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Among them there are a number of
peculiar religious sects whose strange
creeds and customs are marvel to the
uninitiated.
One of the most peculiar among them
is the Omish. The personal appearance
of these people is certainly very striking.
The dresses of the women are as plain in
their appearance as they can possibly be
made. Always of some dark material,
they are made without any trimming and
are not relieved by any trace of color.
In the house all the female members Of
the family wear plain white cap that
covers up the ears and is tied under the
chin, giving the young girls the appear
ance of youthful grsndmothers. No
jewelry of any kind is ever used as q
means of personal adornment, for, say
they, adornment leads to pride and van
ity, which are terrible sins. For the
same reason buttons are not used to
fasten any article of apparel either by the
men or women. Hooks and eyes are en-
ployed instead. Even shoe buttons are
discarded, and lace shoes or congress
CATERS are always worn when they wear
any shoes.
The men are even more striking in ap.
pearance than the women. They wear
their hair so long that It falls below
their coat collars, and Is cut evenly
around the head, while over the forehead
it is changed"
The Omish, as do most of the Penusyl-
vania Dutch, have the most fantastick
idea of color. One farmhouse, which Is
regarded by the neighbors US the most
beautiful in the country around, is
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"YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME-"

| "YE HAVE DONE 1T UNTO Me-
aye have done it unto Die, We have done
it unto Me-" sang Jenny. one Monday morn
ing. "There, I'll remember 1t this time,
sure. But, dear me, I'm forgetting after
! all. The teacher said We must not only
learn the words, but think Of what they
mean and try to do them"
pressed her chubby hands 10 her
forehead; ''teacher said: If we gave cup
of cold water to one of his little ones, for
done it unto Me-. don't s'pose l know
any of his little ones, but I'll try If / can
find 'em."
She ran into the kitchen, where. on the
dresser she spied o large bowl, which was
used to mix cake in.
"Ahr thought she. "the Saviour is
pleased if we give His little ones cupful OF
| water: He'll like q bowlful better STILL
Bridget, may Itake this bow while?
Bridget, who was busy with her washing,
did not turn her head. but said:
ooh. yes; take what you like"
Jenny lifted the big bowl down very care
fully; but how to fiji it was the question.
! She did not want to trouble Bridget; be-
sides, she mad an idea that she ought to do it
all herself.
A bright thought struck her; taking the
! S1p tIoL bViiS Oh Vic poh'P:
filled it several times, and poured it into the
bowl.
'It's cupfuls after all, - she thought.
It was almost more than she could carry
without spilAng; but she walked slowly to
the front gate. There was no onei in sight and
Jenny set her burden on the grass. and
swung on the gate while she waited.
Presently, along came two little girls on their
way to school,
"Want drink?" called Jenny.
eyes, indeed; it's so hot, and I'm dread
full thirsty. most always am. But how
arc we to get at it"' laughing as she saw the
great bowl.
ooh, Tll soon fix that" and Jenny ran for
the tin cup, with which she dipped out the
water.
1T tastes real good" they said, and kissed
her as they ran off to school.
The next that appeared was short, red
faced Irishman, wlping his face with the
sleeve Of his flannel shirt, while an ugly dog
trotted at his side.
He don't look much like 'one of the lit
tie oneS,'' thought Jenny, doubtfully; but
she timidly held out her tin cup. He eager
ly drained it, filling it again, and drinking.
"And it must be blssed angel ye ar. for
| it's looking for tavern | was, and now l
won't need to 60 nigh one Of them. And
shure, afther all, waters better nor whiskey.
Might give some to the poor baste" point.
| ing to the dog.
Jenny hestated; she did not like the idea
of having the dog drink from her cup OF
bowl. But the man settled it by pouring
the remnant OF the water into bis dirty old
hat, the dog instantly tapping it up.
After they were gone. Jenny filled her
bowl again. But can't tell you now of all
to whom she gave cups of cold water that
hot day. But when she laid her tired head
| har bat, ,irht oha fhnt,
81 wonder whether. after all, any Of 'em
were His little ones?'"
And the dear Saviour looking down. and
seeing that the little girl had done all that
she could for His sake, wrote after her days
work, "ie have done it unto Me-"
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painted a most gorgeous pink, with
black trimmings aud green shutters:

