Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1894, Page 15

HOME AT LAST The Final Arctic Letter From Wal- ter Wellman. ° SAFE ARRIVAL APTER DAYS OF DANGER “oo The Expedition Enjoys Champagne and Civilization at Tromsoe. A SECOND EXPEDITION IN ISLAND, July 22, 1894. T LAST WE HAVE returned to the scene of the wreck of the Ragnvald Jarl. Once more, after two months of wandering upon the ice, we are able to sleep in a house and in some- thing that resembles a bed, for here the crew of the Jarl have built a very substan- tial hut out of the timbers of the wreck shed It with Lunks and bel- journey hither from Cape Whit- ney was full o peril. Th ice was rotten, or it sh, or it was full of rous. tidal ks and holes. Pcor © bad to carry all the way, ly- ing in ove of the boats, with his injured leg incase aster ba: ‘cs. He suffered no pain, thanks to Dr. Mohun's skill,but it was herd for and to If hirtto add his weight all day v watching his comp o cur burden th his pipe in his mouth ions pull and strain. ent to do it because wegian had been one of A good deal of the as bad, with fog and rain, and cold enough. The temperature about the freezing point, rarely bove or below, though we the mercury to fall about 20 de- never half wanted © good thing about the arctie lifficult to “eated a cold up 3 knows I tried hard enough. wes im ice pools with my ertently and cold plunges n purposely. At the noon w to take a nap, At mid- ity f stripped in the open ed tn hot water from the camp is the only country in the h one would dare so expose no cold, and vids were ans seemed Norwegians, uch we have all-had the same work, 2 exposure, the Norsemen have suf- Wading Through Presh Water Pools. fered and needed more ands than have We have not though work- wet to the skin. ago I determt to set out for l-by myself, being eager to with Captain Bottelfsen if he had not already started down the coast. But Captain Pedersen advised me against going alone on account of the danger of falling ntp a, tdal crack agd drowning for lack of help. So Dr. Mohun started with four a rations and a me. We hid bag on a wooden sled and expected valden island in about twenty- a mile or more after say- ar companions we followed windiig in and out ocks of ice. Right wre we to do t ecause we anyfous “to overtake the bear, but aim ig. the best road picker in He is even shrewder than y to get through sure to find it. By following his as they led in our direction much more rapid progress than have made by ourselves. When put we ca to a Udal crack 1 a ship eanal. It was about ie and as deep as the sea, In d for a method of crossing. a SN f ice, pon, and with our ski fto the channel, hoping y us to the other aide. and there we were, it and no help in sight. Fully ar we Waited before the tide turned and brought us n to the margin of the fast-ice, but on the side whence we 1 proposed to Dr. Mohun that The White Bear Hotel, Walden Island. we strip and swim across, dragging the sled after us, but the good doctor didn't fancy that sort of bath, and as a search for two or three miles along the river showed us no better means of crossing there was nothing to do but turn back to the boats. We were afterward glad we did. At Nelson Isiand we had an exceedingly 2 camp among the rocks, and from the mountain top could see Walden Island and the flag lying on it, eight miles to the westward. By the flag we knew that some of the crew were still there. Two or three miles to the north lay the @readful pack, indescribably rough, whol- ly impass:ble. it had been, obvious- ly enough, all the summer. Not'a bit of open water was in sight, not even to the west and south, where at this season of the year the sea is nearly always ice free. A more unfavorable season could not be imagined. A Signal of Distress. Our last day’s journey was a race for life. Between our camp and our goal the ice, though filled with innumerable water holes, was in fair condition, but the wind was in the north, and the terrible pack outside was slowly breaking up the smooth ice and threatening to engulf whoever should chance to be traveling its surface. The swish, hiss and crackle of the ice as it ran together, as plece lapped upon plece under the Influence of the majestic pres- eure, gave us warning that we had no time to lose. We knew too well what those serpentlike sounds portended. But cross we must, and we decided to do so at once and as rapidly as possible. When half way over we put a mast up in the Parry and unfurled our American flag in hopes the men on Walden Isiand would see !t and come out to help us. Finally we heard a dull report and saw a puff of smoke on Walden mountain. We knew then we had been seer. This salute was followed by another and another, and, with our glass, we could discern the men running excitedly to and fro on the mountain top. You, who have never wandered in these tcy wastes, where no faces but those of your own party are to be seen and no evidence that there is any one but yourselves in the wide world, cannot appreciate the satisfaction with which every one of us heard these welcom- ing shots and saw the figures indistinctly far away. It was late In the evening when we ap- proached the shores of Walden Island through a wide water hole. Two men and @ dog came running down to meet us, and @s we paddled the boats through sludge, which | THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1894-TWENTY PAGES, they ran along the edge of the fast ice and shouted out their of their arctic St. and four men had started nearly ago