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TBE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY, iTtiNE ;15, 1880.
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iSrrfANTS TO' OFFICE.
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THC CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINA-
i mm are r.nNmir.Tcn.
' Am CftHr feat Few Are Cticwn.
, Hm Mart HepcttM Vmrnrr for
Jeba Make Frantle EflterU
'6ek Knotty rmtilemt.
v , ipW OorrwqKmdMtee,1
,WMmMTOn, June 13. It would net
my te find in the capital city n mera
ng sccne than that presented in
quarters of the civil scrvlce com
men A departmental examination
fmmW. Nearly three hundred and fifty can can
MeaWs for employment in the govern-
t service are going through what is
sly known ns the iienper. Tlie
I visitor inlcht well think the build-
t a school or college. Four or five rooms
in use. and each is iittcu up jike we
iH'h'H country school liome, with rude
. a low mans en tne wnu, a nwinim
rtfctteftc)icraer principals, nut what
Mr let or pupiisi incynroe! nil
from 20 up te fourscore. Many
KT black skins; gray hairs are. cenl-
fimlj mixed with sliining young faces,
: and two-thirds of the wliole Milliliter nre
Over next the nail Mis nn old
colored man who was oncen Mate officer
,bl the south. Chief Cxnmlncr Wclwtcr
l?Mu9insuiu icuuiv una ini'ii uviu ma ur
r ight times, nhvaj b failing te (kiss, but
sever wining te give, up.
He Is nearly nhvays the last person te
I 1mte the examination room, fearing that
, be departs earlier his fellow camli-
. ;4tes will discercrthat he lias fnlli.il and
jibe him. Islack and Ignorant though
rue is, no npears te ixj very preuu. An--Ather
old man. white, iilul with a face
, ,that is finely melded, h iieinted out as
l' one who, twenty years nge, was rich and
almost famous, successful In ixilitica nml
thought te be a future nviinter of the
. United States. New he I living chiefly
i hope, and a ileluslve ene at that, for
;the chances arc that he will fall te iass
examination. Nothing Is mera pa-
I thetic than the effort n of tliese old men
f?,and women for old women nre nlhe te
5 be found licre toceitijieto with younger
?and fresher minds in the race for cm-
jjjpleyment, trying in many cases again
ami again after a
fail lira which
in nut h n v e
brought them bit
ter disappoint
ment mid humili
ation. Among
these unfertun
ates may be
(found many who
;have enjoyed
great prosperity,
and who have
climbed neai ly te
iWttxiAM it. weiistkk. the ten round of
:i success. What Mei ies of humbled nride
ftWU UlUt&IIl 1111111 11113 VA.Illllll.llfUII
L?B..I I..U... 1, I .. l.nnvln 1 1 1 .. A V ( 1 1 . ,1 i I,.t.
.: hopper lias ground out!
; A glanee nbeut the rooms bIiews e
many interesting characters that enu
Ps cannot step te mention them. In ene of
& the rooms, wliere tables li.ive liccn im-
iV t j ii. t i .1. i .. ..i
gJlfUWOl Willi UliaillB, JUUlll HUM uu nil
tt'aide by side in the persons of a patriarch
Whose face is likothatef lather time
'himself and a girl who declares Rhe.is 20
mil wno&e lace aim leim inmcaui no
vBiore than sweet bixtecn. It is notuvver-
. .!. 4t.nt t .. .u,... ......I t. l.t 1.1 1 . ..I..1.I..
persons, fully two-thlrdsef them women,
- tbere are net niore than ene or t vv e come
ly faces. Tlie women nre the women
I; a who have te struggle for bread alone, or
fa ncipcrs in necuy luuiiues. iMiiny ei
tucra wear Jiiiiviicnuciice ami wir reii-
'ance in their plain faces, few are ever
vacrupuieus in uress, luny one-nan wear
i eyeglasses or, spectacles. Involuntarily
Uie iheusut conies that wese are I no
wenicn for the most part !50 or mere in
Ijreara who have liecn left en the shores
Sef the matrimonial sea. It is the pretty
v woman who marries eaily and gets
? somebody te work for her. The plain
X woman remains single, mid nfterstrug
'Jgllng nleng as servant, steru clerk or
';r seamstress, concludes te brighten up her
pre, w. .u.Kl( .
Pj arithmetic, ortheg
i-'ehlp, in holies of
rapliy and peiiiuaii
p.iMing through tlie
mill and finding a snug berth at a thou-
h rand a year, hours 0 te -1, in tlie 6crvice
ft- of dear old Uncle Ham.
X Tlieugh here and thcre is ene who
? leeks hke a tramp from the streets, thcm
must be worthy. runcutatle men and
tS-wemen, for has net each of them leeu
LjhiderM-d by thrce well kneun citizens of
jtfeM tewnr Te gel in lieretliey are re-
?atiiretl tn flln fnrnml nlifilieiilfeimnnili'er-
h;itlflcatcs of character, but their Klitlcs
fglM never inquired for. Many of tliese
ft candidates are from distant cities, w hich
J means cxpenie incurreu en what is at
best but little better than a lottery.
