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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
WOMEN WHO APE MEN.
DR.. Parkhurst Calls Them "An.lromaniacs"
and Defines the Word.

There is IN clement in the CON-
munity--a small ono, / would fain
hope, yet tho size of a thing is no
measure of the disquict it will pro-
duce, even as one little piping frog
in the meadow will Guido all tho
crickets that are chirping in the grass
and all tho whippoorwills THAT arc
singing in the air-there is an ele-
mont in the feminine world that is
suffering from what shall venture
to call "andromania," writes tho
Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst in The
Ladies' Homo Journal. Tho word is
not an English ono, for the reason. I
suppose, that tho English language
makers nevor supposed that we
should need such a torn. It is con-
structed on the same principle as tho
word Anglomania, which means a
passionate aping of everything that
is English. "Andromania' means
similarly passionate aping of every.
thing that is mannish. It is an at
tempt on the part of those affected
with tho disease to minimize distinc-
tons by which manhood and woman
hood are differentiated, whether as
regards their culture, their interests
or their activities. 1t is that animus
which permits woman to imagine
that she has achieved great tri-
umph if she succeeds in doing some-
thing that only man has hitherto
been accustomed to do, but that no
woman has hitherto awaited to do.
1t is that ani1nus which excerpts to
having woman's public activities
along any line distinguished by any
designation of sex, as when in a
neighboring city not long ago a COM
pany of women were organizing for
action in q fold where masculine CT
forts We're already being exerted,
and they objected to having their So
cioty called 1.-THE women's board of
aid" on the ground that their mascu-
line analogucs working in the same
field did not call their organization
1.-THE mems board of aid. !" Although
these two societies were occupying
tho same ground, yet it was reason.
ablo to expect that the two would
cover the same ground in quito diff
fercnt ways, and if the women i'll
question had realized that fact as
fully as they ought to have done, SC
far from wanting to exclude tho term
women, they would have been
anxious to retain it and to have prov.
cd that thcir work vas equally val
qable.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
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GEORGE ELIOT.
Her u lig,on and Her Morals and Lessons
From Her Life.

Her u 'liEtOn and Her Morals and Lessons
From Her Life.
M. NJ Mangasarian. in his lc"-
ture on George Eliot's Religion AL
Morals" says:
George Eliot achieved true in!-
mortality-the victory over Oblivion
through the power of genius and
goodness. She not only won the all
miration of tho generation in whir',
she lived, but she also conquered tho
future. George Eliot has more rca,'-
ers today in England and America
than when she lived in the flesh and
was seen walking about London.
The only thing that is eternally
young is genius. If she were living
now, few would hesitate to pronounce
her tho greatest woman writer Of
the day. George Eliot Is a moral
artist, an ethical teacher, in a sense
in which Sir Walter Scott or Dick
ems was not She brings to her task
an uncompromising earnestness; ev-
cry page of her writings is saturated
with an almost unrelaxing serious
moss. To demonstrate the eternal
laws of conduct which inclose and
environ mans existence is the bur-
den of her books.
1.-THE two marriages of George Ell
lot have elected much criticism,
friendly and unfriendly. / have
heard it said George Eliot herself re-
gretted in after years the influence
her example cxerted upon others.
There was in this act of hers an ap.
parent disrespect and indifference to
existing institutions. The question
of the relation of tho sexes is steadi-
ly moving to tho front. In Europe
and America there arc writer's who
think it is tho crucial question of tho
day. lido not believe George Eliot
ever violated tho spirit of her high
teaching on the subject of marriage
George Eliot is philosopher
novelist, teaching the meaning of
life through the channels of fiction.
There is i'll her, as there was in
Thomas Carlyle, a lurking sadness.
a melancholia. While reading her
pages have said to myself. She has
dipped her pen in tears. The story
of her religious evolution proves
that to know tho truth was her only
desire, to cling to error was her only
fear At an carly age she found her
self slipping from the dogmatic
Christianity of the day, but if sho
stopped going to church she never
ceased to be religious. The first
condition Of human goodness iy
something to love, the second some
thing to reverence. Can there be =
better definition of ethical religion?
Religion to her meant something
else besides doctrines and notions;
| it meant the free and diligent exer-
ton of the intellect, the hunger and
the thirst after Righteousness. This
breach with the creed of her youth
never created bitterness in her soul,
for she snys, 1t is possible. thank
heaven. to have very erroneous the
cries and very sublime feelings.
No other writer has uttered more
eloquently the supremacy of the
deed over the creed. She is the mod
ern stole.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Beams In the Eye.

