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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13
Sweet Jersey watermeIons and Cante-

One carload of each for Saturday, all ripe
and sweet. We sell as cheap as anybody in
town. Coslett's 3s South Main st. s-I2-2t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13
TERMINATION OF THE WAR.

With simplicity in keeping with re-
publican institutions the war which
has ragged between Spain and the
United States for a period of three
months and 20 days was quietly termi-
mated at 20 minutes past o'clock yes
terday afternoon, when Secretary Day,
for the United States, and NJ. Cambon,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13

Boston baked beans and pork served free,
to all patrons tonight.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13

Kendrlck House Free Lunch.
Sour krout and pork will be served, free
to all patrons tonight.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13

Insure your property from loss In the
Oldest and strongest cash companies Phils.
Underwriters Insurance Co, of North
America and Fire Association, Hartford
Fire Ins. Co, American Fire Insurance Co.,
West Chester Fire ms Co., United Flremen's
Ins. Go. T. T. WILLIAAa,
le3 s. Jardin st., Shenandoah.
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ONE CENT


wish to announce to the people Of Shen-
andoah and vicinity that l will move 10 the
Dornbach building, on East Centre street
now occupied by the Star Clothing House, on
August 18TH Until that date / will sacrifice
my entire liue Of mons, boys aud children's
clothing, hats and caps, gents furnishing
goods.
7-29-Sw SAMUEL BLOCK.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13
Flrei Fret Eirel

Bicycle supplies and novelties Of every de.
scriptiOn at Brumm's.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13
THE HERALD

Cyed fe5 business because Of its kns1On
large circulation amt yende,5 rich
results to its ddveyfSeys.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

and imprisonment for term OF three
months to a year II was a remark
able case under this law when. recent
ly, the editors OF young Turk" paper
In Paris, the Mechyeret. were hailed
before the court for saying hard
things Of Abdul Hamld. Sultan Of Tur.
key. The scene In the court was a
strange one. The sympathy Of all pres
ent, the Judge himself. was with the
daring, llberfy-loving young Turks.
Ahmed Rizza and Ganem, though the
law required that an example should
be made Of them. The trial drew to
the courtroom some Of the most elo-
quent and famous men in France. all
there 70 speak for the prisoners. Henri
Rochefort sent letter declaring the
Sulfan's secretary had Informed him
Rochefortl thai Emperor william OF
Germany had received brbe Of $40.
600 from Abdul Hamld. The offend
ers were fined SO. with the privilege Of
being excused from paying that. The
young Turks were applauded as they
left the courtroom.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18
Toilet Odds and Ends.

The favorlte sleeve is one closely fit
ting with a crisp little pun at the shoul-
der; another is modified mutton-leg,
smooth fitting from waist to elbow,
with leaf point finish or flaring tabled
Gun falling over the hand.
A new sleeve shows the forearm very
close, buttoned nearly Its entire length
on the outside, with three outstanding
tucks between the buttons, or three
rows of Milan braid instead OF the
tucks. This arrangement reaches 10
the small shoulder pun.
Upright trimmings on half-large hats
are loose velvet draped about the
crown. with a bow on the left from
which three or five tips or a cluster OF
feathers rise. Full velvet crowns are
found on hats of every kind for chill
dren, misses and ladies, but for 3-year-
old girls the choicest headgear is the
Bengahne bonnet.
The seasons hats are distinctively
different. very becoming idea is for
the side-tilted hats to have an ostrich
feather under the brim. resting on the
hair. All large hats have the turned
up effect on the left side. and favor
tie way TO trim is a half-long ostrich
feather sweeping back from rosetfe
Of velvet, and a steel buckle In the
front, and a smaller feather and bow
under the left brim.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18
WORKING WOMEN INCREASING

