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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-05

o ONE WHO HAD
driven through the
lodge-gate and had
noticed the merry
face OF Ellen. the
gatekeeper, would be
likely soon to forget
1t. She usually wore
q pink calico dress,
which was scrupu-
lousy neat and fitted
her trim figure to q
7. Her ribbons were
pink, and the chill
dren declared that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-05
Here lies the body of
TERRY O'EIAHERT

TERRY O'FLAHERTY.
when Is no. buried here. havin' niver
been found; he havin' been capsizsd
one dark night In a wherry'
ut was more like a dory hnt .,s
'wherry' for the poetry. o
he was the kindest an best of hus-
oands an, fellows, barrin' bit quick tenn
pered an thrife jealous His w;ddv
erects this MONUMENT as a New Year nrts,
ent to testify her Woe an that she will
never behave him dead till he comes an
1T was beautiful idea, but I niver had
the MONUMENT put up. the raison bein' thai
one night, as 1 worked by the fire, an the
ould mither nodded in the chair, 1 see a
face at the windy. an 1 held out my arms
at 1T an called. Terry, Terryv an tainted
dead away. an whin 1 came to my right
sirses, an was wonderin' whether 1t was
Terry's ghost come to tell me 1 was a
WILDLY, l felt myself held in his two strong
arms, an by the same token knew II was
Terry hin self.
We'll. We laughed. an we cried, an we
hugged each other, an We went nearly
crazy fntirely, an he tould me how II was
wild he was the night he whit away an
how he had rowed out to a sailin' vessel
that was bound to Calcutty by the way of
the Cape of Good Hope, determined for to
lave me free to be wildly, II I loik ed
but how that the ould love an the longin'
were too strong for him intirely. an he set
out to come back again, but was detained
by matter Of two or three shipwricks,
an so ne naQ not tOucned shore till that
very mornin'. An how all the way he had
been tormented wild the fear that might
have behaved him dead an have married
the butler. an so he had bethought him
that he would look in at the windy, an
II he saw me dressed in black. he would
behave me rtill a wildly an come; but whin
he saw me in pink. 1t near took his sinses
away, for he, thought sure I had done
mournin' for him, an how he was about
to turn away whin 1 saw him an called
him, an thin come in he had to, right
through the sash Of the windy. even were
1t to murther the butler.
But how is it, says Terry. that you've
not been dom me the respect of wearin'
black for me as q WILDLY should, an
mournin' so becomin' to you? says he.
'Whisht, Terry says the ould mither,
what money had she to buy mournin' /?
whin she's been buryin' your feyther, an
payin' my docther, an your tavern bills
an the praste for prayin' you out Of pur-
gatory, let alone the iligant new tomb
stone she was preparin' for q New Year
prisent,' says she.
"A New Year present. says Terry, an
In such q hurry to come home that dtvtl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-05

- CnInese SVEN IN winter Bonnet.
swung on poles from their shoulders. We
passed many women In blue gowns of wad-
ded cotton. who hobbled along on the sides
of their little feet through the mud with a
knock-kneed gait, and met at every turn
the rikshas and sedan chairs Of swell Chi
namen, whose eyes were so shrouded by
their big black spectacles that they locke
like Gargantuan brownies rather than
scholarly Chinese. Many of these swells
had on their winter bonnets Of wadded silk
and their clothes were Of the brightest Of
reds. blues and green's. Their bonnets COW
cred the entire head and were fastenend
under the chin in wadded cloth which
protected the neck and throat. They were
so made that only the front of the face
was exposed to the weather. and they ex-
tended out behind into sort of a cape
which fell to the waist and concealed their
cues. The gowns of many Of them were
fur lined and the silk brocade OF which
they were made seemed more fit for a ball
room than a rainy. muddy Chinese country
ride. Beside these rich worked the poorest
OF the poor. We passed scores Of sweating
men pushing freight wheelbarrows each
containing a load for a horse, and were
Josued by the hundreds of other queer
working characters who fill the country
roads of China with many travelore as
you will find on the roads approaching one
Of our little cities on q circus day.
Just outside OF the walls of the native
city j passed guard house filed with
Chinese soldiers. The sun came out at the
moment. and 1 attempted to photograph
them But when they saw the camera they
scowled and went inside of the guard house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-05