for Dane’s Islard and Norway in the little Kane. Every one was well at the {is- land. There had been no open water, an of course, no huni vessels withia sigh’ from the mountain top, and the poor old Ragnvald Jari had remained afloat, Mterally held up by the ice which destroyed her, for @ period of ten days after the catastrophe. One after another of the seven inhabitants of the island came running down to meet us. We were astonished at their appear- ance and they at ours, so white, clean and newly shaven, so neatly attired, were they in comparison with our tanned, dirty and bedraggled selves. As the officers of the expedition clambered over the rocks and roached the house, built of timbers from the ill-fated ship—the Hotel White Bear, the men had named it—a salute was fired from the mountain in our honor. At Hotel White Bear. August 3.—We leave Walden Island in a few hours, and do so without regret. It is a very comfortable resort, but the winter will soon be coming on, and wintering here means that when spring comes our Lones will be found bleaching on the rocks. ne Hotel White Bear has been a snug resting place for two weeks, two weeks of wealy waiting for a chance to get sway. Though the wind was for many days strong in the right quarter, the stubborn ice would neve move. it began to be @ serious gvesiion whether it ever would move. Unul some change in the situation showed itself, escape was impossible, for between us and the mainland was a six-mile beit of impassable ice. Through it we might have struggled with our aluminum boats, but aot <ll of the party of nineteen could go in these craft in the event of coming to open water, and such a thing as leaving the men of the Jarl be- hind was not to be thought of. Night and day we kept watch upon the mountain, de- termined to use the first opportunity to get away, even a poor one. We had tvod enough for sixty days, but if winter should catch us here—well, it would be a cvid and hungry winter. ‘The Hotel White Bear really consists of a single room 20 by 24 feet, but in one corner is a littte apartment for the four officers. Here we have the cabin of the Jar! repro- duced, with table and chairs and beds and even the pictures on the wall. Here we sleep and have our meais. It is like being civilized again, for we have ovr trunks, rescued in a more or less damaged condition trom the hold of the ship, and are able to shave and wear silken pajamas and bathe in toilet water and could, if occasion arose, don our dress suits and patent leathers and go to the party. Better still, we have a lot of books, chiefly about arctic expeditions, most of them even more luckless than our ow and as we read we wondered why aretic expeditions never do have any luck anyway. Our greatest enjoyment fs eating. Prison Door Opens At last we think we have a chance to get away. The strait between our prison and the mainland is half open. There Is much floating of ice as the tide and wind move It to and fro, and it will be rather ticklish work going through, but go through we must. If we stay here, we will starve to | death by Christmas, and escaping that will freeze to death by New Year, and you may be sure we are not anxious to have the ice bear play cricket with our thigh bones on the rocky slopes of Walden Island. So the two aluminum and two wooden boats are made ready for the journey. All four are now at the southern end of the isand, where they have been for several days, that not a moment’s time need be lost in the de- parture when the hour should arrive. We have plenty of food to carry us to Dane's island and have room enough for our trunks and extra clothing bags, most of our books and personal articles. Even the dog is to go. Newc of Capt. Bottelfsen. TROMSOE, August 16.—Here we all are, including the dog, safe and sound. True to the instincts of the civilized brute, the first thing we did on landing once more in civilization, after an absence of three and a half months In the icy wastes, was to order a big dinner, a bottle of champagne and a Havana cigar. It ts only twelve days since we left the White Bear Hotel at Waiden Island, away up there on the top of the globe, within 15) miles as far as man has ever been in that direction. Though our return has been rapid, it was not altogether @n easy task. For three days we had a pretty hard time in the drifting ice, beset by dangers and compelled to struggle from one point of vantage to another. Our sharpest woth was crossing the strait, end having once gained the main land we felt ourselves masters of the situation. Along the coast of Northeast Land we found some open water and were glad to discover the seaworthiness and sailing qualities of our aluminium boats. In choppy seas they be- haved admirably and against adverse breezes sailed almost up to the eye of the wind. On our way along the shore we cainped one night at a spot which bore marks of having been also the camp of Captain Bottelfsen and his brave compan- ions, who had dared the dangers of the aretic sea in a boat 14 feet long and 41-2 feet wide. Meeting Prof. Oyen. On our fourth day out we came to an open sea and at Low Island found a num- ber of Norwegian hunting sloops working their way northward as the ice slowly re- ceded, looking for seal and walrus. One of these brought us a letter from Captain Bottelfsen, which told briefly of his strug- gies to reach Dane’s Island and of his de- termination to go on to Norway as soon as possible and execute our order for an- other ship to come out and take us back. But the date