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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The pretty story Of Polly Doodle" written by
Mrs Anna e Moore Of Nebraska. for some little
Sunshine girl. who Is "shut-in' has been FOR
warded 70 Mary Morgan OF Mystic. Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

drawing room meeting in tho interests OF the
Womans Auxiliary Of City Missions OF Brooklyn
will he held this afternoon At the home OF Mrs
Lyman Abbott. No. 10 Columbia Heights. at which
Mrs William p Eddy will preside There will be
short addresses by Mrs. + Terhune. superintendent
Of Auxiliary. Mrs Selden Miss Dale and singing oy
tho Cuban children. The sooist Of the occasion
will We Mrs Arthur G. Schiller. and at the close
OF the meeting tea Will he served.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

Art thou weary. tender heart?
re Glad 81 pain.
In sorrow sweetest things will grow,
As flowers In rain
Cod watches and thou wilt have sun
When clouds their perfect work have dc
Sen, bv Bertha Zoeller. Louisville. Ky.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The Civitas will hold a meeting this afternoon a
the home OF Miss Katherine L. Maltby, NO ID
Joralemon-st.. Brooklyn. TIE committee on GOV
eminent and science will have charge OF the meet
ing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

New members enrolled to-day were Mrs Soloman
Davenport. Mrs. Anna f Moore {. 3. Stout and
Finley Cheek
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

Tho cement NJ ". F. owens Of the Stock
Exchange firm ~ Beers & Owens n Miss Helen
Francis Coolidge. of Brookline Mass Is announced.
the marriage take place soon after Lent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

A Sunshine member sends the following recipe
for old-fashioned pumpkin pie without eggs one
quart Of milk scalded. 70 which has been added
two soda crackers rolled fine. one cup OF sugar
and two CUPS Of stewed pumpkin. with ginger or
other spices 70 suit the taste. Bake in an open
shell making either one large pie or TWO smau
ones OF the mixture
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23
Useful THINGS TO KNOW.

An excellent skin food is prepared by taking ono
drachm OF white wax one drachm ~ sp-rmace'I
two ounces of lanoline. three ounces II almond oil
and one ounce Of cocoa butter. Nell these 70.
Sether over the FIRE. beat until cool. and then ado
10 II twenty drops II tincture OF benzoin ana ten
drops OF oil OF Jasmine or rose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

Miss Ida Augusta Oakley. daughter Of the Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. John q. Oakley was married 10 Ben
Jamin Roberts Gilnour ~ O'Clock las: evening in
the Centenary Methodist EpiscoTa church Wash
ingtol-ave. md one hundred an ski st.
The reception held in the church parlors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

William X Vanderbilt Will give reception with
music tonight az his home NJ $50 Fif'h-avs
JOSEF Hoffman, the pianist. Leo Stern and Seidfs
orchestra will furnish tho music
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

Mrs. r Roberts will send "Chsmoers's Journal"
70 any Sunshine member who would Ike II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The concert for the benefit ~ the Jewell Day
Nursery will he given AT the Wal.orfAs'oiia this
afternoon Among the artists who will appear are
NJ. Plancon. Jear Cierardy. Miss Ethel Hyde. Miss
Maud Powell and Mr. FranCcon Davies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The wedding Of Miss Mary Prince. daughter Of
Mrs. Alfred L. Prince. tn Professor Willard Hum.
phreys. ~ Princeton University will take pla &c on
Wednesday. June |.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

President General ~ the T s. 5: The following
original puzzle may interest some OF your readers:
In boxes five my riddle lies,
tNot too obscure II you are wise).
Each mas value all irs own
Each a worldwide fame has known.
These boxes five combined must be
To govern and make US free.
l.. 5. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The Holland Danes Of the NewNetherlands
will hold their second session IN Washington to-
day. j. IS expected that Miss Lavinia II. Van
Westervelt Dempsey will preside
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

An inexpensive substitute for lemon pie Is
vinegar one The hllne requires one cup each Oh
sugar and ,old water two tabespoonfuls OF -four .
~, a, bu,ter the size OF an egg five tabespoonfus
Of vinegar and two teaspoonfuls OF lemon extract;
Boil until thick. and bake with one crus, peg
four eggs 10 a froth add four taolespooniuls oi
sugar and spread over the pie and brown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

