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The Washington bee., 1893-05-06
Getting Out of Difficulty,


A young shorthand writer was once
told to report speech by the late Sir
John Mcdonald. It happened that
the Canadian Premier had come on to
the House from dinner party, and his
speech in matter and form was of a de.
cidedly post -prandial character. The
youthful reporter, however, could not
believe it possible that Sir John want
ed editing, and took down every word.
His editor, on seeing the copy told
him it would not do, and as it was not
wanted for the next morning. he was
advised to go and see Sir John and get
him to correct it.
Upon being shown in the reporter
found Sir John. as usual very affable.
Having explained the object of his
visit, the reporter was desired to read
his notes aloud. This he did, while
Sir John lay on sofa listening with a
face of extreme solemnity to his own
incoherencies and correcting them as
occasion required. When the notes
were finished, the Premier rose, laid
his hand on the young mans shoul-
der, and said in the most fatherly of
tones:
Il see exactly what has happened.
Now my dear young friend, I am an
old man and you are young one, and
you will therefore not mind if I give
you word of advice as to the practice
of your profession. My advice is
this: Never attempt to report speech
unless you are perfectly sure that you
are sober
With this Sir John bowed out his as
tonished visitor.
The Washington bee., 1893-05-06
FASHION NOTES.

/ An empire gown developed in
white cashmere trimmings of lace
and ribbon is very pretty for com
mencement costume.
Young women should not wear
much jewellery, and what is chosen
should be of the simplest.
! Navy, grayish~blue, gray and
golden brown serge of light
weight are serviceable for travelling
costumes.
Mixed and striped cheyiots are
as staple as serge, will be newer
in their mixed appearance than in
plain colors.
For mid summer wear the JAP
anese silk gowns are delightfully."-
cool and will be more patronized
this summer than ever.
A water proof or printed silk can
have an Empire or bell shirt with
two or three ruff1es. Pointed or
''hablt'' basque or round waist.
Pongee, sllk-striped gingham,
live and other lawns and crepes
will answer for home afternoon
wear, though the later material is
also a favorite for the evening.
There is no mistake in trimming
with lace as this summer will rival
last summer in that respect,
Laws are daintily trimmed with
ruffles edged with Valenciennes or
torchon lace.
A pale tan pongee coveren with
green and lavender blossoms can
be worn all summer without wash~
ing.
A figured china silk may be worn
for calling and evening wear.
Rephyrs that will be much liked
show the many colored Roman
stripes in faint shades and what are
known as the bed-ticking contrasts.
La batists are noted plain yellow
with a black line, pale~blue " ith
line and moss green with a black
line.
In sateens an effort is made to
duplicate summer silk and it Is so
successfully done it is difficult to
tell wheather it is silk or sateen.
Dotted musIins are always fash
ionable.
Piques in faint yellow and white |
are liked and are usually developed |
with a skirt and jacket.
A printed silk should be trimmed |
with lace.
ALI skirts are faced with hair cloth |
lining some five and others fifteen
inches in depth.
Fancy odd waists and blouses
will be craze during the summer.
Use plaid silk crepon with velvet
accessories.
The "admiral", jaunty broad
brim sailor Is among the Iateset mil |
linery.
The blazer suits are still in vogue,
for travelling.
The Washington bee., 1893-05-06
NEGRO LEADERSHIP.

Some people have an idea that
as soon as a negro is appointed to
an Office he becomes leader. This
idea never was go false. The
moment a negro is appointed to
Office If be was leader at the time.
he lose all the energy he ever
had. He becomes coward and if he
knows a thing TO be wrong he has
not the moral courage to say so.
The country is full of negro office
leaders, or diplomatic leaders they
are generally called. Consider for
instance man to be appointed
by President Harrison, and if the
president should make some
Objectionable appointments, that
negro or white man will not
crlticise such an appointment. 1t
makes no difference how much
money he Is worth, the more
money he has the bigger coward
he
fh sre are hundreds of white
and black republicans in office who
were appointed by Mr.. Harrison
are abusing him now.
x-President Harrison has
faults, now that he. never had
while he was president. The editor
of the New York Age who sup
ported MIR. Harrison during the
last campaign is abusing him as
hard as he supported him.
Strange to say, Mr.. Harrison had
no such faults when The brilliant
editor of the Age was a candidate
for the Haytlan mission under
Mr. Harrison.
There is another class of leaders
called after the election leaders.
This class remained mute during
the fight, and as soon as the fight
was over these individuals took
control of the inaugural ceremo.
nies received appointments on com
mittees and after the iDaugura ion
they applied for some of the largest
offices in the gift of the President.
t they were previously democrats
The Washington bee., 1893-05-06

