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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
WOMAN'S WORLD.
YOUNG WOMAN WITH MANY eUSr
NESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

fun as Conundrum suppers-The Artful
| Modern Girl-The beloved Eye" Fad.
| Women Who Carry the Mail-TeIling .
Iurstsr's Secret.
II Miss Virginia Pope were to tell of
Der business accomplishments upon her
fingers and thumbs in the approved
hammer. she would find the normal sup
ply far inadequate She has been an
artist, Q writer, a drummer, an actress,
detective, a caterer, a window dresser,
table decorator; she introduced Amer
can candies into Europe and was the
frst to popularize in London the tipple
bf the matinee girls-ice cream soda.
bhe has travelled from one end Of this
kountry to the other, and every town Of
my considerable size in the country has
bchoed the frou frou of her silken skirts.
Ehe has sold to druggists and brewers,
10 department houses and even to saloon
keepers, and there isn't twist or turn
in the drummer's profession with which
bhe is unfamiliar and scarcely an arti-
BILE OF trade that she has not exploited
ht some time or other.
And yet this intimate touch with the
hctivities Of the world has not robbed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19

her of the dainty traits Of the average
girl who leads the shut in life of her
sex. She is quiet in speech, refined in
manner and, wearing spectacles, as she
sometimes does, would be more apt to
be taken for a Boston schoolmistress
Khan tho best known and most success
|ful woman drummer of the day.
Miss Pope delights to design her own
|frocks and makes them, too, when time
permits. She is an accomplished must
clan and paints in water colors and
|oils with degree of talent that would
Reward her were she to devote herself
to art exclusively. She is tall and slight
and seemingly physically incapable of
ALI the hard work that she has crowded
into her short life. Yet she has thrived
upon it. and she was never stronger
than when she filed three positions at
one time in New York She was en-
gagged by n noted New York caterer to
design all his favors and bonbon boxes,
she was understudy for the leading
lady ut the Madison Square theater and
was on the detective force of the New
York police department. - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
Fun 1t Conundrum suppers.

A clever woman has invented the
|conundrum supper for raising money
for charitable ends. at is great fun for
the guests. she says. land highly re-
munerative to the philanthropists.
The plan is to serve q supper q Ia
carte, presenting the bewildered guest
with n menu card written in enigma
From this he must order ut random
eating. of course. what is received-un-
less he is clever enough to guess some
hidden Wand.
Here is a specimen menu: pearl
gatherers. Springs o.-oring. Confused
and mixed Women of grit. Herald of
the dawn. New England speciality.
Wood from n celebrated watering place
Boston's overthrow. Hidden tears.
klondike nuggets. One who embarked
from the ark. Fragrant beans from
Arabia. Earth apple salad. Cane fruits -
OF course the guests order blindly
from the card. All manner of laughable
mistake and surprises are sure to fol-
low, for if a man choose fragrant
beans from Arabia" no will DO sure of
q good cup of coffee ut least, but if he
order Springs offering" n glass of cold
water only will be his luck. Herald
of the dawn" stands for q bird.
Choose confused and mixed" you
will receive u generous dish of pickles
women of grit" will bring forth a
couple of delicious sandwiches. Wood
from celebrated watering place, /"
when simmered down, amounts TO "Sar-
atoga chips" 'Pearl gatherers" stand
for oysters on ice. Boston s overthrow"
means n cup of tea. "Cane fruits are
sugar plums. "Kloudike nuggets" will
bring different varieties of ices. lone
who embarked from the ark" will fur
nish (cold boiled) ham. And these are
but few Of the puzzles that ten min
utes' thought will suggest.
Each dish is paid for at its regula.
lions restaurant value. SO that the end
Of the affair means a goodish little sum
In the hands of the philanthropists, and
yet each guest has received his moneys
worth.-Chicago Times Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
The Artful Modern Girl.

1.-THE artfulness of the modern girl, {"
remarked a woman who was girl years
ago herself to me, ''passeth understand
ing. 1 have. for example, young kins-
woman of is. whose mother. knowing
that my husband was out of town, in
vited ne To her house TO tea one day
last week. The girl was so sweet to me
that in the end, though l hadn't the
slightest idea Of doing it when set
out, l asked her to come home with me
and stay the night She assented-not
too eagerly-and as we walked toward
the car together-she lives ON Capitol
hill-she began to talk Of young Mr..
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
A Little Fish Astray.

