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National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
TWAS NOT A CABBAGE.
But the Player of the Dead King Took
No Risks.

But the Player of the Dead King Took
No Risks.
Before the eccentric George G. Min
became tragedian he was a circuit
clergyman in Iowa, and was tina pet of
the women of his circuit. When he
appeared as a star over the same circuit
his feminine admirers We'd with each
other as to which could present him
with the largest and handsomest bou-
quet, writes Mary Adair in the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
In Iowa City he appeared as Richard
III. A lady sat in box with the most
monstrous bouquet the florist could
furnish. Frank Tannehill, Sr., as
sumed the parts of Buckingham and
the dead king. Instead of using SUI
per, as is customary, to lie upon the
bier, Mr.. Min insisted that Mr.. Tame
hill shc<ld lie there in his robes AS
the funeral pageant crossed the stage
this lady, not being a great frequenter
of the theater, regarded this as the
most fitting time to present the bou-
quet.
AS the cortege reached the center Of
the stage, the well-meaning woman
arose fir ON her seat in the box, and
with all her strength hurled bouquet
to the stage. It struck Mr.. Tannehill
in the face with such force that he de-
cided it was a cabbage, and regarded
the situation as too hazardous to per-
NIT his longer posing on the bier. He
sprang to the stage and quickly made
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National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
FUNNY WAYS OF MEN.
Woman, on Behalf of Her Sex, Asks
Some Unanswerable Questions.

Woman, on Behalf of Her Sex, Asks
Some Unanswerable Questions.
The little peculiarities of women are
fruitful topic with some masculine
writer's. They continually rush into
print with such questions as: Why
does a woman always want to know II
her hat is on straight? Why does she
keep you waiting ten minutes after
she's declared she's all ready? Why
does she this, that and the other?
Here's a counter blast from woman
writer in the New York Journal. Why
does man always have heightened
his collar button? It looks like an
inoffensive sort of an article to an
outsider. Why does he rush through
his dressing and throw every thing all
over the room, because he's in such
hurry-he "knows he'll be late"-and
then spend a good five minutes filling
and lighting his pipe? Why does he
never put together and fold up news
paper? Why, when a pretty girl
praises another mans charming man
ners," does he say the girl Is 'soft?"
Why does he declare that handsome
and popular young actors are "sticks?"
Why can he never, by any possibility,
find anything he is sent to look for in
closet or drawer? Why is his headache
or toothache so much worse than any
body else's ever was? Why is it always
his liver that does not work, instead of
the Welsh rarebit and mince pie that
have worked? Why will he go out after
a rain without oversitoes and then
preach about the vanity of women?
Why does it rain too hard to go to
church, but not too hard to GO to din
ner or theater or club on any succeed
ing stormy day? Why does he suppose,
when he notes women's funny ways, )"
that women are not at the same time
Noticing his own funny ways?
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
A Comfortable Gown,

For general wear, including outings,
shopping, travelling, etc, black serge
is 10y forever. 1t should have one OF
the new short blazers with godet
back and immense gigot leg
of mutton-sleeves, all lined with
surah or moire Experimentation to be
really fast black, unless you prefer q
bright silk l:ring, with a waist 70
match. The godet skirt should be
lightly lined and trimmed with bias
band of black moire. This latter ma
terial also serves as turnover collar,
short, wide revers and crush
or plain belt. With this wear
double-breasted vest of white or coll
ored pique or duck, a 'tailor-made"
shirt, cotton or silk waist,
In all cases De Joinville tie is worn,
and with the vest chemisette and
collar of linen if the vest is low in the
neck. By removing the blazer one can
be very cool, and at any time it is pref
ty wrap Some of the skirts to such
suits are unlined but they never hang
as well as when lined in the usual man
ner and finished with canvas ten inches
deep and binding of bias velveteen or
corduroy. Now add a straw hat,
black veil and tan kid gloves, with a
black sun umbrella and one is ready
for pleasant time, well-knowing that
she is comfortably, becomingly and
suitably attired.-Ladies' Home jour
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
WIT AND WISDOM.

