Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1891, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. * D.C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE BALL ROOM. A HOSPITABLE HOME| The Mexican Legation at the Na-| tional Capital. LUXURY AND GOOD TASTE. Where Mra Komere Entertains Lavishly Daring the Social Season—Fine Interior | Effects—A Handsome Drawing Room— ‘Where the Receptions Are Held. HE MEXI€AN LEGATION, IN POSSES- sion of Minister Romero and his charming wife, will ever be ranked foremost among the hospitable centers of Washington. The present embassy. whose doors are ever open, was built | some five years agoatan expense of between | forty and fifty thousand dollars. Carte blanche was given the architect, the late A. B. Mul- lett, to make the building oue of the most complete gud commodious in the city.and most successful bas the perfected result proved. At first it was intended to transport native Mexi- can woods for the coustruetion of the interior, but this plan was subsequently xbandoned and highly polished osk with California red wood substituted: @ENEnore HOSPITALITY. Onder the ordering of those whose privilege , and pleasure it 1s to dispense the large means at their disposal the legution has attained an enviable reputation for generous hospitality. A Philadelphian by birth, Ma: Komero she yetenters heart and soul into her husband's every national ambition and shares his aims for the contmuauce of that perfect entente cor- diale between the two countries vo largely due , Written for The Evenin: Star. | { E OF THE its present representa | long resuience of ates, where - bax en- | GLIMPS to the wise diploruac: tive. Minister twenty odd years in he first eame as abled kim to ¢ it truxt which he now holds with a wisiom aud disere- | tion that he largely conduced to the present | happy relations between th satisfactorily settled all int al disputes. | A PLAIN BUT MASSIVE EXTERIOR. | A passing at the spacious legation | Dailding on Istreet between 2ith and 15th | streets will give one but a partial conception | of the extent and elegance of the huge pile of red brick that marks the presence of Mexican international interest and Mexico's represent- two countries and | rhaticaul ative im Washington. Unlike most modern x, the exterior of the mansion is devoid of jutting bay lows or those detract: | attempts at ornment that more often destroy the perfect beanty of ontline that true | simplicity ever aims to produce. The arehi- tecture is plain im the extreme, and the effect of the whole is more of solid strength and com- fort than is altogether compatible with mod- ernized American views, TUE MAIN FLOOR. Entering the main central doorway the vis itor is ushered into a lofty hallway, with riebly | frescood walls and ceiling. On the right is the | receptio oak room, handsomely fur- niahed with divans and comfortable easy chairs | ENTRANCE VIEW 0 | into a third in the suite of tarbantd heads buge branching candelabra, from which the glow of innumerable waxe tapers sheds flickering *yadows over the swarthy forme, #0 life-like in thelr combined perfection of grace and strength. Beyond is the dining room, upon all occa- sions of large public entertainments converted riora, while the to billiard and entire basement floor, devot | smoking rooms, is improvised into refreshment centers. Hore, too. the walls are handsomely frescoed in wide panels of gold and bronze. ‘The entire space on either side of the long apart- ment is oceupied by a wide buffet with mirror Lack, builtiato the wall. Upon every occurrence of public entertainment thisis completely trane- formed by an artistic arrangement of flowers and ferns into a living tropical bower, produc- ing the effect of a fragrant sloping bank, sepa- rating the gay throng of guests from the tempt- g sounds of music in the adjoining ball room, into which you enter beueath curtains formed of smilax und feathery axparagns vines caught back with garlands of lilies and roses. THE BALL ROOM. Within a scene of enchantment beneath the reflected light of erystal chandeliers is mag- nified four-fold in the depths of the mirror-set walls, whose refractions delude the senses into bidden distances beyond. The ceiling of this beautiful apartment is in the style of Louix XIV, picked out in gold upon a groundwork of ivory white, and hghted from above. The woodwork of the high marble and door jambs Jieate amethyst in tint. The grand stair- way and the main entrance to the ball room a cozy alcove, where, upon occasions of enter- tainment, lemonade azd lunch are served. In the rear of the mam building,the entrance to which is through a low doorway open: onto the side court, are the legation offices and small reception room for the accommodation of official visitors. ‘THE UPPER FLooRs. ‘The entire second and third floors are de- voted to bed chambers and dressing rooms, of which the embassy san unusually large number. each fitted up with all the ele- gance that the combined taste of the decorator and upholsterer can produce. The v NG ROOM. chamber above the front drawing room. The bed oceupies an aleove, separated by an areh- from the rest of the apartment. The ceil- frescoed in delicate tint of aky bine, with cloud effects, over which a flock of swal- lows are in rapid homeward flight. Double toilet and bath rooms are connected by a narrow hail, and beyond, over the offices, are yet other sleeping rooms for the accommo- dation of gentlemen guests. A private stuir- | way lends down to the public hall. The yearly expense of entertaining under the itable rule of the ministers charming helpmeet mounts way up into the thousands. and though through the generosity of the Mexican ‘ernment the expense of the annual ball is met from the public treasury, a considerable portion of the sum expended ‘is supplied from the private fortune of the minister. MME. ROMERO'S RECEPTIONS. Mme. Romero’s Thursday afternoon public receptions are tnivermlly acknowledged as among the most enjoyable