%ot far from this I came to a fertilization
which 1 afterward learned was the bar
racks OF the troops which the viceroy keeps
here to guard the arsenal and to protect
Shanghai A white wall perhaps twenty
feet high. surrounded them. and 1 could
only see the great flags Of black net work
embroidered with red Chinese figures,
twenty odd feet long. which foated from a
pole above the tent Of the commander. i
saw many soldiers, however and 1 photo
graphed a good natured one who evidently
did not understand what my camera was.
These soldiers were dressed in all sorts of
bright colors. and the uniform of many of
them consisted OF the brightest Of blue cot
ton sacQues. trimmed with black velvet and
ornamented with red stripes They wore
" added cotton pantaloons. which they tucked
into black short topped wadded cloth boots
and their heads were covered with stiff skull
caps OF silk. They look entirely different
from the people about this part OF China
and are much more muscular and are taller
than the Cinnamon We have in America.
They come from the interior. and the best
fighters among them are from the rebellious
province OF Human. where the insurrection
against the missionaries Of a year or 20 ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-05


Whats a raquiemr says Terry. It's
song they sing at a wake says /, an
the 1uke said 1t must be very fatterin' to
her husband to know that such a lovely
such foine style. Mournin' is becomin'
says 1, I'd like to wear 1t myself. 1t must
be a great consolation to a wilder. If you
should die, Terry. says 1, I wouldn't spare
the money on black stuff for you
You'd be glad enough for the chance
says he. on that stuck-up butler, too
Niver you let me hear you speak Of him
agin. or It's the four eyes of you both that
I'll put in mournin',' says he.
1T was the butler. mum, that made the
throuble betwiXt us more than the mourn
In. The misthress niver would have had a
man In the house doin' woman's work, but
Mrs. Delacey she brought him from the
city along with her new-fangled fashions
an shure he needed more waitin' on than
any Of the aristocracy, orderin' round the
other servants an drivin' the cook wild
wild the French dishes he was always a
suggestin'. But mind you, he didn't order
me at all, at all. Quite contrary, the vii
lain. he was always blarneyin' me hair
an me eyes. an sayin' as how he would like
to see me in one of Mrs Delacey's dresses
for he was sure l would be purifier In II
than her leddyship herself. An whittier II
was that he axed his misthress for me
don't know, but what did Mrs Delacey do
but give me one of her old black gowns
Now, though / was dyin' to see myself in
IL, was that reared or Terry that didn't
dare put 1t on, until one day it happened
that the masther sent him to Jerome Park
with one of the horses an he was to be
gone three days. an, as good luck would
have 1t, my third Cousins wife had Just
died. SO, av coorse, I had the opportunity !
wanted Of wearin' the black dress to the
funeral. Now, whin we started for the
buryin', who should 1 see at the door with
the masther's buggy but the butler. An
will you ride with me, Ellen? SAYS he
Shure I've come all the way to take you,
seem 1 knew Terry was away says he
Oh says I, I'm not goin' to the bury
in.' says 1, for 1 didn't like to ride with
him at all, at all. Thin let me take you
home says he, for it's a good piece to the
villa, an you're tired with footin' II here
I'll not be afthsr goin' home tust yet
says 1. IN stay wild the childer an get
supper against my cousin comes home from
the cimetrary,' says I, thinkin' that with
was the very worst thing I could have
done, for he just waited around, the cray
ther an with the people bein' late back
from the buryin', an insistin' that 1 should
stay to supper, 1t was near dark whin /
started for home. An there was the butler
a-waitin' for me. but / wouldn't ride with
him, but just took my cousins eldest boy
for company. an cut through the pine
woods a short way. But, as bad luck would
have 1t, / came out on the highway an
sent the boy back just afthsr the butler.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
TESTED RECIPES.