BJttilrrtnr v ttin riMsiittik tit furiimr nT.'iiiit.
paatlens, of the 100 aspirants hem in
; Ravail with arithmetic and orthography,
pcflnly COO will pa&s mutter with a record
m. 2-
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k THE bCUOOL ItOOU.
of 65 per cent, or lietter, and of the 300
'AWfin fivl rvilled ikiili Itf f f ...ti ii'tll lMtilifit.in
lh te enter into the gates et the departments
V,a clerks en the gecriimeut pay relL
sr'fi Vacancies are few and far between,
and already there is a long list of "cligi
' Ucs" who have ikissed pre ieus cxamiua-
f ;tk)ns, and who have waited long and
,-:- pernaps paucniiy ler me iipiteiiiiiiicnis
rrnM never came, iiio&e tvue tan te pass
-mar wait six months and try it again.
ITheee who pass, but fail of an appoint-
'? Mint Within rl tHir ttilt&t rit-n f-mn
Mrlr nti.1 lu. ..-.....l n... ..... .!... ..!.
l w w.. l-v llWUlfll UlllsU IUUIU llllUUll
f Ja unpromising hepjier. When the lUt
;P;af eiigibles Is made up the candidates
I'rifcewiiig the highest average ure placed
tmm nre iieiui, aim experience snows mat
ly these whose score reaches close te
i MO need expect te profit for their pains.
Therefore the struggle is for a rating of
, , and thus U explained the knitting of
- ,ww, me aruueus concentration of
'thought, the throwing off of self mn.
& ackHnneca everywhere apparent
I 'K At o'clock in the inendng the nuniU
Jtfrire, Each must bring his own ink,
a and pencils. Te each Is assigned a
; and anumlier. Fer the imrneses
athU examination, names and idun
"HT are mcrired into a incre numerical
' 4aiagnaten. Tlie chief examiner or one
f aia assistants informs the class that
lay must held ue conversation or com-
r tsjttaicalleti; that their iiaiiera must lie
in ink, and that no competitor
have issued te him mero tlian ene
sNMinatien blank, llica the mill is
in motion. Blanks are nurcd
k te the ekes, and these each one mint
twakUi number.
' readojeut S&Q words of
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i ,x3m s$&
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extract from seme book or speech for the
information of the class, and rereads it
in groups of words at n rate of net less
than fifteen nor mera than twcnly-flve
words n minute. As he reads every can
didate fellow shim as closely as he can
with pea. Tills Is deemed en important
exercise, ns It shows net only penman
ship but ability te take from dictation,
YOUTH AND AOG.
construction of language and punctata punctata
lien. Though these lessens nre plainly
gltcn out, very raiely, Indeed, Is a can can
didate found who will succeed in catch
ing every word. This ever, twenty
werdi nre given out, with their defini
tions, ns a test in orthography. Then fol fel
low questions i.'kI problems in arithme
tic, bookkeeping, elements of the English
language, letter writing, elements of the
history, geegrnphy nnd government of
the United States.
As w e leek the old man who resembles
Father Time Is struggling with llilsi
Adit sj of 1.WS te 7-te of 1.904, nnd from tlicmim
tuke7-4uf BS8.
Tlie distressed colored man, having
finally succeeded in ascertaining the cost
of a tract of land 21 milcH wide by lit
miles long, nt (1.831 per acre, ii new
relapsing from oxiiltntien into despair
ever the follewing:
Tlie stationery division of tlie Irenniry di
iirtincnt 111'! eti lmnl nt llni'tnl et llmflAcn!
jtr I'fflccrtnliiMter p.ir vnliwil at IWl'.' 17,
nml wrlKlilns l,!U5ft7Mimln. Durlnff the next
rival Jtvir 7,ftH khiiuIs wcre rrcelveil, nml
0,r.J25.1.'i ixnimUnere iuh.L Kerulml (I): Tlie
jirlcenf tlie luii'r mt urul, expivAHtnl In rviits
nnil frnctlimsef n ii-ntln Icmiwt li-rimj nml (SJ
tliiMOluner tlmistoclcen linml nttlioiTidef tlie
yearlHrtl
The cenu-llcht young woman In the
room is Itetticilug Iht pretty but lather
empty head ever a blank which contains
a dozen such conundrums ns:
A DlKFICUI.T WOIILESI.
fitnte In nliesa mlmlnktratleii tlie follewlnit
cvrntiieiviiniiU I'lirilinuief ImLilniii. .Mi'xlaiu
war, iiulllllotlen of tienlli Carolina, War of 118,
niniiicltiiiM l'lwhm.ill'iri
Wlinunrullin fi.lliln,; Inttln tlcl.lf lil.lle In
v.li.il war eai.Ii linllle nciurrtl: Imi; IaUiihI,
CIiaiirvlleKTilltN C1iailU'.v, tk'iinlngten nml
I.tindy'H line.
While the eager candidates nre strug
gling with these question blanks, whose
contend!, of course, they had no knowl
edge of till they Mt down here, two or
thrce bright eyed young men nre walk
ing about among the dciks. Oue of the
rules of tliu commission is that n candi
date shall net haiu en his desk n scrap
of wilt ten or printed paper nothing but
his blanks nnd pencil tablets. New and
then mi ailicle h cenllscatcd by theiw
ly lit eyed watchers, mid seen a table
neai the chief examiner's (leal; Is piled
high with reference sheets, little hand
Imeks and ether suricptitieii') aids te
memory Theio me sutcinl Ameiieaii
nlni.inaes, a half dozen peel.ct stalihtical
eoniill.itienrt, mi assertinent of ineiiio ineiiie
r.iiula One highly fiigeuieiH aepiiaut
has covered both bides of a large bhect
of wrapping paper with a perfei't ency
clopedia of dates of hattlen, historical
refereiicei, etc., and with the confisca
tion of thin treasure disappear probably
all hU Iien'S of success.
