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The silver star., 1901-01-18

The study Of the sponge fields of
Florida is to be undertaken by the gov
ernment with a view to developing an
important industry. Florida is the
only part OF the United States produc-
ing sponges OF commercial value
There are $40 vessels with more than
1000 men employed in the industry.
and 1t Is estimated that the 1s00-1S0i
crop Will have commercial value OF
ss60.Oo0. Sponges are found on the
eastern and western coast. owing to
the eQuable temperature and moderate
depth Of the water. and the absence OF
fierce hurricanes. The sponge grounds
OF the Gulf of Mexico extend from the
Florida reefs 10 st. Marks. and for a
distance of fifteen miles from the
shore.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.

What suffering frequently results
from . mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from mothers neglect 70
properly instruct her daughterl
Tradition says woman must suf-
fer" and young women are so taught.
There IL little truth and great deal
Of exaggeration in this. II a young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment, and her mother should -
that she gets IL.
Many mothers hesitate TO take their
daughters to physician for examine
ton but no mother need hesitate 70
write freely about her daughter or
herself 70 Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mira Pinkham's address IL
Lynn, Nass.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
De We. v,os. P..s. r.v.y..

London. Jan. 14.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener:
Three agents OF the peace commits
sioners We're taken as prisoners to De
Vets laager. near Lindley, Jan 10.
One. who WIS n British subject, was
fiogged and then shot. The other two,
bnrghers. were fiogged by DE Vets
orders.
About fourteen hundred Beers
crossed the line. attacking both Zuur.
fontein and KanIfonteln stations, but
were driven on. They were pursutsI
by cavalry brigade
Lord Kitchener reports also several
skirmishes nt different points, with
trifiIng British losses.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
Lion Cspssrsa .. Ma.ee..

Mnncos. Colo. Jan. 14.--(News s,w..
cial)-An Invitation In hereby extend.
ell to Vice Presi,ient.elcct Roosevelt 10
come to Mnncos nnd kill n lion. The
InrRest lion ever seen In this section of
the state was captured yesterday. II
hnd been n terror Ia the stock md
sheep men for months. Within sixty
days 4 Ind killed thirty sheep from,
Fred Tayl0r's flock alone. II was cn,,
ttirctl to-day by ElkIns and BostwIck.
It IN securely bound and is now con.
nned In the basement Of n stone build.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Some idea of the diversity of conai-
tons In the state Of Texas may be
Eained from the fact that there was
held within its borders few years ago
at nearly the same date a drainage
conference and an irrigation conven-
tion. One was at Galveston and the
other at San Antonio. Some persons
were thus studying means of lessening
the amount Of water over large area,
while others sought to increase it. or
rather to make its supply sor agricul-
tural purposes more regular.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

For more than thirty years Hiram
Baxter has been postmaster at LIE
Suens. Mimi. and has given entire sat
isfaction to the community. although
during nearly all that time he has
been blind. When mail is iistrS Stted
into the 120 boxes Mrs Baxter calls of
the names and her husbands wonder
full memory can be depended upon to
rscollect every letter or newspaper.
Baxter also conducts small store and
an inn.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

President Loubet of France, has Just
been left legacy of 100000 francs by
a grateful old friend. Nine. Perret. For
more than forty years NJ. Loubet kept
up friendly relations with Nine. Per-
ret's husband. who was his neighbor at
Marsanne (where the president was
oorn). AS lawyer. the French ex-
ecutive had managed all NJ. Perret's
legal ahairs. drawn his business docu-
msnts and acted as his lifelong coun-
sellor.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
Wond~rfuI r~sss eplI We,I,

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. III. NJ. Cuff
~ Inns made the most important oil
discovery Of the i,nst ten yenrs. Last
Thursday noon he drilled In n mighty
giishcr la Southeastern Texas, located
on n 4.SWncre tract. eighteen miles
from Sabine pnss. ON the Sabine river.
and fourteen miles from Port Arthur,
In Jefferson county. No tnnkagc had
been provided nnd the oil runs into 4
stream 10 the Sabine river. This well
IA located about 30 miles southeast Of
the CorsIcan field. and the oil In the
same In specific gravity. nh0ut thirty.
seven degrees. but wns reached mt q
depth of less thnn loo feet.
Mr.. Gnfy stated tonight that he
thought 1900 barrels dny would be
q c0nsci vntIve estimate of what the
well n producing and he thought Il
would rench yDWO. which would make
II the largest In the world.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
Ocean Tsleplso ling.

