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Evening journal., 1890-02-28
WArAMAKER,s
PHILADELPHIA. Friday, Feb. rs, 1880.
1he aOeafAer today IS hkeky
TO be cl0nay aOstA rain.

TO be eloaay aOzth rain.
Changes.
No commercial changes Of
the last decade have equaIled
those of retail trading.
Causes local, national, in
ternational; causes financial.
causes scientific have been
working. You don't study
them. We do. The eHecfs
touch you, interest you per-
haps.
A straw that tells of effects
is the number of New York
shoppers that buy here. 1t is
a big item in our daily sales.
But the greatest dress goods
stock Of the world aOlH draw
even from New York.
Being here, the buyers mist
come.
CAangest They used to call
Philadelphia slow. Who does
it seriously now3 Compare
lively young Philadelphia
women formerly thought they
must shop in New York. How
many do it now? New York
shops here daily.
Wzafs nesO al Wana-
makers?
The White Goods show
An evenings work, and like
magic the store comes out in
white. Thousands walking
through find pleasure in the
clean, bright whiteness of cot
ton, linen, wool, and silk.
Especially interesting is it when
punctuated all over with Bar
gains, as in the Embroideries.
and Linens; and Novelties, as:
in Dress Goods and Silks.
What's neoO at Wana-
| MAKERS?
More than pen can write or
, types print. There was fog
two days ago. New York
Bay and Delaware Bay en-
closed in impenetrable mist.
; This slowed the stream of new
} arrivals, but all the same they
come, they come.
: Shanghai Silks. New sorts
r Of designs. Don't get tired of
$ the telling, but we must let
: you know the news-all we
/, can of it. Would it be quite
fair not to tell you that the
+ best and biggest stock Of
e them is here. rs cents to $3.50.
d There is news at the Cling
e ham counter. It's a gather
ing of the clans. Hoi ieroel
I And from just over the border
down in Yorkshire come the
Q Mohairs, Glaze, gray and
5 brown, 81 inches, at 81. Look
out for the forgotten his as
the pieces nnroll. In the
. Novelty aisle.
A touch of beauty at the
' Fan counter. The ostrich
e wouldn't know his feathers in
their present whiteness as they
It mingle with gauzes, laces and
' silks. No? You don't want
y Fans now, fashion rests in
d Lent, but no harm to admire
them.
Dress has more literature
T than politics-in the off years.
: Columns are written about
e Dress Trimmings alone. Coun-
tiers not columns do our talking
d There is a revival of Black
: Bead Gimps and Black Silk
s Fringes. When you come,
ask for Eiffel Gimps, ? to sc
inches wide. If you can catch
: any old stock in our Dress
!. Trimmings we'll pay a pre-
I MUM for it.
/. The one great item of news
is neaO things daily. Hints OF
e some above. Another and the
! last to-day. Chatelaine Bags
, and Pocketbooks. New shapes.
7 Ooze Calf Bags, oxidized
3 clasps, $I.5o and So. IS. Real
! Seal and Turkey Morocco
Evening journal., 1890-02-28
A Camden Marriage.

Miss Carrie Spiegelhalter and Arthur ).
Emerson. both OF Wilmington were mar
ried at Camden, n. j., yesterday, by the
Rev. George e Finlaw.
Evening journal., 1890-02-28

There il lover. constant. true.
Whose love warm the whole wear tl,rou,h
4 lover proof 'gainst wilee or pelf
Ie he who truly toves himself
-Wnahinn-lon D.
Evening journal., 1890-02-28

Delaware Pensionersi
Pensions have been granted to Hsnry
NJ Whiteman Of Newark and Frrnk
p. Mccoy OF SMYRNA
Evening journal., 1890-02-28

JOHN WANAMAKER
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
Good Cure for q Hoodoo.

You would be surprised II you knew
how many Of the negroes still believe
In the power OF the voodoo,n said .
police surgeon to q Kansas City Times
reporter.
They nearly oil have the faith firm.
ly fixed In their minds. though they are
more careful about acknowledging It
than they used to be.
About two years ago ] received a
call from an old black man who said
he had been 'conjured' by some old
woman in Wyandotte. and he bad been
suffering from terrible pain In both
arms and shoulders ever since. He
had been digging his yard all over 10
search Of the coffin this old woman
was supposed TO have buried there In
order to hoodoo him, and rs the search
had been useless he had become dis
couraged and come to me as last re.
sort.
II sized up the case at once and gave
him prescription containing such
odorifcrous articles rs iodoform, salt.
peter. assafetida and a number OF 9th.
ers, and told him to place them upon 9
rcd-bot shovel and fumigate the place.
"The Latin names used greatly i'm
pressed the old man, and when he gol
a Whit of the villainous compound he
was sure there must be something mir.
aculous about the prescription.
He came to me the next morning
aud declared that he was thoroughly
cured, and TO the day Of his death b,
asrrihpd that rIIrp To the march he
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
How Base-Balis Are Made.

