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The times., 1898-07-06
THE WATCH FROM THE SKY.
Balloons and Kites as Important
Factors In War.
(From The Brooklyn Eagle.

(From the Brooklyn Eagle)
1t is reported that the balloon has been
used 10 advantage in a reconnaissance of
the defenses of Santiago and that val
liable information respecting the position
and strength of the enemy was obtained
by the officers who ascended in It, It
was captive balloon and could be shift
ed from place to place so as to be out of
reach of a puncture. Even a Mauser ri
fe bullet through its top would discour-
age aerial observations. Mr. Eddy. the
kite expert and enthusiast, who lives in
Bayonne, but who offers to forego the
joys OF residence in that metropolis and
HE to Cuba, If the Government will pay
his expenses and no salary believes that
his high-hying kites can do good service
in this war, too. A kite could be floated
from the deck of one of our warships
and made TO hover over Havana, and
the camera attached TO it could wink off
pictures of the town, its camps its forts
its guns, and so on, that would be of the
greatest advantage when We came to take
tiff the Spaniards decide to let us take
1t instead of peacefully giving it to us.
These kites, moreover, can be used for
signaling, as they can be seen over a wide
space of country, and would be useful in
transmitting orders and inquiries from
fleet to army, or vice versa, in situations
where 1t was impossible to obtain a tele-
graph or telephone connection. The ball
loon has the advantage over the kite in
that it holds an intelligent human eye
and that the officer who makes the as
cent can telephone to the ground through
the steel wire that holds his airship to
the earth; or he can telegraph through
the same wire if he prefers. Truly, war is
not matter of play in these days. With
mines under the water, with mines in the
streets of captured towns, with boats that
throw 500 pounds of dynamite and smash
forts to pieces, with rified cannon that
carry ten miles and plain rifles that kill
at two, with balloons watching overhead
and kites photographing defenses, with
short rations and heat and measles, there
are in the trade of fighting various dis.
advantages. Yet the tendency of them
all is to make battle decisive and shorten
The times., 1898-07-06
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows: w. II. Hayes and Bella Johnson,
Richmond, Va; George f. Ritter and
Lena /. Herfort; Richard ]. Flood and
Mary a. Sarman, Fairfax. Va; Allen Fer
guson, Freeport Va, and Maggie L. Lock
ley. Avalon. Va; Simon Virgins and Sar-
ah Wormley; Thomas Dodson, Anacostia,
and Rebecca F. Grabill; Richard D. Green
and Ella Ghorleny, Rosslyn, Va; Fred X.
johnson. New York, and Ethel Hoover;
George w. Smithers and Emma o. Mean
ley. Richmond, Va; Edward Thomas and
Rachel Matthews; William H. Shipman
and Virginia Groomes.
The times., 1898-07-06
Dentb of Capt. Rr.ndes

Capt. Carl Brandes, q veteran of the
Civil War, died Sunday evening at the
residence of his nephew, Henry Brandes,
No. 1927 Twelfth Street northwest. The
funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon.
Capt. Brandes was a native of Ger
many and came to this country just prior
TO the Civil War. He entered the Union
Army as private and was mustered out
as captain OF his company. The deceased
was eighty years old and has lived in
Washington number of years.
The times., 1898-07-06

The "Old Fox," as the Spanish
admiral is sometimes called, has
at last been caught. All patriotic
Americans should drink to the
brilliant victory of our fleet in a
cold glass of the National Capital
Brewing Co.'S Diamond" or
'Munchner" Beers. They are the
best made in America.
e Case of dozen bottles, S1.25.
Write or phone 222. National Capt.
tai Brewing Co., f4th and d SITS. S. E..
The times., 1898-07-06
Blessings in store for Cuba.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.)

1t is safe to say that the island of Cuba has
never before such energetic work as Gen.
Skaters army has been performing ever since
been improved and cultivated with half the as
siduity and intelligence displayed by Skaters
men in making roads, it would have been an
earthly paradise generations ago. If it shall
be worked with half that energy and determine
ton after it comes under American auspices, it
will soon become one OF the earth's garden
spots.
The times., 1898-07-06
Surprised
us

To find how many odd pieces
of furniture we had on hand.
Stock taking reveals many
things that have been over
looked Odd pieces are more
fashionable than complete suites,
as far as that goes, but still we
have too many, and they must
go. Cut prices; sell them for
half what they are worth. 1t is
the only way we know to hustle
them out. We have done it with
vim, and you can find many
pretty bargains now. On credit? :?
Yes, of course, if you wish. We
leave it to you 10 say how you
will pay.
The times., 1898-07-06
CRITICISING THE LITTLE LAP.
Free Discussion as to the Person
ality of Stranger.

