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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-19
Gloom Mt the Weddings.

This part OF the performance over,
the worst is yet TO come. Dressed I'D in
stin silk and a starched collar, you are
expected 10 sit through the entire tere-
mony. while the happy Katherine y
made less than one. / cannot understand
the morbid curiosity which prompts the
usual woman 10 tTOt around from we'd
ding 10 wedding. Surely nothing coUil b.
more funereal in atmosphere than an
ordinary wedding. The ushers look
frightened and bored; the bridesmaids
look painfully self-conscious; the brid.. Il
a nervous wreck; the bridegroom il in a
condition OF semilunacy. the mamnas
are weeping. and the guests look as awed
and depressed as IL an execution were
about 10 take place. You feel yourself
gettign red about the face aad per spring
about the brows, and you are morally
certain that everybody who looks al GU
Is pointing you out as 'kathefine's sclaol
chum, who-nO, she isn't married ,ei.
The gossipiag wedding guests n that
clever marriage scene. In tie play CT
The Moth and the Flame weren't worth
mentioning beside the goss!ping ae5ding
guests at an ordinary Washington Ji.pe
wedding.
Another Of the sorrows Of June IL the
strawberry festival This unique form Of
nineteenth century inquisition Is not con.
hned within the boundaries u the city.
IL spreads to the suburbs ard blossoms
forth Oh Columbia and Washington
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-19
In n Clas. BY Themsei,e..

garden, driving. and piazza wear All de-
pends on the delicacy Of the design and
the elaborateness OF the making.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
Neu TYNE of "rommAn

DIR, Conan Doyle contributes to the
Friend of the Free State, published
BY war correspondents in Bloemfon-
tein. a picturesque description OF the
British infantry. He says:
"Who could have conceived that haa
seen this prime soldier in time Of
peace that he could so quickly trans
form himself into this grim, virile bar
barian? Bulldog faces, hawk faces
hungry wolf faces, every sort OF face
except weak one. Most of them have
swarthly faces and lean a little for
ward, with eyes steadfast and features
impassive, but resolute.
F'Here is clump of mounted lntan-
try, with grizzled fellow, like a fierce
old eagle, at the head Of them. Some
are named like lions; some have young
keen faces, but all leave an impression
of familiarity upon me. Yet | have
not seen irregular British cavalry be-
fore. Why should it be so familiar to
me-this loose-limbed, head erect,
staggering type? Of course, l nave
seen it in the American cowboy over
and over again. Strange that few
months on the veldt should have pro-
duced exactly the same man, as springs
Srom the Western pralrles.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
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or the side of the hous--sntl aeSs e1he
exact time Of its disappearance behind
it.
Watch the same star the following
night, for the motion Of the earth will
cause it to disappear behind the CHM
ney exactly three minutes and Sc Sec
onds earlier than it did on the first
night, and that is what your watch
will show, if it be keeping accurate
time. Let us suppose that you saw
the star disappear at s o'clock on the
first night; then on the second night
it will disappear at three minutes and
Sc seconds before 8.
If you find, therefore, that the star
disappears at three minutes before 8
on the second night, according to your
watch, you will know that your watch
has gained 56 seconds in the "a hours;
if it disappears at four minutes and ST
seconds before 6 your watch Will have
lost one minute.
Ii the sky be cloudy for, say, three
nights after your first observation, so
that you cannot see the star, You have
only to multiply three minutes and Sc
seconds by three aud deduct the prod
net from the time of your first obser-
yation to find the time that your watch
should give. It is hardly necessary
to say that you should use one Of the
fixed stars, and not planet, as your
guide. Chicago Record.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
A Long Voyage.

How would you like to remain five
months on a ship as passenger? IL
these days of fast travel that seems to
be waste of time, but some people
like it. A sailing vessel that recently
came into Portland, Ore, brought
two passengers from Boston, Mass.
The ship sailed all the way down the
Atlantic coast, around Cape Horn and
then up the Pacific coast, all along
South America and our coast states,
the voyage lasting 151 days. The
passengers expressed themselves as
delighted with their experience. They
went ashore at every port the vessel
touched, fshed at every opportunity,
read many books, played games aud
enjoyed themselves in many other
ways. As they remarked, when inter-
viewed, it was healthful and inter
esting trip, such as would pay any
-one to take, at least once in life
tlLnS.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
A HuhaiO Duel.


