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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24


gives away, bur ~ every penny which Is
spent in maintaining her household.
Mrs. Rockefeller is a slight. kindly
faced. black haired woman. She dresses
very plainly. Her life has been devoted 10
her home. her family and charity.
Mss Alta Rockefeller is now - years
old. She Is taller than her younger sister
and has lighter hair. Her tastes are IS
quie. as those of Edith. Then there IS
John l.. Rockefeller. jr. who is now =
and Is working hard in his fathers office.
This comprises the family who have %
many millions al their disposal They
nigh well live In a mansion as big and
conspicuous as any OF those owned blythe
Astors OF the Vanderoilts. but their home
- not even on that avenue of Croesuses.
The four-story house they live In Is one
which VAS auilt by q. T.. Huntington X
Is furnished i'm magnificent but not snowy
style. The routine Of life in the Rockefeller
nome is extremely exact. They are early
risers. these m~illlona.res. Breakfast is al
ways served az 100. After that come FAM
lis prayers. and the father reads a chapter
from the Bible. The rest of the day is
spent by the sisters in study and the varl-
Gus duties which they have assumed.
Miss RockefeIIer's Charitable Works.
Miss Edith allows nothing TO interfere
with her hospital tour. She has A regular
route aud goes about distributing flowers
and delicaclcs 70 the sufferers, many OF
whom never know who is their benefac-
tress. She always devotes a certain time
to looking Up the poor families who have
come 10 har notice. She relieves their
needs with a prompt and generous hand.
She spends thousands IN shopping. but a
very small fraction Of her money goes Tor
Injuries Tor herself.
The Rockefeller girls are never seen IN
an opera box. Phey 70 20 the opera oc-
cIsionaHy. for they are both fine musicians
and naturally are lovers Of music, but they
ars coHteuted with a seat IA the orchestra
circle where they may hear and see VITA
out being seen They never attend any Of
the swell balls, receptions or other fash
ionable functions. They do not dance and
they have no taste tor fashionable crowds.
They are unknown TO the -four hundred.
They DO not live lives Of seclusion. how
ever. by any means. Their friends are
largely drawn from their church society.
Both of the gir.s teach classes in the sun
day school. AIRS. Rockefeller and Mr..
Rockefeller also teach classes. These sun
day school schohrs are favored indeed.
They are often entertained IN the Rookie
Teller mansion and have merry times
there. MANY OF the young women IN Mss
EI.th's class are girls who work In the oig
dry goods stores. They nave been gath
cred IN enc AZ a time by the young hefress
until there are forty or nifty OF them. 1t
Vas partly FOR these Sunday school scho,-
ars that g big yard adjoining the Rookie
Teller mansion was turned INTO a skating
rink. There, in the winter. the Rockefeller
girls entertained their friends on the ice.
Young Mccormick is 10 have an accom~
pllshCd and sensible as wen as a wealthy
wife. Miss EtitE's education is not one
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PAPER MACuE PRESENTS.
simple Methods OF Applying This
Ready-AIade Carving.

PAPER mache IS a compound OF paper
and glue worked into a pulp. While soft
il is pressed INTO molds. The nodded bead
ings,. pearl buds" wreaths. ribbons
or rosettes are at first plia5le and easily
manipulated. They become hard on expo
sure TO the air. The dry PAPER mache
ornaments may be obtained Of dealers IN
cabine.maker's supplies ana art materials.
Most of the ornament used IN the maxi
ing of large or small designs come in Sec
tons and of several sizes. also in some
cases graduated, thus giving the home
decorators ample opportunity 20 carry ont
almost any scheme Of decoration they mar
fancy or which the article TO be enriched
may demand.
The method of applying this ready made
carving is very simple. The working
tools are a pan OF hot water. a pair OF
tweezers and a pad OF soft cotton. If a
large object IS to be decorated, 1t may be
found convenient 10 work ny a Stove,
where the pan Of hot water may be kept
hot.
Having declde on the design and Sc
lected the papier mache ornaments, drop
into the hot water as many Of the pearls
buds" or whatever you may be using.
as YOU require or as the pan VIII con-
venientIy hold. In q few minutes they
VIII become soft and pl!abia. These soft
ened ornaments should be kept IN he pan
while working and taken quickly from
il as used.
1t is best. of course. to have the de-
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BOTH VERY WEALTHY.
Edith Rockefeller and Harold
Mccormick to We'd Tuesday.
GIRL May INHERIT s5o.ooo.o 900.
Oh Mngnnte's Daughter TO Wed inc
Reaper Kings sOn-The Rookie
feIier Family.

