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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-12
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE,

itial declarations Of it's chief executive
should be constantly kept in view.
The most promising Of these two
aeClarations is the assurance that the
national affairs shall be conducted upon
strict business principles" The other
announcement is of somewhat more
general nature, yet nevertheless grstify-
ing az indicative Of the longing OF the
nations chief to restore to the country q
more wholesome condition of simplicity
of style and frugslity Of expenditure.
NIL. Clsveland's inaugural declaration
chat lack Of economy and frugality are
sapplng the strength and sturdiness
from American character" should be
pasted in the hat and hourly referred to
as check upon the extravagsnt tenden-
cIes Of the masses Of the people.
II Is not to be expected that the presi-
dents " business program has had time
to get under way. Thus far, the national
5ispsnser of official positions has been
absorbed in turning the rascRls out "
and placing men of "business capacity"
ia their places. Up to date this is the
only abusiness which has been trans
acted, unless we except the sending Of
Mr.. BIount toRswaii to ascertain whether
or not the people Of those islands want to
fly our stars and stripes and swear by
the American eagle.
would like to invoke a discussion Of
tho following question: Would it not
be more in accordance with "strict bust
ness principles for the executive to first
institute an inquiry as to whether or not
the people Of this government are deslrouS
of the annexation of Hawaii, rather than
to send commissioner, with his family
and his secretary, off on @ junketing trip
at public expense to ascertain what Mr..
Sprecksls and other business men inter
ested in Hawsiian speculation desire in
The mslter2 There is nothing more
absurd than to suppose that tho people,
She laborers, the only wealth producers,
ce those islands will be consulted or
given the least consideration in the
affair. The msgnates, officials, men who
havs large capitalistic interests involved
these will be the persons with whom
0r Congressman Blo"nt will consult.
And when he returns, his report to the
aenats viii doubtless be received in tex
sontive session." as there will probably
las some business matters connected with
~ Cf too complex a nature for the COM
mon people to comprehend. Upon the
basis OF the information obtained by Mr..
Blount the terms Of annexation will be
fixed, the president will see business"
therein and give his supreme seal and
approval. Thus will the machinery Of
our great government -by-the-people move
on, while the eapitalistic classes gather
Ia their millions in the way Of sugar
bounty and other paternalistic privileges.
And the people-ohl they will shout
4axi6 reform and vote for Grover again,
perhapR.
With the initiative and referendum in
operation, no such farce aud fraud Rs the
annexation OF Hawaii could be practiced
npcn the people. No suoh monstrous
imposition as secret sessions Of the sem
ste could cover ways that are dark and
dishonest.
II ak some future time this nation
i.,,,,,,l5 ho ;nvolvod In a hloodv uar with
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-12

