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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-06-20

How Hindoos Hoard Jewelry.

Never during its existence has India
been SO rich in jcwelry as now. The
people are always adding to their stock.
Savings from nearly all sources are dis
posed Of III this way, and these savings
are being constantly madc-often at the
expense OF clothing sometimes at the
expense of greater nccesSaries OF life.
The making and the storing away of
wealth i'll this form is the national pc
culimity of the country.
Jewelry is regarded us the most stable
kind of wealth, and fortunes are never
counted without estimating tho value
of the stock of jewclry. 1t can always
be pledged or disposed Of. The market
for its sale is never closed and never
depressed. The most Ignorant native
who wishes to sell piece of jewclry
knows its market value quite well. he
can scarcely be cheated.
Jewelry forms the greatest factor in
matrimony The most lowly bride has
her stridhan. which is occasionally equal
in value to five years income of the
DIiutElOOll. Lulu - Olbtll w
clothing, sometimes Il scarcity of cook
ing pots. generally not particle of
furniture, but nearly always a stock of
jewelry. The wife that has no jcwclry
possesses nothing else. She cannot be
robbed The family that does not have
jewelly is absolutely INDECENT.
One of the greatest boasts of the jew
elry owner is that his hoards cannot be
taxed. ~ man may own jcwelry valued
at IL lallh Of rupees, and pay no income
tax. This is u scarce OF great satisfac-
ton. Jeweiry yields no recurring III
come, but it is priced more than govern
ment paper. If it never increases it
never dimimshcs, is national saying,
common among men and women alike.
No native marriage, except among the
most Impoverished, takes place without
a transfer CT jewelry, and very fire.
quently Of rev jcwelry. London Let
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-06-20
Lived Like 4 rauner: nled Rich.

Miss Elizabeth &. Cock CT Bridge
port, q liti,e lianilet II i'..yctre county,
Pa, always lived IS though size Were =
pauDer. Recently size died without med
ical attention on friends present, and
the exact circumstances Of her death
are not kuuwn. She WAS found lying
upon the foor some time after her
death. DR.. H. J. English WAS made add
ministraior, and lie got 4 firm Of attor-
news to look around and see what her
few effects amounted to. The inventory
of the estate shows that she was the
owner of over &22, 600 of bank stock.
She also had over $685. il cash on
deposit, and was the holder OF ten
shares of stock in the Pittsburg, Nir-
ginia and Charleston Railroad company.
Nearly 81. 500 in gold coin and 500 i'll
silver coin and bank notes We're found
scaled up tight in an old fruit can IN
her home after her death. The property
will go to rephews nieces and grand
nerhews and grandnieces. -Philadel-
phia Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-06-20
A c4ILD,s WONDERFUL MEMORY.
She Is Ab1o to Repeat. 1t Is Asserted,
Anything She Ever Heard.

She Is Able to Repeat. 1t Is Asserted
Anything She Ever Heard.
Baby Ethel Carroll of Oakland is a
human photograph. Every word Of a
conversation-no matter how long
names. dates, figures and bits of oratory
Of all degrees Of merit, songs and jokes
spoken in her presence, she is able to re-
call, word for word, even though it be
weeks and months after. At her age
for she is only years old--much that
she hears no doubt is quite unintelliSi-
be to her. She simply repeats every
thing from memory without knowing
aught of the text of her words. AT the
Hotel Crellin, where she lives with her
parents, she is the idol and wonder Of
all who know her, for she is as pretty
as she is clever. The first time that the
child showed her phenomenal trait was
at the age Of II months AT that time
she was taken to see one of Hoyt's plays
at the Macdonough theater. Upon re-
turning to her home she surprised every
one by repeating, word for word, one OF
the popular songs.
From that time until now little Ethel
has been regular playgoer. Now, at
the age of 4, her memory has developed
so remarkably that it isa common thing
for her after seeing new play to sing,
without mistake or the least sign OF
hesitation, song after song that she has
never heard before. She can also repeat
the lines of the play with wonderful
correctness. The child has a retentive
memory for names and dates. In spite
of the fact that large numbers CT people
see her daily, drawn by curiosity, she
never forgets the name Of any one who
is introduced to her, and can tell even
the exact day when she first met them,
though it may be months after.
Recently her wonderful memory was
put to a severe test at a concert recital
in Oakland. After the performance she
was asked if she remembered ID certain
recitation on the programme remarkable
alike for its length and peculiar phras
ing She had never heard it before, but
with confident smile and certain en-
chanting carelcssness of manner she re
cited the entire piece without break.
San Francisco Examiner.
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IA stops for passengers on signal toconductor
~ daily, except Sunday.
R. Il. Nicholas, superintendent.
Cape Charles, Va.
r. 3. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
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!BIIILDIy(1
MATERIAL

