The Talihina News.
volume II.
TALIHINA, CHOCTAW NATION, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1894.
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REFERENCE:
Jin ni> of south Me A letter, I. T.
J. A. HALE.
Attorrey at Law.
Booth McAlester, Indian Territory
w. F. BLYTHE,
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10I1N J. THOMAS,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Talihina, : : : : : : I.T
Sttr All work dine neatly and
firomptly. Pension claims a spec
alty. Foes reasonable.
#6 ~ Marriage license obtained
on short notice. tf.
KVBE TUTTLE
Freight, Wood, Water,
*-AND—
All Kinds of Hauling:
Mr Furotturt  st * wlti our*.
(Copyright, 1H94, by
the Author]
ICK FERRIS, o!
the G otham
Planet, was in
the w orst of
hamor s. He
was a newspa-
per man, and
used to assign
m e n t * V)t all
_   fc'orts;, but the
present one W|| beneath any except
the greenest 61 reporters.
A certain nuvertlsement-seeklng
prima donna had become involved in a
dispute with her manager over the
question of wearing tights In the new
opera bouffe "ISemiramis," and told the
reporter^ that the first night of the
opera would show the public which
Hide had triumphed
Accordingly, the holtse was packed,
and Fcrrje was sent by the Planet to
witness (he outcome of the struggle.
Hq watched the Amazon guard listless-
ly in the opening chorus, lie wai Anx-
ious for the appearance Of the prima
donna, and Scarcely noticed the rough
maidens in tinfoil armor, until his eyes
chanced to rest on the girl next to the
front rank leader.
She had a different Iook from her as-
sociates, lacking something of their
professional air, and singing as if she
enjoyed it The freshness and native
grace of the girl attracted Ferris.
Since boyhood, he had knockcd about
the world, and it was seldom that a
new face interested hi tut but to* night
he found himself fallowing this
coryphee with his Gyes throughout the
act, becoming so much absorbed that
he nearly lorgot why he hid been sent
1$ the theater.
Next da); the face of the chorus girl,
Add lis utter incongruity with the sur-
roundings, came to to his mind; and
the evening found hiin once more at
the theater where "Semi ram is" was
Playing
Ftotri a fellow reporter he learned
that the girl's name was Marguerite
(•ray, and that she carried about with
her a mother, who might have played
the role of the dragon in "Siegfried."
Ferris had little trouble in getting be-
hind the scenes, and, thanks to the
good offices of the manager (who .was
objectionably grateful to him for the
puff his opera had received in the
i'lanet), he was enabled to meet his
nnknown. She was about to leave the
theater, dressed in the quietest of cos-
tumes, and accompanied by the afore-
said mother, who would have put
Medusa to the blush for stoniness of
manner.
Like a true diplomat Ferns devoted
himself to the worthy Gorgon, recall-
ing that her late husband had once
helped hirn out of a bad scrape—had, in
fact, stood by him like an elder broth-
er. Ferris conveyed the Information
that he had long meant to look the
mother up to ask after his old friend,
and ended by obtaining permission to
call at her flat next day.
Next day he went to Mrs. Gray's
little Harlem flat, and, having made
inquiries that morning, w*Us able to
talk with a fair degree of intelligence
on the subject of the dear departed
Gray. In fact, so kindly did he speak
of his putative dead friend that the
Widow's heart was won over, and he
was warmly invited to call often—
which he did.
Life beeatne very pleasant to both
newspaper man and chorus girl. In
the early winter twilight Ferris used
to call for an hour on his way from the
office. Mrs. Gray was usually busy,
and the two young people woujd sit in
the dusky little parlor before a coal fire.
Ferris did most of the talking. Mar-
guerite listening with a sort of awe to
the man who knew so much and who
had read all those great books that one
heard about.
To please him, she tried to read
Dickens, beginning with the "Tale of
Two Cities," and though hopelessly
confused by the interminable line of
characters and English humor, had un-
derstood enough to cry heartily over
Sydney Carton's brave death and Dr.
