Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1890, Page 9

ATTRACTIVE HOMES. How a Little Ingenuity Can Beautify an Unattractive Corer. USE FOR ODDS AND ENDS. A Home-made Cupboard in the O14 Style—The Decline of Feit for Cur- tains—A Screen That is Useful as W as Ornal tal, > © MANY CHANGES can be rung on the theme of corner effects that Ty pos- sible corner must be susceptible to one ‘or another of the pretty arrangements which taste and skill are constantly tontriving. One of these corner effects, which may even be called old fashioned, inas- much as it has been in existence some six years, fs as capable of serving as a model as if de- signed yesterday. It is a pioneer in the way of corner cupboards ot the present day—a haif- way affair between the veritable grandmother's cupboard and the beautiful affairs of today, with the doors of beveled plate glass or small leaded panes. When this was constructed it was an experiment in the way of having an in- expensive closet made which would hold china and add to the appearance of a sim- pie dining room. A carpenter, who was equal to imbibing the ideas furnished him and turning them to practical account, made the skeleton frame of the cupboard of plar, which was afterward painted dark red. he young lady whose concoction it was took it in its unpaiuted state, the carpenter only charging $2.50 for the boards and labor of the frame work. Two coats of red paint were then applied, which dried, leaving finish, with no gloss or varnished appearance, At the back of the shelves a little cleat was put to hold plates when they were set up ou edge and prevent their falling. As the frame work was all open—a mere skeleton—a back- ground was provided to show off the dishes by tacking canton flannel (the color of the paint) all over the back from top to bottom. Then the same pair of hands which had done this screwed some hooks into each end of the top shelf of each division and Jaid a smail brass rod across. CURTAINS OF FELT. One could not at that time get the rods and fixtures all complete, as we do now, and some ingenuity was required to hang the curtains which were desired. Two lengths of rod were therefore cut at a hardware store and put up as lhave said. The curtains, which still hold their own and have never been replaced, will display their age when I describe the materials and decoration. Felt—the once sought after and now neglected fabric—of dark red is what all four curtains are made of, and if one looks back toany art paper of that date it will be found recommended on all occasions. Now. however, so many suitable materials of less at- traction to moths are made that felt is seldom used, especially in this climate. The colors in the embroidery of the stripe up and down the front edge of the cur- tains are dull blue, very harmonious, but the wooliest kind of wool is the material—Smyrna or something especially heavy. However. as I have said, six years of wear have not impaired their usefulness, even in this mothy town. A single strand of fine Japanese gold thread— then a great novelty—outiines the pattern and lights it up somewhat. This simpie little cup- board has been a most useful piece of furni- ture, and though very modest in looks is quite attractive, with its array of china and glass, and more capacious than one would give it credit for being. Of course, in fitting up such» cor- ner cabinet now prettier paint could be applied and prettier curtains could be bung in front, but with those improvements a home-made cupboard could be gotten up 804s to dispose of one corner of a simple dining room quite satis- torily. A USEFUL SCREEN. From abroad a new idea comes to me con- cerning screens whicb seems capable of being made of practical use to many women. It is often the case that in a house of moderate size noone room can be given up entirely to sew- ing and a bed room is the place where work of thet kind must be carried on. Of course there are many times when every vestige of such employment disappears, and it is to aid in this complete effacement of work und materials that the screen I speak of can be made useful. Have a two-fold screen. for instance, that when notin usecan be set ina corner and be en- tirely out of the way and not take up any room. The inside angle may be quite decorative if desired or be fitted up in a variety of ways. On the back of the two folds, however— which are entirely concealed’ when this imnocent-looking bit of furnishing is im repose, and merely a corner ornament—a whole workshop may be permanently arranged ready to be in use at a moment's notice. A bag with all the darning implements, ® good-size pin cushion, pockets to hold knitting or other Pieces of work and bags for tapes and buttons, all may be suspended from the screen frame, while a piece of strong tape stretched across a fold and caught down at short spaces will al- low scissors to be slipped down according to their sizes. A bali of twine in its knitted cover would aiso be convenient and individual wants could be provided for as they made themselves felt. In a small room such and « lapboard would provide a com paratus for hand sewing. and would Jent accessories to a sewing machine. A HOME-TRIMMED TABLE. One of the prettiest home-made, or rather bome-trimmed, tables I have ever seen lately came tomy notice. The frame was one that is easily bought sad is not expensive. It is square, with and lower shelf of pine, and the Tenotte bamboo, are cherry. This one had 4 topand shelf covered with olive momie cloth, the shelf finished plainly with gimp and brass tacks, while the top had a deep fringe hanging from it of cotton, in the graduated tassel style, the colors being duil blue and pink, mingled with buff and white anda touch of olive. It was a thing that could be very easily and quickly gotten up, and is quite suitable for bed room or sitting room. bolton sheeting, with the fringe all of red, would tone with the sherry and be pretty also. A TRANSFORMED KITCHEN TABLE. A wasbstand that is so simple that any in- genious woman could have one like it, and so sommodious that it is much pleasanter to ~_ than the small affair that accom an or: Bary set of furniture, can be from asmall kitchen table. The table is painted white. White, while it suits many rooms and people, does not do for ail, aud any other color that is referred, may be selected. An English notion t is quite novel is to have furniture painted (@e stained as they call it) an “art green.’ This ——_— THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.; is a reaction from the almost universal ivory white, which has been the ideal tint for ama- teur workers, but being “quite English, you know,” will probably sooner or later “obtain” with us likewise. The brass rods which support the curtains would be the only trou- blesome to accomplish, and probably those could be gotten at a store where brass fittings wre sold. They are the same thing as the little top rails to desks, book cases, &c., only they stand higher than such rails do, ‘@ carpenter conld fit some wooden uprights, into which the brass sash curtain rods that held by rubbers and a spring, could be easily adjusted. This way of fastening is newer and more readily managed than the rods, fitting into sockets which h: to be nailed to the wood work. The curtain of course, can be of whatever material suits the room best where it is placed. Silkoline would probably make the prettiest of anything that comes all ready for use, but if one wished to | out a little time and labor a dainty curtaining might be made of white batiste (tho finest cheese cloth). Such curtains should have a hemstitched hem two inches deep, and at the top a plain hem to run the rod through. Then. with the tapestry dyes, any design and color one wished could be applied, with a particularly pretty result. An outline of linen or silk thread should fi pattern, of whatever kind. A good design is a single large flower or figure at a set distanco all over the suriace—rather far apart looks better than too near together. Of course brass handles to the drawer, if there is one, add very much to the tabl The articles to be put on it must suit the individual taste of the owner and may vary from the conventional toilet set to the odd pieces that may suggest all sorts of travels, of which they may be souvenirs. Japanese or Siamese wooden bowls are sometimes seen doing duty as wash basins, while a South Ame: ican water bottle takes the place of pitcher.and all the smail pieces in use are equaily diver: fied as to origin. It is a positive luxury to have so much space for the bathing utensils, and such a washstand set in asmall room seems uctually to add size to the apartment itself, while a contracted little washstand dwarfs the roota according to the i: pvenience felt, TWENTY DUNKARDS WITH AN R. A Telegrapher’s Blunder That Startled and Mystificd a Station Agent. From the Nashville American. Last yeara party of twenty-five Dunkards Was en route to the general conference via St. Louis. No agent accompanied them. telegram was sent to Union Depot Passenger Agent Bonner to “meet twenty Dunkards.” The religious education of the telegraph operator who received the message had been neglected. He had never heard of the Dunk- ards, and, supposing a mistake had been made, he just inserted the letter “‘r,” and when Bonner received the message it read: “Meet No. 4. Twenty drunkards aboard, Look after them.” Bonner was somewhat taken aback. He did notknow but that an inebriate asylum had broken loose, but any way prompt action was necessary. The twenty drunkards must be desperate men or the dispatch would not have been gent, and murder might have been com- mitted on the road. Bonner posted off to police headquarters and his story did not lose in the telling. ‘he chief of police, alive to the exigencies of the situa- tion, made a special detail of ten policemen and 4 patrol wagon j ‘The policemen were drawn up in a line at the depot and intense excitement prevailed among the numerous depot loungers, a rumor having gained currency that a desperate band of train robbers was on the incoming train. In due time the train arrived, but no party of-roystering drunkards alighted. The party on the train was composed of several piow looking gentlemen with broad-primmed hat: who stood around as though expecting some one. Bonner approached one of them and said in- terrogutively: “Had any trouble on the road?” “No, brother,” said the gentleman, “none that I know of. And now I'll ask you a ques- tion: Do you know a gentleman named Bon- “Yes, Iam Mr. Bonner.” was the answer. “Well, these Drethren and myself are Dunk- ards, and you were to meet us and put us on the right train. Didn't you get a telegram?” Bonner was completely done for. He ex- cused himself, and, calling the sergeant of po- lice aside, he toid him that it was all a mistake and he and his men could go back to head- quarters. Then he disposed of his religious friends, went around and cussed out the tele- graph operator, after which he had to “set ’em up” for the whole police force on the promise to keep mum. ———— That Was Different, From the Detroit Free Presa, A Detroiter drove up to a livery stable the other day and said to the proprietor, who stood at the door: ° “I am going away, and I've got a horse he “Which you want to sell? It’s a bad time o’ Year to sell horses, and 1 never knew prices to rule so low.” “As lam going away I thought it would be best to—” “Well, I'll make you an offer, but it will be a low one. He's knee-sprung, his sight is off and he’s all of fifteen years old. Dll give you €50 and take my chances,” “Oh, you mistake me. I want you to board him for me for a couple of months.” “Oh—h—h, that’s it. Of course, Fine young animal, and worth $250 of any man’ y. Lead himright in. Eighteen dollars per month and the best care guaranteed.” How Derby Hats Soften in Summer. Frou: the Pittsburg Dispatch. “Derby bats must be handled with velvety touch in summer,” quoth J. McKai giving it a professional tap. “Few people are aware of the fact that the great heat at this season of the year softens a stiff hat so much that itcan almost be rolled up into a ball. That's why the crown should handled as little as possible, because it is the easiest thing in the world to dent the hat when it is soft, and the mark will stay there forever. The hat is ail right if you don’t touch the crown while it is soft, because it regains its natural stiffness as soon as cold weather cools it off. If you hold a derby hat near a hot stove it will lose its sti ness in a few mo and be limp as a rag. — a Suicide of a Baltimore Merchant. J. Harry Ward of J. H. Ward & Co., a grain commission merchant and a member of the Baltimore corn and flour exchange, ended his life yesterday by cutting his throat with a razor at No. 2016 Maryland avenue, Baltimore, whers he resided with his two sisters. Mr. Ward had been suffering with nervous prostration and melancholia, ——_——_+e0______ Consul General King Leaves for Paris. Gen. Adam E. King, who was recently ap- pointed United States consul general at Paris, left Baltimore for New York yesterday. He was accompanied by Mrs. King and their three daughters. They sailed this morning on the French steamer La Champagne. Mr. James H, ‘Wood and several other members of the Young Men’s Republican Club went to Union station to see Gen. King off. A dinner was given in his honor Thursday evening by Mrs. Frank Leslie in New York. A man stood in a doorway on Jefferson