THE OPTIMIST.
Tlir'i mtefitv siaht of troubl a th" world we're aiiin through.
Hut bluni ill' clouds o' trouble kicf are slurim' clear n' blue;
An' we'll oil b cav an' hnppv if nnr In-art are heatai' true.
While we listen tor III' music sweetly nn,n'.
o it mn't no use rcpinin' 'rmi.e vrnir nlan nil tf. nkew,
Better keen right "ti i tiym' t'r tli' b.-t that you ran 1,
Never 4rr.iillin' Mr. Trouble till lie tr.tpV''," trouble you,
Hut a oti o' cheerfulness torever ginitm.
Th" man who sits a mournin' bv t h' itr.ive o' blasted scheme
I. hound t' muw th' jtlorv o' th' diwnin' niornin'n tjienins:
An' he hides his l ice an' cat' lies none o' 1)1' Sol's rhcerfiu Warns
That r" paintiti' .ill th' I ind-rajc" o'er with ulory.
ha it's better f be stiiilin' ih.in l' weep o'er stuttered dreams:
Th' world is always better than yon sometimes think it seems,
An' there's live an' lulu an" Iniuhtcr tn th' Ii iwers, fields an' stremi
When Oi" Nature tells in song her sweet eat elory
Th' man who givi-s up tryin' Ymne he t.iile once in Hi' re
An' sits do'vn weak an' wihhin' with bit teardrops on his fa.ee
Would be Itetter up mi' doin': better iiive Ins spine a brace,
For a ruee ;s never enei till y ui've run it.
So it's better t' keep runnm' at your vry .swiftest pice;
J)ti your leeel het a tryin' to' sec uie better plaee;
M'.nn't not witirnn', but not tryin', that heaps on vou ileep rtisfniee.
.So keep ruuton' at top speed until lon've won it.
Th' world is full o' it' 'irv d you open up your eyes.
Th' sun is brnini'v grcnir.' bi. k o' clouds that line the sktc.
An' ih' joys o' lor e an' Iiviii' bark '' trouble alu.ivs lies
An' you'll reaeh it if you'll onlv kceo a gom'.
There's no doubt ah nit th' winmn' of a tjooil an' ample prize
ty Ih' man who's tin an' dom' an' with all his bein' trie
For tli joy o' simply bv.n' all t!ie ol' world nl-,ntie
An' it ain't no trouble keepin' tlurij a z'mvin'.
Will M. Miupin. in The Commoner.
00D
By
jtOK. It- ri'.M" Wilis ii dry goods
jj J; tiiff. li.i i;t doing business in
0 T O Broadway. He employed
Jj AX , iniiiilicr of girls to sew
"WOlT for 1:1 ii 'iiiiiiy r Uie arti
cle lie sold.
Ill a few yours h-. had ainnr-sinl quite
1 fortune, nml If iwiv livil In Madison
venue, in a tine, stately mansion.
He liuil a miii at mile;;" -a tine, no
ble .voting man, whoso id-Ms were
somewhat illrYurcut from bis father's.
He showed this, jifior leaving college,
by falling in love with one of the girls
who worked for bis wealthy parent.
The name of this young woman was
.Martha Stephens. She was intelligent,
refined ami of II domestic nature 'list
the one to please the faney of Ulclianl,
who. of a lively nature hinii.df. pre
ferred the sedate of liie other sex.
Mr. I'.ciid storiit'd vioh'titly when
Itkdianl aiinouti ed bis intention of
liiarry itv Martha.
He at n:iee iliseljane-l th" yott:r,' virl
from his empluy. thus driving her to
the extremity of want and Mid'-ring.
ns she had a cripp'ed mo; her on her
for .support.
Pale as ilrath. she entered the np.-trt-nient
where her mn.linr sat on the
evening she was !'.scluiri.e.l.
.Mrs. Stephens einb-avo:-. ,1 to con
Sole her child.
"I'erU.'ips we may hear from your
unele while you are lool;ii!. tip em
ployment," said .-he,
.Martha shook her hen ,1.
The untie nlhnle-1 to was Konert
'Stephens, brother of the young girl's
mother, nml who !,... b"en itlment
from hcuiie. do:-.; in:lneSs In San
Franei.seo, for tiii.ny ;'e,irs.
lie had, until the iv.-; few n.onllis,
been in the habit of o :is:ona'ly send
ing small remi;t.".iu p to his ;ister, vho
Lad been niurh leiietit"d :h reby.
