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Evening journal., 1897-12-17
The
The
Great Sacrifice
Holiday Sale
OF
Jackets and CapeS

for Ladies, Missss and Chill
dren at half-plice, and even
less than that for some gar
ments, is going on with a
rush. All new goods, made
within the last 8 weeks, newest
and most tylish garments,
good materials and excellent
workmanship-we think the
best values ever offered for
new and up-lo-date garments
A great opportunity to get a
witer coat at balf-price or less,
because a prominent cloak firm
is disSolying partnership and
closing out their stock at a
sacrifice, and purchased for
cash
Holiday Handkerchiefs.
Holiday Gloves.
Holiday Stockings and I'm
derwear.
Holiday Umbrell- S from SO
cents up.
Holiday Table Linens,
Towels and Napkins
Holiday Blankets and Com
forters.
Holiday Dress Goods and
Silks
Holiday Lace Curtains
H oliday Mackintoshes,
Dolls, Games and Toys.
Fancy Goods, an immense
variety.
Our Basement is a very
busy place, as we'll as a very
interesting place to visit.
Do your holiday shopping
with us, save money and be
| happy - O.. vs.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

care of a physician, his condition at
the present time being better than it
has been since he sustained the re-
lapse At one time on Wednesday
night his life was dispaired of.
George NJ. Davis spent yesterday
with Philadelphia friends.
Colonel /. d. Davis, Of Elkton. Md.
spent last evening with friends in this
city.
Ex-Superintendent l. ~ Mills and
wife, of Clayton. were in this city yes
terday.
w. r. POstles, a prominent citizen of
Camden, spent yesterday with friends
in this city.
George NJ. Stevenson, who has been
visiting friends in this city, returned to
his home in Smyrna yesterday.
Mrs. Lollis, wife of Captain Lollis, of
Frederica, who has been visiting her
brother, w. S. Connor, at No. 1116 Pop
lar street, returned to her home this
morning
A. Mclean, CT Delaware City, was
in town to-day.
Editor Townsend, of the News and
Advertiser of Milford, passed through
the city to-day on his way to Philadel-
phia.
f. A. Grier and wife, of Salisbury
Nd, registered at the Clayton House
last evening.
Colonel and Mrs. Harry C. Penning-
ton, of seaford, were in town last even
ing to see the Wilmington Dramatic
Club entertainment.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
GOVERNOR's TOEs MASHED.

While Governor Tunnel was watch
ing some men remove safe in the
State House yesterday heavy crowbar.
which a workman had left leaning
against door, fell and struck the gov
ernor's foot, MASKING several of the
toes. 1t may be necessary to amputate
some of the injured members, but the
surgeons in attendance hope to be able
to save them. This leaves the execu-
tive department in bad shape, for Sec
retary Of State James H. Hughes is i'll
at his home in Dover.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
Crosby&Hill
Holiday
Business
Is Booming

at every counter all over our
store, and no wonder, with
such a large Collection of pop
ular and beautiful things at
such very low prices. 1t is
surprising how far a dollar
will go at our store, and trad
ing stamps thrown in. Don't
you forget it is money in your
pocket trading with us.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

II Fitzhugh Lee discovers the man
who sent him that internal machine he
will not make it an international ques-
ton, for ne is. a fre-eater when his
own personal feelings are brought into
pIay
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

He may have erred in attending to an
other mans duties, but it only further
demonstrated his goodness Of heart and
willingness to aid a fellow-laborer in
the performance of task after his own
legitimate duties had been performedl
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT.

