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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17
pernhardt Operation successful.

PARIS. February 16.-Madame Sarah
Bernhardt was operated upon this morn
Ing at Dr. Pozzi's hospital. The cyst was
removed with complete success.
DIR. Pozzi hopes that Nine. Bernhard
will be able to resume her professional
work In April
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17
THE DE LONE LETTER.

SPANS Reply Received by Wood
ford-Incident Considered Closed.
MADRID. February 16.-M Correo. the
government organ. announces that United
States Minister Woodford tonight re-
ceived SPANS reply concerning the De
LONE letter, and it adds that the incident
is regarded as terminated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17

CREWE. VA. February l6.-tspecial.)-
Miss Sailie X. Warmer and Mr.. +. ID.
Mason. of Richmond. were married this
morning at II o'clock at the residence or
DIR. w. It. Warmer. the father or the
bride. Rev. b. NJ. Becl<ham officiated. The
affair was quite private ane. euIy mem
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17
The Lattlmer Trial.

WILKESBARRE. PA, February
There was no new evidence OF l'npo,."..e,,
brought out at the trial OF sher'n N"''''
and his deputies to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17
NEWS FROM FREDERICKSBURG.
Marriage of Mr.. Taylor and Miss
Scott--The Bazaar.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. February
ESPECIAL Miss Blanche Scott. second
daughter of w. ID. Scott. Esq. the popu-
lar agent OF the Weems Steamboat Com
pany and Mr. j. Edward Taylor, OF
Baltimore, were married at the
brides home here this afternoon at g
O'Clock The ceremony was performed
bv Rev. r. s. Dunaway. ID. d.. OF the
BAPTIST church. and was witnessed only
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17

WASHINGTON. February lo-tn'
pointments OF the following Virgin"
masters were confirmed to-day
Dillon. Pulaski City: {. T. hoi'1''
Luray: W. l.. Mustard, Pocahoh'"S'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17
The widow

'" W
appeals TO the
5 y IN path y of
even the most
callous hearted.
Here is a wo-
man still in the
springtime of
life, deprived of
the stay an d
support upon
which she had
every right TO
depend, and her
future overshad-
owed by the loss
of the one man
in all the world
upon whom she
had conferred
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17

WASHINGTON. February l6.--John ~
Sawyer has been appoin,ed a iou''"
class postmaster at Weeksville, ~ -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17

Diggs: Senator Poser seems 10 %
man OF very broad views. -. 4, A.
Biggs: Yes, indeed. don't believe " "a
possible to bring up que ~on tna' ~
can't straddle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17
WEDDING BELLS IN WYTHEvILLE
Gayety in the southwest-The Grim
ReaDer's Work.

WYTHEVILLE, February 16.-(Special)
A large and representative audience as
sembled at the Episcopal church, on Main
street Monday evening at o'clock to
witness the marriage of Miss Sue Gibson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert n. Pen
dleton, Of this place, with Mr.. Frank c.
Chaffin. of Fosters Falls.
The church was beautifully lighted with
electric and candle-lights, the latter being
on the altar, before which the ceremony
was solemnized by the rector. Rev. DIR.
NJ. 2. Logan.
The ushers were DIR. John p. Graham,
Major William c. Sanders, and Messrs.
William Hickman Spiller and Edmund
Pendleton.
The bridesmaids, who were gowned in
white organdie and green ribbons, carry
ing punches OF ferns, were Miss Kate
Pendleton, with Mr.. William Pendleton;
Austinville; Miss Cornelia Boyd, with Mr..
John J. Jackson, of Austinville; Miss Flo
renee Blair. with Mr.. Ed. Sanders. of
Fosters Falls; Miss Fannie Fulton, with
Mr.. William Peirce. of Tazewell; Miss
Lucy Kent, with Mr.. Clarence Painter;
Miss Helen Moore with DR.. Ed. p. Nc
Gavock.
THE MAID OF HONOR.
Miss Lucy Pendleton. sister of the bride.
was maid Of honor. She was gowned in
light-green silk. The bride. who was be-
comngly-attired in white silk. veil. etc,
entered the church in company with her
father, who gave her away. The groom's
best man was Mr.. George Chaffin.
AS the bridal party came into church
Miss Ella Goodwin played the wedding
march upon the pipe-organ, and the choir
sang, 1.-The Voice That Breathed Ger
Eden" as the party left the church
After the ceremony the bride and groom
left for their future home, at Fosters
Falls
Miss Grayson Williams entertained
very handsomely the whist club, and quite
a number of friends, at her home, on
Church street Monday evening. The
tally-cards and markers were symbolic
of the day. being red hearts and arrows.
Each guest was presented with a souvenir
Of the event. some receiving miniature
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17
Ayers
SaPSapaPlIIa

