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An exceedingly enjoyable receLF0n was given
20 TIE WhosoeYer and SIlyeZFEoss etTcles Of
Kings Daughters aud abogF eighty OF their
friends 10y Miss Nellie HolmxEast Friday even
lug al The beautiful home r. Mr.. aSd Ms. c. 5.
Holmes on ShotweI silegT ,Ynterior floral
decorations were YeIy bsFuful sad artistic and
al musical and elucul yyarY y ,ectl0us was rem
dered and a bright We, $50 Cure No Pay,a
vas given for The eN' rtanment Of the guests.
Refreshments we Observed during the evening
and lefOre leayyF one and all, heartily con.
glaluated The CEyrming hostess on the success
oi al lie arIan Fnents. which ~e,e so carefully
aud hospital EYrred out
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ElEngagemao S,

The eueaz$aent OF Miss IS Hester to Mr.
Gerald Il sFElton is auuouSed, and the wedding
is fixed sT/December %
The NSagement Is announced OF bliss Matilda
RlealsTdI OF Chihuahua, Mexico TO Sir. ID. A.
ca Aoi Hamburg. Germany. The wedding VIII
az pace earlvin November and after a short
tfiiS,9 EySc6e< Mr.. and Mrs. Cords VIII reside 10
San /" E%tsc6. Both are we'll known IN society
circle &|e/
II Rldaug OF Mr.. George r. Armstrong and
VI JEGa<T. Osborne Will lake place on the 10Th
y S%sGer.
~ wedding OF Miss Minnie Marks and Mr.
ca hes Linderman VIII take place on Sunday
45iHE, November o. at the residence OF The
> t-'s parents. 23I Page street.
Si~s UIsee Getting, the daughter OF Mr. L. III.
rzILIing- 81 Be married to Mr. Frank A. Stew
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A farewell dinner party was given 10 Mr.. j. NJ.
Cohen Of New York by his many friends in this
city on the 10th inst. prior TO his departure for
Mexico and the East. In a private room at the
Bon Ton Restaurant is where the party assem-.
bled, and a most enjoyable repast was served.
After dinner the company entertained each
other with songs aud musical selections. The
toast of the evening was proposed In q most ap-
propIate speech from Mr.. j. Nathan. the COM
pliment being duly acknowledged by The guest
Of lbe evening
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From Across the Bay.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Petty recently gave a very
enjoyable party 10 a number Of their most init
mate friends al their residence in East Oakland.
in celebration Of their silver wedding The
rooms were tastefully and artisfeally decorated,
ana were well filed with guests al an early hour
After receiving the congratulations OF their
friends the host and hostess entertained the
guests 10 the number Of fifty IN tie spacious
diniBg-roOm, where an elegant supper was
served and greatly appreciated by all present
Among the numerous guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. James HuRhy, Mr.. Harry Bird, Mr.. Harry
" bite, MI. William White, Mrs MeAlpin. Miss
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Y. NJ. ]. Reception.

The most brilliant event that has taken place
al Odd Fellows Hail this season was the anni-
yersaTy reception OF Columbil Council No. SO,
Young Mems Institute, which took the character
OF grand ball. last Friday evening. more en-
joyable party has not been given for a long
time. There were about 400 dancers on the
floor and the galleries were crowded until mid
night with friends and relatives OF those who en-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-21
GENERAL ORDER NO. 1.
They Nay Not Have Known What II Meant, bat
They 0beyed It.
fErchdn0el

