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WOMAN AND HOME. LIFE HISTORY OF A GIRL STOW AWAY FROM SCOTLAND. Good Manner nt Homo School Hygiene. Ignorance of filrli Ventilation of Ucd rooms Advice to Mothers Pretty Kltchona IIoljilul Hint nnd Item. i Hero Is tho llfo history of a woman who is well known to many Now York shopiwrs ns tho forowoman in tho suit department. She is still quito young on tho sunny sfdo of .'tv with a pleasant face, n sweet, low voicontid e manner that heljH hor greatly in her profes sion. This may not mm a very exalted ik sltion to somo jwoplo, but when they considci tho long, strop road sho has climbed her pres ent stand may npiear an cnviahlo one. At all events, hor work is light, though tho re sponsibilities aro heavy. Sho gets very nearly $2,500 a year, and has a cheerful, pretty littlo flat of her own, where sho has books and blriL nnd flowers, and sho consid ers herself an individual greatly to bo on vied. This is tho story: Twonty-flvo years ago a j man died in a littlo squalid Scotch viliago by tho sea nnd a fow miles from a lxjrt whoro tho smaller sort of sailing vessels cleared for harbors all over tho world. Thcro was noth ing uncommon concerning this man's death; in fact, it was tho usual butlnoss, helpless widow, threo crying orphans, no money and no prosjxict of uny. Tho eldest brat was an elfish girl with a sharp tonguo that offended n close Hstod relative who offered to tako tho mother into his homo as housokeeiwr and tho two boys to work on tho farm as soon as thoy wcro ablo, but wouldn't havo tho girl at any price. Sho heard his prowsition and her eyes flashed. Sho wouldn't stand in her mother's way or in that of tho littlo brothers, 60 tho 10-ycnr-old imp packed her ono other dress and u fow childish treasures in nu old handkerchief, kissed tho threo tenderly, and when thoy were asleep stole away to tho ncighlxiring town through tho darkness. Sho hung nlxmt tho wharf for two days utttil she found a ship lound for America. When that ship sailed shu wasn't in Scot land, and yet sho didn't seem to lo on tho fillip. Third day out up comes a white faced brat from tho hold, ghostly with hunger. Tho captain swore a littlo, then laughed, and tlio women fed, clothed and corseted tho only girl stowaway thoy had over seen. When tho ship reached Now York ono of tho wo men took tho child to mind her babies at homo. Sho learned to read from tho chil dren's blocks nud plcturo looks; sho learned to wrfto nnd figure from ono of tho older Kirls, who was going to a primary school and liked to havo help in her lessons. At 15 sho was Iwhliid a counter in a shop; at 120 sho was at tho head of her department. Tho undo was deud, tho loys apprenticed and tho mother alono; so sho sent for her and took two rooms. In (lvo years moro sho was tho licndwoiuau in tho lijg shop, nnd every two or threo years her sufcry increases. Sho lives woll, saves something each yoar, has an no count in tho savings bank and la as plucky as over. Now York World. Cood Milliner lit Home. I know a woman who is always harping about "culture" nnd "rofliieinent" nnd "eti quette," and who does not this inlnuto know tho meaning of that old fashioned term, "good manners." Sho is nlwaysvogrottin? tho lack of culture among her neighbors, and there is not one of them who is moro polite than sho is. I havo heard her actually yell nt her servants, and storm at her children, and 1 do not think hor husband is tho happi est man in tho world. In society sho is a charming woman. Sho knows always just what to say and how to say it. I never saw a woman who could excel her in gliding -across a room and sinking gracefully into chair. Her little boys can tip their hats si prettily to ladles on tho street: her littlo girl can enter a room with toes properly turned out and with tho grace of littlo queens; and nlast both tho little boys and tho littlo girl: cnnlwus Impertinent and display tho worst manners of any children I ever saw. And thoy literally light among themselves. They nro not taught to Iw pollto to each other, Their mother seldom favors them with hi1 own properly chosen words ami graceful manners when they aro nlouo with her. Dis cord reigns until the doir bell rings and then tho entire household nuut put on good man uors. "If wo don't," ono of tho children said "wo catch it when tho company's gonol This is nn extreme ease, but do wo not nil liavo our "company luu.Hiors" Do wo siwuk just ns gently and sweetly to our children, to our husbands and wives, when wo nro nlono with them as when in tho presence of tho chnneo caller Do wo say to a transgressing Johnnie or lvutlo, "Don't do Unit, dear," or "Stop that this inlnuto, I tell you" Whiel is it? Do wo say "plen.se" and "thank you" to each other and to our servants nt all times. or aro those pleasing littlo wools held In re- eorvo with tho rest of our "eoimmny man uors?" Is it only in tho presoncoof strangers that wo smilingly overlook or gently chido tho trilling faults of our children? Oh, these "couiany manners!" They nro tho ruination of a household. They cannot always Ixi put on and oil' at will. Traces of tno every day discord and lack of harmony win nmnirest themselves through tho uffoctu tion of all the more "company manners" ono ran assume. Habitual I flitches