The Patton courier. (Patton, Cambria Co., Pa.) 1893-1936, April 17, 1903, Image 2

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| Have thrown over every blessed thing
he ever cared for. The Growlers are
furious ta his desertion. They've lost
was grumbling to me, only last night,
because Mowbray hasn't pul. his pose
inside the School of Arms for months ”
| “That must have been 8 blow to
Mowbray, to give up these bayonet
| competitions. He was a dead certain
ty for at least ope prise.
“It's the same with everything. Ha's
losing bis form sll round. It's a sin
that such s good sportsman should be
. allowsd to ran fo seed: and a woman
who makes her husband sasrifice all
his pet hobbite mum os
The speskor paused expressively.
“Well, of course, we don't know
ping out of things to please himsell”
“But who believes that?”
it Is my fault!”
The two men turned to the speaker
goog | with startiod faces,
it was Mrs. Mowbray, who ‘detached
herself from the shadow of the screen
at the door and came townrd them
with outstretched hands,
“It was moan to listen.” she sald,
come in, and-something you sald-
2 made me walt, and so 1—~I overheard.
| truth. Won't you shake hands?”
1 Ob, plimse don't think me s—a hen
pecker!” she added hurriedly. “But
¢ | When you said that about taking warn.
ing by Harry, and oot getting mar
ried, H-~it wasn't in human suture not
to listen. I've been thoughtless and
scifish. It's done me good to hear the
Ten minutes ister, when Harry Mow.
| bray came hone he war sioazed 10 |
a find that his wife bad sot her heart
jon Ris singing at the Jackdaw's
3 Smoker, and when she insisted on his
spending the entire following evening
. at the club it dawned upon him that
| | weer POINT AND IT8 BEGINNING.
Arts commo
| How This Strategic Place Was Oceu- |
pied in the Revolution,
The antiquity of Fort Putnam, st the
| West Point Military academy, bas |
been a question of dispute the last |
2 ied days, but it will probably soon be |
3 Tighted, sud its proposed restoration
acres, and was first settled in May,
1723. The greater part of this area
was purchased from Stephen Moore
on September 10 1790, for 311.085
£ | The smaller and southerly portion was
bought from Oliver Gridley on May 13,
1824, for 310000. On March 2, 1826,
the Btate of New York ceded jurisdic.
tion over that part of the property on
which the principal edifices connected
with the institution stand, and only
“regerved the right to execute any pro- |
cess, civil or criminal, wherein the
1 | real or personal property of the United
8 , States was affected.”
The importance of West Point in
the Revolution was due to its com
i mand of the Hudson river, then the
thoroughfare for freight and passenger
i iraffic between the seaboard and
i the interior. Early in 1716 the pro-
. vinclal congress, pursuant to the wish- |
es of the continental congress, re | |
solved to fortify the highlands, and
to execute its plans. Romans was a
willfu] choleric Hollander, an engineer
by profession and an employe of the
British Crown. He constructed the
| fortifications on Constitution island |
(then Martelaed's Rock), bul in such
' i ap unscientific manner as fo invite
a Palau seomed to > do
| the strictures of the most capable ex-
by & special commission of inspection,
made to congreas on November 23,
© 1775, that the words could be assailed
from the higher ground across the
. fiver without any danger to the enemy,
that Harry's life had | i way planned to occupy and fortify
and dreary blank before
Mo bray seized her gilvers
: datest
8 intsterod half a doz-
and quite unnecessary
r pretty, fiufly hair.
g¢ I must” she sighed
ped. Hghtly downstairs,
be civil to her husband's
r old Mowbray! Take warning |
Rim, Bundy, and don't gut mar
mean to. But how about
i's otie In a thousand. She's
Mow-—but, | say, 1 sup
musty Sea a ry wife
must be pretty
p sverything, AR
| West Point, but the proposition was
i not followed, and "ihe key to the pas:
‘sage of the Highlands temporarily f2il
into the hands of the enemy.” After
| the British had abandoned the High
lands In August 1777, Generals Put
pam and James Clinton were detailed
to supervise the reconstraction of the
fortresses, and on July 20, 1779, the
! headquarters of the commanderin-
Lehinf wers transferred to West Paint.
