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VOL. XXVII.-
LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1892.
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GEO. F. WEBB,
Attorney at Law,
Offleeiu the Butler Building, Liberty,
Amite County, Miss. 11-9-90
D. C BRAMLETT,
faj ul Cs.ii.ir ii liw,
WOODVILLE, MISS.
Will practice ia all the CourU of
Amite and ad joining counties, and in tht
Supreme Court at Jackson. 1-81.
theo. Mcknight,
Attorney at Law,
SUMMIT, MISS.
Will practice in all the Courts of
Pike and adjoining counties, and in
the Supreme and Federal Courts at
Jackson.
J. R. GALTNEY,
Attorney at Law,
' LIBERTY, MISS.
All business confided to his care will
receive prompt attention.
E. H. RATCLIFF,
Attorney at Law,
GLOSTER, MISS.
Will practice in all the Courts of
Amite and adjoining counties and in th
Supremo Court at Jackson. J 2-90.
J. B. WEBB,
Attorney at Law,
GLOSTER, MIS9.
Will practioe In all the courts of Amite
and adjoining counties, and la the Su
preme Court at Jackson.
W. E. GILL,
Attorney -at -Lav,
LIBERTY, MISS.
Will practice In all the courts of
Amite and adjoining counties, and la
the Supremo Court at Jackson.
n Bitty,
8t. Louis, Missouri.
If. B. MCDOWELL, : : Agent,
Amite County, Miss.
HOTEL
- A nrlLivery Stable,
LIBERTY, MISS.
Tbe undersigned begs to announce
it at ho is now prepared to receive
bccrders and entertain the traveling
public. Fare the best the market af
fords. Ho Is also prepared to meet the
wanta of the public in the way of foed
Ing, stabling and grooming stock which
nay be entrusted to his care. Charges
seasonable. Give me a trial
T1T0MA.3 WARISa.
liberty, Sept, IS, Vft
TH13 PAPER 13 ON FILE
in CHICAGO
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A ERAKEMAN'S PERILS.
Eia Ufa Is One of Danger and
Discomfort.
ft ii. It a Happy, Care-Free Individual,
Tf he Dee Not Keens to H Perils
aad Hardships His leeeTl- '
Die Lot.
Perhaos hundreds of DeoDle have no
from the supports crossing the tracks
which are used to warn the brakemen
on top of the ears that a bridge is a lit
tle further on, and give them a chance
to duck their heads out of danger. ;
Of all those who have seen these and
considered the idea a good one how
many have given a thought to the dan
ger, the pleasure and the changing in
cidents of a typical railroad man's life?
By the typical man is not meant the
one whose nrbane presence adorns too
business offices of the company, or the
one with whom yon conic in contact
when in a city station, or in looking
after the shipping of your baggage, but
the man who "runs on the road" is the
type that is in every sense a railroad
man.
On most railroads the freight train
men engineers, conductors, brakemen
and firemen are the roost numerous
and prominent class, as the number of
freight trains is much larger than that
of passenger trains.
Among this great throng the brake
men form the majority, as there are
two or more on every train, while there
is but one of the other classes. As the
ranks of the passenger train servico
are usually recruited from the freight
train men, it follows that the freight
brakeman stamps his individuality on
all the circles through which he moves,
as promotion carries him forward.
A brakeman has his wits sharpened
by peculiar experiences, ami though ha
may not possess any intellectual train
ing worthy of the name, still his contact
with the world in tho calling he has
chosen tends to develop qualities that
ore elevating to the individual, if he
chooses to make them so.
With no intercourse with the public,
they still learn very quickly what is j
the right thing in the right place, and
a promoted brakeman does not need
much training to enablo him to bear
himself with grace in his dealings with
lady passengers and irascible old gen
tlemen. Tho brakeman proper is a slangy In
dividual, but his slang is so expressive
that tho correct mode of expression is
entirely forgotten in tha new and ap
propriate lore. For Instance, to him a
gravel train is a "dust express," and the
pump for compressing air for the power
brake becomes a "wjnd jammer" in his
vernacular.
