The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
AND ABOUT THE HOUSEHOLD
Edited BY MARION IIARLAND.)
,er containing II. shall be glad to tran.
cribe the lines and send him the COPY.
D. E. CAMERON.
$40. g

D. e. CAMERON.
No. 6.
The poem Somebody's Darling can %
found in the book entitled "Bugle Echoes
a Collection of Poems OF the Civil
War. Northern and Southern" edited By
Francis F. Browne. E. #.
Several copies OF the poem have been
sent to me, which are at the Command OF
readers and querists.-A-.tor3
No. !.
Perhaps can tell canary bird lovers
something. and that is that very often
when they will not sing (the birds. not
the lovers) red pepper will give them
oack their voices. Break the skin so
snat they can get at the inside and the
seeds and stick It in the wires of the
Ss they are very fond Of It: also
Dread and milk. with little red pepper.
Is good. or an egg boiled hard and the
the yolk taken out, mashed thoroughly,
mixed with red pepper and replaced In
tue Wnlte and put In the cage They
also IKE common pepper grass. that
Grows eserywhere. especially after It hao
gone to seed, and It Is yer,- pood fo1
them. Thanking you for ALI the henaf3t s
from your advice. am, 3
a DEVOTED READER.
No s.
I noticed In your question column a few
days ago that some one asked the nam.
of the President OF Switzerland. His
name is N. Eugene Ruffy
Yours respectfully.
A DAILY READER.
No. 9.
Elaine, the Lily Maid OF Astorat," of
whom Tennyson has written. was ths
daughter of Sir Bernard OF Astolat
(Iorte D'Arthur Sir T. Mallory. Book
XVIII. chapters TX -xxi.l and not Elaine,
daughter Of King Pelles. mother Of Sir
Galahad. by Launcelot CMorte D'Arthur,
Sir T. Mallory. Book XI.. chapter ill.,.
This is somewhat late. but won't you
please remove the stigma from the Lilly
Maid? Your corner is always inter-
esting and profitable to me, and often
marvel at your patience. N. c. R.
No. 10.
''K. c. In the practice Of palristry
rarely advise girl to learn stenog-
raphy, and I often advise. girls not to
do it. The profession is crowded. and,
unless one have fine business ability.
there is neither good wages nor promo.
ton to a better job In SO crowded an
employment one must take the place
that offers. and too often that means
defenseless association with a man of
low character. OF NJ Crayne & Co., 145
La Sale Street. Chicago. get q copy OF
..straws,' and study it. One of the finest
rian, but it takes pull to get It.
J.. 8.
No II
read an. A. LIS Inquiry as to the
government furnishing headstones to
deceased soldiers. A request to the
quarterm.ster generals Office. War De-
1T n will hpiv,
blank 10 be filled to get headstone.
A. n r.
No. IL.
Reading ''Dumkoprs" question about
"osar sagt Schiller I don't hesitate to
say: That Schiller never useo that word.
''Osar" is Jewish word. and means
quite frequently in Germany. and
think because the German Jews are fond
of Schiller, and use him as authority.
and to give the declinative never a
deeper meaning, they add the "sagt
Schiller to it. And then In one OF
schiller's dramas, Don Carlos; appears
the quotation now or never" and pro-
badly from that comes the never" (csaD
..sagt Schiller.
an. F. G." may use NOW or never"
or what's in a name?" "Alrs well thas
ends well y NJ Ii
No. 49,
The question is often asked why watch
signs invariably point to eight-twenty,
and the various reasons given are anus"
ing. Perhaps can give the true reason.
Some sixty-hve years ago spent many
an hour in the shop OF an Old painter
who made a speciality OF making and
painting jewelers. signs, and asked why
he stenc,Ied then eight-twenty or four
forty. I was told Gas was the habit
toward boys) to think! think. ou. was
T,,bIe TO solve the question My friend
and his father had followed that BUSH
ness many years. and stated that 1t was
to obtain the greatest space possible LEI TOT
the jewelers. name, such as D.. ieaco ..s
or ..Shords & Adcock." occupying two
thirds of the dial leaving one-etllrd Tor
the street number, or the word "dia-
nonis." etc. So you see it is as plain
as "BilI Stump. his mark" In P1cRW rs