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THE OMAHA DAILY HEE : STTNDAY. MA11CIT i O. iflns. IN THE DOMAIN Of WOMAN ( Continued from Eighteenth Page. ) ding presents. I think that wtien a woman gets to the definite end of matrimonial prob abilities eoy at 35 licr family nnd friends ought to come to the front wfth all the thlnjyi they shower on a bride. The old maid needs material consolation , but the ftrldo thinks ehc's getting the earth In her fcu batid , and giving her lovely things Is Just gliding refined gold and painting ttia Illy. " * "I believe you're right , " laughed her Jovial /atlier. "If you aren't married when you ro 3S you shall have all the furbelows you .want. " Thtt frlcnde , too , were amused by the Idea , nnd promised to carry It out. The years slipped along without bringing eriy need of a sure-enough trouMcau , and last month the 35-year limit was reached , ! An It happened , almost at the Mine time , the Klrl accepted an excellent offer of literary employment In Chicago. Then the father protect himself a man of his word and an nounced that tie Intended buying that trouracau. lite took lite daughter up to St. I'aul cod for two weeks life was one riotous flutter of cllks and cloths and baby ribbon nnd loco. When they went homo Invitations were Issued to the Intimate friends of the family tor an elaborate dinner dance. True to con tract , the friends all sent presents. Pater familias came to the front with a check to bo used for furnishing the girl bacCiclor's npartmcntfl In Chicago. The girl didn't seem at all depressed by the fact that she was intending a wake over the corpse of her matrimonial possibilities , and everything Went off with great gusto. The only person who didn't enjoy the Joke was the brother , who went down to Chicago with his sinter , and , on account of the elaborate nowners of her outfit , was a mark for railway employes and travelers , and suf fered alt the embarrassment of a honcjinoon husband without any of the ecstasy. There's a rumor abroad now to the effect that , U'.anks to the stunning gowns and charming settings of the sworn spinster , the president of the syndicate for which fine workd has arranged a wedding program ot his own and bids fair to carry It out. That may be baoe calumny , but the question crises , Would itie send back those presents ? 'A ' WOMAVS IDKA. Theooiuliiy IlfHt JiiMt Opened by 11 C'lili-nno Wlilntr. There Is no sign out ot the door , and neither a basement nor a store Is the scene of operations. The words "Noonday Ilust , " Inscribed on a small , gilt-framed card at tached to the balcony of a private house , just Ilko all 'tho ' other private houses In the block , nro the only Indication that outsiders iwlll bo welcomed Inside. While you ure aik- ing your ; lf If It fa a club , or a nursery , or some mission circle , a woman comes down the etcps and , the question being put Vo her , she answers you that there U a 'restaurant within where extraordinarily low prices. "Everything Is C cents , " she says. "At least , nothing Is over that price , and a good many things are cheaper. I have Just llnlshcd an abundant luncheon , topped aft with Ice cream and good chocolate cake , and It coat me Just 29 cents. I assure you It Is a wonder. If you. ordered everything that Is on the bill of faro today It would only conic to fill cents and you could not cat one-third of It. Have I been here be fore ? Yes , once. I was shopping , and one of the store girls 'told me about It. I live out ot town nnd am always hurried on my shopping trips ; to a place near by , quiet and economical , where I can Bet luncheon Is just the thing I want. " You enter , and a young woman , who sits at the llttlo hall table with money and checks before her , confers upon you the free dom of the place. "Go Into the room furthest back , " she ays. "There are no > waiters ; everybody waits on herself here. " With doubt uml uncertainty you approach the back room , glancing In meanwhile at the small , white-draped tables In the two In tervenlng rooms , where women In hats and jackets are seated : at luncheon , "There ls the menu on that slate on the wall , " says one of the women In charge of affairs. "Head It over and eelect what you want ; then provide yourself with knife , fork end napkin , and you will be served. " This back room Is a cheery , well-appointed place. Against the wall stands a bright , new steam table , from which a smell of eavory meats proceeds. There are big plated unii on cither side and a big soup caldron. On a white-covered aide table are big glass bowls with refreshing looking salad leaves showing through , and email plates of bread , each with a stamped pat of butter ! on It , ready to serve. On another table are set the dcmerts , jelly cake , Ice cream , pies , etc. Directly under the menu slate is a stand holding three baskets , one containing knives , another forks , the third big and small silver spoons , all bright and