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, 1890-02-06
SHAKING HANDS.
The Latest English style Adopted by
New York AnElomauiac.,

Tho latest fashion of shaking hands
is absurd, says the Brooklyn Eagle, but
it has been adopted, and 1t will be some
years before society Is emancipated
from its grotosque influence. The old
fashion OF shaking hands was good
enough and simple enough, but the Uni.
yorsal desire for change has abolished
Il. Formerly when two people met
their arms swung forward naturally,
their hands met and their arms dropped
back into place. The mere act of shak
ing hands was AS natural as that OF tax.
ing u seat or liiting IA book. II is far
different now. The whole ceremony is
instinct with deep thought and careful
elaboration. A man and woman meet
and both burst into u smile ofwolcome.
Then tho Woman swings her right arm,
which is perfectly rigid, straight out
from the shoulder and directly in front
OF her. When the hand has reached
the height of her chin she holds it
there. with the thumb toward the face,
and the palm thrust Slightly outward
The man who haas been approaching
her gently takes hold OF her hand as
one might gfaNp the rung of u ladder
lie bows sligk.ly as though intendin Z
to impress u kiss upon the lady's hand,
and then let's 90 abruptly aud drops his
hand 10 lIis side. Then the woman
drops her stiilened arm and the cere-
mOny is over. This is English. 1t first
appeared in Punch about siN years ago
and IL has since then been extensively
ton in New York occurred at the
McAllister ball, where tho society ladies
received the 400 guests IN precisely
this fashion during tine evening.
, 1890-02-06

] llNn'NU 'NIINEt
Mrs. w. was thrifty and practical
soul, and she came OF - family which
through all the country side was "a.
nowucl in being near" In other
words he camo Of ruce of people who
were ihn reverse OF generous and in her.
self allo was, II may bc added. thc tower
nl lhrit qualities. She had au excellent
l,u'Idli, nut he was stricken down with
. t'u'iniI- pneumonia and one morning
ihu physician In charge announced to
th' weeping wilc that he could live only
a lew hours at most. In hor way Mira
W. was fond OF her husband and sbs
was greatly affected by tho Vcr,Iirt
winch announced her approaching scpa-
ration from him. The scene between
hrr ana her husband was niIoctin. In the
cNtt"me and the nurse, who was present
~ illr bHch ground, WAS moved to tears
hy the agonl1cd ioryor OF Mir. Wa
Cfi"i
"Hcotrc,' the weeping wife said alta st,
what clothes do you want to have ON
whon whon---'
Tear chokcd her uttcrnncc. and her
husband clly mUrmurcd that IL did
nov ln'lter 10 MN any moro how he was
nrrIyud,
Then you won't. mind, dearest"
shc said betwceR her sob-, ~
Ne put ON your old pants1
The new ones haven't been worn
Put once, and we can sond thcm back TO
TIE tailor ana no one will notice what
sort "l pants you have un in tho Cof-
COlHrpli'n,'
Dear ''c"rrc WAS too far gone either to
care Wlht trousers wcr' used for tho ar
laNnlf "l hls remains for the tomb or to
hInt"ltr the pcTlpCtluu, of his Nites
ccunoluy lie simply muancd and payo
up tllc ghost, leaving his wife free 10
practice uuy economical device which
should occur 10 her irulul mind in the
arrangements which followed in dolefu
sequence.
, 1890-02-06
A CnAr wlru OLAp,rosE.
Ills Views on American .Iournalism
aud other rattorN

