Show the abuse of servants Sei Dl katrana con atam to receive the censure not tc ay abuse of the public press and arl ate individuals for their alleged un satisfactory performances of ales in the kitchen in the laundry in the dining room in short up stairs downstairs and in thel ladles cham bers the abuse Is sometimes ex and the censure undeserved bridget and dinah and katrana often yio much letter than the newspapers and the distresses mistresses mi stresses would have us believe but conceding ahai upon the whole household servants are not as efficient as beey might be Is it surprising u you found a man who had never driven a plane or handled a saw and set him to work at the frame of a chouse and presently began to berate ahlm because he was a poor carpenter you would make yourself more than you would make him it you wanted a coachman or a groom you would hardly engage one who had never seen a horse it you did and your stock were badly cared tor and yourself run away with you would be 1 laughed at ifju blamed your detent retainers yet this Is just what ls done by housekeepers in regard to Cser says the yew york weekly it Is as unreasonable to expect women to cook or do other housework before learning bow as to expect a man to a house or manage horses with fiyut any instruction or experience what Is needed Is a school for cants or a system of apprenticeship or bome other means pt training them in household work before they are 1 upon to fall household beo dr billy james dark a young physician of saratoga county new york organized a temperance society in the village in 1808 the drinking habit was much more preva lent than it Is today to day the one hun dreith anniversary of dr dark s kocl ety was celebrated last last monter in saratoga by an international temper ance convention with delegates pres ent representing 25 states aswell as bialt a dozen foreign countries dr clarks society lg frequently described bed as the first american temper ance organization the sober society biot allentown N J however antedates it by three years organized temperance work on a large scaled ld not till 1826 when the american society for the promotion of temperance was formed in the park street achurch in boston excessive drinking Is so uncommon nowadays that it the early temperance advocates could come to life and see the change they would be astounded at the ress made men have learned by ex per lence and observation that if iney would get on in the world they must keep sober and the restraint upon them has been a powerful agent in the promotion of temperance in front of the mining building of of nevada at reno stands a bronze statue of john W mackay in miners costume with a pick in his hand this figure was set up recently in accordance with a res of be state legislature that a monument typical of the staler great est industry should bo placed before the school of mines it was decided thus to honor mr mackay on account of his connection with the develop ment of the comstock lode and he was dressed as a miner in flannel shirt and cowhide boots because it Is the practical prospector and miner who does the great work on the field the descendants of mr mackay are to be congratulated on their respect for their fathers early occupation in ithac the statue Is erected with their consent and assistance ai j jow that a man jn new york ask ing for an amusement license has said publicly that he makes about a week from his pearls wheels at north s beach coney island and fort george band about jils merry go rounds and that his scenic railway at fort george brought in last year isn t there danger everyone will co into the amusement business f fl af john heaton has been praised in england because of the success of his long campaign tor tha reduction of tha rates of ocean postage between great britain and the united states but the englishmen do not tor get tha efforts of ellhu borrut the connecticut blacksmith on behalf of cheap ocean postage A burglar insurance company has lif new york the po lice department there has long been in the business of insuring against burglary but there la still roo mor adal enterprise in this branch of in 21 r A little town in kentucky Is trying to attract attention with a donkey which chews tobacco this Is a very weak bid for fame however as every community has a number of donkeys who indulge in the same habit ts |