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Bellefonte, Pa., June 30, 1893
THE HOUSE OF NEVER.
The house of Never is built, they say,
Just over the hills of the By-and-by,
Is 2ai0s are reached by a devious way,
idden from ali but an angel's eye.
It winds about and in and out
The hills and dates to sever.
Once over the hills of the By-and-by
And you're lost in the house of Never
The house of never is filled with waits,
With just-in-a-minutes and pretty-soons ;
The noise of their wings as they beat the
gates
Comes back to earth in the afternoons,
When shadows fly across the sky
And rushes rude endeavor
To question the hills of the By and-by
As they ask for the house of Never.
The house of Never was built with tears ;
And lost in the hills of the By-and-by
Are a million hopes and a million fears—
A baby’s smiles and a woman's ery.
The winding way seems hrigat to-day,
Then darkness falls forever,
For over the hills of the By-and by
Sorrow waits in the house of Never.
TC ———r—
IN THE SHADOWS.
As the shadows filled the room with peace,
We spoke of our absent friends :
How some were dead and some were sped
To the faraway earth ends.
And by some magic of yearning hearts
The lost seemed warm and near;
Yea, loved so much we could almost touch
Their hands and feel them here.
And when the lamps were lit,and speech
Waxed merrier, yet the place
Felt strangly bare, and each one there
Missed some beloved face.
—Richard Burton in Harper's Weekly.
I ———— re ———
WAS SHE GUILTY ?
Jane Gutteridge was the daughter of
a drunken father and a consumptive
mother. The latter was a respectable
~woman, born of hard working parents.
For several years she lived a miserable
life. Her husband's infirmity proved
a source of constant shame to her, In
the first days of their union she -dis-
covered his besetting sin, and in spite
.of the repulsion which it inspired tried
earnestly to reform him. Her endeav-
ors were so unsuccessful that after a
while she gave them up in despair.
Worn out by sorrow and anxiety her
health completely gave way, and she
died, leaving behind an imbecile son
and a little daughter named Jane.
In her early youth the girl showed
symptoms of mental weakness, but
these disappeared as she grew older
and stronger, She went to the public
school, and passed the various stand-
ards creditably enough. Her home, as
may be imagined, was not a happy
one, Her father inspired Jane with a
mingled feeling oi fear and loathing.
When he came reeling back from his
‘day's work, and the little kitchen of
heir firroomed Cottage rang With
his blasphemous oaths, the poor child
would shrink into a corner, cover her
face with her hands, and murmur to
herself, “Ah! how terrible. Why
—why does he go on like that?”
But sometimes, in spite of her repul-
sion and disgust, a secret conviction
would obtrude itself that she was too
nearly allied to him for the same wild
blood which flowed through his veins
not to flow also in hers, The tie of
consanguinity was strong, and it spoke
with a powerful, if silent, voice within
her breast. And Jane was frightened.
At this period she was too young,
too ignorant to analyze her sensations,
She only knew that while her whole
soul rose up in revolt against her fath-
er’sdrunkenness, there were times when
possessed a mysterious fascination for
her which she felt alniost unable to re-
sist. It made her dread that given the
temptation she too might succumb,
She toresaw that in all probability fa.
miliarity would accustom her to the de-
basing and degrading spectacle of a
strong man an abject slave to that aw-
ful curse—drink,
So, to keep herself pure and un
stained, it came about that the girl fled
from home. Through the intervention
of a friend, she obtained service with
an elderly epinster lady, living in a re-
mote country village, Here her moral
atmosphere seemed to grow clearer.
At times, however, strange fancies flit-
ted through her brain, for which she
was at a total loss to account. Her
employer, whose name was Miss Eliza
Lorton, quickly succeeded by her kind-
ness and gentleness in gaining Jane's
affections. Mistress and maid lived a
quiet, peaceful and uneventful life.