Why he bad ceasisl to do s was a
mystery to Irs. Stephens, -who. how
ever, concluded thai lie innr lie sick.
Martha, however, feared that !,o had
iM'en lo.t at sea. a in 1::- last let'.er
he had siatesl .his in;. mi:, m of coming
Lome, ntal the y '1:114 slrl had soon
fifter reail in n p; per ;m a' coimt of
the burning of a vomi 1 iv.;h great loss
of life, on her pr.ssage from f'ortland.
Ore., to San 1'raneis o.
Even w hile Ma-rha was d "sponding,
however, there .!.t:i. a Uno-ls at the
tlom-i which being op.-:.e,, admitted
Kir-hard ISeinl.
Mrs. Stephens had seen him be
fore, and liked h.'tn very mu'-h.
lie stayeil 011 this 1; asioii two
liours. and before lie left Martha had
consented in be Iks wife.
He hud nor -one...i-.M t'r -1 u her the
tpposition of lus patent ',0 his union,
and she had 5.1'd:
"No, Mr. lieiel. I will IK,: make trou
ble between yoti ii'i.l .iour father."
1 oil love me
"Yes, 1 cutt'id :n,t ::pr how much."
"Then I will have you." s.iid Kb-hanl,
Ii" mly. "even if u.y father d.sinh.-riis
Uie, in be b:is tlir. .I'ene.i ; ii,,,"
"I cannot c.iii.-,--ut 'to 1 auw ion all
this trouble."
"It wili make no d,rf":enee about
fatlier's inoiiev ." ami e,-,.,i tiir ;;ig.
spirited .voting man. "as I would not
now accept a dollar from him, whether
I married J'uil or not."
Martha's eyes be.iinj(l proudly upon
the young man. especially as another
impediment to her union with him was
now removed.
He could nor think, even had he
been ii',cii:,ed to do so, thi't fche mar
ried him for his iiioii -y. if Ue accepted
111 111.
She put her baud in h.s.
"I 11 tn yo "is."
The wedding day was tixed for the
following week,
A few friends were iuyi;e, when the
day cniiie, mid Martha Stephen and
1'ichard li'-nd bee 1:111: 111.1:1 and wife.
The j'limg man. 00 the very day of
bis ma rr. age. received .a letter from
ills father. dlao'A niug hail, and bidding
lilin nevL-r darken his r.ourn again.
For this he d:d not t are a pi 11.
He engaged humble lodging for liiin
jteif and wif-, and obtained a situation
lis clerk ill n newspaper olllce lit 11
modest e.ilary of hf'.eeii dollars per
veelt.
Marlhii and he were very happy.
The crippled mo: her found, with these
two, n home, both often denying them
selves that they might obtain com
forts for her.
To IllchariJ, who hail been used to
nil the luxuries of weallh, tins way of
llvintr seemed rather ileiueolng, yet
he never complained.
Whenever a loud came across his
brow there was Martha, ready to cheer
J im with n smile and mi embrace.
- She kept their three little room In
the neatert order, for slit was an ex
rellent housekeeper, anil, wherever he
mine home, mid saw the rieunly-swept
oilcloth round the Move, with the cut
colled upon it, and the canary bopplnir
I.bout In its cuge on the wall, the hum
ble little place seemed transformed
Into paradise,
alartbu v evet r'btJj to waif ttpoo
FOR EVIL
GUY DECKER.
J
him, to contribute to his comfort in u
thousand ways. The moment be tin
ished his slipper and rose, glancing
around him In a certain peculiarly
wistful manner, she, knowing what he
wanted, would run und bring him his
pipe ami tobacco.
Then there were his slippers ever at
baud, nml when he finished .smoking,
the jfliiss of fresh water was brought
to him before he could lean- bis chair
to obtain it himself.
Sometimes he would smooth her
hair, and tell her she must not tire
herself by waiting on him so much.
Hut thia always, had the effect of
making her more anxious and ready
than ever to administer to his wants.
The effect of the-e tilings upon Itich
ard was happy in the extreme.
