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VOL. XIV. LAKE PROVIDENCE. EAST CARROLL PARISH, LA., SATURDAY. AUGtSTS, 1901
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tl I KNEW.
II I knew the box where tbh smiles are If I knew a box that wis large enough
kept, To hold all the frowns I meet,
No matter how large the key I would try to gather them, every ont,
Dr strong the bolt, I would try so hard- From nareery, school and street.
'Twould open, I know, for me.
Then, falding and holding, I'd pack them
when over the land and sea broadcast im
I'd scatter the smiles to play, And turn the monster keyp
That the children's faces might hold them I'd hire a giant to drop the be6t
fast To the depth of the tdeep, deep eA,
For many and many a day. -Dora Sexton, in t:l BookV' World.
TROUBLE WITH A PYTHON.
By William T. Hornaday, Director of theNew York Zoological Park
HIE superb reptile-house of the tl
New York Zoological Park ci
was rapidly nearing comple- ol
tion. Its great main hall was i
swarming with workmen, who were et
concreting the alligator pool, finishing bi
the big wall cases, dividing the cen- al
tral "installnlton" for turtles, and do- fc
ifig a hundred other things. The tl
opening day was relentlessly drawing if
nearer and nearer, and we were anxi- rc
ously assemblhig live beasts, birds
and reptiles with which to fill the ci
various installations that would be ls
opened to the public on that occasion. is
Down at Bartel's place we anxiously al
examined his stock of live serpents.
and made many purchases. The most
important acquisition was a black- la
tailed python. between fourteen and yi
fifteen feet long, fresh from some East em
Indian jungle; chosen because its size, tU
its perfect condition and ravenous ap- t1
petite combined to make it a genuine nc
'prize. In a collection a snake which in
feeds freely is worth about twice as ri
much as one which does not, for It
will'live twice as long as one which hi
requires to have its food forced down of
its throat with a ramrod. th
* Pending the completion of our rep- cc
tile-house, bird-house, small mammals' ca
house, bear dens and a dozen other w
things. we quartered all our live stock fi
in a closed yard at the rear of the In
storehouse. A cleared space in the for- hi
est about one hundred feet square P
had been enclosed by a tight board be
fence, and in this were dozens of tem- p:
porary cages and pens df all sises, filled
with wild creatures, impatiently p1
awaiting the opening day-and better ac
quarters. In one corner of this yard sl
we had hurriedly erected a cook house, if
which in appearance was similar to a tl
Western claim shanty. It stood low di
upon the ground, and the most con
spicuous object within it was a live- re
ly, great ant-eater, whose wire house f
extended quite across one end of the si
room. tl
In that portion of the yard where sev- ci
eral dozen glars-fronted snake-boxes
were arranged under a shed one of a;
our carpenters built for the python, a
under Mr. Ditmars's direction, a large to
box cage, with a front of wire netting a
and glass. Compared with the other ti
snake-boxes it was a very pretentious it
affair, as befitted the "star boarder."
The python was expected by express p:
on a certain da,, but when I left the
park at nearly seven o'clock, it had o1
not arrived, and seemed very unlikely ci
to do so that nignc. o
I reached the park the following I
morning at half past seven o'clock, p
and was just opening my desk, when la
in came my office boy, red in the face n
and breathless from running. o
"Good morning, sir! Mr. Ditmars n
would like to have me help hunt for
the snake. May I go now?" d
"Hunt for what?" ti
"The big snake. It escaped last tl
night!" n
"What! That big python?" ii
"Yes, sir." it
"Horrors!" said I; and we turned
and ran. c
Words could not do the situation b
justice. The stupid carpenter who o
built the python's cage had left a big a
hole, four inches square, carefully con- a
cealed behind a rafter in an upper f
corner of the box. The serpent had "
arrived late the previous evening, and a
during tl'e night had found this open- ii
lug and joyously glided through to e
freedom. I
To think of that big serpent at lib- i
erty in the Zoological Park! I had no c
great fear that it would harm any one, r
but the publicity! The busy place p
n-as humming with gossipy workmen I
from all parts of the city; the report- I
ers would surely learn of the python's c
escape; before my mental vision rose t
columns upon columns of newspaper I
articles headed: "Terror in the Bronx!" 1
"Monsier Serpent Loose!" "Panic I
the New Zoo!" and the thought of all I
this was more appalling to me than I
the countenance of any wild beast I
had ever met. Great would be the I
surprise and chagrin of the Zoological
tSociety, and the humiliation would be I
almost unbearable. Truly, this was a
pretty way to start a new Zoological
Park!
At the animal yard I found a dosen I
men and boys at work very quietly,
like sensible fellows, trying to find I
the vanished python. My first act was I
to send for several more men and I
start them searching systematically, I
but without any noise or fuss, through I
every square yard of the low bushes
outside. Their orders were to search
in ever widening circles, discover the
snake It possible, and in the event of
doing so, silently to mark the spot and I
bring word to me. Leaving this part
of the hunt in faul progress, I returned
to the yard.
