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The Press., 1896-05-07
A FASHIONABLE RUSE.
That Things Are Not Always What They
 Seem Evidenced In This Case.

That Things Are Not Always What They
 Seem Evidenced In This Case.
 The season of weddings taxes the in- genuity no less than the purses of fash ionable devotees. The Receptions to which many of the so called upper crust resort to discharge social obligations are almost incredible to old fogies not in the swim. It has long been the accepted custom of brides who receive many du- plicate presents to exchange the same at the stores where they were purchased. When the articles have not been marked Or defaced in any manner merchants, as a rule, are very willing to make satis factory exchanges.
 A volume might be written on the revelations that this custom has often brought about. It has been the unguessed cause of more than one social sensation. Less than year ago fashionable bride of Gotham received a gorgeously sh0Wy gift in repousse silver from an old school girl friend, daughter of a multimillion- aire. The present was displayed in a beautiful box bearing the stamp eff a famous house, and attracted unusual at- tention from the guests, Several months after the wedding the bride, in an un- lucky moment, took this apparently gorgeous gift, together with others, to exchange for articles for which she had more immediate need.
 When the selections she made were delivered at her residence she was sur, prised to find the repOusse silver. A note from the firm stated that the silver had not been purchased at their store, It was plated goods, They added, how. ever, that they had detected the trade mark of a firm jn the Bowery. If mad am desired, they would furnish the ad- dress. A visit to the Bowery jeweler confirmed this assertion, and the indig- pant bride b;ded her time. In a short time the giver of the spurious silver was welded The most striking gift she received was a familiar box, ill which reposed the unlucky piece of repousse silver, It bore no name it was not ex- hibited. No comment was ever made by either party. To all outward appear ance the social intimacy is unrufded.- New York Eerald,
The Press., 1896-05-07
THE MOUNTAIN.

Large chested giant, shaLowing the land,
 With lazy limbs stretched out at length,
 Covered with shag and gnarlcd with
 strength,
 watch thee day by day, A hemlock hoar the staff of thy huge hand, Driving along the accustomed uDwa.$ trail Thy hocks of mist that m orn and even stray Across the valeI
 Pressing with sun Drowned body earth's green couch, Tho golden days of summer through, With half yelled eyes of melting blue Der which the shadows fit
 What dreams are thine, that with a magic touch
 Thy spirit to contentment they begui1e, And OCT thy brow, where rugged frowns might sit, Persuade smile2
 When the empurpled curtain of the gloom Drops slowly from it's loosened cord, Across her rose flushed terrace toward The purlieus of thy rest, watch the figure of the evening come,
 One starry brooch upon her shoulder Ghining, And lean upon thy broad and loving breast, With arms entwining.
 Warden art thou of all the trooping stars. Through the huShed hours of night they wait Upon the threshold of thy gate Of pine trees that uprears
 Itself against the sky. Oft too, those bars Behind, fresh from some fountain bath is seen The moon, when with her culver she appears, 4 huntress queen. | -E. A. U. Valentine in Youths Companion.
The Press., 1896-05-07
CARVED IN THE BARK.
A Clump of Trees Upon Which Appeared
 the Names of Many Soldiers.


 the Names of Many Soldiers.
 'I don't quite understand, and nev- or could," said an observer, "what prompts people to write their names in public places. Trees have always been favorite objects upon which to carve names, and the smooth bark of the beech offers field most inviting to the knife of the carver. I saw once bunch of beech trees upon which thousands of names l. been cut This was ill Vir- ginia, close by the left bank of the the river, and at the head of this ravine there was spring. Around the spring was this clump of beech trees.
 "The names carved on these trees were those of soldiers who had been en- camped thereabout in the time of the civil war and who had come to this spring for water. It was in 1879 that saw them. so that they must have been there then at least l 4 years They had probably been there longer. About 8 third of the names were still legible. Many of them were the names of men of Pennsylvania regiments. Those that udu UeCO1u0 4410SlU1o were ualu1y GuoSo that had been carved on smaller treos.
 "There was one big tree that had up on it, should think, 500 names. They encircled it for 20 feet up from the ground. It seemed as if some of those among the highest must have been cut by men wSo swung down from the first branch, and one could imagine that men stood on one another's shoulders to reach above the names already carved by men standing on the ground, or that perhaps there was led up beside the tree horse upon whose back the carver stood.
 "These names may have been carved, every one of them, simply as pastime, and yet it seemed somehow as though this was case in which the carving might have been done in something more than a merely idle spirit. "-New York Sun.
The Press., 1896-05-07
LESS TRUTHFUL
This Is Mans Assertion In Regard to
 Women Compared With Men,