They Obeyed 1t
fEpchangel
John F was a soldier. he was member
Of the 10Th Me-, aud Orderly Sergeant of his
company. he was every inch soldier, brave
and true, albeit little prone TO stick to the
letter rather than to the spirit of tho law.
The articles Of war were his study-his wade
mecum. IN short, he was excessively military
military all through. At the close of the late
war John came home and was shortly after
ward installed into the responsible position of
sexton of our church; and he Strengthened
things out wonderfully. On the very first
Sabbath after his TAX ing charge we found posted
upon the wall Of the church vestibule an i'm
posing document headed, General Order
No. 1"
There had been trouble In certain quarters,
resulting from the difficulty which ladies' who
came 10 church late found in gaining their
seats when gentlemen had got in ahead of
them. john determined 10 remedy this, so he
issued General Order No. l." which read as
follows;
Rules TO be observed when lady wishes
to enter n pew in which gentlemen are already
seated: Let the lady advance one pace beyond
the pew-halt-about face-and salute. The
pew viii be vacated by the gentlemen by a
flank movement. The squad should rise stimuli
taneously when the lady presents herself and
face outward-then deploy into the aisle, the
head man facing the lady, the others passing
TO his rear, when, if necessary, the line will be
perfected up and down the aisle by right or
left countermarch, as the case may require, the
right in front.
The lady, when the way is clear, will salute
again and advance TO her position in the pew,
after which the gentlemen viii break from the
rear obliquely aud resume their places.
" Parties performing this evolution have pos
session of the aisle until it is completed, and
none others will interfere.
lSigncd "JoHN L. F., Sexton"
Things west straight after that.
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WOULD BE KING.
The Remarkable Colonization Scheme Of an kmbI-
tiOus Jew,

Among the many unique schemes for col
onizing the half uncivilized portions of the
Old World, the plan of Herr Paul Friedman, n
German Hebrew, is the most remarkable. The
details of this plan and its execution were ex-
planned on Feb. 26 by colonists who escaped
from his clutches in the deserts of Arabia
Under pretext of founding a Hebrew colony,
he applied to the Cracow Transportation Com
mittee, and as he was possessed of wealth and
apparent philanthropy, he was intTusted with
80 families of Russian emgrants to found
colony OF the Baron Hirsh kind. The expedi-
ton was started from Vienna, with the assist
ence of two non commissioned officers whose
term of service in the German army had ex-
PRED. After getting into trouble with the
Turkish Government. they were kept wander
ing, until they finally brought mp near the
south end of the Sinai peninsula. It was then
that the secret plan which their willy leader
had entertained from the first began to de-
velop. One day his % men were surprised by
summons to report to headquarters" and on
responding were told that they must prepare
at once for drill. Herr Friedman took from his
trunk % worn uniforms of Austrian make. and
each man was compelled to strap one on and
submit to drilling by the commissioned
officers.
Now, the heat of tho sun shining on an
Asiatic desert is not easy to bear at the best of
times, and more ridiculous and at the same
SiHe paLHeJlC picture can naT0ly De lmaglneu
than that handful Of weary wanderers in their
gaudy uniforms drilling for hours in the sitting
heat, while "C0mmandcr-in-Ch Chief" Friedman,
in Colonel's uniform, ratified his sword up
and down before the door Of his tent. This
discipline WAS repeated every day, and when
one Of the men fell to the ground Frustrated he
was promptly logged and cast out of camp.
The Coloni6ts appeared in body and protested.
In describing the scene one Of the C0lonists
said, FRIEDMAN sat in chair covered with
blue cloth and raised oil pedestal. He had
big cloak hanging from his shoulders and
gilded crown On his head. He held his hand
On his sword hilt, which hung from his belt,
while across his breast were arranged an array
of medals and decorations" Herr Won See
bach stood beside him during the audience.
With great austerity he proclaimed himself
King of INDIAN" and Communicating
Chief of the Army" and demanded "uncon-
ditional obedience from army and people"
Army and people" consisted of the % Jews
in Austrian uniform and their families. Herr
Won Seebach was proclaimed Prime Minister of
the Kingdom. The committee mildly pro-
tested that drilling would not feed mouths nor
build houses. and asked 20 be led out of the
wilderness to a more habitable spot. The
speaker was cut down by the sword of the
Prime Minister and died of his wounds. On
the third day of King Friedman's reign most
of the Colonists deserted army and Empire to
get back to Europe. The fat of the unfortu-
nate Colonists left behind is not known.
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my arm instantly changed to vise-like grip.
/ then heard sound like the twisting of q
cork and recognized the odor of chioroform.
portion Of dampened sheet was thrust into
my face. ] did not then know that chloroform
requires from two TO five minutes to produce
Inconsistencies, but believed that its effect was
almost instantaneous.
With frantic effort tore the sheet from
my face. and then, without further struggle,
the other hand that had held me relaxed its
grasp, and a moment afterwsrd l heard the
sound of heavy body falling upon the floor.
Perfect stiffness followed. What could it mean
/ had neither struck nor pushed my antagon-
list. no longer thought of fear. and rose with
out hesitation and struck match, which
showed me a large man lying on the floor lie
did not move. l lighted lamp and examined
him more closely; he was dead. The doctors said
that his heart had been diseased and that the ex-
element had doubtless brought on heart failure.
There were indications that the desk had been
examined. He had secured the small change
in MY TaistCoat pocket, but nothing more. One
of the clerks in the bank thought that he
identified in the dead robber man whom he
had seen near me when ! drew the money.
But / would not care to go through similar
experience.
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Wanted IT Acknowledged.