It seemed probable that the python
had crawled under some one of the
many cages, platforms or bulldil1gs
under several of which it could easily
have fond refuge. If it had gonem an
der anything else than the big. spread
ing storehouse bullding, which was
thirty-8ve teet wide by eams hunadred
and thirty feet log, we might Smi it
before It coaid escape late the forest.
It, however, it had hiddeA nder that
extensive betiding, we were la a
quadary.
The meem eanams te l..k muder
varioiu thiLag likely asn mueater;
and praerekt thqey heeovmnr a mee
-ark makwhiebseme is tbte ta tset
the eerpemt, hedlaog mme the cook
ha-'. A elose, awauamanism mudem
thi thseore. yrnadt was ah abe
fasilag e A ea.peatR gas
the touch of a serpent's body seems to it
create i them an entire new system sI
of nerves, and I wondered how my ti
men would act if we should really ls
encounter that creature with the beady
brown eyes, forked tongue, and teeth t(
all pointing inward-the wrong way |
for an assailant. Up to that point ti
the search had gone on as quietly as r
if we had been seeking a lost piece of d
rope. o
Fortunately the floor boards of the
cook house were nine inches wide, and g
in a short time one of them was re- a
moved. Down went four heads, and
all four came up again, very hastily: kI
"There he is!" V
Close beside the opening in the boor b
lay about a bushel of big brown and,
yellow coils, and above the pile hov
ered the massive head of the python, "
threatening to strike the first living
thing that came within reach. The l.
noise and jar of the carpenter's efforts P
in removing the board had greatly Ir
ritated the reptile. P
Mr. Ditmars, our curator of reptiles, n
had provided himself with a large bag 01
of heavy cloth, hoping to be able to h
throw it moutht downward over the s
colls of the serpent-the usual way of d
capturing snakes at large. But there "
was not sufficient space between the
floor and the serpent to carry this plan 01
into effect; and moreover, the serpent's is
head was altogether too threatening. Ls
Pending further efforts, we procured Y
boarPs and endeavored to cut off the
python's escape, front and rear.
The python waited until we had
placed the boards to the best possible a
advantage, then uncoiled himself,
shoved the boards out of position as
if they had been so many straws put g
there for his amusement, and quickly
disappeared under the ant-eater's cage.
The carpenter fell to work again to
remove several other boards of the
floor, while the messenger boys were
stationed outside the building to see
that our quarry did not get out and es
cape to the forest.
In a short time the python's head '
again appeared at one of the long, t
narrow openings made by the carpen
ter, but as Mr. Ditmars took a favor-,
able position for grabbing the crea
ture by the neck, close up to the jaws,
it struck at him most viciously.
"Look out!" cried some one, em
phatically. -
Clearly, it would not do for any of
our men to be seized by that savage
creature; for although the python was
of course not poisonous, and although
we might even prevent it from wrap
ping itself around any one of us, the
laceration of a man's hand by that big,
muscular mouth, filled with four rows
of 'hook-like, backward-pointing teeth,
would have been a serious matter.
Presently the snake left its place un
der the ant-eater's cage, gliding along
the side of the building farthest from
the door, alert, aggressive, and so
ready to strike any one who came near
its head that I forbade the men to
take risks.
As Its five yards of length semicir
cled around the co6k-stove, part of its
body passed under one of the floor
openings. This was our opportunity,
and in an instant two of us seized it
and triumphantly hauled up about six
feet of the serpent's body and taiL
How big and muscular it was! Its
skin was as smooth and glossy as sat
in and gleamed with rainbow irides
eence. It writhed and worked in our
grasp, and pulled downward with such
power that it required all the strength
of the chief forester and myself to
retain any portion of It within our
grasp. We bra~ed ourselves, heaved
hard, ana by main strength tried to
pull the python out backward; but not
one Inch could we gain. On the con
trary, Inches were drawn away from
us in spite of all we could do. I be
lieve that ten men could not have
pulled that python out backward, al
though they rmigbt possibly have torn
It in two.
All this time Mr. Uitmars kept trying
to seize the python by the neck, but it
was constantly alert, anxious to seize
him, and gave him no opportunity
whatever. It was evident that with
our unaided hanas we never could
master that savage creature without
an accident to some one.
Bidding a keeper take my place at
the "tall hold" and hang on with all
his strength, I ran to the storeroom,
and with two yards of masons line,
a long, thin hammer-handle of hickory
and a staple hurriedly driven into the
end of it for the line to pass through,
I quickly made a very serviceable
noose Back I ran to the cook-house.
Mr. Merkel and Mr. Munale, red in
the face and perspiring profusely,
were clinging desperately to the last
two feet of the python's tall; and the
python was in a perfect rage. It dart
ed to and fro under the half-demol
fdeloor, striking out viciously
whenever it seemed possible to reach
a man, and manifesting great willing
a ess to fight any one. At the same
time, however, it most cunningly kept
its helad under cover.
I readjusted the loop of my line at
Sthe end of my stick and ut it close
to the python's head, expecting the
tiinake to make a strike through the
noose. He retfaed. I waited patelint
ly. Inch byr ich the tall was going
auder the Soor.
