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The advocate., 1894-11-07
Mrs. john Jacob AstOr and Dancing.

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Mrs. John Jacob Astor dances, not In
the giddy cotillon only, but in all the JOY
GUS abandon Of q premiere Rssoluta fully
Hsdged on the stage. At least that ls
what friends who have seen the agile
young society woman say Of her perform
ances II she was not Mrs. Jack Astor
and the carefully trained daughter Of o
Philadelphia family, she could command
0 star position in the ballet, but Of course
this Is an impossible idea, and all her
beautiful steps must be taken in the boS-
ON Of the family, 80 to speak. Dancing
that involves an amount Of study and
physical culture Is an admirable exercise
for young women who lead idle, luxurious
lives, and Mrs. Astor Is to be commended
for adopting it and nurturing 1t as an &C.
Complishment.
American girls, 30 clever and capable
mentally, are sadly deficient In what may
be termed artistic grace. Many are nat.
urAlly graceful, but when 1t comes to NOV
ing, walking, dancing, In the sight Of
many people, the racial tendency to self
consciousness mars the otherwise pretty
picture. The dancing master does not
overcome this inherent blemish, but the
ballet master can II the pupil is amenAr
bic to orders and win endure O severe train
ing In the art Llghtness OF step, grace Of
movement, are both acquired in the school
which supplies the London and Paris stage
with daacers. It Is charming art when
not carried to excess and when 1t does
not takD the form Of high kicking, and II
society girls wish to pass few hours Of
the day balancing on one foot, with the
other resting on bar as high as their
head, why, let theml Perhaps they might
be in worse business and wasting their
time where 1t would do less good to their
nerves and muscles. Boston Herald.
The advocate., 1894-11-07
Examples OF Household Management.

Examples Oh hOuSenOAu arrangements
az was calling at a house the other
day." said man Of society, land as I
found the lady wished to see out and had
a message which / desired to deliver I
asked the maid, after vainly fumbling In
my pocket for pencil, II she could get me
one. 1 expected from my experience on
similar occasions wait of several min
utes while she hunted 1t up. To my sur
prise, however, she promptly presented me
with q neat little pad, TO which a sharply
pointed pencil was attached and which
was evidently kept on the hall table for
just such emergencies. 1t was a simple
detail, II you will, but one which stamped
that house forever In my mind 40 being
well regulated In every department ana
pFssided over by thoughtful wom0n.
~ had ppQaQlpa 70 pOtip0 thO sVutRggp
The advocate., 1894-11-07

as possible with view to good health and
active movement.
1t is astonishing the numbers Of women
who have, like this English woman, laid
aside their stays forever or wear the cOu-
tile waist lnstead.-London Gentlew0-
man.
The advocate., 1894-11-07
A Dry Shampoo,

The hair should be loosened; then every
inch Of the scalp should be gently rubbed
until all the dust and dandruff are loos-
ened. The hair should be parted in differ
ent parts of the head and brushed with q
very stiff little brush until the scalp Is
clean and the hair also. Then it should
be rubbed with alcohol or some hair tonic
and the snarls gently combed and brushed
out.
The advocate., 1894-11-07

A portiere which Is swished back and
forth, pushed here, pulled there, by chill
dren or elders either, soon becomes a
blemish rather than a decoration In q
room unless it has been firmly hung and
Is frequently arranged.
The advocate., 1894-11-07

No receptacle for solled clothing, even
( handsomely decorated, should be kept
10 a sleeping apartment
The advocate., 1894-11-07

"A nIng-s daughters circle in San Fran
DISCO is composed Of eight Chinese women,
Two japanese, two Syrians and two Amer
cans.
The advocate., 1894-11-07

Galvanized iron pAilS should nVvSR b
susa Tor drinking watSE.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
REW-CENTURY Cum.
Some of the Attractions booked for the
Next Club Year.


