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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
DISAPPOINTED HOSTFSSFS.
HOW THE YOUNG WOMEN OF THE NYACK
WAR RELIEF FOUND THEIR PATIENTS

WAR RELIEF FOUND THEIR PATIENTS
And what do you think, Five soldiers have ar
rived. and Mrs Blank Is all Of trembe!' Thus
spoke highly excitabe Nyack dame. who was
TO this Hudson River town to recuperate their
health under tho supervision Of the Nyack Auxiliary
Of the Women's War Relief Association. Mrs
Blank. chairman OF the committee in charge Of
the convaescents. was not AL OF tremble" but
certain young women who had been appointed to
look after the welfare OF the soldiers were more or
less Hurried when five full-hedged soldiers arrived
IN the town.
For a week more visions ~ emaciated nd hul
let-punctured men had been dancing through the
heads OF the young women In question and In
their benevolent work OF preparing paiamas for
their expected guests they had lost sight OF
thing save how their soldier boys would look in
these delightful "bifurcators" Nearly every man
In Nyack had recently posed as model for s,ster
or wife In the charitable work OF pajama 6tt,rc
and making for the soldiers and some Of tbess
pajamas are things OF mystery and mistakes Tina
soldier who wears ono particular pair Will hunt oil
night for the buttons. Man buttons his clothes
from right to left. but some OF the young paiama
makers insist on putting the buttons on the loft
Side rather than on the right I'm consequence NJ
which certain soldiers Will twist inside ont beforo
finding the buttons.
The arrival Of the invalid soldiers caused a re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
HER HEART rs VOTING.
OLDEST LIVING MEMBER OF SUMMER FIELD
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

In n cosey little white house. whose deep porch 10
and whose garden is full OF old
fashioned flowers lives Grandma Decker. aged
nincty-two years. The house is situated on Rich
mond Terrace. near Howand's Hook possessing a
fire Wow Of Elizabethport Here she has lived over
seyenty-two years, having seen her husband.
little son and daughter pass away within few
weeks Of each other fifty years ago. Some years
later another sen and daughter died. and now two
daughters and one son. all advanced in years. the
eldest being seventy remain and take the
greatest interest in grandma
This old woman has few wrinkles for her age:
her brown eyes dance with good nature, and she Is
merry and lght-hearted.
She takes care OF her flower and vegetable gar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

den herself and her fruit trees, which are always
well weighted with fruit. are her great pride.
She prepares canned fruits ard dried fruits; she
bakes and does all her own work and with th'
exception OF a little touch OF rheumatism she mas
no ailments whatever.
Her mind Is perfectly sound. and she often tells
OF a trip to New-York city seventy-fve years ago.
when she was girl. 1t then an entire DAYS
trip taken in a sailing vessel, with good supply
OF luncheon The boats left the Port Richmond
dock Shopping had TO be done quickly In those
days. and was mostly done in Catherine-St' wherea
fan spring supply OF goods was generally iaid ~
Most OF the male relatives OF this old woman
were In the War OF 1872 which she. as child re-
members. Grandma Decker has pieced over dozen
large silk quilts and pow-shams she has mace
chair bottoms. tides and covers: she has made
vases OF putty and china. and fancy articles with
out number she is conversant with the news OF tne
day and knows much about the outside world The
thing she is proud Of Is that she Is the Oldest
living member OF the Summerield Methodist Epis'
copal Church. Each morning she rises with the
sun. and nj shutdown goes 10 bed. People shouldn't
feel old. she says. at the age or seVenty-nVe he'
heart. she insists Is as young as II ever was
Living peacefully. surrounded by children ara
grandchildren, who fairly adore her the old wonlah
has lived happy life Being most earnest CHRIS
tian worker she is always trying 10 do some good'
Often she goes 10 Bayonne 10 visit her daugnter
anu takes many trips IN the cars 10 the uinei'n'
beaches the island. Once she knew everybody
from the Hook 10 Port Richmond. and thought notn.
ing OF walking many miles TO attend worship VI
Sunday She remembers the first steamboat , .ns.
ran from staten Island and describes the eN''e
ment its advent created. 49,, ...,
The trolley-cars pass her door now and she olten
sits watching them, thinking Of all the impr9NNe
ments which have been brought about durins o IN,
lifetme-from sails to paddle-wheels. then steaH
now electricity. - u Ia
This dear old woman is descendant 81 GU
Dutch French Huguenot and English forenears
She is tall strongly built and does not look over
seVenty-nve years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

