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The Irish standard., 1902-01-11
EMPEROR OF CHINA.

diplomats. army officers, missionaries,
ladies. photographers and correspond
ents When the emperor and the dow
ager empress arrived at the temple
the procession halted and their majes-
ties alighted from their chairs, which
We're covered with imperial yellow
silk and lined with sables The en-
peror proceeded 10 the temple of the
God of War on the west side of the
plaza, with hundreds of foreigners
peering down only 40 feet above him,
and dozens of cameras We're focused
upon the son of heaven. When he re-
turned his chair was borne through
the gate. Then the chair of the dow
ager empress was brought to the door
way of the temple of the Goddess of
Mercy, on the east side of the plaza,
and the dowager empress appeared.
Amid a. great scudfling of attendants
she proceeded into the temple ON the
arms of two officials, followed by a
company of Buddhist priests bearing
offerings. The spectators then heard
the booming of the temple bell. After
an interval of five minutes the dowager
empress reappeared. Standing in the
doorway Of the temple. she looked
upward. Directly overhead were the
German minister, DIR. Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein; the secretaries of
: the German legation and the officers
and ladies from the American garri-
son. The dowager empress saw the
foreigners and bowed low. She ad-
vanced few steps and bowed again in
acknowledge ment of the salutations
of the foreigners. She returned to her
chair looking upward to the semicircle
OF foreign faces and bowling repeat
edly.
diers. Manchu bannermen and minor
Officials. who had crowded the plaza,
We're revernntly kneeling. The two
arches at the sides of the ancient
gateway framed hundreds of faces
of Chinese coolies. who, emboldened
by the presence of foreigners, ven
tured to gaze upon their rulers.
An Appealing Expression.
The expression of the dowager en-
press seemed almost appealing as she
faced those who had humbled her
and brought her down from her for
mer arrogance, and this confirmed
the impression that she is returning
to Picking with anxiety for her
safety. .
The soldiers of the American gar
rson stationed here witnessed the
spectacle from the parade ground,
opposite the entrance to the palace.
The British garrison, including it's
officers, were kept in their quarters.
This occasioned much lamentation.
The majority of the foreign minis
ters here, including the British,
American. French and Russian rep
resentatives, absepted themselves
from the spectacle, but the ladies of
the legations were entertained by
Chinese officials on balconies along
the line of march. 1t appears that
the empress dowager ordered that
every courtesy be extended to the
foreigners at Peking, and that the
efforts to exclude them from witness
ing the passage Of the imperial cor
tege emanated from local officials.
The Irish standard., 1902-01-11

John N. Gleason, undertakes, q
Seventh street 8. Telephone, store
l520-L; residence 1897. 80.
The Irish standard., 1902-01-11
Chris. A. Gallagher, counseaaor-at
law. 02O Guaranty Lean Building.

John ]. McHale and Ace p. Ahsu
lawyers, 801-3O2 Bank Of Commsrup
Building.
The Irish standard., 1902-01-11
Collision Costs Three Lives.

Gray, w. Va, Jan. ga collision be.
tween Norfolk & Western express
and a freight train at Alnwick killed
two men, injured another SO badly that
he died and seriously hurt two Others
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25
III. Right Why ~ Pack.

Let all heavy articles be placed at
the bottom of box. trunk or barrel:
as you pack each receptacle. have .
book and pencil BY your side. Before
you begin to pack. number Your recep-
tacles. and as you proceed make Il list
OF the contents of each in such a way
that the things put in last are entered
on your list first: then if some spe-
cial article is wanted it MAJ be known
At once which receptacle contains il
and just about where il can be found.
When packing glass or china. excel
sior, straw or hay is necessary Let
the largest and heaviest things be
put in first. Pack tightly. but never
attempt TO pack glass or CHINA which
is of value until you have seen it
done by someone who knows how. In
packing goods for storage. lists con
tanning the contents OF each trunk and
box should be placed in an envelope
and attached to them in Il secure man
ner.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25

One OF the most Industrious of birds
is the wren. Its industry is probab bly,
due to its appetite. which is seemingly
Unsuitable. 1t seems to be always hun
cry and is ever on the alert for mean,
to satisfy the craving of its appetite.
Thore is Il season of the year when the
city man returns from his two weeks
outing in the woods primed up with
more accumulated knowledge than the
good old man with the hoe has been
able TO acquire in lifetime One OF
him who spent his vacation time in
Virginia is here with details as to the
abnormal craving for food displayed by
young wrens. lie found a nest and
took up position where he could
watch at his leisure The mother wren
made 10 trips to the nest within four
hours and half; and this was the bill
of fare which the three baby birds con
sumed Twenty green caterpillars. 10
May flies. % unidentified insects. u
worms. , bugs. 10 grasshoppers. I spi-
ders. and chrysalis or two.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25
overeiabor.,ion IN HON. Life.

