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The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
NOW THE DEWEY SKIRT.
1t Takes the Place of the SDenish
FI0unce, at One Time ia Such
Great Vogue.


Long before the present war was
thought of fashion was introduced
here which, first spoken Of, was de-
clared by the women altogether out Of
the question. It was skirt cut in the
Spanish founce' shape. Doubtless,
the first woman who faced the ordeal
CT feminine criticism by appearing in
+ one Of these skirts was a brave person.
She certainly caused a futter in the
feminine world.
Those who had never seen the skirt
were outspoken in their decision not
to be drawn into having one cut after
that pattern, but when some woman
sailed by in all the glory Of the season
Of 98' Spanish founce, they could not
help admiring its gracefuiness and
style, and straightway went and or
dered one made.
Unlike its prototype Of Is or 20 years
ago, which was the death blow to any
grace or beauty Of figure, when worn
by stout woman, the new skirt was
q boon to the woman who was growing
fleshy. It made her look tall and slen-
der, t gave to her lines which she had
never been able to attain before, and
it was far and away the most becoming
style which had ever been invented by
the fashion puryeyors for the short,
fat woman.
Once this fact was realized. the sue
cess Of the Spanish hounce was as
sured. It became the rage. Every ma
terial, whether appropriate or not, was
found made up in a Spanish fleunce
It was the triumph Of The season. Moth
ing in the way of a skirt ever before
created such a afurore.
Then came the war with Spain, and
the women asked: Shall we continue
to call this mode, the greatest success
cf many seasons, by the name of that
hated race which we are doing our best
10 wipe eff the face of the globe?"
Certainly not!" was the prompt an
swer.
what shall we call it? What can
we call it which will symbolic its un-
precedented victory?'' were the next
questions, And some women imbued
with patriotism and genius declared
it should be called ''The Dewey sliirt!"
So the hero Of Manila and The heroine
of the mode bears the same name. Like
the commander of the Asiatic feet, who
swept everything before him at the
Philippines, the Dewey skirt has swept
everything before it in the world Of
fashion, and the women could hardly
pay L greater compliment to the brave
rear admiral than by naming their vic
torious skirt in his honor.-N. Y. Her
aid.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A perfectly formed face is one-third
forehead, one-third nose, and ope-third
upper and lower chin.
A lifeboat made of pumice stone has
been tested. 1t continued afloat with
q load even when full of water.
The largest proportion OF sipgle per-
sons is found in Ireland and Scotland
and the smallest in the United States.
Among the best trees for street plant
ing are red oall, white Gin, sugar maple,
linden, red maple, elder, elm, locust,
cottonwood.
a curious fact has been noted by Arc
tic travelers-sncw, when at a very low
temperature, absorbs moisture and
dries garments.
At 72 years Of age j. II. Twirs, of IN
dependence, Kan, has had his left leg
amputated by surgeons. -Four years
ago he lost his right one in the same
way.
1t is peculiar fact that with most
men the growth OF hair is greater or
one side Of the face than the ether. 1t
is staid that hair always grows more
quickly on that side on which we are
stronger.
II was once customary in France,
when a guest had remained too long,
for the host to acrve him a cold shou-
der Of mutten instead of hot roast.
This was The origin Of the phrase, "to
give the cold shoulder"
A crockery dealer shipped 1926 dishes
from Lansing, Mich, to a missionary
at Tchcran, Persia. The goods were
seven moTths in transit, and were car
ried 800 miles by caravan, but only cne
dish in the lot was broken.
A useful attachment for pccketbooks
consists Of register by which the
amount of money on hand can be in
dicated at a glance, series of dials be-
ing placed inside the. cover TO be turned
until the figures show the right num-
Der.
Eliza Moore, a quadroon girl of Lex
ington, KY, is II years old and weighs
537 pounds. When she was born she
weighed two pounds, but when she was
three months old her weight was 100
pounds. She is five feet four inches tall,
and wears a 51s shoe.
The earliest known mention of the
pianoforte was in a playbill dated May
49, 1867. The piece announced was "The
Beggars' OPERA" with Mr. Beard as
Captain Nfacheath, Mrs. Stephens as
Peachum, Mr.. Shutter as Peachum. The
principal attraction was given thus:
"Miss Buckler will sing. a song from
JUDITH accompanied by new instru-
ment called piaroforte."
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
Getting On in the WorId.

