The diamond drill., February 18, 1888, Image 3

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How to Mako Homo Attractive.
Tho first essential of nn attractive
homo is light. It Is strange to notice
what a distinct Impression i iualc up
on a visitor' a mind when tho door of a
houso opens iu response to her tuin
mons.
Il may reveal only an entry, with hat
fdand and chair, awl yet tho imprest,
siou bt tho homo will be made then
nnd there. People often ay that rt
room betrays character; so it does, but
not so instantly as nn entry. All who
have started on n tonr through n city
In search of board or lodging realize
this. A house looks attractive, it is
worth wh le to notico tho announcc
inontof rooms and nn approach Is
made. Dreetly tho tloor opens tho' In
quirer is vainly awaro of the prohahjo
result of further investigation. Kitiier
iho air 1 dingy, tilled with vaporous
rocollecton of dead meals, or it is fresh,
bright ami sunny. Perhaps the light
find its wav through semi-transparent
windows or brightly colored glas no
matter, hrigtues is felt, and at once
tlio sense re d zo that tho mats are
daily shaken freo from dust, that tho
narrow sta'rvvav is clean, and that tho
rooms ahovo all bo cheery and whole
some; and this impression is tho result
of inero atmosphere. Of inert! atmos
phere! Why, atmosphere is everything!
nnd how few remember this. In theso
days of decorat vo elVrt. especially,
housekeepers lavish so much time and
troublo upon walls and door panels,
windows. Hereon, and hangim: that
thoy forget how frequently in doing so
they are defeating their own end.
Tho home is cluttered up with hun
dreds of useless pretty tleoorativo
articles, tho very entry boasts a spinning-wheel,
or Homo stray artlclo of
antique device, and all tho wh lesornl
diirkuess reigns, and the bright, pure,
wholesome light is treated like a com
mon enemy.
How ofttMi entering a bright-looking,
many-windowed houso overlooking
somo lovely looking vista of green
tield, meadow, or farm, is it to fi ml
oneself in s'ckly sonii-darku!
Wc all realize tho good ell'eet of go
ing Into the fresh air, but wo seldom
stop to consider how much of tho bene
tit is iluo toihe brightness into which
no step. Wo feel depressed and moody
nnd say u turn out-of-doors w II do us
good, and wo leave tho hou even
though, tho day Ui dark and murky, we
are sensible of a feeling of relief, wo
arc In tho fnll light, and at oneo our
hopes revive, our nerves are quieted,
nnd wc are awaro of a change for tho
better.
Very fow seem to appreciate how
attractive a homo may 11 ma do by tho
inero Inllueneo of light, yet wo all
realize it as evening closes and wo ex
change semi-darkness for the light of
gas or lamp. No one can bo cheer
ful In a dingy atmosphere.
It is a strange f.icr., and one rarely
appreciated, that a single spot of vivid
color can thus lullurnco a very largo
space. Instances could easily be given
In which, in two or three connecting
rooms, one dah of bright color has en
tirely changed the character of them
all. '
We readily appreciate the brighten
ing elVect of .lowers in a room, but
very few realize that, in arranging
them, a single bright blos.xun among
many duller ones is more artistic and
effective than a mass of brilliant
bloom.
This truth, once accepted, will prove
an important guide in tlecoralivo work
and till'oi ts to mako i home attractive;
. recognized as a principle it will lead to
surprisingly harmonious results.
An understanding of the character
of the color is essential to successful
decoration, llluo is real I. " depressing,
especially in those light shades, rarely
met with in nature, which are allVcled
by luxurou decorators for hangings.
Unless emphasized by deeper color, al
most all faint tones are out of place In
nn ordinary room; palo pink or lilac or
blue are not ties ruble either for furni
turn or for tho coloring of walls, whilo
Mibdticd tones of green or very faint
yellow harmon'zo with anything ami
are ttuDiciently individual to bo cheer
ful. Where the coloring ot tho walls
of a room Is dark, tho upholstery may
bo cither of Iheso colors, relieved by
br ghter dashes, and whore neutrality
Is an object, both green ami yellow in
faint tones are sympathetic, whereas
blue, which is with ho many a favorite
color, is decidedly unmanageable.
Theso suggestions of a general charac
ter will bo found to havo a special
valuo when wo como to detail.
