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VOLUME XXX.
EBENSBURG,P A ., FKIDAY, APRIL 24, 1896.
NTOIBEE 17.
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f'--r n l-in UinTilr! tlm niiillnirl Til flTTT
fil iiato 10 llitf tfUilii U1G 0111111511 T1UH.
:VK!t ClULLKD PLOW WORKS
, ; ti:i Tin: t iiillld plow indi.stiiy.
he Largest Plow Factory in the World !
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hpurs Arc tiiG Btst on tfes Face of ilie G!ol)8.
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HENCH & DROMGOLB'S
Lativt I nijirnv rd IlidiiiL' or Walkin;
ToTrniCrpi nrTrntl
1.-1-IU: Lull aiLUiUUullUfl
'1 in- I'. inow has heen t li nxi tr h y tested
oil rtnub uud loi ky. und on soft and
HM'iiuiv i:iud. ;uiii the draft is lessened al-iii)-t
on'-h.tf a liore less than on the
Ihmt s:i-;nir ti)iMi hsirrow. ur in other
w.ini. a in. m wi-'iihim: : ) ictiiuls ean
ride iiion ttiis (iirmw and the draft is no
;h hairow. inehes ean lie Worn off the
ts. The seat can he removed in a svot.d.
N. B. SWANK,
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JOHNSTOWN.
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JEWELRY, SILVERWARE,
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In Key and Stem Winders.
LA ROE SELECTION OF ALL
KINI.S OF .JEWELRY A L-
WAYS ON HAND.
1725 "M V ii ne of Jewell y is unsur-J
pasi-d. Come and see for your-
self before purchasing elsew hero
C2T"AI1 work puarantoed.
! CARL EITINIDS.I
RBAUGHS
' i most complete assortment of Spring Clothing,
i M !-r v. c.tr :ttnl bhoes in the county at. our store.
-Mmi All-Wool uils as low as $o. Better ones
1 !)' Suits to fit boys age 14 to 19 years,
:. ( hil.l's Suits, age 4 to 14 years, at 1, $1.50,
; : " all well-matle, neatly trimmed and perfect-
' . ij f s in Spring Hats and a Fine Line of Gents
! trv ('ts-ription. Also the best assortment in
; i ; f Mi-ii's, l-.ys', Ladies', Misses' and Children's
;V the pair all new goods and latest styles.
w il-iii ule and neat-fitting Clothing and Shoes it
:i p.ty you to buy from
A.Sharbaugh,
ScieniiCo American
Agency Tor
TAltlC MARKS.
DESICM PATENTS.
rOPTBICHTS. atcJ
For lnf.innaHn n tn-f H.-n(1biic wri u
l!tN A. CO., :k! r.K'HUWAT. NKWT luK.
O: lt htuvmi for wNMinnir i-.-it. nts m Ancnnk
the f.a'.lic ty a n-jtu-e Klven fr.e of ctuu-e In uie
.M-i.t. t-t.n-iMIr illu.tralol. N' lu:''"i?;? J
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JOHN F. STI2ATTON
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MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
tlolint. Guitar. Banjos. Mandoline.. Accord'on.
Marmwira. 4c. all kinds of Strinos. -"--tc-.
31lTbl3. 515. S17 East Otb fcL. New York.
MINERAL IiUBBEI
Tho New Stato of Utah Has a
Strange Freak of Nature.
Material from "Whieh Gum Shoes for
the .Multitude May Ite Made It
Grows iti the Ground
Like l'otatoes.
1'tah, the newest of the states, seems
to ho a mineralofi-ieal fivtik. Mr. (ieorie
EMritlsro, of tlie p-eolojfioal survey, says
ii Washington ( L. C.) corresxiil-iit,.
was sent out tliere a few weehs airn
for the purpose of looking tij) certain
natural resouret-M, and he has ret unit 1 1
with a most interesting report. Amoiifr
other tliinirs, he found preat tie-posits
of mineral ruhlicr enoutrli to make
.'H'm shoes for a larjre part of the jiopu
lation of the l iiited Stato. It. is black,
ami it locked and felt, exactly like or
dinary ruiilior.
"Yon see, it is tpiite cln-stie," said Mr.
F.hlritlfrc, lientliiifr a piece with his
fin.'rers. "There is no tellinirhow many
laitiaide uses it may lie put to in the
future, but I imagine it will Ih em
I loved larircly mixed ith the vegetable
rublHT of commerce. For a roofmtr
material il has already lecn pnived
exi-elh-nt. In t he minintr towns of I't.-ih
miiwral rubber is utilized commonly
for roolinr. Iwiiis' preparel in sheets
consist wg of :i layer of burlap, willi
llio ruddier on lxith side.s. Nothin;'
-:uhl be more t hoiouirlily waterproof.
IVi ause it is so new not much is known
al out this peculiar sliiff and its p-oso-i-btiitics.
Only a few tons of it h.as been
mined nt-tir the I'intah reservation,
where it. is chiefly found. If. occurs in
.ci:.!S. but the number anil si:e of the
latter arc not nliably known as yet."