GREEN Corn OMEIEr.-Twelve ears of
corn grated and Scraped. one cupful of
milk or cream, two tahlespoonfuls
melted butter. four eggs; beat whites
separately and add last; pepper and salt
to taste. Bake three-quarters of an
hour.
BLACK STRAP PUDDING.-One cupful
molasSes. onc-half cupful butter. one
cupful sweet milk. four cupfuls flour.
one cupful chopped raisins. one-half
teaspoonful soda. one-half tcaSpoonful
cinnamon, Onc-half tcaspoonful cloves,
a little salt. Steam three hours.
Ham PASTE SANDWICHES. To one
pound boiled ham, minced fine, with
the fat. add yollls of two harl-boiled
eggs. one tablespoonful made mustard,
two tablcspoonfuls vinegar. Spread on
bread from which crust has been cut.
This is enough to make one hundred
sandwiches.
CREAMED CLANS. - Take twenty-five
hard-shcll CLANS. pour off liquor and
chop fine. Let a large cup of milk boil
and thicEen. with two and onc-half
teaspoOnfulS flour. mixed smooth in
little cold milk thave it too thick to
pour; stir into this the CLANS. two
tablespoonfuls butter. salt and pepper
to taste. Fill into the shells and sprinkle
over with rolled cracker crumbs. Bake
half an hour-N. Y. Observer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
ORIGIN OF COMMON THINGS.

STEEL pens originated in England in
lsO3.
Tiles were used on houses in Rome
500 Il. c.
LAWYERS were known in Babylon
1900 Il. c.
BooKKEEPING is first mentioned in
Italy about 1863.
CoCK-FIGHTING was introduced into
England in 1871.
TITLES are older than written his
tory. King is the oldest.
PAINTING in both oil and water col
ors was known in Egypt 1900 Il. c.
SHOES are first mentioned in Egyp-
tan annals 1000 years before Christ.
STAMPS for marking goods were in
use at Rome before the Christian era
CHESS was of military origin and
known in India before the Christian
era.
INK is mentioned in the Egyptian in
scriptions about the time of the Ex-
oduS.
TIE use of the Christian era in
chronology began in Italy in 525. 1t
was not employed in England until
sI6
THE first telegraphic message that
ever passed over the wires was com
posed of the words: What hath God
wrouphfn"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
BRUSH AND PALETTE,

ANCIENT ITALY" the famous pic
ture 10y Turner. has been purchased by
a number of art amateurs and placed
in the Louvre The price paid for the
picture was forty thousand dollars.
The principle first announced by
Leonardo da Ninci that ''all drawing
is founded on perspective" has been
fertile in producing the Photograph
an ingenious device by means of which
the uninstructed can acquire the art of
Sketching from nature.
TIE princess of Wales has purchased
a copy of the medallion of NJ. Padcr-
eyvslli which Is exhibited at the Royal
academy. The medallion was executed
10y Miss \. NJ. Chaplin. from sittings
which the pianist gave her during his
visit in London last autumn.
The pictures, books, furniture and
relics of the late Ford Madox-B Brown
will be sold ere long in London The
collection contains many items of
unique interest on account of their
connection with the greatest names in
English art during the last fifty years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19

BRIGHT JOKES.

FATHER (solemnly)-''T is going
to hurt me more than you, Napoleon. -
Napoleon (sympathetically) - We'll,
don't be too rough on yourself, dad, l
amt worth it.''-Judge
THE threshold of life must be pretty
nearly worn out" why SOP" Because
so many valedictorians of colleges and
high schools have stood upon it this
year. boston Gazette.
''IT doesn't seem possible that any
woman would lead a man to drink de
liberately." We'll, she has" How
do you know?" she has dried beef for
lunch every day.''-Exchange
THERE goes my hat yelled the
pompous man with the red face. Yes" q"
rejoined the calm party with chin
whiskGrs, ''straws show the way the
wind blows. Detroit Tribune
WoULD-BE CONTRIBUTOR tat editors
desk Here's Il joke, Mr.. Editor. that
Ill guarantee was never in print be
fore Editor (after reading it Don't
doubt your word in the least. sir
Life.
How ARE you getting along with
your new servant girl?'' asked the
caller. Our new servant girl replied
the hostess with some Indignation in
her voice, why she has been with us
for four days!'-Washington Star
MY dear lady, it is scientific fact
that intellectual women are not good
looking" Indeed. Inwhat category
do You place me- Il certainly never
accused you of being intellectual. Sc
''Oh, you fatterer!" Fliegende Blaet-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
THE SHOCK OF BIG GUNS.
Unpleasant Sensations Produced by Their
Reports.