The entertainment committee Of the
New-Century Club announces the fol.
lowing positive engagements for the
four lectures on "rhe Philosophy of
Faust"-October 17,"Faust, the Poem;"
October "a, "Faust, the Man." October
81, 1.-THE Redemption" November Z,
"Faust, Reflection Of Goethe's Spirit
nal Nature" Books recommended by
Miss Kemp for preparatory reading !:
Shines "Life of Goethe" Great
Writer'S Series) Bailey. Saunders
"Maxims and Reflections of Goethe"
(Macmillan IS Coz Denton Snider's
Commentary on Faust" Boyesen's
Essays on German Literature, first
three chapters.)
Friday evening, November 9th-Dr.
Horace Howard Furness. Subject, "Mac-
BETH
Wednesday afternoon, November 14th
Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Subject,
"Woman'S Status Before the Egyptian
Law"
Saturday evening, December 1st--
Charles Noel Flagg. Subject, "a Talk
on Color and Painting"
w. Hudson Shaw of oxford, Eng
land, six lectures on "The History Of
the Republic OF Venice:" Afternoon,
January 9th, The City of kialto;"
evening, January 10th, "Nenice and
Byzantium;" evening, January Esd,
"Great Nenitians;' evening, January
Both, st. Marks and the Ducal Palace"
evening, February 9th, "The Decline of
,Venice;" evening, February 18th, "Veni-
tian Painters"
Professor X. L. Thompson of Phila-
delphia, Pa, six lectures on the follow
ing dates: Thursday evenings, Febru-
airy 21st and 2sth, March eth, 14th, 21st
and 2sth. Subjects announced later.
Among the possibilities IS Professor
r. G. Moulton.
The sixth annual report of the club,
which has just been printed by John
| NJ. Rogers, is handsome book.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
OUR INTERESTS At SAMOA
Simply Protection to a Ger
man Mercantile Post.
THIS COUNTRY GETS NO BENEFIT
Senator Gray Accurately De-
tails the Situation.


WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Gray
of Delaware, who has been acting as
chairman of the Senate committee on
foreign relations during the absence of
Senator Morgan, has interested himself
to a considerable extent in the Samoan
Islands and especially in the harbor of
Pago-P Page. Some time ago he secured
the adoption of resolution which
brought before the Senate all the COR
respondence which has been had on the
subject of Samoan affairs. 1t was an
immense amount of matter and it is
probable that Senator Gray is the only
man in the Senate that has read it all
The Delaware Senator says that the
correspondence discloscs lust what he
anticipated and believed, that the United
States is paying out a great deal of
money to maintain and carry out the
tri-partite agreement which results in
protecting a German mercantile post
from which this country does not derive
any benefit whatever.
Asked as to the improvements that
had been made or contemplated in the
harbor of Pago-Pago, Mr.. Gray says
that this country has not expended any
great amount of money upon it, and on
the other hand has done scarcely any
thing there in the way of improvement.
He does not think any such step is in
contemplation by this government,
although he says that now that the
United States has got the harbor, he
supposes it will retain it.
For himself he does not think it will
ever be great benefit to this country,
and if we could annul the tri-partite
agreement and allow the harbor to go
with it, he would not care.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23

the fact that the superintendent Of the
garbage crematory has failed to send in
his report Of the quantity Of garbage
consumed.
On Mr.. Stats request the clerk read
the section requiring that the appoint.
ment of any additional men at the
crematory shall be with the consent of
Council.
Mr.. Staats-"Thefe are additional
men there and they are being paid by
the Board Of Health. | think Council
should have been consulted before these
men were employed.
II am anxious to know what pay
they get. With the boards limited
allowance of $500 some one else must
be neglected in order that the additional
men be paid.
Councilman Stats then made the
motion, which was passed, that the
clerk notify the garbage superintendent
to send in his report, and also notify the
Board of Health that man has been
employed at the garbage crematory
without the consent of Council.
Council then adjourned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23

Why the fair sex persist in shopping
in no: weather to the detriment of their
tempers and their husbands comforts?
Why women can't remember to tell
the cook to have iced tea instead of the
boiling hot fluid for dinner these warm
nights?
Why women wont learn that soda
water ruins their digestive apparatus, to
say nothing of their compilations?
Why women persist in carrying para
soils at such an angle as to endanger the
eyes of all pedestrians t.
Why women wear spotted wells and
then wonder why their heads ache?
Why they have adopted tine hottest,
most uncomfortable part of a mans
entire wardrobe, namely, starched col
lars and cuffs for their shirt waists?
Why they persist in talking about SER
vant-girlism or clothes whenever two or
three of them get together' 1t is very
stupid for the men.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
DEsrAFINI AND PIGANINI.
The Quarry Truck Case Goes to the
Upper Court Plaintiff Patrick Fahey
Claims the Truck WAS Stolen.

