The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, December 20, 1889, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Texti " : ' ' - ... .... . ' i y i II . . , '"",'')(. ., ' ' ' i, in my soul . ' . In Aniwlos, ' ; ."-v . ..-. i' ,i ; ' Inger Mark .... v . -. . ' . ' : . :r J r-dye Is 'ex- '' , ( finite major- , ;,. ' .. time there ' '. , ,'iir begins to - i bo fuct eould .'.. ; lule, harmless J" UDt. , applted fa) tho hair, t i iiLwtelv .dark sn thorn -not produce a marked effect nd jet not diseolor the skin beneath. The so-called dyes are not always Inju rious, but tkey are invariably hard to nanage and great skill and experience needed to use thera properly and pre rent staining the akin. There are very aany dyes on the market, and they are uanufactured after various formulas. ''Troiriillie acid.wtir and alcohol the light hair so treated becomes very black. But as said in the bpginnln";, there arc vory tow people, comp?r:itivcly, who care to resort to dyes. And It is bet ter so, for many of those on salo are abso lutely poisonous, while the balance of them, if they do not injure the general health, are at least hurtful to the hair. As for a "darkener' something that will merely darken the hair without dis coloring' the skin there might be a satisfaction for some people in using it Dut no one should trifle with any prepa ration of the sort unless they know its ingredients and have been assured by a physician or chemist that it contains nothing injurious. An eminent lady physician was wont to adviso her patients who would cover up the finger marks of ae to U3e the following to re store the color of the hair turning gray: Rust of iron, 1 dram; strong old ale, 1 pint; oil of rosemary, 13 drops. Put the mixture In a bottle, cork it loosely, f&httkn t d&Hv fVir ton np twalva ilnva then, after the mixture has settled, turn off the clear portion for use. Another prescription of hers for the purpose was as follows: Towdered sulphate of iron, I dram; rectified spirit, 1 ounco; oil of rosemary, 10 drops; pure rain water, 4 ,pint Shake until mixture is complete. While using either of these it would, of course, bo necessary to keep the hair clean. Probably they would serve the purpose and stay for a time, at least, the natural changes. Certainly these "darkeners" are practically innocent Boston Herald. ARTISTIC FURNISHINGS. How to Select WiMly for Style, Quality and Irlo. "One of the most essential points In furnishing," remarked a careful house keeper, "is to see that you got good carpetscarpets thai will wear well and that will not soon go out of stylo. Tbis, of course, is on the supposition that you ,lo not propose to change your earpet.1 with every slight change of fa-shion, but may desire to practice a perfectly comfortable economy. Good wearing quality and goodtasto do not necessarily mean that the carpet must lie expensive. In choosing, subdued colors neither extremely light nor dark and small patterns are best in the long run. Then come tho curtains, which are very important, because you have to think not only of interior, but aiso of exterior effects.' When curtains and carpets are bought, if your means are moderate, you can then buy your furniture slowly, adding to it carefully, redre&dng and covering old furniture, llias economizing as much as you please."' Tapestries and ingrains seem to be the best carpets for people of moderato means; and now that all grades of them are so beautiful in design and colorings, the housekeeper of refined taste, though not wealthy, can easily gratify thom in this direction. Among curtains, especially among the richer fabrics, there is a great deal of brocade, and the flowers are quite as apt to be overshot as woven into the goods. Old rose and pink tints are much used t hi season, and they combine finely v. ith grays and browns. In colors there U nothing better for wear and a good general effect than Madras. It comes forth this season as popular as ever, and home new grades bave been added. One handsome Madras set was silk striped, with -a dash .of 'tinsel. It was very heavily fringed, which added much to its iauty. Muslin curtains are becorng more and more popular. Irish pol?t excel, too, as they have a rich appearance even when not costly. Among white curtains .Irish point and Nottingham i' 'f-are ilie niij.it satisfactory, unless 4ao (-.tj-i a very Ligu price. X. i'. Star. .ut ' 5, . . V i Jny JO u.l rii'-it':! S, look. . WHU i?pmvii' upon t I. 1 ' inlui! s. 1. 