The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-06
FOR THE LADIES.

There is an old negress in Clark County, Ga,
who prepares herself for death every night. After
short prayer she clothes herself in a long flower
bedeeked gown, plaitS her hair carefully crosses
her hands on her breast, and fails asleep. Two
eoppers are placed on the table beside her to put
upon her eyelids. She has diree'e that she be
buried on the banks of the OcOnee River. and be-
lieves she is going directly to Heaven. She is
angry beyond expression as she awaIles each morn
ing and finds herself aliye.-C0iUHlbUS Enquirer
san.
The Rev Mrs Ellen Rinkle, a regularIy-or-
dained minister of the United Brethren Church, at
Wooster, o.. is probably the first woman ever au-
thoriZed to perform marriage ceremonies. She
made an application short time ago for license
to perform marriages. The judge before whom
the case came up, being unable to find any law
prohibiting the issuing of license. proceeded to
grant one: Mrs. Rinkle will tie her first nuptial
knot within a few days.
"A Connecticut man who died the other day left
nearly all his property to widow who had refused
to marry him This was a very substantial way OF
showing his gratitude.-SoUanHGk Eeacs.
"A new industry has been invented by a clever
English girl. She calls herself an accountant and
auditor for large households. She finds plenty
employment in looking after the business of a
few families of large expenditure whose heads
have not taste for the work.
- Recent experiments to ascertain within what
limits the ear can distinguish the difference in the
pitch of two sounds show that the smallest differ
enee perceptble by unframed only slightly
trained ears appears to be from one-sixth to one
forteth of semitone. 1t is said that popularity
that seems to apply alike to trained and unframed
ears IS that they detect upward differences more
The cl,Wehman. speaking of the death of Damien,
the leper priest says that outside of the walls of
Jerusalem is lepers' hospital tended by deacon
esses from the German religious houses. Year
after year these heroic women, without preten-
tiOusness, without any trumpetng of their work
almost unknown to the world, have waited upon
lepers, while themselves literally dying by inches
Their courage has only to light by the chance
notice of travellers"
- Four years ago William II. Campbell n good
old-fashOned Democrat of Saxon's River, VT. was
appointed Postmaster. His wife, who has always
been Republican, has constantly assisted her
husband during these four years, and so we'll has
the office been conducted that when he resigned
Democrats and Republicans united in asking the
Government TO make her her husbands successor.
She has just received her commission from the
Postmaster General, and her husband is now her
assistant.
Something of a sensation Is in store for a GER
tain portion of Philadelphia society. On about
the 1st of September a young woman of excellent
family but reduced fortune will engage in what is
known as the catering system on her own account.
Among her friends many young married peO-
pie, who for reasons of their have been having
their meals served in their rooms not always with
satisfaction. Hearing their complaints and being
in need of money she resolved to see whether she
and all her arrangements have been made with
that purpose. Some of her friends profess to be
shocked at her plans, but she is going right on
without worrying about them. The others frankly
say they like her pluck Philadelphia Inquirer.