In our modern life there seems to
be a tendency toward great elabora-
ton of finish and compleXity of de-
tail in architecture. furniture. dress
and entertainments says writer in
Good Housekeeping Houses are fin
ishej and furnished with 4 variety of
complicated arrangements and adorn-
ments. Dress is a mystery past I'M
raveling without the aid OF profess
sional modistc Entertainments have
passed the stage when an invitation
to tea meant the partaking of n sim
pie repast consisting of scalioped oys-
tiers. cold tongue. biscuit. preserves,
sponge cake and tea. Instead of this
an elaborate meal. served in courses.
is the fashion. which prevents many
4 would-be hostess from inviting her
friends to her home. because the prep
aration of such repast taxes too
greatly the resources of simple es-
tahlishment.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25
ANY Excuse in a storm.

Only few weeks ago." said a man
who does collecting for big business
house in the city. Il had to call on a
delinquent ''e was a man of stand
ing. | made bold to venture that he
was something three months tardy.
noticed his right hand was in a sling.
e Why he began. do you know
am very sorry. but I've had an acct
dent 10 ny hand and here he made
a great siio" of his wounded member.
and harsgt been able TO sign any
cneoEs ia:c.:.
Nov. Q: course" the collector con-
tins g. Il get.all kinds of excuses
from al! kinds of people. Some say
they are very busy. some say they are
temporarily pinched and confidingly
plead for mercy. but if any one had
advanced any such excuse as a
wounded hand I'd have taken it as a
bit OF irony-had not heard the man
and seen from his face that he expect
ed that the excuse would be good.
Well il wae good. There was not
enough left to ask him if that
hand him up for three
making payments. At
.tained him three weeks
IN Herald.
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RAISING VALUES.

What Are the Possibilities of liars Of Iron
Placed in Hands of Different Artisans?
Success contains an interesting ar
ticle showing what may he produced
from number OF bars of iron. one each
being placed in the hands of various
mechanics. The writer says. in part:
The man who takes the first bar
may he rough blacksmith. who has
only partly learned his trade. and has
no ambition to rise above his anvil.
He thinks that the best possible thing
he can do with his bar is TO make it
into horseshoes and coEgratulates
himself upon his success. He reasons
that the rough lump OF iron is worth
only two or three cents 4 pound. and
that il is not worth while to spend
much time or labor on ii. His enor-
nous muscles and small skill nave
raised the value of the iron from 81.
perhaps. to $40.
Along comes a cutler. with a little
better education. little more ambi-
ton. little finer perception. and
says 10 the blacksmith: rs this all
you can see in that iron? Give me
bar. and will show you what brains
and skill and hard work can make
of III,
N/aen his work is done. he shows
the astonished blacksmith $4,000 worth
of blades where the latter only
The value has been greatly raised by
the refining process.
Still another workman. whose pro-
cesses are so almost infinitely deli
cate. whose product is so little known.
by even the average educated man,
that his trade is unmentioned by the
makers of dictionaries and cncyclope-
dias. takes but fragment of one 81
the bars of steel. and develops its
higher possibilities with such marvel
lous accuracy. such ethereal fineness
of touch. that even mainsprings and
hairsprings are looked back upon as
coarse. crude. and cheap. When his
work is done. ne shows You few of
the infinitely barbed instruments used
by dentists to draw out the finest
branches of the dental nerves. While
a pound of gold roughly speaking. is
worth about $3.50. a pound of these
slender. barbed filaments of steel. if
a pound could be collected. might be
worth hundreds of times as much.
Just as each artisan sees in the
crude iron some finished. refined pro-
duet. so must VIC see il our lives
eioriOtrS nosSibilitips ii we would but
realize them. If We see only horse
shoes or knife-blades. all our efforts
and struggles will never produce hair
springs. We must realize our own
aIaptability to great ends; we must
resolve to struggle. 10 endure trials
and tests. to pay tAe necessary price.
confident that the result will pay us
:or our suffering. our trials. and our
efforts.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25
Stout No,nrn Can I;chncc.

