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Show . i ( THE WORLD AMERICAN FORK. UTAH, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1899. VOL. VI. Five Generations Represented. tin. Mahela Phillips, 1898 Marjr A. lira. 82, Dee. 15, First generation Feb. 9, 1899 Second generation Mrs. Mary E. Alexander, 43, April 4, 1898 Third generation Mrs. Lulu Stoehr, 23, March 11, 1898. ' Sutton, 62, Fourth generation Martha Stoehr, 4, Aug. 25, 1898.... Fifth generation Down In the southwestern part of Pennsylvania, In the quiet towns of California and Unlontown, live the members of a family who form a link in the living chain of five generations. and the The great-grandmoth- reside In Califor- er nia, which Is about fifty miles south of Pittsburg, and the grandmother, mother and child live In Unlgntown, which is about twenty miles south of California. There are two twenty-eiggreat ht and .grandchildren children in this most of family, whom are living. twenty-si- x grand- -' seventy- years separ- V Only eight ate the the cedes her daughter, Mrs. Stoehr, bp twenty years. Mrs. Stoehr Is 23 year old and la nineteen years older than her daughter, Martha, the of Mrs. Phillips. The members of this family forming a link In the living chain of five generations were all married at the age of 18, with the exception of the greatgrandmother, who became a wife at 15. The is a hearty old lady and Is today a healthy specimen of good cheer. She was born In Marla Furnace, on the Yough river, .near Connellaville, Pa., Dec. 15, 1816. She was married to George W. Phillips at Bunker Hill, Pa., in 1834. She well remembers the early history of this republic and often entertains her relatives and friends with reminiscences of the time of her youth. The Mrs. Sutton, was born in Bunker Hill, Pa., Feb. . 9, 1837, and was married to W. B, Sut- great-grandmoth- er, f from 'great-greatgrandmoth- ITjt 9 who, at the advanced ago The ild The while ss it 1 Mrs. A. . se e great-grandmoth- er Sutton.. honors of t grandmother three-cour- "Any good fortune yet?" "No. Promises only promises and they mean so little she replied, er, Is reoom-mendatl- on -house, y. "g&'tBUl. 4 years old. Mrs. .Mahela Phillips Is Mary eating- She held out her hand to him and wished him good-b"Good-by,- " replied he. "Oh, one moment! Will you tell me your name?" "Alma Bretton. And yours? Mine Is Theodore Farr. Is the the There Is or there used to be in a squalid little street in the neighborhood of the British Museum an whose principal In the eyes of Its patrona was a dinner for 12 cents. room," and It boasted a "first-clathis was Interesting on account of the people to be seen In On a certain January afternoon, however, the room contained but two customers. They were a girl and a young man strangers to each other. Both ordered and ate their dinners furtively, and both seemed ashamed of being there. ' "Will you be offended if I speak to you? I fancy we are in the same profession." "In the same boat, at any rate, she said, with a little rueful laugh. "What makes you think so? "You look musical. Arent you? "I sing, she said. "And your "I Imagine I compose." "Have you done any good? Inquired the girl, after a slight pause. "Not yet. I only hope. Have you an engagement anywhere?" "Not now; Im trying for one. "Its an uphill life!" observed the young man, with a sigh. "Hateful!" agreed the girl, and there was a pause. When they had paid their twelve cents they left, but stood at the door together. of 82, Is enjoying the blessings of life as heartily as she did twenty years ago. AN UNKNOWN. are proudly boifte bjrtyra Mary E.Alex-ander. who is the mother of eight children, five of whom are living. Mrs. Lulu Stoehr is the daughter of Mrs. Alexander and the mother of Martha Stoehr In this chain of five genera- tlona. There Is a difference of only twenty years between the and the Mrs. Phillips being 82 and Mrs. Sutton 62 years old. Mrs. Sutton, again, la only nineteen years older than her daughter, Mrs. Alexander, who. In turn, pre- great-grandmot- POPULAR TURQUOISE. Demand for Fine Speetmeea Is In lx ess of the Bnpply. "Of all the many colored gems that are now being worn perhaps none are more popular with the ladles than the turquoise," said a leading wholesale dealer in precious stones In New .York to a writer for the Washington Star recently. "The demand for fine turquoise is largely In excess of tbs supply, owing to the fact