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EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1896
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Mary E. Campbell, Albion, Noble Co., Ind.
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AN ACT OF CHARITY.
BY JEM8IK M. AHDEKsON.
Mrs. Tom Walton was in a ery com
fortable frame of mind and body.
"Tom' had come home for luncheon,
and had amiably started off with their
g-uest, Grace Mayntud, for the public
reception at the white house. Grave
was to go by the afternoon train, and
this whs her last chance to see the
"First Lady of the Land," an the newa
paers call our democratic queen. Tom
would be coming; home for dinner alone
after seeing; Grace otT, and there would
lie a chance apaiu for their dear cozy
evenings tog-ether. It waa selfish, ahe
knew; but she waa glad that they were
not to have any more visitors. Nobody
would be coming- to Washington, now
that the season waa so nearly over, and
she could have Tom all to herself. She
looked lazily out of the window and
saw her husband and Grace boarding- a
car at the corner.
There is scarcely anything- more en
tertaining to a student of democratic
government than an afternoon recep
tion at the white house. Mr. Walton
and his charge had stood long and per
feeveriirgly "in line," first out in the
street, then gradually pushed along
within the grounds, till at last they
found themselves standing- in solemn
file, Grace in front, at the very thresh
old of the blue room. Just ahead were
two tiny but bold fig-urea a small,
dark-eyed Jewess and her smaller
brother "Miss Zimmerman and Mr.
Zimmerman, they gave their names to
the inquiring usher; "Miss Cinnamon
and Mr. Cinnamon. he shouted, in
stentorian tones, as they passed along
the magic circle within which stood the
receiving- party.
Back of these was a curious-looking
old woman with a huge gTeen veil tied
over her head and ears and a tiny, faded
old black shawl gathered around her
shoulders.
"Wall, now, it's good for sore eyes to
see ye, she said, as she shook hands
lingeringly with one of the cabinet la
dies. "Be ye Mrs. Cleveland? Wall,
now. I can't see ez ye look much like
yourpieturethat I've got at home. That
looks just like my Cynthy did before
she died. Her tones were croaking-,
but there waa an upward curve of hap
py pride in the wrinkles about the kind
ly old eyes.
"Move on, there!" came the rough
voice of the policeman. And Grace and
Mr. Walton found themselves taking
the woman's place; and then, all in a
breath, they were out in the great room
beyond, amusing- themselves by listen
ing to the broken English of a group of
Coreans who stood in one corner, g-ay
in native costume, with their odd caps
on their heads.
"Four o'clock already." said Mr. Wal
ton, looking- at his watch. "We shall
have to hurry, if you want to see the
conservatory."
Just as Mr. Walton was putting-Grace
on her train. Mrs. Walton drawled a
lazy "Come!" to the maid who brought
her the afternoon post. There were
two letters. One, a fat one, front a
young cousin of Mr. Walton's, she
ojened first:
"Mt Dear Hettt: I rather from Tom's
letters that you two are still mooning
along in your nuptial bliss, not settler!
down enough to enjoy visitors. So I'm not
coming to see you. But you can't gues
where I have been!
"It seems a year or two. but It's really
only a month. I've sent with a dear funnv
old aunt of Tom's and mine. I thought I
knew what it would be like to live that
way, hut Gooseberryville exceeded my most
fantastic visions.
"Aunt Martha lives in a little old place,
not picturesque enough to be called a cot
tage, and not sizable enough to he a house.
I Just pumped my brain to remember al!
the 'news' for years back of anybody con
nected with our enormous family. She
would roll piecrust while I washed tea
cups; or, to be less poetic, but mere fre
quently true, she filled the oil lamps while
I scoured the griddli-pans or polished up
the gilt frame of Mr. Cleveland's picture In
the parlor.
"Poor old soul! I h-ard that the villa irers
about there call her 'Ruts. I found that
she had had for breakfast ever since she
was left alone, which Is several months ago.
griddlecakes and molasses; for dinner,
bread without butter and half a pic: and
for supper, the rest of the pie and bread
and cheese, with a cup of tea. She said it
was cheaper and easier; she never had been
much of a hand at accounts: and In that
way she coul 1 tell Just how much she
spent, and 'keep within her income.'
"While I. was there, of course I pal.1
board, and I 'instituted a change. as she
called It. At first she wouldn't eat but one
or two "different things at one meal: but I
soon coaxed her Into looking up all her
famous old recipes, and I left her a new
creature. She got so much fatter ana
brighter that you would hardly have known
her.
"There's no use of sending her money,
for she won't like It. But If you and Tom
could send her a new t-hawl and a new dark
green veil she never goes out without these
two things, part of her 'rut' why. she
would put In a better appearance, the dear
old soul!