There is oIiy one way a stout WON
an can rii herself of superiluous
weight. she can reduce herself il she
will. but she must worl, to accomplish
1t. Regular exercise. walking by pre-
ference. is :he best means Of getting
rid OF sunerluous flesh. but to do any
good Il must be taken Systematically
each day and ii must be persevered
with. When the daily walk Is out of
the question for any reason calisthenic
exercises il ones room must be sub
sli.utcI.
L enc is not in the habit Of walking
get mo il. hr: do il gradually Begin
with \ milo or SO 4 day and gradually
extend the distance uatil you get &C
clT5tomcd 10 the "Vercise and can walk
five or six miles or more without feel
inS fatiSucd.
Walk bri1kly. putting your feet down
firmly and squareiy. Keep your head
up and your shoulders back. Unless
You wall: in this manner. as if you
werc entirely alive. the exercise will
not have the desired eifect.-Amrican
Queen.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25
Women as TcIegraphists.

Women possess the ability to per
form the routine duties of telegraphy
when carried on at low. even pressure
as efficiently as men. 4 broader
worldly education gives them the judg-
ment and ability necessary To per
form duties of a higher character. In
addition. they are attractive to EN-
ployels because they can De obtained
considerably cheaper than men. They
possess. too. the sovereign advantage
o: docility. There are not lacking
signs. however. that this docility will
decrease as women become more con-
scious of their economic value and re-
sponsibilities. AS set-on to their
attractive qualities they suffer from
certain disabilities ana disadvantages
which detract from their value. and
tend to neutraliZe the economy in
money wages They would appear IL
have a lower individual output than
men. and. As consequence. it is nec-
essary TO employ larger stan OF wom-
en- than of men for the same work.
They suffer much more from sickness
than men. which reduces their trust
worthiness and value. This sickness
is largely due to causes that are nat
ural and inherent. and therefore in
cradicable. Their average service is
considerably shorter than mems. AMI
they are thus lost at the period OF
their higher efficiency. They possess
less powers of endurance and are
therefore of much less value in SUD
den emergencies. such as frequently
arise in Geographic work A social
prejudice prevents the performance CT
night duty by women. although there
seems reason 10 believe that this car.
and will. be overcome.
Administrations differ in the value
they set upon these various qualities.
and the resulting decisions are con-
scquently different. The majority OF
administrations speak strongly in IA
vcr OF female employment but do not
give the details of the reasoning
which brings them to this conclusion.
Weighing up the evidence which Is to
hand. the writer is forced Ia the con-
clusion that the factor which turns
the scale in favor of women is their
docility Doubtless the authorities
ere influenced TO considerable eX-
tent by the necessity of justifying
themselves i'll adopting female labor.
But after allowing for this influence.
there does not seem sufficient reason
Tor the very general declaration in
favor of women unless we allow ire
mcndous value TO their docility. This
cha.act eristic OF women is exceeding
Is attractive to busy administrative
officers With male staff torn and
agitated by the labor upheavals go
ing on around them. there is doubtless
much unrest and troublesome worry.
Women are not so much affected by
disturbances. If this does not weigh
rs heavily as suggested. it is hard TO
understand the present position of
heads OF depariments.-Lond Eco
nomic journal.
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Stock-Co llars.

Some charming fancy collars and
stocks are seen made of velvet and
lace. embroidered with pailattes. which
are very minute in snze. with rhine
stones intcrspersed IT irregular inter
walls. Tucked or p!eated collars of
chiffon with chiffon tie are made in all
colors as well as black and white: i'll
fact. the collar has assumed great i'm
portance in these days when accesso-
ries of dress require 20 be most care
fully considered. One strong point in
favor of these fancy collars is that Il
waist can be quite transformed by the
different neck arranscment.-Ha rper's
Bazaar.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25
How to Distinguish Tender rcer.

