'Science aj?d progress.
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1 GARDED IN
N SACRIFICE IS RE
THE CONGO REGION.
Ono of tlio Most Interesting of the Jubilee
Gift RfpcSvcil ! Queen Victoria Tho
Secret of the II:i;;lt! mirror Kxplnlncd.
Hangers r Alpine TonrUtK.
Modem scIauo3 has clearly" explained most
tho superstitions tint wore firmly bolioved
In two or tliroo centuries r.go, and among
them that of the magic mirror of tho famous
astrologer Nostr. lainus. In tho middlo of
tho Sixteenth century Kostrndamus was
loo!to:t upon with r.ivo at holding inlercourso
with familiar opirltM. Ills maie mirror was
'believed to disclose to those consulting it
events of tho past and prophecies for tho
cfuture, nvicl tho aodulity of tha ago is re
rrcaled by tho fart fiat evon tho crafty Cath
erine do Medici w.is n.firm lxdiover in tho
TOarjIc mirror. It will be rcmcmlicred that
3n the tildst of hor intri -ua3 tho took counsel
of it aad thoro nppjarod to hor n long lino of
CFrcmii kl.iga follo-.vcd by n crowd of Jesuits,
ell st-tiggllng umo'ij thomsslvoj for tho
IFrcnch crown.
. A MAC1IC tllllUOIt.
i Nostradamus wo.), of course, only a man
ahead of his llmo in knowledgo of physics,
chcmht:y r.nd mcdleino, anl Popular Scicnco
2fows demonstrates, with tho aid of tlio ac
ompanyln3 cut, how tho illusions with which
ho and otheni of hid ilk entertained their
dupos nro produced.
An will lw B2on tho magic mirror i3 only
one of n series. Tho mirror in which tho
image upjKjsrn, C, is inclined at such en
unglo tliut n pcrcon looking into it neon not
bis own rolloelion, but that of n second mirror
suspended ovorhead and couccalod by n
canopy. In thto min or la rolloctcd tho imago
of n person or objoct concealed behind n par
tition or screen, in tho upper part of which is
an opening jtift largo enough to allow tho
light to pens through. Bo, instead of behold
ing (i vision of Bplrlto, Catherine, da ModleL
iTua Pimply looking into an adjoining apart
ment. Tho trick of tho magic mirror is n vory on
tortainlng ono. In performing it a doorway
between two adjoining rooan can bo utilized,
by draping it with curtains ho as to Icavo an
opening near tho top. Both this opening and
tho mirror IS, whjch nhould lo considerably
larger than t', must bo concealed by a canopy,
U3 in tho illustration. "When everything la
in readlnotn, tho light!) nhould bo turned up
in tho room behind tho curtains, whito the
room in which tho iipectntor.1 nro chould bo
pnrllnlly durkoiieil. Kach must advance, in
turn to tho protMi' jiosiUon to obscrvo tho re
flection, and tho "mugieian" must tako rairo
that they do not approach near enough to tho
mirror to detect tho trick. In this M ay any
fiesired ntrubjr of "spectcra" may bo exhib
ited in n more satlsf-v'tory manner oven than
was accomplished by tho old muiliaival
necromancer.
j Queen Henrietta's Mlmint Itliif;.
Amo:ig tho many Jubilee pit til received liy"
hor imjaity fow him mere iiitoro.itin; than
tho engraved elciwt rln-j ol Henrietta Marin,
proccntod to her by Mr. Drry Foitmun, V.
8. A., tho well known antiquary and eo::
noirssur. That such n ring bad been mado
for tho unfortunnto queen was proved by tho
entry in tho privy real books of tho clerk of
tho polls, now in tho public) record cfllco.
Tradition nluo pointec to tho cxiateiieo of
such n signet ring at a 1 1' rdata; it wag bo
lioved tohnvoboon in V ossai-ilonof Tnvoi'
nlcr, tho well Ih'ow:. i-o.ich diamond mer
chant, and iS w k:iown tluttv ring of tho
tamo dft-rIplion hi .! botu in tho Karl of
lluehan'n iH!lect!on, wt-ort ib pa'twd for Unit
of JMary Quvtui of U .r.. C'oieu of it in pesto
were (i:iHnt. At la' ' oc urivd to Jlr. I'ort
num to iHii!ra wh'i ur it hud by chanco
como i.'t) tho ban'', t oi tho luto Dnko of
Brunswick, who, uj will bj romombmvd, left
lii.i wir Jorfil collect 'on of jov.oki votlm tnwn
of CI est v;i. Tiior, tar.) onouh, bo found ii,
mil nfJor a long I'OiYdJpoiidoneo ho lK);ight
It, and presented it n fow wc!iK ago to Queun
i'ictorJj. lr. is now incladed in tho royal
eJi.'ctlon ot 'W'lvdcor, where it liojuido by
tiii villi thoilnv steel and gold signet of
Bleg C'h-irlai.
Aroldi'iiti lu tho Sm1:ii AIjm.
ThU year i? ivunarkablo for tho number of
ncldonta in tho fiwkw Alpo, tho death roll
havlna been n mnw ju'ly huivy one, niTord
Ins to tho ttrku exchangoi. In tho short
ipsco of not qulto e. mouth twonty-two
tourldtu met with nccidoulu, of wlioiu uight
con woro Idlltl. This i i h nin-o too muuy
licrsons u:ako ivoent" wiihoui guldm.
