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Could one OF the old Greek sculptors be
transported into a modern ~drawing-room, he
would surely wonder less tina we have no
better art than that we should have any at
all. For the truth stares every thoughtful
person in tho lace. We are daily doing
more and more to travesty the human form
and to sot at naught those very principles
of harmony inculcated by various aesthetic
teacher with so much vehemence. The
modern dress OF both sexes by no means ac-
cords with the simplest laws Of beauty,
hygiene, and economic science. And, take
1t for all and all, perhaps the dress OF a lady
was seldom moro inartistic, unhealthy, and
extravagant than at present, and surely
never more vulgariEing.
Consider the fashion of ear rings Now
1t is obvious hat the reason Of women mu-
tilating their oars is not to DO found In the
circumstances among which we ara living.
Tho modern earring Of cultivated nations Is
a relic Of ruder mental and moral condi
tions, and though we have outlived the bar
barism we persist in retaining the fashion OF
barbarians-a case among many In which
the result OF progress has been negative and
not positive.
Again, regard a lady's toilet as mere
drapsry. The eye Is tortured by the multi
plicity Of angles, Lines and points, and what
tho fragmentary Appearance Of the dress one
is reminded OF the piscsmeal structure Of the
animals called articulate. Harmony Of color
Is regarded as little as harmony OF proper
ton, and the passion for novelty has induced
extreme wastefulness-twenty dresses OF In
ferior stuff are preferred to one Of rich and
artistic material. and the thought and care
that might devise a really beautiful costume
are expended upon the manufacture Of
100 ss uniform as they are unbecoming.
These commonplace dresses being quickly
worn out, fashion, the modern Sisyphus, Boz
gins Its uphill work by inventing 100 moro.
, 1885-03-04

and moro BEAUTIFULLY provided than n
oooped up alone within four walls But how
many mothers, who do not 20 out 20 work
by tho day. would be likely to think sol
Conjuring mp an array OF stray animals.
bees and spiders, they would expect tho hid
20 be bitten. stung and generally annihilated
-whereas the sturdy little tot In the story
Hourished and grew under this treatment,
and actually enjoyed the picketing out
Amusing the baby has boon elevated
into n duty of the highest order, while the
fact that he often prefers 10 amuse himself
Is entirely lost sight of. Dignihsd persons
Of mature years perform the most incon-
gruous antics ITO amuse the baby dazzling
his ~brnnd-new optics with the shaking, rat
Ting and flashing OF brilliant objects before
them, and stunning his very recently &C
quired sense OF hearing with noise and con-
fusion, until he Is utterly dazed and I'M
comfortable with the overwhelming mass Of
kaleidoscope ideas.
II the over-amused infant could speak, he
would certainly Eay that he did not want all
his friends and relatives 10 play the clown
for his amusement; and hat no could not
see why people were forever making faces
at him when they were unwilling 10 let him
make any for himself. Brightness and
smiling countenance5 be enjoys, and the
resources Of "Peek-a-booi' are never ex-
hausted; but sudden screams, and pounces,
and endless hugging and kissing aro not At
all 10 his taste.
, 1885-03-04

~
Plain papers ars made to exactly resemble
certain goods, the grain and color Of the
material forming tho h~angings being ex-
actly copied In the paper. They are not SIX
pensive. except those initiating plain or
cisels velvet Powered papers are exceed
ingly handsome, and when a room is large
and the walls are not plentifully supplied
with pictures and other ornaments they ara
useful TO relieve the general baroness of as
pect which will be Inevitably the case with
a plain paper. In vestibules and s~taircases
where plain rough paper with handsome
dado and frieze are unemployed, handsome
raised papers are substituted, covered with
heraidic emblems. animals or otherwise; the
tints OF the backgrounds are subdued, OF
medieval coloring. For dining rooms
leather papers, touched up with metal, are
the most fashionable.
Rich lowered papers, initiating the latest
Lyons silks, are reserved for dra wing-rooms.
They are superbly colored and form very
effective panelings In a room which Is all
painted white and gold. Some pretty papers
are made expressly for boudoin, initiating
old tapestry. These are inexpensive, but in
excellent taste. For ladies' bedrooms there
are MORE papers Of delicate tints made to
represent silk. Serge and lainpas papers
covered with flowers are used for the
same purpose, also cretorre papers covered
with flowers. Gentlemen's dressing
rooms, which are generally quite simple In
furniture and decoration, are frequently pa
pered in patterns initiating tiles, vanished
over like the old-fashioned marble papers
that were used upon staircasesl
, 1885-03-04

