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The morning times., 1895-12-29
DECORATING COZY CORNERS
Pretty Occupation for Artistically
Inclined Girls.
HOMES BRIGHT NTH HOLLY
They Draw Plans Showing What
Your House Might Be and
Then Trim 1t for You.

The pace for decorating town bouses Is
set by The very ones who should set 1.-THE
artist women OF New York. These young
people, or whom there are precisely three
times as many this year as there were last
year. have been busying themselves all this
month getting up pretty schemes for Christ
mas decoration. and as they baye been sell
ing their ideas a nd Ia king partin the decOra-
tion or other bouses, their time has not been
wasted.
The trimming of Christmas rooms IN New
York has long been a annual custom. The
wreath hung IN the window and the festosn
from the arcbway are crude compared TO
the wonders that are accomplished in hou SC
trimming. This year the ideas bid fair 10
eclipse all previous efforts. and IL Is the girl
artists OF New York who are busy invent
ing pretty things for trimming the house.
A GEoRGIAN'S IDEAS.
There are different branches of work
In. all kinds of art, SO there are branches
OF house decoration. In certain apart
meDt house in which many girl artists
live In harmony, each group having o
little establishment OF Its own, you can
make Il selection OF artists according to
which part OF your home you want deco
rated; and you can be sure each branch
Of decoration will be superbly done. The
yOuDS ptOpiS "
one another and each turning over TO the
next artist the bit OF work which comes
in her own line.
One OF these artists is a pretty South
crn girl. She is from Georgia, and her
ideas are the typical pretty GeorgiaD's.
Her specially is window decoration, and
up TO last evening she had orders for
decorating exactly 100 Christmas win
dows. Some were parlor windows, others
were for the banquet hall, several were
| for kitchen windows where young peo-
pies party is 10 be held Christmas eve. and
one solitary window Is for sick-rooni,
| where lies an invalid girl, the youngest
| daughter OF the house.
Each window is already laid out ON paper
A plan of 1t is drawn and has been sub
mitted 10 the people who want the Win
dow decorated. Upon their approval the
young artist gets up an estimate OF the
cost from the nearest florist, ard when tue
| work Is dome draws a commission from the
florist and u stated sum from the one who
owns the window. That is the business
side of the transaction.
The newest of the ways of decorating
the Christmas window is in trimming the
window SHADES. This is set at the right
height and is completely covered with sinl-
lax. put on In straight lines, until ii covers
the window shade entirely streamer
of the smilax is hung down for raising
and lowering the shade and frum the end
of the strcamer bangles 4 rose.
There are flower lanbrequins made very
effectively OF chrysantheinums. These
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Chicago Taught Manners.

Iheard the other day funny story of how
a certain we'll known French concert-hall
singer gave an American management a
much needed lesson in politeness. At the
house In questionit was the rule. rather than
the exception, TO treat the artists with
very little consideration.
The lady was imported from Paris at a
big salary, and on a rriving in Chicago, which
washer destination she called at the theater,
was told that the management was out and
that rehearsal would take place IN the fol-
lowing day. She did not appear, and the
rehearsal was postponed, and calls and
postponements were the oHler of the hour
for some days, when the manager became
alarmed and hurried off to her hotel.
"Good gracious, madame he said in
dignantly, 1.-The band has been called on four
successive days; you have never appea red
and you open the night after thenext. Have
you been Ill, or what is the matter?''
"Sir." replied the fair singer in her broken
English. monsieur, the directory of the
orchestra should haf call at my apartment,
tell me officially of ze rehearsal, and offer
to see me to ze theater. Mon Dieu, Mon
sieuri But you have no etiquette herel''
There can be no doubt but that the lady
was q little too particular In this instance,
but the remonstrance was not without valus.
and inaugurated o fashion OF politeness to
which the houss had long been . stranger.
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PRESENTS THAT IEH LIKE
Self-Heating Shaving Cup and
Smoking Sets.
GORGEOUS CIGAR HOLDERS
Gifts for Bachelors Who Give
Poker Parties aud Indulge
in Midnight Revels.

