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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
Carvings in Leather.

The beautiful carved leather work
with which we on the border are so
familiar is evidently coming into vogue
in the east as means of pleasantly oc-
cupying the time. Says the New York
Tribune: Something entirely new in
the way of carving has been introduce
ed. 1t is done upon leather and has an
appearance of fine etching with the
effect of heavy embroidery. Special
tools are used: some of these are sharp
pointed and long. while others are
short and dull and still others have
broad blades. An awl is also number
ed among these utensils. This is for
boring holes in representing the cen
tres of plants or stipple effect of sbad
ing. 1t is claimed that any one hav-
ing little artistic sense can take up
this work. All sorts of things may be
made, from belts and cardcases to sofa
cushions and chair backs. The leather
used is soft yellow, and has an ex-
tremely hard finish, so that every
stroke or scratch tells. AS yet this art
is little known, but is much liked by
those familiar with it.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
To Rid a Room of Flies.

London women have discovered avery
agreeable way of riding their homes
of flies and mosquitoes. They burn
sandal wood in the house. This is an
Oriental idea. In London it is possib BILE
to get the wood prepared for this pur-
pose, but here it is not so easy, as Am
erican women have not yet taken to
the practice. Now that the festive fly
and the merry mosquito are about to
make their appearance, at least the
Staten Islanders and Jerseyites might
do we'll to give the sandal wood a trial.
Sandal wood can be bought at almost
any Turkish or Japanese importing
house. 1t is prepared for burning by
being first cut into small pieces half an
inch thick and three inches long.
Then it is baked or dried in q slow
oven for twenty-four hours. A piece
of the wood is put into a metal urn,
lighted and allowed to burn until we'll
af1ame, then the flame is extinguished
and the red-hot ember left to shoulder
until the wood is consumed and nothin g
ia left but heap of fine gray ashes.
During the smouldering process the
wood sends out q sweet and aromatic
Union, ALBANY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
HER LIVING DEATH ENDED.
Old Maid Rec1use Passes Away
After Yearssof Seclusion.

A Lafayette, Ind., special to
the ST. Louis Republic: says:
Miss Mary Brand. aged 80, who,
with her sister, also unmarried and a
few years younger, has led the life of q
recluse in brick house which she has
occupied for more than SO years, is
of the infrmities of age. In more
than 40 years strangers have been bar
red from the home of the recluses.
Men especially have been tabooed.
With two dozen cats for companions,
the couple have lived in absolute re-
tirement. Provisions we're order
ed by messenger and showed through a
window, cash always being rendered
in payment
The Brand home is in one of the
most populous quarters of town. 1t is
of brick, only partially completed and
in state of semi-decay. NeighbOrs
who went in after the death of the ell
der sister found that the couple had
lived in two rooms A large amount
of costly silver plate had been slowed
away, to avoid taxation. The couple
are reputed to have secreted thousands
of dollars. The real estate is very va
liable. The Brands have no kin in
this country, and nothing is known of
their history. The surviving sister
will probably be removed to hospital.
She is in poor health.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
ACLEVER BRIDE CAKE.
1t Was So Nodded That Gloves We're
Safe,

For a home Bedding the last and
most artistic touch of festivity centers
in the brides cake aud cutting there
of.
The cutting has a drawback.
If the cake is as rich as it becom IS q
brides cake to be. the cutters are apt
to have fingers slightly greasy. and a
thought sticky when they are through.
But that keeps no young woman
from trying her fate by its auguries.
Nevertheless, she would try it with
better grace if sac could manage to do
it without detr. ment to her gloves, or
soiling the tips Of her dainty fingers.
All this vas achieved at 8 swell we'd
ding down South not 80 long ago.
The wedding supper table was set in
the form of a fan.
The brides cake was another fan,
iced over SO as to resemble point lace,
with a bouquet of orange blossoms in
icing, where the sticks joined.
1t was exceedingly pretty.
The novelty, however, was in the
ribbOns-short lengths of white satin
ribbon, which came through the icing
all around the fan g outer edge.
The ring, the scent piece, darninR
needle, and so on. were made fast to
some ribbons.
Instead of cutting each young wo-
man pulled q ribbon. II she drew
back, well and good-if she happened
to lay hold on freighted length, she
had to accept her fate.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
An Authentic Case of Wife Selling