that only a few perfect specimens are at present produced where they were once abundant. Some of the best turquoises are found In the Los Cerlllos and Grant county mines In New Mexico, but the finest gems come from the Nlskapur mines in northern Persia. There are five or six of these mines, but the most productive of all Is the Rush mine, which Is situated at the top of a mountain that rises to an altitude of 5,000 feet above the sea level. The turquoises are found at a depth of from 70 to 80 feet below the surface and the miners descend first by means of a diagonal tunnel, and then by ladders fastened to the side of the shaft. "At the mouth of the mine, which is on a precipitous hillside, half a dosen men stand on a ledge, and with small hammers break up the rock that Is wound up to them with a windlass. When a turquoise is discovered it Is placed on one side In the rough state, Incased In stone, and sent to market at Mesked. There the precious atones are separated from the fragments of rock and the good specimens are sorted from the poor ones. Although Inferior stones are plentiful, turquoise of fair else and good color are seldom found. Many of them look excellent when taken from the mine, but the color soon fades, or a green tinge la developed or white spots appear on them. Some of these white spots are eo small that they can only be detected with the aid of a strong glass, and even then they appear as mere specks, but In time these specks Increase and may spread right across the stone. These defects spoil the stone for the European and American markets, and they are sold to orientals, who aro less They had met at dinner again ;they now met there dally. It had become their habit the custom of these two waifs In professional ' LcAuion and ton In Unlontown, Pa., May 17, 1852. each found delight lnhe other's com' Mrs. Alexander, the grandmother, was pany. "I hare brought you back the score born In Carmichaels, Pa., April 4, 1855, and was married to W. E. Alexander in Waynesburg, Pa., In April, 1878. Mrs. Stoehr, the mother In this chain, was also born In Carmichaels, March 11, 1875, and was married to Paul M. Stoehr, cashier of Armour ft Cas Alleghany city branch in Pennsylvania, In Unlontown, July 20, 1893. Martha Stoehr, the was born Aug. 25, 1894. ld, particular about such flaws. Turquoises are worth from 81 to 50, and sell according to tbe size and quality of the stone." Oldest Form of Animal Ufa, The Tuatara lizard of New Zealand is said to be one of the most ancient forms of animal life now existing. It originally possessed four eyes, but now has to be contented with .bu two. It eggs and these take no less than thirteen months to hatch out, the embryos passing the winter In a state of hibernation. These remarkable animals are found only in one or two places In the colony and they are rapidly becoming scarce, as collectors from every part of the world are continually on their track. They are about eighteen Inches In length, and, like many of the lizards, are said to have the characteristic of being able to replace portions of their limbs, etc., which have been destroyed. One owned by Carl Hanser of Awanul had the misfortune to lose an eye some time ago, and now a complete new eye, as perfect as the undamaged one, has grown In the place of that lost The Grotied Floor Preferred. Little Marie lives on tbe fourth floor of an apartment-housand one day she said: Mamma, Is heaven higher than this house? "Yes, dear," was the reply. "And will we go there when we die?" "Yes, If we are e, good. Marie, Well, then, mamma, said "lets be real goody good and maybe theyll let us occupy the ground floor when we go there." Brooklyn Times. ROOM. of Francesca, she said. "I think I almost know it by heart "You like it? "It Is really a masterpiece!" "And yet no manager will look at it" he said, bitterly. "Wait! Be patient! "I am worn out with waiting. Bah! talk of yourself. No chance of an engagement still, you say? "None. The next afternoon she did not see him at the eating-housand she wondered why. It was because he was I1L Whan he recovered and was able to leave the house, a pitiable object with his pale face and hollow eyes, the first thing he did was to wend his way to the shabby table dhote, and now It was his turn to wonder, for his fellow bohemian was not there. And winter stole into spring, an! spring into summer, but still he did not see her, and at last he grew to realize