Automatic machines for making base
balls have been so successfully con.
triyed that their introduction Is likely
to constitute practical industry. Each
machine winds two balls at one time
in the following way:
A little para-rubber ball. weighing
three-duarters OF an ounce. around
which one turn has been made with the
end Of skein OF an old-fasbioned gray
stocking yarn. is slipped into the ma
chine. then another, after which thu
boy IN charge touches lever, the ma
chine starts and the winding begins.
The rubber bail Is thus hidden in few
seconds. and 10 its place appears little
gray yarn ball that rapidly grows
larger and larger.
When 1t appears to be about half the
size Of the regulation baseball there is
Q click. the machine stops. the yarn II
cut, the boy picks out the ball. and
losses Il into the basket. When this
basket is full it Is passed along TO an.
other boy, who runs similar machine,
where q half-ounce layer of worsted yarr
Is put on.
The next machine adds layer Of
strong white cotton thread; a coating
Of rubber cement is next applied. and
q half-ounce layer Of the very best line
worstcd completes the ball with The
exception of the cover. - Comn,ercid
ddgeyksser.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23

Men do not always marry the style
Of woman they admire. There are wo-
men who are snowy and attractive.
Men universally admire them. and like
to 60 out in company with them be-
cause they show Oh we'll. but they
would mot think Of marrying them.
They know that snowy women are us
ually dashing. and few sensible men
want to marty dashing women. Like
dashing horses they take the road and
make their competitors jealous, but 1t
IL only question Of tune until they
make dash that wrecks the whole
outfit The man, Of course. and es-
pccially the man Ct experience, selects
the well-msde, eveB-tempered, steady.
going lilly In preference to the high
stepping, dashing courser.
Mon Ike women who are amiabie.
whose faces are full Of sunshine, and
whose minds are contentsd. A discon.
tented woman n the banc OF o mans
life. They like them to speak well Of
people, and not to be forever finding
lauit.
Above all, men like sympathy and
affection. The man does not live. be
he ever 80 cold. that viii not appreciate
true affection ON the part Of woman.
1t Is not the Representative affection
that b most highly appreciated, but
that shoWn in little attentions. gentle
caresses. and thoughtfulness for their
comfort. Men want companions; wives
who are able to entertain them as well
~ 70 sew their buttons or broil their
steak. --Fttsbuvg Garettc.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
A story of the shah.

II is told of Naar-cd-Dccn that on
one occasion he conceived the idea Of
initiating Haroun-el-Raschild. aud GO
ing about by night In disguise and un-
attended through the streets Of Teher-
m. On leaving the castle the sentinel,
doing In his box. let him pass two
nights without hinderance. whcreupon
the shah bad the sleepy sentinel logged.
The third night another soldier stood
on guard. and he stepped The shah, and
forced him, despite all his prctesta-
tions. 70 spend the rest Of the night in
the seutry-box. barring egress with his
bayonet. The next morning the shah.
after having been liberated, first had
the unaccommodating soldier bastina-
doed and then sent him purse with a
sum equal to $50 and robe Of honor,
but the shah was cured OF his love fol
nightly excursions.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
sir. Crndy's Home IAfc.

At home Mr.. Grady was full Of fun
aud frolic. One OF the funniest scenes
/ ever witnessed was during dinner
at Mr.. Grady's house. When we seat.
ed ourselves at the table Mrs. Grady
gave a warning look at her husband,
who had commenced TO carve the chick.
ems, as he said. Henry. am going
TO say grace" With q resigned air
Mr.. Grady sat, his head little inclined
to the right, his lips pursed up. Mrs.
Grady, who was deyout Methodist,
began to say grace. while Mr.. Grady
kept up nm undercurrent OF soft-toned,
sotto voce parenthescs. Now. dear.
the chickens are getting cold" Now,
dear, don't make 1t longer because
you've got company" Now. dear.
these people can't Be thankful; they
look ready to cat me-" Aud yet Henry
Grady was a sincerely religious man.
He simply could not suppress his blo.
bling spirits. That's all.--PasIaae.pasa
AeWS,
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
An Hibernsanisn,.