Migration and Distribution will he the sub
tect discussed by William f. y. Scott to-day. II
is he fourth in the series Of Talks About Birds
and will be given at the home of Mrs. John jay
White r. u 20 o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

Some foreign stamps by Florence l. IVES,
have be-n forwarded TO Jennie l. Lewis and J. w
Murphy. Others received from E. H. were sent
70 Miss 4. Appleton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

NINE C;iulia Valda and Mrs Parker Will give
recent.on this afternoon from until o'clock. at
m. Parker No l3 West Thlrty-fourth-st. There
ullh he music and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

Pleasing reports come 20 the President-Ge
Of the sunshine scattered In many directions by
Mrs. J.. L. Ketrham.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The Rev Merle St Crox Wright will deliver
lecture on "IAterature and Life" AT the Collegiate
Institute No. al Lenox-ave.. this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The As You Like II Shakespeare Club has ar
RANGED a benefit FOR Nine. ID Louie 10 De sNe"
his evening in Adelphi Hall little play IN
which Robert Diehl will take the only mae par;
u.iii Ne presented Mabel Stephenson ADAMS VIII
whistle and Rosalnd Richmond VIII play
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

An address on Recent Advances in Astronomy
Will be given by Professor John krum Rees, OF
Columbia University. in the banquet hall Of the
Windsor Hotel this afternoon at o'clock. The
lecture is given under the auspices Of the Emma
Willard Association for the benefit OF the scholar
shin that hears ts name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The 81. Georges Church Branch OF the GrIs
Friendly Society will hold reception and exhibition
OF work in the Memorial Building. in Sixteenth-st.'
this evening All the departments will be shown IN
operation two embroidery classes the three cook
ing classes drawn work. millinery. dressmak king
and elOcution classes and there will he gymnasuc
exhibition and two Calisthenic classes. The mem
bers and Juniors will exhibit in the main sunday
school room and the kindergarten will also be
shown in operation Other junior classes Will he
represented only by samples Of their work. Miss
Marshall. Mrs. Bull. Mrs. Lowrey and the other
members Of the Council will receive the guests in
the chapel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The Woman's Club Of Orange. y. J, will hold
its regular meeting this afternoon al o'clock in
Union Hall. Orange The House and Home Com
mittee Will be in charge and Mrs Truman J.
Backus will address the club on Self Culture In
me Home" after which will be served
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

The Silver Cross Day Nursery. OF Harlem. will
give "nid-Lent banquet and sale" this after
noon and evening and tomorrow afternoon and
evening a. the Ellerslie Nos n and 50 West One
hundred nd-twenty-s!xth
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24

wanted TO see" said Major Weston. II
am the major commanding the advance
guard of Gen. Wilson's cavalry, which
will be along here In few minutes
several thousand strong, and to save
you and unpleasantness l would ask
you to surrender yourself and your
transport"
The captain thought the matter over
for a while, noted the determined ex-
preston on Major Weston's face, and
concluded to oblige him. Leaving the
captain under guard with two of his
men, Major Weston and the rest Of his
command got into the captains gig and
one of the canoes and rowed out to the
transport, where Major Weston told the
officer in charge that his captain had
surrendered and that he had come to
take possession of the boat.
The transport was promptly turned
over, was taken down the river to Mont
gomery, and there was destroyed. For
the success and daring Of this under
taking Congress awarded to Lieut.. Col.
Weston q medal of honor.
For which," said the lieutenant col
onel the other day, Il am very CRATE
full. But had I not succeeded l would
have been promptly court-martialed
and probably cashiered from the army
for practically abandoning every
blooming horse and all my equipments.
So far as l know, this is the only in
stance during the civil war of a cavalry
command capturing rebel ship."-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24

erai weeks. 1t was ineffabie torture
TO both of them. for they relied upon
each other to relieve the tedium of
work in the mine, but neither seemed
inclined to make the first attempt at
reconciliation, and so the estrangement
promised TO become permanent.
One morning, however, the elder of
the two came up to his companion and
laid gaudy, expansive lady's waist.
belt at his feet.
whats that for, Jack?' asked the
other, awkwardly.
For thee to try thy luck wi, owd
man." answered Jack. "She wouldn't
take it fro me-"
"Who wouldn'tT'
'Tha knows who, weel enough. She
slapped my face when ah offered il to
her, and axed me if all took her for
champion fat woman in penny show.
Thee try her wi il, nah, an see if tina
fares Ony better
Entering into the spirit of the thing,
the younger collier sought the girl, and
offered her the belt. which she accepted
with gushing rapture.
''Ah thowt so, owd man." said Jack
lugubriously, when he heard the result
of the interview. But were pals again
aren't we?"
"Reyther" answered the lucky suit
or. fervently.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
Geese Washing Their Food.

