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The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
PyECENT PARAGRAPHS.

Yeast-'Did you take in the play last
nioht?" Crimsopbeak-'No; it was
| who was taken in. 1t was rank. >
YcnIers Statesman.
Anxious quirer.-Therc are but
few officers, even in the militia, who are
under age. 1t is particularly hard to
make minor major, 4. w. Bull
lctin, III
l'or,-s.Whot are The relations Co-
tween you and Miss van Dyke nova
days?o Jack (glocmily)-"Her father
and mother, hang it!"-Harvard Lam
poon.
SHOULD you he much put cut if I
kissed you?" he queried. No, bpt you
would be, mighty quick, answered her
father from the head Of the stairs.-L.
A. w Bulletin.
An up to date Frankfort man recent
ly gave a phantom party, which was
such a success that several of the guests
went home under the influence OF spir-
ts.-Philadelphia Record.
"Oh, yes, l can see my weigh clear
enough" said the butcher; but he took
the prccaution to stand in front OF the
scale in such a way that his customer
couldn't see it.-Boston Transcript
"Yes,' said the man who thought
deeply; uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown" "Huh!" shifted the super
fetal creature, "what do the fools sleep
in them for?"-Kansas City Independ-
ent
Assure Thing Mrs. May Fair-"Good
morning, Mr.. Keane. l want to run in
and see your wife. Is she at homeY'
Mr.. Par Kcane-"Ycs. She'll be at
home all day, When left she was try
ing to make Up her mind to go out and
have tooth pulled. N. 0. Times
Democrat.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
MEN OF BUTTER AND EGGS.
Hollands Farmer Folk Were Too
Much for Spain's IIaUghty
DOns.

When Philip II. debated the question
of coercing with fire and sword the
Dutchman who did not like the Spanish
inquisition or taxes, which they them
selves did not vote, the duke OF AIva
counseled violent measures, for in his
eyes the rebels were cnly ''men Of but
ter" Nevertheless he found that these
men so fond CT COWS and hens could
hold his veterans at bay, finally over
come them in the field and after so
years leave poor Spain "a broken
backed tiger"
Indeed, in time of war country folk
with baskets of eggs and bntter eS-
cited no suspicion, even TO alert senti-
nels. Taking advantage OF this fact,
Sir Francis We're determined to recap
ture from the Spaniards the Zutphen
sconces, or forts, by a stratagcm. In
1891 he picked out some lusty and hand
some young soldiers and dressed most
of them Ike the Celderland egg woT-
en- and the rest as beers. With bundles
OF vegetables, baskets of eggs and but
ter, but also with triggers and pistols
inside their clothes, they Were ferried
across the river by twos and threes.
They sat near the gate of the folt, be
ing already, at the brink OF day, chat
ting and gesticulating, as If in some
tremendous argument about the rise
or fall of market prices. Then, accord
ing to agreement, We're sent some cav
airy forward, as if approaching, and the
pretended country people ran IN
feigned terror toward the fort. The
gates were at once thrown open to re-
ceive them They all streamed in, threw
off their disguises and in a few min
utes were in possession Of the forts OF
the town, where the gallant Sir Philip
Sidney afterwards lost his life-by be-
ing more rash and less shrewd than the
veteran Vere.-Harper' Bazar.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
FRILLS OF FASHION.
Apparel Women SbouId Wear If They
Wish to Be Dressed
StyIishiy.