New York. Jim. 1.-THE Electrics,
xcview announces the purchase BY Inc
american Telegraph Company 0he
parent He'll company of tho patents ~
Dr. N. J. PupIn of Columbia college.
wnicn. u sfnte~, cover the art NJ occn, !,
teIcpnonIng ana which enable teie.
pnone fnessaxes to bc sent over nny
!enetn Of land lines. II further states
tnss the sum Of &2O.O0O has been m n
70 Dr. Pupin for the invention, with
an y annual snlnry 10 him durlns the
life Of the patents Of $500 WV
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf. Of South
Byron, Wis, mother Of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs. Pinkham in January, 1899. saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation =
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, fest swell. and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date Of
March, 1899, the mother writes again
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter OF AL
pains and irregularity.
Nothing In the world equals MA
PinkhAm's great medicine for regu.
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Congressman Connell, of the Elev-
enth Pennsylvania district, is the rich
est man in the lower house OF the ma
tional legislature. He draws an in
come OF $500 day from one invest
ment alone. Mr.. Connell was born in
Nova Scotia, and is one of the largest
coal operators in the United States.
Fifty years ago he was working as
driving boy in coal mine at rs cents
= day.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

In 1900 our country was a plucky
hsdgling. healthy. vigorous. ardent In
hope. high on resolve. Our total popu-
lation was less than $500. 900. Ger
many and Britain each had four times
our number. Spain twice as many, and
even little Portugal had as big . fam
lily Of sons and daughters as Uncle
Sam. West Of the Mississippi all was
wilderness. We had 10 little states
and few cities OF prominence. excspt
fhiladelphia. New York. Baltimore,
Boston and Charleston. The entire
revenue Of the United States govern
ment under our nrst administration
was only N,5oo.ooo. while II now costs
annually s.l00.4i3.33 to defray the
expenses OF the government Of Greater
New York. Washington was then n
new settlement with only . few thou
sand population. and had been onlv
latsly made the capital.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

The coming marriage Of the pr,n.
cess Of the Asturiss with the Neopoli.
tan Prince Charles Bourbon seems N
be causing much discontent In Spanish
political circles. The princess Il ths
present heir Of the king. who does NOT
Attain his majority until seyenteen
months hence. and debates in The
House Of Deputies concerning the mat.
ter are frequent. The general impress
sion now Is that very few weeks a,s
likely to elapse before the govern nent
70 Instructed TO communicate oflcIaIIy
TO the Cortes the event for With
preparations have already bssn ns1e,
The silver star., 1901-01-18
SILVER STAR.
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DOLORES. COLORADO
Tsrns: sass per ysar.

The number of emigrants from ire
land for the 10 months ending. October
81 was 43,649. as compared with 40.269
during the corresponding period Of last
year.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

An ancient philosopher said that in
sleep every man has world OF his
own; when awake, all men have one
world in common. So 1t is with ma
tions. When China awakes. she will
recognize and share in the privileges
and blessings Of the larger world
which now seems so small and unreal
to her.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
"LEST WE FORGET" CHANGED
TO ALAS WE Remember

simplest yet devised. 1t is capable of
spinning the toughest yarns from as
bestos or peat moss without difficulty.
Drury left Boston two years ago.
The Daily Telegraph calls attention
to the enormous increase in the use of
American confectionery In England,
than 1t is We're the American manufac-
turers to show more elasticity in trade
methods.
"Small wonder, indeed" says the
Daily Telegraph. that the British
fruit grower has cause for complaint
that the demand Is not what IL was for
his product" California fruit appears
to he making tremendous inroads into
the English jam trade.
Even from the Philippines come rec
concentrations to adopt American meth
ods. Mr.. Percival of London writes to
the Times from Manila. urging the
British troops In South Africa to use
the tunic pleat worn by the American
troops 20 protect the spine, and also
their webbing cartridge belt and meth
cd for preserving surgical dressing.
The suggestion about the belt Is al
ready in force. An American firm has
. newly erected factory here turning
out, TO its full capacity. these belts for
the war Office
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signed by the Chinese peace commits.
sioners. Prince Ching signed Sat,ir.
day and Ii Hung Chang. who is bet.
ter. signed 1t yesterday.
1t Is understood that the malady
from which Ii Hung Chang In suffer
ing is Bright's disease. He was feel
ing worse yesterday and therefore
postponed the affixing Of his signature,
but Prince Ching was hopeful that he
would be able to sign to-day, which
proved to be the case.
Prince Ching has protested to the
court against the appointment. said to
be contemplated. OF Viceroy Chang
Chih Tung as n plclnpOtentiary in the
place Of Ii Hung Chang. He thinks
the latter's advice Is absolutely essen
tial. although he believes 1t might b.
advisable to appoint a third plenipoten-
tlary for China. and relterates his de-
sire for the appointment OF Sheng, who
would be acceptable to the foreigners
The silver star., 1901-01-18
Best Heat aad I.asht.