W No HAnASA0A W OnO AAOAS w w AAA0H@ SAS@
by shot and shell, and to die for the
"honor and glory Of the flag"
Let us apply this "business and econ
omy" test to the present sitting Of the
United States senate. 1t 10 attended
with a daily expense to the country Of
several thousands of dollars. In pri-
vste business would il be considered
good sense to make large outlay for a
meager returnY Thus far the return for
the expense Of the extra session Of the
senate seems merely to have been the
confirmation Of few presidential nomi-
nations. As for the remainder Of Sena-
toriRl business (surh az the common
people are permitted to learn), it seems
to have been Of nature merely cslcu-
lated to kill time. Hours have been
dswdled away in debate as to whether
or not the senate had q right to transact
business. Senator'S clerks have ran
sacked old volumes Of the Congregational
Globe and Record to ascertain il their
dead and grave predecessors had left any
light ia the way Of precedent. Senator
Sherman stumbled over his own prece-
dents when he introduced bill for con-
siderstion. A brother senator was dis
courteous enough to fish up from an old
volume Of the Record the proof that Mr..
Sherman had once opposed the intro
duOtion Of a precisely similar bill at an
extra session on the grounds that the
senate had no legal right to such action.
Pending the time when the great ma
tional dispenser OF Offices is making up
his mind upon whom he will bestow the
Fat positions it is probable that the sem
ate can legally act upon Investigations
concerning the moral and business
character Of some of it's members. Sem
Rtor Roach's reputation is under soloud,
and Senator Power has happily remsm-
bered a derogAtory remark made ocn-
CerniDg him by Senator Turpie little
more than two years ago which seems to
have ranked all this time, so that on
yesterday the injured feelings of Mr..
Power demanded an investigation. Now,
all Of this may not be strictly in the ma
ture Of business beneficial to the masses
Of the people, and some very dull sort OF
folks may caVil at the expense entSiledi in
the matter Of plastering over the LAGER
sted regulations of Messrs. Roach and
Power, but let it be remembered that
the senate ought not to be compelled to
remain entirely in desuetude while
Grover is making up his mind. 1t would
not be business.
Mr.. Cleveland's announcement that he
will give especial attention to trade and
business relations with foreign countries
has brought the matter of international
into more than usual promi-
nence. If the lights were turned on to
the true inwardness Of these intentions
the facts would doubtless reveal the in
cipiency OF some gigantic cspitslistic
schemes. The future will doubtless see
the combination Of great corporations,
for the control Of international trade,
whose membership shall include many
money kings, irrespective Of nationality
or residence. And it needs no prophetic
vision to foresee that the profits and the
benefits Of the proposed immense recip-
rocal trade relations will accrue to stock
holdora and maninnlakora rakhar khon to
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS,

Ground Rice: Two tablespoonfuls
OF ground rice, one pint of milk. Boil
the milk and stir in the rice, which
must have been previously mixed with
cold milk. Let it boil slowly twenty
minutes; if it should be thicker than a
thin batter, add a little more milk.
Sweeten it to. the taste. Pour it into
tea cups. and serve it with ream.
Boston Budget.
Stirred Egg: Mix six or eight eggs,
half an ounce of fresh butter, a table
spoonful of sweet cream and some salt.
stirring them in a proper dish over the
lire till they form a moderately thick
mass. They are then ready to be dished
and served at once Soft boiled vege-
tables, such as asparagus, cucumbers
or caulitower, cut fine, may be stirred
into the mass, if relished.-Good
Housekeeping.
Egg Said: Boil some eggs hard;
lay in cold water, and afterwards re-
move the shells; cut in two longitude
nally, remove the yelks and mix to a
paste with melted butter or mayon-
naise. add fnely-minced crosses; I'LL
the whites again, press the two halves
together and lay in a little tulip-shaped
nest formed of the white inner leaves
OF letthce; put a spoonful of mayon-
naise on top of each.-Country Gentle
ma
Crushed OATMEAL, Take a cupful of
oatmeal large or small, as may be
needed). mix about half a te~aspoonful
OF salt with ut, put it in a basin and
pour on it as much cold water as will
cover it. Let it cook for an hour, then
pour off any water that is not absorbed.
Take %spoonfuls of this oatmeal and
drop them as thickly as possible on a
baking tin. Bake in a moderate oven
till brown and crisp. - Springfield
Mass Republican.
In cases of fetid feet where the free
use of soap and water fails to relieve,
the feet should be soaked in hot water
and scraped with a dull paper cutter or
dull caseknife every night before retir-
ing. Wash with cold water in the
morning and then vigorously rub with
a coarse towel. This treatment re-
moves the surplus Of scales or epitheli-
um under which the offensive secre-
tions accumulate. Going barefooted is
said to be the natural mode of cure, for
in so doing the epithelium is removed
by wear.-Health Monthly.
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HUMOROUS.

