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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08

for to the Cincinnati women the deco
rative work in colors has been the
least of their study. They have eXer-
cised an equal amount of kill and
labor in form and in experimenting
with the decorations in clays of vari-
Gus kinds, in gazing, metal work and
in reproducing the lovely effects at
tanned in Venetian glass.
The two women identified in their
respective Inns, fine specimens of
whose handiwork may be studied in
this beautiful CINCINNATI room, are
Miss Louise Mclaughlin, who dis
covered the process OF limoges faience
in 1877, and Miss Laura Fry. who has
been the instructor of wood carving
at Chautauqua for a number of years
The Frys are a family of artists, and
grandfather, sons, and grandchildre n
work together in their studios, all in
heriting the great gifts o. their artist
ancestor.
The lockwood pottery at first gave
a great impetus to china paint ng in
Cincinnati, and many women discov-
cred that they possessed talent of
which they had been wholly unaware.
The opportunity to work and have
their work fired in the pottery, which
soon became celebrated, opened up a
field that furnished employment for
scores of women. That day is passed,
however, and the pottery has shut its
doors, keeping upon its force only
those employed at ated salary,
having succumbed to the mercantile
spirit of the age.
With Miss Fry and Miss Mclaughlin
have been associated Miss Alice Hola-
bird, Clara Newton, Frances M.
BANKS, Helen Peachey, Anna Boye,
Mesdames Gen. Il. +. Noyes, c. A.
Plymton and Others, and all are adj
mirably represented.
The prevailing tint of the r ON is
pink, and it is shown in ceiling, walls,
hangings, and carpet. The freize,
which attracts irnme liate attention,
is beautiful and graceful arrange
ment of peach blossoms, was designed
and painted by Miss Agnes Pitman,
who enjoys the distinction of being
the first woman wood-carver of note
in the United States. A desk of ma
hogany carved by Miss Kate c. Peachy
is loaned by Miss Helen Peachy.
An upright piano, with case
of mahogany, is an evidence of
what a transformation that most
inartistic of instruments may un-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
FRO BE CONTINUED.
FEATHERS ON THE FARM.
Possible Profit in Saving and CAREFUL
Curing Them.

Possible Profit in saving and Carefully
Curing Them.
II the feathers from all sources on
the farm should be carefully cared for
and sold, suggests tho Breeder and
Horseman, they would amount TO a
neat little sum in the course OF q
year. While geese and duck feathers
are preferable yet there is a demand
for chicken feathers. when properly
assorted. In doing this the shorter
and softer feathers should be put by
themselves and cured either in the sun
ard air or by artificial heat 1t is very
necessary to cure the green feathers
in order to keep them from spelling
at the quilts and yielding bad odor
that might ruin the whole lot.
We priced some pillows recently,
in furnishing house and were con-
siderab!y set back at the price asked
for them. Three dollars for a couple
OF pillows that weighed only four
pounds. and the feathers were only
second-class at that The best quail
ity of homegrown. put up at a factory
at Nashville. were quoted mucn high.
err. The first quotation was on
pillows made in Chicago and simply
guaranteed to emit no unpleasant
or The feathers in them felt
buuchy and harsh. Prime good feath-
ers bring fifty to seventy cents a
pound White or Pekin duck feathers
sell nearly as high as geese feathers
1t strikes Us that in state as we'll
watered as the State OF California.
where water fowl may have the ad.
vantages OF the very best and most
natural surroundings it would pay
well to raise ducks and geese for their
feathers and meat. The latter can
certainly be sold at cost OF production,
which would leave the feathers pro.
duced as clear profit
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
Neither written nor Printed.

The most wonderful book in the
world is one which is neither written
nor printed Every letter is cut into
the leaf and as the alternate leaves
are of blue paper it is as easily read
as the best printing. Tho labor re-
CURED and the patience necessary to
cut each letter may be imagined. The
work is so perfect that it seems as
though done by machinery. yet every
character was made by hand. The
book is entitled The Passion oil
Christ" 1t is very old volume,
and was a curiosity as long ago as
1910. IL belongs to the family OF the
Prince de Ligne and is now in France.
Rudolph II. of Germany offered for il
IL, 900 ducats.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
August
Flower

liam ready to testify under oath
that if it had not been for August
Flower I should have died before
this. Eight years ago l was taken
sick, and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. employed three
of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that had
heart, kidney, and liver trouble.
Everything 1 ate distressed ME so
that had to throw it up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it," LORENZO +.
SLEEPER, Appleton, Maine. o
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
teaoning ner had died out

