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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19
THE ROBINS WARNING.

Early morning, as a New Hampshire
farmer was leaving the breakfast table, say
ing that he expected 60 get all his hay cut
and under shelter before night, the song of
a robin, sweet and clear f1oated in through
the open window and greeted the ear Of his
wife.
"Hark!' she said; ri think hear a robin. :"
The farmer stopped his operations prepara-
tory for work. and listened intently. Sure
enough, there came the robins song, full and
clear, and each note, as it trembled on the
air, seemed to say: '"There'H be rain today;
there'll be rain today"
''John," said his wife; eff I were you
would not cut the hay today; I'd wait until
tomorrow, for there's a robin singing in the
orchard
Don't care said the farmer. "Why should
a birds singing hinder me from cutting my
hay?"
But you know, John, that's sign of rain. -
ooh, don't believe in any such nonsense, -
said the farmer, contemptuously. "That'H do
for you women folks With these words he
left the house and started for the meadow
with his men, and the robins warning ring
ing in his ears.
Before noon the mowers had left the field
and the rain fell steadily AS the farmer re-
turned to the house with a very discontented
face he heard the robin still singing and the
burden Of his lay seemed to be-
Il told you so, told you so.''
AS he opened the kitchen door his wife said:
ST told you so, john
The farmer will hereafter listen to the
robin.
S. ESTELLE WESTLAKE.
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DRESSING FOR DINNER.
Some Observations on Custom That Is Not
General.

Shall one dress for dinner every day? The
custom Of making dinner to some extent
meal of ceremony has great deal to be said
in its favor. In town life most people dine
at the end of the day, when business and
care are behind them, when they have time
to enjoy their food in a leisurely manner, and
also unbend and give themselves up to pleas
ant talk, agreeable jesting and happy social
intercourse, says -Harper's Bazaar.
F. or course one makes a special and, if pos
sible, beautiful toilet when going to dine
With friends; but also in ones own house.
and at the ordinary evening meal, it is
sensible plan to make such change in ones
dress as shall mark the dividing line between
work and play. A lady will please her family
by keeping an approximate gown, not perhaps
too formal or elaborate, but still beautiful
and becoming, which she may, as a rule
wear to dinner. Her husband may well pay
her the compliment of exchanging his busi-
ness coat for dinner coat, and of sitting
down to his own table with an air of leisure
and dignity Incompatible with business
clothes. The young people of the house are
the better for constantly recognizing the
claims of poiteness iE so often recurring a
thing this. In well-bred households even
the children are encouraged-are, indeed,
oblged-always to come to every meal with
their clothing in good order; but more than
this is required of those who are grown up
and the custom of dressing for dinner, which
implies an evening spent afterwards in mu-
sic or agreeable social conversation, is one to
be recommended.
A lady almost always has on hand an old
gown, which, by the addition of a little lace
a ribbon, fichu, may be made presentabie
as dinner gown and, so far from it's caus-
ing extra expense, it is really a great saving
never to wear ones outdoor things in the
house, but always to make entire change
Once the habit of dressing several times a
day for different occasions is established the
woman who does this will find herself rested
rather than tired by the effort
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19
GREAT SPEECH OF ONE WORD.

On the occasion of Maude Adams three
Eundredth performance in New York in The
Little Minister the scenes of enthusiasm
surpassed anything that had ever been known
even at the Metropolitan Opera House, where
audience have gone frantic over the Worlo S
great singers. Miss Adams called ana
recalled until her audience insisted upon her
speaking to them from the stage-Somethlng
Which frightened her so that she rushed
trembling to her dressing room. From this
retreat she finally dragged almost by
main force, to the footlights and with one
terror-stricken word of Thanks" bowed,
smiled and vanished. 1t a phenomenal
scene for New York in these days when It's
taste runs more to hothouse grapes and lob-
sters that change color as they die on the
broiler, to singing girls and piano players, ana
cJnlc verses of Ibsen'-to anything rather
than the seriously good.
1t was, however, discounted, later, on the
event of Miss Adams last performance at the
Hollis Street Theater, Boston, after sue
cessful engagement of two months. In recog-
milton of the occasion the theater had been
profusely decorated, and those in authority
made several very graceful tributes to the
personality of the little actress At the close
OF the performance she received thlrty-four
calls. and the same scene of enthusiasm
which greeted her 3G0th performance in New
York was repeated even to her rushing to the
dressng-room and being compelled to again
make her address of one word, Thanks. -
National Magazine.
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THE BABY'S CLOTHING
Some of the Dainty Things That the Little
Ones Wear

