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The morning call., 1890-04-28
THE ARTHUR R. BRIGGS CO.,
Real Estate Agents and General Auetioneer
s14 California ST.. bet. Sansome and Battery.
WEDN ESDAY.

Wednesday,. ..."............Aprn 30, 1890,
At IL O'Clock A. NJ. on the premises.
1909 Geary st, bet. Polk ST. and Van Ness ave-,
WE WILL SELL BY CATALOGUES
BY order of J. w. CRANST0N. ESQ.,, on account Of
OF departure for Europe.
ALL OF THE ELEGANT DRAWING
ROOM, PARLOR, LIBRARY, CHAM
BIER AND DINING-ROOM FURNITURE
Contained in Above Residence,
...-CoMPRIsING.
Magnificent Mantel Mirrors: Elegant Chisseled
BrOnzes and Mantel Sets: Superb Statuary and
Magnificent Brlc-a-brae: Elegant Collection OF En-
cravings, oil Paintings, Etchings ETC. Magnificent
Dining-room Upholstery; Superb Easy Chairs; Tete-
a-tete Sofas and Magnificent Easy Chairs, all up
holstered in the most costly materials; Elegant
Cabinets and Fancy Standards; Elegant and Costly
Rugs; Lace Curtains and Turkish Draperies; EIe-
gantly Inlaid Walnut aud Antique OAK Chamber
Suits costing from 81 80 to $500: Spring and White
Curled-hair Mattresses; magnificent Odd Chamber
Furniture; Elegant Wardrobes: Chfoners; Very
Elegant Folding Bed; Magnificent Bedding; Body
Brussels Carpets. Elegant Bookcases and Secre-
taries combined; Magnificent Antique Oak Side
board; Antique Oak Extension Table and Dining
Plated Ware, Cutlery etc, and great quantity OF
useful articles too numerous to mention.
NoTE-The above furniture has been in less
than 80 days, having been purchased from our lead
ing furniture warerOonls, and sold only account
sudden departure. This sale is worthy the atten
ton of all intending purchasers of good furniture
APPS 3t THE A. r. BRIGGS CO., AuctioneerS,
The morning call., 1890-04-28
LIST OF LETTERS.

Remaining unclaimed in the Postofice at san Fran
cisro on MONDAY, April % 1890.
RE- To obtain any OF these letters the applicant
must call for Advertised Letters" and give the
date Of the list. II not called for within two weeks
they viii be sent to the Dead-letter once.
The morning call., 1890-04-28
WHAE NHN

SUFFERIN6 FROM THE EFFECTS OF YOUTH.
~ ful errors, early decay, wasting weakness lost
manhood. ETC.. should use DAHIIANA BIT
TERS, the great Mexican remedy; gives health
and strength to the sexual organs no7 tt cod
The morning call., 1890-04-28

OCEAN STEAMERS
Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
The morning call., 1890-04-28

sun AND TIDE TABLE.
In Pacific Standard Time. Computed by THOMAS
1ENNEST, Chronemeter and Instrument
Maker, lS Market street.
The morning call., 1890-04-28

I Pollekett, Albert
! Poole Lawrence
lForter, +
/ Potter, David
| Powell, A
Powers, A K
lPrsy, Mrs A w
Pratt, a Il
Prentice, DR.
| Chalmer
lPringle, Geo A
Prouty, Mrs i n
iPultin, Mrs The
/ reSa
Purris, Richard
Putnam, NISSAN
lRoedel. Miss 10
! hanne
|
Roeder, Henry
Ronayne, Miss
| Annie
| RoSrnheim Isaac
Rosenberg, L j
Ross, Miss Han
nah
J Ross, s T
| Rose, T. p
Rose, y E
RoStrum. Bessie
lRothsChiid, T 5
lRottenock. w L
fucker. Kate
! Rude. Miss Stella
RUPERT, A
| Ryan. Jas II
Ryan, Michael
Ryan, VIM
The morning call., 1890-04-28
AUCTION SALES.

wrsDrl rAsros. GEO. W. rnrsk. F R. WILDE.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
Sealed Proposals for Lighting City.
CIrrr's orrlcE. !


