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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20

Correspondence OF tho InteliIFenccr.
81 NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-The new ma
tcrials toll the story. cli95, "
Tile newest velvet has he,flnish OF kid
npd1s lndescrlbably soft aid cl!ngins.
The newest pannes arc delicate goods,
with almost the flowing qualities Of oil.
The newest weavcs OF serge,, chevlots
md cnshmeres surpass In ilexlblllty
anything that tho market has hitherto
seeh. ..i, "a fis
3 Change follows changeaEy Never has
tnshion been SO uncertain, and SO tickle.
but every variation is slight-is one
purely OF detail. .y,sjs a.
Here Is an example: In-titp annals Of
La Mode the ultra hnbit;sBlrt discarded
twelve months ngo belongs to the dark
ages; and yet, unless subjected to some
thing moro than casual Inspection It
does not look cousplcuonsly out OF
style. Sta 5S.
Trimmings chnnge; tucks, plaits,
Jokes arc differently disposed. but. there
! has been little change, there is little in
dicatIon OF change in the outlines OF
the,flEure. ltEs:S
An ultra slender. svcltc fbpearancells
still the ideal OF the drrssmnkcrs, and
for another season at thsishortnst all
her. customers, az far as she can model
! them. will l6ok tall and thin and will
loUy. SIs
There are skirt modt.,s lthat show a
tendency to more fullnsss both at the
! top and around the hem, but Paquin
has been working In this direction for
six months with results that are tri-
fling.
There are other skirts that are drapcd,
and indeed from the opening Of the
fashionable season 1t is1slikely that
draped skirts will have ah inning, but
: the movement" in the argot of the
workroom. is very slight; the success
sion Of lines Is more slika ripples on
water than the real foldsl An effect
of drapery we are certnin- to get. but
from. the appearance toItte reality is
o long step, and one that will not
quickly be taken. 80
- When change is too2 rtSauent it de-
feats Its own object. afpipen. will not
follow because they caHisgN The ave-
rage woman is limited ;irSher; dress ex-
penditures to moderate sums. and when
the wheel Of fashion spins around with
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promcnadcs Mt Georgian Court Is made
of rough, wide-twillcd serge OF q dark
dull red; 1t Is cut with n group OF very
narrow box plaits at eaelfir lde OF the
skirt front and fully ninc ,plaits in the
middle OF the back. stitched down seven
inches. -sH
The bodice has. u vest ~ duck's-egg
blue cloth. edged with gold The short
cutnway Jacket, with collar and reyers
OF red velvet, Is after a Russian style.
With this dress is wornIa red velvet
iturban trimmed with cocks; feathers. Il
a tailor dress brought by Mrs. Fred
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long silk sash with fringed ends. With
this costume Mrs. Vanderbilt wears n
golden brown velvet ,Gainsborough hat,
trimmed with black ostrich plumes.
A few handsome evening dresses are
worn at the Metropolitan Opera House
by the patrons of thssearly season OF
English grani oRera, Most OF these
have low rounding Eninirs bodies deco
rated with a fail Of costly lace or a fichu
OF embroidered chiffon; Flowers and
choux of black velvet ARE the usual
! trimmings.
a costume worn on q recent evening
had a short, pointed lace tunic, which
fell upon trained skirtuf lowered bro
cade in tones OF pink and cream color.
Around the skirt below the tunic was
cast n scarf OF cream-colored chiffon.
which was caught somewhere under the
draperies at the back, and was knotted
at intervals under rostttes OF chiffon.
The low-cut brocahe bodice had ell
bow sleeves. and was dfapcd around tho
shoulders with lace and chiffon.
In the same box appeared an exquls-
lite costume of black lace accordion-
pleated to the knees, and then narlng
widely from under Yandykc points that
formed band of Jet and lace lnser-
ton. The bodice ha4sa Swiss belt Of
Jet and lace pointed in front, and at the
back. above which wore drapcrics OF
lace knotted with lace choux OVER Tim
bosom AMI In front OF the shoulders.
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:u,1sual brlskncss sheeesor,s to one o,

.uc1sual brlskncss shefesorts to one Of
two exped!ents. 80,
Either she follows the fashions In In
expensive. ready-madfs clothing, or else
in ordering from het. Idressmakpr she
avoids as she would the plague all the
pronounced effects ln.cq )iars. trimmings
and ,espeelaily In royj'S skirts out Of
which their proicctors:hG7e expected to
coin PROFITS. III
For the past twelve months 20 many
women have sought relief By means Of
the second OF thcse alternatives that
they have become a conservative force
not to be disregarded. Changes do not
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paw put in. Paw says that's what 1t Is
to be In the grasp of hairless monopo-
ly. ~ GEORGlE,
CURRENT FAcET1A.
Why he Loved Her.

