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According to the Western sage who
insists that what electricity has killed
it can restore, the man is unfortunate
whom lightning refuses to strike
twice.
That a bachelor should leave a
largo sum of money in his will for the
purpose of encouraging matrimony
perhaps only goes to show that some
men are never contented.
To have the Bible read with elocu
tionary effect by a Harvard professor
and its literary and artistic features
explained to a fasionablc audience has
become the society fad of the moment
in Boston.
The Mojavc and Colorado deserts
which were once considered irreclaim
able and valueless are proving to be
wonderfully rich in minerals and an
energetic and industrious population is
now permanently established in them.
Chicago society women are accused
of taking silverware and articles of
table decoration home with them as
souvenirs of notable occasions. But
Chicago hopes its best society is rich
enough not to mind about a few
spoons and candlesticks.
The first Sunday school was estab
lished by Robert Raikes at Gloucester,
England, in 17S0. Now there are
110,000 Sunday schools in the United
States, with 2,G00,000 teachers and
0,000,000 pupils. A movement is on
foot to employ paid teachers in the
Sunday school.
A publication recently asked a great
many of the most distinguished people
of the world what was the "greatest
menace" of the new century. There
proved to be almost as many greatest
menaces as there were answers.
Either people are growing very origi
nal or this is to be a strenuous period.
Great Britain turned the century dis
tinctly under a cloud. Her immediate
embarrassments are considerable, but
It is the future to which her leading
statesmen and industrial authorities
look with an apprehension which they
do not conceal. They dread lest tjie
conditions which carried England to
the pitch of prosperity and greatness
in the nineteenth century have so
changed and are changing that a de
cline must set in.
Here is a problem for lawyers to
solve. An Englishman, recently de
ceased, had three children, one son
and two daughters, and he mentioned
all of them in his will. The first clause
is: "I leave my piano to Mary Eliza
beth when Arthur has done with it."
The other clause is: "To Susan Jane
—she may take whatever Arthur
wishes to give to her." There is no
doubt of Arthur's standing in the docu
ment, but are Mary Elizabeth and
Susan Jane beneficiaries under the
will?
America's command of the steel
markets of the world, which only a
year or two ago was regarded by
Englishmen as extremely improbable,
if not altogether impossible, is now
calmly, if regretfully, admitted by the
English newspapers as an existing
fact. The London Telegraph regards
it as certain that the United States
will keep the lead in steel, and will
increase it, and at the same time
warns British manufacturers that they
must be more willing to imitate the
methods of their rivals if they cannot
outstrip them in original invention.
The first currency issued by the whites
within the "limits of the United States
was wampum, which was adopted by the
Massachusetts colonists in 1607 in their
intercourse with the Indians.
Mrs. Priscilla Shoenbcrgcr nearly met
death in a fire which consumed her
borne at Warren. Site was asleep and
was awakened by a pet dog.
The CrHie for Veiling.
The craze for veiling has reached
such a degree that one sees women
with throe veils. One is the grenadine
draped around the hat for no apparent
purpose, then comes a thin white or
black veil, then a dotted veil with
figured edge. The oculists are happy.
Fern Initio Zlorliaitlo..
English women are turning their at
tention to mechanics during the iast
few years, and the record of the patent
office for last year showed that out of
2600 applicants 574 were women, and
the greater number of the inventions
of women have been successful ones.
Most of these inventions are of small
articles, 149 of them being improve
ments for dress and 40 patents were
for cycling inventions.
An Entni-tiri.lng W'omno.
Miss Celia Holbrook, a Massachu
setts woman, has since the death of
her father, two years ago, supported
the family of one brother and three
sisters by carrying on his blacksmith
shop. In addition, she has a govern
ment contract to take the mail twice
a day to and from the railroad station
and postoffice. During the summer
months she carries the mailbag on her
bicycle. In the winter she makes the
journey of a mile on foot. Miss Hol
brook is in her twentieth year.
The I.ale.t Nursn.
In the line of trained nursing a new
departure lias been taken which will
appeal to the housckaeper who has
struggled with the question of home
nursing, or its alternative. Convales
cent nurses are trained to take care
of the patient during the last weelts
of a fever, or other lingering sickness,
before he is well enough to go out and
yet demands companionship. The
duties are light, consisting merely of
reading aloud, giving tonics, keeping
the depressed spirits up. seeing that
tho invalid does not overdo, and all
the hundred and one things which the
occasion demands.