When an open coal or wood fro =. :.
use for heating and the electric light
for lighting an inhabited room the sir
Is .S pSfes e.. than na Dy any o. the other plans
The silver star., 1901-01-18

~ - - Az,sns yss4-Hass ~
WS1to te-day - Allen 3. oluptsA. l.
~. n. T., loe . THu1 sample &
A1GAt yoee-8ase. . powder. Il eurss
oWQat1Ao, DAMP .gWollon, aohins ~
MakoD Aew or tight shoes oasy, A ~.
tain eure for Chilblains and yrost-bitsa
AZ al druggists and shoe stores: ~
The silver star., 1901-01-18

There is more ,Catarrh IN this section az n.
and until the last few years was supposed IA ~
ineurab!e, For great many years DOCTOR = ~. "
remedies, and by constantly failinc tn &c., s,ss
With local treatment, pronounced II incurshiSs
science has proven catArrh TO bo 8 constitr
tutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure nn.s-
ufactured by +. J. Cheney d Co., Toledo Ohic
is the only constitutional euro on the marfsS.
teaspoonful II acts directly upon ne bIoc% Y
and mucous surfaces OF the system Thevy y,s1 49,
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address~
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills are tho best
The silver star., 1901-01-18

The beneficial issults Of Garfield N.
upon the system are apparent after s
few days use: The complexion 4
cleared, for the blood has been purifed
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Always use Russ Bleaching Blue m.
of any other bag blue.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAv.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QuiNINE TABLErs. An
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to curs
Z. w. Groves signature IL on the box 25c
The silver star., 1901-01-18

SO you fioored your opponent?" yes
indeed: knocked him sky-high."
The silver star., 1901-01-18

We pay SIS . Week
nd expenses TO men with rigs to introduce ~.
PouLTny COMPOUND. JAvzLLi Mve. Co. Dept B.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Jones. says his wife was pensivs m.u
before he married her. but now she is ~.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

she-What do you think ought to be
the maple syrup)-Buckwheat. Aor
The silver star., 1901-01-18

There's a screw loose somewhere. Mo-.
West Point graduates say haxinr II
good thing, but the rules OF the academv
declare Il misdemeanor severely punish.
able. The. crime apparently consists IN
being found out u
The silver star., 1901-01-18

London. Jan. 1I.-Great Britain's de-
cadence Is becoming quite a popular
theme. Self-debasement and self
hagellation seem to be congenial to the
chastened spirit OF the nation. forced
to realize through the accumulation of
reverses, military. diplomatic and in
dustrial. that Great Bri,ain's predomi-
nance dream is past 1t is almost n
daily occurrence for some great Lon
don newspaper to parade the shortcom-
ings of the country. instituting COM
parisons with the United States and
Germany little complimentary to Great
Britain.
Lost opportunities" says the Morn
ing Post. lis the keynote. and the
Britain which could dictate its will to
the ends of the earth is to-day a myth"
The great woolen and allied trades
threaten to he revolutioniZed by the
American machine which Is now oper-
ating at Bradford What 1t all will
open up Is not fully apparent Mt first
sight" says the Bradford Observer.
but 1t looks as If the position at pres
ent occupied by Arkwright and Cromp-
ton In the world of inventors during
the nineteenth century is to be super
seded by Drury in the twentieth. How
is 1t that this idea was left to YAM
kee lawyer to bring out!'
Drury's invention is described as the
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Reservation Grazing.
Denver. Jan 14.-ColOnel W. +. s.
May. superintendent of the federal for
est reserves of the state. is distributing
to the war,lens the blanks which are
to he filled out by the owners OF cattle
and horses who want to Craze their
herds within the forest reserves. Ap-
plicants for the permits. for which no
charge Is made, must he residents Of
Colorado. and must agree that their
cattle or horses shall not he cOrralled
within 800 yards of any running
stream or living stream. so as to pre-
vent the pollution of the water supply.
They must also agree not to intrude
on any well-known place OF public re-
sort or reservoir supply. and must un-
dertake that they and their en-
employees will at all times cooperate
with the forest wardens In extingulsh-
Ing forest fires and protecting the tim
Der. Persons who fail to make applI-
cation will not he allowed to run their
stock on the reservations.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
ChIve n,ens .1,..e p.~..x.

fckIn. Monday. ian. 1.-THE joint
eese Of the powers has Anaily bssu
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Its a short story but stop
at the first chapter by using
The sun., 1901-11-13
SOUVENIR OF SGHLEY
COURT OF INQUIRY

