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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03
THE HANDpREss IN THE RAIN.

The old handprcss in the rain
Rutting there by the road.
In the dank. rank grass where the ox-teams pass
strange and "a sad abodei
But daisies whiten its rust and stain
Aud bloom o. er the handpress in the rain.
Little the teamsters know
AS their whips crack loud I'm the air,
The story linked to the long ago,
That speaks from the handp!esS ther.
And to tell that story were only vain
AS the handpress rots In the woodl land rain,
And yet, it's a story fr3ught
With life and its Joy and woe,
And one that rings in the House OF Thought
Where the tides of Memory flow;
A story OF labor and love and pain
That leads to the bandpress in the rain.
So trusts and rots By the road.
Whore the woodland dews are chill;
The owl Roots over its wild abode,
And sweet sings the wnippoorwill;
o, the story OF labor and loss and gain.
With the handpress there In the woodland rainl
FRANK L. STANTON.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03
He Was Too Careless.

'Tll never forget Bill Timmins," said
the man who used to live In the far North
west, to a Washington Star reporter. "Bill
was as game man as ever lived, and too
generous to take advantage" ss7S1
Isn't he living now?" asked the lis
tener, who had been good deal impressed
by the sadness of the narrator's tone.
mo. / was on the Coroner's jury that
looked after Bill"
''What-er-what was the verdictT
"Died of carelessnessr
"Carelessnessi How?"
Got into fight without gun on him."
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03

below the knee. and the fur. passing over
the top of the foot and around the heel.
leaves The toes sticking out. The up
pers," extending loosely across the top of
the foot, are exaggerated in breadth by the
long hair on the edges Of the fur, and give
the wearer The appearance of having paws,
or 'pates," as the Spaniards say. When
Magellan's men first saw these Indians
they were unable 10 account for the ap-
pearance of their feet. and so dubbed
them "duck-foOted.
They were never cannibals in their wild
est days, and were probably never OF ex-
traordnary height. Their fashion of
wrapping themselves up in long, straight
robe of guanaco fur, hanging in un0roken
lines from shoulder to heel, increases their
apparent height, as the Caffre in his
"kaross." and the Pawnee Indian ia his
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03

or yellow. may be pretty accurately deter
mined by the attributes with which his
own imagination invests a supreme being.
The Tehuelche deity is not ian eternal
spider, weaving webs to catch the sonls
of men," nor revengeful Icing who iu-
tends to torment any of his creatures. He
is waiting for his children in happy hunt
ing grounds beyond the farthest rim of
hills, where he has prepared all good
things necessary to endless felicity.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03

long nails with big steel heads instead OF
stair rails. The nail is fully three inches
long, but since the rush there is decided
scarcity of the shining heads, and the tread
of the office-seeker has pulled out even
these great spikes, and couple Of dozen
of them have been picked up and put
away. The carpets look as ii regiment
OF giants had been executing double
shuttle on the stairs for the last month.
Any extra demand for stair carpet at the
White House ought TO be granted without
demur by the congressman who have
brought the office-seekers along and helped
add TO the wear and tear.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03
The White House Carnets-

III any ocular proof of the persistence Of
office-seekers is needed, 1t exists In the
White House carpets. They look as if
they could never be made to smile again,
so says Kate Field. The one on the stairs
leading TO the Office best shows what the
impatient feet of the $4,000 would-he Gov
eminent employees have accomplished. 1t
is heavy Administer, held in place by
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03
Too Cruel.

MEN are not to be trusted" she re-
marked to her younger aud more success
full friend. "Oh, my dear, said her friend,
sweetly, "has IL taken all these years to
teach you that?" The silence that fol-
lowed couldn't be broken with a sledge.
hammer.-Detroit Free Press.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03
Gave Herself AWAY.

