THE SCRAXTOX TRTTirXE SATURDAY MOKNINO, MARCH 30, 1895.
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Facts of Interest
To Women Readers.
i Symposium of Information, Partly Grave,
Partly Gossipy and Partly Gay.
' A French writer, M. de Vartgny, has
tmbllshed a book called 'The Women of
the United States." n'e do not know
who II. do Vurlgny nor what pre
tence he makes of knowing his subject.
All we know In tK premises Is derived
from a sprightly review in the Chicago
Times-Herald, oy Mary Abbott, who
Bays: "The American Bill, from Daisy
Miller to th professional beauty who
Bells her bl'thrlght for a few stones to
lung abot her neck and a bright bau
ble to w'ar 'n her hair, hus been writ
ten to shreds; her manners, her affec
tation!, herinsolence, her heartiness, her
Bratniar, her Intonation (faultless or
thoopposlte) have been the themes fin
al! kinds of detractors and llatterers.
tS-le has been analysed In cold blond and
Jot blood; dealt with severely and
gently, and treated from a compatriot's
and a foreigner's point of view; but
never until M. do Vurlgny took a fresh
lintil hns HhM Iidmii mll.il tvoionllv C!LU-
culutlng and shrewd in her matrimonial
management. Tudor the frivolous ex
terior which strikes the eyes alone,' he
pays, 'she is playing on important part.
The privilege of Uirting Is as sacred
and as irrevocable In the United States
as the immortal principles of ITS'.l are
with us French.' Hut that flirting is
ithe prelude to success In the marriage
mart is a new idea. It is by flirting
that the young American girl weakens
lier chance of solid 'success,' and it is
jsjpulnrly supposed by those who know
that the love of a 'good time.' so-called,
Is the passion which hus marred so
many American girls' future."
M. de Vnrlgny appears to think that
breaeh-of promise suits, of which we
unquestionably have un abundance, are
symptoms of the American girl's
shrewdness; but Miss Abbott docs not
agree with hlni. "A forlorn hope may,"
she remarks, " be cashed In this blight
ing manner blighting. I mean, for fu
ture speculations In the same line but
young girls often sue their lovers. which
seems to point to something foreign to
good Judgment or success in business
v.ntures. If a woman under oO. say. re
ceived J.'.OOO damages for a broken
heart, which no one. not even she, sus
pects for an Instant will remain broken
Jong, she can hardly be called a partic
ularly acute manager, since she cannot
live very long on the sum gleaned, and
few men would dare approach a clawed
and taloned lady who had won a
breach of promise suit. The American
girl, as a llirt, a fiancee, u suitor for
breach of promise, a married woman
or a candidate for divorce, is notor
iously a victim of her impluses and not
her brain: her heart and not her head.
Women abroad put up with a thousand
times more brutality from lovers and
husbands that our women do for the
sake of shelter, protection and reputa
tion. In England to be divorced is to
tie 'unclassed;' the step Is resorted to
only under extremest conditions, and
then the woman is looked upon as a
martyr once in ten times, a reprobate
in nine others. And almost always sli
4s shunned even If pitied. Society is
practically ended for her. Our women
are high spirited, spoiled, if you like,
and reckless. Their conduct is. in
almost all cases, anything but far-seeing."
... ,
This Frenchman gives room to a
quantity of nonsense in his book. Thus
he tells us:
An American millionaire of Chicago in
traveling, to Detroit met a young and
charming girl in the train. They were
lone. Ho began a conversation, and ills
Idol ended In a couple of hours by exact
ing from him a promise to marry her or to
pay her fc.f.0lo. He paid It, but the lesson
was a hard one for him Hard also
was that of the poor devil recently con
demned by the court to deduct as long as
he lived a certain sum from his moderate
salary to pay for a momentary act of gal
lantry at a public ball.
And this. Listen to It:
"As the young, girl's life Is live'l under
the broad and glaring light of day, so
when she Is married silence falls upon her
and about her. Have In excep
tional cases, these young girls pass, with
out any period of transition, from the
publicity of the drawing room Into the se
clusion of married life." "Publicity of
the drawing room" is rather startling,
when one thinks of It; but the correct con
clusions of the man are more wonderful
r till. "Darkness comes," ho solemnly re
cites, "and to the- sanctuary of home,
where the final evolution takes place,
where the mirthful and rebellious co
quette Is converted Into the wise matron,
the serious nnd sober woman, only her
parents and friends are admitted." O,
learned Judge.
From which we feel safe In conclud
ing that M. de Varlgny is few genera
tions removed from a first class speci
men of the scribbling ass.
...
AN ANGELIC IIL'SHANI).
" There are husbands who are pretty,
There are husbands who are witty,
There are husbtinds who In public ure as
' smiling ns the morn;
' Tere are husbands who are healthy.
There are husbands who are wealt hy,
But the real angelic husband wull, he's
never yet been born.
Some for strength of love are noted,
Who are really so devoted
That whene'er their wives nro absent they
are lonesome and forlorn;
And now and thon you'll llnd one
Who's a fairly good anil kind one,
Tet the real angelic husband Oh, he's
never yet been born.
Bo the woman who Is mated
To a man who Is rated
As "pretty fair" should cherish him for
ever anil a day;
For the reul angelic creature,
Perfect, finite, In every feature
Hns never been discovered, und ho won't
be, so they say.
T H AlflrlKh In Tho I?,.-..
.