For many years I have been constant
sufferer from kidney trouble, and have
tried number of largely advertised kidney
cures without benefit. At last friend ad-
vised me TO try Ayers Sarsaparilla. The
use Of eight bottles Of this remedy entirely
cured my malady MARY MILLER 1898
Hancock Street Rrooklvn- y. Y.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

men of the British ships. Down up
on the fragile structures of wood they
hurled great stones that bore down
the foe in great bleeding masses, tore
through their decks, opened their
seams, and sent them to the bottom in
style that Sir John makes highly
commendable.
In the seventeenth century we find
the tops broad and open save for the
after part, where a wooden breastwork
was reared to shield the topmen. Why
only the after part should have been
singled out for protection is open for
speculation; but it is not improbable
that the sails before the mast covered
to a great extent the marksmen in the
top and behind the mast only did they
need supplemental protection. These
wooden bulwarks in the tops were va
riously painted according to the ma
tionality of the ship; and for couple
of hundred years that style of top
prevailed, and in form, square behind
and rounded in front, still is in vogue
in modern sail powered naval ves-
sells.
During all the frigate actions of the
war of 1872 the sharpshooters in the
tops of the various ships did excellent
work, and there it was the marine
showed what could be expected of him
even though he stood out with no
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

IN winning the latest object of bs
elastic alteration. Jack popped, ard
she stopped and slobbered, overcome
by emotion. managing to say "yes"
and remark that she had long felt the
necessity for some one to lean on
through life. Imagine her leaning on
Jack with her six hundred pounds
Both parties to the contract were
as anxious as the manager and the
press agent for an immediate consum
nation Of the union, and the prelimi-
nary proceedings were pushed with all
the showman's usual promptness, per-
tinacity and precision.
The press agent had an eye to busi-
ness, and the couple were joined on the
stage of the museum before large,
admiring and chatting audience. The
lecturer was a wicked wag, and in de-
scribing the best qualities of the new
Mrs. Dreer, he observed that she was a
good winter girl, and had been tried in
the balance and never found wanting.
and the like. Then the band played
Heart Bowed Down with Weight OF
Woe" and the freaks gorged at ban
quet, and were written up and illustrat-
ed to satisfy the desires of the most
selfish or exacting of press agents or
managers"
When l reflected upon the decline OF
the Dreers I expressed my sympathy,
but to my surprise my actor friend did
not join me in my sadness. He looked
upon the results in very different
light
"The grass widow she's turned Cir
cassian girl and is supporting herself.
The fat woman wouldn't have it any
other way; support her she would not,
"'Go to work. she said, or | will set
on you.
Rather than be set on by a
sister-in-law weighing 600 pounds tho
grass widow got out and hustled
But it is a come down for the elder
Dreers,' | remarked
why should they mind?" smiled
the player. ordering two more tlagons.
"ain't they and Jack living off the fax
of the land?"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
ICE CREAM CENTURIES AGO.
The Delicious Summer Confection First
Manufactured In Italy.

manufactured In Italy.
Early June days generally see the ice
cream and soda parlors doing a stead
lily increasing business. Ice cream is
a much older sweetmeat than many
persons suppose. In the beginning OF
the seventeenth century goblets made
of ice and also iced fruit-that is, fruit
frozen over--were first brought to
table. The limonadicrs, or lemonade
sellers, of Paris, endeavored to in
crease the popularity of their wares by
icing them and one, more enterpris-
ing than the rest, an Italian named
Procope Couteaux, in the year 1860.
conceived the idea of converting such
beverages entirely into ice, and about
twenty years later iced liquors that
is, liquors changed into ice-were the
principal things sold by the limonad
iers. BY the end of that century iced
liquors were quite common in Paris.
Ice cream or iced butter as it was
first called. for its supposed resem-
blance to that substance, soon followed
1t was first known in Paris in 1774.
The Due de Chartres often went ar
that time to the Paris coffee-houses to
drink a glass of iced liquor, and the.
landlord having one day presented him
with his arms formed in edible ice.
this kind of sweetmeat became the
fashion. German cooks at once took
up the rev art. 1t was not long in
reaching England for in 1916 a French
cook resident in London, named Cer-
mont, wrote The Modern Cook" in
which sweet ices We're first described
for the instruction of English cooks
OF the ice cream of these days is an
enormously elaborated sweetmeat COM
pared with that of the olden time.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
ABOUT A COMMON FAILING.