"The visit has really done me good, too.
I -was getting into a rut. myself. If not
quite as narrow a one as Aunt Martha's.
"Most affectionately, your cousin.
"FlORBNCB."
Tom Walton waa hurrying- home,
across the little green "square" oppo
site his street, when he heard someone
sptak in a quavering- tone. "Sir, do
jou know where I'ark place is?"
He looked around, and saw a little old
woman sitting on a. bench that stood at
the edge of the gravel walk. She was
apparently too tired even to stand up to
attract attention; and she spoke in a
discouraged way, aa if she hardly ex
pected him to turn around.
"Why, madam, this block up here is
Park place. What number are you looking-
for?" he said, kindly, sitting down
beside the old lady, and waiting- patient
ly v. hile she fumbled in her pocket.
"I can't ind the paper." she said, at
last. "But I think it's 47."
"Very well, madam," said Tom, still
more kindly; he knew there was no such
number in the place, but did not wish to
break her hope down until she could rest
a little and ierhaps find the paper. "If
you will just step into my house this
first house here I will have somebody
take you over. You should have a cup
of tea. too; you look a bit tired." He
picked up her umbrella, and she leaned
gratefully on his arm as they crossed
the square.
He opened the door with the latchkey,
and smuggled the old lady into the
library. There he settled her in a big
armchair, and then ran hastily upstairs
to his wife.
Now Harriet was just looking- about
for a convenient chair to put ber skein
of silk across, while she wound it on a
large spool, to keep it from tangling-.
When Tom entered the room fche jumped
up happily, and, giving him a kiss, said,
imperatively: ".Now, Tom, you are just
in time; put out your hands, sir!"
"You dear old fellow did Grace g-et
off? What kind of a time did you have
at the reception? Tremendously
crowded? oh yes, that goes without sav
ing. Oh, Tom. it's such a blessed relief
to have you here, all to myself. We
won't be at home' to anybody for a
week, will we? but just have some of
our pleasant little evening together.
Have some tea? Here, I can reach the
bell. Ity the way. I've had a letter from
Florence Drayton. She's been up to a
new prank been playing- her cheer-up
act down at your aunt Martha's. She
must be an odd old soul from what
Florence says. You've never told me
much about her. When did you see her
last?"
"Aunt Martha? Oh. not since I was a
loy. I really have rather neglected her,
1 supose. She was all right so long as
her daughter lived Jane. She taught
tchool down there, and they got on very
well; but, speaking of old ladies "
"Oh, Tom," broke in llarrietj "you
Keem to be excited on Uie subject of old
ladies. You're tw isting your hands up
frightfully, and the silk is a mess. The
trees look bare yet over in the park,
don't they? I shall be glad when spring
really coined. If it hadn't been for that
frost!"
"AproiMW of the park," said Tom.
humbly, beginning-again rattier abrupt
ly, "when I was coming- through the
park this afternoon there was a poor
old woman sitting on a bench. I really
felt sorry for her, she looked so help
less and tired "
"Oh. Tom!" cried his w ife, in despair,
"do please lie careful. You're knotting
the silk worse than ever. He sorry for
lue. You can't waste your pity on every
loafer you see on the strk lx-nchen."
"But, Hetty dear, this old lady wasn't
a 'loafer; she was just a respectable old
country soul. I should judge, who had
lost her way in the city. I really felt
sorrv for her."
"Why did n't you Dring- her home for
dinner?" said Harriet, a little sarcastic
ally. "Oh, Tom now you have done it."
Tom dropped the silk entirely in his
dismay, and grasped, half laughing in
spite of his anxiety: "Well, Hetty dear
I did bring- her home with me!"
"Thomas Burr Walton! What have
you done with her? Poor old thing!"
and before Tom could grasp his wife's
purpose or change his mode, she was
I own-stairs, flying through the drawing-room
into the library beyond with,
as she afterwards confessed, a mixture
of fears that the. "poor old woman
might have fallen in a faint from weari
ness, or that she might have made off
wit h the bric-a-brac."
Poor old thing! She had not fainted,
but she was almost unconsciou-s from
t heer exhaustion. Tenderly the' lifted
her and carried her over to the divan in
the lxw -window recess. She asked
feebly for her bag, and moaned out
something aliout being-"so many people
tliere," and she was "so tired."
"Why, I do believe it's the very same
eld creature that walked ahead of us in
the procession at the white house," saitl
Mr. Walton; "yes, it's the same gTeen
veil!"
They looked for the little bag-in vain.