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
At Feletto, near Udline, in Italy,
there has been an authentic case of
wife-se.ling, and a case which illus
trates the danger of long engagements.
Luigi Sesti had been for three years
the promised spouse of LUCIA Brenns,
a daughter of tle mountain lands,
whose age was Il when the wedding
day was fixed. She was, therefore. IA
at the time of her presumably first
offer, and the report says that then,
being at the zenith of her beauty. she
steadily advanced in loveliness and at
traction during the interregnum OF
courtship. And this for years. till
LUCIA became ambitious, and Luigi
grew uneasy. His fears were justifi-
ed, for rich rival proposed to the TIA
liam peasant girl some weeks ago,
whereupon the betrothed, her father
and her mother sent for the penniless
Sesti and informed him that the mar
riage WAS off, and that the matter had
better be settled out of conrt, which,
in Italian villages, means without the
use of the knife, and the Intervention
of the assize court. Luigi Sesti seems
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
To Clean Patchwork.

One of the best methods of cleaning
ordinary psintwork is to employ whit
ing mixed to a paste with water: it
should be rubbed on with q piece OF
coarse flannel and then sponged of
with warm water, in which q very
small portion of imperial soft soap has
been dissolved. Paint which has a
highly polished surface is best cleaned
with furniture cream.
Those housewives who prefer to use
homemade polish for Their furniture
cannot do better than to follow the re-
ceipt given below. 1t produces q mir
ror-like surface on any kind of pol
ished wood with very little labor. Boil
half a pint of linseed oil and put it in
stone china pot and add two ounces
of yellow wax cut into shavipgs; place
the pot in a saucepan OF boiling water
through muslin and stir constantly till
cool: then add quarter of pint of
spirits of turpentine and q quarter of
pint of vinegar, and mix thoroughly
Exchange.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
A QUAINT CEREMONY.
Pennsylvania Church Will Pay 1t:
Annual Rental of,One BED Rose.

An interesting festival, which takes
place yearly, will be celebrated this
month in the quaint little german town
of Mannheim, Penn, which commemo-
rates Baron Stiegel's beneficence to
the Zion Lutheran church of that
place.
More than a century ago the Baron
gave the land on which the Lutheran
church still stands, ''for and in con-
sideration of the sum of five shillings
lawful money of Pennsylvania, and in
the month of June yearly forever there
after for the rent of one red rose, if the
same shall be lawfully demanded" 80
the deed rune
The payment of the red rose occurred
twice, with great pump and ceremony.
before the death of the Baron. When
the present church building was
erected to take the place of the origin
al one, built in ITO, one old man re-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
TWO Recipes.
pOTTED MEAT.

Take half pound each of rump
steak and veal, blade of mace, 3 few
allspice, six peppercorns. some salt,
and a small piece of onion stuck with
cloves Place all in a jar with gill
of water, tie over q piece of CREASED
paper, put the jar in a stew pan half
full of water, and stew until the meat
is tender. When done, mince, pound
it in a mortar with two ounces of but
ter, little anchovy ssnce, pepper and
salt. Press into email pots, aud pour
clarified butter on the top. This will
keep for a week in a cool place, and be
always ready for use.
HICKORY NUT CAKE.
Ingredients: Three-quarters OF a
cup of butter, two and three-quarters
cups of -four one and one-half cups of
sugar, three-quarters of cup of
water. whites OF five eggs, one cup Of
hickory-nut meats, one and one-quar-
ter teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Cream the sugar and butter, add the
water, then gradually the sifted flour
and stir smooth. Beat the whites of
the eggs very stiff, and add one-half
OF them. then the chopped nuts and
the remainder of the whites and the
baking powder. This cake is better
baked in fiat, square tins and then cut,
but may be put into separate patty
pans 1t desired.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
FIRST COTTON LOOMED.
Wife of General Greene Wore a Gown
From This Piece,