Young Writer-"What do you think
is the best feature in the play I sent
you?" Manageable fact hat it was
typewriter. Star.
-Teacher-"In the sentence, The
sick boy loves his medicine what part
Of speech is 'loves?'" Johnny-"It's a
lie, mum."-Pharmaceutical Era.
Her Maiden Name.-Mrs. Pigs
Wasn't Mrs. Bigmoney a parvenu when
you first knew herr" Mr.. Pho; she
was a Miss Smith. "-Detroit Free Press.
$50 you have finished your college
course, Jack. Was it very hard work
for you?" Not out of the way. 1t was
for my tutor, though."-Drake's Maya
zine.
is your son doing well in bust
ness?" Eyes, indeed. He changes his
position every week, because he says
he knows all about it, and wants to
learn a new branch."-B., K. & Co.'S
Monthly.
-Annie-"Why did you refuse Mr..
flowers he sent you show him to be in
love with YOU" Belief was afraid
he had spent all Of his money on me al
ready."-Vogue.
-Shortsighted She-'There, we've
trudged up here on purpose to admire
the beauties of nature. I've forgotten
to bring a glass with me-" Unpoetical
He-"Never mind, we can drink out of
the flask.
The Feminine Cure-All.-On the
Ocean Greyhound-Capt. Saylors-"I'm
sorry to say, madame, we're DELAYED.
The vessels broke her shaft, ma'am."
Mrs. J.. S. Observation-Disclosures, dear!
Can't you fix it with this hairpin?"-
Chicago News-Record.
Uncle Billy was commenting on a
| severe wind-storm that had occurred
the night before. "Lor', yes, Miss
Sally, dat war a powerful storm we he'd
las night. OATS a fac. Hit blewed
up trees dat was never knewed to be
blewed up afore."-Harper's Bazaar.
Consolation. First Man - POO,
Miss Mannhunter. Aren't you sorry
for herr" Second Man-"Sorry fol
her, why?" First Man-"Because hel
engagement with Flirtby is broken off
and they say he's thetffth mar that hal
Tilted her." Second MAXWELL,
guess she can console herself with tn,
thought that ''Tis better to have lovet
and lost, than never to have loved a
all'"-Judge.
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IN DRESS.
Suggestions for Young Women Who Wish
to Appear Well on q Small sum.

Suggestions for Young Women Who Wish
to Appear Well on n Small Sum.
The girl who wishes to dress well on
a small sum should cultivate the use of
her fingers; she should most certainly
be able to retrim her evening gowns
and hats. and make her plain serge
skirts and petticoats. In winter it is a
good plan for the economical dresser
to always wear black gowns. Make the
effects of color in hats, muffs, blouses
for indoor wear, or yokes of colored ma
terial which can be easily changed or
removed. Shoes and boots are an ex-
pensive item of dress, and should re-
ceive the best care. Bronze shoes are
always pretty for evening and can be
worn with almost any gown. For
general wear patent leather is al
ways smart. Suede gloves are
the most expensive, because they
soil SO quickly and never
look well after cleaning. Dog-skin
and wash-leather are much more eco
nomical. Ii a girl goes out a good deal
the most sensible and useful evening
gown is of eblack silk, quite plain
IN oIlshbly IoI IlllS GlTec
bodices are suggested: One of drawn,
spangied black net, cut rather high and
square in the neck, with pulled, trans
parent sleeves to the wrist and a large
black MORE sash. This would be suita-
BILE for a small dinner, theater or con-
cert; for the second bodice rose pink
tulle gathered over pale green silk, with
huge pulled short sleeves and jet belt,
with deep fringes falling over the skirt.
The belt can be easily made at home.
For the third bodice a plain black silk.
slightly pointed inthe basque and laced
up the back, with short sleeves of silk,
bertha, and long trails of pale yellow
roses. The same black shoes. stock
ings, and gloves can be worn with all
these gowns, and the hair can be differ
emily dressed and a pretty aigrette of
flowers, Alsatian bow of velvet, or tiny
empire wreath concocted to suit each
bodice. Once a Week.
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WOMEN AS SLAVES.
How Marriage Was Arranged Among the
Ancient Israelites.