The Quarry Truck Case Goes to the
Upper Court Plaintiff Patrick Fahey
Claims the Truck Was Stolen.
The case of the two Italians, Louis
Destafini and Vincenzo Paganini,
charged with the larceny Of a quarry
stone truck, the property of Contractor
Patrick Fahey, was given hearing
before Justice Kelley Wednesday after
noon. Austin Harrington and Judge
Ball appeared for Destatini.
Testimony showed that the defendant
Destatini is foreman employed by Mr..
Fahey. He had loaned the truck to the
Italian and had charged it up in his
ledger against him. Destafini claimed
on this ground it was his property.
Destafini was not present when the
truck was taken away but he admitted
that he had ordered his boy to take it to
the repair shop.
The magistrate ordered Destafini and
PagGnini held in $500 bail for the upper
court to answer the charge Of larceny.
1t is understood that Destatini intends
bringing suit against Fahey for the pos
session of the truck.
Tho habeas corpus case was heard
before Chief Justice Lore in the Court
House Friday. ....-..-..-
Victor B. Woolley appeared for the
State and Austin Harrington for his
client, Paganini. Counsel for the petit
toner presented in argument three main
points. First, that the commitment was
irregular and defective; second, that the
defendant was committed by a magis-
trate without hearing, and third, upon
the facts disclosed there was no law for
Paganinis commitment.
After listening to full argument
over the testimony and facts, the court
decided that the commitment is irreg.
ular upon its face and in reference to
the fact that Mr.. Fahey had charged up
against PaGanini certain sum in his
books as value for his truck, A criminal
proceeding could not be mad upon the
basis of civil action.
Chief Justice Lore gave his decision
in favor Of Mr.. Harrington's client and
ordered the costs paid by the county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
THEY ALWAYS WAKE UP.
Troubles of the Artist who Tries to
Depict Subjects Asleep.

Denver sun. n
at is curious thing" said the artist,
"but when you begin to study anybody
or anything asleep they or 1t will wake
up at once He was trying to catch a
very pretty girl on Long Branch boat
She was reclining gracefully on her
right hand, the elbow which served for
that hand being supported by a guard
rail, and, contrary to the custom of
pretty girls in general, looked really
prettier when asleep than when awake.
But Just as soon as the artistic eye had
settled down to this fact and the artistic
pencil had begun to reduce it to paper,
she began to get restless and tidgety,
and shortly afterward woke up.
~ have tried it on animals" he con-
tiuued, "and it is the same way. We
have very pretty cat up at our house,
and sometimes when she curls herself
up into graceful and unusual attitudes
have tried to get q study from cat life;
but just as sure as the attempt is made
she begins to yawn and stretch, and
finally opens her big eyes on me with
an expression, of We'll. what in the
world are you trying to do with me now,
I'd like to know ?
"On railway trains | have attempted
to get some mans expression while he
is asleep. He will wake up at once. 1t
is the same when man or women is
engaged in conversation or thought. AS
soon as you get to work on her profile,
or back hair, or the rake of her bonnet
woman will begin to squirm, to turn
this way and that, until she finally
singles you out She will do this with.
out the slightest idea of what you arc
doing"
All of which reminds me that almost
any man of strong will can, by intense
thought and exercise of will power,
compel woman TO turn her head and
finally single him out of a crowd. She
will not know why, and really don't
know why, but ii is so, for have tried
it again aud again. Men are less i'm
pressionable. Yet there are probably
few men who cannot be awakened from
the soundest sleep by anybody looking
them intently in the face.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
THE EASTERN SHORE.
Route OF the Eikton g. Middletown Rail-
road settied--farln buildings Burned IN
Cecil County and a Hotel Destroyed at
Oxford.