Thus several months passed. Jane's
health was good on the whole, but her
slumbers were frequently disturbed by
uneasy dreams. Often they were so
vivid that, during the day, she went
about almost entirely under their influ-
ence. She could not shake off the im-
pression they produced.
The winter season set in, and the
weather proved = unusually severe.
Snow covered the ground to the depth
of several inches. In many places
communication was interrupted.
The cold, white snow, the leaden
gray sky, and the cheerless aspect of
nature in general, had a depressing ef-
fect on. Jane's delicately-constructed
nervous organization. She felt restless
and oppressed. The sight ot the snow
filled ‘her with a kind of blind rage.
She went into the back vard, and
stretching out her arms, tried with all
her feeble strength to check its down.
fall. Angered by the futility of her ef-
forts, she seizel a spade and dug
viciously into the soft, white mass at
her feet. Strange, fierce impulses flit-
ted meanwhile like red-hot sparks
through her being.
That evening, Miss Lorton retired
early to rest, complaining of a bad
headache,
Left alone, Jane followed her exam-
ple. During the early hours of the
night she could not sleep, but at last
she fell into a troubled slumber, and,
as was often the case, she dreamed.
She dreamt that she heard the wind
howling out of doors, and the sound of
it, eighing and moaning, like a living
thing, caused a spirit of unrest to de:
scend upon her. Still sleeping, in fan-
cy she rose from her couch and groped
her way to the kitchen. A large meat
knife lay upon the table. She took it
up and felt the blade with her forefin-
ger. A shudder ran through her frame.
Then, all at once, with that sudden
transition of scenes which in dreams
| appears so natural and life-like, she
found herself transported to her mis-
tress’ room. :
Miss Lorton was lying on her back,
fast asleep. A smile illumined her
face. Her thin, white hands were fold-
ed together. They rested on the bed
clothes, which left her wrinkled neck
exposed to vision. In her dream, Jane
looked at the peacefully slumbering
woman, and as she looked a sudden
and hideous desire seized her to try the
temper of the blade on that yielding
flesh. The impulse was irresistible.
With stealthy tread she advanced to
the bedside. One swift gash from right
to left and out spurted the red blood,
flowing in a crimson stream upon the
white counterpane. Jane smiled as
she watched the smile disappear from
the face of the old lady.
Then her memory grew blank, and
she remembered no more urtil she
awoke with a start in her own bed, in
her own room, and saw the pale, win-
try sunshine shining through the twin-
dow. Her brow was damp with per-
spiration. A horrible sense of oppres-
sion weighted her mind. She trem-
bled like an aspen leaf in every limb.
What had happened ? She could not
shake off the impression left by her
dream. It possessed a ghastly reality.
She said to herself: “Is it true ? Have
I or have I not done this awtul deed ?”
Then she laughed hysterically, and
cried aloud: “Ah! no, no. Thank
God ! it is nothing but a nightmare.”
So saying, she sprang out of bed, de-
termined to conquer the nameless hor-
ror that rested so strongly upon her
spirit.
Merciful Heaven! What was this?
There on the ground at her feet, lay
the very knife of her dreams, stained
red with blood. She almost fainted at
the sight. By and by she gathered
courage, however, to dress herself,
although she hardly knew whether she
were waking or dreaming. She suf-
fered such mental anguish that, alter a
time she determined to go straight to
her mistress’s room, and ascertain the
truth.
She found Miss Lorton stone dead,
with her throat gashed from ear to ear.
The body was already rigid. Jane
felt vaguely that she was connected
with the awful deed, yet she was at a
loss to understand how she could have
raised her hand against one whom she
loved so well. With a wild shriek the
terrified girl fled from the room. Now
a fresh fear assailed her—the fear of
discovery ; she took refuge in the cel-
lar. Her heart beat thick and fast,
Its pulsations dwarfed every other
sound, She shut her eyes, but even in
the darkness she saw that frail old la.
dy lying amidst the crimescn-stained
sheets. Was she still dreaming or
was she mad ?
