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The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-14
VALUE Of OUR NAVAL MILITIA
They Have Won a Record for Their Goodness
and Bravery.-Galla1lt Lads Who Have
Acted Like Veteran Seamen in the
War with Spain.

striking q decisive blow at the Cuban
Notifications and making possible the
first invasion of the island. The work
of the young marines has SO favorably
impressed Admiral Sampson that he
dispatched the Yankee to combine with
the Oregon and Marblehead to take the
most important positions in covering
the landing of the first troops in Cuba.
The landing was effected on the after
noon Of June II. The shallow waters
of the bay would not permit Of the
heavy warships approaching near
enough to the land to cover the land
ing Of troops from the Spanish SOL
diers who were lurking in the under
brush, so that the smaller vessels
were obliged to do practically all the
work After silencing the batteries
the Yankee and Marblehead moved to
within a hundred yards of the shore,
followed by the troopship Panther. car
rying the landing party.
The position of the cruisers Yankee
and Marblehead was particularly
dangerous one, owing to the peculiar
formation of the shore.
The work Of landing the marines re-
quired several hours. After several
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Ingenious Bingham FrOcAs.

1t is interesting to note the ingenu-
ity dressmakers employ in the making
of bingham frocks. Many of the hand
somer ginghams boast no end of dainty
handiWork, and there is as much time
and elaborate trimmings spent on them
as is spent on gowns designed for
great functions. AS there is no expec-
tation that these gowns will ever be
subjected to the laundresses' hands
they are trimmed with ribbon velvet
and frequently with ruf1les of silk or
mousseline de sole. Many of them are
made up over silk slips and are suit
able for informal afternoon calling
gowns and even for wear at small So
ciety affairs. In one the skirt is made
with close-fitting shaped skirt and
ends in vandykes cut out to show a
plating Of rose silk. The vandykes
are embroidered in deep rose shades
and black, which blend eXQuisitely
with the rosy tint Of the gown itself.
The blouse is of accordion plated silk
with yoke of embroidered gingham.
The stock and sash are of ribbon in q
rose several shades darker than the
tint prevailing in the gown. The
rough straw hat is also of the rose and
is trimmed with wreath Of roses and
a long, soft paradise plume in white
The white chiffon parasol is lined With
rose silk.
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range. The old tars of the great bat
tleships laughed heartily at the impu-
dence OF the smaller ship, and the
officers good naturedly passed it by.
The reserves performed an important
service the following day in the work
OF cutting the cables at Caimanera. A
part of the feet was detailed for this
work, consisting OF the st. Louis, Mar
blehead and Yankee, while a couple of
glnboats fiShed up and cut the cable
while the others engaged the forts.
The attack was directed at the fortifi-
cations In Guantanamo bay at @ clock
in the morning. AS in all previous
engagements the fire of the Americans
was most effective. The entire forces
of all the forts guarding the harbor
were directed on these three compare
lively small boats, and the position
soon became a very dangerous one.
The men on the Yankee meanwhile
returned the fire shot for shot with
perfect cooIness and with deadly ac-
curacy. The gunnery Of the Spaniards,
IT was soon noticed, was no better than
on other occasions. The fOrtitications
were soon reduced to ruins and many
of the Spanish soldiers were killed
The Yankee meanwhile ran directly
under the great forts and hammered
away in perfectly cool and business
like manner. Early in the engage
ment the cable operators were driven
out Of the cable station to the woods
back of the town. With the enemy
E1lenced 1t was a comparatively easy
matter to fish UP the cable and cut it,
In the afternoon the Yankee returned
and entering the outer barber took
up position near the forts and chan
mel of the inner harbor. The audacity
Of the little boat in thus challenging
the enemy's fire won for the reserves
Ehe respect of the entire fleet
The most effective work the Yankee
has performed so far was in assisting
in the landing Of marines and estab-
fishing land ng station near Guam
tanamo. The spirited firing Of the
Yankee proved to be Of great assist
ance to the troops. The naval re-
serves have, therefore, the hnnor of
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The Dinner Table.