The Railroad Gazette gives the fol-
lowing description Of what promises to
be ono OF the most peculiar railroads
over constructed, the general features
Of which will prove OF interest to VIII
mingtonians who live in great rail-
road centre and near two or three
others, but who have no adequate con-
ception OF the feats Of railroad engi-
,noering1 performed in 1 mountainous
&,snt pga 'li. - y. .. .-- ,, -, -.
yANext yeer wiil ha.epened, iDis hopeSk
the railrohdlup tho Gornergfat, which
starts aftermath, 5,297 feet above the
sea, climbs through rock cuttings and
"a Spiral tunnell 2ls miles to the Rinel-
afp, 1890 feet above the sea, and then
goes sharp up to the Rifflelberg, 1,733
feet higher Thence it follows the Corr
nergrat, and reaches a station just be-
low its summit, l0202 feet above sea
level where on one side the mountain
Falls perpendicular to the Corner gla-
cior. The whole length of the road will
be Ga miles. Most of the work is done
by Italians, but on the higher levels
only Swiss, accustomed to live at great
elevations. could work ct all, and they
could do only about One-third as much
as men at the foot of the mountain.
No- mountain railroad in Europe now
open- reaches so high an elevation; but
the Pixies Peak summit station is near
ly 1000 feet higher, and its
lower station is higher than the sum-
mit.of most Alpine mountain railroads
and 800 feet higher than Zermatt.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Bernhard is now playing the part
of a working girl in a Socialistic play
in Paris. This is a compliment to the
actress but none to the self-respecting
servant girl.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Southern hospitality sometimes as
sumes a violent phase. Az a party
given at Jacksonville, Ca, on Tuesday
night three men were killed and two
women wounded.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
AnANCE TO-NIGHT

The first of the assembly dances will
be given in the building of the New
Century Club this evening. It promises
TO be an exceptionally brilliant and
enjoyable affair
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Cures colds and prevents La Grippe. A
good thing for that tired feeling. For
sale by licensed druggists and liquor
dealers. d. w. Lynch & Co., wholesale
agents.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
ME TIME Is TEN DAYS

The Health COMMITTEES of the Board
of Education held a conference yester-
day afternoon with Secretary Ten
Weeges, of the Board of Health, rela-
tive to extending the time prohibiting
children who had suffered from diph-
liberia, to return to school. The regu-
lar time is ten days, and a discussion
ensued, in which DR.. Crumbaugh said
that it would be advisable to keep a
child away from school at least six
weeks. The period agreed on, how
ever, was the regular time of ten days.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

OFFICE 7TH AND KING. PHONE 545
II. T. Sergeant, dealer in Coal an
Wood. Large Pea Coal for family use
Hickory Wood for open CRATES.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
SOCIETY AT THE PLAY
Dandy Dick" Given BY rhe
Dramatic Club Last Night.
IT WAS A FINE PRODUCTION
OTHER SOCIAL HAPPENINGS OF
INTEREST TO WILMINGTON
PEOPLE AND THEIR FRIENDS.
DANCE AT THE NEW CENTURY
CLUB BUILDING TONIGHT.

All communications intended for inser-
uon in this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care Of the Evening Jour
nal Communications should be written
ON one side OF The paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

The tanks at the Federal building
have exploded the theory that acety-
lene will not explode.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
SOCIAL AaSD PERSONAL NOTES.

Captain ReybOld. who recently recov-
cred from a severe attack Of illness. is
bcdfast again and under the constant
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Pianos from 81 per month at Dear
born's, $40 and S22 Market street.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
CONTEMPORARY OPINION
HOW FAST DO YOU WRITE?

Seeking for information, certain
questions were asked of an expert
whose profit lies, as a manufactures, in
producing one of the most popular self
feeding pens on the market. This au-
thority said that "a dip of ink ought to
write 100 words. That in an hour about
thirty drops of ink were used, and that
in the sixty minutes the pen Travelled
some eight Of a mile. 1t all depended
on the idiosyncrasy Of the writer
In order to test this, number OF
habitual and hardened" scribes were
asked to take one dip only Of ink, and
they were to work off their copy in
their usual elegant or slovenly manner.
AS far as averages went, the result was
disls artening. One man wrote l44
rrpryu~2thstll one sassapd.another la
and orc characters OF the 144-word man
we're very much more leglble than
those of the 14-word man. There was
3 lady-a graceful contributor to jour5
nausm-and in her Italian hand she
wrote eight words to the dip, and the
faster she produced copy the less words
she wrote to the single dip.
1T Is the measurement of the writing
-one-eighth OF a mile to the hour
which is curious, and to think II possl7
bic that there may be industrious
scribes who write every day of their
lives more than z mile of copy we
wheel faster we cover mile in a trot7
ting sulky more speedily, or we play a
finer game of billiards now than ever
because the machines, or the track, or
the table are better constructed. With
improved pens, ink, inkstand and paper
do we write any more speedily than in
the older time? The probability is that
we are faster in our writing, the me
chanical impediments having been di-
minished; yet the penman, even with
the typewriter. never kept pace will
the rapidlty Of his thoughts.-New
York Times.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

