Here >«( Alrae D»i««w !*»!««■ Are M in»w llulnlea Ar* Better
These Prices—Monday Only
gM Stylish Millinery
lucdls One Lot of Rough Straw Hats, Also Silk Top
■ NvjflNG/ Hats, 5? 1.00 Value, Monday Price 25c
' SI.OO Actual Values $1.50 Actual Values
Hemp Hats with French Edges, in large.
Straws and Chip Hats, black and OQp small and medium shapes, black and „
colors OOv colors. Monday price • «/V
SI.OO Actual Values and $2.50 Actual Values
Milan Hemps and Five-End Milans in very
1 Hemp Hats, in large assortment of 4 Q latest shapes and colors. Monday QQ „
shapes and colors. Monday price, *Ov price, o*/v>
I I cto2sc Department Store
*■" l«(f»l ao>rltk«i
I 10c. 15c, 19c. 25c. 39c WHERE EVERY DAY IS BAR6AIM DAT
I &Dd >0< * 215 Market St Opp. Court House
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
MOTHERS' CLASS OF PARK
STREET CHURCH BANQUET
Semi-Annual Entertainment Held Last
Evening at Home of Mrs. Ensming
er—An Interesting Program Ren
dered
Tin* semi-annual banquet of the
mowers' class of the Pars Street Unit
o-s Evar.golioa. church was held it' the
of Mrs. Ida C. Ensnunger. 340
(South Fourteenth street. A reading on
w g.veu by Mrs. Steese.
Vocal si<ios were rendered by Mrs.
1 s«yor an i the chorister, Mr. Stabler.
Address**® wore uw<lf by Mr. Koons, ;no
teacher. and rae Kev. Mr. Hansen, the
r-.-w pastor. A social program wa ■>
siven >y rhe class ror the occasion, ite
irosnmeuts were served to She follow
ing:
Miss Verua Lesn.\er. Mrs. Joan En
mingrr. M-s. E. Turns. Mrs. 1. \\ er
■wick, Mrs. Briiv. Mrs. v.. H. Orner. V.rs.
\oons. Mrs. J. Stabler. M.s.
•Urs. s-:.«aier. M U Ilackenberg. Mrs.
MeNsiugatou. Xiiss K. Lehigh. Mrs.
-vie'-, \ir>. Mi.:- :: Seacor:*-. Mrs. Join
Wooer. Miss Helen Weber. Mrs.
:Langletees. Mrs Charles Z. Hoppes.
IMiss i«-aii H. ii-.-es. Mrs. Briutou. Mrs.
Oharles S»t Mrs. Jacob S\>ta-
I'irer. Mrs. Boyer. Mrs. Winder. Mrs.
Sirinser. Mrs. Nickey, Mrs. Payne. Mrs.
5.. Ho:-her;. Mrs. »tv.sth. Mrs. Gardner. .
•Mrs. Finkenbinder. Mr-. Cook. Mrs. •
Jones. rhe Rev. Mr. Hangen and Mrs.
Hangen, John Weber, Mori Seachrlst.
LM :ss Anna Howard, Mrs. C'arencr
Kike. Harr»r Eisiniiijer. Mrs. M. M.
Howard. Mrs. C. R. MtV*r. Mrs. W. M.
ilea Sen and Mrs. Raymond "Hoppes.
Engineers' Society Will Banquet
One hundred and scxty guests have
s.gnided their intention of attending
toe eleventh anniversary banquet of
tue Engineers' Society of Pennsylva
nia. which wili be ho!.i this evening at
7.30 o'clock at rhe Harrisburg I ua
Parley Ganuert. president of the so
rtety. will preside, and P. Herbert £now-.
ra:ef eng.coer of rhe Public Service
tomm .s>:on, will be the toast master.