Itovoltbii; Cnto:ni lu tlio C'liin llojloti.
Tho rovolUnjf ear.to.-n of human fatuillee U
carrlel en n hairdde extent on tho njiper
Ck)?igO rlviT, principally by Uio I5n-yanzl
tribw. There jjeoplo cro under tho imiirotsUon
Uiatn man dying t:i thU world i simply
tr.insfeiriHl to another, thora to carry out ex
actly the name oxLitci., requiring tho samo
fooiinndntlomhmeL. Upon tho death of n
ehicf, his reiallvM u? frieadii kill about half
Ids ulnvcs, men and women, to go with him
to attend to hi j wants and to iotvo for his
protection. Tho tiktsllu of tho favorite and
most faithful nro employed to doeorulo the
inomorhl that is in timo erected to hU
uemory.
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A 1U-YANZI C1II UK'S TOMU.
The cnt lllustrntti ono of those memorials
orton.bs. As will ho soon, It coniUts of a
oonicnl nuiuiid of clny, jwlntcil with fontastio
figuros In colors of oehcr, Tho ivial monu
moiit btro rcpreoontcd, In addition to its
ghastly ornnmenta of skulli, Is mado mora
sUitcly in tho eyes of tho Inhabitauti byu
pcudii'S over it a European uinbn4U, pur
cilafcejLdom aa)1tradol nta great jrice,
' fflNjSft
via ' wJ&ir&i ?ia3ft 3.
ALL AROUND "THE HOUSE.
I'opular cd Itooni rurnlshlnjr Ileclprt
for Old rahlord Dnlntlcs.
Colored nnd white lxxl sprcvwls oroboth in
fashion. Pretty cretonno cr sateen ts much
used for tho -o!ored ones, and t!i Iwlstcr,
which may ha rounded or fiat, is covered with
tho same. Whito mirwillo I? a populai
counterpane, while nntfquo laco or laco inser
tion end Ecrim in nltarnito stripes is highly
fashionable. Theso open work spreath) may
bo uood over n linhig of natccn in palq pink,
light bluo or other delicate shado. Tho pil
lows, which nro almost square, nro covcrctl to
tnntch. Fino linen pilloAr cases aro fwpicnt
ly henntitched and have initials embroidered
nbovo tho hem.
flood Homo Mndn Applo nutter.
Homo mado npplo butter usod to bo n part
of every country family's provision for tho
winter. Mre. S. I). Power tell3 just how this
r.rtielo is mado as excellent as it ought always
to bo.
Tho basis is. sweet cider, which is to lo
boiled down to one-half ita original qintitv,
when throo-fourths as much, by measure, of
upplcs, pared and cut small, aro to 1 added
and boiled to c pulp, flood caro is required
to havo' every t'iln,-; cle-m, to skim tho cider
well i:A hoop it from scorching by too hot n
flro nfter it boils, and v. hen tho npplcs Iwgin
to cook the wholo must lx) watched and
Ktirretl constantly with a long wooden bat,
having a rx;rai)cr eight inches long and three
wldo fixed at right angles to tlio handla
This stirrer scrapoj tho bottom of tho kottlo
ntca-h motion, and k-icps tho mass from
wovcJiing, which is ruin to tho vholo in one
juirm."nt. With tho npplcs nro added cinna
mon nnd clove;) tied in checio cloth and sus
pended in tho kettlobya long string; also
on -f'lurth tho weight of tho apples in sugar,
or ices if thoy nro sweet. It takei two days
to finish ono boiling of npplo butter, boiling
down tho cider and paring the fruit tho first
day; tho next, towing tlio vholo, which ts
then turned into firkins for keeping. It needs
no sealing.
Prlmo npplo butler, like mince pionnd rich
f niit cake, should bo six weeks old boforo
using, to attain its full flavor.
An JI.-'.h rt's Test for Flour.
Anc-A)..i ttulviso3ns an easy modoof test-
1 1 , tlio purity of flour to tquo3zo it In tho
hand. Tho cohoslvcuoas of flour is vory
groat, and tho lump so squeezed hi tho hand
will bo a longer timo lcforo it breaks ani
falli apart if of whoatou flour than if adul
terated. Piaster of parl3, dust' of burned
Ijonos and itnto flour, homotimesusoi in a4u
toratin, nro much heavier than wheaten
Dour nnd may bo detected b.y their weight.
A caelc that will contain n cortatn wight ef
whsatcn flour wHl hold hai-f as much ixsrr
by weight, of potato flour.
Tlio Dcollno of tlio 1'lllo.w Sh-ani.
Pillow shams nno going out of stylo and
use. Long narrow pillows nro much used e
Ikm13 made up with spreads that are brought
up over tho pillwws no as to cntkaly cover
theui.
Tollcttn Tabln In Krmiclp Stlo.
Tho tollotto tiblo represented in tho cut is
of I'roneh origin nnd its light, grncofiul'ehar
acter malres it particular-liy Buila'blo for Ixm.1
rooms. It can bo ilttod- with dsa-wersaundbB-aoath,
if profcurodi
psaiON von toilictte tadm:.