Of course, the salary is not so great
an it would be if more detailed atten
tion were required, but by means of
this change many a nurse who could
not spend tho time and money neces
sary to take the full course at a train
ing school and hospital is enabled to
begin her duties in this way, while
the boon to the average income is a
great one, enabling a nurse to be re
tained during tiie trying weeks which
succeed a dangerous illness, when
otherwise the family would ho obliged
often to do the hundred and one little
things which a querulous patient de
mands, and which are so fagging.
While the salary of the expert nurse
is from $25 a week up, that of tho
convalescent nurse is about $8 or $lO,
and yet her work may bo as satisfac
tory as that of the other.—New York
Herald.
Tint Chinchilla in Its I,all'.
No fur seems quite so soft and fine
and poetic to the average woman as
chinchilla. It has all the impractical
attributes to recommend it to the
elegante. Its color is so delicate that
it soils quickly, and thus it is a con
stant care and expense, it is so soft
and fine that the slightest ill usage
ruins it forever. It is expensive and
fino pieces are difficult to buy even if
one is willing and able to pay exorbi
tant prices. It is not as costly as
sable, 'tis true, but it does not last so
well, so the scales are pretty evenly
balanced.
Taking all these tilings into con
sideration is it not painful to hear the
chinchilla called brutally "a little ro
dent," to trap which the Imcha and
Amana Indians of tho Bolivian Andes
devote the best part of their lives?
This "rodent" looks "something like a
squirrel andalsolikea rabbit" and likes
high mountains. It prefers elevations
of from 6000 to 16,000 feet. The In
dians trap these creatures at night
and the skins are handed over to tho
chief of the tribe, who disposes of
them and divides the proceeds among
the tribesmen. One chief received
SBO,OOO at a single sale a few months
ago. Those Indians, besides trapping
chinchillas, go to church, drink potato
alcohol and—it seems too dreadful to
tell, but the potato alcohol is said to
be at the bottom of it—occasionally
kill and eat some unwary traveler who
may he hunting chinchillas on his own
account.—New Y'ork Commercial Ad
vertiser.
Feminism In Kngtmid.
The tide cf feminism has at length
invaded the law. A Scots lady has
petitioned the court of session to he
admitted to the solicitors' examina
tion, and, as apparently she "means
business," that tribunal will have sol
emnly to decide tnc question of wom
en's rights in this form. In this coun
try there have not been wanting cham
pions of this cause on the bench.
Campbell says of Chief Justice Lee in
1737 that "his fame may have increas
ed from his having had the good word
of the fair sex-. He certainly stood up
for the rights of woman more strenu
ously than any English judge before or
since his time." It appears that there
were two candidates for the office of
parish sexton of St. Botolph's in tho
city—namely: John Olive and Sarah
Bly. Per Sarab 169 men voted and 40
women, while John got the suffrage#
of 174 men and 22 women—and the
place. The question was as to whether
he was properly sworn in, and Lee
thought he was not, holding that a
woman might be sexton of a parish,
and adding, "It would be strange if a
woman may herself fill the office and
yet should be disqualified to vote for
it." So he further decided that the
women's votes were good. "Women,"
he remarked, "have held much higher
offices and, indeed, almost all the of
fices of the kingdom, as queen, mar
shal, great chamberlain, great con
stable, champion of England, commis
sioner of sewers, keeper of a prison,
and returning officer for members of
Parliament." If this particular lady's
attempt is successful it will be a signifi
cant mark of the now century, the end
of which may be familiar with the
sight of lady barristers—a new race
of "bar-maids," as Punch calls them.
A hundred years hence the toast of
"Our Mothers-in-I.aw" may be quite
popular.—Pall Mall Gazette.
To Save Tears in the Nursery.
Many wise people have exclaimed:
"Children need discipline." True, and
yet with young children to avoid a
coniilct is often the best way to man
age. Their opposition to a plan of pro
cedure is overcome and yet they
scarcely know it.