White silk waists are the thing tc
wear with your blue cloth skirt and
coat, and very pretty touch is given
with narrow belt and nccktie Of Blue
or rlauve velvet ribbon. The collar band
should &c OF tucked white silk, and the
velvet, * inches wide, is carried
around the lower edge and tied in
short bow in front. y pretty model
among thc white waists has yoke back
and front, where ii points down to the
belt, covered with lace and outlines.
with band OF white silk cinbroidere
with blue.
Some Of tic newest coats are made
sacque shape, and SO long that they
reach within nine inches of the Eottonl
Of the skirt. 4 fichushaped collar ard
cuffs Of fur are the finish. French Won
Ell :irc wearing pointed wraps CT cloth
TO match ibcir gowns. Fur and bands
Ct velvet arc the trimming.
y pretty thcater waist Of pale yellow
silk Crcrs III front over vest of black
satin covered with cream lace. The
edges Of the silk down either side are
trimmed with Il braided pattern cal
ricd cut in black silk cord, ard the col
lar band is Of satin covered with lace
The belt and cuffs aRc of black satin.
The new silks are exquisite in color
and finish having wonderful sheen
GO soft and deep that it must be part
Of the entire fabric and ret simply 4
shine On the surface. How much there
is in name remains for the purchaser
TO discover, but something in satin
called "Cotele dor" has a ercsswise
cord, is very heavy. and comes in heal-
tiful light coors. Princesse satin woven
with fancy surface OF small squares
is vcr1 elegant fer coats and wraps.
Satin RoXane," very glossy, is another
variety, and there is new moire very
attractive in the marking and softer iii
finish than the old silks of this kind
Whole volumes might be written
about tie variety in neck gear in sight,
but the latest is a small edition CT the
crinklCd bow made Of black velvet and
pinned to the collar band in front. Rib,
bon four-in-hands are very pretty, o1
course and to make variety tie the rib
ben III a very shcTt bow, leaving tht
ends to hang straight down to the
waist. Another fad is to fasten the in
side edges of the long ends together
with gold studs, first making eyeleJs
| in the ribbon OF course.
| If you have any old cameo pins O
| bracelets, have them mounted in gol,
| clasps buttons for u finish on you
| cloth gown Fancy buttons are u grea
!r0tlGe rF {52C!0D gl9 EGNS d }b{5
ere of enamel. beautifully painted, an
| tique silver, set with rhinestones, ant
large buttons of velvet, covered witt
real lace.-N. Y. Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
A Curious Christian Name.

In the Canterbury Diocesan Gazette
there is an interesting and authentic
record of the use of Acts of the Apostles
as a Christian name. The entries are in
the registers of Boughtc 1runderDlean.
Actsapostle, son Of Thomas and Eliza
beth Pegden, from Dunkirk, was bap-
tized August 2, 1795, and the burial of
this Actsapostle Pegden, aged 70 years,
took place November II, 1865. The
name seems to have been Abbreviated TO
Itctsy, for the vicar CT Boughton has
heard parishioner speak Of her uncle
Actsy Pegden. Again, Acts CT the Apos-
ties, son Of Richard and Phoebe Ken
nett, was baptized at Boughton church
April p, 1S33,-Notes and Queries.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
INDIAN NATURAL HISTORY.
An Odd Tale About Birds That Build
Their Nests In the Name of
the Buffalo.

It was a good many years ago that
old Hugh Monroe, who for more than
IS years had Travelled the prairies OF
the northwest, told me that once he
had found a birds nest in the thick.
hair between the horns Of a buffalo
bull that he had killed. lie lad two
Indians with him, and had killed the
young bull which the Indians We're be-
Ginning to skin and cut up; md while
they were doing this he pluckcd some
of the long hair from the forehead TO
use in Niping out his gun. AS he
reached down and grasTcd the hair
q little bird-a little gray Lird-flew
out from under his hand and away.
Parting the hair to see whence it had
come, lie found a round, smooth nest,
containing four little young birds. lie
could not tell me what kind Of q bird
il was. az sfNet
Not many weeks ago, when l was
sitting III the lodge with my Indian
father and elder brothers, principal
chiefs of the Dlackfeet, spoke of this
tale that had been told me, and learned
That all who were present lad heard
cf lust this thing. On-esta-pokau, the
White Calf had known Of one case of
this Lind where the bird was black
bird; but this he had not seen him
self.
Once. however. he did see the nest
Of a snow bird" containing four eggs
between the horns OF bull. Inquiry,
eI111 L. - oorof,,1 opJ ,1a4oile1 do.
scription. showed that the bird which
the Blaekfeet call "snow bird is the
prairie shore lark.
After we had talked about this for
some time E-kus-Eini the Low Horn,
said to ne: "AFy friend. ! Will now
tell you something. Do you know that
Neo-po-muki counts the months of the
winter on his tongue?"
mo" 1 said. 81 know Neo-po-muki,
but do not know what you mean by
counting the months of the winter on
his tongue"
This is it," said Low Horn ''In
spring, if you kill one. and open his
mouth and lift up his tongue, you will
find under the tongue five other
tongues, one tongue for each month of
the winter. In the fall he does not
have these extra tongues. l do not
know why he has them, nor what it
means"
Neo-po-mulli is the chickadee, and he
is so called from his cry; for he says
always: Summer is coming, summer
is coming Forest and Stream.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
SCIENCE led INDUSTRY.

