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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-01

Prince of Wales Offictated
London. Feb. 29.-The Prince of Wales
laid the foundation stone of new hospital
at Brighton this afternoon.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-01

Toronto, Feb. 90 DR.. Laughlin Me-
Farlane, professor or surgery in the Uui-
yersity OF Toronto, died this morning OF
blood poisoning, CONTRACTED while ampu-
tating the toes of a patient at the general
hospital a week ago. DR.. McFaIlane was
fifty-four years old.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-01
BOER- GERHtH INTRIGUE
New Light On the Plot For Della
goa Bay FOOthOId.
OFFER OF SALE TO ENGLAND

Portuguese Concessionaire Made the
Proposal, But Great Britain Re
Kruger Then Supplied a German
Firm with Money TO Buy Concession.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-01
The New
Spring OU0rGOafS
HaU0 Rrriu0d
Mems Spring Suits.

They're Single and Double
Breasted Sacks i'll good con-
sentative patterns = as well
made as any garment can be,
They're worth what they are
marked-and they're marked
just exactly what they were
last season.
$3.50 Suits "banished'' for SS.75
$3.50 Suits "bauished" for 4.25
$1,000 Suits "banishsd" for 500
$3.50 Suits "banished'' for 6.25
$500 Suits "banished' for $50
$3.50 Suits "bauished'' for s.25
$500 Suits ''banished" for 300
$1,000 Suits ''banished" for 1000
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-01
MIGHT MAKE ENEMIES.

The decIara lion is made that the over
whelming ma iority of oS would have been
materially reduced, If not altogether wiped
out, had The action been mandatory upon
the President. IL is even intimated that
some Of the most prominent Republicans
would have opposed IL On the floor of the
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18
He Had Ground.

AS sat on the hotel veranda in a Geor.
gia town noticed colored friend and
brother working my way. When he
finally stood before me, hat in hand and
bowling in much earnestness, 1 asked:
We'll, George, did cyclone strike your
meeting house?'
mo; not zaotly, sah.'
"Want to raise money for the preachcrp'
IDLY, sah-ha'd ly."
After bell for the steeple?''
mo, sab; can't say as we am"
Then you want Sunday school books?'
mo- sah.''
but you came here to strike me for a
quarter. can see it in your looks.'
"Waal, yes sah.''
"And don't you intend to ask for it on
church grounds?''
mo, sab, l has other grounds, sab. I
has particular ground of my own, sab. I"
We'll, what is it?''
why, sab, was gwine to ask fur it on
de ground dat you didn't know Jess got
outer Jail fur stealth bag Of cottonl''
He got it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18
THE HOME.
Dressmaking

At the outset the home dressmaker
mu remember that it is the little de-
tails that make the difference between
the work of amateur and professional
dressmakers. In starting to make dress
first study carefully the pattern and the
printed directions, which If they were
1T necessary would not be there. Select
lining materials Of quality good enough
not to stretch and draw out Of shape, and
do not try to eoonomize by using old
Innings over again. Put the patterns on
to liniugs and materials according to
directions which will say either length
wise fold or with central lines of perfora-
tions on straight thread of the goods.
Now here is a point where the home
dtassmaker fails. She will say to herself
eff twist the cloth just tiny bit can
set this part out without piecing," and
then she spoifs her dress because she will
not take little extra trouble i
On the centre back seams of all waists
there are notohes which in basting must
be brought exactly together otherwise the
seam will not be smooth. The seam
which joins the side back forms to the
centre backs is another point Of failure
and to make success easier the paper pat
terms have notches which will regulate
the circllng portion so as to give a
smooth effect. But many women never
cut these notches and everybody knows
the result. On one side of the waist the
side piece ruffles and on the the other the
centric piece has the most fullness. The
seamstress wonders why the different
sections of the waist do not corae out
even at the bottom, and she rem edies the
defect by trimming off the extra length
here and there. When she does this she
has lost the last chance to get good flt-
ting waist.
All patterns are cut for symmetrical,
good figure which not all women have,
hence alterations must be made. In
making these remember that the bias
or dart seams should never be changed.
Take IN or let out the under arm seam
next to the front, then If futher change
must be made alter the other under arm
seam Sometimes She front fold of the
waist may be folded over a little less mid.
way between the neck and throat for
those who cannot bear to have the waist
press at that point.
The amateur is very apt to take from
the width of the back by taking in tbe
centre back seam; this Is wrong. Teke
from the wild h by setting the sleeves fur
Their on, which, if you have seleated the
poperr size of pattern, will remedy oil
defects.
In basting the shoulder seams if the
front piece is shorter than the other it is
meant to be SO; do not change it. lake
hold OF each end of tie piece and stretch
1t; then pin each end of the seam togeth-
er and by stretching the front piece and
fulllng the back and making the notohes
meet,you will have shoulder seam that
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aside an forsets I'll at for W liol there is
no re nedy. -
Which is the sup rioi minnie j.
Conrad in Lippin colts.


