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New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
EASTER HATS

EASTER HATS
They say this is the most magnificent display q
Trimmed Millinery ever made by New YORK house
Here are Hats and Bonnets from Paris, London and ON
own workrooms that any woman will delight TO see
from IS and upxard-stylsh handsome, jlunty up-to-
date Hats ready to wear, at S.
Beautifully trimmed Hats io children and misses, 2o
and upward
Cloth Bicycle Hats quill ard ribbon trimming, Sl;
regularly 81
UNTRIMMED MILLINERY
Straw shapes, 6S: and 81; from 81, sl.50
Fancy lace straw shapes, $.5O; were S25o.
FLOWERS
American Beauty Roses, 30.
Vioeis 3 doz. N bunch, AZ,
Wild Flowers iSc sprav ard up.
The new Null Roses 3 in bunch, at oSo; usually u.
SPRING SHOE THOUGHTS
Womens fine kid. hand-mad- Oxfords, patent Leather
tips. medium heels, very comfortable and stylish,
$3.50
Women's hand sewed wet Kid button Boots, new
lasts. pretty styles. :Z.5l
Womenis hani-sewei dongola KID Boots, tips d
same. very neat and will stand hard wear S.
Special lot wonen's sample Shoes. sl9'.
Special lot misses stout Shoes, broken sizes, sLia
WOxEN'S UNDERWEAR
Won,cn's French baSr cgan Vests and DRIVERS, c.
brand String weights. assortment broken, at w
each; regularly ,5c and 81
Women's ribbed Isle thread Vests, low neck. silk
trimmed necks and arms. colored sliH stripes, zoe.
Women's stainless black cotton Hose, medium weight,
double soles and high spliced heels, 3Sc pair Ia
Chiren> black ribbed cotton Stockings extra spleed
solcs knees, heels and toes. sizes q, 81, 7, A3
n, 8, 30; 81. 0, 81, a5c
TAI ruc DOOU cr0pE
Timely Books always little mountains Of them.
Episcopal Prayer Books, Is to $40.
Episcopal Hymnals l)t 10 500.
Corbinat on Sets. prayer book and hymnal, oSe -
sII.2S.
Bibles, without references, &c to s..
Bibles. with references teachers helps, concordancs
ani maps SLID to $50.
Family Bibles quarto size. HS5 TO s..
Catholic PRAYER BOOKS z0c to $3.50 in sets of vos,
si.3S to s4.S3.
Lenten Books. 20 ard W.
Easter Cards fiat 2 10 IL.
Easter Cards folding 4 TO Is.
,.ela,oid Cards hand painted 20, 90.
Els,er Novelties Is 10 slo,.
Sac,ets. hand painted Easter designs, sl.S0 to HA
Easter Booklets beautiful uhograThc illustrations u
10 is
These made 10 sell at 2jc each; ou! price i0e:
The Voice of the Beloved.
oy Alter Son)w.
Easter Joy and its Secret
An Easter Voice
Peace Be Unto You
FRENCH CONFECTI0N.R
now here ready 10 decorate Chocolate and Nougat Ego
with name, ani notices while you wait. So ~, ~
and 81 each
> D. .N%2 eRosowx
,kklNQ3FzCs eA1IaAs4
SfsnaRr & CO. ~ FUuRThAyE.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

THOMSON AND STOCKTON WIN AT TENNIS.
The contestants in the opening matches Of the
.nterclub series for tho amateur championship at
court tennD yesterday were =. Sears and f. A.
Thomson Of the New-York Racquet and Tennis
Club. and G. r. Fearing. ,r and l.. NJ. Stockton. OF
the Boston Athletic Association. The tournamen,
Is being played a the Racquet and Tennis Club.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

The secretary read n letter from the Cleveland
Yacht Club TO the Yacht Racing Union. The club
will probably adopt rules 10 conform with those Of
the Yacht Racing Union, which will make the racing
rules uniform throughout the country, with only a
few unimportant exceptions
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22

