TUB, SCHAOTQK TBIBVNB-SATURDAT MOBNINtt. SEPTEMBER 2H. 1895;
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Facts j of ; Joterest
Symposium of Information, Partly Grave,
Partly Gossipy and Partly Gay.
PTha congress of women.' acting under
he ausnlces of ttie board of women
kanagera of the Cotton States and In-
Irnatlonal exposition, proposes 10 noia
I series of meetings representing the
Iganlsed work -of women-throughout
k a gxnttntwv - Thalr natiffreSSeS. UPittn-
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i 1 . 1 . . A I. ,n la T..i Ol
II iiih I'lllHIIIIB 1 1 ,1 vi . .1 1- r;,. MA,
- ,A, I A. 1. . -1 wnM AUav
un cements, a conunueu series or
it i i 1 1
the organizations, uve tne uaugn-
ii if a ill iiuiiii'i n. riu will 1 1 1 1 1 11 111 i-i-1-
..A nna A A. - l 1 W
HQ meillirc-i o vai.uk nauuiini vuu,ii.a
tA anlAtlAa anil not- IrullvliliiAla On
account or me. grejii numoer 01 or
ganizations which a1t ..Includes, .and,
therefore, the great number of Inter
ests and phases -of work to be present
ed In ltstjenferences, the national coun
cil of women is the only organization
which will occupy an entire week. Thv
will be In charge of the officers of the
council, of which Mrs; 'Mary Lowe
Dickinson Is. president. . Its meetings
will begin on. the 7th and continue dur
ing the 12th 'of October.' A portion of
each afternoon will be occupied with
presentations' of the' work of .'the or
ganizations forming the council, which
may be classified under the heads of
education, religion.. 'philanthropy. In
dustry,, moral reform; 'government re-
Among tne subjects to be discussed
n -rnA MfruiU'ii not . or ina Hpii
. IUII .11.11 II 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 V 111 I A IK I 1 1 1 1 1 .
i ne 'DHiuvauyn . ui me ruiurv. uj
niinMAr Aliwi aa. i eumer, ut . ciira-
ley college: "Woman's Problems In
Practical Philanthropy," by Margaret
.n... ii'it-i .....-... a.. ,Wa
1m y ii li-'KiiiB, utn iiiit?uuni vi nm
llltn.ila InilluiJ..Sii)innl fnr .lraf
"Woman's Position In the Industrial
"World," by Helena T. Ooessman: "The
Influence of Home and Foreign Mission
Work Upon Woman's , Development."
by I'mellne Burlingame Cheney; "Ed-
ueattyn n Citizenship." by Kate
Inlee Sherwood: "Woman's Place
avernment. by J. Ellen Foster.
11 ay will be given to special council
and will be occupied by mem-
I of the cabinet of the council.
which may be named: "The
lion of the Cabinet," by May
It Sewall. former president of the
"The Relation of Art and Llt
to Woman's Progress," by
ks E. Bagley. of Detroit: "The
kn of the-Home to Woman a
In Organization." by Rachel Fob-
lery, and the "Influence of Wo-
Rellgious Progress," by Mary
iry Adams, of Iowa. The subject
cal councils will be discussed by
lhirfelft. Nichols,' of Indianapolis.
tiler- -prominent leaders . of local
work. Including the presidents
ii councils in Montreal and In the
cities of the United States.
kxpected that the work of the
at vouncu or women or uan
I which lady Aberdeen Is presl-
rlllvbe present. Judging from
congress of representative women
tig the worlds fair In Chicago,
from the great Interest in the meet-
frthe last trllennlal held In Wash
, thes seselops In Atlanta will
geJy' at tended,' most Intelligently
plated, ana will prove one or tne
kttractlve features , of the coming;
fclon. . . .
i :o:
lould have no stronger indication
lvalue set upon home Interests
In development of every phase of
life on the part of the members
National Council of Women of
tilted States than the fact that.
the cabinet positions, including
!n, education, art and literature.
inthropj and moral reform. Is one
object Is solely to consider the
re. .and the. Interests of home.
chrtFoster'A very., the woman
llead of this department, well-
f n as ahe Is for her work In lines
touchlng.the general welfare of women.
Is Done the less known as mistress of
thej lovely home whose hospitable doors
are! always open .to the .world's work
ers and as a' most perfect mother to the
Httjle household group that Is growing
up i therein. .Without abating her la
bors for what ' some might consider
wider fields. Mrs. "Avery turn's with un
disguised delight to the study of this
great field of the home. Into which she
will put alf that enthusiasm and thor
ns, mmii-u ui iier iuiis hiiu earnest
n ir lilt! uTni;i:inirni ui ine nign-
rl In 'Atlanta fla fmm f
naer.Tne aiiantcea nr tha .nn,ii rr
women managers of the Cotton States
and International exposition.
:o:
Luclnda B. Chandler doesn't believe
hat the "new'". woman" movement
threatens the womanliness' of woman.
"Can any man give a logical, sensible
reason," -she -asks, '"why one-half the
race Should be Instructed and suhtect
to the dogma and statute of the other
alf? And especially why woman
should accept the opinions and Ideas
of man In regard to what she should
be or do any more than man should
accept the opinions and Ideas of wo
man In regard to what he should be or
do? Nature has Invested woman with
a supreme agency In endowing human
ity. She, not man, Is the race builder,
physically and ' psychically. Why
should man cjalm that Infinite wisdom
has failed to give her capacity to build
herself Into womanhood? Why should
lie aet up standards of life and con
duct for er? We wait In breathless
eagerness a true and reasonable an
wer." -,,'; .