We read in Genesis. xxi, 26, that
when Jacob had secretly made off with
his wives and f1ocks, Laban. upon
o~vertaking him, asked: ''What hast
thou done, that thou hast stolen away
unawares to M and carried away my
daughters as captives with the sword?"
From which it is evident that the prac-
tice of carrying off women by force
was not unknown. In Numbers, XXI,
we read that the Israelites, having de-
feated INDIAN. saved 80, 900 virgins
as booty. They had at first spared
all the women, as spoil, which shows
that it was quite usual to do
so; but on this occasion Moses
induced them to murder all
those who were not virgins. In
Deuteronomy, Xxx, IA, women are
classed as spoil; and in Deuteronomy.
xxi, II, IA, are the regulations to be
observed in taking to wife a woman
captured in war. In the song of praise
attributed to Deborah and Barak, when
exulting over the defeat and death of
Sisera, we find Judges, ", 90: Have
they not sped? have they not divided
the prey; to every man a damsel or
two?" These arc all cases of capture
de facto and they show conclusiyely
that the ~Israelites captured women and
took them to wife. That it was also a
common practice among the neighbor-
ing nations we infer from l. Samuel,
xxx, 5, where David's two wives are
carried off by a raiding party of Amale-
kites.
But. besides hostile captives, these
Israelites had also marriage with the
form of capture-an important point,
for it shows that marriage by capture
had formerly been the normal mode Of
obtaining a wife and that the custom
of ages had caused a sembhnce of vio-
lence to be considered necessary, even
in marriages made by arrangement
The Old Testament phrase is to take"
a wife. as for example, Genesis, xiv,
81: And Isaac brought her into his
mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah,
and she became his wife."-Col. A. b.
Ellis, in Popular Science Monthly.
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Strength for the Housewife.

The busy housewife. perplexed by a
multitude of cares, can find no better
source of strength than to leave care
for a brief half-hour and enjoy the
luxury of a bath, from which shall be
banished all thought of haste, all con
sideration of fleetlng time, OF whatever
else may enter to annoy or distract.
Coming from this renewed in body and
in spirit, she will find that half the ter
rors of her former hours have vanished
away, while she is stronger to meet
those which remain. Standard.
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SCHOOL AND U r

