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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-02-14

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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

those plants; in fact, I can hear voices"
"Ses (~viciously), it might be Miss
GwEnne, mightn't it? And, OF course,
when she vas in England she couldn't
possibly heal what you said to me; but
why did you try not to, Capt. Barnes?
1 didn't ask you to; 1 didn't want you
TO-"
mo? No, of course not; you didn't
ask. but sometimes you-you tempted
me-"
What NONSENSE! I tempted you! I
never wanted you to say them, 1 tell
| you. How did l tempt you?"
well, you looked rather happy ome
times after I had said some such things
to you, and that made me want to say
something else"
"And all the time you knew you were
engaged to Miss Gwynne, and in love
with her, and-no, 1 still don't under
stand, Capt. Barnes"
NO, of course you don't understands;
you're only n little girl, Miss Rosie, and
you think everyone in the world is
good, and honest, and innocent, like
yourself; but do you think you could
try and understand how a man might
think he had met the one woman in the
world for him, and he asks her to go
through life with him, and her he
has to go away for a long time, and the
remembrance of her growsa little faint?
He tries hard not to let it die out al
together, because he knows he is in
honor bound, and that the woman loves
him, and then-do you follow me, Miss
EOsie?-he meets another woman"
There are such a lot of women in this
story, Capt. Barnes. it is growing rath-
er confusing. Shall we go back to the
dancing room?"
"IIe meets another woman, who is
altogether different, above and apart
from anything he ever dreamed of in a
woman"
"Yes, it is a very pretty story, Capt
Barnes, but l have been here long
enough; besides, o needn't trouble tc
explain: there hasn't been any damage
done, to this woman, at any rate; OF
course, l don't know about the Others
Miss Rosie, you do understand.
really, don't you? There are only two
women, n is May Gwynne, and the
other"
Good gracious. what a smash!
Somebody has knocked down n pot, ]
believe, and one of those lovely a~zaleas.
Then there was some one there, and
they must nave heard that silly story Of
yours"
Il don't think so; ] don't care. Miss
Rosie, you are quite sure it didn't dc
any daTage?"
"What. the flower pot? Well, 1 don't
know. Shall / go and see?"
You know what I mean-not the
flower pOt-the things l said"
Il have forgotten them, Capt. Barnes
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS.
Veteran of the Diamond and His Friend
the Fisherman.

"Oh, yes, l played in those days. Base
ball was baseball then" and the old gem
tleman sighed over what he evidently
regarded as the decadence of the great
national game. "Now they get nine men
together and make a machine OF them.
The whole thing is nothing more or less
than animated mechanism. Then we
had a live ball, and 1 used to swing a
hickory bat pretty nearly as long as a
rake handle. You can imagine what
came off when l made a hit. The crowd
would hear something like a shrek of
a shell and then the umpire would toss
out a new ball while l chased two or
three run in ahead of me.
"Now, just to illustrate" and the re-
tired veteran of the diamond began
making a diagram while his hearers
grouped about him. Here's where we
played at New Castle Pa, with the old
N~eshannocks. Charlie Bennett was
catching. Here runs the Ohio river,
way to the rear of the grounds, which
lay open to the high bluffs which mark
the bank. Now, Bennett was doing
some mighty batting, and Il fellow from
n college nine was giving him a tight
race. Each one of them rolled n ball
over the bluff and | began to fear for
my laurels. But the third time up l saw
II coming that just suited. l settled
well on my feet, concentrated all my
strength for one supreme effort, swung
old hickory, and when that ball quit
going it struck water half way across
the river. Why, they stopped the game
TO try and take measurements, while
professional managers were offering me
all kinds of money. 1 was the nero of
the hour, the king of EATERS, the
hello, there. Judkin, delighted to see
you. It's more than 90 years"
"Ies, the last time we met was at the
game You just described"
The old gentleman turned a little
white about the mouth. but rallied with
infinite g~eneralship. "Yes, of course,
you were there, and it was a day of mir
acles, for you went down to the river
and caught a ten-pound bass that was
served that night at the hotel"
What fisherman could resist such a
temptation with the beautiful lie all
framed for him?
Judkin flushed and inflated with
pride. The two jolly rogues went out
together. Before the evening wa over
that ball had been knocked nearly q
quarter of a mile into the country be-
yond the river and hat bass was Is
pounds strong.-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
CONTESTS IN CASK ROLLING.
Queer Amusement of Coopers Which Oo-
CURED Recently In France.