, The latoBt suggestion In this leono-
Clastic age proposes the establishment
of a school for husbands. The Ingenious
writer who offers It Intimates that the
course of Btudy might comprise, among
otner things, seir-control, when the
wife Is talking on woman's suffrage
or politics; generosity anil docllltv. n
the paying of milliner's bills; how to
light a lire; how to put a buby to sleep
how to explain down to woman's com
prehension elections, sugar trusts and
mystifying things of that kind: how to
open sardine boxes and oyHter cans
liow to prescribe for nervousness; how
to allow the wife to have the last word
and how to malto Ingenious excuse
without blushing or stammering for
being home late such as an Intelligent
Woman cannot see thrqugh. No man
should be allowed to graduate until he
can duHt brlo-a-brac, love his mother-
in-law as himself, and offer without
wincing his best cigars to his wife's
Old sweetheart. He iihmikl he abl
fwyfNU'cels.jrly that jajft answer
J ' l;'e. In short.
jniy Drokuu.,
He should then be presented with a
white and gold certlllcate, and he and
his wife shiuld live happily ever after.
The chances are, though, that then he
would he too good to live with.
A 11I'" AM OF Till! NEW WOMAN:
She dtcumcd the doom that Kate pro
nounced Against the woman ceased to be;
She dreamed her brain weighed three
more ounces.
And was of tlner quality.
Her roll nerves all feur derided,
She saw a mouse, but did not run.
Willi pockets t he was well provided,
And :dic could flic a Maxim gnu.
She had abjured each female folly,
Hygienic dress she always wore,
Wilh stern, determined melancholy
The universe she pondered o'er.
Of man in till respects the co.ua!,
At last. lief heart's desire was hers.
Only, like every other Heucl,
Her sequel proved a. touch perverse,
She sighed: "My mind with facts Is
loaded,
No golden vision it retains.
Even .Nirvana Is exploded,
And-, save the Atom, uuuglit remains.
"Each ray of light a mental prism
.Must needs determine, and arrest.
My lile is one long syllogism,
Without a parenthetic Jest.
'I who was wont to kneel rcverhijj,
In manly chivalry conliilc, .
Am all alone my verscl steering;
And yet 1 am not satisfied!
"The gingerbread bus lost its gilding
That from afar appeared sublime.
I for terully am building;
"1'was not amiss to build for time!
'The pilgrimage was long and painful.
Cheerless and cold the heights 1 win;
About me bangs a .shadow baneful
Of that Kternal Feminine.
"Alas, 1 have not learned my lesson
I feel frantic, mad despair.
I'd like to put an evening dress on.
And many roses in my hair!
"My heart desires the old romances,
The fictions dear all facts above.
The flowers, the Ices, and the dances,
l:ie days of youth, the days of l.ove.
'That giddy whirl, that senseless splendor,
Was dear, although 1 said if bored:
Agnosticism I'd surrender
Once, once again, to be adored.
"I wished my brain had three more ounces
I-or them 1 bartered happiness;
That brain the new regime denounces.
1 wis.i It had three ounces less!"
She wo!:e. A subtle sense pervaded
Her mind of licito? snmc om lrent'
r.r.t very speedily it failed.
, And she regained her normal state.
She sa'.d: "I'd beat them all at college
If I could have those ounces bad;;
Only I should not like my knowledge
To make me cleverer than Jack!"
Punch,
...
SELECTED RECIPES:
Tomato Soup A tomato soup that will
help the Lenten menu Is made from a
quart can of tomatoes and a pint of cold
water. Put these together In a saucepan.
and in a trying pan melt a tnblespoonful
of butter, adding when hot a large onion
cut line. When the onion Is colored stir
into the butter one tnblespoonful of flour
and add all the tomatoes. Season with
one tablcspoonful of sugar, one teaspoon-
ful of salt und one teaspoonftil of pepper.
Put the saucepan on the fire and let the
contents boil slowly for twenty min
utes. Co!or with a little burned sugar,
strain through a fine sieve, and serve with
bread cut Into dice and fried a crisp
brown, or small squares of toasted bread.
Poor Man's Pudding. Two quarts of
new milk, four tablespoonfuls of sugar,
four tablespoonfuls of whole rice and one
of cinnamon. P.ake two hours. Stir care
fully a few times when It Is first put In
the oven.
Apido Cocoanut Meringues. Sp'.rc and
sweeten apple sauce, beat In two eggs,
pour Into a pudding dish and bake quickly;
when well crusted over, cover with the
whiles of three eggs, well beaten wllh
sugar, and add a quarter of a pound of
desiccated cocoanut.
Fruit Candy. Take one cocoanut nnd
ono nnd one-half pounds of granulated
sugar. Wet the sugar with the milk of
the cocoanut, put in a, saucepan, let It
lu at slowly, then boll nipldly for live min
utes; add the Cocoanut grated very fine,
lio'.l for ten minutes, stirring constantly.
Try It on a cold plate; If It forms a firm
paste when cold take it from the lire.
Pour part of It out on a large tin lined
with buttered paper. To the remaining
cream add one-fourth of a pound of rais
ins, stoned and (hopped, one-half pound
of blanched almonds, one pint or pecans,
one-half cupful of chopped walnuts. Peat
all well together, then pour It over the
other In the tin, and when cold cut It in
bars or squares.
Itoxbury Pancakes (for breakfast). One
pint of sour milk, nne-'ogg, three cups of
rye meal, ono of Indian, half a cup of
molttsHcs, one small teaspoonf ill of soda
nnd one of unit. Fry like doughnuts.
Tako a tablcspoonful of the mixture,
and, holding It low over the fat, scrape It
out with a knife In such a way ns to give
It a round shape. Stir and shake them
about constantly.
Iteef Sausage. Chop one pound of raw
beef and one-quarter of a pound of suet
separately. Mix them eind add half a tea
spoonful of sage, pepper and salt to taste
and a few drops of onion Juice. Mix thor
oughly, make Into small cakes nnd dredge
with Hour. Put two tablesponnfuls of
dripping In a frying pun; when hoflptit In
the cakes, fry quickly on both sides, and
serve very hot.
