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A PAPER FOR THE HOME CIRCLE
MILLIIEIM PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25.. 18H7.
Romance of a Hat-Mark.
Philip Nortbaui, coining hastily out of
Kxehangc Building one morning in Janu
ary . slipped Oil soluf ire at the lop of the
marble step* and slid rapidly to the Isittom.
i in his way, however, he eiieonnterud a gen
tleman who was leisurely descending helbro
him, whipped him briskly from Ids feet and
brought liiui down by bis side to the pave
ment below. This llllexpeeled introduction
was aii'oinpaubsi by a prompt removal of
their ii speciiv c bats. Philip's rolled down
to the curbstone, and the stranger's whirled
along the pavement to Is- stopjMsl and re
turned by an opportune bootblack. Fortu
nately no lsslily damage was done to either
of the embarrassed young men, who instant
ly pieked tlieiuselves up, with mutually un
necessary a|si|ogies, Philip, iM-rbaps, bad
some raisoii d'etre, as lie bad l < n the ag
gressive party, but the same baste to catch
at mi II that bad occasioned the tendering of
the a|si|ogy made it naturally very brief.
He barely took time to assure himself that
Ins fellow-voyager to the sidewalk was not
hurt, then elapped bis bat on bis head and
rushed onward with the same S|MMSI that de
featist itself a few mssnuls previous.
We state that Philip clapned his hat on
his head, hut the truth is, lie elap|ssl on a
hat in every way resembling it, yet as un
like it as a hat that we have never worn is
unlike the hat of our everyday wear. Philip
had not gone a block when he realized that
he had made a mistake, and exchanged hats
with the stranger, whom he had otherwise
incommoded by hurling him down stairs.
It would seem that Destiny had l>eeii gra
tuitously unkind through Philip's unmeant
agency to this iiuotleusive wayfarer, and
for no apparent reason but her own wilful
fancy. However, it would probably Is'
useless lo return t? the scene of their ren
contre, even if Philip hail had time. So lie
contented himself with examining the hat
as lie S|MNI up by the Elevated to his train
at Forty-second street, and was glad to tiud
in it a hat mark, the initials W. W. O ,
neatly embroidered on a band of dark gar
net silk and ornamented with sprays of
tloss-silk vine. No one had ever embroi
dered a hat mark for Philip, and the right
lid owner of the misappropriated head-cov
ering became at once in vested with a sort
of romance in Philip's iniiul. The hat of
itself was anything hut romatic, ls-ing one
of those hard, stiff Derbies, that seem lo
have lioen invented for no other purpose
than to counteract any {tossihle good looks
on jtlie part of the owner. "\V. W. C."
Philip ixuulercd not a little over these ca
balistic signs of feminine care and interest :
he examined theiu ao closely*, indissl, that,
after the manner of ardent, explorers, he
made an unlooked-for discovery . Uuiler the
little silken hand vv;is tucktsl lirinly a slip
of folded pa]K r. Thinking it might contain
|H'rhaps the full complement of the initials,
Philip <>p< nod :nid read it. A great tliish
passed over ids face, and bis heart quicken
ed with sympathy. <b the pa|<er were
vv ritten these words, ill a delicately femin
ine hand :
"WILL —If you care to preserve this little
souvenir, you will some time know that 1
lov* you : t>. late, p< rltaps, for happiness,
hut not too late for truth, (iod grant that
von may safely cross the ocean, and cross
hack again to me.
That was all. Philip's anient soul thrilled
with tenderness as he reverently replaced
the little scrap of pajs r in its hiding-place,
and continued to look down at it, like one
in a dream. How could he put it on again,
with this said secret hovering above his
brain ? It seemed a sacrilege that he, a
stranger, should Is? crowned even teinior
arily with this "burden of an honor into
w liich he was not Isirn." Of course necess
ity coin]N?llcd him to wear it until he could
procure one of his own, but the pathos of
those few yearning words gave liiui no
peace. Even w hen lie had censed to IK* con
scious of their actual proximity to his
curly dark locks, an.l was again his own
man, at least to the extent .if a new Derby,
lie was not rid of their haunting spelt. The
advertisements he paid for in lielialf of "W.
W. C." would have purchased half a doxeti
hats, hut they brought hint no sign nor to
ken from tin? missing owner ; and as time
wore on, the strange hat with its pathetic
secret lay hidden in a lmx in Philip's ward
rolie, and Itecaiue a thing of the past.
