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The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
SQUASH" THE NEW GAME.
Mrs VIM. h. Vanderbilt Is Building a
Court At Newport.

Mrs VIM. h. Vanderbilt Il Building a
Court At Newport.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. W. K Vanderbilt, tr., is building
a squash court at Newpors, apd un-
doubtedly all those who can afford 1t
will soon have them In that summery re-
sort, as society women are taking 1t up.
Workmen are starting her new court,
which is to cost sl.000 1t is the talk Of
society.
One wonders every year what new pas
time society people viii invent.
There must be something new; one
can't go on playing the same thing year
after year. And now the latest fad, or
fads, for there are two this summer, are
to be squash and badminton.
Squash is the familiar English game
called "fves," only instead of being play
ed with the hand a regular tennis racket
is used to bat the ball against the walls.
To play this new game one must have
the proper buildiI g, which costs about
81 .oeO 70 erect. 1t consists of long hall.
Oblong in shape, with a solid wooden
floor. ceiling and walls.
Around the top a little railing runs,
where the spectators are supposed to sit
and watch the players. These are usual
ly two In number. who are divided frAa
each other by a line marked on the floors
One of these, the server, strikes the bali
against the wall, within a certain line
marked also on the walls.
Her companion catches il on the bound
with her racket and she in her turn
throws it against the walls, and so on,
until the ball falls.
Around the top Of the building are lit
tie windows covered with wire netting.
If the ball strikes one of these that
play is out also If it strikes a band
of sheet iron that runs around the
building.
The game IS simple and exhilarating
and promises to be the most popular pas
time
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
Summer Wraps.

From HarpsTa Es7sS.
The smart summer gowns this year are
not always warm enough without The I'd
,i5lon Of some wrap. They are 30 designef
that very often they look a. though
they we're coats or outside wraps. when
In reality they are simply the waists Of
the gowns: ana II l. necessary. for the
sake % health. 70 cSPry some light wrap
or something else % put around The neck
10 make them warm enough.
The wraps are Just a. f1scl1AtlnE a. thr
opera ci0zks OF the winter. and very near
y sa expensive. for. a. rule fhNr are
made Of expensive materials. and the faFh-
ION s. 20 new - 70 make u impossible
% have II copied b. any but skilled "o-E.
people. There IL q dainty. oid-fa tbl1ned
and picturesque look about the wraps that
makes them essentially different rom
anything worn for some time. and both
the young Girls and older women wear
them, quite Irrespective Of age. One tniUk
that must be said against them they
are not In ths least becoming % the aG-
ure-in fact. hide all graceful lines. There
IL one style. for Instance. made With
hood that enlaTSes the shoulders below
where the shoulders should BE-. ana n
extremely scsnt below the Wsist-a irytnE
cut even foT the most wonderfully formed
hgura
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
no SOFT SLEEPING THERE.
Mattresses and Pillows Unknown Lnxuries
In the Philippines.
From Leslle's Weekly.

