WOMAN'S WOKU. t CHICAGO WOMAN'S NOVEL TRADE AND HOW SHE" LEARNED IT. La feat fd I Xo rer The Un man X amp-re irorreief Ikr Egotl Fifrafrr Trouble at ta Ba fcy Snow. At a watchmaker's lathe in a JJsilisu mi (it jt-wr'ry Mure tit uui votka caiiy tlie only woman watch uglier io Chicago. Betide bet sra the ttranse little tools of tbe trade and ifce nacnifyica gla's, and at sbe stoops over her work many a pawrby Etops to pare at the girl and wcnJer who she i, Lnt lew knew, for Miss Matcie Froy is too I niy to aeswer idle question and difclilja cBhtoajcra to evince any curi oitr in hrr occcpation. In Miss Frry'g raw watchmaking pTobably was bred in tbe bone, i"T hei father betore ber was k watrhmhkvr. liiarniug tbe trade in S--i tan laml, where hi?? father and bis lathcr't father were, watchmakers. Mies Frey has worked at her bench for ever two yesrs, lnt lotiR r-ffnre that tunc fi e Itgau to rr.ast t the rrinifM rated iirt of w-ttiug aright the unall vfctt-ls and f ops that po to make cp the imperii tiKierieee. Her lather emigrated to tbi roiii.tiy over 20 year apo nud cpfcedit "mull jcwrliy shop ia Nrw V!S MAMIE FEEV. Brunswick, X. J. There he n t cp his litt'.e Ftoek cf Swiss clocks itnd fitted plasx e to the coh.-s cf tbe people of the Iew Jersey town, for b an ncnlis-t Therein time came little Ma mie to play around the hb'ip and pure vonderingly at the many clocks- as witb .ne accord they told cfT tbe bocr ef tbe day. As be rrcw c,rr j,er iutnwt iu htr father's errit intwrd. When other children ef her ape were at play, rbe wocld stand in hours at her fatber knee and tntrh bini as he deftly fitted wheels acd levers and gleaming jewel" tiipettri end then Ftarted tbe watch to ticking ia utisoii with the score of its fellows tl;tt Lctig from the racks rf lii Lrceh. A few years later tbe family came to Chics ?o und ec-ttlcd cu tbe West Side. Then Mr. Frey opened tbe j-tr.re in Madison ttivet, where he is Hill tii Imiiiess. The child Maruio was tnt to the public Fchools, hot as scon as cl& wai e)ver the would hasten to the shop tj watch tbo fax-inatim; tanks of her father. Her love for his railing worried Mr. Frey, who was nuwillinjj that a c hild cf his should follow in the ptir fut's footsteps. Chiding did no p.md. and tbe little pirl in short dresses flatly aunonuced that when the prew up the as p'iuK to he a watchmaker like her l.itiier. Her parents tried ridicule, tiny I tied seoldiup, they tried persna-Mou. till with tbt same lack of acce. The child's mnte iiHere.-t in his work prcw to worry her father, to that tit hiiKth Mr. IV y, to keep Mamie away from tbe simp und to turn her mind iii 1: i.lbcr eharuels, secured for her the ) itiocef companion to tbe thililren f a wealthy t;ei'bLor. Fera time after that Mau:ic's duties kept Ler away frota tbe jtwehr's tbop, aud her father Tciile-d the Lad outgrown h r cbiidith vhim, as he regarded it Hut his peace ,f mind was short lived. One af ternoeii his daughter walked into his place of l.nriiies-s, took cS her coat and ai' jiounctd to her surprised parent that she had reined her poeiticu und bad come to study her father's craft. "All right," said Mr. Frey, "hut if you are poing to become a watchmaker yon must begin at the U ginuing like a toy ai prentice and work your way tip. That plan united tbe pirl perfectly, and straightway she set terse If to study ing tbe wotk. Apparently she had in herited alf her father's skill, combined iitli the deft touch of a woman. The mall tools that a boy would have bnn fled for months she socn learned to Laudlewitb skill aud case. ICo mechan ism was too delicate for her light Ba iters and sharp eyes to straighten out, iiud she quickly won faer fathei'i nu Mrilliug pruise. In a short time he was forced to admit that his daug liter had learned all that he could teach her iu tbe watchmaker's art. Chicago Trih I ne l.a)rt Fad la ote I'apfr. Tbe woman who likes to ke-ep abreast ff the time?, even iu the little accesso ries of social life, looks into the subject of stationery at leat-t once or twice in tbe year. These autumn mornings are propi tions for overhauling desk drawers aud re stocking them smartly for the shops have pot iu their autumn showing by this time and there is no danger of making a false selection. Tinted papers are now coming intr favcr; not those intense colors which K orch tbe ys and u which ink is lost, but pretty shades of bine, lavetder, sage greee, pearl pray, etc, A chat tiling choice in these tints is a pale Due paper itb liordereif white. Ihe liorder is not X. ore than an eigtitb of an lucti wide, and until yon have see n it yon can't realize tbe whole daintiness ef the fleet. The little eirculur uouoprain i placed iu the upper left baud cornet of the sheet. The euvfelop which fitted this sheet was built to go right to a woman's beart. It is oblong in shap like a bil b t dous or a valentine. The flap is es pecially long and broad, covering al xnost tbe entire surlaoe eif the revt-rs side. The envelope is outlined, of ours, with tbo narrow edge of white; Circular monograms in well chosen reuubinutions sie still Cr-t f;ivotifi. Another chic is to have yt.;.r sildress in sn.all. neat type iu tbe upper left bund sorntr fir at tbe Lend f the tb.H t. Carte de visite uot pajt r iu prrtty tints is lovtly for seuuing ta i:cxvpr:ncc or a regret when t.uly a b.f da words are neeced. Something very uew f .