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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

had such treat before. Mariette. H
than I deserve" she added hambly,
.but IL you and could ride out like
this often should be Just too happy I
TO live"
Mrs. Thompson did not reply a. |
once; when she did she spoke care
fully. as If the subject had been one
Of long and careful consideration.
''Yon know tina. money I've been
savin' up. Alvira, TO bay q paisley
shawl? I've concluded not to get one.
/ I don't thinks one Of them shavis with
great spravlin' red and green figures
wolld look well on big. feshy woman
like me: ia ruther have a plain black
cashmere with a silk fringe-I can get
one for ten dollars-and I'm going TO
take the other sfteea and bay old
Jerry"
''Buy-old-Jerry," gasped Miss
Alvira.
Yes answered Mrs. Thompson.
calmly. "Afr. Burt's got four colts, and
> he said last winter he'd be glad TO sell
him for that If the owner'd agree to
e keep him as longs he lived. Phiiander
T. wanted should buy him then-he's
e drettnl lazy bout walkiD', Philander
u is"
e ''But I thought you didn't enjoy
4 riding, Mariette." exclaimed Miss Al
g vira IN astonishment
|. well. can't say az DO a. much
"a some" admitted Mrs Thompson,
.e but l presume I shall when 1 get ac-
le customed 70 il, and besides. f." she fin
d ished ALPHABETICALLY. 'it'u be good for
- nv rheumatism. There's the harness
y and wagon IN the barn inst az Mr.
lie Thompson left nm. and We can ride
n lust when we take n notion"
u Miss Alvira was nearly specifies
lg with JOY all the way home. and neye
" before had their annual dinner OF COW
V. slips proved So great a success. TIL
lie table was set with the treasured pin
as and white china with bowl Of violet
IN the centre. and the pudding was, s
be Miss Nvira said. the best Mariette ha
re ever made
ne They fingered long over their dir
he ner. and not till the dishes had bee
ng carefully wiped and put away and tn
IN sun was ont of sight behind Blac
Mountain did Mrs. Thompson take be
ax- leave
his MISS AtViEa accompanied utr I'd u
my picket gate. followed by the devote
Vtv Jacques. and as she turned back 81
nff stopped, and. taking him tenderly
an her arms. stroked his stnhby ears.
pie slit with the claw thrusts Of MAJ
lks hard won battles-and whispered:
''Mariette amt So mean and susI
nd cionin' a. We be. Jacques. and II
plain black shawls good enough
hll- her. my old bonnetil do for N
OF Well Just take that tour dollars al
ner buy her a willow rocker for birthd
did present
Phlander. lying at full length
FRS. the settee in Mrs. Thompson's ba
porch, smiled and stretched hims
sas- luxuriously; then, as Mrs. Thomps
ace. passed into the house ont Of hear
by the smile changed 20 q chuckle, a
&c he mumbled:
tree IF there's one thing 1 hate wOr
hem another. it's humpin' my back owe
Their hoe handle. but. he added, review
Ia IL with satisfaction the workings of
,ller hnely-drawn scheme, Il rec kon /
ther stand il fer once.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20
VENING after

L. y lNN n l TO I
evening Z b ii
ander M cad
Mrs. Th O m p
sons - 'sylum
boy" turn G d
her three sleek
jerseys into the
little hill pas
ture and put mp
the bars; then,
perching him
self clumsily on
top the fence,
cazed down at
the two tiny
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

The simplest and perhaps the most
impressive marriage ceremony is that
in use among the Cherokee Indians.
The man and woman join hands over
running stream, which is symbolic of
the desire that their lives should there
after flow on IN the same channel.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

some actors nnd the glare OF the
headlights more annoying than that Of
he footnghts.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20
COULD NOT SLEEP.
Mrs. Pinkhan Relieved Her OF AL
Her Troubles

Mrs. NADGE BABCocK. 10 second
St. Grand Rapids, Mich. had ovarian
trouble with its attendant aches
and pains, now she Is we'll Here
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

il all troubles have gone My monthly
sickness used 70 be SO painful, but have
not had the slightest pain since taking
your medicine. cannot praise your
Vegetable Compound too much My
husband and friends see such n change
in me. I look SO much better and have
some color in my face"
Mrs PinkhAn invites women who are
i'll TO write To her at Lynn, Mass. for
advice, which is freely offered.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

One-twelfth OF the people OF Eng
land suffer more or less from govt.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

50 had ovarian
trouble. Through
the advice OF n
friend l began
the use OtLydia f.
Pinkhan's Negc-
table Compound.
and since taking
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

are her own words.
" Your NeCeta
bic Compound has
made me feel like
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

: headaches
= allthe time.
andcOuld
sleep wei
nights al
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
SPANISH PEOPLE HOSTILE
A BOmbardment of Our Eastern
Coast Discussed.
MUCH WARTALK INDUCED IN
The Dons Count on the Supposed
Helpless Condition of All Seaport
Towns Except New York, and
Relieve That the Cuban Auton-
omists Would Help Fight Us.

