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, 1891-01-22

Mrs. Emily Kempin, LII. D., is max
ing a success of the law school for women
attached to the University of New York.
She has twelve pupils in her class, and
describes them as earnest and interested.
Already there are twenty endowed schol-
arships, Five Of her pupils have taken
advantage Of this opportunity and are
hoping TO make the law their profession.
The other seven are wealthy society
women One of them ia Mrs. George b.
Mcclellan. wife Of the son Of the cele-
brated general. Some of these ladies are
the wives of lawyers who wish to be in
telligent companions for their husbands
in their work; others are DESTROYS Of
learning how to manage their own es-
tates, while others again intend to make
practical use Of their knowledge.
Mrs. Leonard Weber is president OF
the board of directors. and Dr. Mary
Putnam jacob and Mrs. ex- Mayor How
lit are among the directors. In addition
TO the lectures delivered IN the regular
course at the university afternoon lect-
ures are also to be given at the residence
of Mrs. Hewitt Young women through.
out the country who desire TO pursue
the study Of the law. but have moi the
means, are reminded that of the twenty
endowed scholarships in this school only
Eve are taken. so that there are fifteen
vacancies awaiting pupils.-Lilie Deve-
reuX Blake in Womun's Journal
, 1891-01-22

Talking parrots are far less plentiful
han they ~were-why, it is hard to say. L
have taught a few dozen to talk and some
few to sing in my time. but why some
birds can learn and others cannot 1
never could understand. There used to be
a belief that an operation on the tongue
was necessary to make a bird a vocalist,
and quite recently / have been asked to
split a ~jackdaw's tongue. 1t seems almost
an insult to say there is nothing in the SUI
perstition. The only birds that really
achieve anything like success in the talking
line are of the parrot kind, and they ave
thick, soft tongues, which would bleed ter
ribly if split.
The error probably arose from the fact
that some birds with divided tongues can
talk a little, but this is an exception, the
best takers having a tongue very like that
of a human being. Teaching a parrot to
talk is easy, but tedious. If it shows any
inclination to mock or initiate the diff
Guilty is half solved. Then all that is nec-
essary is to repeat one word or phrase fire.
quently. and use it as a greeting and fare
well. Any little catch phrase will answer,
though why Pretty Polly" is generally Sc
lected l don't know. GOOD morning" is
more easily taught and much less senseless
when repeated.-Interview in st. Louis
be-Democrat.
, 1891-01-22
How cla..l. Poet. Are KIllsd.

The intellectual condition of our times
differs from that OF all preceding ages in
no other point so much as in its attitude
toward the writings of the dead. To the
class whom Pope addressed. Shakespeare
and Milton were phantoms, Chaucer and
Spenser not so much as names. The only
doubt was whether Alexander Pope was
mar enough to arrest attention by the in
trinsic merits of his poetry. II his verse
was admitted to be good, his public were
not distracted by a preference for other
verse which they had known for a longer
time, This remained true until about a
generation age.
The activity of the dead is now para
mount, and threatens to paralyze original
writing altogether. In this great throng
of resuscitated souls, all of whom nave
forfeited their copyright, how is the mod
ern poet to existg He has no longer to
compete-as Ibis great f~orefathers did,
from Homer down to Ben"-with the lead
ing spirits of his own generation, but with
the genius of the world At every turn the
~thronging company of ghosts impedes and
d~isheartens the modern writer, and it is no
wonder IL the new Orpheus throws down
his Tyre in despair when the road to his de-
sire is held by such an invincible army of
specters.
On the whole, however, it is highly un-
likely that the antiquarian passion of our
age will last. There ore already signs of
its wearing out. As to the old poets, one
by one they pass into text books and are
lost. Chaucer is done for, and so is Milton;
Goldsmith is annotated, Scott prepared for
local examinations" even Byron, the
loose, the ungrammatical, is edited as a
school book. We shall see Wordsworth
captured, Shelley boiled down for the use
Of babes, and Keats deliberately annotated,
with his blunders in classical mythology
exposed. The schoolmaster is the only
friend the poet Of the future dares to look
to, for he alone has the power to utterly
destroy the loneliness and mystery which
are the charm of the old poets. But even
a second rate verse writer may hope to live
by the sid of an Elizabethan poet edited
for the Clarendon press.-Edmund Gosse
In Forum.
, 1891-01-22

