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years as associate in his editorial work.
While resident of Chicago she became
identified with various movements in
the cause OF reform She early became
interested in the condition of the sol
diers, and in 1859 was appointed one Of
the agents of the northwestern branch
of the United States Sanitary commits
sion, which had then been recently es-
tablished in Chicago. During that year
she travelled extensively throughout
the northwest, everywhere organizing
sanitary aid societies In the following
December she attended council of
the National Sanitary commission at
Washington, and the next spring was
ordered to make a tour of the hospitals
and military posts ON the Mississippi
At this time sanitary supplies were low,
and the most serious results at the
Vicksburg camps were feared but by
personal appeals, by circulars, and by
untiring persistence and enthusiasm
she secured immediate relief. Mrs.
Livermore also took an active part in
the organization of the great North
western Sanitary fair in Chicago in
1868, from which nearly 100000 was
secured for the purpose of the associa-
ton. she obtained the original draft
of his emancipation proclamation from
President Lincoln, which sold for 49,
600.
Since the war Mrs. Livermore has la
bored earnestly in the woman suffrage
and temperance movements, appearing
almost constantly on the platform. In
I;1s7O and 1871 she edited In Boston the
Wonan's Journal. Her success as
lecturer before lyceums has been un-
usual At. a time when those institu-
tons were at the height of their popu-
larity she was one of the four lecturers
who were most in demand, and who
commanded the largest fees, the other
three being men. For years she spoke
FIVE nights week for five months in
the year, travelling $4,000 miles annual
| ~, Among her more popular lectures
are. "What Shall We Do With Our
Daughters?" "Women of the War" and
"The Moral Heroism of the Temper
ance Reform" The first of these has
been issued in book form
In spite of her constant work upon
the platform, Mrs. Livermore has writ
ten number Of books, among them
''Pen Pictures" and Thirty Years Too
Late" temperance tale
Mrs. Livermore's quiet, unpretending
| New England home is in the town of
Melrose, where she lives with her hus-
band and sister. There are few women OF
the day who have known and been more
intimately associated with SO MANY of
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woMAN.s EAps AND fANclgs.

FREnoH women put their perfumes,
not on their clothes and kerchiefs, but
on their skin and hair.
MARIE JANSEN Is the only theatrical
woman known TO history T{,p, hates
candy. All the sweets that " W gil5ed
youth send her go to her maid, or ssfe
bestowed on members of her company.
ELLA WHEELER Wncox Is an untir-
ing patron Of manicurists, givers Of
facial massage, chiropodists, and sham
poocrs She says she believes, on prin-
ciple, In being as good looking as she
can
ALICE FRENCH, Octave Thanet, 7" the
story writer, said recently that she
took great comfort In the fact that she
could, II necessary, earn her living
either as typewriter and stenographer
or as a photographer. or, best Of all, as
cook.
ZONE very big reason why 5untry
girls grow old faster than city ones,
despite all their advantages, is because
they are so much more in the habit OF
washing the face with cold water
That hardens and roughens the skin;
1t has the effect that any exposure has
upon almost any surface" So spoke an
able dermatologist.
Mrs. WILLIE K. VANDERBILT is going
in for cycling; at first she went to an
academy" for her lessons, but now she
practices under the same tuition, in the
great ballroom of her own house. ST
haven't yet found costume I'll wear
in public" she said the other day, "but
I'm having lot of people make me de-
signs, SO expect to get something toll
cradle before summer cop1es.D
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-05
INGERS0LL ATTACKED,
Hon. Elijah A. Morse Stands Up
for the Bible.
He Declares That Col. Bob Is as Powerless
to Stop the Progress of the Gospel
a. Is n Roboiink to OBJ
scure the Sun.

! Representative Morse, of Massachu-
sets, recently delivered an address at
the Eastern Presbyterian church, Wash
ington, d. c., DR.. Easton, pastor, on
the subject of christianity VS.. Inf
delity.- Mr.. Morse's address received
close attention from thelarge audience,
which included number of senators
and representatives Mr.. Morse said In
part;
II suppose it is hardly necessary for
me to tell any person present that am
not q clergyman, but / remember to
have heard my father say, after he had
preached the Gospel for more than fifty
years, that the minister needed wit
nesses, men In active life, public men,
business men, to stand up and say that
the Gospel is true. That is the basis on
which consent to speak tonight, for
haven't the egotism to suppose that
can add anything to the preaching OF
the learned pastor of this church,
man who has made the Gospel a study
for a lifetime.