Meanwhile Fate, spinning her web of
many tissues, spun for Philip, among other
things,a hat-mark of his own. It was very,
very pretty, and very, very precious, and
Philip felt like a king who is for the tirst
time crowned with his royal inheritance,
when he knew he was ndju.lg.sl worthy to
w ear the favor of slender lily lingers whose
lightest touch had thrilled liiui like a con
centration of electric batteries. Fate's
name, on this occasion, was Myra Browne.
Slic was fair and light-haired, with pretty
gray eyes, and a soft- independence of miu.l
and manner. Philip had fallen in love with
her at lirst sight,hut she had only grown by
slow degrees from indifference to interest,
from interest to friendship, from friendship
to—well, that next step is scarcely percepti
ble, hut her progress eventually resulted in
a glorious attainment for Philip. He could
scarcely trust himself to the contemplation
of his own bliss when he realized that the
happiness of this strong yet delicate and
impassioned soul was given into his keep
ing.
"I bring you the tirst. real love of my
heart," she said, looking liiin through and
through with lier clear, sincere gray eyes.
"Always remember this, Philip—the tirst
real love of my heart."
Philip stood abashed before the purity of
her gaze, remembering how he had written
poems to this girl and that, and pressed
pretty hands with a fervor that now rose up
to accuse him.
Philip had been two years in possession
of the mysterious, secret-lade n Derby and
live months married, before these circum
stances found any relation to each other.
Ho was looking through his wardrolx? one
day, and came out to Myra with the hat in
bis band, an.l sitting down, began to tell
her its romantic history. Myra listeml with
her needle suspended and her lips apart, lier
face paling and Hushing with warm, wo
manly sympathy. Her pretty eyes filled
with tears as she read the little written
scrap Philip placed in lier hand. She went
over it silently two or three times, with a
very sad, compassionate glance ; then, to
Philip's amazement, tore tlie paper into
slireads and threw them from lier out of the
window. The wind lost no time in carry
ing them away.
"Myra !" lie looked almost wildly after
the flying pieces. "What in the world* in
duced von to do that ?"
"It wan the right thing to 10, dear," she
answered, with quivering ll|>*. "No wo
man should betray lier heart in that way.
I f I ever could be tempted to forget pl'lde
ami dignity *> foolishly, 1 would be obliged
to any one who would destroy the evidence
of my folly."
"But supposing I should find tlie owner
tin* person to whom that paper was ad
dressed ?"
"That isn't likely now, Philip ; of course,
if you do llml him, you could tell hi in.
But Philip," looking earnestly at her bus
band, "if 1 were you, I would never tell
any one elae. Such things seem pretty and
interesting ; but they are more than that.
They belong to the heart's deep exjs-rlenoe,
and we should not hold lliem lightly to talk
of and smile at. No, 1 think the jssir girl
who wrote those impulsive words would tie
glad to know they are destroyed. Believe
me, Philip," smiling at him gently, "wo
men can judge for women. 1 have done
what is right."
Philip's answer was his usual one when
Myra hsiked particularly pretty, as she did
just now.
You are an angel," he said, afterward,
"and, of course, you are right; hut 1 am
thinking of the man's side, don't you sis??
That message In-longed to him, whoever,
wherever lie is, and I would never think of
stopping it on its way. To my masculine
view it seeuis, don't you know, a little like
—like robbing the mails."
"It isn't like that at all," said Myra, in a
mildly argumentative tone. "I wouldn't
do that myself. And, lieside, if the mails
are going to bring trouble to jtcople, they
ought to IK- roblied—the sooner the better."
"oh, my dear girl !" said Philip, laugh
ing.
"Well, of course !" rejoined Myra, decid
edly. "ltut it is so hard to make men un
derstand things as they really are, Philip !"
"Yes, my love." ,
"1 want you to promise me that you
won't tell any one—any one—atioiit that
scrap of writing, unless you tiud the —the
{M-rsoti for whom it was intended. I want
you to promise this for the poor foolish wo
man's sake. Won't you, dearest ?"
"I promise—for Ihis poor foolish woman's
sake," said Philip, looking down with rupt
ure at her liftixl eyes ; and he was nearer to
the truth than he. knew.
Otic bright Sunday morning not long af
ter this, when there was a cradle in their
house, and in it a little gohleii head, worth
all the rest of the gold in the world, a card
was brought to Mrs. Northara. It bore the
name of Walker W. Carroll. She jtusMod it
to her husband with a shade of annoyance
on her face.
"Ah, this is your old friend, Carroll, 1
sup]***- —the one you have s|okcu of so of
ten ?" he remarked, pleasantly.
