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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1897-03-24

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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
DECORATION DAY.
Importance of the Proper Observance Of
This Solemn Festival.


Decoration Day is a solemn festival
for the Nation. All over the land the
patriotic and true-hearted citizen and
his family make ready and go out with
appropriate ceremonies and wealth
of blossoms to mark another milestone
on the Nations highway of peace and
prosperity. Truly, it is fitting and
beautiful way to emphasize the story
of the great and good work wrought by
the patriot souls and the faithful hands
of the fathers, sons and brothers of this
grand and glorious Republic.
And with every passing year the
proper observance of this National day
becomes more important. To the chill
dren born since the war it lacks the
heart-touching and tender sentiment
and the fearful memories that cluster
around the days when our loved ones
were brought home to us from the field
of war and were laid with reverent and
trembling hands in hallowed graves
and bedewed with the bitterest drops
of anguish that can fall from human
eyes.
"Slain in Battle" "He fell with his
face to the foe" These were the mes
sages that were flashed over the wires
and sent to the waiting ones at home
by brave aud thoughtful comrades.
Those who lived through those trying
times need not be reminded how sacred
is the trust committed to our charge.
They know what the day means in all
its comprehensive and broad signiti-
canoe, and it needs no burst of martial
music, no flourish of trumpets
or beating of drums to tell the story.
They know the history of those trying
days, and the most eloquent efforts of
oratory cannot make it more clear OF
more dear to them.
Btu to those who are to come after
us-tnuse who know the war only as O
sad and awful tradition-the day and
it's meaning must be made plain. They
cannot know the sorrow, the pain, the
tireless anxiety and the ever-present
watchfulness that filed those weari-
some years of struggle, and that had,
by the greatness of Divine power,
strength and courage to wait for the
fullness of time, that bright and shin.
ing and glorious time when the
youngest Nation of the earth would
shake off the burdens and unloose the
shackles of discord, and rise in her
might, n daughter of the gods, divinely
fair, divinely strong, and royalty
gracious in her supreme and conscious
strength, and stand once more, clothed
and in her right mind, in her own proud
position as the grandest and most to'be
envied of all the Nations of the earth.
New York Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

later married again. Then Miss Bar
bara adopted little John, saying grim
ly as she took him upon her knee:
''John, you are never to forget it is
through the wickedness of war You
are fatherless and worse than mother
less"
She was not of the throng to-day:
her old enemy had her hard and fast in
his clutches. If she walked at all it
was by the help of crutch and cane,
and she was marvelously sensitive
about appearing thus in public. Meth
er would she take the carriage nor be
wheeled in her bath chair. But she
had stripped garden and greenhouse
for the fower-bearers. Three, whose
baskets she had filed, were talking
eagerly together as they stood listen
ing to the minute guns that marked
the close of the ceremonies.
81 asked if these were not especial
ly for her brother, and oh, the look
she gave mer' one pretty creature said.
''It was petrifying," said her mate,
"and only fancy her saying: Il wish
you children of to- day would under
stand it is the cause, not individuals,
that one honors. Give my brother his
share. but no more
"Do you know, / am "a certain as
can be she is at the bottom of that, -
the third said, nodding family toward
the place where Peggy and Captain
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

finest which has ever been held i'll New
York. In fact, what an art season this
has been. The Dore collection is
crowded continually, and / noticed
Mrs. Arthur Paget, who is in this
country again for little while, in II
gown of blue and brown whipcord.
The jacket was tailor made, full on
the hips, and opened at the front to
display crepe de chieme blouse of
violet Her hat was large violet
straw trimmed with rows of ribbon,
which were fastened in place by II
rhinestone crescent. The back of the
hat was finished with mass of green
leaves.
From Paris comes word that a pretty
novelty for coiil'ure is black ostrich
feathers.
Bracelets are again in vogue.
Prussian belts in gold and silver are
a novelty in dress ornaments.
An exclusive design in smart frock
is single breasted tailor made of tan
covert cloth. Julia Marlowe Taber
was the wearer. 1t was n covert. rs |
before said, with strapped seams ON
the skirt, and "A funny little jacket
which buttoned across with an extra
strap. Her waist was of crimson satin,
and her hat dull brown straw,
trimmed with crimson geraniums,
white orchids and stiff rows of ribbon.
One of the new wells which have fine
dots, or are of fancy mesh, was caught
coquettishly up in the back with u
diamond snake pin.
The costumes illustrated herewith
were designed by the National Cloak
company of New York.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
SECRET OF THE ROSES.
A Story of Decoration Day.