Tie first piece o: cotton doomed in
America was worn by Mrs. Nathani al
Greene, wife OF the famous general.
Mrs Greene was one of the most beau
tiful women of her generation, and
partly owing to her beauty, and partly
to the bravery and popularity of her
husband, the first cotton fabric, which
came to take the place formerly owned
by linen, was given her. She had it
embroidered with garlands of pink
rose buds aud made into an evening
gown, with the low-cut bodice outlined
with pink ribbon. Mrs. Green wore 1t
to a grand national function, and Greet
ed sensation, and none of the grand
danes, with their satins and jewels,
her simple frock of cotton.
And speaking of Mrs. Greene
reminds me of that very
pretty little incident told by
q daughter of the great beauty, re-
cording graceful act iu the life of
General Washirgton-one OF the many
told of the Gather of his Country
When q wee grille she was taught by
her mother, Mrs. Greene, with the
trictness Of the domestic training of re-
volutionsry times, how she must cour.
tesy to General Washington should
she ever have the honor of meeting
him. For weeks the child rose from
an old-fashioned chair, advanced to-
ward her mother across a wsxen floor,
and dropped courtesy, with eyes
down.csst, and then repeated the pretty
little speech which she was to make to
the general. 1t all was perfect in the
rehearsals. Finally, the day came
when Mrs. Greene and her little
daughter went to Mount Vernon to
visit General and Mrs. Washington.
Mrs. Green was presented and then
stepped aside to present the daughter |
of Nathaniel Greene, watching with |
her beautiful violet eyes the child, for |
she was q woman who brOoked no awk- |
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25

Raise the arms toward the front as
if strings were tied about the wrists,
lifting them. When they have reach
ed shoulder height bring them slowly
down, the hands rising as the wrist is
depressed, just as if the pressure of air
against the palms forced them up and
slightly Strengthened the fingers. This
is known as the simple feather move
ment. If practiced frequently it is very
efficacous in making the arms and
hands move deliberately and evenly
instead of in a hasty, jerky way.
With the arms bent at the elbows
and raised little from the body, wave
the hands toward each other, making
the wrists lead, then draw them away.
The movement somewhat suggests the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
wardness or disobedience from child

wardness or disobedience from child
rem. Alas for the tsbleau, for the
child, frightened by the solemnity of
the occasion, forgot her pretty words,
the courtesy and all and fell sobbing
on her knees before the great general
and his gracious wife. Mrs. Green
was quite overcome with modification,
but the general ,,stooed down 3and lift
ed the child, carried her to a sofa, and
there 40 entertained her with stories,
or I should say. tales, considering the
man, that her face was soon wreathed
with smiles. The little maid was hon
ored with much attention during the
visit to General Washirgton.-Nash-
Vile Banner.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
WoMan Ever, Beautiful.

Providence Journal.
Gam 1 right" asks a CORES pendent
of the New York World, Gin thin king
that the young women look freshe r
and prettier and more delightful this
year than ever? Or is this q common
delusion that recurs every spring."
To the important question thus raised
the World replies with decisive brew
ity. "You are entirely right" it says.
This Judgment is one which we have
no wish to dispute. Has there been
a time when they didn't look fresh
and pretty and delightful? He gees
with q jaundiced eye who accuses them
of anything else. We have no patience
with those who would gild refined gold
or paint the lily. There is something
wrong with a man to whom women are
not ever charming. That is their mis-
sion in life. We may talk about their
rights and duties all we please; but we
want them to fascinate and enthrall US.
We wear their chains in willing bon
dage. How, then, can we indulge in
cold comparison and analysis?
Andfyet we cannot honestly say that
we think the women are taking any es-
pecial pains this year to make them
selves attractive. Much depends upon
d. ess; aud although criticism lin such
matters is presumptuous, there are some
things in woman's dress which Of
fend masculine eyes. lGreat advances
toward q sensible costume have been
made in late years. The triumph of
the shirt-waist, for example, is highly
commendable. But this year women
have done their worst to make their
hesdgear hideous. Even the bicycle
hat is not free from the abomination of
feathered .adornment; and as for the
rest-what language can fifty express
the inartistic character of the gorgeous
CONNECTIONS in purple and red, in green
and yellow, that greet us on every
hand. The fiercer the hue, the louder
the contrast, the more satisfied is the
mien of the wearer. Flowers and
grasses in hopeless profusion, wings at
every possible angle. brims wildly
askew, these are effects at which
mere man shudders. Perhaps these in
animate vagaries are harmless: but the
butchering of defenoeless birds is a
crime which women ought to be
ashamed to sanction. They will GER
tainly look fresher and prettier and
more delightful with a conscience void
of slaughter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25

membered the traditional story of the
rental of the land, ard musty parch-
ments wer,. ransacked and the old in
denture was finally brought to Ii bit al
ter hundred years A cOmmemOra-
tive festival 10 re-establish the custom
took place in June, 1892 ard ever since
it has been observed.
Last year ''tbe tribute of one red
rose' was bestowed upon Mrs. Eliza
beth Nd. Luther, senior member Of
the family representing the heirs
of Baron Heinrich Wilhelm
Stiepe1
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
How to Have ShapeIy Hands.

