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The times., 1899-11-19

The plans for the wedding of Miss Lillian
Pauncefote and Mr. Arthur Bromley are
already beginning to take definite and in
teresting shape. The ceremony, which will
occur February y, viii be heraIded by
number of entertainments in honor OF the
marriage which viii, of course, be one of
the signal events of the season. As already
announced, Miss Esther Bromley. sister
OF Mr.. Bromley. and Miss Curzon, both
OF whom will be among the attendant
bridesmaids, viii arrive from England
early in February TO participate in the
gayeues that will precede the wedding.
The ceremony viii take place al ST. Johns,
where some Of the most famous weddings
in the history of the Capital have taken
place, and it is said that when Miss
Pauncefote enters its time -honored por-
tails 10 become bride she will wear a
court costume of white satin, in which she
viii be presented later on to the Queen.
The times., 1899-11-19

Rear Admiral Norton and family have
removed from the Portland to 1925 Nine
teenth Street
The times., 1899-11-19

The infant class of the Pro Cathedral
Church OF ST. Mark was entertained Tues
day evening at the parish hall by their
teacher. Mrs. Thomas A. Keech, assisted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Sage, Miss Carrie Jen-
kns, Miss Mary Raybold and Miss Mar
garet D. Miller. The little ones had happy
time. Refreshments were served. Among
the guests were Mrs. r. ]. Earnshaw, Mrs.
Gibson White, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Simp-
kins, Dr. Devries, Rev. Mr.. Hayes, and Mr..
Peter
The times., 1899-11-19

The reception given last night by Mrs.
Somers and Mrs, Eddy in honor of the
Bishops Of the Methodist Church, brought
10 a brilliant climax the social courtesies
that have been extended to the distin-
guished visitors during the past week. Five
hundred invitations were issued, and it was
apparent from the assemblage that filled
the spacious rooms throughout the evening
that all were represented. Many of the
reverend gentlemen were accompanied by
their wives and daughters, and as was the
case at the White House reception on
Thursday night, many handsome toilets
were worn. The house was brilliantly
Illuminated. and the lower floor, which was
thrown en- suite. was decorated throughout
with graceful palms and other tropical
foliage plants, together with Southern
Laurel that garlanded the walls. The col
ors of the institute. yellow and white, were
expressed in pyramids and clusters of
chTysanthemums that caught the eye at
every turn.
Mrs. 'SomeTs, wearing a superb toilet OF
mist grey satin and point lace, and Mrs.
Eddy, gowned in an elegant combination
of black satin and chiffon, were assisted
in receiving and entertaining throughout
the evening by the faculty and students of
the school
The times., 1899-11-19

Mr and Mrs James Cecil Hooe VIII sail
for Europe next Wednesday on the steam
The times., 1899-11-19

Mrs. Jackson, OF Connecticut Avenue,
entertained al luncheon Friday, when the
guest OF honor was Mrs. William Sheffield
CoWles wife OF Commander Cowles OF the
Navy Mrs Cowles is a sister Of Governor
Roosevelt Her husband is now stationed
al the Navy Department and they will
spend the winter in Washington, having
leased a handsome residence in n Street
The times., 1899-11-19

A pretty wedding took place last We'd
nesday evening at the residence of Judge
Wilson Of Iowa, 6lg Florida Avenue, when
his daughter, Ethel, was united in marriage
to Mr. Edwin Waiter Huguely Of this
city. The ceremony was performed By
Rev. DR.. Greene, of Cavalry Baptist Church.
The bride was daintily attired in white
organdy over white taffeta, and carried a
bouquet of bride roses and maidenhair
fern. The paTlor was decorated with
palms and flowers The brides gifts were
numerous and elegant. a reception fol
lowed. which was largely attended
The times., 1899-11-19

On Saturday at noon, Miss Lemly and
Lieut. James Parker, Sixth Cavalry, will
be married at the residence of the brides
parents Captain and Mrs. LemIy, at Chevy
Chase Only a family party viii attend
The ceremony Lieutenant Parker and his
bride viii 60 TO the Presidio, California, to
which post the former has been ordered.
The times., 1899-11-19

Continental Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Will hold a public
meeting tomorrow evening in the parlors
of the Elsmere special attraction of
the occasion will be an address by Rev.
Teunis S. Hamlin, pastor of the Church
of the Covenant, who will speak upon
The Place that War VIII Hold in the
Civilization of the Twentieth Century,
The times., 1899-11-19