that they would not meet again. e, It was an Easter morning, seven years later, as she came out of one of the great railway stations into the streets of Paris, tired and travel-staln-d. Chinese Children Resened. At a Methodist school in Chinn there aip 50 girls picked out of some river or pond where they had been thrown by their parents to dr.'wn. He Mnde n Speech. A Did you ever make a speech? B Yes. A Was it well received? B No. A What did you say? B "Not guilty HER VOICE ROSE, FLOODING THE The company with which she had been touring the French provinces had disbanded, and she had arrived In the capital poor and friendless. In search of a new engagement She entered an unpretentious restaurant close by, and while her morn' lng meal was being prepared amused herself by glancing at a newspaper. "M. Thea Farr! The name leaped out of the page and struck her eyes. Thea Farr in Paris In print! An NO. 21. ROQUEFORT CHEESE. Toothtome DaUeacjr Hea Beea Kaewa Since Pliny's Time. Roque-o-rt St. Louis cheese Is of very ancient lineage, and Pliny mentions It In his writings. Few epicures who linger over the subtle uavor of this solidified mixture of goat and sheep milk know the num-of details which have to be observed before the toothsome morsel a ready for the table. The care necessary throughout every stage Is shown even In tbe milking of the sheep and goats. This Is done In the evening after their return from pastures. But In order that the anlmala shall not be In the least heated or excited, they are allowed to rest an hour before the milking is begun. After being heated almost to boiling point the evenings milk is set asida In the morning It Is skimmed, heated to 98 degrees and mixed with the mornings milk for coagulation. The curd Is well kneaded with the hands and pressed In layers into molds with perA thin layer of forated bottoms. moldy .bread is put between each layer of curd. This bread, which hastens the "ripening of the cheese by supplying the germs of the characteristic green mold, Is made before the preceding Christmas of about equal parts of summer and winter barley, with plenty of sour dough and some vinegar. When moldy enough It Is ground and sifted, moistened with water and kept from the air until used In making the cheese. The curd remains In the shaping receptacles for three or four days, and Is then taken to the market In Roquefort, where It Is sold to the different makers of Roquefort cheese. It Is they who undertake the critical "ripening" of the cheese, which Is placed In the very damp caves abounding the precipitous walls of the limestone hills which surround the village. During the month or more that the cheeses are left In the caves they are rubbed with salt and brine and are pricked frequently wltb long ' needles to allow the salt to penetrate yet" "But but you are mad. "You could Into them, and also to accelerate the not study the score by Thursday process of maturing. When this has night" reached a certain stage the cheese Is The familiar music was lying op a ready for shipment. chair. 8he saw It, snatched at It, and thrust It into Thaos hand. items. "Play the accompaniment to the 'Into am she said. "I vocation,' going An English burglar who shammed insing It" In order to escape trial, after She began quietly. She realized as sanity up the pretense for six months, keeping the first bars left her lips that she has become really mad. was singing for the crown of her amcrown of Holland is said to have The bition; more than all, she knew that cost 120,000. In 1829 It was stolen by she was singing for the salvation of the man she loved. He knew It, too, burglars, and remained in their possession for nearly two years. as their eyes met The latest journalistic venture In The managers eyebrows lifted, and Is a paper devoted to sporting Japan his hand shook a little as he turned matters. Tbe first number has artithe page. cles on rowing, swimming and football. "For him I love for him I adore. A London lady, who mourns the loss And when It died with the last chord has deemed It necesa of poodle, pet both hands. the manager caught her by In Memorlam sary to have special "Mademoiselle," he said gravely, of the dog's in cards memory printed shall have the honor to submit a contract to you this afternoon. Your virtues. This looks to me like a case of confriend should be grateful to you. But Theo. said nothing. Only his tempt of court, remarked the would-b-e