The man who has never been in
cloSe proximity to a one hundred-ton
gun when it is fired can have little
conception of the noise and vibration.
said Il retired naval officer to Cincin-
natl Enquirer reporter. Partly 10y
courtesy and partly by chance l was
on the Thunderer at the siege of
Alexandria some twelve or thirteen
years ago. Two sets of advice were
given me as To how to act whsn the
big guns were fired. Old experienced
seamen can stand the shock 10y raising
on their toes the moment the word is
given to fire. The majority of people.
however. find it necessary, in order to
preserve their ear drums from perfora-
tion. to lie down. resting most Of the
weight on their hands and toes Even
with this precaution the sensation il
most unpleasant until one gets used to
it Even with the comparative small
guns IN general use in our navy. the
concussion on board a ship when a
shot is fired is very annoying. but the
enormous guns used so generally in
European navieS are source of
terrible danger To the crew as well as
the enemy, and | doubt if they could
possibly be used in hand-to-hand en-
counter. useful as they are for destroy
ing distant ports.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
THE NEXT PARIS EXPOSITION.
Attractive Features Proposed for the Uni
yersaI show in 1900.

Already they appear to be commenc-
ing preparations for the exposition of
1900 in Paris. 1t would strike Amer
leans that the Introduction of electric
lty for general lighting had not made
that progress one would expect there.
But this season. says the Philadelphia
Telegraph, the way in which a number
of streets have been torn up to put in
electric cables. shows that when the
exposition is open all Paris will be
brighter than ever by night. And now
everyone who gives thought to the
coming show is racking his brains to
find something to distinguish the com
ing from the preceding shows. Among
these has been proposed by the Petit
Journal a scheme which il is thought
Will he particularly interesting to the
children, and everyone knows how at
tractive that is to grown people, al
though they may not be willing to ad-
init it. 1t has been suggested by Ar
nand Dayot, inspector of fine arts. to
unite with the exposition of 1900 the
garden of the Tuileries. which latter is
to be exclusively reserved for Juvenile
attractions, to he a sort of children's
paradise, quite apart from the amuse-
ments and distractions of the grown
people. There will be no lack of vari-
ETY. to give success to the idea. There
Will be interesting museums of chill
drenS toys, retrospective collections of
dolls. where the crude terra Gotta darl-
ing which the blind Nidia of Pompcii
may have carried may look from the
far end of the line down to her fin-le-
steele distant relative in gorgeous Paris
dressing and capable of singing an
entlre song in Squeally, graf
ing phonograph falSettO. Then there
VIII he panoramaS and dioramaS in min
iature. to be decorat ted by such artists
as Boutet de Monvel and Kate Green
away. Punch and Judy shows i'm all
their variety and nationality from all
corners of the world and of all periods.
from the Chignot of the classic period
to the mariOnettes of BOulogne. and
the karaguez of Constantinople. all
displaying the antics of the same old
"Polichinelle," eternally raging to the
intense amusement of the children
There are to be children'S balls and
pony cavalcades under the trees. and
under cover sort of wax works show
ing children of genius in their early
days: such as Lulli. Mozart. Giotto.
Niviana. Canova and that astonishing
Henry de Heinecken. who at the age
of two years spoke three languages
while yet in his nurses arms. and could
speak a piece in Latin also
1t is to be hoped that baby king of
Spain will send his baby regiment and.
although they are Spanish soldiers.
they may be allowed by the French
government to show their drill in the
garden. That the coming men and
women have had no place. nothing
suitable for their capabilities in for
mer exhibitions must be acknowledged:
and that such a display. coupled with Il
retrospective exhibition ef educational
methods. will make the whole affair
immensely attractive to both young
and old. no one will doubt
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
TOWN REFUSE AS FUEL.
Result of Experiments with a Furnace at
Halifax, England.

