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The Arizona champion., 1891-02-14
The National Council of Women.

The first triennial meeting of the Ma tional Council of the Women of the United States will be held in Albaugh's s Opera house from Feb. 15 to IS inclu- sive. This organization is the outcome of the International Council of Women, held at Washington in 1888, at which papers were read by 100 women, repre- senting seven different countries.
 At that time two permanent organi- cations were formed-the International Council of Women, of which Millicent Garrett Fawcett, of England, was elect ed president, and the National Council of Women of the United States. The latter body receives into au1liaryship all na- tional organizations of women interest ed in the advancement of women's work in philanthropy, reform and social cult ure. It has no special theories for re form, its fundamental principle being unity for the general good of women, and through them of all humanity.
 This convention will probably be the largest representative body of women ever assembled. Eleven of the most i'm portant national organizations have al ready entered the Washington Dispatch.
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Calls for Domestic Animals.

In controlling the movements of do- mestic animals by the voice, besides words of ordinary import, man uses variety of peculiar terms, calls and inarticulate sounds-not to include whistling-which vary iii different localities. In driving yoked cattle and harnessed horses, team sters cry ''get up" "click, click" tongue against teeth), ''gee," '.'haw," ''whoa, :" ''whoosh," ''back,'' etc., in English speaking countries; ''arre," ''arri, {" 'juh," ''gio," etc, in European coun- tries. In the United States ''gee" directs the animals away from the driver, hence to the right; but in England the same term has the opposite effect, be- cause the driver walks on the right hand side of his team. In Virginia, mule driv- CTS gee the animals with the cry ''hey- yee-ee-a." In Norfolk, England, "whoosh- wo;" in France, ''hue' and ''huhaut;" in Germany, ''hott'' and ''hOtte;' in some parts of Russia ''haita' ''-serve the same purpose. To direct animals to the left, another series of terms is used In call ing cattle in the field, the following cries are used in the localities given: ''boss, boss, '' ''sake, sake" Connecticut; "coo, coo" Virginia); ''sook, sook," also ''sookey'' Maryland); ''sookow'' Ala bamal; "tlon, ton" RussiA; and for calling horses, ''kope, kope" CMaryland and Alabama); for calling sheep, ''ko- nanny" Maryland); for calling hogs, "chee-oo-oo" Virginia. ).-Science.
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Pretty Bridesmaids' Costumes.

Five bridesmaids at a recent fall we'd ding wore beautiful costumes of cream colored bengaline, with lettuce green velvet yokes and fchus of Valenciennes lace The epaulets were of the same shade of velvet, while the corselets and wristbands were of slightly Garker vel vet. The broad brimmed green felt hats were trimmed with softly curling white ostrich feathers, and each fair maid car ried pretty silver wicker basket con taining white lilies partially yelled with maidenhair fern and tied with light green ribbons. Each also wore pretty brooch of diamonds encircling a pink topaz, the gift of the groom.-New York Ledger.
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Fall Capes.

The most stylish cloth capes of the season are full and deep, extending con siderably lslow the waist line either in single or double rows, and have one side carelessly draped upon the opposite shoul- der, where it is sometimes confined with a cord and tassel. Fur capes are still very much worn. They are so easily re- moved, so comfortably put on over the high, full sleeves, and so serviceable for most weather that they are destined to a long season of popularity. The choicest are of seal, Persian lamb and Russian sable, though many other furs are hand somely used. The newest shapes have long points in front and back, sometimes extending quite below the waist, though this is not necessary. A high rounded collar, or else a Medici collar rolling down to a point at the waist, is seen on many stylish capes as well as on many other outside garments.-Helen Marshall North.
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Some Washington Extravaganoes.

