Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-13
THE FLEETING SHOW.
some of It's Facts and Fancics. Written for the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
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some of Hts Facts and Fancics. Written for the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
 MYSTERY.
 More transformations do know
 Than Ovid's curious tales can show
 slide along and slink away;
 lam creamy mass of clay
 Steamboats and babies know me well,
 Just ask the ushers-they can tell.
 Errors make and hounds hold,
 Paddles retard, or, uncontrolled,
 Horses and dogs away are gone
 When let go that should hold on.
 I'm long and narrow when of paper,
 But all asant when found in strata
 sheathe pillow or a sword,
 And many blunder record.
 My very bones get out of place,
 Twixt houses I'm little space.
 Shipbuilders want me- printers use me,
 And unwatched prisoners can't refuse me.
 In troughs of grindstones you can find me,
 And English kntters sometimes wind me.
 Silver seem though made of brass,
 And sneaking slyly, on pass.
 The gardener captures me and tries
 To make me live-to his surprise
 l show him what am-and die.
 Oh tell me, tell me. what am I!
 EASILY DONE.
 A pretty table spread may be made, with but little work, of cream white linen. Draw three threads four inches from the edge on each side and hemstitch the space for the heading of the fringe. An inch from this line draw the threads until there is space of loose threads of the same width, leave an inch and draw the threads again making three such spaces. Into these weave in and out in exactly alternat- ing squares three inch-wide ribbons either in well contrasted colors, or in three shades of the same hue. At the corners fasten the ribbons underneath with few hidden stitches, or embroider the crossing with a star or fan in embroidery silk of the same shade; fringe the ends and let che ribbons hang free. The linen should then be travelled up to the hem-stitching and the fringe knotted. The spaces and ribbons may be an inch and a half wide, mak- ing the cover more showy with but little more work; this, however, should be de- cided by the size of the linen square used.
 wEDL MEANT BUT UNAPPREcIATED.
 It is said that the brewers of Boston fur nished the saloons during Grand Army week with their best beer only ''so as to give the city good name." A veteran from a western state being asked his opinion of the beverage replied, "Pool stuff" If that's the best, what can the worst bel
 Alas for labor lost It is stated that ir scores of saloons not G. A. R. man was to be seen, and if the good name of Boston depends upon it's beer, and the reputation of the beer depends upon the judgment ol the uncultured few, the benevolent ano public spirited brewers are deserving o1 our profoundest sympathy. | if HELPFULNEss. A beautiful spirit of helpfulness seem | to be everywhere present inspiring thu noble women of this generation to deeds O practical benevolence. Innumerable grea charities are conducted by women of wealtl and high social standing, while unassum ingly but with as much earnestness of pur pose, women less amply endowed by for tune are directing some portion of thel | time or means or the labor of their hand into ways of active kindness. What Kat Upson Clark calls ''the passionate protes of the comfortable and happy against tn existence of abject poverty" finds man. varied forms of expression. Here are jus few of them:
 At Jassy, Turkey, @ widowed princess | Helen Couza, has devoted the whole O her large income to charity and has en tered children's hospital as nurse, fol lowing the same round of duties as do tn other nurses and subject to the sam rules. In London Lady Dilke, with otn