1'aoy thlngs were never more dainty or
eosty' FROM the little bands and shirts of
the finest, softest WOOL to the dresses which
may be as elaborate or as simpe as fonov
dlctales, everything is the perfection of fine
Work ana material, says the New York
Fress. The getting together of things of This
SORT Is commonly the occasion for much far,
lily needleWork, the sisters and the cousins
and the aunts' delighting in contrhutinsr
something which they personally have made
a,iu MoAleh VINO don know how to sew fre-
aCentiy can embroider, and are more thar
likely to give flannel petticoats of elaborate
design. oA '1'e
FLANNEL petticcats are works of art. There
d.e slA OF them embroidered by a memhar
M Moi one family who made the designs hersaIf
iHey are flower designs, two OF forget-noa.
EotS Two of violets and two of lilies-of-the-
valley. 1ntertWined with leaves the ea
run round and round the skirt in ~ ii.ls
vines tor depth of about six inches anS
are SO perfect that one almost exnac+r 49,
:e ~ Ieiiit the oehcate perfume of the flower
ASelI. Inc embroidery is. of course dom in
Whlte. IhlS emblem of purity is a sine 80
non of baby clothes ~"
another flannel feature of this lavou+ is
TIE SACKS. Ihe Knitted sacks so long in ,sa
are out of date, and in their p1sce 49, ~ use
SACKS OF line French flannel or casbnoera
eADioloered about the edge or dotted Ill
pl ei Wllh WI tlny white ribbon. No baby can
nave 100 many of these, and thew form, an
IdporIant part of the layette, as do +ha
lnIee-cornered flannel shawls which are 50
coneenient s es TO tuck about a baby's head TO
HaId on a dangerous draft ~
Ihough some women rhansodza o, .,
SEeen Httle sacks and darling 1i++1o
snlrts and other minor features, by far The The
most interesting things are the drassas ..e
inese fcas nave grown to be so exquisite that
leW women have the time patience or sI1;,I
10 make them, and order them from sor,,a
one OF the smart shops which make snani1
ATTY M Of baby clothes In design these dresses
are ron presty mucn aIke,long skirts put on to
!ouno or square yoke, but thew NAV he
nnished simply or trimmed in a dozen Ways
AS rule the yokes are of lace insertion ana
me tucks The skirts are of sheerest Frencb
lawn. some merely hemstitched around tha
bottom, while others are tucked and tri,,
med with bands of lace insertion and finished
with ruffle of lawn or several tiny over
applng Tuffles, each edged with real Valen-
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19

next morning the farmers wife went out and
led the geese, giving one of them an extra
portion. Each time they were fed she did the
same. The last time they were fed this goose
heard the farmer say something about "a
good goose dinner In the morning, on the
day before Lincolns Birthday, the farmer
intended to catch the goose while it was eat
ing, but he could not coax the goose off the
pond, so they had to do with some ham for
dinner On the morning Of Lincoln's Birth
day the goose thought he would come off the
pond, but SLY fox who was hiding in the
bushes caught the goose and ate it So the
goose was eaten after all.
REGINA WILSON (aged II years..
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Ii EXPLAINED WHY DINNER WAS LATE