Thursday afternoon, at the. residence of
Mrs. L. 0. Talbot with Mrs Charles
Schneider President; Miss Kate Schneider
Secretary; Mrs. Frank Benton Chairman
for the day. Mrs. Emma SalaZar contrib
uted paper of much interest upon Greek
Pottery, after which Mrs. Helen Lamont
sang Mrs. Rosa Young, Mrs. F. Eddy,
Miss Hall, Mrs. Tower Miss Hortense Lef-
fngwell, and Miss Tonita Salazar were
guests OF the club.
The times., 1899-11-19

The ladies of the North Carolina Society
will give their opening reception of the
season on Saturday evening at the Confed-
crate Veterans Hall. The officers of the
society Will receive the guests, and the
evenings pleasure viii include a pro-
gramme of a musical and literary charac-
ter which will be given before the floor is
cleared for dancing.
The times., 1899-11-19

Miss Elise Bossieux. OF this city, daugh-
ter of Capt. c. Gray Bossieux and Mr.
Harry B. Greene, of Richmond, were mar
ried last Wednesday afternoon by Rev. DR..
R. H. McKim, in the rectory parlor Of
Epiphany Church. The bride who has been
visiting her mother in Elizabeth, n. j., ar
rived in the city early Wednesday morning
and was joined shortly afterward by the
groom and his best man, Capt. George P.
Shaekelford. The ceremony was witnessed
by a very small company of friends.
The times., 1899-11-19

An artistic feature of the entertainment
given last week at Gonzaga College Hall
was the scarf drill by the Misses Gaegler
Harper, Miller, King, Clarke, Riley, Whit
sell, Nelligan, and Mangan and a stately
minuette danced by two tiny maids Ruth
and Ida Wynn. The poses of the former
were graceful and each tableau with its
classic groupings when given a marble-like
effect by tinted calcium lights, gained en-
thusiastic applause
The times., 1899-11-19

Friday evening at the Whitney Avenue
Christian Church a reception was rendered
to the members by the Helping Hand So
ciety. After an interesting programme,
participated in by the Misses Ardell Payne,
Maggie Degges, Florence Hendson, Bertha
Walker, Maud Allen, Nellie King Jeanie
Walker and the Messrs. Charles Foster
Johnny Walker, and Fred O'Connell. re-
freshments were served by the ladies Of
the society Among those present were the
Misses Nellie and Eta King, Jeanie and
Bertha Walker. Ella and Eva Ridgeway,
The times., 1899-11-19

Miss Antoinette Collet and Mr. Robert
Golden Donaldson will be married tOmor
row at II o'clock The bride elect is the
daughter of Mrs. Mary j. and the late
Eustace Collet who was the secretary Of
the recent Spanish h-American Claims Com
mission, and whose thorough mastery of
languages made him of Invaluable service
TO the State Department, to which he was
attached for many years. Mr.. Donaldson
is well-known young member of the
District bar
The times., 1899-11-19

Mrs. Won Orendorf entertained at din
ner last night in honor of Mrs. Hague, of
Toledo.
The times., 1899-11-19
Fur NeCkWear.

Russian Marten Scarfs.
finest quality Electric Seal
Seatfs, best quality Eng
lish Stone Marten Scarfs,
Red Fox Boas. Regular
price, SIS to $50.
Good quality of genuine
Mink, genuine Marien,
genuine Stone Marten
Scarfs, fine quality Of Red
Fox Boas. Regular price,
$40 to SIS.
Finest quality genuine
Mink, genuine Martsn,
genuine Stone Marten
Scarfs, and Sable Fox
Boas. R E ular price,
$3.50 to $3.50.
The times., 1899-11-19

Maud Allen. Nellie Wiseman, Maggie
pegges. Lizzie Schraudner, Arde Payne
Katie Edwards, Florence Henson. Maggie
krause, Lucy Bowen. Melze Rudasill Bes
sic Dowling, Anne Alsop Mr ana Mrs.
Harry Artz, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Jones Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Schel. Mr.. and Mrs. F. r
Conner, Mr and Mrs. Tingle and daugh
ter MIR. and Mrs r. a. Bal5erson, Mr., and
Mrs. A. Walker, MIR. and Mrs. T. NJ. f.
Dowling, Mrs. Payne Mrs c. Watrous,
Mrs. A. W. Bowen Mrs c. Dillon Mrs.
A. E. Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs c. F. Topper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Mrs X Stiles, Mr..
and Mrs. F. N. Dellinger Mr.. A. II. Lock
head and daughter, Mrs. e Middleton, and
the Messrs. Charles Foster, Henry
Sehraudner James Degges, Fred O'Con-
nell, Clarence Rudasill, Edward Stahi,
Riley Spiker, Johnny Walker, George Mid
dleton. Bernard Dowling, George Swink,
William Rhein, Norris Mcdonald, Norris
Thome, and the Rev. Ira w. Kimmell.
The times., 1899-11-19