teacnlng ner had died out She
would not even listen to him.
Miss Pierson told me that years
ago" she would say to him when bs
corrected any glaring inaccuracy. until
he was ready to anthematize Miss
Pierson.
Perhaps his greatest horror was the
continual use she made of the word
'genteeL I" and gave to some words a
peculiar accent for the same reason.
Sir Carlos began TO detest the very
sound OF the word. She could be good
tempered when she chose; but when
she preferred to be sulky or silent
she could be equally disagreeable.
Sir Carlos now recognized the fact
that although his wife was beautiful
enough. she was coarse and vulgar.
He had not believed that such a con-
tradiction could exist.
They went from bad TO worse when
Maggie found that his love was wan
ing. She became jealous; she was
sure she told him. that he loved
somo one else; either he cared for
some one he had left in England or he
had met some Italian girl. He never
praised her now. never called her
beautiful never said he Lowell her.
What had she done? What did he
mean by itP-while he cursed the OBJ
stinate folly which had ruined his life.
The Curse of the Carews" was upon
him He had obeyed the promptings
OF his own self will. and it had
brought him to such pass that he
was tired OF his life He dared not
go TO Firholme. How could he take
that sulkcy vulgar uneducated
woman home to Lady Carew?
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08

man, Miss Mary Nourse. Mrs. Vary
+. Trivett, Miss Agnes Pi.man, Mira
Albert Il. Valentine, Miss Susan Nc
Aurow and Miss Lillian Norton. In
all this display of fine carving con-
ventionaliZed Acknowledgement. mar
guerites, honeysuckle and wi d roses
are the favorite forms, and the work
is characterized by accuracy, delicacy
and strength. TGere are no uncer-
tain strokes, no imperfect lines or
confusion in designs, but an idea,
without exception, is cleverly carried
out and wrou ght with the skill that
betokens laborious training and n ore
than ordinary talent TO begin with.
Among the display of need ework
there is collection prepared for the
Centennial-a Swiss bedspread with
pillow-shams Ito match" embroidered
by Miss Reward and ! aned by the art
museum. The design comprises iiags,
stars, and other patriotic symbols all
done in fine French embroidery. A
piece of ecclesiastical lace for sur
plice is not surpassed in the French or
Spanish exhibit ano this is the work
of Mrs Louise Kohl, who also ex-
hibits Wedding veil with des gn of
roses and a very beautiful communion
veil.
There are doilies, cenierpieces, la
blecovers, one oblong in blue orchids,
by Miss Van Antwerp that is greatly
adm red; Tray covers, sofa pillows and
portieres-a rich array of color, design
and workmanship, and not common
p ace hing among them all
The display in the ceramic exhibit
is equally full, and, as might be ex-
pected, superior in every way t. any
similar collection ia the Exposition.
There are, of course, Immediate in ui-
ries for Miss McLaughlin'S work, for
her name is identified with ceramics
in this country as no other is.
The specimens shown cover wide
tield-plaques, pla es, vases, Jars, and
work on metal One bea tiful piece
of cioisSure is said TO be the first work
of the kind ever done in this country.
1t is badly placed, being on cabinet
in the north end of the room. At first
glance it appears to be done in ,olor,
and it is only by STOPPING that the me-
talic ulster of the copper can be seen.
1t should, by all means, displa a
much more ordinary vase which occu-
pies the place OF honor on the topmost
row. A vase of block tin gives one
some idea of the possibilities of this
deSpised metal.
In its finely contrasting lights and
shades it resembles oxydized silver.
An aluminium plate is also shown by
Miss Mclaughlin, and there are speci-
mems of etched silver OF equal merit.
Miss Clara Shlpman Newton very
fairly divides The honors with Miss
Mclaughlin, and one can Ony pause
in bewilderment before the lovely
vases, trays, cups and plates which
bear her name, trying to determine
which to prefer.
The experiments in clay are cx-
tremely interesting, showing what
may be dine with the common earth
beneath our feet. II is used in decora-
ton. There are strong y contrasting
shades through all the shades-cream,
red brown 20 black-as in a specimen
of Indiana clay.
Upon one vase decorated with these
uncolored clays a scene in street in
Cairo has been Observation-Disclosures
camels ana camel-drivers, in which
the finest effects have been obtained.
There is an excellent collection of
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
CHAPTER XII