such as
Doors. Windows, Blinds, Mantels,
White Pine Mouldings, Turned
Porch Columns, Porch Trimmings,
Shingles, Laths, Hair, Lime,
Bricks, Cement, and full line OF
Hardware, Cook, Parlor and Gasoline
Stoves, Pumps, Stone Well Curbing,
Wall Paper, Tinware, Lever
Setting Cultivators, Harrows, Wheel
Barrows, Wheel Wood, Coal,
Agents for Harrison Bros. & Co.'S
Paints. &C., sc.
Give us trial and be convinced
that our prices for goods in our line
are lower than ever known to be in
this county before.
Thanking you for your kind favors
of the past, and soliciting a contin-
uance of the same, we are,
Respectfully yours
E N9 % A DK g a. nm
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
WORK FOR WOMEN-THB CASHIER

The work Of q cashier Ii not only in
teresting, but 1t schools one In many
Of the fundamental principles Of busi-
ness which are always helpful, no mat
ter in what capacity one may become
engaged, whether as school teacher.
bookkeeper or housskeeper. AZ an in
stance. every women ought to know how
to draw and endorse checks. and how to
properly make out q deposit slip and 90
forth. As cashier, one soon becomes ia
miliar with these details, as we'll a.
many others that are equally helpful
Many people think cashier has more
dinary mortals. They seem to have an
idea that the majority Of Us are covet-
Gus and are always imagining what We
would DO II ell the money we handle
were ours. while in reality the cashier
seldom thinks Of the real value OF
money apart from the use to which II ID
destined. OF course, there are excsp-
tions to this rule. We read Of the alb
sconding cashiers, Of whom many began
by borrowing, ~ they call Il, small sums,
and dare say nine tenths Of these,
when they begin the petty thefts. regard
them as loans and honestly intend to
repay all they take In this way. until
they 60 little too far.
There are great many ceen systems
in use, most OF which are intended to
save time for the clerks. rather than to
facilitate the work of the cashier, which
remains about the same no matter what
the manner Of transfer.
The principle requisites Of Q SUCCESS
full cashier are accuracy and quiokness.
Both are developed by practice. A girl
without natural ability soon acquires
the power of making change rapidly
and accurately, while the chances OF q
counterfeit passing unobssrvsd BY her
sensitive touch are rare.
N. BLANCHE POTTNR
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
SHOES.

The early Greeks usually went bare
foot or confined themselves to simple
sandals which in time came to be high
ly ornamented. The early shoes Of the
Romans were buskins, not very dis
similar to the moccasins Of the Ameri-
can Indians: thick soles, sometimes Of
metal. were later invention.
In some parts of Europe wooden
shoes are very common among the
poorer classes.
In Japan the sandals worn by the
common people are made Of straw; in
South America they are made Of plait-
ed thongs of hemp.
A boot or shoe consists essentially Of
two parts, the sole, almost universally
Of thick leather, and the upper, usually
Of a soft leather, but not unfrequently
Of cloth, and for women often Of silk or
satin. These parts are attached to
each other In various ways usually by
sewing. A few years ago a boot or
shoe was made throughout by 4 single
person.
There IL no department in which
Europe stands in more need Of Ameri-
can taste than In boots and shoes. It
is painful to see the foot gear In which
the inhabitants Of those unhappy lands
are doomed to walk through life. Mans
foot, and still more womafi's, was de-
signed by Providence for beauty as
well 40 use: and the boot which looks
best II usually the most comfortable to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
HELEN DUNN GATES.

