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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
CHANGING WEDDING FASHIONS.
Orange blossoms no longer Necessary and
tho Veil Sometimes Omitted.


The traditional wedding customs, like
many other old observances ARE rapidly
disappearing, whether barished by the uni
versal skepticism or the times or neglected
because the age is too busy toallow any ele'
ment that is not emincntly prosaic and prac.
tical it would bediilicult to say A bridemay
still occasionally unconsciously advertise
thenoyclty Of her rposition by " collection OF
rice among the ribbons OF her bonnet, while
the gruum's hat sometimes falls victim To
the too accurate aim of II well mcnnt slip
per, but the symbolic rites from which these
effects result are usually performed by chill
dren and are regarded as juvenile freak.
Orange blossoms and myrtle are often re-
placed by roses, lilies, vlolcts and other
flowers, equally appropriate to any occa-
sion, while the veil $ sometimes entirely
omitted. The wedding cake has in par
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
PERFECT POEMS OF eoNNETs.

Black Is Much n Evidence In the New
Spring Hcadwear.
Hats are Of medium size this season, and
bonnets are small. The combination of
black with rich carmiHe shades claims as
prominent place in spring millinery as it
has held all winter. Black is much in evil
donce in all thenew he&dgear, almost every
thing displayed consisting in part at least
Of some black material. Black lace is par
ticularly popular, and much Jet and many
spangIes arc used. There are some pretty
little bonnets in which the crown is a sort
Of skeleton arrangement Of steel or gold
and black beads, while the tiny brim CON
sists Of frill Of plated lace, and the trim
ming IS made up Of some bits Of black vel
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

Look here" exclaimed the agent, some
what timidly. Isn't sewing machine
spelled with an instead of an OF
The painter glanced ut the agent with an
injured mir,
We'll" he said, II should think you
might let my work get dry before you be
gin to criticise it"-Youth's Companion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-02
CODE DUELLo IN PARIS.
Few Places Left Where Men of Hon
OF May Pink Each Other.

TParis Letter in New York Tribune.]
Duelling bids fair to go out of fash
ion here; not because the people have
become alive to the ridicule excited by
the comparatively innocuous termina-
ton of the majority of conflicts of this
kind in France but merely because it
is daily becoming more difficult to find
any place where ones differences may
be settled without interruption. Thus,
last Sunday, the Vicomte De Breteui1
whose elder brother, the marquis, is
married to Miss Garner of New York
spent the major portion of the day in
driving all round Paris with his adj
yersary, NJ. D'Ancona, their four sec
onds and the surgeon, in search of a
secluded nook where they could ex-
change some swordplay. They began
by visiting that happy hunting ground
of duellists, the lie de la Grande Jatte
But they found that the police had
heard of their intentions and were on
the spot to prevent them from fighting.
From there they went to Passy, and
theme to ST. Germain; but everywhere
they drove they were confronted by the
police Finally they reached a place
called Bazons. and had just drawn their
swords and began to fight when some
one shouted. There is the mayori''
That august functionary was merely
taking his Sunday post-prandial stroll.
Notwithstanding that he had left his
tricolor sash at home, he rushed be-
tween the combatantS and ordered them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-02
[F'rom the Washington Post.1