"I rememlier she held on to it when I
took ler umbrella." said Tom. "She
must have dropped it in the street with
out my noticing it."
"Tom, dear," aid Harriet, as they
went into the dining-room for dinner,
h aving the "poor old soul" fast atdeep
in the library "Tom, I think you'd
better send around to the other house
in the place and inquire if they are
expecting an old lady. You see, it's
only a block; and it mig-ht save her
friends great anxiety."
"But who is there on this block that
could possibly be expecting her?" Tom
asked, doubtfully.
However, he admitted that there could
lie no harm done, and finally said he
would step around himself. But he came
back within half an hour without hav
ing learned anything- about "an old
lady looking for some number on Park
place." - Nobody waa "expecting- her."
"She must have meant l'ark avenue."
they decided; "we will try to find out
to-morrow; don't disturb her now."
And so, with cushions carefully ar
ranged to shut off all draft, they left
her on tlwe wide window couch for the
night. The next -day they had a doctor
call in and a trained nurse from the hos
pital. The old lady was very ill, and
talked feverishly.
"Mrs. Cleveland waa there;, but I
didn't have a chajice to shake hands.
They made us hurry by so fast. But rshe
looks like Cynthy. Yea, Cynthy could
have made a president's wife wouldn't
have been a mite too good for her. I
think I dropped my bag- dropped it
yes, there it is; and I'm too tired to
pick it up!"
Suddenly Harriet, listening, turned
and ran downstairs to the library, from
which they had carried the old woman
that morning up to the "guest room,"
which Grace Maynard had just left. "I
wonder if she could have dropped it.
here!" was the thought that had come
to her.
She looked about, near the chair
where she had found the old woman on
the previous afternoon; and there,
surely enough there was the little
black bag! She hesitated for a moment,
then decided to open it.
Then she flew upstairs to the dreps-ir.g-room,
where Tom was polishing- his
boots.
"Oh. Tom." she cried, half laughing-,
but wit h a "choke" in her voice "Tom,
it's Aunt Martha!" N. Y. Independent.
"onT Telegraph Line.
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Broome. ,n western Australia, and
erossea about two-thirds of the entire
continent. The total length is wmo
things over 6,000 miles.
Settled Him.
"Be mine?" he implored.
"No," she answered.
"I won't take no for an answer," he
shrieked.
"Nit, then," ahe responded.
And he took his hat and sadly went.
Boston Courier.
WITH THE SIX HUNDRED.
Am KngUah Soldier V bo fartlripated la
Many Famous Itattlea.
The death but recently occurred at
Chatam of William Henry Faulkner,
one of the few sun ivors of the Goo ,o
took part in the famous Italaklava
charge, says the London Daily News.
Born in Inverness, Faulkner, at the
age of 17. joined the Fourth Light dra
goons. In the course of a few months
he waa sent out to the Crimea, and his
regiment was eediy under fire. In
charging the Russian guns at Bala
klava he received a bullet in his neck,
w here it remained until the day of his
death, being deeply buried in the mus
cles. The young dragoon attacked the
Russian w ho firvd the shot and cut him
through with his saber from shoulder
to side, severing his body completely.
The horrors of the war were too much
for a young fellow of Faulkner's age,
and he was invalidated home, suffering
from mental aberration.
Upon his restoration to convalescence
Faulkner joined the Iloyal marines and
again saw active service in the Indian
mutiny. He was present at both the
relief of Lucknow (November 17. 1S57),
and iU recapture (March 12. 1S5). He
also fought at Caw n pore in the battle
of December 6, 137. and was severely
wounded by a blow from a club wielded
by a giant sepoy. He had himself ly
oneted three of the enemy previous to
being rendered hors du combat.
Faulkner completed 21 years' service
in the Royal marines and then retired
on a meager iension. afterward getting
employment as a laborer. The deceased
waa 59 years of age.
FALSE ECONOMY.
w"te of Time More Thai BajAaerd Price
of rialahod Article.
In an article in a recent number of
Cassier Magazine Mr. II. Hansen gives
an illustration of what he calls aji ex
ample of false shop economy. Aside
from ita interest and the lesson it sug
gests, it reminds me of an instance
which was related to me not long ago.
Mr. Hansen's article says:
Not long ago I waa employed by a
firm who concluded to make a grinder
themselves rather than purchase one.