In Prance a census of centenarians
aa recently i been taken Out. of 213
of these less than .one-third or to be
exact, so were men. This ,led to some
amusing comment from certain Paris
ians, more Ingenious than witty, to the
. effect aat the reason for this surprls
' Ina comaaratlve. longevity of wnmin la
their proneness to talk and gossip At
ooaceivanje opportunity since
ii cnatterinjc leans to the active
Ion of the blood, and thus day
renew! tne tissues of the body
hders .the, frame particularly
Here is only an additional
yrf on the hanpr condition in
' many old ladles hare the a fi
le over men. The supposed wit
jmay 'be due to a deeply rooted
valoualy. It pleases the men.
ialnly does not harm the ladles,
(same time; It must, says the
Spnla Record, be- borne In mind
'male longevity Is largely manl-
homes where the husband re
Is wife of as many petty em
nents aa. possible, and treats
i'ery respect with the considers
d kindness to which ahe Is en
t .nla bands. . .
( ' ' riJOr-r 1
land, World: The word "wo
a is denned 'In thedtetlonary as
,emale of the human race" noun,
word ''woman as a verb Immedl
y follows. wKh the definition "to
e pliant." ; The new woman Is a
hlnatlon of npun and verb and has
t and molded the barriers that rar
Vd and hid her as did the "India
rolden and vaporous fleece" with
estlala of Greece, mystifying and
v without doubt, bar tfittittUMc
It new creation la seen and
f ad Dbltwn. Bhe Is a dlaeov
it . issatarf . (mO
Brou
One I
topic,
ber I
amotlV
Punrl
Wrlgl
counts II
Br-
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VaK2.
covered herself and is particularly anx
ious that that self-evident fact shall
not be forgotten. At the same time,
like ' all novelties, the market is al
ready flooded with Imitations, with na
turally unpleasant sequence. These
Imitations, born In the brain of would
be humorists ank caricaturists, are In
a normal state of male attire and ag
gressive, eye-glasses. Hut when these
very original Jests are consigned to the
waste basket and the new woman her
self looked for, failure attends to some
extent. Unprejudiced and Impartial
eyes see only an old friend In a newer
garb. The morning star of a new era
beams palely above a brow that has
serenity and thought. Dignity clothes
her as a garment. Intellect surrounds
her as a hulo. (Philanthropy and
benevolence rest upon her Hps. sym
pathy and understanding for a world
that suffers unceasingly shine In her
pitying eyes, and will and strength and
endurance have curved and molded the
chin and throat. Behind her are the
weakness and indecision of a weak and
Illiterate age. Before her stretches a
path pregnant with possibilities.
This woman of the nineteenth cen
tury does not want to usurp. But she
does want to assist. .Masculinity, with
Its usual courtliness, would otlll spread
the cloak of Raleigh', beneath her feet,
but beyond she seees the mute figure
of Justice, bowed and shamed beneath
Its burden of bribery and corruption;
she sees the wheels within wheels of a
great nation turn upon pivots t per
sonal ambition and private greed; she
sees the white, pinched faces of a starv
ing poor, and the silent, beseeching
hands of the lame, the halt und the
blind." Through Iron gratings and steel
bars she hears the sullen curse and the
smothered moan of the down-fallen and
the hopeless. And ehe says to the in
sulted and aggrieved gentleman before
her: "Verily, thou art a willing ser
vant, perhaps, but thou hast failed In
thy task.' Thou art weighed and want
ing." lAnd she puts the cloak aside and
walks In the alleys and the byways
and the tenement and the cellar, where
walked the 'Nazarene'of old. And the
great army Is slowly rising In little
companies and coteries and bands and
clubs and lodges and societies. lAnd
the strong and gentle hand of this new
woman gathers the homeless and
friendless little ones to her knee; her
eyos grow tender and pitiful as they
rest upon the haggard despair of our
Magdalens: her seal la unfaltering In
clothing shivering limbs and carrying
flowers and dainties to sick rooms that
are bleak and barren and dreary with
the hopeless dreariness ofabJect pov
erty. .Bhe has faults, perhaps. Why
not? Were she faultless herself she
could understand less clearly the fall
ings of others. But If she have faults,
she has also strength and dntegrlty and
pity and benevolence. She Is a mother
of all charities and has nor eect, nor
creed, nor race, nor belief. She does
not claim throne or rostrum or oflice
as her own. But she does claim the
right to occupy each at times. And she
will Insist that under purples and chair
there be cleanliness and no wires.
:
LOVBLV WOMA:N
Read by Edward Petoskv as a toast at
a banquet given in New York by H. B.
Dickinson.
You runcl oat. Hoi-ran yod drink;
You cannot laugh, nor can you wink; '
You canot walk, you cannot run;
You can't have either daughter or son
You can't be born, you cannot wed ;
You can't be fondled, you can't be fed,
Without woman, lovely woman.
You can't sell cloaks nor run a "Wa"!
You can't enjoy a loving kiss;
You can't lose your temper, you can't fit a
dress.
And of marriage you cannot make a mess
Without woman, lovely woman.
Friend Dickinson could not pay a bill;
He could not climb of success the hill;
He could not have money filthy lucre to
burn;
He could not buy goods, he could not "re-
turnV;
He could not "discount," he could not "de
duct"; . .
