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' Ideat WoraeABOod. ' "
Above all other tilings a woman who
would be charming must possess a
true and noble'heart full of love and
sympathy for her fellow-beings, and
an intelligent mind capable ot seeing
matters from more than one stand
point. Any fair One thus endowed by
nature undeniably has within herself
the possibilities for ideal womanhood,
for from these characteristics spring
the many little. virtues which make a
woman loved, ndmired and needed by
those around her. Woman's Love.
Japaiime Umbrella Handle.
V Umbrella bandies from Japan are of
Ivory, exquisitely, carved and etched.
A downtown umbrella store displayed
a window! ul ot these costly but valua
ble objects. Otoe Was It long handle,
nearly-flat, 'with 'rounding sides.' A
chain ot monkeys swung hand in hand
over the entire surface. They were in
.very low' relief and were only slightly
colored with pale yellow. The work
manship was beyond ordiuary criti
cism, aud the little figures were per
fectly brought out." Tiny mice were
carved on another--handle, while others
show flower designs, cherry blossoms,
iris aud chrysanthemums,; It can hard
ly be called an extravagance to buy
such works of art, since they can be
used Indefinitely. ,
A Knar Woman.
A busy woman once said that she
never knpv how much she could ac
complish uut.ll she became the com
par.ioa of her young sons, sharing their
sports and limiting her own working
hours to theirs. To-day they are young
men and she looks like their sister.
There are other young mothers of
grown men, and they are rather for
midable, rivals .of , younger women.
The sons unconsciously make compari
sons, generally in favor of mother.
It's beautiful to "grow up" in this
fAuhtnn with nnn'a nhllilren. trt been
pace with them in new studies and
new thoughts; it is something like a
second youth, says an exchange. We
are quick to put away youthful things
unless we have some such incentive to
tinlrl them Tnillnnnnolta News.
'' The Handkerchief.
About the year 1540 an unknown
(Venetian lady first conceived the happy
idea of carrying a "fazzoletto," and
it was not long before her example whs
widely followed throughout Italy. The
handkerchief then crossed the Alps In
to France, where its use was Immedi
ately adopted by the lords and ladies
of Henry Il'a' court. "'' -
The handkerchief of that period was
an article of the greatest luxury. It
was made of the most costly fabrics
and was ornamented with the rarest
mbroideiies. "in the telgn Of Henry
III it began to be perfumed and re
ceived the name of "mouehoir do Ve
nus." It was not until 1550 that the
handkerchief made its way into Ger
many, and then its use was long
confined to princes and persons ot
great wealth.- It was made the ob
ject of sumptuary laws, and an edict
published at Dresden In 1595 forbade
Its use by the people at large.
Slowly, but surely, however, the vul
garization of the pocket-handkerchief
has been accomplished, and to-day even
the humblest is superior in one impor
tant respect to Tetrarch and Laura,
Dante aud Beatrice, who, it Is some
what painful to think, lived in a pre
handkerchief age. London Standard. :
Diaealt t Be Origlael.
Tt is a great pity from a wrtter'a
point of view that all the best phrases
become stale and unprofitable after
a time. AIL. the best epithets are
nsed up. and it is nearly Impossible to
Invent anything else half so good. No
iwrlter with self-respect can call clouds
"fleecy" or the sea "the rolling deep,1
and yet these are the ideal phrases.
Clouds are undeniably fleecy, and If
any one thinks that the deep does not
roll we should recommend him, saya
the London Globe, to cross from Jersey
to Southampton the day after a gale.
There ought to . be tome sort of
copyright In the neat phrase. .The man
who first said that a miss was as good
as a mile, or commented on the tend-
. ency ot lanes, however long, to turn.
said a good thing and should have had
the exclusive benefit of it. Instead
. wlilnh mm 4ha 4iiAva cnM tit ftlA mail
who went about the country stealing
ducks,' a host of rivals crowd in, bor
row his neat phrase, without the slight
est acknowledgement, and use it as
their own throughout the length and
breadth of the country. And when the
original author with a glow of pride
observed during a lull at his next din
ner party, "Talking of lanes, I 'was
saying to the Duke of Asterisk only
tub oiuer any, uiui it was a preciuua
long one that had no turning," the
company looked tired, and said to one
another: "Good chap So-nnd-So, but
wish he. wouldn't use hackneyed
phrases."
