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chopped Her Enemy to Pieces,

CLARKsvILIE, TENN.-Two women
fought a bloody battle early Tuesday
morning, in the darkness, in South
Clarksyille, and one Of them, Eliza
Hale. is thoughtto to be fatally wounded,
being almost hacked to pieces. Kitty
Wisdom, who charged the Hale wo-
man with being intimate with her hus-
band, broke open the door with an axe
and then attacked the Hale woman
with the weapon, cutting several gashes
in her face. neck and arms.
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the u love You beer for our "s,nu
southland, for all that a sacrod r"H1y y =
our .r. hearts and to our homes to ra.;"9 30 70
TINS current that is insiduonslv0 - des 5esis'
ing y us INTO an impoverished condit;or
S'1 81 shame , and depriving us Of our man. nan
hood and increasing crime. ~ A"An-
remain respectfully yours
D....s HEcToR d. LANE.
president american Cotton GTos..-.,
Protective Association. "oi'
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-08-15

TrxARKANA, ARK. Saturday morn
inc inst before breakfast, as z. w.
Ross and his family were In the IRON,
ward Of their home he was shot ano %
killed. from ambush. Ross fell o 10"
feet from his wife, who screamed iran,
t;callv az the report Of the gun and
ha.f 70 be taken in charge by frlenas
TO avert suicide. Ross was o Wen wen. 70. ..
do farmer and lived near the Clly ol
Texarkana. He was ont on bond Tor
killine d ncighbor named Robert rit's'
md II Is snpposed that the assassin
t;on ~ Ross nrew our OF tbs nDalf'
rrl,o nnrd srer Is ftilI at lsr1e
The Brown Varsity nine has elected r nAsn
nmmfmln fox nexf year
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-08-15

HoUsroN, TEX. The Texas Western
railroad was sold Friday at public auc-
tion and bid in BY Elijah smith, oi
New York, for thirty thousand dollars
he 10 assume all debts. The road runs ra.
10 Sealey and is q narrow gusge. ~ Is
fbouoht the katy" or Galveston
Houston a. LA Porte will purchase ~
u La city franchises are quite valuable
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-08-15

-r,roy The monthly report
..,ii.ticinn of the Department OF
i.nr, shows Il decrease in the
r. n cotton during the month
n from ST. to 7Z.9, or As
This is the lowest average foi
\ ever reported, being a hall
.rsr than the average in August,
Tbe reason for the low condi.
.,smlly given by correspondents
.r,e moisture, though in South
4, drouth seems to be the prin.
rr,e Of injury. There is some
IN Of grass and not a little Of
Hrbt. worms and insects. The
,rsrsees Of condition are: Nir.
n. North Carolina "a, South
na. Georgia 81, Florida 90
asl. Mississippi 50, Louisians
ms Il. Arkansas. 80, Tennessee
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-08-15

In PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore alone 1000
garment makers have received an increase Ia
their wages. Following these two industries
comes that OF the oil wells OF kennayiYanaA
which has also ohtaineda great spnrt
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| ACTION CROP.
|7g FROa PRESIDENT LANE.
REPORT or THE DE-
-,,ryr OFAGRlCULTURE.

,o the Condition of Nearly
,,,nts--Thc Lowest Average
,s, Ever known, Due, IL is
Excessive Moisture.
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Letter From ::
Hon. ]. MCC. Martin,

PoRT GIBSON, Mss, December IA,
Mr. NJ sae Special Agent Association yc
burg Miss:
by When first delivered there points
contract h Objectionable submitted
you promptly forwarded them to the Home Office The president Of the
his signature the
all Of them to my satisfaction The policies contain only such safeguards
essential the oil the holders
policies written by the old line ceptthathe materially
while the security the equally good;
almost twice
TINS kind Of insurance. and has rapidly
proportions be guarantee tic faithful compliance OF
the Much has written
detrimental but investigations that all uniounded
xageratons and the result Of either malice take pleasure
mendng and the policies writes With kndet regards
verg truly yours j. McC MARTIN
few figures showing how yourself per annually
life
EXAMPLE:
Policy $4,000. Age
Would
Annual cost Mutual Reserve l62 90
Annual saving Of 1851 90
Annual amount during expectation Of life improve 80 cent
pound interest would amount to $1,000 90
Correspondence invited
Thos. M. Searles, Special Agent.
p. o. Box 81, Vicksburg; Niss.
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IN MID OCEAN.
TEO GREAT STEAMSHIPS COLLIDE
WITH DIRE RESULTS.
ALL on BOARD OF ONE OF THE
STEAMERS DROWN.
Six Of the Crew Of the Other are Lost.

