The Ottawa free trader. [volume], December 11, 1886, Image 6

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TIIK iWOCATS.
Vnn iliwrwt. KvVM'test 'ittle duck, BO it
fl.4' Mnlinv's tiessUS Xit"
It s.ou:nli-"l much like "mammy's jkshiw
ju t," '"it t'ie voice was so young, so fresh, no
eon'tni that Jm' 1'arkcr couUI not believe his
' "thero wiw somcthlnz "magnetic" about it,
to v.st tlio slati of tho day; at least it at
trnctoil Joe to the row of riiHilxrrlos that
llinw tJn'ir giti-n arms all abroad on the oil
iieke 1'i'iif? Iictttwii his gul den and the next
iich,'!il'"r" ninl irresistibly bent hia bowl to
peep tlirouh thoHo nwixx'taMe j.xilink's and
x what ho could
And thw is v-lmt ho saw; Fuh a lovely
pill! I lor h.iir whs ivd, to l sure, but it wan
that broni rt-i that Iik.';s brown, in tha
depth of its i and Kld on their crewU
Just now, in tin' liluzing sunshine, it was all
u j icli deep red, with gilt thread anions it,
but then she lmd sudi eyes! lurge, clear, rl
hazel eyes, ns liemitiful n a robin'i or a
"juimTs, f ringed with dark lashes and over
crowed with delicate dark arches, a littln
lifted with a look of surprise that wna thu
result of k)iiiki and outline.
I reeret t- sa v that her fair, soft brow anil
chirks were slightly frwkliil, but in nueli a
fresh red and white the iuiillit Kpot will
hlum , nml nulmiy is r.e'tly beautiful, not
even Mary Aon May, commonly called
'Shinny May " For instance, her mouth was
l.'ir-; but then it was so full, so rod. ami
jiarb-il over mu li linn white tuth, that it
NM.'Mii '. 1 j'lst tomati'h thesauey litt l-nose aliove
Hid t!.e in. 111. I il llij.led chill lnln.v it. Her
Wei , w.is luty, loo, just as lurgn as tho
wret ' I' iiii s :i!,tiireil gmlil'S wrought by
1'hi.li.is i.r I'm uti les, for M.iiuiy had never
Ik i ,i .iin li'-. i'i lain. I or bmlv, or given over
totiial awful tvral.t -Tliev," who puts our
I . to the t.vi tine (,f rack and Unit from
th i-inf.iiiey, that lh-y may I' and do uk
"Tli-'v" do j t r t . I are.
lint lehad u t ill, (--troii;.'. sha'ly llui",
M.'l i! , l: in'. e i a III-: Were (ill illstiliet wit ll the
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mi;
in I
in-;
lion
.
r': 1 1 1 1 1 ! ! - 1 U.Ml. ' ol ll.'illlie. ai mi '
r lie.!!.. I ' ;:ir.!cti, with both hands el I -
I,, , 11 ., I. r I i, a basket of dando-
I" I
. ell- .'Hid
S II p' rtel
iii old knil'e at her 11,
i. jij.-liiiv; but .die hud not an
'.. tlieoli.--, lied
l.i'-i M"t iM'-i. ! i::
i . : the I'ltl'inig :
us he pi., d
;i, it w.'i'i I'"'
Tl " V.i.v
n irioTh'T1?
li V
.in Manny lav i ,lnd
I i iiil.i .i.''-, even h r
l.i ; - t . t . K li- I" t' in
l.i v.;,, a .;.(.
but Mi'-h a - .(! I'et' r was as gre.nt; a
li(-;i,: V us In-, mi-t i'i.s. His eo.it of de,-;i
bill, my m .i--.'i i; -1 and ila.-!i. d with shin
ing I lack: a I in of black encircled his iiiils
si ve m i 1. ; In-t.iil w:i.s ringed also with sable,
and lii' wid" bl.e-k strij" s ran from U-twivii
bis ear, down to tiie ry tiji of the tail,
mi 'ii-ing U- tli . went into one broad band,
tin n there H.-L-. a sni .w -white sot UH)ii his
bri -list, tin I l.is'nwi-i -ful paws were black an
jet.
'Manny's dainb silly nlx.ut that there cat,"
wr.., her fatu.-i's clironie prowl; but, since
Slauny was all the child left to him, and in
lii.s .vn-re! h -ai t its living idol, he only
crov.li-d. lb- would not have uttered a do
rupitory w.e.l about l'eter for anything; he
even renieinU r! to git a bit of meat for hint
whi never he went t the village, and bail
mee h,rti l.i o .- n to turn back half a mile for
th: t i-r piii-jm-c.
Ah for inotlier Mnv, she Fjioi'iil tho eat just
as die hud s;ni!i-d Mary Ann. She was a
d.-ar, kindU , tender-hearted old woman, with
an utter iauMify to ruin or order or moid
iiinl-ody oi -anything. Khe took lift) as sho
found it, an I m-iiher fretted at nor tried to
amend it-a sort of moral feather !ed, soft
to exasjm-i'i-ui, bat, after all, n-stful to the
i.(i. r, hard n k.il, cxasHraUsl and wiry
ope of lu r r li e.