The properly decked dinner table is
n source of pride and satisfaction, and
whatever may be said of the feast, the
culinary art is one which is most
grateful for the daintiness and beauty
Of it's serving.
Every one is reasonably attached to
good silver, but latter-day spreads
show less Of it than formerly, unless
an effort at magnificence is the object,
and after all it is not difficult to name
the families who boast an entire serv-
ice of solid silver, and the real beauty
of an ideal table is made up Of an eX-
quisite total Of glistening linen, frag-
lie china, cut glass and the rest in
silver. In each of these table acces-
sories there are ever and anon depart
ures, additions and innovations which
tend to simplify the means of serving
or add to the charm of the picture.
Even in the patterns in which the
table linen is woven there are now
some handsome and pronounced nov
elites, which will be readily observed
as entirely different from the designs
OF last season. Large floWery patterns
prevail, and in this line a beautiful
pattern, the marguerite, is worthy OF
notice
1t is made entirely without border
design. The large life-size flowers ara
strung along in broad stripes, and
showing the stalks and foliage true to
the nature of the plant.
An exquisite new pattern is the JON
quill having a centre mat Of the flowers
and an oddly disposed border, where
the flowers form a close, short wreath
at the edge, and rising from them a
deeper border of tall stalks with leaves
intelspersing and the flowers set along,
Round tablecloths for round tables
are all made to be hemmed. as frinses
are Oh: Of date. Some Of fine texture
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For Tired Feet.

II wouldn't mind the work il my
feet did not ache so annoyingly; ls
the common complaint of the house
wife, who must spend the greater part
of each day standing over her work
and passing back and forth between
kitchen, pantry and dining room. Sales
women, too, otter complain OF tired
feet, and it is said that trained nurses
suffer from swollen feet, especially
when they first so into hospitals. Some
simple remedy for this trouble is sure
to be appreciated by those who are
often fatigued with standing. A pow
der which is much used by the Ger
man army for sitting into the shoes and
stockings of the infantry soldiers might
be of service. It consists Of three parts
of calicylic acid, ten parts of starch
and eighty-seven parts Of pulverized
soapstone. This keeps the feet dry,
prevents chating, and heals any sore
spots. The soapstone by itself has also
been found useful. Soap alone will
also give relief well rubbed over the
sole of the stockings. But, even If
the powder proves beneficial Or the
soapstone seems TO give relief for a
time there is nothing like regular
nightly bathing in hot water, with
quick and thorough rubbing just be-
fore going to bed, to take away and
keep away that distressing feeling OF
fatigue from long standing.
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A Modern Tragedy.