avenue at 10 o'clock at night, puffing atacigar. Along came ssecond man with an unlighted cigar, and he halted and asked: “Give me a light, please?” “Certainly,” was the reply. The smoker then took from his vest pocket a match and from his coat pocket a candie wrapped in paper. He stro& the match, lighted the candle and then, taking a paper from another pocket, he lighted it at the flame of the candle and held it out, sa; : “Certainly, sir; al i ‘he other looked at and then back, pocketed bis and passed on, with the remark: “Much obliged, bat are too all-fired civil.” “a ‘The valuation of real estate in New York city has increased 000 in wo peteiap ie $25,000, one year, owing j ing hada chance to lose our mone - g THE TIGERS CLUTCH. One Night’s Experience ina Jackson City Den, MEN WHO GAMBLE AT FARO. ANight Ride Acrovs the Potomac—En- tering theGambling Room—The Scenes the Interior—A Dealer's Good Ad- vice. ——— ITH the mercury sluggishly adhering to the upper part of the tube, the Miocusta sending forth their rasping notes of “crazy heat” in the city parks, numerous white and negligee dresses discernible on the streets, the whirl of fans in saloons and restaurants, and with groups of people seated in doorways and on side- walks striving to keep cool, all things seemed to indicate a warm night. i I know acooler piace than this, if you'll go,” said an ofd schoolmate, a New York city man, whom the writer had not seen for years and whom I shall call Col, James, “Where is it?’ He whispered in my ear and then ina louder tone, “Come on; you'll have a lot of fun and no one will know anything about it.” What did he say so discreetly in a whisper? He said, ‘Let's take a cab, go across the river and play faro, Youcan just look on; I'll do the playing.” YIELDING TO TEMPTATION. There were several reasons why the writer consented to go. It would be cooler, at leas Thad my friend’s assurance to that effect; that old hotel across Long Bridge, the last linger- ing remnant of Jackson City, I once used as quarters during the war and naturally had a curiosity to see the inside of it again; a third desire to understand the game While on one occasion, way back in the six- ties, two of us young licutenants. in the “wee small hours” of the morning, effected an en- trauce intoa fashionable gambling saloon in the vicinity of Willard’s Hotel, th many colonels, gencrals, Congr other dignitaries present, and such was the Pressure Of excited players, that we left the be- wildering glitter of the apartinent without hay- far as | was concerned, without understanding the game. Here was a chance to acquire knowl edge; besides, [should oblige an old school- Mute—four excellent reasons, “All right, Pl go.” The cabvy was hailed, and ensconced in his Yehicle we whirled down Lith street, past the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and ata er pace across the antiquated drawbridge. ye are. dents! The long, low building seemed dark and de- serted as we alighted from the cab. The room we entered was also dark. It grew lighter as we opened a door and ascended a staircase to the right. The head of a colored man ap- peared at an open panel, ‘All right, sah.” We passed in and through another door to the right. We were in the tizer’s den. But where was the dangerous beastie? IN THE TIGBu'S LAIR. The room contained a buffet, chairs anda number of large tables covered with green cloth. About one of these a half dozen people were grouped. This was the tiger's inner cay- ern, where the victims were devoured. How- ever, the man who officiated behind the table ha miling countenance, and the only ap- peagance resembling gore was discernible in Fev! piles of red chips stacked in a tray at his right. There were blue and also white chips in the tray with the red. “Ab, colonel,” said the dealer, addressing my companion, “glad to see you back.” *-I s'pose 80; give us $10 worth of chips.” “Color, please?” “White.” ‘The white chips, it appeared, were valued at 25 cents each, the reds 50 cents and the blue at % bet two and a half on the ace and copper the king tor the same,” said Col, James, put- ting down his checks, Watching the cards in the dealer's hands, presently I noticed that he threw out a king that an ace wus left uppermost on the deck. ‘Won both ways,” said Col, James as he raked in two piles of chips equal to his own. “Now I place two and a half open on the jack and the same on the queen “Give us a show, can’t ye?” said a voice down the table. ‘Put a marker on the ten for a dol- lar.” “TH Ye a marker on you, Buzzard, for a cent. Why don't you drop out, as a gentleman should when he’s lost his money? All ready?” ‘Two cards were thrown out, the first one a jack, the second a queen, “A stand off,” said the colonel. He had lost on the jack and won on the queen, THE GAME OF FARO, ‘The game of faro is not difficult to under- stand. There are thirteen ordinary playing cards,representing a full suite,fastened in regu- lar spaces on the green cloth in front of the dealer on the table. An ordinary pack of filty- two cartis 1s used in the game. ‘After the pack is shuffled by tie dealer tne cards are placed in a metallic cause open at the top to show the face of the uppermost card and with a spring below, which keeps the cards in position. Checks or “chips,” purchased of the bank in such numbers and representing such sums of money as the various players choose to risk, are then placed upon the cards, according to each player's fancy. ‘lhe uppermost cai called the “soda,” and which then drawn and placed aside. The next card, whatever it may be, wins for the bank; the second one having value for the player. When the first valuecard is drawn it is placed to the right of the box and then the bets are inspected. If the first card is an ace ail open betson the ace are raked in by the bank; if the second card, however, is the only ace ex- posed the players who have bet on the ace win and receive chips equal to the number bet. If it happens that two aces are thus exposed, a condition known as “‘splits,” the player loses half his stake. In this is said to lie the sole advantage the bank has over those who play against it, ‘A “copper” (resembling a large black button) placed on a chip or pile of chips changes the et to one against the card, so that when open bets on the ace or any other card win the ‘‘cop- pered” bet loses, and vice versa, BCRAPS OF EXPERIENCE, “How are you getting on, Uncle Jim?” said Col, James, addressing a player just opposite the dealer, who had a large pile of red chips in front of him. Uncle Jim, who was rather a young-looking man to apply the title of uncle” to, answered, as he raked in a half dozen chips, “Oh, con- sidering my age, Lam getting on fairly well.” The colonel had now