"A prop-., uico womnn," Semanthy Car
rier sail; i!uiii an' eternally gooil
liaturisl. N i faculty in her, and one that
riles you eon ,:. r'ble when you want to have
thin.ee: hut when you'll sick or sorry,
sort of i oinf iitin', like a siultiee."
l'. ter kiie v his power and his position,
l'ettiil from his early klttenhiHul, ho soon
learned, hl.e the you'ig of the human sjieei'jH,
that, he conM tyranni) over his p'tteni, and
then the warmest, softi-st sent was given Up
to him, the d tor ojicikhI at his first apMul,
the t'iblet.s of the rarely used fowls weru
saved for bi n, bis tastes r.ratill.sl und his no
tions resMeti-l. Olio Is sonietillieH tempted to
half accept the ma.setilino theory that women
like tyrants, when one ris1 how they manu
facture tli--in for tlieivselvin.
Now , Jim -pi i I'arker had just come to Meri
den to live. A certain Mr. Webb, who Inula
manufactory in Vermont, had moved to
Merideii to .;. more water ower, and us Joe
I'arker was !ns foreman in the piiMr mill, l.o
had min ed tio, hired a house n little way out
of th" illaie, next to Mr. May's hoiuostciid,
and brought villi him his mother and his
mother's ca' Hence this story, and what
ever teals, liny liespriiiklo it.
Mix I'ai k -i s cat was not at all like ltter
May. lb- black, all black, with Rii-tiii-yellow
ey -s, md an nsM-ct that inade a
it ranker tin :', of the ivf"ulaion cat that wils
the familiar 'f witches in all history. lie
enme from Hanover to Merideii by rail, nailed
up in a sli-iubcrry crate, hi.ssinj;, spittiii)',
yow ling in. I -IiarH-iuii his claws on his frail
)i isoii all t!i ' way, to tho terror of every pas
M'liger in tin- ar. Indeed, Joe was forci,i to
carry crate ami nil into a baKuo ear at tho
thudi-tati hi and ride with it the rest of the
way, for the biakeiiien refused to link after
it, so daunt-! were they w ith the wild animal
w ithin. Ti.vr w an sent into solitary conl'.no
inent in tiie ivllar an noon as Mrs. IfulU'l
reaehisl her hous , ami w ussiilxlu.sl by liim,;i.r
mid d.u l.:..-s. In-fore they danol to I. it him
rani;'' abr i I in tho new neighborhood.
Now, J I'ar .er had not Ikomi in M.'ii.!oii
long eiiou ; to make Much acijuaii.t ;iien
then', and w as very haitl at work the lir.l,
few wt-k-i of his stay, so that he Hlw iy-. went
to sli-ep i 1 1 Inu'ch on Sunday, and mi.vl an
l-i,lit thereby of tho blooming dainseU in the
choir or in tliejiews; he was ilsIiiiuiimI of it, to
Im- suii', I iit there was the clnngo of air from
Vermont, mountains to the fat meadow land
and low lying pastures nlxmt the river, ami
then he im really overworked for a time in
helping to plain tho new machinery, move the
old, and settle his mother iu thu strange place,
wl;ere he knew no one to whom he could ap
ply for help or miggmtion. It wa not Sun
day to-day when be poejied through the feiuw
at Manny, and suddenly, an if by a stroke,
lost his honest young heart for, Ijclovod
reader, this is only a love story. Only a love
story; only a record of the great world song,
the event of :o many lives, the finality of alL
That ilssIm bell
Tim tnlU one Into heavi-u or ki-U,
an the oi l (itn tsingH. When I her people
lay, 'Only a love story," 1 think of that
couplet of Tennyson':
OtiLMlnnv ii sharp knife through my ti-n lr tliriat
( limly, iii.l iiiituiui mur.
(Juito enough f()r oneol iiiusk lh. avorajre
reader, and so is thi nuittiT of lovn, he it in
the aion of Itmio and Juliet or the lew
wordy and more comnionplaoo emotion of a
foreman in a factory and a farmerV daugh
ter, for, afU-r nil, "do the best that yo may,"
'tis love, love, love that makes thu world go
round ye, that nuken our sad oIJ world a
merry -go round.
"Ivo will find out the way," ay an an
cient ng, and Joo w no ezeepUo-i Ut tlie
rule of tlx; I'ulldiuiler. I la jervialti bis
tHther 1 1 Mild hnu vcf ts tli3 ii'iihboT Uu
very next night for a pitcher of milk, and
also to negotiate for their daily supply. This
liciiig successfully effected, ho went daily for
the milk before mill hours, and his pail was
lilhsl by Mary Ann, blooming with the sweet
morning air, neat, trim anil lovely at 0 o'clock
a in. as a city girl at her late dinner. Jic
grow worse and worse. He thought of Shinny
in mill and market; her face shone above
the machinery, her laugh tinkled with the
mill bell. He made friends with liter
also; for cats know lover--w hen they are cat
lovers just as well as children know f 'if
friends. Tiger was still kept in the l ih
Cuiced chicken yard on the I'arker premises
now devoid of chicU lis as a measure of pre
caution against his straying; he was tx) dear
to his mistress to lo ventured at large yet.
