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Evening journal., 1899-08-05
THE JAUNTY EToN JACKET.
Dainty SILK Coats Are I'm Grent
Demand for the Coming
Season.

The jauntiest Of Junctime wraps will
be little Eton jackets of daintily-col-
ored taffeta silks. They will be tailor
built, with stitchings and strapped
seams and coat sleeves, the revers os
corded satin sprinlsied with pompadour
embroideries in delicate fade colors.
Some viii have jeweled buttons and
lace jabots, others will be kept tailorish
in the extreme, with collar faced with
white satin, reyers Of the taffeta and
white satin olive-shaped or tiny crystal
buttons. The sleeves will have narrow
turned-up cuffs Of the white satin.
Whether elaborate or severe, in dainty
rose or blue, or in black or white, they
will be equally appropriate to throw on
over any possible summer gown, from
a handsomely built pique to white lace
or a sprigged muslin.
A pretty skirt and jacket suit for the
summer is of white cloth, the skirt be-
ing made in the most glovelilxe fashion
and fastening invisibly. The jacket is n
bolero, cut with tabs in front, and re-
vers which are broad on the shoulder
and roll away to nothing at the bottom
of the jacket. These are faced with
blue linen in which guipure lace figures
are inserted. The waistcoat is of linen
trimmed in the same elaborate way,
and fastened with crystal buttons.
novelty in capes Is broad scarf OF
crepe de chine draped around the shoul-
ders. In some instances it is shaped n
little by yoke, but the simple straight
scarf, three-quarters Of yard wide and
long enough 10 fall to the knees after il
Is lxnotted, is quite as good style.
The popularity Of gray for evening
gowns seems to continue. A gray tulle,
lightly dotted with silver, is made with
long tunic, heavy about the bottom,
with incrustations Of point de Venise,
which is beautifully embroidered with
silver. Short puffed sleeves, ending
half way TO the elbows with a fall OF
lace, and the upper part Of the corsage
are ortulle; the lower part being GOV.
cred with n drapery of embroidered
lace. At one corner of the decolletagC
Is a wired DOeud Of orange velvet.
A favorite material for a fancy blouse
OF tea gown is n ribbed silk with q
tiny ruching Of ribbon sewed TO every
third cord in the silk. Or If preferred
the ruching may be Of mousseline dc
sole, as seen on q tea gown Of white OF
toman silk, covered In this way Will
tiny ruchings Of pale blue. The entire
overgown was edged with lace jabots
finished with several rows Of larger
ruchings. The underdress was Of white
figured crepe, held by q sash Of blu,
silk with long fringed ends.-Chicag,
Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
ANOTHER WATER SUPPLY.

A suggestion has been made to the
Water Department that there should
be a separate water service for nre and
street sprinkling purposes. etc. the
water for which could be secured from
some other source. and would not
be altered. This would allow the water
from the Brandywine to be used for
household purposes alone. No pump
ing from this stream has been done
since the storm, owing to the muddy
condition OF the water.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
EscaIIoped AIutlon.

Remove skin and bone from ono
pound of mutton (cold cooked). Cut
the meat in small pieces. Add one tea
spoonful of salt. Put two tablespoon
fuls OF butter in frying pan. When
hot add two tablespoonfuls OF -four
and gradually add one cupful OF stock
OF water and seasoning. Let this boi
three minutes. Put in n baking dish
alternate layers Of meat and gravy
Sprinkle over the top one-half cup ol
grated breadcrumbs. Cook IN the over
20 nsinutes.-Philadelphia Press.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
In THE CHURCHES