Mr. Ehlrit!irc tooh y fttiin liis ties!;
:l tui- r-hiokii:sr. blackish clitnik t f
--met liiiipr not easily identified, that
ti lt soft to 1 he touch.
"T'.'nt is another unexplored min-i-rai,"
said he. "It is called i':i:ier:i:
v.;rx. am is found in veics like 1. cii: -;:.
rul l't r. It has not b t 1. 1.;.: d;.i
'.!. bet laanv nse fur it are liki-l t - !
'. cot red in the future. To elect. -".Ms
it will 1 v:il;i::lh-. tl ,ii'-.; less. :t
r:;in !i va it is one of the best itisulut
1 i"nTi:il.: f'-r 1 ipj.l..vt:!i lit in their
! 1 -incs. Hut hen- is anot h"r it! teres--;
i:r 1 ii;' rai su!:st;tii-.'. ;il: o front I tail."
Til-- vjiceinieu of I liis l itter iiv!,. d
'.actlv lilea piefi- of obsidian, or bhu-k
.!.-ai!ie irlass. It v.a.s hard :is any
;";. "Thai is '-otii asphal I." said t !
. ert . "V, v e hief bnsine;s in Ft ah v. ;, s
' i-acotte tie- !';s;ts cf this ii:. -
;'.-:.! 1. It is a wonderful substance a: d
- i s-, tits : jrr.-at mit- 'ral resource
'';.t has hardly Im-cii tench'-d as yet.
! : is hinir more nor less t han an c-
-;; i-:lv pun k'uid of asphalt, tun! i:-
: ! ; t a ii t usefulness i.s in the maiiii-
t,f varnishes.
"Tbe substance is found under c- -!'-'i-s
s ext raortbnary that nolai-.'y
!i:;- been tible t account f-r t!,t 1:1 es
-:,t -fa -:o-, ily. The deptisils are chiet' v
i!iiu and in the neighborhood of t h.e
'in" .in pa !irrre reservation. You at-
:'':. a -;'-s t he country a; ? co? e
:i a nu.-er-looivi strea!: liuii .u. s
isa'j-Mt as an arrow lies. You b. 11
1 ..ay the sand and licneuiii it you lit.'!
!;at tic streak is perfectly black. It
:-n a vein of rum asphalt.
'"There are many such veins near tie
e-iiT!i cdire of I "tah. and some of tin 1-1
: tin over into Colorado. They have a
-eilei.ey to run parallel to each o' he:-.
itli a trend f rom nort!iv, est tiisfiutr.-
t-t. Tht y vary in width from a .i::-r-:.
r -of an inch to 1 feet, and 1'iey a
iVmi half a mile to six miles in lenp-Mi.
N.il.ot'y knows how deep t!ie-y are. Ti
.rreati st depth reached is 12.) feet. Tht:-s
I'.sr iiiii.inpr for the stuff has hardly fret
beyond the prospectincr sttip;e. The
veins are jH'rfectly vertical.
"Thef.c veins of asphalt represent
cracks in the crust of the earth, made
hi a distant freoloe-icnl epoch and sub
stantially filled in with the frum asphalt.
The stu'" lias much of the appearance
and" hardrtss of j"t. Of course it is only
useful for making black varnishes. N ,
it will never lx usf-tl for pat inir streets
unless. Tierhaps. as an admixture with
ordinary asphalt to improve the quality
of the iaiter; it is too valuable, you
sec. I cannot tell you from what source
the substance was originally derived.
It is In lieved that all asphalts are of
veiretable origin. We know that dur
inir the coal-formincr M-rioil vast ac
cumulations of vearetable material were
laid down, in lx-ds and liecame trans
formetl in various ways, subseqiiently
by clMmieal jroecsws. Aeeordincr to
conditions jroverniiifr. they were meta
morphosed into deposits of cojiI, jio-
troleum or bitumen the last lieimr
what we call asphalt." St. Jxuis lie
public. GENERAL LAdOR NOTES.
Frintcrs of Toronto are unioniintr
tin tov. n.
T'ic new bicycle workers union starts
out with C.iM)') meml.crs.
AH state print inp of Nevada Vicars the
printers" union la'ocl.
A $."!)'i.t;t): irtui mill has lx-cii erected
by cooH-iators at I jlinburjrh. Scotland.
The Federation of Afrricttlt ural Ia
lor of Denmark comprises 2!t l.ranchc:;.
Ijilior exchaiircs are iH-ine; formed in
Eiifrhiiid, Switzerland, (Jermsiny ai-d
India.
Laborers and farmers of llollister,
Cal., have iirjrani.ed a cooperative con-
.1.11V.
I'pholbtert-rs of Philadelnhia now
have the nine-hour day ami lietter con
ditions otherwise.
The Moot roml -! Spot on Karth.
