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The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27
STYLES IN STATIONERY.
Paper and Engraving as They Are Re-
auired To-day.
From the statIoner and Printer.

From the statloner and Printer.
Some people use one kind Of writing
paper from years end 20 years end, re-
eardless of the changes Of fashion, but
the majority like to keep up TO the times
in this as in everything else. Fashions
change In writing paper, engraving, &c,
as in everything else. For instance, a
year or so ago the square envelope was
used exclusively. and the oblOng one LOOK
ed very old fashioned, indeed. Now, the po-
sltions are reversed. the only stylish envel-
Ope is Oblong and the square shape quite
passe. Two sizes of oblOng envelope are
de rigueur-one. the smaller, for notes, is
about three inches wide and five long. The
larger style, for letters and mostly used
by men for all their correspondence. IS
about three and three-Guarter inches wide
by five and three-quarter inches long.
This difference Of three-quarters of an
inch seems trifing. but in reality IL makes
d decided change Ia the appearance Of the
envelope.
There are several new styles of writing
paper out this season, bur most women
prefer the heavy linen. or the bond old
blue yying with cream white for first
place as far as tint goes. Etamine and
French coquille or Organdie are two OF
the latest novelties. The former takes its
name from the ODen-meshed dress fabric
whose weave IL closely resembles. They
are both ideas that originated in France.
Fashions mandate has been issued in
LOndsn and Paris 20 banish the very tiny
mOnOgrams used 50 long for marking writ
ing paper, So Of course. We cannot be be-
hindhand and We follow suit, and now
have large, strongly outlined monogram
as the latest style. They are really a well
come change from the vegy small ones as
they are so much more substantial show
Ter. and give so much character 10 the pa
per. Their comparative high price Will
keep them exclusive for some time to
come.
one Is already familiar with the Latin
block letters that superseded the scFi1l
style for engraving fashionable invitation
cards. &c. This has been used 20 such an
extent and It's tiny print effect was so
easily and cheaply copied b. the printer,
that the smart set are taking very kindly
60 new sort called Berlin Block that j.
said 10 b. straight from the city OF its
name and to be used b. William Second
t0-NOne and all his court.
II certainly should ind favor as a
change. Tor fashion Is prOyerbiaily hchle
and the other has been used nOW almost,
II not quite a year.
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The Kind Hearts of the Poor.

From Lesle's Weekly.
An incident illustrative OF this self-de-
nving spirit on the part OF the very poor
occurred recently under the observation
OF the writer. II Happened in a street
car. A poor. ragged fellow, with a thin
and emaciated face occupied one of the
seats. evidently a sufferer from consump-
ton. When the conductor came along
for the fares the man fumbled in mis-
pockets for the change, but found only 2
cents of the necessary 5. An excited col
lOouy ensued with the conductor, who
naturally refused 10 accept the partial
pavment and insisted upon the whole fare
under penalty Of election from the car.
Al this iuncture a woman sitting by
hardly less poorly clad and as sickly look
inc as the man himself. seeing the diff
Guilty. hastily drew from her own pocket
a s0iled and ragged handkerchief, from
q knotfed corner Of which she took 3
cents and passed them over 10 her dis
tressed passenger, saying, simply,
There. take that" While others IN the
car doubtless had their generous impulses
stirred by the sight she, the very poorest
OF them ali, was the quickest to give.
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possibly the Appointment ought 10 go 10
some Man who had more regard for Sol
emn Responsibilities.
So the Job was given to a Four-FlUsa
who posed in Public Places and FrOwned
and kept one Hand inside Of his Coat and
never said anything because he had Moth
ing to say.
Even after this final ThrowDown Doc
did not become embittered or cease try
ing to be a Good Fellow
One Day, however, as he was reviewing
his Career, he decided if he had ii TO do
over again, he would be NJ. Praxiteles
Johnson and wear the Front of Jove and
refuse 10 be Sociable.
He realized that he had Erred in re-
peating Anecdotes, lending Money and
trying to be a Mixer. He wished that he
had kept his Degree printed on all his
Cards and hung an Articulated Skeleton
inside of his Office Door. Also. he began
to understand that 1t is advisable to
crowd in on the Platform at every Public
Pow-wOw and be played up as a Promi-
nent Citizen. Furthermore, he wished
that he had Dressed the same as Pail
Bearer.
1t would have been a Hard Job to keep
up the Monumental Bluff, but then one
must always pay price for True Success.
Moral: Be Dignified and Serious. if pos
sible. -
Copyright, 1900, by Robert Howard Russell)
The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27
HOW SHE USES HER FRIENDS.
ROguish Young Woman Artist Who Makes
Them Pay for Her Messenger Service.