Miss Ray Frank, a highly-educated
young oma of Oakland, Cal, is to
study for the Jewish pulpit.
Prof. w. M. Flinders Petrie will
hold the chair of Egyptology founded
at University college. Oxford, by the
will of Miss Amelia B. Edwards.
BY the death of Mrs. Jane C. Gam
mon the Methodist seminary at Allan
ia, Ca, becomes possessed of nearly
seven hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars, or one-half of the estate of her
deceased husband. Elijah H. Cannon.
under the provisions of his will.
The Salvation Army has erected a
shelter on the banks of the Thames
where twelve hundred of London's
homeless poor can obtain anight'slodg-
ing by the payment of a penny each.
In case even the penny is lacking a man
can earn his bed by chopping wood.
According to the report of the Pail
Mall Gazette, Surgeons successor, DR..
Pierson, told his congregation recently
that the Bible which he uses in his
services there contains no less than
coOsOOo v Nv LIE w i - AA0S
been using this Bible over ten years.
-Archdeacon Farrar and a number
of bishops will be among those who
take part in the Christian reunion and
pilgrimage to Jerusalem next summer
that are now being arranged by Rev.
Henry S.. Lam, NJ. d., a Wesleyan min
lister of London. Six lectures will be
1o1irora6 hr tho n 1oao ~ in tho Hn1v
City.
-Whitaker's Protestant Episcopal
almanac for 1898 gives the following
grand totals for the last year, from the
latest returns: Clergy, 1851; parishes,
3,157; missions, 2,572; candidates for
orders, 513; ordinations, 291; communi-
cants, GAS, s55; Sunday-school teachers,
43, 44O; Sunday-school scholars, 3s9, 361;
and contributions for the yea-, els,
sos, DAG. 81.
A colored man, the first of his race
to be admitted to the priesthood of the
Episcopal church in Kentucky, was OF.
dained in Louisville some time ago.
His name is William M. Jackson, and
he has a charge in Henderson. KY.
His father was freeborn. and his
mother an emancipated slave. He had
a good education in Ohio. and for a
time vas employed in the war depart
ment in Washington.-N. Y. Tribune.
Few persons outside of his own fam
lily and his immediate neighbors know
that Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage is a
banjoist, yet he is, and a good one. too.
In his few leisure moments he takes
delight to seat himself in his back par,
lor and play IN his banjo. If a window
happens to be open the strains of "Way
Down Upon the Suwanee Ribber, ""An.
| ME Laurie" 1.-the Heart Bowed Down.
1.-THE Warrior Bold" ELLA Rea" and
various other old melodies float out
upon the air.
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leap year. The year has 365 days, but
the different reckoning of the time
makes the odd month. The Chinese
month is shorter, each having either
Twenty-Five or thirty days-none
longer nor shorter. For instance, Feb
ruary has 90, March 80, April 20, May
90, June 80, second June 20, July 80.
August 80, September 90, October so,
November 80, December 80, January 90.
The New Year begins with the first
new moon in February.
The calendar months are so notated
that the days of each month correspond
with the moon-the first day of the
new noon is the first day of the month,
aud the last day Of the is the last
day of the month. The calculation is
made for three years and the extra
month";" OF introductory month, is in
the leap year." as u extra day,
(which gives February twenty-nine"-
according to the schoolboy's rhyme.
The notations are made in Pekin by the
officials, and there printed and sent out
by the officials to all countries, some
thing in the manner that our almanacs
are sent out. But the vermifuge and
febrifuge advertisements are omitted.
Instead there are sketches of history of
the present Chinese dynasty. George
Lem, a leading Chinese merchant of
this city, has just received a copy of the
Chinese almanac for the next year, be-
ginning February 16. 1t is about eight
inches long and the pages are about
three inches in width, and it is replete
with select reading matter-astrological
and historical. The month is not divided
into weeks, and there are no Sundays.
Their equivalent to our Christmas is
the feast in honor to the sun entering
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the winter solstice, on December %. 1t
is observed by a feast on the previous
evening, a general bursting of fire.
crackers, and N extra high service at
the josshouse, at which the joss is be-
decked in unusual finery, and numerous
offerings are made.
The celebration of the New Year lasts
Som one or two days to a week, or
longer-according to inclination and
means. With the wealthy and high Of
ficials in China it is a continual feast
for about two weeks. The wealthy
merchants of this city continue the
feast about a week. Business is prac-
tically suspended S far as they are con-
cerned, leaving their clerks in charge,
who keep open shop merely to take in
what comes along, something like the
Caucasian who keeps his place of bust
ness open on Sunday from the force of
habit.
On the evening of the New Year,
lanterns of various sizes and all colors
swinging from every door, in every
window, and on the roofs of the
joss house, theater and restaurant.
The main joss is glittering with
regalia, and the various other gods
even those of pestilence, famine and
WARFARE dressed in the most gorgeous
manner. During the holiday season
every sinner visits the joss house,
sprawls down upon all tours and prays
in turn to each of the gods whom he
has offended, which almost invariably
includes all of them. He also prays for
what he most wants for the coming
year. He 'forgives" everybody who
has done him an injury during the pas,
year-or, is supposed to-and in turn, is
also forgiven his ."trespasses." Every
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Sauces and Garnishes.

Parsley is the commonest garnish for
all kinds of cold meats, poultry, fish,
etc.
Horseradish is used for roast-beef
and fish.
Slices of lemon are used for boiled
fowl, turkey, and fish and for roast
beef and calf's head.
Barberries, fresh of preserved, go
with game.
Current jelly is used with game, also
for custard or bread pudding.
Apple sauce is for roast goose and
roast pork.
Mint is for roast lamb, hot or cold.
Sliced Seville oranges for wild duck.
w~idgeons, and teal--Chicago Times.