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"WOMAN AND, HOME. Various ways in which plain1 dishes may be decorated. jDnnghtcrs of the Wealthy Family Sym- pathy Lady nnd Servant A Womnn's Invention Tho Jlaby Good Atlvlco. J Dust Colds Washing Fluids Itrmt. Tho vnrlous ways in which oven tho plaln fct dishes may bo made appetizing and hond omo should bo known to all housekeepers, particularly nt this season of tho year, when festlvo occasions are most frequent. It la easy to garnish dishes richly for a trifling outlay of timo and trouble, and tho incrcasod beauty of a tablo well repays tho jialns taken. In many homos' tho appearance of tho tablo can bo Improved and stillness avoided by tno exercise of a Ilttlo Ingonultj', and what house keeper is thoro who would not rather havo a few simplo dishes prettily served than a num ber carelessly prepared It is frequently tho case that tho dessert is gonerously docorated whilo tho moats and vegetables aro served without tho slightest attempt at ornamenta tion. Pickles of almost overy varioty aro useful for garnishing fish as well 'as cold meats. A pieco of whltcflsh can bo trlmmtyi with a slico of lemon in tho center ani sprinkled with tho yolk of n hard. boiled ogg that lias boon- pufethrough a hair sieve Tho egg can bo put on in gcomotriSil lines or in tho form of a star, and tho dish bo bor dered with capers or small chillcs, or, if pre ferred, parsloy. Stowed whiteflsh, with whlto Banco, should bo ornamented with gherkins cut in long, narrow strips and capers laid in small rings , over the centra Many cooks cut tho whites of eggs into rings and lay them on llsh in tho Btereoty)od fashion. Thoy should bo separated from tho yolks and cooked as follows: Qrcusu an ordinary Jam pot, put in tho whites, and Bet tho ot in a saucepan of boiling water; covor and steam until sot, when nny doviccs can bo cut from thorn loaves, stars, dia monds. For llsh cakes, croquettes and other snack?, fried imrsloy Is an ornamont It should bo very dry. Put it into a wiro basket and plungo it into smoking fat It will become crisp in a moment and tho color will bo re tnlucd. Bread crumbs, colored pink and yellow, , make pretty decorations for many dishes. Vegetable coloring Is not unwholesome, nnd can bo used In food decoration successfully. Jellies, bread. -umbs, and evon vegetables can b colored oordors of dishes, and thoy odd greatly to tho oiroctlvonoss of any plain meats. A hnndsomo dish of vegetables, cither tur nips, carrots, or jotatocs, can bo modo with alternate layers of grew psas and enpurs laid over them in rows anil tho top crowned with n trilling quantity of current jelly. Chopped boots, cawrs and parsloy introduced into salad make it Ixsttcr nnd lmprovo its lookc For boiled .fish lobster coral should bo added to tho sauce, nnd in lieu of this bread crumbs colored pink mako nu excellent substitute. Potted menu can bo modo to look Bhowy and handsome if strips of the hard whlto of an egg is laid on In a kind of trullls work. Tho meat can bo orrnngod in any shape and decorated to suit tho fancy with whites of egg which havo boon proviously prepared ac cording to tho directions above. Curlod but ter, which is obtained by rubbing through a hair sieve and taking it up carefully, is a pretty ornament to cold sliced turkoy 01 chicken. Tufts of parsley add to tho attrac tiveness of this dish. Dark green olives may take tho placo of tho parsloy if preferred. Currant Jelly laid on in round hoaps deco rate a dish of boiled rice, and if the rice h- been cooked with tho addition of lemon julcu to tho water, thereby Increasing its whltouui and causing tho grains to separate well, It will lo very pretty, particularly if about th edges of tho dish aro laid bits of watorerens. Scallops of fish or poultry am improved by tho addition of small portions of macaroni and tomatoes put along the edges of tho dish and on top of tho Benllojis. Now York Sun. DitiiKhtem of tlm IMrh. Tho daughters of wealthy, luxurious pa rents enter into tho com tetltlvo btrugglo of lavishing thousands of dollars on balls nnd dinner parties, Imjchuso thoy aro imbued witii tho idea that tliolr position leends on their not showing themselves to Imi outdressod, "outoiitcrtniuod" or "outguyetiod" by any of their f lends. To marry and livo in a Iward Ing house or in a cottugo, far removed from tho snored precincts 01 fashion, is auulhlhk tion. No matter If It wore to lo for only a fow years, while tho husband should bo mak ing his fortune, such descent could not bo contemplated. Tho soefctv young lady wants to begin her marriage life on tho snino scale that their parents aro ending theirs. De clining to rocogulzo any other possibility, she has never tiiKon steps to learn anything ubout domestic duties, and Is entirely Igno rant of tho way to inaku a dress or trim a bonnet. Sho umploys tho moot expensive of trades people, probably s'Rmds double what un English nobleman's daughter would, and wastes more on ico cream, candy, nnd flow ers than the entire income of u working woman. If she goes to tho theit ro or ojxirn, sho mint have a carriage, u corsage bouquet, new gloves, and a