It is not to bo denied that Manuy looked w ith
favorable eves utsn Joe I'arker; a personable
young fellow with a g'od xisition (hnot fall
at tho feet of every farmer's daughter, even if
she is a Ix-auty. The "anxious and aimless"
have in their ranks many a lovely face and
capable character. Manny had Iss-n no fur
ther than the district bchocl for her educa
tion, and her home training was too hard,
practi 'id, thorough work. She read no
novels or "story pajs-rs;" Tho Weekly Cotir-
ant and The 1'uritaii Ilec'irder helsil ner
through Sundays, but on week days she had
work to do, and at night was tired enough to
go to Usl early. Ko she was simple as wi ll us
seii.-ible, in the best sense of simplicity, and
lid not coouctto with Joe any more than was
liaturul to any girl. She dimpled and blushed
when ho came in, pretended to Is- vexed w In n
Peter preferred his knee to her lap, called him
n .. , ..i I : .. I ; .
an "aw I ul Hung li ne caugni ner naii.i in iu
with the milk pail handle, and was always
ii'iy to go to singing school and evening
meeting w iiii nun, so max nis u ue imt iun
ominously sniootli.
J lut, alas! there was trouble coming. Tige,
the Pal ki-r cat, hurt himself seriously m an
.ttelnpt, to climb thi' palings of his jail yard,
for tin v were old and rickety, and could not
his wei -lit. His mistress iiiu-sed Iniii in
th'-house for six weeks with p-eat caie, and
when he was unite well again, and stronger
than ever with much feed.ng, he was tin m d
en; of doors and allowed to roam and ra.i "
as he would, and at once he lit upon l'eter.
lure was the conflict, but 'lis. Par'n r j
In-'cned to the revue with a pail of wal r,
i'.n I th" n.stoni-lie.1 Peter, ipnt ilrein In il to
i, i;.:, ..!,;; r- Ihimt pi.-ket up
't'i.f uud carried bun into th" l.i. h. ;i,
I, i. hi it ing over him as if he were a hurt i In Id.
Now Mrs. Parker was a shy and silent
'AT.. 1,, Ul, but VI TV lesolllte; so ( once lll.lde
i.. her mind that tin1
not ji trude on her
tuib Tiger. She hail
May's cat should
premisi-s to i!h
the garden fi-nn
a strip of wire
I'e-ellf. l eei, nild CVCI1
netting nddiil to its hi
lit on the Slavs'
si.le; but she could not cabin, crib or coii
line Ti; er hiinsi If a eiretmistaiuvthat vexed
hi r mueli. And w hi n Peter came home to
Mary Ann, after that first duel, dripping like
ft drowned rat, she, tivi, was indignant; but
what coiild she do? Unfiles set in, howls by
n:;dit, bkirmi. hes by day; a pi-'ce was soon
bitten out of Peter's lovely waving tail, and
Tiger hut half an ear. .Manny made invidious
remarks about Mrs. Parker's cat cv'ry day of
her life, ii nd Sirs. Parker made Joe's meals
bitter to his soul with evil s;-n!:i:ig of Pi ter
and Peter's family meaning the Slays. Vet
thty were friendly enough, except on the cat
ipiestiou. Sirs. Slay taugh'. Sirs. Parker how
to knit new ins-Is into Joe's yarn stockings,
and Mrs. Parker show M Manny's mot In r tho
last pattern of crochet edging; tiny ex
chnngisl samples of cake, talked skill ully of
pii'kles and preserves; in fuel, had a liking
and n-sju-et for each other all but the cats.
I icf ore the Last pleasant autuiuii days were
gone Joe had gathered courage to a.sk .Mary
Ann to marry him, anil she had prettily con
sented; they were "keepin' company" now,
and the old folks lookisl oil well pleased to
think that neither of their children would
stray far from home, though Joe insisted on
having a Riuull honi'j of his ow n, if only a
tenement in the village, proierly remarking:
Wo won't mix folks, Slauiiy it don't sue
ceed; lx-sides, I want you all to myself" a
cremptory sort of logic that pleased Miss
Mary Aim ami made her assent hearty and
prompt.
They meant to 1st mnrried in April; in no
less time could the modest array of clothing
and house linen Is) made ready, for chielly it
must lie sowed by Shinny's deft hands; and
sewed it was, with no intervention of ma
chinery, and almost ready, when -how shall
I tell it! one pleasant February day Peter
trailed into the house with n bleeding-cur, a
blinking eye and one leg so hurt, that he could
not even limp on it. This was the clima.x.
Manny hud winked at Tige's enoruiitii-s all
that winter for Mrs. Parker's sake (meaning
Joe's); she had only once hurled a basin of
dishwater over him, three times chased him
with a broom handle, and not thrown more
than a dozen stones at him wliii h didn't
count, for women never hit nnytlii g they
throw at, or at least men say so.
Hut now Shinny's patience gave n great
gasp and died. Sho Hew out of the door in
tent to maim or slay, but Tige's black tail just
w hisked out of the gate; she could not follow
him, so she did tho next thing, w hi. h was to
wash Peter's wounds, put him to lied in the
cellar, fetch him dry catnip and warm milk,
and leave him to that solitude that tho
wounded animal seeks and the wounded man
shuns.
It was tea time then, and when Joe came in
at his hour for visitation he found Slauiiy no
longer tender, arch or sentimental; the hacl
e)es had a redder spark in tlieiu than ho had
ever seen, the chocks flamed, and the red lips
1 wi re puckered into a lovely severity instead
of w mithed w ith smiles.
"Joe," she Is-gan, rushing at once into tho
fray, "you will have to kill Tiger. I can't
stand it. Ho has chawed up Pt-tor till he's
'most dead."