It is almost impossible to estimate the cost of keeping up house like that of the Mortons. He gives as fine dinners as did President Arthur and Arthur's dinners cost s, 1000 apiece. venture to say that it costs him $50, GOO year for his Washington entertainments, and the same may be said of Postmaster General Wanamaker, though his expenses are materially cut down by his not using wines. He spends a great amount in flowers, and the flower bills of the capital are by no means a small item. Mime. Romero, the wife of the Mexican minis ter, spent $500 in the flowers she used at one of her receptions. She turned the whole legation building into bower of fragrance and beauty, and she, for the time, transformed winter into summer. The flowers of many dinner cost more than the dinner itself, and Washington is fast becoming one of the great flower markets of the United States. Nearly all the flowers used in Baltimore are sup piled from our green houses, and flowers are shipped from here all over the south and north.
 One of the biggest florists of the capi- tai tells me that Postmaster General Wanamaker spends from $6, 900 to $10,- 900 a year in flowers, and Vice President Morton buys the choicest and rarest of flowers and ferns for his house decora- tions. Mrs. Morton personally superin- tends the arrangement of her floral deco rations. She is practical business wo- man and good housewife, and she un- derstands just what things ought to cost and knows how to make bargain. Mrs. Whitney spent an immense amount of money on flowers. She always gave her florist carte blanche and let him bring the best be had. Mrs. Hearst and Mrs. Stanford invest fortunes in flowers every year, and Mrs. Hearst arranges with her own hands the elaborate decorations of her reception rooms. Many of the sen ators' wives, and also the wives of the con gressmen, get flowers from the govern ment greenhouses. These they do not pay for, but the supply is by no means equal to their social necessity.-Wash- ington Letter.
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A fight between about 100 crows and perhaps 200 or 300 English sparrows was witnessed at Cumminsville, O., just be- fore sundown some time ago. The crows were returning to theirrOokery from feed- ing, when they were attacked by the spar: rows. Four CT five of the latter would get after one crow and pick it SO badly as to almost disable it. In fact, three or sOur fell to the ground, being so badly in- jured as to he unable to fly. The fight resulted in the complete rout of the crows, and they seemed only too anxious to get away. One of them which was picked up was found to have had both it's eyes literally picked out.-Boston Budget.
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Kittens Are the Fashionable Pets.

The girls on Murray hill are crazy over tortoise shell Angora kittens. These little animals are rare in America, and cost anywhere from $25 to $50 piece. l was calling on a pretty young woman, when tiny kitten trotted into the room, jumped on its mistress shoulder and sat there contemplating me and the other furniture of the place. My charming hostess had brought this example home from Paris, where Angoras cost $1 each. All the girls, she said, were devoting themselves to kittens now instead of dogs.
 It is the fashion to put large silk ruff hes on one of the forefeet. Angora kit tens really possess enough wisdom to render them admirable pets, and asit is passion with them to sit on a woman's shoulder and press their faces against hers, their value as an ornamental com pauion can be imagined. A perfect tor toise shell kitten in pale blue rufie, on the shoulder of girl with golden hair, brown eyes and creamy skin, is really one of the prettiest sights you will come across in days search. don't suppose the fad will last long, however; probably until the present lot of regnant kittens shall hsye grown to Cathood.-New York Letter,
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What One Girl Costs.

Here are some figures regarding the cost of little girl of 14 for the past year. She is the only daughter of a teller ill New York bank The family lives in a private boarding house, and the ambition of her parents is to make the child bright, sweet, sensible wo- man. Her wardrobe costs $215 a year, including laundry.
 She attends school uptown where she pays $35O year. Last season she was sent to dancing school at an expense of 800. For this accomplishment she needed special supply of slippers, four little dancing frocks, long quilted ulster and fifteen yards of sash ribbon, for which bill of $71 was presented.
 During the summer she learned to
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I.sra1 Liability of Women.

Tho court of appeals has just decided that a married woman may be partner in trade with her husband, and that be- cause she is married it is no defense in an action brought to charge her with partnership debt While it is true that the decision was carried by bare ma jority of one, three of the seven judges gallantly voting against the startling proposition, it is now the settled law of the state. The legal status of woman has progressed amazingly withinthelast twenty years. She now incurs all the liabilities of a man, though bereft of many of his privileges. She is hable-on all civil contracts, and her name to a promissory note or in partnership trans action inficts upon her all the pains and penalties incident to the situation.
 But she cannot vote and she escapes fury service. The freedom from the performance of the latter public duty women may deem boon, although, to quote cynical lawyer, "there are many spinsters who would gladly serve on juries for the opportunities afforded Many a fair juror might meet her fate in twelve hour discussion of an i'm portant case.in the jury room"
 However, the great majority of wom- eu would be, e,more apt to tell innumer- able white lies to escape the ordeal The male juror does it habitually, un- less he is rich enough so that he can af- ford to have bis name called in court, his default entered and fine of $250 i'm posed for non-attendance.-New York Times,
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An Ambulance in the Citr.

When an amh-ilance backs up to the sidewalk anyw e in this city it is imme- diately surro' Il by swarm of human beings, who immoyable until the in jured or ill r., on is brought out and put into it. These morbid spectators do not even know the sick persons name, never will know it, and have no earthly interest in him Rside from the qualification of their idle curiosity. Nevertheless, neither busi- ness nor hunger could move them from the spot until the ambulance had rumbled away with it's sorrowful burden. Nine out of every ten pedestrians who pass along come to a dead halt when they reach an ambulance and its group of spectators. At the end of an hour broad band of people, men, women and children, stretches out in both directions.-New York Press.
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No More Peacock Feathers.