In this day of tea-servipg and en-
bordering graceful hands and arms
are more noticeable and more to be de-
sired than ever, says ntributor to
the WOmsn's Home Companion.
Whether hands be shapely or not,
they at least can be soft, white and
graceful Dare and good toilet articles
give the first two, exercise gives the
last.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
In a Hurry.

whats the matter with those men
of yours" inquired the Spanish gen.
eral.
''They' We gotten to be downright un-
reasonable" replied the commander of
q torpedo boat.
"Well, in the present crisis you may
have to make some concessions to
them.''
"Of course. But they want to COM
mence retreating before we've reached
any place to retreat FROM -Washing-
ton Star
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
Boys Will BesBoys.

''I'll be glad when this war scare is
over"
ANY special reason?'
Eyes; my youngsters haven't left
whole pillow case or sheet in the nurs-
cry. "-Detroit Free Press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25

Fine line of hammocks at Twins.
Morris tribune., 1898-04-20
A United States Map

Mounted on rollers, forty by forty
eight inches, suitable for home or
office, will be sent by mail to any ad-
dress, on receipt Of fifteen cents, by
Geo. p. Lyman, Gen. Passenger Agt.
C. 3. & n. r. r., St. Paul, MINI. t4
Morris tribune., 1898-04-20
BESSIE GREY's TRAGIC DEATH.

presence OF God, /, - -, do VOlun-
tarily declare that will perseyere in en-
deavoring to form brotherhood Of affec-
ton among 1rishmen of every religious
persuasion, and that will also persevere
in my endeavors to obtain an equal, full
and adequate representation of all the peo-
pie of Ireland. I do further declare that
neither hopes, fears, rewards nor punish
ments shall ever induce me- directly or in
directly, to inform on or give evidence
against any members of this or similar So
cieties for any act or expression of theirs
done or made, collectively or individually,
in or out Of this society, in pursuance of
tho spirit Of this obligation"
In 1896 parliament passed law punish
ing with death any one who administered
this oath. Despite the penalty the society
continued to flourish. To it belonged Bes-
sic Grey's only brother, George, and her
lover, William Boal. Seeing so many cruel
wrongs heaped upon her country people
and hearing her neighbors and friends in
Weigh In bitterest terms against the OPP
pressor, she herself became firm adherent
of the principles of the United Irishmen
and did all in her power to aid them in
their secret meetings and in the attain
ment of their aims. This brought her into
direct contact with the great uprising of
1893.
But it was not until June 10, at the ia
nous battle of Ballinahinch, that she took
prominent part in the strife raging be-
tween Ireland and England. On this morn
ing the sun rose clear and brilliant-in
truth, the whole summer through it had
shone with unvarying splendor over the
unhappy land. On this morning it looked
down on an army of men in brilliant uni
forms, adopts In the art Of war, with glis-
tening weapons ready to do battle with a
force Of unframed men, poorly armed as to
weapons, but strong in courage for the
land for which they fought General Nun
roe was In charge of the insurgents who so
braVely battled against great odds. The
British retreated slowly before him, con-
testing every inch of the way, into the
center Of the town. The insurgents had
won the victory, but they knew it not
The British sounded the retreat but the
unframed soldiers Of the insurgent army
knew not the signals of war and mistook
the sound Of the trumpet for note Of
triumph from the British, and, unable to
see in the dense smoke how the battle was
going, they turned and fled in confusion.
a sCrHnge sIGnG-LWO armies ueeln8 from
each other! The English saw the error
first, and, turning, pursued the insurgents.
Then the victory was theirs and they began
series Of inhuman outrages that would
have disgraced even a race of savages.
All through the battle in the midst of
the carnage near General Munroe, where
the fighting was fiercest, Bessie Grey was
constantly seen. Mounted on a splendid
charger, dressed from head to foot in q
robe green as her native land, waving a
slender sword above her head, cheering,
encouraging the men on to battle, she rode.
Never for moment did her spirit falter.
Bright as vision from heaven she seemed
to the men as she faced danger and death
with them. But all the heroism and un-
e1ampled courage went for naught when
Morris tribune., 1898-04-20
South Or East, Which.