"Yes. 1 hadn't heard that he was hack
from England, though." Myra was running
a brush over her hair, and looking at her
face as she spoke. "I wonder if his wife is
with him '? But what an hour to call ! It
can't lie halt-past nine."
"Lucky we are up," said Philip, with a
tartgh t iml.. r, ilimiL. i u llml brigand
and pirate in the cradle there. He never
seems to enjoy his sh-ep until he has robbed
na of ours. Sha'u't I go down ami receive
your friend, if you don't feel quite ready,
Myra."
"I am quite ready now, thanks, said My
ra, promptly ; "and don't leave the baby,
please, till Maggie comes up."
She passed Philip in crossing to the door,
turned hack ami kissed liiui, ami went
down-stairs.
A tall, brown and heanled stranger was
standing in tlie parlor, looking at the door
expectantly as slic entered, lsith hands out
lield in friendly welcome.
"Will !"
"Myra !"
"1 am so glad "
"Such a lovely surprise
"And how have you lieen ?"
"I heard you were married."
"And you never wrote."
Who can reproduce the tirst hurried
words of greeting after a long separation ?
S|MSVII ami smiles, ami blushes ami eager
looks mingle inextricably, at once. After
a moment or two the mists of feeling clear a
little; it is easier to speak, hut not so im
perative.
Myra sat down by her friend on a little
sofa. The welcoming look had not quite
gone out of her face when she said, impress
ively :
"Will, 1 must ask you something now.
Do you remember the little hat-mark 1
made you before you went away ? 1 put it
in your hat myself the night lieforc you
sailed."
"Do I remenilier ? I should think so !
But imagine what happened. Die very
next morning I lost my hat. It was knock
ed off my head a iid picked up by another
man."
"Yes, 1 know," said Myra, quickly ; "by
my husband—by Philip Northani."
"You don't say so ! Your husliand ? And
I got his hat in exchange. Ha ! ha ! Tlie
long-lost hat ! It's about time we should
return them, now."
But Myra was not smiling : she sat clasp
ing and unclasping her hands, nervously.
"Will, .lid you notice—.li.l you examine
tny little gift very closely ?" she asked,
with strange hesitancy. ,'You know, I fas
tened it in myself."
"Yes, I know. It was awfully kind of
you, too. 1 felt so sorry to think I couldn't
liavc kept it !"
"And —an.l you are sure you didn't sec
anything else with it ?—anything except
the liat-mark ?"
She spoke slowly, searching his face with
her eyes.
"Anything els.? ?" he repeated, wotuler
ingly. "What kind of a thing,for Instance?
1 don't understand."
She looked at him, now, with the bright
est smile ho luv.l ever seen her wear.
"Oh, isn't fate strange, Will ? isn't it
strange and good ? It won't let us have
' our own way ; it snatches from us the
tilings wc covet, but only to give us some
thing so much better. lam glad for every
thing, though—everything !"
"What a remarkable state of mind ! Do
you think you could explain your meaning
J a little ?"
"No," she said, joyously ; "I never can ;
I never will! 1 am too. thankful ! And
then," she added, deprecating, "a woman
' must always be mysterious, you know."
"She always is, I know."
"She must be," insisted Myra, gently
"The conditions of her life are such. And,
Will, I am going to ask yon now to be a lit
tle mysterious, too."
"But wherefore sbouldst thou ?" He
gave her a comical look of dismay.
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"That I ran'l tell yon, either ; only, If
I'lif li|> —if iny husband should ever show
you—should ever tell you his romance of n
liat, it h w nothing to do with you ! You
never hud a like experience ; no girl ever
gave you a hat-inark, or, if alio did, you
never lost it. Do you understand
"I don't in the 1 ejtat ; hut I call follow
instruction*. Will tliat answer ?"
"It is all I could ask," she answered,
smiling on him gracefully. "And one
thing. Yon will not mind if I evil yon
Walker Instead of Will, as I used to ?"
"Walker is a frightful uaine i" he said,
resignedly. "My wife calls me that when
she wants to tease me. 1 supp|MMtc I can
bear it, if I must."
"Oh, tell me about your wife, Walker,"
was Myra's reply. "Ami to think you
married an English girl ! I know she
must lie charming. And you will like my
•liar, lovely Philip. He Is so splendid aud
MI good." __ ...
"Of course. Well, do you know, Mvra, I
often used to womlcr what sort of a man
you ever would really care for. You seemed
so hard to suit."
