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Evening journal., 1896-06-05
Massachusetts Benefit
.-zs. Life Association,
Foundeu 1873
Exchange BUILDING, No. 53 State 8
BOSTON.

Foundeu 1878
Exchange BUILDING, No. 53 State Street,
BOSTON.
srATEMEET OF BUSINESS FOR 1898.
Insurance IN Force Dec. 81.
Polissa written during tho
year % se2
the year se4.i15. 75o 90
Amount carried TO Surplus
Fund during the year 1924. .O9S 81
Dividends paid 10 Policy
holders during the
year $424, 900 IA
Cash Hssetls $1,165. 41O 03
Total membership 81 $40
Amount paid In Losses 81 FOB 058 "a
Total amount paid In
Losses since orgsniza
tlOn . sl1. $50. ADA 25
The following Is an extract from report OF
recent examination Of the Association:
"The company and the certificate holders
are to be congratulated upon the correctneas
and clearness with which the books and
acconnis are kept and the careful manner In
which the business Il conducted
Signed. GEORGE 4. MFRRTLL.
Insurance Commissioner, Massachusetts,.
:. ". CARR.
Insurance Commissioner, Maine.
q. w. BROWNELL.
Insurance mmlsBi0ner Vermont.
ALBERT q. LANDERS,
Insurance Commissioner. Rhode Island.
VIM. NJ. HAHN
Superintendent If Insurance, Ohio.
GEORGE a. LlTCHFIELD, President.
w. G.. COkTHELL. Treasurer.
A. JASLOWSKY,
General Manager for Delaware.
Room 300 Equitable Building.
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low Rates 10 pittsburg via q. & o.
he seogerbuund of North Amer q.
meet IN Pittsburg, june % 70 l2 h.
l pursuanca Of It's nsusl liberal policy
B & 0. R R.Iwill sell round trip
cts to Pittsburg from al STATIONS on
line for all trains Juna tn h.
d for return trip until June 13 h, at
single ftre 70 = the round trip
ickets will also be on sale at offices OF
connecting lines
or foil Information address nearest 3.
agent
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Beautiful Ceremony

neantitui Ceremon1 81. MARI ..
|. MAry's Church was erswded last
{ to see the procession OF children.
rly 400 Of them. dressed In white
veils snd wreaths OF h)Wers on
r heads, accompanied By the listers
shed around he church. etreWinR
ers and singing hymns In honor OF
blessed sacrament. Father MeMsnus
ched an eli quent sermon on the End
Ian BE will pret ca next Sunday
1t on THE Soul In Science aud Art
Evening journal., 1896-06-05
Get One Of these Books

We have few copies OF bssutiful
*, handsomely bound, containing eev
] hundred pictures OF high artistic
1T which will be sold at 81 75 copy,
ch Is about oBe-fourth ths publicA
! price Also some copies Of Rapd and
SSllY's CyclopedIa at 80 %. worth
r times the price atked Can be seen
he EVENING JOURNAL offise
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q. m, aud AS p. m.
Leaves Chestnut street wharf. Philadelphia
at l.3O and 10 u a. m, 30 ana 4 p. m.
Fare TO Pbiladelphis. 2jc.
Excursion ticket. 40c
Family package tickets, good for year, al
very low rates.
Passengers packages received At Philadel-
phia wharf and cared for free Of charge.
For further Information call telephone No6I
The bee., 1896-12-24
SHE STARTLED HIN.
But II Was Only by the Exercise
of Good denernlship in
the Case.