Muuette's sufferings.
She told him the story of her life one
afternoon, upon confession that the
late Mr. Gray had not taken him into
confidence concerning home matters.
She toll! him of her father's business
difficulties and death, her mother's ef-
forts to support herself, and then her
own Imppy discovery that she could
made a living on the stage. Of the
trials, hardships and repu lsiveness of a
chorus girl's existence, she spoke little.
Whenever he had a night off he went
to the opera with her, and kuew she
6ung better for his being there After
the show he sometimes invited her
mother and herself to supper; but to
these suppers the widow could never
be induced to consent. Even Ferris'
friendship for Gray pere, did not make
It proper.
So life went on for threo months.
Winter passed, and the coal fire was no
longer needed. Marguerite and Ferris
began to plan Sunday excursions for
the summer months.
About this time capital and labor re-
vived their long standing feud, and the
famous "Homestead riots" began.
Ferris was sent by the Planet to the
seat of the disturbance, in company
with a special artist, lie was to leave
New York on Monday morning, and
Sunday evening he called on the Grays
to say good-by.
Mrs. Gray was out, but he found
Marguerite sitting before the open fire.
He spoke to Marguerite of his grati-
tude for ner friendship to him .luring
the past months, and said more than
ho had meant to. Hut the look in her
eyes did not tend to make him regret
what he had said.
The Planet for the next few days
contained graphic, cleverly-written ac-
counts of the strike; then another and
less facile style became apparent, as
though tome one else had been detailed
in pitw of the Um writer. TbU wm
the case, for Ferris Wnsltl a Pittsburgh
hospital', bis Wrist shattered by a spent
ball. Inflammation set in, and h? did
not leave the hospital for six weeks.
bn his return to New York he
learned that "Semirainis" had g. ne on
the road and Marguerite with it A
president's wife lay dying at an Adi-
rondack summer resort, and the Planet
sent Ferris to write it up. Shortly
after his return from the Adirondacks
he was sent to report congress, and
consequently saw little of Now York
that winter.
He fore going he called at the ti rays'
flat, only to learn that they had given
it up the month before. The yolllig
lady, the JanitoV said, had left her new
TUmress in case anyone asked for them,
but that had been lost Marguerite
was in town at the time of this, call,
but was singing in another company.
After Ferris went to Homestead she
had written to the addrevs he gave her;
but as he was in hospital at the time
the letter did not reach him. Then the
company went on the road, and the flat
was given up. After the careful difec*
tions left with the janitor she thought
It odd that Ferris never wrote, but sup-
posed he was busy; and invariably
ended such reflections by fallng into
day dreams based on his words of that
last evening. Even if they did riot sptj
each dther for a few mouths, he should
find how truo she could be, and how
she would try to make h .'rself worthy
to be the wife of so brilliant a man.
Accordingly all her spare salary went
toward the purchase of books she had
heard him praise. Dickens, Swinburne,
Thackeray, Balzac, Emerson and a
host more authors were religiously
studied regardless of any connection.
Late Into the night she Would read;
after :i hot day's dusty travel and a
long evening's singing at some one-
night stana.
There was a French girl in the chorus
whom she paid td give her French leri-
sonft. This rijw teacher lost Her terii-
per at the many blunders, and laughed
at the ridiculous accent of her Amer-
ican pupil, but for this Marguerite
"Won't you hit iikrk?"
cared little more than for the headache*
and burning eyes that followed her
long nights of reading. Each step
brought her nearer Ferris' leVel* and
some day when they met once more he
would be surprised, and proud of her
improvement If ho had loved her in
the old days, even while she was ig-
norant, what would he think of her
now?
Spring came again, and summer. A
travel-stained theatrical troupe boarded
a 11. A. O. train, taking almost com-
plete possession of one of the cars. A
pale girl came down the aisle, and, as
she passed a man rose and, with a half-
doubtful look, stopped her.
"Excuse me," ho said, "but—you are
Marguerite Gray, aren't you? You have
changed so much that I was not sure at
first."