won about $50, and I suggested that we should be too late to meet “the man” unless we went at once, “Hold on till Twin another fifty and then T'm with you.” We held on. New players came in and so! that had played long enongh departed, There was o change in the dealers at regular intervals, Drinks. lunches and cigars were supplied from the buffet by attendants as desired, ag no value, is it was quite as interesting to study the players as the game. “How yi tting on now, Uncle Jim?” had again seen the i le of the old hotel at Jackson City and learned as much about faro, probably. any man ought to know, Written for the Taz Evexixo Stan. Pleasure. Short is the life of pleasure. It is well That it is so; for, long-lived, 1t would be Not what it was, but dull satiety. Its brevity makes it enjoyable. Who would wish always sweet perfumes to smell, Or touch but smoothest suriaces; to see Only rich hues, or taste but spicery, Or bear for aye sublimest music swell? True, none seek pain; yet it by contrast makes Pleasure more pleasing, neither in extremes. How ease is prized when passed disease’s aches|— What benediction its mere absence seems] How gladly one even into darkness wakes, After the torture of terrific dreams! L. SHOEMAKER, i eed nas They Found the Bear at Last. From the San Francisco Call, Away up inthe mountains in the northern part of Del Norte county the predatory visite of a large black bear to the hog ranches elicited abont as much squealing among the owners of the land as they did from the kidnapped pigs. While the trouble was almost unbearable, David Tucker, a commission merchant of this city, traveled into those parts. He had with him a Winchester repeating rifle that carried a ball especially adapted for the destruction of life in large black bears, and he organized « party to hunt the hog thief to death. Soseph. Morrison and Edward Murray, @ plucky shepherd dog and a German deer ound followed Tucker up the deep canyon for about nine miles one day, and only stopped to rest when they reached a dense forest of tall trees, where the ground was covered with a thick undergrowth. Dave concluded that the bear was behind the scenes, and sent the dogs in to reconnoiter. Ina few minutes the collie came out like a rocket and yelled for sympa- thy, a8 it showed a badiy torn hip from the claws of the disturbed animal, Another min- ute had not gone by ere the deer hound emerged with precipitation, and only stopped to join company with its allies, ‘The bear followed the dogs with amad haste, growling ferociously over their temerity in in- vading her home, for it was a female bear, but the growling was changed to fierce grunts as she caught sight of the hunters. Bruin raised onher hind legs and bore down upon her assailants with motions of her fore paws that challenged a fight to the finish. Dave fired a ball into her breast near the shoulder, but without causing the brute to even wink, He pumped auother cartridge from the magazine and sent it tearing through the anatomy of the monster, with as little effect as its predecessor, Then he commenced to retreat cautiously while he worked another cartridge into place, and this time made the bullet plough into the bear’s groin, he bear was within forty feet of him and began to assume the proportions of a mountain to his widening eyes. Joe and Ed were on her side of the battle ground and handi- capped by some bushes. At the doubtful mo- ment Ed sighted the head of the animal and immediately emptied two big loads of buck- from his double-barreled shotgun, tearing y the side of her head and toppling the suimal over ina hurry. The boys saw that the bear had been suckling her young, 60 they waited a few minutes until her two cubs camo out from the thicket in quest of the mother, it was only the work of afew minutes to lariat the youngters and then they dragged their game tothe ranch, The bear was very fat and weighed 900 pounds when dressed. The cubs were about two weeks old when caught and were kept for three months on bread and milk, They were brought to the city yesterday and are now in a commission house in Sansome street, y are docile, plump and a curiosity to many visitors, Mr. Tucker has a standing offer of $150 for them from the Native Sons of the Golden West, but $200 will have to come outof the funds of that organization if the cubs will forma feature in the parade on ad- mission da} see The Duke of Brunswick’s Wealth, Paris Correspondence of the London Telegraph. Geneva became the universal legatee of Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, on hie death some years ago. This arrangement is con- tested by the Vicomte de Civry, and the affair has come before the civil tribunal of the Seine. The vicomte maintains that the German law courts have recognized him as «grandson of the duke through his mother, Elizabeth Wilhelmina, Countess of Colmar and Blankenburg, and he accordingly claims his share of the heritage and asks that the will be declared null and void on the ground that the old Duke of Brunswick was not # responsible agent when he drew it up. ‘The civil tribunal of the Seine has pronounced a tirst judgment by default, It will be opposed by the munici- pulity of Geneva, which contends that the French law courts have no authority in the matter, oe. The Ancient Irish ‘“Grippe.’* From the London Daily News. Influenza, according to the Irish Local Gov- ernment Board, is an old acquaintance in Ire- land, A passage is quoted from the ‘Annals of Ulster,” A. D, 1326: “Awful thunder and lightning this year, which destroyed the corn and produce of Erinn, so that it was blanched and waste. An epldemial disease com- mon throughout all Erinn which was called ‘Siacdan’ (prostration, influenza), which affected during three or four days every person, 80 that it was second only to death.” In 1328 influenza is recorded under the name of “Slaedan,” in the “Annals of the Four Masters,” and in the “Annals of Con- naught,” and under the name of “Murre” in the “Annals of Clonmacnoise.” Several out- breaks of influenza are mentioned in the four- teenth century in Ireland. In 1580 the same disease is described as ® strange kind of ness called “the gentle correction” or influ- ouza, ———eoe. No Crime in Heligoland, From the London Daily News. That there 1s practically no such thing as crime in Heligoland we have all heard, but it has been reserved for a writer in Blackwood to tell us why this It is, we learn, the inevit- able result of living upon so small an island, Even conduct of any seriously improper kind is practically impossible where everybody knows everybody else's doings and position, since for those who transgress the rules of so- cial decorum there is but one course open. This is self-banishment. and to