Sir Carlos and Maggie had been
married three days and rs yet there
had not been the faintest shadow of a
cloud TO mar their happiness. A
thousand times each day Sir Carlos
thanked Heaven that he had followed
his own inclination. 1t was so sweet
to teach his beautiful girl wife. so de
lightful to watch her rosy mouth with
its graceful curves so blissful to be-
loved with such passionate devotion.
All il he had done as his mother
said. IL he had spent six months
away from Maggie, he would have
lost the very happiest time of his life
'If you want woman to be
trained in any particular way train
her yourself thought Sir Carlos.
He spent week of perfect bliss.
He had bought Maggie magnificent
trousseau as they passed through
Paris. Every requisite and every
luxury that was needed for lady was
there; and Naggie's delight had been
boundless. However it did rather
jar upon him when. every time she
put on fresh dress she said
II wish Lady Carew could see me
now"
1t annoyed Sir Carlos but he did
not like TO tell her so. He began to
find that his beautiful Maggie had a
temper and that she did not like to be
found fault with. He had taken "a
luxuriously furnished villa on the
shores of the Lake Of Como--the Villa
Molteni belonging to the duke OF that
name, who had gone to the East Sir
Carlos had no trouble as to servants
for they had all been there for some
years; and his time was all his own
for making love and teaching. He
could not help smiling at the array OF
books he had brought with him; but
Maggie rarely opened one OF them
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
Wigs and ChrIstIanIty.

A century and half ago wig
wearing was at its height. and little
boys or 5 years OF age submitted to
having their heads shaven preparatory
TO DOMINIC their false head dresses
A Legion professor-Rivers by name
shocked all churches by declaring
that q Christian must necessarily
wear wig or be eternally lost On
the other hand Dr. Theirs. a cole
brated Catholic assailed the wig
wearing priests in a goodsized vol
ume. The ancient Egyptians all wore
wigs and the early Christians from
A. ID. 427 to A. ID. 917 considered a
false head covering badge OF dis
tinc,ion This, too in direct oppo j.
ton TO Tertullian. who in vain de-
clared them devices and inventions OF
the devil, and Clement OF Alexandria
who warned his hearers that when the
sacred hands of the clergy were laid
on their heads the blessing would not
penetrate through the false hair.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08

ness and pleasing proportions. While
every article exhibited is deserving
the closest study, the room has not,
been overcrowded and has not,
therefore, any of the characteristics of
n bazar or a bric-a-brac collection.
The two branches of art in which Gin
CHINA has become famous are wood
carving and china painting.
good many years ago l was in
New York and visited a well-known
art school. Its merits were carefully
recounted, and then the superintend-
ent added, as if nothing further could
be said:
Our teachers of wood carving and
china painting are from Cincinnati.
China painting is a very crude term,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
Onrrhopllagla.

Biting the fingernails is being
classed among the ''phobias" by a
member of the French academy. He
calls the practice ''onychopbagia,"
which is Greek for mail eating" and
has been making a long and careful
study of it. Perhaps he goes too far
in pronouncing the habit to be a SIGN
of degeneracy, though IL Is probably
rightly placed among the "inconti-
nences," and treated as an indication
of nervous weakness. The child or
man who is constantly biting his
fingernails down to The quick will
often be found to be of an impulsive
character and liable 10 err on the side
opposed TO self-control. 1t is an old
English saying that nail biting and
bad temper go together. But the force
of example has also TO be reckoned
with The child that associates with
nail-biting child will almost certainly
become a nailbiter.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08

Rochester, n. Y, has n company oil
deaf mute soldiers.
Physicians say that hay fever has
almost entirely disappeared.
The anchors Of the Campania weigh
eight and one-half tons each.
Scientists have invented a device
which makes a sunbeam audible.
OF every 10, 600 deaths in the United
States 1, 400 are from consumption.
Several of the Aztec pyramids OK
coed 200 feet in height. They are gen.
orally composed OF n mound of earth
faced with stone.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08

