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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

you might as well try to get off a fog, or
a smell of paint
The next half hour was passed In that
state of nervous tension in which the real
and Ffancied are confused. I was con-
scious of answering Mrs. Foam shocking
ly at random, while trying to imagine
how she would impress that company;
what she would say; what I should do to
interposeS and protect l could see that
the poor soul was greatly elated, and that
she and her friends thought they had
cieyerly s''managed" something. She
asked irrelevant questions about every
thing, but had no ordered knowledge upon
which to- base accurate information. But
she and Fher friends evidently thought
that the wisdom of the world and the art
of conversation consisted in asking ques-
TONS They remembered certain words
used by the newspapers-"conning tow
err" for instance-and asked me to point
my expression of face mitigated, In
measure, theacommodore' wrath, for he
Continued, not quite SO sharply:
"One of these extraordinary persons
she seemed to- be the leader-sent you
message by me"-a message by commo-
dore to an ensign-"she wished me to
say to Mr.. Wyncope, If l knew that nice
| young gentleman, that nothing was I'M
| possible to an American woman II she
| would only keep close to the flag! She
| said you would understand"
| 1 stared at the commodore like an
| idiot.
MIR. Wyncope, can you throw any light
| on this astounding AFFAIR."" demanded
| Orpen. Then l pulled myself together.
Commodore Coldstream, have met
i Mrs. Foam but twice. once on snow
bound train going West and yesterday In
shop in the city. She has evidently a
vague, enormous curiosity to go every
where and see everything. She mentioned
| this lunch-I had not heard OF !t-and OF
her wish to be present. I treated 1t, OF
course, as desire for the moon, some
thing not only impossible, but incredible.
| That is all l know, sir.
| 1T was plain to me, said the commo-
dore, his dignity giving way to his dis
| gust, from the conduct Of the officials
that those women had managed to ring
| in by means of us. For the officials evil
IDENTITY thought that by having them they
We're giving us pleasure! But how did she
| manage: Whom did she seer"
| | was too thunderstruck even to think
And yet she seemed the vaguest kind
! of PERSONAL in the air. said Paley
cit was sickening." said Orpen. Orpen
| is supersensitive anyhow, where his coun-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08
IN TEE pHTH OF TEE FLHG.
BY E. DUvALL.

bill himself, but he thought the time
was not ripe for it. But, if T only could
hear her own lecture, I'm the Path Of
the Flag'-Senator Hatcher said he
couldn't do better himself. She just
wished that everybody could hear that
lecture; she was sure it would bring
the truth home to many hearts. There
was no conceit in this statement. Mrs.
Foam spoke quite impersonally and with
/ kindling enthusiasm. She evidently
considered herself the mouthpie ce Of wis
dom, and believed that she was intrusted
| with mission"
l could not altogether bring myself to
echo the ladys wish concerning the lee
ture, howeVer-even a lecture commended
by Senator Hatcher. So l told her that a
! young naval officers time and opportuni-
! ties were often too limited. But once her
| mind had reverted to the subject Of her
| thoughts dwelt upon it. and she said, In
| that lecture l take the stand that where
ever the American flag may go, the
American woman ought to go, and With
| all the rights and privileges of citizenship.
And Senator Hatcher says my position Is
| perfectly logical"
Perfectly I said, but at times more
| logical than pleasant. For the American
| flag occasionally goes into very untoward
! places"
Mrs. Foam loo ked at me With her vague,
youthful eyes 'Well, go on that prin-
ciple." she persisted, and l find it works
very well. I've been about a good deal,
and have always been treated politely.
But then" she added, with a side-long
glance towards the hapless Englfshmen,
II guess there amt many gentlemen
anywhere such real gentlemen as our
own"
L smiled, not thinking it becoming TO
modesty to answer. A sudden vision of
Mrs. Foam abroad came oyer me, and l
wondered neither in any and all circu a.
| stances she ould adhere to her "prin-
ciple." 1 had al uncomfortable fancy
that she would, and I closed the mind 9
| eye to possible consequences.
When Mrs. Foam and I parted the next
| day We exchanged cards. Upon hers was
Mrs. Lydia Lucretia Eos m" She ex-
pressed polite wish to see me again. II
would just love to convert you to my
| views, you don't really agree with a
word I say" was the lady's parting re-
mark
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

