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The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
SAVED HER CALICO.
An Instance of Joe Wheeler's Kind
-, Heartedncxs During the = ~
Civil War. t.'o .ESr WIN

During the civil war there was a
own in Tennessee that became very
familiar with both the union and the
confederate armies. Sometimes the
Town was under control of one and
sometimes of the other, says Outlook.
The town had an equal number Of
union and confederate sympathizers,
who named the principal streets jeff
Davis and Lincoln streets, the people
living on these streets taking this
way of expressing their attachments.
Each army, as it passed through
the town, took from it's enemies all it
could get. Sometimes the soldiers
made mistakes, and took from their
friends. One day detachment Of
confederate cavalry followed a de
tachment of union soldiers through
the town. They entered a store the
proprietor of which was southerner,
who had hidden from the union
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
COMMON SENSE IN DRESS.


"What to wear is the most petplex-
ing problem that confronts women,
particularly at change of seasons ~
says F.. Marguerite Lindley, a writer
on health subjects in the New York
Tribune. slow to economize and still
be up to date is always a sore puzzle. !
"In the vestibule of a. church Sun
day or two ago Iheard a delicate, tired
looking woman say to another who
looked equally worn: Il hear street
skirts are to- be worn short again.
'Well,' replied the other. Il hope they
Twill, for my arm aches continually
from holding miae up thought to
myself: Poor slSve! We're you a
hireling anywhere, AID thus oppressed,
the faddists would be alive with ir-
ritant sympathy for you and your
rights would be speedily restored: But
here you are, an independent woman
of the country where women have the
greatest freedom, bowling a submissive
head to the tyranny of .dressmakers,
and You are not only tiring your poor
arms but you are dragging disease and
I'LL 1hto yOul. hOA1C oAN "
rags in short time gown that ought
to remain intact an entire season.
''Where is the independence that we
women of our great republic boast :?
We pity the poor savage women op-
pressed by the customs of thej- :oun-
try; yet where is there a savage peo-
pie whose women trail heavy skirts
about the ground. wear tight, stiff cor
sets about their waists. tight shoes and
gloves upon feet and hands and cover
their eyes with lace wells? Civilization
must be misfortune when it rids a
people of cleanliness. and. art in attire,
of health of body and longevity of vi
sion. Some women are physically able
Ito resist ravages on health much longer
than others. just as some bank accounts
will bear heavier strains than Others
But there is sure to come time when
the fortifcation weakens and when in
roads upon health and comfort are
permanently made.
''To obtain such goods as will recon-
pensc for the making is my idea OF
true economy in buying. A gov n that
is inconspicuous in color. becoming
and tasteful. can. as a rule. be worn
two seasons, and the wearer is apt
to be always appropriately dressed.
.''For the woman of moderate means
great variety of gowns is neither nee
essary nor desirable, and for the small
wardrobe economy is especially desira.
BILE in underclothinS. The fewer The
pieces worn. the more time saved in
dressing and in arranging the laundry
the smaller the laundry bills and the
lighter the mending basket. For this
reason the union suit is a blessing
as it takes the place of two garments
and saves the wearer the multiplicity
of materials at the waist
''Some mothers still force their young
daughters into corsets, but the girls
themselves are beginning to think out
their personal rights and to demand.
as consequence, corset waists in.
slead''
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
PUT IT WRONG.
AMUSING Bits from the Private Lives
Of Noted Old Time
ActreEse3.

Many stories are told of the way
in which Mrs. Siddons, the famous
tragic actress, alarmed people in pri-
vate life, says Youths Companion.
She was visiting at the country seat
of friend. One day the butler, who
was passing her the butter, hastily
withdrew the plate, saying: Excuse
me, madam, there is fly on the but
ter
"A fly, say ye!" came those never-to-
be-forgotten tones. 'How gat he
there?"
Upon which the buffers wits
promptly forsook him. and he began
tostammer unintelligibleex explanations,
to the vast amusement of the COM
pany.
His fate was similar to that of a
meek. young man who essayed conver-
sation WITH Fanny Kemble, the niece
of Mrs. Siddons. She also was pos
sessed of tragic manner, and tones
not much below those of her aunt
il fheir power of inspiring awe in the
Breasts of her listeners.
The unfortunate young man met
the actress at Rome, and as an open
ing remark after his introduction, said
timidly: II hear you have very fine
hotels in America"
''Sir!" was thundered at him, in
such way that he almost jumped
from pure fright. II have no hotels
in America!"
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
APRONS ARE IN DEMAND.
rhe.: se,r J, lr,rr..rra D'r<r ! ! IN !. size
and SHAPE from ciI-Fash-
'%5s'<@ a ~ iOneI Cove rings.

