WOMAN AND HOME.
HY GIRLS PREFER FACTORY WORK
TO KITCHEN LABOR.
0k Teat of Fonitnlno Itcnnciiiont Table
Proprieties Children' Clothing Cure
for Gossip Uses of llorax A Hand
some Woninn Hints and Helps.
1 A contributor to Tho Atlantic Monthly,
Writing with n fcmlnlno hand, deplores tho
fact that houso servants are to-day rocclvlng
as high wages as they received during tho
mar times, when calicoes and muslins, boots
end bonnets, cost so much mora than thoy
ido now, and concludes that tho reason for
tthis is that tho hiring of such servants is en
HJrely in tho hands of women. Tho purposo
of tho contribution is to show that women
lliavo ho business qualifications. Men, it
cays, have reduced tho wages of their om
iployes, and women might do tho same.
This is what wo beg to doubt. Tho em
ployment given to girls by men factory
work and work in stores bos fascinations
which housework never can possess. Tho
Igirl in tho factory works a certain number
lof hours nnd then is frco to do as sho pleases;
itho girl who works in tho kitchen is at no
itimo mistress of hor own actions. If sho
Igoos out in tho ovouing sho is warned by her
employer, who takes a sort of matcrnnl bi
tterest in hor. If sho entertains moro com
pany than tho mistress approves thero is a
closh. Tho girl in tho factory sees boforo
'Lor tho possibility of an improved condition
and an incrcaso of wages; sho may even bo
como forowoman in time. Tho girl in tho
kitchen knows thero is no betterment for her
i however long und faithfully sho may work.
Tho factory girl boards and entertains hor
,frlends In tho parlor; tho kitchen girl exists
and entertains, under restriction, in tho base
ment What is truo of tho factory girl is truo, to
in greater extent, of tho store girl, and, more
over, her daily associations and her contact
with shopiHjrs of tho opjKito box give her
many advantages in a matrimonial way,
which Is a considerable matter. Now add to
this tho fact that most girls would rather
work for men, who do not assumo to put
parental restraints on them, than for women,
who do; and odd to this the fact that tho
ehup girl, by general consent, holds her head
a llttli' higher than tho kitchen girl; and odd
to this tho fact in tho shop tho girl has tho
companionship of -other girls, while in tho
kitchen sho works olono all day thoso seen
sufficient reasons for the assertion that it is
tho oening of now and moro attructlvo fields
of work for girls, and not tho lack of busi
ness qualifications in women, that has sus
tained tho wages of houso servants, for if
those wages wore reducod thero would bo all
tho moro reason for girls to (took work else
where than in tho kitchen. Chicago News.
Tho Proprieties nt the Tulile.
i Women, from mjiiio nfToctod notion of ro
llnement. don't cat thoy feed. In their
teens, when they ought to eat naturally and
hungrily, thoy pick nttablonndre-onforcoby
nibbling in a furtlvo way between times.
Vory few would own to eating half a pound
of fillet ut dlnnor, but fowcr still would leov
much of a pound of Weber's candles if it
camo in their way. When thoy nro married
and tho first heir conies thoy drop that fool
ishness, Nuturo being too strong for thorn,
and eat thuy must. Hut it Is in violation of
thoir codo of refinement still, and so thoy eat
liko gluttons and lose their figures, huvo pink
cabbage complexions and eyes lllto pickled
olives. They look gross nnd aro socially
spiteful und jealous, hugely from indigestion.
Myron must havo seen young married society
women dine when ho mado his profession
that ho could not licar to see a woman oat,
and it is not to lie wondered at. Their way
of chewing has bomothlng swiuellko in it.
You needn't luugh Just watch tho next
thick corsnged matron you seo ut lunch nnd
observe the chopping movement of tho-jaws.
If I had n daughter I would set a swing
glass on tho table boforo her every meal till
ebo lournod to eat proorly to grind her
food quietly liko u humnn lieliig, not chop it,
as stout iiinidon ladles nnd fat young women
always do. It Is certain to give u vulgar net
to tho lips in time. I oh uped lieing blddon
to Windsor thoy tell mo it is uwfully slow
dining thu.e, but the way hor majesty nb
sorbs nutrition is remarkable, 8ho doesn't
encourage conversation, not wishing to bo
diverted from tho business in hand, and got
at it with u tiorlous davtlon that shows tho
government of throe kingdoms calls for sup
port. Sho never allows any ouo of her
family to ojKuik of symptoms of ill health,
nn i opposed tho princesses' studying physi
ology as bho considered tho talk of
ktoumchs" und digestions us uuladyliko und
improper Now York Mail und Express.
Various Uses of llorux.
A cup of powdored borux on your wash
stand will do wonders in tho way of soften
f jig the vklu. If you have leen working in
tho garden or doing anything about tho houso
which bus tended to umlio your hands rough,
when you wash thorn dip your fingers in tho
borax and rub your hands well with It. The
tiafest nnd best thing also for washing thf
hair is a nuxlerately btrong solution of borax
in water Pure water should bo used inline
dlatoly after washing with tho borax nnd
water
Our lady readers who have not used liornx
have boon losing u great help nnd comfort.
