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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

A Paris paper states that England's
strength is now so scattered that $4,000 men
could capture the city of London. There
Is, however. no general in the French army
with grit enough to undertake the job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

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Real Point Arabic Hand
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Importation in choice line of
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Swiss Tamboured Lace Curtains beautiful pat
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Nottingham Lace Curtains new patterns in light
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Ruffied Net Curtains, with lace
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Tapestry Portieres. full width and length, heavy
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Mercerized Tapestry Portieres, finished on sides
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Mercerized Derby Portieres SO inches S6 ,r
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

If Sir Thomas Upton concludes that the
building of yacht to beat the Columbia
is too big an enterprise to be carried out
the people of this country will be glad to
have him come over and make a friendly
visit, anyhow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

great deal of excitement is being
aroused by the fact that several young
English noblemen have come over to this
country looking for work instead of Wives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

Dom Paul's nephew has married an
American young woman. 1t will, however
take more than one wedding to offset the
relations hips and sentiments which have
been established by English-American
unions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

Possibly Mr.. Grosvenor had inside facts
which enabled him to feel that the repub-
ncan party's election figures In Ohio would
take care of themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11
A Cynic's Query,

When you hear a hot Grafton
Over things described as bad,
Is 1t righteous Indignation,
Or is ii just an lad?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

Platt and Croker are both gratified to
note that Gov. Roosevelt will find every
thing about usual when he resumes
business in New York
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SHOOTING STARS.
Busy.

Have you counted the cost of your posi-
ton in this matter?"
Haven't had time answered the Ken
lucky statesman. I'VE aren't through
counting the votes yet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

Mr.. Sam Jones ought to make some fur
ther effort to prevent his drifting into the
has-been class with Gen. Coxey.
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Aguinaldo no doubt feels that while the
Boston anti-expansionists did all they
could. it was less than he had a right to
expect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

Lord Salisbury talks like an amiable
kfnd-hearted old gentleman, but the Beers
have got to take their medicine just the
sauna
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Won ON Expansion.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser
Where the republican campaign was
made frankly and temporarily on the ex-
pansion issue the party has made notable
gain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

Now that the elections are over, it is to
be assumed that the Sampson Schley con-
troversy can be taken up where 1t was left
off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

1t looks as il the Dutch in the TransvaaI
had, with characteristic thrift, been saving
up ammunition for great many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

The facility with which Aguinaldo changes
capitals makes the lot of the Filipino lobby
ist a most unhappy one
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Il 'spises de kin O. Thanksgibbin feel
In, y said Uncle Eben. dat causes a man
ter confine hissef ter bein thankful dat
he's got mo- ter be thankful fob dan his
po friends dat couldn' affohd to buy no
turkey"
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Cheviots with rough, hairy surface; soft and hard
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

rrof Ma of New York the famous exponent physical
will beginning Monday demonstrate the Whitley
Mems Department first floor.
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At Sl.0O a Yard.

Camel's Hair Cheviots in two-toned colorinSs
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At Sa.25 a Yard.
At ST. so a Yard

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Burt's, 1411 r.

Arthur Burt. Washington.
Edwin C. Burt o.. New York
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At So. to $500 a Yard.

Very Heavy Plaid Cloths. for golf capes. coats
and tailor suits. In wide range OF choice designs
and colOrIngs-54 inches wide.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
THE OLD-TIME VIRGINIA NEGRO.
Experience of Suitor on His First
Visit to the Plantation

Experience of a Suitor on His First
Visit to the Plantation
There are few old fashioned dark
les left in the south, both big and little.
The best specimens are to be found
way down south in Georgy' and in
"Old Virginia"
They live on the plantations lying
back in the interior a distance from
towns and railroads. These facts
learned some few years ago, when the
handsome matron, who now sits across
the table from me talking Sanscript to a
future president was an occasional resi-
dent on a plantation of large value in
Southeastern Virginia, six miles from
town and three miles from the railroad.
which had been in the family for gen.
erations.
My first visit to her country home was
fraught with many pleasures, aside
from the delight of basking in the sun
shine Of her smiles. The plantation
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
IN NORWICH, TOO,

New Haven isn't the only city in the
State where home rule is attacked. Nor
witch has Water board, and bill to
make permanent the offices of superin-
tendent and clerk of the board has been
introduced in the legislature. The Nor
witch Bulletin says this is an attempt to
override the public will and adds: T. II
these offices should be made permanent
why should not the office of street COM
missioner, city treasurer, town clerk,
and all of the rest? The mistake seems
to have been In making this bill so ex-
elusive. 1t should have been made to
include most of the offices in the town.
The Court of Common Council refused
to consider such proposition as this,
and now those concerned attempt to
obtain from the legislature what the
city government would not give them.
Our representatives should see that
they do not succeed. When Nor
witch wants her officers kept permanent
ly in Office she is capable of conduct
ing the entire business.
The Bulletin Is entirely right, and it
Is to be hoped that the Legislature will
not encourage any of the anti-home
rule schemes that are before it. If it
does there will be no end to them and
no end to the trouble and wrong they
will make,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
FLoRETTE.
Oh TIOUS.