that is intended for carriage being quite different
I'm character from that when the wearer goes
afoot. People who own carriages and those who do
not make a decided difference In their choice Of a
wardrobe. for il .oes without saying tina; a woman
who hires carriage from time 10 time 10 make
visits cannot consistently wear the trailing robes
and rich materials that are perfectly appropriate
for who spends her afternoons I'm the protected
cushioned recesses Of her establishment.
Therein the hahtues ~ good society show them
selves quite different from women whom they would
call common" the latter wearing their silks and
VelVcts in the public COnVeYanCes with proud salts
faction. little realizing that 10 the people they fam
would initiate IL Is n distinct indication that they
are not TO the manner born
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
i S
Geo. F. 6. BOOss,
Importer and Maker OF Furs.
Opening Announcement

beg to announce the opening OF my
new establishment. 294 Fifth Avenue, be-
tween Thirtieth and Thirty-hrst Streets,
and invite the public and my many
friends to an inspection OF my new prem
iscs to view the latest Partisan creations
in Furs, Opera and Theatre Garments.
The knowledge gained by my long ex-
perience in the manufacture OF Furs will
now be devoted to the interest OF my new
patrons. The heads of my various de
partments are those who stand foremost
in their respective lines. This, together
with my personal attention, will insure
perfect fitting garments, combined with
thorough and exacting workmanship. At
no time will my stock contain any but
the very finest skins, and my prices will
always be found moderate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

little child are the dominant characteristics OF
Lillian NJ ~ Stevens. Possessing these she is
kept calm i'm the midst OF most trying cares and
those about her constantly realize that dwelling
I'm the very secret place of tho Most High she is.
indeed abiding under tho shadow of the AL
mighty hope that God will spare her many
years, to prove how near to the divine may press
our frail humanity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

In Ohio there only two wheelmen who have
equaed the record made by Miss Julia BARLEY, OF
Toledo Inside OF two days she completed bicycle
ride OF over four hundred miles. Leaving Toledo
at midnight on Saturday. she reached her home "a,
1850 on Sunday night having wheeled io4 miles in
l6 hours and 20 minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

Miss Kathleen Blake Watkins (KiD. Of Toronto,
WINS married August rs to DR.. Theodore Cole
man, OF Scranton, Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

Queen Victoria recently presented with 800
by m Indian chief named Shakes Of British Column
bin Chief saekes belongs to the Kitimaat tribe.
and OWN fishing privilege below the fails Of n
strecm nsar Lowe Inlet Lately he sold sixty thou
sand frh fo- which ne received 5000. and con.
ceivod the idea % sending gift to his Queen Tn.
r1onzy was forwarded through the Indian aren,
WHO u turn received from Queen Victoria n Ietter
FOR thu chief. thanking him and asking him to
a:c,pt steel engraNiay Of herself Handsomely
frRr;ed. and two pleats % Sleeps wool The chic,
called ell his people together. and the agent inter.
pre.sd the letter to them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

During the Civil War Mrs. Amanda Purcell Of
Portsmouth. Ohio. hired a substitute for 1900 IN go
10 war. The act was wholly voluntary on her
part but she felt it her duty to contribute 10 her
countrys cause. She was the only woman who
hired a substitute under these conditions a .h
was widow and had no sons 70 buy OFF She died
three years ago, entirely ignorant of the fete or
even the name. OF the soldier her money nroyjded
for the ''''N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

The Rev. J. E. Campbell will give the third dis
course this evening In the course on "A Visit to the
Holy Land al the Lexington Avenue Baptist
Church, at One-hundred-s nd -eleventh-st The sinh
Ject VIII ne The City OF the Great King" A
baptismll service win follow the lecture
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
ABOUT UNDERTAKING..