The man was Ferris, and Marguerite
Gray felt the blood surge to her face at
the sudden joy of seeing him. So they
had met at last, and now they need
never part again!
"Won't you sit here?" he went on.
"Wo have time for a good, long talk.
I'm going as far as Hal ti more."
"Why, so arc we," said the girl. "We
play there to-nivht? You'll oe sure to
come, won't you?"
"Thanks," answered Ferris, a little
embarrassed, as a thought struck him.
"But I never go to the theater nowa
days—except with n y wife."
A I.Hwyer Knocked Out.
The circuit court was sitting in a
New Hampshire town. It was a cold
evening, and a crowd of lawyers had
seated themselves around the hearth in
the village inn, when a belated travel-
er, benumbed with cold, entered the
room. As none of the lawyers offered
to make room near the fire, he sat in
the back part of the room.
A smart young lawyer addressed
him, and the following dialogue took
place:
"You look like a traveler."
"Well, I suppose I am. 1 came all
the way from Wisconsin afoot at any
rate."
"From Wisconsin! What a long dis-
tance you had to travel."
"Well, I did it. anyhow."
"Did you ever pass through hell in
any of your journeys?"
"Yes, sir; 1 passed through the out-
skirts."
"I thought likely. Could you tell us
what are the manners and customs of
that place? Several of us would like to
know."
"Oh! You will find them the same as
in this place; the lawyers always sit
nearest the fire."—Boston Herald.
Stub Kntli of Thought.
Very few people are liars from
choice.
M«vi are deceivers, ever; which is not
saying that women are not
Modern civilisation has done more
for machinery than it has done for
morals.
Love is the air the heart breathes.
There are as many differentiations of
religion and love as there are human
beings.
Beauty has the peculiar influence
upon its possessors of making them
think that nothing else is necessary.
A mirror never shows a woman what
Is below the surface
If there had been a dozen Adams in-
stead of one, Eve wouldn't have flirted
with the serpent
Loss of respect for one man lessens,
in a certain degree, our rcspuct for ail
woo,—Detroit Free Free*
+HE iDEAL INCOME.
fame Varying Opinion* an to IVhnt Con*
Htltutm hii Indrpt-ndenre.
Independence, from an entirely
American standpoint, is always more,
or less hard to gain, though not ex-
('reding hard, not almost impossible,
as it is across the sea. It requires con-
tinuous resolution, unflinching perse-
verance, steady self-abstinence, clear
judgment, with a dash of what i*
reckoned as luck, especially in youth,
when such qualities are least devel-
oped. Above all, it requires resolution
ami perseverance. An oarnostatteinni
hi Independence can never really be
made too late, desirable as it is to
make the attempt early. Independ-
ence should be aimed at, kept
firmly In mind, whether one l>c
twenty-five or sixty, whether
one have many responsibilities or
none. For it is very rarely reached
without ceaseless solicitude and striv-
ing, and not, as must be granted,
reached generally even with these.
After good repute and good health, it
is the uiost valuable of possessions. It
is apprehensible salvation. Neverthe-
less, the first stages are most arduous,
the most discouraging. Beyond their
the road is smoother, and succest
dawns in the distance. C ling to the
prospect while life lasts, though ex-
pectation swoon by the way. The rec
ompense is worth the stoutest labor,
the severest sacrifice; it richly atones,
in the end, for whatever may have been
endured for the precious cause.
What constitutes an independence'
Does it not vary with the place and
the individual? Is not the indepen-
dence of one man totally inadequate
to that of another? Obviously yes.
Your idea of an independence may be
so superior to mine as to seem like
wealth, which, in any reasonable
sense, may not be hoped for, and is
hot. In truth, by any number of men,
though to the manner born. Still
sensible, sober opinions on the subject
are not so different as may appear at
first Each mnn should determine for
himself, according to his surroundings
and relations,what amount he and his,
if all sources fail, ran live on in a very
simple way—in a way bearable and
decent, if not quite pleasant or desira-
ble.
