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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-13
Promptly Reaches the Seat
Of all Blood Diseases and
Cures the Worst Gases. dig F


blood
inconrovble evidence
all blood
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-13
s. s. s. GOES
TO THE BOTTOM.

In every test made s. S. S. easily
demonstrates its superiority over other
blood remedies. 1t matters not how OBJ
stinate the case, nor what other treat
ment or remedies have failed, S. S. S.
always promptly reaches and cures any
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-13

Mrs 7 ". Lee Montgomery, Ala, writes: "Some years
ago nocuated with poison by who infected
my babe with blood faint. covered with and
ulcers from head foot and great extremity prayed
to die Several prominent physicians treated but all
to purpose The mercury and potash which they
gave seemed to add fuel the awful flame which
devouring me. advised by friends who had seen
wonderful made by it, try Swift's Specific inn
proved from the start the medicine seemed go
to the the trouble and force the poison out Twenty
bottles cured me completely" Swifts Specific
The evening times., 1899-11-20
A CONCERT AND BALL.
The Anniversary of SwitzerIand's
Freedom to he Celebrated,

A concert and ball to celebrate the five
hundred and ninety second anniversary Of
the independence Of the Republic OF Swift
zerland, will be given tonight at Arion
Hall, with the assistance of the Arion So
ciety. The programme to be rendered
prior to the beginning of the dancing is
as follows:
Overture, by the orchestra: "Schweizer-
psalm by A. Zwyssig; an address by DR..
]. B. Pioda. Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Swiss
Confederation, entitled "Rufst Du. Mein
Vaterland;" ''Urner March Aus Dem CAL
ven, Festspiel," by the orchestra; "Alpen-
segen Aus Dem, Festspiel," by o. Barb,au;
tenor solo, Herr F. Wassmann. "A Sturm
in Den Alpen," by F. T. Breitenbach ar
ranged for orchestra by Karl Holer;
''Wehnthsler Staendchen." by A. Goebulka;
violin. cello. and piano; IS. Bluemli." by
G. J. Kuhn; "Arion." cornet solo, by Sig
nor Amabile Samuels, and the "Gruetli,"
by the chorus and the orchestra.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments consists of John Hitz, Emil We'll
lauor, Theodore Picard, Charles Hof, and
Emil Holer.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
AGNES BROSEKE'S DEATH
The Coroner Issues a Certificate OF
Suicide.
An Enquiry Develops the Fact That
She Took CarbOlic Acid because
She Had Failed In the study Oh
Latin-NervOus Troubles interfered
With Her Progress-The Funeral.

The body Of fourteen year-old Agnes
Bruseke, the schoolgirl who swallowed car
bolic acid at her home, 2242 Brightwood
Avenue last night, because she had failed In
her lessons, was viewed by Coroner Carr
this morning The Coroner issued GER
tificate that death was due to suicide. and
gave permission for the removal OF the
body from the hospital morgue TO the
Bruseke home. 1t is thought the funeral
will be held Wednesday, but that has not
been definitely settled.
According to a statement made at the
Bruseke home this morning, Agnes was
actuated- to end her life because Of the
shame she felt at having failed in the
study of Latin at the Central High School.
The girl is said to have previously led her
class, but recently, because of nervous
disorder, she was compelled to give up
assiduous study. To that fact is attributed
her failure to keep up with her classmates.
The ignomy of failure, the first she had
experienced, is said to have preyed on the
mind of Agnes, and to have caused her
great worry. Her parents and sisters fear
ing a collapse, counseled the girl to have
pdlteHce, saying tue ueucltuCS COuiu tdsiiy
be overcome at later date.
Agnes apparently became reconciled. and
last night, it is said she was again in
good spirits. She played the piano, laugh
ed, and talked. and at O'Clock ran merrily
upstairs to retire as usual.
Five minutes later her screams attracted
the other members of the family. and, 60
ing to her room, they found her writhing
in agony.
In answer to her mothers questions,
Agnes said: Il am tired of life. l failed
in my Latin and wanted to die.
An empty ounce vial labeled carbolic
acid was lying on the floor. The label also
bore the name of w. l.. Smith, colored
druggist, at the corner OF Seventh and
Pomeroy Streets northwest. 1t was from
him that Agnes had purchased the carbolic
acid. 1t was said at the drug store that
the child had asked for cents worth of
the poison, saying 1t was for her mother.
The child's parents are well to do. and
she was highly respected by all who knew
The evening times., 1899-11-20

Citizens who live on Connecticut Avenue
extended. near Columbia Heights, and who
patronize the yellow cars of the Metropoli-
tan line, are complaining that not enough
cars are run to accommodate the patrons.
This complaint does not refer to the num-
ber OF yellow cars run during the day, but
after dark. when, the citizens say, four and
five green cars will pass in succession be-
fore a yellow car appears.
The citizens who reside near Columbia
Heights say that after II O'Clock a. night
they must wait ten, and sometimes fifteen,
minutes for a yellow car. Then it fire.
quently happens that the car will be so
crowded that they are unable to get
aboard. and must wait for the next yellow
car. They also call attention to the fact
that only one yellow car is run, while two
green ones-an open and closed car-com-
prise the trains making the trip to George
town. This, they say, is an unfair dis
elimination against the northwest section
of the city.
A conductor on one of the yellow cars
said to a Times reporter that a number of
people had complained to him about the
lack Of cars run at night. He supposed
the charge was due to the fact that on y
fourteen yellow cars now make the trip.
while formerly there were twenty. This
decrease, he said. made quite difference
and would account for four and five green
cars tapping one yellow car late at night.
General Manager Hart, of the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway Company. when asked
about the matter this morning. said to a
Times reporter that so far as the COM
pany knew there had been no complaint
about lack of cars.
The yellow cars, he said. ran every four
minutes up to 11:15 p M, when the sched-
ule changed to one every eight minutes
That was, he said, as many as the traffic
warranted. At one time, he said, two
yellow cars made the trip the same as
the green cars, but the business was not
sufficient to justify trains of two cars.
Whether two cars would be put on later
he could not say. The present service, he
claimed, was the best ever furnished.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
MAILS OF THE DOMINION.
A Canadian and Imperial Contract
With n Shin COmpanx

With n Ship Company.
Several months ago John Boyle, of Liver
pool in an official communication to the
State Department, described a British
Canadian scheme for a fast mail service
between Liverpool and Quebec or Montreal.
In a later report. just received, Mr.. Boyle
says: THE Canadian Government has
shelved for at least TWO years its ambitious
project of running an allthe-year- round
twenty-one knot mail service between
Great Britain and the Dominion. con-
tract has just been entered into between
the Canadian and Imperial Governments
and Elder, Dempster & Co., of Liverpool,
for the carrying of the Canadian mails for
two years, the service to be weekly. Elder
Dempster. & Co. have for some months past
been carrying specially directed letters, to
Canada from Bristol.
The new contract goes into force on the
11th Of November. Liverpool instead of
Bristol. will be the English port of the
new service. This is a great disappoint-
ment to the local authorities of Bristol,
who have announced that in consequence
of the change the contemplated improve
ments in the harbor at Avonmouth will be
abandoned. During the summer season the
new service will resume landing the mails
at Rimouski. on the south shore of the
lower st. Lawrence. Rimouski is not a
harbor, purely speaking, but only a land
ing place. After stopping at Rimouski the
steamer will go on to Quebec and Mon
treal. During the winter months the
Canadian termini will be Halifax, Nova
Scotia, and st. Johns. New Brunswick AL
though the fast mail scheme has been
abandoned. at least for the present, the
intention of the authorities is that the new
service shall be exclusively British-C Cana
dian. The public understanding here is
that the contract of the new service spe-
cifically prohibits the Elder, Dempster &
Co.'S boats from calling at any United
States port. However this may be, it
seems to be agreed that in the future the
ships carrying the Canadian mails from
Great Britain and Ireland will touch only
at Canadian ports both winter and sum-
mer. The Irish port of call for the new
service will be Moville, in the north of
Ireland
The evening times., 1899-11-20
Used By British Soldiers in Africa.

Capt. C. G. Dennison is well known all
over Africa as commander of the forces
that captured the famous rebel Galishe.
Under date Of November 4, 1897. from Vry-
burg. Bechuanaland, he writes: Before
starting on the last campaign I bought a
quantity OF Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera,
and Diarrhoea Remedy. which used my
self when troubled with bowel complaint.
and had given to my men, and in eyery
case it proved most beneficial" For sale
by Henry Evans, wholesale and retail, and
all druggists.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
Marriage License. Issued.

Among the marriage licenses issued Saturday in
Baltimore were the following: To Anthony Sclinei-
der, ir., and Ida Kendrick. both of Washington.
ID. c.; Franklin Geoghegsn aud Edith B. Ward
both OF Washington, d. C..
Marriage licenses were issued to: Robert Golden
Donaldson and Antoinette Collet: j. NJ c. Rob
eTtson and Sarah NJ. Talley, both Of Greenville
Va; Charles W. Baker and Ida B. Baker, the
latter of Baltimore, Nd: William VI. Clarren and
Ella Hawkins; George W. Jones and Esteile Rus
sell; Clifford W. Hawkins and Roberta d. jackson;
Joseph Keene and Emma Niver: William F. Mar.
ley and Florence Burkolder, both of Marietta, Pa.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
The whitney Avenue mission.

Last evening at the Mission Chapel on Whitney
Avenue, Mount Pleasant, there was a congrega-
tion that filled the building and the pastor, Rev
Tray W. Kimmel, preached forcible sermon from
the text, what Think Ye of Christ?'' Seven per
sons most all young people, professed their faith
at the close of the service. and they will receive
the rite Of baptism at the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church, of which the mission is part, next
Thursday evening.
The evening times., 1899-11-20

A call has been issued for a meeting of the
residents of Alexandria county, Va. to be held at
the Metropolitan Hotel at o'clock this after
noon. The object of the meeting will be to or
ganize the Alexandria County Board Of Develop
ment The call is signed by George G. Boteler
James f. Clements. Andrew Graham, George p
Robinson, Andrew Lipscomb. Wood. Harmon 4
Co., Washington Danenhower. Z. l.. Jordan Frank
Hume, NJ B. Harlow. J. II. Hobson, r. A. Phil.
lips, and Fred Corbett.
The evening times., 1899-11-20

Columbia Theatre-Aubrey Boucicault and Marie
Wainwright in Mile. Fife evening
National Theatre-Frohman's Comedians in
''The Girl From Maxim's;'' evening.
Grand Opera House-Naudeville; afternoon and
evening
Academy of Musc-"McFadden's Row of Flats"
evening.
Kernan's-The Gay Masqueraders'' Company;
afternoon and evening
The evening times., 1899-11-20

ceived when they ask for dark or .:light' and
are made TO believe that they are drinking Heu-
rich's when in fact they are drinking an infer
ior grade of beer instead of Maerzen, Senate or
Lager. To avoid being deceived do not ask
for dark" Light" but call for Heurich's
by their names. Phone 634, Arlington Bottlipe
Co., for q case of Heurch'a
The evening times., 1899-11-20
Bethel Association Addresses.

number Of addresses by well-known men will
be made at a meeting of the Bethel Literary and
Historical Association which is to be held tomor-
row night at the Metropolitan A. VI. f. Church,
n and 18th sts NV.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
Denial. of a Complaint.

A. Howard, who is the proprietor of store at
1911 Potomac Street. denies that he made the
complaints that caused the District Commission
ers to remove the stands of country produce deal
ers from that thoroughfare
The evening times., 1899-11-20
Gbe Guenins Gines
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1899.
The weather Prediction.

For the District Of Columbia, Delaware, Mary
land, and Virginia-Fair tonight; increasing
cloudiness Tuesday; rain Tuesday night and
Wednesday; variable winds shifting TO fresh east
erly.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Local Pensions Granted.

The following pensions have been granted 10
residents OF the District Of Columbia: Original,
Ruth A. Elan, widow. IS: war with Spain Ade-
laide W. Bagley, mother SIS.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
rakom. citizen. to Meet.

The regular monthly meeting of the Takoms
Park Citizens Association will be held this even
ing in the town hail. Matters of Importance are
to be discussed.
The evening times., 1899-11-20

The condition Of Harry Draeger, the twelve
year-old colored boy, who was kicked on the head
by horse, at Tuxedo, Nd, yesterday. was today
reported to be improved Draeger is confined to
a ward in the Providence Hospital suffering with
q fractured skull. The physicians say they expect
the boy to recover.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
THE ASSESSORS REPORT
Taxes in the District During the
Past Year.

Decrease In Assessments of More
Than Six Million Dollars Announc-
ed - The Receipts From Liquor
and Other Licenses-Real Estate
Matters and Personal Property.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
TEMPERATURE.

Temperature at l p. Observation-Disclosures.
Highest temperature yesterday, p. m........5s
Lowest temperature Yesterday, a. m-.......iS
The evening times., 1899-11-20
YELLOW Cars In DEMAND
Citizens Complain Of the Columbia
Heights Service.

Only One Trip on Connecticut Ave-
nue. to Three and Four on the
Night-The General Manager Offers
an Explanation of the Matter.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
AAIUSEMENTS TODAY.

Lamps lit today. .5:5l p
Lamps out tomorrow. $50 A. }
The evening times., 1899-11-20
PHASES OF THE MOON FOR NOVEMBER
TIDE TABL.l
STREET LIGHTING.

ow tide. de................-.I:07 :07 AN and I:19 P.M
Ugh tide. .I0:01 An. and l0:Ii p. II.
The evening times., 1899-11-20


the good judgment of the careful
housewife.
Bleached Dinner Napkins, % C1fO
inches square, assorted pat MI
terms. $3.50 value-dozen. ~ "
John S Brown & Sons Dinner Cloths;
full beached; assorted pat
terms; yards square. very q 4 m
special bargain; for Monday \ M
only NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. " asVV
6S-inch wide ll-bIeached, fine Sa in
Table Damask; entirely new designs.
These goods are extremely heavy, ,O71r
and soft finished. Special at y ~
Bleached Breakfast Napkins; 5-S 7eC
size-assorted patterns and stri tly ~
all-linen. Extra value-dozen.. "
German Silver Bleached Table A0r
Linen; 2 yards wide; choice pat II II
terms. Another bargain at-per yd. fo
20-inch square full -bleachei O. M
Fringed Napkins; s choice pat Hill
terms. Per dozen .........-... ~ asOV
All White and Red Border Linen Ia
bic Covers; 1-2 yards long. Ct IN
Hemmed and ready for use. Ill
Special Observation-Disclosures. So
All White and Colored Centre nOc
Linen Fringed Scarfs; . yards long. nv
speclal '-..-...........----
1s-inch wide Assorted Plaid 73r
Glass Toweling; fast selvage. Spe- ~
cial, per yard
Turkish Bath Towels: doub'e 1sc
pile; extra heavy; size 26 by 60. ~
Special, each Observation-Disclosures.
First foor-Sectiou C.
The evening times., 1899-11-20

THE Sun AND MOON.
Sun rose. .... GAS AN. Sun sets........4:i2 PM
Moon rises. Al An. Moon sets. ..............
The evening times., 1899-11-20

ard.
200 pieces of 36-inch Fast Black Moire-
Finished Percalne These goods come in
long fold and are at least worth ?. , n
10c per yard Our manufacturer AL
sale price is Observation-Disclosures. IA
$50 pieces of genuine shrunk Canvas,
in black only. Sold regularly 72c
everywhere for u 1-2c. Our man 4
ufacturer sale price is ........... q
An entirely new line of colors in So
inch Moire-Finished Percalines- 72c
most every shade loomed. Our ~
manufacturer sale price is ......... r
Best quality of 27-inch wide Her. 0nc
ringbone Haircloth. Our manufac- I'LL
turer sale price is, per yard .....OV
One lot of Innings, such as stripes, ripple
cloth, glass cloth, and sateens. 11Ic
Our manufacturer sale price V@y
is, per yard. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u
v.E Extra quality sna,nclnsn A'nsn Cam sa1s 101c
price is, per yard. W.
First foor-Section G.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
Household Linens.

The honest merit of these
goods is an effective appeal to
the good judgment of the careful
housewife.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
For the Thanksgiving Cues t

there is nothing that adds 10 his comfort and
CHEEKY welcome, when coming in from the raw
November atmosphere. like the genial warmth
from a fire made from our highgrade Wyoming
coal. II throws out more heat to the bucketful
than any other coal will from twice the amount
There isn't ounce Of waste in it, for 1t is as
clean as II it was hand picked.
WIN. J. ZEh. 70. nth St. N. W.
The evening times., 1899-11-20
S. Kall, Sons 1 Co.
Always the best of everything
for the Ieasf money.
The Busy Corner.
Innings.

SHADOW SILK, Only to be had of U.s.
We control the sale OF this material for the
District. 1t would be cheap at 25c per
yard, and no doubt could command that
price. But We have sufficient profit in SELL
ing Il at
The evening times., 1899-11-20
The Conception Of an Ideal Store
Brought to Your Realization

W nuI
of
udd
tdp0 t Gin ng eunnoutIy
dh h most %d OF fuphh h
the brought m by @ he finite of always
rice here liberal gu %
The evening times., 1899-11-20

Have one OF these Couches in your
home and you'll enjoy the winter
nights at home. Large, restfui, full
tufted. and upholstered in c. SA
fine velour. The price is , h6k
low Cash or credit. ..... .,Vy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
ARTIFICIAL SILK.
a Process of Manufacturing it From
Gelatine Discovered.