embodiment as Peggy Farley-who had
on white gown, fine and clinging, o
broad blue sash and shenf of red, red
roses made fast to her belt. She was
easily the prettiest girl in Graysville-
the best liked, too, for all she had GER
tain little willful, proud ways. Over
against them were to be set the kindest
heart, the readiest hand, lips wholly
free from guile. Everybody had re-
joiced over her engagement to young
Grahame, the fine, tall captain of
the cadets. He had women friends in
legion, yet not one had limited that he
was sacrifice" Likewise Peggy's
adorers, masculine, from seven to sew
enty, agreed that while he was not
quite good enough for her, he came as
near it as mortal man was likely to be
found
So when the engagement was broken
with no word said in explanation on
either side gossip ran riot, nor were
there lacking shrewd folk to note that
the break came just week later than
Miss Barbara Grahame's return to the
old home, She had been five years
away, seeking vainly to escape her arch
enemy, rheumatism. Naturally her
temper had not improved; besides, it
had been known always that she had
really loved but two things-her
brother Johns memory and her own
way-though it had pleased her 10 i'm
agine herself devoted to her nephew.
Captain John Grahame, the elder,
had not died in battle, albeit he slept
well to the head of the cemetery's SOL
diery. He had come from the long
fighting with bullet in his chest, but
had grown within a year of peace SO
much his old self, handsome, hearty,
sunny-tempered, that he had married
rejoicingly the sweetheart he had left
behind him. When young John was
born it seemed there was nothing left
to wish for-but almost in the first
Joy of fatherhood the end came. The
bullet had touched vital spot-with
u smothered gasping cry, red torrent
gushing from his mouth, the gallant
gentleman rendered up his soul.
His widow sobbed piteously, but in
o year was consoled-a twelyemonth
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
Miss Helen Carroll, the society belle

Miss Helen Carroll, the society belle
whose engagement to Herbert Delano
Robbins has brought forth no end of con-
gratulations, is devout German music
student Miss Carroll, regale in robe
of black canvas cheviot, made with the
narrow front gored skirt, and blazer
Jacket of the same material, from which
peeped a dainty blue, mazy waist, was
my vis-a-vis across the aisle Mt n recent
matinee of "The Flying Dutchman.
She had evidently started out for
"Five O'Clock Tea"-an essentially
English institution, by the way-for
we do not chase the fox in America, but
sip our tea, flirting with the one or
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
The Veil of Separation.

All, sir, there are times in the his
tory of men and nations when they
stand so near the veil that separates
mortals from immortals. time from
eternity, and men from their God, that
they can almost hear the breathing and
feel the pulsations OF the heart Of the
Infinite. Through such time has
this Nation gone, and when two hun.
dred and. fifty thousand brave spirits
passed from the field of honor through
that thin veil to the presence of God,
and when at last its parting folds ad-
mitted the martyred President to the
company of the dead heroes of the Re-
public, the Nation stood so near the
veil that the whispers of God were
heard by the children OF men.-James
A. Garfield, ----
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
Especial New York Fashion letter.

promised to write of n malady of
fashion-Bostonian IL is called cos
metic paralysis, and is quite an epi-
demic among women--for women alone,
a. n rule, resort to the brush which
beautifies natures complexion. Pow
ders, face bleaches and dyes are its
tempters, and artificial beauty be-
comes worshiper, which bows down
in time to disease; disease which
paralyzes the small veins upon the face
surface-the beginning of the end.
At n recent performance of Lost,
Strayed or Stolen" Della Fox sat a
row in front of me. She was so
changed that l was obliged to look
twice to be sure it was she.
Alas-but that reminds me. While
waiting near the stage entrance of the
Casino last Friday, Lillian Russell
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