It seems to be generally agreed that
in New York a native citizen, a man of
small family—a wife and two chil-
dren, for example —can not get on re-
spectably with less than about $5,000 a
year. If a bachelor, 11,200 to $1,50(1
will answer. In other cities $8,000 to
$4,000 may sustain him domestically;
in the village or the country, material-
ly less. If he must descend to marked
plainness, rigid economy, prosaic facts,
lie can find places where, without oth-
er income, 92,000 to $2,500 will keep him
and hisliousehold together, not with-
out materiaJ comfort. That amount,
therefore, mny be taken as an approxi-
mation to an independence, as enough
dertainly to keep the wolf and the cred-
itor from the door. Confession may be
frankly made, however, that no such
sum is regarded by the city folk af
sufficient for the purpose. They might
put it at fully $10,000, and speak of
minor figures as penury, or prolonged
starvation. Strict independence may,
notwithstanding, be computed in gen-
et al at $2,000 to $2,500; and he who has
secured it indubitably lias no cause to
fear compassion, or to seek for sym-
pathy. He may esteem it a genuine
misfortune to be so reduced, especially
lifter having had five or ten times as
much. Still, it is independence—not
handsome, welcome, or in any manner
satisfactory; and it is within reach of
nearly anyone who diligently and
earnestly works for it.—Junius Ilenr'
Browne, in Harper's Magazine.
HOUSEWORK MADE EASY.
Supposing that my lady is trying tc
do her own housework, and to thus
save the expense of a servant Did it
ever occur to her to save herself all
possible steps and phvsical exertion by
introducing a few Innovations? For
instance, when she sits out to do the
family ironing, if she sits instead of
stands she will be able to get through
a big basket of clothes very easily,
having her board in a cool room, say
the dining-room. The exertion of ris-
ing to change 'the irons will not lw
great
Even the washing can be done very
comfortably by a woman not over-
strong physically, if she will not fret
about it but will go to work, the right
way. The white clothes should, of
course, he placed in warm water and
soap at night.and by morning they will
easily rub clean. Into the boiling wa-
ter should be poured a teaspoonful or
a trifle more of kerosene, which will
whiten the clothes.
And then carpets! There are still a
great many carpets used in modest
homes, where the care of them is wear-
ing out the house-wife. Even soft pine
floors can be prettily stained and var-
nished, after the cracks |have been
filled in with putty, and the pretty,
cleanly method of laying rugs about
will give the room the wholesomenes*
of our grandmother's days, and dc
away with the principal bother of
house-cleaning time, to say nothing ol
the labor of frequent sweeping; the
soft, long-handled brush will remove
most of the daily accumulation of dust
—N. Y. Journal.
A Noble Aim.
Parker—Poor old Brownley! He's be-
come insane, I hear, working at that
telephone invention.
Barker—What was he trying to in-
vent?
Parker—A device for preventing peo-
ple from calling you up when you don't
want to talk with them.—Puck.
lteMaonwble Solution.
Johnny—What, made you run away
from Bill Slutthers! You was afraid of
him, that's what's the matter.
Tommy—No, I wasn't neither. If
we'd fought, I'd a licked him, and then
my ma'd a licked me. That's what 1
run away for, so!—Boston Transcript
— A primary school has been opeuec*
ftt 2s'iuiuetlu
Personal and literary.
—Anna W. Williams, whose profit*
graces the silver dollar, Is the teachei
of kindergarten philosoph}'in the Phil-
adelphia Normal school. She Is also if
lecturer of considerable popularity,
find has written many papers on Froe-
bel and his doctrines.
—Mr. Munro Ferguson, according tc
a Scotch newspaper, said that after
prodding Mr. Gladstone on the subject
the ex-premier said: "My dear sir, I
might as well undertake to replace the
first man in the garden of Eden art tc
ilarry home rule for Scotland.'4
—Only one man in the history of the
senate, Thomas II. Benton, of Mis-
souri, served longer than Justin 8.