social chat. As they were walking
leisurely along, they passed m oyster
saloon. Stetson was particularly fond
of the bivalves, and he proposed that
they should 60 in and take some His
friend did not demur, and they entered.
Two plates of oysters came to 30 cents.
Besides this they took = glass Of soda
each, which made 10 cents more. This
brought up the bill to 10 cents. which
Stetson paid. Accordingly, adding to
this Is cents for cigars, he deposited
IS cents in his wife's hands that even
ing.
Il might as well make it 60" said he
smiling.
NO." said che. Not . cent over. I
want the savings to represent exactly
what you spend on these little luxmies,
and no more"
The next evening he had nothing to
deposit, except the usual amount for
cigars.
1T won't mount up very fast at that
rate. ." said he. triumphantlv.
"Never mind" said his wife. II
don't want you to increase your ex-
renditures en- my account I am in
clined to think they will not often be
rs small az this"
She was right.
The next day being Wednesday. John
Stetson brought home . couple Of tick
cts for the thcater. It was = benefit
night, and he was anxious that his wife
should 60.
Certainly" said she. II shah be
glad to go; but you remember our COIN
pact"
"What?'
''How much did you pay for the tick
ets7"
Fifty cents apiece"
THAT will make dollar. Please hand
me that amount for our fund"
"Was the theater included?" said
John. little reluctantly.
Certainly, that was expressly men
toned"
'-Oh, well. then, 20 let it be. Here 10
. silver dollar"
The dollar was at once dropped into
the box.
The next day, in passing : shop win
dow. Stetso6 noticed some fine oranges.
"Just what Mary and the children
would like" thought he. TN 60 in
and inquire the price,"
They were four cents apiece. He
bought half dozen, at cost of quar-
ter, which, with his cigar money, left
him 81 cents to deposit.
The succeeding day he spent nothing
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.

men We walk In eiadsome sunshine,
Mhen On mountain tops we sing,
hen the air In fun or music,
AND the flowers are blossoming,
We may Joy In birds and blossoms,
let when summer days have flown
@ano tnat buds and birds have vanished
Ana We stand bereft, alone.
3sot when In some gloomy valley
WIN fearsome step we grope,
aeef1ng not Z sound OF music,
seeing not . ray Of hope;
= snen. through the gathering darkness
ome kind hand should meet our own,
- lts nrm and kindly pressure
Ieus ~ We are not alone,
nen tne step takes on new courage,
Ana the liShtened heart can sing,
AnoWing. even In the darkness,
some bright flowers are bloesominE.
l1v Wood-A1len, n. D.. In Union Signal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22

~You know the half-acre lot adjoin-
Ing his house?"
"Yes."
We'll. he has just bought it for :
hundred dollars. and paid for it out Of
money saved from his salary this year"
'.How does his salary compare with
yours?"
He has only &7G6 year, while have
$500. Then OF families are the same;
we each Of yG have two children"
Yet I'M afraid you don't save near
lE10k Amount"
mo, l guess not. The fact i, il I
1lnd myself square at the end Of the
year. think myself lucky"
..And yet, John" said his wife, grave
", 'sit seems N IL we ought to lay by
something."
'.It's easy enough to say that. but
The question u, how are you going TO
10 IT. There's Mary's music lessons at
ten dollars . quarter. That's the only
way can think Of, and shouldn't want
t0stop those"
sNo, Of course not; but isn't there any
otAer wayr
N0t C0oI KNOW Oh.
Don't you think, John, the little in
eidental expenses cost more than you
think?"
Such aS what?"
Cigars, ice cream, oysters. the thea
Ter, and % on"
John Stetson WINGED little.
They arc mere trihes," said he. care
lessly. "A few cents each time. Pooh!
they would make precious little differ
ence 1t the end Of the year"
.You know there's m old proverb:
Many a little makes . mickle.
-Pshaw! Ihate old proverbs. Besides,
these little things are really Of very
litGle account. A man doean't feel the
sn he pays ont, and il It doesn't 60 N
0oe way, Il would In another"
'How many cigars do you smoke .
dayr pursued his wife.
.Threc."
-And how much do you pay for
tAem7"
-.Five cents apiece"
THAT would make Is cents"
~And what's is centsf"
sNot much in itself, but multiplied By
= large number, It amounts to some
thing."
s'What are you driving ut. wife?"
'.I am going to made proposition to
you."
Fl am al attention"
~You say you don't mind few cents
= day"
'a0f course not"
Then propose that we get small
box, with slit in the lid, just like the
children's tin saving boxes, only larger;
md that for every cent you spend for
cigars, ice-cream. theaters or any such
1ittle luxuries, you deposit m equal sum
IN the box"
John Stetson laughed.
DO you agree 2? asked his wife.
aYes, I have no objection, II you wisl.
Il though acknowledge it seems a
Ht1le childish"
Newer mind about that ] have your
promise, and well try the experiment
one year. II it doesn't amount to
enough to make itan object. then it will
be time to give it up"
sYou must take al the trouble Of it.
/ can't engage to do anything about it
except to furnish the money when it is
called for"
THAT II al shall ask Of you. But
shall want you to give IN account every
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22
p,rH AND POINT.

