A NOBLE CHARITY.
Sisters Who Rxfii‘nd to the Care of a House
as Well as Nurse the Sick.
An order of' sisters has been estab.
fish-ed in New York, whose work im-
presses one at first sight as being the.
truest charity. It is called the Little
Sisters of the Assumption, instituted
originally in England, and its object is
to care. for the sick poor in their
homes. The sisters work not only as
nurses in the limited sense of the
word, devoting themselves exclusively
to the sick room, but more especially
looking after the care of the house
and the needs of the little children in
the case. for instance, when a mother
is obliged to stav in bed and leave
everything to he working husband
and the three or four little ones who
may be. about. The sisters go carly in
“the morning to such a home, and. after
giving the sick one whatever care and
medicine she needs, they put the house
in order. wash and dress the children
if necessary, cook for them and for
the mother. stay as nurses through the
day when they are needed, and be~
fore they go they have the. father‘s
dinner or supper cooked and ready
for .him, put the children to bed and
arrange everything for the sick
mother during the night. The
ntxiccs, besides being trained as
c. ape-tent home nurses. are thor-
o ghly taught every detail of house-
t )I'k. and as their services are free to
: .1 who need them, they must be a real
i' tossing to the afflicted poor, for whom
sickness is a dreadful-thing, not only
in itself, but even more, perhaps. on
account of the absolute neglect of the
necessary duties of decent living that
it generally involves. The Sisters are
supported by voluntary contributions.
and these they are not permitted to
receive individually, but the offerings
must be presented at the convent as a
free gift. Many of those whom they
care for give whatever small sum
they are able to in gratitude for their
services, but it is wholly unlooked for,
and is a matter always of their own
personal feeling of indebtedness. The
support of the order must
naturally on the chari'tab‘ly disposed
among those who are blessed with
this world’s goods, but undoubtedly
manv of these, to whom the care. of
the sick poor has been a very real and
heartbreaking problem. are glad to on-
trust their means to these good Sis-
ters, who have solved it so \vcll.—St.
Mary’s Hospital News. .
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“BILLY RAlLRbAD,” THE GOAT.
He Is Owned by :1 Railway and Is “forth
I!" Big illoney.
The. International and Great North-
ern Railroad of Tcfias has a trained
goat in its employ.
depend-
~worst fault is their deafness.
The goat reccivos '
no salary for his services. but he rc- :
ceives the best of treatment and seems
to fully appreciate the important po-
sition which he holds with the rail-
road corporation. This goat is used
to load sheep on cars. and is vgell
known to all the shippers along that
line of road. He was raised in Mex1—
co, near the town of Lampazos. on
the line of the Mexican National Rail-
road. To all appearances he was only
an ordinary goat. and great was the
surprise of his owner when, about a
year ago. the goat, of his own free
will, paid a. visit to the stock pens at
Lampazos, where a shipment of goats
was being loaded, and led a big flOck
of slampcdcd animals back into the
pens and into the. cars.
The value of this particular 5.: at
was quickly recognized. and for sev-
eral months he had regular employ-
ment as leader in rounding up and
loading shipments of goats at Lam-
pazos and other places along the line
of the Mexican National. He had the
Mexican name of “Guillermo Ferro-
carril.” which in English -mc:rns
“Billy Railroad." A few months ago
a. large shipment of sheep was to be
made from Ixaredo, Texas, on the line
of the international and Great North-
ern road. “Billy Railroad” was sent
for. and he handled the big flock of
sheep better than a force of twenty
men could have done. ,
“Billy" has been employed at a1~
most every shipping place on the lint],
of the International and Great North—
crn road. and his value is appreciated
to such an extent that a large price
was offered for, him by the Southern
Pacific company. He is now owned
jbimtly by the Mexican National and
the International and Great Northern
roads—Chicago Inlter Ocean.
Speaking Boston Indian.
Evidently she was from Boston. for
Bostoncse, you know, know all about
the Indian question. She was wit-
nessing the Indian sham battle at the
exposition grounds and was deeply in
terested in L0 and his manner of
fighting. After the battle she ap-
proached one of the noble Sioux and
made an effbrt to engage him in con-
versation; '
“Heap- mu‘ch. fight,” said the dear
creature in that choice language that
all good Indians are supposed to un-
dot-stand-
Lo gazed at the dainty maiden from
Bcantown and answered never a word.
“Heap great show,” said the fair
maiden. “Injun heap fight. Big pow-
wow, hughl”
Lo-smiled a stoical smile, drew his
blanket closer about his stalwart form
and replied;
“Yes; this is indeed a great exposi-
tion, and we flatter ourselves that our
portion of the entertainment is by no
means the least attraction here.
I ask who it is that I have the honor
of addressing?”