If nee tested nono will bo without it on tho
toilet table. It removes stains and dirt from
tho hands liotter than soap, and ut tho same
timo softens und smooths tho skin. It is ex
cellent for washing laces, and will without
injury cleanse brushes and combs in n few
moment, It extracts dirt from urtlclesof
delicate texture without rubbing, it being
only noccsKury to put thorn to soak in a solu
tion of borax over night, and to rinse tlium
in th morning. Two tnblespoonfuls of pul
verized borux dissolved in a quart of water,
to which add enough water to cover a pair
of blankets, will cleuuse them beautifully. It
ulso saves great lulor In washing paint
Hall's Journal of Health.
I'leusures of Social Intercourse.
Perhaps in u room full of people, all socU
blo in their way, you will not meet moro
than one or two of your own stamp, who will
win response und utteution from you that
will astonish even yourself, they coiuo so
easily and quickly. In the encounters each
heart grows lighter. They are among tho
liightit pleasured of social intercourse, l'ooplo
who ore "jolly" uro calks! sociable, but tho
most sociable peoplo in tho world, In tho trua
sense of tho word, aro frequently thorn who
aro not 'Jolly," Sometimes, indeed, they aro
reserved, but the houra spent in their society
nood not bo counted among tho vanishing
pleasures, for the recollection of them U
ogroeablo to you forever. Therefore thoso
who wish to bo popular ami to win reputa
tion for sociability must cultivate not only
graces of body but of mind and learn to
never 'talk to the puriwso of what It U not
the purpose to talk of." Detroit Free Pre.
A Test of lletlneiiivnt.
Upon a certain occasion I stood lefore a
popular dry goods houso waiting for a street
car, when a lady stopped from the rtoro with
a magnificent dress and wrnp and most ex
pensive bonnet and waited a moment for her
carriage to como up. Before getting in she
stood on tho high stop, leaned over to arrango
something on tho seat, then raised her skirt,
and to Uio astonished gaze of tho spectator
disclosed a cheap petticoat, nono too clean,
nnd other underclothing of tho coarsest
and cheapest description. There was no
reason for this state of things, for tho
lady was tho wife of a rich man who pays his
bills without a murmur and always wishes to
soo her well drefsed. Something Is wrong in
tho early training of such a woman.
I will cite another case to show to what
extremes wo sometimes go. A lady who woro
tho-plainest dresses, mado of cheap materials,
boarded in a fashionablo houso on the HilL
Tho ladles of tho house nil wore letter dresses
than herself, and whimpers could bo heard in
relation to it. I called upon her rather late
ono evening, and as sho was about retiring
sho sent for mo to como to her room. Her
dress was ofT and sho stood before mo a pict
ure of truo elegance. Her corset was black
satin handsomely embroidered, her under
wear of tinted silk, lnce trimmed, whllo har
skirts woro lino and immaculate, nnd her
hosiery beautiful. Said I: "Your gown
would nover denote so much cleganco under
It. How is It that you change tho order of
things in this wayf Sho replied: "I was
brought up to always wear pood undercloth
ing, and I really care moro for it than for
flno dresses. Since my husband's death I
cannot afford both, and accept cheap dresses
rather than cheap undorwear." Both of
these women were extremists, and a littlo
good judgment would make either of thorn
appear letter. Every woman of refinement
will see that her underclothing befits her
outer attire. It Is a badge of truo gentility.
Trim as flno as tho circumstances will por
mit; good hose, nico skirts, perfectly fitting
gloves, clean collars and handkerchiefs aro of
much valuoln determining tho moral and
mental status of a lady.
AH this may bo an education. Tho progress
of tho decoratlvo art in flno underwear is
somowhnt amusing to observant individuals,
and tho moral question involved in tho trim
ming of a suit of ladles' underclothes has no
smnll Inlluenco In frontier villages und coun
try districts. Cor. Brooklyn Eag o.
A Cure for Gossip.
What Is euro for gossip! Culture. Thero
is a great deal of gossip that has no malig
nity in it. Good natural peoplo talk about
thoir nelghl)ors lxjcauso, ud only lecuuso,
thoy have nothing clso to talk about. As I
write, thero como to mo pictures of different
young ladles. I have seen them at homo;
havo met them at tho library; coming to and
from tho liookstoro with a fresh volumo in
their hands. Thoy aro full of what they
havo seen nnd rend. Thoy nro brimming
with questions. Ono topic of conversation Is
dropped only to give place to another in
which they aro interested. Thoy nro inter
ested in nrt; lovo to talk about a water color
sketch, or a new ploco of music just lonrned.
After n dollghtful hour with such women
ono feels stimulated nnd refreshed, and dur
ing tho whole ovonlng or hour, as it may bo,
not a noighlxir's garment was soiled by so
much as a touch. They had something to
talk about. Thoy know something nnd were
anxious to know moro. Thoy had no temp
tation to gossip, bocauso tho doings of their
neighbors formed a subject very much less
interesting than thoso which grow out of
their knowledge und their culture. Thoro
are neighborhoods in which it rages liko an
epidemic. Churches nro split in pieces by it;
nclghl)org nro mndo enemies by it for llfo.