How Drains Are Constructed In Connect
icut-TiIe Versus Stone Drains.
The remarkable wet summer of 1897
was forcible admonition to the farm
ers of many sections to drain their
lands, and they have needed it, A Con.
necticut correspondent, writing to Coun.
try Gentleman from Hartford county,
says:
I do not remember time when so
many drains were being laid as at pres
ent. Farmers who had fields of potatoes
not worth digging and tobacco only fit
to be plowed under are determined not
to have another experience SO costly and
disagreeable. If the next season were to
prove as dry as half dozen preceding
the present one, they might secure fair
crops, but what the farmers want is in
surance against loss from the effects of
surplus water in another wet season.
They are acting wisely, for 1t is probable
that the increased yield Of their crops
during the first ensuing summer of ex.
cessive rain will offset the cost of drain
age.
The drains that are being constructed
in the valley lands are almost exclusive
ly of tile On the rocky lands away from
the Connecticut river some stone drains
are being built. When it is an object to
rid the land of surface stones, 1t may
be advisable to build stone drains, but
the additional labor required makes
stone drain more expensive than one of
tile under almost any circumstances.
There is some little variation in the
method of making stone drain, but the
ordinary plan is to lay row of stones
on each side at the bottom Of the ditch,
cover across with fiat stones, place a
layer Of oobblestones on these to depth
of several inches, cover the small stones
with straw or brush to prevent the loose
earth from filling the crevioes and fill
up the ditch with soil.
One objection to drain Of this kind
is the liability, provided the soil at the
bottom of the ditch is not of equal hard
ness for its entire length, that some Of
the foundation stones will sink below the
line Of the rest. In this case the drain
is likely to be ohoked up. Another OBJ
lection is that burrowing animals may
enter the drain and obstruct it, How
ever a stone drain we'll laid on hard
pan bottom will often remain in posi-
ton and perform good service for many
years. do not intend to say anything
to discourage any farmer with an over
abundance of loose stones upon his lands
from building stone drain. Indeed
there are many situations where an open
drain, with sloping sides grassed over,
is very much better than none.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
Ben Davis Apple In Vermont.

The Rural New Yorker says: Gin our
opinion it is mistake to plant the Ben
Davis apple in Vermont. Vermont can
not grow such large and highly colored
Ben Bavis as they raise in Kansas, Okla
homa, Missouri and Arkansas, and that S
the goods they have to compete with.
But Vermont can grow Northern Spy
and greetings, Fameuse and Arctics as
fine as anything in the world, and that
is what Vermont growers ought to stick
to. With the competition which now
exists in the apple business, and which
is bound to grow sharper and sharper
every year, no one should dare go to the
market with any fruit which is not the
best of its kind. The best Ben Davis al
ways brings a good price-more's the
pity-but we can't understand what use
could be made Of a second class Ben
Davis. OF course Vermonters pack first
class Ben Davis, but they Ire second
class compared with the Ozark pack"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
A Pertinent Question,

Old Aunt Dinah was colored WON
an with remarkably strong voice who
would sing and cry GLORY" with such
vigor as to be heard above all the rest
Of the congregation, but she was Of an
unpleasantly saving" disposition. 1t
was the custom at the missionary meet
ings which she attended to take up the
collection during the singing of the
hymn ely abroad, thou mighty gos-
pel," in the midst Of which Aunt Di-
nah always threw back her head, closed
her eyes and sang away at the top Of
her lungs until the plate had been pass
ed. The collector, who was an old man
Of plain speech, observed this habit, and
one evening when he came to her seat
he surveyed her rapt countenance and
then said bluntly, "IIook a-heah, Aunt
Dinah, what's de good OBJ yo' a-singin
an a-singin Fly abroad, thou mighty
gospel, eff yo' doan' glib muffin to make
her fy2"-Exchange.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE,
A Man Might Possibly Live to he On
Hundred and Twenty-Five Years Old.


