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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-26

The figures given by Postmaster Dayton In
reference Ia the wori- Of the New-York Post
Office for the last year are interesting and i'm
pressive. The simple stotemert that the net
revenue OF the office over four million dol
lars is. or at least should be. all the argument
needed to convince the Washington authorities
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON..
How II Il Observed Among the People
Elm Foreign Lands.

How II Ii Observed Among the People
Tin Foreign Lands.
The Christmas season finds It's ex-
preston among us in variety of ways.
The fare Of old England-the boar's
head spiced and garlandcd, the pea
cock garnished with Its own feathers
has been replaced by the turkey and
the goose.
But the evergreen Of the season and
the Christmas carol are Of older date.
We may trace their ancestry to the
"Saturnalia" of the Roman The
early church saw danger to their con-
verts In these practices and prohibited
the green boughs, but later the pro-
hibition was withdrawn and the GUS
tom was incorporated into the canons
OF the church. But these acts OF nat
.ural religion were brought to us by our
Saxon forefathcrs and are remnants Of
the worship to their heather gods
In the Italy Of to-day the celebration
Of Christmas Is not unlike our own.
The week preceding is week Of fast
or fish days Christmas Eve ushers In
the great festival. Then assemble the
children and friends to partake OF q
sumptuous supper, after which q cur
tain Is withdrawn and shows the table
Of gifts wrapped In paper. The Urn
Of Fate" Is brought into use.- Each per-
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
CARE OF SILVER.
How to Clean tho Dining Room and Bou
doir Appointments.

Flow to Clean tho Dining. Room and Bou-
doir Appointments.
Do not rub silverware with soap,
Even good kitchen soap is coarse to be
used on any scratchable stuff. Instead
dissolve soap In boiling water and wash
the silver in the suds. Rinse In clear
hot water, dry and rub with chamois.
When silver-clcnning day comes the
silver should be washed and dried as
above. Then pure whiting, moistened
with alcohol, should be applied with
soft rag, rubbed Off with another,
brushed to remove the dust from the
chasing, polished with channels and set
away to delight the eyes Of Its owner
with its glitter.
In these days when hatpins, hair
pins, Observation-Disclosures, brushes, combs
and mirrors are so largely made of sill
YER, a bedroom silvcr-clcaning formula
is Us necessary as the dining-room one.
Prepared chalk, alcohol or ammonia,
which also have places on the toilet
table; o flannel rag, Q brush and q
piece of channels are the necessary ap-
paratus. A little paste Of ammonia or
alcohol and chalk, applied with fan
mel, allowed to dry and brushed out,
will make even heavily-chascd bit Of
silver bright, and tho chamois will
give the necessary glitter.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
Do Not BE Critical.

What ever you do never set up for .
critic. l do not mean a newspaper
one, but in private life, in the domes-
tic circle. If you don't like anyone
else's nose or object to anyone's man.
ners, don't put your feelings into
words. II anyone's manners don't
please you remember your own. Peo-
pie ore not oil made to suit ones taste;
recollect that Take things as you
end them unless you can alter them
for the better. Continual fault-fnd-
Ing. continual criticism Of the conduct
of this one, and the speech Of that one,
and tho dress Of the other will make
home tho unhappiest place under the
sun. Always Juggling and working at
the chain that gals only makes it dig
dccper.-Chicago Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20

men smoke while the women talk;
finally the sledges carry the guests
home over the snow in the bright
moonlight.
In England the thcaters are turned
into pleasure grounds for the children.
The nursery rhymes and the popular
fairy tales are acted, amidst unre-
strained applause from a highly appre-
ciative audience. The elders are also
entertained by witty jokes md touches
on the politics and leading topics Of
the day. Children are the principal
actors in these pantomimes and are
often the bread winners at q season
when work Is SO scarce in England.
Christmas Is no longer looked upon
as time OF riot and carousal. 1t Ia
now universally recognized as the feast
of all children because of the Holy
Child. In our own country gift giving
is no doubt the prominent feature.
Many regret the custom, saying that
1t ongenders hypocrisy and selfshness.
Our lives, they think, would be more
spontaneously generous II no day was
set apart for gift giving. Let US there
fore look to II lest we lose the spirit Of
Christmas, Of which the gift is the
mere expression for: "Peaoe on earth
and good will towards men,"
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

