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The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11

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5towed along byS = aapps spink .sacedl
little man. Tho family consists "a ~
one very large vie, two; very neat
nurses, five babies, assorted sizes
and seventeen bags and bundles. The
little man led the way out of the ferry
house, called q carriage, and packed
everything, even to the last bag neat
ly in. Then he said to the driver: To
the Windsor" and then, with hand
on the door, said affably to his wife:
"Now my dear, you're all comfort
able, and I'll go uptown on the elevat-
ed and meet you at the Windsor"
and gave the carriage door a bang as
he backed of. But the large wife was
more than match for him. She
pulled the window down like a flash
and called out to the driver, Don't
you novel" and then to her recent
spouse, who was sheering off with
smiles, she thus addressed herself;
"Here sir you don't do that! This
circus belongs to you and you travel
with it. You come back in this car
riage!"
And he suddenly grew grave and
meek and crawled into small cor
ner Of the carriage, looking not half
so happy as man should who owned
such a circus and had the privilege of
travelling with it.-New York Evening
Sun.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
HIDING GOLD.
Gold Accumulated in India Never
Leaves the Country.

Gold Accumulated in India Never
Leaves the Country.
A considerable part of all the gold
that goes to India never returns.
Having been obtained in the West by
the sale of exported productions, it is
retained in the East as realized profits,
wealth stored up, and, to a moderate
extent, for use in the arts; for the rest,
as representative Of value on the
credit of which traders buy and sell
with the bills of exchange they issue
and the book credits they open, and
settle up the differences with the
silver money of the country.
But the vast stock of gold accumu-
lated there undergoes no diminution;
there is no ebb and flow under the
reciprocal action which commerce EN-
forces in the case of countries trading
together on common metallic basis.
The three millions sterling or there
abouts of gold bullion which India
annually adds to her store are, under
the momentary law of that country,
just as much lost to the nations OF
the West, by being withdrawn from
the general commerce OF the world,
as if the money had been lent to a
South American Republic.
Between the years 1885 and 1889
(April) this depletion amounted in
value to 913O, ,292, 758.' Between that
date and the month of September OF
this year a further accumulation to
the value of s5,O69,272 has taken
place, bringing this portion of the
gold treasure of India up to a
value exceeding 9135, $50, ,O0O.- Black.
woods Magazine.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
The Yeomen Of the Guard.

When Queen Victoria holds her
Drawing-rooms, one of the sights that
most pleases the public is the march
of the Yeomen OF tbs Guard down the
Mall. to Buckingham Palace. The
Yoemen of the Guard form, together
with the eGentlemen-at- arms, the body
guard of the sovereign on all great
state occasions. They are one hun
dred in number, all old soldiers of ap-
proved service, and were originally in
stituted in 1885 by Henry VII. With
some very tritiing alterations, they
have preserved for four centuries the
costume of the Tudor period, and with
their gay uniforms, flat caps, and long
partisans, have a very striking ap.
pearance at state ceremonials. The
headquarters of the corps are at the
Tower of London, where they show
visitors round the fortress, and are
popularity known as sbeef-eaters, cor
ruption of the French buffetier, a
name by which they were called from
it being part of their duties to attend
thesovereign at royal banquets.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
Edison on Dress.

Mr.. Edison has some singular ideas
regarding dress. He says: "Iwear the
same thickness of outer garments the
year round. I never wear an over.
coat. 1t is big, heavy, clumsy and of
little value as protector against cold.
The air can get in under it in num-
Der OF places. l increase or decrease
the number of my under-garments, ac-
cording to the temperature. Every
morning when l get out of bed 1 open
the windows OF my room and try the
air. Ii it is warm or mild 1 put on one
under-shirt; if cold l put OH two, and
if very cold l put on three. was
down in the mountains OF New Jersey
one winter with q number of men and
proved that my ideas were good. The
thermometer was Is degrees below
zero, and they who wore heavy over
coats almost froze, while I, with no
overcoat and thin summer-weight
suit of clothes over three heavy han-
mel undershirts was as comfortable
and clipper as if had been in some
flower garden, in a sunny, warm CHM
ate. You see an undershirt hugs you
tightly, doesn't allow any heat to es-
cape, and yet doesn't confine you as
an OyercOat does"
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
Kilkenny Cats.