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
A Laplander on his way home from
Alaska caused commotion among Bat
terry habitucs the ether day. He wos
dressed in his native costume of reindeer
skin coat, moccasins and gaudy sash, and
wore huge, ungainly hat of blue cloth
trimmed with fur and bedecked with red.
He sauntered through the park smoking
a big pipe and apparently oblivious TO the
attention he was attracting. Presently
he seated himself beside a typical park
lounger, who was sleeping soundy on one
of the benches.
The man woke, yawned, stretched him
self and then turned to glance at his COM
panion. The effect was magical His
eyes opened, his jaws fell. Then, with
out word, he jumped from his seat and
The times., 1898-07-06

You men are not the only ones who enjoy
on evening at the --Alhambra'' Garden, 4th and
ne Ladies like TO go there, too Wash.
Brewery Co delicious beers served fresh from
the vaults. Crabs sandwiches, etc, 10 enjoy
with your beer. No admission fee
The times., 1898-07-06

Heurich's beers will destroy all causes
for the blues or any of those off feel
ings, as 1t is a health tonic, and where
there is health there are no blues. Sold
in all first-class hotels and restaurants
and by the Arlington Bottling Co.
The times., 1898-07-06

whelming superiority over every
other make of food preserver and
ice saver made. We're talking
about the Ranney. That's the
best that industrial science ever
evolved. It's full of good points
which none of the other Re-
frigerators have, and has twenty
special features peculiar to it
self. Ranneys are always the
same-the best. A Ranney will
save more ice than a Santiago
day can melt. Itsperfectly air
tight, lined with mineral wool,
sheathed with charcoal and
made so that the faintest breath
of heat-laden air can't penetrate
It.
8 RanneyS that sold for SI1.9S.
Reduced TO S6.9S
4 Ranneys that we're Sb.OO.
Reduced TO 1928
z RaHHeyS that were SI7.00.
Reduced 10 SH.0S
z Ranneys, ABaTtpsnt- hDaEs eizet were SI3.9S.
Reduced 10 SO. SO
3 RaHney LapIaldS, were Sl4.0O.
Reduced TO $40. 98
) RaHney Laplands, were Sl7.M.
Reduced 10 SI2. .96
zRanney Laplands, we're $3.50.
Reduced to SI4.9
2 Ranney LaPlands, were S2z.a.
Reduced 10 SIS. oS
The times., 1898-07-06
Raw Ridge.

This delightful excursion resort on the
Chesapeake Bay is now open. Trains
leave Baltimore and Ohio depot 9:3O a. M
and 4:30 p. m week days, s:35 a. m, 1:30
and 3:15 D. m. Sundays. Round trip rate
so cents for adults and 25 cents for chill
dren. je25. .27. .29-jy2,46
The times., 1898-07-06

The advertising manager Of Of the successful New York
daes his experience with Rpans Tabu follows 81
trouble with my heart palpaon
futterng that very annoying 1t would occasionally produce
choking that would make long breath
very unpleasant and rather painful until had
considerable te that esorted Rpan Tabule
Their immediate but gradual Within week however,
futtering health again
point took Tabue after each meal and before going
bed taking them for have present need of them
thing the Tabules and
pleasant entirely without the dageeabe features associated
with The of rarely
porary good results often brought about single one
ewtyepac packe en n as 5 snow ~fal enrs
The times., 1898-07-06
~CuImbacher" is a Winner.

It's our new beer-dark in color-heavy
in body-and delightful in fits flavor. "a
bottles. delivered, only S1-25. Wash.
Brewery Co. 4th and T ne
The times., 1898-07-06

nm nm Drink and Drug Inebristea re-
1uu.uUU stored by the Kelley Cure. Au-
thorized Institutes, Dos st. NV,
Washington n c.; 14ls Madison Ave-, Baltimore,
I'D, and Greelsbsro. N. O. Write con6dentialiy.
ie7-u
The times., 1898-07-06
nenth of w. * CnrIisIe.

Mr.. w. x. Carlisle the eldest son Of
ex-Secretary Carlisle, died in New York
yesterday morning.
The times., 1898-07-06
S~@N>N~
Az the Busy Corner.
N~N~~NN
A Third Knocked
Off Every
Refrigerator Price.

Even Refrige-
rators must
bear the brunt
of reduction.
Ours is a stock
whose strong
est argument
for purchase
is its over
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
STORY OF THE MYSTIC.
Twin, Miles Away, Dies-SOme
Theories About the Case.