J lis iove for Martha kept increasing,
while she. feding that such was the
case, bloomi d in her married life, and
became lovelier than ever.
Finally came business troubles. The
newspaper where he was employed
failed. He found it hard to obtain em
ploy ment elsewhere.
l'inally ho took to writing for the
press, and thus earned a few dollars
weekly. He worked hard, and by dint
of constant application, earned ten
dollars weekly. 1 He experienced none
of those cviirse rebulfs of which
some contributors complain. l'ub
INhers and editors always treated
him kindly and courteously, anil were
really sorry when they could not use
his articles.
He was more successful than lie had
anticipated. Everybody seemed
friendly to him, and glad to help him
along.
-Nevertheless the wages he earned
were rather scanty. Martha did her
best to hide her necessities., but he
could not help perceiving, that she
needed a new dress, shoos, etc.
The i-rippied mo:her-i:i-!av.- was taken
Mo!;. A doctor was summoned, and
ltichard found it hard to pay hiiu.
Two of the papers for which he
wn.i began to retrench expenses.
Ho was almost thrown out of em
ployment. He ;:.e hard to get Work, but In
vain.
He could nol remain idle. He pro
cured a basket, bought a stock of
shoe blacking, shirt studs, shoe laces,
etc., and went round peddling them.
When he came home he wrote a hu
morous article on "peiid.iug," and sent
it to the .loliy Joker.
The Jolly Joker sen: him ten dollars
for it. and like "Oliver Twist," want
ed more. On the strength of that
"more" he bougnt his ii;o'uicr-in-la w a
buttle of rare old wine, ami for .Mar
tini purchased a pair ot French boots
lor seven dollars. lie wrote "more"
for the Jolly Joker, bu;, alas! the poor
.lok.-r bad collapsed, aiid was no
"la c-e."
lie hard retlecti'd. ' Kvery p:i;cr hi
ll. :d yer written tor had gjt into uuuu
c,.:l ditlicuity I
This looked ominous.
lloiiid it nussiU.e ta..t his articles
had sunk them all'.'
Kenevoleiice wou.d not permit liiiu
to continue this wholesome murder.
lie threw down his pen, and was
about taking up the basket again,
when there came u thundering cup
of good fortune.
Martha received a l.'tter from her
uin.ie's attorney, stating that he had
died on the passage from i'ortland lo
San Francisco, bequeathing every
penny of his wealth live hundred
thousand dollars to her I
All was settled in a month, and Mar
tha found herself with half a million.
.Meanwhile lticuard had heard that
his father hud failed had become
bankrupt.
He hud gone too lately into specu
lation, and thus lost ail.
f ine day Kit-hard, with Martha, sbxjil
in the doorway of a mercantile estab
lishment, which he had set going with
some thousands borrowed Ifom his
wife.
On the other side of tile way they
suddenly beheld hu old man, bowed
and thin, in thread-bare garments,
mu -u too worn to shelter his ahaUlnif
limbs.
Kiciiard at once recognized him, mid
so did his wife.
It was Mr. bend!
The young woman said nothing, but
on the very next day she sent Mr.
iieiid a letter containing a c-uecU for
ten thousand dollars to begin in bus
iness (tgtiin, the letter containing U10
simple, signature, "A Friend."
The old 111,1 u went utmost mud with
joy. He could scarcely bolieve his
good fortune. Hu started in business
again, und was soou doing as well u
ever.
Meanwhile he wondered who was
tin unknown friend, whom he had Dot
yet been able to discover.
1 itialiy, oue of his confidential clerks
bui:in shown the letter, declared that
it win Martha Stephens' baudwrtt-
Inr
'('he old uian weut itraightway to
the bank. (;uen tlonetl the paylmt clerk,
who had unhesitatingly given tho mon
ey on seeing tho check.
Thlti showed that .some nrrntiRetncnt
hnd been maila between the "friend."
whoever It was, and tho bank otllclal.
The man, however, lind sworn to
keep th secret, and would not divulge
the mi me.
l'lierefore there was no other way
but to go to Martha Hend herself.
The old man did an, and the blush
In? wife owned that he lind eent the
cheek.
This was too much for Mr Demi.
His hard feeling relaxed. Bttnshllie
entered his heart, and remained there
forever.
I'roin that moment lie was a wiser
and better man.