Tho cure is not so difficult. Wo havo ngri
culturol puiiers, religious, scientific, jwlltical
papers, dovoted to overy interest, great nnd
small. Surely if reading is a cure (certainly
n holp) there is food for all tastes in tills di
rection. With tho mind and brain bank
rupt for tho want of something to busy one's
self with alxnit thoso spring up tho tempta
tion to gossip; and thoro is such a thing as It
becoming chronic prnctlcally incurable
Lot tho young, thoso Just starting in lifo, lo
wnn of it, Mrs. A. E. Henton in Courier
Journal. Milking Children's Clnthlnc.
Baby's wardnilni Is soon outgrown, and
long clothes must give place to small and
dainty frocks nnd pottieonts, which look so
oxactly liko overy other child's clothing that
it Is absolutely necessary to mark in somo
way all of Eugenes Ixilonglngs, if thero aro
any other small folks in the samo houso. It
is comparatively easy to write "Eugeno" on
each littlo gnrmont, and for a while all of his
clothing Is marked properly for Its owner.
When Baby Howard falls heir to his brother's
outfit, however, and dons ono nfter another
of the littlo dresses marked "Eugene," Mis
tress Mamma wishes sho might write "How
ard" where sho has always Ixxm pleased to
boo tho name of her first Itorn. As tho family
increases there is moro and more need of pre
cision in marking, but not until tho children
grow old enough to object to wearing cloth
iiig not their own does ono need to study
ways of designating projwrty. I havo found
an excellent way of conquering tho ditllculty,
uud at tiio sumo tlnio my method is a very
easy ono.
I mark tho family name, "Crosby," on
everything. Tho clothing I make for tho
oldest Crosby child I mark with a slnglo star
on tho left sldo of tho prowr name. When
his clothing is handed down to Ellzalieth I
mark another star to tho left of tho first one,
nnd so on until baby Frank picks out tho
waists with five stars on and feels that thoy
really belong to him, because ho is littlo
"Five-star" Crosby, whllo in jwint of fact
they wore mado for littlo "Two-star" Crosby
years ago. Marking in this way always looks
neat, and tho rightful owners can claim each
on his or her property. Hoso Crosby in
Babyhood.
A Pretty Dinner Table.
Some persons havo a great liking for tho
larg, round dining table on account of its
social cliaractor, but it Is not so cosily deco
rated as tabled of other shapes. Quite a novel
effect, however, wns produced not long ago
on ou of thoso tables. Tho candles, shades
and tint of the room were made as pink as
possible. At each lady's place a boskot of
fern grass, gracefully formed to foil from tho
sides, was filled with pink rose buds and a
sprinkling of maiden hair ferns. Theso bas
ket wore attached to tho lowor ring of h
gas shado, such as has leen above described,
by means of pink and satin ribbons two
inches wide, which were tied to tho handles
of tho baskets and hooked to tho ring of tho
shado. Detroit Freo IVta.
Blurrluge In Ancient Athens.
Tho choice of an ancient Athenian citizen
was limited to Athenian women. Only when
thus married could his children possess tho
right of citizens. An Athenian woman was
likowbto not allowed to marry a foreigner,
Tho penalties for seeking a spouse beyond the
national boundaries were severe, Boston
Budget.
Economy In Cookery,
Early In life I was taught by a good
mother that it was a sin to waste anything
that could Ui made use of, and later on I
havo had much occasion to be thankful for
tho lesson so early learned. Somo timo ago
I was visiting at Uu houso of a Luly, who
was by no means woalthy. At dinner the
center of tho tablo was graced by a large
toast of beef, and after oil had dined judge
of my surprise when tho lady opened up her
stove, and, lifting tho platter from tho tablo,
scraped roast, gravy and all into tho fire,
completely filling tho stove. I could not for
bear an exclamation of astonishment, but
tho lady coolly answered, "Wo nover oat cold
moat at our house, and cold roast is of no
account, anyway." And yet this woman's
husband was only an ordinary workingman,
who earned his bread by tho sweat of his
brow, and tho consumed roast contained
meat enough, if projierly prepared, for three
or four breakfasts, for a small family. To
day that womun is a widow entirely de
pendent upon lcr friends and a small
monthly fund received from a benevolent
society, and I somotimes wonder if it would
not havo been better had sho learned earlier
in lifo that cold roasts mako butter food than
fuel. I trust thoro aro not many of this
claw, bsjt thero aro still far too many who,
through a fnl.o and mistaken pride, turn up
thoir noses and hold in supremo contempt all
"mado over dishes," ta Uy term them, and
nover send anything to tho tablo a second
tlnio. Cor. Detroit Free Press.
Woman's Field of Work.
D you over think of the great chnngo that
has como about in tho last ten or twelve
years in regard to woman's work? Ten yoars
ago tho sight of a woman as cashier in any
of our stores was a novelty, and such a thing
is ono in an Insuranco ofileo or law ofllco or
"among tho men" was scarcely thought of.