D8lQIGu uOoe SSAGSS C--r
black trimmings aud green shutters.
These people regard it as great SIN to
read anything that borders on fiction.
No novels are tolerated in their houses.
Their library field consists of the Bible,
historical books aud newspapers.
The Omish hold their religious services
at varying intervals, sometimes once In
two weeks, but oftener their meetings
are further apart. They have no regu-
larly installed ministers. They elect at
intervals one of their own numbers to
act in that capacity for stated term,
and when his time expires some one else
is chosen. The minister is almost al
ways one of the most prosperous farmers
in the congregation, but his ministerial
duties do not interfere with his lay occu-
patton.
Another of the remarkable sects that
flourish among the Pennsylvania Dutch
are the Dunkards. These people are IN
many respects like the Onish, but their
form of worship is the most peculiar and
interesting part of their religion. Insy
are sometimes called Tunblers. because OF
their practice, when baptizing convert,
to have him kneel and then push hin
head first into the water. Like the
Ouakers, the Dunkards are very simple in
their Ian guage. They will not take an
oath, neither will they fight or go to go
law, and until very recently thev were
not allowed to receive any interest on
money loaned. 1t is their ''love feasts, "
however, that are most singular, if
not picturesque. Their meetings occur
quarterly, aud are. always attended by
vast crowds OF curious people.
Up in front of the pulpit sit the
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gets cut his buggy that has been washed
for the occasion, bitches up his. horse
and drives to the home of his best girls
father. The old man AMI all his sons!
upon his approach rush out ssput up
the horse and the stranger is invited in
to stay to supper, which usually consists
of fried ham and potatoes and pie, which
latter is the staff Of life among the Penn
sylvania Dutch. = IS
After supper the whole family gathered
in the sitting room and talked crops and
gossip about the neighbors. About nine
o'clock The family withdraws and leave
the two lovers to do their courting ell
alone. The call doesn't last till ten,
eleven or even twelve o'clock, but thu
young man, if he is properly trained in
etiquette, will drive of just as the sun
begins to appear above the hills. This
is what they call "sittin up with girl, =
and a man who can't continue his caH
until morning is not regarded as being
either very ardent lover or very ac-5
ceptable suitor.
With all their peculiarities and &C.
centricities, however, the Pennsylvania
Dutchman make good citizens. They
are as rule sober and industrious and
moral. 80
They don't know much about the:
glorious privilege of American citizen
ship, but they are loyal and honest, and
if they can't speak English it isn't be-
cause they pay a greater allegiance TO-
another country.
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brothers and sisters arranged in semi
circle, The women wearing their white
caps aud the men with their long hair,
with solemn, almost sad faces, presented
remarkable picture. On table in the
middle of the group is placed large
bowl of what looks and smells very much
like plain, ordinary soup. Each one eats
a little out of this bowl, aud then after.
some singing and prayer, basins Of water
and towels were brought, and then in
turn the feet of each were washed by an:
other, the greatest solemnity prevailing
throughout the whole ceremony.
The Pennsylvania Dutchmau cannot
be said to be gifted with q keen intel
lect. Some of them when they arc
young 60 perhaps to school for year or.
two, but the rest of their intellectual
training is received on the farm.
The social customs of the Pennsyl2.
vania Dutch are. 80 positive that they;
cannot be passed over without some
notice. No young man ever calls on q;
girl unless he's "goin' a coursin'."
If he means business he usually dresses
up in his best on Saturday afternoon.
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IsIT TINE To AWAKE?

