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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-19

self leaves her cards with only one
day--as "Thursdays'-eng on
them, this being the sole means she
uses to let her friends know when she
will see them. Or possibly, from the
time she has begun to entertain, hos
tess has reserved certain day in the
week for receiving, which is always
engraved on her visiting cards, and is
well remembered by all on her calling
list.
Having put her cards in a bowl or
salver, the guest then enters the draw
ing-room. Perhaps she is announced
by man in attendance at the door or
this room, perhaps her card has been
handed on a small silver tray to the
lady of the house, or, if not, and she
walks in unannounced, the hostess
must trust to a ready memory for
recollecting names and faces at mo-
ment's notice. In an emergency, OF
course, the guest will at once mention
her own name as she sees Slight hes
itation or embarrassment in the man
ner of the lady who advances to greet
her.
There may be one or two other ladies
receiving, who, with the visitors, are
seated talking in groups. The callers
are all dressed in outdoor costumes,
which are quiet and inconspicuous, but
the details of the tailor-rnade or
| II
very complete, including the hats or
bonnets, which harmonic with the
gowns, the English handmade boots,
the perfectly-fitting gloves, and the
pretty card-case that each caller car
ries in her hand or muff.
Tactfully and gracefully the hostess
brings the newly arrived visitor into
the conversation OF the particular
group of ladies among whom she takes
seat, not necessarily introducing her
to them all, but cleverly managing, II
possible, that she leaves them discuss
ing some topic of common interest
when she rises to greet or say farewell
to another visitor.
After few minutes conversation, as
the hostess rises, and the other
ladies in the group perhaps take
their departure or move away,
the newcomer seeks the tea ta-
| bic, which may be in the dining
room or in the receiving-room at a
convenient distance in one corner.
| Here young girl usually presides-a
daughter, sister or friend-who gathers
about her a merry company, with a
| scattering of young men, who are IN
| the correct afternoon calling costume
of black frock-coat and waistcoat. dark
gray trousers, light tie, and carrying
their tall silk hats and walking-sticks
in their hands.-Harpers Bazaar.
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find that In the vast majority of IN.
stances he processes the ORTHODOXY.
faith. He Is a regular attendant q,
church or chapel. He believes not onI,
In the Nicene, but probably also in ~,
(so-called) Athanasian creed, thouas
he expresses some mild doubts nc 81
the 'damnatory clauses of the Iatteo
formulary. He believes $50 he will Ia,
you) that the Old Testament, as wei,
as the New, is the revealed Word 90
God. He believes in the story of tha
Creation, the Fall, and the deluxe &c
told in the book of Genesis, thoush
possibly he may admit of some alia.
gorical Interpretation. He beliave.
that the Creator of the Universe too,s
evening walks in the Garden of Ed,
that he showed himself to and taiSas,
with Adam, Moses, and others: he :.
lieyes Ito take a few example) tho.
Elijah went up in a chariot to heaya,.
that Jonah lived three days and th.n,,
nights in the belly of a whale under the
sea- that dead persons have been frn
uuently brought to life again. H..
devils have been cast out of men OF
sent into swine; that multitudes bowa
been fed on a few loaves and fshao
He believes these and a hundred othn.
strange and miraculous things. and NJ
is extremely angry WIN you If vo,,
venture to express the opinion tha+
there is no evidence and, indeed No
foundation in reason to support sucb
beliefs or any of them.
"Now the devout orthodox NAV nor
haps say that the very fact of the con-
tinued prevalence of these beliefs is
of itself proof of their divine origin
We can afford, however, to pass hv
such an assertion with a smile. for ~
truth is that so many causes consnira
to maintain the existence of dogmatic
theology that 1t would be indeed ex-
traordinary If that existence were NOT
almost indefinitely prolonged. 1t Is MI
very well to shout magma est veritas
ct praevalebit, but very cursorv
study of human history IL sufficient to
show that falsehood, prejudice, pas
sion, Ignorance, superstition, and Gre
dulity have constantly been Victorious
over truth, and l much doubt whether
the true maxim for this world should
not rather be expressed, Great Is error.
1t shall preyailp"
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WEBSTER AT DINNER.