It was here tuat General Washington
fssued, among his “Hany ani pointed
orders” one “against that unnecessary
and abominable custom of swearing.”
West Point had cost $3,000,000, in
addition to three years of labor by the
I “American Gibraltar.’-—-New York
{ Tribune.
May Be Surfeited.
n't you think it's unwise” sald
he first partisan, “to be so sanguine
about your candidate?”
“All right,” returned the other, “just
| walt till after election and then I'll
have A right to crow.”
tu i what you will, hut I don't
tO eat all you'll have
ia Prem.
8 will Nowiie rhe, He used
{10 be sncommonly keen on it. Of
| course, bell refuse, simply because |
he's afraid of hurting his wite's feel |
“It strikes me he's carrying devo
tion a bit too far. Why, ba seems to
their best haifback. And olil Harding
| that {t's her fanit. He never somuch |
{ as hinted st it. Pretends lis's drop- | :
“Nobody! Ob. you're quite right— {
ith pew school methods and the present social life, little time
t home for such work. The young man who would il a posi-
and business managers of the homie, the disbursers of the family
| mitted to go tite this work without a question as to thelr sch
entific preparation flor iL If we would nit sacrifice the ments)
development of wotpan, if the schoul and college claim the girl
doriog those foundation years, provision should be made by the sehoul for
ily, the first step ix found 15 the department of manasl training now in.
thinie is of into some of our schools. Financially and practicslly. we have taken
{ie second step In eotisidemble pumas of money pledeed; in loterest awakened,
wud in the direst cooperation promised on every side.
Th tine 18 not far off when It will be considered seemly and wii become |
the prov.uie of every good wamat aggressively to infinence public opinion for
ail thul constitutes human wellleing, Towsrd this the clube are certainly
well on their way, in that they are now cooperating with leagoes and societion
specially organived for reforms sid amelioratite movements, while they have
sion of unfit terature, the relief of wage-carniog womens and children. a more
practical traluing in the pulile schools, snd the reign of nobler standards,
: By Frank Monsey.
{| It was pot Jack Hunt's wolce that | |
answered his friend Bundy's question.
| flushing all over her pretty face. “but |
1 couldn't help it. You didn't hear mae
{| suspicionexciling country; ami after the boy had Leen persuaded that it was
to it8 original condition, or sqpething |
like it, will be carried out. _ the |
{ military academy came into being, and |
various other facts about it, are of in. |
terest to every loyal American. The |
1 | tract of land owned by the govern
| ment at West Point contains 2105 14 0 or fhe large-bearted servants of mankind Hu
sent commissioners, accompanied by |
1 Colonel Bernard Romans, with 24 men,
perts of his own profession. For this |
i reason, and also because of 8 report |
local force, and was accounted the |
the country suve os a patch of olor on the wap? How many
Were cock-sunt a8 to the spelling of Caracas? How many knew
| thst Venezueln means “Littles Venloe” or had read that the first
invaders, after the Bpanish dlzcoverer, were the Germans. shoot
three centuries before James Monroe framed bis famous maxim?
|. Even ihe lvecancers are not associsted tntinately with the
country. There 1s only one refuretics in Esgoemeling's brave
| chronicle where he writes: “Hence they departed. with design |
to take and pillage the city of Caracas, situnted over against the
ind of Curacon, belonging to tho Hollanders.”