There was look about the wo-
mans eye which indicated that
she had asked her husband for the
last time to do what she want, d.
II was not an angry look; it VAS
merely an expression which show
ed that ordinary means had iailcd
and she must try. fnesse. Her
husband, who was sitting on the
step loo'ied over the top of his
paper as she passed him to 60 TO
the front gate.
"I'm going after that loaf Of
bread on spoke OF in lew min.
utes now" he said aPologetlcally.
"l'm not going to make any more
requests" she answered. But he
did not hear her. His lace was
again buried in his newspaper.
Presently she came rushing up
the walk and exclaimed
"One Of the neighbors saw pa
troll wagon go up the street at
gallop and turn the corner toward
the grocery. There must have
been fight or something"
Without another word he grab
bed his hat in an instant and was
going down the street at a rate
which made two baby carriages
turn out for fear of collision. AS his
wife gazed after hlm going around
the corner SO fast that the ceniri-
fugal force threw him over on one
side.
In five or ten minutes he came
back. He handed Der bundle
and reached for his paper saying:
"Here's that bread. AS long as
| was so near the grocery, ! thought
| would get it and stop your fret
ting about it. But didn't see any
disturbance.
care you talking about the pa
troll wagon and the crowd2" she
inquired innocently.
"Of course, | am"
"Why, that all happened day
before yesterday, But Pm ever SO
glad you got the bread, dear. -
Washington Star.
The bee., 1896-12-24

I ne, 80 thnt there are eight layers. Cut
slits about a quarter Of an inch apart,
beginning at ono edge and reaching al
most TO tho other Reverse tho paper
and cut from tho opposite edge in the
samo way. Open it and pull tho ends.
Bird cages can be mado by tho same
process, using n square OF paper folded
three tinles--filst diagonally to form q
triangle aud twice into smaller trian'
giles.
When they nro opened, tho odges
should be pasted to a square Of darker
shade, which fornis the bottom of the
cage Folding and cutting u circular
pieco will make another variety OF the
oago.
Then there arc lanterns, for which n
square also forms tho basis. Almost ev-
cry child knows how to mako these pret-
~ hanging ornaments. Tho paper Is
folded in han TO make an oblong. Cut
narrow strips from tho middle almost
out to tho edges. Open and paste the
edges together. A strip Of paper will
form a loop by which to hang II.
Oornucopias made Of vory thin card
board and covered with tissue or crapo
paper will add much TO tho looks Of the
troe, and dolls dressed In tn. same pa
perare also pretty.
Tho children will take great pleasure
In helping to mako these decorations,
and in one or two afternoons can accom-.
plish a great deal. And tho kno~ledge
that they hayo assisted Ia preparing tho
tree will give IL an added charm in
thoir oyos
" takiug plaoo ot paper and foI.
The bee., 1896-12-24
GEORGE W. CABLE.

Scollard needs no introduction. His own
poetry and his lectures on modern Eng.
lish and American poetry have made
his name familiar and pleasant one
This is the poem he sent me:
FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING.
Oh, wear for garment mirth
Upon the soul
As all tho fields of earth
Wear one white stOle
A dream OF things long gono
Let sorrow bel
Turn thou thino eyes on dawn,
Thy heart on gloel
CLINros scoLLARD.
George w. Gable writes me from
Northampton, Moss, and l make his
the parting message on tho page Of
Christmas Offering;
May Christmas bring as all rightfulIy tho
merriment OF conquerors and tho new year
find us strong for fresh oonquests.
Voice this message, for ID is appro-
priato aud acceptable. 1t erases tho
duller shades in the mako up of holidays.
At the birth Of Christ railroad was
laid and an engine built, Tho railroad
is civilization; the engine. joy. But,
like all other railroads, civilization has
side tracks and other engines. Alas for
the side tracks and the other engines
But with Mr.. Gable oonquerors are not
sad, nor are they sido tracked. Forget,
then, the sidingsl Tho engine runs on
the main track today,
IhLLIAN A. NORTH
Consult the libls
1t is said in Scotland that those who
desire TO learn what fato or fortune the
new year has In store for them may do
SO by consulting tho Bible ON New
Years morning before breakfast The
sacred book must be laid upon table.
and those who wish TO consult II must
open 1t at random and place finger
upon ono or other of tho chapters at
which II is opened. This chapter is read
and IL believed to describe In somo way
the happiness or misery during the en-
suing year Of tho person making the
VI1UI. r" ...|.
The bee., 1896-12-24
An Apt Comparison.

"The following is an interesting
comparison: Suppose that a
farmer raises 1000 bushels OF
wheat year, and also sells this 10
1000 persons in all parts OF the
country, great portion OF them
saying: Il will hand you dollar
in a short time The farmer does
not want to be small, and says 'all
right. Soon the 200 bushels are
gone and he has nothing to show
for it, aud he then realizes that he
has fooled away his whole crop and
its value is due in thousand little
driblets. Subsequently he is ser
iously embarrassed in business be
cause his debtors, each one owing
him one dollar, treat il as small
matter, and think It would not
help much. Continue this bust
year in and year out, as the pub
Usher Of a newspaper does, how
long would he stand it"-Press
and Printer.
The bee., 1896-12-24
THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
Almost without Expense CIarniins orErs-
ments May 10 Made Bor It,

Almost without Expense Charming orEna-
ments May 10 Made Bor It,
In making plans for the holidays tho
rigid economy necessarily prRctiCed In
numerous families need not compel any
house mother to omit tho beautiful
Christmas tree. Though the bright deo-
orations generally used are quito oxpen-
sive, an ingenious woman can ut small
cost dress a shining treo which will be
delight to tho little ones,
Glistening chains and pretty Orha-
ments Of all kinds can be made Of what
tho children call "pinwheel paper. -
This paper comes la sheets about teII
inches square and can be bought Mt any
stationer's for cent sheet. Half u
dozen shoots of different colors aud two
Of gold and silver will bo an ample sup
ply. Then there arc squares cut into
four inch pieces which are very useful
With these and bottle Of good muci-
lago your treo will bo "a thing Of boau-
ty" and will live In the memories Of
the little folks for weeks.
TO mako q chain out strips OF papor
threo inches long and one.quarter wide.
Paste tho onds OF ono together to form
a link. Run second strip through tho
first link and faston tho ends. Proceed
in this manner until the required length
is reached. Two contrasting colors used
alternately give an excellent effect
A beautiful netting IL made OF = strip
inches wido by inches long Fold
shs l'aper lepgihwise shroush 'bo cen.
The bee., 1896-12-24
A CIRCULAR RAINBOW,
It's Center a Beautiful Vision of
Light and Color.

From New York Commercial Advertiser
Several circular rainbows, which
by the way, are meteorological
phenomena of rare occurrence,
have been described in "Notes for
the Curious" during The past seven
or eight years. The one now un-
der consideration, however, was so
unique that we would certainly
give room for description of 1t,
even though the department had
recently been overcrowded with
circular rainbow lore.
1t was observed in India 10y
Lieut.. Wheelock about the mid
die Of August. Mr., Wheelock was
climbing a mountain spur at sun
rise. AS the sun rose, rainbow,
round as a circus ring, was seen
in The fog which all but obsoured
one of the beautiful lakes which
are so common in India. Mr.,
Wherlock is a trained meteorolo.
gist on was not at all astonished
TO see circular rainbow, knowing,
as he dld the conditions under
which il was found, But what at
tracled his attention in particular
was the presence OF a bright spot
in the exact center Of the beautiful
varlegated band composing the
circular chow"
This spot was so intensely lumi'
nous that the observer thought
that it might be hash fire some
distance away, hut this supposi'
ton was soon dispelled by further
developments. Slowly and regu-
larly, and from all sides at once,
thc bright center spot became sur
The bee., 1896-12-24
chrIstmas Holly.

The holly was 80 frequently seen at
Christmas that IL was itself often popu-
larls called christmas. Mistletoe.
often called simply missile" every
body knows about. The Druids used II,
and only the oaks on which it grew
were sacred to them. When hung up In
house, it was supposed to drive AWAY
evil spirits. Not only did the young
mon hang II up at Christmastide that
they might have tho privilege Of kissing
every girl who walked under 1t, but 1t
was further said that the maid who was
not kissed under 1t would not be mar
ried the coming year. The most learned
antiquarians maintain that a berry
should be pluoked for every kiss, and
some insist that this berry should DO
given to tho girl kissed.
The bee., 1896-12-24

tions and printed his efforts through the
aid Of 'commodatin" editor. Feeling
himself "gittin mos too stiff" and
probably near his last hours of useful
ness ono Christmas, he writes a poem
of greeting and farewell to his publisher
and readers:
UNCLE IKE'5 CRISMUS GREETIN AND
FAR'WELL.
You bin mighty 'siderato, mnrs'r, 70 ole Ike
for dis long while,
Although his 'munioations very likely made
you sinile
An wanted for 10 thank you for do 'cOinmo-
You is printed in de papor what dis darky had
to say,
so as Crisinus times Is comm long thought
dat anyhow
You would lemine pull my fo'lool, sar, an
mako my besest bow,
An wish do "Morry Crismus" both TO You
an all do folks
Dat Is listened to my tallsin an is larfod at all
my jokes
An express my yoarnost sire (ef youIl lemmo
be so bold)
Dat ole "santio" n FIJI your stoclsin's jus as
fun as dey kin hold.
An fotch do fattest turkeys an do biggest
pioco OF chino,
Wild all do udder goodies dat is floatm froo
your min
Do candy for do ohil'en, sn dc dry goods for
do wife,
An all do oddor blossin's dat is 'tendin on dis
llfo.
rzo a.writin of my greetin kase rze eittin
moa' too stin
For to slip aropn an 400 you all an keteh your
Crisnus gif'l
An hope you won't fOrgit me, now do time Is
come to part,
Kase de po' ole niger loves You from dc bot
tom OF his heart.
30 dat now hos gyino 20 leave you, sah, do
tonrs IA In his eye,
An his throat foels mighty choky boat do
wishin you goodhy;
Miss McClolland viii be remembered
as writer ~ dialect stories. Her novels
had all the freshness and breeze of that
special life her vein encompassed and
were very popular and salable. Her
sad doath from consumption, IN the
midst Of summer success aud cherished
plans. was shook TO her many friends.
sho was ono of the charming type Of
southernors noted for the refined essence
Of courtesy, and tho doors of tho Vir-
ginian homo she loved so we'll stood al
ways opon.
Edith. M. Thomas, ono Of the best
known and cleverest writer's Of inaga-
zine poetry, puts IN this ploa for the
mistlotoe at my request;
HOLLY AND MIsTLEToH
Haid tho holly 10 the mistletoe;
"Of our holytido what oanst thou know,
Thou pagan, thou
OF the loanoss bought
NY leaves are groom, my scarlet berries
ahino
Az thought Of things diyinei'
To the holly HpalFo tho mistletoei
"This OF our ho'ytido do know
Many tremulous vow
Thrills my loanoss bough,
sign
OF share 10 tbipea div,ael"
The bee., 1896-12-24

away from the coast and do not wish
white visitors 10 go there"
| reasoned that II these people had
geon really dangerous the English would
ave cleared .hem out long before, and
tho fact that they were unheard of il
not unknown outside "the kings coun-
try" argued that they were not impor-
tant But the prospect OF seeing real
cannibals, even ut distance. increased
my desire TO go.
Wecarried provisions ON pack horse.
for tho west coast was wild and unin-
habited. Wo were armed with shotguns
aud pistols, not so much for self protoo.
tion as to secure gamo II need be.
TWAS the evening of Dec. 30, and We
hAd made camp in beautiful valley,
near the shore, where there were fuel,
grass and water.
Wo needed no shelter. for the air was
as soothing and bainy as In tho land Of
tho lotus Gators, where, the poet says, II
is QUO perpetual afternoon.
Wo had an early supper. and just at
sunset The guide, who seemed unusual
lynervous, went 10 the top Of an adjoin-
ing hill 20 ''spy out the land, I" as he put
II. for he had been educated at mis-
sinnary scLool and was full Of Biblical
expressions.
Allor being absent 80 long that bo.
gan 20 feel Impatient ho came running
bfeatk lQsaly iuto camp.
The bee., 1896-12-24
National DIshes Of Germany.

There Is picture. moro or less we'll
known, from tho brush Of a humorous
and perhaps patriotic German painter
that very accurately describes tho pre-
vailing impression concerning tho Ger
man palate, The picture IN question rop-
resents charming young German girl
picking cabbagos from a Christmas tree.
and beneath the painting an inscription
which, being freely translated, means
that Germany offers wonderful kitohon
TO the contemplation of civilization.
This national taste for cabbage is car
ried into thor Christmas dinner. That
meal consists OF boiled pork and sauer-
lraut sausagos, black puddings, goose
stuffed with chestnuts, cheese cakes and
baked apples, beef with sour sauce.
smoked goose and potatoes, washed
down with boer
The bee., 1896-12-24
nosr nAMrnonNE 1.ArnRop.

IL than any other. But 10 seems 20 me one
ought not only to eat turkey with currant and
cranberry jolly ON this precious day, but to
oat Cur native hickory nuts and walnuts and
drink cider; then, 10 We could, have snow on
tho ground and wood fires, and, looking into
the fro aftcr dinner, ono might SEQ tho faces
ono saw IN youth that long ago faded from this
world. MURAr HAIsTEAD.
But without the feast there stalks q
ghost. Mrs. Jennie June Oroly, in sad
reflection, writes me:
Christmas was an ideal To me; but, like ov.
erything olso, II Is now being ground up into
a powder for all sorts of gristmllls. ! think
oven Christ must have ceased to have pleasure
In its recurrence. Yours sincerely,
]. @. CRoLY (JEsNIE june.
Miss Julia Magruder, writing from
the south, marshals up thought and
retrospect in tho words sho has sent
Now that wiso mon arc nblo TO measure al
most everything let some cofnputers Of forces
tell US Go what oxtent peace and good win
among men are enlarged and extended by the
observance of the three hundred and fifty
ninth day Of tho year. Could this estimate bo
given US wo should perhaps be surprised to
find how much the other 80l days feel the in.
nuenco Of the Christmas spirit. And so, in 1900,
wo should be moro ready than ever before TO
welcome and TO celebrate merry Christmas.
JULIA MAoRUDER.
William II. Hayne, tho southern poet,
sends mo the following poem:
CHRISTMAS.
The day divine, whosa heavenly might
Still floods the ransomed world with light
That light, supreme and undefled,
Borne from tho cradle of child.
WILLIAM HAMILTON HAYNE.
The bee., 1896-12-24
No.52

rounded by circles of radiating
light, each containing all OF the
primary colors, in fact, each was a
perfect miniature circular rainbow.
This wonderful phenomenon lasted
for about two hours. or until the
sun had arisen TO such a height
that the reflection sank back
against the mountain side. MIR.
Wheelock watched it until it faded
away pronouncing 1t the most
beautiful and wonderful sight he
had ever beheld.
The bee., 1896-12-24
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
The Greatest Happiness VIII
Come From Giving Happiness
to Others.


to forget the true meaning Of tn,
Christmas spirit" writes Edwarc
w. Box OF "The Christmas Tha
Lies Between" in the December
Ladfes' Home ./00yRak ut viii
bring happiness to others. To som,
the day wiltthis year bring olhel
than happy thoughts or memories
Sorrows are harder 10 bear on les
tai days than at any other time.
But no sorrow should crush the
Christmas spirit from our hearts.
Ii is mol IN the amount that we do,
or are able 10 do, that we shall
lind happiness for ourselves and
for others The simplest pleas
urcs and acts ofllimes make the
hearts Of Others oveiilowi,g with
happiness. To fail 10 do some
tIiing bt cause you cannot do much
is wiobg. Wha, seems ever so
tiilling 10 you may make some lit
tie heait sing all day long, which
but Tor you might pass the day
without ncte OF happiness. Don't
grow impatient of the Christmas
myth or legend. Keep it alive.
God knows that we have few
enough ideals in these Investigat-
ing days OF ours. Let us not dis
turb the Christmas traditions. 1t is
a duty to ourselves to keep this
day as unlike any other. And we
can only do this by tanning into
flame the smouldering emb, RS Of
the Christmas spirit which is in
every one of us. God implanted
it there. 1t was good that we
should have il, or he would not
have given il 10 us. In childhood,
the fire burned brightly enough
within us; in old age the light Of
Christmas will reflect in our faces
and in our natures. But in the
meantime we must keep the spirit
alive so that it may glow the warm.
er and softer in old age. Let us
have an old-timc merry Christmas
this year; a real old-fashioned hap
py one. Let us make everybody
forget that there is anything in the
world, but good-fello wship and
happy laughter. To the sick let
bring forgetfulness OF pain; to the
sorrowful, the sweet thoughts of a
happy smile; 10 the aged, loving
thoughts of consideration; to the
poor, suggestion Of the greater
material blessings which are ours.
Then, as we bring light to other eyes,
color to other cheeks, happiness
to other hearts, we shall be happy
ourselves. The Christmas spirit
will keep alive within us. Our
years must be spanned, not with a
Christmas at either end, but with
an unbroken, bow OF happy Yule-
tides, the center brighter even than
the beginning and the end. Living
memories nrst intertwine and link
together the golden curl and the
snowy lock. Then we will live in
the iull richness of the Christmas
that lies between: the Yuletide of
the present, the Christ Day that is
now and here"
The bee., 1896-12-24


Things Reminiscent and Things Sad and
Humorous The Holiday Spirit Various
Iy Reflected.
lCopyright, lsodl
"Real people never seem ns Christ
masy MS they do in hooks Glid lit
tie tot the other day. Nor do they. Oar
"peacc on earth, good will to mcn," do
ponds much upon tho passing mood,
however--ycsterday' dinner, the sky
overhead, tho street down below, a broken
ihoostring AID other petty things that
so shape everyday life. Following will
bo found how Christmas strikes certain
we'll known literary people. Tomorrow
Il may seem somewhat different, for
they had not caught tho reflection Of the
good cheer when they courteously 70.
piled to my query.
Interesting holiday messages have
some 10 mo from we'll known members
Of the literary craft Send me, said,
exclusively for this holiday occasion and
this article few words that you have
never embodied in print before. And L
received the happy responses which are
given below with few explanatory
sentences of my own. Junius Henri
Browne writes the following:
Christmas has rs n holy day ard holiday
many tondor and joyous nnticipations. whcth.
er what II commentaries be fact or fiction 10
has great human interest. Il should be ro.
menibcrcd and observed, IL for no other roa.
son, for tho rnro happiness II has afforded
children and will afford them for uIfteld cen
turies 70 come. JuEIUs HENRI BROWNE.
Mr.. Brownies number ON the holiday
programme identifies him as ono Of tho
delightfully."- old fashioned people who
do not believe in helping children to
grow old any more than any Of us like
the autumn leaves to fall too early or
the cold TO kill tho bloom.
Tho following quaint dialect poem,
fresh to print, ia reproduced by pormis-
sion from the scrapbook Of the lato Miss
McClelland. It was written few years
before her death and is illustrative of
an old negro who had literary aspira-
The bee., 1896-12-24

That heaven Will send the wanderer
home to fill our hearts with joy
some day."
"He was an honest lad and true," said
Amos. "But, like many boy
Reared here along this sea beat shore,
the ocean to him was a joy.
But, parson, maybe'll come q day when
you are thinkin of him dead,
You'll see him comm up the path in an
swer to the prayers you've said.
He was brave, smart youth, you know
Ito go to sea was all his pride
And, parson, Ib'lieve that some day he'll
come in on some favorin tide"
Within the fishers hut they knelt and
bowed their heads in earnest prayer,
And ne 'er were heard more fervent words
than those the parson uttered there.
He prayed for blessing from above. He
And bring him home. ere many days, a
The bee., 1896-12-24

90 made without the least difficulty,
though at first sight they may not ap.
pear simple. Most Of them arc used Ia
tho kindergnrtena.
The bee., 1896-12-24
One of the Conditions.
From The Washington Star.

"When er man stahts in ter i'row
mud" said Uncle Eben, ''he may
miss his mah'k. But dah ain no
way foh i'm ter 'scape being splat-
tered hissen,"