It is not generally understood TINT
foreign bodies may sometimes be
found in the eye, and that it is pos
sible for the patient himself to dis
cover their existence if they are in
tho front portion of the eye. Small
opaque particles are often found in
the vitreous fluid and are detected
by raising the eyes to the ceiling,
then suddenly bringing them down
to the level of the head, keeping tho
gaze fixed upon some point. The face
should be turned toward a window,
and if the light is exceedingly bright
should be in shadow. A little prac-
tice will enable the patient to see q
number of small dark spots, that
appear to be settling down as bits of
SCOT, float gently downward through
the mir. One eye contains what looks
like a wool fiber with white opaque
beads strung upon it at intervals. In
another are several loops Of similar
fiber, some of which seem to be COW
cred with thin film. How these OBJ
jects got into the eyes is one of the
mysteries of nature. There are many
curious>things to be learned about
the eyes if one takes the trouble to
study the way to observe them. 1t
is necessary to fix the gaze upon
some inconspicuous object and then
try to see nothing beyond the eye it.
self. Several efforts may be neces-
sary before one acquires the ability
to examine his own eyes for beams
and notes, but once learned there is
usually an expression of surprise be-
cause it could not be done at thefirst
time of trying. New York Ledger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Popea,s Bath.

Popea, one of the wives of Nero.
used to take with her troop of 500
asses so that she could enjoy the
luxury of a bath in asses milk,
which was supposed to have the
property of making the skin tender.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Like. the New Woman.

Bouttown-This woman's emanci-
patton movement isn't such q bad
thing, after all. I've been keeping
company with Miss Stronghold late
", and l rather like it.
Upton--1n what way particularly?
Bouttown-Well, for one thing, she
insists Oh paying her own expenses.
philadelphia Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
Doubtful.

"Jervis makes mo tired, Dragging
of his wife all the time as he does.
Ho says THAT all he is he owes to
her"
do you call that Dragging about
her?"-Cincinnati Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
CorkA

Inasmuch as Spain produces mere
wine than almost any other country in
the world, It is only fair that she
should supply the corks for the bottles
in which the ambrosial fluid is sold,
and from official statistics it seems that
her annual yield of bottle corks amounts
to over 5000, 900. 900.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-06
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC
-, y,

TEXAS AND PACIFIC
For Marshall
Leaves Alexandria. ............4:3 ABS p. nj
For New Orleans:
Leaves Alexandria. ............ 1O:.8 a. III
Arrives in New Orleans. ...... 200 p. M
Leaves New Orleans ........ e:O0 u. III
MORGAN'S LOUISIANA AND TEXAS:
Leaves Alexandria .........9:05a a. III
Arrives at Alexandria ..........7:45 p. m
r. First-class fare from Alexandria to
New Orleans by either of above named
roads costs $6.e5.
HOUSTON, CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND
NORTHERN:
SOUTH,
No, af-ArriveS ,.......... .ti:to y. Ill
NORTH.
No. 222-Leaves..... 4:lo Q. Ill
KANSAS CITY, WATKINS AND GULF
Passenger No l.
Arrives Mt Alexandria. .lO:15 m
Freight No s.
Arrives at Acknowledgements. 500 M.
Passenger No q
Leaves Alexandria. ..........ll:45 m
Freight No a.
Leaves Alexandria. ........... $3.50 q. m.
Nos 3. and 4 carry passengers. All
trains daily, except Sunday.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15