Probably few of our citizens are aware
that there is living in Erin, seven miles
southeast Of here, a lady who is nearly
ia years old; yet such is a fact. Katie
Bauer, who is now living with her SON
in-law Joseph Messner, has ~undisputed
evidence that she has attained to that
remarkable age. She was born in b.
den, Germany, on the cath of May,
1777. She not only has the family rec
ord setting forth the day and year OF
her birth, but is armed with a certified
copy of her baptism taken from the
church record of her native parish,
which event took place nine days subse-
quent TO her birth Both documents
carry on their face tine stamp Of antiqui-
ty which vouches for their authenticity
and genuineness Hartford Press.
, 1891-01-22

Col. Thomas Ochiltree has been tell
ing a New York reporter that while in
London, recently, he saw Mrs. Nellie
Grant-Sartoris, and" he said, Il never
knew her to be so charming. With her
two daughters and her t3-year-old son
she spends the fashionable season in a
magnificent house in the most fashiona-
BILE quarter of London. Cadogan square
that is pronounced rs if it were spelled
Cadduggan. She also has n fine coun-
try place, | dislike extremely much
talking about her private affairs, but A.
II is well known that she and her hus
band do not live together, and as there
are many surmises which are capable of
doing her wrong, / will speak briefly
concerning them. Mr.. Sartoris is not a
pleasant kind Of individual, and Nellie
found it out 10 her cos. within n short
time after she had married him, aud
that discovery was one Of the great
griefs OF Gen. Grants later life
The justice of Mrs. Sartoris' position
can easily be judged from tho conduct
Of her father-in-law. Up to tho time of
his death the elder. Sartoris was a de-
voted friend and admirer Of his Ameri-
can daughter-in-law, and by the terms
OF his will Nellie Grant is now a very
rich woman, living in a house which
cost 100000, and enjoying an annual in
come Of & $500, while her husband re-
ceives n liberal allowance only, which
ceases with his death and reverts to his
children Mrs. Sartoris is a frequent
and welcome guest at Marlboro House,
and once in two weeks she dimes with
the queen. which, it is needless for no
TO add, is a distinction conferred upon
few people not of royal or a~ristocratic
birth New York Letter.
, 1891-01-22

The little scene from the life Of the late
Countess of RavenswOrth, who died re-
Gently, reads like n chapter Of hagi-
ography. The deceased lady Joined the
Church Of Rome in 1879, and was an
ardent Catholic. At Ray0nsworth castle
there is a tower mounted by "A winding
staircase, and in this tower there is n
solitary chamber, with concrete floor,
without carpet or mat, the furniture con
sisting solely Of n table and chair. Here
every morning, winter and summer,
without a fire, Lady Ravenswurth made
her hours mental prayer from Z to g,
and again from G to Z in the evening she
WAS in her turret chamber. The morn
ing hour was strictly adhered to, no mat
ter how late the time overnight to which
her social duties were prolonged.-Galig-
nani's Messenger.
, 1891-01-22

expended a little over ElOO,OOO. There
is nothing more palatial in London, for
the marble staircase only just completed
alone cost 500, 600, and all the rooms
have been fitted up in the most magnif-
cent manner. Mrs. Mackay does not
take possession till the spring, and in the
mean time the whole of her Gobelin tap
estry, antique furniture, statuary and
pictures are to be brought from Paris.
Mr.. Mackay's home, as far as Europe
is concerned, will henceforth be in Lon
don, and the first entertainment given
in his new mansion will be one of the
most sensational events of the coming
eason Mr.. Sandford had devoted a
fortune to the preparation Of his ideal
abode when the recent financial crisis
necessitated his selling it before he had
yer inhabited it. One of the indirect
effects Of the krach has been to give
Mrs. Mackay the finest house in London.
London World.
, 1891-01-22

age of IL years, she refused to eat the
bread of dependence offered by friends,
and determined not only to support but
to educate herself. After saving all she
could from her earnings at homework,
she went to a nice but inexpensive school
for girls in Maryland, and was fitted for
Wellesley there. At Wellesley she had
n scholarship given to her, and took a
special course of two years. While there
she earned what money she needed by
doing anything, from sweeping the girls
rooms to teaching. In the vacation she
helped clean house.
Next she entered Boston N Fersity to
study medicine, paying her expenses
there by teaching in the evening schools
of Boston, by doing microscopic work,
etc. Her next move was a European
trip, with a view to study in Paris and
Vienna To defray this expense she
hired money. On her return she had
the country before her, and chose to To-
cate in Los Angeles. Since her she has
paid off all debts. and is now receiving a
large income from her practice in that
city. Lewiston Journal.
, 1891-01-22

1t was Henry Cabot Lodge who a few
year ago said that there were three
open to the young men of
wealth and leisure, charity or social sci
ence politics aud literature. Two Of
these avenues are equally open to won-
en-, and although in this country she
takes less active interest than she might
n politics, IN political science she is al
ready making considerable Roadway.
Not only in the ordinary women's clubs
are subjects connected with general and
municipal government made the subject
Of study. but in some places special
classes for the study Of these branches
nave been formed. The Boston Polit-
ical Glass Is now n large organization,
holding regular meetings and dcvoting
itself TO the study Of government
Homemaker.
, 1891-01-22
Mrs. Kendal.s Daughter.

