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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

come out of the mercerizing bath only
three-quarters of a yard of cloth. Against
the profit of cents a loss through shrink
age of about 10 cents would have to be
set. This is why Mercer never formed
his syndicate, why mercerizing was of no
commercial Importance until latterly.
For the remaining twenty years of his
life the man toiled Intellectually on and
he died disheartened. But his name lives
This is because, somewhere around 1892
/ Horace Lowe, in England, and Thomas
and Provost, in Germany, began to try to
see if it might not be possible to mercer
ize a cotton thread and to prevent the
thread from shrinking In the process
They more than succeeded
Mercer had taken his cotton, stepped 1t
for about three hours in caustic Soda
then washed it. That is mercerizing in its
simplest terms. To the Englishman
Lowe, and to the Germans, Thomas and
Provost, came simultaneously the idea of
keeping the cotton stretched while steep
ing it in the caustic soda bath. They tied
the ends of their cotton threads TO sticks
and then mercerized them. The sticks did
not break, the threads did not even show
signs of shrinkage. So easy was it to do
what Mercer had been failing at for years
and years.
But, more than this, they found that cot
ton mercerized under tension came out
| glossy, soft and rustling. To their amaze
ment, they found that they had trans
formed cotton into silk. And ever since
| the Englishman and the Germans have
| been fighting over the patents on this
| wonderful discovery.
| The eXplanati ton of the luster that cot
ton, being mercerized, takes on, is simple
| The soda and the tension together changes
! the nature of the cotton fiber. The natu-
raj fiber is fiat, shriveled; the mercerized
| fiber fills out, becomes round and smooth.
I And just as a fiat, dried raisin has no
| luster. whereas the fun ripe grape
catches and throws back the light, so
| there is no luster to the fiat fiber of the
natural cotton, but on the mercerzed sort
the light shines and is reflected, just as
on the grape.
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HOW COTTON BECOMES SILK.
BY Accident, John Mercer Discover
ed the Process That Has Made MIL


From the Kansas City Journal
A boy sat before the fire and watched
his mothers kettle boil The lid quivered,
rose a little, and the boy gave steam pow
err to the world.
John Mercer, an English dyer filtered
caustic soda through square OF cotton
cloth Thence a new verb-to mercerize-
in the language, a new fabric on the mar
ket. and a new business, engaging millions
of capital, to cheer the unemployed.
The story of the boy, John Watt, is old,
but MERGERS story is new and interesting.
Mercerized cotton, either cotton yarn or
cotton cloth, resembles silk absolutely. 1t
has the luster of silk; it will take on, like
silk, the richest and most brilliant dyes,
and il has the unmistaka5le soft-harsh,
nesting feel which nothing but silk ever
had.
Also cotton, under this process, does
not weaken, as might have been feared,
but il acquires strength. A skein of cot
ton yarn in the natural state that will
carry thirteen ounces without breaking
will carry after mercerizing nineteen
ounces. And if you take three coats and
line the first with plain cotton lining,
the second with mercerized cotton, and
the third with silk, the cotton and the silk
cerized lining will outlast them two or
three times over
Mercerized cotton is used in Innings, in
underwear in spindle banding, in stock
ings, in dress goods, in negligee shirts.
There is a profit in mercerizing of from
100 to 200 per cent. In the last year or two
many public dyers have added mercerizng
ma chimes to their plants, and good num-
Der of mercerinz mills have been estab-
lshed.
But there is room for more. Here is the
proof of the demand for mercerized goods
Bradford, the ingenious and alert manu-
featuring town of England, ran night and
day making cloths for us in the time of
the low tariff. Bradford is still running
night and day, but she is making for us
now only merrerized things.
Mercerizing began as far back as 1916 in
the English town of Accrington, where
John Mercer, manager of the firm of Har-
greaves, filtered causdc soda through a
cotton doth. Mercer, by accident, kept
this cloth by him, happened to test its
strength, happened to splash il with a
dye. He found that il was about twice as
strong and about twice as susceptible 10
dye liquor as il had been before. Slight
savings, i'm connection with big outputs.
come in the long run to astonishing totals.
Here was a saving by no means slight.
Here Just by running a cotton thread
through a liquid as cheap almost as wa
ter, IT would come TO 90 The work of two
threads, and in being dyed il would save
half the quantity of the dye stuff
Mercer rejoiced. He refused for his Sc
cret an offer of 100000 from French firm.
He had the idea of an immense syndicate.
with himself at the head. rolling up mil
lions of profits per annum.
Then 1t was found that cotton shrunk in
the mercenzing. a yard Of Goth would
save In dye stuffs and i'm raw stock, say j
cents 20 its manufacturers, but 1t would
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Germany Has "A New ride.
From the Pan Mall Gazette.

