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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

usually seated groups OF men wbCse should
ers stoop and stare at the floor persistently
They are never well dressed the Usual attire
being long and i'll fitting frock coat, with
short trousers and rusty boots. A we'll worn
Derby hat and very meagre and not par
ticularly white display OF linen completes the
outfit. The soft felt hats. frequently worn
instead of the Derbys, give rather sinister
look to the faces. They are not healthy.
looking faces at all, the vast majority of
them being yellow and thin. The eyes lack
life and the beard is not trimmed. but al
lowed to grow in all sorts Of unsy mmetrical
forms. Altogether, the faces go well with
the stopping figures, shambliAg gait, and in
decisive gesture
What impresses you most is the thor
oughly unhealthy look which they all wear
The younger men. who may be found talk
ing by the bar, are not athletic and yigor-
ouS looking, like their contemporaries in the
north, and ruddy cheek among them is
never to be found. They, too, seem sad
Men walk slowly in and out of the place and
greetings are given and returned with a de-
gree OF sadness that gives a stranger the
feeling that there's a corpse some ewhere in
the house. This lackadaisical air is every
where. Tennis, cricket, and base ball are
not popular on account of the climate, but
men look healthy and more briskly in other
cities where athletics are not the rage In
talking with the young men of New Orleans
am often reminded of the remark a New
Yorker made to me before left home.
You must prepare yourself" said he, '1to
meet the most polished, agreeable, and de-
lightful young men on earth at New Orleans.
Their manners are so charming that you
will find yourself in an atmosphere Of refine
ment that our clubs can never attain. They
have nothing to do there but attend to the
lighter and more graceful things of life and
they thus acquire breeding that is not ap-
preached by the youths of any other city ex-
cept Paris
He is a man Of years and experience, and
had respect for bis judgmsnt-then
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
1t Was Too Good.


-Now, then" said Smith, as the last load
Of furniture was dumped into the new house,
and he grabbei his grip-ssck to make for the
train, TO be gone week, "I'll show you how
the burglar alarm works. This is the main
switch, and this is the continuous ringer
When you go to bed tonight set them both,
and then go downstairs and open the cellar
door. That will start the ringing and keep
it up all the time I'm gone"
But how can sleep with the bell ringing
u1l the tims!,
~You can't and you are not expected to-
What do you suppose burglar alarm is for
but to keep people awake to be ready for
burglars"
She stood it for thirty six hours and then
telegraphed him:
Il have stopped the ringing and hired four
mon with shot-guns in the place Of 1t"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
A WOman's Tact.

tJud Lafsgan in Chicago Ledger.l
After his mother it is some other womaf's
tact that draws out the good qualities OK
man, and It's the workmanship of hsr fingers
that po!i'hes up these qualifications. II
young ladies' would remember this and their
influence for good and evil In this world, We
would meet with fewer young men who
aspire only to spend money and look sweet.
and more young men could be found capable
of meeting emergencies. l have always be-
lieved nothing more noble, aside from honor
and uprightness in young man, than the
girl who has sense enough to appreciate
these qualities. Get the quality first; man
ners can be retouched afterward
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
German ''Strudeln."

Mrs. c. sends this recipe for making Ger
man "strudeln:n Beat two eggs and the
yoiks OF two others; warm a piece Of butter
the size Of an egg, and add it to the eggs
with a little salt; work in by degrees as
much fine -four as will form a tough dough;
knead this till quite smooth, and then roll
out very thin cakes. Crate vanilla choco-
late and mix it with some pounded almonds
and the yolks of two or three eggs with the
whites beaten to a snow. Spread hot butter
over the strudeln, and then the chocolate, as
thin as the blade Of knife Roll them up,
strew the sugar and chocolate over and bake
them Pour some cream or milk over when
they are nearly done. They must be kept a
pale brown
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Social superiorities of Birth Favored Indi.