The most crowded sxit 011 I lie earth's
surface is that portion of the city of
Yah tta. Island of Malta, known as ti e
"Mandciaire;io. In the whole of
Yah tta the proportion is 73,it) human
lrcine to the square mile. but. in the
M:ii:der;u.:rio there is one locality in
which there are "i 57 f persons livinjron
a plot of prtiutnl less than two acrt s
.,,..1 1,-iir in extent. This would riv e
I 1.0 less than f.P.r..(cO jm i-soiis to tJie
'
square mile, or 1,01 7. o to ttie acre. in
LiverpKl. the most crowded city in
F.iitain. the most densely Hpulated
jxtrtions have only 110.4 to the acre.
Atlanta Const it tit ion.
, "Muscadine" is a disease to which
silkworms are liable. It consists of a
fumrtis growth in the body, which
breaks through the ykin and spt-etlily
kills the insect.
THE RAIL-SPLITTER.
Stories of Abraham Lincoln in Karly
Lire.
In the summer of the year 1S3
Abraham Lincoln e.xercis d the risrhtof
majority and started out to shift for
himself. When he left his home to
start, life for himself he went empty
handed. He w.ts already some months
over 21 years of aire, but he had 110th
inir in the world, not, even a suit of
respectable clothes; and one of the first
pieces of work he did was "to split 4i)0
rails for every yard ot brown jeans
dyed with white walnut bark that
would be necessary to make him a jKiir
of trousers." He had no tratle, no pro
fession, no spot of land, 110 patron, no
influence. Two things recommended
him to his neig-hlmrs he was strong;
and he was a good fellow.
His strength made him a valuable
laborer. Not that he was fond of hart!
labor. Mrs. Crawford says: "Abe was
no hand to pitch into work like killing
snakes," but when he did work it was
with an ease and effectiveness which
compensated lus employer for the time
he spent, in practical jokes nut extem poraneous
sMeehes. lie won hi lift as
much as t hrec ordinary men, and "My,
how he would chop!" says Dennis
Hanks. "His ax would flash and bite
into a sugar tree or sycamore, and
tlown it would come. If you heard him
fcllin trees in a clearin you would
say there was three men at work by
thc way the trees fell." Standing six
feet four, he could outlift, outwork and
outv. restle any man he came in contact
with. Friends ami employers were
proud of his strength, anil licasted of
it, never failing to pit him against any
hero whose strength they heard vaunt
ed. He himself was proud of it, and
throughout his life was fond of compar
ing himself w it h tall and strongmen.
He drove the oxen 011 the removal
of the Lincoln family from Indiana to
Illinois, he tells us, and according1 to
a story current in Jent ryville, he suc
ceeded in loii:g a fair x'tldlers busi
ness on the route, ("apt. William Jones,
in w Lose father's store Lincoln had
spent so many hours in discussion ami
story-telling, and for whom he had
worked the last, winter he was in Indi
ana, says thai Ix-fore leaving the state
Abraham invested all his money, some
i.'iirty oild dol': rs, in notions. "A set
if Knives and forks was the largest
item entered n the bill," says Mr.
Jones; "the tit her items were ncidhs.
pins, thread, hcitons and other little
i.'i-nnstie necessities. When the Lin
colns reached Iheir new home nor le
calur. III. Abraham wrote back to mv
fnther, stating that he had doubled
his money on l is purchases bv selling
them along the road." McClitre's Mag
azine). FLAT FEET ARE THE THING.
le Wide Shoes ami Von Will lie Able to
Walk Lrectly.
.Not more than two men in IOO walk
erectly. This oliscrvation comes from
a man w ho is a crank alKiuttlie benefits
of wide. Hat shoes, says the New York
Press. He declares he lias made notes
and knows what he is talking a-liout.
He thinks that the "two men in 100"
wear ttie. same kind of shoes that he
wears, which look like those used for
walking on water. This man also be
lieves that the jierccntage of women
who walk straight is st) small that it is
not worth considering.
The whole trouble he attributes to
shoes. He says men and women were
never inteuded to wear shoes at all. It
is his observation that when the foot
is flattened out and the toes spread the
natural movement of the body is to
straighten itself. This he attributes
to certain muscular action, and he has a
chart to prove it.
When the foot is compressed by a
shte and the toes jammed together
there is a sympathetic tension on the
whole, muscular and nervous system
which draws the lody forward or
bends it.
It has lxen noted in his calculations
that persons in bathing costume on thr
beach walk much st raighter. It i.s also
a notable fact t hat t he ludian, who runs
barefooted on the plains, has the proud
est kind of a walk. He is as straight as
an iron jKile.
HE CHANGED HIS MIND.
Pray In -J fur Ix-ath. the Lover Struggled
Acaiiinl It When Menaced.
