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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

with tales of his own invention. After
leaving school Mr. Farjeon served an APP
premiership as compositor in newspaper
Office. When % years old he went to Aus
tralia, where he brought out his first book,
Grief" from which he still draws "A royal
ty. Then came Joshua Marvel" and that
delightful Christmas story, BLADES o.
Grass" The advance sheets of the latter
were bought by Harper Bros. for good
round sum. Since then Mr.. Farjeon has
been paid as high as 81 500 for advance
proof sheets of his novels.
Mr.. Farjeon has many ties to bind him
to the United States. His father and
mother rest in American graves, and he
wooed and won an American bride, Mar
garet, the daughter of Joseph jefferson,
the famous Rip Van Wrinkle of the Ameri-
can stage.
Rider Haggard, another prominent En-
glish writer whose wonderful romances Of
African life and adventure have been
widely read in the United States, is on a
visit TO the western hemisphere. He ar
rived in New York few days ago, accom-
panied by his charming wife. After a
brief tour of America, Mr.. Haggard will
go to Mexico to study the shadowy history
of the ancient Aztec race, with view to
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30
century that each tabecloth made for the

century that each tablecloth made for the
nobility and gentry cost e13.
The spider was the first weaver and the
wasp the first paper maker. Hence, the
generic name textori@ from which is de-
rived the English terms texture" and
textile" as applied to woven fabrics.
From these insects the ancients probably
acquired their first idea of combining
threads, yarns and filaments so as to form
a kind of cloth or fabric. The fibrous parts
of plants, together with PUSHES, plants and
straws woven into kind of mating, con-
stituted the simplest kind of ancient weav
ing preceding the art of spinning or twist
ing the material into yarn and doubling
the continuous threads of yarn into
thread. The early looms depicted on the
tombs at Thebes, though rude in construc-
ton, produced fine and costly fabrics, and
the rude looms of the Hindoo workmen of
the present time exceed in their product
the beauty that comes from the most elab-
crate machinery.
The ancient distatf was generally about
three feet in length, commonly stick or
reed, with an expansion near the top for
| holding the ball. Sometimes for ladies of
rank it was exquisitely wrought and highly
ornamented. 1t was usually held under
the left arm, and the libers were drawn out
from the projecting ball, being at the same
time spirally twisted by the forefnger and
thumb of the right hand The thread so
produced was wound upon the spindle un-
til the quantity was as great as it would
carry The spindle was not unlike in its
general form that which is still employed
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30
AT THE FlRESlDE.

Pile on che iogs the bright flames start,
And up the roaring chimney race;
How grateful should we be, sweetheart,
For just this little fireplace
I said today that was poor,
And poor in some things l may be;
But here's shelter-who needs moreY-
And two bright eyes to shine for me.
No sculptured busts, no paintings rare,
Crowd the plain mantel and the shelf;
Col made the only picture here,
And that sweet picture is-yoursef
No record old of ancient lore
Strange wisdom to the place imparts;
In loves consent we ask no more
Than just to read each others hearts.
We have no idle dreams of fame,
And all our worldly wants are few;
What care for ailreled name
When I've the sweetest name in you?
Lean. golle head, upon my breast
In wealth of wondrous beauty which
Hath crowned my life and made me blest;
And kiss me- dear, and make me rich
Exchange
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

y.
it. That night some of the dodgers took it
from me while was sleeping and when l
found it was stolen-the one thing that
connected me with home-I made com
plant to the sergeant, who ordered the
doorman to kick me out. DO you come in
here, cried he, 'and sleep, and yet tell me
that you had gold locket on your neckP
1t did sound ridiculous. When | got out
side with my dog | was angry enough to
90 back and demolish every one there. |
wandered off space and while | was gone
the dog had a fit in the street and fell
down; crowd gathered, and a policeman
came along and dubbed the poor animal
to death before my eyes. 1t seemed to me
that was the very last link that had given
away"
Subsequently Mr.. Riis obtained posi-
ton in New York as a newspaper reporter.
He worked until 10 o'clock at night on his
first assignment, and was too proud to tell
any one that it was the third day he had
not broken fast. When he reached the
stairs to his room he fell in dead faint.
His circumstances speedily improved, and
he was made police reporter. While doing
this work he gathered many of the facts con-
tanned in his deeply interesting book, which
has been one of the literary successes of
the season.
America is soon to be visited by Mr. Far
jeon, the charming novelist, upon whom it
was at one time expected the mantle of
Charles Dickens would fall. Although
this fair promise of his early years has not
been fulfilled, Mr.. Farjeon is one of the
foremost and most successful of English
story telers. He was born in London
about fifty-five years ago, and early devel-
oped the faculty of fiction writing, being
in the habit of amusing his schoolfellows
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