Janet 11. Jluntz J ices, in Horn! ICnowl
alge. A CHAPTER ON GEESE.
Ifow the T7ntoniMllcntet T"owU In
(kutsnidn the Vnllryn of Cnllfornln.
At this particular season of tho year,
says The Woodland Democrat, tho
epicure of Sacramento and San Fran
cisco is luxuriating upon tho festlvo
goose, and the farmers of the fsncra
mento valley would be delighted if tho
swarms of tbo fowls which are now
coming in for winter quarters could bo
transferred in u body to tho city mar
kets. If the San Francisco 'denizen
who looks with longing eve at tho
tempting display of dressed geese In
the markets and show-windows of San
Francisco could look upon tho im
mense llocks of tho birds as the swoop
down upon tho wheat lields in this
sec tion of the state, ami see how numer
ously they are killed ami left Mug up
on I ho ground, their idea of goose lux
ury would vanish.
Not until late years havo tho geeso
Invaded the farming precincts of Yolo
county to anv damaging extent, but
now tliov are looked for with mingled
conlldenco and dread by-tho farmers in
tho northern portion of the county.
They generally make their npjearauce
early in the fall or just before the fall
rain. Thtdr first visit is conllned to
tho country along the river or where
they can obla n water, but after tlio
rains come and water can bo had on
the back plains they migrate to tho
wheat fields ami live sumptuously upon
tho wheat-stubble. Yet their numbers
are indeed kniall in this country as
compared to thoso which infest Colusa
county, as the large expanse of barren
plains in the latter county aflords them
a better rendezvous. Tho writer has
6cen them In bands which covered as
much ns liftv acres of ground.
Theso Invading armies are very dam
aging to young grain, ami as soon as
tlio grain begins to sprout It is neces
sary to employ MTerders," who parade
the field and drive them oil with largo
lilies. Such farmers as lloogs. Hide
out, tho (ilenii ranch, etc., employ no
less than a dozen of theso herders
every fall and winter, who live in cabins
distributed over- their lauds. Of lato
ears, tho farmers of Yolo county, in
Hungry Hollow ami along tho tides,
havo also found it necessary to herd
c!T the fowls in order to protect their
grain. A good story is told of an Irish
man who was one day employed to
herd geese. Mike had never done such
a thing, but of course said lie could do
it. At the evening of tho first day Miko
came In, when the farmer asked him
if there were any geeso on tho grain.
-Yi idr," said Mike, "tho lioM is full
of thrill, but I doubt if a devil o' one of
them will bo there in tho morning
they nro so skittish." Tho Irishman
was I ke a great many persons, even in
this state, who do not believe tho
geeso yarns," and thought that his
business was to herd them from getting
out of tho liehL Stiango as it may
seem, people 1 vlng where theso geeso
abound so plentifully scarcely ever use
them for food. In tho early part of tho
season they use thorn, bivt as soon as
tho grass starts nnd tho flavor begins
to grow strong thoy arc not considered
Jit to be eaten, but the hunters, all tho
same continue to send thorn into tho
market for tho epicures of tho metro
polis. These fowls also feed nt nigh, especi
ally on moonlight nights, but tho ducks
art! more troublesome after nightfall,
and one plan adopted by tho farmers
is to btation lighted lanterns over tho
fields, but tlio thicks soon learn to walk
up to tho lanterns to warm their feet.
These fowls both geeso and ducks
nro a great nuisance in quarters where
they congregato In such numbers, nnd
the farmer finds them a stubborn ene
my to contend with. Tho gooso is by
no means tho proverbial "iroosc" aj
plied to his name. If ho dor n't possess
intuition he has a large Instinct, and
his devices to tlecoivo the farmer are as
cunning as those of tho farmer to de
ceive him. A good-sized book might
bo written on "geeseology, their
habits, cunning, etc., but theso traits
can bo learned from almost nny hunter
in Yolo or Col os a county. And if any
person believes that this art'ele has over
estimated tho numbers or depredations
of theso fowls, tho writer is ready to
substantiated his assertions In the most
convincing manner.
Plantation Philosophy.
It ain't tie man tlat is hard ter whup
dat gins you do mos' trouble. It is do
feller dat won't stay whupped,
It is mighty hard fur er man dat nob
er wuz in troublo ter bo yer true frien'.