shining. A pile of napkins has the central place. Everything in the room Is clean , fresh , and attractive , and the proprietress , w'no rervcs 'the portions tions from the steam table , Is trimly dressed. She has a dainty muslin apron and cap and a look of cheery wholcsomcness about her that commend the establishment to favorable notice at once * . The average attendance at this unique eating place Is 150 a day. A number of male clerks In the adjoining district , hear ing of the good things enjoyed toy women In this walterkvu establishment , petitioned the proprietress to servo them luncheon also. They eald they did not in the least mind carrying In their own food Itthey - could only be served with 5 cent salad out ot those attractive-looking glass bowls and indulge In good eoups and well-cooked meats at the name low prle. The proprietress was not to bo tempted. She had- devised the scheme for women and she meant > to keep it for them. GOSSIP 'AHOUT ' ACTED WOMEJf. Tlecently ( Miss Helen Qould was asked to loin the order of the Daughters ot the Revolution , being eligible on her mother's tide. Shu declined on the plea ofbeing - already connected with a vast number ol clubs and guilds , and said : "I must try to show my patriotism In some other way. " Ono of her other ways has been distribut ing 0,000 copjea of our national hymn ' "America , " among school children , and each copy was engraved with a picture of the author of the song , Dr. Samuel F. Smith Miss Gould thinks that all good Americans should bo familiar with the hymn , and she approves of having a church service on the Fourth of July , with an appropriate address and such songs as "America , " "Hal' ' Columbia" and "The Star-Spangled Banner. ' If the church Is decorated with flags am flowers red , white and blue in color so much the better. A characteristic of the late Horace Grecley was bis sympathy with the one who , it no altogether In the wrong , was not wholly in the right. His youngest daughter , Qabrlelle was his pet , and It Is perhaps safe to say that ho never reproved or scolded her , a ) though she says that she often richly de served reprimanding. Upon one occasion when her father was absent from home , ant elio had been very naughty Indeed , a mem ber ot the family wrote to him an account o her misdoings. The reply returned was rather different from that anticipated. "Yes , ' dablo is a reprobate , I know , bu then I love reprobates. " The contents of this letter , as may naturally be supposed , were not divulged to tbo young offender , and It was not untl many years after that she knew anything of the matter. "The Cherub" was her name for the photograph of her father which she prcfrred , and that and a plaster cast of his band , which was beautifully shaped and Indicative of his strong character , are com panions upon her writing desk. The O. T. Huntlngtons are trying to eel their now and superb New York City bourse on Fifth avenue , and the secret ot it Is that Mrs. Huntlngton Is EO devoted to her flowers at ber country home , Throgg's Neck , tha she prefers to live there the year round They have a palatUl homo there. "The Homestead , " and the greenhouses are tbo show place * ot that aristocratic neighbor hood , ai they far surpaw even those ot the tUrrlmaru , Iseltni and Duncan Elliotts Although there are head gardeners and under gardeners galore , it 1s Mrs. ( Huntlngton who personally supervise * th work la the ten and palm house , rosery and violet ho-jse. Vlthln a few years , the fern and palm house ias twice had the roof raised to ncsommodate he rapid growth of the palms. The Hunt- ngton violet * have a reputation quite their own , and all varieties flourish In magnificent abundance particularly the English , I'arma nd Ruwlan violets. The guests of the house consider thp gift of a few plants one to be rcanurcd , and If the growth Is saiffactory , boast forever after of their "Huntiustnn violets. " So well versed Id the mistress of 'The Homestead" In the culture of thess flowers , that It she were thrown upon her own resources , she would start a violet fanf , o she tells her friends , who have no doubt hat It would prove a gold mine to her. She has a largo library of botanical books and spends many hours , mlcroicopo in hand , analyzing flowers , and studying new and Im proved methods of culture. Feminine * 1'emonnln. Afme. Chossegros , who died In Paris a few lays ago , left 2,000,000 francs to the Society or the Protection ot Animals , ot which she wan a member for twenty years. ( Martha Partlngton of Brooklyn has been sworn In by Mayor Van Wyck as assistant clerk of the court of special sessions. She s the first woman to serve In such a capacity n New York City. ( Jin-en Victoria's third daughter , the Princess Christian of Schleswlg-Holsteln , iclongs to choral societies In London and Windsor , which give public concerts , In which she takes part. Mrs. Catharine Waugh SlcCulloch was ad mitted to practice