Puget Sound Argus. [volume], June 09, 1882, Image 2

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The Grand Duke's New Suit.
011 W ‘1 ma n tinw lin-r-- nus :v.
(lrand llulce w fund of new clothes
that he spent all lns money on his
toilet. \\ ln'nuwr l 1“ l"‘\‘i"““‘i if“
troops. whenever ln- Wu‘lll tn the
theater or for a rial“. ll ens J§l\\'”."-"
for 01w purpose to .\lli or oil his new
clothes. l'lvery hour of the «lay he.
chnnmul 111~ (uh ..nw: illlll. il.‘ 11. 15
said of a line: "He is his council,
Chanda-r." it “us said of him «"He
is his dr.ssingroom.“ The capital‘
was an excm'ilillgly’gay city, thanks
to the number of foreigners passing
through it. But one lay there like
wise came two rascals who gave
themselves out for weavers and de
clared they were capable of weaving
the most magnificent cloth in the
World. Not only Were the colors and
materials of extraordinary beauty:
but the garments made from this stufl'
seed a marvolous propsrty—they
mm.» invisible to every nctionary
i orant of the requirements of his
ogce, or to any one of limited under- i
standing. t
“ Those must. indeed. be invaluable
clothes," thou ht the Grand Duke
to himself. "fVith them I should be
enabled to find out the incapable men i
of my Government. and readily dis
tinguish the competent from the
incompetent. Yes. this wondrous
cloth is indispensable to me." He
then advanced a large sum of money
to the two rogues, that they might
immediatel commence their work.
Indeed they set up two looms. and
made )retense of busying themselves,
though in reality there was absolutely
nothing on the bobbins. The ~un
ceasingly asked for the finest silk and
the purest of gold thread; but theyl
Eluaced all that in their bag, working}
' midnight at their empty looms.
“I should like to know how the
labor is progressing," said the Grand
Duke to himself. But he felt his
heart sink 'on recollecting that )er
sons ignorant or incapable of fuifill
ing their functions were unable to
see this magic cloth. Not that be for
amoment doubted his own on acity,
yet he judged it best to semi) some
one to make a prior examination.
The entire inhabitants of the city
were cognizant of the marvelous
gualities of the cloth, and all awaited
impatiently the knowledge of their
neiglhbors’ stiapidity.
“ will sen my good old Minister
to the weavers,” thought the Grand
Duke; “none can judge better of
the merits of their work than he, dis»
tinguished as he is by his sense and
knowledge of the requirements of
the Eosition he fills."
T e honest old Minister entered
the room where the two impostors
plied their empty looms. i
“ Egad!” thought he, 0 ening wide i
his eyes, “I can see nothing." But
this he kept to himself.
The two rogues invited him to draw ‘
near, and inquired of him how he
found the design and colors.
They at the same time poimed to
their ooms, and the old Minister
earnesz filed his gaze u n them;
but he saw nothing for tit: simple
reason that there was nothing to see.
“ Gracious goodness!” thought he,
“aml in reality a blockhead? None
must have a suspicion of this. Can
I really be incaiable? I dare not
avow that the cloth is invisible to me." I
“Well, what think you of it? ” said
one of the weavers.
“Charming! most charming!” re
plied the Minister, putting on his
spectacles. " This desiign and these
colors. . . .Yes, I will tel his Highness
that I am extremely satisfied.”
“It is fortunate for us,” said the
weavers; and they commenced an}
elaborate explanation of the forms}
and beauties of this imaflnary iecei
of work. The old Minis r paidp the‘
utmost attention, that he might re-i
tto the Grand Duke a true and}
fill description of it 1
The rogues were continuous in
their demands for money, silk and
gold; an enormous quantity was re‘
quired for this not-tobe-equaled
tissue. 0! course they pocketed all;
the looms remained empty, and still
the worked on.
Shine time after the Grand Duke
sent another honest functionary to
examine the cloth and see if it ad
zfllncedhto a tegdminatttilen. The:l same
'ng appen to 's new eput
as had happened to the Minister; hye
looked and looked, but saw nothing.
“Is not the tissue admirable?”
asked the two impostors, indicating
the superb design and gorgeous colors
that dld not exrst.