In home where love rules,
and where the father and mother
are the beloved companions OF
their children, the etter are quite
sure to love, sure to love each
other. It is not necessary ior them
to show the same tastes or inclinae
tions, but it is important for them
to respect each others opinicns.
The lady should alwsy precede
the gentleman when entering
either house, church or place OF
amusement, and foil W him when
leaving, the idea being that he
shall always be where he can best
protect her.
The American woman has
made the American man what he
is today.
She has founded the truest type
of home, and be has felt its
influence, and by the stimulus of
that influence, he has won his
present position.
1t is quite proper to remove the
gloves when partaking of the
refreshment at a wedding. If a
gentleman wishes to act as your
escort and you 60 not visa him to
decline his profered civility with
as mnch courtesy as possible
be careful how you act.
Do not urge your gentleman
caller to remain longer, when
they raise to take leave you should
raise also and say few pleasant
words of goodby. Men do not
like to be urged to do anything,
and when out making calls they
very much appreciate the women
who seem least eager to detain
them. Women should not be
judged by their beauty These
attractions are their birth right
and nothing they have won.
Naphthia is effective in destory
ing insects of all kinds, but it
be used with the utmost care. It
should never be used where there
is light or fire as it is very danger
Gus.
The Washington bee., 1893-05-06

Read the heading On the June number
of that Superb Fashion Magazine "ToI-
LETTEs.' We notice that four extra
pages Of illurtrations have been added to
this number, to do justice to the hand.
some wardrobes of the young folks. The
secret OF the wonderful success AID great
circulation of this popular fashion journ-
al is shown in the new features which are
never found in othes fashion books. 1t is
sold by all Newsdealers and published
by
To1LETTEs PUB. Co., 1876 W.23d ST. NY,
The Washington bee., 1893-05-06

Miss. j. E. Anderson, the business
manager of the BEE who has select
ed fine outfit and new heading for
the BEE will return to the city next
week. Great credit Is to be Civ en-
this lady for her taste and the en-
ergy that she has displayed in her
efforts to make the BEE the best
paper in this country the new dress
will appear soon.
The Washington bee., 1893-05-06
GOOD SHOES.

If you want good shoes and cheap
Ones, in fact the best in the city.
don't fail to visit Heilbrun, 4O2 7th
st. n. W. Mention the BEE when
you call.
The Washington bee., 1893-05-06
TO BE CONGRATULATED

The colored jurors in the
Clarbone Howard murder case are
TO be congratulated by the stand
they took in holding out for the
acquittal of Howard. There was
not the slightest proof that Howard
killed his assailant.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
A FIGHT WITH A LION.
A Sheep-Stea1ing Animal Seized by
Dog and Killed.

A Sheep-Stealing Animal Seized by
u Dog and Killed.
Wesley Newton, who came in from
Marquette last week, tells of desper-
ate encounter one of his shepherds had
with large mountain lion. On the
night in question, Andrew Thompson,
one of Mr.. Newton's most trusted
herders. was asleep in his cabin with
his herd corraled close at hand. Hear
ing q commotion among the band he
went out to investigate and saw a
mountain lion making off with one Of
his charges. Thompson was unarmed,
but without hesitation ran to the res
cue of the sheep, when the lion dropped
his prey and sprang upon him, telling
him to the ground.
ThOmpson's trusted shepherd dog
took a hand in the encounter, and, lln-
doubtedly saved his masters life, al
though it was at the cost of his own.
The mans clothing was almost COM
pletely torn off him, and he was quite
severely scratched in a number of
places; but while the lion and dog were
engaged he succeeded in eXtricating
himself from the three-handed fight
and made his way to the cabin and Sc
cured his rifle. The trusted dog was
still fighting his powerful and unequal
adversary when Thompson returned
and dispatched the lion with a single
shot, but not until the noble dog had
been killed.
Lion, dog and sheep all lay within
few feet Of each other. The ground
was red with blood, and Thompson,
with his clothing torn in shreds and
bleeding from dozen painful wounds,
presented the appearance of having
tackled a huge grizzly bear. Fortu-
nately, Thompson's wounds are not
serious, but he is satisfied that he
would have been killed had it not been
for the interference Of his dog. This
is one of the first instances on record
where a mountain lion has been known
to attack a man, the beast usually beat
ing hasty retreat at the sight Of
human being. The lion measured eight
feet from his head to the tip OF his tail.
Red Lodge Picket.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
DOWN IN THE GUTTER.
A P1aintive Cry From the Depths Of
the 400.