, This table Is of wood, iainted whito and
and well varnished. The tablo toy is covered
with reil llannel, over which is ecru colored
(tnniiuo edged with knittwl thread luce. Thu
drapery eojuistn of Turkey red calico iqwD
which nrf iqipUivd, with chain stitch, designs
of Jlowvrs or birds cut out of cretonno. If it
Li desiro.l to mttkn the tablo hanikomo, tho
(h-sqwry can lo of more costly material with
Imnd painted or embroidered ornunieuts.
Itomi tieent Jnr.
A potpourri or raw scent jar cons';ts of
a stoek of ma leave, to which nro added va
rious oJorii'orotu hulistancou and assonees.
Tho rosi jiotiils nro gathered In tho morning,
and after drying them olf for nu hour are
put into n dWi with layoru ot wit; thoy nro
stimxl every morning uud nlloivod to stand
leu ilsys. Fresh loaves can Iki added ovcry
morning until there aro enough, Then put
Into n jar with two ounces coarsely ground
ulh-pleo and the uuno of broken stick c'nnn
tnon, lAt it tt.mil clcwly eovorod for hlx
weeks. Mix together ono ounce each of
coev.ioly ground allspice, cloves, cinnnmoii
iuk! inuci, ono ounce bruised orrl3 root, como
lnvo!idor llowoni or any mviot scented dried
lloweifi or Iwrlw obMinnbU, ntid put into
your permanent rose jar in alternate layers
with the nwo tstook; add n few ilrejis of oil of
rose geranium or violet nnd pour over tho
whole n quarter of a pht of good cologne.
Add from time to time orange flower water
or the like and ever)' ueason ti few froth rose
lictnls. livery moruuig after putting tho
room in order leave tho cover olV tho jar for
n fv minutoi.
A Iltch llovrriiito from Oruugrn.
To mako rich ornngoado btrep tho yellow
riniU of blx sweat and two bitter sweet
oranges in n quart of Imlllng water, covering
closely, for six hours; make a syrup with a
pound of sugar nnd three pints of water; mix
tlio infusion nnd syrup together; press In the
juleo of a dozen uweet orungui and two bitter
svoct from which tho rind has been token;
stir thorighly and nin through a jlly tag.
The Florida Agriculturist, which gives tho
above, directs to se.il it up hot, when it is to
bo kept for use.
Hotiii'holil Hints.
Clean tine with kerosene.
1'alntod chamois skin tidies now decontto
chairs and sofas.
Silver continue to bo tho rngo for ovcry
description of costly toilet articles.
'Savo cold ten for tho vinegar barrel,"
suys a housowlfc. "It tours etuily and give
color nudavor."
To soften water for dish washing and laun
dry purpose thoroughly dissolve on ten
spoonful of grauuhUui lyo iu four gallons ot
water.
111
IN LONDON MD l'ARIS.
CURIOSITIES OF SHOPPING IN THE
TWO CAPITALS.
Kngllati nnd French Saleswomen Itcd Sand
In tho Itoadwnjl'olltcncM Carried to
an I'xtreme Competition In Trade An
Hon Marclie Employes.
If ono were to judgoof tho physique of En
gllsh women from tho specimens lie sees in
ths shop3, behind tho counters, ho would set
tli3m down for n very toll race, but if ho in
quires into tho Stbjcct ho will find that these
women are selected for their very height
tho taller their figure tho higher their halary,
very often. A Ltrnngcr with on observing
eye will also notico that English and French
wloswome:i, or salesladies, as they nro called
in Iow York, dres3 in black while on duty
This, howover, is not a mere caprice on the
part of tho women; in most shops it is com
pulsory. Tljg shopkeepers Iwlfovo that shop
women look neater nnd Inciter in black than
In colors, aud so all of them wear Muck. The
gowns may bo of any material, but tho color
must be uniformly black. Nor are they al
lowed to wear showy trimmings; and as for
jewelry, either real Mr imitation, it ii out of
tho question. In tomo shops thoy, or, rather,
they must, wear a simple, plain linen collar
and linen caffs. This Is tho case at Wbltcly's,
ho largest shop in London, and some say
oven larger than the world famous lion
Alarcbe of Paris.
A close looker on, with an oyo to detail,
will also notice that red sandgis placed in the
roadway in front of tho main entranco to
the largest nnd most fashionnblo London
shops. There are two or three 'reasons foi
this: First, it servos to show where drivers oi
carrinses sho-jld "pull up;'' second, in start
ing tho horsos it prevent) them from slipping
on tlio smooth wooden pavement; third, thu
red sand is . strong contrast in color to the
dark wooden pavement, nnd being placed
with nice care on tho roadway, iu oblong
shape, about ten feet by five, it gives tho fron
quite an ornamental appearance.
ri'LlTKKESU IS THE EXTllESrK.
