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tempt to keep your accounts this year: l
had tried to do it before and had tailed. L
dutifully promised TO try again. After
few weeks had elapsed, nv husband, with
an expectant expression, asked to see the
book. He glanced at the first page then,
and there all right was the sum which he
gave me, duly entered in very good style.
His eyes wandered to the next page, when
the very succinct statement was down in
black and white, Spent it ALL Naturally
1 prefer not to have an allowance. l am
also decidedly of the opinion that any wife
who wishes an allowance should have it, as
her right to such an arrangement is not to
be questioned"
Mrs Dolph, the wife of the Senator from
Oregon, thinks that an allowance benefits
the husband as we'll as the wife, who re-
ceives it. She thinks the wife is more eco-
nomical under the allowance system, and
that the husband can thereby better calcu-
late his yearly expenses.
Mrs. GRUNDY, JR.
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ln-law who could cure an obstinate young
woman OF habit of over Is years duration
would be competent to the task of leading
her successfully through the labyrinthine
maze OF marital career.
SEVEN AGES OF WOMEN.
A friend of mine pretends to believe that
you can tell a woman's age by the style of
ornaments with which she decorates her
room and the books and photographs which
she displays upon her table and dressing
case He insists that woman's life, like a
MANS, has seven ages, each of which is
quRe as distinctly defined and sharp in its
Outlines as the corresponding seven ages of
man; only he begins with the 15-year-old
girl as his starting point. Her room is
prim, stiff and inartistic. Miss Edgeworth,
Miss Porter and Miss Braeme figure upon
her bookshelves. There are a lew pictures
of girl friends, but the male biped has not
yet made his appearance.
AT 90 change is noticeable. There are
slight loss Of straight lines, a straining after
effect, homemade articles from bits OF silk,
satin and cardboard, and a few likenesses OF
cousins" When 25 arrives, you notice
complete transformation. Powder boxes,
perfumery, manicure articles, portraits of
male friends, programme Of dancing, favors
from the german, college souvenirs from
Yale anu Harvard boys, an occasional
French novel, together with two or three
Ouida and pile of fashion journals.
THE AGE OF ENNUI.
Thirty has its uDmistakable symptoms in
photographs of actors, skin lotions, CON-
plexion powders, depilatories and corn
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BEAUTY's SECRET VICES.
Hollow Bonbons and India Rubber Grapes
That Supply Spirits.

That Supply Spirits.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATcHi
These men folks are such confiding GREAT
ures in regard to all matters which have
woman in them; and as for husbands, well,
they are the most gullible things on the face
of the earth. Said a married woman to me-:
81 find it hard sometimes to look my hus-
band in the face on account of the thousand
and one petty deceptions which 1 practice
upon him, poor man. But it can't be
helped. must do it. 1t would be folly to
let him into all the secrets of the household.
1t would only worry him all for nothing"
And at the theater the other night one of
these same confding creatures remarked to
his sster-in-law as he Presumed his seat by her
side eomplacently masticating his coffee
kernel: Chow in the world can you women
sit through a fve-act play without getting
tagged out?"
She answered by opening an old silver
bonboniere and asking him to take one of
the confections. He shook his head and re-
piled that he didn't care for candies.
"But take one all the same" she in
sisted.
"Great Scott!'' was his exclamation.
"ShI'' said she. "Now, don't bawl it out
at the top of your voice.
HBrandv, as sure as l live ]!
''Nonsense. Not at all. They are only
Cognac bonbons," and then, directing his
attention to a sweet, girlish creature of about
% summers few seats away, she whispered:
"Observe her,"
81 see," came from the man. "she is eat
ing grapes from a silver box like yours
"Grapes, you poor deiuded son OF ADAM"
the woman whispered again. 'They are
grapes that would surprise you were you to
crush one between your molars. Know this
that each one of those grapes is an India
rubber sack filled with the best French
brandy. The imitation is perfect, even to
the stem, but oh, such grapes never grew on
natures vines. Do you still wonder how we
women can sit through iye-act play?"
"Not at all " he renlied
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A woMAN's RARE COURAGE.
In PARKWAY Oregon She Shoots a Cougar
and Saves the Children.

