m OF TA t DOING IOLO OF BY EXPERT By II. H. MeJNTYRE (Formsr'.y P. T. Barnum's "Tattooed Man.") The "ancient and fantastic" habit of tattooing Is common to all races of inen._ It Is coextensive with the egior.s to the farthest islands of the or. th the practice lias prevailed, and • -"-'11 the first recorded epoch. It (lourishe-- still in "strands far tent in ail European countries and tmerica, but H is nowhere quite ex- : net. There are constant references ' the subject in classic writings. v. ere tattooed with marks or pictorial «• -5 on various parts of the body; soldiers, sailors, certain workmen and <•: i...i,ais were similarly treated, and the "followers of several divinities" habitual. y taitooed themselves. !..:d among1 people differing1 from one er .s most other pract'ees. Moses • Ye shell not make any cuttings ;n your flesh for the dead, nor print any ■Mohammed seems to forbid 't In the .Coram but many Arabs frequent the tttt-.ocer, and his art is In great honor among the kahyles of the desert. These and the Mohammedan nebcin, e entering paradise they undergo a "'purl Heat ion by lire, which cleanses them of all terrestrial and Oace Ta. cooed. Always Tattooed 1 might say here that the removal of tattoo marks Is practically Impossible. However, ljr. \ariot. of the Paris Biological Society, has proposed a process as follows; The tattooed parts are first dampened with a concentrated solution of tannin, and then skin Is punctured all over the colored portions to the depth usually adopted All the parts tattooed with tannin of nitrate of silver until the needle picks have turned black; now allow The pain, which Is quite moderate during the operation, continues to be sli*ght for the first two days, and Is attended with some local Inflammation. After fourteen to eighteen days the eschar will fall off, and leave, instead of the tattoo marks, a reddish superficial cicatrix, which will gradually turn pale, and after two montha will almost disappear. ally witnessed the foregoing In an attempt to remove tattooing, and In alt Instances it has been a failure. The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia Is said to have had his arms tattooed at Jerusalem. Pilgrims who visit the sanctuary of Loretto, in Italy, are tattooed there. Tattooing was a religious usage among the ancient Egyptians, for pointed instruments, recognized as belonging to the tattooer have been found In the oldest tombs. Tattooing is the process by which certain coloring matters are Introduced beneath the skin, at various depths, for the jntrpose of producing a colored design. The word tattoo Is from the Tahltian verb, tatau, and contains the idea of the sound, tat, tat, tat, given out by the tattooer's needles. Tattooing la carried on extensively by the inhabitants of Oceanlca by cutting or incision and by puncture or pricking. In some of the Asiatic and also South Sea islands the operation Is done by burning, where the Instrument employed Is heated red hot. Modern Tattooing Modern tattooing Is carried on by placing ordinary needles in a row slightly beveled, between two pieces of wood. In bunches from five to thirty. The electric tattooing machine has been extensively uhed of late years, being worked by needles passing through a hollow tube and being vibrated with small colls, similar to those employed on an electric bell, and being operated by three to Ave cells or dry batteries. In either case the design to be tattooed is et.ched on a transparent piece of celluloid and a fine powder of charcoal dusted Into the etching. The skin Is prepared by applying a small amount of vaseline, then the etched celluloid or stencil Is pressed on the part that has been vasellned. When removed a perfect lmpript of the design Is found to be on the skin and the tattooer proceeds to pick In the pigment following the design. The coloring of the filling in is done after the design has been gone over. In London, Paris, Lyons, In the largb cities of America and China, there are professional tattooers who make their entire livelihood by following the art. They have -little studios of their own In which clients may choose from hundreds of designs and of which the price runs, from fifty cents to |50, which, of course. Is plenty when one considers the possible consequences of the operation, erysipelas, gangrene, blood poisoning, amputation and sometimes death itself. The Colons Used In regard to colors, there are six used by the modern tattooer, namely: Black, blue, red, green, brown, yollow. Of course, all the shades of these colors can be obtained by proper mixing and blending. As to the most dangerous oolor to ubs, It Is hard to deolde, as there are possible dangers connected with the Introduction of any and every foreign substance beneath the skin. GETTYSBURGTOWN FOUNDED IN 1780; HAD SLOW GROWTH Gettysburg was founded by Gen. James Gettys In 1780, became the county seat In 1800. and was Incorporated as a borough, 1806. Population In 1863, 2100. Population In 1899, 4200. Number of voters in Gettysburg, 1000. Tctal voters In Adams county, 8200. Number of wards, 3. Number of schools, private and public, 7. Number of churches, 9. Steam railways. 2. Electric railways, 1. Hotels, 8. Weekly newspapers, 2. Fire companies, 1. Fire engines, 1. Hook and ladder trucks, 1. Societies. 14. Clubs, 1. Banks, 2. Number of councilmen, 9. Height of public square, Gettysburg, 550 feet above tide water. Seminary ridge (at seminary), 590. Oak Hill. 614. Barlow's Knoli. 542. Cemetery Hill (National cemetery), 634. Culp"s HU1, 6466. L ttle Round Top, 689. Big Round Top, 804. Cemetery Ridge (at angle), 600 Seminary Ridge (opposite angle), 586. j