Social Superiorities Of Birth Favored Indi:
viduals-Artistic Intoxication.
New York Cor. Chicago Herald
1t is a fact and a pity that Lent doesn't
stop, or even lessen, the evil Of intemper-
ance. Indeed, think that the drinkers are
more ingenious than they used to be in de-
vising novel sensations In inebriety. The
St Nicholas society is an almost inconceiva-
bly, worthy organization. Nobody can BE-
long to it unless his ancestors were Dutch.
and resident in New AmsterdaA-now New
York city-prior to the revolution.
1t may be difficult for you to realize the
social superiorities Of these birth-favorsd in
dividuals, but l request you to try. They
include, to put it seriously, some Of the solid
est and some Of the dimsiest of our wealthy
men; and out Of the total there were twenty
six who went into the project Of masouer-
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
An Ove-trained Brakeman.
[Exchange.l

Out on the Burlington & Missouri road,
Nebraska, they imported q passenger brake
man from Boston. There is a heap Of Bos-
ton talent on the Burlington and Missouri,
but this young man was refinsd until he was
about l2o proof He ran on the Beatrice
branch, which everybody in Nebraska knows
is called to rhyme with ''the mattress" And
when this new man looked in at the car door
and shouted BAY -ah-treet-chee! Bay-ah-
treet-cheer the entire community rose uI
as one man and piled on to him by thousands
Thanks to the severity Of the weather, his
remains reached fremont street in q state
Of excellent preservation
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Architecture In the United States
Montreal Witness.l
To Please the Ex.Empress.
Foreign Letter.

The ex-khedivs Of Egypt, while in the
hight of his power, was visited by the
ex-Empress Eugene. He showed her all the
sights, but there was one sight she wanted to
see-namely: An Arab marriage "You
shall see it, madam" he said, and forthwith
directed one of the ladies Of his harem to be
brought out, and to be presented to his aid
de-camp. The unfortunate officer, who was
as much an Englishman Us an Egyptian, and
whose dream had been to marry an Euro
pean, had no escape.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
A Matter Of Policy.
New York Telegram.l

New York Telegram.
A beautiful and bashful young woman Of
10 summers called recently at the Office Of .
life insurance agent, and asked him timidly
If he could tell her how long people Of Q cor.
tain age would live.
Madam" replied the agent, coughing
respectfully behind a prospectus, and draw
ing his chair near to her, @here are our tables
of expectation and average mortality, which
contain all the information upon the subject
that you can DESIRE"
"Well," said she, show long will q man
Of 81, and that eats peas with his knife
ivel"
According to our table. madam" 10
piled the agent, "he should on the average,
survive eleven years, three months and six
teen days"
THAT" said the visitor, would te till the
2lst of April, 1896"
Precisely, madam, on the average expec-
tation of mortality, for we must all die,
and it is therefore well to insure against los
to the loved ones in a company whose char.
acter -"
@And how much could I insure his life
forn
"Oh, for any amount-say for SO, ,0O0l' be
answered, taking up q blank form Of applf-
edtiOu LEU FeCUmul6uu tu0 u0oxp9c09Q
advantages offered by our non-forfeitable
endowment policy"
swell, said the young woman, u think,
then, that I'll marry him.
@Insure him, you meanP corrected the
agent
No, marry him; you insure him. You
see," she added with a burst Of confidence,
Il love Herbert and Mr.. Dawkils Is old
enough to be my grandfather. But Herbert
is poor. and just worship the corner lots
that Mr.. Dawkins builds on. And Herbert
is very patient, and says that if I will only
fix day, no matter how long he may have
to wait, he will be happy. And now you
say Mr.. Dawkins will die by the 21st Of
April, 1896; and as it wouldn't be decent to
marry again till I've been year in mourn
ing, I'll arrange to marry Herbert ON the
I'D of April, 1897, and il Mr.. Dawkina
doesn't die by then you'll give me SlO,O
Oh, thank your and with deep bow she
swept out Of the Office.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
A Charming Lace Pin.