The troubles that trouble us the
most are the ones that should trouble
us the least-Ram's Horn.
And you don't admire that new
hat that young DeNoodle has on?''
"No. there's so little in it to admire. "
New York Advertiser.
AT the Opera-First Composer
Isn't that ore of my melodies? Second
Composer-Not yet.-Fliengende Blat-
ter.
-Father-That young man of yours
might just as well live here. Daughter
That's what he proposes to do after
we are married. Truth,
He (rapturously)-Yo accept me.
Then it's bargain. She (calmly)-
Certainly. l shouldn't consider it if it
wasn't.-Spare Moments.
-Cholly-"Oh, Miss Blue, won't you
write something for me?" Miss Blue
eyes, I'll make you the heroine of my
next story.''-Kate Fields Washington.
Stimulate the heart to love and the
mind to be early accurate, and all
other virtues will rise of their own ac-
cord. and all vices will be thrown out.
-Coleridge.
-Jobson-Can your daughter sing?
Robinson-Why, | thought | heard
someone speaking IF fer singing the
other day. Robson-She cant sing, but
she does-N. Y. World.
-Gilhooley-I wonder why wars are
not as prolonged now as as they were
in ancient times? Mrs Gilhooley-
1t must be because divorces come
easier.-Detroit Tribune.
MY horse never SHES at any
thing" said Dixson. ''Why, he SHE'D
a minute ago" said Faxson. Il know
that: but he SHE'D at nothing; did it for
the love of shying, ,'-Harper's Bazar.
-"How can you call Timmins' poe
try popular? Nobody reads it" Il
didn't mean that it was the kind that
everybody reads; mean that it is the
kind everybody writes. Indianapolis
journal.
-Lady-How dare you ask for aims
when you are drunk? Come back
when you are sober and we shall see.
Beggar-Ah, madam, l see you have
made up your mind never to give me
anything. Figaro.
II always believe in mans speak
ing his mind" said Willie Washington
"Yes," replied Miss Pepperton, Il see
YOU do "Weally?" ''Of course.
You hadn't said a word before for fif
teen minutes. "-Washington Star.
-Nettie- Grandma, you must cut my
birthday cake. Grandma-Thoughtful
little darling! But why don't you cut
it, when it is yours? Nettie-'Cause
I'd have to give you a bigger piece
than you'll take yourself.-Inter Ocean
Il should think" said Cawker, af
ter Pelican had finished a tediously
long narration, that our friend Peli
can would make perfectly trust
worthy cashier ''Why?' asked Cum
SO. He is never short in his accounts.
Harlem Life
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
A STRONG COMBl NATION.
Not Only Snake Story But q Fish Story
as Well.

Here is a snake story from a Bechu-
analand paper which we do not re-
member having seen before, says the
RangOOn Times. A Barberton man
who goes to church regularly was one
day walking along the banks Of Con-
cession creek eating a sandwich, and
on account of the usual disparity be-
tween meat and bread, he threw the
redundant piece into the water I'm
mediately swarm Of yellow fish bub-
bled around it fighting for the mouth
full. The man searched his pockets for
fishing tackle, but all In vain, and he
was just beginning to die of despair
when his eye lighted on blacksnake.
At that moment he remembered how
his father used to tell him that black
snakes were very expert in catching
fish. He therefore grabbed the reptile
by the tail. carried 1t to the river and
held it over the struggling fish. The
snake proved itself a born angler, and
in the course of an hour the mar had
capture forty fine fish. A few days
later as he was walking in the same
place he felt something rub against
his leg, and looking down he saw his
old friend the blacksnake. eager for
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
How China Got Its Name.

Upwards of eleven hundred years be.
fore Christ the Chinese were people
ruled by dynasty Of kings, but there
is no authentic history Of them prior to
the Chow dynasty. The Celestial en-
pire" has in its time borne many odd
names, for it was formerly the custom
to change the name Of the country
every time a new dynasty gained con-
troll Of governmental affairs. Thus in
the ancient writings we find it referred
to as Hai-que, Cham-que, Han-que, etc,
according to the name of the ruling
monarch. The true name, according
to Oriental scholars, is Chum-que, which
means 1.-The center kingdom of the
world" The early European explorers,
especially the Portuguese, corrupted
''Chum-que" into "Chin-que," and from
that word later navigators ''evoluted'
the word China"
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
ANIMAL ATHLETES.
Ants Enjoy Good ROugh-and-Tumb
Wrestle Occasionally.