GRASD RAPIDs NJ ch.. June q. I~D.
Notice Is hereby given that sealed proposals
viii bc received al This Office up io and lHciud-
Ing Jgne >. lsgJ. At $50 y. IN. or said day. fof
lighting. keeping in order aud eItuguishing
the street gas lamps; said lamps 10 burn al
dark hours. Also for lighting aud eNuu gulsh.
Ing the same II burned ai DARK hours up 90 lL
O'Clock p. N. hh proposals 10 br for one year.
Sealed proposals Will also be received during
the time Aforesaid for lighting. kceping iu or
AcT and supplying gasoline, = drO1ut4e1. 20
the street gasoline lamps. 20 burn an dark
hours. Also for same 90 burn an dark hours
until midnight. All proposals o. be tor one
year; each bidder for gasoline Lighting VIII be
required 10 furnish satisfactory references as
10 his experience and capacity 10 90 said
work Scaled proposals viii also be received
during ;he time aforesaid for furnishing.
lighting and keeping ln oIrfr the f+triiIc
lamps now used by the city. and such add
tiOuai lamps a. the council nav order, TIE
SO I.ic 10 bc lighted an llEnt and eErry night g.
Also for the same 20 be llEhted All darf hours
proposals 90 be madc for each lamp per Neni
falsO Tor each lamp per -hfl sealed Iru.
pOSals u q also be received during the time
aforesaid for furnishing. lighting and keeping
iu order such incand escrnt electric lamps inr
lighting thc streets 0r bridges "a She council
iuas order. proposals - boz made for each
lamp per wear Also bids VIII be received ior
lighting the entire city With electric lirht
! . an the above proposals ior either raf.
Gasoline. electrical cor lucaudesceDt lighting.
the city reserves Tie right 90 discontinue one
or more amps ~ amy time. and o. receive "a
proDortionatc reduction iu tho contract price
fne council reserves The right - reject any
and a.. proposals.. ". A. sHINkHAN.
City Clerk.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16

AN ORDINANCE. granting permission 20 the
valley City -trcetand Gable l.aI way Company
oi hecitY Of Graud Rapids Co. construct. mas
tain aud use street railway on pafiionoi pi-
fawa street. 90 sait.city. The same being sup
picrner O. a. oTdiuanrc entitled An ofol-
nance granting ~perml lssiou % the valley
CITY Street and Cable Railway Company, ~
Gran0 Rapids o. cOnstrurf. fnaiutain ana
use a street railway. cu certain 81 rfffs = Ore ffe
city of Grand Rapids Passed March ?.
Jess
Ihe Common Council % the City a Grand
Rapids do ordsin as follows
Section J. That consent permission and
authority are hereby given and granted 10 and
daily vested in the Valley CITY street and Cat. 2
Railway Company. to lay double track fsii.
way iu. along and upon al That part ~ oiiaVa
Street. described As follows, VIZ tommenf
ing al the south line ~ Pear rtreft. thence
north On Ottawa street O. Lyon street AND 50
re to connect Vifh fhc Lyon street Gable haII-
Way. and -he same - keep, maintain and use
ard p operate thereon raj ~ay cars or cal
rHges f1r and during che term n thirty n
years after the passe-e Of thls orc nance. .
yfded. the essfersv track shall be lsi1
81 least eleven feet and siK inches vesi
.i 81 sae csro 9,sss o9 @ ,ar.bsr so tsst " ssid ~.
conpsuy shall, before entering o1 SAID
street sle vith the city CLERK hond ir
tbs pen a. sun of.thrfe thousand dollars. COO.
: eued, that it sh6l pace SAD street. 10
tween Ism-sfreef anGIsouis street. ir % good
rrTair w1sgn the rosd 10 COMPETED a. b. Tore
~ construction was conn fnee1 afa sha
NJ rerriS-sfs ~ the Rosr8 % pubic Works
fAaf saf6 street ls in such condition.
sec Tie raIl rrzf herflg aufhof % shal
- 8 cable Eaivsv slt SHAH He nf.e-tf tF
Isfie Ee~ enl shat 10 ~orr.nff yffh
r|asfr DAYS afrer fae paesagt ~ fh's rrf
1snre. rad IauFarT sns Hitlla HTff
fsys after tif Ehsssge ei tfls orc
rifF tbeir aerap aHea, - SEX AZ 20 rlGt i'
az urIFlieH-s hereby granteo. ans t.f thf
sare7rifg fhf Cfr f4ert.
-ec Tlat ms orf arof shan hs tsker
. = e. rH . %
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
Notice of Sale in Equity.