of the many brilliant ever held at the eapital. To add greater at- truetion to these occasions the hostess always aims te surround herself with a bevy of pretty young assistants. It is no exception for the list to include from eighteen to twenty ladies in full evening dress, the pretty toilets adding to the gayety of the scene within the spacious suite of fower-decked apartments. To Mme. Romero is due the honot of having. through personal influence and example, effected her F THE BALL ROOM. Upholstered im satin damask, with a life-sized Jortrait of the late president of Mexico hung facing the door. On the left is the suite of beautiful drawing rooms, separated by heavy plush and silken hangings, furnished with ail | the luxury and elegance that large means snd exceptional taste combine to pro- duce. Kare treasures from every clime and objects of vertu gathered during many succes- years of Exropenn travel herein are grou The furnishings of the rooms are in oon crimson satin damask, with Persian carpets and embroidered satin hangings to match. TWO STRIKING STATUES. On either side of the tall mantel stand life- sized female figures of Ethiopian slaves mounted upon tall pedestale, these highly pobshed bronze forms, scarce hidden by goki- iringed drapery, gleam.ng with reahstie effect, aad sbei- upiited arms holding above their | ceptioual power and sweetness, with which ahe | Kenewer. feieealy cot soci eh beaesee ae | friendly t between i | society and members of the diplomatic corps, | where formerly amarked exclusivencss existed. Within the past few number of embas- | sies have regularly’ thrown open Weir deers | tothe Keneral public "upon @ set dav in each | week for the ent of where | viously litte or we’ setted ‘ests reigned. The minister's wife possesses tact, that rarest and mostattractive of womanly attributes, and once within her influence is to of a tie bond of friendstip. carp OF a ans baer’ 3 grucefully poised head, crowned with a weal ot wavy golden brown express deep blue gray eyes lend beauty to a most | Pressive face, andl s gentle dignity of manner | adds a wouderful vidual that none care to resist. Though few are-aware of the fact. Madame Romero & voice of @: Iso in white gilt, and the tiling of the hearth | at times favors her most intimate acquaint- ances, butcan never be persnaded to sing be- fore strangers. Spaniah ballads are her favor- ites. Among matrons she is ever prominent in organizations for the advancement of educa- tional and social improvement, being one of the first to establish the classes in French and Spanish that have met with such popular favor daring the past two seasons, as well as taking a leading part in the organization of the chise in emergency that for two winte: mist met regu- larly twice a week at the residence of each of the thirty or more members for the purpose of listening to a lecture on the proper treatment of ordinary diseases and all cases of accident that so constantly come within the province of Wife and mother. ‘THEIR ART TREASURES. Among the art treasures at the embassy is choice collection of old paintings, purchased during successive foreign tours. One of themost valuable of these is that which adorns tho front drawing room, the original of Raphael's “Virgin of the Chair,” painted upon a barrel top, and ret in a square gilt frame to heighten the circular effect of the oil. Another by the same master, that hangs between the front windows, represents a cherub form, glowing with" health, leaning agninst a Vine-clad wall. Both of these paintings were purchased during a visit to Rome. Another object of value which never fails to attract the notice of visitors is the solid gold ten eervice that forms a conspicuous portion of the board setting upon each occasion of entertainment. In one corner of the front parlor is @ life- sized port f President Diaz, cut in veinless marble and presented to the minister by the Hon. John W. Thompson. Both the minister and Madame Romero are enthnsinstic travelers, and every year that the absorbing official obli- ions of the minister will permit they find their greatest enjoyment in a voyage to familiar spots abroad. ‘Their present trip ams. RomEno, will incinde an extensive journey through Russia, with the view of making an exhaustive study of the country, heretofore unseen, and | gaining a practical ge of the inhabi | tants of the ezar’s domain, returnmg to Wash- ington the latter part of October. | Domestic life at the embassy is of the simplest and totally | devoid of ontwnrd ostentation, the American- | bred mistrems holding faithtully to that spirit of self-reliance that so distinguisies the women of our land. AP. a PROTOPLASM BY ARTIFICE. Why No One Has Ever Manufactured It— Mysteries of Life and Growth. a Rs THAN ONE SCIENTIST HAS 4¥L hopefully tried to make a bit of proto- plasm,” said a wise Smithsonian curator to a Stan writer. “Tho substance, representing life in its very lowest form, is simple enough—jelly- like, semi-liquid and without apparent struc- ture. Any book on physiology will tell you precisely what it is composed of, and the in- gredients are ready at hand. “Each molecule of protoplasm contains 72 atoms of carbon, 112 atoms of hydrogen, 18 atoms of nitrogen, 22 atoms of oxygen and 1 atom of sulphur. Make the mixtu: self, and you ought to fortunately, in the artificial product one im- portant clement is lacking, namely, life, which is altogether essential. Thus your experiment is «failure. “That is where the puzzle comes in. What is this thing called life which animates the shape- tess jelly? It isa problem ou which philoso- phers have speculated in v A theory lias come to be pretty generally accepted ysi- sm, for want of a better one, that life i aform m. “Heat isa form of motion. So is light, and likewise clectricity, as it is now believed. “Why should not life be a form of moticn too? That is a good way to account for it, because it ex- plains the matter without requiring details of Information which are not