There is sftch great coiniotitioti in tho re
tail trni'o in Indon nnd Paris that dealers
aro put to their wits' cuds to attract custom
Mid to keep it. Tho iittendiiwts cacry jKilito
ness to the extreme, and their wmwcm, to
an Ameiiaxi, seem. nbno3t ebseqsiUus. 14
you liwiJ them nwythkig tkey wW of osm.se
tliwik yeu, as they slteuM, bxtif thoy hand
yon iwi article r swo cluwge, for instanco,
they wHl iJs thiwk you f-sr toki; i-t. It n
dealer sends yoM a peselt it wiK bo HsucKy
signed "Received fa-yment, uth hml
Uia-ulM." This cusHmi has aJsa fisH-nd its way
utuong Now York tradesmen of lu-to yeisrs
it is ns now.s Hurt canductops u-nd tickets
fsanuuers on French and English railways
will invariably add "please" in asking foi
yor tickets, uud just as inwi.ibly will tkoy
nuiliMy "thank" you when you pass the
ticket over. But mere than this every cab
man in London will thank you wheH neeeiv
In.; his fare, and so will every omnibus con
ductor when you hand him a penny or oven
a half penny (ono cent) for a ride. No mat
ter haw i-Kiteratro tho conductor, just as he
enlis out,."Uenk, Will:, lenk" (English, bank) ,
when plying for jaLsenyo!s, in the same tone
nud stylo will ho thank you for n hull
penny faro. You will find gentlemen nmoso
Pullman car conductors: in "tho Statw," but
who ever heard n Now York street car con
d-uctor utter ti thank yon when receiving t
farei Why you would wonder what was tin
mutter with tho man.
Speaking of competition in trndo, thero ii
or.o large house lu Liverpool, Lewis', cor
re'jxjinlluy; with Alney'.i in New York, where
you can have your watch "thoroughlj
cleaned for one shilling'' (twenty-live cents) .
and if you make over so small a purchase
even a penny cako of honey ho.ip; you niaj
have your boots cleaned nt Lewis' without
charge.
au r.o:.' si.vitciiE. .
Hut this Idea is probably carried out to
greater extent in Paris than in nny other citj
iu tho world. At the universally known lloi
Mareho tho husband may play billiards down
stairs whilu his wifo is making purchases on
the lliwr above. Uoth of tliom may indulgt
in a light lunch, wine included, without cost,
and iu tho center of the building thero is c
beautifully appointed, high studded t-nlon,
twenty by fifty feet, which is called the read
irg and writing room. Hero the customer
will find writing materials, n library oi
standard books nnd n supply of periodica)
literature from all countries. All this, mind
you, is free. The walls of this salon arc
il"evr.ited with lino modern French paintings.
nnd at one end of tho room, on a high pedes
tal, stand in marble bust of Aiiftido Uoucl
e.uit, tho founder of this groat house.
Tho store covers a great deal of ground,
fronts several btreots and rises to a height of
several stories, but in your wanderings over
tho establishment you need not bo burdened .
with wraps or umbrellas. At nuy entrance
you may Icavo thorn and get a metal check
for tho same, of course without charge. The
vast stables of tho Hon Mareho are considered
wio of the sights of Paris. Thoy are shown
to visitors daily at U p. in. Uho hotel cr
boarding house where tho employes live, nnd
where they have every comfort, is also well
woith ii visit If one hits tho time. Verily Au
Hon Mnrcho is great and till the employes
i.hare lu tlio profits. Cor, Homo Journal.
Candy Milking lu Chicago.
See, this girl is dipping violet creams,"
said the dealer, iKiuslng l-ofore a dark haired
Italian lass, who was deftly lifting halved
walnut meaU with a long handled fork and
lipping them into a lavender tinted decoc
tion. " iolotshavo l-eeii utilised iisn Slave?
but a short timo iu this country," ho con
tinued. "The flavor Is iu groat deninud. Bo
are tho crystallized violets, and they are now
supplied iu such quantities that tho price U
Irepplng couslil.T.ihly. bugnrcd rose leaves
do not find the sulo that violets do.
"This is tho way all Una goods ore fin
ished," said he, pointing to sonio shallow
IMiis in which were cream almonds mid other
lino candies. "After thoy are made they are
laid In clour syrup for tea or twelve hours.
That gives them sparkle. Pistueho nuta ura
oneot the tuoyt oxpo.jslvo commodities of
the confectioner's line. They coij from
Spain. Wo have to havo tho boot ami purest
of everything, or we can't turn out first
class goods. Coufectionin.' tugar itself is
the purest known nnd mtst free from
muriatic nuld nud tin. tijo, it is very coarse,"
and lie took up a huiidful from a convenient
barrel. "When it sparkles like this you can
depend iion its purity, nnd the more it
sparkle the purer it is. A good tunny kinds
of small, hard candies have Iwen introduced,
owing to tho fashion ot carrying bonbouiero
boxes. They are called 'dew ilreta,' 'church
drop,' 'infant's tears,' nnd other appropriate
unmck. This rort of confectionery goes to
church nud to tho thoatre. It's u solace dur
ing u Iwid piece or a dull sermon. The candy
of tho future, however, is the cream Ixmbon.
tt has kupplanled all other kinds already.
Something- new i made In it every day.
There' u fortune in making cmutlili.g new.
A few year ago n Philadelphia woman
mixed up a latch of black walnut molase
candy. It went like wildtlre. Sho cot rich
out of her Ihek wuluut tatfy." Cbieuge
Uarald.
WHAT AYE GIRLS LIKE.
THE TRIFLES OF LIFE WHICH IN
FLUENCE OUR CHOICE.
Tlio 3Ian Who Tnck-i tlio Innato Sciimj o
tho Fitness and Unfitness of Tilings A
Woman's Admiration Familiar Speech,
Clothes Beauty.
