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The evening times., 1897-03-13

belt, made Of ribbon and lace, encircling e
the waist. The belt finishes at theleft side,
with two short, outstanding loops and two
lOngends thatextend TO thefoot flounces-
An the gowns have bloused waists and
long sashes; all have mousquetaiTe sleeves,
with lace falling over the hand, and fun
ruffles of ribbon at the shoulder. III fact,
the main point of difference is in the skirt
trimming In that the blue and the green
are alike; the pink has a narrow band of
passementerie about the bottom, while the
white is adorned with q tiny flotnce of
The evening times., 1897-03-13
Accused of Stealing a Horse,

Patrick Shanley, young man, twenty
one years of age, was arrested last night by
Policemen Narrower and Schwader on the
charge of grand larceny. Yesterday morn
ing he went to the stables of Richard Ra-
gan, teamster, living at No. 316 Four
teenth street southwest, and took horse
valued at 500 and rode it away. He kept
the horse all day and ill-treatedit.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
no Strike at the Postoffice.

Mr.. j. b Perkins, the contractorin charge
OF the carpenters at work upon the new
postoffice building, says bis men have
always been paid according to contract,
and that there is not the least dissatis-
faction among them. He states that the
rumor OF a strike was circulated by a
man who had been discharged for drunken
ness
The evening times., 1897-03-13

IfYou Have Piles Use DIR. Agnew's
Ointment.-Beyond compare the greatest
remedy extant. Its claims backed up by
the testimony OF thousands OF cured people
Blind. Bleeding and Itching Piles relieved
in a few minutes and cured in from three
to six nights. So cents.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
CURING BRONCHIAL TROUBLE

Mrs. Harriet r. GrOgan, IL L ; 81.
NV. aged Ga years: "For five wears had
suffered from bronchial trouble. Doctor
Mccoy treatment has been God-send
20 me. From almost the first treatment
1 began TO improve.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
cha rged with Horse-steaIing.

Policeman Gus Schroeder, Of the South
Washington precinct, last night arrested
Patrick Stanley on the charge OF horse
stealing. It is alleged that he entered the
stable OF Richard Ragan, No. 214 Four
and-a-balf street southwest, yesterday
and stole an animal valued at $3.50
The evening times., 1897-03-13

without a Peer.-WOFks Miracles.
DIR A Agnew' : Cure for the Heartis without
"a peer. This great remedy relieves in
stantlythe most aggravated and distressing
forms OF heart disease It is the surest and
quickest acting formula for heart trouble
known TO medical science, and thousandG
of times has the hand OF the grim destroyer
been stayed by its use. II there is Palpita-
ton, Shorthess of Breath, Pain IN Left
Side, Sn,Othering Sensations. don't delay
or you may be counted IN the long list Of
those who have gone over 60 the great ma
iority, because the best remedy in the world
today was not promptly used
The evening times., 1897-03-13
nEAE SINCE INFANCY

Miss Alice I-yIes, 215 South Alfred
street, Alexandria, Va, aged fourteen
years II had been very deaf ever since
] can remember NowI can hear again all
right, in school and at home.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
TOO DEAF TO ATTEND SCHOOL.

Raymond Dickson, Br1gntwoOd ave.
NV. aged ten years. His mother says:
RAYMOND was so deaf that we had TO
take him from school. His deafness re-
suited from an accident when he was six
years old His hearing returned suddenly.
and he hears gain perfectly"
The evening times., 1897-03-13
HEARING RESTORED AT y.

Samuel Allen, 504 Harrison ST.,
AnacOstia, ID. c.. aged seVenty-twO years.
al had been deaf from childhood. my right
ear was absolutely deaf. / bear again
DISTINCTLY
The evening times., 1897-03-13
DEAF FOR FOUR YEARS.

D. W. Palmer, 1908 q st. nw.:
81 had been deaf in both ears for four
years / hear again clearly
The evening times., 1897-03-13
DEAF SINCE CHILDHOOD.