Hour Cream Hauec. Put together a cup
of sugar and a cup nnd a half of thick,
pour cream. Meat the mixture flvo or six
minutes, then put it Into a sauce tureen
and grate nutmeg over It. This sauce Is
especially appropriate for Indian pud
dings, bulled or baked, mid for boiled suet
puddings.
Salsify. Holt tender, mash, season with
butter, salt and pepper; put In baking
dish. Heat an egg, put Into a cup of
sweet cream, mid ono cup bread crumbs,
mix with the salsify, and bake brown.
Vegetable Hutlp. Two or three iounds
lean beef and salt pork mixed, one small
head of cabbage, one turnip, one large
onion, one small beet; boll separately
from tlie meat. Whin Iho other vege
tables aro beginning to get done, add two
or three potatoes. When all nro done well,
chop line; chop the meat, pjit together and
season. 1
Potato Pudding. Mix well together six
tablespoonfuls of nicely mashed potato,
ono tablcspoonful of sugar, one ditto or
ange mnrmalnde, two ounces butter, and
four well-beaten eggs. Pour the mixture
Into a buttered pie dish and bake hnlf an
hour.
Dlgestlvo Illsculls. Hub two ounces of
butter Into one-half pound of whole meul,
having previously mixed Into tho meal
two tenspoonfuls of baking powder, to
gether with two ounces of sugar. Heat
up ono egg and add to tho ntcal, nnd mix
In as much milk ns may b required to
make nil Into a stiff paste (toll out this
paste to any thickness that inay be liked,
cut Into round biscuits, prl k the top of
them witi a fork, ami uukorttii ready In a
moderate oven. ,
OME HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
by flMt
lastly
dipping them Into boiling water for a min
ute. Wash an oilcloth with flannel wet wdth
warm water, wiping very dry and rubbing
a little skim milk over.
I'se a clolh to wash potatoes. It Is no
trouble to keep one for this purpose, and
it will save hands and time.
White turnips become a choice vegeta
ble when cut Into cube.., boiled until ten
der, and served In a cream sauce.
Whiten yellow linen by boiling half an
hour In one pound of line soap melted. In
one gallon of milk. Then wash in suds,
then In two cold waters with a 111 tie blue
ing. If cane choirs are sagging in tho scat
turn them upside down and wash them
Willi strong soap suds. Soak them thor
oughly, then set them to dry. The cane
will stiffen up to Its normal condition.
Cocoa Is now much used In the place of
chocoloate for Icing cake. The lolng is
made by beating the whites of two eggs
and mixing with them nearly a cupful of
powdered sugar. Add two teaspoonstul i-f
cocoa.
Sandwiches of walnuts are new. Chop
n cupful of walnut meats and mix wllh
ono lublespoonf ill of Mayonnaise lliesslng,
spread tho blend wllh tills mixture, cut
ting the slices very tblu and trimming oil
tho erusls.
1 1 Is not always easy to start a fruit Jar
cover. Instead of wrenching your hands
and bringing on blisters simply Invert the
Jar and place the top In hot water for a
minute. Then try It, and you will llnd it
turns quite easy.
Cut gluss washed In warm soap suds,
rinsed in hot, but not boiling water, and
then stood in a pan of dry sawdust till
dry, then brushed with a soft brush nnd
nil. lie. 1 with a piece of chamois will have
lis brilliant beauty duzzlingly brought
out.
Many housekeepers still need warning
against the frequent use of feather dust
ers. These dusters simply ebaso the ptn
'llcles from 'the furniture into the air,
where they are Inhaled. A soft cloth is
good, and a chamois skin Is sometimes
better for a duster.
A valuable assistant on silver-cleaning
day Is a lemon. If silver, after it is
cleaned. Is rubbed with a piece of lemon
and then washed and well dried. It gets a
white brilliancy hlrh It seldom has
otherwise, and will keep clean longer than
with tho ordinary cleansing.
Veal cutlets, whli li are often too dry to
be attractive food, are improved by bread
ing, putting in a fiying pan with thin
slices of beacon, and cooking In the oven
for fifteen minutes. Finish by browning
on the top of the stove. Serve with them
a musroom or tomato sauce.
Silk must never be ironed, as the heat
takes all the life out of It, and makes it
s. em stringy and flabby. If. however, you
wish to press out bits of silk ami ribbon
for fancy work, use un Iron only moder
ately hot, and place two thicknesses of
paper between that and the silk.
To remove paper from a cuke, when the
cake has partly cooled, turn It bottom up
ward and brush the paper with water un
til It Is thoroughly dampened. It can
then be easily removed. To keep a cuke
from slicking to the pan, butter the pan
slightly, dredge It with flour, und shako
the flour oul before pouring the cake In.
A simple bookmark that is as conven
ient as If it were more pretentious Is
made from the corner of an Irish linen
envelope. One envelope, Indeed, will
make four of them, the little triangle cap
ping the page most satisfactorily. If one
Is ready with the water color brush, a lit
tle design painted on these Impromptu
hook marks gives them quite t lie air of
having been made for the purpose.
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN:
The dally Income of Queen Victoria Is
salit to lie ii,uUii.
It Is said that Pattl usually sleeps with j
a silk scarf around her neck. i
The Princess of Wales has a collection
of lace that Is worth at least $.1IK),O0O.
Mrs. Oliphant, with a record of seventy
eight novels to her credit, never touches
a pen in the day-time.
Miss Alberta Scott, of Cambridge, Muag.,
Is the first colored girl to enter the Har
vard "Annex," or rather Kadcllffe .Col
lege. Hindoo women are forbidden to read or
writo. Indeed those who dare to Indulge
In such luxuries are often "accidentally"
missing.
