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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
ors while he exchanges the small

conspicuous, while he exchanges the small
talk of the day? If the man himself had
fine intuitions he would join you and talk
as lie walked by your side. II he is in too
great hurry to do that he has not time to
keep you standing. If what he has to say
is important the sidewalk is not the place
to tell it, II it is not he has no right to ask
you to put yourself in danger of being cut
in two by "A baby cab while he utters soft
nothings. No young lady of good taste
will allow u man to monopollze her In
that way. If her male acquaintance does
not value her enough to walk with her he
is not worth the trouble of posing as a
sidewalk image for his benefit.
The habit is not an agreeable one when
extended to our own sex exclusively. In q
hot day in summer or IA cold day in win
ter, who has not stood YEARLY like mel
ancholy stork to hear some account of a
friends troubles, with the Thermometer up
in the nineties or down to zero. 1t is a
wonder that there are not more OF us
turned into Daphnc's nymphs after such
rooted experiences.-D Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
Are Our Girls Getting Taller?

"Have you noticed" said gilded youth
in Hyde park, how much taller the girls
have been these last few seasons than for
merly?" The remark was just, and though
it did not seem to strike the critic the rea
son for the change is obvious enough.
These tall girls, with their graceful figures
and free movements, have had an educa-
ton in gymnastics which has developed
them to Il point of physical perfection of
which their mothers never dreamed. \
recent critic complained that little women
had gone out in fiction, and perhaps this
has happened, because to great extent
the little woman has gone out in real life.
SO much the better, for though in stories,
and perhaps in counting days, there is
something fascinating in the heroines bird
like tlutterinRs, in her Nesting timidly in
the hero's protecting arms or standing on
tiptoe to fasten a flower in his buttonhOle,
the charming fairy was apt, If you only
knew it, to become an invalid in maturer
life, and spent half her time upon the sofa.
The lady who reclines on sofa has also
vanished from fiction, at least as an i'll
teresting and attractive character, and 10
die OF consumption is no longer romantic.
Health is in fashion-in the park and else
where.-London Hospital.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
judgment of Their own Sex.

The assert ion that women are hard upon
each other is almost without foundation.
There are two classes of women who are
prone to be severe in their judgments of
their sisters. To the first belong those
who, owing in part perhaps to temporal
ment and part to force of environment,
have never come face to face with IA genu
inc temptation. and hence find it impossi-
BILE to understand how another can be
tempted To the second class belong those
who, goaded by consciousness of their
own shortcomings are always on the alert
to detect in others evidence of similar
weaknesses. But while representatives of
these two classes are to be found in every
community and in every grade of social
life, they are, happily, in the minority.
The world, thank God, IS full of true
women, tender, plying, mother hearted
women, who are alWay, mindful of the sis
terhoOd of women and who at all times
stand ready to rcbukc the slanderer. to
plead the cause of the oppressed and to urge
gentleness and forbc0rncc toward the
weak and elriug. Never in the worlds
history have the relations between women
been so cordial and bcucticent as now. The
long crusade in behalf Of "Woman's rights"
though not vet success as far as the bal
lot is concerned, has steadily year by year
been drawing women into better under
standing of women, into broader and kind
lier sympathy with her in her aspirations,
her perils and her needs, and today every
where it is woman that is reaching out the
helping hand to woman.-Housewife
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
A Clever Woman and Her Age.

A level headed woman who has hidden
goodby to the first bloom of her youth, but
is making ont extremely well on the after
math, has successfully solved the problem
Of quenchng other women's inquiries with
regard to her age.
"Whenever woman has the cheek to
ask me what my age is" she explained, II
always beam upon her and Immediately
exclaim, oh, my dear girl, am great
deal older than you area whole year at
least And then, before she can find time
or breath for another question, | add, And
by he way, what is your exact age, dearY
The woman, taken by surprise lies heroic
ally of course, and consequently makes me
out at least five years younger than
would have dared to make myself"
New York Evening sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

The best palms for rooms are Gtonoma
graciiS, Scalorthia eleGans, Phoenix rupi-
cola and reCliuata, the kentias and Latauia
b1rbuuica Phoenix rcclinata is Of stiff
habit. but there is a toughness about the
foliage which adaptS it for house culture.
The broad, dark shining green leaves of
the latauia are well known. All three are
plants Of slow growth. The soil should he
fairly stiT and well drained, and deep
rather than wide pot appears to suit
them best, and they so down and after
ward spread latcrally.
Yucca recurva should be placed among
the best indoor evergreen plants, It's long
lance shaped recurved leaves are Of the
thick texture and easily clcanscd. 1t is a
subject of graceful habit and looks re-
markably well on a sideboard. It does
best in Il rather strong loan, well drained,
and the pots standing i'll an earthcnware
saucer containing some water.
II is the dry atmosphere of rooms that
tells against plants, and so the daily spoug-
ing is "A matter OF supreme Importance.
And they always seem grateful for sum
mer shower, They can be stood ont in it
for short time and then returned to the
house greatly refreshed and iutigorated
for further service. Gardeners Chronicle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
RnxnI Children OF rortmGni.

