Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1898 — Page 7

r WASHINGTON LETTER. ■coking After Uncle Sam’s Big Guns An Jf Old Time Colored Gcnius-A Story of Speaker Reed. [Special Correspondence.) The generally unsatisfactory reports re< lived at army headquarters regardtug the care bestowed by artillery gar* tiseus to maintain in perfect order the expensive modern emplacements which are being rapidly completed on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts bus cause ci General Miles to issue an important general order, which is expected radically to ini) rove the condition of those defeusis on which the nation must rely in case of oflensive operations, although until congress authorizes the material inCjease of the artillery, as urg< d by the gecri tary of war, a proper manning of the complicated modern forts is out of the question. The ordir says: Care and Handling of Big Guns. ■ At ail artillery posts, forts and stations the care ami preservation of the carriages, magazines, ammunition >ud other artillery material, parapets, I ptatforms and grounds surrounding ✓them will be divided among the batteries thereof, and battery commanders will! tie held to a rigid accountability for a proper performance of these duties, in order that all artillery organizations! may be thoroughly instructed in the care and manipulation of all the kinds and calibers of guns, carriages, etc., Changes will occasionally be made in the assignment of these duties to the different artillery organizations. The ammunition service (trolleysand lifts) will be operated at intervals of, not exceeding seven days, and the differ-1 •ent working parts (pulleys, journals, •etc.) kept clean and lubricated Main Duty of the Artillery. It should be borne tn mind that the main duty of the artillery is to care for these expensive, high [tower engines of war, Icaiu their capabilities and their use under all circumstances, and the prop< r manipulation of range finders, converter boards, etc , used by them and also become thoroughly familiar with the charts of the harbors iu which they are serving. Vessel tracking with the guns, iu connection w ith the range finder and converter beard, will be frequently practiced. In order properly to carry out the spirit of this order w eekly inspections of the various batteries will be held, weather permitting, at the guns, for the care of which they are severally responsible The regular monthly inspection of the pest w ill include that of the guns, and thus the post or battalion Commanders will be enabled to know how well the battery commanders have performed their duties and what progress has been made iu familiarizing the troops with the duties which are required of them.

A Colored Genius. It is pretty well known to those who have informed themselves on the subject that Major L’Enfant, a French engineer, laid out the plan of Washington and that Andrew Ellicott was employed to complete the work, the big property owners of the day being combined against L Enfant lor the reason that some of the lines laid down by him ran into their property, as they understood, to the injury thereof, and that Ellicott did finish it It is not generally known, however, that Ellicott’s powerful engineer assistant was a colored man, Benjamin Laneker by name. Baneker was born and raised at Ellicott City, Md. His remains are in a cemetery there, unmarked and neglected, though he was the first colored man to distinguish himself as a mathematician and civil engineer in the history of this country. He possessed a wonderful genius for mathematics and the exact sciences, and Jung before he bad gained prominence as a civil engineer was the author of an almanac which ranked as authority. Aiailred by Jefferson. Among others who were attracted by it was Thomas Jefferson, who freely admitted that the work of Laneker deserved and commanded his praise. Baneker was 60 years of age when be ran ♦be Jims for the city of Washington. Be is described as a hue looking specimen of a man, very distinguished in appearance, having a head ami a suit of white hair not unlike in gtneial appearance those of the late Frederick Douglass. He wore a drab ccat of superfine broadcloth and a Quaker hat with a broad brim. It is not known exactly how much was paid to Baneker for bis services. Ellicott himself got only “§5 per day and expenses" for his services, which, the records show, Jefftrsou thought too much. In the letter to Major L'Enfant relieving him of the work President Jefferson states: "Ellicott is to goon to finish laying off the plan on the ground ami surveying and platting tbedistiict. I have remonstrated with him on the excess of $5 per day and his expenses, and he has proposed striking off the latter. ’’ Under these circumstances it is not probable that Baneker was paid tnnch. notwithstanding the value of his services. A Story of Speaker Heed. There is a good story concerning the attitude assumed by Mr. iteed as to his power in the house of representatives. Not long ago three or four men who are interested in a certain scheme of legislation called on the speaker, and after discussing the matter with him asked the question point blank: |gf*‘Mr speaker, if there appears to be a strong sentiment in the house in favor of- our measure, will you permit it to come up for consideration'” ■ Whereat the bitt speaker threw bis head back on his chair and gazed out the window for one whole minute with his eyes closed. I hen bis head fell upon his breast and remained another min•te. Meanwhile silence, dense silence, feigned. Finally the pall of stillness jras broken. The speaker raised bis ■tad, opened his eyes and said: ■ "Gentlemen, why ask mesuchaquesW o,1? 1 have nothing to do with it. ” Carl Schofield.

