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The herald., 1897-08-08
A HOUSEHOLD KIT OF TOOLS
Mrs. Wingleby's Womanly Way of
Keeping Handy Things

Mrs. Wingleby has a kit of tools for
use about the house. The kit is piece
of brown cotton cloth, about foot and
together and laid upon this cloth cross
wise between the center of the cloth and
one of the corners. To close the chest
the point of the cloth nearest the tools
is doubled forward over the tools and the
bunch rolled once over. Then the side
points are folded over the ends of the
tools to keep them from sliding out end
wise; the bundle thus formed is rolled up
in the rest of the cloth.
Mrs. Wingelby keeps in this kit a
pair of pliers, two tack claws, three
screw-drvers, one brad awl, one three
cornered file, two monkey wrenches, one
cold chisel, two hammers, a tack ham
mer and big hammer TO drive nails
with, aud good, big saw.
THE only thing | didn't understand
about this kit was the cold chsel What
use there can be for a cold chsel in
house l didn't exactly see. 1t is possibly
that Mrs. Wingleby picked it up some
where and hates to throw it away, but
don't think so; 1 have never known her
to pick up useless things merely for the
sake Of possession, as some folks do
Probably if l should ask l should find
that there was some perfectly simple
use in house for a cold chisel; but
however that may be, there can be no
doubt that Mrs Wingleby is provided
with every tool that is necessary for per-
forming with neatness and dispatch ev-
cry sort of household work, from pull
ing nails out of the children s. shoes to
putting up window shade; and, as
might be expected of her, she has these
things always at hand"
The herald., 1897-08-08
SHE GOT A JOB
A Modern Romance on Several Facts
of Recent Occurrence

She was as beautiful as dream and
as fresh as the dawn.
But Horatio Everingham was not in
a genial mood. He had arisen with a
headache, and everything has seemed to
go wrong at the store that morning
Only five minutes before the sweet young
woman entered one of the firms Oldest
customers had left in anger, and had de-
clared that he would in future buy all
his goods from a rival house.
We'll" said the old gentleman as she
stood with downcast eyes before him.
II suppose you have called in answer to
my advertisement for a typewriter,
have you?"
''Yes, SIR" she demurely replied.
1--WE already engaged one" he went
on. Sorry you didn't get here a little
earlier. The fact is hired the first ap-
plicant that came, for 1 concluded that
a person who would not get here early
enough to beat the others who might
very prompt in getting around if were
to employ her."
"I should have been here earlier" she
said "if L had not first gone to see Mr..
Bullion, the banker. He also advertised
lOT d. ly pSWIlleT. L am SOTTy uOW tHdl
didn't com here first. Then l should
probably have beaten all the Others"
While she had talked Horatio Ever
ingham had taken his first good look at
her and he, too, was sorry that she had
gone to see Bullion first. But there was
no use regretting what had been done.
He didn't need her now; so there was
nothing to do but to let her 60 He arose
to show her out of his private office, but
she hesitated.
you don't think you'd need two type
writers, do you?" she said at last.
NO" the merchant prince replied
rather impatiently. "One- can do the
work very easily. Good morning"
We'll, then" she murmured half to
herself, II suppose sha2 have to accept
Mr.. Bullion's offer. I'm sorry, for I'd
rather work here
WHAT exclaimed Mr.. Everingham,
you're going to work for Bullion?"
"Yes. l told him I'd come back if you
didn't want me-"
Stay here, my girl, stay here" said
the old gentleman, while beads of cold
sweat stood out upon his brow. "Tll
make room for you some way. Great
Caesar, what a narrow escape, Why,
all my money is in Bullion's bank"-
Cleveland Leader
The herald., 1897-08-08

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longer h nmg mgsnothy
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The herald., 1897-08-08
Twinkling Sequins on Lamp Shades

Not only are gowns, mantles, etc, even
covered with sequns until it is almost
impossible to tell of what particular fab b.
ric they are composed, but the sequin is
now en- evidence upon tables. The other
evening, dining by the light of innu-
merable little lamps, I espied it twink
ling at me, as, in the form of a fringe it
fell from the tiny drawn silk shades.
But there is no denying the fact that the
result was most happy one. And it is
not an expensive idea-an item worth
uoting.-London Figaro.
The herald., 1897-08-08
Covered Piano Keys Grow Yellow

owners of fine pianos declare that it
is a mistake to leave the instrument
closed when deserting a residence for the
summer. Protect the case from dust,
but leave the keys exposed or expect
them to grow yellow. They may not do
this for one or two seasons, but per-
sistent covering with the air-tight lid
will certainly, say the experts, produce
this result.-New York Evening Post.
The herald., 1897-08-08
The Black. JeWeled Cross

To be real chic the woman of today
should wear cross. 1t ought to be be-
jeweled and black to be quite proper
Exquisite designs in Roman gold are
shown in the shops, most of them richly
studded with diamonds or pearls or both.
No sentiment attaches to this new
fancy; it's merely fad.-Pittsburg Dis
patc~
The evening times., 1897-12-22
BUILDING UP A MILK TRUST
Farm and Dairy Product Company
Incorporated in Trenton.
Gilded Rrbber-Tired Cha riots Soon
TO Run Through the Streets
of New York.