pliment to the guests, and. that will be
all. But ladies at a Mussulman feast!
You've conceived the inconceivable!'
"But we're Americans" murmured one
of the ladies.
''ts 1t impossible?" asked Mrs. Foam
doUbtfully.
"Utterly" I cried. laughing. "such a
thing was never heard off,
Heavens, mol I'm not grand enough.
This is some state function which hadn't
even heard Of. But now, as my time is
limited, I'll say goodbye. And. Mrs.
Foam, please don't attempt too much"
made my adieuX and went out. A
parting glance at Mrs. Foam showed me
that was still on the wrong tack-that
had simply fired her spirit.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08
"who was there?" said I. he1plessly.

Who was there?" said I, helplessly.
The sultan, fortunately, was officially
indisposed-he generally is, you know
and was represented by All-Achmet Bey.
but there was present the usual func-
tionaries. The women were kept punched
together, and were rather mounted
guard over by TALL fairish man
With an irritable, anxious facet" I
asked
Yes
And they were waited upon by men
who didn't wait upon any Of your
Exactly" said Paley. ooh, it was
quite Oriental, and Mrs. Foam, If she did
but know 1t, saw far more than she bar
gained for"
Paley echoed my groan, and then
laughed.
We'll, You keep your weather eye open,
young man, and don't let any such people
light on Coldstream again. he said. II
thought when she mentioned your name,
the commodore would have a stroke of
apoplexy. Jove! wish those Turks had
sewed them up in a sack and heaved
them overheard. Their system may be
primitive, but 1t has its advantages!"
Il would attend their execution with
pleasure" 1 said. But we didn't know
all the possibilities of Mrs Foam.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
MODERN OWNING ROD.
The Magnetic Needle Is Now Used ts
Locate Mineral De-
posits.

The divining rod has lost its old-time
prestige in this natter-of-fact age, but
1t is interesting to note that its apostles
came very NEAR 10 method which has
proved of great service in locating bod
les of ore in these days. 1t Is not
known generally that the magnetic
needle in Its various forms can be EN-
ployed with accuracy to plot out the
character of known ore beds, even when
these are not iron ores. 1t is notable
that the Swedish engineers have done
the most to develop this system, and
they have been able to discover un-
known bodies of ore, such as zinc, cop
per, cobalt and nickel, by reason of the
tell-tale presence of a greater or small
er proportion of magnetic iron ore,
such as hematite. The Swedish gov
ernment has encouraged mining ex-
ploration by granting to the discover
ers of previous unknown ore deposits
valuable mining privileges, charters
and rewards.
Simple as the magnetic dip compass
and declination compasses are, they
lave proved extremely valuable in plot
ting out the location of covered veins
of ore without excavation or boring.
compass needle freely suspended so as
to rotate about a vertical axis will in
any latitude take certain position de-
pendent upon the intensity of the
earth's magnetic field or lines of mag
netic force at that point. If, now,
permanent magnet is approached to
such a needle sufficiently near to neu-
trallze this set, where there are no ore
bodies, should the needle then be
brought within the range Of the infiu-
ence of body Of magnetic ore its read
ings vary according to the nearness of
the ore and its size and character. By
plotting out readings obtained in this
way it is possible to locate accurately
the greatest masses Of ore. Another in
strument in which the needle is sus-
pended on horizontal axis is being ex-
tensively used. This can also be com
pensated for the earth's magnetism,
and manipulated SO rs to give one only
the component force of the concealed
beds of ore.
In view of the effectiveness Of these
two instruments in locating ore bodies,
it is remarkable that they have not been
more extensively employed in prospect
ing new territory. In a paper read be-
fore the British iron and steel institute
attention was directed to the benefit
Swedish mining industry has received
through their agency, and stating that
except in a few Isolated cases in the
United States and Finland the method
is practically unknown, although 1t Of
fers the practical miner most valuable
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
THOSE FUNNY NAMES.
II We laugh mt Hawaiian Produce
tiOns the Hawaifans Shrek
Over Some of Ours.