He could not have "models," he could not
get "stuck"
Without woman, lovely woman;
To put It In words very few and terse. '
woman Is the ruler of the universal
she '.s the sun of our firmament,
hy the gods to us as a blessing sent.
So All the bumpers with sparkling wine, .
And let us sacrifice at the shrine,
Of woman, lovely woman.
In Friend Dickinson's store may they con
gregate. May they b with him early and late;
'May they hustle and bustle, sample and
try; .
With, him spend their money, barter and
buy;
And when people query: 'To whom does
he owe his success?"
The answer will be "To bis own clever
ness, . .
. And woman, lovely woman." . .
SELECTED RECIPES:
Crabapple Jelly, Wash the apples, re
move the blossom end and cut in small
pieces, but do not pare or core, for the
skins and seeds Improve the color and
quality of the Jelly; cover with cold water
and cook gently until soft; keep them cov
ered and turn the kettle often, but do not
stir or. mash the apples; when the apples
re-very soft, and the liquid Is red, turn
them into a strainer cloth and hang it
tip to drip all night; In the morning loll
the liquid ten minutes, 'then strain
again through a very fine cloth, and meas
ure it; -allow a half a pound of sugar to a
pint of Juice, boll the Juice alone until
It begins to thicken on side of pan, then
add sugar and cook rive minutes longer,
or until It jellies, then skim and turn
Into glasses,
, Mustard Pickles. Take two gallons of
vinegar, two large cupfuls of mustard,
two.tablespoonfuls of salad oil, a little
salt, and a tablespoonful of tumeric pow
der. Mix together and allow it to stand
undisturbed for a week. Then lake sun
small cucumbers, six cauliflowers, half
a gallon of small onions, one quart of
nasturtiums, six heads of celery, and
and soak all over night In a strong brine.
Steam all the vegetables, except the cu
cumbers, until tender. Add all to the
mustard compound, and let them stand for
another week. Then put In a kettle, add
two cupfuls of brown sugar and one-half
cupful of cornstarch. Boil well, and sk'm
carefully. Add red pepper to the taste,
let the vinegar boll, and then pour it
over the pickles,
7 :FruH Cream. Three cups of milk, one
cup of cream, one large egg, selecting
one with yolk of deep yellow color; two
full tablespoonfiils of flour, one cup of
sugar, one level tablespoonful of gel
atine (If te be molded), one-half pound
of Bngllsh walnuts, weighed In the shell,
one-quarter of a pound of figs. Hoak the
gelatine In a little of the cold milk, sav
ing two or three more tablespoonful of
the milk to mix with the sugar, flour
and egg; heat milk to near boiling, and
stir In gradually the flour, sugar and egg,
to which the cold milk had been added.
When the custard Is cooked, add the
gelatine, cream and one teaspoonful of
ivarflla. Freese. After freeaing, before
packing, add the nuts and ' flgs, which
have been previously chopped. . beating
the mixture well with a large spoon.
Pack. - If In emptying cream for mould
It should stick, put a towel wet In boil
ing water over the mould to loosen
It .Then, If It seems crsamy, set on ice
a tew moments to harden.
'Grape Sweetmeats, a delicious Confec
tion. Allow three-quarters of a pound
of sugar to on pound of fruit, "elect
Isabellas i or some good outdoor black
grape. . weigh the fruit. With your
fingers ' squeese the pulp from the skin
of esch 'grape, throw'ng the pulp 'nlo
one. bowl and the skins Into another.
When Mih Is done put the pulp Into a
porrela!n-llned kettle. on the lire. Heat
gradually and then stew gently for abotlt
rVfteen minutes, until, by testing, you
will Und that the seeds-come out easily,
i Turn (hem into a coarse sieve and press
all the Juice and pulp through, thas ex
tracting ell the seeds. Now put puln and
sktns back m the 0re l the aaase kettle
mt when stafc ad Urn -. ,
tlnue to boll for about thirty minutes.
It should by this time be a rich, 1ark color
and quite thick; If not boll Afteen, minutes
longer. Put into glass Jurs when cold and
set away for the winter use. Urape
sweetmeat served wHh cornstarch pud
ding makes a most acceptable dessert. It
may also be used for the Oiling of tart
shells.
Red Tomato Preserve. Take medium
sized tomatoes that are smooth and Just
ripe; scald enough to loosen the skin,
peel them, and 'to each pound of the
fruit allow a pound of granulated sugar,
the Juice and yellow rind of a half a lemon
and a bit of g.nger root. They should
cook slowly for three hours, when they
will be ready to put away In the cans.
Watermelon Sweet Pickles. Peel the
green skin from watermelon rinds, and
scrape off all 4 he red pulp, t il the portion
left Is tirm and hard. Hoak in a weak
brine for twenty-four hours, rinse and
wt igh. Add vinegar enough to cover, and
half a pound of Hiinsr for each pound of
the melon. To each seven pounds of the
rind add an ounce each of whole cloves,
cinnamon and cassia buds. Cook till Die
melon Is clear and tender enough to he
easily pierced by a broom straw. The
spices need only be added a few minutes
before the pickles are to be taken from
the tire.
Preserved Melon Hinds. Pare the' rinds
and remove the Inner soft portion, cut
Into strips, squares or diamonds. Allow
one pound of sugar to every pound of
rind. If desired to have the preserve
green, line the kettle with vine leaves,
place citron therein, sprinkling each layer
with a very little powdered alum, cover
three layers thick with vine leaves, cover
with water and let steam -together fur
three hours, at no time allowing thiol to
boll. Do not put the sugar in at this time.
