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Pique Skirts.

White Piaue Skirts. Handsomely trimmed
with embroidery Insertions cordings and
white Pidue Strapping; prices q Q
sl25o $50, $3.50. 1893, $3.50. voc
s29s. $3.50. sl.9s. $3.50 and.
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Gowns.

Gown Of bes, Muslin. Mother Hubbard
Jokes 81 insertion and tucks, 40
also nil tuoks. worth 75e roc
price 49,. ....................
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Enbroiderfes.

White and Colored Embroidery Edges
and Insertions. very neat and
snowy patterns. ] to 3 inches &c
wide. Der yard ....-........+..-
White and Colored Embroidery Edges and
Insertions, open and close n.
work. to Inches wide, |C,
per yard Observation-Disclosures. ~
Lawn, Nsinsook and Hamburg Embroidery
Edges and insertions. In white and col
ored suitable to trim Lawns, PiQues.
Ginehams. Madras and Ladies and
sI e inches S"4 VIDE, zoe
per yhTu .'..',...s's.,......"
Very hne French Embroidery Edges and
Insertions In NainsoolS and Cambria,
TO Is inches wide. very handsome and
rich designs. suitable 10 trim Piques,
Madras. Ducks French Glnghams and
81 ssF sSs sSd''i ise. soc. zoe. a'e. 2Oc
Allover Embroideries in Swiss. Lawn.
Nainsook and Campric open aud close
work. large and small designs, suitable
for yokes sleeves and shirt L M
waists. per yard Csc. 9Sc OuES
1925. $3.50, $500. up to ,"...
TuckinR OF fancy and plain in Swiss
Naiusook and Cambria.
per ward, $50, 81 90. 81 50. DOC
N.25, $50 76c, aud .....,,...,...
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Chemise. made OF Muslin. I'm, Or
ished with band. extra long ZOC
and vide, worth sec: price
chemiss. made OF Muslin. made with
corded bands. square vokts of sm-
broidery and lace and buttoned 40
yoke. extra long. worth 15c. roc
Chemiso Of Noirsook and Cambria.
daintily trimmed yokes Of en- 90
broidery. beading and lace. voc
worth n.b0: price ...........
chemlse, OF fine Nainsook. Empire yoke
OF lace insertion, beading and lace. skirt
trimmed with deep ruftle. edged with
lace insertion and edge, 90
worth $3.50. 20
price .ss.Fs. stsss.sss.s.ssss''s
Combinations Corset Covers and Skirt
Combined). made OF tne Nainsook
daintily trimmed. IN
Of s. os. $40. $3.50, $3.50 l.5U
NsAb
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Window Shades.

