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The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

the average brain worker envious. She
does not print, nor write, nor design,
nor make dresses, nor do any of the
things that one usually picks out as
woman's work. She earns all this
money by giving massage to women.
She is not in any way an impressive
woman She is of medium size and mid
die age She gives one the idea of be-
ing in perfect health and of being kind
ly and sympathetic. Otherwise there
is n3+hing noticeable about her. But
her patrons consider her wonderful
woman.
Most of her work is done at the homes
OF her patrons, though they may come
to her establishment at about half the
home rate. She rubs woman an hour
at each visit, and her patrons are posi-
tive that she imparts to them a tremen-
dous amount of vitality
OF course, there are MANY women en-
gagged in massage. The only remark
able thing about this particular woman
is The amount of money she earns. Her
moE:hsy receipts run from 5000 to $500,
every dollar of which she earns person
ally.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
A NEW EXPERIENCE.
@neoe Ann Was Greatly Worried
Over the Actions of the
Trees and Houses

;. She, is only a little black pckaninny who
lives down in Georgia. She is under dozen
years IN age and until short time ago had
passed all OF her life on rural plantation.
Trains and their attendant movements were
utterly unknown. Indeed, what Pheba Ann
knew, OF anything outside of that plantation
would not make the beginning of a primer.
one was being educated for house servant
and hence was not permitted to roam to any
great extent. She was busy about the big
house all day and at night retired to the
shack set apart for her family.
Along in the season, for some good rea.
son, 1t became necessary for the family to
move INTO city. The little negro girl was
wanted, Tor she had much skill in soothing
the childish woes of the heir to the estates.
80 1t was decided that she must accompany
the expedition. From the time she entered
tne carriage to ride to the railway station
Fnebe Ann was IN a state of suppressed ex-
cltement. She sat beside Miss Amy" as
she called her mistress, and with staring
eyes took IN all that passed without com.
ment.
When she was taken into the train her
wonderment was amusing. She sat GIN
gery on the cushions, looked out of the win
dow and generally seemed uncertain con-
corning the possibilities of the future. She
was silent until the train commenced to
move. Then her fear took shape. She saw
the landscape passing rapidly before her and
her eyes filled, her lip quivered and she
smiled audibly
What's the matter, Phebe Ann?" asked
her mistress.
''Oh, Miss Amy" walled the pickanning,
"whah all dem houses and trees a-goin' at!
a seat on the floor was the only means
possible to quiet the fears of the child.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
MISSING THE JUBILEE.
There Was One Woman Who Seemed
to Be Ignorant of the Fact
That Peace Had Come.

It was in the midst of the peace jubilee
and the editor was the busiest individual in
town, but the visitor got in on him, and,
what was worse, sat down and showed other
signs of remaining, none of which the editor
encouraged.
Excuse me-" said the visitor of his own
volition, ''but can't [ ask you an important
question:"
What is it," responded the editor, with
ways a sign that anybody ought to under
stand.
"Ain't this peace jubilee we're having in
this town."
ct certainly is.'
''And the peace jubilee is celebration of
peace, amt it?'
Exactly"
"And peace means that war is off, don't
it?'
s'Of course it does.''
"And that the olive branch is hang
ing low, and that everybody is falling
on everybody else's neck, and that every
body is glad the war clouds have rolled by,
and that good fellowship is now prevailing
everywhere, and that every bosom throbs
responsive to the gentle coo of the dove, and
that everybody is wearing white wings, and
that there won't be any more scraps, and
that everybody is kissing and making up;
it means that, don't it!
Exactly" responded the editor, pleased
to discover so comprehensive a knowledge
from such an unsuspected quarter.
II thought so, said the visitor, rising.
''1'll go back home and tell my wife about 1t.
When I left there an hour ago don't be-
lieve she knew it had happened. Good
morning" And the visitor went out before
the editor had time to extend his SYM
pathy.-Washingto Star.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
THE PAWNSHOP.