One of the most unique contests that
ever took place in France or anywhere
else occurred in the town of Nogent-on.
the-Marne, near Paris, the other day,
There are a great many cooper shops
in this place, and the employees organ
lied a series OF international cask roll
ing races" Coopers and other men and
women engaged in the manufacture or
handling of casks were eligible as com
petitors.
The race course was along a fine,
level bit of road bordering the River
Marine, the same place, by the way,
where took place almost a year ago
the series of "wooden-legged races"
which were so amusing that they made
the town famous all over France.
The cask rolling contests consisted in
rolling the casks on edge, precisely in
the same way that the competitors
were accustomed to roll them in the
course of their daily work. Anyone
who has ever tried to roll n barrel in
this way even for a few yards will APP
preciate the difficulty of the task and
the skill required in a long race. Each
competitor had to wear the solid black
apron of his craft.
In the first race the casks were man.
aged with both hands, in the second by
one hand alone, and in the third two
casks were employed, n with each
hand. There were a large number of
entries for the first race, where both
hands could be used, but in the sec
ond and third, where more skill was
required, the number of competitors
was few. The contestants showed,
however, wonderful dexterity, and the
finishes were so close that the spec
tators who lined both sides of the
curse completely lost their heads in
their enthusiasm.
The proceedings concluded with a
"concours d'intonatiOn." or competi-
ton of trade cries. Each of the differ
ent branches of the cooper's trade
brides itself on its distinctive cry as
much as students of different universe
ties glory in the peculiar hideousness
OF their college yell. Prizes were of.
fered for those in each class who gave
their cries most tremendously. The
tournament is said to be the first of its
kind ever held. One French newspaper
says with pride: Behold a sport that
we have not borrowed from the Eng.
lish."-N. Y. Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
Hair Under Eingernails.

The barber was talking. "Ingrowing
nairs in the face are often painful"
he remarked, but they amt in it with
ingrowing hairs under the finger nails.
Fact, 1 assure you. Ask any barber,
and he will tell you the same thing.
How do they get there? Oh, that's sim
pie enough. In cutting a mans hair,
a short hair very often flies off the
shears and lodges under the finger nail.
We don't notice it at the time, and it
gradually works its way in until it is
completely out of sight. Then the
trouble begins. Sometimes it takes
DOT and grows out, but more often X
just stays there and testers. Does the
razor hurt? There You are, sir. Next"
-Philadelphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
HUMOROUS.

|onesE"Good morning, Benson
How do you find b~usiness?" Benson
"By judicious observation-disclosures
Life.
The Head Waiter-"I wonder how
the Spaniards located the Bermudas?"
The Cook-"Perhaps they smelt tho
onions."-Chicago Dispatch.
"A Serious Defect.-"Dick, how do
you think you will like the horseless
carriage?" at won't do at all; the
flies will all worry the people who ride"
Chicago Record.
"A Discrepancy. - She -" Young
Baggy, 1 believe, takes his fences well?H
He-"Yaas, splendidly; but it's a pity
his hawse doesn't take 'em at the same
time."-Sydney Bulletin.
Papa" said Willie, Jimmie Tomp-
kins scratched my face all up" What
had you done to him?" Nothing"
''Then why didn't you hit him?" y
did; and, papa, 1 got my lick in before
he scratched me ."-Harper's Bazaar.
My Husbands First Wife.-When
the lecturer inquired, dramatically:
"Can anyone in this room tell me Of
perfect man?" there was u dead silence.
HAS anyone" he continued, heard ofa
perfect woman?" Then a patient-look-
ing little woman in a black dress rose
up and answered.: There was one.
I've often heard of her, but she is dead
now. She was my husbands first wife,
-Scottish-Americau.
She glided into the office and quiet
ly approached the editors desk: q"
have written a poem." she began.
"Well!" exclaimed the editor with a
look and toni intended to annihilate;
but she calmly resumed-"I have writ.
tenapoemon My Father's Barn. and"
"Oh," interrupted the editor, with an
extraordinary suavity, you don't know
how 1 am relieved. A poem written on
your fathers barn, Ell? 1 was afraid
it was written on paper and that you
wanted me to publish it. If 1 should
ever happen to drive past your fathers
barn I'll stop and read the poem."-Pub
lie Opinion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