In New York received from a rela-
tive letter ST introduction to Benja-
min r.. Curtis, then an eminent law
yer, and latterly more eminent JUS
tice of the Supreme court, When l
presented my letter l was received
very kindly, and after a brief CONVEX
sation he said he was able to do me a
..vor; that he had a ticket to grand
banquet to be attended by the leading
men of Boston at Plymouth Rock, on
the anniversary of the landing OF the
the Pilgrim Fathers, and that Daniel
Webster would preside. I heartily
thanked him, and on the next day,
prompt on time, | entered the train
at Boston for Plymouth.
When l arrived at the hotel, which
is also station house of the railway,
/ did not know single person in the
great assemblage. In due time we
were ushered into the dining hall
where the banquet was spread. There
was no mistaking Webster, He sat in
the center of a cross table, with the
British Minister on his right hand
and jeremiah Mason on his left.
At the other end Of the room sat
Abbott Lawrence and other distin-
guished men. The residue of the
guests, merchants, poets and orators
of Massachusetts, filed every seat at
the table. / sat some way down on
the side, and introduced myself to my
neighbors on the right and left, but
my eye was on Webster, from whom l
expected some lofty eloquence as he
alone could utter.
Much tony surprise, when the time
ne for the oratory to commence,
!. Lawrence acted as POSTMASTER
We had stories, songs, poetry and ora.
tory, generally good and appropriate,
but not from Webster. And so the
evening waned. Webster had been
talking freely with those about him
He displayed none Of the loftiness
associated with his name. He drank
freely that was manifest to everyone
His favorte bottle was one labeled
"brandy." We heard of its being
"more than 1901 years old" 1t did not
travel down to us. Webster was pain
| ly hilarious. At this time conductor
appcared at a side door and announced
that in fifteen minutes the cars woult
start for Boston. Then WEBSTER arost
with difliculty--he rested his hands
firmly on the table, and with an effor
assumed an erect position. Eycrl
voice was hushed.
He said that in fifteen minutes WI
would separate, never more to NEE
again, and then, with glowing force
and eloquence, he contrasted tn
brevity and vanity of human life witt
the immortality of the events They
(were celebrating, which century after
century would be celebrated by YOU
lchildren and your childreu's children
to the latest generation.
l cannot recall the words Of his
short but eloquent speech, but ii
made an Impress on my mind. If his
| body was affected by the liquor, his
Head was ctas and his utterance per
felt. met NJ Webster afterward on
the cars and ID Washington. admir-.
ed him for his great intellectual quail
tiles, but do net woitler that The
people of the United States did not
choose him for President. From JohI
Shcrmans Recollections.
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Gen. Stephen ID. Lee.

A movement which has the sympathy
and aid of the South as well as the
North Is that to secure Vicksburg's
historic battle-ground as a National
military park. 1t Is remarkable to note
that, though the movement originated
In the minds of Northern men, Stephen
d. Lee, who won the rank of General
by his gallant defense of Vicksburg,
was elected president of the park asso-
citation. On the site of the park was
fought one of the most terrific strug-
giles recorded in history. 1t lasted for
ty-sevcn days. Occupying the extreme
north end of the battlefield Is the Ma
tional cemetery, where 5000 Union sol
diers are buried. The proposed park
comprises between 1000 and 5000 acres
OF land and Is possessed of almost UNI
limited landscape possibilities.
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THOUGHTS OF A DoUBTER.