'.There is question that Is pertinent
right hc-e, that is found in the book;
bllt QutSIlOu iSs "a a. mol eiO ohoh hS
live again?' What is the answer that
infdelity gives to thatquestion? Listen
to Mr. Ingersoll's answer. Mark you
this is solemn occasion when he says
this. HarlSl he is standing by the cof-
fin of his brother. Now listen, he says
Life is narrow veil between cold and
barren peaks of two eternities. we
strive in vain to look beyond the height,
we cry aloud and the only answer is the
echo of our wailing cry From the
voiceless lips of the unreplying dead
there comes no word How do you
like it? Listen once more; he is stand
ing by the coffin of little child now.
Harlxl Listen to the consolation he
gives these parents He says: We can
not say that death is not good; we don't
know whether the grave is the end of
this life or the door to another, or
whether night here is not somewhere
else a dawn; every cradle asks us
whence, and every coffin asks us
WHITTIER How do you like it? What is
the answer the learned pastor of this
church would give on such an occasion?
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NARY A. LIvERM0RE.s
Her Retirement from the Lecture
Platform Announced
Her Work IA Member of the Sanitary
Commission During the War dem
tilted with All the Reforms OF
the Past -Four Decades.

Mrs. Mary A. Livermorc, Of Boston,
who recently announced that she was
about to retire from the lecture plat
form, has been in the public eye for the
last two generations as the advocate
and champion of all the great reforms
for the amelioration of the condition OF
her sex. But perhaps her greatest
work, and that for which she will be
longest remembered, was her earnest
labors during the civil war for the bet
terment of the condition of the sol
diers. 1t would be impossible to give
an adequate idea of the work that she
did--a work that has endeared her
name to every soldier. While Mrs.
Livermore says that she does not pro-
pose to devote so much of her time as
hitherto to lecturing, she does not In
tend to retire absolutely from the field,
and will unquestionably be heard occa-
sionally in and about Boston. She is
anxious to devote the major portion of
her time to certain literary work which
she has in hand.
Mrs. Livermore's maiden name was
Rice, and she was born in Boston of
Welsh parents, December 49,, 1921. She
was noted in childhood for resolution
and restless activity, being foremost in
all healthful outdoor sports, and also
remarkable for proficiency in her stud
les. She was pupil and for some
time a teacher in the Charlestown fe-
male seminary. At the age of eighteen
she went as governess to Virginia,
much against the viii of her father,
who had the old-fashioned idea that a
womans place was at home, and that
she should never take the guidance OF
her life into her own hands; but she
was self-willed and went, and was sue.
cessful. She remained south for a
couple of years, and then taught al
Duxbury, Mass. There she met Daniel
P. Livermore, Universalist clergy
man, whom she married and accompa
MED successfully to Stafford, Conn
Maiden and Weymouth, Mass; Auburn
/ N. Y, and Quincy, I'll, in which places
he had pastorates. In 1857 he became
the editor and publisher of the New
Covenant, in Chicago.
During this time Mrs. Livermor'
wrote frequently for the periodicals o
her denomination, and edited the Lily
besides assisting her husband for twelve
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-05

Cloaks.

We have just few choice Child
ren's Coaks left which we will sell
regard e's Of cost.
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V0JI MkKE M0MEV
because they the
liable commission aud because they handle
the shipper
to them for quotations before shipping speca1 Eggs Butter
Fu Hides Wool Capital
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but it's no good being too hasty. This
fall is simply due to somebody being
in too big hurry to pocket profit.
But you judge for yourself, dear boy;
that's what / advise"
Next day Geld Bugs had crawled
downstairs two or three steps more.
Its nothing, George" said the OPP
timistic Scherer. Weak holders
couldn't last out-thats my explana-
ton. Still. don't be guided by me-"
Next day after that Gold Bugs had
fallen so heavily that you couldn't find
anybody to pick them up again at any
price. And just then, of course, to
make amends. George Littlecash was
reminded by his tailor of that little
account" which had been overlooked
for so many quarters. 1t was in this
doleful hour, as he sat savagely biting
his lips. knitting his brows and inward
ly cursing Scherer and all his works,
that he glanced vaguely at copy OF
the Evening intelligence.
Renewed Activity in Rand Shares
was the line in large type that caught
the disconsolate investors eye as the
paper lay on his desk.
