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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
A Woman Showed Herself Too Smart for
Her Landlord.
From tho Chico 90 Tribune


They met in a street car and the
woman with golf cape remarked:
Il see you still have the same house"
Yes, and at the same rent remarked
the woman with the ostrich boa.
But l thought your landlord had
decided to raise it?"
He did; but somehow I didn't expect
to move, though Tom gave up the house
at once. You see, l really can't afford
to have any more bric-a-brac smashed
in moving wagons. I've lost enough
already to stock a department store"
so you decided not to move?"
Not quite, dear. You see, | told the
landlord that l was sorry to move, but
we really couldn't afford a higher rent,
and that / myself would gladly show
the house to intending tenants. Then
l set every room in order and waited"
well"
well, / really thought that the first
woman that came would take it. ]
praised the closets and told her what
swell neighborS we had and"
But thought you didn't want to-
mo, dear, but just as she was leaving
| casually mentioned the fact that two
persons had died of typhoid fever in the
next house above and two doors below
| She seemed somewhat agitated, and
when | called out the landlords address
| after her she didn't seem much inter
| ested."
| But, Maggie, you know that was
Some time ago? Yes, but l never
could remember dates, and the people
did die"
"Well, did She"
| Never went near. The bedrooms
were too small for the next people, anC
| the next ones We're delighted, but
thought the rent rather dear. Then
remarked that Immediately after lunch
con l intended to run around and en-
| gage that lovely little house in the mex
square at lower rent. They carelessly
asked which house, and l noticed tha
they turned that corner"
How could your
"Well, did She"
well, you know, II was cheaper, anC
If they had taken our house | SHOULD
have been obliged to rent that, for /
was near enough to have my bric-a
brac carried"
Your landlord told me that Swell
styles intended to take It,"
"They did; but after Mrs. Swellstyle
and | had gone over it l said: You
children all look so healthy that thinl
the house will just suit you, but mine
you know, are rather delicate, and tn
least hint of sewer gas alarms u.s. Sh
turned pale, and 1 knew at once tha
not even the parlor mantel would in
duce her to take it,
"And the landlord?"
"Oh, he came around that eveninj
and said that as we were such good ten
nants he had decided not to raise tn
rent. Tom was so surprised"
mo wonder!' gasped her friend; "thi
is our stopping place; come and have
cream soda-I feel faint"
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STOCKS AND BONDS.
By the United Press.


New York, Oct. 27-The local market
opened steady except for Lackawanna,
which started off with a decline of u
per cent, selling at 162. Speculation in
the general list, however, was soon over
shadowed by another big drop in the
anthracite coalers, Lackawanna fall
ing 61a to 156; New Jersey Central, AZ
to 9Sas, and Delaware and Hudson, to
1231a. OF these stocks only 1900 shares
changed hands, but the attack was so
fierce that prices at one time dropped a
point between sales For the first time
the bears succeeded in bringing out
long stocks and now that they have some
of the more timid bulls frightened they
are making all sorts of wild predic-
tons. Reading was decidedly firmer
and closed 1s higher in the day. Spec
ulation left off barely steady Net
changes show losses of IL to per cent.
in the anthracite coalers. General list
lost u to IL per cent. Total sales were
1886 shares.
The range of today's prices for the ac-
tive stocks of the New York stock market
are given below. The quotations are fur
| nished The Tribune by c. du b. Dimmick,
| manager for William Linn, Allen & Co.,
stock brokers, 412 Spruce street, Scran-
ton
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Oct. N.-Flour-Dull weak
Wheat-Dull, Ac. lower, closing steady;
No. red store and elevator 54ssa554sc. |;
afloat, 55Aa54c. ungraded red, 50a56c. No.
l northern, 64hc.; options duh, weak at
Nc. decline December and May most ac-
tive; sales included No. 2 red October,
54asc.; December, 55Ssc. May, 60lsc
Corn-Dull, unchanged; No. 2, 5S$c. ele-
vator; 6S&c. atloat; options dull but
steady, closing unchanged to &c. up on
flrmer west and local covering; May and
December most active; October, 5Sc.; No
vember 56lRc.; December, 543sc.; January,
53%c.; May, 53%c.
Oats-Dull, firm; options quiet, easier;
October, Sibc.; November, Slhc.; Decem-
ber, 32Ac January, 33Hc. February, SAC.
spot prices, No. 2 white, S5lac.; No. 9 Chi
cago, 32l5c.; No. 8, SIC; No. white, 342t
mixed western, S2aS3c.; white state, 95a
39c.
Beef-Dull; family, $lOa12; extra mess,
$SaS.50.
Beef Hams-Quiet; s17a17.5O.
Tierced Beef-Dull; city extra India
mess $l6a1650. y
Cut Meats--Dull, weak; picked bellies
12 pounds, TAG; picked shoulders, 5l9a
sac; picked hams, sa94c.; middles, nom.
inal.
| $7.25; city, 61sc.; October closed SIPS nom.
| inal; January closed T05 nominal; re.
| fined, quiet; continent, $3.50; South Amer.
| lea, IS; compound, 5ka5%c.
PorlS-Quiet, easy, no sales; mess, $13.7
a14.50; extra prime, nominal.
Butter-Steady, quiet; state dairy, 14f
221ac. do. creamery, 17a23l5c.; western
dairy, 11Aa16c. do. creamery, 15a23lAc,
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CHIRONOMY OR PALMISTRY,
Points for Persons Interested in the Sci
ence of Reading Character