"Sly dear girl," said Joe, in a dismayed
tone, "mother sets by Tiger so."
"I can't help it; he's n horrid, dreadful
eat, and he'll murder Peter, and he's got to
be killed."
"Put, Manny, think of mother; she's goin'
to Ui alone and she thinks everything of
Tiger. Whv, she never would forgive mo if
I killed bilU."
"Well, if you like ber bctter'n you do me,
all right J shall kill him, unless pa will;
to there!"
Now Joe was not used to girls and their
ways. He thought Mary Ann meant every
word she said. Ho was really frightened.
"Hut, Slauny, just think. What will mother
ayT
"I don't care a cent what aiiytmdy says. I
will not stand by and see my dear sweet old
rat killed by a dreadful beast like that and
lot defend him. I'll pison it,"
"Oh, Mary Ann T cried Joe.
"Then kill him yourself," sho retorted.
"I cannot," mi id Joe, steadily.
Well ho knew how his silent mother loved
Tiger; like many other women, she bestowed
in her js-t all the demonstrative affection she
-as too shy and too reserved to kivIMj on Joe.
Hie eat slept on her led, followed l.er nlxjut
Jin house and garden, sprung up int.) her lap
in. I purred thero as she sat alouo in thw
fcveuuigs, and however lleree a tighter of his
kind, was devoted and loving to his iiuslrcsa
Shire than ever did she cling to him now, hi
her wordlerw jealousy of Jot's new love; for
Mi 11 she knew that
"My sou's my son till he p-ts Mm a ife,"
J lt d dimply jlip felt, as iiwmt mothers feel, that
In rule kit ) her joy wtrv vr.
J. looked nt Manny with Ids heart in bis
yei, but that young jn'i-soii's willful oul had
got tho better of her sense and her olb-ction
Is it h; she had given Joe her final test; sho
would Had out now whether be loved her or
his motln rl est. Poor Joe!
You ou t IM. a ked, setting her hi in
a I'nn i'il hue.
-N'o," -aid Joe, wi'h equal firmness.
The s.; ion had ollie to a dead lock.
Ju t tl.. i a wild seieani was heard, und a
si ii'Tiu ; i t ii t. Mrs. j turner, w un a iucu
of Iri. ht, drew herself up on the picket fence,
and called for .b'.
'Come ipiick!" she cried. "Tige bos tum
bled into the eMem!"
Joe ran as fast as he could. Ho knew the
cistern was two-thirds full, and its sides slip-
ry, but he had not an idea what to do; he
lost his wits and Mary Ann found them!
She overtook him at t he door if his mother's
kitchen. 'Hero! herel" sho said, breathles-iy;
"here's pa's scoop-net; it's real strong. You
can't get him out any other way." And yet
live minutes U'fore she had made it a vital
i .sue wit Ii J.ie that ho should kill this very
cat. lil ls hi e ipn er.
So Tigo, n-sistii.g to the last, was lislnil
out of the water butt ami hamlis-1 over to his
delighted mistivss, who rolled him in In r
apron and took him in for repairs, Hinging
over her shoulder to Mutiny a curt: "1 don't
know how to thank ye enough."
"Simmy!" said Joe, holding out bis arms in
tho mirtiidight.
Mary Ann ru-lied into them, and sobU'd
out:
"I did net like nil sissossed! I never should
have liked you a mite again if yuu'd killed
'J i,1-1" )h, woman: woman!
.So tiny were iniirri.-il, mid lived happy
ever after, and hud a cat of their nw n hand
somer than Peti r, U tter than Tiger, mid
peaceable as a ('ual.er. Hose Terry Cooke
ill i iill ji I' n I l.lAll .
Sent iiiK-iit.il end ( ionic -oir;s.
All ini. l.-st.i.g 1; i I i.l.olit Ml ee.s;i, songs
may be 1 1 .: i i , j ; i .. 1 that is, only scutum uial
soiis miil.e in.v nioin-v. J u morons seii'ts
Oille i
tl.- II..
i v popular, 'l in y are applauded
lie v.. en a favorite :ii;,cr site's
I :.i " I , I- da! llnr. -1 r;i .ie illy, but
l.i t .! ii. e i . r t bin!; i i I uy-
- Of t .: ill. 'i I, is js H cllli;;; tl lle I if
i i- ! a o: l.i in a -ii -us dit'y know u as
id It liiiiv be cxauiu.'d that
n. . i ;
that ii.
tt:r f i; ;
this i - i
-mo a . i.i whi- !i 1 1..- n -.ii. rial of t lie
I'elii '. "! is ill iiin;- d to ;-i.e p mi to u
mi. not j hi'.. whi ii i:i ,-ir,.ibly lorins I he
Ini- - i : i h , i..e. 'j he e; li-rmain e pra"
.ly ii!iioii:;!s to pi-giing wuh Ian. .ti.;,,e,
..hit commg from the humorous 10. 1 im-
tl. a.l
the
i ..p. .
t'-d illust ration wl.icli can bo uiMuccd
! the idea cmboilieii iil the iulopb u j lii a-e.