Or. II. II. Ward remarks a curious
habit which he noticed in animals, not
famous for intellectual brightness
When passing the village of West
Point. Va, one day, while sailing on
The York River, | noticed at the wa
;er's edge, on the very muddy shore, a
busy crowd of geese eagerly feeding on
that dellcacy of Southern goose-diet,
chunks of thrown-away watermelon
rind. But the supply from the garbage
dumps along the shore was mostly so
covered with mud, sand and adherent
10 eat it, or else couldn't swallow it. So
each bird that found a piece too dirty
to eat picked it up and deliberately car
ried 1t down to the water, sometimes
Without any effort TO eat 1t first he
lropped II into the shallow water, and
stood watching 1t until the running
stream had carried away the eXtrane-
ous matted and left the tempting pulp
fresh and clean according to a goose's
sanitary ideas, when he quickly step
ped into the shallow water beside it
and gobbled off the edible pulp with a
good will. Had | heard of this from
some 'longshore fisherman, l should
have more than suspected some mis-
take or exaggeration; but l saw and
watched it myself, for half an hour or
more, and saw the same thing done re-
peatedly and by several different birds;
and, therefore, l know that it was the
habit of the flock at that time"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
HOLMES AS A PUNSTER.
A Good Thing Caught by a ChGnce
lat

A Good Thing Caught by n Chance
Listener.
1t was said of Oliver Wendell Holmes
that some of his best jokes were made
at times when there was nobody to ap-
preciate them save a chance listener.
One such fortunate listener tells of a
reply which she, sitting in street car,
heard DR.. Holmes make to complain
ing writer of little wit and less talent.
1--WE worked with all my heart on
that book" said the young man, who
had been treating the Doctor to a long
account of recent collection Of poetry
which he had edited. I've used my
best taste and judgment and research,
and l feel confident that nobody could
have done the thing better or more
thoroughly than l have. And what re-
ward do 1 get? Harsh criticisms for
my omission Of few popular poets,
and paltry hundred dollars!'
"A hundred dollarsw echoed the Auto
crat Of the Breakfast Table, wearily.
"Why, 1 wouldn't have written that
book for a thousand dollars, I'm sure"
The collector Of poetry smiled with
qualification, but the listener turned to
regard a passing dray, lest her face
should betray her.-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
Eueene Fields Arithmetic.

The first book which Eugene Field
had printed was the Tribune Primer"
published in Denver in 1882. 1t was
composed of short lessons in different
lines Of study. As there are said to be
not more than seven or eight copies Of
the book now in existence, readers may
be glad to see two specimen paragraphs
from the lesson in mental arithmetic"
If you have Five Cucumbers and eat
Three, what will you have left? Two.
No: You are wrong. You will have
more than that. You will have Collie
enough to double you up in Bow Knot
for Six Hours. You may go % the foot
of the Glass.
If Horse weighing 1000 pounds can
Haul four tons of Pig Iron, how many
seasons will Front Gate painted Blue
carry a young Woman on OLe Side and
a young Man on the Other?
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
The XuiQec Zee.

