The morning news., 1897-08-29

Tree OF cnarBe. InlnK WnaG prlV1leg
who is learned in all these matters, and
But the delicate chicken-sandwich girl
! hardly moved. She lifted che corner of her
| taDeclo,h and peeped beneath Then she
! leisurely pushed back her chair Waiter,
! It's mouse" she said calmly; "he Is un-
der this table in the corner" Another
moment and the waiter had the Uttlc in.
! truder tight in the corner Of a napkin.
Then the gentle girl finished her sand
| wich, and seemed unaware Of the awe
| stricken glances fixed upon her. Even the
| women who came down off their chairs
! looked envious, she was so gentle, so
| calm. so young and it was a mouse! And
! 1t had run under her table! Words failed
every one; they could only -tare. She slid
| the coin TO pay for her frugal lunch on the
| table, and. with eyes doWncast, arose and
passed out Then the mystery was solved.
She had on high boots and boomers.
The Louisville Courier-Journal complies
| this list Of signs" for bicycle riders:
| To lend your wheel is a sign you will
| quarrel with a friend
TO read the advertisements of newly in
! vented painless saddles is a sign YOU will
| die poor and despised
To be chased by a yellow dog with
/ head like a cook stove ana mouth like
| cellar prc-1ges bad fall.
! To nunCture tire ten miles from home
| Is sign that you viii have spawn on
! your off hind hoff.
! To see a rcd-heaGed woman wearing
| green boomers IS a sign your rim will
! split unless you say "Kokalo" and throw
! bale of hay over your left shoulder
| To fail to pay the regular weekly in
! stallments ia an i'll omen, and it means
! that you viii meet dark man who Will
| afford you much trouble and inconveni-
ence.
Il Tradition saws that women cannot
! sharpen lead pencils" said President Jesse
! of the Missouri State University at the
| Midland, to the Kansas City star -Four
women at our summer school are over
turning that pleasant bit of fiction by be-
| coming frst-class carpenters.
You know we anticipated the recon-
| mendations of the Teachers Associa ton
at Milwaukee regarding shop work and
| horticulture for the common schools.
| When the report was made the Missouri
! state University had already introduced
those things in the summer course for
teachers Of public schools. Four of the
| women teachers are now doing shop work
at Columbia"
How do they succeed?" was asked.
Very well indeed" he answered, en-
Enthusiastically. They do not lift any
heavy timbers. but the things they do
are the same as those required in actual
work. only on smaller pieces of wood. I
was in the shop the other day and one
of the young women gave me a slSilful eX-
| hibition with the plane l think the ten
dency of the times is to introduce shop
| work into the common schools, and these
IT," " = f''' - "
Onions are really sweeteners OF the
| breath after the local effects have pass
FVsN-
| correct stomach disorders and carry off
| the accumulated poisons of the system.
| They provide a blood purifier that all may
! freely use. As a vermifuge the onion can
not be surpassed. and eaten raw will Of
| ten check a violent cold in the head One
/ small onion eaten every night before retir-
| ing is this well-known doctors prescrip-
ton for numerous affections of the head.
and is highly recommended for sleepess-
ness. 1t acts on the nerves in soothing
| way. without the injurious effects of the
| drugs often applied. The heart of the on
ion heated and placed in the ear will often
/ relieve the agony of earache; while the
syrup produced from sprnkling sliced
onion with sugar and baked in the oven
is said to work wonders for Group.
Neither co-education of the sexes nor
the new woman seems to worry DR.. Ly-
man Abbott In a recent speech to the
Oberlin college alumni he said the main
argument against the mngling of the
sexes al college rs that they are apt to
| fall in love and get married, and that is
a thing of which / heartily approve.
fell In love and got married myself and
think II was the best thing | ever did.
Indeed. If / were addressing undergradu-
ates | am not sure but that l would ad-
wise them TO elect the study of human
nature with one tutor each.
While do not care TO see women rush.
ing into the professions, the doctor add
| cd. land becoming stenographers, law
yers doctors, reporters and what not,
yet ! would by no means debar them
from that privilege II they so desire.
would have them free TO choose for them
selves The idea Of forcing them into
the home is absurd. IL men must cor
| raj women In order 70 marry them then
they'd better be old bachelors But I be-
liove that social problems will be so work
ed out before many years that men will
be the sole breadwinners and women will
take that place for which they are So
well suited and an which they are happy
that OF homemakcrs and homekecpers. '
There comes hint from Paris that
gowns with trains will be worn next win
ter on an 'dressy" occasions There is
an elegance about train for fun dress
that commends Itself 90 most women. The
dragging" skirt. however. which has ap-
to be- said for g. II o. delightful 20 ho
able 60 chronicle that "foot free skirts
are TO continue 20 be en- rcgle FOR walk
ing costumes.
The department OF agriculture OF the
| United states government has estahliehtl
| a hospital for thp treatment Of sick plants.
| This institution ig under the care OF Prof
rs. ~ Galloway. chief OF the division OF
| vegetable pathology. 10 iH occupied in the
/ lnVrsusauOn OF che diseases which affect
vegetable nature. ana the discovery of
| remedies for them. The work viii De pri.
| m1HiN fnr fhr hpnpnt of farmsrs but %
wll ala1 ho of value 40 ail who love plants
lni flowers and they include an women.
| HHhH thn sunbeam.
40 interesting experiment has iust been
I made NIfh H violet plant The plant uHa
puf under FIaHa hrlf iar. ard no alr WIs
| allowed fl go in af uuf Tho germs 0f r
| H.Hrf.r found fp lniufn ElolrlH were
] nia.l villa Hal,l anl sprayed uyon ths