President Plympton (says the Boston Record
told good story of Gen. Butler at the banquet
at Young's the other night 1t seems that di-
recty after the battle Of Chickamauga a
johnny" went about the streets of New Or
leans accosting every man who wore the blue
with Didn't Stonewal Jackson give you
HI at Chickamauga?" Gen. Butler called
the exultant rebel before him. and told him he
could either take the oath of allegiance or go
to Ship Island for two years. Johnny deliber-
ated, but finally agreed to take the oath. When
he had sworn to support the Constitution, he
turned to Gen. Butler and exclaimed. Now
we are both loyal citizens, amt we, General?"
"Well, l trust so,' said Gen. Butler. Then"
said Johnny, Il want to ask you if Stonewall
Jackson didn't give us III at Chicka-
mauga?"
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tied with q gayer ribbon makes a pretty
work bag or made of dark silk and used as a
party bag. For shopping, for embroidery, or
for slippers it does its work well and is at the
same time pretty.
Fine vases will stand better and be less likely
to be tipped over by careless touch if the bot
tom be filled with sand.
So
Lay the tablccoth carefully. Have the
lines of the folds straight and the wrinkles
smoothed out.
just imagine Chinese woman with her
foot in shoe sometimes not SO big as a baby's,
and realize what geese women are, occasionally.
a#a
Graceful capes form pretty addition to
street gown.
Pretty tea-roses for the garden are not ex-
pensive. They should be planted in rich soil.
Barnyard manure, wood ashes, and rotted chips
or bones-all are good for the bods A moist
rather than sandy place Is what they want.
Although like almost all plants they like the
sunshine, yet if they are in the shade during
the long, hot afternoon Of the Summer days,
they will flourish better. Tobacco-soap water
or kerosene emulsion sprayed all over the
plant but particularly on the under sides of
the leaves, will drive away the little green
bugs that love to take up their abode on the
finest Of the rose bushes or will prevent their
coming. There are ever so many varieties of
the tea-rose, all more or, less popular The
Jacqueminot, n velvety-red rose sometimes
called the jack" a name that is not so well
suited to 1t as the longer one. The Bride is, of
course, white. 1t has beautiful buds, as, indeed,
most all of the other tearoses have; the Bon
Silene is pink rose, with shadings of deeper
color; the Soffrano, saffron rose, and the
Catharine Mormet are fragrant and good
bloomera ELSIE PoMERoY MCELRoY.
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An Appropriate Name.
.Piits6ur9 Chronicle. ]

Dukane-Beg pardon, Larimer, but what
name was that you called your wife just
then?
Iarimer-I called her "Revised Dictionary"
"Isn't that rather an odd name to apply to
the wife of your bosom?"
"Not at all. You see she always has the last
word"
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~
Bags, like everything
else, get prettier every
day. The one in the
cut is made of u yard of
2i-incil goods, and is
lined with silk. The
draw-strings are in a
casing about two and a
half inches from the top.
The bag can be made of
heavy black silk and
ornamen ted with croch-
eted rings, and used for
a shopping-ba bag; or if
made of gay brocade and
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-21

THE NATIONAL 7RIB UNE is the only
champion the soldiers hare among the great pa
pers of the country. The best acay to help all
Ceterans is 6y getting it more subscribers.
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DONE IN DARKNESS.
Terrible Suspense of a Peculiar Situa-
ton.

