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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
Wishbone Parties,

A wishbone party is a happy diversion.
A card, with wishbone painted in the
center and quotation written beneath,
is torn in halves and a piece given to
lady and gentleman respectively. Part
ners are secured by matching the pieces,
and the company, in pairs, then move
about to scan and locate, if possible, the
other quotations as well as the one which
has united them. Prizes, Of course, reward
the leading successes. AT one given recent
ly just as the party broke up little tray of
gilded wishbones was brought in, and ev-
cry pair broke one between them, making
a wish at the moment. On this same oc-
casion, too, huge wishbone hung under
the central chandelier. TWAS cleverly cut
from stiff pasteboard, gilded and smilax
wreathed. 1t may be added that the wish
bones requisite for the final wishing were
accumulated by the young hostess in a
short time, with the assistance of one or
two friends, and were bona fde portions of
fowls anatomies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
Have a House Dress.

A girl who wishes to be we'll dressed on
the street and at her Office or in the store
gets out of her street gown the momentshe
enters her home. Nothing so demoralizes
a street gown as to wear it in the house.
The seams of the waist get pulled out of
shape, the skirt wrinkles with lolling in
easy chairs, and the wooden gown will take
on all the odors that are floating up from
the kitchen, so that the minute you enter a
car or shop the other inmates can tell that
you had sausage and buckwheat cakes for
breakfast, or that the cook is going to have
doughnuts for your lunch. Manage to have
two or three house gowns, if they are only
percale or cotton crepon. Make them neat
ly and fancifully if you like, for at home is
where you have the right to look your pref
ais>St
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
Typewriters.

Almost every typewriter sooner or later
has trouble with her eyes. The typewriting
machine is supposed to save The eyes, but
the effect is quite the contrary. The eyes
are all the time in motion while writing,
and the rapid jerking of the eye from one
point to another on the little keyb soon
tires the muscles and makes the eyes and
sometimes the whole head ache
Then great many girls have the habit
Of turning up the carriage to see what has
been written, and leaning back in the chair
while reading it, This, too. is bad, for the
reason that 1t requires a rapid adjustment
of the eye to the different distances, and so
tires the whole organ. The only way to
save the eyes when using a typewriting
machine is to acquire such facility that it
is not necessary to look at the Keyboard
New York Dispatch.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
The Future of Women.

DR.. Joseph Parker of London makes a
forecast of the twentieth century. He
does not assume to possess prophetic in
spiration nor claim occult power He
merely proceeds from study of the prog
ress of civilization in past ages compared
with the advancement attained in the
nineteenth century, and arguing from
this standpoint predicts what we may
reasonably look for He thinks creeds will
blend into a church universal, and science
and religion, reconciled by greater knowl-
edge, will go hand in hand. Monopolies
will pass away; legalized robbery will not
be tolerated. Women will occupy the
position to which the best of our sex aspire,
enjoying freedom and protection which
are nos attainable in the present state of
our worldly affairs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
Japanese Dolls.

On the third day of the third month in
each year the little girls of Japan celebrate
dolls festival. 1t is kept up for three
days and is most important affair. ALI
the dolls, old and new, are brought out and
dressed in their best They are placed on
silken cushions and have grand feast
spread for them.
Mr.. Hearn, an American writer, tells US
some curious stories of Japanese dolls.
He says they often represent gods and
goddesses. They have Tenjin, the god of
beautiful writing, and the seven gods of
good luck, the god who loves laughter and
many others with names which may not
seem long to the Japs, but which we
should find hard to'pronounce.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
Have Plenty OF Holders.

There will be no temptation for the
cook to fischer apron for holder and per-
haps drop hot dish for want of protec-
ton if there is a good supply of holders
convenient Not only should there be
enough for present use, but some in the
pantry drawers for special needs. They
may be easily made in various ways
Some fold half dozen thicknesses of
cloth into rectangle and bind the edges
Others make the inside of any pliable ma
terial and have the outside of thick ma
terial, such as cloaking, with every piece
coming to the edge. The holder is then
sewed over and over all around it, taking
coarse quilting stitches through it and
finishing with loop.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
ONE WAY in WHICH TO MAKE AN
ATTRACTIVE FIREPLACE.

