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Danger. of Swiss Sightseeing.

Nearly everyone who goes to Swit- zerlaDd, and that means nearly every one who travels in Europe, goes to the glaciers at Grindelwald, although few, indeed, do not regret having gone, be- cause the difficulties and dangers are but slightly repaid by the rather dis appointing scenic effect. And nearly all who go carry away with them cold which may pass away, and again may make them linger In bed torevlle the day they yentured to Grindelwald. The glacier is an hours walk or horse back ride up a steep and winding mountain road. If you nave gone on horseback they set you down at mountain i'm, with little pavilion overlooking the valley of the glacier, with it's yistas of perfect Swiss scenery. Then one goes through gate aud walks down winding road arche'' with trees, crosses d stony vale! :, through the midst of which rushes (" clear, pure, ice-cold stream, fresh from the Dase of the glacier which the sum mer sun is melting. The glacier k before you, chilling the air, which ls of samner heat few yards away.
 You must have walked down to It because there is no other way, and you are therefore heated. You stand near the glacier and you are instantly cool. Perhaps you g. Into the ice cavern, for the wondrous colors of the hewn ice are tempting. Ice water Is drip ping upon you, and your feet are sooh soaked from the wet boards under meath. You 90 out and start awaJ aud before you have again reached tii' little gate near the inn you find that you nave the worst cold you ever liad In your life. But it was not necessary to gu down to tue glacier. You may have heard of the perils, so you decide to view it from afar You sit on the little pavilion with the superb panOra- ma before, above and beneath you. with the long back of the serpent-like glacier and the stream gushing from It's icy jaws as the central point ol your.landscape. You order sometbnt tu eat aud bottle of wine, and lil' seems tO be au extraordinarily guV tnlng, for all around you is sumlnci. hot, intense, luxuriant, while abot' you aud down in the valley there winter. eternal winter of snow and icr Bat as you sit enjvylng, reyelins, even. bussfuiiy unconscious of danger, you begin to feel an icy chill, gentle aud pleasing at first, but gradually increas- ing until you look about for furs, and then take to flight with bad cold pushing surfaceward within you as q memento of the glaciers. on that huge river of ice blows wind that Is always wintry, that is felt in it's full intensity a mile away, through the heal of the hottest summer day. You may escape the wiles of the score or curio vendors urging you to take away a carving or something of that kind as a memento Of Grindelwalds glaciers, but the chances are that you will not escape that unpleasant or perhaps dangerous little memento in the shape of pad cold. -pittsburg Dispatch.
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one of pliate's soldirrs.

The name of the soldier who pierced Christ's side with the spear while he was hanging on the cross has been pre- served in the legendary lore of church as Longinus. This man was one of the soldiers appointed to keep guard at the cross, and it is said that he was converted by the miracles which at tended the crucixton-
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The oasis., 1894-10-04