"Did I ?" asked Mvra,with a deep blush
'Philip suits ma."
It wan rather strange, when the time
entile for Mr. Carroll to examine his loiig
hwt ami oft regret toil Iterby, to do HO with
an air of ignorance, to try it on at the mir
ror, and become aware that it tittoil him,
ami to further <Uncover that the emhroid
ered initials were the Name an bin own.
Ami mill more strange wan it, in view of
these coiucUleuceo, to receive from the hand
of Mr. Xorthram bin own property as a
gift.
''l am pretty sure never to lind the real
owner now," Philip saiil, thoughtfully.
"The hat'a an excellent hat, and enough iu
style. And as the initialN belong to you,
why, I really think you ought to wear it
out, hat-mark and all. And especially us
it lita you NO well."
"It does fit me," said Mr. Carroll,looking
down confidentially at the hat an tlx* sharer
of a secret. Hut, for the matter of that, the
iiat had a secret of its own.
How to Judge Canned Goods.
A bint now about tinned goods,
meat especially. Note, when about
to purchase, the condition of the tin ;
if bulged outward, don't have it, even
as a gift! We will explain theprocess
of canning, to give weight to our
warning.
The meat is packed in tins while
raw, then sealed, and cooked in an
outer vessel of boiling water, with
sometimes the addition of a chemical,
to raise the temperature. When
cooked, the can is pierced,and as soon
as the air and steam have been ex
pelled, it is soldered. Experts know
when it is ready for soldering ; a mo
ment too soon,and the mischief is done
because if air is left in, the tin bulges,
and the meat will not be good. On
the contrary, if tbe tin has sunk, it is
an infallible sign of goodness; it
proves a vacuum, which is natural, as
tbe meat shrinks when no air is left
in tbe tin.
Some may say what matter if air
be left in the tin ? Simply this :
nitrogen, an element of air,' imparts
to bodies with which it comes in con
tact a tendency to change and decay.
Often, on opening a tin of pre
served goods, people are heard to say
"the air is escaping," instead of
which, the slight hissing sound is tbe
result of the air rushing in, another
proof that there was a vacuum. Well,
we go so far as to say that—assuming
the outward sign of goodness aboye
referred to—a label bearing tbe name
of a good exporter or importer—and
also a reliable vendor of the article—
whether meat, fish, milk, soup, or
vegetable, the chances are a million
to one against any being injured,
much less poisoned by tinned goods.
Another caution, though: always
look out for any little globules of
solder that sometimes find their way
inside the tin and take care especially
in the case of salmon, and lobster, to
empty the contents, as soon as opened
into an earthen ware ycgel. This is
necessary for everything except milk.
Casset*s Magazine.
People Who Shave Themselves.
In spite of the headlong rate at
which the many rush through life,
there is wide, spread lamentation a
mongtbat necessary class,the barbers,
over the fact that a very larie propor
tion of young men have taken to
shaving themselves. The old fellows
those who have been getting shaved
so long that they now drop into a
chair as gladly as a tired man does in
to abcd f show no sigus of faltering in
their attendance upon the shops, and
middle aged fellows are faithful, too.
Hut young men are patterning more
and more alter their English brothers
and rapidly learning the art them
selves. The very haste at which they
are obliged to live is driving them to
it,in fact. They cannot wait in a barber
shop, the} say. At home soap, hct
water, towels and other necessaries
are readily available, and this being
true, the mere act of shaving can be
quickly performed. It takes time and
patience to acquire proficiency in the
art,but once acquiredthere is no desire
to patronize the professional. To the
men who shave every day, too, the
money saved amounts to considerable
in a year, fully warranting the re
mark of the shrewd old millionaire to
the young man who asked him 'how
jto acquire wealth; 'Work hard, get
married snd shave yourself.'—Phila
' delphia Times.
NO. 33.
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Th© Dissolution of the Knighta.
Evidence* are multiplying on every hand
pointing to the rapid decline of the Knighta
of Labor. Master Workman I'owderly de
nies with much vehemence the statement
frit the order is breaking up, but the fact#
are against htm. A circular signed by a
I! urn bar of the leading Knighta has been
sent to all the local assemblies declaring
that in coiisequeuce of the wide departure
from the fundamental principles on which
the order of the Knights of Labor was
founded, there has boeu a large decrease of
membership, and that there will be a still
• urther decrease unless the general assembly
which Uiucts at Minneapolis in October
tu ikes some imjtorUuit changes. One of the
br.iucbes of the order in MassacbuseUs .
which formerly numbered H3,000 members
has fallen away to 27,000. Another in
Chicago which once claimed 20,000 members
has declined to about one-tenth that num
ber. Dissensions and murmurs of revolt
are heard everywhere. The Socialist mem-
Iters of the order are dissatisfied with the
l*ositiou of Mr. Powderly and his chief as
sociates 011 the question nearest their hearts.