I was lying in my hammock tho othf Jay
by tho way, I havo It swung acroM a win
dowed corner of my room these cool autumn
like days lying there and thinking what tho
things were which womon did specially like iu
men of courso I am writing now of nico
men nnd nice women and I came to tho con
elusion that tho things which particularly
infiuenco us in our choico among men were
tho little things.
Yes. tho little things, tho trifles. A man
may be an Apollo for lwnuty, but if ho says
"no, mn'nm" and "yes, ma am" to you when
ho should say "yes" and " no," adding your
name when necessary, you cannot thoroughly
nppropriata him, and ho wi for all hl3 per
fection of feature, grate ujk)u your keen
cenfo of well-broduoss much ns tho squeak of
somo orgsus does when it mingle! with the
music. And thouzh tho man who wears
diamond studs and piasand a diamond ring
Hashing on his llttlo finger may bo possessed
of nil tho virtues under heaven, yet do these
misplaced gems outshine them all iu their
glaring ulgar brilliancy. It Isn't of courso,
tho jewels themselves Intrinsically, any
more than it U tho "mo'am" as a simple part
of speech. It is the lack of that innate sense
of the fitness nnd unfitness of things that
dawn of discrimination, I would modestly
christen it which all tho sterling qualities
and all tho hcroio characteristics taken to
gether will never outweigh in tho scalo of
truly refined woman's fancy.
ran MAN WHO WINS.
Ah, no it is tho man who fails not ns to
little things who wins every timo. Tho man
who knows by instinct which sldo of the
railway car or which end of tholwatis tha
shady one, instead of gazing helplessly in
and down to find cut, whilst the other mat
secures tho desirable scats. It is tko man
who mentally fwes tho rigljfc station to get
off at, and couscwicHtly makes ko wllj
(dungings gencKtWy to retiaeo as ho discov
ers lxs tMstirfjo: tho ma-n who knwws tho cr
rect cntrano ofe a theatre uh4 tho portion of
the hoxse I-n w'lileh l5s seats a-so locate J; ths
n-iani who cam put oh t-wu-f wra-n A'rt-howt
ttinjiny it inside cuA a few t-ii-xea Krst, wfcs
ea got I-s-to Iws eww tt hiIhus 4lio skjr
rw.!sk tka-t eauscs him to ap;K3ar as i.f wvos
tliHg wkh swwo fc-i-taug-iAdo enemy it k tWs
nimi, master mt t-ho liKle t-l-x.Mgj of l-iie whs
wins.
The iwMSM-ut or k asi h tanc a wumja i.y.t
nVin.FO before sho pn:i lewo. Jn jxiin-t of fact,
n genuine admiration oh oi-M-icr sido mav
ofteuer lw trusted as nn insniaa?o n-ga-twst nn
oti-wat-e t)4voio coirt than uurny ud :any
of tho mad "fallings in love" of which wo
hear too much, and which a-ro not inapt to
guarantee c.3 reckless a "falling Mist" again!
If n woman feels insecure u-lxmt a nau is
net quite positive whether ho wil-l do this,
or that, qulto correctly; whether ho wHl
be dressed ns befits tho occasion, or if ho will
ko nwkvo-rd nt a moment when snvolr faire
seems almost n primo factor in being ot all
then bo sure sho is ho nitre sn-re of her own
heart, her own feelings, than she is of his
possible behavior. It is weak of us, I will
admit, but it is, and tho more womanly pure,
sweet and charming tlio woman, tho more
certainly is this desiro to admire, to bo sure
of tho man oho gives herself to, n necessity of
her nature nud a keynote to her disposition
and requirements.
rAMlLIAIUTV OP BPEEcn,
Another littlo thing that is 'intolerable in
some men, otherwise nice enough, and that is
uio moment you permit tuem to Know you
at all well, that moment they develop that
horrible, trait of an nptitudo for familiar in
timacy of speech which no relation in Ufa
under heaven condones, or can Jong stand
under tho prcssuroof. Why, beeausotwo peo
ple become engaged to each other, or aro
married t oueli other, thoy should at
once drop t'.ia little attentions, the little po
litcnesoes, tho littlo respects for e.ieh other's
privacy and individualities, I, for one, never
could comprehend I For lire part I should
think that these relations of life, in order to
prevent them degenerating, ns thoy too ofteu
do, into tho nitre conventionalities of an ac
cepted eodo of society and morals, re'iuirod
the most gentle deference to just these littlo
things that 1 hnvo ventured to onuincratc.
Tho closer tho relations tho more necessary
the glamour, if you will to call it so, of mere
well brcdner-s (it is nothing else) to sustain
them in their mprcmuey of n mutual affec
tion and reverence.
Thoro is another point upon which I must
touch iu speaking cf what we liko in men.
It is simply, brielly, this clothes. I know
that some of you will scout at tho mere idea,
but that doesn't alter tho case. I know and
I nm in n position to speak. Thero isn't one
bit of use in denying it; not ono particle.
Oirks like to see n man, nud be seen with one,
too, who is Einaitly gotten up, whose gar
ments have the correct cut and mr, just as
much as man liko to see and bs seen with o
young women who is attired in n charming,
well fitting gown, pretty gloves, boots, hat.
