The National tribune., 1896-02-27

"A lengthy tongue. early DEATH"
Or sometimes takes this form instead:
"Don't let your tongue of your head"
"The lonsue speak n word whose speed.
Say the Chinese. "oufstTips The stecd-"
While The Arab snges this impnr;:
THE tongues great storchonse Is the heart.
From the Hebrew wit the maxim sprung:
Though feet would slip ne'cr let the tongue"
The sacred writer crowns the whole:
who keeps his tongue doth keen his soulI"
The american.
RULES FOR PRAYER.
Ispanish Of Manuel del PuIneio~
Before you venture the main,
Pray once you may return Hgnin.
But you into battle go.
Pray twice you may escape the foe.
Before you take wife-perdie!
Your prayers should not be less than three.
Charles Love Benjamn in the Century
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Rebecca, SCOTS heroine in Ivanhoe, is said
to have been suggested TO Scott by Washington
Irving, who told '' The Wizard OF the North "
of beautiful young Jewess in Philadelphia
Rebecca dratz-who was kind, sweet, cul-
tured, and modest who charmed Statesmen
and literary men; who was gracious in her
charities. devoted to her friends, and was
delightful spirit in her homo.
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Paderewski seems to put his figures too high
even for Americans. From many cities we
hear bits of murmurng gossip about Mrs. So
and-sos planning to have Paderewski play at
her tea, aud then told that he did not
appear. 1t is said that be asked 81. 500 for
playing one number at San Francisco tea.
The Californian thought the price little high
and he resolved TO economist. There was
bit of gossip about Mrs. Letters having offered
him 1000 for single number in her parlors. |
lie refused. Paderewski evidently does not |
care particularly for either American society /
or money, though he gets plenty of money at
his concerts. His indifference is most marked. |
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Frenchman said ''The best time is that |
which waste" which saying the American |
woman had better take to heart or she will |
have nervous prostitution n result of her |
hurries and worries. Someone has said that |
the tea scream" is the leading note in the |
prelude to that unhappy disease. The high
pitched, loud. nervous voices heard at teas do /
not speak well for the health of their owners.
IS.
/ always feel like putting every ginger
bread or gnger-eooky recipe l can find in these
columns in the hope of increasing the stock of
these sweeties for the little folks in the land
There are good many mothers who will give
their little ones as many as are good for them,
but there are good many mothers who do not,
and who fail to realize how the little ones
crave cookies and how much better for them
home made ones arc than the store products.
Hoping for more gnger-cookies over the land,
l offer the following aud trust it will be good
GINGER SNAPS.
One and one-half cups of molasses one-half
cup of sugar. one.b half cup of butter, one tea
spoonful Of soda, ono OF ginger, cinnamon,
cloves and spice to taste. Mix rather stiff with
-four before rolling out.
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Bishop sleeves are still offered as relief
from the pretty but numerous leg-o-muttou
styles
Are sleeves really on the wane?
A*x
Silk straw is promised for Spring hats and
one would fancy it very pretty.
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All the papers are talking about Connecticut
woman who is 81 years old and Who has smoked
her pipe regularly three times day for the last
"a years.
The big turbans worn by tho Turks contain
from 10 to 60 yards of fine, soft, Write muslin.
This is wound round and round the head much
as the kitchen maid winds her cothcsliDs
around her arm with the same deft in-and QUO
twist TO make it secure. At the Worlds Fair one
occasionally caught sight of q somber Turk
winding his head up, and the process was ex-
ceedingly interesting. lie did not seem at all
bothered by the yards and yards of muslin,
though he was particular abont winding it just
right. 1t must have taken him some time TO
com pIete the task at the rate he was working
when We saw him. 1t is headdres5 that
would never do for the American man, who is
always in hurry. but it is prettier than
derby, even IL it be not so convenient
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The most easterly point of the United States
is Ouoddy Head, Me-; the most westerly, Alto
Island, Alaska; the most northerly. Point Bar
row. Alaska; the most southerly, Key West,
Fla.
DEAR BETTER HALF: Some time ago, after
had called your attention to some errors in
your Scriptural Cake. you said that ought to
praise sometime, rather than always criticise.
YOUR articles. l can only say Tu excuse that l
can hardly afford the postage stamps to praise
all that see to commend i'll your columns.
Here is an instance where / can praise the
idea generally, but must condemn some part
of t.:
1.-THE consideration of luncheoHs for school
children is now attracting good deal of atten-
tion The small folk will rely on cream pufs
fritters and all sorts of greasy sweets If they
have The pennies and arc left TO their own
choice as to what is the best midday meal. 1t
should he a special care for all mothers to see
that a luncheon basket is carried from home
aud that it contains meat or jam sand .iches,
fruit, simple swesteake or gingerbread. and
for an occasional treat cup custard or some '
homemade candies"
L strenuously set myself against the use
of the word pennies" when speaking of the ,
American cent; there is no such coin. or such I
money of account in this country, as penny.
aud the term should not get into use. Say
{" coppers," that is an old New England term, if
you want change from cents. penny IN
England is equivalent ia two cents of our
money; penny postage in England Is the same
as two-cent postage here. Even in Canada.
Ahere We might suppose the penny" would
obtain, the cent" is the proper word.
/ am, very respectfully, yours n
WILL L. WEIGH. !
Wb;Ia admit the value of Mr. Welch's {