available. The form of motion culled bh produced by friction; so tion called el then, should it not be hoped that the form of motion known as life may one duy be generated by artifice? ‘his accomplished, man will become a creator in- dee “Only plants are able to take inorganic life- less matter and build up protoplasm out of it. Animals caunot live by eatmg mineral sub- stances. They can only preserve existence by | feeding apon plants and upon each other, thus absorbing the ready made protoplasm’ into | their own systems tor Building them up, sup- plying the clement of growth and repairing wqste. However, the protoplasm of one ani- | mai is not constituted ike that of another, or like that ef the plant. ‘The atoms of each mole- cule of it must be rearranged to suit the con- | sumer, and it is for this reason that the lat ike You or me, with a stomach, ical processes transform the food by what we call digestion and render it an available material. If it were possible to make a particle of protoplasm you could presumably construct an ameba, which is the simplest kind of organ ism—a jeily-like thing having power of motion, Which absorbs food at any part of its surface, expels the waste from any other part and has no particular shape. Given, then, a few thou- sands of millions of years and the amwba would be likely to develop: through the processes of evolution, into reptiles, birds, quadrupeds or what not.” ee ES GREASING THE GROWLER. A Trick by Which Its Operators Got Good Measure for a While, From the Philadelphia Record. ‘The “growler rushers” all over Philadel- phia, and notably in the vicinity of Lombard and South streets, by an ingenious scheme have succeeded in outwitting the wily saloon keepers for a couple of weeks past. About two weeke ago the saloon keepers noticed a wonder‘ul and new characteristic concerning the beer they had on draught. One night about that timo a stalwart negro, as black asa coal, came into a saloon with ® pitcher nearly big enough to hold a keg of beer and called for “ten cenis’ waft.” The barkeeper eyed the pitcher for a mo- ment and then proceeded to draw the beer. ‘To his surprise the beer would not foam in the lively manner which heretofore had been its principal characteristic. No amount of shak- ing and sloshing around would make the am- ber-colored beverage assume a frothy appear- ance, and before the barkeeper could realize it itcher was brimming full. ‘The negro re- marked in an off-handed manner: “Dat beer done looks dead an’ fiat, but I laik dat kine mahself*" With that the barkeeper handed him the pitcher, and the grinning darky walked out of the room. He was met just around the cor- ner by half a dozen other dusky citizens, al carrying pitchers, and at onec divided up. It was noticed that the beer immediately came to life when it wa$ poured out of the big piteher, and the colored rascals laughed im- SECRETS OF THE ALLIANCE. Revelations of the Mysteries of the Order's ‘THE INITIATION EITUAL AXD THE OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED BY THE CANDIDATES—Pass WoRDs, GRIPS AXD SIGNS OF RECOGXITION—PREVALENCE OF A RULE OF THREE—SIGXALS OF DISTRESS. From the Xew York Sun. The Sun is enabled to lay before its readers this morning the ritual, the symbols, the grips, the signs of recognition, the dialogues with the grips, the distress signs, and in fact all of the secret paraphernalia of the Farmers’ Alliance. In reading the ritual of the alliance it will be observed that it is simple. It scems to have been built upon the premises that the mem- bers could not necessatily devote much time to a study of intricate forms. All the questions asked by the presiding officers of candidates are direct and simple. 80 are the answers. This article, however, has mostly to do with the conduct of the initiated members. Tho first essential fentare of the procced- ings in a lodge of Farmers’ Alliance men is found in the position of its officers. Owing to the great diversity of shape of the different halls for meetings, no diagram can be made that could be followed by all. But as near as ible several general rules aro followed. Was peciiten of the — in the middle of that part of the hall most remote from the place of entrauce. The vice president is at the left and close to the president. ‘The treas- urer is on the left of the vice president. The secretary is on the president's Tight and usu- ally midway between the president and the corner of the room. The altar isin the exact center of the room. There is always a big Bible on the altar. ‘THE onIP. The chaplain and lecturer are on opposite sides of the room, the chaplain on the right and the lecturer on the left from the president. The doorkeeper is immediately inside of the door. ‘The assistant doorkeeper is midway be- tween the doorkeeper and the chaplain and the steward stands midway between the door- keeper and the lecturer. Whatever variation may be necessary in the position of the officers there is seldom a change on the part of the President and the doorkeeper. OPENING A MEETING. The form of opening a lodge of the alliance is not interesting. The following are the first Proceedings: President—The hour has arrived for opening this---. (The ritual does not sy whether the assemblage is a chapter or a lodge.) If there be any present who are not members of the order in good standing they will please retire. Brother Doorkeeper, please secure the door and admit no one during the ceremony. The assistant doorkeeper and steward ap- proach the president and give the room word. The president, finding them correct, continues: Yon will now proceed to take up the room word and report if all are correct. Members when approached should rise and give the word in a whisper, and when ready to report these officers advance to the center of the room, sulute the president with a sign of courtesy and announce their report by saying “We find all correct,” or “AM correct e: cept——" (naming such asare not correct), and any person not in possession