Throw the rind Into cold or Iced water,
I,et it soak for four hours, changing the
water every hour. Allow two cupfuls of
water for every pound of sugar, bring to
a boil and sk'm until clear; add the rinds,
simmer gently for an hour, remove to
plates to harden, put again in syrup, and
simmer for thirty minutes, spread out
again, and when hard put In an earthen
vessel and cover with 'the syrup. The
next day drain off the syrup and reheat,
adding a strlp of ginger root and the
Juice of one lemon for every' pound of
sugar. Boll down until thick, when the
preserve may be put away.
AFTER THE HONEYMOON:
Two arms around my' neck are twining
two soft arms, so fair and white;
Two eyes into mine are shining with a
loving, tender light.
Two red lips are, parted, showing teeth
resembling rows of pearls;
Odors sweet come to me flowing from a
mass of dark brown curls.
On my ear a' voice beguiling falls In
mellowed accents down;
Yet my face Is stern,, unsmiling, and
i my forehead wears a frown.
Thus I piny the unmoved tyrant; hardest
role of all this.
To refuse the dear aspirant what she
begs for Just a kiss.
For' I know these words of honey, these
hugs, and caresses sweet.
But forerun a call for money for a fall
outfit complete.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
NEW THINGS FOR THE TABLE:
A macaroni server conslts of a broad
lifter with one end In long sharp points.
- A tea ball stand, which has a low shal
low ball with broken edges, is among the
season's novelties. .
A 'late fancy for serving Russian tea are
slender glasses set In . perforated silver
frames. Russian silver teaspoons accom
pany them.
A lovely Ice spoon In silver Is about the
size of a dessert spoon with a flat handle.
Half the bowl Is open work to drain the
water through.
The latest thing In bon-bon dishes Is a
miniature punch bowl in filagree silver,
partially lined with rich silk, which
gleams through the filagree.
A most effective 6 o'clock tea service is
of Ldmoges ware handsomely, decorated
with pink. An oxidized silver spirit lamp
In the shape of a temple accompanies this
set.
. The two-pronged butter forks, which
were especially designed for handling but
ter balls, are extremely popular this sea
son, and some exquisite styles are shown
In them. . .
Among the latest fads are the silver silt
dishes with enameled panels, showing
tlgures, scenes and decorative work set
In the gilt. The urns and platters are par
ticularly striking.
A chop set In the same ware consists of
a rounded platter with scalloped edges and
a dozen plates to match. The design on
eaoh Is a wreath of pink blossoms on a
White ground, and a band of dead gold.
A pretty sardine dish In Dresden ware
In a deep water blue with a flsh net In re
lief, and In the folds of the net are places
for 'the flsh. The decorations are em
blematic, being nets, ropes and seaweed.
The newest things In tablespoons shows
the edges beaded and meeting at the top
In the shape of a fan. A cunning little
sugar bowl and cream Jug are absolutely
plain, except thaton one side Is enameled
a bunch of violets with their fQllage. An
exquisite set of teaspoons matching this
set have violet handles and at the top of
the handle Is a life like violet with two
tiny green leaves.
IT WON HER: ''7' '.
8he questioned bim close,. but no. secret
disclosed.
As they sat in the gloaming together,
About his past life; for the damsel pro
posed. With rare wisdom, to ascertain whether
Ho hail habits or faults which bis sub
sequent years
' Might occasion her worry or.sorrow;
But Ueorge ho was slick and allayed all
her fears
And doubts for the coming tomorrow. .
"Now, Oeorge. do' you gamble?" The
question came low
And distinct, that he might understand.
"No. Ethel, I don't; but I ought to Just
now.
For I'm holding a beautlful'hand."
'Twas a triumph of genius. It can't be de
nied. By mortals but rarely possessed;
Bhe quietly gathered her sleeves to one
side 1 ,
And wilted away on, his breast,
Joseph R. Parke, tin Detroit Free Press.
HEALTH HINTS:
. Soda and ginger In hot water Is a good
remedy for bilious colic. It may be taken
freely And as often as necessary.
ftalt water Is a good tonic for the hair.
Put a teaspoonful of salt In a half-pint of
water and rub a little on the scalp every
day with a small soft cloth. (
Equal parts of glycerine and rose water
(two ounces of each) with two teaspoon
fuls compound tincture of benzoin, will
.clean and brighten the skin.
An agreeable way of treating the eyes
with saU and water Is to wink them In a
-cup that Is brlmfnl. The eyes will be suf
fused by simply winking the lashes In the
water.
Oatmeal used In the bath water, warm
or cold water (make a bag f by Inches,
and II H with oatmeal and powdered orris,
one ounce of orris, ami use It as washrag)
Will make the skin soft and white.
A physician recommends for tan and
freckles, which are the result of sun and
exposure, a lotion composed of ten grains
of cltrlniadd, one ounce of glycerine and
one ounce of rose Water. Apply several
times a day.
For the hardening of wax In the ear.
bend the neck over toward the shoulder
and put a drop or glycerine In the cavity
of the ear at bedtime. The next morning
the wax will be easily removed hy very
gently syringing the esr with warm water.
Regular exercise will do more toward
overcoming "redness of the face" than
drugs; bathing, also, 4s Imperative, Take
a bath every day, at bedtime preferably,
and walk four or five miles, every day,
regardless of the weather; do not drink
anv aledhollo beverage.
