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New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

woman essentially French and mot English But
she :has naturalized VI. .Sardous Suzanne and made
her-it is very high praise-a perfectly conceNaoic
and charming Englishwoman. It's part Iii which
there is little or no occasion for the display OF that
power of ,pathOs which Mrs. Kendall possesses IL
which she is, | think, unryalled, as she Is ID some
other respects, the English stage. SRsdh Hd'Hey
must he played with light hand. She ~ woman
who r1ipbt easily become repusiye lin her cheerful
disregard Of couventiOnalities. Her protracted
duel with Colonel Blake for the possession OF the
letter takes her over some very delicate ground
where the sympathies of her audience would not
follow an actress who did not preserve throughout
the note of refinement which makes her audacitles
pardonable She is woman full of ingenious re-
sources of unfailing cxibility in emergencies, who
has to meet in quick succession desparine terror
stricken wife. jealous husband in fury, and IL g
cool, keen-wtted antagonist whom she has under
taken to outwit. The transitions are as difficult as
they can well be made. If Mrs. KendaPs art had
ever been thought to want variety. no such
criticism can be pronounced on it again. LShe
makes herself mistress of each situation Her AZ
fectOnate devotion to her friend, her mastery OF te
husband and his gun, her easy banter OF Colonel
Blaks-each in its way is as good as the other Mme
Fargnel had a volubty Of speech such as no Eng
lishwOman ever attained to. Mrs. Kendall, II not
voube, is rapid, and is happily devoid OF that terr
BILE defect common to most English actresses OF
dwelling on points. She is French in that when
she has indicated her effect. she is content to leave
something to the appreciation of her audience
Altogether her acting is the most perfect example
can think Of among English artists of the art which
am afraid cannot be called pre-eminently English
tie art which conceals art; studied but natural;
intellectual, sympathetic, finished and belonging
distinctly IN that modern school which discards
traditions with nothing but antiquity to recon-
mend them, and prefers TO depict men and women
ms they are not as they are not, and never were.
Mr.. Kendars Colonel Blake is just such manly,
clever and interesting representation as 1t must be
in order to Justify the extreme suddenness with
which Susan throws herself into his arms.
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New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
SIR ARTHUR SULLIHAYS HEALTH.
FfOm TAe World { iLondonl.


Numbers of incorrect statements having been
made about Sir Arthur Sulivan's health, will
give in a few words, what really is the case. He
has had no boil no ft no stroke il is all nonsense
He caught violent cold, and negeetedit. For four
teen nights consecutively he scored his OPERA some
times alter having attended six or seven hours
rehearsal On Friday, the 4th, from $50 until $3.50
Saturday morning, he rehearsed again, and the neg
painful Inflammation of the muscles Getting no
sleep whatever he received three injections Of NOR
phine, and, determined to keep faith with public
and conduct the first performance he naturally ex-
haused his strength. After being called at the end
of the performance, he tainted, and was taken by
Mr. Tom Chappell and Mr. smythe (his secretary
for three days intense pain; but on Friday. 1lth
inst, he got up for few hours, and has since had
every day carriage drive, and Is now fully con-
valescent
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
A PECULIAR FORM of MONOMANIA.
From The Iall Nal 7azstte.

From Ihs Iutl MAJ Ddxsffe.
The death Is reported from Glasgow of the
last OF four sisters whose Afforded remarkable
OF form Of monomanil which Dickens fond
OF describing They had been brought up la the expeet
ton 0f receiving considerable property fron their
mothers brother when he died IL found that bis
property 10 be equally divided among the children
OF his brothers and sisters" but after this clause te
mother Of the sisters was left out They devoted their
lives 20 the recovery OF their portion and their enors
law courts gradually induced monomania, the sums
claimed became larger and larger and hardly person
has held any kind Official position during the se
forty years without having been interviewed OF written
10 by the sisters. They have left an enormous pie oI
behind them, including petitions TO sir
A Alison Lord Derby, Lord Redesdalc, the Glasgow
Town Council, and the House OF Lords On All vtAex
matters they Awere perfectly RATIONAL
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27