suitor, as the haughty beauty face spoke and it was eloquent scorned his advances. Philadelphia enough. Record. Abbas Hllml, Khedive of Egypt, was knew what Everybody happened. When the curtain fell on the last act born In 1874, and succeeded to the of "Francesca" the audience rose to throne on the death of his father, Motheir feet and called for the composer hammed Tewflk, on January 7, 1892. with cheers that rang through the He married the Princess Ikbal Hanem. bouse. J. Frank Wheaton, a member of the He stood bowing amid the deafening present legislature In Minnesota, Is the first colored man who ever sat In that plaudits, waiting for the frenzy to subside. But that was not to be yet. The body. He was elected by a constituenprlma donna must be recalled, and cy of 9,000 voters, only fifty of whom Thea led her on once more, and they are colored men. stood together while Paris screamed Senator Burrows of Michigan has a conItself hoarse. large collection of Do you ask the sequel? It was a taining nearly every printed article rewedding party at a gay Parisian hotel. lating to himself from hla first election The bridegroom rises to return thanks, to congress In the Kalamazoo district and says It Is an appropriate thing down to the present day. that his wife and he should breakfast Although Mark Hanna Is portrayed In a restaurant today, because "It was as haughty and unapproachable, he la seven always possessed of a cool and even In a certain restaurant fashionso not ago quite year temper, and has more callers than any able, perhaps," eta And the bride man In tho senate, except, possibly Senlaughs merrily, while the people won' ator Mason. Chicago Tribune. der why. Every womans magazine contains on how to choose a husband on advice Bora la a Cable. moral and physical grounds, mental, New York Spa Pittsburg Dispatch: and every girl who Is engaged to the wed Is soon to Miss Virginia Fair, who asked her believes she who man flrat William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., was born to tho letter. Atadvice the followed y wooden shanty in In a rough Globe. chison where her father Virginia City, Nev.. Senator Ross, of Vermont, lives In a was a bard working miner. The Fair house, about a mile and a handsome children played with the other miners' SL Johnsbury. His residence from half of showed children and slight promise overlooks the beautiful Passumpslo val. future prosperity. ley. The senator takes a great delight In his farm, to the cultivation of which Femlllan he gives much personal attention. "I wonder If Johnson hadnt heard ll and blind prejudice are the that story before? "What makes you of actual power and exdefense best think so?" "He laughed so heartily.1 Hazlett clusive advantages. Rival other moment showed her that "Fra cesca, a new opera, by an unknown composer, was to be produced as a venture three nights hence. Her capital was considerably under 25. She would go to him and beg of him, for the old times sake, the favor of a small part She swallowed her meal In ten minutes and made her way excitedly to .. the stage door. 'M. Then Farr," the doorkeeper Informed her, "was lodging In the Rue TroncheL In a few minutes a cab landed her at the door. He was smoking In an armchair by tbe window, and sprang up with an exclamation of amazement. "You! Is It possible? Oh, how glad am!" Tell me all! she cried, when she explained her errand. "Tell me all! You are a rich man? "Oh, no, no a poor one. I teach and write songs. But Ive the chance of fame at last. The work la being put on as a stop-gaso to speak, but If it succeeds he caught hla breath. If It succeeded he was "made. Time flew, and while they were discussing the possibility of hla securing her, a small part at so late a date, the door was opened violently and a stout gentleman burst upon them with a perspiring face. Thea paled at the sight Instinctively he knew the manager had brought bad news. "Your prlma donna has the Influenza, and Francesca cannot be produced. That is all. The young men stood motionless. At a blow his world had crashed In ruins about him. The next Instant Alma spoke. "Will you trust Francescas music to me? Both men started as If they had been shot Theo with hope, the manager In expostulation. "You!" echoed the latter. "Who are you?" "I am nobody," she said calmly, "but if you are willing I may be someone The Globe-Democr- at: er p, little scrap-book- s, two-stor- Self-wi- I |