You can save many dollars by buying
good shoes. Cleland's shoes will stand
the test
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
, THE sPomsMEN AND THE CENsU

One of the hottest fights in Congress
this Winter will be over the census
matter The spoilsmen have marked
the several thousand elerkships in the
census Office for their own. All the
big statisticians are opposed to turning
the service over to such a condition or
decentralization, and will insist that the
clerkships be put under the civil SER
vice rules. This is the only method,
they declare, by which the census can
be made Of-any value or the services OF
any self-respectlng statistician can be
secured for its head. The friends OF a
scientific census would be willing to
leave tie matter to President Mcl<in-
lev. if they could not obtain a dehntte
provision for putting the service under
the civil service. rules, but the spoils-
men in the Senate have proposed that
appointments shall be made by the SUI
perintendent of census in his discre-
tion and in no other manner. 1t Will bf
necessary to strike this provision out
of the bill if the census work is to be
properly done There is grave danger
that the provision will stay in the bill
because, even If stricken out by the
House. the ultimate decision will be
with the single man who may hold the
balance of power among the three con-
ferees on-the part of the House. Il is
predicted that the civil service reform
ers will have to gird their lOins for abs
battle if they expect to drive the spoils
men from their last refuge in this i'm
pOrtant branch of the public service
Portland Oregonian.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17


4. mo matter. what may have been. the
cause Of the explosion at the Federal
building last evening it is none the less
.deplorable, for it resulted in the death
Of young public servant who was de-
. seFvedly popular for the painstaking
care he exercised in the discharge of
his duties, and the courteous attention
he paid to those visitors who came in
contact with him. Life was just open
ing to him its golden vista. He was
soon to have married a most estima-
bic young woman of Kent county, and
there was every prospect of long life
and happiness for them both. The
same force which destroyed his younl
life brought great grief to his intended
bride. and she and his parents vii
have the full mede Of public sympathy
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Pianos from $40 upwards al Dear
borns, $40 and S22 Market street.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
OuTNINE WHISKEY

Shoes are very acceptable gifts. See
Cleland about it.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
EENNARD co
62l-623 Market Street

Open evenings until Christ
mas
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Cold-proof shoes are sod at Gle
lands.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Free-One week, a beautiful panel
Grand Union Tea Co., 609 King street
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

BY the time that these New York
papers get done fighting about the au-
.tAenticity and accuracy Of their Cuban
dispatches It will be found that they
were all wrong. and that the man who
declared that nearly all OF the so
called war news is faxed at Key Wesi
and other points ON the southern sea
board was about right.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money If ii fails. 25c.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Bad luck seems to attend the Klon-
dyke miners who are short Of provis-
ions and dependent upon supplies
which are to be sent out from this
country and Canada. The steamer
Cieveland, which was loaded with food
and other supplies for the men, has
been wrecked in Barclay sound and
will be a total loss. To add to the
deplorable character of the calamity
nearly all of the crew have been
drowned or have perished with cold.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

The darabouka, or Turkish drum, re
sembles long vase, the bottom covered
with parchment.
The dombeg is the popular hand drum
in Persia. 1t is double headed and beaten
with both hands.
An instrument called the oud, "a sort of
Lutte, is very popular in Syria. 1t is the
mandolin with very short handle and is
played with IA plectrum.
In the mountains of A sa Minor there Is
kind of bagpipe called the ghaida. In
shape it is not materially different from
the bagpipes of Scotland.
The samisen is the most popular instru-
ment in Japan. 1t is Il guitar, the body
being inches square and the length of
the handle 80 inches. 1t is played with a
plectrum of tortoise shell.
The arpa, or drum, of the south Pacific
islands Is of wood, one end resembling a
vase and the other evidently made in imi
tation of sharks head. The head is coy
cred with snake or fish skin.
The Buddhist priests of both China and
Japan have musical instrument called
mokougyo, or wooden fish, kind of drum.
1t is used by the priests when reoiting
their prayers, one tap being givon to every
syllable.
The Siamese have an instrument which
they call the ranat, u species of harmoni-
con, with II different wooden keys, united
by cords and resting upon stand, each
strip of wood giving different note The
instrument is played with two wooden
hammers. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