1! ur nt iihiM'ltrayn haymakers '' .at work: don n lu the valley one t f just cftU.li a glimpio of a river that in and ot among tho grooo and level pasture lands. " said Mr. Desmond, who, "rf out upon a bamboo reclining , yw smok'ng an Eastern ohlboqno. ;ther pn'ttv for a man who can't villa on L.iko Como!" , two o"trtrypleas I came up 111," ad.ti'd tlm Major ' cheerily. j!ioy nro r, enough to direct mo, iTlmljht Vi.Kttuh wmui! imth. r ne of them was ruling a bare-back nolt tn the pasture, the other was doing bat tle with a blackberry hedge and had very pretty mouth all besmeared with itains." Mr. Desmond shrugged his shoulders. "Our girls," said ho. "You neetin't go on to describo them any furtht r, Clip pett. Every body around hero unowa our girls!" "The poor girls, " said Mrs. Desmond who. sat by, in palo blue muslin, and eyes to match. "They are great dis appointment to my husband." imli"-U?" utter d Major CJtppett, synv pathetically. "They seem to bo nice younf things." "Iv'lee enough," aald Mr. Desmond, ap athetically. "But girls! And I'vo al ways.80 longed for a boy. Some one for whom you can chalk out a career; some one who can make a name in the world. Qirlsr Mrs. Desmond, who believed implicit ly In her husband, drew a funereal igh: Major Clippott laughed. And Ella and Essie, who had heard it all In the iliadf-a cf the drawing-toom curtains. looked sorrowfully at each other. Essie, the youngest and rosiest, had washed the blackberry stains away from her cherry lips; Ella, tho tall girl, who was a very Rasa Bonheur in respect to colts ind cows and all the barnyard animals, bad put on her white dress and pink ribbons to do fitting honor to hor fa ther's guest. And here they stood look in sadly into each other'n eyes. Side by side "our girls" wont noiselessly np into the old nursery, wh re they had played as children. "I always knew that ps a wasn't quite suited with os, said Es to nut l never guefl.o the reason why!" said Ella, : I "What shall we dc.?" sa'i Essie, 'What can we do' pleWed Ells, "We arc only girls!" ' t "Yes, I know," said brave little Esslo, who from the thtJioId of her four teenth year was i'feinaing to take shy peeps out into tne world. "But things are not as they used to be, Ella! If we could only make papa say: 'I am proud of your If we could only induce him to look at us as If we weren't super fluities in the world r' "Do you think it U possiblef'tald Ella, with brightening eyes and carmine spots glowing on each cheek. "ve can try," saia tssie. "Imi us go aown by the river and talk about It!" "What!" said Mr. Desmond, lifting his bead wearily from the pillow of the sofa. where he was composing himself for his afternoon netta. "Our girls again? Can ther never be contented? Aren't they jrettitg along well enough with their govcoss " "Yes, I know, dear," 3aid little Mrs. Desmond, meekly. "But they want wider advantages than Miss Millson can give them. They want music lessons from Salvini; and a course of French and German at the Cormcnaioire; and Major Clippett says that his sistor will be delighted to receive them for a year or two, if you don't object!" "Object!" repeated Mr. Desmond, drowsily. "Oh, I don't object! Let them do as they please!" And Mrs. Desmond carried this verdict to the girls. "Didn't he say he should miss us?" said Essie, wistfully. "Was he glad that we had some ambi tion?" asked Ella, whose hungry little soul yearned for sympathy as a desert wanderer sighs for a cooling fountain in the arid sands. "No, children," said Mrs. Desmond, pityingly. "You know papa never can bo very enthusiastic about girls! But I I dare say ho will miss you when you are away." So the two girls left Desmond Court, dismissed by their father with cold kisses, like the touch of a fish. .Five years had passed away, and "our girls" had not returned to tho parent nest. Mrs. Desmond grieved for them, but her husband scarcely seemed to miss the sound of their laugh ter in the dim old garden alleys, or the echo of their light .footsteps in the halls. "If they had been boys, now," said ho, "it would have been very different." Until at length be went up to town to Tislt his friend Major Clippett "The girls aren't here, enr- uuum, "Well," with ft yawn, "I thought you'd get tired of them." "Not in the least," said the Major, briskly. "But in the prosecution of their life studies they have been obliged to leave us. You shall see them in a day or two." "Plenty of time; plenty of time," said Mr. Desmond. , "Well," said the Major, "how shall wo amuse ourselves? Khali we goto tufe theater to-night and see the beauti ful v;nin? 