leave Heli- goland forever is to ite sons more bitter than death. As to crime of the graver sort, every would-be criminal knows that he cannot possibly escape from this tiny speck in the North sea except with the connivance of the whole population. Last year two housebreakers from Hamburg ventured to come acrosss on a professional visit. They had a highly successful evening’s work. falbet door stood open. They had only to watc! when no one was by, step boldly in and carry away what they cared for. They got altogether avery handsome booty. But they had forgot- ten one important detail—there was no steamer leaving Heligoland the following day till 2 o'clock, Long ere then the thefts had been discovered, the robbers lodged in prison and the stolen pr rty restored to its owners, So the Heligolanders are honest, whether they like it or not. ————+e4+______ A Female Justice in Wyoming. From the Spoksne Spokesman. ‘The admission of Wyoming to statehood re- calls the pioneer days of woman office holding in that unique civilization. Hester Morris was the first woman appointed a justice of the peace in the United States. In those rough pioneer ‘Tm ing’ now, sure,” was the answer, His pile of a hundred or more chips had been reduced to two or three. ee ee $56 gone to — that I had to use tomorrow,” said a flaxen-baired party as he rose from the table. 3 uu shouldn't play faro, ‘Tootsey-Woot- sey,’ said one of the dealers then officiating as “look-out.” “You're sure to get bit if you play with the tiger. That's my expori- ence, hadas fine a property once as you'll findin the city of Philadelphia, and the faro bank got the most of it. Now I am getting some of it back from you——fools! You will ex- cuse me, gentlemen, for the plainness of my speech,”” ‘This was said in a bantering tone, but no morulist could have given better advice on the subject. “A ‘atormer’ is sure to be a ‘piker’ sooner or later,” say the gamblers of Baden-Baden. said an old player of the game to the writer, ‘will make » man rob his mother, not for the money, but for the sake or playing the game.” FASCINATIONS OF FARO. ‘It was wonderful what s fascination itseemed ‘to have over some of those about the table, One man, after losing ali his money, insisted that the bank had agreed to cash his checks; another wanted to pws ee iy times the bowie knife and pistol oftener settled disputes than did a court of justice. Mrs, Morris was a tall, Elizabethan type of woman, with as rugged features and as brusque a method of expression as bas been ascribed to the Eng- lish queen. Her first case in a Wyoming court concerned @ quarrel between two young men, who were brought before her armed with bowie knives and pistols, She bad known them since their boyhood, and in spite of the fact thata scene had been expected on her first appear- || ance, a few words of motherly udvice to who had known her kindness and little na- tive mother wit carried the day. After there was no more trouble. She ticular ** Men who had been arrested for beating their wives or for general drunken disturbances of the peace invariab! up before “Old Ju: to be tried by men. First Dude—“Why, mattah? You look i SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 1890-SIXTEEN PAGE SALT IS GOOD. A Few of the Things it is Good For, | With Some Reasons Why. From the New York Evening Sun. “Salt is good.” It is the language of inspi- ration as well as of therapeutics. In ail the range of the housenold materia medica there is no remedy half so valuable as common salt, both because of its real curative properties and of ite immediate ilability, And, mBoreover, it has this advantage over more pretentious | remedies, that seldom in case of over-zeal or mismanagement can it be made to do mis- chief. If it doesn't heal it won't kill, at any — Here are some of the things it is good for: Heated dry and applied to the outer surface over the seat of inflammation or congestion it will give almost instant relief, while applica- tions of a strong, hot solution of salt in water or vinegar acts jike magic upon toothache, ear- ache, neuralgic headache and all that brood of distressing ills. For catarrhal affections and sore throat a spray of warm water and salt is almost a spe- cificand is one of the standard prescriptions of the ‘nose and throat” specialists, For hay fever and those other slighter forms of nasal Seusitiveness that induce a constant sneezing there is no remedy more quickly palliative and often curative than the vapor of heated salt and alcohol. Put both ina tin vessel and heat over a flame. When there isa good showing of va- por place the vessel underneath a covering that envelopes the head as well, and inhale the vapor through both nose and throat. For in- fluenza and ordinary colds this treatment is also excellent, Salt water baths are an excel- lent tonic; taken warm they are delightfully refreshing when one is heated or tired, and taken cold they are the best preventive in ajl the world of too great susceptibility to colds. One delicate woman who used to insist that she “caught cold on coming into the world and had never been without one since” became us indifferent to damp and draughts as @ sailor after a year’s trial of salt baths, For those who have sensitive gums inclined to bleed on the slightest provocation a mouth wash of salt and cold water used once or twice a day will harden the gums and prevent sore- JUST LIKE A MAN. A Lady Who Had Her Shoes “Shinea” Before Breakfast. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock a well- dressed Indy—evidently from the country—was seen walking leisurely up 4th street looking j About as if in search of womething. Near the curb in front of the Metropolitan restaurant was an empty chair. As soon as the lady saw this her eyes twinkied and ber mouth broad- ened into a very perceptible smile. She made @ bee-line for the chair and sat down. This was not all she wanted, for she began to cast quick glances in several directions, Her eye at last caught sight of some small urchins playing in front of the Globe- Democrat office. “Say, boy! Come here; I want you,” shouted the lady ina bigh key. The kids made a scamper for the caller and the first one who reached her was told that she ted him to shine her shoes, a right, boss; put up your hoof,” ex- claimed the shiner, forgetting the sex of his customer. The sight of a woman seated ina chair on the outer edge of a sidewalk having her sho: polished wasa novelty to the St, Louis male population, and crowds began to gather at points not far distant. The lady paid no at. tention to the watchers and appeared as uncon- cerned as if it was an every-day occurrence with her. Butit was fun for the unoccupied bootblacks, “Hey there, Jimmie! have you joined the woman