Students of the curious will find lots
of material for investigation in the fol-
lowing queer story: Mary and Ann
Carter were twins. They were born in
Indiana in 1856. From infancy the
girls were inseparable companions,
and as they grew older bond of SYM
pathy, stronger than that usually ex-
listing between two sisters, was notice
able. If Mary was sick Anna was sure
to feel badly. Matters went along in
this way until 1880, when Mary was
married to Aonzo Whittam, and later
removed to Broome county, n. Y. Two
years after Anna was married to Will
liam Schnell and took up her home at
Cairo, Ill.
The sisters corresponded frequently,
but as fomily cares pressed their let
ters grew infrequent, and when, four
years ago, Mrs. Schnell moved to Okla
homa they ceased entirely. The
strange result of the sympathetic
bond which made one sister feel i'll
when the othe1t was sick did not end,
however.
One day in February last Mrs. Whit
tam, feeling unweil, took what she sup
posed was dose of medicine her hus-
band had procured for her from ply
sician in Binghgmton, but which
proved TO be tincture of aconite that
had been set away and forgotten.
Soon she began to feel i'll, and her hus-
band hastily prepared antidotes and a
/ II. nh ctafst
When the physician arrived Mrs. Whit
tam was in comatose condition, and
It was with the greatest difficulty she
was revived.
She recovered, however, and about a
month afterward received a letter
from Mr.. Schnell, saying her sister was
dead, and that death occurred in pc
culiar manner.
On the day in February that Mrs
Whittam was taken sick Mrs. Schnel
fell suddenly and violently i'll. Nc
cnuse could be assigned and the physi
clan who was called pronounced al
the symptoms 10 be those of poisoning
At first it was suspected she had tried
to commit suicide, but this was dis
proved; then suspicion centered OF
the husband, but there was nothing tC
/, impllcate him, as their life had always
been extremely happy. Apost-morten
examination revealed the fact that The
heart had been strangely affected, Al
in aconite poisoning, but no poisoi
could be found in the system.
When Mrs. Whittam wrote an &C
count of her suffering relatives con
, cluded that death was the result Of tn
: sympathetic bond existing since child
= hood. Both had been affected alike
p but Mr.. Whittam, knowing the caus
of the difficulty, administered tn
proper nntidotes, and his efforts, sec
onded by those Of the physician, wer
successful, while Mr.. Schnell and tn
2 doctor, being in the dark as TO tn
; cause of the illness, could not comba
IL successfully.
Some persons in the Schnell neigl
borhood still hold to the theory tha
! the woman died from heart diseas,
! but the majority believe her death wa
7, due TO an nccident.-Chicago Int
:. Ocean.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
DIED.

BAYNE. August IS, 1898, Captain
Nathaniel Bayne.
BLAKELY.-In this city, on August 16,
Anna c., daughter Of David and Ann
Blakely, aged Is years.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral, from her parents
residence, No. 100 Poplar street, on Fri
day, August 10, at 300 a. m. High
mass at St. Mary's Church. Interment
at Cathedral Cemetery.
BOOTHE.-In this city, on August 1s
1898, J. Leon, son of S. A. and Flor.
ence NJ. Boothe, aged 10 years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services
on Tuesday afternoon. at o'clock, at
the residence of his parents, No. 9O2
West Eleventh street. Interment al
Riverview Cemetery.
CONNOR.-In this city, on August 13
1898, Mark E., son Of Bridget and the
late Patrick Connor, aged % years.
FESMIRE.-On August Z, 1898, Will
liam c. Fesmire, husband Of Rosa A
Fesmire
LOONEY.--In this city, on Saturday
August 1S, 1898, James Looney, age'
70 years.
LYNCH.-On August II. 1898, Am.
Lynch, formerly OF Elkton.
MACDONALD.-In this city, on Angus
II, 1898, Alexander Macdonald, age
73 years.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
WAR SEER IN MAORI LAND.
A woman who Read I'm the Stars Last
winter That the United states
would Soon he ArTning.