“And yet I am not a sim leton,"
thought the visitor. “Can Fbe in
capa le of filling my office? It is
strange; but I will be careful how I
lose my dposition." He praised the
cloth, an expressed his admiration
at the choice and arrangement of the
colors. , 7 __
“It is of incomparable magnifi
cence,” said he to his master. And
nothing was spoken of in the city
but this extraordinary cloth.
Finally the sovereifu desired to
see it while yet in the 00m. Accom
panied by a crowd of chosen court
-1813, among whom were the two
honest functionaries, he visited the
chm-r mgnm. who pliml thuir shllttlns
v-mtinuully, though umployiug nnitlr
or silk. nur gum. nor any kind of
thrmul. ‘ _ _ , 7
“[5 it, nut indowl umgniliwnt.“
«hid tlw- two hunvst fluwhnluu'ws.
“ 'l‘hu- titNIIH and color :u‘u Worthy of
.\‘(tlll'iilfl'ixllt‘fiiw .\inl thvy pniutml
to tho onipt)‘ immh. lwlii-viug (ho
othvis might pori'uiw snmothing.
"\Vinlt Hm iiI‘IU'IV." thought lin
(il'unul Huh“. I can sow nothing.
This is il'l'l'il)il‘. Am I incapable of
gowi'ning.’ No groutoi' misfortuno
muhl «ii-cur." Thvn ho (-i'iml sud
ili-niy: "It. is mugniiii-unti And I
horn publivly :mnounw niv ontiro
sutisfuotion." Ho waiggvd his hand
with u contentod air. and lookud at
thu looms. not during to toll the truth.
His suito did tho sumo. ono nftur the
other. but without swing anything.
and ropontwl. likn him: "It is mug
niticont!” Thoy ovnn advised him
to wear garments of this now cloth
at the first grand procession. "It is
umgniticont! it is charming! is admir
able!" uxcluimnd every mouth; and
the satisfaction was general.
The two in'iposmrs Wore decorated
nndmcoivodtho title of Gentlemen
\i'oavers. , ,
Thu whole night" .. wading thfl
Joy of the procession troy sat up and
worked by the light of numoroua
tupnrs. Thu labor tin-y imposed on
thomuulvm was visible to evur one.
At longth thoy prestohdod to who the»
cloth from off the looms. cut through
muYtium-m with large scissors. stitchod
witi threadloss noedlos. uftor which
they pronounced the raimont to ho
finished.
The Grand Duke. followed by his
aidvs‘do-cnmp, went to examine» it.
and tho sharpens raising their arms
us though lifting aomothing. said:
“Horn are the brooches. hero is tho
doublet, horn is the muntlv. They
are as light as a spider’s web. Thom
is no fear of the body boing oppressed
by their weight; and in this, above
1, llflfi tlm_virtue of the_cloth.’_‘ _
"Certainly.” replied the aides-dc»
camp; but they saw nothing. since
there was nothin v to see.
“If his Grand Bucal Highness will
condescend to undress." said the
rogues. “we will try on him the gal"
ments before the pier-glass."
His Highness undressed. and the
re ues made believe to hand him
difierent portions of the attire. They
placed their hands on his shoulder as
though in the act of fastening some
thing; it was the train. The mon
arch turned and turned before the
glass.
"Jupiter! how well it tits! What
an elegant make!” cried all the
courriers. “What a design! What
colors! What a precious costume!"
The Grand Master of the ceremd
nies entered.
“ The canopy beneath which your
Highness ie to take part in the pro
cession awaits you,” said he.
“Very Well. I am ready,” replied
the Grand Duke. "It seems to me
that I have not. a bad appearance!"
And he gave one more turn before
the glass, and cast another admiring
look on the supposed splendor of his
raiment.
.The chamberlains, whose duty it
was to bear the train. Went through
the performance of raising something
from 011' the floor, then lifted their
hands level with their breasts, not
wishing it to be thought they saw
nothing.