And a difficulty I'm understanding. Rich and independent
Of the world he an amateur comic singer and rcciter
That any person who does not want money should make
an ass OF himself by grnung through horse collar Is TO
Inc inconceiyable. II T. pful ambition" am not
in the least rejecting professional low comedians and
other varieties OF the genus clown" These mummers
mop and NOW " for money-Often great deal Of it
but It Is impossible gauge the mind of who vol
unfairly descends from the level of gentleman TO that
Of Trboulet and condesocnds make sport for the Phil
istines gratis!
Mr. Harry Quiter, say was engaged 10 Miss Flnney
when the young lady wrote letter to Mr.. Gilbert IN
whose pieces she had been playing TO announce her en-
gagement Mr.. Gilbert wrote polite and cordial reply
few weeks after he received another letter from the
lady saying that her engagement with Mr. Qulter was
broken oa IThe reply little difficult this time,
but Mr. Gilbert was equal TO tho OCCASION and expressed
the greatest interest In tho adys happiness and con-
ndence I'm her judgment few days elapsed
and then came another letter from Miss Fnney.
announcing her engagement TO Lord GarInoyle. Then
Mr.. Gnbert's spirit OF fun overcame him and he
wrote q letter In his od6est vein OF topsy y-turVydom
IL congratulated the lady on her approaching marriage
with - and then came blank space with an asterisk
referring to marginal note thus conceived: Here In
sert the name OF the happy man." All London has
laughed ever this at once innocent and pQuant BIT OF
pleasantly
The weather here is quite taking the shine out OF New
York To-day We have sun bright and almost hot, but
teInpered by delicious breeze. The night before last
happened 10 walk along Fleet-st to call upon news
paper writer with whom have the advantage OF being
acquainted. It was light as day Overhead shone
magnificent moon through On unclouded sky, almost
putting to shame the blaze OF scores OF electric be-
tween Ludgate Circus and Temple Bar
London "a wonderfully full Just for this early part
Of the season. The great beauty, Lady hermcne Dun
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
Edible Birds Nests.

One of the chief experts of North
Borneo, according to a recent letter to
the London Standard, is that rare del
icacy so highly esteemed by the people
of the Flowery Kingdom, the luscious
and appetizing birds nests. They are a
tolerably unvarying source of revenue,
and the caves, if properly worked, are
practically inexhaustible. One cave
alone, GomaRton, produces as much as
$40, 900 per annum, while those at Bod
madai, in Darvel Bay, are reported to
be nearly as valuable, though, owing to
the claims of the natives upon them and
for other reasons they do not produce
anything like that sum. Besides these
there are eight or ten others, which are
for the most part either indifferently
worked or as yet unexplored.
The nests are divided, according to
their color aid purity, into three quail
ities-putih, manas, and etain white,
brown and black, which, at a low es-
innate, are s~everally worth about 81, 100,
$500, and 500 per picul of 1873 pounds.
For the haIf-year ending June, 1882. the
duties on birds nests exported from
Elopura at 5 per cent. amounted to the
sum of 81, 107. From January l, 1888,
the duty has been raised to 10 per cent.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
Fashionaha Chat.

Carved wood ornaments are being re-
Yived.
Straw is the preferred material for
hats and bonuets this month.
A fashionable evening dress is that
made of ecru lace and worn over a surah
of the same shade.
Giants de suede, or unglazed kid gloves
are worn for both day and evening
dress; they come in dark, medium and
light shades.
Young girls can wear belts even with
basque bodices; they are stylish, fastened
at the side with cockade bow, or a met
al or pearl buckle.
The Brighton is the rame of q new
short jacket, designed for young women
who ape the English craze of cutting the
hair short and wearing a jockey cap.
An elegant travelling suit for a bride
is of gray cashmere, trimmed with sew
eral rows of line silver braid, sewn on
fiat and close to each other. This braid
borders the skirt, basque, sleeves and
collar, gray straw hat, with a long sill
very shaded feather and a gray gauze
veil.
Stockings are in bright colors, many
of them having a design in imitation OF
ribs worked down the legs in raised
silk. A novelty in infants shoes con-
sists in the finish of the knitted wooden
sock with silk braid, chain-stitch, in
color or tiny silk lacings. Some of them
have rows Of very small buttons forming
a design across the instep.
Velveteen is in great favor this sea
son for underskirts, which are simple in
construction, with only a plated ruche,
lined with surah or satin around the
bottom. The Arcadia v~elveteens appear
this season in such perfection that they
can hardly be distinguished from real
v%elvel; indeed, they are quite as hand
some as velvet, both for skirts and COM
plete costumes or for wraps and jackets.
Tailor-made suits are all the rage. The
most popular materials for them are
~tricois, lady cloth and cheviots. 1t is
impossible to have them too plainly
made; usually they are entirely UNI
trimmed and have ows Ofdounie stitch
ing around the basque, collar and Gu ifs,
the skirt being also very closely stitched
or draped in the most severely classical
style. Dark hunting green, greys n
deep blues are the fashionable cOlOTs.
One of the haudsomest imported suits
in the city is in fine lady cloth, stitched
in q palm-ieaf design, in the same brown
color rs the material, the design being
carried round the drapery Of the over
skirt and repeated as . bordering upon
the collar and cuffs.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
A Western Pickle Company.