before the supreme court of the United States February 21. Her ad mission was moved by Mr. Charles T. F. Bealo of Washington , D. C. Ida Kahn , a Chinese woman who recently graduated from Ann Arbor university , after broidery \ jit en popular as It ever was. and handkerchiefs scalloped -ind polntcJ with edges of lace or embroidery always wHV tc fl long M women are guided ; by their pyc In selecting toilet accessories. The newest ornament for the hair Ls a huge shell comb In amber , orange or brown. It "a decorated with cut sleel , or Is eel with Jade , rhlnestones or turquoise. Such combs are very effective If care Is used In selecting them. A short , stout woman thould/ weir a tall , narrow one to give her height , leaving the stunningly broad low ones to her tall , slender sister. CIKVM'IU.U.ITIKS. ' The girl who marrloo a man In order to convert him means well , but she doesn't know. William II. Orme , an Insurance collector residing In Boston , has been clapped Into Jail for engaging to marry six different women. Ormo has a wife and family in ad- tlon to his other troubles. A substitute bridesmaid took part In a fashionable wedding In Derby , Conn. , re cently , because the original maid of honor suddenly took It Into her pretty head that she herself wanted to be married , so she eloped on the day In question. The Perry ( la. ) Chief reports a quick courtship and wedding In that town. John TRAINING AMERICAN SAILORS Uncle Sim's fchojl for the * Futnra Masters of the Mcrchau't ITnrnc. NEW AND ATTRACTIVE PROFESSION Importance of ( lie l.ntr DenlRiirtl to ( 1'revcnt ( lie Illiinpt eaVnncc of the > Annrlonn Tnr IJutlcn of Ship fail i-fa , I > When conqress passed , , thd postal subsidy act for the encouragement pt American ship ping it Included' ' as cme of , the provisions a neasure Intended for the encouragement of American sailors. This provides that on all the ships benefiting by the government subsidy one cadet should be carried for each 1,000 tons of the vessel's burden. This cadet must bo an American subject and servo an apprenticeship of three years on shipboard. The Intention of the law Is to provide a steady supply of officers to take charge of vessels sailing under the American flag. . It has frequently been eald that the Ameri can tar Is disappearing from the seas , and that If the number of vessels carrying the United States flag were Increased they would , In the course of a tow years , have to be manned and officered by men of foreign birth , because no Americans would bo fitted WHITD 'PIQUE ' FROOKS. native town , Kin Klang , to practice medicine. She ls China's first woman doctor. Mrs. Mary S. Gist , who Is said to have been the first woman to volunteer her services as nurse during the late war , Is now living In Washington , and says that should war with Spain break out she Is ready to enlist again. Miss Beatrice Cunningham of Cadiz , Ky. , has added a new feature to the book agency business. She Is selling ono of her own works , and when she finds business dull , lovlvcs prosperity by throwing la a kiss to the purchaser. Princess Theresa , daughter of the prince regent of Bavaria. Is a member of the Royal Bavarian Scientific academy and Is the first woman who ever hag received the doctor's degree In science from the University of Munich. A banquet was recently given In Prance in honor of Clemence Roycr , who won cml- nenco for lectures and writings on scientific subjects nearly forty years ago. She was ono of the earliest to advocate and develop the atomic theory and the theory of lumi nous vibration. The king of Sweden has bestowed upon the Scandinavian authoress , Clara Tachudl , tbo medal for art and science , it being the first time that a Scandinavian authoress has received this honor. Clara Tschudl's works have already been translated into German , and are mostly on historical subjects. On February 12 a grandnleco of Andreas Hofer , the renewed " Tyrolese- revolutionist and popular poet , "who caused the first Na poleon so much trouble , celebrated her sil ver wedding. She is the wife of Anton Holzcr , a blacksmith in the town of Poyns- dorf , In > lower Austria , who Is now 72 years old , but still , active at the anvil. Mrs. U. S. Grant Is living In Washington In the best of health and spirits. She Is still suffering with impaired sight and this interferes with a work she planned a year ago. It is her intention to write ber me moirs for her children and grandchildren. Her library is one of the most ideal spots of the kind you will see anywhere. It Is bright and cheery. The windows lacesouth. . The. furnishings are all In ebony. The case ? that surround the walls , filled with books , arc black , too. The table in the center Is ex ceedingly rare. With all these dark woods the rugs and hangings are red. Frill * of Fnnlilon. Plaid and plain shot silks ore combined in the new silk petticoats. Bunches of white violets freshen up many a winter hat , giving it a