Queen Amelia is always interested in
Americans and all that pertains to our
country. She is remarkably beauti-
full woman. Her children-two fine boys,
aged respectively five and three-are
raised" similar to other children. They
have their governess, they have their les
sons, they play, ride, drive, and are alto
pcther the most natural boys. They are
both bondes-bluo eyed fair boys-in
which they resemble their Rrnndtathers on
both sides. Their father. King Charles |,
is also II thorough blonde, looking more
like German than the typical Portu-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
WOMAN AND HOME.
'LATS EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN
IN THE LARGE CITIES.

|Tbe First Ouarrel-Women DO Too Much.
Woman and Love-JudSinent of Their
Own Sex-Enercctic California Girls.
Information for iIousekeepers.
The ordinary boarding housekeeper has
/ for fifty wears been the terror of wage
learning women. If she took the woman
'boardcr mt all she I'D it with such give
bim-a-cold-potato-an hinge air that
. the working girl felt painfully her help
lcssness. She was made to understand
that men were in all cases preferred to her,
l. land that if men could be had to fill the
|landlady's rooms the landlady would not
|hesitatc a moment about turning the girl
Into the street. 1t seemed in truth that
! the boarding housekeeper was the natural
enemy of her own sex. Well, the tables
are being turned now. Working women
have at last found way to circumvent
1.-The enemy Blessed be the man who in
Ivented flats and the modern apartment
Ihousc!
| Working women, from those in litera
| ture and art to those who are clerks in
stores and employees in factories have
found out that by putting their little
funds together from two to four of them
ran rent fiat of their own and have that
(which every natural woman $ heart yearns
. for, a home, with or without II man in it,,
rs the case may be, but in any event II
home. Girls have discovered that they
have only to keep good natured, do as
they would he done by, and not let their
tongues wag too freely, and they can live
together in happiness and harmony and
make for themselves the daintiest, bright
lest of homes.
Every year by the hundreds they are de-
tertng the forbidding old boarding house,
where they We're only tolerated, not vel
rumed. and taking little flats and making
homes. Bless them, how they do enjoy it!
They can have their friends come to see
them, they have their own passkeys and
go and come rs they please, and no spite
full gable assails their ears These hard
working, self respecting women always
pay heir rent and are neat, businesslike and
uuiet. And now comes i'll the sweet re-
venge. 1T is coming to be that if house
agents can rent flats to respectable work
ing women they prefer then greatly tC
families or bachelors. They do not smoke
or have noisy parties, and they do not wear
out stairs aud woodwork.
In London builders who see the signs OF
The times are constructing apartment
houses "for women only" In New York
an agent thinks himself very lucky if he Car
fill fat house with refined. quiet womer
who earn their own living and mind then
own business. -Womankind,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

No one likes TO send for something which
has been loaned-it is a rebuke which it is
unpleasant to give as well as to receive.
The expedient of one woman in this CON
nection may be Of use to some Others A
certain shelf in a certain closet was given
up TO borrowed articles. The moment one
came into the house it was put there. If
its use was immediate, it was returned to
the shelf after such use, and IA constant in
specton kept the receptacle clear of such
articles as had served their borrowed pur-
pose Nothing borrowed was ever lost,
and everything was promptly returned, by
being easily accessible at the opportune
moment Children in particular are apt
to be careless borrowers and lenders. Such
IA shelf is a valuable object lesson in fam
lily of young people, and there are many
elders who can profit by it as well.-lIer
Point of View in New York Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
The First Quarrel.