prices we beg the
praneanAu nn4we ewmeu
The times., 1899-11-19

MuffS.
Fine Coney Maifs. 96c.
Electric Seal Muffs, $50 to S3.75.
Russian Marten Muffs, S4.75.
Astrakhan MuHs, S4.75.
Genuine Marten Muffs. S7.75.
Genuine Mink Muffs, SIS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16
Eonr Lions Waich & Ton.


"What does a lion weight" Those
who know the look of the king of
beasts best, and how small his little
body really is, will probably como
farthest from the truth. About 300 I'd
800 pounds is a usual estimate. BUD
a full-grown lion will tip the scales al
no less tLan 800 pounds. Five hum
dred and forty pounds is the record
for an African L )n. His bone is solid
and heavy as ivory.
The tiger runs the lion very closel
A Bengal tiger killed two years agd
by an English officer, scaled 521
pounds \ tiger this size has, howl
ever, considerably more muscula1
strength than the biggest lion
Few people know that a grizzly bea1
can give points to any other carniyerI
Gus animal in point Of strength. A
grizzly bear, weighing just four hum
dredWeight, has been watched carry|
ing heifer tWothirds its own weight
for two miles up the most steep and
rugged mountain side and this with
out pausing for one instant for rest
The big white Polar bear, though MOI
really SO dangerous IA customer, is cap
able of performing the most eXtraOrdi
nary feats of strength y polar beat
has been seen to move with his paw
a bowlder six men had with difficulty
put in position to guard a cache Of
provisions.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16

Land Where Laziness Becomes Second
Nature-Cheap Suits of White sheeting
The Chemists Shop Where Great
Variety OF Things May BE Bought-The
Curious Chit system.
Everybody is now reading or asking
questions about the Philippines, III
order to see whether he shall advise
the Government to hold the islands or
urge his friends to emigrate thither.
If the Philippines are to be held by
the United States. of course Americans
in the very nature of things viii go
there to establish themselves in bust
ness or rs employees of this Govern
ment; AMI the question must often be
asked, Are the Philippines a good
place to live inT' Joseph Earle Stew
ems, in"Ncsterdays in the Philippines"
published by Charles Scribner's Sons,
has done his best to answer the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Stevens, as the representative Of
a Boston firm of merchants, spent
over two years in the Philippines, from
1893 to 1896. He says he spent his first
uight in Manila at the Spanish Hotel
FL Oripnte. where he first made the
acquaintance of a Philippine bed. 1t
was q four-pOSter; the posts were very
nigh. and the bed frame was strung
lightly across, like a cane-bOttomed
chair there were heavy folds of mos
auto netting hanging down around the
bed. After pulling away the netting
the traveller found the cane bottom
about as soft as the teakWoOd floor,
and finally he says, Il cut my way
out of the peculiar arrangement, dres-
sed, and spent the decidedly cool night
n a long cane chair. preferring not to
experiment further with the sleeping
machine until | found out how it
worked" Mosquitoes did not trouble
uim.
His description of the club, which
seems TO be quite an istitution in
Manila. and which shelters the Eng
lish and American bachelors cannot be
without interest TO possible emigrant.
The author writes: After beginning
the morning hy ordering n dozen suits
Of white shccting from a native tailor
price, 50 apiece was introduced to
she members of the English club and
began to feel more at home, stretched
out III one of the long chairs in the cool
library. 1t seems that the club affords
shelter and rcfreshmcnt to its four
score members at two widely separ-
nted points of the compass-One just on
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16
A STREET SCENE IN MANILA.