Morrill, of Vermont, who has been a
member of that body nearly thirty
years. Benton was elected October 2,
1820, and retired Mareh 4, 1851.
—Thomas Carlyle once told a young
college graduate in the presence of
Gen. J. G. Wilson, "better continue at
the plow all your days than depend on
the writing of history for a living."
He abandoned literature and is now n
successful preacher in Scotland.
—Thomas II. Benton, for thirty yeart
United States senator from Missouri,
Would not allow the word "Hon." to lie
prefixed to tile pamphlet copies of hi*
speeches which he sent to his constitu-
ents and other persons. "The title
page reads, "Speech of Mr. Benton, of
Missouri."
—I)r. Addison Hills, the "father of
the Lake Shore railway," who fills the
office of assistant to the president, has
just completed his eighty-seventh
birthday anniversary, the Railway
times says: He is hale and hearty, nod
perforins his duties with his old-time
regularity and punctuality.
—Dan Beard, the artist, probably did
not work his single-tax sympathies into
the illustrations to Mr. Astor's new
book. He distributed them plentifully
through his illustrations to Mark
Twain's "Yankees at the Court of King
Arthur," and Mark wrote to the artist,
saying: "I was netting for fireflies and
caught a comet"
—Lewis Morris, one of the most
skillful versifiers and accomplished
literary students of England, says.
"Then never was better poetry than
now, since Shakespeare. It is a stupid
and ignorant cry that poetry is dead.
It is not dead, and can not die so long
as human nature, limited in knowl
edge, is always reaching onwards to-
ward the unseen."
—Although Verdi is eighty, he is not
the patriarch of musical composers, as
many people think him. That honor
belongs to Ambroise Thomas, composer
of "Mlgnon" and "Hamlet," who Was
born in Itill. and is consequently three
years the senior of Verdi. Auber lived
to be eighty-nine, and Mr. Thomas is
so well preserved a veteran that there
is a prospect of his reaching that great
age.
—Frank Sayers, of Wayntfsbtfrg, Pa.,
has found some valuable letters in his
old garret. One of them is dated Phil-
adelphia, Pa., October 8, 1777, and ad-
dressed to George Washington. It was
written by Jacob Duche, who was evi-
dently a minister in the church of En-
gland, and who in this letter declines
the chaplaincy of the continental con-
gress, to which he had been appointed
by Gen. Washington.
HUMOROUS.
— Dangerous City.—"A nice sort of a
town this! At every corner a creditor
awaits a fellow."—Fliegendc Blutter.
—Prescilla—"Don't you wish you
were old Van Bullion's wife?" Prunella
— "No; but I wish I was his widow."—
N. Y. Herald.
—Landlady—"Have yor tried the cof-
fee this morning, Mr. Linton?" Mr.
Linton—"Yes, 1 have, and it has proved
an alibi."—Brooklyn Life.
—"How is Dvkins getting on with
the farm ho bought?" "Pretty well.
He tells me he saved money on it last
year." "How?" "Let it to another
man."—Tit- Bits.
—Howard—"Who is that girl that
mumbles so frightfully to whom you
introduced me?" Hewitt—"That's Miss
Hankinsou, the teacher of voice cul-
ture."—N. Y. World.
— Indignant Constituent—"Sir, you
have proven false to your principles."
Great Statesman—"Nothing of the sort,
I merely wore them out and got a new
set"—Indianapolis Journal.
—German Police Ordinance.—"From
the beginning of darkness every vehicle
must have a lighted lantern. Dark-
ness begins when the street lamps are
lighted."—Fliegende Blatter.
—She—"Kiss me again." He—"My
dear, I've lust kissed you seventeen
times in seventeon seconds.'- She (re-
proachfully)—"Harold, you love an-
other!"—Philadelphia Record.
—Mrs. Kidder—"I had a close call to-
day, dear." Kidder (anxiously)—
"W-what was it?" Mrs. Kidder (com-
placently)—"Woman next door came
in to see me."—Buffalo Courier.