In his concluding paper on ''Ihe
National Zoo at Washington, in the
Century, Ernest Seton-Thompson de-
scribes duel between two buffalo
bulls.
The Buffalo herd had SO far reverted
to the native state that the old bull
ruled for several years, much as he
would have done on the Plains He
was what the keeper called mot bad
boss" that is, he was not malicious in
his tyranny. One of the younger
bulls made an attempt to resist him
once, and had to be punished. The
youngster never forgot or forgave this
and year or so later, feeling himself
growing in strength, he decided to
risk it again. He advanced toward
the leader, John L. and shook his
head up and down two or three times,
in the style recognized among buf-
falo as a challenge. The big fellow
was surprised, no doubt. He gave a
warning shake, but the other would
not take warning. Both charged. But,
to the old bulls amazement, the
young one did not go down. What
he lacked in weight he more than
made up in agility. Both went at it
again, now desperately. After two or
three of these terrific shocks the old
one realized that he had not now his
old-time strength and wind. As they
pushed and pafried. the young bull
managed to get under the other, and
with a tremendous heave actually
pitched his huge body up into the air
and dashed him down the hillside.
Three times the old bull was thus
thrown before he would yield, and
then he sought to save his life by
fight. But they were not now on the
open Plains; the pen was limited, and
the victor was of a most ferocious
temper. The keepers did what they
could, but stout ropes and fences in
terposed were no better than straws.
The old bulls body was at last left on
the ground with 63 gashes, and his
son reigned in his stead. This is one
of tie melancholy sides Of animal lie
the weak to the .WalL the aGad
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
The Left SidA Slit

Almost invisible if made by smart
tailor is the tiny strap of cloth, care
fully lined and stitched, known as
the left side slit. 1t is so called be-
cause it is put on the left side of a
tailor bodice, quite high up, to hold
your pink or white carnation or your
sweet violet in place. 1t runs good
waist to have it used as a pilcushion,
and also the strain of forcinethe vio-
lets under tight pin is apt t6lepress
the garment here. Have one of
the left side Sits int9duced
into tie jacket of that new gown
which your favorite tailor il now
building" Building" is clriOas
phrase to apply to gown; still it is
customary to say that such and such
a toilet was built by Doucet Or Paquin,
as the case may be. Architectural
terms Seem -..-~-~--rp-opriate to the
lowering structures of millinery EWnie,s
some women carry upon the head.
Ar elevator and fire shut,ers are
about the only modern improvements
which some of these sky-scrapers ap-
near to lack.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
Annie Harvey was ailing.

Annie Harvey was alllng.
ga breath of sea air might do her
good" said old DR.. Goodwillie; and
to the seashcre she went.
The little steamer Rose Standlsh
carried its load of passengers safely
through all the windings Of that
crooked channel which leads to the
dock of ancient bingham.
Mrs. Helen Sackie and her invalid
charge, Annie Harvey, were glad to
accept the offered aid Of gentleman
fe,low-passenger, who pla ed them in
a carriage, which conveyed them over
to the beach at Nantasket.
The sea wrought wonders in Annie
Harvey. Before three days she was
flirting outrageously with young Per-
kins of Boston, whose mother had
learned from Mrs. Sackie by sharp
cross-questions the undoubted respect
ability lid est, dollars and cents Of
her charge.
Miss Harvey had also condescended
to smile graciously upon her fellow
passenger On the Rose Standish, Mir.
Wallace of Denver. But when that
gentleman invited her to ride she was
engaged for the same pleasure with
young Perkins and his mother. Let
him make what advances he would,
Perkins was continually in the way;
yet Perkins was, to use the plain but
expressive language Of John Wallace,
"ar Internal fool" still, none the less
troublesome for that.
But John Wallace was in loyefor the
first time in his life, and he was not
man to let triaes OF simpletons stand
long in his way if he could help it.
SO he persevered in his wooing, and,
at last thought he might venture to
iFa-Te7+A-tbat most tickle lady, Annie
Moreover, his business deMse..5.
his speedy return, for he was yet too
poor to afford any long vacation. He
found Miss Harvey on the veranda
busy with crochet or some other femi-
nine employment He invited her to
ride; but Mrs. Perkins reminded her
of prior engagement. Mr.. Wallace
expressed his regret, for it was his
last day at the beach. That irforma-
tion seemed to startle Miss Harvey,
for she at. once laid aside her work,
and, saying she would be happy to
ride with Mr.. Wallace, went to her
room to dress.
Ancient Hull has, or had, 10 lawful
voters. Rotation in Office would per-
NIT each voter -IepEssa3t.- Il 2iR thn
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
Fashions FcS sland 80
-,.nd Fare

