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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18

a commencement gown makes charming
party gown, too. My, but they are pretty,
the gowns, and-well, the girls. too, for
that matter. The ugliest girl in creation
will look pretty in a becoming gown, and
some way commencement gown is always
a dream dress of loneliness. Lovely in its
perfect simplicity. The commencement
gown should never be loaded down with
trimmings Of any kind. The materials
should be as fine the wearer can afford,
but the treatment should be rather severe,
the fit and hang being the chief care. The
ideal gown is white. OF course, some color
may be selected, but in such a case it
should be of the most delicate shade, barely
a suggestion, in fact There is fancy for
the material of commencement gown to
be something thin and airy. diaphanous-
like swiss and null for the very young, or
floating and cloudlike, such as chiffon or
mousselaine de sole. Among the other
beautiful fabrics for commencement gowns
are India, Chinese or Japanese silk, faille
Franchise, liberty satin, albatross, nuns
yelling, taffeta and Lansdowne Indeed,
there is an embarrassment Of riches in
pretty fabrics to choose from. Crepon in
silk and wool is much in favor, and the
new insertion crepon, being a soft, fine
crepon, with a gauzelike stripe of en-
broidered silk, is particularly elegant.
Lace enters largely into the making of
graduation gowns, Valenclennes being the
favorite. of course. 1t Is used on the mulls
organizes and chiffons, both as an edging
and as an insertion. The other laces much
In vogue this year are net top point Vcnise
Breton, Regence, point applique, lierre, eye
let lace and point d'esprit. Lace is let
into the skirts In insertion fashion, on
thin fabrics, and there are lace edgings on
the narrow ruffles. Embroidered chiffon,
that with the Marie Antoinette design Is
also employed to good advantage. Very
fine embroideries are being used for some
Of the dainty silks, and the combination Is
most pleasing.
No graduation gown would be complete
without ribbon, especially this season, when
everything has ribbon on 1t. There is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18

free and liberal republic, although suf-
frage is not absolutely unlimited. The gov
of some special powers given to the upper
house Of the legislature. This senate fs
elected by all men having an income OF
5000 per annum, or 5000 realty. This in
come Is less than that commonly enjoyed
by skilled laborers. It is intended to insure
control by the more Intelligent portion OF
the masses. All citizens who can read and
write, including all Hawaiians, can vote
for representatives.
With the very weak character Of the
mass of the natives. universal suffrage
would simply throw the government into
gogues, outlying the old carpet-baggers Of
South Carolina. We hope to be able to
maintain decent government here. The
great majority of our intelligent mechanics
and householders may be trusted to secure
this. kAMEHAMEHA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18

dearth of flowers in either case. Through
all the years of her school life girl looks
forward to that blissful day when school
labors shall have ended, and she can stand
before her friends finished scholar, with
all the honors that her alma mater can
give showered upon her. Filled with high
aims and lofty ambitions, she dreams that
the world will always be as tender toward
her, as sweetly subservient to her will, as
the friends who hutter around her, filling
her ears with sweet fiattery. and her heart
with hopes that can never be fulfilled.
She is the emblem of eternal optimism,
standing with reluctant feet where the
brook and river meet" the portals Of wo-
manhood thrown wide open to admit ter,
and no shadow to fleck the flood of sun
shine that hovers lovingly about her.
OF course, thoughts of commencement
suggest commencement gowns. OF course,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
A Discount.

From Harper's Bazaar.
What is your reduction for clergymen
on books?"
Twenty per cent" replied the store
keeper. Are you a clergyman
mot yet, but I expect to be. I'm half
through my course at the theological SEM
mary"
Then you can have 10 per cent. Half
clergyman, half reduction" said the store
keeper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
Something About the Habits and
Resorts of the Fish.
4 FEW POINTS ABOUT TEE TACKLE
Advocates of the Use OF Live Bait
vs.. Flies.
A ESTION OF SKILL

T IS THE OPINION
of many anglers that
a law should be en-
acted by the legisla-
ture Of Maryland
making 1t a penal
offense for any per-
son to catch a bass
in the Potomac by
any means whatever
from May 1 to June
IS. This would eff
fectually protect the
fish while spawning.
d. 49, -.,l.-- 49,
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The Girls Who Will Appear on the
Commencement Stage.
some OF THE LATEST SUGGESTIONS
A Great Variety in Design and in
Shades.
LACES AND FLOW Err s
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

more to q girl tnan
her wedding day, and
quite fancifully the
date of the end of
school life Is often
chosen for the begin
ming of the other
epoch, and June sees
the celebration of
both, June, the month
of roses; emirently
proper, too, because
there should be no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
Not Even n Cold.
Story Without Words.