! was shown HI to Mt hiAuhlo'e
study at once. The hall {. square nnd
furnished IN hardwood aud frightened
by rcd rugs. ON one side is the dining.
room and at tine head of stairs Is the
drawing room. Turning to the right,
however, few step, before the drawing.
room level is reached, small passage
brought me tn the door Ut the study,
which was standing open. Through 1t !
CuulI see across the room, and ON u
lounge at the other side, half lying
down, was Mr. Gladstone, reading very
intently. II ,cCmcd Ut first almost as II
he was so intent on li, yolUmc that he
vuul, not bring his mind back to ami
mate ul itol-, 49, hc 4 | not catch my
name, but wien lie did his greeting was
Kindness itself
90 course tie conversation was entire r
~ non political and tnc subject Was
mover once mentioned, my wish being
To- obtain from iItr cN. UremlCr hi, views
on Amen 90 journalism.
Mr. Gladstone -jid iu reply TO my
questions q. To what hs opinions were
On American journalism that the sub
icut was one with which he could hard
~ Cuu-VtCut.Ou,iy leil. hc subject
was too broad TO discern with his limit.
cd know ledge pl the journalism ol
America, lie considered, | gathered
from what l' sutd, that the power ui th'
prrs. In America WI, very vast worse
thlu ia England; while also. from what
ho heart th1l ;ho average circulation oi
papers aud magazine was smaller thln
~ inG. ana. % ihN IW.I.f,d rom h'iu.
H." said IN reply that anything hc SAT-
or wrote Wts NJ great interest 10 Amer
can readers, lult n was kiud ni ne To
say 50. hul that lee hardly th ought such
could he The Ca-r-
We tbrn talked tur some time uu
American suhlort', journalism aud the
'ul, rprscui American pnp,l' b ing tue
subject In lhl~ Mr. Gladstone iuiIy
'un'Nryd tie was greatly Interested,
hlld SppNeN very IuIy ON ihr iuct that
Americans no general were so interested
WIN tHt hn'lluiuy,ui Eurul o., aud said
that he cunstder'd II very hopeful
~'Ei tuAt tHty should take such vast
interest as lhcy dsd, and no quite be
ilrN'd mat tht average American knew
Hiure oI England AMI luudun ~ pJrtly-
nlar' lhan hetNcrig' Eugllstmnu, who
giu iut SNOW as much Hs Iu should.
MI 'ihi't1ho then went on o. speak ui
ruihCdrIlr and rhUrghc, In England.
turning ON thc,uulcrt, owing to q rvmark
had iuItc tiat atCuth'lrIl'Ncrg TJutou'
i,y''y '"'J"t'"iiht"r'st To Americans.
ll' .aN ..c. any gu"intefc.tcl ~ these
!u'llei' 10 NlSN fufu cathedral, which
lnuugh not lini-hei lUru,lya uuc with
,lu h',t rN'npits "l modern Wchltcc-
tu'c, and showed IN" books and plans OF
, 1890-02-06
womsn's World,

Wumln's World.
Down in the yellow bay,
A boy and girl at play,
He and |;
Across the sea spring sunbeams glanc-
ing,
White waves in airy state advancing.
JOY In our light hearts dancing,
While hours slip by.
Down in the yellow bay,
a youth and maiden gay,
He and
Upon the sea the surImor sleeping,
Y p to the shore ;ae soft waves creeping
Time TO our young love keep,
While hours flew by.
Down in the yellow bay.
We took our Checrless way,
He and |,
The shivering autumn wind wcpt and
wondered
As on the shore tho wild waves thun-
dorcd
We knew that We were sundcrcd,
While hours rushed by.
Down in the yellow by
There wandered Yesterday,
Not he but
Chill winter ON the cold sea lying,
Upon the shore the long waves signing
An old gray woman cry Ing,
While hours wore by.
, 1890-02-06

KANSAS CRY, Fcb 1.-The infant son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Reeves died to-day frn,n
"ouhus inflicted upon II bv
rats some time durng last
night The dorlot In describiur
me wounds. snid; Tho nose wns ontCn
'm''Lely on ilordDlu wounds appeared
~ Oo,h chccS'' The scdp had boon
down to thr ears The skull Ind hcrn
ghnwcd through in one pla,c so I'M
We brains we've exposed. The child only
its iniuriVs.r ''0'
, 1890-02-06