To apply the quotation, "Familiarity
breeds contempt" to the etiquette ot
social life, it is well to refer to the very
unnecessary habit some women have
of calling all their relatives by their
Christian or pet names to every ON,
and before every one, strangers or
acquaintances, whom they may en-
counter. This is great mark of mid
dle-class breeding and should be
strictly avoided
A wife should never speak of her
husband to others but mem bers of her
family by his Christian name; it is
correct when she has occasion to speak
of him to say my husband" or Mr.
So-and-So,' and equally it is correct
for her to reserve her own pet name
for him until both are in private. Any
thing like familiarity of word or action
between husband and wife, or relatives,
in the presence of almost strangers is
very embarrassing to the latter and
argues lack of real delicacy of feeling
in the perpetrators.
A stOical calmness of demeanor in
the midst of pleasure or pain used to
be considered the acme of good breed
ing, but fortunately we are growing
more natural now, and a moderate ex-
psession Of our sentiments and feelings
is allowable, provided only that we do
not take outsiders too far into our con-
fidence. Those women who can never
keep their private affairs and the fol-
bles of their family to themselves, but
must needs babble Of them even to mere
acquaintances, are yerging upon the
familiarity that brings upon them the
contempt of more properly reserved
persons. When in public places. such
as the theater or restaurant or in
shopping, it is good taste to refrain
from discussing private affairs and
common friends, and even in speaking
to a companion it is then better TO
withhold the name as far as possibia.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

the stink balls, and the rocks Of the
past might be dismissed with a shrug.
There is but little doubt that the
French have set the pace for the mod
ern fighting top, and so luxuriantly
nave their vessels developed these
growths in riotous profusion and va
rieties Of forms that it was no wonder
We soon heard of wanting stability in
their ships. Their most recent de-
signs are decidedly moderated. but still
bear the hall mark of great freedom.
With the French the idea has been
to cover entirely the positions of the
guns and the men in the tops to give
the navigator a chance to guide his
ship in action from point we'll above
the smoke of the guns, and, too, to
bear aloft the searchlights. Where
ever closed in top is found on ships
of other nations it is Of French in
spiration
The British have almost exclusively
held to an open or uncovered top the
only real protection to either guns or
men being the shields carried on the
weapons themselves.
With us the gunboats Wilmington
and the Helena represent the greatest
development of the military mast, in
all it means for fighting and signal
purposes, for coming the ship, and for
the carriage of that great shining eye
that is to look far into the night. The
coming tower, SO to speak, is Just be-
low the lower top, and is reached
through the body Of the mast proper.
Just because OF this curious tyne of
mast, one of the enemy's large auxil-
larry cruisers took one of these boats
for battleship the other day, and lost
no time in hustling for the distant
horizon.
The national tendencies of the va
rious navies are marked by the military
masts their recent vessels bear, and
whether they seek their inspiration
from Great Britain or France it is
easy enough to tell. The Russians are
unsettled; Austria is equally divided
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

A small wallet may contain vas.
deal of coined selfshncss. Many men
carry themselves in their nOcket.
. books.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

one was not used the truth was never
made to be stretched.
Jack Dreer wasted one entire sea-
son in trying to "catch on and when
the next amusement campaign opened
the former patrons of Mrs. Dreer
fought shy of the old Home of the
Professions; the two nearest legiti-
mate theaters had proved unremuner-
ative and were tenantless, and Mrs.
Dreer again proving equal to the occa-
sion. once more lowered the standard
OF her house and cut the menu and
the price. and invited the patronage of
the vaudeville articles-known to some
as variety people,"
Jack Dreer took courage at this
change of front, as he had heard of
the fabulous salaries paid to vaude-
vlllers, especially to the imported
brand.
one of the first stars from over the
water to quarter at Mrs. Dreers was
Sweety Gumdrop, credited with receiv-
ing tlOO week for the season. Sweety
was pronounced absolutely loud, and
she could punish beer after the show"
IN large quantities In rushing the
growler' Jack was the handy man, and
before the week was out he proposed
and was declined-rudely declined.
Rats" exclaimed the fair maiden,
what good would you be to me? l
never carry excess baggage"
During-let us call it the vaudeville
season-Mrs. Dreer experienced but
one bit Of good luck The youngest
daughter eloped with "a musical
moke," and the pair are now doing a
turn in sketch
The next fall Mrs. Dreer was forced
to let down another peg, partly on ac-
count of the increased wear and tear of
the boarding house plant, and because
the show world had been invaded by
new forces. Freaks and curios We're
the rage, also popular theatricals at the
10000 rate Of admission, and the
stars and the lesser planets of the new
invasion quartered at the Dreers'.
| was off to the Pacific coast for a
business trip, and did not return for
more than a year. When | got back
| was quickly in harness, and sought
the old stand to make rates for mem
bers OF the company l represented. To
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