Wrestle Occasionally.
The ant, whose brain is larger, COM
paratively speaking, that that of other
known creatures, spends its leisure
hours in wrestling. running and other
athletic sports. Pierre Huber, son of
Francis Huber, the celebrated ''blind
naturalist tells the following remark
able story concerning sports among
ants:
Il approached one day to the formi-
cary of some wood ants, exposed to the
sun and sheltered from the north. The
ants were heaped upon one another in
great numbers, appearing to enjoy the
temperature of the surface of the
nest.
None of them were at work, and
the immense multitude of insects pre-
sented the appearance of a liquid in
state of ebullition, upon which the eye
could scarcely be fixed without great
difficulty; but VIXEN | examined the
conduct of each ant l saw that they
were approaching each other, each
moving his antennae with astonishing
rapidity, each patting the cheek of one
of his fellows. After these preliminar-
les, which very much resembled caress-
ing, they were observed to raise them
selves upright on their hind legs by
pairs, struggle together, seize each
other by mandible, foot or antennae,
and then Immediately relax their hold,
only to renew the attack again in a
moment.
"They would fasten to each others
shoulders embrace and wrestle, over
throw each other, then raise them
selves by turns, each taking revenge
without producing any serious mis-
chief. They did not squirt out their
venom as they do in their real com
bats, nor retain their hold upon their
opponents with such obstinacy. | have
seen some 81 eager in these exercises
:; that they would pursue and vanquish
several in succession, only struggling
with each a few seconds.
In one place two ants appeared to
be gamooling about a stock of straw,
turning alternately to avoid or seize
each other, which forcibly brought to
of young dogs, when they are observed
to rise on their hind legs, attempting
to bite. overthrow or seize each other,
withour ence closing their teeth
Mr. Huber tells of other queer habits
of ants, such as their running of races,
carrying each other on their backs,
ETC., characteristics which certainly
prove that they are endowed with a
very high degree of intelligence.-N.
Y. EeeOrder.
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


Since the English occupation OF
Egypt commenced no less than 10000
copies Of Bibles and Bible portions in
the native language have been sold and
given away among the peasantry OF
the country.
Mrs. Elizabeth Garrett, of Phila-
delphia, has left an estate valued at
S75. 900, which after the death of her
husband is to be divided among three
boards of home and foreign missions
and the benevolent institutions Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church.
Dartmouth college will use the
S165. 900 legacy of the late DR.. Ralph
Butterfeld of Kansas City, in the con-
struction of a $50 900 building and the
endowment of professorship devoted
to paleontology, arcaology and ethnol-
ogy. in accordance with DR.. Butter
fields wishes.
Roman Catholic bishops in England
have issued an official document, in
tended to be the basis of bill to be
presented to parliament. They de-
mand for their children public ele-
mentary schools under Roman Catholic
management and the maintenance OF
these schools out of the public fund.
Rev. G. w. Slaughter, of Palo Pin
to. Tex. now in his eighty-third year,
is a veteran of the war of Texas inde-
pendence and of the campaign of Gen.
Burleson against the Cherokees, which
ended in great battle on the bank OF
the Neches river. He was present at
the surrender of Santa Ana after the
battle of San Jacinto.
in educational missions, says Mr..
Eugene Stock, indirect methods are
used to bring the heathen under the
/ sound Of the Gospel. High schools are
the surest if not the only way of get
ting at the upper class of boys of India
The vast majority Of upper class con
verts in India have been won through
educational missions.
The West Indies include many
islands under the British, Dutch ano
French rule, and the republic of Haiti
The total area is about 100000 square
miles and the population $500, 900
while 16 missionary societies are al
work with over 1870 ordained missionar
f. les and 500 native helpers. The com
municants number 5000.
| According to the annual report is
sued the last of May the salvation
army is now established in forty-twt
| countries. It has 1897 corps, number
/ ing SAB officers, 10,329 local officers
and 8 ,331 bandsmen. The number O.
''soldiers'' is not stated, but Gen.
Booth claims that the army converts tx
Christianity 100000 people every year.
--Eighty-fve women in all entered
! for various tripos examinations at Cam
bridge University, England. Thirty
eight were from Girton, and forty
seven from Newham. The preference
was evident among this number fol
mathematics and modern languages
while classics, natural science, ant
history each had nine Or ten devO
| tees.
Rev. Prebendary Kinsman, fo
upwards of forty years vicar o
Tintagel, on the north coast of Corn
wall, who died recently at the age o
SO. was one of the personal friends o
Alfred Tennyson. He took the bache
lor's degree at Trinity College, Cam
bridge, as far back as 1894, in whlcl
year he was ordained deacon, and wa
admitted into priests orders in the fol
| LOWING wear,
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
WITH GOOSEBERRlES.
Two Charming Dishes Easily Prepared for
a Seasonahle DESSERT.