While the monarch roudly headed
the'procession beneathqiis magnificent
canopy everybody in the street and at
the Windows cried aloud: “ What a
superb costume! What a graceful
train! Whata perfect make!" No
person would have it known that he
saw nothin ; had he' done so he
would have‘lmen declared incapable
of holding office. NeVer before had
his grand ducal clothes excited such
an amount of admiration.
"But I don’t see that he has any
clothes on at all,” observed a little
child.
“Holy Father! only listen to the
innocent! ” said the parent; and the
crowd soon whispered among them
‘ selves the child’s remark.
i “There is a little child who says
{llll9, Grand Duke has no clothes on at
H
“He has no clothes on at all!”
finally shouted the crowd; and the
Grand Duke was extremely vexed,
for it seemed to him that they were
right. He. however, was resolved
on the course to follow.
“ Under any circumstances I must
5 through with it to the end,”
ought he.
Than -he dro‘v himself up more
Proudly than ever, and the chamber
ains continued respectfully to bear
the train which did not exist
—-~ .I%—-
A Pillow of Thorns.
. There was a great scarcit of {flood
servants in Elmdalc. and hl'rs. ar«
mu nwoko after a disturbed night‘s
rust, with the thou ht that a heavy
day‘s work uwaiteg her one pair of
hands. _
"I hardly know where to begin.
John.” she confessed to her husband
as she hurriodly drmsod herself. “ I
have some canning that must be
done. and thn ironing is not anngys
near finished, and there's no denymg
that the baby is wry troublesoumw
vnn't womlvr that, ho is. though. dvur
littln thing!" 5110 added. an sh» lwnt
uwr tho ('l'mllu \vlwrn tho lmlry hty
Hll-uping: "lw's cutting tvuth. and
tho): prnlmhly pain him luoru'tlmn
wu huw any idml of."
" You must kw!» Katy out of Sl‘illNDl
to lwlp you; sh" i 4 twolw ya-ara‘ HM.
and unruly ought to lw uhlu to um‘
you a grunt many steps.“
"Uh. I mnhln‘t think of kw )in‘,r
hur out of school jllw‘t now. Slll“1igt‘l
iN‘ilillll in “(‘l' vlassm. Shu van hulp
Ill" huforu school and at noon yew.
and altar $OllOOl. and pvrhaps I can
get through tho day all right. al
though I do foal a snvuro huadachv
coming on.“
Altar broakfast Mr. Warren hurriml
to tho store. kissing his wife first.
howuvm'. and saying. "I‘m wry sorry
for you. doar." than looking at Katy
who sat by tlnl wimbw with hm‘
history. ho allih-d ploasantlv. “Coma
Katy. child, put up you hook and
holi) motlwr willing little hands can
do )ig work."
But the trouble with Katy just
than was that her hands Wm‘o not
willing. As the door closed attor
hor father she said without rising
from liar chaif. “You don't naod ma
vary much~3Mon mammal I‘
haven’t learned my history lesson,
and we rocito it the first thing ”
“Why didn’t you learn it last awn
ing? You haul u long quiet evening.
with nothing also to do.”
“Yos, I know I did, but I had
an interesting library book to finish,
and after that it was too late."
“ Another tium you must learn your
lesson first before you amuse yourm-lf
with storybooks. You mm study
your lasson now; I will get along
wiflmut you," My. Wurrun suid. ..
N )on Same. There was a nico diu
nor upon tho tabla. U )on the bars
tho smoothly ironed allothos hang.
and on the kitchon tabla them was a
row of glass jars, filled with dolicious
hot fruit. But it was a very flushed
and wearied face that looked over tho
cofi'oe urn. It was only half- )ast
twelvo when the family finished tlwir
dinner. and Mrs. Warren said: "Katy.
daéu', lyou have half an hour befgre
so 00; s )posing you tie on a ig
apron andrlmlp me get some of these
dishes out of the way."
"Oh! dear! I don’t sea how I can,
mamma: I missed my )ractice hour
this morning. and on Iknow I have
to take my music lesson to-morrow.
But I‘ll let it go if you say so,” Katy
said frotfull y.
“Go and practice." That was all
Katy's tired mother said, as she
gathered up the many dishes pro-
Earatory to removing thom to the
ot kitchon. Katy‘s conscionco
troubled her some as she practicod
hsr scales in the ploasant parlor.
