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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12
June Sale!


p. K. Skirts,
Duck Skirts, Silk
Skirts, G a n V a s
Skirts, M o h a / r
Skirts - all at SOC
on the dollar.
Come and see.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12
A Genius In His Line.

philadelphia Times.
He appeared suddenly All OF that class
No. they jump at you from dark doorways
And you don't see them until they begin
please, sir, can you give me penny for q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12
SISTER MARY WILBERFORCE
Havana, May "a, 1898.

This letter was received in an envelope
marked ~. S. Consulate General at Ha-
bana,' but postmarked Vera Cruz, and
bearing a Mexican postage stamp and reg
Tribune, from the Doomed City of Ha-
vana." The letter was headed Statement
of Mary Wilberforce, twelve years a mem
evidently sent out of Havana on one of the
steamers that have been permitted to pass
the blockade, and mailed by a passenger in
Vera Cruz. The initials given probably re-
fer to the Royal British Association of
NIIrSnc
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
A shower of Hats and snoes.

Charles f. W. Mieglatz contributes
+" A Boys Recollections of the Great
Chicago Fire" to st. Nicholas. Mr.. Meg
latz says: Once, for few minutes, I
thought it was all over with me. The
flames sprang from the middle of the
block, on the east side of Wells street,
between Washington and Randolph, to
the middle of the block between Ran
dolph and Lake streets. Here remark
able thing happened. At the northwest
corner of Wells and Lake streets I
stopped for moment to catch my
breath and to look back. At the south
west corner there was boot and shoe
shop, which had a glass front on the
rear alley, similar to that on the street
front, but not so elaborate. The fire
struck this alley front with force that
swept the boots and shoes through the
shop and into the street in flash. A
tongue of flame shot out, rolled across
the street, and kindled tar kettle
and barrel, such as PAYERS use, bring
ing with it shower of boots and shoes.
Almost at the same instant the fire
threw itself against d hat-factory, "a faw
doors east of the boot and shoe shop.
1t hit the rear of the building with the
same impelling force, and the hats few
up into the air like spray.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.
Delaware Knights of Pythias Select Thei
Lenders for the Ensuing Year.

The Grand Lodge of Delaware,
Knights of Pythias, at its afternoon SEES
sion yesterday week elected the follow
ing officers Grand Chancellor, R. Harry
Williams, No. 16, Marshallton; Grand
Yice-Chancellor, Charles H. Simmons,
No. 2, Wilmington; Grand Prelate, e.
L. Beeson, No. 9, Grubb's Corner
Grand Keeper Of Records and Seals,
Mark L. Garrett, No. 6, Wilmington
Grand Master of Exchequer, Lemuel
Mari, No. 3, Wilmington; Grand
Master at Arms, Charles L. Lippin-
colt, No. l, Wilmington; Grand Inner
Guard, J. H.. Carson. No. 10, Dover
Outer Guard, L. M. Whiteman, No.
5. Newark; Supreme Representative,
Thomas Mullin, Jr., No. 4, Whining
ton.
Past Grand Chancellor Stansbury J..
Wiley installed the newly elected off
GERS. The Grand Lodge presented a
past grand chancellor 5 jewel to the
retiring grand chancellor, Owen w.
Everett, Thomas Mullin, Jr., making
the presentation speech.
1t was decided to hold the mex
annual meeting at Seaford.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03

Miss Laura @. Scott, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Winfield Scott, and
James s. Stirling, superintendent OF
the Harlan d Hollingsworth Co. IS foun-
dry, were married last night week al
the Scott residences No. 1903 jefferson
street. The house was decorated with
potted plants and chrysanthemums.
The Rev. Henry Baker, d. d., pastor
of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church,
otiiciated. The charming bride was
attended by Miss Florence G. Hodgman
and Miss Annie r. Stirling, and the
groom by Thomas HI. Stirling and
Henry Scott. Marion Smith Smedley,
the A years-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Smedley of West Chester,
was the ringbearer.
Among the wedding presents was a
solid silver water pitcher from employees
of the foundry of which Mr.. Stirling
is superintendent. NIX
After trip south, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stirling will make their home a,
Seventh and Van Buren, streets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
UmBRELLAs OF ToDAY.
Formerly ALL Made of silk or Cotton--hls
Now Made of Mixed Fabrics.