Two Charming Dishes Easily Prepared for
a Seasonable Dessert
Gooseberry fool is a good old English
dessert, which is easily made. 1t should
be remembered that the gooseberry is
in it's prime condition when it is green,
Or in an imIl.,. tt.,::--'c state just before 1T
ripens. Green gOosberry not only
makes fair preserve and an excellent
ielly. but it is one of the best fruits we
have for fruit batter pudding.
To make gooseberry fool top and
tall about a quart of green goose
berries Put them in a saucepan over
the fire, with lust water enough to
prevent them burning, and add about
half a cup of sugar. When the berries
are soft strain them through a sieve,
and add to the pulp thus obtained the
yolks of four eggs and the beaten
whites of two. Set the saucepan con-
tanning the pulp and eggs in another
saucepan containing water, or turn it
into double boiler. Let the
dish cook about five minutes
stirring continually. Then cool it,
put it in little individual glass
dishes, like lemonade glasses, set it in
the refrigerator to become ice cold, put
tablespoonful of whipped and sweet
ened cream on the top of each glass
and serve it,
A gooseberry batter pudding made Of
pint of milk, heaping cup Of flour,
to which teaspoonful of baking pow
der is added four eggs, a slice Of bread
dried and crumbled, a quart Of green
gooseberries, topped and tailed Mix
the yolks of the eggs with a little Of
the milk Sift the -four with the bak-
ing powder and add it all to the milk
and eggs, with half a teaspoonful Of
salt. Stir in the cru n bled bread, then
the whites of the eggs beaten to stiff
froth, and folded carefully in so as not
to break them down and then add the
gooseberries. Pour the pudding in
tin pudding mold and boil it for two
hours Serve it with hard sauce.-N.
Y Tribune
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
RANG THEM IN.
Peculiar Method of Gathering an Audi
ence In Texas.

ehce IN IeXAS.
Before theaters were built in Texas
companies going there would play in
the schoolhouses. A manager upon
his arrival in town was assured by the
inhabitants whom he met that he
would have big crowd to the show
that night"
The countenance of the hopeful man
ager beamed with delight upon the
schoolhouse after supper, for there he
found such a large crowd standing at
the door that he became almost delir-
ious with visions of the ponderous
bags of silver he would carry away
from that town. He felt as if he
walked on air as he pushed his way
through the crowd, opened wide the
sc hoolhOuse doors and told the janitor
to light the lamps, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean. The lamps were soon
lighted, the ticket box open, and the
managers smile reached greater dis
tance than he ever dreamed his mouth
would stretch. His heart beat faster
than for weeks before.
Moment by moment, however, the
smile contracted, the bounding heart
became more tranquil, for the doors
had now been opened and the lamps
lighted for twenty minutes, and still
the crowd, which had now acquired
immense proportions, remained outside.
Not soul had entered. In despera-
tion the manager demanded of the jan
itor: ''Why in thunder don't they come
imp.
"Oh," the janitor explained, 'they
won't come in till you ring the bell"
The manager sprang on the step
ladder, and with an energy which
would do credit to 'Curfew Shall Not
Ring Tonight" pulled that bell-rope
until everybody in town could hear the
bell ring.
The audience all rushed In and al
most pulled hair for seats The next
morning this manager took away not
only his large bag of silver, but with it
a lesson in ringing in a Texas audi
!
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
:ination. Judge.

Chinese printing is certainly as
early as A. d. 5e3, books of that date
being now in existence.
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
German Arboratums.

The German Psychological society,
which is presided over by Baron Won st.
Paul, of Fischbach, in Silesia, consists
principally of practical gardeners, nur-
serymen, scientific botanists, officers
of forestry and country gentlemen.
The aim of the society is the introduc-
ton of new trees and shrubs IL = Ger
many also to test their usefulness or
ornamental value. For this purpose
it is proposed to plant arboratums in
different parts of Germany, which, OF
course, will also contain the old and
well known species of indigenous trees
and shrubs.
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
An Idol of the People.

When the celebrated Spanish
toreador Espartero was buried recently
all the workshops of Seville were
closed to permit the workmen to at
tend the funeral. An immense crowd
received the coffin at the station, and
the bull-fghter's companions carried
it at arms length above their heads.
Six fine horses drew the hearse, which
was covered with a velvet pail fringed
with gold. ''Tears were in almost all
eyes" as the favorite toreador was
borne away.
National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
Had Been Through 1t.