Miss Lucy Thiiillier,, a sister-in-law of
Walter Savago Landof, died recently at
Richmond, England, at the advanced age
of ! yi a rs.
Mrs. De Peyster Field, nee Hamcrsly,
so well known in New York society cir
cles, has organized a lllble class for con
victs In Sing Sing.
An Kngllsh weekly announces with
great pride that there are now one hun
dred and seventy-seven women doctors In
the United Kingdom.
Mine. Sarah liernhardt denies that she
ever said that woman Is the equal of man.
What she did say and repents Is that tho
actress Is the equal of the actor.
The Nevada assembly has voted 19 to II
in favor of full suffrage for women. The
measure had passed the senate two days
before by a majority of six voles.
The ex-Empress Eugenie Is staying t.t
Monte Carlo, occupying her leisure) with
the writing of her reminiscences since
j she nscciuled tho throne of France.
I The niece of General Houlanger has nn-
' nounord her Intention of removing the
general's remains from Itrussels, the scene
of his suicide In Mil, to Paris for reinter
ment. Caliente, Cnl., has a newspaper that
comes oul regularly, twice a month, nnd
Is written entirely wllh a typewriter on
foolscap paper. It is conducted by a
young woman.
According to Mr. Cross. In his memoir
of his wife, the reason she took the name
of (purge Eliot was, as she explains it,
"because (leorge was Mr. Lewes' Chris
tian iinme, nnd Eliot was a good, tuouth
lllllng, easily-pronounced word."
Dr. Anna Williams Is one of tho expert
bacteriologists In tho New York board of
health's antitoxin laboratory. Dr. Wil
liams Is a young woman of I!."., who hus a
very thorough training for her work. She
sluillcd in Lcipslc mid then returned to
this country and was graduated from the
New York Woman's college.
Tho Queen of Madagascar always dress
es In European fashion. She wears a pur
ple costume with a train on great occa
sions, and sometimes assumes a golden
crown. She Is very vain of her personal
beauty, and lias thrco times refused to
accept coins struck to her order, becuuso
she did not consider her likeness sulllcl
ently handsome for circulation.
Tim Wlmodnughsls one of Washing
ton's benevolent women's societies is a
society of women organised for benevo
lent purposes. It embraces various kinds
of schools, and Is the Inspiration of much
good, charitable work. Hardly any ono
knows tho formation of the name. That
name suggests Us purpose, and Is based
on tho first letters of the words, "WUvcs),
mo(thcrs), duugli(ters), Bls(ters)."
Tho Idea Is being considered to unite till
the women's clubs In Kentucky In a stock
company for the erection of a handsome
"woman's building" In Lexington. Only
since Inst year, when the Kentucky Equal
lllghts association secured tho new pro
perty laws, has such a project been possi
ble In Kentucky. Women could have
built tho building before then, but they
could not huve held Iho title. Now Ken
tucky women own their own buildings
and their own pockctbooks, too.
SI.CRKCY IS 1-XACTKD.
Supremo Court Decisions aro Cnrofully
Cuurdcd from Possihlo l.cnkngo.
According to WaUnr Wrpllmnn, tho
United States supremo court adopts tho
moBt rlgoroua measures to prevent Us
decisions leaking out prematurely.
Since tho decision In the Jtoyd or Ne
braska governorship cnse wub printed
In the newspapers In advance of Ita
handing down from the bench, tho moat
scrupulous care lias been observe! to
prevent a recurrence ot such.
Tho chief source of dunger Is In the
propensity of the clerks to Justices to
toll what they know, and us each clerk
knows what his employer's opinion Is
In any particular case, he may acci
dentally know tho opinions of otlur
Justices, and Information 1ms In the
pust leaked out. Now all the cierks
are sworn to secrecy and are kept under
constant espionage.
While the liate Refrigerator case was
pending a few weeks ago the clerk to
one of the supreme court Justices met
with a little experience which opened
his eyes to the pltralls sometimes set
for the unwary In this selfish world.
Suddenly there appeared at the bouse
where he wan boarding a comely young
woman of fascinating nmnners and coy
disposition. She and the Justioos's sec
retary set up quite a flirtation. Finally
mademoiselle confessed to the secretary
that she not only loved him, but was In
great distress. Her poor father was an
inventor, now In straitened circum
stances and lying at death's door. He
was Indirectly interested in the deci
sion In the Hate case. That decision
might make hlin a rich man. If she
could only write nnd tell her poor
father that the decision was to be a
favorable one it might cheer him up and
save his lire. Would not the secretary
help her for her poor dear old father's
sake?
The young man kept his head nnd
said he would see ubout It. lie tnlkcd
the matter over with the Justice whose
assistant he Is, and the old Justice
warned him not to breathe u. syllable.
An Investigation was quietly made of
the charming young woman and
enough learned to satisfy the inquirers
that she was acting as a decoy for a
syndicate of stock npeculators who
wanted to make u big deal In telephone
Hhiircs.
Health flints and
Rtiles of Hygiene
These Hints Pon t Cost Much, Aro Not
Copyrighted, und If They Dou't I!o
You Any (iood, They'll Not
Do You Any Ilium.
A fruitful cause of indigestion Is eat
ing when one is either physically or
mentally tired. At such times one
should not take solid food. Drink in
stead hoi milk. Nothing, according to
a current magazine, is equal to it as a
stimulative and sedative. The milk
should never be scalded, hut heated
quickly, and drank as hot an it can be
comfortably. The process of heating
reduces both Its sweetness and density.
but the effect of its cordial and stimulating-
power is felt at once. Some por
tions of the milk are appropriated and
digested almost immediately after they
are taken Into the stomach. Many who
think they need stimulants when ex
hausted by fatigue will llnd In a glass
of hot milk an equivalent that will b
at once satisfying and revivifying,
without any deleterious after effects.