Monte Cristo island. in the MeIiter-
ranean, rendered famous 10y the thrilling
romance ofcldcr Dumas, has recently
been purchased by a. Florcntine million
aire, the Marquis Carlo Guigononi who
intends To build magnificent chateau
in the finest part Of the place, The
marquis will further more erect villa
in the island as an annex 10 ais chateau
while In tho most sequeslcred spot he will
raise hermitage, 10 which he can re-
tire ut his pleasure from all worldly tur-
moil The modern magniilco of the City
of Flowers has also given orders for the
construction OF "a splendid yacht, To bo
named the Mercedes, like that of the
hero of Dumas, and which is to take
him across tho se.. 10 his rocky retreat.
, 1890-02-06

a petition Is IN circulation Ia the city
lor q po~loIlico at Kettle Falls, in which
spokane people have purcnn,cd consid-
fr'h'c property of late. The pc'lton Ia
nom liunrruu,iy signed, II will be
lnrWhrdcd to representative Wilson in .
, 1890-02-06

T., WestfuIl writes from Ruddock, Or
announcing the death tiere, January II
of Jasper Thomas, aged about 90 years.
II lac has friends ar relatives IN this
country, they can learn the particulars
OF his death by Writing to the above al
dress.
, 1890-02-06
IN TnE STORM.


Chicago Inter Ocean
Last night my feet were wandering
N INC old honsc.roof is lowly spread
DIrain sandals bore inc ON, as there
IRON room to room my stops were led,
NQw warm light III the faded walls
NV huc thick the shadows rested there
N,tnolt tempest wildly calls,
without | feel the chilly air.
stand before the old hearthstonc,
,Ioid dark and cold aud overhead
Wildly the wind harps shrek and moan.
~ Like spirits of the unresting dead.
nc ram without Is failing fast,
~ fouring through rent aud iissurc wide,
me rool that sheltered In the past,
Its last child can no longer hide.
ON, on, while drops Of icy rain
u,prlp Iiko weird steps along tho hall,
W nile phnntoms from the past, again
=, Around mC ilit, but silent all.
but sau my mothers dark ewes look
with tender pity in their light
While wilder winds tic rout.trcc shook
Ana iar-oll sobs came through the
night.
My brothers softly in her train,
went ont again in shndowy gloom,
ANA hehrtachC grew to bitter pain,
As ON ! gO--irOn room to room.
Ally father came, but on his brow
., The oldcn shadow rested vet
From sire to son 1t passed, and lol
In night the star of life has set.
Oh noble heart aud soul OF truth.
How sad that curse Of dircst doom,
It's shadow fell across my youth,
And black despair iillscvcry room.
'I ruthless storm of bitter rain,
VIII never fail your angry might2
VIII hope with morning beams again
Dlspel the wrongs and shades ofuight2
, 1890-02-06

Governor Toolc. Of Montana, has
tr"nic', q respite of thirty days 10 Phil
~, toe Indian who was sentenced ~ 10
hanged the Tth oi February.
, 1890-02-06
READER.

Captain II. Meyer who for twenty
seven years sailed tic seas over is nu.
'h"rlty for thc following answer to the
above questions
ON shiphOIrl the crew have six
watches during tho day-thrco every
twelve hours. Each watch, therefore. I,
on duty four huurS, and TINT cnns,i.
tutcs q division Of iimc, one b,li il,
struck for ov"ry half hour. beginning
tHC day l2'3p o'clock i4 marked by ono
beIl lo.Ciogk 10y two, o'clock hv four
ana I o'clock hy ciTnt bells, which nlso
brings IN" first watth to an emo, and tho
same. operation Is repeated Tor each of
the siN watches in he twenty four hour,
, 1890-02-06
JEwELEI,s' NOVELTIES.

Designs From which You May Choo..
II fo" Have the Cash.
Here are some pointer from the jew
olers Weekly. An exceedingly pretty
, 1890-02-06
"READER, ANSWERED.