With a Shakespeare or 1bsen to do it
Justice, the following incident might
easily rise to the heights OF sartorlal
tragedy. Even between the very crude
outlines all women can perceive the
pathos of the situation. The heroine
is a woman whose new frocks are not
so many but that she generally has
several old ones on hand. One year
ago she had a dress skirt made, and q
very pretty one it was, too, but in spite
OF it's prettiness it was victim to the
prevailing contamination of the times
it had no pocket The woman, as
was her habit, even though she knew
how futile it was, searched carefully
all over for possible pocket, but in
vain. AS was also her habit, she
didn't have pocket put in; for what
ever reason. there seems to be re-
luctance upon the part OF most women
to have this done. Once unprotected
always unprotected seems to be the
rule where dress skirts are concerned
The woman accordingly put the skirt
on. and wore it just as it was, Whlch
also means that she entered upon an
era of pocket handkerchief losing. For
| one whole year now has the woman
| worn the skirt, not necessarily, OF
! course. but more or less continuous
ly. while the pocket handkerchiefs she
has lost, thanks to it, during that Pc
ricd are unnumbered. The other day
the woman thought that she would
have the skirt made over.' This
time a dressmaker in the house was
deemed sufficiently skillful to attend
to it. The first thing she did was, or
course, to rip the skirt apart. Anu
one OF the first things she said, as
she brought to light an article as ca
pacious as Il was unmistakable, was:
why, dear ne, Mrs. Blank, ] Thought
| you said this dress had no pocket!
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broadsides had been fired into the thick
underbruSh to sweep out as it were,
any stray Spaniards who might be
ambushed there, the Yankee and Mar
blehead lowered all their boats, and,
manning them with their best crews,
started for the troopship Panther.
The naval reserves have shown them
selves quite as skillful with their oars
as with their guns, and on this oc-
casion their service with the small
boats elected very favorable comment
from the flagship.
The landing party consisted of some
six hundred marines from the First
battalion of Brooklyn, under the COM
mand of Colonel Collier. The boats
manned by the reserves carried from
twelve to fifteen of these marines and
their guns on each trip ashore. The
brave fellows. who had been cooped
weeks were delighted to get ashore.
Had it not been for the warlike ap-
pearance which the guns and uniforms
lent to the men it might have been
supposed that they were starting on
a summer camping expedition, and
everyone was in the best of humor
The Yankee sent six boats to assist
in the landing, and the work was push
ed rapidly. AS each boat left the
Panther the marines were cheered
heartily. The boats were rowed to the
shore and heached, the marines jump
ing into the water and dragging them
high and dry UP on the sand. The
men eagerly jumped ashore. unloaded
their outfits, and the boats, without
losing a minute put off again for the
troOpship.
The party was under fire during the
| landing, but the workmanship Of the
| Spaniards wls, us usual, exceedingly
bad. and no one was hit. AS the boats
rowed by the reserves piled merrily
along an occasional bullet would
splash in the water nearby, but this
little attention from the enemy seem
Ell only to lend certain relish and
air Of excitement to the work. No one
FOR a moment thought or suggested a
retreat AS soon as a small party OF
the marines had beeen landed they
formed in line Of battle and advanced
on some huts and a signal station
standing back from the shore. These
were found to be quite deserted, and
almost demolished by the lombard
ment which the Yankee and Marble
head had administered the day before
| The first work was, Of course, to raise
! the stars and stripes above the ruined
signal house. The flag pole, which
was still standing, commanded an ex-
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in both white and black, are being
used over colored Innings for wraps.
The shawls are not cut, but fall in ma
tural folds from the shoulder back.
Lace gowns are gaining rapidly in
popular favor. Irish lace Of every de-
scription is much worn, both in maxi
ing up entire gowns and in trimming.
A pretty lace gown has skirt of black
Chantilly over black satin that falls
in a graceful demi-train. The bottom
of the skirt is edged with ruching OF
black and white chiffon. The bodice
is of black accordion. plated chiffon,
bloused over white chiffon. There Is
a tall stock of black velvet and mar
row black velvet ceinture.
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OUR STORED-UP POWER,
Staybolt Considers Man Ia Built Upol

staybolt Considers Man Ia Built Upon
a Compartment Plan.
MAN is, as one might say" said Mr.
Staybolt. built in series Of compart-
ments, though he may not know this
fact at the outset, and he may indeed
go through life and die without know
ing 1t. taking with him unused stocks
OF ability and strength that he had
never known he possessed, simply be-
cause they were never brought into
play. AS to what will bring their quail
tiles into play men differ. There are
some few men who command them
selves, and some who open at touch
and then there are many who respond
only to the most urgent call. But
there are few men who cannot in some
way be moved into action. This brings
me, for illustration, to brief cOnsid-
Grafton of the personal quality COM
monty denominated as sand, of which,
I imagine, most Of us possess far more
than we suspect. For there are few
men who finally run away; mighty few
who will not stand up and fight when
they feel that they are really called
uDOn. But our sand is in cOmpart-
ments, and most Of us, I fancy, open
only one and make that last through
life, and we die without knowing how
brave we are, unless some great occa-
sion, independent Of ourselves, opens
another compartment, and shows us
what we really have in reserve.
might add that there are few, If any,
revelations that come to us in life that
give us greater pleasure or more en-
| large our horizon. The moral of all
this Is that in our good qualities we
should trust ourselves without hesita-
ton. There are qualities which easily
suggest themselves, which it would be
better to leave unused, better for our
selves and for everybody else, if the
compartments containing them were
never opened: but as to such qualities
as pluck, endurance, energy, capacity
and moral strength, we should call up
on ourselves freely. We should not
take down with us, as otherwise we
| arc almost certain to do stores OF these
valuable qualities untouched, but rath-
| er we should draw upon them now and
| constantly and confidently, and in so
| doing we shall be gratified with our
| constant growth in strength and more
| than gratitied with the attending SUBJ
stantial rewards. New York Sun.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-14
THE SOUAW MAN.
Information Cleaned by Lady at
Reception.