A Madrid special to the New York
Herald says:
The public feeling here against us
is very highly strung. In the public
mind the firm conviction is that the
United States means to force war up
on Spain and that the latter must alb
solutely stand her ground and that in
Cuba the autonomists would side with
SPAIN fighting against the United
States troops, and that if the Spanish
would encourage the landing of Ameri-
can troops in the greatest number pos
sible, now that the unhealthy season is
coming on it would kill them off like
flies. b
AT the same time the ships of war
could lombard the coast towns, which,
with the exception of New York, are
considered unprotected, the United
States not having sufficient war ships
TO protect them. At the same time, al
so, great calculations are made on the
widespread ruin which would fall upon
business men in the United States,
whereas the b0urse here would scarce
ly change, as was the case with the
United States. 1t would merely be the
first step toward the solution of the
question which is slowly bleeding the
resources of the country to death.
such is the representative idea OF
public Spanish feeling today; but mark
you, do not quote ii as the govern
ment's."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
BRYAN IN WASHINGTON.
VIII Help Celebrate Thomas Jeffer T.
sons Birthday Anniversary.

The National Association of Demo-
Gratis, the general headquarters of
which is in Washington, will celebrate
Thomas Jefferson's birthday anniver-
sary. on April Is, this year. with Il
subscription dinner. similar to the one
so successful last year, and given at
the Metropolitan Hotel Ii is proba-
BILE, however, that the dinner will be
served in one Of our large halls, as the
hotel was barely sufficient to accom-
modate the demand last year, and
there is no doubt but that the sub
scribers will be greatly in excess at
this celebration. the intention being
that it shall be thoroughly national,
and an opportunity afforded Demo-
Gratis from all parts of the country who
may desire to attend.
Mr.. Bryan has accepted the invita-
ton to be present at this celebration,
and speak.
The arrangements for the celebration
are in the hands of Mr.. Lawrence
Gardner, secretary of the National
Association of Democratic Clubs. who
will no doubt make a greater success
this year than last. if that be possi-
BILE. for the event of 1897 was conceded
to be nearly perfect.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16

sir. the House is not a pack of yelling
jackasses. We know nothing except
what appears I'm the newspapers. and
can say nothing until we are better
informed"
Ma. GrosNenor said that his business
AT the White House had nothing what
ever to do with the disaster TO the
Maine.
Senator BURROWS called early, and
was the first of the Senators on hand.
He said that il the destruction OF the
Maine was by accident. there WAS no
comment To make on it; IL IL was by
design of the Spanish authorities, ii
was the beginning Of the end.
The Secretary of the Treasury alone,
of all the members of the Cabint, call
ed on the President up to 10 o'clock.
He had hong talk With the President.
but declined to say what was the OBJ
ject OF his visit.
one of the theories as 10 how the
destruction of the vessel came about is
that two charges of dynamite were
attached Ia a rope. one charge At each
end. The rope MAS allowed Ia drift
IA the NpsSel which permitted the
charges to bc exploded by contact with
thC sides
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16

lieve that Spanish ingenuity could have
outwitted him.
But. however that may turn out il is
beyond any sort of question that the dis
aster will be hailed with a storm of &C.
static glee throughout the Spanish do
mlnions, as great naval victory over
the hated Yankees. II Is impossible to
guess what other effects the calamity
may have. News from Europe ard fur
ther Information from Havana must be
awaited before an inkling OF that can be
had. The real cause Of the explosion
probably can be ascertained by divers
If IL should transpire that it was an
internal one. the interesting question
will arise: How did il happen? Are
our great boats subject to such acci-
dents through spontaneous combustion.
or are the conditions of service and
discipline aboard such as to leave an
opening for the easy operation of
treacheryr Ii is very grave matter
that the nation faces today. no matter
what hypothesis we may assume.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
OFFICERS AND ARMAMENT.
Description of the Lost BaitIeship
Maine