How long she remained concealed
in the cellar she never knew. It
might have been an hour, it might
have been a week. A kind of paraly-
sis deadened her brain. She recovered
from it to find herself being conveyed
to a prion on a charge of murder,
When the trial came on, it created
an unusual amount of interest. Three
experts were instructed to examine in-
to the state of Jane’s mind. They
unanimously pronounced her to be pos
sessed of homicidal tendencies, which
were strictly traceable to her parent
age, and amounted to a condition of
criminal irsanity. The girl they ar-
gued, was irresponsible and not ac
countable for her actions.
A sensation was produced in court
by the evidence of Jane Hoggins, who
deposed that she was employed as
laundress by the late Miss Lorton, and
was inthe habit of sleeping twice a
week in Jane Gutteridge’s room. On
these occasions she had frequently seen
Jane walk in her sleep, and had once
found her brandishing a kuife while
perfectly unconscious. In her opinion
the girl was hysterical and a confirmed
somnambulist. She had even consid-
ered it her duty to speak to Miss Lor-
ton on the subject.
That lady, however, had treated the
matter lightly and attributed her
maid’s nocturnal! wanderings to indi-
gestion,
Jane's counsel pleaded that although
guilty in deed, his client was not so in
intention, He dwelt at length ‘upon’
the friendly reldtions subsisting ‘be-
tween the deceased lady and tie ‘ac-
cused. He alluded in eloquent ‘terms
to Jane's undoubted affection 'for her
mistress, and the terrible distress of
mind evinced by the girl ever since the
discovery of the'crime. ‘He vrged that
she was the victim of hereditary influ-
ences, and in the eyes of all charitable
and right thidking people was an ob-
Ject of sincere compassion. His epeech
produced a decided effect on the jury,
who were touched by Jane's youth and
piteous remotse.
The Judge in summing said it was a
most difficult and complicated
question. But the sole point which
the jury had to decide was, did or did
not Jane Gutteridge murder her mis-
tress, Eliza Lorton ? If the jury enter:
tained any doubt as to the prisoner at
the bar haying killed Miss Lorton then
she was entitled to mercy ; but if they
believed that Jane Gutteridge had com-
mitted the crime with which she was
charged, they must return the verdict
accordingly.
The jury returned after a short ab-
gence and pronounced the prisoner
guilty with extenuating circumstances.
On hearing the sentence, Jane rung
her hands wildly and addressing the
Judge. cried: “Yes, yes; yoware right
Iam not fitto live.” So saying,
she burst into hysterical sobs and had
to be supported from the court.
The next morning she was found
dead in her cell, with a coarse cotton
handkerchief tightly twisted round her
throat. Add Father Gutteridge, the
drunkard, married a eecond wife, who
bore other children into the world.
God pity them.—BY MRS. EDWARD KEN-
NARD.
Poison Ivy—How to Cure the Poisoning.
When you go into the country this
summer don’t monkey with all the
preity plants you may find along the
wayside. Especially avoid a twining,
beautiful, three:leaved plant you may
find growing around the base of trees,
stone walls, and old fences. An attrac-
tive plant, just the kind of glossy glit-
ter to ite bright green leayes as impels
one to “just take a little of it home”
with you. Don’t do it, unless you are
one of those few that may with impu-
nity handle Rhus fox. That's the bo-
tanical name of the plant, that, famil-
iarly known as poison ivy, has caused
80 much suffering to many.
The writer has suffered, and on many
occasions has struggled for its cure by
means of neighborly suggestions, by
doctor’s efforts, potions, lotions, har-
rowing days of dread and itch. Does
it itch? Yes; you'll know when
you've fooled with Rhus tox, by a
strange itch. It's different from any
other itch. You scratch it, and it
seems as though you had conquered
the irritation; it fooled you. You
look for a cause and find none. The
skin is normal, no blemish shows, but
it itches again. . When you are warm
and comfortably asleep, you will be
wakened up scratching that same
spot. You “could dig it out with your
nails.” You can’t doit. That's Rhus
tox, poisoning.