They had the draftsmen, pattern
makers, machinists and molders. w ith
plenty of wood and pig iron in the Iwck
ground. so it entered their mind that
there could not be much exix-nse at
tached to converting this into li.it. ver
they saw fit. Owing to the ignorance
of their foundry foreman, who was not
accustomed to this class of work, the
main casting or bed was cast three
times before producing a passable piece
of work. The smaller arts were the
same way, and there was hardly a piece
connected with it that was made on I he
first trial. In nearly every case success
came only after some experience had
been aid for. When it came to assem
bling. I have a distinct recollection of
several pieces refusing to lie put to
gether. I'arts which should have leen
cast separately were consolidated to
make it easier for the pattern-maker
and machinist.
HOLES IN THE CANVAS.
Ianportaat Discovery Inrrrailag. the
Efficacy of Sella.
An Italian sea captain. Gio Batta
Vasal lo, of Genoa, has made a very in
teresting innovation in the use of sails
of ordinary sailing vessels. He claims,
says the Philadelphia Record, that the
force of wind cannot fully take effect in
a sail, since the air in front of it cannot
properly circulate in the inflated part,
and remains stationary immediately in
front of part of the sail proper. He
avoids this stagnation of air, as he calls
it, by the application of a number of
small holes in that part of the sail
where the depression is deepest when it
is filled; these holes are reinforced like
a buttonhole so that they will not tear
out. Trials made in various weather
have resulted as follows: With a light
wind, a boat with ordinary sails made
four knots, while the new sail increased
the speed to 5 knots. In a fresh breeze
the respective 6peeds were seven and
8i knots; and in a strong wind they
were eight and ten knots jer hour. It
stands to reason that the doing away
with a layer of air, which cannot e-ape
last the sides of the sail, must increase
the efficiency of the sailltoaL Where
the wind formerly struck a cushion of
air which acted like a spring mattress,
decreasing the actual pressure of the
wind against the canvas, this currentof
air now strikes the sail direct, and, of
course, has a greater efficiency. Yasal
lo has received much encouragement
from practical sailors as well as the
oretical scientists.
THE MOUTH AND TEETH.
The star fish is ad month. When
this creature intends to make a meaj
he simply surrounds his prey and waits
until it is digested.
The enamel of the teeth is composed
of 93 per cent, of calcarious matter, a
larger portion than enters into any
other pnrt of the system.
The squirrel is provided with a pouch
on each side of his mouth in which
he can carry a considerable amount of
nuts, com or other food.
According to the physiognomist, a
projecting under lip is a bad sign, indi
cating pig-headed obstinacy and dull
ness, if not actual stupidity.
"The Principles of Dental Surgery,"
by' Leonard Koecker, in 1S2, placet!
dentistry on its proper footing as an in
dependent branch of surgery.
Every tooth is provided with a nerve,
and if any doubt is felt on this point,
an exposure of the nerve wi!! demon
strate the accuracy of the statement.
Several kinds of apes are provided
with lirge pouches on the sides of the
mouth. One kind of African aje can
carry a quart of com on each side of
his jaw.
Ilnu Should He Avoided.
Dampness in dairy houses should lie
studiously avoidexl. Dampness prod-ices
fungoid growth, not only devel
oping but increasing organic germs;
ami there are, when the conditions are
favorable, countless invisible germs
floating in the air to attack the milk
and spoil it and the butter. Then be
ware of damp floors. A little lime
scattered around, or placed in a box in
the dairy house, will absorb a large
quantity of the moisture. But the first
important step to take is to see to the
drainage; see that it is aa perfect as
possible. Farmers' Review.
EQUINE PATHFINDER.
Krmarkatile InaMnrt of Some Qnadrapeds
se to the May Hodm.
norsea and mules are known by all
who have much rx-rience with them
as famous at blinders.
A good story of this power in the
horse tribe is told of a mule by John Y.
Campbell, of Rockland. Ind" In the
early days of prospecting in Oregon a
party was in the field, and hail covered
a very circuitous course, w hich they de
Iended on a civil engineer to enable
them to retract, should they see- any
objects worthy of a revisit. Havingdc-cid-d
to reiurn tothc hotnecampby the
must ilirect route, the engineer, afte.
calculating latitudes and deimrtures,
oiiitcd out what he U-lieved to I- the
correct direct ion along w hich they must
proceed to rc;ich the desired oint
When night overlook them they fout-.J
that they were not at the home camp,
as they e-cWil to l, t hough t he en
gineer ass urcd them that they were not
far away from the desired oiiit, al
though he was ;uite unable to say in
which din-ctioii it was U-st. to turn.
At this stage of their wanderinirs the
driver of the team turned one of the
mules loose, ami at once, much to the
tJis-omfiturc of the eiipiu-er and the
amusement of the rest of the arty, it
set off in a direction that brought then:
to the home camp. Now. this mule
had never K fore lrn allowed to wan
der in this locality, for fear that it
would stray and liniie l.ist, nor had
it ever In-fore l-cn over the route bv
which they had readied the oint where
the engineer was at fault. Itwasaft r
dark; there was no one at the camp to
make any noise that its sharp ear;
might deu-ct. and the way was entirely
u n known to it. How had it at one-
taken the route that would lead to
camp?