"What nonsense this all is about men
getting on their knees when they pro-
pose" said Mrs. ParsIow 10 her dear
friend. MY husband didn't do any such
absurd thing when he asked me to marry
him." He did when be proposed to me,
said the dear friend. without thinking
Harper's BazaB
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22

and be complimentary on every occasion
and make oneself like the smart punster.
q nuisance. but let go OF q fetching COM
pliment on a real good opportunity. IT
pays every time A girl Will declare she
detests compliments and would rather
have the truth every time. even II II is
distasteful, but don't you be deceived by
that. Give her a pretty compliment, and
if she forgets everything else you've said
TO her. she'll remember that particular
Bit OF conversation and run over the next
morning, bright and early, to repeat It to
her dearest friend. She tells you that you
are just horrid 20 say such things when
you know you don't mean th0m and then
she'll stay awake half the light 70 think
it over AMI will dub you the INCEST man
she knows"
Why, know one girl who had freckIes-
just few, you know. across her nose
and on her forehead, and she was aw-
fully sensitive about them. One time
man said to her: Never mind about
those freckles; they only call attention
to the whiteness OF your forehead and
the blush on your Cheek" or course she
pretended to sniff at that and said she
didn't really relish such compliments, but
when he had gone she went right off and
wrote it down in her diary-the compli-
ment, 1 mean-and then she read 1t over
and over again until she began to think
him splendid and of course she married
him. All for a compliment, too.
May be she was a bit filrty-howevcr,
that doesn't matter-but she usually had
a lot OF men crazy over her, and the
man she was engaged to was awfully
Jealous and he was one OF the kind OF
people who are always saying the wrong
thing, and one night when she was telling
him how hard poor Charlie" took it when
she refused him he Uhe lover 1 mean)
looked cross and said: Il really can't
see what the men all see In you to go
crazy over anyway" Well, she never
said a word to him that night-she was
just as sweet as could be-but the next
day he received curt little note breaking
the engagement and now he's going
around talking about woman's incon-
sistency and can't really see why she
should have done IL.
The Pickering light OF the crate fire fell
athwart the face OF the lovely girl and
made her look more beautiful than ever.
win you marry me?" he said.
"Fiddlestcks" said she.
Not at ADJUST marry me-
well. I don't mind" she said, and then
her father came IN and they went 10
talking about the unusually cold weather.
However, those two people will In after
years declare that the blissful moment OF
their lives were graced by all the poetry
with which such moments are supposed to
lie hailowed. AIDS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22

these combinations are generally - wxll
managed that they do not seem 70 vsry bad
when seen, even for the 1rst time.
Another palmer but very pretty and girl
ish suit was diagonal pearl gray cheviot,
with a plain front cut all in one piece, With
out darts, and with full plsits In the back.
There was border Of gray fur at the bot
tom Of the skirt and across the bust and
on the bottom Of the sleeves. Tho uppeR
sleeves and yoke were Of tsrtsn plaid velvet,
In blue green and red on gray ground,
The hat was OF gray felt trimmed with =
close bunch Of tartan ribbon bearing the
same colors a. the yoke.
1t Is surprising how many diamonds are
worn In New York society. Mrs Astor has
the largest number. IL Is said, while Mrs.
Willie K. vanderbilt's are the finest, and u
is said, and believe It to be true, that her
finest necklace Of diamonds has all the
stones pierced so as to hang them on Q
string without setting Mrs Frank Leslio
has the third finest lot of diamonds, but
there are many women IN society who also
have largo numbers OF fine diamonds, and
the effect OF 50 much dazzling splendor at
one Of the grand social gatherings is very
fine and certainly interesting.
During Lent few IL any Jewels are worn,
even at the few small gatherings Of friends
for dancing class. or any OF the very mild
ADJUSTMENTS that are provided during that
season. Many ladies refrain from going to
the theaters at that time. and frequent the
churches more than they usually DO,
though the women In tho best society are
generally regular In their attendance a
church. II Is the women who uphold the
church In New York at least
MATE LEROY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
The Young Widow.

She Is modest, but not bashful,
Free and easy. but not bold;
Like an apple, ripe and mellow.
Not too young, not too old;
Half inviting, half repulsing,
Now advancing and now shy;
There Is mischief In her dimple,
There IS darger In her eye.
She has studied human nature.
She is schooled in all her arts;
She has taken her diploma
AS a mistress OF all hearts,
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when 10 smile:
Oh. a maid Is sometimes charming,
But q widow all the while.
Are you sad? How very serious
VIII her handsome face become!
Are you angry? She is wretched,
Lonely, friendless. fearful. dumb!
Are you mirthful? How her laughter
Silver sounding. will ring out!
She can lure and catch and play you
AS the angler does the trout.
Ye old bachelors Of forty,
Who have grown so bold and wise,
Young Americans Of twenty,
With the love-look In your eyes;
You may practice all the lessons
Taught by Cupid since the fall.
But know little widow
Who can win and fool you all.
Sir Edwin Arnold.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
TRY TO BE BxfSdr.
When Woman Makes Her Individuality
Felt.