A dear young girl, relative to an
overtaxed mother, volunteered one
evening to put the overtaxed mother's
little ones to bed. It was a mild even
ing in spring. A little four-year-old
| boy, who In the winter had had his
j bed warmed with a hot brick, cried
out, "I want a brick! I want a brick!"
The child, sleepy and tired, was in no
! mood to hear opposition nor even to
hear reason. The amiable young vol
unteer nurse seemed to understand all
this, and very gently she said: "Well,
you may havo a brick." Then going
to the closet where she knew the cold
brick was kept, she took it and
wrapped it up and laid It at the foot
\ of the child's crib; and the little lei
: low went to sleep contentedly.
I A woman who loves children and
loves to see them happy, took two lit
tle brothers, her friend's children, to
their bed chamber to superintend their
going to rest. The elder boy kneeled
down and said his prayers. At this
: the younger (four years younger than
i his brother) began to cry, because
Elmer had said his prayers first. The
mother was not at hand, and the good
friend was at first perplexed, but,
i brightening up after a moment's
thought, she said: "We'll fix that;
Dudley may kneel down and say his
' prayers, and then Elmer may say his
over again." This was satisfactory to
the beligerent one, and peace reigned
where a storm threatened to disturb
! the scene.
A little two-year-old demanded more
| salt on her food. The father, by
whoso side she sat, shook a saltceller
over the baby's plate, taking pains to
not invert it. It was amusing to see
(he contented mien of the child after
the performance. Surely It was better
I than to contradict or ruffle so young a
member of the human family.—
Christian Intelligencer.
Irish lace is very popular for millin
ery as well as gown trimmings.
There is a gold embroidery done on
: black net in a heavy way that suggests
a cross patch, which is in great flavor.
I An adorable petticoat lately shown
j was made of white gros grain silk
| with ruffles of black velvet ribbon on
a circular flounce.
A lovely bathrobe is of crepe do
chine lined with albatross and made
with a Watteau pleat. In the back, a
surplice front and "kimono" sleeves.
One of the prettiest novelties is a
plain gray suede pocketbook, simply
stitched around the edge and fastened
with a buttonhole and jewelled but
ton.
Dainty waists of India mull in pale
tints are worn with the tailor-made
skirts and coats. They are finely
tucked and finished with a lace yoke,
belt and cufT.
A dainty gown is made of white
silk, pale turquoise velvet, and small
silver buttons, the lower half of the
fronts faced back with narrow shaped
lapels of blue and white spotted vel
vet.
It is said that the surah silk so
fashionable some years ago will return
to favor with the spring. Taffeta has
been used so long that people are
turning to the soft silks in plain ef
fects for variety.
The Raglan overcoat, so fashionable
for men, appears among the tailor gar
ments for women. In fact, there has
never been a season when these coats
have been such a universal feature of
women's wardrobes.
The ordinary gold tags and spikes
are giving way to the more elaborate
enameled ones. Some are in the shape
of pansios, daisies and violets, others
are conventional scroll designs but
decorated with jewels and enamel.
Turnover collars, to be worn with
silk, satin or velvet stock 3, are more
popular than ever. Fine lawn, lace
trimmed and hemstitched, delicate em
broidery, silk, satin and crepe de
chine are the principal materials
used.
Dark blue, emerald green and deep
mauve taffetas, with stitched collar
and cravat of white satin; the buttons
c-f burnished gold and the vest full
gathered mousseline, set into a deep
pointed collar band of tinted guipure,
form a lovely combination.
Folly'. Flan.
"I rail nhvnys work when I play,*'
Said Polly to Molly one day.
"But work all alone isn't fun.
So I thought of a plan not to shirk.
It's pretending to play when I work;
And, before I know it, it's done!"
—The Churchman.
Hnrstlng a Bomb.
Fill an iron shell quite fool of water,
plug it very tightly, and then place it
in a temperature cold enough to freeze
the water —and what will happen. Like
most bodies, the iron will shrink at the
cold, and there will be even less room
for the water; but water when it
freezes expands, and the liquid in the
shell when it becomes solid will need
one-fifteenth more space than it had
at first. One of two things must there
fore occur; either the plug will be ex
pelled or the bomb will be burst. In
one case an iron plug weighing more
than three pounds, was actually ejected
to a distance of 328 yard3.—Cassell's
Little Folks,
r
Ten KUIOH of Politonesn for Children.