-.r thi woia-.ii who loves ucvep.irs is Vitrgwox-.t pa 1t. intended for wedelii: :i iriviiatit-ns, small note siie, wiiu plare rsr.is to nateii. Across tbe top , (.r.Ur sheet runs a We-dgwoJd fwize copied Irora that leivtly w are. la the flaps cf the envel. prs is a proup of Cupids, while ca tbe kft hand corner of tbe narrow curd' is a similar Kronp. The price e.f tbe cards is CO rents per doren, while the pa pi r and t-nvelopes are &S cents per qaiie. i delpbia Press. The if a man Vimplrr. "One who lives bypreyiugen others" this is one of tbefigurutive e'.( tuitions pi ven by Webster. t uitic an luiuj liuiuaa vampires I who rob others nut her ot goods, nor fpiid. wor rich, red blood only of that precious nerve force which is life itself. Tbe fretful, discontented, complain -! ing creature, man, woman -ir child, who airs grievances oouti&naily in tlie pres ence of any or. who will listen is as J true a robber, though an nnacknowl- I lgi'd one, as the cutparse of the high- ' xecd or tbe bmgkr who makes off with the family rpoont. Wis numau vampire is always an incar nation of selfishness. Hie or her (it is ns-ually ber) trials and discon-farts blot out the sun in heaven, preading ever tbe skies like a pall cf blackness cr grayness at the very least. li your own matters draw your at ten tion a little from tbe tlrenry recital, then yon are looked upon as an unfeel ing creature, and the vampire says re signedly, "I see I am troubling yon, but, eih. I must talk to somelicdy eir I shall dieV It wevuld. of course, be a vtrv inhon;aa act to torn u.uarely and frsckly aroucd and tay: "Well, die, then! It's ccrce to a question of sur vival cf tbe fittest, and I honestly be lieve I am cf more use in the world than a whining cat like yeu!" Wtat a revolution in this world there would be if .people once in awhile said exactly What they thought! A whining w ife can kill the ambition of the best man that ever liid by draw ing upon his nerve force and upsetting his mental poise, and the poor, wretch ed little fakes think they are more in teresting and lovable when tbey demand a man's constant attention and solici tude. T1' grandest ronples in th? wrld am t!m..e who help and sustain each other eu oerasinu and yet w bo c;n carry en iuditiduai piansaud purposes independ ently Christie Derrell in Housewife. I'rasrni of Uqual Silranr. It is s-iiretimes said that tha equal suffrage movement is losing ground. Few except tbose who have made a study of the subject realize tow fast it is actually paining gronnd. Ou this point let the facts speak for themselves: Sixty years ago women could not vote anywhere. In 1S3S Kentucky gave school suffrage to widaws. Iu 18G1 Kansas gave it to all women. Iu 1SC9 Kugland pave municipal suffrage to .-ingle wcn:eu end widows, aud Wyo ming gave full suffrage to all women. j;c:.o-. -t:Crape was granted in 1S73 by Michigan and Minnesota, in lb76 by Colorado, in 178 by Xew Hampshire and Oregon, iu by Massachusetts, in 1SN0 ly Xcw York and Vermont. Iu 11 municipa! suffrage was extended to the single women and widows of Scotland. Nebtaskagave school snffrace iu li3 ard Wisconsin in l.V In lSfi H-hool snffrage was given iu Wash ingt li nud municipal enfirago to single women and widows iu New Urnnswiek and Ontario." In 1SS7 iiinnicipal suf frage was extended to all women in Kansas and school suffrage in North and South Dakota, Montana, Arizona aud New Jerse y. In the same year Mon tana gave taxpaying women the right to vote njKin all questions submitted to tbe taxpayers. In 1SS9 municipal suf frage was extendt d to single women and widows in the province of Vuebec. In IbUl fchool suffrage was pTaute-d in II lUiois. Iu 1 soboeil cuff rake was grunted iu C"juuecticut und full suffrage iu Colorado end New Zealand. Iu 1 St4 school suffrage was granted in Ohio, bond sutTraL-c in Iowa and parish and district suffrage in England to women loth married und single. Iu 19.) full suffrage wan arantej It South Australia to women both married iad single. Iu ls:i'i full suffrage was granted in Utah and Idaho. Iu 197 the legislature of Washington aud South Lakota passed 'nil suffrage amendments, in each case iy more than a two-thirds vote. In 1 SUS .itiuicipil and county suffrage Mere s;ranted to tbe single women and wid ows of Ireland, and Louisiana gave tax paying women the right to vote upon all questions submitted to tbe taxpay trs. Woman's Journal. TrmMe at tUe Bahy Show. The secietaryship cf a baby show is not always a sinecure, sagely remarks a Philadelphia e xchange. This was evi denced by tbe termination e.f a bal y show recently held in Sydney, Austra lia. Three hundrtd children were x. bibited. fiieh iufant Lting uccomp.ii:e. ,y its n:tt':er. Various prizes were jflered, rsi'gir.g iu value from ?500 to 1 fur the Jjie ebildreu. Upou the last ti:iy cf tbe show the awards were decirt t r by a committee e;f 12 medical men. Tbe first prize was unanimously given to a very hundsDtue baby pirl 10 mouths old, but after the pre-seutation had taken place and the committee was abont to retire to tbe supper prepared for it, to its astoui. Lir.eut and alarm it was ai Kiulted I yen army of 200 or 300 in furiated v.emt u, each of whom declared that tbo judgment bad been an unfair one and C.t her