From the New York Tines.
The young woman artist In question
(she styles herself a bachelor girD has
long puzzled her friends by her reckless
use Of kilograms to convey the most ord
mary messages. Some of the young men
of her acquaintance may have been fat
tered to receive sudden summons to
luncheon or simply call, but even the
wonderful feasts the artist is noted for
preparing on a chafng dish could not re-
compense her woman friends for tele-
grams sent at all hours and under all con-
ditions. and invariably collect" The
secret is oct now, inasmuch as one Of the
artists girl friends pretends to have dis
covered the motive for such liberal pat
Tonage of the telegraph lines. This is the
story she told. in strict confidence:
Il went TO her roOms/fOr luncheon the
ether day. invited by wire, of course
While she was getting things ready she
discovered that she had forgot to order
something she needed. Instantly she went
10 the messenger call and rang il. Before
the messenger boy got there she scribbled
something on a sheet OF paper and had il
ready when he arrived. She knew the boy.
for she called him by name, and when she
gave him the message she had prepared
and told him TO send ii on she added:
And, by the way, when you pass the
me the things on this list Immediately
''She had another slip of paper ready,
and gave il to the boy with scent piece
] thought il queer she only gave Kim a
nickel, when the charges for messenger
service are much more than that, but /
did not understand till later. Next she
found she needed rolls, and she scTibbled
again and called another messenger. The
third time she rang the messenger call l
peeDed over her shoulder to see what she
was writing. 1t was a telegram. Do you
begin 10 see? That awful girl has Just
been shoWering collect kilograms on her
friends TO save money in messenger calls.
When she sends a telegram the telegraph
cOrnpany furnishes the messenger boy
without charge and she makes them do
her errands on the way to and from the
Office She knew every boy who answered
the call the day | was there and | believe
she knows every one in the office. She
tlpped the boys cents nearly every time.
but she could afford 10 do that for she is
saving the cost of a servant by her collect
'.The very day after that 1 received
telegram collect / knew IL was from
her but was curious TO know what was
in il. The message reminded me to be
sure 20 call on a date fixed week ahead.
II could no- have been more useless, for
we had thoroughly arranged the date
U-bau I WAS with her"
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How to Parify Hayasa.

Prom Lesliez Weekly.
4 suggesfl0n worthy of the serious at
tention OF Congress Is made By Dr A. II
Doty. The very competent health officer OF
the port of Seg York. He says that yell
ioW fever viii continue 10 live IN Havana
ard 10 have serious outbreaks eyefy sum
-ner unti 5000 o. or Sl5.e1o.D0o ig pat IN q
lrst-ciass sewerage system Gor that city,
and be advises that Congress make an ap-
pfODria ION for The performance of thas
work. because the Cubans. being Immune.
do not realize its importance. and there
fore all not spend the money Dr. D0ty
whose careful guardianship Of the sani-
tary interests o. the great port % New
York have won the admiration Of ait cpr
commercial bodies. says that business res-
sons would justify the proposed action OF
Congress. The fruit trade - practically
shut Oui from ogF gulf ports during the
eattre summef. and even the shipping
bound for aes FORK is subject 20 serious
delays and restrictions because no one
can come from the feyer-infectee port OF
Havana 70 this o0antry by way OF FloFisa
without joopar9l<ing the health sf tie
community. The recent serious ousbreak <
Of yellow fever in Havana Dr DOty ssgs.
need not alarm the people OF New YORK
becs ufe the disease cannot 1--we IN our
clifnafe and in the course Of a month or
two the fr0sts Esli furnish sure protection
10 the cities Of the South. br. Doty's aug
gssiion regarding the publication of Ha.
vana should have the prompt attention OF
Congress az the approaching session. N
= matter which President Mckinley
misht vel consider IN his annual message
The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27