It takes a frost to sweeten do wild
grape.
Par is two kinds o' men wlmt telts
stories. Oho talks ter 'inuzo do
uder one talks ter muzo hUo'f. It
won't bo hard fur you ter Vido which
one tloes tie mos talkin'.
Do day w'en wo fails ter think o'
suthin' dat wo didn't think crbout on
do day befo'. Is wasted. W'en do time
comes tlat wo fall ter line some new
truth an' lenuty in natur, wo has dun
seed all do good o' tlis lifo tlat wo' ho
cwlne ter see. Arknnsaw Traveler.
'He gato me some pointers,' said tho
tramp of the farmer; "he Jabbed me with
pitchfork."-'!. m
Errors of Quotation.
Kvidenco of what may lo called tho
intellectual depravity id human na
ture is found In tlio tendency to fol
low errors of citation, cvou from well
Known authors.
Some one happens to blunder into a
misquotation, and the Incorrect ver
sion Is sure. In a little while, to drive
out the correct one from tho minds of
Inaiiy persons who ought to know
I tier. A few instances o'f misquota
tation occur to me. which I have inys :'.f
lotted, and the list might, no doubt,
be easily lengthened. The first that
comes to mind is Milton's lino at the
conclusion of Lycidas, To-morrow to
fresh woods and pastures now," where
fields is commonly substituted for
Worn Is.
So slight a change as that of a prep
osition nits a somewhat different
meaning itrio hen Johnson's memorial
verse. "lie was not of an age, but for
all tunc." Hero for is often made to
replace of in the first clause.
We aro all supposed to know our
Shakespeare, but in fact a good many
persons' kuowedgc is of tho second
hand hortthat docs not unable lliein to
deteet a misquotation. When Mr.
HoothorMr. Irving delivers the "To
be or not to bo" soliloquy, some who
hear him speak of "tlio thousand nat
ural shocks that llesh is heir to," may
be surprised into fancying that tho
actor is making a slip, the substitution
of ills for tdiocks being so common
that thoVight word sounds strangely.
In speech ami writing how often men
tion is matte of the bourne" whenco no
traveler returns. Shakespeare wroto
of tho '"undiscovered country, from
whoso bourno no traveler returns.1 1
Theso quotation nro from ono of tho
best known plays, oftenesl acted on
tho modern stage, and from tho most
hackneyed lines In it. Again people
cite from "Tho Merchant of Venice,"
"Tho man that hath no music In his
soul," where tho text has in himself."
It is curious to noto that certain
verses, very familiar to us in their p re
lent shape, aro plagiar sins or allow
able borrowings, if you pleasefrom
elder authors. The modification of tho
original lias souiot mos been an im
provement, somet me not, but in
either case the newer form lias sup
planted tho old. The modern author
i;cts that possession of tho poetical pro
perty which Is nine points of the law,
as Campbell has done W th tins well
known line, "L ke angel's visits, few
nnd far between." This is tauto
logical, for if the visits aro far between,
it is needless to say they aro fow. John
Norris, who, in tho latter half of tho
seventeenth century, compared tho
"joys most oxq nslto ami strong,"
wli ch soon took their flight to angel's
visits, short ami bright," may never
have written any tiling clso worth tho
stealing, so it seem rather cruel' that
he should lose the credit of his happiest
thought. Later Hobert lllalr helped
himself to Norr;s' verse, altering
"bright" to "far between." It is
probable, therefore, that Camp
bell "convoyed" from Mair rather
than from the original wr ter. In l ko
manner Pope made himself free with
Pryden's verse, From grave to light,
from 'pleasant to severe," changing
light" into "gay" and "pleasant" in
to "lively;" and with Pror's "Fine by
degrees and beautifully less," In this
instance altering tho sense as well as
the words. Itut lino by defect ami
delicately weak" is nn unmlstakablo
Imitation of Prior. No.tloubt tho same
thought may occur to more than ono
man, and since human experience re
peat itself reflection on lift nre likely
to resemble each other (!ray wroto
Where ignorance is bliss,' lis folly to
! wie." Prior, before him, made
the propos tion u universal one when
lio asserted that "from ignorance our
comfort flows, the only wretched aro
tho wise;" and centuries before Prior a
nameless .lew had rut It down In his
book that ' he that Incroascth knowl
edge increaseth sorrow." Atlantic
Monthly.