euffragists/” shouted a miniature Amer- ican sovereign, with a box under his arm, “Look out, dere. you'll hit de stockin’ of de lady.” “Say, Jimmie! let me come bold up the dress while you shine.” “The topo’ de shoe is not de place to shine; don’t ye ku any betta?” “Dat's a Chicago woman. nm teil it from her feet.” These and many other re- re heard, but the lady paid no atten- tion, and after the boy was through, she gave him a dime and walked into the restaurant to eat hor breakfast, ness, Assaltisastyptic any slight bleeding| for the Hands inthe Dark and Middle may usually be checked by treating the part] Ages. with salt and water. Persons who have tender From the St. Louis Globe- Democrat. There is nothing new under the sun, The carving of along glove has been found in a hole where cave dwellers once lived, Just when these strange people existed has not been decided, but it was thousands and thou- sands of years ago, and the sculptured glove is of thesameshape as the many-button ones worn by fashionable ladies of the present. The gloves of the anti-glacial occupants of @ cave are supposed to have been made of roughly dressed skin sewn with needles of bone, but they were worn just the same, and the general pattern remains unchanged. There is plenty of other evidence that gloves are of very re- mote origin, although none that goes back 80 far. The Anglo-Saxons wore gloves in the sev- enth century, but the meu were the ones then to observe the custom, the ladies covering their hands with their sleeves, Earlier than this, feet will find them growing much less sensitive day by day if treated to a daily brisk rubbing with cold salt and water. There is an old belief that salt water injures the hair, and adelightfal old lady once ex- plained to the writer the reason therefor. “You see,” she said, “the salt in the water is stronger than the hair in your head, and so the salt just draws the hair right out.” Assuming this to be true, that salt water will draw the hair out of the head when it isn’t otherwise specially inclined toward commng out, by good homeopathic reasoning we come to the con- clusion that when the hair insists upon coming out of its own accord @ vigorous treating with salt and water will puta stop to it, Whether the reasoning be true or not, the fact is. Not ail the tonics you can buy at the hairdresser's will do your hair half the good, if it manifests @ tendency toward falling out, that a daily scalp bath of strong salt and water will, Besides all this salt is good for the stomach. A pinch of it in hot water, taken either just be- fore or just after a meal, isa valuable aid to digestion, and a cupful of very hot salt water will sometimes quiet the most persistent nausea, Anything more that salt will do? Yes, the most grateful of all—cure the toothache some- times, Will it really do that? A little girl who was told to put some ia an aching tooth says so. “I just put ina little salt,” she said, “and few minutes I felt the naughty, ach- ing nerve curl right down and go to sleep.” But there is one caution to offer. However beneficial the therapeutic action of salt may be, there is no Guestion put salt taken into the system with the food in too great quantities is extremely harmful. It was the excessive use It, quite as much as the nervous strain of his campaign, that killed Horece Greeley, and there be those who declare that with many wo- men the use of salt is a species of dissipation. ‘Too much salt in the system dries up the blood and the healthy moisture of the membranous surfaces, and is evidenced by a dead yellow pallor of the skin, with a blanching of the lips country covered their hands and in many plac: in the Bible the word “shoe” is use: scholars maintain it means ‘The glove trade is unde: the church, In the year 700 Charlemagne granted to the abbot and monks of Sithin an unlimited right of hunting, for making their gloves and girdies of the skins of the deer they killed, and aiso for covers for their books. But gloves had a more near connection with the church than the industry of the monastery. They bad distinctive employment in the rites and services. They were worn by the priests officiating. The laity were expected to taxe off their gloves in church, while ecclesiastics alone might wear them, a reversal ot our mod- ern fashions. The symbolism of the church did not forget the glove as gifted with hidden significance. Bruno, bishop of Segni, says that “they are made of linen to denote that the hands they cover should be chaste, ciean and free from ail and cheeks and a morbid craving for the con- diment which nothing but its use in enormous quantities will satisfy, ———— +e. —____ On the Bridge of Debts. From the Youth's Companion. The “credit system,” as it is ordinarily known nowadays, appears to belong to an ad- vanced state of society and to be impracticable under simple conditions of life, but it is in use, nevertheless, in some very primitive commu- nities, In the valley of Possey, in the Austrian Tyrol, where the Alpine inhabitants lead asimple life, practically all business and work is con- ducted on credit, subject toan annual settle- ment, On acertain day in winter the inhab- itants of tho valley meet at the bridge of St. Leonard's, a piace which is convenient to all, and the day is spent in balancing accounts, The first business in order at these meetings is the paymentof debts. Every one pays what he owes. Some depend upon what they col- lect to meet debts owed to others, but the in- habitants of Possey are thrifty and honest, and thero is usually money enough to go around. ‘The bridge of St. Leonard's, in other words, is the clearing house of the valley of Posey. After the debts are paid, contracts are en- tered into for the next year. Labor engages itself, and the farmers’ crops are often bar- gained for in advance. If any debtor fails to appear at the bridge and meet his dues on this “squaring-up” day he is practically cut off from further dealings with the other inhab- itants of the valley. No more credit is al- lowed bim, and he is generally fain to re- establish himself in the good-will of bis fel- impurity.” The gloves on the hands of Boni- face VIII, at the time of his interment, were of white silk, beautifully wrought with pearls. Gloves are still used by Roman Catholic bishops and advertised in ‘the lists of clerical necessaries, According to Saint Charles lor- romeo a bishop's gloves should have a golden circle on the outsider and this is seen on the gloves of Bishop William of Wykeham, pre- served in New College, Oxford. Gloves were, in 1416, often set with precious stones, andsutfticiently valuable ag to be lett as legacies. The jeweled gloves of St. Martial were said to have rebuked an act of sacrilege. The