AS ar evidence of what can be done
to benefit intelligent farmers and add as
well to the material wealth of the com
munity, we submit the following Facts
from Mr.. J.. s. Stickney, ex-president of
the Wisconsin State Horticultural socie-
ty in that state, located at Milwaukee
Under Mr.. Stickney's supervision, the
company made up the product of 300
acres of cucumbers which yielded %, 100
bushels. The heaviest amount taken
from one acre being 1920 bushels, the
average price paid was fifty cents per
bushel of fifty pounds. In addition b
the above, this factory put up the pro-
duct of two acres of tomatoes, which
were made into catsup; two acres wax
beans, four acres small silver. skinned
onions, one-half acre of h~orseradish,
and thirteen IONS of caulifloWer. The
expenses of seeds, materials, &C.,
brought and distributed among growers,
was $4,000. The net profit on the total
pro luct cannot be given, as the manu-
featured goods have not been marketed.
This makes a good showing for the
pickle company, which we believe is
still in its infancy. We learn that the
managers of this company have been
very liberal with the farmers who have
grown crops for them, and propose to
make it more profitable for them the
coming season.-Rural World.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28

The curious hold superstition has on
the mind of the Japanese is very we'll
illustrated by the proceedings taken by
q Japanese damsel when her lover
proves false to his vows. When the
world is at rest, at two o'clock in the
morning, the girl rises. She dOns a
white robe and high sandals or ssclogs.
Her Golf is metal tripod, in which are
thrust three candles; around her neck
she hangs a mirror, which falls upon
her bosom; in her left hand she carries
a small straw figure-the efiigy of her
faithless lover-and in her right she
grasps a hammer and nails, with which
she fastens the figure to n of the sa-
cred trees that surround the shrine,
Then she prays for the death of the trail
tor vowing that if her position be heard,
she will herself pull out the nails which
now offend the god by wounding the
mystic tree. Night after night she comes
to the shrine, and each night she strikes
in two more nails. actually believing ev-
cry j il will shorten her lovers life, for
the ID to save this tree, viii surely
strike him dead.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
AND HOUSE.
Recipes for the Housewife.

