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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
GIRLS COSTUME.

the left side with invisible hooks and
eyes. The sleeves are small, with
cuff of the velvet at the wrist, and are
cut so as to give the effect of very
long shoulder seam.
A smart cloth gown that is simple in
design is made of blue Venetian cloth.
The skirt is cut with circular
fiounce effect, fitting very closely over
the hips. The founce is not scant, as
is generally the case, but, on the con-
trary, is exaggeratedly full. 1t is
made in clusters of pleats at equal
distances apart, and the pleats are
only fastened a short distance, leav-
ing the founce to flare out above the
foot. The waist has three rows of
tucks put on to give the effect of
plests below plain square yoke of
the deepest blue velvet that is finished
with stock k-collar and side tabs. The
sleeves are very nearly tight-fitting,
buthave some fulness at the top, with
rows of tucks across the fulness.
There is no finish at the wrists and
the sleeve is very long. The belt is
OF fancy metal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
WHEN THE REGIMENT COMES BACK.

All the uniforms were blue, all the swords
and rifles new,
When the Regiment went marching down
the street
All the men were hale and strong as they
proudly moved along
Through the cheers that drowned the
music of their feet.
Oh the music of their feet keeping time to
drums that beat,
Oh the glitter and the splendor Of the
sight:
As with swords and rifles new, and in uni
forms of blue,
The Regiment went marching to the fight.
When the Regiment came back all the guns
and swords were black,
And the uniforms had faded into gray,
And the faces OF the men who marched
through that street again
Seemed like faces of the dead who lose
their way.
For the dead who lose their way cannot look
more gaunt or gray
Oh the sorrow and the anguish of the
sight.
Oh the weary tagging feet out of step with
drums that beat,
When the Regiment came marching from
the fight.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in Harper's Weekly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

at the top to round yoke depth With
the plaid. A standing collar of plaid
completes the neck. The Bertha is
lnterlined with lightweight canvas
and finished at the lower edge before it
is applied around the yoke outline. A
belt OF velvet finishes the waist. over
which the front pouches slightly. and
three decorative buttons are set at
evenly spaced distances on the box
pleat. The closely fitting sleeves of
plaid have a gathered puff of the
plain goods gracefully disposed at the
top, the wrists being completed with
bands of velvets and frills of ribbon.
The skirt shows the very popular
graduated circular founce, favorite
with girls as we'll as with their man.
mas. The skirt is somewhat of circu-
lar shaping and may either reach to
the lower edge or terminate at the top
of fiounce. The front and sides fit
smoothly, gathers causing a pretty
fulness in centre back. The skirt is
sewed at the lower edge of waist and
held easy at the front and sides;
1t closes with the waist in centre back.
Possibilities for remodeling dresses
that have been ''grown away from"
are suggested by the mode; the dress
may also be all of one material in silk
or wool and trimmed with velvet,
gimp, insertion, braid or ribbon, plain,
ruched OF frilled.
Fine tucking or all-over lace may be
used for yoke, OF the dress may have
low, round neck and short puff
sleeves to wear with OF without vari
GUS styles or guimpe.
To make this costume for a Young
girl will require three and one half
yards OF material forty-four inches
wide.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

favorite combination of color is the
light wood-color with dark brown,
and very charming gown of wood
colored cloth, the cloth with satin
finish, is quite odd in design, and is
trimmed with deep brown velvet.
The cloth is in an over-skirt OF polon-
aise, while the under part of the skirt
and the upper part Of the waist and
sleeves are of velvet. There are four
rows of narrow velvet ribbon outlining
the cloth. There is apparently no
way Of getting either in or out of this
costume, but the gown is fastened at
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

We have learned that the torpedo
boat service has been the most dan
gerous afoat. More men have lost
their lives on torpedoboats than on all
the other naval ships put together.
We know that this service tries the
men, in nerves and muscles, more
than any other, while young officers
have had the responsibility of indie
pendent commands. So this service
has done more than all others to inn
prove the personnel of the navy. And
it is not unlikely that the most help
full part of the experience of the bat
tleship crews was that had when they
faced the black mouth of Santiago
harbor watching for an enemy that
had not the nerve to come.-John r.
Spears, in Scribner's.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

against so much trimming and the
consequence is that the death knell of
the elaborate skirt is sounded.
We may indulgein moderate amount
of frills, but the line must be very
sharply drawn, and under no circum-
stances is fashion to tolerate anything
that has the appearance of fussiness.
There is also some objection to the
skirt that is made in two lengthwise
sections. Very few women, and surely
no practical ones, like to cut hand
some material into such shape that it
is absolutely worthless after the style
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

New YORK CTTY Especially There
never has been season when SO many
different styles were in fashion, par
ticularly for cloth gowns, according to
Harper's Bazaar. 1t would almost
seem impossible for woman to be
unfashionably dressed, provided the
sleeves of her gown are small, and the
skirt has no particular fulness except
at the back. Velvet and cloth are
combined in many of the new gowns
with very satisfactory results. A
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
Hoods SarsapayiIla
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. IS cent
Shoes as Detectives.