Tho disagreeable features of a freight
brakeman's life are principally thoso
dependent upon the weather. A man
would have but little cause for com
plaint if in winter he could perform
his duties in southern California and in
summer rido through the picturesquo
northern sections of this side of the con
tinent IIo would, however, even if permit
ted his choico In this direction, have
to encounter that noble army of trumps
that abound north, south, east and
west, and which in many cases proves
a positive danger. In tho milder cli
mates these gentlemen of leisure will
persist in riding in or on the cars, and it
is the trainman's duty to act according
to instructions and keep them off.
This is no easy matter when a gang
armed with pistols takes possession of
the train and dictates where they shall
bo carried Ono or two specimens
armed with heavy sticks are quite
enough to tackle, and it Is a matter of
no little moment when it comes to per
suading them that their room Is pre
ferred to their company.
The hardships of cold and stormy
weather are most serious, both because
of the test of endurance involyed and
the extra difficulty in handling the
train.
Tho Westinghouse automatic air
brake, though in use on all passenger
trains, is only used on certain lines for
freight trains, as it was necessary to
adapt nod cheapen it in order to make
it available on long trains of freight
cars.
Braking by hand is still tho rule, and
unless ascending a grade or going very
slowly the brakeman must bo In his
place on top of the car, for as a rule
there are not mora than four then on
one train, and each must be at his post
as they dash down grade, or with high
speed tear across some level stretch.
ready at a moment to apply the brakes
on the great mass of from five hundred
to one thousand tons that must be made
to come under their control.
In descending steep grades only the
most constant and skillful care prevents
the train from rushing nt breakneck
speed to the foot of the incline or to a
curve where it would be precipitated
over an embankment and crushed to
pieces. It requires a wonderful nicety
of judgment, this braking by band, for
before all the cars have crossed the
summit the forward part of tho train
has gained in velocity and will thus by
its weight exert a terrific pull on those
cars still crawling up the bill.
If one of the couplings chances to be
weak It breaks, and in many cases away
rushes the engine and the forward
portion, while the center, left without a
brakeman, comes tearing down the
grade, dragging the rear cars with it
The engineer then has the choice of
slackening np and allowing the unman
ageable cars to collide violently with
bis portion, or to increase speed and
run the risk of overtaking a train ahead
of him. 1 -
To avoid this breaking in- two the
brakeman mast be wide-awake and see
that the brakes fre tightened before
the speed even begins to elude control.
Imagine when this has all been done
that it is discovered that, some of the
brakes have been set too tightly. Tho
friction" heats the wheels and the brake
most be released, and , soma on ' other ,
cars -applied instead- j
Itdos "not matter. Jf the wlnd J
blowing gale of the thermometer hat
fallen many degrees below zero. These
detail) mus, be attended to lo tucfe
weather as well as under more favora
ble circumstances. ,
Think of standing on top of one of
those moving care, with rain and sleet
falling on the face and bands, the brake
coated with Ice and the roof as slippery
a glass. Add to this the danger of step
ping from one ear to another over a
gap of twenty-seven to thirty inches on
a' dark night when the ears are con
stantly moving np and down on thejr
springs or swaying from one side, to the
other every few seconds.
This stepping or jumping across is
something absolutely appalling in its
dangerous features when the roofs are
so slippery that even walking on them
is attended with the greatest possible
risk. A high wind often compels the
brakemen to crawl from ono car to an
other in order to avoid being blown ofl.
As enviable as tliclr lot appears in
summer, when we see the long trains
gliding in and out among the hills,
bounded! on ono side by a charming
prospect of river and meadow land,
and on the other by the cool, green
trees that nestle at the foot of some
grand old mountain, they endure even
then the many discomforts unknown to
the watcher from the piazza of some
summer hotcL
In dashing through some shaded val-J
ley they may be drenched to the skin
by a sudden shower, and within half an
hour, perhaps, the ascent of a few hun
dred feet brings the train Into an at
mosphere a few degrees below the
freezing point, so that, with the aid of
tho wind fanned by tho speed of the
train, the clothes are very soon frozen
stiff.