When John Kendrick Bangs was at work
upon his paste Jewels he didn't know Of
the household treasure herein chronicled, but
such lack Of knowledge was decided loss
to him. The family whom Alberta serves
are hoping to some day grow rich as result
of their varied humorous experiences with
her and her forgetfulness.
Dinner was served hours late the. other
evening, to relate one OF them, and as several
members of the family had theater engage
ments they felt this hardness to be distinct
grievance. No reason for it could the domes-
tic be induced to give that evening, but next
morning very good reason was unexpect-
edly divulged.
II thought told you to cook all the fish
I had you prepare the mistress of the
house exclaimed upon discovering a pan of
soaking Goldfish on top Of the kitchen coal
box. why did you leave so much of it here,
and why is it here at all?"
Sure an thot must be ther fish fergot,''
replied the kitchen lady, going off into con-
vulsions of noisy laughter, and this was the
explanation which she subsequently vouch-
safed:
The fish for dinner, the fish which the
housekeeper had personally superintended
the preparatory cooking of, was in her hand
when the lower bell suddenly rang. The
saucepan set down-somewhere, any
where-and when Alberta again thought of it
with than pan. The fish for dinner was lost.
Ashamed to tell her mistress of this dis
aster, the girl slipped out of the rear en-
tranceway and bought more fish. While the
family waited for dinner that Goldfish was
soaking and slowly growing ready for cook
tarried in reaching the dinner table was be-
cause of its disobiging obstinacy in the mat
ter of requiring several hours in which to
perform this process.-EXchange.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19
WILLIAM TELL.

The people Of Switzerland were not always
free as they are today. During this time the
Swiss people had a governor named Gessler,
who one day set up stick in the public
square and put a hat on it and said that the
people should bow down to it. There was a
skillful hunter whose name was William Tell.
This man said he would not bow down to the
hat or even to Gessler himself, and only stood
IN front of the hat with folded arms. When
Gessler heard of this he said that he would
punish him who had not bowed down to the
hat. So he ordered William Tell to.have his
little boy stand in the public square with an
apple on his head, which his father was to
shoot off. By this means Gesser thought he
would bring the skilled hunter to grief Will
liam Tell said that he was afraid he would
kill his little boy, but GesSler would not let
him off. So on the day set they appeared on
the public square, the little boy with the ap-
pie on his head and his father with his ar
rows in the bow ready to shoot. 1t hit the
apple in the center and carried it off and
shout went up from the crowd. Thus William
Tell saved his own life and that of his little
boy. 1t is also said that when Tell was going
a dagger dropped, and Gessler said, If 1
knew that l would have killed YOU Then
Tell said: IF had killed my boy this dagger
was for your heart Tell afterWard killed
Gessler in the civil war.
GRACE RAY (aged 81.
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GARDEN AND CRADLE.

When our babe he goeth walking in his gar
den,
Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play;
The posies they are good to him,
And bow them as they should to him,
AS fareth he upon his kingly way;
And birdlings of the wood to him,
Make music, gentle music, all the day,
When our babe he goeth walking in the gar
den.
When our babe he goeth swinging in his
cradle,
Then the night it looketh ever sweetly down;
The little stars are kind to him,
The moon, she hath mind to him,
And layeth on his head a golden crown;
And singeth then then wind to him,
A song, the gentle song of Bethlehem town.
When babe he goeth swinging in his
cradle. Eugene Field.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19
A LUCKY GIRL.

One of the most sudden and remarkable
transitions in this land of contrasts has
just taken place in the '40O' of New York.
Mrs Daniel Burnham, three weeks ago the
maid d-of-allwork in her fathers inn at Fish
kill -the-Hudson, is spending her honev-
moon with Mrs Daniel LIE Roy Dresser, at
Oyster Bay. Mrs Dresser is the sister-in
law of Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt The
family is one of the oldest and one of the
proudest in New York. No one in New Yorl,
ever heard Of pretty Alice Sunderland, the
irnkeeper's daughter, until she married Dan
iel Burnham, Mrs. LIE Roy Dressers brother
Now every one in the 400" is talking about
her She is very beautiful and very good
and the descendants of old Peter Stuyvesant
whose family names and surnames and mid,
die names are those of the old streets of New
York, have welcomed her, taken her by the
hand and made her one Of their own
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19
MARY AND THE FIRE.

A little girl named Mary once saw the girls
in the street having so much fun. She then
begged her mother to let her out But ber
mother said it was too cold to go out with
thin jacket, and that she must wait till She
gets a big coat. Besides, her mamma wanted
her to go out to the drygoods store with her
to get notions. But Mary cried and
said the girls on the street were having 50
much fun, but her mother said no. But soon
the girls came, and asked and begged Marv's
mother to let Mary come out till Marv,s
mother said yes. Then Mary got her coae
and put it on and went in the street Mar
was playing when she felt cold. She tban
went by fire which the boys had made Sba
was running around the fire, when she slpped
and fell in the fire and got her clothes airs
But just then man came along and saved
her. She then was taken home and said she
would never go by a fire again.
FRED GRAUE.
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MARCH'S NEPHEW;

