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The herald., 1893-09-09
WHAT TO TAKE TO COLLEGE.
Vha. the Young Lady Student Should Pro-
euro For ucr Eoom.

wha. the Young LnGy Student Should Pro-
euro For Hcr Eoom.
College roo,rs, If furnished, contain
merely carpets and necessary furniture.
Otherwise they are bare and unhone-
like. Tho wiso student will take things
to change il at once. All sorts of pretty
stuTs nsed fo- drapery and upholstery
will come in play st college. They will
be needed for sabie and 'bureau covers
unless regular ones are taksn-for win
COW hangirgS and curtains to conceal
the paucity OF volumes on large set of
book shelves. They will help cover the
walls if the supply OF pictures be small
or the pictures themselves are not large.
Some Of the stuffs may be used with cot
ton wadding 20 upholater fat topped
trunk or to make pads and cushions for
chairs.
A steamer chair is great comfort at
college. So also are great square floor
pillows. Take squares of cretonne sewed
around three sides and when nicely set
tied have them stuffed with straw or ex-
celsior if you cannot afford feathers.
They help mako delightful ''cozy cor
ners" on the floor or bed. This last, if q
single bed, can be transformed into a
luxurious couch by being covered by day
with some of the same goods, and hav-
ing these same pillows and smaller feath-
er or down ones piled upon it. A round
bolster stuffed with excelsior can be
placed against the wall under the cover
to fill in that disagreeable angle where
all pillows get discouraged and double
up when leaned On.
All sorts of pictures and plaque hold
ers will bo welcome in the college room,
also plentiful supply of picture hooks
A paper of tacks, hammer, screwdriver
and gimlet will be very useful in up
holstering trunks and boxes for couches
and hassocks. .sg..a4
A few dishes, such as fruit. plates, q
tumbler. medicinc glass, tpoons and a
knife and fork. ws'co1ne in very well at
times. s-t..-
Any number of flower glasses and jars
will be serviceahle to holdgthe "spoils of
the forest and field" that the college girl
always loves to collect. Perhaps there
may be broad window seat which will
llOIu a pob pain III aLS I2uCy pOb. An
easel, too, if it can be safely sent, helps
to fill up q room. All ones favorite
books ought to go.
A couple of washing bags. made of
gingham or calico, with draw strings,
will hold soiled clothing, one being kept
in the room while the. other is in the
laundry with the weeks wash. A bottle
of indelible ink ought not to be forgot
ten, also a travellers inkstand, to be
taken when you want to write in some
charming nooE out Of doors. Window
poles for your pretty curtains arc not al
ways obtainable without little trouble
and can be sent strapped up with the
umbrellas. A case for those same um-
brellas will be good thing to carry also.
A writing tablet or portfolio will
help to fill the table and make it look
scholarly and any sort of good sized
screen viii always be found invaluable,
especially if two students occupy one
room. IL will servo to make the one
room into TWO vher each student wishes
to study alone.
ANNIE ISABEL WILLIS
The herald., 1893-09-09
Tho Sa,fcy NTagpfe.

The sauciest creature alive is the mag
pie of Australia. He is also handsome
fellow, and as he flies in undulating
waves he CLEANS beautifully in the sun
light. Glossy black and pure white are
his colors. His beak is shs n and can
be very cruel. although he sesongs not
to the carnivo-a.
| once owned a r,sgp:a OF t,iis TX.
lost him with fhe tsnres. regret. Oar
friendship was OF the most. ploas;m;
character, Il is rrae that ne often put
me to sotus ineonIeuie.,cn. Tsa robhotl
inc. but not rs ular ssoa,S 30 s.olc fer
fun. Ny psf heted him with fervor.
He hauntcd her d;eains. It was his
habit VIXEN pass IVES csleep TO seize her
by the tail. gi;c;a i a vicious tweak ana
then fly TO thc 5ac,z C tho chair, laugh
ing heartily. She nevsr caught him, and
in time her tail tscnao to her tail of
woe.
AS have said, he aad became fast
friends He visited me every morning,
perched himself On the footrail of my
bed and sang his merry song. Then he
Wouiu couuo aiiu get lnJo De0 Win ule.
1t was my custom TO smooth his feath-
ers, place him on his back beside me and
pull the sheet over him up to his chin,
SO to speak. He would then close his
eyes, and he and would take nap. 1
have known him to sleep in this position
for two hours. This seems incredible,
but I am not dealing in fiction. Since
lost him it has been my hope that he fell
in with those who understood his char
acter. Wherever he is, wish him well,
for could have spared better friend.
-Donahoe's Magazine.
The herald., 1893-09-09
A Clook that neri.ters the ride.