The kindness of Martha, who Lad o
nobly returned good for evil, made
upon him a lasting impression.
He Insisted on paying every cent of
the money, regarding It as a loan, nnu,
on paying It, said he was proud to
know his son had otitaineti such
noble-hearted wife.
a reconciliation took nlace between
rather and son, and the old man to his
dying tiny was heard to declare that
his happiest moments were always
passed with Itichartl and his wife,
tod Mnrllui niiL-el Martha! how
she bloomed and brightened tn these
halcyon days,
liich.ml meanwhile, steadily in
creased his business, so that in a few
years he was able to refund nil mi
!.' money.
Many years have passed since, then.
The mother-in-law is now In her
grave, and so is Mr. Hend.
lint Martha and her husband, the
parents of several blooming children,
ure yet living, en.loylng tnemsoives
as thosn who truly love ever may.
They live uniong green willows and
singing birds, iki an attractive country
home near the fcinks of the silver Hud
on. where tluV Intend to pass the
rest of their ifays. New York Weekly.
AN ANDAMAN WEDDING.
Otlenr Tres Cltnilln CrinonT of .
lwrnsil Pniln.
The day was warm for March. The
sailor sat in the Ice cream saloon eat
ing Ice cream and lady cake.
"The queerest marriage I ever seen,
miss." he said, "was in the Andaman
islands. liut maybe you ain't Inter
ested i:i marriages';"
lie laughed. 11s men always laugh
over this joke, and the pretty waitress
permitted herself to smile.
"The islanders lr. them Islands," he
said, "is dwarfs. Four feet, on the
average. Very fierce and ugly.
"If a young islander wants a girl
for his wife, he asks her parents for
her. They never refuse. They .take
the girl and hide her In the forest.
There the lad must fi id her before
morning. If he finds Iter, she is his.
If he don't, fin ain't.
"Of course, I don't need to tell you
that if the girl wants the young feller,
she sees to it that he hnds her all right.
"And vice versa.
"II -re Is how the marriage ceremony
is performed. The lad climbs up a slim
young tree and the girl climbs up an
olhe; (dose to him. Her clothes don't
Uither her In climbin' clothes never
bother an Andaman Islander. Well, up
they go, lind as they near the top their
weights bend the slim trees over
toward each other prettily. The trees
bow and bend and courtesy, and finally
the lad's head touches the girl's, and
from below a shout goes up, for the
bead touching has done the business.
The ceremony Is finished. The ynun;
folks troubles have begun." Chicago
Tribune.
Flirt Anllqnr.
A revival, as much ns a novelty. Is
the filet antique, which is coining into
fa voi .
It is chiefly used for curtains, though
ovet a color It Is pretty for bureau
s'ts and bedspreads.
The net chosen is the filet, and It Is
dar 1 back and forth until the design
is filled in. A blunt needle Is selected
lest it pierce the thivads of the net, and
It is threaded with mefceriJied cotton.
Hems are made by turning up the
edge and running them through a
connie of rows of th cotton.
Conventionalized flowers and vines
ire the figures that will be most seen,
i:tt the KMucwhat more .llllicult her
.'. !ic designs, showing quaintly-drawn
ions, dni gons. horses and the like, will
10 by far the handsomer. They will
look like the very antique laces.
I'or bedrooms and other rooms in
wincli one iiKCj n luce siiaoe, mem
hades of darned filet net are lovely.
I'or these the design should lie rather
hea vy. If It is to hang in folds like tho
ordinary sash curtain, either full or
half length, the pattern may be very
light. Indeed a mere border is enough,
If one dons not care to do figures in the
iio-'v of the curtain. Philadelphia Roc
nrd. Herodotus on Mosquitoes.
'"he discovery of Sir II. Arthur Blake
that the transmission of nialaa Is
recognized In Sanskrit literature recalls
the following passage In Herodotus:
"The contrivances which they use
against gnats, wherewith the country
swarms, nre tin; following: "In the
parts of Kgypt above the marshes the
inhabitants pass the night upon lofty
towers, which nre of great service, as
the (.nuts are unable to fly to any
height on account of the winds. In the
marsh country, where there are no
towers, each man possesses a net in
stead. Hy dny It serves him to catch
fish, while at night he spreads It over
Ills bed in which he Is to rest, nnd
creeping lu, goes to sleep underneath.