A poor little trout found himself in q
long, dark tunnel He could not turn
about He must keep going with this
stream on and on, but never coming in
to daylight. One morning there was q
peculiar noise in big organ in q city
church, and when the organ maker took
the pipes out there was q little trout
caught in the water valve. The organ
was blown by water power, and the lit
tie trout had followed the water main
and pipes into the organ and nearly de-
-stroyed the service by choking it.
You see, a very small thing-this
trout was only eight inches long-can
cause q good deal Of trouble.-Mother' 8
Voice.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
THE GOOD BEAR.

Santiago, Who Lives In Newton, Likes to
Haul q Carload Of Children.
The most popular bear within many
miles of Boston at this moment is I'M
questionably Santiago.
Santiago lives in glorious state in
Norumbega park, a suburban pleasure
ground in Newton, on the Charles river,
Just at the western edge Of greater Bos-
ton, and his specialty-that in which
he excels all other known bears Of his
tory, sacred or profare-is drawing
loads Of children in q cart.
No mere goat or pony or Turks Is
land donkey can hope to equal the
majesty Of Santiago's mien as he am
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19

Now, Fred essayed to ride him on a pleasant
summer day,
So he buckled on the saddle, and they Jig
logged away,
But Joe soon tired Of travel and stopped, but
little Fred
Was somewhat in a hurry, so he Travelled ON
ahead
Being oi,cwhat in a hurry, this blue eyed ur-
chin Fred
Concluded that he wouldn't wait and went
right on ahead.
Arthur j. Burdick in Chicago Record
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
Ruth's POliteness.

Ruth's father had been training his
little daughter in the laws of polite
ness. The table was surrounded by
guests.
Ruth, will you have some tomatoes?''
said papa.
"No," said Ruth, with Quakerlike
simplicity.
"No what?'' asked papa in o warning
tone.
"No tomatoes" answered Ruth de-
:murely. Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
Repartee by John Wesley.

John Wesley, the father of Methodism,
was brought before the mayor of a certain
town charged with having wrought dis
turbance by street preaching. "You ought
to have KNOWN" said the mayor, THAT
this sort of thing is not permitted by the
mob" Pardon" said Wesley, "but 1
wasn't even aware that this town of yours
was governed by a mob"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
"Sing . Song of Sixpence."

"sStng Song OF Stxpenco.
You all know this rhyme, but have
you ever heard what it really means?
The four and twenty blackbirds rep
resent the "a hours. The bottom Of
the pie is the world, while the top crust
is the sky that overarches it. The open
ing of the pie Is the day dawn, when
the birds begin to sing, and surely such
q sight is fit for king.
The king. who is represented as sit
ting in his parlor counting out his
money, is the sun, while the goldpieces
that slip through his fingers as be
counts them are the golden sunbeams.
The queen, who sits in the dark
kitchen, is the moon, and the honey
with which she regales herself Is the
moonlight.
The industrious maid, who is in the
garden at work before her king-th
sun-has risen, is day dawn, and the
clothes she hangs out are the clouds.
The bird who 80 tragically ends the
song by nipping off her nose is the sun
set. So we have the whole day, If not
In q nutshell, in q observation-disclosures
Saturday Evening Post.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
Worms.

In old pastures in England the worms
are estimated at %, 900 to the acre and as
many as $4,000 In richly cultivated gar
dens. The number of worms In the rich
pasture lands near Auckland, New Tea
land, is estimated at from 400, 900 to $780,
600 to the acre. We're it not for the earth
worms soils would become barren and
half the world die Of starvation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19

bies along the path, his mouth open.
his huge feet Tapping along the ground,
dragging after him a tiny wagon full
of ecstatio American youth. It is a
sight worth seeing.
Santiago is q fine black western bear.
Except for the heat, which annoys him
terribly, he is just as happy as any bear
alive. To draw light wagon about is
no such hardship, particularly when
there are candy and nuts in plenty by
way of fee.
It was no easy task to teach Santiago
to pull the cart. His owner, John 7.
Benson, is q famous animal dealer and
circus beast Kindergarten. He knows
all about training animals, but he had
the tussle of his life with Santiago
That was because Santiago, like other
headstrong people. didn't know what
was good for him. Now he is really
fond of his wagon and Of the children
he draws, particularly when they feed
him candy, and you couldn't keep him
away from his wagon and gay little
harness if you tried.-New York World
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19

