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FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
DOGS AND CATS.
They Are Not Always Antagonistic, as
This Little Story Will Show.
Dogs are usually regarded as the bit
terest enemies of cats, but a famous
German animal trainer has recently in
troduced some clever tricks in which
both cats u and dogs play a part.
In one of the acts Miss Mimisse, a
cat, goes to a ball and takes her place
in a chair, as becomes a modest young
lady kitten. In comes Mr. Follette, the
dog, and with many bows and smiles
inj&tss her to dance a polka. Miss Mi
mifs bows bashfully and takes Mr.
Follette’s arm, and they dance off to
gether across the stage on their hind
legs. Of course every one cheers.
Another scene is a triumph in animal
training. A big English dog named Cer
berus is chained on • the left side of the
stage, while Pippina, the cat, takes her
place on a chair to the right. The train-
A FRIENDLY WALTZ.
er is seated at a well covered table at
the center, ready to eat his supper. He
has nothing to drink, and as there is no
one to wait on him he is obliged to go
for it himself. After he has gone Cer
berus slips his collar off, climbs up on
the table and eats the entire meal. As
he is swallowing the last mouthful a
thought comes to him of the punish
ment that must follow, and he looks to
his friend to help him out of his diffi
culty. Pippina is then taken by the col
lar and set on the table, where she re
mains, looking sad, while Cerberus re
sumes his collar. The trainer returns,
is suspicious of the unhappy victim sit
ting among the empty dishes and is
about to punish her when she climbs
up on her master’s shoulder and whis
pers in his ear that Cerberus is the real
thief. Pippina’s innocence is establish
ed, and the amusing little play is over.
—Chicago Record.
A Hero.
He was perfectly certain, he always said
(And story books must be true),
That somewhere over the meadows led
To the den of a robber crew.
So adown the lane with his sword and shield,
One beautiful summer day,
And over the fence to the buttercup field
He merrily took his way.
And he laughed ho, hoi as he went along
And put on his fiercest looks,
And he made up a kind of a battle song,
As they do in the story books.
But the dragon that lived in the buttercup
field
And guarded the robbcrs’den
Came up and sniffed at his sword and shield
And opened his mouth—and then,
So somebody tells me, this brave little man
(Oh, sad to relate, but true)
Dropped helmet and all, turned tail and ran
At the sound of that terrible “MooI”
Still, robbers there must be left to fight,
And dragons there are no doubt,
And it’s glorious fun if the weather is bright
And—there aren’t any cows about.
—Little Folks.
An Indian Girl’s Gratitude.
During one of the dreadful Indian
massacres iu Minnesota 20 years ago
whole settlements of whites were wiped
out. Men, women and children were
killed without any reason by the sav
ages and many of them carried away
as prisoners. In one of these settlements
was a young woman, a teacher, who
had been very kind to an Indian girl
who had visited the settlement, and
the girl never forgot the kindness.
Some time after, when the Indians
were planning the destruction of this
colony, the girl overheard some of their
conversation, and slipping away made
her way to the teacher’s cottage, and
giving an alarm conveyed her friend to
a place of safety in the woods. After
the battle was over she returned to her
with a pony and directed her to the
nearest settlement where she would be
safe.—Child’s Paper.
The Plays of Animals.
A German professor, Karl Groos, has
written a book on the “plays” of ani
mals, in which he undertakes to show
that the desire to indulge in play is a
true instinct among the lower creatures.
As in man, the tendency to play is
stronger in young animals. Professor
Groos divides animal sports into a num
ber of classes. Among them are: Play
hunting, in which the prey is some
times such as the animal naturally
chases, and sometimes a ‘‘make be
lieve;” play fighting, building play,
nursing play, plays of imitation and
others.
(train Food.
Here is anew game:
This sentence is to be given out to
the assembled company. The game is
to spell it correctly throughout. Who
ever does this first wins a prize, while
the speller who commits the most ridic
ulous blunders wins a booby prize:
“It is agreeable to witness the unpar
alleled ecstasy of two harassed peddlers
endeavoring to gauge the symmetry of
two peeled pears.”