ChiIdren's Rest and Play-Health and
Rights-Music, Home and Wife-Women
Club officials.
If the slate mantel is alone in its ugli-
ness, it is easy to alter. The space from
its top to the frieze can be papered with
blue tile paper that can be had every
where and set Of narrow shelves hung
above it to hold two or three bits of china
plates and vase or two of very simple
form. In the fireplace shown in the ac-
companying picture the tiles are of old
blue delft, expensive, but the effect, or a
somewhat similar effect, is possible with
the paper shelves, the mantel beneath hav-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28

ing a board covered with colonial blue
chintz or plain blue denim foot below
concealing just So much ugliness. If
single row Of blue tiles of less expensive
sort than the delft, and they are to be
found in very satisfactory designs, is set
around the fireplace, and a low fender
painted white and running into the seats
at each sido Of the chimney, the old man
tel will haze been so subordinated as to be
practically eliminated. II this is the din
ing room, the rest of the wall may have
colonial blue paper in ribbon stripes OF a
conventional yiEe pattern, outlined az the
friezo with q white picture molding, and
If possible the woodwork should be paint
ed whito also Curtains tnf tho colonial
chintz or blno denim, Japanese rag in
blue and white and white chairs covered
with tho dcaim OF. chintz. l'lo shallow
shelvcs to lola china come in any finish
to match woodwork, those in white en-
nmcl picked out in blueA being especially
fetching in a biuo andNYhite room.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
c!,ilarea,s Rest and Play.

Mothers will be interested in q recent
littcrance Of DIR. Felix Oswald concerning
the relation i'll children of play and rest.
For city children, > says he, '.tho rough
and tumble play is the main thing. 1t
will strengthen their limbs, lungs and liv-
ers and prevent more ailments than all the
pills in Herrick IS list Of patent medicines.
In addition it will keep the youngsters
quiet il. tho place. where they are apt to
be restless-thc parlor and school School
teachers have noticed that the country boy
is more quiet in the classroom than his
city brother and argue that it is because
he has hats all the exercise he needs and is
content to sit still. After an hour or
two of Swedish gymnastics - goes on DR..
Oswald. combined with woodchopping
and water carrying, if you like, the wild
est boy VIII prefer chair to flying ira
peze, for if the tonic development of the
organism is not grossly neglected seden-
tary omployments are by no means CON
trary to nature. In their interval of play
the young OF frolicsome animals will sit
motionless for hours. Even kittens and
young monkeys not to mention colts,
have their off days, when they won't stir
a foot if they can help it,
One of tho best safety valves for tbe
stored energy of city children is pillow
fighting Ali children delight in it. but
city children should certainly be permitted
it. 1t is little hard on the pillows, and
they should not be in lace trimmed cases.
nor does it pay to hemstitch them for this
purpose. Use plain hemmed muslin and
then wink at its short wear and frequent
journeys to the laundry. A pillow fight
properly conducted, and boys especially
need no training proficiency in the art,
brings in play every nerve and muscle in
the body and sets the blood tingling from
kead to hesis,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
Ke-ping Fruit In Our Rooms.

We should be chary of keeping ripe
fruit i'll our sitting rooms, and especially
beware of keeping it in a siokroom for
any length of time. That complaint which
some people make about faint sensation
in the presence of fruit is not fanciful.
They may be really affected by it. Two
chemists have shown that from the mo-
ment of plucking apples, cherries, cur
rants and other fruits are subject to con-
slant transformation. at first they abb
sorb oxygen, thus roobing the surround
ing air of it's vital element. Then they
evolve carbonio acid, and this in far
greater volume than the purer gas is alb
sorbed, so that we have poison given us,
in the place of pure air, with compound
interest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
House Linen.

Do not permit table or bed linen to lie
from year to year without being used 1t
viii last the longer for an occasional wash
ing. If it be already very yellow, cut up
pound of white soap in quarts Of milk,
put it over the fire in a boiler, and when
the soap has dissolved put in the linen and
boil Is minutes; then wash in soapsuds
and rinse twice in clean water, blueing
the last water slightly. The possessor of
grass plot can whiten her choice linen by
simply rinsing in soapsuds and laying it
on the grass for two or three days. Rinse
in clear water and dry on the line, and it
will be sweet and fresh and white.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
Women and Massage.