The value Of the fruit consumed IN
Great Britain every year is estimated at
G1o,CC0.GG0.
Two hundred new designs in penny
toys are brought out every week in
Whi5echapel, Londcn.
Production of pig iron in Russia IS
estimated TO have increased 1roIn co.,
COO tons in 1857 to 2,19i,0C0 in 1888.
Belgium had 103 strikes last year, in
volving 1896 labo-ers. Caly in 10 Of
these cases did the strikers win com
pletc, and IN eight a partial, success.
New YoTi1 made between 6, 3,0GO, eco and
100000 fewer cigars i'll the year ended
April t;.an in the previous year, and
more than 129, ,oC0,o fewer paper ciga-
rettes.
A machine that viii greatly reduce
the cost OF harvesting has been invented
for the harvesting of sugar beets. This
means few more laborers will be look
ing fer work in the cities.
1t is reported that Or. Linde, one Of
the inventors Cf machinery 10 liquefy
air, is engaged in work on q small piece
of apparatus which will weigh less than
215 pounds and will produce liquid air
in 18 minutes.
Reports from % British towns show
that London. the only one supplied with
river water, has almost the lowest death
rate from fever-67 per million. The
rate at plymouth is 40, while at Glasgow
! IS lS4, and at Belfast it reaches ,G67.
The invention of q machine which will
automatically fold, wrcp aud address
newspapers is announced. 1t was re-
Gently tested in New York and found to
be a phenoaenGl success. Two men
can operate six machines, thereby do
ing the work of "a men. The machine
viii soon be Oh the market.
The remarkable theory that under
ground waters, like the ocean, are af-
fccted BY the moon is advanced by p.
Guichard, 4 French chemist. He is led
TO this conclusion by an investigation
of certain wells near the coast, the Wa
ter of which rises and falls with the
tides, yet has a composition disproving
the explanation Of a direct connection
between the wells and the sea.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
THE NIGHTINGALE.
Singer That Has Becn the In
spiratiOn of Poets of
Every Age.