the banks of the Pasig River. where
Its waters Slouching down from the big
lake at the foot of the mountains, are
first introduced to the outlying sub
CRIBS of the city, and the other in the
heart of the business section. The
same set of native servants do for both
departments, since no one STAYS I'D
town during the middle of the day, and
40 one down town after business
hours. As result. on week days, after
the light breakfast of the early morn
Ing is over AT the uptown building the
staff of walters and assistants hurry
down town in the tram cars and make
ready for the noon meal at the other
structure, returning home to the sub
urbs in time To otiiciate at dinner. This
is, indeed, land where laziness be-
comes second nature. If you want
book or paper on the table, and they
lie more than a yard or two from
where YOU are located it is not policy
to reach for them. Oh, no. You ring
a bell twice as far off, take nap while
the boy comes from distance. and
wake up to find him handing it to You
with "A graceful 'Aqui, Senior? In fact.
! have even Just now met an English
fellow who. they tell me, took a barber
with him on recent "trip to the south
ern provinces to look after his scantv
beard that was composed of no more
than three or four dozen hairs. each
Of which grew One-eighth of an inch
quarterly.
At the BOtica Inglesa. or English
chemists shop, one can buy ANYTHING
from glass of soda to a full-fedged
lawn mower, and ii is to this variety"
store-variety in the purest sense of
the word-that the American went TO
replenlsh his Photographic outfit. This
brings him TO chat about shopping, and
he describes the Chit" system, which
has been such curse in the Far East.
In making purchase" he writes, mo
one pays cash for anything, since the
heavy Mexican dollars-which are the
only currency of the islands-are too
heavy TO lug around in the thin suits
or white sheeting One simply signs an
i. %. u for the amount of the bill in
any SHOP that he may choose to patron
lie, and thinks no more about il till at
the end OF the month all the 'Chits'
which bear his name are sent around
for collection. Result: One never feels
as If he We're spending anything until
the first day of the incoming month
ushers in n host Of these big or little
reminders Counterfeit money is so
prevalent that one after the other of
your callers bites the silver, or drops II
on the ground, to detect lead and to
listen TO the resulting sound is not to
feel complimented by their opinion of
your integrity"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16
Dewey Declines "A House,

Washington, June l2.-It is said that
friend in this city of Admiral Dewey
has received from the admiral a cable
despatch in which he declares that he
will not accept the house which it is pro-
posed to purchase for him in this city as
home. While declining to accept a
home for himself, it Is intmated by the
admiral that if a sufficient sum should be
raised and turned over to him he would
invest it in home for sick and disabled
seamen of the navy. The subscriptions
to the Dewey fund have been very slow
in coming in. The amount in the hands
of Treasurer Roberts is S7033. There
is reason for the belief that subscrip-
tons have been withheld largely on &C.
count of the popular dissatisfaction felt
with the manner in which the affair was
handled. A few Office holders In Wash
ington constituted themselves com
mittee to take charge of the entire affair,
and sent out instructions to the states
and territories asking that all moneys
collected be forwarded to them. 1t Is
very likely this declination of Admiral
Dewey will terminate the matter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16
MUSIC AND THE WORM.
Catskill, y. Y, Claims to Have Discovered
This Unique Remedy.

CutSk1lls y. ~ claims TO have Dl-cONeTtu
This Unique Remedy
4 Catsklll On. W correspondent of
the New York Press says; At last an
effective method has been found whereby
the caterpillars may be destroyed. For
the last two months the pest has been so
great that the farmers feared the orchard
crops would be ruined. Since the latter
part of May men and boys have been
busy shooting the worms. The method
was to load a shotgun with a heavy
charge of powder and use no ball. In
this way thousands were killed. The
trees were literally alive with them, and
for weeks there has been little else done
by many of the farm hands but kill the
worms. Torches also have been used
with good effect.
This has all been changed and the
caterpillar now is being decoyed to his
death by the means of music. He is be-
ing lulled to sleep by the soft, sweet
tones of the fishhorn and destroyed while
lying under the magic spell. There is an
opening in this neighborhood for any of
the street bands which have been a
nuisance to the citizens of New York.
That music is the most effective way to
destroy the caterpillars was discovered
by woman.
She went out under one of the maple
trees and blew the farm horn for the men
to come to dinner They were some
distance away, and she blew several
blasts. She was surprised to see many
caterpillars fall to the ground, and con.
tinued to blow. When the men came
home there were hundreds of the pest;
on the ground. They showered from the
trees at every blast of the horn. They
remained on the ground as if dead, and
were heaped up and burned in their
comatose state, The news was passed
about and the work went on. The shot
guns were laid aside.
Yesterday a man who plays cornet
went out to see what effect cornet
would have upon the worms. A from
bonsist and a man with bass drum wen
along. They travelled through the
woods. and a crowd followed. Wher
ever they stopped and played few notes
the shower of caterpillars began.
The music of the cornet had peculiar
effect on the worms. When they hearC
the low, smooth notes they stood up OF
end and waved their "feelers," but whel
a particularly high note was struck they
fell to the ground promptly. The from
bone affected them differently. They
rolled OFT the tree in large numbers with
out delay, and seemed absolutely dea(
when they were examined. The drum
affected them in a similar manner. :
conch horn seemed to be more soothing
to them than anything else
a professor who is staying at farm
house was asked today what he though
of the action of music on the pests, anC
said:
In my opinion the whole affair is du
to the sound waves. We know that the,
have force, and we can measure tina
force. A caterpillar is delicate thing
and think that at some stage of its lif
it could be killed by wind or ordlnar,
breeze. The shooting of blank cartridge
into the trees caused their death by con
cussion. The blast of a horn does tn
same. A brass band would kill thou
sands wherever the sound waves pene
trated."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16
FERTILIZERS IN VERMONT.