Now, try this sentence and see how
jnany of you can spell all the words.—
Brooklyn Eagle.
When the Earth Sneezed,
gays a correspondent, “Our 10-year
old girl, after listening to an account of
what an earthquake was, said she guess
ed an earthquake was when the earth
sneezed. ’ ’ —Boston Transcript.
A GOOD SAMARITAN.
Ml*. Nettie Houghton Cures For Ilome
-Icm, Unemployed Girls.
Among the good Samaritans of Chi
cago not one deserves waotoer com
mendation or more earnest co-operation
than Miss Nettie Houghton. She has
given her life to the work of aiding the
unfortunate, and devotes herself es
pecially to helping homeless gills who
cannot secure occupation.
Many young women, discouraged and
on the verge of despair, have been the
.recipients of her kindly assistance.
Sheltering them in her home at 572
Fiftieth street, she provides them with
clothing, food and medicine and aids
them to find employment by which they
can become self supporting.
Miss Houghton is w T armly indorsed
by many Chicagoans, including Mrs. E.
P. Vail, Dr. P. S. Henson, Rev. George
M. Bassett, J. A. Rondthaler, B. F.
Jacobs and Bishop C. E. Cheney.—Chi
cago Post.
Floral Fans.
Some pretty feminine fancies are re
ported from Vienna. Ladies at the pres
ent time eschew bouquets at balls and
use fans made of freshly cut flowers,
which can be renewed over and over
again. The local jewelers have invent
ed gold and silver filigree frames,
which are simply sent to the florists to
have, suitable blossoms attached to
them. When a friend sends his or her
photograph to another, it is the correct
thing to slip it into a floral frame,
sweet and fragrant as the morning,
made of violets, rosebuds or lilies, and
the demand for them is very great.
Another novelty is the introduction
of floral serviette rings at dinner par
ties. When a lady seats herself, she
slips this ring off, and passing it over
her hand wears it as a bracelet. The
gentleman who has taken her in pre
sents her with this ring, and she puts it
on the other wrist. These trifles pro
mote conversation and compliments.
A Superior Stepmother.
The stepmother of General Lew Wal
lace was a woman of superior mind
and intellect and possessed many beau
tiful traits which left an impress upon
her gifted stepson, for it is related that
it w T as she that he kept in mind when
he wrote “Ben-Hur,” and the beautiful
character of Ben-Hur’s mother was none
other than his own mother. In the coun
tries where the position of woman is
subordinate man is more or less brutal.
This is a well known fact and can be
traced all through the history of the
world. It is then quite safe to predict
that the highest type of manhood will
never be reached except by close associ
ation with the highest type of woman
hood.
The First Vote.
Mrs. S. M. Larabee, wife of Hon.
Frank Larabee, president of the First
National bank of McGregor, la., cast
the first vote ever cast by a woman in
Clayton county at the special election
held recently in that city for the pur
pose of bonding the city for water
works. The correspondent of the lowa
Woman’s Standard says, “Four women
only were allowed to vote, and in con
sequence of their being allowed to cast
their ballots the entire vote of that pre
cinct was thrown out. ” By what au
thority or upon what grounds is not
quite plain, lowa women having been
expressly given the right to vote on
these questions.
Russian Lace In Favor.
Speaking of lace reminds me that
Russian lace, the linen in cream color,
or with blue or scarlet threads inwov
en and the silk lace in the same heavy
designs, are more in favor than ever
this season, that showing a bit of color
being much used to give a distinctive
touch to shirt waists or simple taffeta
bodices. An old fashioned silk lace has
just come back into favor and was used
on many of the prettiest evening gowns.
This is of a silvery white and is exceed
ingly fine in texture, just such a lace as
was used 60 years ago for the quilling
on quaint bonnets and evening bodices.
—Atlanta Constitution.
Policies 011 the Queen’* Life.
The tradesmen in the west end of
London have laid in immense stocks in
expectation of a brilliant season in com
nection with the forthcoming celebra
tion of the queen’s jubilee. To guard
themselves against loss in the event of
the queen’s death between now and
June 22 they have taken out insurance
policies on the queen’s life. When tho
Duke of Clarence died, some of them
were almost *uined; hence this new
precaution.