"We ea't hold on here much lpng
Serel" exlaimed the forester, desperate
S At last the pytho started to move
* straight teward my tao -As I sbhitsI
y cnesse Imat ll, he ra his bhnd
. thes ~ the ose* isw tout bhaan
Ulls Jays. and he wan emaht.
L ,is hi3snt I isku the Ia taMt
the uRpe ,w hre an d endanwrd
of my line and then held him by main A
strength.
"That small line will cait his head
osir" cried Mr. Ditmars, in real alarm "
for the safety of our prise snake.
"Better let mne etit It!" He Whipped out
his knife aend poised the open blade a
over my precious bit of line.
"No, not Don't cut it. We've got
to control his head this way or we'll
never master him without getting
hurt. Let go the tall and grab up the f
body through that next opening." h
This new move again brought up the
original six feet of body and tail
which that reptile had, by sheer
strength, pulled out of the grasp of
two strong young men. The snake
now moved forward once more and as d
he came I pulled in my line through
the staple until presently I coaxed and
pulled the head into an opening, hold
ing it quite safely Pt the end of my
stick. Instantly bMr. Ditmars seized n
the neck with both hands, and the f
snake was our. o
Dropping my line and stick I, too, d
took hold close behind the head and
we began to walk away with our cap
tive. As that magnificent and wonder
fully powerful body emerged from un- h
der the floor, the other men laid hold
of it at intervals and bore it along.
"Keep it out straight, boys, and don't 1
give him a chance to get a coil around b
any of us!"r' t
Truly, it must have been an odd- t
looking procession that we made as
we marched across the yard with that
big snake and dumped it into its cage.
The hunt had lasted nearly an hour.
No one had been bitten and the snake
was quite unhurt.
"Now, boys," said I, "let's say noth
ing about this little incident for the
present." t
They did keep quiet and the unex
pected happened. Not one Cf the
newspapers of New York heard a word
of the affair until fully three months
had elapsed, and then the story was
so old that as a sensation it was as
dead as Rameses, and the zoo did 'not t
suffer a bit from reference to it.
To-day that python occupies the seo
ond cage from the alligator pool, and a
is the handsomest, although not the r
largest, of our many constrictors.- a
Youth's Companion.
As They Chose.
While waiting for the train the bride
and bridegroom walked slowly up and T
down the platform.
"I don't know what this joking and c
guying may have been to you," he re
marked, "but it's death to me. I never
experienced such an ordeal."
"It's perfectly dreadful," she an
swered. "I shall be so glad when we
get away from everybody we know."
"They're actually impertinent," he
went on. "Why, the very natives-"
At this unpropitious moment the
wheezy old stationmaster walked up
to them.
"Be you goin' to take this train?" he
asked.
"It's none of your business." retorted
the bridegroom, indignantly, as he
guided the bride up the platform,
where they condoled with each other
over the impertinence of the natives.
Onward came the train, its vapor
curling from afar. It was the last to
their destination that day; an express
-nearer, it came at full speed, then in
a moment it whissed past and was
gone.
"Why in thunder didn't that train
stop!" yelled the bridegroom.
"'Cos you sed 'twarn't none of my
bisness. I has to signal if that train's
to stop."
And as the old stationmaster softly
stroked his beard there was a wicked
twinkle in his eye.-London Spare Mo
ments.
The Ceoleel's Apology.
A curate up North, having preached
a very clever sermon on the Sunday,
called upon a certain Colonel on the
Monday especially to ask his opinion.
"How did I like the sermon?" said
the Colonel. "Very much, indeed. It's
one of my favorites."
"One of your favorites?" stammered
the curate, slightly puzzled. "I do not
understand."
The Colonel regarded him with a
twinkle at the back of his eyes. "Of
course, I won't say a word," he said,
"but I knew very well that you stole
it, and also where you stole It from."
"Sir," said the carate, and he spoke
from out the whirlwind of his righte
ous indignation. "I am not in the
habit, sir, of stealing my sermons. I
fear you are laboring under a mistake,
and-er-forgetting yourself, sir. I
must ask you to apologise."
The Colonel was silent a moment.
Then he said: "It may be that I have
made a mistake. Walt a moment I
will make sure."
Going to his bookcase he took down
a massive tome of sermons-a rare and
Salmost forgotten work. He turned to
a certain page, and an apologetic, ham
Sble look came upon his face as he
Sglanced up at the curate. "I beg your
Spardon," he said. "I apologise. You
Old not steal it, after all, for I had it
is still here. My mistake, sir; my mis
take."-Modern Society.
A Cemetery er lets.
London and Paris have long had
e cemeteries for dogs and cats, but New
York has been without one until lately.
