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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1891-01-31

DuC Tie Olu laQY S race Drlghtened-a halo must
have surrounded it, so bright it was at this unex-
pected attention-and her companion smiled as
she beheld the eagerness with which her guest eyed
the substantial addition to her luncheon and the
keen relish with which she ate the oysters and
finally the additional order of delicious fruit
"My dear, why did you do this?" she asked,
with trembling voice. sYou never saw me be-
fore''
II couldn't help it, and the two looked into
each others eyes There were tears on the cheeks
of both.
II wondered what made me come in here, said
the younger. cit was entirely an impulse. But
now know. 1t was for your sake"
'Do you think they would care if put piece
of this bread and butter in my bag? | have
little journey before me" and the old lady drew
on her thin gloves.
''Do you mind telling me where to? 1t is such
wet day-maybe can help you further"
''No, child surely no. You see, my son died
last week. He had been an invalid great while
my only son, my only chd-and l have just
closed up my home and am on my way to cousin
in New Jersey, who will, think, let me stay with
her for time. Then, after that, perhaps l can
get into the Old Ladies Home. had thought of
that
"Couldn't you come with me for a time? My
children need grandmother ever so much. Is
your cousin expecting you?
Two tears rolled down the soft, furrowed cheeks
and dropped in the old lady's lap
II can knit and sew and patch and darn.
never had any grandchildren, and I've always
been sorry. I've always thought l should enjoy
being grandmother
elbow strange It's the one thing we need at
our house. Come home with me and stay till to-
morrow, any way, until the storm is over and see
how you like it,"
The two passed out together and the younger
put up the little faded umbrella and held it over
the shabby bonnet and shoulders, bent with the
burden of years.
called to-day at the beautiful home of friend.
An old lady sat knitting in the sunshine.
Two little children played on the floor at her
feet.
''You are Mr.. Steere's mother, are you not%'
say to her in a tone of inquiry.
''No-nor Mrs. Steeres mother, either" she
replied, with a smile-"Pm adopted" -Haryot
Holt, in New York World.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1891-01-31

Mamma-My DEAR what are you doing?
Little Daughter-Making penwiper for my
little sister.
Mamma-But you haven't any little sister.
Little Daughter-No, not yet; but Sally Stuck
up has just got one, and l know we always get
everything the Stuckups dO.-Good News.
Mother Ito her little son)-Johnnie, go to the
butcher and see if he has pigs feet.
Johnnie (on his return mamma, he had big
boots on and could not see his feet.-Greenville
Advocate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
Wen Melin dy Toll Me Yes.

Just two weeks from my big fall-out with my
first sweetheart, Lucindy,
Did Melindy, my Melindy. tell me "Yes';
An the atmosphere wuz windy, way from
POkumville to Indy,
Windy with the breezy music of eternal
blessedness.
An she said it fair an squarely, an not
Call again." or May be-"
An q new Jerusalem glory" lit the fel' an
Wilderness.
An the sun burst out like laughter on this
round face of a baby,
Wen Melindy, my Melindy, toll me "Yes"l
Like a twenty.million orchestra away beyond
all countin',
The bob'Iinks dubbed over in a music water
fall;
And / felt jest like a-mountin, on the meetin'
hous AMI shoutin'.
That Paradise was open, with admission free
to all.
Each grass blade in the medder was a string
to Natur's fiddle.
velvety caress:
An OIL Natur's j'ints were limbered, an she
sashayed o the middle,
Wen Melindy, my Melindy, toll me "Yes!"
An the angels played so bully tibet the music
reached the gateway,
A n came spillin' through the op'nin' an a.
singin' dow to earth
Came a-singin' such a great way tibet the uni.
verse was straightway
Shoutin' in the glad retention of a holy
secon' birth;
An IL set a-straddle OF the ridge-pole of
An only 1T to holler in my hootin' happi-
Wen Melindy, my Melindy. filed my heart
18th jubilation,
Wen Meiindy. my Melindy, toll me "Yesl"
Yankee Blade.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
Solving a Mystery.