During the rebellion which occurred
i'll Ireland in 1898, or it may be in
1903, Kilkenny was garrisoned by q
troop ofHessian soldiers, who amused
themselves in barracks by tying two
cats together by their tails and
throwing them across a clothes line
to fight. The officers, hearingof this
cruel practice, resolved to stop it.
AS he entered the room one of the
troopers, seizing a sword cut the tails
the line. The two cats escaped, minus
their tails, through the open window,
and when the officer inquired the
meaning of the two bleeding tails
being leftin the room, ne was coolly
told that two cats had been fighting,
and had devoured each other all but
the tails.-Notes and Queries.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
Color OF Eyes and Hair.

All thechildren in school in Prussia,
numbering 100000, on a certain
day were examined, and the color of
theireyes and hair carefully registered.
1t was found that 42.97 per cent.
had blue eyes and 24.31 per cent.
brown, while no less than 72 per cent.
had blonde hair, 26 per cent. brown,
and only 1.21 per cent. black hair.
Only 6.53 per cent, again, are of
brunette complexion. In Bavaria
the light-haired proportion is much
smaller. and the savans, therefore,
consider that the dark complexion
comes from the South, which is in
accordance with the general belief.
In Southern Asia any color but
black for the hair may be said to be
absolutely unknown, and light
colored eyes though not unknown,
are extremely rare.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11

RoUols LirE I'M cALlf0NlsiAs
! vvho.svas shot Last yvee,s4E

n vvhosvas Shot Last tvoesss
In The Century for June are remit
niscences Of the pioneer life by oldmin.
ers from which we take this incident:
In 1851 Moklumne Hill was one OF
the worst camps in California. "Who
was shot last week?" was the first
question asked by the miners when
they came in from the river or the sur.
rounding diggings on Saturday nights
or Sundays to gamble or get supplies.
1t was very seldom that the answer
was, "No one"
Men made desperate by drink OF
losses at the gambling table would
race up and down the thoroughfares,
in single file, as boys play the game Of
'follow my leader" each initiating
the actions of the foremost. Select.
ing some particular letter in a sign
they would fire in turn, regardless oi
everything but the accuracy of the
aim. Then they would quarrel over
it as though they were boys playing a
game of marbles, while every shot was
likely to kill or wound some unfortu-
nate person.
The gambling tents were large and
contained not only gaming tables
but billiard tables. At one
of these I was once plavinp
billiards with man named H. A
few feet from us, raised upon a plat
form made for the purpose, were seat
ed three Mexican musicians, playing
guitars; for these places were always
we'll supplied withinstrumental music.
The evening seldom passed without
disputes, and pistols were quickly
drawn to settle quarrels. Upon any
outbreak men would rush from all
parts OF the room, struggling to get as
near as possible to the scene of action
and often they paid the penalty
for their curiosity by being
accidentally shot. While H
and l were engaged in our game,
we could hear the monotonous ap-
peal OF the dealers. "NIake your game,
6SAoASAAoLi: AitthC yOuE SuIIe. heU
wins and black loses" Suddenly
bang, bang, bang went the pistols in a
distant part of the tent. The usual
rush followed. Bang, bang, again, and
this time the guitar dropped from the
hands OF one of the unotfending music
ians, who fell forward to the grou, d
with q bullet through his neck. His
friends promptly undertook to carry
him past us to the open air. Our table
was so near the side OF the tent that
only one person at time could go be-
tween it and the canvas. H-was
standing in the way, just in the act
OF striking the ball with his cue, when
one the persons carrying the wound
ed man touched him with the request
that he moved to one side. He turn
ed and saw the Mexican being sup
ported by the legs and arms, the blood
flowing from his neck; then with the
coolest indifference he said, "Hold on,
hold on, boys, till I make this shot,
then, resuming his former position, he
deliberately finished his shot.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
Women Who Have Nerves.

