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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26
wANDERINGs OF DERELICT 2247.
For Six Months Menace to Navign-
tors in Her Long Drift.

From the New York Evening Sun.
Among the interesting records in the ar
chives of the photographic office. none Is
more remarkable than the terse history of
the career Of derelict 2247. formerly the
good bark Siddartha of Sackville, y. B.,
which was recently lowed into Bantry bay,
Ireland. by a British warShip. For SIX
months this sullen mass Of wreckage had
wandered about the ocean. directly in the
track of the transatlantic liners, and many
a steamship and sailing vessel which has
been posted as missing in the last six
months may be accounted for as a victim
OF derelict 224T when the sea gives up its
dead and its secrets are known. Beaten
by heavy seas and winds, and carried by
ocean currents, this derelict, prior to her
capture by a British warship, had pursued
a course Of erratic wanderings that has
never been equalcd by any other derelict
of which the government has record Often
III the course OF her long career this ocean
yagabOnd would be sighted in one locality,
only 10 disappear for month, and then,
when mariners were beginning TO rejoice in
the hope that she had gone forever she
would reappear miles from the point where
she had been previously reported. Some
times she was set fire sometimes she
was rammed but every effort to destroy
her failed and she was finally captured
alive" as mariners say, and lowed into
port
The bark Siddartha, Capt. Gerard, left
Jacksonville for Liverpool with a cargo of
lumber on January ~. The vessel encoun-
finally eliminated in the great storm of
February IL and l3 last. The worn-out
crew had run short OF water, and they
were In no condition 10 fight their ship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26

ting crushed was averted. To go out OF
the shaft was to invite death To stay in
SIDE was to suffer it unless the storm
should cease very soon.
Provldentially this is what happened. Tho
powders began to fall less numerously and
grew smaller in size. Soon they ceased al
toselher, and the men were permitted to
come forth into the fresh air and cough tbs
Gust out of their mouths and lungs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26
The Reason For 1t!

Perverse weather And it has not been with
out its effect upon the business and the results
had hoped to attain. We are going to try
to push matters-to see if a DECIDED DROP
IN PRICES for two days won't have the
effect as drop in the temperature.
We have made the inducements so strong that
strictly on the ground of economy it seems to
YOU must respond The store is brimful of
new goods-and its from this supply we have
drawn the most attractive to do SPECIAL
DUTY.
A great, grand, honest effort to swell the
volume OF October's sales. You WILL enjoy it.
1t steps in and sets aside the usual weekly rem
nant day-and extends over into the next Two
days-Friday and Saturday and twice I'M
pOrtant as any event of the season so far.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26

Ladies' Warm We bought another lot
Underwear. of those Harvard sec
onds" Better value, with
their slight imperfections, than half the other
makes in perfection There are 42S dozen gar
ments in this lot-all Wool, part Wool, Merino
and Balbriggan, in Gray, White and Ecru. Some
are Shirt and Drawers Suits others are Comb
nation Suits, with long and short sleeves
The values range from 75c. to $I.75 a gar
ment Choice for
So cents.
Ladies' Silver Gray Combination Suits, of the
shape and fit; worth
Ladies' Extra-size Jersey Vests Pants
the kind that always sells for
Chiiren's Ribbed Union downt the 'front.'
two shades of and all worth for
small sizes and 59c. for the large
all 25c.
Boys Heavy Ribbed. Fleece and Pants,
III ana worth 3se Special. l2C.
Ladies' Medium weight Vests with sleeves;
Just the heft 70: of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26

Here's a lot of ALL
l.. L.