and kind ness nnd gentleness should the unwavering rule in every house, oven on "Illuo Mon days." Zonas Dano in Good Housekeeping. asserts itself ntonco; in others a slight cold means death, or a protracted invalidism. But tho school room itself needs constant looking after. If it is not projwrly ventil ated, tho vitiated air lowers tho tono of tho physical system, and renders it very sus ccptiblo to colds and other ailments. A ten dency to colds will also bo caused by too high a temperature, which weakens tho resisting power of tho skin. Un tho other band, tho weakly aro sure to suffer from too low a tem perature. This should lw regulated by a thermometer, nnd should not lx allowed to vary much from 70 degs. Fabronhoit Youth's Companion. Ignorance of Girl. If a girl never hears n word about economy from her birth, nnd is only conscious that to secure tho means to gratify her slightest wish sho needs only to stretch out her hands nnd thoy will Iw abundantly tilled, how can ono oxpect nfter marrlago that sho can have tho faintest knowledge of tho duties that must belong to her iu tho care of her household ? Sho has never been called ujwn to know any thing about her own oxiwnses. What she fancied sho wanted sho bought without a thought that it might bo well to learn whether sho could afford tho money. How money came, how it was always ready for her when sho asked, were questions sho had never lecn taught that sho ought to ask and to understand the answer. As far us any teaching sho has over re- 1 ueivcu, sno iiugiib imaging mat money grutv ' In tho woods, nud her father had it gathered for her as wunted and of course her hus band would do tho sumo. No education be fore mnrriago over taught her anything moro rational. With such n girlhood, free from ovory thought save that of her own per sonal gratification, what reason can there bo for surprise if sho makes many mistakes well for her if thoy nro not irremediable. Duty was something never mentioned to her when a girl. After ni.irt ago her husband gives lntr no insight into ha business affairs, no cautions us to oxpcnscu, never talks to her or consults or advises with her about their mutual oxiwnditures. Tho same cruel lovo and indulgence or it may Iw indifference surrounds hor iu her new home, and thus sho continues to lw left in utter ignorance of nil practical knowledge, simply a toy, a butter fly, becking only sunshine und personal en joyment. And yet under projier training what a noble specimen of womanhood she iwrhnps was capable of lwing made 1 Mrs. Henry Wurd Becchor iu Now York Star. ' j loses a littlo weight by kreping. When thli Is tho intention Imvo somo of tho bono trim-, ined off, and tho fat which is not needed for I cooking, and let theso trimmings bo sent home with tho day's marketing, tho bond i for the soup pot, and the fat to bo tried out, to uso in the form of drippings. Theso small economies are not at all des picable; on tho contrary, thoy aro of consid- cranio consequonco in tno aggregate. Alter uio meat is trimmed let it be nung in the i butcher's refrigerutor until ho pronounces it ( tender, but not long enough to spoil. In this connection remember that meat which has been kept on ice is very susceptiblo to changes of tempornturo, and should bo ' conked as soon as possible after it is taken from tho ice, and cooked at a very hot fire, i because a slow heat might taint it nt tho bo-1 ginning of tho cookery. American Analyst, i HTJl'in i vr t -vrrn lr i tttiti ALULA LUVJi MAIUjMt. THE SOCIAL LAW OF MEXpO WHICH SEPARATES LOVERS. ICE THAT NEVER MELTS. Tlio Needed 'Word of Praise. Many a man ruins tho peaco of his house hold forover by neglecting to speak tho word of praise which his hungry hearted wifo has yiarncd all day to hear, and bestowing it npon somo chnneo caller or stranger. Tho man who falls to notlco, tho careful toilet his wifo has made for his sake, nnd compliments tho good tasto in dress oxh.bltcd by somo neighbor, sows tho seed of jealousy In a dis appointed heart. Woman was mado to Iw loved, petted nnd appreciated by man. Whntcvcr clso sho may achiovo in life, sho feols horsclf cheated out of her birthright unless this happiness has como to her. Sho is jealous of whatever and who ever may stand between her and that desired joy. I havo known two mothers who wcro Jealous of their own children. Unnatural and tcrriblo as this may seem, I felt tho greatest sympathy for both women. In each caso tho husband utterly ignored tlio wifo for her offspring. Sho was n secondary consid eration, neglected nnd rebuked whero the children were enrossed and appreciated. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. V Case of "Doing tlio Hear Act" Ono oi tho Peculiar Social Cnntoms of Out Sister Republic Which Is Sometimes Waived. An American, just arrived in tho city of Mexico, mado, as ho thought, a sensational discovery. He was going out of his hotel ono afternoon, when tho actions of a Mexiqnn in nn upper window across tho street attract ed him. Tho Mexican was woll dressed. His 11- U.f w ..1 ....... TT I II..I. 1 l i i i , o.in. uu i.ivn fciw-wj, his 111WU lllgll IieeiCd ) boots wcro polished, nnd ho carried an orna- Hat Equal to That of Oar latitude Without Effect In Alaska. It Is remarkable Indeed that so much of tho surface ground on tho Yukon is frozen solid to a depth of soveral feet It Is all tho moro so when wo como to renlizo tho fact that dur ing tho summer it gets ns hot thero ns in tho south. During tho heat of tho past season tho minors found it a great convenience to go in bathing in tho streams at least twice a day, and to seek shady places in which to rock tho gold out of the gravel. At tho break ing up of winter tho hours of sunshine nro rapidly increasing, nnd continue so until midsummer, when tho sun beams forth twenty-two hours out of the twenty-four, while on tho high mountain peaks it is for a period of seVcral days in Juno not entirely out of sight tho twenty-four hours. But during all this heat and long days of mental wnlkinir stick. Ho wns L-rvnln innir from tho window with tho evident design of i contJnuus sunshjno the sun's rays do not concealing himself from genernl view, and Pnetrat tho heavy mosses that cover nearly at tho samo time was trying to get somebody j tho cntiro surfneo of tho country, nnd conse in the upper part of tho hotel to look his que"1? th frozen ground underneath lies way. "A masher!" the American said to himself. in that state as if packed in an Icehouse, After it once becomes frozen, as any damp . uio iiiiicuviui Diuu h, miiiscu. I ----- ---- --j , , And a mighty bold ono," ho added, after 1 Ground will do in tho winter timo, it quickly watching tho antics for ten minutes and fail- big to discover that any responso was mado to them. Tlio next day about tho samo hour tho American repeated his discovery. Mr. Mexi can, in nil his glory, was at tho upper win dow, nnd tho one sided pantomimo for tho benefit of somebody in tho hotel was still going on. This hotel was tho ono most patronized by visitors from the states. Tho American minister was ivlncr thoro. So wcro tho representatives of a big American j reajly thaw out becomes covered with this moss, which is of a remarkably rapid growth and attains a depth of somo two feet or moro. During tho heat of summer this moss becomes dry to tho depth of soveral inches, nnd tho miners think that by a continuous burning of it as fast as it dries' thoy will soon havo tho gravel bars along the creeks, at least, cleared off, being of the impression that when tho gravel do posits are exposed to tho scorching rays of tho sun and rains and atmosphero thoy will Sehool Hygiene Iu Winter. In summer the child is greatly favored by tho free, natural ventilation of tho school room, tho wide range of his sport, his sym pathy with exuberant nature and tho long vacation, with its varied rambles, its fre quent bathings, its exhilarating sense of free dom, and, lKTlmiw, with IU change of air. Tho nUsenco of these favoring clix'uiustunccs in winter suggest greater attention nt that timo to tho physical condition of school children. Their food should Iw suited to tho season Put is totho lwdy what coal is to tho stove. It is simply fuel. Iso sailors tiro allowed in expeditions to tho Jorth l'olo who cannot ill gc6i an nnuiiuuiicu ui niu ino child can snfoly withstand our northern cold only ns ho carries within him n copious source of boat, 110 not only should have, but should, if noeevwy, Iw trained to lovo, fat moat, gravies and well cooked rushers. Where oatmeal is an luiHirtant part of tho dally diet the lnrgo proportion of fat it eon tains meets tho need iu juirt, nud so does tho woll buttered bread, but it is well to add daily tho fut of meat. llut whllo wo iutrodtico heat producing food within tho system, wo must guard tho lioat from too rapid loss. Tho child may bo exposed to extremely low temperatures. Good wcxilon flannel should bo worn next tho skin nil winter, whllo tho ouUido cloth ing should Iw thiuk and warm. Woolen stockings, tlUck boot and good rublwr nro indls jwnsable, ami tho child should Iw taught the danger of going with cold or with dam) foot. It is ImjKirtant, also, to rcmcmlwr tho physical difference In children. In somo of thwn tho recupcratlvo power U kirou, and Air of Sleeping Apartments. Whnt of sleeping apartments Shall thoy bo wurmod or left cool l'crhups, iu a Yankee way, theso questions may Iw an swered by unothcr: How shall fresh uir bo admitted if windows aro closed? And, since plenty of fresh air is absolutely essential, and warmth sulllcient may readily bo secured by bedcovering, it seems better to liuvo them open to outside air und rooms indicated. Thero nro certainly fewer cases of acute cuturrh among those who adopt tho oiwn uir plan than whero warm rooms are indulged iu during sleep; and less liability, less sensitive ness to thoM) lurking, sneezing bronchial coughs that aro so annoying und so dilllcult to euro. Uut it is only during sleep that chambers should Iw cool. While dressing or preparing for bed thoy should Iw tus warm us tho rest of tho house that is, tW degs. This plunging Into a cold bed with skin all tonso und pro testing, is a good way to insure a sleoploss night to any ono over twonty-flvo yours of nge, und is u relic of tho unscientific, past that looked upon n warm sleeping room ns a pieco of folly of unmanly coddling. It is easy to shut a register upon opening windows, und to open it nguin iu tho moru U)g when thoy nro shut down, to let the room get warm enough to dross comfortably. Then a littlo imp extrn; n leisurely