The gnats, which If he rolls himself
up In his dress or In a piece of muslin,
are surij to bite through the covering,
do not so much as attempt to pass the
n" (Itawllnson's Herodotus, Vol. II
page 154.1 Lancet.
Melndert Ifnbtiema.
.Very little Is known of Hobbema's
life. Ho appears to have been boru f.t
Amsterdam in 1 tVIJS, but, as we Lave
seen, other towns claimed to be bis
birthplace. It Is probable that he was
the pupil of Jacob van Ituysduel, and
certain that be lived lu Auisterduni.
He died poor, his lutt lodging being In
the Itoosegraft, the street in which
Itewbrandt, also poor. Lad (Ue4 forty
years before, ill works we(e llttlo
appreciated in iiouauu until Desny 11
hundred years after bis deatb, nnd
most of tbem found their wayjto hlug-
laud. -St.- Nicholas.
New York City. No bouse gown of
the season is more attractive und
charming than tills one made In sur
plice style with the dainty chemisette.
It would be effective and appropriate
made from any simple pretty wool
material such iis challle, cash mere, al
batross and the like, but, in this In
stance, combines ring dotted chnllle,
pale blue In color, with bandings of
pale blue silk and n chemisette of
tucked muslin. The shirred shoulders
und girdle make characteristic features
while the puffed sleeves, finished with
frills, are eminently graceful and at
tractive, but the model Is an adaptable
one anil long full sleeves with roll-over
cuffs can be substituted whenever pre
ferred. The foundation is a smoothly fitted
Alii
( LfllE DEJIQN BY HflT MflNTON.
lining on which the full fronts and
buck are urrunged and which, together
with the wulst, Is Joined to the skirt,
which lu turn Is shirred over a founda
tion yoke.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is eleven und a half
yards twenty-seven, ten and a bulf
yards thirty-two or six yards forty-four
Inches wide with one-half yard eigh
teen inches wide for chemisette and
four and a half yards for banding.
On Hi,Ter Lines.
A fair one is Indulging herself to
the extent of a strawberry cheviot
coat suit. The shade is neither light
nor dark, though It fairly suggests
cerise. The cut Is perfect and there
Is no trimming save a row of stiich-
I lug. For one who bus a number of
suits the red rig is a charming addi
tion. Ked cloth coats will be very
smart for country wear. The younger
contingent especially affects them for
driving and the like. As for little
folks, a red reefer Is, indeed, u cutchy
I garment.
Hretelle flown Fashionable.
The bretelie gown seems to he gain
lug favor marvelously. It Is a very
youthful fashion and should never,
never be attempted by a stout womun,
The stage-peusuut appcurance Is not
adapted to modern conditions. The
bretelie gown Is a boon tq motheru of
growing girls, especially If there are
gowns of her own to be romude for
the daughters.
A Ualal Willi.
A fragile-looking, but very dainty lln
(erle waist, with beautifully embrold
vi frout had a yoU of tiny tucks
in groups if five. Between the RTOupl
were narrow strips of fine Brussels
net. The tipper part of the sleeve was
embroidered to match the front, the
sleeve being finished with an elbow
cuff made of groups of tucks and strips
of the net.
Cljth on Hllk.
As odd as It Is dainty is a soft silk
In a pastel cadet blue, the grown being
strewn with white dots. 80 far It Is
only pretty. There Is more. The nar
row panels of skirt, the quadruple
bretelles on the waist and a four Inch
band on the handkerchief wrap, as well
as around the skirt, are all of cloth the
exact shade of the delicate cadet blue
ground of the silk.
Bourn Natty Umbrella.
The nentest umbrellas ore the dam
browns, reds and blues, which Lave
woven Into them some Inconspicuous
pattern. It may be a mere dot or a
dash, or a narrow stripe effect carried
around In bands, but it Is tasteful and
relieve the monotony of the dead
black rain protector.
Hllk flames.
Many of th new silk gaur.es, tn
lovely Dresden designs, make charm
ing gowns for dances and fetes. They
ure trimmed with many fluttering rib
bons, lace frills and picturesque fichus
or berthas.
Nine flnretl Walking Skin.