This Is Mans Assertion In Regard to
 Women Compared With Men,
 A man who has made a study of women and their ways remarkeGst thu other day that women are, as set, less frank and truthful than men. Whatever truth there is in thls assertion we may be sure it is at least not innate, but due to the difference in the requirements of the two sexes and the consequent diff ference in their education. Men are taught to reveal true natures from the cradle to the grave. Men are taught that, being human, they are subject to various passions and liable to fall into error which it is not necessary for them to conceal, for if they deviate from the straight and narrow path the world will quickly forget and forgive. Women, on the contrary, are taught that if they are not inwardly statues of decorum, they must make it appear that they are, for the world is merciless to one of their sex who by word or deed hints that the smallest lettering on her pedestal, not to mention even momentary descent from it, is possible.
 In short, women are required to con- ceal tbeir real human selves from all bebolders as absolutely as they conceal their lower limbs in the conventional draperies of femininity, while men are as free to reveal their real selves to the world as to clOthe themselves in the neither garments of their sex. But con- cealment or lack of frankness is by no means untruthfulness. Philadelphia Press
The Press., 1896-05-07
MRS. PEARY WAS FRIGHTENED.
It Was When She Went Hunting walrua
 With Her Husband.

With Her Husband.
 Mrs. Peary, wife of the famous arctic explorer, declares she has had more than enough of the polar regions, and is determined that her husband shall never repeat his travels in those frigid lands. When asked what experience stands out most prominently in connection with the unusual life while exploring, Mrs. Peary, without a moments hesitation, said: "Our hunting the walrus. It is the only occasion in my life when I was so frightened that would have well comed death as a relief. We were out in 8 boat with Dr. Cook, Mat, and some natives MT. Peary had broken his leg, but was steering the boat, his leg, in splints, stretched out before him. We saw the walrus coming toward us, and when the natives said, Shoot at them,' we took our rifles and did so.
 'SThen followed a scene too terrible for words. The bullets had only entered the hides of these animals, enough to infuriate them, and they came forward enraged and with but one determination ito turn over the boat. They placed their long tusks on the gunwale and at tempted to tip us out. crouched at the bottom of the skiff, loading the rifles, so that the men would not have to wait 8 second. The sea was crimson with their blood, and for few moments l did not know whether should be shot by the excited men or A owned by the walruses. We killed about 17, and have some of the tusks. But don't let me talk about it any more. All that is past. "- Philadelphia Times.
 Its just as easy to tryIOne Minute Cough Cure as any thing else. It's easier to cure a severe cough or cold with it. Let your next purchase for a cough be One Minute Cough Cure. Better medi- cines; better results; better try it. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. L. Phil lips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-05-07
Accurate Testimony,

An amusing incident occurred ir Judge Neely's court the other day. A solemn faced little woman had been called by the defense to establish all alibi She had testified that the defend. ant had been at her house during the time the of7ense was committed and that others were present also, among them Mr. Delaney, when the follow ing examination ensued:
 "Was MT. Delaney a neighbor of yours?"
 "Yes, sir ''
 ''Is he here?''
 "No, sir. |"
 ''Do you know where he is?''
 "No, sir. '' "Is he dead?''
 "Yes. sir. ''-Chicago Post.
The Press., 1896-05-07
THE WORLD KNOWN.