Until within few years only a small number of even the wealthiest persons, especially in America, felt that they could afford to include peacocks among their pets. The feathers were costly, and every woman prided herself upon the possession of a few in her bonnet. If she were for tunate enough to have fan made of these feathers she felt proud indeed. Gradu- ally, as the hunters secured larger quan- titles, wealthy people began to use them for decorative purposes. Elegant screens, some with the feathers spread thinly on cloth surface, and others, which were more costly, with the feathers closely sewed together fans with silver handles, sofa cushions and chair seats were made of the brilliant plumage. The feathers were even used in the decoration of walls, and for friezes and dadoes.
 But suddenly, and apparently without cause, the demand ceased. The feathers that had previously been the joy of the owner, were looked upon with distaste and pronounced out of fashion. They were ruthlessly torn from the hats they had adorned, from walls and screens, and thrown into the rubbish heaps.
 Whence came this sudden and unex- plained dislike? The reporter was told that an ancient superstition to the effect that peacocks and peacocks' feathers were sure to bring bad luck to their owner had been revived and had brought about the downfall of the fashion. He made in- quiries at the stores where peacock feath- CTS were formerly supplied, and found that the demand for them had ceased en- tirely. At Tiffany's it was said that they had not sold fan or screen of peacock feathers for several years. Customers never ask for them. The reporter was in- formed at other houses that feathers that formerly sold at high prices can now be obtained for twenty-five, fifty and seventy five cents bunch. A number of impor- ters said that they were used very little New York Sun.
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swim, and the cost of her bathing suit and the services of the bathing master amounted to SIS. Her board for the en- tire year cost $35O. Here are some trifes, as the mother calls them, copied from the little girls expense account:
 One pug dog, $5; eight silver bracelets, $15; one doll, s; one doirs carriage, $26O; to mender, three days services, $4.5O; hospital attendance for dog, $1; burial of same, $1 T5; one gold ring, $50; rent of tricycle., $2.S5; medical treat ment, $95; gifts for relatives, $7; monkey huff and cape, $27; gum, ice cream, soda water tripod, $24; tennis racket, $2.5O; opera glass, $; silver watch, S6 treatment for stuttering, $60.
 Making the annual cost of this sweet little tyrant, s1,3n.70. New York World.
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For the Medical Training of Women.

For the Medical Training of Women.
 The ladies who set out to raise $100, 900 to secure the admission of women to the medical school of Johns Hopkins univer- sity have obtained the whole amount. The trustees of Johns Hopkins have ac- cepted the gift, and have pledged them selves that the medical school, when opened, shall admit women on the same terms as msn. This is indeed, as the dean of Bryn Mawr says, "a splendid triumph" The trustees say that before a medical school worthy of the univer sity can be established $500, 1000 must be raised.
 The remaining $4OO, 900, being for the general interests of the school, is not to be subscribed by women alone, but by all persons interested in securing for both men and women an opportunity in this country for the advanced medical study which can now be pursued only in Flu rope. The ladies mean to do their full share toward raising the remaining S4O0, O00.-Boston Woman's Journal.
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Story for Newspaper Men.

Newspaper men everywhere will appre- ciate the point of story that is told by Chicago people about W. E. Curtis, the well known correspondent, who was sec retary and afterward a member of the South American commission. It seems that Curtis we.il to Europe some time ago for The Chicago News, with the special mission of investigating and writing up Anarchy. Nihilism and other kindred af- fiictions of the Old World mOnarchies. When he came back his material was put in shape for one big issue of the paper
 It had cost some 5000 Before it could be printed Curtis, on railroad train with an old fellow journalist of The Inter Ocean, talked for hours about his Euro pean trip. The others memory was re tentive, and he printed in The Inter Ocean next day q three column interview with Curtis. It Was the pith of all his elabo
 rately prepared article, which was "killed. Ne ans Times Democrat.
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Floral Wedding Handcuffs.

One of the prettiest novelties at En- glish bridals is that of linking the brides maids together with chains of flowers at tached to floral handcuffs.
 Usually there are six maids besides the maid of honor. They walk two by two, those on the right side of the aisle hay ing the chains depending from their left wrists, the maids on the left side having their right wrists connected. The chains are long enough to curve gracefully from wrist to wrist. The outside hand of each maid is free to hold her bouquet, posyoI basket of blossoms, and linking the
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Those Bob-railed Dress Coats.

Berty-Don't you think I'm brave to come out in it, Awthur? It's awfuuy short, you know.
 Arthur-Why don't you put some ''in- ducer'' on it?
 Berty-What's 'fnducer?"
 Arthur-That new preparation to make the hair grow
 Berty-There's no hair on this coat.
 Arthur-Pardon me, old boy! Thought you were talking about your mustache.- lid Bits,
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The Instinct of Leadership.