gloves of Bishop Gravesend, worked with gold and enamel, were priced at £5, a great sum in 1310, But the sturdier Bishop Button wore thick yellow leather gloves, at ten pence & pair. owever, that love of luxury and of vest- ments which then, as now, threatened to sap = certain division of the church, led to the ing of sumptuary restrictions. The clergy “might not wear gloves,” red or green or striped; “neither ring, brooch, ornamental girdle nor gloves.” Monks were not to wear gloves of deerskin, but were to content thom- selves with gloves of sheepskin. But gloves were still made of costly material for bishops and the higher clergy, who were then adorned with jewels, in spite of sumptuary laws. Rishop Riculfus, who died in 913. left as an important legacy a pair of gloves, and the earliest silk gloves on record were found on the hands of Thomasa Becket. Gloves have ever been en accessory to the dress of royalty. They have a place in the re- galia, and we read of purple gloves orname: with pearls and precious stones, which deemed ensigns of imperial dignities. They were so intin ly connected with kingly power that monarchs were invested with authority by the delivery of a glove. The knight's glove or gauntlet has more that is romantic and symbolical attached than all others. The word comes from the early French word “gant,” meaning the hand, As a distinct- ive article of defensive dress the gauntlet did not come into use until the thirteenth century. In the time of Edward I a leather glove co’ ered with mail was introduced, and during reign of Edward III spikes of steel were tix to the knuckles. The gauntlet of Edward, the Black Prince, was a formidable affair, with its steel goads on the back of the hand. the very appearance being calculated to inspire terror, ‘the buf gloves of Cromwell's troopers were protected at the wrist by a metal scale work, well arranged to break ord blow. Perfumed gloves were brought from Italy by Edward Vere, Earl of Oxford, after his exile, and his present to Queen Elizabeth of a ir with embroidered roses is mentioned in istory. But the refinement of perfumed ‘loves had been known for three centuries in Srance before the days of the virgin queen, and in Spain the gloves were famous for the scent imparted to them long before her day. The luxurious court of Charles LI used per- fumed gloves, and those “trimmed aud laced as fine as Neli's” were mentioned in a comedy. Louis XIV also issued letters patent of bis “marchands maitres gantiers feumeurs.” In Venice, where the love of dress was con- spicuous, perfumed gloves were introduced by @ dogess as early as 1071. lows by paying his debts as soon as he possibly can, To beable to hold up one’s head on the bridge is the test of solvency and honor. There is a tradition in the Tyrol that once, @ long time ago, after a year of scarcity and ster, the inhabitants of the valley of Pos- sey met at St. Leonard's bridge. Each one owed some one else and.each one was owed by some one else. Consequently each depended upon being paid by his neighbor who owed him, in order to be able to pay his neighbor whom he owed. But as no one appeared to have any money no one’s debt could be paid. The people stood around in despair, until presently a well-to-do miller, who was known to have money, arrived. “Good!” said Hans Melchior, the tailor. “Here is Wilhelm Gutpfennig. He will start the ball rolling. Whom do youowe, Wilhelm?” “No one!” “So? Well, will you lend me forty gold thalers until noon?” The miller thought the matter over a mo- ment. “Yes,” he said, “I believe you are honest, Hans Melchior. I will lend you the money.” He advanced 40 thalers to Hans, who used it to pay-his debt to Pieter, the’ weaver, and Pieter, the wi ed it on to discharge his obligation to another citizen, andso it went from hand to hand, discharging the very mod- erate depts of the Possey inhabitants until it came tothe last man, who rane to owe Hans Melchior just 40 thalers, He paid it, of course, and with it Melchior at once settled his debt to Gutpfennig the miller. Now since the miller had paid himself out of the grists as he went along, and was owed by nobody, his forty gold pai ‘the debts in Possey, and though every one else had come to the bridge in the morning money- less, every one went home in the afternoon solvent and happy! Swimming Devices, From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, A Spaniard has patented an invention relat- ing to the manufacture of gloves, having webs between the fingers like those on the feet of a early part of the seventeenth ceutury. These and delicacy. ‘Thin and delicate gloves were first made at Limerick. They were so thin that says that gloves were not worn by all women before the reformation, But this is not abso- lutely correct, for Chaucer speaks, in his trans- lation of the “Romaunt of the Rose,” of Idie- ness: water fowl, so that on spreading out the fingers And for to keep her hands during hy propelling career slirntee ts a O. gloves fuite op pra ere comparative! y large surface oles presented | _ The ladies of the court of Catherine to the water, and consequently opelling : action will be greatly increased. Apparatus | them under their girdles. ng hove in heretofore devised as aids to swimming have in ‘most cases been of a cumbrous, heavy charac- ter, fat to use and very subject to be- come defective, The inventor claims that his ing Queen of Scots, wore gloves with Some Curious Facts About Coverings Norman officials and high personages of that | were used at night to give the haud whiteness | ay that.” LION HUNTING DENVER. A Former Cowboy With a Lariat Brought the Sport to a Close. From the Denver Republican. Early inst evening the people of West Den- ver living in the vicinity of 9th and Champa streets were thrown into a state of the wildest excitement. A full-grown mountaia lion ter- | Torized the neighborhood with « display of Vicious temper, sending icy ante-mortem chill down the spinal columns of the teeing mem, women and children, The lion is the property of H. W. Wilson, @ gentleman living at 1130 9th street, "Yesterday, as usual, the animal was sunning himeelf be- | bind tho bars of » strong iron cage in the back | yard. The beast had nm taken from the | freedom of his mountain confines about ® year ago and brought to th limite of | @ pris ve feet wide and ten long. The | lion had been a roamer in the E river country in his early youth. One day a tra suared him, before bis now evident payee | strength Lad been develop, . Mr. Wilson, b ot adopted to his West Denver past year the pet of the mauhood and 1s @ fine ess had been added to his domic any. esters } day a dog attac mily begam {amusing himself by making insinuating ‘re- { marke to the lion family