Meat. to be wholesome. must come
from healthy animal to be nutri-
t!ous. from well-nourishcd one
Much-used muscles absorb much food
material. making rich. juicy meat
This is. however. tougher than that Of
parts less used. because tie connec-
tive tissue and fibre increase as we'll
as the contents OF the muscletubes.
The lean OF good beef is firm. elias
tic. and. when first cut. purplish red.
the surface becoming bright red and
moist after exposure to the air. The
tenlerer cuts are fine-grained and
weli-mottled with fat; thick layer of
firm. light straw-colorei fat extends
over the rib and loin cuts: the kidney
suet is white and crumbly. Flabby.
dark or coarse beef with yellow fat
is poor; if it has little fat. it is from
an old or underfed creaturc.-Ameri-
can Queen.
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Hats for evening wear are very big
and picture-like. but the flower hats
and toques are getting To be more
and more worn.
Silver buttons. both dull and pol
isAei. are very much in vogue and
are used on every sort of garment
from velvet to serge.
Broad collars mada in lace. velvet
or satin are feature of tailor gowns
and fichus or lace gauze. ret or mus
lin. are seen on all the seasons even
ing gowns.
Among the lighter styles in short
coats are some of red cloth trimmed
with brass buttons. Blue jackets of
smooth cloth are best adapted to
slender. girlish figures.
There are indications that big
sleeves are coming in again. Not
alone coats. but many blcuses and
tailor-made gowns. show sleeves full
from the top of the arm to the cuff.
A new way of arranging a lace
veil has lately sprung into vogue. The
veil is fashioned across the front OF
the hat and falls down behind making
a frame for the face. Half wells are
also worn. reaching just below the
nose.
The chenille dot on yelling is espe.
cially popular in black and white COM
binations. These dots are to be seen
on nearly all the fancy meshes and
on many chiffons. What Is known as
the Angora dot derives its name from
the fact that it is white and fluffy
In embroidered hose only one color
is now used. but selections can be
made from a dozen shades to match
any gown. Some of the prettiest eff.
fscts in hail embroidery are small.
White in DIRK there are
stri res. zigz irger designs.
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p.cnnrin- 1n.ily Irr.

When a master worlim9n in fnr
mandatory is cutting Up skins he is
literally cutting money. Skins once
pas ell Tor 'front.' money. Tut their
value is now much greater InaA "a
in the early days. and it would be
less costly to cut garment from $40
bills than to cut II from some skins
The cutting is quite an interesting
feature of the work. To prepare a
mink or sable. for example. the skin
must be slashed into strings-narrow
pieces moro or less irregular in shape
which are afterward sewed together
There may be a thousand pieces in a
single cloak. the new and beautiful
skins Icing literally cut TO pieces be-
fore they are manufactured The OBJ
ject of this is to lengthen the skins.
Tic sable, for example. say two feet
in length. will be drawn out 20 four
feet. and all its markings preserved
so that it looks like very long. but
vel. proportional skin. The original
skin is so cut to pieces that il may all
be matched" again in the elongated
shape-Thc Worlds Work.
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About III. Newest Gloves.

Jewels periodically appear as glove
buttons and are sod in sets. For
white evening gloves small turquoises
surrounded by white enamel are mod
Ish. Pearls are also used for the same
kind OF gloves. while for afternoon
wear tiny gun metal buttons set with
a small diamond in the centre are a
new fad. No me rhanical buttons are
now seen or the smart gloves. When
jewels are MT used. white mcther-of-
pearl buttons take their place. and
large ordinary pearl buttons are en-
ployed for morning gloves. The fad
for not wearing gloves when il is pos
siblc to do without them is RESPONSE
BILE for the latest shade in suede
gloves. II is called natural. and is
SO neatly fashioned that really it is
difficult 10 say whether the hand is
clothed or not. Will this go further.
and. joining Issue with the craze for
rings. shall we wear these baubles
outside our gloves soon?
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.@sA 3oUS gAckD
1RS REWEs
1T : =: 3 .