The Suory Regarding Bells on Ship
board TO Designate Time.
The marine cditur ot the REyrEw ON
his winter leave OF absence, having got.
ten too far away to get back to the city,
for tho chinook now spreading itself
over the land, an Unavoidable delay was
occasioncd in answering the following
query
To tGR Enron or 1HE REVIEW:
How many bells are rung on board
ship to designate thc tino2
RIrN MN
, 1890-02-06

Fashionable milliners never display
window hats and uonncts; they are
afraid of copyists, Connected with the
shop is q salon where the airy treasures
IN tinsel, lace and crushed roses reposc
in wooden band. boxes.
, 1890-02-06

Mrs. General Grant is reported to be in
good physical health, but mentally de
pressed. She seems to bc in u continued
state Of letbargy and perfectly indiilcr.
ent To current events, Books arc neg
lected, magazines remain uncut and let
ters unopcned. she Is excused to callers
and accepts no invitations, many of
them being answered by messenger
weeks afIer the event for which they
were issued. She reads her husbands
books over and over again, and from
their PAGES seems to get as much com.
, 1890-02-06

Flat caps, without peaks, trimmed in
different styles to give them originality
ore much in vogue for young ladies and
little girls. The Wagner borct is one OF
the leading shapes.
, 1890-02-06

Chemses ofiinc mndapolaim are novel
and cheap, and the use of colored EN-.
broidcry produces an original and rather
pleasin effect. For evening toilets
shoulder-straps These are uniastened
when low bodices arc worn, and turned
down beneath the corsagc, an arrange.
ment that uyades the necessity of draw
ing tile arms out oi the sleeve.
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Saving pisarreeable Things.

Nothing is easier than to say disagree
able things, and there are people who
labor under the mistaken opinion that
there is nothing more clever. 1t was one
of these mortals who was asked not long
since what was the age of a maiden
lady of his acquaintance.
II do not know" he replied,
have never studied archaeology"
As fate would have it, the lady In
question CHANGED to overhear him,
" And yet you remember" said she,
with a suspicious smoothness in her
voice, 81 have heard my mother say
that | was born the first year that you
were old enough to bring home the
washing
The retort was cutting, and the
passage not over-refined-the fact that
the man was most anxious to conceal
his origin giving sting to the wordg
in which the other took her revenge;
but the woman was on the whole TO be
blamed least.-Boston Courier.
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LIKE A WATER ToBoGGAS.
An Old Miners Floating Trip on a Rag
ing Torrent.

ins lOrrent.
eve had some high water in 1892
said James Siddons, of San Rafael, to
San Francisco Examiner man, after
he had lit his pipe in the lee of the
chaln-box on the Tibpron boat, "and
during the flood made UNIQUE and
rather exciting trip down the river.
81 had been mining up on the South
Fork of the American, and it became
necessary for me to get to Sacramento
or starve, and a big transaction also
depended on my meeting a man on q
certain day. The trails were impass-
able, and for a long time / was in
despair.
'Then an idea struck me. saw the
Hood going down and asked myself
why | shouldn't go down with it. So
gathered a great quantity of dry
tule, bound it firmly into three big
bundles, caught some boards out of
the drift, dashed the boards on the
bundles, making q raft; fashioned
rough oar and launched myself on the
river with the few provisions 1 had
left.
Il went down a-kiting for long
distance till / swung into calm
streak where the river was unusually
high. Before l had fairly made up
my mind what was the matter I sud
denly shot ahead as if things had
dropped from under. Ny raft was
whirled round and round in great
swirling eddies.
81 was nearly knocked off into the
torrent by colliding with the branches
of tree that was going my way. Then
| was flung forward at something less
than mile minute, as soon as / got
out of the tree, and my hair stood up
like converts in an experience meeting.
Big bonlders seemed going right down
with me, and the rush and roar of the
water was enough to have disturbed
sick lady over at Whiskey Jim's.
"Gou see the river had been damned
by one of those big slides which used
to come down the long slope on one
side of the river and butt clear across
it to the bluff on the other side. had
reached the impromptu reservoir be-
hind the dam just as the thing broke
away. But l rode it out and kept my
fodder on board.
| got to Sacramento in due time, wet,
heavy-cyed and nearly frozen. There
| laid the basis of my competency by
the transaction which | filled on the
proper date. Still, I'd rather be poor
all my life than make such fool trip
again. Nothing but basket-like tulo
raft would have pulled through"
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THE TIDE AT MlNas aastn
wal OF Water Eight Feet High Bp,n,,.
Ten Miles an Hour.