Among the early seasons crop OF lee
lures is one dealing with the new Ha-
waiian territory by a recent traveller.
His lecture is designed to be instruc-
tive; faithful record of the transfer
of sovereignty and the hoisting of the
American flag, of which he was wit
ness; a graphic account of some OF the
more picturesque features of island
scenery and OF the strange customs of
the kanakas. While it is very interest
ing, the lecturer had no thought of
making it comic in any part. Yet in the
first delivery of the lecture a certain
very unimportant passage elected a
hearty laugh from the audience. This
rather disconnected the speaker, who.
was quite unconscious that he had put
in joke just there. When he repeated
the lecture before much larger audi
ence there was not only a similar mani
festation of enjoyment of the lecturers
humor, but vigorous round of ap-
plause as well. Now he has learned tc
expect the interruption, and makes
suggestive pause in his address.
The remark which series of audi
ences has found as funny is the simple
statement that in voyaging from Hon.
olulu to Kauai he took passage on the
steamer Waialeale bound for Nawili-
will"
1t Is quite natural to find amusement
in the names of our latest fellow citi-
zens in the eight islands of Hawaii. 1t
would be very absurd if they were to
look on certain American names as
very laughable combinations of un-
couth syllabifcation. That is quite a
different matter; the savage has no
right to ridicule the civilized. None the
less. the Hawaiians have been in the
habit OF getting considerable enjoy
ment out of the most treasured of all
American names. 1t is no uncommon
thing to find houseful of grownnp
Hawaiians sitting about lad who is
learning English at his school. and
forcing him to repeat over and over
again the name George Washington
just as his teacher has taught him to
pronounce it. Then the men try to
repeat II after him, and burst into
shrieks of laughter as one after the
other harshly enunciates some such
close imitation as "Hioaki Wahinikoni."
There's enough fun in it for a whole
evenings entertainment.-N. Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
LACE WAISTS.
They VIII lie WORE M Winte,
with Cloth and SILK
skirts.

Lace waists are to be used all winter
with cloth skirts as we'll as with silk,
and most of them are extremely smart.
They are made over silk or satin, with
satin yoke and vest. The newest
model turns back from the shoulders
with pointed reyers, has a straight
piece down the front held in by black
belt, and the back is cut like mans
cutaway coat. 1t is very odd in effect,
but exceedingly smart, particularly If
made of the heavy yellow lace. Such
waist is worn with black silk or black
cloth skirt, thus making two costumes
from the one. Black lace waists are not
80 smart as the white ones, but still are
used. They are made up over white,
and trimmed heavily with black satin
and little ruching of chiffon. Chiffon,
by the way, is to be used again on
everything, even more than lace. Some
of the new silk waists have the body of
lace, the sleeves of silk shirred or
tucked and with deep lace cuffs. This
is a more becoming fashion for stout
woman than when the waist is made all
of lace. A pale blue is very effective
made with belt and collar of blue mir
Tor velvet. Heavy black lace put on
ever white satin looks best with black
cloth skirts, and very smart model has
the body of black guipure lace, tight
fitting at the back, and in front cut in
double boleros over a white vest. The
sleeves are of black satin, with deep
cuffs of white satin with lace over
and edged with black chiffon. This
same chiffon is put around the edge OF
.he bolero jackets. This is exceeding
~ becoming, and a very useful style
of waist. Some waists-so so-ealled lace
waists-are nearly all satin or silk, with
deep cape collars of lace and cuffs TO
match. The collar and cuffs can be
taken off and the waist worn plain. In
buying collar of this kind it is best
to buy one that has very long points.
Some come with points so long that
they reach to the belt. There can be
two shorter points over the sleeves,
one in front forming a tight-fitting
vest. The cuffs should cover either the
upper or lower part of the sleeve. Some
people prefer having the upper part
covered and the lower part plain, with
Il ruffle of lace al the wrist.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
Various Items of Information Which
May BE of Use In the Home
Work.