Experiments in seeking to utilize the
refuse of towns as fuel have been car
rie,, so far that plant. known as the
Livet plant. has been set up in Halifax.
England. with which ii is expected to
supply electric energy. The success
fuI working of the Livet furnace. says
the Popular Science Monthly. appears
to depend upon the peculiar conStruc-
tiOn of its flucS. which are SO built as
to utilize the effect of the decreasing
volume of the gases of combustion
travelling toward the chimney, So pro-
noting 4 high velocity to the air pass
ing through the furnace bars and pro-
ducing rapid combustion with intense
heat. At the same time the effect of
this peculiarity of construction il To
cause the gases themselves to move
slowly through the tiueS so that they
may part with their useful heat before
escaping into the atmosphere. The
force of draught at the furnace is such
that Il high and constant temperament
Is obtained and efficiency of combuS-
ton insured. while all unpleasant
odoIs Inherent in town garbage are de
stroycd.
As an example of the heat economy
effected il iS said that whereas in
previous generators the best results
ever obtained have been three-quarters
of Il pound of water evaporated ON the
combustion of one pound of refuse. in
the Livct generator over three pounds
of water are evaporated into steam for
every pound of refuse consumed, in
spite of the fact that ii is frequently
known to contain twenty per cent. of
moisture. The temperature of the
gases just before entering the chimney
is stated to be from three to four hun
dred dergrees Fahrenheit lower than
hitherto obtained. The progression
of the cases is partially arrested at
both ends of each flue for the purpose
of permitting them to deposit the CON
taiucd light dust in suitable expansion
chambers or pits. which can be cleaned
out when desirable This arrange
ments serves to overcome the objection
able dust. whicn in ordinary 'destruc-
tors" tends to choke the fiues and i'm
pregnate the air of the surrounding
IL a,+s
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

THE customs authorities of Boston
have decided that the works of lola
are immoral. but not obscene.
''FEEGY" MALONE. the once famous
baseball catcher. has been reported
dead. but erroncouSly so. He is and
has been tor several years a special IN
spector in the United States customs
department in Philadelphia.
WILLIAM WATSoN's health is said to
be now almost completely reestab-
Ii.hcI. lie il able to spend consider
able part of each day iii literary work.
y sonnet 10y him was recently printed
in the Westminster Gazette.
The enforced abstinence from books
and periodicals. after the operation on
his eye was most irksome to Mr.. Glad
stone He made the best of his idle
ncs, 10y having one Of his secretaries
read the second book of the -Encid to
him in the original, but frequently he
would take the Latin words out of the
readers mouth and recite them from
memory.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
SKILLED IN SOFT PHRASES.
The Honest Tramp Who Had Never seen
Better DaNs or Ratter Surroundings.

The Honest Tramp Who Had Never Seen
Better Days or Better Surroundings.
The tramp whom the lady of the
house had admitted TO the kitchen
table and was giving dinner Of her
own cooking. was such 4 pleaSant-lool-
ing fellow that she became quite inter
ested in him. After buSying about
awhile she ventured into conversation.
says the Detroit Free Press.
You have not always been in this
business. have you?" she asked.
No. madam" he replied briefly.
''Ah. | thought 50. You have seen
better days. Them
lie looked at the fine piece of pie and
big glass of cold milk she set down on
the table for him To finish on. and laid
down his knife and fork
IF You mean 10y better DAYS.
madam" he said. that have not al
ways been tramp. | will reply Yes
but if you mean 10y better days that
have ever had pleaSanter surroundings
than the present. or that l have sur
rounded pleaSanter things" and he
blushed. i will say emphatIcally that
! have not" and the good woman WAS
So pleased that she almost wanted to
take him as a permanent boarder.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
PAPER HORSESHOES.
They Are Helpful to Cavalry Horses O
Long Marches


Long Marches
When paper horSeShoes Were first in
troduced into the cavalry service Of
the German army few years ago they
excited a good deal Of interest Scv-
eral cavalry horses We're first Shod
with the paper shoes and the effect ob-
served. Itwas found, says the Chicago
Herald. that not only did the lightne>s
and elasticity OF the shoe help the
horse on the march. making IL possible
for him To travel faster and farther
without fatigue than horses Shod with
iron. but that the paper shoe had the
property OF being unaffected by water
and other liquids These new sheets
of paper are pressed closely togyth her.
one above another. and rendered inn
pervious TO the moisture by the appli-
cation of oil OF turpentine. The sheets
are glued together 10y sort Of paste
composed OF turpentine- whiting. gum
and linSeed oil. and then submitted TO
a powerful hydraulic pressure Paper
horseShoes are also made 10y grinding
up the paper into mass. combining II
with turpentinc- sand. gum. ithar.re
and certain other substances pressing
IL and afterward drying IL but these
shoes are less tough and elastic than
those made Of thin sheets II paper laid
one upon another. These shoes are
fastened to the horses feet either bV
means of nails or with a kind Of glue
made of coal tar and caoutchouc-