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Evening star., 1898-08-27
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SoAhCtS No"hS Less w OTn.
From the New York Herald.
One of the most striking features of the
party gown at the seasons summer re-
sorts is the absence of the low-cut neck
and short-sleeved variety. While there will
always be some who adhere strictly to
the full dress par excellence, it is no
exaggeration to say that at least three
quarters of the dresses worn at the Satur-
day night hops at the fashionable hotels
and at private home receptions as well
have long sleeves and high necks.
Ihe sleeves of these gowns are mostly
OF some thin, fluffy material, shirred and
fulied to the limit, while they extend way
down over the hand, ending in some pretty
nnlsh OF lace or chiffon, while the neck is
finished with fluffy stock of ribbon. lace
or fluffy material Even those gowns which
are cut down are more modest than those
worn few seasons ago by even the young
miss hardly out of her teens whose entire
vigilance was expended in keeping her
dress from falling off both shoulders at
the same time, one being the number fash
Ion adhered to.
Inc low-necked gowns of this season are
tastefully cut and the shoulders are COW
ered. 1t is difficult-almost impossible-to
ma reasons for fashions caprices. Wheth-
er the athletic woman who now rules the
social world has decreed that it is not
heaithy to dance in a decoIete gown and
then expose herself to the night air or
open porch and draughty rooms, or wheth-
er IT is only one of the changes and chances
VI this variable world. who can say?
Evening star., 1898-08-27

monkeys-as the Spaniards themselves.
Thus, to obtain the nuts and the milk-in
necessary to irritate the rnonkeys-the
Spaniards-and they will surely cast them
at me, when will gather them to myself,
for the glory and benefit of my virgin
queen, whom may the Lord preserve" And
the gallant knight is said to have batted
his starboard eye.
1t SO fell out that Santo Domingo was the
first royal palm kicked by the freebooter,
and then he fell foul of the King of Spain's
plate fleet of galleons, sailing homeward
from Panama and the Spanish Main. He
kicked these fruitful palms to some pur-
pose, as the records show. for the Spanish
'monos" threw into his lap vast store of
gold. silver, gems and precious stuffs; but
he allowed them to retain their islands for
the growing of another crop.
Loss of Ships and Islands.
The Spanish ships and settlements af-
forded glorious sport for Drake Hawkins,
Raleigh and all that rollicking crew of ad-
Venturers for many years, until they wear
led the King of Spain to the extent that he
fitted out the great armada. Then, indeed
these old sea lions had Philip on the him.
for they worried and harried those big sea
Castles and bulky galleons until, of the six
score and more which sailed SO gallantly
out of the port of Cadiz, in the summer of
1888, intent upon the wiping of England
from the map of nations-what with the
assistance of the eements-not three
score ever gained Spanish port again.
and with the Spanish ships, so with
the Spanish islands; one by one they
fell into the hands of the British lion, until,
of all those which once dotted the western
seas, not one remained save Cuba and
Puerto Rico; and these have fallen to a
scion of the lion, who inherits all his thrift
and, 'tis said, also his courage at sea and
on land.
In 1856 Drake was commissioned by
Queen Elizabeth to do all the harm he
could to Spanish shipping, and he then
chcse the Caribbean sea as the theater of
ms exploits. 1t would have sorely wounded
the dignity of either Sir Francis or his
klnsman, Sir John Hawkins, had they been
classed with the pirates of that day and
later, but so the Spaniards viewed them
and so their contemporaries called them
The last voyage of both these worthf.s
vas made in company, and both were dead
before 1t Terminated. Both were buried at
sea, Hawkins off the eastern end of Puerto
Rico and Drake off port of the Spanish
Main. F. A OBER
Evening star., 1898-08-27
NEW CHURCH HOME
Congregation of Douglas Memorial
Preparing to Build.
FAREWELL SERVICE In OLD STRUCTURE
Northeast Temple to Be Occupied
Pending the Construction.
SKETCH OF THE PASTOR

The congregation of Douglas Memorial
Church, corner of 11th and II streets north
east, have determined to erect a more COM
modious structure on the site of the pres
ent edifce, and the work of demolishing
the old structure will begin one week from
Monday next. A fitting farewell service
will be held one week from tomorrow, un-
der the charge of the pastor, Rev. DR.. S.
M. Hartsock. At II am. DIR. Hartsock will
deliver sermon on Methodism, and at 3
pm. there will be a reunion of the officers
and members Of the church and Sunday
schools, to which all persons who have at
any time been connected with either the
church or schools will be invited
While the new edifce is in process of
erection the congregation will worship in
the hall of the Northeast Temple which
was recently the home of the Ninth Street
Christian congregation while their house of
worship was being built. The commence
Evening star., 1898-08-27
An Old Story Well RetoId.