Dimlng-Room CartalDt
- Mxh prettier than lace curtains for
a dining or living room window is an
' arrangement of short enrtainr which
shows the woodwork. If you have a
broad, low window, or two windows
close together, the following treatment
Is excellent: Have a wooden shelf
about six inches in width made tc run
across both the upper and lower
sashes. Have it stained to match the'
woodwork' in the room, and fit short
pairs of curtains the length ot the sash
to tns edge ot both shelve by means
of "small rods and rings. J The Tings
should have easy action so that the
curtains will draw easily, as the best
part of the effect is in the variety
and checkered effect of dark and light
given to the casement by the short
lengths drawn at different angles. If
the woodwork In the room is dark
green, have green dentin for the cur
tains, or if it is black have bine, green
or yellow, whichever will do with rugs
and furnishings. Thin white curtains
may be set in close to the panes on
the lower windows, and the width of
the shelf may be regulated to throw
the dark curtains far or near from
the window as best suits the wood
work. A groove for plates or platters
upon the upper shelf makes this still
prettier as a dining-room arrangement,
while pieces of pottery and ferneries
on the second shelf all combine to
make a particularly attractive window.
Indianapolis News.
Made Character-Builder.
Good music is a powerful tonic to
many people, especially those suffering
from melancholia. It lifts them out of
their solemn moods, dispels gloom and
despondency, kills discouraged feelings
and gives new hope, new life and new
vigor. It seems to put a great many
nsnnlo intn nrormr tune. It clveS them
the keynote of truth and beauty, strikes
the chords of harmony, dispels dis
cord from the life, scatters clouds and
brings sunshine.
All good music is a character-builder,
because its constant suggestion of har
mony, order and beauty puts the mind
into a normal attitude. Music clean
the cobwebs out of many minds, so
that they can think better, act better
and live better. Some writers are de
pendent tipon music for their inspira
tion and their meeds. It adds bril
liancy to the brain, and facility to the
pen, which they can not seem to get
in any other way.
Good music seems to give us a touch
of the divine, and to put us in contact
with dlvinitv. It drives out evil
thoughts, making us ashamed of them.
It lifts us above petty annoyances ana
little worries of life, and gives us a
rllmnsA of the ideal which the actual
Is constantly obscuring. Orison Swett
Marden, In Success Magazine.
On read Reform
The housewife who wishes to change
the dietary of her household should
go about it diplomatically. The flesh-
pots have a firm hold on the modern
Egyptians. Even the Promised Land
ot health and success cannot keep
them from turning about unless you
are mistress of the fine art of finesse.
First ot all you should learn to make
perfect vegetable purees and soups.
To cook vegetables so they will appeal
to palate and eye requires no mean
skill. Nothing is more unappetizing
than badly cooked, water-soaked vege
tables. Begin by substituting a well-
made puree for the meat dish at the
supper, or luncheon table. Try eggs In
stead of meat for breakfast. Reduce
the use of meat to once a day. Then
once in a while have eggs or fish or
vegetables as the principal dish at
dinner. It is a great mistake to cram
any new theory down your family's
throat Give it to them a taste at
a time, and they'll grow enthusiastic.
Change all at once and you'll arouse
opposition which will make change Im
possible. Most people eat altogether too much
meat. This induces a hankering for
stimulants. A well-known student of
sociological phenomena ventures the
opinion that the increased nse of
vegetables and fruits will do more
to promote temperance than all the
arguments of the prohibitionists. Har
per's Bazar. -
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t- r Trnnri unmr ruainn
Nearly all waists nowadays are made
with short sleeves. Even outdoor gar
ments are so made.