A woman boarded a Crawford street
car the other day with a basket which
had an old check apron tied over the
top. She sat down les a boy with a
bundle. says the Detroit Free Press,
and he no soorer saw the basket than
he concluded there was Il mystery con-
cealed therein. For the first five min-
utes the woman watched SO closely
that he could do nothing. but the car
finally came along to where u street
band was playing and she half rose up
to see. AS she did so the boy united
the string and raised the cloth.
Land o. massy. but what's that?"
shouted a man next to him as he jump
ed up.
Look out"
Let her go, Gallagher"
stop this car"
1t was a humping big cat. The
cloth was no sooner raised than out
he popped. a over the mans knees,
and during the mex half minute he
jumped all over everybody in that Car.
He finally came to the e a door.
uttered Il ''spish!" at the conductor,
and made a long jump into the street.
and ran up a telegraph pole. Every
body looked at the oma and her
basket, and she ran out and got oil
without stopping the car. Then every
body looked at the boy, and feeling
that a speech of some sort was de.
manded by the occasion, he said:
Who'd a thought of cats? l s'posed
it was new maple sugar or popcorn"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
The Way They Do in Berlin.

A man just back from a winter in
Germany says: The only way Of
stopping the dangerous practice of
CARRYING canes and umbrellas horizon
tally has long been known to the peo-
pie of Berlin. There a man no sooner
tucks his walking stick under his arm
than he feels a quick blow on it from
behind. 1t either drops to tue pave
ment or assumes the only proper and
safe position in which a stick can be
carried. There is no use in his getting
angry with the person who struck the
blow or in his trying to do him up, for
public opinion is with the regulator of
the barbarous and indefensible practice
of which I speak. I have e dozens
of Americans treated to this discipline
in Inter den Linden while they were
endangering the eyes and discommod-
ing the bodies of the crowds there.
Most of them whirled about with fight
bristling all over them, but a glance or
two at the angry faces around them
usually sufficed to calm them down."
IN. Y. San,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
Americans Abroad.

An American girl in Paris. writing
to IL friend in this country says: I'VE
generally managed to make our
French understood enough to order
what we wanted. But the rub came
when papa wanted some mustard. We
asked for it in French, Italian. and
Spanish. but all to no purpose. till
mamma said: Mustard. you IDIOT
oh, mustard said the waiter in utter
contempt; why didn't you say so be-
foreP' In Paris one day papa noticed
a man stop a mar who was walking in
front of him aud address him in
French. He was evidently asking a
question in regard to his watch. which
he held in his hand. But the other
failed to understand him. and he left
him much annoyed, and, turning to
papa. repeated the request in French.
still pointing to his watch. Papa shook
his head and said: i speak English
only oh, do you said the stranger.
why, so do I. l am Louisiana" ~
M. Y. Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
Dwarf Trees.

French gardeners are now obtaining
the same results as the Japanese in the
production of dwarf trees, which are
in great demand, their fruit being just
as perfect as if it had grown on a iull-
sized tree. Their methods are kept as
secret as those in Japan, where one
sees trees 200 and 300 years old which
have been treated in such a manner as
TO stunt their growth and prevent them
attaining a height of more than two feet
at most. Their trunks are gnarIed and
twisted by age, but they bear no trace
of the pruning knife. and they consti-
tute an exact representation in minia.
ture of the grand old sycamore. oak.
cedar, or apple tree, which, line the
magnificent ififty-mile venue which
leads to the sacred shrines of .'Nikko."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
Inducements to Tenants

New York landlords resort to all
sorts of inducements to secure desir-
able tenants for their apartment
houses. Formerly two weeks free rent
was considered quite a concession. but
now one and even two months are
thrown in to get a desirable party on a
lease. Steam heat, electric bells.
elevators. telephones, and awnings to
the windows are common at fair
rentals in the better class of flats.
Among the novelties offered r flats
where all the coal and fuel needed are
furnished free. thus doing away with
a common cause of quarrel with jani-
tors suspected of using the tenants
fuel. In some the gas bills and the
ice bills are paid by the landlords. and
stationary mirrors and iceboxes still
further reduce the tenants expenses.
A genius on the west side has filled his
row of moderate-priced flats by allow
ing each family the free use Of a piano.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
Defenses Against Burglars.