An Obvious Impossibility.-Wife
Why didn't you come home when tele-
graphed? Husband-How could T until
I got your letter explaining the tele-
gram ?-Brooklyn Life.
Theatrical Manager (out duck hunt
ing)-No luck at all; not a duck
in sight. Boy! Where are those wooden
decoy ducks T ordered? Boy-In the
boat, sir. Theatrical Manager--B ing
'em here an set 'em out. L see wen
have to paper the house.-New York
Weekly.
II think it would he we'll" said the
decorator, ito have your dining room
bordered by frieze."
mo no." demonstrated the man who
had only recently struck it. 81 want
that room, above all others, to have a
warm, cozy appearance" -Philadelphi
North American.
Mamma, if had a hat before had
this one, it's all right to say that's the
hat I had had, isn't it,
Certainly, Johnnie"
tAnd if that hat once had hole in
it and I had it mended I could say /.
had had hole in it, couldn't I?''
Yes. there would be nothing incor.
rect in that"
Then it'd be good English to say
that the hat had had had had a hole
in it, wouldn't it ?"-Boston Journal
A Personal Approximations Stran-
ger (who has been asked to lead in
prayer at the Blackville Baptist Church
r-meeting-Oh, Lord, prepar' us
all to die: so dat Wen dat dread mo-
ment arrives we kin calmly say, ooh,
death! whar Is dy sting?-Oh. grave!
whar is dy victory?" And, oh, Lord, if
dar am any present here tonight dat
am not prepared to die, guide them, we
beseech Thee, around to room az, at de
American Eagle Hotel, whar l am stop
ping as de general agent OBJ de Coon
town Life Insurance Company.-Puck.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
SECRETARY PORTER,S YTSY7.

John Addison Porter, Secretary to the
President, has many friends in this re-
gion, and his visit here has been much
enjoyed and appreciated by them. Mr..
Porter has had a large experience since
he left Connecticut. He has successful
ly administered one of the most onerous
and difficult offices in Washington or
anywhere else. He is in the inner cir
Gle of the Administration and has had
an opportunity to see how history is
made and to help make it. He has
mingled with all that is great and good
at the capital and they say of him that
he has not been hurt by the small and
the bad that are there. He has had the
warm and loyal friendship of the Presi-
dent, and he is in much favor with the
other powers that be. He has done him
self and his State great credit and his
conspicuous success is a source Of much
satisfaction to a large and growing
number of the people Of Connecticut.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
FRANCES NEW PRESIDENT.

Emile Loubet had an abundant en-
trance into the presidency of the French
republic, his vote being 4S3, while his
nearest competitor had only 279. The
president of France is elected for term
Of seven years by the senate and cham
Der of deputies united in national as
sembly or congress If vacancy &C.
ours the two chambers meet at once for
the purpose of choosing a new presi-
dent. A majority vote of the assembly
elects. In accordance with the custom
which has long prevailed, the chambers,
when they unite in national assembly,
meet in Versailles instead of Paris
usage which grew out of the desire to
free the deliberations of the assembly
from the influence of the Paris mobs
The new president is known to be
honest and sincere, but he Is not called
very strong man. He is in favor of
doing justice to Dreyfus and of main
tanning the supremacy of the civil over
the military power in France. So far,
so good. How much he can do remains
to be seen. He has a big task before
him. He is already savagely attacked
by the anti-Dreyfus newspapers.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20


life Of the oak ties was thirteen years,
while the average life OF the earliest and
crudest metal ties was eighteen years.
The later ties have their width decreas-
ed and their vertical fanges deepened
at the center, thus providing a maxi
mum bearing surface Immediately be-
meath the rails, and increased girder
depth at the center; and by the use of
round drilled holes for the fastenings
and inserting plates between rail and
tie, the life of the latter was greatly
heightened. M. Renson states that, eco
nomlcally, and on every point of COM
parison, these experiments proved the
superiority of the metal ties.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
Il GAME OF FREEZE-IN.