Ne wonder the women nre largely in
uiajeiily in these cl.is.i looms. It is the
woman who succeeds. One-third of the
males fail toie.iehthecovetedO.'i.iigainht
only one-sixth of the females. The wo
men taut higher in tlioscaluef excel
lence, tee, ns U shown by the fact that
while of thofe pairing nil classes of ex ex
iiuiinnlieiis during the last eighteen
inuntlis only 1 in 7 was a woman, of the
nplHiiiitmcnW made, 1 in G wns that of a
female this notwithstanding the preju
dice of many dciiaitmcut chiefs and
ether ulllct'is against women clerks, and
the option placed in their hands of ask
ing tlie commission for male or female
ellgiblcs. In a contest of the wits, it is
the self reliant, pushing woman that
wins. Wai.tkii Wkllman.
Sulll M,i.si iiBt'rn lit lilnu.
Iltiiiiau endurance ii seldom lestcd te
eeeicly aaiiiueng the Kt.t.il iiiesseiigeiu
of tliut'hliiesiigexiumeiitlietweeiilVUiii
and IJiasta. 'Ihese ineM'iigirti aie
picked and trained men, who in liim-.ief
giT-it uigeuey :ireieitihed te coicrthe
1,000 iiiileii In tw een the two capitals en
horseback In thiity-six days, or IM miles
a day. The iiiiaisenger'n lelteis lucle'.x'd
inayellowba:ari'iieeital.ciieiriiisb.ick
eicept when he changes liU diess, once
nwcel.. Ue ihnngeH Imiits e cry few
miles, cats and i leeju in postal staliens,
Is under the most ngid test net ions uh te
artiilcaef diet, mid is permitted te sleep
only four hours n day. Tills leiuarUahle
feat Is said te le neceiiipli .lied whenuvir
theieisneedef tieii.il dliutcli, but en
eidiuaiy occ.ibleus just double the time,
bell en Iho jeuiney. I Wen llciald.
A SiiUIit'ii Uiniimirc.
There's a loe bick siiider out en Cedar
street. He i i a great big fat fellow, of n
greenish yellow color, and has built a
nest lictw ecu n small china tree and the
fence.
The spider Is ctldently In lee with
seme married woman, nnd, considering
hij care hopeless, he employs hU time In
wiiting her naiue ucress his web.
Aleut lifty pcople lune called nt UU
house this morning and read the w i iting
en his web.
Leeking nt the web from one direction
it reads ery plainly, "Mrs. V. V. V"
and viewing ii from tlie ether side jeu
have "W. W. W. V."
The, spider teems ehlh ieus te the pret, pret, pret,
onte of strangers, and is still working en
tlie name. Atlanta Journal.
Fur Curcnlln ami Ceilllng Meth.
The related experience of some mem
bers of the Ohie Horticultural society
npcars te have proven that, for the
curculie and codling moth, 1 pound of
1'aris green or Londen purple te 150
gallons of water is a bufllciently strong
solution, and that wheie a laiger pro
portion of the jioisen I used tin, ioli ieli ioli
age is liable te be injured. Fer the per
fect destmctien of tlie canker worm a
stronger solution is necessary. In some
orchards badly affected by this ticbt, the
best results hae been obtained by the
usoer a solution containing 1 iwund of
the tipisen te 10 or &0 gallons of water,
applying this with considerable force in
the form of a cry line spray. Seme of
tlie members have ued l'uris green for
the currant worm, but a large majority
disapproved of this as unnecessary and
uangereus; unnecessary becam-e white
iHllcbere is just ttstlliclent and is per
fectly wife.
SAN FitANCISCO'S WAYS.
WHY LIFE ON THE PACIFIC COAST
13 SOMETHING OF A LOTTERY.
Th rraliiw of Unmbllng Mtlng Es
ficnMii The llturiiiiU I.lvlni; Very
" Much un titrnnci It In Mnrn 1'nrUUn
tlian Areerlrnn.
Special Corrrupetiilence
San Fkanci8), June 10, 1889.
Should you happen te nrrive In Kan
Francisce from the first te about the mid
dle of the month, you will find the pco pce pco
peo In n wild state of excitement The
en u se is the immcdlate approach or im
mediate presence of the tegular monthly
drawing of the big lottery, which occurs
en the second Tuesday of each calendar
month, and brings with it a rather curl curl curl
otlscenditionof alfalm. Although strict
ly ngainst the common law, lottery
tickets nre ejienly sold coupons they
nre called and It would seem that ecry
man, woman and child In the town is
the iosscwser of a twentieth, a tenth, a
fifth, u half orawhelo ticket Tlie en
tire city "plays the game."