From Leslle's Weekly.
Look hereI 1t is o'clock and my bed
isn't made up yet" L heard a newcomer
expostulating to the interpreter in the
corridor Of the Hotel OTiente We old
stagers all laughed. We knew what was
coming, but we contented ourselves with a
smile
What are you laughing at?' the new
conner asked. 1T may be joke 10 you,
| but this blooming hotel furnishes tha
woodwork, and that is about all There
isn't q stitch Of bedclorhes, a mattress, or
anything on my bed but bolster"
We stiIl laughed, The interpreter look
ed implorngly at US and then at the raw
recruit.
What is it that you desire?" he said.
finally
"Desire?" the newcomer snapped out
Il desire mattress at least, two sheets,
a quilt. and a pillow"
II will 90 now and see the proprietor"
said the interpreter, for that was what he
always said.
81 got all ready for bed, raised the mos
quitO-netting, and found that there wasn't
a thing for me to sleep on
We ali smiled Dityingly and went on with
our tales Of camp and the hring-lne.
There was no use In trying 10 tell a new
conner that here IN Manila We never used
a mattress, a set Of springs, pillow, or
sheet We would have deprived him o.
what he had come so far 20 learn By per-
sOfal experience had We read him h0m-
ily on Philippine customs. The interpreter
soon returned and ] heard him saying.
THE proprietor says, sir, that he VIII
have you sent a sheet, but he j. sorry 10
say. sir. that he has rot mattress or a
quilt nor pillow, except the bolster thaL
is on your bed"
The language OF the newcomer that TO-
lowed is unfit for publication The mat
tresgless and quiltless Filipino bed y
Characteristic Of the country II u the
one thing that II suitable fOr the climate.
and we soon learned 70 respect this skelr-
ton OF q bed the perforated cane bottom
of which enabled Us 10 keep cool IN the
hottest weather. II - quite jump.
though, from a comfortable TICK ana Hntt
sheets 10 a bed no softer than N. seat ot
4 cane chair but once taken Ike otner
tropical Injuries. II becomes essential 70
comfort and rest
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
FORMING L0W-BRANCHED TREES.
Should BE Pruned in Spring or Summer,
Not Winter.

From Meehan's Monthly.
Some fast-growing get finally too tall for the
purposes for which they originally planted
Through the winter season, when employment for
what are popularity known as tree butchers is
scarce the ak and saw are vigorously piled to head
back these trees. 1t Is thought this is the proper
method 10 make the trees throw out wide-spTeading
branches Any careful observer may that this is
never accomplished. The butchered tree only en-
deavors to go up more rapidly than before II this
topping business to be done late in the spring
or in early summer when the tree is in mature leaf
and starting 10 grow vigorously. the effect would be
very different The gTowth-force is not sleeping at
that period as il is in the winter season but in
active operation The force intended to be expended
in the upward gIOwth must exhaust itself some
where. SudSenly checked in its upward course il is
diverted into the lateral branches, which are
strengthened accordingly. The care-taker of hedges
or. as they have come 70 be termed with US live
fences, understands this very well. He cuts back
the strong shoots at the apex severely, and thus
manages to have the hedge thick al the bottom
as al the TOP.
Unfortunately the tree-buteher is usually at his
days work in the summer time It is only under
the starvation stress Of the winter season that ne
whispers in the owners ear that his trees need
pruning
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13

the AdmiraFs cousin" Say, that's Miss
Dewey. Do you think she looks anything
like him?' Yes, she says she's his
cousin. | wonder If she really Is"
Well, | stood that for two days and then
| had TO quit. l suppose / ought 10 feel
fiattered, but / don't. | want to be let
alone. 1 don't want people l don't know
TO write 10 me or TO speak to me on tho
street. | want to be just like other peo-
pie and not be a walking billboard with
'Dewey" pasted on my back.
Yes, | am the cousin Of Admiral George
Dewey. And l almost wish / was hot.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
sIabei's Uncousciou. Humor.

Fro the New York Tribune
Mabel has just learned to read, and is
proud Of il. She is baby enough yet, how
ever, TO retain the nursery trick of al
WAYS calling Eer mother "mummIe." Her
pet parent vas much interested In a re-
Gently published account OF the finding
OF the body Of an ancient Egyptian king,
and when Msbel insisted on reading
something 10 her father, in order 10
show of. her mother handed her a back
number of the newspaper which contain
her.
Find the story there about the new
mummy, Mabel and read that"
Shall I look IN the birth or the death
coming humOrist
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
Sh. ew His Fsat,tsps