rom the ran man G0Zelte.
Paris Feb. 9-The French military au-
thorities are now in possession of a copy
of the new German firing regulations
which came into force a few days ago
This document conveys the Interesting
and unexpected information that the Ger
man infantry Is now armed with new
rife known as the 1893 model" There
had been rumors for some time past tnat
the German troops were to be provided
with new weapon, but they were con-
sistently answered by semi-oficial deniai7'
There is now no doubt, however that the
new rife exists and IL I'm use. II Is modi-
fed type of the Mauser rifle. 1t is OF me
same Caliber as its predecessor. and hT
the same cartridge with the same inillaI
velocity-650 meters at distance oi %
meters from the barrel. The chief altern-
ton concerns the mode of loading whlen
mas been entirely transformed In the ne"
system the cartridges are attached 20 a
sort of slip. Each slip Is provided VIII
five cartridges. When firing a slip .
emptied into the magazine, where the car
ridges fan automatically into position 10y
the working of q system of springs me
metal casing 20 guard against the effects
of heating, with whcih the previous tyPs
Of rife was provided, has been replace
by wooden fittings. Tais change has ne
cessitated an alteration of the manner ~
which the sight IS fixed; the new ar
rangement IS said to present great an
vantages.
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gers; at 10 strangers were brought to see
him; al so a syndicate got hold of him.
much to the chagrin of Niagara. which
deprecated such a serious counter-attrac-
ton but after a time it was found that
both attractions were of mutual aid to
each other. No visitor to the falls could
think of returning home without having
seen the man who never saw the falls;
and no visitor to Jonathan B. could think
of returning home without going also to
see the sight ne never saw. So every
visitor henceforward, took i'm both attrac-
tons or, rather thought they took them
in. Anyhow after a year or soft my
memory serves me right il was in May
'91-the Niagara Falls Company and the
Jonathan b. Brown Company, Limited.
amalgamated, and an efficient and SER
Viceable electric car system connecting
Buffalo and Niagara was established. I
was told, too, that when Jonathan b.
closed his eyes on the world, to the in
tense Indignation of the shareholders his
last words. whispered in the ear OF a
friend who stood by him. were, "I--have-
nev-nev-eve r-seen-the-falls" As ne
had lived vainly, he died vainly; a re-
markable contradiction 20 the dictum that
pride will always have its falls
Jonathan II. resided twenty miles from
Niagara, SO | hold that his case Is not a
1.-THE so remarkable as my discovery
discovery which for the benefit of man
kind, ] gi0e freely and unhesiatingly. TO
the world-to wit Silas o. Judd He re-
sides. and has resided since he was a little
boy. just so high, three miles only from
Niagara Falls. lie says he remembers
coming to the little house. in which he
| now lives all alone, coming with his moth
err, who bore him on her back, sixty-sev-
en- years ago. or it may be sixty-six he
will not say positively. Anyhow. he has
! lived these three score years and six, and
he has heard the Fals every night he has
| laid down and every morning he has risen
out of his bed, in that long space OF time
Syet. he ted me (and his neighbIs all ouch
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
NIOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.
4 Pleasant Lemon Tonic

prepared from the fresh juice of lemons,
combined with other vegetable liver ton
les, cathartics. aromatic stmulants. Sold
by druggists. SOC and S1.OO bottles
For biliousness and constipation.
For indigestion and foul stomach
For sick and nervous headaches.
For palpitation and heart failure take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness and nervous prostpa-
ton.
For loss of appetite and debility.
For fevers, malaria, and chills take
Lemon Elixir.
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l have just taken the last of two bot
ties of DR.. Mozleys Lemon Elixir for ner-
vous headache, Indigestion, with diseased
liver and kidneys. The Elixir cured me.
] found it the greatest medicine ! ever
used J. u. Mennich, Attorney.
1925 L street, Washington, ID. G.
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robbery along the line of a railroad all
the hobos are rounded up. A hobo. there
fore, who was carrying a roll would get
into trouble the first day. Moreover, il
the fraternity knew of his wealth he
would be relieved of his money in short
order by the gang. The hobo with % cents
in his pocket can go his way rejoicing.
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FROM A PROMINENT LADY.