Women as Workers.
Carroll D. Wright, in his report on
the labor market, says:
The main reason given for the em
ployment of women and girls is usually
that they are better adapted for the
work at which they are employed.
Other reasons are that they are more
reliable, more easily controlled, cheaper,
more temperate, more easily procurable,
neater, more rapid, more industrious,
less liable to strike, learn more rapidly,
etc.
THE TIMES: BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY. MORNING. APRIL 25, 1896.
HE WENT BACK.
Pathetic but Vain Appeal For Permission
to Make a Brief Stay With U.
Mamola Luiga, an aged Italian, who
claims to have been a professor of Greek,
Latin and Italian languages in one of
the universities of Italy, arrived recent
ly at New York in the steerage of the
Fuerst Bismarck and has since been in
the detention pen at Ellis island await
ing deportation. He sent the following
letter to Assistant Immigration Com
missioner McSweeney:
“Most Illustrious Signor, President of
the Tribunal For the Scrutinizing of
Immigrants:
“The object of my coming here is
more moral-political than material.
Since my youthful days I have always
been an admirer of the great republic of
the United States of America because I
am convinced that such great people
owe to her giant progress toward c "H
--zation which has wonderfully surp u ed
that of old Europe.
“I have tried more than once to come
and breathe this republican air. Al
though I am now 60 years of age, I have
succeeded, and my good health and
strong constitution make me feel as a
man 40 years old. I am single and all
alone. I left my family in Italy.
“My return to Italy now would be a
mortal sorrow to me, because I have been
a strong supporter of the republic and
the just cause of Cuba. My heart bled
when Maceo fell, and his death was a
brotherly sorrow. I warmly appeal to
your goodness and liberality in order
that you will grant me to remain in
New York at least for a few months.”
—New York Journal.
STARVED FORTY HOURS.
Terrible Experience of a Fanner Evicted
by the Great Flood.
Peter Branheart, from Plum Point,
Tenn., is one of the hundreds who had
thrilling experiences in the great Mis
sissippi floods. Describing his recent
thrilling escape, he said: “My wife and
myself were eating breakfast when we
heard a sound like distant thunder. The
levee had broken. We had no means of
escape, and, becoming panic stricken,
my wife ran out the door and tried to
escape.
“I attempted to follow her, but was
overtaken by the water and was barely
able to save my lifp by climbing on a
floating log. I was rescued by parties
in a skiff and carried to the levee in an
unconscious condition.
“I waited 40 hours without anything
to eat, when the Belle Memphis picked
me up. All I had in the world was de
stroyed, aud I have heard nothing of my
wife since that destructive flood over
took us. I never expect to see her again
this side of heaven. lam 64 years old
and am thrown on the mercies of the
world. ’ ’
SHOOTING FOR HATS.
An Infant Industry That Is Fostered by
the Flood.
A visitor in Pass Christian, Miss., the
other day heard some pistol shots and
asked a negro boy what they meant.
“Oh,” was the. reply, “them fellows
dun be shootin fo’ hats.”
“Shooting for hats I” exclaimed the
visitor. “What on earth do you mean?”
“Sure dere is nuffin strange ’bout
dat. They’s doin it ebry day ’most.
When de train is comiu, dey jes’ fires
dem shots when she gets good on to de
bridge, an de men day sticks dere heads
out to see what’s up, an de wind jes’
takes dere hats off an drops ’em in de
bay. Den dey rows around an picks ’em
up. Sometimes dey gets a lot of ’em.
Other day Josh Johnson got seben. ”
“What does Josh Johnson do besides
shoot for hats?” was asked.
“Oh, he fishes an does odd jobs an
lives.”—New York Tribune.
Donuy Bit Francos.
Frances Thompson, a chambermaid,
was passing a saloon on Clark avenue,
St. Louis, recently, when Donny Brooks
ran out, threw her arms around Frances
and began to chew her up.