The lis; of sjeaiers includes prom'.- '
con: engineers and educators from vari
ous parts of rhe estate, bringing to
gether a group of men prominent in
various linos of endeavor." Among rtir
■speakers wili be Dr. Merv.n Filler, dean
of Diek.nson College; Dr. S. B. McCor
niick. chancellor Cniversity of Pitts*
ourgh; Dr. John H. Harris, president of
Muck noil University: Dr. A. A. Hamor
s-aiag. director < arnegie Institute of
Technology: Dr. W. A. Granville, presi '
dent of Pennsylvania College. Getty?
Korg: J. V. W. Reynders. vice pres. tent
(Pennsylvania s.;ee! Company: Thomas |
Mootgom«n'. State librarian.
Music will be furnished by the Cpde-!
grove orchestra.
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LADIES' HAIR GOODS
Made to Order
froze your own hair combings
at reasonable prices.
MISS H. M. SUNDAY
202 Chestnut Street
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THE FIRST ROMANCE OF VIROINIUS MA YO RECALLED
MAYO " j Wiffl
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN 1881.
Many persons in Cleveland. Ohio, recall the marriage of Miss Alma Swateli to Virglnius J. Mayo, In 1880, anil
the deatb of Mrs. Mayo several years later, but all efforts to learn the name of Mr. Mayo's daughter failed.
W. F Swatwell. the father of Mr. Mayo's first wife. says his granddaaghtet is married and happy tn New
\orfc city, and there is no necessity of bringing her name into the case.
Mr. Mayo was retarded by the persons who knew him in Cleveland as a man of high character, and at the
!lnie he married Miss Airna Swateli he had made a for himself in the business life of Cleveland. He wan
known as a good principled num. who attendee strictly to bis business The married llf«« of Mr. and Mrs Mayo
was said to have been a happy one. and when she died Mr Mayo seemed Inconsolable. It was stated that be and
Miss Swateli were sweetheart* when they went to »cb.>ol together and that the courtship did not stop at the time
«f tbei-- marriage, but that it cnnMrned when they were ii-nn and wife and lasted up to the day of ber death. Mr.
li*io was only nineteen year* old and Mi&* Swateli waa sixteen when ihey were married.
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER
Held in Houcr of Mrs. S. Corioli and
P. Lippi at Home of For
mer's Son
A surprise >irthday dinner wus giv
en last nigh; at the homo of Mr. and
M-s. W. ,1. Cozo':. Eleventh and Mar
ket streets, n ccmplimen; to Mrs. S
Cowoli and I'. Lippi.
The table appointments wore in pur
ple and white, with a basket of mar
guerites and violets as a centerpiece
and softly-shaded candelabra carrying
; out the color scheme
Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs.
P. I. if pi. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bevhlvy.
Mrs. W. F. Vance. Mrs S. Co/.ioli. M:s«
Ai na C >/»oli. M'.ss Carrie Co .vol ,
Catharine Co cl.. Mrs. (>. Sciirauden
ba h. Edward S hraud oubacin. Mrs. C.
Sample. WiUittut McKay. Prank Coxzoli.
Victor Sebastian. Josephine Wohlfarth.
Margrotta Wohlfarth and Mr, and Mrs..
W. J. Couoli.
ENTERTAIN Kb BIBI.E ( LASS
Members of Agoga Class Guests of
'' Farther Lights''
The young ladies of the "Farther
Lights" society of the Market Street
Bupt.st ,-hur-v entertained the members
of the Agoga Bible cla<s in the church
parlors last evening. The evening was
spent playing games and refreshments
were served t«. Miss Marie Ripper. Mis
, Gertrude Eaton. M'.ss Clara Eaton. M -s
: Elizabeth Newcomer. Mi«s Margar< t I
Kjbi*on, Miss Frances Young. Miss
Ethel Neft' Miss Irene White..Miss Go.
tr.de Gi!s>er. M:ss Frances Ramsey.
Miss Khota Jones. Miss Lillian Free.
Miss Liliie Foulk. Miss Helen Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dallman. Dana
Gritlin. Norman Ward. Donald Dallman.
Cnarles Snyder. William Househoider. \
George Bendei. Mervin Ripper, Johu
Peters. Victor Netf and Jesse M. White.