No fashionable material Is more sat
isfactory for warm weather wear than
mohair, Inasmuch ns it Is tight of
weight, sIiikIs dust nnd easily can be
kept clean, for all of which reasons it
was selected for the making of this
very graceful and attractive skirt, but
the season nevertheless is a generous
one and tho model can be made adapt
able to many other fabrics as well
Pongee, Rajah and the Burlinghum
silks are much In demand for immedi
ate wear while after a bit linen will
be having extended vogue, for all of
which the design Is admirable while it
also can be utilized for the various
suitings. As illustrated the trimming
Is banding and handsome buttons, the
straps, which serve a practical end as
well as an ornamental one, being held
In position by buttons which ure small
and flat.
The skirt Is cut in nine gores and Is
laid lu groups of three backward-turning
pleats, which nre stitched with
cortlcelll silk from the upper edges to
the straps to give a tuck effect while
below tliiit point they are pressed to
position. The fulness at the back is
laid In Inverted pleats that meet over
the seam and beneath these pleats the
closing Is made.
The quantify of material required for
medium size is ten and a half yards
twenty-seven, six und n quarter yurds
forty-rour or fifty-two Inches wldo
when materlul bus figure or imp; six
and a half yards twenty-seven, Ave gad
quarts yards forty -four or four
yards flfty-two lucbes wld whan ma
terial baa neither flgur nor nan.
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.
Charles II. VVorrilow, a real c.'tate
dealer, and Miss Kathryn II. Morris, a
Delaware County .school teacher, of
Chester, were married the oilier after
noon at St. Paul's Protestant Episco
pal Church, the rector, Rev. Francis M.
Taitt, officiating. The ceremony, ac
cording to the friends of Mr. Worrilow,
was to have taken place at night, but
the young couple were married at an
earlier hour to escape a big reception
which had been planned by the Alpha
Boat Club, of which Mr. Worrilow is
a member.
Miss Margaret Miller, a teacher in
the John F. Hartranft Public School,
Norristown. was assaulted by the moth
er of one of her pupils. The teacher
had occasion to chastise a 9-year-old
boy for misconduct. He rushed home
and informed his mother, who came to
the schoolroom and, rushing up to the
teacher, demanded to know "What rignt
had you to abuse my boy?" Before an
explanation could be given the woman,
it is asserted, started to belabor Mis?
Miller over the head, and before the
teacher could summon assistance a half
dozen or more blows were struck. The
schoolroom was thrown into excitement,
many of the children screaming. The
teacher declares that she did not treat
the boy harshly, and that the attack
was entirely unwarranted. The mother,
however, declares her hoy's face was
cut open.
Robbers set fire to the general store
of G. W. Syplier, at Croydon, a few
miles below Bristol, early the other
morning. The store contained the post
office, Mr. Sypher being postmaster. Mr.
Sypher, who resides a short distance
from the store, was awakened by the
tlames. Neighbors were soon on the
scene, but the fire had gained too much
hcidway for them to save any personal
property. Two men were seen running
down the Bristol Bike. A party of inch
went in pursuit, but the fugitives es
caped. The building was totally de
stroyed. This makes the eighth time
within a few years that this store has
been robbed. It was the oldest building
in that region. Lafayette once ate lunch
at this house, then known as the Wheal
Sheaf Hotel.
Sixty members of the l'iltsburg Auto
mobile Club turned out with their ma
chines and took over 400 children
through the parks and over the boule
vards. All the little ones were inmates
of orphans' homes or children's hos
pitals. The machines were decorated
and every child had a tlag. After the
ride they were taken to an amusement
park, which was given up to them fot
the afternoon. Then they were taken
home in the automobiles.
The court at Reading continued the
rases of George Kenncy and H. J. Hum
ma, charged with illegal fishing, on the
ground that the District Attorney had
not had time to prepare the cases. The
men in fishing used umbrella ribs, to
which were attached sleigh bells. When
they had a bite the bells rang, thus ob
viating the necessity of watching the
lines. The defendants' counsel protested
agiinst the continuance on the ground
tint the fishermen of the county are
anxious for a ruling at this time, the
fulling season being in full blast. He
said the men had not violated the law,
but were simply good fishermen. "No,
they were not," said the Court; "they
were pot hunters."