The japanese government sent commits
sion to Great Britain to see about making
the Church of England the state church Of
Japan; but, after careful investigation, an
adverse report was rendered on the ground
that christianity bad not saved England
from becoming drunken nation" Alas!
nor has it saved England and America from
making other nations drunken. Let Africa
stretch out her hands to God and bear wit
ness to the crimes of England and America,
whose bottles Of alcoholic poison are in many
places the only coin in which Europeans pay
for the rich products Of that tropical region,
debauching whole villages, and blotting out
tribes by the whiskey-lighted fires of hell.
There are seven million young men in
America today, of whom five million never
darken O church door. That is, about
seyenty-five out of every hundred Of these
young men do not attend church. Ninety
five out of every hundred do not belong to
the church, and ninety-scvee1 out Of every
one hundred criminals ure young men, and
young men are the chief patrons of the sa-
loon, the gambling house, the haunt of in
fanny. II was noticed recently that into q
single saloon in Cincinnati, and within
single hour. went 252 men, 23G of whom
or all but 1G-were young men. AS 3 result
the death rate increases from fourteen to
twenty-five years of age; their evil
haDltS reporting themselves Ill Qeterl0-
rated bodies and distempered souls, at the
age when they should have attained their
manly prime. The terrible statement is
made that three-fourths of the convicts In
the penitentiary Of Ohio, which we women
loved to call ':the CT usade State,' were
once Sunday-scho,l schc .ars, and an equally
large portion Of them are lii prison because
Of crimes growing out Of their intemperate
habits. If this statement is correct. we
know that it A not essentially different from
the showing that all our prisons make.
Fifty-two Sundays in the year are devoted
by the powers Of darkness, through their
emissaries, the $4,000 legalized saloons
of the nation, to the production Of intenl-
perance.- Selected.
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DRUNKENNESS IN RUSSIA.

OF late the papers have published foreign
dispatches portrayiug an appalling state OF
drunkenness among the starving Russian
peasantry. How reconcile this with the state
ment that drunkenness produces poverty!
Simply thus wise That drunkenness in the
past was the cause Of the poverty stricken
state among the peasants at present, and
their drunken habits unfit them for ener-
eetic effort to relieve the stress Of the situa-
tion, hence to drown despair they drown
reason in drink. Drinking in poverty in
tensifies the evil OF poverty. The total alb.
stainer rarely becomes poverty stricken, but
II he does he knows drink Is no cura
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A Big Old Sheep Story.

We rarely look back for big stories OK
sheep, aud especially Of tleeces, but In
the Patent Office Report of 1s49 D. Lee,
connected with the office then as an
acricultuliss of especial note, says: There
are samples of wool in the Patent Office,
the product of a sheep that yields
eighteen pounds of washed wool year,
and weighs APO pounds. This mammoth
sheep IS the property of Colouel Josiah
W. Ware, of Clarke County, Va, whose
best fat wethers sell at S35 4 head
American Farmer.
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I,rNn1Ey MURRAY. the gramma-

LINDLEY MURRAY. the gramma-
rian, from whose book so many OF our
older American citizens learned the
ins and outs OF the English language
sas she is spoke" and written, was
born in Lancaster, Pa, and the resi-
dents of that city propose erecting q
monument to his memory. Inc
younger generation should contribute
literally through gratitude, for the
fact that they do not have to cope
with the mysteries Of that same old
Murray's grammar. It was choke
full of headaches and general uneasl-
ness.
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Plucky Girls.

Two young city-bred women,
daughters of L prominent wholesale
merchant in San Francisco, named
Lowenstein. are living on and
working a land claim in the State Of
Washington, between Hadlock and
Port Ludlow. They took up the
claim two years ago and have lived
on it continuously since, built the
cabin in which they live, and have
cleared and grubbed twenty acres of
land. Their nearest q ,ighbor is four
miles away.
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Habitual prayerfulness includes more than
praying ut stated times; it describes the per-
manent attitude Of the soul toward God. 1t
grows out Of a realz ition Of Gods con-
tinued presence and constant sense of our
need. 1t expresses itself in many unspoken
petitions. The Christian who possesses
such a spirit finds it easy 10 obey the com.
mand "Pray without ceasing." ."-[Unitcd
Presbyterian.
It is well for us, that when our thoughts
must cease. Gods thoughts have not yet
reached their end.-lRichard Rothe.
When searching into the hidden things OF
God. we are forever forgetting that we only
know in part.
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A QUAINT PEOPLE.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH.
A Religion and Language OF Their
Own-Even In Counting They
Have Original ldeas-The
Omish and Dunkards.

tn e
P e n nsyl va nj a
Dutch, their man
ners and customs,
a writer in the New
York Press has this
to say: To many
people this race is
a myth and a fc-
ton. The whole
nationality. for in
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CTRIOUS FACTS.
4 ton of gold is worth 5000, 900.