A peculiar feature of the best up.
town districts is the barricading of the
walls and windows against burglars.
1t gives the great houses a prison-like
touch. and shows against what obstacles
wealth contends in a great hodge-podge
of humanity like this. There are more
or less fapciful but strong bars in all
the basement windows. and the parlor
windows have v~ariously patterned lit
tie fences of iron rods projecting from
them, nearly all put up since Chastine
Cox climbed in a Forty-second street
have walls around their yards top them
with spiked fences. and all the doors
have bolts and chains as we'll as locks.
~. Y. San.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
The Enhancing Woman.

One needs only a slight experience
10 general society to discover thattaste
has separate necessities in different in
dividuals, and that beauty, wit, style"
a gift for light conversation, depth of
mind. have each their admirers. a fact
that sets the one on the outside of the
especial circumstance to wondering
what there a possibly be in the par
ticular woman to ''draw."
Is there a woman who is universally
enhancing? Is there one who COM
mands worship swift and entire-a
worship impatient of reasoning. that
submits to nc authority but that of in
sight?
If there is, we must naturally con-
clude hat she possesses something that
appeals to more than n side of human
nature. and this does not mean that she
has chat diplomacy that in the begin
ming is perhaps nothing more than the
desire to please the many. but which
often degenerates into positive insin-
cerity. but rather that unconscious
touch upon her kind that from a
very necessity of her being.
Sorrow and joy are at the extremes
of human experience. and the woman
who stands at the centre stretching
sympathetic hands toward either con-
dition must be the one who is essential
ly charming. Like Tennyson's Rare
pale Margaret" she stands between
the rainbow and the SUM-"
This wOman of the sweet confding
nature, who is thrilled with the delights
of life, upon whom is flashed all the
beauty and grace in nature, and yet
who bears about her evidences that the
storms have ragged at the very centre of
her soul, and that she has taken the
hand of many a sufferer. to descend in
sympathy to the deepest grave of ataic-
ton, is an enchantress. She is the one
to whom the young come with their
enthusiasms and youthful fears and
hopes; indeed. so perennial are the
springs of renewal within her nature
that in the passage Of the years time
seems to have refused to make its sign
upon her. and yet the middle-aged and
the old recognize in her a friend and
helper.
10 her the knightliness of the man
liest manhood bows and offers protec-
JUL. AeIudPS Ill Iucu naturally arc
susceptible to appeals to the strength
of their arm and to their bravery of
soul, and this something in a woman's
eyes half revealed, this touch of sad
ness, few of the stronger sex are able
to resist.
Such Il woman is beyond the art of
the copyist. Spend their efforts as
they may in trying to reproduce the
fascinating effects, women who envy
her are vel able to get a true copy.
Sometimes they imagine that the secret
may be fonnd in a tone of the voice. or.
again, in a glance of the eye, or in the
pose of the figure; but in the effort to
adapt these to their own personality.
they meet failure even before the first
trial of their experiment is made in
public.
But the embracing woman pays her
price. in a sense. for her power. The
rainbow that is hung in beauty in the
sight of the many to delight. cheer, and
inspire them, was formed through the
mist of her tears. and when the glorious
colors fade away, some urn to behold
the lonely figure that stands amid the
clearing mists:-Mury Il. Baldwin, in
Ha7per's Bazar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
He got up leisureli and approached