There are many different ways Of
getting On in the world. 1t does not
always mean making a great deal Of
money, or being a great man whom
people look up to with wonder. Leaving
off bad habit for good one is getting
on in the world; to be tidy, instead Of
disorderly is getting on in the world;
to be careful and saving instead Of
thoughtless and wasteful is getting on
in the world; and to be active and in
dustrious, instead of idle and lazy, is
getting on in the world; to be kind
and forbearing, instead of ill-natured
and quarrelsome, is getting on in the
world; in short, when we see anyone
properly attentive to his duties, we may
be sure that he is. getting on in the
world.-Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
ANCIENT GLOVES.
Made OF Chicken Skin and Worn at
Night In tse Sixteenth, Cer,t--

Made of Chicken Skin and Worn at
Night I'm TIE Sixteenth CeI.trry.
The wearing of gloves is a more an
cient custom than it is generally
thought to be. Homer speaks of gloves
and tells of one who wore them to pro-
tect his hands while working in his gar
den, says the New York Tribune. The
use of some coverings for the hands
was known to the ancient Persians and
Old Testament writers also mention
them. They were in such common use
among the Romans that they were worn
even in the wild country by the Britons
ST. Anne, the mother of the Virgin
Mary, was, it has been said, a knitter
and manufacturer of gloves, for which
reason the giove-makers of France long
ago made her their patron saint. AT
one time gloves had a certain meaning
attached to them, and were chosen to
show the character or occupation Of the
wearer. There are records of gloves
being ordered for grave and spiritual
men," About this time, the sixteenth
century, gloves made of chickens skins
were used by both men and women for
whitening the hands and were worn at
night.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
pictnre gnatnI Cards.

Most persons who have Travelled
abroad are familiar with the picture
postal cards which are used in France,
Germany ard other European coun-
tries. But Of late these little cards have
achieved a wonderful popularity. Hard
ly village or wayside hamlet in France,
Italy, etc, but has its own cards, con-
tanning some typical illustration Of the
place, when it boasts nc post office. y
name is all that is required to carry the
card. Sometimes they are sold at sonle
remote part where it is necessary to go
four or five miles to mail them. 1t is
quite a fad to collect these cards as
souvenirs OF ones travels. They tell
their own story, and often prove a time
ly aid to ones nemory.-Boston Aer-
aid.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
ENCOURAGEMENT.
Hope, the One Great Need of MAN.
kind, Exemplified by an
AllegOry.

The angel of the wishes trailed soft
1y downward through the blue ether,
his golden-tipped wand in his hand.
He bent over the head of the school
boy whose tear-stained face betokened
the struggle which youth encounters
at the entrance to the land of knowl-
edge. Lightly he touched the droop-
ing lids with the golden wand, and left
a smile to fill the place of the sigh that
was breathed into it..
The yellow harvest moon stole into
the room of the factory girl and bro ght
into strong relief the youthful face
upon which was already written the
sad story of struggle and deprivation,
and as the angel of the wishes furled
his wings beside her head his smile was
touched with the tender grace of COM
miseration.
Breathe, sad heart" he said, breathe
into this wand of mine the dearest
need of thy life and il shall be car
ried to the throne of the Most High for
fulfillment."
Upon a couch of unrest tossed the in
valid, burdened with untold cares,
clutched in the angry grip of pain, long
ing for release. yet praying for strength
TO fight the battle for others, and as
the wand touched the pale lips and on
the quivering breath foated out the one
prayer of the sufferer. the angel of the
wishes stole reyerently, with bowed
head, from the room.
Beside the bed of the mother he stood
and gazed upon the careworn face be-
fore him. He traced the lines Of self
denial, the burrows of thought, the
ravages of suffering, and whispered
softly through the darkness: 80, thou
martyr to the worlds greatness and
goodness, let thy wand bear the prayer
of thy heart as the one jewel in the col
lection!"
The wand touched the lips of the
lover writing in the throes of doubt
and misgiving, and caught the sob that
was half a prayer before it had spent
itself upon the midnight air.
Upon the hard-set lips of the man of
business it fingered long before it sue
ceeded in bringing into palpable form,
out of the conflict of desire, the one
dear wish of his heart. But the very
intensity with which it came seemed to
mark it as the final summing Of all
earthly good.
The angel of the wishes smiled know
ingly when he bent above the bedsides
of the poet, artist and musician. "For
ages" he said to himself with half a
sigh, 81 have carried this prayer TO the
feet of the Eternal. Would that could
touch their dropping lips with the smile
of its fulfillment."
Across the eastern rim of the sky the
white arms of day were reaching up
ward when the angel of the wishes laid
his heavily laden wand at the feet of
the Great Giver.
AS he unrolled it and sent its white
streamers out upon the peaceful air,
behold they twiped themselves together,
and out of the embrace in letters of
flame appeared as the mbined result
of the prayers and aspirations the one
word, Encouragement"
"Alasl" sighed the angel of the
wishes, "the one need of mankind is
Hope!" = Birch Arnold, in Chicago
Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13