Information Cleaned by Lady at .
Reception.
At a recent reception at which the
fashion and beauty of Denver were as
sembled one of the ladies found her
self next to General Sumner, says the
Denver Times. He had been presented
to her earlier In the evening, but
she had not quite caught his name
certainly not his title. Beamingly,
she asked: May l ask what is your
occupation? Don't think me rude, for
l have made a study OF determining
such matters without asking questions,
but must confess that you puzzle me.
I am at a complete loss to place you. y
Madam" replied the commander of
the department of the Colorado, with
his most serious countenance, II am a
squaw man" "A-a what?" she man
aged to gasp. "A squaw man, ma
dam" Il am afraid I don't quite un-
derstand yet" said the fair interlocutor
after % few minutes cogitation, in
which she took in the generals whole
tout ensemble and decided that there
must be another meaning to the term
besides that to which she had been ac-
customed ''Why, that is easy enough
to explain. In army parlance squaw
man is an officer who, when the rest
of the officers are at the front fighting
and winning glory, Is left at home tc
guard the women. Madam, am such
an officer" "Oh, that's different" she
calculated. And then the whirl Of tht
thrOng carried them apart.
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The gallant boys Of the naval mill
Tia who are manning the auxiliary
cruisers Yankee, Yosemite and Prairie,
particularly the former, have already
won for themselves a record for BRAY
cry and GOODNESS in action which the
regular marines may we'll envy. The
naval militia Is composed of young
men, many Of whom have been accu5-
toned to lives Of luxury. while few
OF them are used to hard work or
rough, out-of-door life. Many naval
experts have been skeptical Of the ef-
ficiency of such troops in actual ser
vice. In the recent fighting off San
tiago these recruits have covered them
selves with glory while occupying a
very dangerous and important position,
and have won warm praise from Ad-
miral Sampson.
The Yankee, with it's crew Of naval
reserves, did not come into action un-
til the bombardment of the fortifica-
tions guarding the harbor of Santiago.
Her crew had been waiting for weeks
for an opportunity to attack the Span
iards. and had grown impatient at
the delay. The first chance came I'M
expectedly on the morning Of June 6,
when the second attack was made on
the forts at the entrance to Santiago
harbor. The signal was given for the
ships to form in an immense crescent
surrounding the mouth of the harbor,
the Yankee taking up an exposed posi-
ton near the shore batteries. Through
out the engagement she kept close in
shore, fighting the batteries near the
beach. The Yankee throughout made
fine showing, the young tars fighting
like old blueiackets, and pouring in q
savage fire without interruption. Their
Workmanship was besides excellent, a
large percentage Of their shots taking
effect.
Throughout this very spirited fight
6le Yankee was within range Of scores
nf guns, most Of which We're in con-
slant action, The vessel was mean
while kept moving at slow speed,
thus enabling her to dodge the shower
of solid shot rained upon her. The
battle continued for more than an hour,
when the flagship, the New York, sig
nailed Cease firing But the reserves
had their fighting blood up by this
time, and were in no mood to stop.
Obedient to the orders the Yankee
slowly and reluctantly turned seaward
from the enemy's forts. but at the
same time kept up a hot fire from
her stern guns. The trick enabled her
while still oDeying orders, to keep ur
the firing for several minutes after the
other ships had ceased. The firing was
kept up till she was entirely out OF
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FOR WOMAN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATRONS.
Fancy Petticoats--They Arc Now Made
of White Muslin In Preference to Silk
A Hint from Paris--Revival of
Shawls-The Dinner Table.
Caroline.