A number of patriotic sons OF Erin
were seated around q table one night
discussing little Of everything. when
one Of them began . lamentation over
a lightweight silver dollar be bad IN
his pocket.
"rh' hid an tn tails worn down
thot foine ye vouldn't know tn bid
from TIL tall II 1t wasn't thai. the bids
always on tn other soide."
Got worn thot way BY cirkyla-
tion?"
SO they say; but oil behave some
smar-r-rt diyifs TUX q jsck-plane an
shcraped doime or two oil her Tor
luck. Cirkylation can't wear dhok
lar down loike thot."
1T can. too. an oil provo It." said
third. "Have ye got good dholIar.
Diny?r
Dinny. curiously enough, had ons,
aud produced 1t.
Nov pass it round tn table"
Around II went:
''Twicet more"
'1Wance more, an let me how it,
Once again 1t circulated. and finally
rested In the palm Of the ipstigator oil
the performance. He then leaned orel
to the owner Of the dollar and handed
him silver quarter.
''Phwat's thisr" asked the latter.
'Thots yer dhollsr!'
Circulation, history sayE left II,
mark that evening upon something
more than pure dross--Harper's Mag
Q6iySe
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23

"Parcsis." said u physician. ~ hs
lighted cigar and told patient thai
smoking was dangerous vice, 'fs .
disease OF which men. particularly mer
OF affairs. are very much afraid. 1t II
hopeless disease. and physician,
have never been able 10 cure II. The
fear that 1t cxcitcs Is due to the fact
that 1t Is malady that men car
measure as II grows from day to day.
Paresis Is popularity known as softening
of the brain. but II Is quite the reverse.
The brain hardens. and contracts. The
popular idea tina. this malady Is due te
excuses Of an improper sort is alto
gether wrong. The great cause II
worry and oyerwork. a too constant
application Of the brain along the one
idea that Is dominant In the United
States--a desire to grow rich. saw
an article in the newspapers not long
ago that stated that the man OF undisel
plined mentality, the self-made man.
Ia fact, the man whose brain was moi
system,zed by a good education. was
more susceptible to parcsis than any
other type Of plan. and II has been my
observation that this Is true. Men vino
can not stand success, men who. to use
a popular yulgarism. have the 'swelled
head, fall quicker than the others. Yes.
II is true that no newspaper man h@
died Of paresis. " CtHcinndts COM
1neTclal.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23

Horace P. Tibbctts Of wyalusing
owns large pointer dog with remark
ably big mouth. Ono day this spring
Mr.. Tibbetts spicd an enormous gray
rat burrowing In the side Of sand
bank near his barn mud he told the
pointer to 60 and snake IL out. The
dog stole quietly toward the bank and
when 1t got within two feet Of the hole
1t stopped and pointed the rat as Il
would bird. All at once the great
rat turned In the hole, sprang out and
set Its teeth in the ilstonished dogs
nostrils. For q minute or so the point
or shook his head as hard as be could.
whining little all the time, bat 1t was
impossible for him to get the pugna-
cious rat between his teeth. He final.
ly shook 1t loose, flung It six or eigh,
feet in the air. and got under 1t with
his big mouth wide open. The rat
landed between the pointers Jaws aud
the angry dog crushed Ia bones In an
instant. Its teeth had torn q slit in the
dogs left nostril. IN r Sum.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23