“I’ll disfigure you so my man won’t
want to look at you!” she screamed.
When Frances got loose, she had
pieces bitten out of her face and hands.
She weut to the dispensary.
She was asked if she would prosecute.
“No,” she said; “a little chewing
don’t hurt any one. The only thing I’m
afeared of, she might have blue gums. ”
She was turned over to an officer.—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Ladies Object to the Name “Kissam."
One morning recently the hoard of
control of the city of Cleveland enter
tained a number of fair spectators.
They did not come to pay their respects
to the board.
What the ladies desired was that the
board give ear to a simple, plain peti
tion which they had. In other words,
they live on Kissam street, and would
like the name of that thoroughfare
changed to Ellendale avenue. They did
not stop to make any extended explana
tions, which might easily be surmised.
Anyhow the board will do what it can
for them.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Fast Run.
Fast runs are the order of the day on
the two big Canadian railroads at pres
ent. The Canadian Pacific last week
rushed a special beef train from Wind
sor to Newport, Vt,., in 82 hours, beat
ing the schedule time by 18 hours.—
Boston Herald.
Now Baseball.
The Grecians and the Cretans
Claim the world's attention now.
We awake to ask each other
Of the European row.
Wo applaud King George and shower
Praise upon his warlike son—
Then we spend perhaps an hour
Beading news from Washington.
But we’ll soon forget the Cretans
And the woes that they must hear.
We will cease to think of congress
And of Cuba's sad affair,
And our thoughts will ail bo centered,
In about a fortnight hence,
On the sturdy chap that hummers
The globule o'er the fence.
—Cleveland Leader.
Kebttcoa Broun Mitchell.
Mrs. Rebecca Brown Mitchell, who
lias been appointed chaplain of the Ida
ho senate, was brought up on a farm in
central Illinois. Miss Willard fiats of
her in The Union Signal: “She had a
devout nature from childhood, and had
she met with encouragement would
have studied theology. She is a mem
ber of the Baptist church. Mrs. Mitchell
lias been a resident of Idaho since 1882
as a self supporting missionary, teach
ing a mission school and working for
temperance in Sunday and day school,
as well as in the W. C. T. U. and juve
nile temperance organizations. She or
ganized the first children’s temperance
society in Idaho. Her children are mar
ried and settled in homes of their own,
leaving their mother free to carry on
her work as an evangelist and state or
ganizer for the W. C. T. U. In 1893,
Mrs. Mitchell was elected superintend
ent of legislative work for tne state,
securing the passage of the bill which
raised the ago of consent from 10 to 14
years. Two years ago she was instru
mental in securing an amendment of
the constitution, which was adopted at
the last election, granting suffrage to
women and securing a further protec
tion to the girls of the state by getting
the age of consent raised to 18 years.
- Mrs. Mitchell'S election to her present
position as chaplain of the senate was
almost unanimous, and she has been
treated with great respect since she en
tered upon the duties of her office.”
Mrs. McKinley’s Color.
Blue is the favorite color of the first
lady iu the land, arid whenever this ef
fect can be arranged in the decorations
at the White House it is always satis
factory to the mistress of that mansion.
When the musicale of Miss Ella Rus
sell was given at the executive mansion
recently, it was at the suggestion of Mrs.
McKinley that the audience gathered in
the blue parlor, and this apartment was
found to be admirably adapted to vocal
and instrumental music. During the
administration of President Harrison
the mistress of the White House chose
the green parlor as the music room of
the executive mansion and had the dec
orations of the room arranged accord
ingly. Mrs. Cleveland continued to use
this apartment as a musio room, and it
is generally voted the prettiest parlor
in the White House.—Washington Let
ter.
Society and Polling Booth.
The action of the New England His
toric Genealogical society in voting
unanimously to admit women to full
membership was wise and right. The
favorite argument of the enemies of wo
man suffrage—to wit, that women ought
not to vote because their place is at
home—applies with equal force against
admitting tlipm to this society. Mem
bership would keep them from homo
more ordinarily than would the elective
franchise. But the so called argument
is pointless and powerless in either
case. Many will vote to let the women
into the society who would not vote to
let them into the polling booth merely
because it is easier to follow common
sense in small matters than in great
ones.—Boston Advertiser.