shelter other than a stray hammock
or so hastily triced up for his protec-
tion
The first of our ships of the new navy
had tops that were practically steel
duplicates of those of the late war;
and but for the presence of modern
rapid-fire guns, were really of less
defensive value than those of thirty
odd years ago. 1t wasn't till we be-
gan to build our battleships that We
really launched out into regular mod
ern military masts, and then we fol-
lowed in principle the practices of the
French.
The modern mast on a fighting ship
is purely for military purposes, name
ly, on such ships that are without a
spread of canvas of any sort, and its
duty now is principally for a service
that was once merely incidental to
those of the sailing ship. To bear sig
nails is it's first mission, and then to
carry an armament of rapid-fire guns
with which to meet the attack of tor
pedO boats, to sweep the open ports,
and to enfilade the unprotected gun
stations of an enemy. With Gatling
guns pouring out veritable rain Of
bullets at the rate of 1000 minute,
and with other heavier automatic guns
capable of hurting a hundred or more
of one-pound shell in the same time
the modern military top is something to
be considered where the hand grenade,
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Germany leans toward the French
while the Japanese and the Italians fol,
low the English.
ROBERT G.. SKERRETT.
.AfrIca's Ancient Sea.

Recent studies of the animal life OF
Lake Tanganyika have shown that that
lake differs from all other African lakes
in possessing inhabitants that belong tc
the oceanic species. Still, these sin
gular denizens of lake Tanganyika are
not exactly like the marine organisms
of the present day, and the conclusion is
drawn that a sea, connected with the
open ocean, once occupied the parts OF
Africa where Tanganyika now lies and
that the lake is the last remnant of the
ancient sea.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Il NEVER CARRY EXCESS BAG
GAGE"

my surprise I found another name on
the door plate, and surmising that the
Dreers had removed to new quarters
| called at the place on the corner and
ran against man who knew all about
them, an old professional acquaintance
who was pOring and purring over a
newspaper and foaming glass Of beer.
After handshake and an exchange
of surprised to see yOus the veteran or
dered the slave to "fll another flagon''
and seated and slipping l applied the
pump:
What has become Of the Dreers ?"
"They are living off the fat Of the
land"
There was a point to what he said,
for the actor and the saloonist both
chuckled. After several sips the play
er placed the newspaper aside and went
on:
"Well. from boarding prima donnas
with high notes at high prices Mrs.
Dreer allowed the thermometer of
trade to drop to the mark of provid-
ing freaks and 10-20-30s--"
100 pad. L interrupted.
"Well, | don't know" resumed the
ancient, things were pretty well down
to hard pan when Jack Dreer had a
stroke of fortune"
"You don't say?"
Yes, being refused by the lady liv-
ing skeleton he was somewhat upset
when the shadow said that his propo-
sition was altogether too thin
''Ha. ha! ha!"
Then he got thick with the fat
woman--'
"Ha. ha! ha'
Miss Obese Wait, six hundred
pounds, P. A. W."
"P. A. w, what's that?"
Press agents weight"
"Ah ha."
Her real name was an unfortunate
one for her busjness-Tiny Little; but
| ain not blaming the girl for that. If
your name chances to be Mud you
can't help it. That press agent was an
expert on nomenclature; he called the
woman The Fat of the Land, and fire.
quently referred to her as The Only
Living Food Exhibit Now this press
agent was a schemer and a worker, and
he concocted plan, The Fat of the
Land must wed. He spoke about it to
the cherub-I mean chub-and she mis-
interpreting his suggestion sighed and
exclaimed:
"'Sweetest love, when shall it be,
darling?'
"Now. a rife ball would have glanc-
ed off that chaps cheek, but he lost
his nerve and nearly tainted, but when
sufficiently Gained he explained tSat
he was already married-a fib-and
thereby escaped-a breach of promise
suit-perhaps.
"'There's Jack Dreer,' suggested the
willy press man, what is the matter
Of him.?
4 will encourage him replied the
maiden. as she tried to wink an eye
buried in a surrounding OF fat.
"It was not necessary to encourage
Jack; he was already making matri-
monial advances and had no difficulty
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Substitute.