A Plaintive Cry From the Depths Of
the 400.
'My husband takes great pride in me.
I am the result of his education. He
feels perfectly certain of me, because
he knows I have a great deal of pride.
''But where would my pride be if I
really and absolutely fell in love with
some other man? Not that I think I
ever shall, for don't seem to have time
for an emotion. went the other night
to see Oscar Wilde's wonderful play,
Lady Windermere's Fam 1t is as
good a picture of fashionable life in
New York as it is in London.
II looked at the man sitting next to
me, a baldheaded old roue, and as the
actor said, Men grow old, but they
never grow good he applauded
violently.
st looked at Mrs. Off Color, when
somebody else said: The love of a
married woman is the most truthful,
the most exquisite, the most intense,
but married men never know anything
of it. And she laughed into her
escorts eyes and said that really there
were some naughty things in the play
"There was one little line that ap-
pealed to me. 1t was: We are in the
gutter, but we can look up at the stars.
[ could not but wonder how much Of
us ever trouble ourselves about the
stars, and how many of us were salts
fed with the gutter.
Il would give anything in this world;
I would give all that l possess to be
the wife of man il the middle class
of society, and know now that it
doesn't pay to lead the fashionable life
of the New York today. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
Let Well Enough Alone.

1t hardly seems possible that one
can ever get too much of a good thing
but an American farmer has discovered
to his sorrow that such a thing can hap
pen. He started in to dig a well a
little while ago, needing a greater sup
ply of water than he had, and in the
course of his digging he struck a flow
ing stream, which flushed out and over
flowed Il part of his farm. The flow Of
water still continues at the rate Of
eight barrels minute, and I'D to the
present has shown no evidence that it
ever intends to stop. The farmer is
very anxious about it, as he much pre-
fers owning farm to the privilege
of sitting upon the borders of lake
that is entirely his own. If the supply
continues he may have to give up rails
ing vegetables and poultry and go into
the fish or summer resort business
This is case where all is not well
that ends well. and where it would
have been well to 'let well enough
alone"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
BACK TO HIS FIRST LOVE
An Inaugural Ode.

An lDaOgur0N Oucs
EHe went to the capial city.
In the midst of the hustle and din.
To see how great and grand federal state
Doth usher a new ruler in.
And he gazed on the backs of the people,
And he heard the loud trunpet's blare;
And his feet marked time to the merry
chime
Of the good old church bells there.
And he paid ten dollars a minute
For the fun of knocking about.
For the fun of a mauling and hauling,
For the fun of a deafening shout.
But he saw not the man elected
He heard not the great mans speech,
He saw no parade, though for seats he had
paid,
For the crowd kept them out of his reach.
And when he returned to his homestead
His clothing was tattered and torn,
And down in his soul was surplus OF dole
Mixed in with a leaven Of scOrn.
And he said, with a sigh that was fearful,
And a face that was dreadful to see,
featS.
Despite the bad jokes and the commonplace
folks,
Despite the mock freak and the lemonade
weak.
The circus of old suits me.'
-Harpers Bazaar.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
A Mosquitoes ArmOry.

A ROcheter man who has had some
experience with mosquitoes, says that
that insects bill is an elaborate con-
trivance, consisting of two sharp saws
and lance enclosed in sheath which
is only employed as a pump The
saws are bony and flexible, and the
teeth are near the end, which is point
ed When the mosquito has selected
his victim, he sings a little song in his
ear, and then settles down to work.
The lance is the first thing he thrusts
into his victims flesh, and the opening
made by this is; enlarged by the saws
until it is big enough for the sheath
or pump to be inserted, through which
the mosquito endeavors to drain our
veins The discoverer of all this states
that the irritation the victim feels when
the mosquito is biting comes from the
saving, but this is probably not SO.
Many of us who have been bitten can
testify to having felt intensely irri-
tated before the mosquito has done any,
thing more than sing.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31

