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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
Plants for Parlor Decoration.

From HarDer's Bazar
Few homes nowadays among the
wealthy and well-to-do classes are with
out their complement of plants for the
decoration of hall and parlor But it is
seldom that We find these plants in fine
condition. In many Instances the plants
chosen are such as are not able 10 adapt
themselves TO the conditions under which
they are kept. In others, failures, either
total or comparative, result from lack of
knowledge OF the o1re required by The
plants. TO achieve success in this branch
Of plant culture one must study cOndi-
lions which cannot be overcome and Sc
lect such plants as will adapt themselves
70 them, and one must also learn what
Kind or treatment each plant calls for
understanding that plants have their diff
ferences and peculiarities quite the same
as persons, and that the same kind of
treatment will not answer for all OF them
In this way. and in this way only will
We be able 10 give them intelligent care.
The list OF really good plants for hall
and parlor use Is not a long one If /
were asked TO make out such list for
general use, IL would include the follow
ing: palms-Latsnia borbonica, Phseni.
FeclinAta, Ch4masrGpa eXceIsa. Area
iUteSccns. and SicfOrIhia eIegans: Ficus
elssrica or rubber plant" AspIdistra
lLrida Variegata. Agave Queen Victoria"
Grevillea rObusta, Asparagus sprenyeerii
AntnCficum variegatum. This list gives
twelve plants differing greatly In habit
and size. and affords u sufficient variety
ia suit most occasions.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
FOULARD AND MUSLIN GOWNS.
2 Lawn embroidery and lace

as Queen Victoria Caesar, a dashing wolf
hound, always during his life sat with her
at church. Having been famed he was
left alone one Sunday, but leaping from
the WINDOW he hObbled to the cathedral
and rent the ar with cries for admission.
They were. heard by the Queen. Soon
Caesar appeared. Christmas finger point
ed to her feet. The dog reposed there like
a stone effigy.
Catherine of Russia possessed a lovely
French spaniel, which she called Babe.
He literally cost her his weight in gold,
his owner being a capital fellow at driv-
ing u bargain. Catherine used TO comb
ana dress the pei herself
In February, 1913, Queen Henrietta land
ed in Yorkshire, at Burlington. Sounds
of baJtle were in the air They were from
Batlen's ships, who tried to Illustrate the
royal landing. Fooled, the Admiral began
a furious cannOnade upon the house
where the Queen had taken refuge. Bat
ten wanted her life for she had been
voted guilty of high treason by the Par
lament, 10 whom she was an object of
hatred. Her friends pressed her earnestly
TO leave. She did this. and took shelter
in ditch outside the town. PerilOus, in
deed, was her position, bullets fast and
furious going through the air and drop
ping about. She told Nine. de Mottaviile
all her sad and tragic adventures. One
peint shows the wOmans heart.
Sh. Lived Mittc.
81 had an old ugly dog" she said,
called Mite. ! loved Mite very much.
When in the middle of Burlington street
| remembered that | had left the dog at
the mercy of the Parliamentary sailor. l
instantly turned, went again TO the house,
rushed upstairs, caught up the dog sleep
ing on the bed and brought her away
II was after this brave and tender exploit
that Henrietta Maria gained the ditch.
Good Queen BesS was a lover OF hounds
and all sorts of dogs. When the Princess
was undergoing Imprisonment at Wood
stock, Sir Thomas Redingdeld won hec
heart by the present OF a hound. She
found him such a companionabIe fellow
that she named him Friend. When she
returned TO Hatfield Friend was her con-
slant playfellow. BY a coincidence the
Incarceration of Mary, Queen of Scots,
cousin of Elizabeth. had q ray of sun
shine in the latter part OF the time IL
was the gambolling affection of a little
French dog. He was In the hall at Foth-
ingay on the memorable occasion OF the
execution. February l, 1851 ''Au her
beauty had gone" wrote Dickens but
she was beautiful enough TO her spaniel.
Whe lay down beside her headless body
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
Admiral Dswsy's PsIiiIc..

