut, it is tho more economical to chooso tho dry wood. Tho extra labor required for its cutting will Iki moro than well paid for by the greater heat from its combustion, not to sjxuik of tho tlmo lost In gotting green wood to burn. Chicago Times. To llulltl u Home. Tho tmo disposal of the latter third of tho day Is to devote it to tho family for recrea tion and sjxirts. I know scores of men who follow intellectual pursuits who novcr have a family hour. Thoy aro tho most unsocial of nil creatures and least domestic Hut then men rarely accomplish anything worth tho sacrifice. A man who falls to build a homo is a failure. A man whoso children dread him is n monstrous unimnl, oven if ho know how to discuss theology or metaphysics. M. Maurice, M. 1). To prevent salt from congealing and sift ing from tho collars, you can use a littlo corn starch with tho salt a salts'iKxinful of com starch to nlxuit two salt cellars of salt. Tho starch alorla tho dampness, and tho salt slf ts nioro easily. A pretty addition to a elosotless room can be mado by putting up two pieces of scant ling In a convenient corner, fastening in some hanging ixgs, nnd draping it with a pretty hanging of chintz or Madras cjoth. To set tho color in black or dark hosiory, calicoes, cambrics, etc, put a largo tablo spoonful of black pepper into n pnil of wa ter, nail let the articled Ho in soak for a couple of hours. Whenever a farmer gets a labor saving im plement for himself, let him thluk'if some thing to save his wifo from kitchen labor cannot also 1h secured. Never wash bronzed lamps, chandeliers, etc, but dust them with a feather brush or a soft woolen cloth. If you nro troubled with a clammy sensa tion after retiring try wearing woolen under wear at night, Pieces of stale broad may Iw dipped In nn eggt frlod brown in batter, and terved as au omelet, "Washing Fluid Ono tablospoonful of soda, and ono teacup of coal oil to teu gallons of water, A clothespin apron should havo a viae In very laundry, HYGIENE OF BEAUTY. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MAKING FEMI NINE LOVELINESS PERENNIAL. Keeping tho Skin In Good Condition Vir tues or tho Hath Illnck Pimple on tho Nose Tho Cuuaes of Had Skin. Food. Next to regularity of features, hnman beauty largely consists in a fino complexion, to havo which it is necessary that tho skin should bo kept In good condition. According to Ovid, paleness was essential to femalo beauty In old Rome. Modern theorists of beauty prefer color lu the face, which is cor-. tainly suggestivo of health. To keep tho skin in good order, cleanliness is tho first requisite, i Between tho Russian peasant, who. nover bathes, and tho neat American, who bathes over' day, thro aro mnny gradations, such as tho Englishman who bathes often, tho Frenchman, not of tho highest classes, who bathos occasionally, and tho people of other European nations with whom tho prnctico is intermittent. In this connection it may not scorn impertinent to quota from a work on the hygieno of beauty, published quito re cently in Paris. Therein wo reud, after vari ous directions for washing tho faco at least twlco a day, tho following remarkablo ad vice, which is translated literally: Every week, or at least ovcry fifteen days, hygiono presents a goneral bath for cleansing tho person n bath of tepid water from '23 to 33 degs. centigrade Tho bath universally rccognlzed by legislators is indespensablo as a means to health. "I would abandon mcdi clno," wroto Percy very justly, "if I wcro in terdicted in uso of tho bath." A bath onco in fifteen days would hardly satisfy tho conscience of a neat American nor prove perfectly agreeablo to his associates. I No American ovor thinks of bathing without soap. Tho French often do to, bcenuso only j a small minority of tho ixioplo nro nblo to havo a bath tub at homo, and at tho public l; baths soap is an extra charge. Tho soap used in bathing should not Ixj too alkaline, ' though, slnco tho skin of tho body is soon nftcr supplied with nn oily fluid by means of j tho jxircs, this is a question of less import- , anco. If something should Ixi added to tho ; bath to mako it moro efficient tho question is, what shall It be? In this matter tho ox- ' perienco of tho French will bo found valu able If tho skin is inclined to eruptions an 1 nddltiou of sulphur or tho uso of sulphur soap will bo found efficacious. Baths of bran, starch and gelatine soften and cleanse tho skin. Cold water baths aro not generally to bo recommended unless uttended with tho froo uso of soap and a lively friction. Brnn or starch added to warm baths in creases tho unqtuousnoss