EkGClpCS LOT the 6OuHbWHIe.
CREAM TRoUT.--Cut on the head and
tail, and put in boiling water slightly
sailed; let it simmer five minutes, when
taking it out, let it drain, and put in a
stewpan with some powdered mace, nut
meg and cayenne pepper; cover with
cream and the fre~sh-grated rind ofa
lemon; keep the pan covered and stew
ten minutes; after dishing it stir in the
cream a ~teaspoonful of arrowroot and
pour over the trout.
A NICE DEsERr.--Put a layer of sugar
in a quart bowl, then a layer of TAFT
apples, then of sugar, then of apples, till
the bowl is full; then a half teacup of
water; set in the oven with a slow fire
for two or three hours, with a cover on
the bowl. Setaway to cool, turn out on
a plate, and you have a layer of jelly
and a layer of apples.
APPLE JELLY.-Take favored,
tart, juicy apples, pare or not, core, cut
in thin slices, place in kettle, pour in
water to just cover, and boil gently with
out stirring until tender; strain careful
lywithout squeezing, in small quantity
at q time, and proceed exactly as in
peach jelly: the same amount OF sugar.
PEACH CoBBLER.-Pare the peaches
carefully, but do not take out the stones;
put them into a deep dish and sweeten
well; cover with a thick crust of rich
pastry, and close the edges well to pre-
vent the escape of the syrup. Serve hot
with cream.
Steel kniye which are not in daily
use may be kept fro IN rusting if they
are dipped in a strong solution Of soda
one part of water to four of soda; then
wipe dry, roll in tanne Il, and keep in a
dry place.
Among other pretty ways to finish the
edge of a silk lounge quilt are these: hut
a border of narrow ribbon On in strips,
make a point on the end of each piece
of ribbon, and under these allowing it to
show a trife; below them put a ruffle o.
lace. The other way is TO omit the lace
and put a tassel or small ball on each
point.
If teaspoonful of t%urpentine is put in
| the wash-boiler and boiled with the
clothes, it will whiten them perceptibly.
A somewhat novel way to trim a table
/ scarf is TO put three-cornered pieces of
silk or satin on each end. Have these
pieces half a yard deep at the longest
side, IN the corner embrOider a spray of
flowers; where the satin or silk end joins
the center part of the scarf put a row OF
fancy stitches. A dark crimson felt
| scarf with one end light blue, the other
of crimson shaded to brown is very
handsome.
Never buy lard ready made If you can
help it, but take hogs fat, the part en-
veloping the kidneys, or leaf lard, and
lchop it fine; put it in a cast-iron or crock
cry kettle, with a bay leaf and a stalk Of
thyme to every two pounds of fat; set il
on a moderate fire, and as soon as it be,
gins to melt take the melted part Out
with a ladle and put it in n stone jar OF
pot; do not take any pieces of fat no
yet melted. Continue the process unit.
It is all melted. The dry or hard part
that remains at the bottom of the ket.
tie when done is no good, Lard made
in this way is as white as snow, and
may be kept an indefinite time.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
Baby and Jack.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1t has been going on for a year past.
Jack is a carrier for one of the dailies,
and his circuit takes in a house on
Scott street. One day last spring a baby
crowned at him from an open door OF
that street, and Jack tossed an apple in
to the hall. The next day the baby was
watching for him and after three or
four days the boy made bold to slip up
the steps and pat the little chap On the
head and leave the stick of candy he
had purchased two miles away. AS
time went on Jack came to know that
the baby was fatherless, and that its
mother was pale-faced and hardly able
to drag about. 1t was weeks before she
spoke to him, but the baby took to Jack
right away and was always ready for his
coming. After the first week it was al
ways clean-faced. but it was a good
while before Jack reused up courage to
give him a kiss and to ask for one in re-
turn. After that it was plain sailing. and
the neighbors became interested. 1t
was queer enough that a boy like Jack,
having his W way to make and rough
ing it until he had become suspicious
and hard hearted, should catch on to a
little whitehead, and be more than a
big brother to him, but that was what
happened.
And something more. One day he
brought up q quarter of a pound of tea
and left it where the mother would find
it, and this was followed by other par
cells and articles. One day he missed
the baby and crept into the hall to find
that he had cried himself to sleep and
that the mother was i'll and helpless.
Jack reused up the neighbors, and what
ever was eaten in that house for the
next two weeks was purchased with
Jacks money. The mother could only
thank him and weep She could not
speak ten words of English.
A fortnight ago, Jack missed baby
| again, and again he found the mother
i'll. Friends were with her this time and
| she did not suffer for care. A week ago
there was Grape on the door as the car
rier went his round, and baby had been
carried off by a neighbor. When Jack
came around next day the mother had
been buried and people were watching
to tell him that the house was to be va
Gated and baby was to go to a distant
city. He had been brought back to bid
the carrier goodbye, and the poor and
lowly people drew off with tears in their
eyes, and Jack sat on the door-steps and
took baby i'll his lap and smoothed his
white head and kissed his red cheeks.
Baby chung around his neck and seemed
to realize that he was to lose a friend,
and, as one who stood by expressed it:
"Then baby cried and Jack cried, and
the women put their aprons up and
sobbed like children. When they final
Iy took the child away Jacks heart was
big enough to break, and throwing his
arms around the little chap for the last
time he turned and ran away and never
looked back"
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
Floating.