PEOPLE OF THE DAY. Rev. Hugh Johnston, President McKinley’s pastor, who has recently achieved notoriety by preaching sensational sermons, will conclude his five year pastorate at the Metropolitan Methodist church in Washington next March, and, in accordance with the regu/Ml Milk a ffife'lt a J I L r’L . i* Ip/ REV. HUGH JOHNSTON. lations of church law, will have to move 011 So if it is true that the president is displeased with his style of preaching he will be obliged to endure it only a month or so longer His successor will probably be the Rev. Frank M. Bristol of the First Methodist church of Evanston, Ills The sermons to which it is rumored the president took offense wero fiery discourses in which Dr Johnston scored Sunday newspapers, Sunday trains. Tan many Hall, the Roman Catholic church, etc Dr Johnston also has a custom of giving his flock political advice of a partisan nature and of touching on important topics of the day William M. Singerly. William M. Singerly. the conspicuous figure in the recent financial crash in Philadelphia and president of the Chestnut Street National bank, which went to Brash, has been for many years prominently identified with the com tnereiul affairs of the (Quaker City Besides his bank he has been largely interested in a variety of business enter-

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WILLIAM M. SINGKIH.T. prises, chief among which is the conduct of the Philadelphia Record, which influential journal lie has built up to its present standing since he acquired the property in 1877 Mr Siugerly was bom iu Philadelphia iu 1882. His father was the pioneer operator and builder of street railroads iu that city and accumulated a large fortuue Mr. Gingerly has also been active in politics, but has never held office. To Prepare a Hygienic Bath. One should eat little or no meat, as it heats the blood, overtasks the stomach and develops the sensual tastes and propensities. It is well to eat very little, if any, es breads or foods made from cereals, as they clog the blood and in time starve the bruin, causiug paresis. Vegetables contain little nutriment, and the stomach is distended from digesting so large a bulk yielding so little nourishment. Fruits, according to at least one prominent authority, who has written a book on the subject, are fit to be eaten only by those who Jive in the tropical climate, win re iruit grows to nearly a perfect condition in temperate zones it contains so much acid that it brings rnm to the digestive orgaus, causiug dyspepsia and also enfeebles the blood. Nuts contain too much oil and are hard to digest Cheese and the products of milk are unbealtbful to an extreme. As a food cheese must absolutely be avoided Fish food causes thin blood aud scrofula. In fact, a man cannot eat tish food and remain in health The foregoing facts have been condensed from writings on foods, diet aud hygiene If the hotel steward and chef cau evolve a cuisine that steers clear of the foods herein mentioned, he will no doubt set a healthful table for his guests. —Hotel World. Glasgow's Horrid Gloom. In Glasgow recently Miss Ellen Terry was seen leisurely carrying through the streets a picture which she had under her arm without any wrapping. The sight naturally attracted attention on the part ot passersby, the streets being busy with promeuaders at the time. The picture was one by (Jrehardson, which she had lifted from a picture dealer s gallery, telling him she would return it at the end of the week, but that she must have something in her rooms as an antidote to "your horrid Glasgow gloom Good Reason. He—Won t you let me have a kiss—now that 1 uni going aw ay for a day? She—ls you cau give any good reason why 1 should. I might think about it — possibly He—l should like to establish a precedent.—Harlem Life.

THE HOUSEHOLD. Eugrestiona delating to the Service of the Dinner Table Eaby Cul-ture-Tenderloin Cutlets. — A little talk on the service of the table which is found m Good Housekeeping has its word for maid, mistress ar- st. Among other things are the fol. g:The temperature of the dining room should be about (17 degrees when dinner is announced Later on, if the room becomes too warm, the waiter should lower a window or two and see that the room is kept at the proper degree tor the comfort of the guests. A new wrinkle in dining room ar- ■ rangement is to place the chairs at an angle with the table —till turned the. same way—thus allowing each person to stand between his chair and the ta-: ble in such away that the left baud may draw the chair into place. This; mode is particularly favored by the feminine element of a dinner party, since long skirts are more easily and safely managed when the chairs are so placi d. Cold or waiting plates, one for each person, are laid at first upon every well spriad table. Upon these are placed smaller ones containing raw oysters or other appetizers. These are brought in first before dinner is announced. If oysters are served, the plates are first covered with crumbled ice, and then on each plate are arranged five raw oysters and a quarter of a large lemon or the half of a small one. The oyster fork is laid with its points resting upon the waiting plate and its handle lying across the knives at the right. This fork is removed with the oyster plates. The rules governing the passing of foods by a waiter are quite simple. Wbi n there is no choice to be made by the person served, the waiter carries everything to his right side, and when the waiter is to remove anything from before a person at table be should lift it while staud’-’g at that person’s right side. But win n a person is to help him self from a dish the waiter should carry the dish to his left side and should hold it very near to or upon the table, while the person serves himself with a fork < r spoon or both, which should be placed upon the side of the food next to him Clives and like rcLsnes are now passed usually from one person to another at a table arranged tor the service of one waiter Often celery and grated cheese are also offered to the guests, though celery is not usually passed until after the dessert The cheese, with a cpn a 11l upon it. is first passed, each person help tug himself oa spoonful of the cheese, which he places iu the tiuy plate at the left of bis place Next comes the celery to be eaten with the cheese, into winch the ends of its stalks are dipped.