They say she rules him with .
rod Of iron" "Iron, eh?'' thought II
was oil that made her fathers pile
Detroit News.
-"How do you feel7" asked the sher-
III, with morbid curiosity. 'Who. me7"
said the star performer in the hanging.
II feel just about ready to drop
indianapolis Journal.
--Merchant-"You say you are an or
phan?" Applicant for Position
ayes; haven't q living relative" Mer-
chant-"Well, I'll take you. !! ought
to get lot of work out of you during
the baseball season."-Philadelphia
Record.
-Bacon-"I see they've put . sound
ing-board back Of the minister. pulpit.
What do you suppose that's for?' Egg
bert-"Why. It II to throw out the
sound" "Gracious! II you threw out
the sound there wouldn't be anything
left in the sermap."-YonkeseS States.
man.
-Mulligrubs 10 inclined to be in low
spirits ut times. In one Of these spells
he grumbled the other day: This 10 4
dreary world. That's the reason hate
doctors. They helped to bring me into
It." Here he stopped, but. Frightening
up . moment later. he added: 'How-
ever. they help US out Of It in the end;
70 they aren't 10 bad, after all."-Bos-
ton Transcript
The cab drivers were exchanging
anecdotes and opinions. I'VE see er
terrible lot o. human nature" remarked
one of them. "That's right. kin tell
whether a mans . gentleman er not just
by lookin' at IL face" II kin judge
better by IL voice. Wen / git to the end
of y trip listen sharp, and II the party
says: Here's . dollar extra fur yer
self know then an there that he's
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Must be a awful lot of birds used
ON the wimmern's hats, nowadays"
said Uncle Abner. NJ he removed his
best suit Of clothes. "Why. Abner?"
asked Aunt Sophrome. "Wal, they was
4 feller set in front of me on the train
tibet was dressed to kill-short coat. =
diamond big N . shelIbark hickernut,
an plug hat; an heard him tell the
feller be was settin' with thet he'd
made over $4,000 this year skinnin'
jays."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22

except for cigars. On Saturday he
stepped into confectionery establish
ment with friend and had lunch.
When his wife added rp the daily
sums, she found, to her own surprise,
even. that she had received from her
husband two dollars and sixty-two
cent?. He would have been astonished
to hear 1t, but she thought it mot best
10 say anything about il. He would
lave alleged that it was special case.
MS they did mot 90 to the theater every
week. This was true, bnt then some
thing else was sure to come of equiva-
lent cost, such as ride or concert.
So time slipped away. The necessity.
according to the compact, Of giving his
wife an much ~ he spent for incidental
expenses, no doubt contributed to
check him somewhat, 20 that probably
he did not spend more than two-thirds
as much In this way As he had done be-
fore the agreement. Still he kept up
to the average Of the first week.
The year had glided by. John Stet-
SON came into the room with . preoc-
cupied air.
"What are you thinking about?"
asked his wife.
"About the half-acre lot adjoining
the one Holmes bought last year"
did you want tp buy it?''
YES, should like to; but Of course
I can't"
'How much do they ask for it?''
Holmes paid hundred dollars for
his. This is, on some accounts, prefer
able, and they hold II 1T one hundred
and twenty-five dollars"
Perhaps you could raie~ the money,
John,' said his wife, quietly.
by borrowing? shouldn't want
10 do that"
"You remember our fund?''
"Pshaw! That may possibly amount
to thirty or forty dollars"
Suppose We count it, ce the year il
up to day"
'v.ry WELL"
The box was opened. ond husband
and wife commenced counting. They
soon reached and passed forty dollars.
BLESS my soul" sid John Stetson,
Il had NO idea there was 10 much"
What was his astonishment when the
total proved to be one hundred and
twenty-nine dollars and forty cents!
"You see you can buy the lot"
"But haven't you swelle,i the amount
from your own allowance?" he asked,
somewhat bewildered.
Not BY : cent; ard don't you see,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22
MUSkRATS AND OWLS.
One BFeatAss UA1eF the lee anA
Oehee 0ooo II0ag Diseases.

One BfGothos U04oF the lee o10 the
OsAse Hess 1oag Disteaoes.
At . recent meeting If the Boston
Scientific society c. J. Maynard spoke
OF muskrats and other animals which
he had caught and studied. Mr.. May
nard's paper was largely from his own
observation. He spoke quite at length
about the muskrat, which, although .
very common animal, IL little under
stood by naturalists, who need much
further observation to clear up certain
obscure point&
In the winter time the animal builds
for itself houses which are low domes
and have . floor above the surface Of
the water, the only entrance being
below the surface Of the water.
Sometimes the houses are built
upon the ice Ut . distance from
the shore. It has been quite : puzzle
to know how the animal could reach
it, home, since Il must swim for long
distance under the Ice, with no chance
70 breathe. Dissection Of the animal
shows that its left lung II divided into
several lobes, which are IN reality air
reservoirs, and which give It : very
large air capacity. Then It has been
discovered that the rat. after swim
ming n far a. be can without breath
Ing, stops and lets out . bubble Of air.
which comes in contact with the lower
surface Of the ice. This contact puri-
fies the air, and after little the rat
draws it again into its lungs and pro
ceeds on its journey.
The muslkrat II very deficient in sight
and many experiments are quoted to
show the fact. A tame cne which Mr..
Maynard watched. II driven through IN
open door, would. at the Arst oppor-
tunity, return over the very same
track and II the door had been closed
In the meantime It would apparently
not see It at all, but would bump
against Il. In the same way the AMI
mails in their wild state would hit
against him II he remained perfectly
still. apparently not being sware q
his presence. But the hearing OF rats
u exceedingly acute. Points In their
anatomy were noted, the development
Of the bones Of the ear, the curious
valve which closes the nostrils when
the rat il under water and the struc-
ture Of the tail, which II much Aattened
on the sides, 20 that IL serves ~ . rud-
der and propeller when the rat = swim
ming.
Passing to other matters, Mr.. Nay.
nard spoke Of his owls. He mentiooed
= - -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22
SMALL SAVINGS.

DON'T zee how
Holmes does it,
said John Stetson,
with . puzzled cx-
preston.
Does w b q e.
asked his wife, ,
looking up from,
her sewing.
"Why, save .
much money from
bis salary"
Then he does
49, - ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22
s,eER,A's FROZEN DEAD.

Car NlCholas WIN Mitigate the HorroHs Of
Investigating Foul Play.
Though NO throb Of pity for the
wretchrs that have been and are to-day
sent to bleak, frozen Siberia by the nd
ministrative process" has yet moved the
heart Of the great white car Of all the
Russias, that monarch has, with q
flash Of humanity, started in to accom-
plish . reform Of one of that territory's
greatest horrors. So secret have been
the doings over the whole extent Of this
vast stcrm-swept torture chamber of
the most autocratic government of the
world that only now has this outrage
against civilization leaked out.
While sufficient machinery may not
be at the cars hand to abolish the hor-
ror utterly. the reports that come from
the winter palace say that he will init
igate 1t and strip it Of it's present ghast-
illness. Custom is hard to break. and
change in the Russias and this grim
practice has come down from Tartar
times. The dead, whenever there il q
suspicion OF foul measures, are frozen
stiff, packed away in a convenient eel
lar in ! building in the center Of the dis
trict, and left there for months to avail,
the coming Of the government clerk Of
the province.
That official has . great extent Of ter
ritory to cover, the steppcs 20 broad and
spreading that he can only get around
them three or four. times . year. In
the meantime the corpses lie shrouded
In frost. kept for his Official examine
tion. He comes accompanied by his
corps Of dirty monjiks and the surgeon
Of the province. A roaring fire is
built in the center Of this building.
which has but one room. Az the flames
curl up merrily from the heap Of fag-
ots, the bodies, one by one. are dragged
from their subterranean resting place,
tied to stakes close to the fierce heat.
and thawed out-literally and precisely
while the cars representative looks
o..
Then each Of the unfoFtunates. long
since passed away, has the last word
Of the law said upon him. the surgeon
ripping open. disemboweling. carving
up each and III Of them. that be may
detect the evidence Of supposed crime.
San Francisco Examiner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22

There arc great moastezs q hiaulty
prowling al around about IL Co..
munity. Shall We not Of the stranR4h
Of God 60 forth and combat .hen3.
We not only need more heart. ha1
more baekbone. What h the church
Of God, that IL should fear to look n
the eye Of any transgressiou9 There =
the Bengal tiger Of drunkenness that
prowls around. and instead Of a4task-
ing It. how many Of N hide under
the church pew Or the communioa
tablet There II % mach Invested Il h
we are afraid to assault il; millions AZ
dollars In barrels. IN vats. IN spiao4a,
in corkscrews. in gin palaces with mar
BILE floors and Italian-top tables, and
chased ice-coolers, and In the strych-
nine, and the lo9wood, and the tar-
taric acid. and the nux vomica, that
70 TO to make mp our ''purs" Ameriean
drinla l looked with wondsriug
eyes on the heidelberg tun-" H =
the great liquor vat Of Gsrmany,
which Is said to hold 500 hogsheads of
wine, and only three timss IN = 100
years Il has bssn filed But, . I
stood and looked 1t Il, said 70 my
self: THAT II nothing-eoo hogsheodn.
Why. our Americas vat holds I, ao0. go
barrels Of strong drinks, and No keep
$4,000 men with nothing 70 do but 70
ses that il Il filed"
Oh, to attack this great monster ol
intempcr1nce, and the kindred moa-
stsEs Of fraud and uncleanness, r.
quirss you TO rally al your Christian
courage. Through the prssA through
the pulpit. through tn platforn, you
must assault Il Wosld 10 God tAst
all our American Christians would
band together. not for erack-beainsd
fanaticism, but for holy Christian 70
form think II waa In 17eo
that thsrs went out froa Luea.
now, Indis, under the sovsrsi9n,
the greatest hunting party that was
ever projected. There were 10 ooo uen
In that hunting party. There wsrs
esmels - horses and elspAantA On
some princes ruas. and loyal ladisa
under exquisite housing. and 30 coolies
waited upon the train. and the deDolsAe
places Of India were invaded By thjoex-
cursion, and tbe IAlnossros, the deer
and elephant 1sll under IL stroke u
saber and bullet A1see swhile The
party brought baek trophiss wugth a.
Ooo rupees, hsvine left the w1ldeEneasc3
India ghastly With the slain bodies q
Wild beasts. Would 70 God tAa1 IN
stead of hsre and thsrs . s1saeg1sr 70.
Ing out 20 fight thsss 6rsaA noastszs
Of iniquity In our country, ths nillioa
membership Of our sAursAss wpaA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22

Have you heard about young No
lard7 He has just walked on with 30,-
600 frsVcs Il HIS employers money"
~Ha! ha! the lucky rascal!"
Besides be has bolted with your un-
beoJla."
'oh, the internal seamp!"-LeP Pspil-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-16
PIANOS
AT COS !
A RARE OPPORTUNITY

We bog to inform the public that We
have Just purchased from tho receivers a5
80 .rifc1 prices, the remaining stock OF 81
extensive Piano Manufacturer Of New
York, consisting Of about b High Grade
Pianos.
This stool, Is now arriving daily ut our
warcrooln5 and will b, delivered to pur-
chAsers at Il triilo overhaul former prices.
We have handled this make Of Piano )
for several years with great satisfaction
AMI can fulIy guarantees them rs High
Grade Instruments.
The cnsos are double yancarcd IN h"nd-
some Mahogany and Walnut The action
i, perfect, with fine singing tone Of great
power.
Former prices $3.50, $50 now 90 for :,,,!5
ami t!5o-whi!c they Inst
An examination will please any lover Of
music,
In addition to the above special bargains
we have in our warrrJomE, the largest
7tucl. Of first class Pianos ever shown in
the city Of Wilmington, comprising the
latest styles Of knubes, Iypr5 x Pond, j.
& C. Fischer, B.hr Bros, Shaw Piano
Company Foster, krocger Piano Com.
pauy and others.
Catalogues and prices on application.
Correspondence solicited.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-16
:. n EW
FANCY SILKS.

These are the new designs.
weaves nd colorings, not be.
fore seen and confined to us in
this market. 81, Sl.25 and
$3.50 per yard
We have a lot of 3Oinch
China Silks, odd shades, fine
quality, formerly sold at $50.
We want to close them. Price
now CSC. When we say odd
shades we do not mean Pink,
Blues, Reds, New Greens, &c,
but still there may be a shade
you want
"a land 48.inch Embroidered
Moussoiine de Sole, white and
black grounds, plain, figured
anc tinseled effects. $l.75 to
Sc per yard.
All shades of Chilfons.
All Shades of Mousseline de
Soies,
Brussels, La Tosca and Chan
lilly Nets.
PIaitings, Black and white
Chiffon, 2 inches to 22inches
wide.