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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11


At the last session of Congress provi-
sion was made for opening tho Congress
sional Library in the evening-that Is IN
stead of being open from A. NJ to I.
NJ II has been open from \ NJ. to 10 Z.
NJ. on week days since October lst. There
has been no diminution in the number OF
daylight visitors. During the two months
70. 3sl persons passed through the doors
i'm the nine hours between A. VI. and 6
p. NJ. while during the four hours be-
tween p NJ. and 10 =. NJ. there were
5l.236 visitors.
A great many Washington people make
use of the Library. but they are by no
means the only benehciaries as students
and hundreds of others engaged in re-
search along special lines come from all
over the country to utilize the advan-
tages offered in the wonderful collection
Of books. OF the thousands who pass
through the big bronze doors seldom Is
one seen who Is not almost daZed by the
marvellous beauties Of the interior and
increasing familiarity but adds 70 the ad-
miration for the artist-spirit which moved
the hand Of every one having part IN
the creation of this monument TO art and
reputation TO the gross SANDER that the
American nation Is becoming sgrdid and
appreciates only the dollar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11

kilograms. etc. was SIS 276i5. There Is no
possible way Of estimating the amount
that will be required for payments from
these allotments TO January ist. except
ing for two clerks and one messenger,
namely, $50"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11
ALIENS FRIENDS
.OVER-CONFIDENT
The Nebraskan Beaten Because They
Stayed Away From the Polls.
A PARALLEL CASE IN VIRGINIA.
The Griffin Hopkins Contest-Prepar-
ing for the Total Eclipse-Powers
ofMilitary Courts--The Finan-
ciaI Side of the Late War.

WASHINGTON, Dec. o.-speciai'-A
ponulIst member Of the House told me
n day or two ago that some OF Senator
Aliens friends in Analysing the vote cast
IN Nebraska az the recent election mace
the discovery that had Aliens supporters
cast sixteen more votes in cach OK SIN
legislative districts he would without
doubt have been returned TO the senate.
The loquaclous Nebraskan, however u
not alone In occupying position ron
which he can view the distressing results
Of ones friends staying away iro'" 'ne
nolls. Then too 1t may be that he can
console himself. If there be any consoIa-
ton. with the reflection that the enemy
grew over confident and by remaining AZ
home election day came near leaving
hole In the roof OF Nebraska through
which the animated balloon might nave
escaped and come this way again.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-03

their quaint simplicity, and the wise
and tasteful leaders of a famed school
prohibited the use of lace pearled girnps
and all other elaborate garnitures, per-
Knitting only ribbon and flower decora-
tions ON gowns for the graduates.
White China silk, white India NULL or
candle, chiffon and French batiste were
among the materials allowed and
SaSheS to match carried twice around
the waist and gracefully fastened at
the back, accompanied very many or
these exceedingly pretty dresses.
crepe de Chine gown for a slender.
graceful girl with rich brown hair and
eyes to match had a dainty high waist
of the crepe de Chine made over a
low lining of silk and arranged in min
gled tucks and shirrings. The waist
was fastened at the back and was
banded across both front and back with
satin ribbon, each band having bow
with graceful upturned loops. The un-
lined sleeves We're puffed and finished
with ribbon bracelets from waist to
shoulder puff The demi trained skirt
was trimmed with frills bordered with
the satin ribbon. At a class dinner the
pink and white class colors were
charmingly in evidence upon the
dresses of white India null over pink
taffeta, the round, full waists half low
i'm the neck, but filled out to the fash
ionable hight with guimpes of soft We
netian net and berthas of matching
lace One class of young graduates,
listening to the baccalaureate sermon,
will wear white India null or batiste
dresses and large, round hats of white
chip. with trimmings Of white chiffon
shirred over silk cords and clusters OF
pink tea roses.
Military trimmings are deliberately
used on some of the guardsmen's jack
cts of blue ladies' cloth of light weight.
The fronts flare in a very stylish way
and the pocket is finished with mar
row turn down corfar and revers that
have a graceful roll to the waist line.
Some extremely pretty toilets We're
shown at a recent May fair. Patriotic
gowns were particularly in evidence
and the mingling of the tri colors was
in almost every instance artistic. An
exponent of palmistry who presided
over the Gave of Mystery" wore .
gown of Oriental grenadine. and It's
handsome Persian trimmings added
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-03