Points for Persons Interested in the Sci.
ence of Reading Character.
From New York Commercial Advertiser.
The science of chironomy, or reading
character by closely inspecting the
hand, Is a queer as well as a delightful
study, taken in any Of its branches. 1t
Is said that IL the palm of the hand is
lean or skinny" and narrow, the owner
is a person noted for timidlty, feeble
ness Of mind, and as one being want
ing in moral and intellectual forces. II
too thick big and strong, 1t denotes a
low order of intelligence, with a tend
ency to brutality. A hollow, deep palm
always denotes misery, ill-luck, and
that the owner has been failure In
life. Fingers round and smooth denote
a tendency to act on impulse or intu-
tion, rather than by reason, calculation
or deduction, and knotty fingers de-
note tendency to order and arrange
ment. AS a general rule, persons with
short, thick fingers are quicker, more
impulsive and act more on the spur
of the moment than those with long,
slim fingers especially IL the latter
have a tendency to turn backward
from the PALM If the fingers are very
short and square cut at the ends II
signifies cruelty or want of tact. Long,
pliable fingers denote love of detail or
general luxury. Large hands and
fingers usually belong to workers with
minute things tsuch as watchmakers,
etc), while small hands generally be-
long to persons having colossal works
! ON hand, or who are planning the same,
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HEALTH HINTS.

Wear flannel during the summer, thin
layer from the neck to the feet. In win
ter wear the heaviest weight flannel or
wool underwear, such as is sold ready
made In the shops.
Do not eat bread, potatoes, rice, pie,
cake nor anything sweet II you wish to re-
duce your weight Do not take more than
one bath day; 1t may be hot or cold,
either is equally good for the complexion.
Sage tea is q very useful remedy for
falling out of the hair, 1t does not an
swer for all purposes because the causes
Of the loss Of hair are numerous, and to
successfully treat any affection the cause
must always be removed
1t requires many months Of patient
treatment before blackheads and pimples
VIII disappear. The treatment should be
local and internal. Remove the black
heads by squeezing or with watch-key,
then wash the spots with hot water and
CASTLE soap. Keep the body and the skin
healthy by daily sponge or plunge bath
OF warm water or cold, as may be the
more grateful; follow the bath by brisk
rubbing with coarse towel. DO not al
low one day to pass without having the
bowels moved. Walk two miles every
day.
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Scranton Wholesale Market.

Scranton, Oct. N.-Fruits and Produce
Dried apples, per h., ,6Aa7c.; evaporated
apples, 10allc. per lb. Turkish prunes, Ca
SIC; English currants, 2a2hc.; layer rails
ins, $l.75a1.S0; muscatels, $1a1.40 per box;
new Valencias. 6a7c. per lb.
Beans-Marrowfats 50 40a250 per bushel
mediums, $l.70a1.75.
Peas-Green, $l.1Oa1.H per bushel; split
2.5Oa2.6O; lentels, 5aSc. per lb.
Potatoes-G5a7Oc. bushel
Onions-Bushel, G0a65c.
Butter-17a2ic. per lb.
Cheese-9a11lsc. per lb.
Eggs-Fresh, 19laa20c.; coolers, 17a1Sc.
Meats-Hams, 11Ac.; small hams, 12c.
skinned hams, 12hc.; California hams
SEC; shoulders, sac; bellies, 9tsc. smoked
breakfast bacon, 1likc.
Smoked Beef-Outsldes 13lkc.; sets, 15c.
insides and knuckles, 16lsc; Acme sliced
smoked beef, lib. cans, $245 dozen.
Pork-Mess at 81; short cut, $1S.
Lard-Leaf in tlerces at 10c.; In tubs
10Ac.; 1O-pound pals, 10&c. per pound; s.
pound pals, 1O7sc. per pound; 3-pount
pals, 111ac. per pound; compound lard
tierces, 7Ac.; tubs, 7lsc.; 10-pound pals, &c
per pound; 5-pound pals, SBc. per pound
3-pound pals, SIC per pound.
Flour = Minnesota patent, per barrel
$9SOa4; Ohio and Indiana amper, 50
Graham, So; rye flour. SO.
Feed-MiXed, per cwt., s115.
Grain-Rye, 65c.; corn, 59a61c.; oats, 37f
43c. per bushel.
Rye Straw-Per ton, $12a14.
Buckwheat Flour-S225 per 100.
Hay-$14 50al6
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Industrial and Commercial.