FF071 fhf Nv l0TH IFIHuht
They are telling a story up on the West
Sida-whch may or may not BE- true
about rising young politician who has
unusually large feet. His mother is a
leyable Old woman, and quite deaf. She
lives in = fat in the neigho0rhooa Of
Grants tomb. and IL always delighted hy
a visit from her son. When the United
States cruiser Brooklyn, which Uas al
chorrd IN the HUDSON OF the tomb on
Memorial Day fired salute Of twenty
enc guns the old lady was observed 10
start, fX her cap. and smooth down her
apron. Then she said with sweet smile.
Gesrge Is coming. hear his footsteps on
the stSlIs-"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
SWEET GIRL GRADUATE
This Is Her Season in the
Center of the Stage.
SIMPLICITY TO BE The FASHION

worldly Girls Go out Of Favor for the
Tine BeinE, at Least, and hiss hnii-
.,d-Innocence L. the Heroine of the
B.ur-About the Woman Who Cheats
Iearsing tn walk on the stsEe-Naiue of
Lemons a. a Toilet Aoce,sory.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
Feminine Sympathy.

From the A,ehissn Globe.
An Atchison woman sews from in the
morning until at night 10 support her
family. and yet the women VINO patronize
her roar when she charges them cents
too much They would weep over her
case If they ran across il in a story book.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
Not an Easy Thing to Do.

From the Chicago Timsz-Herzla.
I'VE must al least give Maj. Marchand
credit for one thing"
whats thstT'
''He succeeded In getting into France
without upsetting the government"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
Every Littl. H.lp..

Fro- ,he Phfs>.iFhia Sorth Arsricsn.
Mawssn-Do you ind II cool AZ that
river park;
Billets-Oh. yes. There's always a little
air coming from the band.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
No oastsF.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
''She has a remarkable voice"
IN which Iespectg
"In timbre"
NO wonder. She used to call a logging
camp 10 dinner"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
.lenr.sfavorits ra.,im.

From tee CIsvslsne PisiA Dealer.
First French Pairiot-ATe those your
eggs%'
Second ditto ditto-Yea. am laying for
LeuseL
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
simplicity the style.

'r graduates should remember that at
IT." ..0-l..... meHt ceremony, az any rate.
'AI y la-ii be the order OF the day.
H'' '.a' the time viii soon come when
..E ..a Ho longer wear white muslin and
'i. waists. A graduating gown may be
'NF-H-He as you like buJ 10 should be
plain, and unconventional. A low
o. "-. fpnn on a school girl is ~ ridic-
p-i ~ place as a bathing suit on
...... -aa train is positively prohib-
' Rs s"aa form. Flowers are the en-
.''-h Oh. innocence, and the graduate can
:" wear TOO many OF them IN her hair
lot sot-age. and al her throat. Let
'..' remember, TOO, that she is likely TO
very thin from ovsrwOrk. undue sx-
.'i.T.I ana uudrrfeedug. and that
.'t'" oreaH1,es msusselaines. and Per-
ga. lawns arr calculated 10 display ali
- a'Ifnrs as collar blades and strinSy
'-'.'.r. .H.rss complete high-necked
them g. WI" W."
g.. Fitl manner ard carriage Al the
wi LAC L-smeht exercises are apt 10 have
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22

er, one of the men saw an official-looli-
ing letter stamped and ready for the
mail, lying on the dresser. The lady
and one of her companions moved out
toward the hall with the servant, while
the third member of the party slipped
the letter into his pocket. In the lower
hall. just before they left, the post
man handed in three large letters. and
these would also have been in our pos
session had not the maid suddenly au-
peared and took possession of them
This letter was enclosed in another
envelope, stamped and addressed and
given to an American railroad engineer
who stopped on his run at Burlington,
VT, long enough to mail it. This let =
ter reached the Secret Service depart
ment and gave the government what
they wanted. Application for the i'm
mediate Punishment of the Spanlards
from Canada was made to Great Brit
ain and the Spanish spy service in
America came to an end"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22
A MARVELLOUS PALM.
It's Trunk, Leaves and Roots Are
Used for Various Purposes.
lm the Philadelphia Record