= =
Big Wallace wuz that sheepish he
couldn't show is eyes, an I felt sortev
slack myself"
did he sell them out?'
He woulder, but, you, see, tn NOR
gedge wuz paid. Linda wuz engaged
ter tn foreman of tn Royal Flush,
but she never had tole i'm bout tn
poker game. When she foun' 'er road
scheme want no go, she let down an
tole i'm tn whole story. Cried dom
it, too, surmise. Her Teller had some
stuff saved up, an e jest paid Mister
Doc, an then kicked i'm outer camp.
Linda named the day then, an she lives
18th her husband in snug little shack
up by tn Royal Flush Mill, an Bet
runs tn ole house. Thar she is now,
stan'in' on tn po'ch an peel1in' out
from under her bonnet at tn stage"
Henry Howard Heath, in Argonaut
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
ALWAYS A LOGlCIAN.
How Jim Blaine Once Upset
Teachers Gravity.

How Jim Blaine Once Upset u
Teachers Gravity.
James 2. Boyd, an old friend Of the
great statesman, tells several stories Of
Blaine's boyhood. ''He learned bis les
sons with little effort" said Mr.. Boyd,
land had plenty Of time to insest
plans to amuse himself at the expense
of others. 1t was summer and black
berries We're ripe. There was a great
Mrs. Dorsey, his teacher, called him,
after he had filled himself, would
gather a supply with which to play in
school The doing scholars became
objects of his aim, and they were.
awakened by q wen-directed berry
from Jim's bountiful supply, much to
the amusement of the entire school.
'"The teacher reprimanded Jim, for
babe him to enter the patch, and tried
to frighten him by telling him it was
full of copperhead snakes. She utterly
failed in her object, for the next day
Jim came loaded for u fresh lombard
ment. It was hot day, and the teach
er herself fell asleep. Jim took aim
and landed blackberry on the point
of her nose She awakened suddenly
and irately. Instinct told her whence
the missile had come, and she sum-
moned the culprit before her
"'Did you shoot that berry? she de-
handed, angrily.
mo response came, but Jim's down
cast features suddenly lighted up with
a smile
"Did you shoot that berry, she
again fiercely demanded
"'No'm,' replied Jim. I shot YOU
"Mrs. Dorsey would have laughed
outright, but, fearing loss of dignity
and influence in the school, she drew
the offender across her lap and admin
istered proper punishment with o
book."-Lewiston Journal.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
A Fatal Defect.

McCrOker-BlObsOn has invented q
pratica1 scheme for carrying on CON-
munication between earth and Mars.
O. p Timist-Then his fortune Is
made.
McCroker No; on the contrary. He
took his perfected interplanetary tele-
graphic apparatus to Old Dollus, the
capitalist Dollus saw that the
scheme would work. but pronounced
it inpracticable.
@. z. Tin,ist Why. how was that?
McCroker--O Dolllls said the in-
vention was no good until some way
was devised of setting ut the tolls
paid on messages up to rs.--Puok.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31

bed.
The manure and calves are part of
our profits, but we must make a clear
profit without counting these.
How long shall we milk our COWS
There is no rule as regards age, it all
depends upon how long the cow will
pay profit on her cost Of keep.
Successful dairying consists in chang
ing feed into such a quantity of milk
that we get paid for the feed and labor
and have fair profit besides.
Do you get all the cream there is in
milk? It is easy to lose a pound or two
Of butter a week from each COW by not
setting the milk properly.
One advantage with the better grades
Of cattle is that there is less competi-
ton from overproduction with these
than with the lower grades.
In breeding native COWS to a pure
bred bull, it is rarely the case that he
does not strongly impress his good
qualities upon his offspring.
Get things in as compact shape as
possible about the barn and outbuild-
ings and be ready for the soft time of
spring.
Don't stop the winter rations off
short as soon as you see the first glim-
mer Of green grass in the pastures.
There is not great deal Of nutrition
in the very young grass.
There ore two favorable factors in
| the outlook for the cattle trade. The
opportunity for establishing great
| Western ranches is continually narrow
ing and our exports are growing.
| Feed contains just so much milk: to
get this milk we must use the feed in
such way that it will be readily eaten
and digested; then, If the cows eating
| the feed are Of the right kind we will
get all Of the milk.
An abundant supply Of pure water
on the farm is essential both for health
and profit. If you have not such it
| might pay to invest some Of your sur
| plus earnings toward securing it. While
amply suffice for the house, the stock
| and the garden.
| No branch Of agriculture demands a
higher intelligence on the part Of its
| followers thar does successful hortf-
| culture Such as feel their ability to
rise above the ordinary level could
hardly do better than to take up this
work.
| A small farmer can hardly Oxford to
load himself up with expensive ma
chinery fcx cultivating every separate
crop. Very often the farmers of a
| neighborhood can unite to advantage in
such purchases. Practice cooperation
| when you can.
One of the surest methods of con-
serving the fertility Of the farm is to
observe the proper rotation Of crops
| No farmer can afford to neglect this
no matter how rich his land may be-
Where it has been attempted the re,
suits have always been disastrous.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31