lihcu on the stage by an expert sliigi r,
w ho i i.forei s t he points of the i i si s by i.p
pri pi late action and facial e.xpn i.n, i!n-e
sonv.s arc very i li'. ct ive. Sung in th" parlor
by an ordinary vocalit and without the. licet
which (n.iucs froiu the assembly of a I.uge
iiuiidi.-r of people, these sons iilinost invaria
bly fall ll.it. In i oum ipii-neo they uro very
st'ldoni sung th. re, and the music publisheis
who give tli. in to the world lind the world un
grateful, much to tho publisher's pecuniary
grief. in the other band, a sentimental song
may be sung in the homo circle by uii incx-l-riciniil
singer with very fair cli'ect. Some
how or i. tii r the underlying sentiment sur
vives the mo.-.t outrageous treatment. Jt has
better staying ipialities than liuiunr has. The
iin lodi.'-H are simple, tho thoughts expressed
lind a w i Iconic among all classes of people,
ami the sheet lniisic linds its way to t housauds
ol 'piano racks throughout the land; and so
the publisher becomes happy and allluent.
Mew York Slail and llxjiress.
U vea la iii tlio Iok Days.
While ruminating over a pi' on tho even
ing of one of the dog days, the themometer
being above eighty degrees in the shade, I
have woiidiied what the goddess Hygeia
would have done, and what she would have
recommended under tho circumstances, for
purposes of health and comfort. She wouldn't
have eiiteii roast duck I know ; but how would
sin. have combated the lierce heat, by way of
kii'ping herself cool.' Would she have swal
lowed haggis and cock leek ie in north I!i itain,
ham and beef in Yorkshire, and trips; and
onions in I.ondoiC Not a bit of it. llygeia
had too much respect for herself as a goddess
to indulge in such plebeian and delusive dain
ties in hot weal her. lean just see her in a
scornful attitude, on the top of a marble
column such as Alma Tadema loves to paint
she wavi i her hand over the smoking v iambi
our good cooks are sending up for our delecta
tion. She preaoliosabsteiition in a way that
makes one f.-cl creepy, us her words scctu to
come down from the cold marble. S'he is
commanding her followers to keep cool with
milk innl water, and griiics and straw 'Is Tries,
and to leave all the alcohol und wineiiiid lvr
for other iK-ciLsious. I U-g Hygeiu's pardon,
and shall renounce heat producers on hot
days i.i future, although they are very good,
and like even thing else, unfortunately what
dyspeptics like U'.st. CIiiuiiIm is' Journal.
The Despot of the White House.
Hector, Sirs. Cleveland's handsome poodle,
holds supreme sway at the White House dur
ing the absence of his master and nii.-t less.
The dog is master of the situation and is a
coiilirmed despot. (Jno of the colored at
taches of the executive mnuMou wus assigned
to the duty of wailing on the dog lief ore tho
president left the city, and tho curly-haired
canine sees that his servant curries out tho in
struct ions given him. Hector is a very intel
ligent dog, and makes up for his inability to
siieak bv expressive actions, he U very loud j
of a stroll around the grounds, and takes bis t
Ik sly guard out for an airing two or thru!
times a day. When he w ishes to go out ho
picks up his collar w i.li a tag on it ami starts
on an exploring trip all over the house loi his
attendant. On linoing l.ii.i ho places the col
lar in the man's hand uud holds his neck i-rdy
for the pleasant yoke. As soon as tin collar
is placed ovi r his head tho pisxllo knows that
his command is to lie olioved, and his joy
knows no bounds. The same attendant fe da !
the executive dog and linds him a hard master
to please. Ureai 1 and butter und tho choicest
meats, w ith wnall cakes for dessert, are al
ways demanded, mid, as his high connections
insure compliance with his demands, be lives
liko an epicure. (.'or. Uultiiuoro Sun.
How to Help the I'oor.
It is sad to have to acknowledge that the
majority of tho schemes for lettering tho
condition of the working millions nix worse
tlian useless. They sometimes do actual
harm. Thero U a wuy, however, that
money can lie sj'iit udvnntapHjusly for the
benetlt of the toiler, Cornelius Yandorbilt
has appropriated a large sum of money to
build a club house for the employes of the
Now York Central Pud 1 way coiupuny who
work around New Y'ork. in this club the
men are lurnhJicd refreshments uud oppor
tunities for innocent recreation ut a trilling
e xjioiiso. The aim Ls to give the employes, oh?
duty, a good time in a club of th"ir own, in
w hich there shall Ik no teinntatioii to dissi
pation. The Priiiee of Wales rtwutly laid
the foundation of a people palace ia East
ljnndon. When completed, it will provide
minus of recreation for hundivls f thou
sands of workmen, and also a tiv anient and
tnulo school for thecducation of Ihivs. 1 will
contain a su'iinier uud winter farilcn, con
ceit hulls, swimming Laths gyniiuudiiin,'
rivjdiie; room uinl a li'.rary. Dvuiom.;'
KEEPING WELL.
Exercise for Aceil I'eoplB Hanger Cure.
Fan ting It Good,
M. Huehardt, professor of hygiene at tho
Paris b acuity of Medicine, declares that aged
jieoplo should have ezercisu for tho Ix-iiefU of
all the organs of nutrition and locomotion
as well as young iteople. He says that tho
tendency to rest brings on a gradual diminu
tion of strength. Mm It-rate exercise, partic
ularly walking, is commended. It Is well
known that tho disuse of any organ impairs
its powers. Why then should not tho aged
lose the use of their members the sooner from
giving way to an inclination for rest
The Hunger Cure.