Fashions Fssa blond lace, ~~a.
The old-faseerred over it, is revived
a pattern KS
"sslpS ssSlice bodice fronts with long
sSf ends and fchus, boleros' and
countless guises of the fancy waist
are among the attractions tor the SUM-
mer season.
Elephants, the good luck eno'e4s
Of 1900, are made in gilt or SILVER iu1S S
many different articles sueh as Gun
links, leaf pins, or Little charms 10 @'-
tsSa4o chains>
There are buttons on most or the
sn;ts orsor two small fancy buttons
nsnarS, to give sonch Of color to the
aswns, but in some there are small
rbuttons the color of the suit.
Heliotrope and pale blue arc colors
that have been seen in combination
for some time, and in the latest hats
pink in a pale shade is seen, COM
bined with the two other colors.
Many of the newer stocks are made
entirely of satin. Some of them are
in O solid color stock and tie, and
others have the stock Of one color, the
tie of white, the edges bound with
the color.
The latest variation in the fashion
able corset dispenses entirely with a
mart of the bust eusset, which changes
the lines materially, while it preserves
the natural curves of the figure. This
style of corset is especially recon-
mended to wear with decollete gowns,
Buttons are brilliant and are made
in Jewel effects. They are small, witt
Jewel settings-rubies, sapphires, EN-
eralds, turquois, any stone one car
name surrounded with diamonds
Those are the stones copied, and the
buttons are beautiful and two or three
brighten up suit wonderfully.
Boleros are in evidence, never as
much so. They are built with revers
and sailor collars; also without any
reyers or collars and cut down a little
in the back. They are cut straight,
or rather round at the bottom ant
with an upward point in the back
They are fashioned of every. known
fabric from lace and null to cloth
velvet and satin.
The noteworthy feature of tn
change in hair dressing is the less ag
gressive pompadour, the cart-whee
variety having been discarded entirei'
by those who profess to be IN tn
fashion at all. The hair is pulled gu
at the sides in the softest manner an
arranged much fatter on top. Some
tiroes there is a suggestion of par
!, at one side, and the hair IS csrrie'
carelessly ACROSS the forehead IN
curve.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
All Violin Makers.

The only place in the world where
-iolin making may be said TO consul
,ute the staple industry is Markneu-
kirchen, in Saxony, with its numerous
surrounding villages. There are alto
gether about IS, 900 people in this dis
srict engaged exclusively in the manu-
facture of violins. The inhabitants,
from the small boy and girl to the
wrinkled, gray y-headed veteran and
aged grandmother, are ail constantly
employed making some part or other
OF this musical iustrume1k
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
NAAA~~ ~~N~~~c
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
SNNO~ ~~~~N@O
The Dollies' Mamma.

Such busy little woman!
Such burden on her shoulders
This big family whose numbers
Must bewilder ali beholders.
You can count them by the dozen,
declare, and they're all girls, too;
All with pink and white compilations,
All with lovely golden curls,too.
Though the brood she has about her s
Never fed, none cries, {" lis pity
And small wonder, when they always
Look SO smiling, plump and pretty.
And, besides, just to remember
All their names must keep her busy
Then try to tell who's who; now
How your head whirls and grows dizzy!
Still with pretty forehead puckered
She tries hard to do her duty,
And to make each little figure
An e'er changing thing Of beauty
They are dressed and they are undressed,
Thus she apes her elders follies
Till you surely think somebody
Should stand up for these poor dollies.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12