When a trip is contemplated it is
we'll to prepare in advance in order
to avoid little Inconvenience which
are often annoying. The two fast
trains leaving Minneapolis and ST..
Paul daily via Wisconsin Central
lines for Milwaukee and Chicago
make close connections with trains
East and South. Being elegantly
equipped with sleeping cars, parlor
cars and day coaches, they are fully
appreciated by the travelling public.
Your nearest ticket agent will give
you complete information and furnish
you folder of the Wisconsin Central
lines
JAS. 9. PoND, G.. P. A.
Milwaukee, Wis,
Morris tribune., 1898-04-20
The Land of Christ

Under this title, the passenger de-
partment of the Chicago, Burlington
& Northern Railroad has issued a
splendid series of views made by the
half tone process from photographs
taken in the Holy Land. The sub
jects embrace people, scenery and
cities, as they exist today in that
famous country. The work is pub
lished in twelve parts, each contain
ing from twelve to fifteen views. Each
picture is fully explained by'descript-
i've reading matter, A sample part
will be sent to any address on receipt
of two cents in postage, and the com
pIete set will be forwarded, postpaid,
on receipt Of ninety five cents. Post
age stamps will not be received for
the full set, but remittance must be
made to the undersigned by draft,
postal order, express money order, or
registered letter. This is a rare
chance to secure more than two hun
dred views of the land of Christ for
less than one dollar.
Address, GEORGE P. LYMAN,
G.. P. A., G.. B. & N. r. r.
St. Paul, MINI
Morris tribune., 1898-04-20
HEROIC BESSIE GREY.
An Irish Tragedy of One Hun
dred Years Ago.
THE BATTLE OF BALLINAHINCH.

How "a Fair Irish Girl Was Cruelty Muir
dered With Her Brother and LOver-A
Story Immortalized In Irish Song--Oath
of the United Trishmen.
This year Ireland and Irishmen are Gel
ebrating in various ways the one hun
dredth anniversary of the uprising of 1898
A writer In the Chicago Record relates the
story of one Irish heroine-for Ireland had
brave women as well as bravo men.
Bessie Grey was born at Granshaw In
1878. She was the only daughter of "a
small farmer, and, her mother being dead,
she was idolized by her father, who would
never permit her to take part In the house
hold drudgery or farm work. He sent
her to ladies' school, where she received
an education far in advance of those about
her. But her nature was unchanged by
her superior attachments; her heart was
continually touched by the distress Of the
lowly people, a distress for which thore
seemed no redress. Her beauty and gen.
tie nature won for her many suitors, some
in a social station much higher than her
own, but she gave her heart to one In her
own plane of life.
In 1891 the Irish had suffered many per-
Becutions from conquering England. Many
Irish societies were organized for the pur-
pose of studying ways and means of slip
ping off the yoke of foreign dominion.
One of these societies, and the most pow
erful, was called the United Irishmen.
This was organized in the month of March,
1891, in a public house in Belfast, and
embraced all creeds in its membership.
The oath of the order was: "In the awful
Morris tribune., 1898-04-20
Give the Children a Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is delicious, ap-
petizing, nourishing food drink to
take the place of coffee, Sold by all
grocers ond liked by all who used it
because when properly prepared it
tastes like the finest coffee but is free
from all its injurious properties.
Grain-O aids digestion and strength
ems the nerves. 1t is not a stimulant
but a health builder, and children, as
well rs adults, can drink it with great
benefit, Costs about ] as much as
coffee. Is and 25c
Morris tribune., 1898-04-20
Mauv peopIe Cannot Drink

coffee at night. 1t spoils their sleep.
You can drink Grain-O when you
please and sleep like a top. For
Grain, O does not stimulate; it nour-
ishes, cheers and feeds. Yet it looks
and tastes like the best coffee. For
nervous people and children Grain-O
is the perfect drink. Made from
pure grains. Get apackage from your
grocer today, Try it in place of cof-
fee. ID and 25c.