of the word must be excluded from the room unless some member will vouch for such person. President—Let us all join our chaplain ia invoking the blessing of Almighty God. ‘The chaplain advances to the altar and leads in prayer. For convenience the following form is inserted, to be used by the chaplain or not, as he may choose: Almighty and everlasting God, in whom is all power and wisdom, on whom we must de- pend for everything that we have and are, wi ze that Thow art omnipotent and omnis. We adore and worship Thee for Thy We sin- rely thank Thee for Thy boundless mercy, the many blessings Thou hast bestowed upon us, and the redemption offered through Thine only begotten Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We most earnestly beseech Thee that Phou wilt look in mercy upon us, forgive our sins, and let thy blessing be shed abroad in our midst. We humbly invoke Thy spirit to guide'us in all the walks of life, and most es- pecially de we implore Thee to be with us in our deliberations asa body. May we be drawn to each other in that spirit of fraternity, of love and of justice which Thou wilt bless. Ma; all that we do be for the betterment of human- ciew power, Thy merey and Thy love. ity and for the honor and glory of Thy great name. President —You will now assist me in advane- ing the signs. T now declare this — open and ready for the transaction of business. The next proceedings are always the initia- tion of new members. “The form of initiation follow: CEREMONY OF INITIATION. President—Brother Sceretary, is there any candidate present for initiation? Secretary—Brother President, I report can- didates present seeking ndmission who have beew duly elected as follows: President—Brother Steward, yon will now in- troduce the candidate for initiation. The steward and candidate approach the door and give any simple alarm, Doorkeeper—There is an alarm at the door, Brother President. report. President—Seek the cause and Doorkeeper—A candidate seeking admission to our order. President—Admit him. ‘The body or the lodge or the chapter here sings a stanza of a hymn or any familiar solemn song while the steward conducts the candidate to a position immediately in front of and facing the president. Steward—Brother President, I have the honor to present to you Mr. for initiation. President—Brother Steward, why does he seek admission into our order? Steward—Because he desires to aid by evory means in his power our efforta in behalf of tho wealth producers of the land. »_ President—Before we proceed it will he nec- essary that you take on yourself a soleum obli- gation, which, I assure’ you, will not conflict with the freedom of your political or religious views. With this assurance are you willing to proceed? Candidate—I am. President—Mr. , do you believe in the existence of Supreme Being who rales and governs all thingy? Precklent Brother Steward, you will place President—! er the candidate in the proper position to receive the obligation. nf ‘The candidate is placed with his left hand on the Bible and his right hand on his heart. moderately as the creamy foam ran dowa the sides of the vessels they wore carrying. Di- rectly after this another customer walked into the same saloon and the beer was found to draw all right. Here was a mystery indeed, 4 it took two long weeks to solve it. The saloon keepers in the vicinity always noticed that the beer would not foam when put into pitchers carried by certain colored individuala Asa result these same persons got about 50 cents’ worth of beer and paid only 10 cents for it. As investigation was started, as the asloon heopars knew that some trick was being played upon them. No solation was arrived at, how- ever, until Friday, when a colored man under the influence of liquor told how the scheme had been worked. ° cause bot President—Mr. , you will give your namo when T use mine and repeat after me as follows: , —, in the of Alm! God aud seine read aie Soest that I will never roveal any of the scerets of the ‘one not entitled to receive the never under any circumstances order to same. I with which you observe the same. Wo consti- tute acominon brotherhood, bound together for our collective and individual benefit. Our aims are high, our purposes noble. We aim to elevate man by blending together more inti- | mately the ties of brotherhood and bumanity in his social life, thas dissolving prejudice and selfishness in the sunlight of human love. We aim by cultivating the mind to reach a higher degree of intelligence, thereby adding to the Pleasures and relieving the caros_ and anxteties of life. Man basa mental and moral as well as & phrsical existence, and both should be equally and fully’ developed to afford him the greatest degree of enjoyment on this earthly sphere. Our purpose ix to exert an influence in opposition to the glaring and shameful vices which degrade mankind, lower him in the scale of human existence and bring despnir and woe to the dearest creatures he bas on We are allied together to render the lives of farmers and lnborers more attractive, country life less lonely and more social and to better our financial condition. My brother, you have a sacred trust to fulfill You have the honor of the —— (meaning the lodge or chapter of the alliance) and its prin- ciples to guard and defend. My brother, we contidently hope you may ever be found worthy of the high trust reposed in you. Brother Steward, you will now conduct the brother to the lectarer for further instruction | inthe principles of the order. Steward-—Brother Leeturer, by direction of our president, I present to you Brother —— for further instruction as to the duties and re- sponsibilities he assumes in becoming a mem- ber of our order. Locturer—My brother, it is with pleasure that I greet you as aco-laborer in this impor- tant work. ‘The mombers of this great order should act together as a unit. You will always find them ready to yield obedience to the motto of the order, “In things essential unity. and in all things