RKIKPTION TO PASTOR
Members o' Evaagelical Congregation
Honor the Rev. F. S. Borkey
Lebanou. March 27.—The members
of the congregation and the various or
• gai.izations of the First United Evan
gelical chur. h. this city, tendered a de
lightful surprise and reception to their
new pastor, the Rev. F. S. Borkey. and
his family last evening at the parson
age. A fine program wa~ enjoyed, with
vocal music by the combined junior and
i senior choirs of the church. Fine flow
ers were presented to the pastor and
his family. The Rev. Mr. Borkey re
cectly came here from Allentown. .TTid
■ he succeeded the Rev. C. S. Huber at
the local church.
HoUinger-Rodman Wedding
Lititz. March 27. — 'Miss Susan Rod
! man and Eimer E. Hollinger. of near
, Lancaster, wore married yesterday by
1 rae Rev. James Heitler, of Rot'nsvilie.
! at the parsonage of rhe church, with the
; ring ceremony. A reception followed '
at the home of tne bride's parents.
Miss Pauline Tnll to Wed
Marietta. Pa.r Marvn 27. — Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Tull announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Verna
, Pauline, to Warren V. Zeilers. of Lan
, -aster. The iate of tbe wedding ua»
I not been selected.
HARRTSTVTRO STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 27, 1915.
PARTY FOR OSCAR PRESSLEY
Mr and Mrs Pressley Entertained
Friends of Their Son. on His
Birthday Anniversary
A delightful birthday surprise party
was held a' the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George W Prossiey. 627 Sci.uy.kill
street, last evening iu honor of their
son. Oscar. The guests spent a merry
evening with music and games, after
which refreshments were served. Those
iresent were:
Misse- Margaret Hock, Viola Jacob*.
Margaret McCurdv, l.illie Liose. Elmira
Boldosser. Rebecca Whichello, Viola
tiutwalt and Margaret Bruimer. Boi<
P. Hoover. George Miller. Homer Bak
baugii. Arthur Clements. Gecrg!> l'rcss
ley. George Troupe ts : l.>ert Bair. Osgor
l*ressloy. Mr and Mrs. J. O. llodgos.
Miss Ruth Hodges. Mr. and Mrs. Press
ley and daughters. Elsie. Edna and
Florence, an 1 son. Charles.
\\. (. T. I. MKKTINfi Hhi b
Important Business Transacted and In
teresting Program Given
A meeting of the East Harrsburg W.
C. T. I". was held last night in the
Fourth Reformed church. Sixteenth
and Market streets, with Mrs. I'.iarles
tpahr presiding. Mrs. M. E. Roll'son
road an interesting paper on "N.-a
Dow" and Mrs. Dill stave "Current
Events.
, An important feature of the meet
1 iug was the dividing jf the Hill in i
four districts, wit's Sirs. F. F. Hols
pie as captain of the northeas;ern dis
trict. Mrs. Bachman as captain o:' the
Murhsastern. Mr>. M. E. Kollisou in
, charge of the northwestern district an I
Mrs. Mary Fackler in charge of the
southwestern district.
Home for Easter Vacation
Albert G. Hartwick, 27 South Fif
teenth street, and John A. Gaugler. S
Evergreen street, stiklents at Carnegi*
Tech, Pittsburgh, returned home yes
terday to spend :he Easter vacation
with their parents.
r ■■■»• ■■ -■ ■■»-
Easter Candies
By Mail
One Dozen a >
Chocol2te jhp
Eggs wcu
Deliriously flavored ooco"<uut
centers, coatiil with a rich choc
olate coating. Made of the purest
snjiar, all hard made and hand
coated under the most sanitary
conditions, my personal
Mipervision. Neatly packed in
cute little just the
Easter gift for chillren and
growa-ups too, ;l3c a do:eu.
stamps accepted.
Also t hociate Mints; Sweet
• boeolatos a-:d Bitter
Write for Booklets.