It is human, girl nature, just precisely as it
is human, man nature.
And ns to beauty I Trust mo, nil you ugly
follows, we don't earo that! about it in your
faces. Wo are content to monopolize thut
ourselves. If you are only manly nnd bravo
and teiuU r nnd nico we are prejxired to adore
jou.-"Miss Marigold" in Pittsburg Dullotia
What Somo Pouti r.ook I.il.c.
I obsorvo that paragraphista, nustly of the
fcmnlo gender, scarely ever mention Sir.
Browning's namo without an expression of
sjrprise at his jwrsonul apjwanir.ee. They
wonder to find him clean, well drerssd, trim,
like an ordinary English gontloinan. Thoy
say he looks "more liko a physician than a
poet," What should a poet look liko I Liko
Lord Tennyson, who is u cross between a
Ouy Fawkes nud tho mysterious recluse of a
tmuspontino melodrama; liko Lord Hough
ton, who resembled a jolly old fcjilenus; liko
Lord Lytton (Owen Meredith), who looks
llcbraio and modest, and is neither; like
Mortimer Collins, who might havo passed
for a haudsomo head gardener; or O. W.
llohnei, who has n touch of the wizened
groom; or Frederick Locker, an antiquated
Lord Verisopht; or William Morris, liko
Longfellow's blacksmith without hU good
temjr; or Lougfellow himself, of whom 1
hare u jiortralt iu his prebnrued days, which
is decidedly commercial iu Its us'xsetl Many
writers look like physicians; a shorter Thack
eray, gray, bland and spectacled, would have
had immense success with hy'wohondriac old
womon; James IViyn is very doctor like;
Wilkio Collins might bo a professor of analy
tical chemistry. On tho other hand, thero is
n laisxez uller nir about certain physicians
Dr. Kidd, for example hieh highly
poetical. Ijoudou World.
lne Your SIniJfiood.
Society is not very jwttoolnr what a man
ikxn sit that it prove him to be a man; It
will thsu bow to htm nud make room fer
U111.-J. U. Holland.
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
tVh? Some I'eople Weai V.ya masses.
Varloni Practical Items for livery Day.
Spoctac'.ej are mush tr.cr3 worn tlian th.iy
ere half a d won ysare It Is no lonccr
& matter of cirpriM to foi them on childrsr
-f to 10 years of ays- Au 2'':1-,li lj8ic3
asked if diosea of loooyo are on tho if
crease, thinks thoy are not, but that van.
puts many poop'-0 ntto s:ectaclan. Only r.11
o-iliit can lia.-e any idea havciany peopl
wear eye ghvec lxx:auso they think it adds te
their p?rjonil appearance.
In regard to youa;; people, thoy ttudy zrA
read by dim lamp light, and, of course, t!io
eye bocoiuos Aomewimt weakened; then the
parcnti rush off and get a 1 nir of speotacle j,
and often patronise men who will soli thorn
any kind "cf glass, just to get tho money.
This careleamcsi U danjreuj and sometimes
f&i to the organs of sisht.
Tlie i'roi'.er Trou'.un'nt of tI:o Ilulr.
Dr. 0. T. jAkson, of the ircw Yj: k County
Meuie;il society, sums uj) tho propar treat
moit of tho hair, which is a proventivo oC
boldness, a3 follows:
Tho scalp bhould ho kept clean by an occa
sional chaanoo of soap and water, boras nad
water, or 3onio such tir:!o means. This
should net bo repeated oftener than oi!C3 in
two or threo v.-ccla; tnd after tho washing
tho s?alp should bo carefully dried, and vclc
lino or svcet almond cil applied. Women
should dry tho hair by the lire or in tho oun,
and not dross it until dry. Tho hair should
bo thoroughly brushed and combed daily, for
five or ten niinutees, with vigor cuiEcient to
mako tho ecalp glow. For this a brush
should havo long nnd moderately stiff bris.lcs,
set in groupi widely separated from each
other. Such a brush will reach tho tcalp, nnd
brush out the dust. A comb with large,
smooth teeth should be us;d with tho brush
to open up tho hair to tho air.
Poinidca should not bo used, and the daily
sousing of tho hair discontinued. Women
should not uso bandoline, nor pull or twist
the hair, nor ccorch it with curling irons, nor
smothev it under f dso hair.
IIo7 to Woo Gcntlo Slorp..
A woman who has tried them advocates tho
following remedies for sleeplessness: When
about to retire, wo a bait linen towel in cold
water, aci wring ns dry ea you can, then
fold it IcsGtVwise, to there will be thres thiek-K3se-3,
and place it mound the nock, having
ons oxJ foWod smoothly over tho other at the
IsiaeJ: iff tho sack; over this placoadry flannel
or clsth. If you lavo a headacho M-ct c
ai.w'ia-r towel, fM L coracrwteo and tio
urevtid tho lore'iead, oo that the lower pari
f tko fold will ,c.. ih'." on tho eyelids.
Bead uotiiing eassting dsrixg tho ovening.