The Maine is a battleship of the
! second class, but of the first rating.
4 She is 2lS feet long. - feet broad. ZIG
mean draught and 6.sS2 tons displace-
ment. She has two l0-inch vertical
/ turrets and two military masts, and
/ her motive power is furnished by twin
screw vertical triple-expansion engines,
having a maximum horse power of
9.29S. capable Of making a speed of
17.45 knots. She carries four l0-inch
and six 6-inch breechloading guns in
her main battery. and seven 6-pounder
and eight one-pounder rapid-iire guns,
and four Gatlings i'm her secondary bat
terry and four Whitehead torpedoes.
Her complement of officers is as fol-
lows:
Capt. Charles C. Sigsbee. command
ing: lieutenant commander. Richard
Wainwright: lieutcnants. George F. W.
Holman. John Hood and Carl W. Yum
gen. lieutenants Gunior gradeD. George
z. Pinw John T. Blandin and Friend
W. Jenkins; naval cadets. Jonas H.
Holden. Watt I. CiuVerius. Anon
Bronson and David F.Boyd. jr surgeon.
1-nNlNA " IittiCbCA idA iildSitl.
Charles W. Littlefield: chief engineer.
Charles Z. Howell. passed assistant en-
gineer, Frederic &. Bowers
Assistant engineers-John r. Morris
and narV in Il. Merritt
Naval Cadets (cngineer iiyision)-
Pope Washington and Arthur Gran
shaw
Chaplain-John +. Chadwick
First lieutenant Of marines-Albertus
W. Catlin.
swain-Frsncis L. Lsrkin
Gunner-Joseph Hill.
Carpenter-Cfeerge Helms.
Captain Siesbee.
Charles Dwight Sigsbee. of the Maine.
is a native Of New York, and gradu-
ated from Annapolis i'm 1863 He was
promoted TO ensign. October 1863. and
attached to the Monongahela. of the
West Gulf squadron. in which ship he
remained tin 1864, taking part in the
battle of Mobile Bay. He was attach
ed To the North Atlantic Squadron, 1865
and was present at the attacks on Fort
Fisher. He was promoted to master.
May 10. 1865; lieutenant. February 81,
lS6', lieutenant commander. March j,
1868; and commander, May IL. 1882. He
has commanded the Wyoming, Severn,
Worcester. Canandiagua, Blake. Dale.
keaTsarge and Constellation. In 1893
he was photographer at the Navy De-
partment. He was made a captain
March 81 1897.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
MAKING READY FOR WAR
The Government Places Orders
for Weapons and Ammunition.
GUN COTTON BY THE Ton
The Torpedo Station Force and the
Colts, Winchester. American Ord
nance and Carpenter Steel Com
panies Are Working Day and
Night Secrecy Is Preserved.

Orders have been issued To Lieuten-
ant-COmmander T. c. Mclean. COM
mandant of the torpedo station at New
port. to push along the manufacture
Of gun cotton for naval purposes to
the full output capacity of the torpedo
plant.
The supply of gun cotton required by
the warships comes exclusively from
Newport.
The Colts Arms Company. Of New
Haven. has been given an order for
100 machine guns of the Colt pattern
The new weapons. it is understood
viii displace the so and 45-caliber
Gatling guns now in the naval serv-
ice. 1t is stated on good authority at
the Navy Department that the older
types of Gatlings are to be utilized in
the arming of merchant cruisers. The
new Colt guns are to be mounted along
the superstructures and in the fighting
tops
An order has been sent to the Win
chester Arms Company for 900 900
rounds of small-arm ammunition for
the use of the Navy. This company
has only recently completed the tilline
OF an order for 10000 Lee smaIl-caliber
rifles for the naval service.
The American Ordnance Works, Of
Lynn, Mass. is running in excess Of
full time on large orders for rapid fire
projectiles OF the semi-piercing and
common shell type, and on 6-pounder
rapid-fire shrapnell. The shrapnell or
der amounts to more than $50 900.
There is the greatest activity at the
Carpenter Steel Works. at Reading,
Pa. This company has been working
on projectiles for the Government for
months, but the present contract is a
hurry-up one.
Last October il was given an order
for some hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of projectiles, and on
these the work is being pushed, but
now the plant is on double time. with
two hundred and fifty men a. work,
and it is said the force is to be in
creased. Two of the points to which
are sent are Brooklyn and
Port Morris, n. ].
The utmost secrecy is preserved.
Some of these projectiles weigh 1000
pounds. and are calculated to go clean
through the largest man-of-war Spain
can Dll-' er.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
The Mortality Record

