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Show OG een et rt rte WESTERN pte ‘THE ‘“Ain’t you ever seen this afore, mister?” HIS BEST GIRL. asked the woman. ‘“‘No—o—o,” I quavered. “Then kind o’ remembrance it; mayhaps yer wife won't go back on it.” Then, noticing a smile on my face, she added: “But I reckon you ain,t married anyhow. Waal, it’ll keep.” And “keep” [ hope it will,for others as well as forme. If any thing eould tempt a confirmed old bachelor to enter a more blissful condition, I should say it would be the hope of by and py rigging up such an arrangement in strings and seeing it work in his own nursery. worked for some years. Similar deposits occur in Wyoming and Dakota. The soap is formed by natural combinations of soda, borax and mineral oils, and in some localities hot springs assist the process. In Owens and Mono lakes, the waters of which are full of borax and WATCHER. soda, there are numerous which die and are washed Lightly from the laughing lips, Fiery darts of pain are stinging Jealous hearts, with venomed tips! two With such varying passions rife, Just as many a tale has told it In ourcommon worldly life. — ~<pe-=a apint of water. She endures the anguish cruel Of the jealous heart and eye. Oh, the torments self-inflicted _ By the selfish bosom, prone To regard as interdicted Joys they may not call their own. West’ which was leaning against the side of a frontier shanty. The mother did not seem to be about, but the baby looked happy, and kept upa coustant movement of its little arms. The Britisher was puzzled. He urged his horse a little closer, and remarked some strings dangling from the baby’s neck, one of them being tied to itsrosy big toe. There-upon he dismounted from his tired “sawbuck,” and curious complacently sucking a bit of raw pork, about as This wastied to was fastened to the baby’s toe. other large one end A second piece of twine, knotted to the beard over the baby’s head, prevented the pork: from falling tothe ground, should the child loosen its clutch upon it. Nine men out of ten have detected at once would probabiy the connecting link between the tee and the - pork; I was the tenth man. but SHE and animal painter of the house, the views to be had from the windows, the fine air and so on, when Miss———suddenly said: ““T think I get prettier every day don’t you?’ What could she mean? I didn’t dare to answer her, so I said: I beg your pardon—what did you say?’ — ““T said I think I get prettier every day.’ There was no mistaking her words, so I said: ‘Yes, indeed, you get prettier, eye, and, with the It gradually dawned upon me that the ~ehild might be choking,and I was wondering whether I ought not to interfere for its relief, when the mother made her other ladies, she left the room. As she went out she looked over her shoulder with euch a withering scorn in her eyes that I knew I had put my foes in it somehow. Then it flashed upon me that I had misunderstood her; she had dropped an ‘h;’ what she had said was not a silly compliment to herself—the sentence really wes: ‘I think Highgate prettier Whymper was every never So-and-so’s day.’” invited Mr. to Alder- again. Two Prerry Mats ror a Nickun.— Takea sheet of wadding and cut out two round pieces six inches across, and four- teen three inches across. Buttonhole stiten all of them with any color of zephyr that suits your fancy making the Fold the I stitches a half inch long. small pieces twice and fasten at equal “That baby is choking, ma’am!” eried. — “No, he ain’t, and he can’t,” she answered, teresly;and at that instant the infantile legs began to work. One, two three kicks, and there on the bib lay the obstruction, the piece of pork, jerked from the baby’s throat by the string so judiciously attached to the kicking leg. I was vastly relieved; but also vastly distances around the large ones. The outer edge of the small pieces must be just even with that of the large one. Quite unlike any other; Moore, it is related by tradi- new out camp, and bacon and She was Always walk by plumb and rule. But the mothers understand us; guesser and hit close about every and superstitious, got an this, <i <p> Sun, that never sets, away Dodge The boys pretty soon began betting on her judgment, more in fun than anything else, but what was their surprise to find that she was a wonderful goed Her,fame spread Mine’s the one that I tie too. Now I’m off. When mother gets How I wonder what she’ll do!” from up in-the {frozen regions of the North. What ‘it is in reality may be inferred from the following beautiful description miners, idea that time. always to have her around and get her good oe someway brought luck. She knew where to dig for ore too, and some of the ore in the Contention was found by following her: advice in running a drift. Over in Graham County she made a hit one day in copper, and when she went to Tombstone afterward she passed her judgment on some mines there. Bill Wiggins sold the Exeelsior