of the letter was only two weeks earlier, and it really appeared that with haste and good luck we might reach Norway before he vouid hive his ship and start on the return voyage. Though we were quite able to take care of ourselves down the coast to headquarters and were rather enjoying the trip, we decided to hire the fast sloop Berentine, Captain Nils Johuson, and go on without delay. Tne Berentine proved a fast sailer, and luckily we had a fair wind, so that in two days we came to anchor before our head- quarters house in the Dane's Gat. Right glad were Professor Oyen and Mr. Heyer- dahl to see us, as well as three sailor boys who had sought refuge there when their own ship, the Malygen, sailed off to Norway with Captain Bottelfsen without them. They were in no danger of being compelled to winter, for Bottelfsen was coming back, and besides all the hunting ships would be sure to call before returning to Norway. If forced to winter they would have had everything @ man could wish for except daylight and the morning paper, for their house was literally full of the ons. Taking these stores and the men aboard we set sail for Tromsoe. Calms and adverse winds delayed us en route, and it was with great regret we learned, when near this port, that Captain Bottelfsen had but four days before sailed for Spitabergen in the Malygen, being towed out of the flord by the kindness of Captain Wempe of the German steamer Stettin. A Groundless Rumor. Great was our amazement to discover that the world had been alarmed for our safety, and that there had been reports to the effect that every life in the expedition had been lost. There never was even an excuse for such rumors, and there never was a moment in which we were unable to take care of ourselves and make our way unaided back to our headquarters. We did not even*have any need for the services of a re- lief ship, though we all felt deeply grateful for the kind sympathy which prompted friends to arrange for one, and which would have been d ‘tched but for. the-full understanding of the situation and sterling good sense of our agent at this port,-Consul Andrew Aagaard. A pleasant incident before separation of the members of the expedition for their homes was a farewell dinner given by the writer to all of the men who had learned to value one anotner’s bravery and friendship under most trying circumstances. Con- trary toethe usual experience of arctic ex- peditions, every man returned from the far north friend t> every one of his comrades, and when, at our little dinner, we spoke of the probability of another expedition to the same field under the same leadership, every man begged to be taken with {t. Better men for such arduous task could not be found than the gallant fellows who strug- gied with us during the past summer. We bad a sound plan, a prudent method, an equipment well nigh perfect, more arctic experience and skill in navigation and ice work than any previous expedition had ever had. In an average season we should have accomplished enough to satisfy our ambi- tions, but it was a season of extraordinary unfavorable conditions, and, though we had an enjoyable and interesting experience, the result was i compensation for the outlay and effort. The fortunes of war are notoriously fickle, but he who falters at the first rebuff does not deserve success. WALTER WELLMAN. THE CANADIAN GIRL The Gracious Ways of the Maidens Across the Border. OMLEYS GRAPHIC PEN SKETCH In Halifax the Girls Are Fond of the Red Coats. BRIGHT AND INDEPENDENT Written for The Evening Star. FIND MYSELF l face to face with a difficult task in un- dertaking to portray cur Canadian girl in a single brief article. Bhe is to be found in 0 many phases, and each one is so charm- ing after its own fashion, that to do justice to all would readily require a vol- ume. But it is not a = yolume that is want- ed of me, and, therefore, if any of my fair compatriots should deem my effort unwo! thy of the theme, let the exigencies of the situation be taken into palliative account. In a rough way, if one dared be rough at all with so delicate a subject, the Can- adian girl may be classified thus: The bluenose lassie, la belle Canadienne of the French province, the Upper Canada girl, the daughter of the praries and the girl of the west coast. What a bouquet of beauty might be arranged by selecting a perfect type of each class, and grouping the five so as to bring out most effectively their individual endowments! Verily, St. Anthony him- self would be hard bestead to withstand such a battery of bewitchment, while a composite photograph would surely result in an ideal face that might haunt impres- sionable memories forever. « At Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnt- peg and Victoria, the capitals of their respective provinces, we may fairly expect to find the best illustration of the dif- ferent types of the Canadian girl. So to oegin with the capital of the bluenose province, bearing in mind that much that may be said of her applies with equal ac- curacy to the daughters of other provinces. The Hailfax Girl. In Halifax the tnfluence of English as- sociations and traditions is very marked. In many respects Halifax is practically a British garrison city. The mother country is generally spoken of as “home,” the fashions are taken from London, not New York or Paris, many of the young folks get the finishing touches to their education in England, the officers of the army and navy reign supreme in the gay circles of society, and the whole atmosphere is