Too SMALL figure in wall paper de-
stroys the effect
A BREAD cloth should always be
sweet and clean, and never used for
any other purpose.
SPoNGINa the face and hands with q
weak extract of pennyroyal will keep
away mosquitoes, and will nllay the
pain from their bites.
SpoTs and dirt may be removed from
paintings and chromos by using cup
of warm water to which few drops OF
ammonia have been added.
A GOOD broom holder may be made
by putting two large screws-nails will
answer-into the wall about two inch
es apart. Drop the broom between
them, handle downward.
ANY woman doing her own work may
SO systematic it that it will be the
easiest possible for her. She need not
follow any other persons methods, un-
less they are the very best for her own
conditions.
IT pays we'll to do the mending be-
fore the article goes into the wash,
since the processes to which 1t is there
subject materially enlarge the holes,
and it is better and more agreeable
to wear If the washing follows the
mending.
THERE is false economy which costs
more than it returns; such as saving
old medicine bottles, partially used
prescriptions, the tacl1s taken from
the carpet, or working days to save or
make that which can be bought for
few cents.
THERE is nothing which the average
husband better appreciates than tidy,
well-ordcred home, with place for
everything, and everything in its place.
On the other hand, there is no more
potent source Of domestic unhappiness
than disorder in the living apartments
IT. Rue, In Good Housekeeping.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
Soap ON Troubled Sens.

Soapsuds may supersede oil as the
agency in calming troubled waters Of
the sea and saving vessels from harm.
Experiments have been made recently,
and the reports of cooperating observ-
ers to the photographic office uniform
ly commend the value of the new dis
covery. The German steamship Scan
dia, from Hamburg to Philadelphia,
made the experiment with the greatest
success in one of the widest storms
that ever swept the North Atlantic
ocean. While the sea was running
highest soapsuds were left to gradually
drift over the vessels bow The sea
ceased to drift over her decks, and the
vessel lay comparatively easy. Third
officer Wendt had charge OF the expert
ment, and his report speaks glowingly
of the success attending it The use
of suds is not intended to entirely dis
place oil, but, being cheaper, heavier
on the water, and the soap occupying
less space on the ship, it is likely be-
fore long to be generally adopted
Philadelphia Record.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
Rich Coverings for peds.

Ladies' interested in needlcwork are
giving much attention now to bed
spreads; white coverings are no longer
sufficient for people with luxurious
tastes; somo Of the recently-fnishcd
appointments for bedrooms have real
significance; In the FIRST place the bed
stands on o dais and commands the
room, ind in addition to its own rich
ness of carving and inlay Of precious
woods, 1t is hung and covered with the
richest Of stuffs; very elegant cover
Ing for one Of these regal beds is Of
canary-coiored Tussah silk, embroid-
cred with struggling branches OF the
wild rose, wrought with embroidery
silk and fine crewels; the combination
Of tho silk and crewel is very happy
one; the lining Of the spread is tur-
quolse blue silk, and the edge is fin
ished with o heavy blue silk cord.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
1t Was Remarkably Strange.

The Somerville journal has story
Of little Dorothy, six years old, who,
like all other children, Is q born
cgotist She went out for horse-car
ride with her aunt She had her new
purse with her and was very DESTROYS
to pay her own fare, but her aunt
said no.
you are my guest" she explained
to Dorothy, land so l must pay your
fare; but you may take the ton cents
and hand it to the conductor, II yor
like"
So Dorothy took the dime, and when
the conductor came along she handed
1t to him in the most dignifed manner
He gave her quick look, and esti-
mating that she was under the FIVE
year limit he rang In only one fare,
and handed back o five-cent piece,
which Dorothy took without word.
wasn't 1t stranger" she asked, af-
ter she got home 1.-THE conductor
took my faro, but he didu't charge
Aunt Alice any fare at ALL"
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20