Did you ever hear the story Of the
young man whose voice was SO fine, but
whose heart was not humble? Some old
monks lived in an obscure valley, and for
mary years had had no accession to their
number, so the tones which voiced the de-
Votion at mass and vespers were thin and
discordant. Even the birds flew away and
would not listen. 1t seemed necessary to
take some action in the matter, and the
prior decided upon drastic measures.
we Will have no more singing" he said
But. reverend father said an oil monk.
IT would be proclamation not to sing the
Magniicat.'
True. answered the prior. Then sing
Our Lady's hymn. but nothing else"
II was the eve of Christmas and Tho fire,
vespers of The nativity were to 10 sung
Just as the old monks were departing for
the chapel young man presented himself
and asked to be kept as a member of the
order.
That must be considered later" said the
prior meanwhile, what can you do?"
II can sing he replied
They looked at each other
'Will YOU asked one Sing the Map-
nificat at vespers this night?"
Most gladly
And sing he did in such a glorious man
ner , tbat the bircs came back and listened
what treasure we have gafnedr' said
the monks to each other
That night an angel appeared
Il am SENT he said Ito ask why in the
first vespers of the nativity no Magnificent
reached the listening ear of God"
The prior was astounded
Never has it been sung so gloriously as
tonight" he said.
Never have we failed to hear ft-until
tonight, the angel made answer
Let me explain" broke in the Young
man. II thought not of it's meaning, but
only sang to gain your praise Let me go
away until my heart is humble"
So he went away and the cracked and
dscordant voices We're lifted up again. and
the birds departed, but the Magnifcat was
heard in heaven
Evening star., 1898-08-27
How Do LOOK pc

How frequently
q woman asks this question: How much
thought and study she devotes to it! 1t il
natural woman hates TO think that she
is growing day by day less charming and
attractive and youthful to her husbands
Eyes than in the DAYS of courtship.
A woman may always retain her charms
and the vivacity and freshness of youth if
she will take the proper care of her health.
A tremendous percentage of ill-health in
women is due to weakness and disease of
the distinctly feminine organism DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is an unfail-
ing remedy for all disorders of this nature
1t allays inflammation, heals liberation,
stops debilitating drains and soothes and
tones the nerves. II preserves in a woman
all the charm of healthy youth. Thou
sands OF women have testified to its mar
velous merits
Favorite Prescription is sold bv all re.
spectacle dealers in medicines Deal only
where you are honestly treated. ANY store.
Keeper who tries to give you a substitute
tor what you demand is not treating you
honestly and you should take your trade
elsewhere
. For nine years have suffered with falling
of Raleigh. Wake Co., N c. Box Io6). II wa,
troubled with bearing down pains had indi-
gestiou and female weakness and uervousuess
and had unei troube The ooS ss SGsB1p:ssdd ss1
thai no medicine would reach my disease DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, Golden Mcdi-
cured me !"
An everyday necessity in the home. A
good home medical work Send 2r one
cent stamps, to cover mailing only, to the
worlds Dispeusary Medical Association.
Buffalo. n. Y. for paper-covered copy OF
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad
vascr. Cloth binding u stamos.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
UNCLE SANS BIG HAYSTaCk,
IL Weighs 100000 Pounds and FIJI.
500 Railroad Cars.