Grahame, in unlooked-for encounter,
were saluting ZACH other with elabor-
ate il tremulous indifference.
ooh! that couldn't bel Why! Miss
Barbara could not hang rag OF obiec-
ton anywhere about Peggy, She has
grown up here-we know all that is to
be known of her-her mother is the
loveliest sweet lady, and her grand
gather almost the richest and quite the
best man in the village"
''But her father-may be you have
never heard that he fought through
the war on the other side-and all the
time engaged to her mother, whom he
had met while at college-Harvard, I
think"
"Ohw and "Oh" cried the others in
concert. "Wherever did you find that
ont? We knew Mrs. Farley was married
in London, and that her husband died
five years after in Italy. But this story
why, it's like a play! Do tell us
every scrap you know!"
"Hush! There comes Peggy with
her grandfather and three beaux. That
must be interesting for Captain Gra-
hame. Peggy, dearest, aren't you
glad it is all over and that everything
went so superbly, just as you had
planned?"
Peggy nodded with her most daz-
zling smile. All day she had been very
gay and high with those about her.
The cadets had wheeled for the coun-
termarch. Now they came trooping
past the group in the shade at the way
side. Again fate set the captain OF
them where his sweetheart's eyebeams
must stream straight into his heart
| The poor lad was no stole. He felt
himself color, and for minute saw al
things blurred and dim, because, for
sooth, young creature who did not
come up to his shoulder had waved hei
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

swept maiestically out, stepped into
her carriage and rode away Miss Fox
followed moment later. She hailed n
hanson and, too, whirled down Broad
way. Jefferson D'Angelis, who had
been watching the proceedings, paused,
smiled imperceptibly, and looking up
the street saw an ashcart wagging
slowly along; pause, gesture, and
Mr.. D'Angelis had stepped into the
cart and was driven rapidly after the
twain; As he passed me he sang ont,
81 must keep up my reputation as the
comedian of the show"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

why not flowers as well? Possibly
it is natures kind provision. Other
wise-but story should begin always
at the proper beginning.
Somehow, in spite of the muffled
drums, the arms reversed, the line of
SCARED and grizzled veterans, now
grown pitifully short and thin, there
was distinctly holiday air about the
crowd which streamed into the ragged
cemetery. Indeed, there could not
help but be-for the lilacs, snowballs,
bridal wreath and Towering almond
were all riotously in blossom, the sy-
ringa clumps green miracles of swell
ing white buds. Within the week q
late spring had grown suddenly toward; /;
the winds were warm and scented like
the breath of June, and the birds sang
in full high summer chorus, warmed
and melted by the golded heat of May.
In the face of that youth could not
be sorrowful, even though it came out
to mark the lands old desolation. It
was mainly those too young to remem-
ber that time, save as vast vague
cloud of storm and distress, who came
in line beyond the veterans to deck
their comrades graves. Not man in
the fire-new Graysville cadets, march
ing as escort to the old soldiers, was
over thirty. And though for long men
and matrons of sober years had count
ed it their privilege to bring hither
flowers and greens, upon this day the
work had fallen wholly to the girls and
younger women.
The light frocks and futtering rib
bons, massed or singly, seemed to re-
peat and accentuate the tints of the
flowers in bloom there in the cemetery,
and the knots and wreaths and loose
handfuls they bore in their baskets OF
heaped in the hollow of the arm. But
nobody Uas quite so much the days
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

Unfurl the Blue Flag to the breezel
o Blue Field Of my country's flag,
The blue that calls us true to be
To every vale and battle crag
Where martyrs wrought their faith in theel
Unfurl the Blue Flag to the breeze
To victors crowned forever true,
To all they left for us to bear,
For dead hearts listening, float, Blue =
Forever in celestial air! 70.
Here with our tears!
Shall springs first flowers
Decend upon their graves like showers
Fragrant, while battle numbers cease.
They died upon the march to peace;
As Egypt's two immortal sons
Who drew their mother to the shrine,
And resting in the propylon
Were crowned by death and made divine.
SO they received the best rewards
From highest councils of the gods
Unfurl the Blue Flag to the breezel
They do not die who on the march
For man and God are seen no more,
The cause goes on, meath heavens arch,
And they coronal go before.
They live among the sons Of light,
The CLEAN of glory on their shields,
And every contest for the right
They enter on lifes thousand fields.
Unfurl the flag above the flowers,
And with uncovered heads go by; a.
The onward march of Peace IL ours,
But they have gained the victory, 4
True as the stars that never cease -
Their courses in the march of peace.
We strew the flowers
Mid hymn and prayer
And set the nag among them there,
And loves eternal pledge renew:
The Red Stripe for the old; the White -"'
For Peace in Heavens unfolding light; .
For future years, celestial Blue. .
Comrades, we go!--to those who fell
No heart will ever say Farewell,
They rise forever in revieYl
March forward-to the Right!
kiah Butterworth, in Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