British Steamship; ''Prince Oscar .
Smashes Into an Unknown Vessel
Both Ships Sink Inside Of Ten
Minutes.
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THE E1Ms CASE TO BE HEARD.

VIM. III. Sims, acting secretary OF
the interior, has directed the comptrol-
Ter of the land Office to order hear
ing to determine the character of the
land involved in the case of Geo. o.
Elms, whose claim as grantee of the
State of Louisiana for certain lands in
the New Orleans land district as swamp
land was rejected July 8, 1894, by the
land commissioner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-03

Bravo, Bravo. signorcw I'm her soft
Italian tongue. And with all the might
Of her little brown arms she. too. hung
tcr oSerinS, the great gorgeous bouquet
cute OF the ier.r'e ifci.
10 picked u up. the huge bunch or
D.. e. roses. II picked u ~. smiling
and bowling. and held y there before The
great audience. heWiliering mass or
bright colors ard vivid green.
There was n hIsh. a MON nts pause.
and then, thinking II some huge joke, the
great hall resounded again with clapping
and cheering and shouts OF laughter
But he turned and locked mp az her. ana
singled her out from among them All Tor
his sweetest smile and lowest bowler
the little Bettina. AT whom the "hoie
house was looking In laughing wonder.
And as the great curtain opened again
and again at the demands Of the people
for one last glimpse ~ the great singer
Bettina saw him standing there radiant.
beautiful holding her flowers alone 10 his
breast. but with all the others lying at
his feet.
often. oh, often. after that. when II
Tenore sang the little aria. he would
glance instiuctively up at the rght-hand
balcony close 10 the stage But the two
brown eyes were never there. brimmed
full OF tears. 10 tell him he was singing
as the master would have wished
still. the little song always brought be-
fore his eyes the vision OF quaint small
figure i'm kerchlef and apron. and below
cred bonnet. OF a sweet. olive face ana
glorious eyes beamlng softly into his a
vision which would gradually fade and
grow dim and vanish. leaving him, too,
In the dark alone.-Short Stories
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taste. "I desire to invite So-and-So, and
So-and-So." she says. handing him a
partial list OF folk.
II would not ask So-and-So. ADVISES
the careful mentor. He II busy now
writing u new opera.
Ward McAll.ster was for years MIS-
Astor's confidential adviser regarding
ceremonious dinners, though "A great deal
of rivalry existed between them. NC
Allister was jealous of Mrs. Astors wines.
and Mrs. Aston resented the way he had
OF following w her dinners with larger
and more elaborate ones on her own lines.
But the two worked together IN one
thing-to entertain society.
When the matter Of guests mas peeil
settled the chef is called. he. over"orked
dignitary. has been in,entins new dishes
and new mem,
For her dinner parties MIS-. AStor
dresses in black velN vet always. And
wonderful black velvet gowns she has
one of them has the cOrsage incrusted
with tiny diamonds. They belong 10
Mrs. Astor's unset collection. and are
pierced
Another of the many velvet gowns Is
plain. one magnificent sweep Of glowing
velvet But over il * ciasped the Won
Gorful stomacher that cost 5000. and
jewels are hung from shoulder 10 neck.
The Astor dinner is always twelve
courses long; often twenty. 1t Is the
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"a rich duchesse border appliqued on.
These measure usually three yards ana
a half I'm length. and aell at 500. More
splendid ones are OF the same net. scat
tering with duchesse leaf. shield medal
Hons OF old point being Inserted IN the
border. These cost from 500 up. rune
vei,s are sold in pieces four yards square,
though they are generally measured ac-
cordng 90 the length of the bride and her
train: the tulle veil being considered
most elegant when edges touch the bot
tom OF the robe all round The edges are
left raw and the veil may hang In four
points. or else be shaped to the skirt
after adjustment, which. most commonly.
Is to place the veil over the orange
wreath
one OF the prettiest wedding gifts this
autumn was sent by an artistic woman 10
"A pretty bride-elect. II was volume or
poems by celebrated author with
charming illustrations. This book was
bound i'm a rich green cloth, very sparng-
" ornamented with git. The outside
cover was painted by clever artist in
branches Of cherry blossoms. the petals
dropping here and there in artistic hues.
AS an outside cover for the books. solely
for preservation. a white linen canvas
cover was neatly made. and made 10
III. so that the book slipped In and out
most easily. This affair was decorated
at each corner with "A conventional de-
sign OF white and gilt Of SNOWY pattern.
In the centre was the monogram of the
bride and groom. and running through
f. "A vine OF pure white morning glOries.
charmngly depicted. At the top and bot
tom of the cover were broad bands or
white satin ribbons. which terminated In
smah bows with ends.
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HORSE SHOW GIRL.
Her Reign in Gotham About 10
Begin.
G.Oitt.I,Ot =
IOSTI MES.
A Inherent Gown for Every Day and
Might I'm the Week Necessity
What the Leaders OF Fashion VIII
(correspondence Of The DIspatch)