A certain teacher Of this city, who had
been greatly impressed by an article
in an educational Journal on the SUBJ
ject Of Thought Getting" and the cul-
tivation of original expression on the
part Of the pupil, appeared before her
history class fully determined that
there. at least, she would insist upon
the pupils understanding clearly what
they were learning, and telling 1t in
their own language.
Having, as she supposed, made her
views upon the subject perfectly clear.
and having duly impressed them with
the Importance Of 1t, she called upon
one OF the boys to give an account of
the battle Of Marathon. He arose and
told the story with just enough varia-
ton from the language Of the author,
to satisfy her that he understood the
matter, and she was about to congratu-
late herself upon her success, when
his memory failed him, and he was un-
able to proceed.
In order to encourage him, she said,
you have done very well SO far, Rich
ard. now 70 on and tell the result.
Never mind the words Of the book. tell
1t just as you would, II You had read 1t
in the newspaper this morning, and
were telling 1t to me. You know what
happened. do you not?"
To which he replied. Eyes, ma am,
the Persians went agen 'en1, and got
bet"
That teacher Is still undecided, In her
own mind, whether 1t Is better to be
lucid or to be original.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
A LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS.
Scranton. Pa. Dec. T. 1854

oCEdHtoHs 12.s 0eVs y AoS~s
Dear Santa Claus:
You gave me something last Christ
mas that asked for, so I'll write again
this year. want Newfoundland dog,
O hound, q foxhound. a greyhound. and
q bird dog. For books I would like
"The Arabian Nights" "Dred," Uncle
Toms Cabin" 1.-THE Boys Of T6,"
"Youhg Folks Indian History" and
"The Boys OF 81" and would like a
bicycle. I want 1.-THE Arabian Nights"
and Young Folks Indian History" the
most of the books. The first named
dog the most. / live in Scranton. Penn
sylvania, United States Of America.
The house Is at the head Of Linden
street, on Monroe avenue. The house
has clapboards on the lower story and
shingles on the upper. Come down the
chimney on the front corner towards
the potato field. My stocking will be
on the corner towards the place where
the tongs. shovel and poker are.
have q sister and brother. He Is
s1ck today. / 60 to the Adame avenue
school and study reading. writing
arithmetic. history. geography and
French.
Have you a wife? and II you have. Is
she well? You must have q lot of toys
to make. Do your reindeers 60 fastf
You must have to have warm clothas
Are you well? hope you are. because
want my things for ChristmaA
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
OLD FASHIONS COME AGAIN.

Fashions caprice from an old letter
written In New Haven, Conn, May.
1888. now in possession of the third gem
sration, furnished by Mrs. Harriet h
Jackson.
"They make skirts to dresses very
full and pretty large sleeves. They
wear on the neck double and twisted
silk handkerchiefs and q ruff Of narrow
footing pleated fine pleats through the
middle. or one Of plain muslin, double
or single, gathered into hand and
crimped, or plain lace collars straight
across the back and come to point on
the shoulders. with plain narrow foot
Ing pleated. say clear around 1t. They
make cotton capes small and ruffie
them, and silk dresses they have q col
lar Of tho same. the Same shape Of the
lace ones and o rufls Of the same Dlsat.
ing.
"They wear all kinds Of trimmings
on bonnets, but mostly two yards and
half Of ribbon. salmon colors the most
fashionable and green next. In New
York white IL most Fashionable, but nse
much worn here"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

days and nights Of labor. when throngs
Of people had crowded around him, and
he said to his attendant, II must sleep.
II do not, shall die. Whoever comes,
do not waken me-" He then retired to
his tent and the servant began his
watch. It was not long. however, BE-.
fore O pale face appeared at the tent
door and Xavier beckoned to his SER
want and said. II made mistake. I
made great mistake. II Q little child
comes, waken me-"
Was not this tho great Masters
spirit, who, when weary and pressed
with other demands, said Suffer the
little children to come to me- Forbid
them not"
Do you realize what 1t means for these
little ones to come to you with their
questions for answer, their plea for d.
rection? Let every power Of your be-
Ing be awake and fully aroused to re-
ceive It when the little child comes.
And woe to him who neglects Or turns
It away, or leads It astray.
when the little child comes, walken
me-" and may the Great Teacher Him
self help us to 80 answer their Ques-
tions, as their honest. innocent eyes
look into ours, that we may dare look
into His face on that great exarnina-
tion day that Is coming to us all, and
may hear Him say. "Ye did It unto one
Of the least Of these. my little children.
Ye did 1t unto Me-"
HELEN DUNN GATES.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
rus CRACKER soyS