—Disturbing the Peace.—Judge—
"What's the charge against the pris-
oner?" Officer—"Disturbing the peace,
your honor." Judge—"What was he
doing?" Officer—"Singing 'After the
Ball '"—Detroit Free Press.
—"Josiar," said Mrs. Corntossel, who
had been reading a chapter on art in
her weekly paper, "whatdoyou reckon
a 'lay figure' is?" "A lay figuie? I
dunno— onless may be it happens to be
the price o' eggs."—Washington Star.
—Wife—"What do you men have at
the club that you haven't at home
which make* the club w> much more
attractive?" Husband—"My dear, it la
what we haven't at the club that we
have at homo which constitutes all the
attraction."—Atlanta Constitution.
— Aurelia (anxiously)—"Have you
seen George this evening, papa? He
promised to call." Papa—"Yes, he did
call, and I entertained him for an hour
before you came down stairs." Aure-
i lia— "You entertained him, papa?"
: Papa—"Yes. I gave him a list of all
I the new dresses you had 'ast year, and
I the cost of euoli. 1 never saw a man
in  re interested, yot Ue *iry tour
1
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
—The Mohammedans teach that
Adam and Eve once lived in a tent on
which is now the site of the temple at
Mecca.
—The established church of Scotland
has 1,348 parishes with 604,984 com-
municants, arid 2,IMO Sunday schools
with 20,00ft scholars.
—Mrs. Annie S. Roberts, of Ttfrrlng-
ton, N. Y., has left her entire estate,
valued at $0,000. to the Congregational
Home Missionary society.
-Knssia, Roumanin and Servia are
the flfost illiterate countries in Europe,
eighty per ccnt of the population be-
ing unable to read and write.
—The three Presbyterian missions in
Korea have agreed to organize them-
selves into a single advisory body tc
l>e known as the Presbyterian council
of Korea, and to labor with a view to
organizing only one native Presby-
terian church.
—There are 288,000 pupils in colored
schools in this country taught by 20,-
000 colored teachers. Besides these
there are 150 higher schools and 7 col-
leges carricd on by the negro race.
There are 154 colored editors, 250 law-
yers, and 740 physicians.
—Dr. William Henry Furness, the
Philadelphia divine who celebrated his
ninety-second birthday recently, is the
oldest living graduate of Harvard cob
lege,being now the sole survivor of the
class of 18'30. He remembers Ralph
Waldo Emerson well as a fellow-stu-
dent He was ten years old at the out-
break of the war of 1812 and was nearly
seventy when he was ordained pastor
of the First Unitarian Church society
in Philadelphia.
—One of the most beautiful building*
in Paris is the Madeleine church. It
was built by Louis XV., and completed
in the reign of Louis Phillippe. It is
of Grecian architecture. The princi-
pal facade looks ypon the Rue Roy ale
and the Place de la Concorde, and is
very magnificent. The interior of the
church is richly decorated in gilt and
marble. It contains many paintings
and sculptures illustrative of the life
of the Magdaline. In May, 1871, three
hundred insurgents were driven by the
Versailles troops into this church, and
there killed.
— The Columbian bell that sounded
its prophetic note at the opening of
the parliament of religions at Chicago
during the Columbian exposition is to
lie taken to Jerusalem to sound a note
at praise at the close of the nineteeth
century of the Christian ern. The
unique proposition is made that the
bell shall be taken to the Holy Land
on Christmas eve, 1800, connected by
cable and wire with all parts of Chris-
tendom, so that the 1000th anniversary
of the birth of Christ shall l c cele-
brated by all the world at the same in
stant—N. Y. Mail and Express.
LEPROSY IN NORTH AMERICA.
('nan Whlrh Tend to Show the I.lability
to Contusion.
In North America, leprosy seems tc
have acquired such a small hold that
the limited number of cases which
have occurred there are well suited to
study this question of contagion. 1
extract notes of a few of these cases
from a book which I have recently
published, and to which I refer for fur-
ther details of these and many other
cases.