Miss Kendall, the daughter Of the En-
glish players who have justleft this city,
went out a great deal while she was here,
and entered many good houses. Her
manner for so young a girl was remark
ably self possessed and self contained.
Sbs had none Of her mothers g~esticula-
tons, and she did not ''gush" or talk
about the stage as Mrs. Kendall does con,
tinually.
On the contrary she had quite the air
of n naughty young woman Of society,
and in her dress and conversation was
distinctly English. She did not seem at
all the sort of young woman who would
allow her photographs on sale, as they
are, but the professional beauty craze of
London may nave hardened her to that
sort of thing.-New York Evening Sun.
, 1891-01-22

The French fashion Of dress skirts that
touch and even drag on the pavement
has taken some grasp of American WON
en-, since there is always . class ready to
follow every within and change of fash
ion, however announcement and absurd.
4 wen dressed woman was ~endeavoring
10 make her way through a crowd on
Washington street; her bonnet was
tasteful and becoming, her coat the
latest style, and so, alasl was her gown,
rs it dragged after her IN an ~ungraceful
wobble. \ woman well dressed, but
without any unnecessary length to her
dress, observed her anxiously for "A mo-
ment and then hurried after her. Elk
use me. madam, your skirt has be
come just then she realized her
mistake. and without finishing her well
meant remark hurried away. The wom-
an with the train, with u scornnul and
superior smile. went on her triumphant
way.-Boston Traveller.
, 1891-01-22

Miss Howe was born at B~rattleboro,
Vt, and her singing attracted notice
when she was Q years old. She studied
in Boston under Charles r. Adams, and
in Philadelphia under Professor Behrens.
In 1886 she went TO Europe and became
a pupil at the Dresden Opera school.
She appeared at Kroll's Garden at Berlin
in "Lucia.' The Barber of Seville" and
La Sonnambula" with great success.
Later she was a pupil of Marchesi. Re-
turning to this country she appeared at
the Worcester Festival. She is a re-
markably handsome woman, with large,
dark eyes contrasted effectively with a
wealth of blonde hair. Her voice is
pure and strong. especially in its upper
register. of great fiexibility. and horid
passages are delivered with great ease
and clearnesz She is said to rival De
We're. and is undoubtedly one Of the
most brilliant concert singers that have
appeared here.-New York World.
, 1891-01-22

The long leaf pine belt of Georgia covers
more thar one-half of the counties of the
state. Well managed it would yield, it is
estimated, 10000 900 a year, but it is being
recklessly destroyed by the turpentine
farmers. 1t is claimed that 40 per cent OF
the pine now standing has been killed.
There are now in operation, it is said, stills
enough to sap the remainder Of the timber
in seven years, and all this for the price of
10 cents to 81 an acre, which gives IS, 100000
for the destruction of forests which in 1f-
teen years of good ~husbandry would have
yielded S15O,OO0,000 in lumber and naval
stores without diminution of their own
Observation-Disclosures Constitution.
, 1891-01-22
To nelr III. Llttle Work oIrr..

The Woman's Alliance of Chicago has
called the attention Of the health depart
ment to the fact that the little ash girls
in the big stores in that city are over
worked and underpaid. 1t is said that
in some stores they have to work four
teen hours a day for wages averaging
from $3.50 to So per week; that they are
not allowed sufficient time TO rest or eat
their meals; and that they receive no ex-
ira pay for extra. labor. The health de
partment has threatened to expose these
firms unless the evils complained of are
Notwithstanding.
, 1891-01-22

There is a horror of rubbers and over
coats felt and expressed by most English
people, and ridicuIed particularly in the
goloshes of 1.-THE Private Secretary"
THE feet feel stiied in Them your En-
glish friends will tell you. and they wear
their own heavy boots for walking, in
scorn Of the thinner American boots pro-
tected by rubbers. But of late our
cousins over the sea, having heard SO
much praise of the small foot, well shod,
of the American girls who flock to Lon
don, have been taking kindly TO rubber
and leather soles These are praised as
giving "a sense of e%xhilaration in walk
ing and a great preventive of fatigue
Boston Transcripts.
, 1891-01-22
POPULAR Ignorance About Health.