First Church Of Christ, Scientist.
Sunday morning services at IL o'clock.
Subject: Soul" Wednesday evening
room, No. 917 Gilpin avenue.
Union NJ. E. Church, Fifth and
Washington streets, Rev. c. A. Grlse,
pastor. At 1890 a. m. Sacrament OF
the Lords Supper. Sunday school at
p. m. Epworth League at $50 p. m.
Preaching at 7.45 p. m.
Olivet Presbyterian Church, Fourth
and BrOome streets, Rev. ]. r. Mill
gan. d. d.. minister. Divine services
at 1890 a. m. and 8 .. m. Rev. s. L. r.
vine. of Lower Brandywine Presbyter-
ian Church, will preach In the morn
ing. Song service in the evening. 2
D. m, Sunday school D. M, Society
OF Christian Endeavor.
First Congregational Church Hall
No. 81 Madison street. Rev. ID. Meal
lister, pastor. Sunday school at 1C
a. m. Preaching at II a. m. Subject.
Gods Bountiful Providence" Twi-
light services at $50 p. m. Subject.
'Life's Proper Measurement" Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening.
Harvester's Mission, Front and JEFF
ferson streets. Sunday school at 2 D
m. Prayer and testimony meeting al
$50, led by John Harris, OF Union M
e. Church. Preaching by Rev. Charles
schole at 7.45 p. m.
Railroad Y. NJ. G. A., Third street
and Railroad avenue Meeting Sunday
afternoon. Song service from 2.30 to ;
o'clock Memorial service for Samuel
Venn, deceased. led by Ralph Hughes.
Epworth M. E. church. Preaching
at 1910 a. m. by Rev. John White. Sun,
day school at D. m. Twilight service
at $50 D. m, preaching by Rev. P. L
Wolfe.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
CECIL COUNTY MATTERS.

REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES BEING
HELD MINING COM
PANY TO LOCATE THERE.
Elkton, Nd, Aug. 5.-The Repubii-
Icans OF Cecil county are holding their
lprimary meetings to-day, and will hold
their convention on Monday to elect
four delegates to the state convention,
and to nominate full county ticket,
including states attorney, sheriff, two
county commissioners. three members
of the Orphans Court, county treas
Iurer, county surveyor and three mem
bers to the General Assembly. The
office of sheriff is probably the most
sought after. and the candidates,
Philip M. Groves, Howard Terry,
Amassa Churchman and John M.
Clayton, are hard at work in their own
behalf.
A handsome monument has been
erected over the grave of the late
Jacob Tome, at Hopewell, Cecil county.
The Crescent Mining Company,
which was incorporated under the laws
OF Delaware. with a capital stock OF
100000, with William Thesis, f. B.
Hooper. Thomas S. Hodson and G. w.
Kimpler as incorporators will locate
in the Fifth district of Cecil county
and develop kaohn and other clays.
At Woodlawn campmeetlng yester-
day, Rev. James Grove, Of Whining
ton, preached the morning sermon
Rev. w. E. Greenfield in the afternoon
and Rev. j. d. Kemp at night. To
morrow Presiding Elder Robert Watt
OF Wilmington, win officiate in the
morning, Rev. L. T. Wilderman and G
w Townsend in the afternoon and
evening.
Search is being made for heirs Of
James Tyson. the deceased Australian
millionaire. The estate is rated al
ISIS, 100000, and there are supposed tC
be heirs in this county.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
ROYAL Fs*Sss Ss';'ss
" ABSCEUrEEY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
sosus .nshN
CONTEST FOR 800.

FIREMEN INTERESTED IN THE
GIFT OF SHELLPOT PARK MAN
AGEMENT.
Commencing this evening and con-
tinuing for the next four weeks the
firemen of Wilmington viii be engaged
in the greatest contest that has ever
marked the department OF this city.
Every fireman will be striving to win
for his company the big prize of 500
in gold offered by the management of
Shellp0t Park for the company receiv-
ing the highest number OF votes at the
hands OF visitors to the park. Every
person visiting the park and witness
ing the performance will be given a
ballot free of charge so that they can
vote for their favorite sompany. The
contest will open this evening and
continue for four weeks, with the pros
poets that the largest vote ever polled
In popular contest in this city will
be deposited in the ballot-boxes.
There is no doubt OF the popularity OF
the contest. its main feature. that 1t will
not be an additional cent of expense to
either the nremen or their friends. hav-
ing assured les popularity and its
hearty support at the hands Of the
fremen There will be no buying Of
votes as has been the case in other
contests, for every vote will be free Of
charge, all that is necessary is to 60 to
the park and vote
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
sHELLPor PARK.