Jimmy. And he had
the city, and the only
ever seen were horses, 4Sgs and cats.
But he had heard of ieopards, because
one Of his boy friends had told him
all about them and how they had
spots on them and taey could climb
trees and eat people.
Well, one day he went to the coun-
try, and in course of time his cousin,
who was older than lie, helped him in
to an apple tree and then went into
the house to get sometbing-maybe it
was an apple.
Jimmy was rather alarmed at being
left alone in the tree, brit he managed
to stay there. Suddenly he saw
beast come prowlingup the road. 1t
was about the size OF a leopard, as he
imagined, and it vas covered with
spots even larger than leopard would
have, so it must b. Thought Jimmy
a very awful kind Of leopard. And, to
make things worse, this leopard had a
pair of horns and large, ferocious-
looking ears, and every now and then
il roared like tbs: "Moo-oo, moo
co." Jimmy vas frightened half to
death. But he lad the slim hope that
the beast would 10 away without see-
ing him.
Oh, horrible! The animal came right
to the tree, and tut its head right up
among the bra4ches, and began to
sniff. Then it ae an apple. Jimmy
was sure that n moment it would
climb the tree ,fter him, so he got
up to the top ofthe tree, though how
he did it he ouldn't tell next day.
He was weak and white with fear
when he reahed the top branch.
The dreadful least now came close to
the trunk anC began to rub up and
down. Now be would spring up into
the tree, beyorda Doubt But just as
Jimmy thought he was crouching for
a spring he say his uncle come out of
the house, and he screamed to him,
sOh, Uncle Cd, save me! save me!
This leopard i going to eat met
Now, some uncles would have
thought the natter huge joke, but
Uncle Ed was not that kind. He
knew that tolittle Jimmy the horned
beast was as bad as the most terrible
leopard that ever roamed the jungle,
and so he went over to the tree and
said, "My 10y, you ere safe while I
am here, because, in the first place,
this kind ofleopard can't climb tree,
and, in the second place, it isn't
leopard at all, but COW, and, in the
third place, it is Daisy, our pet COW,
and if you will take my word for it,
YOU can ride on her back as if she
were horse.
There was something in Uncle Eds
voice that had very calming effect on
Jimmy, and inside of two minutes the
dreadful leopard that had come to eat
him was turned into good-Datured
old COW, and he rode her all around
the place, holding on to Uncle Eds
hand.
Now Jimmy is grown up and has
Jimmy of his OVID, but he will never
forget the horror of that FIVE minutes
with a horned leopard. Outlook.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12

"
Sknew that sic was heiress to the lands
and money of her prudent though odd
father, and she had Eeen told that tho
money had been doubled and quad.
rupled in the careful hands of Uncle
Mallory.
But another thing she had not been
told, thst would have been pleasanter
in her ears than all this. She certain
~ had lovers; but they were such
milk-and-water fellows that she could
not for the life OF her help thinking
of them as she did her uncle's oxen,
great, harmless, good-natured animals
good enough, but so dull.
y Among the friends of Peter Harvey
Vas Robert Wallace, ALI honest, hard.
working man, but singularly unfog
tunate. If a COW became choked eat
ing turnips, it was his COW; if boy
went to sleep in meeting and was
marched out in disgrace, or warned
from the pulpit, it was sure to be his
boy. When the minister's bees
swarmed on Sunday and refused to go
into the nice new hive, out of hun
dred heads present they selected his
head and fought sharply for resting
place there.
His wife nailed a horseshoe over
the door and he drove his oxen and
horses with witch hazel rod, but still
the troubles came. Finally old Kizzie
Brock threw salt in his we'll, and from
that day forward his troubles ceased
Within an hour after old Kizzie had
settled the witches in the well, Peter
Harvey came riding down the lane,
singing his favorite song, Comm
Through the Rye, "a sign that he was in
an excellent good humor. After stop
ping to have chat and taking drink
from the well, he proposed to Robert
Wallace to sell the few animals and
other things he could not take with
him and emigrate to Illinois,; and,
drawing out his well-flled pocket
book, he counted him $500 for the
journey.
Great was the Joy of the Wallaees
at this unexpected act of friendship.
''But," said Peter Harvey, when be
had written out d note for the money,
made payable when convenient, ''yol
must give me security, and I'll just
take mortgage on this colt" AMI
he clapped his hand on the head CT
one of the half-doZen lads who callel
Robert Wallace father.
With true Scotch humor the mort
gage was executed and recorded AMI
Robert Wallace, with his household,
started for distant Illinois.
Like all enigrants to a new
country, he had his troubles, but il
the end prospered He owned broad
acres, and cattle and horses in abun-
dance, ard after eight years on the
prairies, he said to his wife:
'sWhe1 the crops are secured We
will go back to old Ryegate and take
a look once more at the green hillochs
of Vermont. -
't.And mind you cancel that mort
gage and make me a free man, said
John Wallace, now a young lawyer IN
'Peoria.
s.Pm thinking the lad intends to
marry and wants to make clean
record, :" said his mother, laughing.
But Robert Wallace and his wife
never saw their Scotch friends in old
Ryegate, nor the green hills of Fet-
most. Before stIlle crops were gathered
rnsn andlss were cut down by Il e
haF9esses Death, and their iglbe s
<sSd then side - side under EIs sssre'ss
- Sowa hands had planted
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
Queen Yietorla,s Gracious Act.