This world that wcs so vast to dream antique. With golden realms hard by the break of
 day,
 With virgin seas and wcu6rous folk that lay Beyond all snows and storms b what span
 ned And common thing 'tis shrunkl Who now shall
 seek.
 For happy isles along that vulg3r way Which was tho ocean seaP Or who shall say Things yet unlcarned of any maiden land? We know now, know it all, and small the good To you or me the tedious knowlct 5c brings. But, ohl if one might stand where Jason stood, And dream like him of regions strange and
 fair
 Beyond the wild, white sea birds baths or
 where
 The utmost albatross dips lonely wingsl
 -Inigo R. de R. Deane in Scribner's
The Press., 1896-05-07
W TO HEALTH.
Epain and agony. Of course

pain and agony. Of course I
 Btried to get relief, but met with failure after failure until there seemed to be no hope left. At last I was persuaded to give Puritana trial. The result was marvellous. It not only relieved me, but it made me perfectly we'll. Instead of being doubled up with pain, Puritana has given me a stomach like an ostrich, that will digest almost anything. There is nothing too strong for me to say in favor of Puritana.
The Press., 1896-05-07
HE CAUGHT AT A STRAW.
And Found a Bu1wark of Strength and Safety.

0. B. Downs, of the freight depart mont of the Boston 6 Maine Railroad at Portsmouth, knows what it is to suffer from hunger with food within reach, which he could eat, but not digest. He lives at 99 Daniel Street, and tells his experience in the follow ing words:-
 When I was IA years old I began to be troubled with indigestion, which as I grew up became worse instead ot better, until I found it hard to keep any food on my stomach. Everything ] ate caused me pain and distress, but did not look like dyspeptic and so did not get much sympathy.
 tried as many as dozen different things, but they all failed to cure me, and like drowning man was ready to catch at any straw offering the least hope of rescue. Then I tried Puritana and was not only relieved by it from the pain, but in short time completely cured of my indigestion. I could eat sausages without their hurting me, and found that Puri- tana had given me a new stomach that would digest any food. believe
 n> that was the first person in
The Press., 1896-05-07
Catnrrh Cannot he Cnred

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure 1t you must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls CataIrh Cure is not Quack medicine. It was prescribed by one Of the best physicians in this country for years and is regular prescription. It is com posed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such won- derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testi- mon1als, free. .a5t.
 F.J. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, O.
 Sold by druggists, price 7bC. -
The Press., 1896-05-07
THE OLD YORK OF TODAY.

Present Condition of tho English Name
 sake of the American Metropolis.
 There can be no doubt that one of the most interesting towns of England is the city of York. There will be found distributed in lavish manner what all the wealth of America could not possi- ply purchase or create. Indeed the same may be said of every other country, for nowhere can we now reproduce the marvellous architecture or the stained glass of the twelfth and thirteenth cenv turies, and no town is so rich in these unequaled works of the past as the town of York. That this is fully appreciated by Americans is best set forth by the fact that recently no less than 500 Americans visited York in one single day.
 York minister is the king of English cathedrals. Apart, however, from the cathedral, York has a much greater num- Der of churches as old and, in their way, as remarkable as the cathedral. What, however, seems to me most exceptional is not these ancient monuments, but their surroundings. Throughout Europe, in London, Paris and elsewhere, me- di8val cathedrals. town halls and other buildings still subsist, but they are sur- rounded by a framework of modern houses and streets. At York; on the con- trary, as at Frankfort, Nuremberg and a few other continental towns, the streets as we'll as the churches recall the middle ages.
 York is just the opposite te Hull. The latter town owes its very existence to it's commercial capabilities while York never was a commercial town. Hull is a town which has absolutely nothing to show, yet it has a population of more than 200, 1000 inhabitants, and many of its citizens are extremely wealthy. Hull fought for the parliament against King Charles, and Hull was celebrated for its cruelty toward the Catholics. York, on the contrary, fought for the king against the parliament, and, as Catholics were not so cruelty used in the York prisons, they were sent from York to Hull when it was thought desirable to treat them more harshly. Many very excellent fam flies have selected to reside in York, but there are very few large fortunes. York is town of poor gentlemen Hull is 8 town of wealthy vulgarians. York has religiously sought to preserve what is of historical and artistic value; Hull has ruthlessly destroyed all that was of no immediate business use. These two towns. so close to each other, constitute excellent object lessons. Illustrating the two great forces, the two great currents of opinion, which for several centuries have struggled against each other.- Philadelphia Telegraph,
The Press., 1896-05-07
ART OF HANGING PICTURES.
Oil Paintings Should Not Be Placed In a
 Room With Engravings.