One OF the most reliable ways IN
which woman can make her individual.
ity felt is through her home, writes VIC.
lette Hall. in the Detroit Free Press. This
should not only be cheerful and bright,
but 1t should be cut after an altogethey
is imperative that when we speak Of
Miss Smith our memory should directly
revert TO an Image utterly unlike that
called up when Miss Brown is mentioned.
So when Miss Smiths home Is talked Of
must the mind be able at oncs to grasp
. distinct pleasant impression.
In order to make this possible Mise
Smith should have q unique abiding
place, II she have but one room TO enter
tain her friends, and that merely nook
in some dreary Soarding-bouse IL she
have n littie natural tss.s la decoration.
she VIII find no difficulty I'm sanctifyins
such a spot, however limited her income.
IL not, she must keep her eyes open.
and also spend considerable OF her spare
time In studying effects In tone and
form.
A judicious use OF color In the toilet
and in the household works a magic re-
suit that no reckless expenditure OF gold
can accomplish. Therefore. too much
time can hardly be given 10 learning the
power OF tints-not that we would I'M
wittingly encourage the daubing OF turtles
on te6cups and daisies on door mats;
but every woman OF normal eyesight has
her artistic instinct folded away some-
where In her innermost consciousness,
just as she has sense OF sound SO.
though she may not paint she has ma
tural love for color and some knowledge
of II. This she must cultivate. as far 80
possible when she has access TO picture
galleries by noting the methods OF tho
best colorists, and also by practicing in
private with boz OF paints, or even by
combining odd bits Of ribbon silk for
simple exercise as she nrst learned the
notes in the musical gamut This infor-
nation chords the parlor carpet Win tho
portieres. and the mantal draperics with
the rugs, rendering her inexpensive FUR
nishirrs more effective than the nAbo6s
dlscordant splendor. II dresses our stu
dent. too. I'm soft harmonious gowns that
rest the eye and charm the senses. And
n holds one OF the most important Keys
10 popularity, the art OF serving FOOD
temptinely II teaches the housewife TO
note the complexion OF each article OF
diet and 10 show II of TO the best ad-
vantage. AS, for instance. tomatoes
neeled and served whole are thing OF
beauty upon blue dish. olives or any
sort OF green pickles upon dark Pom
peiian red ware Apricots and peaches
upon pale pink or soft gray, &c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
TEE FIRST BEAU
He 10 Equally BsshfuI Boy Who oinshse
DTeadfully.

He ID Equally BashfuI Boy Who tnsoO
DFeadfuliy.
The FIRST beau appears along about whsp
we are fourteen or fifteen. There have
been, Of course, many littls boy admtssst
but the genuine gallant does not msterisiise
rptil we put on long dresses and eemmsncs
making ourselves up for young iaoi0s
comprehensive phase that all gads WV ~
aerstand SAYS the Philadelphia Tins. ~
is usullly the brother OF some esoscaai cnno
OF ours and In this way we are snAosso -
see him mere often than II We had NJ feee
son Cor going TO hts hoEe. He Is 1csc9ns'
" bashful before people, but can tsks plue
streak when we are alone. lie squandeu nn
nil /, vance on ice cream, soda ana canmsus
and on rare occasions invites VI 70 CHURCH
sociable or concert
He Is always one of the group Of yovias
who wait outside the church VI cunaAy'
school door, and he Is the one always 70
escort Us 10 our homes on such occasions.
we are teased numerically about him ann
really enjoy IL. though pretending 10
fearfully indignant and provoked about ~.
This sort of thing goes en- until something
bannens as some things have way OK
doing. and either be goes away 20 eo.f~v
ar we have for boarding-sehool. or pefnsp'
a ouarrel or a change Of residence occurs;
"a any rate. years perhaps viii ron swy
before we see bearded man VINO 49,
nor the slIghtess resemblance TO the piosmns
Iosy.cheeked boy we called our nfss oss1'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
An Impossible Girl.