darling deserved the first prize. Tbe secretary in particular suffered leverely. a be was held down in a coi jer by two energetic mothers, while a third belabored Liui with a hairbrush, with which she had prepared her sou's toilet. The director of the exhibition was hurriedly s.nt for, and immediately or dered the pas to be turned e.ff, remark ing that it was no pood trying to fight worreii. but that tbe sudden darkness would divert their thoughts from their prey. The plan ans:wered admirably. As soon as the lights went out tbe 200 babies began to scream for their moth ers, aud e-acu mother was compelled to devcte her entire attention to finding her particular baby aud to groping lier way along the dark passages out of the building. An enthusiastic vote of thanks was passed by the committee in ac knowledgment of the director's pi eseuce of miud. A Cam of Soobbrry. If Thackeray were writing his"Book cf Snobs" today and here, tbi're's one woman in town to v bom I am sure he'd give nt lea-t a chapter. She Leaisn name you will find iu the list of our na tion's pi eat men, nud she, like hundreds of gentlewomen purists wiio would have me insert the word "other" ii that phrase don't tjuite catch my mean ing she is employed in erne cf the de partments, but she is, oh, so very ex clusive! Shg doesn't jerrcit ber fellow rlrks to speak to ber outside the office, and she listens to them there only when tbey talk of tbe work. She lives iu'a fashionable apartment house and I heard her telliug un acquaintance about it, just a few days ago. "It's saircwhat expensive," she said, "but it has one very great advantage. I am the ouly departii i rt ' ' "i!; i-i tU houses I don't jjaui-iuw vith depart ment pcple. " The teplf the acquaintance lunde was net in the slightest degree, clever, but the venom of it was so candid, the well deservtd contempt so unveiled, that I remember it with tbe keenest pleasure. "No," she said; "no. I suppose you don't. I've heard they are a very ex clusive set here in Washington." Wibit:gtin Post ThV Thread aust N'erdlr. The rrder e.f the Thread and Needle formed a year ago, with New York as headquarters, reaches out all over the country ly establishing gnilds or circles ef children who wit-h to learn to sew. T! i re receive at certain tinus an out lino ii..r a course of Ussons or practie iu Fewing. There are but few in each cirri", which meets at regular times at tbe houses cf the numbers, under the direc tion of friends. The sewing system is simple, lut pleasing, and the children lenrn to patch, darn, to cnt and make clothing, tjften an overworked mother ho is obliged to be out all day is re lieved of care, a great part of the fam ily sewing and mending being under taken by a circle. One of the lessons given for tbe order includes six different kinds of patches, each one illustrate" and accompanied with advice as to what I-articular kind of a hole or tear tb patch will best mend. A little slender silver trumpet is an other additiou to tbe 5 o'clock lea table. It is used to extingnisb with one adroit puff the lamp flame under tbe kettle. Nothing o promptly cuts short a con- f-Mou oi ice lungs, sore throat ."beamatisui as hot water, when appliei ratiy in ui case ana tuorooghly. FOR LITf LK FOLKS. AMUSING FACTS. Kataral IMatorr It Was TaKht to Oar GrlBJualkrri. In these dayscf nature stndy for chil dren, when buds and flowers, e'hrysalids and caterpillars, ar-s kept in school rooms, when the dates of the coming cf the I iids and the blooming of wild fluwers noted c the blackboard and nbeu sccu outdoor classics as the writ ings of John Burroughs and Mr. Oiive Thorne Miller are used fcr supplemen tary reading in schools, it is entertain ing indeed to torn tuck to the instruc tions in natural history commonly ac corded to our pareuts ar.d grandparents iu their schooldays. It was often strik ing, but it was not always accurate. One lady ef. middle age remembers well being taught that among the wild beasts inhabiting AfTie 'tbe most terri ble was a great ape, whose habit it was to hide in trees and when an un happy native passed below to let down a long and ;newy bind leg, seize him around the throat with tbe haudlike f-jrt therein, strangle him aud pU.M bim np iuto the branches to be devoured. Auotber lady, somewhat older, tv members with horror a poem which eta bad learned to tecite, of which one verse rau cbee rfully: Tbt riiH-imiU, iij.o the Xile F i.r ele.l Itii line in wait. Hi- jowa hav- inutbt the tx T at sport And dragged liiiu to his fate. ' & stnmg was the impressieia upon ber mitd that it was long before it oc curred to her than any food other than innccent infancy would be acceptable to crocodiles. Less grewsome, despite its cpeniug line, is the verse from a once popular schoolbotk quoted by' a recent writer in tbe Boston Transcript: The spotted timer's fond cf blood. The i:i-ecn fcii on peas. Ihr dark will Rottile in tbe mod, Tbe mire will cat yuur ellipse. A loln-.er'x black, wluin Ix.iltxl. he's red; Tbo hrailefc lamb must l lerd. The rodtish bc cltiinsr head. The pwe on ni.