Here comes singer, indeed, who has
neither equal nor second. If its song
is unknown to any who read this, |
would say. wait until you hear music
solemn and yet jubiIant as ever came
, from a bird; a voice of tr=ansceneient
3HCClHCA2' taII0kitnD0 nm 0ull,os..
power of frnpressing itself the very
nmost fiber of our minds, and bring
ing US into some mysterious sympathy
with things beyond our understanding;
and when you hear it you must know
you are listening to the nightingale.
That song has been described over and
over again; poets have loved to sing of
it, and Milton, in his 20 nightingale
that on yon blooming spray" has. with
his curious and accurate felicity, found
just the word that expresses one of its
chief charms-its 'liquid notes."
Wordsworth's
Those notes of thine. they thrill and pierce.
Tumutuous harmony and fierce,
express other of its beauties. Keats
famous ode has in it less of the nightin-
gale but yet his epithet, "full-throated
ease," hits that carelessness of utter
ance, that unpremedltatlyeness joined
with supreme finish, which places it
above and beyond ali bird artists. But
if were asked what is its best, its most
wonderful achievement, | should say
it was the marvellous crescendo on one
note, almost human in its artistic per-
fcction. This is ''the one low piping
sound more sweet than all' of Cole
ridge--Coleridge, who has so defended
the bird against the charge of melan-
choly that all other defenses can be bat
plagiarism Of his.
IT'S he merry nightingale
That crowds and hurries and precipitates
With fast thick warb.es his delicious notes.
Indeed, | do not know how the fable
of the melancholy nightingale has crept
into the minds of men; not only is the
song eXultant, but every movement of
the bird is full of nerve and joyousness.
--Gentleman's Magazine.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
A CENT FROM EVERYBODY.
Taken Altogether It WoUIa Mean q
Heavy Tribute, U2iaandy
to Collect.

4 tramp WHO lately sought nights
lodging at Dover, KY, announced that
he was bent on collecting one penny
from every person on earth. He had
already get 50 cents.
This fantastic idea Of humorous adj
yenturer is net lacking in suggestive
ness, though it isn't necessarily suG-
gestcd that any body should take up his
alleged job in dead earnest.
IN the first place, when Mr. Tramp or
ANYBODY else gets his coin-colIecting
task done he viii find the need Of raall-
/ ing arrangements with the railroad
combine for a lot of largesized freight
cars. lie win have something like $3.50
tons cf metal on hand which won't
transport itself.
And if he gets tired Of thinking Of his
precious one-cent pieces by weight he
can think Of them by miles. Stood up
| on cdme end stretched away in long
lines, the coin would reach from Ncw
| York to Chicago and back to Buffalo,
with n whole lot 10 spare. There would
indeed be ,434 miles OF hard cash in the
marrow, continuous rolls.
This, 1t seems, should be lot Of
money. So it is. Yet no Rockefeller,
Could, Astor or Vanderbilt v7c;sld have
particular cause TO envy its Possessor.
The sum represented would be, in
round numbers, about &15,oo0,CC0 since
il would consist of one cent each from
about 1 $50, ,0oo,0O0 persons.
As to the time that it will take to
collect this tribute from the earth at
large, let no one think it is a job for a
week, G month CT day.
If a persistent person is willing to
stay al the task for GO years, working
Sundays and holidays, and can manage
to average something like $684.02 per
day in collections, he viii just about
complete the work laid out by the Ken"
tucky tramp.-N. Y. Evening World.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
Straight Cuts.

Gratitude is a debt that the average
man is least likely to pay, but when
there is grudge to be settled he chafes
while waiting for the first opportunity.
Beware OF quarreIs. They are like
runaway horse; easy to start. but ugly
to handle when under way.
Philosophical research and poiifieai
theorizing can never get beyond the
fact that The community. state or coun-
try is most prosperous that has the hap
piest firesides.
One of the surest ways on earth OF
getting rid of af1iction is to heed the
lesson it teaches.
No man is truly strong who has to
hear from others before deciding
whether he approves OF himseif.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
A Minor Victory.