The cobra is said to be tho only serpent
that emits cry, which resembles the
squeak of rat.
The male snake is always smaller, more
slender, of brighter color and more active
than the female.
female queen ant is always attended
by one or more servants TO carry off her
eggs, of which she lays from 5000 10 10, =
900 year.
The elephant is from 10 to 12 feet in
length and from to feet in height. al
though elephants of 10 feet in height have
been numerous.
circus elephant in south Wales lifted
a cart, pony and driver with his trunk,
hurting them all into a hedge, because the
wheel accidentally touched it's foot
Durability of Wood.
In very dry atmospheres the durabil-
tty of wood is almost incredible. Pieces
Of wood, wooden caskets and wooden
articles have been withdrawn from
Egyptian catacombs of an antiquity
1900 or 5000 years antedating the
Christian era.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04
THE LISTENER.

Joseph II. Choates wealth is estimated
at $4,000, 900, all made in the practice of
law.
houses In New York city and has an in.
come of more than 81, 900, 600 year.
W. A. Johnston. who Is now associate
justice of the Kansas supreme court, serv,
ing his third term, once was baseball
pitcher.
/ William c. Hill is colorcd sculptor of
Washington. In good weather he works
at street paving and pursues his art in bad
weather. He has done fine work as a
sculptor.
Fred f. Hassam, the Boston antigua.
rian, has in his possession bottle of the
tea which on the night of Dec. 16, 1878,
was emptied from the British vessel by the
Boston tea party.
W. H. Hale of Alachias has several panes
of glass in his house which have resisted
the hailstorms since 1875. The glass OF
several windows is in the same sash placed
in the house 121 years ago.
Professor Huffin says that persons who
have taken an active part in the scientific
world should be killed at 60 as not being
flexible enough to yield to the advance OF
new ideas. He is himself nearly 81.
A personal friend of 40 years standing
vouohes for the fact that as a young man
Matthew S. Quay was 80 bashful he broke
down in his first speech to jury and
could not be persuaded to try again, pre-
ferring to quit the law.
A the head of Germany's landed aris
tocracy stands Prince Wittgenstein He
| owns 5000, 900 acres. Fourteen other ii.
tied landlords own between them 5000,
900 acres. One Of the IA, Prince Talley.
rand Sagan is a citizen of France.
The archbishop of Canterbury is said to
be descended in direct line from Lady
Godiva, so famous in connection with her
undraped ride through the streets of Can.
terbury, and he bears to this day the same
arms as her husband, Leofric, earl OF
Mercia.
When Cornelius c. Parmalee of Bethle
hem, Conn, was "a young man, he vowed
that he would never touch IA razor to his
face if Fremont should be defeated. This
vow he has religiously kept, going un.
shaved since the election of James Buch.
anan in 1856.
A. A. Powell of Cincinnati, who is said
to be the tallest man in the world, weighs
272 pounds, wears No. 10 glove, a ~
hat, No. 12 shoe and is feet 2a4 inches
in height. Queen Victoria gave him a
gold watch when he was in the show bust
| ness. He is now salesman
Alexandra Ruiz, Mexican antiquarian
and traveller whose collection of curios,
paintings and carvings fills private mu-
scum at his home in Puebla, Mexico, at
the age of 20 years is learning the English
lang uage as means of occupying his time.
He has travelled in almost all parts Of the
world.
John ID. Sanborn of Acton, Me-. "a
years old, who lives on the farm where he
was born, has attended every town, state
and national election since he attained his
majority, has visited the Acton agricul-
tural fair every day of it seasons since its
esta blishment 81 years ago, and has gone
regularly to the Congregational church.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04

1t is with great pleasure we learn
that the lessees of the Broadwater
r,ines will at once build it's tramway
from tunnel No. 8 to the railroad.
This construction involves great
outlay of labor and money, as it will
he cable car system built high
enough above the ground to offer no
obstruction to traffic. Under the
present system of shoveling and
hauling it is impossible to carry the
ore to trains as fast as it is mined
and the consequence has been that
the force of miners has been recent
Iy greatly reduced. 1t is claimed
that when the tramway is completed
and the gravity system of handling
ore is once instituted throughout the
mine, the working force and the
mineral output will be increased be-
yond any precedent.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04
CARE OF THE EARS.