Miss Helen TOwson, 10 Grant
Place NV: Il had been deaf since child
hood. NV right ear was almost totally deaf.
4 car now hear distinctly"
The evening times., 1897-03-13
CATARRH OF THROAT
AND STOMACH CURED.

A. ID. Shaner, 9U1 SteubeH st,
NV: Il have been completely cured of
Catarrh OF the throat and stomach. :"
The evening times., 1897-03-13
HAD TO SHOUT AT HIM

George D.. RtnggOId, 1873 9Th II.
NV: People had TO shout at me to make
me understand. Now 4 hear everything
DISTINCTLY"
The evening times., 1897-03-13

trope. Organdie is the material used in
each case. Striped patterns are used, be-
ing run horizontaIly-in the case OF the green
gown.
AS the green gown is declared by all to be
the prettiest. Il shandeseribe itas clearly as
possible:
1t is made over, hut entirely separate
from an mdcrdress of green. Tie skirt
has many cores, with a narrow satin rib
bon insertion in each seam. Three flounces
of the same ribbon finish the skirt at the
bottom.
The bodice is bloused in front with wide
The evening times., 1897-03-13
COULDN'T HEAR THE PIANO.

Mrs. Thomas Moore, BroOkIand
d. c.: Il was so deaf that when played
the piano 1 could not hear the notes. Ny
hearing has been restored.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
A CHILD'S HEARING RESTORED.

Master Henry Oehmsn, 507 STAN
ton place ne. His mother says: "Henry's
hearing has been completely restored. He
had been very deaf for two years.
The evening times., 1897-03-13

S1.25 to Baltimore and Return
via b & o. R. r. All trains March 13and
IA. valid for return passage until follow.
ing Monday. mh12-3t
The evening times., 1897-03-13
STOMACH TROUBLE CURED.

A. l.. Hickson, 1874 superior St
NV: For two years ] suffered terribly
from stomach trouble. / am again in per
feet health.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
CURING ECZEMA.

John ID. Barker, 1910 Twelfth st.
NV: Eczema, from which had suffered
cept my feet and hands. / am entirely
cured.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
nEAE SIX YEARS.

Alexander Dercourt, 337 III st. ne.:
81 had been deaf six years. / cesld not
hear word that was not shouted in my
ear. l hear again clearly"
The evening times., 1897-03-13

leliotDpe chiffon put on in deep scallOps.
The most fashionable organdies are
sprayed with fletr de lys, or striped in some
set fashion: The designs are very large,
the favorte colors being heliotrope and
green.
Figured grass linens, Of a very sheer
quality will be much used this summer The
prettiest are printed with Oriental designs,
in quaint blues and reds, traced with gold
thread.
For young girls, pure white batiste is still
the best material to select.
SUZANNE
The evening times., 1897-03-13
MINISTER'S HEARING RESTORED.

Rev. 4. l.. smith, 6O6 Sixth st.
sw: Il had been very deaf for eighteen
months. l can now hear as well as ever. :"
The evening times., 1897-03-13
MASTER O'DELL wASSToNE DEAF.

Master CaryI UdeII, 215 Ninth st
sw.: His mother says: "Caryl was stone
deaf he hears now perfectly.''
The evening times., 1897-03-13
CURING BRONCHIAL ASTHMA.

Berna "a shapiro, l226 If st. nw.:
doctors Mccoy and COwden have cured
me OF asthma. from which I had suffered
for eight years
The evening times., 1897-03-13
HEARS AGAIN PERFECTLY.