Il caYc not Whispered, - shriliy
that he heard me above the nlurlnur-
ing CT tie water. I am all content
with the present. She loves nc now"
The neon yelled herself again, and
methoEght the DEVILS wings tapped
md that lie prepared TO fly over. In
stead he made foul noise that broke
abruptly in the middle-like the crow
ng Of cock checked by a well-cast
tone.
There is mothers mark below her
houder, the sign of a mulberry the
-a;ne longed for"
Tis ret unknown to me-" l re-
Piled AT the assembly ball the arm
strap broke"
lie laughed mirthlessly. 1.-TWO years
ago she retired to . hiding place in the
Yorkshire Fells, giving out to her IA
ther that she was visiting her aunt,
Lady Marshweir!"
'Liar!"I Kissed.
"Another word I come across the
stream ard kill YOU I said.
The word came-the Scriptural
word for her who is a light of love.
Regardless OF aught save vengeance,
l sprung into the swollen waters.
| low long l struggled I know not.
but in that space the light of the neon
faded, and the sun shot scarlet beam
across the moor. And all the deviltry
Of Jeryase's aspect went away, and
he grew wan ard shrunken, for he
knew that death was near.
| reached the bank and strove to
climb lie stopped and lifted great
stone and flung it upon me, but his
eyes We're Blinded, and it fell far apart.
Then, as he stopped again, 1 lcaped
up in the water and caught his feet
and drew him toward me. Even YET
| can hear his thews cracking, his
Loarse appeals for mercy.
In the river--he knew not how to
swirl-I held up his head.
Vast lies you spoke-lies or
truth? % l asked.
"Twas lies, all lies he stammered.
"For the love OF God"
l pressed his face beneath the sur
face. When 1 brought it up again the
neck was growing limp.
The fan and the hair?"
''The fan I stole-the hair--I know
not-long ago." he whispered. ERE
l went to The Hague-she was but ten
Years old then. For Gods
There was an alder torn from an up
land pasture coming down the river.
Tt danced above the current like boat
in full sail. It caught him in it's
branches and bore him away. l rose
ITO the bank and sat watching his arms
amongst the LEAKAGE and listening to
the cries until the thing passed out of
sight.
So thus, Kinsman Hercules, you have
the knowledge of Jervase's fate. Twas
sPcculated that in his disappointment
he had journeycd again to foreign
lands-that perchance the ship he
took had met with some mishap. Ay.
drowned he was, but in. a flood that
came from the uplands s!-Abridged
from ''The Stream from the Lime
stone,' in New Century Review.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
Asnaraeus and French Sauce.

This delicate vegetable should be
cooked, if young, in boiling water for
about 20 minutes, the top of the sauce
pan being left off. The vegetable must
be washed, scraped and tied up in small
bundles, with the heads all level at
one end. To be served, when cooked,
with the following sauce poured over;
one tablespoon of vinegar, two of oil,
quarter teaspoon of salt and large
pinch of white pepper; mix and add a
teaspoon of minced parsley-Boston
Globe
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
Civ,Iizatton ana Nature.

Civilization is transforming nature in
surprising ways, says an exchange.
The dehorning of cattle is an example,
as this practice is gaining favor so rapid
ly that hornless cattle may be expected
soon to become the rule rather than the
exception. The first objections were
that it is cruel and unnatural. The
early method of dehorning with a saw
was undoubtedly slow and painful, but
specially constructed clippers are now
used that often remove a horn in q sin
gle second, and with so little suffering
that feeding is continued as usual and
the operation is really humane, the fre-
quent injuries in herds from goring be-
ing prevented.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
TnE NEGLECTED WIFE.
SHE.

