Daily Greencastle Banner and Times, Greencastle, Putnam County, 12 April 1895 — Page 4

THE BANNER TIMES, GREENCASTLE. INDIANA, FRIDAY APRIL 12. 1895

Byzantine Rugs

are

made by

in soft new

Are a new production in this country. 1 hey McCallums, of Philadelphia, of the best wools,

colorings, are somewhat similar to Smyrna Rugs except they are finer, softer and more easily handled. I hey come in sizes suitable for large rooms, 2 , j by 3 yards, 3 by 3 yards, or 3 by 4 yards, or if you need an odd shape we can have it made for you in a short time. These rugs may be had only from us,prices are very reasonable.\\ ith a handsome rug and

nice fine

STRAW MATTING

NEW CROCHET WORK. IT IS AN EMBROIDERY KNOWN AS CANVAS CROCHET. This Promise# to Divide Honors With Crocheting Over Molds The Material# Ke(jutrtMl Are Not Only Simple, hut Inexpensive and Easily Obtained. Tlio new art of crochet embroidery, known also as canvas crochet, is a fresh proof that the possibilities of startling novelties in crochet work aro by no means exhausted. The method of crocheting over molds has not yet lost its popularity, and fresh ideas are continually being added to this line of decoration. This does not, however, prevent another novelty from appearing aud dividing honors with it. One great advantage claimed for crochet embroidering is that the materials called for are so simple, so iues-

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You may lit up your rooms a total expense less than

in the most artistic manner, with many kinds of carpets, and but

little more than an ordinary carpet. Your house will be in every way fresher and cleaner. If you will try it this spring, if you have but one room needing attention, we are suie you

will be so well satisfied nothing else will satisfy you future. We do not hesitate to say we have in

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in the

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ed. One works on the old lines with

now double the combined matting stocks of the place ^ od ‘ a foundation.

this diHVrenoo-

ranging in price from 10 to 50 cents a yard.

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COUP’S HIPPOPOTAMUS. It Was I’svful to the siiowmen and to an Unscrupulous Sunday Paper.

[Special Correspondence.J

RociiESTi.it, April 1. — “The recent death of \V. C. Coup, the showman, whose name must bo very well known throughout the Unite I States,” said a veteran newspapi r man of this city in one of the hotels today, “reminds me of a fako newspaper sensation that was worked here some 13 or Id years ago in which Coup's hippopotamus played the part of leading fictional character. “Coup, who was then in his days of decline as a shea^nan, was running a tout exhibition which he called an unequaled eqnesourriculum. I have never seen this name since he used it, and I don’t know jus*-what it means. It had something to do with horses, of course, aud his show was made up mostly of them, but his hippopotamus was his pride and joy, aud its remarkable qualities were made the chief feature of his advertising. Now, there was then in this town a Sunday newspaper, since dead, the publishers of which were about as near collapse as was Coup. So closely hauled was the sheet that the street sales were nursed every Sunday as they have rarely been watched on any other paper, fur if they fell below a certain

figure any week it would be impossible D(H ^ tc for the gtock U80(i) to raise enough money to pay for the but th(J e9 of tho colliposiluIn M -paper Kt. fc,-rv<L that meant dire dis- lt , g niore thaQ au evun chunoe

tress. This condition had become so serious and so chronic that every Saturday night the two young proprietors took counsel together, and if there were no real selling sensation in sight they

used to invent one.

“One Saturday night things looked i pretty blue about the office. Nothing at

of Having l, r en got in'oxtrenie haste. The big beast, according to the fako story, had rushed off to the northeast of the city after his escape, had found his way to Irondequoit bay and had plunged into Us waters after destroying some acres of standing crops and several ap-

ple orchards.