If you socially visit a friend's house,
the host or hostess oxpresses an interest
In you by Inquiring the number of your
lottery ticket and mentioning the mini mini
bcref theirn. The clerks in the stores,
the merchants nt their desks, and the
hey s en the streets all have tickets or
sections of tickets, and as n matter of
course the day of tlie drawing is ene of
unusual excitement. Kxtms nre Issued
from the newspapcr efilces giving the
numbers of the lucky coupons; tlie bul
letin beards nre besieged by a deeply In
terested mob, nml the next, day column
interviuwH are published with the win
ners of any particularly generous mini.
All this, te the visitor from abroad, is
moiethan passing si range. Tothoicsi Tethoicsi Totheicsi
dent It is an ordinary circumstance of
life. Your true San Franciscan would
ns seen go without his dinner as without
his lettety coupon; sooner, much sooner,
I am sure.
But it must be liorne In mind that less
than fifty years age San Francisce was
nettled by the gamblers, and the spirit of
cliance they Inculcated hami't df nap
pealed by any meaiif. Gambling, or,
mero politely ejieaking, speculation, is
as rampant today us It wna in '19. Yeu
sce it net only In ival estate, mining
stocks and businesi enterprises, but it is
met In the etcry day walks of life. Step
into u cigar shop te buy a weed, the dlce
nre promptly brought out and tlie atten
dant is ready te threw them and sce
whether you shall iay for two cigars or
none. Hide through the streets en u
cable car with an ucmiaintnnce and he
wants te 111) n nickel te decide whether
you or he shall pay the fare. Women
ply the scducthu thing called poker as
deftly as the men, mid skill In "a quiet
little game with a small limit" appeals,
en the coast, te be u national character
istic. Hew ever, it is perhaps needless te
dilatn en till.) iicculiar phase of the mod
em Califerniau.
Living In San Francisce is te many a
vexed social problem. In certain respects
it is like Fails, either tery costly or ery
cheap. One find i it the most cxiwnslve
and ugaiit the most reasonable city in
America in which te reside. Iicntouie
high, wages of servants mero tlian dou
ble what they are in tlie east and house
keeping Is u luxury which the man of
modest means cannot comfortably en
joy, A tidy little two story liouse brings
$G) a month, a servant girl will net weik
for less than $110, and if she is a geed
cook $10 is her price. The family wash
ing is always done outside nnd costs
alxiiit $'J n week. Thin $100 a month
it icquiicd for rent and wages alone.
Living at the leading hotels is also cost
ly, nbeut $1 a day witli incidentals
lidded.
Of course, the nst majeiily of ordi
nary people cannot niTeid thismodeof
life, and the plan geneially adopted is
depressed by the winds "furnished
looms." San Fianclsce appears te tlie
stranger like avast lodging heiife. Tin n
wliere you will, "Furnished looms te
lent" greets the eye. In the midst of the
business thoroughfares, along the side
stieets, out en tlie fashionable piom piem
enades, all ever the city mid its submits,
rooms nre te let for men, women and
children. They are te lie had at all
prices, from ?1 a week te $100. Fer in
stance, 1 mil new occupying a paileriiud
lied loom, with bath room privilege-!, for
$4 n week. In tlie same building are a
seore of couples living m u similar way-.
They pay for their apartments from $5
te15aweck. Of course, this mode of
life is net conducive te morality.
In fact, it eilers n premium en promis premis promis
ciieiu relationship, but in San iTnncisce
no one impiii ea about the piiviiteair.iirs
of his ueighlier, nml the reputation of
tlie city is far from being like unto Cm
sar'swife. The rain fallj upon the just
and the unjust, and the landlady, from
the lowest te the highest grade, takes
her fee from any lespectable updating
couple and "no questions asked." Tills
enormous population existing in ledg
ings lives tit 1 1 hi restaurants winch
nheuiid in tlie city. They uie of all
kinds and conditions Fiench, L'uglish,
Italian, Oct man, Spanish and simple
American. Meals can lie had all the
way from ten cents te -, but the large
majority of eople favor what is known
as the popular saloons, wheie the serv
ice is neat and clean and the feed w hole
some mid well cooked. These immense
dining looms, of which thcreiuesevcial,
are unique. We have nothing likethem
in the cast; they appear indigenous te
the soil.
When 1 fust saw this bill of fare 1 as
sumed it was a place similar te the
"cheap and nasty s" in Louden or the
students' cafes in the Latin Quartier of
Paris, but I took three meals at one of
them yesterday, and my experience may
lie worth l elating. Nearly nil the dishes
nre 10 cents each; If you take three it is
23 cents; or two 15'ccnt dishes and ene
10 cent dish Is CO cents. This mode of
discounting is peculiar and quite a study,
although tlie 'Frisce clerk and medivt
merchant have it down fine. Potatoes
are always served free, and se at break
fust ate Kuglish luulllns, toast, corn bis
cuit nnd bread of all kinds. A pint het tin
of family geed red or white vvine is
served for 10 cents. Let me give you a
bill of fare made at random for three
meals, costing in all less than $1:
enuiriaT.
Oatmeal enj cream,
iamb cheiu, water cnken and potatoes.
LViffee and creatu.
Het English muffins, corn braid, butter, etc.
U'scu.
Vc of tea and cream.
Tea&t and corn bread.
An (ctrce of meat, letatOHS, etc.
Dotlle of tilte vi Ine.
1ISSEH.