AS massage becomes more and more an
aid to the physicians skill it offers a pay
ing occupation to intelligent and strong
young women who become adopts in the
art. 1t cannot, however, be thoroughly
learned in IS or 20 lessons, and many half
taught persons with little or no knowledge
of the human body or Of the principles and
treatment should be restrained from prac-
tice. One Of the best trained women in the
country, whose services l am told are al
ways in demand, spent three years in Stock
holm studying before she began to practice
New York Post
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
The Bad Place.

Nellie went to visit her small friend
Katie. For awhile they played nicely to-
gether but presently could not agree
about the setting of the dolls tea table.
Nollie, the elder, became very much ex-
cited and cried out. YOU'RE real meant
WON'T play. When you die, you'll so to
the bad place. Katie was bewildered and
frightened. ''Where is the bad placer" she
asked breathlessly. Her friend was non
plused for moment then she frightened
up, Il don't know myself unless it's
Gods station house. New York Times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
d5l Nickel Stair Corners.

One fad in household economy of tine
and patience, and one that does not appeal
in vain to the appreciation of home esthet-
les, is triangular and concave wedge of
nickel, fitting into the corners of the stair
steps, These do not tarnish, require no
rubbing, except an occasional touch of the
busting cloth, and forever Danish that
bugbear of busy housemaids, dusty step
corners, and in this day of the increasing
multiplicity of things to be cared for the
advent of this bright and cleanly substi
tute for daily half hour of vigorous en-
ergy is to be hailed by both mistress and
maid as no trivial lessener of worry and
labor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
F1annels.

A method to prevent flannel from
thinking is to hold it over the steam OF
boiling water. When thoroughly damp.
1t can be immersed. This should be done
before the flannel is cut Skeins OF wool
30 be used in knitting or orochetlns are
often treated in the same way. sae
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
NAV Wright Sewau

May Wright Sewall, the ex-president of
the National Council of Women, is an In
dianapolis woman. She was born in Mill
waukee when it was frontier settlements
She is an interchangeable worker. a logical
thinker and a writer of considerable abil-
ity. She is a member Of many organiza..
tions and belongs to several European So
oieties, mr.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28

To prevent Germantown wool or other
"zephyrs'' from shrinking when they are
washed hang the skeins where the steam
of the teakettle reaches them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28

A small point for the hostess whose wax
candles show propensity to rapid vast
ing is that to put them in the Ice chest for
fully "a hours before using will increase
their burning time very appreoiably. They
want to be thoroughly chilled
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28

The chief opponents of music in Japan
are women. Most men would consider that
they were making themselves ridiculous
by playing or singing in society.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28

Handsome silver and ivory brushes tna5
might be injured with washing may be
cleaned very nicely by careful brushing,
followed by dipping the bristles in alcohol
and wiping them off several times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28

A woman's brain declines in weight aft
or the age of 30.-Medical News.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28

English women are taller than their
American sisters II.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
CRESCENT CITY RACES.

NEW ORLEANS, March 4.-Fair weather and a good card drew large attendance to the races today, but the track was lumpy and slow aud the betting talent received a severe throw down on the irst choices, as only one favorite came hrst past the post. The principal feature Of the day was the g. -year-o old race, hich went to Virgo, a % to shot, who won in jump under the guid- ance of J ockey McCue, and made the race good paying one for the booknakers, as there were very few who regarded Virgo as standing ghost of chance to win even feed money. Minniver, in the last race, was the only favorite to land purse. selling-Merritt, 108 tThorpe) II to 5,won ]; Tramp, IA (rurner) 8 to 5, ,second; Fidget, Ill (Mfdeley), 10 to l. third. Time, l:1l.
 Second race, three -eighths of mile, g. year olds-Virgo, 107 (McCue), 25 to l, won; Eileen, 107 tTurner), Il to 5, second; Cora B., 107 (Barger), 25 to l, third. Time, 0:33.
 Third race,. fifteen -sxteenths of mile, selliuG-Florence P., 107 (Turner), to l :, won; Brakeman, 105 (rhorpe), to l, sec ond; Sylvan, 105 (McCue), 12 to l, third. Time, 1:41A.
 Fourth race, three quarters of mile, bandicap-Miss Gallop, 10S (Midgley), 10 to 1, won Miss Lilly, 107 (rhorpe), to 5, second; Hibernia Queen, 102 ('rurncr), to l, third. Time, 1:lS.
 Fifth race, five-eiglths of mile, 8. year. olds-Minnever, 112 (Blake), to 5, won; Shelby Boston, 104 (McCue), 15 to 1, sec ond; Waltero, 1O4 (Krause), 40 to l, third. Time, 1:05b.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
GIVEN THE FALsEHooD.