While, to make great captain, all the mental and physical qualities must exist in the greatest possible strength, varieties of these in combination, to a greater or less degree, have been possessed by gen erals of less or greater repute in the worlds history, and the number and in tensity of these qualifications in the com bination give the general his relative place in the list of great soldiers. Some generals are only brilliant upon the battle field, and some even only in particular phases of a battle, though they may pos sess certain qualities of a great leader to an extent which amounts, in its way, to an exhibition of genius as great as any great captain has ever shown.
 The particular quality which made Ma poleon seize the colors and incite his troops to follow him at the bridge of Arcola is well worthy of attention as being, at times, most important factor in a battle. Alexander and Henry of Navarro, were leaders whose personal power on the battle field may be said to have directly influenced many of their victories. Many of Napoleon's lieutenants had this instinct of leadership; Lannes and Massena to an eminent degree. Washington showed it in the power of his personal presence to change retreat into an attack, and Scott made brilliant display of it at the battle of Lundy's Lane. The civil war shows but little of this divine gift. Gen. c. r. Smith may be said to have had the genius of battle highly developed in him, as was conspicuously shown at the battle of Fort Doneison. It is not always given to genius to succeed in these efforts. Ma poleon failed at the battle of Arcola, though it is possible that the desperate fighting around his person on the cause way kept the enemy closely employed until another force had taken the town in rear, and that, therefore, his act secured his great victory.-Gen. "Baldy'' Smith in North American Review.
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Advancement of Women in Norway.


 It has just become law in Norway that no girl of any estate shall be eligi- ble to marry until she is accomplished in spinning, knitting and baking. From the same country comes the announce ment of the establishment of serv- ant girls union - the first reported. Five hundred members are already en- rolled, and the grievances taken in hand demonstrate that ''help" nature is the same in the land of the midnight sun as in the country of overhead electric wires This Norwegian guild proposes that fixed working hours, fixed hours off, better wages and better servants rooms shall henceforth exist.-Exchange
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wrists, that are on the inside going up the aisle, brings the maids in the right order as they form quarter circles one on each side, at the chancel.
 After the ceremony in the twinkling of an eye the maid nearest the bride on each side slips off her handcuff, passes it to the second maid. takes the arm of "her" usher and falls into line. Maid number two follows suit, and the two who are last to leave the church carry the chains in loops on their disengaged arm.-Ladies' Home Journal
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New Idea in Jewelry.

A new idea in jewelry is the imitation of grapes, both green and purple, in sardonyx submitted to different degrees of heat until it takes on the different hues of green and ripe fruit. These grapes are mounted as sleeve links, with a gold chain connecting the fruit, or set in diamond hoop, or with diamond ten drils for brooches.-New York Commer- cial Advertiser.
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For lovers of condiments and highly spiced dishes it is simple thing to work up a French dressing into an entirely different article by adding a pinch of celery sauce, a dish of curry, or horse radish, few drops of caper or Worces- tershire sauce and a spoonful of French mustard,
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Sympathy for the Sick.

Funnyman-A sudden feeling of nausea has come over me. It must be something I've eaten.
 Horse Editor-Possibly it's something you've written.-Harper' Bazaar.
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BABBITT BROS.-Postoflic address Flagstaff, Arizona. Range, Clark's Valley Mogollon mountains. Brand as above cut All young stock branded on both sides. with swallow fork and underbit in each ear; also own the following: Boot, T, . H, anywhere on the side of animal Boot cattle. road brand W on right side; T cattle, oss on right side; horse brand C. o.
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The man who was found eating oysters out of the fisherman's barrel gave as his excuse that he believed in admitting raw material ee.-Independent.
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One of the three daughters of John D. Rockefeller, while student at Vassar, had handsome allowance in the way of money from home. Instead of spending this on rich gowns and apartments she paid for two years the tuition and ex- penses of a girl from the country who was not able to pay them herself.
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There are forty-three log school houses in Iowa. This is the number given in the report of the state superintendent for 1887.
The Arizona champion., 1891-02-14

A woman at Jonesboro, Me, goes on record as the champion "home body" She has just visited the home of her childhood for the first time since her marriage, thirty years ago. although she has lived during this time only one mile distant, and has always been in perfect harmony with the families there. She says she never had time to go before without neglecting her duties.
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Two ladies of Santa Clara are given the credit of putting up some of the handsomest packages of canned fruit in the California market. Their ranch comprises 200 acres, planted to fruits of the choicest varieties. They employ only women. This is their first season, and their output of 6,OO0 cases of two dozen two and half pound cans each found quick market.