f$g i. i
When Becky Sharpe intended to
make an impressions Of singular fem
ininity she began to.work upon q little
shirt .des igiled 5priniarily for herSchi1d,
lsawdon jui',ior, but Which he younger
Cravle.y had years outgrown.
According to the same principle, but
with far from the same design, Chi
cago matron sslsed tot@~lecorate her
sleeves with linen cuffs whenever she
felt in Il specially virtuous and woman
ly mood. says the Chicago Chronicle.
The feminine caprice of the day has
passed from the cuff to the apron. The
ld-fashione ed badge of the old-fasll-
ioned housekeeper has passed~to her
newer-fashioned follower with less do
lnestic tendencies. But the apron it.
self is scarcely the practical but. ugly
possession of bygone day. 1t is dainty
and pretty and sheer and fancy. aAd
adds beauty to an old gown and hides
many wen-worn skirt: ~
The apron, which accompanies the
craze for. fancy work, will be much
in evidence at the seasllore and noun.
tain resorts this summer. 1t is made
of dainty muslin or lawn or di,nity and
is embellished' with embroidery. and
bows of rainbow Ribbon The end is
turned up to, form arrow of useful pock.
cts and each one is designed to hold silk
or wool or the thousand and one i'm
plements which women use for fancy
work. The band rs made Of d pretty
ribbon and fastened to one side are a
number. Of tiny ribbons Of the same
or a contrasting shade, holding scis-
sors, thirnble case. bodkin and other
necessary &ppendaGes.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
BARRIERS NOT GETTING RICH,
Their ProAts Do Not Come fron Those
.. Who Are Content with
Only q Shave.

''Ten cents is not enough for . good
shave," the barber said as he stropped
his razor and ga1ed at the aather-cov-
cred face of the man in the chair, re.
lates the Pittsburgh Post. "That is, it is
not enough for the proprietor of the
shop. Every man who goes into a
barber shop wants everything clean
and as hygienic as possible and yet
some vi these very men would make
dreadful fuss if. we were to raise our
prices from ten to fifteen, the figure
that should really prevail. Now, just
stop and consider for a moment. You
come in here and get into theHcha
of one of the men, who is an .employe
and not the proprietor. The work
man must know his business and be
first-class, otherwise we would not re-
tain our customers; he draws good
wages, in fact his per cent. of each
shave, figured on the number of an
average week, is seven cents on each
one. You will want clean towels used
on your face and that costs; you may
want bay rum or some sort of lotion,
and while there is not much used it
all counts in the course of a -, day.
There is the wear and tear on furni-
ture, the need Of new material at all
times; rent, pay or porters and the
general maintenance of a frst-class
place, and after that is all paid it
leaves about one cent profit on each
shave for the man who owns the shop.
tell you # it. wasn't for the haircut
ting and shampooipg that we do there
is many a shop that would have to
close it's DOORS.
''Oh, YES, we have a number of peo-
pie who come in here just to get
shaved and nothing more, and you
may be sure that there is not barber
in the place that does not know them.
They are not good customers and the
men appreciate this and do not show
any alacrity in waiting on them. You
see, a barber wants to make a good
showing in the amount of money
taken in and if he has nothing but
shave checks at the end OF the day,
why, he has not made for the man
who employs him much more than his
wages.
"The man who wants a shave and
goes into barber shop and finds all
the chairs filed with people who are
getting their hair cut and boards
trimmed feels very much like doing
a few lines of cussing, but it is not
so with the barber or the man who
runs the shop. The hair cuts are what
fill the lartler and add to the little pile
in the savings bank. would like to
see all the shops go to a Is cent
shave; that is, all the first-class ones.
1t is not much, and if the patrons of
these good places who think ten cents
too much will just take a day off and
go to one of the five-cent shops and
get shave he will have good reason
to realize what he is getting in the
better class ten-cent Shops"
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