Twenty years ago American shoes
were unknown in Germany. Within
the past eighteen months the amount
of imports has increased rapidly.
The many improvements in American
machinery and the careful attention
paid by American manufacturers to
style and finish have placed American
shoes in the front rank. The de-
mand for American shoes in Germany
has not been created through the eff
forts of manufacturers, but through
Consuls and resident Americans.
Many Germans are now ordering
shoes from American retail houses
and have them sent over by freight.
:An American" says the Consul at
Leipzig, ''can always be distin-
guished in an Europeon crowd by his
Shoes
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
An Ancient Rarree.

Montague, in the Orne, reioices in
the possession of female bargee, or
bateliere, who is one hundred and two
wears old. This ancient person has
spent nearly all her life on the water.
She is in full possession of her facul-
ties, is able to take hand at The
helm, and, as Psychologists would say,
her organism has still the power Of
repairing substance wasted in funn
tional activity. The old waterwoman
has two sons in the same business as
herself. Oneis seventy-two and tho
other seventy-six. = London Tele.
grarh.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

eeshAhS Jouk AhCoi-
cine, and have certainly been greatly
benefited by its use.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has indeed been a friend to me.
" l am now able to do my own WORK;
thanks toyour wonderful medicine.
was as near death believe as ! co
be, so weak that my pulse scarcely
and my heart had almost given oore.
could not have stood it one weeh rou,d
! am sure. I never thougn'
be so grateful to any medicine. ;.h .nv
II shall use my influence WIN .,sm
one suffering as I did, to nave as,s .a
Compound" a .r,ut
Every woman that is pu2slea ao1ns
har condition should secure the sypP
thetic advice of q woman who under.
stands. Write to Mrs. Pinkham as
Lynn, Mass. and tell her your ills.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
styles in HairdressinC.

IT will not be the fault of the Paris
hairdressers if finger puffs are not
worn this winter. One of the models
they show has the hair arranged la
Pompadour over the forehead, with
three small finger puffs above the
ears. The hair will be dressed high,
as it has been, which gives another
chance for the use of the finger puffs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
Plain Skirts Favored,

Already the reaction has set in in
favor of plain skirts. Some of the
most eminent fashion designers and
autocrats have emphatically declared
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body: Begin to-day to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. lOc. Csc. Soc.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

Would Make a Glorious Exhibit.
The King Of Barotseland is tre-
mendous swell. He dresses in long
blue dressing-gown trimmed with red
braid, trousers and shirt. On his head
he wears scarlet nightcap.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Che
ney Tor the last Is years, and believe HIM per-
and financially able to carry out any obliga.
tion made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
81 DO MY OWN WORK" !"
So Says Mrs. Mary Rochiette Of
Linden, New Jersey, in this
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham.

ST was bothered with a flow which
would be quite annoying at times, and
at others would almost stop.
81 used prescriptions given me by my
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
Tender Flesh.

The more tender the flesh, the blacker
the bruise. Tho sooner you use st. Jacobs
Oil, the quicker will be the cure Of any
bruise. and any bruise will disappear
promptly under the treatment Of tho great
remedy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour life Away.

In fifteen years Russia has sent 624 COS
persons to Siberia.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
America has more than half Of the total
railway mileage of the world.


Everybody knows that Dobbins' Electric
Soap is the best in the world, and for 80 years
it has sold at the highest price. Its price is
now cents. same common brown soap.
Bars full size and quality. Order of grocer. -Adp
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder-worl,er, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

Kemps Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and so
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
gerous.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
CouRhs Lend 60 COnsump ption.

The growth Of the beet-sugar interest In
the United States has been remarkable.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. NJ. G.
BLUNT, Sprague, Wash, March S, 1894.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

The first large iron bridge was built in
177I
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
HOw,s This :

The maximum temperature of tho gulf
stream is eighty-slx degrees.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

Every ninth person in France is trained
soldier.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
Beauty In Blood Deep.