ne Bay of Fundy forms a cul-se-,,o,
at which the Atlantic Ocean saa,,,s ~.
nave taken spite and at reoular in
tervals pours In its waters viriousi,.
ana with intent to do all possible barn;
lake for instance the barbor az e.
John. In most parts of the world
tide OF from TO 10 feet Is quite suf,i.
Glent To satisfy all reasonable demands
IN Of John harbor the tide rises ~
leet on an ordinary day, and occasion.
any varies the mouotony by pushing
,he mark up three or four feet. as tbo
hunlor SEXES il, and was never strnrl.
SO much with anything in my life n,
win this advance and recedinp of the
waters. - ''''
l have described the narrow goro,o
through which the St. John River il
forced into the Bay of Fundv. A. loo.
tide, where the water drops into tba
bay, there is fall of some ten fee, M
cnahhei being very rough and totally
iihPassahie Tor vessels Of any descrip-
NOE. AT nigh water the fall is the other
way the bay falling into the river,
Inns was the first time that had seen
river with the water flowing from ifs
mouth toward its source. and this
occurs every day in the st. John. One
good effect of the tide Is this. that when
II Is half up or half down the river ia
level with the harbor and then the i'm
mense number Of timber barrcs and
other craft, which have gathered in the
river while waiting for the rise and
i1li, arc able TO run nicely and easily
out into the harbor. St John. be il
understood. is great port for ship
ping. At any day You can sec a dozen
OF the largest occau-going vessels load.
ing deals for different parts of thu
world. This timber mainly come.
down the ST. John river.
saw the tide come in around tn,
headland at the Miuas Basin, and il il
a sight worth going to see The head
OF the advancing tide is called "a bore. ="
II you can imagine straight wall of
water eight feet high, curling over at
Inc top. advancing upon YOU at tho
rate OF ten miles per hour. you will get
an idea OF what "bOrc" is and what
turn of the tide means. At the Nilua4
Basin this wall of water comes tearing
around the headland like an express
train, and the man who was down on
the hat sands OF the bay at this time
stood 4 remarkable good chance q:
never leaving the sands alive. II he
got good start of the bore" he might
escape and If he did not hewas drowned.
You cannot fool with the tide Of Minas
Basin. 1t is a plaything that the native
who Is acquainted with the animal
avoids The rise Of the tide at Nlinas
Basin is forty-fvc feet.
At the extreme head Of the Bay of
Fuudy the tide rises from sixty-iiyc to
scventy-iiye feet and runs at the rate
Of fifteen miles an hour. This is not
only the highest tide in the known
world. bat 1t Is double the height. l am
told, Of any other known tidc.-PJrt-
land -idr>rtiscr.
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LUCK AND THRIFT.
A Sensible Investment of a Big Louis
lana State Lottery Prize.

San Francisco tCal) Call. March Is.
Henry Kappeler and his wife, Clara,
thrifty German couple, are not only very
lucky people, but they are as wise as they
are fortunate. They reside at 542JS Ma
toma Street, between Sixth and Seventh.
In the drawing of The Louisiana State
Lottery Company of February last, the
kappeler family funds We're enriched TO
the amount of $4,000 by their inves tment
Of 81 in the purchase of n coupon. Yes
terday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. kappeler
were seen by CdU reporter and ques-
toned about their lucky venture. MIR.
kappeler, speaking for himself and part
ner, said: yes, we were fortunate to
win u SIS, 900 prize in The Louisiana State
Lottery, and we have got our money safe
in bank. AT present we are looking for a
suitable piece of property to invest our
money in, so that we will have something
to fall back upon in our old age or sick
ness. In the future we shall continue TO
buy lottery ticket every month and keep
on trying our luck.n
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Great Society Beauties.