In July, 1878, Dr. Rohe (an authori-
ty on the subject) stated that there
were only three cases of leprosy in
Maryland. Two of these cases hai.'
the following relation to each other: A
man named Brown, in Baltimore, was
a leper. His next door neighbor, a mar-
ried woman with a large family, and
whose husband was in good health,
became a leper. She had been some
years in the neighborhood, and the
families were intimate.
At one time there were some leperi
In I*ouislana, but they have almost en*
tirely disappeared. In 1800 a Mme.
Ourblanc, whose father came from the
south of France, developed leprosy.
She died in 1870, leaving four sons and
two daughters. The first, second and
fourth sons and a daughter became
lepers. They had ull lived with the
mother. A nephew, who lived in the
neighborhood, and a young woman not
related to tlio f:unily, who had nursed
the mother, became leprous, as well
as a young man, also not related, whe
had often slept with the fourth son, in
1875.
Since 1820 there has been a small
leper colony in New Brunswick, which
first appeared in that year in the per-
son of a certain Ursule Landry. From
that case the disease extended, and in
1888 there were in the lazaretto twen-
ty-four leper patients. These cases
have been referred to in most recent
works on leprosy. The brief account
which I have given in my book is taken
from a paper by Dr. Graham, of Toron-
to. a reliable authority, which was
published in 1888. I can not refer at
greater length to the circumstunces
here, but I have, in the work referred
to, shown how, in New Brunswick, en-
demic influences and heredity must be
excluded, and I note the frequent men-
tion of the fact that leprosy developed
in healthy individuals after they had
slept with lepers.—Fortnightly lie-
Arrldentn Will llnppen.
"That's the most lifelike wax figure
I ever saw," said somebody in the
crowd that had gathered in front of
the display window. "It winks its
eyes."
"It has genuine eye-lashes, too," said
another.
"Its hair is jute," observed a third.
"Jute nothing! That's real hair.
But its mouth is too large and its
cheeks are a little too red. They al-
ways overdo It when they attempt to
imitate nature."
"It's a good imitatiou," said an old
gentleman, surveying the figure crit-
ically through his glass; "the best 1
ever saw. But the movement of the
eyes is too mechanical, and one of them
is a trifle out of focus."
At this juncture the wax figure, aftoi
a brief preliminary paroxysm, sneezed
violently, and tiiu prooetfion moved op
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS.
—For itching hemorroi(ls  try an
ointment of two drachms of powdered
nutmegs, one dracbrn of tannic acid
iind ounce of lard. Menthol ointment
is also prompt to relieve many eases.
—Cheese Sendwiches are made frons
grated cheese, with a dressing of the
yolks trf two hard-boiled eggs, four ta-
frlespoofffuls of softened butter, threo
tablespoon ful s of vinegar, a teaspoon-
fnl of mustard and teaspoon ful of salt.
Place the mixture between slices of
buttered bread.—Orange Judd Farmer.
—Sugar Cakes: One pound of sugar,
three eggs, half a pound of butter or
lard, two tcaspoonfuls of ground mace,
one teaspoonful of soda, one gill of
sour milk; flavor with lemon. Use
flour enough to make a very soft
dough, and roll as thin as posniwic.
The last direction is the secret of ex-
cellence with this kind of cake.—Good
Housekeeping.
— Hashed Goose: Put an ounce of
butter into a saucepan, and when hot
add a spoonful of chopped onion, and
fry until rather brown, then stir in a
tablespoon ful of Hour; put In the re-
mains of a goose, cut Into meat pieces,
and well seasoned with pepper and salt;
add a pint of stock, let the whole sim-
mer about ten minutes, and it is ready
to serve. A little sage may be added,
if liked.—Boston Budget.
—To make strawberry ice cream, put
a quart of cream in a saucepan with a
pound of sugar; set on the fire and stir
until the sugar is dissolved; take off
the stove and set aside to cool; stem
half a gallon of ripe strawberries; add
a pound of suear to them; mash and
let stand for one hour; strain into a
quart of cold cream; mix with the
sweetened cream; turn into a freezer
and freeze. —Ladies' Home Journal.