SHE.
You used TO kiss me fordly
When you come hcme to tea,
But now you read your paper
And hardly notice me;
You used to say you loved me,
You praised nay eyes and hAlr'
But now you never tell me
That 1 am sweet or fair;
You used to take me strolling
At dusk beneath the trees,
And often, after dinner,
You held me on your knees;
You used to be so tender,
So thoughtful and so true,
And you were interested
In all l had to 90;
But now you never listen
To what 1 have to say,
The love / had is only
A memory to-day.
He.
All, foolish girl IT'S yours,
The love you're signing for
But there-keep still-I'm anxious
To read about the war.
Cleveland Leader.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
A sad mt G,or,ousDay,

Victory" cried the Spanish minis
ter. write out proclamation at once
authorizing our people to celebrated"
''Why, your excellency, what has hap
pened? Have our forces fallen upon
the Yankee pigs and compelled them
to cry for quarter?"
"No, but one of our battlesh;ps has
just been scuttled and sunk before the
cowardly swine could gain possession
Of it. t.''-Chicago Evening News.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
Infections Disease In Holland

In Holland it is customary when
there is infectious disease in the house
to notify the fact 10 intending visitors
and The public generally by tying a
piece of white rag round the bell
handle.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
Men Can outrun Animals.

For a short distance a lion or q tiger
can outrun a man and can equal the
speed of q fast horse, but the animals
lose their wind at the end of about half
mile They have little endurance and
are remarkably weak n lung power.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
cricket cl,irpina as a r7,er

Cricket ChirDinfs as "a q7liersnometer.
Cricl1ets have a tendency to chirp
spontaneously, or in time with each
other. 1t is claimed that they chirp
more rapidly in warm than in cold
weather. The increase has even been
rated at four chirps per minute in
crease for one degree Fahrenheit rise
iu tcmpcrature.-Yo Youths Companion.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-13
Prceaution Against Nihilisrn.

The Russian government has ordered
that all sardine boxes be opened by the
custom officers, because rihilistic tracts
have often been sent into the country
packed in fish tins.-N. Y. Sun.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
THEY FAVORED ANNEXATION

Santiago de Cuba. Dee. 4.-(Delayed
in Transmission.) Robert r. Porter,
the special commissioner of the United
States to Cuba and Porto Rico, return
ed here yesterday from his inspection
of the mines. He gave farewell lun-
chcon at the Venus Cafe today at which
- guests were present, including repre-
sentatves of the army and the navy,
commercial and mining industries, etc,
and the British and French consuls. The
affair was not intended to be anything
more than social gathering, but the par
ty speeches made it apparent that TWEEN
ty-one of the guests were in favor OF
Cuba being annexed to the United
States.
Mr.. Porter was diplomatic in his ut
terances and refused to be drawn into
any direct statement on the subject I'M
der discussion, but the enthusiasm which
every Indirect alusion 10 the subject OF
annexation was greeted plainly showed
the sentiment of the party.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06

When young man asks fdtiier tor HIS
daughters hand in marriage, if the father
is wise one, he thinks of one thing equal
ly as important as the young mans morals,
5ocial and business standing and intelli-
gence. A young man who suffers from i'll
health has no right to marry until his health
is restored To do so is to commit a crime
against the human race. While all diseases
may not be directly inherited, the constitu-
tiona1 tendency to acquire them Is inner
tied. If man is a consumptive, the
chances are that his children will have
weak, understood lungs and predisposi-
ton to acquire the same disease.
The young man who suffers from bron-
chitis, weak lungs, splitting of blood or any
disease of the. air-passages which, if neg
tected leads up to consumption, may take
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with
almost absolute assurance of recovery. 1t
cures % per cent. of all cases when taken
in time. 1t soothes and heals the delicate
end sensitive tissues of the air-passages and
lungs, checks the cough, facilitates expect.
Grafton, drives out all impurities and dis
ease germs from the tainted blood and
builds new aud healthy tissues
, Mr. John G. Born. of 1920 Liberty Ave- Pitts
burgt Pa, writes Some thirty months ago /
said to my wife, i don't want TO keep anything
from on, must tell you am in the last stage
Of consumption. In December 1896 commenced
taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
/ could then only speak in whispers. / have
taken thirteen bottles, and can say with truth /
am greatly benefited. People are surprised to
not been as good in eight years. NY stomach
was never in better condition Formerly could
not eat without suffering very much iinu ediately
after, but now can eat anything
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
sAGASTA AND THE QUEEN.

Madrid. Dee. Immediately after the
signing of the treaty of peace Senoi
SagaSta, the Premier, will submit to
the Queen Regent question Of conf
dcncc. 1t is thought probable that Her
Majesty will ask Senior Sagasta to re
main in power in which case the Cortes
will be c0nvokcd for January 9TH. From
the declaration Of General Weyler it is
believed that union of the follower
of Senior Sagasta, Romero Roblcdo and
General Weylcr will be effected as soon
as peace is signed.
There are rumors that Senior Sllvcla
is disposed to join the Weyler- Sagasta-
Robledo combination.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
DEATHS FROM THE STORM.