little room TO exercise much dressmals-
ing skill, unless it be in the "set" Of
the shoulders and collar, the pattern
may very we'll be omitted.
The blankets come in very pretty
colors with contrasting borders. Tho
one in the Illustration is light gray
with scarlet border, and the border
runs around the bottom of the wrap. If
It is preferred, the border may extend
up and down the front, on either side
OF the buttons, but in that case there
is usually none left for the sleeves and
collar and pocket, or, at least, not
enough to trim them all, unless the
man or woman to wear tho garment Is
conveniently short In stature. Where
the bordering runs about tho bottom,
there is quite sure to be enough left,
with bit of squeezing, for the collar,
sleeves, etc, and some scraps from
which to fashion the little straps over
tho belt. Flat, smoked pearl buttons
of goodly size run from throat to hem
eight OF them being enough for belt
and all, as they do not need to DO set
near together, ut all.
The wrap must DO as long Us posi-.
BILE, as 1t is designed to reach the floor
ind form On cffectual covering from
the cold, when one must get up in tho
small hours Of blustery winter night
to answer bclnted ring nt the door
bell, or to run into the childrens room
to make sure small feet are in then np-
pointed place under the quilts. 1t
may be kept close beside the bed,
rendy to throw on ut q minutes notice,
or 1t may be worn all night as supplc-
mentary nightdress when the ther-
mometer is especially unfriendly. At
oil events, 1t Is sure to prove contin-
ual comfort and blessing to It's owner,
and q prophetic soul might safely
prophesy that It would ward off a
round dozen-a bakers dozcn-of colds
before It's mission was over.
just now, as tho Christmas time Is
almost upon us again, this warm wrap
may offer timely hint. Surely 1t will
make an acceptable gift for my lord Of
the manor, and one that will warn
The cookies Of his heart and body!-
Annie Hamilton Donncll, in Country
Gentleman,
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
SPIDER SHOWERS.
They Have Been Observed by Darwin and
Other Naturalists.

They Have Been Observed by Darwin and
Other Naturalists.
Showers OF mud, worms, frogs and
rain OF various colors have oil hap
pened, but spider showers are worthy
OF mention, and may be regarded as
the most beautiful thing In strange
showers.
The spiders are gossamers, and
White, In his Natural History Of Sell
borne," describes the showers that he
saw, one OF which continued whole
day. The gossamers descended from
surprising height, for when one man
climbed to the top Of a hill near by,
three hundred feet high, he found that
the spiders were dropping from re-
gion in the atmosphere that was still
beyond his gaze.
Darwin, another observer Of spider
showers, describes one which he saw
In 1882, when on board the Beagle, at
the mouth Of the La Plata river, when
the vessel was some sixty miles from
land, and he seems to have been the
first to notice that each parachute
of gossamer carried spider acronaut,
for he not only observed them arrive
on board the ship, but he also saw
them reproduce q new parachute, and
on this frail bark launch forth again
ION the bosom OF the palpitating air."
These gossamer showers are great
mysteries, and. once seen, cannot very
readily be forgotten, for the air on
these occasions becomes literally
crowded with the tiny parachutes men,
toned, which are composed OF few
threads Of almost invisible gossamer,
with q small but lively spider attached.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
WOMAN AND HOME.
FOR WINTER NIGHTS.

Directions for Making Comfortable
Blanket Wrap-A Garment That Il Sure
to Provo Continual Comfort and
fslessing-A Splendid Christmas Gift for
Hubby.
The illustration shows mans wrap,
but one for a lady differs from 1t in no
essential point, save that the belt is
omitted and the pocket is placed below
the waist line, within easy reach OF
the hand. Neither is fitted; their per-
feet case and unrcstraint is their chief
attraction. The materials needed are
a good-sized blanket-a wrapper
blanlset'-and spool of silk to match.
A pattern may be added, If one Is dis
trustful of ones own ability to cut the
garment; but as it is q loose suck, with
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
SMART SHEPHERD DOGS.

1ney lax. 10. .n anr,n usso n,..ot,on
Silt A..o-,.. T., tho -.r;or 30
a. $500 o nastrra n,a;ns do9s arm
tvv s - .h.,ba.ds A. M
Iaan ~. 49, aoas o,. With tho
hasdsnan md he1rs watch the f,oc, I
. M. us1 .ha. 49, 49, oaos ont alone and
.hs. ha tsLas The ant,re care Of the
s sas ~ .,,,.he,,. anrono,s d,rect;on In
Sou.b Anar,ca thoro are vast plains
@ha.a -. LIE I'D villas tbere 10 NJ.
.,a nooatat;on awe the abort grain on
.,h,.h shaa, ,ood Thoro no M hab,.
. "on s -. ~ .o M : :
no .haso nas. ,.st,res there arc i'm.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20