France has 1907 women to every 1900
men.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

PiAJ oASAo
same state
of affairs
continued.
" After a
time 1 was
taken with
a flooding,
that 1 was
obliged to
keep my bed.
Finally, in
despair, I
gave up my
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

of the moment has passed by. There
fore, the cut-in-two skirt is always
short lived; indeed, it has scarcely at
tanned the prominence with which it
has haen arcraditad
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

gave up my doc
tor, and began
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15

physician, but Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21

crews of the monitors Puritan and Terror
and the dispatch boat Dolphin. In each
case 1t was specified that the recruits
should be citizens of the United States.
There will be no difficulty whatever in
securing these men. inasmuch as there are
applications on file far I'm excess of the re-
qu1remcnts of the navy for some time to
come, unless Congress shall Immediately
comply with the recommendations of the
department for an increase Of thousand
men IN the enlisted strength of the navy
Numerous letters and kilograms have been
received at the department from indiyid-
uals desiring to join the navy asking to be
enlisted Immediately. A telegram was re-
ceived this morning from an organization
In Detroit offering tine immediate services
OF 10000 citizens of that city in case of
need. Similarly patriotic offers have been
received from other places
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21
ENGLAND AND FRANCE MAY FIGHT
Situation In West Africa In Becomins
Greatly Strained.

Greatly Strained.
LONDON, February 21-Great activity is
manifested by the colonial Office of the
West African department., and among the
higher military offio ers who are going out
to the Lagos Hinterland. The latter are
inclined to discredit the news which reach
ed Akasha, Niger coast protectorate, yes
terday, to the effect that two French ex-
petitions are advancing toward Sokoto,
capital OF the sultanate Of that name, W hich
Is within the British sphere Of influence,
but add that II the news should be con-
frmed l. must be followed by declaration
of war.
The st. James Gazette, this afternoon,
commenting upon the subject says: '.If
the invasion of Sokoto is directed from
Paris IL admits OF but one Interpretation,
and the seriousness of the situation IL in
creased when 1t is remembered that these
tnyasions Of British territory must have
been planned weeks before the present fer
meht in Paris over Dreyfus. It would ap-
pear that the French cabinet. foreseeing
the revelations which should be caused by
the trial of NJ Zola. had determined to
bring affairs in West Africa to a crisis to
secure renewal Of Its popularity
Paris Has Not Heard the News.
PARIS, February 21.-Thc government has
no news of the French having crossed the
Niger into the Sokoto country. and. 1t il
added, any such unauthorized movement
would be disavowed by the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21
DIVERS STARTLING REPORT.
Magazine. Which Ii Was Supposed
Exploded, Said to be Intact.

From the New York Herald, today.
KEY WEST, Fla. Sunday-I learn from
what may be considered a semi-offciai
source that the divers sent down on behalf
or the United States to examine the wreck
of the battle ship Maine have made a pre-
liminary report Of the result of their work
Incredible as 1t may seem, / am assured
that after partial examination of the
magazines of the Maine the divers report
that the one in which the explosion is sup
posed 10 have occurred is intact.
According to my informant, the contents
of this magazine are unharmei. Therefore,
IL this report be true, an entirely different
aspect is given to the terrific explosion
which brought death and destruction to the
Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21
TAMrlCO WHARF BURNED.
Was 2,576 Fceu no..-
mated at $2,OOO,OOO.

Was 2,S76 Fceu
mated at $2,OOO,OOO.
MONTEREY, Mexico February 21-The
new wharf at Tampico, constructed by the
Central railroad under government super
vision, was totally destroyed by fire Sun
day. The fire started in box car on the
east erd of the wharf and gradually spread
to the sheds. The cause of the fire is un-
known.
The Ward Line steamer Yumuri was
alongside the wharf and turned the first
stream on the fire, but without avail and
10 escape the flames she had to steam up
the river.
A. 8. Robinson, the engineer in charge OF
the construction while hghting the flames,
was injured by falling tImbers, and will
probably die. The construction of the
wharf was commenced in July, 1885, and Il
was considered to be one of the finest OF,
this continent. Its length was 2575 feet,
and all Is burned. The custom house, unde:
construction and nearly completed, was
damaged to the extent Of $SOU,0OO. The
total loss on wharf custom house and mer-
chandise is nearly Sa.Uoe.ooo. fully insured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21
DIVERS At WORK on MAINE.
Bomb Exploded at Masquerade Ban
Last Night.

HAVANA. February 2.-The divers to-
day continued the work OF trying to re-
cover the bodies of victims OF the disaster
to the battle ship Maine
There is no truth in the report that an
other explosion has occurred at the wreck
OF the Maine, as might have been inferred
by the reports which reached Key West
on Saturday.
About midnight last night. while a mas
qLerade ball was in progress at the Irijoa
Theater. bomb was exploded on the sec
end floor. destroying window blinds and the
roof ard wounding a lawyer named Pou
and his father and two other persons The
explosion caused great confusion. and
many of the masqueraders abandoned the
I'M 6anH-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21