l"Colorado Cnwboy' in Commercial Gazette.l
"Steer his name was" said Tex, "Jim
Steer. n, be wouldn't never be imposed
on by anybody. Nobody mopped the floor
with him, now you bet He started once to
drive a bunch up from San Antoine to New
Mexico, follerin' the Colorado river up {
where't rises, crossin' the staked plains m
strikin' the Pecos m follerin' along that.
There was $500 head in the bunch. m he'd
got 'leven msn-an emery crowd OF Guasces
m niggers. Well, 1t all went well nuif ILL
the second day on the plains The bunch
had stopped feedin' m was uneasy m hard
to hold, m the men was put on short allow
ance Of water m was nearly crazy for sleep,
N them Guasces began TO jaw m Gus, m
btme by they struck. They coul ride back
10 water In ten or twelve hours withou. no
cattle to drive, m they concluded to quit; n
the wust OF it was then the niggers began to
talk Of going back too.
But Steer was keepin' cases on EN- all the
while, m he VAN the Teller TO get left, now
I tell yer. Them cattle was wuth. S35, 600
every ~picayune Steer had got In tho world
N he knew II they onst got turned loose the
d. himself couldn't get EN- together again.
He wasn't takin' that trip for his health,
now yer bot yer life. He just wnited till
them seven Mexicans was at dinner together,
m then he waltzes up N pulls a n.r OF six
shooters on EN- Hold up yer hands. hom-
bresr says he, m seein' he he'd tho drop on
EN-, that's what they done. Then he col
Jared the Niger cooks gun m made him
take the shootin' irons off'n the rest, N then,
afore them Guasccs had caught on to his
racket, he'd blown the whole bunch TO king
dom come, one after tho other. Then he
rode out 10 the three men ON herd, m
scooped in thoir irons; m then they went ON,
the five Of EN-, four niggers N Steer
drivin' the bunch. The cattle vent easy,
goin' toward water, m a p~eicoabler, CON
tenteder lot Of niggers a man would never
want to see. They'd found out that Steer
want a man to DO imposed on
, 1885-03-04

AAta-t1%tkCaH
At this season many mothers find II diff
cult TO amuse the little ones who are too
young 10 go to school, and who are restless
from being shut up In the house SO much.
One amusement Of which they do not soon
tire, II they nave a little help and direction,
Is cutting out paper dolls and their clothing
from cardboard and gaily tinted scraps of
paper. Colored pencils and a cheap box Of
water colors furnish additional happiness
and interest In the matter Of outlining the
faces and hands and decorating the clothes.
Then very stiff paper or cardboard can be
cut into various shapes and bent into the
form OF chairs, tables, beds, sofas, dishes,
etc, which can DO painted. cushioned, Oh
otherwise appropriately ornamented To
shape those pieces correctly, teach a child
TO observe how articles of furniture would
look II spread out fiat on the floor; cut &C
cordingly and bend into shape, using pins
whore necessary, II the child is not too
young TO be trusted with them
Decorating these things Is a good stepping
stone for teaching the child to drnw pretty
figures and to design regular and appro-
prite borders, which will In turn lead to
plain embroidery or braiding ON canvas.
All play can DO made to tend in the direc-
ton of learning something. A very low
table just high enough for tho tiny chair is a
nice thing for the little one to play on; and
from the very Ilrst tho child should
DO taught TO keep the table in order and to
put away things when done using them.
, 1885-03-04


1t is really doing tho most wonderful
things. II you ask mo how, l can only reply
that is the mind -curer's secret, which she
only imparts in a course Of SIS lectures. Her
treatment is to sit down alons with ths pa
tlent, not in particularly close proximity,
for twenty minutes to an hour once or twice
a day, and keep perfectly still There Is no
conversation. That Il about all there Ia OF
the process. The results are ~really-and ]
speak as an eye-witness-extraordinary
This new sanitary ethics makes boldly a new
departure and prohibits the former profuse
pouring out of sympathy over thoss afflicted
with illness. Modern science claims that
this effect is facilitating in itself, and thai
instead Of helping the patient it Is productive
Of positiv o and essential harm.
There are those who at first will shrinh
from this view of the case a little. feeling IL
is u~nsympathetic and hard-hearted; but a
little reflection and close observation will
show there Is much truth in it Modern sani
tary science assumes that illness Is for the
time, a defective condition, regulating the
patient temporarily to the defective classes
and that instead Of being coddled and en-
couraged and caresssd, 1t Is to be met by an
infusion of vigor and energy. and the patient
is to bs inspired with the desire and the de
termination TO get well as speedily as posi-
bla
, 1885-03-04
An EdIeor's tribute.