New York, Dec. 22.-The milk trust ,,as
advanced 20 the official stage pf ex-
istence. 1t got that far yesterday in
Trenton 1t went to the New Jerse Y
capital, raid a fee, filed with the secTe-
tary Of state articles OF incorpor zion
and can forth the EARN 4 nd Dairy Product
Company Of Jersey City, with a capital of
S15,0co,00n, to be divided into $4,000
600 Of preferred stock, and $Il 900, 100
Ofcomnon stock. One thousa nd dollars has
been paid in up to date.
The fncorporatoTs are Samuel B. Law
renee and Francis B. Lowery, OF this city:
John B. Summer field ard Henry c. Ever
dell, of Brook yn, and Burnham C. Stick
ney, Of Elizabeth, N. ].
The Farm and Dairy Product Company
need not confine its opera ton to Jersey
City and milk. 1t is authorized to do
business anywhere, and to traffic in butter,
eggs, turnips, spinach, cheese-an st hing
grown or manufactured on farms.
This city and Brooklyn are to tie its cf ief
field of ei deavor. and if promises are rul-
filled the morning milk delivery is ;oon
to become quite a ceremonial. No more
tHc idetc vi WdEOus, ciaIteT OF cans anu
dicordant get upi' of the driver In
stead. there will glide through the i 900
districts into which this city is to be
divided ] 900 giided chariots, with wheels
muffled by rubber tires. and with gaily
uniformed men in charge. These gorgeous
equipages are expected to take the 0lace
OF the 1900 plain milk dealers who now
make living supplying New York iami-
lies. -,-f - s-t,' - ="
Plenty OF money IL said to he in sightfor
this trust, name, by the way, its pro-
noters scout. They call it centraliza lion
OF capital and effort. The funds we're
found chiefly in London, from the English
capital seeking investment, although a
share OF IL was procured in this city.
The promoters or this corporation hold
that they Will deliver milk cheaper than
it il now bought by consumers, being en-
allied to do this by the saving in labor,
their 1000 chariots and drivers taking
the places OF the present 1000 nilknien,
and by doing away with middlemen.
The evening times., 1897-12-22
Has Rroken AIl Recoras

The sale OF Tharp's pure Berkeley Whisky
has bee u enormous for the last ten days.
1t is evident that this Christmas is going
to be g. merry one. Tharp's Berkeley Is
especially good Il. piince pies. plum pud-
dings and sauces on account of1ts delicious
fayor and unyatyipg purity. The number
Of pfuts. falf pints aud quartz that are
daily taken from. 81 F st !. Is coed evidence
Of the quality Of the whisky.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

II. ByrIe. the president. who is at death s
door. Juss what will be .ione with :hc
club is as yet yelled in mystery, even the
ma jority stockholders themselves not know
ing what move they will make.
The club during the last two years has
lost $4,000, which has had discolr-
aging effect ON F. A. Abel. who has paid
the freight Mr.. Abel refuses TO talk
about the situation in BIoakiyn. Although
it seems pioba BILE that the Bridegrooms
will play on Sunda ysin the City OF ChuIc he's
If the Giants play in New York, he will lut
discuss the question.
Billy Barnie, manager of the Brook
lyns. who went to san Francisco with
the Balti,nores and AlIAmerica ms, a Geo n
panied by AR Smith, the Brookly ya
catcher, returned home yesterday.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