Clubley-When a man is cut dead don't
you know, how-ah-would you-ah-de-
fine it,
Ola Blase-Something like this, chappie:
A cut is the method employed by one per-
son of uncertain social position to wound
another person of uncertain social position,
Such one feels that he is mistaken for "A
gently bred person only when he is in the
company of his superiors, and therefore he
is wise enough to know that he can't afford
to speak to his equals. -Pittsburg Bulletin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

ans to a son of .Japhet, and by the Chi
nese to the consort of their emperor, Yao,
who was the founder of one of the colo
MES formed at the dispersion of Noah's
posterity Spinning and weaving certainly
existed in Egypt in the times of Joseph,
LOO years before the Christian era, it be-
ing recorded that Pharaoh arrayed him
in vestures of fine linen"
When Moses constructed the tabernacle
in the wilderness ''the women that were
wise hearted did spin with their hands,
and brought that which they had spun,
both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet,
and of fine linen" Linen was the national
manufacture of Egypt, the prolific borders
of the Nile furnishing from remotest pc
RODS, as at the present time, an abundance
of flax. The Egyptians exported their
linen yarns" and fine linen" to the king
dom of Israel in the days of Solomon.
Helen of Troy is mentioned by Homer,
who lived 900 years before Christ, as en-
gagged in making tapestry that illustrated
the combats of the Greeks and Trojans.
The spindle and distaff form a leading
feature in King Lemuel's description of a
virtuous woman. "She layeth her hands
to the spindle and her hands hold the dis
taft She maketh fine linen and selleth it,
and delivereth grdles unto the merchant"
The tapestry of Babylon, even as early
as the days of Joshua, appears to have ex-
cited universal admiration, one of the fab
RIGS being compared to peacock's train.
Martial celebrates the magnificence of the
l3abylonish textures. Pliny mentions the
enormous prices paid for them to decorate
dining rooms, and Plutarch speaks of a
splendid shawl which was bequeathed to
the elder Cato. The Roman matrons wove
robes with golden threads, and in l544 the
nuptial garments of Maria, wife of Homo
rius, were discovered in Rome in the
m ,rble coffin that contained her remains
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

to purchase from the women on his Cath
ness estate all the goods thus manufact-
ured, and to supply them with the raw
material A few years ago Queen Victoria,
and more recently the Princess Alexandra,
wife of the Prince of Wales, gave similar
impetus to lace making in Ireland There is
reason to believe that popular movement
of this kind may extend to other countries
in which modern machinery may have de-
prived portion of the working classes OF
one of the means of livelihood
If great age can dignity an art or lend
value to its products spinning and weav
ing should surely be among the most fash
ionable of sociable pursuits. The old dis
taffs and spindles of our grandmothers, in
stead of occupying a place among the
articles of vertu and bric-a- brac in the par
lors of the rich, would then again be in use
by the maids and matrons of our time, and
Minerva once more become the patron saint
of woman's husbandry We read that the
mother of Alfred the Great was "skillful in
the spinning of WOOL and instructed her
daughters therein" At later date the
art was considered part of good educa-
ton, and the term "spinster," as applied
to unmarried females, indicated the nature
of their occupation.
Concerning its origin, we only know
that the invention sprang from human ne
cessities at an early period of the world
history. According to Pliny, Semiramis
the Assyrian queen, was supposed to be
the author of the art Minerva is repre-
sented in some of the ancient statues with
a staff, to intimate that it was she who
taught man, while the honor is given by
the Egyptians to Isis, by the Mohammed-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30
THREE AUTHORS OF NOTE.
A Student of American City Life and
Two English Novelists.