Now, however, a burial-ground of
three of four acres has been opened at
I Hartsdale, in Westchester County, and
Sis being immediately taken advantage
t of by the bereaved owners of pets,
e nearly seventy burials having already
-taken place there. The woman with
Sthe pet cat was foremost. "Toby," a
y splendid Angora, rests in peace in the
h new cemetery, in a plush-lined mahog
Iany casket (costing some $50), and un
Sder a marble headstone commemorat
t ilng his pedigree and hisvirtues. An
other pedigreed pet, a French poodle,
t was buried with his silver collar and
Sleader beside him, an embroldered
I blanket about his aristocratic form,
e and a silver bracelet upon his leg, as in
Slife. Two or three carriages not infre
Squently accompany the dead canine
or feline to the grave.-Harper'a Basmr,
S- Umawash Kern's 6ay to Oye.
The twetieth century and the pas
a gnl of the o4-time "sandwich" adver
4 Itirsg peda trlu made their advent at
I multsaneielY. Instid of the lJterie
- eanvae- dck-adftreot sign wearr, H
IIs the emtoa nowa a ri t a er
-t i.-gus 11 *gt e 3l 1 the rIm
-1kbn .lsa & tioyp . be D te
A COIN EXPEtRT'S ThIAIS ;
BOTHERED BY PERSONS WHO THINK
THEY HAVE VALUABLE PIECES cc
pa
& Wtlector Is Born. Not Made - TeO
olt Have a Liking for Nnlllmatles
to Becotme a Successful Speealaltor t
the Gold and Salver Col. Business. tb
"Yes," said the coin man, "there are Ti
from 20 to 60 people who come in at
here every day, some to ask questions a
concerning coins they have at home, la
some bringing coins with them to sell, Ia
and most of them expecting to realize
something more or less and usually
more. That is the worst of it for I at
don't believe there is one of the lot
who comes in and brings coins who lip
has not an exaggerated idea of their
worth, and they never go away believ- tt
ing a word I have told them. They ti
never do. They always leave with a
feeling that for some reason or an- a
other I am trying to cheat them and v
don't want to give them the full value
of the treasure they have.
"There are two coins that give me
more trouble than any others and
have caused more correspondence n
than probably all the rest put to
gether. These are the quarters of
1853 and the nickels of 1883. People V
have got into their heads that those si
two coins are valuable, and it is easier a
to get such ideas firmly planted than
to remove them. There are two quar- m
ters for 1853, the one with the arrow F
points on either side of the date and s,
with the rays back of the eagle on the
reverse. That is the one that is so
often brought to me, but it is a very f
common coin and there are any num- i1
ber of them. There is another quar- a
ter of that same year without the tl
rays and without the arrow points i
which is valuable, but not extremely e
so. I
"The nickel of 1883 is worth no p
more than its face value: There were t,
three different nickels made that year. I1
The old type was made with the t
shield and the two others with heads, 11
and one had the word "cents" on the n
reverse side below the '"V," and the iI
other had not. It is that one without t
the cents which people have an idea t
Is valuable. But they are all common, o
and they always will be common. f
"Another fairy tale in which the r
people are interested is told concern
ing the silver dollar of 1878. You may n
call that the tail of a coin, indeed, for a
the point about that dollar which in- 11
terests the people is to be found in a
the eagle. There is a very slight dif- g
ference in the two coins; in one the f
tail of the eagle has seven feathers.,
and in the other eight. But both of
those dollars are very common.
"The fractional currency in bills, b
which people bring in sometimes, is t
worth something if the bills are new
and crisp, especially the earlier ones.
Those with red backs are good, so are
others with the autograph signatures.
and especially the issues with perforat- 1
ed edges, where they were made in a
sheet and torn oft as the postage t
stamps are.
"Of the people who come in to bring ,
odds and ends of coins the greater
number are men, though I don't know
but I buy quite as much of women.
Everything has its value and I know I
where there is a market for all kinds.
The collectors are chiefly men, though
I have known women to collect, but
they have not had the most valuable
collections. There was one woman in
Chicago who had quite a collection,
though she did not care to put too
much money into it.
"A collector is born anyway. They
can't be made. A man must have a
liking for it. and then if he is willing
to study and spend some money you
have a good collector. Different people
may tollect a few odd things, but they
are not genuine collectors.
"One fine collection that has been
dispersed now was worth $40,000, and
I could put my hand on one or two
men who have colleetionl approaching
that in value, but the greater number
will have coins worth $3000 to $6000.
These will be most of them United
States coins. Those are the colas that
bring in the best returns, though a
good collector never looks at his col
lection from a strictly commercial
point of view. There may be a few
who collect in that way, but men who
love coins do not.
"A man most not do much in the
way of collecting until he knoes what
he is doing. Yes, he has to begin to
collect in a small way, for if he does
not collect he will not study, but when
he begins to study, then he knows
something, and I warrant that in two
Syears he will have changed every oin
ibe has in his collection.
"The copper coins are relatively
c onsileing their little intrinsic worth
S-the most valuable, and the rare cents
Sare those of the years 1799, 1804, 1793,
1809, and 1811, and in that order.
s There were two conlas made in 1799,
r one stamped regularly with that date
and the other with the nine stamped
Sover the eight. Both are rare, bpt the
. one stamped clearly with the nine is
the best. The 1793 was the frst issue,
but the issue of 1799 peelps to have
been soft, and it is more difficult to
fi nd them in a tate of good preserva
Stion.