road, leased to the Reading, was oper-
ated at a loss of $4,000 last year.
The McKeesport and Youghiogheny
railroad and the Bates Run branch of
the Southwestern Pennsylvania rail-
road have been consolidated with and
made part of the Monongahela division
of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The Lehigh & Wilkes-B Barre Coal
company may within month open two
large strippings between Honey Brook
and Tresckow, on the south pitch of the
big vein. The surveyors have almost
completed their share of the task.
Relative to the alleged coal war Gem
eral Manager r. G. Luther, of the Read
ing Coal and Iron company, said: "I
don't think there is anything in the
talk. l believe 1t is only a rumor such
as is started every now and then for a
purpose"
The Reading company is very short
of gondola box cars. There is more ac-
tiVity in the coal trade and the officials
are having considerable difficulty in
supplying the demand. Work is being
pushed on shop cars and they are being
turned out as rapidly as possible.
General Freight Agent William Stew
| art, of the Pennsylvania mammoth
| system of lines west of Pitsburg, says
| that freight traffic was steadily in
| creasing and the demand for empty
cars was becoming urgent. There are
scarcely any empty cars on the system
at present
English and Irish railway receipts
| show a gain of 1877 per cent. for the
week ended Oct. Z, compared with 1898
and Scotch railway receipts a decrease
of 14.3 per cent. From July the gain
on the English and Irish lines is 7.9 pei
cent, and the loss on the Scotch lines
1873 per cent.
There is now in course of erection al
the Altoona shops a new passenger To-
comotive which is expected to cover 10(
miles an hour without any trouble. The
wheels are larger in diameter than the
ordinary engine and will be equipped
with ball bearing, like a bicycle. 1t will
also have steam pressure of but 81
pounds against so pounds pressure IL
| the locomotives now used.
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Chicago StockMarket,

Union Stock Yards, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-Cat-
tle-Receipts, $500 head; market firm;
common to extra steers, $2S5a625; stock
ers and feeders, $a9.5O; cows and bulls,
$1a350; calves, $2.25a5.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 1,4OO head; market firm
early, but closed weak; heavy &.35a4.7O;
common to choice mixed, $4.25a4.60; chioce
assorted, $i.5Oa4.GO light, A.25ai5O; pigs,
81. 50a430.
Sheep Receipts, 1000 head market
firmer; inferior to choice, 75c.a$S; lambs,
S1 Mad
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Buffalo Stock Market.

Buffalo, Oct -Cattle-Receipts, 1,4SC
with lower tendency, closed weak
Hogs - Receipts, 1880 head; on sale,
$3.50 head market opened steady, closed
easy with six loads of late arrivals un-
sold; Workers., S4.5Oa460; mostly, A.55
good mediums, $4.6Oa4.65; mixed packers
$455a46O; pigs, $S.75a4,5O; roughs, $3,71a
450.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1900 head
on sale, 5000 head; market opened strong
er, closed strong; good to choice lambs!
3G5a4; fair to good, S3.25a3.5O; culls and
common, $2aS; good mixed sheep, $225a
2.75; fat exports, $2.9OaS.25; common tc
fair, Sl.50a2.
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/>ONNNNN~NN>~N>>>>N~~ ~N~NN>N~~~|>~~~/~~cD~~'
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
- ceived at the office of the Secretary of the
Scranton Board OF Control until 730 o'clock,
Monday evening, Nov IL, 1894, to furnish the
district with coal for the ensuing year. Coal
to be good quality, free from slate and dust,
1000 pounds to the ton. fall weight. Bidders
will state price for different sizs, The city
will be divided into four districts. Building /,
4, S, o. 81, 2S S3 81 35, Sc will comprise the
first district. Buildings 2, 8, 6. T. s, 10 II, ~
and 81 the second district. Buildings IL, l3. II.
Is l6, II, Is, 10, 20, 90 81 and 81 the third dis
trict. Buildings 2l, %, %. q, Is and 20 the
fourt tn district. Bids will be received for each
district separately, The right is reserved to
reject any or all bids. By order OF the Scran.
ton Board of Control.
EUGENE d. FELLOWS Secretary.
Scranton Pa Oct 27 1891
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Toledo Grain Market.