Oil Paintings Should Not Be Placed In a
 Room With Engravings.
 Only second to importance to produc- ing a fine picture is the fact that the work when completed should be seen to an advantage on the walls where it is placed.
 In consulting with leading decora tor on tho subject, he said: "In the first place, it may be suggested that it is not desirable to put oil paintings in the same room with engravings or draw ings in water colors, crayons or other like materials. It is often done, fre- quently as a matter of necessity, but we consider it, from a point of artistic taste, mistake.
 "Again, there should be a certain classification of subjects in the pictures ornalnenting the walls, as inattention to this is occasionally ludicrous. 1recall one instance where there was a print of Rubens' Descent From the Cross, and, hanging on either side of it, engravings of Wilkie's Village Festival and Meis- sonier's Cavalry Charge Surely noth- ing could be more absurd than placing in immediately juxtaposition works in which the motives of the designs are so directly opposite as the illustration of death, a village 1evel and the fierce shock of battle.
 "As a general rule, it is well to place pictures of a certain order of design to- gether. Some works can only be seen to advantage in bright and others in a subdued light, while it is equally cer- tain that many lose nothing if placed above the line of sight, and others gain rather than lose if hung much nearer the floor.
 "A medallion or bas-rolief of the right sort set ill here or there among the pie lures is a re lief to the artistic sense, and, above all, all sorts and conditions of frames should not be put together in a hodge podge Gold and white and gilt do not offend when ill close posi- tion, but pictures framed in oak or any dark wood should be kept by them selves Crayon portraits of photographs should never be visible ill parlor or drawing room, and to overcrowd the walls of any room with pictures, good, bad and indifferent, is the very acme of l poor taste "-New York Recorder.
The Press., 1896-05-07
Bought Her Own Gown.

They tell story of an unfortunate so- ciety woman, who, being terribly pushed for gown to wear at a great occasion, sold seven gowns for the price of one to Mime. X. Among these gowns was one hardly rumpled, and which, though very magnificent, had evidently been worn at most only once. This dress Mime. X. sold as model to Mme Y., who was the society woman's dress maker, and who had been obdurate about making another thing for the poor little woman without cash down.
 When this "model'' came in, she saw chance for big return of money, 30 she compromised with her customer and agreed to let her have model dress, just imported, for a very low figure. Whereat the poor woman paid all the money she had received for all her dresses, and out Mime. Y. brought the model. The poor woman talked herself blue in the face, but she could not say anything to protect herself without be- traying her dealing with Mime. X., SO, poor thing, she danced in her old frock after all, having swapped all her other gowns for the privilege. ge.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Press., 1896-05-07

Ninety five per cent. of the population of Massachusetts live in towns having good high schools. The children of the other towns may go to the available high schools, and the town must pay the tuition. This is the only state in which every child may have high school privi- leges.
The Press., 1896-05-07

BUoKLEN's ARNIOA SALvE.-The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped hands. chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. Guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded Price 25c per box. Sold by E. K, Taft
 Philadelphia Record Nell-Willie is dreadfully tickled with his new moustache Belle-I heard you were, too.
The Press., 1896-05-07
S1oMISERY3

('Tf Portsmouth to use Puritana,
 but not the last, as l know that since then many people have taken it, with wonderful results.
 James H. Crowley, of Concord, N. H., is not only an athlete but one of the fastest amateur runners in the State. What he says below shows how a mans strength will go if the stomach is not right.
 I had dyspepsia for years. Some times I could hardly stand up, and A could not eat anything without
The Press., 1896-05-07

"Do you think l stand too much be- fore the looking glass?" she asked as a soft blush Huffused her satin cheek.
 "Oh, mo-" he replied; "there should be ten mirrors ill the room. Such beauty as vnnrs cannot he multiplied en0uph ''
The Press., 1896-05-07
The ancient ell a measure, was the length of the arm of Henry I.

