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New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY AND AFFECTION.
WOMAN WANTS DAMAGES FROM A Man WHO
ALIENATED THEM.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-Mrs. Anna NJ. Murdock. OF
Hagerstown. Md. whose husband was formerly In
business In Baltimore. began suit in the United
States Circuit Court to-day to recover 100000 as
damages from Charles A. Merrill. tea merchant,
Of Chicago. Charges OF alternating the affections OF
her husband and inducing him to withdraw a life
Insurance policy, which had been made payable
TO her made by Mrs. Murdoch Mr. Murdock
died in July. 1897, md the trouble is the outgrowth
Of the assignment OF a life insurance policy for
5000 TO Merrill. after It had been made out In
the name of the present PLAINTIFF. Murdoch came
TO Chicago In 1895 10 act as salesman for Merrill
and soon after this Mrs. Murdock charges the infu-
ence OF Merrill began to show itself.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Republican conference. Fifth Avenue Hotel
schoolmasters' Association. No q West Forty
fourth-st.. II a. m.
Lecture by Charles Sprague Smith. Metropolitan
Museum OF Art, II a m
George Wharton Jones's lecture. Museum Of Nat
ural History. p m.
Professor z. H. Griggs's lecture before Peoples
Institute, Cooper Union. p m.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
BROKE PROPELLER SHAFT AT SEA.

Newport News. Va. Dec % (SpeciaD-The British
steamship Kennett. from Philadelphia TO Glen
fuegos. arrived in Hampton Roads to-day towing
the Austrian steamship Ragusa, which was picked
up forty-hve miles east OF Cape Henry disabled,
with her propeller shaft broken The Ragisa was
bound 10 Pensacola from New-Yo She will proba-
bly, be libelled FOR salvage The Kennett proceeded
her voyage.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23

Alsa,,a Gibraltar December 7........ Anchor
Or WaIdersee Hamburg. December H.. Hamb An
e.bsteau Iayro. December 10 Fahrs
Hubert -..... BarbadOeF December 16....... Booth
December 4........... Italian
Kansss ,Ity ..- Savannah. December 10. Savannah
81 PatIt.,,....... Southampton December 16. American
erpool December l6...... .Cunard
Jersey Swansea December 9...... Bristol City
Pocasset .....IIverpool December II Mediterranean
Comanche .Jacksonve December 20...... Clyde
al Bermuda. December 2i....... Quebec
Ia Crnnde Duchesse Savannah December H eavannah
SUNDAY. DECEMBER "a
Il. Breagne .....Hayre December French
British King. ng.....Antwerp December i0..... .PhrnN
Montcalm December Al Trans
Orleans. December 10 Morgan
Button. communist Lucia December IL lamport Holt
December Wilson
Ithaka Havana December le...N Cuba
MONDAY DECEMBER ..
Anchora. .--...... Glasgow December Anchor
Wineland Shields December H. Danish
Cearense .......-Para December 49, Red Cross
Mramar Lucia, December 49, Lamp Holt
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEw-YoRK FRIDAY DECEMBER 70. 1899
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Columbia Ger. Nogegesang. Hamburg De
cember u. Southampton and Cherbourg ~ with mds.
80 cabin and az steerage passengers Hamburg
American Line. Arrived the Bar AZ 1851.
Steamer Ethiopia (3r). Young Glasgow December 7
and MoyIe s with mdse Sd and III steerage pas
Henderson Bros Arrived a Bar az 4 a m
steamer Yarmouth dIr. Smith. Yarmouth. n s. De
eember 20 In ballast 70 J + Whitney & co.
Steamer Picqua (BrJ Brown Trieste November 20
Fiuna ~ Messna Is Catana 20 Palermo 30 and Gbra-
tar December ). with mdse 20 Phelps Bros & Co Arrived
the Bar AZ 1890 a
Sandy Hook. J. Dec %. $50 p m--wind northeast
light; clear sky; thick haze OF shore.
SAILED.
Steamers Burma CasD. for Genoa etc. Standard co.r
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
Announcements

Nothing IL more desirable than a healthy
skin. and qrevss Ointment exces in producing Il.
Parksrs Hair Basam is life TO the hair.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
IMMATURE ALMANAI

IMMATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise % Sunset 4:37 Moon pm 10 Moons age q
HIGH WATER
AM.-Sandy Hook II II Gov lei m 1902 Hell Gate i.5
PM-Sandy Hook II 80 Gov Isl l1:f9 Hell Gate :3s
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

"SYOSSET"
A wide teaIned CnllAr.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
INCOMING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
Vessel. From. Lima
Planet Mercury. .MovIs December Arrow
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
FINED FOR HAVING WHISPERS,
Missouri University Student Found
Guilty After n Novel
Trial.