Tonight will mark the close Of the
great show that has been given this
week at Shellpot Park. IL will be the
last appearance OF j. Dan Rice's Pig
Circus, and also Ed Estus, the nquili-
brist, two features that no one should
miss seeing The park management
has provided another excellent show
for next week. Professor Hurst will
be seen in magic, and he is one of the
cleverest artists in that line now be-
fore the public. Daily and Devere,
comedy sketch artists, will be seen in
an amusing act. and Joe Hardman,
the well-known comedian. is sure to
amuse park visitors. An interesting
feature will be the appearance OF Wag-
ner and Armin. in a sketch. entitled
Opera in the Kitchen" Every ar
rangement has been completed for the
big contest among the fremen, which
will open this evening at the park. The
ballots have arrived, the ballot-boxes
have been finished. and there is every
promise that large crowd will go tc
the park tonight to give his or hei
company a good start on the road tc
win the big prize OF 800 in gold. which
is offered by the park management for
the most popular fire company in the
city.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
EXAMINATION FOR POWDER IN
SPECTOR

1t has been announced by the United
States Civil Service Commission that
an examination for the position OF as
sistant powder inspector OF the War
Department service may take place on
September in any city in the United
States where the commission has a
board OF examination. From the eligi-
bles resulting from the above exami-
nation certihcation will be made to I'll
the position of assistant inspector ol
powder, War Department service, al
Wilmington, at a salary of SIS pei
month
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
Recovered STOLEN GOODS.

silyerware and other property that
we're stolen from the house OF William
T. Lyman, near Marskhllton, were re-
covered yesterday. The property was
found under manure heap on the
farm OF Mr.. Dickerson. which adjoins
Mr.. Lynam's place and the heavy
rain Of Wednesday washed it ott into
the barn-yard.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
WANTED TO BRING sum

Several colored men called upon
United States Marshall Short yesterday
and wanted 20 libel asvessel which had
tuet cleared from Philadelphia, the
captain of which oTed them wages
Upoa being informed OF the kbeline
process they decided to go to Philadel-
phia and collect their claim.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
Died

ENGLAND.-At Northbrook. Pa, on
7th Mo-. 30. 1899, Elizabeth p. Eng
land, Jr.. daughter of Howell S. and
Elizabeth p. England, in the 4th year
of her age
RILEY.-In this city, on the I'd in
stant, Ellen, widow OF John Riley,
aged II years.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
HIS HOUSE ROBBED.

Tho residence Of Frank Bradley at
Rising San was entered by thieves
early yesterday morning and two gold
rings and purse containing ninety
eight cents were stolen zzsto7isea me robbers
droppea one of the rings in their haste
70 got away
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
HANscOMs.

Sweetest, purest and most de-
licious product of the churn, Green
Acre Butter, 2Gc lb. Get it at
IlhNoJUm ,, mnrltoL "trcot~
Evening journal., 1899-08-05
MERITS OF MANUFAcrURED ICE.

In a public test OF the comparative
lasting qualities of natural and manu-
factured ice. made at New London,
Conn. on the Gath ult.. a 50-pound
block Of manufactured ice outlasted
the natural by six and a-hali hours
From The Ice and Refrigerator.
Evening journal., 1899-08-05

Dir. Addicks' purchase Of his twelve
hundred thousand Arizona acres is
much more sensible than his former
attempts to buy up Delaware. Dover
Index.
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THE LINES or BRITISH ADVANCE.