. "There Is a great deal of imitation
f of these as in all other tJluable coins,
t but it is not difficult for any one who
d has had experience to detect the
e fraud. It is experience and nothing
1 else that will really count. I am so
y familiar with the shape and date of
h those two nines that I can tell the
a difference as quickly as the ordinary
a person will tell Washington from La
- fayette. The colas have been imitated
- by eletrotypling and by altering the
t- dates, but it is always possible to de
- tect them. I ltlleve experts today
e, know every operation that has been
Id used in marking 'oinl up to date. But
l it is necessary always to look out, for
, every imitation is done by a different
al hamnd, and there are nose f them
e- alike.
e "The highest prled sl is
rl the dollar of 1838. That will brlg-
but no-don't say howt much that will
bring, or I shall be 6vrran with per
- n.s Who have 1838 dollars, or think
t ay have. The 1804 dollar is the
". a| st valuable if o.e is to be found,
lec but there is sesne doubt laot sueh a
H qi n having .been cio. The ged
ealm are very. interesting, sad tier.
a mansy usen olas amobg them. The
ha ear asses, $6 ageld pisees o 1815
hiad ~S2~ amo yery valuab* Geld
cols wtAr quickly and depreciate 1a
value sO easily that they are mere
difficult to obtaif.
"Perhaps it is this reason that the
collection of gold coins seems to be a
particular tassiodi for the collector.
It is quite aside froni the intrinsic
value of the gold, the commercial in
terest does not enter into the feelingot
the collector, though he will always
make as good a bargain as possible. r
The coins of many collectors will It
show many interesting pieces in gold, vel
and many edllectors have the gold dol- me
lar from the first one in 1849 to the W
last in 1889.
"The Octagonal dollars were the
work of private enterprise. They were
started in California, and were so suc
cessful that they were made. I be
lieve, in New York. But they became
so popular as trinkets and bangles, bu
that they became debased after a its
time, and finally so much alloy was ts
put into them that the government put an
a stop to them. Up to 1873 they are m'
very good for the collectors."-New ma
York Times.
A NOVEL OUTING TOUR.
New a Delightftl Outing May Be EnJoye ha
by the Expenditure of Little Money.
In the Woman's Home Companion de
Walnut Laceting tells how a delightful K
summer vacation may be had in a
novel and agreeable way:
"We determined to travel for the is
most part mornings and evenings. b
From 8 o'clock to 9 or 10, with a keen rc
scent for anything quaint or beautiful, st
we glided along the shore-lines or the al
peaceful levels of the inland towns, fa
for the gratification of our own tastes a'
if a waterside grove looked specially N
alluring. In derailing we first raised si
the car a few inches on four light
Jackscrews. On the sill had been fas
ened, two on a side, hollow-rimmed
wheels. The low horses were then
placed on each side of the car, and
two nine-foot lengths of light ol1 rails '
laid on the horses, fitted with blocks a
to hold the rails in gauge. We then
loosened the screws and had our car
mounted to run sidewise. Then plas ai
ing two more rails, abutting the first
two, and resting at the outside end on tt
two more horses, we rolled the car V
over, stopping it by trigs. Then our w
first set of rails and horses could be a
removed to clear the track. a
"A favorite halting reason was the
nearness of a station to cross-roads, f
which usually have something better tt
in the way of old walls and roadside ar
shadows, old well-sweeps and quaint a!
gambrel-roofed cottages than can be tl
found on the main highways traversed Si
by the trolley lines. Hebe, who liked
nothing better than a cross-country d
stroll, would issue forth with sketch- c
book at about 4 o'clock, accompanied f,
by Dominie and his camera. Nothing d
more would be seen of them until 6, v
when they would return, in transports ti
of delight concerning the loveliest long P
shadows or cunningest calves and
lambs that ever were seen. a
"We must not forket to tell you j
that a Paradise such as we have de
scribed is one of the coolest summer
resorts imaginable. By closing the
shutters on the sunny side and droop- I
ing all the windows we sat or slept P
in agreeable quarters. On wet days
it afforded us perfect dryness and cosy
comfort. The platform at one end was
reserved for the kitchen in wet weath- I
er. It was covered in for the time by t
a canvas on one of its sides and the c
rear. On fine days we invariably lived t
under the trees."
A lrTe' for Home Kandleraft.,
Good designs may be obtained Ita
two ways; they may be invented or <
they may be copied. The first method a
is for the genius, the second for the
average worker. All men- can, more or
less, copy what they see. In copying,
one who lives near museums and Iwbra
ries has a wide field for selection of
motives from fine old ceramios, stuffs
and metal work. Yet in country
towns, by co-operation, a band of I
workers can get together enough good
books and magazines on decorative I
design to suggest endless artistic pro
ductions. A general knowledge of I
nature form and color will be of great
eat utility, and although one may get
principles from books, he should al
ways go to nature for inspiration, and
it is taste which enables one to turn 1
to account both teachings of books and
of nature. It is helpful to those who
feel that their environment is not in
spiring to reniember what a world of
spiritual beauty Burne-Jones created
for himself in the heart of busy Birm
ingham.