Hundred and Twenty-Five Years Old.
In the average statistics Of human life
it has been found that women live Ion
ger than men. The reason for that ap.
pears to be simple.
Up to the age of 20 to 90 the man is
undoubtedly younger and less develop
cd than the woman, but in the next 20
or 30 years of his life the man ages
much more rapidly, because apart from
the strain and hardship of profession,
the exposure to unhealthful climates,
the disappointments of fortune, he Of
ten leads a life of dissipation and ex-
cess which early puts its stamp upon
his forehead and turns his hair gray be-
fore its time. The woman, on the other
hand, who has often more than her
share of anxieties has, apart from the
many accidents of life, but one serious
and inevitable danger, that of the per-
petuation of her race, which, safely
passed, renovates rather than ages and
increases a woman's chance Of longev-
ity.
From the few facts that have ven-
tured to put together we may deduce, 1
think, the following conclusions, which,
I trust, may be found Of some interest
by those who desire to have general
view Of the expectation Of life, its real
duration and the possible causes Of its
length and brevity.
First.-That, according to the best
authorities Of the last century, the ex-
IRENE limit Of life might be 1916 years
under extraordinary and almost abnor-
NAL circumstances.
Second.-That the anticipation Of life
is roughly five times the time that the
organs of the body-not counting the
brain, which develops later-require to
attain their full and absolute maturity.
This, of course, varies not only In races,
but in individuals, some developing
early and some much later, even in the
same climate and in the same family.
Third.-That rarely, if ever, is that
full duration achieved, owing to dis
ease, food, heredity, bad habits, wear
and tear and many other causes which
shorten life.
Fourth. The slower the development
the longer may be the duration Of life.
Fifth.-That all human beings are
not born with the capacity for long life
even under the most favorable circum-
stances. As the organism Of the human
being is more complex than that Of the
lower animals, SO his anticipation Of
life Is far more variable.
Sixth. - That those circumstances
which oonduce to longevity are un-
doubtedly late development, frugal hab-
its, moderation, exemption from vioissi-
tudes of climate and extreme of heat or
cold, from mental worry and agitation,
temperature in eating and drinking,
with fair amount of brain work when
the brain is ready to undertake it.
We have all heard the well worn AK
ION attributed to the Psalmist that the
"days of man are threescore and ten"
but in Genesis vi, 8, will be found the
following passage, "Yet his days shall
be an hundred and twenty years.. +"
This passage seems to have been over
looked, as I have rarely seen it quoted,
although curiously enough it exactly
corresponds to the theory that man
should attain five times the period of
reaching his maturity. -Nineteenth
Century.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

First Burglar-It's no use tryin tibet
place t'night, Bill. Their man an his
wife went in bout an hour ago. an I
heerd him tell her he'd buy her a
di'mond necklace termorrer.
Second Burglar-What's tibet got t.
do wild it?
First Burglar-Plenty. She won't be
able t. sleep fer t'inkin bout it, an he
won't sleep fer t'inkin how he's got T.
pay fer it.-London Fun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
TWO USEFUL CONTRIyANCEs.

away much easier. Such device will
be found very useful on the farm. Make
it Of hard wood, with wide iron trucks.
At Fig. is shown an improved form
of device for moving heavy bodies in the
house or barn, stores being handled
with special ease blythe use Of this lit
tie platform on very low, broad oastors.
The rear end is so low as almost to
touch the floor. Farm Journal, which
originally illustrated both these articles,
says, "By fitting up the object to be
moved and backing the platform in IN.
der it it can then be wheeled anywhere.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

A Massachusetts, contributor to The
New England Homestead claims that
there is at least So. 80 per ton difference
between home grown and baled hay.
Striking figures showing the decline of
farming in Connecticut are given by a
Litchfield county statistician.
An advancing cranberry market is ap-
parent particularly in the east
The outlook for the sheep industry is
quite inviting at present, and the shep.
herd feels encouraged.
Mr.. Charles Parry expressed the opin.
ion at farmers institute that when
farmers realize the immense profits in
chestnut culture they will be tumbling
over each other to set out the groves.
Can't capture Crimson Clover, eh?
Why not try bribing himf He loves
potash. Set Sir Muriate after him, ad-
vises Rural New Yorker.
An exchange says that in the south
west turnips are planted in different
parts Of the orchards and allowed to re.
main. Rabbits and mice feed on this
bait and do less damage to trees.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
The Disfiguring 'Make Up"