Never attempt to apply poultice to the
inside or the canal of the ear.
Never drop anything into the ear until
1t has been previously warmed.
Never wet the hair If you have any tend
ency to deafness. Wear an oiled cap when
bathing and refrain from diving.
Never scratch the ears with anything
but the finger if they itch. Do not use the
head of a pin, hairpin, pencil tips or any
thing of that nature.
Never put milk, fat or any oily sub
stance into the car for the relief of pain,
for it soon becomes rancid and tends to
excite Inflammation. Simple warm water
will answer the purpose better ttan any
thing else.
Never be alarmed If living insect en-.
ters the ear, Pouring warm water into
the canal will drown it, when it will gen.
orally come to the surface and can easily
be removed with the fingers. A few puffs
of tobacco smoke blown into the ear will
stupefy the insect.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04

Anent the Cuban question Sena-
tor Mantle of Montana say: SIN
my Judgment the senate should at
least recognize the belligerency
rights of the Cubans without delay.
Personally | share the views held, |
believe, by 80 per cent of the peo-
pie, that our government ought to
put its strong arm out in support of
the struggling Cuban patriots and to
suppress the inhumanities now pre-
vailing. As conditions now exist
there would send a an-of- war to
the harbor of Havana to guarantee
the rights of American citizens and
compel due respect for the Ameri-
can flag on all occasions"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04
Enormous Lifting Power.

The shelless limpet pulls 1884 times
its own weight when in the air and
about double when measured in the wa
ter. Fleas pull l 1,493 times their own
dead weight. The Mediterranean cookie,
Venus verrucosa, can exert pulling
power equal to 2,071 times the weight
of its own body. So great is the power
possessed by the oyster that to open it
force equal to 1919. 8 times the weight
of its shelless body is required If the
human being possessed strength as great
in proportion as that Of these shellfish,
the average man would be able to lift
the enormous weight of 2,976, 900
pounds, pulling in the same degree as
the limpet. And if the man pulled in
the same proportionate degree as the
cookie he would sustain weight of no
less than S,106, 500 pounds -Worthing-
toms Magazine.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04
READING.

David Pryde once gave some good advice
to readers
First.-Read first the one or two great
standard works in each department. of lit.
erature. Confne then your reading to
that department which suits the particu.
lar bent of your mind.
Second Before you begin to peruse "A
book know something about the author
Read the preface carefully.
Third. Take comprehensive survey
OF the table of contentsg
Fourth.-Give your whole attention to
whatever you read.
Fifth.-Be sure to note the most valua
BILE passages.
Sixth. Write out in your own language
a summary of the facts you have noted.
Seventh. Apply the results of your
reading to your everyday duties.
Old fashioned adyices, these, but adyan.
tageous to the training mind all the same
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04
Notice to Co-Owncr.

State Of Montana, county of Cascade. Angus,
28 1897.
TO Norman j. Verge. his heirs and assigns
You are hereby notified that your coowner
Paul Roehi. has in accordance with the provis
ions OF section 1}3i, revised statutes of the Unit
ed States, expended in labor and Improvement.
upon the Calumet quartz lode mining claim, SIT
uated in Montana tunOrganiZed1 mining district
IN Cascade county. formerly in Mcagher county
where the location notice recorded in the
state OF Montana, the sum of one hundred dol
lars lSlO0Wl on said quartz lode mining claim
for the purpose Of holding and representing said
quartz lode mining claim according to law for
the year 1926; and unless you contribute your
portion of said expenditure with interest and
cost of this advertisement to the undersigned
within ninety days after service Of this notice
by publication, your interest in said quartz lode.
mining claim Will become forfeited and become
the property Of the undersigned a. provided in
section 232i of the revised statutes of the United
states of America. Paul Roehl
First publicatiC II. August 2S 1885,.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-04

A certain editor in this state ad-
dressed NJ. A. McEvily, clerk of the
state board of pardons, as Mr. and
added that he hoped the "proplasmic
tide of Mr.. McEvily's noble life
might flow on for hundred years
or more" It happens that NJ. A.
McEvily is woman, with all the
proud instincts and gentle attributes
of her sex. And now certain edi-
tor stears clear of Helena. He GER
tainly is not Malthusian or he
could not have hoped any such
thing about her protoplasmic tide.
Helena hath no terror like woman
spurned.