From the Philadelphia Record.
The most marvellous tree undoubted-
ly grows in Brazil. 1t is the Carna
huba palm which grows uncultivated
in the states OF Parahiba, Ceara, Rio
Grande da NoTte, Piauhi and some of
the neighboring states. The desCrip-
tions given of it seem incredible In
no other region of the globe is II tree
to be found that can be employed for
such varied and useful purposes.
1t resists intense and protracted
droughts, and is always green and
vigorous. Its roots produce the same
medicinal effects as sarsaparilla. Its
stems afford strong. light fbres, which
acquire beautiful luster, and serve
also for joists, rafters and other build
ing materials, as we'll as for stakes for
fences. From parts of the tree wines
I and vinegar are made. 1t yields al
most a saCCharine substance, as well
as a starch resembling sago. In per
iods of famine, caused by protracted
droughts, the nutritious substances
| obtained from it are of immense ben
| eft to the poorer classes. It's fruit is
used for feeding cattle. The pulp has
| an agreeable taste, and the nut, which
| is pleaSlnOuS ana emulSlNe, Is some
| times used as a substitute for coffee.
| OF the wood of the stem musical in
struments, water tubes and pumps are
no end Of trouble by tang'ng the
| threads in the loom. now and then
| breaking one. and snarling the ball of
| tow or wool from which she spunyoune
| made. The pith is an excellent sub
| Stitute for cork. From the stem a
white liquid. similar to the milk Of the
| cOcOanut. and a -four resembling mai
zena may be extracted. OF the straw,
| hats, baskets, brOoms and mats are
| made. A considerable quantity of this
straw is shipped to Europe, and part
| Of it returns to Brazil manufactured
| into hats. The straw is also used for
| matching houses. Moreover, salt is eX-
! tracted from it. and likewise an alkali
used in the manufacture of common
| soap.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22
THE GRAY FELT HAT.

What a queer thing is our soldier hat!
Who ever dreamed Of tile like that
To deck the head OF a soldier boy
The battles hero and artists JOY?
Where are the feathers, buttons and
braid
Wherein our forces were once arraycd--
The gay kept, the bcarspin cap.
The fancy helmet and jmgling strap?
Gone whore the woodbinc used 10 twiuc--
Gone like the trout that broke the line
Like the Spanish neets--or last years
SHOWS
Gone where all the rubbish goes!
For the Yankee today is a practical man.
Who goes to war on practical plan,
The militant Yankees plain felt hat
Looks odd; but it doesn't roof a fiat
DO YOU remember, in siXty-Ouc.
When the %ate unpleasantness was bcGu1,
The toys that were worn? What mas
queradc!
target excursion on parade
Big souayc brooches. gilt-tassoled boots.
Silk-frogged Jackets, rainbow suits,
But those lads saw fighting-blcd ana
died,
And learned to put fuss aud feathers
aside.
There's something rather busincssliko
In that duh gray slouch without a spike;
It's warm against the winters SHOWS,
It keeps tho sun from eyes and nose;
And. wet or dry. it is devil-may
With n very taking bulldog air
You may poke il up, or iiuttcn II out,
Roll it, stretch il, or throw ii about;
In fact, it's rough-and-rcady hat
The Yankee himself, for the matter Of
that,
Is much the same when 1t comes To style
As his simple useful, capable tile
lie marches and fights in "git-thar
way,
And where he liEhts he's safe to stay,
Rifle shootings his national game
ON land or sea its all the same.
And a German helmet or Russian cap,
or French COntraptiOn with fancy strap,
or any other foreign fakir
VIII find if it runs against this Quaker,
That the slouch hats built to stand
fight,
Goes nicely back of a rihc-sight,
And Is just the size for Freedoms brat
The Yankee lad in his gray felt hat
s-Tudor jerks in the Criterion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22