toilot under comfortable circuinstanccs, nnd ono goes down to coffee witli u sonso of readiness to moot whatever tho day may bring forth. Family Physician in American Magazine. Concerning Kurly Marriages. It is, I think, nn erroneous idea that early marriages aro aliindranco rather than n help to success iu llfo and tho mental development and happiness of tho parties. That this i fcometimes tho caso is truo; but I bcliovo that moro young men, nnd girls too, hnvo been saved from ruin nnd wretchedness by an early marriage than havo been ruined by it. Thero is something inspiriting nnd ennobling in tho possession of a homo and a fnmllj to work for nnd beautify, and if tho girl and boy aro poor, I should still say, marry young and work together for tho homo nnd tho com petence, which will bo all tho moro en joynbhj lwcauso thoy nro tho result of toil nnd self de nial. Don't wait until you can afford to be gin just whero your fnther nnd mothor leave off, for then tho freshness of youth will be gono, and, although it may bo morning with you still, tho shades will bo stretching on towurds tho noonday, und habits will have been formed which nro hard to break, while tho chances nro thoy will nover bo broken at all. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Ailvlco to Mothers. If you sny "No," mean "No." Unless you havo a g(xxl reason for changing a given command, hold to it. Tuko un interest in your children's amuse ments; mother's share in what pleases them is a grout delight. Ho honest with them in smnll things, ns well as iu great. If you cannot tell them what they wished to know, suy so, rather than deceive them. As long us it is possiblo kiss tho children good night nfter thoy him iu bed; thoy like it, and it keeps them very close. Make your boys and girls btudy physiology; when thoy aro ill, try to make them compre hend why, und how tho complaint nroso, and tho remedy, so far us you know it. Impress upon them from early Infancy that their notions hnvo results, nud Hint thoy cannot escape consequences, oven by Iwlng sorry when they havo done wrong. KesiXK-'t their littlo secreU; if thoy havo concealments, fretting them will nover make them toll, ami time nud imtieneo will. Allow them, us thoy grow older, to hnvo opinions of their own, make them individ uals, nnd not mere echoes. Mothers, whatever else you may teach your girls, do not neglect to instruct them in tho mysteries of housekeeping.' bo shall you teach them in tho wuy of making homo happy. Herald of Health. Tho Ilest I'et of All. Tho best iwt of all is tho littlo child old enough to talk nnd to understand, with n child's comprehension. Tho child that is a pet is always promising to bo a better pet, because a moro nppreciativo ono. Its recep tive nnd retentive mind is greedily gnthenng ten thousand fncts nnd then ten thousand moro, nil with each ndded yeur tho littlo one not only Alls n larger place in your affections, but you nro lxeoiniiig moro to tho youngster, to Iw treasured in fond regurd through all the years of mature llfo. Kvery mouth, nnd week, nnd day Is a step toward manhood or womanhood, ovincing expanding intelligence nnd growing nffeo tions, nnd cementing tho bonds of friendship nnd lovo between tho littlo pet nud tho elder pcrsqiis who nro nourishing its nbsorbiug mind nnd nro guiding its otherwiso uncertain footsteps in tho lxst path of life toward the goal of thought, lovo and action. Good Housekeeping. Hot Fomentation. Wo all know tho vnluo of hot nppllcntions, but tho modo of making nnd tho applying differ in nlmost every house. An oxchnngo gives tho following: "Wring sovornl thick nesses of flannel out of cold water, so it will not drip; placo between two folds of pajwr, anil lay it upon a hot register or top of a stovo. Steam will generate und ixirmeuto tho wholo cloth, and thus tho required tem ixiratiiro will Iw obtained. In this way thero is no running long distances to a kitchen, no ' burning of tho hands, no uneomfortnblo ' moisture in tho bed and no milled tenipors. A hot fomentation is beneficial iu almost overy ncuto diseaso accompanied by sovero pnln, nnd is often of great servico in chronic ' inflammations. It is moro offoctunl nnd moro nceessiblo than any other therapeutic agent. Uy quick, prompt nnd thorough ,' uso sovero utincKS ot uinoss nro otton pre vented." Herald of Health. 1'retty Kitchens. Thero is no objection to n pretty kitchen. or to n girl tilling ono up with bric-a-brac if sho keeps it free from dust, A kitchen to those who do the work iu it is tho living room, nnd why should it not bo made con venient nnd pretty If the kitchen is a com fortable, cheery room, most girls will tnko a pride in keeping it so. Give them pink colored tissue paper for tho shelves, if they wish it, and a fancy lamp shado to rest by after tho kitchen is tided up for tho night. See, too, that they havo convenient utensils to cook with, a good clothes wringer and plenty of clot lies pins and a good stove. It will pay you well to loou after thoso things in tho good, wholesome dishes that will como on to tho table well cooked. Many girls havo to do with makeshifts that you would not think possiblo for yourself to uso , broken ringer, a tub without handles or n wnsh lxiller or teakettle, with a rag run through u hole to prevent