Boleros of black will be worn with
almost any colored skirt. Everywhere
one Bees lace boleros, usually Irish
crochet or heavy Venetian crochet
These will be worn with white gowns,
cloth or linen.
If the advance rummer styles are fas.
clnatlng (and they most certainly are),
summer stuffs are as fascinating; and
the two form a combination that
proves well nigh irresistible to the
average woman.
"Rosebuds and wee wreaths, rpriyt
of a single full-bloom flower and Its
foliage and dots of a dozen small sizes
make the most popular of the de
signs, with innumerable changes rang
upon each theme.
Yet, while handkerchief linen maket
nine out of ten shirt waists, that tenth
oae is given an odd little style by the
very weight of its weave. And hand
kerchief linen does crush terribly un
der a coat, so that, for every day,
those of heavier linen aro better. '
Swisses aro about in greater pro
fusion than even last year saw them,
most of tham fairly powdered with
small figures, so well are the grounds
covered. Even when a rather large
figure is used, the space between if
dotted with tiny additions of thai
figure or with dots.
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MpUSEHOLt)
AFFAIRS
SMALL TOWELS.
One noticed in the toilet room of
parlor car recently little towels, four
teen inches square at the most. It oc
curred to her to wonder why similar
mall towels were not in use in kitch
ens and bathrooms. They are easy to
launder, cheap to buy, and answer
many purpose better than large tow
el. AVOIDINO ODORS.
It is hard to cook onions, cabbage
and other strong-scented vegetables
without rendering life hideous. An
authority suggests a mitigation of the
evil. When boiling onions, drain from
time to time and add fresh water.
This does not materially leugthen the
cooking process aud does prevent too
much odor.
A KITCHEN CONVENIENCE.
A kitchen convenience which is not
present in every household is a pair of
sharp scissors. Scissors are used to
trim lampwlcks which is wrong and
to cut papers and string; but seldom
for trimming bacon and ham rinds,
skinning parts of fowls which need
skinning, and triinmiug salads. These
are proper usee for scissors, and the
use ot them saves much labor.
FIVE MINUTE RESTS.
Every housewife should cultivate the
habit of flve-mluute naps. After work
Ing hard a few hours a woman is apt
to feel sleepy or "dragged out," and im
agines that it is only that ordinary
sin of the flesh laziness. But if she
II DUC
short
e will
rill do1
gives in to the feeling and rests a shot
time on a comfortable lounge she
feel wonderfully freshened aud w
better and quicker work than If she
had foregone her cat nup.
A USEFUL HINT.
We do not often see the old-fash
ioned base burner. Did it ever occui
to any one that the asupan could be
utilized to took Boston baked beans,
Indian padding, or any other dish re
quiring long, slow cooking? The ashet
could be emptied, of course, aud th
food has to be carefully covered so thai
ash.es from above shall not drop into
the bakiug dish. The plan has been
tried successfully in one household, at
least
JSPi
Raisin Griddle Cakes Into a cup ot
sour milk and the same amount of
sweet milk ctlr two cupfuls ot wheal
flour and one-balf cup.'ul of cornmeal,
a teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoon-
fuls ot melted butter, a teaspoonful
of soda and one-half cupful of chopped
raisins. Lastly beat in two eggs and
have the griddle, on which the cakes
are to be cooked, as hot as possible
without burulng.
Spiced Wafers Cream together two.
thirds of a cupful of butter and one
and one-half cupfuls of confectioners'
sugar; add one-half teaspoonful each
of ground ginger and cinnamon and
Just a dash of ground cloves. Stir
Into the mixture one-half cupful ot
cold water and two cupfuls of flour,
sifted twice. I'.oll to wafer thinness,
cut Into shapes and bake in a very
moderate oven.