A number of inventors are at work
just now in designing a gunpowder
engine in which the motive power
will be developed from IA high oxplo-
sive. Colonel Barker, the superin-
tendent of the British Royal Small
Arms factory, has found by special ex-
periments that one pound of gun
powder will develop over 10, 900 foot
pounds of energy, The most improved
smokelcss powder is even more power
ful. 1t is thought by some that il gun
powder may be used as motive power
it will work revolution in mechanics
and bicycles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
DECORATION DAY.

Now Peace begins her gentler reign,
The Bow of Promise burns above;
The wined flowers MI the battle plain;
On silent tides the war-ships move.
War folds her long unresting tent;
The echoing trills of bugles cease,
And safe in cannon, thunder spent,
The purple swallow broods in peace.
The heroes rest,
Their graves are ours,
Beneath the iris march of flowers.
Here, comrades, come with reverent tread
And lift the flag above the dead.
The west winds in each blooming bough
All whisper, "Hylas, where art thou?"
Unfurl the Red Flag to the sum
The Red stripe waves for conflicts gone
That made peace possible to men,
But Chickamauga's lurid morn
The world will never see again.
Unfurl the red flag to the sum-
No more the still Potomac's waves
shall bear the blue brigades of old,
But ever on their serried graves
Shsll smokeless suns 90 down in goldl
The rolling drums
No more are heard.
The hollow bugleS' summoning word
For memories grand of heroes dead
Forever float, o Stripe Of Redl
Unfurl the red flag to the SUM
Unfurl the White Flag to the air
The White Stripe waves forevermore
The emblem Of the future grand,
For it the fields were stained with gore,
And pierced the lead the hero's hand.
Unfurl the white flag to the SUM
Stripe of white, the trace Of God
Has stilled the earth, be thou our hope
That nevermore tho flower-lipped sod
To drink the blood Of men may ope!
For heroes dead
That lifted thee
Der stormless forts, DER land and sea,
And gave thy promise to the light,
Forever float, o Stripe of White!
Unfurl the white flag to the air!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

When young Captain Grahame got
home to his delayed dinner he found
his amt in wait for him with most
unusual look in her eyes. She trem-
bled all over, too, and there was an odd
break in her voice as she babe him sit
beside her so she might take his hand.
Wondering, he obeyed, and the wonder
grew to amaze rs he heard her say:
"John, am n wicked woman; I have
brought sorrow to one who is-but
listen: l did go to the cemetery to-
day; after all the crowd had gone I
wanted to touch your fathers shaft
and read his name on II and the names
of all the battles he fought in. was
just coming to it-stiff. hobbling, =
bent and withered old woman-when
I saw vision. something white, with
the motion of the wind. II ran and
knelt by my dear grave. softly kissed
some royal roses, touched the blossoms
to your fathers meme. and hid them in
the greenery about the shaft. Then il
said: ooh, Fathers up in heaven!
surely you two understand and forgive
and are happy. Please help John to
he happy--I can bear everything but
that"
at was not wholly you." John said
wretchedly. 81 had too little patience.
I raved when / should have soothed
her; told her she did not care for me,
if she would let scruples of her fathers
memory or anything come between
us"
"You have no time to waste recall
ing folly" Miss Barbara said severely.
81 shall never forgive you if you do
not go to her Mt once and fetch her
here, that / may ask her pardonl'
Peggy came stately under her
mothers wing and peace was made
upon the instant. But the why and
wherefore is still secret in Grays-
vile. Everybody knows though that
there will he n brilliant wedding very
early in the fall.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
hand at him and flung him rose from