Formerly ALI Made of silk or Cotton--hiany
Now Made of Mixed Fabrics.
New York Sun. -
Formerly umbrellas were made Of
either cotton or silk. Now q very large
proportion of the umbrellas carried are
made of q mixture of cotton and silk.
The mixtures are made in various
weights and weaves and in various
combinations of the materials. Some
are half cotton and half silk, and some
contain as little as 10 per cent of silk,
The umbrellas made of these mixtures
cost more than cotton umbrellas and
less than those of silk. They are
lighter than cotton and they wear bet
ter and look better. Those made of
the finer qualities of the mixtures may
very easily be mistaken for silk.
OF all the umbrellas produced in this
country about so per cent are now
made of cotton, about 40 per cent Of
the mixed fabrics, the rest being of sikh
The proportion of umbrellas made Of
the mixed fabrics is still increasing.
All the cotton fabrics used in making
umbrellas in this country are manu-
featured here. The mixed fabrics are
all imported, and of the silks about
half are imported.
umbrella silks are maze IN many
weights and weaves. Years ago silk
umbrellas in dark green and dark gar
net were not uncommon, but now um-
brellas of such colors are rarely, if ever,
seen. The most common color for UNI
brellas is black, though there are made
for women some silk umbrellas, de-
signed for either sun or rain, Of
changeable silk, and some of plaid silk.
There were formerly made fine silk
umbrellas with greater number of
ribs than those now carried. The extra
ribs have now been dropped to get rid
Of the weight. American umbrellas,
the lightest made in the world, as they
are likewise in every way the sightliest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03

The following story is told by a
preacher and therefore rpustbe more or
less true, says the jackson, Mich,
Evening Press. The proprietor of %
cigar store in a certain Illinois town
set up q brass monkey with cigarette
in his mouth. The monkey, when
wound up, would puff at the cigarette
with oil the Joy and abandon Of a
young man who is Just learning to be
tough. After awhile, however, it was
observed that the monkey was laboring
under difficulties. He finally ceased to
an autopsy it was found that his works
had been completely ologged by the
deposits from the cigarette smoke. The
preacher extracted this moral from the
story II cigarette smoke will stop the
works of brass monkey, what will
it do for you? ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03

Choctalk is, in two principal respects,
perfectly secret language 1t is abso-
Lutte iargon to tho untaught listener,
and it is fairly easy to learn if one is.
possessed of -common-sense and little
patience. But though choctalk is
learned or taught viva voce without
difficulty, yet since it is almost impos-
sible as o written language, it is ex-
tremely hard to explain it in print.
But if any one cares enough to learn it
to study the directions carefully, after
he has mastered it, he will have no
trouble in teaching his friends, and
the fun Of using it will amply repay
him. Firstly. then, each word Of choc-
talk is an indication of the English
word which it represents, and is ac-
complished in the following manner:
The first letter of the English word is
pronounced, not sounded, but given its
full name rs in the alphabet. II the
initial letter of Il word is 0, shy see; if
it is b, say aitch; il W, say douhleyou;
if a, say a. After the initial letter is
pronounced, sound all the other con-
sonants in the word, emitting, entirely
the vowels. -Harper's Round Table.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03

Every individual who lives to grow
up has in all probability asked, at
some time in his life, what becomes Of
all the pins that are manufactured and
lost. An old gentleman in London has
prepared himself to answer the ques-
tion. BY series of experiments con-
Quoted in his back garden he has dis.
covered that they go the way of all
flesh, and are resolved into dust. Hair
pins, which he watched for l54 days,
disappeared at the end of that time,
having been resolved into ferrous
oxide, a brownish lust, which was
blown away by the wind as it formed |;
bright pins took nearly Is months to
disappear polished steel needles,
nearly two years and half; brass pins
had but little endurance; steel pens at
the end of 15 months had nearly gone,
while their wooden holders were still
intact. Pencils, with which he also
experimental, suffered little by en-
posure; the lead was unharmed, and
The cedar almost as good as new; but
then nobody has ever asked the ques-
tion about pencils, and no might have
spared himself his pains. Harper's
Bazaar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
slang from the nav. OF Rome.