Columbia river salmon.
llotlle ctan-L
Ileast turkey, beef, mutton, etc.
Olery, potatoes radUbea.
riiddlng, poetry or fruit.
New, the price of the breakfast, as
given aliove, was 25 cents, the lunch 23
cents, the dinner U3 cents; in all U0 cents
for the day, with ene hundred dishes te
chese from. Mark you, tlie set vice wns
very geed, table cloths and napkins,
large, line and snowy white; butter,
sugar and condiments of the liest, and
the dining room finely furnished and
comfortable. The kind of people you
meut are well dressed and familiar
yllh the niceties of life (he pame rlsiai
te lie four! daily in any of the higher
grade of reentrants in New Yerk city.
It seemed te me Impossible that lids
could be dena In n city like San Fran
cIsce, mid after partaking of the three
mrnls mentioned aliove I risked te ace
the proprietor. He came, anxious te see
If any thing wns wrong. When I stated
my business he smiled nnd courteously
sjidi "Many from the cast nre curious
te knew hew it Is done, but the answer
Is easy. Wine, fruit, vegetables and
meats nre net cxpenslvoen the Pacific
coast when taught in large quantities.
Then, .when you feed n great many peo pee peo
ple nnd inake n trifle en each one, the
return Is fair. Fer example, nearly
two thousand pcople a day take their
meals here. Say en each we make 0
cents, that Is n net profit et 00 a day.
If wc only fed half that number, ex
jicnscs would 1)0 nearly as great, and we
could net live. It is the small profits
from a great number that explains the
seeming problem."
Ittit theie is n deeper depth than nil
this. Throughout the city are cozy little
bakeries where coffee and cakes nre
nerved for ten cents, or eggs, bread ami
butter, with tea or coffee, for fifteen
cents. Pica and puddings, pastry and
fruits of nil kinds nre sold for five cents
each, and a bowl of bouillon can also 1)0
had for iv nickel. Tliese establishments
nre net cellar or sldcfl places, but finely
lilted up corners en (hunt avenue, Kear
ney Hticct, Market, etc They are well
lllh'd nearly nil the llnie.mid nre patron
(zed by what nre lmlltely termed "ulce
people." Se you see, the eastern man
coming tills way need net go hungry, al
though I find It is net the effort of the
average teuiist te econemise.
He is teady nnd willing te cut a
splurge. That being the case, thcre is
no city in the land vvhere he can "blew
in" Ids wealth quicker than en this ic
ninsula by thodelden dale. Speaking of
dining, I must nay that the Italian tcs tcs
tauiautsef San Francisce nre wretched
at least that is my experience. The
table d'hetes me ene dollar nnd ene dol
lar nnd a half, and for that a much bet
ter dinner should bu served than isoffer iseffer
ed. I have tiled the Italian thrce times
within tlie fortnight, and found the
Chanti without bouquet nnd the speg
Let t i net cooked with the flavor it seems
te KMhCss in the belter class of Italian
establishments in tlie east. The French
lestaurauts uie an improvement, but
unless it be nt the clubs ene cannot get a
leally choice meal licicabeuts, unless
hotel fare is accepted as suitable for n
jaded appetite or an epicurean palate.
FtlKuUtlCK W. WllITU.
METHODIST tfCACON ESSES' HOME.
It 1 1 lis llecu IMiiMMml lu tlie City or
uw Vnrl(.
A year age it was piopesed by leaders
In theSlcthedist church cf New Yerk
te establish a home for deaconesses in
that city. A Imard of managers was ap
pointed, ai rangenients w cie finally made,
a liouse was taken, and it has leceutly
been feimally opened. The liouse was
fermeily the residence of the llritish
consul and is large enough for tlie dea
conesses, tbere being room for twenty-
eight persons.
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jitrriieiusT nnACOM-issxh' home.
Deaconesses are women net younger
than 2!l y ears of age, w he wei k after the
manlier of enlcrfl in ether chinches
without taking vows. They need net lie
Methodists; any geed woman who is a
Chiistian nnd resolved te duvole herself
te the duties of a deaconess may become
one. Her e.penscs must le paid by her
self or the church, or person who recom
mends her. Tlie first flu oe months in
the home is devoted te pioh.itien. Then
fellows n com se of two years' training;
llie llrst year theoretical, the Vecend
practical. A medical examination de
teuuiues whether the women me btreng
enough for the duties. Tlie uniform for
the New Yerk home consists of a
plain black Casluncie dress, the IkhUce
te 1r made with u yoke and plaits. It
is te lie cut low at the threat te admit of
bome white ornamentation. The sIl-cvcb
will also show considerable white at the
vviists. A squirebit of iiiusliu willfeim
the cap. Fer the sheet, n close Inmnct
and long black cape will be worn.
Tlie lin.inci.il p.ut has been assumed
by the Oily Chinch Intension and Mis
sionary society of New Yeik, though
siiliM'iiptieus will be accepted. Theru
ate new deaconesses' homes in Uosten,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Oma
ha mid Detieit. In August there will
boa convention of managers, who will
decide en u tmifeiiu for ail the elder.
11.111 1. Tri'i'H nf MriUiiiu size.