Buyers OF gifts for men need not go
astray this Christmas. Among the really
new things shown for the first time are
jars OF brilliant cut glass holding fifty or
one hundred cigars, as you may prefer,
and are really ornamental apart f-Snl their
use: these cost all the way from S5 to
SIS.
A gorgeous specimen OF a silver to-
bacco Jar is gold lined and on its cover
are both ash receiver and alcohol lighter.
Ii is big enough for a generous supply
and nearly simple in its Ornamentation-
a novel design shows cigars, pipes and
the like executed in enamel on the cover.
For men who shave themselves there is
a novelty which coDmends itself at sight.
1t is cup, water heater, scrap holder and
brush support all In one piece, an inesti-
mable convenience for travelling, at the
same time that it serves daily use at home.
AS yet it Is shown only in handsome plate,
costing $5.
BY a simple contrivan nee the cup is made
in three parts, each fitting into the other,
when not In use. At the proper time the
cup is raised a bit from the lamp, the scrap
holder is removed from it and the water
is quickly warmed by lighting the alcohol
wick.
An ornamental strop, also of heavy
plate, accompanies the cup exceedingly
WELL and makes the outfit complete. Un-
like the ordinary strop, it is decorative.
and conccals its use by means of spring.
When needed it is easily pulled forth
with the help of q silver ring. When its
service has been rendered 1t slips back
into a neat case. which hangs upon the
wall. In a really charming style it is
sold for SIS.
A travelling bag with all its accessories
OF aluminium and itself of genuine seal.
sells for $50. and a dressing-case for $50.
Either is TO be commended to Christmas
buyers, and either Is sure to make the re-
cipient grateful.
For midnight revels all sorts OF fine thiDgo
are provided. The bachelor who gives
poker parties and the man who serves his
friends with punch are handsomely renenlp
bered. The outfit for card parties is really
elegant and unique. The newest design
shows chips OF brightest brass that are
exact counferparts OF gold coin. Put up in
tasteful box with the essential cards they
sell for S35. With this outfit fascinating
tallies can be bought. and man made
happy for days and for nights to come.
or novelties the newest. however, Is a
bOttls holder. so contrived that the wine
can be poured and the bottle tipped by
means OF a lever and screw. Its price is 81
Even the boOsfsh man has been remem-
bere,i AMI some fine leather magazine covers
that are etched IN ooze seem to have been
designed for his especial use. They are
quite unlike the familiar sole leather kind
and are suggestive Of the sruuent- One
OF these covers. together with the entirely
new silver book opener. which holds the
magazine page ready at ones Will, ought
TO MAKE any reasonable being happy for q
year. Yet the two together entail an
outlay OF only $3.50. CLARE BIINCE-
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try place, II fs no iihncommou sight to see
Mckinley going TO the lake with his
skates either dangling from bis band OF
strung to bis saddle. He dismounts, skates
a while and rides back home. In W Washiug-
ton he has never been on skates tn the
knowledge of any pue, but he may skate
this winter. when he visits the 'czar.
as it 10 to be gay, season at the capital
sHEwRsiANs FUN.
John Sherman isas muc boy as he ever
was, and you wout1 believe 1t were you to
see him. If be is thinking of the Presidency
it is as a hoy who looks forward to being
President "when he Is old enough
In the winter Senator Sherman has a
little sport which be practices all by him
self. This IL the boys trick of sliding down
hills. Now. don't bet anybody think that
the fine old senator says to his family, My
dears, I am going to slide down hill. though
he may have sone such thing In mind when
tie starts out.
His beginning Il TO walk very rapidly
along one street and down another. Then
he turns a corner-aDd he Is cut OF sight
and ready for fun. Walking as fast as lie
can, he let's go OF his feet and skins
along the sidew ak. He lands safe In bal
auce and once more slides. No sliding ball
is too slippery for him. with his arctic
OvcrShCcs sprchu wei dpdft lie Sets oNSi
the gIariest sliding ball III safety.
Everybody who has been near Senator
Sherman's Headquarters has seen him wipe
his face off With his sleeve and polish his
raddy nose with his brown mi,ten after
these winter excursions.
Allison, whose name is linked with
future greatness as a dozen others are.
is very fond OF driving, and very smart
he looks upon the box-seat handling
the ribbons in front of a superb Russian
sleigh. Allison is a rich man He owns
horses OF all oolors and he handles
them well. Allison does not skate, plays
golf very little and tennis not at all.
except in the hottest weather. He likes.
best OF all summer games, garden GRO
Guet But he drives considerably. and
this is winter sport as every one
knows.
II Calvin S. Brice were to give up al
aspirations, resign his seat as Senator ant
hand over his railruad interests TO some
one else he could become the greatest
master of hounds In the world. He Is 4
dashiny rider never takes cold. IL abso-
lutely fearless, and can leap fences al
though they were brush. II is not often
that AIR. Brice will ride to hounds. bat when
he does he makes an impression upon thu
riders. Ahead he always is, with his ruddy
face and russet hair shining in the cold air
like signal OF eneiura cement waved ahead
The morning times., 1895-12-29
Brice also amuses himself driving, but he
likes better TO ride.
CARLISLE'S SPORT.