TINTED STATES OF AMEBlCA-The Or
L cult Court II The I nitrd States Tor thC
sixth Circuit and Western blstT Cd u AlCtl-
gan. southern Division. la E4ulfy-
Ihe Northwestern MutuNl Lite Insurance
Company. Complainant. ts- Harvey ho.ns
ter. as executor and Martha Al lompkius. as
rNftutIik 81 tie lASt vii and fcSlaLnt Ai II
Byron u. BAL. deceased, Martha 81 Iomp
kinS Individually Martha Melville, Dan cl
Bail. Prudence =. Van fFerNs David i. \ au
Every, ovorge " Van ENery. tfauk J.. Noble
Joseph ~ Ismpkins. John P-1 tvaue, harFr1
J. Hollisfer lualNlCualit. the flfsI Natlvtai
Bank OF 6raud Rapids Michigan. AudneW 3
Hum. Emanuel l.. Schneider. Byron J. Dal.,
ana Ashley /. BAN. defendants.
IL pursuagce of a decree 0f SAID court made
on The ninth cav 90 Nay. a. j.. 1890. lu tie
auction % the highest bidder Tor cas %
on IGeSday the sth Gay u July, A. IL.
$50. 81 ten O'Clock iu The forenoon ol
that day q. Ilr front isoutbl door of The
Court Block $50 called OF Lyon street in lhe
city of Grand Rapids and county of Kent. pa
said district. said Court Block being Tie place
0f holding the Circuit Court for sld county oI
Kent. ll that piece Of land lying in said cry
of Grand Rapids Kent County MichiGsn, ana
more particularly described "a, $ piece - land
bounded as follows. Commencing on the Neet
iUe 81 Cana street. n the city a Grand Rap
IDS. Kent county. Michigan. 40 lie northeast
corn-r OF l0t number iWeuty-fouT 90 accord
lng 70 the Kent Pat az said city. thence
northerly en- the SAID west line OF Canal street
eighty four aud ouf-haf - q fret, thenfF
westerly az right angles % said weei ilue oi
Canal street one hundred and ufteen llt Tee &.
thence southery parallel WIKI said west line
of Canal street eisntyf0ur and one-hat lSi
feet. thence easicrly one hundred and Lltcen
ll feet 20 the place 81 beginning
JOHN S LAWRENCE.
Master IA lLanccry.
MoRx 4 Wrsov.
Solicitors for complainant.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16

a 4
A---s'ts1 ~ sE~ tseea
Ameag lQs ef c4sEs4 th4t Nsyef
Lorr ca4glt gUe 1sLL --sf sl-1gler "a .
tsa. VAS ere r1ag a-s sr- alive ~-ea
Dgrr ggs l01e, although u 144 9~4
l.Llg Or tls bottom ~ t1e lo4t i--
tasee hoUrs- Iais -euaetry ~ llte lr-
t-res1ec Dsrr - Gle ss1. s-ys cE-e-
epoadent u ghe Aea T,GE SIR. aud le
tlEaed Is las3 Gao of water. 1e ~
g 81 proved - T. So l-vely ar1 4pE srsnt-
lv contente1 slll i-s lot gh-g D3rr gel =
large a. 8zEllm on p1rpssa fur IT. iae
rsh as 30. l0ng IA Gesa0lstra-lng TAI
lt hzs nog only gea4elolls bar ssEsciat-s-
IL aolld seize ant devocr worms -
other n-0rsels q food gArown to it, a1s
when t1o same things we're pgt lnto u-7
water witl 8 hsa- hls9k concealed IL
them the cat1sh co41d not be Induced p
touch them. II tl8 bait VS. held very
near him Re woul1 take ir caref-lly ie-
tween his teoth 50 Cl4s lbe barb " tho
h00k was turaed frOM hlE, al carry II
20 the opposite e1.d or side VI The al aar-
ian and drop f. there.
aquarium. and H. cutting piece of 70
baco0 from plug, somo Of it fell III the
water 1t sunk and the catfish made
rush for it When his nose came n
contact with IL the fish hesilated and
seemed uncertain about tasting IT, 1ot
finally he took H. IN. lie chewed away
on the tobacco for some time, and tlen
Il Essr
was passing the aquarium and vas
grieved 10 see his pet catfish OF in enc
corner, lying over on its side, It's eyes
rolled back IN its head, and tho very
picture OF misery. Dorr th0ush sht 'he
fish was dying from nicotine poisoning.
IL wouldn't move when touched, tut
simply turned its eyes and looked sad
/ " Up at It's master. It's symptoms wero
unulistakably those OF nausea, and Dorr
expected 70 see the last OF his pet IN
: short time. In the course Of an hour
or 50, however, the fish began 70 show
signs OF improvement, and was soon
able 10 swim about. but IL was very
feeble for the rest OF the day. The next
day IL was as well as ever.
Dor- experimental on it with tobacco
again, and 70 his surprise the fish took
it this time without hesitation, and be-
gan chewing with evident enjoyment.
II retired 10 the corner of the aquarium
and chewed and rolled the quid about in
its mouth with as perfect contentuent
as q COW exhibits when chewing her cud.
This time tho catfish did not swallow
either the Juice or the tobacco, and by
the time il had extracted all tho essence
Of the quid the water was yellow with to-
bacco Juice al around the fish. When
the catfish had chewed his quid long
enough 70 satisfy him he spat 1t out.
/ He wasn't sick after this trial, and dur
ing the course Of the day took three big
chews Of strong navy plug tobacco.
( Since then the fish has become a con-
/ flrmed slave to the tobacco habit, and il
/ he don't get his chew at regular inter
/ walls his nerves seem all upset, and he
/ tears around in the water and frets and
/ worries until the tobacco is handed over
TO him. and then no settles down in his
corner and chcws in as nasterly a maa-
/ ner as a rural politician does while dis
cussing tho state Of tho country in the
/ village tavern.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
The Cfsampgoa Divorces.