na’ urally and easily English rather than Can- adian. There is no need of laboriou: cultivating the “English, you know” way of doing and saying things; it is a part of every well-born child's inheritance. At the same time in regard to the bring- ing up of the girls, there are many points of difference to be noted. In early child- hood they have a great deal more freedom than in England, for while there are, it is true, some mothers who swear by old coun- try ways and go in for governesses, as a rule, the little girl begins at the kinder- garten to mingle with other girls of the same age, and continues in thelr company on through the higher grades of learning ‘antil possibly she goes off to England for a final polish. Her hearty interest in al! kinds of ap- propriate outdoor exercises bears fruit in two most commendable wa It renders her healthy and handsome nothing else could, and from the very necessities of the case taboos tight lacing, high-heeled shoes, and thoseather abominations which are as cruel manacles to the poor physical nature. The girl who enjoys walking, ten- nis, rewing and swimming, In summer, und skating, snow shoeing, tohogganing in winter must need have bodily freedom of action, and she does have it, even at the expense of wider waists and broader feet than some other girls may be able to boast. Let it not be conceived from this, how- ever, that there is anything “mannish about our fair Haligonian, for that would be doing her a grave injustice. Though thoroughly able to take care of herself she gives due attention to ali the little proprieties of maidenhood, and neither in- vites nor tolerates any liberties on the part of the other sex. The chaperone has by no means become a mere figure of speech, but is an essential element in social life. In fact, the finer the quality of the girl the more strenuously does she insist upon everything being done comme i] faut. She will not go alone to the concert hall or theater. even with the man to whom she is engaged, nor will she receive gen- tlemen alone in her own drawing room. In the arena of learning, thanks to the universities of Dalhousie, McGill, Mount Allison, Queens and Toronto opening the door to girl undergraduates, whether fair or dark, the Canadian lassies are proving competitors to be respected by the bright- est of the lads. There is not much to be heard of woman’s rights in Canada. The girls do not talk about them. They simply take them, whether it be the right to higher education, to a business career, to a professional training, orto anything else that they honorably covet. They Like Red Conts. Of course, at Halifax the presence of the officers in red jackets and blue furnishes a social featura to be found nowhere else save in Victoria, B.C., on the other side of the continent. As is always the case in garrison cities, there is a certain section of society which devotes itself exclusively to the cultivation of these gay heroes of land and water, and to the girls of this section there has been given a tag which can be scarcely considered complimentary; but whose appropriateness must he admitted. They are called “garrison hacks,” and con- stitutes in the main as frivolous and as fatuous a class of women as can be found in Canada. They have but one aim in life —to marry an officer—and to compass this they are capable of almost anything. Perhaps one in five achieve their ambition, the others either make shift with some Hobson's choice, in the way of an ordinary civilian, or find themselves consigned to hopeless spinsterhood. It is for this, among other reasons, that the question whether the presence of the military and the navy be an advantage or not’ finds many supporters of the negative in the city by the sea. In the city of Montreal is presented the spectacle of two nationalities living side by side in practical harmony, though di- vided ty differences of race, religion and language. Out of the total population full three-fourths are French, but the English and Scotch peoplo held the bulk of the weelth, and in the social life of the city they present by far the most important figure, and I make bold to assert that in no other city in the world have the giris freer scope for a lifo of happiness or use- fulness, nor can a finer, more interesting type of girl be found. While much that has been written con- cerning the girls of Halifax is true of the girls of Montral, and need not therefore be repeated, yet there are certain character- istics which must be noted. For one thing, the Montreal girl is not so subservient to the old country observances and traditions. She has more freedom of individual in- itlative end action, of which she takes full advantage, but not, as might be feared, so much in the direction of larger social Uberty as of less restricted personal action. As to Matrimony. Matrimony seems to occupy a singularly unimportant corner in the minds of the majority of these girls. Their time {s so well occupied in the pursuit of intellectual, artistic and physical culture (for Delsarte is much in vogue) that the pursuit of hus- bands is quite relegated to the background. Notwithstanding, when the fitting oppor- tunity comes, as it does all in good time, they do not scorn it by any means, but settle into the domestic traces with all the more grace. The young lady of the French quarter has almost invariably received her educa- tion in the somber seclusion of a convent; consequently, when she emerges from seer 7 a into peegeeé “4 of soc! ves for yet of evel ind with a zest hot