II "eishs o.ooo.oOo Pounds and Fills
800 Railroad Cars.
From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
A St Louis firm is getting ready to shin
'he largest amount of hay ever furnished
on single order in the United States
Uncle Sam is the buyer and the St. Louis
Hay and Grain Company is the lucky hold
er OF the mammoth contract
Fred Deibel, the firms contracting apent
who engineered the deal. has returned 70
ST. Louis to superintend the filling of the
order. Under the terms OF the contract the
hrm must furnish 100000 pounds of hay
and deliver ii at Battlefield station, Chick
amauga Park
II wiil require 800 cars to carry the hay.
Inc length of cars used for this purpose
Is forty feet. If all of the cars to be used
were coupled together they would MAKE n
traln 2l.JOO feet long, or more than four
mics making the regulation allowance of
three feet between cars.
Each car Will carry 225 bales or nine
tons ~ N
There will be 112 500 bales in all.
Ihere are twenty-five bales in a ton OF
nay, nay, anu Ihe average stack contains seven
The shipment will comprise the contents
OF 643 haystacks. The average havstack is
sixteen feet high and fifteen feet in d,ane-
yer at the base. The 100000 pounds OF
nay would make a stack 10 2SS feet or
nearly two miles high. This monster stack
would be forty-one times as high as the
Union Trust building
SIX seconds are required to slide down an
ordinary haystack I'm which no pitchforks
TURK. Estimating that he would go al the
same rate OF speed, a person essayinz TO
slide down the monster stack would have
10 slide continually for one hour and four
minutes. ~
Two tons of hay are usually loaded on a
two-horse wagon. Ii would take 400
horses to transport the hay, two horses TO
a team. ~
1t would take these horses nine months
to eat the hay.
Ihe government calculates that the hay
VIII last the u 600 horses at Chickamauga
a little more than three months Figured
strictly on this official basis the hay in the
big shipment would feed one horse 3a3
years and four months
"A representative Of the ST. Louis Hav and
Grain Company said that the hay would be
shipped from all parts of the country
we could MI the order right from ST.
Louis he said but that would denlet.l
the local stock too much"
Evening star., 1898-08-27
LAMBERTON's JOKE.
Wants to Name Spanish Prizes After
His Pet Colleges.
From

wants TO Name Spanish Prizes After
His Pet Colleges.
From the Chicago Record
If further developments justify it. one or
two of the American ships may be station
ed in the foreign fleet off Manila to waite h
proceedings.
Capt. Lamberton of the Olympia is re-
sponsible for the latest joke in the fleet
The other day he said to the admiral that
he thought the two captured Spanish gun
boats should be given good American
names. He noticed that in the Navy De-
partment at Washington the very COM
mendable custom of naming ships after
colleges and universities had been adopted
Two ships had already had their names
changed to the Yale and Harvard, and he
thought the same custom should be fol-
lowed in rechristening the Callao and
Leyte. He suggested that the Callao be
gwen the name Massachusetts Institute of
Technology" and the Leyte the "Pennsyl-
vania College of Physicians and Surgeons"
The admiral has the matter under consid-
GRAFTON. Some day we probably will be
writing thrilling account of naval ell
gaSement somewhat after this style:
The pennsylvania College of Physicians
and Surgeons then steamed rapidly to a
point opposite the Pelayo and delivered a
fearful broadside from her primary bat
terry, or three-inch guns. At the same time
the Massachusetts Institute of Tee hnology
by brilliant maneuver around the star
board quarter of the Pennsylvania College
of Physicians and Surgeons, swept swiftly
In and rammed the Spanish battle ship
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
then withdrew for breakfast, leaving the
Pennsylvania College of Physicians and
Surgeons to complete the work of destruc-
ton. After this work was quickly accom-
plished the Pennsylvania College of Ply
sicians and Surgeons cut couple of cables
and intercepted the Spanish admiral, who
was changing his flag to the various re-
manning ships of his feet"
Evening star., 1898-08-27
MIR. Davis Last Speech.

frCn the Atlanta Journal.
The last public speech made by Jefferson
Davis was to a meeting near his home at
Beauvoir in 1Sss. He said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: All.
pardon me; the laws of the United State.
no longer permit me to designate you as
fellow citizens, but 1 am thankful that I
NAY address you as my friends I feel no
regret that l stand before you this after.
noon man without country. for my
ambition lies buried in the grave of the con-
federacy. There has been consigned not
only my ambition, but the dogrnas upon
which that government was based The
races L see before me are those of Young
en-; had not known this / would NOT
have appeared before you. Men in whose
hands the destinies of our southland lie
Tor love of her l break my silence, to-
speak to you a few words of reSDectful ad-
monition. The past is dead; let it bury its
dsad, its hopes and its aspirations: before
you lies the future-a future full of golden
promise; future of racompense for honor.
able promise; a future of expanding ma
tional glory, before which ali the world
shall stand amazed. Let me baseech you to
lay aside all rancor, all bitter sectional
leellnS, and to take your places in the
ranks OF those who will bring about q con-
summation devoutly to be wished-a re-
united country
There are both patriotism and prophecy
IN theSe noble words. The belief that Mr..
Davis was embitterad by defeat and by the
sufferiugs which he was made to bear for
others mas no foundation He urged the
people of the south to lay aside sectional
feeling and to cherish love for the Union.
He begged them to look to the future and
to contribute as fully possible to the
restoration of complete unity of sentiment
and to the strength of their reunited coun-
try. When he spoke only little while be-
fore his death of "a future of expanding
national glory before which all the world
shall stand amazed" he described what has
recently come to pass and what he would
have rejoiced to live to see.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

quite Jain, very high and slightly haring
at the top and seemingly cut in one piece
with the lace yoke.
AS regards milli1 cry, We are pleased to
state that the craze for wearing stuffed
birds on hats has considerably abated, and
the new fall and winter hats show trim
mings of ostrich plumes black velvet bows
wired into graceful bowknots Louis XVI
style, elaborately spangled quills and last
but not least, flowers, particularly roses,
which will bloom in summerike beauty on
the handsomest velvet winter hats
Evening star., 1898-08-27
A Great Moral Lesson.
From Puck.

From Puck.
First young lady Gndignantly)-"Lit
boy, don't you know it is wrong for you to
steal those dear little bluebird eggs? Don't
you know that each of those dear little eggs
would be dear little pluebird?"
Second young lady (more Indignantly
Yes! And don't you know that stuffed
hluebirds are 25 cents apiece now. and pet
ting scarcer and scarcer every year. Won
miserable little wretch!'
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Our hearts go out TO the poor" remark
ed the observer Of men and things largely
because our hearts can go out without get
ting our feet wet."-Detroit Journal.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Accepting A Fay0rs,
From the Ladies' Home Journal.

run tne Ladies Home Journal
There are great many friendships ruin
ed by the unwillingness on one side or
the otter to accept favors. Two school
girl friends united by many coneenial ties
are forced apart because the poorer ono
ioehshly thinks that she should make some
return 1or the pretty gifts, the party in
V!latlons, the tickets to concerts or matt
nees which her friend loves to remember
Hef with. She knows that she is unable to
nahe any return, so refuses the good times,
ana by doing so not only deprives her
friend OF the keenest delight, but herself
OF many opportunities for pleasure and
the fanuly circle at home of the recital
or the fresh and novel experience which
contact with the world outside of her home
would surely bring her.
Favors are of many sorts. 1t sometimes
happens that wealthy woman NAV wish
to send a girl to college to help her in
ner music, to encourage hey in her desire
Tor an art education; she may give her
DOCKS, take her out with her and give her
Opportunities for hearing great artists.
When girl has such favors offered her
she should accept them gracefully and
with clear conscience The favors are
not all on one side; her bright face and
enthusiastic appreciation mean much to the
woman who is fortunate enough to be able
to dispense favors.
Do not, then, let any of us be afraid to
accept favoIs, and do not let the offer of
them spoil our friendship with the would
be g1verS. Rather let US pass them along;
II flowers are sent US let us share them
with others; If books are given US let US
send any duplicates we may have to 9TH
erS less fortunate. We cannot all afford
to give lavshly, but we can all afford to be
thoughtfully generous.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

In accordance with the spirit of the times,
society women are taking up the art of
fencing. The object, however, is not that
OF the warrior but the desire to develop
graceful physiques. 1t is the French wo-
man. so it is reported, who loves the art
for it's own sake.
Queen Victoria has read the poems of
ScCtt SO often that she knows most of them
by heart, and often during her drives re-
peats verses descriptive of the scenery
through which she is passing
The true northerner., 1898-08-17
WHOLE NUMBER 2265.

Tuesday morning, August 9, Dr. j.
G. Maxwell operated on Mrs. VIM. Hill
OF Almena, who has been blind for about
year, performing an iridectomy for the
extraction Of cataract. The eye is rapid
ly recovering, with very good vision.
Bids for construction OF waterworks
will be received up to noon to-day, and
the council will meet this afternoon at
l:3O to open them. There are in the vii
lage large number of gentlemanly,
business-like contractors, all looking for
piece of the "pie."
Cummings is opening case after case of
fall goods. He advertises specially one
of his strong departments, dress goods,
this week. We notice that he is to close
his store evenings with but one excep-
ton at o'clock. This is in line with
the desire of many employers and all
employees, giving all chance to attend
entertainments, meetings, etc., besides a
little more time to be spent at the fire
side during the long winter evenings.
Wednesday evening at the high school
room, goodly number of mothers and
teachers assembled in response to the in
vitation of Miss Marsh, to talk over the
organization of mothers meeting for
the bringing of mothers and teachers in
to closer sympathy. Short talks were
made by Mrs. j. j. Woodman and Miss
Marsh. The latter is an enthusiast in
this work and, while she has nothing to
say against mothers meetings such as
have been heretofore held here under the
direction of the w. G.. T. U she thinks
a greater number of mothers could be
interested and a better work accom-
plished outside ofany sect or organization.
No steps were taken to form an associa-
ton such as Miss Marsh proposed, but
meeting will be held with Mrs. Bartram
the first Friday in September to further
consider the matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. T. Olds of Glare. Mich,
have been making visit among their
former friends here after an absence of
about 81 years. They were the first
couple ever married in Decatur. They
were married on the Goth day of May,
1850, by George Sherwood Esq, he being
the first justice of the peace in Decatur.
Decatur Republican. The Republican
is ''way off" in its local history. The
first recorded marriage that took place
in Decatur was that of Martin G.. Colvin
and Lucretia A. Kinney, who were married
eleven years prior to the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. Olds, viz: April IA, 1889, by
George S. Freese, a justice of the peace
of that township. There were weddings
in Decatur prior to 1850, too numerous
to mention. The first justices of the
peace of that township were elected in
1887 and were as follows: Joseph Van
Hise, year; John D. Compton, years;
George S. Freese, 3 years; Finker r.
Smith, years. Justice Sherwood was
not elected until 1S49.
The true northerner., 1898-08-17
THIS IS FUNNY.
DIFFERENT BRANDS OF sILvERITEs THAT
GO INTO THE SAUSAGE MACHINE.

If you won't be one kind of silverite,
you can be two if you want to-in Paw
Paw, and we understand similar con-
dition prevails over the county and state
at large.
By strange coincidence ~, two eau
cuses were called to meet in this village
last Saturday afternoon at the same
hour and place Ordinarily, such
thing would be embarrassing, but in this
instance it made not the slightest differ
ence. The "silver" caucus met first
that populistic, free silver, Is to l, cheap
money brand of SILVER" with all its at
tendant vagaries-and chose the follow
ing delegates to attend the "silver"
county nominating convention: w. G.
Wildey, NJ. d. Buskirk, Geo. M. Lyle,
F.. B. Ocobock, L. f. Shepard, NJ. III.
Pugsley, VIM. Kirkwood, f. NJ. Snow,
Willis Clapp, L. G. Hurd, Frank Cutter,
A. Brown, w. r. Shrine, E. L. Warner.
The chairman of this caucus was NJ. ID.
Buskirk, the secretary b. p. Bryar
When this caucus had completed its
business and adjourned another was
Buskirk as chairman and b. p. Bryar
secretary. Strange to relate, not only
were the officers the same, but the mem
bers also-by some subtle influence,
transformed in the twinkling of an eye, to
good old Jeffersonian democrats, cherish
ing the principles of that ancient organ
ization, firmly attached to its traditions
oil -,
This caucus chose the following dele
gates to the democratic county nominal
ing convention: III. A. Cole, Frank
Pugsley, T. j. Cavanaugh, II. l.. Mcneil,
Jos. Davey, /. w. Hubert, G. w. Lee,
B. P. Bryar, Edison Woodman, F. E.
Stevens, F.. w. Rhodes, o. A. Rice, A. l..
Free, Harry Wilson, W. III. Mason.
By coincidence as strange as the
calling of the two caucuses at the same
time and place, the "silver" and demo
cratic county convention have both been
called to meet at South Haven to-mor-
row at 10 a. m.
What farce!
Cannot the deluded members of the
"silver" contingent see the long ears Of
the old democratic party sticking through
its disguiseH They will hear the bray Of
the beast when the futility Of the "sau-
sauge" combination is proven, as it will
be. The silver democracy is making
desperate effort to wrest the old party
name from the possession of the gold
democrats. 1t is evident that there is in
the minds of the silver leaders the be-
lief that the "silver" combination is
about played out" and they want to
get in shape to crawl under the demo
cratic canvas, and then to furnish the
ringmasters for the big show.