Soon a small, insignificant swelling
lumps up where the itch is ; then it be-
gins to look ‘watery underneath the
skin, but it itches none the less, rath-
er more. You ecratch through the
skin, the water underneath is released,
watery poison to fresh spots; possibly
to the face, the ears, the body. The
same tedious itching, scratching,
is multiplied. You are now a
a case for sympathy. Without means
of cure, your existence isa realized
sheol. I propose, now that you under-
stand the cause and the symptoms, to
tell you of the cure. It is simple, it is
effective. Procure from the drug or
other stores where they are sold a
small bottle of little sugar pills, la-
beled “Rlus tox.’ A “hair of the dog
that bit you” will cure you. Take six
of the little pills at one dose, four doses
the first day—morning, noon, evening,
and bedtime. The next day the itch-
ing will be mollified a degree. The
second and third day, take three doses
of six pills each dose. You will, by
this time, be so free from irritation
that you may carelessly take a few
pills until nature heals up the sores.
So soon as the healing begins, be very
chary of taking many of the pills, as
they will, in excess of requirement, pro-
duce an intolerable, though harmless,
itching over the whole body.
The writer, poisoned on an average
four to six times a year, finds this rem-
edy a permanent check on the first ap-
pearance of poisoning symptoms.
—Secientific American.
Special Reduced Rate Excursions” to
the Atlantic Coast via the Penn-
sylvania Railroad.
On July 13th next the first of a lim-
ited summer series of seashore excur-
sions will be run. The remarkably low
rate of $10.00 for the round trip will
be charged from Pittsburg, with pro-
portionate rates from other points. and
a choice of destinations will bo allowed,
whether Atlantic City, Cape May, Seca
Isle City, or Ocean City.
These tickets will be valid for return
passage for twelve days, thus affording
ample time for either a limited trip or a
restful fortnight by the sea. Many
marked improvements have been made
during the past year at these coast re-
sorts fn the way of increased facilities
and means of pleasure for the visitor,
These rates apply on regular trains
leaving Pittsburg at 4.30, 7.00, and 8:10
P. M., or on special train’ leaving at
850 A. M. on theabove mentioned
date.
The special train will be run on the
following schedule, and the tickets will
be sold at the rates quoted .—
RATE.
TRAIN
LEAVES.
AMoonA...... vee one ..38 00 12.55 P. M
8 00 11.05 A. M
8 00 1.06 P.M
3 90 9.36 A. M
8 35 10.271
8 25 10.40
8 65 10.28
onic To G0. 118 P.M
HudeInh al... i cisicn. 18 0 7.16
For detailed information address or
mpply to Thos. E. Watt, Passenger
Agent, 110 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg.
A Suggestion Abouta Good Work,
At the World's fair a building has
been erected in which a family of five,
two adults and three children, will
soon be installed as subjects upon
which Miss Catharine B. Davis, a Vas-
sar graduate is to experiment, Miss
Davis is an enthusiastic young woman
who would make any man an invalua-
ble wife if h:r other accomplishments
are on a par with her economic ability.
An annual income of $500 Miss ‘Davis
is prepared to prove is sufficient'for the
support of a family of the above canstitu-
ents, if it be wisely used. Now it seems
to us that the poorer classes know
much better how to live within their
incomes than do the moderately well
to do or the wealthy. Why ill not
Miss Davis teach those of ws whose
salaries range from $1.500 to $5,000
how to make ends meet.
She would do very much ntore good
than by attempting to pourdinto tbe
head of a $500 father the secrets of her
art of economy if she would only ex-
plain to married men why it is that,
given the samesized family, its expenses
increase in exactly the same ratio as
does the income, but when the income
shrinks ‘the expenses remain un-
changed. If Miss Davis would do this
or if she would only get married and
publish her after * experiences, she
would indeed receive honor and fer-
vent thanks.