son draws In turn, and the presents
distributed. as determined by the ora
Gle. Exchanges OF gifts are made UNI
til each person Is satisfied
In Germany, the Christmas tree Is
the special care OF the housewife, who
sees that the members of her house
hold are represented, from the least TO
the greatest. The social gatherings
are held on New Years Eve. The bells
of the city ring in the new year, fol-
lowed by a burst Of congratulation
from all present, with the greeting
Prosit, Neu Jaur.
Christmas morning in Norway secs
the roads crowded with sledges A
simple service in the churches is fol-
lowed by an early dinner given to rel
atives and friends previously invited.
Tea Is served at seven o'clock, after
which strolling pantomimic performers
ire admitted. These are rewarded by
sweet-meats and little money. The
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
Expenses of . COLLEGE Girl.

The absolutely necessary expenses
of girl who attends the leading WON.
ems colleges are said to be: Bryn
Mawr, s475; Vassar, $500; Smith, $3.50,
Wellesley, $3.50; Women's College Of
Baltimore, $500; Mount Holyoke, 5000.
This, of course, does not include dress
nor incidentals OF any sort. With re
gard to the former, much more is re-
quired In order to be 'like others" in
the first-named colleges than at the
last two in the list For books and
stationery from $40 to S2b must be
added to the amount given in all caseA
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
TURNING OVER NEW LEAVES.

Now what Is that noiscr' said the glad New
Year.
"Now, what is that singular sound hearf
As II oil tho paper In oil the world
Were ratified and shaken and twisted and
twirled"
"OhI that" said the jolly old earth, sis the
noise
OF oil my children. both girls and boys,
Affirming over their leaves 30 new,
And all to do honor, New Year, to you
WHAT THE LEAVES SAID.
won't steal Affects sticks Of candy;
won't cell Robert jack-a-dandy;
won't squeak my pencil on my slate;
won't lie in bed every day and be Late
won't make faces at Timothy Mack:
won't make fun behind anyones back
RustN and turn them SO and 80!
The good shall come and the bad shall go
won't tear 'sbarn doors" In oil my frocks;
won't put my toes through all my sooka
won't DO greedy ct dinner tablet
At least-I think won't-if I'm ableI
will not pinch nor poke nor tease,
will not sputter nor cough nor sncezo
will not grumble nor fret nor scold,
And will do exactly whatever I'm told
Rustic and turn them, SO and sol
The good shall como and the bad shall CO.
Laura e. Richards, in Youths Companion.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
NEAT BUTTON BAG.

Nice Present for Girl to Give to HcR
Mother.
The button or darning-bag is such
comfort to the busy wife and mother,
and may be fashioned pretty enough
to be brought out on state occasions.
An attractive affair of the kind Is Of
chamois skin, the top finished with
scallops, while below is casing in
which is run the drawing-string. All
about the edges falls o cut fringe Of
the channels, delicately tinted with gold
paint. In the center of the bag half q
dozen stray buttons are outlined In
water colors and lustre paints.
The cretonne button bag Is an an
tique-loolking trife, with It's big bright.
hued blossoms scattered across q sober
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20

colored background. The edges Of
one Of these quaint button receptacles
have been garnished by its clever
maker with solid row Of pearl butt
tons, this odd decoration revealing
the practical use to which the rather
giddy-looking bag Is put.-Golden
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20

Bobbing in dancing will not be seen
this season. Everything is to be glide,
with the motion from the knee, not
from the hips, and the weight OF tho
body coming on the ball Of the foot. Tho
big sleeve tops, short full dresses, and
the long-tailed coats Of tho men make
1t absolutely necessary to go slow.
The popular round dance may be the
1.-TWO STEP" which is an old dance pop
ular during the second empire, which
can be danced to marching music.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20

self to lamb without being noticed.
Mol At the first sign OF stranger the
dog barka
Then remarkable sight Is to be
seen. The oldest and strongest ram
OF the flock advances to the dogs side.
All the other rams come forward and
take their places near by, facing the
foe. The ewes and the lambs huddle
closely together behind their de-
tenders.
The dog does the talking for the
WHOLE party and gives oil the orders,
sosing the part OF commanding gen.
erAl, but the rams, with their big,
cruel horns and strong heads, do the
fighting.
Sometimes when the owners have
sheds near enough the dog drives the
flock out to pasture and brings them
back In the evening. No matter how
large the fock may be, he knows If
even one sheep is missing and he gets
out and hunts for It until found.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
Draws With Her Toes.