'Oyhelia over whom the i M t.i U-' If r ,. -.j I itr f'i iip 1 ,l itiv "iri ua en. I J. I tbiiik l--thou re. 1 V ini!i .lit en i'ir i cli .hit tn M j ''And in the m ii t had over bud anil mo," nald Urn 'we will Major, with groat favlty. vUit i IU . ' ! 'I'm ilc. 1' studio of a pwtty artist friend n ho is winning herself a great lie world. little rusty about art," sulci mid, "but I know a good "pict ure when 1 see It" It ,m a largo octrjronal room, lighted by a dome of ground glass from above, and hung with folds of claret-colored cloth a room filled with elowlnsr land scapes, fair, serious heads, and studies of tho antique. Visitors moved quietly about, speaking in whispers and glane lng now and again at a lull, slight girl in a brown-bolland dress belted at the u waist, who was working at UU OITOI tho end of ttie rqpm. "Lot me introduce you to my friond tho artist" said Major Clippott Mr. Desmond bowed low, "I reverence art in nil its shapes," said he. "And if I had been fortu nato to have a son" "Papa!" cried the girl, passionately Dinging aside hor palette, "don't you know mo? "EsMor he cried. "No it Is not pos- siblor "But It it, papa," cried she, "your Uttio fcssiol" His eyes filled with tears, and for the first time in her life Esther Desmond saw shining in them the light of true affeotlon. "My girl," said he, Busklly, "I am proud of you. I honor you for making a career for yoursolf. And Ella?" "Oh," said Essie, busy with hor colors, "you shall see her by and by." "She Is not at home, thon?" "She is not here, papa." Mr. Desmond accompauled his wife and daughtor and Major Clippett to the theater that night It was crowded from pit to dome, for the "Ophelia" of tho season had been brilliant success; and when she glided on the stigo in hor pure white dress and girdle of dead gold the house rang with applause. Iler face and figure were exquisite; hor acting such as Shakes pearo himself might have dreamed of; and when at last the curtain fell, and "Opholla" was called out again and again to receive the enthusiaatie laudations of the crowd, the tears were raining down Mr. Desmond's face. I call that aeting," said ho. "Clip pett did you say you know that girl?" 'Certainly, I know her," said Major Clippett, with difllcalty keeping the corners of his mouth in order. "She is coming to my house to-night to sup per, email 1 introduce you?" I shall esteem it an honor to know a woman of such genius!" said Mr. Desmond. "Oh, Georgo!" cried his wife, "didn't you recognise ber? Our Ella!" "Not Ella!" cried Mr. Desmond, start ing up. , "My daughtor Ella?" And no other," said the Major. "Well, I don't wonder that you didn't know hor. She has changed wondor fully. She's ft genius, you know, is Ella!" And when the beautiful young Ophe lia was folded in her father's arms that night his heart throbbed high with pride, while Essie stood smilingly by, and Major Clippett took lufinlte credit to himself for all that bad transpired. "They live here with me and my sis. tor," said he. "They are my adopted daughters. But we wanted to surprise you, so they are staying temporarily with a friend. They are both artists, Desmond; they have conquered thoit own destiny, God bless them, and achieved success." Our girls!" said Mrs. Desmond, softly and tho familiar words which he nau so oiten spoken, ;n a sort of con temptuous toleration, grated harshly on her husband s ear. Our girls!" he repeated. "Our treas ures, wifo! I bave been sighing all my life for a son, but I shall never sigh any more. My girls are all sufllclont to me now!" And of all tho triumphs which Ella and Esslo Desmond have won this hour was tho sweetest to them! Ernestine McMullen, in N. Y. Ledger. Sulurlwn of Foreign KUtexmen. In Belgium each member of tho Cham ber of Representatives receives 10 10s. a month" if ho does not live In Brussols. In Denmark members of both bouses re ceive ISshillingsa day during the ses sion. In trance henators and Deputlos are paid '3.V5 per annum, and the same rate obtains in Austria. In 1'ortuiriil 'eers and Deputies receive 07 a year. In Holland members of tho Lower House receive 100 per annum. In Greece, toumanla, Norway and Sweden Sen ators and Deputies are paid, as also are tho members of tho local German Legis- aturcs. In Switzerland members of the National Council get 10 shillings & day, and members of the State Council from 10 shillings. In Italy neither Sen ators nor Deputies are paid, but they travel free and receive other conces sions in taxes and patronage. In the United States Senators and Deputies re- celvo U08 per annum. Why not pay our" M. P.'s, then they would, perhaps, remember tho saying: "Evory one ought to make himself worthy of his