The chamber Of commerce Of Rouen
has erected clock tower which gives
the time on three sides and the height of
the tide on the fourth, namely, that 'front.'
ing the harbor. The tide indicator con-
sists essentially OF float. which, by
means Of cord and counter weight hung
on a drum, actuates series of shafts
with bevel wheel gearing and moves a
hand or pointer on dial like TINT Of q
clock, marked with the necessary figures
to show the level Of the tide. The dials
are of opal glass and are illuminated at
night. The clock has an apparatus for
distributing the time to other clocks in
Rouen and also for unifying che time
after the method adopted in Paris
london Globe
The herald., 1893-09-09
WHERE FAKE" CONES FROM.
II Was Theatrical Term, Which Found a
Champion In Mr.. Howells.

There is one word which the larger
vocabulary of the public has lately taken
from the smaller vocabulary of the play
house and which some strolling player
of the past apparently borrowed from
some other vagabond familiar with
thieves slang. This word is fake. 1t
has always conveyed the suggestion Of
an attempt to deceive.
"Are you going to get up new scenery
for the new play?' might be asked, and
the answer would be, mo, we shall fake
it," meaning thereby that old scenery
would be retouched and readjusted so
as to have the appearance of new. From
the stage the word passed to the news
papers, and fake is story invented,
not founded on fact--'made out of
whole CLOTH" as the stump speakers say.
Mr.. Howells, always bold in using
new words. accepts fake as good enough
for him and prints it in 1.-THE Quality of
Mercy without the stigma of italics or
quotation marks. Just as in the same
story he has adopted the colloquial cleo
tries for electric Lights. O., "He turned
off the electrics." And hereafter the rest
of us may use either fake or electrics
with clear conscience. either hiding
ourselves behind Mr.. Howells, who can
always give good account of himself
when attacked, or else coming out into
the open and asserting our own right to
adopt either word because it is useful.
''Is it called for? Is it accordant with
the analysis OF the language? Is it Of
fered or backed by good authority? These
are the considerations by which general
consent is won or repelled," SO Professor
Whitney tells US, ''and general consent
decides every case without appeal" It
happens that Don Quixote preceded Pro
fessor Whitney In this exposition of the
law, for when he was instructing Sancho
Panza, then about to be appointed gov
ernor Of on island. he used Latinized
form of O. certain word which had be-
come vulgar, explaining that "if some
do not understand these terms it matters
little, for custom will bring them into
use in the course of time 80 that they
will be readily understood. That is the
way language is enriched. Custom
and the public are all powerful there"
Sometimes the needfuI word which is
thought to be too common for use is
Latinized, as Don Quixote preferred, but
more ofteni it is ennebled without change,
being simply lifted out from among its
former low companions.
The herald., 1893-09-09
COLONEL PHILLIPs' sPEcTAcLEs.
Story of Their Usc Related by the Big
Hairy Man From tho Prairies.