siipjier. None of her toilets must 1r hooii too often, and sho must 10 registered In tho summer at soino oxpon ulvo resort, or go to Euroio. Her parents pet and lndulgo her in overy way, her bachelor friend udi.ro her, and bho receives almost us much worship us did u goddess in tho days of Greece and Home, Very prolwhly sho is pretty, highly edu cated, accomplished, bright, and attractive a delightful partner for a ilauce or a flirta tion, and very likely an excellent wife for an oxtromuly rich man. Hut ask her to come down front her jwdestnl, to Ixi tho helpmate of n man of moderate means, to cut herself loose from tho acquaintances thnt can only ). kept up while alio is wealthy, to share in his struggles, or to rise or sink with hlni, and nho will most likely, politely but firmly re fuse. It Is difficult to foresee what tho rem edy for this stnto of affairs will bo. It is unprecedented, lxcnuso In Kuropean coun tries class prejudices havo, as a rule, kept people In sets. Mere wealth seldom suffices to move a family out of its original set, and tho girls nro content to marry and remain in tho clrcleH to which thoy havo Uen accus tomed, without trying to push themselves into higher ones. Chicago Times. Old I'naliloued family fceut Intent. Fathers nro over indulgent. Up to a cer tain jwlnt that answers very well, for chil dren nro pets and playthings, but later on ojmes that stato of affairs so well put Into tho mouth of old King I .ear, who iu tho depths of his anguish could And no pbraso so apt in description of hU lamentable condition as; "How sharer than a serpent's tooth It is to havo a thunkless.child." As tho twig Is bent tho tree Inclines. Tho Imjjh who wero brought up to dlsro Bnrd tho Interest and engagements of each other, who euro nothing for tho convenience, comfort, protection of their sisters, grow iu time to Ihj men, nnd thoso girls who havo no confidences in their mother, who keep their ocivU from ouch other, who tako into tho boaom of truit tho casual ucquattituueo of a careless hour, grow to bo women, and there you havo tho society of tho f uturo, and to a certain extent tho society of today families scattered by tho hand of ovont, member from memlxir swept by tho bosom of chanco, with no cohesive principle, no cohesivo attach ment; in fact bringing up precisely tho stato of affairs that exists between my friend Sam and his brother. I don't beliovo In this ovorlasting talk about tho "good old days," for in the good old days wo had no palaco cars, no electric lights, no decent eating and drinking facili ties on railways, no telograph communica tion, no elevated railroads, for all of which we aro indebted to tho good new times, when tho brain of scienco directs tho hand of cap ital for tho convenience, tho comfort and tho humanizing of mankind; but thero was a something worth keeping in tho good old times, or elso this proud nation of ours would not be supremo as sho Is to-day, or clso law would not, in tho court of last resort, bo re spected as it is to-day, or elso tho strained conditions thnt oxist between capital on tho one hand and labor on the other could not bo restrained within the present limits today, but chiof among thoso good things of tfc.s good old days was a family sentiment, whioh bound heart to heart, interest to interest, making brothers and sisters and father and mother nn entity, a commonwealth. Joo Howard in Boston Globo. Mistress and Helper. I admit that thoro aro somo empty headed, unchristian women who prefer to havo moninls about them, and to whom tho words "my servants'' havo a very pleasantand aris tocratic sound; but I am glad to say I beliovo thoy aro in tho minority. I havo in mind n lady who had Bovoral servants who wero ignorant, and content to bo so; insolent, In many cases; fond of low company, and who thought thoy had dono a smart thing when they had in any way over reached their mistress. Theso girls tho lady treated as servants pure and uiru-pla. Thoy ato and received tholr company la tho kitchen, and tho words oxchanged with them wero nbout their work, and nothing more. But it happened that ono fortunate day tills lady secured as a helper an lutelligont, well read, honest girl, who thought every thing that was dono should bo well dono; and after that there was no servant or what is generally meant by that term in that house. Mistress and holior discussed tho latest maga zine articles, or talked of llowolls' or Mrs. Whitney's latest book whilo tho baking and brewing went on, nnd if tho mistress some times corrected tho maid on a point of houso work, tho maid returned tho favor by cor recting tho mistress on a quotation from Shakespeare, or rocallod to her mind somo namo in a novel by Scott or Thackeray. And when tho kitchen work was done, tho two sat together in tho parlor over books or sowing, or rodo or walked together. Thoy mudo cnlls nnd roccivod callers together. In brief they wero companions; and when, after a fow years of this happy relationship, tho mistress died, tho girl who had been em ployed by her mourned for her as for a donr friend. Llda A. Churchill iu Demorest's Monthly. Invention of n Charitable