charity,” and you are expected to at once eciool yourself to a like obedience to this Principle, Bound together by the sane bond, ving the same interests, seeking to accom- same evils, we must be controlled by united action, You will henceforth be regarded by the world asa representative of the interests conduct and bearing ever be such that our ene- mies cannot justly criticise and that the broth- erhvod will aiways gladly commend and defend you. Brother Steward, you will now conduct the brother to the chapiain for further instrue- tions. ‘Steward—Brother Chaplain, I desire to sent to you Brother that you may i Prot him with » just conception of ‘respon ility to his fellow man and of his duty to his Goa. Chaplain—My brother, truth is the epitome of all that the great Creator of the universe de- mands of men. You may sum up your re- sponsibility to your fellow man and your duty to God in the simple word truth. Be true to yourself, true to your family, true to this or- der, true to your country and true to your God! Speak the truth! Live the truth! May the blessings of God attend youand abide with ou. **Stewnrd conducts the candidate to the presi- dent for final instructions. Steward—Brother President, I present —— — for final instructions. President—My brother, you have now learned that this great order is founded upon the prin- ciples of truth, equity and justice, and 1 call oe to the fact that a strict ad- rence to these principles will increase your usefulness asa member of this order and a tizen of this government. I will now impart to you the secret work of the order. 1. On wishing to enter the....when at work ou will make an alarm at the door by = * * Kock, when the doorkeeper will ‘open the joor. 2 You will ndvance and give him the door word,which is * * * 3. You will then advance to near the center of the room and salute the vice president with the salutation sign, which is made thus * * * On being recognized you will be seated in the. 4. The room word is * * * 5. ‘The degree word is * * * 6. The grip is * * * 7. Dialogue with grip, * * * & The signs of the degree are * * * and are thus expiained 9. Sign of recognition, 10. Anew = 2 pidag 11. Distress signs and answers, 12, Test, * = * 13. Caution signal, * * * 14. The gavel is used by the president to con- trol the .... inthe following manner: One rap calls to order, and seats the officers and membors when standing; two raps el! the oficers and members to their feet. President-—Brethren, I now introduce to you Brother —— asa member of this .... and in full fellowship, and commend him to your love and esteem. see A SIGHT SIG¥AL. ‘The body may thon appropriately take a fow minutes’ recess to allow the members to greet and congratulate the new member. FORM OF CLOSING TRE LODGE. ‘The president says that if there is no other business the meeting will close. There is a lit- tle music from the piano, or melodeon, or par- lor organ, followed by a prayer by the chaplain. Chaplain—Oh, God, whose mercies are num- berless and the treasures of whose goodness are infinite, we bumbly thank Thee for the gifts ‘Thou has bestowed upon us. Enlighten our understanding. strengthen our wills, purify our hearts, increase our fraternal love and make us attentive to all ‘Thy inspirations. Guard us against all evil and all sin. Give us hearts compassionate for the miseries of the poor and distressed. Make usalways obedient to Thy holy will. And bring us finally, each and ev one of us, to Thy heavenly kingdon th: "The president io. then ausisted { advancing in the sighs of tho order and after that he declares the lodge closed until the next meeting. ‘MEANING GF THE THRER STARS. ‘The Sun now tells what the president means by the three stars which be uses to denote the iat i | tH TEEEEE He [ § e | i A E i plish the same objects and confronted by the | and character of this great order. Let your | gesture until itis in reposeat thoright side. The member then may sit down with his brothers. When he retires from the lodge he must reverse the order of the salutation, that 1s, he makes the sweeping acknowledgment, pute his right hand over his heart and then crosses the palms of iis hands, The room wortland the degree word vary in different lodges, but is usu based on the expressions “Sustain the ut and “Sustain the unit.” The grip also carries out the symbol of three. This grip consists of putting the small finger between the third and fourth fingers, and then there is a shake twice and a and then one shake. ‘The dlialogue with the grip Question is: “Hello, T ought to know you.” Answer—“Why so? Question—-Why, don’t you remember?” Answer—"Why? Oh, ves—yes.” Some vulgar people in New York might «ug- gest that this savors of the bunco dialect used by Grand Central Pete and Hungry Joe. SIGNS OF RECOGNITION. The signs of the degree are very curious Maybe they are not so strange for the country, but they certainly would be for the city. Ifan alliance man wants to find out whether he is talking to @ brother of the order he casually uts his right hand to his throat where his col- ir button ought to be. If his quditor isa | brother he quickly responds by jamming his right hand to the back of ‘bis neck where his | back collar button onght to be. Theso signs | are used by the alliance men at their tea parties | and pumpicin bees, and the sharp eyes of those in the secrets of the order, although not mem- bers of it, can see the manipulation on the steps of many acountry church. The sign of nition and the answer are but twoof the formulas for the proceeding just described. Now come the distress sign and answer. If the brother is in trouble and requires asnist- ance, and he first desires to call on @ brother of bis order, he crosses his bands in front of him, and rests them easily on his stomach. | There must always be something held between | the hands. It may be a pencil or a crowbar, or among the richer members a diamond ring or any jewel, but there must be something there, as shown in the picture. When