CARLISLE'S SPORT.
Carlisle has no outdoor sport except
watching the carra ge folk from his front
window. or this he is very fund. He takes
seat by his window every afternoon that
he is not busy, and sits there until the gray
of twilight calls him in Ia where the lights
are. Mr.. Carlisle began watching from
the window years a gu. He used to say that
he worked nut his mental problems this
way Anyway, You can see him there
almost any day, with his face pressed close
TO the pane and the lace of the curtains
falling around him as around a sage of
Sol,non- No man likes to be interrupted
at his winter sport. and nutiIing vexes
the Secretary of the Treasury much as tn
have friend drop In u see him, as il he
were Lonesome and wanted society.
Levi p Morton has as many winter
amusements as he has daughters. He
actually toboggans in the city Of Albany,
where he Is spending three winters.
Tobogganning in Albany is different from
in other cities. There they build a slide
for the sleds, with steps leading to the top.
There is music. there are attendants, and in
the midst of all the toboggauner goes down
in triumph to the fOebof the hill.
But 1t Is out at a country place, that
of the Corning estate, that Levi Z. Morton
enjoys himself most in winter. Here he
indulges In winter golf and rides to hounds.
He is horseback man all the time. and
much resembles on horseback Samuel Tihlen,
whose one time seat he now occupies.
Very amusing things are said of the
winter sports OF the diplomats. Tales Of
the .scorching" of Mavroyenf Bey. whose
bicycle is nickel plated, and the coasting
frolics OF another minister are freely whis-
pered about. But tbese are quite put out
of countenance by the sports Of our Ameri-
can statesmen, whotiiffer from the foreign
ers only in that they know which of our
fine winter pastirDes are conventional and
which are not.
CLARENCE g. RUSSELL.
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Clever Policeman.

No. without reason was Napoleon wont
to boast OF the intelligence and tact Of
the French soldier. 4 few weeks ago, at
orleans, communication by telegram had
made kno wn to the gendarmes OF that place
OF the arrival there OF woman named
Rosine. who had fled from Tours after
committing a robbery. 4 geDdarme on
duty at the terminus saw a rather u.s.
picious looking woman alight from one
of the carriages. He addresses himself to
her, saying: where do you come from"
From near Blois-'' what Is your Dame?''
Marie Faucheux." She then walked on,
but the geDdarnc, following her, in a few
minutes called out in a low voice: " RosIner'
The young woman, throw off her guard,
Immediately turned round, when the officer
said: ''Ahi ahi 1t is you ! am in search
Of" and. arresting her. took her to prison.
London Weekly Telegraph
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His Masterplcce.