LONDON, March 4.--Premier Whiteway of Newfoundland has cabled a letter to the Times declaring that for some time past there have appeared in the English press ssmost malicious and sensational misrepre- sentations respecting this colony and it's public men over the signatures of Reuter- aud Daiziel." MT. Whiteway gives as an instance Reuter- dispatch under the date of January 26, which asserts that the rev. enue of Newfoundland up to the date man. toned was s30 ,000, being one- sixth of the revenue for the corresponding period (twenty six days) of 1894. MT. Whiteway says that the revenue for that period was S3S ,257, against s55, ,2S9 for the correspond- ing period of 1894. He does not ascribe the decline to the financial crisis, but to the reduced purchasing power, owing to the limitation of the markets for exportss This condition, he says, would have been materially averted had the imperial gov ernment ratified the Bond Blaine convena tiou with the United States.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
THE SUPREME COURT,
THROUGH JUSTICE WHITE, RENDERS AN
 rApoprk NIT rEf,te-nN


 IMPORTANT DECISION.
 WAsHINGToN, March 4.-ln the supreme court of the United States the case of Cun- ningham vs. the Macon and Brunswick railroad of Georgia was decided by Justice White against Cunningham. He repre- sented certain bords issued by the rlilroad in 1870 and indorsed by the state subsequent to similar issue of 1856. The road was seized by the. state under the first issue, bought in by the state and subsequently, sold. The court below found that Cum ningham had no claim and dismissed his bill, and the supreme court of the United States affirmed that judgment.
 A similar ca 'e wa, that of Johnson v5. the Atlantic, Gulf and Western Railroad company, appealed from Florida. The judgment of the court below, dismssing Johnson's bill, was affirmed in an opinion read by Justice Shiras.
 The Norfolk and Western railroad ap- pealed from the decision of the court of ap- peals of Virginia in two similar cases af- fectipg the act of that state regulating freight charges. The railroad company contended that the provision in the charter of its predecessor organization giving it power to make its own charges succeeded to itself. The court below took the View that the privilege did not so descend 10 the Norfolk and Western, and the supreme court of the United States in an opinion read by Justice Shiras affirmed it's judg- ment against the railroad company.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
CASTELLANE-GOUL
An American Heiress Links Fer For tune With That of French
 Noble--A Regal Wedding.

NEW YORK, March 4.-At high noon to- day his grace, Archbishop Corrigan officia- ting, Miss Annie Gould became Countess de Castellane, and the fortunes of one of America's richest heiresses were linked with the French nobleman of ancient name and proud connections.
 The wedding took place at the home of George Jay Gould, Fifth avenue and Sixty seventh street. The palatial Iresideuce of the head of the Gould family, with its spacious rooms furnished in oriental splsn- dor, was fitting place for the ceremony, which could not be held in the cathedral owing to the fact that the bride Is a protss- tant, the canons of the church of Rome prescribing baptism in that faith before the soiemnizatIon oi the rte or matrimony is Presbyterian, and while she consented to the catholic ritual, declined to join that church. A special dispensation was there- fore obtained and the nuptial mass was omitted from the ceremony. Invitations were accordingly limited to relatives and about seventy-five intimate friends, mak- ing less than 100 in all, as the house would not accommodate more.
 The scene within was gorgeous in the extreme. The hall was banked with palms, ferns and potted plants. The East India room, in which the ceremony was per- formed, the music room opening out of 1t and the library up stairs were elaborately decorated, the prevailing tone being pink and white. American beauty and bridal roses, Japan lilies and lilies of the valley were used by the thousands. At the rear of the hall palms and exotics were used to transform the recess into rustic grotto, h which electric lights glowed. The heavy oak paneling of the staircase was covered over with groundwork of palm foliage and smilax, white Japan lilies and white roses. Over this garlands of pink and white roses We're draped. From the center of the dome over the stairway garlands of asparagus plumosa, entwined with white roses and lilies of the valley, were hung like ribbons of a May pole.<
 ! The ends of these garlands extended from
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
A DANGEROUS RESCUE.