The medical director of a biggymna-
sium was talking recently about
women's nervous worries and woes.
physical deformities and deticien-
cies," said he, "such as lateral curva-
ture of the spine, wry necks and
stopped shoulders and diseases of the
digestion, are quite as common among
men as among women, perhaps more
so. But nervous troubles are far
more usual with women and they seem
to be increasing every year in fire.
quency.
"Take a woman who has been whip
ping herself up to her work and her
pleasures with drugs and stimulants
till the system will no longer respond.
By-and-by she goes all to pieces and
seems to be the most hopeless wreck
living. Sometimes she really is b
wreck and sometimes she has courage
enough to try to pull herself together
again. The gymnasiums are full Of
such women. They have to begin at
the very beginning and give themselves
soul and body to the task of regener-
ation."
"And they succeed?"
"Oh, well, that depends. If they
have sense enough to let drugs alone
when they find themselves in shape to
start their social life again, they may
do very well; but the chances are they
| only go the same course q second
time.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
Queen Victoria and the Bible.

1t was noble and beautiful answer
Of the Queen-the monarch of a free
people, reigning moreby love thanlaw,
because seeking to reign in the fear of
God-it was noble answer she gave
to an African prince who sent an as
semb!age with costly presents and
asked her in return to tell him the
secret OF England s greatness and Eng
lands glory, and the beloved Queen
sent him not the number of her fleet,
not the number of her armies, not the
account of her boundless merchandise,
nor the details of her inexhaustible
wealth. She did not, like Hezekiah
in an evil hour, show the ambassador
her diamonds and her rich ornaments,
but, handing him beautifully bound
copy of the Bible, she said: 'Tell the
Prince that this is the secret of Eng
lands greatness"
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11

sir edsyin AsssStd N . d ID =. q ss sI sissl III
Ethtoo m japan.

sir EdySiss AtssStd M . ID = i Il sss . l. siss y
Etlsioe D. JApaI,.
Sir Edwin Arnold speaks with au-
thority unquestionably upon the eth
les Of Japan. Others may know more
about it's arts and history, perhaps,
though it must be remarked that the
connoisseurs do not agree with one an
other much. But whenit comes to the
usages Of the people, we should accept
the evidence of a poet and q cultured
observer, who loves them enthusiastic
cally beyond all Others. Sir Edwin
states that it is usual for a Japanese
shopkeeper in the cities to put up an
English translation beside the vernac-
ular upon his side-board. This is
certainly curious, and significant.
The adoption of our language must
be growing indeed when such a custom
prevails. The translations are every
comical sometimes" as yet; but that
is nothing. In most European ports,
those tradesmen along the waters
edge who deal in things required by
sailors put up an English inscription.
The Russians go further; at Cron-
stadt, for instance, large proper
tion OF. shops throughout the town
follow this practice. But Sir Edwin
Arnold spoke OF japanese cities in gen.
eral,. apparently, and of tradesmen in
general. Furthermore, though this is
a slight matter by comparison, "at
all railway stations the name of the
town or village is written up in both
characters" Under such extraordi-
nary circumstances, it is clear that
the study of English must be advanc-
ing at a great pace. There are not yet
so many European residents in Japan,
nor so many travellers, that atrades-
man should find it really worth while
to translate the description of his
goods. He must be following fashion,
and in that case we may be sure that
he makes an effort to have his chill
dren taught English. The result might
be grotesque for generations; but
year by year the teaching will illimprove,
fthe fashion remain.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
The Racial Odor.

All Indians greatly dislike what they
call the white mans smell, and can de-
tect it with perfect ease. "I have"
says q Western man, 'entered tepees
of Utes filled with Indians who had
not bathed for a year, and whose
aroma rose to heaven, and every one
of them would complain of the odor
that / brought in with me. The same
feeling is manifested by the Chinese,
who themselves have a very marked
odor that is intensely disagreeable
to whites. As a matter of fact, each
race has it's peculiar odor, which is
not perceptible by people of similar
origin; but which is plainly noticeable
by those Of different blood. New
York Tribune.
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She Left Them.