Correspondence Of the Dispatch)
NEW YORK. November 2.-Tne season
In New York has become much the same
as the London season, changing the
months from June and July to those of
December and January. All OF the fuss
and hutter is crowded into space OF ten
weeks. and then the plutOciats seek
warmer climates and summer skies. The
Horse-Show. that most aristocrauc Of
functions. serves TO gather everybody
who is ANYBODY 20 New York. and houses
are opened and Paris gowns unpacked. The
unpacking is almost as much task as
the house-0pening, for six elegant street
costumes and the same number of mag
nificent evening gowns must be provided,
for. of course, no right-minded young
woman would wear the same gown twice
during the week.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston IS as well M on
horsefiesh as she is on most of the good
things Of this life and her box is sure to
be filed with pretty girls every night
a striking gown. which Will I've worn the
opening night. is of the lovely rose hello
trope color so much affected by TINS
handsome young matrOn. The skirt mas
a band of Persian lamb-fur down either
side of the front. followed by a narrow
band Of cream-white satin, overlaid with
gold lace. At the foot of this trimming
is a finish of black ribands The waist
of the rough heliotrope crep0n. has wide
collar of black velvet. edged with fur, and
trimmed like the skirt with white and
gold From the square-cut yoke Of white
satin In the front of the bodice tails a
bOx-plait Of crepon. edged with fur and
trimmed with black satin like the skirt
The bonnet which accompanies this
dainty toilet is composed of loops Of
white satin ribbon, spangled in GOLD,
with narrow twist Of Persian lamb
dividing each loop; at the back three
tiny ostrich tips. just the shade Of The
gown curl gracefully forward. The
gloves. of white. undrcssed Kid, are OF
ramented with buttons as large as a
dime
Mrs. George Jay Gould viii wear one
evening during the great show a Won
derfully pretty gown of velvet in the new
mulberry shade. relieved with touches
uf apricOt-satin, embroidered i'm silver
Chinchilla fur outlines all of the edges.
and quaint silver buttons. OF unusual dee
sign are arranged on either side OF the
front \ chinchilla cape, lined with april
Cot-satin, will be worn with this costume
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4 man may be irreprodchable. socially.
and sim forget the ring with which he
means 10 wed the only girl in the world.
And a woman may come unscathed by
any Of the social snares and pitfalls ana
still be so Mustered about the greatest
day of her life thai she makes some un-
pardOnable-to outsiders-errOr. And that
is why a list Of wedding hints may not
come amiss.
The only part that the groom should
assume in the finances Of the occasion
Is to buy the brides bouquet, the flowers
carried by the bridesmaids. the bOuton-
niercs, ties. and gloves Of the ushers ana
best man. and the clergyman's fee. TINS
latter should be regulated 10y the anu
enco Of the groom.
TO send the invitations out Is the first
OF the numerous details. Etiquette re-
garding wedding invitations has under
gone but little. If any, change Tor
long time The paper should be of regula-
ton size, plain white or cream. ana 10
fold once for a square or long envelope.
These should be engraved. ana, II Tor 4
church wedding, should read: MIR and
Mrs. James lowering request your pres
ence at the marriage of their daughter
Blanche Miller TO Edward Is. Zane, on
Wednesday, November the "a, ~ l. o clock
noon, at the Church OF the Ascension,
FiNh avenue, above Tenth street In
fact. in the usual style
Asparagus vine. with it's soft. feathery
leaves. gives "a charming effect. and is
very easily obtained during the winter
months. For all weddings the mantel-
shelf can be made a charming picture, IL
draped in white. Scarfs in all cream tones
are very fashionable; and flowers OF every
hue will add 10 this scheme, although
the white alone Is more hitting for bridal
decoration Another woman OF fashion
has conceived the notion OF a wedding
basket instead of the usual white paper
wedding box. These small affairs are
made by the dozen. They are Of mar
row white straw, an inch wide, ana
caught together by ribbon OF the same
width and OF the same tint. On both sides
OF this ribbon IS silver or gold cord,
which is very ornamental.
The daughter of weil-knOwn society
woman is TO be married soon, and already
preparations have been ordered for the
fcstal ev.a.. 1t IL to be a home " eli!nS.
In the di-.ng-room there Will De a fSidl
bower. or arch, under which the hai;y
couple will stand. At the upper end Of
the room dias, from which two steps
lead to the floor will be erected; and in
the middle OF this place will stand the
bower. or arch which Will bc securely
fastened TO the floor by screws. This Is
"A new departure. and exceedingly pretty.
This peculiar d!as vii be carpet-d. or
a long rug viii be Tpread over II. For
the background there viii be potted ferns.
palms. or good-sized evergreens lavishly
ranged against the wall. Then the arch
will be trimmed with all sorts OF leaves
and ferns.
Some OF the new lace wedding wells are
very beautiful. and many are within quite
modest reach. The less expensive ones
are made of net. patterned all over with a
tiny noint d'esDrit square. and edged with
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\ song ~ PASSING.
NRy Abhle FarwelI Brownl