...
A woman physician, eminent In her
profession, was talking the other day
about the use of tea and coffee. Some
ono had asserted, and called able coun
sel to prove, that these beverages were
ruinous to the health, destructive to tin
complexion and every way evil. Hav
ing for many years taken a few patients
into her household, where they were
constantly under her eye, she gave it
as her opinion that the moderate use
of both these articles, while they were,
perhaps, In no way advantageous, cer
tainly are not the deadly foes that they
are reputed to be. She Is quoted in
the Ledger as having said: "I have
never yet known a person kept awnke
or mndo restless by tea or coffee at
moderate strength taken at a proper
hour. I have seen the times when I
felt satisfied that a cup of hot, fresh
coffee, after the French method of per
colation, was refreshing and comfort
ing, and, to this extent, at least, bene
tlcitil, that It made the patient content
und cheerful, nnd put the nerves In
mat giuid order tnat comes from a
Bra tilled appetite."
Tho "food cure" Is a comparatively
new Idea, introduced Into England by
several physicians of advanced Ideas,
who boldly advance the proposition
thnt they can euro ordinary human Ills
by dieting and without the use of modi
clnes, says the New York Mall and Ex
press. They claim that certain foods
contain all the elements necessary to
effect cures; that they have made up a
list which embraces tonics, febrifuges,
diuretics, and, in fact, every medicinal
agent that is dcllned in the pluirm.l
copla. These foods are of the simplest
character, but tho English doctors do
not disclose them, except to their pa
tlcnls. They say that in the course of
ten years there will not be one-third the
medicine used that Is used to-day, and
they point out the fact that the sale of
quinine and all nntl-pyretlcs has de
creased In the last five years to a re
miirkablH degree. "There Is a good
deal of common sense? In the Idea
said a physician who had heard of the
new departure, "und It may take if
doctors generally will go Into II, hut I
fear that the great majority who have
women patients will not. Why'.' Well
you might convince a mini that he was
getting sulllclenl Iron for his system
when lie was eating beef, or that If lit
needed starch he could get It from
bread Instead of from pills, but you
couldn't do that with a woman. They
do not reason Hint way. I am speak
lug especially of patients slightly hypo-
c.hrondrlachnl when I say they would
reject such treatment Immediately; but
as a general thing you can apply the
rule to all womankind. Advice as to
exercise or diet Is generally lost. The
average woman wants to take medicine,
and If It Is very disagreeable she Imag
ines It Is very efllcacious. She gradti
ally gets a mania for pills nnd potions,
anil takes delight In dosing everybody
who will submit. Now, If a doctor has
n paying patient and ho can really hell
her condition by giving her bread pills
wllh a hypnotic suggestion, 1 think It
Is his duty to do so, and collect his fee,
He might ns wcl) try to whistle down
the north wind us 'to make a woman
bellevo that exercise and diet are better
than medicine. If he is overly con
scientious nnd abandons the case an
other fellow comes along and gels It,
so ia natural temptation Is to cater to
a paltent'B whims."
The remedial value of suit, vinegar
and kerosene Is thus set forth In a cur-
rent compendium:
Salt as a garglo will cure soreness of tho
throat.
Salt In solution Inhaled cuius cold In the
head.
Salt and soda are excellent for bee'
sttiuis and spider bites.
Vinegar Is an nntldoto for poisoning by
alkalis.
Vinegar and brown papor will hoalbrulso
or "black eyo.
Vinegar and salt will strengthen a lumo
back.
Kerosene Is a good counter-irritant.
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HEALTH FOIl THE MILLION:
To make a niustiWcia'''"' " 3
inc uonu. take onejc I ,
and three of flour, with enough water to
make a good stiff paste. Spread between
two cloths. For an adult, use one part
mustard to two of flour. Mixed wllh the
white of an egg It will raise a blister.
It Is now generally held that one of the
most Inveterate enemies of the mischiev
ous microbe Is cinnamon. It is said that
not one but nearly all branches of the mi
crobe family succumb to the subtle Influ
ence of this aromatic and pleasant spice.
For hives In children, rub the Irritated
skin or the pustules with castor oil, ap
plied with tho tip of the linger. Haby will
pass from fri-itlng to slumber while the
process is going on, the relief will be i,o
great und quick. For Inflamed eyes,
bumped beads and sprained ankles, use
abundantly water as hot as can be borne.
At St. Pai'tholomew's hospital, London,
an inguulous hot-air bath Is now in use
for the treatment of sprains, inllamed
Joints due to gout or rhemallsm, and sim
ilar affections. It consists of a copper
yllnder about 3 feet long and IS Inches
In diameter, which will hold an arm up to
tho shoulder or a leg up to the middle of
tho thigh; it stands on an Iron frame, und
is heated by gas burners placed under-
nealh, so that the temperutuiu can be
iiisoil to SOU or 4W degrees Fahrenheit.
Tho patient s placed In an arm chair at
ono end of the cylinder, the limb Is intro
duced and the point made alr-tlght by u
libber band. No discomfort is felt up to
If.il degrees, until perspiration sels In.
when the moisture has a scalding effect.
which Is relieved by opening the farther
nd ol tlie cylinder und letting tho mois
ture evaporate. A sitting usually lusts
forty minutes. The immedlale effect la n
greatly increased circulation In the purt
treated, profuse local perspiration and
relief from pain.
MUSIC IX IRIXANIJ.
l.ffoit to He Made to Awaken tho Melodic
Genius of the People.
From the Wllkcs-liarri) Record.