London Answers: faro you proud Of
your baking powder biscuits" he asked
II should think not" she replied. I've
tried dozens OF times but / never could
equal those nude by the cook
"lias anyone ever told you that -FOUR
pie crust excels anything in that line
ever before nader"
Never, My pie crust Is worse than
my biscuit"
Are you an adept at preparing lain
ty little desserts?" ,45i
! "Oh, I've done something In that line.
Of course" she answered, but I never
would think OF doing the cooking for
anyone for whom really cared"
He gave a sigh OF relief. "a,
'Wlll you marry me?" he asked.
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! Cntnrrh Tor Twonty Years nn

Catnrrli for Twenty Years and
Cured In few DnyS.--Nothlng too
simple, nothing too hard for DR.. Az
news Catarrhal Powder to give relief
In an instant. Hon. George James, OF
Scranton, Pa, says: II have been n
martyr 10 Catarrh for twenty yeurs,
constant hawking, dropping In tho
thront and pain In the head. Very of.
tensve breath. tried Dr.. Agncw's
Catarrhal Powder. The first applicn
ton gave Instant relief. After using n
few bottles all theme symptoms OF Ca.
tarrh left me-" Sold by Charles r.,
Goetze. Twelfth and Market strcets.-l.
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cease at the viii OF the average woman.
but, In spite OF the infnIty OF little
changes that minister to the caprice OF
tho wealthy, the pressure OF the average
woman rctarts chanscdu large things.
The reign OF tho full Marie An,o!ncttc
threatened mos. pcrIlrten,ly, and the
chances are we shnlI hn.s It: but thus
far It has been fought on this autumn,
MS 1t was fought on ms: spring.
AS m ii!ustrutiBad8r the sty,c. In
vogue at prcsen.ttgdallor trcsH. ordered
BY Mrs George Gould for her autumn
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4 Washington Star: II suppose you read
my poems.' said he.
II read the first line answered Miss
Cayenne. 1t set me thinking so deep
ly couldn't go on. I know it by heart
THE gun was setting In the west" X
But that isn't the best thing In the
poem So
Perhaps not: but It Is Accordingly
mysterious. have been anxious to
meet you and inquire whether you ever
knew OF case where the sun set In the
north. east or south"
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Carving.

Philadelphia Press: Wasn't that the
dinner bell that Just rang?"" inquired the
man who was dining With the Carvers
for the first time. ~
Yes" replied the old friend Of the
family.
Then where's the host going? just
saw him pass down the hall with his
overcoat on
THAT wasn't an oyercoat: It was o
mackintosh. We're going to have roast
duck zsr
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Paul Leicester Ford,s Artistic Homo,

D.. .
New York Times: Paul Leicester
Ford, whose marriage to Miss Grace
kldder occurred last Tuesday. Is having
built In East Scventy.sccond street, this
city, nm, American basement house OF
severely plain design. but which, II is
said. Will be unique. II Is to be unu-
sually light. There will be many WIN
tdows. not only In front. but also on the
west side. where there Ia n large alley.
Ihere Is also to be accommodations for
inc storing of,automobile5.
lnyiann limestone Ia TO be used for tho
irst story. and the cornicc and trim
minGs and the upper s,orles nrc te DO II
Harvard brick. The house Is to be
thirty.hvc feet wide. and even then,
including the alley. does not extend
over the whole OF Mr. Irords property,
us there Is another lot of his on the east
side. 4 :, =
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Here,s q Case Of Prosperity.

Lanark, UllD Gazette: The little
town of Kent. over in Stephenson conn
ty. has three churches and the pastor OF
each one OF thrrr has been paid more
this year than the salary agreed upon.
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As to Powder.