lFTOm the washington POST
The famous DIR. r. j. Calling, the in
ventor of the wonderful machine gun
that bears his name, is fond of Wash
ington, and was glad of the opportun-
ity given him to spend a month at the
capital by reason of the tests of his
and other guns now in progress at
Indian Head. the doctor carries his
three-score and odd years we'll. He is a
large man, white haired, like a patri-
arch, and with an air of good will to-
ward all mankind. He is never so hap
Ply as when talking about modern en-
gines of destruction, which he believes
are the greatest agencies for keeping
the peace
People are not yet educated to APP
preciate the enormous revolution in
future warfare caused by the invention
of smokeless powder" he said, to
Post reporter at the Ebbitt ALREADY
it has made obsolete between 100000
and 1900 600 of muskets in Europe that
were built to shoot black powder, not
to speak of the millions of cartridges,
all of which the countries possessing
would be willing to sell for a song.
Here is a vast sum of wasted capital,
but it is the inevitable result of pro-.
gress. Our army guns in this country
will soon be the obsolete category, for
to keep pace with the rest of the world
we will have to adopt Smokeless pow
der too. A gun loaded with it will send
a bullet just twice as far as the black
/ powder does. Again the new invention
changes military tactics entirely, for in
| the battles of the future troops will
never display themselves en- masse to
the enemy. Open fighting, as has been
customary through all the ages, is
thing of the past, for it would mean
utter humiliation If smokeless powder
had been in use during the late civil
strife the war between the states
would not have lasted ninety days.
What is the difference between a
rapid firing gun and machine gum
"a rapid firing gun dosen't begin to
fire with the rapidly of a machine
gun The former is usually of one bar
rel and is loaded with shells. 1t is
great gun for torpedo boats, but fifteen
times to the minute is pretty good
work for one of them. A machine gun
| of the Calling type has from six to
| twelve barrels and with three men to
operate, practically never ceases firing,
one volley succeeding another at
speed of 1000 discharges per minute.
| These three men can do more killing
that a whole brigade armed with old
fashioned muskets. 1t is the machine
gun, along with the smokeless powder,
that is going to make war an imposst-
| bility."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-02
AT Logan.

Logan, Aug. 1.-The non-partisan
statehood celebration here today was
an unqualified success. At sunrise
forty-five guns were fired, and at a. m.
there was procession. AT 1920 a
monster meeting was held at the pub
lie square, where eloquent addresses
were made by Hon. G. w. Penrose and
Hon. John Henry Smith, George w.
Thatcher acting as chairman. The en-
thusiasm of the crowd was unbounded,
and it is estimated that 10000 people
took part in this, the grandest affair
in the history of Logan. Six brass
bands were in attendance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-02

in the name of the law to stop. This
they did all the more readily, as the
vicomte had at that moment his arm
pierced by the rapier of his adversary.
suppose it is only in France that one
could witness such a spectacle as this,
two gentlemen in their shirt sleeves
fencing with raipers on a high-road,
surrounded by large crowd of specta-
tors, composed partly of excursionists.
men, women and children, from Paris.
After taking their names the mayor per-
mitted the duellists to go. and they re-
turned to Paris to partake of their fes-
tive repast which marks the conclusion
of nearly every French duel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-02
WANTING TO GET EVEN.
TIndianapolis Journal.1

Mr.. Citman-Well, Uncle Jehiel, we
have enjoyed our visit to you exceed
ingly. I'm sure the children never had
better time in their lives. 1 want
you to call on us next winter to let
me repay your kindness.
Uncle Jehiel-Wal, 1 don't know as
me or the old woman kin git up to see
you, but if we don't I'll send five or
six of the mule colts. I low they
would about do the same damage
round the place that your boys have
done here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-02
FROM OGDEN:
Train for Brigham and Cache Valley

Train for Brigham and Cache Valley
will leave Salt Lake at 2:4o pm.
For Brigham, Oxford, Pacatello, Idaho
Falls, Market Lake, Soda Springs and
Montpelier will leave at 6:2o p. m.
Special arrangements will be made for
through coaches from Salt Lake to Soda
Springs and Montpelier, without change.
This will probably be the only excur-
sion of the season to Northern Points.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-02
An Enormous Crowd at Beauti-
full Saltair Yesterday.
UNB0UNDED ENTHUSIASM.
HON. JOSEPH L. RAWLINS GREETED
WITH RINGING CHEERS.

eloquent Addresses BY Chief Justice
Merritt, George O. Cannon, w. II.
Dickson and II. C. IIfG-Acting-
Read-TRe Greatest Day of the
Season at the Resort-ROusing
Celebration at Logan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04
FOR SHERIFF.