"Confound Rand shares" he ejacu
lated fervently. wheeling round ~
though from a too affectiouate snake
Just then. as luck would have 1t, u
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you gave for 'em, and shilling apiece
over to sooth your injured feelings.
What dye think of THAR
Mr.. Scherer found his magnanimity
SO exhilarating that he drew himself
up, threw open his coat, and slipped
Georges Evening Intelligencer into his
own pocket.
"You doubt my honesty and my good
faith, Ell, my dear sir" he said, pulling
| out his check book and q roll Of notes.
Last week you paid me $3.50; If you will
be so good as to hand me back the
| scrip / shall have much pleasure in
handing you my check for R362 los. Or,
p'raps," he added, with cutting sar-
casm, ''since you doubt my honesty, you
would prefer Bank of England notes?"
George, who had risen, half dazed,
had just enough presence OF mind to
| gasp in his astonishment:
IF it's all the same to you, should"
Certainly, my dear SIR"
I'm only too delighted to hand it
back to you," said George fervently, as
he passed over the scrip, and received
the crisp notes and cleaning gold in
exchange.
"And yet, strange to say" laughed
Scherer, II can assure you I'm no less
delighted to take it back. Ha! ha! ha!
Ha! ha! hal" For some moments the
cachinnation prevented speech. When
Scherer found breath he remarked to
his bewildered friend: my dear
George, let me give you a word of hon.
| a. -, 90 - <xrn
doubt your friends honesty again, and
when you hold active shares keep a
sharp eye on the papers-ha, ha, ha!'
THE papers?" echoed Littlecash
why, no, 1 haven't seen to-night's pa
per yet And he struck bell.
"Yes, sir?" said the Office boy.
where's to-night's evening paper
Tippetts?"
"Ain't come in yet, SIR"
"Oh, yes, it has," corrected Mr.
Scherer, choking with laughter as HI
produced the Evening Intelligence
~ just-just mechanically picked i
up for a moment myself"
But the Office boy triumphed.
That's hold won, sir; tonight
amt come in not yet, sir I"
mot come in!' shrieked Scherer
turning to the date. why, good Lor,
the papers a month oldr'
Mr.. Scherer's ordinations as h
sank into Georges chair were SO shock
ingly profane that even the Office DO,
: ! turned pale and expected fash o
: lightning.
George got his friend out of the ofiic
OF last, but made point of handip
: him back the odd twelve pounds ten
: ITO soothe his feelings" The weddin
= took place, and Uncle Piper will neve
= know the particulars OF Georges frs
9 and last--little venture on the stoc
exchange.-St James Budget.
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I'm the window of . music store In
Richmond. Va, is piano, such as wss
used about the first of the century. 10
is in . mahogany case and very small.
1t was imported by John Jacob Aston
of the firm of Aston & Norwood, LON
don, about the year 1883. An adver-
tisement which appeared in one OF tho
daily papers at the time is also shown.
It says that John Jacob Astor, 81
Queen street, near the Friends meet
ing house. has just imported in tho
ship Triumph an elegant assortment
of musical instruments, such as piano.
fortes. German flutes, haut boys, gui-
tars, etc.
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I popped the beaming and expansive

popped the beaming and expansive
Scherer.
"why, George, my dear boy, you're
looking as CHASTITY "a James Canham
Read when he was taken from life,' "a
the waxworks bill says. Nothing seri-
GUS, hope? Gal chucked your"
Look here, Scherer; don't want
you blarneying me again. I've had
quite enough of Rand shares, thanks
in fact, a long sight too much"
Rand shares! Why, my dear EEL
low" Scherer returned, with look OF
panied virtue, ''you really don't mean
to tell me that's what put you down In
the dumps-that little matter OF two
fifty, when you stood to win as many
thousands! Bless my soulr'-Scherer's
eye had just caught the line In the
Evening ntelligencer--''have you seen
the paper to-night?'
mo-" replied George, whose back
was turned, NOR want to. I'm sick of
the whole thing. You knew. for l told
you, couldn't risk anything under the
circumstances unless it was absolutely
certain"
Sand that's what you call risk?'
"Oh! hang-I know it's my own fault
only don't bother me with any more
of these fine tales"
Now. / call this very unkind OF you
George" said Scherer. injured; Il do
indeed" And SO saying, while he KEPT
one eye on Georges back, Mr.. SchereI
cast the other down the money column
When he reached Gold Bugs" thai
particular eye fiared up like fusee.