I 1 "Nothing To Wear" [

A Modern Version of An Old Poem Anent a Fashionable Lady

(With duo apologies to V-RUa-m Allen Butler and Miss Flora McFlimsey.) Miss 1 era McFlimsey, of Rittenhouse

Has made many journey's to France; To get all the latest of fashions to \vea-r. Her feminine charms to enhance. She has traveled about. Too busy to think about stopping; For whole days together, S'.'.e lias been on an orgy of shopping. . ; 'or breakfast and dinners and ball, Dresses for springtime, for summer Dresses to sit In and stand in and walk In, Dresses to dance In and flirt in and Silk, muslin and lace and every material, Heavy anel rich or of lightness

But now Miss McFlimsey is prune to dcc'are, in spite of all these, that she's nothing ; j Now Flora McFlimsey won Butler much j fame 6 the same v rSe 1 a S e e ; Way as Dora, but now more truth is in sight.

For this modern McFlimsey for onee Is quite right. Nothing to wear! Now, as this Is a true ditty, : I ca-nnot declare that It's absolute nudity. But slit skirts and bloomr-s, some tulle Now make up a costume that's truly in style. 'in shadow Its light;- e s seems quite comme 11 faut. ■ But out in the sur.-fl-lne it's — oh, well, 1 you know! i

And proves quite the truth, when the girls all declare. With pathos or bathos — they've nothing to wear. [Or though thev may have every kind of a dress. And petticoats and— (I'll no further digress), They seldom now wear them, though I That fashion's demanding the slim silhouette. No cubist or futurist or e'en post im- 1 Can make upon fashion the slightest digression.

Or coax modern girls, though some think them meeker, Not to join low-neck frocks to a rubi ber-soled sneaker!

So all of the dear little feminine creaIn spite of police and the haranguing ( C ntinue to look most un fad and quite ( lean, j And all (from the back) sepm at most But we trust that the day Is never to dawn, : When fashion requires September's ' But when summer Is over and days grow quite chill, Perhaps we'll come back to our petticoats, still You'll have to admit that the truth is right there. ( In Dora McFlimsey's "I've nothing to