/ have not been able in two years to
walk or stand without suffering great
pain. Since taking DR.. Mozley's Lemon
Elixir I can walk half mile without
suffering the least Inconvenience
Mrs r. II. Bloodworth, Griffin, Ga.
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MnzLEY,s LEMON ELIXIn-

w. A. James, Bell Station, Ala, writes
/ have suffered greatly from Indigestion
or dyspepsia. one bottle Of Lemon Elixir
done me more good than all the medicine
l have ever taken.
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MozLEY,s LEMON moT DRops.

Cures all Coughs, Colds Ioarseness,
Sore Throat. Bronchitis, Hemorrhage.and
all throat and lung diseases. Elegant, re-
liable.
PC at druggist Prepared only by DR.. IL.
Motley. Atlanta Ga,-ad,
Evening star., 1900-12-17
THOS. OWEN & SON, AUCTIONEERS,
913 Il st. NV.

SlS b 81. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROvED
On NEW YORK AVENuE, so % sTkEET tnsSliSi, AS6
FIRST STREET NORTHEAST. WASHINGTON.
By virtue of ce, tain deed of trust. dated the
9th day Of December, 1894, and duly recorded in
Liber No. 1865, at folio 4os ct seq. one of the
land records of the District of Columbia and ut
the request Of the party secured thereby. will
~ St a9n rHE aHstGa II 1nt # the 0F bS
CEMBER. 1900. AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land and premises.
triet of Columbia, viz:
Parts Of square numbered six hundred and sew
one part on First street. midway between street
and New York avenue. being one hundred and
sandths d5s. s95, feet from either and run
ming thence south on First street one hundred and
sandths u53s95) feet to the southeast corner Of
said square: thence west on N street one hundred
twenty and four hundred and ifty-fve thousandths
q20 455) feet; and thence northeasterly to the
place Of beginning, containing twenty thousand five
hundred and seventy-six and twenty-five hundredths
Beginning for the other part on N street two
dredths (2657s) feet west of the southeast corner
hundredths l62 ~ feet; thence north one hundred
feet New % York thence one
hundred and seventy eight and fifteen hundredths
and %
to the place of beginning; containing twenty four
thousand nine hundred and four and eighty six
hundredths ca, ,904. .S6) feet.
Terms Onc-third cash, balance in and two
years, with interest at six per cent per annum.
payable semi-annually. and secured by deed Of
trust on the property Sold all cash. at the op-
tioh Of the purchaser. A deposit Of $3.50 will 6e
required on each part at time Of sale. All convey
ancing. recording, revenue stamps. notarial fees
etc, at cost Of purchaser Terms to be complied
with in fifteen days from day of sale, otherwise
the property may be resold at the risk and Of
the defaulting purchaser, after due notice pub
iished in The ETeping Star Washington D. c.
THOMAS r. JONES'
de8-d&ds Surviving Trustee.
Evening star., 1900-12-17
DUNcANsoN BROS. AUcrIoNEERs.

STORY BRICK DWELLINGS on THE NORTH
AND SOUTH SIDES OF QUINCY STREET Be
TWEEN TN 45;I,, n N3RTH OFT CAPITOL AND FIRST
By virtue Of eight certain deeds Of trust. dated
October B, AID. 1899. and recorded in Liber 2420.
fo0s s St s g, aS ct
1854 ct seq. and 1853 ct seq, and at the
request of the. holders of the notes secured
sas sPe' we M % THE sep"Tss at PHaf
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1900. COMMENCING AT
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following described real
estate, situate in the county Of Washington Dis
parcels of land and premises. known and distin-
guished and being lots numbered twenty-seven
cd. twenty eight t2s' and twenty nine COZ. Of
numbered twelve Q2y. 'Bloomngdale." as per plat
rct orded in Book County No. II. folio 80, Of the
records OF the the office Of the strise @ %
sixty seven t6O. both inclusive. of Metcalf and
Lewis subdivision of lots in square numbered
In Book County 10 Is, folio ss Of the records Of
the surveyors Office Of she District Of Columbia
together with the improvements thereon.
paid In cash and the balance to be paid In three
equal installments respectively, in one two and
three years from date of SALE secured by deed Of
trust the property sold. with interest. payable
semi annually at the rate of SO per annum until
paid the purchaser to complete the improvements
said land in accordance with the plans and
all cash. without conditions as to the completion
of the houses, at the option of the purchaser. A
deposit of $500 per lot will be required at the time
Of sale; sale in each to he closed in Is days
from day of sale, In default Of which the property
will be resold at the risk and cost of defaulting
purchaser after five days advertisement in some
nue. conveyancing and recording at the cost of the
purchaser. BRAINARD H. WARNER
CLARENCE B. RHEEM.
Trustees.
de17d&ds 9f6 st. NV.
Evening star., 1900-12-17
DEATH OF MRS. CALVIN $. BRICE.
Dies on Second Anniversary of Her
Husband's Death.