TR HEIR
~——1In an effort tb cope with the rab-
bit pest in New South Wales, 632
miles cf rabbit-proof fencing ‘have late-
ly been erected, ata cost of £51,000,
and 404 miles oftimilar fencing are
building,
and the nails and fingers Carry the
Will Creameries Soon be a Thing of the
Past?
Ivis reported that the butter secret
has been discovered. Dr. Vaughn is
the man who 1s credited with having
circles as perhaps the greatest of his
discoveries. The thing that he is repre-
sented to have got at is the alkaloid,
which, being created in milk or cream
by churning, produces butter. Dr.
Vaughn, it seems, takes a can of fresh
milk, drops in some alkaloid and pres-
ently dips out the fully developed but-
ter without further ado. It is not oleo-
margarine, or any illegal-unless labelled
substitute, but real butter.
millenniul period when man will press |
the button and Nature will do all the
pected to abolish cows. Give him a pail
into it, and you get back real milk,
lo, butter! and all the milkmen and |
dairymaids are in search of new em- |
ployment.
There is something disconcerting about
these discoveries, for all their usefulness. |
Where are they going to stop, and what |
is to become of the working-people when |
all the work does itself? Next we may |
hear that some meddling investigator |
has discovered the secret of literary style,
so that by the adjustment of a simple |
appliance to a printing-press, raw facts |
cut off at the other in langths and of |
qualities to suit the market. That is a
more terrifying possibility than even
that all the Harvard undergraduates
should become proficient writers. 1t
remains for mankind to hope that when
it ceases to be possible for the multitude
to make a living on Earth, the secret of
living without food may come out, or
the perfection of flying machines, or
gomething, may provide means of emi-
gration to other spheres. Harper's |
Weekly.
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Eulalie in the East.
The Princess is Now a Private and Not a
National Guest.
The Infanta Eulalie and party,
somewhat tired with all the sight-seeing
and entertainment provided by the west,
are hereagain. The party is lodged in the
residence of Mr. J. M. Ceballos who has
vacated his handsome house and gone to
his country residence, leaving his ser-
vants and a complete establishment at
the command of the princess for the
time of her stay in New York, This
was done in order to give her a better
opportunity for rest and greater privacy
than could be had at a hotel.
Commander Davis’ duties ended the
moment the princess’ foot touched the
platform. The nation is no longer the
host, and the princess is absolutely free
from official obligation of any kind.
The princess will enjoy herself in a
quiet way during ber stay in this city.
Sho will aceept few invitations to pri-
vate entertainments, and will make a
yachting tripto Newport and some of
the nearby points, A policemen will
be on guard in front of the Ceballos res-
idence, and he will see that no one en-
ters who should not. The princess will
be at home to a number of her friends
on Sunday.
PE ——
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How Peary Will Live at the North Pole’
The house in which his venturesome
companions will live in during the win-
ter months for the next two or three
years in Greenland, is now being con-
structed in Camden, New Jersey. The
work is under the personal supervision
of Samuel W. Entriken, West Chester,
and is expected to be completed
shortly. The house, though small
in size, affords ample room for the
twelve men who are to comprise the
party. The house when erected will be
13} feet from the ground to the top of
the glass dome, 35 feet long and 16 feet
wide. Corrugated iron plates and hot
bed sashes will be placed alternately
from the top of the house all the way
round. The structure is to be a series
of wooden frames, all made to fit snugly
and exclude the cold air. The interior
will ‘be the best part of the whole
structure, and will belined with grooved
ceiling boardsand a layer ofstraw beards
covered with heavy blankets. There will
te ten rooms in this house. The Peary
party will surprise the Greenlanders
with a full electric ight plant, boiler,
dynamo and all the applicances to give
light. Peaty’s house will be a model
of its kind, and will be the first ever
erected in that part ot Greenland.
William Mutchler Dead,
#¥he Eight District Congressman Succumbs to
Heart Failure.