Line the basket with soft silk and make
two full pockets, one to be attached to
each side.
At the hardware shop buy quantity
of one-inch brass rings and crochet
them over with heavy knitting silk the
shade of the lining selected. Arrange
these last in rows one below the other
to form lambrcquins, and sew each fast
to the other at the points of joining.
Let each lambrequin end in point, and
to do so make each succeeding row of
rings two less than the last. Sewsthe
two fast, one to each side of the basket
at the rim. and then proceed toarrange
the stand.
Tie the three ends firmly together
with bit of fine cord wound round and
round, then tie over it bow of hand
some ribbon. Stand the tripod upon a
table and hold the basket in place
while the point where each rod falls is
marked. Tie the basket firmly at each
of the three points and attach the three
ribbon bows.-N. Y. Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
THE BRIDAL BREAKFAST.
1t VIII Be Given by Mrs. Vanderbilt in
Her New House.

1t VIII Be Given by Mrs. Vanderbilt in
Her New House.
New YORK, Oct. 15.-It is practically
settled that the bridal breakfast to fol-
low the wedding of Miss Cousuelo Van
derbiIt to the duke of Mari borough
Wednesday, will be given by the brides
mother. Mrs w. K. Vanderbilt, at her
new residence, southwest corner of
Seventy-second street and Madison ave-
nue..
Though cards for the church ceremo-
ny will be general not more than 800 in :
vitations to the house will be extended.
Mr.. W. X. Vanderbilt's house on Fifth
avenue is now closed. Mr.. Vanderbilt
when in town occupies his rooms at the
Metropolitan club aud lunches and dimes
frequently at Delmonico's or the Wal
dorf.
It is now expected that Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt will return to their
residence on November 1. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Vanderbilt, if there is no other
change of plan, will remain at Newport
until Novemb Der 10
The Duke of Marlborough has return
ed to this city from Kentucky and is
stopping at the Plaza hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
A sonp for Cleaning SILK.

heating one pound cOcoanut oil to 96
degrees F., adding half pound caustic
soda and mixing thoroughly. Then
heat half pound white Venetian turpen-
tine, add to the soap and again mix
thoroughly. The mixture is covered
and left four hours, then heated again
and one pound of OK gall is added to it
and well stirred. Next pulverize some
perfectly dry curd soap and add it to
the gall soap in sufficient quantity to
make it solid-one or two pounds of
curd soap will be needed. When cold
the mass should be pressed into cakes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
HINTS ON MENDING.
There's a Right Way and a Wrong Way
of Repairing Clothing.

of Repairing Clothing.
Garments which will wear forever
without the need of mending have yet
to be invented, and in the meantime it
may be of some use to readers to have
a few hints as to the best way of mend
ing their clothing. When putting a
patch on an old dress no greater mis-
take can be made than to use a piece of
new material, for if the dress be at all
worn the patch viii show very plainly,
while if the dress be made of washing
material it is very probable that a new
patch will shrink and completely spoil
the appearance of the whole garment.
So be careful if you have. to mend a
dress made of print, muslin or any
other washing material, to wash the
piece from which you cut the patch, SO
that the shrinkage will take place be-
fore the patch IS put in. Never patch
a wooden dress, unless it is absolutely
unavoidable, but tack a piece of the
material underneath the weak place
and darn on the right side with the
rawlings, and, if carefully done, the
repair will hardly show.
When kid gloves split use fine cotton
of the same color as the glove for mend
ing in preference to silk, for it wears
better and is less likely to cut the glove;
it is an advantage to wax the cotton
before using it. When lace begins to
wear into holes, instead of drawing it
together as most people do, darn it
carefully with cotton. This will
strengthen the lace, and if neatly done
will be hardly noticeable.
In darning, whether wool, cotton or
silk be used, try to match the color of
the garment as nearly as possible.
Sometimes if a garment be faded it is
necessary to expose the new material
used for mending it for some in the
sunshine to make it the right color
Home Notes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
IROOUOIS CLUB GIVES Up.