4 ton OF gold IS worth S6uO, 0O0.
The Japanese arc fond of bathing.
A Philadelphia Chinaman glories in
pigtail five feet eleven inches in length.
Live fish have been sent in safety in
the mails from India to the British
Museum.
A "Poor Richard Almanac of 1758
sold for S35 at an auction in Philadelphia
few days ago.
A hermit named Owen Mulligan, who
died in Clinton County, ILL.,, recently,
left fortune of 100000.
The skin of the whale is thicker than
that of any other animal. In some
places it reaches thickness OF several
inches.
1t is found that the Baugala cauuibals
of the Upper Congo, Africa, make ex-
cellent soldiers when put in uniforms and
drilled.
The city of London proper is only one
mile square, but so valuable is its real
estate that it produces a rental of ST.
900, 900 year.
North River ferry boats transport 80,-
600, 900 people and 1s0, ,0O0,O0 tons of
freight every year from the shores of New
Jersey to New York City.
The enlisted men of the United States
Army are to be furnished with cravats,
the frat they have had since the days
when the military wore stocks.
DR.. Bordean estimates that 400, 600
men (cave men or any other kind, could
have safely found shelter il the two mon.
ster caverns that were discovered in Aus
tralia three years ago.
A curious Mashona custom is recorded
by DR.. Knight. Bruce in the journals of
the Mashonaland '(Africa) mission just
published. 1t appears that when twin
babies are born both are drowned. Why
or wherefore he does not explain.
Sometimes families who desire to bury
their dead IN the clothing worn in life
in evening or wedding dress for instance
substitute less costly limitations for the
jewelry worn in life, partly from motives
of thrift and partly from q superstitious
fear that anything taken of body when
it is ready for the tomb will bring ill-luck
to future wearers.
Nothing varies 80 mIcn in value as
pearls. With them fashion affects the
market constantly. Sometimes white
ones are sought, while other tints at in
tervals are in demand. For some years
past black pearls have been the rage. A
fine specimen, worth $500, will fetch
$1,000 perhaps if another can be got to
match it perfectly.
The harp which was suggested by the
lutte is ascribed to Jubal, 1875 B. c.,
and was King David's fsvoritc instru-
ment. The harp was used by the Welsh
and Saxons, and also by the ancient peo-
pie of Ireland. One of the oldest harps
in existence is in the Dublin College
Museum, and originally belonged to
Brian Borothme, King of Ireland.
The Philadelphia City Council is
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The "May. Come Handy" Crank.

Wife-"There's poor one-legged man
at the door who wants assistance; can't
we give him something?"
The m. G. a." Crank 0riumphantly)
-"Here you are, my dear! I bought
it at an auction sale eight years ago-l
knew it would come handy some time"
Puck.
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The Philadelphia City Council is
making war on bicycle riders. A
measure has been introduced restrict
ing the speed to six miles per hour,
barring them from all sidewalks, and
compelling riders to take out a IL
cense and carry an alarm bell. Thou
sands of wheelmen are up in arms to
OPPOSE the measure
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TIE dowry Of Turkish bride "a
about s1.70. No real love matches
With gentlemen of the British aris-
eocracy are made in Turkey.
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QSdT you Ssty Cu6I. i CeTo IS duOCuer SlQ6 U
this"
You Christian people ought in such times
as these to go armed, not with earthly
weapons, but with the sword Of the Spirit
You ought to have four Or five questions
with which you could contouni any man
who attacks Christianity. A man ninety
years old was telling ME few days ago
how he put to flight a scoffer. My aged
friend said to the skeptic. Did you ever
read the history OF Joseph in the Bible?''
ayes" said the man: :, it Is fine story. and
as interesting story as ever read.
"Weu, now" said my old friend, sup
pose that account Of Joseph stopped
half wayS" oh" said the man, then
it would not be entertaining" "Wel.
now," said my friend. 1--WE have in this worh
think that when we hear the last half things
may be consistent, and that then We may
find that God was right
Oh, friends, better load up with few In
terrogation points. You cannot afford to
he silent when God and the Bible and the
things Of eternity are assaled. Your silence
gives consent to the bonbardment OF your
Fathers iouse. You allow slur to be cast
on your mothers dying pillow. In behalf
OF the Christ who for you went through
the agonies Of assassination on the rocky
bluff back Of Jerusalem, you dared not face
q sickly joke. Better load up with few
questions so that next time you will be
ready.
Say to the scoffer: my dear sir, will you
tell me what makes the difference between
the condition of woman in China and thu
United Statess What do you think of the
sermon on the mount How do you like the
golden rule laid down in the Scriptures? Are
you In FAVOR or the ten commandments. In
your large and extensive reading have you
come across a alovelier character than Jesus
Christ? Will you please to name the trium-
plant deathbsds Of infidels and atheists,
How do you account for tho fact that among
the out and out believers In Christianity
were such persons as Benjamin Eranklin,
The record-union., 1892-03-21
TIE BALLOON SCARED ALONE.
Miss Keyes Started Up, But Received
a Bad Fall.
Accident to the Trapeze-The Aero
naut Tumbled Thirty Feet, But
is Probably Not Badly Hurt.