the recognition is complete the man in | distress sa; pauses, and “0. K.” ‘There are other signs of s hich are used especially in the lonely districts of the west where the houses are few. If, for instance, a brother is attacked by cow- boys or Indiaus or other marauders he can at- A MISSING ART. ‘Woman's Knowledge of What to Do in Cases | An Old-Time of Sudden Hineas, Prom Harper's Bigar. Isis surely to be wished that every one of eur gith, ou leaving school or rather upon uishing the course prescribed in their text books, should take another course of shorter or longer duration, and that ina hosprtal train- ing sehoot for nurses. They are all tought, as much from observation as anything else, thet a fainting person should be laid on the back and | fanned and freed from any constraint of cloth- ing about the waist or throat: that a piece of hot flannel is good for rheumatism and crowing pain: that hot lemonade at bedtime is goo fo cold; that bicarbonate of soda is good for acidity; that they had best not sit betwe fever patient and the fire, or attend, before « ing. any one suffering from a contagious iilne or come fnto such presence while perspirin and that is abont all they know in relation to illness. It might not be desirab! they should know anything more of the life of the sick r for lightheartedese and joy, and one would xpare them all that possiby they might be «pared. But by and by, youth the necessity having risen through Love, the need of knowing more may come to them with a force bit terer than any direct knowledre of pain and suffering they could have ¢. six months’ course in a hospital ward. Wha’ suffering would be saved to the as to those they love in that instance, they knew enough a swift-pulsing jet from the sever the bandage between the heart and the they knew that hot up the blood veasels and prevents conjestion and the black and blue mark of a bruise where the little tod- dier has bumped his head; if they knew that the wasting and fatiguing night sweat of con sumption could be lessened, if not hindered, by sponge bath with salt water just be sleep, or that the disgusting after lavor of « liver oil could be turned into the taste! th eate little Blue Point ovate kly drank gloss of water in which a bit of iron has rusted that in sudden cases of poisoning warm thin ‘mustard water will empty the stomach as soon as anything that can be ordered iu the apothe- cary's cabalistic characters, and that, if sive sublimate bas been swallowed, following it | at once with the white of an egg it will turn it into what ie known as bie masa, and let the victim escape with a salivation, that a patient ean be bathed in bed without letting any moisture escape upon clothes or sheets, if, thi nge being squce: the back of the bathers hand is hurriedly turned and wiped on a handy thick towel before spplving the sponge to the surface of the skin. If they knew how to make « panad: agreeable decoction of toast water t cure a hiecough, to make a poultice, to administer an | enema, how much better off they would be than where their ignorance obliges them to see those they love suffer, or else have some one else better informed’ than themselves give theiy dear ones the relief they themselves are longing to > give! How much better off would they and all concerned be if they only knew how to make the bed for the sick—not in the fashion they have always thought sufficient, with the under sheet well tucked in at the head and the upper sbeet well tucked in at the foot, but with that under sheet drawn tightly ‘as possible, and fastened by means of strong safety pins at the four corners, the tract attention after night by swinging alantern twice, then pausing and swinging it once again, or he may ring his dinner bell or a cow bell in the same way, or he may shoot his revolver oF gun three times in the same way. But he aust always remember to pause between the second indication of distress and the third. Lf he does not, he is not a solid member of th order. ———_+eo ——__ Written for The Evening Star. News From Bennington, ‘On August sixteenth, seventy-seven, Burgoyne, by the grace of King George and heaven, Swept down from the north with both sword and gun ‘To mect with defeat at old Benningtoa. ‘The British bulldogs like locusts’ throng To crush the Yankees, a handful strong, Green Mountain boys of the pine-tree fag With fintlock tauskets, from crest and crag. John Stark in front of the columan rode ‘To lead where the giory of battle glowed, ‘To fight for his fireside and harvest flelds ‘With the might that a spirit of manhood yields, Through bold Vermont rang the wild alarm That summoned the patriot from his farm, To leave in the furrow his busy plough, With the sweat of labor upon his brow; Toscize his flutiock from off the wall And march to the war at hls country's call, To strike for freedom and native laud With a patriot’s power in ais good right hand. From rosy dawn to the twilight dark Fierce strnggied the lads under General Stark, While Mollie, his wife, heid the plough at home With a throbbing heait for the news to come. When neighbors cafled on her to condole Brave Mollie replied from a woman's sont, ‘My John said he'd make the Hessia Or Moll Stark a widow would surely jext day a rider atrise of san lefleid of old Bennington that her hero had won the strife— No widow was she, but a victor's wife. —Davip Grama ADER, Yarrow Farm, Laurel, Md., August 2, 1991. ‘ soe Papered Her Room With Envelopes. From the Buffalo Enquirer. “Our house is all topsy turvey. The paper hangers are working in every room but one,” said « Prospect avenue girl last night. “Aud why one exception?” asked the young man, whose feet were dangling from the ve- randa rail and who assumes to ask questions on all subjects. “Why don’t you make a clean eep of it and paper the whole house?” ‘Papered the other room myself. “You did !"cried four voices at once. ‘Yes, and every one of you furnished part of the material. Come along and I'll show you.” ‘There was