Two or throe times, in place of the
musical notos. she saw a tn‘ml motlu-r's
face, but sho did not closo hor instruc
tion book and go to that mothor‘s
reliof, only struck the notos morn
vahmncntly. It was four o’clock whon
Katy returned from school. Looking
into tho sitting room shu found tho
baby asleop in his cradle. and her
mother, with bandaged hoad, lying
upon the couch.
“All quiet along the Potomac?"
Katy questioned, as she boat to kiss
her mother’s hot cheek:
“Quiet just now; but the lmlv‘s
narl)‘ is nearlv out. and I dread his
wa ening. Mly hoadis much worse.
I think you’ll lave to get ten to-night.
dear; I don‘t think I possibly can.“
" All right. mamma; but it is not
near time yet, and can I go over to
the slope after wild clematis? The
girls are waiting at the gate, and we'll
not be gone long.”
“You can go if you‘ll be here at
five romptly.”
“69s ma‘am, I‘ll be here,” Katy
answered as she danced from the
room, unmindfnl of her mother‘s
pain. The door closed after her with
a bang which woke the baby and he
be an cmg. It was some moments
before . Warren's dizay head
would allow her to get up an lift the}
screaming child from its cradle. She
at him on the floor and gave him
his box of playthings, which he threw
all over the room—even into the din
ner room beyond. Mrs. Warren did
not seem to care where he threw his
laythings so long as he was amused.
she lay down again and held her
throbbing head, watching the clock
as the hands “Bth closer to five, hill).
ing that though ess little Katy w 0 d
keep her promise. The clock struck
one—-two~—-three—--fonr——tive. Oh,
how the little hammer beat her Weary
head! But notwithstanding hewain
she arose, built the fire, prepar the
supper—a pain in her heart worse
than that in her head. “Can it be
: that my little Katy does not love her
‘mother’ ” she thought.
Supper was all ready when Katy
made her up earance at the same
time with her lhther and brothers.
“I am so sorry, mnmmn. I meant
to come sooner, but I was having
such a nice time," min Katy a )lo
getically; but her fat or 81:01)ng her.
“Hush! Where have you been?”
ho said ntornly. “Your mother all
alone with the babg Look at her
tired, red face.” ut his to roof
stopped Just here, for the tit-ml: rod
face and only grow ashy white and
Kzitly‘s weary mother was unconscious.
onths have passed since then but
Kitty‘s heart is still sore. Her mother
is u putiont invulinl without thu ability
to walk a sto ). I‘lwry night. as
Klit)"s hum] {aha upon hur pillow.
shu looks about hvr room‘s prvtty lw~
longings --mothvr‘n love and tusto
liri-hthing through thmu nll Elllcl
thinks of what that gruylmlrml (11W
tor Stlltl months ago. as ho lookml
pityinglyut llt‘l‘dl'tll' motlwr. Look
mg zit hur thoughtln-Hs littlu Katy ho
hzul shill: " Mothm‘ has had to Work
too hard this hot (-lorw (hty: shu‘s too
(lolit'nto for such prostrating Work. I
Sllpposc- ‘you holp hi-r all you can.“
"Ah. mt thut‘s tho ll‘t)lllllt'l I
didn‘t ln-lp mother all I could: that's
why my pillow )rivks so.“
Poor haty! «lou't you all pity bur?
«S. ‘s'. 'l'c'nu's.
l
‘ Dust.
‘ It is a happy thought to mo whon
thinking of Heavun that thorn shall
bu no dust thorn.
Dustis ouoof tho grunt trials of
the houriawifu. In n fit» of all care it
will accumulate. aml a day or two
nftor the most careful swooping and
dustingofovory part of tho house,
thusamo process must [)0 rapoated.
Dust! Dust! wharnvor tho ayntunm,
although it wnu ull removed so cam
fully yostordayt lwro it is again this
morningon my desk. my talilo. my
books, my inkstand. ovary article. a
dailv rmnimlur of death and decay.
What is dust?