A large crowd had assembled at Agri-
cultural Park yesterday 70 witness a bal
loon ascension and parachute jump by
Miss Hazel Keyes.
When the balloon had been sufficiently
filled and the attendants endeavored TO
remove several of the upright posts.
which We're used to keep the balloon in
place until it had become inflated, the
word to ''let go'' was given and the bal
loon shot quickly skyward
A strong wind was blowing at the mo-
ment from the northwest, which carried
the balloon to the southwark as soon as it
was turned loose. Miss Keyes seemed to
have firm grasp on the suspended
trapeze, and if the balloon had risen per-
pendicularly she would doubtless have
performed her feat without accident.
Unfortunately, however, she was hurled
against the top of one of the upright
posts with great force, and the trapeZe
caught in pulley block on the top of the
post, breaking the connection with the
parachute and dashing her to the ground.
She fell about twenty-five or thirty feet
and was picked up insensible and car
ried to room under the grand stand.
n physician was summoned immedi-
ately. and pronounced Miss keyes not
dangerously hurt, and no bones broken.
She was, however, unconscious for some
time, and talked incoherently until re-
moved III cab, calling repeatedly to her
attendants to Let go the ropev' and
Don't let it go, Tom, don'tr' She also
complained of pain in her side
The man in charge of the arrangements.
when seen by a RECoRD-UNIoN reporter.
said: 'She is not hurt seriously. The
accident was caused by the crowd being
unmanageable, and pressing in so closely
that we could not remove the supports in
time. We couldn't keep the crowd
back"
The monkey that was to have made the
ascent, and come down in a parachute,
also had fall, but was not hurt.
The balloon did not ascend very far.
Lacking the necessary ballast it was in
verted by the weight attached for that
purpose, the gas escaped and it collapsed
finally alighting in tree to the south and
outside the park grounds. The large
crowd appeared less disappointed than
sympathetic, and slowly dispersed.
If there had been any way of maintain
ing order the accident would not have
occurred. Those in charge of the balloon
seemed to be very lax in their arrange
ments and preparation, and there were
not assistants enough to properly look
after things.
Late last night it was learned that the
physician had again been summoned to
attend the injured woman.
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the defendant should not suffer the eX
IRENE penalty--the jury may tix the pun
lsnment at Imprisonment for life; and
Smith case. Judge Van Fleet personally
prepared the various forms of verdict for
the jury, in blank. and is too careful
Judge to have made even a mistake of the
kind referred to.
However, even though the jury had
"recommended'' such sentence, there
are good lawyers who hold that it would
have been sufficient, as it would express
the wish Of the Jury. If they had found
Smith guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree, and had given no other expression
in the verdict, the court would, under the
law have had to sentence Smith to be
hanged. AS it is. there is no issue-the
verdict was entirely formal, the only mis-
take being in the published account.