ifested by her English sister. card party and the nee bie portant part in her life, give the same attention, to the more proving forms of recreation. She is a very charm! person withal, as full of vivacity as well bottled champagne, and frankly baer amy Ste attentions. As a rule, she les while yet in her teens, and finds in the nacesty compensa- tion for the delights, of the dance. Thus her experience of society is apt to be short, otis certainly is a merry one while it Perhaps the distinguishing feature of the Toronto girl of today is Ler ardent interest in philantrophic and religious work. To- ronto claims to possess more piety to the front foot than any other city on the con- tinent. It certainly is a storm center of re- forms. Reform, social, political, moral, is not only in the air, it is in the very dust of the street, and that is saying a good deal, as any viestor can testify. It is but natural, therefore, that the To- rento girl should prefer prayer meetings to poker parties, and disco..rses on divinity to the dissipation of the ball room, and no surprise is aroused by the daughter of a merchant prince being an ective sympa- thizer with the Salvation Army, or con- ducting a series of gospel services tn one of the churches. Sweet and Sensible. Let it not be imagined, however, that the religious side of her nature is developed at the expense of the intellectual. In ever-in- creasing numbers she avails herself of the magnificent university, where she proves a provokingly dangerous competitor with the other under-graduates. Nor does she di- minish at all her social attractiveness by these loftier aspiraiiona. She is not made thereby a prig or A prude, but remains a sweet, sensible young woman, pleasant to the eye and winsome to the heart. In fact, for Coelebs in search of a wife, Toronto is about as safe a place to go as anywhere in the Dominiow. * The prairie cities have hardly been in ex- istence long enough to develop a distine- tive type of girl. To them have come the daughters of all the other provinces, bring- ing with them their own characteristics, and doing pretty much as they would at home, except, perhaps, as the general sense of a wider horizon and clearer at- mosphere may impart a soupcon of addi- tional breeziness to the manner that seems entirely in harmony with the environment. Away out in Victoria the English in- fluence, noted at Halifax, reasseris itself, and is very manifest. It is a charining city, full of delightful young people, but the tone of society is distinctly quiet as compared, say, with Winnipeg, and there is even more formality in the manner of the maiden than in Toronto or Montreal. J. MACDONALD OXLEY. a DUDE’S LATEST FREAK, He Now Insists Upon Unbuttoning the Bottom Button of His Waistcoat. From the New York Herald. Great is the dude and devious are his ways. His latest fad is to wear his waistcoat with the bottom button left unbuttoned. Why or wherefore he cannot tell you; he only knows that he docs it and would con- sider himself caught in aa awful scrape if he should be seen with that button but- toned. It is possible that in hurrying to catch a train or a girl or something important some great dundy once left that button undone, and the dude, who has the eye of a hawk to catch a wrinkle, caught on to the lower button and adopted it as a fad, a freak of fashion. Now on a sliin snad-bellied fellow the fad doesn’t look so bad, for the waistcoat fits in all the more closely to his diaphragm, and the ends unconfined by the button lie flat and give the appearance of a slightly cut away waistcoat, as shown in figure one. On a fat man, however, the effect is ludicrous. All the weight and expansion of the stomach are thrown on the second button, with the result that the ends of the walstcoat curl up like dogs’ ears, and a great crease appears across the front, as in figure two. Even our best tailors are now lending their skill to this freak of the dude, but with no very decided success, especially in the fat man's case. Witten for The Fvening Star. Sir Nigel Loring, CHIEF OF THE WIITE COMPANY. Doughty knight of English yew, Chivalrous ‘mid deadly strife, Gentle, resolute and true, Lamb and lion in thy life, Lead thy yeomen "Gainst the foemen For the sake of thy sweet wife! Break a lance in lst or field; Beard an army for the right; Souls like thine a brave sword wield First and foremost in the fight; Lead thy bowmen "Gulnst the focmen Where the arrows wing their fight! Charge the champion who would meet thee; Seek advancement in the fray; Fame and honor proudly greet thee Hero of the glorious day. Lead thy yeomen— English bowmen— Where the bolts of battle play! Gallant chieftain, I salute thee, Doff my casque, unmafl my ha ‘Yankeo kind regard may suit thee And the bowmen of thy band: Here's to you, men,, Good and true men, \ And your leader, great and grand! DAVID GRAHAM ADER Ewerywhere. It Pursues Him rom Puck. Preacher—Yes, my ,brethren, there is a dread tribunal before: which we shall all be called to appear, when all that we have done amiss will be brought to light.” Politician (aside)—“This is terrible! Ye can’t go nowhere, not even to churc! without havin’ that infernal Lexow com- mittee throwed up to youl” A cocoa with rich chocolate flavo: retaining all the natritious fat- roducing properties yet not distress- i ‘~ to the most delicate, can be pro- duced. Proven in |LLIPS’ s@§CQOCOO e pc HOUSEHOLD HINTS “How much ofl should be put with a pound of white lead to make it the right consistency for painting?” asks a