Not favoring anything which may be fairly
called starvation, it is unquestionably truo
thnt there is a manifest advantage, as a cura
tive means, in reasonable fasting, at least to
an extent to allow the system to rid itself of
all obstructions. As when we have more
labor on hand than ran be possibly done to
day, some of it must remain till to-morrow,
so when wo take more food than can lie di
gosted in the allotted time, or that so difficult
of digestion that it cannot le disjKisod of in
the usual time, there must be an accumula
tion, something which serves as an obstruc
tion, tin accumulation of materials which
niH'd to lie disjHised of, the whole system being
more or h-ss clogged.
Fasting, therefore, under such circum
stances, is among tho most iuuwtant of tho
remedial measures. When this is not done,
nature as the next best means to bo em
ployed, throws off such offending matter by
vomiting or purging, thus avoiding other
forms of disease, if us disease these friendly
manifestations may bo regarded. I well
know that there are persons who liclicve that
olio must cat or soon die, but they forget that
lr. Tinnier lived for forty days, taking only
water, and that others have lived still longer,
und that in high fevers and acute diseases,
when the appetite is entirely siisH'inhi, sev
eral wifks may pass while tho putient is fast
ing. The danger of starvation is not as great as
Ls Usually supposed by any means, since the
In sly is eoinMiscd mainly of the elements of
air and water, which, we suppose, may ho ap
propriated in an emergency. Therefore, 1
am fit-in in the opinion that at the commence
ment of an acute disease, d ided sickness
may bo averted, in nine ca-es out of ten, by
reasonable fa: ting, at least so long as there is
no ap -tile, w ith extra bathing, friction of
t he surface, juiet, rent, a good supply of air
and sunlight. Dr. Hanaford.
I'll re Air.
The atmosphere is n most important factor
in discaso. His always contaminated w ith
dust containing minute particles which cause
put refaction and tenia n tat ion. It is now as
Mvieil that these cause all malarial and con
tagious diseases. Stagnation in the atmos
phere acts as stagnation in water, winch
even" ono knows is unwholesome. The body
rcipiircs avast amount of air, and the ji
sons east olf by tlio human system are dead
ly. If bivathed over and over again they uro
deleterious to the strongest constitution. De
fective sewer pijies are perhaps the most se
rious cause of fowl's. These should receive
immediate attention as soon as bad odors are
detected. &.pecially, let the house bo well
and freipieiitly aired und its impurities swept
a vay, as tho tide draws off the draiuuge of a
city und carries it out to the ocean.
Cholera in Corea.
The deaths from cholera in Corea were re
ported for u while at 1,000 per day. Seoul,
tho chief city of the jieniiisula, contains
less than L'oO.iHK) inhabitants within its walls.
An iinisji'tant isiint to note is that the sani
tary condition of the capital has been for a
long time horrible, in spite of excellent
natural drainage. The sewers wore once
very goisl, although open on tha streets; but
of late the houses have encroached on the
thoroughfares, and have been recklessly
built up to and even over tho sowers, leaving
only the space necessary for these conduits,
w hich have become tllthier and filthier. Tho
lesson of this devastation of Seoul is the one
that would Is- taught in any other city of the
world under like circumstances; and horrible
and pitiable as was tho mortality, insomuch
as the dead lay long unburied, it cannot bo
called surprising.
SOCIAL INTERCOURSE.
Ho Careful to Answer Invitations At
tention to u Speaker.
One of the most frequent breaches of good
breeding is the interruption of one who is
sieiiking. it requires considerable practice,
cspociully for a naturally impatient pei-son,
to become habituated to listening attentively
to what a companion is saying. One who
can stand where a great deal is passing which
it is desirable to see and can look directly at
and listen attentively to ono who is speaking,
to the exclusion of ull else, shows an uninLs
takablo mark of tho highest breeding.
The Terms Men and Women,
A singular change in the use of the words
designating men and women has come about
wiihi tho last llfty years. In tho middle of
tho present century it was common to sjs'ak
of a man's w ife as "his lady." To-day such a
use of the word would be regarded by many
as an insult.
Neither the word gentleman nor lady is
used as frequently as formerly. It used to be
common for a young girl to speak of ber
male friends as gentlemen. Now, she would
say a man had called on her, or four men
weii presented to her during the evening.
One is more likely to hear his barber spoken
of as tho gentleman who shaves him than
hear the president of the United States called
tho gentleman who occupies tho White House.
It would bo the man who is president.
Tho tortus gentleman and lady were
originally uvd to designate a class in England
Willi spi cial privileges. There is no distiuc
tiou in clu.ss in the United States, and jieople
are idl iicn und women alike.
Answers to Invitation.
It may lie laid down as a rule that any in
vitation requires an answer, however eti
quette change tho method of reply, or at
I .list tho acknowledgment of an attention.
Invitations to parties, dinners am! the liko
always require a reply, even if one is not
asked for. An invitation to dinner should
risvivo a reply at once, that tho host may
h ive ample time to till the place if the invita
tion is declined. And the guett should ar
rive exactly on time; not too late because tho
ili incr should not be kept waiting; not too
early, since the host or hostess may desire to
suierintend tho arrangement of the table,
and might not be ready to receive guests. In
vitations to receptions do not need a reply if
the invitation is accepted. If it is not accept
ed a card should be sent with regrets.