Nov, what should you say II Colo
Bugs went up again to 81, eh?"
"Rotr'
Fright you are, dear boy. Rot il
it? Well, well. You think / mislet
you about that little deal, eh?"
"Well, if you want plain speaking
Mr.. Scherer. think you did,"
"And you an friends, George! Thi
is what comes of trying to do man
good turn! Now, what do you say II
offer to take those shares of your hand
again, since you're so cut up over 'em?
"At shilling apiece, ] suppose. Ha
hat
"A shilling apiece? No, sir! Not a
a shilling apiece I'll give you wha
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this country would buy rs much OF the
necessities OF life as to-day. The
greatest calamity which could posi-
bly, happen to him would be to double
the price of the commodities which he
must use by depreciating the value OF
the dollar in which he is paid. All
persons living ON fixed incomes would
suffer severely. The deposits in the
savings banks of the United States,
owned by the laboring men and
women, aggregate 81, 500, 900, 900. These
deposits have been made in money or
bankable funds of the present stand
ard of value, and to-day are payable
IN money interconvertible with gold.
Under free silver coinage every dollar
Of these deposits and the deposits in all
the commercial banks of the country,
aggregating the enormous sum OF
81, 900, OO0, 900, could be paid and would
be paid in legal dollars Of about one
half the present purchasing value OF
the dollar The value of every insur-
ance policy and every pension would,
in the same way, be curtailed one
half.
| OuQOuUVCuly ~ WOoAu W ~ -
vantage to the debtor classes to be
2ble to pay their debts in depreci-
ated currency. but this would be mani
testify unfair. for the reason that all
contracts entered into in this country
since 1884 (when our currency was
practically and purposely changed to
q gold basis, certainly since 1873,
when gold was legally made the unit
Of value, are fairly payable in money
of our present standard, and as they
constitute the bulk of existing con-
tracts it would be manifestly dishonest
that they should be liquidated at half
their present value.
Behold the countries with free silver
coinage, or the silver standard
Mexico, South America and Ashland
see the rates of wages there compared
with wages in countries that have the
gold standard; see the Prosperity and
Happiness ~" there among the labor
fng classes compared with the wage
earners Of Europe and United States,
and surely no more practical and com
plete refutation of the theory that a
silver currency would benefit our Ia
borers and producers could possibly be
adduced.-E. o. Lecch, late director OF
the mint, in North American Review.
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Orange soup. indeed most Of the fruit
soups are best cold, and therefore are
best suit 4 to hot day. To make .
quart of such soup. a quart of strained
fruit-juice is necessary. Put over the
fire in double boiler, add to it half
cupful of graduated sugar. Moisten
two tablespoonfuls of arrowroot with
little cold orange-juice or with
water, and add to the hot juice. Stir
until it is perfectly smooth and begins
to thicken. Cool and add two table,
spoonfuls of curacao, the flavor OF
which will blend most perfectly with
the soup. as it is, as you probably
know, cordial favored with orange
peel, cinnamon and mace. Cool before
using, and serve in punch-cups, put
ting in each piece of ice the size OF
an English walnut before serving
st. Louis Republic.
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iii Z
,ever was a wedding without presents.
AS for no honeymoon-why, Hetty
would be justified in crying of before
the very altar"
What had placed our friend In this
unpleasant quandary was, to begin
with. Uncle. Piper's check for 45oO.
1t was a check to marry Hetty and set
up house with, and qua cash was salts
factory enough, but accompanied with
the wise avuncular injunction;
George, marry on a cash basis-cash,
mind-or never look me in the race
again" Such excellent advice, plus
$500 check, it is impossible for
nephew to spurn-especially nephew
in love.
And then, when he had this gold
mine of un told wealth in his pocket,
and full ocean of happiness to look
forward to, George fell into the tolls
of the plausible fellow, Tom Scherer,
of the well-known city firm of Mouton,
scherer & Walker. Scherer had such
taking way of remembering, and
cherishing affectionately, ones Chris
tian name.
"Ah! Congratulate you, my dear
George. Coming off next month, Ell?
Happy man! Some of you fellows have
the DEVILS own luck. And just in
time, too, for me to put you on to
making a comfortable nest egg for the
happy home one of the prettiest
chances you ever had. But come into
Pipps' and have coffee"
Pipps', that long, low, smoky dive
In Throgmorton street, was crowded
with easy-mannered gentlemen in silk
hats, or in no hats at all, who con-
versed in pairs and in groups with
electrical energy. They could not hear
themselves for their own talking.
'.Sell-at-five-three-eight" 'Book-you-
thousand" ''Buy-six-quarter." Sell
"Buy." "Panjandrums." Rhodes"
"Barneys stock" Struck Bibble-
bobble-reef" Last crushing ten
ounces"-such were some of the scraps
of jargon that emerged above the din
in flashes of comparative silence; while
ever and anon gentleman would draw
from his vest pocket little notebook
and pencil some entry or other. Almost
deafened at first by the hubbub, George
Littlecash was soon in the whirlpool
himself, an eager listener to Mr..
Scherer's glowing tales indicative OF the
pecuniary advantage certain to result
from small punt in the South African
'boom."
Eighty thou In one deal, my deal
George-what dye think of that, Ell.
Springett went nap on Gold Bug Elk
tensions-put on every penny he could
scrape together, till he hadn't cent
to swear by-and came out $4,000
golden sovereigns to the good. And
yet you say it isn't worth trying. My
dear George-faint heart never main
tanned a fair lady, if it won her."
The upshot was that George figured
up his liabilities against his check
and handed over to the trusty Scherel
$3.50, to be converted in two days, Of
some such reasonable time, into e., 500
"Done!" cried Scherer, as he pencilet
the little transaction in his notebook
And done" George was. For mex
day, when he looked at ''Mines" in thu
money column, he found Gold Bug
had crawled downstairs three-eighths
what do you advise, Scherer?" aske'
George, when they met in the city.
Never advise my dear George. Dom
do ton principle. Cut your losses
let your profits rum is our old wheeze
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

I'm 1890 Colorado was the leading
silver state. the output Of the Colorado
mines in that year being S24, 200 600;
Montana was second, with the produ0
ton of 500. 600, 900, while the mines OF
Nevada had almost ceased to yield, the
total output of that state being but
SIS, $50, 900.
DIR. Alexander, the officer OF hearth
of the poplar district, states that sever
al recent cases of typhoid fever have
been traced to the eating of watercress
which has been grown in polluted
water. Everybody should see that
watercress and celery are we'll washed
before being eaten.
-Citric acid, the active principle OF
lines and lemons, was first extracted
by Scheele. 1t is found in considerable
quantities in many other fruits besides
these, the acid of commercey being, 1t
is said, extracted. from almost any
fruit. the cheapness being the main
factor in selection.
"A correspondent of the Scientific
American living at Denver observed
that soapbubbles sent adrift when the
temperature was about IA degrees be-
low zero Fahrenheit froze and fell to the
ground hollow spheres OF ice When
the temperature rose to zero the BUD
bles would not freeze, whether from
change Of temperature or change OF
air could not be ascertained."
-Ninety-three was q great claret
year, not only in quantity, which was
the greatest since 1875, but in quality.
| The wines are soft and sweet, with
good color and body and remarkably
attractive flavor, which will mark the
year. AS they ripen they resemble
more the wines of famous years. This
is true, especially of the Graves, st.
Estephe, ST. Pauillac, and ST. Julien,
but applies to nearly all the vintages
A great deal has been bought by Ger
many, whose importations have doubled
already, and by Russia and Scandi
navia. The originally moderate price.
have become comparatively high, snd
are rapidly rising.
There were II. 1854, ia punches o.
bananas consumed in the United States
last year. Jamaica, Cuba, Honduras
and Colombia supply most OF the fruit
and its transportation has become al
important item in the business o
various steamship companies 1t
within the easy memory OF people o
middle age when a banana was
great rarity. But now unquestionabl.
the consumption of this one tropica
fruit in this country has become larg
enough to affect to some extent Ihe de
mand upon the wheat supply. Spring
field Republican.
The idea that children shoul'
have some diseases when young Is al
error, according to the Reflector
"There is not one of the so-called chill
dren's diseases, except perhaps chicke
box, but is liable to be followed b
serious consequences, besides bein
sometimes fatal In every way 1t
better to avoid all contagious maladie.
and it is quite possible that In adul
life persons may escape these disease
altogether. or, if they have them,
may be in lighter form. The popula
idea that grown persons have thes
diseases harder than children
fallacious. Adults are better develope
and have the Judgment necessary to c.
operate in the treatment, which
lacking in children.