To serve stewed figs with whipped
cream put each fig on small square OF
sponge cake neatly cut and pile
whipped cream on the top.
To vary the cafe frappe, little gela-
tine may be added to make jelly, and
whipped cream lightly beaten in before
freezing. Frozen tea and chocolate are
Some novelties in house furnishing
necessities are a new nutmeg CRATER
that uses up the last bit of the nut, and
a stove polisher to which a bottle of
stove polish Is attached, making it self
feeding.
Little silver horns or trumpets, long
and slender, are found in the shops for
an additional equipment to the live
o'clock tea service. Their use is to eX-
tinguish with one well-directed puff the
flame of the alcohol lamp under the
hot-water kettle.
A woman who calls herself an old
fashioned cook says that the secret OF
her specially excellent ginger cookies
Is that she uses cold coffe, instead of
water, in their mixing. Half a cup Is
the allowance, and, she says, "lf there
is not enough left from breakfast, I
pour that much water on the grounds
and boil it up"
An English butler prepares a water
melon salad by sprinkling large cubes
of the fruit with cinnamon and pow
dered sugar and slight dust of nut
meg. A wineglassful of port wine is
poured over al last. The melon should
be, of course, thoroughly chilled before
being cut up, and be placed on ice after
the dressing is added, until sent to the
table.
An emergency soup that bears nc
trace of its mongrel origin is quickly
evolved with hot water, pepper and
salt, and some good beef extract. 4
dash of lemon juice is helpful, and TO Sc
cure its best flavor the tiny cubes OF
vegetables, turnips, carrots and onions
stewed till tender in a little butter
should be added. With a wineglass oil
sherry and pinch of cayenne put in
the tureen after the soup is there, the
hostess may offer her imitation in ST.
rene confidence-St. Louis Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
Potato It'd Bits.

For six people use a quart Of cold
boiled potatoes cut into small cubes
two tablespoonfuls of -four and one OF
butter, cupful of stock favored with
onion and salt and pepper TO taste. Melt
the butter in a separate saucepan and
stir in one tablespoonful of the flour;
let this come to a rich brown; add the
hot stock gradually; cook gently for
three minutes; then add the potatoes
and cook for five more, stirring care
fully with a fork, that the potatoes
may not be broken. Now put the other
tablespoonful of -four in the frying
pan; stir. and when hot turn in the
potatoes, spreading them lightly all
over the pan and cooking carefully for
ten minutes. AT the last shape into an
omelette form and serve on hot dish
philadelphia Press.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
Queer Quarreling.

Louis de Rougemont in relating his
adventures among the Astralian canni-
balls, tells of the novel way the women
had Of settling their differences. The
two combatants would retire to some
little distance, armed with one stick be-
tween them. They would then stand
face to face, and one would bend for
ward meekly, while the other dealt her
a truly terrific blow between the shoul-
ders or on the head-not with a cane or
light stick, be II remembered, but
a really formidable club. The blow
(which would be enough to kill an or.
dinary white woman) would be borne
with wonderful fortitude, and the ag
gressor would hand the club to the
woman she had just struck.-Wids
World Magazine.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The first German book to be trans
lated into japanese was Heine's "Bueh
der Lieder."
Poetic composition seems to be at a
low ebb in Belgium. There were SO
competitors for the last Flemish prize,
but none received it,
Henry Havemeyer, the sugar king,
finds a hobby in amateur conjuring, at
which he is an expert and has the best
collection of apparatus in the country.
An officer under Admiral Colds
borough says that that official once said
to Farragut that Dewey would make
his mark In the world if he got an op-
portunity. "Ay," replied Farragut,
''and he will make the opportunity"
At Homestead, Pa, the scene of the
great strike G few years ago, Andrew
Carnegie has lately opened, for the use
of the people, another library-really
an institution-which will combine IL
brary music hall and clubhouse. The
building cost 100000.
Richard Harding Davis growing por-
ularity is apparent from the following
record of the sale of his books: "The
Kings Jackal," "25, 900; Soldiers of For
tune" $4,000; Gallagher, and Other
Stories," 10000; cinderella, and Other
Stories" 10000; making total of al
most 136, 600 copies,
Gen. Weyler is said to have bios.
somed forth in the new role of giver OF
aims. Stories come from Spain to the
effect that he is giving much money
from his private resources to Spanish
soldiers who have returned from Cuba,
and who, through failure to get their
pay are destitute.
Herr Dadislaus Mierzwinski, once a
great Polish tenor, who in his palmy
days was wont to receive $500 for sim
gle performance, has just accepted 81
job as porter in the Hotel d'Angleterres,
in Cannes, France. He is less than GO
years old, but hale and hearty, though
his voice is about gone. His downfall?
is largely due to gambling.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
New Way to Cook naaa.