A charming little lace pin is described in
a Londrn newspaper. On slender bar of
gold stands the tiniest miniature plump
chicken in brilliants, with a small ruby for
the visible eye. A golden egg, from which
this little creature has just emerged, forms
the end of the pin,s and the chicken gazes at
it, Lost in wondering admiration, as seen in
the familiar picture.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Let Them Romp.
fpott;p,nra u.r,la I

Has the child right to run. jump. yell at
the top of its voice, blow penny trumpets.
and rampage generally If it finds amusement
in it! Generally these are its only means Of
recreation. 1t cannot take part in the pro
found discourse Of its elders The bang
whang and penny trumpet only come within
its present resources for mental and ply sicsl
enjoyment. They tell us that it is healthy
for children to be allowed the full and free
expression of their bang whang proclivities;
yet this is all suppressed in some families
The comfort and convenience of the
elders alone are studied. The child is the
weakest; the child is suppressed. The child
must act foreign to its nature. The child
must not raise its voice aloud-must not in
the eliers' presence babble nonsense, save at
intervals, when nonsense amuses the elders.
1t must in the house be good child"
which means quiet child, a child which
through fear stiles its nature. A child in
whom ths inclination of youth to kick,
squeal and caper, as with kids, colts, calves
and the young Of nearly every living
creature, must be chained down, and in this
way youth is robbed Of its only sources Of
enjoyment
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

Boston has always been very proud of the
equestrian statue of Washington by Thomas
Ball, in the public garden. The horse has
been declared perfect A good Bostonian took
a friend from the country to see tile statue
The old gentleman looked at it some time,
and finally exclaimed: "A splendid horse,
but he hain't got no tongue" And all these
years no Boston critic has discovered that a
horse with the bits in his mouth would nat.
urally show his tongue
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

Apostle Teardel, in an address to the
Mormons at Nephi, Utah, counseled the
children as follows: u want to caution the
children There's men around asking the
children how many wives their father has
II they ask you. tell them you don't know
I'd rather you tell a lie to defend your
friends and parents than to tell the truth
that will bring trouble upon them"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
ANGSC-fOOD.

N. L, kayne in Detroit Free Pres
~Give HE kiss. twill cure the pain and
ache
OF the long day Of WEAKNESS and toll:
Like summer sunshine all life's shadows
make
Ny burdens lighter, and my sins assoiLn
So every day he lived on ansers-fooi;
Made strong and valiant by her wifely
kiss;
To bravely put aside temptations rude,
Yet knew not whence his armor came,
wis
Nor knows he now, albeit she is gone,
But lives his life in brave and sanity
mood
The kisses which he grew nd streugthed on,
Are still to him his daily angel-fooi
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
SHADOWS ON THE MOON.

tMedora Clark in Inter 0cean.l
soe q fair child's character
EN- mbodied in the fallen snow,
lt shrouds q meadow spotlesS white,
Where chastened sunb cams softly flow.
The swift hours pass Il sss them years,
Wood-shadows, dim at first and small.
Creep DER the white with stealthy tread
Until their darkness covers all,
Except in places, here and there,
The light falls freely on its breast,
Where nothing intercepts the beams
From azure sky to where they rest.
30. though the child may lose the grace
And purity Of rosy youth,
A few white spots must still shine forth,
The remnants Of her pristine truth.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
The Men of New Orleans and the Air Of
Desolate Weariness They Garry.

Desolate WEAKNESS They Garry.
EBlakely Halls New Orleans Letterl
A more unhappy looking lot of men have
never seen than the natives of New Orleans
do not refer to the Creoles. A jolly, wide.
awake, and pushing man here is regarded
by the natives with feeling of awe and dis
approval. Tie popular form of dissipation
here as elsewhere in America is to lean over
bar at night and "imbibe the rosy" but
here, unlike any other city in the Union, the
ceremony is tinctured with degree Of sad
ness and melancholy that robs it Of half its
cbarm-that is to men Of the north
The scene i'll a prosperous bar-room or cafe
at night is notenlivening. There are electric
lights and mirrors galore, and the bartenders
are expert and courteous At the tables are
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Better Left Unsaid.
IPuck.l

Things better left unsaid, or sail other
wise. Eiw,n twho is fond OF lecturing his
future brtiel-Well, goodbye, Angy. !
don't know how it is. but always seem to
leave you in tears. Angslins ten ierly,
through her sobs)-I-I-rd sooner you
should leave me in tears, love. than never
leave me at all
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

ana RAJ Ell Il ,nunent To my nu band,
then said TO nysef, now for great big
PAIR OF diam nj earrings, and away went
to Europe ami heIe are the dam )nds.'
Tie diamond are per.ect matches,
twenty-seven caratS in weight AMI are
nearly as large around as nickels.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Plea for Ballet Girls.
Interview with a Manapar