"It seems to me that the woman ol
the house is the boss of the kitchen, and
no one has a right to interfere with bet
duties," said Judge A., S. Swartz to a
jury at Norristown in the assault and
battery case brought by. Mrs. Walter
Idell, of i'ottslown, against her brother-in-law
and boarder, Warren Idell. Idell
testified that when he went home front
work one morning there was no break
fast ready and that Mrs. Idell was black
ing a stove. He started to build a tire
and the two quarreled. Judge Swarti
qualified his reference to woman's doin
inancy in case of a boarding mistress by
saying : "When a woman keeps board
ers and takes their money she should
provide meals, or else allow the board
ers a chance to eat." The jury acquitted
Warren and put half the costs on Mrs
Idell.
Mrs. Susan Gibson, widow of Dr.
William Gibson, the "Doctor" in Mark
Twain's book, "Innocents Abroad," i.
dead, at Jamestown. 1
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal &
irjti Co., began sinking a uoo-loot shut!
.t Otto Colliery, Branchdale.
Charles Will, Burgess of Beaver Mea
dows, was held up by three men on the
way home from llazleton, after dark
When the robbers saw who tile burgess
,vas they released linn and tied.
Frederick Thompson, a negro, of J-tich-moiid,
Va., was arrested m l.ewUtown,
.-barged with being implicated with three
jther negroes in holding up a number
jf Italian laborers in their shanty. The
robbers secured over $300.
Harry Mellon was committed to jail
hy Justice Robinson charged with the
theft of a horse aud buggy from James
Ramsay, at Modena, and threatening the
life of Ramsay.
Judge W. F. Bay Stewart at York has
.-utitirmcd the sale of a portion of the
almshouse farm to the Northern Central
Railroad Company for $15,000. The pro
ceedings have been pending since 1889.
The Governor has honored the requi
sition of Governor Higgins, of New
Vork, for the return to New York city
if Charles F. Stewart and John J. Fay,
under arrest in Pittsburg. The men, it
s said, represented to certain New York
rs that they were employees of one ol
he city departments that was about to
organize a political club and collected
large sums of money to fit it up.
George Roberts, an alleged pickpocket
who was caught at oue of the Memorial
Day exercises' in Alleiitown, pleaded
guilty in court and was sentenced to out
year's employment in prison.
lidward I'ritzinger, 25 years of age,
of Berlinsville, was killed by a premature
explosion of a blast in the slate quurriei
at Heimbachs.
Governor Pennypacker fixed July 2c
for the hanging of David Spahr, of Cum
berland County,, and Joseph Gibion, of
Philadelphia, and July 25 for the hang
ing of Bigler Johnson, - of Bradford
County.
The Plunistead Church, which fot
many years was owned by the Presby
terian congregation, and which original!)
cost about $.1000, was. sold at public salt
for $oio to Abraham I.. Myers, of that
.place. It is said it will now be used an
a union church.
Carnegie Institute in Schenley Park
is being reconstructed a. a cost of $5,
ij,ooo. The most striking feature is a
glaring, yellow brick smokestack, 2je
feet high. Director of Public Works H.
M, Bigelow says: "They ought to bu
made to take that Mark down. It is a
disgrace to the nrw building they are
erecting and an eyesore lo Schenley
Park."
household
patters
To Kemore a Htnpper.
When a gluss stopper Is Immovable
expand the neck of the bottle by heat
ing on the outside; It will loosen Its
bold on the stopper, says Good House
keeping. A Dress Hint.
fiew a piece of the goods to the waist
band of '. ash dresses that It may liavo
the same wishing as the dress, and
when necessary muke a less notable
patch than a bright, nets piece.
fVaeh the Kye Glauses.
An oculist suggests that glasses
should be'washed e7erj night In warm
soapsuds, well rinsed, and dried on a
bit of old, soft linen. Few people,
though otherwise neat and fastidious,
clean-to their glasses frequently
enough.
Keep the Hcreene Clean.
A coat of prepared black varnish or
spar varnish given to the screens every
season will keep them looking bright
and fresh, and moke them last longer.
Apply with a good paint brush, rub
bing well Into the mesh on both sides.
-Margaret Sherwood In the Pilgrim.
Dry the Soap first.
fou will need less laundry soap If
you make sure that it Is thoroughly
dried before using. For this pile it
In such a way as to leave open spaces
'between the burs lo allow free access
of aif. After thus drying It does not
wash away so readily, and does more
effective work.