Go where you will in our city to-day and
you will find women earning their way and
doing thoir work well. They nro our stenog
raphers, typewriters, copyists, cashiers,
clerks nnd workers in many ways. Every
manufacturer who can employ them does so.
They aro In the postofilce, pension olllce and
other government departments, and you
needn't bo surprised to find them scattered
through tho city hall when there comes a
deal by which candidates can bo elected un
pledged. And right hero it may bo said, as
a hint to candidates, that ono good looking,
worthy young lady would influence more
votes in Detroit than any five young men
you can naino. If a situation for her do
pended on any certain candidate's election"
ho would bo pretty certain to get there.
M. Quad in Detroit Free Press.
A Very Ilniidsomo AVoninn,
Ono of tho most enticing women lever met
and it Is quite a fancy of mino to meet and
study enticing women wns "Sherwood Bon
ner," otherwiso known in private llfo as
Kathcrino McDowell. Sho was a woman
built on tho pattern "magnlflquo." Tall, well
rounded out in figure, with tho gait and mail
nor of an empress. Sho woro this reformed
costume, and was ndornblo in it Sho mado
a study of tho matter, und adapted it to her
self and to thoj prevailing fashions. Thero
woro no Ixxl-gowny nrrangements nt tho back
nor kitchen uprony urrnngoments nt tho
front Sho simply disenrded coniets, skirts
and wnlsts. Sho woro n combination gar
ment very liko Mrs. Miller's affair, and over
this her dress. This, very often in black laco,
with long trained skirt, followed tho lines of
her figure perfectly, though easily. Sho
looked equally well whether sho walked, rode
or sat down. But as I have said before, I say
again, Mrs. McDowell was a vory handsomo
woman. Cor. Now York Graphic
Iloautlful Sunlight KITcct.
It Is voll to soo tho warmth wo cannot feel,
and wo know of no moro effective way of
gratifying tho oyo than to place panes of
ruby glass in or over tho door. Tho effect
of tho sunlight through this medium in a hall
Is very beautiful. Chicago Herald.
Moderntion In 1 lathing.
Water is serviceable to tho skin in only
moderate amounts and at moderate tempera
ture. Very cold or warm baths, when used
in excess, diminish the elasticity of the skin
and its power of resistance to external irri
tants. New York Graphic.
To Cleanse Mica.
Tako a littlo vinegnr and water and wash
tho mica carefully with a soft cloth; thoneid
removes all stains, nnd if n little pains is
taken to clean tho corners thoroughly nnd
wlK them dry, tho mica will look as good as
now. Detroit Frco Press.
Freeing ltooms of Mildew.
There is no hotter plan for freeing rooms
and cellars of mlld-w than to burn sulphur
in them. Tho rooms should bo effectually
closed, nnd not opened for ono hour after
lieing filled with tho sulphur fumes. Chicago
Herald.
A ItelUh.
Largo green peppers nro relished prepared
in this way: ilemovo all tho seeds und fill tho
pepper with cooked tomato pulp and mixed
mushrooms, seasoning with salt and butter.
Bako in a hot oven nnd serve. New York
Mail and Express.
To Clean the Kettlo.
To clean n ioreolum kettlo, fill half full of
hot water und put in a Uiblespoonful of pow
dered borax, let it boil. It this doesn't re
move, nil tho stains scour with u cloth robled
with soap und bornx. Chicago Herald.
A Keniulo Architect.
Miss Nelllo Nevada Moore Is tho chlof arch
lUvt und builder of a charming house in
which sho lives near Pittsburg. Sho wears
trousers when doing men's work, but when
that is over sho dons skirts ngaiu.
Kate Field Gives Toast.
Kate Field, at a recent banquet given by
womon, thrilled her hearers by an elegant
sjieech when proposing tho toast "Tho men,
Ood bless them." Philadelphia Times.
A silk, velvet or plush bag attached to a
glided palm leaf fun is n pretty receptaclo
for photographs, cards, or a bit of fancy
work.
Cleanliness is a sluo qua uon of beauty of
the comploxion, though it docs not play a
great part in tho health ot tho skin.
Tho Southern Women prints n list of over
fifty ladies, who are connected with southern
uowspapers.
Distilled and so called soft water aro more
suitable for washing and less irritable than
hard water.
Curtains of a warm tono should lie selected
for a room with a northern exotsuro.
A Study of the WaternpotiU.
A study of tho wntersHuts ottserved on or
near the gulf stream has proven to Mr. H. B.
Gibson, of Harvard college, that thoy aro
much loss rare in winter than might lo sup
posed. Tho dates of their occurrence oppoar
to coincide with tho extension ot cold north
west winds, or "cohl waves," from tho land
out over the relatively warm sea. Arkansaw
Traveler.
A wall ot brownstonn, topped with a
bronro fence, keeps stray kino off tho $3,500,
000 premise of James C Flood on Nob Hill,
'Frisco,
"SECOND STORY" TIIIEVlft
HOW THEIR DARING ROBBERIES
ARE GENERALLY CARRIED OUT.
John That Aro Done Only After Careful '
Planning Jewelry tho Peculiar Plun
der of tho "Second Story" Thief ftaroly
Caught nt Work.