A member OF the British Parliament
tells charming story Of the Queen
and Lady Roberts. When Lady Rob
erts visited Windsor Castle, a few days
before she sailed for the Cape, the
Queen handed her small parcel, say
ing:
s'Here is something L have tied up
with my own hands, and that l beg
you will not open till you get home.
Lady Roberts found that the parcel
contained the Victoria Cross, won by
her dead son by his gallantry at Co.
lenSO.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12

xNEWS AND NOTES
s FOR WOMEN.
A Pretty Neck.

A woman's neck needs as much al
tention as her face if she wants to
keep it in good condition. Rub a
little cold stream well in every night
after washing, then wipe the skin with
a soft rag to remove all unabsorDed
grease. Lemon juice and rosewater,
mixed in equal proportions, rubbed on
and left to dry in will help to whiten
the neck
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12

John Wallace, the son, with whom
this story has to do, with that rest
lessness common to western life, had
gone still further wost, and finally
located in Denver, aad there he pros
pered slowly, as young lawyers in new
places generally do.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
To Regulate Your watch by the s.ars.

To Regulate Your Watch by the S.ars.
Few persons know, perhaps, that
watch may be moro easily and more
accurately regulated by star than by
the sun. The reason is that the mo-
tion of the earth with reference to the
fixed stars is perfectly uniform, while
with reference to the sun it is not.
Select window on the south and
giving view of a chimney or of tho
side of house. To the side of the
window attach piece of cardboard
with little hole bored in it. The
card must be so placed that You can
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
Women in Germany.

Woman's progress in Germany has
been so considerable in the last few
years as to be worthy of record. As
recently as' January the federated Gov
ernment decided to admit women to
the study of medicine, dentistry and
pharmacy. The University of Gies-
sen voted by large majority to admit
women to the philosophical and law
faculties, and at Berlin the doctors
degree was conferred for the first time
upon q woman. The Society for the
Reform of Education for Women has
already founded gymnasiums for girls
at Leipsic and Berlin, and last year
another was opened at Hanover. Ell
Fl. ,ooI,,no 70 aota 1>li oh c11 nh
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-06-12
ADoc With a Conscience.

Laddie was Scotch collie. He
lived on a large, beautiful green milk
farm. and his business was to take the
COWS to and fro through the shady
lanes, from the Darn to the pasture,
and from the pasture home again at
sunset. Laadie liked this work, and
he did it as we'll as man could. He
seemed to know every COW by name.
If he were told to take Buttercup to
her stall, he would go among the COWS
and single out Buttercnp, and drive
her to her own place in the barn.
It was because Laddie was so bright
and capable about everything he tried
to do that one day The idea came into
his mistress's head that he could learn
to do the churning,
So she had large wheel made, with
broad tire, and this wheel was at
tached to the churn. At the end of a
week Laddis had learned his part.
When the churning was to be done he
was called, and was expected to Jump
up on the wheel, after which strap
was fastened to his collar to keep him
there, and his duty then was to tread
the broad tire as if walking. His steps
caused the wheel to turn the crank of
the churn. At this task he had 70
labor until the creSl5ras changed in-
to butter.
Laddie learned TO do this duty very
we'll, but he never learned to like to
do it. 1t was dull business to walk on
one spot and never getauywhere! His
head and tail always went down when
he was called to "Come and churnl"
Once in while he would hide away
on churning morning.
One day Laddie cane into the house
looking very downc;!st and guilty. 1t
was not churning norning, but he
went into the milk room where The
churnipo was ALWAYS done. mounted