important part on most of these dresses. as
do the fine tucks and there is usually much
drawn work, particularly when no lace is
used.
All this work is done by hand, and so
dainty is the sewing and so beautifully are
the parts put together that it is difficult to
tell the wrong side from the right. Most of
these dresses cost about $780, and several of
them cost 1900.
Christening robes, known as such, are OBJ
soete. They were made with what was
known as apron front, trimmed across in
bands of lace and tucks and insertion from
neck to hem. Fussy, befrilled dresses were
these, which used to make their appearance
at the christening and never were worn
again. Women who were christened in them
and still have them hid away in lavender
get them out for the christening Of their own
babies. But this is a mere matter of senti-
ment,
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19
LATITUDE IN STYLES.


This Season One May Dress to Suit Fancy
Certainly if variety IS one of the charms
of dress, then fashion has more than it
usually has to recommend it this season.
There are hardly two gowns alike in every
detail, and fancy seems to range anywhere
between long redingote and a short jacket
or quite round waist, says the Boston
journal Bodices with plain backs are COM
ing into favor again and some of the models
have the old-fashoned number of seems, but
these are the rare exceptions as yet. For
dressy cloth costumes the little short coat
elaborately trimmed with applique of vel
vet, chenille embroidery and braid, or fin
ished with rows Of stitching is the thing to
have. These coats are made both with and
without revers, and the vests, if any at all.
are fanclful combinations of lace, velvet and
embroidery in soft colors in white satin.
One plain but very stylish little coat in
plum cloth, worn with skirt to match is
trimmed with stitched bands of CLOTH The
reyers and rolling collar are covered with
velvet in lighter shade Of plum and edged
with chinchilla. The shirt is hemmed with
two narrow circular founces, cut very scant
in a waved line to the edge, and finished
with rows Of stitching. They are separated
several inches, and round narrowly up to the
waist in front.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19
MY COUSINS CAT.

Ny cousin has cat called Cricket. She
has four little kittens She took of her
kittens in her paws and threw it across the
room. She is very funny cat.
My auntie has a fine cat named Cyclops,
but her one eye is not in the middle of her
forehead Poor thing! We think she will die
soon because she had several fits. We are
very sorry for her. She is a loving mother
to her son and daughter. They are very
handsome black cats. 5 sFs Is
ARTHUR e. SHEARMAN%
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ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD.

am a little girl eight years old go to
school 10S. I have been going there for three
years. and I am in the fourth primary grade
After spring comes summer, then 1 go to the
country on the Hudson River
2.
I wish I had a little dog, because they are
50 funny When you take them in your arms
they squeal just like a monkey. I once saw
a little dog stand on his hind legs and dance
8.
I wish I had a little kitty. I once had a
little kitty and 1 played school with him, and
if he didn't look the funniest. 1 told him to
spell cat, and I think he did the way he
acted.
You all have seen a monkey and what they
look like l once saw a monkey playing
school with five other monkeys, and one of
the monkeys told another monkey to spell
monkey and he did. BESSIE HAINES.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-19
A SILLY GOOSE.

1t was just two days before Lincoln's Birth
day and company was expected at the farm
house. The farmer and his wife were in the
kitchen, wondering if they could spare a
goose to kill for that day. After thinking it
over the farmer concluded that he could. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-29
HURRY The CONTRIBUTIONS.
Only One Month More tor Helping Purchase
Washington Home for Dewey.

j. tshington. July 2S.-The secretary of
the Dewey Home tund requests the pub
LEGATION of the following Stattmcnts:
There can re no longer any doubt as 10
whether home will Lc purchased by-
popular subscription Tor Admiral George
Dewey.
At a meeting oc the National Dewey
Home fund committee, today, i. was
found that the aggregate amount of casa
actually received 10y Treasurer Roberts
was $500 from total Of over % 900 sub
scribers
one hundred ana three Subscribers gave
$1,000. The statement was made that the
$.Fh promised some time since by tnc
New York Journal would b. forthcoming
shortly. bringing the grand aggregate Vi,
to 81. 700.
The committee agreed 10 close the sub
srriptlOnS before tho arrival Of Admiral
Dewey in New York. in September. ana
then proceed. after consultation with the
admiral as 20 location. exc. to purchase
the home with whatever funds they may
at that time have in hand.
we viii pure hisc the home if not an
other dollar j. received; 81 THAI tn, quc-
ton now is whether the patriotic ana
generous people Of the country VIII per
nit the purchase of a home at the ma
lions; capital Tor The hero Ot Manila win
$4,000 or so WG." says the committee IN
makiuG its last appeal.
Therefore those who lcSirctD Jntribut"
are urged by the committee T. contribut"
at once. All contributions should be for
wardcd 10 Hon. ELLIS II. Roberts. treas
urcr Of the United States. Washington.
u. O.. who will issue .uyenir receipts for
the same.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-29
New York Pro luce Market