hire." London Court Journal. No Money in It. Smarrta "Huitb, Bharppe! How's Christian Science ittin' along!" Slmrppe-"0, I've ive up Christian Science, an' gone back to plain bunco." fjjje. ; A UiH V Oi l Vm "ll.l 'i t.t- ..... i .' I''. Vkji-) tlViWI rotwbly every 'vwiy one of my ri.m n l the ooui)ti"y in.tw ho ves In ttie on v. Known tut" JmVuHon the bees bury, theiiwolves n t,V flowers Is that tln.y nwiy ex .rn.'tVio neelar of which thoy make help 'Yuii'lous honey. But perhaps iluM-o Ac not many of either country r city 'readers who know timt the loneymalcers, bosldos belylnj them telvcs, ulso help the flowers they jlsU. SomiHlmos, indued, if It womo tor the visits of the boes, the floors would uot live Rt ftllj for some Dowln we what la called imperfect, nd need to bo powdered with what Is known as nollon before they can nwko ,.iw)y t teodt. And the bees carry the fallen i join a '"perfect fJewr to M "4 arfurtt flnwee. and 'leave lt.JJlCre ., I- -1 wm m nyy are tuiuiwiiif umy u gow ting nectar. If you will catch a bee which has been fathering neotnr, you will notice that It Is covored with i fine dust That dust Is the pollen which bus clung to tho fino hairs on its body. And if you should by jhaneo not know what polio n Is, you have only to put a buttoroup to baby's tittle chin to "find out If ho loves but ler," and you will see the golden pol- .en-dust all over the white akin. It often happens with highly cultl rated strawberries that thoy have lm perfect flowers, and would not beur ilngle berry were thoy not plitntod aear to lomo other variety that has perfect flowers. Occasionally it hap pens to an opplo-troo that It bears only imperfect flowers, and thon It must llther depend upon the nectar-hunting bees or upon some other agoncy for the pollon. Near tho little town of La Fur to. In France I think it is La Forte there Is an npple-treo which boars only lm perfect blossoms; and the fuot huvlug long ago boon discovered, has given rise to a very beautiful custom among the maidons of the village. Whon ipring-tlme comes, and the apple-tree flails the joyous time with a glad burst of blossom, the maidens of the village arm themselves with gay ribbons and perfect blossoms from their favorite trees, and go singing to the lonely tree which bus produced only the lm- porfoct blossoms. Each girl then kisses a cluster of the imperfect blossoms, and in so doing dusts the former with the pollen from the latter. She then ties distinguishing ribbon near to the cluster she has dusted. The tree looks very gay when thus iooorutcd, with the pink blossoms milling up at heaven and the dainty ribbons fluttering in the perfume-laden lr; but the bost of it is when the leaves drop like summer snow and the little apples bogln to take shape. Thon the maidens pluck oil all but the best fruit and let that take all the itrength of the tree, so that the ap ples grow famously and come to per fection. And now is seen the strange part of the affair. The apples, Instead of being all of one kind, are as dlf forent as the blossoms that kissed their blossoms, the fact being that the ap ple is exactly like the apple on tho treo from which the pollon-beurlng blossom was taken. So on this one tree will bo seen round, rosy-obeoked apples, long yel low apples, juicy apples, mealy apples, dainty little apples, and "monstrous big" apples, hach maiden lias the apple she wished most to have.- " ' . m nm tne DlfTeraiice KxUUd Only In the Old Han't Mind. madam, said tne gallant old man after obeying hor request to close the car window, "I was just thinking bow different tho women of to-day are from thoso of ten or fifteen years ago in the matter of travol. Forraorly a lady who had to Journey alone was" "Yes, sir," she Interrupted, "but would you please toll me If I am on tho right train or Buffalo?" "You nro madam. As I was saying, the women of ton years ago wore con tinually worrying for fear" "And does this car go right threugh without chnngo?" "It does, madam. I was going to say that Hie women "And do you think my trunk will go right through with mor' "Of course, madam. In former years a woman travollng ulone was afraid that" "You aro sure we are on the right train P" she interrupted. "Very sure." "And we don't change?" No' ni." ' "And wo got in at six o'clock?" We do." "And thoy'U oall out tho name when we get there?" : "Oh, yes." , , ' "Well, I hope nothing will hnpnon. but I'm very, very nervous. Would you mind asking the conductor if we are likely to have a collision, go through a bridge, or get in an hour late?" And tho gallant old man. who saw such u great difference between th women traveling to-day and iliose of ten years ngo, retired into hia shell looking as If something had rubbed acnliist his placidity o.liiliiil- T ' . , -"i- y ivLLi (imstliiiisr Admit i,,,. Wham Emu,?!,, rtt fie.