The following extract from private
letter, written by n clever woman who
livesat Wellington, New Zealand, shows
how interested the people in that far
away part of the globe are in Amer
lean success:
"Of course, / am deeply interested in
the war, and have rejoiced at every ad-
vantage gained by the United States
There is much excitement in the col
onies over 1t, and complete sympathy
with your country. The battle of Ma
nila seems to have been n brilliant vic
tory for our people, We get cable
news daily, and fuller particulars every
week or so.
81 want TO tell you one curious thing
while referring to the war. In January
or February last, while Mr.. - was
travelling among the Wauganui river
Maoris on native business, he was talk
ing one night with an old-very old
man, and drew from him all sorts Of
quaint savage lore. They were talking
in the open and It was lovely starlit
night. The old Maori drew Mr.. --'s
I AllGnllOn ~ a. NAAN hAAAAeAAN 'NN@ 80 -
certain part Of the heavens, and said;
What country is 10 the northeast Of
that star? 1 ask because that country
will soon be involved in war with a
country long way from it,
Mr.. - made note Of the star and
its position, and drew from the old
Maori further remarks to the effect that
he could not say which country would
win in the coming war, but he was sure
fighting would soon commence, as ne
had watched that star for long time
and It's peculiar motion meant what he
had said. Mr.. - referred TO his note:
when he could get at q map and com
r pass, and found that the first country t'
! the northeast of this star, as near a
one could see, was the United States
= and, though at this time this little in
cident occurred there was no apparen
likelihood of war, in a couple OF months
time It was a fact."-N. Y. Sun.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
NIAGARA FALLS.
IoW-RATE EXCURSION VIA PENN
SYLVANIA RAILROAD.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has selected the following dates for its
popular ten-day excursions to Niagara
Falls from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
washington: August Is, and Septem-
ber /, Is and 20. An experienced tour
list agent and chaperon will accom-
pany each excursion.
Excursion tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclusive
of limited express trains, within ten
days, will be sold at $40 from Phila-
delphia. Baltimore, Washington and all
points on the Delaware division; $3.50
from Lancaster; $3.50 from Altoona
and Harrisburg; $500 from Sunbury
and Will0esbarre; $5.75 from Williams
port and at propOrtionate rates from
other points. A stOp-Oyer will be al
lowed at Buffalo, Rochester and Wat
lins returning.
A special train of Pullman parlol
cars and day coaches will be run witt
each excursion.
Tickets for a side trip TO the Thou
sand Islands alexandria Bay) Will b.
sold from Rochester, good to return L
Rochester or to Canadaigua via Syra
cuse within five days, at rate OF $3.50.
For time Of connecting trains AM
further information. apply TO neares
ticket agent. or address Geo. W. BOYD
Assistant General Passenger Agenl
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
YEARs on UNBRoKEN sUcCEss.

"The DEVILS Auction will be the at
traction at the Grand Opera House
next Monday night Among the
plays which are quoted by the
authorities as being lOngest-lived in the
favor Of the theatre-going public are
Mrs. Stoves Uncle Toms Cabin,
Gilbert & Sulhvan's "Pinafore' and
'Humpty- -Dumpty." 1t remains, how
ever, for Charles II. Yale's Forever
DEVILS Auction" to take the foremost
place as to phenomenal run or. favor
This ever-blOoming shOw-pieceNstarts
in this season on its seventeenth year
before the public; while the other at
fractions named have become less and
less attractive, by careful management
and ability Of those in control to inject
new matter yearly into its composition,
by keeping it well and literally sup
piled as to new costumes and scenic
effects. the paying public have come
to look upon "The Devils
Auctions" yearly appearance as a
matter Of necessity approaching the
fact that its management look upon its
title in mercantile fsense-to this
point that its announcement means
that staple article has arrived-that
while its outside wrapper" or title,
may be old and familiar, its inside fill
ing is of the best, new, ATTRACTIVE and
timely; and the public, having perfect
faith from past experience in the afore-
said article, buy it again; or, in other
words, pack the house-hence its phe-
nomenal record Of seventeen years OI
unbroken success.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
LIEUTENANT WILSON HOME.

Lieutenant Henry B. Wilson, Jr., U.
S. n, who passed through this city on
Monday last, en- route from Tampa,
Fla, to Camden, N. j., where his IA
Their lies dying, reached the bedside CT
his parent yesterday morning Mr..
Wilson, Sr., though very low, was able
to recognize and greet his gallant son.
and an affectionate meeting took place.
Mr.. Wilson's condition shows no
change. and it is not expected that he
will last through the night.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
ONE TENT SHY