Pest editorial you ever wrote" giee-
fully exclaimed Col. Pessimer, entering the
office OF the Protection Bugie--
"wh-what? 1 was hurried last night
Didn't see the proofs. Don't remem-
ber-" began Editor Swashem-
"oh, your advice to Congress; capital
thing: most concise; most terseiy put"
"Ah, thanks. But ! was afraid three
columns was most too much. Condensed
all could, though"
In the explosion which followed Col
Pessimer don't know Just what part he
had, but after the storm he walked tinfd-
ly out. leaving Swashem gazing In de-
spair at the top Of the first column:
ADVICE To CONGRESS.
Rushi
(The editorial was lost, but the ''head
man" got an increase" -"rClevelanh PiaU
Dealer.
The morning times., 1895-12-29
Strange Death in Moscow.

OF the dangers attending the propa cation
Of bacteria for scientific purposes. the death
Of NJ. Woltoff. professor OF bac-
teriology In Moscow. is a painful example.
The accounts of bis death state that year
ago he was experimenting with a view of
obtaining the bacteria producing putridity
when the phial containing culture OF septic
micro organisms suddenly burst, and
fragment OF the glass caused a slight wound
in the neck. This soon healed, but the
bacteria had entered his system, symptoms
of poisoning followed, and, though he was
sent to the Crimea for change of air, he
gradually succumbed.-LondonsG Globe.
The morning times., 1895-12-29
New Silver Watches.

Some Of the new silver watches have
flower in colored enamel on the back
of the case. One shows a tiny dark-red
carnation, another a delicate pink wild
rose and a third a fourleafed clover for
luck. Ore OF these watches would make
an acceptable Christmas present for u
young girl.
The morning times., 1895-12-29
Largest Dam in the World.

The great artificial lake situated at
Dnebar, twenty miles southeast nf Udalpur.
Rajpoutana, Ind ia, covers an area or
twenty-one square miles The main ma
sonry dam. which helps to confine this
immense body uf water, is 1000 feet long
by 95 feet high. Engineers say that 1t is
the largest dam in the world
The morning times., 1895-12-29
Wine in the Gutters.

At Morton, near Clermont Ferrand. In
Auvergue, the people, objecting to the
adulteration Of the native wine with sugar,
attacked the men who were ca Ing the
doctored wine, upset the carts, and broke
open the casks. letting the wine flow into
,the cutters. and mobbed the Manufacturer.
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Made $500 in a Week.

| have bought several plating nfa-
chimes, but they were either not large
enough for some articles or they did
not work easy. and have never made
much money until obtained the Prac-
teal Plating Dynamo This is the
electrical machine used in all the great
gold and silver plating factories, and
does the work every time No soon
er did people hear that had this cleo
trical Dynamo, than had more spoons,
knives, forks. and jewelry than could
plate in a month. The first week
cleared S3I. so. and the second week l
cleared SIS co, and think by the first
of January will have thousand dol
lars in cash and give MY farm consid-
cradle attention too. The Plating Dy-
namo is the thing to use. and you can
learn to use 1t in about an hour. Any
one can write to W. P. Harrison & Co.,
Columbus, Ohio. who make these ma
chimes, for circulars. AS this is my
first lucky streak, / give my expert.
ence, hoping others may be benefited
as much as have been.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26

Within the past year, and especial.
ly within the past six months, finance
has taken, as a topic Of press dis
cussion, the place occupied for several
years past by the tariff Contradic-
tory and irreconcilable as are the po-
sitions, complex and confused as are
the arguments, Of the political parties
and leaders Of the country upon the
tariff question, they are no less so
upon the question OF finance The
great political problem OF the day in
the United States is the problem Of
reforming the National currency. The
man or woman who pretends to be
well informed will not be content to
learn the views OF few newspapers
only upon the financial and other
questions Of the hour. but will seek in
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discussion in all parts Of the country
and upon all sides Of the question at
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a pamphlet containing details for
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DoN'Ts FOR WRITERS.