p.rt Alwar,l, one OF the most prominent
c.,,eve a bIetes in the country, and widely
rnown asa foottan player and coach
died Yesterday of typhoid fever after
snor, i,tupss. He was graduate OF
Harvard.
Mr. Award entered Harvard with the
class of 81. lie was meihoe' oil 'o'n
the football and baseball teams IN 'V
and distinguished himself as A'Aie
lie was n member OF the tmcaeo Aeh
Ietic A ssociatiun, the Union anu Iaiunie.
C,bus AMI the Chicago Golf Ciu', ana mao
an enviablG reputation both a s goit anu
tennis pIas ser. Mr.Alwarl was in charge OF
the burean of concessions OF the "orid
Columbia Exposition. He was thifty-t"o
wears old. and leaves widow and one
child. cnn
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Angus. Lehr's team mate, Char'es haser,
the swiss niddle-distance and unpaeeu
rider. is eager to make match anu c""i-
leures anyinan in America to an uhpac'i
rur.ut race of from five To ten NIL rs ior a
side Let Of $500 To 81 GOO
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Do yon know that you can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published IN Washington
served to you by carrier for fifty
cents a month? tr -,-
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Philadelphia, together WIN
their pace-inaking crews wh;ch 'hey .N
pioy in common. Each man iiaes Ii'een
to twenty miles morning ana AFTERNOON
behind pace.
The evening times., 1897-12-22
A. G. Spaiding & Bros,
Washington Bicycle & Athletic Headquarters
1913 Pennsylvania Avenue.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Private john W. H. Davis Peristies
In Yellowstone Park.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 22. News has reach
ed this City Of the death or Private John
w. II. Davis, Fourth Cavalry, stationed In
Yellowstone Park, by freezing TO 1eath.
Davis WAS Carr wing the mail from the Lake
Hotel to Thumb station.
Private George Murphy, who was with
him, turned back, and was saved, although
badly frozen. Davis was found Monday
in a little gully, where he had sought shell
ter from the cold.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Peter Maher's hackers have received sew
eral replies tn their challenge to fight
any man in the world for the heavyweight
championship. Among them was one from
Billy Madden, saying he Could secure
$4,000 purse for go at Little Rock in
March between Maher and Gus Rubin.
At the same time Norton, of San Fran
CISCO notifies Peter that the fight arranged
for between him and jackson is still on,
and conflicting dates must not be made
for other fights.
Maher intends to carry out his agreement
for the Jackson fight TO come off in Feb
ruary, but is anxious TO meet Ruhlin also.
Arrangements are therefore being mad,
contingent on the San Francisco battle togo
afterthe Little Rock purse in March OF there
abcuts.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

W. L. Powers announced in New York
last nigh. that he had purchased Hamburg
for Marcus DAILY, of Montana, and that the
great two year old would ra.e In the East
next seasun. He VIII be trained by william
Lakeland
Hamburg was recently sold in Ken.u'ky
for sun that was said to lie $50 .'J0J.
His purchase was ascribed to every prom
inent wealthy turfnan In the country, in
Guiding ex-secIetary William c. Whitney,
and the hoise had become as celebrated in
that respect as the peachbluw vase snce
was.
The evening times., 1897-12-22
Suitable
Christmas Gifts,

Now is the time to purchase your holiday
Gifts We have the largest and most complete
lines of Athletic Goods and Bicycles that are
to be found. and prices are right Spaldings S
name on what you purchase is 4 guarantee the
goods are the best.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Andrew Freedman, president Of the New
YORK Baseball Club, announced today
that IL case tie Giants win the pennant
next year he will give them present OF
S5,U0C. He decided to make this offer in
view OF the esbolisiinent by the LeaSie Of
the Temple Cup series. WI You give
the Giarts an yttins If they finish second?''
was asked No, sir, not one cent. ! have
done everything, in my opinion, to give
New Yoik champion team, and I think
have succeeded. Everything now lies with
the players, andif they donnt do their par,
no blame San be plssed ;ep my, shoulders.
Nothing VII eatisfy fnq but first place =
1t was ,catned today chat at tue annual
meeting of the New Yofk CiUh u dividend
was declared at per cent On S25J, ,1OO
The evening times., 1897-12-22

form was such as to- warrant the belief
that such hopors as re recently won wee
not far off, as he was just beaten In 40
seconds FOR the hundred.
Under the handling OF Waiter Christie it
nay be expected that Prfnceton's latest
sprinter will have something to say in TIE
championship events Of next year.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

The Morning, Evening and SIND nv
Times foy fifty cents q month.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Mortimer T. Humphreys, who ten years
ago had n national reputation as bil'iari +
ist, died in New York yesterday of 1elrt
failure, aged rifty-nine years
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Adfiul ~ tSth
The Western League has not yet iecii,.l
on the eighth city ofits circuit. The natter
has been left in the hands OF Committee Of
three, or which President Ban Johnson
is member, which will report its findings
To the members of the lea que by mail. file
next meetine OF the league Will be held , n
Fenruary "a, at Kansas City.
The University Athletic Club, Of New
York, has at last be en- ask ed TO call meet
Ing OF the football. committee. composed
of DashieI, o; A nnapolis; Sears. of Harvard:
Camp, OF Yale; Bell, or Pennsylvania:
Mofratt, of Prineeton; and Dennis, If Cor
nell. As Yet the club has set no date for
the meeting. but ii is certain that it will
be held during the early part of next ear.
The University Athletic Club. which Is
composed of the alumni OF the big col
leges- sees no other way to assure the flu
ture success OF the game than to thor
oughly revise the rules and eliminate mass
plays.
The rule makers will hold their meet
ing in New York, and II is expected tha,
the rule regarding mass plays will re
ceive some alteration, possibly elimina
tion OF the noted guards back" play,
but what other amendments there will oe
has not been divulged rs yet.
There seems now No doubt that Har-
ward next season will meet Yale, Prince
ton and ems ylrania bu. there will have
to be Ma terial change in dates with lie
and Penns yl-ania, which prevailed Turing
last easOn.
1t t. an open secret that correspondence
has been going on between Harvard and
Princeton graduates, and IT is even said
that Penns y'vania may eventually De
thrown outside the hreastworks, as there
seems to tie three-cornered lea que com
posed OF Yale. Harvard and Princeton.
The evening times., 1897-12-22
SPORTING WORLD GOSSIP
The Washington Club Said to Be
After McKean and Taylor.
EDDIE BALD MAY MEET LEHR

willing &c Race the German Cham
pion Best Two In Three Mile
Heats-TEc Man Who Beat wefers.
FreedmaE's $1,000 Offer-Ameri.
can Athletes at Paris Exposition.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

sd .,., .., ~ ~
sanct., ned by the Amateur Athletic mon
will be held in the Madison Square "ar zen
Concert Hall. New York, beginning j anu
ary 13, end lasting about nine Gays 1h's
will decide the amateur billiard Champion
ship Of tie Metropolitan division "a'e.i
covers Greater New York and the state oil
New Jersey east of Trenton.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Cbsirnan Mott', sf the l., A. W. racing
board, has issued tie following errata to
his recent, bulletin OF recurds, both pro
fessiona! and amateur:
Competition records of j. Michael, one
and two miles, made at Buffalo, \. ":
three and four miles, at Manhattan Beach,
September %. 1887: five to twenty-five
miles, at Cambridge, Mass, September Is,
1897; twenty-six TO thirty three miles,
at Manhattan Beach, My. September 25,
1897. go
one-mile record OF j. W Stocks should be
mark ed '.N. c. u" n
Tandem records. against time, unpa ced-
Add five miles, made by W. +. Sager and
+. ". Swanbrough, Denver, Col, November
%, 1896. Time, 10:37.
Quadruplet records, against time, pa ced-
The etime, 30, is for three miles.
The one. two, three, four and five-hour
records. against time, unpaced, should be
credit ed to Charles W. Miller, Chicago, ILL.,,
October =, 1897.
Amateur Records paced H.
N. Sidw ell, two-thiris OF mile, made ON
October Z, 1897; three quarters OF a mile,
made on October 5, 1897.
c. V. Dasey, three, four and five miles,
ma de on October 2, 1897.
Ray Duer, twenty-eight miles, made in
5S:l1 g. 3.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Thees.airs of the Brooklyn Club are at
standstill, owing to the illness OF Charl.s
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Arthur A. Chases tte sEnslish middle-
distance champion, Yigis To meet Michael,
the American midi if distance champion
on Christmas night, at Madison Square
Garden. and E.lona5d Aylcre, she French
middlet,islanee ehajnpi4p, whose race with
Aichaer uctui sat tke easllen On New Year. 8
night. are training .aaS aa sanscrfes Hall.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons does not think her
husband would be whipped II he fought
jim Corbett again. She says Corbett seeks
the match for advertising purposes;
that Bob is no. going to fight. It is thought
that Martin Julian, her brother, Is wiling
to see Bob make another match with the
Californian.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

In accordance with revolution adopt
ed by the board nj governors Of the Anna
teur Athletic Union, ut the last meeting
of the board. providing for representa-
ton OF the A. A. U. at the Paris ENposi-
ton IN 1900, Col L. NJ. Hamburger. OF
the Chic ago Athlete Association, has
been appointed as the representative Of
the committee that IL TO lie sent abroad.
Col Hamburger will go to Paris within
the next month. and there will consult
with the authorities regarding the plans
for athletic competitions at the exhibi-
ton, and concerning the ground that is
to be laid aside for athletics. He is to
have full power to act for the committee,
and VIII arrange to have everything in
working order by the time the committee
is reaGy to GO to Paris.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

President Won def .Ahs. of the st. Ioui,
Browns, has sold Pitcher Hart TO Pitts
burg for Pitcher Hnghey and 81 500 il
cash. Hart formerly pitahed for the Pirates
going to the Mound City two seasons ago
The evening times., 1897-12-22

John Sanford, OF the New York State
racing committee. is not going into racing
on large scale, notwithstanding the re-
port which has been circulated that he had
formulated plans to race a big stable next
season and had engaged permanent tr ain
er to handle the horses he intended to buy
Denial has coDe fromboth Nj Sanford \ nd
the trainer James Rowe, whowas mentor
ed in Connection with his supposed plans.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

The Boston wheelmen have formally
abandoned the attempt to secure the '9s
L. q WaiAeet.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

Upon his ARRIVAL in Chicago, Dan Creedon
announced that he would coon be ready
for another battle, but not with a man of
such great reach as Mccoy.
The evening times., 1897-12-22

william Brown, known to all lovers of
baseball throughout the United States as
big Bill' Brown, is dead. Once per-
feet specimen of physical manhood, he be-
came afflicted with hang trouble two
years ago He sought RELIEF in the aw aiian
Islands, Southern california and Arizona.
He was thirty-two YearAold.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-10
Why His Paper Was Late.

"Our paper is two days late this
week." writes Nebraska editor, lowing
to an accident to our press. When we
started to run the edition on Wednes-
day night, as usual, one of the guy
ropes gave way, allowing the forward
gilderfuke to fall and break as it struck
the flunker-fopper. This, of course, as
any one who knows anything about a
press will readily understand, left the
gang plank with only the f1ip-fap to
support it, which also dropped and
broke off the whapper-choke. This
loosened the fluking between the RAM
rod and fbber-snatcher, which also
caused trouble. The report that the
trouble was caused by over-indulgence
in Intoxicating stimulants by ourself is
tissue of falsehoods, the peeled appear
ance OF our right eye being caused by
our going into the hatchway of the
press in our anxiety to start it, and
pulling the coupling pin after the slap
| bung was broken, which caused the
dingus to rise up and welt us in the
optic. We expect a brand new glider
fuke in this afternoon"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-10
TILLERY TIPS.
Correspondence to The COMMONWEALTH

Correspondence to The COMMONWEALTH
TILLERY N. G. June s, '97.
Mr.. r. E. Williams was called to
Raleigh Sunday morning by the sud
den death OF a brother living in that
city.
The revival services being held in
the Baptist church have met with such
success that the congregation has re-
quested that they be continued anoth-
er week.
A large sized alligator has been dis
covered in the mill pond. The boys
who used to swim there are giving
the pond a wide berth
Several hen coops in this vicinity
have been robbed lately and some oil
our townsmen are sitting up at night
with rather doubtful designs on the
thieves. One man remarked that he
is reserving special breed of buckshot
for hen lifters.
Flippety-fop, fippety- flop, our base
ball team is in the soup.
FOUNDER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-10
ENFIELD NEWS!
to The COMMONWEALTH

Correspondence to The COMMONWEALTH.
ENFIELD, N. c., June 8, '97
Mr.. Sigmund Newman and wife,
father and mother of Mrs. S. Meyer,
arrived few days ago from SIoken-
werth, Bohmen Europe, to make this
their home.
Miss Bessie Alsop closed very sue
cessful session of her school Thursday
and they had pic mic Friday. Sever
al of the scholars received diplomas
which is something new and it seems
should induce the scholars to greater
fathfulness to obtain them.
Roscoe Barnhill received the orators
medal at Oak Rigde.
Mr.. John Benton has moved to his
new home out of town.
The l.. A. Society of M. E. Church
South, gave a birthday party Friday
night and with the invitations were
inclosed bags, to put as many pennies
as they were years old and then they
would be amused and refreshed and
the Obstinate Family would be acted
It cost too much for the old people te
attend and they can't see as much, eat
as much, nor enjoy it as much as the
young. L.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-10
MIR. LEWIS EDITOR.

Mr.. Sylvanus Irwin, editor OF the
Gastonia Optimist, has severed his con-
nection with that paper on account OF
ill health, and Mr.. w. III. Lewis, an
attorney of Gastonia, formerly of Scot
land Neck, is now editor and proprietor.
The Optimist makes good appear
ance. In his first issue Mr.. Lewis gives
his readers hint that he will spare no
pains to give them a good paper. He
says:
"The editor of The Optimist is stout
and strong and, at this writing, as
healthy as can be; SO that he has every
assurance that he will be able to edit
this paper, and, at the same time, carry
on all his other business with the same
ease and pleasure as heretofore. In
fact, we have just a little vanity upon
the question OF our ability to do as
much work as anybody else can do
We shall not let up on our other bust
ness nor will we slack up on the paper
at any time"