Theron p. Keator, editor Of Fort
Wayne, Ind, Gazette" writes: For
the past Eve years / have always used DR..
Kings New Discovery for coughs Of the
most severe character, as well as those Of
A milder type. II never fails . o effect a
speedy cure. My friends t whom | have
recommended it speak of it in the same
high terms. Having been cured by il OF
every cough l have had for five years, /
consider it the only reliable and sure cure
for Coughs, Colds, ETC." Call at Gray &
Peares's Drugstore and get a Free Trial
Bottle. Large Size 81. 90.
, 1885-03-04
THE PANAMA CANAL.


Isthmian Situation.
fsan Francisco Chronicle
A gentleman who has recently returned
from a visit 10 Panama, stated to n
reporter that the canal company Is evidently
working with zeal and energy for tho com
pleii5n of the great task which it has under
taken.
what actual work has been done towards
tho completion Of the wholeI' was askeis
10 the superficial visitor little Is TO be
sscn except SOME five miles OF dredgei ex-
cavation at the Colon end. An enormous
amount OF material and machinery. drsdgs.
boats. locomotives. etc. has been brought
70 tho isthmus. but a large portion OF IL b.. a
for tho canal and railroad Is sail 10 be poor. =
adapted for practical purposes In fac.
nothing hut preparations have been made,
and all in all there seems to nave been a
great want of Judgment in the direction ~
AFFAIR." A great amount OF money has boon
useles>ly expended that would have been
saved had some go-ahead American boon
employed in the supermtendsnrs Of pur
chass and progress"
What Il the general state OF health on the
isthmusF'
strange TO say. while material prosperity
is much Increased. there seems 10 be a total
disregard Of all sanitary regulations Tbs
disposal OF the dead, the management OF tho
cemeteries, and the deficiency of a whole
some water supply are all simply in
famous But a few days ago, for cxampls.
the opening Of a new cemetsry was cels-
brutel with military, music and fireworks.
yet that cemetery had already received 03f
human bodies. 1t Is we'll known that the
climate OF the isthmus l. vsry trying to
foreigners and that the fatality shoalI be
great anl increa sel largely by the upturn-
ing of 50 much soil must be evident to every
one That fatality will most probably be on
the Increase, but as to any exact data on the
extent Of the death-rate. l confess 1 was nn-
abs u satisfy myself
what are the pre- vniling causes OF deathf'
"Dysentsry and fever OF a most pernicious
character. Everything aids the increase OF
these diseases. The water supply Of Pan
anna, for instance. Is scant. and what there
Is Is of such a quality that its liberal use Is
almost sure to produce a severe attack OF
dysentery In a few days"
"Apart from sickness, what do you regard
us the cluse for the most serious apprehen-
sion as 10 the success IT the canalf'
THE difficulty of controlling thu Chagrss
river. Since the beginning OF the survey
and during the work that has been done,
this river has been unusually low. 1t is well
known, however. that at periods varying
from Ave TO seven years the river overfows
10 such an alarming extent as to justify the
belief that when an inundation does occur
again much of the canal work will be swept
a,yavn
, 1885-03-04

tElla Rodman Church in Babyhood.l
Among the truths hardest to learn, not
only in nurseries OF pampered ease, but in
very unpretentious ones, where there Is only
n single inmate. is this, hat a child thrlvos
better under a little wholesome neglect
Not carelessnoss In regard to necessary
things-for no child can prosper unless its
physical needs are fully attended to-but
merely an absence OF care-tahing where
care Is not needed
The poor woman in the country who went
out TO work by the day and left her 15-
m~onths-old child picketed out, as being safer
than to lock her up In the room, had grasped
this theory by Its sensible end; and the little
p~astured fodder, with rope enough for its
he hoped, with supplies Of food forthcoming
, 1885-03-04

Salisbury steak appears to DO giving To-
markably good results as a diet for peopls
troubled with weak or disordored digestion.
Tut VIII require tho supporting power OF
animal food. The manner OF preparing it -
described by DIR. Hepburn In The Philadel-
phia Medical and Surgical Reporter. The
surface Of a round steak is chopped with a
dull knife, the object being not to cut but TO
pound the meat As the meat pulp comes to
the top 1t Is scraped of, while the tough and
hbrous portion gradually reaches the bottom
Of the trough. The pulp is then made into
cakes and lightly and quickly broiled. SO as
leave it almost raw inside. This dict Is
sometimes used exclusively in chronic cases,
aud as a rule no drugs are employed with It
except tonics.
, 1885-03-04