Ladies' Here's lot of ALL
Dressing Sacques. wool Eiderdown Dress
ing Sacques, in Light
Blue and White and White and Pink; but some
OF them have become slightly soed. Doesn't
hurt their usefulness, scarcely noticeable, and
they are worth 81. You may have the choice for
40 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26

Thousands Of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns Of The
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26

Ladies' Suits Two very important
and Golf Capes. features OF the sale be,
the best stock in Washington-and more too,
they are both the need list of most all wo-
mankind. Just see what call specials" and
how truly they are.
Ladies' Al-silk Lined Black Cheviot
Suits. tailor made with and fly coats
and habit skirts; the Of quality tareta
These Suits have many you favorably
with others In for
S12.75.
Ladies' Short Walking Suits in neat wool
~. G
Ladies' Short Walking in
effects; fol. OK
Ladies' Capes N cloth,
length
and emily at price boom
D.. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26

COrSetS. While we keep the finest grades
of French and American Corsets
that are made-with the exclusive agency for
the best of all-The La Nida-we want YOU to
know that we carry full line of the popular
priced Corsets. Not only that we take all the
pains possible in fitting and correcting them so
that you shall have SATISFACTION.
Here three that we shall sell dur
Ing this two-days sale price:
Sonnee Corsets. md short hIps extra long
ana medium waists; Black White Gray: worth
f" soc.
Sonnette Corsets. md medium lengths all
coiors; the regular 81 %
~
wen ooned and stayed regular price $3.50 pair for 7Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26

Shanter velvet, large anea stitched how %
'front.' nnsned with novelty buckle
Knot up shade Of ribbon dcs Worth s. 30
English Round TurDans Ha trimmed
rotttes contrasting coors
Win qeiss one OF the new ones; assorted culors;
worth So
Short-back Sailor Hats shades; made
Win Shanter
trimmed win quilts. ribbon and steel buckle;
Lot Of Rough Riders" he latest shades stitched
brlms trimmed with silk
very hatty but in the showwindows they
sOled instead Of Sc, then shall have them
Lot of IA "a Bows are Black
Mhiie, Turquoise Lavender. HeliutrOie
Scarlet Royal, Yellow. row nd
efal twoOned effects: will also make to or
shades desired TO match costume; worth 81 7Sc
Black Gauze Butterflies. handsomely wit
Jet a deSsy effect for evening either
full of Wings shapes and shades
ana everything wings, know, n
hat trimming; these pair "a
Table of Velvet Roses. n Red Green.
Blue, iolet, Tan and Brown. to bunch;
Enameed Buckles o which be found on
nearly every hlghcass hat good assortment
worth 1se' 4Sc.
Black Ostrich Tips, three the bunch; 81 p
for CSC.
worth Via, Csc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26
Ladies'
Shoes.

Ladies' You want to read this no matter
Shoes. ii YOU skip every other item on the
page. The uncertainty of the leather
market has persuaded small but strictly reliable
maker OF Ladies Footwear that his best plan
was to close his factory and wait until the raw
material market became a little more settled
With his small capital he could not nun the risks
OF frequent and great increases-booking orders
at one price and then paving as much, if not
more than he was to get for the leather and
labor He had on hand 600 pairs of Ladies Wei
Md Shoes, ready for shipment-good Shoes
stylish Shoes, in Button and Lace. with calf pat
ent leather tips and kid and silk-finished tops.
They are excellent Shoes for s..
We don't better to-day for 50
We closed AT a price that
TO offer the choice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
GEMS
Lost at the Seashore Every Year
Amount to Millions.

Lost at the seashore Every Year
Amount to Millions.
More than $20,O00,O00 worth of jew
els are lost every season at American
summer resorts. The greater part of
these disappear at the seaside, and it
is believed that comparatively small
part are actually stolen. At the yari-
Gus summer-resort hotels at this time
every bulletin board will be profasely
placarded with notices Offering all
sorts of rewards for the finding or re-
turn of missing jewels. Last year the
loss of jewels frequently amounted to
$4,000 in a single instance. At some
of the most fashionable resorts such as
Newport or Bar Harbor, the owners of
very costly jewels frequently take the
precaution of leaving the gems in some
safe deposit vault in the city and send
ing all the way to town for them every
time they are needed That so much
more jewelry is lost each summer is
due to the foolish display which is
made of such valuables on hotel piaz-
Zas, the sands, and even in the ocean
itself. The bathers at the fashionable
resorts sometimes indulge in the ca
price of appearing in the water wear
ing several thousand dollars worth of
diamonds. The chances of losing these
trinkets while exercising or lying about
on the beach are very great. The loss
of jewelry in this way is constantly
causing much unjust suspicion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
FOUR couRTsHlP SUNDAYS.
Review. Decision. Purchase and Possess
sion Days.