Ancient maps of Holland are a curl
ous and interesting study. They dis
cover changes in coniiguration such as
no other country in the world probably
could show in the same period. Take
some lying before us as we write. Here
is one processing to show us the Meth
erlands before the twelfth century,
There is no Zuider Zee, though there is
4 considerable inland sea a little to the
north and east of the present AmSter.
dam; the river YSsel flows straight to
the ocean, issuing upon it where now
the strait between the mainland and
the Island of Texel leads out of the
Zuider Zee; TeXel and Vlieland and the
other islands that stretch to Groninger
to-day are still part of the mainland.
BY the thirteenth century, as we see
from the next map, the ocean burst into
its present proportions, and, indeed, ex'
ceeded them. for then, and right on &c
the seventeenth century, the neck OF
North Holland is attenuated, and fOr
the greater part the province is com.
posed of inland seas and lakes. By the
seventeenth century, however, the
work of reclamation has begun; the
maps now show where polders have
been made-the Beemster and the
Wormer, for example; and as we come
down to the middle of the present cen
tury more and more water disappears
and green fields take its place.
The last of the inland seas to go was
the Lake of HARLEM, SO notable il
Dutch history, from which (they are
the figures of De Amiscis) 923.265, 112
cubic meters of water was drained.
after thirty-nine months of labor and
an outlay of 7,240,36S fiorins-the re-
suit being present to Holland of some
10000 Or $4,000 acres of land.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
The Proper Craft.

Ensign Butts" commanded the Com
modore Of the feet, Il wish you to &c
ashore on the Wallipollulu Islands
when we cast anchor. | wish you to
see the King, in person, and make ar
rangements with him SO that our YES
sells will be able to take water at these
Islands. Present him with white vest
and pair of eye glasses, and flatter him
immensely. Tell him he is the greatest
king on earth, or anywhere else; in fact
you might tell him he makes any otheI
king look like a deuce. He's very
amiable fellow If he is flattered in the
right way. You will take the gig to &c
ashore, and don't forget, Ensign, tt
fiatter him.
AYE, aye, sir" answered the ensign
but considering the task have before
me, hadn't better take the jolly boatT
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
Smoking I'm COrea.

IN COrea all men and women smoke.
They begin early. The pipe is brass
bowl, with a reed stem four feet long
and brass, amber or glass mouthpiece.
Accidents often occur from persons
falling with long pipe in the mouth,
the stem of which is driven down the
throat, through the cheek or into the
palate. During the reform period"
after the JapanChina war, long pipes
were forbidden to the common people,
and they turned to cigarettes, which
have become rooted in the popular af-
fection. Native cigarettes, which are
of poor quality, sell for 1 cent gold for
twenty. Little cigars of cigarette size
sell for IA cents gold per 100. Ameri-
can cigarettes are used exclusively in
the palace, and thousands of them are
smoked there. This makes them popu-
lar with the upper classes, and the con-
sumption of them is very great. The
best of them cost 1 cent gold apiece
The import duty on cigars and cigar.
cites is 20 per cent. ad vdlorem, but, in
spite of this the American manufac
turers are gradually coming into con
troll of the market.-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
A Million Made from n Battle.

a MlII1On MaOe ITOHl battle.
The financial genius of the Roths-
child house. Nathan Mayer, was ac-
credited with having made a million
pounds sterling out of the battle of
Waterloo. He was always q strong be-
lever in the ultimate overthrow of Ma
poleon, and had virtually staked his all
on the issue of this battle. He crossed
the Channel from London and watched
the varying fortunes of the day at
Waterloo with feverish eagerness, for
he felt that the critical moment on
which the fortunes depended, not of
Europe alone, but of the Rothschilds
also. had arrived. With the ringing
cheer that told of the allied victory still
to Brussels, thence to Ostend by car
riage, and in spite of the tempestuOus
weather in the Channel and the neceS-
sity of paying 1000 frame bribe to in.
duce a fisherman to set sail, he crossed
the water, and was at his place next
day in the stock exchange. There the
markets We're depressed on the report
OF Blucher's defeat on the 10th and
18th, Rothschild's known agents were
selling out, and the funds We're falling
rapidly and heavily. Many pitied him
for the enormous losses he had, as they
thought, suffered. The next afternoon
the news OF the victory on the 18th of
June, 1915, was publicly known. A
wild reaction set in, but not before
Nathan Mayors unknown agents had
bought up secretly every piece Of script
they could secure Far from losing, he
was reputed to have secured about
million pounds on this occasion by his
market manipulation.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
A Ute Funeral.