It in every village, ambition to excel
In a certain branch of fine, handicraft
could be aroused, artistic and finan
cial benefit to the community would be
great. The gifted few might direct the
efforts of those less artistic, and there
would be a saving of time. If ama
teurs everywhere would endeavor to
fashion really beautiful and usetful
things, joy and inspiration would fol
low, especially to those "shut in" from
Snature's beauty, who spend long hours
Sworking over commonplace things.
Gertrude 8. Trowbridge, in Good
SHousekeeping.
The Limit of Power.
In the administration of President
Harrison Senator Clark of Wyoming,
then a practicing lawyer il the Terri
tory, as it was in those days, was aP
pointed a judge of the territorial court.
He was not certain about accepting
the position, and he went over to have
ea talk with Judge Corn. the Democrat.
ic incumbent.
S"Hello, Clark," said the judge.
"Have you come over to be sworn in?"
"No," said Clark. "I have not. yet
made up my mind to take the place."
"Oh, take it by all manner of
Smeans," said Judge Corn. "It is a
Spleasant job, and I think you will like
S"But," said Clark, "I have a good
t many private matters to attend to,
and I cannot accept for some time yet,
anyway. If I conclude to take the
Splace I will let you know."
"All right," said Judge Corna. "Come
1 over and I will stear you in, but,"
he added, with a laugh, "while I can
aswear you in all creation cainot qual.
, la"--WUshgtom Put.
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'FROU EAUX.t
"'ea gowns, tea jackets and peignofH lins,
galore play ad important part in the line
fashionable trousseaux of the moment, e
ot is an unwise thing for pehpl With
very limited allowances when on iati e.
nony bent to invest in many frock' tatio
which carry date. It is so much better
to put a large outlay into really good is e
mdergarments adorned with lace and amot
delicate handiwork, peignors petticoats, of t
DANCING AS EXERCISRI tm
Dancing has lost some of its vogue, are
but the medical doctors have come to lace
its rescue and are prescribing it as $ also
useful exercise. It is said that dyspeptic used
and anemic patients, both men and wo- man
men, have been advised to waltz at a ly
moderate tempo at least thirty minutes seld
a day.
AN EXTRAVAGANT DRESSER. pre
The most elaborately and expensively TI
dressed woman in New York society led,
has the bluest blood of the land in her sign
veins, for Mrs. Clarence Mackay is a not
descendant of Lord Stirling, and Lady amo
Katherine Duer was her great-great- to,b
grandmother. Mrs. Mackay is an ac- a si
knowledged leader of the most exclusive tray
set in Gotham, and yet her dressing omy
is something to make one gasp, so ela- fash
borate and ornate is it, and her ward- colo
robe for the last year cost the pretty trimi
sum of $3o,ooo, aside from jewels. At with
all times she is dressed like a French the
fashion figure, and her gowns and hats to b
are creations of the highest millinery ordi
art. -There is no question about it, Mrs. esse
Mackay is frankly over-dressed, and Bas
she knows it, but she has a perfectly
barbaric love of display and enjoys wC
parading in her costly clothes. N
VALUE OF A FOOT BATH. Ui
To break up a cold, which certainly Bar
disfigures the face of beauty, as well as pro
a valuable adjunct in the removal of amb
facial eruptions, the nightly foot bath a li
is invaluable. The largest sweat glands try
of the body are located in the palms hog
armpits and soles of the feet. It is wot
of primary importance that the multi- cles
tudinous outlets should be unclogged. Al
Where facial eruption exists and the pro,
whole attention is devoted toward the
care of the face, every pore is active el
and open to afford the escape of clog- thin
ging impurities. This is all wrong. thei
The feet should be made the gateway kn
for the escape of effete deposits. The war
temperature of the foot bath should I,
range from ios to Ito degrees, or as hot k
as can be endured with comfort. Should Gra
there exist chronic, profuse and offen- den
sive perspiration, add a lump of washing
sodi to neutralize the acid exudation. fv
The feet should be rubbed briskly to ing
draw the blood down to the extremities. the
Cool the water before withdrawing the is
feet, so that they may not become un
duly tender. Rub long and thoroughly me
with a soft towel. Good pedal circula- cra
tion is a foe to corns and chilblains.
Frequent warm foot baths prevent cal- i
louses and make walking a pleasure. des
For beauty and complexion take extra- all,
ordinary care of the feet.-Ldger be
Moeuthly.