Don't fail to write your name and
address at the top Of the first sheet o
every manuscript that you send out
Don't forget to note the approNi
mate number of words in the manu-.
script-or the number of lines if it is
poem-at the right hand top of the
first page.
Don't overlook the facts that most
of the manuscripts submitted to edi-
tors nowadays are typewriter, and
that unless your handwriting is par
ticularly legible, your manuscript
needs TO be typewriter also, to stand
an even chance Of success.
Don't buy typewriter if you can't
afford it. You can get your manu-
scripts typewriter in the best style
for six cents a hundred words. But
don't fail 10 buy typewriter, if you
can afford to pay the cost.
Don't omit to have yonr address
either written or printed on the cor
ner of every envelope that you send
through the mails, SO that if yonr
your letter is not delivered. il will be
returned to you.
Don't bother editors with inquiries.
They don't hunger for more letters
than they get. Most Of them gave NJ
watching for the postnan long ago.
Don't fix a price on your manu-
script, unless you are famous enough
or Independent enough. to be able &c
dictate your terms
Don't let a good manuscript lie idle
because two or three editors have re.
jected it. If you feel sure that il i,
good, keep sending it around till it is
either accepted or worn out
Don't get discouraged. Read. OBJ.
serve, and think, as well as write, and
if you have the talent in you, with per
severance you are certain to succeed.
The Writer.
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DEMOCRACY DRY-ROTTING.
How the Fact is Illustrated in North
Cardinals legislature.
Charleston News and Courier (Dem.).

Charleston News and Courier (Dem.l.
The North Carolina Legislature met
on Wednesday last. Speaking of the
Legislature and its work and the pc
litical probabilities of the future, the
Charlotte Observer says: 1.-The
Democrats will constitute about one
third of the membership fthis Legis-
lature. There will be considerable
ability in the body, the greater part
of it confined to the Republican party
which has sent some quite strong men
to Raleigh
The significant part of our contem-
porary's statement is that the greater
part of the ability in the North Caro-
lima Legislature is confined to the Re
publican party which has sent some
quite strong men to Raleigh" We
would infer from this that the Demo
cratic party has not sent any quite
strong men to Raleigh, and what is
true of the Democratic party in North
Carolina appears to be true ofthe Demo
cratic party generally; it is certainly
true of the Democratic party as it is
represented in the Congress at Wash
ington. If the ability of the party is
fairly indicated by the ability Of the
party's representatives in Congress il
is not to be wondered at that the peo-
pie of the country were overcome by
a feeling of utter disgust at the polls
last November, and that they should
prefer Republican ability to Democrat
ic stupidity. There is something to
admire in a smart rascal-there is
little or nothing to be expected FROM
an honest tool. A party that believes
in itself and its principles" so little,
and is so doubtful of its hold on pub
lie confidence that it SHES at every
shadow and that elevates ignorance
and inexperience to places OF honor
and trust is hardly party that will
long maintain supremacy.
The Republicans of North Carolina
where wiser than their Democratic
opponents when they ''sent some
quite strong men to Raleigh, "
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A Fighting Chance at Least.
Phi adeIphia Record.

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Latter-day medicine has been re-
sponsible for two prevalent public
seares-the germ fright and the APP
pendicitis apprehension. 1t is consol-
ing to remember at times in this BAG
THEOLOGICAL age that the vast majority
OF bacilli are not harmful; and it is
with new sense Of solace that one at
last learns from the physicians that
appendicitis is not such dread curse
Of mankind. The fact is that appen-
dicitis occurs very rarely, and that
the percentage Of people who eat
grapes, berries and fruit with seeds in
them and are caught is insignificantly
small Nor, when caught, is it neces-
sary--it now seems-to resort to a
serious operation Salvation appears
to be contained in such simple rem
edy as sweet oil-one TO two ounces
administered internally every three
hours. The doctors are evidently not
going to succeed in killing us all of
after all