Review. Decision, Purchase and Possess
sion Days.
The four Sundays of November are
observed as fete days in Holland.
They are known by curious names
Review, Decision, Purchase and Pos
eession-and all refer TO matrimonial
affairs, November in Holland being the
month par excellence devoted to court
ship and marriage. probably because
the agricultural occupations of the
year are over, and possibly because the
lords of creation, from quite remote an
tiquity, have recognized the pleasant
ness of having wives to cook and cater
for them during the long winter On
Review Sunday everybody goes to
church, and after service there is a
church parade in every village, when
the youths and maidens gaze upon each
other, but forbear to speak. On De-
cision Sunday each bachelor who is
seeking a wife approaches a maiden of
his choice with a ceremonious bow,
and from her manner of responding
judges whether his advances are ac-
ceptable. Purchase Sunday the consent
of the parents is sought, if the suit
has prospered during the week. Not
till Possession Sunday. however, do the
twain appear before the world as ac-
tual or prospective brides and grooms
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
A Ranker,s Generosity.

In chapter of "reminiscences, OF Won
Bunsen and his friends, in the October
Century, the Hon. John Bigelow tells
this anecdote of Humboldt: One day
he was dining with Mendelssohn, the
banker, and, an unusual thing for
him, was very silent. His host, re-
marking it, observed to Humboldt that
he was sure he must be i'll. No." said
Humboldt, s'but / am in great trouble.
Only ten minutes before leaving my
apartment to come here | received
from my landlord a note informing me
that he had sold the house in which
| reside and that | must move. The
very thought drives me to despair. /
really cannot bear to move again.
Mendelssohn gradually led Humboldt
into conversation, during which he
found time to write a note and receive
an answer to it. He then took Hum
boldt aside, and said: by this note
/ learn that / am now the owner of
the house in which you reside. The
condition, however, upon which have
become its possessor is that you con-
tinue to occupy your apartment in 1t
as long as you live"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
for men and rs cents and less for
women and boys in winter.
FORT, PRISON. THEN PALACE.
The Summer Residence OF the Portu-
guese Court

me Summer Residence or the Portu-
guese Court.
The formality and etiquette of the
Portuguese court is as rigid as that of
the Spanish-for nine or ten months of
the year at least-and the sojourner at
Lisbon rarely sees the king or queen
except in semi-state. But when the
court moves to the seaside and takes
up its residence in the village of Cas-
caes, everything is changed. and the
royal couple and their children delight
in freedom that is astonishing in its
contrast. Cascaes originally was moth
ing more than big fort, built on
small promontory near the mouth Of
the Tagus, yet far enough to be out
side the sphere of influence" Of its
yellow flood. charged with the waste
of the City of the Seven Hills. 1t was
only accessible by a rough mule track
along the coast, and when modern guns
demonstrated, even to the sleepy Por-
tuguese, the uselessness of thick stone
walls as a means of defense. its iso-
~-%NSA HS'ASAOAA was lnOuSuL just the
thing for a prison. A prison it was
made and 1t answered its purpose ad-
mirably. In course of time a few fish
ermen built their huts and cottages on
the shore of the little bay, not a hun
dred yards wide, that nestled under
the protection of the headland and
beached their boats on the strip of sand
that fringed it, and thus formed the
nucleus of what is now the most fash
ionable watering place in Portugal. II
was Dom Louis, father of the present
king, who, struck by the health Of the
prisoners and the GOODNESS of their
prison in the summer, promptly turned
them out and set to work to moderniZe
the interior of the building. He built
himself long, low unpretentious kind
of bungalow along one side of the
great inside square of the fort, turning
the warders', officers and soldiers
quarters into accommodations for his
suite and servants Here. to this hum
Bile abode, he delighted to retire dur
ing the hot months and amuse himself
as he listed. But the queen, Maria Pia
did not care for 1t, and Lascaes knew
her not. OF course, fashionable Lis
bon was not going to be left out, and
very soon every available bit OF
ground within sight OF the fort was
built upon; but nobody dreamed of
buying up the fishermen, and so their
huts and cottages remained, and thus
you find the place tumble of mag
nificent villas and dirty novels. plas-
tered about regardless of plan or sur
roundings, wherever level spot can
be found to build on.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