A curious case ot nervous hallucina
tion is reported in the London Tele
graph. At liortleaii.v recently a hyster
ical Frenchman visited the tomb w here
hi.s iM-iovcd was laid, t arrying a lighted
caudle and kneeling by ner coffin, he ex
claimed passionately: "011ld 1 could
die! Would I count die! " .) list then I he
wind closed t lie ooor and extiiiguisnetf
the light. I tie lercavetl lover who hatl
just piaycd for tieiiin rushed tor the
door; tie could not open t'; he tore at
it, knocked, kicketl, struggled, calling
lointly tor help. No answer, only the
uticr silence and darkness ot the tomli
His wish iti die. was lorgotten. tlesank
now 11 and wept; ins tears were not for
his lielovetl. but for himself, lie felt
the pangs of hunger; he thought of his
caudle and cut it into tour parts, lie
ate the hist quarter the t rst day, the
second quarter 011 ttie second laj-, the
third 011 I tie third nay, am! the last
quarter on 1 he lourth day. No more,
ami he must -cue. ot slat vntion. lie made
one more rtes'wrnte eitort to open the
floor, when it siiooeniy tM-;ied and tin
keeier ot the cemetery stood before
htm; the. fiiiiiiIil iiinled him. and lie
fell from exiiuiisiion. lie had been
there just four hours.
Hunting fleer with a Camera.
An iiiiHrtant part of the modern
sportsman's paer is the. pictures. A
part of the uji-to-tlate sportsman's out
tit is a camera, a ltd no trophy, to his
mind, equals a good picture of wild life
in the woods. The Sjiortsmen's lie
view has such a picture in a recent is
sue. It shows two does walking, one
liehind the other, on their way to a
spring- somewhere beyond, along the
foot of a hill slope, where thick bushes
are shown, even to t he lift le twigs. Th J
tleer are looking nskantly toward th-?
camera, as if watching an uncxplaiued
contrivance on three wotxlen Iegsart
ly concealed in the brush. The pho
tographer of game running wild has
to le the. stillest, craftiest kind of a
still hunter. He must find his game
in o-ieii places on fair days, but one he
gets a good shot, without the misfor
tune of a missftre, he is the happiest of
mortals. N. Y. World.
GOOD BREAKFAST DISHES.
A Lint of Delight ful Heel pes for the
Spring-Time Ifreakfast Table.
It is your home woman with a prac
tical knowledge of the advantages of
genuinely po;d living that knows the
first meal of the day should lie a
nutritious one. The breakfasts should
lc well cooked, the dishes appetizing
and pood to look at.
For all weII-apointed breakfasts
fruit, either raw or cooked in some
way, generally logins this repast.
Apples cooked in this manner as a
breakfast, dish are a welcome varia
tion: For a family of six take t ight or
ten fine soft tart apples, p.ecl, core,
slice and pet to soak for at least three
hours in sugar moistened with brandy
ami lemon juice. I train from this and
fry to a clear brown in butter, sprinkle
well with powdered sugar and cinna
mon; then serve.
It is to the southern housekeeper
that we owe the cooking of hot breads
iu all their jicrfcct ion. To make what
is called pone, iion one tpiart of w hite
cornmeal pour just enough boiling- w a
ter to scald it through. After stirring
it tliorouphly, let. it stand until cold;
rub into it a piece of butler alniut the
size of a small egg ami add a little
salt. Ucat two eggs until light, with
out sx'pa rating, add them to the meal,
mix well, add one pint, of sour milk or
buttermilk, liesit until smootlu Dis
solve one teasjKKinful of soda in a
tablcspoonful of lioiling water, stir
in the niixture,turii into a prcasetl bak
ing pan and bake in a quick oven for
35 minutes. This is a line corn bread
for either breakfast or tea.
Daked eggs as n delicacy for the early
meal is unsurpassed. In a good hot
oven on a stoneware platter melt a
large lump of butter. When thor
oughly softened sliake it all over the
dish in order to prea.se it well. On
this hot butter drop six fresh epgs as
if for oaching. When 1 he whites are
set they are done. This should be
served with long and narrow pieces of
toast- without crust, which w ill act as a
garnish for the div of the dish.
Foston can boast of fine brown
bread, and equally so the lioston brow n
hash, which is an excellent breakfast
dish. Chop up the remains of any
cold meat, cither leef or mutton. At
the iKittoui of the dish put a. layer .f
mashed potatoes (cold o!Ms will an
swer). Then it layer of meat, then a
strata of stale bread crumbs, season
with s:t It and pepjier, here and there it
few bits of l.nttcr, and moisten with a
half ci') of lx-ef gravy; then another
la.wr of potatoes. Drop a knife into
milk and smooth over the top. Fake
iu a moderate oven until a ni-e brown.
Serve hot.
For a clucse omelette break 12 egtrs
into a IhiuI, lat lisrhtly with a fork for
a minute only; add one cupful of milk
a lid two ounces of American or Par
mesan cheese prated, season with stilt
and epper. Put in a frying pau two
ounces of butter, when milted our
in the epgs. When they thicken Kuili
e:ently. fold in two ami serve imme
diati ly. The lest made omelette w i.l
spoil if kept, waiting. Detroit Free
Press.
THE KNITTED WAISTCOAT.
Revival of a Smart Kanhlon Klrwt Intro
duced in Italy.