Ayoung man was tried by jury be-
fore large audience in the chapel of
Missouri university at Columbia, Mo-,
the other night for wearing a full beard
The defendant, r. NJ. Pickell, of Ham
ilton, Mo-, belonged to an order COM
posed of law students which is known
as the Missouri University Whiskers
club. The sole object of the club is to
abolish whiskers in the law depart
ment.
Piekell has sweetheart who recent
ly told him she liked whiskers. After
mental struggle between love and
loyalty Pickell began to grow a beard.
The offense was promptly reported to
the club, and proceedings were insti-
tuted to fine him two dollars and expel
him.
A row resulted, and it was finally de-
termined to settle the matte by trial
before judge and jury of law student
in the university chapel. Every body
was invited, and in spite Of the zero
weather a big crowd was present.
George Henderson, of Columbia, a
brother of Judge w. w. Henderson, oil
St. Louis, presided as judge. George II
English, of Kansas City, and Joseph Nc
1ntyre, of Mexico, Mo-, appeared as at
torneys for the club, while Irvine Bart
of Columbia, and A. V. Coppedge, Of
Everton, Mo-, appeared for the de-
| PENDANT.
The jury decided in favor Of the club
and Pickell was fined and expelled.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
DIVORCE IN THE KLONDIKE
Little Irregular, 1t May Be, but 1t
AccOmplishes the Desired Pur-
pose, Nevertheless.

Divorce procedure in the Klondike
may not be provided with all the mod
ern improvements, but it accomplishes
the desired purpose as effectually as
the most enlightened court in South
Dakota. At Circle City not long ago,
says Law Notes, an Indian woman, FL
len by name, sought divorce from her
husband, one Finney, on the ground of
cruel and unusual punishment. A
meeting of the miners was called and
about 60 of them assembled to deliber-
ate on the case. 1t came out in the evil
dence that Ellen was so sturdy lady
that her husband was forced to furnish
her with whisky in large quantities be-
fore he could beat her with any salts
faction. Finney admitted having given
her the whisky, but asserted that he
couldn't get along with her without
doing so. He further alleged in his de-
Tense that Ellen was the best dressed
squaw in Circle City. After careful de-
liberation the miners decided unani-
mously to release Ellen a vinculo mat
rimonii. She was also awarded the dog
and the sewing machine as alimony.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
LONG JOURNEY FOR WORM.
Prof. William M. Woodwork Travels
Seven Thousand Miles for
Queer Creature.

Prof. William NJ. Woodwork, OF
Harvard, came up from Samoa on the
Alameda, says the San Francisco Ex-
aminer. He accompanied the Agasslz
scientific expedition to the South Sea
islands year or so ago, and this sec
oud visit WAS made in the interests of
the museum of comparative anatomy
Of Harvard, to investigate the "palolo,
a curious marine worm which has long
been a scientific mystery.
''The paloio, which is found near the
Fiji and Samoan islands,, said Mr..
Wood worth, measures IL to II inches
IN length and is about the thickness OF
wooden yarn. On two days in the year
the sea is thick with it. like vermicelli
soup. The natives bake it in bread
fruit, and esteem it a great delicacy. 1t
looks like spinach and tastes fishy.
"Only twice in the year does the
palolo come to the surface, in October
and November, and then only at sun
rise on the tenth day after the full
moon. The natives gather from great
distances and make a festival of the
occasion. The weather, which is in
variably bad at that time, is known as
'palolo weather. and October and No
vember are known respectively as the
month OF the little palolo' and the
month of the big palolo,' because of
the greater quantity of palolo that a p
pear in the latter month.
"The palolo has never been scien-
tifcally classified, though Fricklande r
was on the right track when he hazard
ed guess in 1896. 1t is an annelid
marine worm, living on coral rocks. !
detached several specimens from the
! rocks below the surface, and found that
the palolo is really only the tail of the
| creature. The stock, SO to speak, on
| which the palolo grows is a sea worm
| resembling those that bore in the piles
| along San Francisco bay, and the long
appendage is thrown off at the breeding
| seasons"
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long points in front. They are perfect
ly tight-ftting in the back and ar
ranged in the front so they can be worn
either open or closed. They are neatly
finished at the edge with several rows of
stitching and ornamented on each side
of the closing by the all-conquering
crystal button and small loops of fine
silken cord. Although Dame Fashion
DEGREES that for smart occasions every
thing shall be en- suite, for useful every
day wear great many skirts of tweed
in small checks and plaid will be seen
accompanied by chic little jackets of
plain cloth, repeating the reigning
color in the plaid skirt. Some times the
skirt is strapped with three rows of
the plain material composing the coat,
but more frequently they are made up
in the cross and trimmed in the sim
plest manner with tailor buttons and
fine stitching. The large plaids in
which three or more colors are intro
duced make the SWEETEST looking skirts,
but where one errs on the side of too
much plumpness the small shepherds
check is quite the thing to buy. These
small checks are exceedingly pretty
just now, including as they do all the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13