' Wrinkles are best treated by application
of some fatty emollient which will act as
a food to the pores. The condition of the
mind has much to do w'th wrinkles, and
though It Is absurd' to say, "Don't worry,"
It is a rood nlan. at leart once a dav. to
relax completely and rest for an hour
or so. . a
The cale woman should est a goodly
amount of rare beef and drink milk as
much ss she can. Red wines, vlu'ets, etc.,
are also good for her. The fleshy, red
faced .woman, should, on the other hsnd,
eat sparingly of such things and indulge
In murth- - vegetable food and a large
amount of fru't.
The hair needs to be washed frequently
during warm days, and here r a dainty
Suggestion to fallow during the. drying
process. Make an old faeh'inned can of
soft silk and Kne It with a ttrin sheet of
cotton batting, which has been heavily
sprinkled with powdered orris root. Put
this cae on while the hair !s drying, and
for a long time afttrward a faint odor
of orris will be percept'ble.
Buttermilk, aa a face wash, possesses
more mediCnal virtue than almost any
otjier liquid used for the comnlexion.
Taken Utteraslly, it Is also very flnees
pec'ally for rheutnatlo trouble of -any
sort and as a means of purifying the
tilAmAut la 11 n awi II 1-wl fnr t ti' inimt It '
aeoesd te drMt la net Weather when Ire
is apt at esBsn sesraaatss. ii
should, therefore, be 'particularly taken
when the face is Inclined to be blotchy and
full of spots.
To have bright,' glosssy hair one must
apend a certain amount of time on Its care.
A good Crushing for ten minutes, twice a
day, is moat beneficial, and every woman
who wishes to appear well groomed should
practice It. All sorts of hair brushes are
recommended, the latest being of whale
bone. These are especially good for the
scalp, making it feel as though it were
being massaged. Vsed at night, and
drawn slowly through the hair, the effect
Is very soothing and often cures head
aches, especially nervous ones.
The rare of the hair during a serious and
prolonged Illness demands some attention.
Unless it Is a case of bruin fever. It is un
necessary to cut lt qulto close; two or
three Inches clipped at the ends will often
serve the purpose quite as well. One of
the reasons that hair fulls out after ill
ness Is that it is frequently In a tangled
condition. All during a tit of sickness the
hair should he regularly cut at the ends
and kept well brushed. This 'is not so dif
ficult as on would imagine. All that is
required Is to part the hair well at the be
ginning of the illnesss ami plait it In two
braids, one on each side of the head. If
thli Is done, and carefully brushed and
cumlied. the invalid will feel much more
comfortable than otherwise, for the head
will be cooler and the hair will not be
tangled.
NEW WOMEN AND OLD MEN:
New women have the floor today;
Old men are eldom heard.
We hark to what new women say,
We hang on ev'ry word.
New women throng the city streets
And climb the -country hills.
With them old men cannot compc-to
Excnpt In'paylng hills.
New women have the public eye;
Old men are crowded out.
New women's alms are always high,
Whatever they're about.
New women tell us how t i vote.
Through life they show the way.
But all the cost you'll kindly note
Old men still have to pay.
New women talk and write at length
On all the well-known themes;
They show unwonted force and strength
In philanthropic dreams.
Old men aro quickly pushed aside
Hy woman's vim and dash,
But In the end It's not denied . -
They must supply the cash. ' .
New women do a lot of good, -
We all, of course, admit.
And doubtless If they could they would
Do plenty more of It.
New women are reforming all
In Rlmost rv'ry clime,
But If old men were not In call.
Pray, would they have the time?
Chicago Post.
HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS:
Boiling water will remove tea stains.
Dark blue drilling makes excellent kitch
en aprons.
Lemons may be kept in cold water,
changed each week.
Hot wood ashen on a cold stove will re
move grease stains. -
Mix a teaspoonful of powdered alum
with the stove polish.
Hrootns may be improved by dipping
weekly In boiling water.
Isinglass in stove doors may be cleaned
by rubbing with vinegar.
Silver should be dipped occasionally In
strong borax water, bollintr hot.
Grass stains may be removed by rub
bing with molasses before washing.
Orange or lemon peel will remove taste
of flsh from steel knives and forks.
Remove grease stains from silk by rub
bing with magnesia on the wrong side.
Lamp chimneys may be cleaned with a
little carbon oil on a piece of newspaper.
For removing mildew, spread soft soap
over the stained spot and expose to the
sun.
Meat and fowl may be rendered tender
If when boiling a tcafpoonful of vinegar
bo put In the kettle.
Brown spots on baking dishes may be
removed by dipping a damp flannel In
whiting and rubbing the spots well with It.
In washing kettles and other, cooking
utensils, both Inside anil out, nothing will
be found equal to a kitohen brush kept
solely for the purpose.
Potatoes should betaken from the water
and drained as soon as they can lie readily
pierced with a fork, covered with a towel
and kept hot fifteen minutes.
Another brush may be kept for washing
pelery, lettuce, spinach, potatoes, turnips,
etc, where thorough cleansing With the
hands Is a difficult operation.
Don't shake table cloths, dusty cloths
or heddlng out of the front window Re
member that pedestrians psss occasional
ly, and they will object seriously to your
novel method of cleaning.
Orease rtalns may be removed from an
unoarneted floor as follows: Pour cold
water nt once, scrape off the surface
grease nd wash w'.th a solution of strong
potash water, applied with a long-handled
mop, as It 1s -not safe to bring the hands
In contact with tho potash,
AN OLD JOKE ENDED:
A mouse ran by. flhe did not scream
Or wildly raise her head.