Today's Philosophy By J. H. THOMPSON After a man's house has tumbled into decay and all that there is left of the superstructure is a pile of dust or ashes, there still remains deep in the ground on the spot where the house had stood the deep scar of the cellar. Years after the memory of the man who dug the hole for his roots has been effaced the pit stays, bramble grown and useless. On a walk the other day I saw one of these pock marks on the face of the earth. The walls had tumbled into the hole and the last vestige of the timbers of the house had molded Time and away. Not a brick of the chimney stood in its place, u,ni. and not a bit of iron or steel — man's most noticeable mail b footprints — marked human tracks. All that was left Progress to tell the story that once a man had lived and hoped and maybe died here was the indented cellar pit. It was grass grown, and filled with sumac and wild cherry, as though nature was doing her best to efface the scar. Man may achieve and invent, manufacture and concoct, but all that he does and has done stands as naught with the primal earth. His castles and his mansions tumble into dust and become a part of the earth again, and his iron and steel and copper corrode and become elemental. He labors and strives and his achievements are but ephemeral. He plows and rakes and plants, and if he leave his field for a day nature comes in and covers the grain with her cloth of weeds. Only when man wounds nature deep is the wound slow to heal. NATURE IS SUPREME IN THE LIFE OF MAN, AND ALL HE CAN DO IN HIS FEEBLE AND PITIFUL STRIVINGS AND LABORIOUS GRUNTINGS AND GROANINGS CONSPIRES NOT ONE WHIT TO CHANGE HER COURSE. The surface of the earth is soft and impressible by the feet of men. The paths that men travel become scars on earth. Nature allows men to dig and delve and till her face, and even hands to them in return for their cuts sustenance. But as soon as man turns away and leaves his cultivated field nature passes the word to her children and they haste to frolic and play and make sport of all that man has done. „ . ,, But man has never learned the lesson. He is continually digging the cellars and placing his house upon them. He is continually watching the house decay and the cellar pock mark remain, while nature attempts by all her beauty secrets to cover the blemish. It is the way of things that man should not see. , , , , , . , Man can leave no mark for future peoples to test his progress by except his mark upon the minds of those people. All his structures 01 stone and wood and steel disintegrate and become dust, and all his inventions and progress are forgotten by another generation. But if he can make an impression in the face of nature it remains as a monument to the melancholy fact that he once lived and died.

as it were i1 encounters a wet Blnnquet. Chicago, to get Its name In the papers again, has started a golf club with an initiation fee of *1600. Pittsburgh really should have this stuff copyrighted. The home rule bill having been passed, Ulster is expected to do something rash enough to bring it before the A. B. C. board. The most pitiful sight a commuter ever sees is one of those college • strong men trying to open a smoking car window. Away Flies $3 I thought the flatter I could beat And with my last year's straw repeat. But now with wild alarm I view How white straw hats are when they're new. — T. L. C. The elder Rockefeiller's critics have been censorious, clamorous, condemnatory, denunciatory, disparaging, hypercritical, objurgatory and trenchant In their chiding of him, but none of them ever refers to him as "Jack." The Big Spring Clean-Up (In the summer hotel) "Take that 'Silver Threads' record out of the phonograph rack, Emil. IPs too slow to dance even the hesitation to." "Throw away that old sign, 'We Raise Our Own Vegetables,' and put up the new one, 'Our Tango Professors Work In Relays." " "Rig up one of the small bedrooms as a hospital for bridge players who don't get the'r partners' signals." "Tell the head waiter to take young onions off the bill. They broke up a maxlxe party last night." "That old tarpaulin can be useful on the beach. The women guests needn't get their bathing suits wet at all." Politeness Remarked Ben B. Llndsey: "I received from John D. Rockefeller a courteous message declining a courteous request for a hearing." Five lines later: "The young man le a good deal more of a chump than I thought ,he was." Courtesy, we suppose, has to end A sheep has been sheared by machinery tn thirty-two seconds, and the spectators say that it did not look half as surprised or hurt as a New Haven stockholder. Motoring a la Mode "There goes another tire!" "That's too bad. Mr. Glue; but don't stop the car until we come to a nice smooth field where we can dance while you make the repairs." Foxy "Why do you take your vacation In winter?" asked the Curious Crank. "For the reason," replied the Feeble Philosopher, "that I like to remain In my fiat for a few hot months, when the janitor's family does not have eorr.ed beef and cabbage every day." FRANK M. O'BRIEN. TOGETHER Young Arthur had recently taken up the study of anatomy at school and had He drank in all information about the various parts of the body with absorbing interest. The progress at school, however. was too slow, so he sought to gain Information at home. One afternoon as he sat hungrily devouring a generoussized piece of bread and molasses, lie asked his mother. In grave perplexity: '■Mother. I know where my Uvei but where is my bacon?" — Harper'i Magazine. The chief danger at this moment would may wear themselves completely out licking Russia.— Chicago Herald.

