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WOMAN AND HOME.
SYNOPSIS soFALEcTuRE ON woMAN's
LIFE IN JERUSALEM.
On the Hotel PiazZa-A New Decorative
Craze-Difierent Sorts OF Advice
from Various Sources-An
italian Proverb.
IChicago Newsl

IChicago Newsl
Miss Lydia NJ Won Finkestein, a native
of the city of Jerusalem, occupied the morn
ing hour at the Grant Place Methodist
church in describing the social condition OF
the women Of the Holy Land. Miss FinksI.
STEMS father, a Russian merchant. fed the
prosecutions OF his native Land forty five
years ago, locating in Jerusalem, where the
speaker was born and lived up 10 six years
country. Her father was the first European
settler in the holy city and carried thither
the first stock Of European merchandise.
"The people OF Palestine" she said, 1live
much the same that they did during the Pc
riod OF Bible history. Their customs and
dress are the same, and life in Jerusalem to-
day bears witness to the truth OF many in
cidents of the Bible which skeptics can not
understand The women are divided into
three classes-the Bedouin women, who are
the Ishmaelites such as were Sarah and
Rachel Of holy writ; the rural usswives,
the descendants Of Ruth and Mary; and the
city class, the daughters Of the Moslem
Christian and Jew. All of those classes arc
ignorant, few being able TO read. The
Bedouin women are more independent, and
are some times consulted by their husbands
in weighty matters Some Of tho men en-
courage the independence Of their wives,
because they think their sons cannot be
great warriors IL the mothers are timii.
@The Moslem girl Of 12 Is old enough to
marry the man selected by her mother and
sisters, who do her courting. She can see
only her husband and his brothers or uncles,
and Is continually surrounded by relatives
in-law. The wives OF the lower classes are
mere drudges. The Moslem mothers do not
encourage tenderness or love on the part Of
their husbands. Sentiment Is regarded as
weakness, and they bid their boys be men.
Every man is brought up to think that
woman is nobody but some other mans SIS
ter. The Christian women-that Is, the
women Of the Latin and Greek churches
live much the same as the Mcslsm women.
The girls keep the feasts an fasts regularly.
Christianity is only a name to them.
Among the Jews woman Is recognizsi as
only partly developed being whoss soul Is
saved through her husband. Those who
marry the Talmudists or learned men be-
ieve that a place is reserved In heaven for
them. The Talmudists are lazy and their
wives support them. They 60 about the
streets in o meiitative mood and with up
turned eyes. Some OF the rich Jewish msr-
chants select these poor theologians for hus-
bands for their daughters so that they may
be assured a seat in heaven. The identity
OF the Jewish wife Is established in heaven
only when she has given birth TO a son. The
widow, alone Of Oriental women, does as
she pleases, goes where she will, gossips and
transacts business without scandal or dan
ger of any attack being made on her reputa-
ton
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Mrs. Blank Is rather young woman with
\ rather aged husband. He Is . scientist
who spends most Of his time In obtuss specu-
lation, although the neighbors say he Is com-
relied TO do most OF the work about tho
houss. This view Of the case was recently
strengthened by what lady visitor saw
The wife OF the scientist was at homs and
greeted the visitor cordially. who re-
spondsd: I#@ n
aHow do You doi am glad 10 see You
ooking 70 well. And how Is your hus
bAndp
ale Is quits well," replied the wife OF the
scieutist. aHe Is In his studio engaged In
solving some difficult mathematical prob
lena" s.,. ..za..tF .ttE..E4..ss,E i
Just at this moment tho voice OF the scien'
tist was heard from the Kitchen
Y arvs got through grinding coffee what
shall ! do nextr' #aA 50 Is R8E
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and in her abstraction dropped the handker-
chief on the floor. This was noticed by her
hostess, who endeavored to break up the
Irritation by inviting her guest into another
part OF the house. As the latter rose from
the chair she stopped ami picked up her
handkerchief, noticing as she did so the knot
in the corner. @What have I forgotten to-
dayr she asked audibly. "That you have
husband. replied her hostess The story
was repeated, and ths lady. who is promi-
nent member Of the diplomatic circle. al
ways keeps her handkerchief fres from
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A New Decorative Craze.