MRS. E. rl CLAWSOn
308 S. 12th SI, f hill.. Pa.
RICH SCHOOL DANCE
Quest® Sprat Marry Brralng Dancing
Waltios and Two-stops "as
They Usod to Do"
The second of the series of "Old
time HigJi School Dances" was held
last night in Winterdale hall, with the
Stonffer orchestra playing for 'he
dancing. Among the guests were:
Miss Nelle Eueraole, Miss Pauline
Bbersole, Mrr,. Grace Carroll, Miss Dor
othy Cress, Miss Blanche Reese, Miss
Mary Reese, Miss Mary Burtner, Miss
Anna Heagv. Miss Mary Reese, Miss
Nell Daniels, Miss Mabel Mftrrjw, Miss
Vernn Miller. Miss Clara Hilbish. Miss
Meatier, Miss Jean Ganvbor, Miss Ruth
Kirkop, Francis B. Dwyer, William
Beigstresser. R M. Krall. Johu Barr,
Kred B. Towsend. R. M. Koser. Mr. Kel
ly, D. Coover. 1,. A. W. Shoaff. William
Lawler, Harold Hagg. C. C. Jollife, New
York; Richard 1.. Coover, J. W. Shook,
Cv Heekert, Mr. an,l Mrs. George Nei
dfg. Mr. and Mr< K. 1.. Trego. Mr. aud
Mrs. John Burtnett. Mr. and Mrs. H.
1. Shatto. Mr. and Mrs. 11. G. Keffer,
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Wheeler, Mr. and
Airs. Harry Kmn. Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred SeitVrt, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus
Weist. Mr. an I Mrs, G. E. Bratten. Mr.
and Mrs. James UuU.
MARRIED MY YEARS
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Celebrated Their
Golden Wedding Anniversary
at Their Home
Christiana. M.uvh 27. —4Mt. and Mrs.
William Jackson to-day celebrated then
golden wedding anniversary by enter
taining their children, gramtHiiWren
and a number of friends, several of
whom were at the wedding fifty years
Both the aged people arc enjoy
ing good healt j, and were the recipient®
of a number of handsome gifts, includ
ing gold.
A musical and literary psogrtun add
ed grcstlv to the enjoyment of the
guests. Tne decorations were the sain*
as on the day of their wedding—
golden daffodils aud snap dragoons. An
elegant dinner as served.
MUS. I.EHMAN HOSTESS
Entertained Members of Friday Em
broidery Clnb
M s. Lei una entertained the mem
bers oi the Friday Afternoon Kmbroid
ery Club at her home, 140S State
street, yesterday afternoon. The guests
included: Mrs Jt-se Howe, Mrs. Mer
\in < eok. Mrs. \Y : !iam Secrist, Mrs.
Otto Piaek, Mrs. Liueoln Holier. Mrs.
Joseph Forward, Miss Emma iJriesha
:>e;'. Miss Hannah leaner. Miss Clara
Suavely aad Mrs. MSggie Lehman.
Guests of Miss Spooner
Miss Marcaretta Spooner arrived
last evening from Simmons College.
Boston. M.iss.. to >jend the spring re
cess with her mother, Mrs. William 11.
Spooner. 117 l.ocust street. Miss
S{oone; wiil entettaiu Miss Dorothy
Tl.ro-sill, of Cleveland, aud Miss Ger
tii-.de Til plett .of Washington. D. C.,
over the Easter retess.
Elected Eminent Commander
ljeoanon, March 27.—Attorney
t'harle* 1). Weiriek has been elected
Kmiucnt Commander of Hermit Com
mandery. No. 24. Knights Templar, of
this city. He is also an active member
i-f Zenibo Temple, Mystic shriners, of
llarrisburg.
The sandal tree imparts its frasrnmv
•rt-n to 'h.. \x I Vat if.-Hlnci
Let a Stieff
"Brighten the
Corner Where
You Are"
After Billy Sunday hits a
town, everybody sings and
.vhistles "Brighten the Cor
ner Where You Are."
Billy s not here to show
you how, but one sure way
to" brighten the corner where
\ol are" is to put a Stieff
Piano or Player-Piano in your
home.