Mrs. George Hash. of Alsea Valley, Ore,
says the Portland Oregonian, has more
courage and presence of mind in the face of
danger than the average woman. 1t is only
sparsely settled in that neighborhood. and
wild animals are quite plentiful.
One day, not long since, Mr.. Hash was
absent from home, when a large cougar
came into the 'dooryard of his residence,
where the children were playing. The
animal was evidently hungry, and
had imagined a small boy would
make good square meal. But Mrs. Hash
espied the cougar when but few feet from the
children. She took down the Winchester
rifle quicker than it took TO tell it and shot
it through the hams. This did not kill the
animal, but forced it to retreat. 1t clim
tree near by, and Mrs. Hash and a faith
full dog kept it there until Mr.. Hash re-
turned and. completed the killing. It
measured 81 feet
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idiosyncrasies. One is her habit of biting
her finger nails. The other is that the odor
of peppermint makes her instantaneously
ill.,
The college youth heard this remark and
pricked up his ears. He was very attentive
to the young lady. She could not do any
thing for herself, he was so ready to do il for
her. Even the nail-bItiug performance
would not have been objected to by him.
One afternoon at a reception he helped her
on with her wrap and then passed her
gloves. These she put on and went out in
company with her fond companion. When
standing in the hall of her own residence
talking with the college youth she drew her
gloves from her hands and instantly placed
the tips of her fingers to her mouth. Her
face grew suddenly pale and she withdrew
her fingers from her lips and reeled as
though fainting. Supported by the ready
arm of the young man she staggered into
the drawing room and sank among the cush-
ions of the sofa.
so HE WON THE LADY FAIR.
Her mother, who was in the room, hast
ened to her daughters assistance, inquir-
ing excitedy what was the matter.
"Pep-per-mint, stammered the girl,
holding her hand up to her mother.
81 put little peppermint into her gloves,
madam" whispered the college youth.
"Just he patient aud see if it does not have
a good effect"
For several days the young woman re-
Trained from raising her fingers to her lips,
and it was observed that whenever the in
stinct to do so partially asserted itself she
grew pale and seemed to murmur the word
peppermint" Alter two weeks mad passed
the overjoyed parents took the college youth
aside and deluged him with praise for hav-
ing accomplished what no one else had ever
been able to. On the following day the girl
and young man came into the presence of
the old people hand in hand, and received
their blessings. Itwas agreed that SON.
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slender. her lovely face was softly tinted,
her eyes were blue and innocent. She
drew her gloves from her small white hands,
and held the bill of fare daintily before her.
She seemed to be searching for something
made of rose leaves and honey dew.
''Two to one she orders lobster salad, -
said one of the men watching the sweet
maid.
"Fll go you," responded another. salad
is too coarse for her. She'll have cup
of cold consomme."
"Well. now you just listen for her to
order an omelette souff1ee," said third. 81
never saw q girl out shopping in my life
that didn't run in at noontime and get an
omelette souff1ee. They are so fluffy and
sugary that they just hit feminine taste"
"That girl will order chocolate eclair
and a. cup of tea" said fourth man in the
party.
HOW SHE SURPRISED THEM.
In the meantime the waiter was standing
at the elbow of the dainty fairy expecting
her order. She studied the card long and
carefully, and then she pouted.
ST don't think you have what I want, I"
she said.
eve have most everything" suggested
the waiter.
"Yes," responded the girl, "but came in
here on purpose for one thing, and don't
see it on the menu"
"What is it, miss?" asked the waiter.
"Frankiurter sausages and sauerkraut," "
replied the maiden.
One OF the men at the neighboring table
dropped his brandy glass and another
coughed convulsively from having swal-
lowed some of the liquor the wrong way.
The young lady rose from her chair and in
quired of the waiter if he knew Of any place
close by where sausages and sauerkraut
were obtaiuable. She was told to seek
Sixth avenue, and as she rustled away the
men who had discussed her appetite ordered
additional brandies.
81 will bet,' said the waiter, "that that
girl is of German descent" And he turned
up his nose as tar as it would go. He was
French.
BEAUTY's SAD FAILING.
1t is so very vulgar to bite ones finger
nails that the habit in one of the most bril-
liant and clever girls in New York's high
society was marvel to the world as well as
serious source of worry to her intimate
friends. The young woman has slender
white hands and lips that seem made only
iol ohI "OsI pOCtiO pun poSSS, uub oHC hOulu
nibble at the pink nails of her fingers until
they presented an appearance not to be
countenanced by refined persons. An Eng
lish nobleman met the young lady in New
port the past summer, and it is said that he
gave as his reason for not proposing mar
riage to her the fact that his family would
be disgusted by woman who bit her nails.
Every means to break the pretty creature
of the ill-bred habit has been adopted by
her parents, but with no good result.
A young college student who was re-
Gently led by some chance into the presence
of the girl became her slave at once and
prepared to win her in the enthusiastic and
swift way usual with youth. He observed
this remarkable habit of nail biting, and
found out that it was the bane of the par
ents' lives.
A VERY BRAINY YOUNG MAN.
81 do not account for my daughters
peculiarities, said the mother sadly; "she
was born with two most remarkable
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AUToGRAPHIC sENTI MENTs.
Expressions Inscribed by Prominent Men
Upon Such Occasions.