Hairy Man From tho Prairies.
"The way you Chicago people look at
things reminds me of my old friend,
Colonel John Phillips"
The speaker was large, hairy man,
with big slouch hat and voice evi-
IDENTIFY better adapted to the acoustic
properties Of the prairie than the smok-
ing room. He appeared to realize this
as he glanced around and saw every man
in the room looking toward him, some
smiling, some scowlinG.
"Tell US about yoUr friend, tire colo
nel," suggested a real estate agent who
had the hairy giant on the string for a
big cash trade.
"Why," continued the big man with
the prairie voice, "Phillips saw every
thing that belonged to him big and ev-
erything belonging to me snall"-
"That's human nature" the agent
was suggesting. but the prairie man in
terrupted with:
''No, 'twan't no human nature. Twas
spectacles! He got 'em made in this
town. believe you people all wear 'em
too"
"What peculiar properties did your
friends spectacles possessf" asked a Gu
rious listener.
"Just as I've said. They made his
property loom up III regular Chicago
Worlds fair fashion, but squashed other
peoples stuG worse'n Zimri Dwiggins
bank"--
"How could he do this?"
'"Why, the blamed lenses worked on
an axis and showed things telescope fash
ion, you know. S'pose there was horse
trade up; he'd let you look at'your own
horse through the ordinary little end OF
his glasses, but when you came to look
at his he'd get at his specks again under
some pretcxt-just Tipping 'em over the
magnifying way-and you'd see a mag
nifcent animal. Il was tho same way
with houses, tracts of land, wheatfelds,
changing anything. Once you
looked through his glasses at anything,
you were his victim, for you felt as if
you couldn't live until you'd traded just
as Phillips wanted you to. But he met
his reward. He tried bluff game on
big Buffalo Jones of Arizona, to whom
he had by that spectacled jugglery sold
100 jaclsass rabbits for burrows, and
looked at big Jones six gun through the
little end of his glasses, trying to put
him down small. you know. But, alas,
it didn't work.
"What happoncd?" asked the agent.
"Big Jones gun went off repeatedly
just as Colonel Phillips was adjusting
his glasses. Il was rs well perhaps" :"
continued the p-airio man. dropping his
voice so low tAat TIE believing of tugs
in the river and lake could again be
heard, "for my friend had acquired
such habit Of trying to talk UP to the
magnifying siaa Of these glasses that his
long enjoyed reputation for veracity
was entirely 81 lied. : yyc buried him at
Big Jones expense, and to prevent re-
currence of aiich q r-a3cdy took pos
session ot slie sleetaoles, ai,aI'-z-,. 49,.
'sWheseyer Deca.le os, sFShern?" asked a
hungry looking man who had gone broke
on q World fair hotel scheme.
II nov wear EN- myself" said the
, big. hairy prairie man.-Chicago Trib-
une. aRs
The herald., 1893-09-09
The Gathor-ss.,.no Young Man.

Young men who are everything by
turns and nothing long" may possess
even more than average ability, but they
never make good business men. As
rolling stones gather no moss" neither
do these shifty creatures add any power
to their character or wealth to store.
They are respectable tramps. always on
the move from ora vocation to another,
often waiting like Nicawher for some
thing to turn - DRY Goods Econ
omis-.
The herald., 1893-09-09
A Novel Pa For Sale.

A novel parrot, possessing, according
to the advertisement. powers of MIN
icry and vocabulary of so words, isfor
sale in London, but no gentlemen need
apply. The precocious fowl is destined
to pass into the keeping of woman or
never to change it's owner. Why? Well.
James Payn suggests that the bird may
have hung in drawing room where for
long time it has listened to the after
dinner talk of the ladies, who now fear
betrayal of their secrets. .--Lo~de- Let
ter.
The herald., 1893-09-09
Women and Music.