from the port side. Secretary Long took IL
10 the White House and gave it 10 the
President, who was much interested in the
details shown on the photograph.
Warsi,ip 10 Go to Havana.
The Navy Department has not yet deter
niEed definitely which of our warships
shall replace me Maine in Havana harbor,
although it mas determined that as mat
ter of policy another ship must be sent
there The choice lies between the Mcnt-
eomery, cruiser, now on her way from San
Domingo to Key West, and the Nashville,
gunboat, now ct Galveston participa ting in
the Mardi Gras festivities. If the latter
terminate some time this week, as is ex-
pected, it is said that the Nashville will
probably be the vessel selected for the trip,
rs the Montgomery is just returning from
a cruise in the West Indies, including two
Cuban ports. and has had hard service be-
sides in patrol duty.
The big battle shin Iowa arrived at Kew
West Saturday and will remain there for
further orders
Doing Well mt Key West.
This afternoon telegram was received
from Captain Forsythe at Key West say
iig:
Maine survivors in good shape. This
morning surgeons report all wounded doing
well. Will discontinue daily bulletin unless
department desires it kept up
Vice Admiral Spann of the Austrian-Hun-
garian navy has telegraphed Secretary
Long as follows:
"On receipt Of the terrible information of
the destruction of the Maine 1 send to
you IN the name of the Austrian -Hungar-
ian war navy the expression of deep-felt
sympathy"
"'Let Spain Point Out the Mines"
A correspondent of The Star, writing from
Portsmouth. Va, regarding the causes of
the Maine disaster, makes the query: Had
no mines torpedoes been planted in
the harbCr of Havana, would not the Span
ish authorities have said, We cannot be
held responsible. for we have placed no
mines in the harbor.' Have they done SO?
THE same authorities he says, PRO
fess to be anxious 10 throw all possible
light Of the matter and wish to have part in
the examination of the COZ dition of the
wreck. Why not say to them, BY all
means. We will make the investigation
jointly to bring out all the facts. and, as
preliminary matter, Seniors, give the
exact positions Of all mines and torpedoes
placed in the harbor, and let US examine
the connections to see that all are intact
and none explodedT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21

infiame public opinion beyond the white
neat, which it is said to have reached over
the calamity to the Maine. They can be
summarized in a single sentence. The con-
suls report that autonomy and Spanish re-
lief for the suffering are twin failures.
Intervention or Anarchy.
III American intervention is coming in any
form 1t will have TO come rapidly or else
it will be Intervention in the anarchy that
reigns in a graveyard.
CHARLES M PEPPER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21
GREATLY IMPROVED.

EncoaragtnE Reports of Secretary
Alger's Condition.
Mr.. Mason, confidential clerk to Secre-
tary Alger who has Just returned to Wash
irgton from Fort Munroe. reports that the
Secretary is showing great Improvement.
He took walk with Mr.. Mason yester-
day, having already taken a little out-of-
door exercise Saturday, and but for the
damp weather would be out of doors a
great deal. He is hoping to return to his
duties in Washington In a few days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21
sIGsBEE WAS ON GUARD.
Why q Naval Omcer Discredfts the
Torpedo Theory.

Torpedo Theory.
What makes me discredit the theory
that the Maine was sunk by torpedo"
said a prominent naval officer, who spoke
frankly only on condition that his name
should be withheld, ''is that Capt. Sigsbee
and all his officers and men were vigilantly
guarding ,.,eir ship against just such a yis-
itation. Capt. Sigsbee knew of the hostile
feeling against the United States then pre-
vailing in Havana, and he, as well as the
other officers of the vessel. had been re-
peatedly warned against danger and
treachery. Peppers letter in The Star the
day before the destruction Of the Maine
told how Capt Sigsbee. on the occasion of
his visit to the bull fight. had been handed
a copy of a circular anathematixing Amer
leans and containing the ominous
words: Death to the Americans.
Death to autonomy. Long live Spain.
Long live Weyler.' In this circular the
Maine was referred to as 'one of the ships
Of war of the rotten squadron Of the Yau-
kee dogs The copy handed to Capt. sigs-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21

The Evening Star is the only
afternoon paper in Washington
that receives the dispatches of
the Associated Press. 1t is
therefore the only one in which
the reader can fnd the complete
news of the world, directly trans
mitted by telegraph, up to the
moment of going to press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21
COLUMBIA RIVER DEFENsEy.

Two New Ten-Ineh Guns for Scar
borough Head Received.
PORTLAND, Ore. February N.-Two
coast defense guns for Scarborough head.
at the mouth Of the Columbia river, on the
Washington shore, have arrived here, and
as soon as the excavation has been COM
pleted they will be put IN position. The
guns are Of 1O-inch bore and weigh 10.OOU
pounds each. They are companion pieces
of the guns recently set up at Fort Steven
son, on the Oregon shore, and with those
that are to follow will make the fortifica-
tons at the mouth Of the Columbia a
formidable barrier to the passage of a hos
tile warship.