A WOMAN IN AFJUCjA.
Retun? of Mm A. J. Swann from
the Dark Continent
dfwrlenoM of Mlmiloiiary's Wife on the
Short of ImUo Taii(iuuyikifc Value
of ilartulD Goods Among
the Nittlvi
The life of a rolsnioiiary's wife in the
leurt of the (lurk continent is not en
Iroly without iU con ipen nations, ao
ording to the account of Mrs. A.J
wuii n, wlio ha jiint returned to Entf
utd aft a live yearn' resitlun jc on the
horosof LakeTanffunyiUa. Yet It in
carcoly probable that there will be
ny grant riiHh of KiiUhIi society pirls
o try it, for thonph Mrs. Hwann nays
he was uevr lonely and never afraid,
etNhe admit)) tlmtoutnide the HtocUudo
he lionB wore always howling atnipht,
WHEN BABY BATHES. ;
event! Small Detail Whlnh Should Not
Wo jN4letuii.
Before baby takes the n!l-over morn
ing balh, there are H;ver 1 small de
tails to be attended to. vhieh will
simplify matters for nursi -r mother,
and (?ive to the little one a comfortably-cleanly
person.
Have at hand a cupful of lukewarm
water, together with two pieeen of soft
old linen, one of which, dipped in
water, will cleanse the corners of the
eyes, while the other, wet with borax
and water and passed about inside the
lips, will five the mouth a wholesome
sweetness.
The head bath comes next. A velvet
snonpe or the palm of the hand should
be dipped in water to which has been
added a teaspoonful of borax, and
passed across the silky head -fuzz,
which, is then dried with some soft
fabric.
T IS NOT CRUEL
The K '! I tifi f flawed Hlrdn I Not a
Cruelty if One I Merciful.
1 A Rood dent of sent iment is expended
upon eapted birds. From lender hearts,
and from others not so tender, we often
hear, "I can't I war to keep a bird in a
ftK!" Now, without in any way advo
rating the casing of birds, I must say thai
there are two sides to this, as to most
questions.
It is true the captive is at the mercy of
his owner, his food depends upon some
line's memory, his comfort, his very life,
i lire in the power of another; but the same
Is true of the household doff and cat, still
Wore of the horse. Moreover, the hint
named animal is so much worse off that
he is niride to work, and often sadly abused
by his owner, yet wo hear little sympathy
expressed for his stale of slavery.
It Is cruel to capture an adult bird ac
customed to freedom and to caring for
himself and confine him in a cage; it is
worse than cruel, it is brutal, to neglect to
provide carefully for his comfort when
WILD FLOWERS.
,nd there waseonstantdangorof being Now the tiny bather is ready for a tllI1H imprisoned. But that a captive bird,
.ttaoked bv cannibals. I body-bath. The temperature of the
Mrs. Bwann is the wife of the mis- water must be carefully suited to its
.ionary who brought to England the system- If healthy and vigorous, it
Ad news of Bmln I'asha's tragic fate. t will enjoy a tubful of tepid water;
ho Is the only white woman who ever
nude the journey from Sudani to Ujiji,
md her presence excited great curi
osity among the natives. On the way
the small n.i.r.Lvii.11 eneonntcsred a com
pany, four hundred strong, of the
Masai, the strongest and most foriuid-
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fa'.' 1
mm. A. J. bw.vns.
able of the tribeB (in the lake. They
arc all over Nix foot in height, und they
woar nu clothing. Mm Swunu was.
always curried in front of the caravan
by eight men in awicUorc.hair. These
African coolies, with the exception of
two, deserted her at the llrnt sis-lit of
the Masai, who were just roturuin;r
from war and consequently looked an
ferocious as possible. Fortunately
tlieir intentions were amicable, and
after exchanging branches of trceH,
whi(!h is the signal of peace, and ao- ,
cepting some bends and cloth from
"the big man," as they called Mr.
Swann, they allowed the "white lady" j
and her escort to pass on.
The missionaries bnilt a mnd house !
and a church at Iwinyamkolo. The ;
house was erected int,ide a stockade ,
where eight hundred people lived, j
Mrs. Swann felt greatly interested In '
the women and girls, and taturht. ithem
many useful things. Her servants were
children from eight to thirteen years
old. After that ape the girls marry
and will do no more domestic work.
With coffee from the Sherl Islands and
supplies from Unhand once u year it
was not impossible for Mrs. Swann to
cater aceptubly for her household.