leaking. No girl like to ask for rcimirs, and oftentimes tlio mistress is too cureless to ltwk well after tho littlo things of her kitchen. I would add: lA't tho girl's sleeping rom Iw a pleasant, attractive place. Many a horse has lwtter quarters for rest than our servants have. Ixjk well to tho comfort of tho servants. If not appreciative nt ilr&t they may leant to bo so. Detroit Tribune. It U Not Krot. Sometimes my wifo and I say on Sunday: "Now lot us agree that wo will not say a slnglo cross word to any ono this wholo week. Lot us Iw studiously polito to each other and to tho children. Let us Iw very mindful of tho feelings of overy person with whom w may como into contact. Lot us not fret nor complain nor do anything that good, decent, well Iwhuvod Christians should not do." And if when tho next Sunday comes, wo have, through tho grace of God, kept this resolve, It goes without saying that wo havo lxx?n happy and tho world has perhaps ixvn mado a littlo lxttor for our Mug in it. Zenas Dano in Good Housekeeping. Advice to Young Girls. A word of ndvieo to iho young girls: Never contract uequalnt,.co with strange young men unless they como iu coniiwny with tlio.se with whom you aro well no quniutcd und iu whom you placo conlldonco. Kveu then Iw on your guard, and see that tho n-oprieties of life nro not exceeded. For bunions get five cents' worth of salt peter and put it into a bottlo with sulllcient olivo oil to nearly dissolve it; shako up well and rub tho inflamed joints night and morn ing, and more frequently if jviiuful. How to Choose Ilonst lleef. If possiblo buy tho meat of a butcher ivr- soually known to lw an honest num. It tho meat has a reasonable proportion of fat upon the back and running in littlo 11 net) through tho lean, and if tho color is froMi aud not very darkened, tho moat is good; if tho butcher has kept it protx'rly for a week or ton days it may lw supxscd to bo reason ably tender. Most butchers aro willing to keep moat the right length of time for cus tomers if thoy tako it si IU tint weight: it J When tho rubber rollers of your wringer I Ixvomo sticky, ns thoy very ofter do nfter I wringing flannel, rub with kerosene nnd wijxj I dry, nnd they will bo nice nnd smootli. j I , I For washing flannels uso two spoon fills of I Iwrax to three gallons of water; use no soap, and the flannels will be soft anil clean and will not shrink. J Never uso a khnrn knife in cleaning tho I nails. Fill under tho nails with soup, nnd then remove it by brushing with n nail bmsli. Crackers that aro stalo can lw freshened by Inviting them in tho oven, but do not let thorn stay long. Ceilings that havo been smoked by n kcro bojio lump should bo wushfU oil by sodu wuter, Uso good soap iu tho kitchen, ai it saves tho hands. Syndicate entratrpd In rniitnini,.tln,r n deal. Altogether thero wero probably as many American ns Mexican guests. What If this iersistcnt gallant was trying to force his unwelcomo attentions upon nn American lady? Tho thought was enough to start a throb of patriotic indignation. Tho Ameri can went on about his business, but ho said to himself, with a menacing look toward tho supposed masher, "Somebody will bo kicked down stairs beforoh is much older." That night 2h: Fresh, tho American, got together two or threo of his fellow country men at tho hotel, told what ho had seen nnd invited suggestions as to tho proper remedy. 1 Tho Americans listened, looked nt each other and grinned. Thcro was ono in tho party a ' six footer from West Toint. In his mind's I oyo the discoverer of tho masher had already i seen the big lieutenant administering pum ishment to tin impudent Mexican. But tho ' widest grin of nil was that which sprend over t tho army man's face. I "My friend," said tho American lieutenant, "you'vo run up ngainst a caso of hncer el oso. In other words, you now know what 'doing tho bear net' means in Mexico." One of tho curious social customs of tho sister republic bars tho door when two young peoplo Iwcomo engaged to bo married. Thencoforwnrd tho lover visits his beloved only in tho presenco of tho rest of her family and nt formal intervals. In lieu of "sitting up" with his girl ho "does tho bear act." 1 This consists in finding an advantageous position which commands n view of the scn oritn's window, nnd taking possession of it during leisure hours. IiOiig loving looks nro oxchnnged, nlso pantomime, and occasion ally when tho street is deserted tho maiden will como from behind tho lattice, and stand ing on tho balcony carry on a rather re strained conversation with tho wooer on tho pavement below or perhaps across tho street. This is what is called "doing tho beur net." Tho young Mexienn whoso queer conduct opposite tho hotel had excited indignation was not a masher, fcut nn exemplary young gentleman of most' honorable intentions. Ho was tho accepted lover of a high born sen orita, whoso father had npurtments in tlio hotel, nnd ho was pursuing his courtship ac cording to tho customs of his country. Ii would hnvo Iwen a sad mistake to havo kicked him down stnirs, nnd might havo led to international complications. Sometimes engagements nro protracted in this country by circumstances over which tho lovers havo no control. In theso cases "tho lwar act" goes on season nfter season until