~ nee upon a time there was
4 Boy who would not get Mad.
\ He was willing TO DO anything
10 help out a Playmate. so
when the Gang went fishing
they took Him along to carry the Bait.
and when they went Swimming in the
Deep Hole. he had TO stay On the Bank
and watch their Clothes
II any Of the Urcbins found a Cookie
Burr and IL came to a Question as TO
which Boy would be Held Down and have
the Burr put into his Hair, they always
decided in favor of Mel.
His Right Name was Melford Praxi-
teles Johnson. but he grinned so much
and was so gOOd-natured that everybody
was Familiar with him and saluted him
as Mel. He got all the Cockle-Burrs in his
Hair and the Toads down the Back OF
bis Neck and the Weed rubbed on
his Bare Legs, because he was a Good
Fellow. and the Tough Boys who went
TO School with him knew that he would
rot go and tell Teacher and have them
properly Lambasted.
Sometimes he would go out TO the Com
mons, where the Boys were playing Two
Old-cat. and they would have him act as
Back-Stop and chase the Flies. Some
body had to do II, and be was so Accom-
modating and Friendly he did it rather
than delay the Game
All the little bull-headed boys, who
threatened to take their Bats and go
home unless they could have their own
way, played the Star Positions.
When he was a little older he went to
Medical School, where he was promptly
tossed up in a Blanket and then dropped
down an Air-Shaft. because the Hazers
saw that he was a Good Fellow and
would not go and Squeal to the Faculty
Mel was "A Bright Student, and gradu-
ated at the Head of his Class. He won a
Set of instruments for his Thesis on the
Osteology of the Supernumerary Digits,
and the Dean predicted Great Things for
him
He hung out Shingle right across the
Street from a Classmate who had finish
ed at the Tail End, and did not know the
difference between the Duodenum and the
Clavicle. But this Classmate grew
Whiskers and wore a Prince Albert and
Tall Hat and Glasses with Gold Chain
and COughed into mis- Palm and used
Latin Words. and he got the Practice.
He was a Physician and Mel was Doc.
If Man came into Mers Office, suffer
ing from a Combination of Soft-Shell
The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27
AIDS HIS CLERKS TO SAVE.
Western Merchants Way of Helping Elm.
pioyes to Accumulate Cash.

pioyes to Accumulate Cash.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
'T always have confidence in people
who save a little money out OF their sal
aries" said a prominent Western mer-
chant. "and I do what I can to encour-
age habits of thrift. employ about sew
enty-five clerks in my establishment, to
whom I pay weekly salaries ranging from
$40 to $40 Naturally enough, more Of
them get the former than the latter
amount, ibut they are none the less worthy
on that account,
'Tn the beginning, when I employed
only two people, 1 lived pretty close to
them, and / knew how thriftless they
could be when they were not encouraged
to do otherwise / have discharged more
clerks for that sort of thing than for any
other cause. They spent their salaries,
large or small, as might be, in a reckless
fashion, and let debt accumulate quite re-
gardless of the rights of creditors. AS
my business increased, and with 1t my
profits and nay force of people, I began
to give the matter more study, and in the
end, when felt able to be of material as
sistance in encouraging thrift and hon.
esty, 1 proposed yearly recognition to
lilDoC VIM hOhlu saw Dul VI
their salaries II was small at first, but
was so successful that to-day haven't a
clerk who has not some kind of a bank
account, and not Cne who willfully refuses
to pay his debts. When We get a new
one who refuses 10 take advantage of the
opportunities afforded we let him go at
the end of the first year.
MY present plan is to double the saw
ippo af all q1erkg w ranlfUa S10 RIO apH
SIS week; to add . per cent. TO all who
receive from SIS TO $25. and 10 for those
over s25. A clerk on SIS a week or under
cannot save much, but as rule, that
class OF clerks have no one 70 manhattan
but themselves, and If one cannot save
more than SIS out OF his years labor, il Is
rather pleasant for him to get SIS clear
profit. Those who receive the larger
amounts usually have families, and their
savings are not large, but whatever they
are they are comfortably increased One
OF my 81 200 year clerks, with a wife and
two small children, saved 800 last year.
and nv check for $50 additional was de-
posted TO his account the day after New
Year A young woman in charge OF a de-
partment at $500 year has almost paid
for nice little cottage in the suburbs
out OF her extra, and so the list runs on
through eY6ry branch Of the business. I
make IL condition that all current obli-
cations must be met at the end Of the
year, so tndt the savings are actually net
pr mt Every year some OF the clerks
are not entitled 10 any extra, but II this
Is the result OF sickness / assume a part
or all OF the doctors bills. You may saw
II costs something for me TO DO this. and
am under no obligation 10 do II, and Won
are right. But ! have the best class of
clerks in the city, and as a result have
the best class OF custom IN the city. and
l guess don't lose enough by IL 10 neces
state an assignment at an early date
and the merchant smiled with a very evil
dent satisfaction.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27