A Utah court holds that under the statutes providing that mining claims" are not taxable, an engine and boiler built into brick founda- tion, and firmly afixed by bolts lesded down and used in working mine. ars part of a mining claim and are not tax able.
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kind OF q mechanical toy and Is paying q
practical maciiinlat to explain II 10 tho
child. Little Helen Vivian IS Interested IN
nowers ana daily takes a lesson ia bot
any. Young klnEdDn may be a surveyor
like his grandfather. Anyway. none OF the
children viii ever 20 begging from lacI;
q knowledge Of how 70 earn the honesi
dollar,
Many rich people who have fortunea
thar they win have something TO occupy
their minds 4 man who a q flnisned
machlnist will sum . fortune 10 a fine nae
ana increase Il III is1s-s-fipns'
sfzcfA1. TRAINING or GENERAL
GRANTS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mias Jhlia Dent Grant she is-year-old
daughter Of coionei and Mrs. Frsd Grant
has been almost reiiEiouesy taught q
sneak and write tho languages French
German and ttnilan Durihs her -four
years residence q the Auatrlan court sht
SPOKE rermRn daily "a her society calls
ara ~ her dEsIer While converting Win
the people az the ministerial hoiiscnold
But az her LESSONS With Ter brother. tiIye,
sta she snoAo only lfrencl, renoll IA.
ways Italian Mes tlie lnntoage N which
looks were read and which was chosen
mr. speech win tho DIPLOMATS from ihe
south ~ EurDpe
Now Il aiiss Grant warn 70 apply Al n
raelecti s1h1cf fn1 a poAltlnn. s1d would
s,t Z. aud given d
ple SALARY. Tor It ~ thh rarnat Ming NJ the
world, principals tell Us 10 acf any one
q fosch tie foreign lanRaarhs Dpoiiteiy.'
Those who teach The languages Ia this
coyptry often speak as unerammatioaily
as tho poorest students OF English speak
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which win be practical II need be2' II the
question which is put 10 the principal q
the school, and which, v not satisfactory
nv answered, may deprive her Of the
presence OF some NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
airess.
"gn teach accounts IN the finishing
year" Ia the quick reply. "or, 4 deslr-
ed we teach French millinery for Which
we employ the services Of the best Flftn
avenue milliner half 4 day twice week
or N preferred we WI place your raueh-
win learn 4 French System ~ cutting, ana
viii be able. when graduating FriH our
establishment to Conducts dleasmais'fi
business OF her ownsY
'.But these things are all too common
the mother Win aoineupen reply. y
have brought her here became have
heard tlat you teach young ladies' things
which are novel yet very lucrative 4
need he There ~ 100 much competition
IN the trades you meaticn
Then the principal. smiling q pfauu'ni
smile. says zen. ! have = e%nplly ar4
wish your daughter 70 join our table atr
sign ciaEs--tiic one which teaches ne h'u-
de,na how 70 arrange the tehie Cor ef1e-
rnonlous dinner. She vial learn there
what nowars are appropriate and Nhfn.
The etiquette u perfumes VII also pe
TAUGHT her She wili learn when anu
where and how the Easter iily SHOULD pe
placed, ana where the holly ard miSlitfof
viii be used properly When Spnr
daughter graduates fro mthnt class she
can Take her place - professional ne-
aigucr for dinners.
"Hut who are the teaehersT
"The best artists. We have Ellhu Fec-
der once n while, ana WIN Low ana
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20 herself
MISS Helen Gould. who has a very fine
tortuhe OF her own, has received train
,ns that would enable her TO earn Twink.
~ hard study ana an amount or appli-
sati9n which most girls of moderate means
Nouid think Impossible. Miss Gould has
mastered the knowledge Of the fashion
nsie orchid plant anl Is now probably ono
OF INC best authorities on orchids ia TIC
world II all her sixteen millions were
70 leave her suddenly she could earn a
snns sum collecting and arranging or
ends for private conservatories She could
PICK Up many hundred dollars by Inn
porting rare ones Tor florists and superln-
tendlng the care and culture Of them
some Idea OF what could be earned may
ne had from refiectlng that Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt spends 5000 every year upon
new and rare orchids and Tor cut ones for
trimming the dinner table
with the idea which prompts wealthy
parents to make their girls Independent
through their brains as well as through
their purses has come the conclusion that
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THE BOSS TEACHER.