Easton, June 23.—William Mutch-
ler, member of Congress from the Eight
district, died at 2.45 this morning, at
his residence in this city, of heart fail-
ure, aged 61 years and 6 months, His
failing health during the past twelve
months, and the sudden and sharp
attack of congestion of the lungs,
which prostrated him a few weeks ago,
had given his friends cause of great
anxiety and, in some measure, prepar-
ed them for bad news.
He occupied his usual seat won ‘the
porch of the house for an hour wor two
yesterday afternoon, and when ‘he re-
tired about 9 o’clock seemed to 'be feel- |
ing quite comfortable. He slept in a |
large rocking chair, having felt more |
comfortable in that position since he:
has been sick. Between 2 and 3 o'clock |
this morning Mre. Mutchier called to |
him to inquire how he felt. She re- |
ceived no reply and going to his side |
she found he was breathing very faint- |
ly. His breathing grew fainter and !
fainter until he quietly breathed his
last. |
A USEFUL AND HONORABLE CAREER.
William Mutchler was boro at Chain |
Dam, in tnis county, December 21, |
1831, His father died when he was |
but 7 years of age, and ia assisting his |
elder brother to support his widowed |
mother he acquired that manliness of |
character, self-reliance and unselfish
* consideration for others which. distin- |
| guiched him through life. Ashe grew
older he would hire out to the neigh-
bors to assist in their work and by
every means in his power, boy ashe
found it, and it is regarded in scientific
Here is another step taken toward the |
rest. Dr. Vaughn does away with the ' ton county,
churns ; the next innovator may be ex- | his first term he was re elected by a
| cy of the State and nation.
{ doin’ with that big dog ?
was, he sought to improve the condi-
tion of the family and render his
mother’s declining days more comfort-
able.
As the boys grew toward manhood
their patient industry enabled them to
spare time to acquire an education, and
~ William, who had received but a tew
months’ schooling during the winter,
was enabled to attend the then famous |
academy of Dr. Vandevere, in Easton,
for two terms,
CALLED TO THE BAR.
Thus scantily equipped with the
rudiments of education he began the
study of law in the office of his brother
H.M. Mutchler, and subsequently he
was admitted to the bar. In 1860 he
was elected Prothonotary of Northamp- i
and at the expiration of |
large majority. From 1867 to 1869 he
of rain-water, and he juggles something | was Assessor of Internal Revenue in
2 1 this district and in the fall of the latter |
an an ounce or two of alkaloid, and | year served as chairman of the Demo.
cratic State committee.
It was then that his remarkable apti-
| tude for politics-~his clear-headedness, |
astuteness and ability in organization
{and management—first began to be
generally recognized by the Democra-
His ser-
vices during that campaign command-
ed the attention and won the admira-
tion of the ablest politicians. From
that time forward he took his place
and for many years past had been
recognized as one of its ablest and
wisest councilors and a most careful
and patriotic servant of the people.
HIS TERMS IN CONGRESS,
He represented the counties of Le-
high and Northampton and twelve
townships in Bucks in the Forty fourth
Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Con-
SR
For and About Woman.
.. Thedark girl is to the fore again.
! Deep chestnut hair is the color of the
moment.
The “round table skirt,” which is cut,
- out of goods five yards wide, and has no
seam, 1s al present the most popular
one. Nothing surpasses this in fit.
i Mosquetaire gloves without buttons
| have always a following for afternoon.
! Four buttons will be the rule this year
| for kid gloves in all fashionable colors.
| Filmy fichus of silk muslin or rain.
: bow gauze edged with narrow frills of
lace are carried about the shoulders the
_ ends extending to the back, where they
disposed of in sash-fashion.
Mrs. Ida Tims Klocker, of Towa, an
| authority on all race questions, has re-
| ported every race that has taken place
{ on the famous independence track since
iit was opened four years ago.