Some people associate the ballet and all
that compose it with all that is depraved,
but in this, as in many other things, they
are wrong. There is no season why a ballet
girl should not be as respectable and re-
spected as any one else If she happens to
got into crowd who are trifie wild and
sndiscreet, the mere fact Of being associated
with them does not compel her to adopt
their habits.
Take, for example. tie girls we employ
when extra help is needed. Is it just to say
they are immodest when in an honorable
way they can add s. or a to their weekly
wages by appearing in the ballsti No one
would say that Of the girls who go on the
stage for fun, but when girl is compelled
by adverse circumstances to increase her in.
come in this certain way, people say nothing
but ill of her.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
What M. D." Stands For.

Chicago Times.
DR.. Buchanan, who is now on trial at Phil
adelphia for supplying quack doctors with
bogus diplomas, explained in court the othei
day that the letters NJ. D. after his name
stood for money down" There Is reason
to believe that this is all they stand for in I.
good many cases outside of Philadelphia
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Chicago Times /

The postal letter-carriers at Salt Lake
City are having a unique experience On
account Of the late polygamy arrests all tho
Mormons have been severely warned against
talking to strangers giving their names or
residences. The carriers in their rounds
knock at doors and scurry ensues inside.
A child answers the door. 1t is asked who
lives there, and it often refuses to tell II
does not know the names Of the neighbors.
or where its father and mother are to b
found. The uniform is a sign Of the enemy,
end no information is to be had
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Thoroughly Artistic Rooms.

Only few years ago Philadelphia was a
city of hideously ugly parlors, filed with
horsehair furniture, portraits Of grandfather
and marble-topped tables; now some Of the
most graceful and Thoroughly artistic rooms
to be found in any city have takeE the place
of the ugly parlors and the passion for the
beautiful, which was the offspring of a
fashion, has become the mother Of a lasting
refinement
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

Russia has 1921 doctors and maintains
universities at Kazan, Kiel, Charkow, Mos
COW, Warsaw, ..Helsingfors, and Dorpat. The
professional men flock to the cities In the
country thousands of people die for want of
medical and surgical attentions
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Tribulations Of the Fair Sex.


It Is Q dreadful bother to be a woman and
do the business up in good shape In tho
first place you've got to look we'll, or YOU'RE
nobody. A man may be ever 50 homely
and still be popular. Whiskers cover up
nobody mistrusts it, and if he does wrinkle
bad on his forehead his friends speak of his
many cares and Of his thoughtful disposition,
and tell each other that his wrinkles are lines
Of thought Lines of thought, indeed, when
IN all probability his forehead is wrinkled
by the bad habit he has got of scowling
1t his wife when the coffee is not strong
enough.
A woman must always be in good order
Her hair must always be frizzled and
banged, as fashion demands, and she must
powder if she has a shining skin; and she
must manage to look sweet, no matter how
sour she may feel; her dress must hang just
90, and her lace must always be spotless, and
her boot buttons always In place, and he
fnger-nails always clean; and then she
mustn't whistle, nor climb fences, nor stone
cats. nor scold when she's mad.
She can't 60 out alone, because ladies must
be protected; she can't go anywhere when it
rains, because her hair won't stay frizzed
and she'll get mud on her petticoats and
things; she can't be q Free Mason, because
she. would tell their secrets and everybody
would know all about the goat and gridiron;
She can't smoke because that would be un-
feminine; she can't go counting, because that
would not oe womanly. But she must get
married before she is 25 or everybody
viii feel wron sed. People will sigh over
her and wonder why it is that men don't
seem to take" and all the old maids and
widows smile and keep quiet Oh, these
smiles and these significant loolnsl They
are ten times more than open SANDERS 1t
is terrible thing to be an old maid. Every
body knows it is, and the women who are
married to drunken husbands, and who
manage to quarrel with them six days out
of seven, will live in an agony of spirit over
the single woman and call her that poor
old maid"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Napoieon's Judgment.