MANUFACTURER who gives
y employment TO large numpei
Il \ OF women and girls cites re"
reasons for the preferment shown 'ne
fair sex. He says that women are more
adaptable. more reliable. more easily
controlled. heater, quicker, more Indus
trlous. careful. polite and docile tnan
men. "Furthermore, ne continued.
"where men and women are In other
respects equal there Is one point oil su-
perIorlty on the part Of women that
counts heavily, and that is soDrleiy'
Taking this in conjunction with the
fact that employers are more and more
making 1t an absolute condition oil en-
ployment, 1t will be seen that women
possess an advantage that Is very
marked. The advantage Of being Will
ing to accept smaller pay Is an unsta-
BILE equilibrium. but the advantage OF
habits of sobriety IS a stable equlli-
brium, and sober men possess the same
advantage
The percentage Of increase of women
In all gainful occupations since 1881 Is
As, while the percentage OF their IN
crease in mechanical industries Is near
ly 81 Among the gainful occupations
in which women are engaged to the ac-
tual number of 100000 are those OF
pilot, sailor. locomotive engineer,
plumber, machinlst. workers In iron,
steel, brass, lead and zinc; boiler-mak-
err, nail-maker. furnace-maker, roofer
and slater. Although as yet women are
not found in rolling mills, blast fur
naces, nor in any OF the occupations
that expose the workers to excessive
heat it Is probable that there Will be
inventions before a very long time
which viii relieve all such labor of
many of It's special hardships, and the
entrance of women will follow.
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She Didn't Want Much.

When Andrew ID. White, now Uni
ted States ambassador at Berlin, was
our minister to Germany, nearly TWEEN
ty years ago. he received some queer
letters from Americans. asking for his
Influence in their behalf In court cir
cles. says the Youthful Companion.
Perhaps the funniest of all was a
very mandatory eplstle from an old
lady living In the West. who lnclosed
In her letter four patches Of white mus
lin. each some six inches square.
1--WE are going TO give fair in our
church." she wrote. land am making
an autograph quilt want you to get
me the autographs of the Emperor. the
Empress. the Crown Prince and Bis
marck. and tell them to be very careful
not to write too near the edge Of the
squares. as a seam has to be allowed
for putting them together"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

Young women are stin scarce in Ida.
no, and bachelors who desire to change
their conditions Of single blessedness
are plenty. As result Of this condition
Of affairs school boards in that STATE
have difficulty in securing teachers 10
conduct their schools. There are abont
ten unmarried men to one unmarried
woman in Idaho
DIT William c. WhiteweIl. a druggist
and the Mayor Of Salmon City. Idaho
gives the following incident as sam.
pie OF the way schoolmaams are WOO
ed and won In Idaho:
"A charming young lady, Miss Busch
came from lows to teach In the puhllc
school, in Glvensville." he saws ~hu,
before she was there three months She
was engaged to a prominent man of the
town, and at the close Of the schoo,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18
Not Exactly the words.

Irish orators frequently discount
their own rhetoric through an imper-
feet appreciation OF word values. A
Home Ruler was haranguing on En-
glish terrorism, and after drawing a
picture OF babies speared on the points
OF bayonets, etc, he concluded: If
that's your civilization you may keep
II. l call It most improper" This re-
calls the story of the Westerner who.
having been absent from home for a
day, returned to find his house and
family swept away by cyclone. Look
ing around him in amazement he ex-
claimed. well. I call this redic'lousr'
The poor fellow had used what he con
sidered the strongest word in his yo-
cabulary.
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responsibility of looking after two
girls was more than he could under
take. Mr.. De Yough wants them to
return to Germany and promises 10
send them money regularly after their
arrival there, but" says he. "beauti-
full as they are | cannot assume charge
OF them; they are too beautiful"
The representative Of Austro-Hun-
gary found them places as governesses
In a Brooklyn family. but the head of
this household acknowledged that IL
they did not prove what he wanted he
would discharge them. This is one Of
the contingencies to provide against
which the Immigration bureau was
formed, so the girls may yet have to
return to Germany.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18
Fruits for the Skin.

Fruit acids will cure most skin dis
eases and will keep the complexion
clear when medicine has failed APP
pies will relieve torpid liver, and The
sallowness which rCsults from it.
plums and peaches will correct acidity
of the stomach. Grapes will stimulate
digestion. Oranges supply food and
medicine for the throat. and berries OF
any kind will cure cases Of skin erup-
ton. a good physician declares that
the best sllin-and blood tones are made
from fruit acids. Girls with pallid
compilations want Strawberries: If not
to be had. substitute bananas; but Of
all fruits, the apple stands unrivaled
for all general purposes of diet and
medicine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