Surveying a field of battle the duke
Of Wellington could detect almost at
glance the weak points in the DISPOSE
ton of the forces, and when the weak
ness was on his own side he promptly
md resolutely caused it to be made
strong An English magazine tells this
story of him which ought to be true:
One day, when some small visitors hap
pened to be in the nursery at Strath-
feldsage, he walked up to the top OF the
house and found the youngsters at tea.
He gazed grimly around as if the room
were a field Of battle and noticed that
there was no jam on the table. Without
a word he rang the bell violently. A
footman appeared and stood petrified.
Have the goodness TO understand,
said the duke in a voice of thunder.
that when children are invited to my
house to tea they ere to have JAM"
Then he departed, and before he was
out of earshot shout went up that
must have reminded him of Waterloo
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Rats are unknown in the town OF
Deblois. Me.
Ten per cent. of the Gagged canary
birds drift into consumption, and they
communicate the disease to those who
ieep them.
4 "Filipino" means d person of pure
Spanish extraction. born in the Philip
,ines; a Mestizo is one Of mixed blood:
md the descendants Of the Aborgines
are known as Indians.
Tramps who wander into Oakland.
Me-. are forced to take seats in what is
called a "Daker primitive chair 1t is
1 sort of modernized stocks, and one
experience is considered enough by
even a halfwitted tramp.
Deep curiosity was aroused by Wis
sonsin paper when it announced lee
ture on The Beneficial Effect of Flirta-
ton on the Public Health" Itpartially
subsidized when the letters forming the
ifth word were subsequently rear
:anged so as to read filtration"
The measles caused the death of an
Did resident at Chapman, Kan, at the
age of 81. a local paper, in announcing
the death. touchingly remarked: I'VE
would hate like the mischief to live
three-quarters of century and then
be carried off by a baby disease"
Since july l2 merchant vessels have
been named by their owners after Adj
miral Dewey, six after Admiral Samp-
son. two after Admiral SChley, one for
Ensign Worth Bagley and one for Bob"
Evans. two for Gen. Joe Wheeler and
one for FitZhugh Lee. War memories
arc also preserved in the merchant ma
-ine thus far this year by one Maine.
three Oregons, two Iowas, two Olym-
pias, one Rough Rider and two Manilas.
A hungry traveller, stranger in Red
Bank n. j., entered a restaurant in that
town and ordered ham and eggs, as that
seemed to be the only av; >>cble dish.
After he had waited half an hour, star
ing impatiently at the verdigris-coy-
cred bottles in the caster. he summoned
the proprietor. whom he questioned
'egardlng the delay. THE ham is all
cooked" was the reply, but my little
girl is still out in the yard waiting for
the hen to lay another egg"
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
FROZEN IN FORMS OF ICE.
Thenter Posters, Meats, Fishes and
Flowers Tins Pat Up for Pur-
poses Of Display.

Artificial ice is commonly frozen in
blocks 11x22x4o inches, weighing 800
pounds. Into such or even larger
blocks theater posters are sometimes
frozen for the purpose OF novelty in
display, the blocks being placed lying
fat or standing on end upon the side
walk. Even when thus exposed a block
OF such size will last for a consider
able time. Now and then florist has
a bunch of flowers frozen in a cake of
ice for the same purpose. \ butcher
may have leg of lamb frozen in an ice
block and sometimes fish dealer has
fish frozen in q block of ice, which is
set on edge, the fish showing in its nat
ural position in the center Of the block.
Occasionally flowers are frozen in ice
TO make a decorative piece for a dinner
table, the moids used for such purposes
being more or less ornamental in de-
sign or decorative in effect. One mold
that is used for this purpose produces
an ice form having square base,
slightly tapering, surmounted by a
dome. This piece is about II inches
square at the base and about 50 inches
in height. Another form used for this
purpose is a pyramid. another is an
obelisk, and still another is column
supported on a base.
1t takes care and labor to freeze the
flowers in the ice in attractive and suit
able shape. Separate buds may have to
be held in position in the water until
the. gradually freezing ice comes up to
support them where they have been
held. Roses and various flowers are
frozen in ice forms in this manner
At an ice manufacturing esta abhshment
in the city, at Christmas time, there
was frozen into block OF ice for
customer a bunch OF holly. Decorator
pieces for the table are, of course, SCI
upon a suitable holder. Such pieces
will last without great deterioration fol
hours.
While ice in these various forms fol
display and decorative purposes i
called for occasionally, the demand Is
not grcat.-N. Y, Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
FOREIGN SERVANTS.
Every Country Under the sun Repre-
sentcd in American
Homes.