From Leslis's Weekly.
The bold proclamation by Henry Waiter
son, OF the Louisville Courier-Journal In
favor Of the nomination by the Demo-
cratic Party Of Rear Admiral Dewey for
IN. Presidency next year. has led 10 many
Inquiries regG riding DeWey's political r,re-
elections II turns out that the Admiral
has not voted since he entered the navy
10 1854 He comes from Republican fam
ily OF Vermont stock. and In an inter
view published IN san Francisco thirty
years ago, said that ke was Republican.
Mr.. Watterson, no doubt, VIII Insist that
a great many men who are Democrats
row were Republicans thirty years ago
Admiral Dewey's relatives IN Vermont
say that he Is not partisan. but they be-
llaye he Is Republican. The best way
ont OF the difficulty, perhaps. would he
COR the Republican National Convention
~ nominate Dewey, ana for the Demo-
Gratis 10 indoTsc the nominal ton and make
n ana nimous We fear. however the sug-
gestlOn will not be accepted b. either
parry.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
Behind IliustrIous Predecessor.

Prom the Hartford COurant
The attempt TO make distinction he
tween soil conquered or purchased by the
United States and the men dwelling IA, N
the soil Is much older than Senator Hosr
Representative John Quincy Adams made
Il, In a speech in the House about Tex.s
as long ago IS Friday, January "A, ls45
We could acquire territory" he said
Territory was inanlnate. Man was an
immortal soul. man had rights peculiar
10 himself. They could not. without his
consent, transfer man from one country
20 another. There was 40 such power.
Il could not De conferred Representa-
tive John Quincy Adams slso accepted
JOslah's Quiney's doctrine tnst any an
nexatiOn Of Inhabited territory cissolyes
the Cni0n; bat We believe Senator Hoar
has not gone that far "a yet
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
What Our knswIcdes IL Good For.

From Scfibnefs
The attainment OF skill Is the alpha as
IL is the omega OF science IL was the at
tempt 10 gain perfection IN his everyday
work that led pFimeVzl man 10 take the
first steps in that great movement Of
which the fruitiOL appears in the final de-
velopment Of eur modern universities
For the man Of highest culture. also. III.
end and object Of study h, as Aristotle
teaches Us, not the attainment Of knosI-
edge, but the peTfectlng Of conduct, and
this - true net only when We conceive Of
conduct rs our action in relation 70 other
men. but also II We look upon II as action
in relation 20 the objects and conditions
which surround Us
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Inevitable.

Yrsrs n. De.fslt Pre-. PF~~z
II vert into that campaign" said the
statesman, wiki no headquarters. no
managers. no literary bureau. no barrel.
no badges. no stumpers. and no gles
club"
What was the reSult2'
no election. No chance Of election"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
Intern.Il.nal AmsnllI..

Yror tss isalsEaBsss journal
You Americans" said the scotchman.
suffer from an itch for notoriety." An
itch Tor noiorieiy.' responded The Amer.-
can. vita spirit. lis better than a no,o-
rieiy for But a. that point they
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07

slstersylIIe. ". Va. Feb. AT a. m,
Harry De5enb.ugh. aged twenty eight
yeas, WSs shot and Instantly killed On
one OF the most prOm-nsn streets by Mss
Ella Bowen. aged twenty. Miss Bowen il
IN jail. and claims that DenenbAugh Dur
sued her. tearing her clothing, and threat
enlng her Il she left MIN.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
WOMEN WEAR THE YOKE
Dame Fashion Placed it Upon
Pretty Necks.
FORECASTS FOR SPRING COSTUMES

Some SerVieeable ii ints In This Direction
what TO DO with After-Christmas Bar
gains-FlOunced They Must BE il ia the
Latest FashioR-Puffsd sleeves Are Still
in the Ring-Late Styles In Gowns and
Accessories for Fashionable Women.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
DIT. IisxsBbeiTasr Persists.

.c~eiaI . IEr Tot
Richmond. Va. Feb. 2-Mr. Henry FIe-
genheinIrr counsel for NORTH Becker
whose family was deDorted 70 Russia. has
not given Up hope or securing the return
70 America u the wife and children OF
the tailor. He proposes 70 make an appeal
70 The seeretary Of TIE Treasury
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
I~n-i,nndsd Cixiiitx

Fra= Hsr.sFs Eazss-
DO you ind people generally pretty
civil ." asked life insurance agent Of q
bill collector.
"Oh. yes. indeed" answered the latter
THEY nearly always ass. me 70 csu
again"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
PETS OF GREAT QUEENS
Dogs Have Been Their Best
Beloved Friends.
SOME DUMB FRIENDS OF ROYALTY

Victoria's Noble, Marie Antoinette's Jet,
Christmas Wolf-hauud, and Other Court
Canines-Oueen Victoria Celebrates Her
Pet in Her Memoirs and Cares for Him
IOinette's Escape-Oiher Noted Animals.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
ecu ohii>iin4's ueIf-hruud.