what woman has done from the time
when she began exerting her wiles on
unsuspecting Adam up to the present
day Is going to be told in a book. n
Is to be written by George Willis Cooke
OF East Lexington. Mass. He has been
collecting material for it during the
last twelve years and estimates that #
VIII require three volumes Of 500 pages
each to develop his plan in satisfac.
tory manner and that 1t will take three
or four years to bring It to a satisfac-
tory conclusion. The work Is being
conducted under the auspices Of Julia
Ward Howe, T. w. Higginson, William
L. Harris, commissioner of education:
A. f. Chamberlain, Clark University;
Edward Everett Hale, Ednah ID. Che
ney, William Lloyd Garrison, Philip s.
Moxom, ID. D.; Hattie Tying Griswold.
Caroline Bartlett Crane, Mary A. Liv-
ermore, Nathan Haskell Dole, Frank B.
Sanborn, and several editors.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18
Barred out by Their Beauty.

Many reasons have been advanced
Tor the exclusion Of foreigners who
sought to take up residence in this
country, but so far as records show
none has been barred for the same rea-
son as now operates to detain Ella and
Agnes Frensdorf at the immigrant
landing in New York. The girls are
sisters from Hamburg, and came to
America hoping to find at least a tem-
porary home with their uncle, S. p. De
Yough, New York importer Of
wealth. On their arrival the rich mer-
chant went to meet them and was ut
once impressed with the idea that the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

After all that has been said against
the novel with purpose" there is no
novel without a purpose. Insensibly
the authors convictions will ooze
through his story and leave their ef.
feet upon the renders mind. Sarah
Grand has written n new book and
through II all streams her creed. n com
pound Of social and sexual fads. The
purpose OF the story teller appears
rather In his touch than In his ma
terial. The essentially pagan mind Of
Du Maurler rests upon us like a cloud
after perusng ''rrllby." The warm
humanity OF Howells permeates MS
even while we read the delicate moth
lngs that make up the conversation Of
his characters. Dumas need not tell
us that what one should do most OF all
Is to amuse and excite oneself; not IN
so many words does he need to tell MS
this; we absorb the doctrine when we
follow the marvellous exploits OF
D'Artagnan and Monte Cristo. The
prrpose OF any story Is In the telling.
Even so the parallels OF Jesus are the
must ptiit't hcilon IN ui literature.
They show us the true field OF the
novel; that the tale is the best vehicle
for imparting ones conception of the
truth. His parallels are not allegorles,
clumsy analogies, laundering attempts
to sugar-coat dogma. They are full OF
blood and breath and affect us like the
presence OF a new man. When "the
novel OF the future" comes II must fol.
low IN the way OF those quaint and
artless tales of the Good Samaritan
and the Prodigal Son, that have thanked
the hostile lines OF unbellef. have
climbed secretly the walls OF creed and
prejudice, and have stolen In upon the
camp of the captive human sympathies
with how thrilling messages OF love
and hope from n distant Fatherl
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18
Can Assume Their Maiden Nnme.

A decision which will be of interest
to women all over the country was
rendered by a Cincinnati judge few
days ago. 1t is that n woman has the
right to continue In business under her
maiden name after she is married If
she SO chooses. The judge in his opln-
lon said that married woman's legal
name IS that which her husband bears
and that as long as they are man and
wife she can have no other surname
excepting for business purposes. when
she can assume her maiden name. or
any other name. provided. Of course
that there is no intent to defraud.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

A friend OF the Listener has seen
funny sight down In Maine. At place
there. which needn't be named. there
lives a small boy named Jonathan
Longfellow, who Is third or fourth
cousin OF the poet; and he Is a great
boy, too. one day this friend OF the
Listener was driving past Jonathan's
house, and saw the boy engaged ut n
little distance In sliding downhill. on a
slippery crust on something that was
not sled. What could II beY Evident
ly the scrutiny of the passerby was OBJ
served by the boy. for he stopped his
coasting and called out amiably: I'm
sliding downhlll on the Bible.' And II
was the fact, too. lie had got the
smooth. Battle-Ground family Bible.
containing the generations OF all the
Longfellows. and was coasting on II
with magnificent success Boston
Transcript.
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Here Is a not too iattering notice Of
old Boston, written by Londoner in
1899: ION the southwest side OF Mas
sachusetts Baye Is Boston; whose
Name is taken from a Town In Lin
colnshire. The Houses in some parts
joyn as In London. The Buildings.
like their Women. being Neat and
Handsome. And their Streets. like the
Hearts of the Male Inhabitants, are
Paved with Pebble"
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THE WELCOME HOME.