1. To be polite is to have a kind re
gard for the feelings of others.
2. Be as polite to your parents,
brothers, sisters and schoolmates as
you are to strangers.
3. Look people fairly in the eyes
when you speak to them or they speak
to you.
4. Do not bluntly contradict any
one.
5. It is not discourteous to refuse
to do wrong.
6. Whispering, laughing, chewing
gum or eating at lectures, in school,
or at places of amusement, is rude and
vulgar.
7. Be doubly careful to avoid any
rudeness to strangers, such as calling
out to them, laughing, or making re
marks about them. Do not stare at
visitors.
8. In passing a pen, pencil, knife or
pointer, hand the blunt end toward the
one who receives it.
9. When a classmate is reciting, do
not raise your hand until after he has
finished.
10. When you pass directly In front
of any one or accidentally annoy him
say "Excuse me," and never fail to say
"Thank you" for the smallest favor.
On no account say "thanks."—School
Rules of Santa Barbara, Cal.
He Anton tailed the Old Admiral.
The old admiral, whose long sea
service had given his legs a decided
outward curvature, once had a singu
lar adventure on this account with a
ship's pet.
The crew of the ship owned a large
black spaniel, and took great pains
in teaching him to jump. A man
standing up would put one foot against
his other knee, thus making a hole for
Nep, the dog, to make his leap
through. The dog always jumped
through the aperture readily, though
if his trainer's legs happened to be
short, it was a tight squeeze.
One day the admiral came aboard
from the flagship on a visit of inspec
tion. Happening to walk to the for
ward part of the ship, he stood there
for a few minutes conversing with the
officer who had attended him.
Here he was spied by the dog. Nep
stood a moment surveying the admir
al's bow legs. Suddenly the dog made
a rush at the legs and a mad leap
through the tempting gap.
In astonishment at the black torna
do that had passed beneath liim, the
admiral whirled quickly about to see
what was the cause. The dog took
his action as a signal for an "encore,"
and jumped again.
Once more the admiral turned and
again the dog jumped. The bewild
ered face of the admiral and the seri
ous attention of Nep to what lie im
agined was his business were too much
for the gravity of the bystanders, and,
forgetting the respect due to rank,
they all roared with laughter.
A sailor, however, had presence of
mind enough to break from the crowd
and catch the dog by the collar. He
led him off, and Nep seemed to won
der why he did not receive the praise
due to such spirited efforts.
The excited admiral got but an im
perfect explanation of the affair from
tho spectators, for they could hardly
tell him that his legs had been used
as a circus hoop for a forecastle dog.
Perhaps to his dying day tho occur
ence was a mystery.—San Francisco
Argonaut
ftoorge WaliiiiK'<in.
In 1732, far back in the woods of
old Virginia, was born one of Ameri
ca's greatest patriots, as well as gen
erals, and one who was destined to
be the savior of his country. This boy
was none other than George Washing
ton, America's pride and America's
boast.
Being left fatherless at an early age,
much of his training, the effects of
which were shown in after life, de
volved upon liis mother. The schools
at that time being poor, his education
was limited, the greater part of It be
ing obtained by self culture. When
still young, he spent some time with
his brother Lawrence, and while there
he took up tho subject of surveying.
The next three years were spent In
surveying the property of Lord Fair
fax.
When a small boy he manifested a
longing for military affairs, as was
shown by the interest he took in dress
ing up his comrades and marching
them around In regimental order. Oth
ers were impressed with his ability
and desires for military atfairs, and
when the French and Indian war broke
out, George Washington was made
colonel of the Virginian troops. Much
of his ability is shown in his defense
of Fort Necessity, for though it was
a failure for him, failure is necessary
to make up a character.
In a short time Washington was
made commander-in-chief of the Vir
ginian forces.
When this war ended George Wash
ington retired to his home at Mount
Vernon, where he spent the next 20
years in the quiet plantation life. Here
he was married to Mrs. Curtis, a very
good and very noble woman. In 1774
he was elected to the Continental Con
gress, and hero begins his national ca
reer. In 1775, when a commander-in
chief was to be chosen for the United
States, George Washington received
a unanimous vote.