The lewiston Journal says that q
nervous woman was on board a
Maine Central train the other day, on
her way to Auburn. At every station
she jumped up and asked, els this
Auburn?" although the newsboy had
assured her often that she should be
notified when that place was cached.
At last the place was reached, the
name of the station was called, and,
as il happened, the newsboy was near
at hand. ~
''Do LIDO lido leave the cars
here!" inquired the anxious passsn-
ger.
Eyes. ma'am." answered the nsws.
boy, "unless you wish to take them
with you.'
Tho lady looked several volumes q
him. and slammsd tho door . shl
Nsnt osst ss3s.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11

don't aim ct all at oeing merely and
,vulgarly, pretty. Even the favoritsa
of the Nouveau Cirque want to be dis
tinguished, if you please. Taking the
list of Paris actresses and singers
through you could notput your finger
on one who is lovely as Lillian Rus
sell, for instance, is lovely. The precise
term, of course, never applies to a
French woman. The prettiest of the
actresses all have a vein of that
metallic quality that Henry James
talks about. Now, what exactly are
the components ofthsir supreme chief
One ofthe most regularly pretty people
is Mile Depoix of the Gymnaise. Her
face is of a rounded oval. her nose
tolerably straight, her eyes large and
luminous and her mouth small and
we'll cut. The large and luminous
eyes are an exception; almost all the
women actually before the public have
small, narrow eyes, eyes after the
manner of Jane Hading's.-Courie1
Journal.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
Metallic French Women.

just at present thenative women in
Paris who have the most claim to
beauty-or who have cultivated the
orchid to tho last degree reach their
effects BY means thst could % termed
the artidtialtiss d 81 They
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
HER BROKEN TR0TH.

HEN Mary Clari-
mont's engagement
was proclaimed to
the world there ensu-
ed a general express
sion of surprise.
People enerally
are surpris ed at
matrimonial engage
ments. There is al
ways some cogen t
reoSonS whv thi,,vS
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{ 4, EVENING lpYl.

4 ..s---. q g s5al v ..aeg
Moonlight,
Hammock,
Man. and maid:
Whispers
Sweet as
Marmalade.
Papa
Sleeping
Quiet now,
But il
He wakes,
Then q row.
Squeezes,
Sugar,
Oscillation.
Loud e.
Nough to
Raise the nation.
Snoring ceases,
Warning motel
Next
Sound from
Papa's throat.
A scream,
A mighty smash;
A howl
Ofpain,
A homeward dash.
Kansas City Journal.
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Women With Brains.

Ii any one doubts the inventive fac
ulty of woman's brain, he should per-
use recently published list of the
patents applied for by women in Eng
land alone during one week. It in
cludes the names of many women in
ventors: G. T. Blumlein of Germany
for improved stand or holder for UNI
brellas, sticks and the like; Seraphine
Schneider of London for an improve
ment in corsets or stays; Mary Lydia
White Martinat OF London for I'M
provements in clothes dryers; Hannah
Barnes OF London for an improved
valance suspender suitable for bed
steads; Elizabeth Mary Ann Moy of
ITO St. James street, Brighton, for
improvements in corsets; Isabella
Annie Cawley of 10 Norfolk road,
Brighton, for the protection OF watch
es, purses and money, styled "the ma
val and military watch and protec-
tor" Eda Altman of London for inn
provements in piping guides for sew
ing machines.-Boston Herald.
Shirt Waists and Blouses.
The fabrics most used for blouses
and shirt waists are made OF fancy
surahs, wash silks, French flannel, and
percale, but for midsummer wear
they are also being made OF finest lin
en- lawn, embroidered muslin, crepe de
Chine, and India silks daintily button
holed and embroidered on the fronts,
collar and cuffs. The shirt waists are
a most valuable addition to summer
outfits. They are SO variously fash
ioned that they can be made alike be-
coming to slender and full figures, and
the economist who supplies herself
with half-a-dozen Of these pretty ,dressy
bodices can give freshness to her
toilets at comparatively small outlay.
White India silk waists with hair
stripes of violet, rose-pink, ciel-blue,
or red, are considered dressy enough
to wear with white lace skirts or those
of lace-trimmed crepe de Chine.
Notes.
The comfortable, convenient and
comparatively cheap little fur capes
have had their day.
The mutton leg is still the popular
style of sleeve for toilets and costumes
Of every description.
Nearly every gown has basques OF
panniers, both of which are extremely
unbecoming to stout women.
The combination OF velvet with all
species of fabric will continue to be 8
feature of spring and summer cos
tunes and evening toilets.
Silk is more used than it has beer
for many seasons. Panels, waistcoatl
and sleeves in most of the wooler
stuffs are now in favor.
The particular choice of the seaso1
is Bengaline, both plain and figured, be
cause it is soft in drapery, lustrouI
and rich looking, but not expensive
While there arenot q fewindication'
that shirts are less clinging, yet tn,
trimmings and draperies will preserv,
the effect OF tenderness now in vogu
4 for some time to come,
| Green is the favorite color for fanc,
ar.iclss, and exquisite little purse
for young ladies are OF Qreen. lsathe
| in heart shape, ornamsntsd With th
i've monogram Of tho fair possessoz
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
colors to Wear.