Baby Culture. Science corrects old meas of bringing up children The cradle must not roca — that is. when baby is in it Tins is considered to be almost as tearful a relic of barbarism us ure trilling, testing, cuddling ami .llier heathenish piactices. says a writer in The t un. who also tells that baby talk is now a dead language ten nee shudders at such sounds as, “ Es it sail turn to its own mu’zzer an be rocked, so it s all " The kissing of babies lias also fallen into disrepute In no respect nave manners toward children changed more completely than in this regard It is not the correct thing nowadays to punish a child, so they say You must "divert the child's attention. ’’ It sounds simple, and some mi t hers seem to find it so. When the baby howls for the inkstand. which you do not want him to have, you just divert bis attention to yesterday's newspaper, which you are quite willing he should have. That is the way it works. Tenderloin Cutlets. These tempting cutlets may be made, so the Boston Cooking School Magazine tells, of beef from the top of the round or from the flank, though it is designed I to use the lean meat, except "the eye," on a roast, the first two ribs on the front quarter But the meat through a meat chopper I several times, season with salt and pepper. also with onion juice or nutmeg if I I CUTLETS WITH POTATO PUREE. desired Shape into cutlets, egg and j bread crumb them and try»iu deep fat I Serve around a mound of sweet potato puree, with tomato sauce m a boat. When seasoned, garnish the dish with slices of tomato and spinach leaves. Cook, mash and season the potatoes j for the puree, then press a second time through the ricer Brass All the Rase. Ono bas evidently got around again to the age of brass, for every second woman in society is collecting objects small and large made of this handsome metal Brass beds, andirons, fenders and kettles by no means satisfy the fashionable craving for articles made of this most ornamental of materials In Demorest’s Magazine it is told that long mirrors for the stately new houses are now set in brazen frames of most elaborate design, panels of brass line the walls of the dining rooms, and vases large and small are made of the metal But brass in house decoration, lavish . though it is. invading the toilet table, ' writing desk and sideboard, is a fad distinct from brass collecting as an art Many women who for years have been gathering up book plates, tine china or jewels have now got nd of their treasures in order to devote time and money to brasses.

WOMAN AND FASHION. L’ecktios and Scarfs For Street and House Wear - The New Handshake. Tournures and Flounces. A conspicuous feature of the winter fashions is the variety in neckwear designed lor street and house w ar. These accessories are expensive if you buy them iu the shops, but an ingenious woman can easily make them at borne. One of the most useful ties is made of flowered lace, net, chiffon or silk iu fc A W Jx STYLISH NECKWEAR. black and colors. It folds twice around the neck and ties in a sailor knot in front.. Whatever the material may be, kilted frills finish the ends. Made of black chiffon, with two ruffles of yellow lace and a little puffing at the bead, the effect is stunning. These ties are arranged in a collar band, which keeps them in place, and the little frill cf lace or chiffon may finish the back if you like, as the tie is more becoming with it than without it, according to the New York Sun, which illustrates several pleasing styles of neckwear Collar bands of lace and chiffon, with two full plaited ends and a knot for the finish iu front, are also v< ry much W’orn. Other ties show longer rutiled ends. The New Handshake. The handshake, “model of 1898,” is out aud is going the rounds. It was in troduced toward the close of the last horse show aud has "made in England” stamped all over it It is lar removed from the pump handle shake Wheu the new handshake is properly done, it is a pleasing spectacle. It has u kind of stately Sir Roger de Coverley grace about it As described by the New York Herald, the “model of 1898,” although it is geared high, is considered by ex perts to be far superior to the style now in vogue. The uew style is commended because it admits of posts ami pauses. The shaker anti the shakee. following the hoiizontal, leverlike motion of their Lauds, may look into each other’s eyes. The pump handle handshake has heretofore taken so much attention that it is difficult to grasp bauds propeily aud si.y “Charmed!” at the same time Os course this new form is a further advance upon the old fashioned handshake. The fingers escape crushing, aud, owing to the high altitude, it is impossible to get a leverage sufficient to stop the circulation. The next style of handshake may be a more pronounced advance upon all previous methods. A young woman who seldom takes life seriously has suggested that the handshake of the f uture will be shaken over the shoulder. Tournures and Flounces. Yes. it has come! There is no use shuddering, for it won t do any good. The bustle is here again. Its coming was not heralded by any blare of trumpets. it simply “sneaked in,” so to speak, but you will find it in all the shops, even some examples of extreme types. Will it stay? Ah, that is the BUSTLES AND SPANISH FLOUNCE, question! And with the bustle comes the old fashioned Spanish flounce. They were here together before They hate} come back together, lhe New York j Herald, which makes the foregoing announcement, accompanies it with an illustration of several styles in tournures end one in the Spanish flounce. Mere Mention. The richest woman in the world is said to be Senora de Cousino cf Chile New York women are carrying plaid umbrellas. The latest novelty in the way of paper is military gray in color stamped in dark blue. All the newest gowns have a small bustle made in them and. where a wo- j man’s figure warrants it, also hip pads. Visiting cards are considerably smaller iu size this season, which, of course, i necessitates the adoption of smaller script The lettering is still heavy. That dainty little machine the letter scale is now to be found on many wo- , men s desks. The height of luxury isob-: tamed in the sterling silver scales.

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