"I do not mind such animals
With bloomers on," she said.
Sun Francises Call.
NEW, YORK GOSSIP.
New Tork, Sept.. 27. After days. of
sweltering heat, dusty, blistering pave
ments, tho cool wave prophesied by
"Farmer 'Dunn ihas at last arrived.
A week or. so ago it seemed as thousti
fall had really- come; the small boy
made bonnrew on the coWble pavements,
straw hats were discarded and then,
to-.everyone's discomfiture, came the
intense heat. The most pitiable ob
jects In New York city on these hot
days are the street sweepers, sweltering
in the absurd garb of white duck de
signed for them by Colonel Waring.
After a dwy's wear their color is not
recognizable, and -a more .wretched,
dirty, aibject-looklng eet of people It
would be difficult to find.
The ifheatt'lrai season has now fair
ly begun, ami already there have Veen
several failures. It Is raWier droll, but
at present there Is not one stock com
lany playmg dn New York. I heard an
old gentleman bemoaning this fact the
other day. "What do the present pen
eratkin know," he said, "of the delight
ful comedies. "The .School for fcan-
dal 'The' Rivals',' Money.' ptc-cth. for
a stock company like twtcr iwanncK s
to Interpret rhem, th'a't they might be
appreciated."
'Notwithstanding so mwny new at
tracitlons, the Garden theater, with
"Tnilby." Is packed nightly. !t Is a
play one can see again and again with
out tiring. Snrnny has taken photo
graphs of the different members of the
cast and they are on exhibition in his
window on Union Square. Although
thev have been exhibited for months.
there Is always a Inrge crowd gazing
on the faces of their favorites, Tarry,
the Llrd, Oeckoch.
WalkHng down Eighth avenue the
otticr day I heard a rather corpulent
Oernran woman calling. "iDitiliby, Dril
by, come In and get your dinner." 1
wondered Who had bpen "ble.wcd" with
the name: Imagine my astonishment
to find "Drllby" was a wretchttl looking
little black dog! Trilby's fame is evi
dently still spreading! i
'Musicians may rumple their fingers
through their long hair and smile with
delight, for the coming season promises
In be a . very musical one. lntecd.
There will be the opera, with 'Melba
and Calve; Paderewskl. -he of the lion's
mane, will also -no here; and nrher
pianists of lesser degree, such as Fan
Hie Blcomfleld. Zciwsler. Frieda Slmon
snn. ftci Violinist will be legion. The
most famous among these who will be
heard are iMarslck. Ondrtcek, Itlvarde,
Renwnys and the eons of ' Ole Hull.
You see they are all foreigners with
high sounding names, and there Is not,
alas, one American among them.
Now and then you see a bit of life. In
New York, so pathetic, so delicate that
It stands out as would a painting by
Greux. -.On the corner of Sixth avenue
and Twenty-second street there stands
a beggar totally blind, who play heart
rending strains on an old hand-organ.
He is always accompanied -by a little
black terrier. You might resist tlho
blind man's appeal, -but never that of
the little terrier As his soulful eye
meet yours you always drop something
In the little tin. cup; and doggie's tall
would wag. arid he would look up in his
blind master's face as though to tell
him what had occurred. And npw Uie
little terrier. Is dymg! There are tears
on the blind man's face as he listens
to his moans, and he lovingly rubs him.
The little dog has teen his one true
friend his only companion. - .
Unaa Kaakaa Alexander. '
fa the Wonderland
Of North America.
Some of the Wonderful Scenes in the
Far-Famed "Bad Lands" of North Dakota.
Fargo, Aug. 12. We are loth to leave
the world's greatest cralnary," as the
Red 'River valley is called, even for
beautiful rolling hills spotted with
lakes, fur we find ibeauty In a plowed
field and fields of waving grain with an
occasional bunch of woodland, a house.
then a one-story shanty, a stable and
corral of the farmer. These little farms
of green, black and yellow, which' rep
resent the grain, the meadow and the
plowed land, are Interesting to us, and
even the black natural soil is not the
least attractive element of beauty.
For -fifty miles westward, through
eight thriving and hustling towns in
Cheyenne valley, we tlnd the rich dark
vegetable loam which characterises the
Red Itiver valley, when we enter the
undulating prairie of the James River
valley at Jamestown. The farmers, in
speaking ot the excellence of their op
portunities, say that they do not suffer
materially either In wet or dry seasons.
Their farms lie high enough to be se
cure from the overflow of the Red and
Cheyenne rivers. At Jamestown we en
ter a rich agricultural region wnicn is
equally adapted to wheat raising and
Btock growing. It is claimed nlneteen
twentleths of this county Is under
cultivation and pasturage.
Our stay at Jamestown was Interest
ing and Instructive. It Is tho commer
cial center of stock and wheat raisers
for an extensive region of country,
traversed by the three railroads which
center here. It Is an active, growing
town of 4.000 population located on a
high, dry plateau, surrounded by ranges
of sloping hills. The country between
the valleys of the James and Missouri
rivers is a high, rolling 'plateau; the
general elevation above these two
streams Is about 400 feet. It Is called
the Ooteaux, an open prairie with an
occasional plat of tlrwber on the shores
of the lakes, with no streams, the
drainage all going Into lakes and ponds.
This is a stock raising and wool grow
ing district. The soil along Is about
two feet deep, with a clay sub-soil of
eighteen feet. Before reaching the Mis
souri river the country begins to dip,
and at Bismarck we cross the Missouri
river and enter the valley of the Heart
river.