reader of Tne Stan That depends. If the paint is for a “prime,” or first coat on bare wood, the quantity of oil should be about ® quart to a pound of white lead. If fora second coat, about a pint and @ half of oil. If you use turpentine then do not use so much oil, To obtain an ecru tint use yel- low ochre, mixing in a little at a time, till you have succeeded in getting the right shade. It will be well to mix enough to do the whole job at once, for it is a very hard matter to mix a second pot of paint exact- ly the shade of the first. Other colors of paint are secured in like manner, mixing tll the shade required seems to have been found. Always remember that paint works up a little lighter when spread. For in- side work, there are mixed paints sold in every shade and tone, which are much less expensive than buying the white lead and mixing for on elf, and a great ded] less trouble. It wears quite as well, too. There are “wash” paints sold that are to be ap- plied to soft pine to make it resemble hard wood, and you can turn your woodwork iuto ‘charry, mahogany, wainut or hard pine, just as you like, if it has never been painted. If it has been painted once, you will have to sandpaper it all off, and polish it down before applying any of the stain- ing. A painted finish is really the nicest, for there is no sham about it, and paint will conceal blemishes in the woodwork. ‘The woodwork of a room should combine with the wali decorations and the fur- niture to make a harmonious whole. In selecting the paint for each room, try to make ‘ts tones correspond with those that are predominant in the furniture and draperies that are to be used in it. Paint that has neither oil nor varnish in it gives a duil flat finish, and is more difficult to clean, as well as less durable, but it is more restful to the eye than a glazed surface. os 8 © we Painting woodwork is not at all a diffi- cult matter, and there is no reason in the world why a woman who has any hustle in her at all should have her artistic senses tormented by inharmoniously paint- ed woodwork, since she can so easily coat it with some soft, incenspicucus tint that will change the whoie espect of life for her. Wall decorations have much to do with the spirits of the cccupants of apart- ments. Not long since, a laly wko had gone into a regular decline, and was con- fined to a room all the time, was oerdere! by her physician to have a room filted up in gray and pink. She declared she couldn't live in such a glare of light. But the doctor had his way, and from the moment that ehe was removed from her dark, dis- mal room, with its cherry wood finish, chocolate-colored walls, heavily gilde: lavishly hung with *k red damask silk, into a room with a soft cream ing and papered walls, with a wild rose figure in a wild rose border, light satin wood finished woodwork and furnitu’ with light yellow silk and lace curta she began to improve, aud you can’t make her believe that it was not all due to the cheerful color in the new room. One 1s never quite happy on a dark dismal day, end why should not the same hold good about one’s room? oe cell- my aay Unless you want to ruin your skin and complexion, don’t go to bed without wash- ing your face. If you don’t want to use water, rub your face vigorously with co- coa butter, or white vaseline, and then rub off with a soft cloth. You can thea be sure that the pores of the skin are open and ready to do their regular duty, som thing they cannot do if the face is cov ed with powder or du: <s. 2 os It is sald that in putting down carpets and large rugs that are to be tacked, that if you will sprinkle fine tobacco over the carpet paper you will have no trouble with moths or the carpet beetle. > ¢ 8 Never introduce unpleasant topics at meals, and if you value your digestion, don't be serious or gloomy or cross. Cross people should be made to eat alone. For- get everything in the world when you come to the table, exeept that you are alive and are thankful for it, that you have some- thing to eat and are grateful for that. Preoccupaticn and deep thought at a meal is bad, very bad, for the digestion. You gulp your food abstractedly, and wash it down with a lot of liquids, thus sending into the stomach a mass of half-masti- cated food for that overworked organ to dispose of, after you have thinned and weakened the gastric juices by deluging them with fluids. Laugh and talk at your meals. Never eat alone, have some one to help you forget yourself. Then you will Set over having the dyspepsia. eee After ironing linen, if you have not had the patience to polish till perfectly dry, hang in the air, where it will get dry, be- fore folding away. The garments will be much stiffer than if left to dry from slow evaporation, and will be less Mable to blister. o> eee ee Balmy as these fall days are, they will send you home from a day in the woods, & run on your wheel or a drive, with your face burning like fire, and will result in roughness if you do not take care of your skin at once. When you come in from such trips, don't go at once and wash your face to freshen you up. Go to your room and rub your face with white vase- line till -you have made it red and feel sure that it is soaking in. Then go about making the rest of your toilet; it should n on the fave at least ten minutes. nd read, or rem If you want to rest, lie down ESSSSSSSSSOOR This is It PIII IPI Cottolene is clean, delicate, wholesome, ap- petizing and econom- ical. It is so good that it is taking the place of all other shorten- ings. Be sure and get the genuine with trade mark—steer’s head in cotton-plant wreath — on every pail. Made only by The N. K. Fairbank Company, CHICAGO, ana 114 Commerce St., Baltimore, : ry} UPTURE CANNOT cases, If properiy sited e can Largest stock of Trusses Berlin Truss Co., 1116 F st. ‘Over Loose, the Florist. Take elevator. 