The new silks lately introduced for
crocheting and knitting fashionable
waistcoat forcibly recall the shim
mering ones donned by our preat
grandmothcrs, and most likely worked
by themselves iu faint imitation of tie
gorgeous sirticles worn by iih ii tiurin;
several centuries. The model 11 knit
ter will probably shrink from vyiag
with the patient skill of t he w om:; n of
a former ape, but we may depend on
tie- hand-knit tine- machines aid manu
facturers frames to revive the idea
ami produce marvelous adaptations ,t
1 he once gaudy craze. Here is an
example of a showy waistcoat lost in
1712 by ii Mrs. Pcale, and dscril d by
"Malcolm" as kuiltcd with preen siil;
and polt I and silver flowers all over it.
further enhanced with about 14 yards
of gold and silver thick lace. ThV
smart fashion was probably first intro
duced from Italy, the country of gold
and silver weaving. In fact, there i
tit the South Kensington museum a
coat of Italian origin lxdonging to the
17th century, and similar to a cardi
gan without pockets. It is knitted
in pale blue stocking web. set off -it
front, and at the back with wide l ands
of flowers and scrolls wrought entirely
in gold autl silver, but .whether lir.it bd
with the silk or grafted on the web
bing is not easy to ascertain through
the bad light and gloss door. These
designs extend tilio.it two inches from
the shoulder scams down to three
inches from the edge, which is knitted
with three sets of dice pattern. The
somewhat full sleeves are headed with
several rows of parfer stitch, ami fin
ished oiT with gauntlet cuffs display
ing" the fancy device. Illue silk binds
the neck and the fronts, over which are
either worked close buttonholes or
sewn blue and tinsel buttons surround
ed with the Creek ittcrn in chain
stitch. London Queen.
How to Proiiounre Peking.
It is a very singular thing that so few
fiersons know how to spt II or pro
nounce the name of a Chinese city
which we all spell and pronounce so
many times over, especially since all
Chinese alTairs have lieconie of more
cotlscquence to us in the last year.
That city of Pekinp. No one, except
some jierson who has lived in China, or
who has 1-een told by some ono who has
lived there, ever calls it anything but
Pekin Even the peopraphies make the
same mistake. Yet it is as incorrect to
omit the "p" as it would 1h to leave r.fT
the "k" iu New York. It should Ik pro
nounced with the accent on the latter
syllable, instead of, as most icopIe pive
it, on the first. tiolden Days.
Coming to America.
A sipht that will linger lonp in the
memory was witnessed recently at the
Care St, Lazare. Huddled together
against the wall, with bundles of
clothes piled around them, ami
dressed in costumes strange to the ville
Inmicre, were 2uo leinps. They looked
like hunted dogs and chirp together,
dazed at the noise and light. In truth
they were a band of Armenians flyinp
from their country. Without knowing
a word of English, they have decided
to po to America to seek a fortune.
LOVERS IN THE RANKS.
Courtships in the Salvation Army
Are Under Strict Rules.
There Is No Privacy About Kngagementa,
and There ! 'o Hacking Out
Outsider May Not Court the
Army's Daughters.
Love nt first sipht doesn't po in the
Salvation Army. There's 110 room there
for lovesick maids or for sighing swains,
anil such amusements as flirtations are
frowned ujon from headquarters tlown
to subalterns. No exceptions sire made
to these rules in any case. They apply
to the commanders as well as to the
humble recruit just received on proba
tion. This was admirably exemplified in the
case of Commander and Mrs. I Sooth
more than ten years apo. P.allinpton
Dooth. son of the general, met ami fell
in love with Maud Charleswort li, who
hatl recently joined the army in london.
She was only 17 ami he w as 23. The rule
says that a Salvation Army woman
must le 21 liefore she marries, and there
was nothing for the couple to do but
wait. Cit n. I loot h hustled his son off to
Australia to look after the new field
there, and to make sure that his af
fection for M-" -. Maud was lasting. As
soon as Staff ('apt. Charleswort h le
came of age she married the com
mander of tlv American forces.
This merriap-. was remarkable from
the leii'-th of the nfagement. Most
engagements it- t he army last about two
yars. The lir.'t year it is termed court
in . and no pirl in the army can Ik
courted until she h:-. serv ed at least one
"year. If a formal t npagement follows
it must last at least one year. There's
no backing out. however, after the en
gagement has been entered into, al
though there is i.othinp binding on
either side during t he court inp jteriod.
As ; t on as the courting iK-pins every
body t.. ap-iraiscd of the relations, for
the su;c: ior officers of t: a: my must
inlet e-. t thcmsclvc:. in the couple. A
girl cannot lx courted by an outsider
unless he promises to enlist in the army
and then he cannot marry her if he is
lchw lier rank. If the lover is 1h1ow
her rank he must show ability that will
bring promotion, am) this ability must
be certified by his sujcrior oihecrs !e
fore the engagement can l';.iinotinced.
This requisite ability must lie positive,
moreover. The young 111:111 must Ik in
dorsed as Wine; capable of tilling a po
sition at least three stations alnive that
which he holds when the courtship
ended.