4 genuine love mstch - % Be the aili-
ance Of Afss Ed1th Roe ksfeileT and haFoid
Fowler NrC0~mguh Ire wedding 4 70
take place 81 %e@ Yogk city On SoFem5er
Is
In eo,te az the fact that these two young
people are quite as u-nassunaing and nod
ea as ans txo lovers IL al tho land. this
welding Is one rs which the public -
hstfnd 20 10 more CT less interested. TIC
sfu8Ie fact that Miss Eockefeler WI
some dag luhcr1E from S5tse,H1 10 3D.
08.s8 . enough 70 w&rraat this interest
The fortune which young 1EormscS caa
build up may never equal this amount.
but ne already has eDoagn 10 keep the
wolf frem tae door. which m Inherited
from his father. ana every one il Chicago
knows that the Mccormick millions are
steadily lnersasing. His family IS reck-
oned as onc or the wealth!esl IN the lake
side CITY.
Afss Rockefeller - the youngest dsugh-
ter or John h. Rockefeller. who Is At the
bead Of the Standard on trust. Her Ia
ther vas once a poor -bookkeeper. Today
Re Is werth something over klh.e.f@9 n
IL still making money a. u marvellous
rate.
Harold Mccormick. who = g marry one
OF the richest he.resses Ia America. IL the
son Of a self-made msn. Ills father. Cyrus
Mccormick. WAS known az the Reaper
King" tie invented a psteat reaTer. and
whsn nc died. ia lsss. left a big fortune.
Ha sons have been carrying ~ the busi-
meas ever since. One Of HarOid's sisters
married Emmons Blaine. who died several
years ago. HaroId's income IS about $780,
Dr. per year. He f. . years Of age.
Not a great deal IL known about the
courtshlp which young Mccormick waged
50 successfully. He became acquainted
with Miss Rockefeller while he was study
ing hard az Princeton. lie wen. 10 the
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Rockefeller house one evening with a rela-
tive who was = friend of the family.
10 was near the Christmas holidays and
there seemed 10 be a good deal OF hustle
and confusion about the mansion. Ex-
press and delivery carts were unloading
many boxes and the big library vas lit
tered with them.
What's going on?" asked Harold OF
Miss Alta Rockefeller. Edlth's sister.
"Oh. Edith IS ia the mids OF her an
nual Christmas work. These boxes are
for her proteges,' said Miss Alta with a
smile,
How many are .hcre?" asked Harold.
as he glanced at the big pile.
Edith is going 10 send out i.oo0 this
year"
one thousand Christmas boxes!' ex-
claimed young Mccormick. But hoH does
she ever MI 50 many
oh. she does the shopping and the
whole family help her pack them. shes
out nov buying things"
How lie on the ucirc~s.
Harold did not see Edith THAI evening.
bat he learned enough % her good works
and her generous heart 10 want % see her.
When he had made her acquaintance
and found her a modest. earnest young
woman with no society nonsense IN her
head, he was deeply impressed.
Il want thar gifl for ms Wife he said
81 a frank outhurst OF confidence 70 tina
relative who Vas with him that night.
We'll. go lu aad win" was the reply.
but you'll have - nGht the whole tam
ily. for they fully Al prec.ate her"
There WAS some opposition az first.
Young Mccormick. Ike a trpc tactic5au.
FIRST made sure of the girl Edith At THIS
time had about made up her min 70 20
"a Is missionary Co japan. lie had "a per
suade hey t4at The millions or hotthen
didn't need her ha.f sl much as BE did
TINS be- found rather difficult. hat he Was
persistent and sgrces-Eut
Then he went 60 John -. Rockefeller.
In thc FIRST place. said she I'll king.
4 want ypu 10 understand tH4t Ed.th's
dowry VIII nat be's cent over tiao0so.
Make IS nothing az AL" said young
Mccormick. Il don't want Eieh's money.
lis q wife I want.
This settled the matter. beat tho Si.eo. -
doWry Eoes. There WAS uo mere active
oppast,on anl ;ae y1unE couple became
professionally engaged They were put On
probation tor "a scar vith tae uiuisrst4nf E.
Ing that &. AZ tae eul NJ twelve month";.
thoy shoalI hrth rs g. tae same m.rf -nfy
would oa allowed 70 become formally en-
sascd.
Miss Edfth spent ,ra year ia TRAVELLING
abroad ~t.t her father. Harold finished
his coar~ AZ Fl r-.taa ans rrtfast,I
with mlca ~rfit. H. haself. Ss.s tr.o
he has been dtvot.nE his attention 10 thc
reane~ business
Miss Elth Rockefeller IS "a years oe
aEe- she would hardly IL >a.Iei hand
Some or even pre- 81 she rather sa1rf
~ stature. nat bes1x ma-1 over five f.s.
IN heght She Is a blonde. aut uet ~
decided ts7e.
For a young Woman WIKI as maea money
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To un9erztsnd What sorf % a girl SIC Is
f. = neeesszv 20 kno~ something r ner
home Hfe- Er TIE Rockefeller mzIssc1 oa
West FInv-fourth street. Mex YORK 9ty. a
c1urse q Hfe Is followed whiea IS far d.
ferrn. fren that Ha.cn Is 70 ~ found n
naest % sae rniionasres houses o. pm
avesua The family circle conxsz q Jonn
=. RoekersILer. SIR. Rockefeiler, young
John p. Rockefeller and the tao dauga-
tcrg. Ara and E6tn.
Sir. Rockefeller interest Il Baptist
church matters 3 wel known HIS many
Efss ~ religious orEs1zrsors have oeeH
w.tesy commented or. To the chicago
ua rersy Sc has seut cheek on check az
u noW 81 has given about Nea.99 %
this p~roge1t Sic IS a deacoa fn the F1fth
Aseaue BsB;ls. church. where he passes
fze riatr 81 Sunday
Mr. Rockefeller e also 4 prominent
church men1oer. and the extent of her
charlaes - unknown. she does 1er work
very qafee1v, distributing Thousands IN
hundreds q homes where sae personally
knows that her money Is needed No enc
bu- Mrs. Rockefeller knows no1 many
names she carries on her pens.on list sac
knows beesuse sae keeps "a complete set or
books and keeps rack not only Of All she
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sign lightly sketched directly upon the
working object. whatever II may be, rs
the position Of the ornaments must be de-
c.ded before beginning. 70 apply them, -
insire the accurate placing Of each.
Now. with 4 pair Of twecZers take one
piece al a time directly from ,he hot wa
ter and place il carefully in position. press
ing il firmly but gently down With the
soft vad Of cotton, AZ the same time be-
ing careful not 70 mar or effaCe the con-
tour or delicate modelling of the orna-
ment.
ms Is all that IS necessary to secl~e
il firmly 20 the object being decorated.
as the heated and softened glue IN the
composition adhereS closely, and noth nS
short OF a hard Blow viii dislodge il when
dry and hard.
Pap.er mache ornaments may be APP
plied 20 almost any material. such as
wood. stone. marble or glass: also heavy
cardboard. and even 10 SUCH fabrics as
velour or velvet. but the beginner is ike
" 10 get the best results IN Wiug wooden
articles as the basis OF decoration.
When the applied ornaments are dry
the work NAV he finished in various ways.
r. for instance. YOU have decorated a
clovehox Of walnut OF oak. the orna-
meurs NAV be finished with stain 10 close
IL initiate the natural wood OF the box.
II this staining is carefully done. the
raised WORK VIII have the effect Of the
most delicate cak carving.
II YOU make your box Of wildwood,
rive the box and the also two
voats Of white or ivory tinted paint. and
finish with a light coat Of white varnish
over all.
You can pick ou.' The design in gold u
Won IKE The prepared gold paint is
easter t. use and looks well for a while.
for durability and real richness Of e.
.-r a4ef4. Leaf re F-a hest TIE UfEHHuE F.ggr
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For grain bins trimming with amber wheat,
And all the riches Of harvest born;
For laden hives. with their burden sweet;
For heaps Of fruits and for golden corn:
For bursting cotton and warming fleece;
For bleating flockS and for milky herds;
For home. for comfort. for thrift, for peace.
For kindly hands and for loving words;
For all the gifts Of the teeming earth:
For every bles-ing the autumn sends;
For love, for pleasure, FOR tears. for mirth.
For faithful hearts and for loyal friends;
For household circles stlll fond and whole,
Let every one in his own best way.
With grateful thought and with humble soul,
Yield thanksgiving and praise today!
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have had a long course ot s
success IN life, and now il es~.L )
% see what vocation you wiz N
fear y aim A.sh. my hoy. Whss
Touched deeply by this evis.
t@rnal pride ana devcuoa. aers =.
answered: ~
IT can have nv way ahas. /.
think ia Ike 70 - a retired arn !
on half pay.
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For Nature met them with jealous mood.
She gave scant welcome 20 human schemes
Which tore the shade from her solitude,
And rent the forests. and damned the streams.
Her Indian children had never dared
To spoil her shrines aud 10 thwart her will
The red mans life was her own and shared,
Without a question. her good and i'll
With few of the helps we know today
To yield relief a. the seasons rolled,
They paid the price that she babe them pay
They gasped with heat, and they shook with
cold
The ills she sent them they grinly bore,
Yet none the less did that stubborn band
Hold fast TO the stern, IMPLYING shore
Whereon their vessel had CHANGED 10 land.
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MY LITTLE Girl