The Capital of Dakota.
Bismarck Is the capital of Dakota,
with a population of 4.500. Its geo
graphical position Is scarcely inferior
to that of anv city between the Atlan
tic and Paclflo oceans. It Is- situated
on the east side of the Missouri river,
which, with its tributaries, gives 2.000
miles of navigable water above to the
north and westward, and about the
same extent to the south eastward to
St. IaOuIs. Its elevation is 1.690 feet
above sea level. Its landing Is one of
the finest on the great river, and the
place has become, and will always re
main, the center of steamboat naviga
tion In the northwest. The government
has recognized its Importance by mak
ing It a port of entry. The United States
signal otllee, United States Marine hos
pital and United States court have also
been established here.
The grent bridge over, the Missouri
here Is 1.500 feet long, and' with its
amiroache over a mile. I't is built of
iron and is 170 feet above the river..
The eastern approach Is exactly two
'miles In length, and the West approach
Is 0.000 feet, with a down grade of fifty
two feet to the mile. This Is a wonder
ful structure of trusses, piers, girders
and cords of Pteel and Iron, costing up
ward of a million dollars, nnd univer
sally regarded as a line piece of en
gineering skill. The (Missouri river
yellow nnd mighty It Is Hows south
ward with a strong current. The town
Is remarkable for It healthy situa
tion, upon the high bluffs of tho river,
with ample drainage.' The expanse of
the country Is noted for its productive
ness, the soil being capable of produc
ing everything necessary for the sub
sistence of a large poP"'at(on. The
city has handEome public buildings.
The elevators and rolling mills are
among the conspicuous structures. An
eminence of easy ascent within the
city limits Is Capitol Hill, whose sum
mit is soon to be crowned with state
buildings of imposing achltecture.
In a Curious' Museum.
- Across the river fropi Bismarck lies
Mandan. This region used to be the
huntlnit ground of the Mandan Indians.
(letting off at this station, we wander
Into the wonderful Curio museum.
where the owl, the eagle, the American
lion and grizzly bear re found. Hece
are specimens of exquisitely decorated
not'terv. which ihad (been dug from
bluffs two milts 'from .Mandan at the
heart of the Missouri and tteart rivers,
ll-re are the remains of a mysterious
people, for whom the students 'have not
been able to account. They ehow B
knowledge of nrt which certainly was
not possessed 'by the American Indiana
as we have known them. The ceme
tery of this gigantic race covers about
100 acres. This vast city of the dead
Is filled with trenches plh-d full of dead
bodies, botih man and beast, and cov-J
ered with several feet of earth. In
many places the mounds are eight ,td
ten feet high and some of them 100 fcit
or more In length, and when uncov
frcd aro found, tot be filled wtth bones,
broken pottery of dark material, and
vases of. various bright -colored flints
and agates. This hn evidently boon
an ancient battle field whore thousands
of men and horses have fallen. The In
dians deny all knowledge of the
mounds. rWfoo are these people and
from whence did they come and how
long have their 'bones nnd remains lain
here i'S a question which readily sug
gests Itself.
Fort Lincoln.
Five miles southwest Is Fort Abra
ham Lincoln, Its white walls being
prominent on the high ibltiffs of the LM Is
smirl. It Is now abandoned. It was
attacked on five different occasions dur
ing the years 1S72 ami 1873 by the
Sioux and repulsed with 'great lo.e to
tho Indians. The gallant and Ill-fated
General tleorge A. CuBter passed the
lost two years of his life at this post
and from this post 'he led the expedi
tion ag.iinst Sioux that terminated In
the bn'tle of the Little Big Jlorn, on
June "., ISifi. where he and a large
number of his olflcers and men lout
their lives. ...
Two Iron bridges over the Heart river
give easy acces to the fort and the
rich valleys of Custer and 1,1 title
Heart respectively. At Alandan we
make another change of time from
Central to .Mountain .time, dating back
out watches one hour, dlerc is the ter
minus of the Dakota division of the
Northern 'Pacific Kallmad and the be
ginning of the Missouri division.
- Missouri Division.
After leaving IMandan the railroad
rasix tthrough the fertile valley of the
Heart river, where exists the famous
prairie dog. (At Marmot, a prairie vil
lage existed iterore tne rautrona ap
peared and as the train advances west
ward these curious little anlmnls are
more abundant, their antlos affording
much amusement to the passengers,
The animal Is badly named, .having no
more of a dog about 'him than an ordi
nary array squirrel. He Is a species
of marmot amd burrows In the ground
Sis do wolves, foxes, raccoons, skunks.
cite, on these treeles plains. He lives on
grass and roots and ts exceedingly pro
line. While not excellent eating, the
young are considered as good as the
common squirrel. They drg their holes
In close vicinity and such a collection
form a town, which sometimes extend
over Immense areas. They are a prey
to cougars, panthers.. wild cats, wolves,
foxes, skunks and rattlesnakes, all
kinds of wUd aaaaals, wttztoat seemlsf
I regard the prairie dog as a machine
designed by -nature to convert sage
brush ounch grass into flesh-- arm
thus furnish food, not only to the wild
animals of the plains, but for mankind,
which (would often starve ibut for tho
presence of this little animal. He re
quires no' moisture and the scanty grass
13 ail no needs to exist upon. Their
numbers are incalculable. -
For loo miles westward the annear-
ance of the country la that of a rough
ly rolling iprakrle; the road crceweo
many water-courses; their streams are
no puny rivulets, but rivers of consid
erable volume and their tributaries
meander In devious ways through forty
miles of the land grant on either side
of the road. .All this region Istthlnly In
habtted, but possesses good water and
an abunda nce of lign ite coal. At Sims Is
a mine of superior quality, with an out-
pui ui guv torus uaiiy.