Tfca Follta Boy. "
A boy who la poIlM to bis father and
mother is likely to be poUta to everybody
else. A boy lacking politeness to his parents
may have the semblance of courtesy in socie
ty, but is never tryly polite in spirit As
be t .eCniea familiar lie will ttray Lis real
waat ( ,-ouitcsy tn spite ot all bl attempt
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THE GOOD HOMEKEEPER.
Direction for Making a Steam llath at
Little Expense,
In various shajies suggestions for making a
steam bath at home have been in newspapers,
some of them illustrated. These steam baths
ate nearly or quite as good as a 1 tirkish bath
for which ono pays $1 to $J in a city.
The illustration hero shows what seems to
be the best form of a home made steam buth.
Tho illustration explains itself. There is
the wasblRiiler, set full of water ujion tho
kitchen rango or stove. Have an extra cover
for it made by the tinner. Fitted into this
are some joints of pijie U. Thepio should lie
made of galvanized iron, so that it will not
rust. Cut n hole in the floor of tho room over
the kitchen.
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HUME MAHK ST KA.M 11 VIM.
Fit tho pipe into tho hole as in t lie picture.
Have then a wooden box stool II hire cm ;i;h
for a person to sit upon a ch'iir inside of it.
Iluvea hole in the bottom ol it to-lit the steam
pipe. ( inesi.leot the oox shout 1 tie Iixed upon
leathern hinges, to oiieii and shut. I his is the
door to go in at. The board 1) with I looks U
under it may be omitted or put in at pleasure.
Tho top of the box limy have a board cover,
or it may be left open and blankets thrown
over it for a cover. A hole should he left in
one side of the box to bo opened if tho bather
wants nir.
When you get steam going in tins wash
boiler below crawl into jour box upstairs,
shut the door, sit down und take a steam bath
C at your ease. Slay there till you get well
steamed and jiorspire freely. Then take a
thorough wash in tepid water, with soup,
taking euro to rinse the soup till oil'. Ih y
thoroughly and you will como out with your
skin like a baby's.
Care of Farmers' Wives.
It is proper to bring up girls so that they
may not feel themselves above doing some
of tlio light kinds of out of door labor.
It w.'ll lo good for them, physically and
otherwise. Create in them a love for the
animals of the farm, and also a love for the
works of nature. Iet them run and play
out in the oiun air. and do not make old
women or young ladies of them too early.
These stormy days may profitably lie used
in slicking up about the wood house, back
kitchen, etc., that they may bo more inviting
to your wife. Clean out the rubbish that has
been collecting for a long time, and such as
will 10 of no value in the future should le
disposed of in some manner, to get it out of
the way.
If you have your improved Implements for
the farm, see that your wife has her share
for the performance of her work, as far as
possible. Her hardest day's work is usually
on Monday, when the week's washing is gone
through w ith. Make things ns convenient as
possible for her on this day, and if the water
is to le brought, have the boys do it, or else
do it yourself; and if you tarn the wringer
for her it will help her considerably. Haven't
any? Well, I'm sorry for her. If thnt. is so,
surprise her with the present of ono right
away. New England Fanner.
The Marking System.
Mark all your own persiiiml wardrobe
which lias to bo washed. If this were in
variably done, a great deal of projiorty wouM
Ik) saved and a great deal of trouble would lie
spared. For tho sake of saving trouble to
others, if for no other reason, all of one's
handkerchiefs, collars and underclothing
should be plainly and permanently marked.
A 1 Kittle of indelible ink is cheap, a clean ien
still cheaper, and a bright, sunny day or a
hot flat iron will complete tho business. Al
ways keep on hand a stick of linen tajio,
written over its whole length with your
name, or the names of your family, ready to
lie cut ofT and sewed on to stockings and such
other articles as do not afford n good surface
on which to mark.
Then there are the pajier patterns, of w hich
every mother has a store. On the outside of
each, as it is tied up, the name of the pattern
should be plainly written. There are the
rolls of pieces, which may contain a good
deal not apparent from tho outside. All theso
hidden mysteries should lie indicated. The
winter things, w hich aro wrapied up and put
away for summer, and the summer things,
which are wrapped up and put away for win
ter, should all lie in labeled packages, and
every packing trunk should have on its lid a
complete list of its contents. Congregatioa
alist. To Stain Kitchen Floor.
To give a kitchen a neat appearance and to
keep it clean it is n good plan to stain it. A
farmer's wife descrilies how it may lie done.
"Put about an ounce of burnt umber in a
quart of linseed oil ; the amount ik eded will
depend upon the size of your floor. A quirt
will go over considerable surfa Mix tho
umber carefully into the oil, trying it occa
sionally to get tho dcslrdl shade. Apply it
with a woolen cloth, rubbing it bard togetthe
color well into the pores of the wood. Then
go over it with a soft, dry cloth, and after a
few weeks rub it again with merely the boiled
oiL Once in fix months or more, according
as needed, use the umler mixture again.
With care in wiping up a flivr thu prepared,
that is, using tepid water instead of strong
soap suds, it will last a long time. If the floor
is walnut, the boiled oil aud umber will be
sufficient."
A light lard, shaped to the shimUL'rs of a
cloak, with a hole bored in it and a string in
serted to hang by. keeps a cloak smooth and
lares it from being worn by a book or uuL
M
ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH.