The boy who studied goograpty in the sixties, when the earth was sii
comparatively romantic and uskoown, was interested fn Innd, or sel, or town,
chiefly through color or name. Blue or purple countries on the map were
nocessarily delectable regions. No desert fs su sandy as the “Great North
American Desert” then loskel There was Van Dieman's 14nd, a dismal
not lobabited by detions equipped with horus and hoofs snd tails, he would
nevertheless have sworn to the truth of Haziitt's description: “Barren, misers
able, distant; a place of exile, the dreary abode of savages, convicts and ad-
i yoeuturers™
© Bagdad, Damnscus, the Galapagos, Andalnsic-wihst fascinetion in the
very names to the schooltoy who delights In the small of the wharves or
kpows his Arabian Nights sand Wanhlngton Irving as a clerk hia ledger
As the boy becomes mas, names may still wield thetr spell; Yt Gey are
vague, often imaginary loculitles. War breaks out; fleets meet and wage bat
tle off some obsrure fishing town; an army surrenders Dear some hamlet
which had hitherto slept peacefully by day as well ax by night. The viiage is
i mnddenly world fagons. The pare of the Rsling town is written on Landers
New York News.
B Edwin MaskNam. i
E are making remarkable progress tn 2 wealth-pathertar yet
one thing is cerisin-we shall reach no enduring greatness
until we make munhood stand higher than money. A mere
millionaire, with Lis cramped and sondbl Life, cents a torry |
figure when measured by the side of a progressive editor, an |
unselfish teacher, or a distinguished inrentor. :
We are paturvlly beroworshipers, sod it is right that we
‘should be. The thing important is that we should choose the |
on 4. true heroes, not the stuffed ones, pot the pompous nothings
strutting out thelr Jitle houp pol .§ painted suge. Let us choose for our
- Once upon 8 time a distinguisbed foreign poblemas visited our land. and
Besired to meet a representative Atperican family. To whom was be pointed? |
To the family of that worthy minister of the Gospel who stands for a clead
life and the sacred rights of the people? To the family of that coasclentious
teacher who ts touching young souls with $doals and Inspirations? Ne; the
nobleman was pointed by well-nigh all of us to the family of 8 Sir Croesus,
who had Inherited unesrased millions, and who was In by wise a representative
of our American grit and generosity, of our democratic “simplicity and fellow.
feeling, to say nothing of our art abd jetties. :
Thomas Hughes sald, long ago, that we may not Me able to hinder people |
In general from being helpless and vulgar-from letting themselves fall into |
slavery to things about them, If they are rich, or Irom aping the habits and
vices of tho rich, if they arte poor.
But, as be says, we muy itve simple, manly lives (arselves, speaking our
own thoughts, paving our own way, sod deing our own work, whatever that
way be. We shall remain gantlenien 2s long as we fullow these rules, oven
ir we have th sweep a crossing for a livelihood. But we shall pot remaly
gentlemen, in anything but the name, if we depart from these rules, though
we may be set to govern a kingdom,
By Hamilton W, Mable, Author and Cride.
y LAY iz as much & man's duty as work. Our taste for play
“and the intelligesit selection of prop forms of recreation
have never been sufictently developed
Many people play too much and unintelligently, others
give no thought to recreation and Jo thelr work In an Inferior
J way because they lose the freshness that play brings. Work
¥ and play shoul never be separated; and this is particularly
Bf true In the higher forms of work, where play is absolutely
essential Yor example, in art there Is a tecessity for the
spontaneity of play. The suggestion of toll instantly destroys the art qualicy,
[ believe in all amusements that the rational, werally wholesome and
civilized man can enjoy. But I do not believe In any kind of amusement in
excess, It is a mistake for a man © give up bis walk and devels his thine
to golf, or go to overdo with the wheel 53 to strain ths heart
It seems dificult for the American to oarry moderation Inte bis work or
his play. Moderation in recreation is ax essential as modemstion ln work
Everything should be done in reason
Again, that recreation is best which thkes ope further from his routine
and active life. The student, the man of sedentary ovtipation ought to put
emphasis ou out-of-door recreation, He nesds more trampling, more horse
back riding and vss thedtre than the nan whose weston takes him con
stantly out of doors. Every man’s life needs gil the variety be oan possildy
erowil Into it. The serious man needs to read novels, and go to the theatre;
that is, provided he reads good storkes and sees good plays.