184 Ne er ee LLL PLEA ELL PPD 18 sleep while waiting. Then take a soft Unen towel and rub your face gently for moment, after which apply another ick ‘poy of the vaseline, rubbing that well rig egy gen greeey ea) towel. Give it a final rub, just before hen leave a om and then rub your face with a cl ois skin that has mn dusted with a perfectly pure powder, and you will suffer = inconvenience from the smarting skin, but will feel fresh as ever. Just now everybody is sloshing atound with disinfectants, half the timo doing more harm than good, simply because they don’t know how to use the remedies at hand. Carbolig acid is the favorite, and quarts of it have been sacrificed where an ounce would have answered the same purpose. To use carbolic acid as a disin- fectant, mix it with boiling water, and then set it some place out of reach of the children in an cpen-mouthed vessel. It will keep your premise odorous for @ month, Bathe the feet in cold water after hav- ing had to go about with them wet for a time, an {t will probably prevent your taking cold. A hot lemonade and a warm bed will be a good accompaniment. ———— Rarity of Honest Praise. From the St. Louls Globe-Democrat. Woy is it that even with the nearest and dearest praise Is so begrudged, while blame is always so freely bestowed? In nine cases out of ten the former does infinitely more good and incites to far greater exertion than the latte>. Nevertheless, as a rule, the fondest parent, the kindest teacher, the most faithful friend, often hesitates to praise, while seldom failing to censure when the occasion calls for it. There is ever the feeling latent that the recipient will be un- duly elated by any approbation bestowed; and parents and teachers. sometimes hesi- tate on that account to express unstinted commendation,, while brothers and sisters, and even friends, often at heart really be- grudge the satisfaction and, perhaps, self- complacency they might make by giving expression to the admiration they may hon- estly feel. While flattery Is ever profuse and easy to obtain, honest praise 1s a rare commodity, seldom given even when most deserved, and grudgingly withheld when most needed. How often a child feels “there is no use trying’ simply because his feeble efforts for the right obtain no recognition, while his faults are constantly recapitulated; how of- ten the weak endeavors of a selfish nature to “give up” pass unnoticed, while the origi- nal sin is constantly commented upon! Many a puny plant has died for the want of kindly nourishment that might have grown strong and vigorous under favorable conditions, and it is sad to think that in many a household where children are ap- parently brought up under the best auspices the germs of better things constantly wither 2 vay for the lack of the sunshine of loving praise and commendation. = eee Deadeneq. From Life. Parke—“What a terrible thunder storm we had last night. Lane—“Did we?” eat Scott, didn’t you hear it?’ My baby had the colic.” ONE ENJOY Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant - and refreshing to the taste, and acts gerily yet promptly on the Kidneys, ~iver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of iis kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt iz its action and truly beneficial in iw effects, pre; only from the mos. healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all und have made it the most ay Soe remedy known, yrup of Figs is for sale in 50e cnd 31 bottles by all leading drug- zists, Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro ure it promptly for any one who : hes to try it, Do not accept any ibsti ate, CAL FORNIA FIG S¥RUP CO SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, rep "YORK. WY. ge owGTGTVT TV VReeeees PREMIER BRAND CALIFORNIA WINES on. Produced from best varieties of foreign grapes transplant- ed to California. Superior to double-priced imported. Guaranteed pure. Washington, D.C. eos Ce ee ee ee Small Pox! We will give $50.00 for a Case That is developed after Dr. Chase’s Blood and Nerve Food has been taken for ten days. This food makes perfect blood and perfect nerves, and that condition of the system makes contagion impossible. It acts quickly, is a sure preventive and is better than vaccination. BLOOD AND NERVE FOOD FOR WEA! dd RUN DOWN PEOPLE. h Yourself Before Taking It. WHAT IT IS! The richest of all restorative Decause it replaces the sane substances to the blood and nerves that are exhausted in these two life-giving fluids by disease, indigestion, bigh living, overwork, wotry, excesses, abuse, etc WHAT IT DOES! By making the ‘blood pare and rich, and the digestion perfect, It creates solid flesh, muscle and strength. ‘The nerves being made strong, the brain becomes active and clear. For re- storing lost vitality and stopping all wasting drains and weakness in either sex, it has no equal; and as a female regulator {t is worth its weight im gold. ‘One box ‘asts a week. Price, 50 cts., or five boxes $2.00. ‘or by mail. Information tree. ant iR. CHASE COMPANY, enng! Philadelphia. po0S-m, was, 6t DOUBTFUL MEDICAL TESTIMONIALS Some Startling Statements Sound Suspiciously Exaggerated. Many people who read the advertised testi