i REMARKABLE ^ If you stand on the breezy rock promontory of the Nothe fort and figure of a horse and Its rider clearlv cut In the chalk of the distant downs, says the London Globe. As a work of art It Is, considering Its size, a credit to its designer, who has pre- : •erved the true perspective effect while making his subject conform with the curves of the hill. I.lfc and movement are suggested by the arched neck, flowing tail and prancing legs of the horse, while the attitude of the rider is that of a man accustomed to being in the saddle. Among the quaint and curious figures thibto have been formed by the removal of turf from our chalk hills it Is perhaps the most lifelike, and it is to be regretted that Its designer's name seems Irretrievably to be lost. One story ascribes the work to a single private soldier: another to a party of engineers. The date 13 approximately fixed by the fact that King George 111., whose visits to Weymouth, commencing in 1789, were largely responsible for the town be- • coming popular as a seaside holiday and health resort. In addition to this modern "White j Horse" there are two remark- 1 able ones of obscure origin, but j unquestionable antiquity. The most _ famous of these is the White Horse at Uffington, in Berkshire, known to ■ most people as the animal whose | "scouring," with Its accompanying ; festivities, Is so graphically. described by the author of "Tom Brown's Schooldays." This extraordinary figure is cut about two feet deep in the side of a hill bordering the vale of the White Horse, about a mile from . the well-known cromlech called Way- i land Smith's cave, and Immediately i below the ancient breastworks of Uf- 1 flngton castle. As a representation of a horse it will not bear comparison with the Weymouth figure. Indeed, It has been suggested that it is not a of the dragor. slain by St. George! Its head. In front of the ears, resembles a duck's: it has a neck like a swan's, a tall like a lizard's, and ther6 is a sharp projection just below the

WHITE HORSES) shoulder that Is absent from an orli gs are detached from the body, and, on the whole, the creature Is about as much like a horse as the average result of a blindfolded child's attempt to draw one. It measures 355 feet from the nose to the end of the tail, 120 feet from the ear to the hoof, and occupies a space of nearly two acres. The generally accepted tradition as to its origin Is embodied In the lines of , an old Berkshire ballad relating tha-t The occasion referred to on which the Danes "were "scaddled," Is understood to be the battle of Ashdown, fought tn If the traditional story that the An-glo-Saxons carved the Uffington figure to celebrate their victory at Ashdown be a true one, this- particular "horse" must be at least 1000 years old. The ; earliest historical notice of it occurs in a deed pertaining to the Abbey of Ab- . blngton, dating from about 1171. It . was undoubtedly in existence at that time, and in recent years antiquaries have Inclined to the opinion that even then over 1000 years had elapsed since jit was cut In the hillside, j The evidence supporting this claim of ' remote antiquity is ably presented by W. Johnson, F. G. S., In his well-known : work on "Folk-Memory." Briefly sum- ; riiarized, It is to the effect that there | are stamped on many ancient British and dismembered horses; that similar mental ^metalwork of toe late Oeltto period; and that the fact of the "scouring" of the Uffington horse being not merely a parochial matter, but a task j In which the inhabitants of toe neighboring villages took part, reveals a community of Interest of earlier than Saxon origin. The evidence supplied by the coins cannot fail to impress every I one who compares them with a:t accurate drawing of the Uffington horse. To say the least of It, It conclusively proves that the designers of the coins, as well as the carvers of the horse, eonildered It inessential that toe anim l's legs should be attached to its uody.

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Little Benny's Note Book Bv LEF- PA PTE

Sid Hunt and me and my cuzzln Artie was round this aftirflre enjin going like the dlcklns, with its bell ringing and awl, as If It must of bin a prltty^ bis