Miss E. F. Andrews writes an article
on ''Some Vagabond Words'' for st.
Nicholas. Miss Andrews says: Passing
through vacant lot the other day
where some boys were having game
of ball, I heard one of them who had
got a rap on the knuckles from a
foul, exclaim, Jimmy, that
hurts!' and then, after rubbing his
fingers moment, he went back 10 his
place on the field, little dreaming that
he had Just uttered solemn invo-
cation to the old Roman demigods
Castor and Pollux. For our vulgar
" Jimmy" is but corruption of the
Latin "gemini," twins, name ap.
piled to Castor and Pollux, the twin
sons of Jupiter and Leda. These here
gods were the patrons Of games and
festivals Of all kinds, and the especial
friends of travellers; hence, when ar
old Roman exclaimed, 80 Gemini ~
it was deyout appeal to the gods fol
help or protection, very much the
same as when a knight of old called
ON his patron saint. AIS
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
Opera CLOAK. and Evening Wraps.

Among the newest cloals that have
been brought over as yet are those of
the lowered silk, satin, or velvet2
Most of these are of the EXPENSIVE
kinds of silk, and the designs are aS
perfect as il done by. hand. Some Of
them, in fact, are hand-painted. Al
white satin has large yellow flowersl
upon it, all painted by hand; anotheI|
has sprays Of purple iris, and SO beau
tifully executed that there is nothing
crude about it. The general shape Of
all the cloaks is the samoa rounded
circular which comes together at the
throat, and then gradually broadenl
away to the hem of the skirt. All ARD
trimmed with ruffies Of lace, generall3
two or three ruffies, one over the otherA
band of fur. There is always a very
neck, with large bow at the throat,
and long ends edged with lace. While
the white ground is the color most
often seen, there are some exceedingly
smart cloaks made with black ground
and bright flowers. There are some very
dainty short capes made on the same
style, with as little breadth as pos
sibls across the shoulders, and giving
the effect of being held together in
front. 1t is very odd fashion, hut
one that is none the less dainty and
attractive. These capes are compare.
lively Inexpensive, and are made of
| the brocaded silk as well as the
Powered ones that were last year made
up for waists. The cheaper capes arc
| trimmed with ruffies of the silk and
only one or two ruflles of lace, and that
saves money, for using the quantities
\ of lace is what costs so much. None
of these cloaks or capes has sleeves
that show; they all have little inside
sleeves through which the arms are
put, and which are made to match the
| lining. Harper Bazaar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
sroRIKs OF LORD MORRIS.
I
witucisIns OF the Lord Chief Justice q
Iraiand-Tiis brailiduous Brogue.