From Life.
Philadelphians don't even catch cold"
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sleeves from under stole like bands of
Al,and-made embr9tdery.. White n9irs an
rahgement Of satin ribbon and rhinestone
buckles adds to its elegance. The simple
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

him, which Is a trifle paradoxical to the
uninitiated. Fitzsimmons in the ring
lets fly his powerful batteries at every
opening, holding nothing in reserve.
Corbett keeps half the force of his
blow home, to take care of himself.
The first goes In head and heels; the
second goes in only as far as he can get
back safely. Fitz deals in one-punch
,lsnocls-outs; Corbett never, unless his
man has been jabbed till he is too weak
to throw n quick and dangerous coun-
ter, or unless he Is no good, as in the
case of Charley Mitchell. This reminds
one again of the maxim before referred
'to--namely, that the dashing, single
punch fellow not infrequently goes out
on the same route. But it has been
stated also, however, that Fitzsimmons
holds himself more safely than any
other fighter that ever used such heroic
methods, and that because of his mar
velous feinting and quicltness.
The big Californian Is o student OF
safe fighting; it has been his study for
many years. AS n follower of scien-
tiflc milling to the incest reasoning the
ring never had the equal of Corbett in
so big man; he believes in seeing his
way, and he will not leave his fortiflca-
tions till he does.
He once said to me: "When get In
the ring with an opponent, 1 am look
ing narrowly for the inside track; that
is my study. l have spent many hours
in mental planning for every contest
ever had with the result that when
gen In front of my man my itinerary
of routes is spread in big letters. Let
my man start any way he chooses.
like him to do the starting always-and
he is going to fall into one of the paths
already challsed out for him."
To sum up briefly: Fitzsimmons is q
Knockout hitter all the time; he is q
magician at feinting and getting in from
q long distance, and he can knock Cor
bett out as quick as anybody else If he
can hit him about the head; at duclkiDg
or saving punishment from his head, he
is nothing extra. His fast finishes OF
Jim Hall, Dan Creedon and others
could probably not be duplicated by an
other man In the world; these have
given him rank to dispute with the
champion; and he is the best man to be
had to-day to put against him.
Corbett is an all-round master of the
defensive art; he knows more about the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

As she recalled the past, and tried to
penetrate the future, a smile of supreme
satisfaction passed over her honest face
as she remembered that her life's work
would be perpetuated.
The room in which she sat contained
hundreds of volumes of records; and,
turning to her daughter, she said, -
"My daughter, this room, as you well
know, contains the records Of my life's
work, in which for many years you have
so diligently assisted me.
"By earnest application you have COM
passed my methods; and it is happi-
ness to think that when l leave, the
glorious work will, through you, go on.
"The mission is a noble one. Do as
have done; never permit womans ap-
peal to go unheeded.
"Thcse records tell of every case ever
submitted to me; and 1t is my wish that
the facts they contain shall in time prove
n much-needed education to the women
of the world"
Thus did Lydia f. Pinkham hand over
to her daughter, Mrs. Charles II. Pink
ham, what may be termed the salvation
of her sex; and that wonderful remedy,
Lvdia Il. Pinkbanfs Vegetable Com
pound, which all druggists consider as
standard as -four, goes on redeeming
hundreds of women from the fearful
consequences Of female diseases.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