A determined and Intelligent move
ment is being started to awaken wide
spread Interest in tho "matchless
noit-io" of the (J recti Isle. Professors
tanford, Archibald Pcrclval Oaves,
Dr. Annie Patterson and ( ladle, league
are ut the head of It, and the first thing
to be done Is to hold a monster festival
ut Dublin at which Irish music of a
strictly traditional character is to be
performed with special excellence.
Also Irish airs now pn served In manu
script are to be sung in the Irish lan-
gunge and a new Irish school of musle
is to be started with the hope that the
native musicians may do as much for j
their country as Dvorak did for Hun- j
gary and Grieg for Norway. j
The attempts to create national music
Is always Interesting, for it Is based on I
folk song and patriotism and is always
watched with interest by all other
countries. It Is sure to be Invested
with a charm, freshness and diversity
of rhythm that will attract universal
attention. A poetic people like the Irish
(.tight to be especially sensitive to the
charms of the divine art and it is to be
hoped that something very substantial
will be gained by the movement now
under way. Dublin first heard and ap
preciated the "Messiah." Her people
ought to give the coining festival an
attention that will bespeak for it a nu-
tional significance.
SNOB STATE DEPARTMENT.
How It Refused to Perform a Sinplc Act
of Common Courtesy.
An instance of the disinclination of
the state department to do anything
for an American, even a simple act of
courtesy, has come under my notice,
writes Walter Wellmun to the Chicago
Times-Herald. The agent of ti large
New York and lioston syndicate, which
contemplates sending him to Cuba, ap
plied to the department for a simple
letter of introduction to the Chines-?
minister here, as he was anxious to ob
tain some commercial information. The
department refused the letter and the
agent was informed that it was con
trary to the rules of the department
to give anything of the kind.
Compare this with the action of the
British minister a year or two ago. An
American was going to one of the Brit
ish possessions nnd took to Sir Julian
rauncefuto a letter of Introduction
from a prominent public man soliciting
for him a letter of introduction to the
governor of the colony. Without hesi
tation it was furnished, and It secured
for the American .the utmost consider
ation and courtesy.
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WKLSH JOTTINGS.
The Goleuad censures Mr. Asquith for his
brevity in Introducing the measure and
the remainder of the papers are lull or
criticism as unnecessary as they ure ca
pricious.
' The C.cncdl points out the fallings of the
hill, which are Innumerable, and raves 111
a mild manner over the proposed retention
of tho four cathedrals by the Established
church. It also objects to the compensa
tion proposed to be given to clergymen,
although the principle has been a settled
matter for a considerable period.
A special correspondent of the Manches
ter Ciiiurilian (Liberal) writes: "I must
confess that to my mind Liberal prospects
at present in Wales do not appear to lie by
any means so bright ns they ought to be,
and the darkened outlook must, to a great
extent, be attributed to Liberal apathy and
mismanagement. The Tories in every
constituency are reported to be working
most actively, the Church party In par
ticular having made up their mind to light
the next election with desperale energy,
A special correspondent of the Manches
ter Courier (Conservative) writes: "Wales
Is beginning to get tired of Radicalism; it
Is not the pnnacea for all social evils which
the people were led to believe It was.
They have been disappointed by their lead
rs; such disappointment the l'nlonlsts
should be wise enough to take advantage
of. The Welsh people have a strong in
stinctive respect for the nrlstorrncy. With
kindness, affability and attention on 'ho
part of our lending men, that respect
would bo kindled with enthusiasm. They
begin to sen that the agitation against
the church is the work of the preachers
who envy the parson and of the political
adventurer who Is In quest ot a comfort
able berth."
A perusal of the Welsh press nt the pres
ent time Is more Interesting than usual,
especially to Welshmen In tills country
who tire so far removed from the scene
of strife over tho disestablishment bill.
Some of the vermicular papers are, with
out doubt, guilty of sentiments which
harass their party and Impede tho progress
of the bill. Their vindictive titterings
prove conclusively that they are actuated
by spiteful motives rather than a desire
for the removal of a national anomaly.
Tho ravings over some portions of tho bill
aro childish and almost bordering on
idiocy, and aro a correct Indication that
tho writers are fiery partisans provoking
mischief and dissension In their own party
rather than harmony to attain tho end de
sired for so many generations.
Tho latest of Ixird Kosebery's experi
ences In connection with the singing of
Welsh hymns at the great Canton meet
ing, which ho described as that of a
huge trained choir, is not generally known.
Speaking to Herbert Huberts, M. P., the
premier recently declared thnt though it
had been his privilege to listen to the
classic music of Herman and English
operas, none, ho emphatically assured his
friend, had left .tho Indelible Impression on
his mind Which the singing of "ltydd
myrdd o ryfeddodau" und other hymn
tunes did on that memorable night. Lord
Windsor nnd Dr. Mackenzie's tributes to
tho singing of tho vast assembly n.t tho
Pontypridd eisteddfod; our renders will
remember, were still mora flattering.
"Mor b gan y w Cymru I gyd."
Weekly Tribune $1 a year In, ad-
News of the Green
Room and Foyer.
It was Inevitable, of course, that
sooner or later Mr. lieerbohm Tree
wouid get himself Interviewed. It
cuttne, though, a Grille later than we had
expected not, In fact, until he reached
Philadelphia. While there he was
asked if he thought It probable that
there would soon be a return to the
better class of drama. Ho replied:
"We are probably nearest to n revival
when at the greatest decadence. Spring
returns in art as it docs in nature. I
don't think tho present system of trav
eling the best to foster tho coming gen
eration of actors. Formerly every
town had its stock company, but now
they iieem to have died out. Traveling,
1 think, Is rather calculated to check
Individual efforts and prevent the for
mation of artistic centers." "What do
you think of the modern playwright?"
was asked. "The modern playwright
Is strongly complected by the influence
of Ibsen. Ibsen bus at least served as
excellent manure to the lirltlsh drama.