The convention Of amateur musical
clubs at Chicago. -eveEled the existcnce
ofs q sreat number Of ladies musical
clubs. No less than 81 Of sucn clubs
took part in the BDcgraEhne Of the con-
sent;on. Netamx can be more delight
ful, moro cesahcstc or improving, than
musical club nlade up Of gentle, refined,
enthusiastic ladies'. :.
The herald., 1893-09-09
A WOMAN OF NOTE.
Ono CT the Most Active Promoters of Uni-
yersity Uxtension

One of the active promoters of uni
versity extension work is Mrs. Louisa
Reed Stowell, wife Of Professor Charles
FL. Stowell, NJ. D., of the University of
Michigan. Her interest in university ex-
tension arises chiefly from her desire to
help young women get higher educa-
ton.
Mrs. Stowell has made reputation as
o scientist and author and for several
years edited The Microscope. She is
the author of a work on miscroscopical
diagnosis. Mrs. Stowell was born in
The herald., 1893-09-09
A siamess statue on nuadhe.

The reclining statue of Enddha in the
Temple Of the Sleeping IDOL at Bangkok
is 100 feet long, made Of brick and Gov
cred with gold. The soles Of the feet are
10 feet long and are inlaid with mother
Of pearl In designs representing flowers
and fruits = Philadelphia Press. 49,
The herald., 1893-09-09

Many of the South Sea islanders be-
licve that paradise caS 90 inherited only
by persons Of perfect physical forms.
Where this belief prevails man will die
rather than submit to arnnutaticn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-01-31
WOES OF a MAN SHOPPER.
A PItiruI Spectacle Which Affords Amuse-
meat for s;alessirls at Times.

A PItICui Spectacle Which Affords Amuse-
meat for GalesSirls at Times.
There is nothing more pitiful to the
feminine beholder han Il man fran
tically cn~dcavoring to buy n gift for his
wife or sweetheart. His intentions arc
of the best, but his knowledge is SO linz
tied that an INSCRIPTIONS saleswoman
can palm off some wretched object on
to him if she simply assures him that
it is quito the thing. 'Shc is Il woman,
therefor she oughtto know" he argues
with himself, and nine times out of
ten buys whatever she advises, regard
less Of color, form or expense. Now
with these trusting and lamb-lille crea-
lures roaming about at large at this
season it bchoovcs the salcspeoplc TO be
especially honest and not bring down
upon the innocent head of the giver the
wrath of some fair recipient who dis
covers instead of Il modish and elegant
present Il passc offering that has laid On
the shelf ursold since last Christmas.
Sonc men swaggcr in with a know-it-
all expression, which, however, dcceivcs
no one, VIXEN they ask, with 4 very i'm
portant air, to be conducted to "tho
aigrcttcs. please and III their arrival
nj the counter where these arc sold do
not know an aigrettc from an oyster
patty.
From 4 long and trying period of OBJ
~scrvation of tho ignorance they mani
fest on q shopping tour, the Philadcl-
phia Times has about come to the con-
ciusion that the only places where n
man can be allowed to roam with per-
feet safety are the florists, the confec-
toners and the jewellers. They can't
go ycry far wrong in either of these
Embellishments, and it is much better to
bay with an air of certainty articles
that arc sure to be all right than to get
into q dry goods storc where they are
at the mercy of the girls behind the
counters and become the victims Cf their
own crciuiity. All yc men who mean
to give gifts such as arc found in the
emporium3 where feminine toggcry
does O largely hold forth be wise,
give the money to Il woman friend who
cannot be bulldo2cl by salcsgirls, and
con1ino thy purchases to jewelry, Don
bons and flowers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-01-31
STRANGE BELIEFS.
somcthing About tho Chinese Theory OF
Evolution.