-K will feed Simpler even than this highly un scientific catalogue was a zoological alphabet which a pupil, now many years out cf school, was trying the oth er day to remember: A for tho ap that so artfully crin, B Kr the l.ulifiivSti tftnt warble and kings, it t.pened, with an cusy disregard to cor rect rhyme, and it rapidly proceeded to G is for gririlr "i'h terri'nlo crowl, H la hvena with hideous growl, I U f or ibis, that ihant low I. Eeyond that reccllee-tir.n would not carry her, aud she adaiitted reluctantly that, although tbe ibie may really be "iligant" iu his native haunts, that al literative Hibernian adjective was a substitut-.on cf her own in place of a forgotten word. Youth's Companion. My Sailor of Sfifi. My sailor e.f neven. your ship be a clipper. And sturdy th heart of its dear litt!o skipper! Rem-mlcr. lest biter you loarn It with wailin?. Tbe oceans of life are not always plain Kailine;. IX JuKt be your cause and the foe's In tha offing, fCer haul dow n your flag for hU threats or his scofTins, V.-tt t 'jul to your wheel, do hot show the white feather. Throuph seas rouith or smooth, be It war or ba.l weather. From haven of home unto harbor of heaven Vour voyage he happy, my sailor of seven! e;.-ral.l Uri-uaa in St. Nicholas. Quntioni to Aaawer. Most of us would be very mnch pus zled if we were asked to explain some of the commonplace happenings of everyday life. For instance-, suppose mmo erne should ask, "What makes cheese get moldy and what is the mold?" Tbe following questions relata to matters within the experience f'f all of us, hut see if yen can answer them without considerable investigation, and your eyes can only find part of the an swers for you, for some cf the questions deal with an unseen but exceedingly important part of nature. Talk over the questions with your parents, friends aud teachers. If yon have access to any becks en natural history, seek iu them for tbe uecetsary information. Here are tbe questions: What are fermenU? Where are they found? What is fermentation? What produces fermentation in fruit juices? Wty do fermenting liquids appear to boil? Hew many kinds cf fermentation can yon find? What causes the foam on top cf beer? Wly do jars filled with prest-rves sometimes burst? What is doue to prevent this? How does yeast inskc breed rise? How does the yeast plaut multiply? What causes animal and vegetable substances todecay? Why is it necessary that these substance should decay: CLicago Iiecord. Mine. I'atti has in the current Lou don Cazetto cfficially been aunc.unced as naturalized Eritish subject. This 6ep Sias pnl-obly been taken in order to e-1 -nr up doubts as to the great prima d., nna's uationiilily. Born iu Spain ol Italian parents, brought tip by an Amerian stepfather in the United States, twice married (each time iu England j to French subjects, but for many years resident in Wales, Mine. Patti's na tionality is a puzzle which would be the delight of the lawyers. Women With the Commiaaloa. Miss Marie McNanghton and Miss Sarah Atkinson accompanied the United States peace commission as stenogra phers end typewriters. Miss Atkinson acquired htr knowledge of Spanish through a residence in South America, v, here she was connected with tbe nor lual schools. After her return she en gaged iu translating for D. Appleton & Co., devoting htr intention chiefly to tcxtbooka. Miss McNanghton is skilled iu tbo French language. The girl with the pompadour hair is all over town, says a New York corre spondent. Over faces of all breadths and lengths the bulging, billowy, puffy crown of real or purchasable hair is proudly displayed, no matter whether it becomes tb wearer or not It is the fashion, and looks don't cut any ice, lucre's the pity. . There are three lady members on the Rochdale board of guardians, says the London Sun, and when they recently paid tbeir first official isit, iu corcpsny with some men members, to a lunatic sylum, tbey were called on to pay foot ings the money to be spent in drink! Tbe queen ef Flulland recently re ceived ly parcel post a herring from one of her royal subjects. A note explained that it was tbe first herricg cf tbe sea son's catch and wae tbe gift of some Dutch fiihermeu. Htr majesty prompt ly Lad it cocked and ate it. i A Good Dark Dliur. After a gccldicnera happy feeling f jincs ever one, so I want to tell yon tow outs as cooked. We had wild duck with et cetiraa Tbe ducks wpre dres?ed with tae'i wings folded closely over their back and legs tied to their tails. In my trai.ite pet with its tight fitting cover I placed three or four thinly t ot slices cf street fat pork aud let frizzle slowly, so that it would net Lara. After it was a delieate brown I put in two medium sized onions, a teaspoouful of around sage and let all cook well to gether; then the ducks with ju:it enough hot water to cover them. I covered them closely and let them txil slowly for three hours, and tbey beef me quite plump. If the docks are unusually tough, takj five hours. The toughest duck will thus beootne deliciously ten der. After removing from the pot I set them in the mouth cf tbe even aud took the boiled down liquor, thickened with browned flour smoothed witb a little water, and boiled rapidly a few min utea. One-half can of sterilized cream addod gives a delicious flavor. This should Le poured over the docks aud served very hot. Fcr vegetables serve plain boiled pota toes, green peas served iu tbeir own liq uor instead cf milk, witb bolter, pepper and salt; filed parsnips cut in shreds. crisp celery and clives. For dessert