pictures, each of which will repay
careful study. The portrait of Miss
Jane Bowler by Miss Cassidy, The
Pardon" by Miss Elizabeth Nour e;
"Colons," by Miss Altha Havdoc]l, and
"Love or Money are of especial
worth.
In the department of sculpture Miss
Laura A. Fry exhibits charming
statuette Of Evangeline in terra Gotta.
There is an admirable bust of Rabbi
Wise by Miss Florence Strasburg, a
portrait bust by Miss Kate Nilsen, and
a has rel eff of George Eliot.
The Ariadne of Mrs Anna M. VAL
entine. however, is the most beautiful,
as it is the most am bilious work not
only in the Cincinnati room but in the
entire Woman's building. 1t is the
nude figure of Young girl half re-
clining. The face is upturned and the
hands uplifted. The expression is
that which has come upon the face
when she first becomes conscious that
she is alone but before she has real
lied the grief and shame which the
perfidy of Theseus have brought upon
her-an expression of pain, wonder,
and bewilderment. 1t is the work of
a sculptor and a genius.
MARY A. KRoUT.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08

dergo. On either side the front of the
case is panel, leafy Dough, upon
which sits singing bird. Its head is
lifted and its throat seems to vibrate
In the fervor of its song. Between
these panels is another of conven-
tionalized honeysuckle leaves and
bios oms All the delicate beading is
hand wrought, and above the pedals
under the key board is a wreath of
conventionalized marguerites. This
was the combined work of Mrs. Louise
X. Murphy, Miss Annie Cunningham,
and Miss Laura A. Fry. The bench,
which is also OF mahogany, was carved
by Miss Kate c. Pea hey. Across the
top is a fat scroll of music, over which
branch of laurel with its leaves and
berries has been carelessly tossed.
A magnificent hanging cabinet
loaned by Ben Pitman is wortny the
hands that made it-Mrs. BEN Pit
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
Kingdom OF Gousi.

Goust, the smallestseparatc and in
dependent territory i'm the world Is
situate in the lower Pyrenees, about
ten IN les from 0leron, between tho
boundaries of France and Spaiu. The
people SPEAK language OF their own.
a cross between French and Spanish.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
WOMAN'S BUILDING.
A GLIMPSE INTO ONE OF THE
BIG ROOMS.
The Women of Cincinnati Have Made
an Excellent Showing in Many De-
partments of woman's Advancement
Some Pen Pictures.
Worlds Fair Letter. ]

: III u ClNClNNA l i
room in the WON
ans building prob
ably attracts the
greatest mum Der OF
visitors and calls
for more general
admiration tn a u
any other on e
apartment. 1t is
admirably lighted
and has in addi-
ton to this qualif'
-. E.aaa 49, -
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
Meant Bis watch.

Olivia-Say. Lily, | saw Fred Hard.
up going into pawnbroker's yester-
day. Whatever could he bs doing
theroP
Lily--Oh! Idon't know passing his
time away. maybe?-Smith. Gray &
Cos Monthly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08

Several thousands OF hair pins, in many
styles, have been recovered from Pompei.
The weight required TO crush a square
inch OF brick varies from 100 to 1870
pounds.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08

BEscTAM's Pulls take tho Place of an en-
tire medicine chest AID should be kept for
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-17
I'M tie BAYS of i'nnN.n,nn-

After the city and county OF Sacra.
nlento We're organized in lS:jo tn" law
fui authorities attempted to remove the
sqiatters. Over 200 had organized. and
when the sheriff attempted 10 remove n
sGuatter he was met by an armed mob.
Mayor Eisiow then called upon the
citizens TO aid the sheriff. ana with a
small body of citizens he halted the
mob and ordered them to ,lisperse. Hi.
commands were met by defiance. and the
leader ordered his men to fire. TIE
mayor and his horse were wounded, and
his little band fed.
was behind /. tree. l heard Il voice
rising above the yell of the mob order.
ing them 10 surrender. Thinking that
re-enforcements had arrived and look.
ing from my shelter, | was surprised and
fascinated TO see only a solitary horse.
facing the maddened mob and or.
them to surrender. His orders
We're met, as We're the mayors. by a vol.
ley of nrusketry. Instead Of falling OF
the rider held his rearing
horse in check. and as the horse came
down on his feet Mr.. Mcdonald coolly
both his pistols. each w~o'inding u
nan. This unequal contest continued
until Mcdonald had emptied his weap
ons. His last shot brought down the
AS the leader :ell Mcdonald wa
aided by the sheriff and posse, when the
fisd.-A Forty-niner in New York
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-17