Signor II Primo Tenore was tired and
very cross. The afternoon had been most
trying At his practice-hour the piano
was out OF tune. the accompanist had
played abomnably. and he half suspected
that ne had himself made "A false note.
Whereupon he had called the Mckless
Celestino by some very hard Italian
names. and sezng his hfe ana coat
had started out for walk IN the avenue.
To relieve his RULED feelings.
As he walked along briskly In the clear.
cold winter air. noting how people paused
TO look at him. nudging one another as
the famous singer passed, his spirits
slowly rose. He was very handsome, VAS
II Tenore. and the ladies were always
wont 90 eye him admirably, even when
they did not know that his broad chest
could send forth one of the finest Vc'ces
in the world
II Signore was forgetting all about the
opera which was to come that niSht' Tor
getting the unpleasdntness of the after
noon, his hatred Of TIE robustlous basso,
and his jealousy OF the new second
tenorc He was forgetting Verdi and
Meyerbeer and Gounod, and contenting
himself with the beautiful weather and
the comfortable feeling OF being alive end
strong and well and good to look Iion.
Now, he need be no languishing Touba-
dour, no ill-starred Huguenot, not even
a bereaved lover but just an ordinary
man like all the others-only handsomer.
ii Tenore was smiling softly 10 himself
at the wide-eyed looks OF admiration in
the faces OF two pretty schoolgirls VINO
had just passed him. when an unwelcome
sound struck upon his sensitive ear. The
smile faded from his lips ana ,iown
wrinkled the complacent forehead as his
eye caught sight Of the obnoxious travel
ling piano and The quaint little figure
which was making the music co.
II Signore STROBE angriy TO the curb
stone.
"Ba6tar' he cried In fierce Italian 10
his humble little compatriOt. why do
You shrek at mo that horrible tune?
why ID you sound 1t to me-to me. II
Tenore? Cello. Do | not hear 1t often
enough? Do | not work over IL night and
day. and must | always hear when |
would forget for a moment? Ah-must
! not sing IL tonight. that note which
drives me crazy-Corpo di Bacco it is
maddening"'
The poor Italian maid had begun to cry
at tho first angry tones OF the grand gen.
tleman who had spoke the only words
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Of the back The suede belt Is fastened
with a gold buckle.
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt has Just or
dered beautiful gown. which viii sure
~ do service at the horse show on"
time AT least The skirt IS Of black
satin duchess. and the pocket. OF green
velvet has q Zouavc effect opening over
a vest of creaul-whitr satin. covered with
friTls Of exquisite lace. Tn" edge of the
pocket is trimmed with chinchilla fur.
and the icyers az" richly embroidered.
The large bow At the back is of velvet.
edged with fur. and the velvet
wajsthand is fastened with jewcli"d
buckle The pretty little shoulder cape is
Of velvet with lunches OF ostrich-fcath-
ers on each shoulder
Miss Kitty Duer charming debutante,
is going TO be lovclier still when she
makes her appearance in velvet Jacket
OF violet hue. richly trimmed with white
Lace and silver embroidery. with skirt
of violet silk. The round cape of Rus
sian sable IS decorated with the heads
and tails of the little animals. and has
rolled collar, which may be worn high
or low
Never were the colors gayer or the
combinations so endless a. We find them
this season. Gold and silver. lace and
fur. satin. velvet. and cloth are used
on one gown, and the effect is charming
To- behold
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New York society Dinners.