neither guard nor officer. the thirsty
men ran to and into the fountain. As
the foot Of .one5man touched the water
and stopped tof1ll his canteen. the Off
Ger on horseback said. quietly but per-
emptorily: Take your foot out The
indignant soldier, looking up. said,
wrathfully IS Shut up; no banked
quartermaster's clerk can give order.
to me-
s''The officer put spurs to his horse,
and in an instant horse and rider rose
in the air and came down almost on
the STOPPING soldier and the words
were repeated: Take your foot out
now Looking up, the man saw that
the order came from Gen. Buell. him.
self. For hours the general command.
ing the army Of the Ohio sat there on
his horse guarding the precious water.
saying occasionally: Thirty thousand
men must drink here to-day, boys, and
the spring must not be fouled.' The
men accepted this as sign that bat.
tie. was immin1Iit.
'There was artillery firing all the
afternoon, but no battle, and again we
went hurrying forward. The next day
we marched IS miles and went into
camp at midnight. to have half rations
of -four issued, with orders to cook be-
fore daylight" Many men threw the
flour away in disgust. Others gathered
up clapboards and fiat stones and tried
to bake in that way. Our captain, who
had been used to roughing it, wrapped
great mass of dough. in oak leaves
and buried # sins the ashes of our rail
fire: He. produced large cake. rather
dirty, but we'll baked, and everybody
tried the schemes = =
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
THE ORloLE.

In blossom time the oriole filings
Out to the air the midnight wings:
His breast, that'swells so joyously,
fragment Is Of sunset sky.
In recess at the tree-top swung,
Fragrant, and with such colOrs hung
AS ne'er were wOve at Arras. there
He waits his sweetheart of the air, ~
knowing the love-tryst will be kept.
Ere many skies have cleaned or wept
He'll hear your voice. with answerln,
chime,
In blossom time.
What mural painting there n seen!
Ivory. pale rose and tender green,
And brown of bud, and CLINT Of dew,
Such fragrance in each dainty hue:
With turfy floor and columned bols.
The orchard for the oriole!
Yet each tint of the apple tree
Is far less glorious than he,
Lending to him glow more fair:
Young Vanity makes that his care
In blossom time.
How Justify he trills his cheer T.
To strike her coming listening ear!
His passionate expectancy =.
Transmutes his soul to melody.
The bees that to his call have come
Sound all in vain their deeper hum,
And lost upon the flowing air
Their drowsy twilight nocturne there,
Soon she will come from southland far
To where the scented petals are,
Beneath the bridal roof Of blue!
And me with thee, and you with true.
And kiss with bliss. will ever rhyme,
In blossom time. in blossom time!
-Caryl B. Storrs. in Youths Companion.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
THE LATEST IN DRESS.
Notes of the Fashions for I.adfea
Who Keep Up with the y
Times.

White gloves. except with black and
white costumes. are never worn SC
much as the varied tints of fawn. bis.
cult, nickel gray, cream. lilac and a
greenish gray, says fashion authority.
Silk skirts with silk jersey yoke
tops which cling closely to the figure
are one of the desirable novelties.
A novelty is u tight, high collar to be
worn with low-cut evening bodice.
1t harmonizes with the color of the
gown or with it's trimmings. and may
be of shirred mousseline de sole or vel.
vet enriched with cabochons or motifs
in Jewels OF metals.
The violet fad has taken violet turn.
and half a dozen harmonizing shat,es
of it are used OIL one-half, with a bunch
of blooms greater than even the most
devoted lover can hope to afford to send
his sweetheart at Easter.
Kharki now comes in different shades
to match different compleNions-a wise
provision of the manufact mer. for the
first muddy brown put on sale was ex.
cessive]y unbecomirg. 1t will be in.
material and notice how far from the
original will be the fabrics called by
that name two years hence.
The princess styles are to be used
for both street and house gowns. but
are made in much more graceful lines
than were formerly considered fashion.
able. The fronts are draped more often
than they are left plain, or have n
jacket effect given by bolero of lace
or cut work. This gown is only becom.
ing to the slender woman, and then
il is better to be draped.
Among the smartest gowns that are
made up intended for very slender wom-
ell are those of the ght-weight cloths
in the different pastel colorings and
most elaborately fashioned, with alb
solutely nothing of the tailor-lnade
look about them. It is astonishing what
a di Gerent appearance these gowns
present to those that are made of cloth,
and in what are known as the tailor
made styles.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
CoNcEALING MOVEMENTS.
Action Under Cover Daring the
S. "a ,''' Civil War. ,ss5- : II q