Deaths were reported to the health
office up to noon today as follows:
John SINCE, fifty-three years.
Grace Miller White, fifty-five years.
William f. Maxfield, forty-eight
years.
Mary E. Speiser, sixty-eight years.
William Setright, thirty-seven years.
Samuel A. Mukleman, fifty-one years.
Columbus Alexander, eighty-three
years
Patrick Heady, seventy-four years.
Pictro Poline, sixty-five years.
Clara Olivia Hackett. forty years.
Harriet j. Wynne, sixty-eight years.
Ciementine III. Fergerson, eight years.
Oliver l.. Genifar, one year
Freely L. Lawrence, six months
john o. King, five months
e. Wayne Augustus Henry, five
months.
John Childs, five months
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
MISSION OF THE MAINE.
Ordered to Havana Last Month &c
Protect American Interests.

Ordered to Havana Last Month 10
Protect American Interests.
The Maine was ordered to Havana har-
Dor on January "a. and at II o'clock
on the following day she entered Ha-
vana Bay and cast anchor near the
Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII. and not
far from the German warship Gneise-
nau. Immediately after anchoring, the
Maine saluted the city with twenty
one shots. and the salute was answered
by the fortress of Ia Habana.
The~eapitan de puerto. or commander
of the port, was the first Spanish au-
thority to call on board the Maine. A
minute later the commanders of the
German warship and of the cruiser AL
fonso XII also boarded the Maine and
paid their respects.
A little later the Spanish admiral
also visited the United States warship
All the visitors remained on board for
a short time, exchanging courtesies
with the commander of the Maine
Capt. Sigsbee. When the Spanish ad-
miral left the American battleship and
eslteTcu MS Dodl 10 return TO The CITY
the Maine saluted him. The Alfonso
XII answered with the same salute.
The noise of SO many cannons in Ha-
vana bay attracted TO the wharves i'm
mense crowds All the balconies and
windows of the houses around the bav
were also crowded. The Maine pre-
sented very fine appearance with all
her crew drawn up on deck
At 3 p. m. Capt. Sigsbee left the
Maine and called ON the Spanish admi
raj, the captain de puerto, the COM
mander OF the cruiser Alfonso XII. and
The commander of the Gneisenau. to
return their visits These calls were
short. and after he had finished them
he landed in Havana alone. leaving all
Iis men on board the Maine. From the
wharf he went direct. n the American
consulate to call on Consul General
Lee.
Members of the American colony who
had passed through the riots felt easy
when the Maine arrived.
The riots had been in progress several
weeks and though Ameri.a an citizens or
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
SHIPS AT IEAGTE ISLAND.
War Craft That ConId Re Used e.
Defend the Flag.

The vessels in reserve at League Is
land await possible emergency which
would bring them into service, and it
would take but a few days. should ne
cess;ty arise. to put them into com
mission
At present the big ships at League
Island in reserve are the Columbia and
Minneapolis. both Of which are in good
condition. Besides these there are the
ram Katahdin. which is a formidable
engine Of war; the monitor Miantono-
m0h. and several other monitors avail
able Cor service.
There are only about enough men on
the Columbia and Minneapolis to keep
them I'm proper condition. Capt Sands
is i'm charge Of them. and there are six
or eight officers on each To man these
vessels for active service would require
about 500 men each
Four or five days would be required
60 place the necessary coal in the bunk
efS, ana III the men were recruited in
time the vessels could carry out in
Structions to sail 20 Havana or else
where without further delay.
A hostile fleet would find much diff
Guilty i'm coming up the Delaware. the
torpedo service. and the battery at
Finn's Point. being regarded as insur-
mountahle obstacles
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
ACltsals An pErnll.HEM.
Hta stseHss~ssN os eens aud AiWor
Esxsa There.