If you read a story, let it bo an cr.tertai.jius
(?r diverting one, and do not finish i!, but
whn you clcse your 070s to deep, think hov,
you would end tho sto:-j' if yoa had written
it yourself. And my word for it, before you
havo (.'.icpcwl of th-j hero or heroiuo, j-ou will
bo m eluEiboi'laad. If tho co:np:vaj r.rcund
your r.od: causes you to feel chilly tlvn do
not keep it on. If you wako in tho night nnd
it feeb hot and uncomfortable wet it again in
cold water. In tho morning remove "it and
wush tl.o nock in cold w-iter aud rub briskly.
31t.c5:wr.rd and X)var.my Children.
Growint children ehould nrldnm lm hnr.
riel or i-,l:ivl -f.-- 1 1-, o-.-. -i...
vousdi-KJis3 of the moh'ob'.tir:ato and baf
QiS type, airccting tho Avholo lifo of tlio in-
dlvidllf.l. nrn Knnipv'mn-j lt.-m,-l,i I..
injudicious forcing of tho child. Thoso chil
dren v ho develop Glowly and steadily will
usually prove strongest iu nerve and mind,
'lust ns she most endurlnr im
slow growth. If a child incliuca to day
uroann lot your interference, if any, bo of
it very gentle character.
Cur.-s for Tl'aris.
Folloirins ore reraraiirv'i fnv ivni-t n-m-
of which often proves elective: Moisten tho
wurwiiii'iruo saiammoniaa on them nk'ht
nnd niornliig.
Wot tho wart with vino.rnr nnt onvm trift.
COOkinir 50ila. lottinr It rotrrn nn ti-i th!...
utes, do this teveral timos per day.
Tilth till thoy nro green with a baan loiif.
Corel with n. ninth wfc wlHi rlllnt.. 1 yi..r.-
turo of thuja; two days later mill out bv
mo room.
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
A 1'lea for Improvement In Our Public
Planners.
The subject of behavior in public place.!
is of interest to everybody, and tho sins of
;ho American woman In this respect havo
icon much remarked upon. Harper's IJaair
asierts that sho lias no sense of etiquette in
public plaeoj. 8ho talks and laughs at tho
ojicni whan an nrtist is singing. Sho lnjhaves
worje it a matinee than any other woman in
the world, ftho crowds, jjhoves, shows temner
and a luck of good fceliui;. Sho does not in
her opera box always behavo quietly aud
like a lady. Sho got up, turns her back on
tho nudiouce, adjusts her dress, laughs and
tniks audibly to her cavalier.
'I he same nutuority makes ether ixIntod
comment.?, somo of which are, in brief, ns
follows;
A young American prima donna used to bo
invited by an American lady to go with her
to tho opera and sit iu n conspicuous box.
Sho took hor manners with her, talked,
laughed, nto hwoeiiueats, threw pa;ers into
tho rest lo., and bohnved as if sho were
tipsy. Christina Nilsson sat in a bos near
her. Gravely, silently respectful to the
singer., wes tho great Swedish genius. She
ilid net do any of there things. Sho looked
mournfully at tho American. Tho best and
tho highest ero respectful. Tho Jowe.t in
rank are impertinent aud poor in manner
and In style,
In society, in a crowd, wo need lea con
venances; they help ns to keep our natures in
cheek; thoy mako tho world a fit place to
livo in. hen wo aro exposed to tho brutality
of ill mannered people wo loarn how uncom
fortable tho world would bo if thero wore no
etiquette.
Tho best lxol: of etiquotto should bear tho
motto: "Do uuto others as ye would that
other3 should do unto you."
l-oxtWgnors onythnt decorum in public u
not a peculiarity of tho American woman.
Americans can do everything well, i hy
cannct they learn to behavo decently in
public places? Why should not an American
gentleman infuw into his correctness a cer
tain fresh originality, a vivacity and wit, nnd
Instead of being n dead copy of an English
swell, havo a flavor of his own! And why
should not an American woman bo low
voiced, thoroughbred, quiet, (wlite, as well ns
well dressed, original nnd boautit'ull
Church Etiquette.
A little hesitancy ns to tho proper thins to
do sometimes disturbs n gentleman when
strangers are ushered into n church pow
which he with ono or more ladies is occupy
ing. Therefore, it may not Ihi amiss to say
that if the strangers ore a loJyor ladies, ne
conipnnied by n gentleman, all that is neces
sary is for tho first party to movo toward the
inner end of the ww and make room for
Uiem, but if the newcomers ore ladies alone,
the gentleman bhould stp Into the oiile and
idlpj.' tliw tflii.lS3.Ul Hfci,.
YOUXG FOLKS' COLUMN.
THE ROAD LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD
TAKE TO GROWN UP LAND.
Tho Underground Homes or the Little
Athletes of the Insect World flatter
Snipe Tells Ills Own Story in Ills Own
lceullur Way.
My dear little children, I havo come here
to call on you. Perhaps ycu do not know
who I am. Well, my name is Master Cuipc.
My papa and mamma built their hou.
you call it a nest under tho shelter of a tuft
-v of heath. It did
not tuko a long
S-v-ttf-s time to build. Papa
3
renny. iiy parenu
and their i;arents
indeed, all tho
Sr.ipai I havo over
Via. 1 3ABY UMPE.
heard cChcxo drunk nothir.g nil thoir days
but water; ao thoy rd-..-ay- Ltuld their houses
in a marsh, near n la ho or i-iver, where tho
jrouud i3 damp cr:d thoy can get plenty of
water to drink. Thou eh thcy shallow over so
muchot it, they ir" . havo any headache Mid
do not require any doctors or nurses.
noTiinn snipe and nEn nest.