Among all 6craptpn's young olt1seus.
are there any who have az little 70
males life a Joy and yet look at thtnSs
In the same CHEEKY way that our crack
er boys do?
At almost any time you chance to Wis
It the breaker you will see rows oe
small urchins separating the slate from
the coal; bright little fellows and thor
ough young Americans.
BY the law OF this state they are pro-
hibited from working until the four
teenth year, but 1t is net ut all difncult
from q young crackers standpoint. to
be fourteen at any time.
Perhaps one reaches the breaker Just
at noon, when work Is suspended, and
walks along the platform behind the
boys. The foreman says patting one
on his back. here's particularly mis-
chievous youngster and as he turns
around, with broad smile his white
teeth and dirty face make an attractive
picture. You wonder until you see his
neighbor If any other boy could be so
black.
II 1t were not for his good nature life
would seem very duh to the average
cracker boy. All day long he works in
the binding coal dust near the top OF
the breaker and receives for ten hours
work sixty cents.
Let us look into q home Of one OF the
poorer ones. 1t Is not a cheerful place.
Poverty Is depleted on all sides. This
boy Is perhaps the only support of tho
household. There may be widowed
mother and smaller brothers and sisters
depending on him. In one home Of this
valley, not many months ago, there
| had been nothing but a few potatoes
and little bread for weeks, while suf-
fcient clothing was q luxury not
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
INDUSTRIAL SYMPOSIUM
(CONCLUDED.)

wear. The aesthetic eye is panied as its
glance falls upon the feet OF foreigners.
Partisan women, indeed, are sometimes
well shod. but the men, never; while
the deformity Of the English foot Is
familiar to oil Americans.
We are open to the accusation Of
wearing too thin soles, but sensible
walking shoes usually have thiok soles.
Our grandmothers would have said
that the best looking foot was the one
made to look as small aa possihlA but
the day for that In past.
Ordinarily. shoe is about as pr0saio
Q piece of merchandise as q cook stove
or q horse-brush, and when produced
BY incompetent hands 1t Is usually even
more so. To the uninitiated, a shoe ap-
pears but as few pieces Of leather fns-
tened together with thread and nails,
and designed to be the ultimate butt Of
wind, weather and mud. Strictly
speaking the "uninitiated' may bo
right, but the average shoe merchant Of
today holds a FAR different view Of the
matter. He wants the leather and the
thread and the nails sure enough, but
he insists that they be combined by
skilled hands and in a manner which
to his critical eye. produces pleasing.
graceful effect-in a word, he wants
art" MARGARET MUMMY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
HOW THINGS GET MIXED.

--f--
It seems very strange
To q boy like me:
How things get so mixed
I'm sure can't see.
How potatoes have eyes.
And q hill has q foot
"A clock has q face.
And . tooth has . root.
A stove has four legs.
But Il can't walk around:
And corn has long ears,
But Il hears not . soun6
"A jug has q mouth.
! But was ne'er known to eat:
a stand has four legS.
But not any feet
a bed has four legs,
3 A foot, head, and sidei
"A tree has . trunk,
ne ocean . tide.
a wagon q tongue
And still doesn't talk:
a yard has three feet
; And II never can walk.
And Q minute IL short
Or q minute II long.
While the tea-kettle sings
A right merry song.
And then It seems stranED
How people will say
10 boys and to girls
Who ronp and play.
Come, birdie. my brownie
My duckie. my dear.
. Ny lambie. my robin.
Ny darling. now hsrA
But one thing I'll tell you~
BE sure not forget
I'm Q boy, not a birdie.
A lamb nor q pet.
-RETTA A. PETIT.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
THE BOY BEFORE
GOING TO SCHOOL
Read Before the Teachers Institute Scranton, April
1896. published by request)