An artists rule as TO-. color is:
Choose carefully only those tints of
which a duplicate may be found in
the hair, the eyes or the complexion.
A woman with blue-gray eyes and a
thin, neutral-tinted complexion is
never more becomingly dressed than
in the blue shades in which gray is
mixed, for in these compilations there
is q certain delicate blueness. A
brunette is never so exquisite as in
cream color, for she has reproduced
the tinting Of her skin in dress. Put
the same dress on q colorless blonde
and she will be far from charming,
while in gray she would be quite the
reverse. The reason is plain-in the
blondes sallowness there are tints of
gray, and in the dark woman's pallor
there are always yellowish tones, the
same as predominate in the cream
colored dress. Women who have
rather florid compilations look we'll in
various shades OF plum and heliotrope,
alsoin certain shades of dove gray, for
to trained eye this color has a tinge
of pink, which harmonizes with the
flesh OF the face. Blondes look fairer
and younger in dead black like that
OF wool goods Or velvet, while brun ct
tes require the sheen of satin or gloss
OF silk in order to wear black to ad-
vantage.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
The Homely but Useful Girl,

AuS s1OIuSIy OuI OS0Iul OITIs
The ''useful' girl, writes Ella Wheel.
er Wilcox in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, is not noticeable in any way.
Everybody makes use of her and
everybody likes her. She has no
enemies and no lovers. Women like
her very much and men speak highly
OF her when she is brought to their
attention in some way, but they
never think about her voluntarily.
They appreciate her highly when she
helps them out of corner and thank
her cordially and then forget her un-
til they need her again. She is not
apt to marry for men do not care for
useful girls before marriage. She can
sew. get dinner if needs be; amuse the
children, assist in getting up entertain
ments for other people to participate
in, and she is an excellent nurse. and
reads aloud well, and sings a little
enough to rock child asleep or to
help out chorus. She is like the
green "everlasting,' -scentless, and
not beautiful, yet indispensable in O.
garden,
The record-union., 1891-05-30

eminent and an indissolubia union of
sovereign States, is worthy of the patri-
otto ceremonials that mark Memorial
Day.
These ceremonials are more than senti-
mental tributes; they are acknowledge
ment that the basic structure of the Gov
eminent is the citizen in two independent
and lofty relations, that of civic and that
Of martial life. The hired arm strikes
feebly; the blow that tells is inspired by
love for the cause that invokes it. So let
US do honor to the men in blue living,
because they struck for the heritage that
we enjoy; because they proved that the
American citizen is his own chief de-
fender; that where the governed are the
governors liberty is secure and free gov
eminent has at call on moments
notice a vast army of heroes. Let us
honor tho men in blue who have died
because their deeds deserve to live after
them; because in the record of their
achievements with the sword we find
lessons of patriotism for our children and
examples of devotion to the republic
that shall inspire resistless new armies
of Americans, whenever the citadel of
free government is assailed, or the in
situations of our country are menaced by
foreign or domestic foes.
The record-union., 1891-05-30
THE DAY.

In no part of the Union will Decora-
ton Day be smiled upon by fairer skies
than in California. This State had no
very active part in the struggle out of
which has been born the touching custom
peculiar to this day. But California has
given homes in this golden cline to some
hundreds of the brave men who re-
sponded in the time of need to the ma
toms call. Nowhere are such men more
honored; nowhere are there more sincere
tributes paid to the memory of such of
the nations defenders as have fallen.
The men are not lauded; flowers are
not strewn above graves as memory
tributes to men; but it is to the soldier,
the new relation man holds to govern
ment when the latter demands his all to
be laid upon its altar, that honor is paid.
To the soldier who lifted his arm to
defend his country, we to-day do the
homage that citizens of a proud republic
may well pay to their defenders.
The soldier of the United States who
puts aside private life and its duties to
step up into the ranks of the citizen army
in defense of human rights, free gov