of tho skill, which delays tho formation of wrinkles. Gelntlno has a similar effect. Baths with aromatio plants, cologno water, benzoin, essences of thymo or wiiitergreon, or borato of soda, all havo tho effect oT chocking excessivo or offen sive secretions of tho skin. Friction with oil after tho bath was tho custom among Greeks and Romans, nnd is still throughout tho civil ized world greatly in favor. Tho Empress Pop paoa used baths of milk. Blnncho d'Autigny, a noted contemporary demimondane of Paris, baths of champagne. In regard to tho celebrated baths of Mmo. Tallien, wo aro left In uncertainty as to how often sho indulged in tho luxury. It was probably only on social occasions of importance. Its cost could not havo boon groat when strawberries and rasp berries cost no moro than three or four cents a jxaind nt Paris. Baths like these, though luxurious, havo only a wscondnry hygieno importance, and aro not likely often to bo imitated. Tho black pimples of tho noso nro not nl wnys duo, ns js supposed, to a small and very curious worm to which scientists havo given tho namo of domodox folliculorum, though this is found frequently in the skin of man and of animals. Thoro nro in tho skin littlo glands, tho ofilco of somo of which is to so creto perspiration, and of others the fatty sebaceous fluid which Is intended by nature to keep tho outer coating soft and pliable, Theso communicate with tho surfuco by mi nute pores invisiblo to tho naked oyo. Theso openings sometimes becomo obstructed, when thero follow several forms of skin disease. Tho most simplo form of malady, which is caused by nn excessivo secretion of tho soba ceous fluid, which becomes hard and black, Is called by tho physicians acno simplex. When tho complaint is moro serious it is caused by tho congestion or inflammation of tho atro phy or hypertrophy of tho sebaceous glands. Thon tho black points iucreaso in size, esix cially if tho skin is not kept clean, and thero aro larger pimples on tho skin which suppur ate. Pressing ono of theso pimples, thero emerges a long, black, cylindrical object which resembles a worm, but which is mere ly fatty matter hardened nnd mixed with dust. If tho most fluid part is dissolved in a drop of olivo oil or ether tho worms nro some times found, with tho nid of a microscoixi, floating in it, Tho causes of a bad skin aro bad digestion, bad blood and generally a want of neatness. Even if the blood is not in perfect condition, If tho skin is kept clean, pimples may In most enses lx nvoidod, which is not saying that tho blood should not Ixi kept puro by nil possible menus. To this end tho diet must bo regulated and tho digestion kept good. In this regard tho French nro exceedingly rea sonable, Thoy drink red wlno, which is nn excellent corrective, nnd thoy rarely drink it to oxcoss. Thoy aro discreet in thoir uso of acids, alcohol, rich syrups, smoked meats, lobsters nnd oysters. Thoy eat littlo buck wheat, fruit or meat pies, sausages, spices, or other fatty substances. As a general thing, whatever may bo said of tho infrequency with which they bathe tho body, thoy keep, tho faco clean nnd hnvo good complexions, as a rule Preparations which French women uso for tho faco aro numerous and can easily bo found They do not wash' tho faco too often with alkaline soaps, but clean it with bean flour, meal or bran, applied with tepid water and a pieco of flno linen. Creams aro often used. The frequent drinking of milk is recommended as keeping tho stomach, liver and kidneys in order, and so indiroctly aiding digestion. There is reason to IxjIIovo that tho skif tho faco can bo kept free from pimples by verysimplo means. To this end tho ixxiy should Ixi kept clean on account of tho syrn jwthy between tho skin of tho chest and that of tho face, Tho face should bo washed sev eral times a day, whether with warm or cold wuter does not matter muoh, if Immediately afterward It is lwithed with cologno, which should not Ixi wijed oft, but left to ovapo rate. Persons who uso cologno freely can safely mako It of spirit of wine or deodor ized alcohol, jK'rf umod with a few drops of attar of roses or other essential oil For tho faco and hands tho uso of brandy or corn whisky will 1 found beneficial Then be foro retiring something In the form of a cosmetic should Ixj applied which is not too quickly altoorbsl by thoixires of tho skin. Cold creams aro good, but they aro absorbed almost immediately. Thcro is nothiug so good for this ptirixiso as a well laude cam phor ice, one winch has wax, glycerino, cam phor, and perhajis somo puro form of gtraso comixjunded in proper