Fiddle and rife. lamp and clock,
Cheek by jov-l in the dinsy room;
Baby rattle and faded frock,
Sleeping amid the gloom.
Under the glass. on the rusty felt,
watches and Jewels of bysone day.
Lost On the cards when Fortune oedie'
Fiotsam and jetsam they.
Varied the wares; and they represent
More than their ticketed values are
Demanding not only their ten per cent
But heavier tribute far
A thousand families joys are here:
The mothers smiles and the chliure-
youth;
The welcome steps of tather ue"i'
\ E-ctScr's ard sisters truth.
And countless hopes for day When' TO-
The turn Of the lane has come at last'
TJoartacbes. and the anguish PRIDE can
know,
High in this shop amassed-
The bitter tears of the man. unsheo'
The wall of the woman VINO strives III
vain;
The prayers of the poor. in silence said'
Are held by each dusty pane
Gown and picture and old armchair
ping ard pistol and flute and coat.
Crime and weeping and mute despair
Trust in a day remote
Many a figure the doorway tres
Leaving his best in the heartieSs walls
God pity the one who must patronize
The sign of the three gilt balls
Edwin L. Sabin. in Youths Companion.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
HE WAS NO HERO.

Il can't see how they make SO much
romance out of this railroad business" :"
said the engineer, as he threw aside his
newspaper. Here is the case of the
swept-away bridge over Wolf creek,
and they have got it that I saved the
train and am hero. l could have told
'em how it was if they had come to me.
We were driving ahead at full speed
when I says to the fireman:
"'George, what dye think about the
creck?"
81 think it's bank-full and runnin'
over says he.
"'How about the BRIDGE
81 think it's gone, don't your
eyes
"'Then you'd better stop at the post
and let me go ahead and see.
And 1 stopped and he went ahead"
explained the engineer, land pretA
soon he comes back and says:
Jim, she's gone.
Then we can't go on?'
"'Not unless locomotive can swim!'
THAT was the way of it and all there
was to it, and 1 can't figure out how i
saved 200 lives and deserve gold
medal. When L backed up to Charles
town to telegraph the news and wait
for wrecking train the division super
intendent couldn't see the romance,
either
Whats the bloody row?' he says,
as he comes out.
Bridge gone
"'And why didn't you run your train
into the creek?'
my fireman didn't want to get
Wet
'Humph! Bounce him for blocking
such mistake unless you want a years
yacatiOnt"
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

AT the last annual election of the
Liars Club of Squan Creek, Abel Small
was elected president by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and it is quite likely he
will hold the position for two or three
terms. Three years ago Abel was con
sidered small fish as liar. He lied a
lie occasionally about CLAIMS and lob
sters, but never had anything to say at
the meeting of the club. He improved
as time went on, but was still way
down to the foot of the class when
Providence seemed to step in to give
him boost. That is, his wife burst out
crying one evening and explained that
all the neighbors looked down on her on
his account. He was such an every
day, one-horse liar that she had no So
cial standing. AS he tried to console
her she said:
eff l was you, I'd be either at the head
or move out of town. I've stood it as
long as l can, and if you don't do some
thing I'll commit suicide
In do somethin," replied Abel,
after thinking the matter over. I've
been goin' slow and gettin' the hang O
things, but I'll do somethin' in the next
two weeks to put you up in society OF
break my neck tryin'."
Abel had never displayed much am
bition, and his wife was only half
comforted, but he went right on plan
ming to surprise her and other folks
He went out in his boat after CLAIMS
the next day and did not return. He
landed on the beach far away and
made for Philadelphia, and when he
reached home in the night a week later
he had a wonderful story to tell. He
said he was longing for CLAIMS with his
anchor out when a whale swallowed
the anchor and towed him out to sea
for couple of hundred miles. All he
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
GENTLENESS IN WAR.
singular Characteristic of the
Samoans-An Illustrative
Incident.