Some Facts About the Use of This Plant
Food in Our state.
The trade in commercial fertilizers In
Vermont approximate four hundred
thousand dollars yearly. This sum
buys nearly four million pounds of
plant food The same plant food might
be bought, however, for not much more
than one quarter of million were bet
ter methods of purchase in vogue.
This somewhat sweeping statement
is based upon the yearly report made by
the Vermont experiment station of its
inspection of the commercial fertilizers
of the state. This work has Just been
finished and the results are about to be
published in regular bulletin form.
The state law requires that the COM
position of every commercial fertilizer
shall be stated by the manufacturer, and
that the station shall sample and analyze
the goods and compare the results with
the manufacturer guaranty. The out
come of this springs Inspection shows
that three-fourths of the brands sold
were as good as they claimed to be, that
one-fourth fell slightly, and that one
tenth were decidedly deficient as COM
pared with their guaranty. The quality
of the raw material used, while general.
| ly good, was in few cases open to criti-
cism. The 'cheap fertilizer, selling at
comparatively low prices. were found
almost invariably to be the most ex-
pensive, and, moreover. often contained
what appeared to be q low quality of
crude stock.
Mixed goods sell lower this year than
ever before, yet the costs due to the
credit and agent systems are so high
that it pays intelligent farmers to con-
slider other methods of purchase. Home
mixing and buying on special order are
particularly to be commended
Home-mixing consists of the mixing
by the farmer of raw materials bought
of manufacturers. These articles are
matters of common everyday trade, lust
as are sugar and shoes. They are as
readily bought, and may be easily mix.
ed. Formulas for all grades have been
published many times, and are furnished
by the experiment station for the asking
Several Vermont farmers report that the
goods are quite as satisfactory as the
commercial brands and that they are
cheaper.
Buying on special order contemplates
cooperative, or at least large purchase
Goods of definite composition are made
on special order from specified crude
stock on competitive bidding by manu-
facturers. This has proved in many in
stances the cheapest way to buy fertility
The man, however, who still wants tC
patronize the local fertilizer agent ough
TO make something more than hap
hazard purchase. He ought to study hi:
soil needs as well as the stock of home
made fertilizer on hand. He should alst
consider the relation of the selling pric,
of the fertilizer to the money value O.
the plant food it contains.
He should not pay a dollar for 81
cents worth of plant food. This is wha
some Vermont farmers are doing thi
year. while others get 50 cents worth
for the same price.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16
DRINK GRAIN-O

after you have concluded that you ough
not TO drink coffee. 1t is not a medicln
but doctors order 1t, because it is health
full, invigorating and appealing. 1t
made from pure grains and has that ric
seal brown color and tastes like the fines
grades of coffee and costs about / a
much. Children like it and thrive on
because it is a genuine food drink COZ
tanning nothing but nourlshment. As
your grocer for Grain-O, the new foo
drink. 10 and 25c.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16

Thomas Thurman, deputy sheriff Q
Troy, Mo-, says if everyone in the Unite
States should discover the virtue of d
Wits Witch Hazel Salve for pile:
rectal troubles and skin diseases, the dc
mand could not be supplied.
Isaac Stems, Middlebury; b. q. Peck, o
Day Bros, Fast Mlddlebury; c. W. Sowls
West Cornwall; ID. IL. Bennett, Bridport
c. B. Kendall shoreham; F. c. Dyer We:
Salisbury; W. b. French, orwell