They do say that when lady gets
mad she can think. of things to do that
a man wouldn't think of. Some support
Is given to this argument by the per-
Torrance Of lady in Reading, Penn
sylvania. This lady has not been on
good terms with a neighboring family,
and after having taken from that FAM
lily all the sass" she intended to she
thought she would have little revenge
So the other morning when the ther-
mometer was ten degrees below zero,
and before the sassy family were out
of bed the lady went into their back
yard and dashed water against the
kitchen door. The water froze. A num-
Der of buckets Of water are alleged to
have been poured on the door until a
coating of ice froze the door tight shut.
The same thing was done to the front
door, the water having been carried out
sassy family wanted to get into their
back yard it was impossible to open
the kitchen door. Then the butcher
came, and they could not get out the
front door. A. Ratchet was passed out
the front window and the ice was
chopped away. The kitchen door was
opened in the same way.
This was game of freeze-in and it
was great game. The lady who
played it has been arrested on a charge
of malicious mischief. But what fun
she had if she wasn't too mad to enjoy
herself,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20

tight fitting in front, the back showing
deep vatican pleat that fell In folds
at the bottom. A deep yoke back and
front was white null embroidery, and
was headed with a pleated ruff1e of
white liberty silk edged with lavender
satin ribbon. The sleeves reached the
elbows and were finished with deep
chiffon ruff1es edged with the ribbon.
The fit of such gown in front must
be accurate or it's effect will be ruined,
and that is unusual for t ga gowns. That
Is one characteristic of the new crop,
though it does not appear on all Of
them.
Crystals are fashionable ornaments,
cut specimens are very expensive, being
quite unlike the glass beads and but
tons so freely sold Crystal buttons,
buckles, umbrella handles, mounts for
fans, hat ornaments, and so on, abound.
Crystal beading combined with chenille
embroidery is the very latest and a
beautiful form Of decoration for choice
materials. Chenille fringe glittering
with crystal is exquisite. The clear
blue-white is the choicest, but tinted
crystal is also offered The latter re-
calls the brilliancy and beauty of sec
ondary" gems
Wide sash ribbon belts brought to the
narowness of tiny jeweled buckle are
recognized as something new and just
right Dainty collars of hand embroid-
cred lawn, intended to turn over the
top of the ribbon stock are Inspected
with such care and so much money Is
put into them that one may easily guess
an exclusive correctness for this Access
sorry. Fitted stock collars are sold in
large numbers, which denotes that they
are a settled fashion.
TIT np ETvTL,
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FASHION NOTES.
Ten Gowns of Exact Fit.

Tea gowns are once more in style, ana
wonder that they We're ever permitted
to go out Of fashion. AS might be ex-
so the tea gown of to-day isn't to be
confused with that Of several years ago.
A pretty and typical one was sketched
for this picture. 1t was lavender surah,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
ADYERTIsING RATES.

~1x~ ' hI1VI
Situations, Wants. Rents. and other small
ndvertisements, One Cent Word each In
nertion. Five Cents Word for full week
tEeven times).
Display advertisements. per inch. one In.
sertlon, $l.2O; each subsequent Insertion. 20
one year. $40
Obituary Notices, In prose or verse. Is
cents per line. Notices of Births Ma
pages, Deaths and Funerals. 30 cents each
4early advertisers are limited to thele
own immediate business ;all matter to be
nnob1sctlonable)). and their contracts do not
include Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20

Mistress-Mary, you left the furnace
door open and the fire has gone out.
Mary--It couldn't have gone out at the
door, mem: the cellars cold as it can
be. If it got out, 1t must have gone up
the chimney.--Boston Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20

Felix Faure's pride wasn't all foolish.
lie never forgot or tried to have others
forget his humble origin. He kept
portrait of himself, dressed in the rude
costume of the tannery, hanging above
his desk in the Elysee as cherished
memory and an inspiration.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
1HNCARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
0 FFIcE 400 STATE STREET.

DELIVERED RY CARRIERS IN TIE CITY,
10 CENTS WEEK, 80 CENTS
MONTH, % FOR SIX MONTHS, Sc
YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL
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London's crowded streets have been
relieved by a new police order directing
cabn1en to drive into the nearest side
street as soon as they have discharged
their passengers. No empty cabs are
allowed on the main thoroughfares. The
rule keeps the streets clearer, but the
rabmen object that they miss many GUS
homers, and the Londoners that they can
no longer find cabs where they want
them most.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20

Luther G. Tibbetts, who was the first
man to propagate the navel orange in
this country and thus did a great SER
vice to orange growers and orange-eat-
ers, Is now a pauper at Riverside, Cali
fornia. He is eighty years old, and be-
came well to do by selling cuttings Of
his orange. Then he lost all he had and
became a charge on the county, while
the business he started is one of the
most important in the country.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
Ihe 1u,rrmal and Gnrrrier

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL,
Issued Thursdays, One Dollar n Year.
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1 Congressman John ]. Lentz, who is
up in Insurance matters, figures out
that, according to expectations" Gen
hral Eagan will have eleven years to live
he will draw total of $78,375 from the
treasury Of the United States. This,
any work on the generals part, and
will be the punishment a man gets for
saying the commanding general of the
army is all kinds of a liar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-14
EAsrsns sHong rRE.eBrs.