A vegctarian lecturer once said 10
my hearing that he had gone q whole
month without drinking one single
drop of fiuid--he found sufficient In the
foods he swallowed; and two ladies
whom l was told about tho other day
by gentleman in whose veracity /
place implicit reliance. greatly aston.
ished large circle Of people by going
on long excursions and taking severe
and c6ntinuous exercise while living
on nothing but porridge. fruit (mostly
uncooked) and well-ccoked vege-
tables. These ladie, were untroubled
by thirst, enjoyed the most vigorous
health. and dfstanced many Of their
competitors. When cycling. the less
fluid the better. and runs Of many
hours are practicable. syen In the hot
test weather, without indulging in any
fluids. This I know from repeated ex-
periments. The muscles speedily ac-
qqire frmpess and tone impossible
when fluids are taken, while exertion
becomes positive delight.
This Is no CROCHET 6f mine. but a
solemn fact aud one being recognized
W my pAbtHCk GNNfsptSs WIZ aIC lhpk
learning that the less fuid the better.
Soldiers on review days in hot weather
aud 10 foreign climates have been gradu-
ally learning the same truth expcr-
mentally, and though when they have
been greatly ovcr-exerting themselves
for many hours. they are net prohibit
ed from taking fluids. they are eau
toned to take very little. In this way
the risk always appreciable Of taking
cold water in insanitary villages Is
avoided; though bow many Of the evils
attributed to the badness of the water
are really due TO the amount Of cold
drinks imbibedp When the run is over
then. II you will. take little fluid but
not much the more you drink the more
you want to drink, and nothing is
worse for you. As for alcoholic bever-
ages. every cyelist knows that IL he
wants to cover long distance. he must
avoid them like grim death as pcriious
beyond words. 30 you see you need
not take any portly flask or water bot
ties and you need not incumber your
self with cold tea and favorlcss coffee;
you can set of absolutely unincumber-
ed.--1he Gentiemnn's MaodziBe.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
SIX and satin.

Rich and beautiful as these fab.
RIGS are, and widely a. they are used.
yet few people know that the discov.
cry Of silk Is attributed to ONE Of the
wives Of tho Emperor of China, Ho-
angti. who reigncd about 1000 years
before the Christian era; and since
that time q special spot has been al
lotted In gardens OF the Chinese royal
palace to the cultivation of the null
berry tree and to the keeping Of silk
worms. Persian monks who came to
Constantinople revealed to tho EN-.
peror Justinian the secret Of the pro-
duction of silk and gave him some
silkworms. From Greece the art
passed into Italy at the end Of the thir.
teenth century.
When the Pepes left Rome to settle
at Aviguon. France. they introduced
into that country the secret which had
been kept by tho Italians. and Louis
XI. established at Tours . manufac-
tory of silk fabrics. Francis I. founded
the Lyons Silk Works. which to this
day have kept the hrst rank. Henry
II. Of France wore at the wedding OF
his sister the first pair Of silk hose ever
made. The word "satin.n which, IN
the original. was applied TO all silk
stuifs In general. has since the last
century been used TO designate only
tissues which present lustered sur
face.
The discovery Of this particular bril-.
liant stuff was accidental. Octave Mai.
. silk weaver. finding business dull
and not knowing what to invent "a
give new impulse to the trade, was
one day. pacing to and fro before biz
loom. Every time be passed the ma.
chine, with no definite object In view,
he pulled little threads from the warp
and put them into his mouth, which
soon after he spat out Later on be
found the little Ball Of silk on the fool
Of his workshop, and attracted by the
brilliant appearance of the threads. be
repeated tho experiment and by using
certain mueilaginous preparations sue.
ceeded in giving satin 10 the world.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
MlLLIons o. RATS.
An lsssaisus eehsns for KnIiss Thsn -
THEY Burrows.

The farmers Of Hays Caldwell.
Guadaloupe. Consales Dewitt, Karnes,
and other counties 10 the western and
southwsstern portions Of the state, says
3 Ban Antonio (Tex, letter TO the 81.
Louis qlsse- DcDiecrdt, sre suffering from
B pest that u at once novel and costly.
II 10 the first Of its lind 10 ths history
bf the state. and has already cost the
loss Of Thousands Of dollars. Last
autumn the yield OF gotten was 20 up-
precedented and tho labor 90 scans
that corn was neglected for the Aeecy
staple, and was left standing In tho
fields until such time as II Gould DO
cribbed. When late In the season the
farmers went to gather II they found
that but little remained. Its presence
standing In the fields had been q
temptation 10 millions Of rats. which
poured down from the mountains aud
up from the river beds and infested the
country. All fall and winter the work
went on. What they gathered In
November they stored and ate during
the cold mon'hs and when the spring
came they afe ready for a fresh
change Of f6sd The rats arc Of
great variety t.early Ms large In fact.
as squirrel. and are capable Of doing
3 vast amount OF damage. As fast as
the young corn has appeared above the
surface Of the ground they have cut 1t
of. in some cases going down for the
parent seed.
Capt. George s. Dcitz, who does 3
great deal Of travelling In the country
precincts. states that along the roads
and rivers II Is no uncommon thing to
see fifty rows on either hand cut down
| a. though BY frost. In the dusk Of
evening the rats como from their
retreats in hordes, and cross the high
ways In defiance Of passing vehicles,
men, and dogs. So many Of them have
been killed that the stencil Is discerna-
| BILE for miles, and their rotting car
cases are seen everywhere. Up to
date, owing to their deprcdations, IL
has been found necessary to rcplant
tens of thousand OF acres Of corn. The
damage done amounts to thousands Of
dollars.
To get rid Of them novel expcdient
has come Into use, and 1t is working SO
| successfully tnat II ~ tQQu4ut inc Tnt6
will be extermina5bd within the next
two weeks. The farmer finds burrow
10 which from hity 10 100 rats reside.
Every exit save one Is carefully stop
ped. AT THE one is PLACED common
| iron tea-keftle. Opposite the spout Il
bored hole In which is inserted a
piece Of gasplpc about one foot long.
Over the spout Is placed another piece
Of pipe. which Is run into the opening
leading TO the burrow. A FIRE Is then
built In the kettle and couple Of hand.
fuls Of sulphur thrown on the Goals.
The top being closed. tho fumes are
driven into tho burrow by q hand
bellows, the nozzle Of which Is inserted
In the top pipe. Some Of the burrows
are fifty yards in length; the fumes gc
through all It's passages, and In five
minutes every young and old rodent Il
dead. The Kettle Ii then removed, the
hole closed. and the rats buried. o.
late the blacksmiths Of TING county seat'
have been busy filing orders for thest
machines.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
Psrenta, Pride.