All the Salvation Army laws relating
to marriage are for officers. They do
not affect the rank und file of the en
listed men and women. They are left
free to do as they choose. The laws are
frauc-d. though, to protect the women.
iM'eause three fourths of t he ofiicers iu
the army consist of women. They ari
as a rub siiK-rior in mentality to the
men. and the aim of the rules is tospur
the men ui by making them work hard
for what they desire. Some men in the
army do not amount to much until they
lHpiii to court a pirl. when they "take
a brace" ami soon win promotion. It
might Ik- noticed in passing that this i.s
frequently true of men in other walks
of life. The Salvation Army insists on
this display of energy lefore a man can
aspire to tiie hand ami heart of one of
the army's daughters, no matter how
humble she may be.
He fore K-rsons can Ik in line for the
Ksition of ofiiccrsr they must state
clearly whether or no they are in love,
antl must suhsciihc to each of the seven
rules rega rdi ng eon rt sh i p and marriage.
The most important of these is t he one
forbidd i ng engagemcn t s w it h out sidcrs.
There must lc unquestioned proof that
the outsider will Itccnmc an officer in
the army lieforceven the com tship is al
lowed. Strict as are the rules, they are
not. always lived up to. Cirls even in
the Salvation Army will fall in love and
in forbidden directions. DisolKdience
to the rules means discipline and some
times expulsion. ai:d not infrequently
the army loses a bright younp female
oflieer simply Ivecause she insists on
loving and clinging to a man who w ill
not join the army.
Ofiicers must not lie allowed to carry
on any courtship in the town where
they are appointed. Their influence is
destroyed when it is known that they
are engaged to soldiers. The laws add
that soldiers st) situated should ask for
removal when "surrounding influences
are found to Ik too strong."
In everything lovers are told that
hel pmatcs must Ik chosen "for the war,"
and "consent will never lie piven to any
engagement or marriage which would
take the officers out of the army." In
exphiininp the object of this law the
field book states that the army cannot
afford to educate and train ofiicers to
have them leave. In leaving they are
impressed that they iolate their most
solemn pledges. N. Y. Press.
A New Dish to Him.
Corn-calls to mind the duke of Marl
lKirough's first. exKTienee with preen
corn on the cob. The incident was re
lated by a gentleman who happened t'
travel in the same train with the duke
the day he arrived in New York. It
was the Newjiort train. Presently the
duke went into the dining car to pet
n bit of luncheon. It happened to lie
in the preen corn season, and he no
ticed that nearly everybody in the ear
was eat inp the corn from the cob. lit
had never seen anythinp lik'e it before.
He asked the waiter what it was, or
dered a jKirtion. and. receiving' it. bit
into it as he would bite into an apple,
lie had attempted to bite into the coin
mill had evidently received a shock
too preat a shock to try t he cxx-rimeni
again; for. iqion being told that he
must spread butter, salt and pcpfK-r on
the corn and bite pent ly. he pen ersely
. took his fork ami patiently picked the
kernels, one bv one, from the cob.
A Big Wheel.
The bippest w heel ever built in Amer
ica, outside of the Ferris wheel, will
lie in operation at Ilerpen beach, a new
resort nw beinp put in order on
Jamaica bay. next season. It will lie
2!M feet high, will le built entirely of
steel, and will be much liphter than
the Pittsburgh engineer's world's fair
wonder. From the wheel tourists who
take in Pergen lieaeh next summer ean
command an unrivaled view of the
ocean. Coney Lsland and near-by re
sorts and the w hole of Brooklyn. Chi
cago Chronicle. .
a pretty girus problem.
Tried to Huy Postage Stamp at Lea
Than the Market Price.
The sad event chronicled iu the fol
lowinp lines occurred several days apo
;n the small antl insigliilicant-l.x.king
rtructure 011 F street between Four
teenth antl Fifteenth, which the t'nited
States povernment uses as a branch
post office.
She was an extremely pretty pirl,
with the briphtest eyes, the pinkest
cheeks, the reddest lips, the cutest nose
stud the sunshiniest face that had leen
seen in that locality iu years.
So pretty was she that the sus-cj-tible
clerk at the t.tamp w i in low pulped
sis if he had swallowed somct hinp as
he came trippinp up to tlie window
and spoke to him.
"Have you postape stamps?" she
asked, as innocently as if povernment
ost ofltees usually dealt in haystacks
antl prindstones.
Hut the clerk never noticed that. II
didn't notice anythinp but the s-uirk-linp
vision lK-fore him with three 1111
stauiied letters in its soft, white hand.
"Yes, miss." he resjHirided. making a
herculean effort to suppress his emo
tion. "Can I pet three for a nickel T
Now, this clerk loved his little j;-ke,
and a man who will joke on a sacred
subject is tit for treason, stratcpy and
sjioils.
"Yes. miss," he answered, and quite
tenderly, Uk.
"Oh, how nice." site twit tered. "Majii
liia said they never sold them any less,
no matter how many we wanted. Hut
I said I was sure they would, and now
won't mamma Ik surprised when I
tell her that. I pot three for a nickel?"
The coy, arch smile she sent fiutter
inp through the window to the clerk
was something to Ik treasured in the
heart of any man to his dyinp day.
"1 sun sure she will," he iiiurmtir.il.
rmilinp back at her as best he could
under the circumstances.
"Will you give me three, please." and
she laid a nickel down in the window
before him.
lie diil not dare to look at her, but
kept his eyes on the drawer w here the
stamps are confined.