very spring-like look. Appliques of black lace on white llsse are one of the features of the new milli nery. Three narrow ruffles of black eattn , with satin baby ribbon on the edge , freshen up a black satin skirt wonderfully. The new toques are larger than those of last season , but tbc difference Is most notice able lu tuo width from side to aide. Black and white checked wool gowns trimmed with black velvet ribbon are to be among the stylish costumm of the season. The redlngote style of drees is to be very much worn for spring walking costumes , and i a full front in the waist , caught down with a belt , is cue of the features. The latest fad In hair dressing Is to lower the pompadour directly In front and pull the tre&ses out very full and fluffy at the sides where they cover the ears. Yale blue Is ono of the popular colors In , . wool gowns for children. They ace made' ' 1 wild a blouse waist and gulmpo neck , or I with a blouse front and Eton jacket dec-1 orated with braid. I A novelty In hairpins Is a narrow band of gold two or three inches long , studded with imitation or real jewels , with a gold hairpin attached. When the pin Is in place the band ehuts down and confine * the stray locks The latest veil U a scarf two yards long. It Is edged with lace finlnhed on the ends with a flounce , ties In cno knot at the back , and the ends ere carried around in front and tied In a baw undef tCio chin. Beige-colored lawn gowna trimmed with bias bands of the came stitched on and made with a gulmpe of finely tucked white batiste will bo very much worn for mornIng - Ing dress when the warm days come. Garters are gayer than ever before. No woman dreams of wearing plain elastic bauds to keep up her stockings nowadaya. Indeed , garters are now made so many colored that they rival the fashionable hosiery itself when it comes to startling brilliancy. | , ' I Jt Is the ambition of the woman \\ho would bo fashionable this season to be slen der , S3 all her garments are fashioned to further her efforts In this direction In case nature bos been too generous In her pro portions. Sleeves are email and the tight- fitting bodlco la coming In again as a proper accompaniment for the shcathlike skirt. The approved1 petticoat to wear with the new sheath skirts fits very closely over the hips , is plain down the front , with a nar row ruffle at the bottom , and Is finished with deep full ruffles at the back , drawn to gether with a ribbon run la at the head to give the plain effect In front. Yak lace Is revived again , and the new laces generally are beautiful beyond descrip tion. In the heavy varieties white chenille figures very plentifully , outlining the pat tern with One effect. This tort of lace U used for sleeveu and gulmpes , yokes and entire watati. The most up-to-date handkerchiefs have a pUla b mctltcLed edge. ( X courto , em- .iiuiTuy , a larmcr irom soutn uaKOia , ageu 50 , while on a visit to Perry was Introduced to Mrs. Belle Tldd , a widow. It was a case of love at first sight. Next day they were married. Eight of the most remarkable marriages on record took place within a few weeks In the pariah of St. Marie , Quebec. Two neigh bors , named .Morln and Rhcaume , have eight children , four sons and four daughters. Rtieaumo's four sons have married Morln's four daughters , and Morln's four sons have married the daughters of Rhcaume. James G. Blalne , who Is employed as reporter on a New York paper , It Is said , will soon be married to Miss Kuhno Bev- crldge , who Is now In Paris with her mother. Miss Bovcrldgo first became known to the public when she modeled the busts of ex- Prcsldent Cleveland and Joseph Jefferson. For a time she was on the stage and mar- rledi Charles Coghlan , the actor , from whom cho was divorced , a year after the marriage. War rumors have little effect on the heart aches of men-of-war's men. Ensign Gush- man of the battleship Indiana and Miss Car- raher of Old Point , Va. . were married the other day and are spending the honeymoon in the ancient fortress of Dry Tortugas. The day following the wedding the bridegroom had to stand watch , as he thought , and rowed out to the Indiana to take his tenure of duty. Captain. . Taylor espied him as he came alongside andi asked his mission. The young officer explained , whereupon the com mander ordered him to report to his bride. "Think I would trust my ship to a young man Just one day married ? " Captain Taylor remarked. "Not much. " The > IlrnclitM of 1,1 fe Inntirancp. .Editorial Iowa State Register , Feb. 6 , 1898. Llfo Insurance Is always a seasonable topic , but It Is more prominently placed before the people during the first weeks of the years as one of the consequences of the publication of Iho annual statements of the companies. Editors are generally inclined to life Insur ance , because they know tl at It Is the very beet plan to make certain of the comfort ot those dependent on them. The death of Hon. Charles A. Dana , the able editor of the Now York Sun , found his estate Involved to some t-xtent , but his llfo was largely insured and the Iruuranco paid off all the debts of the estate and left a snug aura to the credit of the estate and the great paper ho bullded up. That is only oho Illustration , but It empha sizes the necessity of every man providing for the safety of his loved ones. Without his -life Insurance money , tbo paper would have probably passed Into other hands , and the family would have been largely dependent upon their own Industry for support. The largest policy held by 'Editor Dana was $40,000 lu the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York , which was taken In the early SO's , and had been Increased by dividend ad ditions to 146,445. During his llfo , Mr. Dana surrendered a large portion ot the dividends to pay premiums , but In less than four weeks after his death his son received that com pany's check for $42,211 In settlement ot the $40,000 policy on his father's life. It Is said that Editor Dana had nearly $150,000 llfo In surance. The fifty-fourth annual report of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York appears elsewhere In this Issue of The Register , and it should be rrad and studied by all Interested In life Insurance , for wo can only briefly refer to It here. That annual report shows that the Mutual Llfo Insurance company of New York gained over $19.000,000 In assets during 1897 , over $3,000,000 In premium Incomes and nearly $4,600,000 In total Income , and it increated Its surplus nearly $6,000,000 while decreasing its expenses over $146,000 as compared with 1896. That Is a very clean bill of 'health ' for a Ufa Insurance company , and It Is no won der that the policy holders , officers and agentn of The Mutual Life feel a great pride over the success of that greatest of all life Insurance companies. The iMutual LUo U the pioneer > life Insurance company ot this country. It began business fifty-five years ago this month , with only $102 assets the first premium paid by the first policy holder on a $5,000 policy , whlcJh was continued in force over fifty years , the Insured paying a llttlo In excess of the face of the original policy , which was Increased by dividend ad ditions to over three times Its original amount when it was paid as a , death chlru. That Is another sample ot the benefits of In suring life In a well managed and fiafe com pany , even If you are going to live fifty years or more after you have taken Insur ance. How Is the Register Interested In The Mutual Life Insurance company ot New York ? Well , wo will tell you. confidentially. Messrs. Fleming Bros , of tbU city arc the managers of that company for Iowa and Nebraska. They are energetic men who do not engage In any other business or labor , and they devote all their week diys and nights to llfo insurance so successfully that moro life insurance was written In Tbo Mu tual Llfo in Iowa last year than In any other company. We have an admiration for that tort of men , and cm not refrain from speak ing a word ot cheer for them when they deserve - servo It. Besides , The Mutual Life Insur ance company of New York ba paM to jiv ing members over $271,000,000 and to bcno- flclarlca ot deceased members $191,000,000 nearly $463.000,000 In all and It has paid and invested ( or Its members nearly $717- 000,000 , It is a good' ' and great company , and its Iowa and Nebraska managers are gentlemen worthy of the confidence and pa tronage of the people of the two elates they have In charge. You have our word for that , and you on very easily put It to the tail ol proof. for the work. It Is true that the number of native American sailors on the ships that enter our ports Is growing smaller every year. The law refcred to above Is In tended to prevent such a depletion in the ranks of the officers , and tp make sure that however many ships we h vo sailing under the stara and stripes they * will bo com- mandodi by Americans. I W What the law has really. < lone Is to open a new and attractive pjofi slon to young Americans. To become a. ship's officer , to tread thet deck of some pcearf liner resplen dent in brass buttons andVgold trimming , and to have the men all 'touch their caps and call him "sir , " has fccch the dream of many a lad. In the olp days it could be realized only by a longl'and severe service before the mast. But e/Mmanahlp / has changed since those dayii. .The sailing of a big steamship has becouio n exact science which the sallorman ne er gets a chance to learn and which can abqulred only by careful study under thetdirectlon ot officers thevnselvcs. rff/ The mall steamers th'ityecelve money from the government unflej the terma of the subsidy act numbery about , thirty and mechanical knowledge required to drive a modern racing engine such as Is used en the ocean HJCM , or for the more general work ot a commanding officer. If the joung nallor becomes a cadet engi neer he Is