Bushels of cinders fly through the air,
but, strange as it may appear, the men
become accustomed to these In bulk,
where one would cause a world of dis
comfort. Another feature, often Involving suf
fering and danger, is "going back to
flag." When a train Is unexpectedly
stopped on the road ' the brakeman at
the rear end must Immediately take his
red flag or lantern and go back half a
mile or so and give the stop signal to
the engineer of any train that might be
following.
In clear weather and on a level
stretch this order is frequently disre
garded, and lazy fellows will, at the
risk of their lives, even neglect to do it
on dark and stormy nights though In
mist cases the men are faithful and
will go out and stand for a long time in
a severe snowstorm liable to freeze to
death from the merciless cold. Perhaps
it is tho very fact that they are con
stantly surrounded by danger to life
and limb that these trainmen become
careloss and foolhardy, and do the most
reckless things with no thought of con
sequences. Coupling accidents, however, are
practically unavoidable, because
though tho necessary manipulations can
bo mado without going between tho
cars or placing the hands in a danger
ous position most of the men prefer to
run the risk in order to facilitate mat
ters. According to tho regulations of
most roads the operation must bo per
formed with the aid of a stick, but dis
regarding this order, partly to save
time or perhaps because they fear the
ridicule that would bo called forth by
their lack of skill in this direction, the
average brakeman prefers to use his
fingers.
lie must lift tho link and hold it hori
zontally until the end enters the open
Ing, and then withdraw his hand
before the heavy drawbars co.ne to
gether. A delay of a quarter of a sec
ond would crush the hand or finger as
under a trip-hammer.
Tho number of trainmen with wound'
ed hands that may be seen in every
largo freight yard is sad evidence of tho
fact that this delay often occurs. But
assuming that this part of the opera
tion is accomplished in safety, there Is
still the. possibility of being crushed
bodily. 1
Cars are built with projecting tim
bers on their ends at or near tho center
for the purpose of keeping tho main
body of the cars ten or twelve Inches
apart, but cars of different makes fre
quently meet in such a way that the
projections on one lap pass those on
another and the space which should be
maintained for the safety of the man is
missing.
If in the hurry of his work or the
darkness of the night the man fails to
note these peculiarities he is crushed
without a moment's warning, the pon
derous vehicles coming together on his
helpless body with the force of many
tons. A constant danger In coupling
and uncoupling is the liability to catch
the feet in angles In the track.
This is peculiarly the case when the
uncoupling must be done while tbe train
is in motion, The hazardous work and
tho perils described are those to which
only the brakemen are liable; but all
trainmen lead lives more or less filled
with danger, for no matter what posi
tion they occupy there is ever the pos
sibility of a collision, a landslide or a
hundred other conditions that menace
their lives that the man or woman who
re ds this dreams not of.
If it does nothing more than make ns
appreciate our own homes and the free
dom from personal danger in our seem
ingly monotonous pursuits, then the
telling of the incidents in tho everyday
life of a brakeman has accomplished
much.
But to the kind-hearted and unselfish
men and women who for the first time
have realized the dangers to those lives
running parallel with theirs, yet so en
tirely distinct there will come a rush
of sympathy for the men whose work
compels them to brave the fury of the
elements, while we are housed safe and
warm before a fire, the material for
which has through the efforts of some
brakeman been brought to our doors.
Philadelphia Times.
A clergyman In Minneapolis was
lately called upon - to officiate at a
wedding. After the service was per
formed tlio happy groom called him to
one sida arid 'asked "What his charger
were. 7 he minister replied that be
was not' In. the habit of making a
Charge. "Well," replied the groom; "I
. will call and See you .later." The hap
. py groom called the next week and
' presented the reverend gentlemac with
ft dozen sticks of chewing gum.
HARD TO "SHAKE."
The w Beporterl Eiaerleae a M
Amatear Detective. 1
lie waa a new man in the newspaper
business and he was rather proud of. his
reportorial badge a star. It was quite
a large one, and he would have liked to
have worn it on hi coat had there been
anv excuse for It . ?,
lie was going home about midnight
when he saw a man loitering about an
alley in the rear of a handsome resi
dence. The man seemed half drank and
anxious to keep out of the way, and the
reporter thought he had ran across an
item. He went around the block, got in
the shadow of a building, and kept
watch of the man nntil the fellow no
tired it and came over to him.