He Couldn't Wait.
There was . little boy who possessed the name
Of Fred;
He had two soft blue eyes and frouzle tossed
head,
And he had a little donkey whose cognomen
was Joe,
Who had q way Of standing stin when he
didn't want to go
A very funny donkey, with the peaceful name
of Joe,
Whom nothing could induce to move when he
chose not to 60.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-02
FEDERATION OF THE CLUBS
A Woman's Version of What 1t
Means to Women.
A HOT QUESTION ARISES
A Large Part Of the Time at These Meet
ings Is Taken Up With Elections.
Executive Board Of One State
lave a Good Time.

There is a burning question all ready
for the women's clubs this fail. Most
OF the clubs suspend operations during
the summer. In June. with a sigh Of
relief. they adjourn until October. After
they had closed fOr his summer the
biennial meeting OF the general fedora
ton occurred Iu Denver. and II was
then that the burning question arose. A
prominent club woman-from outside OF
New York state-has this 10 say
about Il:
Up to the present time clubs belong
ing tn the general federation have paid
an assessment of SO for every meeting
of the federation. A. these meetings
occur %biennially IL amounted to annual
dues OF s.. At the Denver meeting his
spring the rule was changed. Instead
OF clubs paying an organization tax of
SO IL was decided that they should pay
a per capita tax of 10 cents. This seems
to me to be reasonable enough. II
scarcely seemed fair for a club OF 100
or more members to pay no more toward
the federation expenses than n club Of
10 or 20.
O course. In most cases the new
rule Is supported by the small clubs and
opposed by the larger ones. There are
a good many clubs of over 100 members.
and Of course their assessment will 20
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and they have a beautiful time. After
n while there is a board meeting In B.
with mother round OF gsyety. Later.
n board meeting Is held i'm C. where
the distinguished visitors are again
feted for the space u a week. As for
the momentous matters which are set
tied at these meetings-pshawi there
aren't any TO be settled in the first
place. And / believe that everything
they do arrange could be settled by
writing n few letter. or. at least. by
holding meeting.
But perish the thought The execu-
tive board has too good a time. pranc-
ing around the state with its expenses
all paid and n chanc 90 eat OF the best
at each town and 10 shine in their best
executive raiment. So they prance n
eat and shine and the club women OF
the state pay the bills. when the time
comes for the federation meeting. the
club or clubs Of the town where II meets
entertain IL. That is to say they pay
all the bills. They hire the halls. pay
for carriages. entertain the delegates
either in private houses or at hotels,
print programmes. furnish flowers,
banuuets M so on.
"As I say. 7 ont know how all or
the state federations are run. That is
the way I'm my state. which IL not
New York. II you don't think the club
women are foolish to pay the ~junketing
expenses Of n few ome then / am
surprised. But that's Just what they
do New York sun.
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Terribly Hurt by u Rear.

\ letter received recently from Frank
J. Barnes OF this city. who is now In
the Klondike. describes the encounter
Of a Brooklyn man named Hoffman
with n bear. Mr.. Barnes says:
n terrible accident happened here
Sunday morning. A young nan named
Hoffman and ] ven hunting Saturday.
and while eating our lunch Hoffman
used his pocket knife TO cut his dried
beef. but when we started home he left
his knife behind. Sunday morning he
went back for his knife and came home
at noon unrecognizable. As he was
going through the woods. as near as we
can find out. a bear standing behind n
tree and unseen by Hoffman. struck
him three terrible blows with his paw.
knocking him down and then caught
his clothes in his teeth and shook him.
Hoffman cannot talk. The only word
he has uttered since is bear He is
under the care of three physicians.
They say both jaws are broken, his
chin pulverlzed. every tooth but W
knocked out and even she roof OF his
mouth is smashed.
Doctors say he will Cow but will
have to go home as soon as he is able
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ANOTHER SPANISH KING.
This One u Particularly Fond Of Certain
Americans.