folio It, I sed. Lets folio it. sed Sid Hunt, Jest at if he had thawt of it ferst insted ol m Lets folio It, sed Artie. And the hole 3 of us startid to run aftlr the fire enjln, not running as fast as the fire enjin but running prltty fast awl rite, ternlng erround cornlrs and awl, and asking peepll wlch way It wen) wenevvlr we coodent see It or heer Its bell ringing. G. the fire must be In sum othlr sity, Im getting tired, sed Artie. Wlch I was to, but I sed, Aw, kum awn, dont he a kwittlr. And we kepp awn running, not running as fast ae we did at ferst awn akkount of not ha-vlng mutch breth left and having panes in our sides, and aftlr a wile Sid Hunt sed, G wlzz, I cant run eny ferthlr. wats the use. I cant, eethir, sed Artie, I got a fearse pane In my side. Well dont you think I have, to, I sed, kum awn, we must be prltty neer thare by th's time. G wlzz, we awt to be prltty neer sumware, sed Sid Hunt. And we kepp qwn going, not going fast enuff to be kalled running, but moving our legs as If we was. and sure enuff prltty soon we saw toe fire enjln standing still agenst the kerb, the drivlr Jest setting thare not doing enything. Wares the fire, mistir, I sed. Wat fire, sed the drlvir. AInt thare eny fire, sed Sid Hunt. No. we're Jest drilling the horses, sed the driver. Aw. heck, sed Artie. G wlzz. sed Sid Hunt. And we startid to wawk back agen. slo me not saying enything awn akkount of me beeing the wun that made thein keep awn running. AT THE PLAY She took the 3eat in front of me; Alas, I gave a sigh. For looming up I saw a hat At least twelve inches high. I could not see the stage at all. So gave a litle cough; It was enough — she took the hint. Also her bonnet off. I gave a smile, one little smile. And then dumfounded sat, For, coiled up on her head, the hair Was higher than toe hat. — Yonkers Statesman. TO PREVENT EXAGGERATION There was once a "southern gentleI man" who, having killed a man, pre1 sented himself to an editor of a newsj paper. "I have come," he said, "to . tell you about a painful occurrence ' at my house. My brother-in-law and I had an argument and I knifed him, and then, In the excitement of the I moment, I scalped him. Knowing : what exaggerated stories are apt to ; get into the newspapers, 1 thought • I'd better step 'round and tell you exactly what did happen. "-Exchange. MINCED H AM FILING One-half cup minced boiled ham one eighth cup minced sweet pickles one- fourth cup minced celery. Ml? with white sauce or salad dressing White sauce Is preferable when toa sted when toasties are served hot.

[first-born child) The eldest child was found by the j Investigation of the German scientist, Dr. Vaertlng, to have by far the best j chance of turning out distinguished, j says Havelock Ellis, In Harper's j Weekly. The third son has the next I best chance, and then toe second, the j comparatively bad position . of the sec- j ond being attributed to toe too brief j Interval which often follows the birth of the first child. He also notes that, of all the professions, the clergy come beyond comparison first as the parents of distinguished sons (who are, however, rarely of the highest degree of eminence), lawyers following, while officers in the army and physicians, scarcely figure at all. Vaertlng Is inclined to see in this order, especially in ; the predominance of the clergy, the , favorable Influence of an unexhausted . reserve of energy and a hulbit of chastity on intellectual procreativeness. This Is one of his main conclusions. I

WHO OWNS AIR ! Just as in public law the English I view supports the sovereignty of, the , state over the whole air space .and as a favor, so In private law it is 1 likely to maintain the dominion oil the landowner over toe superjacent | air ! and to regard the passage of air craft j as a privilege. The courts, indeed, have not yet been called upon to exI press a considered Judgment on the question, nor is it likely that the owners of land will press strictly their rights of exclusive enjoyment against pioneers of air travel who happen to fly over their property. But In England it is to be expected that a- private aerial law will be developed, not. by the laying down of new and somewhat dangerous principles, but by the application of the rules of the com- ; mon law to the new conditions. The j law of nuisances and the law of trespass aTe at present sufficient to protect owners of property; the public Interest is adequate to secure fair I play for aviators.