Mrs. Swann gives some amusing de
tails of the value of certain Roods
among these trilies, needles and cloth
rankiuir highest. She always kept a
large supply of these, for they abso
lutely became current coin of the
realm. Three needles would procure
one fowl, one needle two cuffs. Old
tins and empty bottles were also in
much recpicst, condensed milk tins
taking the place of drinking gourds
for the natives. A fowl could also be
had for two yards of cotton or a small
piece of cloth.
HONEY AS A FOOD.
A DMlrahle Jlntllinl Agent In Dlseuol of
tlio 1 hrnat.
Many people are aware that honey,
cither simple or prepared In combina
tion with other ingredients, is a de
sirable medical agent in certain cases,
as in diseases of the throat, especially
those of a mild nature, like hoarseness
and a dry, inflamed condition; but not
so many are aware that as a regular
article of food it has a prophylactic
and even a therapeutic value which
can scarcely be overestimated. Most
1 sweets are to be taken with caution,
as they are liable to impair the action
of the stomach, or otherwise injurious-
hut, If not very robust, baby should be
given daily sponge hath for several
months, loiiowon ny a vigorous ruo
with alcohol or olive oil. appiicd with
the palm of the hand. Either the al
cohol or the oil will be found strength
ening and a preventive of colds, but
the alcohol, on account of its drying
propensities, is less desirable than the
oil.
Speaking of baby's bath, perhaps
some mothers would appreciate a hint
as to the getting up of a unique little
tub, which will furnish this sweetest
piece of nature's bric-a-brac with the
morning ablution.
Take a tin dishpan the largest of
its kindand enamel outside and in
with Bome falliMiued enamel, either
violet, rose, a.ure or buttercup yellow.
If anything of an arlif.t the deco
rator may touch up the sides and bot
tom of the pun with oils, scattering
across the enamel surface a few feath
ery grosses, or blossoms.
A couple of big bows decking the
handles complete the. beauty of this
masquerading dishpan, but when the
tub is in active use, the lustrous
lengths of ribbon will have to be ban
ished to some other corner of the in
fantile wardrobe, or laid aside until
called upon to add beauty to the basin,
when it is brought out to receive the
admiration of the little king orqueen's
willing subjects. Golden Days.
I wive the flowers for llielr beauty,
Anil for ItieOue who Have them birth;
They ever lend by palusof duty.
These ans"cl of the earth!
Down tliroiwh the wooded mountain u
TheMe autfeh stream in ttoryeotiH clothes;
Aixl in the meadows, 'mid the grasses.
Their lovely forms renose.
By brinks of pools, In sedsy places.
. 'Mill wild and trackless woods they stow;
Wliile near the streams their pleasant face
(Jleani on the tides below.
Wild now'rcu in the sunlfifht shining.
Half nien buds and Rlossy leaves.
Which, treinbllnK, show their silver llotngB,
We rind among the sheaves.
finring cannot claim all kinds of flower,
Nor .Summer wear all at her breast:
For Autumn flies to Rbea'fl bowers.
And begs a flowery crest.
We scan for tokens of (iod's kindness
The vast cat hedral heights above:
Now see, because of sin-made blindness.
In flowers signsof His love.
HOW CATS OFTEN SPREAD Die'
AN OAK-LEAF DOILY.
A Ptee of Handiwork Suitable for a
!brlstiuas Gift.
The oak-leaf doily is one of many
nnique varieties sueinp; for favor.
This piece of handiwork is easily
fashioned, and when finished has a de
cidedly holiday air. Heavy white
satin is the foundation goods. First
soouro a gracefully-shaped leaf as a
pattern. You can have an oak leaf
stamped upon a square of the material,
and then cut out the edires, or you may
draw off, using a big leaf as a guide,
your pattern upon paper. All that is
propnrly caught and properly cherished,
must iiitcertwmry lie unhappy, l emphatic
ally deny, and my opinion is based upon
several years' close study of birds in con
finement.
By "properly caught, I mean taken
from the nest or when just out of it. liy
"properly cherished, I mean not only fed
and watered as regularly and carefully as
we ultend to our own physical needs, but
in every other way made as happy aa is
possible, by loving attention and thought
ful consideration.
As to the canary, born in a cage of caged
ancestry, he is utterly incapacitated for
freedom. So far from being a kindness to
give him his liberty, it is a positive cruelty.
He has never simght food or shelter; he
has no not ion of doing either, and be must
inevitably perish. Birds that have been
taken from the nest are in a similar condi
tionof ignorance. Unless keptincaptivity
a very short time, and afterward supplied
with food til) they learn to care for them
selves, to thrust them out is like taking a
child brought up in luxury and forcing
him into the streets to pick up his own liv
ing. This comparison is not in the least
exaggerated. A young bird is taught, by
his parents where and how to get his food.