One of the candidates for th0represen-
tation of a west England COUNTY
borough, in the course of a speech just
previous to the general election. had
occasion to refer to the fogging of chill
dren. Some folks nowadays" he said.
object to beating youngsters at all,
but l agree with the truth conveyed in
that saying of the wise man: Spare
the rod and spoil the child l suppose
1 was no wors than other boys" he
went or to say, but 1 know 1 had some
fogging myself, and l believe it did me
good. Now, on ms occasion, I was
logged for telling the truth" at
cured you, sir" said a voice at the back
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
SHORT SPEECHES HISTORIC.
Verbose Orators Seldom Achieve the Fame
for Which They Strive.

for Which They Strive.
1t is a curious fact that many OF the
great speeches which gave Immortality
to orators who made them were deliv.
cred in comparatively small rooms and
o small audiences. When Webster
made his great argument in the Dart
mouth college case, aside from the bar
the officials in charge of the room, there
were not 80 persons present, and yet
many believe hat he spoke to listening
senator's and other high officials.
When we read Patrick Henry's Won
derful display OF eloquence, We see in
our minds eye a spacious and an
immense crowd of people listening to
his burning words with ~breathiess at
tention. But, in truth, many of these
speeches which quickened or changed
the march of events were delivered in
Il small room and to a few hearers, never
here, in this oaken chapel of 50 pews,"
wrote Hosmer, the gifted author OF
"Sprondro," that Patrick Henry de-
livered the greatest and best-known Of
all his speeches? Was it here that
he uttered those words of doom so un-
expected, and hen so unwelcome:
We must fght?' Even here. But the
words were spoken in a tone and man
ner worthy the men to whom they werc
addressed, and who were so impressed
with them that for several moments
they seemed almost awe-stricken. 1t
was only when the voice of Richard
Henry Lee, that other matchless Vir-
ginia orator. who rose to second the
words of Henry, rang through TIE room,
hat they were called back TO them
selves"
Stewards speech in defense of Viii
liam Freeman was undoubtedly the
greatest and most brilliant effort Of
his professional life. 1t did more for
him, perhaps, than the conduct of any
case has given any other in the state
Of New York in perpetuating his name.
And yet the audience hat listened to
him was less than 100 in number. A
friend expressed some surprise that an
argument of so much power, learning
and eloquence should have attracted 50
few listeners. 'My dear sir" said
Seward, my audience was in no sense
limited. The civilized world was my
audience. Posterity will hear it, and
generations unborn will praise or ZEN
sure it, from the different standpoints
in which they will view it. I did not
make it a part of the madding
crowds ignoble strife"
Horace Greeley, who stands peerless
in history among the great journalists
of the world, as do Webster, Choate,
Chatham and Burke among the great
orators, said: Stewards speech in de-
tense of William Freeman is one Of the
masterpieces in the history of oratory,
reason, logic and humanity."-Amer
lean Lawyer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A church built Of sods from the
prairie is one of the attractions of Smith
county, Kan.
The young Prince Arthur of Con-
naught has taken kindly to his duties
as q scholar at Elton, and boils his own
kettle and makes his own tea, just as
though he was a commoner.
DIR. Herbert B. Adams, head of the
department of history and political sci
ence in Johns Hopkins university, has
gone to Europe to investigate the sub
ject of popular education for the United
States bureau of education.
DIR. Newman Halls S0th birthday
was observed in London by the pre-
sentation to him of his OWN portrait
and an illuminated address signed by
his English and American friends. He
still breaches four times a week.
The first spelling book printed in
this country was entitled THE Ameri.
can Spelling Book" by Noah Webster.
1t was issued in 1888, and for consider
ably more than half a century was the
standard work used in all American
schools.
I'm some dioceses of the Episcopal
church women IT eligible for cleo
ton as vestrymen, and the rector of a
Church of England parish has recently
appointed a woman as rector's warden.
The appointment has aroused no op.
position whatever.
1t is said that the first Sunday
school in this country was by the Dunk.
ards, in Pennsylvania, in 174O. This
claim, however, is disputed, and the as
sertion is made that Sunday instruc-
ton to children was given by the Puri-
tans in New England long before this
date.
The ladies of one of the Manchester
(N. H. churches have set an example.
Cutting away from custom, they have
'resolved" against church suppers and
agreed to tax themselves to raise money
needed, and will no longer seek it
through the laborious methods OF
church entertainments.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
Neatly Eyaded.