The gravel that we grind beneath our feet
In our daily percgrinations, sumo hs~vy
pasteboard or thin pine or poplar strips, q
glue-pot and q sharp knife. together with an
eye for tasty arrangement, are the material
necessary for indulging in the new folly-if
such IL may bs properly called. The first
essential Is q collsction of pretty pebbles.
ranging In sire from pinhead 10 hickory
nut and gravel pits, sidewalks and streams
are daily searched by little brothers, and
even by the ladies themselves, for desirable
specimens The falls are favorite resort
for these pebble-hunters, and almost any
pleasant day one can see individuals or
small parties busily engaged in the work OF
collection. The clear, pearly pebbles, those
OF marked colors, variegated ones and all
that are curiously formed, are eagerly
sought for, and when once found tumbled
into convenient pocket or caskst until .
good assortment is obtained, the searchsr IL
ready for another step in her fancy work.
From the pasteboart or wood designs are
hearts, anchors, and a score of otherS the
more curious and neat the better. The glus
h then sostened and spread over the face OF
the design which % kept lying on . warm
stove or In the sun to keep the glue from
hardening until the pebbles have besu
placed thereon. The larger pebbles are then
arranged In the prettisst manner possible
until the face OF the de ign has bean GOV.
cred as closely as possible, then over the
whole the tiny stones are sprinkled at ran
dom, filing in the interstices and hiding
those portions OF tie glued surface Of the
cssigns which tLs larger stones hare failed
10 cover.
The design II then laid In q cool place I'M
III the glue has tecom, thoroughly hard
ened, when 1t Is invertei AMI the loose peb
bles allowed to drop of, - take theii
chances Of sticking In the bare places 90
some other design. =
When completsd thess trinkets make a
pretty ornaments as one could well wish N
zee, and M parior is too rich TO be grsced BY
them. The ornaments. Of course, must b
/ Of fairly good sise to admit OF . pretty ar.
rangen,ent OF the pebbles. and will range al
the way frsm three inches to Q foot In length,
diameter or circumference. as the case may
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The Sacramento Medical society recently
discussed the question how far the drinking
OF the river water Of that city by It's inhab-
itants was responsible for the CONSTANT pres
ence OF malaria among them. A member
stated that the Cinnamon OF Sacramento
we're always free from the disease. Upon
inquiry he found that they never drank the
water except whom IL was made into tea,
and had therefore been boiled. One China
man drank OF the water and contr acted
malaria, and hs was 50 little OF aheath en-"
that be attributed his illness to that iniul-
gence. e...#.
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Miss willard on Vacations for Women.
IprStnn


Boston Traveler.l
Journalism il difficult and uncertain,
Literature without the highest order Of tai
ent is hopeless. Lyceum lecturing has
passed its prime and the most gifted AMI
famous alone can win In that arduous field.
Public readings as an avocation for women
Is as much overcrowde1 as the legal pro-
fession l. for men. In music, vocal and in
strumental, there is On absolute glut OF the
market save for the highly endowed.
Moreover, In all these lines the standard
! fs rising 30 steadily and TO such q height that
mediocrity, oncs endurabIe, Is now hope
lessly c)ndemned To be fourth or even o
third-rate musician Is to have failed out
right. To paint daubs and call them pict-
ures. l. a positive sin. To murder the mod
ern languages by false accent and atrocious
grammar, hath not forgiveness in this
world.
The inventory have outlined includes
most Of the higher occupations open tc
women. save one, and that Is the broad. nay,
the welLnigh, boundless field OF practical
philanthropy Here, at last, the world Is
called before you, where to choose No class
Of workers here outrank women In oppor-
tunity, dignity, or the rewards thst q sim
cere heart prizss most To be sure, wealth
cannot be won here, but moderate income
sufficient for current needs, is certain to all
faithful and efficient workers.
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Fatality About Odlum. the jumper.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