There Is one king in pain who dotes
on Americans. who IL pining for them
this summer. and who does not hesitate
to say so plainly, says the Boston
Transcript. This is the king OF the
Gypsies at Granada. He has long de-
pended upon Americans and English for
the prosperity of his people, who live
i'm caves across the Darro from Alham-
bra hill. where he comes every day TO
his Office or throne. He sells TO trav-
elers photographs OF his own tall. pic
turesuue self. romantically rugged and
very operate looking. He directs the
financial operations OF the gypsy sing
ers and dancers and fortune t%ellers.
who haunt the avenue OF the Alham-
bra, or apear before the tourist i'm the
Alameda or other pleasant gardens or
Granada.
There have not been as many Eng
llsh people as usual in Granada this
year. on account OF lack Of love shown
in the peninsula to all A~nglo-Saxons.
but one who vas there interviewed the
old gitano king sitting in the shade OF
Charles vs. ugly and intrusive palace.
next door to the Alhambra palace.
within the great enclosure OF the fort
ress. And the king said his people were
getting so hard up that he didn't know
but that he might be obliged TO con-
sent &C. their making a descent in num-
bers upon The b~akeshops OF Granada.
When the tide turns and the Amert-
cans are more numerous than ever be-
fore in Granada. they will be welcomed
by the gypsy king. But he will not
pretend anability. He will take all the
dollars he can get as his rightful tribute
And IL will not be prudent for adven-
turous Yankees to go through the gyp-
~ towns afoot and alone. Those ave
dwellers are fierce and would not hes
H. a. 49, 49,. N IAaaAa aa
Of all the Puritans; and tales are told
Of robberies across the Darro which
induce prudent travellers to make their
walking tours Of observation through
the domain Of the klnE of the gypsies
only when accompanied by a local Of
fetal guide. The hungrier they get.
UTUtFcfiOn.
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encampment will he the part the
Wimodansis club will play in the en-
tertainment Of the City's guests. This.
by the way. viii be the first time in
the annals OF masonry that a distinct
organization has figured prominently
az a conclave.
The club is a Pittsburg institution,
and came into existence in December
Of 1895. From among its members
largely are recruited the committees
that will welcome the ladies accom-
panyinE the sir knights.
The club has a membership OF about
600. Only the mothers, wives, sisters or
daughters Of Masons are eligible. It's
first public recognition was shortly
after IL came into existence. when il
was rendered a reception at the Ma
sonic hall. subsequently many Of its
MEETINGS were held i'm the templar cham
bers. The Wimodansis has been the
subject OF no little talk among the fed
Grated woman's clubs. by reason of this
fact. and IL has been predicted that
IL will, after the grand encampment.
branch out and become a state and
possibly a national order. There is
only one other woman's club i'm any
way associated with the Masonic body.
and that is the order OF the Eastern
star. which has fourished for over 25
years. and which numbers almost TO-
900 members.
The official programme for the ron
clave, as given out by the executive
committee. Is as follows:
Sunday, 9th-Religious ervices by
Rev. c. l.. living. grand prelate.
Monday. 1Oth-welcome arriving com
manderies.
Tuesday, llth-Morning: Parade and
review, TO he completed by 3 O'Clock r..
m. Evening: Reception 20 the grand
officers 10 the grand enCampment. 70
by followed by a ball 70 be given to
the visiting knights and their ladies.
All knights i'm full templar uniform
without swords) are cordially invited.
without further notice.
Wednesday. l2th-Competitive and
exhibition drills. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday will be devoted 10
sightseeing and amusements.
VAUGHAN KESTER.
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ture has been aided by art and be-
wilderingly beautiful results have been
obtained.
At Schenley. Highland. Allegheny and
Hampton Battery parks, In particular.
simply marvellous effects have been
achieved in the way OF permanent
floral decoration. all more or less SYM
bolical Of the Masonic craft. This is
an unique and original idea that has
required months To properly develop.
ON one Of the lawns at Schenley
park are three great medallions Joined
by a line OF cola plants. The first OF
these is significant Of the woman's or
der, the Eastern star. The color
scheme, which is worked out entirely
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A SONG OF TIE FIGHT.