Some of the boys" said the SER.
geant, in the Chicago Inter Ocean,
wonder how it is possible for the Beers
in the Orange Free State to conceal
their movements from the British.
This sskillful covering of an army's
movements from the enemy seems to
be regarded by the rising generation
as something new in military warfare,
but it5Sisn't. We had several striking
examplessofSthis maneuver in our civil
war, notably in 1862. After Buell's
army had marched from Louisville
across Kentucky and Tennessee. had
fought in the battle at Shiloh and at
Corinth, it drifted eastward in June
and July tn trough Mississippi and Ala
bama toward Chattanooga.
"About the middle of August our d.
vision settled down into a camp at Nc
Minnville, as quiet as an ordinary coun-
try village. The boys believed that
Bragg was between them and Chat
tanooga, but they we're not. excited
about it: On. the evening of the 23d of
August orders were issued to strike
tents, pack, all the baggage in wagons
and burn all surplus stores. We moved
on the morning of the oath south Is
miles to Altamont, where we met other
divisions and were kept in line of battle
for two days. On the Goth we'returned
to McMinnville and went into our old
camp. On the goth it was reported
that McMinnville would be fortified and
that our division would remain there
permanently. That night we were hur-
ried into line and marched rapidly to-
ward Murfreesboro. and it leaked out
that Gen. Bragg had crossed the noun
tains to our left and had put his whole
army in motion toward Nashville or
toward Kentucky. 49,.
"The enemy's movements had been
30 completely covered that up to the
last minute Gems. Buell. and Thomas
had been in doubt as to Bragg's OBJ
jective point. They both believed that
they could force battle at Altamont
or McMinnyille, butsafter the troops
had been concentrated there Bragg
turned toward Kentucky and Buell.
started northward. So it happened
that two great hostile armies moved
on almost parallel roads for nearly 300
miles toward the same city, Louisville.
The men in-athe ranks were not in
formed as to the object of the forced
march or as to what was going on
about them, They simply knew that
the splendid army that had swept
/ Esouth*ard in triump phi across Kentucky
and Tennessee to Mississippi in April
was now, five months later, hurrying
back. They were full of fight, and they
wanted to fight, and they came to be-
lieve that their general wouldn't let
them fight.
Zone day about the middle of Sep
tember our division debouched into a
great plain. where the whole army was
concentrated. The men had been
marching all night, and water had been
scarce, and they were tired. hungry,
thirsty and irritable. AS they came
! now into the open there was before
them great spring of water bursting
from the rock earth like crystal food.
The tired men gave cheer. and, break
ing ranks, rushed toward the spring.
Two or three guards were standing
near it, and an officer. wearing a fat
military straw hat, was sitting on a
horse not six feet away. Heeding
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Mock Fried Oysters.

% Wash, trim and cook bunch Of oys-
ter plant ,(or. sa!sify) in boiling salt
water till tender. Drain and scrape off
the skin. Mash we'll and if stringy run
them through colander. TO one pint
of the satisfy add one teaspoonful of
-four, one tablespoonful of butter; one
well-beaten egg. and salt and pepper
to season highly. Take up small
spoonful and shape IL into an oval about
the size of a large oyster. dip them in
-four or very fine cracker crumbs and
brown them on each side.in hot butter.
Philadelphia Press.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
out that she might wave that deed In
the air and exclaim: ~.

out that she might wave that deed in
the air and exclaim: .
n telegraphed you about it, and
here it is. You are the owner of Para
disc mine at last!"n 49,.
The majors knees began to wobble
and he sat down. He was expected to
say something right away, but his
tongue refused to do duty. 1t was
long minutes before he could pull him.
self together and tell his story, and
there were dull thuds enough in it to
shake the chandeliers. K 1t amounted
to just this: He had made $4,000 by
sellinga mine, and.his wife had dropped
$3.50, 900 by. buying the same thing back
again.
Two days later Clark entered the
office and said he had found another
hole in the ground which could be
bought dog cheap and ''salted" to sell.
The major looked at him for long
minute and made no reply.
"Being that honesty don't pay"
mused Clark-''being that the world
has no use for integrity and an honest
man has got to bring up in the poor
house at last, let's you and u
The major held up his hands to stop
him. H..
"What's the matter? Has the Bos-
ton man got onto the trick and come
back to raise a row?'
"No, it isn't that" replied the major,
in voice as hoarse as if it had been
filtered through an army blanket.
1--WE sold Paradise for hundred
thousand dollars"
"Egad, but we did," .
"And my wife has bought her back
for . hundred and fifty thousand"
"Thunder!" gasped Clark. after a
painful silence, and he tiptoed to the
door and passed out without another
word or look over his shoulder.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
SHE BUILDS CHURCHES.
Boston Has Developed a New Sphe re
of Industry for WOmen's
Effort.