Half of the mistakes of the reformers, the philanthropists snd the ethical
toschers arige from thelr nck of perspective, They are too much Interested in
one field. All followers of earnest pursuits especially need recreation We
all ought to cultivate the sense and use of humor property to balance life
A great many admiralde people make serious Mutders Decause they are
constantly at work amd pever at piay. The man of narrow and intense inter
ests ix the man of all others who reeds to look over the wall
All wholesome, normal forms of recreation ought to be recognized and
made legitimate. This is the first step toward making recreation rational and
| n.
It is a significant fact that so pany of the great orjanisers of bnsiness on
torprises and leaders of gigantic Itorests at the present time take long vam:
tions and make time for their recreation, They have discovered that tremendons |
activity is destructive univss the straln is constantly relieved by intervals of
play. The coalessal workers of to-day almost without gxveption are mwn who
pursue some form of recreation as earnestly and methodically as they push
thelr work to completion,
And it 1s not too pateh to say that the gréat finandal men of the future,
the great organizers, the students, and the loaders in he professions. a wi
pecessily be great devotees of sowie form of recreation.
girls newt domostle traintng at schon Sorte they bave,
tion of responeihility and power fits Bimal for by stody snd
| practioal fratoing, bat our daugliters, who sre to be the builders
fncotise, and the mothers of the coming genersticn, are pore
fostruction which will not only mike ep for the lost apportonity st bose,
hut ae her to meot the lnrreasing demand for skilled lator in this field. Edu
| make desirable wraps for mid weiihey
long been working apart for the lowering of thi Uilterscy record. the suppres. |
a BEFORE these (roubles in Venexuels bow miany of us thought of |
| Bmply wachine stitched With corticelll
isk. The eape Is cut fo give the ef.
feet of a pointed yoke at the back, and
centre portion with inverted pleats at
fourth yards twenty-one inches wide,
one and fSresighth yards forty-four |
| dots of Doe and Is trimmed with orn.
| mental pearl buttons, bot all waking
| materials cotton, linen, wool snd fk |
blouse slightly over the twit The
| edge, and is hooked over itovigibly
Slesall capes ab ways
wenr. The very stylish May Manton
one Hw. trated is silapted both uw the
WOMAN'S CAPE.
88 shown is of tan colored cloth and
froots are trimmed with drop urns
ments, but the odpm snd seams are
with cirenisr portions that fall over
the shoulders and are Joined to the
fronts and on centre Seek. The feck
minates 5 stole ends
for the medium size is three and one.
makes part of an entire suit. The stole |
is finished with s fst collar that ter:
The quantity of material required |
front, eo shouiders sauatiy, sad the
prettiuet of the models hate amen work
wings, while the body of the fying
figure Is embroldorsd solidly or in out
line spplieations. These pretty pads
ternn ire enperinlly sultabis for decors
ating young girls’ garments. They
rieal flower Lerigns in prowent popular
|ity. Dut every ose wears them, pro-
vided they can secures the novel decor
ations for the useful blouse.
i Atte Wearing the Yori. :
Prenchwomen, while doing justice to
| Amerioan wornan's taste fn dress, aver
3 that am all of ws know bow to west &
tell. They cannot soderstand
Tage these tiswars should 7e strained
clonely over the face. Their argument
that the modish veil should be Jorge
i ly draped over the coustonanes. busy.
ting Hite 8 valance from the hat or
toque, aad never dragged tight over
the face. It is not meant by this shat
the v6 must Gecessarily be gathered
under the chin or balloon oat with &
gost of wind, It most simulate looms.
i nese, however, and not be Sraws Eke s
SEK ver Howe and cheeks,
The ever present gripes are made of
ribbons and sell ia baseless for pron
ments. Ove bused ls made of hisek
ribbet each grape being os large as a
Pgovdsfzed natural grape, rousd sod
| Poth, and there in a Root of bright green
ribbotis at the top. Ancther bunch of
Brapes Bs made of green rinbheos and ft
bas & knot of white ones at ihe top.