Oh. the glory and the story Of the fghtl
The dashinE Of the war stceds in the
strife,
The charge and the retreat.
And the flag the winding sheet
or faces staring starward from the
strife
Lost {. life
And the waning Of the mother and the
wife,
on. the glory and the story Of the fight,
The leaving Tor the battle-ground OF
Fate
With glory for the goal.
Where the annon thunders roll.
And kisses for the woman at the gate.
Who snail wait
For the unrcturning footsteps, long
and late!
Oh, the glory and the story OF the Tight,
Blow, buglos. DER the Towering mead
ows-blow.
But. when the right Is done.
Wake ye each trampled one
That sought 20 see the sun Of glory
glow
Bugles blowt
But the Head beneath the dropped flags
shall not know
Atlanta Constitution.
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in plants Of different foliage, Is red,
gray n green; a fi~ve-pC-nted star
with the letters O. +. 5. forms its cen
ter.
The middle medallion bears the sym
bols Of the Scottish rite. with the in
sription: SPECS mea In Dec est" The
third medallion shows the scimetar.
crescent and star. the insignia OF the
Mystic Shrine. They stand forth in
bold relief against a backing OF deep
brown.
Not Ear from these medallions is a
raised square. having for its decora-
ton the maltese cross and the motto
Of the Knights Templar: In Hoe Sig
no NinCes." Bordering the square are
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the city beautifully and deliberately
decorated in their honor, while every
detail that can in any way contribute
10 their comfort has been the subject
Of careful thought and ARRANGEMENT.
Each day there will be excursions by
water or land to the many points of
interest in and about the city, while
the evenings will be given up to recep-
tions by the Communicates. and 10
river Examinations and electrical dis
plays Of one sort or another-these i'm
an Infinite variety have been provided
for, Indeed, as the conclave lasts off,
cialiy but three days, those Of the 81
knights who are anxious TO see every.
thing there will be to see, and to do
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the words: Welcome. Sir Knights"
picked out in different coiored plants.
There are other beus which embody
the emblems OF the various Masonic
orders. In some of these latter singu-
larly striking results have been gotten
by using cola plants against a back
ground OF Cacti.
In the beautiful Allegheny park
Their are six immense circles emblaz-
oned with the devices II masonry
Highland park shows a striking novel
~ in the shape Of an altar. Hampton
Battery park has a design some so
feet long and II feet In width. In
the fashiOning OF this one bed n IN
the working out OF the emblems which
are figured on II. more than 100000
plants Of different sorts have been used.
Another feature OF special promi-
hence will be the electrical illumina-
ton OF the city. This. too, has been
projected Pm a grand scale.
y Pittsburg concern has had the
contract for the arches which will car
ry the lights. and for the last few
weeks they have been keeping their
force at work night and day. In all,
about 40 arches will be built.
"A large arch stands near the Pitts
burk a Lake Erie depot; there is an
other at Smithfield and Water streets.
a third big arch has gone up on Lib
cry avenue. NOT far from the mon
station. The aristocratic East end has
a coloTed arch which spans Collins
avenue In addition TO this there are
a number OF q~uadruple arches scatter
cd through the city. zach having aDout
400 lights.
One of the prettiest individual dis
plays viii b. the sword arch. This is
made of four huge swords. inclined at
an angle. and whose handle meet high
above the enter of the street.
Unless the idea has been abandoned
at the last moment. Monument Hill. in
Allegheny, will be lit by an illuminat-
ed picture of a mounted knight bear
ing the banner of the Red Cross.
The parade will take place on the
afternoon OF the nth. when the mount
ed knights-of whom a large contin-
gent are expected to be present-will
turn out in full templsr uniform. Sew
eral thousand men will be in line.
An interesting social feature Of the
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become a matter OF almost national
Importance. in which all the larger
cities are keenly interested. nor Is IL
TO be wondered at. that having secured
Its presence. Pittsburg should have en-
tered into the spirit OF her labors with
the utmost zeal n enthusiasm. She
has pledged herself that all former
records are to be broken II money and
lavish municipal hospitality can do Il.
Incidentally h coming of the grand
en-campment to Pittsburg has been al
rectly responsible for a marked revl-
val OF interest in matters Masonic.
The local lodges and communicates are
receiving a great number Of applica-
tions for admission.
Perhaps nowhere does the work lone
make a finer or more striking how
ing than in the city parks. Here ma