Be content, says Viclc, te plant trec3
of medium size; give prcfcieuce te these
that uie nurbcry grown; select from the
many hardy nnd beautiful Kinds these
beat adapted te your wants and locality;
roots are .-,( nti.i I te the growth of the
trees), and if cut away it will tale n long
time te produce new ones'.
Wnrtliy nf Nntice.
The foliage of tlie plum h 60 eensitive
that, iiecoidingte S. D. WillarJ, spray
ing with l'aii i green should be trusted
te xlillful bauds only, or injury will
fellow.
It is authoritatively (dated that can
celeste (blue water, a tiimple Bolutien of
Bulphate of copper with ammonia) Is net
only a remedy for mildew, but ut the
tame time rids plants of the roee bcetle
when they aie he infcBted.
A prominent horticulturist expresses
Ids belief that the Wealthy apple top
grafted upon the Svvitzci will lie n jkt
fect and lenglivcil tree, acrviug mere
than one generation faithfully.
A hundred forest trees planted in "suita
ble places and cared for intelligently
will cause somebody at bome time te rise
and call you blessed or, in a dozen jeara
or se, the trees may even bless you.
The apple tree thrives best en a deep
retentive soil, but it is net expedient te
plant orchards en high pi iced laud needed
for emull fruits und vegetables.
Yeung farmers would de well te plant
apple orchards en cheap land, worth $10
piracre. When betting trees estimate
the tpacn they w ill need when matured.
le t'iiuiilile lliu Tram.
A small 7-yenr-eId wrw euu day fuferniet
ct thomlvcntef a new brother, the Eevcntl
60u. Much te hU mother e liuiay th next
night a tupplpineut te Uli evening prayei
vvasi "O. IerJ, please tend us twins nexl
time. Yeu knew it taken nine te play base
ball ami nti'v-i only gut tevea." I'hiladsl
DliU Prisa
ififWrk-
u
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SUPERFLUOUS HAIR
-tm Jp Ml-'4Pfl J
THE
Jg,T.
ITMhed
1cir2mrrjbrV VAf IT(, wlthllMVu-n of
it. v - 'T m iim wrnna hyncUn in IM wiw
tbft akin of an m pert, Thia emratinn rranlrea kr-n
f IU1 W rf Lff3rfam.
3UsHW Rivv Jifc
l WxrVjVtfaSJj
ruprv-Tir, urfitnmmtrMieratinaTt"i-lffituina-ti:
anyiyny and irhrwMiap. an aa te aTr4d cgrtAtn bleed tnawiU and nTT-a, and unuaaal pattanea, aad a&j
rmlf m perfermnl Ur a aklllM pkirleian or mirr"m t an nnprnfncienal and Irvasprrteaem rfmratnr kt m
te In Mm tha tutlMit Int. Vam Dtcs imdmi mieemm In Mrer raiw Tha demtntla f hia waihfta In a
m unirrrr n men tntl no tin inn-frrrrd u Miwr prartim in nm Dmcner r
"Aef BM!iTa ei tna vaeitw mill ain raraiuu m iiaa 10 retiraii Dim. tne i
ITHi Dnrtct h ittt rrmptthf fur th llllctwL and M tm altllna In mdmri In
RiMiia nf mirrimft. rmmrta t aiMatiimi can rarnln fall awtlcaUfi lit null.
- . . -.r . zz t . . - -t.-"
tMtivnt Nvap Vaillau
0I1CHAR1) AND GARDEN.
WAYS AND MEANS TO PROFITABLE
FRUIT GROWING AND GARDENING.
A Kmr Vnrletjr nf Clirjnanthanium (Vlilch
IMrlira Slutprlnllr from IIIIicm In Ciiltl
vutliin nml In ttin Time ut H Iltooin Ilteoin Iltoein
Inc. '
The artistic portrait of a spray of the
new chrysanthemum Nyinpluea I n re
print from The Ameiican Garden, which
0.1 a Of tlie new ceiner:
Till: NKW CHIIYBANTIICMUM NYMI'lt.CA.
This) variety ililfers materially from
ethers in cultivation; when the puie
wliite (lowers llrst open the have t,omo t,emo t,ome
wliat the form of the common pond lily,
the. yellow anthers in the center making
the h line delicate contrast with the I) mad
points. The i cseinblance is carried blill
fiuther by a delightful fragrance that
suggests the water lily te most people,
chpecially when the (low era nre opening.
After the (lowers have icmained open a
few dayH the petals coninipnce curving
Inwards, and this movement continues
until the center is entirely covered and
the beaiitiTiilly incurved flower shows
no trace of color mingling with its spot
less white, nnd it continues for n long
pei ied in tills btatc This peculiarity Is
se innikcd and distinct from ether vari
eties that flowers picked from the tame
plant might easily be mistaken for differ
ent vaiieties if net seen growing tegel her.
The Mowers, about two inches acreru, are
borne individually en long stems stand
ing well above the foliage, which allows
each (lower te he cut without destaging
ethers, making it meet valuable for cut
llewer raiseis.
This variety seems ulse te ixiskcss a
tendency te bloom out of the usual bca bca
ben. The spray from which our picture
was che-en was cuUen March 10, and
bome plants in six-inch (ets were in full
bloom (lining all of March last. Thu
habit of the plant i i robust and compact,
ranging fiem two tothteefeet in height,
with hHC3if a dark rich gieen, which
display the llewers te great advantage.