Look what a fat littlo fellow I am I My
clothes mako mo look still fatter; but -when I
mn n few weeks older I shall get a now suit,
and then, won't you Geo how cmart I'll bo, in
my streaky brown long-tailed coal, and my
black feather wings tipped with whito! nnd
my nose will bo long and dark and shiny I
You would hardly thiak I was oaco ono of
four olivo whito eggs spotted nnddfishod witk
brown! "Chick! Chick-a-ckick-a-ehick !" I
hear my papa calling for me, so, my dear
children, I must bid you "Good morning."
Tho YTonders of Ant Land.
Ants aro tho athlete3 of tho insect world,
easily carrying ten times their own weight.
Tho edifices they rear by conjoint labor, says
Golden Days, render tho pyramids ridiculous,
for tho common wood mit will build struc
tures as largo as a hay cock, oil of mere frag
ments. If others ore content with smaller
domiciles, it is because their needs are suf
ficed; but all alike dwell amid their under
ground galleries nail halls with tho order and
activity of a busy and welf governed city.
Ko nonsense is talked in ant land about every
body being ns good and great as everybody
olse. They nurse with infinite devotion tho
ant babies when thoy appear, putting thorn
iu tho warm upper galleries by day, and at
night "tucking them up" in tho snuggest
lower chambers. They bring homo stores of
food to the ant city, for those are wrong who
say that the littlo creatures do not lay up
winter provisions.
Sometimes wholo colonies move to new
quartera. Before long tho emigrants will
make tho best of their now location by con
structing pcseagcB, chambers, pillared l:aib,
royal apartments and nurseries out of the
earth provided, ami rcttliug down to tho du
iica of an nnt town. A littlo dab of honey
laid outsido tho colony, on the m.covcrod pm-t
of the tray, cuppllea them with food, which
thoy coma to fetch, emerging at gateways
mado at tho edgo of tho glass cover. Thus
recommences the regular enisteneo of. tho
tribe, which may grew to number a quarter
or a half million individuals.
Spanish Etiquette.
Tho etiquette or rulc3 to bo observed in
royal palaces is necessary for keeping order
in court. In Spain it was carried to such ex
tremes as to mako martyrs of their kings.
Tho following incident is used by Disraeli
a an illustration:
Philip III wns gravely seated by tho
fireside; tho firetnaker of tho court had
kindled so great a quantity of wood that the
monarch Mas nearly suffocated with heat,
and ids grandeur would not suffer him to
rii.o from tho chair; tho domestics could not
presumo to enter the apartment localise it
was against etiquette. At length the Mar
quis d3 Potat appeared, and tho king ordered
him to damp tho fire; but ho osrured him
self, alleging that ho was forbidden by the
otiquetto to )icrform such a function, for
which tho Duke d'Usseda ought to bo called
upon, .13 it was his business. Tho duko was
gono out, tho fire burned fiercer; and tho
king endured it rather than clerogr.to from
his dignity, llitt his blood was heated to
such a degreo that orytipcias of tho head np
pcarcd tho nest day, which, succeeded by a
violent fever, carried him off in 10:21, in the
twenty-fourth year of his reign.
A rieaslnj Outdoor Game.
A game played by boys in Colorado, and
christened tho "Besieger Game," can bo
played by any oven number of lads. It is
played in nn inclosed yard or lawn.
Divide the players equally into two sides.
Ono of tho sides goes outsido of the yard mid
tries to get in again. They cannot como iu
nt the gate, but nuist'climb over tho fence, or
tho gate, or any way at nil. The inner side,
whilo tho other side is getting in, must try to
touch them Ijoforo they touch the ground, but
if thcy do thoy nro made prisoners of war.
But if thcy do not touch oven one of them,
then thoy go out and tho other fido stays in.
When you have played four outinmi then tho
game is ended, nud tho sido which ha3 the
aiost outings wins.
Jiicr V.iets in Nature
Katuro is full of odd things. There U uo
end of them. As nn illustration, tako water.
You can freezo it and molt it back to just the
samonmonnt of water. And there is camphor;
you can bury it and bring It to life. Put an
ounco of cmuphor gum in alcohol and let it
dissolve, then pour water into this until all
tho camphor returns in flakes. Put theso in
tho scales and thoy will weigh nn ounce.
Burn a log, weigh tho ashes, the cinders and
tho gases; all these will weigh just what the'
log did. In a word, chauge is not destruction.
Tlio Way to Womnnhooil Town.
Good morrow, fair malil, with lubcs brown,
Can you tell me tto By to Womanhood Townf
Oh, this way and tht way newr "top,
'TUpiekuii.'iipstitehwstliat griuvlma will drop
TU kissing (tie Uibj V irouMes away,
Tu Uarnini; that cron word will urer pay.
Ti liJiiarf H'.gIii-t. 'tu sow in-; up rusts,
TU rwaJms and play ub. 'tis imvIid; the centv
Tu rortarf and unuUw. rorUs, iu fron u.
sj. w 11 uiv ts tani5ohca Town.
X-?:y'.'..-4WA
LsMKi 'Vl' IX tt 'ov'' leaves on top
tly! - raised u little heap