of heavy machine stitching round the
bottom of the skirt, with perhaps row
of fiat tailor buttons placed down either
side the front. The jacket usually takes
the form of the natty little coat-bodice,
and is made to button down the front
or arranged to wear open, showing the
neat shirt waist underneath.
Nowhere is the harmonious blending
of colors more noticeable than in the
realm of millinery. The hideous com
bination Of glaring blues with impos-
sible greens no longer offends the eye
Or crucifies the taste, for now, while
these colors are used, and with no spar
ing hand. they are blended so beauti-
fully one with the other that it is quite
a difficult matter to tell where one be-
gins and the other ends. Tulle plays
a most important part in to-Glay's mil
linery, ard while there is no question
that it is the real material for summer
hats, it seems not at all suitable for
spring wear. Some OF the shapes are
entirely too novel and striking to ever
attain any degree Of popularity.
This is particularly true Of the big
Ceramic" bonnet, which is showing
itself in such a conspicuous manner
just now. 1t has broad poke brim OF
black straw ard a full crown of soft
Tuscan. The brim is also of black
straw and rolled smartly off the face in
front, while just in the center it is
caught down with dull gold buckle
that looks as though it might have done
the same service in dear grandmam-
mas time. The trimming consists OF
two black ostrich feathers held in place
by rosettes Of black tulle, while the
narrow strings of velvet are tied in a
quaint bow under the chin.
Hats Of a toque or small turban shape
promise to be worn during the next
two months. Some are made entirely
of tulle, with soft bows and loops of
the same, while others again have the
| crown composed entirely of lovely
pink and blue forget-me-nots, with a
soft round brim of tulle or chiffon.
These figures are vastly becoming, for
with deft touch of the fingers they
can be bent in the desired shape, but
they must be discarded the instant they
lose their freshness, for unless they are
absolutely uncrushed and crisp-lookfng
all their chairman beauty are gone.
KATE GARDNER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
POWER OF THE SEA.
n Pc Utilized in Furnishing tlce-
tricity to the World.
co-z.o.atton Plans to Compress
Air by Means of the Action Oh
the WAGES on Immense
RuOys.

new corporation has appeared
xhich promises not only to furnish
electricity to all the world, but to do
IT al cost of one-tenth the present
rates. The heads of the new concern
are Stanley & Patterson, of "a Frank
lin street. New York city. Their prop
osi,ion is to utilize the power OF the
waves by means of compressed air.
It is an old idea. they admit. but for
the first time. they say, the plan has
been reduced to practicable working
basis. The works where the expert
nent has been going on are near Cali
lee, NJ. The company has secured al
option for large tract of land on Rock
away beach. where a plant is to be
erected.
The corporation which is doing all
this is called the Ocean Power company,
Incorporated under the laws OF West
Virginia, with capitalization of S.
eco 900. Herbert f. Rider, of 10 Wall
street. the inventor of the process,
says:
"At present the costof electric power
is $50 to SIS Fer year per horse power
IN CGCD S.GlLt. iITNH JANoheNsN> A''
light Of 16-cant:e power now in use
costs the buyer one cent per hour. Our
process will reduce this cost ~ per
cent. A mans bill. which now amounts
to 500 PER year. will be reduced to $40.
The snodns operandi Of Mr.. Riders in
vention is simple. Movable bucys an
chored at sea ard operated by the pow
| er of the waves will be used to com
press the air which is to be conveyed
to power house on the shore. line
| compressed mir Will operate dynamo s
and engines which VIII generate TIE
electricity to be distributed over In
sulated wires to any point designated.
| Each bouy is an immense structure
| of steel, IL tons in weight, and 20 feet
high. It is to be anchored by enor'
nous steel bridges of II tons each.
The buoy, it is said, acts as an all
pump, and actuated by the force OF the
waves congresses the air, which is
conveyed to the station through iron
| pipes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
.
nrettv shades of blue, beliotrope and