The great beauties who take the
social prizes in marriage. SAYS LON
don letter in the Ladies Home journal.
are almost all bred in the lesser towns.
where less conventional society gives
woman snatch at freedom in girl
hood. You don't find them growing
up with calisthenics, health lifts and a
massageuse 20 do their exercise fo.
them
You all remember the painful story
OF girl in a city home, surrounded by
every care. who was sirangled in the
cords Of her health pull'' one evening
little more than year since Scarcely
more pitiful is her fate than that Of
girls brought up to depend on such
substitutes for work aud exercise If
they live. A sick, auwmic woman, I'M
used, unable 20 care for herself or
others. is the most pitiable. repugnant
object in creation. You seldom lind a
lasting beauty which has not had a
semi-Grcek education of outdoor life
and exercise behind It.
Take the beautiful Gunin"s, who
ran wild in their Irish country home
till their calculating mamma had
raked and scraped enough to take them
10 Dublin and thence to London. The
Cummings were unlicensed hoidens,
but their races over the hills gave
them matches compilations. Later
still Mrs. Langtry took her beauty
course. rowing the Jersey lanes with
her brothers in soft, pure sea air, living
on peaches and coarse bread, with just
as little of lessons as sutliced to fit her
for London drawing rooms.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-04-26

The Supreme court is place of
traditions and precedents, and even
the cut and make OF the gowns of the
justices are so well defined by custom
that there is but little scope left for the
Individual taste of the owner.
An authority on this subject says
that the gown Is made of wide straight
widths. At the bottom it is three
Yards and a quarter wide, and it comes
down to the ankles. The gown has
narrow hem around the bottom and q
broad one straight down the front At
the top it is gagged TO a yoke. which
i short on the shoulders and forms
deep scallop Mt the back. This yoke
has A silk lining between the out
side and the inner one OF silk. The
sIeeves are a ward and quarter wide
md reach to the hands. The lining OF
fine sleeves is formed by doubling the
material at the bottom. turning it up
ON the inside, and placing it about
ouarter of yard above the bottom to
y narrower silk lining. which nicely
fits the JUSTICES arm. The arrange
meut makes the lower part OF each
sleeve appear to be wide, loose pull.
The sleeves are gagged TO yoke on
the shoulders with many rows OF
rauging, but not so many ut the oaek
OF the gown. where it is quarter OF
yard deep. Co..
the last forty years. and she gets 500
for ever one Of them. They are made
alike. the only difference being in the
material, the chief justice wearing
black Chinese satin, while his asso-
ciates are robed in black silk. Inc
chief Justice always wears a new gown gov
when he swears in president. Inc
new gown is always subject to gooa
deal Of criticism by the older Justices
and It's 1T Is closely seapnsd,-~B4'fS
Herald.
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Morse's School Shoes.

Made in our large factory at Omaha,
Nebraska. Ask your dealer for them.
Refuse to take any others. If not kept
in your town, write us asking where
to get them. They wear longer and
fit better than any other shoes. Shoes
have always been made too narrow.
We make them wide. A reward of
Fifty Dollars in gold paid for every
pair of our own make OF shoes that
contains particle of shoddy, or any
thing but solid leather. We make
$50 styles of Women's, Misses and
Children's Sewed and Standard Screw,
Grain, Glove, Kid and Dongola. Ele-
giant styles, wide and good fitting. We
also carry $50 styles of Mems Goods,
Rubbers, &c.
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You certainly mistaken said another
party but that be the young winter
though the the Judge yourself This go
complexion while The other ayGood heavens what skin
she had! Covered with botche and redheaded mpe like
Oh this be the young lady"
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the
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