All night long the ceaseless, muffied
beating of the medicine tOm-tom had
come to us across the hot, barren
alkali flats; all night long the dismal
wailing of the bereaved squaws and
the lonesome howl of the masterleSs
dog, crying like lost spirits, had come
to us out of the darkness, plaintive and
weird; all night long we had rolled and
tossed on our blankets. spread upon
the broad breast of mother earth, un,
derneath the silent, watchful stars
and now, as the first pink blush of
breaking morn began to revolve out OF
infinity into a newborn day, we rose
unrefreshed and weary.
4 blood-red sun thrust his scorchins
rays across the rugged peaks of the
Book plateau; heat, already increasing
came steaming from the parched earth,
all nature seemed afiame, and, as oul
tired, aching eyes sought what resi-
there could be found in the dingy green
of the few scrub cedars that marked
the single variation to the otherwise
sad procession emerged from them and
wended its way toward us. AS it ap-
preached we could see the cortege
plainly. There were the patient, sad
eyed women, their faces blackened by
charcoal, their hair disheyeled, their
garments rent and covered with ashes,
there were the favorite dog and horse
of the dead warrior, the latter fully
equipped as though ready FOR jour
ney-and so he was; there was the
corpse itself, all bedecked and Ell
shrouded, to its last earthly resting
place.
The women still walled, the dogs still
hOwled. the heat still grew fiercer, and
we followed the little band.-Lippin
colts.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
Gen. Wheeler's Sin,

A correspondent Of the New York
press, in writing of the battle before
Santiago, says:
During all the terrible firing of shot
and shell which lasted until darkness
set in, Gen. Wheeler was the only man
| saw who did not dodge or duck. He
sat astride his horse coOlly giving or
ders, chatting with his aids and taking
things as they come" as an officer who
was lying on the ground remarked.
Gen. Wheeler provoked one good laugh,
which went all along the line. Through
his glass he saw the enemy retreating,
and he turned to a group of friends and
said gleefully: ITS all right, boys; the
Yankees are yielding" The little gen
eral corrected himself when he saw the
smile that came, and said: Il mean
the Spaniards, of course, gentlemen"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
A SUMATRA PARASITE.
A Flower of rOdigious Size and Re.
Du1siye Odor.

A Flower of PrOdigiOus Size and Re.
pu1.ive Odor.
Among the marvellous plants that the
last century has made known none Is
more remarkable than the huge para
site Rafflesia. II derives its name from
Sir Stamford Raffles, who, in 1918, was
Governor of Beneoleeu, in Sumatra.
He was at one time on a tour of the isl
and, accompanied by Lady Ratfies, DR..
Arnold and quite party of Europeans
and natives. Suddenly they alighted
upon a flower of prodigious size and
repulsive odor more than yard across
and weighing fifteen pounds. Its color
was light orange, notified with yel-
lowish white, the whole thing livid and
visited by carrion insects. Later inves-
legations showed the plant to consist
of flower alone, directly parasitic on 4
species of ciSsus. 1t never has stem or
leaves of its own. The famous Robert
Brown bestowed the name of the plapt
Rafflesia-Arnold, cOmmemOrating thus
the titles of both discoverers Several
species are now known. differing much
in size, but little in essentials. Their
growth occupies but a few months.
They first appear as knoblike protuber-
ances protruding from the bark OF
various species of cissus.
The flowers remain expanded only a
few days, then becoming a disgusting
mass of putrition. AS in the similar
case of one well-known carrion flower.
the insects. attracted by the odor, also
assist in the pOllination. These para
sites flower at a different time from
the host plants, thus making their own
blossoms more prominent. They have
been cultivated in various botanical
gardens, especially in the East.
This plant is among the giant flow
ers, ranking in size with the great
water lily of the Amazon and with
some of the huge tropical aroids. A pea
flower in Trinidad is said to be several
feet in length, its banner, or upper
petal, being alone foot long. The
range from these titians to the almost
invisible flower of water starwOrt is
tremendous, but the little is fashioned
as carefully as the great. Nature leaves
no corner unfinished for the reason that
it Is minute
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24
Statistics of Foreign Missions.

According to statement prepared by
the Rev. Dr. Strong, the missionary So
cieties of the United States, Great Brit
ain, Continental Europe, Asia, Africa
and Australia number 249, with 4.G9i
stations and 1920 out-stations. There
are II, Cos missionaries, G5.G00 native
workers and about a million and a
quarter communicates The income
from all these countries approximate
$4,000. 600