“Tlio local regiment of militia, tho story concluded, had been called out and had pursued the animal, but in vain, and as a last resort a ten pounder cannon had been taken to tho spot and was being trained upon the hippopotamus when tho reporter had to leave for tho office so that the paper should have j the story. All day long that Huuday the people of Rochester streamed down to the bay, anxious to see the ruined crops and orchards and to learn what was the i result of the cannonade that was about to begin when tho reporter left. Tho homeward bound stream began pretty early, but the tide of those going down did not abate till long after noon. Meantime the street sales of the paper boomed as it was hoped they would, and the old drum cylinder press on which tho sheet was worked was kept running till 11 o'clock, aud then the stock of paper on hand ran out. Next day the j publishers got a telegram from Coup for 6,000 copies of the paper, and the total tinanuial returns were sufficient

STITCHES IN CliOCIIET EMIlltOlliKHV.

pensive and so easily within reach, an j ordinary crochet hook, almost any kind : of wool or silk suitable for crochet work | and penelope, or silk canvas, such as is used for Berlin wool work or needle tapestry, being all that aro needed for the work. Thou, as to designs, almost

any conventional pattern will servo.

' They may l>o bought already traced on ; canvas. There are plent}- to bo had that are entirely suitable, although prepared

for other kinds of needlework. Then,

tr> ckiraw “8 aiD » no uew stitches have to ho learn M.UL1V lumiww i |.„ OI1 tllool ,| linos witL

that canvas is intro-

This now factor in tho work produces a marvelous change in the appearance of the finished piece. It partakes entirely of tho nature of em-

| broidery.

Tho method of working is simple,

j Large pieces aro best worked in a firm

embroidery frame, but smaller articles may be executed in tho hand, although in tho latter case it will be a little more

| difficult to handle tho thread properly j underneath the canvas. Tho Ladies’

Home Journal, which announces the advent of the now crochet embroidery, also illustrates the inaunur of applying

! the principal stitches in use. There is

tlio simple chain stitch, which may be drawn through each succeeding hole iu

i the canvas, or over two or three holes

at a time, either in straight rows, zigzag, on the cross or indeed following any given lines, curved or otherwise.

! Then there is the chain stitch that is

worked alternately in tvorows of holes. Tho cord stitch is also a very showy, useful stitch. By elongating tho loops on either side over two, three or more holes at a time the ground is quickly and to the uninitiated mysteriously covered. It is merely a chain stitch worked over two or more divisions of tho canvas on alternate sides. If worked loosely, it gives a more raised, cordliko effect than when drawn fiat on tho canvas. The remaining stitch answers to the double or treble of ordinary crochet according to whether it covers one or two holes in tho canvas. It can be worked straight or slanting. it

i 01

covers

r. • IfMa.T.MtMUl CROCHET DESIGN KOI! DUACES. the ground with amazing rapidity. The noedlo must bo held somewhat flat against tho canvas while working, in order to keep the top of the stitch even and firm. Numbered with several popular designs, sketched by tho authority quoted, is one for a gentleman’s braces. It is worked on silk canvas. The pattern is continuous. The edges are turned in and crocheted over. The braces can bo lined with a bright colored silk, if preferred to a white lining.

that the after effects of

oven

tho fako were

bad enough to make up for the little j

boom the story gave the paper, but < ' omll,eu ’

thero is no question that it was a sue- i

cess that day. ’’

Charles Applebee.

all was iu view, aud it did seem as if there was no chance whatever of tho requisite number of papers being sold. At about 10 o’clock in tho evening one of the proprietors had an idea. Ho communicated it to the other fellow, who agreed that it was a good one. Then tho man with the scheme went into a little den that was shut off from the r"st of the office, sat down and wrote hard and fast till about 1 o’clock. Every few minutes the other proprietor would reach in through tho little hole iu the wall and take whatever was finished of tho story, read it over, embellish it with subheads and give it to the foreman. Meantime tho composing room door was locked, so that no one could got in or out, and tho office served the men with coffee aud sandwiches free. “The paper was hold au hour that morning, but when it did come out it kicked up a big sensation. On the fiist page, leading everything, was a four column accconnt of the escape of Coup’s hippopotamus—Coup had been showing hero that week—as the equescurriculum ■was being loaded on the train to go to Canandaigua, the next stand. More than half the story was double leaded, aud it was all told in tho most detailed and matter of fact style. The copy had even been out in four line takes, so that the ar{icle should have the appearance