Toledo, O., Oct. 7.-Wheat-Receipts,
1882 bushels; shipments. 1900 bushels;
market dull; No. red cash, 52lsc.; De-
cember, 522sc.; May, 5G%a56Bc.; No. red
cash, 51kc.
Corn-Receipts, $500 bushels; shipments,
1900 bushels; market easy; No. mixed
cash. 44lac.
Oats-Market firm; No. mixed cash,
2S%c.
ments, 210 bags; market firm; cash and
October $525; November $5.27A; Decem-
ber, $5.32tsa5.S S5; February, $5.S5.
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CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
- ceived at the Office of the City Clerk,
Scranton, Pa. until 7.30 O'Clock p. m. Thurs
day, November ], 1904 to construct the sub
structure, including excavations and mason.
ry, for bridge over the Roaring Brook, from
Spruce street to Front street Each bidder
shall inclose with each proposal certified
check for 10 per cent. Of the amount of his bid,
as guarantee that the contract will be exc.
cuted The check of the successful bidder
shall be forfeited TO the city II he shall fail or
refuse to execute contract for the perform
ance of the work and a bond in the sum OF ten
thousand dollars, conditioned. for the faithful
performance of the work under said contracts
The checks of unsuccessful bidders shall be
returned to them after the contract is award
ed. The city reserves the right to reject any
and all bids
BY order Of City Councils.
NJ. T. LAVELLE, City Clerk
nct
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Scranton, Pa, oct, 25, 1884.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
- ceived at the office Of the City Clerk,
Scranton Pa, until 7.80 o'clock p m, Thurs
day, November !, 1894. to construct the sub
structure, including excavations and mason
ry, for the Linden Street Bridge over the
Lackawanna river. Each bidder shall inclose
q certified check for ~ per cent Of the amount
of his bid as guarantee that the contract will
be executed. The check of the successful hid.
der shall be forfeited to the city II he shall fail
or refuse to execute a contract for the per-
formance of the work, and bond In the sum
Of ten thousand dollars, conditioned, for the
faithful performance Of the work. The checks
of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to
them after the contract Is awarded The city
reserves the right to reject any and all bids
By order Of City Councils.
NJ It. LAVELLE, City Clerk,
Scranton, Pa, Oct %, 1894.
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Philadelphia Tallow Market.


Philadelphia, Oct. 27.-Tallow is dull and
weak. We quote: City prime in hhds,
4l5a45sc.; country prime, in bbls, 4%c.; ;
country, dark, in bbls, 4hc.; cakes, DC. ;
grease, 4c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29

do. factory, 1la14l5c.: Elgins, 2slkc.; imita-
tion creamery, 13a1Sc.; June creamery, 16
a22c.
Cheese-Qulet, unchanged.
Eggs-Quiet, unchanged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29

WANTED - ACTIVE Statesmen TO
w handle our line, no pedding. Salary,
SI5 per month and expenses paid to all. Goods
entirely new. Apply quickly. P.O. Box, 6SOS
Boston, Mass.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29

DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup was
used for years as a prescription by a
successful physician. 1t Is in all respects
the best cough medicine made today
Sold by all druggists on guarantee Of
satisfaction
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Special Notices.

VOU WANT THIS RELIC - REPRINT
i Frank Leslies Illustrated Weekly War
illustrations lS6llsC5. Two Volume Folio,
sl650; payable monthly. $500 Delivered by
express complete, Prepaid. Add ess P. o.
MOODY, 6lS Gibson street, Scranton, Pa.
DLANK BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAGA-
ID zines, etc, bound or rebound at THE
TRIBUNE office. Quick work. Reasonable
prices.
MEAL TICKETS CAN BE HAD AT IA
Nl corner Spruce street and Franklin ave
nue.. Twenty meal tickets for $3.50. Good
table board.
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Oil Market.
THE RENT WAS NOT RAISED.

OIL City, Oct. 27.-Oil market opened
S2Bc.; closed S2Bc.
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Hello Wanted-Fe males.

T AIDES CAN MAKE SO DAILY BY FOLD.
- ing and addressing circulars for us, at
home. No canyassng Position permanent.
Reply with stamped envelope. MISS MARIE
WORTH, Ashland, o.
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A GENT WANTED EVERYWHERE TO
n sell the latest aluminium novelties, enor-
nous profits, sells at sight, delivered free, Sc
cure territory. Sample in velvet lined case
with full information, l0c. Catalogue free.
Aluminium Novelty Co., 335 Broadway, New
York.
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Situations Wanted.