When twilight bells are ringing sweet
And evening echoes greet me,
My happy heart seems singing sweet
or some one who will meet me.
or blue eyes meath a golden crown;
Dear eyes that watch and wait.
And little footsteps patfering down
The pathway to the gate.
Though sad the toll In barren soil.
Though fortune has not found me,
l know that night will bring me light
And twine two arms around me.
And let the day be gold OF gray.
What thought 80 sweet as this,
II drifts and dreams my darling's way,
Who keeps for me a kiss.
Oh, love OF life. and strength In strife;
Oh, JOY to sorrow given.
o, dear child eyes that make lfe's skies
And earth as sweet as heaven,
still can bear with grief and care,
And face the storms to be.
II love, the comforter, will share,
The crust. the crumbs with me.
Baltimore American.
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Inventor Tesla's claim OF having
found a way to preserve the softncss
anu beauty of the feminine skin has a
practical sound. Heretofore this sci
enlist has confined his researches to the
less Important problems OF heat. Hight.
and power. lie Is evidently broaden
ing with years aud anxious 10 do some.
thing useful
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18
Perfumes and the Nerves.

1t may not be generally known, but
it is nevertheless a fact, that the per-
fumes which are the most pleasing to
the senses are not in all cases helpful
to the nerves. Ambergris, for instance,
is positively offensive to many, yet 1t is
said to possess a wonderful power OF
clearing the brain and driving away
those evil spirits known as the blues
On the other hand, altar of roses. with
the suggestion of glowing suns and
gorgeous eastern colors, predisposes
one to tears. a faint odor of musk
as n tonic. while civet brings drowsi-
ness of soul, for which the best anti
dote is the pungent odor of sandal
wood. The fragrance of the citron and
aloe wood is as soothing to nervous
people as far-off music.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

Then look
Evidently there is some joke In your
remark, if | could see II. But you
know | have no sense OF humor."
Then you should cultivate It. 1t is
n remedy for half the Ills OF life, and
when you are my age you viii realize
It,"
when I am my grandmother
am 80 and she Is 20.
You wouldn't make that remark II
you had any sense OF humor," | retort-
ed crustily.
But haven't. and don't see that /
should be any better il had"
Il admit 1t is difficult TO imagine any
Improvement In YOU"
rs that humor or sarcasmY'
"Oh, well. Humor is-er-well, It's
err"
Ignorance OF itself?' Arabella has
plenty OF humor. you know.
"Humor Is kindly appreciation Of
foibles and lncongruities. And"
Il don't appreciate the kindness.
How can you feel kind to people when
you're making fun OF them yourselfY'
II don't see any difficulty. Why, l
had an example this morning."
laughed at the thought 1--WE half a
mind to tell you"
"Oh, do" Arabella Is as curious as
woman.
ut was rather confidential, you see.'
knew that would excite her interest.
But you might trust me-" You may
have noticed that the more attractive
woman Is, the more she emphasizes
the first person singular Arabella al
most puts II in capitals.
I'm strict confdenceT'
"Yes-of course"
well nice young fellow, whom
you know. came to me this morning.
and"
"Who was TIP
''That isn't MATERIAL
"Oh. but 1t Is, thought Very ma
terial."
But, my dear Arabellar'
IF you win not trust me we are on
distant terms" I've known her since
she was IN short frocks.
1T really isn't relevant to the point
Of humor."
81 don't care anything about the
point OF humor."
"Oh, well, II you don't want me to
tell you"
"But do. There's good-rom."
at was Ted Naughton."
"Oh, how Interesting. | like Ted aw-
fully. don't your"
"Yes-oh, yes. certainly. do. but l
don't see why Arabelkl should"
Nov, tell me. She clasped her
hands round her knees and cooked her
pretty head expectantly on one side.
WELL said l. laughing. poor Ted
is in love"
with whom?"
81 didn't ask"
rs that your sense OF humorY" she
looked at me as II had made a psum
pudding without the plums.
II don't see that IL matters"
mot matter, You don't care who IL
isr'
why should | so long rs he's salts
nedr
"Wellv' Words seemed to fail her
which Is rare with Arabella.
Anyhow. she seemed to be the usnal
kind. There never was anyone IKE
her, according 10 the love-lorn Ted
She was beautiful. amiahle. accom-
plished. gentle. saintly-n short. per-
feet. They all are in these cases. YOU
know"
80 they should be-to the lover
"Of course they should" WHY. IT'S
Just what think OF Arabena.
''Where is the humor?-
I'm coming TO IT, Poor Ted. II
seems. Is very diffident In the face of
such wondrous charms. He is burn
ing to avow his passion TO the Young
lady. but he doesn't know how to pro
coed. So he came TO ask my advice
What do you know about ity' Ara
bella sat bolt upright. and put the cues
ton like sword thrust.
"Nothing-except vague general
idea. But he evidently thou; hit did .
had little experience. but, Of course.
] wasn't going to tell her.
did you give him the beneft of your
vague general ideai"
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Already an expedition OF fifteen men
has started from Sweden to rescue two
viii be In order next for thirty men 10
start after the fifteen. aud year later
for sixty 10 go to save the thirty The
demon OF arctic exploration always de-
YOURS rs victims according to a geome.
tric ratio
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18
Hook for the Theater Hat.