I'm not at all superstitious, want you
TO understand" said Capt Boynton as he
sat with the Owl club the other night II
do not come from a superstitious family,
but my father had peculiar superstition,
and suppose inherit it It's this: When
a person knocks O glass of the table it's Q
sure indication of disaster. Many times In
my life have had occasion to prove the
truth of this, but it never came 30 forcibly
TO me as 1t did In connection with Mr..
Odlum, who was killed Jumping Off
the Brooklyn bridge. The day be
fore we were taking dinns together
and he knocked Off the salt-cellar, and 1t fell
to the floor, breaking in pieces. For Gods
sake, I said, 'Odlum, don't try that jump
give 1t up; that Is ominous' begged him
and entreated him, but he would not have
it He was bound to make that jump any
how, and he met his fats.n ..~
1What stimulants do you use In your long
voyages, captainr asked the doctor Of the
club.
TEA"
@No whiskyi" with an air Of incredulity,
In which tie club all joined. -
"No. gentlemen; on my voyage down the
Ohio used whisky part Of the way. found
out could only make eighteen and twenty
four-hour runs, but in tea found could
easily 60 thirty-six hours, 30 now use tea
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BUckWHEAT CAKES IN SUMMER.
The Grain Il First Polished, Then shucked,
and then Ground Into Flour.
Nav ynrk Sttn

The Grain Il First Polished, Then shuceed,
and then Ground Into Flour.
New York SUM-
While n downtown -four merchant
watched an employe load a truck with buck
wheat -four, the other day, he said: "You
would hardly expect to see such large sale
OF buckwheat as that at this time Of the
year, would youi The fact Is the use Of
buckwheat is increasing The restaurants
here serve buck wheat cakes the year ar ound,
though 1t strikes a countryman as rather
odd to see buckwheats in warm weather.
The increased use OF this -four is due to the
great improvements in its manufacture
within the last three or four years.
"When / was a boy the straw with the
grain in the head was piled on the barn
floor and pounded with fail The straw
was then forked of and the grain swept into
piles When the wind was blowing briskly
the grain was thrown into the air with
shovels, 80 that the chaff could be blown
away, and then the grain was ground be-
tween the old-fashioned milestones. The
bran was separated from the meal by sift
ing with wire -bottomed sieve. The first
improvement was made when a silk boiling
reel was substituted for wire-cloth sieve.
"After great many years an old York
state miller concluded that the meal would
have less shuck or bran In 1t il the shuck
could be removed from the berry before IL
was ground. To do that he run the grain
through a series OF rrugated rollers which
simply cracked open the shuck and allow
the kernel to drop out The broken shucks
and kernels were separated by screens and
thereafter buckwhsat -four was about as
white as any other. The demand for IL in
creased rapidly, but 1t was not quite perfect,
because the fine fuzz and dirt adhering TO
the outside OF the berry fell through the
screen with the kernels after tho shuck had
been broken open by the rollers Of the
shucker
"To get rid Of this 1t was necessary to pol
ish each berry of the grain separately be-
fore IL was shuckeL The machine for do
ing this has just been put on the market 1t
consists Of a cast-iron cylinder, say three
feet long and one foot in diameter, which
rcvolves within jacket made Of steel wire
cloth. The cylinder is covered with square
knobs half inch large, which project to
within fraction of an inch of the jacket
The cylinder is set a. whirling at the rate OF
$50 revolutions a minute, and the grain,
after passing over screen to get the straw
out falls down between the jacket and the
cylinder. There It goes around and around,
knocking against the knobs and the jacket,
an upward current of air carrying of the
dust, until 10 falls out below as clean as q
hounds tooth. Then 1t slides over q may-
netized plate to remove any trace OF metal
before going into the shucker. That makes
what we call perfect buck wheat four"
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Advice to . Young Man.
IA Physician's IAttar

Ny advice is: Go and propose to the most
sensible girl you know. II she accepts you,
tell her how much your income is, and from
what source derived; and tell her you will
divide the last shilling with her, and that
you will love her with all your heart into
the bargain. And then Keep your promise.
Ny word for IL, she will live within your in
come, and to your last hour you will regret
that you did not marry sooner. Stop worry.
ing about feminine extravaganza and femi.
nine untruth. Just you be true TO her-love
her sincerely and more fond, faithful.
foolish slave you will never meet anywhere.
You will not deserve her, I know; but shs
will never know It. IS.
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On the Hotel Piazza.
TrY