She glided into the office and quietly
approached the editors desk. II have
written a poem," she began. Well"
exclaimed the editor with a look and
ONE intended to annihilate. but she
calmly resumed: Il have written q
poem on My Fathers Barn. and"
So" interrupted the editor, with an ex-
traordinary suavity, you don't know
how ] am relieved. \ poem written on
your fathers barn, Ell? 1 was afraid it
was written on paper and that you
wanted me to publish it. If l should
ever happen to drive past your fathers
barn I'll stop and read the POEM
Public Opinion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

You are engaged TO be married, and
well. l will be honest; l did like them
when you sad them, but I've forgotten
now, and the damage can be repaired"
There was 4 little damage, then,
ROsie?" "a quick rustic, n little sound,
it might have been a low laugh, or it
might have Eeen Il sob; Capt. Barnes
was a%lone).
'Oh, is that you, May? Aren't you
d~anc;ne?"
NO; I'm going home, Phil; Tn
tired; but I want to confess something
first. Phil. five years is 7 long time &c
be away from anyone, isn'ti ="
Yes, May; but what Of that?"
well, n might change. and il
wouldn't be very wicked, would it? And
I want you to let NE off, Phil, will you?"
what, let you off marrying ME
Mayo"
Yes: I've changed my mind; Il
woman may, you know. 1 don't think
we are suited; no-don't say anything,
Phil, it won'c be any use"
We'll. if you mean it, May. of course
I must let you off, as you put it; its a
queer way Of expressing it, and, of
course. I'm awfully sorry and all that,
but l know l never was worthy of You"
"Oh, that's nonsense. Well, good
night, Phil; mind you tell every one ]
Tilted you. By-the-Eye, l was trying to
creep out of here softly just now, ans
upset Il plant; such a joke, Phil! 1
think there was a little love scene going
on on the other side, so / ran because l
was afraid 1 might hear. I was with
Jack Ramsay; 1 wonder if he picked it
up. VIII you go and see??"
(Jack Ramsay to friend in the supper
ROOM: Queer girl, that Miss Gwynre.
Been trying TO get a little fun out of her
in the conservatory just now, and I'm
bothered if 1 believe she heard n word I
said; got up in n hurry, too, and bolted.
with some rotten excuse, and upset one
of old Barton's best azaleas."-Madame.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

One pound Dr. more of the best rump
steak about one inch in thickness, two
ounces of bread crumbs, one ounce of
butter, six fair-sized mushrooms and a
small onion. Chop the mushrooms and
onion finely, put in a lined saucepan
with the bread crumbs and butter, add
ing pepper and salt to taste. Cook for
a few minutes, then remove from the
FIRE and let the mixture get cool. With
. sharp knife slit the steak through
the center of the side to make a kind
Ct pocket; fill this with the mixture,
then skewer up neatly and firmly;
four. end put into a brisk oven to bake
from u to Is minutes, basting with
butter or a little Hugon's beef suet.
Serve with good gravy, fried mush-
rooms and potato chips.-N. Y. Mer-
curry.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
PLAGUE OF oFFICEHOLOERS.
France Is Suffering from an Excess of the
Tax Eaters.