set to work below decks , where he Is under the direction of the chief engi neer. He gradually becomes familiar with the management ot ( ho finely balanced ma chines , which are more delicate thzn any other mechanical contrivance of equal power. He reads raglno tests , studies coal supply and picks up from the engineers all the lore calculated to be ot value In obtaining high speed from the great craft. If ho la ambi tious to become a chief engineer In time , he continues his study ot mathematics and navi gation and by the time his three-years' term Is over , goes before the board ot examiner * , fully equipped to become an assistant engi neer In charge of a part of the exacting work of sailing a modern steamship. The boys who Join the deck squad arc placed under the charge of the quarter master. At first they are little more than errand boys , but gradually , from the talk and Instruction of their elders , they p ln a good deal ot Information about sailing courses , fogs , storms , and flmllar topics , besides the more exact knowledge obtained from their studies. After a time they are promoted to become quartermasters , and at the end of three years , if they pass their examinations , they are ready to become lieutenants or mates of the lower rank on any American e.camshlp line. All the cadets wean uniforms of blue with sailor trousers , round capa , with the name of their ship lettered on the front , and blue RUerncsys with the word "cadet" in red letters across the front. They re- celvo pay of $12 per month at the beginning. When they rlso to the rank of quartermaster the pay is increased to $27 per month. Of course this Include ? thcln keeping , so that before the end of his term of apprcntlc- ship the cadet Is earning very fair wages. Ho also has various privileges In the way of port leave , and altogether his llfo Is not a hard or unpleasant one. At the end of three years , when ho Is likely to be about 21 years of age , thp cadet comes before the marine beard for hla examination. Ho Is asked all sorts of questions , Involving both theoretical and practical knowledge of the art of navigation as It exists today. If he pasws the ordeal safely ho receives the rank of quartermaster until he obtains a place as third ofiler on some liner , when ho becomes a full-fledged navigator. Although the po&tal subsidy law has been In force only a few years , there are .two third officers and nearly a dozen quarter- mastero among the officials of the American line who have been trained up from cadets , Third officer Lyon of the Paria , who has just left the employ of the International Navi gation company to accept a higher position with the Padfio Mall line , is ono of them. "I think < hat the cadet system Is giving the highest satisfaction both to the govern ment and the steamship companies , " said Officer Lyon recently. "From my own experience I believe that this system of training up officers for mer chant vessels Is the moat efficient that can bo devised. Two things thtt the cadets learn thoroughly and < hnt are of the highest Im portance in modern steamship sailing nro navigation in all Its scientific principles and the rules of the road. A knowledge of the latter Is not the least Important part of a commander's qualifications , and It can be learned nowhere else so well as on ship board. " i itui.ir.ious. Princeton Theological Seminary has graduated 4.S06 students for the ministry , of whom 2,637 are living. Methodists , Catholics and Presbyterians seem to bo the most active In establishing mlsslona and church'cs in Alaska. During the nine years of i'.s existence the Catholic University of America at Washing ton has educated over 200 prleots. The late Sir James Stansfeld , when a boy , once made a short prayer , In which ho said : "Make us all gooderer an' gooderep until wo can't be no gooderer. " The recent deaths of four English clergy men , aged , severally , 97 , 96 , 100 and 99 , are given In 'the Churchman aa Indicating the longevity of the English clergy. The Union church of Honolulu Is a strong and influential Christian church. The at tendants are chiefly the white people resl- DD3K CADETS. carry altogether over 100 caaete. forty 01 these are on the four big passenger steam ers of the American line , the New York , Paris , St. Louis and St. Paul. The positions on these boats arc moat coveted by the boys because the experience gained on them Is of the best and1 mokes It easy for the young officers to obtain places when their terms ot apprenticeship expire. THE APPRENTICESHIP. The cadets are- appointed by the marloo duperlntcadent. Most ot them are selected from the boys on one ot the school ships , though occasionally coo is selected who has not had any previous training. The scbool- fihlp boja receive their appointments at the age of 15 or 16 , and spend two years on board the St. Mary's , or one of her ulster ships of the old navy , THere they are Instructed In the rudiments of