The typical hotel piazza child is a girl,
though boys are often found In the same
habitat But there seems to be something
In the nature Of the boy that preserves him
from the tender mercies Of his fond mother.
A. all odds he will compass his clandestine
hockey, his surreptitious swim, his uncon-
fessed shindy; his secret tree climbing bird
nesting, ball. playing, quoitpitching with
the village ragmuffins IL need be. SC that he
gets his healthy fun. He is not born with
that veneration for clothes which heredity
and constant maternal monitions have i'm
posed like chains on the free instincts Of his
sister. He may be made pressntabls, ac-
cording to the domestic code, once or twice
a day, but he will not long remain so, and
be Is therefore not suffered on the piazza
The girl, on the other hand, is prepared
for exhibition before breakfast, and expected
to remain on exhibition till after dinner
She may play, indeed, In dry sand on ths
beach, or on clean grass In the courtyard
But she Is not TO get dirty or sunburned. OIL
forget that she Is little lady. Much Of her
time, therefore, must be spent on the hotel
piazza with her overdressed companions. x
the illconcealed dismay of the matrons as
semblcd.
Whatever simplicity she may have
IuAthety aitoE a "6ch u this
begins to pose, to wonder what people are
thinking Of her frock. or her bang or her
mothers embroidery. She plays at the
spectators and talks to them. and hence
forth lives behind the foot-lights She
smirks and giggles, and eats what she pre-
fers. and gives her own order to the waiter.
She is usually very graceful, dances
charmingly, and Is pretty, until she speaks,
this mature little creature. But voice, tone,
matter, are all poor and common, because
simplicity, sincerity, and an intellectual i'm
pulse are alike wanting. The puppet Is
blind to the wonderful world about her. She
has lost the uncousciousnes, of childhood,
which makes its very blunders and mex peri
ence charming, and its very awkwar dness
graceful She is part OF q mean existence,
snd her speech betrayeth her. She is noisy,
vulgar, forever restless, forever in the way,
q torment to herself and neighbors
Where do they come from, these extra
ordinary children without childhood, seen
only in summer hotels and on summer
journeysi What homes shelter theml What
stock produces thsma What future awaits
theml It would seem as IL they must be
the children Of piazza children, . race apart,
doomed for their ignorant sins to care only
for the shams Of life. to remain totally un-
interesting to the wise and good.
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Didn't Walt for the Bell.
New York Star.l

Children, unlike men, are not given to
plagiarism. Their little bon-mots, the bet
ter because unconsciously uttered, are often
far more taking than the majority OF gags"
in comic opera. Here Is an example: A
friend Of mine has several exceedingly
bright and pretty children. ! was at his
house a few nights ago, and overheard o
conversation between two Of them. The
little girl picked up q worm in the garden.
eNow put it down said her brother. ION
that little pile Of dirt" .. t.s.
The littls one put 1t down, and the worm
naturally burrowed its way under the sur
face. V#se aH #""
@Whers has 1t gone tot" inquired the child.
1Its gone In to lunch" "lm. .
3But ! didn't hear its mamma ring the
bell" retorted the Juvenile observer. who
was evidently astonishsd at such an infrsc-
ton of domestic discipline. arar lsl.fr
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Perfect Freedom

DR.. Alice B. Stockton writes to The Peo-
ple's Health Journal that unless woman
has tried clothing she can not conceive how
much she gains for health and strength by a
dress that gives perfect freedom to breathe
@Sxteen thicknssses Of cloth" she says, @is
no unusual number to be found tightly
fastened about a lady's waist" Concerning
this matter she once heard Chinese woman
exclaiin: Christian woman squeeze Gods
lifan
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Women Who Drive.
fNaru XnrIr L altar

The number Of women who handle the
rsins are greatly increased in New York.
There are dozen or more women in New
York who drive every dsy and who handle
their horses with consummats skill They
are the wives Of millionaires, and nearly all
of them drive small carts or gigs. The
buggy Is quite tabooed. It Is curious how
much they resemble one another. They sit
erect, square-shouldered and alert with
their heads well up In the air, and their ell
bows at their sides Occasionally another
woman Is with them, but never a man. A
small English tiger in irreproachable Eng
lish livery sits with bis arms folded like Q
wax figure behind. Women usually drive
small, thoroughbred horses, with names
and tails clipped.
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DEER LODGE, MONTANA, AUGUST I 1886.

be. Be.ide the designs for ornaments, very
handsome paper weightS match-boxes and
other things can be made, and a common
cigar-box can be covered with stones in the
manner named, then handsomely lined, and
become Transformed into q neat receptacle
for han lkerchiefs, gloves, sewing material
or other small articles as any could wish to
eae
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Tho Grip for Eye Glasses
fThe Ar1onaufl