He got up leisurelj aud approached
the two Frenchmen. He took Morisot
by the arm and said. in an underlone:
''Quick! Give me the word. Your
friend will know nothing. l will APP
pear to give away"
M. Morisot did not answer.
The Prussian took M. Savage aside
and said the same thing to him.
M. Savage did not answer.
They found themselves once more
side by side.
The officer gave another order; the
soldiers raised their guns.
BY accident Morisot's glance fell up-
on the net full of fish on the ground a
few steps off. A ray of sunshine lit up
their glittering bodies, and a sudden
weakness came over him. 'Good-by,
M. Savage" he whispered.
"Good-by, M. Morisot." replied M.
Savage. They pressed each others
hands, trembling from head to foot.
Fire" said the officer.
M. Savage fell dead on his face. M.
Morisot. of stronger build. staggered.
stumbled, and then fell right across the
body of his friend, with his face turned
upward to the sky, his breast riddled
with balls.
The Prussian gave another order.
His me- dispersed for a moment, re-
turning with cords and stones. They
tied the stones to the feet of the dead
.Frenchmeu and carried them down to
the river.
Mont Valerien Numbered unceasing-
ly:
Two soldiers took Morisot by the
mead and feet. Two others did the
same to Savage. The bodies swung
to and fro, were launched into space,
described a curve, and plunged feet
first into the river.
The water bubbled, boiled. then
Gained down. and the little wavelets,
tinged with red, circled gently toward
the bank.
The officer. impassive as ever. said:
lit is the fishes turn now"
His eye fell upon the gudgeon lying
on the grass. He picked them up and
called out: ''Wilhelm." A soldier i n
a white cap appeared. He threw the
fish toward him.
FRY these little animals for me at
once. while they are still alive and
kicking. They will be delicious"
Then he began smoking again
Guy de Maupassaet IN the Strand Mag
nzi1e.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11
100000 Rubles for a Throne.

If the prince is playing king IN Bull
garia because he loves the sense of
power.-and it is exceedingl ely difficult
to believe that he can have any other
motive it is still true hat Stamholof
is manager and holds the box-oftice,
and that he is likely to change the
''star" whenever it pleases his fancy;
provided, of course the Bulgarian
audiences still come to the play. In
other words. provided the various fac
tons struggling to get control do not
break up the theater and throw the
company and the properties into the
street.
1t is also equally true that M. Stefan
Stamboloff is to-day by far the most
commanding personality in his coun-
try. Never a soldier. and always a
politician. with only three years
Schooling at Odessa, he became when
hardly grown a Russian correspond
ent, and for some years thereafter a
Russian agent. Rising rapidly by his
own force of character, he was ap-
pointed a regent by Alexander when
he abdicated, and now when only
~thirty-six years of age occupies more
of the nervous attention of the govern
ments of eastern Europe than any
other one man west of the Bosphorus.
Stambolof's plan for governing was
simple and to the point. 1t called for
five millions of rubles and a king.
Who this king might be. or where he
should hail from, was a matter of de-
tail. Anybody but a Russian or a
Turk would do. And so numerous
offers were mad j a confidential way
to various gentlemen who thought
they had an especial. divine gift for
reigning, and who lacked the oppor-
.tunity only because of the depleted
condition of their bank accounts. At
last a fond and ambitious mother and
an obliging son with an almost unlim-
tied reserve fund-unlimited for the
ordinary needs of life-took the bait.
1t was not, however, a harmonious
family arrangement; for it was we'll
known that the young princes uncle.
the Duke Of Saxe-Coburgg, did what he
could to prevent the final agreement;
he being an older and wiser diplomat.
and having had a long and varied ex-
perience jn the ups and downs of sew
eral see-saw governments. Among
other things. tho duke boldly stated
that it was only a question of money
with the Bulgarian regents, and that
Ferdinand would leave the throne
when his guldens were gone, as Alex
ander had left. to whom the Bulgarian
Government then owed three millions
of francs. The dukes prophecy is. not
yet fulfilled. If, however. the state
ment of reliable Bulgarians is to be
taken, a very considerable portion OF
Ferdinand's private estate (%variously
estimated at from one-half to all of it)
has already been absorbed.--E Hop
kiusou Smith. IN the Century.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11

A Chinese capitalist. under the con-
cession of lands free of rent, is making
arrangements to colonize lands on the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec with Chinese
sgriculturists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-11

A New York woman recently refused
. present of a handsome set of books
because they did not match the color
Of her library furniture.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
CROWN AND SCEPTER.