I-A pretty idea for a bridesmaid’s cos.
tume is & gown of soft white silk with
pale green sash and shoulder cape of
white lace ; large white leghorn hat
trimmed with yellow tea roses and green
foliage. ar
Clear white muslin is used for dresses.
which are worn over colored silk. The
gkirt is of three deep flounces with wide.
hems and colored ribbon run in the
{ hems. Waist of silk draped over with.
| muslin, and a broad, soft sash of the.
|
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may be fed in at one end, and literature | 3MOng the leaders of the Democracy | color at the waist.
i A very homely remedy for the re-
| moval of these disfiguring pests is to
: bine soft soap over the affected part, and:
j constantly renew it. Bach time it is
| bathed off, scrape the corn or wart with
& blunt knife or a proper scraper, and
| you will gradually eftect a cure.
{ The dress Princess May will wear
{ when she starts out on her honeymoon
gresses, and after the new apportion- | journey —her “going-away’’ dress, as
|
ment the present districts, consisting
the English call it will be of Irish pop-
of Northampton, Mouroe, Carbon and | lin in a very soft and mellow tone of
Pike in the Fifty-first and Filty-second | ivory-white.
| be richly ornamented with gold braid
and was elected to the Fifty-third Con
The dress and cape will
gress last fall. His long experience | in effective design.
had given him a mastery of Congress-
ional routine and his intimate acquaint- i
ance with the work of the various de- |
partments such a knowledge of detail |
that he was one of the most useful |
members who sat in the Legislature of |
the nation. He served with great :
ability on numerous Congressional
committees and did distinguished ser-
vice in 1883 as chairman of the com-
mittee on civil service reform.
In the present Congress he was
chairman of the sub committee on ap-
propriations, chairman of the pension
committee and a member of other im-
portant committees of the House of
lepresentatives. He many times in
the years past served his fellow-citizens |
of Easton as a member of borough |
council. During the emergency in
1863, he served as adjutant of the
Thirty eighth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, He was a contributor to all our
local charities and a sure friend to
whom those of his fellow-townsmen |
who were in trouble and distress never
applied in vain,
FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUST.
William Mutchler’s success in poli-
tics was due to his unswerving faith-
fulness to his convictions, his perfect
integrity of character and his courtesy
and genuine kindness to every one with
whom he was brought in contact in his
public life. It was those traits of char-
acter which made him the most popu-
lar man in the community wherein he
resided and gained for him the loyal
support of hundreds of Republicans as
well as thousands of Democrats when-
ever he was a candidate for office. He
is survived by his widow, and one son.
Howard Matchler, editor and proprie-
tor of the Northampton Democrat.
He Was Not at Sea Anyhow
Uncle Seadog had been relating his
thrilling marine adventures when his 7-
year-old nephew remarked :
“T was washed ashore once too.”
‘Indeed I” exclaimed ‘the ‘old sailor?
“When, pray 7’
“This morning.”
: as
Still in Dou.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
New reporter. ‘Do we say the ‘Chi-
cago Fair’ or ‘the ‘World's Fair?”
Eastern editor. ‘‘I am not sure yet.
If it turnsout well it is the World's
Fair, but if it is a ‘fizzle we shall cred-
it it to ‘Chicago.
At%ve Ferris Wheel.
Aunt Mirandy— What on airth is
that great wheel for ?
Uncle ‘Reuben—Another money-
making scheme, Mirandy. They git ye
into that ‘wheel till you're all turned
round’; 'n’ then ye hev tew hire a
guide.
Completed His Course.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
“Well, old man, you gave John a
good education ?”
“You're right, I did. He kin turna
handspring, jump a ten-rail fence an®
umpire a ball game an’ not git lick-
ed.”
Jameson—*Won’t you introduce, me
to that girl over there, please ?"’
Jones—¢ Afraid not, Too informal
kind of a thiug to do, you know,”
Jameson—*‘Oh, she wouldn’t mind.