Destroying tho Dies.
A liltlo roll 'of metal red with lire
was placed upon tho anvil, a sledge
hammer fell twice upon if, three tiny
spark shot into tho air and tho molds
of tho old ear's double eagle gold
coins wcro wiped out forever. It was
a thousandth .part of tho work that
lasted all day ut the mint Tuesday, th
i!cstro)lng of the 1HS7 dies.
This is a novel form of destruction
that falls to the lot of tho money male-I-ig
establishment's blacksmith at the
end of each calendar year, and is the
only sure way of preventing tho wily
countcrfo'ter from making spurious
coin without regard to tlat!. Tho tile
of the Mint are the stamps that imprint
on tho coin all that fancy business that,
when rubbed ofT by time, gives tho
street car conductors a chance to insult
tho holder by refusing to accept It.
For instance, it stamps on tho dollar
tho faco of Iho beautiful lady encircled
by stars ami makes u strong contrast
o:i the other side by printing a iritnm
looking eagle perched mi arrows under
"in (ior wu trust."
The tlio Is a little round chunk of
ftoel about three' inches long, sloping
otVat tho lop, wh'ch makes It .look 1 i ko
a miuaturo milkman's can without
handle. On tho top of it is cut the
faco of the coin It manufactures, w th
the date of the year, and something to
think about when you look at them Is
that tho tlio of a penny costs the gov
ernment no )ess than tho tlio lhat
makes precious tho gold piece.
Coiner Steel, of tho mint, signed the
death warrant of tho old year's dies. U
meant tho destruction of a thousand of
18!i7'i mouye-makcrs. Kvery stamp,
from double eagles to dollars In gold,
from dollars to ten-cent pieces in sil
ver, tlio live lu nickel and the penu cs
In copper were doomed.
Tho place of execution was tho
gloomy shop in tho b isement weirdly
lit by hungry lire-light. At 9:30 o'clock
the tlies were taken from their cell tip
sta'r and .convoyed thither in black
cotlin like pans, Coined gold jingled
merrily on all sides as tho procession
passed. What regret had gold for the
steel that gave It power to ruin souls?
So the tlies of '67 passed to their fate
unwept.
Tho little coiners of big money wero
first sacriliccd. Tho d os of gold wero
lhmg by handful into the flames.
There they lay until tho steel grew red
and the face of Columbia blushed cr.m
son. They were not taken out by
hand, but by Iron tongs, and placed
right-end upward on tho anvils. Then
the smithy raised tho sledge hammer
aloft and struck each ono full in tho
lace. A shower of sparks, a smashed
sound and tho agony was over. Tho
ring of the steel had gone, tho face
vanished like magic ami the tlies ot
the past was but crushed unshapely
metal. Vlulad:tihit Vej.
Tho Namo of Astor. -
The As tor. always keep together.
When William moved into Lafayette
Place Mrs. Langdon took' up her res -dnnco
hi the same vieinitv, corner La
fayette Place, nntl her house was the
scene of tho Astor Place riot. Tho As
tor L brary was established next tloor
to William's house, ami this made it a
family center. When Wdliain's two
sous, John Jacob and Will am, mar
ried, they formed a new colony in
F flh Avenue. . taking up an entire
qu ire, and their father followed them,
occupying a house on nn adjacent cor
ner. The family havo thus kept to
gether and havo lived peaceably. In
deed, it is ono of tho few instances in
which wealth has not led to variance.
Tho Astor namo is now given to tho
Astor House, tho Astor library, Astor
Place and Iho A;loi block in Fifth
Avonuo.
There is .also an Ador Homo at
Waldorf on the PJilne, founded by
John Jacob, who left $1.70,000 fortius
purpose. It is occupied a a place for
the worthy poor, and Is a very useful
institution. Astoria, which is one of
tlio prettiest towns on Long Island,
was formerly John Jacob's summer re
sort, and thus deserve the name.
Hero ho made hi will, which is dated
Hell (J ale, July 4, 18;k", twelve years
lefore his death. Ho added a number
of important codicils, one of which,
made in lH.'VJ, provided for the erecton
of tlio Astor library. Ho gave the
land, and also $100,000, to which tho
family have added some very hand
some benefactions. Astoria on the
Pacific coast also derives il namo from
old John Jacob, and is a proof of his
enterprise in establishing a trading
post so far from' tho limit of civiliza
tion. Ulica Jkrald.
