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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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