FLOUR Receipts. Is.v,1 DDS: exn1rfs
q ,5l bbIs.; firm 81 cly-- ana iAiIly arttv.
On spring patents ana NV grade winters
Receipts. - - bushels. aY-
ports. ln,VJ bushels. sales, l5Ia w hush.
els futures. $3.50 bLshr,s syJf. en"t
steady, No red, I, iDb afioat spot. IA
Northern Duluth. lslt iOb affair snnr.
No. hard Duluth. 81 lob. anaat to ar
rive, No red, 1874 elevator
tORN-Receipts. ~. AS bushels: ~
ports, ~ l0s bushels, sales % 90 bushels
futures. z4U.vI bushell SPOT. SPOT steady,
No. >. y fob. afiOat, Prompt SHIPMENTS
No ?. 36i4 elevator
OATS-R-ce! pts, lCG. ICJ Lushe :: exD1rts
ISL bushels. sales. ~ s-J Lu>ne,s snnr,
Spot quiet; No "A ~. .Su. y u. TRACK
!. mite. .:ylI3j.
.EEF- STEADY; cr; mea... finn.
LARD-Frm.
PORK-Firm.
III TIER Steady; Western creamery.
ali; 10. creamery, IJnIC
CHEESE Firm; large and small whit
ana coIored, g.
EGGS-DulI. state and Pennsylvania Ia
q lI: Western fresh, l6aI5
PETROLEUM. Firm
RbSlN-Strady.
~ kPENTiNE-S
RICE-Firm
DLASSES-Firm.
FltElGHTS-Cluie but firm
~ 6AR-RdW. steady 10 firm: good de-
mInd. fair refining. 1916: centrifugal Is
test, -; rnolasses sugar, } l3-l6; small
sales AZ above prices; refined. firm and
active.
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THE MERiDtN RACES.
Philip &. After Series OF Misiortunes Wins
2.2O Irct-Sister Wins 234.

~ i-n. Conn, July 2S.-The second
.C I.cinE # the Connecticut and
III ..;.y. TO- circuit furnished good
no. t. PARTICULARLY IN the go trot. Sa
NE A yonyr was th- favorite but
f0uld strong opposition in Philip f.,
Lott, Faliis and Wilkes Pointer.
Philip T. fell in the fourth heat, roll
ing over after striking the track. ana
II. Richmond Of TIftville. the jockey.
sustained broken leg. Richmond.
though badly injured. struggled from
under tn wrecked sull1y ana lay on
the geldinG neck, narrowly escaping
the racers i'll the rear. The gelding iii
the next heat slipped 4 shoe. but in the
two follow ing heats won in hard races.
The 2.3i trot and pace was carried off
easily by Listen in straight heats.
The 2.2i trot and pace unfinished,
yesterday. was Won by shorty: Buster
got second money and SOU Mac, third.
time OF heat. 30.
The 30 trot purse $250 Philep E.
first; Lottic Falls. second; Sable Alley
oncr. third. Time, 30. 2.19 Ia. 80 Ii.
2: 227. 227 ~
The 81 trot and pace, purse 5000:
Listen. first; Martha Marshall. second;
Scott third. Time. 2.26 3-4 30. y 4.
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AT LOUISVILLE.

Pittsburg and Washington spit even on
a double header. The only feature was
in the ninth in the second game when
Washington with one out and two men
on bases had chance to win. but Beau
mont tielded O'Brien's high fly 50 quickly
that Mercer could not score from third
base and the double play won the game
Attendance, $500.