Ah the plants never need disbudding,
growing and blooming freely with ouli euli
nary care, itsecinspeculiaily adapted te
general culture when its merits become
known.
It originated as n seedling, being mined
in 1887 in llergen county, N. J., among
a iiunilier of hjbrids whose pircntage
was imfei innately lest. The piesent
stock is owned by a lloristef IJidgovveod,
N. J., who is carefully developing it te
place upon the market.
SihmU fiimi I'lirlyitml I. ite lllprnlngl'riilt-i.
Ill n report from the Michigan Agri
cultural college station occurs the follow fellow follew
ing: l'l fly-two varieties of tomatoes were
planted in duplicate, si-c plants lieing
grown from seeds of the firbt rlpe fruits
of 1SST, nml tlie six adjoining hills from
seeds selected seme two weeks later.
Compiling the weight of the fruit grown
from tliese vaiieties, it was found that
(he beeds of (he llret rlpe fruits pro
duced nt the first picking 85J pounds of
riiK fruit, w idle the ether plants gave
iitlj Hutud only, showing a gain of
7J- pounds in favor of planting seeds of
the first i ie fruits, or "5 per cent. Ex
amining the figures, it was found (hat
the lingular sorts, which naturally ripen
eaily, produced 20 U-10 eutids at the
first picking from the Hist ripe fruits,
while only 0 11-1(1 pounds were piedueed
by thu late fruits, or only oue-fomth as
many. With tlie npple shaped soils the
result was reversed, us tlie yield was
respectively 811-10 pounds and S!l 7-10
pounds for tlie seeds from the tli&t ami
the late lipening fruits, or, in ether
words, tlie llrst picking of tomatoes of
lingular varieties gave four times as
many fruits fiem plants grown from
seeds of the llrst ripe fruits as from theso
selected from the main crop, while with
tlie apple bhaped berts only two-fifths as
many were obtained.
tCmter.it dm nf IVllleil l'levver.
A word as te the restoration of cut
flowers that have liecome wilted. The
question is often nsked, "Hew can I re
store or lefiesh (his flower?"' Scientific
America replies as follews: Cut flowers
hav e frequently been restored (e fresh
ness, even when evexy petal is drooping,
by placing the stems in n cup of boiling
het water and leave them until the ielalH
have become quite smooth, then cut oil
the cooked ends and place in lukewarm
water, nuiLfer this purpese pure rain
water is thought te be preferable.
The freshness of cut llewers is due
wholly te two conditions, either evapor
ation from the flew era must lie prevented
by iuclebing in a case containing u satur
ated atmosphere or the cv aporatien must
be bupplied by moisture ut tlie cut cud or
stem. This stein is composed mostly el
vvoeily liber or cellulose, whose power te
absorb water seen . diminishes, hence te
enable the stem tonbserh the most water
the end must be frequently cut off.
lairld'nt Sivrct Cern.
The very earliest corn, like the earliest
peas, is net gcneiallyef the highest qual
ity. Thu ears are small, aud after the
larger and sweeter varieties ceme into
use the small, early corn is net salable.
Market gardeners may find n profit in
extra early corn or peas, but these who
grew for their own use can afford te
wait a few days.lat?r tojcjlie pft.
n:4ilfrM Ida lirwaiiBcn nf tha
iTrrmr"il'-y l,J.Vn Ityr J pr. YAM PTCW'B OFFICE, Q WOftfl HWirwmn t.t PHIM
If iiVrv
ON THE FEMALE FACE.
Jraalfa ar My. efcbx etnrk. Utmrt. furabMd, MM Ite
jlll.sAe' nm. In tlw MMtriM. na Um saawns Imitfa, ansa,
aaaBtlMaat raMfca alnwn ttM teard Hm hcatr bwhf ajHmwaa
UMSM-aiMLabaiMdl. tntrrmlaM trrlaiibM. IIKMTHIIVKb
aia. arar. abark. as- trace, br
ELECT1IC NEEDLE 0KJMTKM
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n n raaaaaa i awiiiuu. ana la laawwa rfn
la Un M b akieh tha tmH am tm ihiiui
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timprrJryr wtth'yerrr faTrvrTceiTH DmAMlVtaiil
mwwww i traMmm, alia b fMtttr lymmm
natln
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nf thm ma. Mall ahtaWa laaaaai mmm
nmm, ttnurtrrxi ttiim of thm
a itittp M Mnnd ,
in mm ijw eircirM nwn m$Mm In demMeVi
fititnt, a ateadr tuDd, twmm of m4. a knewl
iMatraalwlhinranMMiil raww and
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infMriana. All wnn wtrn te
LDarita rrr ocnwanawenu
maka hfca trnM -mfttail
altbemib tha mnaaliaaa
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KtmAttwrn IInutiLBtna.Hnndavm.Mltn.nl
(tvauclcru' 93ultc.
P I:N.AyIA'ANIA ItAlI.ltOADWIlLHUI.K
lu clU'Ol from Jlny 1 1, 1W.
Trnln i.pwk IiVM'AirFit nml leave and ir
rlvcnt l'lillailclliliiii r.illuwn'
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2.IU p. 111.
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V:W p. in.
7:.MI p. in.
11:10 p. in.
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Ant'ciU-TO
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t'lilln.