So long as we indulge in the barbar-
ism of footlights some strengthening of
the points of the face may be needful.
1t is indeed an excellent thing when
deity done and the material causes Of
the effect entirely hidden, as they should
be. The clarity Of q whittier tint to the
general tone of the skin, the illumina-
ton of eye and teeth by emphasizing
the brow and lashes and lips. the height
ening of the color--all these things can
be so done as to disguise the means by
which they are done. What is the
method actually pursued? White is laid
all over face and shoulders in thick
washes, like Pierrots mask, masses
of black pomade load tho eyebrows and
eyelashes, great gobs of red are put upon
the car lobes and on and around the
lips like snapdragon, deep pink in and
below the nostrils and on the eyelids
and masses of black or purple beneath
the eyes, projecting to the temples in
arrowheads.
All these things are perfectly visible
to large part of the audience and are
disfguring even at distance. With an
opera glass they are shocking. The OBJ
jects which are obtained are the Cog
Cling of the eyes, which can be thrown
about with the intensity of darky's,
and the display of the worries, which
produce similar effect to his. For pas
sion to show itself in such plastered
faces, for waves Of emotion to spread
over them and for any refinement of
feeling to communicate itself to the au-
dience are as impossible as it would be
to expect these things from the painted
canvas. They cannot cry, Of course, nor
touch, nor be touched, without disaster.
Ellen Terry played disfguring scene
here one night, with the water stream
ing from an eye into which her loaded
eyelashes had discharged themselves
Time and the Hour.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Cattle Receipts in Philadelphia and
the Latest OuotatiOnS.

SQtIl9 htcelpUs III Ihliuuelpuia anu
the Latest Quotations.
Philadelphia. Jan. A.--The receipts of
cattle In this city last week were as fol-
lows Beeves, 1854: sheep. 1856 hogs.
ACTS. Receipts for the previous week were:
Beeves, 1856; sheep, 5,923: hogs, 5,677.
Beef cattle were in moderate request,
and rates were barely steady There were
226 head exported to London per steamer
Maine. We quote: Extra. 545Ac: good.
l%Q4Bc.; medium, 4l295fsc.; common. 40
l3sc.
Sheep were active, but prices remained
unchanged, except for lambs, which were
shade higher. We quote: Extra, go
&c. good. 4laG4%c.; medium, 4a4Ac.;
common, 3G3Ac. lambs. 5d6kc.
Hogs were active and firm at 5asG5lac
for best western and 595Ac. for other
grades
Fat cows were in fair demand at 21s0
SIC.
Thin cows were quiet at $SdI15.
Veal calves were active at 4RGTac.
Mich cows sold from $40 to $40.
Dressed beeves were unchanged at GO
NC.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

Don't pay rent all
your life and in the
end have noting but
II lot Of rent receipts
to show for hun.
dreds of dollars paid
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

FOR SALE OR RENT-.A FARM OF 1903
4 acres of lund-The farm is located in Mill
ttnnton, and o miles from the city OF VIII
inington depot Of b. & o, X. X, along side Of
The farm. Ii sold the terms will be made to suit
TN purchaser; there is never failing stream
Of good water around tho whole farm Thero
isa good school on tho place and churche. Of
eli denominations convenient. Possession
alar,p ", 1898. Apply to Phillip Plunkctt,
Third and Market streets, Wilmington, Dol.
! i7-tf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
DIX. SlM MS
Vegetable Liver Pills

Elegantly sugnr coated. No taste Ia
swallowing. Grlpeless aud not slckenlnX
Operate FrandIy, anu yet you hardly
know you take medicine. Tho finest
Liver. Kidney and Stomach medltirIs
known. Will surely cure Liver con.
pluiGte. Kidney disease and StomnGh troI-
bles. dyspepsia otto. Cures tired fsollLg,
skin affections, heataulls. dl2zlnoss gld
dy.head &c. Nice Ia every respect asa
real Liver nsdlcinp and family protst.
ton against Diseases rs cents box, six
lnorc ios Il. sold by druggists in jtLl3i
and country. Depot 6U6 King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

One often sees about railway freight
stations an affair similar to the one
shown at Fig. l in the cut, but not hav-
ing the convenient shovel handle. The
lip of iron at the bottom is placed under
the edge Of u heavy barrel or box, the
whole balanced over the small wheels
and the whole easily wheeled away.
The shovel handle makes the wheeling