TRUSTING my hand
into my left trousers
pocket, ii touched a roll
of bills. Il am tired,
, and could sleep COM
= fortably if it were not
for this m on ey, L
thought.
The 10th stroke of the
clock had Just reminded
me that if / WAS TO get
much sleep before TAX
ing the 4:3) train IN
the morning, l had no
time to lose.
Irose reluctantly and
examined the doors and
,r;oJows Itben PASSED
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A pretty sailor hat
worn by q little blonde
maiden was Of fine
brown straw with a
twisted fold of brown
velvet around the crown,
and a fold making a mar
row facing for the brim.
The back was turned
up and fastened under a
, title bow Of the ribbon.
! At the left side, near the
back, were loops of the
brown silk ribbon and a
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are still low.

bunch Of rose leaves. The leaves were fine, and
of q shade to go prettily with the browns of the
hat.
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fdISeup d5 uotHihS ipJuteS uue iHTHllufc so
much as having the dust grinding into it.
&c
Wallpaper in pretty patterns is very cheap
now and rs many people can paper their own
walls, the job is not SO expensive as 1t Is
troublesome. If tho walls have been white
washed thin coat Of "sizing" should be
brushed over them before the paper is hung.
The sizing is made by dissolving a half pound
of No. glue First soak it for an hour and
then put it on the stove and pour hot water
over it until it is thin enough to use If too
thick it will scale. To try it, press 1t between
the thumb and forefnger. If too strong add
moro water. This will cover a 12 16 room.
OF the paste, one pound Of wheat -four will
make enough for six rolls. Mix quarter
pound of alum in the paste. The first piece
should be cut the desired length, laid out on a
long table and pasted. brushing the paste over
evenly and not too thick, but being sure that
every part is gone over. Fold the paper over
with the pasted sides in, and then fold again,
having the selvages together. With a ruler
and sharp knife trim off the sevages. Take
the paper with both hands, holding the face
toward you. Loosen the end and fasten to the
wall, getting it perfectly square. When it is
straight smooth down with soft brush-a new
whitewash brush will do-smoothing downward
from the center. If there como wrinkles
loosen the paper as far up as they are and
smooth over again. Fit the pattern of the next
piece neatly before cutting it, and then hang
in the same way. The border may be rather
hard TO manage but if cut in short lengths will
not be so awkard.
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The ugly sailor hats of last year, fifty called
"pan- cakes" or soup-bows," have not ap-
peared in the aggressiveness that they showed
last Fall. They were rather hard TO wear not
withstanding they were considered generally
becoming The sailor is too neat and pretty
to disappear entirely, but there are different
kinds to suit the different faces. The crowns
are still low.
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Cue Rious.
TU -.

Podgers says that his baby can beat the most
expert billiard player-he can bawl without
any cue"
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Brooms should be hung up by the handle to
dry, otherwise the moisture soaks down in, rot
ting and rusting them.


A way to dispose of roaches-the most abom-
Unable little pests that ever inhabited the
Kitchens the free use of insect powder. Have
the pans and kettles and utensils taken out of
the room, the windows and doors closed tightly,
and the crevices in the window-frames and un-
der the doors closed with tightly rolled cloths
and then with bellows blow the powder into
every corner and crevice in the room keep it
up until the powder begins to choke you. 1t
will not hurt you, although it is death to in
sects if they inhale it. As you leave the room
fasten the door carefully and have cloth at
the sill. The object is to admit no fresh air
whatever. The hair should be we'll covered
with cap or cloth, and the powder can
easily be shaken off from the dress. Leave the
room closed over night and the next morning
the flies and reaches will all be dead. Pow
dered borax scattered over the shelves will help
to keep them away. In large cities where they
follow the water-pipes, it is impossible to keep
free of them, unless extreme care is given to
the disposal Of crumbs and scraps
s.
Oil or beof-tea baths are good for sickly ba-
bies.
-
The reason that Irish point is so popular
now-it is used on hats, bonnets, and gowns
is that Lady Zctland, wife of the Viceroy Of
Ireland, wanted to encourage tho Irish lace
makers, and so started the style. 1t has proved
to be very pretty one, and is another example
of the way that political, and sometimes ma
tional, conditions affect fashion. And fashions
ara On utter1v frivOl0uS
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The gown In the cut can be made either of
wash goods or of China silk. 1t has bands Of VEL
vet ribbon OF dark shade around the bottom of
the skirt. which aid In keeping the dress
clean, and three more bands around the cuffs
The lapels Of the coat are faced with velvet
The coat, though short in front, has long tails
that ornamented with a row OF pearl but
tons. The plain vest has band of velvet at
the bottom and little jsbot of chiffon fin
ishos the costume. The style will serve as
foundation for either very dressy gown or for
plain neat morning dress.
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Sheets of calico should be used to cover I'D
the furniture sweeping days rather than
either old things or the soied linen ones The
old ones offer holes thin fplaces, and gaps for
the dust to sift through, and the house linen
will wear out much sooner and never look SO
clean and fresh if allowed to become very
dusty. The calico sheets should BIO kept
clean, and used whenever there is any dust
raised, as nothing Injuries fine furniture so
much as having the dust grinding into it.
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Of a Bonnet.