The Alva Outing Club, Of this city
which is encamped at Pennsyille, IS
shy lust one tent. One Of the members
OF the club thus described the matter
to the Wayfarer:
1--WE had piece of ham. 1t was get
ting pale from the effects Of the humid
weather and gave evidence OF total col
lapse. Ham isn't as cheap as crab-Dalt
and we didn't want to waste our
money. So we filled up the oil stove;
then we put the ham in a pot OF water
and set It on the stove. Having moth
ing else to do, we walked down the
beach to Penrwille, leaving the ham
TO cook. After an absence Of some du-
ration we returned to camp. Somenow
il didn't look the same There was a
something missing in the landscape.
we were at a loss to account for the al
tered appearance Of things. At last
II dawned upon us that one OF our tents
was missing. We rushed forward and
found only its charred remains. The
absence of the stove indicated that II
had exploded. The ham was gone; oui
sugar was cooked black and one pair OF
shoes looked as though they had beer
used on dress parade by some denizer
of the innermost circle Of Hades NOW
we are getting along with one tent, ant
we shouldn't have had that If the vino
had been blowing when the OIL stow
went up."
Evening journal., 1898-08-17

ried her in and out Of town, and in
this manner they became we'll enough
to converse to while away
the time. She was inclined to be senti-
mental, but he had sense enough 20
keep his distance, in spite OF the temp
tation to respond to her sentimentality.
At last she got it In her head that he
ought to marry her, and had the bold
ness to tell him so. He was not in
the marrying mood, and was not long
IL letting her know it. AT first she
cried and then she few into a rage,
and said that she would compel him 70
DO SO or sue him for breach Of prom
ise. He endeavored to convince her
That he had made no promise to marry
her, but she refused TO be convinced.
Seeing that she was buggy on matrl-
mony he let her severly alone after
that, but It was some weeks before he
was thoroughly satisfied that she would
not carry out her threat OF taking steps
to make him marry her. Since then
he has eschewed all close acquaintance
with his fair passengers.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
ADJUSTMENTS
REALISTIC MELo-pRAMA.

That great scenic and sensational
melo-drama, when London Sleeps" q"
comes to the Grand Opera House on
Friday night. 1t is from the pen OF
Charles Darrell, an English playwright,
and all American rights are held by
James II. Wallick, the sensational play
actor. The play is a picture Of life in
the great English metropolis after
dark, and is a realistic drama full of
excitement and descriptions Of the
dark and seamy side of a great city
abounding in exciting scenes and thrill
ing situations.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
IN THE COUNTRY.

In these days there are few farmers,
excepting those who are weil-to-do,
who entertain guests during the Sum
mer." said New Castle county farmer
to the Wayfarer this morning. There
was time when nearly every farm
had from one to FIVE persons on 1t dur
ing the Summer months as free and
welcome guests, but nowadays most OF
those who spend several weeks down
on the farm pay we'll for the privilege.
Farmers and their wives have discov-
cred that there are lots OF city people
who are but too glad to obtain COM
Portable and otherwise desirable Sum
mer homes, and this has led to the talk
ing OF boarders, who pay well for what
they get. Every boarder who pays
crowds out one who does not pay, aud
in our neighborhood I know Of but few
guests who are not charged for theii
Summers entertainment. In fact, som,
OF the rural housewives make all ol
their spending money by taking board
ers. The time is coming when the city
cousin must travel altogether upon hei
cash instead of upon her Relationship
in this respect"
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
BUGGY ON MArRIMONY.

Most of the motormen and condue-
tors on the Wilmington City railway
are married. but this fact does not de-
ter girls, who are so disposed, from
flirting with them, although it doubt
less does make the railway men more
careful in their responses to such flir-
tation.
Some months ago there was a man
who ran on the Rising Sun line, but
who has since been transferred to one
Of the other lines. While running on
the Rising Sun route he had a regular
morning and evening passenger in
young woman. Day after day he car
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
rHE ARcrIc PASSED UP.

The Arctic-the converted ice boat
which has been anchored off Penns-
Vile, arrived at the League Island
Navy Yard yesterday afternoon. 1t is
thought that her crew will be dis
charged within a few days and, after
she has been dismantled, she will be
given back to the city.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
ArrENDED rHE FuNERAL.

The officers Of the Department Of
Delaware, G. A. R.. and members Of
Dupont Post attended the funeral Of
Captain Nathaniel Bayne at o'clock
this afternoon, from his late residence,
No. 1918 West Sixth street. A number
Of the 11Sth Pennsylvania Regiment
were also in attendance.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
nnlnan1i from Trees.

In one of the Canary islands there Is
a tree of the laurel family that occa-
sionally rains down in the early even
ing quite a copfous shower of water
drops from its tufted foliage. The
water comes out through innumerable
little pores situated at the edge OF the
leaves.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

Information as to the civil service
examinations, which will be held
in the Federal building in
this city September IA, can be had
from Walter J. Young, secretary Of the
trial board. Mr. Young's headquar-
ters are in the registry department Of
the post office.