Under the title of 1.-THE Persistence Of
Dogmatic Theology" Westminster Re-
view, Ncvember), Mr.. G.. G. Green
wood arraigns orthodoxy and cuts in
to established doctrines and beliefs with
blade tempered chiefly with rldicule.
Among other things he finds 1t impossi-
Bile to believe In the doctrine Of the
Trinity. He sees mot the slightest
reason to believe In It," and even the
most PROSECUTING of the orthodox will
not, he imaglnes, ask him to believe
without finding some reason for such
belief. The doctrine of the Trinity an
pears to him to be 1.-The most preposter-
Gus of all the dogmas which have been
fabricated by the perverse ingenuity
of theologians." To quote briefly as q
sample Of the argument, he says;
IF, indeed, 1t were proved to me that
this doctrine rested upon a revelation
from God 1 would, OF course, accent Il
as truth though even so should be
subject to the Limitation. 40 well ex-
pressed by Archbishop Seeker: Let
any proposition be delivered to us, as
coming from God or from man, we can
believe 1t no further than we under
stand 1t; and therefore. II we do not
understand 1t at all, we can not believe
1t at ALL. In this case, however, l arm
very sure that the dogma Is but the In
vention of man, and to me the marvel
liz how men OF intelligence, after fully
and dispassionately considering the
facts. can still believe In 1t. Yet what ars
the facts? We find, indeed, that free
thought and free inquiry have made
the most satisfactory and encouraging
advances during the last fifty years
and we may confidently hope that
these advances will be even more ran.
Id during the coming century. Never.
theless we find that dogmatic theology
still holds its own, II not argumenta.
the ordinary man Of which the social
lists call bourgeois society, and inquir,
as to his religious belief. You vii
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true there is among the Moslems them
selves IL progressive element endeaVor-
ing to accomplish thorough reform OF
the government of the empire. Twenty
years ago this element succeeded IN
bringing about the calling of parlla-
mentary assembly with view to the
establishment of representative institu-
lions. But this project did not survive
the first trial, and things quickly re-
lapsed into their former state OF stag
nation and rottenness. Recently the
so-called young Turkish party has
set on foot a vigorous agitation for
similar purposes, and gained consid.
and nopular of Its leaders, Izzed Pasha,
was arrested and promptly died in pri-
son. as rumor has it. tortured to death
to extort further confessions from MN.
MANY members of the Young turkish
party were thrown into dungeons ana
as the cable reported, fifty, who had
taken part III the Armenian insurrec-
ton. put in sacks and drowned In the
ROSnhOruS.
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Coffee,

There certainly is a system to lol-
low in purchasing coffee. In America
this is so frequently bought roasted ar
not ready ground), that it is not al
ways considered so necessary to men
tion the principle points worthy OF the
housewives observance, as 1t is on the
Continent, where coffee is hardly ever
purchased other,than in the raw state,
and one cannot help urging American
housekecpers to roast and grind their
own provision. II is much more salts
factory, and it seems a matter of won
der that more people do not pursue
that course. There is no possibility
OF COMPARISON .btween the flavor OF
the beans that ale roasted, or, at any
rate, ground at lone, and those that
are boughtevenita So called perfectly
"fresh" state. As a general rule, il
may be remarked, that the more even
the beans the better the quality
which the best quality coffee ha'
lighter beans Ci,an the inferior sorts
The best kinds of coffee are thos'
coming from Mocha. Syria, and Egyp
--or at any rate, Tie sorts that go b.
the names Of thlese countries; th'
beans are small, hase blush tint
and are rather seulpd, but they are MOI
common. Java cosfee Is hnsed OF
the Continent; IL las pleasant smell
and the beans are rather yellow
whereas the Porto Rico and Domingo
coffee has decided silvery tint. In
France Mocha and Martinique are
also favorites; thy all do well with
out chickory.
~ is mlsJaktto use the latter Of
10 believe that all French coffee natu,
rally contains the additional sub
stance. 1t takes about twenty min.
utes to roast a pSund and a half OF
conee, but the easiest method is tc
ouy one Of the Erensh roasters, In
which the lamp contains just the
llgnt quantity ofbpirit to roast the
SS g OF the michine to a nicely.
~ Y q very easypperation and only
acquires to be dome leisurely and
evenly. When ills finished, and Der
RES should be first turned out into a
wooden bowl or platter, and put i'm
into the tin In which they
are to be subsequently stored. This
should only be done when they are
quite cold. When roasted the coffee
must be fragrant dark brown and
slightly moist. Turn it about in the
bowl to cool 1T quickly, then transfer
y without delay to an alright CAMS.
Ter. Above ali do not roast large ouan.
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wEBsrER's PUN.