brown as the tree-trunks, as green and soft as
moss, or as shimmery as ali opal or a sunset
For her gowns she can have the soft browns Of
the leaves, the pink of the arhutus, the blue of
the skies, the purple of the violets. and al
ways before her she has pictures showing the
most perfect adapting and blending of colors
Earth certainly does know how to dress her.
self prettly and appropriately.
Green velvet ribbons satin faced heavy and
soft, are used in narrow bands facing the under
side Of the brims in trimming hats of many
kinds; and often loops of the ribbon are used
among the flowers. =
xNs
Greens are very fashionable. and as they are
in all conceivable shades most every one can
find becoming one The newest shade is that
of the stems of the lily of the valley, and is
very delicate. Green is such clean, fresh
color that it will be pleasant for the Summer.
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The English Illustrated Magazine. An admira-
BILE publication, SLED with good literary mat
ter and fine illustrations. Price 10 cents.
Published by Mcmillan & Co., liz Broadway,
n Y
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#"s
1t is said that the reason that women have
to worry over their clothes so much moro
than men, is because there are more women
than men. If the conditions are reversed, then
the men would have to primp and bother. At
Colon, where there are more men than women,
and the competition is for wives, the men wear
their hair long aud faston it up with tortoise
shell pins, while the women appear with their
hair short and in plaa attire.
So
Lard is useful for cleaning rusty stoves;
kerosene is better.
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Clean silk and ribbons with vinegar and tea,
using them in equal proportions and after
wards iron them with an iron that is not very
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Lay the tablccloth carefully. Have the
lines of the folds straight and the wrinkles
smoothed out.
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Just imagine Chinese woman with her
foot in shoe sometimes not SO big as babys,
and realize what geese women are occasionally.
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Fine vases will stand better and be less likel
to be tipped over by a careless touch if the bot
tom be filled with sand.
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Graceful capes form o pretty addition to q
street gown.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-30
smokeless Powder and Gun Cotton.

SmOkeleSS IOWuer ana Gun Cotton
One of the most interesting and singu-
lar features developed by the new navy
is the matter of explosives.
The most important advance made in
this general line in 1891 was the procur-
ing of smolzeless powder. This was
developed by Professor Monroe, of the
Naval Torpedo station, and has surpass-
ed the somewhat dubious expectations
Of it. It has been successfully used in
the simpler and lighter guns and also in
the complicated 4-inch rapid fire guns.
With charges of only one-half the weight
of the old powder, it has fired projectiles
nearly 200 feet second faster than the
shots of the old powders travelled. One
beauty of it is the fact that it is not in
jured by water.
Gun cotton is to be extensively used
on the new vessels. The high Importance
of this material and the certainty that
the limited facilities for it's production
would be a source of embarrassment in
case of war, led the naval department
last year to offer an order for $4,000
pounds of gun cotton to the Duponts, of
Wilmington, Del, manufacturers of
naval explosives, OH the condition of the
establishment of a complete plant for the
manufacture Of gun cotton in large
quantities. ID. D. Bidwell in New York
Tedrer