Esosa There.
The Bethlehem lroa Company is
uakinE shipments % war material 10
NarioWs points designated by the Gov
ernmcnt Almost every week a biz
shipment of armor for the battleships
Kentucky and kearsaree is sen; TO
Newport News. 1t is expected the last
viii be sent this week. The Kentucky
win be launched early in May.
Last Saturday the company shipped
To Sandy Hook proving grounds nine
or the l0o-inch mortars which the COM
pany is making for the Government.
The guns will be tested there. Nearly
twO-thirds Of the order has been filed
and every gun stood the test
The company has at present in var
ious stages of construction lo0 Seton
guns for sea coast defense purposes.
The pieces are of the 12-inch. l0-inch
and s-inch types.
In addition that establishment is
making about thirty steel rihed NOR
tars and carriages. The present ca
pacity Of this plant for forging and
mschine-finishing field and light guns
is greater than that of any other con-
Germ i'm the country.
The opinion has lately b,en expressed
by ordnance men here that the Beth
lehcm plant could best b employed in
making guns OF moderate or large cali
bers-say 6 aud s inches, OF about the
same form and weight as now. but of
one piece. These guns, il is declared.
would DO effective harbor work They
would be forged and would be excellent
and reliable guns. with leo to $500
foot seconds velocity.
just now officials Of the Bethlehem
plant estimate tire output capacity at
from two To three of these latter type
heavy guns per week. II given from
four to five months notice. the works
could turn out from two to three solid
forged. high-powered s or S-inch guns
per week AT least a week is required.
ii is said. TO forge and machine the
part
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
DIR. WURTH'S OPINION
Of the New Discovery i'll Medicine
A Remar kably Successful Remedy
for Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
stomach Troubles

DIR. wurth, I'm commenting ON recent
discoveries in medicine. said: There Is
Zone which is certain to be so valuable
and far-reaching in benefit as Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, the new stomach
remeoy. l say far-reaching, because peo-
rle little realize how important a sound
stomach and vigorous digestion is to
every man. woman and child.
indigestion is the starting point OF
consumption. heart disease, Brights dis
ease, diabetes. nervous prostration, liver
troubles. Why is this SO? Simply be-
cause every nerve, muscle and tissue in
our bodies is created and nourlshed from
the food We eat IL that food is, by rea-
son of 6 weak stomach, compelled to lie
tor hours, a sour. fermenting mass of
half-digested food, 1t poisons the
blood and the nervous system. creates
gas. which distends the stomach and
bowels, causing pressure on the heart.
lungs and other organs. and seriously
impeding their action"
He says. further, ''the point to direct
attention is not to the nerves. nor heart.
Tor lungs, nor kidneys. but the stomach,
the first cause of all the mischief"
The remedy TO use for / digestion and
weak stomiichs is not sdne cathartic
but a remedy which will digest the food.
increase the flow of gastric juice, absorb
tug SasSS' anu otudi DyspepSis tau
lets will accomplish exactly this result
I'm any case of stomach trouble, because
these tablets are composed of the di-
gestiye acids. aseptic pepsin, Golden
Seal aud bismuth, pleasant to taste and
not being patent medicine, can be used
by anyone with perfect safety. I believe
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will cure any
form OF indigestion and stomach trouble,
except cancer of stomach"
Fuil-sIZe packages of Stuart's Dyepep-
sia Tablets are sold by druggists at so
cents. A book on stomach diseases. to-
gether with thousands of testimonials.
Iill be sent by addressing Stuart Co,
Marshall. Mich. fel4, ,16.lS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16
THE WASHINGTON VIEW.
Only a Miracle Can ExcuIpate the
Spanish.

Spanish.
Only upon the theory of great negli-
gence on the part of Capt. Sigsbee can
it be believed that the destruction of the
battIeship Maine was due to anything
but accident within the hull Of the YES
sci Entering quasi hostile port. ma
val commander is bound to take notice
that its harbor may have been planted
with tofpedoes, and il is his first duty
to see that his anchorage is free from
such things. Every ship like the Maine
IS supposed to be equipped with diving
apparatus for just such purposes.
I'm the present case the necessity for
caution was increased by reports that
Havana harbor had been salted with
torpedoes, and that the Maine would
be- blown up on the first unfriendly act
of this Government If Capt Sigsbee
took proper precautions to inspect the
bottom under him from time to time.
and used his lookouts and searchlights
TO see that nothing dangerous ap-
preached him, then it is hard to be-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-16

I have given Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy fair test and consider n o.
Of the very best remedies for croi,0
that L have ever found. One dose bas
always been sufficient. although I nss
1t freely. Any cold my children con-
tract yields very readily to this prs,,t-
cine. / can conscientiouslv raco,,,-
mend 1t for Group and colds in chii-
dren.-George e. Wolff, Clerk Of the
Circuit Court, Fernandina. Fla. soId
by Henry Evans, Wholesale and Pc
tail Druggist, sSs + street and Connec-
ticut avenue and 9 street northwest
and lf23 Maryland avenue northeast