One Bachelor-What sort of powder
do you suppose this baby powder" is
we see advertised everywhere:
The Second-I don't know, but I guess
1t must be the kind that makes more
noise than the other.
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hotter al Some innings Than Others,

Pittsburgh Times: Sir Thomas Upton
is much, moro successful IN causing tho
pork market 10 get n move on than In
impartlng speed to n yacht. e.
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# They Really Want 1t Settled.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Why not re-
fer the whole Chinese business to Gov
ernor Pingres, Of Michigan. and his
special session OF the legislature? B,
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Much to be Grateful For.

Memphis Commercial Appeals: Porto
Rico should not complain: We have
given her golf.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20

CURES Group. sore throat, pulmo.
nmry troubles.r-Monarch over pain OF
ersry sort. Or. Thomas EclcotrIc OIL,
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BANK OF THE OHIO VALLEk
1000.

WILLIAM A. IsETT. .P.,.I!,:t
MORTIMER POLLOCK....YIe Prestige
J. A, MILLER..... Cislh
J. H ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ci'ha
Drafts on England. ireland. France "
Germany.
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DIRECTORS.
William a. Isett. Mortimer Pollock
J; \: Miller. Robert Simpson.
L. N. Atkinson, c. n. Fr!ssell.
Julius Pollock.
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Female Weakness Relieved by EGgo, Psrlhc:r,

mr. MAm CITY
which Will
WyWVW mission. = PiNRHAM ID
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o..
The great trees Of California, OF
which not more than 500 are OF rema rk.
able size. are OF uncertain nge. EstI-
mates rs high rs 5000 years seem to
meet with eminent approval, these fg-
ures slgnifyinE that the forest monarchs
must have begun life before the enrli-
est dawn OF Chinese history. and at
the time of the Dcluge were older than
the art OF printing from types Is TO-.
day. Prof. Charles Z. Bes-cy. how
ever, contends that even 1000 years Ia
great overestlEnte, actual ring count
OF n tree s5 feet In diameter Indicated
but l,liI years.
The whooplng cough bacillus has
been found by G.. Arnheim In the spu.
tum Of A patients and the bodies of
two, no patients with other pulmonary
and bronchial disease having this germ.
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Examination by rale physician is hard trial dcicato
woman. She breads the humiliation Of it all
She therefore off she dare only
5 Of cancer, poypus, some dreadful sickness
Most frequently such woman leaves physicians Office where
dergone critical examination discouraged
This condition Of mind destroys the effect advice grows won
rather than better $3.50 t5s
In consulting Mrs Pnkha in letter.
felt Tho told and Is entirely
who has listened to thousands Of similar who
advise because Of experience because
advice absolutely free to nll sick and her address Lynn
Read Miss Farrel5 account of how she Sick and lead
by Mrs Pnkhan She is only Of thousands Pnkha
cured this year.
Female Weakness Relieved by f5gsos PisEihnrs
take pleasure in writing tcw lines thanking you
did just told in taking medicine
arp like mother to awful sick
sick oil over looked like brought OF the Ny
as white the driven was tired doing
would have TO sit down had terrible pains and headaches aud
was not good also troubled with shortue Of breath could
flight Of stairs without being tired and breath
feeling Just as miserable could be- took bottles Vegetable
Compound and cannot thanks what medicine
done for me"MIss NJ FARRELL St. Hail.
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A singular observation Of the last sev-
en- or eight years. 10 that in certain
chemical reactions minute quantity
OF matter seems actually to disappear.
A late German experimenter claims to
have shown positively o diminution In
weight OF about l part In 80 millions In
o number OF reactions. such as the mix
ture Of copper sulphate with water.
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Without tho saltpeter that was OBJ
tained from caves In the southern states
during tho war of 1917. 1t ia believed that
the history OF America and Of the world
would have been materially changed
The origin OF this cave Haltpeter has
Just been Investigated by MIR. W. H.
Hess. who finds from numerous nnlyzes
that the deposits could not have come
from bat guano. as has boen supposed,
but that they have resulted from the
evaporation Of percolating water charg-
ed with nitrates from the surface soil
Similar nitrate deposits are sometimes
noticed under lodges of rock.
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The military boot of Captain Lodar,
Of the Austro-H Hungarian army, Is an
ordinary boot with spiral spring In
the heel under a leather inner sole. The
spring not only lessons jar In walking,
but gives ventilation to the foot In
practical tests in the army. It has great
ly lessened the fatigue OF marching, and
has wholly prevented soreness Of the
feet 5 s
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In new German furnace, liquid air
Is poured upon pent and other low grade
fuels to aid combustion On eva pora-
ton, nitrogen passes OF first, leaving q
gaseous mixture containing 50 per cent
OF oxygen, which powerfully forces the
fire. e. 6; ,ss
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business entrusted to our care VIII r.
cclNe prompt and cnrcfuI attention.
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J A dark lamp has, been made by NJ.
GGFteye lie Gon FOR producing inv'aiblc
radiations OF great wave length. Among
the striking experiments performed
with 1t has been the placing near 1t, In
an absolutely dark room. of statuctte
covered with sulphide OF lime and also
perfectly dark. In about two minutes
the statuette becomes luminous, ap-
penring to emerge from the darkness.
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OFFICERS.