Once ON n time there lived maid
Who never was OF mice afraid.
A perfect game OF Whist she played,
This maid enhancing.
or gowns and styles she never talked,
Attempts to compliment she baked.
Fer exercise she only walked
She hated dancing.
She woro no loud. queer-colored glove.
She never yet had been In love,
Her bureau held no picture OK
The latest actor.
And. furthermore, she never went
TO matinees, nor ever spent
Her change for soda; roses sens
Could not attract her.
OF slang she never used WORD
OF flirting she had never heard.
6ociety--lt seemed absurd
She did not care for
At ray resorts where men were nos
She never seemed 10 care jof
Upal the mothers wondered whAs
The Gull was there for.
No one Will know from whence shs cans
She left no record but her fame.
Not even can we learn her name
Or what her station.
When did shc liver How did abe dles
She lived In fancy. It's lie.
I've only tried 20 practice my
Imagination. &C.,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
To an Erratic Miss,

In spite OF all your stateliness,
In spite OF all your grace,
In spite OF all your tenderness,
In spite OF your sweet face,
You have fault. my darling dear,
A fault I'll tell TO you
Because you know l am sincere
In all l say and do.
You remind me Of piece of clay
Shaped by sculptor's hand,
So handsome that the world did think
Twas done by fairy wand.
Yet one alone is sad at heart
Successful az he be.
His trained eye the fault perceives
The world may never see.
So beauteous the statue was
when II was done at last),
No woman like it everll live
Or did live In times past.
The sculptor sees the failing. and
Hide IL as he may.
II seems to him that It'll be
Uuearthed some future day.
SO tell you. you have fault.
A fault that ! can see,
A fault that I am conscious Of.
Though no one else may be.
The men may cast their smiles on you
While love within them whirls.
But they will surely drop you II
YOU'RE not like other girls.
Arthur Levy.
New York, Jan. q 1888
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
READING FOR WOMEN.
THE sTORr-THE FASHION,
WoMAN'S PERSONALITY.
items Of Interest 10 Our Feminine Friends
Wit and Wisdom for their
Enjoyment.
o SAW lie BoNNTE LESLIE.

o saw ye bonnie Leslie,
A. she Eacd DER the horder7
shes gone like Alexander,
10 spread her conQuests further.
10 sec her is 10 love her.
And love but her forever.
Tor nature made her what she Is.
Aud ne'er MADE sic anither.
Thou art queen. fair Leslie
Thy subjects we before thee,
Thou art divine. fair Leslie,
The hearts o men adore thee.
The dell he could ma scaith thee.
or aught that wad belang thee
He'd look into thy bonnie face
And say II Gamma wrang thee"
The powers aboon Will shield thee.
Misfortune shall not sitter thee.
Thourt ike themselves sac lovely
That M they'll ne er let near thee.
Return again. fair Leslie,
Return 10 Caledonia,
That we may brag we hae a lass
There's name again sac bonny.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
Care Of the Skin.

Cumetics the best OF them. are o. uDaov
ful utility, and where powder - hsss
it should always be carefully "a,hsa ~
nj night, as Il clogs the pores OF ,Ds ss ~
psychologists tell us that the hx'pusn pa 's
cesses owed the snoothnsss y, tSsas 80
10 a preparation much Ike uns s'sss.ns ~. -
rose water Of our day hrTiM s~S r.-... =.
shs os,sn air Is another gress point. knpiah
,so,nsn ~ the upper classes think nothing
- a s,ve.mile tramp Ia any weather ana
e.,ns IN fresh As dsIsies after u The DIE
sss, should BE- regulated Pastry. eake. ree
f foo Of ali scru. tel uafAsoFaeH upon ~
ccsnplexlon
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
In Woman's Kingdom.

All! wasteful woman she who may
On her sweet self set her own price,
Knowing man cannot choose but pay,
How has she cheapened Paradise!
How given for nought her priceless gift;
How spoiled the bread and spilled TIE wine,
That, spent with due respective thrift,
Had made brutes men and men divine!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
An Exception.

When men possess one secret or enc creed.
Or love one land or struggle for one
need,
They draw together brotheriy and hu-
name:
They only dy apart who love one oman
John Boyle oRetlly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
Told.

II I were q man would cultivate the
habit Of occasionally turning q pretty
compliment. It's the iatch-key TO court
ship.
] don't mean to DO continually 1t It,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
Regarded Sacred In All Ages-A Siberian
ExiIo's Plea.