It would seem almost tyits and COM
monplace to assert that character be-
gins In the cradle. In these days when
child culture 10 80 much discussed. the
importance of early training 10 empha-
sized The old adags Of Pope, "just as
the twig 10 bent the trees inclined" Is
realized to be true. And SO leading
educators and prominent kindergart-
ners urge the careful nurture of the
children from q very early age. It
would naturally seem that the discus
Sion OF the best methods Of this early
training belonged to the mothers in
stead Of the teachers. The broad views
OF modern education represent the good
teacher as not narrow in her outlook
or confined to her own grade, or even
her own vocation: but as cleaner
from all flelds-one full of resources
drawn from knowledge Of all life and
Its varied relations. All departments
Of science and knowledge SO overlap
and Join that they are mutually helpful
to each other. Especially true is this
In regard to training of children. A
true teacher Is not one who Grams SO
much knowledge by force into a child's
head for 30 many hours each day; but
one who studies child nature and
adopts all best methods for develop
ment Of the childs faculties. What the
mother has learned by her experience
comes to be the possession of the
teacher for her own adaptation. And
what has been found help in develop
ing the little ones Is often of equal
value in directing the older ones. For
we act on general principles and adapt
to each case.
There is no higher calling than that
of q parent, no holier place in earthly
relations than that Of mother. And
when we come in contact with the inner
recesses Of that mother love that gives
UP all in perfect surrender to the little
one that belongs to It, we have come
nearest to the heart of the Infinite
Father, and feeling his heart throbs fol-
the human race through this mother.
love, we stretch out our hands to the
little ones placed under our care with
an earnest desire for something Of this
same tenderness that we may lead theil
steps Alright.
Herbert Spencer tells US that the
greatest defect in our program Of edu-
cation Is overlooked-the training OF
our youth is dreadfully defective. In
that II omits any preparation for the
proper care Of children. For horse.
shoeing and house building an appren.
ticeship Is required. Is the unfolding
Of human being in body and mind sc
comparatively simple a process thai
any one may superintend and regulatt
Il with no preparation whatever? Tha'
this IL true Of too many parents I.
q iamentable fact. They neglect thu
needful care and training Of their chill
dren through ignorance rather thar
purpose, and by carelessness stunt th'
development Of mind or warp the con
science and injure the sensitive nature
past recovery. But while this may b.
true 0f many. Il In fortunately true o
many more that consOientiouslys Ant
easefally they are tsying 70 mould tn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
WHAT WOULD YOU DO.

Now. II you should visit q japanese
home,
Where there isn't q sofa or chair.
And your hostess should say, '-Tske Q
seat, sir. / pray"
Now where would you str tall me,
where?
And should they persuade you to stay
there and dine.
Where knives. forks. and spoons are
unknown,
Do you think that you could eat With
chopsticks Of wood?
And how might you pick . beast
anese drive.
In neat little "rickshaw" Of bluA
And you found, in Japan, that Tous
horse was q man,
Now what do you think you.WoulA l0i
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
HUMAN NATURE.
"A True Incident.

Two little children five years old.
Marie the gentle, Charlie the bold:
Sweet and bright, and quantity wise,
Angels both, In their mothers eyes.
But you. II you follow my verse; shall
That the they :. were .' Auma. .' human
And had not yst learned the natursr
OF hiding the "self'' Of the finite heart.
One day they found in their ronp and
play
Two little rabbits soft and gray
Soft and gray. and Just Of size.
A. like each other a. your two eyes.
All day long the children made love
To the dear little psts-their treasure
They Kissed and Auss.d .A.n until the
night
Brought to the osaiss . GLAD rsspitA
Too much fondling doesn't agree
With the rabbit nature. as We shall see.
For ere the light Of another day
Had chased the shadoWs Of night away.
One little pet had gone to the shades.
Or, let W hope. to perennial gladeS
Brighter and softer than any below
A heaven where good little rabbits 80.
The living and dead lay side BY sida.
And still alike as before one diedi
And It chanced that the children came
singly to view
The pets they had dRsamsa Of al tAa
night through
First came Charlie and, with ssA sur.
prise.
Beheld the dead with streaming eyes
Howe'er. consolingly. he said,
"Poor little Marie-hsr rabbits Aeadl'
Later came Marie, and stood aghast
She kissed and caressed It, but at las,
Found voice to say, while her younl
heart bled,
I'm SO sorry for Charlie--his rabbits
deadi" Selected