Ths proper degree Of grip for Eyeglasses
has been long matter OF interesting dis
cuszion. II eyeglasses are loose, OF course
they fall OF; and II they are too tight they
hurt Tho capacity OF noses to resist
pressure and pain varies widely. Some
grow callous and competent under provoca-
tion, and others never do Tho nose of q
New Jersey gentleman who recently tight
,ned up his Eyeglasses . little. became
abraded under the increased irritation, and
10 suffered distressing visitation OF cry
ipelas In consequenca ra ...
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Mems Talk and Women'A
fSamantha Allen.l

In a small place a woman can't buy kali
ker apron without the neighbors holdin' q in
quest over il Some think she ort to have It,
some think it Is extravagant in her, and
some think tie set flowers on it is too young
for her; and then they will all quarrel agin
whether she had ort to make it with a bib
or not The reason why mems talk, as q
general thing, Is better than wimmen's, Is
because they have bigger things to talk
AbOut
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Fashions Changes at Newport.
lCor. New York world.l

This season the cottagers who dine with
one exceedingly wealthy family will notice
Q singular innovation upon fashion and Gus.
tom. Instead Of dinner being served at the
cottages by men with white neckties and
swallow tails, and who frequently are better
looking than the guests, 1t In now done by .
couple Of pretty Mattresses. who have
perched upon one side Of their hair the
cutest Of white caps. and whose tiny aprons
are esthstic to degree. This gentleman
proposes to do away with as much male
help as possible
In the matter Of floral decorations, too,
fashion II ever changing. Two or three
years ago, people thought nothing, even at
this early stage Of the seasons festivities, Of
giving from ta4 to $50 for table decorations.
This year pond lilies arc in fashion. They
are set with large leaves In huge low bowl,
and have the appearance Of growing.
In still another particular has fashion
changed. But very few years ago young
ladies in society could frequently Be sssn at
the bathing beach taking their dip in the
briny. Now they nsver think Of going Into
the salt water except at their own residences
lit ID brought to them in barrela Hereto
fore IL has been fashionable from one end of
the season to the other for well-to-do cot
tagers to purchase the choicest Of fruit and
vegetables The store keepers are iamenting
the change which has taken place, for the
cottage folks find that canned articles are
Just what they desire In this year Of 1881
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a Mr.. 7. H Brown, OF Fort Worth, Tex,
has perfected magnetic telephone and tsle-
graph, which does away with batteries OF
any kind IL was tested over thirty-eight
miles OF wire and proved perfectly satis-
factory to telegraph men present, both a. .
telephone and telegraph. .t.s y. -.r
The instrument used was composed OF
two ounces VI wire and . half pound of
steel, and can be made for IS cents The
transmitter Is simply horseshoe magnet,
either pole being covered with fine wire.
cooled carefully. The armature Is disk OF
steel, against which the voice Is thrown,
transmitted through the magnet 10 t.s wira.
The receiver II similar, with smaller mag
net II is claimed by the inventor that he
can transmit ths voics around the world or
across the Atlantic ocean, thers being no
limit to distance. all that Is necessary being
tho increase In siss OF magnet
CTaeity 70 Coachmen.
New York SUM-
A maenifcently- appointed victoria drew
no in front of the house Of prominent ply.
sician on Fifth avenue during the intense
heat OF the hottest day last week, and
fashiona bly, dressed woman, who sat In the
vehicle under the shade Of . great parasol,
rose languidly and passed into the house. II
was about midday, and the sun beat Gown
fercely. There was no shade in the street
i On thu box Of the victoria sat q picture
Of mystery. He was the most proper OF
coachmen. laosd tight and psrfectly erect
His heavy cloth c0st fitted him like Bid
eloye. and his high hat with his big cock
ada. was fired firmly ON his poss. His gloves
|, were tanned leather. fashionable and thick
The sun seemed 70 concsntrats iz force
upon him, and his high collar gave way
sariy and became wavsring and low. Beads
Of psrspiration drippsd with regularity
from ths tip Of tho chin Of his arrogant
mag. but ths sxprsaion OF sedata
and solemn propriety never changed. A
hackman Who smoked pipe. while he sat
COATES. within his yellow cab, gassd at the
private coachman with serene eontent-
msnt during the two hours that the ooach'
man vat like statue hero.
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