War is savage in its very nature, and
one looks for war among savages to be
peculiarly barbarous That such is not
always the case among the people of
Samoa is attested by letter sent from
Samoa by an American gentleman who
recently visited Apia, and who gives a
description of Mataafa's army in camp
after battle between the rival claim
ants to the throne, says Youths Com
panion.
we went all about among the huts
where the savages were resting after
the battle and making preparations Tor
he next fight. 1t was very peaceful
scene, for their arms were all concealed
under the mats where the men sat, and
many of the soldiers were accompanied
by their wives and children. They
were amusing themselves by smoking
and beating tom-toms.
THE Samoans are most amiable
race of savages, and white people are al
ways perfectly safe among them.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

Everywhere we were greeted with
smiles and friendly mods and the saluta-
ton, 'Talofa, which means Love to
you,' from men, women and children.
Zone instance of their friendly feel
ing occurred during the big battle. A
white man, who lived in the street
where they were fighting, saw that two
of his horses had strayed out between
the hostile lines. He did not want to
lose them, and he did not want to VEN
ture out in the line of fire. So he stuck
white flag out of his window. Upon
seeing it, both chiefs ordered their men
to stop firing, and hostilities were sus-
pended while the white man went out
and drove his horses to place of shell
ter. Then the combatants went at it
again.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

had to eat and drink for seven days
was four CLANS and half a bottle of
cough-sirup, and he met with pirates
and sharks and hurricanes without
number. 1t was sleek, slick lie, and
so we'll told that some folks almost be-
lieved it. Abel's wife knew just where
he had been, but she patted him on the
back and said:
AT last you are doing somethin' to
help this family along. Keep right on
tellin' that story, and don't take oft
single shark or pirate if you die for
it,
Henry Schemerhorn, John Tobias
and Deacon Spooner got after Abel and
tried to pick flaws in his story and
make him own up, but they couldn't
bulge him. They shifted at the whale,
made fun of the pirates and proved by
the weather reports that there hadn't t
even been a gale while he was gone,
but he shut his jaw firmly and replied;
Gentlemen, you may believe me or
not, but it all happened just as l say.
I'm sure the whale was ten feet longer
than my figures"
n
he was taken down with typhoid fever,
and when the doctor said it was very
serious case, the sick man told his wife
| that he had better own up that the
story was a lie. He didn't want to die
with no such whopper charged against
| him.
"Abel, don't you do it, she advised.
'You are sick man and are goin' to be
sicller, but you must take chances
of dyin. You must do it for the sake
OF me and the children. The lie as
it stands is the slickest ever told in
| Squan Creek, and women who used to
pass me with their noses up now holler
over the back fence and want to lend
me their washboards. Hang on, Abel,
till you are struck with death"
He said he would, and he meant it..
After two or three nights he had to
have watchers, and they laid their
hands on his fevered brow and told him
| he was nearing the grave, and advised
him to unburden his conscience. He
owned up to having lied about seeing a
lobster with wings and a clam with
feet, but he wouldn't go any further.
Even in his delirious moments he
would cry out:
'.Hal ha! thou bloody pirate, but
sheer off or 1 will give you broadside
which will send you to the bottom be-
fore you can call upon Heaven for
mercy"
One day the doctor announced that
Abel had less than "a hours to live,
and the dying man asked his wife If
he hadn't better own up to the lie. She
turned up the sheet TO look at his toe
nails and advised him to hold on. The
nails hadn't turned blue yet, and there
was one chance in a thousand that he
might pull through. The preacher
came in presently to ask Abel If he
was prepared for the great change
about to take place. and added:
You know that it is written that no
liar can inherit the kingdom of
| Heaven?"
"Yes, l know" replied the dying
man, 'but can't be barred out on that
account. l stole dozen eggs once in
nv boyhood days, and mebbe that will
be held up agin me, but as for lyin'.
the recordin' angel won't have nothin'
set down"
But about the whale and pirate
story?" asked the good man with a sad
shake of the head.
THAT was all true to the last word.
/ don't think / got the wind blowin'
half as hard as it really did, and /
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

boy hel said, pompously, take my
card to the governor" When the cid
man looked at the pasteboard he nearly
expired. ''The blankety- -blanked in
famous villain!' he spluttered. Il
never heard of such blankety-blanked
effronery in my life! Tell that mis-
creant if he or anybody else from his
Internal paper comes up here I'll kill
'em!" The word was carried to jack
son, who went away raving. Next day
the paper intimated the governor was
in town on a bender. Jones paper had
capital interview and big scoop"
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
THE REPORTORIAL SCOOP.
How 1t Was Worked on ST. Louis
Scribe by ConscienceIess
Contemporary.

