Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-12

A$ A-ANo AAA AN May 2, 1888, by President Jackson, with great pomp and ceremony, In presence of the Cabinet, the Supreme court, Masonic As on May 10, 1894, the ceremonies were Masonic.
 This monument would have been & fan tastic and inartistic affair, but 1t was nev- CT completed, as Mir. Burrows was obliged to postpone the work on account of finan- cial losses, and died before he had retrieved them. So the half. finished memorial was left to nrumnle under the mercilsss touch of nc. ana vsndal rsiic- hunters clipped away the elaborately carved columns. Mu- tilsted fragments of 1t lay in the grsss around the weather-stsined pedestsl-a melancholy spectacle and humilating to every patriotic visitor.
 It remained for the women of our land to right the wrong-to atone for the neg lect. The beautiful, symmetrical monolith of Barre granite, Is not merely the endur- ing memorial of heroic woman of olden time. It speaks of the spirit of American women of todsy-pstriotic, to energetic, gen erous, with zeal enough and executive abil- tty enough to take up some of the work that men have dropped and finish 1t for them.
 And then, as on a recent occasion, they allow the men to make all the congratula- tory speeches, do all the glorifyIng and the epread-esgleipg. Pomp and circumstance are very becoming to the brethren: quiet, patient, persistent effort equally becoming to the sisters. But they are much to bs praised for the work just completed. Such shrines are object lessons In patriotism. Let us be proud of this new memorial and fhnaa xDh hav, ral the stately shaft over the grave of Mary Washington.
 But the work is not yet completed The ground Is to bs put in order and then maintained in order. And in course of time the monument may need repsirs- like other monuments we wot of. There fore, there must be permanent fund. It Is stated also that the memorial is not en- tirely paid for, so that those who have not contributed dime, all that is asked of each, have still an opportunity to contrib ute to csuss entirely worthy
 USEFUL TRIFLKs.
 Cup covers are very easy to make, inex- pensive, and of real u.e in the sick room, since cups and glasses, especially those containing medicine, should always be kept covered, and every one knows how diff cult it often is to find something that will exactly fit.
 If you have nothing to do, do not wait for the gentleman alluded to by Dr. Watts to furnish you with employment. Gut some rounds of white cardboard, of two or three sizes, that would cover over, not fit down into, cups or glasses such as are ordinarily used. Crochet a cover for these 0r nfo all wish them to look particularly nice. A loop Is made in the middle of the top by which to lift 1t. If you have an invalid friend she will be grateful for set of theee. If made of different colors they will serve to distinguish different kinds of medicine, especially if they are in color less homeopathic solutions, to be taken in turn, with no perceptible dissimilarity between No 1 and No. 9. It will be easy for patient or attendant to remember whether the pink or the blue-covered medi- cine was taken last, @ very important mat ter in many cases.
 AN ELEPHANTS sAaAcrrY.
 What boy does not like elephant storiess No live boy, surely. Ponderous and un- gainly as they are, elephants exert a won drous fascination over the mind of youth. Even editors and bank presidents have been known to pause before them and gags in awe-struck admiration upon the impres, sive msmmoths whose intelligence end ahrewdness compared fsvorably with their own.
 That they are oanny beasts we all know, and we usually believe all that we read about them. In India domesticated ele- phants arc usually given drink from large wooden trouehs filled with we'll water by means of a pump, and 1t is commonly an elephant that fills this trough Every morning hs goes regularly to his task. While visiting friend at his fine residence in India a newspaper correspondent saw . large elephant engaged in pumping such a trough full of water. The trough was supported upon two large logs, one of which had been displaced, go that the end of the trough rested upon the ground. The elephant was about to begin his task and the man waited to see if the animal would discover anything wrong. Of course the water ran out as fast as he pumped 1t in. The writer gays: The elephant sho cd signs of psrplexity when he ssw this; but he continued to pump. Finally, seeing that the watsr continued to pass off, he left the pump handle and began to consider the phenomenon. He seemed to find 1t difficult to explain. Three times he returned to his pumping, and three times he examined the trough. I wsa an absorbed locker on, ', impatient to sse what would be done. Soon the lively Tapping of the ears indicated the dawning of light. He went and smelled of the log, which he had rolled from under the trough. l thought for 8 moment that he was going to put 1t in its placs again. But 1t was not, as I soon understood, the end which ran over that disturbed his mind, but the end which he found 1t impossible to fill. Raising the trough. which he then allowed to rest for an instant on one of his huge feet, he rolled away the second supper ting | log with his trunk, and then set the trough down, so that it rested at both ends on the ground. He then returned to the pump and completed his task"
 ANOTHER MONUMENT. A sidewalk is not to be compared with 6 monument, though 1t may do to mention them on the same day.
 ! This is what a woman in Pennington Ohio, accomplished in the way of towr improvements. Living two and one-hsl miles from the village, she was much in convenisnced by the lack of good sidewalk and determined tha she would have one. So sh, headed 8 subscription list which was pre- sented to women only, collecting and dis
 bursting $225 in money. Of men she pro cured several times that amount, in worl done upon the walk. She personally su
 perintended the constr ruotion of bridges
 and culverts, and assisted in the grading
 The sidewalk has for twenty-sight yeari
 been kept in good repair. This Is hsl
 "monumsnt"-nct pretentious, but admir- able in its usefulnsss-not lofty, but ..onl,
 think how tall it would be could 1t stand
 ss most monuments do, on ends
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