was always having himself photographer
in a Dress Suit. and who came al her
with a Ten-Minute Speech that he had
learned from a Book on How TO Make
Love" published by Munro * Co
Then because Docs Philosophy and his
Goodness Of Heart came 10 his Rescue
and he F0rgave her and did not Drink
himself 20 Death or start for the Gold
Fields with her Picture next 10 his
Heart. nearly every one said that he had
not Cared for her at all and was not
capable OF the Gran Passion.
After Doc had struggled along in his
Profession for many Years without nav
ing any Velvet in front of him, he de-
cided 10 try for a Political appointment
Every one seemed 20 Ike him. and ne
knew he could get backing. He thought
very well OF his Drag. Sure enough, when
he applied for a Consulate. ali the in
iiuential Moguls of his Party signed his
Petition. Then they sat down and wrote
Private Letters 10 Back-cap him.
They told the President that Re was a
Good Fellow. bas be lacked Dignity and
The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27

Bearing. They said that ne was common
ly known as Mel OF Doc, that he had a
Reputation Es a StoryTeller. that he had
heen a Failure in his Profession. AMI
never accumulated any Property, that ne
was Careless IN his Business Habits and
loaned Money 10 any one who seemed to
be in Trouble. and that. therefore. al
though he had been an Active Worker.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27
The Truth In JesI.

From the Smart Set,
Il wanted TO go out shopping to-day &"
sighed Young Mrs Maddox, but couldn't
on account OF the rain"
Wanted 10 try 10 get something for
nothing, as usual, 1 suppose" said he!
husband, attempting 10 De facetious
Well I did think OF getting you some
neckwear." replied MIS-. Maddox. inno-
Gently.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27
RECLAIM VAST TRACTS
Progress of IrrigatiOnS System
in the Arid West.
MILLIONS OF ACRES ARE SAVED

,,,ortanee Of Receai session OF the Na-
tloual Irrigation Congress Held In Chi
easo-A PIaa 80 Make Millions Of Acres
F.r,lls-Uuiry ef Our Vast Forest Res
.,x.t,a,.-Wba. Has Been Done to Make
the southwest Gardea spot In America.
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What Irrigation Docs.

Irrigation. in fact. lnsures abundan,
H'fs 10 the full capacity Of the land IN
l1'l' allon, and rot alone one year In
- D4t any ana every year ID also
c.'..-'s rather than decreases the pro-
-, capacity OF the sDii. and destroys
~ insects injurious 10 vegetation. II
tAs 49, Almost perfect grains and fruits.
''S'-A oI irrigated soils, ss u well
The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27

Then came DR.. Liter. OF England, Win
his antiseptic bancaging Of wounds AM
DR.. Morton with his sulphuric ether. Ana
from that time on a new light sh0ue IN
the world. From these two inventions
dates everything that has been achieved
In surgery
The spectator who happened 20 look Into
the operating amphiihezier Of modern
kigh-csaxs hospital to-day I'VE minutes be-
fore an operation would fall 10 aoiiee any
signs Of the approaching ordeal He sees
a beautiful shining room. with cleaning
white tiles on the floor and walls and CELL
ing. There j. no crack anywhere where
dust or dirt can lodge. The operating Ia
bic and the many instrument stands are
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-10

The famous Elmer dog, which eats
grayelstones 10 place Of beefsteak, has
been sold to q Philadelphian for $50.
w. H. Reeves. Of Woodstown, has
been appointed Supervisor of the new
road through PiiesgrOve. Work will
soon be commenced.
The Lower Alloway Creek canning
factory to being enlarged, and in the
addition pumpkins and squashes will be
canned.
Gov. Voorhees, has reappointed G. G.
Ford, Jr., of6alem, and Henry C0ombs.
Of Upper Pittsgr0ve. as members Of our
County Board Of Elections for two
years.
A few weeks ago . sharper, !" acting
as agent for q Newark commission firm
went to Woodstown and BY Offering 10
cents moro = crate than other firms got
some farmers TO ship their tomatoes to
Saltemen y Company, Newark, N. j.,
After about s., 600 worth Of tomatoes
were shipped, and no returns having
been received the shippers received
word that the firm had closed their and
departed Tor parts unknown. Ii is re-
ported that Stacy Hazelt0n lost about
20; James Dqffy, 500, Charles Cos.
rlooD Fred While, 5000, and sever
~ , about tho same amounts
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-10
The Carp Industry.