have clear boiled cornstarch pudding over thinly sliced oranges, with sugar, aud cocoanut grated over the top. House keeper. What Should Womra Dot - One cf tbe great London dailies has opened its colrmns to letter writers who feel qualified to answer the question, "Should women work?" Another form cf tbe question is "Should tho wifo be a sweetheart or a companion in toil? There have been dozens of letters, and tbe conclusion which might be drawn from all of them is that a woman proper place is at the home fireside, Lut sometimes she is compelled by stern ne cessity to become a wage earner. Tbe present discussion in The Daily Tele graph has brought oul opinions exactly similar to those which appeared in The Record about four years ago, when the employment cf women as clciks, book keepers and typewriters was pretty thorongbly denounced by men who were out of work or whose pay was so small that they conld not undertake tbe finan cial responsibility of married life. The women cf London say, as tbe women cf Chicago said, "We would prefer to be hocsewives. but we are compelled to be independent workers." Tbe men say, "Ws would like to marry, but we dare not do so while our pay is kept down by tbe close competl tion for which women are somewhat to blame." Chicago Record. She Waa a Xavisator. Mrs. Elizabeth S. Newcomb, whodied recently at her home in Maiden, Mass., was in many re-spects a remarkable wo man. She was one cf tbe few women that mastered the intricacies of naviga tion and was able to navigate cue of tbe eld time clipper ships across tbe oceau when her busliand was too ill to do so himself. She made a great many voyagce with him, he beiun oue of the old line cf sea captains that has passed away with the advent of ocean steam ers. With him she crossed the Atlantis 44 times aud saw a greater p:;rt.of tbe world. Her eldest eon, Lieutetant Frank H. Newcomb of the United States rev enue cutter service, was tbe hero cf the battlo cf Cardenas on May 1 1 last. He was In command of tbe Hudsou, which towed the gun be at Winslow cut cf the range of the deadly fire of the Spanish batteries, for which signal act of brav ery he has received the thanks cf con gress aud a special gold n:edul of hcuor. Boston Woman's Journal. Mir Be Deeorated. A9 the Euhject is being agitated that possibly tho rresident of tho United States will confer some insignia upon the women nurses who served in tbo Spanish-American war, it is cf interest to kcow 11 tt in England there is a decoration Lncwn as the Royal Red Oris. It consiits cf a cross of enameled crimson, edged with gold, having on the arms tbe words, "Faith, Hope, Chatity,'! with tbe dare of tbe in-titu-tiou.' On tbe reverse sida are the royal and inrperial cipher and crown. The cross is attached to a dark blue ribbon, edged red, tied in a bow and worn on tbe left shoulder. This order is bestowed by the sovereign on any woman or nurs ing sister recommended to -her by tho secretary of state for special' exertions and devotion to tbe sick and wounded sailors' and soldiers. Bora With a Seedle In Hi Lea. Mrs. Oscar Stanley cf Anderson, Ind., gave birth to a oaby boy nine dayj ago. When it was placed in care of tbo nurse, she found a rather peculiar pim ple on the inside of its thigh. Sho thought nothing cf it at first, but it be gan to get very sore and also became very largo. Yesterday when she was bathing the child her hand camo in con tact witb a sharp projection. Sbe called a physician, and he found that thero was a needla in the child. It was final ly extracted and proved to be two inches in length. It was in tho child when it was bom. He thinks the mother swal lowed it probably many years ago. Tbe child is sound as a dollar today and will never be bothered because of the fact that he was born with a needle in him. Louisville Post Women Attorneys. Miss Elva Hclbcrd Youcg cf Spring field has recently won the distinction cf being ti e first woman iu western Massachusetts to secure admission to tbe bar. Miss Y'cuiig is a Wellesley graduate end has studied Jaw at Cornell cniveriity. Miss Margaret A. Richardson was recently sworn as at sttornty aud ad mitted In practice at tbe bar iu Mont gomery ccuf.ty, Fa. Sbe is tbe first wciphu attorney ever admitted in that ccuiiiy, ead the was vrarmly congratu lated. l alns er Kile. An eipart ia Clss has given some di rections as to tbi be.t ways to use these neeessaty implements. He says that a new lilotf very high temper ihwnlc first be usul on brass orcast iron. After the first sharpness is ftoue from it it answers quite as well for wrought iron. and steel Soaicti:nes new files will tear the raifacct.f wrought itonacd steel to soxh an extent as to become very an novinati J tau? additional work. Very few mechanics thoroughly uuderstaud the ca cf Cles and the methods by which tbey era utilized to the greatest aJvautae. 