The Boston woman will not permit
herself to be forgotten, and, indeed, it
is fortunate that she keeps herself so
much in the public view. for. aside
from few idiosyncracies that are
easily forgiven in view of her other
Iowa BILE qualities, the Boston woman is
a very praiseworthy creature. One Of
the latest developments OF the woman
of the modern Athens has been in the
direction of architecture. Josephine
Wright Chapman is the latest wonder
of her sex, for she is an architect of
acknowledged ability. From her
Offices have come forth the designs for
some of the most beautiful houses and
homes in eastern Massachusetts, and
the plans for some of the most sue
cessfully beautiful buildings. Through
out the city and state are monuments
to her skill and her constantly in
creasing patronage can point to but
one thing, that her work is her best
advertisement.
At her Office she employs constantly
several draughtsmen, who are inces-
sanity occupied with work she has to
do. She has reached that degree of
success that is not compelled to seek
for something to do, but has merely
to wait for what comes.
The latest building for which it is
practically certain Miss Chapman's s
plans will be accepted is that which
it is proposed to build for the All
Saints Episcopal parish at Attleboro.
The growth of the church made a
larger edifice imperative year or two
ago and several months past tract
of land was purchased and Miss
Chapman made the plans for the new
church. The style is that OF an old
English abbey. The church will seat
275, but could be made to seat as
many more if necessary. 1t is in the
form Of "a cross, with seats in the
transepts, or projecting sides.
Another church which Miss Chap
man has led into the way of beauty
is that of the Episcopal parish at Leo
minister. This will be rather after the
old English chapel style and will be 30
feet in length and 40 feet in width.
The church will seat 300 persons and
the Sunday school room 200.
. Car Furnishes q Coward
Rough and harsh as he was. Nicho-
las l., czar of Russia, had meas
ure of chivalry in his disposition.
While driving through the streets of
st. Petersburg on one occasion he
caught sight of ap officer of his house
hold in the act of'upsetting an old beg
gar woman, whose hands were raised in
a prayer for aims. The official was
quite unmindful of the august witness
of his act and was rather pleased when,
a few hours later, he was summoned
to the imperial presence. Nicholas soon
undeceivetl him, and in the presence of
a dozen courtiers cut him to the quick
with his indignant reproof. Enough %
said Nicholas, finally; 'you walk up
and down. that corridor all night, and
every time you turn you will say, in a
:oud voice: L am a puppy: 4 am a
puppy!' Chicago Chronicle. .=y..
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
zEcOn0mixinx Iace.

Just now. so much lace is .worn in the
way of ties, scarfs. ete. thatNas poor
girl is inclined tosgiye dp4th Struggle
to be in the swim of the moment, as
laceTis such peHsh4bte Wear. But a
little lace goesea lqngway i It is care
fully, washed and onlyakeptHfo for special
occasions. Also late scarf or tie will
last four times longer if the bow Us
made separate and fastened on by tiny
pins than fitted every time it is put on,
Star. g. 5E E.
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"a Thtaalins Charge.

Capt. Theodore Mathenyi. who died
ginsPhiladelphia recently. was intimate
-ly concerned in one OF. the most thrill
ing episodes of the civil war; A Hun
garian, he was lieutenant in Gen.
Fremont's bodyguard. September, &c,
1861, this body of cavalry, numbering
300 men, was ordered to capture
Springfield. Mo-, which was held by
2.0o0 men. Mathenyi was ordered to
take 3osmen and attack 300. The
charge was successful forSSits boldness.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
In Cooking Fish.

Fish must be quickly washed, and
then put on ice-never allowed to re-
main in water. Frozen fish. however,
may be put in water till they thaw,
taken in the cooking, as underdone fish
is uneatable, and overdone fish loses it's
distinctive flavor. Baking fish should
be basted every IS minutes. "A five
pound fish will need to be baked one
hour. Raked fish are very sayory when
accompa nied by tomato sauce.-House. sa
wife 49, - -.