"See here, young feller," he said, "I'll
smash you!"
"What are you hanging around here
for at this time of night?" returned the
reporter boldly.
"What's that to you?" exclaimed the
man. "I'll just about break you up in
pieces! I don't allow no man to shad
ow me! Understand?"
The reporter was seized with an in
spiration as the man started for him,
and as he backed away he threw open
his coat and displayed his star.
"Oho! a fly-cop!" said the man. "Well,
that's different I never goes agin the
law. If you thinks you have any case
agin me just take me in."
"Come on!" said the new reporter.
and the two started, each one eyeing
the other closely for fear of some unex
poeted move.
"1 don't mind walkin' to the station
with you," said the man at last, '"eept
that I'll have to walk all the way back
when they find that there ain't nothin'
agin me except that I was sort of work-
in' off a jug that I had early in the
evening."
"Never you mind about your jag,'
said the reporter. "Just you come along
with me.
"(), I'm a-comin'," replied the man.
But the reporter was troubled. It be
gan to dawn on him that he really had
no charge to make against the man,
and that the man would be mad and
might make trouble when he found that
the reporter was not an otlicer.
"What'll yon do if I let you go?" he
finally asked.
"We're 'most there," returned the
man, "an' might as well go on. The
walk is soberln' me up great, so's I can
face the old woman.
"Were you trying to get in condition
to go home?" asked the reporter.
"Sure."
"Well, you'd better go."
"0, I'm gettin' a bit chilly," explained
the man, "an' I'd sort o' like to thaw
out by the station fire first"
"Say! won't you go home?" said the
reporter appeahngly.
"What for?" asked the man. "It's
only a block more, and I kin show that
I'm all right. Come on! It's a good
chance for you to get in out of the cold
for awhile yourself.
"Won't you please go home?" pleaded
the reporter.
The man stopped.
"See here, young feller, who are you?"
he asked.
The reporter surrendeced and told
him.
"Oho!" said the man. "Then you ain't
a fly-cop. Well, young feller, I fines
you ono round of drinks for foolin me,
and then wo 11 .walk back.
The fine was paid, and now the re.
porter wouldn't display his star to savo
himself from being brained with a club.
Chicago Tribune.
A LEAP-YEAR MAIDEN.
Her Kshv ami llnliies.l.lke Mode of
Froretlnre.
When an old" gentleman saw her com
Ing into the office he smiled, for she
was petite and plump and fair to the
eye.
"Is this Mr. Harry Heathley's father?"
she inquired, addressing him.
"It is, miss," responded the old gent,
rising and offering her a chair with a
bow.
"Then I came to see you, sir, about
your son, sho said simply.
"My son?" and the father looked dis
turbed.
"Yes, sir: your son Harry. It is con
cerning a matter in which I am person
ally interested.
"What," glowered the father, "has
that young rascal been"
"I beg you pardon," she interrupted,
"Harry is all right I love him and he
loves me. and I have asked him to be
my husband. He has agreed to it, and
now I am here to get your consent to
our union. Do I get it?" and her tone
had the ring of determination around it
It was fifteen minutes before Harry's
father recovered consciousness, but
when he did he kissed the leap year
damsel and she went away rejoicing.
Detroit Free Press.
Lost Interest In the Case.
She liked the story ond she didn't hes
itate to say so. In fact, she told her
friend, who had been married a year or
more, that it was "just lovely" one of
the most interesting stories she had
ever read.
The married friend was mildly Inter
ested, and asked what kind of a story it
was.
"One of the most perfectly beautiful
dialect stories you ever read," was the
reply. "Did you ever read any dialect
stories?
"Yes," replied the friend sadly, "but
not for a year or two, I used to enjoy
reading them."
"Don't you now?" , , ,
"No; I've lost all interest in them.
have them in real life anyway."
"In real life! Where?"