montals of wonderful medical cures are apt to ask themselves the question, “Can they be true?” While many of them seem incredible, we are not prepared to say they are untrue. We know the statements that the Washington daily papers have frequently published regarding Dr. Walker, the great specialist in the treatment of nervous, brain ‘and chronic diseases, are true; many of them are from well-known prominent citizens of Washing- ton, who, on being interviewed, declare “the half has not been told,” and that many of Dr. Walker's most wonderful cures are never heard of by the public, as he makes it an invariable rule to never divulge @ patient's name or any facts regarding the case except after full, free permission has first been granted by the patient, and many of his most remarkable restorations are concealed from ‘the public owing to the patient's diffidence, A large number of the remarkable statements we have published from time to time of seemingly impossible cures wrought by Dr. Walker are sworn to before @ notary public, and as the signers are well known, none can doubt thelr truth. There ts no doubt that a physician who makes. life study of certain allments, as Dr. Walker has done, for twenty-four years, of nervous, brain and chronic diseases, is better qualified to treat and cure them than the general practitioner, wh endeavors to cover the whole wide range of complaints that affect humanity. Although Dr, Walker's practice {a large and extensive and steadily increasing, and his time is in constant demand, be has always firmly adhered to his system of small fees; be never makes a charge of any kind for consultation, examination or advice, ‘This places the wonderful benefit of his great skill within the reach of all. In addition to the largé number of callers he sees dally, he yet finds time to answer personally the many letters he constantly receives from out-of-town sufferers who seek his aid or advice. Dr, Walker makes it an ironclad rule to only accept for treatment those cases he KNOWS he can cure; others are candidly told their condition and sent away. His well-known sanitarium at 1411 Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining Willard’s Hotel, ts open daily for consultation and treatment. Office hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday and Saturday evenings, T to 8; Sundays, 10 to 12. ut Same Diseases seme All progressive physicians now admit the correctness of “the germ theory of disease.” They know that “alt @ivtawes * Have: and multiply with terrible sapidity, The trouble may show in the head, lungs, stomach or elsewhere, You may call It Any name you choose, but the cause is same—microbes in the blood—nilcrobes the root of your life... « Kill them and it cures you. Let live and you die. ‘Phe disease isn't sumption, or Eczema, or Paralysis—it ff MTORORES of kinds. The only preparation that,will them all and so cure any (so-called) dis- ease is a ke “ aes afi are ca. wed by micro ves, PATERSON, N. J., August 14, 3804 Gentlemen—Having had three sisters RHEUMATISM. MICROBE KILLER, and am happy to way grand, good medicine, and I would’ ldVise ECZEMA. MELROSE, Mass., September 1, 1804. Gentlemen—I have been a great sufferer from Eczema; tried any number of Sarsa- parillas and Blood Purifiers, bat could not effect a cure until 1 used RADAM’S MI- CROBE KILLER, which did~the work thoroughly aud effectually. GEORGE UPTON, Melrésé, Maas, PARALYSIS. NEW YORK, October 8) 180Re. Gentlemen—On the 25th of September, 1892, I was suddenly seized With Trralysis and dropped helpless in the streeta My friends sent me to the New York Hospital, where I was treated for sixty-four daga, and on being discharged, ny condition was such that I sould not gét stout without the use of m heavy cane, 1 Wim. Radam’s Microbe Killér. had given up all hopes of ever cured, when through -a friend 1k beard of the MICROBE KILLER, and imine- lately began taking #. Prom dhe°tirwe I received benefit, and after taking it for four months, was entirely cured.” ~ FRANK P. SHULL, 1 Bast 28th st, ‘Wm. Radam Microbe, Killer Co., 7 Laight St., New York. ..:« AGENTS FOR WASHINGTON: SCHELLER & STEVENS, 901 Pa. ave. ACKER & KENNER, oc27-s2m 1429 Pa. ave. You Can Heat Better ByG —not counting what you save. & touch of a match and a gas stove fs agoing. Think of the labor re- quired in making a coal fire, G: Radiators, $10 up. enters Fireplace. Gas eaters, up. Covered Gas Stove Tubing, Te. ft, up. ‘We keep all stoves bought of us in repair one year free. Gas Appliance Exchange, 1428 N. Y. Ave. — SESATHHHHOSO0040044004504: GRATEFUL—OOMFORTING Epps’s Cocoa. BRSAKFAST—SUPPER. “By & thorough kuowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and mutri- ‘and by « careful application of the fine prop- tion, erties of well-selected Mr. Epps bas MOREA PANT AND SUPPER & vided FOR OUR delicately S:voured beverage which may save us many heary doctors’ bills. It is cious vse of = ee diet tata constitution ally bolt up util st rr pn MN ag — Pm Sp a ladies are floa' around us ready to m erever there io a weak potat. We may fatal shaft by keeping ourselves ‘Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only to mee: ot. 7 oe labeled thus: JAMES EI”! - ., Homoeopathic e London, Eneland. @Samtuly” Just Opened A brand “new fnvotce NOVELTIES IN FU eisewhere. You are tuvited to call —buy_{f you want to. EP Dort fail to see those fine Seat Skin Coats und Capes we are closing out at a sactifiee—they may be gone ——— tomorrow. Willett & Ruoff, isbed frame. [905 Pa. Ave. N.W. 204