The Recipe Book

LEMON PIE | ' One cup of sugar, two tablespoon- : s fuls of flour, butter the size of an j i egg melted, pinch of salt, two eggs, :< the yolk beaten to a cream, then , add the Juice and rind of a lemon, ; cupful Pi milk k»a til. wultc. Of , th, net™ >■> • <">">• Bj"i, "j, cake Will form on top. BUTTERMILK DOUGHNUTS One cupful sugar, one egg, one ta- . blespoonful lard (scant), little nut , meg and salt, one cupful buttermilk with one teaspoonful of soda dts- . and will keep moist a long time. ; RAISED DOUGHNUTS 1 One Dint milk, half cake of compressed yeast. one tablespoon! ul butter, one-fourth teaspoonful soda, salt, ! two tablespoonfuls sugar, a little nut- , meg flour enough to knead, roll thin knife and fry" Avoid handling too much and having lard too hot. SPICE CAKE One cupful of sugar one table- | spoonful of butter or lard, one cupful of sour milk, one cupful raisins, one teaspoonful soda, two cupfuls flour, a pinch of salt if you use lard, one teaspoonful cinnamon and one-half tea ; snoonful of cloves; mix in me oruei , given and this cake will keep moist for a long time. ONIONS RAW AND IN SALAD For eating raw or as a saiadselect voung home grown onions or toe mun Spanish or Bermuda. Peel, slice, cover with hot water and let them stand co - -I »«." £ & a French dressing with oil and serv®To banish toe odor a little sugar or parsley moistened with vinegar, eaten immediately after, will be found eifective. Follow with a thorough rinsing of the mouth and teeth, using a ; few drops of tincture of myrrh tn ^ water. People who think they cannot eat raw onions will find that prepared In this way there will Be 110 after effects of heartburn or bad breath. A j f WHY PARISIAN WOMEN'S SKINS ARE PERFECT It is remarked by every visitor to the famous social centre of the world [that the native ladies have clear, veljvety skins of rare beauty. Inquiry as to the reason elicits the information that instead of face powders they use lotions. One that is decidedly valuable can be made at home by dissolving 4 ounces spurmax from the drug store in either 54 pint hot water or witch hazel to which is added 2 teaspoonfuls glycerine- This makes an ideal lotion ; for summer use. The spurmax lotion is a great skin-cleanser and jbeautifier, as it seems part of the skin land dispels the rough, shiny, oily 1, Icondition. Its regular use will give ig to the complexion a touch of refined x elegance impossible with powder or rouge. It is splendid for freckles, t. I tan and sunburn. — Advt.

salad of cucumber and sliced onion or , shaved cabbage and thin onion rings is appetizing, dressed with a plain French 'borne in mind that old onions are much stronger than new, and red than white or yellow. PLATZEN, OR SMALL DROP CAKE Beat the yolks of four eggs until lemon colored, foamy and light. Stir in gradually two cups powdered sugar and beat thoroughly. Add a pinch each of cinnamon and cloves and just' enough sifted flour to make the batter of consistency to drop from a spoon. Drop lor them to spread without touching, and bake In a moderate oven. MIGHT HAVE MOVED A German farmer was in search of a driving horse. "I've >got just the horse for you," said the liveryman. "He's five years old, sound as a. dollar and goes ten miles without stopping." The German threw his head skyW "Not for me," he said, "not for me. I lif eight miles from town, and mit dot horse I haf to valk back two miles." — National Monthly. B0 FAT WOMEN REQUIRE SPECIAL DESIGNS IN CLOTHING ? j Yes, there seems to be a decided heightening of figure, apparent bej cause of the effect of vertical or up I and down lines upon the eye, while lines which run around the figure have an opposite effect. The lines of ■••'.'int in the cloth and all drapery uld be vertical. Cross stripes or ... apes around the figure or very fluffy trimming should all be avoided, as they all serve to accentuate the plumpness which is "ruinous to grace." The wise woman studies these things and, at the same time, 1 reduces her avoirdupois by one of ; the few good methods of dissolving j fat which have been developed in the j last few years. The best treatment for reducing weight without danger or inconvenience, which you can 1 make at home, is to put 4 ounces parnotis (you can get it from any ! good druggist) in 1 54 pints hot water. | Strain when cold and take 1 tablej spoonful before meals. Keep up unj til weight is sufficiently reduced. ; This parnotis treatment is gentle in action and positive in results and leaves the flesh and skin firm and 1 smooth. — Advt. To Regain a Healthy, Girlish Complexion If you would have a olear.^fresh, girlish able at any drug store, completely absorbs soUgradually. day by day. that no Inconvenience^ is^caused. The wax Is applied ^ at lines and "firming up" the loose tissue.— Advt.

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