FL Campo, Texas, December Is. Dear
Post; read she chidren's letters in The
Houston Post and do not see anything
from our fine country. ann only II years
old, and SO 10 school; study arithmetic.
Texas history, spelling, language lessons,
physiology, geography grammar and
drawing. We have boss teacher OF the
State, for he uses the leather strap on
the Swede, German and American chill
dren when they are idle or do not show up
good lessons. We have eight grades. am
In the fourth grade but will be in the
fifth grade next week, Put me down as
one of your little German children. Good
night, Flo schililng
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any kind Of work VIII accomplish this
result IL the work be we'll learned and so
mastered that the transacting Of IL VIII
be a real art and not merely "smarl"
knack. The work need not be trade
preferably not--because, as have said
the trades have many followers But IL
must be something which the girl can do
a little better than any other girl or wo-
man, and even better than any man IS
doing 1t There is always n demand for q
supply of perfect work or for complete
knowledge in any direction.
LEARNING TO TEACH TENNIS.
with this thought in mind another one
Of the seasons debutantes rs perfecting
herself in the game or tennis playing.
She has learned the American method
thoroughly. Although not a champion
player herself she has studied and prac-
ticed the game until she has made q
science Of it, and Is prepared to teach II
10 those who want to learn all there is "a
know. In addition TO the American ten
mis- she has also learned the English style
and Is In her circle an authority not only
on the moves of the game. but also upon
the etiquette governing the players. and
the changes which they should make IN
costume and play, II contemplating q
visit to some English country house for
the season,
Could not this girl get plenty of FASH
ionable pupils II she so desired2
Since the business fad has become so
thoroughly pronounced tie swell
schools-the Finishing schools'-of New
York have been obliged to take IL up.
Hwhat do you teach your daughters
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dents household, who were Arfayea Ia
D. half liyeryiNhlch 70 the simple country
iork made them look nNe people OK ais
tlnction.
The cdrriakc Itself was an Old AFFAIR
which had come out from tho mother
siided Ned and tried our htfid on ifs
restoration. and so we'll did sc succeed
that we fnhda Il nine days wonder III
the little town When 4 reep9eared on The
streets.
"Lot'a take the presidents chariot out
Tor an airing today" said Ned one morn
ing wye will astonish the country folk
ana make them believe thar some dis.
tinEnished people have Just come out from
England"
Pleased with the idca, agreed, and we
concluded to take our guns with VA in
hopes OF running across some birds or
rabblts,
II was no trick at all TO set the sor-
wants 10 accompany us, for they were Ai-
ways eager 10 so out with the tchnriot,"
as We termed the old carriagc, and when
we had given orders to have Il brought
around we prepared Tor the trip cur
sclves
When everything was ready, Ned gave
orders for the drivers TO take us down q
certain rond. which for somc distance led
through q forest which. ns we had seen.
ehonnded IN monkeys OF all kinda.
7fA1tt q NV hNtfNf AtflfffA"fA'i VI Wv
forest were large and feroclpus ana these
we had been warned by the natives not 20
shoot, rs they were rcvcngStul and might
attack US ia turn
The old carriage was supplied with
blinds which could be drawn. thus ef-
fecteily shutting In the occupants from
tho outside world. and Il WIS our custom
when we did not care to be disturbed 70
ridu vita the blinds down.
But on this particular morning. which
was bright ana clear. we had tho blinds
IN so that we could zee the country.
which lay stretched before ~ in all its
tropical beauty
The great forest. as w0 called Il, wan
nearly 1--we miles from tho resldeEae, and
whom we reached Il We could see scorer
Uf apes among the trees.
w had hnps roillns along quite briskiy
Hinee AlaltinEi 9ne ~ the servants rode
one OF the carTip9e horees, while the other
wan seated outside nehnd the hind wheels.
Ned now nslsod the man 20 drive alowiy,
80 as 10 afford us q good view OF the mist
chievuus crcs surcs which looked NJ US
from n iIund,rd retnts, and an the time
kept ehattrrla9 IA h,ah slee
Every nov and then one would descend
10 the ground aud make faces az us around
tree trunk ~ we watched him from the
carriage
Al al once Ned picked w Ms gun aud
called on the rider 10 pnn up,
a am going TO have a shot at that old
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wealthy

designed the blue marble paper with a
raised Easter monogram on II was paid a
sum with three figures IN Il for her work.
And the girl who thought Of pinnng on
a natural bud with q tiny ieWeled pin and
who designed the boxes for the separate
sheets so that they could so safely
through the mail, got just 500,
And that is why sncn things are taught
at schools which must turn out their stu-
dents with an independent accomplishment
or lose their crienfFrge anu tier prestige.
Miss Grace Dodge Is one Of the wealthy
women who believe In teaching NIL girls
something practical. In fact, SO pro-
nounced Is she upon the subject that one
of her friends has called her .iabld =
But her ideas are fine. Whenever there
are any girls in the Thrty-elghth street
club. OF which Miss Dodge Is president.
who do not know how 10 do some one
thing extra we'll Miss Dodge reasons with
THE girl and has her taught until she is
past grand mistress Of something.
AS for rich girls, neither Misc Dodge
nor her associate Mrs Richard Irwin
have amy use'' for them In the language
OF the street, unless they can work with
Will at something and show good reY
suits They need not worls-and indeed.
ought not to do so-for money, but they
must De able to do so.
TEACHING THE YOUNG GoULDs.
Mrs. George Gould is pursuing an old
plan, but an excellent one, with her four
tiny children. She is teaching them the
thing they want 10 know. Little George
Jay has shown taste for mechanics and
his pretty mamma iH buying him every
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I ME GROSS TIMRERs.