Woman. Tho wifo of Mr. E. Prentiss Balloy, of Tho Utica Observer, has inventivo as well as philanthropic genius. Long nn earnest worker in fields of charity, sho found that in tho hospitals It was ofton necessary to em ploy (Mtxn nurses to movo patients, and thnt tho task was always a strain both upon tho sick and thoso In churgo of them. Sho saw and contrivod a way in which to help tho sick to help thomsolvos and it is very simplo nnd effoctivo. Two iron sockots aro attached firmly to tho sides of a lodstond by screws, and into theso aro fitted short poles, and totwocn tho poles is suspended a horizontal bar, also fitted into clumps, nnd adjustnblo to any height above tho head of tho patient lying on the bed. From this bar hang a pulr of strong straps with grips, and thews can bo moved from right to lStt nt will. By grasping thoso straps Iho sick mnn can utilize tho strength of tho nrms to lift himself up, to change his iRisi tlon, to turn over and to allow the bedding to bo chunged. Thero aro a variety of attachments to tho invention, whicli extend its usefulness indefi nitely. Ono is a rest for tho leg, In which ft broken limb can bo plneod whiio it is being dressed. It is only necessary to unscrew tho sockuts attached to tho bodtond and chnngo their location, to utilize this. Another Is a small tablo for medicines, a book, anything that a patient wants within lmmodtnto reach. Another is a curtain rod, likely to bo espe cially servlcoablo in hospital wards, to avoid a draft, to shut out tho light, or to ufford a degree of prlvnoy. Mrs. Bailey's invention hns Ixxm in uso for somo timo in Fnxton Hospital nt Utica, where it is found to bo tho greatest comfort and convenience in a largo number of cases. Rochester Union. ljidy llollulrs' Advice to Girls. WHAT TO AVOID. A loud, weak, affected, whining, harsh or shrill tone of volco. Kxtravngances In conversation such phrases us "awfully this," "beastly that," "loads of timo," "don't you know," "huU," for "dislike," oto. Sudden exclamations of nnnoyanco,surpriso and Joy often dangerously approaching to "fomalo swearing" us "bother I" "gracious I" "how Jolly I" Yawning when listening to any ono. Talking on family mutters, oven to bosom friends. Attempting any vocal or lastrumentnl piece of music that you cannot execute with WISO, Crossing your letters. Making n short, sharp nod with tho head, Intended to do duty as a low. WHAT TO CULTIVATE. An unaffected, low, distinct, silver toned voice, Tho art of pleasing thoso around you and seeming pleased with them and all thoy may do for you. Tho charm of making Ilttlo sacrifices quite naturally, us if of no accouut to yourself. Tho habit of tanking allowanced for tho opinions, feelings or prejudices of others. An erect carriage that is, a sound lnxly. A good memory for faces nud facts con nected with them, thus avoiding giving of fense through not recognizing or lowing to pooplo, or saying to them what hud best been loft unsaid. Tho art of listening without Impatlenco to prosy talkers, and smiling to tho twice told talo or joke. Cure of the Iluhy, Every lwby, of course, needs to lw washed all over in warm wuter onco n day; but this dlu nml Kith is positively hurtful unless it is accompanied by a good lionost rubbing. Now rubbing is a thing very fow jxrsons understand, although it Is such an Indispens able part of tho daily toilet. To rub au In fant proxrly requires grout tenderness and euro. All such nibbing should bo with a cir cular movement of tho jmiIih of tho hand, and should lw rapid, but with very little pressure, Atmro all, tho soles of tho feet should bo thoroughly rubW.l In this way, gently ami qulukly, for at least two minutes. TuU promotes circulation and wads tho blood flowing through tho tiny heart. In liko man ner tho Ilttlo bands should not bo chafed up and down or squeezed, but tho palms should i bo treated in tho samo circular way. I Mothers, as a rule, pay a groat deal more attention to an Infant's feet than to its hands. They would not think of leaving It without I sockp, even with its feet fastened up in a ' blanket; but with tho thermometer below zero thoy will let it flourish two Ilttlo red fists in the cold morning air. Yet how ; wretched it is to havo cold hands every ono I knows. Littlo children, in cold weather, should not only havo their hands rubbed fre quently, but thoy ought to sleep in knitted mittens as soon as it becomes difficult to keep I their hands under tho coverlid, and that is as soon as they aro restless. Jane E. Ituntz- Itecs in Demorest's Monthly. Want of Sympathy. Tako hospitality, for instance. Docs it consist in astonishing tho invited, in over whelming him with a senso of your own wealth, or felicity, or family, or cleverness even, in trying to absorb him in your con cerns, your successes, your possessions, in simply what interests you J Howover delight ful all theso may bo, it is an offenso to his individuality to insist that he shall admiro at ths point of tho social bayonet. How do you treat tho stranger? Do you adapt your self and your surroundings to him, or insist that ho shall adapt himself to you I How ottcn does tho stranger, tho guest, sit in helpless agony in your circlo (all of whom know each other) at tablo or 'in tho drawing ooin, isolated and separate, becauso all tho talk Is local and personal, nbout your Ilttlo world, and tho affairs of your clique, nnd your petty interests, in which ho or sho can not possibly Join! Ah I tho Sioux Indians would not bo so cruel as that to a guest. Thero is no moro rcflned torture to a sensiti vo person than that! Is it only thoughtlessness J It is moro tlinn that. It is a want of sym pathy of tho heart, or it is n lack of Intelli gence nnd broad minded interest in affairs of tho world nnd In other pooplo. It Is this trait absorption in self pervading socloty moro or loss that makes it so unsatisfactory to most pcoplo in it. Just a want of human interest; pooplo do not como in contact Harper's Bazar. Dangers of Dnst. It is well known that dust Is an absorbent and collector of odors, and that It gives them out under tho Influenco of both heat and moisture, and that, independent of theso qualities, it is injurious in itself to oven tho most healthy lungs, being composed of mi nute particles resulting from the wear and tear of many fabrics, animal, vegetablo and mineral. "Dust thus constituted," says tho samo writer, "cannot but bo most dangerous com pany in a room, as, If allowed to remain, it becomes poisonous, nnd when it is disturbed and enters tho lungs has not otdy an irritat ing effect, but becoming moist, gives out its noxious odors within tho body." It can bo readily seen, then, how important aro tho operations of sweeping and dusting, espe cially tho latter. Tho Household. Use of tho Toothpick. Strict cleanliness is tho principal thing to bo observed in tho caro of tho teeth. After eating, remove from tho tooth all particles of food with a toothpick, but novor, on any ac count, use a pin for this purpose, which is customary with some. This practice in dulged iu frequently will injure tho teeth far moro than any ono would suppose Uso tho wooden toothpick, of which thero aro two kinds, tho sharp pointed and tho flat pointed. Tha first is all very well if it does not spilt, leaving a small splinter between tho teeth or under tho gums, which is very disagreeable, it not actually painful. For this reason tho flat pointed ono is the best. Hinso tho mouth thoroughly with lukowurm water after eat ing, If it can be conveniently done. Boston Budget Host Washing Fluids. Somo housekeepers uso washing fluids, and If tho ingredients nro harmless they lighten tho lnlwr, without destroying tho fabric. Tho following are among tho best fluids: To flvo quarts of water put ono pound of suLsodn, half a pound of unslaked llmo and a small lump of borax. Boil; whc. cold pour oil and bottle. Uso ono teacupful for every boiler of clothes. Another Ono-hnlf a bar of hard soap, ono bunco each of saltpetro and borax dissolved iu four quarts of water; when cold add flvo ounces of spirits of ammonia. Bottle and OMi as stiap. Anot her Equal parts of turpontino and unmonia. Add to wutor. For Tender Feet. A remedy for tender feet is cold water, slxnit two quarts, two taplespoonfuls of am monia, ono tablosjioonful of kiy rum. Sit with tho feet immersed for ten minutes, gently throwing tho water over tho Umbs upward to tho knee. Tlion rub dry with a crash towol, and all the tired feeling is gone. This reciiw is good for a sponge bath also. Boston Budget For a cough, boil ono ounco of flaxseed in a pint of wuter, strain and mid a littlo honey, ono ounco of rock candy, and tho julco of three lemons; mix ami boil well. Drink as hot as i0!siblo. Tablo linens should always bo hemmed by hand. Not only do thoy look moro dainty, but thero is novor n streak of dirt under the edge after being laundered, as with machine sewing. For chilblains tako ten pounds of oak bark, put it jn a kettle and pour on it six quarts of water. Let it boil down to four quarts. Soak tho feet in it anil It will effect ft certain A decided improvement in tho eating bib for children Is made of n towel. It is tatter lo havo tho towel white Hollow out tho neck before binding, and bind with whlto tnpe Charcoal is recommended as an absorber of gases In tho milk room where foul gases are present It should bo freshly powdered and kept thero continually. Fish is modo moro digestiblo and bos its flavor brought out by a fow ilrops of lemon Julco uqueezod over it Those who nro troubled with sleeplessness, slioulil, If strong enough to do so, tako a long walk in tho evening. Ivcroseno will soften boots nnd shoe that hnvo boon hardened by water, and render them pllablo as now. Apple sauco Is much improved by thft addi tion of a tablespoouful of butter, ntul re quires less suggur. Dyspeptics who uso coffee will do yell to tako it iu small quantities, black and ftrong, without milk. Tack a piece of ticking instdo you ward. rono uoor una Keep your pauoraa iuoav. BoUles may Ikj cosily cleaned will hot wuter nud lino cinders. "WAITERS IN ST. LOUIS. ENTERPRISING METHODS OF AMBI' TIOUS KNIGHTS OF THE NAPKIN. Graduates of Oxford and Foreign Noble men Who Wash Dishes, Walt at Table and 1'nckct Ills Fees A Fraternal Or. Sanitation. "You would bo surprised, sir," remarked tho head waiter of a leading hotel to a re porter, "to And tho sort of people who pre sent themselves to us head waiters for posi tions. You couldn't tell somo of them from real gentlemen, they aro so hnndsome, and polished in their manners. Only tho other day a man presentod himself at tho door of the dining room. Ho was tall, stout, finely formed, and a dignified as a prince. I bowed as ho approached and was about to conduct him to a seat at ono of tho tables, for I was convinced that ho was a foreign nobleman. 'Are you tho head waiterT ho asked. '1 am, sir,' I replied; 'pray, of what service can I be to youT 'Give mo a position,' said ho. 'Iam a waiter, and I come from Saratoga.' "I would havo been more surprised than I was if I had not often had applications from men of similar leariiig." "Did you employ the fellow?" "Oh, certainly, nnd nn exceptionally good waiter ho has turned out He is in demand all over tho dining room, and tho ladies aro particularly fond of having him wait ujon them. Ho is a graduate of Oxford university, and talks Greek with tho fluency of un Athe nian. Wo have Greek scholars in the houso one of them a professor and I have been told that his Greek and Latin aro unusually fine. Ono night lio gavo tho help in tho hotel a 'reading,' and ono of his selections was ft chapter of Virgil. He was applauded so vig orously for this that I questioned my men concerning their knowledgoof Latin, and was surprised to find that quite a number of them wero acquainted with tho dead lan guages. Nearly all of my men speak French and German, and those of them who havo not received good schooling nro in tho minority. "You must know that thero is no trade or ganization so compact and fraternal as that of tho hotel waiters. Thoy aro good hearted fellows, as a rule, nnd will never see ono of their kind want for nnything that they can supply. Thoso in position supply tho-e who nro out of it, and nobody is a whit the wiser. Masonry itself is outdono by their regard for this rule of duty." "Aro tho unemployed waiters who are hero low supported in this wnyi" "They are mostly. Nenrly all of tho recent irrivals came hero too soon, and whatever Shcy brought with them quickly disappeared. Their condition was made known to tho other wniter3 at onco, and the latter supplied them with means to secure lodging and enough clmngo to keep them alive." "How much does It cost to keep nn unem ployed waiter allvo and cheerful J" "Very little, if tho men nro 'fly,' and they generally are. A smart man whose room rent has been paid can live gloriously on ten cents a day. Thero nro saloons in this city, both north nnd south, which supply an 11 o'clock lunch fit for nny man's meal. In the bill of fnro are two or three kinds of hot meat, potiitoes fried, stewed and iu salad form, tomatoes, chicken croquettes, cold slaw, pickles, bread, mustard, beets, etc. All a man need do to entitle him to a hack at this magnificent hungry man's banquet is to purchase ono glass of beer." "But a man can't huvo much fun on ono meal a day, can he?" "He doesn't need to confine himself to ono meal. Ho has still five cents left, and witii this lie can purchase one beer later on. "Tho unemployed nupkin artists now in tho city, attracted by tho exposition and its ac companying festivities, are certainly a sorry looking lot, notwithstanding their sumptuous living. Their coats aro threadbare, and their toes, when not peeping forth from their boots, uro struggling to get thero. Despite tho fraternal caro with which their moro for tunate co-laborers regard them, they nro not npjwtizing to look upon. But one-hnlf, nt least, of tho will be shortly engaged to 'help out' nt tho leading hotels. Fow will bo able to recognize iu tho smooth shaven model in boiled shirt, spotless cravat, real cuffs nnd cutaway, l ho wretch who is today haunting tho free lunch counters, grasping at whatever comes within range of his watery vision. "Thero isn't a labor union in the country that takes half tho euro of its own that tho waiters do of theirs. Occasionally they aro economical nnd put their earnings away, but tho great majority spend freely nud give away what they can't spend. Liko most peoplo in their walk of life, thoy uro Imita tive, and tho conversation of guests nt tablo is rarely lost upon them. A first class waiter can listen without appearing to, but ho misses littlo that is worth remembering. Often when we havo had distinguished guests at table, I havo heard their speeches rehearsed and dissected in tho kitchen. Sometimes I havo heard tho argument of a prominent statesman, torn to shreds by the fellow who was waiting to 1111 his order behind the screen." "Where do most of your waiters come from?" "They come mostly from Europe, although it is only onco in a whilo wo get ono direct from abroad hero iu St Louis. The first stop ping placo for waiters is Now York, but they nro a roving set and can't ret even there. As soon ns they begin to hear of tho glorious west they tako off their aprons and start. Sometimes they como west in sleepers nnd sometimes in box cars, but they get here just tho samo. Once in a while a man comes along and asks for work who has seen Iwtter days. Among theso nro noblemen and col lego graduates. Thoy may havo had plenty of money when they reached tho west and spent (t iu high living; then their remit tances fail to mntorializo and they nro ou their uppers. Theso men mako splendid waiters, but they have to begin as dish wash ers and get accustomed to stepping around lively before they are intrusted with a table. Still, when they get there thoy always give satisfaction. They appreciate tho importance of scrupulous cleanliness, and uro invariably polite without betraying too much humility. "I have a man under mo who is such a cor rect judge of character that ho can Ull al most to n nickel often, and sometimes to a cent, what tho amount of his tip will bo. Ho can size a man up like n flash, anil ho does it without giving offense, either. I have seen gentlemen upon whoih ho had waited rise from tho tablo with no intention of paying him anything, and yet ho would draw their chairs so deftly away and inquire so earnestly if they hud enjoyed their meal nnd whether ho couldn't help them to some Ilttlo extra delicacy, that they have put their hands iu their pockets and feed him well." St Louis Globe-Demoe rat Scheme for Swindling Farmer. Tho latest scheme to swindle the farmer Is being erpetrntod under the guiso of a so called society to prevent tho killing of birds. A man invades tho rural home, talks glibly about the good Mug dono for tho farmer by tho birds, and ends by asking him to sign a pledge not to kill a bird in twelve mouths. Tho pledges, with a littlo manipulation, turn up In the way of a promissory note and mako trouble.- Chicago Now. PERSONAL GOSSIP. Norvln Green estimates Jay Gould's fortuno at CO,000,000. This is moderate A number of Americans proposo to erect a statue of Gen. Washington in Paris. Marshall P. Wilder has arranged a profes sional trip to China, Japan and India for 1883. Explorer Greely does not beliovo that tho north polo will ever bo reached except by bal loon. Not oi n of tho four presidents of tho French republic eIuco its origin in 1870 was born in Paris. M. Grcvy saw twolvo cabinets, with 120 ministers, servo under him whilo president of Franco. Andrew D. White, of Cornell, says poker will soon bo a necessary part of a classical ed ucation. M. Grovy slept soundly for eight hours tho night after his resignation for tho first timo in six weeks. Congressman Scott will spend f 25,000 dur ing tho winter on social entertainments at his Washington homo. Mohinl M. Chatterjee, tho young Brahmin philosopher who enmo to this country last year, has returned to India. Morell Mackenzio has received 8,500 up to tho present timo for his attendance on tho prince imperial of Germany. Gens. Shermnn and Sheridan will roviow tho state military exercises at tho centennial celebration in Ohio next September. Tho Court Journal says that Kaiser Will iam wants to abdicate in favor of his son, tho coronation to tako placo in May. Tho first words of Rev. Joseph Parker upon his arrival in Liverpool wero that e thould nover como to America again. Tho Duko of Newcastle will winter in Florida and pay allying visit to Philadelphia. Ho is young, unmarried and has a cork leg. Louis Kossuth, now well on his SOth year, is in capital health of mind and body, and constantly busies himself with literary work. It appears that Bismarck has an elder brother, who has been under prefect of Min gnrd since 1541, and is about to retire, aged 77. M. E. Ingalls, of Cincinnati, carries an in surance of :XX),000 on his life tho largest sum curried, it is said, by any resident of tliat city. At tho bnll of the Pelican club, where Sul livan lately sparred before tho Princo of Wales, tho Polieuns ull appeared in" Pelican wuistcoats. Complaint is made in Washington that William Walter Phelis is wearing tho samo rusty brown suit which became a chestnut somo years ago. Sam Small announces that ho has given up his labors ns an evangelist, uud is now a preacher in tho Methodist church South at Washington, D. C. Samuel Spencer, who has been made presi dent of tho Baltimore nnd Ohio railroad ut a salary of S2o,000 n year, was a rodmun earn ing u scant salary a fow years ago. Ho is not yet 40 years old. Tho now French president belongs to a family of Scotch origin. Tho original name was Cairn, tho trench diminutive of which would bo Cuirnot, or littlo earn. This was soon corrupted into Cnruot Princo Kegont Luitpold, of Bavaria, was bitten in tho hand whilo hunting by a dog, whicli it is feared was mud. Fortunately tho wounds nro not deep, and do not deprive tho princo of tho use of his hand. Carter Harrison wants all tho American women to dress as per tho Chinese rule. "We would then havo our letter halves dressed," ho says, "to ploaso an artistic eye, without the present wusto of female health uud strength " Unu other morning early n littlo curly headed gH of 6 or 7 years went to tho Maine stato houso and asked nn otllcer, "Is Governor Bodwell dead?'' "Yes," was tho reply. "Oh, ho used to glvo mo candy I' sho exclaimed, and turned away crying bit terly. Mr. Lnbouchero is down on tho tall hat. Ho says: "I do so lontho it that if tho present ministry would 'deal it n coup do grace by in variably npiearing in pot hats I almost think thut gratitude would obligo mo to turn Tor oven nt tho risk of having my head btaved in by a Tory constable." John B. Alley, of Massachusetts, is said to bo worth considerably over $10,000,000. He is tho richest Republican iu tho old Bay stato and is fond of politics. Tho greater part of hU fortuno was tuado in speculation and ho is constantly adding to it Mr. Alloy is 70 years old. Tho remains of President Carnot's illus trious grandfather aro in tho cemetery ut Magdeburg, and nn attempt will now bo mudo to have them brought homo to France. Ho died an exile, proscribed by tho restored Bourbons for having voted for tho killing of Louis XVI. Paul Fhilippoteaux, tho painter of tho Get tysburg nnd Niagara Fulls cycloramas, ha? just finished u work uixm which ho lias been engaged for two years, consisting of thirty pictures of scenes in tho life of Uen. Grnnt, beginning witii his infuncy mid ending with his funeral. They ore to bo exhibited first nt Boston and then throughout tho country. . Mr. Frederick Vllliers, tho weil known war correspondent nnd artist of Tho London Graphic, has entered tho lecture field. He went with Mr. Archibald Forbes through tha Franco-German, Servian nnd Russo-Turkish wars and has a grout fund of interesting ex periences, which ho relutes with graphic elo quence. Jny Gould nover smoked but ono cigar in his life. It mudo him so ill that ho nover tried another. It seems hard that many a mau who loves good cigars can't ufford to buy them, whilo Jay Gould, who could havo tho finest woods in tho world without seriously impairing his iucomo, has no tasto for to bacco. Tho Princo of Wales was slightly wounded in tho noso by a Swedish nobleman, Baron Oscar Dickon, whilo bhooting ut Snndring ham, but tho incident was considered much too trilling to prevent cither his royal high ness or Col. Ellis, tho other guest who was slightly shot, from continuing to shoot tho rest of tho day. Citizen Train is again on tho editorial tri pod. Ho blooms . forth now as tho associate editor of Tho Weekly Record, of Sussex, N. B. Ho says: "And now safely anchored in Sussex, N. B., in sanctum sauctorium nil by himself. Warm lire. Good air. Expatri ated. Exiled. No longer republican, but cojduopoliuui! Como nnd soo us." A Centerboard. Many who do not live near water where there is fair sailing do not comprehend tho term centerboard. A centerboard is a rec tangular piece of wood plneod in tho center of a sailing boat so that ft cati be lowered through n slit in tho bottom of tho boat It is hinged to tho framowork of its well holo at the forward upjer corner. To tho nft upjer corner is attached a ropo by w hich tho center board is lowered or hoisted nt will. When lowered it forms a keel, thus gaining n pur chase against the water which enables tha boat to Mil close ugaiuat tho wind. MOST NORTHERN TOWN. ODD WAYS OF LIFE IN NORWAY'S REMOTEST VILLAGE. Under the Midnight Sun A Flaoe Where tho Only Grass That Grows Is Found on the Housetop A Drunken Lap lander. Thero is in mailing a letter at the northern most town in tho world a sentimental feeling of satisfaction which has nothing to do with n desire thnt it shall arrive sooner at Its desti nation. This epistlo will accompany mo on tho eight day journey south, and I might write it nt nny time during tho voynge, but I shall take It ashore this morning nud I shall hope thnt tho Hnmnierfest postofllco authori ties will And time to stump It with their own postmnrk. To do this it will bo necessary for them to bo nwake. I remember that when I was last iu Hnmmorfest, at 8 o'clock yester day morning, not a soul was stirring in tho placo. Tho long arctic day had tired thorn out, nnd they slept lato. I myself was tired, for I had remained up until 4 to see tho scenery of tho coast; but when tho ship dropped anchor In tho harbor an admirable curiosity had urged mo to secure a solitary boatman, who rowed mo ashore for tho sum of two and n half cents. As I walked along the main street I found myself endeavoring to fasten on my mind tho features of Hnmnierfest by a comparison with Tromsoo, tho other city of this Ultima Thule, wliero I had passed tho duy before. Tromsoo was a cheerful place, lying on tho slopes of a green, hilly island by tho bluo .raters of a long sound. Even within tho arctic circlo it was a very hot day; thero was a luxurious growth of dwarf birches and wild cherry trees, and at tho end of every lano thero was tho background of green hill side to 1)0 seen, from which tho grass seemed to run down nil over tho place, covering tho doorsteps and tho walks. Hnd it not also been sunny nt Hnmnierfest I should hnvo been ready to shiver. Tho town seemed to bo a band of littlo wooden houses built iu u long half circle round tho harbor under a wall of cliffs from which many stones had fallen. If tho grass was everywhere nt Tromsoo, the rocks wero every where at. Hnmnierfest, for I was made con scious of them nt overy turn. When the sun presently went under u cloud and It grew chilly, I wns reminded whenovor I looked thnt I was standing under the cold and frown ing brow of n precipice Hnuunerfest, I was told, hnd a West End, wliero tho flnest houses and the hotol were, and I proceeded thither along tho middle of tho silent street. On either sido ran rows of houses on a raised bank; iu front of them was n narrow side walk to which ono might ascend by occasional flights of steps; but tho stones of tho wulk wero jagged and clangorous, und tho littlo square windows wero too jealously high in any caso for n passer-by to look in. Among tho many whit) painted signs I hoped to havo found nt least one "Bageri" open, where I might get somo coffee and bread, but iu vain; thero was not a soul iu Hnmnierfest awake. I pinned my faith on that hotel in the West End of which I had heard, and went further. I havo never been iu a placo so forbidding and destitute of soil for verduro ns this. Tho only grass grow on tho housetops, forced by tho warmer air from beneath. Taking a turn, however, to tho left I ar rived nt tho theatre a low, wooden building, forty feet long, whero performances wero to be given onco a week in the "season," so a notice read, Behind tho theatre thero was an txpanso of sward strewn with blocks of stone, close under the cliff. Part of it was used as a cemetery overlooking tho cold Arctic sen, part was a pasture ground for geeso und goats. As I stood thero gazing tho tllenco was broken by u hoarse croak, and I perceived hopping about upon a housetop, nnd iu and out of a chimney, whero lie pre sumably kept a hoard, a largo Norwegian crow, w ith black back and gray breast and legs, liko a respectable gentleman in black coat and smalls. On tho samo roof a littlo kill was eagerly pasturing. In tho road at my feet ono of tho fox like, sharp eared rein deer dogs of tho Lapps was gnawing a bone. After a linif milo walk I arrived iu tho West End, whoro I observed that no grass grow on tho roofs of tho houses. Ono paloce, indeed, hud two rows of seven high windows on its sido nnd two windows, at its end. Tho mayor of Hammerfest must, I fancy, hnvo resided hero. 0posito to mo was a placo of greater interest, tho "Hotel of tho North Polo." Its door was open, and hunger com pelled mo boldly to intrude myself upon its sleeping inmtites. In a room on tho right, hung with furs and Lapp costumes for sale, on u largo bed lay a cat surrounded by fivo blind kittens nowly born. On uuother door I read "Spisostue," which I took to mean eat ing room. In an apartment beyond this I found the landlord and landlady nnd four children in all stages of undress. They gavo mo somo very good coffee, and they advised mo in broken English to return to tho boat jtngo by a now way along tho wharvos.whero I might seo tho ships. The ships wero mostly Russian, from Archangel and tho Whlto Sen, and I experienced a strango sensation of re moteness when I found that I wns unablo even to road tho letters of their names. On tho counter of a diminutive bookshop whero I stopped to buy somo stamps I was as tonished to seo a book entitled "Frn Civilisa tiouens Overdrev, nf Murk Twain." I took this to mean "From excess of civilization," and as I left tho shop I was racking my brain to imagino what book this could be, when I made an acquaintance whoso condition ex plained to mo that tho book was certainly an unheard of tract by the humorist, distributed about Hammerfest in tho interest of tho tem perance cause. Civilization had led my friend into excess of "flnkel" and he was drunk; but anliko a Russian, ho was good natured, for ho was a Lapp, ono of that outlandish race of nomad dwarfs whose figures give such strango and marked character to tho street corners of Hammerfest and Tromsoo iu tho summer timo, when they come down from tho moun tains to fish. Ho was very friendly, and I gavo him a cigarette, which ho was unablo to manage until I showed him how It was to bo lit nnd smoked. Ho puffed awny with a de lightful grin upon his wizen ujw liko faco un til finding that it disappeared very fast und that it was not as strong as his pipe, ho throw the cigarette on tho ground and, lighting his pipe, staggered oil along the wharf. He had, like other Lapp:, a Mongolian cast of feat ures, with small almond shaped eyes and high angular cheek bones; nnd these, with his Ijow legs, made his appearance suggestive of two triangles, ono alovo th other. Ho woro thick, heavy pointed shoes of leather and col ored bands of worsted nbout his ankles, and black greasy leggings of whale skin fitted his limbs us tightly us if they wero his own hide. Ho had a great coat of reindeer skin with tho fur half worn awuy and girded iu at tho wnist with a mr.ny colored beaded belt, from which hung n hi to bono handled knife. Oil his head was set a high pour shaped cap of bluo cloth triii-med w ith red nnd yellow, al most like un empty bag, which for somo rea son stood up rtly in tho air. From under tho cap liU long, wiry black hnlr hung down wlloiv, greasy cheeks, whicli ho had chosenUo ihavo smooth, though other men of his kind wear beards of every description of horror. Jcuatlian Stui ges In New York Times.