The Weight of » Name. Scales aro now made of such nice adjustment that they will weigh anything to the smallest hair plucked from the eyebrow. They are triumphs of meohanisNi aud are inclosed iu glass cases, its tho slightest breath of air would impair their records. The glass cases have a sliding door, and as soon as the weight is placed in the balances the door slides down. Tho balances are cleared again ami made ready for further use by the pressing of a button, which slightly raises tho beams. Two pieces of paper of equal weight can be placed iu the scales, and an autograph written in pencil on either piece will cause the other side to ascend, and the needle, which indicates the divisions of weight, even to the ten millionth part of a pound and less, will move from its perpendicular. A signature containing nine letters has been weighed and proved to be exactly two milligrams, or the fifteen thousand five hundredth part of an ounce troy.—Current Literature.

The Past Is Onr».

If cruel hamU attempt to blight The fruit we hoped the years wrould bring, They never can destroy outright Thu sweet* that round the blossoms cling. So, though they may our way pursue And seek our highest hope* to blast, One thing they have not power to do, They cannot rob us of the past. —Thomas Freeman Porter.

Urovrn Bread Recipe.

A Rhode Island housewife contributes this recipe to Good Housekeeping: Three half pint cupfuls of Indian

same of ryemenl, one-half

or two-thirds cupful of molasses, according to taste, sour milk enough to mix—it will depend somewhat upon the kind of meal and tho consistency of tho milk. It will bo bettor if the milk is solid “bounyolabber” and will probably tako about 2 cupfuls, half a teaspoonful of saleratus stirred in the milk and a little salt. Steam four hours, taking caro not to let the water stop boiling. Set in tho oven to form a top crust, if

liked. Uso no sweet milk.

Fashion Echoe#.

There is a fad again for black gowns. There is a tendency to tlio old fashioned shoulder seam, which curves quite over the shoulder. It holds tho arm down and impedes freedom of motion, and every sensible woman considers it

as undesirable.

Black skirts and light colored bodices aro just uow a favorite combination. Parasols are already temptingly displayed in tho shop windows, bilk veiled with chiffon and lace affords popular

covers.

In tailor made skirts thero is very little change from those which are fall iu the back aud at the sides and quite plain in front btrapped seams aro a feature of tailor gowns. The bang is now little used on children's hair. The preferred arrangement for little girls from 6 to 10 is in loose curls about the face, with the hair hanging to the shoulders, the ends loosely curled.

SHORT STORY WRITERS. Bprcial Gift# of Many lirlKht Men and Clever Womeu. [Special Correspondence.] New York, April 1.—A foreign country is to one’s own country, as has been said, a kind of posterity. This is spoeially true of literature. When an author is welcomed and praised abroad, ho may rest assured that his fame will reach another generation. Whatever value tho early Americans may have set on tluir writings immediately after the establishment of their independence they were not recognized as a literary people until early in the present century, when Washington Irving and subsequently Fen inure Cooper were accepted in Europe ns authors of freshness, individuality and power. Since then our lit rary reputation has stoadily and rapidly increased across the sea, aud now most of our books aro not only reproduced in Great Britain and her colonh s, hut are translated into tho loading continental languages. Our fame in fiction stands highest for short stories, and deservedly perhaps, for our nova Is and romances in guneral arc' not ranked thero as equal to those of tho old world, fast as they are gaining m originality and strength. Irving indeed won his first substantial renown by tho “Sketch Book,” the first volume of which lie printed in London at his own expense, though Murray later gave him if'd,000 for the complete work. It is a collection of short stories, tho most notable of which are “Rip Van Winkle’’ and tho “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and attracted immediate attention from its novelty and tho beauty of its sentiment and style. It mu t bo more than 50 years since Edgar Allan Poo wrote tho greater part of his short stories, collected and published posthumously as tales. They are tho strangest and most remarkable of his writings, and on them his reputation rests. They have been translated into all modern languages and have been everywhere admired and lauded for their invention, subtlety, variety and perfectness of expression. Thero is nothing that approaches them in any literature. They stand alone, the uiimistaka- 1 hie product of morbi 1 g nius, but tho highest genius of its kind. They combine to a wonderful degree the poetic, 1 metaphysical and mathematical faculties. Their language is so closely incorporated with tho thoughts that the two aro indivisible to tho understanding. The “Fall of the House of Usher,” the "Murders In the Rue Morgue,” the “Descent Into tlio Maelstrom” and the , “Facts In tho Case of M. Valdemar" | . are not only original, but they aro origi uality itself. They aro unforgettable. | Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Twice Told j Talcs” were probably written about the ^ samo tirno in divers periodicals, where ! they drew no attention whatever, and | very slowly made their way to favor when presented under that title. As un- j like Poo’s stories as possible, they are models of their kind, and tho style is ! faultless. No man, I venture to affirm, ! has ever written English prose like j