Witticisins OF the LORD Chief Justice of
ireiand- His Msi,nuous Brogue.
Dublin Irish Times.
Lord Morris of Spiddal, the Irish
law lord, was conspicuous figure in
the discussion on the Irish local gov
ernment bill in the House of Lords.
He has broad, mellifiuous Galway
brogue, of which he is extremely proud.
THANK Cod" he has said, mo one,
drunk OF sober, who hears me speak
could take me for anything but an
freshman. The brogue certainly lends
an added charm to the jokes and wit,
ticisln of his lordship, who is one of
the most humorous of Irishmen. The
brogue of the South and West of Ire
land is softer and more musical than
the brogue of the North, which has
about 1t some of the flavor of the
Scottish accent.
When Lord Morris was Chief Justice
of Ireland, a young junior barrister
rose in his court one day to make his
first motion, and spoke in the hard
brogue of the North of Ireland.
"Sapel," said the judge, in low
voice, to the registrar Of the court,
is Clements, my lord. - "What part
the name of all that's wundherful?"
my lord" was the reply. "Well, well, I"
said the Judge, ibid you liver come
across SIGH froghtful accint in the
whole coorse of yer born loife?''
Morris was conducting n trial in Col
eraine in which gentleman sought
damages from veterinary surgeon for
having poisoned valuable horse. The
Issue depened upon question of how
many grains of certain drug could be
safely administered. The dispensary
doctor proved that he had given eight
grains to a man, from which it was to
be inferred that twelve for q horse was
not excessive. "Docthor, DEAR" said
the judge, never moind yer eight
grains in this matter of twelve, because
we all know that some poisons are
aocumulative in effect, an We may go
to the edge of ruin with impunity.
But tell me this: The twelve grains
the twelve, moind -wouldn' 1. they
kill the divil himself If he swallowed
thim2n II don't know, my 5lord,n
said the doctor, spompously drawing
himself up; II never prescribed for
that patient.' 'sAh, no, docthor. dear,
ye nivirdid more's the pity. The ould
bhoy's alive still p'..
Lord Morris did!not at first make a
favorable impression in the House of
Lords, One conspicuous member of
the Upper Chamber Is said to have
inquired what language the noble and
learned lord was speaking. Lord Nor
ris himself was asked how he got on.
"Well, y he replied, II made wan mis-
tako. ] should have practiced speaking
to q lot of gravestones before adj
dhressed their lordships." Now, how
ever, there is no more welcomed OF
better appreciated speaker in the Upper
| Chamber than Lord Morris.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03

conclusion, I desire to read to you as I
have already done on another occasion
of this kind, some extracts from an
address of Chief Justice Lore
Chief Justice Lore is an ardent ,ad,
vocate Of the adoption of d State'Work,
house system in the place of three
county iaiis now used for the restraint
of prisoners sentenced to Imprisonment
for violation of State laws. In n recent
address before the members of the
General Assembly, the Chief Justice
said:
1.-The wasteful extravaganza of our
Jail system compared with the work.
house system of our sister States is
simply appalling. Let us examine and
compare them. On Friday, the the 23d
day of the present month, there were
confined in the iails of the three coun-
ties of this State 227 prisoners; of this
number 1888 were conyicts sentenced to
Imprisonment for longer or shorter
| term. The average number of pris-
| oners is about 210. These prisoners do
not contribute one cent to their own
support, but are an absolute charge
on the taxpayers of the several coun-
ties, living as they do in enforced idle
ness.
In 1896 our prison system by actual
returns of the several clerks Of the
peace, for an average of 210 prisoners,
aggregated $3S, 5l7. S3 each prisoner
yearly cost SlS3 65; each prisoner daily
| cost so $40 cents.
Is there any reason why the people
of Delaware should be taxed to keep in
idleness all our prisoners, ut q daily
cost of so $40 cents each, when by
| putting them to work, as shown from
other States, he is kept for Ssl cents
daily in excess of earnings FOR that we
should pay yearly in the aggregate
s3S, SIT. So to keep 30 idle convicts
when the above named States show
that that number eau be kept under
the workhouse system at yearly ag-
gregate cost Of So, 654. As? Shall we then
continue a system that absolutely
wastes the difference between the sum
of s38, 517.S3 and So, 654. As, viz: 1872.
S63. 38 every year? If the latter sum
can be saved, it is the imperative duty
of the Legislature to do so. This saving
can be made.
Let US look at one of the leaks OF
the present system. In 1896 New Castle
county paid to the sheriff for food for
the prisoners alone the sum of Sl2,
651. %. Now listen; the actual cost to
the sheriff was "a, 2i7.09. The county
therefore paid him sS,434. 10 in excess
of cost. This single leak would pay the
entire 5000, 900 cost of workhouse in e
years in sinking fund. Such leaks
and waste are found along every line
of the present penal system; IL is
simply reeking with old-time political
favor and corruption.
The secret of the success of the
workhouse system is that it is not a
political machine /; but business enter
prise, conducted on strict business
principles; every prisoner is made te
work and earn his own food, clothing
and expenses. It is the difference
between 210 idle drones on the one
hand, and 2l0 working bread-winner:
on the other.''
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
THE PEANUT cKor.
Above tho Average in 0naiity. Hut May Fail
short IN uuantiiys