Banana Pie Free enough bananas
from ekln and coarse threads to fill
a ctip when the pulp Is pressed through
a sieve or rlcer. To the pulp add a
beaten ecg, one-half cupful of augar,
one cracker, powdered fine, one-halt
teaspoonful of salt, one-third of a tea
spoonful of cinnamon, two tablespoon"
fula of molasses, one-third ot a cupful
of cream, and one-half cupful of milk;
mix thoroughly, and bake until firm
It a pie pan lined with pastry as foi
quash pie.
Cup Omelet-An odd dish that will
be found very appetizing for breakfast
la a cup omelet. Butter six custard
cups and fill lightly with soft bread
crumbs and any nice cold meat,
chopped fine, with plenty of savory
seasonings,- such as the family like.
Beat three eggs; add one cupful of
milk, pour gradually into the cups, us
ing more milk if required: set the cups
In a pau of water and bake (or steam)
until firm in the centre. Serve in the
cups or turn out on' a . platter. ' These1
savory custards are delicious made en
tirely out of breadcrumbs and season
ing, omitting the meat.
Rice Waffles One and one-half cup
fuls of soft boiled rice, two ounces of
butter, one pint scalded milk, three
eggs, oue teaspoonful baking powder,
one-balf teaspoonful salt, one table
spoonful wheat flour. Use cold, well-
mashed rice, melt the butter in the
milk which has cooled, beat the egg
yolks and whites separately, making
the latter come to a stiff froth; mix thj
rice and milk, beat thoroughly, and
then add one-balf teaspoonful salt and
one of baking powder, and the flour;
put the yolks into the batter, first
blending well, and, lastly, add the
whites and beat well again. Use an
extremely hot. well-greased wnffle
iron. Pour the fjatter from a pitcher,
and fill the iron quickly, close quickly,
and set on the fire. Two minutes
should be-all the time required to make
a waffle nicely. Remove carefully,
place on a hot dish, piling in double
rows, and butter generously. Serve
wltb ground cinnamon and sugar
caixro, or with butter and syrup.
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New York City. Short,- loose coats
known as 'pony", jackets are exceed
ingly fashionable at the moment and
will continue so both for between sea
sons' wear and throughout the entire
spring. They make exceedingly ser
viceable little jackets for the coat
Eton with Belt,
flits of the plainer sortu and are so
much in demand. This one cau be
closed in either single or double
breasted style aud is absolutely simple
at the same time thnt it is smart and
novel. Xn the Illustration n mixed
gray suiting Is stitched with beldiug
ilk and trimmed with haudsome braid
nd buttons, but all seasounble suit
lags are appropriate for the costume,
While for thfe separate wrap of the
prlng covert cloths and the like will
be found desirable, and for immediate
wear the jackets are shown iu velours
as well as In cloth.
The Jacket is uiadV With, fronts, side
fronts, backs aud side backs, the seams
all extending to the shoulders aud giv
ing becoming lines to "the figure. The
Sleeves are iu "leg o' uiuttou" style.
When closed in double breasted style
two rows of buttons are used, but
when the single breasted Is preferred
the coat is cut off at the ceutreaud
closed either with a single row ot but
tons or Invisibly, the button boles be
ing worked in the fly.
The quantity of material required for
the medium sine Is four yards twenty
teven, two aud a quarter'yards forty
lour or two yards 11 fly-two iuches wide
with four yards of bauding to trim as
Illustrated.
Thine Tat llroorhea.
The very newest brooch is a cat de
sign; a large black cat at that, with
big diamond eyes. The cat bus come
down through the ages loved by one
people, hnted by ouo and feared' by
another, but among all peoples, at nil
times, the black cat is linked with good
luck. They look stunning on a white
gown or ou a low-ueckeil bodice. The
handsomest are made of dull black
olid enamel, which U relieved only by
the eyes of diamonds or emeralds. In
dianapolis News.
reetwearJ
earns
Vanew Blonaa Wall.