The theater-g going woman has always
strongly objected to taking Off her hat
In the theater for the reason that no
place has been provided where 1t can
be slowed away without danger Of in
jury when 1t Is Off. To carry 1t on the
lap throughout the performance is a
more unfeasible idea than II 1t were a
baby, and to place it under the seat Is
only TO tempt the fate which falls up
on the unhappy chimney-pot of her
male escort. A solution of the Difficult.
ty takes the form, however, of newly
Invented hat peg, which is screwed In.
to the back of the seat in front, and.
being telescope in its formation, Is
drawn out when wanted, and forms no
obstruction when out of use, and Joy
of joys. there is mirror at the ter.
minal knob, whereby the fair lady may
adjust her tresses and her treasured
tile and 20 forth again with a clear
conscience and at peace with all men.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

A Philadelphia Inventor has beer
having wheels In his head to some pur
pose. II an account In the Times OF thai
city Is to be believed. lie has invented
revolving railway train. working
model OF which. II Is said, has been
tested with positive success. The train
IL described ms resembling great
Ferris wheel. which IN to reyolve on an
elevated road With the difference that
the cars are at the center Of the wheel,
Instead OF at the circumference. as In
the case OF the great curiosity OF the
Columbian Exposition. This novel
train n expected 10 reach speed of
100 miles nn hour. while transform.
Ing the usual discomfort OF long Jour.
ney into holiday jnunt. as It will be
supplied with all the ordinary com.
forts and appliances OF hotel. and
the motion VIII be uniform and pleas
ant. The Inventor says capitalists
have become Interested In II. and that
he confidently expects to have road
In operation by the close OF the cen
fury. As II VIII require only double
elevated single track for operation.
which can be constructed at compare
lively small cost. and viii make the
trip from New York to San Francisco
Via Chicago In third or a fourth OF
the present time, the sangulne inventor
expects to see his system wholly sup
plant the present methods OF transpor-
tntion All Of which may be practlca-
bic, but II sounds more like one OF
jules Verne's stories than sober nc.
count OF renl invention.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

An eating contest Is to be held al
Paint Lick. Ky, between two men, one
of whom has record OF thirty-two
hard-boiled eggs and a dozen onions.
1t is pleasant to see this sort Of friend
ly rivalry succeeding the toll gate war
In the Blue Grass State
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

year or two ago benjamin Harrl.
son inquired Ia magazine article.
w hat shall We do with our cx-Presl-
dcnisT II Mr.. Harrison and Mr..
G cveland may be regarded ns safe
leaders our exPrcsldcnts evidently
should become census assistants.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-18

term they were married. Her sister
came 10 each the next school year
Nhen the term was half over this sIs.
ter resigned and married. and sent for
another unmarried sister to take her
place as teacher The third Miss Busch
taught In the school the latter half Of
'ne term' but three days after the term
closed she was married to a bushes.
man of the town"
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A SENSE OF HUMOR.

I'VE me-" said I.
before everything
n sense OF humor."
ITO h | m I h a I
h n I h p inquired
Arabella.
"Well," said /,
modestly. 81 hope l
have. But | would
desire even more"
She smiled. you
may smile. young
lady"
I'm not smiling
IL 0 o k in the
glass"
Il don't want to
grow vain"