The nomination of Charles R. Spiegel for sheriff of New Haven county is a very strong one. MT. Spiegel is popu- lar as German and he is also popular as an American citizen. He has won his popularity legitmately. He is good natured. faithful and efficient He has done much public work and has done it we'll and without friction. Everybody who knows him likes him and trusts him. Unless we are greatly mistaken he will be what the politicians call "a vote-getter," and he may surprise some people. He was nominated on his merits and they make a good platform for him to stand on during the cam paign. He will be conspicuous when the votes are counted.
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button blues, dazzling dead white, bril- liant green, delicate mauve and bright black. The pale blond with grayish eyes almost always looks best in the vivid shades that are dedicated to brunettes That is because of the pale eyes and the lack of color such girls always have; indeed, scarlet is often the most becoming shade for so-called blond Only the brown haired damsel with sparkling brown eyes and ruddy color can wear anything. She is the sort of girl who lacks the distinction of be- longing to any type, but she can get away with most of the types on their own ground as rule, which is very un- pleasant for the type.
 Of heliotrope cloth is the visiting dress which the artist contributes here with, and its plain bell skirt is lined with lavender silk and finished inside with pinked ruffle of the same. The fitted bodice has large double revers of white bengaline edged with 8 bias fold of the cloth. The standing collar is draped with the same and two long ends of bengaline edged with a deep fringe hang nearly to the bottom of the skirt. The sleeves are very wide at the top, but are fitted at the wrists. Accompanying the dress is 8 hat of white felt garnished with field flowers and bows of heliotrope ribbon.
 FLURETTE.
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man to Ind him out MT. G.-Then she finds him out good deal. doesn she ?-Detriot Free Press
 At School.-Ella-pi you know. Liz- gle, that We are In hsif-mourningv Liz' zie-No' Is anyone half-dead In your house?-Fliegende Blatter.
 The trouble wid the sympathetic sthroike," said Mr. polan. "is thot the sthroike most always lashts longer than the sympathy."-Washington Star
 Little Ethel-Dottie Dimpies is the iuekiest little girl know. Little Johnny Why so? Little Ethel-The only brother she has Is growed up.-Good News, !. Elder Berry-DId the natives of Cen tral Africa give you warm reeep- tion? Returned Misslonary-Yes. in- deed; they were so tickled to see me that they wanted to eat me up.--Gossip.
 Maud--They ought not to allow mar riages between cousins. Morle-Why not? Maud-Because if you marry your cousin. your own children are scarcely related to you. They arc only your sec- ond cousins.-Harlem Life.
 Doubtful, But-Young Tutter-Do you think your mother. Miss Clara. would let you go to the theater with me With out a chaperone? Mss Pinkerly (doubt- fully)-I don't know, MT. Tutter. She has ofter said she wouldn't like me to go with any young gentleman wasn't en- gagged to.--Life.
 Gan you suggest any reason why should print your poem?" said the over bearing editor. The dismal youth look ed thoughtful, and then replied: You know always enclose stamp for the return of rejected manuscript" Yes" Well. if you print 1t you can keep the stamp. ."-Washington Star.
 The Professor-As 10 there being any inhabitants on Mars. Miss Laura, 1t Is all matter of conjecture. The planet Is believed to be older than ours, and it Is possible 1t may be inhabited by human beings much farther advanced in knowledge than we. Miss Laura Do you suppose, professor that they have any idea that the name of their planet is Mars ?-Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04