The human body weighs a pound in
the water, and a chair will carry two
grown persons; that is. it will keep the
head above water, which is all that is
necessary when it is a question of life
OF death. One finger placed upon a
chair or stool, a small box, or a piece of
board, will easily keep the head above
water, while the two feet and other
hand may be used as paddles to propel
toward the shore. 1t is not at all necas-
sary to know how to swim to be able to
keep from drowning in this way. A lit
tie experience with the buoyant power
Of water, and faith in it, are all that is
required. When pleasure boats capsiZe,
everyone struggles to get IN top of the
the overturned or half-filled boat, and
all are drowned, except those whom the
wrecked craft would wholly bear up. If
they would simply trust the water to
sustain n~inety-nine hundredths OF the
weight of their bodies, and the disabled
boat the other hundredth, they might
all be saved, under most circumstances.
An overturned or water-hlled wooden
boat will sustain more people in this
way than it will carry. 1t would keep
the heads above water of as many peo-
pie as could get their hands on the gun
vale. These are simple fscts, easily
learned, and may some day save your
life.
Yes" said Mr.. Dustie, who fought a
duel with q DUDE. II didn't FIRE at all.
You see, every time I looked at him to
take aim he appeared go darned ridlcu-
lous Ic0uldu't help laughing, SO couldn't
hold the pistol still" -Bostoa Post.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28

the character of the water except on the
supposition that the water changes sud-
denly from purity to impurity, and vice
versa, a ~supposition incompatible with
the delivery supply Of water from res
ervoirs. Walled up cess-pools, he
says, are common in the city and not
usually found in the country, and the
exhalations from unventilated and IN
cared for vaults have much to do with
the prevalence of typhoid diseases.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
How BAD Rutter Is Made.

Fifteen and ten cent butter is thus re-
ferred to by a correspondent of the c.
darburg Wis, News: eff an architect
and builder should say to a man who
wanted a fine building put up, that he
never used line, level, plumb, square,
or rule, he probably wouldn't get the
job even of the most ignorant. But it is
no more absurd to attempt to frame a
fine building without the use ofthe prop
or tools, than to attempt to MAKE uni
fo@mly fine butter or cheese without
the use of the thermometer. But that
is the way the most of ten cent and shil-
ling butter is made. The mass of the
butter sold goes for half price, year in
and year out and at all seasons of the
year, largely caused by being churned
at the wrong temperature bv persons too
stingy or too stupid to invest S0cents for
a good thermom eter. 4 variation of five
degrees from the standard spoils. or
greatly Injuries, either butter or cheese,
while it IS common to not guess within
10 or Is degrees when feeling the tenn
p~erature with the hand. The unconcious
condition of the body anu the state of
the atmosphere, and our exposure to
great heat or cold leads even experts
astTay. Unlike most men a good Their
mometer never lies. And unlike most
men when it does lie it lies only q very
little and does but little harm"
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
SCOT and Ashes.

SCOT and ashes have to answer for
much of the smoke and dirt which we
have in our homes. The spring would
naturally be the time to get rid of
these disagreeable commodities, but
after they are neglected, and when the
fall fires are built their presence creates
not a little trouble. Chimneys need
cleaning now and then or every gust of
wind will drive a cloud of SCOT do wn
into the rooms through CRATE or stove.
Furnaces need to have the pipes taken
down once a year and cleared of the
accumulation of dust and dirt which
collects in them. Unless the smoke
pipe of the furnace is clear the draft will
be in a measure DISTRACTED, and it will
be hard to keep a fire without all the
hampers open. Base-burners need
careful attention; the lower part of the
stove which is usually cleared from q
small opening at the back should be
kept clear of ashes or the gas which
should be carried up the chimney will
be forced into the room when the d.
rect draft is closed. Cook stow es will
often utterly refuse to bake, and the
only reason will be because they are filed
up with ashes and SCOT. Unless stoves
are kept clear 1t will be found difficult
to have a good draft without opening
the direct damper, by doing which a
great deal of heat will be lost and fun'
wasted.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-28
typhoid Diseases.

DR.. George Hamilton, in the Medical
Record takes issue with those who as
sumo the conveyance of germs of ty-
phoid and scarlst fever, diptheria and
dysentery by contaminated drinking
water, and who do rot believe
that sewer gas can spread the infection
or originate the diseases. Referring to
the epidemics that sometimes occur sud
denly in cities fed with drinking water
from some common source he says that
their sudden appearance and as sudden
disappearance cannot be attributed 10