"In the kitchen, my dear. You don't
understand, because you don't keep
house." Chicago Tribune. ' '
Frivolous Firemen. "
"These firemen seem to be a frivolous
set," said Mrs. Yorick, reading the pa
per. . ,
'"Why do you say that?" asked her
husband
"Well, it says here that after they
had the fire under control they played
on the ruins all night I should have
thought, as grown-np men, they'd bete
ter have gone homo, and gone to bed,"
Peiuorcbi.
HE WENT ANYWAY. j
TIM ImpecBBloa. laear Ma W Ileal
te An sergearlee.
He had gTvvrj tired of creasing his
dress-suit trousers, by placing them be
tween the mattresses of his bed. The
last time he did so he had not folded
them accurately, to that when he put
them on (he following evening the
crease ran diagonally across the legs,
giving to them anything but a "dressy"
appearance. It now became his un
pleasant duty to take his trousers to the
tailor, to whom he owed a considerable
sum already, to have them pressed and
creased. On the following day there
came to the Impecunious young man a
long-coveted invitation to an evening
reception. Of course he had no money.
A series of humiliating experiences had
taught him that his tailor was an incon
siderate person. In fact, there was no
doubt that the tailor would be Capable
of demanding not only his pay for
creasing the trousers, but also the whole
sum which was due to him. -The Im
pecunious young man nerved himself
for the encounter, which was a short
and sad one.
A happy Idea struck him. Only a
block away from his room there was a
dyeing establishment and steam laun
dry, the comely young proprietress of
which had on several memorable occa
sions done him a good turn. lie ran up
to his room and unearthed a pair of last
year's tennis trousers., lie held them
up to the light and, saw a number of
grass stains which made them unfit for
further use. It would be easy to have
them dyed black, however, and perhaps
in the subdued lamplight they would
look like broadcloth. At all events
they would answer the purpose for once.
The attractive creatute who presides
at the cashier's window was sure that
some new calamity had visited itself
upon the Impecunious Young Man when
she saw him enter the doorway, wear
ing his most persuasive smile and carry
ing under his arm a small package. She
consented, however, to dye the trousers
a most respectable black, on credit,
when the Impecunious Young Man told
her his story with a slight modification
to the effect that he had lent his trous
ers to a friend who had gone out of
town.
On the following day the official
weather forecast was "Colder, with
strong winds." The weather people
were right this time and when a young
man walked home that evening the bot
tom of the thermometer had dropped
out, the wind was blowing a gale and
life seemed a strange chance, but the
young man was happy for he was the
Impecuious Young Man who knew no
such word as fail. N. Y. Tribune.
Fancies In Handkerchiefs.
A new spring importation is "the
lily of the valley hondkerchief." The
center is a square of white crepe de
Chine, with a border of delicate green
crepe, and the edge of the handkerchief
Is outlined with embroidered lilies of
the valley. It should be as fragrant as
the flowers themselves. Fine linen
handkerchiefs with narrow henv
stitched borders, have the initial, which
is embroidered in the corner much
smaller than the old. Handkerchiefs of
sheer linen have borders of delicate
colored bow-knots. More expensive
handkerchiefs of tinted mousslnine de
sole will have a swarm of butterfles for
the border. A dainty creation In the
handkerchief line is baby-blue crepe
with a deep border of embroidered for-
get-me-knots, each tiny flower being
outlined with a silver thread. Hand'
kerchiefs of various colored crepes have
deep borders of black lace or black in
sertion, combined with a ruffle of
the crepe. To be at all in fashion
the handkerchief must blend in color
with the gown worn. Chicago Tribune,
Spring Itllllotuness.
The spring billiousness, of which so
many complain, and which leads to the
swallowing of so many bottles of "liv
er regulators" and "stomach bitters,'
is usually due to a bad diet The con'
sequences of the winter's feasting are
felt more plainly In the Rpringtlrae, as
the weather becomes less invigorating
and less tonic It is a good thing to
have a change of diet at this season.
Rich, ' stimulating and greasy food
should be specially avoided, and it will
be well to eat little or no meat for a
time. Instead, eat freely of fresh veg
etables and fruits as they come Into
market, and drink plenty of hot water
an hour before meal time. Then you
can afford to "throw physic to the
dogs." When the system has to stand
not only a bad diet but a deluge of bad
medicines, no wonder that there is a
"Btrike" somewhere. From a lecture
by Dr. J. II. Kellogg, of the Battle
Creek sanitarium.