You see I’m engaged to her. We met
in Florence last January and she’s for-
gotten it,”’—Chicago Record,
Old Grimes—Hullo, Bub, what ye
Smart Boy—Can’t you see. I've
got reins on him, an’ a whip: I'm out
drivin.
Old Grimes—But ye hain’t got no
wagon.
Smart Boy—His tail is a waggin;
ain't it ?
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scription the WarcuMAN office is the
The Colored Women’s League, a
benevolent and philanthropic organiza.
tion, will make an effort'to save the life
of Amanda Umble, of Kansas City,
who is under sentence of death on the
gallows June 22 for stabbing Effie
Jackson, a colored girl, of whom she
was insanely jealous.
At the recent ball at the Mansion
House in London the Lady Mayoress
wore a very becoming gown of pearly
white satin, with a folded bertha and
short puffed sleeves of lizard green veol-
vet, which appeared again as a narrow
border round the hem of the skirt ; and
she carried bouquet of white flowers.
Pale pink dotted Swiss strewn with a
pattern of tiny forget-me-nots and rose.
buds is made up over a satin.covered
pincushion, with extra fullness at the
corners, so that the muslin rufa will
flare out after the jaunty manner of tha
brestlles on fashionable bodices. = Roset-
tes of Tom Thumb ribbon in pale
pink, blue and olive green are sewed at
the corners.
Mothers and grown sisters are not al-
lowed the exclusive use of serge, which
is quite as pretty for children’s gowns.
A very pretty one is of cream-white
serge, trimmed with an open gimp of
garnet silk. The sailor blouse is turned
back from a bib of the garnet trimming,
with a sailor knot of serge tied below.’
The sleeves are short and very full, and
at the side of the waist is a garnet bow
and ends.
Mrs Hodgson Burnett, and her sister
picked and sold wild grapes to get
money to pay for paper, envelopes and
stamps which took her first stories to an
editor from the Tennessee mountains
where they lived. In the concluding
chapter of “The One I Know Best of
All,’ the story of these small literary
beginnings is told with much grace.
Children’s fashions seem to follow in
miniature many of the modes of their
elders, without losing that simplicity of
style waich makes them always so at-
tractive, Berthas, shoulder frills and
big puffed sleeves, says the “New York .
appearance, which has the effect of
making children look younger than
they really are.
typical young girl to look nice in her
gowns, if they are made with a fair
amount of care and taste, that the very
thought of a childs dress is a relief,
Pretty muslins ean be made into dainty
crepon and India silks make very
attretive dresses.
A young lady who has a beautifully
kept band, as well as an extremely pret-
owes her taper fingers and almond-shap
ed nails entirely to her mother, who ac.
customed her from her childhood to dry
her hands in a certain fashion. ' After
the hand was carefully wiped she pinch..
ed the end of each finger with the towel
and then rubbed back the skin which
moon,’” as the children call it. Then
came a final pinch to the fingers and .
the process was finished. This method
of drying the hands soon becomes a habe
it, and if persevered in is sure ‘0 elon=
gate the fingers and make them taper
It is better than manicuring for pre-
venting the ugly growth around the
base of the nail.
At a recent wedding the eight brides.
maides wore dresses of white crepon,
trimmed round the skirts with lace and
insertion, pansy-colored velvet forming
the collars and budice belts, with deep
frills of lace over the shoulders, and big
hats trimmed with lace and purple pan-
sies. They carried bouquets of purple
pansies and double, white carnations and
wore the groom’s gift of enamel and
diamond pansy brooches. At another
fashionable wedding the bridesmaids
ten in number, made a lovely picture
about the altar in gowns of pink crepe
de chine, with satin sashes and collars.
With these gowns were worn large
white Tuscan straw hats, with white
lace laid on the broad brims and trim.
med with white ostrich tips, pink roses
and a bow of moss green velvet. They
carried large bouquets of pink roses,
tied with white satin ribbons.
place to have it done.
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