There is appalling popular ignorance of
the structure and functions of the human
body. People may be seen violating the
primary conditions OF health without even
the compensations of pleasure, and asking
the loss of sight, hearing or locomotion;
eating and drinking in reckless disregard
of common sense. There is a good deal of
popular ignorance on the subject of exer-
else; for instance, some people f~oolishly
take long walks after hearty meals with
the absurd notion of settling their dinner"
Let them learn from the intelligent dog or
the learned cat or the well informed COW,
who knows enough to rest after a meal.
Doctors make lots Of money out of the I'M
pardonable ignorance of some people, who
do not thin. it worth while to learn the
simplest rules as to how TO care for them
selves.-New York Sun.
, 1891-01-22

Regard for my sex should, 1 suppose,
induce me 10 refrain from recording the
TACT, but it is true that saw a New
York belle in the throng around Sitting
Bull, who, not content with the auto
graph, aspired to bear away some more
novel memento, and mincing up to him
whispered something in his ear. The
old chief grinned and shook his head.
then something heavy passed from her
hand to his, and with another grin to
the crowd the grimy. dirty, smoke
scented OLD heather bent his head down
and kissed her. Doubtless that speci-
men Of dainty young womanhood boasts
today Of the salute given her by Sitting
Bull. the famous warrior, the grand old
chieftain of the great Sioux tribe.-Den-
yer Republican.
, 1891-01-22
W0MAN'S WORLD
THE NEW CLUB HOUSE OPENED
AT DECATUR, ILLS.

Gen. Grants DauEhter-A Chance for
Ambitious GirIs-Finest House In Lon
doB-women and Political seience-Ths
Countess Of Ravensworth.
The women's club, of Decatur, Ills,
recently opened its own club house, a
four story building on the corner of
Central Park, built at a cost of SIS, 900
by eighty-three members of the WOmen's
club, who formed a stock company IN
der the laws Of the state. The officers Of
the company are: President, Mrs. Anna
B. MiIiken; vice president. Miss Laura
Wikuff; treasurer, Mr.. NJ M. T. Ran.
dali; directors, the officers and Mrs
Vail, Mrs Ida W. Baker, Mrs. J. w.
Mrs c p. Thatcher.
The building is of pressed brick, and
was designed by q Chicago architect
1t is heated by steam, lighted by gas
and i~ncandescent light, and has an cleo
tric elevator. All the material was Sc
lected by women. who also saw that il
vas used properly.
The first fOor Is a handsome store
room the second Is a fiat of seven rooms,
occupied by Mrs. Dr., Grimes; the fourth
floor contains three studios, one Of which
is used by Miss Laura Johns The third
floor Is the ourru the Decatur Wumrus
club. which has 100 members and 10
auxiliary societies. The societies in
clude the literary, art, scientific, Shake.
spearcan and phiianthropic sections, and
the Industrial and Charitable union. the
Relief society, the Wolnen's exchange,
the officers of the Industrial School for
Dependent Girls, the Christian club and
others
AT the opening reception Mrs. MiIiken
made an address Of welcome, and Mrs
james W. Haworth gave an interesting
history Of the lot on which the club
house stands.-Bost Woman's Journal
, 1891-01-22

A. Z. Roeiel. druggist. desires TO IN
form the public that he is agent for the
mos: successful preparation that has yet
beer produced for coughs, colds and
Group. Il will loosen and relieve a evere
cid 10 less time than any other treat
ment. The Article referred to is Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. Ii is a medI-
cine hat has voc fame and popularity on
its merits and one that can always be de-
pended upon. Il is the only known
remedy that will prevent croup. 1t must
be tried to be appreciated. 1t is Put up
in so cent and.Sl bottles. For sale by A.
E RoedeL
, 1891-01-22

This is what you ought 10 have. in fact
you must have it, to fully enjoy life.
Thousands are searching tor it daily. and
moaning because they find it not. Thous-
ands upon thousands of dollars are spent
annually by our people in the hope that
they may attain this boon. And yet it
may be had by all. We guarantee that
Electric Bitters, if used according to d.
~rections and the use persisted in, will
bring you Good Digestion and oust the
demon Dyspepsia and install instead Ed
pepsy. We recommend Electric Bitters
for Dyspepsia and all diseases of Liver,
Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at so cents
and 81 per bottle, by b. B. David. drug
gist.
, 1891-01-22