Miss Louise tIler, II % st. NV:
81 had been quite deaf for a number Of
months. Now hear as well as anybody i"
The evening times., 1897-03-13
DEAFNESS FROM MEASLES CURED

John A. stanton, 1913 IA. ave.
NV: My deafness was caused by measles
when / was twelve years old. j was deaf
In my right ear. Ny hearing has been per
feCtly restored"
The evening times., 1897-03-13
A DOCTORS HEARING RESTORED

Dr. e. Il. McEnheimer, 4O2 Sixth
st. NV: Il had been very deaf for ten
years. My hearing is restored
The evening times., 1897-03-13
.FIGHTING THE SYNDICATE
Francis Wilson's Disagreement
With the Managers.
BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY

Al Hayman Says That Wilson's Man.
ager Was Guilty of a Breach of
Faith-Canby Declares That the
Combine Is a Menace to the Inter-
ests of Dramatic Art.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
TERRIBLE SKIN DISORDER CURED

George II. Cannon, he Second st,
NV: For five years terrible skin dis
ease covered the whole OF NV hands
and caused two OF my nails TO CjroD off
i have been completely cured
The evening times., 1897-03-13
QUEER KINDS OF LIQUOR
Very Little of Ordinary Stimu.
lantS the Genuine Article.
ADULTERATED in EVERY WAY

Nine-tenths OF All Alcoholic Drinks
Declared by c. K. PeiIew to Be
Nothing But Artificial Combina-
tons of Alcohol, Water and Fla
vOring Extracts.
The evening times., 1897-03-13

For III effects of over eanng-BeecR
ANS Pills
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

70 make In presenting plea for financial support
The mountain region Of which Its. territory n W.
heart embraces portions OF eight states ana - -
large as the German Empire. containing popuIse
ton equal to that Of the two Dakotas, Montanss
Wyoming. Utah. Nevada. Arizona and New-MexIc&
1t is a population. too descended from a STURDY
ancestry-a which has furnished such men
as Sewer and Houston Calhoun and cay JacksDc
and Lincoln. I'm mental capacity they must pS
ranked high, and they have unjaded nerves, wh'c9
the Nation" -.
seventy-fve dollar subscription Will meet tne
total necessary expenses of student Tor nine
months. Low this is II is beyond the reach OF
education. and no less capable than eager. The
college has endowment, and Is. able TO meet
this ever-urgent need only in a small degree. ~
rare opportunity is here offered for the accom-
plishment OF much and lasting good with little
money. Twelve hundred and fifty dollars Will en-
dow full scholarship. and 500 "A tuition scholar
ship. Students who receive aid are required t9
make full return in manual labor Of some KIND
In the industrial department. spirit OF mann-
ness and self,dependence Is thus cultivated Inc
fessorshp. There are eight professors ana IN
structors in the faculty.
The collegiate and academic enrolment usually
reaches about one hundred and nifty. This does
the accommodation Of those who must begin with
the rudments. With accommodation sufficiently
ample the number could be doubled in a few years.
With means. In addition. 10 encourage all who ap-
ply. less than a year would see II accomplished
This section under the heel Of one army or
the other during the entire Civil War. and poured
out its lifebood like water In behalf OF the Union
II will not be denied that II has strong claim
upon the practical sympathy OF the friends OF
the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. James =.
Cooter Is the president
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20
IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.
A VENERABLE COLLEGE IN THE SECTION
WHERE MEN FOUGHT AND DIED
IN TILE LATE WAR.