1 lies bite rolled metal much nioroquieU7 r.nd easily than cast, there fore it requires n sharpr file for brass and catt ire:i than for tbe wrought ar ticle or fjr eiceI. IT files are gradually ndapted to tutir be::t ures, tbey will give much liiger service thau when tbey are indiscriminately employed. Willies to Oblljje. Smoking cig irette the otber night in the uortb 1 heard a stcry which, so far as I know, is new. A proud old lady swept indignantly up to tho door of a railway carriage at York station. A schoolboy was leaning half way cut of the compartrcent, reflectively making a cigarette, and, after the fashion cf tit English schoolboy, not caring for any body. "Is this a smoking compartment?" asked the dame, with scathing voire "No, nadam," replied the bey polite ly, raising his cap. "If you want a miGkiug compartment, you will find ecc a little lower down." Loudou Fi garo "St. Patrick's Day In the Morning 1h really tbe air cf an Iri; h jig It had no words. Doggerel verses had been written to the air. one set beginning, "Potatoes nad fish is a very good dish." There is one thing about the folding neel that irrpresses us forcibly it has itch a frank, open way of shutting up West Union. Cazclte. o (3 o o o o o O o (5 O o a o o ( o o o , o G O o G O o 0 CO o Q O O O 0 O Q O 0 O o Q O o GO .4 ..Xn'A (rfroL A mm) "Take it back I tolJ you 'Battk Ax " Every man who has once chewed Battle Ax or who has made op his mind that he will chew it will not accept any substitute. There is a peculiar excellence in .! QtJH f Arf it that can only be understood and ap preciated by trying it. No matter what brand Battle Ax is better, and if say so yourself. Pemember She Had Her Way. ' I shall have to ask you for a ticket for that boy, ma'am." "I guess not." "He's too old to travel free. He oc cupies a whole seat, aud the car's . crowded. Tbcre are (eeple standing up." That's all right" 'I haven't time to argue the matter, ma'am. You'll have to pay for that boy." 'I've never paid for bim yet, aud I'm not going to be gin now." 'You've got to begin s.'iue time. If you haven't had to put up fare for him you're mighty lucky, or else you don't do ii tieh traveling." "That's all right." ' You'll pay for that boy, ma'am, or 1 11 ti p the train aud put him ciT." "1 liat'a all right. You put him e ll" if ju think that's the way to get an thing cut f me." "You ought to know what (he rules of this road are, ma'am. How old is that boy?" 'I don't know. I never saw liim before. If you waut a ticket f r bim you'd better ask that old geiilletuai down the h!.-le. He got on with bim." - A Tough Puddia? Some time ago, writes a ve.lunteer, i spent a week with a garrison battery ii south coast fort. On the lat day tip sergeants sat down to an exceptionally tt le dinner, the crowning glory of which was a large plum pudding. I had made the pudding- two days I fore, had it boiled, and now, re-heated, it nude its appearance, amid the wel- j come shouts of my brtither warriors, j and I naturally felt a bit proud of it, ! for I hadn't been a ship's cock for noth ing. "Seems mighty hard," reruurkerd the sergeant major as he vainly tried to stick his fi.rk into it. "Have you beiil ed us a caution ball, Browney ?" "Or the regimental foo'liall?" a.--ked another. Where did you get the fl lUr from? questioned Sergeant Smith. "Where from?" I retorted. From store No. 5, of course." "The deuce you diJ !'' roared the eiuartero.68ter "ergeaut. "Then, hang you, you've made the pudding with Portland cement." And so it proved. That pudding it now preserved in the battery muse um. London Telegraph. That Throbbing- Headache Would quickly leave you, If you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their match-k-ss merit for Sick and Nervous Head aches. They make pure blood ant' strong nerves and build npyour health. Eay to take. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money buck if uot cured. Sold at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, IV, aud O. V. Uralller's Drug Store Iier lin, Pa. Women love a clear, healthy com plexion. Pure blood makes it. Burdock Blood Bitters makes pure blood. The popular rating of the command ers who figured rucst prominently in the recent war as showu In the naming of new poe,tcfliee8 now stands as fol lows: Dewey eighteen, Schley five, Shaffer and Sigbee four each,' and Sampson three. The recent sale in Boston of the es tate of Jernegan who organized the company and engineered the scheme for extracting gold from sea-water showed that he was not ouly thrifty, but "imposing" in mere ways than one. It in aid that a parlor set appa rently of inlaid rosewood was but imi tation, aud that hardly any of the Jer negan furniture proved to be what it purported to be. In an address at Harvard the other night Dr. Kdward Evert It Hale lold the etory of James Russell Lowell's first client a Lowell had tol l it to liim. He had hardly opened his law e dee when a st ranger appeared. Lowell def erentially offered the visitor a chair, took out ins notebook, talked e.f the weather, and when he finally came to business found that the stranger was a bill collector. "I want to know when jou are going to te'ltle this bill," twiid Mr. D n. "Settle?" smiltd Sliiker; '-whv you don't expect it to fH-ttl as long ay you-egitate it. Allow it to lie perfectly still, my d ar sir, ktid then I have no doubt it ill soon settle." Tulladt Iphia North Amerie-an. Oeri;e J.n, lu dird In Wythe county, Va , a few d. sjro, t the tge of eighty five trt, Ixit-ted that le had veted HVfi.fj ih-.Ks c"um-g bis life, acd that every vn:hud Ucu Dcui-ccratic IV when you buy again, g OOOGOCCOOOCOCOCOOOCCOGO C) o o o o a o o o o o o o o C) o o o o o o C) a o o o 0 o o o a o o o o o o o o o a fcO 5 PaUUQ you have been chewing, you will