While it cannot be said that the
GREAT writers and speakers of history
have stopped to the frivolity of inces-
SAINT punning, yet most of them have
not neglected to make useEcf a pun
when sin order. Daniel Webster was
addressing the Senate on the dry sub
iect of internal improvements when
the clock hands came round to the
bour of 2. But instead of striking
twice, the clock continued to strike
without cessation more than forty
times, till it was run down. All eyes
were turned to the clock, and business
was suspended. Mr.. Webster remained
silent until about twenty strokes had
sounded, when he thus appealed to
the chair: "Mr' President, the clock
il ont of order. l have the floor"
The staid and august Senate broke
| forth into an uproarious laugh at the
timely witticism. The joke can never
be repeated in the Senate, however,
for the striking part Of the clock is no
longer ever wound up.-Washington
Pathfinder.
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LITERARY REPUTATION.

1t Is curious how great an amount of
work a man or woman may do-and
exceedingly good work at that-before
beginning to reap public acclaim, and
to hear their names in the mouths of
men. Reputation Is not made by reci
ting ones own deeds, nor do you win
your way to the editors heart by that
method. Unless you are so famous that
your name has a decided value, so
that 1t may be counted upon to sell
goodly number of copies of the maya
zine, or to call out press notices of dis
tinct advertising. value to the publlca-
ton in which 1t appears, 1t makes alb
Solutely no difference to an editor
whether you have ever published a
line. If this one article that you now
submit Is of value in itself, he wants
1t; otherwise not. So l counsel you
not to attempt to advertise yourself
and succeed only In advertising your
imnaturity.
There are two distinct sorts of repu-
tation for the writer. One is that which
puts his name before the public, and
makes him the rage for an hour or
day. This Is secured oftener by accl-
dent than In any other manner by
some piece Of work which has touched
the public fancy for a moment, or that
has attracted the attention of a critic
or reviewer who has the power to make
others accept his verdict. This is the
sort that Mr.. Anthony Hope and Mr..
| Stanley Weyman are enjoying just
now, and which gives their pens the
power to coin words into gold with
startling rapidly. The other sort Is
| gained in the editorial offices, by send
ing with some frequency work that Is
steadily good and occasionally excel
| lent. Editors soon awaken to the fact
that here they have a writer who can
be depended on to furnish something
worth looking at, at the least, and his
! manuscripts will never go back with
| out careful examination; a goodly
share of them will be accepted subject
always to the condition that single
| publication will not use too much of
the work of any one writer-and those
which must go back will be sent with
sincere regret.-James Knapp Reeve, in
the New Bohemian.
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WHEN EVENING DRESS rs WORN

For those who don evening dress only
infrequently, much danger turks, as all
Know, in the removal of high-necked
underwear and the sudden exposure of
unaccustomed neck and shoulders to
winter temperature. In such an event
a wise course to pursue, says the New
York Times, Is to begin the day be-
fore the festal occasion to battle the
chest, rark and shoulders profusely
with alcohol. and to continue the treat
ment throughout the following day.
There is no better preventive of colds,
and alcohol does not, as Is the case
with so many such helps, leave an I'M
pleasant odor behind. For the last
twelve hours before putting on the
evening clothes, it Is well to wear about
the house a lighter weight bodice, or
thinner flannels, to accustom ones self
by degrees TO the coming change.
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Thomas Brickett Reed.