upon SUCH OccdSionS'
Count Euzenberg, the HessIan Charge
d'Affaires in France, had one hobby-the
collection of autographs of famous men.
On one of the pages of the Hessian's album,
says Youths Companion. the statesman
Guizot mad written:
''All through my long career 1 have
learned 10 forgive much and often, but to
forget nothing"
The sentiment is not Christian one, nor
is it notable for its worldly wisdom. 1t is
strange that Guizot, who was professed
Christian and reputed TO be worldly-wise,
should have written it. His rival Thiers
must have noticed the inconsistency, for
underneath he wrote:
ga little shortness Of memory cannot de-
tract from the sincerity of forgiveness.
Bismarck, while Prussian Ambassador at
Paris, being asked to write something on
the same page, wrote:
''As for myself, existence has taught me
to forget many things, and to get myself
forgiven for great many more"
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Telegraph Companies, Errors.

An important point, involving the liabil-
ity OF telegraph company for errors In
transmitting unrepeated messages, has been
decided in a Supreme Court in Arkansas.
The court held that a telegraph company
was liable for an error in transmitting an
unrepeated message, and that the measure
of damages was the actual damages proved
as having occurred by reason of the error,
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A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
Citizens at Seattle Think They Will Have to
Put Them in Motion.

Seattle, Wash, is seriously talking of
forming a vigilance committee, says the
Portland OregOnidn. A Seattle merchant,
speaking of the affair recently. said: 'The
formation OF this vigilance committee
means business. The people have been
trifed with long enough. and if the courts
will not help us we will help ourselves.
The idea that the mere letter of the law
is to be taken in its vague terms,
regardless of the intent and spirit OF
it, and these thieves and thugs allowed to
go scot free, is too much to swallow, and we
will protect ourselves. You need not be
surprised if you see lamp-post decorated
some morning with the body of one Of the
wretches that make Seattles highways dan
gerous to travel"
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A LIVELY COYOTE CHASE.
1t is Apparently an Improvement on the
Stereotyped Fox Chase.

IG Is ApPdreHtIy an Improvement on the
Stereotyped Fox Chase.
One of the liveliest coyote chases on record
is reported by the Gervais, Ore, Star:
"W Wednesday some young men discovered
a coyote on the lands of o. Thibadeau, west
of town, and at once gave chase. They
followed the coyote until their horses gave
out, at which moment Pete Nickel, the
Gervais butcher, mounted on his gray
charger, with which he has run many a
bovine to earth, arrived upon the scene of
action, and at once entered the race and
followed the feet coyote for distance of
four miles, when he succeeded in ending
his career by well-directed shot,
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E S T A q R A N rs
are places wherein
it is difficult to esti-
mate persons by
their appearance. A
party of men sat at a
table in a Broadway
establ i S h m e Mt sip
ping Cognac after
luncheon. A good
looking girl of sew
ente e Z or there
abouts entered shyly
and took her seat at
a table ne ar by.
The girls fpure was
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FOOD FOR THE FAIR.
Beauty Doesn't Always Live on Love
and 0melette S0ufflee.
A COLLEGE BOYS CLEVER CURE
For a Maiden Who Trimmed Her Dainty
Nails With Her Teeth.
SCENT OF A YOUTHFUL PRODIGY

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DlspATcH.l
NEW YORK, November. 90.
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sr1.1. rt4 4E1R MoRK Ar HOMIE