During the discussion, ensilage and
rape both came to the front as sheep
foods. Ensilage in proper proportion
was excellent. Mr.. Miller, when called
upon to give his experience with rape,
said that he had never lost sheep by
gorging on rape. He let them stay In
the pasture continuously, and they
seemed to thrive on it.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-13
tn. oldest uerbarlum.

Tho Oldest herbarinm In the world
n In the Psychologist museum ut
Cairo, and consists of an inconspicu-
ous collection OF dried portions Of
plants. These portions Of plants and
flowers were taken from wreaths
ane garlands In the cofiins with
mummies. where they were placed
BY the ancient Egyptians IA death
offerings, and from edible plants
which were yet In earthen vessels on
tl,e floor OF the sepulcher as the fur
niture Of the last resting place Of
their beloved ones.
Many OF these floral remains are so
well preserved that, after being treat
ed with warm water, they can DO
handled like modern herbarium speci-
mems. The colors. too, are preserved
In n remarkable way. The most inn
portant matter In connection with
these plants is their age. The re-
mains Of funeral food are found in
tombs as far back AZ 5000 years be.
foro Christ. Toronto Mail.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-13
some Tall Men.

or Thackeray Dean Hale tells some
capital stories The first time he
met him was mt a dinner ut Leechs
house. II was introduced by our
host, and for his sake no gave mo q
cordial greeting. We must be about
the same height, he said; wen meas.
ure. Aud when, as we stood dos-a.
dos aud the bystanders gave their
verdict, a cad heat'--the length was
o feet . iches--and | had meekly
suggested that, though there might
be no difference in the size OF the
cases, his contained u Stradivarius
and mine dancing masters kit, we
proceeded 10 talk of giants. He told
me of visit which he paid with Mr..
Higgins lJacob Omniunl, who was
four or FIVE inches the taller of the
two toseca Brobdignagian on show,
and how the man at the door had In.
quired whether they were in the
business because IL so no charge
would bo made. ~ London Journal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-13

AT a meeting of the Natural Sci.
ence association Of Toronto universe.
" Il McCiea, D. A., read az interest
ing paper ON Cell Division in Its Re
lation 20 Heredity." MIR. McCrea
said that previously tho opinion had
held sway that the chromatin in the
nncleuswas the principal actiyeagen,
in the process, but the biologi al
world seems now TO bo inclinlng 20
the belief that the ohromatin Is
merely passive and Is acted upon by
the active anchoplasm, which is the
dynamic agent Toronto Globe.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-13
nlan,, rrpee, ,he oentlsmnn.

Hotel bell boys are peculiar NOR
tails. During the meeting Of the Gin
cinnati university alumne at hotel
a few days ago one of them made an
awful break. A score of ladies were
in attendance and were seated to
gether in one end OF the parlor, The
meeting had just been called to order
when sable hued bell hop" rushed
into the room with, Am you dc
ladies dat am waitin for q drum
mer" Business was suspended for
several minutes, and the silence
which followed was painful in the
extreme, The bell boy stood wonder
ing why he did not receive an an.
swer and he was allowed 10 escape
from the parlor - Cincinnati En-
ouirar
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-13
Timely Warning,

A Scottish nobleman Of the olden
times was in the habit OF indulgine
pretty freely at the hospitable tables
OF his friends, He took the precau
ton 10 have always with him trust.
worthy retainer, who never failed tc
avoid all temptation TO excess in OF.
der TO make sure of taking his master
safely home. On one occasion Don,
aid had been induced TO join in the
festivities Of the servants hall, and,
feeling himself quite overcome, man,
aged TO sta. ger up stairs and to whis
per TO his master who was in full
SWING OF oajoyment at table, my
lord, yen hae 10 TAX care Of yersel
the night, Tor It's a DER wi me. y
Scottish American.