should like tocall attention to the
fact that the history Of the great tele
scopes at Mount Hamilton and a,
Washingto" will serve to lay away
finally a widely published opinion
which we used to hear repeated every
few weeks-namely, that great tele
scopes are Of little use. The work Of
these two great telescopes mot tc
speak OF many others has conclu.
sively shown their great superiority
over less powerful instruments in
every field of astronomy, in the oh.
servations of planets. nebule, stars,
comets, satellites, in spectroscopy,
and also in those departments Of
astronomical photography for which
they are adapted.
Smaller instruments have their an.
prOpriate fields, and in some of these
they will always be more convenicn,
than larger ones. But the great tele.
scope, when properly used, is and al.
ways will be Observation-Disclosures
Edward S. Holden in Forum.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-17

II the unsatisfactory statistics that |
have been able To- collect can be relied
on, the proportion of badness in bows
and girls Under twenty is about eighty
to seven. As the majority Of girls at
the age under consideration wear their
hair loose. OF in simple Marguerite"
braids, so that there is little likelihood
OF deception. while unwholesome head
gear or other individual practices a
hardly as Yet have had time to produce
any material effect upon either sex, we
regard the differences indicated by
the figures as practically due to tine
working Of heredity alone.-Miss E. F.
Andrews in Popular Science Monthly
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-17

A man was appointed superintendent
Of a Sunday school much against his
own desire. He had been a very pro
fame, worldly man in his early life. but
had experienced religion and had at
tempted to reform in every way. When
the appointment Of superintendent of
the Sunday school was suggested he de
INJURED. He was afraid he might lapse
into profanity or into some of his old
ways. But he was finally urged and
persuaded to take the position. He held
it very well until one night he was asked
to pray for the poor of the parish. He
said: 20 Lord. help the poor. They
need it. Help Jones. Jones and his
family are hungry and they need help.
Send them a barrel Of four. Send them
a barrel Of pepper. Blazes. that's toe
much pepper.'-New York World.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-17
sing Postage stamps for Seals,

Americans who chance to receive let
tiers from Russia are usually surprised
TO ind the foreign postage stamp on
their envelope used as IA ~se:l-afixed.
that Is to say. TO the center Of the side
opposite TO that on which the address is
written. Sometimes Russians settling
IN the United States continue the prac.
flee acquired at home. much, of course.
To the annoyance of United States post
Office officials. A case of this kind oc-
CURED recently in New York state. but
1t was explained quite inadeguately by
a writer, who alleged that the coloniSts
sealed their letters with the postage
stamps because communications from
the United States We're usually opened
III the Russian postoffices before bein.
delivered. As a matter Of fact the habit
Is diffused all through Russia. and sim
ply means that distrust of the imperial
p~ostoffice in that country is widespread.
Free Russia.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-17

Ex-Judge Henry Z. Rowland is cred.
tied with the following:
1t is the gross and palpable subter,
fuges. deceits and evasions that are all
horrent to our natures in dealing with
the outside world. like that in "a prohihi-
ton town in Maine. where a lank and
red nosed countryman called into IA drag
store and placing a demijohn on the
counter said to the clerk. Il want a gal
Ion of rum. baby's SICK" or the all
tious sparring for an advantage sug-
gested by the answer of the rector Of a
country parish who was revising his
sermon M Sunday morning and was
waited upon in his study by his organ
list. who asked what he should play. Il
don't know" said the rector. absent
mindedly: what kind of a hand have
you got:'-Eew York World.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-17
Old Time 'lseSirNir...

The first asr of tie great modern re-
views and Magazines was an age of kicks
and rough ~lorseplay. fariy spirit ran
high under the regency. and literary
criticism. 5 far from being the '.diyin-
terested" affair whi,h Matthew Arnold
demands. was avowedly run upon polit-
ical lines. Libel suits and challenges
rained upon magazine editors. Jctfre:
and Moore went through the forms of Il
duel. The Chaldee manuscript had I" he
suppressed in the second edition. and
cost Mr.. Blackwood IA Thousand pounds
as it was. Aggrieved persons lay in wait
for editors III the street.
Thus n Mr.. Douglas. Of Glasgow. who
had been roughly handled in Maya"
anne TO ~Edgnbursh aud horsewhippcu
Blackwood. and was in turn beaten by
E!ackwood. who had re-enforcei himself
meanwhile with a cud.el and with the
Et:rick Shelherd.-H. \. Eeers i'll Cen
fury,