From the South Jerseyman.
The fishermen In this vicinity who
have been fishing for carp are finding it
. good industry for them financially
A market can be found for all the fish
they can catch at about 5cents a pound.
They are kept alive in s'live cars" and
dealers visit the different fisheries once
week and buy the fish. They are
placed In q large ''live car, and towed
to Philadelphia for market. The yacht
Columbia takes to market every week a
car containing from 1OO0t to 1900 pounds
OF Dish caught in this locality, and there
are about 25 other boats that make
weekly trips from places along the river
Zach carrying about the same quantity
besides larger shipments that are made
on the river steamers from ports in Del
aware. Tons Of these fish are caught
every week and yet the supply is not in
any way diminished and there is a con-
slant demand for more of them in the
market.
The fish are sold to dealers who retail
them to the Italians. Germans and He
brews In the tenement districts in
Philadelphia. The fish dealers endeav-
or to keep them alive in large tanks.
This is done to accommodate their GUS
toners who live according to the jew
ish religion. which requires them to &
only perfect animals. II q fish ia found
imperfect in any way when it is being
prepared for cooking it is discarded as
being ut only for the Gentiles." Keep
Ing them alive also insnres there being
strictly fresh.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-10
Interesting Precedents.

1JGCGututSs
OF the scores and hundreds of Incl
deuts thus far discovered in the poll
tical campaign by politicians, journa-
lists and students Of political economy
In every section of the country, we have
not yet noticed any reference to the
~precedents Of former campaigns that if
followed in the present would indicate
the certain election of Bryan.
Since the formation of the American
Republic only four times have the same
candidates opposed each other twice
for the Office of President, and in each
case the man elected in the first con-
test was defeated four years later by
the same candidate. In 1897 John
Adams defeated Thomas Jefferson for
the Office but four years later when the
same two candidates were named, JEFF
fers0n was successful. In the contest
OF 1926 the nominees were John Quincy
Adams and Andrew Jackson and the
former was elected by the House but
met defeat by Jackson four years later.
William II. Harrison was defeated by
Martin Van Burren in 1887 but turned
the tables four years later.
These three campaigns with the more
recent success Of Grover Cleveland over
BENJAMIN Harrison in 1892 after suffer.
Ing defeat by him In 1888 furnish the
most striking presidents in the present
campaign In which there is every indi-
cation that ''history will repeat ITSELF. ,
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-10
0vefwoffed NssWR

and wasting vitality make thefY mr.
ence known Through headachea
dizziness, inability to eleen loss a
appetite and . general rundown cen
dition Of the system. These dina
are sometimes accompanied by nSup
ralg1a, hysteria, Jhsumatlom Or norVe
Gus proeteatjon In some ether form.
TO remove these troubles, care ~
nerves. They need feeding, strength
eslsS and building gp. and netkine
Will do this 80 quickly and 50 surely
as DR.. Ailee' Nervi1e. This truly
remafkeke medicine II Qaining hun
dreds ct new frieads every day. Here
10 . surveyor iron Decatur. Ind-
Mr.. g. T. Mexican. who Writee:
"A chronic stehash trouble, which
my physician was unable to ever.
come, 50 wore On ny nervous system
that / broke down with nervous prce,
tration. j could net aleep day oP
night except in atful naps; could
scarcely eat any kind Of 1ood and
wasted away to . mere shadow.
After spending over e5oa 90 In = vain
search fer relief, / was prevailed
upon to try DR.. Miles Nervine. Re-
lief cane Immediately. / took six
bottles and today am : well man"
Dr.. Niles Nervine IL sold At an
druggists or . positive guarantees.
Write for free advice and booklet to
Dr. Niles Medical Co, E1khart, lad
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-10

During the civil war, as well as in our
late wal with Spain, diarrhoca was one
of the most troublesome diseases the
arms had to contend with. In many in
stances it became chronic and the old
soldiers still suffer from it Mr.. David
Taylor of Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa,
is n Of these. He uses ~Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
says henever found anything that would
give him such quick relif. It is for sale
by J.. Sweeten's Sons. \