Tho most effective work at present among
thoso who steal for a living, is being done by
what is technically known to tho trado as
"second story" men. Robberies by this class
of thioves have becomo alarmingly frequent,
and thero have Iwn many cases reported to
tho police, few of which have leen mado
public, because tho thioves havo not been
caught and it is tho policy of tho iwlico de
partment to keep everything quiet when suc
cess has not attended their efforts. "Second
story" thioves havo been under "cover" for a
long while, nnd this city has been frco from
their depredations. Where they havo como
from so suddenly is a mystery.
Thoir work is first class nnd thoy must lw
good men, experts in their lino. Their efforts
aro characterized ly a boldness and dash
that must make old "Troy" Donnis smilo in
his grave. "Troy" is still treasured in tho
minds of thieves, as well as detectives, as tho
king of tho "second story" workers. Ho was
cool, daring and brave, and had a chivalrous
strain that would not permit him to injure nny
or.o weaker physically than himself. Ho died
with his boots on. Whllo climbing a piliar
in Fiftieth street ho loosened a heavy stone,
nnd It foil on him and flattened him out liko
u pleco of paper.
After Dennis tho famous mon aro Long '
John Garvoy nnd "Jack" Heilly, tho lender
of tho Murray Hill gang. Garvoy walked
through a skylight in Brooklyn and had the
I flesh pretty woll scraped from his bones, and
' was killed. Boilly did a neat job in "clean
i ing out" a Lexington avenue houso. Ho took
tho stolen goods back for a reward. Tho
' amount did not suit him nnd ho removed
the goods again. It will bo many years yet
before ho can practice his profession. Ho is
now making shoes for tho state. With this
trio out of tho way New Yorkers havo been
able for several years to enjoy a dinner in
comfort without fooling nervous about thoir
treasures in tho upper stories.
X OOOD "second story" ma.v.
"Second story" thioves aro technically do-.
I scribed as a cross between n burglar and a
sneak thief. Thoy nro usually tall, slim fol
lows, possessed of great strength and nervo.
Thoy tako prido in their calling and look '
upon a highwayman or pickpocket as bo
ncath thoir notice. Comparatively fow
thioves havo tho. grit to follow this lino.
Their number is thus limited, and thoy be
como well known and respected by tho fra
ternity. Thoy aro known as tho "long
chauco" men in tho thioves' vocabulary.
Thoy nro all quick witted and intelligent and ,
do not havo the brutal instinct of many kinds i
of thioves who go around with murder in
thoir hearts. Thero is n fellow feeling among '
them and thoy nover "squeal."
"Second story" jobs are not dono by rash
Impulso, but only after careful study and
planning. Sometimes thero aro two partners,
but moro often threo. It is a raro thing for
thorn to work alono, unless thoy turn up
broke in a strango placo. Ono of tho gang
makes a special business of locating places to
bo robbed. lie picks out a houso with a
front stoop and portico, or hoavy stono work
around tho front door, or olso whoro thero
is a loadof, piazza or somo othor arrangement
that will give a foothold in tho rear. Tho
business of tho occupant is looked into.
Brokors aro considered the best prey and
bankers como next. Jowclry is tho peculiar
plunder of thoso thioves. Somotimes their
attention is attracted by tho names and de
scription of jowelry worn at social gather
ings. Tho habits of the inmates of tho houso
aro studied with groat caro and a note is
mado of tho number of servants and thoir
mothod of working. When any of tho family
leavo tho house a "piper off" takes a good
look at tho jowely. All this takes time.
When enough has been found to indicate
that it will pay tho houso is said to bo
"planted" and a timo is sot for tho work.
Winter, whon night comes on early and
quickly, is tho "second story" man's season.
Tho "piper off" never does tho stealing, as ho
may nnvo oecu seen m mu iioiguiHiriuHxi ami j ulg $00,000,000. Tho Argonttno Republic
could bo idoiitiflod. At dusk tho thief ap- , t,llporta $.50,000,000 worth of goods, and of
proaches tho house. Ho knows what tho tllis sum ti,0 United States gets only $5,000,
peoplo within aro doing in a general way. ( ooq, Tho country is already a powerful com
Tho gong that sounds for dinner is tho signal I)0titor in tho market of tho world for dressed
for tho "climber" to slip on his rubliors, if ho I oof and wheat.
has not already put on a pair ot shoes with
rubler solos. Tho lookout is stationed closo
at hand to givo tho thiof warning after ho
has got insido.
FINE WORK WITH A "JIMMY."
Timo is given for tho family to get thor
oughly interested in tho good things boforo
thom, and then tho thief, with n glanco in
s..j .. WW.., ... ..."
' Thieves aro bold, of course, but they nover,
I it is said, undertake n job without just a lit
tlo quivering around tho heart at tho begin
ning. Tho climber follows tho plan which has
been previously marked out as tho easiest
way of gaining admittance, either in front
or rear. With soft, stealthy, catliko move
ments ho goes up to tho second story, some
times jumping, and then raising his lnxly
with his hands and nrms. If tho window is
locked it is orily a second's work to slip tho .
fastening with a wire. Once in tho house j
tho thief takes out a "jimmy," which is 1
about n foot long and has a claw at ono end.