Somcthing About tho Chinese Theory OF
Evolution.
The Chinese have as odd IDEAS about
the earth and the origin of man rs they
have about other things with which
they, as we'll as ourselves, arc better
acquainted. According to their way Of
viewing thc matter, the rocks of the
Garth arc the bones of the Divine body;
the soil IS the flesh, the metals, the
nerves and veins. The tides, winds,
rains, clouds, as well as frost and dew,
arc caused by the Inspirations, pulGa-
tons, C~Xhalations, ctc., OF this seeming
inanimatc body. Originally, according
to their idea, the mountains rose to the
skies and the waters OF the seas and
oceans covered tho mountains to their
tops. At that time there was no life In
the Divine body. except the Divine life.
By degrees the waters subsidized and
smal herbs began to grow, and, in
the lapse Of immense cycles of time,
these herbs developed into strong
shrubs and trees. AS the bodv of man.
~unvvashcd for years, breeds vCrrin, 80
the mountains, unluvcd by the seas,
bred worms and insects, greater crca-
lures always developing from tho
lesser. In the course Of untold nrcs
beetles became turtles, carthvorms be-
came serp2nts, and highflying insects
became birds. Mice developed into
wildcats, and the wildcats into tircrs.
tho iaantis was by degrees transformed
into IN ape, and some of the apes wcro
finally born hairless. A hairless apc
playing with two lints accidentally
kind!ctl q fro by striking them together.
With the fire thus obtained he cooked
food and the eating of food thus pre-
pared made him moro strong und intel
lcctual than his fellow ape. With ali
their faults, asks the PHILADELPHIA
Press, who will say that tho Chiaaman's
theories Of evolution arc not us reason.
able rs some of the ideas advanced by
the Dnrwinians?
ON July II. 1882, Hiram Ltilscns en-
tered the Dnvlcsborrow Intclliocnccr
ONE" us mn nnNrcnticc, and no has set
CEEH IN the same Office during the
"l#tI-NiN ""'"s i''"t l.. 80 -. 600
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-01-31

On July r.. 1882, Hiram Lt,kcns en-
tered the Dnvlcsborrow Intcllipcnccr
oi'i"" us mn n~nrrcnticc. md he has sct
'!IN n the $1rNc Office during the
''. '|"N '"''' i''t i''v" -. zoe
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-05
IT WILL COST TOO MUCH
TO SPRINKLE STREETS AND
ABtTE THE Dt>I

kays our city fathers-A Large
Batch oil Peti,ions-A >uisance
ordered Abated-i Nominat iou
HejeCted-Other Matters.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-05

Of issue from $4,000 TO $25, 600.
vas passed.
A secret ballot was taken IN the
mater of the cor frmation of the
nomina.iou Of FL Moore a. bridge
ratchman. and resulted N his re-
ection. the vote standing four to
six.
The mayor was Instructed to az
point a pec'al bridge con mittee by
the mex. meeting Of the council.
The council az urned 81 a late
hour.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-20

Joseph Smith, a white tramp, was
charged With stealing coat from
Skipper Davis (colored). He was sent on
90 the grand jury.
The public schools will be opened IN
Manchester October "a The old scholars
viii be enrolled the first day and the new
ones the second
Messrs. James Farnie. Walter Fergus
son. Postmaster Smith 0nd II. l.. puVai
LETT Saturday night Tor Chicago
Miss Eloise Taylor has returned home
after a visit 10 relatives at Salisbury.
" c.
Conductor a. u. Crawford. who had his
right foot severely mashed by an electric
car IN Richmond about Two months ago
was on the streets Yesterday for the ~
time since the acclder-
Two OF the employees in one OF the rail.
road yards Of this city had n difficulty
yesterday morning and one OF them
struck the other over the head with an
iron link used to couple freight-cars.
Two firms doing large business in
this city dissolved partnership yesterday
one was grocery. the other drug
store.
Nancy Anderson. a sable female. who
says she il a widow and "A stranger in
Manchester, appeared ar the police sta
uou last night and made complaint
against William Morris (cOloredD for eject
Ing her from his house and threatening
70 assault her. A warrant was issued.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-20
THE POLICE COURT YESTERDAY.
The Siivery Voice Of Sergeant Thomas Is
Heard Again-Not Many Gases.