Thomas Bracket Reed, who has
again been chosen Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Is one of the
most prominent figures of the great
men of this country. Mr.. Reed was
born In Portland, Me-, about fifty-flve
years ago. and has lived In his native
city nearly all his life. In 1865 he be-
gan the practice of law, was member
of the State House of Representatives
In 1SGS-69, and of the Senate in 1870;
was Attorney-Gen of Maine In 1SIo
II, ~, and from 1874 to IT was City So
llcitor Of Portland. His first term as
Representative was in the Forty-ffth
Congress. In 1889 (the Fifty-flrst Con-
gress) he was elected Speaker of the
House. In 1874 Mr.. Reed married Miss
Merrill of Portland. The family cares
little for society.
Lewiston Teller: Andrew Redduck
was a caller this week. He Is a gradu-
ate of the Indian school at Carlisle
Pa. He now lives on the reservation
and, according to his own words, does
nothing. He, In fact, is one OF me
fortunate Nez Perez landlords He
owns a fine farm secured under the
Fletcher allotment, and the land Is
leased to white men who cultivate u
to grain. His income Is a comfortapie
one. and he can afford to do nothing;
lie informs the Teller that some or MS
people are very sad over the settle
ment or the reservation lands by the
white people. Mr. Redduck thinks the
cnange VIII greatly benefit the Nez
perces By being brought into closer
contact with the whites they will sure
readily
one OF the richest heiresses in the world
u lazy Mary Hamilton Douglas. tn.
e 81 gnyid daughter OF the late Duke
t sao. ~ year, and will be well above
tnn.oW ~ the time she In OF age
posted her will with prominent Lon.
n9n attorney, IN which, true to her
phhe re she has left a legacy to each OF
the birthday OF her son, Prince Louis, va
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titles at once, and never grind more
than is absolutely necessary for one
meal, otherwise the flavor will be lost
and the best quality of coffee will soon
become insipid.
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-01
A Birds Revenge.

a lady who was ono day watching q
pair of redstarts as they worked in
tree was startled by violent commo-
ton that arose i'll the shrubbery hard
by. Catbirds screamed, wrens scolded
and the robins shouted "Quicll!" with
all their might. A chipmunk was drag
ging baby catbird by the leg from it's
nest and all the birds round about had
como to help mako row about it, in
GLIDING Baltimore oriole. The scream
ing and the swish of wings as the birds
darted about made the squirrel abandon
its prey and then tho commotion sub
sided as quickly as it had risen. All the
birds but tho oriole went about their
business elsewhere. Tho oriole had not
said word so far, and beyond the coun-
tonancing the hubbub by his presence
had had no part in it.
The squirrel, having dropped the
baby catbird cooked itself upon limb
and began to chatter in defiant way,
whllo the oriole sat not far away look
ing ut 1t, but doing nothing else. But in
q few moments the squirrel left its scat
and ran out on the limb it had been sit
ting on until it had to use care to keen
its hold, and then the orioles opportu-
nlty for terrible assault had come.
Flashing across the space he struck the
chipmunk i'll ono eye with his sharp
pointed beak, and then turning instant
~ struck tho other eye i'll a like manner.
Quivering. with pain, the squirrel let go
the limb and dropped to the ground,
where it rolled and struggled about APP
parently ill the throes of death The
oriole flew away to his favorite elm,
where he sang in his most brilliant fash
ion. The lady put the squirrel out of
its misery and then saw that the oriole
had destroyed both eyes. Chicago Rec
ord
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Chameleon Spiders.

An interesting instance of color MINI
icry i'll spiders has been observed in the
south of France. Tie spiders of that re-
gion when in search of prey hide in the
conyolvulus flowers. 1t has been noticed
that white variety Of spiders frequent
cd the white flowers, greenish colored
variety made the green flowers his homo,
and pink one lived principally in tho
pink flowers. Tho colors of the three
varieties were at first supposed to be
permanent, but it has recently been dis
covered that the color of any one Of
these spiders changes within few days
II the insect be placed in the convolvulus
OF a different colored flower from that
which he has been using as his home
-Four spiders-pink, white, green and
yellow i'll color-were all put in box
together, and within three days all were
white.
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To Prevent Channine

As cold weather approaches women
try to devise means for preventing
hands and lips from chapping. An ex-
cellent remedy to prevent chapping is
cold cream. The manicurist told me
that it also whitens the skin more than
any preparation. 1t has taken the place
of tho old time remedy-mutton suet.
1t should be well rubbed into the skin.
and gloves-preferab white-slippcd
on. The palms of the gloves should be
slit in several places to allow the air
and prevent cramp of the muscle. aud
the finger tips clipped off.
Vaseline should never touch tho
hands. 1t turns the skin yellow and
leaves stain on the nails that is hard
to clear away.-Ncw York World.