the room, and surely it was addi; decorated. The four walis were papered with envelopes addressed in all manner of hands and with postmarks from New York to San Francisco, | For two yeare this maiden, so original, saved all the envelopes which brought her letter, and when ebe bad enough ahe tek @ pot of paste and covered her walla, The letters were pasted om in the order of their coming, and made quite a serial story. They are of all shades aud sizes and of several tints, and one can easily trace the regularhere from her constant correspondents, while mail aud there is one which has some special sig- nificance. One in black border in from a dear college chum, whose mother had just died, and not far away is one which brought the tidings of a happy marriage of another chum in distant Italy. ‘Ihe owner of this collection would uot change it for any wall paper Buffalo could furnish or import. ————+e-—____ ‘The Scootmarin’s Prayer. From the London Globe. Aschoolmistress in Anstralis has been re- cently suspended by the minister for education at Victoria for impropriety of conduct in pray- ing for the death of her husband. As the authorities are hardly likely to have interfered with her private devotions we can only suppose that the prayer in qnestion was one in which the public had been invited to join. Possibly the good Indy was of Mr. Barrie's opinion, that there are some people who are “better dead.” Let us hope in that case she may be content with her it procedare and not it into practice the old saying that “heaven Beye those who help themselves.” ———_+oo____ ides and top and bottom, so that not a Wrinkle may come to tease the poor sleepless wretch tossing and turning for relief, In fact, the things secm countless with which a woman, as now educated, finds herself now unac- quainted. And for the sake of their own future happiness, to say nothing of the well being of those for whose comfort in the time of sickness they are responsible, it would be well if, before our girls began their carvers of pleasures— their dances and lunches and teas and other amusements, however innocent- they had first received the diploma that might be given them for skill in some of the simpler branches of the great art of nursing the sick. — A WILD WESTERN NEWSBOY. Dressed Like Buffalo Hill He Has to Brave It Out With His Kivals. From the New York Herald. : Achubby, gentle-looking little fellow, about six years of age, stood at « Broadway corner selling evening papers. Half s dozen other | little chaps in the same line of business were nagging him. And not alittle professional jealousy was at the bottom of it, for the boy was gotten up a la Buffalo Bill, with long hair cut straight across the forehead in front and falling over his shoulders behind, a broad brimmed straw bat, blue trousers with gold lnce down the legs and attached to a rather full waist that was once white, but now showed signs of several recent rough and tamble encounters. In this toggery the little fellow not only attracted more atten- tion, but wold more papers than hisrivals. He warily kept his back to the iron railing and his, face toward his tormentors. “Wot ye doin’ here, Bill ness here. Stick to the ‘Why don't yer mi “Got der War Cry? The bedeviled boy stood alll this sort of chaff like another Roderick Dhu. He never said a ord until ome of the lads jostled him. ‘Then he let out ina siring of profane language that almost curdled the blood of a benevolent old gentleman who had just invested a nickel in the outit “Blank, blank ye! Don't yer put yer hands on me! Kee? M'li lick der everiastin’ stuffin’ ont yer. I've done yer np before, Miky, un’ ll do it agin ef yer don’t leave me alone, now. Seer” ‘They let the wild Indian scout from Harlem flats alone, too, noticed after that. but he has never attempted to work that particular corner since then. ———_+e-_____ One Way Out of It. From the Chicago Herald. Ashort man with red whiskers, shambling gait, and the remains of a jag wandered into the Auditorium last evening and asked fora typewriters’ studio. He lives in Judiana, nota million miles from Chicago. and has been there attending the races. Luck had walked on the same side of the strect with him and he wanted to stay another week. But his wife expected him home today, so he was in search of a type- writer to send home a letter to serve as an for his non-a| 0. wPeeeago,, this dates ninety-one,” he mut- tered to “I bave that. “My dear wife.” “You” “Very important business will require my presence in Cheboygan for a few days" “Let's ove,” interrupted, the arth ‘ou epell that Cheboygan? *spell it yoursell.” It's writer.” “t cat spell Cheboygan?” he asked with “Can Giegust, “So. “Then I'll go to St. Joe.” —_—_—oe—______ ¥? Ye ain't no busi- it yer hair, sonny?” Nature's Alchemy. Earth's flowers in divine array, ‘Its wondrons plants of every source. Live but to die and pass away And leave to earth thai mystic force, ‘Wherefrom another race takes birth, Enfolding that which is to he; ‘Thus nature glorifies the earth ‘Througa her transcendent aichemy. —CLIPPoRD How aRp. Washington, August 26, 1501. Et: EEN ‘& Bit of German Fun. “And what did you think of the singer, Pranklis?” “Oh! it was perfectly grand. I've heard na three or | inet j FEW FEATHER REDS LEFT. at o Memory. Prom the Pitiateiptia Reront Mf feather beds was removed ating hotels yesterday, and of the drove may the proj ri tor ot hotel exeinimed: “That is the lest of the t beds, #0 far as the hotels of Philadel- phia are concerned. We had to keep some tor the old people, but now the call has eutirely ceased, as the new generation will have none of them. Inquiry revealed the bed is now a relic of antiquity, « them can be found in the city. act fact that the feather i few of th The patent-twist wire bed, amd the cool, hard Bair maticess have usurped ite place. The climate hereabouts, patent heaters and heaper beds have practically driven the feather-staffed commodity out of the market. The bed ef today m the hair