My furniture is old, my carpet once
fresh and new is new Worn and
threadbare. Every thinghere rrows
old, decays and wears out. hence
dust. lilven of ourselves it is written:
" Dust thou art and unto dust shalt
then return."
But this is not all that causes dust.
Prof. Steele says: “ Much of the fine
dust that is revealed to us in the at
-Im)spliere,l)y a beam of light shining
through a crevice. consists of the
seeds of minute plants. which falling
on a damp surface grow into mildew
or mold; under a microscope this
becomes a fairy forest of trees of a
new and strange growth."
Prof. Youmnas speaking of dust
and impurities in the air says: “ The
floating dust in tho air revealed to us
by the sunbeam shining through a
crack in the blinds, shows the abun
dance of these impurities, and also the
presence of, germs which, lodgin ' in
the lungs. may implant disease un‘less
thrown oil' by a vigorous constitution.
On uncovering a scarlet fever patient~
a cloud of line dust is seen to rise
from the bed contagious dust, that
for days will retain its poisonous
properties.”
Just what is the exact nature of the
dust that we perceive around us, we
can never be quite sure.
It may be lino grains of sand or
decaying particles of vegetables or
animal matter, or it may he germs of
animal or vegetable growth that an
der favorable cirmmistancos would
assumes. living and perhaps a den
gerous form. The seeds of diphthe
ria. scarlet fever. and many other
fearful diseases may all he convoyi-d
to us in the form of dust dust which
is perhaps so fine as to he scarcely
perceptible. Heat and moisture de
velop these little s aims to life and
disease results. \l'hat then? shall
we close our doors and windows that
this dust and danger may he effectu‘
allly excluded? By no means.
a foul, ill ventilated rooms these
poisonous germs are surest to develop
and prove fatal. The host safeguard
is in keeping our rooms thomughly
aired BIN dusted, in short thoroughly
clean.
Keeping the mouth shut is also a
safeguard, for these spores are most
apt to germinate in the warm moist
region of the throat and bronchial
tubes, giving rise to diphtheria. which
is a sort of fungus growth, and to
various other diseases. In riding or
walking this precaution should espe
cially be observed, (particularly when
passlng through a “Bth or dirty part
of a city or town. In t e 0 )en coun—
try there is less danger of these dis
eases perhaps, but here hay fever
may be contracted by inhaling dust
an in any case a vei can do no harm
, for a woman. Man is in some meas
lure protected by his beard if worn
around the mouth and nostrils.
a A kind Providence has provided
protection for us from disease in a
way, for which, throu h our igno
rance or want of thought we are not
sufficiently grateful. ‘
Inside the nostrils are minute cilia,
or hairs, which are endowed with
such sensitiveness to dust that they
are in perpetual motion. similar to
the waving of a field of grain.
This tends to fan away all impuri
ties and dust and prevent their pass
ing through the nasal cavity to the
de icate air-cells of the lungs.
The moist mucous surface of the
lining of the nostrils, also serves to
arrest the dust and prevent its going
further.
That troublesome disease hay fever,
or rose-cold, is no doubt caused by
minute particles of vogetuble matter,
dust of buy for instance. bocomin
lodged in the throat or bronchizfi
tubes, causing that irritation or tick
ling which produces a distressing
coggh. _
L‘ét us than patiuntly pursue the
good work of dusting, carefully
koo )iug our mouths shut.
\ilmta blunsing in rain. washiu
down from thu air all impurities 41115
(lust. and luaviug it so daliciously
mol, para and l'ul'rushing!
Every one) may ohsorw after a long
drought an uwidiugly nuploasant
Hl‘llHlllltm. particularly in thu nostrils
whoru thn cilia swam vainly muloavor.
ing to uxt'lmln thu misonuufi dust
with which tho air is laden.
f il‘lwn utf'tvr tlfn- rlzgixé what a delight.
H Human mu 0 rv l 0 wu o n '
The air run-ms so pure xiiinrigsg
nwry lm-uth wn inhale is a waiting
pluusuro. and wv involuntarily open
our mouths to swallow it in great
mouthfuls.
Letuu thank God for min!--~The
Household. Brattle'boro, W.
* , ‘ ’ Q 6 Q .