wo.birgton College is located in the valley OF
the Noiachucky River. In Washington County. II
wos founded by Scotch-Irsh Presbyterians I'm l7so.
when the country was a wilderness infested by
hostile Cherokees This q part OF the territory
under the government OF the Wautauga Associa-
tion famous as the first attempt at free govern
ment on the part OF native Americans
..Tbe founder was the Rev. DIR. Samuel Doak. a
graduate OF Princeton in l775 and a patriot or the
Witherspoon type The first donation 600 acres OF
,,,N ,yas from Colonel Watstil Avery OF the
s,sner. OF the Mccklenburg Declaration The COL
Iege charter was granted 0is0 by the territorial
legislature. on motion OF John Sewer. the hero OF
Kings Mountain. who was charter trustee.
Other participants in this battle were also charter
members OF the Board. This was during Washing
ton's second Administration. and the college was
named In his honor
Such are a few facts from record full OF In
terest throughout. All this time the college has.
in a quiet way done a good work In the extensive
mountain region OF which 1t Is the centre. The
masses OF the people poor and cannot send
their children to college at distance or where ths
oxpense OF education IL great Numbers OF repre-
sentative and useful men have been sent forth
from this institution and 1t has thus won wide
spread confidence 1t was the first seat OF classical
learning west OF the Aleghanies. and has passed
through the privatlons ana perls OF frontier life
and the vicssitudes OF two wars
In the course OF time other institutions sprang
I'm IN th, territory This was due largely to the
tardiness with which the public school system de-
veIoped Some have done little more than the work
OF high schools and some were unwisely located
with grammar and high schools now in the county
seats and important towns, number find 1t dfi-
cult TO longer justify their continuance But the
State has thus got the reputation OF being we'll
suppl,ed with colleges which has been ruinously
preiudicial to the interests OF higher education
within It's borders .
There Ia an increasingly urgent demand for a
wel-eQupped college In upper East Tennessee,
which Is contiguous to Western North Carolina
and Virginia and to Southern kensucky dc ENJOY
Ing been OF such long g-contnued service to Church
and State. Washington ColsRs has NO anolodes
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

my lads%' Gurnlng round as II to speak to the men
behind him). -
Chorus OF sailors: Aye. aye. sir. that we do!
Then follows sailors song-perhaps one from
"PinAfore'
The song over the captain calls the cabin boy.
when the other puppet appears by his side.
Aye, aye, sir" .
Captain-Well. Jack. my lad how do you find
yourself this Christmas time?
Cabin Boy-Well. sir was thinking about christ
mas at home and mother. and was dreaming that
/ heard our churChhells ringing.
Chimes may be played behind the scenes. or some
such song as "NillHEe Bells" may be sung.
The captain makes n speech. saying he has not
forgotten his old friends but he cannot get 10
them he invites them to visit his ship and help un-
load the cargo When the captain has disappeared
The opera tor below sides off the open the
nod. and prepares 10 hook on the various articles
OF the cargo Each person then receives present
After another chorus by the sailors tho curtain
dTOuS
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20
WORDS TO SUFFERING ONES.

.,rh,t life only Ia worth living which Is lived for
,,or. What we suffer is no for closing
our ewes against others sufferings. Because we
ore driven to IA loEely experience We are not there
fore to keep away from those who are also lonely.
pecouse death comes to any home II Is not that
lie occupants shall be dead to others needs. We
learn In order to t'ach We get wisdom that we
may have H. We find paths 10 show to others.
W. are fashioned through sorrows and hardshps
and difficulties 10 be wiser. stronger and better
neiQhbors and friends. We are inspired to inspire.
The above extract has been sent by "shut-ln
sunshiner" In the hope that It may serve a. Mt.
ting word to suffering ones
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20
ARCTIC CHRISTMAS SHIPS.
A UNIQUE PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTING
GIFTS.
HOW HAPPY FAMILY MAY BE AMUSED BY IN
r,>., TIM CAPTAINS CARGO-PI-SCH

HOW HAPPY FAMILY MAY BE AMUSKD BY IN
LOADING THE CAPTAINS CARGo-PUSCH
AND JUDY PERFORMANCE.
A ship from which TO unload a cargo OF pres
ants on Christmas Eve is most amusing object
not only 20 a private house but for a Sunday
school entertainment or a public gathering The
most satisfactory way OF carrying out such an ex-
hibition is 10 represent the snip as iaio up IoI
The winter in the Arctic regions the dramatic part
benr executed by Of puppets and the
voices OF unseen performers. concluding with the
distribution Of toys. II this makes too mu'h
work the presents could be distributed by one
who represents the captain OF the ship
The construction OF the ship is not difhcuIt
matter II one has time at ones disposal as wei!
as ingenuity 1t Will not be model yacht or
eours. hut merely n framework covered with card
board The materials required will be few 'h'A
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.
4 TISSUE-PAPER PATTERN OF GIRLS
AFTERNOON COSTUME NO. 7.2Sl. FOR
COJ-pON AND TEN CENTS

The model given Is at once youthful and stylish.
II is trimmed with narrow black velvet ribbon and
made with a full front Of soft tan-colored silk
The foundation for the waist is a fitted lining
that closes at the centre-back On II are arranged
The fni front and the revers that extend down both
hack and front and are widened TO form epaueto
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20
no GOOD TO OTHERS.