SfTTATfoN WANTED BY a GOOD GfRf
- to do general housework. Would prefer
a place in small family. Address 2602 Cedar
avenue, Scranton.
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RARTENDER-A NEAT, SOBER AND IN.
ID dustrious young man, would like to sa-
cure a steady position; is hustler and can
furnish. Al references. Address Bartender,
420 LackAwanna avenue
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7 ADY WANTED-TO WRITE AND DO
IL light work at home; SIS weekly. No can
yassng. Send stamp. Pearl Peak, South
Bend, Ind.
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7 AIDES - YOUR NAME SENT ON
~ stamped envelope will give you steady
work; good salary. No canvassing Nettie
Harrison. San francisco. Cal.
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Helm Wauted-M ale.

VNTANTED-SOBER, INDUSTRIOUS AND
w fairly educated man. Salary. stated
upon interview, today. d. M. THOMAS,
Library Building.
VITANTED-A NINE FOREMAN. IN.
w ,quire of WIN. JERNIVN, Priceburg, Pa
WANTED - RELIABLE MAN, PERMA.
w nent position. Stamp and references.
A. It. NORRIS care this paper
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For Rent.

EoR RENT-SIX ROOM HOUSE ON WEST
4 Lackawanna avenue. Address THOMAS
Z, EVANS, aear 1882 Luzerne, Hyde Park.
ENOR RENT-oNE HALF STORE 100 Penn
l. avenue, $50 per month.
DOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED HALL
suitable for lodge rooms. JOHN JER-
MYN, ll9 Wyoming ovenue
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CAN YOU SELL BooKsY IF YOU CAN,
~ and want steaky, remunerative work on
very fine standard publications, address w.
B. BENJAMIN, y East 10Th St. New York.
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A Word.
AGENTS Wanted.

SALESMAN WANTED IN EVERY TOWN
y in Western New York and Northwestern
Pennsylvania to sell approved securities. No
application will be considered from any but
reliable men, we'll acquainted in their own
community. References must be furnished
when applications are made for particulars
Address Lock Box l07 Elmira, n. Y.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29

TRAVELLING statesmen TO SELL THE
celebrated Belle Of Anderson County"
case goods and other brands of fine Kentucky
hand made sour mash whiskies, on monthly
salary and expenses or commission; reference
required. Address ED MURP ny q CO., dis
tillers and wholesale liquor dealers No. IL,
Cheapside Lexington XIV
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MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The Western New York and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company reports gross
earnings for the second week of Octo-
ber increased 5000.
Vice President Voorhees,, of the Read
ing railroad, is reported to have said
that the Schuylkill and Lehigh rail-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26
Washing the Hands.

Washing the hands in water to which
ammonia has been added is very COM
mon recommendation. This would be
well enough, perhaps. if the supplement
tary processes were correctly given, but
the direction is simply for putting a lit
tie of this substance into the water in
which the hands are washed. Somebody
follows these directions and finds the
hands rough and disagreeable almost be-
yond endurance. Some day the victim
of this foolish practice makes up her
mind that maybe ammonia doesn't agree
with her and forthwith discontlnues its
use.
The fact is that ammonia is absolutely
unfit for the toilet unless its effects are
carefully removed by some suitable
agent. 1t is strongly alkaline and de-
stroys the natural oil on and near the
surface of the skin, leaving it rough
crackly and with decided tendency to
chap and wrinkle. After the use of soap
Of any sort or any alkaline preparation
the hands should be thoroughly washed
in clean water and rubbed with some
soothing compound, such as glycerin
and rosewater, a bit of diluted honey,
almond oil or some like substance. This
restores the softness of the skin and pre-
vents chapping.-GOod Housekeeping.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26
The Pioneers.

So much has been heard of Mary
Wollstonecraft as Il herald of woman's
equality that most people have forgotten
the name of Nary Astell, a contempt
rary of Defoe's, who lived hundred
years before Mary Wollstonecraft, and
who was the first woman who pleaded
for ''woman's equality of education and
social position" If it were a daring
thing to do in the eighteenth century, it
was surely a much more daring thing to
do in the seventeenth, and, though Mary
Astell may be said to have 'hedged" a
little under the wrath of her contem-
poraries, yet to her is the credit of hav-
ing been the first to urge the necessity
of giving woman the benefits of thor
ough education. Other pioneers there
have been at later date who have suf-
fered SANDER and persecution in the
woman's cause, and whose work has
been ignored and set aside by the more
noisy crowd who now enjoy the benefits
which the pioneers sufferings purchased.
Humanitarian.