States navy has had A good opportunity to see what the consular service of this country Is, His views concerning it are based upon observations made in all parts of the world during an active ser vice of forty-six years In the navy. and are in part tho results of searching investigations made by himself under instructions from President Arthur In his opinion no sufficient attention Is paid 10 the fitness of men for the dis charge of a consurs duties. In many cases they know not n word of the lan- guage of the people 10 whom they are sent. They are equally ignorant about what the United States produces that the people around them would buy If they had that knowledge. There Is noth- ing In the consular service 10 stimulate a man to put himself much out of the way 10 increase his countrys trade. and the pay Is generally so poor and the tenure of office so uncertain, that none except really important and lucrative places can command the services of competent men. Admiral Erben says: Consuls. generally. at the smaller ports are thoroughly incompetent and they know 1t themselves. Young Americans should, think, be made the vice con suls, thus giving them a chance 10 grow up with the place. For instance, the consul at the Cape of Good Hope has vice consuls at about ten different ports. Such vice consulships should be given to our young men who could ob- tain the agency of some of our large houses and work up profitable trade for themselves. As it is now, the Amer ican merchant abroad has entirely dis appeared. Now is the time to pick up the foreign bushes again and regain what has been lost. When l was in China. along in the fifties. all the great Amer ican houses had young men as clerks. The young men, then were all trying to crowd themselves to China and grow up with the large commercial houses. Now you scarcely find one there.
 This is sensible. The consular service of England, France and Germany is much better than ours. Their men are trained to it and are promoted for merit. They are thoroughly posted in the languages, business and banking customs of the people with whom they are located. AS Admiral Erben we'll puts it, our consular service should be radically reformed "in the interest of trade if for no other reason" .~"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04

highest genius, An appointment was made for the following morning at an address in the classic region of Drury Lane. and there the neophyte received his first lesson in tae mystery of his art
 When came there saw half a dozen other young fellows who went through all sorts of tricks. MT. - was not present. Then he (presuma- bly the amiabie subject who had dis cerned the latent possibilities in our friends expressive physiognomy) told me to sit down and close my eyes and pretend to fall asleep. and he stuck a needle in my arm and asked If it hurt much. said no. After a few more tricks. like falling from my chair. l was asked to come. up for one week for fif- teen shillings. Being without employ ment. accepted. When came up for the first time on the stage the mesmer- list tried to put me to sleep. but l did not (sic). as I was afraid"
 Some further tuition was necessary, and for short time the candidate was not trusted to do anything on the stage beyond going to sleep. In the mean time learning different tricks at the seminary in Drury Lane. He was an apt pupil. and very soon he was able to do several things which he had been taught. such as laugh. cry, smoking talow candles and being fireman" The rapid progress of our hero Is proved by the fact that apparently within a couple of weeks of his being taken in hand by the principal of the Drury Lane Academy aforesaid. whom he calls his agent and trainer" he, in his own words. went through catelep- sy (sic). oil-drinking, needle and all other tricks"
 In the course of time we find our now fully fedged subject" whom l will call L., performing with a well-known professor of hypnotism at the Royal Aquarium and elsewhere. He seems to have been at first taken on trial, but having gone to sleep. been pierced with needles, and drunk glass of 'parafhn mixture" to the satisfaction of the mesmerist he was engaged as a regu- lar subject" at fl 15s. a week. By this operator L. was. in his own words, "put in catelepsy" (sic), and had two fellows laid across him, with the master him. SCH OH top.
 In fact, so promising subject was he considered that he was selected by the professor" for private demonstra- tions. Having been seen talking to gentlemen in the Aquarium, he received serious caution from his employer not to reveal the fact that he was pretend ing to be under mesmeric influence, and not ito go to anybody's private house." presumably on his own account. He speaks of having worked eighteen months with his employer at different places, such as the Agricultural Hall, Bow, Sangers and Shoreditch, besides the Royal Aquarium. During this en- gagement his stomach was put to some severe tests, as he had at various times to eat tallow candles. cigarettes, raw onions, etc., and to drink a variety of "vile connections"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04
SAD SINCERITY.