everybody for blocks around gets in the wuy of expecting to see tho faithful swain put in his npjieurance nt n certain hour of tho day and misses him almost as much us tho girl does if ho stays away. Instances whero lovers havo kept up this wooing at u distance for three und four years aro told of. Tho custom is not often waived. Hut bluff old Gen. Micr y Teran set society nt defiance not long ngo. His adopted daughter hud bo- como engaged to a worthy young gentleman. , Tho latter had hired tlio uso of u room iu a ! houso across tho street nnd hud begun to curry j on tho usual pantomime. I "Tell him to quit that," said Gon. Teran to ! tho ladies of his family, "ami to come hero 1 and see tho girl whenever nnd ns much ns ho 1 likes. Thoy nro goinj to lw married in n couplo of months und thero needn't bo uny nonsense nbout it." j Tho young ninn enmo. Everylwdy talked, i but tho comments didn't bother tho old eon- ' i orul half us much ns tho buzzing of so many flies would during his siesta. I I An American railroad engineer on tho 1 Moxicnn National, who married a Mexican ' lady, told how ho put his foot down ngainst tho idea that an engaged couplo must bo al- 1 lowud no privacy. After it had been ar ranged that there was to bo a wedding ho wunt to see his betrothed. Tho members of her family, one and nil, camo into tho room immediately and endeavored to mako things agreeable for him. Thoy sat him out and ho went away disappointed. Tho second visit was no different. Mother, sisters, brothers nnd oven tho father remained iu tho room all tho time. "Tho third timo I called," said tho engi neer, "I txik tho old gentleman ono side and reasoned with him. Ho said it was tho cus tom of the coiuitry not to leave engaged peo plo by themselves. I told him it wasn't tho custom of my country, nnd I didn't liko it. If I wns to bo trusted 'with the girl after marriage I could lw trusted with her Iwforo. If I couldn't visit tho house und too her by herself I would stay away for good. That brought tho old gentleman to terms. Ho consulted tho rest of tho fninily nnd then an nouucod tho decision that I was to lw it mitted to do my courting the American way. After that when I went to call tho other niemlwrs of tho family would greet mo all round and then get up and file out of tho room, formally nnd solemnly, m if they wero doing something very serious. When I got ready to leavo, tho wholo family, under tho lead of tho old gentleman, would march in and bid mo good night The progrnmmo was a littlo embarrassing ut first. It was carried out in such a way us to mako mo feel that a grout deal wax lxing conceded to mo." Tho engineer, who is nn intelligent man, went on to talk about his relatons with his wife's family after marriage. Ho 6aid they always mado him feel ut homo when ho vis ited there, and he gave it as his conclusion, from ivrsonal oxperienco and general ob servation, that the Mexican mother-in-law is a model. When tho senorita becomes tho eeuora sho is oxpoctod to cleave toherhus bond, and sho gets no encouragement or sym pathy from tho mothor for her marital griev ances. G lobe- Democrat, When winter sets in tho hours of sunshtno I gradually decrease until during tho shortest ; days tho sun shines but four hours out of tho j twenty-four. But nt this period tho aurora is most Intense, nud helps very matcriully in ! driving djrkness from thnt dreary land. I ho thermometer goes down to 70 degs. in winter, but tho atmosphero is very dry, and consequently tho cold is not so ierceptlblo as ono would imagine Juneau (Alaska) Free Press. An English Quark Doctor's Trick. A short timo ago a quack experimented in Lambeth with considerable success upon tho pockets of an nwo stricken crowd. After a preliminary harangue and n terso littlo lect ure on tho viscera, which tla charlatan BKUU.-UU1 ui wnn colored crayons iqwii a blackboard on which tho human skeleton I was outlined in white paint, tho fellow camo to business. "I nm going to demonstrate to I J'0"." KiiJ ho, "by a startling excrimcnt upon ono of you bystanders, thnt my i miraculous remedy can euro all diseases of , tho lungs and chest. Now, whoover's got a bad cough or cold on tho chest let stand for j ward." Thero wns somo littlo hesitation and n good deal of giggling. "Don't bo afraid, my friends," said tho quack; "it's nil free, gratis, for nothing. Let uny afflicted iwrson como forward and I'll show him tho nature 1 ot his disorder, and give him a packet of my lung healers for nothing." At last n man with u violent cold and cough camo forward. Tho quack doctor pretended to sound his chest with u stethoscojw of almost pantomi mic proiwrtious und informed tho staring crowd that tho patient was in a galloping consumption. "My friend," said tho quack to tho unfortu nate victim, "so tcrriblo is this disease that you can actually see it." Ho handed n glass tube to tho patient nnd then poured u pint ui cicur water into n largo tumbler. "Just you blow into that water, my friend," ho cried. Tho man obeyed, nnd tho wuter grow discolored, turbid, and at last as wliito ns if it hud been mixed with milk. Tho patient becumo as pale us ashes. 