The Fancy Waist.
In spite of authentic accounts from
the most official sources and of endless
snubs from the tailors and dressmakers,
says a. fashion writer, the übiquitous
fancy waist makes its elegant and fas
cinating appearance among the lovely
things iu spring and summer gowning.
It will not down. This seems positive,
and for the very good reason that it is
one of the most attractive and graceful
forms of dress ever devised for general
uses as well as for the most ornate and
charming finishing touch to an elaborate
toilet, and the tempting, novel and
beautiful creations iu these bodices now
exhibited by noted importers are potent
evidences that they are still at tho
height of favor both hero and abroad.
Fringed Hair.
There was a great deal of talk a little
while ago about the fringe having gone
out of fashion. But despite other styles
of hairdressing having become so fash
ionable the fringe seems likely to re
main among us as many years as it has
hitherto done. The reason for this is
that there are some faces that this
style of hairdressing is more becoming
to than any other, and also because
women have grown far mos? sensible
of late, and when they find a of
hair to suit them they stick to it, de
spite the fact that it is not so ultra
smart, perhaps, as anew style that is
the favorite whim of the moment.—
New York Commercial.
Mrs. Ki<hardBoii’n Appointment.
Mrs. Richardson of Princeton, one of
the busiest women of the Illinois Feder
ation of Women’s Clubs, is a member of
the board of trustees of the Juvenile
Offenders’ home at Geneva. She was
appointed in place of Mrs. Holt of tho
Chicago Woman’s club, resigned. The
appointment is particularly pleasing
since it brings Mrs. Richardson, who is
a member of tho philanthropic commit
tee of the Illinois federation, in touch
with tho philanthropic work of tho
state. —Exchange.
Suggestive.
Woman’s rights seem to be extensive
ly shared in some parts of Maine, ac
cording to a notice published in the
Piscataquis Observer: “Remember the
substantial diuuer—baked beans, brown
bread, pastry, etc.—to be served at Re
lief Corps hall, North street, Foxcroft.
Voters, 15 cents; nonvoters—meaning
minors, Indians, paupers, idiots and
women—lo cents.”
She Conquered.
Miss Lilias Hamilton, who is private
physician of tho ameer of Afghanistan,
has succeeded in convincing her royal
patient of the utility of vaccination,
says The Medical Record. Smallpox
ravages Afghanistan every spring, kill
ing about one-fifth of the children. Miss
Hamilton has been deputed to organize)
a general vaccination service.
Walk into any first class up-to-date
grocery store, and right on the first section
Ute 1 of the shelves you’ll see bright red cans.
On the cans is the imprint of a horse shoe.
Above and across the bottom of the shoe
($ arc the words, Good Luck Baking Powder.
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To the Grand Lodge.
For the accommodation of parties
desiring to attend grand lodge,
Knights of Pythias, Savannah,Ga.,May
18-20, the Southern railway has put on
a rate of one first-class limited fare for
the round-trip for parties of ten or
more Knights of Pythias traveling to
gether in uniform on one solid ticket,
and a rate of a fare and a third on the
certificate plan for individuals. Sched
ules: Leave Brunswick 9:45 a. m. and
7:45 p. m , and arrive Savannah 12:18
p. m. and 11:1 0 p. m. respectively.
Shorthand.
Prof. Fry’s shorthand classes are
now running. Arrangements should
be made to enter before they advance
too far. For terms and particulars
write or call on him at Jeffers, Monk
and Union streets. His little book,
“What It Is and What It Does,” given
free.
Rob Roy tlour is fine. Try it.
Gail Borden
Eagle Brand
Condensed Milk.
Best infant food.
La grippe may have left you weak
and run down. Johnson’s Chill and
Fever Tonic is more than its name im
plies. It is a great tonic. It gives
appetite, renews health and restores
vitality. tf
The Rosy Freshness
And a velvety softness of the skin is inva
riably obtained by those who use Pozzoni’s
Complexion Powder.
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