The following Is a description Of a subma-
rine terror, recently invented by a Mr.. Mid
dleton: "The boat invented by him was Of
the cigar shape, not unlike the Whitehead
torpedo. It's popularity was its power OF
carrying men below water. The boat could
be propelled with funnels without either
steam or electricity, and the coming tower
Is above water. When within gnnshot OF an
enemy's ironclad it could be sunk to any
distance below the surface, and. guided by
the electric light, could be brought within
thirty yards or less Of the ironclad, at which
range n percussion shell fired from tue sub
marine boa could knock a hole OF several
feet In the ironclad, too large for any pump
to remedy and sufficient to sink it.p
, 1885-03-04

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco Cal, is
Natures Own Ture Laxative. This plea
sent liquid fruit remedy may be had Of
Hunt & Whipple druggists. Sample bot
ties free and large bottles at fifty cents or
one dollar. 1t is the most pleasant,
prompt and effective remedy known, =
cleanse the system, to act on the Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels gently ye~tthoroughly;
to dispel Headaches, Colds and Feyers; to
cure Constipation, Indigestion and kind
red ills,
, 1885-03-04

A screen frame Of ebony was 0 Christmas
gift to a lady who intended to fill the vacant
space with embroidery or painting; but to
enable her TO use the screen before tho deli
cato and time-taling decorations were com.
pleted, she took a piece OF cretonne Of the
best quantity, and which had n landscape
with figures in 1t, and putting behind it q
glass filled the space with it; the effect wa
surprisingly good, aud In fact has been much
admired and mistaken for delicate needle
work when looked at from a little distance.
This fancy may be of help to some one.
, 1885-03-04

A lady recently made an exceedingly
move and pretty fan, which she carried at a
small fancy-dress party. A large begonia
leaf supplied the model. which was first
made In stout bristol board and then COW
cred with pale olive green plush; the veining
being done in delicately tinted paints in ex-
act imitation Of the arteries In the begonia
leaf. The edges were neatly joined and the
handle being nicely twisted with green satin
ribbon, 1t only remained to pin a bunch OF
small begonia buds-of the natural leaf-to
this tasteful looking fan.
, 1885-03-04
DisinfectIng a Room.

E""1'TF""N NWE7I
After a room has been used by a person
sick with any contagious disease 1t becomes
necessary to disinfect it before 1t Is ct to be
used again This is done by removing and
burning the paper on the walls, removing
the bedsteads and other furniture and expos
ing them to air and wind and giving them a
fresh coat of varnish; by having the mat
tress made over anew and the hair boiled;
by burning in the room three pounds of sui
phur, and by Thitewashing, painting and
papering the room anew.
, 1885-03-04

l4rheresa' In Bratneboro Household.l
After fitting a garment, 1t seems discour-
aging TO rip 1t all to pieces, and cut a pat
tern by 1t, md makes much trouble, but l
did last winter, making dots on the cloth
with a lead pencil whore the seams were. SO
l knew just whore to haste again. Having
occasion 10 fit another one Of late, l felt
amply repaid for the trouble, as the gar
ment cut by the pattern needed no altera-
ton whatever. and it was a short job to cut
and make 1t. 1t is also very convenient, If
one has a scant pattern and Is obliged to
piece the garment For a basque or any
thing OF that kind, rip only one-half to got
the pattern.
, 1885-03-04


Madison Cwis) Democrat
at was out near Prairie du Chen, where
they were blasting in a cut on the Prairie
du CHEN division OF the Chicago, Milwau-
kee g. st. Paul road. The contractor had
several kegs Of nitro glycerine In an under
ground place. Ono day a workman went
in to get some and left the place open; by
and by some hogs came along. and one
slipped into tho place where the combustible
itself was kept The hog found a
keg open and, as glycerlne is as
sweet almost as honey, the animal
filed himself. He came out by
and by, and soon wandered into a stable
near By, which contained about forty horses
belonging to the contractor. The hog got
fooling around among the horses hind legs,
when one Of them drew of and gave Mr..
Hog a good one. The conclusion started the
business, and not a vest 70 was ever discov-
cred OF the hog, Of a single horse or the
stable And where the stable once stood
there was q hole in the earth fifty feet deep
and more than 200 feet in circumference.
, 1885-03-04

~RemusI has yo' got a fiddle in yo' housef'
"We haz, Rastus."
swell, pears ter me like hit amt in VERY
good helf, am iff'
"what am de CASTOR oh dat mark, Ras.
tusF'
"Why, never year de Vice oh de Same but
l speck de surgins IL at 1t sawin' Off de Inns,
an dey don't give no kloryfo'm ter rtop de
rain
, 1885-03-04