It is understood that they (the Socialists)
will make a determined effort at the Octo
lier conyeiitioii to gain a controlling posi
tion iu the order. They will rule or rain.
Then that large section of the Knights who
own allegiance to (iaiubriuus, the beer-god,
and other idols of the kind are dissatisfied
with the rulings of the Geueral Executive
Committee In favor of temperance and e
couotny. They resent this iuterferenoe"Vith
their "right*" a* unwarrantable and arbit
rary, and pn>pu*e to do aa they pleane in the
matter of wasting money and debauching
themselves with drink. Another element
of the Knights, comprising the most intel
ligent and conservative members of the or
der, are protesting against being involved
in so many senseless and needless "strikes."
They have become tired of paying assess
meuts to support members who have left
work for trivial and absurd reasons and
whose places have been filled by others.
They dislike, too, being identified, in the
public mind, with the foolish, brutal, rio
tous element which predominates in many
of the labor assemblies A strong fading of
dissatisfaction exists also among the large
class of members who, acting against their
better judgment, but yielding obedience to
the commands of their leaders, have aban
doned profitable positions to find themselves
at the last stranded higb, out of employ
ment and out of money. They have been
duped and misled by ignorant and self-seek
ing demagogues and loft in the end to shift
for themselves with public sympathy a
gainst them, and in the midst of all the an
tagonisms which their action has aroused.
Many are tired and disgusted with the
leadership of the Quinns and Maguirea, and
are beginning to ask themselves, whether it
pays, after all, to retain a connection which
involves them in incessant quarrels and
bitter rivalries, compromises their standing
in the community as men of honor and in
telligence, and yields them altogether more
kicks than half-pence. The independent,
ambitious, honest-minded American work
man will not long submit to conditions like
.these even for the sake of a contingent and
possible good.
These are some of the reasons why the
Knights of Labor are declining. Some of
them, like the dissatisfaction of the So
cialists, are creditable to the order, and
others are not. The chief causes of decline
are faults radical and organic in the struc
ture of the order. Its conditions of mem
bership were too broad, for one thing and
admitted to the order too many diverse ele
ments. In theory, it seemed easy enough
to find aims and common to bind together
in interest and sympathy tbe followers of
all various trades and occupations included
in the order of Knights. There are aims
anil euils, a hundred things that would jar
tify combination, oonoerted and resolute
action on the part of all workers, of
whatever sort. The great difficulty arises
iu making a right selection of aims, and in
choosing the right oourae to attain them.
Here is where the Knights made a fetal mis
take, but one inevitable from the composi
tion of the order. It was quite impossible
to bring an organisation composed in part
of longshoremen and hod carriers up to the
high level of great principles, and noble but
impracticable aims. The occupations named
are useful and honorable in themselves, but
the ineu following them are unfortunately
not as rule gifted with a high degree of intell
igence or moral perception. Men of this char
acter noml all the help and guidance which
right association can give but it is neith
er safe nor wise to place them in a position
where their numbers or infiuenoo may de
termine or control the action of other men.
Because all work is noble, it does not follow
that all who work are noble men. We can
allow anything that is claimed for the worth
and dignity of labor, and still retain our
right to discriminate between what is good
and what isbad in the ranks of labor. The
onler of Knights has declined simply be
cause it failed to make this discrimination.
Proceeding on the fine principle that every
man who is capable of driving a nail or
wielding a trowel is equally capable of be
ing a councillor and a leader of men, the or
der has naturally found itself involved in
many ridiculous, senseless, and even crim
inal proceedings. In an organization so
composed,aud with such ideas prevailing, it
was perfectly natural that the blatant, con
ceited, demagogic element should rush for
ward into the prominent places and control
as far as possible the action of their fellows.
This is what lias followed iu the Knights of
Labor, and what has given a temporary
proiniuence to men of the stripe of Martin
I rang and the Quinns. This is the reason
why the order of Knights has, in so many
cases, departed from those high and noble
lines of action which Mr. Powderly has laid
down for it, and which he claimed it has
followed. Mr. Powderly is an able man,
but he cannot tie a rope of sand and he can
not hold men to high principles who have
no principles at all worth mentioning*-
New York Observer.
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