XOW.—before March 31.
is the time to do it. The
reason? Just this:
10 Per Cent. Off
Removal Sale
By the month's end Ave
must have every instrument
in our store sold to make way
for rebuilding operations.
We are, therefore, offering
every piano we have in stock
at a reduction of ten per cent.
Stieff quality needs no
comment.
Our rates are right.'
"Investigate"'
Chas. M. Stieff
24 North Second St
News of Persons
Who Come and Go
Miss Clarissa Cluster. a student at
Wellealey College, i* spending the spring
recess with her parents, Mr. and Mr.
Henry C. (.Master, North Third street.
•Miss Claater has as her quests the
Misses Edith and Phyllis Beekman. of
Xatchea, Miss., also students at Welles
ley.
Mr. and Mm. Calvin 0. Fisher and
sons, 1409 1 ,. North Second street, are
spending the week-end in Philadelphia
and Audubon. N. J.
Mrs. Daaiel H. Hastings and Miss
Sarah llastingi<, who have been spend
ing the winter at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ross A. Hiekok, 119 State street,
will leave next week for their home in
Bellefonte.
Miss Ida <M. llickok, of New York
City, will spend Easter week as the
guest of her auut, Mrs, W. O. Hiekok.
60S North Second street.
Miss Mary Craig. 24 North Nine
teenth street, is visiting in Philadel
phia.
Miss Ileleu Patteisou and \fiss
Craig Patterson, 172- Uieen street,
who are students at Wilson College,
Chambersburg, are home for the Easter
holidays.
Arthur K. Ford, of Port Deposit,
Md„ is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Carson Stamm. 333 South Thirteenth
street.
Mrs. Harry, Smith aud Miss Naomi
Smith, ISO 6 North Fifth street, re
turned to-day from Philadelphia.
Mrs. Cha»les Clendeuin, 4 7 North
Thirteenth street, has returned home
after visiting Mrs. .1. A. Stumbaugh,
of Carlisle.
Mrs. John Young and daughter, Miss
Angelyii Young, of Perdix, were ret ent
visitors in this city.
Mrs. Kalph lleigle, 142 Sylvan Ter
race, is visiting her sister in Cleve
land, Ohio.
James ,1. Brady, a well known pas
senger engineer of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, is convalescing at his home,
1732 Green street.
Mrs. I>avid Gageu. of York, is spend
ing the week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Simon Cooper, 600 North
street.
Arthur Berger, 125 7 Mulberry
street, is spending the week-end with
his parents in Reading.
: Robert Mathias, 1213 Mulberry
| street, has returned from a trip to
| I'hiladjtlphia and New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hauft, ol' Haiti
! ton. are home from Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. David Cooper, of Leb
| anon, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Si
mon Cooper, 600 State street.
Miss Adeline Wills, of Wellsville,
| has gone home after a visit with Mrs.
| Blaine Booser, 1611 Regina street.
Miss Mary Sachs. 1510 Green street.
| has returned from New York.
1 Mr. and Mrs. David Attig, 8 North
j Thirteenth street, are home after a
visit to Philadelphia.
Miss Edith Hoover, of Wilson Col
lege, is a guest of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Hoover, Chestnut and Ever
green streets.
Allen T. Attiek. of 1'2'51 Derrv
street, has returned to his home
| after spending <.» few months in Phil
i adelphia, where he completed a course
I in optics.
Mi; si Laura Kwrug, 1942 Green
I street, is spending several days in Phil-
I adelphia.
(Miiss Margaret Reigle, of Simmons
; College. Boston, is the guest of her par-
J eats. Mr. and Mrs. Hansom Reigle, ot
New Cumberland.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Koch, 1224
North Third street, are registered at
the Adelphia, Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Kellev, of Maffliu. is
spending the week-end with Miss Stel
la Wirt, 410 Woodbine street.
Miss Margaret Beck. 216 Herr street,
I has returned from a several day?" visit
' in Lewisberrv.
Mrs. M. A. Fiovd, 235 Briggs street,
j is home from a visit to her daughter,
: Mrs. John Kreiner, at Overhrook.