Watch beginnings. There is always
point where the entering wedge breaks in,
pnd after this the progress of disinteGra-
tion is easy. 1t is the first quarrel which
makes possible the next and after one or
two fights and rcconciliations those who
Hove each other, it may be dcvotedly, grow
accustomed 10 strife and no longer feel
horror stricken at the bare mention of it.
I'll little rift is not more than hand
|hrta@tE, but may widen and broaden. uli-
til alienation and distress and the wreck of
hll household happiness follow the first
tlny fracture of peace.
In the union of husband and wife, which
is the most intimate and confidential rela-
tionship on earth, there must be something
|more than mere superficial admiration, the
lone for the other These two have pledged
no one another n lifelong conservation
Nothing can affect one without equally at
Eecting the other. For veal or woe they
IhaYe Joined hands. and to the whole out
kidc world they present united front,
And yet, if testimony could be taken, it
IwCulI be found that many married people
Ihavc not been perfectly happy during the
hearty years Of WrdlCck. There has been
friction. There has been disappointment.
IIhe little rift has been suffered to open the
|wnv for enlargement.
1--WE upcidrd," said man whose long
. lie has been siu-ularly tranquil and salts
Ilactory-"we decided, my wife and l, when
we were married, that we would never let
he sun 20 down on any lack of peace be
Itwccu Us. We would ask one another ;
pardon ii necessary, but we would never
quarrel. One or the other should always
[.sive up Il DOiut on which both could not
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

We pour lie too fun and strain the
measure. \ quart pot will not hold three
|pints, neither will fifty years hold the con
Germs Of seventy. More than half Of a
womau's time is spent in
worrying, and good share Of the other
half in preparing food. rs though the
stomach were the immortal part Of us
flake onc-quartcr Of the time a woman de
|votc- to making pies, preparing puddings,
putting up preserves, iciug cakes and fry
lin doughnuts, and let her devote it to rest
|nnd recreation, aud she would not look like
L. shred Of parchment paper At forty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
4 Gentleman.

Ikncw him for a gentleman
BY signs that never fail;
His coat was rough and rather worn,
His checks were thin and pale
a lad who had his way to make,
With littlo time for play
knew him for a gentleman
BY certain signs today.
He met his mother on the street:
or came his little cap.
My door was shut; he waited there
Until heard his rap.
He took the bundle from my hand,
And when dropped my pen,
He spraug to pick il up for me,
This gentleman Of ten.
He does not push and crowd along,
His voice is gently pitched;
lie does not fling his books about
As if he were bew'chcd.
H stands aside to let you pass,
lie always shuts the door,
He runs on crrauds willingly
To forge and mill and store.
He thinks Of you before himself,
lie serves you il he can,
For in whatever company
The manners make the man,
At ten or forty lis the same,
The manner tells the tale,
And discern the gentleman
BY signs that never fail
Margaret Saugsterin IiHrper's Young Peopi'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
Woman and Love.

Can a woman love twice with the same
Intensity? is question often asked, but
seldom answered There seems to be so
many sides to the question that an answer
ail at once would be quite impossible, but
viewing IT. as any other problem, weighing
every phase and looking at it calmly and
di,passionutcly, there comes more than
one reply 10 the interrogation, and it re
solves it,el. into this, Yes aud no"
Woman may love with equal intensity at
different periods Of her life, but the love
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
Iiolpipg Mamma.

Mamma was finding some trouble in re-
moving The plnfcathers from the rhlcken,
and little three-year-old Ruth was helping,
announcing her success with, see, mann
ma, got Lairpiu! '-I Youth S Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

4 statistical item Of interest to women
is that women today are two inches taller
on an average than they were twenty five
years ago. The cause is found in the ex-
change Of the embroidery needle for the
tennis racquet, the oar and the gymnastlc
APPARATUS of the school and college
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

To Mrs. Lizzie Colt belongs the peculiar
distinction of being the only woman mem
Der of a fire company. she Joined the fire
volunteers when a young girl and re-
sponded in volunteer days to every alarm
with the same alacrty and courage as the
Ot her members of the association. Mrs.
Colt counts her fortune in millions now,
but she is still an honored guest at every
gathering of her fellow eXempts and the
toast Of the occasion.
Miss Marie Williams is e cabinet maker
of much skill and employs her talent prac-
tically in making beautiful pieces of fur
niture from the native California woods
for her home. Miss Carrie Wheelan has
one of the finest collections of cOleoptera
extant, which is honorably mentioned in
The Scientific Directory.
The Misses Lowry, Isabel and Agnes, are
graduates of the surgical institutes of Ed
inburgh Paris and Vienna with well
earned reputation for skill in surgery and
more university medals than any two male
practitioners in San Francisco. Miss
Eleanor de HoughtOn. daughter of a baron
second in precedence in England is an eX-
pert goldsmith, and delights her friends
with pieces Of jcwclry in antique patterns
which no one would take for the work Of
an amateur.
Miss Swyncy speaks eight modern Ian
guaues, and can sustain her part in a CON
versatiOn in Greek or Latin besides read
ing in Sanskrit Francisco Examiner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