Ho takes in everything in tho room at a j
glanco. Tho light is usually burning dimly, i
Ho does not touch it Bureau drawers, tho I
doors of closets nnd wnrdrobos fly open nt
tho touch of tho jimmy, ns if it wero a magic
wand. Tho thiof works nt high sced, with j
his ear listening for a footstep in tho hall. 1
There is no timo to examino jewelry, and 1
everything that sparkles or shines is taken.
It is tested afterward. If a decent haul is '
mado on the second floor tho thief quietly i
departs as ho camo, but if ho is not satisfled
ho will go higher and tako his chances. Onco
in tho street again tho thief goes uncou- ,
cornodly away so as not to attract attention,
aud thon gets undor "cover" and waits until
tho robbery is stalo before coming out
"Second story" thioves are rarely, if ever, ;
caught at worn, in tno omen umo, wnen
tho men in this lino were all known, it was land theories of Henry Georgo, with special
usually cosy to get them after a robliery. reference to the case of Dr. McGlynn.
Thoy are all now men at it now, and tho io- Swinburne, who contributes to tho Athen
lico nro at a loss which way to turn to cap- I mum a rather enigmatic little poem headed
turo them. Now York Tribune. i "May, 18S5," will havo in tho Nineteenth
' Century tor January on article called "De-
New Work For Messenger Hoy. throning Tennyson." It sets forth that ho
I met a messenger boy tho other day lug-, has been intrusted with tho papers of a lady
ging a big eyed anil very much astonished
baby, evidently not a family connection of
his, which, on questioning the boy, I learned
ho was to deliver nt a certain houso not far
distant For him this was all in tho regular
lino ot his business, and ho wont about it in a
solemnly practical way that was quito ad
mirable, I do not think ho loitered with this
burden ou his hands. As for tho parent who
entrusted tho baby to this mothod of car
riage, ho or she must havo a confidence in
tho security of tho messenger service that is
nothing less than heroic Yet I do not doubt
that tho baby got limn fo, Boston Post.
HERE AND THERE.
Modern needles first camo into use In 1545.
Harvard distributed $o3,000 to indigent
students last year.
In tho timo of King Edward II the price of
tho Biblo In England was 37.
Electric lights are now being used by sub
marine divers with great effect
A phrenologist has been making money of
late in Washington examining tho bumps on
senatorial heads.
Most of tho London churches have offered
up prayers for tho recovery of tho crown
princo of Germany.
Volapuk is publicly taught in France, Ger
many, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal,
Austria, Russia, and Denmark.
Tho Grand Army has increased from
COfiU in 18S0 to 373,074 in 1887. Tho gain in
tho past year and a quarter was 40,157.
An immense hunting expedition is about
to start for Masailand, tho ground of Rider
Haggard's last novel, "Allan Quatermaln."
Tho hospital Saturday fund in London
amounts to S-V),000 this year. Collections
are mado every Saturday in workshops and
factories.
Several German firms havo given notice to
houses in Bradford, where there are many
Germans, that they will adopt Volapuk in
i
Bradford, where there are many
corresponding with English manuiaciurers.
Tho London Times says that n fow weeks
ago somo excavations at Pompeii brought to
light a set of surgical instruments, many of
which resemble instruments in uso at tho
present day.
John Edman, an Ohio man, proposes to
start a daily nowspnper in tho Finnish lan
guage nt Ishpeming, Mich., Jan. L It will
bo the only daily in that languago published
In the United States.
A Maino man as an experiment clipped tho
fleeco from a pet Newfoundland dog nnd had
It carded and spun into yirn. It yielded four
skeins of jet black 3'orn, weighing two and
one-quarter pounds, and wiis as soft as wool.
A solid lump of coal, containing eighty
soven cubic feet and weighing 0,331 pounds,
was exhibited at tho Texas state fair recent
ly held at Dall.is. It was tho largest block
of coal ever taken from a mine in tho United I
c I
States.
It is said that tho most acceptablo of all
holiday presents to a lady from her husband
or brother, or nny friend who has a right to
give it, is a long, narrow strip of tinted
paper on which is written: "Pay to tho order
of e , c."
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, an American couple,
havo been traveling for four months through
Europo on a tandem cyclo. Their joint ex
penses by this mode of traveling havo been
limited to twenty-six shillings a day, sight
seeing fees included.
Mr. Jesso Ha worth, of Bowdon, Cheshire,
has presented to the British museum tho
throno chair of Queen llatasu, of tho eigh
teenth Egyptian dynasty, B. C. 1000. This
is tho oldest pieco of furniture in tho world,
, tho date of which is known.
' An exnmplo of economy was that of Ignatz
Freund in his Detroit store, who lighted tho
' gas jots ono after another with a single
match until it burned his Angers, and then
dropped it into a pilo of cotton, the result of
which was a general panic and a damago of
$1,500.