Route OF the Eikton g. Middlctown Rail-
road settied.-Farln Buildings Burned in
Cecil County and Hotel Destroyed at
Oxford.
ELKToN, Mp, Aug. 1G.--The Bridge
street route has been settled upon as the
most practicable for tile now Elkton IL
Middletown railroad by the Pennsyl-
vania Company. BY this route the new
line will cross Elk river on bridge i'm
mediately east Of the public road bridge
to the property of the Scott Fertilizer
Co.; thence through the properties of
| DR.. John II. lamar, the Episcopal
Church grounds, Benjamin Piner,
Adam Mesel, George Draper, Mrs.
Deyore, the Mailit estate, Joining the
| tracks of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore railroad at or about McGaw
&c Smiths cannery, 800 yards west of
the Elkton station. The route south of
Elkton to Chesapeake City had been de-
cided on several weeks ago, and al! of
the right of way between here and
.heFe, win one or TWO exceptions, mas
oee9 secured construction OF TINS new
roau VIII w commenced within tnc
next lew Weeks
DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING.
During an electrical storm last even
ing lightning struck the carriage house
and wagon she'd on the blush" farm,
two miles north Of Elkton, owned by
John Gilpin and tenanted by George
Dean. Inc building was destroyed by
lre. Inc contents, including several
moving machines, Two feapers, TWO car
rlages ana otncr farming implements
were also aestfoyea' Inc loss IS esti-
mattel AZ 9looi insured. Inc parh, near
oy' was oniy saved Dy the ram, which
was iaiiihg heaVily az that tilne'
n disease mas broken e. out among
horses ~ inc vicinity OF SonoWlhSo anu
Is giving great zeal Oh Ifouoie 10 the
oWhefs o. the ahlliials. nose anectea
WIN II nave soreness AZ inc throat,
when lhterieres WIN lhelr caiihS ana
utihklhS anu IS loiloWeq ny copious ais-
charges from the hos1fils' ~ Goes nov
appear 10 9e contagious OF latal, ana
seems more IKE form Oh aistehPer'
HOTEL BURNED.
EAsroS, Mp, Aug. 16.-Eastford
Hall, the principal hotel in Oxford, was
destroyed by fire this evening, with
almost all its contents. The hotel was
we'll filled with summer guests, many of
| whom lost their baggage and personal
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
ELECTRIC rRgITM Evr ron DOGS.
Their Strange Habit of squatting Oh the
street Railway Tracks and Getting a
Dose of the Current.

Their Strange Habit of squatting Oh the
street Railway Tracks and Getting a
Dose of the Current.
There was a story in o New York
paper Thursday telling of canine
resident of that city whose owner had
taught him to wear spectacles. The
dog was troubled with stigmatism and
the owner had him taken to celebrated
veterinarian, whose course of treat
ment included the terrible ordeal, for
the dog, of going around the streets in
the shameful attire of contcmptible
cross-oyed specimen of the genus homo.
1t was shameful, because every other
dog who met the bespectacled creature
plainly told him SO by every dog sug-
gestion possible.
But Wilmington beats this story
hollow. At Fifth and Market streets
and also at the junction of Seventh and
Market different people have noticed
the habit Of dogs, small and large, of
squatting upon the railway tracks.
They sit there SO diligently, and with
such an apparent liking for it that their
lives are not seldom cndHnerged by the
approaching street Car. People have
often watched them fearing that the
animals will be run over. The only
explanation Of the phenomenon is that
the dogs have discovered the value Of
the electric treatment and accordingly
are doctoring themselves.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23

TERRE HAUTE, IND, Aug. 16.-The
corntield murder mystery here has been
cleared up by the confession made to-
day by Ben Reed, after his arrest. He
says he and the murdered man, Hender-
son. walked from Marshall, Ill. They
slept in the cornfield. Reed awakening
first shot and killed Henderson, robbed
the body and returned to Marshall. The
proceeds of the murder, $3.50, he used
TO buy clothing and food for his wife at
Marshall
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
THREE BANDITS KILLED.
Found With Stolen Horses in Their Pos
session and Shot to Death.

CH1LPANcINeo, MEXICO, Aug. H.
In fight between ruralists and bandits
near the town of Tlacochistlahuac, in
this State, three notorious outlaws
named Crescencio Juaraz, Pedro Fran
cisco and Juan Romero were killed.
The fight was desperate one.
The robbers were discovered by the
governments scouts with four stolen
horses in their possession, and before
they could make their escape or make
defence they were surrounded and put
at bay. The bandits opened fire, but
within few minutes were all dead.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23

The funeral of George Cox, which
took place Thursday afternoon, was in
charge of Oriental Lodge, A. +. A. NJ,
and attended by members of Mechanics
Lodge, 1. o. o. f., and the Brotherhood
Of st. Andrew and by employees of the
p, w. s. b. Railroad Co. The services
were held in Calvary Church and con
Quoted by Bishop Coleman, assisted by
the Rev. A. Il. Walker. Music was
furnished by quartet. The floral
offerings were numero IS and handsome,
A. L. johnson, Frank Trip, William
Tadman, Charles Jones, Thomas Mask,
james III. Price William kenney and j..
ID. Carter served as pallbearers. Inter
ment was made in Riveryicw cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
Black Veil Conferred.