California IS rapidly developing tacili-
ties for divorce getting, which bid fair
20 lay Chicago "a a refuge for marital in
felicities away into thc outrageous
shade 4 California woman married a
man. got . divorce from him. ttied an
other nan awhile, got a divorce. remar-
ricd her Frs husband again. vas 3 sec-
onI SINE divorced from him. spent al
her aHuor7. ani has now again married
her f-st husband. When you have a.
original quantities 90 your marital
equation an elastic feminine hear and
usIo hs4d Taica heeds not tbe disfg
u-euent - ao-ns. the California divorce
posi- tHties would seem a. liuit'ess -
the California presumption On Eastern
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Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
WHITNEY WAS SPOTTED.
He Couldn't Even Fool q Greenhorn from
AshtabulA.


The anxiety of newly married couples
to appear like old married folks" is
proverhial. saJs tho Cleveland Plain
Dealer. When ex-Seoretary of the Navy
Whitney, then a promising young attor
ney, was united in marriage 10 Miss
Flora Payne, they started from Cleve-
land on their wedding trip firmly re-
solved TO appear as if they had been
married FOX years.
''Now, if l appear little cold," said
Mr.. Whitney to his bride, remember
am orly acting my part"
When the train reached Ashtabula a
vcrdant couple, showing beyond all
doubt that they had just come from tho
altar, came into tho car where Mr. and
Mrs. Whitney were seated.
why, anybody could tell that that
couple had just been married, said Nj
Whitney Just look at the mans
bumps. the woman's flowers and all that.
Nobody would doubt that they are bride
and groom. Their dress shows that 70
anybody, but l don't believe We look
quito so green"
After few hours tho train stopped
~ a station and Mr.. Whitney lcfs the
car FOR a few moments % smoke cigar.
As he paced UP and down the platform
enjoying his Havana the Ashtabula
groom stopped up and asked Mr.. Whit
ney for light The Ashtsbula stogie
was hardly lighted when the man who
was putting IL. showing a disposition u
be friendly, remarked TO Mr. Whitney;
"Weu, partner, guess We are in the
same boat"
Nj Whitney was disgusted. lie re
turned to the car and explained 70 Mrs.
Whitney:
Flora, it's no use. Even that green
horn from Ashtabula has sootted 49,
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16

A Tc--- oost ia Miunesals- Csk-. -
eeusiy lo7t "a r-ot5s- II aco85e-f- sd
fss Seen s.iopeea hy oor. Tte oo7
? ~ a -2lf. hus SEES - Eiri5e her sf-
te-ricn sg--s sll7 bs-rTen ere c7.t acd
her oTr oGsVrinz, uarssnz both Vlsh -
stric=esf L---s-zla e.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16

Detroit t1prcss IrafluE Fl q In ha~ Wagner
pariof aud huitI ear attached. aNl evening
a. Frt,e ltaf lIE .a B. U BIAS parIuT cav aI.
tarAt These fTs. Le .nht tIrfrt come. .fInn
ia bttfolf for al points fasi
LAIrcss leaving 90 It.a I m las Wagner
sieep.nR car 20 Detroit auiuAE in Delto.t
al
Steamboat express make, direct r.nnectIeu
40 a. rand Raven Nltt steamer fuT A.hautr.
Iirru-L railroad Irkrie ana urrtG s.ean
ship tickfts and s.tcular COS prrtDr secured at
d. q. d A ~. oflef. - Monroe sI. aud 4l ils
depot
JAS Campbell. Clfy Pass hrelL
JN0 "a LDi To Irlrte N1uasrf. Detroit
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
lloeralsar 80 b sAeaELLaa o9.I