window Shades. .7xs feet, extra ouaY,., n
opaque, heavy fringe. spring "
roller eo complete .t, usual price 5lk
window Shades. tan, ligh, green A.,
green ana white, 7x3 feet, spring rol,s,
fringed. complete, .yss
a VIZ r ssi'' 90 each, 4N
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Iass. =. sids; Edges. to nc
Linen Torchon and Medlci Laces edges
and insertions to match. very neat and
SNOWY designs. suitable to trim Cling
hams. Madras Percales and Ladies and
Children's Underwear
per yard, 25c, zoe. 15c, 1870. Sc
10c, 1-So. nc. DC. &c and
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Gowns OF Muslin. made with fancy yokes
OF hemstltchel tucks embroid- 90
cries. laccs, headings and RIB. VOC
bons. worth Sl.s0: Price .....
Gowns OF Cambria, With POINTED yokos.
round yokes and empire yokes. IN
Handsomely trimmed. .OU
worth s2.oo: price ...........'
Gowns OF Cambria aud Nainsook. made
VITA dainty yokes Of nne 0lovers. bead
Inrs cnihrciderled, inces and ribbons
special AZ si2 80 se.9S. $3.50. $780, 400.
So 80, 81. so and 81. 90,
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Ladses' Pique Suits, made with Elton
Jackets. trimmed with small pearl but
tons and strapping. skirt made with box
plat back and trimmed 10 q q o
match in navy blue and white. Z.ZO
Prices are SIS. co. t12 so and ..
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tleman," returned the other, provoked
into a sort of suave impertinenee, "I can
not undertake to give an opinion
We'll, don't believe it had, anyway"
went on Mrs. Mackenzie, defantly. As
to all that you say about blood, you
know, really here she Laughed sar-
caStically-"I can't help being amused.
De yol mean to tell me that the red
fluid which flows in my veins can pcs
sibly influence my dispositon?'
She spread out two large hands, of a
doubt as to the color of the Guid afore-
said, even had she not been at the pains
to define it. Miss O'Neill gazed at her
d1sdainfully and gave an expressive little
sniff for all rejoinder.
Il don believe a bit in inheTiting quail
tiles from people you have never seem y
continued the visitor, charmed at hav-
ing, as she thought, put the old lady in
a corner. Il think it all depends on ed
ucation If you are brought up well,
you'll be good; and if you're brought up
badly, yo'n be bad. l don't believe
You don't believe in the doctrine of
hostess, tartly II am not aware that
any Of us have seen Adam, and vet We
are certainly taught that we inherit
something from him. and she glanced
round, evidently thinking that she had
got hold of a conclusive argument
come, now, you aristocrats can't have
much to. say about Adam!'' cried Mrs.
Mackenzie in shrill t1iumph. When
Adam delved and Eve span, who was
then the gentleman? You know"
The recitation of this couplet, tn ugh
perfectly irrelevant to the matter in
hand, appeared to afford her the most un-
mixed satisfaction; She repeated it two
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unusual anxiety about her health, had
departed, Miss O'Nei1l who had been f1d-
getlng about the room and eyeing her
guest furtyely, remarked that, If the
latter would excuse her she would retire
to her bedroom.
There is nothing that rests one so
much as to lie down when one is really
tired, you know" she added, sWeetiy:
aid having provided her visitor with a
variety OF magazines and papers where
with to whole away the time fitted I'm
the stairs to her own apartment congrat-
ulatlng herself on having escaped the
dreaded tete-a-tete.
However, her fortress was not so i'm
pregnable as she had Imagined and she
had not been long installed in her cosy
arm chair by the fre-having apparently
changed her mind about lying down.
sage without Miss ONeill put down her
book, keeping her foref1nger between the
pages, and listened. Yes, there was no
mistaking the peculiar, pondrous tread
the enemy was approaching. Inwardly
anathematlSlng her Miss O'Neill rose
from her chair, ran across the room on
tip-toe, scrambled on to her bed, and
pulled the silken cOVerlet over her, Just
as by series of muffiedy irritating little
knocks Mrs. Mackenzie craved admit
tance.
Come in." said the old lady, in Ian
guid sleepy tones.
The door slowly creaked open and the
unWelcome guest entered, making un-
wieldy efforts to walk lightly, and
speaking in a loud whisper.
Il thought L would come and sit with
you a little, just to keep you company,
you know. 1t is so dreary to be alone
when one is not WELL
"Oh, 1 don't in the least mind being
alone. thank you," was the somewhat
uncompromfsing response.
But Mrs. Mackenzie was not to be re-
buffed; when Miss O'Neill peeped eau
uously round the corner after pause
she found her seated in her own par
ticular chair by the fire. thoughtfully
contemplating pair of large fiat feet
encased in black merino boots with
shiny toe-caps (sale price, 3s. 11d), which
she had planted on the fender.
ri wonder where dear Molly is,' OBJ
served Mrs Mackenzie tentatively all
at once, in the same stage-whisper,
adopted out of regard for her hearers
exhausted condition.
You needn't Whisper" returned the
other irritably. Il do not feel inclined
to sleep. suppose Molly is somewhat
J about the place.
Eyes. suppose So with oppressive
cheerfulness. "Dear child, she is so hap
py here She will feel very dull and
lonely when she goes away.
Miss O'Nefll turned over on her back,
that she might listen with both her
ears.
"Why need she go away?o she re-
turned sharply, but still she has been
here a long time and as I am leaving
the day after tomorrow she might as
we'll come too. Don't you think SOP
NO. answered the old lady promptly.
''since you ask me don't
There was a pause, Mrs. Mackenzie be-
ing rather at a loss how to proceed She
cleared her throat, fdgeted a little, and
finally continued:
'sWeu. the fact isl think for many
reasons it would be better for Molly to
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is new eXpertence-very new. You
may leave me, my dear, and try to en-
tertatn your aunt as best YOU can FOR
this evening. don't think I can see
her again tonight
In vain Molly pleaded and protested al
mcst tearfully that Miss O'NeiI must be
mistaken and that her aunt was ineana.
lady remained of the same mind. and
treated her guest for some days with
marked coolness; subsequently conde-
scending, however, to overlook the Of
ence for, as she told Molly, on consider
alton 1t had occurred to her that Mrs
Mackenzie might not be quite account
able An opinion which the girl was
careful to keep from her aunt, who
would, as she knew, have infinitely pre-
ferred war to the knife to forgiveness on
such terms.
When Christmas was over and the
time which Mrs. Mackenzie had fixed for
her departure drew near. she natl1raIIv
desired to find out Miss o Neills in
tent1ons with regard to her niece.
daresay on the whole it will be as
we'll for me to settle. it." she said TO
herset Fhe matter must be dealt with
very carefu!ly-it will require great tact
and discretion, and Molly is rather
To Miss O'Neilrs astonishment. there
lore, that afternoon, when she suggested
that the visitors should go out for an
airing, AIDING that she herself, being
rest, Mrs. Mackenzie also pleaded "a
ugue, and declined to leave the house
molly must go out for a run, though"
she said eagerly. 'Yes. YOU really must.
child, or you will have a headache
w men the girl, In some surprise at this
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DEATHS