Tencher-What little boy can tell me
the name of the worst nation on earth?
Bobby?
Robby--Vaccinatio tion.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-06
stonewan jackson Before the War.

The late General d. II. Hill of the Con
federate Army who was close friend o.
Stonewall Jackson for many years an6
his brother-in-law is the author of {
paper in the February Century contain
ing much that is new and interesting
regarding the famous Confederate lead
er. Gen. Hill says:
When Jacskon first came to the Vir.
ginia Military Institute he was dyspep
tic and something of hypochondriac.
His health was bad but he imagined
that he had many more ailments than
he really did nave. He had been at a
water-cure esta plishment in the North
and the prescription had been given him
to live on stale bread and buttermilk
and to wear wet shirt next his body.
He followed these directions for more
than year after coming to Lexington.
Boarding at public hotel these pecu-
liarities attracted much attention and he
was much laughed at by the rude and
coarse. But he bore all their jests with
patience and pursued his plan unmoved
by their laughter. In like manner he
carried out strictly the direction to go to
U6tl dU uluc y ClOCAs IL OAdu i1OoI SuuShc
him at party lecture. religious ex-
ercise or any other place he invariably
left. His dyspepsia caused drowsiness
and he often went to sleep in CONVERSE
tion with a friend and invariably with
out exception went to sleep at church. L
have seen his head bowed down to his
very knees during good part of the
sermon. He always heard the text Of
our good pastor the Rev. DR.. White and
a few of his opening sentences But at
ter that all was lost
I remember witticism at his expense
which caused a good deal of amusement
The faculty of the two colleges was
specially invited to attend a lecture of a
celebrated mesmerist Many of the citi-
zens of the town were also present The
lecturer after doing some surprising
things wished to try his hand upon one
of the professors. Major jackson went
forward to the stage but his will was
too strong for that of the mesmerizer
and the operator failed to affect him.
The operator showed so much chagrin
and modification at his failure that the
audience became very much amused and
their fun ran over when a witty daugh-
ter of Governor Mcdowell said in stage
whisper No one can put Major jackson
to sleep but the Rev. DR.. White!" | be-
lieve that Jackson never entirely over
came this drowsiness in church though
in military service his health improved
and drowsiness wore off to some extent.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-06
Origin of Taxes in England.

The origin OF taxes in Britain is
shrouded in mystery. They had coin
age in Kent at least a century before the
advent of the Romans, SO that there was
probably some rude system of taxation,
though no doubt the chiefs lived for a
great part on the produce of their own
lands. Under the Romans taxes appear
to have been levied in kind, usually a
tenth of the produce. The cattle were
taxed at SO much a head, and there was
also poll tax on individuals, the hu-
man being. Under the Saxons, the king
received. in leach shire, a contribution
from the produce of the public or folk
land, and this, with certain fines, was,
during peace. sufficient for the mainte-
nance of the court. Additional taxes
were imposed from time to time by the
Witenagemot," the.shire forming the
unit of rating, and being assessed ac-
cording to the number of hundreds it
contained. Under the Normans no new
form of taxation was at first imposed.
The king continued Ito derive his reve-
nue. mainly from the ssdemesne, which
was VI lholiy Va feSo o<AoSho AAS AMPLY
sufficient for all ordinary purposes,
amounting according to the Doomsday
Book, to no less than fourteen hundred
manors or lordships, besides farms and
lands III Middlesex, Shropshire and Rut-
land. In addition to this revenue the
Crown had creating rights; for instance,
purveyance, the right TO impress carriag-
es and horses for removals; presumption
the right to purchase provisions, aud at
a fixed price; and presage, the right to
take one or two casks, according to the
amount of the cargo, from every vessel
arriving at port The rights and fines
accruing to the Crown under the feudal
system s~also brought in considerabl
revenue. The danegeld, or land tax,
first imposed in 99l, on the advice of
Archbishop Sijeric, as an exceptional
mode of raising a sum to drive away the
Danes, was re-imposed by William the
Conqueror in 1854, in consequence of an
apprehended attack by Sweyn, at the
rate Of seventy-two pence for every hyde
of land, and was subsequently continued
st varying rates as a regular source of
income. Scutage, or shield money, was
sum levied by Henry in lieu of mill
tary service, at the rate of l Id, IS, Sd,
on the fee of 20lbs annual value. In lisa
a tax resem bling the danegeld was levied
on the carucaJe, or plough land, car
ucate" being the amount which could be
ploughed by one caruca" or plough In