To Keep Butter.
In keep butter Bll a bowl with cold
water. Put the butter oti a plate and
put on top ol the bowl; then take a
piece of butter muslin and put over
the butter and let both ends drop Into
the water. Yqu can easily get the but
ter for use and you will Und It is quite
solid und cool.
Itelatnlng Tlielr Freshness.
Silk blouses retain their freshness
nuch longer when the sleeves are
stuffed with tissue paper before put
ting them away (this Is an excellent
plan for dress sleeves as welli nnd
boots last twice us long if they are put
on "trees" when taken off. The shape
Is kept and the leather doesn't crinkle.
Both trees ure so Inexpensive now
adays that they can be indulged In by
girls with quite moderate dress allow
ances. Cheese Spears Four ounces of flour,
one-hnlf pint of cold watei. one ounce
of butter, two eggs, pepper, salt nnd
cayenne; three ounces of grated cheese.
Dry the flour In a cold oven, then sift.
Put the water and butter In a pan and
let boil while adding the flour. Stir
well, then take from the Ore, and when
nearly cold add. the eggs, then the
cheese. Have ready some boiling fat
and drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture
Into It. Fry a golden brown and drain
on paper.
'Tomato nnd Pineapple Salad Select
tomatoes ot a uniform size, scald quick,
ly and peel. Cut a slice oft the stem
end, and scoop out the pulp, being
careful not to break the wall; salt each
tomato Inside, Invert on a plate, and
chill thoroughly. Cut sliced pineapple
in one-fourth Inch cubes, and blanch
nnd shred almonds cut into narrow
strips lengthwise, and toss the pine
apple and nuts together; the proportion
should be one-third nuts and two-thirds
pineapple. Mix well with mayonnaise
dressing, anil rehll the tomato cups.
Star mayonnaise ou top of each cup,
and nestle each In a nest of heart let
tuce leaves.
A Delicious Dish Whipped cream
with a fig border makes a delicious
finishing touch to a luncheon or dinner.
The only difficult part is the making
of the border. Here Is the simplest
method: Put n pound ot figs, cut up
very small. Into a stewing -pan with
one pint of water, six ounces of loaf
sugar, and a little lemon rind. Cook
In the oven for two hours. Rub this
through a sieve (removing the lemon
rind), and add to it half tin ounce of
gelatine, previously dissolved in water
and strained. As It begins to cool, stir
In a quarter ot a gill of cream. Have
ready a border mould, masked with
Jelly nnd decorated with chopped al
monds nnd pistachios, till In with the
fig puree, and place on ice to set.
Whip half a gill of cream and sweeten
It to taste. Turn out the mould In a
cold dish, and till the centre with
cream. '
Stuffed Ham A medium sized sugar
batn Is boiled In the usual manner, says
What to Eat. When dene, either slash
with a knife, making long, slanting
slashes, or puncture to the bone with
tho carving steel. Prepare a shifting
of bread crumbs Reasoned with prei
pared mustard until the crumbs are
quite yellow. Molsteu with the water
in which the ham whs boiled. Mix
with the dressing out onion chopped
tine, a few sprays ot parsley, minced,
and plenty of pepper, black or red.
Press this dressing in the slashes or
punctures, aud glaze the haul over
with white of egg. Take a large hand
ful of crumbs, some as large as n grain
of corn, and others larger: spread these
over the tap of the ham and moisteji
them-with cream. Place In the oven
long enough for the crumbs to brown,
which will be long enough, also, to let
the shilling gel hot. i'arnli-h the dish
with parsley or line bunches of water
cacss. Good Newt for Coyotes.
Hamilton County doesn't propose to
be, buncoed auy longer, For years it
has paid a bounty 011 coyote scalps.
Adjoining counties never paid a boun
ty, and hunters for a hundred miles
around would take their coyote scntpi
to Hamilton and get bounty. Hamil
ton h got tired of furnishing "In
centive" foi the destruction of coyotes
Mid has rescinded the scalp-bounty
order, Kansas City Journal.
Epizootic iyiupbuugltls 7deT0 sting
the stttblrs of the south of ireiaud, aud
baa stopped hunting for Ua.