Some little experience has shown the i'm
portance of not adding a nursemaids du-
tics to some of those which devolye upon
the eldest daughter. \ frequent visitor,
in discussing her home life, always remarks
plaintivcly that she knows what It is to
be the eldest of six, and that her mother
iu-law, with whom she lived during the
first wears of her married life, sometimes
complained because Clara spent so much
time in her own room 10y herself. "Why,
she little knows" Clara would 90 on to
say, that the quiet of that room was the
very balm of Gilead to me, mind and body
after the confusion of the one at home that
! shared with Laura, who delighted in dis
order and confusion as much as ! rejoiced
in peace and order"
And then quite recently whole neigh
borhood Of little girls was kept in state
of indignation for almost year because
one of their number for that time had al
most the entire care OF her baby SISTER a
remarkably heavy and unwicidy child,
and in neither Of these instances was there
any need from a money point OF view for
sacrificing the eldest daughter to the
Younger children of the home only that
American mothers, who scorn to economic
on their table or dress, fail so often TO see
tn. comfort and rest an additional servant
would bring into their household affairs. 49,
. Domestic Monthly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

a very simple and strong cement may be
made for glass and earthenware by dilut-
ing the white of an egg with its bulk of
water. Beat up thoroughly, then bring to
the consistency of thin paste with pow
dcrcd quicklime. 1t must be used imme-
diately or it will lose its virtue
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

Girls, why do you permit any man you
meet with whom You are acquainted, to
keep you standing on the walk half an
hour blocking travel and making yourself
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

To keep polished steel from rusting after
cleaning, or when not in use, take IA cloth
with "A little sweet oil on it and wipe the
steel over, so that the surface may have d
very light but warm coating of oil.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

The learned societies across the ocean
seem to be recognizing the fact that theye
is lack of reason and want Of sense in con
filming their fellowship to members of IA sin
gle sex.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

Niter is excellent for cold, especially
feyerish one. Use ten drops to teaspoon
iul, according TO age, once in four hours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29

A woman's best qualities do not reside
in her intellect, but in her affections She
gives refreshment by her sympathirs
rather than by her knowledge. samuel
Smiles.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-11
THE THROAT,
How to Strengthen That Organ and Avoid
Troubles Liable to 1t.

How to Strengthen That Organ and Avoid
Troubles Liable to 1t. ~.
Sir Morrell Mackenzie, who was q
specialist Of high reputation in throat
troubles, always insisted that n great
many of the ailments that were brought
under his notice could have been en-
capped but for injudcious codling of the
throat. The throat must not be wrap
ped up too much; the great thing is to
try to harden 1t. by care and persist.
ence the neck can be made as weather.
proof as the face. Many people who are
not in the secret are amazed that the
patriarchal Gladstone can stand for
hours with head uncovered in the open
air while strong breeze is blowing.
The ability to do this with impunity
was gained by sitting habitually at a
window through which draught was
created, 40 that the head became accus-
toned to all variations of temperature
and all degrees of air motion. In the
same way the throat can become habit
uated to varying conditions 1t should
be kept free from wrappings, Women
should dispense with their great feather
boas and Medici collars, and men should
cast aside their sitting mpfflers. 1t is
an excellent practice to wear turn-down
collars, and gargling with cold salt
and water in the morning has sover-
eign virtue, as we'll as bathing the throat
with very hot water and then with very
cold. The throat thus receives sudden
shock and is braccd up and permanent
ly strengthened.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-11-11
Tho Ese of Honey.

II people generally understood the
value of honey, there would be bee
hive in the yard OF every country house.
Nothing is more beneficial in some
forms of Indigestion; while for throat
and lung troubles, in their early stages,
it is said to be almost sovereign rem
edy. .. a... .I...4
This fact aside from its palstable-
ness, should make it an important item
in the bill of fare of all families, es-
pecially where there are children.
The explosion Of the old idea that
sweets hurts the teeth will be welcome
news to young and old alike, for there
is nothing which the taste Graves more
than sweet and the idea that we can
indulge in it 10 our hearts content is
certainly consolation. The very best
way to use honey is to eat 1t from the
comb. Strained honey may be adul.
'terated, although there is much in the
market that is absolutely pure; but 1t
is impossible to adulterate that which
comes to us in the wonderfully formed
store-houses provided by the industri:
Gus creatures who make tn. Y. Led,
ger 90 DO ..g.