' teacher can
Ma}r
The dear girl from Boston was thun. -
derstruck. She blushed a. rosy red-~
even Boston girls can blush when they
thaw out—and hastily fled.
She had been addressing one of the :
Carlisle Indian school graduates.—
Omaha World-Herald. '
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THE ORIGIN OF 101-: CREAM.
Made Its Appearance Near the Close of the.
Last Century.
The New York" Post Boy of June 8.
1783, makes this announcement‘
“Ladies and gentlemen may be sup
plied with ice cream every day-at the
City tavern by their humble servant.
Joseph Cowc.” At a ball given by
Mrs. Johnson in New York, on Dec. 12, .
1789, there were “served pyramids of
red and white ice cream. with punch
and liquors, rose cinnamon and par
fait amour.” Ice cream was first is;-
troduccd alt , the national capitol by
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, who had
had it in her ’home in New York. Sh:l
used to tell with amusement of the
delight with which President Jackson
first tasted it, and how he promptly
decided to have ices at the executive
next reception were treated to the.
frozen mystery, and afforded con-
siderable fun to the initiated by the
reluctance with which they tasted it.
Those from the rural districts espec-
ially first eyed it suspiciously, then
melt-ed each spoonful with breath be-
fore consuming it. Their distrust was
soon removed, however, and plates
were empt‘ed with great rapidity.
The man who made the cream was.
oddly enough, a negro by the name of
Jackson, who in the early part of the
present century kept a small confec—
tionary store in Washington. Cold
custards, which were cooled after be-
ing made by setting them on a cake
of ice, were very fashionable, and
Jackson, at Mrs. Hamilton’s sugges-
tion, froze them by placing the in-
gredients in a tin bucket and com-
pletely covering it wit-h ice. Each
bucket contained a quart, and was
sold for $1. It immediately became
popular, and the inventor soon en-
larged his store, and when he died
left a considerable fortune—Harpers
Bazar.
EARS IN SCOOLROOMS.
Children are Often Deaf and Not Stupid,
As Is Sometimes Thought.
Defective hearing is a symptom fre-
quently seen in the school room about
which teachers should know some.
thing. Pupils are sometimes consid-
ered backward and stupid, whose
This is
not as common, probably, as defect-
ive sight. but it is quite as apt to be
neglected and to lead to disastrous rc-
Sllll'lS. Head colds, diseased condi-
tions of the pharynx and tonsils, and
discharges from the external ear are
all common with children in this cli-
mate, and are all prolific sources of
permanent deafness.
The teacher is in a position to de-
tect this symptom early, and should
investigate every case of apparent in-
attention and stupidity, especially if
it is noticed that this lisaccompanied
with-persistent mouth breathing. The.
easily inform herself
about a child's hearing, and quite ac-
curately; thus, a child should be able
to hear words spoken in a clear, low
voice twenty feet away. and should
be able to hear a watch tick three feet
from either car. Children with. de'
fcctive hearing, should, of course, be
seated near the teacher‘s desk. Par-
enlts’ attention should always be called
to this symptom, for it is usually pos-
sible to cure it when early treatment
is instituted. Neglected. it is very
sure to become permanent—Snnilta
rian. ' ’
Food and Drink in One.
According to tradition the discovery
and use of pulque in Mexico dates
from the eleventh century.
Pulqu-e is both a food and a drink.
and ainong;tllc poor it forms a'verv
important addition to the frijoles.
tortillas and Chile, liiaking up their
limited fare. In employing a Mexican
set-vault, a few cents a day for the
purchase of pilque is generally allow-
ed by the mistress of the house. A
Mexican can do with little clothing
and scanty fare. but life is a thirst-
panged desert if thexusual allowance
of pulquc is interfered with. It post
sesses large medicinal properties. act
ing in a beneficial way upon the
digestion. blood, nerves and System
in general: but if used to excess it
finally dulls the intellect and makes
one drowsy and stupid.
One hundred thousand quarts a day
is the average consumption of pub
que in the City of Mexico alone. and
special trains are regularly employed-
in the carrying trade between the
magucy plantations and the city mar-
ki‘i9""30dfl'0y's Magazine. ‘
A Penitent Dog.
- Walking along a residence street of
Susquehan'na'a citizen noticed a little
child at play with an immense New-
foundland dog on a lawn. In the
rough and tumble sport of the two
the child hurt his dumb playmate, who
snapped rather angrily at the child.
A woman who stood watching on the
porch, cried out: “Nero, aren’t you
ashamed of yourself to frighten the
baby? Go away, you" bad dog!" The
dog slunk‘away, whining. Suddenly
he sprang toward a flowering plant.
bit off one of the fragrant. blossoms
and with many extraordinary capers
laid it at the feet of the little child.
and then bounded toward the woman
to receive a caress of forgivenness.—
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
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A Man of Resources.