MN little girI Is nester
Within her tiny hez
With amber T.uglets eras..s
Around her dainty heaS
And lies So calm and s.Ysv
she Ure8taes 50 soft ar9i
She calls 10 mind a lily
Hall hidden IL the Saew
y weary little mortal
Has gone To slumRerlans.
The Pixies NJ The portal
Have caught her by TIE h.u
She dreams her broken aallS
VIII soon he mended thers
That looks 50 mflanchafv
Upon the rocking chair.
! kiss your hayward tresSsS
Nv drowsy little queen.
know you have careSSss
From floating forms unseen.
q. angels, let me Keep her
To kiss away my cares
This darling little sleeper
Who has my love ana prav@-s
Samuel MintUrn Peck in Tlmas.n-
Crat-
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!. ls5, by American Press Association.
In the pleasant days when we went 10 school
We read. in a yell worn history book.
How, restless under a despot's rule.
A band Of pilgrims their land forsook.
And. crossing a wide, mysterious main
To a country strange and little known.
Began. With hardship and toll and pain.
The home and nation we call our own.
The tale rehearsed how they strove with fate,
They and their meek and patient wives,
And rose up early and labored late
To keep and comfort their lonely lives.
They felled the forests with fire and ak,
They dug and planted the rugged soil
And faced denials. and pinching lacks.
And constant danger, and c~eaSeless toll
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So let no spirit, though far apart
From happy fortune its path may stray,
Refuse to honor, with voice and heart,
The dear tradition we keep today.
For never a soul in all the earth,
In hut or palace, in any CLINE,
But has some blessing or comfort worth
The giving thanks at this joyful time.
We who are happy, whose lot is crowned
With every favor that life can bring,
How can we fail, as the day comes round,
To offer thanks. 10 rejoice and sing?
We who are wretched, whose days are dark,
Void Of all that can bless or cheer,
May still be glad. as its dawn we mark.
That rest and freedom are almost here.
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One summer fercely and long the sun
Had parched their gardens aud scorched their
grain,
And days and weeks had gone on and on
With never a sprinkle of saving rain.
The heat drank greedily all the springs
And dried the wheat ere the ears were filed;
1t withered the corn to yellow strings,
And all the tenderer crops We're killed
And strongest spirits grew faint indeed,
Foreseeing nothing but want and woe,
Wasting hunger, and bitter need,
And actual famine with winters snow.
The preachers doubled their sermons length
And droned long chapters and prayed and
prayed,
Yet, spite of their faiths persistent strength,
Was every man of them sore afraid.
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Grover Cleveland has not gone !. n.
island or Mud river Vet. But he ~.
cratic party landed in some such -
the-way place last TueSdayLcnNss.'
Tribune
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But when their courage was almost gone,
So deaf seemed heaven TO their prayers a
pain,
A cloud arose in the sky at dawn,
Dark and heavy with promised rain.
And when poured plenteously down at last
The crystal blessing denied so long
They changed the day from a gloomy fast
Into a service of joy and song.
And ever after their children, too,
And their children's children after them,
With love and gratitude ever new,
Set one day separate, like a gem
OF purer luster than all the rest
In the golden round of the year of days,
When all might offer, as one, their best
OF true Thanksgiving and humble praise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-23
KENNEBEc Y. P. S. C. E.
Semi-Annual Convention Will Be Held a
WaterviIe Friday Next.