Crossf 1mbers. Texas, December H.
Dear Post: Il has been long, long time
since / wrote TO you We havs moved
from our old home near Lynchburg within
four miles OF Houston. We live In the
Cross Timbers. Para and one of my I'M
Giles are feeding beeyes 20 sell. IL Is only
a week until Christmas ] am so glad
l wonder what Santa Claus VIII bring us
little folks this ChrlstmnsI My brother
and his wife are coming up 10 take Christ
mas with us ] study reading, arithmetic.
grammar geography, history WIRING ana
spelling My teachers name Is MISS 14iilah
Dunnam. 1 like her spiendidly. We had
spelling match last Friday We have
speeches once month. / ike speeches.
Wen, as have nothing more 10 tell. /
WIN close for this time Goodbye Your
friend. Bessie Margaret Farmer
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pace. while some reiterated with cries q
Ponco morols cried Ned. ana wc re-
loaded rapidly. ~Hhow them that We are
not 70 be overpowefcd BY lot OF aprsr,
But such was the fury OF the creatures
that they bravely came back 10 the charge
despite our shot1 anu we were driven to
The very atepn 81 the state cnrtiaTo. where
We hHd 70 club the guns and beat them
on by shaSr muscle
lt was 9 terflble struggle and aeainat
such n host the odds seemed ngainat u.s.
Suddenly We heard d shout down the
road, and 10 another moment small troop
Of native cavalry came IA HiGht. As the
hrownHkinH gailuntd toward US, tho apes
took hight and scAMpored tlp the trees,
vanishing aa y by magic among tho upper
branches.
The natives managed to mend tho car.
rage after a fashion, and then inaiatcd
on guarding Us back TO the resldenry.
which We reached without further miss
adventures.
with all our fKhtins bnt few animals
had been killed. " q ourselves had hard
~ q scratch. but the apes had torn the
curtains OF The Elided chariot pretty well
TO pieces. and no doubt would have served
W. the same way if holp had not arrived
opportunciy,
Altogether Il was very novel adsen.
tnrc but one which we did not care 10
repeati and. thereafter, whenever VIC went
out In the state cerrlaee wo took another
which we sometimes saw taking theIr
sicstas IN the forks OF TIE tail trees.
5 Our ono experience had been ononnh.
and TO this day l recall with MINGLED
smile and ahudaer our battle with ma
great apes OF East India.
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TRAINlNe ZOE RICE eIRLs.
How They Are Taught = Ways 10
Earn a Good Living.

For the Sunday Post
IT Is the fashionable thing 20 give girls
-even very rich glrla-a bnsipess training
80 that thoy can. Il thN need eyer comes,
earn q living IN the world.
Nearly an the fashionable deDutanteH
Of The wlnlerzthe young daughters q ne
fOD--are skilled in doing some one rang
They hive been taught this "one thlnk
so thoroughly and 80 up-to-daIoiy tnH !
many of them amuse themselves dong X
nov for money, although thu money y
usually sent Immediately % some PSI
charity which the accomplished youns
helress IL already chRperonlng,
Not al cfthese girls are taught tne
reguiar trades chs common oceupe Sl2i's
OF women agS much crowded. IAsy le ,l,In
often sOI1e art OF accomplishment Wnltn
ministers 10 the luxurious life OF ne rlYn,
because things Of this kind are ~e'l ps'a
for
For Instances. there is that very ioyey
girl. Miss Pauline Whitney u she Nsft
10 be 'leftv as the saying y. wltn2p. =
cent, she could AT once earn WY ptsttf
livelihood as writer o. French verse
both funny and senllmeniai. be@nss ~
ing poetic" size understands iNe ~ u
poetry thoroughly .and Is mistress o. uls
French Language The French press AZ
ways speaks very highly Of her compost
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fellow in the fork yonder,. said he as be
ono, no. no shoot. sahibia cried tbs ex-
cited servant as Ned stepped out, Apes
fight back sometimes and We no Eet way
from them II tlloy do
Sure enough, the whole forests aeemed
black with the BEASTS
They seemed 10 descend from every tree,
and with cries that frightened me they
ieapcd TO the ground and stood On their
hind feet while they snapped and snarled
az us like a ieslon Of ilends.
The head man iearea upon the horse.
while the other ran 70 his place behind
the carriage. and the cracking Of The whip
sent the team away.
But we had preoipituted q battle royal
with the apes Of India, for the moment the
horses started. the aniuais With wild
screechcs made for Us ana In q fifty were
swarming over the sides q the chariot.
I saw the man on the horse ntrike At
them with the whip, while the native on
the back perch dld the same thing with 9
stick which he had hastily picked np but
this did not deter our assailanta. and the
attack became nerecr each moment
Down with the bliudeiH exclaimed
Ned as be struggled With one. "The de-
mons VIII swarm inside II We don't gfl
lh1tn down e. oDcHi"
had already turned 70 The blinds, seeing
the necessity q tbeif elosiiiS eyeii befcrs
Ned had spuiten, and while 1 luGsed al the
one on my side ] was facing pair 81 fe-
rociDus eyes aud had 70 beat on a largo
hand which tried 70 grab my face,
The carriage being very heavy the
horses could not draw Il vany fast. aad az
/ die poor slscds We're surrounded b. apes
they became frightened, and FOR tlnf
We feared We would hays to stop and night
1 for our lives Ia the rond.
~ this Limo the blinds had been pulled
down, but the carrl4Ke was covered WHY
/ apes despite the EFFORTS 81 the servants "a
(, beat them on.
| Ned and ] sank hack at,d Remained ii.
/ Isn't, We could hear fha Hpreeehes ~ the
4 giant ares ana tho Wild snofts * cur
hofses, mingled win tlie cries d the Two
lmea.
Aii AZ oncc the carriage stopped. I f@it
! te f0r4whef Oh my side tins into 4
,:s:s..=s-ss:.- I'd ae.s.at 4stsr hoard
ule driver ahout tnat tiip axle MAz broken.
Now camp he TUG n var. Tor We
eepmci p be pieced AZ .hs tnsf1y % The
We've 50 q 5kht L Out hare, cried
Ned, ~ fp seized NE sun and i''feR ~ ny
9'he eight ihaf met qur baxish eyes A.
We looked opt pes enough 70 hlApch QnT
cAefka
The TWO men werA On thf Frnpnd hght-
ing the apes NTH clubs ara & scented p
mo ffaI aii ffe Eionityt IA tnd|a had
united for our deHfaucll1n
&fFefihe,cfh Med and threw open tna
door and presented onrFsiFtt WIN our
guns
This enemy poised 10 their attsfk %
aignt OF rs, and ~ we aprAps o9' ana
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GRApY,s NAMEsAI,r