Clobe observers may see this instruction
going on all summer, when nesting is over
and young birds are out. If, then, this pe
riod of hint ruction is panned iu a house, and
he is adult when turned adrift, there is no
one to teach him, aud he must learn by
hard experience or die in the attempt.
1 have read stories of children being in- j
dueed to set free their pets because they
would lie so much happier. One in par
ticular J remember, because 1 was so in
dignant about it, where the bird refused to
be left iu the park. It flew back several
times and alighted in its owuer's grounds
and they had to scheme to get away from
it. It was told as a sidf uacnlu-ing aud
virtuous deed, when as a matter of fact it
was undoubtedly pure cruelty, aud that
bird, accustomed to cart! and shelter, prob
ably died of want aud exposure.
Another use of a caged bird, or any cap
tive, that is of great value aa I look at it,
is the opportunity it gives for lessons in
consideration and care for others, and love
and kindness to animals. Jt has been as
certained by statistics, carefully gathered
from training schools and prisons, that
very few men who in- buy hots) owned or
cared for a pet animal, or who were in
structed iu kindness to the lower orders,
are to be found among criminals. This
fact, which should nut astonish us when
we t hink of the elevating tendency of uu
selfishness, puts into the hands of parents
and teachers a power! u I weapon tor gooti,
Mot only does the pet bird or beast cuter
tain and amuse the boy, but under proper
direction it trains him in gentle ways, in a
seuse of justice, aud it goes far to insure an
honest life. Olive Tiiurue Miller in Har
per's Bazar.
Within my heart I would that flowers
Kair ha earth's fairest ones mitfht grow;
For though u, if blositomB. would thrive on
showers
Of joy and love, i know!
I think all flowers are but disutoes
Of spirits from the realms above.
For they whisper, when the wind surprlwa,
Sweet wordti of Joy and love!
Flowers, like to angels, take departtirel
Tliev come to us with noiseless tread;
They breathe of Heaven and less of nature.
Tuey euard ine living and the ueaa.
Ob. cherish e'er the fair wild flowers.
That beauteous sisterhood;
And strive with all Hod given power
To be as pure and good!
-Arthur li. Smith in Arkansaw Traveler.
0
ton-hole stitch catching th.e gold
thread down and holding it ih place
directly upon the edge. Wash tinsel
or gold thread, very tine in quality, is
lv affcet the system; but honey may at employed to vein tho center ot tne
any time he eaten freely, according to leaf. .Satin damask or any one of the
OAK-LEAF DOU.Y
necessary where you wish an extra-
sincd doily is to allow ample space for
the center, when the leaf placed near
the edges will guide you In making
an outline. Whitewash embroidery
silk finishes stem and leaves prettily.
This is worked about the edges in
buttonhole stitch. A tiny Japanese
A Comedian'! Wife.
Mrs. Francis Wilson is as little known
to the outside world as though she were
the wife of some modest clerk instead of
the companion of one of our best known
comedians. Retiring and modest in dis
position, she has ever been more of
home body than most women of the
stage, though her husband met and mar
ried her when they were both together
in a company playing "The uoblms.
It was in this play that Francis Wilson
first made his debut after he decided to
leave tho song . and dance partnership
and enter npon the legitimate field of
acting. By means of the belp and fru
gality of his wife he was soon enabled
to buy the play, and togctber they took
it on the road. So well have they suc
ceeded, he in his line and she in the
more quiet pursuits of home life, having
left the stage many years ago. that they
have in New Rochelle a lovely villa
costing $00,000. which is fitted np with
every known convenience, including a
complete little theater.
Mrs. Wilson is young, plump and
pretty. She adores her husband, dresses
well and is a most charming hostess.
Her two small daughters are pocket
editions of their father and simply revel
in his antics on and off the Btage. though
it is onlv to them he reveals his humor
ous side in priv;ite, for as a rule he is
most dignified inid quiet. He and Mrs.
Wilson are both inveterate readers and
are fond of the same sports. Dogs and
horses abound in New Rochelle, and
altogether you could not find a quieter
life, or one more devoid of care and ei
citement, than that of Mrs. Wilson's.
New York Cor. Philadelphia Times.
A (iuine f Kolibing.
An almond grower of this locality hit
upon a neat device for gatlieriiiy; his crop,
liis trees here largely, and this early be
came known to the yellow hammers, a
Bpeciesof the woodpecker tribe of birds,
and they had regularly stored away large
quantities of ripe nuts taken from the
orchard in the limb of an oak tree near by.
The astute ;irclinrdist watched operatiims,
and at last hit upon a novel nut aud labor
saving plan, and he lost no time in putting
it into execution.