Mrs. Frank Horting, of Hotel Dau
, phin, is the gaest of her pa routs In
' Newport.
Mrs. William Cameron, of Second and
| Pine streets, is visiting in Wellsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. C harles Schindler a.n«
I daughter, Miss Kathrvn Schindler, 430
Harris street, left for New York City
1 this morning where they will be the
guests of Mrs. A. G. Spiker, 306 West
I Twenty-ninth street.
Mass Mary E. Snyder, of Elizabetfa
| ville, is the guest of 'Miss Cora E. Bou
' awitz. 1710 Green street.
Mrs. M. R. Fenstermacher spent yes
terday with Mr. and Mrs. J. Brierly,
1626 Park street, en route from Dal
mat-ia to her home in Cleveland.
Mrs. Edward Diehl, of Aitooua. is
i the guest of Mrs. Charles Black. 311
| Walnut street.
•Miss Katherine 'Molt/., 1335 Derry
street. left yesterday for Philadelphia
for the week-end.
'Miss Marion Whittaker, of Peun
Hall, school, < hambersourg, is at her
home. 1 TO 1 ! Nortn Second street, for
the spring vacation.
Mrs. E. Y. Clark, of Jamestown, N.
Y., is the guest of Miss Laura B. Gause,
717 North Second street.
Miss Juliet Shearer has returned to
| her home in York after a visit with
; Miss Katherine Coover, 2-23 Pine
| street.
'Mr. and 'Mirs. Frederick E. Ray are
! at home, 108 Boas street, after a trip
to Philadelphia.
Joihn Carruthers, a student at Prinee
! ton College, is spending the Easter holi
| days with his parents. \Mr. and Mrs.
; James B. Carruthers. 1350 State street.
'Miss iMarv Wat kins Davies. of Car
isile. is spending the week-end as the
guest of her cousin, Elizabeth Harris,
111 Boas street. V
Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted, 105/ North
Front street, left yesterday for a short
j stay in New York City.
Miss Katheriue Comstock, 120 Mar-
I ket street, is at home after a visit in
Mont "Clair. N. J.
•M'ist" Arta Williams. 1616 North
Second street, left to-day for a visit in
'Wilmington, Del.
Mr. anil Mrs. Henry Einmons, who
have been the guests of the Rev. and
•Mrs. James F. Bullitt. 2220 Chestnut
street, left to-day for New York. Their
daughter, Miss Martha Emmons, is re
covering from her recent operation for
appendicitis.
: Mrs. A. J. Herr has returned to her
home, 19 North Front street, after
spending a week with her daughter,
(Mrs. John Y. Boyd, at Southern Pines,
North Carolina.
Mrs. John Y. Boyd, who has been
s[/Oi»ding the winter with her family
at (Southern Pines, North Carolina, will
"return with them next week to her
home, 124 Pine street. I
SALE
at ASTRICH'S
This Monday—Sale Begins 9 O'clock
No Advertised Goods Will Be Sold Before
There is no other time of the year when special prices on the Best and
Most Wanted Hats are more appreciated than a week before Easter.
This is surely not a time when we find it necessary to cut prices in
order to sell hats.
Wo make this sale solely in ordor to show our appreciation for the
liberal patronage bestowed on us at other times.