Nearly every one I'm society likes TO give
dinners Mrs. Bradley-Martin was an in
veterate caterer to the appetite OF swell
dom before her period OF mourning for
her son Mrs. Paran Stevens and Ward
NfcAllister found in dnner-giving their
greatest pleasures. and the Nanderbllts
arr all fond Of presiding over their ma
hoganies to the Accomplishments of clink-
ing plasses. Mrs. Aston is probably fonder
of entertaining her guests at dinner than
any woman now i'm society Her niece.
the late Mrs William Waldorf. and her
daughter-in-law. Mrs. John Jacob, never
cared for heavy social responsibilities one
being devoted to her children, the other
TO athletics. and much Of the social
glamcr Of the house OF Aston has been
appropriated by Mrs. Aston.
ONLY a few people who did not know
this energetic woman well were surprised
when Be4chwood was the scene of many
festivities during the past Newport sea
son. In the year which closed with the
coming Of October Mrs. Astor had enter
tanned more than 900 guests at dinner
had given more than 100 small dinners,
and presided over fifty ceremonious
events. Not a bad record for a woman
who only a year ago was divided be
tween sorrow and Indignation because
her famous luncheon for Mrs. Drayton
was unreciprocated 10y any courtesies
from the Newport women who attended
II. and who Is still in light mourning.
Mrs. Astors favorite mode Of dinner
giving is TO give six dinners. with a night
between. a different set being represented
at each one
When planning a dinner Mrs Astor's
first move is TO send for some gentleman
Of her acquaintance And. as she always
has a dinner in prospective, her mornings
are spent behind the friendly samovar.
consulting some one or other Of her
friends about the next feast. Lispenari
Stewart and Elisha Dyer, third. used TO
be her fayorite assistants. Together they
20 over the lists Of guests. Her first
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among the first 10 leave the hall had
reached the open air. when the lady
caught her escort staring hard M her.
What is the natter asked madame,
in surprise.
"Parlen me- but you are quite blue
The lady returned 10 the hail and APP
preached a mirror. She started back IN
horror The rouge upon her cheeks had
been converted into q beautiful blue by
the chemical decomposition. which had
taken place under the influence OF the
gases which had been generated during
the lecture.
Tn majority OF the women in the au-
dience had suffered i'm a similar man
ner. There were all sorts OF colors-
blue. yellow. violet. and black. Some,
whose vanity had induced them 10 put
IVORY on the skin. coral on the lips,
rouge on the cheeks. and black on the
eyebrows. had undergone ludicrous
transformation. 50. We women, who try
to become beautiful through artificial
means-beVarci
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which she had understood since morh'hs'
But such unkind words
II did not know. Slgnorc." ~"' h'-
gan.
Bah, You did rot ir3w' ..ie
yourself on. viii give you t.5 not
to sound that tune TO me again, ana ne
thrust a round silver dollar toward the
girl, who was drying her eyes on her
green silk apron.
But the little maid did not reach
forward to take the money as he had ex-
pected.
20. Signore.' she cried, eagerly, 1
played IL this time. as | always play II
oftenest, because | love II so. o. SiSn0re
do you really sing the beautiful music?
and an expression OF wonder came into
her soft-brown eyes as she raised them
admlringly to the tenor's handsome face.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-03

lBOndon DAILY NtNr'
There are in France two brother
the surname OF Assassin, Who
obtained the necessary permi
the high functionary called koclcr OF. 20
Seals to change their name Do 0ne
offensive. After mature reflection
decided 20 change their name n tt
Now that Il Is too late 20 alter
have discovered, - their iufeH
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only dinner in existence in society all
others having yielded TO the modern idea
of seven-course feasts. But Mrs. Astor
prefers the sociability Of her mahogany
10 the gayety Of the drawing-room.
When young guests are asked the
courses are fewer in number, but for
veterans OF society the full twenty courses
are always offered. And the plate on
which they are served cost N.0t0
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-03
PNIE-UIIE COMPLICATIONS.
French Women IiOrriiied to see
Their ROugc Turn Blue.

The other week a large and fashionable
audience assembled in Paris lecture
hall to hear one Of series of lectures de-
livered by Il celebrated professor Of chem
istry. At the conclusion of the
lecture a lady and gentleman. who We're