Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-27
oharlotts Maria Tucker and that she was q

Charlotte Maria Tucker and that she was .
writer of phenomenal industry, over one
hundred and fifty books having appeared
with the chosen initials attached. Lastly
comes the news Of her death which oc-
curred quite recently, but ~ ever the de-
tails are meagre. She had long resided In
that province of British India known as
the Punjaub, having given up her literary
1sbors and devoted herself to missionary
work among children. This work she car
ried on entirely at her own expense. For
this purpose, when over City years of age
she studied the grammar and literature OF
the country, becoming thoroughly yersed
in both. She psssed away at the age of
seventy-two, after life of industry, self
sacrifice and devoted purpose such as few
people have the viii or the power to lead.
"AMERIKANsKA KoNIEcT."
Girls who are fond of candy making, and
very attractive work 1t is, too, may be in
terestsd in the record made by q young
American girl as a confsctioner at the
great national festival held at Stockholm,
Sweden, not long ago.
She is Boston girl, spending some time
with friends in Stockholm, and she took
part with them at the six-days festival,
which, by the way, was carried out in sew
enteenth century style, and out of doors in
officiated was the "Kryddbod," )" or grocery,
with long black broom sticking out in
front for . sign, according to the usual
custom, and they sold all sorts of things
from soap and shoestrings to "Amsrikan-
ska Karamella." II
And this one girl made all the candy
they had-afty pounds. They had
a large sign over the counter,
advertising "Fresh American Confeo-
tionery," at which many people
sneersd. remsrking that 1t couldn't
Americai" But 1t was of the features
of the OCCASION" as it might easily have
bsen, judging from the young makers de-
soription. She writes: 'Every color of
candy, every shape, every size, every
favor did I make: pink, green, yellow,
red, orange, brown, white and striped,
lovely compounds of delicate green and
pink, yellow and white, pink, brown and
white, almonds. walnuts, cherries, figs,
dates, ginger, chocolate, candied fruits,
pistachio, orange, vanilla, peppsrmint,
lemon. Obi you can't think of the ingre-
dients that mixed up" Besides all this
sweetness she helped to make fifty bon
bon boxes, triangular in shape, covered
with orumpled tissue paper and tied with
ribbon. Then out of the tissue paper abe
cut circles with edges notched deeply In
the shape of rose petals. A roand of stiff
paper was laid upon this so that the candy
would not break through, then the petals
were brought togather and tied with rib
bon. These "roses" as they were called,
sold rapidly, and then she was obliged to
make them to order, cutting, tying and
filling ss fast - her fingers could fly until
bon-bons and paper gave out together.
And when King Oscar came to buy there
had to put up with common, every day
chocolstei
tives are expected to be present at the Sec
ond national convention of Working Girls
olubs, to be held In Boston next May.
There will be an effort made to unite the
clubs all over the country IN 9 national
organization. One of the questions to be
discussed, and 1t is an important one from
their standpoint, is, "Whst is the effect of
working for pin-money upon those who
work for livinei"
Cy Yoke, Chinese girl, who was brought
when little child to San Francisco, and
who was cared for and educated by the
Methodist Mission there, has been for the
past three years supporting herself as
nurse among her own people. Dissatisfied
with her lack of knowledge she wishes to
take course In the training school for
nurses, and afterward to study at medi-
cal college. But the nurses, especially
those of Californian birth, raise strenuous
objections to her being admitted.
They aver that they cannot meet the
Chinese girl on plane of equality. The
good she might do, her noble ambitions,
are as nothing before the strength of their
prejudices. Heathenish, isn't it3 Cy
Yoke is said to be of lovely character, q
ministering angel among the sick, with
heart and soul in her work. Her case is
to come up again for final decision, and IL
she fs refused admittanee to the training
school, an effort will be made to assist her
In gaining q medical education elsewhere.
She would do well to come east, at least as
far as Philadelphia, where one Chinese
girl at least has studied medicine With
credit to herself and to her Instructors.
1t is now said that that habIt of biting
the nails is disease. 1t has a pro-
fessional name, of course, ''onychophsgy,"
which they may use who prefer 1t to the
plain Eoglish. A distinguished French
physician states that In his opinion it is an
Inherited disease, and An unfsiling evil
dence of latent nervous degeneration. He
advocates the careful and continuous
treatment that is necessary in such affeo
tions-great attention to diet, exercise.
habits of sleeping. ventilation and all hy-
gienic necessities that will build up and
strengthen the nervous system. This will
remove the cause of the disease, but per-
hsps not the disagrseable habit of which
many people long past the period of child
hood seem to be never able to break them
selves. Possibly they might make deter
mined effort to do 30 If they could be
brought to consider it an evidence of nerv-
ous degeneration, with the dreadful pame
of onychophsgy.
NOT In ONE CITY ONLY.
Such a crowd At one glance one
would have thought It made up the off,
brutal, grimy faces there were, SO many
battered hats and ragged coats and broken
boots-s collection of trsmps and sooun-
drelel Looking q little closer, however,
apaly zing the mass into it's constituents.
one found here and there fine overcoat
shoulder to shoulder with a greasy jacket,
stylish hat tapping brims with moth
eaten cap and polished boots in danger of
being trOdden by down-at-ths heel and clay
plastsred brogsns. Evidently, then, this is
not free distribution of bread to the starv-
ing poor.
There is q marked difference in the
faces, too, but all have an eager, intent, ,ex-
preston. The clean faces and the smutty
ones, almost cheek to cheek, are all turned
in one direction; the solicitous Rlances
have . common meeting point. 1t Is q
quiet crowd; although they seem feverish-
| iy excited few words are spoken. No fiery
tongued orator is exciting them to action.
1t If not, therefore, q gathering of ansrch-
lists or demagogues.
There are no women in the crowd thank
| Heavenl Occasionally one will slip by It,
balancing on the curbstone and evidently
much diegusted with her proximity to the
sraacal rabblement." Whatever the cause
| then, It is one In which women are not In.
terested, with which they have no sympa
| thy. Safe to say, therefore, that the i'm
pelling purpose of the crowd is not noble
or q nesdful one.
Now they begin to sway. to press eager
ly forward. They pack themselves densely
/ tah 1aI q