Chocolate Puiding-Beat one-quar-
ter of a pound of butter to a cream.
and stir in six yolks. one at time.
sweet chocolate grated, cup of al
monds blanched and chopped fine. six
tablespoonful of granulaIed sugar.
and one tablespoonful of citron cut
very fine. beat the six whites of eggs
to stiff froth and stir in at the last.
Pour into mould and boil three-quar-
ters of an hour and send to the table
hot with whipped cream poured
around it, or any fine sauce served in
a sauceboat.
Cream OF Sweetbreads-One large
sweetbread. one-half can mushrooms.
one-Quarter can white asparagus tips.
one cup OF milk, one cup of cream. one
tablespoonful flour and one of butter.
Make a white sauce by rubbing the
tablespoonful of flour into the butter:
add the milk and let it boil until the
consistency of thick cream. Add to
this the sweetbread. which has been
previously boiled and broken into
small pieces. the mushrooms cut into
halves and the asparagus tips. When
this has boiled up once add the cream.
AMI serve on rounds of buttered toast.
Tapioca and Apple Pudding-Six
good. tart cooking apples. three-quar-
tiers of cup of pearl tapioca. sugar
TO taste and one quart of water. Soak
the tapioca in the water two hours.
then put in double boiler and cook
until clear. sweeten to taste. 1t may
be favored with the rind of lemon cut
very thin and removed when the tap
ioca is done Peel and core the APP
pies and fill the holes with sugar. ar
range them in a pudding dish and
pour the tapioca over them. bake I'M
til the apples are tender. A few siny
bits of butter on the top will make it
brown little. Serve hot or cold With
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25
Painful Morning drawing noom.. =

The announcement that the drawing
rooms of the future are TO be held
in the evening has occasionel a won
derfully unanimous feeling of salts
faction in royal circles.
No one WHO has ever undergone il
will be likely to forget the terrible
ordeal of attending a drawing "oom on
February or March morning. ;he
long wait in draIghty carriage. in
insufliciently warm clothing with the
pitilcss eye of the multitude apprais-
ing each charm Of its absence each
detail OF gown. boulUes and jewel. the
bitter cold playing havoc with ones
health and Co@p e%i1n tie gay glare
of noon showing up eve y Gefcct and
taking froia every erace-it IS almost
too dreadful to remember. Qgu@u W.
toria could no.. of ceuGe. at her age.
be expected to make the alteration 50
lcEg desired; We must cnly he thank
full the king ARD queen have made it
so promptly -l.cado Ladies Field.
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A Royal Dislike for rinery.

The young empress of Russia. x is
said. cares little or nothing about
jewels. or. indeed. about any kind of
finery. and in this respect presents 4
striking "anirast TO her mOther-inlaw.
the still young looking and even pref
~ Marie F'eodorovna. whose jewel cas-
ket in the days when she was en-
press was the most famous in the
world from gem point of view. hard
~ second even in the matter Of pearls
to the collection OF the Empress OF
Austria.
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.er. IN Good Honsek.

.er, IN Good Housekeeping
to her own room the warming should
be as perfect as the ventilation.
The next question is the crib.
happened to know of two cases where
babies were killed because of ill-pro-
;ected cribs. Nearly all the cribs in
the market have ratings just wide
enough for tiny head to &C through.
The little ones | knew were literally
strangled to death by this happening
during sleep. and it terrified me into
making baby's bed very safe. | made
pads that fitted snugly inside each
rail. They are well wadded and COW
cred with pink chambray, then with
muslin. When baby begins tumbling
about. whether he Is asleep or awake.
he cannot even cultivate the ugly
blue and black bumps which adorn so
many baby heads. Next | gave atten-
tion TO baby's pillow. 1t is thin and
not too soft. Downy beds and pillows
well in reality. for baby perspires
enough without them. People think
il must mean extra work to care for
the pretty muslin slips and curtains
about the crib. do not think so. |
have two sets and they az" changed
every week. They are no more work
than the loving mother would be will
ing TO do with her own hands when
heco ssary The bedding is light but
warm and is pinned tightly at the bet
tom So that kicking will not pull it
OFF"
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A sub.,i,u,. for wainseo.ing.

Mere wainscoting is too expensive
for the wall treatment of hall. library.
dining room or living room: an effec.
tive compromise is TO have burlaps
or heavy fibre paper running up about
seven feet to 4 bric-a-brac she'll and 4
wide bias board next the floor. Then
run strips o! wood about two and 4
half inches wide at about two and a
half intervals connecting Dashboard
ana shelf.
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In using plain buslaps or fibre pa.
:'er for lower wall two toned paper
to match or tremendously contrast
gives better results than a lighter
shade of plain paper above This last
bad in the case of burlaps. for 1t is
next TO impossible to get anything ap-
preaching n match or even harmony
III the same color of burlaps and
paper.