Women visit these places quite as much
as men, and there are no screens or
closed doors. The cafes are wide open
to the public, and in that respect ano
in the mingling OF men and women
they are much like our ice cream and
soda water saloons.
While great poverty undoubtedly
exists in Europe, saw no professional
tramps or beggars in any Of the three
countries named. In England it is diff
ferent, and the poverty and evidences
of drink are everywhere. When we
arrived in London a poor WEIGH in
tattered garments followed our carriage
from the depot to the hotel, distance
of over a mile, that he might have the
job of lifting the trunks from the car
riage top to the hotel door, a distance
had come at a lively pace, the poor
man was quite out of breath. Wages
are very low. and the working classes
of Europe have not nearly the COM
forts and luxuries that their fellow-men
in America eniOy"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-03

! The new parasols are more than US
Nally elaborate, which is saying
great deal, both outside and inside.
Theat they have intermittent Spells o.
refusing to close is only to be expect
ed. They are often made of two colors
or two or three shades of one color, ana
as the season advances wherever
Emartly attired women do congregate
out of doors, the sight of these Varl-
colored paraSols accidentally grouped
will be one of the wonders of the sea-
son. The majority look topheavy and
cumbersome, and so they will prove
They are also expensive, and sudden
downpour of rain spells destruction.
Transparent linen batistes in pale
tan, fawn, biscuit and almond shades
are used by fashionable modistes, who
make them up over mauve, golden
green or cherry red silk, trimming
them either with insertions and nets OF
Irish guipure lace or with narrow
ruches of silk in rows. The sleeves on
some of these gowns are very close
to the arm it's entire length, banded
either with diagonal rows of insertion
or ribbon the color of the foundation
silk and at the wrists and on the Shout
UeI>S are pleateQ rucneS OF SILK 10 Indlcn.
Some of the round waists have tucked
plastrons and epaulets beyond made Of
the batiste and bordered with insertion,
ribbon in rows or one narrow ruche.
Notwithstanding the appearance of
many other models, five and seven
gored skirts remain in great favor. The
fullness at the back of some of these
skirts is disposed in fan pleats; on
others it is adjusted by gathers close
ly massed.
Nuns yelling, crepe de Chine and a
very handsome chiffon, soft as India
silk, but as heavy as crepe, are among
the popular fabrics used for the snowy
gowns for the sweet girl graduates this
year Full-fiedged college girls have in
many cases elected for very elaborate
gowns of mousselne de sole over white
silk, richly garnitured with point de
Nenise, Mechlin- ValencienneS or other
handsome lace, in the form Of yokes,
guimpes, Elton or Mikado jackets, ber-
thas and the like, with satin sashes at
the waist and shoulder trimmings OF
ribbon and lace combined. But the
beauty of these gowns hes really in
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-03

which the in
ands higher
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A which
Is a ar
a bias mold o whit fou
hre In
the $ the full wastun
the wha
to of
bon,3z yard
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-03

cret until after you have followed the
dictates of your dear old hearts, which
1 am sure will prompt you to use your
own true blue Your loving niece,
MAMIE"
When the old folks looked at each
other it was with happy smiles, and
Eliza Trow said: I'VE were as loyal 10
our blue dinner set as-as George
Washington was to his country, Eber."
Helen L. Beatty, in Cleveland Leader.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25
HUU iR the COityItu.

During the rain storm Tuesday
afternoon a damaging hail storm
passed over "A small area in the
northeastern portion Of the coun.
ty. The cpttor crops on the plan
tatons Of Messrs. ID. +. Helms.
Robert Steele and Lee Steele
were almost completely ruined,
and4other crops were also dam
aged. The direction of the hail
cloud was from northwest TO
southeast.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25
Short Locals.