Ecamsashlp. They arc taught to man the boats , to set sails and to work In the rig ging. Although the sailor on a modern ocean UU11& lu lliu 1.11uim * o mu uuitiu . . . . * . . -WM it Is a union organization. The president of the republic Is a member of the congrega tion. Twenty-three million dollars was con- trlbu'.cd for church support and benevolences by the Congregatlonalists and Presbyterians of this country during the past year. The difficulties which have obstructed the work ot the missionaries In Japan have been to a large extent , removed , and the work is progressing there in a very encouraging manner. The London Spectacle Mission IB the name of a society In London , England , the objeci of which Is to help the poor in obtaining spectacles fi'.ted ' to thcln needs and work This mUslon Is carried on by Christian people , who report that lost year there were 79S applicants. The second international council of Con gregational churches \vlll bo held In Boston September 20 to 28 , 1S99 , for which prerara- lENGINEEn CADETS. liner is not cancel lions upon for mucn work aiou , It Is a good thing for the boy who goes to sea to be able to walk a yard arm or to run up did down the long rope ladders that lead to the lofty spars , On the training ship the boys also study mathematics and naviga tion , the sciences on which all mojern sea- craft la based. After Uo years of this work , at the age ot 18 , he receives his cadetsblp , let us say on the big liner New York. Tbo squad ot ten cadets la divided Into two equal sections , one ot which la known ad ( he "cadet engi neers" and the other aa the "deck cadets. " In deciding between the malndeck and the engineers' room the boy has a chance to fol low. iiU bent which may be for the exact' ' are already being made , it la expected that the churches of the United States alone will Bend 200 delegates , while tboso from abroad will more than double this number. Rev. Dr. Clark ot Austria , In learnln tl.at the appropriations of the board for ISO ! cannot be larger than these ot 1897. says "U fairly takea away by breath. May Got have mercy upon us. The work docsn' break men down half so rapidly as does the cutting down of the estimates. " John Wanamaker has been superintend cnt at the Bethany Sunday school for mor than forty years continuously. Ho bega with two teachers and twenty-seven pupils. Now the school numbers 4,500. Dr. Chap man , tbo pastor ol Bethany church , has nla and the membership numbers ,700. The Ladles' Hctno Journal liavlng decl.uod ( cntly thut ttic SunJay school Is decaying nd the attendance MI the decrcaso , thi > 'otinroKatlonnllft , speaking for Its dcnoinl- Mtlon , * a > s : "During the test ten years ha Increase In Sunday school membership ias been 237,000. " That docs not look much Iko decadence. W. S. Cowdy , a negro who siys lie repro- cilia a now world-uwccplng religion which A.ts revealed to him In Guthrle. Okl. , nan tnrtcd for Washington on a crusadeHe has nany disciples , Tlioai who join him arc alutcd with the "holy kiss , " and when ono ms received that calutc ho Is a disciple. Cowdy conceive ? his mission to be to preach vhat bo thinks Is the truth to the president ami to congress. That Is why he Is going o Washington. Ho has some remarkable lilra . AMOUR them Is this That Colonel ItiRcrsoll will bo convcrlH and will becoma "n s cn.l Paul of Tamil * . " Cowdy bellrvrs that his mU ! on calls him to preach to the rich clnms. Mrs. UllzAbcth ( Illkrroa has presented to Christ Church Cathedral. St , Uul , her thrrc-story residence , fully tiiriilshtil , for the use of Its than forever. It l e-nny ot ncocss , In a quid street and , the Globe-Dem , ocrat sajs. largo enough to permit the dean to entertain visiting church dignitaries , which has been almost Impossible- his present quarters at the Schuyler Memorial House. The Very Rov. Carroll M. Davis ! now the dean. A correspondent reporting the marriage In a Nebraska ( own of Kit want W. Cook anil Kfllo May Nott Inquires : "If 1C 111 c May Not ! Cook , what will IMward do ? " Touch hi * mothcr-ln-law , probably. Col. Coit'iOpen Letter Col. A. B. Coit of the Ohio National Guard , , Emphatically Endorses Pe-ru-na as a Catarrh Remedy. Several Remarkable Cures Have Come to His Knowledge. Similar Strong Statements From Other Prominent People. Col. A. B.COIT , Ohio National ( laird. Columbus , O. , January j , To whom it may concern : The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg. Co. of this city is counted as one of thv leading manufacturing enterprises of the city. The proprietors are well-known , prominent citizens. The president , Dr. S. B. Hartman , . is a physician of high standing , and an enterprising citizen of un doubted integrity. Their most prominent remedy , Pe-ru-na , as a catarrh remedy has made several remarkable cures to my knowledge. , I desire to give both the remedy and the company my hearty endorse ment. Col. A. B. COIT. * Catarrh is a thief. It