In Search of Liberty.
Our atitentlon was attracted, to Heb
ron, a new settlement, composed of
colonists of the Herman Evangelical
faith, of German-Russians, who mi
grated from Russia to avoid military
conscription and to find homes In a free
country. These people are itlhrlfty and
industrious, and tho best of the re
sources of the country. They build
substantial houses from the prairie turf
with roofs thatched with straw. They
raise line, sleek-looking cattle, and
their grain was of superior quality,
and showed attention. The soil through
this section is of a vegetable mould,
eighteen Inches to three feet deep, with
a fine sub-soil similar to that of the
James River valley. Along this vallev
are excellent sheep ranch sites. Many
springs of good water Issue from the
out-cropping beds of coal In the bluffs
bordering the valleys. Besides the fuel
which Is furnished by the oak and Cot
tonwood trees, this whole country is
said to be underlaid with a bed of good
coal, five feet in thickness, which can
be mined by digging from three to
fifteen feet deep. Near Gladstone these
great fields of coal are of good variety
for heating and cooking purposes. This
coal Is apparently of a recent forma
tion; a peculiar feature Is that It emits
no smoke, or disagreeable odor, but
burns like wood and equally as fast.
Dickinson, 686 miles west of St. Paul,
Is the most Important shipping point
for stock on the road. Thousands of
heads of cattle and horses are shipped
eastward dally. Here are several
brick kilns. Its sandstone being spe
cially adapted for this industry.
Bad Lands of North Bskots.
Leaving Dickinson, we soon enter a
region picturesque and singular
enough, known as the 'Bad Lands" of
the Little. Missouri. For. an hour the
train pursues Its way on a down grade
through scenery of which the world Is
not known to afford a counterpart. At
New England City, a, town composed
entirely from New England people, we
see the first of this strange phenomena
In numerous buttes. which diversify
the landscape.. The most conspicuous
or tnese is square Butte, an deration
rising 300 feet above the general level
of the praires, having a. plateaus on its
summit of fifty acres in extent, said to
be fertile; producing heavy crops of
vegetables, the potatoes alone yielding
aw misneis to an acre.
The term "Bad Lands" Is here mis
applied Is an unfortunate misnomer
fur It conveys the Idea to the traveler
that the tract Is worthies for agrlcul
tural and stock-raising purposes. Noth
mgr could be wider of the truth. The
fact Is, the . soil possesses fertilizing
properties In excess, and the luxuriant
grasses which here flourish attract
herbivorous game animals In large
numbers. The designation "Bad
Lands came from . old-time French
trappers and hunters In the service of
the great fur companies, because It was
a dimcult region to travel .through
with ponies and pack animals.
It should be called "Sculptured
i.Aanas, or "ryramia Lands," for sculp
turing It Is on a grand scale. Old na
ture seems to have let herself loose. It
might be termed the land of witchery,
for it seems as if witchcraft must have
produced so unnatural a region. One
says "Trees where there are no trees;
animals where no living thing Is seen,
castles and ruined cltlics where none
ever lived." These are contradictions
that seem Inexplicable, '. The trees.
nowever, that are seen where none
now grow. are. pertrlfled: the animals
are fanciful, rock animal forms; the
castles and cities are formations of
washed rocks and clays or butte for
mations made so by the action ' of
water. The horizon fairly teems with
the buttes. cliffs and bluffs of this
weird land; thicker and more com
plex they become as we roll along
and from them spring, aloft In endless
array and multiform shapes, pinnacles,
spires, domes and turrets, an Ideal
piece of work In sculpture and archi
tecture the like we never before wit
nessed which simply beggars descrip
tion. -
An Indescribable Spectacle.
These hundreds of buttes vary In
height from 50 to 150 feet, with steep
sides and rounded summits with vari
ous colored bands of limestone, sand
stone and. lignite lying In successive
strata. These colorings are very rich;
some of the buttes have bases of yellow.
Intermediate girdles of pure white and
tops "of deepest red, while others are
blue, brown and-gray. Some of these
elevations In the hazy distance seem
like ocean billows; all colors and shapes
are blended here in riotous profusion.
In ages long ago, however, dense for
ests existed In these Bad Lands. There
Is evidence of this primeval growth In
the abundant petrifications of tree
stumps, 4 to 8 feet In diameter, which
are in portions translucent as rock
crystals and susceptible of a high
polish, as our specimens will show.
Here are fine specimens of fossil leaves,
changed by the heat of the burning
lignite Into a brilliant scarlet, while the
coal, still burning, gives a plutnnlc as
pect to the whole region, one fiery mass
not far from the railroad being easily
mistaken at night for an active vol
cano, the cliffs having close resemblance
to volcanic scoria. Among the many
other fossil remains are oysters,
clams, etc. .
Farther back In this weird land are
genuine trees, large, fat herds and
ranches; the herds of horses and-cattle
that we see graslng upon its thousand
hills can testify that they are good
lands. ' Such Is a noted region of North
Dakota, and It Is worthy of extended
Investigation by those who can afford
the time to make It. being full of Inter
est to scientists, and of wonder to
pleasure seekers, John E. Richmond.
vigor f ra
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