jamestown, Texas December io.-.peer
Posti | am a little Girl years old !
have three sisters and one brother. MY
Henry w. Grady. My sister Is going 10
teach school at Kllgore have great
deal to do helping mamma with the house.
cleaning, Do you little girls help your
manma7 When / am real smart mamma
brags on me. wish some OF you lit
tie girls would write to me and win tell
you whit fine time have churninV.
and what a bad little sister have. she
~ very naughty sometimes. Please enroll
my name In the children's Club. Your M.
We trlend. Lula Florence
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fired into their midst they fell back q
Portable. We had plenty 20 eat and plenty
to wear nut We raised everything ours
selves and niado our own CLOTH We had
no money 70 60 10 the stores even II we
had been near any, aud so We felt very
poor There were two things we Yaro all
fond ot, aud oh, hoy we .9nged Tor thoms
and how VIZ wlaiied $40 could AFFORD them.
fulseratlo 10 be 90 noor. q'heae two things
were salt ruaclSnrei ead store mcasseas
little tirl--sf lro-hl Why. what did you
haze to eat thar
Grandma Nothing bur beet niuttcns
chlcl<ens, yenison. quail, Squirrels. VIVID
ducks. brook trout, and such things, han
"a for moinsses, va hadn't anything but
maple syrup
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HER FIRST LETTER.

Mineral City. Texas, December 21.-Dear
Post: j win write you n few lines Tor the
first time am little girl 10 years old.
Papa takes The Post. have little sis
ter, sweet little girl Her name Is Es-
telia Stiles She is the only pet have.
i have been reading the Children's Column
ana love 10 read It. II Is Of 20 much IN
terest to me. / thought / would express
my feelings by writing a few lines We
have good school. our teachers name
Is Professor VI u Miller and his assist
ant Is Miss Eva Adams. NY studies are
smelling. Fourth render, grammar, geog-
raphy. arithmetic and writing
Myrtle Horton.
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A BRIGHr LITrLp QuARTETTE.

Ebony. Mills County, Texas-Dear Post:
We are four little boys mat want to join
the club, We 80 TO school and walk two
miles. We like 10 go to school, and are
trying to see which can learn fhe fastest.
We study spelling. reading. arithmetic.
geography and grammar. There Is some
talk OF building a college hcre coon. No
will be glad. Would be glad that some
boys would come in to settle the country.
Papa is a farmer and likes The Post splen-
did. He likes this country because It Is
healthy, although we need a doctor some
times, and none nearer than eight and
one-half miles Success 10 The Post
Ennis, Charlie, Otis and Hugh Griffin.
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whx ID Yves crnnr.

New York 1'rihnnc
"1'he other day" SAYS n Roeton rsntin-
man, II was told OF little giri who at
tended distribution or prlxea given ~
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
70 Aniunls She had won, you must know.
blok rs . resani for writing the beat
essay en- the subject given, and. with the
other xuecessful children. was UNDERGOING
viva voce ezauilnation
Wen my Hear said tho gentleman
VINO had given away the PRICES. Can YOU
toll me why |, Is cruel 10 dock horseas
tails mud trim dogs earel'
BECAUSE answered tho little girk
what God Ind Joined together Let no man
put asnnder.'"