Catherine Olivia Brice died in New York
Saturday on the second anniversary Of
the death of her husband. Calvin 8. Brice.
formerly United States senator from Ohio.
Mrs. Brice a short time before she died
alluded with feeling to the fact that eX-
actIy two years had elapsed since her hus-
band passed away. and, knowing that her
illness was incurable. expressed wish that
she might be taken on the same day.
Mrs Brice was born on August 16. 1910.
in Mansfield, Ohio. Her marriage to the
late Senator Brice took place about thirty
years ago In Lima, Ohio.
Mrs Brice was widely identified with So
ciety in New York. Newport and WASH
ington During her husbands term as
senator the entertainments at the Corcoran
home, which Mr.. Brice leased for several
wears, were among the most famous in the
national capital In Newport also Mrs.
Brice's memory will live for many years as
one of the most gracious hostesses in that
renowned watering place.
Aside from her life IN the world Of society,
Mrs Brice was a sympathetic and philan-
thropic woman, always aiding those strug-
CLING in their desire to gain headway in
education music or the arts.
She was a liberal contributor to Oberlin
Evening star., 1900-12-17
THos J. OWEN son. AUCTs, oIs F ST. NV

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TwOSToRY
AND BASEMENT BRICK DWELLING HOUSE
NO AIS STREET SOUTHEAST
By virtue of a certain deed OF trust to u.s. duly
recorded in Liber No. 1882, folio 345 ct seq Of
the land records of the District of Columbia, and
at the request of the party secured thereby, we,
the undersigned, trustees, will sell, public
tiCp. in front Of the premises, WEDNESDAY,
THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER,
AID. 1900. at FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following
described land and premises, situate in the city
of Washington. In the District of Columbia, and
designated and being the east % feet front on
street of lot ten Q6), in square eight hundred
and nineteen tSlS). by depth of 73 feet inches.
together with the improvements consisting OF the
above mentioned dwelling.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money
to be paid in cash, and the balance in two equal
instellments payable In one and two years. with
interest at six (6) per centum per annum. payable
semi i-annually, from day Of sale, for which notes
Of purchaser to be given, secured by deed Of trust
upOL the property sold, all cash, at the option
of the purchaser. deposit of $3.50 may be
Quired Of the purchaser at the time of sale. All
cohy eyancing, recording and notarial fees at the
cost Of the purchaser Terms Of sale to be COM
piled with within ten days from day OF sale.
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost OF the defaulng
purchaser
WILLIAM E. EDMONSTON Trustee,
500 Fifth street NV.
CALDERON CARLISLE. Trustee.
de13-d&ds 344 ID street NV.
Evening star., 1900-12-17
HELD Up BY ENGLAND.
Demand Made for a Modification
the Chinese Terms.