A reporter named Jones on daily in
ST. Louis was detailed to interview the
governor of another state, who had
slipped into the city on secret political
mission, says the San Francisco Argo-
naut He learned to his disgust that
Jackson, the star reporter of rival
sheet, also proposed to call in an hour.
Acting on inspiration, he sent up card
bearing Jackson's name and was
promptly admitted. When he had
learned all he wanted he asked, with
gross intentional impudence, whether
the information was really true.
The governor turned purple. by
question my word?'' he asked.
"Oh, don't get gay!" replied Jones
airily; common governors cut no ice
with my office"
The old man foamed at the mouth.
"You insolent scoundrel," he roared,
"get out of my room!" That was ex-
actly what Jones wanted and he went
Presently Jackson showed up. Here,
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
A Story of Sterility,
SUFFERING AND RELIEF.
[1E1rER TO MRS. p1NxHAm NO. 69,I86l

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-Two years
ago 1 began having such dull, heavy
dragging pains in my back menses
were profuse and painful, and was
troubled was leucorrhea. l TOOK
patent medicines and consulted ply
sician, but received no benefit and
could not become pregnant. Seeing
one of your books, 1 wrote to you tell
ing YOU my troubles and asking for
advice. You answered my letter
promptly and followed the directions
faithfully, and derived SO much benent
that cannot praise Lydia e. PINK
hams Vegetable Compound enough
/ now find myself pregnant ana nave
begun it's use again. l cannot praise
it enough. Mrs. CORA GILsoN' YATES
MANIsTEE, MICH.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

know l underestimate the number OF
pirates by at least 50.'
The preacher wrassled with him for
an hour, but Abel was firm. Instead OF
taking anything off the story he kept
adding to it, and the good man finally
left in despair. Abel began to weaken
soon after that and wish he had owned
up, but his wife looked at his toe-nails
again and said:
There isn't mite of blue to be seen
about 'em, and | don't believe you are
goin' to die after all. Jest hang to
your story like dog to a root
Well, Abel hung between life and
death for two days, and then began to
improve, and at the end of four days
the doctor said he would get well. In
ten days he was out of danger, and no
body knew what to think about it.
Some said that he had been saved to
give him time to repent, and others
that he must have been telling the
truth about the whale and the pirates,
but he was lifted right up on the pin
nacle of greatness. Deacon Spooner
headed a subscription and raised $50 for
him, and the aristocracy called on Mrs.
Small in such numbers that she
couldn't get the Monday washing out
until Friday. Abel was hardly fit to
be out when the annual election of the
Liars club came around, and six of
the most prominent men in town es-
corted him down to the hall. There
was but one sentiment, and that was
voiced by William Shriner as he rose up
and said:
''It will be no surprise when | say
that we have among US liar of whom
we ought to be proud as a community.
We are all liars, but we cannot equal
him. There isn't another man among
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
Tricks in Penetration.

In Atchison the other day reporter
found crowd of men on the street
before store, puzzling over couple of
fool sentences, which, byproper punctu-
alton, may be- made Ineligible, says the
Kansas City Journal. Onewas: ''That
that is is that that is not is not" which,
properly pppctuated reads: ''That
that is, is; that that is not, is not" The
other was: "It was not and he said but
or" Punctuation makes this read:
1T was not and he said, but or.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

squalor. Throughout the entire estab-
lishment was a series of signal bells,
peep holes, falling bars and special
locks, and ready exit was given by no
less than four specially constructed and
supposedly secret passages. The
rickety old tenement had been made
into a veritable labyrinth of pseudo
mysterious precautions against the po-
lice. When the police did come the
warning was given by man stationed
in the street for that purpose-called
appropriately enough a lighthouse"
the signal bells changed, the bars fell
the special locks slid into place, eyes
blinked at the peep holes and at the last
moment the aroused inmates scurr1ed
through the secret passages into the
arms of the officers who were waiting
for them there That cafe went out of
existence, but others are stin doing a
cautious business.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
GOTHAM'S INFAMOUS CAFES
A Glance at the Interior of n NOtO-
riOus One That Was Raided
by the Police.