The Register has begun the congress sional campaign by calling the Hon. N. D. Sperry hypocrite and the Journal and Courier an old humbug. MT. Sper- ry is a hypocrite because he showed signs of deep and honest feeling when many of the real workingmen of New Haven made a magnificent manifesto tion of their respect for and confidence in him. And the Journal and Courier is an old humbug because it mildly protested against the shallow and flip pant way in which the Register treated one of the most sincere and honest out bursts of manly enthusiasm that have been seen in Connecticut in many year. We have no doubt that the Jour-
 nal and Courier really looks to the Reg ister like an old humbug. It cannot understand how we can see in the dem- onstration in behalf of MT. Sperry any thing but trickery and hypocrisy. And 1t cannot see that in its judgment of us it convicts itself. The Journal and Courier long ago lived through the period of pert pride and cocky cynicism which the Register is now passing through. The Register will get through it in time, and 1t will then be able to see more clearly. It will learn that this world Is not wholly run by tricks and that tears evoked by honest and en- thusiastic friendliness are not neces- sarily evidences of hypocrisy or weak ness. And it may even discover that the ratification" of a man is sometimes the best ratification of his candidacy.
 The Register does not look like a young humbug to the Journal and Cour- fer. It seems to us sadly and pitiably sincere. We suppose Absalom looked that way to his insulted and sorrowing father. May kind providence pre- serve the Register from the fate which Absalom's pert pride and lack of proper feeling brought upon him, and bring it to a mellow and serene age, wherein it can see in others at least some indica- tions of the good quality which it has in itself, r
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04
OUR COysLrLAR SERnrrr

That the consular service Of the United States needs reforming is no secret. Consular appointments are made as rewards for political services. The result is what might be expected. Many of the consuls are inefficient or worse, and few of them are what con- suls ought to be and might be with. a proper system of appointment and traininnA Admiral Erhan of the United
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04
SHo0TxNG.
FLURETTE.

Doctor, I am troubled with shooting pains in my face" ''Yes, madam; you use too much powder. Chicago Trib- une. ~
 He-Do you thinh your father would object to my marrying you? She-I don't know. If he's anything like me he would.-Life. f.iHvS .s'rs3'
 Teacher Gin the geography class)- Tommy, what is tt.., easiest, way to get to the Pacific coast7 Tommy-Git a pass.-Chicago Tribune.
 Mrs. Green-A woman has to marry
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04

In order to ascertain the resources of the Seine department as far as vic- tuals are concerned, the police authori- ties ordered census to be taken of the live stock in the fowl yards in the inn mediate vicinity of Paris, which gave the following result: Guinea fowls. 453; turkeys, 1915; geese, 3,240; ducks. 7,o2o, pigeons, 32,643; rabbits. 50,640. and poul- try, 101,510.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04
FASHION NOTES.

The Color of the Skin Should Guide.
 Turquoise blue is a shade much af- fected just now by ruddy brunettes, and it is absolutely dazzling on the right kind of a. girl. If women would only learn that it is not the color of the hair that should determine the hues worn, but the shade of the skin. The sallow brunette must wear the regular brunette colors; reds, bronzes, warm purples, brilliant yellows, which take the objectionable yellow out of the skin. The black haired girl with white skin, brilliant color and snappy. eyes may go in for the usual blond colors and the blond will be beaten every time. Such girl may wear batchelor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04

In the village of Lockwood, Missouri. a minister preached the other day in the morning on "I'll Be Damned if I Do. and I'll Be Damned if Don't" and in the evening on Seven Miles to He'll
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04

A colony to be operated on the single tax theories of Henry George is to be established near Daphne, Baldwin county, Alabama, on the eastern shore of Mobile bay It will be composed of The colony will engage in truck farm ing, fruit culture. canning and pail and tub manufacturing to begin with. It will be known as the Fairhope Indus trial association
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04

Methodist missions in Corea date from 1885, only few years after the country was in some limited degree opened to foreigners. Until the break ing out of the present war they were considered to be in a fairly prosperous state. They sustain one theological two high and five Sabbath schools, with something less than a score of mission- aries, considerable number of whom are skilled in the medical art.