Spring Ornaments.
A dainty ornament within the reach
of everyone just now, and especially
restful and charming to a lover of na
ture, particularly so to an invalid, is a
vase holding good-sized twigs of trees,
which, the vase being filled with water
and placed in a sunny window the wa
ter added to as It evaporates, but not
changed will be a source of continual
pleasure as the buds swell and burst,
the leaves develop, and the blossoms of
the species appear. Sprays of fruit
trees cherry, pear or apple are espe
cially satisfactory; the red tassels will
in time appear on the branch of maple,
and the pussy willow put forth its little
gray catkins. A branch of Norway
pine or other evergreen with a resinous
odor, placed in a vase of water, will dif
fuse a pleasant fragrance. These little
bits of the real spring, brought into the
house, have a wonderfully humanizing
and cheering influence. Demorest
Plenty of Them.
Custojner-I want to put my money in
gilt-edged stocks lor Investment 1
Broker Well, there are plenty, of
guilt-edged stocks in the market N.
Y. Weekly. ,
To On With It Clerk "Anvthino
else with this dress shirt, sir? Wither-
by "Yes, put in a dozen collar buttons.
Clother and t Ornislicr. ' " "-,.
Big The Roman soldier must have
been! very well drilled.., iBug1-Why?
Big Because they had augur for chap
lains. yal Record,
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD
A recently designed incandesced
electric lamp supported by springs is in
tended for use in carriages and other
vehicles. Current is to be supplied
from a storage battery carried under
the seat or in any convenient place.
It Is interesting to note, in connec
tion with recent experiments in high
potential discharges of great frequency
made by Thomson and Tesla, where the
use of oil as an insulator has proved so
efficient that the employment of oil aa
an Insulator i not patentable, and is,
therefore, free to everybody.
It is stated that the Omnibna St
Tramway Co., of Rome, July, has re
cently made experiments with an ac
cumulator car fitted with motors, bat
teries, etc., supplied by the Oerlikon
engineering works. W hen hilly charged
the cells are said to be capable of yield
ing energy to propel the car 93 miles, so
that it is only necessary to recharge
every alternate day.
A large flour mill is now being
erected in St Paul, Minn., which will
be operated entirely by electricity, the
power for generating the current being
furnished by the water in the falla of
the Mississippi. If the experiment
proves to be aa successful as anticipated,
all the larger mills of St Paul and Min
neapolis will hereafter use electricity as
a motive power.
An electrical workman of Berlin
was recently poisoned in a very peculiar
manner, which it will be well for clee
tsicians to note. In testing his cells, to
see if current was flowing, he was in
the habit of putting the two ends of the
wires in his mouth, and the soluble
salts of copper produced eventually
caused his death. The galvanometer is
now substituted in that workshop for
this rough and ready test which evi
dently is more dangerous than moat
persons would believe. Llectrical
World.
One of the best evidences of progre
In the development of electric railways.
says the Electrical Review, ia the fact
that very few trolley roads have been
reported the past winter as beieg de
layed by Bnow storms. Although the
number of electric railways in opera
tion is greater than ever before, delays
are fewer, and service is better than at
any previous time. This is due not only
to the apparatus itself, but to the excel
lent management whih now obtains in
every electrical railway company in the
country.
-The Edco storage battery system on
the 0 street line in Washington, D. C
has been in operation for some time,
and the service is said to be proving
very satisfactory. The company has re
cently Increased the number of these
cars to six. These are doing regular
duty, and are watched with more than
ordinary interest ' While the expense of
running the system has not been made
known, the question of its mechanical
and electrical feasibility Is gradually be
ing proved, and if this form of electric
power is found to be a mechanical suc
cess, it is only fair to infer that means
will be found to make it a commercial
one.