WRITING IN JEWELS. Au
According to a girl just returned from ban
Paris, the newest freak is to ornament co_
pocket handkerchiefs with blazing mon- vie
ograms, where irridescent paillettes and it I
imitations of precious stones and beads ma
replace the quiet embroidery of cotton cor
or silk. These sparkling gems either
harmonize with the shimmer inherent
to fashionable gowns, or with the color a
of the stone which name begins with arg
the initial required. In this wise the the
name of Rose is fashioned with rubies, the
Sophia with sapphires, Pauline with so
pearls,'Mabel with mother of pearls or the
moonstones; Theresa, turquoise; Thom
as, topaz; George with garnets. Words ces
of endearment and short mottoes can bin
also be spelt by means of stones as con- the
spicuously on fancy bracelets and pen- kn
dants. For instance, the sweet fainiliar no
word "dear" calls for four stones, dia- unn
mond, emerald, amethyst, ruby. A
great choice of colors will be offered
for some of the monograms, and very
few or none at all for others, until the
research and ingenuity of the workers
have concocted a suitable emblematic
alphabet. The jeweler's fancy of the
month stone could likewise be carried
out for birthday handkerchiefs, and sug- k
gest an idea for cotillon in fancy cos
tumes, where all the brilliancy of a fire- ch
work display would 'intermingle with
great effect. Here is a very incomplete
list of the best known gems, to be im
proved upon by students: 'Agate, am- wr
ber, amethyst, aquamarine, aventurine, st)
baryl and brilliants; coral (pink,. red
and white), cat's-eye, crystal, cornidon, fat
carnelian, carbuncle, chrysoprase, su
chrysolite, diamonds, emeralds, geodes,
garnets, ivory, jet; jasper, jacinth, lapis- jai
lazuli, loadstone, moonstone, mother o' t
pearl, opal, onyx, pearls, rubies, strass, sil
sardonyx, sapphires ¶blue or white),
known as baby diamonds; topaz, tur- va
quoise andN tourmatine.-New York fi
Commercial Advtiser.go
SADVICE TO SUMMER BATHERS.
"This is the time that women ought o
to utilize in taking swimming lessons," I
said the instructor in a swimming school
a few days ago.
I "By beginning now any woman in sil
fair health can become a good swimmer gi
a before starting on her summer vacation. th
S"Women learn to swim more quickly 5t
- than men, and if they would realize how
well they are adapted to float we should ar
I have fewer drowning accidents at the 1k
summer resorts. We regard the bones F
in the human body as sinkers, and as at
women as a rule have smaller and
t lighter bones than men, they float more at
easily. My advice in case of falling th
' into the'water is to keep every part of T
the body under water except the head, at
'and the water itself will hold one on
Sthe surface. The body is light while 0
* it is in the water, as any one knows g
e who has watched the bathers at the sea- in
. shore gently lifted up and down when ri
they stand beyond the breakers, but as ti
soon as any part of the body is lifted
out of the water it is heavy and acts as g
a sinker to push down the submerged c
t parts. si
" When a woman falls overboard, the b
d first thing she does is to empty her s
a lungs by shouting 'Helpt' then she
e throws up her hands frantically, and by
their weight above the head succeeds
Sin keeping it under water, and thus is
drowned. If a woman will retain enough
Spresence of mind to keep down her
t, hands and move herself around gently 0
Leon her back, she can breathe and float
for hours, whether she knows how to
o swim ,r not, for women do not need
- to learn to float; they can do it natural
_ lI if they try. Especially is this the
case in alt water, which is heavier than '
the fresh, and so holds Iptbe weight
more readily."-New York),Triibee.
A$ O FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
·. Stn in summer frocks
'~i~jhm~I
self am e vssnale smane wardrob,
will dad it rqima stll more rooupi
gtha. Mra to defo s am. up aUre
full she maost tatw g s KA , _ t
by any. mnas r P may of the, but
in coloting s d tnturo as breyond any- pi,
thing that has bee seen for a long
time, They comprise the figured nus
litfs, the dotted muslins, the laits mus
lins, and the tuslins with lace and tucks V
woverl altogether. The inexpensive
laces and ribbons iil seem as though
they were quite possible even to people
of small means, but at once the temp- pk
tation. arises to buy so many that the
cost of makiing up a smart summer gown
is equal to that of a winter one. The
amount of work is incredible on many
of the so-called simple little frocks for
young girls. All show a great deal of
trimming. Pleatings--aecordion, side,
and box-are all being used. Ruchings
are used as a finish on pleatings, fine
lace insertion trims the flounces and
also the upper part of the skirt, and is
used on the waist, and while there are
many machine laces that are wonderful
ly like the real hasd-work, these are
seldom cheap, as many,' masy'yards are
required, and the cost 4f suck lace
trimming is soon seen to be quite de
pressing, .
The all-over muslins, as they are cal
led, the figured and the flowered de
r signs in muslin, gaues. , do
a not require anything like ,same
r amount of trimming, and t piopt.
tobe well kept in mind. of [
- a silk frock for a girl is ex
e travagance; indeed, it is eo~n
Somy. A silk that is not the ve~ latest 4
fashion, but of some bright, becoming
color, will require comparatively little
y trimming, and will last for a long time
t without having to be done over, whereas a4
h the simple little muslin frocks resuire -
:s to be pressed or laundered constantly is
y order to keep the freshness which is so
. essential to their beauty.--Harptr,'
d Bazar. al
WOMEN TO OWN THEIR HOMES.