j, N. VANCE, President +,
IawRhNcR {. SANDS. Cashier
WM. b. IRVINE, Asst. CashIet
The evening times., 1900-05-28
ACTIVITY AT THE FIELD NINE
Copper Deposits May he Developed
by PhIIndeIphIR CaHItnIISts.

PLAINFIELD, y. J., May 2S.-Tnere has
been much activity around the entrance 10
the old Field copper mine. near Warren
vile, in the last few days and it is ua-
derstOod that a number Of Philadelphia
capitalists have secured control Of the
property d are making a preliminary in
yestigation 10 determine whether or not
it viii be practicable and profitable 70 wo, K
the mine.
The mine is more than a century cd.
II was part Of an old colonial grant. but
it was never a paying venture Tweuty-
five years ago Richard Field. os Bound
Brook. invested a large sum Of money in
H. The oil shaft was pumped ont and
greatly EXTENDED. Copper was fount in
considerable Quantities but the loE price
CT the metal, together with the crude
methods Of extracting it from the trap
rock, made the enterprise improbable, and
the mine Vas abandoned.
The mine is On the farm occupied by tie
Rev. George Bowers, pas,or Of he Com
town Methodist Churcl. There Is a large
well sunk hfty feet ilto the earth from
which branch of a series OF shafts. Il IS
understood hat the Philadelphia capitalists
have secured lease for a term OF years.
The evening times., 1900-05-28
ESCAPE OF A CONVICT.
John Baker Gains Freedom From :
PenaSyIvunfa Jail


DOYLESTOWN, Pa, May 2S.-Luck was
with John Baker, convicJ. who. boldly
taking chances, scaled the high wall Of
the Bucks county Jail yesterday and gain-
ed his freedom. He IS a criminal Of many
accomplishments. thirty-twO years ola,
and on January II, 1888. Judge Yerkcs sen
,seuced him to a term Of five years for
burglary at Yardley.
So correct was Bakers department At
the Jail that he was made one Of the
TRUSTEES and employed in the bake shop
He was also given the run OF the prison
yard and dug the garden. looked after the
flower beds. and trimmed the lawn
Yesterday morning Jailers Michener and
Wright saw Baker. and Wright was talk
ing TO him about o'clock. The mans
escape was discovered at II O'Clock. when
the prisoners were given their dinner. An
investigation was then instituted. and on
the outside of the wall was found hook
and a few feet of roDe made OF plated
summer Led Markets. This rope was wet
and II was evident IL had been there be-
fore the last rain, showing that Baker had
made a previous attempt 10 escape, but
the rome had broken
On the inside Of the wall was found an
other double hook, weighted with a heavy
hammer. which had been stolen from the
carpenter shop. The rope attached TO this
hook was about eight feet long, and was
made of plated muslin, wired. Some Of
this rope had been carried of by Baker
The holiness Of the escape is astOund-
The evening times., 1900-05-28
RECTOR IN A sANITARIUM.
Drank Heavily, DisEraced the Cloth
and said He Was Crazy.