a Republican. For upward of thirty
years he was all-powerful in Pennsyl-
vania politics, and when, in the course
of time, age caused him to withdraw
from public life, he was succeeded by
his SON Donald Cameron, who reigned
for a quarter of a century as secretary
Of war and senator, and who might
have been senator still, but for GER
tain events which will form a part Of
this chronicle.
Thus the Camerons retained their
power in the person of a member of
the family, but there was always a
mayor of the palace, as 1t were, who
was Kept well to the front. To this
post Colonel Quay succeeded in the
early seventies. 1t is doubtful If there
was ever genuine friendliness between
Quay and the young Cameron. the lat
ter of an arbitrary and unyielding tenn
permanent, and stranger to most of
the qualities which win and hold men.
At any rate, it was not long before
quay. encouraged by the steady growth
Of his own personal following, began
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22
DU BosC'S SPY SYSTEM.
How the Secret Service Got Positive
Evidence on the Subject,

when our war with Spain was be-
ginning, Lieutenant Carranza and SEN
or Du Bose rented a furnished house
at No, Tupper street, Montreal They
took it for two months only, and hav-
ing ascertained this fact, one of our
men secured a card from the real estate
agent, requesting that the tenant knG-
ly permit the bearer TO see the house
"A party of three was made up in
cluding a lady and about IL o'clock in
the forenoon of Saturday, May 2S, they
called, We're admitted by the maid, and
shown slowly through the various
apartments. Carranza and Du Bose
were at breakfast in the lower part
of the house, and as the visitors passed
through the sleeping room of the form
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22

Clara--"Mr Spooncr said IL he was sure
you would accept him, he would propose, 4"
Maud-"What did you say?'
81 told him 10 try it, If you wouldn't
now you would some me,"-Dotr1it
Free Press
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22
DRAMATIC CAREER
OF MATTHEW S. QUAY
HE is PECULIAR, FoRcEFUI.
AND SILENT.

Stories OF His Childhood-The Bible
and the Tin Sword-A Knife Trade.
Rapid Rise in Politics--Relations
with the Camerons-origin of His
Present Difficulties.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22

@>>z.|@0.No
SENATOR ". $. QUAY.
to oppose his desires and purposes to
those of cameron IT, 1878 he forced
cameron much against his Will to
consent to the nomination OF Henry u.
Hoyt for governor. Two years later
he uppused Camerun's attempt to haN"
the PENNSYLVANIA delegation to the Re-
publican National convention instruct
ed 70: Grant. He failed ia this SOC
ond trial o. strength. but could he have
had his way. Blaine, instead of Gar
field. would have been nominated at
Chicago. in 1880. and the history of the
last twenty years would haV" been
vastly different.
While these events were tranSplrlng,
Colonel QUAY had held for Il year the
recordetship of Philadelphia-a fat
office created for him by the legisla =
ture and since aholishe ed-and had then
assumed his former position AS seCr"'
taly of the commonwealth. But diff
ferenCes with Governor lioNt cauSet
him to resign the SecrctarYship in lS>2
and the Cameron influence was nov
actively eNrrted to stay his progress IT
other directions. In 1883 the state con-
Nehlioh NaS '"Ne" ,"'''p'''C'' "' "
ms hailuS ny 'h'lS N"E''' '"' N'u ~
Caiheio'' an" III '''' l"'I"" ms ''"' 't'
saw Cameron. who was abroad, giv'
MS proxy aS MEMBER nl 'h' H"''''l"
'o''illltl'e l" ah"'i'''' i''' '''h Nv ''
i've part III 'h' S'"I' VI ''"'i"i'"' '"l'
Neh'lohs o. 1881 anu !" ,h' N""'r ga
was naalE nea'rh Nh'h II S'usn' 'n'
hepunllCah hoil''ll'l,'''' ."' '"iE' eos Il
MS uiS.rl''' 10 a"' ~ MS emu Russ
menus IN thoSe uaNS' som" "i MS a'!'
NhlIe secretary OF ln' commonwealth
mace MN an onle'' OF Continuous ah'
Nlrule"' anuse ny the press rrl'i''
ana roe aIlk" u"claf'd tha' ne Na'
Po'''i'dHH "'"u'
DARING POLITICS
,rbs,, .u.,, tborobt =, ntI.. l,ou.. IN,
man or .,,1I'7, T., tey- ,,,.,,,,,',',
nnon ana ,r ,b, hnId,,t ,a,s In r,r
uboIo list,,r,. - ,,,,,.,i,,.,,, ,,,,Ii+t,. r.
,,,,s.,l,,i ,ii,,',tI,. ,,'I,'',F U,.,,,,
eyi,,ania In ,,.ho,I,,, w., ,,..'' -. ,,d
- ,t'' - w ''' u, ""' "' va"
ing himself to overyhody's intense sur.
prise, candidate for stat, treasurer
The method employed hv him i'm i'm.
aueurotino bis co,,,i,,;,,, ,,..,, .,. ,i,,,,,I,
aus 'i ~ "''lS ms '''''i".S" was as SlrHPlt
letters f., his friends in difrarert ,o,,.
of tho state--and ma Twins man has a
wider ncrsonaI Ia.,,,.,intar,,.-,,,, ,,,r,,,,r,,
ing that ne should b4 a candidate ia,
the nomination for star, trn.,surnr and
saving he would he plad tn INV, ,hniI
influence and supnort Am,no tbas
was one to the late Guyornnr Curtin
written on the back of a letter receive.
Twenty-Five years before by the youn,
prothonotary of Beaver, in which Cur.
tin asked support for his gubernatorie
nomination. This incident was no,
without effect on the old war governor
/ and is worth mcntioniag here as proy.
ing QuayS methudical ways, and how
he brings his resources into play at tn,
The Delta independent., 1899-05-05
Cory News Nuggets.