It was no easy lob to find the right kind of hats this week for a Special
Sale—the Right Kind is very scarce just now. However, we have suc
ceeded in securing another MOST WONDERFUL LOT OF
Large Hemp Sailor Hats, A
Sailors, Pokes, Mushrooms, Etc. II A
which we offer again at the marvel
ous low price for this Monday of Vr
Six large tables showing over one hundred different shapes in Black,
White, Blue. Sand, Green, etc.—Hats to suit everybody—and you AQ
are sure to.be suited and the price, this Monday, only jrOC
Again this Monday only— Newest Hemp Sailors Pokes
Black Hemp Hats, sniail. A , and mushroom shapes, this ,
medium and large shapes, Monday /"C
A Wonderful Monday Special Offering
ALL THE VERY NEWEST LARGE fji A pA
SAILOR SHAPES \| J%t|
Milan hemp and hemps with flanges—Black and |l| I B illf
all the leading colors, only Monday | Hi |
Children's Hemp Hats, all the Children's Fine White Milan
nobby shapes, all colors, Hats; worth $2.50; 10
Monday, /Vv shapes, Monday C
SI.OO—TRIMMED HATS-SI.OO
We have about 25 Trimmed Hate left from our early purchase
Hemp and Silk faced—Silk and Hemp faced—they were /\/\
sold at S2.OH and #B.OB. We will sell theiu this Monday # 1/1/
GREAT SALE OF NEW WREATHS
at one-third and one-half their regular prices. They came to us in the
nick of time. 0n Sale Monday
Lot 1 Lot 2
at 39c at 69c
Actual values 75c to SI.OO Actual values $1 to $1.50
20 doz. Silk Roses in French Large Daisies, all colors and
Bouquets, all colors, |Q _ combinations, Monday, FT
bunch, 1"C blllK . h 25 C
Cherries, large bunches and
FVcueh bouquets of fruit f Large Double Quills— jrv
and flowers, liunch Z I L ten colors,
CLASSIC WAR
Selected by J. Howard Wert
NO. 20. THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM
BY ROBERT SOUTHEY
Sonthevs inimitable poem here given presents an excellent idea ot' tli
folly, not only of the wars that have convulsed Europe in the past, but also 0
the awful sweep of kingly murders that is now turning the continent into a vasj
field of horror and death.
Blenheim is a village of Bavaria where was fpught a great battle, Augtta
13th, 1704. between the English and Austrians on one side, under the Duke o
Marlborough and Prince Eugene, and the French and Uavanans on the othei
under Marshal Tallard and the Elector of Bavaria. The French and Bavarian
were defeated, whilst the slaughter on both sides was great. This defeat gav<
a decided check to the ambitious schemes of Louis XIV, ot' France.
It was oil a summer evening,
Old Rasper's work was done.
And he, before his cottage door.
Was sitting in the sun.
And bv him sported on the green,
His little grandchild Wilhelmiue.
She saw her brother 'Peterkin
Roll something large and round,
Which lie beside the rivulet,
In plaving, there had found;
He came to ask what he had found, j
That was so large, and smooth, and
round.
Old Kasper took it from the boy,
Who stood expectant by;
And then the old man shook his head, |
And with a natural sigh,—-
" 'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, i
"Who fell in the great victory."
"I find them in the garden;
For there's many here about;
Anil often when I go to plow.
The plowshare turns them out.
For man}- thousand men," said he.
"Were slain in that great victory."
"Now tell us what 'twas all about,"
Young Peterkin, he cries;
While little Wilhelmine looks up,
With wonderwaiting eves;
"Now tell us all about the war.
And what they killed each other for."
"It was the English," Kasper cried,
WLo put the French to rout,
But what they killed each other for,
ARTISTIC PRINTING AT STAR - INDEPENDENTS
I could not well make out.
But every body said," quoth he,
"That 'was a famous victory.
"My father lived at Blenheim then.
Von little stream, hard by;
They burnt his dwelling to the ground
And he was forced 1» flv;
So, with his wife and little child, h
fled,
' Xor had he where to rest his head.
"With fire and sword, the country roui^
Was wasted, far and wide;
■ And many a nursing mother then,
' And new born baby died;
: But things like that, you know must 1.
At every famous victory.
i"Thev say it was a shocking sight,
i After the field was won;
i For many thousand bodies here
Lay rotting in. the sun;
But things like that, you know, must t
! After a famous victory.
"Great praise the Duke of Marlboreug
won,
And our young prince, Kugene."
"Why, 'twas a very wicked thing!"
Said little Wilhelmine.
"Nay, nay, iny little girl," quoth he,
"It was a famous victory.
"And every body praised the Duke
Who this great fight did win."
"But what good came of it, at last)
(,|uoth little Peterkin.
"Why, that I cannot tell," said he,
"But 'twas a glorious victory!"
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