Mile. Aimee Rapin, the armless
artist who drew with her feet tho
pastel Of the duchess Of York, is q
young Genevoise Of rare intelligence.
The eldest daughter Of Swiss harris.
ter, she as o child drew with her feet
better than most people draw with
their hands, and at the age Of fifteen
che began her artistic studies In one Of
the best studios In Switzerland.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20
It Raincd Lcmon Drops.

Little Edgar, aged three, who hap
pened to be very fond Of lemon-drops,
was out on the porch one day when q
sudden and violent hailstorm cane up.
"Ohl obi" the boy screamed with de-
light, "it's yaining tandyi"
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20

''Is Miss Fosdick still president Of
your Society for the Suppression Of
Slang, Miss Slsiddsp"
"No; she got too fresh and we
turned her down."-Retailer and Job
beS.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-20

-"You might say Skiggles bio ws in
more money now than he ever did be-
fore" Flows that?' Bought him
a $50 cornet last week. "-Bu ffalo
Courier.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-19

Chicago. oct 1s.-Sales OF cattle
were not MS slow as on the preceding
days of the week and while prices
We're no better than before the feel
ing was fair and healthier. Receipts
We're less than expected and there was
a return Of confidence. Choice beeves
continued scarce and show tendency
to 20 higher. They would no doubt at
once advance. but for the abundance
Of poor kinds. The days arrivals
were estimated at 1900 head, OF
which about 5000 were natives, 5000
Westerns and 1000 Texans. Beeves
We're quoted at Sld1.G5 with most the
sales at S1.7592.75 for cows, helfers
and bulls and at Sld5.25 for steers.
Sales OF Westerns were generally at
So g5a2.7 40 FOR cows and at $SG3.iO for
steers at Sl5Oa4.5O the range Of
quotations. Texas cattle were sale
able at sl25@G So There was not
quotable change In the prices OF hogs.
The run was ugain above expectations,
amounting to 1900 head, but there
was a good demand and sellers had the
satisfaction OF seeing the pens well
cleared and OF full prices. A good
fault found with the quality OF the
offerings and justly so, for there was
comparatively few prime heavy weights.
light and mixed predominating. Only
an insignificant few OF the supply sold
above $40, though as high as $40
was paid for prime heavy The greater
part Of the supply changed hands
at A.S0G5. Many common lots Went
40 low as 81 G5fI4 "a and cuits and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-19


New York, oct. s.--whcet-Recelpt
$500 spot: sales. sae,Ooo bushels ru.
lures. no spot; market inactive. No.
2 red. store and elevator. a i-id5i 5-s;
ungraded red. 81 $3.50 delivered; No. /
Northern. GA i-2c delivered; No. l hard,
csc asked,
Options strong on good foreign and
outside buying and local covering, to-
gether with renewed confidence IN New
York No, red and reports OF dam
age in the Argentine by han storm
Prices finally eased on under real
Icing, but closed at 1-4Gs-Sc net ad-
vance. No. red March, closed hact
May, 60 i-sG6ic, closed 60 5-Sc. No.
vemher. closed soc; December. IS i3-i6c
Hldes-Quiet
Leather-Easier.
Wool-Dull
Pig iron--Duli
Tin Easy; plates quiet; epeiter dull
Lead-Market steady: brokers' prices
for bullion, $500; exchange price for
spot SSis l-2,
Copper-steady: brokers priccs. 9 b-s.
eNchange prices for spot. S6,2Odlb. 80.
sales on change today, 90 tons spot
tin. $3.50.
Cotton seed oil--Inactlve; yellow on
grades, 2gd30.
Conee-Options opened today at 5d25
points advance nj iHavre and Ham
burg Big movements at Santos check
ed advance. CLOSED steady al l0Hi5
points advance; sales. 1000 bags, IN
GLIDING October. 12,S0Hl29O; Novem-
Der, 12,05Gl2.15; December i1.i0nll 90.
January. l0g0d11.O0; March, i0S0ff
1o.9Q May 10. 7o@lo.so.
spot cofice--Rlo duli; No, Z, "A 9-i@