proiwtions. Tho wax keciw tho other elements from being ab sorbed too quickly. Sau Francisco Chroa-Ida. YESTERDAY AND TODAY. The Accident of rortune The Seconl Generation Young Nohodles. In thoso days when so many men who wcro bom in tho gutter dio in a palace, when the accident of fortune, rather than that of birth, determines a man's social status, it becomes young men and maidens to study and thor oughly comprehend tho essentials which go to mako np g- -mien and ladies. No ono con say that in this froo country ho has no chance. Thcro is chanco for every ono to becomo what every ono seems to think tho noblest, highest, most to be desired condi tion very rich but thero is also chanco for every one to becomo a man in iU brightest sense, a gentleman according to tho tyixi rec ognized by intelligence, vlrtuo, honor, self nbnegation. Imitations, whether in jewelry, fabric or manhood, aro readily recognized Thcro is a superficiality of polish, ft gaudy stickiness of varnish, an unpleasant prominence of trait about imitations which fortunately the solid, gonuino material does not need. As in a museum ono can And gathered by tho hand of enterprise curiosities from all portions of tho globe, so in a city may l found, drawn by a common magnet of ambition, all tho odd de velopments of human nature, nnd ono of tho strangest features of metropolitan cxpcrlonco is tho extraordinary growths which aro ap parent in the second generation, extraordin ary growths in directions utterly foreign to any seed supposed to exist in tho paront Tho boatman of yesterday produces tho dude of today. Tho comer grocoryman of twenty years ago oflloresces into tho Fitz noodloof this year. Tho practical butcher of the past is transformed into tho manikin of tho present. Tho honest, painstaking, in dustrious self denyer, who for forty years put head and heart and hand nt sovcrest toil in order thnt his pocket might bo filled, pro duces in tho second generation nn empty headed, idlo banded, sbriled hearted spend thrift, of no uso to himooJf or any of his fel low creatures. If you let tho namby pamby German danc ers of tho day, tho flippant waltzers of tho period, tho sipjxjrs of absintho and tho gulp crs of brandy and soda, tho pallid faced, woak oyed, bifurcated bearded, overdressed fops answer, thoy will drawl out that thoy, in their many colored gaudirnents of apparel, are tho tmo gentry, nnd will blush to tell you how tho monoy thoy so recklessly waste nnd prodignlly squander was made and saved by their brawny ancestors. It is difficult to speak of tho nlleged "ladies" whoso names appear in our society columns day after day, tho samo sickening list of flatulent nobodies, bocau,so ono hesitates to pillory non-combatants. Joo Howard in Boston Globe. New lllscovorle of Gold. Now and oxtensivo discoveries of gold con tinue to be reported from all sides. It is now certain that tho mines of Alaska are excep tionally rich. In Australiu, districts where tho oxistenco of gold was unsuspected throughout tho palmy days of tho diggings havo been found well supplied with tho yel low metal. In tho regions surrounding An gra Pequena, tho recent Gorman acquisition on tho southwest coast of Africa, gold fields of extraordinary richness have been discov ered. Tho interior of southern Africa, in deed, seems likely to prove little short of ono vast gold mine. Considerable quantities of tho metal havo already beoii obtained in tho Transvaal, and tho largo district lying Ixv tween tho Limpopo und Zambesi rivers Northern Bochuanalaud is believed to bo so richly supplied that a mining company lins lxxm formed for tho purpose of prosixjcting it thoroughly from end to end. The discoveries in Alaska, which interest us most, suggest tho reflection that as the Russians wero so long in occupation of tho territory without suspecting tho oxistenco of theso mines, thero may exist in their own possessions on tho other sido of Behring sea vnluablo deposits of which they havo no knowledge Gold mines of somo importanco havo long been worked in eastern Siberia. Bust such a vast and thinly populated region as Asiatic Russia may contain deposits of surprising richneis as yot undiscovered New Orleans Times-Democrat, Tho Day of the Dead In Mexico. Most of tho candy stands havo a choico assortment of skulls in white or cream hucd sugar, from those tho sizo of a filbert to others "as largo as lifo and twlco as natural." And pooplo aro to bo found who really buy and cat them! Ugh-h-h: Numerous nro tho vendors of models of tho funeral tram cars that servo ns hearses in tho City of Moxico. Pninted somber black they are, whother of