try it you will the name. on j ' r-" w ik Lieut. Hobson The Hero tl the MerTlmac," Win Ull his wonderful story la three number of THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. This will b a full account of the initios' of the Mernmic at SatDtg and the experi ences of the writer and tu aoea in Spaubh prisms. It will be read by every American in the land. This ts only one of many nchly illustrated pennoal OJirraiivea in I hk Cbn Tt'Kv'f new Sfanh W w Scne. 7 k4tt mm rttV writ for ma trfisr mtxzint. In the No vember CuiTt'KT begins CAPTAIN SIQSBEES 5T0RY t Of the Destruction of the MA INC." the arnral ia Havana harbor, the insults to her captain, the explotum and wreck. The whole ttory of the deuructiua of Cen era's fleet will be told by Admtral Sampson and Schley, C-paio "bob" Lvans, Capcua Taylor, and others. If yna do not take The Cbvti'v in ioo, you will mm the greatest reading of the year. The November number begin the volume md faas the opening chapters of a tplcndidty illus trated life of Alexander the Great, and of Mai ion Crawford's great bifttorical novel of the Cru sades. Lieut. Hoosuo's ankles begin in the December number. $4. 00 a year. THE CENTURY CO., Union Square, New York. Conducted oy M A 11 Y MATES ixiDUi: Thif masrfir.ine for boys and c-rln i t itiKiiit a rival in it- fo-M. Tiie l-nt o ri ft ihu it in. v ao r will ipu i f... if a h.wi j f . frien.iH. A few lead va tttrat tioiiN are : A New llenty Story, THE SOLE SURVIVORS, By U. A. Ileuty. This is a tale of eaily American bihto ry, by the favorite story teller of Auieri cau and English boys. TRINITY BELLS, By Amelia E. Jl rr. A delightful historical romance for girln. dealiDg ith life in Old New York, and written by one of the uvost spirited ano conscientious American authors. A STORY FOR GIRLS, By Laura E Richards. No writer is more welcome to tbe younc folk of to day than the author ef "Cap tain January," and this is one of ber bei e fforts. BRIGHT SIDES OP III -TORY By E. II. House. A serie of aimixin episodes of history ancient and modern, 1-M in an entprtain ing way. It will awaken a new interest iu this important branch ot study. Mr. C. D. SU1SBEE. the wife of the Captain of tbe buttle-shi Maice, will write about "PETS AFLOAT." A1Q contributions from Mrs. Burton Harrison, Clara Morrio, tielctt Burgeca, bloyd osturne, LL Kudicoti, Poulioey higelow, I.t. Peary, etc., etc. IJvery household with children siould have St. NlcholaK. f3.C0aYear. 25 eeuU a n;i. Tiber. THE ENTURY CO., N.w York. The Independent, New York. Change in Form, Reduct'on in Frice. Semi-Centennial Year. THE INDEPENDENT cmpha.izn it Fiftieth Vear by changinf It form to that of a (Taja zlnc, and by rcduciaf It annual Ascription price from f j.oo to $ j.oo ; tingle copies Iron ten to five cent. twill maintain IU reputation as th. LeaJinz Weekly Newspaper of toe World. THE IXIiEl'F.SDFSTin i' nrn- form , iri print .1,', 'iltpt'sm if reivlmg mutter pr y tr nt a r .' to lv;iVr tr, v hite (he p-'ninra( wyciWi, tr'nci fjr j flJtyai;print oulg n,nt ,'. The ttihv.ilrt-r tr Till: ISOEPKSDLXT g -lA tipercrnt morr i t rniily gHl rtrui iig m tftrr at one h ilf the ct .' Only $2 00 per year, or at tint rale for any p irt of a year. 1 Send p;-4,UlurJer for fre Specimen Copy. H-. I iNJ i h HhMIKNT ya Fulun St., N. Y. 4 j "Jt iW OMERSET MARKET HKfOKT 1 Cook & Beerits, Wtdntflay, .Vot. 10, 13$S I per bo - Apple dried, -- App! Butter, p r ! ( mil. per fc c .... .. ! ;c .") to i e i- lc J-c BuUr. fc "'r r c ratni'-ry , t r Benax. pr B "":5To"lie I i.f r,ini Lam. per ..- . Bacon. "JL. lri.r , l.houlder. per ..- wj Beans. white o Lin., P ' grvrii, p ruunteo. whlui dhvv-. per on Coffee. 7,,A rrr to .i'w ,1 f l.cj '.o l.i'e f . pe . I t'unit'rland, per bbl. Lem.nl- prlin.l, pel bbl iUA to 4.io iso (Yimw,-i, p.r b . Fish, lake herrtu j bbl pr ju l 3- Honey, whii clover.per i v1,! .rd, per l.nue, pt-r i.di - r uje Mole. N. ex, per gai l Z. Onion. I-T " v'yZ fotntiMH. pc -- 1 Pewcni-, evaporaUd, per l ' J" J "; Pxuues, p. r - Kvtxt'urK, pel bbl I',7-"-tk::::::;z! " 4 hut soks . fi-& sronnd alum. Inc. lek -i" 5 (maple, per 8 to Salt, Sugar. bite, A. n-r ((ranulaU-d, per 6 ,c e ubeor puixerixed, per B .yrup. Stoneware, eailoa Tallow, per B. : Vlnnrr. Der III! M "l. ,rtal aJKi nulby.per bua.. fitiy$lM .ver, per bu $S.J to 4JW " erlniMiu. per bus .t I mnu I ClOVi Seeds. " nlbtlln, per cut.. " nisvke, per bu 1 JOllet, German, per bua.. ....... - (Darn-v, WDILC wiun, - -buc-kwheU per bua Grain , corn Deiiel, per bu i to oiui, per dd j rye, per bun - aw w heat, per bnn . bran, per HO B eorn and ot chop, per let) It flour, rolli-r prore,per bbl '&! " pnn p&teut and ftiney Klh d-nulv tl ' H .75 reed Flour. I flour, lower trade per IIP J...Uiiil.) I wlitUi, per Uv t Middlings. J redf lu) j,. soe CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Somerset and Cambria Branch. (tOITBVltO. Inhn,iwn Mu!l F.rirew. Rock wood 11:10 n. m., Womentt-I 11: 44, Utoj extowa LM-i, Uoov- entville lxo, jooiih wu i:w p. iu. tnhneiiTn ArnimiMidi Hon. Rurk wood 5:15 p. m., isomerset V-Ct oyetowno.u7, lloov- ervuleS:ls, JoUnatowa i.uo. jorTavi.n. Mail. Johnstown g:30n.m.,Hoovenivillel:l 8 tor e town Ihoo, Botuerel liu Hocawooa BlXDreaa. Johnstown 2:3) n. m.. Hoovemvllle ., .Stoyestowu domemet Kock wood 4:15. ' Dt'7' T. B. MARTTX. Manager ot Paaaenger I raffle. ENXSYLVAIA RAILROAD. IN EFFECT JUNE 27, 1833. 