G@C@-"10e--0N0~@|N " N0~@|N~oO~-o-~-o~~~-~-o-o-o
BOLLlNGER-In St Paul, Mimi. Nov
10, 5sCO, at $40 p. m, at the family
polls streets, Mrs. Elizabeth BoIiinper
aged flfty-ninc. Notice of funeral lafer
Cleveland, O., papers please copy.
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H1oIIq,S Fortunes
By f FRANCIS" Author Of In North Country vsss etc

Synopsis of Instalments I to III-Mol-
ly O'Neill, a girl of unusual beauty, is
working as daily governess in Dublin
in support of her aunt "a decayed gentle
woman) and herself. Her existence be-
comes known to Miss O'Neill-tne last
representative of the C'NeillS-, the pos
sesor of a large estate and handsome
revenue, who is in search of a direct
heir; and Molly is straightway sum-
moned to Castle O'Neil. where she meets
her dreaded relative, and makes a favor
able impression. Miss O'Neill is i'm
mensely proud of her ancestry. and is
devoted to The duties of her high posi-
ton. Molly accompanies her on her
daily inspection of kitchens, gardens and
village, and notes the autocratic supervi-
sion to which every household on the es-
tate is subjected.
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They are made into pearls buttons and
al kinds of jewelry for the Indies and
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In Labor Field.

Toledo has 200 union sewer 1iggers.
New Orleans negro roustabouts demand
$120 a month.
Bcotblacks may not do business in Bos-
ton on Sunday
Chicago woman bookkeepers will de-
mand the eight-hour day.
The textile workers national convention
will be held in this city next month.
Cincinnati Stationary Firemen's union
is trying to unionize the firemen employed
by the city.
Nearly all the strawberry vines in San
lilac county, Michigan. are bearing sec
ond crop of luscious berries
The San Francisco Brewery Workers
union has decided to levy a fine of 50 on
any member who purchases non union
shoes.
Fish scales, if they are sna and bright
are worth about 81 a pound in France.
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her hands in a manner which would have
been trying even to a less irascible tenn
per than Miss O'NeilFs. But the latter,
with great effort, managed to preserve
her self-possession.
II think, my dear" she said, rising
maJestically, and addressing Molly, ut
is now time for US to retire to the draw
Ing room-that is to say" turning to the
senior guest, IF you have quite finished,
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FOOD MEDICINE