DO GOOD To olhf'h''
little golden sunbeam
Came stealing In one day, :,
And a. ! sat ana watched H.
| seemed to hear IL say;
Go forth. do good 10 others
BE gentle. kind and true;
Remember your Creator.
who loves and cares for you.
stood beside brooklet
That murmurcd soft and clear.
And while ! paused TO listen
rfcse words seemed to hear
',C1 forth do good 20 others,
I,e gentle kind ard true
Remember your Creator,
who loves and cares for you
Tho merry birds were singing
Among the waving Ttes.
And thus they swectly caroled
Amid the playful breeze:
.'Co forth do gool 10 others,
BE gentle kind and true
Remember your Creator.
who loves and cares for you
oh. precious precious teaching
OF Sunbeam book and bird:
III ne'er forget their lessons,
But treasure every word.
Go forth do good to others.
BE gentle kind ard true
Remember your Creator,
Who loves and cares for you.
Words nv r. j. Crosby music In Junior c. T.
Songs" The verses were sent by Mrs. Charles g.
Martin. No. pa South Fifth-ave.. Mount Vernon
y. Y.
Cowpers poem. sen; by /. E. s. has already been
passed on.
The President General requests that members
sending poems to the T. s. 8. would not ask 10
have them returned II not printed. as 1t is quite
impossible to DO so. owing to the heavy NAILS ~
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20
WHERE SUNSHINE IS NEEDED.

Dear President General Of the Sunshine Society:
sometimes haye secondhand clothing to give away
II they knew where !; would carry happiness and
comfort. know some very poor people to whom
old shoes and secondhand clothing would mean II
grea, deal one family where there five chill
dren Is in great want The father Is II hard-work-
ing man. but IS an unskled labor.r and has work
only three days In d week. for which he receives
81 p per day. With the exception OF IS n month
earned by the oldes, boy. this Is all the money COM
seven people. Tho Oldest boy. aged sixteen. - In
want Of everything IN the way o: clothing lie is
a good hoy. bat unframed for work. having been
haf-',d and poorly clothed from babyhood The
httle gir. aged twelve. goes 20 school daily. sec
90 e tha; she is dressed warmly but there are no
boys IN my family and cannot furnish clothes for
the three younger children. who also In great
want 0: clothing. The boys are ten. six and four
years Of age. This II only one of many suffering
families ! kuOH- where there TWO bOyS,
ore of whom Is the only money-earner in the fam
ny the other slowly dying OF consumption. | was
to- he'd the other day In going there 20 find that the
older brothe. had given his new shoes to the sick
brother. saying: ~ he takes cold he Will die. III
TAX. tie risk Of wearing the old ones" This was
foolish. OF course. hs IA the only support OF the
family but who with thick shoes upon their own
feet find IL In their hearts 90 blame him? Shoes
are the most needed things In every poor family
here
II any ~ the T. s S members havs secondhand
clothing shoes which they will send shall be
glad distribute thom myself and also 10 write and
ANNIE FIELDS ALDEN.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

To the President General Of the T. B. 81 In an
swer to the request OF T. 8 s.. would say tnat the
address Of A. A. c.. who sent the name OF the author
o. Abraham Lincoln Is A. A. Carter No. IS Cn-
ton-ave.. Newark. y. J. | would say further that
for the poem The Coming OF His Feet" or I'm the
Crimson OF the Morning." the best musical setting
Is by John r. sweeney. printed In The Canadian
Hymnal." William Briggs publisher and that The
Childrens Kingdom Is considered by aOle critics
to he his best production. a. A. &.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20
<W>I RIBynEZ |
JUn5.H7rtEqclE:7:Y,,