The fancy blouse Is one that is li
constant and certain demand, and thli
one H among the most charming and
most attractive that yet have bees
seen. In the Ulusrrallou it is made ot
crepe de chine In oue of the lovely
peach shades, aud la combined wlta
cream colored lace and applique, whllt
the belt is ot chiffon velvet in the sami
color as the crepe. . Appropriate mate
rials are, however, more numerous
than ever this season, for there are a
great many uew silk and wool fabrics
offered with the opening of the spring,
and the waist suits each aud every
oue. Among the prettiest Is what is
known as "plee-tcd" crepe, which is
exceedingly attractive, and which
shows embroidered dots in self-color
over the surface. The elbow sleeves
will continue nil their vogue through
out the spring and summer, and al
ways are pretty whnu becoming, but
the model Includes long oues also,' so
there Is a choice allowed. Again, when
liked, the fulness at the shoulders can
be arranged In gathers In place of
pleats.
The waist Is made over a fitted lin
ing that Is closed at the front and Itself
consists of the front and the back wltll
the yoke and plastron. The front ii
draped most becomingly, aad the bell
Is shirred at its front edges and joined
to the corselet portiou, the closing ot
both the waist and the belt being
inude Invisibly at the left side. Tin
Design by May Mtntoo.
Tluee-I'lece Skirt.'
sleeves are quite novel and are shlrrel
at their edges and again through tht
centre, the trimming being arranged
over this last. When cut In elbow
length they are finished with a succes
sion of pretty little frills.
Made of Twuted Stiaw.
A hood hat was made of twisted and
folded pale blue straw, very soft and
pliable. This was set ou a foundation
brim of brown tulle, which showed
high on the sides aud very slightly lu
front.
liable Lingerie.
Lingerie bats that can be washed
tawill be voted n delightful Innovation.
I i it 1. i . . . . ...
- uiiisciie u.ii must oe aosomteiy im
maculate, and to send It to the clean
ers' every few days Is expensive.
MEN WHO WERE BARBERS
And Became Statesmen, Writ.
ers aad Mea of Affairs.
from the Xemphit Commercial Appeal.
T has been the delight of
the biographers to show
how , the printer's devil,
the poor farm lad, the
street waif and the me
chanic's lad have struggled
onward and upward to distinction.
Apparently they have iguored the
barber's achievements.
Nevertheless, there are numerous in
stances of barbers who have become
celebrities in various fields of human
endeavor.
In former times the barber's craft
was dignified with the title of pro
fession, be it known. It was conjoined
with the art of surgery. In the time
of Henry VIII. of England it was en
acted that the barbers should confine
themselves to the minor operations of
blood-letting and drawing teeth, while
the surgeons were prohibited from bar
bery or shaving. Later on about the
middle of the eighteenth century the
two callings were entirely separate.
The striped pole in front of shops
to-day is symbolic of former times,
suggesting the period when the bar
ber was also a surgeon and indicating
the ribbon for bandaging the arm in
bleeding.
It was long after the vocations be
came distinct that Edward Burtenshaw
Sugden rose to eminence. Sugden was
the son of a hairdresser in Duke street,
Westminster, and was assistant in the
hop. When he was forty-one years
of age he was made king's counsel
nd chosen a bencher of Lincoln s Inn
Under the first administration of Lord
Derby he was raised to the peerage as
Lord St. Leonards.
It goes without saying that there
were not lacking envious persons to
twit him with his former occupation,
and this story is told: Once when ad
dressing a crowd in the interest of his
own candidacy to parliament a man
called out to know what soap was
worth and bow lather was made.
"I am particularly obliged to that
gentleman for reminding me of my
origin," said Sir Edward. "It is true
that I am a barber's son and was once
myself a barber. If the gentleman
who so politely reminded me ot these
facts bad been a barber he shows
here that he would have remained one
to the end of his life."
Then there was Charles Abbott, a
barber's son, "a scrubby little lad who
nsed to wait on his father with razors
and a pewter bowl." Abbott .was
also made a peer of England.