Odds and Ends.
Ofltimes after a man lias seen his
"ante" he I compelled to go and see
h!s "uncle."
Society just now Is something like
Arteinn Ward's company of sqhliers
all want to be brigadier-generals.
A woman never reaches middle life,
she Is always young until sho gets old
enough to boast of her age.
It is reported that Sara Hemhardt's
tiger died of ennui. Nobody closely
associated with Sara but a tiger could
die of ennui.
Nothing is more annoying to a young
man who has n bunch of keys at tho
end of his watch chain, than to bi
asked what time it i.
Tho general attention now being paid
in Knjjland to Mr. Sullivan, ha given
Mr. (Jladstono an opportunity to slip
over to tho Continent for a brief out
ing. An eminent critic says that Wagner's
music "call your soul to your ears."
This Is beautiful. In our grandfathers
days there were no patent leathers, and
tho Kngllsli language was In its infan
cy. The i'ocu
FAOT AND FANCY.
The population of Prl Is sali tobetVcrraj
Inj; qulto fjpMljr. ,
Tbo tfiioraj.hrr'i fees In s prolonged con
test ovrr a will la a New York court were near
1 HOx).
la seven vcri the vnhio of tho nrrvlucts of
South Cmlo na hai Increased from f 7.UXM0)
tot 101,00 ),iU.
I lirre are fn Vrrmout about thirteen hun
dred kiliiMiI dltrku whkh buvo ivt lluit
twelve iuplU eat h.
II seems cvldeut Hint tlio preaehcr who stop
Into Urrther's lues will have, to ui oa sev
eral pairs t soeUt In order to eel a fit.
A Nevr York state Yankee proves to tnnko
a railroad ear eutlrely of wool pulp. Us tlatun
tbat It will te hiJcstructlblo cither b tiro or
by shock.
A Ycuctlan gondolier makes oo au areraz
4 franca (about S) cent) adar tbo year round.
On this bo n 111 marry, rear a family, and put
a uie money wv,
Tbe'Ohlo river, whtch lias since Ihe sprin
of l'ysT roiifthttcd mainly of banks aud bt'onns
hastiow tdd'd to tin coiublnntioa a hat.d
soii.e quantity of water.
Henry DfiiuUon, hunt In' on the Croat Oj-e-ons
K-iifiuw county, Ontario, found "in an
old shanty a man who bad lt his vrur, an t
bud not eaten unvtlJn for twcnty-tlrc day.
It was an old Scotch woman nbo, when h
saw her pastor eomlinr atom; the ro td ou a
bicycle, suld: "1 dimia llku to s'o the imvo
fitter koIh' aloot the couutrv ou. a cvclic
dla." California produced sX),000 allon4 of bran
dy last year, of which neady niie-flfth was
made on Senator Stanford's Vina ranch. 'I li5
yield wm iifur'.y ll)),000 gallona larger tluu
that of the previous year.
. The KoM-knoMnd cana, crutch-canm, an 1
canes with ducUV beaks thai havo so long
been tho rna hi Purls, are dlttapjtcarltur, and
the dandies nro making fri-nd with a thick
ftlck,wltn tho clun of a craylhli for a handle.
The Sunday school library which makes any
pretentions at all at keeping up with tho
times now shclres tht! stories about the bad
bovs who went swimntin, and lay In a stock
of tales about tli: lad who weut ukatln with
out pcrmUnlou.
A farmer near Itccdsrillr, Pa., recently kill
ed two deer at out uliot-. 1IU weapon was a
single barreled rille, with which he put a bill
through tho neck of each deer r.t a il!tanc
of 0vcnly-live yardi. (n tho same Uay tha
faimer'a sou shot a btc but t;.
A Connecticut 'woman has embroidered tho
words aud mule of !l'Mn- Sweet Home" ou
a linen slifM-t, which I on tlej "itpitrn ro fm"
Ix-d. Her Client h;irl Lot tloold-id whether
th hofcUA4 aicilH to li;d.c:ittf that t'jC'J IQUit
feci ot home, or had b'dtr tjo home.