and Grand View Mines on her advice, and the only dividends they everyielded was sun,. taken from that | the $15,000 he got for them. Other mines were bought after she had volume, “Jubilee Jaunt at anchor straight in front of you. There is a broad expanse of sea a, little the shadows cast by the gshijp’s masts grow longer and longer. examined and reported favorably on them. ‘They are good-paying properties now. | In Tucson, Bisbee, Tombstone and other camps Miss Cashman has conducted general stores and big lodging houses for the miners. She was. also in business at Castle Dome. She is as adventurous in pushing forward to a new region as any nomadic miner. No sooner does she hear of anew. camp than she starts for it. She has had so much experience that she almost invaraccount, getting After a bit, when the sun has sunk iably turns it to good apparantly twelve feet from the horizon, | town lots, placer sites and lode claims it stops and seems to remain stationary ‘for next tonothing and unloading at a for about twenty minutes; then the very big profit. At first she did not get out of the seagulls hide away, while the air all of | Consequently, she a sudden strikes chilly. Hach one has camps soon enough. an awed, expectant feeling. Soon the ‘has been many times rich and_ poor. sun rises very slowly once again, and She has indomitable pluck, and if she in one place she soon the yellow clouds change with his*up- goes broke rising to even greater beauty, first to the makes a turn and gets upagain. -Itis phenomenal how nonchalantly sie palest primrose aud then to a bluish pink. The sky, which was just now rose- color, becomes gray, then pale emerald green, and lastly blue. Rock after rock stands out, caught by the sun’s bright rays, and the reign of a day has begun | once more.—EHa. <i ww takesareverse. She is just] as. levelheaded, self-contained and serene as if she had made a fortune. 2It makes no difference so far as appearances go. Miss Cushman isa rather tall, darkeyed girl. She is somewhat angular in appearance and has brown hair." Going }about among the mines or climbing the hills for out-croppings, she wears heavy ‘shoes and strong clothes, usually coverA stooping figure and a halting gait, ac- fed by a cloak, worn negligee. She is a companied by the weak lungs and narrow |rapid walker, and a quick, incisive talker. chest usual to such cases are effectually | Her language is good. She is considcured by the simple and easily performed | erable of areader, and, on most all exescise of raising one’s self upon the subjects, is very well informed. toes leisurly in a perpendicular several She will be the first woman in the new #imes easily. To take this exercise prop- camp of Harqua Hala, where there are erly one must takea perfect position, probably now 1,500 men. Round Shoulders. with the heels together and the toes at ine and raising the chest to its full capacity muscularly, the chin well drawn in and the crownof the head feeling as if attached toa string suspended from the ceiling above. Slowly raise upon the balls of both feet to the greatest possible height, thereby muscles of the legs exercising and all the body: come a- gain into the standing position, without swaying the body backward out of the perfect line. Repeat this same excercise, first on one foot, then on the other. It is wonderful what a straightening-out in <—_ V/ At a recent church bazar at Boston, a lottery upon a very troduced, whereby novel plan; was ina triple profit was realized, and much fun, mirth and jollity resulted. At one table aprons of all im- aginable colors were sold to the ladies, at another ties to match were sold to the gentlemen, and upon a given signal the gertlemen who had a tie to ymatch an apron was obliged, toinvite the lady who wore it to the ice cream table. Mrs. Highflyer—John, we really must do something to make Edith’s marriage eclipse that of the Arlingford’s. Mr. Highflyer (reflectively)—Well, my dear, they had but oneclergyman. Suppose we have two. AROUND THE HOUSE. and Pretty Ideas That May Be ful in Christmas Fancy Work. Help- Christmas gifts begin to be the subject of consideration with many ladies who manufacture themselves the tokens of remembrance presented to their friends. Those ’ who are engaged in this work may find something helpful in a few -uggestions here given. It is rare to meet with anything new in pincushions, but one lately devised is original. If isin the shape of a crescent moon of yellow plush, across which is placed a raised black satin bat. The pins are stuck around the moon, which is flat, and the whole is suspended by silver cord. Those who paint could hardly make anything more dainty for a housekeeper’ than a set of finger bow! doilies painted on bolting cloth. These should be exaetly six inches square including hem or fringe. A Jate idea in night dress cases is to make them of as usual. who worked in one of them. power this exercise has upon round