HOLYOKE, Mass, May zS--Instead OF
conducting services in St PauIs Episco-
pal Church yesterday, as he expected. the
Rev. c. W. McCully is confined in a san
tarium in Vermont. He was taken TO the
institution Saturday by Bishop Hall
Several days ago word reached the police
that the Rev. Mr.. McCully had fr5quznted
a cisordeTiy house. The police verified the
report and notified the vestrymen Of the
church. The rector. called before the yes
trynen. confessed all
u cannot account for my acts" he said.
Il met a stranger, who induced NE to az
company him to the place. and I went. d.
DO not know what l was thinking Of.
must have been crazy"
The Indignant vsstrymen made the rec
tor surrender the keys OF the church and
forbade him to enter it again B.sh- .
Hall was notified and he came 10 the city
He had a long talk with Mr.. McCUlly. al
the conclusion Of which the Bishop decided
10 commit him to a sanitarium. He told
the Bishop that he had been drinkine
heavily OF late.
The Rev. Mr.. McCuliy came to Hoiyoke
several months ago. His wife is an inva-
lid, and is now confined in the ko-pi al
here The news OF her husbands fall has
beer kept from her for fear the shock
would cause her death.
The evening times., 1900-05-28
DYED IN FAST BLACK.
Forty Boys in n Minstrel Show Tn
able to Get the Color Of.

Forty boys in n Minstrel show Tn
able to Get the Color Of.
NEW YORK. May 2S.-"Can the Ethio-
plan change his skin or the leopard his
spots?''
Forty boys of Far Rockaway were deep
ly interested in the answer to this ancient
question yesterday, The forty gave a min
strel performance in the public school
there on Saturday night. OF course hey
blackened their faces for the performance
The black proved to be fast black" it
would not wash out. it could not be wash
ed off The mothers of the forty boys
scrubbed the youngsters faces and scrub
bed again and again until the cuticIe pull
ed off in spots. But their faces remained
black.
The boys and their mothers changed
their spots" by going from one drug store
to another to buy puniee stone and oxalic
acid and various preparations warranted
to take the stain even from a mans hon
OF.
But. despite the scrubhinys and the acid.
the pumice stone, and me erasing pre-
paratiOns, the forty boys -emained as black
as real Ethiopians until last evening.
when an actor suggested that they first rub
their faces with grease and then wash
them with CASTLE soap and tepid water
Then the boys reappeaed white, rosy.
Tommy Pursehouse, five years old, sang
I'm an Alabama Coon" at the minstrel
show with great success. 1t was really
pitiful to hear little Tommy yell, I'm a
real Alabama COON while his mamma was
removing the cuticle from his face with a
scrubbing brush.
Tommy Boyle Tommy LEIGH. Russell
Sprague, Stanley Keeler, Charles Starks,
and Frank Meserole are a few Of the forty
who did not go to Sunday school, but hid
their faces. as black as the sun in total
ecliDSe
The evening times., 1900-05-28

QUARANTINE, $. l.. n. Y, May Is
The American liner New York. which
should have arrived Saturday. lin 1ed into
port this morning after having Ichored
outside the bar all night The cause Of the
steamers delay Was an accident 10 its
starboard shaft.
On Thursday last at D. m. a sudden
jar. with Violent vibration and prompt
stopping OF the engines. announced a
breakdown of some sort. An examination
showed that the shaft of the port engine
had snapped of close to the sleeve, carry
ing away ths propeller and the outside
bracket The engineers quickly discon-
nected the port engine and the New York
proceeded under the starboard engines at
a reduced speed Of nearly fifteen knots
without further damage The days run
thereafter averaged 800 knots. At the
time Of the accident the weather was good.
although a strong westerly gale and high
sea prevailed. The New York arrived OF
the Sandy Hook lightship at Hes p. n.
last night and anchored to await daylight
Dock Superintendent Shackford went
down TO the steamer on the tug r. J. Bar
rett TO offer assistance and TO ascertain
the cause Of the delay. He returned to
Quarantine early this morning and re-
quested Health Officer Doty to give
prompt clearance TO the disabled steamer,
which was granted.
Among the passengers who arrived this
morning on the steamer from SOuthamp-
ton and Cherbourg were James w Brown
DR.. L. A. 5. Bodine. Or. Nathan E Boyd,
Capt. Charles VI. Machol, Col. J. II. Mac
10 NJ NaNr nrlH-.
Page. On May 20. Miss Kitty MaIcHey. OF
Philadelphia. a saloon passenger. died OF
valvular disease of the heart. The body
was brought into mort