Mr.. Minor Clyburn is visit
ing relatives in Kershaw.
Mr.. ". ID. Ingram, book keeper of
The Gregory u. N NJ. Co. of Kcrshaw.
was in Lancaster Wednes day.
-Dr.H. V. Massey Of Mathews,
\. G., is visiting his daughter
here Mrs. w. II. Burns.
Mr.. 2. &. McCorkle has been
in Augusta, GA, several days re-
Gently on business.
-Messrs. w. p. Caskcy and r. ~.
Montgomery have purchased the beef
market business of Mr. W. +. Young.
and will run the same.
w AR PRICES--Down thew
90. Two hundred thousand best
grade s"wrd shingles, at $l.75 per
thousand at depot.
I. NJ. FITZPATRICK e BRO.
ct.
Governor Ellerbe has been
Invited to speak before Tamany
on the 4th of July, the occasion Of
the celebration Of the 122nd an
nlversary Of American indie
pendence.
MIR. K. G. McManus and his
two sons, III. b. and j. G.. McManus,
who were charged with the kill
ing Of Mr.. Charley Harmon near
Kershaw a few days ago, surrend-
cred to Sheriff CIyburn yesterday
and are now IN jail.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25
EHfchrW, II N0rc EOUsd it,

The C&tawba Spinning mill of
Chester, which was sold recently
at public sale and bought by d.
A. Tompkins Of Charlotte, has
been bought by a syndicate com
posed mostly of Lancaster people.
The name Of the mill under the
new charter will be "Eureka."
From Thursdays State we clip
the following:
The secretary Of state this
morning granted a commission to
LeRoy Springs, G. b. Skipper and
Waddy G. Thomson, OF this state,
and Charles j. Webb, of Philadel-
phla, as corpOratorS Of the new
enterprise, which the declaration
says Is to be capitalized at 500
900. The projectors are granted
the privilege Of increasing the
capital stock to $250,O00, to be di
vided INTO shares of 500 each, in
either instance.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25
Mayor Floyd Of Kershaw was i'm
town Wednesday.
Mr.. Minor Clyburn is visit
ing relatives in KerShaw.

Mr.. ". ID. Ingram, booN-kerpcr of
The Gregory u. N NJ. Co. OF Kcrshaw.
was in Lancaster Wednesday.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25
CONFERENCE WITH GARCIA.


On board the Associatel Press
Press dispatch boat Dandy, oil
Santiago de Cuba, Monday night,
via Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday,
June 81. 2 40 p. m.-Gen. Calixto
Garcia and the other Cuban Of
licers gave Gen. Shartcr and Ad-
mlral Sampson Il hearty welcome
at AZerredo this afternoon. when
the American officers on board
the steamer Segura went to his
headquarters for a consultation.
The Cubans showered upon
their distinguished visitors all the
blessings of Cube Libre for the
assistance Of the United States in
the Cuban struggle for freedom.
and expressed the conviction that
victory was at hand, and that the
power Of Spain would soon be
driven from the island by the
combined strength of American
'"" '"""h arms.
" hen the hrst curl of bIacl,
smoke appeared on the distant
horizon at noon and announced
the coming OF the long expected
soldiers, GeE.GarcIa hlmsclr,wiih
ne clIcerS OF ms stan 9rOnnd
hlm, stood on hillside overlook
my The sea and gave forth express
Hi"ns OF JOY as he watched the
approach Of the vessels.
The welcome news soon spread
among his half fed. half clothed
troops, and great shouts arose from
ihe dark-skinned veterans who
have spent three wears in fighting
the war Of liberty. They watched
the Seguranca. accompanied bv
the auxiliary gunboat Gloucester
draw awav from tho otbar r.osals
,rd ,aLahou oa,,uoo 49, -, 49,
Nr;. .' !" ''o nay
s"'p' N''ef size hau taken Ad-
ihlral sampson aboard they saw
her heading for shore near their
mountain camp. The Cubans sent
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25
Have the Courage of Your Con-
YictiOnS.
Frank y. Munscy, in Printers Ink.