Herr X. is much given to spending
his time at the club-room INDUCING 70
excess in what Is politically called the
allowing bowl Curtain lectures have
no effect on him, as he does not quit
carousing until be gets through.
Not long since, while thus enjoying
himself. o messenger arrived in hot
haste.
Herr K" said he, 'fhcrc Is a girl
ut your house."
Tell her TO 20 away. What have /
got to do with the girls? am Q re-
spectacle married man.
But / mean baby girl"
What! Left an infant at my door7
Send it to the police station. Nobody
can blackmail me-"
"But II Is your own. Mrs x. has
presented you with u girl baby"
%. she has, has she? That's very
kind Of her. Well, boys, l guess III
have TO put up couple Of bottles on
that news"
And be didn't 90 home at all thai
uight---7szas Siftings.
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23
TO XIII . Canvas-f3aok.

1.-THE only proper way to kill canvas
back ducks is to shoot them on the
wing as they fly over you. II you are
q muff you will have lots Of sport. and
you win not hurt the ducks. You will
blaze away at them as they fly toward
you. which is precisely what ]. as Q
lover OF the species. would best like
you to do. unless yon are generous and
are disposed to divide your bag. So
long as you shoot them in this way
only rare accident will enable you to
do any harm to the beautiful creatures.
They wear breast-plate Of feathers
which Ia practically impervious to shot.
IL your are q sportsman you will let
them Ay over you. and shoot them IS
they recedc.
THE fact that the ducks fly high and
are very swift Of wing renders It
difficult to kill them on the wing at all,
and as very few men are really good
shots resort Is had BY the majority to
such blind shooting - Is permitted.
Batteries are, OF course, forbidden, and
30 are sneak-boxes and the like. But
1t Is permitted to the half-skilled sports
iucu W uuiiu uiiuu5 VI Itcus oiuuS lho
shore and to shoot from behind them
when the ducks approach within range.
In this sort Of shooting very little harm
would DO done but for the fact that the
canvas-back Is beset with o curiosity
SURPRISING that Of women.
IF he sees anything In motion on the
shore which he does not understand, no
consideration or prudence will restrain
him from padding toward it. regard
less Of all danger, and the duck shoot
ers take advantage Of this by training
little dogs to run about in frisky.
absurd fashion In front Of the blinds
when ducks are in sight. As soon as
the ducks see what Is going on the
whole flock makes for the shore, and
the sportsmen can shoot at what range
they will
Mohave County miner., 1890-08-23

The question OF dress reform Is sgi-
tating our sisters across the sea. who
have formed themselves into q so-called
Rational Dress Society" advocating
tho advantage Of shorter skirts for
outdoor wear. a. being more clearly.
suitable and better for the temper gen
emily, adjurinS the much tabooed cor
set and hfgh-hscled shoes. denouncing
stiffly-honed bodices, and seeking q
more comfortable as well as artistic
dress. But the most sensible resota-
tons they have adopted are those with
reference to dressing little girls in the
long, narrow-skirted dresses. binding
Kate Greepaway eapes round their