Isn't 1t singular that with most all of the
Americana working in London, few. if anv
of them, sell th( cir products here. Many of
them could readily find market, but their
demands from THE United States are such
that they have about all they can do to sit
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A VERY BRAINY YOUNG MAN,

81 do not account for my daughters
peculiarities, said the mother sadly; "she
was born with two most remarkable
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

THs IRISH STANDARD is the only Home Rule
1rxan in the Northwest.
C~ples OF THR IRISH STANDARD Will be on
sale at the principal newsstands in this city,
And bv newsb0vs.
Advertising rates viii be made known by ap-
plytn9 at this Office.
When writing matter for publication in THE
IR1sH STANDARD be sure and sign your proper
name, not necessarily for publication, but as
guarantee Of good faith.
In every instance correspondents will Please
be as brief as possible.
To insure publication I'm the foioW1nR issue
az THE IRISH STANDARD contributions should
mach this Office at least bv " wednesday noon.
Subscribers will please be careful1n & Wing us
tneir perfect address. and thus avoid any COM
pl&int through failure to receive their paper.
In changing your place of residence. notify us
4nmediately of the fact, and forward your full
name giving number and name of street to
which you have removed. also your former
Sddress.
All letters addressed to Manager iRlsH
ArAHDAnD, ~ Third Street South, Room Is, =
viii receive immediate attention.
Matter of an official nature, such as calls Tor
rexula, or special meetings Of societies, memo
xtal resolutions, etc., will be charged for blythe
1ne.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17
SATURDAY. MAY II, 1880.
MAYOR SMITHS ELECTION.


Mayer Smiths election in St. Paul
means a good deal for our sister city.
1t means that. st. Paul is to be given
broad. gauge. conservative administra'
ton. This means good deal for st.
Paul. Mayor Smiths election also
means good deal f,r the Democratic
party of the state as we'll as st. Paul.
With heavy odds against him, not 20
merton the barrels Of money that were
constantly on tap, Mayor Smith made a
splendid run. 1t was good news tor the
Minnesota Democracy. The Australian
ballot system, though tried in Hinne-
apolis on small scale last year, and
pronounced q success. did honest Werk
for both sides in St. Paul. The man
who wanted to vote for Smith could do
80 without any interruption on the part
Of his employers as to how he should
vote. Mayor Smiths election means
that St. Paul people are in favor OF
having their city run in business-like
way, and in this they will not be disap-
pointed. 1t was really the first gun of
the campaign that was fired. and 1t
made the Republicans feel that Demo
eracy was on the wing. This victory
will stimulate the Democrats OF the
state very much, and will leave 40 much
more hard work to be done over again
by the Republicans. We wish Mayor
Smith a merry and happy terul of Office.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

CATHOLIC CoLUMBIAN: The annual
report of the Associated Charities OF
Cincinnati, Protestant organization,
shows that the receipts for the past year
were 81, $40 38. and the expenditures
were for salaries S2.859, and for rent and
Office OUTLAY So, 0S4.O7, a total of 81 ,943.0 !,
leaving only $2,9O6.s1 for the relief of
the poor. The Associated Charities
ought to cut down administrative ex-
peases. They might learn lesson Of
economy from our Catholic eleemosy-
nary institutions, in which the expen-
diture for wages, ETC., is about the
smallest item on the debit side Of the
ledger But the nuns work Tor God,
not for hire. .ss3.5 5
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

the city works its men ten hours . day.
which 10 against the nnion's rules. As
. Reneral thing. good mechanics belong
to their respective unions, because it IS
necessary that they be good men before
the union will admit them. It Is there
fore plain that the men who are en-
ploYed by the city as bricklavers are
not as well qualified as those who are
not. This is unfortunate. 1t is too bad
to think that the finest CITY In America
cannot afford to put competent men on
its public works. and that its sewer sys-
TEN is being constructed by second
class men. It is not any wonder that a
large section of North Minneapolis
sewer recently fell in, when men arc
employed to do that work who know
almost nothing about how to use q
trowel Minneapolis cannot afford to
let this question 60 over from year to
year. True, number Of committees
from the city council considered that
question few DAYS ago. and refused to
make eight hours constitute DAYS
work, which practically means that
union men, If they wish to work for the
city, must work ten instead Of eight
hours. This being forbidden by the
unions rules. skilled labor cannot be
employed on our public works. This
question ought To be discussed at greater
length, and something different from
this unsatisfactory way mapped ont.
Labor ought to have its reward. and
particularly skilled labor, and Mime
apolis cannot afford to have Jack OF
all trades and master Of none" work.
ing where it is necessary to have a good
head and much experience besides.
There is remedy for..this evil-at the
polls. Under the Democratic admins
tration the city gave the eight hour sys-
tenn trial, and the results showed it
was a success. When the time comes
let the laboring man throw his strength
to the Democracy, who will see, if cleo.
ted, that justice is done.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