wood or tin, and of whatever dimensions, from six to eighteen inches long, or oven larger. Thoy hnvo their sablo curtains caro fully looped back at tho corners to show tho bior within and the corpso or tho coffin upon it ; und in tho moro elalwrnto ones thcro nro tho blnck garbed, tall silk hatted driver. Hero is a tablo full of deaths, mounted to show countless ways in which tho grisly ono may assail us. Ono skeleton is mounted uixm a wido nostiilcd, fiery eyed horse, which very evidently would carry any rider to de struction. Another is engaged in an inter esting controversy with a bull, which may well end in disaster. Another is mounted upon ft corpulent, noxious looking alacran, or scorpion, whoso sting is so fatal in tho tropics. Ono venturesome Death stands poised in nn nttitudo of triumph, with ono bony foot plnntod on tho breast of tho dovil in person. San Francisco Chronicle The Kncllsh Soldier. Col. Clark, of tho Seventh regiment, who has just returned from a three months' loavo In England and tho continent, had his eyes on things military while across tho water. Soldiers aro met so frequently over thcro ns to impress him with the magnitude of tho burden their supjxirt must entail. Tho English soldier, ho says, is a model In appearance Ho is strong nnd nthlclic, very erect, with a most soldierly carriage His uniform is clean, handsome nnd woll fitting, and when seen oil duty, with a natty littlo cap perched jauntily ou the sido of his head, cane in hand and well gloved, "he is in ap pearance tho most distinguished soldier in tho world." Distinctive uniforms add greatly to tho esprit do corps of the army, for ovcry untfonn has a history and a record that is to bo maintained. Whilo ho deems tho English volunteers a iwwerful adjunct for national defense, ho thinks their organization and system in many respects inferior to our Na tional guard. New York Herald Always nn KnclUhman, Tho chargo that Maj. Haggcrty and Tom O'Reilly aro Scotchmen because thoy wcro bom in Scotland lod ono of O'Reilly's frionds Into a 6tory yesterday. Once upon n timo tho Duko of Wellington, when accused of being an Irishman, mado a stiff denial of tho accusation. "But weren't you bora in Ireland T' asked his accuser, "I was," re plied his grace, "but If a man happened to bo lxrn in a stable, do you call him a horsol I am an Englishman I" cried the duko, "wherever I was born." Now York Sun, Thcro nro 1,500 temples in China that were erected to tho memory of Confucius. In theso edifices 02,000 pigs, rabbits, deer and sheep aj 9 sacrificed annually. AT CIIICKAMAUGA. A BIT OF EXPERIENCE WHICH TWO MEN WILL REMEMBER. What Happened to" n I'cderal Artillery man Mnklng Trlcmls with n Wounded Confederate llotibcd by Ghouls A Cloo Cnll In tho Swamp. Miles P. Cook, of Flint, Miolw, went to tho front during tho rebpUion In tho Twentieth Ohio Battery, and had an experienco nt tho battlo of Chlckamauga which ho will over remember. Ho says: "On tho first day ottho fight our battery was charged time nfter time, but wo repulsed tho Confederates each timo until nbout mid afternoon. A raw regiment was then brought up to net ns support for tho battery, and at tho very first chargo they fled in wild disor der. Wo wero left stark alono on open ground, nnd though wo gave them doublo charges of canister tho Confederate lines swept right up to our guns aud over us. I was shot in tho arm and leg, nnd was left ly ing on tho ground with scores of others when tho guns wero drawn off. "As soon as I could look around mo I found that tho man on my right, who was wounded in tho hand, shoulder nnd thigh, was a Confederate. Ho was a member of tho Ninth Alabama infnutry ono of tho charg ing regiments nnd his nnnio was A. R. Car ter. Thoro wero other Federal and Confed erate woundod nround us, nnd tho ground was covered with dead men and horses. I dressed Carter's wounds nnd ho dressed mine, nnd with tho roar of battlo around us wo be came tho best of friends. Nono of tho wounded wcro romoved that night, and early next day tho ghouls began to nppear. I saw a number of Confederates robbing tho dead and wounded, and by nnd by n mombcr of Hood's Texan rangers approached us. I had on n pair of now boots of fnncy mako, nnd as ho came up ho ordered mo to pull them pff. I replied that I'was wounded and could not do it. Ho remarked that ho would havo them off in a jiffy, nnd ho seized my foot and drew tho boot off In a rough manner. Tho other log was tho wounded one, and as ho grabbed my fixjt I cried out with tho pain. I wus then braced up against a bank of earth in a sitting ixisition, and tho wound had be como