=
Cas ~ th8 slgaiseaat stzns u tha
fmss Is Ihal @ea-sl's . ~ork ~as never
q 81 maeh demand .s 81 present Tue
sanal II today sF-n1s cur astron <.
tr.E.ag ant ia1ep=ndsnt ngars in eur
elflAzaEioa sac - Eerzlnz shoulder
g. shoulder sitl msn. and whlls. per
haps 10 not lsln a. ssll paid for hsr
labor ths truth or Byrons assertion.
tn4E t.as sill make a. thinss sqEAi,
aay BE depended upon 10 hsE ease.
The Tomaa II today LIS her own
clabs. hsr own societies SAs ls at work
a. -hs busy districts Of trade and com
msrcs. She = heard a the puipis xnd
on tho platform. She paiaEs. snd IA
sams Instances her pictures sell for
more money than those painted By
Een. She Is no longer a thsorist IA
politics, aad b. many places Ia this
broad lad she = positive power IA
political conventions.
There "a one phase In woman's life,
hogsYer. thai has received little or no
attention, simply because the facts are
not generally Known WhIls soman
has been doing . great deal Of good IN
tie world. sic . also doing much that
Is wrong. and those who know the facts
well are Astoundsd q the eupidity OF
woman Ia crime, and the amazing pre-
dIsctloa that large number OF the
weaker sex have for the bottle. 6 q
la other words, drunkenness has be
come a very marked feature OF life IN
ths big cities.
have oouvsrssd with large number
Of physicians on this sub bleet, with res
saurant keepers. with men " DO have mads
hs study Of crime IN cir life work. and
u agree that intoxicAtioR among
Somsn Is appalling.
Some tims ago / addressed an inquiry
% a large nuslber OF physicians, super
ntsndsuts O, police, Iuesss, and others
Eho are daily brought into contact
With large uum Der and variety OF
people, and with one accord they agreed
that drunkenness among the gentler sex
was On the increase. Among tho aa-
thorities were score OF saperintsnd-
eats OF police in tho big cities, half
dozen police justices, such men as FL
bridge T. Gerry. the head Of the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Child
rsn, Secretary Rounds Of the Prison
Reform Association. Judge Duffy, be-
fore whom more men and women arc
brought than any other police justice
IN New York city, the super
intendsnt % tie Institution on Black
wells Island, 70 which men and women
arrested for drunkenness are taken,
and Anthony Comstock, the moving
spirit In the Society for the Suppression
of Vice They all agreed that women
were drinking too much and too
heavily, and u number OF them added
that when a woman starts on dow n
W rd path she seldom or never stops
until she reaches the end-the gutter.
Some Of these gentlemen, among them
Judge Duffy, gave 1t ss their opinion
that the cause OF this increase IN liquor
drinking was idlsness.
Drunkenness among women" said
JudZe Duffy. ia more marked than any
one dreams OF. and what is more, in my
opinion. 10 all comes from idleness The
majority 81 women have nothing 20 DO
all day while their husbands are away
attending 20 business, 50 they get
together and drinS and drink and
drink II lhey had work 10 do they
would not do this At least, not 20 tie
alarming extsat that now prevails
Bu. how would you prevent itr
asked him.
,rrf I
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16

P-er1Ts-s- vEsa On tHsir T-ar-- 81
vazee zz4 S!rs tSe CO. ters1gG
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
Cheap Lands and Homes 10 kenlucsg. lie
nessee Alabama
ksssspp and loJSana.