Friedrich Wilhelm, the present heir ap-
parent to the German throne, is boy of
nine years.
The Duke of Aosta, while hunting near
Rome, was thrown from his horse and
painfully injured, his shoulder being dis
located.
The Princess of Wales has not altered
the shape of her bonnet for years, although
in other matters she follows the flights of
fashion.
Poor Christina of Spain has been ordered
by her physicians to absent herself from
the capital and to take absolute rest for
several months.
The car owns house in Holland, and
is having it thoroughly overhauled and
made sound. 1t was Peter the Great
house, in Zaandam.
King Otto's health is reported to be fail
ing, and it is said that but for careful
watching he would probably end his life
like his brother Louis, the late king of
Bavaria.
King Kalakaua's coffin was made of kau
and kou wood of about 600 pieces; even the
handles were made of wood. No metal Of
any KIM was 10 De seen except the lnSAElp-
ton plate.
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro has mott
fed the porte of his intention of paying a
visit to the sultan. He will be accompanied
by numerous retinue, and will be the
guest of Abdul Hamid.
Queen Marguerite Of Italy is learned
lady as well as being a charming one, and
can dazzle a savant with her linguistical
powers, or a courtier with display of dia-
monds that few queens can rival.
The queen of Denmark is a fine pianist,
and her daughter, the czarina, is nearly as
good. At the Danish court chamber music
is daily occupation, generally quartet,
with the queen at the piano. Beethoven
and Brahms are the favorite composers.
Emperor William is writing, with the
assistance of Professor Hinzpeter, his
former master, history of William l in
two volumes. Only 100 copies will be
printed, and these are to be presented to
sovereigns and other distinguished person
ages
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Eleven battle ships are now being built
for the German government.
Secretary Proctor has issued an order
authorizing the enlistment in the army of
not more than 1000 Indians.
The japanese naval minister urges that
seventy-five vessels be added to his coun-
try's armament, almost doubling its
strength.
Count Rothenburg 10 years old, is the
youngest lieutenant in the Prussian army
He is assigned TO the First regiment of
dragons.
A bullet has just been patented the base
of which as well as the body is covered by
an alloy non-fusible at any temperature
which it is possible to generate in a gun
barrel.
English officers are aghast at the propo-
siticn TO abolish the cooked hat and feath-
ers worn by the superior officers of the
army. Major James, of the Sixteenth Ian
GERS, started the idea.
Experiments are being made with Japan
csc lacquer at the Brooklyn navy yard TO
determine its value in protecting the hulls
of steel cruisers from marine growths and
VIC dCNAOll u sea NdleL
India is making great strides in her de
fensive improvements Of all kinds. Per
haps the most noteworthy of these are the
coast deffnses. The principal harbors are
already protected by submarine mines and
torpedo boats.
Owing to the difficulties that have so
often been found with the closed type of
engines for electric light machinery, the
English admiralty has abolished them in
recent ships and substituted open engines
Of the compound type.
Secretary Proctor has awarded medals of
honor TO the following named enlisted men
for galiantry in the action of Wounded
Knee creek, 5. D.. in December last: First
Sergeant Jacob Traulman, Troop l, Sew
enth cavalry, and Corporal Paul II. Weimer
and Privates Joshua B. HartzoC, George
Green and John Flood. all of Light Battery
+. First artillery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
It Is Easy to Secure an Education.

Aside from its value in other ways, there
Is no doubt that a liberal education adds
much to ones pleasure in life. Hence
those who mourn the lack Of early advan-
tages have good reason for regret-or re-
gret, but not for discouragement since it
is never too late to learn as long as one has
desire for knowledge. Biography is full
of reports of men and women who before
death excelled in studies which they began
in middle life, or even in old age After
the babies have grown up comes to many
women the first period OF comparative
leisure they have ever known Happy are
they if this tranquil afternoon of life finds
them eager for knowledge, for in such case
they will seek it and find great pleasure in
SO doing.
To one vino desires knowledge for itself
the way is always open. The door of the
school may be closed and text books hard
to obtain, but the spring from which the
authors of the text books get their supply
IS always at hand, especially to those fort
innate enough to live in the country. The
great map of the heavens is spread out for
the toiler at hoe or washtub as we'll as for
the astronomer The flowers of the field
are as accessible to the farmers wife as to
the great botanist. And whoever begins
the study : any of the sciences at their
source is sure to find help in all sorts of
unexpected places.-Lewiston Journal.