is treacherous and crafty : driven out of the head it appears in the stomach , lungs or kidneys. At every new- location it changes its name. Catarrh saps our strength ; it spoils- our good manners ; it taints our breath ; it steals our income , and under some name kills more people than all other diseases combined. Eighty per cent , of the American nation have catarrh ! What are the incurable diseases ? Consumption and Bright's. . They are catarrh ! So are many other diseases that kill. Get Dr. Hartman's book on chronic catarrh ; it is mailed free. It is startling' to define these deadly diseases as catarrh , but it is true , and Dr. . Hartman has been demonstrating it for forty years. Once the origin of catarrh is understood , the folly and harm of local treatment is plain. Educate yourself on this one point. No American can afford to treat catarrh with indifference. Write to- Dr. Hartman for information. Pe-ru-na is the scientific remedy for all phases of catarrh. Evidence of its efficiency abounds. _ _ PE-RU-NA DRUG MFO. Co. , Columbus , O. Dear Sirs : I have been afflicted with swell- i ing In my legs and hands , and could hardly walk nt times , and could not use my hands at all , I was also troubled with bil iousness , bronchitis \\and \ kidney trouble. One day I happened to pick up your "Ills of Life , " and con cluded to try your medicines. I therefore got Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lln , and after taking them I began to improve rapidly until I wns entirely cured. I advise all sufferers to try Dr. Hartman - man , the great doctor. I would not be without your medicine In the house , nnd shall recom mend Pe-ru-na to all my friends. Mrs. ANNE NELSON , 3116 Broadway , Galvcston , Texas. Dr. S. D. HAKTMAN , Columbus , O. Dear Sir : Your Pe-ru-na Is worth Its weight In gold. I feel . like a new woman. ////I / / / / can't praise It enough. I r.pent n great deal of money In doctors , but noUi Ing ever did mo any good until I sent to you nnd tried your Pc-ru-na , I now feel well of the ca tarrh , but I shall never be without Pe-ru-na , and shall tell all I lee to try it , for I know It to be a sure cure for catarrh. I can't praise it enough for what It has done for me. RACHEL A. llAOAW , 6j West Jefferson St. , Springfield , O. Dr. S. n. HARTMAH , Columbus , O , Dear Sir.It gives mo much pleasure to recommend to the public such a valu able remedy as Po-ru-na. My health was com pletely broken down nnd had been for almost a year Icouldnotrestday or night , but suf fered constantly ntold misery. Tried remedy after remedy but found relief until Pe-ru-na no - - wan recom mended to mo by a friend. I have taken one and a half bottles nnd am to-day well anc hearty. I shall always praise Pe-ru-na for I feel It saved my Wo. Mrs. J. A. 1US1IOH Knoxvllle. Tenn. Dr. S. B. HARTMAN , Columbus , O. Dear Sir : I was , Toublcd with ca tarrh for 3 years , \ and tried almost every catarrh medi cine I henrd of. I went down to Dela ware , O. , to attend college , where I got one of your Almanacs , and saw another rem edy for catarrh. I was almost discouraged with trying all kinds of medicine , but my room-mate tnld me that your medicine wns all right , and so 1 tried It. After : nklng seven bottles according to direction ! , I was cured and felt like a new man. I recom mend It to all who are suffering with thl dread ful disease. It U the best medicine for catarrh. I owe my health to you. A. V. UTEKH , Marie * City , Mich. Dr. S n. HARTMAN , Columbus , O. Dear Sir. Vive years ago [ contracted n very bad case of kidney trouble and constipation. So bad wns my case that Icould not have a passage of my bowels without hemorrhages. I tried all kinds of cathartics but they did me no good. I was expected [ o die by all my friends ; but , to the surprise of all , I still live , thanks to 1'e-ru-na and Man-a-lin. You are A benefactor to all mankind. I will always thank you and your medicines for the great good yon have done me. C. K. CosBY.Vale Mills , Giles Co. , Tenn. Dr. S. I ) . HARTMAN , Columbu * , O. _ Dear Sir : POT many yearn I had been n con tinual sultcrcr from that dreadful dls- cXse , chronic ca tarrh. I gave up hopes of ever belngrc- lleved. I tried every remedy my friends ro- commendtd but all In vain. Finally I took my bed. My frlerds hud all given mo up to die , believing me to bo In . the last stages of consumption. Having abet tie of Pe-ru-na In the room , I began to take It , and in a few dnys felt so well that I got up. I continued It , Improving all the time , until I am now almost a sound man. Can do as hard a day's work as almost any man. This happened four years ago. J. W , DUAPEH , G Insboro , Tenn. f Dr. Hartman's free books on catarrhal diseases are mailed on application to the Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg. Co , , Columbus , Ohio. All sell Pe-ru-na. book for womencalled " druggists - - Special women- Health and Beauty , " mailed to women only ,