Jacob A. Riis. author of "How the Other
Half Lives"-a thorough and comprehen-
sve study Of New York tenements and
their denizens-is native of Denmark.
He reached America when about 20 years
old, with no definite plans or purposes.
When his money gave out he worked at
anything that came to hand. In the fall
of 1870 he was employed at a brick yard
near New Brunswick, n. j. He was in
sore straits at this time, and once slept in
graveyard. Another night he was com
PEELED to seek shelter in New York police
station. Recalling those hard times, Mr..
Riis recently told reporter:
"The night / slept in police station
had picked up near the North river black
and tan dog poor little beastD, and ! car
ried it into the station. | had one thing of
value, and that was gold locket | wore
inside my shirt. 1t had lock of hair in
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

Hostetter McGinnis-The thermometer
fell last night
Gus DeSmith-Mine didn't. It's hang
ing just where it did before.-Texas slit
ings.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

freSS ASSOclatlOn.
II T. W e a | t h Y
Duchess of Port
land is said to be
engaged in an at
tempt to revive
the almost forgot
ten art of spinning
and weaving, in
order to encourage
the home produc-
ton of wooden and
other fabrics and
give employment
to the poor. Her
h u S b a II d, t h G
duke. has offered
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30
ARTS OF OUR ANCESTORS.
THEY ARE BEING REVIVED UNDER
ARlSTOCRATIc PATRONAGE.

Hand Weaving and Spinning Substantial
ly Encouraged in Observation-Disclosures
That Flourished Before the Era of
Machine Made Goods.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

Incorporating some of their mysterious
surroundings in IA new novel In personal
appearance Mr.. Haggard is very tall and
slender, and bears a remarkable resem-
blance to Cecil Clay, the husband of Rosins
Vokes, the talented English Coincidence.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30

copyright by American Press Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-04

From the Boston Courier.
Visiting in Boston seems in old times 10 have
been attended with some difficulties. and il the
differences which one would naturally draw
from certain entries in the old records are cor
rect, the authorities of the town were not &C.
customed to be over-given to the encourage
ment OF hospitality. whatever may have been
the case with individuals. For q meeting O!
the selectmen Of the town held on Nov 10.
l740. for instance, the record begins az fol-
lows:
Mrs Rebekah Young, Appearing Informs
that She with One Child is lately come into this
Town. from Harwich to Visit her Sister. that
she intends TO return in the Spring, 4 that she
hath brought with her to the Value of Two
Hundred Pounds in Money and Household
Goods.
Liberty is Granted her to tarry until the
Spring and then to return to Harwich with her
Child, or give Security 10 Indemnity tine
Town.
The good folk of Boston were in a perpetual
panic In those days lest they should get upon
their hands to take care of paupers that really
belonged to some other community. and it is
very likely that they had good reason for their
fear and their precautions. One would sup
pose, however, that o woman who could bring
with her couple of hundred pounds in gold
and gear might be Of sufficient importance to
be spared the Formally of appearing before
the selectmen Of the town. It would be inter-
esting to know how small an amount of belong
ings would have admitted her to the privilege
OF passing the winter with her sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-04
Coughing in Church.

From the New York Times.
She had one Of those sweet, angelic faces, with
great, praycrful gray eyes, and no one would
think that there was anything Of the joker
about her. She sat in front pew in one of
the fashionable uptown churches ct one of the
Lenten services. Her pretty head was bowed
over her prayer book. All was as quiet as a
tomb in church, and the silence seemed to inn
press her. Suddenly she looked up, and her
great gray eyes quickly surveyed the crowd of
silent worshipers. Then just the faintest sugges-
ton of a laugh crept into the gray eyes and she
coughed two or three cute little coughs. Then
the head went down over the prayer book again
and the smile on her face broadened as her
Ieighbor coughed, and Der neighbors neighbor
coughed, and the cough was taken up here aud
there and everywhere until the once silent
tabernacle had the sounds peculiar to the con-
sumptiv ward in a big hospital.
As the sweet young lady with the big ewes
came out Of church she was heard to say TO her
escort,
Nov, you 80 that coughing in church Is
largely matter Of habit. One person coughs
and the rest Of the congregation follows suit.
know it was very wicked of me, but when
looked up and noticed how silent everybody
was had to try the experiment of seeing how
many people would cough if did. II was such
fun"
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An English Baronet and . Postal Clerk.
Some time ago Sir Reginald BarnvelI an r