New York. Dec 5.-Two deaths re-
suited from last nights storm in nearby
Jersey. Mrs. Samuel Elridge, 60 years
of age. of Newark, was, with her nus
band overtaken by the tierceSc OF til"
gale as she was going to the railway sta
ton in Elizabeth to return TO Newark.
Exhaustion came upon her. and She
died before help could be obtained.
While Bridget Costello, a domestic,
was returning frotn \ visit to her sister
in Jersey City, high fence was blown
down upon her and her skull was frac-
tured Death ensued shortly after
wards.
The storm played havoc with many Of
the telegraph wires running cut of New
York
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
STATE COUPONS LEGAL TENDER

Washington, Dec. 5.-Justice Brewer
handed down an opinion i'll the United
States Supreme Court to-day reversing
the opinion of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals of Virginia. in the case of y. n.
Mccullough VS.. the Commonwealth OF
Virginia. The ease involved the validity
of the State laws concerning the State
coupons issued under the act of 1871.
Mccullough rendered some of these
coupons in payment of his taxes They
were not accepted by the State authori-
ties. and the State Supreme Court sus-
tanned their refusal. To-day's opinion
reverses this action of the State court,
holding that the coupons were 4 legal
tender for taxes in the State. Justice
Peckham rendered dissenting opinion
on the ground of want of jurisdiction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
TRIBUTE TO WORTH BAGLEY

President Mckinley i'll his annual mes
sage pays deserved tribute TO Ensign
Bngley and the gallant seamcn who fell
with him in the attack at Cardenas; as
the President points out these fatalities
were Among the very few which oc-
Cured during our naval operations III
this extraordinary conflict"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
DREYFUs FOES START A RIOT.

Paris. Dec 5.At a meeting held to-
night under the auspices of the Patriot
ic League. the most violent Anti-Drey-
fus organization in Paris, Nj. Milleyoye
and Derouede declared that the time
had arrived to pass from words to acts.
The audience thereupon started TO
march to the Cherche- Midi prison, where
Colonel Picqnart is confined The police
interfered. whereupon the patriots
made for meeting being held by the
advocates of revision.
A collision occurred, revolvers were
fired and one man was wounded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
ARREST OF AMERICANS.

Manila, Dec. DIR. Bealzily and Dr.
O'Gorman. with third American who
recently arrived, accompanied the cap
tain of the United States transport Zeal
andia. mp the Niyen in a launch. Yes
terday they were arrested by the insur-
gents at Pueblo for carrying cameras
and arms Although DIR. Bealzily had
only revolver he was taken to San
tiago. where he was detained for SIX
hours.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
THE Pope NOT HOSTILE.
Ready to Cooperate With us in Restor'
ing Order in Philippines.

London, Dec. Sir. William T..
Stead, editor of the Review of Reviews,
who has just returned from the Vatican.
gives to the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press an unqualified denial of
all stories representing that the Pope is
hostile to the American policy regarding
the Philippines. On the contrary His
Holiness is ready to cooperate with the
United States in restoring order there.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
ONE HUNDRED POISONED.

Girls in An Orphan Asylum Poisoned
Supposedly BY Water in Lead Pipes.
Versailles. Ky. Dee. 5.-One hundred
girls. inmates Of the Cleveland Orphans
home, this city, together with the ma
iron, Mrs. Mary Bradford, and Mrs
Kate Nanderveer. music teacher, are in
a prccarious condition tonight. having
been poisoned Physicians have not yet
decided how they were poisoned, but
think it was from drinking water that
had been standing i'll lead pipes.
Some Of the children may die.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-06
At a meeting of Center Lodge, No. 3

At meeting of Center Lodge, No 2,
Knights of Pythias, last night the fol
loving officers were elected for the next
term: c. c.. +. Il. Broughton; V. c.,
G. !. Turbcyile; F., J. Il. Green NJ. OF
w. C.. II. Beinc X. of r. S., w. w.
Wilson: NJ. Of EN-. Rev. j. l.. Foster;
NJ of T.. r. T. Sale NJ. of ~. ]. r..
Bridges: I. c.. ]. l.. Swindell Q. e..
X. L. Dickerson.