Through one of the most Infamous
of the cafes a Leslie's Weekly writer
went recently, just after the police had
raided it with axes. The entire ground
floor was drinking hell of tawdry ele-
gance. On the second floor was gam
bling room reached by devious pas
sages through heavily barred gates.
The upper floors were loding-rooms of
almost unimaginable dinginess aud
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
1t Mas nPnIin ed

I'VE shall have to decline the
Geezers' invitation to their card par
ty," wheezed Mrs Gazzam.
"That's odd" replied Mr.. Gazzam.
you enjoy playing so thoroughly"
But | shouldn't enjoy it tomorrow
night, for I'm so hoarse | can't speak
above a whisper. Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
CornOratiOn Kindness.

Henry, can't you demonstrate about
those two telephone poles on our side
walk?"
Gracious! no, Ellen. I'm just draft
ing a vote of thanks to the company for
not planting them in our front Yard
Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
UnWelcOme Realization

81 invited Puss Pilkington to go with
me to hear one of the song recitals and
she refused point blank"
Don't you know why? She was sing
ing What Is Home Without Mother
a few nights ago and her father came in
and told her he had just married the
cook" k."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
.vonr Medicine worked wonders"

81 had been sick ever since my mar
rage, seven years ago; have given
birth to four children, and had two
miscarriages. had falling OF WOMB
leucorrhea, pains in back and iegss
dyspepsia and nervous trembling OF
the stomach. Now have none OF these
troubles and can enjoy my life. Your
medicine has worked wonders for
me n-MRs. S. BAENHART, NEW CASTLE,
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
SHE IS GROWING RICH.
Chicago WOmnn's Hands Bring Her
About $4,000 YearIy-She
Is MasseUse.

Half the world is as ignorant of how
the other half makes its money as of
how it lives. There is Chicago wom-
an, for instance, who earns with her
hands yearly sums that would make
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
what to Say About the Baby.

The wise bachelor who is called upon to
compliment the new heir of his welded
ing with emphasis: "Well, that is baby"
There is no gainsaying that. It isn't bit
complimentary, and sounds like strong
praise.-Philadelph Times.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
He Got Out of 1t

Hewitt don't believe in putting off
until tomorrow what you can do to-
day.
Jewett-Pay me that five dollars
then.
Hewitt-The rule doesn't apply;
that's something L can't do to-day
Town Topics
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
His Practice.

Say, you knew Deacon Hardway''s 10Y
lien, who went up to the city to study med
icine, didn't you?" -
ooh, yes; l knowea Hen well. What
about him?"
''He killed himself day before yesterday.
"You don't say What was the matter!
Couldn't he git no outside practice ?'-Chl-
cago Times Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
Women at University of Michigan.

During the college year now closing
there have been 6S3 women connected
with the University of Michigan as in
structors or students. The number OF
women in the university faculties, in
cluding one full professor, is ten.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
Overheard in "A Cemetery

Boyle-I am strongly opposed to crems-
ton. l think it is carrying things entirely
too far.
Coyle-How so?
1--WE would then be compelled not only
to earn our living but to urn our dead. -
n. Y. World.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

We do not always realize what privilege
it is to be able to work-just to have the
strength and vitality to take up our tasks
day after day.-Boston Watchman.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27
Just Girls.

Juliet (yawning)-Dear me! 1 feel
30 years old to-day.
Angelica-Why, what have you been
taking to rejuvenate yourself?-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-27

us who wouldn't have crawfshed when
he found death staring him in the face.
Ananias wasn't slow, but ne wasn't
knee-high to the man 1 now present
you as the next president of our club"
CHARLES B. LEWIS
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-13

Secretary Long has declared that
the Navy Department contemplates
no further action in the case Of Rear
Admiral Schley. 1t is high time that
the envenomed campaign Of SANDER
against the nan who destroyed Ger
vera's feet off Santiago Harbor on
that memorable sd of July, should
cease, and cease forever. In all the
annals Of our history, there has lever
been anything more contemp tible
than the in which the Naval
Department has treated this hero of
the recent war, unless it be the des'
picable methods adopted by an in,
competent and rotten War Depart
ment to slur, 10 SANDER, aud to silence
the ablest General we now have il
the United States, and the man d
the head OF our Army.-Bee,