"1 don’t know that I need. any
work done about the house. What
can you do, my good fellow?"
“Sir, in my day I’ve been a carpen-
ter, a barber and a school teacher. I
can shingle your house, your hair or
your boy.”—-Ohicago Tribune.
The thin one—A feller's wife never
believes more than half he tells her.
The fat one—I would not mind that
if she’d only believe the right half..-—
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Accordingly guests at the ~
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Grumbling Will Cease if No walk People
Follow This Citizen’s Advice.
When the kidneys are sick they
grumble.
You hear them clear through the
back.
You feel them clear through the
body.
They grumble when over-taxed.
Know how the kidneys grumble ‘3
It’s a simple thing, your back will
tell you.
Backache is the first grumbling
warning.
The kidneys give it, and if you heed
it not,
Look out for trouble; it will surely
come.
Urinary trouble, kidney trouble. and
many miseries.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are made for
kidneys only.
They cure every form of kidney ill
The experience of Norwalk pcOplc
proves this.
Here’s a case in point:
Mrs. John Grace, of 32 Plattsville
avenue, says: “I am well up in years
and for quite a long whileIsufr‘el-ed
with my back and kidneys. The pain
often extended down into my limbs and
was frequently so severe that [sup-
posed I had rheumatism. I was ad.-
vised to use Doan’s Kidney Pills and
procureda box at Hale—’5 drug store
(now Glendening & C(L’S), and began
Lakingthem. I think the pills are a
a good thing; they cured me.”
Doan’s Pills for sale by all deal"
ers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster-
Milburn (‘10., Buffalo, N. Y.,solc agents
for the U. S. Remember the name
Dean’s and take no substitute.
Queer Funeral Mistakes in llIaine.
There have been some queer mis-
takes made, of all kinds, but this is
one of the most unusual and nudes-in
able, although no real harm was done:
A man, one time prominent in profes-
sional life of this city, died. He was
a member of a certain society in this
city, which sent. representatives to the
funeral. The members of the organ—
ization were notified of the death of
their fellow member by postal cards.
sent out by the Secretary. One of the
cards was addressed to and delivered
at the late residence of the dead mem-
ber, inviting him to attend his own
obsequies. A similar incident was, if
anything. worse. A member of a se—
cret society died and his fellows were
notified of his death and the time and
place of the funeral, as usual. A card
was delivered at the address of the
dead man, directed to him in his own
handwriting! He had been the Secre—
tary of the organization and had ad-
dressed sets of postal cards to the
members at his leisure. When a mem-
ber died, a set of the addressed cards
were sent to the printer, who printed
the name of the deceased member on
the back with the other matter used
in the notice. So when the Secretary
died his assistant or successor sent a
set of the. cards to the printer, so that
the dead man wasscnt one addresscll
by his own hand—Portland Express.
Buttons Extensively Used.
It is officially announced that buttons
will be extensively used wherever pos-
sible, and that they will, as a rule, be'of
considerable size—not always round,
but oval, square, and oblong also.
Cameo effects, it is said, will reappear,
some of these buttons surrounded by a
circle of Rhinestones or very fine-cut
French brilliants. Buttons with buckles
to match of real gold and real silver
will be used. Many years ago the craze
for cheap buttons reached an extrava-
gant height, from three to five dozen
sometimes trimming a single gown,
and tons of metal buttons were manu-
factured to supply the demand. Nowa-
days, if buttons are worn as ornaments,
they must be artistic and valuable. The
cheap, showy kinds have departed to
the limbo to which wax flowers, wool
mats, sheii ornaments, and crochet an-
timacassars are banished.
Yokes and Gulmpel.
Ladies' cloth, very light in weight
and of exquisite velvet-like surface, in
ivory or cream-white, geranium or mil-
itary red, pale dahlia, or old rose, or-
ange, and fawn colof‘, is much used for
guimpes or yokes on tailor costumes of
broadcloth, and when a lighter fabric
is preferred, tucked corded silk or crys-
tal bengaline in similar colors is used.
Some of the cloth yokes are left plain;
others are~overlaid with an entire sec-
ond yoke of open~work silk applique,-
passementerie, or braiding. On evening
toilets, nets, soft Liberty satins, India
silks, chiffon,-and crepe de blue are
variously used for yokes or guimpes,
and many times the sash’or folded
girdle and little sleeve puffs are formed
of corresponding material. ‘
The chick that feathers slowly is,
as a rule, hardy, and can stand more
-hardships than-others, for the reason
that its slow feathering does not tax
its vitality. When fully‘matured, such
chicks become better . feathered than
the others and endure the'winter bet-
ter. Asiatics are slow in getting their
feathers, but the Langshans take on
their plumage a little earlierthan the
Cochins or Brahmas. Slow feathering
is an advantage rather than otherwise.