New York World Any fond youth
who cherishes ideas of pressing the lily
hand of his sweetheart in the mazes
of the dance during the coming win
ter may at once relinquish that ambi-
ton. 1t is hopelessly out OF date.
Henceforth he will waltz and two
step" with his left arm pinned to his
side, while the fair one employs her
right hand to hold up the train of her
gown. The train is de riguer-no
mere affection Of a train, but a sweep
ing flow of silk or satin, and surrepti-
tious squeezes under its sheltering
folds are strictly forbidden. This was
the edict OF the American Society of
Professors of Dancing recently in con-
vention assembled in Lyric hall. The
suggestion that this arrangement
would cucumber the dances with all the
disabilities of a rudderless ship was
powerless to revoke it. Truly the new
gown will entail train of woes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26


racing. Once when he had climbed
to a place of safety he looked down at
the place where he had been working
a few moments before and saw the
waters frolicking with a whale. They
threw him up as vigorously as one OF
his ancestors might have Jonah. When
the tide receded the professor went
down and paced off the cetaceous
mammal, which was over thirty feet
long.
On shore Prof. Hatcher had a COM
paratively easy time. On a former
journey he had been in bed with in
fiammatory rheumatism for fifty-seven
days, fiat on his back, helpless, and
miles from anywhere. He recovered,
thanks to his constitution and the care
of young companion, but he sleeps
off the ground now when prospecting
and is more careful about exposing
himself
i am extremely well pleased with
our good fortune" he said, at his
Princeton home the other day. 1--WE
got complete series of some kinds of
animals showing the processes and
steps of their development in past ages
up to this time; we discovered new
lakes. rivers, canyons and mountains,
and settled that some lakes have out
lets flowing into the Pacific instead of
into the Atlantic, as all the maps of
Patagonia indicate today Although
we did not settle all the disputed
points we had in mind when we set out
we return with as good a sum total OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
The Digging OF Ginseng Root.

THE digging Of ginseng root" says
the Kennebec Journal, has become
quite business in some parts of SOM
erset and Franklin counties. For a
long time it has been known that it
was in great demand, and consequently
brings a good price, as high now as Sc
or more a pound. This root is found
In mixed hardwood growth, and some
what resembles garget. 1t has to be
dried before it is ready for the market,
and shrinks about two-thirds in weight.
Half pound day means big wages TO
the digger, but the scarcity of it makes
it impossible to find even that unless,
in western parlance. one strikes it rich.
The question is being asked by land.
owners whether the man who goes on
another's land and takes value there
from is not trespassing TO a great ex-
tent and doing that which he has no
legal right, any more than If he should
cut certain amount Of wood or lum-
Der on the land of another and appro-
pirate it to his own USE"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Professor Hatcher, Looking for Fossils,
Finds Lots of Other Things.