GOOD CHEER.
Have you had Kindness shown!
Pass IL on.
Twas not given for you alone
Pass Il en-.
LIT Il travel down the years.
Let IL wipe hnOther's tears.
TIL In heaven the deed appeaO-
Pass II on.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

Soross will meet this afternoon at the Waldorf
and will be entertained by a Shakespearian read
Ing given by Marshall Darrach. from Twelfth
Night
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

Mrs. L. Bright. OF Danville Penn would like TO
know where silk rags woven into curtains. II
any reader has such an address, will she please
forward IL? VIII Kate V. please send full name
and address TO y. s. s.? n NJ. FEEDER, Of Passaic,
" j.. will send fun name and address a T. S. s.
pin viii be sent.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

Is better TO send to the society copies that may
be passed II not printed
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

Ian Association are asked 20 attend the monthly
meeting which will be he't in the parlors Of the
Broadway Tabernacle Church Th!rty-fourth-st.
ana Broadway this morning at II o'clock. An ad-
dress Will be made by the Rev. DR.. ". {. Rob
er.s OF the Presbyterian Board OF Missions.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

VIII Mrs F.. r. Brown. OF Coxsackie. please send
the address o, dealer in coins to Mrs. W. NJ
Waite. No. $50 West One-hundred-ana-nt'h-st.
New-York City?
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

At the High School this morning there will be spe-
cial opening musical exercises given By the Glee
Club which been I'm training under q. s Phillips.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

The exquisite poem. "A Restful Hour In Beuah
Land" sent by Mrs. Alice G. Howard. OF Berkeley.
Cal. has started on It's kindly mission TO comfort
and cheer invalid Sunshine members. Pass II
TIL worn our Is the request OF the sender.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

Peace Sunday" was observed yesterday by all
pence societies and especially by the Department OF.
Peace and Arbitration OF the Woman's Christian
'remperance Union.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

Mrs Eta Morse Hudders will speak OF the sleep
In her lecture on Hygiene OF the
Household" 10 he given this afternoon at o'clock
a; the Art Building. No. ia Montague St. Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

The American Association OF Allied Arts win hold
a regular meeting and informa, reception to-day In
the clubrooms Boulevard and Sxiy-nntb-st.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

The South Brooklyn Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union Of which Mrs Henry Dudley TeetOr
is president H. TO put tablet In the Woinans
Christian Temperance Union Temple. In Chicago.
and has iust finished raising the funds for II.
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

THE Clubwoman" denies. on the authority Of
Mrs Julia Ward Howe's daughter. that the former
.vor made the observation attributed to her regard
- H. noegihllIty OF the Ncw-York State Feder-
a,ror deaenerat!ng into "A dress and millinery show
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

K. sends package Of cards and books coi'ec'eu
for the Little Mothers or the "Sunsh'ners by her
sunday-school class. each one or when mus pe-
come, n helpful member OF the T. . . bauseS
IN h .op, when names are furnished. She also
VII. WI. " soma nretiy verses which VIII soon ne pup
ltshpl
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

The recipes for homemade candles sent In by
several members have been forwarded TO Miss
Anna Tuckerman. OF Boston. Mass, who made q
request for them
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

The President General requests that members
sending poems to the T. s. 8. would not ask TO
have them returned IL not printed. as II is quite
impossible to DO so. owing to the neavy ma'is ~
New-York tribune., 1897-12-20

Mrs Gaddis ot tho Sunshine Mission ackho"'-
edges the following contributions sent direct 10 ner
Mary r. Hayden sent collection OF articles po'h
for warmth and pleasure Mrs. Hedges, OF NOT
wlch Conn one package: l. Il. J.. WHersputy'
conn one package: Helen Sill. or, AgS,ie; y u.
one package: Albert Thompson fnllndipn,"' pm, 'ci,~ on
nacksgc, Mrs r.. B Cragln OF New ork 'l.y,
one package: Mrs A. G. iIaviland. brooklyn one
package.