Demand Made for Modification of
the Chinese Terms.
A dispatch from Pekin dated December
49, says: Definite instructions, supplement-
ing yesterdays communication from Lon
don, have been received by Sir Ernest
Mason Satow, the British minister.
He now demands modification of a
point in the joint note which the foreign
ENJOYS generally regard as important. This
means further delay, as all the ministers
must communicate anew with their respec-
tive governments.
Just what is the nature of the objection
raised by Great Britain the ministers de-
cline to say. but they admit that the new
demand will involve good deal more dip
lomatic procedure
Officials here are at loss to understand
the reasons for the important modification
in the joint Chinese note which it Is re-
ported the British ntpister to- Pekin is to
demand before signing that document pre-
paratory to its preseiHRtien to the Chinese
plenipotentiaries. Thay have no informa-
ton on the subjectsRe nothing has been
heard from Mr.. Conger on the matter for
some days. The Understanding here has
been that the Joint nQte a. agreed upon by
the ENJOYS was in thSs:maan satisfactory to
the British government. Il She simply de-
sired slight amendment, ssaid to be in the
nature Of a mere change in style Of Ian
guage to be used, rather othan any amend
ment to the scope of the agreement. This
did not conflict with na4y of the principles
held out for by our government. Such be-
signature OF the BBittshI minister would
be promptly affixed 30 the agreement, and
the note presented to stle Chinese at an
early day. Z -r
Evening star., 1900-12-17
AUCTION SALES.
JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, ArCT1oNEER.
FUTURE DAYS.

TRI sTEEs. SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY, BEING THREE-STORY BRICK
DWELLING, NO. 1928 TENTH STREET
NORTHWEST.
Br virtue of deed Of trust, duly recorded in
Liber Pill, at folio 479 ct seq, one of the land
records of the District of Columbia, and ut the
request of the party secured thereby we will SELL
by public auction in front Of the premises, on
FRIDAY. THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF De
CFMBER, 1900. AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, the following described real estate, situate
In the city of Washington. District of Columbia
and being part Of lot numbered fourteen 90, in
the subdivision of original lots to 10 inclusive, in
(36S,, made by the heirs Of John Davidson, as per
plat in Book n. X, page 1915, in the surveyor
office Of the District Of Columbia beginning Tor
the same at the northwest corner of said subl"e
fourteen (14), and running thence east hun
dred and thirty eight feet nine inches; thence
hundred and thirty-eight feet nine inches, and
thence north on 10th street west seventeen feet
two inches to the place Of beginning. with per-
petual of party wall purposes of the south
9 inches front by the depth OF the lot OF lot nj
teen 05) in said subdivision in said square, to-
gether with all the improvements, rights. &c.
Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and
two years, secured by deed of trust the property
sold. with interest from the day Of sale at SIX
Pc. cent (6rc, per annum. all cash. at the option
Of the purchaser. $500 deposit required at the
time Of sale. If terms Of sale not complied
the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after
five days advertisement Of such resale In some
newspaper published in Washington D. c. All
coEveyancng. recording, stamps, ETC., at pur-
chGser'S cost.
SAMUEL CROSS,
WILLIAM A. GORDON,
de17-d&ds Trustees.
Evening star., 1900-12-17
DELI -d&ds
DuNcANsoN BROS, AUcr1oNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE ON
STREET BETWEEN 31ST AND 32D STREET


TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE ON O
STREET BETWEEN 31sr AND 32D STREETS
NORTHWEST.
As trustees under a deed Of trust dated September
3, 1885, and recorded In Lber $685. folio 145 of the
land records for ID. c., will sell at public auc-
tion: in front Of the premises, on THURSDAY. THE
MENCING AT HAI4F-PAST THREE O'CLOCK PM.
the following real estate in the city Of Washington,
ID. c.:
a. Part of lot SO in square 1885, fronting 20 feet
on the north side of street by depth Of 120 feet
described in Liber 1892, folio 40. Improved by
house No 1888 o street.
~ Part lot So In square 1856. fronting 20 feet
on the north side OF street by depth of 120 feet
as described in Liber 1908. folio 78. improved by
house No. 31Sb street.
81 Parts Of lots 45 and 46, square 124s fronting
about 661a feet the south side Of street. as de-
scribed in Iibar No. 4, folio 37S.
A full description Of said lots will be read at
time of sale ard can be obtained from trustees.
Terms of sale: On each parcel, e-thlrd cash.
balance one and two years, with interest from
day Of sale, payable semi annually, secured by deed
of trust, all cash. at option Of purchaser A de-
p0sit of hundred d ,.lars each parcel at day
Of sale. Conveyancing ecording and revenue stamps
at cost Of purchaser II terms are not complied
with in ten days from day Of sale the trustees re-
serve the right resell at risk and Of default
ing purchaser. WILLIAM A. GORDON
]. WORDSWORTH GORDON,
Trustees
de11-dts $50 Az st. NV.