As he picked out two twos and a one
and laid them Ik-s'iiIc that. soft, little
hand wait inp for them on the window
Mil. there came into her 1-eaiiTiful
eyes such a look of tender reproach
that he went right over to the registry
clerk and registered a solemn vow I ha!
1. ever. no. never again, would be r
I.iit his sense of duty to dull the firer
faculties of his fceiinp. Washington
Star.
SPRING HATS.
Styles That Are Popular with the Ladle
Just Now.
Large hats have not appeared yet.
They will probably lorm a nart of the
summer m.lliiiei , but f.r the early
sprinp the aMte antl toque are re
ferred, and these arc penerally l:ia ic
of fancy straws, violets and pauze. A
1-eautiful "flower hat," however, has
rather a wide straight brim. The
shajK. is made of wired black net. but
the whole brim is covered with Parma
violets, with the leaves makinr an edge
alout the face. Tlie crown is encircled
by pink roses, with many preeiiTeaves.
and a cluster of leaves and stalks rises
up on one side. The whole chapeati is
drajted with a lipht cloud of preen
tulle. This use of tulle is very modish
and apt-ears on the msijority of spring
hats.
A pretty walkinp hat is of a fancy
blaek straw and has a rollingbrim. Or
one side there is a double brim, sintl the
two are separated by a bunch of vio
lets. The hat is charmingly trimmed
with white pauze, preen ish white
snow-lmlls and Parma violets. Some
trim little toques are made entirely of
violets, with bunches of tulle and fancv
quills on one side.
The repular style of trimming is en
tirely siltundoncd in fact, spring uiil
linery seems to have pone to 'the other
extreme. Hats are turned up in every
oild way possible, antl toques an
trimmed either in front or on one side,
so as to do away with any regularity of
for. Some little toques for theater
wear have crowns of cloth-of-pold; and
a toque with flaring winps is of eloth-of-silver
embroidered with pohl and
trimmed with pink roses.
Hut to describe some of Yirot's pret
tiest spring models. There are a num
ber of fancy black straws trimmed
with velvet in the bripht green that is
so modish now. One has the rolling
brim turned up in an irregular three
cornered sha-ve, and sin additional trim
ming of pink roses and black cock
plumes. A dear little toque is of shot
blue and preen straw. There is a ruf
fled I -and of Kaeock"s plumape resting
on the hair. Many hats and toques are
trimmed with violets, antl a profusion
of tulle is used. Neck Ikws are huge
ruffles of two shades of tulle, with a
double preen jalKt in front. A charm
ing one of preen and violet tulle accom
panies a toque of violets and fancy
preen straw arranped with a pa!e
preen cloud of tulle. X. Y. Tribune.
To Roast a Kore-Qnarter of UmK
Take a nicely cut fore-quaru-r of
lamb, place it before a quick fire, and
baste it well all the time it is cooking;
about a quarter of an hour Wfore it is
ready to take from the fire, dredge a
little flour over to froth and brown it.
When laid on a hot dish, slip the knife
lietwecn the shoulder and rilis to
partially searate them, and place in
the aperture a slice of fresh butter, a
squeeze of lemon and a small pinch of
cayenne: serve tho lamb with iiapcr
ruffle round the shank-lione and a little
good gravy under the joint (mint ssiuce
penerally accompanies thisdish). Allow
a quarter of an hour to twenty minutes
for every ound of meat to Ik roasted,
and remember that Iamb, like all younp
meat, should lw thoroughly and well
cooked. (iood Housekeeping.
Cream Cake.
Heat one tablcspoonful of buffer, fhe
yolks of twoegpsand three-fotirthsofa
cup of sugar together, until light;- then
add one cup of water; add one. table
sKxnfu1 of linking powder to one and
one-fourth cups of Hour, and sift care
fully. Stir this into the other mixture
and lieat thorou-ghly ;then stir in the
well-lKaten whites of the eggs, and bake
in two or three layers. This may leTutt
topether with soft icinp or with a mix
ture of fruit and icinp. Boston G lobe.
UNCLE WILLIAM'S WISDOM.
Some Sage Obaervatlons on the FrailtMa
of Men.
I have know n a few men to pay out
lawed debts for conscience's sake, but
every time I have traded horses with
one of them he t'Kk all manner of
jKiins to hide the ring-loncs and spav
ins and git the l ig end of the. deal.
The first iolitical candidate I voted
for lciecd in old-fa. hioncd methods
and stole SPi.imo. F.ver since then I
have iK-en voting for reform candi
dates, and the t-tenlinps have steadily
advanced from $ lo,ivKi to all they could
l-otssihly lay hands on.
When I hear of a man Winp friend
less I tlo nut put it tlow n to any short
cominirs of his. On the contrary, 1
know that he 1 ut the first 5o five dol
lars to ten dollars apiece and so es
tranged tl.em, s-nd the last ".( were re
fused an l thus driven to talk against
him. The world's f r-n-?ship is more
to Ik drerd.-d than t he world's enmity.