"You want trip to the seaside? Non
sense, Jones! Put little salt in your
morning tub, eat fish at every meal,
walk up to town and back so as to fire
yourself out, sleep On the floor, and let
the house be dirty, and you'll fancy
you're at Margate. -Pick-Me-Up
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Bargain,

Claude-I thought you were not 60
ing to pay more than $50 for a wheel?
Maud didn't mean to when I went
into the store, but he said if I'd take
the 500 wheel he would let me have a
dollar pump for SO cents.-Indianapolis
Journal.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
HOW TO KEEP HEALTHY.

Don't worry. Don't lay awake at
night to think about your shortcom-
ings and other peoples sins.
Don't care violently for any one.
Hearts and consciences are opposed to
rounded contours and shapely necks.
Eat meats with fat ON them Eat
fish with white sauce. Eat potatoes,
corn starch, simple pudding and ice
creams.
Wear warm, luxurious clothing, but
be careful not to have it so warm as to
induce perspiration, for that will prove
thinning. Do not let it be too heavy,
either
Drink milk and cream whenever you
happen to want them. If you don't
care for these nourishing drinks, culti-
vate taste for them. Avoid lemonade,
lime juice and the like.
Eat fruit for your breakfast, but not
the tart grape and the tartar grape
fruit. Eat baked apples with plenty
of sugar and cream, and all sorts of
stewed fruits, which require sweeten-
ing.
Eat for breakfast oatmeal swimming
in cream. Drink not tea and coffee, but
cocoa, chocolate and milk. Spurn
toast, especially if it be made of gra-
ham or gluten bread. Eat freshly made
wheat bread with butter and honey.
Do not take more exercise than is alb
solutely essential to health. Take the
air-yes. But let it be in carriage
whenever you can, or on sunny bench
in the park. Violent exercise is the
worst possible thing for the woman who
would fain grow plump.
A small wallet may contain vas.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Proper Answer.

HaZen--"I like to see a man stick by
his friends. Now, for instance, if a
man told you | was an ass, you
wouldn't join right in with him, would
you" Dilby-"No, sir; I'd rebuks
him. I'd tell him that the truth should
not be spoken on all occasions Dos.
ton Transcript
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08
WEBSTER.
sELECTMEN MEET.

At their last meeting, Monday noon,
the selectmen approved and drew a
large order. 1t was the paying of a
borrowed note, six months ago, amount
ing to 100000 An article was submit
ted which will be placed in the town
warrant. 1t asks If the town will vote
to instruct the water commissioners to
allow residents the privilege of keeping
boats, row-boxes and lighthouses on the
land near the pumping station.
' DEAD SURE OF ELECTRICS.
At last it seems as if Webster was
dead sure of the 'lectrics, for at a spe-
cial meeting, this afternoon, called by
Chairman John Flint, the directors and
stockholders of the Webster and Dudley
Electric Street Railway Company voted
to accept the franchise as granted by the
selectmen in the towns of Webster and
Dudley.
Samuel E. Alden, aged "a years, late
Of Webster, died few days ago at Mil
waukee, Wis. Deceased was member
Of Co. G, 51st M. v. l., in the late war
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08
BAPTIST CITY MISSIONS.
Business of Importance at society's
Monthly Meeting Annual Meet
ing April q.

The usual monthly meeting of the
Baptist City Missionary Society was
held Monday evening in the Sunday
school rooms of the Main Street Bap-
tist Church 1t was voted that hereafter
the work at GAINESVILLE be conducted by
a committee from the Main street
church in connection with the city mis-
sionary board. The church committee
win be appointed at subsequent meet
ing.
1t was decided to hold union meet
ing of the churches in the interests of
the Baptist City Missionary Society
some time this month; and committee
consisting of Rev. S. B. Meeser and
Rev. Woodman Bradbury was chosen
to select the place and date.
The meeting on April Attn will be the
annual meeting, at which time the cleo
ton of officers takes place. The nom
mating committee comprises w. ].
Eddy, George F. Brooks and L. F. Cor
don.
During the evening the members
present were served with an excellent
supper, as the guests of President Dur
kee and Mrs. Durkee.