The age Is Pickled o'er with the paJe
cast of pessimism and Idealistic art
must always be Its highest expression.
The fact remains that the best work of
Hie present day has been done in the
direction of naturalism. We produced
Ibsen's 'Enemy of the People' In Chi
cago and It created a greater sensation
than any other play we represented.
Tills may have been partly du" to the
social condition of Chicago, where at
present there is brewing a wave of
municipal purity. The newspapers are
full of its premonitory rumblings. Hi re
is a work containing no great love in
teresi that becomes enthralling
through Its masterly treatment. Ibsen
Is a genius in neutral hints. Actors al
ways make a success in his plays. His
characters aro tremendously artlculat
n must be remembered that Ibsen deals
with somewhat sordid Konndl nil via n
society and lacks the ooonrliinitles
civcu bv a broader socle! v. I dn o,,t
think on initio, ii,,Mi,i t,-,. ,. n..
try
for a particular actor, and that brings
us to tile question of whether a man
should sink his individuality in tht
part. It seems to me that you clip the
wings of the author's Imagination if he
is to be limited by an actor's personal
ity. I have been told that it Is neces
sary for success on the mage to culti
vate certain mannerisms. I hold that
to bo blatant nonsense. I go so far
as to say that the best examples of art
ill every branch have been character
ized by an impersonal spirit. Shakes
peare was the most impersonal artist
thai ever lived. His sympathies were
so wide that you can never tell where
to find them. In 'Othello' and 'Iago' he
enters Into the mind, the inner work
ings and the point of view of each. In
a like manner he ranges over the whole
of humanity."
Of the "sensation" to which Mr. Tree
alludes, the Chicago Herald says: "The
author and the actor could not have
been more on rapport with each
other in their creation and de
lineation, respectively, than are
Hcnrik Ibsen and H. Beerbohm
Tree in their presentation of the
character of Dr. Thomas Stockmann
in 'An Enemy of the People.' It Is a
character such as could be conceived
j only by an Ibsen a man of answerv-
ing fidelity to his honest conviction?,
wlio.ngainst all odds and all adversities,
stands boldly in array, and who is fear
less in denunciation of the wrongs and
abuses by corrupt officials. He defies
the power of a venal press; he sees his
family, his wife, daughter and sons,
subjected to the humiliations of pov
erty, and himself ruined and ostracized,
but he will not yield an inch nor swerve
from the path of duty he sees marked
out for him. 'An Enemy of tha People'
is without doubt the strongest of
Ibsen's works. Like his 'Pillars of So
ciety," 'Cihosts.' 'A Doll's House," and
others. It Is Incisive In lnnguage blunt,
plain and homely language it is and
every word, even In the longest
speeches, Is directly to tho point. It Is
a socio-political play, and. in spite of
its singularly abrupt ending nnd the
untheatiic act finales, it excited the
deepest Interest on the part of the large
audience, which showed its apprecia
tion of the play nnd of the artists who
Interpreted It by frequent curtain-calls
nnd enthusiastic applause. The gal
larics were particularly vociferous in
their approval of the keen, telling
points in Ibsen's work, semi-satirical
and bordering on the epigramatic. At
the close of the last act, after the
whole company had responded to calls
before the curtain, there were loud
cries for a speech, to which, after a
moment's hesitation, Mr. Tree respond
ed." Serantonians who have seen Tom
Keene in "Uiehard the Three Times"
will relish the reply of a Chicago critic
to a request for his opinion of Kcene's
merits. There are those," he says,
"who maintain that it would be more
lilting to characterize his efforts In this
direction rather as an execution than as
a performance. In other words they do
not hesitate to say that he ruthlessly
executes hump-back Dick, which per
haps Is all that hateful rascal deserved
either in esse or In posse. Yet this
might be considered rather harsh Judg
ment by all who are Inclined to look
with a certain degree of Christian char
ity even upon those who misuse Shake
speare. Mr. Keene has played Richard
HI several thousand times without
missing a note or falling to shout at
the proper moment, and on actor who
Inns done so much as this cannot be re
garded with disdain. No man upon the
stage hns -annihilated more scenery or
devastated more theaters than Tom
Keene. Linking the present with the
past he preserves for the delectation
and entertainment of the present those
enthusiastic barnstorming .methods
which have almost disappear from
view. Others surpass him liv
and In those Intellectual gifts nl .er
prelatlon, but no one on the stage can
'holler' louder or limp more profusely.
It Is plain, therefore, that In estimating
Mr. Kecne's gait, mi to speak, as a
tragic ltonnerges It Is necessary to take
Into account personal preferences.
Those who like noise and dote on en
ergy can just wult until Tom Keene
come nlong. Ho Is their persimmon or
seek-no-fnrthcr. What lie cannot do In
this lino can't be done in America, now
that George C. Mllu 'ls no longer with
us. Only the hypercritical are Inclined
to deny Mr. Kcene's originality In the
treatment of Richard, and casuits
merely labor In some doubt In regard to
tho exact classification of his work.
Some maintain that he performs, others
that ho executes, and etill others that
ho 'does' Richard III and Shakespeare.
5ome of the More Important
Doings of These, Our Actors,
It will probably never be known which
view of the case Is exactly correct."
FOOTLIGI1T FLASHES:
Several companies will act "Trilby" nexk
.'asori.
Caro Tanner hus olned .tho "War oi
Wealth."
Louis Aldrlch will appear in tho "AmerN
can Bugle."
John Russell has paresis and will neveif
bo himself again.
The "Honeymoon" Is tho title of a new
opera by Julian Edwards.
Kejuno produced a "Doll's House" in
New York on Friday,
Marie Wulnwrlght has two flaughterg
with stage aspirations.
