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About Washington County hatchet and Forest Grove times. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1896-1897 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1897)
W A S H IN G T O N J U S T FO R A L I T T L E W H ILE. I f for tbe little while That >ife baa left to me. fair fortune'« smile Con'd rear upon me: if my «-toeing days Could be like ibia t>rtober. all abiaae With gold and aearlet: if I only might H a rr baud« both of silvery delight. And all that wealth can bn;, or wealth refine. Could be at my command at wi»b of Jett for a little wrhile! )|y child, lake arbat ia given to-day— A little money for a little way. I f for the little while That life baa left to me. the Mnae'a «mile Coaid re.t upon me; if my cloning days Could be like this glad inoniing. all ablair W ith nuuilt fields and mountain tops of thought. My pcxfu« U* in *v#*rr iauxxtagc nouffbt; I f ali th*t ' nob!«**! can rombili«* Ci/old (Mie?* tugcfbcr at w u if word of faiuc. Just for a lift*#* while! My child, tskc what is given to-day — A little knowledge for a little way. I f for toe iittie while That life has left to tue. full many a mile On land or sea. to east or west or north. Across the world. I could at Inst go forth: I f I might mount the heights o f Greece or Rome. ] dm e*«j itf eiiuibiug I f 1 mirili ali the A. Im.<-a<i »»f u .4t> blug Just for :i lit ri«» ubi: M y cfciM tab#* what A little <nm'olug foi I f for a 1itti«* <rhil* on pile 1 could i«p rich; if p O f gold or k «'U j n run be a! la«t my own. of r i i be let alone; To take au<2 to give away I f I could nil ff* t*oou To every M fe m , bi< Aud eat and «Iriiik b ill: if every eye Looked u;p s ilh grai ide as I passed by. Jusr for ai little «h i! My cbii«l. take what ia given to-day— A little ht>lp for a lit I f for «)•*» little wliii That life ha« left to tue. affection's smile Could re» t iiixin me; if nty closing days Could lx-. like narri eveniugs. ail ablaze n**«»v * if lips 1 love could W itt hie. say “ ll is so z;ood to be » I f all that heart n o ut happiness Could l«e uiy own, ii leas. Jimt for ai iittie whi M r child. take what A little lo ring for a —Julia H. May. GOOD WEIGHT. Lillian Snell, teacher o f the first grade in building No. It. public schools o f Windsor, turned quickly from the bbuklxxird whereon she had Is-en drawing n pert wren swinging on a spray o f clover. “ Who la crying?" site asked, in a sweet, firm voice. “ It Is little Agues f i re gory." volun teered a dimple.faced boy who sat netir. Mias gncll crossed the room and bent over the child. , “ Agues, little sunshine lassie, what la It? Cau you not tell me all nlxiut it r Sols* were A gue«' only reply. Miss Snell kissed her geutly. then went liack to her work. When It was finished au*l the ebildreu all provided with work, she lifted the sohblug child ami tender ly car rival her to the teacher's desk. Here, somewhat removed front the curious little ones. Lilian set about Mouthing tier pupil. Agnes w it» a pretty fair-faced child o f H. She had sunny blue eyes and her hair, a gulden chmtuut. curled aland her fa te and neck. H er clothing was «■lean, but well worn, ami Lilian no ticed the gaping hole lu the tiuy shoe« as well as the thinness o f the fude«l «Irena. Noticed It with a sympathetic thrill o f the In-art that throblx»! with something o f the illvtne spirit o f inoth- erhnod toward the children In Iter care. Agnes' story waa s « miu told. H er wlduwtal mother bad had no breakfast fo r her little ones. “ I don't ear«* so much nlaait myself. Miss Snell," the child went on artless ly. “ 'cause I'm mamma's brave girl, but wlteu little brother Royce wakes up he w ill la* so hungry, ami lie U only 1! years old. He do«*« not know he mtiMtii't «ay.” A little more questioning ami Lilian fram ed that some urn* owtal Mrs. lirvg- ory