The limb ws sawed from the tree and
replaced by n square shaped funnel loug
enough to nearly reach the ground; a
bucket was teen set underneath. A gen
uine robbing game then went merrily on.
The birds gathered the nuts, which they
dropped into the funnel aud dowu into the
bucket below, and as regularly as uight
came the almond glower would in h5" turn
empty it of his contents and set it back for
a new supply. Tins was kept up until the
tM thread is carried along.as you "b
work the edges oi eacn tear, tue oui- i,ollrtwi,ltthl,lu,lll.,k.BiUiecePtioni
Mother, Rliould Tnacli -thlltlren Not
' Handle Strange AnlmalH. t
Since I have spoken in defense of i.
dog. lot mo say something more wi
relation to that other favorite honschf
companion of man the cat. I wo.
call your attention to the fact that tb
cat is s beast farmorenseful to mankind
than the dog. Without the latter .w'
could get along, but if we had no
we should have a contiunal plagut
rats and mice, which would overrun
cities and devour the crops and em
live stock of the farmers. , .
At the same time you may sot K
an indisputable truth that the don
cat is a prolific source of a great vp
of diseases. It breeds them 9
geminates them skin troubles ,
nlarly. It carries about with if
tagion of diphtheria, one of tl
tal of human complaints, am
onsly suspected of helping
germs of consumption. A
to ringworm which attacks
causes the hair to fall on
conveyed by cats. Likew
scarlet fever, which, whei
house, is always likely to t
abroad by the pet pussies of
lishment.
The way of it is this: When
sickness in a house, old cloths ar.
be used for various purposes. T'
commonly thrown afterward in
out of the way place, like the cc
a closet. Suppose that there ir
about that is on the4' point of
into the world a litter of kitte
male cats are constantly having
as you know, being among the mbs
lific of animals. She searclis for
questered nook for her ailoucheriieu.
and is likely to make her bed of just'
such a lot of old rags as I have described.
As a natural consequence, not only is i
the mother cat infected as to her far
with the contagious disease, but all of
her kittens are likewise. The latter are
fondled by the children. Pathogenic
germs seem to find a most favorable ;
breeding ground in the hair of cats. As
a result the complaint is spread. Un
fortunately the infection is not limited
to the house. It is spread abroad by the
cats, which are notorious stragglers. .
Thus before many days have passed .
there is an epidemic of scarlet fever or
what not in the neighborhood, Nobody
can imagine how it got about. Little
Johnny dies of diphtheria, and nobody
dreams that he contracted it by picking
up a strange cat.
Children have a way ot picking np
cats and holding them to their faces to
caress them. That accounts for many
cases of that very disagreeable disease
called ringworm. It is the some way
with other skin troubles that are con
tagioos. Cats as well as dogs are lj
ble to tuberculosis of the Ituivn, other-' '
wise known as consumption. That they
communiraU) it to hnman beings is more
than suspected. Washington Star. ,
The DlMtovery of Porgy OH.
Congressmen who are just now study
ing upon the menhaden fishery question
will be interested to know that the credit
of having produced the first po'nJ' ''
for commerce belongs to a Maine wom
an. That was in lb"ill. Airs. John Bart-
lett. of Bluehill. began at that time to
boil the parity for her tood. She noticed
that a thin scum of oil gathered upon
the water iu which the fish were bulled
and she thought possibly it could be
turned to some more profitable use
Taking a bottle full of this oil she
brought it to Mr. E. B. Phillips, of Bos
ton, an oil dealer here, and he encour
aged Mrs. Bartlett U) bring more of the
oil. The following year the Bartletts
made a start in the business and shipped
to Boston thirteen barrels ot porgy oil
This was the beginning of the industry
Bostou Journal.
deception practiced
upon them. Sutter City Kuterprise.
the taste of the recipient, and will be
found corrective and beneficial. Iu
some cases, especially where the appe
tite has been pampered and demoral
ized by ImrtfnJ indulgence in miwhole
, some sweets or other foods, the tasto
for honey will neud to be cultivated;
but it wlil almost invariably grow with
the restoration of tho general physical
tone, and become an individual char
acteristic Isabella Uardner, M. D., in
Uood iloiiBekeoping.
A Dtaru to Civilisation.
There oould be no wiser, no more
economical use of public money tiinn
spending it m the making of good,
' permanent public-roads. There is no
man who Would fail to-be benefited by
good, solid roads far more than the
construction of such roads would cost
him. The old road system of llenrgin.
is penurious, slovenly, pensive and
discreditable. It, r. . ''
art fabrics in white may be used in
fashiouing a set of oak-leaf doilies.