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LiiiKiister .cce.
Ilnrrlsliui); l'xiresi
Inni'iistir Acenni ,
CeIiimiIiIh Aeeiilii ....
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4:l"ip. 111.
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I'l lie only trains vi lilrli run dully.
(In Sunday llieMnll I ruin west mushy way
Celtiiulilu.
.!. It. WOOII.deiiPinl P.iM.eiiRi'r AHCIlt.
C1IAH. i:. 1'UUH. (lencnil MminRer.
I3IIII,Al)i:i.l'IIIA AltKAIIINUltAII.HOAI)
rtCAllINU ACOl.UMIllA JJIVIHION.
On nnd nflrr Hiindnv. Mhv 12. lisn. trains
lenve ldiiinitcr(KliiK htrret), as fellow k:
for Heiidlii!; and luteriiiedliiUi Milntn, week
il;ij. 7:J0 n. in., li.lj, .1:.lj p. in.; Sunday, s.-tti a
in.,:i:"i . in.
I' or l'liltaiU'lplila, vrerk dnyii, 7:S0 n. in., 1J:35,
3..t.i p. in.; Hiimliij k, :i:.Vi p. iu.
1'erJfevv Yerk - la I'lillndilplila, Vieek ilnys.
7.lDii. in., )2:,ti3:.1'l p. in.
Fer New Yerk, vlu AUciiteuii, week dais
12:15 p. in.
Knr AIIpiiIewii, week itn, 7:.'t0 a. ni., 3-Xip.
in.; Hunitiiy. .'!:,Vi p. in.
Fer PetlHvlllc, week dnyK, 7:S0a. in., :i..Vi p. in.,
Milliliter, :i:.V p. in,
Knr i Imiiiiii, vri'ek dnjs, 7:00 n. in., 12AS, 6.IJ
p. m.; Sunday, S.O'ui. in,:i1 p. in.
Fer llarrlsliurs, vvcrk da, 7.110 n. m., 12.5e,
Clip, in.; Suiidiiy, S.uin. in,
1'erljunrri vllle, vvii-ls itujK, 8:35, 11.30 n. in.,
3.U), 8.-U) p. in. ; Himday, ft III p. in.
TltAINH FDlt I,ANCAHTt:it.
I'iive iteadinir, vk dais, 7.3), J1:.V ii. in.,
HJ!i p. in. : Hiuid.iy. 7SW a. in.; 3:10 p. III.
J'iivn PliMuttelplila, vnek iIiijh, 4:15, 10.00 n.
in., I en p. in.
I-.1VO ' Yerk l.i Philadelphia, week dnjs,
7:4."i ii. in.. l;:, 12:1(1 p. m.
1'iive New Yerk vlu Allentnun, vis.'k dajs
4.-00U. in.. 1:00 p. in.
I'.ive Alleiiieun, week days, 5.52 n. in.; IfW
p. iu.
Leave PetUvllle, week diijs, ftM n. in., I:ai
p. iu.
I Aiive lA'lianen, iiifk dujc, 7:12 ii. in., 12JX)
7:l. p. in.; tSiiinliiy, 7:rvj a. in., .l:li p. m.
Iamve IliiirlhlmrK, week dajs, b:2.in,iu.; Kim
duv, li:.V)n. iu.
Li'iiveljuarryvllle, week dnjK, CIO, 0.2.5 n. m.,
2:li, l:.VI p. in.; Sunday, 7:10 n. in.
ATliANTlLM'ITY DIVISION.
I Alive Philadelphia, Chestnut Mi eft wharf,
llllll Seuth KtllTt m li.it f.
Fer Alliuille t'ltv, week dujc, expriwie-,
O.Oila.lu.liud Hlluudi'i.OOp. in.: Aeeoiniiiintiitleu,
7:.1 ii. iu. and 1:30 p. in.; Sunday, Kxprevi, M)
mid V.lDii. in,, AeLoiniiKHlutlen, e.O) u. in., 4:30
p. ni.
Ketiirnlnt; leave Atlnnlle City, depot corner,
Atlmitle mid ArkiuiMH Avenues. WiiIciIiijk.
i;.nn"-H 7:0001111 III. I.'ii. in. nnd 4 p.lli. Aivoiii Aiveiii
iiiiHliitliin.siVin. iu. mid I:"') p. lu. Siuidii.vs
r,.pri"-h, I .liidfl'.Mp. ni. Aeiiiinniod.ilieu, 7:30
a. in. nnd 4 u p. III.
lieUilled lliiiu tnliliH can be iihtalmd at ticket
eltlee.
A. A. Ml I.KOll, C. (J. IIANf'Ot'K.
Mm Prcv. il (!i'n 1 M'gr. (Jen I Pas r AbI.
Ji:itANON .v. LANCASTKU JOINT I,1NU
i UAII.UOAI).
AriaiiKeineiilsef Piikseimer Trains en midnfler
SiUMi.VV, .Mil 12, ISnII.
KOUTII
Leave
KliiKhlrtel, Lane.
Iiiit-sieter
Miiiihelin
(.'eruwiill
Airlveut
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A. M. WIOO.N.
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7:12 12. SI
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AltNIS.
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Harness,
LAP BLANKETS,
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General Stable Supplies,
AT-
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