Washington, Nov. r. Members Of the
Schcy Court Of Inquiry have contributed
their autographs to one Of the most inter-
esting souvenirs of the investigation.
During their sessions Il Bible owned hy
Miss .A,idr Ellis, daughter of a WASH
ingtun business man, was used i'll swear
ing in the members of the court and the
witnesses. When Admiral Dewey was
about to return the Bible he learned that
Miss Ellis had become Mrs. Harold &.
Gront while the inquiry WAS i'll progress.
Then he inscribed his name in the hook
and passed it to the other members Of
the court They added their names and
Admiral Schlcy followed suit. Then th"
book was returned to Mrs Grout.
There was much writing ~ auto
graphs, especially III the latter days Of
the investigation. Pictures Of those con
nectcd with the inquiry, single and in
groups, were passed to the court for
signatures during recess every day. There
were heavy demands, also. upon admiral
Schlcy and Attorney Rayncr. When the
regular autograph hunters were not busy
the pasScSS0rS Of autograph table clothes
took an inning. Schley's good nature
seemed to b. generally known and he
was called upon to sign his name to more
than buShrl Of portraits Of himself.
The sun., 1901-11-13
JAN EPISTLE BY kidd.
Letter From Notorious Pirate Chief
Found In Rhode Island.
TELLS OF HIDDEN TREASURE,
Says His Money Was Buried ON an
Island In Boston HnrbDr, but
0mits TO Specify Exact Scene
OF Hiding Place.

Providence. II. l.. Nov. IA letter,
.'D years old, from Captain Kidd, the
notorious pirate chief, to John Bailey,
ESD, of New York. which, from evil
dehce contained i'll it, is believed to be
genuine by those to whom it has be-
come an heirloom, has been deposited
for safe keeping with other papers ia
the office of the record commissioners
of this city.
The letter is the property of Edward
Field, clerk of the municipal court of
Providence and historian, descendant
of the Warner family, which was
among the first to settle in what is
now the town of Warwick. 1t was
found among family papers.
Apparently the communication was
written after the capture of Captain
kidd. It is dated Boston, 17tW-01, and Ii
says in part:
Il fear we are in n bad situation. We
are taken for pirates. and you must
come to Boston as soon as you get this.
There is no one | can depend upon II
do not see you. will tell you where
| my money is.
1t Is buried on . >
island in Boston harbor on the = =
island in two chests. containing from
tl5,WO to f200O0 sterling in money
jewels and diamonds.
Covered by Fiat stone.
"They are buried about four feet
deep. with II flat stone on them and Il
pile Of stones near by. There is no one
that knows where it is hut me now
living
1T is about up the hillside
J Don't fail to come to me as soon ms
you get this. If ] am goIie to England
be there ms soon as possible. Secure
the money and diamonds before You
come, as money will do great draJ
| for 49,"
IT, leg contains much more mat.
! ''A' an" ',,.ia 10 many Incidents which
The sun., 1901-11-13
HOLD UP AND ROBBERY.
Miss Mary Horty Attacked by Youth
full Highwaymen.

Miss Mary Horty of No. 900 Pine
street. was held up and robbed by two
youthful highwaymen about $50 o'clock
Monday evening on Sixth street between
French and Walnut streets while on her
Way home from work. The highwaymrit
grabbed her pocketbook which contained
about $3.50 and escaped with their plum
dpr
Miss li"rty was walking east on Sixth
street carrying her purse in her hand
when two boys about - years old.
aprang at her from out Of an alley. One
struck her and the other grabbed her
purse. Both then ran toward French
street. Miss IIorty, several men and a
policeman pursued them but they cs-
raprd ana 50 far have eludcd the po-
li"c.
Pcopl" living in the neighborhood say
there was Il similar occurrence at about
the same place about two months ago.
The sun., 1901-11-13
ATHLETIC GUARDsMEN.
Wilmington Soldiers Greatly Inter-
ested In Winter Sports.

The First Battalion's athletic associa-
tion which was recently organized at the
urnnory held another meeting last night
to discuss plans for the winter. Sergeant
Parks and Corporal Carter Of Company
A went to Philadelphia yesterday 20
get some idea as to how the athletic
association in the National Guard of that
State Is managed. No definite action
will be taken as to the manner OF man
aging the local association until the COM
mittee appointed ON by-lnys makes it's
report.
At the meeting held last night Clifford
Downes was appointed manager of the
basketball teams and Samuel Saunders
coach. Arrangements will he made for
big basketball game on Thanksgiving
Day. There is also a probability that
II handball team will be organized in the
near future.
The sun., 1901-11-13
BUILDERS OF COUNTY JAIL.
Question of Interest to Pupils Of New
Castle High School.