No other woman's organization in the
United States, it is probable, has a con
stitution so unique as the Woman's
y Barnyard Auxiliary of the Farmers' Im
provement Society of Texas. The pre
'f amble expressly 4tes that the society is
h a business one, founded because "poul
try raising, dairying and the rearing of i
s hogs are industries peculiarly adapted to a
women, and require patient industry,
- cleanliness. and sympathetic attention.
L All colored women who believe in im- U
provement in those lines, and who wig
e try to succeed with their stock, are
e eligible to member Juip. Those who
think they are doing well enough, that
their stock ts good enough, and who
y know all about stock raising are not C
e wanted in the society."
d In her address before the recent Tus-"
i kegee Conference, in Alabama, Mrs. -
Grace Johnson, of Oakland, Tex., presi
dent of the auxiliary, stated that the or
I ganization has a membership of twenty
Sfve hundred women, who are purchas
tO ing fifty thousand acres of land, and la
that the combined wealth of the body is
is $700oo,ooo.
"The object of the Farmers' Improve
y ment Society," she said, '"is to fight the
- credit br crop mortgage system, to im
prove methods of farming, to co-operate *
in business, to care for the sick, bury.the I
C. dead, and, last and most important of t
all, to purchase homes and improve and
beautify them.
"In order to aid in the accomplish- a
ment of these purposes, the Barnyard a
Auxiliary aims to study the nature,
m habits, needs and wants of poultry, hogs,
nt cows and all domestic animals, with a
a- view to improving the stock and putting
d it with the products of the land on the
as market in such condition that it shall
n command a remunerative price.".
er Mrs. Johnson had observed, she said.
nt an increase in the spirit of thrift and
th a growing tendency to obtain homes that
h are a nearer approach to the ideal than
those in former days. She stated that
s, the sections in which most of the branch
th societies are located passed through in
O the last year the most disastrous period
n- in the history of the organization. Ex
s cessive rains, overflows and insects con
a bined against. the farmers' interests, and
the result was the shortest crop ever
n- known in that part of the country, while
ar north, east and southwest Texas enjoyed
unwonited prosperity.
.d Black pearl chains, with oval or round
ig- beads, are much worn.
s- Persian ornament appliqued upon
c- chiffon makes most attractive stocks
and bows.
. Many of the new century driving
m- wraps have bell sleeves--a revival of the
me, styles of thirty years ago.
et Colored hoisery is shown in such
s, fascinating designs and shades that it is
se, sure to be fashionable this summer.
Cs, Vests to wear with smart tailor made
is- jackets and skirts are of point d'esprit,
o' tuckl or embroidered, over satin or
* All shades of gray are in vogue, and
r various handsome materials of this re
rk fined, color are used for reception
gowns.
g Unquestionably the most dressy hats
of the summer will be large black Gains
Sboroughs trimmed elaborately with
ol white ostrich plumes.
Everything is tucked, from cloth and
in silk to linen, lawn, muslin, chambray,
cr gingham, chiffon and silk. The waists
o. that are tucked all over are especially
sy tylish.
w Ruchings, pleatings-accordion, box
uld and side-lace insertions, tucks, fichus,
the flounces, ribbons, contrasting bands,
nes French knots and fancy cross stitches
as are all fashionable garnitures.
nd Foulard gowns can scarcely be classed
ore among novelties, but this season more
ing than ever they are in great demand.
of There are many varieties of foulard
ad, and a wide range of prices exists.
on Gauze ribbon in narrow widths is
tile much used for ruching on summer
ws gowns; and other pretty effects in trim
ea- ming are made with some of the narrow
hen ribbons which come in dainty combina
as tions of color.
ted The broad lace collars now so popular
as give an artistic finish to the simplest
ged costume. Arabe. Renaissance or Rus
sian lace in either white or ecru may
the be chosen, or a pleasing effect may be
her secured by the use of fancy batistes.
by A New Accumulator.
S Mr. Jungner, of Stockholm, a Swed
s is ish engineer, has invented a new aces
ugh mulator, which, in spite of its extra
ordinary light weight, is said to have
tl a great capacity. The accumulator is
made of a mixture of silver and cad
to mium. A company has just been formed
at Stockholm for the purpose of exploit.
rali this invention. A vehicle equipped
whth this cumulator made on a trial
Strig . miRs5 . without it hrig been
ight aecessar to recharge the accnmlator,
Tbe sIelmme seems to be simla to Edi
s. 's lst i"ventie.
Ocs 'te women bpiev a asn suhould fate
erfus, aedx
State G[overllnt of LOiisiPua
Governor--W. W. Heard,
Lieutenant-Governor--Albert Ebto
pinsl.
Secretary of State---John Mlehel.
Superintendent of Eduostion--John
V. Cathoun.
Aud.tor--W. S. Frazee.
Treasurer-Ledoux E. Smith..
U. S. SENATORS.
Don Cafferey and S. D. McEnery.
BEPRESENTATIVES.
I Distriet--1. C. Davey.
2" Distries--Adolph Meyer.
4 Disbetit-.R F. Broussard.
4 Distriet-P. Brarenal.
D dstriet--Jf, I. nsadelU.
6 Distret--B. . .obtason.
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