article. AM sorts of maftresses aro on the market “bask, Spring, cork and fine wiro mattresses have been introduced. Various compositions have been invented, all ¢ wel te take the place of the feather bed, and after long years of supremacy it has at last given way, and eave among the older people it has ne friends. {William 5. Drow, who deals elusive! thor beds bas ra score of Sears. Although sold every day, the number soud mpared with the other kinds om & people Won thave of thein want hair. ottresses, hair bolsters a even hair pillows. in the sammer these are certainiy preferable to feather bedding, be- wo they a ler, There ix a division of a. feather beds. Many [i has becu said that feathers are unhealthy. ‘This is a talla: wot been discarded fe yone, It is merely | matter of the old tolke want Young people won't | bemg” more purchasers of bedding among the latter than the former the eaice ~~“ regulated according! Kemarkable as it may scem nearly all the leading dealers in bedding aver that they sell quite as many feather veds during July and | August as in December and Jan ‘ arly all of whom teed uve homes, purchase them here when they first start housekecping, but after becom- ing acclimated an¢ ng our wase th card them, as our young people have done, aud. | take up the harder and cooler bed of the period. soe = | FACTS ABOUT TEA. Very Fow Cups That a Celestial Would Ap- Prove Are Brewed in America. From the Pittslurz Dispatet A high authority on the subject of tea making says: “The only true hygienic manner of mak- ing tea is to infuse the leaves in boiling water, either by pouring the water over the leaves ot by throwing the leaves into the boiling water. ‘The time necessary for the infusion depends on the quality and quantity of the tea nsed and on the taste of the drinker. It must be freshly a nd not left to brew For ten making the water should be used at the first boil. The ordinary earthen or porce- lain pots are the best to make tea in, and when made in large quantitios it ebould be decanted in @ warmed earthen teapot to prevent the tea becom impregnated ith th océd which the loatosSontain. = ‘he Mani Tea is not rogarded as a proper breakfast piyeiciars declar- de beverage. some of the best ing that itis suicklal to drint year of Christ 724, tea was sul; which the Chinese historians inform ue wae loudly complained of by the people as g: ous opp life Baron von Licbig, the German chemist, says: “We shall certainly never be able to discover how men were led to the hot infusion of the leaves of a certain shrub (ten) or of a decoets ~ of certain roasted berries (coffee). Some enue there must be which would explam how the | Practice hus become « necessary of life to whole nations. Andiger, the French author, who was re~ Garded as one of the greatest orities on tee and coffee, sample recipe which mesures cup of ten. At ix: pint of water and make it boil; then | put in two pinches of tex, and immediately te- | move it from the fire, for the tea must not boil; you let it rest and infuse—time enough to ar two or three paters (five or ten minuter) and then serve it with dered sagur, so that each | one may sugar to his own taste. A ten expert suys that « pound of tea wiil far- nish 300 cups of liquor, if it is made properly, but the maximum Lenefits of the lt, both in the matter of quality and quantity, are seldom enjoyed beeuuse of the general ignorance of What appears to be 80 simple proccss as te re= quire no care, the method of brewing v= pression because it fell or a necessary of oo = How the Professor Was Cornered, From the Detroit Free Press. Prof. Vierecke (four-cornered) was eon- nected with a celebrated German university in awalled town. He was very severe in his in- tercouree and teaching and in revenge the stu- dents resolved to have some fun with him. So throe of them went outside the town one day when they knew he bad gone into the count and disguised themselves with white wigs and spectacies, so ns to look exactly like him. ‘Io- ward night they started to retarn about halt an hour apart. At the gate of the town every one had togive his name to the sentinel stationed there. The first student to arrive gave hie name as Einecke, one-cornered; the second, half an hour afterward, as Zwelech two-cornered; the third as ‘Dreiecke, or three-cornered. By this time the se began to be very suspicions over. the fact that three “elderly men looking exactly alike, but with » name increasing im numerical value, should have presouted them- selves in succession and passed into the c ‘There must, be thought, be some plot goin, He regretted allowing them to passand had just resolved to report the extraordinary incident to his superior officer when « fourth old man, in spectacles and with white hair and beard, rode up. “Your name, sir?” asked the sentinel. ‘Vierecke’ (four-cornered). lived aud his occupati But it did no good. To prison the went and was sat up all night and part of the uext day, anuch to the students, who not only escaped onv of his lectures, but enjoyed the satixtaction of knowing that he wae having a bad night of it. pantactsnrercs bes Distant Sounds Focused by Ships’ Sails. From the Detroit Free Press. It isa well-established fact that the wide= spread sails of a ship, when rendered concave a gentle breeze. are most excellent conduct~ ors of sound. The celebrated Dr. Arnott re« lates the following circumstance ae a practical proof of this assertion Aship was once sailing along the eoast of Brazil, far out of wight ot land. Suddenly se eral of the crew, while walking aloug the deck, noticed that when passing and repasang « pare ticular spot they always beard with great dis- tinctness the sound of bells chiming sweet music, as though beimg rang but a short dis- tance away. Dumbfoanded by this phenome- they quickly communteated the disco Catharine [1, Empress of Ruseia, sent te Vol- taire an ivory snuff box which «be had turned herself. The snuff bos gave Voltaire « bright thought, and after having taken lemons