for sewing, also that she hoped to have dinner ready when A gu e« came home. Lilian looked out Into the driving storm o f a January foremam. She know Mrs. Gregory, and her heart ached fo r the pale young mother Mias Snell was quick o f thought and action. Ten minutes later Agu«*« was In a wunu cloak room feasting lu the «lalnty lunch Mrs. Snell had prepare«! fo r her «laughter’s midday meal. The young teacher ha«l written a note and a list o f article? o f food ami was at the door o f the room acroaa the hall. The teacher, Florence Fox, listened ayaipaUM*tica]ly to Lilian's story and to the *ugg«*wtlon that lx-r own 12-year- old brother Is* railed from the alxth grade to deliver the note. “ O f conr*e,"Frt»l can go." she orl«*d. “ and. Lilian, you say you have w rit ten to Mr. Uavla the circumstance«« ami asked him for good weight. I'll st*ud an order to Coualn Hugh fo r a half cord o f wood, tell him the story, and ask him fo r good w rith t." A faint crimson rtusli stained Lilian's check, hut she w anuly thankisl her friend ami hurrletl hack to her work. Mark Uavla was a stout, gcnlal-fat'ed man o f 58. He aat In his office, bla morning's work at Ida book Just fin ished Through the open dour he could see brisk clerks stepping about In the grocery store from which the office opened. There waa an odor o f spk-ra, coffee, fruit and fish In the air. “ Eight hum!red dollars more profit this year than laat." the grocer said to U don't do a man any good to pile up money when b* has no one to spend It on." Hero h i» reverie was cut short by the entrance o f a clerk w-bu hand«-*! him an envelope, saying: “ A hoy just brought thin." T w o papers dropped from the e n velope as he loro it ««pen. The first was a list, including a loaf o f bread, pota- j toes, crackers, dried beef, and a .few- other articles. H e glanc«*d over it and opeoed the other. U waa Lilian's note: “ Dear Mr. D avis: A little girl in uiy root Is crying tx-cause she has had no breakfast. H er name U Ague» Greg ory. and her mot tier is a p<xir widow wlm lives on the third door o f No. 4 Hampton mteet. 1'lease send the thing» ordered at once. I w ill come in a fter school am! pay fo r them. And. Mr. Davis, please give good weight. Truly yours, L IL IA N H X E L L * Mr. Davis had bee« a frleud o f the Knell fam ily fo r y«-sir*. and it w a* not tbe first time that Lilian hail ap|«*aled to him fo r help in her charitable work. So that was not the reoJMHi that so strange a look came into bis honest brown eyes. “ Agnes Gregory, anil lives on Ham p ton slro**t." lie murmured. “ It surely must be M argaret's child. Gooil God! Margaret ami her child -* wanting bread!” A half hour later Mark Davis was making his w ay up the stairs to the floor u|iou which Mrs. Gregory s rooms were situate«!. His knock at ih<- first d«x>r was answered by a »c-d-iaceil woman. “ Mis' Gregory, is it voti air want in'?" slie asked sharply. “ And it's m> bad uews you ait* a fter briugin' her. 1 hope.” “ I want«*d to deliver some groceries a fri«-nd has sent her." The clouded face «-learcd as if by magic. "H ea ven 's blessin' lie on your head, then! Mis' Gregory, she's gone out, but I'v e her key here, and w ill uu- liM-k the door. Th at’s her by, ami a sw ate child lie is." Mark «-agerly looked at tbe pink ami white face o f tiie boy. He held out a great golden orange, ami little Ko.vce sprang fo r it. his ehihiisb'laugb echoing through the room. Then the grocer follow ed Mrs. Donovan to the home o f M argaret Gregory. It was a bare place, but «-lean am] neat. Mark sighed as he not «si the sign» o f abject poverty. W h ile the de liverym an was bringing up the parcel». Mrs. Dounvan volubly explained that Mrs. G regory had gone to try to get mouey due her. The wann-hearteil Irish woman had surmise«! that fortuue was at low ebb with her ueiglibor. partly Ixx-ause o f little Koyee's unusual fretfuluesx. which luul lx-eu qnict.Ml by a huge slice o f bread and butter. “ She's worked her proclous fingers 'm oit to the bane," she com-luded. 