Caroline.
III bid my hyacinth to blow,
III teach my grotto green to be.
And sing my true love, all below
The holly bower and myrtletree.
ihere, all his wildwood scents to bring.
The sweet south wind shall wander by
Ana with the music of his wing
Delight my rustling canopy.
Come to my close and clustering bower,
Thou spirit of a milder cline!
Fresh with the dews of fruit and flower.
or mountain-heath and moory thyme.
With all thy rural echoes come,
sweet comrade of the rosy day,
Waiting the wild bees gentle hum,
Or cuckoo's plaintive roundelay.
Where'er thy morning breath has play'd
Whatever isles of ocean fann'd.
Come to my blossom-wovcn shade,
Thou wandering wind of fairy land!
Where heaven and love their sabbath
hold
Where pure and happy spirits smile,
OF beauty's fairest, brightest mould;
From some green Eden Of the deep,
Where pleasures sigh alone is heaved,
Where tears of rapture lovers weep,
Endear'd, undoubting, undeceived
From some sweet paradise afar
Thy music wanders distant, lost;
Where Nature lights her leading star.
And love Is never, never cross'd.
Oh, gentle gale of Eden bowers.
If back thy rosy feet should roam,
70 revel with the cloudless hours
In Natures more propitious home
Name to thy Elysian groves.
That DER enchanted spirits twine.
"A fairer form than cherub loves,
And let the name be Caroline.
Thomas Campbell.
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and gracefa, pattern are shown in SUCH
bold designs as handsome blooms. Con-
ventional patterns are rarely shown,
and perfectly plain damask is not seen
even with hemstitched borders. Louis
XVI patterns are hemstitched ana
have one or two bands of drawn work
to enhance their beauty. This open
work is about eighteen inches from the
hem. and usually follows the edge OF
the path or falls an inch or so below
it.
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ru% MC6 f,LN1 O2N I

tended view of the harbor for several
miles. AS the flag floated glorously
above the palms a mighty cheer went
up, which was answered by the mar
ines on every ship in the harbor. Old
Glory had at last been raised in Cuba
to stay. The reserves had helped more
than the marines of any other ship
to place them there.
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The affection of the summer girl is
divided between the rustling taffeta
silk skirt and the soft, sheer, lace
trimmed petticoat that is such a dain-
ty foundation for her thin dresses.
Fondness for white muslin or cambric
lingerie increases as the summer ad-
yances and when there are such dain-
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A Sure Sign.

Smith-"Brown is evidently fpan,
cially embarrassed"
Joncs-"Why do you think so?"
Smith-"He is beginning to live ex-
travagantly and dresses better than
formerly"
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Cheerful.

She-Ah, how heavenly! I always
love Wagner SO much. Where is the
band located?
He-Madam, that is not band. The
machine shop and planning mill al ound
the corner are merely running night
turns, owing to the revival of bust.
ness.
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Must Have Been.

II see that an Iowa preacher has
got into trouble for engaging himself
to fifteen different girls"
"What was the matter, were the
stones in some OF the rings larger thar
in OtherS?'
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Hardluk--"My life reminds me of the
career OF golf bali" Feltz-"Why?"
Hardluk-"Because I am helped out OF
one hole only te get into another
Harper's EaZar.
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Ipdelicate.

Miss Basseo (givirg dinner>--Thls
wine is over forty years ole IGict
Nhoughtlessly)--Bo it yoursslf7--
Pick-Me-Up.
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ty bits of houncing as that on the petit
coat here pictured it is not surprising
that they should find favor. This one
has two very full fiounces with ziszas
trimmings of lace insertion.
The very latest fancy IN white sKlrts
Is to tie the ribbon that rms throusn
the inserted heading of the flounce IN
bows at the right or left side, leaving
long ends to flutter in the breeze.
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,.uerc is TO he a revival IN i-,c fash
ion OF using lace. 1t Is appea',Ie aT-
erywrere. Old .Ss3iCEed lace shawai,
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Wheeling In HrOo,,1vn.

Bob-"Saw Tom and his wife out
9heeling yesterday" Wi!l-"Tan.
dem" Bob-"No; pevamhnlatsr,"-
Tit-BitA
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ends in bow. An upright bunch Of
white roses with foliage is placed in
the middle. This hat is by the Mai
son Nouyellc.- New York Herald
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Hint from Paris.

The hat of Italian straw represented
in the illustration is trimmed with a
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III bid my hyacinth to blow,
III teach my grotto green to be,
And sing my true love, all below
The holly bower and myrtle-tree.
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ihere, all his wildwood scents to bring.
The sweet south wind shall wander by
And with the music of his wing
Delight my rustling canopy.