We are getting so cosmopolitan that
we almost lose sight OF our own natioc-
atty in some things. We very seldom
hear Of anything which is distinctly
American. The things which seem to
appeal to us are distinctly foreign. We
are always looking for something in
ported, something unusual, something
odd. We certainly have an opcrtunity
to indulge ourselves in this curious pro-
pensity nowadays in The matter OF Do
nestle servants as well as in house
furnishings and clothing.
I do not refer to Irish, English. Ger
French italian, st5Il more
distant countries When We advertise
lOL 0 COOP NG JLG 04GLL1 0LiGDlgI G9Gb5
for cook we are offered oriental cooks
Chinese or japanese The former
have a Iong-cstablished reputation on
the western coast Of this country and
are now invading tie eastern. These
who have lived in California know from
experience the fine cooking Of the
Chinese as well as their economy. They
arc now trying to compete with our
fayorite French cooks in New York.
We are also offered Japanese Wallets
and buffers. These little people ere ex-
tremely neat, dexterous and quiet about
the house, as also the Last Indians
They all know their business to the nj
nutest detail, and attend to il strictly
They also know their places as servants,
and have no aspirations which inter
fere with their duties. Consequently
they are a real comfort.
And SO we have the greatest variety
of nationalities in some Of the most ex-
elusive homes Of the city. We are
driven by English coachmen, accom-
panied by English footnen; the door is
opened By a japanese butler; we are
attended by an Alsatian valet, take
Russian tea in Turkish corner served
by an East Indian. smoke an Egyptian
cigarette and wonder who we are and
where we are at. Louis Repub-
liz
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
p.n, Tricks the Giaours.

Peas are proverbially alike, but not
more SO than "nigger" law students
And when each wears astrachan ha1r'
roId spectacles and Stewart tartan
necktie. DE Manik Lal is as like Dad
abhoy Jamshedji as any two men IN
iron masks. This fact IS not lost on q
wilv IIindoo law student. This brlghI
Young mind has, it is said, taken seVerai
scholarships at Lincoln's Inn under ms
own name. He, now, for consldera,
ton, is willing to temporarily coop
the series of consonants which form the
name of any gentleman with siIa'iai
color scheme. and in his improper per
son goes up for and successfully passes
The examinations of the council OF the
bar-PhOeniX.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
Brush end Comb casns

Cases for silver-baeked brushes and
combs are made in melon shane of
strips OF satin ribbon sesved together.
They are about as long as the brush,
are interlined with sheet of wadding.
and lined with plain, thin silk. Each
end is gathered and held by small bow
to make the case upright. They are to
be preferred, except for their occasional
need of renewal. to The china or silver
trays as they do not injure the bristles
as much as the others.-N. Y. Post.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-29
Tho nlneizsmith nna tie King.

Some time ago, while holding court
in tic royal palace, overlooking the
Danube, Francis Joseph received a
Hungarian blacksmith, who desired tc
thank the king for the decoration con-
ferred on him in recognition OF his haY-
ing invented an agricultural machine.
During the audience the blacksmith
drew from his pocket two photographs
representing the king and queen, and
said, handing them to his majesty;
May / ask your majesty, and also the
queen, for your signatures" And
why?" demanded the king, smilingly.
''Wel, when 1 die the cross Of merit
which your majesty has given n. will
have to be returned and my children
Will at least have your majestics' por-
traits and signatures in remembrance
of this audience" THE queen is ab-
sent from Hungary said the king,
"and [ cannot give you my signature at
the present moment, for / have neither
pen nor pencil within reach" Il have
brought a pencil with me- said the
smith, handing it to the monarch. The
king thoreupon attached his signature
to the photograph, and dismissed the
smith with a smile. The smith did not
retire, however, but stood his ground.
"Is there anything else I can do for
you?" asked Francis Joseph. Yes,
your majesty, am waiting for my pen
Gil" The king had mechanically pock-
cted it, ard he returned it with a hearty
lau0h.-San Francisco Argonaut.