tion, “never was kissed in her life.” It is shoulders and crooked backs, and one possible that this betrays the origin of will be surprised to note how soon the the slang phrase, ‘“That’s what’s the lungs begin to show the effect ;of such matter with Hannah?” expansive developement. Hannah the employes set got fo examining ore asit came out of the Tucson mines, and was soon as good a judge of its value as her brother Jim, an angle of forty-fivedegrees. Then drop the arms lifelessly by the sides, animat- <> er claims City, Kansas, and could not have been more than seventeen years of age. She London, ladies were on the eve of retiring to the drawing room. The alderman had bit recently moved on to Highgate, and was talking about the beautiful scenery near her came to Tucson. Then he whispered to the shopman,— “My best girl is my mother!” to Norway:” Imagine yourself in a ship GOT MAD. developed Sne is a wonderfully plucky girl. Itis about nine years now since “she first Seon Ben chose one, ’twas so pretty, of the midnight very interesting taurant outfit for and begin mining Was it blue-eyed Agnes Cummings? Could it be that black-eyed Bess? Or, perhaps, ’twas Kitty Wilbur?— No, the shopman could not guess. sun and beans to the flannel-shirted miners for $1 apiece, she will make her locations With his heart all in a whirl,— The Midnight out _ Her name is Nellie Cashman, and she is known throughout all the mining towns of Arizona. Just now she is making a pull for the Harqua Hala mines. She has just been here and bought a reswhile about the man its eyes filled with tears, and its little} arms beat the air with frantic energy impressed. the . egg be three days old it will swim in the liquid, and if it be more than three days old it will float to the surface, and project above the latter more and more in Presently the baby’s‘face got very red; appearance. through “T must have the best in stock, sir, "Tis to send to my best girl!” one and no wonder, in such fresh air and—’ “But just then she caught her mother’s arrangement. atthe peered And he whispered to the shopman, it will descend vessel, while down to dinner. She’s a bright girl, but the way she drops her h’s is enough to make a man’s hair turn gray. But I got along very nicely with her and Lady Blethering on the other side, until the ee end ofa string, which girls to your right hand, behind you will be the rugged coast, and to .your left the told the following story a few years| long, narrow fjord between the islands ago: and the main land that the steamer has “T dined at. Alderman Se-and-Sio’s last just traversed. You watch the sun asit night, and as a mark of honor his eldest slowly, slowly sets; the islands and the daughter was assigned to me to take coasts look like a dark rich purple, and = Baby Was Safe. A British traveler in the “Wild saw a baby strapped toa board, as a large walnut. the To us who have never seen it there isa feeling of subdued awe in thinking graver her grateful smile regain. was Soon Ben stepped and looked them o’er- looking west or Haste, ‘and with a wisdom tender, Soothe thy poor love’s ashing pain; Back her bosom’s gladness render, The child, Ifound, In the shop below the corner, . egg Charles Whymper, the well-known en- a thy mirth a sorrow be! the “What on earth is Ben about?” that has bee1 laid on the day previous will not quite reach the bottom. If the FUNNY At the dark eyes turned on thee, ° aoe the sharp wound.burn and fester, © examine bottom of the fresh-laid a<i Tremble, O thou careless jester, to the as staked for herself. salt in proportion as it 1s older. Beery smile is deemed a treason, ‘That is not on them bestowed; And the soul for paltriest reason Finds itself by grief o’erflowed. proceeded Whena is placed in this solution to Too far off to hear the duel— Merry word, and smart reply. ment on mines, and usually engaged in some kind of business in them, as _ well Ex. Dissolve two ounces of kitchen ALL inthe world. For years she has followed up all the new camps and passed judg- With a hurrah and a shout; And tke boys and girls kept asking: To Tell the Age of Eggs, the merry laughter ON in a year. kepeing. Rippling through the evening air; Mark the gloom that follows after On yon face so full of care. And thick EXPERT. Arizona has the only girl mining expert | — “Girls, these days, are queer and flighty, Very friendly, then so cool, Some of these up and sold as: And just because a fellow doesn’t natural soaps are cut found, but they are say used in comt bination with other oap.