Mas of ihe new spring goods are
Snishd with narrow borders. These
borders sme effective on the Botte of
the skirt or applied in lengthwise
toches wide, or ope and fveelghth
yards ffty-two Inches wide,
Women's Shirt Watkat,
Shirt walsts are among the desisable
things of which po wnman erer yet |
had too many. The styileh modi I
justrated in the large drawing inelindes |
the latest features in the gradurted
box pleat and the wide tucks that ex
tend to yoke depth, The wiginad ls
made of white mercerized vesting, with
are appropriate
drawn down in gathers at the walt
line. but the frosts are arranged to
ted] pleat is Jelned wo the ght
onto the Joft. The sibeves are Lhe Dew
ones that dt smoothly at the shoulilers,
but forms wide pulls over lw DarTow
straight coffe Af the neck is & stowi
cut with the fashionubie clerical paint.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size ts four and Bre-dighth
The wilt consisty of fronts, hack)
end pleat The tack » plain andy
and one-half vanis thicipiwe Inebes
wide, or two yandls furiy-fonr ches |
wile
Lotion SR BH
A Shire Waist Suit.
guide you In having Der make up a
pattern for & fouland or sumer sik,
whisk will be peed 5s a2 street gown
The “shirt waist” idea does pol Decen-
sarily condemn you fo this form of unk
tow. Many of the sorcailed shirt wast
suits show Imcket rents snd a narrow
walstooat eect. The back of the bal
jacket fronts ate merer loose, Dui are
stitched down to thy lnlog. The elan
tic phrase permits a pood deal of varia.
tion from the titular model and Indl.
vidual choloe can determine In what
measure you wish to deviate frogs the
original design
ad aon]
Openword Wings:
sdditions to the spring blouses, both of
wiih. nen or soft woalen cloth. The
/
¢
yards twentrobe foches wide, four | ) " ; le oo
yards twenty-seven fuches wide two | D8 over the left, and is closed In
Yous dresgnaker will be sure to per |
soade you, or at east to endeavir to
shirt walst sult for you. It Is & good |
fov is made lke x shirt walst aml the |
Winged orpaments are ornamentitl
butterfly with “sail set” in full fight.
or the pansy dragon fiy are favorite
P. ASHIONABLIC BHIRT WAIST.
| strap on the seams of the skirt as well
as on the bodice and sleeves. They sre
8 ail the dalstier wash fabrics (ivea
cand dnttonsil as well 35 slikn, mohalrs
god flannels,
Biwel- Big d Sash Bilbao,
Many blackedpet saab ribbons are
beltg shown with the new light gowns
They are brighteciored. fowveed ride
hone, amd the Mack ob the edges is
Ball an look deep on some of the rie
tains, anil on others there are several
parsow lines of Lack
Gets Tucked Coat.
Lame Stag tacked coals are greatly
0 wirse for Dtde girls snd will be
weed worn durtug the season ts ome.
The atyiish Hide model sown is made
of pougee whl rimming of heavy
Boea lace of the sane shade. but all
§ pitable materials are appropriate
The voat consists of fronts and back,
both of which are rucked and stitched
with corticelll slik to fousce depth
{Over the shoulders Is arranged a deep
{enpe collar that Is shaped with send
foped outline. The sleeves are In bell
shape and cso be slipped on and off
with ease. The right side of the cont
i doabbe-bresstad style with buttons and
C mtteabaies
Tint quantity of material required for
aIRL’s roonen OAR
medipm size (four years: is four and
one-talf yards twenty-one inches wide,
four yards tweaty-seven inches wide,
or two and one-fourth yards forty-fous