Hardly a week passes without the men
tion bv the newspapers of sudden deaths,
and of late the alarming frequency of the
statement that death was caused by rheu
matism or neuralgia of the heart cannot
fail to have been noticed. In all proba
bility many deaths attributed to heart dis
ease are caused by these terrible diseases,
which are far more dangerous than ia gen
erally considered. Is there any positive
cure 1 The best answer to such a question
is given by those who have btcn cured by
the use of Athlophoros.
La Harpe, Illinois.
For several years a friend of mine had
an attack of rheumatism every Spring, and
each succeeding attack was worse than the
previous one. He saw Athlophoros ad
vertised and concluded to try it. After
using the first bottle he told me he could
go to bed and sleep all night without any
aches or pains, a thing he had not done be
fore for five years, lie took two more bot
tles for fear of a return of the complaint ;
since that time he has not been bothered
with rheumatism. I can say that it has
given the best satisfaction of any remedy I
ever sold for the purposes for which it is
recommended. Wst, Pekbis, Druggist.
Huntley, McIIenrv Co., 111.
October 3.1, 1884.
For six months I suffered severely from
an attack of rheumatism. A friend sent
me a notice of several reliuble cures ef
fected by Athlophoros. 1 procured the
medicine and less than one bottle com
jiletely cured me, and I have not had the
least indication of a return of the painful
disease. I have recommended it to others
and results similar to those in my own case
have followed. I regard Athlophoros as
invaluable. Kkv. C. Hartley.
Every druggist should keep Athlophoros
and Athlophoros l'ills, but w here they can
not be bought of the druggist the Athlo
phoros Co., 112 Wall St., New York, will
send cither (carriage paid) on receipt of
regular price, which is $1.(0 per bottle
lor Athlophoros and COc. for Tills.
For liver und kidney diseases, dyspepsia, in
digestion, weakness, nervous debility, diseases
of women, constipation, homlm-ho, iinpur
blood, .U, Athlophoros Tills are uueipiultd.
"The Greatest Cure on Earth for rain." Wat
rvlifve more quick It than any other known rcra-
eilr: Kheumntism, curaii,'ia.
Bwelllupi, Mm M-i'K, iiniiM's,
Hums, Hi-aids, Cuts, I.mnlia-
?ro, Hourly, Sores, frost-bites,
litrkiu-hr, i'iliis.v, srr Throat,
Kci.VK-a. ' oimil-4, IU.iitlarho,
TntitliachP, Spriiin-., rtn. Trice
i-ii-t.H. b. bottle. Mekl I.r all
ilnirrliM. Caution. Th.i gn
r r- laH. Ulim .viiiukjh i'il Di-nrs uur
"4oc It reiristeri d 'i'rule-M.irk. mid onr
fao-almilo sitmnture. A. 0. M ';.'iT fc Co., holu
i'roi.rit-Uira, iialUmore, Mil., I". S. A.
far!mxsi" ". .-! -."i
Ilr. Hull's ( oush Hymn will cure voul
t outili at once, i'rice ouly 25 ft, a bottle.
DAYS' TRIAL.
TUIC 11 C IA
ELASTIC TRUSS
lind a I'ail diircrent from all
n.vAM I. minulLru, with Sjlf.
adjusting llftlllnn-nter.adapti
Itself tu all puHltions of thi
body while thu ball inthecup
.arl f Iim InlOa.
m&r & tine Just as a person
ftnAQ with the finaer. With light pressure the Uer
! h?!.lsecur?ly iVand nl,rl'2" .ctu.'Z
Pt'rtftln 1 1 111 Utujr tit i r ri i
cuiaS trie. KUULKSTOS TRUSS CO., CfclMfo, 1U.
THE LEADING PIANO IS THE
BRADBURY
Tn knew now V.H. PHEHIUENTN, BIltllOPH
unit itlstiiigiiinlii'd statesmen praise IJ"'''
iHistnl tarit to the manufacturer, t. . SMI 1
141 Vvubiuh Avcaac, Chicago, lor bis
Mlt5'. KI'liKl'OMtl i prejuireit to blue Fur Holies
nii.1 make l!i'wlroii Film of every kind, i Live had
Miiiiiy vi-hi-h" ejerieiiee. Satisfm ! mi guaranteed, at
low prices, benve orders at tuns t'enrl Hirret. esi
side, or Corcoran & Selmeter'a Harness Simp, otlaw.t,
Illinois. uovAI-lnio
lintel Flatus.
Vteks-I mid all kind" of Plating, llronzliu. Larimer
lug. etc.. Kegi-iterg, Kcmler, etc., plated, Milihed and
cleaned. Work pruiiipHy done. ,,rc
CHICAtiU Kit KM. WortKS.
novfi'lino sr. Ohio Street.
( all at niv office, and I will drive you through Hyl"
Park, anil how yo'l lt aiid acre thai I can buy lor
you at prices that will indue your invraliiieut at once.
I handle ; i'ltlf nnly. that ma turned iuuklu .
and have every facility for tiuliig, wiling aud improv
ing nutiurliaii propeny. The greatest fortune made in
Chicago are the renult of tueh Investment, lteferencej
given ou application. Lumaa Allen, 58.107 Dearborn
Street. toy-P-lniu
1887.
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