-Mtnry Trney UU.b Umljiin. Senator Kvarts la fond of ml tit. ilulzuo had ft groat love for uoITae. Senators Hoar and Dawes like clnms. Austin Coi'bln la fund of rare roust beef. Mrs. Harrison likes the succulent terrapin. Billy Florence's favorite dish is turtle fins. Jay Gould ltltes flsh or a tender lamb chop. Walker Blaine orders terrapin ft la Maryland. . Senator Ulseook is fond of canvas back deA t "Congressman Lodge revels li Spanish mackerel. ; , Frank Mayo eats food of thejplainost dosorlptlon. Adellna Pottl aollghts In terrapin rap la Maryland. Lx-uovernor John I), Long i fond of bread and butter. TT.w.l Aanfti I,...l,' l..i vnuiw n; iii4ygnMliy.Ji h is corn roasted on the cob v ' Mrs. MoKeo Is fond of "Vi sprln nhlfitsrttitt'nnj) liiftiirA mtltifl 8 VU.UUIIU . VI V t VI V'VJ IIUI Governor Hill has a special' fondness for portorhomcitok. A Ex-fJovernor lUiiiscy has! funcy for whlteflNli jr la vinaigrette fi2 '., Svornury Noble is 'loud W fried chicken and curried oyster,-'- 4 Secretary Wiiidorn's favorite dkth is plckerol a la mayonnaise. Judge Martino finds his chief joyand delight In chicken pot-pie. , KiihhcU Harrison prefers fried blue flsh, washed down with a little claret Adjutant General Porter has a weak ness for all sorts of game of .Jjie gamy savor. Vice President Levi P. Morton raroly eats more than one kind of meat at ft meul. Colonel Fellows assails tho substan tial, generuliy chicken fricussud or ft well-miulo curry. Warner Mtllor likes lobster salad, but it must lie prepuftvd in, the most dainty manner. Sarah Bernhardt loves sweetbreads larded with French poas and a frio- asso of cblukon. - John Wannmnkor clings to good old- fashioned dishes, and rarely, if ever, touches wlno. ,. Secretary Itlutne likes to discuss a tender chicken or a well-hiv ru got blor with cranberry sauce. Senator Quay s favorite Is a port house steak from an inch to an Inf .ml I.. 11,1..!,. ... . cbampagno tn keep it down. I 3 he President likes ft good porter house steuk or a prime rib of roast beof, and relishes It Buckwheat cake-4 and deer-foot nuns ages with sweety breads constitute his favorite breakfast dishes. Chicago Mall a large Aihertcan eagle flow on the ship William Starbuck recently in tb uuir Stream, and was picked up In an exhausted condition. The bird bad ft glass eye. with the undecipherable in itials of the supposed owner s name in It The bird's craw was entirely emp ty, and it is supposed to have been car ried to sea by the force of the wind and was unable to reach the shore. In a Westorn drama called "Block Hawk." the bartender finds himself obliged to llston to this: "You don't know ro? You don't know meP I'm Bloody Bill, the IlowUngT'orrorf I'm a greased thunderbolt from Hell's Can yon! When I twitter the clouds hide tumnsolves! Whou I yell tho rocks split, the waters stop running, and tho sun turns buck. U'hon I shrlok Y-e-l-o-u!' it rains b-l-u-d!" Amorlcus and Sumter County can boast of the oldest horsos and mules of any city or county in the Stato of Geor gia. There aro seven horses whose ages will aggregate 200 years, and six mules whoso ages will aggregate the samo. Some of them aro ronmrl ably young looking and get about in as ,Uvo- ly a iminnor as if they were onlj' five years old. One of tho horses inoludod in tho estimate was offered for sale at auction rocontly that is known to be thirty years old. A jrmn "Pennsylvania dlfl not believe that his hired man kept ft good watch on tho stables, and so ho disguised himself, wont out and begun bunging around, and the first thing ho know he hud a charge of shot In his leg. Tho hired man was on hand. Grumloy "Hollo, thore goes W in- lora; quite a follow, I guess, His wifo tflld mine that he hnd boon of Front orvice to tho Stato for ton vonrs." Urown "Yes, just so; he's been mak ing shoes; sort of a forcible service at the State ponltontlary." Kearney En terprise. , , . , uraDkiil . "Y6H. my' doar Miss Dushley, thoy say, "you knoVy.that evory mnn of forty is oithor a fool or a Physician." Miss Dushlov "And vet 1 did not know, Mr. Oldbeuu." that vou had ever studied medicine." America. Wife "If you don't nuit flirtlnc with tho servant rirl I'll hmve tho House for good und all." ' Husband Youhavo promised to do that tlmo and HgHin, but there isn't a bit of ro- Uanoo to bo placed in what you say.' TWt Sif tines.- , . : r"