Frances chamber has met anew.
Speaking from an arithmetical stand
point, the reforms look harmonious.
They will consist in doing away with
Isl, 000, 1000 francs of fiscal duties re-
ceived by indirect revenue, and replac.
ing that exact sum with an increased
taxation on the incomes derived from
property; also in 4 tax on bank values,
domestic and foreign. besides the tax
which seemed to have been given up On
exterior sings of luXury-house rent,
servants and horses.
The tax on servants and horses
thousands of "Jeamses" without en-
ployment and an increase of bicycles,
instead of carriages. So the fiscal prob
lem is not to be solved with these re
forms.
At the present hour the French pay
more taxes than any other nation in
Europe. While the Frenchman on an
average pays 112 francs for taxes. the
German pays c. francs, the Italian 60
francs, the Austrian 81 francs. the
Englishman 81 francs. The trouble is
that in France budgets have been
modified. The refOrmers have never
made what might be called reforms, for
real reforms would mean economies in
the administration. The evil of
'functionarism' that overburdens the
public treasury and monopolizes the
hest part of the activities of the nation
is little known abroad. In one of the de-
partments of administration you may
count 30 chiefs for SIS employees; in an
other Is superiors for % 'understrap-
pers." and in a third &c bigwigs presid-
ing over 10 scribes. Thus you may see
that, if he would suppress some of these
officers. the secretary of finances would
not need to torture his mind further to
invent the ear Of economy.-N. Y.
Dress.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
THE DUMB

TAX this message from your King, to His
people.
He that sheweth It completest,
Shall have need OF me the sweetest
Heralds of the Prince on high,
Tell it clearly, though you die.
None shall on this mission go
Who hath faltering voice or low"
One whose heart within him burned, and
whose lips
AS with fire were eloquent,
Kissed his Masters feet and went
Till the pale and suffering host
He confronted as a ghost;
To his tongue no speech would come,
He was stricken-stricken dumb!
Forth he crept into the streets, white with
anguish:
But a lost child, piteously.
Ran into his arms, and he
Bore 1t to its home. And one
BY the worlds cold scorn undone,
Stony by the drear wayside,
Looked upon his face, and cried.
Lost, his message. evermore; but his feet
forever hasted.
Low he bent to every need
That his toilinG hands could feed;
And the sick and dying bed
Still his mute face comforted.
Still, through every woe and loss,
Dumb, he pointed to the Cross.
Game the hour when, bowed and gray, the
King called him..
lord" his soul cried: Thy great word
None from my poor lips hath heard.
I have failed. But, for Thy grace,
Give these souls about me place.
Let me wander hence unblest,
So Thou take them to Thy rest"
Conquerors from every cline through the
Kings gate hasted:
Heroes famed from land afar.
Captains in His holy war,
Souls triumphant, God-forgiven,
S~inging-but the King of Heaven
Saw, without, the prophet dumb,
Weeping, and he called him: Come"
And there followed in a train, clutching at
the poor mute's dress;
In his arms was a wan child,
And the great King looked and smiled.
son." He said, II babe thee show
Gods great depth of love: and 10!
Thou hast come with regal token:
Thou supreme DER all hast spoken!"
IS. P. Mel. Greene, in N. Y. Independent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

One-half pound rice, one-fourth pound
gelatine, one-fourth pound sugar, two
glasses cream. 4 little vanilla; wash,
cook, drip, cool and drip again the rice
till the water is clear; place in a sauce
pan with ~one-fourth pound gelatine
which you have soaked for ten minutes
III cold water, and then melted in q
saucepan (add a little water if gelatine
is too thick. add two glasses of cream
and cook while stirring for ten minutes;
pour this in n cake mould, which you
place in an ice box till cold; when ready
to serve knock it from the mould and
pour over a raspberry sauce made as
follows: Pass two pounds rasp-
berries through a sitter and mix with
three-fourths pound sugar. Boston
Globe.