A very large meteor which fell from
the heavens some weeks ago near Gulf
Summit Is causing queer legal mud
die. The meteor fell on the land of
Farmer Swackhammer, almost on the
boun dary line between New York and
Pennsylvania. The exact location of
this state line has for many years been
matter of dispute, and the matter
has been brought to focus by the fall
Ing of this meteor. Not only has the
state line been in dispute, but the
dividing line between Swackhammer
and Farmer Littlejohn's lands, de-
pendent upon the state line, has never
been located. Falling in the disputed
territory this meteor has brought
about legal battle, as both farmers
claim Il, while third person claims It
by right Of discovery. Injunctions
have been obtained by all three. Mean
while scientists have partly excavated
the stone and have cndeavored to de-
termine its origin. II is more than
strange what an intense love for law
ing is rampant In the American breast.
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game, taken as whole, than Fitz or
anybody else, but, for reasons already
seen, he Is behind Fitz In dangerous
and desperate work. Ftzsimmons has
shown himself a genius In a few partic-
ulars, while Corbett Is reliable and
steady-going from beginning to end.
Here are some of the 'ifs" of the pro-
posed big combat:
If the hght lasts ten rounds, and the
phenomenal Australian has not landed
knockout, 1t is likely he would not
land one in hundred years; Jamie
will have known all about his turns
by that time.
II Fitz is swift enough to catch Jim
in duck, .he can win In from four to
seven rounds
If Jim is swifter In his duclting than
Fitz in reaching for them, he will push
the attenuated New zealander all over
the ring and do him for good at leisure.
If Fitz wins, he must do 1t quick.
If Corbett wins, he must take his
time with such dangerous fellow.
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Che antipodes, Fitz, after having his
man apparently we'll in hand, was sud
denly caught by his opponent and
dropped to the floor like log. 1t was
the same thing that Choynslxi came to
so near doing, and the same thing that
others, though less pronouncedly, have
shown some progress at The saving
still holds, therefore, that fighter
fierce at knocking out is liable to get
the same medicine, though in the case
of Fitzsimmons, when 1t Is remembered
what lot of men he has sent to sleep,
the rule has been pretty nearly set at
defiance. And this immunity comes
from the fact that the New Zealander
is the most polished breakup feinter
for quick opening that the staked
ropes ever cordoned.
Whereas most boxers are satisfied
with feinting with the arms or hands,
Fitzsimmons feints with the knees, the
body, peculiar swapping motion of the
head, and most vigorously with the
arms. Knee or leg feinting to bother
an opponent was first shown to Ameri-
can glove fighters by Peter Jackson.
On this style Fitz has improved, or, at
least, changed in a manner better
suited to him and more puzzling for the
opposite man. 1t Is style OF pretense
at which a dumpy fighter cuts sorry
figure, needing, for a good worker, a
lSnlxy fellow with long stretch OF terri
tory from the knees to the head. 1t
means the swing that man gets by
dropping slightly by means of the
knee joints, keeping his feet In one po-
sition--a darting back and forth. Fitz-
simmons has in this play OF about
four feet, which he can encompass with
the velocity of striking serpent, and
at any place along the route he is good
for a knockout If the opening presents.
He can hit hard from almost any posi-
ton, another little item which has
added to his eccentricity.
A most singular thing in connection
with Fitzsimmons' punch-killing is his
weight. Weight in matching men to
battle is becoming more and more rec
ognized among the patrons OF the ring
as standard to be closely adhered to
up to a point at which boxer is pre-
sumed to be Handicapped with his big
uess. This point-the notch at which
man is supposed to be big enough to
fight anybody-was much lighter in
the bare-knuclSle fighting days OF Eng
land than it has come to be In our
glove-contest times. A cluster of re-
cent heavyweights, among whom were
Sullivan, Goddard, Slavin, jackson and
Corbett shot it up to 1875 to 200 pounds
forcing some of the lighter ones out
who called themselves light heavy
weights. We were beginning to be
lieve that these big fellows had drawn
the weight Gordon about them securely
when Fitzsimmon's clearly capable o
fighting at middleweight and ever
lower, came along, and by his RECORD
thus far has shown he is factor to b'
considered whenever the talk is o
champions. 1t is well to note in thi
place that some people, whose positive
ness of assertion is equaled only b.
their lack of inside ring knowledge, ar
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04
NIAGARA FALLS.
$40 EXCURSIONS VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

The next Of the series of personally
conducted excursions to Niagara Falls,
via Pennsylvania Railroad, will be run
on October 8.
The rate for round.trip tickets,
good for ten days, is $40 from Phila-
delphia, Washington, and Baltimore (;
Harrisburg, $500; Williamsport,
$3.50; proportionate rates from other
points.
A special train of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will be run, and
a tourist agent and chaperon will ac'
company the party.
The tickets will permit of stop off
at Watkins and Rochester in each di.
rection, and at Buffalo on the return
trip.
For specific rates and time Of trains
application should he made to ticket
agents, or to Tourist Agent, Room
All, Broad Street Station, Phila-
delphia.
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A Great Offer.