It Is reported that for some time
past tho engineers of the Wisconsin
Central, the Illinois Central and the
Boston & Maine roads have made thor
ough investigations into all the recently
patented appliances for electric power
and traction, and that orders have been
given which mean practically the intro
duction of electric power for tho sub
urban traffic of all these roads. The
Wisconsin Central, a road leased by the
Northern Pacific, will be the first to
test the system for its passenger traffic
to suburban points out of Chicago, and
very likely it will be applied to the en
tire distance between Chicago and Mil
waukee. As now planned, the idea Is to
make that distance of about 90 miles in
one hour or less.
LONG AND SHORT OF IT.
A Word In Defense of the Tall and Stately
Alaltlen.
The small girl may be more easily
kissed, it is true, but most men prefer a
little difficulty in the getting of these
same kisses, and there are one or two
tall girls around who agree that size
doesn't make much difference any way if
the other conditions are all right
"The unexpectedly tiny hand" is the
hand of the tall girl. You don't look
for anything else on the pretty mite,
but when the tall girl lets you get
peep at her feet, and you havo to give
your uttermost attention to realize that
she has any, it is ever so much nicer
than you funded, isn't it? Doesn't
man like to feel that he hn tempted
girl a little beyond her nature? Of
course. Now, if the small beauty cries
and pouts for any and everybody, isn't
It more of a triumph to bring tears,
smiles and pouts to the face of Miss
Stateliness? A man likes to feel
big, of course, but metaphorically,
not physically, anybody can get the
better of a tiny scrap of humanity, but
if a man can bring Juno to tears or
smiles or bhiBhes at a word don'
you suppose he "feels himself for at
least a week? He does. Don t yon, my
tall sisters, let yourselves be persuaded
to the contrary.
If a man wants to kiss a girl he will
do it if she be five feet tall or six. If he
wants, to pet and love her, and she i
willing, a few inches more or less won'
make any difference, and a small man
if he can make a tall girl love him and
bend to his kisses, will not change
places with the biggest giant who ever
gathered up a mite of humanity in his
arms and called her the prettiest pet
names masculine lips ever uttered or
femininity ever remembered and wooed
herself with. And, furthermore, don'
the poets know best which sty le of wom
an is dearest toman?' Dont you re
member who spoke of " daughter of
the gods, divinely tall?" and again what
came hut "her stature tall, I hate
dumpy ' woman." Don't i worry, tall
girls. There may be a few people who
love your tiny sisters, but there will be
plenty of men, big and little, to adore
you and make you value every inch of
your: stature from , now tin tne time
when "the sun grows cold and the stars
are old, and the leaves of the 'judgment
book unfold." Jf, V. Press, - V.
LSLfUL AJ i .
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about in-t;i.r4 c. I -
e,ut.'v of tnrt 4 - 5
door, stir tiiTo"-'i'.y ' r, ! ;
steamed. t!:l is a t-'y t.
ton lUi.vt
To serve cyilr-rt oa t'j" ' -.
clean the she'.' tk..r-"- '. a
carefully, and '. i i " '
oynt-r a!'u're u;,n mi - .',(
ranging them ia a e n e i t
side of the plate, v. uu a p . of ' a
ia the center.
Beeswax and sa't w '. r -' e Tour
rusty flat-iron as clean and sm.,.th
glass. Tie a lump of wax in a mg sad
keep it tor -that pdrpoc..- IVhea the
iron are hot, rub them first with tha
wax rag, then scour them with paper
or cloth sprinkled with salt-
Small dose of sulphate of mif-
nefia takes internally . are etu-m of
that state of the system which favors
and permits the growth of warts. Three
grain doses of Epsom salts nwnitnj? and
evening have cured aeverul children
troubled with warty growths.
Veal Olive. Rub the desired nm-
ker of veal eutlrta with the betn yolks
of one or more eggs, seMt with pep
per and salt spread over with force
meat, roll thera np, tie each "end and
across the middle and cook them In
boiling fat When brown cover them
with stock or gravy flavored with Wor
cestershire or any eaa.y fancied, pep-
per and salt to taste. N. Y. W orid.