An English Baronet and . Postal Clerk.
Some time ago Sir Reginald Barnwen, an En-
giish baronet visiting this country, saws the
Baltimore Sun, directed his correspondents to
send his mail to the general delivery Of Balti-
more so that he might get it at the time be ex-
pectsd to be in this city. Reaching Baltimore
he at once went TO the post Office and incurred
OF the clerk at the general delivery window il
there was any mail for Sir Reginald Barnwell.
After looking over the letters in the box
marked 'B" the clerk told him there were none.
He returned the next day and still the next, but
always received q negative response to his in
quiry for letters. He thought this very strange,
as ne knew his correspondents must have
written and that his mail should have reached
Baltimore even before he 60: here himself. All
this he explained to the clerk. but the looked
for letter was not given him. Finally, while
standing at the window one day after his usual
inquiry had been made with the usual result.
he said 70 the clerk: IF am not too officious
might ask to be allowed to look over those
letters? They were handed him. aud as he
ran over them h. kept throwing some aside
until he had pile Of twenty or twenty-five be-
side him. He then gave the package back to
the clerk and commenced berating that Of
ncial FOR his carelessness in forcing him to
come to the Office four or five days successfully
for mail that had been waiting there for more
than week. The clerk then asked to see the
letters Sir Reginald had taken out. They were
Barnwell, Bart" why, SIR" he said, these
are not your letters they belong to Sir Reginald
Barnwell Bart, while you asked for the letters
OF Sir Reginald Barnwell" The baronet took
his letters, not knowing whether to be angry
or amused
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An Abused Languags.


1t is curious TO note what vulgarisms creep
into the American language, even the language
spoken by well educated not to say cultured,
people. Just at present the ear is narrowed BY
a phrase, or rather q word. much used
by our bellies who assist afternoon
hostesses at that function called "tea' -
My dear. says one girl to another,
I'm invited to pour for Mrs. Com
monwealth next Wednesday" .'Oh. are YOU?
Well, she asked me to turn, but I had another
engagement" Heavens and earth, I thought,
what is the meaning of pour and "turn?''
1t was some time before the verbs and their
implied noun made G connection in my brain,
and then the desire to stand these Young women
in corner was SO intense retired to avoid
demonstration. The century has indeed
grown old and lazy where the tongue finds
so small a word as tea difficult Of utterance.
To pour tea is about as simple phrase as can
be spoken. and to drop the final word tea is to
render it intolerably vulgar. The custom at
large afternoon receptions here of having two
good-looking girls perform this service, gem
orally imposed on servants in well-appointed
houses in London, is thoroughly American,
and so, too, is the abominable fault which has
grown out oft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-04
How Lieut.. Taunt Died,

letter has lately been received by Mrs
Emory H. Taunt, widow of the late Lieut..
Taunt, whose death at the Congo Free States
was cabled to the Department of State some
time in January, from the Rev. James C. Teter
at Banana, giving the details of the death and
funeral of the late lieutenant He says: Il
called to see Mr. Taunt at Bona on January IA
and found him partly paralyzed and utterly
helpless. On the 10th L took him to Banana
with the intention OF sending him to the United
States, hoping the change of climate and sea
air would improve his condition He stood the
trip quite WELL but the next day grew worse
and died on Sunday, the 18th of January. at
pm. He was buried at Banana on january 10
at 1890 a. m, according to the form prescribed
by the Methodist Episcopal church. The coffin,
with an American flag spread over it. was fol
lowed to the grave by q company Of Congo
State soldiers, with tho following gentlemer
acting pallbearers: States officers, commissary
Of district, resident judge Of Banana, Portu.
guese consul in military uniform, Mons Van
dermost, representing Dutch consul; a repre-
sentative OF the French consul, and Rev. Q. L
Forfeit, F.AG.S., OF the English Baptist Ms
sion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-04
W. @. T. UNION.
Quarterly Meeting Held observation-disclosures
Showing the Good Work Done.