Prof Hatcher, who has been hunting
fossils down at the earth's tip end. is
Tack again in his home in Princeton,
n. j., much pleased with the results of
this. his third expedition to Pata-
gonia. He has dug out seven tons of
the bones of animals, birds and fisnes
that frisked about on land, in the air
or in the sea, and ate each other eager
ly 100000 years before God made Eve
out of Adams rib.
Living, as they did, before the time
OF Adam. these birds and beasts and
fishes were nameless. Nameless. but
blameless, for it is not the fault of
these ancient creatures that they knew
not the first man; it is their misfor-
tune. The scientist has tried to make
up for what Adam did not do, but he
mas not done well. Adam would have
done better by them than has the man
OF lore, who invariably labeled them
with longest Greek and Latin names
1t Is possible to induce printer TO ser
up in type. They were born soo soon.
and that is the whole story-milIions
OF years too soon. One hardly realizes
how overearly they appeared on earth
because million years conveys an in
definite idea to the mind 1t is too far
beyond any possible personal experi-
enee Mark off mile on a straight
road and then at one end of this mile
mark Off fiye-eighths of an inch-that
VIII represent one year.
Prof Hatcher says that the Patago-
man rock formations show an antiaui-
ty he hardly dares to estimate. The
lowest stratum he dug out fossils from
extends far out beneath the sea. He
worked on it at low tide. and the
highest Is some 5000 feet above sea
level. Washings from the Cordilleras.
the southern end of the Andes. formed
these rocks. In all strata they are OF
Inc same substance-the stuff the gia-
ciers, rains and rivers brought down
to the sea. This deposit from the
mountains began in the early days
when all there was Of Patagonia was a
string of mountains sticking up their
heads above the water and extending
Iar toward the south pole, and it has
continued ever since, as the land has
risen and sunk, the successive ages
making enormous steppes. Three of
these steppes are above water now and
show distinctly in sections in the can
yons the rivers have cut down through
them.
The fourth steppe was plain reach
ing as far as the Falklands, which were
part Of the mainland once. Now this
plain has sagged until at one point it
is 100 fathoms below the oceans sur
face. Some three miles of it are Access
sible, however, at low tide along the
border beneath the cliff that forms the
greater part of the Atlantic coast of
Patagonia.
The tide runs out far and comes in
fast, piling breaker upon breaker with
terrific violence. Prof. Hatcher had
tc run for it often, and had several
escapes that a man with any nerves
at all would have called thrilling. In
the first place the bottom that the tide
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

Meanwhile bold front must be
worn to the world; and none could
wear mask better than Valdane Mar
tneau.
The next day he returned to Claris-
dale He took the news of Lsdy Mil
dred's engagement with caImness
which made her lose her temper. He
looked Ill and old. Every one thought
Martlneau was altered. Mildred i'm
agIned that he must be suffering in
secret, but, with his characteristic
pride. held his feelings in check. Her
heart yearned towards him passion
ately. Her accepted lover had a hard
time OF it that day The guests re-
marked to one another that. if Mar
tineau was sweet" on his cousin, he
put very good sace ON it; for he talk
ed with quiet ease to her. did not avoid
her in the least, and offered his con-
gratuations without any evidence of
depressed emotion"
Some three days after this. Valdane
saw paragraph in the papers which
took him back to London at once. A
week later Marguerite received the fol.
lowing letter:
Dear Miss Lilbournel have to an
nounce to you that your uncle Mr..
Daniel Brandon, died suddenly or apo
plexy in Paris last week. There is no
viii. and, by the nature Of the entail,
all bis landed estates and house prop
erty revert to you. as the only living
blood relation His affairs. am sorry
to say. are in great disorder, and quite
half your fortune has been gambled
away on the stock exchange There
will be. | hope, between six and seven
hundred a year for you when ali
claims are settled. have seen his
solicitors, and can easily prove your
identity. as Cathie recognized you at
once that day you tainted at High Lees
and We have Mrs. Aciand as we'll to
trust to- His poor young wife takes
the personally. but | am afraid there
will be next to nothing for her; no
doubt your generosity will suggest 1t
10 you to make some slight provision
for her Mr.. Brandon's solicitor will
call upon you tomorrow. as imagine
that 1t Will not be pleasant for YOU to
see me The money which owe you
has been placed TO your account a,
the bank ] am afraid that the an
nulling OF the marriage will be a more
lengthy business: but it shall be done
| promise you, as soon as possible.
The one thing now left for me to wish
for is that. after so many years of
sorrow. happiness may come to you
in unstinted measure. so that in years
to come you may look back upon me
and the injury did you as nothing
but the nightmare which you said it
seemed the first day YOU came to see
me in Lance Lane. l shall go abroad
when all this Is settled, and shall try
to cross your path no more. can
never forget your noble forgiveness
the one comfort shall carry with me
through my lonely life. With deepest
respect am most entirely yours.
'Valdane Martineau."
Some days afterwards he received a
note from Mary Stelling. inelosing a
slip of paper. the words on which were
written In pencil: