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RO (JSKUOLD.
Tito Happy Housawife'e 13ong,
,4oNPAY,
Cho centime 1 rub. end rinse out ane erring,
And hasher nu 0x00 or carr,, w ;
Asthma while they hang in the freshening
breeze 1
That duty's welt stone for tie morrow.
T 11te11.4IS
The garments pure 1 oprinkle end fold,
With never 0 thought of sorrow ;
And merrily sing as the iron 1 Swing,
TbIo utak is soon done for the m0rrew,
w01weseay.
s- 00 dough I knead In flaky loaves,
My 0uul 00 tumble eon borrow 1
a'fyy iwwerty derlinga thoy oat and live ;
0o gladly 1 tell for the morreW.
'1'1Dltenev.
The needle I plj',wltit w'l ting wheel,
And health all ore end eol'1'OIY,
"While Mowing gnrnlents so deftly made
To cover my loved ones to -marrow.
1r11I DAY.
Aa the grime end )lust f sweep away,
My mind no trouble eon borrow,
War deadly (lionise wi,ich Irks therein,
la routed today, for to•n10r0nw,
SATURDAY,
The nourishing food I mix and Mir,
And Joyously sine, for no sorrow
Enters my life or labor for love,
Sweet reit cometh sure on the morrow,
SONDAY.
Igo to the Blessed One who lcnows,
Beery fot'ln of earthly seeress' ;
Ile givolh ale manna for my soul,
Blest comfort lo•day and tomorrow..
" 'enough for the day Is the evil thereof ;
Thi', pproal lee a s1, reoase of sorrow ;
For guidance, and strength, each clay' 1 pray,
And Joy cometh on the glad morrow.
Iri1AN01t8 L, 1''A00111)11.
Matrimony.
Therewas a Lime, and not so very long
ago Dither, when one profession was open to
woolen, a profession which not all could
enter into though all night desire Lode Bo—
a profession for which mothers were the
coaches, and for which the competitive ex.
amination Nita 0 battle in 11111011 the most
radiant charms usually obtained the
greatest number of marks—tneprofession
of matrimony.
No doubt this fact was always, to a cer-
tain extent, glossed over. It was a fact
seldom or never put into plain words. It
It was dressed up in euphemisms, picked
out in delicate phrases, wrapped about with
,neaeiugless and unnecessary lios ; but a
fact it was, and there was no getting over
It. In their youth maidens were put to
school and their lesson, was how to capture
a husband.
When they " Come out" it was their busi-
11000 t0 show their teachers that they had
got the lesson off by heart, and then once
the chut•ott boll chinked, one the organ
pealed the wedding march, and the air was
dim with rice 11,11(1 alive with the luulcy
slippers of white satin, the lesson books
might at last he thrown aside, and the
emancipated pupil rush forth from the
schoolroom to play—at being a mother.
Matters are rattler different now. Girls
while feeling 08 all true wamon must surely
feel, that wifehood and motherhood are
bright jewels in the feminine crown of hap.
pin00s, have learned to take a
more rational view of existence, and to
see that matrimony, desirable as itis when
hearts are bound in ane " with golden ease"
as well as Iivea, is not the only flower that
blooms by the wayside of the human pil-
grimage. Intellect is cultivated now for
its own sake, and not only because certain
men are clever and desire cleverness in their
helpmeets. Since all cannot marry, it is
well that all should nob set their entire
hopes upon that sometimes doubtful bles-
eing—a husband.
Dr. Arabella Kenealy contributes to one
of the monthly magazines avery interesting
article on the surplus of women, endeavour-
ing to demonstrate the result it is having
both on the nude and female sexes. Some
of her remarks are wise and true, but to
others it is probable that many will tape
exception. She says that the rivalry of wo•
men in endeavouring to gain husbands, hav-
ing induced then) to sedulously cultivate
their charms and foster and develop their
talents, has been for iuoaluulablo benefit to
then). This sounds plausible enough, but
we doubt If the truest and best of women
will fail to see through it. No doubt =fly
girls, by nature some what ill-humoured, if
not actually bad tempered, have carefully
00008018d the fact from self interested mo-
tives, have smoothed the natural frown and
assumed the unnatural smile, have laughed
without the sweet spirit of mirth prompting
them in order to gain certain matrimonial
ends. 1 he question is, Have they really
benefited thorned., es by striving in such a
spirit? Dr. Kenealy apparently thinks so.
Many will doubt it.
" Marriagemonteuvree," she says, " create.
an ignoble atmosphere, yet the industry, en-
terprise and tkill with which they are ac-
complished have brought out and developed
femlilin0 resources, physical and mental,
which, without this stimulus, would have
been dormant and inert." Very likely ; but
the ignoble atmosphere surely vitiates and
neutralises all the advantage aeorning from
the industry, enterprise ani skill.
Besides, the object of such efforts attain-
ed, what becomes of the weapons used in
this struggle for the matrimonial crown '1
Are they notswiftly laid aside, and allowed
to met 111 the armory, to the great astonish.
ment and disgust of the husband? The 8101'
'Wilted good temper soon vanishes. The am
eomplistinkents are swiftly dropped. The
M1.140 which charmed the male heart as the
singing of the syreue charmed the passing
mariners is given up. The painting is put
&Side. And ti en naturally the husband feels
dissatisfied, and feels that he has been won
by false pretences. And such a feeling, once
it has taken root, is fatal to wedded bliss.
TEE BRUSSELS POST,
0)101114 by a chest of draworo and
a low cclufcl•tltbl, dreoing-Ittb111, but, a1
this necessitates 111,1 1140 of 1 w';, 1l10.•"0 of
uu'uiter() in place of cue, the bureau 18 often
retalne,1, and is the only piece nt cilbw^aL•.
n
ly rltrved I'nrmulrn allowable 111 . nlfh''v'
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fnshiormblO bolh'numa) , Thr. elie151181, (,
which the fail length of the 0,p:re 110 y 110
4100, 14 a 111011 firm) hitt 1101 n 111•01.S401 y part
of the f111.01 111.0. A 1„15' 1,11:41.1 wii.1, «(1(13
seats, but 1,0 upholstered 01100, n 10 111 1001150.
ovary 0010 of width may be taken apart and
brushed, and iemelt be, kid )'tetble,are all the
ogle)' pieces of t'1Ih711t11P0 110001%117 for the
most elaborately furnished bedroom. )1011•
perabnudancu,.f drn,c.riec is nut of place ie
the hed-ehambor, 'rho only draperies al-
lowed at the window a110 light Haab mutable
of sheer muslin , r lame, or milia silk, whiled
may be vitally laundered, The sed tenter is
the only drapery which is 80 graceful that
some 0on0esetou ehould be allowed toil:. A
great many of the new brass bedsteads have
u half -teeter, and so long as this is keptoov.
erect with a mate: ial that is easily laundered
and is kept exquisitely fresh and clean, itis
an ornament to the bedstead and so pretty
that one would be loath to give it up. The
pillow shams, enpported by high ornamental
pillows at the bank, are not 110 often then
nolo as a round bolster of hair, which is 000'
erect by the upholsterer with some material
to match the counterpane,
Pin Points,
The human skeleton consists of more than
two hundred dietinet bones.
Difficulty and danger acid zest to sport,
They are dreaded when they must be met to
obtain a livelihood,
When nuking sausages make n part into
small cakes and the remainder' pat in long
white cotton bags twelve 1001100 long and
five inches wide. These bags are hung in a
dry, cool place to use later.
For doughnuts ta110 0110 cup of sugar, a
toaepoouful of butter, two eggs, ono cup of
sweet milk, alittle salt, three teaspoonfuls
of baking powder and flour enough to make
a eoft dongh to roll out.
T. mover the 11ana0000 taste of castor or
codliver oil put a tablespoonful of strained
orange juice in a wineglass, pour the oil into
the center of the juice, and thensqueeze
few drops of the juice upon the oil and up( 11
the edge of the glass.
Tumblers, wine, and other glasses may be
rendered so tough es to be practically nn•
breakable by placing them i1, a vessel of
ould water and gradually bringing it Lo a
hard boiling point, caro being taken to place
a cloth between t.henl so that they are not
injured during ebullition. Or they may be
placed in 0very hot oven and allowed grad-
ually to grow cold.
Ln ladieselothiug much harm is done by
wearing tight bands reuncl the waist. They
press on a part of the body containing very
delicate and important organs, which, it
pressed out of shape, cause much pain and
illness, that no doctor can cure. A great
weight of petLi0o0t1, too, hanging front the
waist ouly, does much harm. Garters, also,
if worn, should be put (above the knee, and
ehould'never bo worn very tight, as they
press on the blood vessels, and frequeutly
cause swollen or varicose veins.
Bailee for Young Housekeepers -
1. A dining -room must be in perfect order
before break fast is served.
2. A waitress ie respousible for the heat
of the dislhee after they come from the kites+
en. If too hot she must cool them; if not
hot enough, she must send them bank.
3. Coffee and hot milk must be kept at
the right temperature to preserve their best
flavor.
4. Water must be fresh and cool.
11. Butter must not be served so soon as
to become soft and oily.
6. Bread must be freshly cut.
7. Glasses must be kept tilled.
8. Nothing but an unexpected extra
should ever be asked fee.
9. l,verything must bo passed at the left,
placed at the 11511t,
10. In aleai 1115 1118 tahle food must ho
first removed; then soiled china, glass, silver
and cutlery; then crumbs
11. Everything relating to one course
must be removed before serving another
coarse.—[Good Housekeeping.
The bedroom.
The care of bedrooms necessarily implies
proper ventilation. Abundance of air and
abundance of sun-li hb are necessary to fn.
sure wholesome qualities in any living -room,
Yet is not an wacionttnon thing to find th0
air of the bedroom close and the room itself
so situated that 0un0hine is impossible, An
inside room, ventilated only by doors open.
ing into other rooms, cannot under any oir-
emnatanaes be a healthy sleeping -room. A
• sleeping room needs abundauoo of light es a
disinfectant of impurities in the air, just as
it needs abunclanoeof air, One of the groat.
est mistakes made in the furnishing of a
u is to clutter the ronin u
bedroom p with un-
necessary furniture, We are doing away
with the ornate furniture Which characteri-
zed the old-fashioned bedrooms. Massive
carved wooden bedsteads aro giving place to
the simple and more graceful bedsteads of
brass. Tho "shut -up" washstand, a pi000
of farniture in Nhieh there was everything
to condemn, because it was pretentious and
ili•suited to its purpose, is passing out of
nth, '1.`he simple metal English washstand 1s
being ge1011111y used, lb i0 enamelled, and
no ltrnmint of water can injure it. It re-
quires no olaboretion of toilet cove's to pro.
Met it., like a wa0hstaud of natural wood.
It has no 81111441p places which aro neve' Dir•
4 chaind
is0rder
k'a
a,1' t1'
r bleb eat t
oil, and w
It in simplicity 110,41 1'I'he old-fashioned
hareem 10 su0co0dod in many of our
Col; en Thoughts 101 :Every rayl
1,11)0day.—.
'Flare In a hap5yletel on high
q hat ne.d0 no amen a), night,
Nn run al. 0011+,lay m the skp,
1101, eyed') 51.1) ':'r is tight.
t e . h' 1•: ;1,r t ft that lima WO know,
And pmt 1110(1'1wn 1101410,
L1e•elilnn sones 51101') 1,100 below.
And then In tmrtmedted.
q'1, Min leo 00014 Ido cum( 11, -Ave
Were holler worth thou 5,11(1,
A mighty prize 110 gladly gave
Thal 0„11.1 0(111 be told.
(11110 if left JI!s happy heaven
That we inlet tknow 1110 will,
]low gladly slould ecu' ell be ;liven
Tu preach We gospel elill I
- -Helen 1'aiih»..
Tuesday—ll is n joy to ale to know that
the Christiana within the colnmunien of file
church are )11111 all the Christians to be found
in the congregation. We ere richer than
we 05500)' 11,, ha Hero arc growing pear
trees, apple trees, cherry tree0, and shrubs,
and 111000on11115 vines, and flowers of every
hue and odor ; but I am glad that some
seeds have been blown over the wall, end
that fruittreea and flowers most pleasant to
the eye are wringing up dere alto, ['Henry
Ward Be0ol,e'.
Wodnosday—
Ancl mem-tient, upon the learning 11010 from
strife
Grow ponce—from evil, good,—enmo knowledge
that to get
Acquaintance with the way o' the world, WO
must not fret
Nor fume on altitudes 0f self-sufficiency,
But bid a frank farewell to what—see think—
shonld Ile—
And with as good a gram, welcome whatis—we
—Richert Browning.
Thursday—An established, experienced,
hopeful Christian is, in the world, like an
iceberg in a swelling sea. The waves rise
and fall. Ships saran, and shiver, and nod
on the agitated waters. But the feherg
may be seen from afar, receiving the break-
ers on its snow-white tidos, ea0Ltng thein off
unmoved, and, where all else is rocking to
and fro, standing stable like the everlasting
hills. The cause of its steadiness is its
depth. Its bilk is bedded in palm water
beneath the tumult that )'ages on the atm -
face. Although, like the ships, itis floating
in Lhe water, it 000eivae and throws off the
angry waves like the rooks that gird the
shore. —[Dr. Arnot.
Fda
Oh 1riheay.rt of 1111 no, oh heavy heart and sore,
If thou a -night wer) standing on the brink
Of 1,0010'00)000111 end might for evermore
Thy yarrow end, say would'01 thou stoop and
drink I
Poor bh ill ! through all its veins there ran a
Of 0utlden joy, might there be then eur0ens°
Of woe, regret, remorse, bontaln and still
Bo kept in trust old days of love and peace.
Saturday—The lives of most then ere
misspent for want of a certain end of their
actions ; wherein they do, as unwise archers
shoot away their arrows they know not at
what mark. They live only out of the pre -
sett, not directing themselves and their
proceeding to one universal scope: whence
they alter upon civet change of occasions,
and never reach any perfectiou ; neither can
do other but continue in uncertainty and
end in discomfort. Others aim at one cer-
tain mark but a wrong one. Some, though
fewer, level at a right end, but amiss. To
live without one main and common and is
idleness and folly. To live at a false end is
deceit and lose. True Christian wisdom
both shows the end and finds the way ; and
as ounnirg politics have many plots to eom•
pass one and the sante designs by a deter-
mined succession, so the wise Christian, fail-
ing in the means, yet still fetoho4h about to
his steady end with constant change of en-
deavors ; such an one only lives to purpose
and at last repents not that he hath lived.
—[Bishop J. Hall.
Canada's World's Fair Commissioner.
Prof. Saunders, director of experimental
farms, Ottawa, has been appointed by the
Dominion Government Commiestoner to the
World's Fair for Canada. He says that
while this important and responsible duty
will entail a large amount of extra work he,
hopes, from his being- in a position of thor-
ough touch with the different Departments
of Agriculture throughout the Dominion,
OM his task will be rendered easier than
under other circumstances. While it is
premature to make any forecast of tihe com-
pleteness with which Canada will be repre-
seutod by an exhibit as full and opulent in
every respect as the ma nifkciont resources
of the Dominion should demand. The fruit
exhibit, he thinks, should be ospeoially
strong, and should be one that would open
the eyes of tihe citizens of the Republic to
the south of us, He attaches else the high,
est importance to the live -stook exhibit,
which will require to be all the mora excel-
lent on 0ocounb of the Veen competition
which the cattle of tike Western Status'
ranches will offer, On the remit will de-
pend considerably the continuation of the
prestige of Canadian cattle, The Dominion
Live Stock Association will probably be
called upon to make the selections, and he
expects every co-operation from this ener-
getic) body, whose interests will demand the
beet repreeentation possible. Dairy produce,
the professor thinks, will make a capital
display, ,end in this department he will
have the advantage of Prof, Robertson's
invaluable aid and assistance, He antici•
pat00, of course, that the Dominion Gov-
erranent will pay the transportation of the
exhibits, and thus foster and onodura.go as
magnificent a display me the country can
make.
The Evolution of the Handkerchief.
The authorities aro neither clear nor in
harmony as regards the history of the hand.
kerchief known popularly in English as the
pocket -handkerchief. The etymology 0f
the nano is nevertheless snfiioiently clear,
The last syllable comes from the old Fronoh
thief, moaning head, tiro eyllablo " kor" is
from the French oonvir, to cover, tvhil0 the
prefixes " hand" and " pockeb" wore ap-
plied when the artiole began to 'change its
100dhev01 use of bond covering and became
the aid to neabnees and $000110) which It is
at preeel)1.
Tho old French )lame, oeuvre -chef, or
chief, came over to Begdand with it Host of
other French words after the conquest, 011,1
in time beanie "gerohiof," whiu11 is long
since obsolete i0) Amori a, though it may
perhaps blysLill hoard ill parts of 1!l,gland.
perhaps
lou ages after the Crusades evert
women of milk wore the kerchief, wi11011,
after mthly olutnges, became the modern hob
or bonne, But exactly nit what period it
began to bo carried in the hand or in the
exterior pocket or llanllbeg is un0orLaill.
PREPTY;STRUNtI TALK, J Frenc'I 11 corals and Soldiers are Alike.
I
11. ('1 ((5fll4'O011li)Ilil'(l I; ernitin lorees, as
-A eh)pttsl ('Irrgyn)nc W110:11110 No Pert 011 a 1':!I 0S l 101,11), during the w.41' of 18711. I
11,1' it:'apeet ,rue the (oldier0. kn140 that, „e a rule, I'reemie:I chit:ere of lis
I1Aldrk1, Ja), 28,—Rev, Henry J. )(110)1',01u•Iq,npsome sort oftendert. Food
Adams, 1111.0 of the pose 110pl151 ahnrr h 1s an111e(1MPS 011,411, as it 1111111 he with all
1144 1110 001111'.,50 of We con'iOtlm)s. 111' 011)4110 241 n',lr, but the forme of military civ
made a spec):) in a tompsraneo 11100ti11g 14'
night A'ui,:h will set 010 city all agog when
publlsho,l to 0101'row. He declared that the
army 011,1 nary were a aurae to Halifax
and diti mere 1(0 injure the oecial life of the
city than any other clement. 1f1 dououneed
the British olilcere as parasites who enjoyed
the hospitality of the eioizcma and shun
knotted at them, He had never known an
officer who eras a Christine, = Even the
garrison captains were not Christians. The
officers corrupted the society women of
Halifax, whale the psivale soldiers corrnpted
the servant girls, land the effect was such
that young citizens were oomnelled to go
abroad for wives,
Mr. Adams' remarks created a big sense•
tion among his hearers, a number of 00110m
loft the building ns ae expression of their
indignation,
At a Marriage Lioenso Window in New
York,
It wan on Friday that 1 visited the mar
ri,ge license window, and then I was in-
formed that any other day of the week ex.
eept Sunday would have been better, be-
cause 1(11000 who are even a little supersti.
tious do not visit the window on that muoh-
slendered day. Very superstitious peesons
go ranch fnrlhor than that, for one 00aple
upon hearing a band pass the window play-
ing a funeral march at the head of a pro-
cession, refused to take out the license until
another day. .And Sfr. Salmonsonsays that
on one occasion da young man inquired
whether he thought it would rain before
night. Tho sky looped threatening, and
the clerk said he thought rain might fall.
"Then 1 will come on another day," said
the timid applicant. "ft would be bad
luck 1111101111(0(1 011 the clay I get my license,"
I could not help wondering what must bo
thescene on such unusually busy (lays as
Saturdays or the days proceeding national
festivals, for thnnglh it was Friday, there
was no pause in thebnsiness at the window.
As r ni0kly as 000 elan got his permit,
annther took his plane, Only two women
came with their prospective husbands.
There is no need for any of the fair sex to
go to the window, and, as a rule, it is only
the humbler or morn ignorantones who do
so conceiving it to ho a necessity.
I1, taking All oath as to the truth of what
they have said, as 011 must do, it is noticed
that many lahorera fro,, Protestant Ilurope
raise three fingers to represent the trinity,
instead of one hand as we do 1 bot one man
on being asked to raise his hand, lifted both
arms above his head. He wile a profession-
al criminal, accustomed to being searched
by officers of the law. Young Americana
are usually in a hurry : they want to know
they can be attended to " right rimy."
They spoil Manic after blank in a vain en-
deavor to sign their full names, and they
explain that for years they have abbreviated
their signatures in the rush of business until
their hands refuse to break the old habit.
Ono man is said to have signed himself,
" Smith e Co."
Tho Slava and the French Canadians are
the most illiterate applicants at the window.
Many seem to have had no schooling.
Irishmen who cannot write are ashamed of
the fact. Soma appear With their right land
bandngod, while others give the impression
of )having practiced the art of printing mere-
ly the letters of their names and no others.
Many of the Hebrews can only write their
names in Hebrew characters. They are the
most deferential applicants. • Oftentimes
they knock at the open door, and being
hidden t outer, stand ata distance uncov-
ered. They conte direct from their syna-
goguos drosso'l i1, their best, with their
sweethearts beside them. Those who are
most strict will not touch pen and ink on
Soturday, though they 0onle on that day.
Irishmen bring their friends, who aro apt to
tease them, nailing them " victims " and
saying that ono stroke of tho pen will des-
troy their liberty. The Irish are the ones
who most frequently offer to treat the clerk.
When a man strides op and produces his
discharge from the army and a double set
of certificates of birth vaccination, the
clerk says he knows he i0 dealing with a
German, who will be surprised to learn that
a man may marry in America without being
vaccinated. The Germans are apt to bring
their brides and n group of friends, who
laugh and jest all the time that the permit
is being drawn up, The young Bohemian
man and his male friends eonho freshly bar.
bared and with white artificial flowers in
their coats add lapels. When the Italians
come, the families of both parties to the
match are apt to be with them in n swarm.
The woolen aro gay with bright colors, and
the bride's mother, while giving consent for
her sixteen.year.okl daughter to marry, ex-
plains that she was still younger when site
wan married. The Scandinavian men marry
their own kind, hot the girls and women
are mot o liberal. There are Slvedes whose
religious weal will not permi then) either to
take an oath or to " affirm," and such ones
go to diatant states, where permits are nob
required, when they wish to got married.
It ems easy to s00 111 one morning's visit
that a maeriege license window is a queer
plane, and one et which human nature is
bared to official inepeotion an it seldom is in
any ether government office. Hither comes
the gossips to ask whether certain couples
whose names were published the other day
have yet got married ; to ask what sort of a
looking man it was wino took out a 110ens0
to wed with Susie Todd, was he tell and
light or stout and dark ? And hither come
angry mothers to say that no permit should
have been given for their daughters, who
aro not so old as was said. They ask how
the late can be invoiced to punish the offend
ing bridegrooms. But there are ether bride -
who appear to be forty or thirty, yet de
Clare themselves thirty or twenty. Back
comes a man to ask if this permit mtmber
cannot be changed, because he wants to buy
a lottery ticicot of the same number as MS
wedding license, and cannot do so artless a
Menge is made. 01d men speak for girlish
brides, and ancient wrinkled women lead up
very young 01011, (holding their time as if
they might escape, Once a girl Caine weep-
ing, and said the man she meent to marry
lay dying, end there Wes not n 111011101111 to
lose, Indeed, it i0 a quer place, and the
whole illimitable gamut that novelists hem
spanned in many centuries is there at hand
still mending fresh notes and offering new
°horde,
The Hollowness of Politios.
He entered a dowu•tawn law office, and,
after waiting about an hour, was finally
ushered into the presence of the expounder
of the law.
I have t4rievanoe that r want redres-
sed," he said by way of inbred action.
' Yes?" replied oho lawyer, interroga-
tively.
' ,Yes, sir. And I want your advice as
to the best way to proceed."
" Wen?"
" You see, about four months ago, before
the conventions met, a friend of mine came
to me and asked me to support him for of.
flee.
Yes,"
" At the time he promised that if I
would aid hien when he was elected he
would see that I was fixed all right. I
agreed. I started in then to boom him.
Worked bard; and he was nominat-
ed mainly through tidy efforts, of course.
Then I worked harder still. Spent my
time and money on him finally he was
eleoted on the 3rd of this month. I went
to se him twice after that and both
times he was ten busy to see me. To-
day I managed to catch him 'in and he
actually laughedat my claim ; told me that
I was an old fossil, don't knew enough to
go in when it raiue, and ended by saying
he would Meet me in a bit."
" Well?"
"What is my remedy?"
"You have no remedy l"
" What 1 I haven't. Do you mean to say
a blanked politician can treat a man that way
with iunpunitny?"
" Yes, sir.'
"But you don't understand the einem-
Menace. Before that convention T wont
around our ward whooping it up for him.
Wont home drunk five times and each time
got it heavy from my wife and was compel.
led to put up for hate and dresses to quiet
her."
' Yes. It is hard I know," replied the
attorney, " but you have no remedy."
"Then after ho was nominated, by me re-
member, I contributed $20 to the campaign
fund upon his express promise to tante care
of me."
"I am sorry; but I can do nothing for
yeti."
"Then somebody said something about
him that was true and I attempted to deny
it in an open lour, got myself tangled up
to it newspaper dismission and made a fool of
myself ; mind yuu, all for him upon Its ex•
press promise "—
" There is no law "--
" And on election day spent $15 lteeping
the boys in eptrito. 3 10chiol night cheered
and yelled, 00115111 cold, was laic) up for
three days, and had to pay the doctor• $5 for
that."
r He has gone back on you and that is all
therm is to it,"
"And I have no remedy? Couldn't I
sae him for broach of contract? Didn't he
contract to rig
" Y01) 114110 110 ease whatever."
"And 1 can do nothing ?"
Nothing."
',All right. I'll get oven, anyhow. I'll
get right to work as soot as hoe 111 office
and 0/141,1,00 his ollioial conduct and nuance
it a point to call and remind hint of ifs pro
alae every clay, tuft's what .1'11 do. I'll qct
011011,0
0 1011011 angrily 1 out of the ollle
Ands et l gilt' a,
-{Chicago Mail,
ihzetio) are obeerveul, The Frolic!' (leper -
ale of (1001100, Generals of the 051"(iel ernes
attached to the Generale of armies, old 1
ends of army corps, With 11(011' 1)1,110, do not
attempt to live 111 even that semi' luxury,
whirl) is passible by the expenditure of
meek trouble on the part of the younger
staff Illfleere x111 ai1,11) uceasi,1I0. 1 be Ilespi•
tality with which I (net was great, because
where there is courtesy and kindness and
forethought it i0 impeseible 11)11 to sm the
fa1100t hospitality, though the fare be
rough.
In 110400 maureuvres, even under difficult
circunlstanemc, English (Aileurs expect their
comforts, end would be somewhat diacon•
oerted if qua•Lored in peasants' houses where
vermin wan not unknown, and where the
floors were often composed of mud, and 1.1011
plentifully larded with the fat and onions
of the canteens of the advanced trop))0 or of
the enemy of the previous night. English
officers in peace would be somewhat inclined
many of them, to expect at the General's Safe 2115111130 Raise.
dinner or 111 the m040 the presence of many Business men, in bueit10ss hours, atten
servants .1' d of good wine and food, whore. only to business (natters. Social calls aro
as the French Generals of armies with their ),est adapted to the social circle. Make your
brilliant stalls ladle nothing with them, and business Icn0lvn in few words, without lose
drink the roughest country wine or the ecm. ! of time. Let your dealings with a stranger
mon brandy made by the peasants from the bo most carefully considered, and tried
The �abh:ith C:lan'.
Glynm.n-tk
A evil', remote -me will,
Phnl. truugdr•- d Ir a nn'.1 )casts Llhind
Iho kw.: or Irl'•,^,1,.(111:
A ,•(W mol 11,111,
To hard..—d.!, 141.10 .:I11,1 inns
B004 10 10 np Rini 0)0110,
'111,' 101100, cul rd PIN .
Dire mon 1rod1), frnr,
A quick, discerning' (p,',
'Phut le)), to then Hien a 1s near,
And 100.4 I he 1 0101111'V (13
A 1i011'11,still prepared,'
And urn,'d wi)t1,I'ttou• carr,
Fut• ever sl waling un its 5)11(•)1,
And W1001101 unto 10.001,
Give 111• a true reee'r1,
A cling),', stead} elan.
Unmoved by three temhg. or reward,
I'0 thee and thy great ((1000 2
Oi1•,•111e a heart. to pray,
To pray and 110ver eeare,
Never to murmur at thy slay,
Or wish lay sufferings 'cgs.
I reet upon lily wm d,
I'b,. Promise is for 1,u•
3(11 succour and salvation, 1.0(11,
Shell surely comm frau thee;
lint let me still abide,
Tor from my hope NMI() 1'0,
1111 1.11011 my 10,11001 spirit gulch)
Into thy perfect lore.
skins and atalke of tho grapes in places whore
110 is general in Champagne, water is scarce
And bad and content themselves with the
mutton of the previous week and the bonne
of the previous year,
The example for the private soldier is
perhaps the better, and there is much dem•
oeratie wisdom about the attitude of the
French Generals toward their men. A com-
mander of armies, when a private soldier
with a letter from an array corps command-
er comes to him during dinner, pours nut
wine for him with his own hand, and 0om0-
Gino, 11)11.0 heard, in his own glass ; and
the reservist from the towns (perhaps a
hotel keeper, a lawyer, or journalist,) who
is serving in the ranks, and who, while re-
taining the gold -rimmed eyeglass of civil
life, is paddling about with hart feet and
bare back in a courtyard full of filth, feels
friendship duly appreciated. A mean net
will soon recoil, and a man of honor will be
esteemed. Leave " tricks of trade" to those
whose education was never completed. Treat
all with respect, confide in few, wrong ace
Man. Be never afraid 10 say no, and always
prompt to ,tcknowle 1ge 011.1 rectify a wron
Leave 11011110g for lo -morrow that should be
clone to -day. Because a friend is polite de
not think that his into is vilneless. 1•Iay.
apiece for and everything finite place. Topre
serve long friendship, keep a short credit:
the way to get credit is t0 be punctual; the
way to preserve it. 10 not to use it much.
Setae often; have short aneounts. Trash
no tuan'e appearances : t 1)"y are often clomp -
ti and assumed for the mimosa of obtain.,
ing credit. Rogues generally (dress well.
Tho rich are generally plain men. Be well
satisfied before you give a credit thnb those
less aggrieved if he knows that the brilliant I to whotn you give it are safe men to be
General is not much better off.—[Sir Charles ' trusted.
W. Mike.
A Natural Telephone in the Rookies.
A marvelous tale mimes from Dakota of a
discovery which has been accidentally made
in the mcnntains northwest of Rapid City.
It is stated that there is a natural telephone
line between two mountains in the Black
Hills range. On each side of a valley twelve
miles in width stand two high peaks, which
tower above the other mountains, and have
long been known as landmarks. Them
mountains are several thousand feat high,
and only en rare occasions have they been
sealed, ao but little is known of their topo-
ef tourists
deciided to omake the ame weeks s ent. To a hey divided
into two parties, one for each peak, taking
with them heliographs for the purpose of
signalling to each other across the valley.
The ascent was made, and, so the story gees,
while the members of one party were pre.
paring to signal to those of the other, one
of the party on the north mountain was sur-
prised to hear votes which apparently came
out of the air. He moved his position and
the sound was no longer heard. By chang-
ing his position several times lie discovered
that at a certain spot of the mountain
he could hear the voices, and it was not long
before he discovered that they proceeded
from the party on tike other mountain. He
called the attention of the ethers to the
P1101101001100, and when the attention of the
opposite party had been attracted it was
found that an ordinary tone of voice was
plainly heard from 0110 mountain top to the
other. There was only one place on the
mountain where it could be heard, and this
appeared te forma natural telephone. No
shouting WAS necessary, and the words wore
perfectly distinct. This is rather a, tall story
to foist on readers of "Electricity," but,
assuming it to bo true, an explanation may
be sought for in the fortn of the mountains,
which might serve as elliptical reflectors of
sound, the speakers placing themselves m
the fool at each end of the ellipse, and in the
low density of the atmosphere at the altitude
at which the phenomeuon was observed.
The Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City,
which is of enormous dimensions, is built in
the form of a true ellipse, ands person stand-
ing in the focus at one end can carry on la
conversation in a whisper with another who
places himself in the foots at the other end
Betting 7iimself Straight,
"CII, by the way, Lord Duckleton, it's
rather odd, hot your name does not appear
in 1311k0,"
" Ah, I know that, Mrs, Van Null 1 But
30001110 you that the omission mantes no d1f-
feene'with my mutual standing. Burke
w110 very ill1ptid0ilt to lie ml 1(110 M1011sleil,
and .I WAS forced to—eh--to 11101, eine out of
lay house. This is his revenge,"
A Tired Mau.
" I think that old Judge Peunybunker is
one of the laziest men I ever saw,"remarke'
Gilhooly to Hostetter McGinnis.
" Is lee so lazy ? "
" Lazy 1 Lazy is no name for It. He is so
eoufounded lazy that it tires him to keep n=
with the earth when it turns on its axis."
Carrying a Concealed Weapon.
" Why do you refuse to live with your
wife?" inquired Juclge Cowicg in a case
where a woman was charged with having
tried to kill her husband).
"Bekaa°I'm in dhread 0v me oife wiel
her.„
How is your life endangered?"
"She shteals on me, yer honor, w'id
concayled weapon. She has it on her per
sol now."
" It's a lie, Judge. The truth's not
him,"
" Silence, woman," said the judge. "OMear, has any concealed weapon been foun.
en this woman?"
"No, your honor."
" What do you mean by saying that you
wife carries a concealed weapon ?"
" What do I mean is it? 1f ye wore mar
rigid to herye'd know what I mean ?"
"Can't the court find it out without get
ting married to her?"
You can, your honer. Just say 001110
thing to raise her timper and she'll mhscre'•
that ould concayled wooden leg of hers an•
olane out the coort_
Telephonic Items.
A Texas farmer entered the office of
Dallas, Texas, merchant prince and asks'
him it' ho would like to buy +some fresh but
ter, which ho had brought to town in hi
waggon.
I really don t krow whether my wif
needs any butter just now, but I'll fin
out," replied the merchant, and stepping t.
the telephone he called up his wife end ha.
some conversation on the subject. Then h
turned to the countryman, who had wash
ed the proceedings, and whose face was
study for 011 artist.
"No," said the merchant, "my wife tell
me that she has butter enough on band. t
last her for some time."
" That's all right, Cap. You don't nee.
to bay any butter if you c1r0't want to. A
you have got to do is to say so, but yo
needn't play me for a fool by trying to mak
ale believe you have got your wife leaked u
in that little box. I reckon I have sou
sense left, if I am from the country. Yo
can't fool me." ---
An Enigma to Physicians,
May Gross, the sixteen.year.old daughter
of Edward Cross, a carpenter in Jordan, a
village seventeen miles from Syracuse, N.
Y., is an enigma to physicians. She has
lived sixty.seven days without apparent
nourishment, and yet she weighs about 110
pounds and was strong onongh to sing at
her grandfather's funeral throe weeks ago.
8ho was under Or, Van 'Dnyn's core in
Syracros° for six weeks in J ane and July,
but little could bo done for her, and site was
sent home. Her peculiar condition has been
coming en for two years, when she had the
grip. During all the time she was in Syra-
aneo hor mother says she had only a teaoup
of nourishment. She began her long fast
immediately- upon her return dome. She
was anconsoious much of the time, and had
hysterias toward the end of the sixty-seven
days. She suddenly regained consciousness
and some strength. ,At that time the doc-
tor tried to give her milk, but it curdled fu
her month before it could be swallowed,
Food in any form would remain on her
stomach an instant only. Then the physi-
cians moistened cloths on her stomach, and
the nutrition woo absorbed by contact.
Another peculiar phase of the case is that
she does not oleep, with the exception of 00
hour in the morning. Opiates and Morals
are used only as stimulants. She talke with
hor mother about dying, but she has gener-
ally a happy temperament. Her physicians
and friends aro anxious to know what keeps
her alive.
91,000 Deaths a Day,
A French medical joorncil hat arrived at
the conoloeion that tido 0nnttal mortality of
the entire 1100 amounts, roughly speaking,
to thirty-three millions of persons. This, it
is observed, implies that the average deaths
per clay aro aver ninety.ono thousand, boieg
at the fat of 8,730 al hour, The notion of
nix )two persons dying every 111100t0 of
the day and night all the year round pro.
sora to out. death sl atistles perhaps in the most
lugubrina0 )tspeot that is possible. t'ursn-
ing his olhcorfnl researches, this authority
finds t hat a &meth of the race den before
completing their eighth yomr, and ole.1101l
be(oro the end at the 000'011l oi'o,l It yea' ; but
the nvc•ra50 duration. of life is neverth011148
ahem as toms lfurtilar he h'tsa0eerlained
t.ho t 001111311101'14110 aro c0 rare )lift 1r01 (0010
t'.ne em parson to 'a lam Area thousand at.
tains this patriarchal stage.
Where Dullness is Profitable.
"How are things in your business?'
'r Dull, I'm glad- to report."
" Glad to report 1"
"Yes, I'm a saw sharpener."
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in the urine, loss of willpower, tenderness o'
itho scalp and spine, weak and flabby m0selest
desire to sleep, failure to be rested by sleep
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