The Chicago Democratic Organization
succumbs to Financial Difficulties.
CHICAGO, Oct 15.-At a meeting of
the Iroquois club, the leading Demo
cratic organization in Cook county, last
night, it was decided to give up the club
rooms. The club will now have no per-
manent place in which to hold its meet
ings. 1t is said that the organization will
be preserved and that some time in the
future new headquarters will be secured.
The club has been in financial straits
for some time.
At the meeting of last night it was re-
ported that the expenses were about
s 900 in excess of the receipts, and the
only way the club could come out even
was by levying a monthly assessment
This was not satisfactory and the clu b
decided TO give up its rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
LEASE 100000 ACRES.
Americans Who Have a Big Grant in
Venezuela Worth 25,OO0,O0O.

Americans Who Have Big Grant in
Venezuela Worth 100000.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 15.-Several people
most dire city interested in the Orinoco
company are in St. Paul, and have met
and talked the situation over informally.
As soon as the papers in connection wit h
the lease Of the Venezuelan land grant
of the Manoa company to the Orinoco
com any arrive, the officers of the latter
will meet in ST. Paul.
When seen at his office, President
Bowman of the Manoa company, said ::
The lease has been completed in
the state of Washington. The amount Of
land is 100000 acres, and the amount
of purchase $25, 600, 900, the lease extend
ing over ninety nine years. License has
been written, and many sensational COM
plications of nations reported. desire
to impress on the people generally that
we are not stirring up strife.
Tine question in fine is, whether Eng
land can dismember a southern republic
and ignore the Monroe doctrine. Eng
land takes but little part of our tract,
but altogether she had grabbed piece
OF land as big as New York and wealth
Ter than her own little island. Great gold
and timber lands have been taken.
"We have settled with the Venezue-
lans. If the British take part of this
territory upon which she has encroached
she takes it all. She will still have taken
but small part of our possessions, and
as we have it properly fixed with the
Venezuelan government. we would have
our losses made good by other possess
ions. We ask nothing; not even pro-
tectiOn0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
Judge Cohey's Way.

Transfers on the plains catch little
ground owls by walking slowly i'll a
circle around, gradually drawing closer
and closer The owl does not know
what the teamster is driving at and sits
and stares and twists his head till the
teamster gets close enough to crack the
birds neck with his whip.
That is the way Judge Coffey rebukes
an attorney or reprimands a negligent
court official.
Every one in court thinks he is about
to deliver a lecture on geology, but he
brings the question down little finer,
and it is decided that he intends to dis
cuss the silver question, but he sud-
denly knocks the attorney cold by tell
ing him that he will allow the $500 fee
asked out of the estate, but as silver is
now 50 to l he viii make it $500 in
gold, which IS the same thing.
Yesterday afternoon the judge stopped
the hearing Of a probate case to discuss
ancient judicial systems. He gradually
worked down to the point where the
sheriff became the executive officer OF
the court He detailed at great length
the duties of that officer, and every one
in court looked at the bailiff's desk.
They knew the judge was reaching the
jumping off place, and they knew he
intended to jump on the bailiff. That
official was out.
''In the present day apparently Nc
suc;, officer is provided for the court, >
and the judge glared at the vacant
chair 1.-THE court must execute It's OWL
orders 4"
The judge glared toward the door.
where is that baiHf once had?'
he demanded ironically.
"Your HONOR explained an attor
ney, che went out a moment ego with
that letter your honor gave him.
"Oh-er-yes, I reco1lect, re
marked the judge hastily. but
didn't think he would be gone two
weeks. Proceed with the case. "-Sa1
Francisco Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
AMELIE RIvES' DIVORCE.
Really There Was no Defense MI. Chan
Ter Could Make