"OrIer in court" The voice was 9
familiar one The genial. joCose Sergeant
Thomas. the fun-lOying. ham-adOring 2So-
pound eXchequcr OF the Police Court had
returned from the spot Of his nativity. iu
louisa county. whore he spent his vaca-
ton and his city bonds He was given
n hearty welcome home yesterday morn
ing. and there was tenderness I'm biz
tones as he called out the name OF Rob
crt Green" Robert IL n colorcd MAJ
who was charged with the larceny of (;
bushcl ~ potatoes belonging 20 John TIL
Ter lie was gent 20 the grand jury Of The
Hastings Court.
VIM. Sweeney. an oil shoemaker ar
rested for begging on the street. was sen;
to tho city AlmshOuse.
Moses Morris (colorcD went 70 Jail for
twelve months IN default OF 800 security
He was charged with stealing fifty pound
Of lard from Samuel REGISTER & co.
Charles Motley CcolorcdJ charged wiz
feloniously stealing 81 I'm currency from
the person Of John SternsdOrf. was ser
10 the Hastings Court grand jury
StcrnedOrfs money was taken from hin
while ne was asleep on a barrel
Doctor Washington and Charles GALLEY
(col1rcN were up for interfering Wit
passengers at the Chesapeake and on
depot. They had squabhle over 4;
piece OF baggage. and were arresteo
therefor. Washington WAS fined s.. TE'
case Of Gallcgo was continued TIL thi
morning
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-20
TIectel fnr the Thlrd Time.

Mr.. e. T. boiling, Superintendent OF H.
city Watcr-Works. who has just roturn"l
from the annual meeting Of the Water
Works Association held AT Milwaukee
WAS for the third time elected vice-presi
dent Of the association.
Among the interesting questions dis
cussed during the session of the associ"
tion was whether or not water from ar
tssian wells was made impure 10y cXposur.
TO air and light. 1t was the opinion tina
such exposure was injurious and thu
the water should be kept I'm protecte'
vessels Another question discussed was
n underground electric-wres affected
water. The general impression was thar
they did.
IN the contest for the next place fot
meeting Richmond was beaten Joy
Minneapolis by only eight votes. Nj
Boiling visited the Worlds Fair on hi
81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-20
Basil Gordon.

Mr.. Basil Gordon will. ii IS understood
soon announce himself a candidate TOT
the Democratic congressional nomination
in the Seventh Virginia District MT
Gordon's efficient and effective services
as chairman OF the State Democratic
Committee I'm the last two campaigns are
recognized throughout the State. and un-
auestionably entitle him 70 political pre-
ferment and as neither the national ad-
ministration nor Virginia has rendered IT,
ii devolves upon the Democrats of his
own district 10 do so. Mr.. Gordon Is
eminently qualified for a seat In Congress
and If the people OF the Charlottesyille
district shall elect him. their action wili De
approved by those OF all the other distflcts
a political debt and show that they al
least. like all other true-blue Democrats
think that political. like other work. Is
entitled TO recompense.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-20
MARYLAND not SATISFIED.
She VIII Appeal TO the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
Special telegram TO the Dispatch

Special telegram TO the Dispatch)
BALTIMORE. MD. September b
Maryland does not intend to give up the
right TO dredge for oysters in the waters
Of PocomOke Sound and river ana the
Tangier II she can help It.
The decision in the United States Court
yesterday debars her oystermen from
this privilege. but the case will go to the
Supreme Court Of the United States on
appeals. 90,
Attorney General Poe Of this state, VIII
be Obliged 10 take II there. because of a law
passed bv the LEGISLATURE OF 1880; but even
II this law had never been passed the oys-
termen OF the Eastern Shore would take
II 10 the higher Court They look WIN
longing eyes on the rich beds OF the
Pocomoke and vii spare no efforts to
have an equal right Of fishing there with
Nirginans.
II will. however be number OF
months before the case can be heard
at Washington. as the docket OF the Su-
prcme Court is crowded