'This unhappy man, my friends," said tho quack, us ho held tho glass on high, "if ho hnd't had tho good fortuno to come across mo to-night wouldn't havo been long for this world. I should hnvo given him about a fortnight; that's all. Now a packet of my lung healers will euro him. Whnt you seo in tho glass of water arc his vitiated humors, tho products of corrup tion. My magic lung healers destroy theso humors in tho body or out of tho body. Ob servo, my friends, watch me carefully, there is no deception here." Tho quack dropped a pinch from ono of a packet of jxjwders into n gloss, und directed tho patient to stir it with tho tubo. Tho water becumo immediately clear. Then ho reaped his harvest. Tho water was lime wuter, and tho carbonic acid in tho man's breath naturally throw down tho carbonato of limo nt onco, and rendered tho water turbid. And tho miraculous lung healer was simply a littlo citric acid and sugnr wmch instnntly redissolvod it Satur nay iioviow. A Lowly Itefreslnnent Stand At tho foot of tho Fifty-ninth street ole vnted station, between a stout telegraph polo and ono of tho iron pillars, thero sits u buxom colored woman attired in tlio proverbial bluo calico dress, un immaculate white apron, nnd a funtnstical headdress of bandanna handker- chior. An ironing board does duty in front of her as a counter. Upon this is placed at ono end a huge coffee urn with an oil stovo underneath. Next to this is nn immonso waiter or doviied crabs. Tho woman usually tAt?,s 111) llpr Rtllwl filirtnf 11 1 i . , . . - " ji.iix.-k. Hungup unu inuiu shu remains unui it is nearly morn i.rr ii,,..;.,. r.. 1 A . . . " iniiiuio intervals on tno eiovaicd trains sho indulges in cut naps. As each train dejiosits its load of passengers sho suddenly enthuses with tho thought of n possiblo customer. Tho voico that has been trained in tho old plantation school of music raises us notes aim utters tho refrain of "Hot coffee nnd debblcd crabs." If uo ono stops to V.1..-..1. n...l 1. I II 1. . imiwiuu-.- nim wiu rupiuiy dispersing crowd warns uer to mtuso moro life Into her cry sho sings in a higher key, "Hero's nico hot corpny anil debtwi crabs. Oh, won't you buy doso deblwl crabs?" Tho Iwlatod iwssenger who does try a cup of her coffee generally adds a nickel to her price, nnil, if his digestion bo good, a doviied crab prepared in tho old southern stylo of ivuniub uumu-! mm nuuuur tunt such things can bo found at that timo of night. Tho wo man who keeps tho stand is said to mako le tweon $2 and $a per night. Now York Hvcn- , ing duii. , ncms In Itrown Paper. i I heard a curious story about Mrs. Taran otuens, tuo otuer nay, which was extremely characteristic. A friend culling was shown up into her boudoir nnd took tho first chair Thoy conversed for awhile, or rather ho listened with interest to her caustic comments I on men nnd things, until sho said suddenly ; "Oh, you're sittiug on my diamonds: cU up this minute." ' I On examination ho found that a littlo I crumpled brown ivqxr parcel on tho seat of the chair, which ho had not noticed when ho sat down, let slip when ho picked it up a iwr- f.vf Hrni-rtf tlm 1 ii.i - - , . tii3b ojui-iuiui gems, "I keep them in brown par," sho ex claimed, "to deceivo tho burglars. Thev'd nover think of looking in a brown paper has lvimr alxnt nnvwlmm nn .i . r " , wi or in n drawer for somo f 73,000 worth of jowck Thero hnvo lwen two attempts to steal them GERMS L THE ICE. FREEZING WATER DOES NOT KILt, ALL THE BACTERIA. Dr. Pnnlon's Analysis of tho Ico Con sumed by tho City of Now York Somo Alarming ltcsults Suggestions for Health Hoard. . Senators Edmunds, Hoar, Sherman and uU rood French Ilk iwUiva rarisiana, .. ...i t , ... .: : " lul j , m uu on mis as a good wav to keep thcm."-Brooklyn Citizen. bWUHn Darwin was a dunco at school and a rnke jcollego, so says his life, recently pub! It is popularly supposed that water in freezing becomes purified, and that tho in jurious elements thnt there may bo in- it aro eliminated by tho action of tho frost. For a long timo it was considered thnt oven though ice was frozen over water known to bo filthy tho ico was nevertheless pure, nnd tho ap parent sanction of science was given to this theory. Recent investigations by learned microscopists have, however, thrown now light upon this question, and whilo it is still admitted thnt u largo percentago of tho in jurious elcmonts of impure wntcr lx?como lost when it is frozen it has nlso been shown that enough impurities remnin in tho frozen wntcr o mako it ixjssiblo to spread to nn alarming extent any diseaso tho infectious elements of which weg contained in tho water in its liquid state. Ono of tho persons who has mado an ex haustive study of this subject is Dr. T. Mitch ell I'rudden, tho director of tho laboratory of tho College of Physicians and Surgeons in this city. In tho early part of tho year ho contributed a long nrticlo to Tlio Medical Record, in which ho showed tho result of very careful analyses of different samples of ice taken from ill the sources of supply around New York. Ho camo to tho conclu sion tWat typhoid fover and possibly cholera might easily be spread among tho consumers of tho ico which is formed on tho Hudson. "This river," ho says, "is at tho best rather shallow, and largo quantities of detritus an nually brought down tho stream causo con stant nnd considerable chango in tho bottom. Tho islands in tho river from Coxsnckio to Albany nro gradually formed from tho sedi mentary deposit. At tho upper part of this section, Troy, n city of over 50,000 inhabit ants, empties daily 8,000,000 gallons of sew ago into tho river, which in already charged with contributions from Cohoes and Lansing burg, to say nothing of tho impurities brought by the Mohawk from tho west. A few miles below Troy Albany, with over 00,000 inhabitants, has nlso an efllcient sow ago system, which it pours directly iuto tho river." Taking tho results of nil his analyses of ico from tho various sources, ho finds that tho average number of living bacteria contained in ono cubic centimeter of tho melted ico is 2,0:5.'