Mr.. s. B. Walker, a leading citizen
and druggist of Calamus, Iowa, who buys
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in gross
lots, says Of it. II have sold Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for eight years, and
it has given universal satisfaction to my
customers. | use no other in my family
and have never called a doctor for any
lung trouble. We could not keep house
without it. Sold by w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-03-04

bedroom wail. or possibly under the bed
whera careless Tom had thrown them A
shoe box, which Is a. tho same time a
Lounge Is a great ~convenisncos Make a plain
box four fest long. ten inches deep. and four
teen inches wide. Let the cover be on
hinges: furnish the box with casters, paint
the inside. cushion the top, and cover all
with pretty cretonne or upholstering goods.
There will be room inside for many pairs OF
, 1885-03-04
Old Picture Frame.-

Old frames can be eboni.ed In the follow
ing manner: Scrape the old gilt of tie
frames, rub them with a piece Of sand paper,
and then paint them well over with black
japan varnish, or, II that is not to be had,
with Brunswick black. This comes in bot
ties, and can be bought at a saddier's or
painters store. II one coat Is not enough
wait till it is quite dry and then add an
other. This can be tried on odds and ends
of furniture and found efectual
, 1885-03-04

Do you know that every window or door
has from is to IS feetof c~revices or open
ings, around which the cold air in.
and if they are eff~ectually closed with
the Perfection Metal Moulding and Rub
Der Cushion Weather Strip, the saving
Of fuel each year taside from comfort)
will more Thar pay the cost OF weather
stripping. This strip is for sale by the
II. H. Warren Mercantile Company.
, 1885-03-04

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions. and positive
ly cures piles or no pay required. 1t Ii
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Gray & Pearse.
, 1885-03-04

Some enterprising Yankees have
bought a volcano in Mexico, and are run
the crater, through which they expect to
draw off an cnormou quantity ~ofsulphur.
Volcanoes in the human system take the
form Of pimples, boils and carbuncles.
They proceed from weak and impure
blood, which Browns Iron Bitters
Strengthens and p%urifes. Mr.. Shank, Of
Petersburg. Virginia, says: at caused
the eruptions on his skin TO entirely
disappear.
, 1885-03-04
mmission

Incorpornfedi In 1888 nra5 years by the Leg
iHlaiure for Educational and Charitable pur-
poses-with a capital or 81 ,no,0Ou-to which a
reserve fund 81 over s550,00 has since been
added.
BY nm overwhelming popular vote Its
franchise was made a part OF the present
state Consultation adopted December "a. A
ID. 1872
THe only Lottery erer rofed GA and endors-1
bV he people OF any Sfufe.
II never scales or postponea.
rs Grand Single Number DrdirinOs take
place non1hlD
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
A FORTUNE. Second Grand Drawing,
Clnss q. In the ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1885
-l7Sth Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $751; 600.
100, COO Tickets at Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, in Fifths in proportion.
, 1885-03-04

To the taste, more acceptable to the stom-
ach, and more truly beneficial in its action
the famous California liquid fruit remedy
Syrup Of Figs is rapidly superseding all
Others. Try it. Sample bottles free and
large bottles for sale by w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-03-04

Frazier's Root Bitters are not a dram
shop beverage, but are strictly medicinal
in every sense. They act strongly upon
the Liver and Kidneys, keep the bowels
open and regular, make the weak strong,
heal the lungs, build up the nerves, and
cleanse the blood and system from every
impurity. Sold by druggists. $1.00.
, 1885-03-04
consIder what Follows.


TOuT' bTHttIuUOrO fUus1HOIuT
1t will be a happy day for the world when
the rearing Of children is looked upon as a
science, requiring special preparation and
special provisions. But SO long as one
woman tries to do the work of three, just 30
long must there be confusion and neglect
Nothing is easier, 1t is said, than to get a
new wife. So, dear sister. when you are
wearing yourself out, consider what follows
, 1885-03-04

Net aprons covered with hounces Of
antique lace. with ribbons in two colors ON
the pocket and at the throat, are among the
pretty things shown for housewear. AZ the
throat seems an odd phrase to use in de-
scribing an apron, but the most fashionable
patterns are made with bibs that cover the
waist and have pretty collars, which are
frequently finished with a ruffie.
, 1885-03-04

Mr.. II. L. Ward, a leading grain and
stockman of Craig, Mo-, relates his ex-
p%erience as follows: "0ur baby has suf-
fered with a severe cough, and we tried
several remedies without effect We
then got q bottle Of Camberlain's Cough
Remedy. which produced immediate relief
and a permanent cure Sold by w. N.
Hunt