Much is known of his great victories
of Bunker Hill. Trenton and Yorktown
in the revolutionary war, and the se
vere winter he passed at Valley Forge.
After this great war wa3 ended, Wash
ington resigned his office and retired
to Mount Vernon; but his country still
needed him.
The United States wore only bound
together by Congress, and Congress
could not command the states. So in
1789 the constitution was drawn up
and Washington elected president. Af.
ter serving two terms, he went back to
his heme.
The most concise description of
Washington would be to say that he
was a man "flr3t in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts of the fellow
citizens."—The New Voice.
The Wonderful Century.
Our own "wonderful" century well de
serves its name, writes Jennie Day
Haines in the St. Nicholas; for it has
been calculated that 21 supremely
great, inventions and discoveries have
had their origin in the 19th century,
against the 15 or 16 of ail past time.
To enumerate a few: If the telescope
of the 17th century reveals to us myri
ads of suns, the spectroscope of the
19th tells us what substances com
pose these suns, and, most wonderful
of ail, the direction and rate in which
each is moving. The mariner's com
pass easily yields place to Morse's elec
tric telegraph, perfected in 1844: while
the useful barometer and thermome
ter are certainly less wonderful than
Bell's telephone and Edison's phono
graph. Dr. Rontgen's "X-rays," which
pierco the hidden recesses of nature,
and literally speaking, reveal the inner
man; Marconi's wireless telegraphy; li
quid air; the bacillus, or germ theory
of disease, form a notable group of the
latest wonders. There were primitive
railroads in the 18th century, but it
was after 1802 when Richard Trevl
thick took out in England the first
patent for a high-pressure engine
adapted for motion on roads; and in
1829 the Rocket, which was built by
Robert Stephenson, drew 44 tons at
the rate of over 20 miles an hour; this
gave the impetus to the construction
of railroads. How they have devel
oped is seen from the statistics for
1898, which show that the railroads
of the world cover over 450,000 miles,
a wonderful record for less than 70
years. As to the use of steam in the
navigation of boats, Robert Fulton, an
American, made his successful trial
of the Clermont in 1807, and to the
New World also belongs the honor of
sending the first steamship across the
Atlantic in 1819. which used her en
gines 18 out of the 26 days' voyage.
The Royal William, built in Cana
da, was the first to cross the ocean
propelled all the way by steam. The
first iron transatlantic steamship was
the Great Britain, which discarded the
paddle wheel and adopted the screw
propeller. The steamship Oceanic,
launched last year, marks an epoch in
steamship history, and surpasses even
Jules Verne's wildest flights of fancy,
being 704 feet long, outmeasuring the
famous Great Eastern which as an in
vestment was a colossal failure.
As to minor inventions, friction
matches have done away with all pre
vious means of lighting fires; and the
use of gas for lighting, both indoors
and out, has added greatly to our com
fort during the past 50 years.
Surgery has made wonderful ad
vances in the past 100 years, and one
of the greatest blessings of our time
is the use of anesthetics to alleviate
suffering.
Before 1846 the only machine for
sewing was the needle, propelled by
human fingers, and Hood's pathetic
"Song of the Shirt" was as true to life
as it was poetic.
At that period Elias Howe, an Amer
ican, patented the first sewing ma
chine in the wor.d, whien revolution
ized the entire art of needlework at
home and in the factory. Since then
no less than 7000 patents have been
granted for various improvements and
modifications of the original idea.
In agriculture the implements of our
grandfathers wore little better than
those used by the barbarians of old. it
wa3 not until the middle of the 19th
century that the sickle and the scythe
were replaced by the reaper. Justly did
the French government decorate Cyrus
MeCormick of Chicago with the ribbon
of the Region of Honor "for having
done more for the cause of agriculture
than any other living man."
"Yankee invention" is a phrase that
proves the recognition of American in
ventiveness; but whether or not they
ere first as inventors, as a nation the
United States quickly adopt the new
est. things under the sun. thus helping
to make true the poetic prophecy,
"Westward the course of empire takes
its way."
Spanish sheep are white, excepting
those of l,a Mancha. which are black.
NINETEENTH CENTURY EPITOMIZED.