A case allied to this happened to me
in the Blue mountains of Jamaica,
where a imny that had never In-fore
leen in the jKirish, where I was lost
in a tropical storm, took meliack tothe
oiiit from which we had started in the
morning, and that by a much nearer
route, entirely new lolwthof us. While
I was aware by the growth of the tre.--i
that, we were head-d in the right gen
eral direction, it was at any time im
ossible for me to see more than 1
yards ahead. At tluMime that I left
the main trail and got on what after
ward proved to le a much shorter cut,
it was impossible for me to see any
thing in the blinding fury of the cloud
burst. How the jHiny found its way
with so much satisfaction to it.s-I f l
it never for an instant appeared to fal
ter on its course I was unable to de
termine. It was more than once ivv
ejn-rien-ei after that, when ve had
any difference of opinion as to the ram
ilied ways in those Jamaica hills, that
the Miny"s judgment was the l-st tod
end tiKn. to find the place where it
last had its fodder, although it wa-sat
times annoying wln-n that place war.
not where I wanted to go. Popular
Science News.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
A Wise Child "Dickie, what do
you want for your birtlidav present?"
"Oh, JKipa, get me a savings bank that
mamma can't get nickels out of with
a hairpiu.'" Chicago Kccord.
Ardent Lover "If you could see
my heart, Belinda, yon would know- how
fondly " l"-to-date Girl (pioducing
camera) I intend to see it, Hiram.
Sit still, please." Chicago Tribune.
Above the. Normal. Mrs. Boston
"Is my daughter's cold In-tter, doctor?
How did jou find her temperature?"
Doctor (alisently) "Just above tlie
freezing iminU" Detroit Frte Press.
"Dear father, we are ail well and
happy. The baby has grown ever so
much and has a great deal more sense
than he used to have. Hoping the same
of 3"ou, I remain yourdaughtt r, Molly."
Tit-Bits.
"Ah! that's a great strain!" ex
claimed the tenor, w ho was exercising
his voice in his liedrooui. "A great
strain it is," replied his rot m-uiate,
"on those who have to listen to it."
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Probably Not. Susy "Say.
auntie, dear, you're an old maid, aren't
you?" Aunt Km ma (hesitatingly)
"Certainly. Susy; but it is noi nice of
you to ask such a question" Susy
"Now. don't In- vexed, auntie; I know
it isn't your fault." HerriedeJier Laub
frosch. "I see." remarked Mrs. Ha-hcroft.
at the ltrcakfast table, "that tlie cofiV-e
crop of Honduras has In-en seriously
reduced by two unusually dry seasons."
'That's otld," replied the Star Boarder;
"I never noticed a scarcity of water in
the coffee." Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph. In Advance, of the Times. "Sir,"
began the high-browed man with the
rolled manuscript, "in me you behold
a man who is in advance of the air."
"Yes." said the editor. "You are situ
ated somewhere along almut next sum
mer, I presume. "Next summer?"
"Yes. I notice that you left the door
ojn-n." Indiana 1 is Journal.
Determi i ed. "Johii." said Miss
BIykins. "what is that in your overcoat
fnn-ket?" "It's a tin horn. Maria."
"And what have you in your hand?
"A red lantern. I have a nlice whistle
in my vest pn-ket and a red! flag inside
my vest. I'm going to see if I can get
c gripman to stop the cable car for me."
Washington Star.
The l-crtl Mayor's Robes.
London's lord mayor has to put on
three suits of clothes on taking office.
He wears a wide-sleeved, velvet-faced,
f ur-trimnied robe of purple silk rep on
presenting himself to the lord chan
cellor at Westminster; this he uses
r fterward as a jnl ice magistrate. For
his show he wears a robe of sujnrfine
scarlet broadcloth, faced with sabiefur
and lined with iearl satin; this hi-must
wear when greeting the judges at the
Old Bailey and on all saints days. The
dress for evening and formal receptions
is a black damask sat in robe, embroid
ered with silver gilt. I'nder these he
wears a velvet coat and knee breeches.
The roln-s are a perquisite of the office
ami cost $1,000. The chain of office
has on it diamonds worth jWOrtXH). am',
each lord mayor must give bonds for
its safe return on receiving it. When
the queen passes through the city a
fourth robe is necessary, but, as this
seldom hapiens. it is bought only when
the occasion arises.