The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-06
ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Bill EYa Has Something TO Say in This
Connection.

Bill EYa Has Something TO Say Ii Inns
Connection.
rph4 following queries ara answered
through the columns Of the press, BE-
cause the letters did not contain
stepaps. People who lie awake nights
trying to &. ink Of difficult questions to
ASH these whose time is taken up, 1oT-
getting at the same time 10 Inclosa
stamps for reply, should be rebuked, I
now take this method Of revenge III Inc
following casea.--B. NJ
CALLER. K our calling cards should
be modest as 10 size, and neatly en-
Qravea. with no extra flourish. II you
happen to be q militia colonel who was
killed while sitting in draught, 1t will
net be necessary for you to put the full
title, /" MRS. Colonel De Binks,' on your
CARDS.
In calling there are two important
things 10 he considered: First, when TO
call. and, second, when to rise and hang
on Ghe door-handle, Some make one
third OF the call before rising, and then
complete the call while airing the house
and holding the door open, while others
consider this low and vulgar, making al
least one fourth Of the call in the hall
and one-haif between the front door
and the gate. Regarding the time at
which To call Little need be said. The
general rule, however, seems TO be that
on a pleasant afternoon, when others
ladies are all out calling, IS good e,
10 make q large number of calls
ierent authorities differ IS TO Il
time fna NO ,10ale tli.i-48 -.1edia
ucs 81 after 5 p. M, but II
MAJ = experiece, and have
ordinary 50, /, 10 start with, yon will
knew gsnen to call ~ soon as you look
ut your hand.
AMATEUR L'RIzE : FIGHTER. = The
boxing glove is q large, upholstered
buckskin mitten, with an abnormal
thumb and a string by which it is at
tacbed 10 the wrist, so that when you
fnad it to an adversary he can not sWal-
low 1t and choke himself, There are
two kinds OF gloves, VIZ: hard gloves
and soft gloves | once fought with
soft gloves to finish with a young man
VINO was lar my inferior intellectually;
but he exceeded me in brute force and
knowledge Of the use CT the gloves. He
was MOI SO tall. but he was wider than
myself. Longitudinally he was my in,
fericr. but latitudinally he outstripped
ane. We did not fight a regular prize
sEht. 1t was Just done for pleasure;
hut I do not think We should abandon
ourselves entirely TO pleasure 1t is en-
esvating, and makes our eye swell up
and tnrn blue.
I still think that g young man ought
80 have knowledge of the manly art or
seit-stefense, and, if he could acquire
such q knowledge without getting into
fight about it, would surely learn
how 10 defend myself.
The boxing gloveis worn on the hand
of one party and on the CORY nose OF the
other party as the game progresses.
SoeS gloves very rarely Kill any one, I'M
less they work down into the bronchial
tubes and shut off the respiration.
LECTURER, New YORK CRY " GU
Heed not worry so much about your
costume until you have written your
lecture, and it would De q good idea to
ssst the public q little, # possible, oe,
fore you do much expensive printing.
Your idea seems to he that a man
should gaE fine Autograph of himself
and q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. suit OF clothes,
snd then write the lecture to fit the
hthagraph end the clothes. This is or
youeous.
Ven say that you have written a part
Of your lecture, but do not feel satisfied
with is. In this you viii no doubt ind
many people who Will agree with you.
You could wear 3 full dress suit Of
black with propriety or Prince Albert
coat, with your hand thrust into the
bosom Of it. / once lectuTe1 On the
subject Of phrenology Ia the southern
portion Of Utah, being st the time tenn
porarilY busted. bat still hoping to tide
over tbs dull times by delivering q lee
ture on tae subject OF brains, and
how to detect their presence, = was
not supplied with a phrenological bust
at chat time, and, as such > thing is
almost Indispensable, / borrowed al
souag man from Provost and induced
hsul TO act as bust for the evening. lie
did SO with thrilling effect taking the
sntira gross receipts of the lecture
course from my coat pocket While I was
illustrating the effect of alcoholic stirn-
ulents en- the raw brain of an adult IN
the state of health.
Yet can remove the spots Of eggs
from your full dress suit with arnonia