1t was evident that various emotions
were playing tag with each other in the
bosom of the judges daughter.
Last night she began, and then her
whole frame shook as she thought of what
had happened
''Well?" said the judge inquiringly,
looking up from his paper.
She waited for moment to regain her
composure.
Last night" she said at last, "when
you found George and me in the library,
you ruthlessly tore me from him."
81 should say did, returned the Judge
sharply. "The idea of his presuming to
make love to you was enough to make me
lose my temper"
"You said," continued the girl, speak
ing Slowly and distinctly, THAT I should
never be his"
"And meant itl' exclaimed the Judge.
with emphasis.
"WelS" replied the girl, II desire to in.
form you that you are powerless in tho
premises, and that George mas decided tn
act promptly, at the same time taking care
to keep wholly within his rights
The judge dropped his paper and looked
at her in establishment.
"You don't mean to say that you are
married." he said
"No," she answered, "but had prom.
Used to be his, and virtually I was his al
the time you took me away. We had en-.
tered into contract, and he purposes to
have his rights under it,
What kind of contract?" asked the
judge
"The usual kind, sealed in the usual
way under such circumstances-that is,
by kiss.
"Ohop' said the Judge. "And he intends
to enforce it, does he?''
"He does"
"How?"
~ have advised him to sue out e writ
of replevin, and am expecting the officers
to come and take me at any moment. No,
father, you cannot thwart the new woman.
have studied your methods, and I have
profited by them. Chicago Post.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18

will fit like glove. The collar is poin
Of trouble make notches according to those
on both collar and waist patterns and
In hastings set the notohes exactly to-
gether.
If sleeves must be heightened add lit
tie both below and above the elbow.
Remember to fit the notches together in
basting skirts, and as they are out at
present do not vary the direction of the
thread from that indicated by the pattern
else your cores will sag and the whole
garment betray the carelessness of your
work. Skirt Innings and interlinings
must be out with just as much care as
the outside, and when basred together
the threads must run the same way in
each. The small low folding tables are
convenient for use in cutting and bast-
ing, but skirt requires a larger table.
Never try to cut one out by using the
bed or floor as a substitute for the liable,
for materials, Innings and patterns must
be stretched smooth before pinning or
basting together. If either is not smooth
iron it before beginning to work. Use
long, sharp needles for basting as blunt
needles often deface nice materials; also
use fine thread in basting materials togeth
Ell, but take stout thread for all seams
If velvet is to be basted instead of thread
use silk which can be picked out 1nd
saved for other sewing; it does not
leave mark like thread used for the
Same purpose. IN. E. Farmer.
How they Differ.
Man is creature of cast iron habits !.
woman adapts herself to circumstances,
This is the foundation of the moral differ
ence between them.
A man does not attempt to drive a nail
unless he has a hammer; o woman does
not hesitate to utilize anything, from the
heel OF a boot to the back of a brush. A
man considers a cockscrew absolutely
necessary to open bottle; woman at
tempts to extract the cork with the sois
sors; il she does not succeed readily. she
pushes the cork into the bottle, since the
essential thing is to get at the fluid.
Shaving is the only use to which a man
puts razor; woman employs it
for chiropodist's purposes.
A man stortus if the blottine paper is
not conveniently near; woman dries the
ink by blowing on it, waving the paper
in the air, or holding it near lamp. or
a fire. A man drops a letter unhesitat-
ingly in the box; a woman reads the ad
dress, assures herself that tie envelope
is scaled, the stamp secure, and then
throws it into the box
A man can cut a book only with a
paper cutter; a woman deftly inserts n
hairpin and the book is cut.
For man ''goodby" signifies the end
OF conversation and the moment of his
departure; for a woman it is the begin
ming OF new chapter, for it is just when
they are taking leave of cash othor that
women think ca the most important
topics of conversation.
a woman ransacks her brain trying to
mend broken object; man Eputs it
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18
m arveIous Results.