snort W 1uaH'hS
Baltimore Sun. H@
Lovers Of peanuts, and who is not,
will be interested to know that the
crop this year promises to be above the
average of quality, although ~ Is
feared that it may fall short In guam
tity. The crop last year was unusually
light, and tho indications at this time
are that this years crop will not OK
coed that of last year. =,
A careful estimate of the. annual yield
of peanuts places 1t at from four to
six million bushels of 22 pounds each.
The principal part of the crop is grown
in Virginia, while North and South
Carolina and Tennessee furnish CON
siderable quantity.
1t is only of late years that the pea
nut industry has become a matter Of
commercial value Before the Civil
War only small quantities were raised
by the farmers of Virginia. After the
war an impetus was given to the in
dustry, and i'm few years peanuts be-
came the principal money crop OF Isle
Of Wight, Surry and Sussex counties,
and rapidly extended to the adjoining
counties at well as to the Peninsula
and the Carolinas. OF late years farm
ers in certain sections of Virginia have
been growing what is known in the
trade as Spanish peanuts. These are
much smaller than the regular Virginia
nuts, are nearly round in shape and
weigh fully 10 pounds more to the
bushel. They are highly esteemed for
the delicacy of their flavor, and on ac-
count of their uniform size and shape
are used nearly altogether by the con
PETITIONERS.
The industry has become Of SO much
Importance that at Norfolk, Va, and
in other Virginia cities immense s'pea-
nut factories have been erected fol
the purpose of asserting and cleaning
the nuts, and employment Is thus fur
nished to large body Of men, women
and children. ~
The nuts are called by different names
in different sections of the country.
In Virginia they are called "beans'
by the dealers, and indeed the United
States Agricultural Department does
not class them as nuts, but calls them
beans. Other sections speaks of them
as ground nuts" and still others as
"gouber peas" or "goubers, -
1t is estimated that about 95 per cent
of the crop is consumed in the United
States. ! AT times of large production
part of the nuts is pressed and the oil
extracted. This oil is sometimes uset
for salad dressing and is considered by
many persons to be equal TO olive oil.
The production Of olive oil in Califor,
MIA has GO reduced the price of oil thai
it no longer pays to extract the oil from
| the nuts.
Now uses for the nuts are constantly
coming forward. Lately q peanut but
ter has been placed on the market,
which is said to be wonderfully health
| full and can be taken by weak stomachs,
Large quantities. of the nuts are uset
in the manufacture of peanut brittle, a
confection that was placed on the mar.
ket a few years ago by an enterprisine
confectioner and instantly met with
popular favor. Now it is almost i'm
possible to pass a candy store without
seeing the brittle displayed for sale.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
HINTS TO MILLiSBRs.
Tucked velvet is in the lend.

Tucked velvet is in the lead.
Machine-stitched bows are made in
all widths of velvet. I
Many cordings, pipings, folds and
rufiies are shown ON hat edges.
Felt hats for second best wear have
taken the place of those made of fancy
braid.
Ribbons from No. l to No. 8, SHRED
at one edge. are laid on full velvet
crowns in various designs.
Dome felts arc generally used
to convert into three -cornered Louis
XIV. or Marquis hats.
Covered models are in the ascend.
ancy, and velvet is of first considera.
tion in the materials employed for GOV.
ering purposes. Dry Goods Chronicle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
pRErENrEDA KUNA var.


George Hartis' Pluck Prevents Serious
Trouble at Sixth and Market Streets.
George Harris, who was in charge of
one of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment's flushing wagons Thursday,
had a rather unpleasant experience,
and through his presence Of mind pre-
vented a runaway.
He had backed the big tank, which
was drawn by two horses, to the fire
plug at Sixth and Market streets to be
filled. Soon after tho hose had been
connected and the water turned on the
hose flew off the plug, spraying the
water in every direction. One of the
horses caught the force of the water
and made dash to run away, but the
plucky driver caught it by the mouth
and prevented it from carrying out its
intentions.
Mr.. Hartis also caught some Of the
water, but escaped drenching.