Take three-pound bass, open and
clean it; cut a piece of stale bread half
an inch wide the length of the fissure.
and, placing it just inside, close the
lips of the cut, and sew up with needle
and thread. Take a larding needle. and
with fat pork lard the fish well, and
then squeezing the juice of half an
onion into a wineglassful of good
claret, make an incision in the back
of the fish and pour in the wire.
Sprinkle with pepper and half pinch
of salt; cover with a piece of buttered
paper and cook in moderate oven for
so minutes; melt two ounces of butter
In a saucepan, thicken with -four, beat
the yolks of three eggs, add table
spoonful of sherry to the juice of half a
lemon, mix slowly, constantly stirring
with the butter. pour over the fish and
serve. Have the dish hot and plate DIT
to, and when serving reject the piece
of bread from the interior of the fish,
N. Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
LIZARDS TO CURE CANCER.
This Is n Fnvorite Cure in the Tyrol,
While Color Healing Is Thought
Potent In India.

In the old medieval days the strang
est and most remarkable things were
used as drugs for the amelioration and
cure of disease. Even to-day we may
still find curious cures.
One of the strangest in this latter
category is the use of precious stones
for the cure of disease. The diamond is
gems, and is especially indicated In GER
tain diseases of the nervous system. Its
successful application in long-standing
cases of feminine irritability has long
been known to the average husband
and lover, but its prosaic use as sub
stitute for asafoetida or other objec-
tionable substances will no doubt come
as surprise to everybody.
Novel as is the idea, it, however, finds
a parallel in the case of certain nations,
who believe that diamond placed In
glass of water communicates many vir-
tues to the fluid, making 1t exceedingly
valuable in the cure of disease.
In Jamaica the natives believe reso-
lutely that people with warts can get
rid of them, provided they use piece
of pork fat to rub the excrescences,
and then bury the fat Immediately
after using it, new piece being used
for each application.
For the cure of warts, indeed, o
somewhat similar remedy is in vogue
in certain parts of England, the excres-
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beef, which must, however, be stolen
before it is used, and must then be
carefully buried.
Breathing on wart nine times at the
time of the new moon is also declared
to be very effectual in removing them.
Among other remarkable methods OF
curing must certainly be mentioned
one which is much used in certain
parts of the Tyrol for cancer. This
consists in decapitating and skinning
lizards, the flesh of which Is cut up
into pieces and swallowed by the pa
tient without cooking or any modifica-
ton.
After few doses of this drug"
have been swallowed they are said to
produce a profuse perspiration and
gradually slouging off of the cancer
Gus growth, which is repaired by per
fectly healthy tissue.
Scarcely less potent is mode Of heal
ing which is much vaunted in certain
quarters of India. This may be called
color healing" 1t consists in admins
tering water in glasses of different col
ors, from which color the draft obtains
it's properties which are magical In
their effect-provided the patient Is en-
iowed with sufficient faith.
Water in red glass will cure epilep-
sy, insomnia, nervous diseases, the
plague, fevers and agues and half
score of the other diseases which NOR
tai flesh is heir to. In a blue glass it is
a sovereign remedy for the palsy, for
falling sickness, for typhoid and for
numerous other allied and nonrelated
complaints, while in a green glass it is
a specific for other complaints, and in
yellow for yet another batch.-Pear-
sons.