The world m-irei. In u YirlriiiU ii'.wsp.ipr
puhlittji'd thirty r;r aco there was an ac
count of Ihtj nee truc! of n woman to two years'
liiipnsoiimt'iit for tcat-hiiii; uccrofS to read.
1 he d iuhttT of Ihe Jude paln sculcnea
Is now a tenchcr lu the robucd public schools
of til tt t state.
A BonUm pajer atert' that a ncnly rich
New York woman got from a dishonest sexton
jsaesaion of un old toiabatona sacred to the
memory of nom one of tho aamo tiamt as
herself that wn In an Jjilish graverard, and
now has It h1 in her ll!rury wall, with a Ilctl
tjous pedlzrcc, at a vouchor for. her aristoc
racy. The women of Puris hire adopted for tho
w inter season a wag.'Ie In their walk. The
art of wag-Jlii); griiccfuHy in furs Is lctn
taught nt the best dancing ochooU. 'J'hv eor
reel wale is dcicilhjd us u hrt step and
su undulating sweep c'f the hips. It U Ml I
to be much m re graceful than the manulth
stride tlial preraded during the muitncr. J
Tho aucleui and honorable Artillery com
pany of UoAton propotu to hare a great tlnn
next summer, when It will celebrate tho m)Ui
utiulvcmary of Its organU.ilkm. A lot of
KTSons aro expected to roiin from Ihilatid;
there will be a trip to Wulitngtoti, to M-Mmt
Yemon, nnd to (iettyaburc, tf coure thoro
will le a tiipto .Nfw Yikiind a sad around
Ihe waterway and up tlio Hudson to West
Point to ninusc thiiiclvct us hctt the may.
'Johnnc, my ptAr loy, your ):ij:i In t!ad,
Un'l hef" "Yes, air; ho dlcl Uti ntcliL"
"Do )oil know when tlio funeral will bo
held I" "It w hs to liavo tven held this nfter
ikhu, but mamm t put It o!f till to-morrow."
What for; couldn't tho frltmds of thu fainllf
get here befoic thenf ''No, sir; that wum't
If. It was hfcauao there is to ! a pttire.
slvc euchre party to Mra. .Selio to-nitit, mi l
mamma hud to play ut Ihe head tabhr."
A gentleman of !o va 1 1 had the mNfortuoe
a few weeks n;;o to loj by death bit wife. A
reporter was conversing with ths widower re
cently w lieu the latter Informed him tbat a
few days before he visited a bank ou business
snd was told by the frothier that nt tho time
of the dcjttu of his wife she hud eccumlated
and ha.1 on depo.lt In tho institution in bcr
name tho sum of CAixH Tlio widower was
thunderstruek, and wo-ild hardly Wilevo what
Iho cuthtcr told Mm. Ho smi t.sill.d Iho
fact, however, by tlio cashier Ivlm hhu a
certifli ato of dep,U fur that amount.
At tho auction of tho collection of the Mar
qui Montauster at Paris a copy of the famous
manuscript ' (Julrlandj tie Julie," ou
forty sheets of vellum, was sold for $JW.
The collection of poenis on fl iwers called "L i
(iuliUiide tli; Julie" was r-unptised and mado
up In PWIand prescntel to Julie V Aneunen,
daughter of the M.irvuls de HnmUiuillct. Tho
latter had founded a s alcri, or literary astern
bly room, In VAM at her cat!e, calling It by
her husband's name, tlio Hotel do Kambuulh
let. There all tho prominent men of the
hlcrary world and tolite society of Franco
used to meet until her doath la 10-V5.
A splendid memorial of the former 'great
ness of Iho eliy of Yenioo Is tho 'Pat acts
lYsaro on tho grand canal. Leonardo IV aro,
procurator of Han Marco, eommnced btiildltr
the paluco In lf,?.l, aud when It was flulshed.
In 171 , It had cost tor 1.000 ducats, at thut
time un amount of fabulous magullule.
From tho IVsoros tho palace went by In InUer.
itanco to tho ducal houo of Ucillacpu la
Masa. The la.lr l o deep lu that her tie dl
tors havo obtained an order of eiecnlloa
against her and will shortlr put up tho p
for sale. It will rrobat-ly brlnjf a iiomlntl
jkIco and be tratisfcrmcd Into a tencinr: ;
house.