Mr.. William T. Price. a justice of the
peace, at Richmond, Neb., was confined
TO his bed last winter with a severe attack
Of lumbago; but a thorough application of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm enabled him to
get up and 20 to work. Mr.. Price saws:
The remedy annot be recommended
too highly" Let anyone troubled with
rheumatism, neuralgia or lame back give
1t a trial and they will be of the same
opinion. SO oent bottles for sale by A.
r RoadeI.
, 1891-01-22

Travellers may learn a lesson from
Mr.. G. D. Cone, a prominent attorney
of Parker, Dakota, who says. L never
leave home without taking a bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera, and
Diarrhea Remedy with me. and on many
occasions have ran with it to the relief of
some sufferer and have never known it to
fail" For sale by A. E. Roedel.
, 1891-01-22

A hotel where you can get solid and
substantial value for the money expended
is the Occidental. Good table board 25
cents per meal, or 81 per week.
Board aud room 81 per day.
The Occidental has good rooms and is
well and comfortably furnished through
out. Visitors to the city will find the
Occidental a good stopping place. 1909
Themes street.
, 1891-01-22
ARE YOU GOING EAST,

Ii so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY2 Because in the fret place it is
to many of the principal cities of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there are, free to all, new aud ele-
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and. from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains.
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax Of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
@. NJ. HAMPsoH,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1871 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-01-22
TWENTY poLLAK GOLD PIECES.

Mrs. John Curtis of Peoria. ILL.,. writes:
Used one box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay $40 for a box
rather than do without them. as they
have proved a Godsend to me. Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kas.
FOR particulars, and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
w. N. Hunt, Cheyenne.
, 1891-01-22

Cheese that has become rotten often
causes serious illness. doubtless due to
the formation Of trimethy lanuire or tyro-
t~oKicon, which are it's putrefactive prod
ducts. Milk, that universal diet of daily
use, may also produce in hot weather the
same poison. Its symptoms are nausea,
vomiting and fever. followed by great
prostitution, and it often causes diarrh9a
among infants.-Herald of Health
, 1891-01-22

wife-What kept you out so late tonight
Cashier Gree, Easie s. Coil couldn't
make my cash o balance.
Wife-What was the matter?
Cashier-roo little cash. of course. You
don't suppose I'd hang around there over
hoursifthere was too much, do youi-Good
Na.n=
, 1891-01-22

We have some very desirable lots in
all parts of the city that we will sell as
cheap as can be had and on the most fav-
orable terms, monthly payments if de-
sired. Call and get prices before buying
elsewhere. RINER 4 JOHNSON,
1921 Ferguson ST.
, 1891-01-22
ARNICATEu EUREKA CREAM

Is the finest and most effectual lotion for
chapped hands, rough and sore SKIN, es-
p%ecially prepared for this climate and
pleasos everybody. Try it. Twenty five
cent bottles. Druggists.
, 1891-01-22

Ed Knapp as recstcing
fresh oysters and CLAIMS fss
the shell direct from " eiC
York eUery other day. at
his restaurant on Ste
feeuth street. supplying
of families ~ specially.
, 1891-01-22

New mattresses. 50. so; new woven
wire springs, 81. 10; second hand heating
and cook stoves at lowest prices. Every
thing delivered free. Corner TSenty-first
and Themes. +. Bohnsted, Manager.
, 1891-01-22

Mrs. Mackay's stay in Charles street
is to be brief, for her husband has just
purchased the splendid house in Carlton
Hnnsa terrnca ON which Mr.. SanAfnr6
, 1891-01-22

Clara Belle Dadismau, a New York
girl residing in London, is in the list of
patents applied for by The ar.
ticle Miss Dadisman want protected is
an improved bunion protector.
, 1891-01-22

Miss Xavier. who formerly held the
position of instructor in Spanish at
Wellesley college, has received the APP
pointment Of secretary to the French
and Spanish consulate. being the first
woman ever put in IN official place of
this kind. Miss Xavier will be able to
convey assurances of distinguished CON
sideration in Spanish, French, italian,
Gepman or English.
, 1891-01-22

le largest stock of fine brandies, old
WHISTLES. choice iqueurs and super6ne
cigars At GEORGE Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-01-22

Smith college has this year an enroll
ment of 55i students end four post-grad-
uates. Its faculty consists of twenty
nine teachers, and twenty of these are
women Six women are in charge of
the college houses, and three of the ff-
teen trustees of the institution are wom-
en-Mrs. Tucker. of Andover; Kate NJ.
Cone, Ph.D., of Hartford, and Anna l..
Dawes, of Pittsfield.