The semi-annual convention of Kenne
bee county Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor will be held at Water
vile, Friday of this week, and the pro
gramme is as follows:
2.45 p. NJ, devotional services; 800, address
OF welcome; response; BIS, Enthusiastically
reports; 3.45, paper, Relation of Society to
the Union, and Union to the Society," Miss
Matte Randall. Hallowell: 400, question box:
AIS, paper, "To Read the Bible Every Day.
DR.. G. d. b. Pepper, Waterville.
EVENING sEssIoN-73o Devotional services;
business; 7.45, address-"Mystery in the
Bible" Rev. F. c. Rogers, Portland Consecra-
ton service.
One and one-thiid fares will be granted
for the round trip, from all stations on
NJ. C. r. r.
Each society is earnestly requested to
send its usual contribution.
Societies are requested to send short
written reports.
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"Prince Pro Tenn a refined operate
fantasia, mirthful and melodious, will be
seen at the Opera house Monday, Jan,
%. This fantasia, which is something
new. on the style of Miss Helyett, and
ga Gaiety Girl, " has just closed a success
full engagement of 167 performances at
the Boston Museum. The author, X. A.
Barnet also wrote that everlasting sue
cess "149o. - The music is catchy and
tuneful and was by l.. 5. Thompson.
The cast is composed of 40 artists,
including Mr. Fred Lennox, as
sTom Tompkins, buyer oil
animals and frelks; an oily, smooth
talking Snowman Miss Josie Sadler, in
her quaint and original character oil
Wild Rosy of Yucatan, shares the honors
with Mr.. Lennox. "Prince Pro lem
is said to be delightfully."- entertaining,
admirably presented and giving evidence
everywhere of most liberal expenditure.
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AMUSE IA ENTS.
The Country Squire. y

At the Opera house, this evening,
Archie Boyd will appear in "Thc Coun-
try SQUIRE and the Atlanta Constitu-
ton speaks of the production as follows
The performance Of Archie Boyd and
his company, last evening at the Grand
was such as deserved more crowded
house than the inccssant rain allowed.
Those present realized full well what was
missed by those who would not face the
weather
"Thc Country Squire is most pleas
ing production and is Il strong play. 1t
has been rewritten and is not at all the
same play that has been seen in Atlanta
before There has been more life, more
genuine force put into it than before and
the characters are all well developed.
Archie Boyd as Eb Tobias, the honest
hearted old countryman, is just us perfect
in the work as he has always been in
similar characters and is extremely natur-
al. The character of Eb Tobias is well
drawn, too, and suits the man. Alfred
Hastings as Andrew Tobias, the rich
brother of Eb, who in striking scene of
pathos in the midst of the mirthful play,
is ashamed of his less fortunate kinsman,
upheld the strength of the part. The
work of the pretty little soubrette Miss
Lillian Harper, was far above the ordinary
and she. won golden opinions from the
audience. With all her happy little songs
and many airs and dances she completely
captivatcd the people in the pit, who gave
her generous applause time and time
again. When she sang kiss Me Little
Darling Goodnight Once More, y she was
called back several times over and was
kept before the lights long while, with
a protest from the audience.
Th singing of the male quartet con
sisting of Messrs A. d. Burton, Rud f..
Harron, Mycr Cohen and Alfred Moore,
was very fine.
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was finely rendered and the vocal music
by the Winthrop Street Quartet needs no
recommendation to the Augusta people,
as their singing is always splendid
The audience was delighted with the
dialect reading of Miss Callahan. She
enjoys the reputation of being one of the
finest elocutionists in the State, and has
been most highly complimented on her
readings by competent judges from abroad.
Her dramatic ability was very apparent
in the first selection, Old Ace" and her
versatility was displayed in the dialect
readings that followed. Miss Callahan
will always find cordial welcome in
Augusta.
Prof. Turner's solos were equally as
pleasing rs usual and the piano solos by
Miss Lena Beane were great delight to
all. The Ladies Quartet, Misses Robin
son, Morse, Cross and Copp, sang two
selections with effect Miss Louise Robin
sons solos were very finely rendered and
she was encored several times. Her sweet
voice seemed to please the hearers as it
never did before Miss Flora Cross also
sang very nicely and received due
amount of the praise of the audience.
The concert was grand success and will
bear repeating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-23
Miss Robinscn's Musicale.

The Unitarian church was crowded,
Tuesday evening, with fine audience, to
,,oor The delightful concert given by Miss
I,cuise B. Robinson Of this city, assisted
IN Miss Louise Marie Callahan of Lewis
ton as reader, and som, of our best local
talent. The opening piece, Pilgrim $
chorus. organ voluntary by Mrs. Myrick,
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calvin JosIin."

Charles r. Davis in alvin Joslin" had
n small house, last evening, but kept the
audience in roar of laughter as usual
It is the same old piece that has convulsed
hundreds of thousands o. people and VIII
ALWAYS be a favorite. The support was
GOOD Mr.. Davis wore his famous collec'
t;on Of diamonds in the last act, said to
be worth 500, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-23

Grand Commander +. H. Dexter of the
U. O. G. c., was here Tuesday evening,
and installed officers as follows: n. c.,
e. A. Tobey; V. N. c., M. J. Fifleld; p,
S. J. Boardman; X r., II. A. Heath; f.
X. R., Willis Clough; treas, +. W. Alex
ander; NJ, Everett Brown. Very inter
esting remarks were made to the lodge by
Mr.. Dexter, who is a very pleasing speaker