hand at him and flung him rose from
The cluster on her breast.
hhe soldiers were out of sight, the
town folk for the most part well home
ward when Peggy, who had fingered
unaccountably and was just outside the
cemetery gate, said hurriedly: ooh, ]
have forgotten someting; don't wait
for me" and ran back before anybody
could say word. She ran so OBVIOUSLY
that though they locked after her her
companions could not keep track of
her. "She is the dearest odd crea-
ture!" they said ''No doubt she will
go home by the other gate. IT is eve,
so much nearer. 1t is not worth while
to wait"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

two men who Gust happen in" and,
well, it is fascinating if the girl is
pretty, winsome and "braihy"
The Gustav Dore exhibition of pie
lures here in the city, is one of the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
THE FASHION MALADY.
COSMETIC PARALYSIS IS EPIDEMIC
AMONG FAIR METRoPoLlTANS.

Della Fox and Lillian Russell Reputation
to Sustain-M CarroII's Striking Cos
tune Julia Mariowe's smart Covert
Coat Something About the New Wells.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26
f-s:a AR away, in the old

en- days and golden,
folk held the rose a
flower of silence,
wisely discreet as
to all which came
W i t Ii i n its ken.
I i m e s change
manners with them
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-26

= Hezekah Butterworth, in Youths Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-11-04

CLINTON'S MYSTERIOUS $
...JUROR-DOCTOR.... 4
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him with the foremanship. The lead
ing counsel for one side of the suit was
Judge james b. CAN'T, now a justice
of the State Supreme Court. Judge
CAN'T had an acknowledged advantage
over his adversary in having all of the
evidence and the law on his side Three
days We're consumed in the trial of the
case. The jury deliberated on it twen-
ty-four hours, and then returned a ver-
diet against Judge Gantt's client. The
court room was jammed when the ver-
dict was announced, and everybody
was astonlshed by it. Judge CAN'T sat
for moment appalled,. He was abso-
lutely certain of winning the suit. So
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-11-04
Seattle Marke ct.

Butter - Fancy native creamery,
brick. 24@25c; ranch, 16@1Sc.
Cheese - Native Washington, 100
II &c; California, 91ac.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, CSC.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound.
hens, 1oc; spring chickens, $2.5o@
3. 90; ducks, So. 50@3.75.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $25 per ton.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $40.
Corn-Whole, $22; cracked, per ton,
$22; feed meal, $22 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$22; whole, $22.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, &c; cows, SIC; mutton sheep,
&c; pork, 7c; veal small. Z.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, &c; salmon,
SIC; salmon trout, 7@10c; founders
and sole, 3@4; ling cod, 4 a 5; rock cod,
&c; smelt, 21a @4c.
Fresh Fruit-Apples, 50c@$l per
box; peaches, rs SOC; prunes, 35 a 40c;
pears, 81 per box.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-11-04
Portland Mark ct.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 79@ SOC; VAL
ley and Buestem, 81 @S3c per bushel.
Four-Best grades, 81 graham,
So. 10; supertine, So. 40 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 34@35c; choice
gray, 80 "a 33c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $1,000; brew
ing, $40 per ton.
Millstiffs-Bran, $l4 per ton; mid
dlings, $2l; shorts, $3.50.
Hay-Timothy $12@l2.50; clover,
$l0@1l; California wheat, $40; do
oat, $ll; Oregon wild hay, 5000 per
ton.
Eggs-22 &c per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 45@ SOC;
fair to good, $50 40c; dairy, 25@35c
per roll.
Cheese - Oregon. 111ac; Young
America, l2Rc; California, 90 loo
per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $4,000
800 per DOZEN; broilers, $2.OO@2.5O;
geese, 81. 00@ 500: ducks, 50. 00@3. so
per dozen; turkeys, live, 9@1Oc per
pound.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, 35 a 4Oc
per sack; sweets, 81 40 per GENITAL.
Onions-Oregon, new. red, 90c; yell
low, SOC per GENITAL.
Hops-8@15c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 6@7c.
Wool-Valley, 14@ Ice per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7@l2c; mohair, 20
@22c per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep. wethers
and ewes, 81. 0@2.60; dressed mutton,
sc; spring lambs, 5 &c per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, 81. so;
light and feeders, So. 00@4.00; dressed,
S.. so a 90 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $2.75@3.00:
cows. $2.25; dressed beef, 4@51ac per
pound.
Veal-Large, AZ sc; small, 51a a
&c per pound.