NORFOLK. Va., March 4.--The United States revenue cutter Hamilton, while steaming to Norfolk in a heavy south invest gale this afternoon, sighted the sloop M. floating bottom up in Hampton Roads, having just capsized. A cutter was low cred away from the Hamilton and Captain White and his nephew, who were the only persons on the sloop, were saved. The cutter from the Hamilton, with Lieutenant Edmunds and five sailors besides the res- cued men, came near laundering. The White was lowed to Norfolk.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
STILL DEADLOCKED.

DOVER, Del, March 4.-The term of Mir. Higgins, Delaware's senator, expired with the adjournment of congress today, but the legislature today again failed to select his successor. This was the end of the seventh week of the deadlock in the balloting for United States senator, and there is no sign whatever of break. To- days ballot resulted: Higgins, republican, 8; Addicks, republican, 6; Massey, repu6' democrat, 8; Bayard, 1. Absent, 1.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
THE RESURRECTION ENDED.

HAVANA, March 4.-The entire band of insurgents in Gaguey Grande, with Mar rero, their leader, have surrendersd to the authorities. The governor of Matapz6B has telegraphed to the governor general an expres sion of his satisfaction that the seditious movement in the province ot Matanzas is ended. The governor of the province Of Santiago has telegraphed to the governor general that the rioters at .batte resul, of pending parleyings with them is tx ,c,cd. Marquis Duquesne, vice. presi. e,-,.; oi lEe reform party, is dead.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
STILL THE BALANCE.

MACON, Ga., March 4.-Judge Grigks today heard argument on the application of Simon Borg & Do. of New York for post. ponemept of the sale of the Georgia South ern and Florida railroad, which was fixed for tomorrow. All argument had not been concluded tonight and court will meet tomorrow morning at S:30 in order that argument may be concluded and decision rendered before the sale, which is fixed at ii
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
STEAMER AGROUND.

LONDON, March 1.-The British steamer Wydale, Captain Gibson, from New Or leans, reported arrived at Queenstown March 9, is aground in the | y.e river. She will probably be compeiiei to Ii h,cn in order to get afioat.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05
 MURDER OR HOMICIDE? The Gray Goose" Saloon in Blount
 County the Scene OF E>sUNDAY TRAGEDY S
 A yc low and Five Children In
 frow in Consequence of a Sunday Carousal.
: EsUNDAY TRAGEDY

WARRIOR, March 4.-[Special Corre- spondence. A homicide--m murder occurred at .saloon know as tue "Gray Goose," five miles north of Warrior, on the line of tue Louisville and Nashville railroad and in Blount county, yesterday about noon.
 The "Gray Goose" is whisky shop es- tablished two or three years ago by John Franklin Because it is illegal to sell whisky within five miles of Warrior, so at point just outside of the prohibited five miles Franklin sells to those who cannot get along without it, and quite a number of Warrior people and people of the suburbs visit this place at all times of the week and Sundays.
 Yesterday Sunday was not an excep- tion, and among others William Howard, a butcher, who lived in Mabeltown, a sub urb of Warrior, went up to get his needed potations. Witnesses say Howard took drinks at the counter and refused to pay. Franklin, the barkeeper, demanded pay and a dispute arose, and Howard knocked Franklin down and ran out of the house. Franklin got his pistol, came out and shot Howard in the stomach, the ball going en- tirely through and lodging in his clothing behind. He died in ten minules.
 Some say Howard was advancing on Franklin when he fired; others say he was not, but was leaving the prem ises.
 Howard leaves wife and tive children. Franklin has a family. It could not be learned whether Franklin is under arrest or not