very painful. Cnrter reproved tho ranger for his want of feeling, and with un oath ho dropped my foot and picked up a musket with a bayonet attached. A CLOSE CALL. "I beliovo ho meant to kill mo, but as ho thrust at mo tho bayonet passed through my right hip and entered tho earth, pinning mo fast. Tho merciless Ranger thon picked up my foot, braced ono of his feet against my body, and pulled off tho boot. Everything turned dark to mo, although I did not loso conscious ness. Ho was going away with tho boots under his arm when Carter reached over and possessed himself of a revolver from a caval ryman's holster, and taking careful aim ncross my legs, ho sent a bullet into tho Ranger's back and dropped him dead in his tracks. I expected wo would both bo mur dered for this, but tho fellow's own comrades camo up and ngreod that it served him right. Thoy raised mo up, cleaned tho bayonet of all dirt, and then pulled it out as carefully as possible "Just below us was a bit of swamp, and Carter, myself and soveral others managed to crawl down to it. Thero was a bod of soft, wet muck into which we burrowed clear up to our chins, and wo were thcro another twenty-four hours beforo tho Fed erals came to tako us off tho field. Tho mud bath was doubtless the means of saving our lives, as it kept tho ilios away, stopped tha loss of blood, and ncted as a dressing. When thoy came to wash mo on in hospital tho flesh about my wounds was as white ns chicken meat, and tho soreness had nearly all disappeared. Carter was taken to tha samo hospital, but I nover saw him after ward But for him I should certainly havo lx?cn murdered by tho ranger, and it was ho who revenged me Ho may yet bo living, and if so I would give moro to receive word from him than I would to bo appointed a member of tho president's cabinet. Detroit Free Press. Not a Glovo Wearing People. Pleasant promonado days always exhibit tho peculiarities of tho glovo wearing Ameri can. Ho invariably covers his hands with dogskins on a cold day; but when tho air is warm enough ho discards them altogether, or carries thorn half tho timo in his cane hand. There'll havo to bo another generation of fashion In tho United States beforo it bo comes a man's second nature to glove him self beforo leaving homo. The society writers invnriably make their heroes como to tho notch on tho glovo quostion, and tho fashion articles earnestly insist on its importanco. But careless men, men witli fine hands and white, tajxsring fingers, men with big rings, men in a hurry and men who liko to wash their hands often, won't wear gloves if thoy can holp it. Yet thoy rocognizo it as a sign manual of tho modo. Roscoo Conkling is rarely seen on tho street without gloves, John W. Mnckoy and Bob In gcrsoll rarely with them. Tho lato Algernon S. Sullivan never loft homo without covering his hands as carefully as his head. Tho young Vanderbilts aro often seen with light street gloves carried in tho left hand. William L. Scott often wears light kids, a nobby Derby and a slender cano as jauntily as if ho wero under his thirties. Benjamin II. Bristow doesn't wear gloves often. Postmaster Pear son is fond of keeping his fingers woll clothed. Mmo. do Barrios imports her own gloves. New York Sun, Froxcn to Death. In tho Sandy Creek Valley, Dak., a fam ily lived ten miles from tho nearest neighbor. After one of tho winter storms had ceased, tho family not having been heard from in six weeks, two Indians undertook to reach tho spot. They found that tho cabin had been com pletely covered in with snow. After consid erable work they made an entrance On tho bed lay the wifo, with a new-bom babo at her breast. By the bed stood tho husband, half reclining against tho post, as if in tho act of waiting upon his wifo. In a tmndlo bed, in tho corner of tho room, wero two boys and ono girl, clinging closely together, as if trying to keep warm. Tho sccno was lifeliko and realistic, but on touch they wero all found to be dead frozen stiff. Not ono had survived to tell tho story of their sufferings. Tho cattlo stood around like statues outside, and as tho snow was shoveled asido their bodies wcro brought to view much as tho relics of Pompeii wero rescued from their beds of lava. This is but a samplo of tho terriblo suffering endured in that region. Youth's Companion. A Titled Crowd. IIo (at a Chicago restaurant) There are a number of prominent pooplo present, Mrs. Wabash, Thero is an ex-governor and nn ox judge and an ox-prosident of a railroad and an ox-dlstrict attornoy. Sho Yes, and tho gentleman talking to tha ex-judga U an ,ex-hiuband of mine Now York Sun.