Forty novices who have completed a
novitiate varying from two to five years
in the Order of the Sisters of Notre
Dame made profession of VOWS in the
chapel of tho Notre Dame Convent,
Aisquith street near Eager, Baltimore,
Thursday. They included Miss Mary
Estelle Messick Of this city. Her re-
llgious name ia Mary Estelle. The vows
taken by the sisters are temporary, last
ing seven years. At the end OF that
time those who decide to continue in
the order will take perpetual VOWS.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
AN IbrM ENsB lIETEoR.
1t Burst with Loud Report That Shook
the Earth for Miles Around.

CoFFEYvrLLE, MISS, Aug. 17.-Au
immense meteor burst Immediately over
Coifeyville at 10 o'clock last night, with
report that shook the earth for miles
around, and frightened the people
almost out of their wits. 1t resemhled
ball Of fire passing through the sky
and when it reached point directly
over the town exploded with deafen.
ing report.
Fragments of the meteor were picked
up in the streets. They present the ap-
pearance of volcanic rock after an
eruption, being fused under the action
of intense heat.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
OXY-nYDR0G EN- SUIT.
Arranged to Come up in the September
Chancery Term.


1t is arranged that the Xy-Hydrogeu
suit against the city comes up without
fail in the coming September term Of
the court of chancery. .a
MessrS. Harrington and Ward appear
for the company, and Messrs. Sprulnce
and Bradford for the city and for the
Wilmington Coal Gas Go. The case
will be argued upon the plea and
answer filed BY the defendants to the bill.
The full testimony is in hand, having
been heard before Commissioner Macal-
lister.
The whole argument will be as to
whether the Ozy.Hydrogen Co. shall
be made party to the bill. II there be
success in this direction fer the Oxy-
Hydrogen Co. then the contest will be
upon the charter rights of the company
aud of its rights to occupy the streets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
STREET WIDIHOFFORTYFEET
New Ordinance Awaiting the
Mayors Signature.
$4,000 PARK APPROPRIATION
What is the Matter With the
Crematory

Councilman staats Looking fur n Missing
Report--Iie Wants to Know Who Pays
for Additional Help Mt the Garbage
crematory--The Board of Health Must
be Flush of Cash. councilman Donolioe
Thinks the New 40-feet Ordinance viii
be Hardship to Poor People -Council-
man Rati1dge's Opposition 10 Blind
Streets and Alleys Crowded with small
Houses
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
freight Car repairing Plentiful.

Work is exceedingly plentiful at the
P, w. & Is. Railroad Co.'S freight car
repair shops. During May and June the
employees worked 40 hours every other
week and during July they worked
each week five days of eight hours each.
Now they are working each week six
days of nine hours each.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
WENT OFF BY ACCIDENT.
j. McComb Primrose Seriously Wounded
by "a Pistol Shot.

J. McComb Primrose of No. 613 Ship.
ley street was cleaning loaded pistol
on Friday when by some accident it
went off and bullet was shot through
the upper part OF his left thigh, lodging
in the posterinr ileshy part.
DR.. SwithhI Chandler was called in
and safely extracted the bullet. The
physician said it is a very narrow escape
from very serious wound. Mr.. Prin-
rose will be confined to the bed for
some days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23

Locomotive No. 224 of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, attached to a regular
train, made the run from Washington to
Philadelphia a few days ago in two
hours and 40 minutes, which is 10
minutes less than the scheduled time.
The train was late and the engineer was
trying ITO get the schedule at tae other
ead."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
An Interesting Colorad Campmeeting.
Special Correspondent of Gazette and Journal


NEWARK, Aug. 17.-Fhe colored
campmeet!ng of the U. A. M. +. Church
which has attracted so many white peo-
Pile to its night sessions is to close on
Sunday night, and its ending will be
marked by some unusual ceremonies in
the way Of acting out some biblical in
cidents after the fashion most admired
by colored churchmen. Among these is
representation of the crossing OF the
river Jordon by the IL priests bearing
the ark of the covenant, as described in
Joshua, fourth chapter. Preceding this
there will be song service and preach
ing. The camp has been in progress
since July goth, and has been well at
tended each night. The shouting"
which occurs occasionally after par
ticularly fervent sermon is quite Il
feature OF the camp, and can be heard a
mile away on still night. Almost
every night some preacher from dis.
lance has cxpounded the Bible from be-
hind the rude pulpit erected on the
grounds. The Rev. William IL. Guy is
the preacher in charge, and William H..
Smith is the leader of the choir which
fills the woods with melody. A feature
OF each service is the collection.