SCOTS emulsion of cod-liver
oil is equally food and medi-
cine.
A little of it sets the stomach
at work on some easy food
that is medicine
How does it set the stomach
atwork3" By making strength:
by creating strength: by turn
ing the oil into body and life
that is food.
Wen send YOU little to try, II youHke.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 4ossearl street, New York
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ter in the church-fair stew. The rest
Is apple jelly, colored red and favored
have forgotten the other substitutes
employed, but these will give you a gen
eral idea of the morality of the bIlsf-
ness. The average output OF the four-
dry was one second, or about 26C0l
pies for working day The manager
told @ me they We're shipped all over the
PIE belt in specially prepared ere tes.''
Clear as crystal, yellow as amber and
as mellow. as old wine are me dfstin-
gushing features of EVANS All;
winch have made it the worlds standard
Iof perfection. Your dealer can get ii.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-21
RsHAILrowN. IOWA. SATURDAY. APRIL q. 1900

turned around and saw the door of the
hack open on the eide nearest the prom
enade. The woman was obout twelve
feet behind me, and climbing over the.
low railing. Before the bridge police
man. who was near. could reach her she
had squeezed thru a triangular hole be-
tween the braces and dropped down.,
She did not jump just droppcd."
a bridge policeman on hearing the
cries dashed toward her, but was mo-
ment too late. The woman struck the
water on her right side, and after the
first splash fioated, drifting down
stream, carried by the ebb tide. The tug
Tacoma put out and picked her up un-
conscious. and afterssom delay she was
removed to the Hudson street hospital.
For n-payment OF instaiiments and
rent Miss Dinse was dispossessed on
"wednesday from boarding house that
she and a man named F. Maudin were
running on Twenty third street. Since
that time she has been melancholy.
Many men have made this leap into
the waters OF the East river since the
bridge has been completed. Most of
them have perished, hut Miss Dinse is
the second woman who has ever at
tempted to end her life. in this way. on
Sept. s. 1895, a Mrs. Macarthur jumped
from the bridge and was but slightly in
jured. She was discharged when ar
raigned in a police court On Aug. 30
tho same year. Mrs. Macarthur made ar
attempt to jump, but was stopped by
| the bridge police.
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be OF the highest Importance, both to
American labor and industry and to
our future trade relations with the far
east, that congress shall at all times
have power to deal with IT as 1t sees
at.
Cuba is perfectly capable OF self
Those who have had ext
lperience in the reconstruction work
know this perfectly we'll. The tariff
policy and the general policy toward
Cuba has been a policy looking toward
self-government. In due course OF time
Cuba will become self-governing ter-.
;ritory. but the people of that island, in
my opinion. will never relfnquish their
alliance with the United States, how
ever much we may want to be relieved
of the burden Whatever the method
and whether the result be treaty, alli-
ance or annexation. absolute reciproci-
ty of trade between the United States
and Cuba is the only ultimate future
tariff policy for the island of Cuba"
C.. r. Miller. of New York, spoke on
the subject, The Next Steps in Tariff
Reform" He said:
Those schedules OF the tariff that
put an added cost upon crude articles
entering into the processes of manufac-
ture, and on the articles partly manu-
featured that are the raw materials OF
other manufactures which give profita-
bile employment to labor, are the lamb
lsofs the sacrifice. Upon them the manu-
lfacturer is going to ask that the hand
of the reviser be laid
Senator Aldrich, OF Rhode Island
spoke last night.
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'N[NP[AGUE OUTBREAK
IQuaipo Market in Manila Found %
Be Badly Infected With Bu.
bonic Germs.
Fourteen Prove Fatal Ont Of Fifteen
Cases Reported Within
Week.
Health Officers Quarantine Stricken
District and Will Eventually
Burn it.

Manila, April 21.The sudden deaths
of Filipinos and Cinnamon in ouaipo
market led to an investigation, showing
that fifteen cases Of plague. fourteen
of which were fatal, have occurred
within week. The market is located
in the center of town, in the black,
rotton wooden buildings. The keepers
of stalls live there, with their families,
huddled together in great filth. Some
of the victims stricken died within an
hour. There were several deaths In
other sections of the city recently
which were traced to injection from
the market. After all the market peo-t
pie had gathered together today the
Ihealth officers threw guard around
the buildings and will keep the inmates
quarantined there for fortnight.
They will then burn the market. The
total number of bubonic deaths are 119
Cinnamon and sixty six Filipinos. The
plague elsewhere is suppressed. Not
one Infected person has been In the
\ Chinese district for ten days.
\ Col. Hardin and Mai. Case, with q
battalion of the Twenty ninth infant
\ ry, sailed for the islands OF Marinduque
and Mahbeto. 1t is reported that the
insurgents have 250 rifles and 1000
rounds of ammunition. DR.. Burgess. .
4 prominent native Of Martinique and
a supporter of the Americans, accom-
4 panies the expedition to try to convince
4 the inha bitants of the wisdom Of sur-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-21
NAVAL BILL IS PASSED.
Amendments Agreed to and the.
Measure Passed Today With.
out Division.
House Committee Takes Action to
Cure Defects in Porto
Rico BIZ.
Eranch1se and Concessions Must Be
Approved by President Gov.
Aliens Departure