An English writer has said of a
certain inventive Englishman: "While
bis inventions have conferred infinitely
more real benefit on his own country
than she could have derived from the
absolute dominion of Mexico and Peru
they have been universally productive
f wealth and enjoyment."
This genius was Sir Richard Ark
Wright, and his inventions were iu the
cotton spinning industry. He was
born in 1732, turned from wig making
when the trade fell off, became enor
mously wealthy, was made a peer, and
died in the sixtieth year of his age
English literature has been made
richer by at least three barbers.
Jeremy Taylor was brought tip In
his father's shop at Cambridge, Eng
land. He is perhaps the most famous
of all the barbers, his books remaining
popular after 250 years. A critic says
truthfully that his work is especially
literary. Weighty with argument, his
sermons and books of devotion are still
read among us for their sweet and deep
devotion and their rapidly flowing and
poetic eloquence. His most important
work is "The Liberty of Prophesying."
The greatest -Knglish naval poet
Charles Dibdin taking rank as second
was William Falconer. He was a
barber In Edinburgh until his poem
"The Shipwreck" not only made him
fa moos but won him a career in the
Royal Navy. This poem, by the way.
was based on his own experience.
When yet young he had a chance to
take a voyage on an English vessel
bound for Venice. The ship was over
taken by a dreadful storm off Cape
olonna and was wrecked, only three
of the crew being saved. One of these
was Falconer, and the incidents of the
voyage and its disastrous termination
formed the subject of his poem.
Strangely enough the terrors of the
sea which he so eloquently described
did not deter him from following It,
and he was lost In the wreck of an
other ship a few years later.
Allan Ramsay, the Scottish poet,
who died the year before the birth of
Burns, is Justly celebrated iu the liter
ature of England. "The Oatle Shep
herd" is especially worthy of remem
brance, being a pore, tender and gen
uine picture of Scottish life and love
among the poor in the country. He
carried on the song of rural life and
love and humor which Burns per
fected. Allan Ramsay was at one time
a prosperous wig maker.
Benjamin Franklin made more than
a national reputation with his "Poor
Richard's Almanac." No doubt Frank
lin got the name for his almanac
from William. Winstanley, the barber
who issued the "Poor Robin" almanacs
from lOttJ onward. It vtas this same
barber who set the example of pub
lishing the "almanac joke."
Charles Day, who made a fortune In
blacking, was a barber before he in
vented his famous shoe polish. Craggs,
who was secretary of the South Sea
bubble, was a barber turned promoter.
At on time he was enormously
wealthy. Being a fearless plunger he
went as far as the most daring in his
speculations and when the crash came
his fortune went with it and he com
mitted suicide. n
', Glovanna Belzonl, who learned the
barber's trade in Padua, had a varied
fcareer, ending in bis enrichment He
removed to Borne when a young maa
but went to England in 1803. Nine
years later he bega traveling, in time
becoming one of the most gifted Egyp-
tlan explorers. He removed young i
Memnou" from Thebes to England,'
was the first to penetrate Into the sec
ond great pyramid of Ghlzeh and
opened up several splendid tombr.
Few barbers, however, have been as
successful as the penurious and miser
ly speculator of Ixmnon, jonn tour
tola, He did not hesitate to pocket a
stray penny when in his best circum
stances. It is related tnat vara uage,
at a meetint of the East Indian Com
pany, once found Courtols present.
"Ah, Courtois, what are yon aoiug
here?" lie asked. - '
"I am here to vote, my lord," was the
answer. '
"What! Ton a proprietor? And with
how many votes?"
"I am a troprletor and have roar
votes," said the ex-barber.
"Ah. Indeed! Well, before we go to
vote, suppose you fix my curls a bit
Courtols."
Ami the wpalthv nronrletor arranged
the curls deftly, pocketed the fee glad
ly, although at his death a short while
afterward be left a fortune of a mil
lion dollars.