George white. in Natal, is thus surrounded by
the Beers. Glencoe and Dundee, northeast Of
Ladysmith, appear on the map 10 show positions
held by the British early in the war: and hard
battles occurred at each Of these towns and also
at Elandslaagte. before the British finally re-
treated bag and baggage to Ladysmith, where the
Beers cooped them up.
In the west the black line shows the railroad
from Cape Town TO Kimberley and Mafeking, on
which the large British column under Gen. Me
thu"n were transported north for the purpose Of
raising the siege Of Kimberley and also entering
the Orange Free State. and thus invading the ter
ritory Of the enemy. Methuen advanced after
hard battles in the neighborhood OF tho Orange
and Moddcr Rivers TO Magersiontein. less
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81 ducks the next ing. and, after they had
gone 10 bed, he arranged q battery for them, and
planted about u 100 wooden dccoy ducks Mr..
haiiman told them that the decoy ducks wero
wen behaved and Of exemplary habits, and that
they would attract great many wild ones within
gun shot
at o'clock the next morning, They went az
once to The battery. They took with them tho
their POSITIONS, Mr. Stormydays said thnt the
GiNrruHn had oyertaHed his heart and that he
MI blmng tclt somewhat dobiliiated he took
some and on the principle that II q little would
DO d some good, great deal would. do more, good
dlsagIeenhle morning, the hunters agreed that
lhey SHOULD take dose attcr, every duck that was
not ii their usual good INN Tor no Wild ducks
came within range for several hours. This be-
ing The case; II was agreed by the hunters that
duck that was shot, dose should be taken after
every one that was seen. This System WAS a.
scarcity OF wild ducks and IL was finally agreed
.hst In order that no injustice should be done
dose should be taken after every duck that was
Mr. s mi &c 'SS, u he ns s%1L
ZION ZION got wet Then M, BluinE stood up In Tho
other dose Of medicine. Mr, Stormydays handed
me, medlciLe bottle 70 NJ Blping The sun WAS
tents Then he oTeIooEed The one Sf ha S S1S
wooden ,decoy ducks, AS he sszed al Them.
ping their wooden wings gently, new away 10
ward the south. Mr., Bluing turned 70 Mr.. Stormy
days who was lying in the bottom Of tho battery.
Get Snakes" he said did you SEQ that
Stormy -Four OF those blooming wooden ducks
few away"
u didn't see" replied Mr.. Stormydays.
Well, ! did," said Mr., Bluing Thcreupon
he loked for several seconds earnestly al the
bottle Of heart failure remedy Then he SHOOK
his head. Then he hurled the medicine In the
direction which the geese had taken Il sank
beneath the waters Of the Great South Bay. Both
gentlemen reached home in an exhausted condi-
ton They have not been able yet 10 recall ali
was lost but Mr., Stormydays has told several
Of his friends that the hardships Of his homo
ward trip wero 90 terrible that no Vas ssycDA
times ON tho verge Of collapse
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Mr.. Quosted. n wellknown Natnl farmer, whose
homestead was looted by the enemy, and who
was in their hands for few days saw some
thing Of the losses, for he helped the, Beers
10 gather up the killed and wounded. and
his testimony convnCcs me that one half was
not told Of the Bocr losses One scene
in which he took part was terribly pathetic.
As life flowed out Of the old man the poor lad
cried bitterly II was all because we crossed
the river 1.-THE Buffalo, We didn't want 10 do il.
Lord would have been with us, and this, would
never have happened, The father expired in his
arms and the brave lad was inconsoablc, You
and may not share his simple iaiih, nor its CON
humbugs and canting hypocrites had told him
the rcdconts would be afraid OF him, and that the
Lord would protect him from the bullets
And here AT last is a word on behalf Of the cen.
sor Occasionally you must have felt that the
correspondent omitted much that was 81 interest
That has been necessary on account OF ihc censor.
ship. The other day was allowed TO tell you that
a certain transport had arrived and sailed, hut
the words to Durham were stricken OUT. Here
they are, published and why not in England.
5000 miles away? The answer is that no one
rect TO Deagoa Bay and thence to Pretoria
10 tell the Bocrs all about our movements;
but there are persons in London and elsewhere
in Europe who arc thus entitled. and who
use their privilege TO our dctrimcnt | have
II on authority that at least one foreign repre-
sentative in the British metropolis regularly
transmits In cipher which, a. Minister he has
as may be useful To the Beers II he forwards
in cipher how. II may be asked, can the nature
OF the message be known? | can only answer
that apparently. " is known, For that reason
We have said nothing about the strength Of our
camps, the distribution Of tho troops. nor even
the movements Of important officers. Over and
over again one has seen what seemed the hest
part of n message struck out by the rcd pencil Of
the censor. We do not complain. The honor
able journalist IL patriot first"
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THE r. T. BOOTH COMPANY, Ithaca, N. r.

result that about 20 per cent Of the men said
they were mot having any" they thought cnteric
fever preferable 10 the preventive. Ii IL
little lesson in higher civilization. The officers
knew the wisdom Of postpunlng present comfort
for the sake Of future good: the Tommy Atkins
principle is 10 live for the moment and for that
alone Another Characteristic Of Tommy is that
his sentiment is maudlin far more than martial
The men gave a concert on the ship from their
own talent and least two in three In pee, on
mothers graves sons wickcdncss and fathers
SORROW, brothers quarrcls and the whole gamut
scarcely a stirring chorus among them. Their
officers were not surprised. They said II has
been Tommys habit from time immemorial
Their militant patriotism breaks into song only
when they are AT home,
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sT0RMYDAYs's DUCK SHOOTING TRIP.
Came to End After Four D-coys Flap
ped Their Wings md Flew Away.