Really There Was no Defense MI. Chan
Ter Could Make
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct 15.-Mrs.
Amelie Rives -Chanler was seen at the
Rives home, Castle Hill, fifteen miles
from Charlottesville, today and Ques
toned as to the causes which led her to
secure a divorce from John Armstrong
Chanler
She said there was really nothing to
say beyond what had already appeared in
the papers.
"The public" Mrs Chanier laughed,
twill be grievously disappointed when
There is nothing of sensational char
acter about it. My lawyer, w. G. Max
well. of the firm of Maxwell, Chanler &
Phillips, New York City, will give out
any information proper for publication"
''Where was the decree granted?" was
asked
81 must decline to answer" said Mrs.
Chanler Il will not say anything more
than has been published"
In reply TO another question Mrs.
Chanler said that it was some time ago
that the divorce was granted and that
Mr.. Chanler had been represented at
the trial.
"Bur," she added, ''there was really no
defense he could make" Later on she
remarked: MIR. ChanIer and l are the
best of friends. but we have seen very
little of each other for years. He owns
the place adjoining Castle Hill and
spends great deal of time on il, but
have never lived there"
Mrs. Chanler said she had 10 plans for
the future. "Just now I am living at
Castle Hill, riding aud driving and en-
joying the country air." she concluded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
A HUSBAND WORTH $4,000.
But She Would Take $500 for Him and
Drop tho Suit.

But She Would Take $500 for Him and
Drop tho Suit.
A Wamego woman was today awarded
$500 by the district court for the killing
of her husband by Union Pacific train
She asked for $4,000 and got onetwenty
fifth oft
Jacob Lehr was a section foreman liv
ing at Wamego. On September IL. 1894,
he was going over the track after Il
heavy rain. While trying to get his hand
car off the track out of the way of an
approaching train he was struck and
killed.
His widow, Mrs. Mary Lehr. filed the
suit this morning for $4,000 against the
receivers of the Union Pacific and it was
Immediately brought up She claimed
that her husband had been killed in the
performance of his duty and that the
train which killed him had not blown
whistle or in any way warned him of its
approach. He was her only means of
support.
The case was compromised and she
was allowed $500 and the costs of the
suit paid by the company.
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WILL BE MARRIED TOMORROW

o. ". Nell of the College of Emporia
and Miss Ethel Mao Heller of Wakarusa.
O. W. Neil. of the c, of E. senior class.
went home to Topeka yesterday and will
not return to college. Tomorrow he will
be married to Miss Ethel Mae Heller.
daughter of DR.. Heller, of Wakarusa
The young couple will make their future
home near Wakarusa, where Mr.. Neil
will take charge of a large stock farm
which belongs to his father, Mr.. George
\ ell, of Topeka.
Mr. Neil has been very popular among
the students here and will be greatly
missed in college circles. He was mem
Der of the foot ball eleven and played
left tackle in the game with K. U. Satur-
day afternoon.-Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-15
AFRUITFUL BRIDAL TRIP.
A Woman Leaves Her Child With Newly
Married Pair.

A Woman Leaves Her Child With Newly
Married Pair.
New HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 15.-Mr. and
Mrs Horatio Parmlee who left CaIifor-
MIA some weeks ago on their wedding
tour. have started for the Pacific coast.
Their friends will be surprised to see
them return with year old daugh liter.
They came east on the Canadian Pa
cific railway and made this city their
destination because Mr.. ParmIee wanted
to collect legacy of $4,000 left him by
a relative. At Calgary, Ont, woman
boarded the train with bright little
girl. She told them she was taking the
girl, whose name was Bessie White. to
an orphanage at Winnipeg. Before that
town was reached however, she disap-
peared, deserving her charge, who began
to cry for her mother.
Many of the passengers regarded the
Parmlees with suspicion, and every now
aud then they had to make explanation
that they were not kidnapers.
At Winnipeg they took Bessie to the
orphan asylum. The officials looked at
them askance and declined to believe
their story This angered the Parmlees,
and they decided to adopt the little girl.
Bessie said her parents had separated,
and that her father had kidnapped her, but
afterwards got tired of the burden and
abandoned her
Mr.. Parmlee is we'll do and declares
that he values his adopted daughter more
highly than the $4,000 legacy he came
east to collect