THE fibrils
filter the blood and sift the acids
and impurities from It. When the
kidneys are diseased, the blood be-‘
comes impune. and then rheu-
matism, dropsy, uremia, and other
diseases follow. ’l‘o cure the. kid-
neys, they should be stimulated
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lF Tit-31E KIDNEYS HOSTETTET‘P
ARE NOT KEPT
HEALTHY,
BRIGHT’S ms. STOMACH
EASE MAY
BITTERS
ATTACK THEM.
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THE ’Evnnino GAZETTE
CURRENT colviMEN 1'.
Pennsylvania has begun the build-
lng of a new $500,000 State House
which she hopes to complete at :1 cos?
of not more than $3,000,000.
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The Czar will noticelthat the United
States understands the actof disarm-
ament. After disarming Spain it is
rapidly reducing its own military es-
tablishment.
Poor old Spain no-w proposes a na
tional lottery as a means of replenish
in-g her exhausted treasury. It is as
if a father should seek to repair the
fortunes of an impoverished family
by asking his sons to join him in set
ting up a gambling establishment with
themselves as the sole patrons.
A forestry department in Cornell
University is to be given charge for
thirty years of 30,000 acres of wood-
land in the Adirondacks. This is high-
er education of the most enlightened
and practical kind.
The United States has sent to China
Japan and the Philippines an “Agri-
culture explorer,” charged with ar-
ranging for the introduction in those
regions of American agricultural pro-
ducts, especially butter and cheese
Our Indian corn missionaries have
been a success, and the idea will bear
enlargement. ‘
The express companies have found
it more profitable to own their car:
and pay mileage for having them haul-
ed than to use cars run by the rail-
roads, and it seems as though the gov-
ernment should do the same thing
Then there could be no opportunity for
the frauds which, it is alleged, are
practiced by the railroad companies
at each annual weighing of the mail:
in transit, the government would know
definitely what it is paying for. and
its payments to the railroads could be
compared with charges made for sim
ilar services to individuals and corpo
rations. “
It is one of the contrasts of history
that a suggestion looking to the grad
ual reduction of the armies of the great
powers comes from the most despotit
of them all, Russia, just at the momen‘
that the most democratic, the Uniteo
States, is about to largely increase its
permanent military force. Yet it is
easy to draw false conclusions front
the coincidence and antithesis. It doc:
not necessarily mean that the great
absolutism is a friend of the cause oi
peace and the great republic its enemy
Nor does it, of itself, cast any doubt:
on the Czar’s sincerity. Young poten
fates are often idealists and cnthusi
asts. Caligula, who, in the latter pan
of his reign, said he wished the peoplt
of Rome had only one neck, so thal
he could cut their heads off with one
blow, was a liberal monarch at the be
ginning of his reign. So were his fel-
low-tyrants, Nero and Domitian.
The Editorial Association of the
State of New York appointed a com
mittec to confer with the Governor in
regard to measures to end the illegal
use of street and other cars for ad.
vertising purposes, which, it is truly
remarked, is but one of the branches
of a great evil. The association fur-
ther says, and with perfect accuracy,
that “The whole business of advertis.
ing by printed posters, defacing 1101
merely the street cars but our town:
and villages and the face of nature
miscellaneously—vulgarizing the taste
of the community and making all 011!
public places hideous—is a direct di-
version of legitimate business from the
newspapers and magazines.” It is
added that in France and Italy a large
sum is derived from a stamp tax or
poster advertising, and that Congress
makes a mistake by not including such
a tax in the war revenue bill. A11 01
which is quite correct. The newspa
per men of New York will unite to put
an end to a flagrant imposition on the
public, and an aggressive raid upon a
legitimate business.
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Secretary Long and the technical ex
ports of his department. in their desire
to formulate a general policy of naval
construction which shall enlist the
prompt co-operation of Congress, haw
reached an agreement which should
and doubtless will command the im
mediate and unquestioning support 01
that body. The Naval Board of Con
struction, acting under the direction at
the Secretary, has unanimously do ‘
cided that the battleships and cruiser: '.'
hereafter added to the navy shall be a E
least equal to the largest and speedi
est vessels of their respective types
in existence. The Board has there
fore ordered that designs be preparcc
{or three battleships, each with a dis
placement ranging between 13,000 auc
14,000 tons, with a speed of not les.t
than nineteen knots an hour. In addi
tion to these, it proposes the building
of three first-class cruisers, each wit:
a displacement of 12,000 tons and a
speed rate of not less than twenty~twlz
knots. It also recommends the build
ingot additional cruisers, like tin
Olympia, of Admiral Dewey’s fleet
but with a greater speeding capacity
together with others of smaller type
having a displacement of 2,500 to 3,00l
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