~-~N-~N-&N-a''
1t was during the unse tiled times that
preceded the great French revolution Of 1S4S
that one of Mr.. Rogers breakfasts was at
tended by Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte,
afterward Napoleon Ill; DIR. Whately, the
Protestant archbishop of Dublin; Lord Will
lam Pitt Lennox, the son Of the duke of
Richmond, and myself. The talk OF the
breakfast table turned a great deal upon
French politics and the probability, more or
less imminent, Of revolutionary outbreak
In Paris, consequent upon the unwise opposi-
ton Of Louis Philippe and his too obsequious
minister.
In reply to a question told the prince that
Beranger, who knew the temper and sympa-
thized with the opinions Of the people, had
predicted the establishment of a republic,
consequent upon the downfall Of the mon
archy, within less than a twelvemonth.
Prince Napoleon remarked: "If there were
barricades in the streets Of Paris such q
those by which his way to the throne was
won in 1880, the king would then give orders
to dhperse the mob by force of arms
why do you think SOL" asked Mr.. Rogers
The king is weak man, a merciful man.
He does not like blood he'd. I often think
that he was fool not to have had me shot
after the affairs of Strasbourg. Had our
cases been reversed, l know that would
have had him shot without mercy"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
True Even Unto Death.

81. Paul Globe.
There was a touching story told by Mr.
Gladstone when announcing the death of
the Princess Alice in parliament. She had
been cautioned by the physicians not to in
hale the treath of her little boy, who was
i'll with diphtheria The little fellow was
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

Arkansaw Traveller: De man whut makes il
his study may in de co'se DER lifetime say a
good many smart things but he will also say
a heep more foolish things den de man whut
neber gin half de study ter de subieck
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
WOMAN AND HOME.
SEVERE CRITICISM OF THE oEcORA-
TON OF TO-DAY.
1fibulations Of the Fair SeH-Mrs. Les
ne's Diamonds-BalletG Girls-Cooking
in Normal School-ChiIdren
-Receipts-Notes-
Edmund RUSSELL

In our surroundings we must avoid de-
tachment and separation. The harmony Of
correspondents is much more beautiful than
the harmony Of contrast The crudest idea
Of effect in furnishing rooms is to put some
thing dark behind everything that is light,
and something that is light behind every
that is dark merely detaching and separat-
ing the object from its background. This is
bad. The colors and objects should blend.
A room should be like q fine orchestra,
where the music comes to you in one sweep,
not broken and detached, note from note.
We have no independence of Judgment;
that's one trouble. We go to a carpet or
china store. and the merchant says, "That is
what you want This is the latest thing,
just out, going to be a craze" That settles
it The question whether it is worth having
or not seems secondary. Put piece of Sew
res or Dresden china before a man and tell
him it is bad and he will answer you, "Why,
this is Sevres; this is Dresden; this is the
finest ware in the world" 1t is perfectly
moulded, perfectly fired, perfectly glazed,
perfectly coiored, and with a decoration
that bad no more relation to the thing dec
grated than il we stuck a postage stamp
there. Venus rising from the sea is a soup
plate! Should there lie no human figures
and no pictures On plates and cupsi No,
none They do not belong there. They be-
long on our walls.
Decorations have the whole range OF ex-
preston in line and color left them, leaving
alone the domain.of picture-making. Never
have portrait on plate, unless to lang as
. plaque A picture on a wall, separated by
. frame from its surroundings, is isolated
II can choose its own laws, but decoration
must be subord mated TO the purpose of the
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

Mrs. Burton, wife of the welI-known trav.
eler. has always averred that since England
took the Koh-inoor diamond, proverbial for
the I'll luck it brings, nothing but disaster
has attended all concerning British India.
Recent events will more than ever sustain
her.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
Where the Rub Comes In.
.ouisville Courier-Journal.l

Louisville Courer-Journall
Many colored persons who have married
white wives are surprised to find that white
women are unwilling to take in washing to
support them.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

Boston Post: Music is the sound which
ones children make As they romp through
the hotel Noise Is the sound which other
peoples children make under the same cir
cumstances.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12

Boston girls have organized a mutual aid
matrimonial society. Whenever one men,
Der marries the others are assessed to set her
up in housekeeping.