, 1890-08-03
-CARIp.

Idesiret to thank the friends aud neigh.
bors most heartily 10 this manner fortheir
united AID and DO opssstion during tho ill
ness mfdexerofmy recent husband, who
escaped from me by the hand Of death on
Friday last whild Me1xere- eating break
fast. To the friends, both one and all,
who thus contributed so willingly toward
makiox the ~last-moments and tunerAl Of
my husband 4 bowling SUCCESS, | desire to
be reneeb<red <nost lindiy, hoping that
these few lines may find them enjoying
the same blessing. | bow to-ther cruel
stroke l also have o good uilch COW
and roam Rclding horse rising of s years
old which I win sell cheap on the prem
ses.NufmuyrstnTm rsrpriuus way his
wonders to-perform. He planta bis foot
steps in the sea and rides upon the storm.
xls0 . essI Syhits,s ho's yer low.
wilt HANNAH RosEoLA PEETY. 7
Much space is given In this book to
the question whether or not it. is good
form 70 leave ther tesspoou-in the cup
whilst epopWRassipg itS coptents or whep
passing It back to get it-replenished. 1t
is the belief among the old school Pres
byterians and Wings, l think, that the
spoon should remain in an upright posi-
ton IL the cup, whilst the modern or
Mckee dynasty belAs thet- the -speon.
should be laid in the saucer or concealed
about tho person whilst sipptnS the cof-
lee. To this the Calvanistic gentlemen
who stil adhere to the fy front pants
and mint dNnustiou reply that record
ing 10 rood usage the laying down OF the
spoon IMPLIES. dissatisfaction with the
hand nd call tor a new deal. How
ever thia-m4y be. the manual above re-
ferred Is does not straighten the matter
up sSanI,b6t says erst4 the suffor- him.
self adheres to the custom Of leaving the
spoon in the cup. This ] think, will
have q great deal TO do with breaking up
the practice.
A gentleman making, a formal call in
the morning should retain his hat in his
hand. He may safely leave his overooat
or dog in the hall, but he must retain
his hat, as 1t means that the call is a
formal De, and not with a view to mat
rimoey-The-sAWe-ef-tAe maker es-tAe
inside OF the hat also furnishes good
reading matter wben-ese-h has said all one
has to say. and is just recovering from
the debilitatinR effects of a great thought.
Families in deep mourning should use
black frecrackers on the Fourth Of July
as far southas Rlsecker street
When calling on any one at an hotel,
send up your card and wait for a reply.
If the servant returns with the r5ply that
the gentleman is not in -doJnot lose your
temper, or throw a rubber cuspidore
through the mirror, or say bitter things,
but 20 on about your business If you have
any, and-1f nss advertise and get some
at once S.-S-- 49,
Senator Jones OF Nevada, who once in
a great while goes owe to San Francisco
to buy his groceries for the year, stops at
the P~4see-heee4-whtie-th there, -aad has
pleasing device for obtaining rest and
soothful calm, unbroken by the uncalled
for calls of people who wish to 1drop-m
and expectorate from his window. he
registers aud a room is assigned to him by
the handsome clerk at the Palace. This
number is placed opposite his name in
the book. People come in, take a fresh
toothplck, steal a few matches, scratch
the calf Of one limb with the shin of the
other,look along down the page deliher-
ately. % as 10 keep paying guests from
r~egistering, and sAy: "Heliol Jones is
here. | vii send my card ur to him and
see how he IL behaving himself" The
card . takeu up and showed under the
door. for Senator Jones is not in that
room. That room is kept to store cards
in. But he is not in it Sometimes he
gets almost a room full of cards, he says,
if he stays there long enough. He has
a better room, which he occupies. Some.
times y real friend or constituent calls,
and fooishly sends up his card to this
lay figure room of Jones, aud afterward
when the senator meets him it affords
him a great deal Of pleasure to regret his
absence at the time of the call
In attending a funeral, and while view
ing the remains, do not lay the back Of
your hand on the face of deceased tC
satisfy yoprself that life is-extinct, unless
he had csIled ppouy your during life. u
De ~ CAV ppon persons 10 reduce,