That extraordinary woman Queen
Christina of Sweden, with her love Of
field sports, horses, and athletic games,
had In her time as many favorite does
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
THE BIG FREIGHT BOOM.
AS Seen in the Naugatuck Valley DIS
trict.

AS Seen in the Naugatuck Valley Dis
"The month of March was a record
breaker in the amount Of freight hand
led on the railroad lines running into
Waterbury," says the waterbury
American. Charles e. Smith, freight
agent of both the Naugatuck and New
England divisions of the Consolidated
roads system said yesterday that the
amount of freight handled on those
roads in the month just closed was the
heaviest that he had ever known, ana
that it looks now as though the frelght
business of the year 1899 would be the
largest in the history of the roads. 1t
certainly will if the increase shown
throughout March is maintained
throughout the other months of the
year The indications now are that the
increase will be kept good There is
large demand for cars both from the
east and west Usually the freight
business of this section shows a
gradual increase from January to July.
The expansion of freight business this
season, however, has come earlier and
is much larger. The shipments from
the two freight yards in this city has
been very large, and the yards are
crowded all the time with freight wait
ing shipment. Mr. Smith said that he
understood that the docks in New Fla
ven and Bridgeport, the two tidewater
terminals of the Naugatuck division,
are crowded with freight all the time.
Nearly all the factories of the city are
running on full time, and making large
Last year was good year
for freight business on the roads, but
this year will surpass it. The factories
have had and have still many govern
ment orders for war materials, which,
of course, helps the freight business.
1.-The Scoville company has but re-
Gently completed the shipment of a
large amount Of shrapnel, which was
sent to the government arsenals in
The freight from the Erie
lines is now handled by the Consoi-
dated from Newburg, instead of Har-
EN- river, as formerly. This change in |
creases the amount of the freight pass
ng over the lines through Waterbury.
There Is also a substantial increase
IN the local passenger business"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
OBITUARY NOTES
Death of Wife of Conductor j. w
Merritt.

Mrs. John w. Merritt of East Hart
ford died yesterday morning after a
long ard painful illness of dropsy of
the heart. She was forty-four years
one month old and had lived in East
Hartford since May, 1892. going there
with her husband and family from Port
Jervis, ~ Y.
Besides her husband, five children
survive. They are Mrs. Lulu MacDo-
nough of Hartford, Misses Katie and
Fannie Merritt, Chauncel and John
Merritt, who live in East Hartford. The
body will be taken to Port Jervis, N.
Y, for interment. Mr.. Merritt is a con-
ductor in the employ of the Highland
division of the New Haven road, and
the sympathy of his fellow employees is
extended to him in his bereavement
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THE LONDON LETTER.
Addressed to British Subjects the Worl

over.
| Englishmen who are away from home
find it difficult to keep posted as regards
what is going on at home. They take
one paper or another but find each
more or less deficient in what he wants
most to know about regarding home af-
{ fairs. The London Letter is designed to
meet the case in question. 1t will be
conducted by men who have Travelled in
many parts of the world and who know
exactly the kind of news that the Eng
lishman abroad wants to read, and that
he is often unable to find in any of the
journals at present supplied to him.
The London Letter will have no party
politics as such, but it will take a
strongly imperialist line on all questions
affecting the interests of British SUBJ
jects, not only in British possessions,
but in foreign lands for its conductors
believe that the British empire is the
greatest that the world has yet seen,
alike in its extent and in the beneficence
of its sway, and they regard the British
navy as the noblest expression of that
greatness and benefcence.
Navy and army doings, foreign af-
fairs which affect British interests and
colonial and other questions will be
ably treated and the lighter sides of
sports, the theaters, music and the fine
arts will be fully represented. School
and college news will receive attention,
enabling eXiles to keep up their old as
sociations. Lady readers will have an
up-to-date and a live fashion depart
ment. In short, cuttings and siftings Of
all that is worth knowing pertaining to
the old home will be carefully presented
The London Letter is published every
Friday in time for foreign mails. The
publishers are w. Algernon Locker,
lately editor of the London Post, and j.
Stafford Ransome, who was special cor
respondent in the far east for the same
journal and has been foreign correspon-
dent of various British newspapers in
many countries and colonies
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07