pretty shades of blue, heliotrope and
green combined with pure white, as
well as the more ordinary black ana
white and brown and white. These
skirts are invariably fastened on the
left side, with an arrangement OF SILK
cord looped over small buttons, while
at the back they are fitted to the figure
ouite smoothly, without crease or
wrinkle.
All the latest tailor gowns are quite
s1nartly trimmed with wide bands OF
satin covered with machine stltchlng
and matching, as rule, the color useo
in the gown. A ''tailor-made whlch
| saw recently had this band trimming
arranged in most effective manner.
The gown itself was of fine, smooth
faced cloth in an exquisite shade OF tan
while the satin bands, which natched
it exactly in color, were placed round
the bottom of the skirt in sort OF lat
tice-worl1 pattern, covered WIN TO"
uron row of stitching done in some
what darker shade of silk. The short
coat bodice was trimmed to correspond,
and was made to fasten on the lett slde
with small SATIN Dultoiis'
The new spring coats are exceeding
IL swell-iooking, but it takes the al
most. perfect figure to wear them with
any degree of success. They are very
short, very tight-ftting, and, as
a rule, made to fasten at the
side instead OF The center. They
are braided for the most part
in a large floral design. Handsome
black cloth coats just reaching few
inches below the waist are trimmed III
| the most effective manner with much
braiding done in fine black silk cord
while not nearly so dainty locking OF
springlike in appearance as those III
delicate shade of dove gray. fawn and
| biscuit colored cloth, yet they are IL
| the greatest demand and quite the prop
er thing to buy.
MucI, item ton is being paid just now
| to cycling costumes of all kinds and de
| scriptions, and some late models have
seen were chic and jaunty enough tt
| suit the most fastidious in this matter
| Snooth-faced cloth, if not too fins
| texture, and the ever-t!seful tweed ARK
| the materials most sought for this pur
rose. Here as elsewhere the craze fol
! over-elaboration in trimming has givel
place to the simplest form of orna
mentation, and it can be truthfu1ly sai(
that never was the cycling COSTUME
more genteel to look upon or more ap
propriate for it's purpose than it is thi
season. The handsomest and highest
priced suits are made in the PLANES
manner, the trimming, if it may be s.
called, usually consisting Of three row
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
RHEUMATISM CURED.

My wife has used Cram. eriain's Pain
Balm for rheuma; III with great relief,
and l can recouultn! il As s. splendid
liniment for rheumat's', and other
household Use for which, we have found
it valuaole.-W. j. Cuyier, Red Greek.
N. Y.
Mr.. Cuyler Is one OF the leading mer-
chants of this village and one OF the
most prominent men in this vicinity
w. G. Phippin, Editor Red Greek
Herald For sale by E. I. Whitehead
e. Co
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
Miss Gould Helps a Young Pastor.


Miss Helen Nj. Gould has given 500
to the Methodist Episcopal church in
Chenille, a small hamlet two miles
west of Lyndhurst, her country home,
in Tarrytown-on-the-H Miss
Gould recently attended service at the
Glenville church, and was much i'm
pressed with the little structure and
it's young pastor, Rev. Richard B. Coons.
The fact that there is a roadhouse q
short distance from the church, and
that it is frequented by the young 2
men OF the settlement, was brought to
Miss Gould's attention, and it is be-
heved her object in making the con-
tribution was to encourage and aid the
pastor in his efforts to dissuade the
men from patronizing the place.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.