'i here's hen-, o' men who'll cheer
fully spend two "lours any day tcachin
a dog to jump 1. vera stick, but if their
prown-up children don't know the al
phaltet they never worry over the fact.
It took the oi l man Parker ten years
to make up hi ; mind tliat it only rained
."".'. days anil ni'jhts instead of 40. and
just sis he had it all settled they ear
ned the whole family off to tle or
hotise as p;iuHrs.
A nistii makes a fool of himself alK-ut
once a month durin' his natural life,
and yet because his horse balks once
a year he jumps on l,i hat and wants
to shKit someldy or sotrcthiu' rirht
off quick.
1 may Ik- mistaken atwiut it. but it
has always seemed to me that tlie
principal objeet in makin' canqiaipn
speeches was 1 p;ve a few hundred
men opoi t uu'ty to lie about tliot-e
who couldn't s-.grce with "cm on mat
ters in general.
We could probably have had chest
nuts without worms if an v body h:il
thought, to mention it in time, but as
we were all blisy Siskin" after "taters
without any pits in "cm the chestnuts
were overlooked. "1 his lK-in the case,
the wiser way is to take w hat comes
or turn to -antit.s.
It isn't l-in disappinb-d in the big
tilings of life which hurt a man the
worst. Tin- defeated candidate for
governor pits over it after a few-days,
but the man v ho i.s kicked while ap
plvin" niullon-tailcr to the sore heel
of a mule can't f.. 1 riirht towards the
work! under 12 months. Detroit Free
Pres.-.
AT ANY COST.
tr.lith Was I.enelv. and Offered Hig In
durfiitrnli f.-r "tmpany.
In wrath and tears lldith Howlett
had pone to !i-d. She hatl l-cn tucked
in once, given a drink twice, kissi-d
rood ti'ght three times, and the lamp
had im n extitismishcd. but the spark
of rclK-ilion still burned in her childish
soul.
"Mamma." she crn-d.
"Co to sh-cp. I'dith." her mother
said, sternly; "I shall not come in there
apaiu."
' "I want a drink, mamma," Edith
plesided.
"You've hail two drinks already. Now
po to sleep."
There was a brief silence, and then
Ildith tried apain.
"Mamma, come and kiss me good
night." "You've lcen kissed pood -night, dear,
antl I shsill not conn in sipain. so po to
sleep sit once like a pood pirl."
There was another pause, while the
lonely child cudgeled her little brain
for a new cxjHiiient.
"Mamma." she cried, at last, "please
come in; I'm so hiinsrry."
"You cannot have s:ny t hinp to eat to
night, and if I coin- in there again."
the mother said, w ith rising choler. "it
w ill 1h- to piv e you a pkh1 s-iankinp!"
There wsis a longer pause, and just as
it lKgan to look as if the evening's
battle were over, the child's voice wis
heard apain.
"Mamma." she plead.nl, "I'm so lone
ly in here. Please come in and spank
me!" Harper's Mapazine.
A Small CoAlodlan.
It would le hard to sursuss the pentle
humor of the following primary school
ma'am's story: "Mairgie came into
school after recess recently, chewing
vigorously," she Itepsin. "I thought
thsit perhaps she was finishing an apple
or a piece of candy, so did not say any
thing to her. I happened to look in
Msurgie's direction about half an hour
afterward and noticed that the msvsti
csiting process wsis going on as
hard as ever. Of course. I immediately
jumped at the conclusion that she was
chewing that children's delight and
teacher's horror gum. I called Mag
pie up to my desk and accused her of
chewinp piim. She denied it at ome.
She stopped chewing, but had had 110
time to remove the piim. for I watched
her closely as she came to my desk from
her seat. I talked rather sharply to
her, ami she-filially broke down amlle
pan to cry. 'I wsisouly uiindinp it for
Katie Jones, she sobbed." Portland
(Me.) Express.
FADS OF FAMOUS MEN.
Mental Lcccutriclfie of People Who Hare
ICarned Wide Celebrity.
tleni'is is s'-ontaneous fluctuating
and wholly inexplicsiHe. but with all
of its iM-wilderiiip mysticism and in
terval.; of childish weakness the worhf
pays lasting tribute to its strsinge ;
phenomena, ami would at any moment
plstdly iKK--sess itself of it. says Sunny
South. Cenius, in which we find tlie
fiery thrciids of assiorj woven, is al
most always attended by mental ccecn
tricrties or physical impotency. Ju
lius Cstesar wa ail epileptic, w hereas
Dr. Johnson exhibited a senseless
habit in not lK'inp able to mss a r r
tain iHift w if hout "first touching it with
his hands, and should he ass it l y
without conferrilip this mark of dis
tinction he would retrace his stejw as
soon as the slight o.curred to him and
lay his hands u-on it. It is said his
head could not rest easy until this
childish performance had been pone
through, w ith, yet we profess wonder
at . Kir, ignorant nepro who draws
a cross mark in the "big road" and
spits in "it liefore darinp to turn liack.
Napoleon's hobby was countinp the
JJitids: in the windows as he passed
through the streets and addinp up tho
number's.
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