Showing the Good Work Done.
The quarterly meeting Of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union was held yesterday ct
the Central Mp. Church. The president. Mrs
La Fetra, presided. Reports were made as fol-
lows: On juvenile temperance work. by Mrs
Wood; Capitol Hill Band of Hope, Mrs Page;
press work, Mrs. Dean; Social Purity and Hope
and Help Mission. Mrs Psrley; Sabbath observ-
ances, Mrs. Catlen narcotics. Mrs. Shelton,
and scientific temperance instruction. Miss
Sophia Smith. Mrs. Deans report was read by
the secretary. Mrs. Dean being Ill, and resolu-
ton of sympathy for her was passed.
The report Of Mrs. Perley. superintendent Of
the Hope and Help Mission, showed that dur
ing the quarter forty-two women had been re-
ceived at the institution, six sent to hospitals
and three sent home. Gifts of clothing were
and others.
Mrs. I. A. Williams stated that the receipts
for the quarter amounted to 1886, not includ-
ing the receipts of the Hope and Help Mission
and other departments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-04
AMATEUR BASE BALL

| A District Leasus Organissd with SIX Uubs
-Interest Manifested 1t Last Nights Meeting
Twenty amateur base ballists, representing
| seven local base ball clubs, met in the board Of
GOVERNOR room ct the Columbia Athletic club
house last night 10 perfect an organisation 10 be
known as ''The Amateur League Of the District
Of Columbia"
The clubs representatives present we're:
Young Mems Christian Association Base Ball
Club-W. h. Lewis, G. G. Townsend and l. N.
Catin.
Georgetown College Base Ball Club-M. r.
Denver, p. Il. 0'Donneu and p. J. Carbon.
Washington Light Infantry Base Ball Club
Thomas Evers, John Heydler and II. Y. Brooks.
Columbian University Base Ball Club-John
Potomac Athletic Cube. G. Whiting, Jos
s. Mccoy and VIM. N. Ofiey.
Columbia Athletic Club-R. NJ Larner Jas
keenan, and J. 7. Rainier. jr.
Dupont Base Ball Club-Horace Burdette,
Tohson Hellen and Arthur O'Neill.
After little preliminary discussion Nr.RM.
Larner was called to the chair and Mr.. W. II.
Lewis was elected secretary.
TEE NAME DECIDED UPON.
Upon the motion Of Mr.. Rainier the league
was hereafter to be known as "The Amateur
League of the District Of Columbia
Mr., G. G. Townshend moved that Q commit
toe OF three be appointed to draft suitable
schedule and the chairman Was directed 10 ap-
point the committee. To insure the life of the
league throughout the season Mr.. Rainier
thought each club should deposit guarantee
OF s25 that 1t would stick throughout the sea-
son, the money to be returned TO the clubs re-
manning In the league throughout the season.
A general discussion followed about admit
ting professionals and ex-professionals in the
league.
Mr.. Heydler was of the impression that q
professional in club would serve to strengthen
the league and make the clubs steadieI.
Mr.. Larner said he knew of several ex-p pro-
fessionals who were in the city and who we're
born and raised here and he did not think any
rule adopted by the league should operate
against them.
Mr.. ODonnell inquired about the schedule.
ne ne sad ne thought it would be impossible for
the Georgetown College Base Ball Club to live
up to schedule, as already it had eight or ten
games scheduled with teams out of the city, %
1t withdrew.
This brought the league down to six cluba
THE SCHEDULE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. II. Y. Brooks moved that in the appoint
ment Of Q schedule committee Q representa-
tive from each club be selected. The motion
was carried and the following gentlemen were
selected by the respective clubs to serve: Chair
man, James Keenan,, G. A. c.; Thos. Evers,
-, ~. 4. Do'iS, yT.tOoluuuiau SoAleSe,
Arthur o Neill, Duponts; c. G. Townshend. Y.
III. c. A. The Potomac's representative was
not selected.
Mr.. keenan, called up for discussion the
question OF admission to games. 1t was finally
decided to place the price of admission as fol-
lows: Adults, rs cents; boys, 10 cents; ladies
free.
The secretary was directed to correspond
with the several sporting houses about uni
forms and other paraphernalia. The meeting
theh adjourned until next "Wednesday evening,
to meet in the Washington Light Infantry
Armory.