Several days ago u discussion arose
among the scholars Of the High School
in New Castle as to who the builders
of the Jail We're. One Of those interested
was Levy Court Commissioner Meggin-
sons daughter, who is pupil in the
school.
She asked her father about the matter
but he could not give the desired infor-
nation and in turn went to Harry Rog-
egs. and another old resident who are
credited with being the best Informed
men in New Castle on questions Of local
history. They said they could not at
once recall who the builders were but
would look the matter up.
4 day or SO later Mr.. Megginson re-
crived information by mail that slab
above the inil door hore the following
inscription: Built A. D., 1857. Architect,
Samuel Sloan. Builders Michael S. Car
The sun., 1901-11-13
HUNTERS SHOT AS DEER.
One Fatally Wounded, Two Crippled d
First Day of Wisconsin Season.

One Fatally Wounded, Two Crippled q
First Day of Wisconsin Season.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. l2.-The first
day of the deer hunting season In
Wisconsin was marked by three acci-
dents. One,of the victims will die, and
the other two will be crippled. The
wounded are: Irving Seymour OF Dover
Station, Wis. fatally wounded; Will
liam Fremerd Of Oconto Wis, hit In
the leg, amputation necessary; Henry
Belangia of Sturgeon Bay, Wis,
wounded in the left hand. amputation
necessary.
Besides these, two hunters have been
killed and four wounded who went in
10 the woods before the season opened.
Last year during the season the num-
Ger Of hunters killed by being shot in
mistake for deer averaged more than
one Il day.
The sun., 1901-11-13
Tide Calculator Dead.

Albert Matthew Ford, the tide cal
culutor. who was well-known III this
State. died on Monday morning mt
"Cravcnhurst," the home Of his sister,
Mrs. Thomas J. Craven The funeral
win take place on Thursday morning,
the service to be held at the home Of his
sister The interment will he made in
donaldson Cemetery, p .--adelphia.
The deceased took an active interest
in everything pertaining TO the Delaware
river, and to him more than to any other
person is due the credit of securing a
lighthouse at the mouth Of Salem creek.
The sun., 1901-11-13
FURRY OF SNOW.
Gold Wave With High Wind Arrived
Last Night.

Genuine winter weather prevailed late
last night. From very moderate coHdi-
Tons early yesterday afternoon the at
lpoSphcrr became colder and colder, until
~ midnight il was colder than ut any
time this season and howling wind
hiStled over the houSetops.
The wind. which had been getting
higher all the afternoon. blew with much
Velocity early this morning. Shortly
t ter midnight there was slight furry
~ snow.
The sun., 1901-11-13
Whose Hitching Weight is This?

ut the police station The weight with II
hitching strap attached was brought in
last night by Patrolman Frank Kane
The policeman noticed several boys
carrying the weight about and when he
started i'll their direction they ran away
and dropped the weight on the pave
nlrnt.
The sun., 1901-11-13
Tho National Prison Congress,

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 12.--Reports
Of committees and discussion thereon
and the transaction of miscellaneous
business occupied the session at the
congress of the National Prison asso-
citation. A report of the standing cont
nlttee OH criminal law reform was
read by Hon. J. ID. Milliken of Me-
Pherson, Kun.
The sun., 1901-11-13
GERMAN BApTIsTs IN SESSION
Delaware Association in Session at
Fifth and Walnut Streets.

The annual convention Of tho Delaware
Association Of German Baptists was
opened i'll the First German Baptist
CHURCH, Fifth and Walnut streets and
will continue until tomorrow. The open
u= sermon was preached last night by
The Rev. j. +. Nicbuhr Of Pennsylvania
The business session will be held this
morning when officers will be- elected AMI
annual reports read. This afternoon Il
paper will be read by the Rev. Mr.
kuubloch Of Philadelphia On How Can
WI Improve Cur Spiritual Life" The
Rev. K. Wantcobcn Of Philadelphia will
read paper on Baptism by the Holy
Spirit" Tonight Mr.. Wanterlobrn will
breach the annual mission sermon. Ser
-inns will BE- held all day tomorrow.
The sun., 1901-11-13
Escaped, Coon Recaptured.

Several days ago William Lemon Of
the Arrowsmith Electric Company re-
cciv"d 4 raccoun from friend and
placed il III til, basement Of the store,
No. 7l5 Market street. The coon es-
capped and was captured yesterday by
Dog Catcher kopp. 1t was presented to
Levy Court Commissioner Isaac G..
Elliott