—Good House- In this pictured scene behold it We can ae oily grubs ashore, and the oil in them becomes combined with the minerals in the water-and forms deposits of soap on the shore, an inch or Often when the jest is springing Not a word was missed in spelling, Nor was broken any rule, So Ben’s step was with the music Marching proudly out of school. O’er the stile he bounded quickly, door. There are in Nevada several deposits of mineral soap, one of which has been GIRL New While - “= — JEALOUS ARIZONA'S All those valentines just opened,— Natural Soap. THE WEEKLY. soft Oriental silk, the lining either quilted, plain or elaborately einbroidered. One recently made was of ter:a cotta silk worked in filoselle and gold thread, in lighter shades of terra cotta and blue. The case was the usual oblong shape, but in the center there wasa diamond of velvet with smali pieces in each corner, and across the diamond and across the opening there was a ruche of soft, pinked out silk. They are also made in felt embroidered in detached stars and designs all over. An attractive scrap bag can be mate with four strips, of any pretty materia! you happen fo haveon hand. Let them be about twelve inches long and four or five wide; cut one end of each toa sharp point and line with suitable material; join the pieces with the seams onthe right side and bind with any nice flat braid or ribbon. Finish at the top with a plaiting of ribbon and at the bottom with ribbon loops, and suspend with ribbons. Velveteen of good quality bound with ribbon in pretty contrasting color looks well. Elegant and quite newin the way of the . still popular ‘“‘erazy patchwork” is a quilt recently made, in which the colors used were restricted to ‘gold, white and cream only. All the pieces were worked with gold filoselle and joined together with feather stitching of the same. A peculiarity consisted in the pieces being all worked by the maker and her friends in half a yard square sections. Sev-. eral friends worked one section, inscribing their names on one scrap, their favorite flower or some device on others, adhering all the time to gold filoselle. Every section was neatly joined, and when the quilt was complete a band of gold colored plush about a quarter of a yard wide bordered it all around. The lining was of gold colored sateen. The effect was extremely good, and the study of itmost amusing. This may be a hint to some patchworker, Things in Silver That Tempt the Holi' day Shopper—The Well Cooked Turkey. Low, flaring bowls of silver delicately etched and almost too beautiful to be hidden by the posies represent the present charming style in flower receptacles. These bowls are elaborate or simple, big or little. Some have handles of writhing serpents or twisted twigs, others have no handles at all. Sometimes they are ornamented with rough pearls, again they are wreathed with clouded golden bands having a peculiar enameled effect arising from a mixture of metals. Where they can be afforded these bowls are bought in various sizes and scattered about the dinner table wherever there is room for the beauty and fragrance of flowers. Yellow flowers, by the way, are much used, perhaps, because yellow lizhts up well with silver by gas or lamp light and also because they lend themselves well to the present popular ‘‘white and gold” fancy. Very charming crystal bowls set in copper or silver are provided in the same shapes and designs to suit the taste and purses of those who must fore;o the silver ones, and their effect is almost equally attractive. | Conspicuons among other new things in silver gotten. out with a view to the holiday trade are quaint little toilet trays and bonbon receivers, along with a unique assortment of bonbon spoons, These pretty trifics are welcome in everybody’s boudoir and drawing room. Someof them are round, square, semicircular cr triangular; others affect odd and grotesyue designs. Copies in, imitation of old time bread trays and cunning little baskets fashioned in silver wire represent favorite styles CW enna Style of Dressing i the ) Hair. The style of dressing hair bas certainly a tendency to be lower than has lately been worn. The way adopted by the most elegant women is to have the hair twisted round like arope asthe nape of the neck, with one or two curled ends escaping or falling careiessly. In front the fringe is massed together like a thick lock in the middle. Others plait the back hair in two wide plaits, raised up with a comb, and then falling slightly on the neck. In fact, the nape is now covered and , but the hair does not descend lower except in the ease of curls being worn, For the evening, little wreaths of flowers are worn en chaperon; that isto say, very small, and placed on one side. Some women wear a thick coronet, called jardinie:e, made of different flowers, and placed round the ehignon at the back, rather low down, so as to form a sort of aureole round the face, but much at the back, Bowed or roasted osions are a.specific fox Oe OF ee Chntrey Oh rey not agree With: CVORS OFO;- Git: coe Demons wees Socal aizcestion they Wiil ito: Ly be iow: 2d to bea invst exceucnt remedy for a cougi and the clogring of te a. Gidgal tubes, which is usually the cause of tue cough, but if eaten ‘reely at the oucset cf a cold they will break up what proiuised, from tue severity of the uttack, to have beén a serious one. : - |