Otis Skinner bus added "P.omeo und
Juliet" to his repertoire.
Frank Push will star in H. N. Stephens'
"Ueul Thing" next season.
Oscar llammerstein's new theater in
New York will be built next summer.
De Woir Hopper's business this year U
the largest he has ever done on a tour.
A matinee recently glvon at tha London,
Haymai ket began ut 5 und ended at 7.3U.
Alexander Salvlni will try "Hamlet" for
tho first time, In Philadelphia, next week.
Jennie Y'eumuns will support Peter F.
Dalley next season in "The Night C'lerjc."
W. A. Urady will send several "Trilby"
companies on the roud within a short tima.
Mantell will produce "The Husband," an
udaptutlon of Tom Taylor's "Itetrlbu
tion." E. H. Sothcrn will appear next season
In Edward Hose's dramatization of "The
Prisoner of Zendu."
Nellie i'aircn, although restored 1o
health, will probably never be able to ap
pear again on the stage.
Ka te Claxtun is playing an Americanized
version of "The Tiekit-of-Leave Man,"
Dob lli lerly being a New Hampshire boy.
College-bred men who huve won fams
on the stage include. James K. Hat-ket t,
Fritz Williams, Burr Mcintosh and Ste
phen (; rattan.
Chuuncey M. Depew is said to have la
contemplation on his f astest Central Hud
son train a miniature theater for the
pleasure of passengers.
Mile. Martha Helot, daughter of the lata
Adolpho lieiot, the author of "Article 47"
and of "Mile. Giraud. Ma Femme," has
Joined tho Renaissance '.heater.
Worth, the Parisian dressmaker, said
that Isabella I'l-qutiurt Potter was tho
most beautiful woman and the best model
he ever had among bis patrons.
After the run of "King Arthur" at tl.o
London Lyceum Henry Irving will pro
duce "Madame Suns-Gene'1' under tha
title of "Madame Pun and Easy."
Alexander Salvinl has a fine offer for a
starring tour in South America two years
hence. Manager Wilson Is considering
the offer, which is a most liberal one.
anny Davenport is alleged to have
bought more than two hundred books
about Athens In the time of the Floren
tine supremacy to prepare herself for
"Gismonda."
"Old lioss" Hoey will rest next sea
son. Then Evans and Hoey will revive
the "Pallor Match." Evans is now one
of the most successful of New York ma
agers, but he is still stage struck.
A play running at the Comeille Fr
caise deals with cheating at cards. T
r rench term for card sharpers Is u
grec." M. Claretle, the director of tl
theater, has now to deal with a remc
strance from the Greek students lnVi-.
OKH'k i iil t.n ui liter n uiu, iU9 ut:tu, v
fensive to their nationality.
juna .Mariowe-raner win not oe Knowi
to tho stage by that name after this K
son. Following the example of the Ken
dais und others w ho have married and won
distinction on the stage together, Mrs.
Taber and her husband will hereafter
make their tours as Joint stars, under tha
title of Mr. and Mrs. Taber.
The present American tour is to net for
Madame Rejane 2uu,mKl francs ($10,0On, ac
cording to her contract with Maurice
Grau. This sum calls for 100 perform
ances, and Is by no means extraordinary
in these days of managerial enterprise and
public liberality, when a Melba. a Do
Ueszke. or a Paderewskl makes JlOO.UliO In
an American season.
A HE LINCOLN'S SAYINGS.
I'urugrnpas or i onuonsca i isaom rrom
a Croat American.
I no I'll (i 111 ilnTArnitnliifr f,-. smhr-iv
or reject anything, is not whether
have any evil in it, but whether it hav
more of evil than good. There are re
filings wholly evil or wholly good.
r rienos. i oeneve wun vou in ero
deuce, but I believe In the providence
most men. the largest purse, and ti
longest cannon.
i nave uiiiiu mat u is noi enurr
tntlon to go uncontradicted.
There are two ways ot establishing
a proposition. One Is, by trying to
demonstrate it upon reason; and thi.
other Is, to show that great men in
former times have thought so and so,
nnd thus to pass It by weight of pure
authority,
T am sure, however, that I have not
the ability to do anything unaided of
Hod.
A majority held in restraint by con
stitutional check nnd limitation, and
always changing easily with deliberate
changes of popular opinions and senti
ments. Is the only true sovereign of j'
free people. (
I would despise myself If I suu-
myself ready to deal less liberally '
an adversary than I was willing I
treated myself. 3
It has been said that one bad genyfal
Is better than two good ones, and' the
saying is true, if taken to mean no more
than that an army is better directed by
a single mind, though Inferior, than by
two superior ones at variance and cross
purposes with each other.
Labor Is like any other commodity In
the market; increase the demand for it
and you increase the price of it.
Gold is good In Its place, but living,
brave, patriotic, men are better than
gold.
so soon as x discover my upiinoiia iu
be erroneous, I shall be ready to re
nounce them.
Coal Production in Europe.
A parliamentary paper has been Issued
In England showing the approximate coul
production, consumption and number ot
persons employed in tho leading countries
of tho world in ouch year from 1883 to ISM.
The country which has tho lurgost output
of coal after tho United Kingdom Is Ger-
many, luwiuusu lilt) qutwmoy Ul iahu i
half the promotion of the United Kingdom.
The output for the latter during tha year
1883 to 18M, inclusive, amounted to 1.8M
Mll.OOU tons, while B,92,J39 persons wore em
ployed in Its production.
Li's Statue in Abeyance
The huge statue ot Li Hung Chang,
which, In his happier days, foreign mer
chants subscribed for to eret In ope of tha
treaty ports of China, has JiiBt been com
pleted In Germany, The figure s ten foot
high. Nlhlng has been euld recently ot
its final 1 JioalUon,
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