Hawthorne.

I have mentioned these departed au thors—they live and will long live in their works—to show what a genius the Americans have had for short stories al I most from the very beginning of their literature. And tho genius is clearly continued, ns wo see by any number of j living authors, some of them just coming on tho stage. One reason unquestionably for their production in tho last few years is the increased demand for them that has sprung up, not so much from tho magazines, always in the mar- j kot for them, as from daily newspapers throughout tho country. Until recently | the dailies did not publish them, though they had done so before tho war. Literature, like everything else in this age, | is commercial. It is not furnished unless it can ho sold, and the higher the price paid the greater tho supply aud the better the quality. One of the very best of tho elder group is Bret Harto, who, while editing The Overland in Han Francisco 35 years since, contributed to its pages tho “Luck of Roaring Camp, ” tho “Outcasts of Poker Flat,” “Tennessee's Pardner, ” "M'liss” and other idealized mining stories. They caught at once the oar of the English speaking race everywhere and precipitated him into fame,

which still holds.

Julian Hawthorne has shone in short j stories. So have Thomas Bailey Aldrich, I Sdwexd Eggleston. Edward Everett Halo, Edgar Fawcett, Bfaudcr Muti thews, Charles B. Lewis, John Hay, Thomas Nelson Pace, Owen Wistar, George \S . Cable, Thomas A. Janvier, Richard Harding Davis, Wolcott Bales-ti'-r, Joel Chandler Harris, Fred Stimson, Maurice Thompson and any number of men, young and middle aged. finite as many women as men do very clover short stories—Mary Wilkins, Harriet Prescott Spofford(her first, “In a Cellar,” in Tho Atlantic, was not published for some time because it was thought to bo a translation from the French), Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Julion Gordon (Mrs. S. V. Cruger), Mrs. Burt.a: Ilarri-on, Mary Mapes Dodge, Mrs. Kate D. Wiggin, Rose Hawthorne

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2d, 1895

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This line runs double daily (morning and evening departure) trains from Cincinnati, Louisville, Evansville, and St. Louis to the principal Southern cities. This line affords Uvo routes to points in the Southwest, via Memphis and via New Orleans. This line has double daily sleeping car service to Jacksonville, and the only through line of Sleepers to Thomasvillc and Tampa. This line has three daily trains to points in the Southeast.’ The passenger equipment of this line U not excelled in the South.

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Tlioro is scarcely an end of thv short I story writers of both sexes. Many that have beeu meutioued have douo long stories, too, but I refer to tho short, which may bo called a specialty of tho country. Compared with tho English short stories, they aro superior, as the English themselves admit, having far more variety, flavor and originality. Only the French equal us in this line of literature, and they lack our force, frnsh- \ ness, raciness, individuality. It has often been said that it is harder to tell a I story iu from 5,000 to 10,000 words than to extend it to ten times tho | length, and this saying is true. Condensation of thought and expression, Intellectual glimpses aud fertile sugges-

tiveness are among our gifts. JUNITTB HRNRI BrOWW*.

Mid the Rust Pittuburifh and Anthracite. Coa. yard opposite Vandalia freight office.

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