JERICHO. l. L. Dec 10 News has Just
reached here Of a strange adventure which betcll
Mr. John Bluing Of this town while he was hunt.
ing for ducks one day last week with his friend
Mr.. Walter Stormydays Both the gentlemen
are enthusiastic sportsmen, and on receiving
word ca rly last week that there was good flight
OF ducks over the Great South Hay. they arranged
their business affairs so that they would be able
to take one day OF, and, AZ Mr.. Bluing expressed
II Boost the duck death rate" Mr.. Stormy
days has been for a number Of years subject to
severe attacks Of heart failure whenever no exer,od
himself 10 any great extent, 30 when he and
Mr. Blung started they decided to take along
a few bottles OF remedy which has proved very
effective in the treatment OF his malady.
After a long and tiresome trip Mr.. Stormydays
and Mr., Bluing reached the Great South Bay
in the evening, The rigors OF the Journey had
proved so severe that Mr. Stormydays had been
obliged to take several doses OF the heart failure
remedy Mr. Bluing had Joined him on zach
occasion out Of feeling Of friendship They
found quarters in Yoke Halfman's house. which
HAlfman assured them that there would Be flight
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than ten miles south Of Kimberley where the Boers
decisively defeated his forces on Sunday Lost and
Monday, among the hills NJ this position. and
he was compelled TO fall back 10 Moddcr River. =
Early In the war the British newspapers said
repeatedly that 1t would not be necessary or
their armies to invade the enemy country through
the Drakcnberg and other mountain ranges on
the southern frontier as there were plenty of other
avenues Of entrance on every other frontier. But
the Boer forces in the Orange Free State. besides
opposing the advance Of Gen. Methucn, have
been pushing down into the mountains north
Of Arundel and around Stormberg and Dordrecht,
and this suategetical advance compelled the
British to send troops under Gen French and
Gen. Gatacre to confront the Beers in that direc
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ton. The map shows the line Of advance Of
Gen, Frcnchs cavalry and mounted infantry
to Naauwpoou: he has since pushed north
to Arundel and has been nghting the Bocr in
vadcrs Of Cape Colony few miles beyond that
town: also the advance Of Gen Gatacre to Mol
tcno, n little north Of which place. among the
Stormbcrg mountains, he was trapped by the
Beers and severely defeated that he had to
fall back on Moltcndo. Both French and lat
acre were expected TO defeat the Beers and then
invade the Orange Free State, but there seems
TO he no immediate prospect that this programme
will be carried out
The map also shows Kimberley and Mntcking
occupied by British garrisons and for sometime
past invested by the Boer forces
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OFFENCES or pRrToRTI.
A Formidable Circle of Forts, Mines and
Entertainments with Redoubts.

A Formidable Circle of Forts, Mines and
Entertainments with Redoubts.
The despatch Of q siege train from England
20 South Africa is an indication that the British
Government anticipates the investment Of the
Bocr capital before the war is brought to a con
clusion. Considerable interest therefore attaches
to description Of the dcfcnccs of Pretoria which,
according to report are Of the most modern descrip
ton and formidable in their completeness
They consist Of Ave powerful iorts and 1--WE
lines Of mines and enormous entertainments with
redoubts the mines being - laid as ~ cover all
the approaches TO the principal points OF the defence
The centre OF the system Of forts lies about 200
yards TO the westward Of the northern end Of Pre-
toria, and has radius Of something more than
1000 yards The centre Of the city itself IL only
about 800 yards, nearly due south from the fort
on Signal Hill which IN about 100 feet above the
plain on the west side " the railway to johannes
burg and about 300 yards from the for, on the
hill to the east Of the railway. and the Auries
River running to the north. Between this fort
ani the river are the fountains that furnish the
water supply OF Pretoria. The distance between
the forts on either side Of the railway 700 ards
The railway station where the lines from Johannc
burg on the south. Dclhgoa Bay on the east. and
Petersburg in the north form their junction, IL
Immediately outside the city on the south side
The railway 10 Petersburg, after winding some
u'N'nn'' 'he Westward passes out oil The plain
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