new company which now seeks char
ter.
In the cross examination Governor
Waller touched upon the statement that
one company would swallow the other,
and said that five-seventeenths OF the
telephone business in the south and west
was done by independent companies. In
reply to a question Mr.. Tyler said that
he could not say that four per cent. OF
the smaller companies had gone to the
wall
In this connection Mr.. Alling casually
mentioned the swallowing of the New
Haven Street Railway. Governor Wal
Ter remarked, Yes, and that was
swallow that tasted good"
Mr. Waller-"Mr. Tyler, did you say
that the Bell company has been reduc-
ing royalties?"
Mr.. Tyler-"Yes."
Were they obliged top
'No"
''Then why do they reduce them?"
Because they are exceedingly shreWd
men,"
"Ah, then they are not shrewd in the
south and west where they let these
fellows come in and compete with them.
The 50, 400, 900 of your company's capltal
was paid in in money!
Yes"
During those thirty-three months
didn't you earn dividends?'
mo"
81 thought that you said that you put
in during that time about $2oo'Voo IN
improvements
Il did say So
eff you hadn't done that you would
have paid dividends, wouldn't YOU?
eyes"
AT this point the hearing was adjourn
ed to April is.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
NEW COMPANY. A. O. Fl. RIFLES

NEW COMPANY, A. o. Fl. RIFLES.
Colonel T. j. Murphy, Major Daniel
Smith, Adiutant Joy and Captain Car
tin of the Hibernian Rifles Bridgeport,
were in Torrington Sunday evening last
and organized new company of the
A. O. Fl. Rifles, to be known as Com
pany X. The new company starts off
with fifty-seven members, and prom
ises to be one of the best in the regi-
ment. Patrick Murphy was elected
captain and Michael owens and John
j. Finn first and second lieutenants, re-
spectiVelY.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
THE TROLLEY RTJJ,

To tue EUItOT OF the journal and Courier:
The bill now pending in the legisla tUre
providing Communication tickets on all
the city trolley lines for school children
reads in section 1, Orange. Hamden or
East Haven" Webster says that the
word ''or' marks an alternative; that
is, you may read or write, but not both.
The bill should read, "Orange, Hamden
and East Haven" G. w. B.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
WEATHER RECORD.

Agricultural Department,
Office of the Chief of the Weather Bureau.
Washington, D. c., April 6, 1899, p. m.
Forecast for Friday
For New England: Rain Friday and prob
ably Saturdays increasing easterly winds.
For Eastern New York: Rain Friday with
weather In southern portion; rain followed
by clearing weather Saturday; increasing
high easterly winds.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
DEATH OF HENRY SMITH

Henry Smith, colored, aged fifty-seven
OF Winter street. died at the hospital
yesterday morning early of intestinal
trouble He came to the hospital We'd
ncsday afternoon, having been i'll since
last Friday. Smith was a veteran of
Co. H, 26th New York volunteers and
leaves a wife and three children
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
YALE SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS

An exhibition of sketches and studies
selected from the portfolios Of John La
Fargo, M. A, N. A., will be held in the
south gallery of the Art school from to-
day, April 7, to Thursday, April 90 The
exhibits will include water-coor studies
made in Japan and Samoa, and large
number of designs for stained-glass
windows and mural decoration. The
exhibition will be open daily from / to
d. m.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
Chiffon Cotton Collars,
the Newest thing in
COllar-d0m.

Let introduce you to innovation in the collar
business veritablc surprise Collars every thread of
whic cotton They look just like linen collars but
better retain their wilderness and hold the starch equally
we'll il not better than linen and will not crack.
We've tested this fabric Chiffon Cotton, and are
ready to back it with guarantee.
We showing in this fabric the very latest styles
in ladies' collars under these names Hollywood Hlhouse
Edgewood, Dwight, Derby, Temple No. and Temple No.
2 Our introduction price these collars is
10 CENTS EACH.
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ghe 1nurmal 1na Uunrter

THREE MONTHS, 81. SO; ONE MONTH, 90
CENTS; ONE WEEK, Is CENTS; SINGLE
COPIES. CENTS.
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WOMAN TERRIBLY BURNED
Shocking Accident in Derby Yesterda,
Morning

NOTHING.
Derby. April 6.-Mrs. John Manion,
an aged resident of East Derby, was
terribly burned this morning and it is
feared that the injuries will prove fatal.
She was raking up dry grass and leaves
and had started a bonfire when her
skirts suddenly bazed up, having
caught fire from the burning refuse. A
neighbor extinguished the flames.
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I4ave II sentto You.