Washington, Feb. 15.-A very curious
report comes to the state department
from F'rankenthaI a Berne, Switzerland,
on the manufacture of artificial silk
from gelatine. The consul says that his
Information is from Prof. Hummett of
Yorkshire college in Leeds England,
who is the inventor of the process and
who has submitted specimens of his
product to Swiss silk manufacturers.
The accuracy of the statements con-
tanned in the report must be gagged by
this statement
The gelatine to be turned into silk
is heated at a certain tempera ture which
keeps it continually in liquid form. The
reservoir containing this liquid has a
cover with innumerab1e small openings
through which the geIatine OOzeS in
very fine streams. These tiny threads
are discharged on an endless strip of linen
cloth running over pulleys. When this
strip has travelled far enough to dry the
gelatine the threads are picked up auto
maticaIly and wound upon spooIs. The
whole apparatus is said to require very
little attention, a single workman over
seeing enough machines to produce 40
goo yards of thread per day-eQua1 to
the production Of "a, 900 cocoons. To
make the gelatine threads proof against
being dissolved in warm water or any
other solution they are lightly wound on
drums and subjected to the fumes of
fOrnaldehyde in a close room for sew
era1 hours. COloring matter added in
very small proportions to the liquid gel
atine produces any shade of thread de-
sired. This artificial silk is said to be
extremely brilliant and very uniform in
thickness.
The greatest drawback to it's useful
ness IS its low tensile strength But
this. it is said, can be overcome bv
mixing the gelatine fibre with real silk
nne linen or cotton. The statement is
made that this silk can be produced at
$1-25 per pound. Collodion silk now costs
about $3.50 per pound, while natural
silk is worth 1925.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
NO MIDDLE GROUND.
a Member of the Commission Says
Miles is AL Right or All Wrong.

Cincinnati, Feb. 15.-Dr. P. s. Connor
after long service on the war inves-
ugaung commission, having returned to
his home here, was compIimented by
dinner at the Grand hotel last night by
his friends and neighhors. The guest
spoke freely of the work of the inves-
tigating commission which he said had
been assailed from the beginning as one
created 70 veil the truth He said that
the commission Iabored earnestly to
find and declare the truth Its work
he said, would have been closed much
sooner but for the remarkable charges
promulgated by the commanding gan-
eral of the army in his statement before
the commission The doctor sketched
the investigation of that statement
made by the commission and said he
hoped that the court of inquiry which is
to examine the same matter would
probe it to it's depth He hoped that
they might get more light than the
commission had found The witness
was either perfectly right or perfectly
wrong, and the doctor was sure that
if the court of inquiry found the facts
as the investigating commission had
found them a high officer of the army
would be dismissed from the service.
Judge W. H Taft of the United States
court also spoke and caused a sensa-
ton by saying that he hoped the United
care of, and was sorry other burdens
had been entaiIed- He took comfort
however, in the belief that Brother JON
athan was sensible character and that
if he found he had done wrong he would
be willing to correct it, even if Ii in
volved hauling down the flag where it
had been raised by mistake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
A CHANGE OF TERM.
Bills Affecting Terms and Eligibility of
County Superintendents-

The house committee of the whole
has recommended for passage a bill
changing the time of commencement of
the terms of county superintendent
from the second Monday in January to
the second Monday in May. The sup
erintendent who will be elected next
year will not enter upon the duties of
his or her office until May, 1901. and the
county commissioners are authorized to
name some one to serve in the interim
between the expiration of the term of
the retiring superintendent and the
commencement of the term of the new
one, a period of four months.
This change was recommended by
superintendent Stryker and favored by
many of the superintendent of the
state The reason for it is that under
the present law the change of superin-
tendents comes right in the middle of
the school year, while the proposed law
will allow the superintendent to close
up the school year and make out his re-
ports.
Another bill concerning superintend-
ents has been recommended requiring
persons in order to be eligible to the Of
fee, to hold either a first or second
grade certificate or be a graduate of an
accredited college or normal school, and
to have taught at least IS months The
original bill provided that a candidate
to be eligible must hold a first grade
certificate but Mr.. Fairchild said thar
in some of the western counties it
would be impossible to secure any one
eligible under that kind of law for the
reason that one in those counties
held first grade certificates.