0u ihe ane 81 size QIEkN a CAE>CkNr
Eli ik cas- te fagal sIlsua patisAl ll .al.l
AID ialEtrai iaads oa tht continent loT sale
ga favorable lrFua.
FARMERS. vita aa Ity Etluls Eel home
tu me sunny south where lllLaarls aua ttc
clad biaias are unknown Ully NuR frem a.
QLalat ta e.UlUr.ei HNrTtulal tarlln, tltal
ianoaEa. Tenn ArN rag aud CTS. I arl faN lo
aud AIlll4 Ala Meridian. AZ Aiss. ArCad Ia
>hresepofr La Parties 0e-srins Information
AZ ehpics locations. i1f factories. tat1lls
sltes. minrral. timber ETlEius asa aErlc-e
tIIal lands. can obtain -. splc lai1ruA .iol
pfth esugty maps Is addressing n. %. iD-
WARDS. General Passenger aua Ticket agent
Queen i Crescent Route. Cincinnati, one
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
IhNsINn RourF

the shortest Iur % linffH|f nnN fat| i"
CANT raflof cars between Hfifa.f and Grams
Rapids. Trains leaving Detroit fI H and
Grand Rapids 4. D m ran oaI.t. Ht'fnr fraIur
daily except sunday.
Trains between Grand Rapids anf Reed
IaFe run ~ fniioVs
Leave Union Depot
ooo fr o. 81 pnarr. 100 Il 81 1nn o. H sr EN-
xf0 80 zoo Tw co. T0 fn ful 1t %
m.
Leave R-so-f Lake
EfrFF FfrF
% 10w u Am fo 10 "W
$40 go 600 sd FaU tm r# $50
2 a0 1GB) 3 m.
~eunday ouiy fu others faiY.
Tickets 0n sale % Ct Horfoest nud q mon
rffnf.
Frrf Re-t ffrf arG Lansing Route hnve 81
rriief a.i under Cus unnaEensrf
W A. CtrrrrrFr W. A Gs~rrr
Tranr Manager re ter pnsf fFt
fHsr a HF.rn aenI Manager
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
He PACE THAT KILLS
.1s Alarming Crown u LEtoxica-
Elol Among - WoLsl-

eHseFts s.ly ll44E ~ -.lhlDz &llsay ne Yak
az ba a. ia1rs--sa 60 sa AgEaiil-s r.
seat Fagslei.4as, 5a4xss .ld Ota-
go Inifs ia TA1s Oyinlaa-
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16

MICHIGAN CENTRAL


laf1ag effect sunday lu.N b. is-h
hicrliAs cars ou iaoihe a.a Atlantic ff-
Presses io allc irula Detroit par.uf. rafs ru4.
on baN hkgrrss 4ud ifauo Rapids EAHrgss ia
aud from Detroit Direct connections nane
al hcSruii Via hA tbroaeA ufAus Aa-t Ilea-
t's an eait ~ hlon ilcAef N.lct. D.. MalIaa-
si. and al MON depot
fREp A- hECas fell AEI MouFae.sf
q "a. hU0aIfr. a.. j and Aa't ChicaEo
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1890-12-13
HOW TO ACCEPT PRESENTS.

At the holiday season the giving
of gifts is prevalent. Now everybody
can give sweetly, graciously and
lovingly. How many can accept ID
the same spirit? felt last year that
there was a thread of coarseness In
the girl who, looking at fine book
that had been sent her by a friend,
said: ooh, dear, 1 suppose l shall
have to get her something in return
tor it ~ That's barter and exchange.
It isn't giving. Nothing was to be
sent in return for the book unless 1t
was the sweetest of thanks, and
the mere fact of the acceptance OF
a gift does not force upon you It's
return.
Gift giving is like love, the desire
ia supposed to come from the heart,
and no gift is worth anything un-
less il is sent with that feeling, and
that only. But then you think you
are to accept and never to return
My dearest girl, we never kno" now
We return things in this world, but
everything does esualize itself. You
nave been a charming companion
and have frightened many mo-
uent to woman whose purse Is
better filled than yours. She sends
YOU, when a Christmas Day comes,
some dainty present, some pretty
| rifle that she knows you will Ike
a book about which you have talk
ed, or a picture that you have al.
mired the return you make should
be your thanksgiving, and that Is
all. Your gift of a Joy ful presence
was made long before the material
one. [ do not mean Oy this that the
woman who is not rich must moi
give-Gud forbid it-.but do mear
she must not think of attempting
| 20 return at once the gift that ha'
come to her. 1t is vulgar, my dear
Wait until another gift day comes
round, aud then give something
that expresses yourself, the child o
your braiu and your 6ugers, rathe
tnan of your purse. After all, Em
erson struck the keynote of GIT
giving when he said, "Our gifts ar
for the most part expressionles'
Let the sailor bring a sea shel
the poet q poem and the painter
, picture" and there are the gift
that, being part of yourself, ma
!, be received as of greater valne tina
! an, thing which money could obtal
e Ruth AshmOre, in Christmas u
q dies Home Journal.