From letter written by Rev. j. Gun
permitted to make this extract: 81 have
no hesitation in recommending DR..
Kings New Discovery, as the results
We're almost marvellous in the case of nv
wife. While 1 was pastor Of the Baptist
church at Riyes Junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia succeed
ing La Grippe; Terrible paroxysms Of
interruption, and it seemed as if she
could not survive them. A friend recon-
mended DR.. Kings New Discovery: il
was quick in its work and highly salts
factory in results. " Trial ID ties free
at Geo. NJ Young's Drug Store. Regu
lar size SOC. and S1.00. 4S9 Congress
street H. 6. starr, Westbrook.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18

vice 662, 200 (est.) 5000, 900
EVERY ABLE BODIED GERMAN A
SOLDIER.
The seeming discrepancy in the size of
these two war totals is, of course, to be
accounted for by the fact that the COM
pulsory service laws in Germany, to-
gether with the provisions of the recent
ly passed army bill, make every male
adult citizen OF the German empire, not
disqualified by i'll health or for other
reasons, a soldier. Of the British forces
1900 white and 14S, 1000 native soldiers
are located in India, the rest being scat
tered through Great Britain and over the
vast stretches of the British empire. Tn
til the recent Ashantee expedition the
number Of troops available for ready SER
wise in South Africa was but little over
5000.
The great mass of Germans army.
both regular andsreserve, is of course in
Germany. The peace strength Of the
Gel man imperial army is fixed by law at
about $4,000 men Germany might be
able to throw into the field II she needed
them. The best estimates. according to
all military experts places the figures
at about 100000
Both armies are equipped with the
latest and best of military devices in
both small arms and artillery, and both
are splendidly drilled. The German army
is conceded by all European authorities
to be n model of military perfection and
has been leading agency in bringing
about the reformation of other armies
on the continent. The infantry of both
armies are equipped with modern i'm
proved rifles, most OF the English regi-
magazine, nickel-bullet rifle, and the
Germans using the Mauser rifle, with
five nickel-cased cartridges to the maya
zine
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18
6 EMANY.

BattleShips, second GLASS, s
Battleships, third class, 81 Is
Port-defense ships, 13
Cruisers, first class (a),
Cruisers, first GLASS (b), g. 9
Cruisers, second class, 9
Cruiser, third class (a), IS
Cruiser, third class (b), g. 81
Torpedo craft, first class, ia
Torpedo craft, second class, 2O-134
Total, 201
In the above table the first class battle
ships are those which are not more than
twelve years old, nor Of less displacement
than 6, 900 tons. Second class battleships
are those not more than twenty
years old nor of less than 5000 tons.
Third class battleships do not exceed
twenty seven years in age. First class
cruisers marked (a) are of more than
5000 tons, with sea speed of fifteen
knots or more. Those marked (b) are
slower, but armored. Third GLASS oruis
ers marked (a) steam ten knots or more.
and those marked (b) have less than this
speed. An idea of the immens1ty of the
new British boats is conveyed by the fact
that nine of them have a displacement of
1900 tons, while eight are of IA, 100 tons.
The heavy tonnage vessels are equipped
with monster t~elve inch guns and small
quick firing batteries and have speed
of eighteen knots IN hour. The swiftest
of the Ger man cruisers, the Kaiserin Au
g'Ista, attained trial speed Of twenty
two knots, but the other vessels fall con-
siderably below this figure, sixteen knots
being generally the maximum,
Both Great Britain and Germany sub-
sidize auxiliary merchant cruisers the
former having several Cunard steamsrs
and the latter counting seven yessela
with an average speed approximatinp
twenty knots an hour, the chief of these
being the Furst Bismarck and the Nor
MAMMA. In tonnage, in the number and
weight of guns carried and III numbers
the British feet distinctly outclasses it's
German antagonist.
Should an outbreak between Great
Britain and Germany involve the entire
triple alliance, however, Germany's naval
force would, of course, be greatly aug-
mented by the Italian navy, which com
prises 224 effective vessels, with twelxe
battleships of enormous tonnage, and by
the Austrian navy, which, although
mainly coast defense force, is main
tanned in high state of efficiency. and
includes ia vessels, eight of which are
battleships.
Following is etailed statement of
the aggregate fighting strength of the
navles of Germany and Great Britain.
with the stlye of equipment, the armor-
ing, the guns and the seamen ready for
service:
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18
ARMIES OF THE TWO NATIONS.

The following table shows the relative
strength of the armies of Great Britain
and Germany as they are on a peace
footing and as they would be if the re-
serves were called in to put the armies
on war basis. The figures for Great
Britain represent the entire regular ar
my in England, India and the colonies:
ACTIVE APMY
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18
sINEws OF WAR.
William Has Millions of Men Trained
To Fight.
War Strength of England and Germany
Compared,

War Strength of England and Germany
Compared.
In the event of war between Great
Britain and Germany the world would
become witness of the long-awaited but
inevitable battle between first-olass mod
ern naval vessels, equipped in the best
style and used By highly intelligent civil
lied powers employing the best of sea-
men. As to where the seat of war would
be on land there can be no telling If
Kaiser Wilhelm saw fit to undertake me-
gotiations with President Kruger and
to resist any interference with such ne
gotiations the conflict might very natur-
ally come first in the south of Africa.
In tie event of declaration of war pre-
ylous to such an undertaking the first
conflict would almost certainly come on
the sea, for neither power would permit
the other to land forces on it's territory
without invoking armed resistance. No
matter what were the opening clash of
the campaign, however, the naval con-
f1ict must come sooner or later, and the
theorists ideas as to the deadIiness of
modern naval construction would be put
TO test.
Both nations are naval powers of high
rank and of formidable equipments Both
have within recent years taken steps to
put their vessels into effective fighting
trim. In numbers the British fleet is
the stronger, but in considering its fight
Ing effectiveness it must be remem bered
that tn Q necessities of maritime power
like the British empire prevent all this
fleet being gathered together hastily for
an encounter. By the system annually
mapped out by the admiralty board the
British navy is divided into separate
neets detailed to widely ycattered quarters
OF the globe. Part of it's formidable
enect Is lost, too, in view of the fact
mat many of the inferior vessels are
necessarily restricted to coast-defense
duty.
BRITISH AND GERMAN NAvIES
COMPARED.
The following table shows the co5unara
tive organization of the British aus. Gar
man naVies at the present time. Inolud-
ing vessels already in service ana those
which are being hurried to completion:
GREAT PRTThTNr
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18

Oh. g., heavy guns; S. B., secondary
batteries; torpedo boats, No. /, over 100
feet in length; No. Q, under 100 feet in
length
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18
BRITISH AND GERMAN NAVIES
COMPARED.

The following table shows the compare
I've organization of the British ana Gar
man naVies at the present time, lnolud-
ing vessels already in service ana tbose
which are being hurried to completion:
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-18
available forces on war basis:
Great Ger
Britain, many.
Ger
many

Officers and men, in
oludinR regulars
and militia Of all
branches of SER
vice 662,ooo (est. } 8, 900, 900
EVERY ABLE-BODIED GERMAN A
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-06-27
THE Niger
Learned Reasons Why Our Brother Is
SO Black.

Learned Reasons Why Our Brother Is
So Black.
Why the black man should be so black
is a question which. from early childhood,
has exercised the minds of many of us,
says the Rochester Union. Our nurses
used to tell us that it was because he was
born so,'' which sounds at first hearing a
fairly clinching answer. Modern science
likes to go little more deeply into
things, and many ingenious and conflict
ing theories have been put forward by
scientists to account for the popularity.
Some would have it that certain varieties
of primitive man spent too much OF their
time exposed to the sun~-the moisture Of
the air preventing them from being baked
instead of basted-and grew more and
more tanned by slow degrees until they
orbed ait last into the perfect negro. The
latest inquirer into the subject, A. H.
Keane, adds q new element to- those Of
solar heat and moisture. His theory is
that San excess of vegetable food, yield
ing more carbon than cam be assimi-
lated is largely responsible. Once be-
trayed into vegetaria our "colored
brethren grew, through processes of he
redity, ever darker and darker, and the
black work has probably, by this time,
gone 90 far that even a changed diet, per-
sisted in through countless generations,
would not now avail to change the Btho-
plan g skin. n.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-06-27
HOW BOLIVAR STARTED
The Rude, Raw, Uncombed Youth Gets
Himself Into Congress-.

LATE Young, the editor Of the Des
Moines Capital, was on the senate side
yesterday in charge of Representative
Deliver, who was showing him the OBJ
iects of interest in and about the big
building. says a Washington correspond
ent. of the Chicago Times-Herald.
t.Did you ever hear how Dolliver made
his first great political hit, which fin
ally landed him in congress-" asked Mr..
Young, with rognish twinkle in his
eve. "It.s now quite number Of years
ago, but not SO lond that my recollec-
ton does not clearly extend to 9 gawky.
young man with long hair and frayed
pantaloons from Webster county, who
rose in the convention to put in nomina-
ton candidate for one OF the state
offices. The youth In frayed pantaloons
and with the hong hair was Dolfiyer.
Nobody knew him In Des Moines, and to
say thebest OF him he appeared TO- be 9
precocious farm boy fresh from the hay
loft 81 II 2$iy s
Well, sir, he made his speech. was
a rousing piece OF or,atOry $ something en-,
tirely fresh, with q whiff of the prairid
treezes ia It's conn osit ornett ing in
fact, II str tkinzly prig inal fta g ScllSE
yeentio IA
y E. q 4 &, y Z 4. / lsl
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-06-27
The Lily of Dromore.
RY "RoRY." :

BY RORY
There's spot in old County Cork nesting
down among the hills,
Where the song birds sing their ditties to
the music Of the rills;
Where the flower'ts bloom the soonest and
the roses longer stay,
And the sunshine every morning loves to
linger on it's way.
There within white-Washed cottage
standing by limpid stream,
On whose rippling waves of crystal
mornings rays In glory beam,
Lives a blue-eyed little beauty, whom I
cherish and adore, ~,
She's the pride of MINISTER'S daughters and
the lily of Dromore. ~.
Oh. her lips are red as berries and her
cheeks are like the rose,
When the sunbean1s kiss it's petals and the
south wind gently blows;
And the snow that caps the mountains in
a lovely, moonlight might,
Is not halt so fair and spotless as her skin
so pure and white.
She's the envy of the ladies and the boys,
And sway in loves donBinions like a
monarch she enjoys;
Fer her smile Is captivating like the dawn.
ihg:s early ray.
Shedding bliss on all round her while it
soares the gloom away.
Oh, Tn longing to behold her once again
beside her home,
Where she always loves to wander till
the parting Of the gloam.
And to clasp her hand and hear her bid
me step inside the door,
For the bard was always welcome to the
lily Of Dromore.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-06-27
RIGHT ID 'THEl From!
Ballot or No Ballot the Girls s. Seem + i TO
s s s G st Scran1hle Along.

Ballot orSNo Ballot the dirlss Seem t.
Scramble Along.
It happened on State street electric
car. shetWaes young and pretty and the
conductor had apparently forgotten to
collect hersfare, for she held g nickel be
tween her.well gloyed fingers, as she
oonyersed with a friend, says the Chi
cago Times erald. ysf.s. S5 s5s
Bet you q. dollar she IL glance ,sshyly
at the conductor present and drop that
nickel back In her pocket said the tall
man across the car, will YOU take me?"
I. Take you nothing returned the
stout man who sat next him, dye sup
pose this is my first ride on the. street
cars?'' # \ ,.:ss..
Never knew one of 'em that ,wouldn' t
defraud. the street car company, !" went on
the tall man, land the more angelic they
look, the more. apt they are to do 1t sue
cessfully. Hump tell me there's no
knowing what a woman will do under
certain circumstances, know better,
and he looked gloomi1y across1at the
pretty girl who still held the nickel.
The two girls chatted gayly until the
car reached the end OF the line, then the
pretty one rose gracefully. touched the
conductor on the arm and handed him
the nickel, saying sweet1y:: II think you
must have forgotten my fare, and !
wouldn't defraud the z: company for
worlds" u ~ !. s-,s55 -; sri
s. The conductor rang up the, fare: with
the dazed air of. q man who has been
struck by lightning, and the stout man
was so overwhelmed that he stepped in
a mud puddle in getting off the car.
'tWell, I'll be jiggered, said the tall
man, II believe she's an escaped lunatic;
no sane woman would ever pay her fare
If she could help IT,,
What on earth is the matter with you
you today?" said the other girl, as they
walked down State street. Have you
dreamed that you are about to. die; or
have you just had an, offer OF marriage?"
Neither said the pretty girl, didn't
you see that awfully handsome man
watching what / was going to do? And,
after all, it didn't cost me anything; that
was plugged nickel I've been trying to
get rid of for a week!"