THE BEST sALvE liz the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilbiains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
EFT. WHITEHEAD g. co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13

"a word to the wise is sufficient"
and word from the wise should be
sufficient. but you ask, who are the
wise? Those who know. The oft re-
peated experience of trustworthy per-
sons may be taken for knowledge. Mr..
w. M. Terry says Chamberlain Cough
Remedy gives better satisfaction than
any other In the market. He has been
IN the drug business at EIkton, KY,
for twelve years; has sold hundreds OF
bottles of this remedy and yearly all
other cough medicines manufactured,
which shows conclusiyeIy tEat Cham
berlain's is the most satisfactory to the
people, and is the best. For sale by e.
Z. Whitehead & Co,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13

l was reading an advertisement Of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy in the Worcester Enter.
prise recently, which leads me to write
this. I can truthfully say 1 never
used any remedy equal to it for collie
and dlarrhoea. I have never had to
use more than one or two doses to cure
the worst case with myself or children
w. A. Stroud, Popomoke City, Md
For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
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wonderful artistic harmony in the
blending of color. There seems not the
slightest attempt at exaggeration in
any direction, unless perhaps 1t be In
the newest dress silks. This necessary
adjunct to the feminine wardrobe has
grown more sheathlile with each pass
ing season. until now Ii is worn as If
nodded to the form from the waist to
q short distance below the knee, where
it then swirls and flares into a wonder
full amount of fullness. Naturally it
does not admit of any great amount of
trimming, save for just a few inches
above the hem, where any number OF
frills and fiounces may be placed; in
fact, the more the better, according to
the latest decree of Dame Fashion, for
they serve to acce.ltuate in marked de-
gree the clinging tightness of the upper
portion, which is built on lines of the
most severe simplicity. The tight-fit-
ting effect is continued in the bodice,
which is Just as often as not cut in
one with the skirt, or else SO cleverly
arranged as to have all the effect Of be-
ing made in such manner. One might
almost be led to believe that waist
bands and belts We're going out Of
| fashion entirely. for every other gown
one sees nowadays seems simply mold
ed round the figure without the least
attempt to define the waist line. Many
Of the newest cloth walking gowns have
this idea very prsttily carried out in the
| fetching rcdingote form of draperies,
and are quite exceptionally graceful iii
| appearance. No trimming whatever is
| seen or these costumes, with the eX-
| ception Of some six or seven rows Of
| fine machine stitching that borders the
| edge Of the d,aperies.
In the most decided contrast to the
| long flowing lines which distinguish
| these redingote costumes are the smart
looking cloth gowns made with little
| coat bodices. These jaunty coats are
| cut similar to the Elton. coat in the back
and at the sides, but are.fa shionea with
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
THE SHORN LAMB;

"What became of Hyfier, who made
20 much money manipulating stocks
last year,"
"He's still manipulating stock. He's
currying horses in a West Side barn"
Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13

In 1883 my wife went East and was
attacked with rheumatism. She re
ceived no relief until she tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. Since that time
we have never been without it. We
find it gives instant relief in cases o.
burns and scalds and Is never failing
for all rheumatic and neuralgia rains
ID. G. Brant, Santa Ynez, Cal. Fo,
by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13

Diseases OF the Blood and Nervea.
No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
by Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs to Browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly q
quarter Of century, it stands to-day fore
most among our most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold By all dealers,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
VASE CANDLESTICKS.

The women who are fond Of novelties
for their tables will rejoice to learn that
candlesticks are now made with vase
pedestals. The holder for the wax ia
per rises from a little howl in which
flowers or ferns may be held.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13

For a quick remedy ard enc that Is
perfectly safe for children let Us recon-
mend One Minute Cough Cure. 1t II
excellent for Group, hoarseEess, tickling
in the throat and coughs.-E. I. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
INGENIOUS, BUT PRECISE.

"Are you the defendant in this
case?" asked the judge sharply.
"No, suh," answered the mild-eyed
prisoner. Il has lawyer hired to dc
de defen lin. Use de man dat done
stole de Articles ashington Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
CUT FODDER BEST.

The Wisconsin station has demon
strated that given quantity OF milk
can be produced ny feeling 72l pounds
of cut fodder "a against l, 133 pounds
fed In the whole stalk.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
CHICKEN FOOD.

"Mrs. Hyde Park-"Have you fed
i, the chickens today"
Mr.. Hyde Park-"Not exactly! ]
planted some flower seed, though
Kansas City Independent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13

Why were q, 900 BOTTLES OF ROB-
ERTS TASTELESS Csc. CHILL TONIC
Becauseit Is the BEST AT ANY PRICE.
guaranteed to cure, money refunded If it
fails, pleasant to take, Csc per bottle. ! It
Is sold and guaranteed by
E. L. Whitehead & Co., Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-13
FRIGHTENING WOLVES.

1t is believed in Norway that wolves
are frightened away by telegraph poles
On one occasion a village voted money
to help in the construction OF a line
passing near them for this reason alone.