Extlo's Plea.
Tho origin Of the circlet that adorns
my lady's hand is obscure, though very
ancient. There Is a tradition which as
signs the invention Of the ring to TubaI
Cain. and the old Latin author who
gives circulation 10 the story, In speak
ing OF the wedding circlet. says: THE
form Of the ring being eircular-that Ia
to say. round and without snA-tmr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
ORIGIN OF MY LADY,S RING.

New York, Jan. 2. 1898.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-11

Each phase Of a mans mind and
life, says L. G.. Wunder in Leisure
Hours. is fraught with pleasure or
pain,and worthy of praise or blame. ac-
c0rding 20 the motives or principle by
which he is actuated and guided. for
its result, and "the thread Of our life
is OF mingled yarn" Sir Walter
Scott writes, There's aye & 80 aud
IN l. the chief"
II man follows the bent OF his
own lucluations, he must keep his
passion, and desires under the con.
troll OF reason, OF be may do many
things amlys which viii cause him
regret. Peace chooses Tor her home
the breast ln which she finds har-
m0ny To every earnest heart liie
Will seem richer and brighter in COIN
plulun,hp With loil. disappointment
and rcyrrsrA IF fortified with
strength. resolution and endurance
THAN when passFd Rwar In e.esant
raae AHi tha prtie f puiWana N.n
WhH husId 'HAe the WufEi I Hm
rithNf thsH t..aHt.F N0Ek ff thnr
HtH hN.IHH Aul thH rahIe .nsI mrH
WhH wH HNHw tHe eHHm ~ thrf
HN p HH.lef .H .a.n Ea.
Ha t. nfHI a
N MaH HHst aHI
kMH 4F
Ifs
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-11
Good Thing If Practical.

A clever chemist has invented an
automatic sensitive paint, which is a
bright yellow at the ordinary temper
allure, but. upon being brought into a
warmer atmosphere it changes color
gradually, until at 800 degrees IL be-
comes bright red. 10 returns 10 it's
original color upon cooling, and may
be heated with the same effect over
and "er. II is suggested that this
paint may bee used with advantage 20
detect a rise IN the temperature ~
the fractional working parts OF ma
chinery.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-11

Others. Beneath the mantle OF COM
ventionalism the human heart is still
seen throhbing, filed with hope and
desire for improvement, though self
ishness, prejudice and vanity may
have dominated our lives and caused
our own actions to degenerate. The
man who wanders from right and
duty is sure to go adrift and be at the
mercy of contending elements.
Honor and integrity are thereby sure
safeguards of home.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-11

Kansas society made an Interesting
Innovation Va anniversary celebration
40 Hutchinson by celebrating dia.
mHud wedding, from which che bride.
kfum Waa absent because &c an un.
tImo1 death The bride vas still
alive. haeeYeF and capable uf en.ois
IuE i good thing m the anniversary
h8h i4.t aNi eamlnHlY wlHbmtfd
, 1893-04-12

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itdb nic0cr uno l%eltf5te:
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6c5 2eben5, Set benz Wteere Der G1DiQfeit
ent~gc9cntritt? Spanncn finds, iiber Bic
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DaB CT unS faum 3eit 5ur 8eitnnung, sum
Grten1en lGBt, mas mir get6a1, ME mir
9~ebanoelt - mas mir crrun9en oOcr Ucrz
loren. Der WfenicD lebt cigentlicb nur in
letner 8~crgangenbeit, Sic itcbt cipig fill,
unb CT ylpGble nie Die 6lct6cnoe gum
Sein6." -
GS nan an etnem Gage, mic ienem, 6a
0u9o un0 S6eooor III Der 2aube be5 Gltcrn>
bauies ftdb ser Otutter 8utterf1cben
i6mcdcn lieBcn, an etnem icb0nen miIOcn
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prdcbti9en GlbitromeS = ais cine itattltbe
8art, bic vGugenie", in Sen Sambur0cr
t0ofen einltef. Dit Waaren aQer 0rt be-
laben, mte tie od5 glidLi6e Snoten Itefert,
fam tie ben Wfa6ras.
Nuf ieinem ei9enen Sbiff febrte 6ieSmol
6ugo sur Gateritu0t Suriid. Sem S6iff
mars, ba3 Sen Namen ieiner Diel geliebten
Wutter @ugente trug unb baS ct mach
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@eita0e tpteber 5ufitbrte.
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