What the Last Hundred Year* Received
and Bequeathed. ,
We received the horse and ox; we
bequeath the locomotive, the automo
bile and the bicycle.
We received the goose quill; we be
queath the fountain pen and type
writer.
We received the scythe; we be
queath the mowing machine.
We received the sickle; we be
queath the harvester.
We received the sewing and ktflb
ting needle; we bequeath the sewing
and knitting machines.
We received the hand printing
press; we bequeath the cyclinder
press.
We received the typesetter; we be
quath the linotype.
We received the sledge; wo be
queath the steam drill and hammer.
We received the flintlock musket;
we bequeath automatic Maxims.
We received the sail ship, six weeks
to Europe; we bequeath the steam
ship, six days to Europe.
We received gunpowder; we be
queath nitro-glycerin.
We received the hand loom; we be
queath the cotton gin and woolen
mill.
We received the leather fire bucket:
we bequeath the steam fire engine.
We received wood and stone struc
tures; we bequeath 20-storied steel
structures.
We received Johnson's dictionary
with 20,000 words; we bequeath the
modern dictionary with 240,000 words.
We received the staircase; we be
queath the elevator.
We received 22,000,000 speaking the
English language; we bequeath 116.-
000,000.
We received the painter's brush and
easel; we bequeath lithography and
photography.
We received the lodestone; we be
queath the electro-magnet.
We received the glass electric ma
chine; we bequeath the dynamo.
We received the tallow dip; we be
queath the arc light and the incandes
cent.
We received the four-inch achro
matic telescope; we bequeath the
four-foot lens.
We received two dozen members
of the solar system; we bequeath 600.
We received a million stars; we be
queath 100,000,000.
We received the tinder box; we be
queath the friction match.
We received ordinary light; we be
queath Roentgen rays.
We received the beacon signal fires;
we bequeath the telegraph, the tele
phone and wireless telegraphy.
We received the weather unan
nounced; we bequeath the weather
bureau.
We received less than 20 known ele
ments; wo bequeath 80.
We received the products of dis
tant countries as rarities; we be
queath them as bountiful as home
productions.
We received history as events re
membered and recorded; we bequeath
the kinetoscope.
We received the past as silent; we
bequeath the phonograph, and tho
voices of the dead may again be
heard.
We received pain as an allotment to
man; we bequeath ether, chloroform
and cocaine.
We received gangrene; wo be
queath antiseptic surgery.
We received the old oaken bucket;
we bequeath the driven well and the
water tower.
We received decomposition helpless
ly; we bequeath cold storage.
We received foods for immediate
consumption; we bequeath the. can
ning industry.
We received butter solely from
milk; we bequeath*oleogargarino.
We received the pontoon; we be
queath the Brooklyn bridge.
We received the hedgerow and the
rail fence; we bequeath the barbed
wire fence.
We received cement steel; we be
queath Bessemer steel.
We received unlimited dependence
upon muscles; we bequeath automatic
mechanism.
SiiceuM or 111" nerinnn Chemist.
One reason why German manufac
turers are doing so well nowadays is
their thorough knowledge of chemis
try.
One German firm, having headquar
ters in Baden, has a staff of 80 chem
ists. Each works alone in a little
cell. He does not know what his day's
work will be until he readies the of
flee.
On his desk he finds a written order
from the chief chemist, and a sample
of the substance to be analyzed. At
night he turns in his report. He does
not know what use is to be made of
his work, what firm has asked for it,
where it will be applied. There are
37 chemical dye factories in Germany
that do original experimental work.
We buy over $10,000,000 worth of Ger
man chemical dyes every year.
Didn't Show Off I'ropeily.
There is a man who fancies he is the
head of his house. This particular man
has several small children and it
pleases him to discourse a great deal
on the training of children. A few
days ago he had friends visiting him.
His two little boys began to play about
noisily. It is one of his theories that
children should obey implicitly. He
wanted to let his friends see how he
carried it out in the training of his
own children. "Johnny," he said
sternly, "stop that noise instantly."
Johnn.l looked up in surprise, then
grinned a little. "Oh, Freddie," he
said to his brother as they went on
with the noise, "iust hear papa try
ing to talk like mamma."—Milwaukee
Wisconsin. .