The Week" edition of the
New York World formerly the Week
ly) has proved a phenomenal success.
1t is a Semi-Weekly of six pages,
mailed Tuesdays and Fridays; eight
columns to the page torty-eight col
umns each issue. 1t gives the news
fully half a week ahead of any weekly
paper, and, at the same time, retains
all the literary, agricultural, miscellany
and other features which made the
Weekly World SO popular. Yet the
price is only SI.oo year. For sam
pie copies address THE WORLD, N. Y.
Arrangements have been made by
which we can furnish this paper and
the Twice-a -a-Week New York World
all for SITS year. Take advantage
of this offer and get your own local
paper and the Twice-a-Week World
at this special rate. tt.
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fond Of asserting that the Australian Is
really a heavyweight; that 175 pounds
or some such matter is better suited 20
him than anything else. This is n mis-
representation. II is we'll enough
known that he was 1i7-pound man in
most of his Australian fighting career
II is also we'll known that he has millcd
in this country considerably below
middleweight, and not longer than a
year aRo-September 20, 1so4-he
weighed In l55 is pounds. This should
be convincing enough rs to his weight
class.
As has been noted, Fitzsimmons is n
wonder in the way of knockout hitting,
yet II he and Corbett were to measure
their striking strength by test, on a
registering machine, 1t is very probable
that Corbett would equal or out-hit
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04
How to Get Rebate on Road Tax.

TheLegislature last winter passed
an act to the effect that all persons
who shall hereafter use wagons with
their tires not less than four inches
wide for hauling loads of not less
1000 pounds shall be credited by
the supervisors of their township
with one-fourth of the road tax levied
and assessed against them, providing
that the amount so allowed shall not
exceed five days labor. Here is a
good chance for lively, wide awake
blacksmith to work this scheme among
the farmers and he will be doing
some good and at the same time turn
an honest penny for his trade.
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THE BIG DALLAS MILL.
Fighting Capacity of Fitzsimmons
and Jim Corbett.
ritz IL q Knockout Hitter and Corbctt
an AIl-Around Master of tho De-
fensive - An Interesting
Parcel OF "Ifs.-
Written for This Paper. !


The great fighting points that have
been brought to the front In Fitzsim-
mons battles are unprecedented knock
out hitting, feinting, and lightning,
erratic leg movement, which gives HIM
an appearance of grotesqueness To
one looking down from the gallery, his
amazing swiftness In play about
tweDty-four foot ring has the appear
ance of the shadow of some gigantic
lowering bird; in n glide he looks to
cover the length Of the ring.
In the art of feinting or pretense
Fitzsimmons Is not equaled by any
fighter In the ring. His opponents are
mixed TO know what he is going to do
next, and It is from this more than from
anything else that he is called eccen-
trio. He has made of feinting such
study, has brought It to such perfection
In various ways, that, In close connec-
ton with his fierce hitting, It may be
looked on rs the foundation of his phe-
nomenally quick successes in the ring.
The Knockout hitter must have an open
runway for his blow; he must not have
half its force stopped by the opponents
arm; Fitz is an adept In getting that
opening and when 1t occurs his crooked
arm work, his side jabs and uppercuts-
are murderous.
It is n maxim Of the boxing arena
that the contestant who knocks out
quickly is liable to get knocked out
quickly, the reason being that in order
TO hit with extra force, extra prepara-
ton must be made for delivery-the
arms must be drawn further away from
guard position and an openness must
follow. But Fitz has come closer to
getting over this obstacle than any
other fighter employing such trip-ham-
mer hits; he has not kept clear alto
gether, however, as the rap with which
Joe Choynsi brought him to the floor
in Boston once, nearly winning from
him, attests, and as the knockout by
Jim Hall, in Australia, has demon
strated He has always been superior to
Hall and has Wiped him two or three
times, but in one of their contests in
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