Dr. Barrows' Mission
One of the criticisms commonly
heard is that while the minister does
the preaching and the people the
listening. the practice of the religion
they profess is often neglected
Whatever of exa vgeration there may
he in the usmil statement of this
idea, it cannot be denied that it con
tains more real truth than mere po
etry. Because a man is a minister and
his church orthdnx in transitioned {OO
Utfon to he a suflicient sine qua non
of religion. Among others, however
ltov. Mr. Barrows seems to taker;
ditl'erent view of the situation, and
evidently believes that a minister and
a church should show some signs of
life by solid. common-sense, practi
cal wopk and encouragement for
humanity at their doors. Tho First
(,‘ongregational Church, under his
direction, has recent] organized a
‘" Local Mission," hireria missionary
MMrs. E. A. Whipple, who has done
‘similar service at the East), estab
‘ lished hemlquarters at 119 Post street,
and made auxiliary to it the charita~
hie organizations now connected with
the church. A Board of Trustees,
composed of fifteen prominent on
tlemen of tho city. has this worfi in
charge. and is constituted as follows :
Messrs. Dodge, Staples, Shreve. Ta‘
her. Taylor. Runyon. Scott, Stu , J.
W. Taylor. Hawley, ltmlding,r§tet
son. Folger. Whittier. Eaton.
The Mission rooms are to be the
repository of clothin r and other
needed sup )lies, and tile worthy and
needy Will he judiciously aided.
Every case will be subjected to clear
investigation. and an exact record in
systematic fonn will he kept. Rev.
Mr. Barrows has an oilice on the
same floor, and will be accessible to
any friends or stran rers who we
wish to see him or make him a frientl
lycall. His hours will he at some
time other than the morning. which
he strictly devotes to his studies.
The poor. the discouraged. the
chllrchless. will as far as possible be
searched out. and helpful Words and
sympathy as well as temporal sug-
Rlies will charm‘terize this wor .
'he 'l‘rnstees say that in this city a
wide field is open for the wise con
duct of such an organization, and be
lieve the community will appreciate
such a practical demonstration cf re
ligion. San From-ism Chronicle.
ooovo
h'l‘uuan RECIPES To Cum: Conus.—-.
Fert. Butho the corn with strong
lmrux wutor; thou show it closely,
but lio curoful and not mulm it bleed.
l’luco ovur tho com a whim folt corn
plustor, and wear it Constantly until
tho corn llllH (lisuppourml. Every
night and morning wot tho amull cav
ity (War tho ('orn (und in tho plaster)
with u littlo bornx water, or,lf prof
omblo, the pulp of a lomon. The
corn pluntor can ho obtained at any
druggiut‘u. Second. Kmp the feet
CINLfl by frequent ablutious with wa
tm‘. and wonr otu soft boots or shoes.
Without tho latter procuution. coma
will gonorull return ovon aftor they
uppear to have been Eorfoctly t -
moved. Third. Afteraon ing the feet
in warm wator for a few minuteafhm
tho corns as close as possible W) a
sharp knife, taking care not to make
them bleed. Place upon the part af
fected a small, circular piece_ of [math
or or buckskin, spread With some
emollient plaster, and have a holein
the center corresfinding to the am
of the come. ey may now be
touched with nitric acid, by manna of
a small glass rod or wood toothpick,
due care being taken not to allow the
liquid to come in contact With the
neighboring arts. Repeat this pro
cess daily unlil the ofl'ender be snfll'
ciontly aoftonod to admit of removal
A youn man who thought be bid
yvon the man, and now naked “10th
m marri oof a certain young Mao”
was aakgg by her: “What is the C 11“
forence between myself and MY-
Braxley’s Durham cow ?" H 9 In“:
“I’3l replied: “ Well, I don't kilo"
“ on,” n-mid the widow. “you had
bottor marry the cow. and I 7'"
marry a sensible mun.”
Sou: five thousand of tho How
mfugeou from Russia will probably 3'
located in Montana, on the rich W
ln'nds botwnen Miles City and GI"
dive. Each famil will take aa:
farm, and will [to huuished d
enough‘monoy to put up a house
buy one year’s provisions.