!, or, to put it in more common terms, a pint of melted ico would harbor nbout 500,000 living bacteria of various kinds. Ho who, Impressed with tho importance of a puro drinking water, should jwrfectlj' filter half a glass of averago winter Croton water and then add to it nn equul quantity of uveraco ice, would hnvo tho satisfaction of replacing tlio bacteria removed with moro than eight times us ninny from moro uncertain und questionable sources. Ono reason, Dr. Prudon says, why it was nover lwforo known by scientific men that ico might contuin tho germs of diseaso was that tho only method of research was by chemical examination. Theso could not, ox cept infercntinlly, detcrmino tlio presenco of bacteria. It is no longer necessary to infer their presenco. '1 heso living germs may now bo actually counted, nnd their secics und actions on tho animal body definitely deter mined. Tho now method by which this in forciation is obtained is called tho biological analysis. In tlio experiments made by Dr. Pniden samples of ico which contained evident gross impurities, such ns grass nnd straw, were in -tl cases rejected us not fairly representative. It has been shown that bacteria may exist in mormous numbers without impairing tho clearness and transparency of tho ico. Dr. Pruden mado biological analyses of 153 samples taken from blocks of ico from tho Hudson river nt various points from West Park to tho vicinity of Tray. Theso em braced samplos UTZu nil tho prominent ico holds und many of tho small ones. In all of theso ho found a largo number of bacteria of different kinds. Snow ice, Dr. Pinden found, contained many times tho uumlwr of bacteria found iu transparent ico taken from tho shmo blocks. Bubbly ico was nlso im pregnated to a much larger extent than transparent ico with theso organisms, but ho found thnt this rule as to bubbly ico nnd snow Ico holds good only when tho water from which tho ico is formed contains a consider able number of bacteria. Hudson river ico contained a much larger uumlwr of bacterial impurities than tho ico taken from tho other waters near Now York, and, whilo somo of theso bacteria may bo considered harmless, others, ho said, wero un doubtedly injurious. Tho fact that two com mon nnd very important bacterial forms of diseaso, typhoid fovcr and diseases associated with blood iwisoning, are almost constantly prosont in largo towns liko Troy and Albany, and frequently in villages along tho upper Hudson, confirms tho statement mado by him that Hudson river water is impure for drink ing puriwses. Ho says ho dot not know whether tho bacteria of tvnhoid fovnr retain lifo indefinitely or not in ice, ns tho longest period in which thoy havo been kept frozen to his knowledge is 1011 days. Ho suggests that tho state bonrd of health. or somo other authorized body, should havo full control over tho ico harvesting fields. und by a system of inspection not less strict than that which should exist in tho cure of tho ordinary wntcr supply, detcrmino which, Jfany, of tho sources of ico smmlv nrn so situated ns to imperil tho health of tho con sumers of tho ico. In tho cufo of tho Hudson river it would bo necessary to establish by mast thorough scientific examination tho distances from nil existing sources of sowngo pollution, nt which it miirlit lw safelv as sumed that tho water had freed itself from bacteria and other impurities sufficiently to form safo Ice. It might in this way lw pos siblo to removo any chanco of danger by permitting tho Questionable or bad ico to bo sold only for non-drinking purposes, if such n classification is practicable, and thus not essentially interfero with tho interests of tho ico companies. Dr. Wnlter Do F. Day, tho sanitary super intendent of this citv. said thnt thn lxiard of health does not hnvo any supervision over the ico brought into tho city at present It has not yet boon demonstrated that uny dan ger exists, or that any infection has been caused In this way, and tho question has therefore not leon seriously considered. Tha theoretical possibility of infection from thU source ho admitted. Professor Chandler, of txilumbia collogo, who is ono of tho most em inent microscopists in tlio city, has also mado some examination into tho oxistencoof dis eased gorms in ico. nnd has nublished pam phlet on tho subject, which wints out tho ixjssioiury of Infection through tho uso oi ico. Now York Sun. Somo folks has or Iwttcr way o' Ehowin' dat da 'prosheratea yer kin'noss den udden docs. Do long toll houn' ken 'poor tor l ci hoap gladder don de stumn toil dog, w'en U truf is dat ho nmut not lw ha'f so glad, -Ar-lansaw Traveler. n o