ihe unusually evem [temper of the master of the cage was une ruMled for a time, but remarks of bis un- | Weicome visitor becoming #0 annoying, he made a desperate attempt to reach his tor- mentor through the bars of the prison. In the language of the prize gring? he “fell short.” Then, with 4 sudden and lion forced his muscular frame betwe bars and gained tis liberty, The dog disappeared in an instant, The lion dazed by his com bars of the « without regard % mm contact with th dashed aby he was taking. Am open door w oss lis pathway, With one jump he 2 Where Mr, Wilsom a his supper; @ second leap eurtied b teble without touching nybody im the party, and in less than a wink i. The animal, no adly frightened ag he butted against aving irom bars 4 quarter of an inel time was nding them into arcs equal to a semi= circumference and wing him to pass The jion then started on @ go-use gallop The out 9th street toward ucighbors fled f 9th and Champa streets a state the lion's track. Obeying the days of bie ear | the tree aud awaited For a long t Pedestriens « and those who di warned t manager The simplest of the hon would have been to Mr. Wilson, how- | ever, being sutis be animal was good= | Batured and harwless under ordinary eircum= stances, did not want to go to this« xtreme bee | fore measures for the lion's captare had beem tried. Meantime boti men and beast were quiet. Evidently each was sparring for wind, ihe lion was comfortably enconsed among the | leaves on the apex of the tree, and began to | feel more friendiy toward mankind, so much 0 | that he made a move to again visit’ the earth. Again the street was cleared of interested spectators, The strain was too much for | # very nervous man in the crowd. H of how he might possibly be ea: furnish a steak for the liou, who was supposed to be hun Then @ brilliant idea struck | him; he seut in an ai and called for the pat: gon. The officers j and the wagon arrive lion war sighted, ve brave meu instinctively reached for thew vera, ‘Don't shoot!” said a voice from somewhere, atch him, “Take him to the station and put him in the bull pen,” suggested a sarcastic individual. “Giv im to the hoboes to play with,” chimed in another. ce headquart The wagon was turned toward the City Ha Three sad men accompanied it. They had been trained to wrestle with mountain Mons and were compelled to Leat a re | “Here's a man who wil 1 the rhout as a cowboy The cowboy was an wis, who actice on them “Llasscocd five of’em iast winter, up in the mountains, and I reckon L can do this one,” A rope was secured and then the fan com- menced. After several imeffectual attempts Lewis gracefully threw the loop over the ani- mal’s neck and shoulders. But the anime not to be cajoled as easily as was anticipate ‘The rope was drawn taut and made breathing difticuit for the beast. He advanced several feed toward the ground and then refused to budge, Suddenly he slid in the direction of the crowd which had gathered. Consternation! Lewis was ieft alone, Then the lion again ded the tree, Finally, aftermwuch reached the ground in a fainting One man's curiosity got the better sment and he approached the sp He was promptly clinched on the leg by th beast, but excuped being bitten. The lion was then tied with cords aud hauled back to his cage. ee Cap. Was With Him, From the Detroit Free Pros. The captain stood in front of the pilot house | telling the man at the wheel what he ought to do from time to time, and the funny man stood, close by with his overcoat buttoned up and hie hands in his pockets. When the funny man had kept still long enough he spoke to the captain, Cap'n,” said be, “why do yon tell him to keep her to port aud then ask him to kecp her steady? Shed keep steadier if she kept clear of the port, don’t you thin “Have to keep her to port so she'll keep away from the bar,” replied the captain, as be raised his glass and gazed anxiously ahead, The funny man shrugged his shoulders, walked away a few steps. returned and asked the captaim if they kept the vessel's log down among her beam ends, “No,” said the captain, “we keep it in thelog cabin, “I've often wondered,” said the funny m thoughtfully, “why the wheels of « steamboat dou't work together.” “They do.” “Do they? I thonght they took turns. How’a you tear your coat, cap'n?” “Caught it on one o’ the points o’ the com- Then the funny man walked around a little while. By and by he stood stock still. “Cap” said he, “huis boat is advertised to run, but she only just keeps up with the walking beam. How's 4. ¢ “Well, I dunno,” replied the captain; ‘she’s gota mate runuing with her and she keeps up With him easy enough. I believe this wind ss hauling around 80 west.” “The mute has the advantage of the boat in one respect, I suppose,” remarked the fuosy man; “he's amphivious, isn't he?” “Am what?” “Why, be can run on land just as fast as ia the water.” “So can the boat. Ican ran her ashore ing Gloves of chicken skin were in vogue in the | minute and a half if 1 want to.” “Your boat is very polite, captain, I must “How so?” “I saw her bow when I came out on the dock. they could be put ina wainutshell, Gough | this morning.” “Ob, yes; certainly—Hark a minute!” ‘What is st?” ‘Did you hear ber yaw!?” ‘No! What time is it cap'n?” “Ten minutes by is the mate's watch. Mine ends at 5 o'clock,” ex- claimed the captain, and be went off to find the mate, while the funny man, muttering some cis carried their gloves in their hands or tucked | thing about that chap being pretty oy Sor . skipper. leaved over the rail ‘the bull bustuces, nces of women, ry an the peculiar disabilities under which the Indian. ‘The embroidered gloves for women of the pon tistof canvas tope and wooden sales ries | sistoeuth costary were very Deantiful, made watch gow ehonted npr ee S Bo rleh are Seep aces, Of mahogany (come | the faantias shape ws at cheveril leather; 20'ie| schools are exposed on their retern to thee ee ee ee mesh be yo fete Hing war ape ene! pent aes ot ene Practical suggestions as to eran oe Oe nes oat een = Tritaset—sos that woud erate easily, Ober: That may be dove to protect them are worthy of the two blades on each shoo is about 144 | eril was made of parchment by the use of alum | Of ‘he most earnest attention. one ans ae. square inches, while the total weight of a and the waite of eggs Gostskin was the gonsition of the women ie the “appointment of complete ahoo is about three powads, it beng acammeeraae Sees OO ene le field matrons.” Another point she makes oe ith lead to prevent too much buoy- notice is the main | i# that if instead of ordering an agent to Wash- vided with this said to have former. iceman § ‘Tailor— Poet n” ‘Tailor—' Poet—' something. 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