BOSTON Republic: 1t has ever been
the policy of English writer's, and even
of English historians, to mislead the
public as to the efforts Of the Catholic
Church as Cbristianizing organization
by Misrepresentation, misquotatlon and
suppression. Ministers of the Protes-
tant faith have adopted the same tao
tics. and while preaching in favor of
morals, of truth and of charity, have
invariably uttered falsehoods even in
their pulpits. 1t seems impossible for
the average Protestant to tell the truth
where the interests Or the work Of the
Catholic Church is concerned.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

THE Rome correspondent of an Irish
paper sends this significant paragraph
to biz paper: ut is. perhaps. worth
noticing as an indication Of the feeling
that the Irish people are distinct
nation which prevails in Rome, that the
mosaic ornamentation for the tomb of
Plus TX. in the church Of San Lorenzo.
outside the walls Of Rome. contributed
for by the Irish people in Ireland. is
distinguished from that of other nations
by the word Hybernia. in gold mosaic
letters on the shield beside this part of
the decoration"
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

IRISH American: The victory OF the
inauguration of the new town Of Tip.
perary, is one of the most signal that
has been achieved in our era; and 1t IS
all the more remarkable that has been
won by purely constitutional methods.
against the most formidable coalition
the landlord garrison ever attempted;
and that the battle was fought under
the eyes OF the representatives of the
best element of the English people, who
will not, henceforth, be left in the dark
as to the wrongs and the sufferings of
the Irish pr asantrv. ".
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

THE national convention of the Al
cient Order Of H!bernians of America
assembled at Hartford. Conn.,, Wed
nesday If this week and will probably
finish its labors to-day. In point OF
numbers in attendance it was the
largest convention of the order ever
held in the United States. County
Delegate john Mahoney, of Hennepjn
county, and Timothy 2. Ke.liher, of
Ramsey county, together with the state
officers, M w. Shields, w. j. Murphy
and &. Nd. Giltinan, are in attendance.
Next week a complete report Of the
proceedings will be published in The
IRISH STANDARD.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

ANOTHER boy was run over and
killed in South Minneapolis last Mon
day. If the CITY council instead OF pass
inc such fool ordinances as prohibiting
the erection Of buildings higher than
100 feet, would turn arc lnd and enact
ordinances prohibiting children from
being on the public streets unaccom-
panied by their parents or Others who
uld take care of them; also prohibit
ing boys from jumping on and OF street
cars, wood carts and the like, Coroner
Towers would not have so much to do.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17

TIE United States senator-elect from
Louisiana to succeed Mr. Eustis is Hon.
E. d. White, Of New Osleans. He is a
Catholic. u. j. r." the New South
correspondent OF the Baltimore Catholic
Mirror, says of him: ''He has been a
most prominent figure at The bar, on the
bench, and before the people for con-
siderable period. He will make ma
tonal reputation at Washington. His
whole aspect is that Of power, physically
and mentally, and yet have ldom met
q man Of gentler temperament. He is OF
Irish and M Try land extraction, forty 1--we
years CID, and unmarried"
The Irish standard., 1890-05-17
ne 1KIsa 81 ARD: s. URI2H7 M 81 ~.

CHURCH proeress: The exist erce q q
edncatlon Law n ir Illinois.
and the attempt 70 enact like measures
in other states. notably isconsin. has
had thee Effect Of bringi ling distinctly and
pertine1tly to the front the school ques
ton in such q wav az cannot but re.
doundl to the interestssof our parochial
schools The odious tyranny Ct the law
has awakened not only Catholics. but
.Protestants and even infidels. who have
not suffered their prfjudtces to blind
them. toa reallzation that The introduce
ton OF such measures is q menace to
their liberties, as we'll as to the realIza
tion that the public schools are not all
that is claimed for them.