The Bennssiyant RailEaad Go. WI In.
cSsass t.s Rats From WILMINGTON.
Baltimore Sun. yesterday.
Representatives of Baltimore whoie-
sale gfeeers and Clai enee ii. Forrest,
secretary of the Merchants and Manu-
faetprsrs Association, had conference
yesterday with Division Passenger
Agent Drayton of the Pennsylvania
railroad relative to the increase in
freight rates made recently by the
/ ennsylrsnia railread from Baltimore
and Philadelphia to points on the East
ern Shore, Before the increase the
rates were the same frem Baltimore,
Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Mn. Drsytcn teld them that the
Pennsylvania railroad had decided to
also increase the rates from Whining
ton, making them the same as these
from Baltimore and Philadelphia. BY
this action was established the same
relative condition of affairs as prevailed
prior to tho Increase Mr., Drayton
said that he had been instructed six
menths age-before the Pennsylvania
railroad purchased the Baltimore,
Chesapeake a. Atlantio-to amend the
schedule of rates TO reints on the
Peninsula. and that the securing Of the
control OF pbe lines OF the steamboat
company had ne bearing on the incl ease
in rates. ~.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-14
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


STAG CORRESPONDENCE Of Gazette and Journal.
New sastle; Dec, ls.-Fhe Trustees
Of the New castle Commons met last
evening. The PLATTER Of tho land
wanted by the railroad eempany Mt
parnhurst, q strip Of nearly tYo acres,
was iirst considered. fhe award Of Ind
private ecnlmission was S50a The
award of he sheriff's cYmmission vas
s1,6ea, and the railread company has
refused to pay the latter SUM.
Several trustees were in fayor at
splitting the difference and ageeRtin9
$3.50, A test vote resulted as follows:
Ta accept the sheriif's aWaid-lames
b. Foman, Fatriet MoGFofy, Robert
y. Morrison, Edward Daily, William
j. Ferris and John Hanee. 10 accent
. eompromise- James M. Wise, John
q. HGdnsy,, Dr., John J, Blask and
The renting Of the farms was then
taken up. 4 statement was made
showing that the tenants now owed
h,4o6. Several of the trustees claim
that the tenants must pay the rent 81
yscste. The fPrms we're than rented
for the next year to Mrs. Alexander
Biags, Mrs. George Morrison. Joseph
Quigley, Michael TpeiseF and William
Knots. II was decided that Mrs.
huilen Should leave, The repor a
Treasurer Ferris showed receipts 81
follows: Michael Tucker, $780,; Mrs.
Biggs, $3.50 Mrs, Bullep, $500,
The following bills we're ordered
paid; james T, Il L. H. Eliasnn
1887. 81; Israel Riding, $3.50. 20; New
Castle News, 1925; Patrick ]. Mo
arnry, serving notices on tenants t.
AT the next Meeting of the trpsteel
\ the renting OF the farms on shares viii
be considered. The proposition is Il
have the tenant ray rental of 81 pc
acre and then share and share alike il
exepnses and crops. ~ +.a- I
Mary Gregg. .eelefed, of Wilmington
attended q hog-killiHg at the hens o
Abe Moore on Monday. Ia the evening
sha attempted to get out OF wagon I,
entar trolley ear, when the tsllbear,
OF the wagon fell down and the wemai
fell on her right shoulder Glade, break
ing it. She was picked up and entere,
the car. Among the passengers were
number Of ST. Jehn's Lodge. A. F. A
NJ, en- route to visit Eureka Lodge o
Wilmington. Seeing the condition o
the woman, the men took up collee
tion and raised about "a. The womn
was taken to Dr. Buckmaster'H and th
fractured bone set.
| Yesterday Willis Abel, boy sA,
ployed in the spinning reem of th
Knowles ~oelen mills, was caught be
tween mule head and the wall Of th
building. He was wipina off tina mul
when it was started In, hut just as
reached HIM, Jahn Toner stopped tn
machinery and saved the boys life
He was slightly bruised.