'Tint work's scarce, and 1 don't know what's ev«*r goin' to become o f her and her babies." The w«xxl soon came. Florence'* half cord had lieen re-enfor<*c«l by a whole cord, perhaps I «-cause she ha«l written her cousin that the mssly w idow was a protc-ge o f Miss Km-ll's. A * to Lilian's order fo r gr«s-eri*s«. Mr. D avis hail a«lde«l to It a wick o f Hour, a luim. coffee, tea. sugar. n|»ple«. cookie«, ch«*e*e, cnumsl fruits ami meats, an«l a big bag o f candy. Mrs. Iloiiovau went buck to her own room, and the wagons roiled awny. Mark hastily built a fire, then sat «lowu to think itow Is-st to explain the liberty he had taken. The bare room faded from his vision ns he sat there, lu Its place «-am«* an old country garden overgrow n with roses ami clematis. It was June, ami the air was heavy with the scent o f many blwwom*. By his side was a Ix-autiful girl lu whose curls tht- sun shine aix-mtxl entangled. H e beat low er, ami tbe rose-red lips «>f his com- puuiou m urnium l, “ 1 love you, Mark." Still low er his head sank until his lips touch«*«! the ones that had uttered the sw«*et words. A start, and he sat upright, glancing aroumi lilm. That was tell years ago. H e was |xx>r then, ami Margaret, beau tiful M argaret Ilensou, had been the only daughter o f a w ealthy home. So their engagement ha«l lx-eu forbidden. Tlu*y partial, vow ing eternal constancy. A year later Margaret tx-came the w ife o f V a n «* Gregory, but it was not until months nfter that Mark learned o f the treachery and dcrelt that hn«l been employ«*«! to urge her to that step. It was too late flien. There was mrthlng to do but to endure. He hail known fo r some time that M argaret was a widow- and liv«*d in tbe city. H e kuVw- nothing o f her poverty, supposing that her means w ere ample. T o go to her now with a story o f love had n«*vcr occurred to him. Khe knew nothing o f what lmd parted them. He could not blacken the memory o f tin* man who had lx*en her husband, the fnther o f h«*r children. H e sprang to his fe e t There was no m*«*«l o f an explanation. H e passed out. pausiug fo r a final word with M ra Dona van. “ T e ll Mrs. Gregory the things came from the teachers at No. 3.” " T o be .sure, Mr. Davla.” responded the woman, who had recognised Mark. “ I ’ll tell her all ’bout It. And inany tlie blissin's o f all tbe saints rest on your dear head!” Mark hurried away, leaving a shin Ing stiver dollar in H««yce’a hand. It was only a few minute« a fter his departure that a thinly clad woman came tolling wearily up the stairs. It waa M argaret Gregory, The woman who owed her waa out o f town. The needy mother had applied at several place« fo r work, only to meet with re fusal. Then she had gone to a »lo re and begged for credit, but in vain. Khe had reached the end. There w a « but one way open. Khe would ask Mr«. Douavau to give her children their din ner. When she had rested and con quered the bitter rebellion In her heart abe would go out again and apply to ths city for charity. O O ITNTY HATCHET. M argaret Gregory w a « proud She t h r e e d is p u t e d in c h e s was already fain t fo r the w ant o f fixxL yet she turned in loti thing from the t a d What They Have to Do with • L a w y e r 's A d vice. thought o f a meal obtained in that way. “ Many foolish eases at-.* brought into j It wtMild be -worse than «teatli. Inn i death doe* Dot come at one’s call, and the courts." oluserveil an old lawyer. “ My advice to uiy clients has always | there were her babies. A dry »ob burst from her lips. Khe lx-eu been to ke»*«> out o f the courts. I p.-t.-xt-d Mrs. Ix.i.avau's d*«>r in silein-e. remember a «-a*e lu which one neigh- 1 She must have a moment to herself tx.r was involved in a distressing <-on- 1 before sbe could ask charity <«f one so trovensy with another. The neighbor j poor a » h*-r kind neighbor. H urrying who was su«-«l fo r damag«-* had built a house on a «-orner lot. aud when the i on. sbe pushed open her ow n door. A bright fire w as blazing in the cra«-k- house was erected the other neighbor ed stove. Mrs. Itonavau had prepared dlseoveres! that It had en«-n ate lied upon potatoes fo r the oven and cut slices about t'.iree inches o f his land. They ready for fryin g from the barn. Tb e had some words au«l the man who had o|x*n door o f the W'ood «-loset show*«) a built the h«tus<- hired me to defend him huge pile, w hile the table was heaped in a suit brought by the other man. W ell, a fte r iimi-ii trouble. 1 brought high with food. K u ra moment she suxxl gazing w ild theta together ami tried to procure a ly around her. Then she dropped otx srttleiueut out o f court. They ¡irgueil her kn«*e*. aud with a shower o f tears with ami abuse«l each other and would •ome to uo agreement. The laud was relieved her overw rought nerves. Tne next day's mail brought a letter w««rth •"**! a f.x.t: ! lire«* im-bes there from M argaret to Mr. Davis. The fore worth about IH2 "1 told my elieut he had Ixdter set w riter had gone to Miss Snell to thank her. Front the young teacher she had tle. No; he was right: he wouldn't. So learm-d o f .Mark’s i-outux-tion with the the <asc was dragged along in one affair. court aud then another for over a year. It wax an earnest, grateful letter, M hen finally my «-lieut had lost the blotted here aud there with tear stains. rase had <-ost him about twenty times She aia-ept«*d his generosity: for her the amoiiu: o f money into!veil and children'* sake she could not refuse nitu-h ineutal worry, caused by hard charity. She referre«! to the friendship fi-eliug*-. It was Tolstoi's sttiry of the that had exist«-<l between their l«arects. tw o neighbors wlio had a falling out but Mark was glad that site was t<x> over nothing all over again. They lived wom anly a woman to «*veu him at the thereafter on constant enmity, never relation they had ixice borue to each »peaking to ea h other and heartily de other. When lx* finished reading the tecting ea«-li other, while their i-hililren letter his heart was light, fo r he uu- were tvaivil to foster this feeling. One der»t«xxl that M argaret knew- o f the f«dt that he had been rob!x*d. and the treachery that ba«l blultisl the sunshine other that it had *-ost him a great deal o f tnouev to get what was his. It was out o f his life. Mark went straight home and tokl as near a feutl a » might well exist in a his a uni. who w as also his bouseki-eji- «•iviiized city, only instead of the «lag- er. all a I »out it. Mrs. E verts was kuit- ger thrusts o f a geuuint*. bona title ven tiug before the «»pen coal tire. Sh«* was detta. there were the more dangerous a bright-fn<«-il old lady w ith soft white weapons, venomous tongues, which hair and a s«-rene face When he had gave urtemm-e constantly to su«*ers. finished slie lahl down her work and slander and backbiting. “ Thereafter, each was jealous of the sat fo r a long time, gazing into the •lancing flan es. other's prosperity <tr rejoicixl when ad- "T lx* only «laughter o f my «>1«1 frien«l. versity sought his rival's family. The Kelx*e«-a Henson, in w ant «»f f«j«xl." she iuiHx-ent us well ¡is the guilty and ob said, a note o f pain in her voice. “ Mark, stinate eoutestauts suffered, and it was you and 1 both have plenty o f money. altogether a detestable piece of l»usi- There is nx>m in this house, ami in <»ur m ss. So I am ever iu fa vo r of settle hearts, fo r M argaret a nd li«-r babies. But ment out o f court, just as I believe iu sbe is proud. Go and ask her to come arbitration to settle the trouble tx-- and sew fo r me. T ell tier 1 am lonely tween nations. One is as essential to and ask her to lining her little one« to the happiness o f the ilomestle circle as the other Is to the well-being of the brighten me up." Mark lx*nt to kiss the placid face. govern uu»nt.” "Thank you. Aunt Elsie. 1 sre you un- W o m a n 's K o p ra n o V o ic e . <lerslan«i." A few hours later he The s»-ientist who discovered in the knix-k«sl at M argaret's «l<xor. He saw human larynx the anatomii-ul reason that the years hail changeil her. The why woman has a soprano voire and wild rose likxim lia«l f.-id«*«l from her man a lass one was a woman, Mrs. clteeks. tears ha«l washetl the joyous Emma Kt-iler. She was a German, born light from her blue eyes, yet it was in Wurzburg. L e ft a widow with two surely the Margaret that he had lov«*d children to supjx.rt. sbe resolved to lx*- that st«xxl tx*f««re him. i-oute a teai-her o f singing, but sudden She met him frankly aud with undU- ly lost her voice. Then she determined guis«*«l pleasure. H er voice trembled to find out why: also to discover if pos when she undertixik to express her sible the correct method o f singing, so gratltmle. Mark ma«le light o f the that others might not lose their voices. whole affair and insist«xl on talking o f For this purpose site studied anatomy. their childhood days. The fruit and She disse«-ted larynx after larynx and nuts he brought proved an open ses six*nt years in her search, trying to ame to tbe h«*arts o f Agn«*s and Royce, find fo r on:* thing why women's head and they w ere soon on the bept o f on*»s could reach high C while men had terms with the caller. no soprano tones. At length her senroli Margaret w as very grateful fo r the was rewar«le«l. She discovered under offer o f work. Slie ht*«itate«l a little the tnlerosi-ope one day two small, over accepting Mrs. Everts' kind invi wedge-sliai**«! cartilages whose action tation. f«*ariug lest the ehihlreu prove produces the highest ton«-s o f the hu-. an aunoyan<-e. But when Mark drew man voice. She made her discovery a touching picture o f the loneliness o f public. It excited great attention his uunt sh«- gladly con*<*«t«*d to come. among scientists. H er own brother, a It was arrangtxl that the carriage come physician, prais«*«l the treatise in the foe- the G regory* the follow in g a fte r highest terms till he found his own sis noon. ter had written it. Then he dashed it One morning, tw o months later. Flor- down, saying In a rage tiiat she would en«*c Fox tripped across the hall o f No. lx* lxriter attending to her housework. 3 and eutenxl Miss Snell's room. Mnie. Seller's portrait, a marble relief, “ O f course you are going to the wed- is In possession o f the American Philo «llug reception Thursday evening." she sophical Society o f Philadelphia, o f Ix*gan. “ 1 think It Is such a lovely mar- - which she was a member. She wrote, rktge. don't you?" among other Ixxiks, “ The Voice In Sing "lu de«d, 1 «lo." Lilian replied w arm in g" an«l "T h e Voice iu Sjx-uking." She ly. "Y«*s. 1 am to go In the afternixm died in 1886. and help with the decorations. The R e d Ila ta and (»o w n ». whole house is to be In greeu and white, suillax, ferns, roses and carnations. The red hat worn by the cardinal as Mrs. Everts soys Mr. D a v i« cannot do a badge o f distinction Is not really a too much fo r his bride, ‘our dear M ar hat at all, but a tight-fitting skull cap garet.’ the sweet old lady calls her.” braring a strong resemblance to the “ And 1 believe It all came about from Turkish fez, but without the s«itiare your begging him to give her good cut crown and tassel. Red hats were weight.” Florence cried, merrily. “ He first bestowed upon rardiuals by I»eo Is obeying your request lu an extrava IV . at the time o f the m«*etlng of the gant manner. And Lilian, is not that council o f Lyons, lu the year 124.">. No pretty pearl riug atul the bratifle e x one knows exactly why red was seleet- pression on cousin Hugh's face the re e«l for a distinctive badge to be worn sult o f uiy efforts along the saute line by such a dlgnlti«»d a person as a car o f charitable w ork?” dinal Is or should lie. unli-ss It is that T h e lx»ll rang then, and the blushing which has alw ays as«*o«‘iateil the colors Lilian was spared tbe necessity o f a re«l and purple with kings, queens, em reply.—Hope Daring, in Womankind. perors and other royal personaf.es. Originally a red gown wits as inuth a A m erica n Sh ip«. Do you know that but oue steel ship part and parcel o f tbe cardinal's attire was ev«-r built in America and that she as tbe reil hat, ami this being the case. was <he last full-rigged ship ever built It la altogether probable that L c . had the Idea o f letting It be understol that here, anil that her name Is Dtrigo? That but tw o steel ships ever flew hen«-eforth bla cardinals should rank the American flag, and they are the with kings, princes and other poten Dtrigo and Kenllw«>rtb. tbe latt«*r de tates. In truth, a cardinal should prop, erly be styled a “ prince o f the church." nationalize«! ? That the Clarence 8. Rcment. May A t a great many o f tbe old-time gath Flin t and TUlie E. Starbuck are the ering« o f royal and ecclesiastical digni taries the cardinals took precedence only Iron ships afloat flying our flag? That the Annie Johnson and Archer o f royalty o f the very bluest bloixl. nre the only Iron barks having A m eri can registers and that both o f them w ere built In England? That the Jowephlne 1« the only Iron •chixiner afloat that has the right to hall from an American port? That but eleven steamers flying the American flag trade between America ami Europe and that they are tbe Ht. Ixiula. St. Paul. New Y«*rk, Paris. Penn sylvania. Iudi.-na. Ohio, Illinois, Cone- tnaugh, Miami and M eltraw an, and that five o f them w ere built In E ng land? That moat all tbe beat steamships In our merchant marine were built on the Delaware? Th at Am erica baa not 3.000 vessels going to «ea, and that all steamers, ship*. barka.barkeatlnea. brigs, «choon era and sea going coal barge« are In eluded, and that this Includes the At lantlc. gu lf and Pacific coasts?-—PhUa deiphia Maritime Journal. T b e Sky. T h e different cokira o f the sky are caused by certain rays o f light being more or less strongly reflected or ab sorbed. according to the amount of moisture contain«*«! In tbe atmosphere. Such color* do. therefore, portend to some extent the ktn*l o f weather that may naturally be expected to follow. F o r Instance, a reil «unset indicates a fine «lay to follow , be« a use the air when dry refracts more red or heat-making ray«, and as dry air Is not perfectly transparent, they are again reflect«! In the horison. A coppery or yellowy ■unset ha» been advocated as a fairly successful way o f prognosticating: fix your eye on tbe smallest cloud you ran see; If It d e c e a s e « and disappear« th« weather «sill be fo o d ; If It increaso I q size rain may be looked for. A cro*« father Is not a pleasant thing % b a r«, but the effect is wholesome. ** « and w ill uot be concealed by art C r o . .» a«1-1 te K id im r . NTMJl B T K D L V much of the the frown «-atised by superficial pr.-judi.-e against the use o f the j files should not be entertained by ( cross-aaddle by women arises face for an instant. W e should stfl to look as pleasant as possible for | from the Vague and indefinite i.l.a that sake of others; a corresponding eh women who thus ride are attired iu fulucss o f temperament will iueviu,^— trousers cr "tights" or hideous bloom- result ami always to the sw eetetfliJ^E era or some such unfemiuiue dress our nature. W e cannot afford to Many express great surprise on first about with gloomy fa«*es. To d c n ^ K a sight of a lady rider tastefully and be comingly «-ost timed In a cross-sa. d e others is not for us; our work i* ^ K ,r r cheer, to raise up. to comfort, but« habit, as the appearance presente«! is shall never do this unless we cuhhi so different from that anticipated a pleasant «lt-ineanor and cheerful k xhvs the Breeders' Gazette. A capital per. It is a «luty to put care, worryi illustration came to light at the Kausas fretfulness behind oue. City horse show last September. Mrs. 11. I ’. Culi-grove o f Cbl<-Hgo, the in J ew elry and T rin k e t». ventor of the Ix-st-Uttlug ‘■roas-saddl«1 I»ie dishes show antique silver mo habit, won the medal offered at that and china linings. show for such a costume. An ol.l-tlme Heeded glass Jugs with silver saddle-horse man from Missouri mani and cover are used fo r claret. fested much interest iu the talk about Crystal marmalade pots, n-stiat the "new-fangled” style <-f riding tut silver trays, phase the eye. women, and after Mrs. Colegrove had Seal rings lor women come iu va. Ixx-u at the show for a «-oiiple of «lays tie* of bloodstones, jasper, onyx, ««1 he asked her "when she was going to ('lux «date spoons w ith decora put on her queer riding clothes." only , [Iresileii handles have silver gilt bo. to l*e amazed by the answer that she j Among popular sets, in cases, an*'.y had l>een wearing the costume for two j child's spoon, knife fork aud naw days! The habit is so made that when ring. the rider is dismounted it appears like A rabbit's foot, mounted in gold,« an ordinary street dress. evidently a popular charm with U Greek G a r b f „ r r y c P n c . Among the suggested rest times for the wheel woman is the garb o f the Greek rifles. The uniform is striking SPXH8. Hand engraved trays with pie I »orders are in demand, and conn« several sizes. The most popular bracelet is tlexit being in ii"111 chain pattern, with pi set iu at intervals. A m e ric a n S u ff r a ? l» t a and handsome, and when a.lorning a pretty American girl with the bicycle habit would undoubtedly attract as much attention as the most vain coulil desire. The cff«*ct is to be noted in the picture showing a girl thus dressed. Miss Anthony lately paid a visit ^ Frances W illard iu Castile, N. Y. Anthony is as bright aud active anil was fifty years ago. She celebratedl seventy-seventh birthday the miq day. She is as «■hjqueut as of oM i is now engaged tqH>n a certain in taut literary work. Miss Anthonyi counts for her remarkable health I the «-are slie takes not to overworki not to worry. She never reads writes before speaking, but sa?t*i her force for the platform . Rev. Anna Shaw, a stanch Iiibtxiner and suffragist, has her I iu Philadelphia. She is one of I witti«*st speakers that ever lifted voice for equal suffrage. She was b on St. Valentine's day fifty yean i ami is uot ashamed to own to herb century o f useful life. To Get Kid o f Moaquitorw A correspondent w rites that laatj she was almost compelled to girt t working in the garden by reasot^ mos«|uitoes. but a happy thoughti gested itself. Getting some kei S o m e ie w K e » « i t y H i n t s . A Chicago woman, who is no less cel oil sbe smeared the feni-es near t ebrated for her beauty than fo r her she had to weisl and trim her ! walk aud apparently spontaneous and to her ildigh t the insects poses.has Imparte«l a few hints on ac wings and departed, not to rettmf quiring grace. It appears from the the odor of tin* oil had entirely goial «•onfesslon of this candid woman that seeonil application riil the g u fid f grace o f flgure is uo more spontaneous them for the season. than is. as a usual thing, beauty of I . a ' e s t in H a n d Kbalcea. face. She herself has acquired both, This is fee very latest way tot and she frankly tells at what cost. T o acijuire poetry o f movement, she says, hands: T w o persons meet and go to the theater and study the tx*st hands in the ordinary way. TbeM actresses. Literally study them. More holding hands, there is a pen can be learned in oue evening from a pause for a few sreonds, and esdj graceful woman like Miss Ellen Terry, apparently inspired by a sudd»» i who has really uo other beauty, than | pulse to make the greeting mon-( from hours of practicing lx*fore the | dial and less conventional. As I mirror. The mirror work should come i by an afterthought, the tw o drat: afterward, when the principles of j other closer and give eac-h o tter'll graceful motion and pose have been | a hearty s«iueeze. mastered by observation. The secret Mrs. Marie C am m ing Remici. «»f a gixxl walk is even simpler. Find a poem with a particularly graceful rhythm ami say a stanza or two over and over as yon walk. A rhythmic walk will nee« »sarily develop as the re sult. A girl who walks with poetry in her mind and od her lips will show poe try in her walk. For a beautiful face the recipe is not so now. though it is the one that ever holds go«xl. Read K« mx 1 books. These w ill lead to habits o f mind which cannot but leave their imprint on the fare. It is a rule that has never been known to fail. Newest Handwear. The extravagant use of gloves is probably at its height Just now. for there must be oue kind for driving, an other for bicycling, another for shop ping and still others for calling and ev.ming wear. Those o f light-weight, ed buckskin suede w ill be proper for driving, and gray is the preferred slia.le. Gloves to accompany any par ticular costume should thoroughly har monize. The two-button length is the thing for driving, bicycling or in games or sports, and the correct color is either tan or gray. (Xew President of the Chicago Wa C»ub.) Brooklyn W om en O i«c s v t Blf^| The members o f the Clvltas 1 Brooklyn have set their heart*1 heads against the wanton destl of birds to gratify the feminine I for tine hats. T h e Civitas in its membership 200 young R e s t le s s C h ild r e n . and matrons from cultivat«*d T o keep a restless child quiet In lyn's most cultivated circles axi j church an English paper advises, pro also a long w aiting list of vide him—or h er-w ith two pineush- members in sympathy with iu l dns , ° “ ThfnU aml ,he ° ,h,>r of P ns. The process o f taking all the Tax on Bachelors and Fp'ntW Pins out of the full cushion an«l stick The legislators o f the Argentti*J Ing them into the empty one Is ” p public intnxluced a law wliick gladly says, “ an absorbing emplov that every male from the age of I ment. and one which does not qnh'kfv Nti shall pay a monthly tax till be* pall. It has the merit, too. o f ' Z ^ rie*. Celibates o f either sex w b «i no seh-ss. Imagine a churchful of out legitimate m otive reject tb*J children quietly occupied thus. dress»»» of him or her who ma/1 to her or his hand must pay the* Can«* Hard Featnre«. .»to p'asters for the benefit of tb*^ A curious and often saddening story *ou refused. may be formed from the fa.-es o f ^ women one passes on the street o nP T » i l s r * « a 1 * Co»ta. woman purses up her l|ils 6 The English tailor-made coat I gathers at the top o f the while a third w ill wrinkle up her f n £ has a little fullness, which is i head atul eyebrows until she |,*,ks »h- in small dart seams «»v e re d with I -U tte ly ugly. The trick is an ^ braiding. Many o f the coats *f*J •clous one. but It Is none the les« . orately braided, and several 1 trick and a Iwd one. There Is no reason kind« of braid are used on one | why a woman should look forbiddln* B prln « Carpet Feral and had temicrvii Just becanse she is Many house cleaner* do tnn.iy.Ml about something, lire reseated trouble has a way o f writing itself that an old carpet acrubbe« n»on yellow soap and hot Wckness, too, baa lu own handwriting. afterward with clean cold be wonderfully Improved. zrr- .¡« .« m x x 'ja .s s r