takes. | like men who make
mistakes, who have the dash, the
energy, the warm blood in their
veins, to make mistakes. Everv-
thing In life is more or less of n
gamble. Timidity never accom-
plished anything ia this world.
Faith is the handspring Of crtcr-
prise. Mistakes make the game
interesting. Thev lift il above
the dead leve'. stimulate imaeI.
nation, and keep Young.
More good thouchts have per
ished than have ever seen the
light Of day. 1t is the easiest
thing in the world to reason the
merit all out of new idea. The
man who gets there" is the man
who has the courage to make the
plunge when the thought is fresh
In his mind-to strike while the
iron IS hot. Ideas. like time and
tide, "ait for nobody. They must
be Ia ken at the Hood. The man
who attempts TO argue all the way
to the finish is lost. Difricnlties
are at 'heir worst IN the perspect-
I've. me plunge Is the vital thing
the beginning, the lite. Faith
""" experience VIII take care oi
'''e rest. Inc Worln.S real bene.
'"c'orS are IT'S brave men, the
men "to nav" the S"ui to DO and
!" "a'e' 10 FISK everything, Tor
'aH'' repnta'ion ana Lie.
| don't believe ut all i'm the
sure thing theory; ! don't believe
at all IN the theory Of getting
something Tor nothing. The man
who seeks bl@ rewards should
take big chances, should give MP
an ample equivalent in brain
lorc", thought, energy, money for
everything he gets. The man
VINO rises above the surface makes
no end OF mistakes the dvonc,
alone, makes no mistakes.
one OF the worst mistakes tn"
~ lI I. n -, - 10, /
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25

=. +. Parker, sharon, Wis. write T.
Il have tried DeWjtt's witch lei
Saive for itching piles and il yys
stops them IN two minutes. | con-
slider DeWitrH Witch Haze Saive the
Sreat"S| pile cure on tn" market"
Crawford Bros.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25

cury and potash seemed to add fuel to tho
awlul name which was 6evouring me. | was
ADVISED by friends who had seen wonderful
cur.S mace by 1t. to try Swifts Specific We
got Two bottles and felt hope again revive in
again. improved from the start, and n com.
Pl.te and perfect cure was the result SSS
Is the only blood remedy which reaches des.
Peia'e eases Mrs. r. W. LEE
Montgomery, Ala.
Of the many blood remedies. S. S. s.
Is the only one which can reach deem
seated, violent cases It never fails TO
cure perfectly and permanently the
most desperate cases which are beyond
the reach of other remedies
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25
Sacrificed to
Blood Poison.

Those who have never had Blood Poi.
son can not know what desperate con-
dition it can produce. This terrible
disease which the doctors are totally
unable to cure, is communicated from
one generation to another, inllicting its
taint upon countless innocent ones.
some years ago was iuoculntcd with ro;so,
by nurse who infected my babe with LiEoI
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-06-25

unequal To the struggle.
and its life was yielded
up To the fearful poison.
For SIX long years | suf-
fcrcd untold misery. |
was covered with sores
and ulcers from head to
foot, and no language
can express my feelings
OF woe during those long
years. | had the best
medical treatment. Scv-
cral physicians success
siNeiy treated me. but all
In ~ nnnrnn.n MI
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

A whaling skipper, in the old days,
carried medicine chest and table
of directions. One of the rules ran,
For sore throat with fever, give a
tablespoonful Of number fifteen. Well,
it SO happened, explained the captain,
that fifteen was all used up. So I
gave the man a dessert spoonful of
number five,' end another of number
ten,' and I don't think the chap that
drew up the table could have been
good at figures. Or else, what's just
as likely, the medicines were ali
shams. Either way, it was hard on
poor Bill. He died in half an hour
with dreadful pain in his inside.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16
It is the duty of the enlisted mer

1t is the duty of the enlisted men,
sergeants and corporals to carry the
colors. When in the emergency of
action an officer seized the flag, he
passed beyond the line of duty and
oftentimes earned a medal of honor
thereby. At Chickamauga General
Steedman took one of the regimental
flags and, rushing far to the front
with it, exclaimed, "Boys, I'll carry
your flag if you'll defend it!''.
DeWitt's Collie & Cholera Cure
Pleasant, qEick results. safe to use.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

"Mustah Pinkley," said Miss Miami
Brown, "what is dis here diplomacy
hyahs so much 'bout?n-"W dunno
whethuh I kin transparify de question
SOS you'll see froo it. But eff de Ian
lord come round for de rent an [ says
[ amt gwinter pay, why, | gifts put
out. But eff tells''im ter come 'roun'
mex week, an mex week tells i'm ter
cum 'roun' ag'n', an SO on, OATS di-
plomacy."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16
DIVINE AWE.