In Franco 131,734,827 francs are expended
i on public instruction, and 12,930,5 on the
flno arts. Thero is an elementary school for
i every 473 inhabitants, and a primary atteud
i anco of 3,883,080. Of tho entire appropriation
this year 81,400,000 francs were sot dowu for
, primary education.
I Recently a consignment of 18,870 boxes of
raisins from Fresno, C'al., were shipped via
the Sunset route to Now York. Tho weight
of tho consignment was 417,000 pounds, and
it occupied a special train of twenty cars. It
' was tho largest singlo shipment of freight
, ever mado from California, and regular rates
wero paid.
A Philadelphia merchant says that, in
Dpening tho mail in tho morning, ho always
reserves for tho last those letters which have
"Tho Honorable" preiixeu to tne aaoress.
out of ten they aro written by persons who
ask somo favor, aud mako uso of tho, prefix
in a mild attempt at flattery.
In Buenos Ayres thero is a bank which has
a up capital of $57,000,000, deposits of
eic.ooo.OOO, and a lino of discounts amount-
A Chicago clergyman, in a recent sermon
on tho vice of great cities, gavo a severe rap
at certain eminent divines who havo been in
tho habit of visiting the slums to obtain
ocular evidence of their iniquity. "I havo
not personally visited tho vile places of tho
city for tho purposo of afterward preaching
, ttUOut them," said ho; "that is too thin."
Whereupon tho congregation audibly smiled.
Indications now poitit to tho existence of a
sub-marine volcanic crater between tho
Canary Islands nnd tho coast of PortugaL
From a cahlo laying steamer in 39 degs. 25
mins. north, 0 degs. 54 ruins, west, tho water
, was found to measure 1,800 fathoms under
' tho bow nnd SOO under tho stem, showing tho
I ship to bo over tho edgo of a deep depression
In tho ocean bottom. Tho well known great
. Inequalities in tho bed of tho Sea of Lisbon
are thought to be duo to a submarino chain
of mountains.
LITERARY NOTES.
Tho serials in Harpor's for 18S8 are to bo by
William Black aud W. D. Howells.
Mr. Chamberlain, it is said, will write a
book on his American trip when ho returns
to England.
Mrs. Frank Lesllo intends to arrange for
tho publication of a Spanish-American nows
paper in tho City of Moxico.
In Robert Louis Stevenson's "Chapter on
Dreams," in Scribner's for January ho will
tell of somo of tho phantoms which disturbed
his boyhood aud gavo him tho bent which
has mado him a writer of romances.
Sister Frances M. Clare, better known as
tho Nun of Kenmaro, has written and Bel
ford, Clarke & Co. havo published a littlo
work with the title "Anti-Poverty and Pro
gress," It is in tho nature or a reply to tho
1 languishing in Hanwoll asylum who devoted
I many years to proving that Tennyson's
poems were written by Darwin.
lime. Llmouzin will shortly givo to tho
world a volumo in which sho will put all her
enomies in tho pillory. The book will bo
called by its ambitious authoress "Les Chati
ments," unless tho heirs of Victor Hugo
choose to object to such a profanation, and it
will no doubt prove to future chroniclers and
historians a curious if not valuable "human
document" concerning men and manners undo-
the third rcpublla
PRESIDENTIAL POVERTY.
THE WHITE HOUSE NOT THE PLACE
FOR MONEY MAKING.
Jefferson Died In Debt '!ne of tho Wash
ington Family Peddling Trinkets The
Adamea Money Savers Andrew Jack
son Iluchunan Kllliuoro Garflold.
Most of tbo presidents linvo died poor, and
fow of thom have mado much out of ofllco
holding. Just before Jefferson died ho was
io much in debt that a lottery scheme was
gotten up to sell his property and relievo his
necessities. He loft practically nothing to
bis children, ahd thoy received somo two
mms of 10,000 each from tho legislatures of
two of tho southern states.
John Tyler left somo property, but it all
went to his second wifo. Ono of hLssons,
Gen. John Tyler, who drove a four-in-hand
while his father was in tho White Houso, and
who was then called tho handsomest man in
Washington, lives off a position in tho treas
ury department, and ono of Tyler's most ac
complished daughters, a lady who presided
. i. . . : : i .i
UVUI tlJU UAtXU.l. U IllUliaiUll UU1 IUUIULTS
dpQth and untU ,jer Mwr marriod JuUa
Gardner, is a guest of Corcoran's Old Ladies'
Homo here. A man who claims to bo ono of
tho Washington fnmily, and who, by tho
way, has a faco strikingly liko that of tha
president, peddles trinkets in a littlo booth In
tho jwnsion building. Dolly Madison, tho
president's wife, was, during a iart of her
last days, furnished food by a colored man
who had been in President Madison's service
Sho got, however, a largo sum of money from
congress for Madison's papers, and it was this
that eased her declining yoars.
pkesidk:jt monkoe's poverty.
Monroe was so poor that his latter days
were spent with his son-in-law, Samuel L.
Gouverncur, in Now York, and thero ho
died. Harrison loft nothing to speak of.