A NEW phrase has risen in the west,
but has not come east yet. When a
man turns himself loose, treats every
body he meets, and squanders his money
as fast as he can, he is said to be "giv-
ing potlatch." The term originated
among the Indians of the Pacific
coast, where, when a brave is in bad
odor, he turns all his property into
meat and drink, and asks the tribe to
feast with him. The result is bank
ruptcy, but renewed popularity. This
sort of banquet is called "potlatch." "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

CERTAIN Missouri towns and counties
are arranging to send a trainload of the
states products through the principal
sections of the country. This sug-
gests the fact that while Missouri has
many resources, and is, In fact, one Of
the most prosperous Of the states, little
has been done to exploit it. The fail
ure of the last legislature to provide for
an immigration bureau is regretted by
the citizens generally.
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Our BANKING Power.

Recent statistics show that the total
"banldng power" rs 1t is called, Of the
world Is $4,000, 200, 900, or s2o, 900, ,OoO,-
900. OF this North America, mainly
this country, controls e1,2Oo, 200, 900,
while all Europe, including Great Brit
ain, France, Germany, Belgium and
the Netherlands, all the great ''capi-
talist" nations, control but 92,9O0,0 ,000,-
900. In other words, this country holds
about half as much of tho worlds
banking power" as all Europe COM
bined, and greatly moro than any sim
gle country in Europe or the world.
The control of the worlds finance
means to any country that holds it the
mastery of the worlds commerce and
the chief share In the worlds wealth,
with all Of influence which such domi-
nance implies.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

In California it has been found that
peach stones burn as well as the best
coal, and give out more heat in proper
tion to weight. The stones taken out
of the fruit that is timed or dried are
collected and sold. Fuel being scarce
article in California anything that will
serve to supply the deficiency will OF
course be valuable acquisition to the
commerce of the state. But it is a
question whether enough peach stones
will ever be produced to materially aid
the slim fuel supply.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

THE little state of Delaware win
pocket two million dollars this season
on its peach crop. This includes the
sale of the crop, the money paid for
baskets, the amount paid to transpor-
tation companies in the state and the
hotel bills and other expenses of the
buyers. The shipments will amount to
three million five hundred thousand
baskets.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

THE rapid expansion of the textile
interests of the south and the phenom-
enal activity prevailing in iron and
coal matters, coupled with an increas-
ing demand for farm lands for settle
ment by western people, is bringing
about an unusually healthy business
condition throughout this entire sec
ton. With the continuation of high
prices for cotton, the enormous grain
crop which has been produced and
these active conditions in industrial in
terests the south bids fair to have the
most prosperous season which it has
enjoyed for many years.
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nance implie

TIE more It is tried the more doubt
there seems to be about the desirab bility
of putting criminals to death by elec-
tricity. There is certainly some ground
for believing that the method subjects
the criminal TO torture which is not In
cousonance with modern ideas of in
flicting the death penalty. Taking it
all in all, observes a sanguinary west
ern contemporary, the guillotine would
seem to be the speediest and surest en-
gine of the law for the execution of a
criminal 1t is safe to predict, how
ever, that bloody executions will never
obtain in this country.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

MANY efforts have been made by At
lanta BARRIERS to induce the authorities
to allow them to keep open on Sundays
during the exposition. The matter is
now settled with a positive negative.
1t appears that the Sunday labor for
the barber is a thing of the past. The
cutters will most likely do better busi-
ness In razors than heretofore.
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Wanted to Kiss Tnn Mon.

Lille Smith, good-looking young
woman, who, when arraigned In the
Even street police court, Brooklyn,
the other day, gave her name as Jane
Doe, was sentenced to Jail for three
days by Justice Laimbeer. She per-
sisted in hugging and kissing all the
tall men whom she met on the street.
They objected and her arrest followed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04

James," Miss SNOWFALL a
graduate Of Vassar ~ William-"She
is" James thought she was, l
heard her ask if the muzzle of gun
was to prevent it going off."-Ieaas
Sittings.