The ripe ('olnuibuH Suiokvd,
Robert Fullertou, of tho Old Curiosity
Shop in New York city, claims to have the
pipe of peace that was handed toColumbus
when he first set foot ou American soil
after leaving the good ship Santa Maria
The pipe is made out of a peculiar kind of
bamboo, very common in San Salvador,
The bowl is very large, snowing tuat in
Work lu tli Ouruull,
In a valuable article on seclccting
and planting shrubs in Harden t'nri j tJog0 day,, the people must have been great
Forest, it is urged that preparation lu smokers, or, rather, perhaps, that it was a
the nhiutinir should be commenced at jute nine, and contained enough tobacco
once, although apparently early in ilhe for u whole assemblage to smoke. The
setuson. The ground should be thorough- j stem surmounting the howl is fashioned
ly prepared this fall, dug deep, trenched out of a peculiar reed, and is quaintly
i( possible, filled in with good lqum -. f SiSftZw
and properly drained when needed.'
y unuuw ""f l,n,j fl,l fr if the .tern were
Where this has ueon none, an i - out of the hol and the mouthpiece
ground has been all winter firmly set- fnegfA it wxla bo used as a flute.-Col-
ciing, .tu can no worivuu uuu.u un,c, u, jqqq
Hows Are to lie Common.
Tying a bow is an art that should be
ever present this season, owing to the
styles previuliugof bows here aud every
where on bonnets, hats and dresses.
Some women have a natural deftness in
tying a bow, while others never attain
the bliss of making a graceful bow,
which art Frenchwomen are supposed
to excel in.
It is with just such dainty accessories
that the womanly woman lightens the
plaiuest of gowns, and thus has many
changes by wealing a black or white
dress and usiug colored ribbons to give
it a different appearance for divers oc
casions. Dry Goods Economist.
A LouImvIIIo Hog That Swears.
A Louisville railroad man has a dog
that distinguishes the days of the week
and different railroad trains. On days
when Midget's owner makes his regular
trips the dog accompanies him to the,
station, but nevet attempts to board the
train just stays on the plattorm, an in
terested spectator, and wags his tail
cheerfully as the train moves out. On
other days and other trains suburban
trains to Parkland or Pewee Valley
he hops aboard without hesitation, evi
dently aware that the ride in prospect is
oue that he may share. Midget swears,
too; swears like a piriue. .
The family understand him, but they
report that his language is too terrible '
to be repeated. When things don't go
to suit him, he retires under a bed or
sofa and lies there rolling off oaths of
fearful description for hours. A young
man who was attentive to Midget's
young mistress unintentionally offended '
bim, but the dog got even, lie actually
broke off the match. He knew the regu
lar nights on which the youth appeared,
and at an early hour would ensconce
himself under the parlor sofa, from
which coign of antage he would growl
forth such volleys of personal and pro
fane remarks that the prospective lover
becaine intimidated and ceased his at
tentions In recognition of these serv-
I ices Midget's master aave him a beauti
ful silver collar. Louisville Courier-
Journal.
the spring and planting much bettor
done. Results from this preparation
will he seen in a more vigorous growth,
more luxuriant foliage and more uiimd-
ant Hewers and fruit , there Is
A Unique Way of Doilgluil Taxol.
The cheapest tax dodging scheme on
record is that of a churchinau in Lincoln
county. Me,, who has ore nhted a boarus
Zff pays - ' '
In the Jong run ? ""..thorough pwpara- r. .
Hanged aud Hhot and Still AlWe.
John Cook, a life man, has been re
leased on a commutation. Some nine
years ago Cook perpetrated a cold blood
ed murder in Webster comity. The
people were bo worked up over the mag
nitude of his crime that a mob was or
ganized and Cook was token from the
jail and hanged to a tree. Three shots
were firod iuto his body, and he was left
swinging and suoposedly dead.. The
iheriff cut the body down and was sur
prised to kes signs of returniM'
Cook w '".anjgij
A Deserter's Good 1,' Jt,.
A deserter is not alwt Jttfi deserter.
even though branded wmk a great big
"D, according to the njwa of Queen
Victoria's realm. Some time ago a well
known English resident of Wilmingtou,
Del., applied to the British consul here
for a pension, claiming to have served
his country in an Australian regiment.
He admitted having had his breast
branded with a red iron, with the letter
"D," which marked bim forever as a do-,
serter, but claimed to have rejoined his
regiment after his punishment and
served out the term of enlistment. The
British home office found that he was
right, and the pension has come to him
after a long wait. Philadelphia Rec
ord. 1
After traveling over a hnndrf
miles of territory.,! '-'
a recent Saturd