The National tribune., 1909-01-28

him On .cor6rian tAat ttsy ehould 1si
be used except In tho defense Of Wash
inston. Thcy were. however, hurled by
the Federal GunboAts into the forts of
Charleston In 1888, and when the Pro-
fessor heard Of this he was very indig-
nant. 30 the story goes, and wrote to his
wife for advice. She replied that he
must not under any consideration sell
any more of his Greek fire to the Gov
ernment, as he could not afford to
shoulder responsibility for all the lives
that might be lost in consequence. 30
the Government got no more, tho great
pressure was brought to bear upon him,
and his position was made so difficult
on this account that he and his wife
took themselves out OF the country,
where they remained until the war was
over. He also refused to sell his secret
to the Russian Government, who offered
him something like 81 100000 for it, but
destroyed the formula for compounding
the unquenchable flame, which knowl-
edge died with him.
Another new calling has been found
for women dependent upon themselves,
whose only means of self-support is con-
fined to things domestic, that of opening
and closing the homes of wealthy peo-
pie VINO spend a part of every year
either In Europe or in Summer home
A woman In New York city, left a poor
widow, stumbled upon this way of earn
ing living and now does a fiourishing
business. She hires a woman to help
her and charges So a day for her own
services. The owners of the house she
is called upon to close, pack their
trunks and close their front door be-
hind them leaving lace curtains hang
ing, expensive rugs on the hoer, costly
ornaments standing about, blankets ON
the beds, etc. This woman and her as
sistant clean the house thoroly from
top to basement, have the rugs and cur
tains cleaned and put carefully away,
and, in short, attend to everything bet
ter, probably, than the servants of the
house would. When these people wish
to return tc their nome they inform
this woman, who again with her assist
ant visits the house, thoroly cleans and
dusts. puts everything in place, ar
ranges fresh flowers in the vases, and,
IL requested, has nice meal all ready.
It saves the mistress q lot of bother,
and adds so much TO her comfort that
a very large number of New York
women are ayaillng themselves of the
services of the horsepower and closer.
Mrs. Helen n. Kelly. Frank J. Gould's
mother-ir-law. had a very unpleasant
experience IN Brooklyn. or in going
from Brooklyn to New York, the other
night. It Seems this lady, wearing S5,-
600 worth of jewels on her person,
went to a reception in Brooklyn with a
friend. II was late when they left, and
they had no carriage. which seems
strange, indeed, for ledy wearing S5,-
900 of precious gems, 80 they took a
car, got into one going in the wrong di-
rection. got out, took another going in
the right direction, became frightened
at the way some men Ters acting. again
got out and began 10 look for a cab.
They had no idea where they We're, and
wandered around some time before
they could find one, frightened out of
their seven senses, for 1t was very late.
Then they came upon an old man, half
asleep, who was driving an old-fash-
Toned, shabby-looking cab drawn by one
poor horse. The ladies, thankful for
made no attempt at bar
gain, but. giving the Manhattan Hotel