To tremble when touch her hands
With awe that no man understands,
To feel soft reverence arise
When, lover sweet, | meet her eyes;
To see her beauty grow and shine
When most feel this awe divine
Whate'er befall me this is mine,
And where about the room she moves
My spirit follows her and loves.
-G. Z. Woodbury. in Century
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

Some foolish people allow cough to run
until it gets beyond the reach of medicine.
They often say, "Oh, it will wear away, but
in most cases it will wear them away. Could
they be induced to try the successful medi
cine called Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on
a positive guarantee to cure, they would i'm
mediate1y see the excellent effect after TAX
ing the first dose. Price Csc. and SOC. Trial
size free At all druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16
OUR FARMERS.
THE DRAINAGE.

An English experimenter, DR.. Mad
den, found that the temperature of a
we'll drained soil was six and one-half
degrees warmer than similar soil
not under drained. Some idea of the
amount of heat lost to the soil in the
evaporation of water may be formed
from the fact that to evaporate by ar
tificial heat the amount of water con-
tanned in rainfall of two inches on
an acre would require more than 20
tons of coal. 1t is claimed that the
evaporation of one pound of water
from the earth lowers the tempera-
ture of 100 pounds of soil 10 degrees;
that is to say, that if to 100 pounds Of
earth holding all the water it can by
attraction, but containing no water of
drainage, is added one pound of water
which it has no means of discharging
except by evaporation it will by the
time it has SO discharged the water be
10 degrees colder than it would have
been if it had the power CT discharg-
ing this one pound by filtration; while
on the other hand if the soil had the
means of getting rid of this surplus
water by filtration the temperature of
the soil would be affected only by the
relative temperatures of the soil and
rain water, and would assume the
mean temperature of the two.
Mr.. Parkes, another English exper-
imenter, made an experiment upon
drained and undrained lands, and his
results were that the undrained land
in a series of observations was 10 de-
grees colder than the drained land.
The undrained never exceeded in the
early part OF the season AZ degrees,
while the drained land reached as
high as 66 degrees, both at depth of
seven inches.
The variation in soil temperature is
striking feature, for we find in the
one case it is entirely too low for most
seeds to terminate, while in the same
kind of soil underdrained the tie mper
allure seems most favorable for imme
date germinat!on and active growth.
These different degrees of heat in tn e
same locality in the same soil and at
the same season of the year argue
much in favor of tile drainage.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

Elk Secretary William M. Evarts
was for long time the most skillful
of all public men in polite and pointed
repartee. At reception in Washing
ton he was once drawn into a discus
sion between two ladies'. "Mr. Ev
arts,'' said one, edo you not think I
am right in saying that woman is
always the best judge of another wo-
mans character?'' MADAM" replied
Mr.. Evarts, "she is not only the best
Judge, but also the best executioner."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

Adonis- one thing I could
not stand and that's wife who would
curl paperso Matronly Friend
'sHave no fears, Mr.. AdQnis. Girls
don't go to any such trouble after
they get married.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

There is more Catarrh in his section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurab Bile. For great many years doctor
pronounced it a local disease, aud presc ribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be
constit 4tional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts di-
rect1y on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address,
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
Solk by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

II regret to say" she said reprov
ingly, 'sthat you do not always use
words with due regard for their ex
act meaning
He bowed with becoming humility.
"Now if Fido had bitten you, she
went on, caressing the dog, ''you
would doubtless be angry, and he
might be mad.o
He shook lis head.
"No," he replied with much feeling,
for he had no great love for the dog,
che would not be mad; he would be
dead1
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

'What ails your mistress, Norah?o
asked a neighbor tThe docthers do
be sayin' that it is nervous pestcra-
ton she has shure''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

care you native of this town."
asked a traveller of resident of a
sleepy little Southern hamlet. cam
town." "Hey?" IT asked if you were
a native of this placer" At that mo-
ment his wife, tall and sallow and
gaunt, appeared at the open door of
between her teeth, said acridiy:
"Ain'tye got no sense, Jim? He means
wuz We livin' here when you wuz
born, or wuz We born before ye begun
livin' here. Now answer him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

Thirty five years make regeneration. That
is how long Adolph Fisher, Of GAINESVILLE, o.,
suffered from piles. He was cured by using
three boxes of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sa1ve.
He. Pierce, Barton; H. S.Webster, Barton
Landing; G. w. Russell, Irasburgh; r. e
French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

81 have been using Salvation Oil for back
ache, stiffness in the neck, and pain in the
side and found it excellent I keep
it constantly hand" Chas. Halle-. Union
Hill, N. j.