WOMAN I
A Sclentlit Give His Views of tht
Pair Sex.
Dr. Bernard Hollander of the Eth
nological Society Is too learned a schol
ar to say that he understands woman,
but In a recent lecture on the interest
ing subject the other day be said much
that was acute and sympathetic, and
that shows that he has at least ob
served, even if he does not understand
well, the sex that, as he says, "is not
mentally inferior to man, but only dis
similar." Woman, he cays, Is often
gifted by nature, but she rarely has
the strength of Impulse to exert het
powers, that characterizes man. It
she had, there is no reason why she
should not equal man, or even excel
him. This is proved frequently al -difficult
examinations where the most
brilliant students are often women.
The lecturer traced the scientific
bearing of the points he advanced, and
occasionally generalized upon the
vexed questioas ot woman's cbaractet
and capabilities as a whole; as in the
following passage:
"A woman loves extremes. A mar
may like or dislike a person or object; -a.
woman loves or hates It. A womiD
can be generous In her action, but not
always so in ber feelings. Women, at
a rule, are good conversationalists.
They love talking. Men will talk, too,
if you give them a subject, but women -can
talk for hours upon nothing. Yet
her conversation, at least to men, it
not uninteresting, and sometimes most
charming, for, unlike man, she doe?
not talk of herself. She is quick to
enter into his thoughts and VeellnRsi
and can readily Identify herself wltb
his aims."
Then follow a score of subtle con
tracts and distinctions, such as: "Mas
loves power, woman loves admiration)
A man respects, woman adores. 4 .
man has pluck, a woman fortitude. A '
man has push, a woman patience. Mao
is greater in conquest and achievement,
woman In self-sacrifice. Man may take
the lead, but it is the woman who
gmuea. aian may oppress woman uw
it is woman that influences mam
Women dearly love to establish a do
minion over any creature that Is largel
and stronger than themselves, and a
study of history will show ns how of'
ten they have obtained their way
where man is concerned. Some men -not
always cf the weakest sort seem
to take a real pride in submitting to
the commands and punishments of the
women they love." s "
Many women, he said, acquired cul
ture at the expense ot their emotional
nature; they starve the heart at the
expense of the intellect, till they And
themselves incapable of love. Not be
ing happy themselves, how can they,
make man happy? He wants repose,
and they are incapable of giving it.
Women themselves suffer most be
cause of this universal education, the
effect of which, Mr. Hollander de
clared, is that It Is easier to obtain
a secretary '.ban It is to obtain a good
cook, and that, too, at lower wages.
Hated to D It.
During the last Congressional cam
paign the candidates for the honor of
representing a certain East Tennessee
district, says the Washington Post,
gathered to meet the voters at a coun
try court house.
There was a rough looking old moun
taineer in the audience. He looked
over the aspirants on the platform with
a critical eye. One of them had done
liim several favors, aad he felt in duty,
bound to vote for him.
. "Not a very promising lot, are they
he remarked in an andlble whisper ,to a
man three seats away. "Them's only
the kind we used to run for constable
when I was a boy. Tbar's my candi
datethat yaller headed chap, third1
from this eend. I've got to vote for
him, but I'd give $10 if I hadn't seen
bim first."
Skinned With the (tain.
When a ruined gambler kills himself I
at Monte Carlo the employes of the I
Casino, to avoid a scandal, fill his pock- i I
ets with gold and bank-notes. Thur
the real cause of his suicide does not
appear. A Yankee came to Monte
Carlo with about $100 in five-franc1
pieces. He lost the money slowly
and painfully, and late that night, in
black corner of the gardens, he fired&.
revolver, and, with a loud groan, ftll
full length on the grass. Instantly,
three or four dark, silent figures rushed
up, filled his pockets with money, and
left him there to be discovered in the
morning by the police. But long be
fore morning the enterprising Yankeej
his pockets distended with gold, had
shaken the dust ot Mnnte Carlo frouJ
his feet f
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