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Lake County Press, Issue 906, 12 April 1900, Page 2

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Valuable I.nit*. At the sab? of Irish work at Lord FitzWilliam's housuinGrosveuor-square, London, there was exhibited a flounce of the finest needlepoint, three yards in length by eighteen indies deep, which occupied eight workers tor twelve months in tin- making. Allowing the moderate wage of 10s. a week to each worker, the cost id' this production was over £2OO. If was made in the lace school of the Presentation Convent: of Youghal. A narrower piece, made in the same school, was the year's product of six workers. ICrouomiaiui: Truth. Mark Twain attended a performance of the dramatised version of " Pudd'u Head Wilson" the other night, in New York, and in response to cries for a speech, delivered a long address on the character of the twins Luigi and Angelo. His last words are worth quoting :—" I have not told ::11 the truth about the twins, but just barely enough of it for business purposes, for imy motto is, 'Truth is the most valuable tiling we have ; dot us economise it." At)»eiil-«s»i«i«li«l. A» absent-minded young preacher in New England, wishing to address the young ladies of his congregation after morning service, is reported to have remarked from the pulpit that he would be very glad if the female brethren of the congregation would remain after they had gone home. IVnMICii of luilinn CliMllrm Every one knows that many queer names arc to be found among American Indians, but it may surprise some readers to learn that similar names cling to Indian children, oven after they outer the government schools. The following list is furnished by a teacher in one of the Government schools in Oklahoma territory. They are taken from the school register, and while they are not such as to be pleasing to civilised people, the Indian youths are as proud of them as if they wore Smith or Brown. It should be said also that the boys and girls are bright, intelligent children, doing good school work, ami are as well behaved as their white neighbours. Here arc the names : Lucy Little Standing Buffalo, Atkins White Sail, Anna Bull Frog, Leo Little Turtle. Marie Buffalo Head, Clarence Black Hair Horse, Jennie Boy Chief, Grace Yellow Flower, Mary Big Goose, John White Eagle. Martini Chief Pipe, Mary Cries for Ribs, Cora Frizzle Head. That KveiT-dny A«*i*n«in, Glycerine. Hero are a few of the many uses to which glycerine may be applied : Equal parts of bay runt and glycerine applied to the face after shaving make a man rise and call that woman who provided it blessed. Applied to the shoes glycerine is a great preservative of the leather, and cl'fctually keeps out water, and prevents wet feet. A few drops of glycerine put in the fruit jars the last thing before scaling them up help to keep the preserves from moulding on top. For flatulency there is no better remedy than a teaspoonful of glycerine after each meal. It will prevent and cure Chapped hands. Two or three drops will often stop a baby's stomachache. It will allay the thirst ot a fever patient and sootli an irritable cough by moistening the dryness of tin; throat. To Marl ji Baik) IIor.««-. An officer of the police said recently. " When 1 was a mounted policeman I learned of a most humane and kind method of curing a balky horse. It not only never fails, but it does not give the slightest pain to the animal When the horse refuses to go. take the front fo.it at the fetlock, and bend the leg at the knee-joint. Hold it thus tor thi-e minutes, and let it down and the horse will go. The only way in which I can account for this effective mastery of the horse is that he can think of only one thing at a time, and having madeup his mind not to go, my theory i*t thai the bending of the leg takes his mind from the original thought. liicil SfiDl. A German sportsman said to a wellknown Scottish baronet the other day. "Talking about dogs with keen scent. I have one in Germany that will compare favourably witii any you have Lu Britain." '• Very remarkable dog, I suppose,"' vawned the listener. " I should say so. The day after I loft home he broke his chain, and although I had been away for hours he tracked me and found me merely by scent ! What do you think of that ?" " I think you ought to take- a bath!" replied the Caledonian, turning .calmly away. Marrinsjf in A'grrin. Marrying a wife is expensive in this land. 'Besides paying for her, the husband is expected to present her with a panier de la fiancee, consisting of seventy different essences, medicines, and cosmetics. At the preliminary meetings neither bride nor bridegroom are present. Nor are they present at the marriage ceremony. Before pronouncing the absent couple man and wife, the marabout, iu the presence of flic family and friends, reads the following enlightened words from tin' Koran :—Men arc superior to women, because the qualities whicn God has given them elevate them above women, and because they use their money for the marriage dowry of women. Virtuous women are obedient and subdued." The advice is given to a man about to cuter the matrimonial state—to reprimand his wife if lie fears disobedience on her part, to beat her if she disobeys, but from the moment that she obeys to cease quarrelling with her. At her entrance on married life the Kabyle woman is often a pretty creature, but under the weight of dome* tic cares she soons grows old.—"Algerian Memories," by Fanny aud W. 11. Workman.