Washington. April 2l.-T The house to-
day passed the naval appropriation bill
without division. All the amendments
made in committee Of the whole were
agreed to. The remainder of the ses-
Sion was devoted to eulogies on the late
Representative Evan z. Settle, of Ken
lucky.
The house committee on insular af-
fairs voted today to amend the Fora
ker resolution on Porto Rico so as to
make franchises and concessions inop-
ierative until approved by the presi-
dent; also placing rigorous restrictions
on charters to private corporations.
Promptly at I o'clock this afternoon
the United States steamer Dolphin cast
off from the dock and steamed down
the Potomac, carrying Governor Allen
OF Porto Rico to the scene OF his new
duties. AS the Dolphin sailed away the
Marine band played Aud Lang Syne,
the yard batteries doomed parting sa.
lutte, a detachment OF marines. under
the command OF Mai. Dickens, drew W
at present arms. and friends on shor.
waved handkerchiefs as last farewell
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Remey TakessCom,nnnd.

Washington. April 21.-According to
the navy departments program and
Others, Admiral Remey yesterday re-
lieved Admiral Watson OF the command
of the Asiatic squadron Of the United
States. the ceremony taking place at
Yokohama, Japan.
For this apparent reason there is a
great array of United States warships
in japanese waters. but the real reason
is the war clouds gathering over Korea
as a result Of an expected collision be-
tween Japan and Russia. Quietly, but
very thoroughly the government at
Washington Is preparing for war be-
tween the mikado and the czar. and
Admiral Remey will watch the pros
pective combatants, having instructions
to protect at all hazards American in.
terests in the little Oriental Kingdom
which is the diplomatic center of inter-
est just now in that part of the earth.
The American fleet now in Japanese
waters comprises the Oregon. Capt
Wilde: the Baltimore. Capt. Forsythe;s
the New Orleans, Capt. Ide; and the
Brooklyn. Capt. Thomas. The Newark,
Capt. McCalla, is on her way from Ma
lnila to Japan.
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WOMAN DROPS 1as FEET.
Miss Marie Dinse Attempts suicide
by Jumping on brooklyn Bridge.
but VIII survive.

but VIII survive.
New York. April 2l.-AIiss Marie
Dinse. homeless and penniless. at
suicide yesterday afternoon by.
throwing herself from the Brooklyn
bridge into the river, 1876 feet below.
She was picked UP unconscious, taken
to a hospital and is likely to recover.
She has no bones broken, but the at
tending physicians are not yet certain
that she has not sustained internal in
juries.
Miss Dinse came on the bridge in a
hack. The hackman. Thomas I. Moss
tells this story of the affair:
She approached me on Broadway
and asked me to take her to 112 Full
ton street. Brooklyn. She acted rather
odd. and I was little afraid that ]
would lose my pay. but finally con-
icluded to take the chance. =
when we got to the ticket taker on
the bridge she had no money to buy the
ticket. She pulled a ring from her fln-
ger and offered 1t to the man as Sc
curity. but he would not take 1t. n wal
about to turn around and bring hel
back, and had partly turned my horse
when she said that would get tht
money when we reached Fulton street
So / paid the toll and went ahead.
II was past the hrst tower and goinl
lat . trot when heard people calling. q
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unrrison Mont Talk creeds.

New York, April 21-The ecumenical
conference of foreign missions which be-
gins tomorrow afternoon in Carnegie
hall will be the greatest and most I'M
5portant gathering of men and women
interested in this field of religious effort
which has ever been assembled. Presi-'
dent Mckinley will deliver an address
at the evening meeting, extending a
welcome from this country to the visit
ing delegates Gov. Roosevelt will prob
ably mage an address. extending greet
ings from the state of New York
Former President BENJAMIN Harrison
arrived in the city this afternoon. He
said hisiopening address will be confined
to the general subject of the conference
and that 1t will contain no reference to
the recent discussion of creeds and the
Westminster confession.