Polk left about $150,000, including Polk
placo at Nashvillo, where his widow now
lives. It is a valuable block of ground in
tho center of tho town, which has risen
largely in value since to president's death
Martin Van Buren mado money out of
politics. Ho started lifo poor and died well
to do. Ono estimate puts his estate at 8800,-
000, and ho mado monoy in real estate as
well as in tho law. Both of tho Adamses
won money savers, if not monoy makers.
Tho letters of John Adams, the second presi
dent, to his wifo, Abigail, repeatedly urgo
her to cut down tho household expenses and
to practice economy. Ho lunched himself
on oat cako and lemonado, and ho walked
far of toner than ho rode.
John Quincy Adams received nearly $500,
000 from tho government in salaries during
his lifetime, and ho possessed tho Yankee
thrift Tho Adams family nt present is ouo
of tho richest in New England, and I was
told at Kansas City that Charles Francis
Adams has more than $1,000,000 invested in
real estate thoro. Ho has railroad stocks
and bonds in nddition, and ho makes his
money brood like Australian rabbits.
ANDREW JACKSON'S EXPENSES.
Andrew Jackson spent moro than his sal
ary whilo ho was in tho White Houso, and ho
had to borrow monoy to koop up with his ex-
penses. Thomas Jefferson borrowed tho
' monoy that carried him out of Washington
I when lie loft tho presidency, and Andy John-
son, though he entertained considerably, is
I supposed to havo saved at least $50,000 dur
ing his White Houso careor. Ho died, I am
) told, worth about $100,000, and tho most of
I this camo from economy. It was a pretty
' good estate for a tailor to leavo. Jamos Bu
! chanan was making about $7,000 a yoar at
tho law when ho entered congress, and ho
' spent during his presidency what was left
I from his living expenses in charity. Ho
I was not, however, a rich man when ho died,
and his estate of Wheatlands was sold a yoar
or two ago.
President Fillmore began his lifo as a wool
carder. During tho three years ho was en-
j to his sweetheart ho had not ouough
money to tho 0I,nscs of tho 150 miles
which j between her homo in Saratoga
1 county, N. Y., and where ho had begun to
practico law. During tho Urst years or tuoir
marriago his wifo did the housework and
taught school, and still ho died ono of tho
richest of tho presidents. Tho greater part
of his fortune, howovor, camo from his soc
ond marriago to a rich woman of Buffalo,
whom ho courted after his flrst wifo died.
President Clovoland is supposed to bo worth
about $100,000, and ho owns, I am told, real
estate in Buffalo which is rapidly advancing
in valuo. President Arthur left much less
than ho was supposed to bo worth. Oarflold
shortly boforo his death owed $30,000. to Gen.
Swaiin, nnd Grant did not add to his fortuno
by his White Houso career. Hnyos mado
monoy out of tho presidency, and is rich
through inheritance and oconomy. Tho pres
idents, as a rule, havo not saved monoy dur
ing their presidency, but tho samo abilities
which mado them presidents would, if thoy
had been used in tho field of money making
uncs. Frank G.
World.
Hot
Carionter
in Now York
Dispensing of Prescriptions.
Ono of tho British medical journals gives
tho results of an inquiry undertaken in a cer
tain district to ascertain tho degree of accur
acy which was obsorved in tho dispensing of
prescriptions. In nil, 50 prescriptions wero
6ent out namely, 30 to chemists and drug
gists, 14 to co-opcrativo stores, 2 to "doctors'
shops," aud 4 to certain drug companies.
Thoy decided to givo a liberal margin for er
rors, and accordingly tlid not schedulo any
prescription as incorrectly mado if tho chief
constituents woro within 10 per cent of tho
amount ordered. According to this classifica
tion no fewer than 17 out of tho 50 prescrip
tions were incorrectly dispensed; tho limits
of error wero also vory wido indeed, for in
ono case tho quantity of tho drug supplied
was less by 85 pqr cent than that ordered,
and in another 57 per cent, more than had
been ordered. Tho chemists and druggists
pure and simple camo out of this ordeal with
great credit, as in only two cases did tho
errors mount up so largely as to bo scheduled,
whilo co-operativo stores figure on tho block
list three times, tho "doctors' shop" once, and
tho "drug company" threo times. Briefly,
of tho latter class 75 per cent were untrust
worthy; also, 50 per cent of thoso from
"doctors' shops," whilo 20 per cent, of thoso
from stores and 0 jxsr cent of thoso from
regular druggists exceeded tho margin of
error. Chicago Nows.
How Tugboatmen Sleep.
Tho question has often been asked, "When
do tugboatmen sleep 1" In point of fact, so
far as disrobing and lying down in bed,
nothing of that kind ever occurs to their ex
perience; but still theymanago to obtain a
full and, in fact, liberal allowance of slum
ber, bocauso they have trained themselves to
lie down at any timo and In any shapo, whero
tho temperature is high enough, without any
formality of divesting themselves of cloth
ing, and nt onco dropping off to sleep for an
hour or as much more as is possible. In this
way, it may bo confidently asserted, twclvo
out of each twenty-four houra of a tugboat
man's llfo may bo devoted to slumber if ho so
chooses, and is, indeed, generally spent in
this manner. New York World,