0OWDB.X8KO SCHIDCI.B. Train arrive and depart from the station at fohualown aa follow : WCSTWAalt. Wealern Exprea... 4:M a. m. .!( " 9-jii " 9:10 " 2:' p. m. 8atliwiern Kxprvsa lohnsliiwn Aceomtno!tioo liihn.tuwn Acctiuiaiodiitloa Pacille Expresa Way Paam-nicer tti'bur fc'.xirew. 4.1 Mail 5:41 FaJit Line -il Job uwn Accommodation. SASTWA D. Atlantic Expre.. -Ml m. Sr0 " K-A " . 9-.M) " .10:15 a..- p. m. 4: IS " : t0 " 7:11 J0: JO " Hen-atiore Kxprea Alumna. AcruuimodaUon.. l)ny Kxprvss Main Uue t.im Altoona AreoiiiinodaUon...-. Mail Kiprtnu. JohnaKiwn Acroiuinodalioa.. f biladWphia txpri-o 'at biue.. n , F.C. CORSETS MAKE American Beauties f.c. UUKHtuI SHAPES. ARTISTIC EFFECTS. All Lengths, NEWEST MODELS. FAHCY m PLAIN. KALJMJZ09 SOLE MANUraCTURCf)3. 60U BY Parker & Phillips. WPIMYS' WITCH HAZEL OIL o u R E S Piles or Hetv.orrhoid- Fissures & Fistulas, Burns A Scalds, Wounds A Bruise. Cuts' Sores. Boila & Tumors. Eczema & Eruptions Salt Itheum & Tetters. Chapped Hands. Fever Blisters. Sore Lips & Nostrils. Corns & Bunions. Stings & Bites of Inscti Three ?izr 25c, 5xr. an.l l,oo. 80U by drncebita, ut arat post-paid on mrl i-i ot prtcw 1 in uir sis, Co., ma tis wo. ., &n , T . WRITE! OR CALL AND CONSULT DR. LITTLE -'-2k OUT TOUR EYff, y. fX.. and Arvftetai rjM. STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES! TiMitTMic, 414 la. bf. ait oasca star mi aiaiL. ntMit, TlHllM. 1!. . kik R. Siedle & Sons, JEWELERS A 254 Firth Ave., Prttsbarj, p. $ ft llhi-rated CaUlogu. ETairfo 60 Yca. 8' 25e OUR LOW PRICES WILL SURPRISE YOU. : lypntpff fln IHP3 WTio ran think "f on ti ".(i Uiln- Co paint; ..Miiiwii mi iuwU t yor M.: ibr may brtnx t" a weajia! ""a at4rM luiMDiiM . -.ar ud ft t- ;'S.-:i.- ir"3 On KhBos. CORSET CD. 9 Snyders It rcsairei a good selected 3ta:k aai a aeitly arrai.'ed room to do a brisk business. WE HAVE BOTH OF THEM. ! - ! 5 Z j ZZ PW6 DmgS n- 2r Freh and Good condition. PrnCf-n"r.tinn 1 1 tOL1 1 U LIUII lE we are sure to hare it. Yoq e: I Optical Goods Trusses Fitted. All of the kept ia stock. Satisfaction B JOHN N. ' -. Louther's Main Street, This Hcdel Drug Store is ' Favcrits TritJa People in Ssarcli cf FBESM . IlHB . PURE . DRUG! Medicines, Uye Stuffs, Sponges, Trvm Supporters, Toilet Articles, Perfumes, &c. I the oocrro eirra rnwoset atttiot to tbi coxpockdi.is 0 LonMs Prescriplionsi Family EecslF- 6RKAT CARX BII50 TAK&N TO USB LT fKC&H A5D FCB AKTIiL. ! SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES 1 And a Full Line of Optical Goods alwav9 on band. Froi large assortment all can be suited. THE FffiEST BBAHDS OF CIC-AES Always on hand. It is always a pleasure to displaj out to intending purchasers, whether they bc I .from us or elsewhere J. Fl. LOUTH EF? M. D. MAIN STREET .... SOMERSET. Pi Somerset " Lumber Yaw; UlrrrACTUB AFD DlALU Lumber and Hard and Oak, Poplar, Sidings, TTalnnt, Yellow Pine, Flooring. Cherry, Shingles, Doors, lAth, White Pine BllntU, A rncraJ llurof all rradaaof Lumber and Enildluf aterial and Roof.us I'l ; tock. Also, fan rnrninh anything in the Uneof our bunt ties toordt-r with mutt tl promptneaa, anch.aa Bmcketa, xtd-alsd,work,letf . ; Elias Cunningham, 03ce tad Yard Opposil S..CE.B. SUUa, TheN.Y.WeeklyTribitn BOTH ONE YEAR FOR $2.0C THE N. Y. WFEKLY TRIBUNE Kr:"!. W orld. rumprf-n-niv an.l rvllable markrt rrpnrus. al.le vdiionalit. Iiitrr.-r'tnii: rlpntitlra.'i.l mM-lwnioal infrH-nialiitu. IllustrubHl fii-iimn r!ii-li-s, huiwinnie jn. mn . .... .... .... u CUK,, liiuiB, tu every lurniot - ThF HFRAI II (E,vr" n ,oe ,01 political and wrlnl, kr'J,,.- ' ill. MLimLU toorfc alihyiiDr ncii-hliora and frinil. on tbr form ii"l ' '"' ' -t MT-ai prui a mr u in pnxiuru.. itie ronditiun or rn an" vmr .and I a bright, new.y, wrlcoinu and lliliSL-l!atle weekly visitor at""''1" .1 .... - . , flri-slde. Sendanorden to THE HERALD. SOMCRSCT. . IT Will PAY T0TJ to Bcrr tocb Memorial Work VM1. F. SHAFFER, SOMERSET, FESS'A. VaoB6wrUircr of and Dealer la Eastern Work FuraUhM on Short NoUo MOM mi gum nn Also, Agentror Ui WHITE BRONZE t Persona tn und of M find it to their Inwieat U call at my hoc wilre,?r"P,'h,'w'" Ht be jivrn them rMau(ki-Joo iuimi,ted in every ca, an rh"ce" ver7 ia,:,e ,pci" tntt Wr.!t. 8ri, Cr Pjm lino Moumita. nrodnced by Rit. W. A. Rlnr. aa a dfl:.sl fmPrT.rm-nt In ti pot,t of Material and Coii.trucu. n. and fcirb , derint U, tt tn pnpu.ar Monument fjr our chaDgeab:ecli- ' i VV m. F. Shaffer. Pharmacy, large line of Dmgs b p.7 j In the way of ComPUEdiD ve are Bnexcen.4 ? Adj thing not advertised, a ,k for ? are always sore of getting te i;t ciave Glasses fitted to suit the - your eves testtd best ana most approved Tra ? guaranteed. SNYDER, j SOMEIISF.T. PA. 5 Drug Store Somerset, Pa. Rapidly Bsccm: M DID WHOLISALI AUD RXTAILEB OF Euilding Materials. Soft "Woods,1 5 Pickets, JUnldV Hash. Star Bail Ball a.tei-8. C'hftUBali I IVewel Powtm Etc. ; t THE GREAT NATIONAL FAMIU: NEWSPAPER For FARMERS zd VILLACERS, i t and your favo-ite heme pFer' Tlie Somerset M SOMERSET, PA- j Send all Orders to the Herald. f r 01 eTery ranuiy. t . . . i . . . . , I i . ri l 1 1 lnUiienutie weekly Over SCO ISeautiful Designs. t i r r I z l i!rLT a-icet' i.m,.f-TT-.Bii T . ,.ul i 1 -awl 1
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