Hashed Wild Duck. Cut the re
mains of wild duck into Joints, and put
them ia a atewpan with a pint of good
brown gravy, two taMcwpoonfuls of
bread crumbs, pepper, salt and mixed
spice to taste, a tablespoonfiil of lemon
juice, and small glass of diluted cur
rant jelly. Let them get gradually hot
on top of the stove, stirring occasional
ly, and when on the point of boiling,
dish the duck on slice of toast and
pour the sauce over it Serve very hot
Housekeeper. Manchester Pudding. Boil three-
quarters of a pint of new milk with a
quarter of a pound of castor snvar, a
little vanilla essence and a pinch of
nutmeg. Pour the boiling milk on four
well-beaten eggs. . Stir in half a pound
of bread crumb, a quarter of a pound
of currants, a quarter of a pound of
sultanas and a little finely shred citron
peel. Melt three ounces of butter and
add it to the mixture. Butter a pie dish
thickly. Pour in the mixture and bake
in a moderate oven. When pold turn
out Springfield Republican.
To Choose Mushrooms. Tbe great-
est care ia requisite in the choice of
mushrooms, a the death of many per
son has been occasioned by carelessly
using the poisonous kinds. The eat
able ones first appear very small, and
of a round form, on a little stalk. They
grow very fast, and the upper part and
stalk are white. As the size Increase
tho under part gradually opens and
shows a frlngy fur of a very fine salmon
color, which continues more or less till
the mushroom has gained size and turns
to a dark brown. These marks should
be attended to, and likewise whether
the skin can be easily parted from the
edge and center. Those that have
white or yellow fur should be carefully
avoided, though many of thera have
the same odor (but not so strong) aa
the right sort. Boston Herald. .
CHINESE LAUNDRYMEN.
The Carlos Fartlulitjr Certain Person
' Have for Certain Callings. '
Why is it that Chinamen take to laun
dries much as the proverbial duck takes
to water? Why is it, also, that Greeks
and Italians take so naturally to fruit
stands, or Jews to the peddler's basket,
or Arabs to the retailing of statuary,
or rather, not to belittle art, to images?
This curious predilection for certain
callings is a characteristic that has been
observed so often by people In general
that they have ceased to wonder at it,
if they ever wondered at alL Every
one knows that this partiality c.i.-.ts,
but few have paused long enough to
reason it out And it Is a fact that per
fectly natural causes are responsible for
the matter.
This is the land of the free. Every
body from every where comes here. This
is the place to get rich, and so we get
the very poorest the most wretched
of the native of Italy, China, Greece,
Russia, Arabia and other countries.
These come here poor, uneducated, un
skilled. In most case they come pur
suant to encouraging reports from
friends already here. John Chinaman
comes and hi objective point is his
friend's honse. With the exception of
the Pacific coast John is restricted in
his commercial intercourse with the
white native to the laundry. This ha
been handed down a a legacy by the
ingenious Chinaman who first started
the business here. John's friends equip
him it does not take much to start a
basement business and he is launched
on a commercial career. In a short timo
he is able to inform friends in the old
country that this Is the wealth-seeker's
paradise, and when they come he help
give them the easiest and cheapest start
to open a laundry. But Uncle Sam
ha stopped all this now.
What is true of the CIiir.auui Is true
of the Greek.' Sonie pioneer compatriot
once began the selling of fruit and
found it successful. His friends, when
they came, followed in his footateps,
and so every Greek and Italian who can
do nothing else and has little or no csp
ital, if started with his little stand. The
profits are enormous, too. '
The Arabs have a curious partiality
for Image peddling. Lately a few have
taken, to peddling candy, but the great
bulk travel around with a board con
taining chalk figures covered with paint
Enterprising Arabians have even open
ed an establishment where thry supply
all newly arrived countrymen with an
outfit gratis, to be paid for when the
peddler has had a good start.
Many such ef.tablishir.nnt In. re heen
in existence for years for the benefit of
the Jewish immigrants. The Jewish
immiRTant virtually has a pack or bas
ket thrust upon him when he arrives,
and as this is an easy way to start in
trade, the chance is usually taken.
inn some oi these peiktlrra ann-Mf
there is no question; that some i tlieia
make comparative lorluucn is ulso Una,
Chicago i'ribuna.