Special CorresPondenee
Miss Emma Luke. Of Delta, is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Mark Ewing. Of Telluride. was in these
parts buying cattle, last week.
A. L. Lamm and family started over
land for Idaho, Sunday, where they will
make their future home.
James Hunter and Walt Beckley pas
sed through here, Monday, enroute for
the NJ uddy country on a prospecting
tour.
Misses Eva Whinnery and Maggie
Griggs. OF Read, attended Sunday school
here. yesterday.
Several thousand head OF sheep went
through here. Sunday, on the way to the
summer range.
Mrs. Rose Cline, OF Montrose. preach
ed here, Sunday NOR ming aud evening
to attentive audiences.
c. c. Gilmer is pr. pairing to build a
uer house for his son-in- law, J. NJ.
Horton.
The Delta independent., 1899-05-05
North Fort items.

Water was turned into the canal on
Thursday. Frank Decker was hired as
ditch walker. Jos. Fluallen resigned
as treasurer OF the company.
Bennie Marsh was thrown from a
horse, last Thursday, and seriously in.
jured. his head striking on a rock.
Rev. Sisson, OF Grand Junction, came
up TO Paonia to assis. in the ceremony
OF laying The corner stone OF the NJ. Z.
church to be built at that place. He
delivered lecture Thursday evening.
Paonia is growing rapidly. Will Clark
has sold every lot on another new street
be has opened.
Misses Carrie Carter and Nellie Lane
attended r.ck tie social at Hotchkiss.
last Friday eve.
The fruit growers in this locality have
been alarmed at the severe weather OF
the past week, as some varieties are in
full bloom and have passed through two
snow storms but at present very little
/, any damage Is done.
The Delta independent., 1899-05-05
Sehool Elections.

At the school election Tor directors in
District No. l. last Monday. A. K. King
was elected &c etary and J. A. Curtis.
treasurer.
School District No. Is. elected J. B..
Reed. secretary. District No. Q. Cory.
elected Samuel Jay president and James
Stell secretary.
District 3. W. ". Doram secretary.
District 5, WIN. Osboldst OF ne secretary.
District Z. Mrs j. Il. Foster secretary.
District 10. J. Il. Shaver secretary.
District IL. W. w. Cook secretary.
District IL. G. A. Reihl secretary and
J. \. Young treasurer.
District II. W. J. Ried secretary.
District 10. J. F. Smith president aud
J. A. Burdick secretary.
District 10. II. Marsh secretary and
Jos Meek treasurer.