—To clean silver, first wash or re-
move all the grease from the silver,
then rub with a woolen cloth wet with
ammonia and whiting, and polish on
the chased and filigree parts witb a
tooth brush. This whiting is wet with
ammonia and made into cakes or boxes,
and agents are around selling it for
fifty cents a box, that, the probability
is, cost them ten cents. It is nice to
clean windows und all kinds of glass-
ware.
—Veal Pot-pie: Make a crust of a
dozen mashed potatoes, two table-
spoons of butter, half a teacup of milk
or cream, a little salt, and flour
enough to stiffen nicely. Fry half u
dozen slices of salt port. Cut the veal
finely and boil in but little water, till
the veal is almost done. Peel and slice
a dozen potatoes thinly; roll the dough
half an inch thick and cut it into
atrips;put into the pot a layer of crust,
meat, potatoes; sprinkle with salt and
pepper, add another sot of layers and
top off with crust Pour on the liquor
in which the meat was cooked, and let
all simmer half an hour, or until the
top crust is cooked. Brown the crust
by holding over it a red-hot shovel."—
Housekeeper.
NOVELTIES IN FABRICS.
Ilenutlful New <lnoiU Introduced for the
Among novelties in dress goods are
all silk black satin grenadine in
stripes of different widths. There is
also a new black Indian silk faconne,
which is very rich and will make up
handsome gowns for those who have
effects. There is a satin berber, all
wool, which has all the luster of a real
satin and all the wear of a tin plate.
There is a marked revival of tricots, al-
batross and tricotincs as well as bed-
ford cords, home-spnns, amazon cloth,
priscilla suitings, storm serge and
bayadere tweeds. Two toned and
mixed novelties are shown in great
variety.
The fancy tweeds are among the
prettiest and most genteel of all goods
next the cheviots. There are many de-
signs in tweed check novelty, and any
amount of shades and colors in hop-
sacking. Mohair, brilliantine and
i lainire cloth are shown in all shades
| and colors, particularly pretty ones be-
ing in the newest shades, such as
blues, grays, browns, tans, old rose,
cardinals and greens. The crepons in
cotton and wool are very soft and pret-
ty. There are lovely new serpentine
crapes, some all silk and some mixed
with cotton. Corduroy in several
colors is shown for spring costumes,
skirt and jacket to match, and the new
double chain storm serge can be found
now in many tints.
The delicate and beautiful challies
are mostly bought for tea gowns and
morning dresses, though some summer
dresses for the street are also being
made of them. In silks, which arc
really cheaper than cotton gowns,
when one considers laundry expenses,
the surahs and failles are favorites for
such gowns as will receive hard usage.
The two toned crystal silks, the taf-
fetas, either two toned or brocaded,
the printed China and the Japanese
wash silks will all be favorites. The
shot and iridescent silks of last season
are seen sometimes for grown persons,
but more often for children.—Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Hlack silkm.
For a good black silk buy a satin
duchesse or taffeta, with dotted de-
signs, at one dollar and a quarter to
three dollars a yard, or a bangaline af,
one dollar and a quarter up. Moire
antique in the large waves is very
stylish for accessories or entire gowns,
but it is heavy for the latter, and a
fleeting fancy, besides being expensive,
bo not pay less than two dollars for it,
and it would be better to pay
three dollars. Until this spring
it has always been imported, but
now a domestic firm has suc-
ceeded in making the piece goods
and ribbon in black, which may bring
down the very stiff prices. The moire
Renaissance shows in colors a looking-
glass or reflect ground, and figures
shaded in contrnst, belonging to the
evening goods of a high price. Black
waterproof Japanese silk is cool for
summer wear for gowns or dust cloakss
and really sheds water. This is twen-
ty-four and twenty-seven inohos wide,
like ull Japanese silks, i«ud from
elghty-fivo cents to oo dollar eadu
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