Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-05-26
THIS AND THAT.


An aged minister of Middleton, Conn, has
preached more than 800 sermons, performed the
marriage ceremony 886 times, the rite of baptism
1858 times, and delivered $50 funeral discourses
Eighty years ago society in Turkey forbade wo-
men to learn to read The sultan has now started
schools for women. See what Christianity is do
ing Gen. Lew Wallace, of Ben-Hur fame, COM
mends the action of the almost Christian man.
''Do you think, Miss Smith," he pleaded, ''that
in time you might learn to love mop Possibly
the girl replied; 'if you could render me state
ment of what you are worth, Mr.. JONES' | might
learn to love you. | am very quick at figures
= New York Sum-
Mr.. Fulton, a brewer, who died recently, left
f27,OO0 to the Free and United Presbyterian
churches. This has given rise to lengthy cor
respondence in Scotland as to whether money
given by brewers should be accepted or refused
by Christian churches.
She sat idly watching the empty oyster shells on
her plate, while he finished the last morsel of
cracker within reach. s'Mr Sampson" she said,
with little blush, edo you think that young
ladies are justified in taking advantage of their
leap year privileges?' His heart gave one great
saddle rock bound, for she was rich and he was
poor, and he loved her with that mad passion so
common to this condition of society. He fervently
assured her that he did s'rhen, Mr.. Sampson"
she sad shyly, II think / would like a dozen
more on the shell."- New York Sun.
Miss Willard has remarkably original habit of
hitting upon facts and she had probably become
acquainted with a few newspapers and newspaper
men before saying Newspapers need women
more than women need newspapers Fewer to-
bacco cobwebs in air and brain and less alcoholic
drink are the prime necessities of the current
newspaper. Take away the hallueinations Of nco-
tine and the craze of alcoholic dreams and you
will have an Incompatible set of brother hearted
men, whose glimpses of God would not be at all
infrequent."
Mr. Gladstone's London house is near Bucking
ham Gate, and overooks the parade grounds of
the wellington barracks. 1t is an original Queen
Anne house, and not modern libel on the pic
turesque architecture of that queens reign In
the drawing-room hangs portrait OF the EXPIRE
mier, by Watts. Near a window, shut off from
the rest of the room by screen, stands Mrs.
Gladstone's DESK and there she does great deal
of writing. Her husband does his writing in a
room at the back of the house, where no one is
allowed to disturb him. Harper's Bazaar.
Miss Rose Cleveland does not regularly teach in
Mrs. Reeds school; she talks and lectures on his
tory. She is very busy woman, and finds very
little time for any reading except in the line of her
studies and researches She reads a morning
paper while her maid dresses her hair, and gets all
that is necessary of the news of the day at that
time. She goes into society quite good DEAL
and has been seen at number of dinner parties
and receptions this past winter. Miss Cleveland
keeps a stylish brougham, and her housekeeping
horse is driven by colored coachman. She is
fond of luxuries, and she earns all the money she
spends for them Harper's Bazaar
'Darling," he said, lovingly 81 don't like you
to destroy your own beautiful complexion with
paint and powder, and if you paint your face be-
fore we go to the theater | will paint mine. ;"
''My own true love-" she said, kissing him, ''you
are right we must be like each other. will not