The Journal and Courier will be sent
10 any address by mail at the same
terms as 1t is delivered in the citY--1b
cents week. 80 cents a month.
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Local Weather Report.


L. M. TARR, Observer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28


II was made, they said. from guinea gold.
Poor little ring. 80 frail and ODD ;,
1t Is worn to thread. for ali! It has
known
A world Of love, and egrets outgrown.
As look at the ring. SO fragile, 80 frail,
That shines on my hand while ] whisper
my tale.
l stoop, the delicate thread TO kiss,
For 1t breathes anew of Its lived-out
bliss.
And could go back to the years that
have passed,
With the tender look that she wore to
the last.
My grandmother's face, uprising fair.
Would smile, us IL list'ning to loves
sweet prayer.
By the ocean she lived. and loved. and
wed. sfnfs
And beside it her first glad vows were
said,
While mid chorus of pillows that singing
broke,
1t was there the voice Of her fortune
spoke.
All! welll-she vanished a long time ago;
She had joys and regrets that we all must
know,
But she rests with her lover in change
less repose,
And perchance remembers it all. Who
knows?
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

Go HE Rowland boys were the ter
TOR Of all the other residents in the
q big city apartment building tc
which they had lately been trans
planted from the country. But fol
the fact that Mr.. Rowland was part
owner of the Boylstan Flats his sons
would not have been tolerated In them
for an instant.
Not that either Teddy or Oliver in
tended to be troublesome to those
around them; they were merely two
active, healthy boys, accustomed to
fields, woods and the open country,
rather than prim corridors, spotless
marble stair cases, and never a place
to play.
The sultry August day upon which
the browning incident of their city ex-
periences happened was so rainy that
the daily trip to the park was given up.
So the boys amused themselves as best
they could; teased the elevator man
until he drove them from the elevator,
and told them to keep out for week,
played ''hunter" with every pet cat in
the building, and finished by throwing
their caps down the open space in the
center Of the curved stairway, sliding
madly down the polished iron rail in
order to recover them, and tramping
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
To a Horseies. Carriage.

Smooth, sleek and oiliest Of wheeling
things,
l cannot find in my imaginings,
In natural or in supernatural ways.
The slightest reason to prolong thy DAYS.
OF all the vain conceptions of the mind
Thou art the vainest that the ages find
Except for those whose blood doth chance
to flow
In dull and melaHcholy-wise, and slow.
What is the joy Of driving? Is il mere
Transportment of the flesh from there to
here?
a method whereby sluggish man may be
Removed from A to lizard speedily?
Or is it pleasant for the eye to view,
And hand to master steeds, or one or two.
When prancing DER the hard and we'll
paved street,
With champing bits, and 1.-THE limbs run
ming feet?
Ayaunt. thou horridest of modern things {!
Vsmoose! Unto thy ugly self take wings.
Think not with all thy gaud and glitter
coarse
Thou'lt e'er supplant that best of friends.
the horse.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
ladies, Plaid Golf Canes.

The new fall and winter styles in ladies'
wear are now out, and as rule, are more
bewitching than ever. A most fascinat-
ing garment is the ladies' plaid golf cape
illustrated and described in another col
umn of this paper by the John NJ. Smyth
Co. of Chicago, and at the extraordinary
price of $5.G5. This golf cape is indeed
wonderful value. and yet it is but a sam
pie Of the thousand and one useful arti-
Giles illustrated and described in the enor-
nous catalogue of the John NJ. Smyth
Company.
For those who are accustomed to send
ing away from home for their goods it is
of the greatest Importance to know the
character and reliability of the establish
ments selling goods to families from cat
alogues. The great emporium of the John
NJ. Smyth Co. has been established for a
third OF century, and has furnished over
half a million homes in Chicago and vi
cinity alone, and enjoys the confidence
of the public by its many years Of fair
dealing.