Busy people have no time, and sensible people have no inclination to use a slow remedy. One Minute Cough Cure acts promptly and gives permanent results. w, D. HeaId Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips. South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-05-07

A FULL Line of Rubber Goods, "A such as Syringes, Hot Water Bottles Rubber Bath Mittens, Hand Brushes and Tooth Brushes, Rubber Cloth, New Bottle FixinRA, AT HEALD'S.
The Press., 1896-05-07
A Useful Color.

Oil barrels are almost invariably painted blue. The reason for this is not apparent to the uninformed, but man. ufacturer who makes speciality of this kind of cooperage says that it is because blue has been found by experience to be more effective for keeping in the oil than any other pigment. .-Baltimore Sun.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-28
ANOTHER FAILURE.
Receiver Appointed for the
Central Furniture Company
Of This City. =

The failure of William n. Turner a few
days ago has brought down another con-
Germ. This morning on the application
of Counsellor Otto Grouse to Vice Chan
cellor Stevens, a receiver was appointed
for the Central Furniture Company, of
which Mr.. Turner was president.
The company, which did a furniture
business on Montgomery street, between
Warren and Washington streets, was
organized after the failure of George E.
Watson & Co. into an Incorporated COM
any The incorporatcrs were J.. F.
Brush, W. II. Cook, Samuel Watson,
George E.. Watson and William Turner.
They held z35 shares, representing s11, $50,
of the 500 shares. at a par value each of
$50, composing the nominal capital stock
of SIS, GOO. The company began business
on 81, coo, and made Mr.. Turner president.
Business, owing to the silver agitation,
was slow, and soon the company found
itself in deep water. 1t owed to Mrs.
Emelfa Watson two notes, one for 1897
and one for s453. There were wages due
amounting to s225, and President Turner
says he has never seen a cent of his sal
airy as president. Besides, he, to keep
the business going, had guaranteed the
account of the firm to H. B.. Claf1in &
Company of New York for $500
All of these facts were explained by
Mr.. Grouse this morning in asking that
a receiver be appointed. Mr.. Grouse said
of $4,000, composed of instalment, stock
and other items. There wasn't a cent
in the company's treasury. and generally
the company was in a bad way.
Vice Chancellor Stevens granted the mo-
ton and appointed Mr.. Albert c. Wall re-
ceiver under a bond of 5000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-28
A BLOW TO sILVER's CAUSE
Charles IA. lands Emphaticaily De-
cfares for Mckinley.

Special to the Je7se1 GI1Isc7cc
VINELAND, Sept. 2s, 1s9e.-Seyeral
months ago Charles x. Lands, founder
of yineland, Sea Isle City, Hammonton
n other towns in South Jersey, in
an interview gave his opinion on the
financial question. Mr.. Lands has been
a Republican all his life, and his state
ments so pleased the Democrats, Popu-
lists and Silverites of this place that they
caused his interview to be published
in all of their county organs and also
in pamphlet form, which they circulated
as campaign documents throughout South
Jersey. 1t was even suggested that he
be asked by the Silverite Club to make
an address during the campaign.
Several days ago it was whispered
about that Lands intended to vote for
Major Mckinley. The runnor steadily
gained ground, and spread CONSERVATION
in the silver ranks. While Mr.. Lands
did not say outright at that time that
he intended to vote for Bryan, the peo-
pie of South Jersey were led to believe
that he would.
Mr.. Lands said yesterday: 81 intend
to vote for Mckinley. My views on the
money question indorse the platform of
the Republican party. We never could
afford to have free silver"